Kathryn Newton In Talks To Join Mike Birbiglia’s Focus Features Comedy ‘Old Friends New Friends’
EXCLUSIVE: Kathryn Newton (upcoming Avengers: Doomsday) is in talks to join Old Friends New Friends, the new Focus Features comedy from Mike…
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Hamptons Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup, Talks With Amanda Seyfried, John Turturro, Jesse Eisenberg & More
EXCLUSIVE: The Hamptons International Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 34th annual edition. The fest, which runs October 2 to 12, will close…
How Fandom’s New CEO Is Opening a ‘Much Simpler Front Door’ for General Consumers Without Removing ‘Depth of Nerddom’ From Platform
Whether it was a conscious choice or not, chances are high that if you’ve run an online query about a TV show, movie, book or video game the answer you…
‘All of a Sudden’ Trailer: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Epic Two-Hander Stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto
Exclusive: A hit out of Cannes, the film is Japan's entry for Best International Feature. It may go even further than that.
How ‘River’ Director Joshua Giuliano Made a ‘Beautiful, Brutal’ Slasher With Two Modern Scream Queens and a ‘Terrifying’ Villain
In Joshua Giuliano’s debut feature “River,” the line between beauty and carnage is razor thin. The slasher film, set to premiere Sept. 10 at the Toronto…
‘Hawaii Five-O’ Movie In Works At Paramount With ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Helmer Destin Daniel Cretton: The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is putting together a package that finally should give movie treatment to the ‘60s TV series Hawaii Five-O, with Spider-Man…
‘NAZA’: What The Critics Are Saying About Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor’s Israel-Gaza Documentary
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s anticipated documentary NAZA has landed at the Venice Film Festival and the reviews are coming in. The two Israeli filmmakers…
‘Sir’ Director Rohena Gera Returns With French-Indian Romance ‘Stay’ Starring Pallavi Sharda (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based Indie Sales has acquired international rights to “Stay,” the second feature from Indian writer-director Rohena Gera, whose debut “Sir” premiered at…
Miike Takashi Finds a Path to Redemption Without God in Toronto Title ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’: ‘It’s Not That My Aims Are to Depict Violence or Violent People’
Every “Bad Lieutenant” film has had to answer the same question in its own way: what happens to a corrupt man when there’s no God left to save him? Abel…
Oscars: Israel Selects HIV Drama ‘Tell Me Everything’ for International Feature Race
Moshe Rosenthal’s “Tell Me Everything” has been voted Best Picture at Israel’s Ophir Awards, automatically making it the country’s submission for best…
Louis Garrel Looks Back on the X-Rated Classic ‘The Dreamers’ and Being ‘Shocked’ by His Sex Scenes with Isabelle Huppert in ‘Ma Mère’
Venice: The French actor/filmmaker stars in Nanni Moretti's frothy comedy of romantic destiny, "It Will Happen Tonight," during a Venice Film Festival haunted…
Jennifer Lawrence Speaks Out on Joining Instagram and Warns Toxic Fans: ‘If Anyone Says Anything Negative I Will Quit Immediately’
Jennifer Lawrence has officially joined Instagram, earning nearly 1 million followers in less than 24 hours. But the Oscar winner is issuing a warning to toxic…
‘NAZA’ Review: The Israeli Directors of ‘No Other Land’ Illuminate the Mechanics of Genocide in Another Essential Documentary
Rooftop interviews in Tel Aviv play host to monstrous revelations about AI-assisted massacres.
Cinema Guild Takes North American Rights on Ted Fendt’s ‘Foreign Travel’ Ahead of New York Film Festival Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
Indie distributor Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights for Berlin-based U.S. director and literary translator Ted Fendt’s “Foreign…
No One Knows Better Than Filmmaker Scott Waugh Why Authenticity Is the Ultimate Special Effect
The stunt performer-turned-filmmaker comes from the kind of Hollywood lineage that epitomized one essential ethos: put your audience inside your story.
Amalie Næsby Fick on Toronto-Bound ‘What Lies Between Us’ and Challenging Viewers: Would You Defend Your Child, No Matter What? (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety has been given exclusive access “What Lies Between Us” (“Dobbeltfejl”), selected for Toronto’s Discovery section and one of three short-listed Danish…
Virginie Efira to Receive Mill Valley Film Festival’s Screen Artistry Award for ‘All of a Sudden’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Virginie Efira will receive the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) Award for Screen Artistry at the festival’s 49th edition, organizers announced. The actor is…
‘The Trial of Alec Baldwin’ Trailer: Actor Gives Documentary Crew Full Access to His Life in the Aftermath of Deadly ‘Rust’ Shooting
A trailer has been released for Oscar-nominated director Rory Kennedy’s long-awaited documentary, “The Trial of Alec Baldwin.” The film, which follows the…
Lee Pace on Romancing Sandra Bullock in ‘Practical Magic 2,’ Life as a Leading Man and His 6-Foot-Five Star Power: ‘I’m a Monster!’
The first scene Lee Pace shot in “Practical Magic 2” required plenty of prosthetic tattoos — and zero wardrobe. “I’m lying on this bed, naked,” Pace says with…
Zach Cregger Weighs in on the Physical Media Debate Ahead of Sony’s ‘Resident Evil’
The filmmaker told IndieWire that digital downloads suit his chaotic collecting habits just fine — but he also sympathizes with customers concerned they could…