The New Year That Never Came’ Review: A Tragicomic Tangle of Romanian Lives at the End of an Era
By Guy Lodge According To The variety Many a short film that is later expanded into a feature feels reverse-engineered for that specific purpose: an eye-catching [more…]
India’s Hansal Mehta Launches True Story Films With $58 Million Production Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Multiple award-winning Indian director Hansal Mehta (“Scam 1992,” “Shahid”) is diving into the production game, launching True Story Films with producer Sahil Saigal [more…]
Rami Malek Says He Was ‘Thrown’ On the Hood of a Cop Car in Racial Profiling Incident: ‘I May Well Be Going to Jail for Something I’ve Not Done’
By Jack Dunn According To The variety In a recent discussion with The Guardian, Rami Malek detailed his experiences with racism as an Egyptian-American, pointing to one racial profiling [more…]
Kevin Costner Says He’s ‘Lucky’ to Have Another Birthday as He Remembers Whitney Houston: ‘We Lost Such A Light When We Lost’ Her
By Jack Dunn According To The variety As Kevin Costner turns 70, he remembers his once costar Whitney Houston. On his birthday, Jan. 18, Costner shared a photo to [more…]
Mouly Surya’s Rotterdam Closer ‘This City Is a Battlefield’ Lands at Asian Shadows (EXCLUSIVE)
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Asian Shadows has acquired international sales rights to “This City Is A Battlefield” (Perang Kota) the upcoming neoclassical war drama [more…]
Box Office: ‘Wolf Man’ Closely Dogged by ‘One of Them Days’ After $4.4 Million Opening Day, ‘Mufasa’ Primed to Pounce Back on No. 1
By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety It’s one of those weekends at the box office, with two new releases pawing at one another in [more…]
Inside the Nightmare Production of Indie Film About Beatles Manager Brian Epstein: ‘I Wish I’d Never Heard the Words “Midas Man”‘ (EXCLUSIVE)
By K.J. Yossman According To The variety In late November 2019, a few months before COVID-19 hit Europe, the producers of a biopic about the Beatles’ manager Brian [more…]
Severance’ Creator Breaks Down Season 2 Premiere: Helly’s Lie, That Gemma Tease and How Much of Season 3 Is ‘Mapped Out
By Ethan Shanfeld According To The variety SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 1 of “Severance,” streaming now on Apple TV+. The Season [more…]
Ariana Grande Fights Tears When Asked About Beauty Criticisms on ‘Wicked’ Press Tour: ‘It’s Not Welcome. No One Has the Right to Say S—‘
By Zack Sharf According To The variety Ariana Grande fought back tears during a video interview with French journalist Salima Poumbga when asked about how she copes [more…]