Variety

Why David Cronenberg’s Feature on Charli xcx’s ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Gets to the Heart of What the Album Is Really About

It’s no secret that Charli xcx is a cinephile, so it wasn’t a shock when the avant-garde pop star revealed that her latest album would feature iconic horror auteur David Cronenberg — especially considering its title is “Music, Fashion, Film.” But what is surprising is just how impactful his contribution is to the wider meaning […]

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Variety

Eli Roth-Executive Produced ‘Burger Night: Luli, Magda & Lore’ Gets All-Female Cast (EXCLUSIVE)

The Argentine spin-off of Joe Begos’ alien horror pic “Jimmy and Stiggs” has found its cast and crew. Argentina’s Agostina Palazzolo (“Ciclón), Agustina “Papry” Suásquita (Netflix’s “Envious”) and Maia Tarcic (“Letters to My Ex”) are poised to lead the main cast of “Burger Night: Luli, Magda & Lore.” Meanwhile, Grupo Morbido’s Pablo Guisa Koestinger is […]

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Variety

Genesis House and Gotham Shorts Fellowship Unveils Inaugural Winners, Featuring ‘Dìdi’ and ‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ Directors as Mentors (EXCLUSIVE)

As part of Genesis House and The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s inaugural shorts fellowship program, three emerging New York City-based filmmakers have been chosen to receive $10,000, including  Shanice Brette (“Mumma”), Annie Ning (“The Only Man to Ever Exist”) and April Wen (“A Natural History”). In addition to the stipend going toward finishing funds for […]

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Variety

Tom Holland Pukes on ‘Hot Ones’: ‘I’m Vomiting! Help!’

Tom Holland may be ready to rule Ithaca, but it turns out he’s not the master of his own stomach. So much so that “The Odyssey” star, who appeared on the latest episode of “Hot Ones,” ended up vomiting after consuming the show’s signature fiery chicken wings. Holland made an appearance on the YouTube show […]

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Variety

‘Blade Runner 2099’ Trailer: Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer Bring Ridley Scott’s Sci-Fi World to TV

Prime Video has released the first trailer for “Blade Runner 2099,” marking the return of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi franchise nine years after the film “Blade Runner 2049.” Starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and “Euphoria” breakout star Hunter Schafer as its leads, “Blade Runner 2099” is a limited series taking place after the events of both […]

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‘The Dink’ Writer Sean Clements on His Funny, Heartfelt Tribute to the Pickleball Community: ‘I Got Adopted by This Whole Crew of Older Women’

Pickleball has exploded in popularity in the last decade as a variation of tennis that’s easier on bodies and simpler to pick up for people who want to try something new. When comedy writer Sean Clements heard about a local turf war involving the low-impact sport, his brain started clicking. “A friend of mine who […]

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Variety

Costa Rican Below-the-Line Talents to Track

It’s been a long time coming but Costa Rica can now claim an Oscar-nominated below-the-line talent, sound and music editor Felipe Pacheco, who was recognized for his sound editing work on Ryan Coogler’s multi-Oscar winning “Sinners.” Based in Los Angeles, he moved there after earning a degree in film scoring at the prestigious Berklee College […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Jon Bon Jovi Abruptly Ends Madison Square Garden Concert Due to Sinus Infection

The early end came as the Bon Jovi singer is returning to the stage after having surgery to fix a damaged vocal cord.

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Hollywood Reporter

Editor’s Letter: Eyes on the Prize(s)

THR takes home a record 44 trophies at the Los Angeles Press Club Awards — on top of a best-website Webby and an Emmy nomination.

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‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Jacques Audiard Reunites With Netflix for Horror Film (EXCLUSIVE)

After “Emilia Pérez” scored a best picture nomination at last year’s Oscars, Netflix is reuniting with French director Jacques Audiard on his next project, which will be an elevated horror film. Netflix has optioned “La Nuit ravagée” — a critically acclaimed horror novel by Jean-Baptiste Del Amo — and has tapped Audiard to develop a […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson Appears to Blast Trump on Epstein Files

Ritchson unloads about the Epstein Files: "These f--king rapists. We're just cool with it? That bitch has the keys to the nuclear codes ... Like dude, what? Go to jail."

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Variety

Amazon MGM Studios Hires HBO Max’s Pia Barlow as Head of Original Series Marketing

HBO Max vet Pia Barlow has been hired as Amazon MGM Studios’ new head of original series marketing. In her new role, which Barlow will begin Aug. 3, the exec will oversee all marketing efforts for Prime Video’s U.S. and Global Original Series. Barlow will report directly to Sue Kroll, Amazon MGM Studios’ global head […]

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Spain’s World Cup Triumph Gets Prime Video Series

Prime Video is set to exclusively premiere worldwide a new docuseries about the Spanish National Team’s triumph at this year’s controversial and politically tainted FIFA World Cup — the feat that gave Spain its second World Cup winner’s star after trouncing Argentina in New Jersey. Produced by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) and […]

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Hollywood Reporter

As Chris Fleming Basks in After-Glow of HBO Special, He’s Taken a Haircut For Success

A flood of movie offers has meant shedding his signature wolf cut, at least for now, to play a "normie" husband in an upcoming gig.

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Anne Hathaway’s Oscars ‘Odyssey’: Will She Campaign for Lead Actress or Supporting?

“Ithaca’s king is coming home.” But when Oscar season arrives, where will the Academy welcome back its queen? Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” opened to a massive box office haul and an avalanche of critical praise, vaulting it to the front of the Oscar race months before the fall festivals begin. But the question already dominating […]

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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson Slams ‘F—ing Pedophiles’ in Politics: ‘I Would Get Those Epstein Files Out in Two Seconds … Bitch, Move’

“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson got fired up about politics on the latest episode of Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, spouting off about the Epstein files and the “fucking rapists” in politics. “The fucking Epstein files! God damn it! Where are they? It’s a fucking law, bitch. Show it, you fucking pedophiles,” Ritchson said. “I […]

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‘Her Private Hell’ Director Nicolas Winding Refn on Ignoring Critics, Why the Government Must Regulate AI and Planning His Third Film With Ryan Gosling

Nicolas Winding Refn’s 11th film, “Her Private Hell,” is a long way away from the grounded work many fans are familiar with, like “Drive” and “Bronson.” The feature, now in theaters via Neon, is a neon-drenched sci-fi tale of an actress, Elle (Sophie Thatcher), a soldier, Private K (Charles Melton) and a killer known as […]

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Hollywood Reporter

QVC Hosts Vote to Unionize Amid Concerns Over Generative AI

About 80 percent of participating presenters supported joining the performers’ union SAG-AFTRA.

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Variety

Film Commissions Step Up Role to Accelerate Growth In Central America and the Caribbean  

The Ibero-American Film Commission Network, a non-profit organization that brings together film commissions and film offices across Ibero-America, took place in the Costa Rica Media Market for the first time this year as it reaffirms its strategic commitment to developing the audiovisual ecosystem in Central America and the Caribbean.  IBEROFIC founder and president Carolina Cordero […]

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Andrés Madrigal Explores Costa Rica’s Little-Known Queer History Through Personal Doc ‘Lost Men’

When his grandfather passed away, director Andrés Madrigal felt an urge to pick up his camera and capture every possible moment of that immediate grief. This archival impulse would eventually become Madrigal’s feature debut “Lost Men,” which has its world premiere at the Costa Rica Film Festival. The intimate doc chronicles Madrigal’s personal family history […]

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