Dancers and non-dancers alike can rejoice at the announcement of upcoming dance documentary “Dance As You Are,” a new project from “Embattled” producer Eryl Cochran. The film was shot almost exclusively on iPhones over 60 days and is the first release from Cochran’s new production label KEYKIX. “Dance As You Are” centers on a group of 75 strangers, ages 23-74, who must come together to form six
The Latin American Fashion Awards has named its icon of the year ahead of its biennial ceremony, which recognizes and champions leading and emerging Latinx talent in the fashion industry. J Balvin will received the ceremony’s prestigious Latin Fashion Icon of the Year award at the event, taking place on November 4. “I’m excited to
Taylor Swift‘s “Eras Tour” concert film is breaking records before it even hits theaters. The movie has surpassed $100 million globally in advance ticket sales, according to its official distributor AMC. These revenues encompass all showtimes, locations, and circuits playing “Eras Tour,” not just AMC. More to come…
With over 40 films and television series under its belt and counting, the Marvel Cinematic Universe can often times feel like an unwieldy beast that’s impossible to conquer. The record-breaking Hollywood franchise kicked off in 2008 with the release of “Iron Man,” starring Robert Downey Jr. in the title role, but that’s not where an
Warsaw Film Festival sets out to spotlight a slew of new local releases, from “Anxiety” by Sławomir Fabicki – Oscar-nominated for his short “A Man Thing” – to this year’s opener “Song of Goats” by Andrzej Jakimowski. The latter, featuring “EO” star Mateusz Kościukiewicz and set in Greece, will show characters living close to an
Time travel is impossible in real life, but it’s also pretty difficult to pull off in fiction, where a nifty plot device can too easily devolve into a tangled nest of convoluted exposition. The first season of “Loki” avoided this problem, making the Disney+ show a bright spot in a somewhat stagnant era of the
In a significant declaration of large intentions and strategy at Studiocanal, owned by Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group, Françoise Guyonnet has been appointed Studiocanal CEO Copyrights Group and EVP Kids’ Brands as the European production-distribution giant looks to drive powerfully into children’s IP. Studiocanal described the appointment in a written statement on Thursday as “a confident
Encouraged by the generous tax breaks on offer in Spain, Mexican producer Christopher Hool of Bazooka Films has launched new company Studio 33 Films, with outposts in both Mexico City and Madrid. His Spanish producing partner Pablo Gonzalez, with extensive experience in providing production services, will run Studio 33 Films Spain, Hool said at Iberseries
Paris Hilton‘s life story could soon be coming to TV. Variety has confirmed that Hilton’s recent book, “Paris: The Memoir,” has been optioned by A24 with plans to adapt it for the small screen. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, the deal for the book is said to be in the six
Kenny MacPherson, CEO of Hipgnosis Songs Group, faces allegations of sexual battery and harassment in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles by a woman who previously worked with him at the music publishing company Chrysalis. Sara Lewis, who worked with MacPherson when he was president of the music publishing shingle Chrysalis, filed the suit on
Ahead of its 39th edition, Poland’s Warsaw Film Festival is betting on timely topics. “The role of filmmakers, and artists in general, is to react,” says festival director Stefan Laudyn. “For years, we have been showing films that criticize the situation in various countries, not just in Poland. We try to avoid puff pieces.” While
Jason Reed has been appointed head of Skydance Sports, the sports-focused studio joint venture formed between David Ellison’s Skydance Media and the NFL. In the new role, Reed will oversee all Skydance Sports operations and the development and production of the studio’s entire slate of sports-driven storytelling across scripted and unscripted content, documentaries, and events
The upcoming third season of CBC and Max original comedy “Sort Of” will be its final season, co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo have announced. The final eight-episode season will premiere in Canada on the CBC Gem streaming service on Nov. 17, releasing two episodes per week until the series finale on Dec. 8. “We
Industry veteran Axel Caballero has been tapped as CEO of the Latino Film Institute, the organization founded by actor and advocate Edward James Olmos. The Latino Film Institute runs a number of prominent events and artistic development programs, including the annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, the Youth Cinema Project and LatinX in Animation.
Cameras are set to roll in mid-October in Budapest on Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic “Maria” toplining Angelina Jolie in the title role with several new cast members now on board. Italian star Valeria Golino, whose recent appearances include a lead in Netflix’s Elena Ferrante series “The Lying Life of Adults” and season 2 of Apple
Neon has picked up rights to Pamela Adlon‘s directorial debut “Babes,” a comedy starring Ilana Glazer and Hasan Minhaj. Glazer, the co-creator and star of Comedy Central’s hit sitcom “Broad City,” co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Rabinowitz (“Ramy,” “The Carmichael Show”). The story follows the aggressively single Eden, who becomes pregnant from a one-night stand
Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg are collaborating on a movie about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Rock is in final talks to direct and produce the project, with Spielberg on board as executive producer. Universal Pictures is backing the biographical drama after optioning Jonathan Eig’s biography “King: A Life.” Eig’s book has been
In Vita Maria Drygas’ doc “Danger Zone,” war is for sale. And there are people who can afford it. “The very idea of ‘war tourism’ was shocking to me. Armed conflict is not a stage: you don’t buy tickets to watch a show,” she says ahead of the premiere at Warsaw Film Festival. Produced by
After hitting the Cannes Film Festival with “Three Thousand Years of Longing” in 2022, George Miller is eyeing a splashy Croisette comeback with “Furiosa,” his post-apocalyptic “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel movie. The Warner Bros. tentpole casts Anya Taylor-Joy as a younger version of Imperator Furiosa, the action heroine made famous by Charlize Theron in
It’s been a decade since Walter White parked his car, popped open his trunk and planted bullets into the neo-Nazis that stole his fortune, murdered Hank and kidnapped Jesse. In what is widely considered one of television’s finest series finales, “Breaking Bad” laid its unlikely drug kingpin to rest and tied up the right amount
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in the Season 1 finale of “Ahsoka,” currently streaming on Disney+. There’s a brief moment in the penultimate episode of Season 1 of “Ahsoka” when characters from at least four different eras of “Star Wars” occupy the same scene. The most recent character is Capt. Carson Teva
Björk and Rosalía have teamed up on a new single that aims to raise awareness in the fight against industrial salmon farming in Björk’s native Iceland. The pair of European hitmakers will donate sales of the song to help protesters cover their legal fees. The track currently remains untitled but will be released later this
Matt Buchanan and Karl von Randow, the two movie mega-fans who started Letterboxd as a part-time labor of love, have sold a majority stake in the business. So what’s going to be different now? Not much, the two New Zealanders tell Variety. For starters, they remain in charge of running Letterboxd. “We are not expecting
A live-action project set in the world of the popular sci-fi video game Cyberpunk 2077 is in the works, video game developer CD Projekt Red announced Thursday. There are few details revealed about the project — namely whether it’s a film or TV series — but it will be made with Anonymous Content, the media
Joey Fatone recently told Yahoo Entertainment that he was “blindsided” when Justin Timberlake left NSYNC to set out on a solo career. Fatone said the assumed expectation was that Timberlake would eventually come back to the hugely popular boy band, but that never transpired. Timberlake went on to launch a solo career with his 2002 debut
Sean Atkins has watched the digital media revolution transform entertainment throughout his career as a content executive for Discovery Communications, MTV and HBO, among other outlets. In his present role as president of talent and marketing firm Jellysmack, he’s now got a front-row seat to watch how social media and the growth of the creator
It’s the quiet that strikes you in “Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros,” a documentary rejoinder to every image of cacophonous haute cuisine environments — complete with clattering pans, hissing steam and chefs screaming invective — that has been fed to us by “Hell’s Kitchen”-style reality shows and the propulsive drama of “The Bear.” Serenity reigns in
In Paris, it’s nearly impossible to go within a one-mile radius without spotting a Sézane tote bag. The fashion brand, founded by Morgane Sézalory in 2013, is sort of like the French girl’s Madewell: ubiquitous, utilitarian, but undoubtedly trendy. Like French style, its wares are slightly more feminine—think: bows and florals and lady-like brocade sandals
Roy Wood Jr., a longtime contributor to Comedy Central‘s “Daily Show,” will not return to the late-night program when it returns to production, the latest wrinkle to develop at the long-running show as executives continue to hunt for a successor to Trevor Noah. “I can’t come up with Plan B is while still working with
Will Ferrell wants to work with up-and-coming comedians on social media — who will get a chance to mentor under some big-name podcasters and be featured across iHeartMedia‘s audio outlets. Ferrell and iHeartMedia’s Big Money Players Podcast Network (BMP) announced the “Big Money Players Circle.” Ferrell has hand-picked “the coolest and funniest social sensations to