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The Emmy nominee will star with Julia Garner in the series.
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“The Odyssey” defied the gods odds in its opening weekend, delivering a sensational $124.5 million domestically and $264.1 million globally. After all, it’s highly unusual for a centuries-old poem that everyone was forced to read in school to be the basis of a popcorn movie. Those mighty ticket sales are a testament to the appeal […]
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Jim Sturgess, Miranda Richardson, Hugh Skinner and Dean-Charles Chapman will also star in the six-part adaptation of Henry James' novel.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup once again demonstrated the value of home-team interest to broadcasters, with television audiences across Europe skyrocketing when national teams were still alive in the tournament before declining after their elimination. Yet, fans still turned up in force for the July 19 final opposing Spain to Argentina, proving that while national […]
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Trent Park, LondonA new museum in this redeveloped country house relives its fascinating period as a palatial prison of war camp – with Jewish refugees listening in from the basement History happened here. I mean, history happens everywhere. But serious, important, world-shaping history happened at Trent Park.Built on the grounds of Enfield Chase, an expanse of Hertfordshire countryside used as hunting grounds by royalty, this country house has lived many lives. It was a Georgian retreat, a Vict
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'Kim’s Convenience' star Andrea Bang and rock group Marianas Trench frontman Josh Ramsay also join the workplace comedy set around live theater backstage madness and heart in guest roles.
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Streetball star Grayson “The Professor” Boucher’s story is getting the feature film treatment. Hidden Empire Film Group and its sports division, Hidden Empire Sports Collective, will produce the movie, directed by award-winning filmmaker Deon Taylor (“Traffik,” “Black and Blue,” “The Intruder”). Taylor, also Hidden Empire’s co-CEO, will produce the film alongside Hidden Empire’s Roxanne Avent […]
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Netflix has released first-look images from their followup to “A Different World.” As previously announced, the series will premiere on Sept. 24. As with the original show, it will take place at the fictional HBCU Hillman College. Check out the pictures below. The show was first reported to be in development at the streamer in […]
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Bong Joon-Ho’s first animated feature has proved a hit with international buyers, securing multiple deals for Pathé. “Ally,” which launched at the Marche du Film, had already been acquired by Neon for the U.S. prior to Cannes, reuniting the Oscar-winning director with the distributor following their hugely successful collaboration on “Parasite,” which won the Palme […]
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Odysseus has stolen Luke Skywalker’s crown. Christopher Nolan’s big-screen epic “The Odyssey” has beaten “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” to take first place as the highest-ever three-day gross at the BFI IMAX theater in central London, clocking in at £219,867 ($300,000). The BFI IMAX holds only one screen, which at 20 metres (65 feet) tall […]
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The talent agency will occupy over 100,000 square feet across four floors of the iconic New York City landmark.
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Ever since Michael Urie’s stint in “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway last year, he’s been wanting to return. The actor, known for his TV roles in “Ugly Betty” and “Shrinking” in addition to a plethora of theater work, starred as Mary’s Teacher alongside Jinkx Monsoon as the title character in Cole Escola’s Tony-winning play — about […]
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The online trolls couldn’t have been more wrong about “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s $250 million adaptation of Homer’s tale about Odysseus’ decade-long journey home to Ithaca following the Trojan War. It’s only fitting that it strays from the source material, since the epic poem is part of a long oral tradition that’s been expanded upon […]
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In an era where AI can help make films about anything and everything, Utopai Studios has landed on farts. The AI production company will produce an animated feature-film adaptation of “The Most Serious Fart,” a 2023 children’s book written by “Not Another Teen Movie” screenwriter Mike Bender and illustrated by Chuck Dillon that was inspired by Bender’s […]
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The supernatural thriller podcast “Grim Death and Bill The Electrocuted Criminal” is being turned into a TV show. The novel, from “Hellboy” creator Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski (“The Fallen”), is being developed into a series by Echoverse, a sci-fi and fantasy audio content studio now making its way into television. Echoverse has previously […]
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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is expressing disappointment over the failed “Blade” reboot that was supposed to star Mahershala Ali as the legendary vampire slayer. Speaking on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Feige said bluntly: “I am feeling like a gigantic loser and failure that we didn’t get off the ground with Mahershala.” Although the […]
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On Monday, the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival announced its hotly anticipated Gala and Special Presentations programs, showcasing feature films from close to 30 countries along with celebrated directors such as Danny Boyle, Pedro Almodóvar, Cristian Mungiu, Chris Rock, Mike Leigh, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hirokazu Kore-eda and many more. Some of the highlights of the Special […]
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Glyndebourne, East SussexThe director hits perfectly all the comic marks of Strauss’s opera about an opera, but there’s few insights in a work that should be moving as well as frothy and fun.Glyndebourne’s new productions this summer have followed a theme: first Tosca, about a fictional opera singer; then L’Orfeo, about the mythical musician. Now comes Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos – an opera about an opera. It starts with the shenanigans backstage as two troupes – one high art, one low –
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Beta Cinema has come on board as the world sales agent for Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland’s “Growth of the Soil,” which will have its world premiere in the Special Presentation section of Toronto Film Festival. “Growth of the Soil” is an epic love story set against the breathtaking yet unforgiving landscapes of Norway’s mountains, […]
Hollywood Reporter
Directed by John Madden ('Shakespeare in Love') based on a script by Paul Mayhew-Archer, the "emotional and surprisingly funny" film also features Monica Dolan and Rory Kinnear.