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Box Office: John Krasinski's Ryan Reynolds ‘IF' Improves to $35M Opening for No. 1 Finish

Paramount and and writer-director John Krasinski‘s are breathing a sigh of relief after the movie’s opening improved to a $35 domestic million opening thanks to a strong family turnout on Saturdey. Still, the live-action/CGI hybrid film - starring Ryan Reynolds and featuring an A-list voice cast - came in behind tracking’s projected $40 domestic opening. […]

Somali Filmmaker Mo Harawe Makes History in Cannes With Intimate Family Drama ‘The Village Next to Paradise'

After making waves on the festival circuit with a pair of heralded short films, Somali filmmaker Mo Harawe makes his auspicious feature debut at this year's Cannes Film Festival with "The Village Next to Paradise," which premieres May 21 in the French fest's Un Certain Regard section - the first feature from the African nation […]

'Hello, Love, Again' starring Alden Richards, Kathryn Bernardo drops initial teaser

This one's for you, KathDen fans! "Hello, Love, Again," the upcoming sequel to 2019 smash hit "Hello, Love, Goodbye," just dropped its first teaser on Sunday. The teaser shows Joy, portrayed by Kathryn Bernardo, standing in a snowy setting in Canada. She was alone at first, until Ethan, portrayed by Alden Richards, walked towards her direction. The teaser ends with Joy and Ethan facing each other, while "Ikaw at Ako" by Moira Dela Torre and...

'Megalopolis:' What critics are saying about the polarizing new Francis Ford Coppola film

What time is 'American Idol' finale tonight? Top 3 contestants, guests, where to watch

Abi Carter, Jack Blocker, and Will Moseley will battle it one last time during the "American Idol" season 22 finale on Sunday May 19, 2024.

10CM shares inspiration behind song ‘What the Spring’

10CM’s Kwon Jung Yeul revealed on May 6 that his single ‘What the Spring’ was inspired by the frustrations of their single staff members. During an interview with Yeul at Vanilla Cafe in Quezon City, he recalled creating the song within ten minutes during South Korea’s White Day. This observance, which follows Valentine’s Day, is

‘The Falling Sky' Review: The Yanomami People Deliver an Apocalyptic Warning in Scorching Resistance Doc

For about the first hour of their documentary "The Falling Sky," Brazilian directors Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha introduce us to the traditions and ongoing plight of the Yanomami Indigenous people - namely, fending off invaders - without making their presence known. There are no title cards stating where we are and why, […]

A New “Harry Potter” Baking Show Is Coming to Bring Magic to Food Network Later This Year

'Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking' will be filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden

Cate Blanchett's New Film ‘Rumours' Is Named After the Fleetwood Mac Album: It Was ‘Creatively Fraught and Everyone Was Sleeping With Each Other, So It Made Sense'

Cate Blanchett’s new film “Rumours” took its name from the iconic Fleetwood Mac album, it was revealed on Sunday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference. The dark comedy, directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, follows a group of world leaders who meet at the G7 — a political and economic meeting […]

‘Everybody Loves Touda' Review: Nabil Ayouch's Feminist Musical Drama Only Really Sings When Its Leading Lady Does

The very title of “Everybody Loves Touda” poses a kind of challenge to viewers. If everybody loves Touda, dare you not? Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch’s forthright musical drama certainly doesn’t permit much room for dissent. From first gilded frame to last, the film is besotted with its eponymous heroine, a fiery small-town singer aspiring to […]

Helen Gamboa holds birthday bash on Mother’s Day

Helen Gamboa’s birthday is on May 7 and this year, she spent her natal day in Baguio City with hubby, former Senate President Tito “Tito Sen” Sotto, and their two daughters, Apples Sotto and Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Lala Sotto-Antonio. Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto and youngest Ciara Sotto could not make the trip to the City of Pines from May 6 to 8, but Megastar Sharon Cuneta and daughter Miel...

Cannes Flashback: In 1974, ‘The Conversation' Won Francis Ford Coppola His First Palme d'Or

One of only nine directors to win the Palme d'Or twice, Francis Ford Coppola took home his first 50 years ago - back when the award was still called the Grand Prix - for The Conversation. A psychological thriller starring Gene Hackman as a morally conflicted surveillance expert in San Francisco, The Conversation couldn't have been released at […]

Mubi Acquires Magnus von Horn's Chilling Cannes Competition Entry ‘The Girl With the Needle' (EXCLUSIVE)

Mubi has swooped on its second 2024 Cannes competition title, Variety has learned. Having acquired Coralie Fargeat's buzzy body horror “The Substance” before the festival began, the arthouse distributor, production banner and streamer has now picked up Magnus von Horn’s chilling black and white drama “The Girl With the Needle.” Mubi bought the title for North […]

Man charged with punching actor Steve Buscemi is held on $50,000 bond

NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a Midtown street has been held in jail on bond in New York, prosecutors said. Police have said the 66-year-old actor — known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Fargo,” among other performances — was walking in Manhattan on May 8 when a stranger punched him in the face. Police arrested a man Friday in connection with the assault, three days after having released a photo...

UFO Nabs French Distribution for Directors' Fortnight Player ‘Gazer' (EXCLUSIVE)

French distribution company UFO has secured the rights to American filmmaker Ryan J. Sloan’s New psychological thriller “Gazer,” which will world premiere at this year’s Directors’ Fortnight on May 22. Set in New Jersey and starring Sloan's partner Ariella Mastroianni, "Gazer" is the story of a young mother with a rare degenerative brain condition called […]

Q&A: Kevin Costner on unveiling his Western saga 'Horizon' at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — A month before Kevin Costner puts the first installment of his multi-chapter Western “Horizon: An American Saga” into theaters, the actor-director came to the Cannes Film Festival to unveil his self-financed passion project. “Two of my boys are out fishing right now,” Costner said with a grin in an interview at the Carlton Hotel. “And the three girls found their way onto a boat. So dad’s in here, stumping for his movie.”...

Meet the unusual singer of 'The Code' - Eurovision winner Nemo Mettler

Filmmaker Claude Barras Gets Animated in Cannes with Stop-Motion Feature ‘Sauvages'

Eight years after his stop-motion breakout debut My Life as a Zucchini, which premiered in the Directors' Fortnight, Swiss director Claude Barras is back at the Cannes Film Festival this year with Sauvages (Savages). My Life as a Zucchini was an Academy Award nominee in 2017, and Barras' new feature is, if anything, even more ambitious. It tells the story […]

Shameless star Tina Malone reveals husband Paul Chase took his own life after suffering PTSD

Shameless star Tina Malone reveals husband Paul Chase took his own life after suffering PTSD - Army veteran died in March and is now said to have committed suicide

SNL Needs a Break From Donald Trump

With months to go before the election, the show is running out of things to say about the former president.

Cynthia Erivo: ‘I am really proud I came out the way I did’

Cynthia Erivo: ‘I am really proud I came out the way I did’ - The actress and singer was honoured with an award for her activism within the LGBT+ community.

Cynthia Erivo Delivers Powerful Speech About Being ‘Black, Bald-Headed, Pierced and Queer'

Cynthia Erivo may not be a green witch but that doesn't mean she can't relate to Elphaba, the sorcerer she plays in the upcoming "Wicked" movies. "As I stand here in front of you: Black, bald-headed, pierced, and queer, I can say I know a thing or two about being the other,” the Tony winner […]

Empowering black stories: essential movies you need to watch

Over the past few years, there has been a noticeable increase in the presence of Black lead characters in Hollywood. In order to acknowledge this progress, we have curated a collection of films that not only feature Black lead characters, but also provide educational insight into Black history. Spanning from movies centered around slavery to those portraying the rise of the Civil Rights Movement and its influential figures, this gallery contains a list of essential films that delve into Black history. Take a moment to browse through and start your viewing experience today!

Julianne Moore Says It's ‘Very Exciting' to See Women ‘Represented Through All Stages of Their Lives' on Screen

Julianne Moore says the film industry has "changed dramatically" since she started out in the early 1990s when it comes to female representation. Speaking as part of Kering’s Women in Motion program at the Cannes Film Festival, the Oscar winner said one of the most noticeable differences is when it comes to career longevity for actresses. […]

Paolo Sorrentino on Making His First ‘Feminine Epic' With Cannes Film ‘Parthenope' and Directing Gary Oldman: He's ‘One of the Top Five Actors in the World' (EXCLUSIVE)

Paolo Sorrentino is back in Cannes for the sixth time with “Parthenope,” a love letter to his native Naples but also, as he puts it, a film about his “missed youth” that comes as a natural follow-up to his autobiographical “The Hand of God.” Perhaps more significantly, “Parthenope” – an epic spanning several decades – […]

Breaking men-only musical lore, Jobarteh puts African kora on wider stage

For Sona Jobarteh, Africa's first woman to play the sacred kora professionally, breaking with tradition has not been easy. But for Jobarteh the problem is "not just about being a woman, it's also about the challenges of coming from a griots family or not."

Sony Brings Stable of Filmmakers to Cannes for Columbia 100th Anniversary of Bash

Sony brought together a multiverse's worth of its filmmakers past and present together Friday at Cannes for a dinner celebrating the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures. The attendees at Mamo Michelangelo included Cannes jury president and Barbie director Greta Gerwig (who made Little Women for Columbia), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Oscar winners Phil Lord and […]

Kirill Serebrennikov on Directing Ben Whishaw as a Russian Punk Poet ‘Who Wanted to Start a War Against the Entire World' in ‘Limonov: The Ballad'

Russian auteur Kirill Serebrennikov (“Leto,” "Petrov's Flu,” "Tchaikovsky’s Wife") is back in the Cannes competition with “Limonov,” an epic about Russian punk poet Eduard Limonov that the director describes as “probably the most complicated project in my life.” Based on the best-selling book by Emmanuelle Carrere, “Limonov” delves into the story of its titular character who lived […]

‘Rumours' Review: Cate Blanchett Gets Lost in Heavy Fog and Hot Air in a Laugh-Out-Loud Political Satire

Depending on who you talk to, the world is either in crisis, on fire, at war and/or simply lurching toward a frankly deserved final judgment. So what can be done to save it? Why, a carefully worded provisional statement, of course, from the global leaders currently in possession of both the gas canister and the […]

Manila Comics Fair Finally Happening for Komiks Fans

This fair was made by Manila’s Komiks community for the Komiks community.

Spanish Animation Woos Marché du Film Buyers

The first significant deal at last year’s Marché du Film was Neon’s acquisition of Pablo Berger’s eventual Oscar nominee, “Robot Dreams.” Whether or not another Spanish animated film can have that kind of impact in 2024 remains to be seen, but there is a long list of contenders to consider. Perhaps the buzziest Spanish title at […]

Strictly star Giovanni rejects claims over teaching methods

The professional dancer on the BBC show says he is looking forward to clearing his name.

Queen Camilla's Reading Room podcast to return for season two

The podcast was launched at the start of this year and is an audio version of Her Majesty's popular online bookclub, which has 172,000 followers on Instagram.

Winners of Eurovision, from ABBA to Celine Dion and Nemo

‘Hamlet' Starring Riz Ahmed Bought by Focus Features for International Rights (EXCLUSIVE)

Focus Features has bought international rights to “Hamlet,” Aneil Karia’s London-set modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s famed play starring Oscar winner Riz Ahmed. Morfydd Clark (“Saint Maud,” “Rings of Power”) and Joe Alwyn (“Kinds of Kindness”) also star in the film, which wrapped production at the end of last year and was acquired by Focus Features some […]

Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he's sorry, calls his actions 'inexcusable'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.” “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now,” the music mogul said in a video statement posted Sunday to Instagram and Facebook. The security...

Cynthia Erivo says themes in Wicked resonate with LGBT community

Cynthia Erivo says themes in Wicked resonate with LGBT community - The British actress and singer received an award for her activism within the LGBT+ community from US star Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Charity set up by Queen announces second series of reading podcast

Charity set up by Queen announces second series of reading podcast - The first series of The Queen’s Reading Room Podcast was listened to in 158 countries.

Winners of the 2024 ACM Country Music Awards

New evidence uncovered on cello and nightingale

A new documentary marking the centenary of the landmark event claims to prove its authenticity.

Filipino actors Martin Sarreal, Jimbo Bradwell appear in ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3

Filipino actors Jimbo Bradwell and Martin Sarreal were introduced as the newest members of the esteemed ‘ton as they made an appearance in the third season of the hit series “Bridgerton.” Bradwell and Sarreal announced on their respective Instagram pages on Friday, May 17, that they were cast as noblemen in the historical fiction series, where they starred as Regency-era viscounts, Lords Basilio and Barnell, respectively. Bradwell said he was...

'Stax' doc looks at extraordinary music studio that fell to financial and racial struggles

Director Jamila Wignot spends four hours telling the story of a seminal part of the nation's music history in "Stax: Soulsville U.S.A."

Spanish Animation Booms, Still Looks For Improvement

Spanish animation is experiencing a historic boom. Shorts and features from the country are achieving notable success at festivals and the box office, while Spanish artists are contributing to some of the most influential film and TV productions coming from Hollywood today. The question now is what steps should be taken to build on recent […]

LOOK: Cannes Film Festival 2024’s cinematic glamor on its first days

CANNES, France — Hollywood royalty is back at the Cannes Film Festival for its annual celebration of cinema along the French Riviera. Premieres bring an elegant parade of stars nightly and moments that become indelible Cannes images, whether it’s Francis Ford Coppola’s return to the Palais des Festivals or French actor Judith Godrèche and other actors posing with their hands over their mouths to draw attention to France’s burgeoning #MeToo...

Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

Comedian Ricky Gervais' much-anticipated appearance is among our most read stories in Dorset.

James Arthur's talent hunt ahead of homecoming gig

The Road to the Riverside competition finals see four bands play to win an opening slot.

Where did Edward VIII's money come from?

It is often assumed that it was the Abdication that poisoned relations between Edward Vlll and his family but less well-known is that money played a crucial part, writes ANDREW LOWNIE.

Cannes, According to … The Local, Lawyer Susan Abramovitch

Entertainment lawyer Susan Abramovitch, partner at law firm Gowling WLG, splits her time between Toronto and Cannes. With the Cannes Film Festival taking over much of the famed Croisette, just like every year, she shared tips with THR some and discussed the biggest Cannes faux-pas to avoid for visitors. Check out Abramovitch’s insights below. Best […]

Disneyland performers in California to join union

ANAHEIM, California – Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize following a three-day vote culminating on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). The Actors' Equity Association labor union said in a statement Saturday that cast members for the parades and characters departments at Disney's theme parks near Los Angeles voted by a wide margin for the...

'SNL': Jake Gyllenhaal sings Boyz II Men as Colin Jost, Michael Che swap offensive jokes

Jake Gyllenhaal sang Boyz II Men to bid farewell to Season 49 as Michael Che and Colin Jost made each other read offensive jokes in the "SNL" finale.