San Francisco Is Building Its First New Movie Theater in More Than a Decade
Coming this fall to the Mission District, the single-screen Portal Cinema will host new global releases, repertory films, and Academy-tailored screenings and…
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Sony’s 3000 Pictures & Temple Hill Land ‘Dolly All The Time’ With Gemma Burgess Set To Adapt
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Sony’s 3000 Pictures has acquired the bestselling hot summer novel Dolly All the Time. Gemma Burgess will adapt the…
Formation Talent Agency Names Matt Gogal Head Of Talent
EXCLUSIVE: Formation Talent Agency is bolstering its talent division, naming veteran representative Matt Gogal Head of Talent. In his new role, Gogal will…
Diego Luna Migrant Drama ‘Ashes’ Sells to Watermelon Pictures Ahead of Toronto Film Festival Premiere
The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and marks the "Andor" star's return to directing.
Dennis Haysbert & Ashley Greene Among Seven Final Additions To Indie Horror Film ‘Deify’
EXCLUSIVE: Brother filmmakers Carmelo and Nicholas Chimera have announced seven new principal cast members for Deify, their indie psychological…
Black Bear Management Signs Rising Directors Sandra Wollner & Stephanie Ahn
EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear’s management division has signed rising directors Sandra Wollner and Stephanie Ahn. Wollner’s Everytime recently played in the Un Certain…
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Mark O’Brien & Anneke Sluiters Leading Sci-Fi Drama ‘Soma’ With Filming Underway In Estonia & Netherlands
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway on the feature film Soma, the feature debut from Belgian-Hungarian director Miklós Keleti (Patterns). The sci-fi drama stars…
Watermelon Pictures Acquires Diego Luna’s Migration Drama ‘Ashes’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Watermelon Pictures has made another splash, acquiring North American rights to migration drama “Ashes,” directed and co-written by Mexican actor, director and…
Martin Scorsese Joins Paul Schrader’s Venice Drama ‘The Basics Of Philosophy’ As EP; Noora Films Boards Sales
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its launch at the Venice Film Festival, Paul Schrader’s drama The Basics of Philosophy has got some key support. Noora Films has joined the…
‘Never After Dark’ Trailer: Stephen King Raves This Psychic Medium Thriller Is ‘Amazing and Haunting’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The first trailer for dark festival hit “Never After Dark” has been released, and it has some big-time fans. Horror icon Stephen King has called the film…
Ava DuVernay’s ’14th’ Documentary Sets Netflix Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)
Ava DuVernay’s new documentary “14th” is set to premiere globally on Netflix on Dec. 4, following a theatrical release in select U.S. and U.K. theaters…
Hayden Panettiere’s Team Discussed an ‘Intervention’ Before Her Death, Says Director of One of Her Final Movies: ‘I Got Asked to Participate’
Griff Furst, who directed one of Hayden Panettiere’s final films before her shocking death Sunday at 36, said that her team had asked him to participate in an…
Jason Reitman Was Ready to Spend Millions to Save the Historic Bruin Theatre. Can a Scrappy New Team Reopen It by October?
The last attempt to bring back the Westwood landmark ended in a bankruptcy claim and civil litigation over the building's condition. Its new operators see…
‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy Takes a Whack at Oft-Adapted Murder Story
Following controversial seasons focusing on Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menendez Brothers, and Ed Gein, the "Monster" anthology franchise turns its focus to less…
Most Americans Have Not Seen Stories of People Living With HIV in Media in the Last Year: GLAAD Report
GLAAD reported on Thursday that most Americans say they have not seen stories about people living with HIV in the media. In its sixth annual State of HIV…
‘Chronovisor’ Trailer: Vatican Conspiracy and Time Travel Turn Academic Research Into a Thrillingly Freaky Brain Tease
Filmmakers Kevin Walker and Jack Auen dig into Vatican history to craft this shoestring but highly effective academic conspiracy thriller about a supposed…
Soccer Drama ‘Forza’ Sets Indonesia Release, Global Rollout (EXCLUSIVE)
“Forza,” a family sports drama from Riva Studios, will open theatrically in Indonesia in late 2026, with an international rollout to follow in early 2027. The…
The Freyas, a New Awards Ceremony Celebrating Nordic Film and TV Talent, to Launch in Helsinki (EXCLUSIVE)
Helsinki is to host a new awards ceremony, to be known as The Freyas, which will celebrate Nordic film and TV talent, bringing together the region’s leading…
Felicia Day’s ‘The Guild’ Movie Breaks ‘Veronica Mars’ Kickstarter Record, Raising More Than $5.7 Million
Huzzah! With 38 hours remaining in its campaign, Felicia Day’s “The Guild” reunion movie has broken the record for highest crowdfunded movie in history, which…
Kate Beckinsale Action-Thriller ‘Drifter’ Boarded By The Syndicate For Sales At TIFF & AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Shaun Sanghani’s The Syndicate has boarded sales rights to Kate Beckinsale action-thriller Drifter, which it will be shopping at the upcoming TIFF…