During a recent interview with the Associated Press to promote “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese was asked to weigh in on Quentin Tarantino‘s impending retirement from feature filmmaking. Tarantino has said for many years that he plans to retire after his 10th movie because he wants to leave behind a strong and tightly-curated
“NFL on CBS” scored strong viewership numbers with its Week 7 telecast, CBS says. As the Kansas City Chiefs took home another win this week, taking down the Los Angeles Chargers 17-31, the National Game delivered a historic high as CBS’ most-watched Week 7 game window in 10 Years with nearly 24.4 million viewers and
Internet video giant YouTube larded its coffers with $7.95 billion in ad revenue for third quarter of 2023, representing a 12.5% year-over-year increase, as parent Alphabet overall topped Wall Street forecasts. Analysts had projected YouTube advertising revenue to come in at $7.81 billion for the quarter, per FactSet. The stronger-than-expected results, which execs said came
Snap, parent company of Snapchat, turned in better results than Wall Street expected for the third quarter of 2023, as the company touted improvements to its ad platform. Overall, Snap posted Q3 revenue of $1.19 billion, an increase of 5%, and a net loss of $368 million (or 23 cents per share). Analyst consensus estimates
Jean-Claude Van Damme claimed in a recent interview with The Telegraph that Vin Diesel was not interested in having him star in the “Fast & Furious” franchise. The ongoing action series has employed action movie veterans such as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham over the years, and Van Damme said the franchise was also interested
The Writers Guild of America West issued an apology to its members on Tuesday for the harm caused by its decision not to release a statement in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The guild has faced withering criticism over the last week for failing to condemn the Hamas attacks, which took
Dan Gordon, the screenwriter of “The Hurricane” and “Wyatt Earp,” resigned from the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday over the guild’s silence on the Hamas attacks on Israel. A 56-year member of the union, Gordon is also a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces. He grew up in Israel and the U.S., and holds
Petr Jancarek’s chronicle of the last years of Vaclav Havel’s life, “Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?,” screening in its world premiere at the Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival, is as naturalistic and down to earth as its subject. The director, who filmed the former Czech president for nearly a decade in various capacities, says
Play video content TMZ.com Suge Knight‘s “Collect Call” podcast cohost Dave Mays thinks the incarcerated mogul’s gotten a bad rap — so he’s helping him set the record straight once and for all!!! TMZ Hip Hop chopped it up with the Breakbeat CEO this week and he assured us Suge’s podcast commentary would be just
Amazon MGM Studios is developing a series adaptation of the Comixology Originals graphic novel “Money,” Variety has learned exclusively. The graphic novel, which was co-created by Curt Pines and artist Luca Casalanguida, is described as a conspiracy thriller. The logline states: “Everything you’ve heard about the global elite is true: Five families have ruled the
Sports company Puma has tapped A$AP Rocky as its new creative director “for the category with a focus on the intersection of the sport and streetwear,” according to a press release announcing the long-term partnership between the fashion brand and rapper. Rocky will work on Puma’s new collaboration with Formula 1, developing capsules designed by
The International Documentary Association announced the 17 feature-length and 25 short documentaries included on the shortlists for the 39th IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held during the week of Dec. 11in Los Angeles. The nominees will be announced on Nov. 21, and IDA members will vote for Best Feature Documentary and Best Short Documentary until
The CW network has picked up a second season of U.K. comedy “Everyone Else Burns” ahead of the show’s first season debuting on the U.S. broadcaster. Part of the CW’s acquisition-heavy fall slate, a programming lineup set by new owner Nexstar to avoid impacts of the now-ended writers strike and ongoing actors strike, “Everyone Else
Meta designed features in Instagram and other apps to “purposefully addict children and teens,” a group of 42 state attorneys general alleged in federal and state lawsuits filed Tuesday. Asked for comment, a Meta spokesperson said in a statement, “We share the attorneys general’s commitment to providing teens with safe, positive experiences online, and have
“All of Us Strangers,” a metaphysical drama about a gay man coming to terms with his past, led the Gotham Awards, picking up four nominations, including a nod for best international feature. Close behind were “Past Lives,” a look at the enduring bond between two childhood friends, and “A Thousand and One,” the story of
Conservative media company Blaze Media shifted its news website and video content to an ad-free, subscription-only model Tuesday, a choice made in part to “avoid the censorship” it says comes along with Big Tech advertising. The new version of Blaze’s news website, which will add in content from Blaze Media’s recently acquired publications Align and
AGC International, the international sales and distribution arm of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, will launch sales on the supernatural thriller “Late Night With the Devil” at the American Film Market in Santa Monica on Halloween. The film, a nightmarishly entertaining ode to the talk shows and horror movies of the 1970s, won the best screenplay
U.S.-based distributor Cinema Guild has acquired North American rights to the newly-restored 4K version of Somai Shinji’s 1993 classic “Moving” from French sales agent MK2 Films. The Japanese coming-of-age drama won the best restored film award, the top prize in Venice Classics, when it premiered at the Biennale in September. Cinema Guild, which also released
Daniel Radcliffe has boarded the upcoming HBO original documentary “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” as an executive producer, in addition to being prominently featured in the film as an interview subject. The movie, set to debut in November, chronicles the life of Radcliffe’s “Harry Potter” stunt double, who worked closely alongside Radcliffe from “Sorcerer’s
The Rome Film Fest, which is currently underway, is taking movies to screens all over the Eternal City, including jails, housing projects and a suburban park with two enormous ancient aqueducts. While the event’s 18th edition – the core component of which runs Oct. 18-29 – is drawing record-breaking crowds at the Renzo Piano-designed auditorium, screenings
Play video content SplashNews.com Scottie Pippen hates Michael Jordan‘s guts right now, but not all hope is lost for the legendary Bulls duo’s friendship … so says their former teammate, Dennis Rodman, who believes the two will eventually bury the hatchet. It’s no secret — Pippen was pissed over the ‘Last Dance’ documentary that dropped
Paramount+ in France has acquired “French Roulette – A Mother’s Ordeal,” Vincent Garenq’s (“Guilty”) limited series set in the 1970s. Under the deal, Paramount+ will have exclusive first-window rights in France to the series, which is represented internationally by France TV Distribution, and will premiere it on Dec. 1. Produced by Paris-based banners La Dame de
Former “Dancing With the Stars” host Tom Bergeron reunited with dancer and franchise veteran Cheryl Burke on the latter’s “Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and reflected on his tumultuous exit from the long-running ABC reality competition series. Bergeron was the original host of the program and led the show for 28
The nominations for the 33rd annual Gotham Awards will be announced on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT. The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s executive director Jeffrey Sharp and deputy director Kia Brooks will announce the nominations via Variety’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. [embedded content] The awards ceremony
The first look images of “William Tell,” the epic story of the crossbow-wielding warrior, have been released. The feature film is in its last week of principal photography in Italy. Beta Cinema is representing international sales rights with WME Independent handling North American rights. Nick Hamm directs, based on his screenplay, adapted from Friedrich Schiller’s
Costume designer Jacqueline West, a four-time Academy Award nominee, had several directors on her wish list. She had already worked alongside Denis Ville- neuve, Ben Affleck, Terrence Malick and Alejandro González Iñárritu. This year, she finally crossed Martin Scorsese’s name off the list. West designed the costumes for Scorsese’s latest epic, “Killers of the Flower
CAA-backed Anonymous Content Brazil, a joint venture between Anonymous Content and Rodrigo Teixeira’s RT Features, is teaming up with Oscar-winning screenwriter-producer-director Armando Bo (“Birdman”) and his sister companies, About Entertainment and film-ad production company Rebolucion, to develop and co-produce television series and advertising content for the Latin American market. The three-year co-development and co-production agreement
Before he was Uncle Jesse, Stamos was playing Uncle “Adam” and wasn’t happy about it. During the first table reading, Jodie Sweetin was getting all the laughs. “The final scene calls for the whole cast to gather around a baby’s crib and sing the theme song to ‘The Flintstones.’ By the time we get to
Spotify announced its first profitable quarter in more than a year in its earnings report Tuesday, stating that long-delayed subscription price hikes, a round of layoffs and marketing budget cuts assisted in boosting revenues and operating income. However, the profit was a small one — just 1%. The company reported third-quarter revenues rising 11% to $3.6
Sony’s Crunchyroll inked global distribution pact with Amazon bringing the anime streaming service to Prime Video — letting you access Crunchyroll’s library of 24,000 hours of content from the ecommerce giant’s video platform. Crunchyroll is now available via Prime Video Channels in the U.S., Canada, Sweden and the U.K., followed by additional territories throughout 2024.