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It’s José Luis Rebordinos’ penultimate year in charge of the San Sebastian Film Festival after 15 editions as director. The Spaniard eats, sleeps and breathes this fest. And that’s exactly why he’s leaving. “I want to write, I want to work [at other] festivals, I want to work for friends,” the programmer tells The Hollywood…
Stephen Colbert pulled out all the stops in defending his late-night competitor and friend Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday. That included pulling out his old Comedy Central character: Stephen Colbert the political pundit and host of The Colbert Report. Cue the bald eagle screech. “Hello, nation,” Colbert said in character. “Daddy’s home.” The faux Colbert jumped…
Jimmy Fallon got slightly political on his late night show Thursday as he addressed the suspension of fellow late night host Jimmy Kimmel. “Well guys, the big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC, after pressure from the FCC leaving everyone thinking, ‘WTF,’” Fallon joked, before turning serious. “But to be honest with…
Tensions ratchet up in the latest official trailer for the third season of Netflix‘s The Diplomat, as viewers eagerly await the Oct. 16 premiere of the next set of episodes. Kicking off with what looks like the immediate aftermath of President Rayburn (Michael McKean) dying at the end of season two, the preview sees staffers…
The race to bring cinematic-level video to studios and filmmakers took another turn Thursday as AI video company Luma AI announced it was partnering with Adobe to release its new Ray3 model. Starting today, the AI video company is making Ray3 available to customers of Adobe’s generative-AI app Adobe Firefly. Paid Firefly customers will get…
A year after launching a juggernaut publishing line with Batman at its center, DC has another massive Batman comic book hit. The publisher announced Thursday that its Batman No. 1, a relaunch of the Caped Crusader by writer Matt Fraction and artist Jorge Jiménez, has sold over 500,000 copies. That number puts the title as…
Robert Redford was not your garden-variety celebrity. Even though his name was virtually synonymous with Hollywood glamour, and despite starring in a slew of popular hits like Inside Daisy Clover (1965), This Property Is Condemned (1966), The Chase (1966) and Barefoot in the Park (1967), capped off by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969),…
In 2014, I traveled from Los Angeles to New York to meet Robert Redford for the first and only time. Even as an experienced and somewhat jaded journalist, I was nervous. Not because of Redford’s iconic stature, which was beyond doubt; and not because I’d grown up deeply affected by such films as Butch Cassidy…
“I have a question for the group, actually. How many of you watch late-night on any network today? Raise your hand.” Few hands went up. That was how Paramount’s new COO, Andy Gordon, parried a question about Stephen Colbert’s cancellation during a meet-and-greet with journalists upon closing of the $8 billion merger with Skydance on…
Spotify and Sony Music Group have reached an agreement for new multiyear global licensing deals in recorded music and publishing, the companies announced Wednesday. The companies didn’t disclose specifics on the deals but said the agreements means “songwriters share more directly in the growth of streaming.” “Sony Music Group andSpotify have long been mutually committed…
