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“From the Heart of Europe: Austria on Screen” promises to bring “an eclectic mix from hard-hitting drama to absurdist comedy” to the 2025 Glasgow Film Festival, which kicked off on Wednesday and runs through March 9.

Across 12 days, Scotland’s largest annual celebration of cinema will bring out such stars as James McAvoy, Ed Harris, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, George MacKay and Formula 1 star Damon Hill, and screen 92 world, U.K. and Scottish premieres from 39 countries, including the Austrian showcase as part of this year’s country’s focus that puts a spotlight on new cinematic voices as well as legendary filmmaker Michael Haneke.

“We have been noticing over the past years that Austrian films were really starting to make waves on the festival circuit,” Christopher Kumar, the Glasgow Film Festival’s program coordinator tells THR.

The Glasgow team worked with the Austrian Cultural Forum in London, the Roland Teichmann-led Austrian Film Insitute,...

TrustNordisk’s forthcoming creature feature Kraken, based on the legendary sea monster from Nordic folklore, has inked a pair of pillar distribution deals on the first day of Berlin’s European Film Market. The Norwegian-language action feature has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films for North America and Gussi for Latin America.

Directed by Norwegian filmmaker Pål Øie, known for his action-thriller Tunnel and the horror flick Hidden, Kraken tells the story of a marine biologist who encounters several strange occurrences while researching a fjord, including the brutal deaths of two local teenagers.

“At the bottom of Norway’s deepest fjord rests a mythical monster as large as a mountain, with a myriad of arms ready to crush and devour anything they can grab,” the film’s synopsis reads.

“We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Samuel Goldwyn and Gussi for the release of Kraken in North and Latin America,...

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights toPal Oie’s monster film Krakenfor TrustNordisk; Gussi has taken Latin American rights.

Krakenis about a marine biologist investigating strange occurrences in Norway’s deepest fjord. Sara Khorami stars with Mikkel Bratt Silset, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes, Steinar Klouman Hallert and Jenny Evensen.

The film is in post-production, and set for release in late 2025. Producers areNordisk Film Production’s John Einar Hagen and Einar Loftesnes, who producedOie’s 2019 thrillerThe Tunnel,with genre outfitHandmade Films in Norwegian Woods.

Backing is viathe Norwegian Film Institute, Mediefondet Zefyr, Vestnorsk Filmcenter, Business Finland, Turkuu and Tampere, Finland.

There are many crossovers that the fans dream of, imagining their favorite characters from different series fighting each other and visualizing who is winning. But often, we see that this happens only in similar genres of anime, like magicians against magicians and warriors against warriors.

Guts the black swordsman | Credits: Hakusensha

A battle between the Naruto and Berserk characters isn’t something fans would usually debate, but thinking about it, a fight between Zabuza Momochi and Guts is an intriguing matchup.

Can Guts escape Zabuza’s Water Prison?

Guts, who is famed as the Black Swordsman, is known for his raw power, durability, smarts, and sheer will to survive. On the other hand, there is Kirigakure’s best-Zabuza Momochi, the Demon of the Hidden Mist. He is a deadly shinobi with superior speed, tactical prowess, and powerful ninjutsu.

Zabuza in Naruto | Credits: Pierrot

While Guts excels in brute force, Zabuza...

French actress Juliette Binoche has been named President of the Jury for the 2025 edition of the Cannes Film Festival in May.

The honor, which was announced on Tuesday morning Paris time, will fall exactly 40 years after the Oscar-winning The English Patient star first touched down at the festival with André Téchiné’s Palme d’Or contender Rendez-vous in 1985.

Binoche follows in the footsteps of U.S. director Greta Gerwig whose jury feted Sean Baker’s Anora with the Palme d’Or last year.

“I’m looking forward to sharing these life experiences with the members of the Jury and the public. In 1985, I walked up the steps for the first time with the enthusiasm and uncertainty of a young actress; I never imagined I’d return 40 years later in the honorary role of President of the Jury. I appreciate the privilege, the responsibility and the absolute need for humility,” said Binoche.

Presence, the story of a family haunting where the camera’s eye is the spectre’s point of view, draws on what are for many people all too palpable phenomena

Steven Soderbergh’s new film Presence this week heralds the return of a cinematic technique familiar to many fans of scary movies: the point-of-view shot. Viewing a scene through the eyes of an antagonist – such as the extended opening of John Carpenter’s Halloween – can be a chilling way of drawing viewers into the action, making us feel like we are both the watcher and being watched. When combined with sustained shots without an edit, we become eavesdroppers and voyeurs, lingering long past when the scene should have moved on. From Hitchcock’s Rear Window to Haneke’s Hidden, a camera that holds it gaze can fill us with a creeping sense of dread.

Presence uses both tricks, telling us...

Thursday night is here, and that means more shows are returning. Let’s take a look at the broadcast TV networks tonight, Thursday, Jan. 16.

This is the night that NBC’s lineup returns to normal. We’re still waiting on CBS to get back to some normalcy, but that will happen in a couple of weeks. There are still shows to check out, whether you’re into comedy, drama, or game shows.

Law & Order, Found, Hollywood Squares, and more

Hollywood Squares was set to premiere last Thursday, but there was a last-minute change to the schedule. Instead, we’ll get the reboot of the series back tonight, which will see Drew Barrymore take the center square as contestants battle it out for the top prize.

This series is set to move to Wednesday nights in a couple of weeks. However, CBS still has the Thursday shows on a break.

Jujutsu Kaisen stage at Jump Festa 2025 unveiled that the compilation movie of the Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Hidden Inventory/Premature Death arc will hit the Japanese theatres on May 30, 2025.

A visual for the film was also revealed to commemorate the announcement.

Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 aired from July 6 to Dec 28, 2023. It ran for two continuous cours and adapted the manga’s “Hidden Inventory / Premature Death” and “Shibuya Incident” story arcs.

After the second season’s finale, a sequel covering the “Culling Game” arc was announced.

Season 1 of the anime adaptation by Mappa aired from October 2020 to March 2021.

A movie adaptation of Jujutsu Kaisen prequel, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 premiered in Japan in December 2021.

Jujutsu Kaisen manga was serialized in Shueisha’s shonen manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 28 tankobon volumes as of October 2024.

By September 2024, the manga had over 100 million copies in circulation, including related novels,...

Spanning 750 square kilometers, it would be unwise to commit a crime in Singapore. Not that it’s impossible to commit a crime in the city-state, but it sure is impossible to get away with it. The Southeast Asian nation is one of the most surveilled countries in the world with more than 100,00 cameras watching the moves of its 6 million strong population, which makes the central conflict of “Stranger Eyes” – a missing child – all the more elusive. But as the film progresses, writer-director Yeo Siew Hua intentionally shifts gears from a potential police procedural into a melancholic, existential study of how even in the age of mass surveillance, we seek our temptations and despite being watched by a camera, seldom do we feel seen in any meaningful way.

This narrative friction between seeing and being seen, being realized, and being wanted when there’s no chance of reciprocation is at the core of this taut thriller.

The most intriguing part of non-fiction movies set in the past, whether they're war films, action flicks, or sweeping historical dramas, is how accurately they portray certain events. While the most wonderful aspect of going to the movies is the pure escapism you get from being transported to another era, it is also interesting when a film depicts something truly unbelievable that happened for real.

There are many moments in movies that are so fantastical, they must have been dreamed up to spice up the narrative, and are too shocking to be real. For example, toward the end of Titanic, where the elderly couple embrace when the ship is sinking. It's a poignant moment in the film that happened. Another example is 127 Hours, particularly the scene where James Franco's real-life character Aron Ralston cuts off his arm to survive after being trapped between two rocks. This, like many...

Bryan Greenberg has been around for a while and it’s time for the actor to get his due recognition. For years, he’s been a part of clever comedies, sweet dramas, and romantic tales, on both the big and small screens. And he’s best known for being in One Tree Hill and Make It in America, along with a few other indie movies.

Bryan Greenberg in How to Make It in America | HBO

He has built a sustainable career and proved himself on multiple occasions, and now he’s about to become a part of the Suits universe. But how does the actor’s journey influence his financial success, and what are some things that you must know about him? Let’s take a closer look at Greenberg’s net worth, his relationship, and his work.

Understanding Net Worth: What It Reveals About Bryan Greenberg’s Success Bryan...

New films by Jasmila Zbanić and Radu Jude are among 38 projects sharing almost €15m of production support from the Austrian Film Institute’s (ÖFI) selective funding programme, the ÖFI+ automatic incentive and the Vienna Film Fund

Vienna-based Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion received €175,000 from ÖFI’s project committee and €120,000 from the Vienna Film Fund for its minority participation in Zbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida? - The Missing Part which will be the sequel to her award-winning war drama from 2020.

Produced by Zbanic’s own company Deblokada with partners such as Germany’s Razor Film and Poland’s Madants, the new film is...

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Outer Banks season 4, part 2

Outer Banks season 4's finale contains shocking revelations about several of the characters that will inevitably impact season 5, but none more so than JJ's death. Outer Banks Season 4 sees the original cast of Pogues reprise their roles, opposite several new enemies. While trying to keep their new business afloat, they begin hunting for the infamous pirate Blackbeard's treasure, which leads them to the Blue Crown, first around their home in North Carolina's Outer Banks, then across the world to Morocco.

Season 4 is especially big for JJ, first when it is revealed that his real father is Chandler Groff and then when, in the biggest shock in Outer Banks' entire run, Groff kills JJ in the season finale. The latter twist has been met with shock and disappointment from fans who question how the Pogues will deal with this tragedy in Outer Banks' final season.

Hidden Easter Egg spotted in Penelope and Colin’s wedding scene ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

As we approach a new season of Bridgerton, where we finally get to see the fairytale romance between Benedict and Sophia- Let’s see a throwback between the iconic couple Penelope and Colin. Season three was a complete roller coaster, like the books, with all the shenanigans with Lady Whistledown and the passionate love story between Colin and Penelope.

So, not revisiting this story before the next season would be appalling! If you have seen anything created by Shondaland, you know the artists and directors love hiding easter eggs in the pivotal scenes. For instance, there was a scene in season 2 where Penelope wears a beautiful green gown, which is a subtle nod to her and Colin’s future love story.

Her regular color before the legendary transformation was yellow, while the Bridgerton family color was blue.

The Young and the Restless spoilers for Monday, November 11 celebrate Veteran’s Day by bringing home two Genoa City veterans — Ashley and Jill arrive to help celebrate Abby and Devon’s wedding!

Going to the Chapel

Abby (Melissa Ordway) and Devon (Bryton James) are getting married! She’s an Abbott and a Newman. He’s a Chancellor. Which means the entire town will be turning out. And not just the town.

Jill (Jess Walton) is jetting in from England. Guess her heart problem has been cured. Ashley (Eileen Davidson) is jetting in from France. Guess her split personality and complete breakdown has been cured. So Abby will have her mother there, and Devon will have the woman who stole his grandmother’s husband there, and it will be festive family occasion all the way around.

More: Find out what’s happening next week on Y&r.

My Home Is My Home

But,...

Lydia Deetzs career in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice follows her fame as the host of the fictional paranormal talk show Ghost House, which is a meta nod to a big change that Tim Burton made to the 1988 original movie. The returning characters in Beetlejuice 2 humorously fulfill the trajectories set out by the end of the original film, with Delia becoming a famous artist, Charles still being an avid bird watcher (though the hobby indirectly kills him), Betelgeuse taking over clerical work in the afterlife, and Lydia rising to fame by turning her ghost-seeing gift into a TV show.

While Lydia films her final episode in Beetlejuice 2s ending, Ghost Houses conclusion is seemingly a meta nod to Burtons own career trajectory. Burton has frequently noted his personal connection to Lydias character, and explained her story as addressing the idea that people sometimes lose themselves and sell out as they grow older.

The multi-award-winning martial arts star Donnie Yen has appeared in some of the greatest martial arts movies of all time, and, after his iconic performance in John Wick: Chapter 4, he is busier than ever. Donnie Yen has five upcoming action movies, but he has also returned to the director's chair after a 19-year break. In 2023, Yen both directed and starred in the martial arts movie, Sakra. Sakra is about a martial arts expert, Qiao Feng, played by Yen, who is accused of the murder of his adoptive parents and goes on the run while trying to clear his name.

Many of Yen's best movies have become instant successes and martial arts classics, like Hero with its 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating. However, Sakra was less well-received than many of Yen's other movies, earning a 67% Rotten Tomatoes critical rating. Critics found the storyline overstuffed and a little confusing, but it appears that...

Warning: Spoilers for Beetlejuice 2 ahead!Jeremy was not at all who he pretended to be when he first met Astrid in Beetlejuice 2, and a clever detail surrounding Lydia hid his true identity. Arthur Conti's Jeremy was one of the new characters in Beetlejuice 2 alongside Jenna Ortega, who played Lydia's teenage daughter Astrid. At first, it seemed like Jeremy would be an innocent love interest for the youngest member of the Deetz family, but that was not the case. Jeremy turned out to be a ghost that tricked Astrid into nearly swapping her life for his.

Though Jeremy almost succeeded in his plan to get his life back, Betelgeuse saved Astrid after being reunited with Lydia and her dead father, Richard, who worked in the afterlife. The teen spirit was sent to Hell, which seemed like a fitting fate based on Jeremy's Beetlejuice 2 backstory. After killing...

Mark Lewis Jones and Nia Roberts have joined the cast of upcoming S4C/Sundance Now anthology series “Still Waters” (“Y Golau:Dŵr” in Welsh).

It is the second instalment of the Welsh psychological thriller, which starred Sian Reese-Williams, following “The Light In The Hall” (“Y Golau”).

Reese-Williams (“Wolf”) returns for the second chapter of the six-episode season, which will be filmed in both English and Welsh. She will also be joined by Robert Glenister (“Spooks”), Tom Rhys Harries (“White Lines”) and Maeve Courtier-Lilley (“The Red King”).

Written and created by Regina Moriarty (“Murdered By My Boyfriend”), the new season picks up two years after the first, with Caryl Huws (Reese-Williams) still living in Llanemlyn. But she’s decided to start a new life, retraining as a journalist.

Her first story is one that immediately leads her into a mystery. Fascinated with the newly announced expansion of the local reservoir, she stumbles across an old case,...

‘Yellowstone’ & More Packed in Paramount Volume For BeIN

Middle Eastern broadcast giant BeIN Media has secured the likes of Yellowstone, Frasier and Colin From Accounts through an exclusive multi-year agreement with Paramount Global Content Distribution. Also included in the deal are Yellowstone spin-offs 1883 and 1923, Billions, Frasier, Knuckles, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Mayor of Kingston, Paw Patrol, Ray Donovan, Tulsa King and the upcoming NCIS: Tony & Ziva, along with feature films such as Bob Marley: One Love, Rob Peace, Self Reliance and the Transformers and Mission: Impossible franchises. Paramount has similar deals in place with Cosmote in Greece, Streamz in Belgium, MultiChoice in Africa, JioCinema in India, Blast TV in the Philippines and Mono in Thailand. “This agreement underscores beIN’s commitment to delivering the best in entertainment to our audiences in the Mena region,” said Esra Özaral Altop, Chief Entertainment Content Officer, at BeIN. “By expanding our relationship with Paramount...

Superman is one of the most popular characters in the entire DC Universe, and the popular comic book "The Death of Superman" has served as inspiration for several projects throughout the years. In animation, live-action, and even video games, the story of Superman's death has been a popular point of adaptation, featuring Doomsday or even bigger villains. While some series have adapted details loosely, including in the Justice League cartoon, where Superman did not actually die but was sent to the future, others have been much more faithful to the source material.

Superman's darkest story has been made even heavier with the recent episodes of Superman and Lois. Following a clash with Doomsday, the show has focussed on the trauma of how this has affected others, and this follows a long line of adaptations that have done the same. Seeing this iconic storyline being adapted for a new series has...

Exclusive: Fresh from the successful box office roll-out of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, its prolific producer Tommy Harper is joining forces with writer-producer Matt Charman to develop a series adaptation of Alice Feeney’s bestselling book, Sometimes I Lie.

The psychological thriller revolves around the character of Amber Reynolds as she wakes up in hospital to discover, she can’t move, speak or open her eyes, but can hear, unbeknownst to those around her.

She doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband, who no longer loves her, was somehow involved. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, the thriller slowly pieces together the truth.

The series will be executive produced by Harper, whose myriad credits also include Burton’s Netflix series Wednesday, Willow and Top Gun: Maverick,...

While some reality shows show glitz and glam, others show the grit and dirt of living off the land. Sure, people still wonder if these shows are heavily produced and edited. There are questions if the survival reality show Alone is real, because even when a show is filmed in the woods instead of in a city or town, viewers are still skeptical.

Discovery's Homestead Rescue definitely seems to be one of the most fascinating shows of its kind. Marty Raney gives people advice on becoming homesteaders along with his children Misty and Matt. And it seems fair to assume that they have made some good money over 11 seasons.

Fans wonder who pays for the Homestead Rescue renovations. And fans also want to know about the Raney's family's Homestead Rescue salary along with what kind of lifestyle they lead.

Related 15 Discovery Channel Shows That Are Too Fake To Take...

With Stranger Eyes, ascendant Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua transmogrifies what looks at first like a creepy crime thriller into something much more tricksy, potent and ultimately puzzling, yet still rooted in recognizable human fragility. Already scheduled to travel to further festivals after its premiere in competition at Venice, this cerebral, downbeat mediation on voyeurism, exhibitionism, identity, guilt and loss — all that fun stuff — could ride a wave of critical support to niche distribution beyond Asia, especially in cinephile markets.

Yeo’s work is known for its playful, pretzel-y approach to chronology and nested narratives, and while Stranger Eyes doesn’t dive as far as his A Land Imagined did into the meta end of the pool, it gets its feet wet. Like its predecessor, it starts in the middle and then flashes back, and drops in strange moments where time seems to shift for characters who overlap and parallel one another.

While Emilia Clarke's Qi'ra was Han Solo's first love as seen in Solo: A Star Wars Story, what happened next in the Star Wars timeline after she left him? Although Qi'ra's story hasn't been featured in any subsequent films or streaming series, her tale has continued in other Star Wars media, most notably in the pages of Marvel Comics' canonical series set between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Qi'ra fate - and her leadership of the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate - has been explored across a full trilogy in the comics (and a role in Ubisoft's Star Wars: Outlaws).

At the end of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Qi'ra killed the crime lord Dryden Vos so she could take his place as leader of Crimson Dawn. The crime cartel is one of five operating within the Dark Times of the Empire's reign, all...

Hulu has revealed the official trailer for Last Days of the Space Age, an eight-part series that will premiere on the streaming service on October 2, 2024.

Starring Radha Mitchell and Jesse Spencer, Last Days of the Space Age is a dramedy series set in 1979 Western Australia, when Perth was at the center of the world’s headlines.

A power strike threatens to plunge the region into darkness while the city hosts the iconic Miss Universe pageant and the US space station, Skylab, crashes just beyond the city’s suburbs.

Against this backdrop of international cultural and political shifts, three families in a tight-knit coastal community find their marriages, friendships, and futures put to the test.

The series is led by Radha Mitchell (Olympus Has Fallen) and Jesse Spencer (Chicago Fire) as wife and husband, Judy and Tony Bissett. Deborah Mailman (Total Control) and Linh-Dan Pham (The Beat That My Heart Skipped...

A significant number of animated Star Wars characters have recently made the jump to live-action. However, there are plenty more galactic heroes and villains I would love to see so the same. Because the established Star Wars canon spans multiple mediums and formats, it's hopefully only a matter of time.

Thanks to Star Wars shows such as The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and especially Ahsoka, there's been a recent influx of animated characters from The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels who have joined Lucasfilm's live-action projects. This includes characters like Ahsoka Tano, Sabine Wren, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Hera Syndulla, Bo-Katan Kryze, Cad Bane, and more. However, here are 10 more animated Star Wars characters I'd love to see in live-action as well.

Related Every Star Wars TV Show Ranked From Worst To Best

The first Star Wars TV show released back in the 1980s - so how do they all compare,...

With just 5 chapters left for Jujutsu Kaisen to end, Kugisaki Nobara has returned in the series. A comeback this late in the story inevitably makes one wonder about what will happen next. Satoru Gojo was the strongest Jujutsu Kaisen character, if he returns he holds the power to settle the fight on his own. Even though he has been confirmed to be dead, fans still find themselves wondering, what if Gojo returns.

Gojo Satoru | Credits: Viz Media

Gojo has a fanbase that worships him, and his return is bound to make some fans happy. However, this twist will wreck the story beyond repair. His last fight pushed his students to try harder as well set Sukuna back. Moreover, his death at that point in the story was unexpected, accounting for a heart-wrenching and unforgettable moment.

Gojo’s Death and its Impact Gojo during the Hidden Inventory Arc | Credits: Studio Mappa...

Uncover all 190 "Hidden Gems" in Cyberpunk 2077 with this custom map. The "Hidden Gems Map" mod highlights secrets, Easter eggs, unique items, and more, making it easier for players to explore Night City. Players can contribute to the database for unmarked Dlc items, ensuring all secrets are eventually discovered.

It can be incredibly daunting to unearth every secret in Cyberpunk 2077, so it's good to know that one talented modder is offering a hand to anyone who wants to give it a go. Despite being nearly four years old, CD Projekt Red's beloved RPG is constantly the subject of new discoveries as the community is always unearthing new information that's managed to pass by players unnoticed. Since it's widely believed that every "Hidden Gem" has been discovered, actually tracking them down is now a little easier even if the process is overwhelming.

Over on Nexus Mods, creator MadCatMkII shared their "Hidden Gems Map" mod which,...

Exclusive: Stars Collective has optioned the film rights to Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization, the critically acclaimed work of non-fiction from Liel Leibovitz and Matthew Miller.

The company plans to develop, fully finance and produce a feature adaptation alongside Academy Award winner Donna Gigliotti. Yilong Liu will adapt the screenplay for the historical drama, with Stars Collective founder Peter Luo and Gigliotti to oversee the entire development and production process.

Published by W.W. Norton & Company in 2012, the book takes readers back to the twilight of the 19th century, when China — ravaged by poverty, population growth, and aggressive European armies — sent 120 young men to America to learn the secrets of Western innovation. Chosen by the Qing Dynasty, the boys attended some of New England’s finest schools, including Yale University, and were driven...

The unique Furnace Golem in Charo's Hidden Grave is challenging players' understanding of the new enemy in Elden Ring's Shadow Of The Erdtree Dlc. That's because this is a second variation of the mini-boss players are used to. Unlike the first, the unique Furnace Golem in Charo's Hidden Grave has armor on its feet and legs, putting the old strategy of attacking that spot to rest. However, that doesn't mean there isn't a way to beat this unique variation of the mini-boss.

There are a total of eight Furnace Golems in the Shadow Of The Erdtree Dlc, one of them being the unique Furnace Golem in Charo's Hidden Grave. To beat this variant of the Furnace Golem, you'll require a new strategy that doesn't involve melee attacks. Thankfully, Legacy Gaming on YouTube outlines exactly what it takes to beat the unique Furnace Golem that awaits you in Charo's Hidden Grave.

Who else has the same grace behind and in front of the camera as Kevin Costner when it comes to bringing the rough landscapes of Westerns to the big screen? From Open Range to Dances With Wolves, the Oscar winner, 69, has not only evoked the spirit of the American frontier but also left an indelible mark on the film industry over his four-decade career.

His dedication to the work shines through in his smartly picked roles and his meticulous approach to acting. Celebrating his recent directorial sensation, Horizon: An American Saga, which recently made waves at Cannes, Costner’s connection to the method of storytelling is apparent. Well, currently, he is stirring the news with both his direction and a headline-grabbing entanglement with Yellowstone’s creators.

Kevin Costner with Kelly Reilly (L) in Yellowstone | Paramount Network

But this is not the first time he has clashed with his directors. Dwelling further into his resume,...

Hidden Strike ranked 6th on Netflix's list of most viewed movies in 2023, with over 73 million views and 126 million hours watched. Critics panned Hidden Strike with a 24% Rotten Tomatoes score, but it received a 55% audience score, proving more popular with viewers. Despite negative reviews, the Chan and Cena combo drew in massive viewership, indicating potential for a sequel or even a theatrical release.

The John Cena and Jackie Chan action movie Hidden Strike ended up being one of the biggest streaming movies of 2023. Directed by Scott Waugh and written by Arash Amel, Hidden Strike pairs the unlikely duo of Chan and Cena in an action-packed martial arts adventure film. Chan and Cena play two ex-special forces soldiers who are tasked with escorting a group of civilians along the "Highway of Death" in Baghdad, marking their first-ever onscreen appearance in either film or television.

Hidden Strike initially premiered on July 6, 2023, in...

Your browser does not support the video tag. Screen Rant debuts a clip from the upcoming documentary The Blue Angels, directed by Paul Crowder and produced by J.J. Abrams and Glen Powell. The documentary showcases the tight-knit squad dynamic and the importance of team success and failure. Glen Powell's passion for aviation makes him the perfect producer for The Blue Angels documentary.

The Blue Angels is an upcoming documentary about the second-oldest formal flight demonstration squadron in the world, and Screen Rant has a clip from the film. Directed by Paul Crowder and produced by a star team including J.J. Abrams and Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell, The Blue Angels chronicles a year in the life of the Navy and Marine pilots who comprise the squadron. The movie details everything from selection to training to show season, revealing how much work and pressure goes into creating a one-of-a-kind aerial demonstration.

A new episode of Survivor 46 aired on Wednesday night. Would it feature another blindside?

The season has become known for blindside votes, including Tiffany Ervin going home with her Immunity Idol.

Only seven castaways remained for Survivor 46, Episode 11. They could nearly taste the upcoming finale night.

After Tiffany and Hunter McKnight got voted out with Idols in their pockets, the remaining players knew it was time to begin searching for Idols again.

Plus, it was likely that another Reward Challenge would happen, but it would be tough to duplicate the drama from the last one.

As a reminder, Liz Wilcox blew up on Q Burdette after he declined to invite her to an Applebee’s feast.

Survivor 46, Episode 11 recap

The new episode began with Kenzie Petty being upset about Tiffany’s blindside. Kenzie had presented the idea but wasn’t told by the group what was happening.

It left Kenzie...

Cannes — For years, reports of MipTV’s terminal decline were somewhat exaggerated. Now, however, they’re real. On March 26, Rx France, organizers of MipTV, announced the launch of Mip London, over Feb. 23-28, 2025. MipTV’s 2024 edition will be its last.

Attendance, once 10,000 in 2018, 9,500 in 2019, had plunged to 5,510 on-site delegates last year. That still made it the second biggest TV event in the world. Still dwindling participation this year, is down to around 3,000.

What a MipTV swan song, bulwarked by Canneseries, can deliver, is another question. 10 takes on this year’s edition:

MipTV Sticking to Its Guns

Traditionally, MipTV delivered a straight sales market where sales companies or divisions hold back-to-back meetings with distributors who get links to their shows. History has hardly been on MipTV’s side. As simply raising the finance for a show in an environment of rising costs and declining commissions has become more and more of a challenge,...

In Hollywood, actors often find themselves trapped in a loop of similar characters. But Kirsten Dunst isn’t one to be confined by expectations. She’s not afraid to break away from what people expect of her, and that’s what makes her stand out in the film industry.

Kirsten Dunst in a still from Hidden Figures

After years of battling typecasting, particularly following a critically acclaimed performance, Dunst took control of her career. The actress, who started her career at just the mere age of six, stepped away from the “depressed girl” roles and jumped into all sorts of different projects.

Kirsten Dunst Shunned Depressed Roles After Melancholia

Kirsten Dunst as Justine in Melancholia (2011)

Kirsten Dunst‘s career skyrocketed after her haunting performance as a child vampire in Interview with the Vampire (1994). However, her critically acclaimed role in Lars von Trier’s Melancholia (2011) seemed to pigeonhole her into playing melancholic characters.

On June 4, 2024 William Morrow is thrilled to present The Hidden History Of The White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments by Corey Mead, with a foreword by bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower. Inspired by Wondery’s popular podcast American History Tellers, The Hidden History Of The White House shares the untold stories of some of the most climactic moments in American history in the rooms where they happened.

For more than two centuries, The White House in Washington, D.C., has been the stage for some of the most dramatic scenes in American history. Its walls and portraits have witnessed fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, shocking scandals, and unforgettable meetings.

In the signature style of Wondery’s hit American History Tellers podcast featuring narrative storytelling putting listeners in the moment and blending unique perspectives from both powerful and everyday people, The Hidden History Of The White House places readers...

Lies We Tell, with 13, That They May Face the Rising Sun and Double Blind, with 11 each, are leading the nominations for the movie portion of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024.

Lies We Tell is about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family when she becomes the ward of an uncle determined to marry her off. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel of passion, war, and migration. Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes horribly wrong. Andrew Legge’s Lola, a science fiction drama set in 1940, received seven noms on Thursday.

Among the lead acting nominees are such big names as Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson, and Jessie Buckley. The best supporting film actor category, meanwhile, includes Kenneth Branagh and Paul Mescal.

And...

American Dreamer deserves better than it has gotten. Shot three years ago during the pandemic this delirously black comedy premiered at Tribeca 2022 and got lost in the crowd. The filmmakers including first time feature director Paul Dektor and screenwriter/producer Theodore Melfi decided to then hold it back and recut and tighten it eliminating 10 minutes of the original running time. In early 2023 it turned up at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, still largely ignored, and then its distribution hunt was further delayed by the Hollywood strikes. Finally Vertical has wisely picked it up and it will be opening in theatres and VOD Friday.

I saw the Tribeca cut and I have seen the final cut. Both worked for me but it was great to experience it a second time in an actual theatre with a very appreciative audience. Comedies work best that way and this one...

Crunchyroll®, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, revealed the winners for the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards during a live ceremony featuring global celebrity presenters and exciting musical performances, all to honor the creators, musicians, and performers powering the global love of anime. The full list of winners can be found below and on the Anime Awards website.

The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held live in Tokyo, Japan and live-streamed globally, hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira. The winners for each category were revealed by a slate of global celebrity presenters, representing passionate anime fans from across entertainment including three-time Grammy-winning recording artist Megan Thee Stallion, Japanese singer-songwriter LiSA, award-winning actress Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel and The Marvels), Academy Award winning duo Phil Lord & Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), director Joaquim Dos Santos (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse), sports superstar DeMarcus Lawrence (NFL's Dallas Cowboys) and...

Jujutsu Kaisen won Anime of the Year at the eighth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which were handed out Saturday in Tokyo.

From left: Sony’s Sanford Panitch and Keith Le Goy, Crunchyroll’s Rahul Purini and Sony’s Kenichiro Yoshida

The Japanese manga series, which debuted in 2018, also won Best Action of the Year, dominated this year’s event, also winning Best Cinematography, Best Character Design, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Opening and Best Ending Sequences, plus three additional awards for Best Voice Actors in different languages.

Other winners included Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc), which collected three awards including Best Animation and Best Art Direction.

See the complete winners list below.

Celebrating the best and brightest in anime, the 2024 Anime Awards drew a record-breaking 34million votes from fans in 200 countries and territories, Crunchyroll said.

Here are the winners of the 2024 Anime Awards:

Anime of the...

Taraji P. Henson and Kevin Costner shine in pivotal and emotional Hidden Figures scene, confronting racial and gender biases at NASA. Henson's deep dive into Katherine Goble Johnson's character showcases the struggles faced by Black women in male-dominated workplaces. Henson's frustration at not receiving an Oscar nom sheds light on systemic issues of recognition and compensation for Black actresses in Hollywood.

Taraji P. Henson and Kevin Costner have discussed their thoughts on their pivotal scene in the Hidden Figures movie. Hidden Figures uncovers the vital contributions of three Black women to NASA's space race achievements in the 1960s. The film brings to life the stories of Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who battled gender and racial discrimination to play crucial roles in some of NASA's most significant missions. Through its compelling storytelling and strong performances, Hidden Figures not only educates but inspires, highlighting the importance of...

Pal Oie is reuniting with the producers of his 2019 action thriller The Tunnel to direct the new Norwegian monster movie Kraken.

TrustNordisk is handling international sales for the thriller, starting at the European Film Market (EFM) at the Berlin Film Festival.

Kraken, now in development and targeting a late 2025 theatrical release, will be based on the tale of the legendary monster from the deep returning and set to wreak havoc.

There’s no word on casting, but the thriller will follow Johanne, a marine biologist who encounters several strange occurrences while researching a fjord, including the brutal deaths of two local teenagers. “At the bottom of Norway’s deepest fjord rests a mythical monster as large as a mountain, with a myriad of arms ready to crush and devour anything they can grab,” the film’s synopsis reads.

In Norway and Iceland, legend has it that the Kraken, a giant...

TrustNordisk has acquired international sales rights on Pal Oie’s upcoming monster movie Kraken.

The film is currently in pre-production, with a €5.3m (£4.5m) budget; and a 2025 theatrical release pencilled in for Norway.

Kraken will follow a marine biologist who discovers the eponymous mythical monster while doing research near Norway’s deepest fjord.

Oie will reunite with Nordisk Film Production’s John Einar Hagen and Einar Loftesnes on the film, after the duo produced Oie’s 2019 action thriller The Tunnel. Vilde Eide has written the script; it is produced in collaboration with Handmade Films in Norwegian Woods, who make genre titles based on Norwegian folklore.

In 2015, Fox debuted a science-fiction mystery series called "Wayward Pines" starring Matt Dillon as U.S. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke who is sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two fellow agents in a small town in Idaho. After getting in a car accident, he awakens to discover he cannot leave Wayward Pines, nor can he contact anyone outside of the town. He quickly learns that one of the missing agents is dead, while the other, his ex-partner Kate (Carla Gugino) has simply settled down and started a new life in the town.

If that wasn't odd enough, Wayward Pines is boxed in by an electric fence and run by Sheriff Arnold Pope (Terrence Howard), who punishes any attempts to flee the city with a public execution known as a "reckoning." If this sounds like David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" by way of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," you're not far off.

Serbian director Emilija Gašić will follow International Film Festival Rotterdam premiere “78 Days” with the “atmospheric and tense” psychological thriller “Witches,” she reveals to Variety exclusively.

“I’ve always been drawn to scary elements in films — especially if there are moments of comic relief. Growing up in Serbia, I was surrounded by stories and legends. There are so many superstitions and traditions that date back to pagan times.”

Her new film will focus on a woman going through menopause, without support from her loved ones or the healthcare system. Desperate, she turns to an elderly woman for help, a folk healer from a nearby village. Soon, she is asked to perform a series of rituals in order to lift a supposed curse.

“In some villages, there are still these revered healers. I am interested in tapping into this heritage because it’s so rich and really unlike anything else we have seen,...

Exclusive: Skydance has taken on the challenge of turning the bestselling YA fantasy novel series Ranger’s Apprentice into a live action film, with the hope it can become a franchise. Skydance has gotten control of the John Flanagan book series, and has closed a big deal with Hidden Figures helmer Ted Melfi to adapt, direct, and produce the film. Kim Quinn will also be producer.

Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger will produce alongside Melfi and Quinn. Flanagan will be executive producer, and Matt Grimm will oversee for Skydance.

I’ve heard that Melfi has made a deal worth high 7-figures if the movie gets made. His task will be to take the first two volumes – The Ruins of Gorlan & The Burning Bridge – and get a franchise off the ground that focuses on an orphan named Will who becomes an apprentice to a group of mysterious protectors known as the Rangers.

Exclusive: Richard Bacon’s Yes Yes Media has headed on a senior hiring spree, bringing in former The X Factor showrunner Mark Sidaway and Hidden Light production boss Lydia Arding.

The indie launched six months ago, backed by an eclectic mix including Chernobyl producer Sister, Friends star Courtney Cox, French production house Satisfaction and the lead singer of Snow Patrol. It aims to create TV shows and podcasts and plans to develop proprietary hardware and software to allow viewers to interact with formats on multiple devices.

Sidaway becomes Head of Entertainment and Arding takes on the Director of Production post. Working closely with Bacon, Sidaway will build out the company’s entertainment department, while Arding will oversee all financial and operational activity for the business and drive strategy across the production slate.

Sidaway is a storied unscripted vet who most recently showran The Coronation Concert and the BBC’s Platinum...

One more trailer has arrived for the musical version of The Color Purple ahead of its theatrical release next month in the UK.

To date, the only major cinematic interpretation of The Color Purple is the fondly-remembered 1985 adaptation by Steven Spielberg.

However, the story (which of course began life as a 1982 epistolary novel by Alice Walker) has since been adapted for Broadway and that musical version has now been turned into an upcoming film starring Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures), Danielle Brooks (Orange Is The New Black) and singer Fantasia Barrino, which is set to be released on 26th January.

The Color Purple ‘tells of the struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. It’s also about the strong bond shared by three friends.’ Spielberg’s 1985 adaptation saw Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery in the leading roles. Winfrey is involved in...