Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The documentary, which was acquired by SK Global Entertainment, tells the story of Anita Pallenberg, the model and actress who rose to fame in the 1960s and ’70s after a chance encounter with
Independent cinema is in trouble. That’s according to Bob Berney, CEO of Picturehouse, John Sloss, founder and CEO of Cinetic Media, and Eugene Hernandez, director of the Sundance Film Festival and head of public programming. During an Oct. 1 Woodstock Film Festival panel titled the “Current and Future State of Independent Cinema” the trio ruminated
Kanye West wished he would’ve saved his good beats for himself during his 5-album “Wyoming Sessions” run in 2018 … as he felt Pusha T, Nas and Teyana Taylor weren’t appreciating his greatness!!! Play video content The regrets — yes, he’s had a few — are coming out now in leaked footage from a 2018
Issa Rae has been named creative director for the 2024 American Black Film Festival (ABFF), the annual film festival presented by Nice Crowd. “Throughout the course of her career, Issa Rae has made an indelible impact within the entertainment ecosystem ranging from her wide array of roles – in front of and behind the camera
Online submissions have opened for the 11th Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, which will be held on Sunday, Feb. 18 at The Beverly Hills Hotel. The awards recognize the outstanding achievements of make-up artists and hair stylists across the following categories: Motion Pictures, Television, Television Special, Daytime Television, Children and Teen Programming,
It’s that time of the year again: Mariah Carey is getting back in the Christmas spirit. On Monday morning, the singer revealed her “Merry Christmas One and All” tour, spreading holiday cheer across North America starting in mid-November. The 13-date trek kicks off in Highland, CA on November 15, with plans to make stops in
Paris Hilton is getting her X on. The influencer and entrepreneur — who has 16.6 million followers on X, formerly known as Twitter — announced a deal with the social platform owned by Elon Musk for an array of content and commerce initiatives. Under the deal between X and Hilton and her 11:11 Media company,
With Mattel Films off to the races thanks to the blockbuster success of “Barbie,” the studio is moving full steam ahead on its upcoming Barney movie produced by Daniel Kaluuya. The project became a subject of fascination for cinephiles after Mattel Films executive Kevin McKeon told The New Yorker in July that the script was similar
Brittany Mahomes hitting it off with Taylor Swift has seemingly rubbed Travis Kelce‘s ex-girlfriend the wrong way — Kayla Nicole no longer follows her bestie on Instagram amid the tight end’s budding relationship with the singer. Patrick Mahomes‘ wife has been spending a lot of time with T-Swift over the past two weeks — as
Steve Nicks all but confirmed in a new interview with Vulture that Fleetwood Mac is done and will no longer perform following the November 2022 passing of singer-songwriter and longtime band member Christine McVie. Nicks’ comment echoes similar thoughts that Mick Fleetwood shared in February when he told the Los Angeles Times, “I think right now,
Madonna’s life — and the relentless ambition that fueled her rise — could be the stuff of a great book. And now Pulitzer finalist Mary Gabriel has taken on the challenge. Gabriel, who wrote about the women who helped invent modern art in “Ninth Street Women,” turns her attention to the Material Girl in “Madonna:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the first Oscar ever awarded to a Black actor: The plaque presented to actress Hattie McDaniel in 1940 for her iconic supporting role in the landmark 1939 film “Gone With the Wind.” Following McDaniel’s death in 1952, the award was bequeathed to D.C.’s Howard University, where it was a prized
Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights to Elon Musk documentary “Musk,” directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney. It was announced during Cannes earlier this year that HBO Documentary Films had come on board to join the production and will release the film in North America. Gibney directed “The Inventor: Out for Blood
Back in 2021, Manolo Blahnik introduced a virtual archive on its website where you can freely explore the world of the luxury shoemaker, from the eponymous designer’s first-ever silhouette to his muses and inspiration throughout the decades. And on October 3, the brand will be adding a new room—The Craft Room—which will showcase the incredible
WRITERS’ DEVELOPMENT The U.K.’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) has partnered with “The Crown” producer Left Bank Pictures on the NFTS Diverse Writers Development Program that kicks off in March 2024. It will select six emerging U.K. screenwriters from under-represented backgrounds to contribute their voices to the entertainment landscape and inject fresh perspectives into scripted
During her performance in Las Vegas Sunday night, Lady Gaga dedicated her 2011 hit “Born This Way” to the victims of the mass shooting that took place in the city six years earlier. Gaga stopped midway through a stripped-down version of the song and said, “I just want to remind everyone here what a resilient
“Million Dollar Listing UAE,” the first adaptation outside the U.S. of Bravo’s long-running luxury real estate reality franchise, is going through the roof in the Middle East. The bilingual show, featuring five United Arab Emirates brokers wheeling and dealing lavish properties in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, has been breaking all previous viewership records “across originals as
Robin Williams‘ daughter Zelda took to Instagram (via Entertainment Weekly) to rail against AI recreations of her father, the legendary comedian who died in 2014. Zelda called these recreations “personally disturbing.” SAG-AFTRA has listed AI recreations as a “a mandatory subject of bargaining” in its ongoing strike against the AMPTP, including “the use of performer’s
“Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” director Anna Hints keeps on bewitching her audience. Literally. “Maybe you are not wrong. Maybe it is witchcraft,” she says. “There is this word in Estonian, nõid. It means healer, shaman, which is what my grandmother used to be. Words come to you and you heal through them. Coming from Estonian Indigenous
Fred Kogel, CEO of leading German film and TV group Leonine Studios, which distributes the “Expendables” and “John Wick” movies in Germany, made the case for a new generation of action stars during the Zurich Summit over the weekend, where he was presented with Zurich Film Festival’s Game Changer Award. He noted that many of
Left, on Ella Richards: Top, $345, dress, $435, Dries Van Noten. Ring, Lydia Courteille. Right, on Lucie de la Falaise: Coat, $3,185, boots, $1,340, Dries Van Noten. Earrings, Lydia Courteille.Brigitte Niedermair On the outskirts of Paris, a studio blooms with bright flowers—some real, some faux. Lucie de la Falaise, however, is accoutred in all black.
After London’s Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into Russell Brand last week, the Thames Valley Police is also looking into the matter, it has emerged. A woman contacted the Thames Valley Police two weeks ago with “new information” in relation to reports of “harassment and stalking,” according to the BBC. The Metropolitan Police had said
A weekend away in a luxurious Long Island home sounds quite idyllic until the apocalyptic doom starts to hit. Netflix has released the trailer for its new thriller “Leave the World Behind,” executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. The movie stars Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke as a couple who books a weekend getaway
French actor Gerard Depardieu, who is indicted on rape and sexual assault charges in connection to a 2018 case, has published an open letter claiming he’s “neither a rapist, nor a predator.” In the brief letter, published in Le Figaro newspaper on Oct. 1, Depardieu alluded to the allegations of rape and sexual assault tied to
Charades has sold key territories on Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s hand-painted animation “Chicken for Linda!” (“Linda veut du poulet!”) that won dual honors at the Annecy Animation Festival. The film follows loving mom, Paulette, who feels guilty after unfairly punishing her daughter Linda and would do anything to make it up to her. She sets
EST N8, a recently-established finance, production and film sales company, has appointed Chen ; Tata’ Xinrui as its sales and distribution manager. Chen will serve under Tenten Wei, head of studios for EST N8 and will be based in Los Angeles. EST N8 is a partnership between EST Studios and Bangkok-based N8 Studios that was
Shah Rukh Khan has beaten Shah Rukh Khan at the box office. The Bollywood star’s “Jawan” has sped past his own “Pathaan” to occupy the box office top spot among the Indian films of 2023. “Jawan,” featuring Khan in a dual role as a father and son who set out to rectify corruption in Indian
Beyonce unveiled a full trailer Sunday evening for a forthcoming concert film based on her blockbuster 2023 Renaissance World Tour. The film’s formal title is “Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce,” and the singer has opened ticket pre-sales at theater chains including AMC, Regal and Cinemark. It will hit U.S. theaters on December 1. “When I
Trinity CineAsia has picked up U.K. and Ireland rights to Chinese hit film “The Ex-Files 4: Marriage Plan.” The film ranked third worldwide at the box office over the latest weekend. Trinity CineAsia will give it an official release from Oct. 6, but began a campaign of limited previews timed to coincide with the mid-Autumn
A clutch of Chinese movies released for the end of September holiday season dominated the global box office over the latest weekend. Mainland Chinese-produced films took first, third and fifth places across the planet, according to U.S.-based data service Comscore. Comscore shows “Under the Light,” which released only in mainland China, grossing an estimated $54