Monthly Archives: December 2023

John Woo Talks Dialogue-Free ‘Silent Night’ and Not Retiring Anytime Soon: ‘I’ll Keep Making Movies as Long as I’m Still Alive’

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then John Woo’s wordless action movie “Silent Night” is worth at least a thousand gunshots. Woo returns to Hollywood for the first time since 2003 to quietly deliver “Silent Night,” a blood-soaked, Christmas-themed revenge tale with zero

What Do the Writers of ‘Flowers,’ ‘Last Night’ and ‘Calm Down (Remix)’ Have in Common? Manager Jaime Zeluck Hindlin

Since founding Nonstop Management at her kitchen table in 2017, Jaime Zeluck Hindlin’s boutique management company for songwriters and producers has become a stealthy power player in the music business. Getting the right people in a room is Hindlin’s specialty, but her range of clients

French TV Industry Faces Possible Historic Strike by Crew Members in Minimum Wage Battle with Producers

Following in the footsteps of U.S. guilds, French TV crew members are poised to go on strike amid a battle with producers over minimum wages. Labor union CGT-SPIAC has sought a 20% increase on basic salaries for crew members working in production and post-production of

Victoria Monét Proves Why She’s a Triple Threat: ‘I Feel Like It’s Definitely Uphill Right Now’

Victoria Monét has long been considered an underdog. As far back as 2009, when she first chased her dreams of becoming a musician from Sacramento to Los Angeles, she’s spent much of her time out of the spotlight and confined to album liner notes as

Rachel Zegler and Dave Cobb Explore the Music of ‘Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ From Why She Sang Live On-Set to How the Smiths Figured In

With Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” looking to continue its reign at the top spot of the box office, it’s time to consider the most sonorous secret to its success: its original, bluegrass-tinted song selection, including a theme written and

‘The Upshaws’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix

Another season of “The Upshaws” is coming to Netflix, Variety has confirmed. Production on the 10-episode season is scheduled to start in 2024. As with Season 2 (which was split into two parts consisting of eight and six episodes, respectively), Season 3 was also split

Meet the Team Behind Morgan Wallen’s Chart-Smashing Hits

Few artists ever have had a year on the scale of Morgan Wallen’s 2023. The crossover country star broke multiple streaming and radio records — such as having his smash “Last Night” become the longest-running solo No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history, with 16

Red Sea Film Foundation Drives African and Arab Films, Like ‘Four Daughters,’ as Well as Hollywood Movies, Like ‘Ferrari’

The third edition of the Red Sea Film Festival, taking place in Jeddah between Nov. 30 – Dec. 9, will be the culmination of a highly successful funding cycle for the Red Sea Film Foundation. Created in 2019 following the lifting of Saudi Arabia’s 30-year