French filmmaker Alice Winocour’s fashion drama, “Couture,” starring Angelina Jolie is heading to EFM. The movie, originally titled “Stitches,” recently wrapped production in Paris. “In the frenzy of Fashion Week, three women cross paths in Paris, grappling with the world’s tragedies and the questions of their lives: American film director Maxine Walker (Jolie), South Sudanese
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Felicity Jones, Emma Corrin, Stephen Fry and Sharon Horgan are set to be honored at the upcoming Newport Beach Film Festival during its 2025 UK and Ireland Honors event. Fry will be recognized with the ICON Award, celebrating his over 25 years of experience and contributions to the film industry with notable roles in “Heartstopper,”
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“Captain America: Brave New World” director Julius Onah gave an interview with Vanity Fair and cooled down controversy over Anthony Mackie‘s viral comments about the film representing America. The actor ignited right-wing outrage last month during a Q&A in which he said that “Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don’t think
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It could have been a cash grab, but Jeremy Strong prepared for his Dunkin’ Donuts commercial like an actor getting ready to play Hamlet. He spent days thinking about how to make the Super Bowl spot unique before landing on the idea to send up his own reputation for going “full method.” The ad, which
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Kanye West‘s X account has been deactivated after the controversial rapper spent several days posting racist and antisemitic comments, from declaring “I’m a Nazi” to calling Hitler “so fresh.” West’s posts were widely condemned by anti-hate organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee. Amid West’s antisemitic rants, celebrities such as David
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Ariana Grande is advocating for therapy for young stars in both the acting and music worlds, saying that weekly appointments should be built into their contracts. The Oscar-nominated actor and Grammy-winning pop star — who got her start on Broadway and the Nickelodeon show “Victorious” — opened up to Marc Maron on his “WTF” podcast
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Federation and OjoFilms have joined forces to create a new Spanish-language limited series titled “El Abuso,” based on the book “La Fuga de Punta Carretas” by Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro. Directed by Academy Award nominees Cesar Charlone and Fernando Meirelles, the DP and co-director of 2003’s “City of God,” respectively, “El Abuso” tells the true story
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Netflix is expanding its Korean content slate with “Show Business” (working title), a sweeping period drama set against the backdrop of South Korea‘s entertainment industry from the 1960s through the 1980s. The star-studded series brings together some of Korea’s most celebrated actors. The drama follows Min-ja (Song), a determined woman who overcomes a difficult childhood
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Wide-eyed expectant mother Pilar (Lucía Guerrero, “Money”) takes up residence at an idyllic domed birthing retreat after a climate-fuelled crisis leads to a toxic atmosphere. She is introduced to Valle (Aura Garrido, “What the Future Holds”), the engineer tasked with looking after the women, and comes to senses the serene refuge holds a set of
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Selena Gomez got candid about the recent controversy surrounding her Oscar-nominated movie, “Emilia Pérez,” while speaking at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Sunday. The film — which has the most nominations going into the Oscars this year — has experienced a fall from grace since tweets resurfaced in late January from its lead, Karla
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Spain’s Film Factory Entertainment has added to its burgeoning Berlin sales slate of star-laden upscale entertainment titles with market potential, acquiring international distribution rights to psychological mystery thriller “Reversion,” starring Jaime Lorente, who played the conflicted Denver in “Money Heist.” Film Factory Entertainment will present a first promo of “Reversion”at this week’s European Film Market
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Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”) and Riley Keough (“Mad Max: Fury Road”) are in talks to star in “Butterfly Jam,” the first English-language feature from Kantemir Balagov, the Russian director behind the acclaimed 2019 drama “Beanpole.” The film, which launched in Cannes last year with Goodfellas selling, is based on Balagov’s script about a tight-knit U.S. community
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China’s box office continued its strong Lunar New Year momentum, with “Ne Zha 2” dominating the charts for the second consecutive week. The Enlight Pictures release grossed RMB1.92 billion ($267.1 million) during the Feb. 3–9 period, bringing its cumulative total to $1.11 billion, according to Artisan Gateway. In the process, the animated sequel torched several
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“The Ugly Stepsister” — the Cinderella-inspired horror that emerged from Sundance as one of the festival’s buzziest titles — has sold worldwide for Memento International. From director Emilie Blichfeldt and a beauty-horror reimagining of the classic fairy tale — the film already sold to Shudder for North America, the U.K. and Australia-New Zealand before it’s world premiere in
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Bangkok-based Diversion has acquired world sales rights for Indian filmmaker Rima Das‘ acclaimed “Village Rockstars 2,” which has its European premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The film is a follow-up to Das’ 2017 festival darling. The original “Village Rockstars” captivated audiences with its tale of 10-year-old Dhunu’s quest to own a guitar and form
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World sales outfit Cinephil has boarded “Under the Flags, the Sun” by Paraguayan filmmaker Juanjo Pereira. The film is set to world premiere in Berlinale’s Panorama strand as one of the few documentaries in this year’s selection. In 1989, the fall of Alfredo Stroessner’s 35-year dictatorship in Paraguay marked the end of one of the
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Super Bowl LIX was a one-sided affair as the Philadelphia Eagles punched out the Kanas City Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday night, denying KC their bid for a championship three-peat. With the game not holding very much drama, TV viewers may have found more entertainment in the ads that aired on Fox during the telecast, sold
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U.K. outfit Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Bury the Devil,” a one-shot supernatural horror-thriller that recently wrapped production at an isolated location in Canada. The supernatural-tinged home invasion tale centers on a nurse who discovers her latest patient may be harboring dark secrets. The film was written by John Petrizzi and
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In a major move that signals its ambitious expansion plans, Mumbai-based Bhanushali Studios Ltd. has named entertainment industry veteran Neeraj Vyas as its new CEO, bringing aboard an executive with over three decades of experience to steer the production house’s next phase of growth. The executive brings 34 years of industry experience, including 29 years
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