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‘Moominvalley’ and ‘L/Over’ Producer Set for ‘Love Is…’ Under Rebranded Gutsy Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] High-profile Finnish creator and producer Marika Makaroff, credited for the hit animated series “Moominvalley” and Canneseries’ competition entry “L/Over,” has just obtained global rights to produce a TV series/film based on...
New York Times ‘The Daily’ Podcast Names Variety Alum Rachel Abrams, Mexico City Bureau Chief Natalie Kitroeff as Co-Hosts
[ad_1] The New York Times announced two new co-hosts for its popular “The Daily” podcast news show: former Variety staffer Rachel Abrams and Natalie Kitroeff, the paper’s Mexico City bureau...
Rob Lowe, Crispin Glover and Roselyn Sanchez Horror ‘The Third Parent’ Boarded by HanWay, Sales Launching in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] HanWay Films has boarded “The Third Parent,” the upcoming horror starring Rob Lowe (“The West Wing,” St. Elmo’s Fire”) alongside Crispin Glover (“Back to the Future,” “River’s Edge”), and...
Lorde Drops First New Single in Four Years, ‘What Was That’
[ad_1] After days of teasers, Lorde has dropped her new single and video, “What Was That.” The song was produced by the singer in collaboration with Jim-E Stack (Bon Over)...
Asghar Farhadi to Direct ‘Parallel Tales’ in Paris With Powerful French Cast, Including Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Pierre Niney, Adam Bessa (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Twelve years after making his French-language directorial debut with “The Past,” two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is set to return to Paris for his next film, “Parallel Tales.”...
Comcast Sees Q1 Profit Dip On Cable, Ad Revenue
[ad_1] Comcast said first-quarter net income fell 12.5% as revenue from its bedrock cable business dipped and ad revenue from its NBCUniversal revenue networks fell. The Philadelphia owner of NBC,...
Payal Kapadia Receives French Honor After Historic Cannes Grand Prix Win
[ad_1] Payal Kapadia, who made history last year as the first Indian director in three decades to win a major award in Cannes’ main competition, was honored with France‘s prestigious...
Paapa Essiedu, Keeley Hawes to Lead Channel 4 Drama ‘Falling’ from ‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne
[ad_1] Paapa Essiedu may soon be set to don the dark robes of Severus Snape in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series, but the British actor will first be getting into the...
David Thomas, Founder of Boundary-Pushing Rock Band Pere Ubu, Dies at 71
[ad_1] David Thomas, who fronted the boundary-pushing rock band Pere Ubu from the late 1970s forward, died Wednesday at age 71. The news was announced on the group’s Facebook page,...
Edoardo Bussi Launches Production and Sales Company Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Former Amazon MGM Studios and GFM Films exec Edoardo Bussi has launched international production and sales company Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment, which will debut at next month’s Cannes Film Market...
‘Friendship’ Review: Tim Robinson Brings His Masochistic Cringe Comedy to a Scattershot Satire of Male Bonding
[ad_1] When you first see Tim Robinson, he may remind you of a lot of other rubber-faced, madcap-furious walking-id comedians. With his grim leer, turtle-like demeanor, and eyes that pop...
‘Love on the Spectrum’ Stars Slam RFK Jr.’s Autism Comments as ‘Extremely Ignorant’ and ‘Downright Offensive’: ‘We Don’t Need to Be Fixed’