Category Archives: News

Steve Mensch, Tyler Perry Studios President, Dies in Plane Crash
Steve Mensch, president and general manager of studio operations at Tyler Perry Studios, died in a plane crash on Friday night. He was 62. According to ABC affiliate WFTS-TV in Tampa Bay, Fla., ...
Michaela Zee Dec 07, 2024

Box Office: ‘Moana 2’ Still Making a Splash on Top as A24’s ‘Y2K’ Opens in Eighth Place
“Moana 2” is still making a splash at the domestic box office. The Disney animated sequel added $11.4 million on Friday, on its way to roughly $50.4 million for its second weekend of relea...
Michaela Zee Dec 07, 2024

Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBain to “take a step back from the grind of the extensive touring lifestyle”
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has announced he is stepping back from playing live with the band. READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classic&n...
Max Pilley Dec 07, 2024

Tyler Perry Watches Superhero Movies With His Son, but Has No Plans to Make One: ‘They’ve Never Been Something That I Enjoy’
Add Tyler Perry to the list of filmmakers not interested in directing a superhero movie. "You've got to have a passion for it. I’m not a big superhero person," the prolific multi-hyphenate told ...
Marcmalkin Dec 07, 2024

Industry Heavyweights Aim to Drive Oscar FYC Buzz for ‘We Will Dance Again’ Nova Music Festival Documentary
Prominent industry insiders are gathering support for Oscar consideration for the documentary “We Will Dance Again,” which chronicles the horror that unfolded at Israel’s Nova Intern...
Cynthia Littleton Dec 07, 2024

Charli XCX and Gillian Anderson exchange over being “chic and cunty”
Charli XCX and Gillian Anderson have been sharing mutual love for each other, declaring themselves “chic and cunty”. The interaction stemmed from a tribute written by The X Files star for ...
Max Pilley Dec 07, 2024

Grace Bowers: Have Guitar, Will Travel
Everyone loves a guitar hero. And young talents who seem to have arrived fully formed, too. So there's a lot of love in the room for Grace Bowers, the 18-year-old who this year became the fretboard's ...
Chris Willman Dec 07, 2024

Andrew Matarazzo to Lead Western Short ‘Roses’ With Ronen Rubinstein and Orlando Pineda (EXCLUSIVE)
Andrew Matarazzo ("Teen Wolf") is co-writing and will star in "Roses," an 1800s-set spaghetti Western-style short. Directed and co-written by Alexander Rain, “Roses” will co-star Ronen Rub...
Marcmalkin Dec 07, 2024

Outsider Pictures Will Bring Venezuela’s 2024 Oscar Submission ‘The Shadow of the Sun’ to U.S. Theaters Next Spring (EXCLUSIVE)
Paul Hudson's Outsider Pictures has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Venezuela's 2024 International Feature Oscar submission "The Shadow of the Sun" by director Miguel Angel Ferrer. "The Shadow of t...
Jamie Lang Dec 07, 2024

BIFA Breakthrough Performers: Nykiya Adams, Susan Chardy, Ruaridh Mollica, Saura Lightfoot-Leon and Jason Patel on Their ‘Absolutely Mad’ Year
Since bursting on the scene in 1998 as a scruffier and scrappier distant cousin to the BAFTAs, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) have been an early bellwether for future talent in front of a...
Alex Ritman Dec 07, 2024