The Mediapro Studio U.S. & Canada Taps Francesca Ricagni as New Head of U.S. Hispanic Content
By Anna Marie De La Fuente According To The variety The Mediapro Studio’s North American division has tapped former Apple TV+ creative exec Francesca Ricagni for its newly [more…]
All We Imagine as Light’ Star Kani Kusruti Claims IMDb STARmeter Honor Following Landmark Year (EXCLUSIVE)
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Indian actor Kani Kusruti has nabbed IMDb‘s “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award, riding high on the heels of her critically acclaimed turns in [more…]
Laura Dern Wishes David Lynch Happy Birthday: ‘I Will Love and Miss You Every Day for the Rest of My Life’
By Ellise Shafer According To The variety Laura Dern shared a heartfelt birthday message on Instagram Monday to her lifelong collaborator David Lynch, four days after news broke [more…]
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…]