Warner Bros. Discovery is once again experimenting with sampling some of its premium pay TV and streaming content on its owned cable networks, this time sampling HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” and Max’s “Hacks.” Beginning on March 28, “True Detective: Night Country,” which consists of
Giacomo Gex’s “The Treasure Hunter,” which had its world premiere this week in the Newcomers Competition at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, follows the director’s best friend, Jack, as he searches for treasure in the Philippines. It’s a tale reminiscent of Werner Herzog’s “Fitzcarraldo.” Variety debuts the
South African producer Kutlwano Ditsele’s Ten30 Pictures is developing a slate of projects to follow on the heels of the Netflix original series “GO!,” which launches globally March 21. Speaking to Variety in Johannesburg, where the streamer will host the show’s premiere on March 16, Ditsele said
Sammo Hung has seen it all. From battling Bruce Lee on screen in “Enter the Dragon” (1973) to bossing Donnie Yen behind the camera as the action director of “Ip Man” (2008), the legendary martial artist now wields influence as jury president of this year’s
Bitcoin Pepe presale nears $5M as Bitcoin (BTC) hits $85,263. Whales are buying BTC en mass, boosting confidence in Pepe’s L2 vision. The current Bitcoin Pepe presale price of $0.0281 offers a great entry point before the anticipated Q2 listing. As Bitcoin’s price rebounds, hitting
Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng is set to reprise his role in the next two films of auteur Tsai Ming-liang’s celebrated “Walker” series. “Director Tsai is making two films in the Walker series soon. So I’ll be doing those,” Lee confirms to Variety, adding to his
“Emilia Perez” and “Wicked” won the live action feature categories at the 75th ACE Eddie Awards, were handed out Friday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The event was originally slated to be held on Jan, 18 but was postponed due to the L.A. fires. In
In an post-screening Q&A ahead of the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, filmmaker Neo Sora discussed his nominated feature “Happyend,” a contemplative exploration of fractured friendship against the backdrop of political unrest in near-future Japan. In the film, in near-future Tokyo, the threat of