Disneyland’s Autopia Ride Will Switch to Electric Vehicles
The gas-powered engines in Disneyland’s Autopia ride weren’t properly certified. The little cars will be replaced by E.V.s.
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Deportees Turn to TikTok to Document Life Starting Over
On TikTok, men and women sent back after living in the United States, are documenting the reality of starting over — and finding an audience.
Jack Lowden Plays Coy About James Bond Rumors: ‘It’s All Very Flattering’ but I’m Not ‘Going to Add to the Noise’
Jack Lowden is keeping relatively quiet about the possibility of becoming the next James Bond, even as speculation mounts that the “Slow Horses” star is among the frontrunners to replace Daniel Craig as 007. In an interview with British GQ, the Scottish actor addressed the ongoing casting rumors, including recent comments from his “Slow Horses” […]
Sharjah Film Festival Takeaways: ‘Atlas of the Universe’ Takes Top Prize, Pitching Platform Doubles and Audience Award Debuts
The 13th Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth wrapped Sunday with Paul Negoescu’s “Atlas of the Universe” taking best feature film and Celia Catunda’s “My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin” winning best animated feature. The jury described “Atlas of the Universe,” a Romanian-Bulgarian coming-of-age drama about a 10-year-old boy whose errand to buy school […]
Hawai’i International Film Festival Crowns ‘We Are Aliens’ as Ke Huy Quan, Sung Kang Receive Honors (EXCLUSIVE)
Japanese director Kadowaki Kōhei’s animated feature “We Are Aliens” has won the Kau Ka Hōkū (Shooting Star) Award at the 46th Hawai’i International Film Festival, which handed out its jury prizes at an awards reception at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikīkī on Nov. 1. Presented by Hawaiian Airlines, the prize is reserved for an international […]
Simon Pegg, Mark Duplass and Haley Joel Osment Team for Dark Comedy ‘My Phone Died,’ Hyde Park Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
“Mission: Impossible” star Simon Pegg is set to play a Hollywood agent in upcoming dark comedy “My Phone Died,” with Mark Duplass (“The Morning Show,” “Creep”) and Haley Joel Osment (“Sixth Sense,” “Blink Twice”) also attached to star. Set to shoot in the spring of 2027. the film comes from filmmaking duo Hannah Leder and […]
Series’ Women Participants Revealed for European Female Leadership Program
Germany’s Erich Pommer Institut has unveiled the 15 women producers selected for the sixth edition of its program.
Sanfic Industria Projects: ‘A Powerful Selection of Debut Films With Experienced Producers Behind Them’ Says SI Head Gabriela Sandoval
Sanfic Industria, the industry section of the Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic), is turbocharged for an even stronger edition this year. Running concurrently with the festival, which runs Nov. 2 – 8, Sanfic Industria unspools Nov. 2-6 with Sanfic co-founder Gabriela Sandoval at the helm. Now on its 15th year, Sanfic Industria has several new […]
Why Directors Teodora Ana Mihai and Sode Yukiko Kept Motherhood Secret From Colleagues: ‘I Needed to Prove Myself Three Times More’
Two directors with films at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival said they once kept impending or new motherhood hidden from the people they worked with, at a festival talk on raising children while making films. Belgium-based Teodora Ana Mihai, whose “Heysel 85” plays in competition, shared the stage with Japanese director Sode Yukiko, whose […]
‘The Mongoose’ Review: Liam Neeson Goes on the Run in a Bland Actioner
Since the days of “Vanishing Point” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Sugarland Express,” Hollywood has been making films about fugitives in fast cars who become media-sensation folk heroes. Companies like American International Pictures and Roger Corman’s New World Pictures would deliver movies like this a few times a year back in the 1970s, while simultaneously introducing […]
Isabelle Huppert Vampire Film ‘The Blood Countess’ Was Cut Against Director’s Wishes, Ulrike Ottinger Tells Tokyo Event
Isabelle Huppert vampire film “The Blood Countess” lost as much as 20 minutes against the wishes of its director, Ulrike Ottinger, the veteran German filmmaker said at the Tokyo International Film Festival, which is hosting a retrospective of her work. In “The Blood Countess” (“Die Blutgräfin”), Huppert plays a vampire countess who resurfaces in present-day […]
Tallinn Black Nights Fest Turns 30 With New Artistic Director, a Latin American Streak and a Baltic Boom
In her first year at the programming helm, Triin Tramberg is making few changes and watching closely to see what works: "I made the decision that this year is really observational for me."
Siddhant Chaturvedi, Jimmy Shergill’s 1990s British Punjabi Music Drama ‘Bolo Bolo Bolo,’ Directed by Vikas Bahl, Wraps U.K. Shoot (EXCLUSIVE)
Bollywood filmmaker Vikas Bahl has finished filming in the U.K. on “Bolo Bolo Bolo,” a coming-of-age musical drama set during the boom in Punjabi music across Britain in the early 1990s. Jimmy Shergill, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Mona Singh and Alizeh lead the cast. Katha Studios is producing the film alongside Good Co, Fusion Flicks and Monk […]
‘Primetime’ Pivots To Digital This Week As Hansen Pursues Pattinson For Podcast Interview
“Primetime,” starring Robert Pattinson as “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen, arrives on digital streaming this week, following Hansen’s announcement that he finally wants to have a sit-down with the actor who plays him.
‘Resident Evil’ Shifts To Digital This Week As Horror Comedy Nears $400 Million At Box Office
"Resident Evil," director Zach Cregger’s smash hit adaptation of Capcom’s classic video game-turned-horror movie franchise, arrives on digital streaming this week as the film is poised to cross $400 million at the worldwide box office.
Tokyo’s First Animated Competition Title ‘Magic Atlas’ Was Sun Xun’s ‘All-In Moment’
Chinese artist and filmmaker Sun Xun never expected “Magic Atlas” to become the first animated feature selected for the Tokyo International Film Festival’s competition. “I never thought of ‘Magic Atlas’ as an animated film. To me, it brings together many art forms. Animation is simply the label we use for its form. I’m glad people […]
John Oliver Reviews ‘You Can See Everything’: Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans Are ‘Complete Lunatics’
Unlike his HBO network-mate Bill Maher, who’s been embroiled in a bizarre pissing match with his dinner-mate Donald Trump, John Oliver has been laser-focused on the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Just last week, Oliver dedicated the bulk of “Last Week Tonight” to exposing the disturbing ties between MAGA midterm candidates and neo-Nazis. And Sunday night, […]
China Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ Holds Top Spot for Fourth Straight Frame as 2014’s ‘John Wick’ Debuts in Third
Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” secured its fourth consecutive weekend at number one across mainland China, grossing RMB28.5 million ($4.3 million) over the Oct. 30–Nov. 1 frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Since launching during the Golden Week corridor on Oct. 5, the video game adaptation has generated a cumulative […]
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