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In the mid-2010s, there was a funny Twitter account called @ModernSeinfeld, which floated ideas for “Seinfeld” episodes as if the show had lasted into the 21st century. (Sample episode: “Jerry’s GF texts in the movies but acts like it’s okay because she sits in the last row.”) At this point, you could almost imagine devising

Koji Fukada is set to direct “Love on Trial,” a film inspired by real cases in Japan where J-Pop idols have been sued for violating “no relationship” contracts. “Love on Trial” reteams the renowned Japanese filmmaker with MK2 Films for the fourth time. They previously collaborated on “Love Life,” which competed at Venice in 2022,

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” won the top Visual Effects Society Award for outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature at the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards. Yet Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton, the Society spread the wealth, awarding three trophies, the most in the live-action feature categories, to “Dune: Part Two.” In “Kingdom,”

The Berlin Film Festival prides itself on being a political event, which dates back to its inception in 1951 as a beacon of democracy in West Berlin, surrounded by Communist East Germany in the Cold War era. This year’s edition, the festival’s 75th, takes place in the final two weeks of a federal election in

Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World” has been unveiled for members of the film press, and the first reactions toward the comic book tentpole are coming in lukewarm. Washington Post entertainment reporter Herb Scribner praised “Brave New World” on X, calling it an “Absolute blast. All-in on the story. It just checked so many boxes

Several dozen pro-Palestine protestors gathered Tuesday outside the Hollywood premiere of “Captain America: Brave New World” and called for a boycott of the film over its inclusion of the Israeli superhero Ruth Bat-Seraph, aka Sabra, played by Shira Haas. Protestors held signs that read “Sabra has got to go,” “Disney supports genocide,” “Boycott ‘Captain America’”

With the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz” forever ingrained in pop culture history, seven-time Oscar-nominated production designer Nathan Crowley knew it was the necessary starting place to develop “Wicked.” At the Variety FYC screening presented by Universal, Crowley told Clayton Davis, Variety’s senior awards editor, about his close collaboration with director Jon M. Chu,

“Hitch” director Andy Tennant marked the 20th anniversary of the romantic-comedy with a new Business Insider interview in which he opened up about clashing with star Will Smith. As the filmmaker put it: “I didn’t want cheap jokes, but he didn’t trust me.” “We had our difficulties,” Tennant said of his relationship with Smith. “The

Seth Rogen gave an interview to Esquire magazine as part of a new cover story and pushed back against the notion that comedy is now harder to pull off. Jerry Seinfeld went viral last year for saying TV comedy had been killed by the extreme left and P.C. culture, although he later said he regretted making

“Better Man,” the Robbie Williams biopic, emerged as the leading winner at the 14th AACTA International Awards, securing both best film and best direction for Australian filmmaker Michael Gracey. The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ celebration of global screen excellence saw the film add to its impressive nine-award sweep at the domestic AACTA

Aaron Paul and Jacob Tremblay are set to battle spooks and scares in upcoming elevated horror “The Night House,” adapted from Jo Nesbø’s bestselling novel. The feature comes from genre maestro Steven Schneider (“Split,” “Insidious,” “Paranormal Activity”) who has teamed with Hope Studios’ Fredrik Wikström Nicastro (“A Man Called Otto,” “Borg vs. McEnroe”) and director

Distribution company Dekanalog has released the official trailer for “Blue Sun Palace,” the migrant drama and feature debut of filmmaker Constance Tsang. “Blue Sun Palace” is set in the Chinese community of Queens with a cast led by award-winning Taiwanese actor Lee Kang Sheng (“Rebels of the Neon God”), Golden Horse award nominee Ke-Xi Wu

Universal’s “Dog Man” barked its way to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office this weekend, debuting with a commanding £3.2 million ($4 million), according to Comscore. The family-friendly animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s best-selling book series proved to be a major draw, delivering one of the biggest opening weekends of the year

After directing a pair of contemporary thrillers “The Stronghold” and “November,” French director Cedric Jimenez is diving into genre for his next movie, “Chien 51,” a dystopian film that once again explores the work and minds of cops but this time in a near-future environment ruled by AI. “Chien 51,” which reteams Jimenez with French

The early-’80s documentary “Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party,” which had a one-weekend-only release in cinemas as a theatrical event in October, is set to have its streaming premiere exclusively on Paramount+ beginning March 11 in the U.S. and Canada, the service announced Tuesday. The Cameron Crowe-directed film will debut the follow day, March 12, in

Gravitas Ventures is set to release “Grassland,” a feature drama executive produced by Common, in April after acquiring U.S. and Canadian rights. “Grassland” is William Bermudez and Sam Friedman’s directorial debut (the duo also penned the screenplay). It follows a Latina mother whose son gets to know a new neighborhood boy and his grandfather, a

Peter “Navy” Tuiasosopo, an actor who appeared in “Necessary Roughness,” “12 Rounds,” “Street Fighter” and “New Girl,” died Monday in Phoenix at the age of 61. His son Manoah Peter Tuiasosopo confirmed the death on Facebook. “With a heavy heart, my family and I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Our father

Filmmaker Maggie Betts has been tapped to direct “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” for Netflix after Leslye Headland’s departure from the project. Betts, whose credits include Amazon MGM’s Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones-led legal drama “The Burial” and Sony Pictures Classic’s 2017 drama “Novitiate,” will also co-write the screenplay with Liz Tigelaar (“Tiny

Paging Sam Wilson! “Captain America: Brave New World” flies to cinemas over the weekend, and Marvel’s latest adventure hopes to thaw an icy box office. “Captain America: Brave New World,” in which Anthony Mackie’s Avenger takes over the star-spangled shield from Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers, is targeting $80 million to $85 million over the traditional

Representation for women in leading or co-lead roles hit a record high in the top-grossing films of 2024, while opportunities for people of color took a sharp decline. For the first time since Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative began evaluating each year’s 100 top-grossing films (1,800 in total since 2007),

Javier Bardem‘s upcoming Spanish-language drama “El Ser Querido” from multiple Goya Award-winning writer-director Rodrigo Sorogoyen (“The Realm,” “The Beasts”) is heading to the EFM with the English title “The Beloved,” with Goodfellas launching the project to buyers. The film — also starring Victoria Luengo (“The Room Next Door”) — is a drama about an acclaimed film director

A retired soldier’s descent into crisis and its rippling effect through a working-class Bengali family forms the emotional core of “Shadowbox” (“Baksho Bondi”), set to world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival‘s Perspectives strand. The Bengali-language feature marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Saumyananda Sahi (Oscar nominated “All That Breathes”) and editor Tanushree Das (“Eeb

A lot needed to happen during “Wicked’s” “The Wizard and I.” As Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) “I want” song, it expresses the character’s innermost desires: to meet the wizard who she believes will help her, and to feel accepted by everyone, including the audience. Director Jon M. Chu needed audiences to fall in love with her.

The final Oscar voting period has begun, and the year of multiple contenders has finally found its frontrunner. For months, Hollywood has searched for its strongest best picture candidate. Now, with a sweep at the Critics Choice, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America awards, Sean Baker’s “Anora” has emerged as the film

As the European Film Market kicks off Feb. 13 in Berlin with a new market head, Tanja Meissner, at the helm, this year’s buzziest titles suggest the industry will be looking toward tried-and-true genre fare and splashy, star-driven packages to thaw the winter chill. Bankable stars are expected to heat things up in Berlin, with

Autlook Filmsales has acquired “Cutting Through Rocks,” winner of the Grand Jury Prize of the World Cinema Documentary Competition section at Sundance Film Festival. Autlook will host a market screening of the film at Berlin’s European Film Market. The film was directed by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, and produced by Gandom Films Production. It

Indie distributor Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to “Paying for It,” an indie comedy about an introverted cartoonist who starts sleeping with sex workers that premiered positively in Toronto.  Set in the late ’90s, “Paying for It” is a live-action adaptation of Canadian alternative-cartoonist Chester Brown’s bestselling graphic novel. In the partly autobiographical film,

As the Berlinale prepares to kick off its 75th edition on Thursday, the festival has clarified its position on freedom of expression, including when it comes to showing solidarity with Palestine. In a FAQ post on dialogue and exchange published on Tuesday, organizers — led by Tricia Tuttle in her debut as artistic director —

Scandinavia’s leading sales agent TrustNordisk has swooped on the international sales rights of Amanda Kernell’s “Brace your Heart” (“Förbannelsen”) ahead of the European Film Market in Berlin.  The Swedish drama, which starts filming this week in the Kiruna region, Northern Sweden, is Kernell’s third pic after the Swedish Oscar entry “Charter” and her acclaimed debut “Sami Blood” (a

Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù has landed a leading film role. The fast-rising British actor — best-known for “Gangs of London” but recently seen in the third season of “Slow Horses” — will appear in “My Father’s Shadow,” the feature directorial debut of British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies, whose Sundance-winning short film “Lizard” was BAFTA nominated. The film, co-written by