Paris-based sales company Wide House has sealed a flurry of deals for two titles playing this week at Amsterdam’s IDFA documentary festival: Ruth Beckermann’s “The Waldheim Waltz,” Austria’s candidate for the 2019 Oscars, and Marcus Lindeen’s “The Raft.” World premiering at February’s Berlinale, where it won the Glashutte Award for best documentary, “The Waldheim Waltz”
AMSTERDAM — “Hamada” is an Arabic word meaning “desert,” and for the Sahrawi people who live there, in the middle of the Sahara, it has another meaning: “Emptiness.” One might think, then, that a film with such a title, dealing with stateless migrants, wouldn’t exactly be a laughing matter, but Eloy Domínguez Serén’s feature-length documentary
November 18, 2018 1:20AM PT Ash Mayfair’s Vietnamese film “The Third Wife” won best film at the 24th Kolkata international film festival’s international competition on Saturday. Mayfair’s debut feature previously won awards at Toronto, San Sebastian and Chicago. Mayfair was present to collect her award, presented by actress Tabu (“Life of Pi”) and filmmaker Shoojit Sircar.
Logan Paul Guarantees 2nd Round Knockout … in KSI Rematch 11/18/2018 12:30 AM PST EXCLUSIVE Logan Paul says he has unfinished business with KSI … telling TMZ Sports he’s still gunning for a rematch with the fellow YouTuber — and he wants a KNOCKOUT. We spoke with the social media superstar out in Beverly Hills over
The Charlo Twins GGG & Canelo Are Cowards … They Fear Us 11/18/2018 12:05 AM PST EXCLUSIVE Jermell & Jermall Charlo say two of boxing’s biggest stars are two of boxing’s biggest COWARDS … claiming both GGG & Canelo Alvarez are SCARED OF THE SMOKE the Charlo’s bring. Jermell fights at 154 … Jermall fights at
In late 1965, Gay Talese set out to profile Frank Sinatra for Esquire magazine. Sinatra refused to be interviewed but allowed the writer to hang around, observing, which he did for three months, racking up almost $5,000 in expenses. In the end, Talese penned what became one of the most memorable celebrity profiles ever written,
It has been five years since “The Office” ended its run on NBC, and questions about a reboot are never far from minds when members of the cast are in the public eye. During Steve Carell’s Nov. 17 hosted episode of the Peacock’s late night sketch series, “Saturday Night Live,” he took the opportunity to
The midterm elections were held two weeks ago, and as votes are still being counted in some parts of the country, voter fraud is still a hot topic. “Saturday Night Live” got in on the discussion with its Nov. 17 episode cold open that saw Kate McKinnon return to “The Ingraham Angle” desk as Laura
The atmosphere on stage at the Golden Horse film awards ceremony in Taiwan on Saturday was politically-tinged. But the destination of the top prizes, at the event usually considered as the most prestigious for Chinese-language cinema, was largely predictable. Powerful period drama, “Shadow” was the numerical winner, taking home four prizes, including best director for
November 17, 2018 5:56PM PT Breakout acting star Awkwafina was on hand Saturday in Honolulu to receive the Halekulani Maverick Award from the Hawaii International Film Festival. The actress, writer and rapper this year starred in “Ocean’s 8” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” Japanese actor, Takumi Saito was also given a maverick award after his feature
’Tis the season for latter-year revelations. With Adam McKay’s new film “Vice,” a follow-up to his 2015 Oscar winner “The Big Short,” a major one has landed, though it’s hardly a surprise: Christian Bale might be in line to receive his second Academy Award to date, for his uncanny portrayal of former Vice President Dick
Cinematographer Dick Pope has collaborated with iconic director Mike Leigh for over two decades and set out to apply their unique approach to filming to the story of the 1819 British massacre of demonstrators known to history as Peterloo. A study of workers, factory owners, the clergy and the crown, whose conflicting interests build to
Alfonso Cuaron, who won an Oscar for directing 2013’s “Gravity,” is back in the awards conversation again this year with a very different kind of film, “Roma,” a clearly autobiographical tale that follows the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 70s. “Roma” is notable for its uncompromising art-house esthetics, its
President Donald Trump on Saturday toured the wreckage of the Camp fire in Butte County, Calif. and said he’ll work with the state to recover from the catastrophe and help prevent future wildfires. The Los Angeles Times reported that Trump viewed the remains of the town of Paradise, population 27,000, which was completely destroyed in
November 17, 2018 12:30PM PT “Big Mouth” has been renewed for a third season at Netflix, the streamer announced on Saturday. The animated comedy series, which hails from real-life best friends Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg, tells stories about the glorious nightmare that is teenaged puberty. Season 2 debuted on Oct. 5. Comedian John Mulaney
“Firecrackers” director Jasmin Mozaffari and “Skate Kitchen” helmer Crystal Moselle, who won Stockholm Film Festival’s best film and debut, respectively, sat with Variety after the awards ceremony on Friday to discuss their next projects. Moselle is an up-and-coming filmmaker who already boasts an impressive track record, having won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize with her 2015
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is on its way to a $63 million debut from 4,163 North American theaters. The latest Wizarding World installment from Warner Bros. earned an estimated $25.7 million on Friday from North America with an additional $74.3 million internationally. If estimates hold, the sequel’s debut would come in behind its
Remember when the words “breaking news” used to refer to the thrill of hearing about world events as they happened? These days, it has become the daily sport of autocrats and elected officials alike, who have realized that discrediting once-reputable journalistic sources — quite literally, attempting to break the news — is an effective strategy in
Spotify honored the year’s behind-the-scenes music-makers at the Secret Genius Awards tonight (Nov. 16). Held at the Ace Theater in downtown Los Angeles and hosted by Ne-Yo, winners for the top prizes included Murda Beatz for Producer of the Year, Ali Tamposi for Songwriter of the Year and Benny Blanco for Secret Genius: Pop. Tricky
Tekashi69 Former Booking Agency Calls BS on $3.6 MIL Deal 11/17/2018 12:50 AM PST EXCLUSIVE Tekashi69 is full of s**t if he thinks he was cheated out of a $3.6 million deal by his former booking agency … so says a rep for the agency. Tekashi went on an all out assault on MTA Booking
Boxing Champ Mikey Garcia My Fight With Errol Spence … Will Top Manny & Floyd 11/17/2018 12:30 AM PST EXCLUSIVE Mikey Garcia‘s HUGE upcoming fight with Errol Spence will be way better than Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather‘s 2015 fight … and Garcia is telling us why. Little background first … Manny and Floyd had been dancing
Dana White To Floyd Mayweather Want $150 Million? … Fight Khabib In The UFC 11/17/2018 12:20 AM PST EXCLUSIVE Dana White‘s FIRING BACK at Floyd Mayweather — sayin’ if he wants a 9-figure payday for fighting Khabib, it’s gotta be in the UFC. TMZ Sports saw the UFC honcho outside the Montage in L.A. and asked
There have been many ups and downs in John Travolta’s career, which currently rests in a valley equivalent to the one he’d hit just before “Pulp Fiction” a quarter-century ago. You might think anything would be an improvement after “Gotti.” Yet the new “Speed Kills” not only isn’t appreciably better, it’s also bad in much
Channing Dungey called a meeting Friday of ABC’s top executives and revealed to them that she would step down as the network’s entertainment president. Within an hour, Disney went public with the news that Dungey would be succeeded by Karey Burke, head of programming for ABC’s sibling cabler Freeform. The news was not a surprise
November 16, 2018 6:34PM PT California’s wildfires have resulted in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences scaling back Sunday’s red carpet at its Governors Awards event to a photos-only event. “In light of the tragic wildfires burning through California, we have decided to scale back our red carpet at the Governors Awards this
Innovators from across film, television, and digital media gathered at Variety‘s Inclusion Summit Thursday to discuss the state of diversity and representation within the entertainment industry. Among the event’s keynote conversations and moderated panels were discussions with Entertainment Studios CEO Byron Allen, Oscar-winning “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins, and actress Eva Longoria Baston, who shared her experience as a female
In today’s film news roundup, “Screwball” is getting a domestic release in the spring, Brian Goldsmith re-ups at Lionsgate, horror novel “Snowblind” is in the works as a film, and “Room 13” has been cast. ACQUISITION Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to baseball doping documentary “Screwball” and plans a theatrical release to coincide with
U2’s Experience + Innocence tour wrapped in Berlin earlier this week, and with a final tally of $126,188,794 and 927,034 tickets sold, the Irish band is on track to finish with one of the highest-grossing tours of 2018, according to Pollstar. The tour — which featured 59 performances in 30 arenas — supported the band’s
In today’s TV News Roundup, Showtime released the premiere date and a new trailer for the second season of “SMILF” and Syfy unveiled a new trailer for season four of “The Magicians.” DATES “Young Justice” is coming to the DC Universe streaming platform for a third season on Jan. 4, nearly five years after the
November 16, 2018 3:38PM PT “The Big Bang Theory” was the top-rated scripted show in the delayed viewing ratings for the week of Nov. 5, rising approximately 9% from its performance the week prior. In Live+3, “The Big Bang Theory” grew 52% to a 3.5 rating in adults 18-49 compared to a 3.2 rating in