A trio of Night Train Media titles will shop internationally via Sphere Abacus. The agreement will see Bell Media-owned Sphere Abacus selling Sally Philips-starring cozy crime drama The Hairdresser Mysteries, SkyShowtime drama The Trio and Sky Arts doc Ian Fleming and the Curse of James Bond. Night Train previously distributed most of its content through…
After the R-word has recently been normalized on television, Dani Bowman is speaking out against the casual use of the ableist slur. The Love on the Spectrum star recently reacted to Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie on Euphoria proclaiming “I’m not r—ed” when accused of sounding like a Democrat in a recent episode of Sam Levinson’s HBO…
EXCLUSIVE: Epicentre Films has acquired French rights to Mexican director Bruno Santamaría Razo’s Six months in a Pink and Blue Building ahead of its world premiere in Cannes Critics’ Week. The deal was secured by Paris-based Luxbox which is handling international sales. Set in Mexico City in the early 90s, the film follows the young protagonist…
EARLY SATURDAY AM WRITETHRU after Friday Afternoon update: Lionsgate’s Michael is the hit that keeps on giving with an expected No. 1 in weekend four of $27M per industry estimates, -29%, after what’s looking like a $7M Friday at 3,560 theaters. Imax and PLF screens are giving the biopic some extra dance moves this weekend….
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s first feature in five years received a warm welcome in Cannes tonight as an enthusiastic audience gave Parallel Tales a seven-minute standing ovation. Following the screening, French screen icon Catherine Deneuve embraced co-star Isabelle Huppert and diirector Asghar Farhadi. Farhadi shot the feature in Paris last year. The film is…
For decades, the first Monday in May has marked one of fashion’s biggest nights as A-listers from around the world descend upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art to attend the Met Gala. Since 2021, the first gala post-pandemic, its prestigious crown has started to slip. A wave of influencer integration in the 2021 and 2022…