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Tim Pope Recalls Torturing Rock Stars in Iconic Music Videos
Veteran music video director Tim Pope, 70, has published a memoir titled 'I Shoot Rock Stars' recounting four decades of putting megastars from the Cure, Queen, Bowie and Neil Young through elaborate
Eli Roth Admits AI Use in 'Ice Cream Man' After 'Misspoke'
Eli Roth admitted AI was used in 'a very small portion of a few scenes' of his upcoming horror film 'Ice Cream Man' days before its Aug. 7 premiere, reversing his earlier claim that he personally drew
Netflix's 'This Summer Will Be Different' Begins Production
Netflix has begun production on its TV adaptation of Carley Fortune's romance novel 'This Summer Will Be Different' on Prince Edward Island, casting Sophie Nélisse, Roby Attal, and Francesca Reale in
Schleinzer Signs With Cinetic After Silver Bear Win
Austrian filmmaker Markus Schleinzer, whose Berlin competition entry 'Rose' won the Silver Bear, has signed with Cinetic for representation while developing a Klaus Nomi biopic musical.
Juliette Lewis Recalls De Niro 'Speaking in Tongues'
Juliette Lewis discusses her return to the 'Cape Fear' universe as Max Cady's secretive half-sister Crystal in Apple TV's just-concluded series — a full-circle moment from her 1991 Oscar-nominated tur
Google Screens 11 AI Short Films at Metrograph
Google hosted a screening of 11 AI-generated short films at NYC's Metrograph theater, showcasing the fourth cohort of its Flow Sessions program designed to win filmmakers over to generative video tool
Producer Adds Defamation Claim To Netflix 'Fortitude' Suit
The producer of WWII spy thriller 'Fortitude' has added a defamation claim to his lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the streamer falsely accused him of extortion after an unencrypted hard drive of the
Can You Believe ‘X-Files: I Want to Believe’ Director’s Cut Trailer Is Scarier Than Original?
Director Chris Carter's R-rated director's cut of the 2008 X-Files film, retitled "Vrach Frankenshteyn," premieres on Disney+ and Hulu on August 14, restoring horror elements he says a PG-13 rating fo
Naomi Watts Voices Spider-Man's AI in Brand New Day
Naomi Watts revealed on Instagram that she voices Peter Parker's AI assistant E.V. in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' reuniting her with Tom Holland twelve years after 'The Impossible,' which earned her
Leslie Iwerks on ‘Disney Worldbuilders’ and How Jennifer Lee, James Cameron and Jared Bush Carry Forward Walt Disney’s Legacy
Filmmaker Leslie Iwerks — granddaughter of Mickey Mouse co-creator Ub Iwerks — premieres her new Disney+ documentary "Disney Worldbuilders" on Aug. 20, profiling the creative minds behind translating
‘The Odyssey’ Star Samantha Morton ‘Hasn’t Worked for a Year’ After Making Nolan’s Epic Because ‘I’m 49’ Years Old and ‘There’s Other Good Actors Out There’
Two-time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton said on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast that she has not worked in the year since wrapping Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey,' attributing the drought to her age
What Happened to the Boy From ‘Boyhood’? Ellar Coltrane on 12 Years of Linklater’s Classic, Coming to Set High and More
Ellar Coltrane, now 31 and working as a volunteer fireman and EMT trainee, looks back on starring in Richard Linklater's 12-year film experiment as 'Boyhood' returns to more than 100 theaters for its
Paramount Q2 Streaming Surges as Ellison Backs WBD Close
Paramount reported mixed Q2 results with streaming gains and a raised 2026 outlook, even as CEO David Ellison insisted the company 'fully expects' its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger to clo
Hader, Wan, Nintendo's Pritchard Join Variety Summit
Variety has added Emmy winner Bill Hader, filmmaker James Wan, Nintendo of America president Devon Pritchard, Sony Pictures Television chairman Keith Le Goy, and comedian Nick Kroll to its Entertainme
Idaho Murders Doc Tops Netflix Rankings With 18.2M Views
Netflix's 'The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare' debuted atop the streamer's English-language TV rankings with 18.2 million views in its first five days, while 'Ransom Canyon' Season 2 posted a slower
Peter Gill, Unsung British Theatre Hero, Dies at 86
Peter Gill, the Welsh-born playwright and director remembered as one of British theatre's unsung heroes for his uncompromising honesty, has died at 86, having achieved belated public fame in 2002 with
Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Apatow's 'Poetic License'
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Maude Apatow's directorial debut "Poetic License" for a planned 2027 theatrical release, rescuing the Toronto-premiering dramedy after upstart distributor Row K col
Mr Brightside: UK's Longest-Charting Single
Freelance writer Amelia Tait argues The Killers' Mr Brightside should be legally required at weddings, citing its status as the UK's longest-charting single and its cross-Atlantic recognition in a 202
The Frighteners at 30: How Jackson Built Wētā
Peter Jackson's 'The Frighteners,' released July 19, 1996, is being revisited on its 30th anniversary as the pivotal film that grew Wētā Digital from a single Silicon Graphics workstation into a studi
Two Punk Legends Help Revive a Cult Band’s Archive
Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye are helping reissue the Cramps' back catalog, starting with the long-shelved Alex Chilton-produced album 'Gravest Gravy,' due August 21 on the band's dormant Vengeance Re
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