Imagine the 96th Academy Awards ceremony opening with an epic “Barbie” musical medley. According to Puck’s “What I’m Hearing” newsletter, The Academy wants it to happen. Who foots the bill on the production is another story. Typically the studios are responsible, but as Matthew Belloni
Originally conceived as a phony, all-killer-no-filler trailer to be sandwiched between “Planet Terror” and “Death Proof” in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 exploitation tribute double feature “Grindhouse,” Eli Roth’s “Thanksgiving” was never meant to be a real movie. The gory, gritty clip packs more
Author and new age leader Deepak Chopra has signed on to present India-based executive and Balaji Telefilms co-founder Ektaa R. Kapoor with the International Emmy 2023 Directorate Award. The honor will be given on Monday, Nov. 20, at the 51st International Emmys in New York.
Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” is moving around the release calendar once again, although this time it’s being pushed up. Warner Bros. confirms the space epic sequel will open nationwide March 1, 2024. The new date is two weeks earlier than the March 15 date
Leading Chilean TV producer Maria Elena Wood, whose multiple credits include “News of a Kidnapping,” “Ramona” and “Dignity,” is developing a follow up to her company’s latest hit documentary “Operation Chile: Top Secret,” which, until the end of September, was the most-watched Chilean TV program
The European Commission has decided to freeze ads on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Variety has confirmed. “We have seen an alarming increase in disinformation and hate speech on several social media platforms in recent weeks, and X is certainly
“Wish” self-consciously packs 85 years of animated magic into a portable Disney fable. Does that make it a summation or a pastiche? A movie marbled with pop history or overstuffed with Easter eggs? One that launches the next Disney century or is stuck in the
Fresh off making history, becoming the first Latin American to win the best picture award at Sitges with highly acclaimed Shudder Original “When Evil Lurks,” Argentina’s Demián Rugna figures among writers of six finalist screenplays at Tinta Oscura 2023, presented by Blood Window and Argentine