Just how grisly is one “Saw X” scene? Apparently enough to get the cops called on the film’s editor, Steve Forn. In an interview with NME, director Kevin Greutert revealed that police showed up to Forn’s editing suite in North Hollywood after neighbors reported noises of someone being tortured to death. Forn was in the
Despite heavy rains which have closed some New York City subway lines, schools and movie theaters — including Alamo Drafthouse locations — the New York Film Festival plans to move forward with its opening night screening of Netflix’s “May December” on Friday. The soapy drama is scheduled for a 6 p.m. showing at Lincoln Center’s
Las Vegas police have arrested a man in connection to the fatal drive-by shooting of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur. The Las Vagas Metropolitan Police Department served a new search warrant in relation to the 1996 unsolved murder earlier this July, resulting in the launch of an investigation a few miles away from the Las Vegas
Cleo Sol is a British R&B singer who first made her mark as a teenager nearly 15 years ago but has risen to prominence as the most prominent vocalist in Sault, the prolific and deliberately anonymous alt-soul collective masterminded by musician-producer Inflo that has released a mind-boggling 11 albums in just four years. Sol has
Alamo Drafthouse is closing its New York City locations due to a rainstorm that’s left streets and subways flooded across the five boroughs. The theater chain said its venues in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island “will be closed until further notice.” On social media, the company said, “Please everyone stay dry & stay safe, and
Each September and February, I get particularly excited to see what the next big bag trends will be. Why? Because purses serve a purpose. They’re functional. I rely on my bag to carry my necessities. Translation: I can justify purchasing a bag more than, say, yet another frock. This fashion month, as we look ahead
America Ferrera got ready to attend her first Chloé show in a festive way: with music and dancing. It seems fitting, as creative director Gabriela Hearst took her final bow for the French fashion house in the same way, vigorously dancing to Rio’s samba school Mangueira—nothing but good vibes here. The Barbie star—who poured her
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Anyone envying a designer appointed to a luxury post would do well to check their jealousy for a second. The challenge of taking on a legacy brand, with all its airtight codes and intricately spiraling “house DNA,” is not one for
Aerosmith has pushed their 2023 tour to next year after Steven Tyler suffered an injury that led to “bleeding vocal cords,” and has now been revealed to be “more serious than initially thought.” In a statement shared on social media, the band said Tyler’s doctor “he fractured his larynx which requires ongoing care,” adding that
Season 4 of Netflix‘s hit show “Emily in Paris” and Amazon Prime’s “Etoile” are two of the high profile U.S. productions tentatively scheduled to start shooting in January in the French capital ahead of the Olympic Games. With the WGA strike over and SAG-AFTRA preparing to resume negotiations with studios, time is of the essence
Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group have announced a partnership with Gamma, the multimedia platform that also calls home to Usher and Sexyy Red. MMG has previously released music from Ross, Meek Mill, Wale and Gunplay, in a partnership with Epic Records. The new deal with Gamma will see Ross releasing music on the
Move over, Barbenheimer, it’s time for Saw Patrol. This weekend sees the releases of four major movies, including Paramount’s family friendly “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” Lionsgate’s gory, R-rated “Saw X,” 20th Century’s sci-fi epic “The Creator” and “Sony’s GameStop stock story “Dumb Money.” “PAW Patrol” is expected to come out on top with an
In “Invisible Nation,” director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan. The 85-minute documentary follows Tsai as she seeks full international recognition of Taiwan’s right to exist. The doc was produced by the director’s husband, veteran producer Ted Hope, who has been in the indie trenches
Bengali-language focused streamer Hoichoi has unveiled a 24-strong slate on the occasion of its sixth anniversary of operations. The platform has seen a 40% surge in direct subscriptions and a 60% rise in individual watch time per subscriber compared to 2022, Hoichoi said. The streamer’s monthly active users have doubled, it said. Apart from India and Bangladesh,
Olivia Rodrigo, SZA and Nicki Minaj are just a few of the artists slated to perform as part of iHeartMedia’s annual Jingle Ball Tour presented by Capital One. In addition to the trio, the tour will feature a variety of musicians at various stops on the trek including Usher, Niall Horan, OneRepublic, AJR, Sabrina Carpenter,
As New York Film Festival’s artistic director, Dennis Lim has become adept at multitasking. “Sometimes, I have to introduce one film and then run across the street to moderate a Q&A for different film,” he says. “If I have an hour or two free, I will sneak into a cinema and watch something as a
Letterboxd has been acquired by Tiny, a Canadian holding company, in a deal that values the popular social site for film fanatics at over $50 million. Letterboxd was founded in 2011 by two entrepreneurs in New Zealand, Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow. It recently topped 10 million registered accounts, after seeing a particularly sizable
Among the treasure trove of damning government documents leaked by Edward Snowden in 2013 that exposed the NSA’s vast surveillance activities was one that detailed a secret U.K. program known as Phantom Parrot. It allows authorities to stop people entering the country in order to download their personal data from their phones and other electronic
NEW ARRIVALS THE BAG Pushing the boundaries of the brand’s signature intrecciato technique, Bottega Veneta weaves a dream of a bag in a whimsical egg shape. Handbag, Bottega Veneta, bottegaveneta.com.Courtesy of Bottega Veneta Simone Rocha Black Nano Egg BagCredit: Courtesy Coperni Black U.F.O BagCredit: Courtesy Lindquist Eggi in BlackCredit: Courtesy THE BRACELET Chanel’s Tweed Étoilé
Bunim/Murray Productions boss Julie Pizzi has been named president of 51 Minds Entertainment, its sister production company under Banjiay Americas, amid the exit of Christian Sarabia after 10 years at the post. Pizzi will add the studio to her purview while remaining atop Bunim/Murray, and continue to report directly to Banjiay Americas CEO Ben Samek.
Chelsea centre-back Millie Bright, who captained the England Lionesses to a historic soccer FIFA World Cup Final this summer, stars in the first episode of series “Sky Sports Editions.” The show is a long-form YouTube series that is a blend of sport, fashion, lifestyle and culture, centered around the biggest stars of women’s sport.
In the late 2000s, U2 embarked on the “U2 360” tour, so named because the band was playing stadiums in an in-the-round format. This weekend, the quartet kicks off a nearly three-month engagement in Las Vegas that could be nicknamed “U2 366.” Because 366 feet is the listed height of Sphere, the $2-billion-plus orb that
In an effort to train a spotlight on the part of the world he’s from, and its joys and sorrows, Brad Paisley is simultaneously releasing two striking new videos, “Son of the Mountains” and “The Medicine Will,” that each representing a flip side of Appalachian life. One song is a warm embrace of his home
It’s the official end of Netflix‘s DVD era: The company is mailing out its very last red envelopes on Friday, Sept. 29. As a parting gift to its loyal DVD-by-mail members, Netflix will let them keep any discs they still have out. The company, which launched as a DVD subscription service 25 years ago, announced
The missing OceanGate Titan submersible tragedy from earlier this year is being made into a movie. MindRiot Entertainment and producer E. Brian Dobbins (“The Blackening,” “Black-ish”) are making a movie about the OceanGate incident. Dobbins will co-produce and MindRiot’s Justin MacGregor and Jonathan Keasey will write the film. The Titan submersible caught the world’s attention
Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing senator who represented California for 30 years, died on Thursday night. She was 90. The news was confirmed in a statement from Feinstein’s chief of staff, James Sauls, posted to her X (formerly known as Twitter) account: “Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C. Her
U.S. actor Elena Kampouris (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”) is set to star in the Sicily-set “Here Now,” a romantic thriller marking Italian director Gabriele Muccino‘s return to English-language filmmaking. Muccino’s Hollywood credits include the Will Smith-starrer “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Kampouris’ recent efforts comprise Netflix series “Jupiter’s Legacy” and the 2020 remake of
Uday Shankar, the former head of Disney in India, says that “limitless” changes to the Indian media landscape may soon leave behind conventional ideas of television and video. The great disruptor is JioCinema, part of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries conglomerate, and in which Shankar is a major investor. JioCinema, which operates streaming services, and is
Fresh off a headline-making reunion, NSYNC is back with its first release in nearly 20 years, “Better Place.” The single was released on Friday as part of the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack. With 19 years passing since Justin Timberlake left the group and 10 since their last group performance, rumors about NSYNC reuniting at the VMAs
MEGA MERGER The proposed merger between Indian powerhouse Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony‘s Indian TV businesses, which has been nearly two years in the making, is likely to be delayed further, Sony said in a filing on Friday. The companies cleared a key regulatory hurdle in August, but there are other matters pending, especially that of leadership. The original