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Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has pacted with TelevisaUnivision-affiliated Videocine to handle the international sales on horror pic “Don’t Leave the Kids Alone” by Emilio Portes (“Belzebuth,” “Pastorela”). Among the leading distribution and production companies in Mexico, Videocine has slated the high concept pic’s theatrical release for the second quarter of this year, said FilmSharks CEO-founder Guido
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Vying for the Berlinale Panorama’s prestigious audience award, Eva Libertad’s “Sorda” (“Deaf”) sheds light on the world of deaf women and how motherhood shapes their relationships. Picked up by Latido Films in December, Libertad’s debut feature is an expansion of the eponymous Goya-nominated short she co-directed with Nuria Muñoz, starring her sister Miriam Garlo, an
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Just a few days after market kick-off in Berlin, sales and agregator outfit LevelK has closed a raft of deals on its two female-helmed pics “Sudden Outburts of Emotions” and ”Dancing Queen In Hollywood.” The Finnish sex-positive dramedy “Sudden Outbursts of Emotions” was sold to Cinemaran for Spain and Andorra, Estin Film for Estonia, and
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In “Cicadas,” top German actress Nina Hoss (who also serves as executive producer) reunites with filmmaker Ina Weisse, the director of her 2019 drama “The Audition,” in which she played a tightly wound woman whose life is unraveling. That same logline could also describe Weisse’s latest, where Hoss embodies 48-year-old Isabell, a high-end Berlin realtor
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“Conclave, “Nosferatu,” and “Wicked” won honors at the 28th Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) Excellence in Production Design Awards, Saturday at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. The ADG divides live-action features into three categories. Production designer Craig Lathrop’s work on early 1800s-set horror adaptation “Nosferatu” won the award in the period film category. Production designer Nathan
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Erotic queer thriller “Night Stage,” which premiered on Friday in Berlinale’s Panorama section, has been sold to North America, the U.K. and Ireland. M-Appeal is handling international sales for the Brazilian film. “Night Stage,” which is directed by past Berlinale Teddy Award winners Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon, follows an ambitious actor and a successful
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After several days of intensive negotiations, YouTube TV and Paramount Global renewed their carriage deal for CBS stations nationwide, MTV, Comedy Central and 20 other channels on the service. In addition, under the new agreement, YouTube TV has the right to bundle Paramount+ to “qualifying” customers. The companies announced the multiyear pact Saturday evening, after
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Vince Gilligan created one of the most iconic antiheroes of all time: “Breaking Bad” baddie Walter White, as played by Bryan Cranston. But Gilligan created the chemistry teacher-turned-meth-dealing-Heisenberg as a cautionary tale, not someone to aspire to. With so many bad actors now in power in real life, Gilligan says it’s perhaps time to shine
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Allison Russell, the Grammy-winning Americana artist, is coming back up from the underground. On Sunday night, she finishes up a 15-week run in Broadway’s “Hadestown,” which has left her with a very sunny disposition, even if her role as the goddess Persephone requires her to spend a lot of time well away from sunlight, being
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Oprah Winfrey spent her Valentine’s Day celebrating a different type of love — the kind between longtime friends and creative partners — as she saluted Colman Domingo for his acclaimed performance in “Sing Sing.” “This is an invitation I could not pass up,” Winfrey said as she strutted onto the stage at the Arlington Theatre
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“Shōgun” dominated with three wins at the Writers Guild Awards on Saturday evening — including best drama, while “Hacks” scored two on the TV side, including best comedy. In film, “Anora” and “Nickel Boys” scored big wins, giving both entries a bit more momentum as Oscar voting ends on Tuesday. “Anora,” coming off Critics Choice,
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Isabella Rossellini has joined Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX series “The Beauty” in a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned. The “Blue Velvet” star and “Conclave” Oscar nominee joins previously announced series leads Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope and Rebecca Hall. FX and 20th Century Television declined to comment. A representative for
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Jacob Elordi brought the heat to snowy Berlin at the premiere of his new war-set miniseries “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” on Saturday night, debuting his latest adventure in facial hair: sideburns. Gone was the beard that sent shockwaves through the internet in December when the actor served on the Marrakech Film Festival
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Plan B co-founder and Los Angeles native Dede Gardner refuses to let the Trump administration scare her out of LA. At a masterclass moderated by Variety‘s Elsa Keslassy, Gardner explained that though she may have initially felt the urge to relocate to Europe (especially in the wake of Plan B’s partnership with Paris-based Mediawan), she
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Among the Hollywood stars of her generation, Jessica Chastain has been uniquely selective about the characters she agrees to embody, resulting in a filmography that empowers women (from “Molly’s Game” to “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) and centers on social issues (“Miss Sloane,” “Woman Walks Ahead”). Her characters are not always good people, but there’s
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Maya Hawke says in some cases, the cast’s social media following plays a huge role in whether or not a film will be made. “I don’t care about Instagram. Instagram sucks. Right, well just so you know, if you have over this many followers you can get the movie funded,” Hawke said on a recent
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It’s not coming from a major studio, but there actually is a new romantic comedy getting a U.S. theatrical release this Valentine’s Day weekend — never mind that it was shot more than 25 years ago. The late James Earl Jones and Lynn Redgrave star as aging neighbors turned tender lovers in “The Annihilation of Fish,”
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“Married at First Sight,” “Love Is Blind” and “The Ultimatum” all feature adults hoping they’ve found The One. Now, Kinetic Content — the production company behind all three hits — is looking at romance earlier in life. Prime Video’s latest unscripted series “Sweethearts” follows six couples in their senior year of high school in Charleston, North
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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 2 of “Yellowjackets” streaming now on Paramount+. After two seasons of watching from the sidelines, Melissa (Jenna Burgess) finally makes her move in the closing moments of the “Yellowjackets” two-episode season premiere. With Mari (Alexa Barajas) missing and Coach Scott (Steven Krueger) public enemy No. 1,
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Most legal observers regard President Trump’s lawsuit over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris as frivolous. Nevertheless, parent company Paramount Global has been angling to settle the case, given that the administration has the power to stall or block its merger with Skydance. Doing so would likely generate backlash from CBS
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While two Mickeys may be better than one, by the time you get to seven or eight (the idea of Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel “Mickey7”), or a number as unwieldy as 18 (the inflated figure in Bong Joon Ho’s big-screen adaptation), the prospect of an endless supply of gawping Robert Pattinson clones really starts to
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Jacob Elordi had to lose weight to play a prisoner of war in the new Justin Kurzel-directed series “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” — but to him it “wasn’t complete torture.” When Variety asked how the weight loss affected him at a Berlin Film Festival press conference, the “Euphoria” and “Saltburn” actor said
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This century, Catalonia has emerged as a region with a rich filmmaking tradition, supported by public investment in local artists and production companies. This commitment to nurturing talent and fostering growth has led to significant developments in the region’s industry, culminating in a contemporary state of affairs that sees Catalonia involved in every part of
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