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In Vera Miao’s debut feature “Rock Springs,” there is a wonderfully creepy doll. It’s a nod to classic horror movies that she loves, but in her film, even recognizable elements take on a…
Laura Adler, a former Casting Society administrator and casting director, died on Thursday in Los Angeles following a brief illness. She was 65 years old. For 16 years, Adler worked as a…
For Indonesian filmmaker Wregas Bhanuteja, trance rituals aren’t about the supernatural or exotic — they’re about joy, community, and the many different ways humans find happiness. In…
FBI Director Kash Patel doesn’t like to read briefings. Forty-five current FBI employees spoke to The New York Times about the state of the bureau one year into Patel’s tenure, and his…
Writer and director Ashley Avis, best known for the Disney+ adaptation of “Black Beauty” and the upcoming film adaptations of “City of Angels” and “American Wolf,” has launched a new…
Rising stars Aaron McVeigh and Emily Carey are set to star in “Stray,” the latest feature film from BAFTA-winning director David Blair. Written by Darren James King, “Stray” is a billed as…
Natalie Erika James‘ new film “Saccharine” opens with a shot of a jelly donut getting devoured, and then the footage is spun in reverse, with the bloody-looking goo getting sucked back…
A fun fact perhaps not known by many industry folk is that Netflix’s first Oscar win didn’t come from one of its big, noisy and high-profile projects backed by a vast marketing campaign.…
In a remote part of Pakistan, villagers routinely take rickety cable cars across the canyons that cut through the Himalayan foothills. But in August 2023, the unthinkable happened when a…
Bruce Bilson, who won an Emmy for directing “Get Smart” and directed hundreds of TV episodes, died on Jan. 16 in Los Angeles. He was 97. Bilson was best known for directing the secret…
If convicted, Victor Foo faces a fine not exceeding S$125,000, imprisonment for a term of up to three years, or both The Singapore Precious Metals Exchange (SPME) and its director, Victor…
PARIS — “I used to be a hiker in the fashion world, now I’m a fashion guy in the hiking world.” That’s how Heikki Salonen described his arrival at Salomon, which on Wednesday revealed his…
Taylor Swift called “It Ends with Us” director Justin Baldoni a “bitch” in a 2024 text exchange with Blake Lively, according to court documents obtained by Variety. While discussing the…
In recent weeks, as Iran’s supreme leader has unusually acknowledged that thousands of protesters were killed amid a nationwide crackdown, the Islamic Republic has appeared to turn inward…
Clare Binns, the creative director of film exhibition company Picturehouse Cinemas and its distribution arm Picturehouse Entertainment, will be presented with BAFTA’s Outstanding British…
India’s Junglee Pictures has tapped filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta to helm a tentpole theatrical feature, bringing together the studio behind “Badhaai Ho” and “Raazi” with the director of the…
Francois Ozon‘s “The Stranger,” an adaptation of Albert Camus’ literary masterpiece which world premiered at Venice, topped the 31st Lumières Awards, taking best Film, best Actor for…
Roger Allers, a longtime Disney writer and the co-director of the 1994 animated classic “The Lion King,” has died. He was 76. Allers’ death was confirmed by veteran visual effects…
Mark Jones, a veteran animation writer and the director of B-horror comedy classics like “Leprechaun” and “Rumpelstiltskin,” died on Jan. 16 in Los Angeles after a brief stay at West Hills…
In “Night Patrol,” now in theaters via RLJE Films and Shudder, two cops (Jermaine Fowler and Justin Long) work to protect the Los Angeles streets. But when Long’s officer is inducted into…
In her second year as Artistic Director of Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival, the biggest film festival in the Nordic region, Pia Lundberg has curated another outstanding program, with 266…
Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat’s romantic comedy “No Good Men” has been set as Berlin Film Festival opener. The German-backed film set inside a Kabul newsroom during the democratic era,…
LONDON – London department store veteran Lydia King is taking over as Liberty’s managing director, retail, replacing Sarah Coonan, whose departure was announced last November. Liberty said…
The No. 2 official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Madison Sheahan, is stepping down from her position to make a bid for a congressional seat in Ohio. Source link
