Monthly Archives: May 2025

China’s ‘Her Story’ Claims Top Prize at Udine’s Far East Film Festival

The 27th edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, Italy, concluded this weekend with China’s “Her Story” taking home the Golden Mulberry award, marking a significant triumph for female filmmakers at the event. Director Yihui Shao’s box office hit claimed the festival’s

Prime Video Inks Major Deal With CJ ENM at India’s WAVES Market to Expand Korean Content Globally

Prime Video and Korean powerhouse CJ ENM have struck a multi-year distribution deal that will bring a slate of premium K-content to the streamer’s viewers. The pact, unveiled today at the WAVES Bazaar, the market component of the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES)

Trump Posts AI-Generated Image of Himself Dressed as the Pope

President Trump shared an AI-generated image depicting himself as the leader of the Catholic Church, coming as the Vatican’s conclave to select the next pope is set to commence next week. On Friday evening, the U.S. president posted the image on his official account on

‘The Equalizer’ Canceled After Five Seasons at CBS

CBS has canceled the reboot of “The Equalizer” after five seasons, Variety has learned. The series, which is led by Queen Latifah, was the last remaining bubble show at the broadcast network. The season finale airing on May 4 will now serve as the series

Florence Pugh on Yelena’s Emotional Journey in ‘Thunderbolts*’ and Why Having So Many Stars in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is ‘Nutso Sauce’

Florence Pugh might have daredevil in her DNA. At last summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, Pugh revealed that she had a major stunt in “Thunderbolts”: jumping off the second tallest building in the world, Merdeka, a 118-story skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It’s the type of

Kirk Medas, ‘Floribama Shore’ Star, Dies at 33

Kirk Medas, a main cast member of MTV’s reality series “Floribama Shore,” died Friday in Miami, Fla. of complications due to liver failure. He was 33 years old. His death was confirmed by MTV in a statement to People. “We are deeply saddened to learn

How That ‘Thunderbolts*’ Post-Credits Scene Sets Up ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ in a Major Way

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Thunderbolts*,” now playing in theaters. After months of speculation, we finally know what that pesky asterisk in “Thunderbolts*” means: There’s a New Avengers team in the MCU! Since “Endgame,” there hasn’t been a proper Avengers group, but

‘Rosario’ Draws Its Terror From the ‘Horrors and Real Life Death’ of the Migrant Experience: Mexicans Are Expected to Sacrifice Their ‘Own Identity’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers about “Rosario,” now playing in theaters. “Rosario,” now in theaters from Mucho Mas Releasing, has several hallmarks of a traditional dark magic movie: There are ghostly figures, gross body horror and creepy hands emerging from the dark. However, writer Alan