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“All That Breathes” and “Fire of Love” led the 16th Annual Cinema Eye Honors awards ceremony on Thursday night, which took place at the Museum of Moving image in Astoria, N.Y. and honored excellent craftsmanship and artistry in nonfiction films. Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes,” which follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated

Genre fans will get their money’s worth from “The Price We Pay,” a violent and grisly crime-horror-action outing with no pretensions of being anything else. What this tale of crooks holed up at a lonely farm with a hideous secret lacks in originality it makes up for with energetic direction by Ryuhei Kitamura (“Midnight Meat

The universe is bigger than you realize, and so are the Oscar-nom possibilities. The nomination period for AMPAS members runs from Jan. 12-17, which means voters will be casting ballots prior to the reveal of noms from key guilds such as BAFTA and the WGA. That poses some tantalizing questions about how Academy voters will

When Samantha Morton got the email about acting in Maria Schrader’s “She Said,” she was “insanely busy”: among the projects she was working on included recording an album, directing a feature film and acting in a TV show.  But despite that very full calendar, Morton knew she wanted to make time for the part of

Variety’s second annual FYC Fest: The Shortlist kicked off Oscar voting this Thursday, Jan. 12. The virtual event featured 13 panels with the top contending filmmakers and artisans that were shortlisted by the Academy in the documentary film, international film, song, hair and makeup, animated short, live-action short film and visual effects categories including creators from

Matt Reeves confirmed in an interview with Collider that he has an upcoming meeting with new DC Studio bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran to go over their overhauled DC Universe and his ongoing BatVerse. The goal is to ensure that both universes “don’t crash into each other” in terms of storytelling. As Reeves put

“Titanic” remains the biggest hit of Leonardo DiCaprio’s career, but it sounds like getting the actor to star in the film was tough work for director James Cameron. The filmmaker recently told People magazine that DiCaprio thought the “Titanic” screenplay was “boring” and didn’t want to star in the epic disaster romance film. Cameron had

Cate Blanchett is defending her Oscar-contending drama “Tár” in the wake of conductor Marin Alsop’s criticism. Alsop, who some believe inspired Blanchett’s character and who is name-checked in the movie, railed against the Todd Field-directed drama in an interview with The Sunday Times, saying it offended her “as a woman… as a conductor…as a lesbian.”

Left Handed Films, the production company of Academy Award-winning producer and actor Riz Ahmed, has joined the Pakistani film “Joyland” as an executive producer. Written and directed by Saim Sadiq, “Joyland” made its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Un Certain Regard jury prize and the Queer Palm.

Although she’s just 13 years old, actor Julia Butters has already worked with Quentin Tarantino, Michael Bay, the Russo brothers and, most recently, Steven Spielberg. Her breakthrough came in Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” in which she stole scenes as Trudi, a pint-sized thespian whose commitment to her craft shocks Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick

Imagine Entertainment has appointed film executive and producer Allan Mandelbaum to serve as senior VP of features. In his new role, Mandelbaum will support all aspects of development and production across some existing features and new projects at Imagine, the production company founded by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. “I’ve had the privilege of knowing

Academy Award-nominee Aunjanue Ellis has signed on to star in Ava DuVernay’s feature adaptation of “Caste.” The duo reunites following their Emmy-nominated collaboration, Netflix’s “When They See Us.” Filming is underway on the project, which is inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson’s bestseller “Caste: Origins of Our Discontent.” Described in The New York Times as

Whether it be the glittering green turrets of the Emerald City, the cozy gin joint known as Rick’s American Café or the austere, highly polished corridors of the Death Star, a well-crafted film location can become its own character, taking on a life and personality alongside the people and creatures who inhabit it. The films

The 2023 Producers Guild of America Award nominations stunned on Thursday with a shocking inclusion of the Brendan Fraser best-actor vehicle “The Whale” making the lineup, in addition to four sequels — “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” A24 led the tally

Don’t mess with success. That’s the G-rated version of an old showbiz mantra, and it applies to the AFI Awards, which on Jan. 13 will continue with the same format that has worked for two decades.  While the Oscars struggle with TV ratings and other issues, and the Golden Globes are working to restore their

George Takei revealed in a new interview with The Stage that he publicly came out as gay in 2005 out of anger over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to veto a bill that would’ve legalized gay marriage in California. Schwarzenegger served as the governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Takei came out as gay in California’s Frontiers magazine.

Bidding to attract some of the biggest movies on earth for far longer shoots, Spain’s Canary Islands has powered up its maximum tax relief available on a single film lensed there to €36 million ($38.9 million) per movie. That is one of the highest movie shoot caps in Europe. In a parallel move, ceilings on

Former Sundance Institute director Caroline von Kuhn has been appointed executive director of Greek non-profit Oxbelly. Founded by producer and Faliro House founder Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Oxbelly is known for its screenwriters and directors labs — which run under the artistic direction of Athina Rachel Tsangari — and draws a number of international filmmakers every

France tv distribution has boarded “Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible,” a documentary shedding light on what it took for pioneering engineer Gustave Eiffel to build the famous French landmark. “Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible” was produced as part of the Global Doc Programme which brings together major international broadcasters. Caroline Behar, head of international co-productions and acquisitions

Other Angle, the French sales and co-production company founded by Olivier Albou and Laurence Schonberg, is looking to forge stronger ties in North America. The company, which is celebrating its 15th edition of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris with six market screenings, is preparing the second edition of an L.A.-set French comedy event scheduled for April

When Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher announced they’d be co-starring in a Netflix rom-com, a generation of moviegoers were elated at the idea of two of the genre’s most bankable stars teaming up for the first time. That movie is “Your Place or Mine,” and Netflix has dropped the first trailer previewing the pair’s on-screen

Paris-based Luxbox has pounced on international rights to “20,000 Species of Bees,” one of Spain’s most anticipated feature debuts in 2023.  Distributor of “Holy Spider” and San Sebastian winner “The Kings of the World,” BTeam Pictures will handle the film’s release in Spain.  The latest movie in a growing canon of titles from young Spanish

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has announced they are backing upcoming French period drama “Jeanne du Barry,” toplining Johnny Depp as 18th century French King Louis XV. The pic, now in post, is directed by French actress and filmmaker Maïwenn, who also plays the role of the titular courtesan, Madame du Barry. Pierre

Julianne Moore says she was once told “try to look prettier” by an entertainment industry figure. Moore doesn’t give any indication as to who the person was or what their position in the industry might have been, referring to them simply as “someone in the film industry.” She says she replied: “I don’t know if

Film projects involving Anthony Chen, Fruit Chan, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Marco Mueller and Zhang Lu adorn the lineup of the upcoming Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum project market. The 21st edition of the market will be held as an in-person event for the first time after a hiatus that forced HAF into a digital-only

Australian sci-fi thriller ‘Monolith’ starring rising star Lily Sullivan (“Evil Dead Rise,” “Picnic at Hanging Rock”) has been picked up for international sales by the U.K.’s Blue Finch Films. XYZ Films is representing the title in North America. Bonsai Films is handling it in Australia. “Monolith” will have its international premiere as part of SXSW’s Midnighters

Dorothy Tristan, an actress, known for her roles in “Klute” and “Scarecrow,” and wife to film director John D. Hancock, died Jan. 7 in La Porte, Ind. after a decade-long battle against Alzheimer’s disease. She was 88 years old. Tristan’s death was confirmed by her representation. She died surrounded by her husband and her caretaker,

Tokyo-based global advertising giant Hakuhodo Inc. has acquired a majority stake in leading Indian brand and entertainment agency group, MA&TH (Marching Ants & Trigger Happy) Entertainment Network Private Limited. Headquartered in Mumbai, the Cannes Lions-winning MA&TH group primarily services clients involved in content creation including film producers, studios, streaming platforms, broadcast companies and international brands.

Ezra Miller is expected to plead guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful trespassing in a Vermont burglary case, with two other charges against the actor being dropped. The “Fantastic Beasts” and “The Flash” star is reported to have entered a plea deal, after being accused of stealing several bottles of alcohol from the pantry

In 2022, animated features used many different techniques and looks to tells their stories, such as stop motion for “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild.” There were more mainstream CGI features and 2D made a bit of a splash as well. Variety talked to some