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Netflix and BTS may have lucked out with the weather for their much-hyped, globally streamed reunion concert — the forecast for Saturday night in Seoul is calling for clear skies — but a less predictable misfortune has emerged to test the famed resilience of the K-pop supergroup and the nerves of its vast global fanbase….
John Lithgow has admitted that he almost made a U-turn on his decision to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO‘s Harry Potter reboot. The actor is among the A-list stars who signed onto the TV show adaptation of J.K. Rowling‘s beloved books, a lineup that also includes Janet McTeer, Nick Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Katherine Parkinson and…
R.L. Stine‘s Pumpkinhead is carving out plans to become a bonafide Halloween franchise. Following the Tubi Original feature’s success when it debuted last year, the free streaming service has greenlit a sequel to the film that was inspired by best-selling novelist Stine’s The Haunting Hour. R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2 will premiere in October as part…
Seven-time Oscar nominee Richard Burton continues to have an intriguing afterlife, four decades following his death. At this year’s BAFTA awards, a movie about his early life, Mr. Burton, earned a nomination for best British Film. Mr. Burton, directed by Marc Evans, was also one of the audience favorite films at January’s Palm Springs International…
Fans who were hoping for another cinematic collaboration between Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola may have to console themselves with some cake for the time being. Coppola told Elle in a profile published online Wednesday that a project in which Dunst was intending to star, with a planned shoot eyed for later this year, would…
The eyes and ears of attendees of the industry conference of CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, were on Palestinian filmmakers with documentary projects in development on Thursday afternoon. The latest edition of CPH:Conference during the 23rd edition of the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival looked to help people understand “how their different approaches…
The New York Times and Serial Productions are launching a new true crime podcast based on a family member of New York Times Opinion columnist M. Gessen. The five-part podcast, The Idiot, is hosted, written and reported by Gessen, who describes disliking their cousin, Allen, growing up, and then being shocked to find out he…
A Sweetness From Nowhere. That is the title of the new film by Swedish artist Ester Bergsmark (Something Must Break), which just world premiering at the 23rd edition of the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX). And as always, she merges art forms in what is described “a contemporary hybrid of forms and strategies.” So, get…
Kevin Spacey has settled out of court with three men who sued the actor over sexual assault claims. BBC News reported on Thursday that the upcoming civil trial, due to take place at the High Court in London in October this year, has now been frozen following the settlement. The claims had come from three…
HBO cult icon John Wilson (How to With John Wilson) took the Danish capital on Thursday morning, appearing at the industry conference of the 23rd edition of CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. In conversation withThom Powers, a veteran documentary programmerof TIFF and Pure Nonfiction, he discussed his work and career, his dry wit…
