Mohanlal to Receive India’s Top Film Honor
India‘s Malayalam-language cinema superstar Mohanlal has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest film honor. The country’s Ministry of Information and…
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10 Gripping TV Shows That Refused to Hold Your Hand, Ranked
Whenever we watch a scary movie or TV show, we look for clues that will hold our hands as the scenes play out. Maybe it’s an oddly timed joke, or a tender moment that gives us time to…
JAFF Market Partners with Cinepoint to Track Indonesia’s Box Office Surge as Local Films Outpace Hollywood (EXCLUSIVE)
JAFF Market, the industry arm of Indonesia‘s Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival has inked a data partnership with Cinepoint to document the country’s striking film market reversal, where…
Darin J. Sallam’s ‘Churching of Women’ Marks Jordan’s First Busan Asian Project Market Entry
Jordanian filmmaker Darin J. Sallam is presenting her second feature project “Churching of Women” at Busan’s Asian Project Market, marking the first Jordanian entry at the APM. Following…
Tannishtha Chatterjee Battles Cancer While Completing Busan Selection ‘Full Plate’
After making her directorial debut with “Roam Rome Mein” (2019), which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and won the Marie Claire Asia Star Award, Indian filmmaker and…
Shu Qi and Lee Sinje on First-Time Collaboration in Netflix’s ‘The Resurrected’: ‘We Had This Great Unspoken Chemistry’
Two of Asia’s most celebrated actors, Shu Qi and Lee Sinje, are performing with each other for the first time in Netflix’s new thriller drama “The Resurrected,” world premiering at the…
Indonesia’s Matta Cinema Unveils Six-Film Slate at Busan Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Jakarta-based Matta Cinema Production is shopping a six-project slate at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market, with budgets ranging from $440,000 to $1.1 million and production timelines…
Sonny Curtis, Writer of ‘I Fought the Law’ and the ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Theme, Dies at 88
Sonny Curtis, who wrote such classics as “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and the theme for the “Mary Tyler Moore” show, “Love Is All Around,” died Friday after a sudden illness,…
Lorde Strips Down, Gets Vulnerable at Chicago ‘Ultrasound’ Show: Concert Review
If Lorde is seen by some as one of pop music’s great mystics, she is also a master of decreation — or unmaking her persona and herself. Midway through her performance at the Chicago stop…
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ and ‘Nuremberg’ Raise the Question: Is Reality the Same as Art?
In the old days, when a movie drama had a topical urgency, we would say that it was “ripped from the headlines.” But that phrase is now beyond quaint. Today we’re in the age when a film…
As Nexstar and Sinclair Take on Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC Is Happy — But Will It Backfire?
Did the Nexstar and Sinclair station groups overplay their hands by aggressively taking on Disney this week? The decision to yank “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off their ABC affiliates — repping a…
Goya-Winning ‘Nocturna’ Director Adrià García Returns With First Animated Feature in Almost Two Decades in ‘The Treasure of Barracuda’
Almost 18 years after his debut feature “Nocturna” won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film, Adrià Garcia is back to animation with “The Treasure of Barracuda.” Sold by Filmax, the film,…
Box Office: ‘Him’ Heaves $6.4 Million Opening Day, ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Goes Bust With Sixth Place Debut
Universal’s “Him” debuted in second place on Friday at the domestic box office, just a bit behind last weekend’s anime smash “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle.” Meanwhile,…
Bill Maher Defends ‘My Compatriot’ Jimmy Kimmel, Slams ABC and Recalls Getting Fired by the Network: ‘ABC Stands for “Always Be Caving”‘
On HBO’s “Real Time” Friday night, Bill Maher rallied behind Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show was suspended this week by ABC, and Maher blasted the Disney-owned network — which more…
Guillermo del Toro and Yeon Sang-ho Connect Over Monsters, Animation, and Creative Process at Busan
Two of cinema’s most imaginative voices came together at the Busan International Film Festival for an intimate conversation about their creative processes, revealing surprising connections…
Xin Zhilei Talks Venice Best Actress Win, ‘The Sun Rises on Us All’ Ahead of Busan Premiere: ‘The Character That I Had Always Longed for’
After Gong Li and Hong Kong’s Deanie Ip Tak-han, Xin Zhilei has become the third Chinese actor to win the Volpi Cup for best actress at the Venice Film Festival, claiming the prize for her…
‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Creator Maggie Kang Names Her Favorite Character and Reveals How She Injected Korean Culture Into Netflix Hit at Busan: ‘We’re All Excited for the Possibilities of More Stories’
When Maggie Kang had the opportunity to direct and pitch her own animated film, she knew exactly what was missing from Hollywood animation. After working in the industry for over a decade,…
Juliette Binoche on Her Directorial Debut ‘In-I In Motion,’ Revisiting Her Daunting Experience Making a Bold Dance Show With Akram Khan: ‘I Felt Like I Wasn’t Going to Survive’
Juliette Binoche won an Oscar for the “The English Patient;” has worked with the greatest auteurs, from Leos Carax to Abbas Kiarostami and Olivier Assayas; and has presided over Cannes and…
Aleksi Salmenperä’s ‘Father’s Day,’ About Real-Life ‘Man With a Tragic Past,’ Reveals First-Look as Tekele Productions Joins Forces With Fragile Ego Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Finland’s Tekele Productions has revealed the first-look of Aleksi Salmenperä’s anticipated drama “Father’s Day.” Salmenperä is the award-winning director and writer behind “Void,”…
‘Good News’ Review: A Sharp Political Farce From the Director of ‘Kill Boksoon’ Follows an Unplanned Detour From Tokyo to Pyongyang
Terrorism is not exactly a natural fit for screen comedy. Defiantly going where few have gone before — one rare prior example being the bumbling-jihadist satire “Four Lions” 15 years ago —…
Getting to Know Daniel Domenjó, the New Movistar Plus+ CEO
“A lot of people come to the office and ask: What about these new posters? I wanted to create a bit of human contact,” Daniel Domenjó, the new CEO of Movistar Plus+, Spain’s biggest…
‘Drive My Car’ Star Nishijima Hidetoshi’s Busan, Golden Horse Title ‘Dear Stranger’ Unveils International Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Mariko Tetsuya’s cross-cultural drama “Dear Stranger” has unveiled its international trailer. Following its Sept. 12 theatrical release in Japan, the film made its international premiere…
San Sebastian, Busan Title ‘Sai: Disaster’ Boarded by Bitters End (EXCLUSIVE)
Japan’s Bitter End has boarded international sales on “Sai: Disaster,” a suspense feature selected for the San Sebastian Film Festival‘s main competition, followed by its Asian premiere at…
New Projects by Fernando Eimbcke, Jonas Bak and León & Cociña Amongst San Sebastián WIP Lineup
The works-in-progress showcases at the San Sebastián Film Festival — the most important festival in the Spanish-speaking world — return this year with eight anticipated projects split…