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Sundance Programmers Break Down a 2026 Lineup Filled with Comedies and Lots of Charli XCX

Sundance Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez, program director Kim Yutani, and senior programmer John Nein walk I...
| 2025-12-10 17:05

‘Assistants vs. Agents’ Founder Warner Bailey Signs With UTA

His meme page-turned-media company was launched in 2018 while Bailey was an assistant at WME.
| 2025-12-10 17:04

UTA Signs Agents vs. Assistants Founder Warner Bailey (EXCLUSIVE)

United Talent Agency has signed Warner Bailey, the founder of the media company Assistants vs. Agents, for representa...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

‘Merv’ Producer Matt Baer on Making a Star-Powered Holiday Rom-Com in Today’s Hollywood

It took more than a decade for producer Matthew Baer to make “Merv,” the new holiday romantic comedy starring Zooey D...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

‘Holding Space’ Journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist Launches Podcast Year After Viral ‘Wicked’ Interview

Tracy E. Gilchrist, the journalist behind the viral “holding space” interview with “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and A...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

Natalie Portman, Charli xcx, Chris Pine and Wu-Tang Clan Projects Set for Sundance Film Festival’s Final Edition in Park City

Oscar winners, pop stars and hip-hop legends will light up Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival’s last hurr...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

‘Ella McCay’ Review: Emma Mackey Battles to Breathe Authenticity Into James L. Brooks’ Antiquated Sentimental Comedy

Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Woody Harrelson, Albert Brooks and Ayo Edebiri also star in this portrait of a young w...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

Sundance Sets 2026 Lineup With Charli XCX, Olivia Wilde, Salman Rushdie and Courtney Love Films

The lineup of 90 films and seven episodic projects has been revealed as officials ready for a milestone moment: the f...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

Sundance Film Festival 2026 Lineup Includes New Films from Gregg Araki, Judd Apatow, Josephine Decker, Jay Duplass

Farewell, Utah: Natalie Portman in "The Gallerist" and Olivia Colman in "Wicker" will help see Sundance out of its lo...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

‘Ella McCay’ Review: James L. Brooks Returns with an Old-Fashioned Dramedy Inspired by Screwball Films of Yore

Emma Mackey stars as an eager politician beset on all sides by personal struggles in a film that rewards serious susp...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

‘All Her Fault’ Hits 46 Million Hours Watched in Three Weeks, Peacock’s Biggest Series Launch Ever (EXCLUSIVE)

“All Her Fault,” Peacock’s mystery limited series starring Sarah Snook, Jake Lacy and Dakota Fanning, has become the ...
| 2025-12-10 17:00

Jonathan Pryce Boards Refugee Short ‘Largo’ as Executive Producer (Exclusive)

Oscar contender 'Largo' will also be screened in schools across the U.K. during Refugee Week 2026.
| 2025-12-10 16:56

Spike Lee Praises Ryan Coogler, Delroy Lindo as He Receives Career Achievement Award at Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema and Television

Coogler, Tessa Thompson, Sterling K. Brown and the women of 'One Battle After Another' were also among the honorees.
| 2025-12-10 16:56

Johnny Depp to Star in and Produce Adaptation of ‘The Master and Margarita’

The announcement was made during the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
| 2025-12-10 16:21

Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Why Media Mega Mergers Are No Substitute for Vision and Innovation

Much has been made in recent weeks about former Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes’ now-famous quip likening Netflix to Alba...
| 2025-12-10 16:15

Swiss Oscar Hopeful ‘Late Shift’ Immerses Audiences in the Heroics of Nursing

Petra Volpe’s gripping drama, starring Leonie Benesch, captures the physical and emotional challenges of a high-press...
| 2025-12-10 16:15

Malin Akerman to Narrate Audiobook of New Novel From ‘The Hunting Wives’ Author May Cobb (Exclusive)

“I would play any character in May Cobb’s delicious worlds,” Akerman says of joining the narration. THR also shares a...
| 2025-12-10 16:11

Jane Fonda Stands Up for a Living Wage: ‘No Democracy Can Survive When Millions of Families Cannot Afford to Live’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Jane Fonda isn’t waiting for election season to heat up — she’s kicking it off herself. On Wednesday, the Hollywood i...
| 2025-12-10 16:05

THR Launches Exclusive Avatar: Fire and Ash Edition of Behind the Screen Crafts Podcast

The five-part audio and video series premieres on December 10 with episodes dedicated to score, production design, VF...
| 2025-12-10 16:04

‘Beam Me Up, Sulu’ ”Star Trek’ Doc Featuring George Takei Gets February Release (Exclusive)

The feature unearths a lost 1985 student film made with Takei and has been acquired by Tribeca Films, the distributio...
| 2025-12-10 16:04

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