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The cop drama pilot “American Blue” is not moving forward at HBO Max, Variety has confirmed. The show was one of two drama pilots recently commissioned by HBO Max alongside the family drama “How to Survive Without Me.” Both shows were developed under the model established by “The Pitt,” with an eye to have both […]
Mattel is revamping its video game business with the launch of Mattel Game Studios, a division of the toy brand that will develop, publish and operate original interactive experiences inspired by Mattel IP. The debut of the new game developer, housed under the larger Mattel Digital Studios led by Marcus Liassides, is part of Mattel’s […]
Film at Lincoln Center unveiled the films selected for the 64th New York Film Festival’s Currents section. Currents presents films that expand the possibilities of the form. This year’s Centerpiece selection is Tala Hadid’s “Bardi,” which makes its world premiere at the festival. Hadid immersed herself in the rugged world of horse-riders in central Morocco […]
Jared Freid has set another comedy special at Netflix. Titled “The Family Plan,” the stand-up hour will premiere on Sept. 1 on the streamer. The special finds Freid keeping his issues “in the family,” joking about everything from vacationing with his parents to a Karen video that hits close to home. Directed by Jason Katz, […]
This summer has been all about Spider-Man, but Wolverine is ready to claw his way back into people’s hearts — literally. “Marvel’s Wolverine,” the action video game from “Spider-Man” developer Insomniac out Sept. 15, is one of the most anticipated superhero games in recent years, if not one of the biggest releases since it was […]
When Peter Farrelly was deciding where to shoot “I Play Rocky,” the story of the making of the 1976 Sylvester Stallone classic, he knew that he couldn’t afford to film it in Philadelphia, where the original movie unfolded. Pennsylvania doesn’t offer much in the way of production incentives, and Farrelly was counting on generous tax […]
“Who is Still Alive,” a documentary directed by Nicolas Wadimoff that gives voice to Gaza humanitarian crisis survivors and refugees, has been selected by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture as Switzerland’s entry for the Academy Award for best international feature film. The documentary, which looks at the lives of nine Palestinian people who escaped […]
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” will open on more than 20,000 screens across mainland China, including some 90% of the territory’s Imax footprint of nearly 800 sites, distributor data shows. Presale box office of the Universal title reached RMB39.5 million ($5.9 million) as of August 12 (Beijing time), with combined preview and presale grosses hitting RMB91 […]
Action sells. And it’s what has driven leading Mexican producer Francisco González Compean (“Amores Perros,” “Instructions Not Included”) and director Chava Cartas to launch action drama outfit Durango Films after the overwhelming success of their high-octane thriller “Counterattack” (“Contraataque”). Right behind them is Netflix, which aims to expand the “Counterattack” universe. Directed by Cartas and […]
1916 Enterprises has signed Grammy-nominated artist-songwriter-producer MNEK for management, the company has announced. The partnership comes in advance of MNEK forthcoming album “Bulldozer!!,” due September 18, and a headline U.K. and European tour this fall. He also recently inked a new publishing deal with Sony Music. Over the past decade MNEK (born Uzoechi Emenike) has […]
“Megan and Cupcake Ready for Preschool,” a hybrid live action and animated extension of Disney Jr.’s popular “Ready for Preschool” shorts is set to debut on Disney Jr. and stream on Disney+ later this Fall. “Sesame Street” puppeteer, ventriloquist and children’s book author Megan Baptist stars alongside her new sidekick, Cupcake, partnering up to serve […]
“MobLand” returns on Sept. 18, and the Paramount+ show starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren has released another trailer. Season 2 of the crime drama sees the North London crime family the Harrigans threatened by a civil war. Harry Da Souza (Hardy), the crew’s loyal fixer, seems like the only person who can […]
“Like a Limbless Tree,” an intimate social drama directed by Tunç Davut, has been selected as Turkey’s entry for the Academy Award for best international feature film. Davut, whose previous works include the 2015 drama “Entanglement and TV series “Serçe” and “Kinali Kuzular,” delves into the fragility of human existence against a backdrop of the […]
Nearly 10 years after his death in 2018, Anthony Bourdain is just as popular as ever. And now, with a new film biopic “Tony,” which is about the early life of the celebrity chef and traveler, there are more people who are just discovering Bourdain’s travel and food TV shows, “No Reservations” and “Parts Unknown,” […]
The organizers of the Sarajevo Film Festival and its parallel industry arm, CineLink Industry Days, pride themselves on being the launching pad for filmmakers from Southeast Europe, a region rich in talent but often lacking the institutional frameworks to support it. In some ways, those challenges are only growing, as the Balkan industry confronts many […]
The Sarajevo Film Festival returns to the Bosnian capital from Aug. 14 – 21 with festival director Jovan Marjanović promising “some looking back and some looking forward” ahead of the 32nd edition. “It’s been a joy and a big responsibility putting it together,” Marjanović tells Variety. “It was a great year for international cinema…. It’s a […]
Two years ago, Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival was talking rebuild. Now it can start talking momentum. The world’s longest continually running film festival opens its 79th edition Thursday with 38 new feature presentations, 21 world premieres, a pumping 30th-anniversary celebration of “Trainspotting,” Ewan McGregor, Kenneth Branagh and Ken Burns in town, a beefed-up industry program […]
Based on the feminist writer Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel of the same name — and having been previously adapted in Gillian Armstrong’s acclaimed 1979 film starring Judy Davis and Sam Neill — Netflix’s “My Brilliant Career” has a lot to live up to. The Australian period drama, adapted into a series by Liz Doran, is […]
FX is finally lifting the curtain on “American Horror Story: 13,” courtesy of a new teaser trailer that confirms the returns of Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon (“AHS: Murder House”); Evan Peters as Kai Anderson (“AHS: Cult”); Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett and Emma Roberts as Cordelia Goode, Marie Laveau and Madison Montgomery (“AHS: Coven”); plus […]
Language and sounds trigger idyllic childhood recollections in Meritxell Colell Aparicio’s deeply personal, contemplative drama “Far From the Trees,” a handsome reverie blending 4K, Super16mm and archival footage to capture the different textures of memory. Following a Mexican sound artist and her assistant-guide in the Peruvian Amazon as they record nature and indigenous languages, the […]
