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International Insider: Paramount-Warner’s Winding Path; Korean Cinema Collapse; ‘Minions’ Big Interview
Good afternoon Insiders, welcome back to your weekly round-up spotlighting the biggest news in the industry. Max Gold...
Independence Day Turns 30: Revisiting Its Weird, United, American World
Thirty years later, the biggest blockbuster of 1996 offers an unexpected window into its era. Independence Day Turns ...
Gary Glitter Charged With New Sexual Offenses Against Girl Dating Back to 1970s
The new charges are only the latest sexual assault allegations for the musician who is already imprisoned for attempt...
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Quits X Over “Abuse And Misinformation” On Elon Musk’s Social Media Platform
It’s been a busy week for Lisa Nandy. First, the British politician was in the news this week for her intervention in...
Venice Gap Financing Market: Ursula Meier, Lav Diaz & Jessica Hausner Films Among Selected Projects
The 13th edition of the Venice Film Festival Gap-Financing Market (September 4th – September 6th, 2026) has revealed ...
Ludovica Francesconi-Led Italian Drama ‘The Fate Of The Bee’, Shot On iPhone, Wraps Post-Production; First Looks Revealed
EXCLUSIVE: Post-production has wrapped on Italian indie feature The Fate Of The Bee, led by Ludovica Francesconi, sta...
Venice Classics: Roman Polanski, Luis Buñuel & John Cassavetes Titles Among Lineup
This year’s Venice Classics lineup will debut 19 restorations, including Cul-de-sac (1966), one of Roman Polanski’s B...
Gary Lineker & Amelia Dimoldenberg To Speak At Edinburgh TV Festival
Gary Lineker and Amelia Dimoldenberg are the two most high-profile speakers to be unveiled for the Edinburgh TV Festi...
Munich Film Festival Chiefs Talk Global Ambitions, Championing German Talent & U.S. Indie Cinema
The Munich International Film Festival is well underway. The festival positions itself as the major platform for Germ...
Nikolaj Arcel’s Hans Christian Andersen Biopic Among First Titles To Be Supported Through Denmark’s New Production Incentive Scheme
My Fairytale Life, Nikolaj Arcel’s feature biopic of Hans Christian Andersen, is among seven titles that have receive...
Two Cities Television Bosses On The “Heartening” Success Of ‘Backrooms’ & Why Now Is The Time For Their TV Reimagining Of 1969 War Movie ‘Army Of Shadows’: “There’s Something In The Zeitgeist”
EXCLUSIVE: One might not think of a niche indie movie about the French resistance as the basis for a show to take you...
Madonna’s Confessions II Throws a Great Party, But Has Little to Say: Review
Madonna's new album finds her describing transcendence without actually delivering it. Madonna’s Confessions II Throw...
Taylor Sheridan Pitched ‘Landman’ To Billy Bob Thornton As “Bad Santa Running An Oil Company”
From the North Pole to the Texas oil fields, Billy Bob Thornton’s Landman role was influenced by one of his other ico...
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Reveals His Favorite Taylor Swift Songs
This list includes "Only the Young," "Love Story," and “my tears ricochet.” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Reveals His...
Jodie Foster Thinks ‘F1’ Was Made With AI: “Wasn’t It?”
As Hollywood grapples with AI’s potential impact, Jodie Foster believes the tech is already very present in the indus...
Taylor Swift’s Wedding Guest List (Updating)
We're keeping tabs on who is attending the two-night extravaganza. Taylor Swift’s Wedding Guest List (Updating) Conse...
Kalshi Trader Accuses Others of Manipulating Spotify Charts With Fake Streams: Report
He alleged a Malcolm Todd song to rig a bet on the prediction market Kalshi Trader Accuses Others of Manipulating Spo...
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Rehearsal Dinner Guests Arrive: Jack Antonoff, Lena Dunham, and More
Abigail Anderson, Erin Andrews, and Charissa Thompson were also among the celebs descending upon MSG on Thursday
Hong Kong Box Office Up 25% In 2026 First Half Topped By Local Hit ‘Night King’
Hong Kong’s beleaguered cinema market had some good news in the first half of 2026, with overall box office revenues ...
Francis Ford Coppola To E.P. ‘Thank You Mr. Brown,’ Documentary On Remarkable Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway on Thank You Mr. Brown, a feature documentary on the extraordinary career of Garret...