The tender power of "Elsinore" is the way Scott’s performance takes us right inside Ian’s state-of-mind — his belief that what’s left of his life needs to mean something, and that playing Hamlet will give it that meaning.
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RSS →Leigh doesn’t make any wrong moves here; just about every scene in the movie plays. Yet "Tender Loving Care" builds (or maybe I should say recedes) to something more schematic than it is powerful.
Jordan Firstman is hoping to join an exclusive club: the Oscars. And he might have someone on his team that can help him do it. “Club Kid,” Firstman’s directorial debut, arrived in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section and drew a six-minute standing ovation before A24 acquired it for
Jay-Z’s “Jay-Z30” tour has been filled with guest appearances and his opening night at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was no exception: He brought out Lauryn Hill and Wyclef for a mini-Fugees reunion on their 1995 hit “Ready or Not,” and, in a nod to local talent, South Londo
Labor Day Weekend brings to a close the summer movie season, which became one of the biggest on record thanks to the mega-blockbusters “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” But the season is just getting started on streaming platforms as some of the summer’s buzziest tit
It was a dark and stormy night for “Spider-Noir.” The Prime Video/MGM+ series, starring Nicolas Cage in his first-ever regular TV role, has been canceled after eight episodes and won’t return for a Season 2. The news comes even as “Spider-Noir” heads into the first weekend of Emm
The U.S. Open is officially underway in New York. The final Grand Slam of the year kicked off its main draw Aug. 30 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, with third-round play beginning Friday, Sept. 4. ESPN has exclusive U.S. rights to the tour
Members of the Below Deck franchise had been frustrated with the network for staying silent and for instructing those affiliated with the show to not speak publicly on the matter, according to a source
Dolly Parton‘s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been replaced after the original one was vandalized following the country superstar’s death. Parton died of cancer on Aug. 25 at age 80. The star, which Parton received in 1984, is located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, and alre
Adam Wingard’s new movie “Onslaught,” in theaters Friday via A24, is an ’80s-inspired action thriller in which a combat veteran (Adria Arjona) has to save her daughter (Blake Kennedy) when their trailer park is attacked by a trio of government-enhanced super soldiers. It’s a lean
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In William Shatner‘s new memoir, “William Shatner … and You,” the “Star Trek” actor, 95, reflects on his seven-decade career by focusing on his fans, with anecdotes from former co-stars, collaborators and celebrities like Ben Stiller, Josh Groban, “Weird” Al Yankovic, Jeri Ryan,
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JSON →“You carry a lot of weight around, don’t you?” In Guy Nattiv’s observant, harrowing and unmistakably feminine “The Liberation,” this line marks the first time someone truly sees through fortysomething protagonist Rita Cooper. Based on Nattiv’s own grandmother (alongside various c
Both well-established and up-and-coming Swiss filmmakers are taking part in the Venice Film Festival’s Production Bridge industry strand, where Switzerland will be one of the country’s in focus at the Gap-Financing Market. Seven Swiss projects and co-productions are among the tot
The idea for “The Difficult Bride” traces back to a story Rubaiyat Hossain heard as a 7 year old, visiting a Dhaka beauty parlor with her mother. “There was a bride who died there,” Hossain says. “Everyone knew this story from our generation, and I remember being seven, and even
Pan-Arab distributor Mad Solutions and Egyptian multihyphenate Haitham Dabbour’s Irth platform dedicated to supporting standout writers across the Arab world announced a strategic partnership on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival that aims to boost quality content output from t
Lav Diaz is developing a film about false prophets and a screen adaptation of José Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere,” the Filipino auteur reveals, alongside details on “Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors” (“Makikiraan Po”), his Spanish colonization drama premiering in the Venice Open section
Swiss cinema is resonating domestically and abroad as homegrown films and international co-productions continue to entice local audiences and festival goers around the globe. At Venice this year, Swiss titles and co-productions boasting high-profile talent unspool throughout the
The tender power of "Elsinore" is the way Scott’s performance takes us right inside Ian’s state-of-mind — his belief that what’s left of his life needs to mean something, and that playing Hamlet will give it that meaning.
Spanish indie studio Impulse Cinema and Italy’s Fandango have forged a strategic partnership to boost Spanish and Italian productions through co-production, financing, distribution and global sales. The agreement was announced on Saturday at the Venice Production Bridge, the Veni
“The Echo Chamber,” Andrea Pallaoro’s drama starring Alicia Vikander, Luca Marinelli and Susan Sarandon, has already landed distribution across a raft of key international territories ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Paradise City Sales has closed deals fo
With war still ravaging Iran — six months after the country was attacked by U.S. and Israeli forces — the Venice Film Festival is set to launch two Iranian films that will provide viewers vivid on-the-ground insight on the conflict’s societal impact as the country contends with b
"I hope that someday a young Filipino kid comes to Hollywood, sees my name and thinks, 'Oh, maybe I can get here too,'" said the Broadway legend
A representative for Sony Pictures Television said Thornton's employment has been "terminated"
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