Month: February 2025

Ethan Hawke‘s transformative turn in “Blue Moon” — the actor’s first film in a decade with longtime collaborator Richard Linklater — just brought the house down in Berlin. The audience reactions at the Berlinale world premiere were hugely positive for the biographical musical drama from Sony Pictures Classics, which tells the story of American lyricist Lorenz Hart

Teton Ridge Entertainment has acquired the rights to “Lonesome Dove,” Larry McMurtry‘s sprawling series of novels about the American West. The deal was made between the entertainment company and the author’s estate and covers all rights except publishing, which remain with the novels’ publisher, Simon and Schuster.  In a release announcing the pact, Teton Ridge announced

Judd Apatow, who dominated the big screen for more than a decade with comedy hits like “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Superbad,” “Step Brothers” and “Bridesmaids,” has weighed in on R-rated comedy movies vanishing from theaters. The director, writer and producer told Variety on the “SNL50” carpet that all it takes is “one person with a great

Chinese auteur Vivian Qu‘s latest drama “Girls on Wire” received an emotional response at its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, with audiences both laughing and weeping during the screening. An intimate portrait of two cousins navigating personal ambition and family obligations against the backdrop of China’s rapid social transformation, the drama, which is

IFC Films and AMC Networks’ streamer Shudder have acquired “Dangerous Animals,” Sean Byrne (“The Devil’s Candy”)’s buzzy movie from LD Entertainment, for the U.S. Pairing the serial killer genre with sharksploitation, “Dangerous Animals” was penned by Nick Lepard and stars Jai Courtney (“Suicide Squad”) Hassie Harrison (“Yellowstone”) and Josh Heuston (“Dune: Prophecy”). The movie will

Metaphysic – the generative AI startup whose toolset was used to age and deage Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Robert Zemeckis’ “Here” – has been acquired by DNEG Group’s AI company Brahma with an eye toward accelerating its AI tech development. The price of the transaction was not disclosed. DNEG Group is also the

Jane Fonda will receive the William O. Douglas Award for her commitment to social causes at Public Counsel‘s annual gala dinner on Feb. 27 at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles. She is known for her work as an activist alongside her on-screen roles, most notably speaking out during the Civil Rights Movement and the

Crowds of filmmakers, producers and actors braved the frigid temperatures on Saturday to attend the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg‘s annual outdoor soiree at the riverside Holzmark venue to celebrate Germany’s most successful regional funder and bid farewell to outgoing CEO Kirsten Niehuus, who is stepping down later this year after two decades at the helm. Among the

Benedict Cumberbatch spoke about his relationship to masculinity in his films at the Berlin press conference for “The Thing With Feathers,” in which he stars as a father of two sons grieving the devastating death of his wife. The actor, who also produced the film through his company SunnyMarch, attended the press conference alongside director Dylan

In Iván Fund’s black-and-white drama “The Message,” the commodification of the spiritual and the sterilizing of childhood wonder go hand in hand. They’re also, rather ironically, accompanied by sanitized drama, despite the movie’s emotionally potent subject matter: a young girl who allegedly communicates with the souls of people’s pets, both alive and dead. The Argentinian

Cynthia Erivo is set to play Jesus Christ this summer in a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl. Erivo shared the news via Instagram and wrote: “Just a little busy this Summer, can’t wait.” She’s no stranger to the show, having starred as Mary Magdalene in

Robert Pattinson told Associated Press journalist Sian Watson on the “Mickey 17” red carpet that it’s “quite strange” to have a fanbase that is now dominated by men, which is likely due to his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Matt Reeves’ beloved 2022 comic book tentpole “The Batman.” A sequel is set to go into

“Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight is not done with his hit creation yet. Speaking on the “BBC Breakfast” show on Tuesday, Knight said that the highly anticipated Netflix feature film continuation of the hit series has wrapped filming and is shaping up to be a fitting sendoff – though he hinted the story is far

Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater spoke about taking risks in art at the Berlin Film Festival press conference for their new film “Blue Moon” on Tuesday, saying that this diminishes when money is prioritized. “Audiences have to care. They don’t sell. You guys, the community, has to make it important. For offensive art to have