Japan Readies Major Industry Showcase as 2026 Cannes Market Country of Honor
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Japan will take the spotlight at next year’s Cannes market, the business hub of the Cannes Film Festival, after being named [more…]
Japan’s Lily Franky to Star Alongside Fan Bingbing and Gabriel Byrne in Wayne Wang’s ‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’
By Marcus Lim According To The variety Japanese actor Lily Franky will appear in Wayne Wang’s next film “Diary of a Mad, Old Man,” revealed co-star Fan Bingbing at a [more…]
Tallinn Black Nights Fest Unveils Baltic Film Competition, With Cannes Hit ‘Two Prosecutors’ Set as Opener
By Annika Pham According To The variety Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)’s anticipated Baltic Films Competition, curated for the 8th time by Edvinas Pukšta, has just [more…]
Star Wars’ Fans Launch Billboard Campaign to Save ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’: ‘No One’s Ever Really Gone’
By Leia Mendoza According To The variety After discovering that a potential “Star Wars” project titled “The Hunt for Ben Solo” was shelved back in 2021, [more…]
Box Office: ‘Springsteen’ Fizzles Overseas With $7 Million Start, ‘Black Phone 2’ Climbs to $80 Million
By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety Bruce Springsteen is one of music’s biggest names, but his global popularity didn’t exactly translate at the box office. [more…]
China Box Office: ‘Row to Win’ Remains No. 1 as ‘Colorful Stage! The Movie’ Opens in Second’
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety At the China box office over Oct. 24–26, “Row to Win” stayed in first place for a second straight [more…]
Hocus Pocus 3’: Thora Birch Is ‘Super Open’ To Returning as Dani Dennison
By Andrew McGowan According To The variety As Disney+ develops “Hocus Pocus 3,” Thora Birch, who played young Dani Dennison in the original 1993 film, says she’s willing [more…]
Guillermo del Toro Says He’d ‘Rather Die’ Than Use Generative AI in His Films: ‘Not Interested
By Jack Dunn According To The variety During a recent sit-down with NPR, Guillermo del Toro asserted that he would “rather die” than use artificial intelligence, “particularly generative AI,” [more…]
From an Andalusia-Set Caper and Tales of the Broken Hearted, 10 Spanish Titles to Keep on the Radar at Valladolid
By John Hopewell According To The variety Opening with Isabel Coixet’s well-reviewed Italian drama “Three Goodbyes,” closing with “Always Winter,” the latest from Goya best picture winner [more…]