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Venice Chief Barbera Defends DAU, Denies Pro-Putin Claim
Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera defended his selection of Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky's DAU for the festival's main competition, rejecting Ukrainian officials' characterization o
It Ends review – gripping micro-budget horror ranks among the year’s best
"It Ends," a micro-budget indie horror film made for $50,000 by first-time director Alex Ullom, follows four twentysomethings trapped in a time-looping forest drive stalked by doppelgängers, with the
Prime Video To Tell Gary Lineker’s Life Story In Docu-Series
Prime Video is commissioning a four-part documentary series, 'Lineker,' that will trace Gary Lineker's 50-year arc from Leicester childhood through England football superstardom, BBC broadcasting, and
Seriesly Berlin Picks 18 Projects for New Pitch Format
Seriesly Berlin has selected 18 international TV projects for its new pitch format, spotlighting socially engaged storytelling across three competitive strands at the September 15-16 conference.
Roskam's 'Le Faux Soir' Closes San Sebastián Festival
Michaël R. Roskam's Belgian-French WWII resistance drama "Le Faux Soir" — about fighters who produced a fake edition of national daily Le Soir in Nazi-occupied Belgium — will close the 74th San Sebast
‘It was a damn unicorn’: the pioneering, divisive power of Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40
Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland — built from Johannesburg sessions with apartheid-era South African musicians — is being reexamined at 40 through Ashley Kahn's new book, which traces both its rhythm
Dickens's Holiday Letters on Display at Charles Dickens Museum
Previously unpublished Charles Dickens letters revealing his holiday habits — from beachside showers on the Isle of Wight to Fortnum & Mason hampers on the Thames — go on public display for the first
Dublin Artist Paints All 11 of Roy Keane's Red Cards
Dublin artist Seánie Harte has turned all 11 of Roy Keane's Manchester United red cards into a colorful oil pastel exhibition opening at Hen's Teeth in Dublin on 3 September.
Naomi Watts to Receive Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival
Naomi Watts will receive the Golden Eye Award at the Zurich Film Festival on September 26, honored for her lead role in Ben Shirinian's 'The Housewife' about the wife of a suspected Nazi.
BIFF Honors Ahn Sung-ki, Names Thailand Country of Honor
The 31st Busan International Film Festival unveiled a six-film retrospective to late Korean legend Ahn Sung-ki, while its market arm named Thailand as the inaugural recipient of its new top-tier Count
Naomi Watts to Receive Zurich Film Festival Golden Eye Award
Naomi Watts will receive the Zurich Film Festival's Golden Eye Award for her role as the enigmatic wife of a suspected Nazi in 'The Housewife,' presenting the film and accepting the honor on Sept. 26.
Jack Coleman Mourns 'Heroes' Co-Star Hayden Panettiere
Jack Coleman, who played Claire Bennet's father Noah on NBC's 'Heroes,' posted a lengthy Instagram tribute to his onscreen daughter Hayden Panettiere following her death at age 36, praising her talent
Jack Coleman Calls Paparazzi 'Predatory' in Panettiere Tribute
Jack Coleman, who played Hayden Panettiere's father on "Heroes," posted an emotional Instagram tribute following her death at 36, calling the paparazzi who "hunted" her as a teenager "predatory" and l
IATSE Suspends Local 479 Leaders Over Financial Issues
IATSE President Matthew Loeb declared an emergency at Local 479 and suspended the local's elected leadership, appointing four special representatives as temporary trustees amid a probe into undisclose
Jeff Hiller Promoted to Series Regular on Widow's Bay Season 2
Jeff Hiller has been promoted from guest star to series regular for Season 2 of Apple TV's hit haunted-island comedy 'Widow's Bay,' where he plays Town Hall staffer Dale.
Steve Way Calls 'Furious' Disability Romance 'Beautiful'
Disabled actor Steve Way praised 'Furious' creator Liz Meriwether for letting him play a romantic role on the Hulu thriller, calling it the first time disabled love has been portrayed 'in such a beaut
Adèle Exarchopoulos Joins Apple Film With Zoë Kravitz
Adèle Exarchopoulos has been cast in a lead role opposite Zoë Kravitz in an untitled Apple mystery film written and directed by Megan Park, marking the French actress's first American studio lead role
Alex Lifeson Quit Weed Before Rush Reunion
Alex Lifeson quit cannabis ahead of Rush's long-awaited reunion tour, revealing in a Rolling Stone Canada cover story that he'd previously written 80% of his guitar parts with THC assistance — a confe
Swan's 'The Infinite State': Inventive, Talky Sci-Fi
Richard Swan's 'The Infinite State,' a sci-fi novel set in a galaxy-spanning empire modeled on Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia and oppressive Rome, earns praise from reviewer Emily H. Wilson as 'clever, i
Larry Dean Hellbent Review: Cheerier Than Ever
Veteran Glasgow comedian Larry Dean brings his new show 'Hellbent' to the fringe, mixing personal material about his recent marriage, autism diagnosis, and Iranian heritage with familiar crowd-pleasin
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