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Jennifer Lopez Says ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Filming Was a ‘Dream’ and 97-Year-Old Composer John Kander Was Very Involved
John Kander may be close to 100 years old, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t involved with the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Kiss...
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Karim Aïnouz on Cannes Competition Entry’s ‘Motel Destino,’ Its Joyful Sex and How It Was Made by ‘Almost an Army of Youth’
Shot between his directing Alicia Vikander in “Firebrand” and Kristen Stewart in “Rosebushpruning,” “Motel Destino,” which bows in Cannes...
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Misa Hylton, Mother of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Son, Responds to Cassie Assault Video: He ‘Needs Help’
Misa Hylton, famed stylist and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former partner, has weighed in on the recently released tape of the mogul abusing Cassie...
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Shakira, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias and More Headline Bésame Mucho Festival
The third annual Bésame Mucho Festival lineup has been revealed with Shakira, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Los Tigres Del Norte and Banda MS as...
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Mouly Surya, Garin Nugroho Projects Among First Recipients of Annual Indonesian Film Grant – Cannes
Indonesia has unveiled the four film projects that will be the pilot recipients of the country’s first government-funded film grant, Film...
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Porter+Craig Film and Media Distribution Acquires Global Rights to Fado Filmes’ ‘Nothing Ever Happened’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Porter+Craig Film and Media Distribution, run by veteran industry executives Jeff Porter and Keith L. Craig has acquired worldwide rights to...
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Ruben Östlund, Karim Aïnouz Among Guests at German Films and Medienboard Reception
Swedish director Ruben Östlund, who won Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or for “The Square” and “Triangle of Sadness,” was among the guests at the...
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Dolly De Leon Sets Serial Killer Series Role as Philippines Producer CreaZion Studios Builds Film Slate
Dolly De Leon, who rocked the Cannes Film Festival two years ago in “Triangle of Sadness,” has joined the cast of “Severino: The First Serial...
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Actor Ariane Labed Wants to Explore ‘How People Live’ in Feature Debut, ‘September Says’
Ariane Labed simply describes herself as European. Herein is the most concise and expansive way to encompass a career with many footholds, a...
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‘Monkey Man’ Action Specialist Brahim Chab Boards Pedring Lopez’s ‘Blood Passage’
Action choreographer Brahim Chab, who recently staged the action sequences for Deve Patel’s “Monkey Man,” has joined the crew of “Blood Passage.”...
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New Zealand Film Commission Execs Talk Jane Campion’s Pop-Up Film School, Incentives at Variety’s Global Conversations Summit
As part of Variety‘s Global Conversations Summit at the Cannes 2024 Film Festival, Variety executive editor Tatiana Siegel sat down with New...
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How Film AlUla Helped Rising Saudi Filmmakers Craft Festival-Ready Short Films
In 2023, Saudi Arabian film agency Film AlUla formed AlUla Creates, a local initiative that provides funding, mentorship and networking...