Category Archives: News
‘White Lotus’ Star Dom Hetrakul Boards Cannes Market-Bound Thai Crime-Horror ‘Debt Sentence’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“The White Lotus” breakout Dom Hetrakul has signed on to star in “Debt Sentence,” a buzzy Thai crime-horror film headed to the Cannes Film Market. The project marks the feature...
Naman Ramachandran May 09, 2025
Philippines’ QCinema Industry Set for Cannes Launch, Bolsters Southeast Asian Film Hub Ambitions
The Philippines’ QCinema International Film Festival is gearing for the upcoming Cannes Film Festival with the global launch of QCinema Industry, a year-round professional platform that aims to ...
Naman Ramachandran May 09, 2025
Denise Alexander, ‘General Hospital’ and ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actress, Dies at 85
Soap opera veteran Denise Alexander, best known as Lesley Webber on “General Hospital” and Susan Hunter Martin on “Days of Our Lives,” died on March 5. Her death has only ...
Rosemary Rossi May 09, 2025
WGA Members Uphold Vote to Expel Two Members for Strike Violations, but Rescind Censure Over Facebook Joke
The members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to uphold the expulsion of two writers accused of writing during the 2023 strike, but to rescind a public rebuke of a writer who made a joke on F...
Gmaddaus May 09, 2025
Yellow Veil Pictures Boards Sleep Clinic Horror Film ‘Somnium’ for North America, Launching International Sales at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Yellow Veil Pictures has boarded North American distribution of the sleep clinic horror film “Somnium,” setting a theatrical release for later this year. The banner will also launch intern...
J. Kim Murphy May 09, 2025
Trump Whisperers Steven Paul and Scott Karol on a Foreign-Made Film Tariff: ‘I Would Hope That Would Not Be the Final Takeaway’
Steven Paul has been to Mar-a-Lago many times over the years. The producer and longtime manager to Jon Voight was there again last weekend, along with producer Scott Karol, to pitch President Trump on...
Gmaddaus May 09, 2025
Taylor Swift Subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni’s Attorney in Blake Lively Suit
Taylor Swift has been subpoenaed in the legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively amid the aftermath of the film “It Ends With Us.” A spokesperson for Swift denied any involveme...
Steven J. Horowitz May 09, 2025
Tom Cruise Sidesteps Talk About Trump’s Hollywood Tariffs at ‘Mission: Impossible’ Press Stop: ‘We’d Rather Answer Questions About the Movie’
Tom Cruise kept a “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning” press conference moving in Seoul Thursday evening when asked about President Trump’s proposal for tariffs on films ̶...
J. Kim Murphy May 09, 2025
FX’s John Landgraf and Disney’s Eric Schrier on How to Survive the Entertainment Business Turmoil: ‘The Ones That Are Still Here Didn’t Give Up’
The mayor of television has advice on how to survive these choppy industry waters: Never stop learning. Speaking at a Hollywood Radio and Television Society panel Thursday on the Walt Disney Co. studi...
Varietyschneider May 09, 2025
Rosanna Norton, Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer of ‘Tron,’ ‘Carrie,’ Dies at 80
Rosanna Norton, who was Oscar-nominated for costume design for 1982’s “Tron” and designed Sissy Spacek’s iconic prom dress for “Carrie,” died of cancer May 7 in Los...
Pat Saperstein May 09, 2025