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Buddy Guy 90th Birthday Concert Set for Oct. 1 at
Blues legend Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with a star-studded concert at Radio City Music Hall on October 1, featuring Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jon Batiste, and more than 20 other artis
Sholay 'Films in Concert' World Premiere Set for Royal
The 1975 Bollywood classic "Sholay" will receive its "Films in Concert" world premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall on Oct. 10, with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra performing R.D. Burman's
'Born to Lose' Debuts at Raindance With Arnold, Pidgeon
Director Joseph Zentil's feature debut 'Born to Lose,' starring Dylan Arnold and Sarah Pidgeon, premieres in competition at Raindance Film Festival — a small-town Kentucky biker drama inspired by a fr
France TV Boards BBC & PBS Nature Doc 'An Hour On
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has boarded BBC Two and PBS's four-part natural history series 'An Hour On Earth,' which uses pioneering filming to capture nature's fleeting magic hours a
Netflix 'Steps' Directors Welcome Direct-to-Streaming
Co-directors of Netflix's animated Cinderella reimagining 'Steps' told the Annecy festival they welcome the film going straight to streaming, with co-director Alyce Tzue framing the project as a 'scri
Heatwave watchlist: nine films for a UK scorcher
The Met Office has issued a red warning ahead of the UK's likely warmest June day on record, prompting a curated watchlist of nine heat-themed films from 'Do the Right Thing' to 'Interstellar.'
Madonna Biopic Scrapped Over Universal Budget Dispute
Madonna has revealed that her long-gestating biopic was cancelled after she fell out with Universal over the film's budget, despite her proposal to move production to Serbia to cut costs.
Hoffman, Binoche, Wright & Richardson Honored At
The 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will honor Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Jeffrey Wright, and cinematographer Robert Richardson, with Hoffman, Binoche, and Richardson receiving Cr
Agnieszka Holland to Direct Non-Linear Dietrich Biopic
Agnieszka Holland is set to direct 'Berlinweh – Yearning for a Home,' a non-linear Marlene Dietrich biopic structured around four pivotal days across four different decades, produced by the same team
Steve Kirby's kitchen-table revolution in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough's Industrial Coast label has cultivated a radical, DIY arts scene in a post-industrial town, drawing young artists with 50p tickets, 24-hour noise sets, and a kitchen-table ethos run by
Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Jeffrey Wright to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival (July 3-11) will honor Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Jeffrey Wright, and cinematographer Robert Richardson, with Crystal Globe awards and a dedicated documentar
Kevin Bacon to Star in Amazon MGM Horror 'Summoner'
Kevin Bacon has signed to star in Summoner, a new Amazon MGM horror film that follows a man called to a witness protection property to confront a demon, marking writer Jeremy Slater's directorial debu
Holland to Direct Dietrich Biopic 'Berlinweh'
Agnieszka Holland will direct 'Berlinweh – Yearning for a Home,' a non-linear Marlene Dietrich biopic tracing the icon across four pivotal days spanning Paris 1937 to Paris 1983, produced by her 'Fran
Cammock Withdraws NPG Artwork After Churchill Famine Row
Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Cammock has withdrawn her video installation from London's National Portrait Gallery after a week of pressure from 50 peers who objected to her characterization of Wi
Reese Witherspoon Confirms Season Three of ‘Big Little Lies’ Is ‘in Process’
Reese Witherspoon confirmed on The Tonight Show that Big Little Lies Season 3 is 'in process,' with the new season based on Liane Moriarty's upcoming sequel novel 'Big Little Truths,' set for U.S. rel
Fiona Mozley's Awake Awake Explores False Memories
Fiona Mozley's third novel, "Awake Awake," follows an unreliable York narrator whose memories of literary success turn out to be false, using her mental illness to blur personal recollection, historic
Edinburgh Festival Goes Phone-Free Under Benedetti
Edinburgh International Festival director Nicola Benedetti has declared the festival "phone-free," announcing a "lights down, phones off" policy that stops short of pouches-style total bans but requir
Edinburgh Festival Goes Phone-Free Under Benedetti
Edinburgh International Festival director Nicola Benedetti has declared every concert a phone-free environment, banning mobile devices once performances begin — while still allowing curtain-call photo
Ryan O'Connell Confirms Anon Pls HBO Series Dead
Ryan O'Connell confirmed on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live that the HBO Max adaptation of DeuxMoi's novel 'Anon Pls' — which had a 2022 script-to-series order with O'Connell and Diablo Cody attached
Supergirl Lands 80+ Promo Partners, $100M+ in Media
Warner Bros has lined up more than 80 promotional partners — including KFC, Ulta, Samsung, American Airlines, Milk-Bone, and Waymo — for the new Supergirl film, generating over $100 million in media v
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