Headlines from the trades, linked to the films and people they cover.
Despite his acclaimed acting career, Russell Crowe has always really wanted to be a rock star. That dream appeared to come true on Friday night — at least for…
Set almost a century after Magellan first landed on the Philippine Archipelago, and coming just a year after “Magellan,” director Lav Diaz’s last film, landed…
Internet sleuths were convinced this week that Tom Cruise’s upcoming movie “Digger” is a secret musical, but unfortunately that isn’t the case. Variety spoke…
Most British directors track past the postwar redbrick council homes where the majority of lower working-class people live their relatively ordinary lives…
After Giuliano's feature directing debut "River" premiered at TIFF, the horror company made a deal to produce his next film, "Occupant."
Writer-director Joshua Giuliano’s feature debut River works equally well as a brutal atmospheric horror as it does a heavy family drama. In River, three…
Sandra Bullock joined her friend and fellow actor Jennifer Aniston for a chat as part of the “Practical Magic 2” star’s Interview magazine cover and revealed…
A court will hold a two-day settlement conference in the Paramount-Warner Bros. antitrust case in late October. The conference is a standard part of civil…
"Screen Talk" co-hosts Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio convene after seeing a ton of movies in Colorado and Italy. What played well, and what didn't?
EXCLUSIVE: Following last night’s TIFF world premiere of his buzzy debut feature River, Josh Giuliano already has his next project — another horror…
The return of Marco Bechis to filmmaking after 10 years is a welcome surprise, and the terrain he covers in “Back to Buenos Aires” is a familiar one for the…
“Le Faux Soir” sources its high concept — hijacking state media propaganda’s fake news to tell the truth — from Second World War history. In 1943, disgruntled…
TIFF: In the feature debut from Ben Shirinian and first-time screenwriter Alyssa Hill, an inherently chilling story about evil hiding within ordinary American…
When Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney boarded Onwards and Sideways, John Madden’s latest feature about two characters whose lives are turned upside down when…
Gael García Bernal is best known for his breakout roles in two of Mexico’s most consequential films, “Amores Perros” (2000) and “Y Tu Mama Tambien” (2001) but…
While Paramount CEO David Ellison grapples to take control of Warner Bros Discovery, he should be mindful to remember the architects in addition to the…
After winning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature at Sundance this year, “Bedford Park” has its international premiere at the Toronto Film…
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Luo’s Stars Collective is launching a new AI joint venture and fund with Dubai-based LH International. The companies said they will select…
Venice: The Filipino filmmaker’s swift return to his signature black-and-white converses thematically with last year’s bracing epic "Magellan."
Inspired by a true story, co-creators Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers' eight-episode period drama follows Indianapolis radio reporter Fred Heckman (Jon Hamm) as he…
