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Legendary Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has become a mainstay of the Cannes Film Festival. His newest film, Sheep in the Box, a sci-fi tale about a couple who adopt a humanoid robot after the death of their son, will be his eighth film to play in competition. The Toyko-born Kore-eda served on the jury, headed…
Drama is not exclusive to the big screen in Cannes. Naïma Bremer — a celebrity makeup artist and Fenty global artistry ambassador whose work has appeared at Paris Fashion Week and in the pages of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar — has been to the film festival for four years to help boldfaced names prep their…
A few names long associated with old-school television are partnering to chase a very new-media trend: vertical video series. BET, the Paramount-owned media group focused on the Black community and best known for its basic cable channel, revealed on Wednesday that it is partnering with microdrama company aTwist to develop and distribute these series, also…
Diego Luna had both personal motivations and more universal ones that drove him to make Ashes, his fifth feature as director. While Luna continues to tackle an array of high-profile fare in front of the camera — starring opposite Jennifer Lopez in last year’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, leading the Emmy-winning Star Wars series…
Pete Townshend is entering a new partnership with Primary Wave focused on the legendary The Who co-founder’s name, image and likeness, the company confirmed on Thursday. Financial terms of the partnership weren’t disclosed. In a press release, Primary Wave touted the deal’s “potential for branding and content opportunities.” Primary Wave said the company is already…
As The Meltdown (El Deshielo) begins, vintage news footage reveals the strange-but-true sight of something being lifted out of a frosty sea. It’s a huge chunk of an Antarctic iceberg, on its way to becoming the centerpiece of Chile’s pavilion at the 1992 world’s fair. As a symbol of national ingenuity and know-how, the frosty…
By now, everyone knows that YouTube has become a dominant streaming platform on TV sets. But on Wednesday, the Google-owned video giant took things a step further: It is TV. “Welcome to the YouTube era,” YouTube CEO Neal Mohan declared after stepping on stage at the company’s annual Brandcast upfront event, following a musical performance…
Jimmy Kimmel took the stage at Disney‘s upfront presentation for his annual roast of the TV industry, which was perhaps more anticipated than ever given all the turbulence in late night over the last year. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host let loose with his usual no holds barred jokes about broadcast and streaming — including…
It’s almost time to to head to Briar University for the first season of Off Campus, and The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive look at a scene from the show. Based on the Elle Kennedy books of the same name, the romance series follows a college hockey team and the women in their lives. The…
Talking to SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and president Sean Astin in 2026, it’s easy to forget that their union waged a painful, prolonged strike just three years earlier. After emerging from a months-long negotiation with studios and streamers, the pair are complimentary of the studios’ approach under new president Greg Hessinger. Astin asserts that…
