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Laura Dern is remembering collaborator and friend David Lynch on what would have marked his 79th birthday. “Happy birthday, tidbit,” Dern wrote on Instagram alongside a warm picture of the two. “I will love and miss you every day for the rest of my life.” (The visionary director was especially fond of nicknames for his […]

The return to Pandora — and its sweeping, bioluminescent seascapes — will not take as long as last time, director James Cameron assured, teasing that progress on his threequel is “well ahead of the curve.” Speaking to Empire ahead of the holiday weekend, the Oscar winner said the blockbuster’s post-production process, a two-year-long endeavor beginning […]

Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s animated debut feature film Look Back, based on the best-selling manga by Tatuski Fujimoto, is a heartfelt coming-of-age drama that has resonated with moviegoers and at home audiences globally, amassing more than $12 million worldwide and landing a spot on Prime Video. At just under an hour, Look Back follows the popular Ayumi […]

Christopher McQuarrie, director of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, is teasing the Tom Cruise movie, and audiences are seemingly in for a thrilling film. In what is reportedly the final film of the franchise starring Cruise, McQuarrie said that an audience member at an early screening had quite the reaction. “We had a small […]

Refresh for updates… Hollywood and the Beltway weighed in – right and left – on today’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Some joked, others were very, very serious. “As of 12:02 EST,” the Daily Show tweeted, “we officially declare an end to Dry January.” “Congratulations to Republicans – […]

EXCLUSIVE: Following news that the 3x Golden Globe-winning movie The Brutalist used AI in post to smooth the Hungarian accents of its stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones as well as that of its cast, the pic’s director Brady Corbet has issued a response. “Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own. They worked for […]

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, the Tony Award-nominated choreographer of Broadway’s Swing and Titanic who also left an indelible mark on Hollywood by guiding Kevin Bacon through his famed solo dance in the 1984 hit film Footloose, died of breast cancer January 12 at a hospital in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long Island. She was 78. Her death […]

Prime Video Japan has a new Country Manager in the shape of Keisuke Oishi. Effective today, the former Sony Corp exec will take on the post after rising through the ranks over ten years at Amazon. Oishi will report to Gaurav Gandhi, Vice President of Prime Video for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He […]

Kevin Costner honored his friendship with the late and great Whitney Houston on his 70th birthday over the weekend. The veteran actor remembered his co-star in 1992’s romantic thriller The Bodyguard, reposting a behind-the-scenes photo of the two shared by Houston’s Instagram account, which is managed by her estate following the multi-hyphenate’s death in 2012. […]

In stark contrast to a number of Hollywood creatives, Oscar-nominated writer/director Paul Schrader posits ChatGPT can write “original” and “fleshed out” screenplays. The Oh, Canada screenwriter posted on Facebook that he asked the generative artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to come up with an idea for a film for a variety of renowned filmmakers, including himself, and […]

EXCLUSIVE: With yet another week of more lawsuits in the ever increasing obloquy fray between It Ends With Us stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the court of public opinion has proved as much of a field of operations as the state and federal dockets. A front that Bryan Freedman is willing to concede to […]

Oscar winner Rami Malek revealed a previous encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department during which he was racially profiled and thrown onto a cop car as authorities tried to locate a robber. The actor, who detailed the incident in a lengthy cover story with The Guardian, was discussing issues of identity and othering he […]

Following the death of David Lynch, his four children — Jennifer, Austin, Riley and Lula Lynch — paid tribute to their filmmaker father and invited people everywhere to join in a “worldwide group meditation” to honor him on what would have been his 79th birthday. “David Lynch, our beloved dad, was a guiding light of […]

Although the One of Them Days premiere was canceled, some of producer Issa Rae‘s old pals are celebrating the release with fellow Angelenos. The cast of HBO‘s Insecure will reunite to host a free screening of the new Keke Palmer/SZA buddy comedy on Saturday at 2pm at AMC The Grove 14 “for a moment of […]

UPDATED with latest: It’s a new year — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we get deeper into Oscar season and look ahead to the guild awards, Grammys, Tonys and more. Check back often for updates. Note that the AARP Movies […]

UPDATED, 5:41 p.m.: This year’s AFI Awards luncheon will now take place on Thursday, February 6, AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale announced on Friday evening. Like many award shows around town, they’d been delayed by the L.A. wildfires, which continue to approach containment. The luncheon had previously been dated for Friday, January 10. “With […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Katt Williams is boarding Adam Rifkin’s trippy road-trip comedy Toad opposite James Paxton (Twisters) and Oliver Wyman (Feeling Randy). The pic follows two dudes who are hired by terrifying crime boss, Charles (Craig Robinson), to transport a box of contraband psychedelic toads from L.A. to Vegas. When the soaring desert temperatures cause the toads to suffer […]

UPDATED with new date: The Critics Choice Association said it has rescheduled its 30th annual Critics Choice Awards for Friday, February 7. Chelsea Handler will remain as host of the ceremony, which will broadcast live on E! from 7-10 p.m. ET/PT from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Organizers said E!’s Live from E!: Critics Choice […]

Now that Cameron Diaz is back in action, she’s considering revisiting one of her most beloved roles. When asked if she’d reunite with Jim Carrey for a sequel to their 1994 superhero comedy film The Mask, the 4x Golden Globe nominee seemed ready to reprise her role as lounge performer Tina Carlyle. “If Jim’s on […]

Walter Salles-directed I’m Still Here caps weeks of packed screenings after a Best Actress Golden Globe win by star Fernanda Torres with a theatrical release from Sony Pictures Classics on five screens in New York and LA. The distributor’s The Room Next Door jumps from 44 screens to over 850, the widest release of a […]

David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer) and Emily Beecham (1899) have joined Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow as the parents of Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl, Deadline can confirm. They join a cast led by House of the Dragon‘s Milly Alcock, who landed the title role after a long search. Others on board include Matthias Schoenaerts as villain Krem of […]

OK, Academy Members, time is up. Extensions are almost over, and this is your last warning to cast your Oscar nomination ballot before the final deadline at 5 p.m. PT today, January 17. Due to the L.A. wildfires tragedy, the voting window has been extended twice. The original deadline was Sunday, January 12, and then […]

The Santa Barbara Film Festival has revealed its entire program for its upcoming 40th edition, which includes 32 world premieres and 74 U.S. premieres from 60 countries. The fest will open February 4, 2025 with the U.S. premiere of Jane Austin Wrecked My Life and will close February 15 with the U.S. premiere of A […]

The votes are in for the 2025 Dorian Awards nominations. GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics said today that Neon’s Anora, Amazon MGM Studios’ Challengers, A24’s I Saw the TV Glow, Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM’s Nickel Boys and Mubi’s The Substance will battle it out for Film of the Year. Vying for LGBTQ Film of the Year […]