WILLA, Astrakan, Cold Iron join Argonauts to Produce ‘The Boy With the Light Blue Eyes’ by Thanasis Neofotistos (EXCLUSIVE)

WILLA, Astrakan Film and Cold Iron Pictures are set to join Argonauts Productions to produce “The Boy With the Light Blue Eyes,” a coming-of-age queer Greek tragedy. Written by Thanasis Neofotistos and Grigoris Skarakis, and to be directed by Neofotistos as his debut feature, “The

Netflix Expects to Fully Phase Out Cheapest No-Ads Plan

It’s the beginning of the end for Netflix’s lowest-cost plan that does not include advertising. In reporting results for the fourth quarter of 2023, in which it added a better-than-expected 13.1 million net subscribers, Netflix touted its ad-supported plan as accounting for 40% of all

Andra Day, Daniel Dae Kim and More Discuss Diversity in Hollywood and How Cultural Representation is Key to Box Office Success

Daniel Dae Kim, Andra Day and Carla Gutierrez joined leaders from Gold House, the NAACP and Latinx House to discuss the specific challenges their respective communities face in the entertainment industry. They outlined the work that can be done to achieve greater inclusion in conversations

Inside Valerie Bertinelli’s Exit From Food Network’s ‘Kids Baking Championship’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Valerie Bertinelli’s departure from “Kids Baking Championship” is not a cut-and-dry case of Food Network firing the “One Day at a Time” alum from her role as co-host and judge of the show. Rather, it’s the aftermath of the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned channel deciding not

‘Krazy House’ Review: Too Many Cooks Spoil the Slop in an Unfunny Satire

Modeled on a late-’80s/early-’90s American family sitcom — which soon transitions to a midnight splatterfest — the tongue-in-cheek Dutch production “Krazy House” has all the transgressive stylings of a 15 year-old’s Reddit post on an atheism forum in 2010. Directors Steffen Haars and Flip van

Giancarlo Esposito, Alok Vaid-Menon, Susanna Fogel, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audible’s Kate Navin Discuss Eliminating Barriers and the Role of Storytellers in Hollywood

The role of a storyteller goes beyond simply bringing the words on a page to life. “We’ve been trained from a very young age and educated to think a certain way,” Giancarlo Esposito said. “Until you think for yourself and you look and talk to someone

Usher, Janet Jackson, Backstreet Boys to Headline Lovers & Friends 2024 Festival

Usher, Janet Jackson and Backstreet Boys are just a few of the acts slated to perform at this year’s Lovers & Friends festival. The event, which will return to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on May 4, will also feature a substantial slate of artists

Norman Jewison Remembered: A Versatile Social Chronicler Who Always Resonated With the Moment

Norman Jewison made movies that mattered. “Timing is everything,” the director told me, the one time we met. I’d been enlisted to host a long Q&A with Jewison at the American Cinematheque — and I was more than a little intimidated. From “The Russians Are