Category Archives: News
Everest Pioneer Tabei Junko Biopic ‘Climbing for Life’ to Open Tokyo Film Festival
The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped “Climbing for Life,” Sakamoto Junji’s biographical drama about legendary mountaineer Tabei Junko, as its opening night selection...
Naman Ramachandran Sep 07, 2025
Donald Trump Booed at U.S. Open Men’s Final Match
President Donald Trump returned to Queens, the New York City borough where he grew up, for the U.S. Open men’s final Sunday — and he got a Bronx cheer from the crowd. When Trump was shown ...
Todd Spangler Sep 07, 2025
Inside ‘Nuremberg’: Cast Talks Exploring Evil, Russell Crowe Learning German and Michael Shannon’s Jeff Nichols GoFundMe Joke
James Vanderbilt’s “Nuremberg” may be set nearly 80 years ago, but the filmmakers and cast believe its message resonates as much today as it did in the aftermath of World War II. The...
Clayton Davis Sep 07, 2025
Wagner Moura on Oscar Buzz and Returning to Brazil With ‘The Secret Agent’: ‘It Was Liberating to Act in Portuguese Again’
Wagner Moura is no stranger to intense roles, but his latest performance in Kleber Mendona Filho's "The Secret Agent" may be the one that defines his career, at least to U.S. audiences. The Brazilian ...
Clayton Davis Sep 07, 2025
Jodie Foster on Struggles of Women Directing in Hollywood; Shares Advice for Nicolas Cage’s ‘True Detective’ Role
Jodie Foster takes on her first French-language leading role in “A Private Life,” but she already has her sights set on her next dream project: teaming up with Kristin Scott Thomas in a Fr...
Clayton Davis Sep 07, 2025
NBC Universal Chief Donna Langley Apologizes for Sending ‘Fast & Furious’ Into Space: ‘We Can Never Get That Genie Back’
Even Donna Langley admits that the “Fast and Furious” crew never should have ventured into zero gravity. “I’m sorry that we sent them into space,” Langley said of the dec...
Varietybrentlang Sep 07, 2025
Shailene Woodley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley and More Attend Variety and Chanel’s Female Filmmakers Dinner at Toronto Film Festival
Variety and Chanel rolled out the red carpet on Saturday night for their annual Women in Film Dinner during the Toronto Film Festival. Shailene Woodley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ethan Hawke, Je...
Tatiana Siegel Sep 07, 2025
‘A Little Prayer’: David Strathairn and Director Angus MacLachlan Break Down Their Quiet, Heart-Wrenching Sundance Indie
A film editor friend of mine makes the same complaint every time I see him: "No one makes movies about the way people live now." It's not incorrect. The "slice of life" genre doesn't necessarily pack ...
Varietymattdonnelly Sep 07, 2025
How Angelina Jolie’s Health Journey Inspired Alice Winocour’s Paris Ensemble ‘Couture’: ‘It Was Quite Healing in Many Ways’
Angelina Jolie admits she was "nervous" filming "Couture." The Oscar winner stars in writer-director Alice Winocour's French and English language ensemble as Maxine Walker, a director of low-budget ho...
Marcmalkin Sep 07, 2025
Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West Star in Pablo Trapero’s English-Language Feature Debut, ‘& Sons’
For Argentina's Pablo Trapero, best known for his lauded crime drama "The Clan," directing his first English-language feature film "& Sons," feels both new and familiar. An adaptation of Dav...
Anna Marie de la Fuente Sep 07, 2025