Movies

UPDATED: Tom Cruise was lauded with a surprise Palme d’Or tonight at the Top Gun: Maverick premiere capping off a big day for the 3x Oscar nominee at the Cannes Film Festival. The film received a five-minute standing ovation from the crowd. Prior to receiving the Palme, which wasn’t expected, he was given a tribute reel

EXCLUSIVE: MUBI has picked up U.S. and Canadian rights to Ricky D’Ambrose’s The Cathedral starring Top Gun: Maverick’s Monica Barbaro. Visit Films is handling international rights and will be bringing the feature to the Marché du film in Cannes, following a deal negotiated with Ryan Kampe and Lydia Rodman of Visit on behalf of the filmmakers. The Cathedral

EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy), Gian Franco Rodriguez (Halston), Rumer Willis (Sorority Row), Billy Budinich (Frank and Penelope) and newcomer Isabella Feliciana will star in the social impact film Maya from director Julia Verdin (Angie: Lost Girls), which has entered production in Los Angeles. The film written by Verdin looks to raise awareness on key issues

EXCLUSIVE: UK film outfit Lightbulb Film Distribution has picked up well-received Sundance sci-fi comedy Something In The Dirt, marking the company’s biggest acquisition to date. Shot during the pandemic, the intimate film is directed by and starring Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the filmmaking duo behind Synchronic and The Endless. For their fifth feature, the pair

On Monday, New York City’s Commissioner of Health and Human Hygiene, Ashwin Vasan, issued an advisory to residents that “All individuals, regardless of vaccination status or past Covid-19 infection, should wear a mask at all times when indoors and in a public setting.” The announcement notes that “New York City is approaching ‘high’ level of

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Independent Film Company MD Andrew Orr has joined Comcast-owned Sky as Head Of Original Film. Orr will be working on the pay-TV broadcaster’s development slate and strategy as well as acting as commissioner on a number of projects alongside Julia Stuart, Director of Original Film, and Laura Grange, Commissioning Manager, Original Film. He will

Roadside Attractions’ faith-based family comedy Family Camp opened to $1.42 million and is no. 9 of the top 10 ten this weekend on 854 screens. One of the strongest indie openings this year, the film saw a release campaign led by WTA Media lean heavily into the faith-based audience with strong grassroots marketing to churches

Netflix’s upcoming Indian musical drama The Archies from director Zoya Akhtar has set its cast. The ensemble, who play characters from the iconic Archie Comics franchise, includes emerging talent such as Mihir Ahuja (Bard of Blood), Khushi Kapoor (The Garhwal Rifles) and Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan in a but role. Set in the 1960s, the film will also

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off their Oscar nominations for drama The Lost Daughter, Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) and Chernobyl star Jessie Buckley are set to reunite on comedy Wicked Little Letters, which will be a hot project at the Cannes market. French powerhouse Studiocanal developed the project, is launching sales, and is producing with Graham Broadbent

There’s a new character out there in the MCU, and Charlize Theron wants you to know it. The Oscar winner posted two photos on social media today that give a quick look at her in Clea’s makeup and costume. The character has a post-credits scene in Disney and Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of

EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Cochran, the American rock n roll star behind songs such as “Twenty Flight Rock” and “Summertime Blues,” is getting the feature documentary treatment. The musician, who influenced the likes of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, is to be the subject of Don’t Forget Me from director Kirsty Bell, who recently directed A

Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation have dropped the first teaser trailer for Luck, which reps the first feature film from Skydance Animation. Luck is debuting on Apple TV+ globally Friday, August 5. It was one of two Skydance Animation pics, the other being Spellbound, that Apple picked up from their original home at Paramount.

EXCLUSIVE: Sierra McCormick (American Horror Stories), Tony Todd (Candyman), Katie Sarife (Annabelle Comes Home), Gina Hiraizumi (Doom Patrol), Emmy nominee Morgan Fairchild (Murphy Brown) and Nicky Whelan (The Binge) have boarded Robin Givens’ mockumentary-style comedy, The Nana Project. They join an ensemble that also includes Oscar and Golden Globe winner Mercedes Ruehl, Nolan Gould and Will

“We’ve got a lot of virus circulating now. And it’s on its way up,” said Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody at a press briefing earlier this week. While case numbers are going up across the state, one region’s transmission levels are much higher than the rest: The Bay Area. The CDC’s color-coded

EXCLUSIVE: Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood) will exec produce and star in My Time’s Up, an upcoming indie drama from writer-director Michael MacRae (Fishbowl California). The film is centered around fictional comedian Micky Hoffman, who faces backlash after a stand-up set, then returning to his hometown in the Midwest to mentor rising,

Tonight On Jimmy Kimmel Live, discusses Elon Musk’s comments on reversing the former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter ban.  “Speaking of babies – Elon Musk says that – if his deal to buy Twitter goes through – he will reverse the ban on our infant former President – Donald Trump,” said Kimmel.  The billionaire first

In the past few weeks, everyone from late night hosts to country stars to comedians to many at the White House, including Vice President Kamala Harris, has contracted Covid. The uptick in boldfaced names testing positive is not a coincidence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released today shows BA.2.12.1, thought to be 30%

Jethro Lazenby, who worked as an actor and model under the name Jethro Cave, has died. He was 31. The news announced by his father, musician Nick Cave. No cause of death was given. He is the second son Cave has lost at a young age. “With much sadness, I can confirm that my son,

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Hello Sunshine’s documentary Fair Play, based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name by Eve Rodsky, slating it for release in select theaters and on demand on July 8th. The film from director Jennifer Siebel Newsom looks at the unequal division of labor