The U.K. and Ireland box office soared in February, generating £100.7 million ($129.9 million), a notable 20% boost compared to the £83.8 million ($108.1 million) recorded in February 2024, according to Comscore. The year-to-date figures are also encouraging, tracking 15% ahead of 2024 and 21%
The words “influence” and “reference” are closely related, and in any art form, both are often — hopefully usually — an act of love, an acknowledgement, a knowing wink to fans (as long as they don’t verge into copyright infringement, anyway). Whether it’s Quentin Tarantino’s
Paul Feig returns to SXSW for the third time Friday night. Following his previous premieres of “Bridesmaids” and “Spy” at the festival, the director will open this year’s SXSW at the Paramount Theater in Austin with “Another Simple Favor,” the sequel to his 2018 hit
Audacy, the radio broadcast and podcasting company that emerged from bankruptcy last fall, has made a large round of jobs cuts. The layoffs, which started Thursday, affect about 200 employees, according to a source familiar with the situation. An Audacy rep said in a statement
The box office is welcoming back Robert Pattinson — a lot of him. Pattinson stars in “Mickey 17,” an R-rated sci-fi movie from “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho, where he plays multiple clones of the same person who dies repeatedly. The Warner Bros. movie has
The eighth edition of Malaga Work in Progress, the industry-focused section of the Malaga Film Festival, is set to spotlight 16 Spanish and Ibero-American films currently in post-production. Running from March 18-20, this segment is a key platform for emerging talent and established filmmakers alike,
Acclaimed director Jia Zhangke is expanding beyond filmmaking, producing and festival organization to launch a new distribution venture focused on international cinema, Variety has confirmed with the filmmaker. The director of “A Touch of Sin” and “Ash Is the Purest White,” a regular at Cannes
The Monsterverse is expanding off screen with a new comic book series. “Return to Skull Island” — from Titan Comics and Legendary Comics — is set in the world of Legendary’s “Skull Island: The Animated Series,” currently streaming on Netflix, and follows a group of survivors