Category Archives: Variety

‘Hijack’ Creator George Kay Launches Label Observatory Pictures With New Pictures, All3Media
"Hijack" creator George Kay is set to form his own label as part of an exclusive partnership deal with New Pictures and All3Media. The multi-year agreement will see Kay, who is responsible for hits in...
K.J. Yossman Sep 02, 2024

‘Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass’ Review: The Quay Brothers’ Surreal Stop-Motion Fantasia Is a Mouthful, an Eyeful and a Mind-Melt
Time, space and mortality work to no earthly schedule in the half-lit, hand-made twilight world of “Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass” - so it’s appropriate that this vertig...
Guy Lodge Sep 02, 2024

Pedro Almodóvar’s Speaks on His New Film ‘The Room Next Door’ Being in ‘Favor of Euthanasia’: ‘There Should Be the Possibility’ to Do It ‘All Over the World’
Pedro Almodvar’s “The Room Next Door,” starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, deals with a controversial topic: euthanasia. Marking Almodvar’s first English-language featur...
Ellise Shafer Sep 02, 2024

Irish Prod-Co Great Island Inks Series Deals With Writers Richie O’Connell and Joshua Kenny (EXCLUSIVE)
TV production company Great Island has inked deals with writers Richie O'Connell and Joshua Kenny for two separate original series. O'Connell will be developing "Headcase" at the Cork-headquartered pr...
K.J. Yossman Sep 02, 2024

‘Mistress Dispeller’ Review: Elizabeth Lo Observantly Follows a Chinese Marriage in a Fidelity Crisis
Some attend couples' therapy to save their marriage after a case of infidelity. Others appoint a “mistress dispeller,” a shrewd for-hire professional who embeds themselves with the duo (an...
Tomilaffly Sep 02, 2024

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May Get Sentimental in Trailer for ‘The Grand Tour’ Finale
Tissues at the ready, "The Grand Tour" fans - the last ever episode is gearing up to be a tear-jerker. Prime Video has released a nearly three-minute-long trailer for the final episode, "The Grand Tou...
K.J. Yossman Sep 02, 2024

Julie Delpy Talks Making a Comedy About the Immigration Crisis With Toronto Title ‘Meet the Barbarians’: ‘How Do I Reach People That Are Not Easily Reached?’
French-American actor and director Julie Delpy has tackled culture clash in comedies before in "Two Days in Paris” and “Two Days in New York,” but it’s never been as poignant a...
Elskes Sep 02, 2024

ZDF, France Televisions Greenlight for Production Cottonwood Media’s Animated Ballet Adventure ’20 Dance Street’
Two of the biggest TV companies in Europe, Germany’s ZDF and France Televisions, both public broadcasters, have boarded CGI animated comedy drama "20 Dance Street," which has been greenlit for p...
John Hopewell Sep 02, 2024

Miam! Animation Boards French Adult Animated Series ‘Mare The Mermaid’ (EXCLUSIVE)
France’s Miam! Animation has picked up distribution rights to Silex Animation’s adult animated series “Mare the Mermaid,” one of the continent’s big buzz titles in adult ...
Jamie Lang Sep 02, 2024

MHz, Discovery Nab French Cop Series ‘Tom & Lola’ for U.S., Italy, Ahead of Rendez-Vous Premiere in Le Havre (EXCLUSIVE)
Kino Lorber's MHz has picked up new French cop drama "Tom & Lola" for the U.S. in a pre-sale deal ahead of the series premiere at this year's Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, which kicks off on ...
Emeza805 Sep 02, 2024