Category Archives: Variety

Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Sets Max Release Date After Box Office Flop
The wild, wild west will soon be available from your couch: Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1” is moseying over to Max on Friday, Aug. 23. The first installment ...
Selena Kuznikov Aug 16, 2024

‘Family Therapy’ Director Sonja Prosenc Preps Follow-Up to Tribeca Premiere, Developing ‘Punk Rock’ Dark Comedy-Horror Series About Two Vampire Queens (EXCLUSIVE)
Slovenian filmmaker Sonja Prosenc is prepping her fourth feature, an untitled drama about "sisterhood and female liberation" that follows on the heels of her Tribeca premiere "Family Therapy," a bitin...
Postcardjunky Aug 16, 2024

Why Sarajevo Remains ‘Place to Be’ for Industry Tastemakers Looking for Fresh Voices From Balkans and Beyond
Across more than two decades as the parallel arm of the Sarajevo Film Festival, CineLink Industry Days has grown into the leading film and TV industry event in the Balkan region, an incubator of talen...
Postcardjunky Aug 16, 2024

Former Bruce Lee Studio, Orange Sky Golden Harvest Is Worth Less Than $20 Million as Group Issues Fourth Profit Warning in Two Years
Orange Sky Golden Harvest, the company that descended from East Asia’s once-dominant film studio Golden Harvest and is credited with establishing Bruce Lee, has put out a warning to investors of...
Patrick Frater Aug 16, 2024

‘My Penguin Friend’ Review: Jean Reno and an Adorable Penguin Overcome Strife in Family-Friendly Charmer
It's been a few decades since last we saw Jean Reno playing a withdrawn curmudgeon protecting a pint-sized charge in "The Professional." Now, with director David Schurmann's "My Penguin Friend," it's ...
Courtney Howard Aug 16, 2024

Fantastic Fest Indonesian Horror ‘The Draft!’ Nabbed by Blue Finch Films (EXCLUSIVE)
U.K.-based sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide rights to Indonesian horror film “The Draft!” ahead of its international premiere at Austin’s Fantas...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 16, 2024

‘Crescent City’ Review: Overplotted Thriller Sustains Interest Primarily with Yeoman Performances by Well-Cast Leads
New Orleans natives may be slightly disappointed to find that a movie titled "Crescent City" - long a popular nickname for the storied Louisiana metropolis - actually is set in and around Little Rock,...
Joe Leydon Aug 16, 2024

India’s Applause Entertainment Unveils ‘Nyaya,’ as MD Sameer Nair Charts Course of Studio’s Next Seven Years (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian studio Applause Entertainment is gearing up for an ambitious slate of projects as it enters its eighth year of operations. The company, led by managing director Sameer Nair, a pioneer of Indian...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 16, 2024

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Channel ‘70s Nashville in Video for ‘Die With a Smile,’ Their Soulful New Song
After a week full of teases the wait is over: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' duet, "Die With a Smile," dropped on Thursday night and it's as big a song as one would expect from this mega-tag-team. While th...
Jem Aswad Aug 15, 2024

Marvel Says ‘X-Men ’97’ Creator Beau DeMayo Was Fired for ‘Egregious’ Misconduct After He Alleges Disney Stripped Credit Over Gay Pride Post
Marvel Studios has broken its silence over the reason why “X-Men ’97” creator and head writer Beau DeMayo was fired in March 2024, after DeMayo posted on X/Twitter on Thursday that h...
Katcy Stephan Aug 15, 2024