Whether you are still thinking about the call Gi-hun takes at the end of “Squid Game” Season 1 or anxiously awaiting a new series like “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” Netflix is here to deliver in 2024. In a new sizzle reel released Thursday, Netflix unveiled footage from some of this year’s most anticipated films and
Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria was a mix of confident and casual on Jan. 31 as she led a very network TV-like presentation to explain why Netflix is nothing like a traditional TV network. “No entertainment company has tried to program with this ambition — for this many tastes, cultures and languages. Ever,” Bajaria
Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom will lead the all-star cast of Prime Video’s U.K. Original movie “Deep Cover.” The British action-comedy will also feature Sean Bean (“Game of Thrones”), Nick Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”), Ian McShane (“John Wick”), Paddy Considine (“Game of Thrones”) and Sonoya Mizuno (“Maniac,” “House of the Dragon”). According to its official
At this point, breaking the internet is part of a normal day for Taylor Swift. From her record-shattering Eras Tour to capturing the hearts of NFL fans everywhere, the star has been in the news a lot recently. When she stepped out for dinner in a pair of glittering hoops, I knew I wanted to
Khaby Lame, the Senegalese-born Italian influencer who is the most-followed content creator on TikTok, is set to make his feature film debut playing a food delivery rider who is recruited by the CIA in an action-comedy that will take him around the world. The English-language spy comedy working-titled “00Khaby” – and set in Italy, the
Michelob Ultra keeps on using the Super Bowl to take big swings in sports. Soccer great Lionel Messi will show off fancy footwork in the Anheuser-Busch InBev beer’s latest Big Game commercial, which is slated to run during CBS’ broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11. Last year, Michelob teamed up with Netflix to
When it comes to Lay’s potato chips, it’s long been hard to eat just one. On Friday on ABC, it may also be hard to watch just a single commercial for the popular snack. Disney has sold one third of all of Friday’s national advertising inventory on ABC to PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay so that the snacking
L’Agence doesn’t just sell clothes—it sells a lifestyle. The L.A.-based brand is taking its next step toward dominating our wardrobes, and in this case, our suitcases, too. With the launch of swimwear, L’Agence joins a growing sector dedicated to the idea of a seemingly perpetual vacation. The result? A myriad of styles you can wear
Nicole Kidman caused a stir when she came to Hong Kong mid-pandemic to shoot the Amazon-backed drama series “Expats.” But, awkwardly, the completed series is not available in the city where it is set. The show, which includes Kidman’s Blossom Films as producer, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was uploaded to Prime
Travis Scott brought out Kanye West to play a slew of hits, including “Runaway” and “All of the Lights,” at the Orlando stop on his Circus Maximus tour. The controversial rapper’s appearances as of late have mainly centered around “Vultures,” his upcoming collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign. And though he did play the project’s
The Berlinale has issued a statement calling for Iranian authorities to allow “My Favourite Cake” directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha to travel to this year’s film festival. “My Favourite Cake” is set to premiere in competition at the festival, which starts on Feb. 15. Since the announcement, Moghaddam and Sanaeeha have been banned from
Film Factory will bring to market at Berlín Icíar Bollaín’s latest film, “I’m Nevenka,” a recount of Spain’s first high-profile case of sexual harassment starring Mireia Oriol (“The Girl in the Mirror”). It will reunite much of the team behind Bollain’s “Maixabel, including Urko Olazaba who won a best supporting Spanish Academy Goya Award for
Sasha Nathwani’s feature film debut “Last Swim,” which opens the Generation 14plus competition at the Berlin Film Festival, will be represented for worldwide sales by Indie Sales. Set over a hot summer day in London as the high-school year is ending, the film follows British-Iranian teen Ziba as she leads her friends on an eventful journey
STREAMING SUCCESS Amazon original series “Indian Police Force” is the most binge-watched first season of an Indian original on Prime Video in the first week of its launch, the streamer said. The action-packed cop series also trended in the Top 10 titles list in 65 countries globally in the launch week. The series bowed Jan. 19. Directed
The first look has been revealed of “The Light,” Tom Tykwer’s return to the big screen after seven years and four seasons as writer and director of the hit series “Babylon Berlin.” Beta Cinema is handling sales for all territories except German-speaking territories, France and North America and will start selling the film at the
Leading Asian filmmakers including Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui and Yang Chao are poised to make appearances next month at the Work-in-Progress section of the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) project market. HAF organizers Thursday added 15 WIP projects, having previously selected 26 in-development projects and six genre
M-Appeal will handle the world sales for “Sex,” the first part of the “Sex Dreams Love” trilogy by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud. The film will have its world premiere in the Panorama strand of Berlinale on Feb. 17. “Sex” follows two men in heterosexual marriages, who have an unexpected experience that challenges them to reconsider their
SkyShowtime’s upcoming crime series “Veronika,” headlined by Swedish star Alexandra Rapaport, has unveiled its full cast and an intense teaser trailer. In the eight-part series, Rapaport plays police officer Veronika Gren with Tobias Santelmann (“Exit,” “The Arctic Convoy”) as her husband Tomas. Joining the cast are Olle Sarri (“Snabba Cash,” “Together 99”) as Tommy, Isac
Netflix has unveiled the first footage from ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,’ a period drama series by Bollywood’s supreme on-screen stylist Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Netflix describes the series as “an epic saga of love, power, revenge and freedom [which] promises to be a profound celebration of art, culture, beauty, and Bhansali’s legacy.” It also describes series
“Gaucho Gaucho” opens on a pristinely framed, lushly monochromatic shot of something that can only, at first glance, be described as an unidentified lying object. On a flat expanse of matted grassland, under a rolling widescreen canvas of sky, the camera centers a large, dark clump of what may be rock, earth or animal matter.
Tracy Chapman, who has not performed in public in years, will return into the spotlight to perform a duet of “Fast Car” with Luke Combs at the Grammys on Sunday night, sources tell Variety. Combs, who had a massive hit with his cover version of “Fast Car” last year, was already announced as a performer
“If you’re here, you already ‘get it,’” SiriusXM host Jenny Eliscu declared at the Resonator Awards, held Tuesday to honor six trailblazing women — recording artists Alanis Morissette, Caroline Polachek, and Corinne Bailey Rae, and behind-the-scenes innovators Catherine Marks, Laura Sisk, and Jennifer Decilveo — for their work as producers, engineers and mixers. The inaugural
Showtime has been hit with a lawsuit over “George & Tammy” by the estate of country star Tammy Wynette‘s fifth and last husband, George Richey. His heirs contend that the critically acclaimed miniseries disparaged Richey as the “villain” of the tortured love story between Wynette and George Jones, in violation of a previous non-disparagement agreement
Al parecer, Alec Baldwin no quería pasar por el circo de Zoom en Nuevo México para hacerle frente a los nuevos cargos en su contra, así que está dando una declaración desde una distancia aún mayor. El actor renunció a su aparición que se fijó para el jueves por la mañana, donde estaba previsto que
The prosecutor in the “Rust” case says there is “substantial” evidence that armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed unwittingly brought live bullets on the set, leading to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In a court filing on Monday, prosecutor Kari Morrissey argued that several photos taken on set — including ones taken by Gutierrez Reed —
Filmmaker Jason Reitman is working on a deal to take over Westwood’s historic Fox Village Theater in the next few weeks, Variety has confirmed. The approximately 1,375-seat theater has been listed for sale for the past year. Reitman is leading a group of other entertainment industry figures in the purchase, which was first reported by
Netflix has launched five documentary shorts created by its Documentary Talent Fund recipients. The filmmakers, who hail from the U.K. and Ireland, were each given £30,000 ($38,000) to create a short doc based around the theme of “connection.” The films premiered at a screening in London last night and will be available to watch on
Towering civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, both assassinated at the age of 39, met briefly on March 26, 1964 at the U.S. Capitol, where they were both present in support of the passage of the Civil Rights Act. While their paths intersected only once before their untimely deaths, the Nat
Alec Baldwin apparently didn’t want to go through the circus of Zooming into New Mexico to face the renewed charges against him — so, he’s skipping it, and entering a plea from an even further distance. The actor waived his appearance that was set for Thursday morning, where he was due to beam into a
“Fool Me Once” star Michelle Keegan is set to return for a second season of “Ten Pound Poms.” Set in post-war Britain, the U.K.-Australian co-production follows a group of Brits as they leave behind their dreary lives to seek adventure down under. (In Australia “Pom” is a nickname for British people). Keegan stars as nurse