Category Archives: Variety

Will Smith Encourages Saudi Filmmakers to Embrace Universal Visual Language: ‘As Soon as People Have to Read a Subtitle, There’s a Little Bit of Disconnect’
Reflecting on his three decades atop the global box office, superstar Will Smith honed in on a winning formula: When you want to conquer international markets, keeping taciturn is often key. "As soon ...
Becroll Oct 19, 2024

Cristian Mungiu-Penned ‘Traffic,’ Directed by Teodora Ana Mihai, Wins at Warsaw Film Festival
Teodora Ana Mihai's "Traffic" was named the winner of the 40th Warsaw Film Festival on Saturday. The film was written by Cristian Mungiu, who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes with “4 Months, 3...
Leo Barraclough Oct 19, 2024

Who Invented Bitcoin? HBO Documentary ‘Money Electric’ Tries to Solve an Enduring Crypto Mystery
Who invented Bitcoin? That question has become a capitivating mystery for the digital age along the lines of whatever happened to D.B. Cooper or who was Deep Throat in the Watergate scandal. Documenta...
Cynthia Littleton Oct 19, 2024

Missing ‘Hamilton’ Dancer’s Family Shares Message Amid Search: ‘We Will Not Stop Looking for You Until We Bring You Home’
Family members of Zelig Williams, a missing Broadway dancer whose credits include “Hamilton” and “MJ the Musical,” appeared on CNN Saturday morning to share updates on their se...
Michaela Zee Oct 19, 2024

Box Office: ‘Smile 2’ Sinks Teeth Into $9.4 Million Opening Day
The box office is ear-to-ear for “Smile 2,” with Paramount’s horror entry landing $9.4 million from 3,619 domestic locations across Friday and preview screenings. That’s above ...
J. Kim Murphy Oct 19, 2024

Director of Far-Right Doc Pulled From London Film Festival Says ‘Fear Is Its Own Form of Censorship’
A documentary exposing a network of far-right activists in the U.K. has been pulled from the BFI London Film Festival at the last minute over safety concerns. Due to the content of "Undercover: ...
Alex Ritman Oct 19, 2024

French Culture Minister Unveils Major Funding Plan for Film Restoration at Lumiere Festival
While visiting the Lumiere Festival in the city of Lyon, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati unveiled a significant budget increase aimed at restoring and digitizing French cinema classics, as well a...
Elskes Oct 19, 2024

‘That Christmas’ Review: From the Writer of ‘Love Actually’ Comes a Kid-Friendly Holiday Classic
All right, Virginia... Whereas so many family holiday films hinge on whether kids believe in Santa Claus, Netflix charmer "That Christmas" makes the case that it's more important for kids to believe i...
Peter Debruge Oct 19, 2024

‘Mozart/Mozart,’ A Big, Poppy, Loud Take on Sister Maria Anna Mozart Boarded by ARD, ORF & ‘Zweiflers’ Director Clara Zoë My-Linh von Arnim (EXCLUSIVE)
Signalling one of the biggest European packages to hit Monday's Mipcom, "Mozart/Mozart," the latest big series swing from Germany's Story House Pictures, behind Beta Film/RTL mega-hit "Sisi," has been...
John Hopewell Oct 19, 2024

Atalante Bolsters Heritage Cinema in Spain With Czechoslovak Classic ‘Daisies,’ Calypso Doc ‘One Hand Don’t Clap’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Madrid-based distributor Atalante is ramping up its heritage cinema titles in Spain, where it's set to release Vera Chytilov's 1966 Czechoslovakian dark comedy "Daisies" and Kavery Kaul's 1988 calypso...
Emeza805 Oct 19, 2024