Deadline The long-awaited live Hollywood return of the TCM Classic Film Festival arrived Thursday night with a biggie: The 40th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 masterpiece E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. TCM had to go virtual the […]
Documentaries don’t get much more timely than this. CNN Films has released the first trailer for Navalny, director Daniel Roher’s feature doc about Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, and set an April 24 premiere date on CNN. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Concord Originals has partnered with Outfest Fusion to launch a one-of-a-kind short film financing and IP licensing initiative, in support of up-and-coming LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color. Sylvester Fantasy Archives During Outfest Los Angeles in […]
The WGA West will host a panel discussion on April 30 with film and TV writers from Ukraine, whose lives and careers have been upended by the Russian invasion. “They will discuss their work and […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Salma Hayek Pinault-produced film Quiero Tu Vida (I Want Your Life) for TelevisaUnivision‘s Vix+ announced its leading cast as production begins in Mexico City. The romantic fantasy feature stars Erick Elías (Tormenta en […]
Humor, high drama, spirituality, heart and soul are hallmarks of Father Stu, a perfectly timed true story that is a faith-based film by genre but a movie that should have universal appeal thanks to it […]
DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter has appointed a new safety committee “to ensure that safety concerns remain at the forefront of our guild.” Director Karen Gaviola is the chair of the new committee. The move […]
The International Documentary Association has formally granted voluntary recognition to a union formed by rank-and-file employees, eliminating a bone of contention between workers and management. The IDA’s board had for weeks signaled support for the […]
EXCLUSIVE: As competition grows among studios and streamers for a bigger foothold in the fertile UK production landscape, Disney is planting a flag in the sand by hiring its first casting executive in the territory. In 2019, […]
Bobby Rydell, the Philly-born teen idol of the early 1960s whose hits included “Volare” and “Wild One” and who took part in a scene-stealing dance number with Ann-Margret in the 1963 film Bye Bye Birdie, […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Jono McLeod-directed documentary My Old School, which made its world premiere at this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival, has landed at Magnolia Pictures. The specialty cinema label has taken North American rights to […]
Wrapbook, a financial services startup whose tools are used for production payroll, has released a new mobile app on the heels of raising $100 million in Series B funding. Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo and Michael Ovitz […]
Deadline Although we are apparently never going to stop talking about this year’s Oscar season, others are already putting plans in place for next year’s Oscar season. The Palm Springs International Film Society has announced that the 34th annual […]
Afternoon all, Max Goldbart here looking back on quite a week. Lots to digest so the Insider has you covered. Read on. Smith Vs Rock: The Fallout “The Slap Heard Around The World”: Once a […]
EXCLUSIVE: Social media phenom Noah Beck is set to make his feature acting debut in The QB Bad Boy and Me, an upcoming romantic comedy produced by Creator+ and Wattpad Webtoon Studios. The film is […]
Hulu today set an April 29 premiere date for its untitled Sammi Cohen film, starring Rowan Blanchard (Snowpiercer) and Auli’i Cravalho (Moana), announcing that the teen romance is now titled Crush, and unveiling a few […]
Was it only two years ago, a month before lockdown, that Sonic the Hedgehog was riding high in theaters, only to be curtailed when most of them had to close? Who knows how high it could […]
The Batman star Zoë Kravitz turned the standard celebrity post-event social media showcase of her red carpet looks into a not-so-subtile protest of the Oscars and Will Smith’s actions there. In an update to her […]
UPDATED, 10:29 AM: If only the Oscars themselves moved as fast as the numbers counters at ABC. Mere minutes after fast-affiliate data for the 94th Academy Awards was out, the Disney-owned net that pays tens […]
Marvel has drop four new photos from Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. The photos show the films four major players which of course includes Strange, along with Wanda, Wong, and MCU newcomer America […]