The 21 films in the Czech Joy section at the Ji.hlava docu fest represent a remarkably wide range of stylistic approaches, several representing international collaboration and taking on weighty subjects ranging from grief and loss to corruption and the destruction of the environment. Among the entries in the competitive event are three shorts and several
A characteristic of many documentaries at Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival, says festival director Marek Hovorka, is that they don’t necessarily provide answers but provoke questions. That’s certainly true of “The Building,” a poetic, lyrical and stunningly shot biopic of a vast, communist era building in Ukraine. “The Building” is one of nine films in
The virtual reality distribution market is like a “jungle” with wildly different fees being asked for projects, says Andrea Slováková, programmer of the VR section at the Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival. One of the big challenges in organizing Ji.hlava’s VR section, she explains, is that in the emerging VR market there are still no
Alec Baldwin has recently said he doesn’t want to play Donald Trump anymore, but that didn’t stop him from returning to the Studio 8H stage for “Saturday Night Live’s” Oct. 26 episode. This time, though, he brought with him some past “SNL” cast members: Fred Armisen and Darrell Hammond. Hammond reprised his infamous take on
Nearly 60% of the writing staff behind FX Networks’ series — a programming slate that includes “Pose,” “American Horror Story” and “Better Things” — are not white males, said FX Networks and FX productions chairman John Landgraf at the USC Gould School of Law-Beverly Hills Bar Association 2019 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business. That
October 26, 2019 2:48PM PT Elton John announced Saturday “with the heaviest heart” that he would have to cancel a show scheduled for Saturday night in Indianapolis due to being “extremely unwell.” The heaviness presumably extends well beyond the disappointment of not being able to play for fans: John’s mother-in-law, Gladys Furnish, mother of his
Kacey Musgraves used to sing a duet with Harry Styles every night when she was opening for him on tour. Friday night, now that Musgraves is an arena headliner, Styles returned the favor — not by being an opening act, but the duet part, at least. At her sold-out hometown show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena,
Tina Tchen, incoming president and CEO of Time’s Up, has put out a statement calling on NBCUniversal to release its employees from their NDAs and “unequivocally” allow them to “speak without any fear of retaliation.” The statement comes after Rachel Maddow announced on her show Friday evening that NBCUniversal will release former employees from their
“We want you to act as 12-year-olds.” This was the bizarre, admittedly creepy direction Vit Klusak gave to a gaggle of 19-year-old actresses who turned up for a casting call on his newest docu project, “Caught in the Net.” The film, co-directed with Barbora Chalupova, has not yet opened in the Czech Republic but has
The Emerging Producers section at the Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival has a growing reputation for its ability to spot the producing talent of the future. Producers to have passed through its ranks include Bianca Oana, the Romanian producer of 2018 Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Touch Me Not,” as well as its Czech co-producer Radovan
Play video content Exclusive Myles Garrett was one cool hombre after getting sucker punched in the face by a fan in the street — which you can clearly see here in the body cam footage and 911 call on the day of. TMZ Sports obtained the footage from the scene after the Browns defensive end
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Machine Gun Kelly seemed quite pissed during one of his concerts after his guitar wasn’t working, and he took it out on one of his stagehands … for which he’s now apologized. The Cleveland rapper was performing Friday night at the Credit Union 1 Pavilion in Chicago, where at one
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The Clown Prince of Crime and the Mistress of Evil will duke it out at the box office for the No. 1 spot this weekend, with “Joker” estimated to take in about $19 million in its fourth weekend while “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” is projected to earn about $18.3 million in its second frame. “Maleficent:
Jane Fonda may have just given the greatest acceptance speech of all time. Fonda was set to accept the Stanley Kubrick award for excellence in film during BAFTA LA’s annual celebration on Friday night at the Beverly Hilton, but since the actor had been arrested earlier in the day while protesting for climate change awareness
On Friday morning, Kanye West finally released his long-delayed ninth album, “Jesus Is King.” The album is his first since he experienced a well-publicized Christian awakening, began holding gospel-themed “Sunday Services,” and promised to have forsaken secular music for good. The album is West’s second-shortest, his least percussive, and his first to feature absolutely no
France-based Banijay Group has sealed a deal for Endemol Shine, in a move that will create a new pecking order in the international TV business. The merged entity will be the largest non-U.S. player in the market, with a bigger catalogue than the main U.K. players, BBC Studios and ITV Studios. Banijay is owned by
Among the pivotal and juicy nuggets of film history recounted in “Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound,” Midge Costin’s wonkishly engaging movie-love documentary, there’s one that speaks volumes about the foundation of the New Hollywood. It’s 1967, and George Lucas, who is three years away from making his first film, is on the set
NBCUniversal said Friday night it would release former NBC News staffers who believe they were sexually harassed from confidentiality and non-disparagement arrangements, a sign that the company continues to grapple with allegations made against it in the recent Ronan Farrow book, “Catch and Kill.” “Any former NBC News employee who believes that they cannot disclose
The Who’s three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl was marked by a nearly two-week spread between the band’s first show there Oct. 11 and their final Bowl gig Thursday night. For whatever reasons things might have been scheduled that way, it did ensure that there was plenty of time for anyone who thought they could take
Streaming giant Netflix has agreed to negotiate what would be its first master contract with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Netflix has previously signed deals with the below-the-line union through third-party companies that are signatory to IATSE’s basic film and TV agreement. IATSE international president Matthew Loeb will head negotiations. News of the upcoming
Traditionally, artists have struggled with the idea of selling their music to advertisers. And others, such as Arcade Fire and Adele, have steadfastly refused, citing artistic integrity. But the relationship between creatives and corporations is only getting stronger with the rise of labels like AWOL and Kobalt, and Josh Ocean, the artist who is signed to
In today’s film news roundup, Warner Bros. is giving an earlier date to “Tom and Jerry,” “Inside the Rain” gets distribution, Lionsgate is launching a crime drama, and the Napa Valley Film Festival annnounces its honorees. RELEASE DATES Warner Bros. has moved its live-action hybrid comedy “Tom and Jerry” forward by four months to Dec. 23,
October 25, 2019 4:55PM PT In today’s TV news roundup, Disney Plus announced a new unscripted series with the Jim Henson Company and Fox released a trailer for “The Moodys.” DATES MTV’s “Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love” will premiere on Dec. 5 with Romeo Miller set to host. Ten international celeb-reality singles will
The casts and creative teams behind six of Apple’s forthcoming original series appeared at the Variety & Apple TV+ Collaborations event on Friday, offering behind-the-scenes info on the nascent streamer’s shows. In a series of panels presented at Avra Beverly Hills, the audience of entertainment-industry awards voters learned firsthand how many of the shows came
Culminating a year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Los Angeles Philharmonic invited the two immediate past conductors, Zubin Mehta and Esa-Pekka Salonen, to join Gustavo Dudamel to lead the orchestra on Thursday at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Phil also asked members of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, its music education and outreach program,
October 25, 2019 3:56PM PT “The Masked Singer” has become the first reality series ever to rank as the number one show through four weeks of the TV season. The Fox singing competition show finished top of the Live+3 TV ratings charts once again, seeing a 32% bump after three days of delayed viewing to
Michael Keaton and William Hurt have joined the ensemble cast of Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” Their casting in the historical drama comes with the news that the long-awaited film is finally moving forward, with Paramount Pictures on board for domestic distribution and Cross Creek signing on to finance and co-produce alongside
HBO Max and Focus Features have teamed with CNN Films and filmmaker Morgan Neville for a documentary about the life of Anthony Bourdain, the influential chef, writer and TV host who died by his own hand in June 2018. The untitled docu will be released in theaters by Focus before airing on CNN and being
October 25, 2019 2:44PM PT As if the hip-hop and country worlds colliding on Lil Nas X’s global smash weren’t already enough, many people don’t realize the song is built around a Nine Inch Nails sample. While Lil Nas X famously purchased the beat from a Dutch producer named YoungKio for just $30, they’re both