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Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” held onto first place at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 16–18 frame, pulling in RMB62.5 million ($9.3 million) in its second full weekend, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Since rolling out in the late stretch of the Golden Week corridor on Oct. […]
“Ria,” Philippines filmmaker Arvin Belarmino’s debut feature about a young woman from the folk-punk scene who takes on a property developer to save her home, has been picked up by international sales company Lights On following its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. The film picked up the Heart of Eurasia Award after […]
Japanese animated phenomenon “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” tightened its grip on the South Korean box office over the weekend of Oct. 16–18, commanding more than 42% of nationwide ticket revenue in its third frame. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Toho-distributed […]
“Paradise Lost,” the new psychological thriller by “Train to Busan” filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho, has been sold to 118 countries and will have its U.S. premiere at the 46th Hawai‘i International Film Festival. It will play in the Spotlight on Korea section on Nov. 1 and 4. CJ ENM, which is handling international sales, said overseas […]
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Families are interesting. They all come with their own unique histories, prejudices and mysteries. Jon Robin Baitz’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play “Other Desert Cities,” set in the years following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, explores harmful ideologies, grief, depression, memory and how secrets can wrap themselves around a family, slowly choking it from the inside out. […]
Taika Waititi’s “Star Wars” movie, which has been in development since 2020, is officially on hold, the director confirmed while promoting his latest film “Klara and the Sun.” “I hate to break this to you, but we’re going to actually put it on ice and we’re working on a different thing together,” Waititi told Inverse […]
Katseye is excited to welcome Sophia Laforteza back to the group after a brief hiatus. Members Lara Raj, Daniela Avanzini, Megan Skiendiel and Yoonchae Jeung shared their support for their “sister” on the carpet at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Sunday. “We are so happy that she’s coming back,” Raj told E! News, speaking […]
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the Oct. 18 episode of “The Simpsons,” “The Revengening,” which aired Sunday night on Fox. “The Simpsons” has pulled off its own October surprise: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is back. The fan favorite character finally spoke again for the first time in nearly a decade on Sunday night’s episode, […]
“Obsession” star Inde Navarrette had quite the busy weekend, going from the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday to the Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday. Navarrette attended the festival, which runs until Thursday in Newport Beach, as one of Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, who were celebrated during the festival’s Honor Brunch. While speaking with […]
Darren Criss’ one-night-only concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London became a “Glee” reunion when the singer surprised audiences by bringing out Chris Colfer and performing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” as an homage to their characters on the hit show, Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson. Criss began the song solo, telling the audience he’d […]
Jason Sudeikis opened up on a recent episode of “Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso,” discussing his hopes for “Ted Lasso” Season 5, how the show “saved” him from “self-harm” and what the public got wrong about his closely followed 2020 split from ex Olivia Wilde. Sudeikis and Fragoso talked “Ted Lasso” up top, as the […]
Betty McGuire, the actress best known for her role as grandmother Kate Malone on the ABC sitcom “Growing Pains, died Oct. 8 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills, Calif., of natural causes. She was 100. Keith Gerchak, McGuire’s POA, confirmed her death. McGuire had a seven-year run on “Growing […]
Taylor Swift holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as “The Life of a Showgirl” spends a 15th non-consecutive week atop the chart. This week, “Showgirl” earned an additional 87,000 equivalent album units thanks to its “Encore” edition, which touted four new tracks including the Hot 100-topping “Patient Zero.” “Showgirl” was initially released […]
Joe Manganiello, who was set to reprise the role of Deathstroke in Ben Affleck’s scrapped Batman film, is telling all about what would have happened had the superhero film made it to theaters. In his new memoir “Bloodlines,” published on Tuesday, the actor wrote that Affleck, who was attached as the writer, director, producer and […]
“The Debut” ended London Film Festival on a high note Sunday night as director Jesse Eisenberg and star Julianne Moore gushed over each other to a packed audience at the Royal Festival Hall. “I mean, this movie stars my favorite person, Julianne Moore,” Eisenberg began as the duo came onstage to introduce the musical comedy. […]
CBS News veteran Jan Crawford usually has the delicate task of covering the U.S. Supreme Court and the ways in which its decisions affect American lives and policies. On Sunday, however, Crawford was the one being judged. Crawford, who joined CBS News in 2009, posted a note following a town hall meeting held Saturday night […]
Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber and Kaia Gerber took to social media on Sunday to remember their son and brother Presley Gerber, who died in September at the age of 27. “We are beyond heartbroken to lose our beloved son and brother. We feel so blessed to have had Presley in our lives for 27 years,” […]
As anyone who’s seen her in concert knows, Charli xcx is usually laser-focused on her current material and rarely looks back for more than a couple of songs. But she made an exception on Saturday night at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, when she performed her 2014 breakthrough hit “Boom Clap” (for the first […]
Jessica Edwards has been named the new executive director of the Woodstock Film Festival, the organization announced Sunday as the 27th annual festival came to a close. Edwards will take over the role from Meira Blaustein, the festival’s co-founder. “I have had the pleasure of working with Jessica at the Woodstock Film Festival over the […]
