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Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished Sam Altman movie, “Artificial,” has been dropped by Amazon, Variety has confirmed. The film, starring Andrew Garfield as the controversial OpenAI CEO, will be shopped to other studios. The move from Amazon notably comes after it struck a massive partnership with the tech company earlier this year that included a $50 […]
Director Lan Hongchun took the stage at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival to discuss how “Dear You,” now one of China’s most-talked-about films of the year, drew its emotional charge from qiaopi – the tradition of family letters and remittances exchanged between overseas Chinese communities and their relatives at home. The film has earned […]
Pearl River Film and Media has joined forces with Black Body Interactive and Meng Guo Ji Media to establish a dedicated studio with Chinese author Guo Ni, committing to adapt eight of her youth and sci-fi franchises for the screen, with Baidu AI Cloud on board as a production technology partner. The first title out […]
Most able-bodied people don’t know what to say to 23-year-old Vera (Lucia Zemene) in the months following a traffic collision that left her without a leg, but one empty platitude really stands out: A friend suggests that maybe it happened for a reason. Haunted by this thought, she eventually asks a fellow young wheelchair user […]
Chinese filmmakers are struggling with bureaucratic hurdles and different audience expectations in international co-productions, according to panelists at a “Belt and Road” discussion at SIFForum, the Shanghai International Film Festival’s industry dialogue sessions. Yan Peng, deputy general manager of state-owned Huaxia Film Distribution suggested major regulatory and copyright issues impact Chinese producers seeking co-productions abroad. […]
Toronto Intl. Film Festival’s first-ever market, known as TIFF: The Market, has revealed that Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and CEOs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca will headline the Speakers’ Summit. The executives will take part in an in-depth conversation on Sept. 11 with TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey at the Summit, which is […]
“Girls Like Girls” has been a long time in the making. Originally released as a music video in 2015 by musician Hayley Kiyoko, the tune with the lyrics “Girls like girls, just like boys do” quickly became a sapphic anthem, amassing 163 million views on YouTube to date. “After we released the music video, I […]
Asia’s entertainment industry is entering a new stage of maturity. Growth remains important, but executives at this week’s APOS conference in Bali were focused on building sustainable ecosystems, scalable IP and deeper audience engagement. Here are eight themes that defined the conversation. IP Has Become the New Currency Whether it was Netflix flagging a dormant […]
Philippine filmmaker Mikhail Red has set his next feature: “Remote,” a paranoia thriller set in contemporary Manila, with Anne Curtis attached to star. The project is produced by Evolve Studios and Viva Films, with production scheduled to begin later this year. Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked […]
Jordan’s vibrant cinematic landscape continues to evolve thanks in large part to an increasing diversity of filmmaking talent determined to tell their own unique stories, ranging from intimate portraits and locally rooted genre to historical accounts and the realities of the region’s refugee crisis. While film remains a highly competitive field, Jordan’s film sector is […]
On Thursday night, Larry David, maybe the funniest living person, visited “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Ostensibly to promote “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” his sketch-comedy series honoring America’s 250th birthday by skewering events from its history, premiering June 26 on HBO, the legendary comedian also happened to make his appearance the same day that […]
Toward the tail-end of his monologue Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the host received a very special delivery from UPS: a giant horse, as well as a baby horse. “I didn’t order a horse!” exclaimed Kimmel to the UPS delivery guy. “I didn’t order either of those!” The UPS man, accompanied by Guillermo, proceeded […]
After the blockbuster success of his debut feature “Obsession,” Curry Barker’s next film, an original horror concept, is set up with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal Film Group. Barker will write, direct and produce his third feature which comes to Universal Film through the filmmaker’s relationship with Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Roy Lee and Steven Schneider’s Spooky […]
Peacock has give a series order to the TV adaptation of “Dungeon Crawler Carl,” a New York Times best selling book from Matt Dinniman. Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door is behind the series, which comes from the newly renamed Universal Global Television. Variety reported in April that the show had landed at Peacock. Chris Yost (“The […]
Independent distributor Viva Kids has acquired the animated films “Treasure Trekkers,” “Space Cadet,” and “Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby” to add to its upcoming release calendar; specific dates to be announced later. “Treasure Trekkers” is based on J.S. Friedman’s children’s book series “Maurice’s Valises,” which follows the “adventures of young explorers […]
Nothing says love more than climbing atop a New York City Department of Sanitation garbage truck with your friend and waiting three hours for the New York Knicks to arrive. Well, maybe the only thing that tops it is climbing over steel barricades — in defiance of whatever barriers the NYPD set up — with […]
Elmo and Jalen Brunson are cool. The iconic “Sesame Street” character caught flak from Knicks fans earlier this month for posting a video on his official social media account saying, “Elmo hopes both teams have fun!” with four basketball emojis, referring to the NBA playoff series between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. […]
Paramount’s “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and directed by Siân Heder, will hit theaters next November. Gabrielle Zevin’s best-selling novel tells the story of two friends whose lives first intersect in childhood and college, and follows them over several decades as they become creative partners in the video game business of the […]
Comedian Carlos Mencia has been charged with tax evasion and failing to report $8.7 million in income. Mencia was arrested Thursday and remains in custody. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced the felony state tax evasion charges. It is the first case filed by the DA’s newly established Business Tax Fraud Unit. […]
Is “Voicemails” the least romantic word ever to appear in the title of a romantic comedy? It’s up there, surely. But consider it a suitable warning, since “Voicemails for Isabelle” isn’t terribly romantic either, though it puts much bright-eyed effort into proving otherwise. Writer-director Leah McKendrick’s film challenges itself early, bringing its attractively matched leads […]
