International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will open on Jan. 25 with “Munch,” Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s take on the Norwegian artist behind “The Scream.” “Bringing to life the inner world of such a complex character has been a very rewarding experience. We are thrilled to show audiences what inspired [Edvard] Munch and what kept his inner
Beta Cinema has picked up sales rights to director Lukas Nathrath’s first feature film “One Last Evening,” a tragicomedy that competed in Locarno’s First Look selection and won the main prize. Produced on a micro-budget, “One Last Evening” will world premiere in International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition and subsequently at the Max Ophüls Preis
Middle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has boarded Saudi wrestling comedy “Sattar.” The film is set for a wide release in Saudi on Dec. 29 via Front Row Arabia, its joint-venture with local exhibitor Muvi Cinemas. Directed by Kuwaiti’s Abdullah Al Arak, the film, which launched positively from the recent Red Sea Film Festival, is
Street casting — the process of plucking non-professional actors from their everyday lives to play prominent screen roles, often as observationally scripted versions of themselves — is a process that has yielded rich rewards for many a French film in recent years. Titles from Laurent Cantet’s “The Class” to Frédéric Baillif’s “La Mif” have thrived
‘THE ARCHIES’ WRAPS PRODUCTION Production has wrapped up on “The Archies,” a Netflix coming-of-age, live action musical set in 1960s India, based on the teenagers of Riverdale and the popular comic book series of the same title. Directed by Zoya Akhtar (“Gully Boy”), the film stars the offspring of many of Bollywood’s current superstars. These
“Avatar: The Way of Water” made a smaller splash in its debut at the mainland China box office than might have been expected just a few weeks ago. But under the fast-changing circumstances in the country, that was probably as good as could have been hoped for. The film earned $51.3 million between Friday and
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the Season 5, Episode 7 episode of “Yellowstone,” “The Dream Is Not Me,” which premiered Sunday, Dec. 18 on Paramount Network. Last week’s “Yellowstone” was a leisurely ride through the ranch, which served to illustrate the culture of The Gather, which is basically a community party celebrating cattle branding.
The trailer for Christopher Nolan’s latest film, “Oppenheimer” has been released by Universal Pictures. “Oppenheimer” documents the life and ethically questionable accolades of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who is credited with inventing the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was one of the primary contributors to the Manhattan Project, a government research effort centered around the creation of
The release of “Avatar: The Way of Water” in South Korea largely lived up to expectations and delivered a major boost to the final quarter’s flagging box office. Its gross revenues between Friday and Sunday represented the second biggest opening of the year. They lifted the nationwide total to the country’s second largest weekend of
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Tom Cruise has once again jumped out of a plane — this time to deliver another thank you to fans of “Top Gun: Maverick” while hurtling through the troposphere. “Hey everyone, here we are over stunning South Africa, and we’re filming ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” parts one and two,” Cruise yells to a camera
While the world was soaking in the news of Argentina’s thrilling win over France at the 2022 World Cup final, Lil Baby and Budweiser released the music video for the Tears For Fears-inspired FIFA single “The World Is Yours to Take.” The anthem was originally released in September as part of the official FIFA World
Above all else, Showtime’s “George & Tammy” limited series was charged with getting two things right: the relationship, and the records. Cut any creative corners on either the music or the portrayal of the marriage, and the series might have been shamed by all of Nashville and the country-loving world at large. So far, the
International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled its selection of 20 feature film projects and five immersive projects for the 40th edition of CineMart, the festival’s co-production market, which runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. Following two online editions, the market is hosted in-person for the first time since 2020. Filmmakers from Indonesia, Paraguay, the
Billy Joel has postponed his final Madison Square Garden concert of the year, initially slated for Monday evening, due to a “viral infection.” On Saturday evening, reps for the singer shared a statement with Variety confirming the December show would be pushed to June 2 and said the “Uptown Girl” singer was “under strict doctor’s
Argentina has won the World Cup after a wild championship game against France that went into extra time and became the third World Cup final to be decided by a penalty-kick shootout. The game ran more than two hours as Argentina and France played to a grueling draw. The score was 2-2 after 90 minutes,
Unless you want to bury your head in an underwater sand dune, it’s clear that “Avatar: The Way of Water” underperformed at the box office this weekend — a fact that shouldn’t change anyone’s experience of the movie. The critics, or at least a whole lot of them, were rapturous (though not this one; I
James Cameron’s science-fiction epic “Avatar: The Way of Water,” a sequel 13 years in the making, delivered a dazzling $301 million in its international box office debut. Of the 52 territories in play, China delivered the biggest start with $57.1 million, an underwhelming turnout given the original movie’s popularity in the country. Heading into the
James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” collected $134 million in its North American box office debut, affirming the public’s interest in Pandora and providing a needed boost to beleaguered movie theaters. Overseas, the sci-fi epic brought in $301 million, bringing its global tally to a sizable $435 million. Those ticket sales mark
“Saturday Night Live” star Cecily Strong did not go quietly into that good night, saying a heartfelt goodbye to the show in her final appearance on “Weekend Update,” appearing as her popular character Cathy Anne. Wearing a Santa hat, which she said was due to having her hair scalped in an escalator mishap, Cathy Anne
Washington Post tech columnist Taylor Lorenz said her Twitter account was suspended after she asked Elon Musk, the new owner of the social network, for comment on a story she was working on. Lorenz’s Twitter account, which she activated in 2010, had more than 340,000 followers before it was suspended. “Earlier tonight, Elon Musk suspended
“Saturday Night Live’s” final show of the season started on a sweet note, as host Austin Butler tenderly recalled watching the late night comedy show with his late mother. “I love my mom, some of my favorite memories from growing up was watching ‘SNL’ every week,” and even though he had this “crippling shyness,” he
Cecily Strong is leaving “Saturday Night Live,” continuing the exodus of veteran “Not Ready For Prime Time Players” who have been parting ways with the venerable NBC program since last summer. The NBC show announced that Saturday’s broadcast — expected to be “SNL”s “ last of 2022 — would also mark Strong’s final appearance as
Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most renowned actors, was detained on charges of “spreading falsehoods” regarding the country’s ongoing protest movement, according to state media. The BBC reported that Alidoosti condemned the country’s recent execution of Mohsen Shekarim for his involvement with protests. The actor made her statements through a now-deleted post on Instagram. “His
BBC has released a first look at its upcoming continuation of “Doctor Who,” sharing images of “Sex Education” star Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor. The first look photographs include a solo shot of Gatwa in a cozy orange sweater and patterned coat, as well as a duo shot with him and his companion Ruby
SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of “The Recruit.” In the final scene of Season 1 of “The Recruit,” CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) wakes up bound to a chair in a dark, decrepit room and finds fugitive Max Meladze (Laura Haddock) — with whom he’s formed a tenuous alliance and
Sharon Osbourne was hospitalized on Friday evening after suffering a medical emergency in Santa Paula, Calif. Reports indicate that Osbourne had been filming on Discovery+’s long-running paranormal reality series “Ghost Adventures” when the incident occurred. Santa Paula police chief Don Aguilar confirmed the name of the individual involved in the medical emergency. Authorities first responded
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Louis Armstrong, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Selena Gomez, Sinead O’Connor and Tanya Tucker are the subjects of six separate 2022 music documentaries. But if you ask the directors behind each project whether or not they made a music doc, the answer is resounding no. Instead, the music created by each legendary artist is used to
In 1955, Moses Wright stood by helplessly as white men abducted his nephew, Emmett Till, threatening to kill Wright and his family if they interfered. When those men were brought to trial, Wright testified against them with quiet dignity, despite knowing that white men were unlikely to be convicted in Mississippi and that he and