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The WWE Universe is officially a part of the microdrama world. The sports entertainment powerhouse and the microdrama platform ReelShort have released their first collaboration, “Agent of Shadows,” set premiere Oct. 23 on ReelShort and social media. The show follows a secret agent who learns he as a daughter he never knew about and now […]
Bela Bajaria oversees 27 local teams around the world who produce content in 50 different languages for more than 50 countries. The secret to the Netflix content chief’s success is finding the right people — and letting them shine. “My superpower is I hire really great people and I let them do their job,” Bajaria […]
The former Brookside actor says it is "heartbreaking" that his son Rio was stillborn on 20 August.
From pigeon-shaped handbags to tomato-inspired clutches, Jonathan Anderson has made a career out of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. His latest subject? The Ugg boot. The designer’s namesake label, JW Anderson, has teamed up with the California-based footwear brand for a new collection that reimagines its iconic Classic Boot and Tasman slipper through the […]
What’s your favorite scary movie? Thirty years after Ghostface first terrorized the residents of Woodsboro, “Scream” is celebrating its milestone anniversary with a killer new collector’s set — complete with a blood-spattered replica of the cordless phone from the film’s iconic opening scene. The “Scream” 30th Anniversary Collector’s Set is now available to pre-order exclusively […]
Fremantle has signed an exclusive deal with Singapore broadcaster Mediacorp to license “Wingman,” a dating show in which singles hand their romantic decisions over to their closest friends. Fremantle is presenting the format to buyers at Mipcom. Fremantle will handle sales, licensing and production of the show across most overseas territories on behalf of Mediacorp […]
Was it just a coincidence? Less than four hours after Ken LaCorte, former SVP of Fox News Digital, called out the network in a social-media post for failing to publish online coverage about the scandal involving Trump ally and ex-Fox News employee Kimberly Guilfoyle, Fox News’ website ran an article Sunday reporting that “Trump and […]
Boutique Filmes and Anonymous Content Brazil have lined up Felipe Vellas to direct “Bateau Mouche,” inspired by the real-life sinking of the titular boat on New Year’s Eve 1988. The film will be penned by Gustavo Lipsztein, who also wrote the massively successful Netflix series “Radioactive Emergency” and “The Endless Night,” also inspired by historical […]
Britney Spears has posted a previously unreleased collaboration with Justin Timberlake titled “She’ll Never Be Me,” originally recorded for her 2001 album “Britney,” as a preview of the album’s 25 th anniversary edition, out on Nov. 6. Spears and Timberlake, who were dating at the time, were joined by songwriters and producers Bradley Daymond and […]
Beta Film’s “Queen Silvia” is world-premiering at Mipcom. Inspired by the real-life romance between Sweden’s Crown Prince Carl Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath, a German-Brazilian interpreter who became Queen of Sweden, it’s directed by Miguel Alexandre and stars Alicia von Rittberg and Edvin Endre. “Even though it’s a very European story, people will see that it’s […]
Lyrical Games will make its market debut this week with the launch of Soulslike game “Valor Mortis.” Set in a supernatural reimagining of 19th-century Europe, “Valor Mortis” lets players take on the part of William Dowsett (voiced by James Alexander), a resurrected English soldier of the Grande Armée who wields both Napoleonic-era weaponry and devastating […]
Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s “Miami Vice ’85” reboot has dropped its first look at the two stars in character as filming has started. Jordan is Ricardo Tubbs and Butler is Sonny Crockett in the reboot, based on the popular ’80s detective show that ran from 1984 to 1989. In the original series, Don […]
Italy is celebrating the Hollywood Walk of Fame star to be posthumously unveiled on Oct. 15 honoring special effects maestro Carlo Rambaldi, best known for designing the iconic alien title character in Steven Spielberg’s “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” Rambaldi, who died in 2012 at age 86, is a three-time Academy Award winner for his work in […]
Former Strictly professional Brendan Cole claims Amy Dowden is "not up to" the challenge of the show.
The former Corrie star says she had some apologetic texts after being banished on Friday's episode.
A post-war sculpture inspired by the Cornish landscape is set to go under the hammer.
There are films and series with asexual characters in them, but far fewer interested in the experiential questions about moving through society as asexual and aromantic, and considering that identity on a spectrum. Miki Tanaka’s debut feature “Silver Express” is one such film: a gentle character study observing the everyday annoyances of an asexual person […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Argentina’s Pasto Cine has boarded María Alché’s upcoming “I Love You and Today Everything Looks Beautiful.” The film is produced by leading Brazilian banner Bubbles Project alongside Spain’s Elastica Films, Germany’s Pandora Film, and France’s Maneki Films. “I Love You and Today Everything Looks Beautiful” is set between the 1950s […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazil’s Audiovisual Industry and Commerce Federation (FICA) announced at the Rio Film Festival’s RioMarket the launch at the end of October of an anti-piracy awareness campaign in free-to-air and pay television, radio, out-of-home (OOH) advertising and movie theaters. Local media, telecom and exhibition groups are supporting the campaign by providing […]
Hosting a film festival during historic presidential elections destined to shape an entire country’s future is a hefty ask, but this year’s Rio Film Festival managed to carefully and purposefully thread the lines between focusing on the cinema and the industry of today and not turning a blind eye to the issues of tomorrow. This […]
