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Nobody sings in the latest adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1462-page cinder-block classic, but the absence of rousing musical numbers does not mean that Fred Cavayé’s “Les Misérables” is going for gritty realism. The 179-minute film, enjoying a reported $37m budget and a host of Big French Stars trapped in starchily archetypal Big French Roles, spackles […]
Have you noticed every indie darling is wearing the same shirt these days? Everyone from Robert Pattinson and Drew Starkey to Anya Taylor-Joy and Mia Goth has been spotted in light pink, navy and forest green T-shirts emblazoned with the Dior and A24 logos — coveted merch from the luxury fashion house and indie film […]
Hayley Williams has spoken out about the death of her former husband, New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, who died Sunday. In a social media tribute post, the Paramore singer admitted she put a pause on commenting for a few days because she “had not known what to say or if it’s appropriate,” given their […]
Colombia’s Juan Sebastián Mesa and Tatiana Huezo, two leading lights on the Latin American film scene, won San Sebastián’s Industry Awards in the festival’s WIP Latam. Top plaudits at the San Sebastián Co-Production Forum served by contrast to highlight first or second time directors, though two are already fast emerging auteurs. The caliber of production […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are putting nearly eight decades of basketball history on the coffee table. The franchise has teamed with luxury art-book publisher Taschen for “Lakers: An Official History of the Purple & Gold,” a 528-page authorized history spanning the team’s beginnings in Minneapolis through the Showtime era, its turn-of-the-millennium three-peat and its most […]
The country did not participate in this year's contest but will return next year in Bulgaria.
Jamie Foxx shows off his dance moves and jokes about aging in the trailer for “Take Care of Yourself,” his new comedy special debuting on Hulu on Oct. 7. The stand-up hour finds the veteran comic in “his most honest, evolved, and unforgettable chapter yet,” according to the streamer. “I live in an all-white neighborhood, […]
DIRECTV continues to make moves to become a one-stop-shop for streaming, with a new offer that includes 12 months of Netflix at no extra cost (after that, it renews at its regular price unless you cancel it).^ The offer is open to new qualifying DIRECTV subscribers who get a Gemini streaming device and who are […]
Merely seven months before a fateful presidential election which has the far right leading polls, the French TV and film industry is in shambles. Despite recent efforts led by French President Emmanuel Macron to showcase and export France’s unique cultural model overseas — notably during the Lumiere Summit co-organized by the South Korean president — […]
Throughout her illustrious life and career, Gloria Reuben has shared her story through music and acting. She started learning classical piano when she was a young girl and was the lead singer of a rock band as a teenager. Then in her early 20s, Reuben moved from Toronto to Los Angeles, where she waited tables […]
Oscar-winning Swiss-Austrian director Edward Berger (“Conclave,” “All Quiet on the Western Front”) and American cinematographer Matthew Libatique (“Requiem for a Dream,” “Black Swan”), a triple Oscar nominee, will receive the top honors at the upcoming Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival. The event, which takes place in the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands between Oct. 28 […]
David Ellison, seeking fresh capital for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros., is considering reaching out to Elon Musk — the controversial tech mogul who is the world’s richest person — to “become part of a syndicate of equity investors into Paramount,” according to a report by Semafor. According to the report, citing anonymous sources, “Musk’s name […]
Diane Lane has joined the upcoming Hulu-Onyx Collective limited series “Victoria,” Variety has learned. The erotic thriller, which was announced last week with a series order, will star Li Jun Li as Maxine Tao, who is described as “a brilliant con artist who finds herself in a dark web of power, luxury and the crosshairs […]
John Berman has done almost everything an anchor can do at CNN. He guides viewers through breaking news during hours of “CNN News Central.” He’s filled in for Anderson Cooper, co-hosted a morning show and is trained to handle CNN’s “Magic Wall” on primary and election nights. Now he has a new assignment – but […]
“A Man on the Inside” will end with Season 3 at Netflix, which is now in production. The critically-acclaimed comedy was renewed for a third season back in March, with Season 2 having debuted in January. The series is shooting its third season in San Francisco, CA. “This series began with a retiree taking a […]
Jeffrey Katzenberg, the legendary Hollywood producer and executive, thinks the entertainment industry needs to accept AI if it wants to remain relevant. In a 2,377-word essay posted to X on Wednesday, Katzenberg leaned on his history working through the industry’s various technological changes. He implored his fellow creatives to acknowledge AI as a tool similar […]
Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".
The award-winning musician says he faces a "tough journey ahead" after a "quite severe" brain injury.
Canadian-Haitian writer Thélyson Orélien has just been awarded the Prix du Roman Fnac for his first novel.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night was still extremely irate that CNN’s Kaitlan Collins tried to ask him a question at the United Nations — after he had banned CNN (and MS NOW and Politico) from White House coverage. In a post on his Truth Social platform just before midnight Tuesday, Trump accused the CNN […]
