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Daisy Edgar-Jones and Will Poulter on the “Hopeful” Depiction of Queer Life in 1950s America in ‘On Swift Horses’

Daisy Edgar-Jones cites admiration as her first draw to the buzzy TIFF film On Swift Horses. “I loved the producers behind the film. I love Call Me By Your Name and Nomadland so I was so excited about them taking this project on,” she says of Peter Spears and Mollye Asher while seated alongside her co-star Will Poulter in the […]

NY Fashion Week: Designer Jason Wu Takes a Cue From a Legendary Chinese Artist

When designer Jason Wu decided to ask the venerable Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze, a legend in her homeland, to collaborate on his upcoming collection, a Zoom or phone call would never suffice. “I flew to Taiwan for one day to get her permission, because I needed to,” Wu explained to The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday […]

Kevin Hart Series ‘Fight Night’ Is a Hit, and “the Olympics Are Back,” Comcast President Says

Comcast and its NBCUniversal streamer Peacock are flying high across the board, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh signaled on Tuesday. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco in a session that was live-streamed, he shared that Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, the new limited series starring Kevin Hart, Taraji Henson, […]

The Oldenburg Film Festival’s Quest to Save Indie Cinema

When Torsten Neumann launched the Oldenburg Film Festival back in 1994, setting up the event as Germany’s answer to Sundance, it was near the peak of the ’90s indie film boom, when the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith and Robert Rodriguez were starting to hit the mainstream. 31 years later and indie […]

Oscars: Hungary Submits ‘Semmelweis’ for International Feature Race

Hungary has picked Lajos Koltai’s biopic Semmelweis as its contender for the 2025 Oscars in the best international feature category. The feature traces the life of Hungarian doctor Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis, an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures who became known as “the savior of mothers” for his efforts in fighting deadly infections following childbirth. Set […]

Hitmaker for Ariana Grande, The Weeknd Launches Company to Support Songwriters in India (Exclusive)

Grammy- and Oscar-nominated songwriter Savan Kotecha, who has crafted hits for Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Britney Spears, is launching a platform to help songwriters in India reach global audiences. Kotecha, who is Indian, is partnering with A&R executive and songwriter Murtuza Gadiwala and talent management company REPRESENT to launch Outwrite. Kotecha’s mission with the […]

Erotic Infidelity and Berlin S&M Feature in Trailer for Oldenburg Opener ‘Traumnovelle’ (Exclusive)

This is not your father’s Traumnovelle. Florian Frerichs’ new adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s famed erotic novella — the work that inspired Stanley Kubrick‘s Eyes Wide Shut — promises to be a much more explicit version of the story. The trailer for the film, which opens this year’s Oldenburg Film Festival on Sept. 11, is heavy on the hot and […]

Oscars 2025: Czech Republic Submits ‘Waves’ for International Feature Race

The Jirí Mádl-directed movie Waves, a new take on the time before and after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet Union-led Warsaw Pact troops, is the Czech Republic’s submission for the best international feature race at the 2025 Oscars. The film, which had its world premiere at the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) where […]

TIFF: Anti-Netanyahu Film Premiere Goes Forward in Toronto After Court Motion Fails

After facing a failed attempt by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to block their world-premiere screening, the filmmakers behind the anti-Netanyahu documentary The Bibi Files carried on Monday night debuting their work at the Toronto International Film Festival with a mix of grim resolve and giddy triumph. Alexis Bloom’s film, which builds its case against […]

K-Pop Stars Jisoo of Blackpink, Felix and Lee Know of Stray Kids Look Perfectly Preppy at NYFW

Fashion’s love for K-Pop stars continues to expand, as Blackpink’s Jisoo and Stray Kids members Felix and Lee Know stole the spotlight at Tommy Hilfiger’s New York Fashion Week show. The Spring 2025 collection show featured a slew of preppy and nautical looks on guests and models alike. Tommy Hilfiger welcomed attendees aboard a decommissioned […]

Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, and Esai Morales Enlist for Sci-Fi Action Movie ‘War Machine’ (Exclusive)

The Alan Ritchson action vehicle War Machine has found its battalion. Dennis Quaid, currently starring in Reagan, The Piano Lesson star Stephan James, Jai Courtney, and Esai Morales have been enlisted into War Machine, a sci-fi action movie that Patrick Hughes (The Man from Toronto) is directing for Netflix. Also on the call sheet are […]

Eric Idle on ‘Monty Python’ Money Troubles, “Poor” John Cleese Relationship

The move also follows fellow Cleese claiming he's quitting Twitter/X after Elon Musk post.