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Laing to Direct Working Title's 'Runaway Wedding'
Two-time Emmy winner Stephanie Laing is set to direct Working Title Films' romantic comedy 'Runaway Wedding,' written by Adam Brooks and produced by Liza Chasin's 3dot Productions.
Jimmy Cricket dies at 80
Jimmy Cricket, the Northern Irish comedian famous for his 'And there's more!' catchphrase and his signature wellington boots worn on the wrong feet, has died at 80 after a short illness.
‘Movies Aren’t Dead After All’: Sony Pictures Boss Tom Rothman on Historic ‘Spider-Man’ Box Office and Losing Tarantino’s Cliff Booth Sequel to Netflix
Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman declared 'movies aren't dead' after Spider-Man: Brand New Day's record $360M domestic opening, while candidly discussing losing the Tarantino 'Cliff Booth' sequel to
Zac Brown Band Gives 37,000 Fenway Fans Free Cruises
Zac Brown Band marked 15 sold-out concerts at Boston's Fenway Park by gifting every one of the 37,000 attendees a cruise for two aboard Margaritaville at Sea, a giveaway valued at more than $40 millio
The CW Renews Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Police 24/7
The CW has renewed 'Scrabble' and 'Trivial Pursuit' for Season 3 ahead of their Oct. 1 Season 2 premieres and greenlit a fourth season of 'Police 24/7,' with all three also heading to daytime syndicat
Gavin Leatherwood Joins 'It Happened One Summer' as Filming Begins
Gavin Leatherwood has been cast as Fox Thornton in the romantic comedy 'It Happened One Summer,' joining Nina Dobrev, Tyler Hoechlin, and Virginia Gardner as production begins in New York on the adapt
2026 Albie Awards Honor Three Documentary Films
The Maysles Documentary Center's 2026 Albie Awards will honor three nonfiction films — a Harlem Renaissance time capsule, a 40-year Iranian history portrait, and a Barbara Hammer retrospective — just
Alamo Drafthouse Renames Austin Theater for McConaughey
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Mueller location in Austin will be renamed the Matthew McConaughey Cinema next week, with an Aug. 10 ceremony featuring a screening and Q&A tied to his new film The Rivals of
Saban Films Nabs 'The Caged' for North America
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Jeffrey Scott Collins' horror film 'The Caged,' a true-events-inspired story about a family terrorized in an English coastal cottage built on the site
Becoming Tate McRae: The Pop Sensation on Navigating Fame, Treating Work Like ‘a Fantasy’ and Getting Taylor Swift’s ‘Amazing’ Sourdough Bread
Tate McRae, the 23-year-old Canadian pop star behind 'Greedy' and 'So Close to What,' reflects on the emotional comedown from her $100M-grossing 'Miss Possessive' tour, her new life in New York, and h
Becoming Tate McRae: The Pop Sensation on Navigating Fame, Treating Work Like ‘a Fantasy’ and Getting Taylor Swift’s ‘Amazing’ Sourdough Bread
Tate McRae, the 23-year-old Canadian pop star behind 'Greedy' and 'So Close to What,' reflects on the emotional comedown from her $100M-grossing 'Miss Possessive' tour, her new life in New York, and h
Takashi Miike's 'Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo' First Look Revealed
IndieWire exclusively revealed the first look at Takashi Miike's "Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo," a neo-noir starring Lily James, Shun Oguri, and WWE's Liv Morgan ahead of its Toronto International Film Festi
MS NOW Launches Peter Alexander’s ‘State of Play’ August 10
Peter Alexander will debut his new MS NOW weekday program "State of Play" on August 10, joining the Versant-backed network as a breaking-news anchor and national correspondent after leaving NBC News i
‘The Wicker Man’ Sequel Director Justin Hardy Dies Just Weeks Before Premiere At Age 61
UK director Justin Hardy died of a heart attack at 61, just weeks before the world premiere of Wrath of the Gods, the film he made to complete his late father Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man trilogy.
'Der Fan' Trailer: 1982 Cult Horror Hits U.S. Theaters
Fun City Editions is giving Eckhart Schmidt's 1982 German cannibal horror 'Der Fan' its first-ever U.S. theatrical run via a new 4K restoration, opening August 28 at Manhattan's Metrograph.
McKenzie Bypasses Streamers for Anti-Crypto Doc
Actor Ben McKenzie, who self-financed his anti-crypto documentary 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,' says major streamers passed on licensing the 100% Rotten Tomatoes-rated film because they didn't
Bayreuth AI Ring Cycle Gets Dismal Review
Bayreuth Festival's 150th-anniversary commission—an AI-generated staging of Wagner's four-part Ring cycle led by German director Marcus Lobbes—drew a brutal review for warped visuals, singers hidden b
Nolan’s film could make The Odyssey the most sought-after book in the US
Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey has ignited an unprecedented surge in demand for Homer's ancient epic poem, transforming a 2,700-year-old classic from required high school reading into a nationwi
Eli Roth Reveals How He Made the ‘Saving Private Ryan’ of Splatter Movies with ‘Ice Cream Man’
Eli Roth discusses how he directed and shot his new unrated horror-comedy "Ice Cream Man," modeling its school-massacre centerpiece on Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" and completing the entire film
Players Hold Vigil as Online Game Servers Shut Down
When online game servers shut down, players treat their favorite virtual worlds like real places they've lost — gathering in-game to trade memories, fire rockets into the air, and hold vigil until the
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