In HBO’s documentary “The Dark Money Game,” director Alex Gibney examines the history and present-day influence of dark money in American politics. It’s one of several projects Gibney has been working on related to the Trump presidency and crony capitalism. “The Dark Money Game” features
Hong Kong filmmaking giant Johnnie To on Monday confirmed plans to make a Hong Kong gangster movie to be shot in Japan. Speaking to Variety at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event, To said he’d like cameras to start rolling on this film in Japan
David Massey will retire as president of Arista Records at the end of June, the label confirmed Monday. Massey spent the last seven years re-launching the company as president and CEO under Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music Group. Massey guided the label — founded
Shout! Studios has acquired Gravitas Ventures from Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. Shout! Studios said that, by acquiring Gravitas Ventures, the company will gain access to over 3,300 scripted, non-scripted, and sports-related feature films, documentaries, and television shows.
SPOILER ALERT: The article contains major spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “White Lotus,” now streaming on Max. Laurie was ready to go home from her White Lotus adventure on Sunday’s season finale of the HBO drama — and so was Carrie Coon. In fact,
FOREST FATALITIES The BBC has acquired “The Black Forest Murders,” a four-part German crime series from Studiocanal that dramatizes real-life criminal cases. Based on Walter Roth’s non-fiction book “Soko Erle,” the series reimagines a 2016 police investigation following the brutal murders of two young women
Documentary filmmakers Sabaah Folayan, Loira Limbal, and Peter Nicks have been selected to receive the Catapult Film Fund’s annual research grant. Each recipient will receive $10,000 in grant money and four months of mentorship from industry advisors. “This year, the selected projects are: Folyan’s “Flowing
John Oliver has once again provoked J.K. Rowling when it comes to the topic of trans athletes. Oliver devoted the bulk of “Last Week Tonight” on April 6 to criticizing the MAGA and right wing “obsession” with wanting to ban transgender athletes in sports, which