Kate O’Flynn found out she was an Emmy nominee and immediately went underground. “I felt like an ostrich,” she tells Variety over Zoom. “I …
A bill to subsidize post-production in California cleared a hurdle in the state Senate on Thursday, while a separate measure to fund commer…
“Widow’s Bay” showrunner Katie Dippold knows how to toe the line between comedy and horror — her credits include “Haunted Mansion” and “Gho…
Ryan Gosling’s interstellar ride is getting a brick-by-brick makeover. Lego has released a new “Project Hail Mary” collectible building set…
Mark Rydell, who received a best director nomination for the Oscar-winning “On Golden Pond” and directed Bette Midler in “The Rose” and “Fo…
“You wake the dead.” Ken Burns offered that succinct description of his filmmaking at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival on Friday, where th…
As “Practical Magic” fans gear up for the highly anticipated sequel reuniting Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, Warner Bros. Discovery Glob…
It’s apparently a week for wealthy business moguls to buy sports clubs: Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder who is among the richest people in t…
Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has boarded “Zoom In, Zoom Out,” the debut feature from Chinese director Jie Dong, set to premier…
Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Ayra Starr is getting her hair blow-dried when she casually mentions that she has a plane to catch in an hour.…
Hong Kong film luminary Johnnie To’s “Two Gun Cohen,” based on an extraordinary true story, is among seven titles bowing in Frontières at T…
Digital Brand Architects has snapped up creator management firm V1sion Ventures, which represents a range of digital stars including Keith …
“Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse” is the latest movie to get hit by an unauthorized leak. The trailer for the third “Spider-Verse” movi…
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XPRIZE announced the judges for its sci-fi film competition, which aims to inspire optimistic adaptations of a technology-enabled future. N…
Of all the superheroes to give the gritty realism treatment, the Green Lantern is an odd choice. Tasked with enforcing intergalactic order …
In a competitive situation, Netflix has greenlit the YA romance series “Sid & Zoey.” The show hails from creator Jon Kasdan and writer John…
“Succession” star J. Smith-Cameron will star alongside “Yellowstone” actor Jefferson White in the upcoming independent feature film “In Our…