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Queen Latifah captivated a packed crowd at the first of the Red Sea Film Festival “In Conversation” series, where she sat down with Saudi podcaster Mo Islam (“The Mo Show”) to reflect on…
British-Indian filmmaker Rowan Athale (“The Rise”) was just five years old when he first spotted Sylvester Stallone and Mr. T on the cover of a tape in a video store in Sheffield, England.…
Singapore-based animated horror anthology “A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts” has expanded its international co-production footprint with the addition of Kucing Hitam, one of Indonesia’s largest…
It’s so common these days for TV shows to bloat themselves beyond all reason — more than three years later, I think I’m still watching the Season 4 finale of “Stranger Things” — that it…
Anime stands out as the most underused growth engine for streaming platforms across Asia-Pacific, according to new Ampere Analysis data unveiled at Singapore’s Asia TV Forum and Market,…
"Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" is a supernatural video-game slasher movie of astonishing clunky crudeness. No, the movie isn’t dumb fun. It’s flat-out bad, maybe even worse than the first…
Jon M. Chu is taking his talents to Paramount Skydance. The “Wicked” director has inked a multi-year first-look film and TV deal with the David Ellison-led studio. Though Chu most recently…
President Trump has granted a pardon to Tim Leiweke, the live entertainment executive accused of rigging a bid to build an arena on the campus of the University of Texas. In a proclamation…
Amidst the pomp and spectacle of the opening ceremony of the Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF), a quiet remembrance stole the show. Xing Bo, VP of China Media Group,…
Phil Upchurch, a guitarist who played with Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, died on Nov. 23 in Los Angeles. He was 84. During his career, Upchurch recorded nearly 30…
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“The Challenge” Season 41 comes to an end on Dec. 3 and one outcome has already been spoiled: Olivia Kaiser was pregnant during filming. The “Love Island” alum welcomed her first child,…
Scarlett Johansson is in negotiations to join the cast of “The Batman 2,” starring opposite Robert Pattinson. The move is the latest major franchise deal for Johansson, who recently…
WME has signed spiritual leader, author and “Woman Evolve” founder Sarah Jakes Roberts for representation. The agency will collaborate with Jakes Roberts to expand her presence and mission…
Both “Boston Blue” and “Sheriff Country” have been renewed for Season 2 at CBS, Variety has learned. Both shows are spinoffs of other CBS series — “Blue Bloods” and “Fire Country”…
Netflix is once again reconfiguring its video-game business strategy by selling Spry Fox, the developer behind “Cozy Grove” and the upcoming “Spirit Crossing,” back to the studio’s…
HBO Max has confirmed it is set to roll-out in the U.K. and Ireland in March next year. Earlier on Wednesday the streamer confirmed it is coming to Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,…
Richard Gere is more than just an executive producer by name on “Wisdom of Happiness,” a documentary about his longtime friend the Dalai Lama. “I’ve never worked this hard to get a film…
Tig Notaro is planning another splashy collaboration with Zack Snyder. The actor and comedian was on the Dec. 1 episode of the podcast “On With Kara Swisher,” where she spoke about her…
Interactive slasher film “Slay Day” will debut in theaters next fall from Kino Industries’ CtrlMovie. Per CtrlMovie, “Slay Day” will ask audiences to “collectively vote on each critical…
BUENOS AIRES — Pushing out sales in Germany, the U.S., South Korea, Poland and Thailand and with distribution in Latin America set with Moving Pics, Gustavo Hernández’s “The Whisper,” the…
The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards organization has set a new benchmark in its ninth edition, announcing a record 273 submissions — the largest pool in its history — while…
HBO‘s upcoming “Harry Potter” series is shaping up to be “such a delightful adaptation” of J.K. Rowling’s books, according to HBO Max head of original content Sarah Aubrey. Speaking on a…
Singapore‘s Infocomm Media Development Authority has launched a three-year, SGD200 million ($154 million) initiative designed to develop the country’s film and television talent and…
