Variety
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Busan Postpones Appointment of Festival Director, Sets Pak Dosin in Deputy Role
The Busan International Film Festival has postponed the appointment of a permanent festival director. A new leader may be appointed after this...
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Columbia Pictures Centennial to Be Celebrated by Sony and Locarno Film Festival With ‘Lady With the Torch’ Retrospective
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival is set to celebrate the centennial of Columbia Pictures with a retrospective featuring classic titles spawned...
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Bruce Springsteen Flies Cross-Country to Join Zach Bryan Onstage in Brooklyn
Just 48 hours after a show in San Diego and less than 24 hours before he is set to perform at San Francisco’s Chase Center, Bruce Springsteen...
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Kenan Thompson Says ‘My Heart Goes Out’ to Fellow Nickelodeon Stars Featured in ‘Quiet on Set’: ‘They’ve Gone Through Terrible Things’
Kenan Thompson has opened up about his time as a child star at Nickelodeon and the new perspective he has gained on it following the release of...
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Joey King on Fighting Antisemitism at 12 Years Old and Having Trauma Counselors on the Set of Holocaust Series ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’
Joey King has nothing against method acting – it’s just not for her. Especially for projects like her latest, the Holocaust series “We Were the...
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Florence Pugh Posts Video Tour of Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Set, Shows Off Yelena’s New Combat-Ready Suit and More: ‘They’re Shooting’ Right Now
Florence Pugh is back in Marvel movie mode and shared to Instagram a first look set video from the Atlanta studio where “Thunderbolts” is now in...
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Movie Biopics on the Way: Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump, Selena Gomez as Linda Ronstadt and More
The biographical drama, or biopic as it is widely known, is often a staple of the movie release calendar. Paramount Pictures already has one of the...
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Johnny Knoxville Will Celebrate ‘Slightly Unhinged People’ in His First Podcast, ‘Pretty Sure I Can Fly,’ From SmartLess Media, Campside and Amplify Pictures
Professional prankster and stunt performer Johnny Knoxville is getting behind the podcast mic for “Pretty Sure I Can Fly” — a show that “explores...
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Wondery Founder Hernan Lopez Launches Owl & Co. Consulting Firm Focusing on Media and Technology
Hernan Lopez, the former 21st Century Fox executive who launched podcasting giant Wondery in 2016, has set up consulting firm Owl & Co. aimed...
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Carol Burnett Recalls ‘Bombing’ on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ Before Elvis Presley: ‘Nobody Wanted to See Me … It Was Awful’
Carol Burnett reflected on the time she guest starred on “The Ed Sullivan Show” the same day as Elvis Presley. As a guest on “The Late Show With...
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Palestinian Directors Farah Nabulsi, Darin J. Sallam on Difficulties Telling Palestinian Stories, Hopes to ‘Preserve Our History’ Through Film
Filmmakers Farah Nabulsi and Darin J. Sallam recently came together to discuss how ongoing violence in Gaza has impacted the Palestinian creative...
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ProSieben Snubs Pier Silvio Berlusconi’s Spinoff Plan in Setback to MFE’s Pan-European Ambitions
German broadcaster ProSiebensat.1 has rejected a proposal by top Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset — which has been rebranded as...