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- 5 Oct
- Deadline· 5 OctOscars: Syria Selects Saydnaya Prison Hybrid Doc ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ In First Post-Assad Entry
Syria has submitted Tawfik Sabouni’s The Other Side of the Sun as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category of the the 99th Academy Awards.
- Deadline· 5 OctBreaking Baz: Why LFF Opener ‘Elsinore’ Is A Triumphant Epitaph For An Extraordinary Man
There was a hush when Ian Charleson appeared on the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre stage as Hamlet, having taken over the role from Daniel Day Lewis in Richard Eyre’s 1989 production. I had known that the Scottish-born actor was ill.
- Variety· 5 OctSam Altman Says ‘Artificial’ Filmed Outside His House and He Waved at Andrew Garfield: ‘He Did Walk Like Me … I Felt I Was in Some Weird Glitch of the Simulation’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has never met Andrew Garfield — who is portraying him in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film “Artificial” — but he did wave at him once.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 5 Oct‘Artificial’ Took on a Big Tech Giant. Hollywood Wasn’t Ready
Luca Guadagnino and star Andrew Garfield speak frankly about what went into their daring film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, and what led to Neon rescuing it after Amazon decided not to release it: “The fight is on to make sure that we are allowed to make things freely.”
Artificial - Variety· 5 OctJack O’Connell and Odessa A’zion to Play Flat-Earthers in ‘The End of the World as We Know It’ for Studiocanal, Working Title and ‘An Irish Goodbye’ Oscar Winners (EXCLUSIVE)
Ross White and Tom Berkeley, the filmmaking duo behind the Oscar and BAFTA winning short film “An Irish Goodbye,” have teamed up with Studiocanal, Working Title, Parkville Pictures and Film4 for their feature debut and landed two hugely in-demand stars as their leads.
- Variety· 5 Oct‘NAZA’ Rebuttal Doc Surfaces Online, Made by IDF Reserve Members
Just as hot-button Gaza documentary “NAZA” — which recently won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival — gains international visibility and media attention, a counter project has surfaced online titled “NAZA: The Real Story.” The original 80-minute doc, which was shot…
- Deadline· 5 OctBreaking Baz: Anthony Mackie Returning To Broadway To Play Macbeth After 16-Year Absence From The Stage
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Mackie, who plays Sam Wilson aka Captan America in the big-screen Marvel movies, will return to Broadway to take on William Shakespeare’s most notorious villain, Macbeth.
- Variety· 5 OctFrance’s Canal+ Threatens to Pull $1.1 Billion Cinema Deal Over French Tax Hike
Canal+ Group chairman Maxime Saada has warned that the pay TV banner could pull out of its €1 billion ($1.1 billion) investment deal with the French film industry if the government goes ahead with plans to double VAT on pay-TV subscriptions.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 5 OctMovies With “Real Political Messages” Underneath the Surface, Animation and More: What Not to Miss at London Film Fest
Kristy Matheson previews key highlights and stars featured in the 70th edition and why she doesn't agree with people having "a grumble about how it doesn't seem like a big or a good year for cinema."
- Variety· 5 OctITV Studios Travels to Mipcom With 10 New Titles on Its Formats Slate, Led by ‘The Chase Around the World’ (EXCLUSIVE)
ITV Studios has unveiled 10 new titles on its Mipcom formats slate, led by “The Chase Around the World,” and also revealed the unscripted lineup, which includes “70 Up,” the final chapter of the groundbreaking documentary series “7 Up.” “The Chase Around the World,” a…
- Deadline· 5 OctMBC Studios Sets November 19 Release For Landmark Production ‘Traveller’s Hell’
MBC Studios has announced a November 19 theatrical release date for long-awaited psychological thriller Traveller’s Hell about a young woman who picks up a stranger on a remote road.
- Variety· 5 OctHarvey Keitel Plays Acting Teacher in Gaurav Bhardwaj’s Debut Feature ‘The Method’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Harvey Keitel stars as a celebrated acting teacher in “The Method,” the first feature from director and co-writer Gaurav Bhardwaj, produced by “CTRL” banner Travelin Bone Entertainment alongside Imagination Infinite Motion Pictures.
- Variety· 5 OctChina Box Office: Crime Procedural ‘Traces of Justice’ Leads National Day Frame
New Classics Pictures’ crime procedural drama “Traces of Justice” took the top spot at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 2–4 weekend, grossing RMB208.9 million ($31.2 million) over the three-day frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Following its Oct.
- Variety· 5 OctKorean Directors Rally Behind ‘The Assassin(s)’ as Political Firestorm Turns on Its Makers
The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) has come out in support of the team behind “The Assassin(s),” Hur Jin-ho’s thriller about the 1974 shooting of first lady Yuk Young-soo, as political anger over the Korean box office leader spills onto its cast and crew.
- Variety· 5 OctKorea Box Office: ‘The Assassin(s)’ Holds Admissions Lead as ‘Chiikawa’ Generates Top Weekend Gross
Director Hur Jin-ho’s political crime thriller “The Assassin(s)” held the top position at the South Korean box office in admissions over the weekend of Oct.
- 4 Oct
- Variety· 4 OctMarvel Canceled ‘Blade,’ But the Gory Vampire Brawler ‘Half’ Will Thrill Genre Fans
Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige has made some of the shrewdest financial decisions in Hollywood history, but he sure dropped the bag when he didn’t make a new “Blade.” (Just ask would-be star Mahershala Ali.) Luckily, Indian auteur Samjad has directed a film that will bring joy to…
- IndieWire· 4 OctQ3’s Horror Box Office Shows the Trouble with Always Hunting Another ‘Obsession’
"Resident Evil" arrived big, "Buddy" built a hit, and "Evil Dead" and "Insidious" grappled with cost-benefit expectations. Horror’s third quarter explains why the genre needs more than one benchmark.
- Variety· 4 OctWhat David Zaslav Got Wrong About ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
Three years after “Coyote vs. Acme” was shelved by Warner Bros. as a tax write-off and rescued by indie distributor Ketchup Entertainment, the Looney Tunes comedy has become a box-office bright spot with more than $100 million globally. Was Warner Bros.
- 5 Oct
- Variety· 5 OctJ. Todd Anderson, ‘The Nice Guys’ Storyboard Artist and Longtime Coen Brothers Collaborator, Dies at 67
J. Todd Anderson, the storyboard artist behind films like “The Nice Guys” and “Raising Arizona” and a longtime Coen Brothers collaborator, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 67. His death was confirmed in a Facebook post on Oct.
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- Variety· 4 OctJames Gunn Confirms He’s ‘Already’ Writing His Next Film Ahead of ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’
James Gunn announced on Threads that he is actively working on writing his next film ahead of the release of “Superman: Man of Tomorrow,” due in theaters July 9, 2027.
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