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The Indies Are Dying. Long Live the Indies
The pay-one window is gone, the presale market has dried up and dealmaking at Cannes is at a standstill. But the audience for independent film hasn’t gone anywhere — it’s just waiting to be reached in new ways.
Strawberries’ Director on Calling Out Modern-Day Slavery, Prostitution in Her Cannes Homage to Moroccan Fruit Pickers in Spain
It's a sad form of new colonialism," says auteur Laïla Marrakchi about the social and #MeToo issues she explores in her Un Certain Regard film. "I want to show these women who are often not visible.
The Big Short’ Writer Charles Randolph Adapting ‘Muppets in Moscow,’ for Emotion Pictures and Felix Culpa (EXCLUSIVE)
Emotion Pictures, the newly launched English-language commercial film banner from Vendôme Group, Pathé and Merit France, will produce the feature film “Muppets in Moscow” in partnership with Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s Felix Culpa. Charles Randolph, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “The Big Short,” will write the script. The film is based on Natasha Lance Rogoff’s […]
Sundance Winner Neeraj Churi, Daniel Talbott Team on Mumbai Queer Feature ‘Starvation’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sundance-winning producer Neeraj Churi and U.S. filmmaker Daniel Talbott have joined forces to produce “Starvation,” a Mumbai-set feature written and directed by Film and Television Institute of India graduates Saurav Mahind and Tejas Shende. The project marks the first collaboration between Churi’s Lotus Visual Prods. and Talbott’s Orphan Andy Films. The film centers on a […]
United States Portable Streaming Device - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights
United States Portable Streaming Device - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights
Jia Zhang-ke on His Cannes Short ‘Torino Shadow,’ AI, and Why Cinema Still Needs You in the Room
The idea for “Torino Shadow” came to Jia Zhang-ke not while he was making a film, but while he was avoiding one. Exhausted from wandering the Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin, he would sink into a chair in the vast central lobby and simply listen to the voices drifting from the surrounding galleries, absorbing […]
Claire Denis Moving Forward With Female Cannibal Crime Drama ‘The Soap Maker’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Claire Denis is moving forward with cannibal crime drama “The Soap Maker,” which the French auteur is now set to write and direct. The project, which was first shopped around in 2025 at Berlin’s EFM, has now gained traction with producers Sacha Ben Harroche (“Butterfly Jam”) and Ivy Freeman-Attwood (“The Dispute”) boarding the film in […]
Will Ferrell Shows Up As Jeffrey Epstein To Yuk It Up With Old Pal Trump For Blistering ‘SNL’ Cold Open
Who knew that Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump singing Bill Wither’s ‘Just The Two of Us’ was the creepy comic duet we all needed? Saturday Night Live’s 51st Season came to an end today by beginning with a blistering cold open that had host Ferrell as the ghost of pedophile Epstein amidst a mosaic of […]
Paul McCartney Closes Out ‘SNL’ Season 51 With Encore Third Performance
Will Ferrell may have reached elite Saturday Night Live alumni status as a six-time host tonight, but it was musical guest Paul McCartney who brought the house down and closed out the show — and Season 51 as a whole — with a surprise third performance. During cast goodnights — and just as eagle-eyed viewers […]
SNL’: Will Ferrell’s Epstein Haunts Trump After Months of Chaos: ‘People Will Always Associate You With Me
The president sings “Just the Two of Us” with his former pal and tells all about his “fun summer plans” in finale cold open The post ‘SNL’: Will Ferrell’s Epstein Haunts Trump After Months of Chaos: ‘People Will Always Associate You With Me’ | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
Docuseries on Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi, Granddaughter of the Last Shah of Persia, Shooting in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian director and producer Michela Scolari has acquired global rights to the story of Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi, granddaughter of the last shah of Iran — and cousin to Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, who is trying to position himself as a player in Iran’s future — for a new documentary series. The docuseries, which […]
Will Ferrell’s Jeffrey Epstein Haunts Donald Trump on ‘SNL’: ‘People Will Always Associate You With Me
Jeffrey Epstein made his “Saturday Night Live” debut during the May 16 cold open. Host Will Ferrell played the monstrous sex offender and Trump pal in a sketch that began with the president (James Austin Johnson) chatting with JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane). “I did what every doctor recommends for an 80-year-old: a two-day whirlwind trip […]
Will Ferrell Facilitates Reunion Between Trump and the Ghost of Epstein on ‘SNL’ Season 51 Finale
Paul McCartney was the night's musical guest.
Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith Crashes Will Ferrell’s Opening Monologue, Pretending To Be The Night’s ‘SNL’ Host
As Will Ferrell bounced down the stairs to take center stage at Studio 8H to kick off his sixth stint hosting Saturday Night Live, it became readily apparent something was … amiss. Hitting his mark to address the enthusiastic audience was not the Elf star but rather Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, who […]
Project Hail Mary Box Office Officially Passes Christopher Nolan's Magnum Opus With Major Milestone
As Project Hail Mary nears the end of its theatrical run, the latest box office milestone is enough to surpass Christopher Nolan's magnum opus.
Jude Law's New Political Thriller Officially Ends His Strong Rotten Tomatoes Streak
Jude Law's new thriller officially ends a Rotten Tomatoes streak.
Chad Smith Delivers Will Ferrell’s ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘You’re Not the Host, I Am
Chad Smith threw Studio 8H for a spin when he took the “Saturday Night Live” stage, impersonating this week’s host Will Ferrell. “I’m thrilled to be back hosting ‘Saturday Night Live,'” said the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer, whose resemblance to Ferrell has been joked about for decades. “I was a cast member here for […]
Pokémon Officially Announces August Release, & Preorders Are Live Now
Pokémon is officially going back to the Kanto region and beyond, and you'll be able to grab a new release in August to celebrate the anniversary.
When Did Daredevil And Punisher First Meet In Marvel Comics - And Why Was It Controversial?
Daredevil and the Punisher's first meeting in the page of Marvel Comics was delayed due to censorship of the controversial storyline.
Why Delhi High Court Allowed Dhurandhar 2 OTT Release Amid Copyright Dispute | Check Streaming Date and Platform
Why Delhi High Court Allowed Dhurandhar 2 OTT Release Amid Copyright Dispute | Check Streaming Date and Platform The Sunday Guardian
10 Greatest Movie Characters of the 2020s, Ranked
Rocky from Project Hail Mary, Paul Atreides from Dune, Art from Terrifier 2, and more make up our list of best movie characters from the 2020s.
Molly Shannon Surprises With ‘SNL’ Cameo As Handsy High School Theater Teacher In Resurrected Cut-For
In a lengthier sketch featuring a majority of the Saturday Night Live cast members, Will Ferrell portrayed an eccentric and mean-spirited high school theater instructor. And what’s better than a problematic teacher played by Ferrell? Two — the second of which is played by none other than Molly Shannon. The two SNL classmates (both are […]
Assassin's Creed Officially Returns With New Fall 2026 Release
One of Assassin's Creed's most iconic characters is officially returning this year with a brand-new release, expected to drop in fall 2026.
Ronda Rousey Destroys Gina Carano in Seconds, Jake Paul Gets Booed in Netflix’s Spotty MMA Debut
A number of storylines converged late Saturday night, as Ronda Rousey (12-2) clashed with Gina Carano (7-1) in the Octagon. The featherweight bout, streamed live on Netflix from LA’s Intuit Dome, marked the first showdown between the two most influential female fighters in MMA history; the first MMA fight for Netflix, courtesy of Jake Paul’s […]