BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Alongside a tide of pensioner rallies and a workers strike that crippled a day’s transportation, the 26th edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (Bafici) managed another explosive set of diverse screenings and industry discussions that wrapped on April
Leslie Odom Jr. is returning to the room where it happened. The actor will reprise his Tony-winning role in “Hamilton” as Aaron Burr for a limited run from Sept. 9 through Nov. 23. The announcement comes as “Hamilton” celebrates its 10th anniversary on Broadway. “Returning
Harvey Weinstein will face his third criminal trial this week, in what we be seen as the latest referendum on the #MeToo movement, which began with his disgrace nearly eight years ago. Weinstein, 73, has been incarcerated since being found guilty of rape and sexual
Paris-based The Party Film Sales has boarded “Nino,” Pauline Loquès’ feature debut which stars rising Canadian actor Théodore Pellerin (“Lurker”). Pellerin stars Nino, a young man on a journey to reconnect with the world and himself in the streets of Paris, following the suggestion of
Pop superstar Katy Perry and “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King were among the six passengers Monday on an all-female voyage into to the edge of space via Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space travel business. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket soared into space after blastoff from
Jack Rooke has seen at least two U.S. producers reduced to tears in the middle of meetings. Best known for the BAFTA-winning “Big Boys” — his acclaimed semi-autobiographical sitcom that straddles both out-and-out hilarity and serious matters such a grief, loss, sexuality and mental health
Italian composer Paolo Buonvino delved deep into the musical heritage of his native Sicily to create the score for Netflix’s sumptuous “The Leopard” series, which has been steadily gaining global fans since dropping in March. The high-end period piece, which marks the streamer’s biggest splash in
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” held onto the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second straight weekend, building on its record-breaking debut with another £7.2 million ($9.3 million), according to Comscore. The film has now amassed $40.1 million,