Leo Lewis O’Neil’s documentary “Slauson Rec” chronicles the rise and fall of a free acting school Shia LaBeouf started at the Slauson Recreation Center in Los Angeles in 2018. O’Neil spoke for the first time to Vanity Fair about the project, which was pulled together
Loira Limbal has been appointed president and CEO of Firelight Media. Limbal succeeds Marcia Smith, who co-founded the nonprofit organization with her husband, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson (“Attica”) in 2000. Firelight supports, provides resources to and advocates on behalf of documentary filmmakers of color. Smith,
Eddie Murphy revealed during an interview for the Apple TV+ documentary “Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood” (via Entertainment Weekly) that Sidney Poitier advised him not to star in “Malcom X,” which was originally being put together by Poitier’s “In
Neil Young is concerned that he may be barred from returning to the U.S. by the Donald Trump administration after he embarks on a forthcoming European tour, saying that he fears his outspokenness against Trump may make him a target, in light of recent deportations
If Sam Mendes’s four-part Beatles movies set to come out in 2028 is not enough to satiate your Beatlemania, worry not: a new book about John Lennon and Paul McCartney releases this April. Aptly titled, “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” the newest
Hulu is developing an original crime drama series from Eliza Clark with Media Res producing, Variety has learned. Titled “Durango,” the official description of the series states: “‘Durango’ is the story of two Gen Z nobodies, Bunny and Mikey, one a down-and-out waitress, the other
The largely corporate crowd at CinemaCon, rocking credential lanyards and jeans and button-ups, got to live the Sin City fantasy on Tuesday morning with a surprise performance from The Weeknd. The top-selling artist thrilled the Colosseum theater at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace during a presentation
“Adolescence” was being talked about as this year’s “Baby Reindeer” when it first debuted, being another surprise hit Netflix limited series from the U.K. making huge ratings wins without a massive marketing campaign, but it’s now in a class of its own. The series has