Month: February 2025

Jennifer Fox, director of Sundance 2018 hit “The Tale” – “a landmark advance in the field of cinematic memoir,” said Variety –  is bound for Series Mania in Lille with “Ruth’s Ghosts.”  The title marks Fox’s first narrative fiction series and an early real-life grounded vision projected in a very near future of family and legal strife in
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U.K. sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to “The Surrender,” a supernatural horror feature marking the directorial debut of Julia Max. The chiller is set to make its world premiere at SXSW as part of the fest’s Midnighter section. Colby Minifie (“The Boys”) and Emmy nominee Kate Burton (“Grey’s
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Beta Film is bringing the new high-end drama “Bookish” to this year’s London TV Screenings, and the post-WWII London-set crime series is generating plenty of buzz. A captivating new project created by “Sherlock” co-creator Mark Gatiss – who also leads the show’s cast – and screenwriter Matthew Sweet, “Bookish” promises viewers a sophisticated and modern
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ITV Studios weighs into the 2025 London TV Screenings with its biggest slate in the last couple of years, certainly on the format side, and one of the weightiest lineups of any company presenting in London this week.  Its Feb. 26 showcase at the Odeon Leicester Square, open exclusively to buyers, will launch 12 brand
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On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart accidentally sliced his hand open while smashing a coffee mug on his desk. The gesture was made in anger towards the billions of dollars of federally funded pharmaceutical subsidies ignored by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. As an example of the U.S. government’s history
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Longtime MSNBC host Rachel Maddow sounded off during a Monday night broadcast of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on the network’s major line-up changes, which saw the exit of anchor Joy Reid. “Joy Reid’s show, ‘The ReidOut,’ ended tonight. And Joy is not taking a different job in the network. She is leaving the network altogether
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The first two episodes of Marvel’s “Daredevil: Born Again” have been unveiled to members of the press, and the first reactions for the Disney+ series are glowing. Screen Rant on-camera reporter Liam Crowley praised the show on X, writing, “[‘Daredevil: Born Again’] has the best pilot of any MCU series thus far, and it’s not
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Tributes from the music industry have poured in for “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song” singer, Roberta Flack, who died at age 88 on Monday. The Grammy winner died of undisclosed causes but passed “peacefully surrounded by her family,” according to her representatives. “We are heartbroken that
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Happy Oscars Week! As Los Angeles gets ready for Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, here’s Variety’s ultimate party guide for all things happening before, during and after the 97th Academy Awards on March 2. From Diane Von Furstenberg’s luncheon for women in film to Madonna and Guy Oseary’s annual late-night bash, as well as
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Yves Saint Laurent‘s 1966 Le Smoking tuxedo jacket is among the most iconic fashion pieces of all time. The tuxedo jacket for women, with its satin lapels and sharp shoulders, was adopted as a symbol of liberation and revolution. Paolo Sorrentino‘s latest feature, “Parthenope” is a love letter to the director’s native Naples. Focused on
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“Snow White” star Rachel Zegler says the backlash against Disney‘s latest live-action remake is due to “passion” for the original film. While Disney’s live-action re-releases have seen better days since 2019’s “The Lion King,” the “Snow White” rehash has been a particular point of contention in some circles due to Zegler’s Columbian heritage. The outrage
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Following a weekend during which it tried to make 11th hour deals to save the company and its brands, Technicolor Group CEO Caroline Parot sent a memo to employees Monday, writing “due to inability to find new investors for the full Group, despite extensive efforts, [Paris-headquartered] Technicolor Group has filed for Court ‘recovery procedure’ before
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“Four Down,” a documentary based on Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman’s best-selling book “Not Without Hope,” will open the 20th edition of the Sunscreen Film Festival on April 24 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Directed by Steven Cantor, the docu examines Schuyler’s harrowing 2009 rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard, 43 hours after a tragic boating
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When asked about how the Trump administration’s attacks on queer rights may affect their films going forward, “I Saw the TV Glow” director Jane Schoenbrun recognized the major political implications of the current moment, but says there are higher priorities than “trying to react.” “Hopefully [my directing] won’t change much,” Schoenbrun told Variety‘s Marc Malkin
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In the Warsaw-set “Letters From Wolf Street,” an immigrant filmmaker takes to the streets — which is to say, he captures the unassuming sidewalks beneath his window. What begins as a series of wry observations about the director’s immediate surroundings gradually unfurls as a vibrant reflection (and self-reflection) on the fabric of modern Poland, as told
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“Captain America: Brave New World” fell at the box office with a 68% drop in its second weekend, marking the third biggest drop of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far after flops like “The Marvels” (78% drop) and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (69% drop). “Deadpool” creator Rob Liefeld reacted to the news with a
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Patrick Schwarzenegger recently told The Sunday Times that it’s frustrating to be viewed as a nepo baby amid critical acclaim for “The White Lotus” Season 3. The actor is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. Now two episodes into the new season of HBO’s Emmy-winning series, Schwarzenegger is already emerging as one of
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Once you put into perspective that chart-topping pop and R&B vocalist-composer Roberta Flack started her career accompanying opera vocalists on piano at one club, performing quiet jazz and blues at another, and playing the sacred music of the Methodist church at home, a fuller picture of the artist is revealed. Music was a prismatic and
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Amid financial difficulties, Technicolor — which includes leading VFX brands MPC (“Mufasa”) and short form VFX banner The Mill — has started to shut down parts of the company. But the creative leadership and “practically the entire creative staff” of what was Technicolor’s The Mill U.S. has pivoted and is joining forces with Dream Machine
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Variety veteran Steven Gaydos was hailed as a “Renaissance man” of movies and journalism as he received career achievement honors from the Filming Italy Los Angeles festival, supported by the Italian Cultural Institue arm of Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Gaydos, who is Variety‘s VP and executive editor of features, was feted
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“Dark Winds” has been renewed for a fourth season at AMC. The news comes ahead of the March 9 premiere of Season 3. The series is set in the ’70s and stars Zahn McClarnon as Navajo Tribal Police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn who works with officers Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) to
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ADA, Warner Music Group’s global independent music distribution and artist services arm, has announced their partnership with Three Six Zero Recordings, which will see the company cover global distribution for all new releases from the label’s roster. Three Six Zero Recordings is home to artists including Willow and Jaden Smith, while the first releases under
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