Hamas militants launched a surprise attack inside Israel Saturday, in which they fired thousands of rockets, sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip and kidnapped Israeli civilians and soldiers. The attacks started on a religious holiday weekend in Israel, and nearly 300 people have been killed, according to the New York
What would a monk want with a gun? Bringing wisdom and a streak of wry humor to his Bhutan-set sophomore feature, “The Monk and the Gun,” director Pawo Choyning Dorji teases any number of possible answers to that question over the course of a droll, shrewdly satirical fable, in which Western values crash against a
SPOILER ALERT: This contains spoilers from “The Changeling”, now streaming on AppleTV+ “The Changeling’s” latest episode steps back in time to New York — in 1982, to be precise. For production designer Lester Cohen, he needed to find a place where he could build his red-light area and seedy hotel. The episode begins with Lillian (Adina Porter)
259,000 people tuned in to watch NFL player Travis Kelce date 50 women on the premiere of his E! reality dating show, “Catching Kelce,” in 2016. Apparently, Kelce only needed to date one to attract an audience of 27 million. That woman, of course, is Taylor Swift. And all she had to do was simply
Terence Davies, the British filmmaker known for “Distant Voices, Still Lives,” “The Deep Blue Sea” and “The Long Day Closes,” has died. He was 77. The news of Davies’ death was shared on his official Instagram page: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Terence Davies, who died peacefully at home
One of the tiniest lived-in details in Bangladeshi writer-director Biplob Sarkar‘s debut feature — which is really a cluster of tiny, lived-in details — is the sheet of adhesive bindis that Kajal (a delightfully natural Ehan Rashid) snaffles from his mother’s dressing table. The bindis, or as they’re known in these parts, teeps, are worn
Martin Scorsese said the entertainment industry is in a “period of reinventing” cinema during his Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival on Saturday, urging young people to use new technology for good as opposed to making “content.” When asked by director Edgar Wright about becoming somewhat of a spokesperson for the current state
Nearly 50 years after William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” landed in theaters to leg out a run as the highest-grossing feature of 1973, a new sequel to it is opening on top of the box office. Universal’s “The Exorcist: Believer” compelled audiences to the tune of an $11.9 million opening day from 3,663 locations, a number
Korean powerhouse CJ ENM is set to continue its already extensive investment in Indonesia. The company will announce a slate of Indonesian films imminently. It is also planning to produce films and series that can be remade in other international territories, said Justin Kim, head of international productions at CJ ENM, which has production and
Don’t trust Mads Mikkelsen with your script. “‘Casino Royale’ was the first screenplay with my name on every single page. Which also means that if you lose it, it’s on you. I got on a plane, started to read it and I fell asleep. Then I got out and just left it there,” he told
Producer Savita Raj Hiremath’s 2006 Bollywood cult classic “Khosla Ka Ghosla!” is being remade in the Telugu, Marathi and Kannada languages, it was revealed on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee and written by Jaideep Sahni, the Hindi-language film followed Khosla, a Delhi-based retired
Shawna Trpcic, the Emmy-nominated costume designer who greatly influenced the look of Lucasfilm’s “The Mandalorian” and “Ahsoka,” has died. She was 56. Trpcic’s death was confirmed via the Costume Designer’s Guild. “With great sadness, we inform you that multiple Emmy-nominated and CDG Award-winning costume designer Shawna Trpcic has passed away unexpectedly,” the guild wrote on
The songs and score of the new film “Dicks: The Musical” are deadpan, but about as far away from dead and humanly and musically possible. It sounds like a fully fleshed-out Broadway musical brought to vibrant life on the big screen, even though it went directly from being a two-man mini-show in a New York
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “The Exorcist: Believer,” now playing in theaters. After 50 years, “The Exorcist” franchise is back with “The Exorcist: Believer,” and it returns with some familiar faces. It was announced early on that Ellen Burstyn, who played Chris MacNeil in the original “Exorcist,” would reprise her role in “The
Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi attended the North American premiere of Sofia Coppola‘s “Priscilla” at the New York Film Festival on Friday night, where they sat down for a post-screening Q&A to discuss the biographical drama. “I got really lucky to actually sit down with Priscilla herself and ask her all the questions I wanted
Jessica Lange is thinking about retirement. In a candid interview with The Telegraph, the two-time Oscar-winner revealed that she is thinking of “phasing out of filmmaking” and offered some blunt criticism for the entertainment industry’s direction over the past few years. “Creativity is secondary now to corporate profits,” Lange said. “The emphasis becomes not on
Actor Ashley Johnson — star of the popular web series “Critical Role” and video game franchise “The Last of Us” — has filed a lawsuit against Brian Foster, her ex-boyfriend and former “Critical Role” castmate, alleging domestic violence, sexual battery, assault, stalking, gender violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil rights violations. The suit was
The voyages of Leif, Harald, and Freydis will come to a close with Season 3 at Netflix, Variety has confirmed. “I am so grateful to have had three seasons to tell the stories of Leif, Harald and Freydis. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to show the evolution of how three of the
Celebrated Singaporean producer Jeremy Chua and emerging Philippines talent Rafael Manuel have teamed on “Filipinana,” a selection at the Busan International Film Festival‘s Asian Project Market this year. The film will follow 17-year-old girl Isabel, who spends her whole day teeing-up balls for golfers at a country club. She feels strangely drawn to club president
Iran’s Arsalan Amiri, who won two awards at Venice for his debut feature “Zalava,” is at the Busan International Film Festival‘s Asian Project Market with “For the Girls of the Tribe.” Inspired by a real historical event that took place in 1905 in Iran, the film will tell the story of a group of peasants who rescue two
It took about 100 days to shoot “Killers of the Flower Moon,” according to director Martin Scorsese and producer Daniel Lupi. That came after an extensive script rewrite, multiple interruptions due to COVID-19 and doing everything they could to ensure justice was done to the story. Scorsese received a standing ovation from the crowd at
It’s been a few years since Bill Adams has worked as an extra. At 85, he doesn’t get called as much as he used to. But for the last three months, he has commuted to the picket lines from his home in Long Beach about once a week. “I’m just tired of the multinational greed,”
British synth-pop group the Pet Shop Boys are the latest to call out Drake for allegedly not getting permission to use their lyrics in his newly-dropped “For All the Dogs” record. PSB issued a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Friday afternoon. In it, they claim Drake did not credit the group for
Ahead of a grand debut to the public on Saturday, the Grammy Museum previewed the “Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit” in Los Angeles, giving a sneak peek of its curated celebration of hip-hop culture. The interactive exhibit, meant to serve as an educational experience to honor hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, is a visceral assortment of iconic
Seoul-based sales company Finecut has struck key Asian deals for the vigilante action movie “Brave Citizen.” In Korea, the film is presented by Content Wavve, one of the country’s leading OTT platforms and is headed for a Korean theatrical release on Oct. 25. Finecut has sealed deals with Kadokawa Plus for Japan, with Moviecloud for
On this episode of “On the Street,” we experience Halloween Horror Nights and ask folks, if they are excited to see ‘The Exorcist: Believer’? ► Buy Tickets for The Exorcist: Believer: https://www.fandango.com/the-exorcist-believer-2023-231976/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc ► Learn more: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_exorcist_believer?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc
Anonymous Content enacted a round of layoffs on Friday, representing about 8% of the workforce at a company of around 170 people. The talent management and production shop reduced staff across all divisions, including representation, television, motion picture, literary, media rights and branded entertainment. Insiders familiar with Anonymous cited the Hollywood labor strikes and a volatile
J. Cole knows his fans and stans love to stir the pot — a frustrating social media experience for him — but contrary to popular belief, he’s still down to record with NBA YoungBoy!!! Cole World made the revelation on his blistering “First Person Shooter” duet off Drake‘s new album “For All The Dogs” following
Chris McCumber, the president of Blumhouse Television, is stepping down from his role, Variety has confirmed. Blumhouse TV’s president of production Jeremy Gold will step into the top spot at the company on an interim basis. Chris Dickie, head of scripted at Blumhouse TV, will also be assisting during the transition. In addition, Blumhouse’s TV
As earning significant profile for shows in a packed marketplace has become one of Europe’s most pressing industry concerns, a new and ambitious TV series festival is launching in Cadiz, southern Spain, as an initiative of Mediaset España and backed by shows from other key players on the Spanish TV scene, such as The Mediapro