This year’s market has been the toughest one to handicap in a good long time. It might well be quiet, meaning that the sums could be modest with dealmaking for most films lingering beyond the festival. But that doesn’t mean that the mart won’t pop with a handful of big deals.
In the wake of her bruising reelection, SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris is calling for unity in advance of the 160,000-member union's upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract. "Labor solidarity is crucial, and in many ways it is our superpower," she said at Saturday night's national board meeting…
Alicia Keys used the power of her voice and piano to get a pointed message across. Faced with the uncomfortable task of being the face of the Grammys in a week when ugly accusations of sexism and voting irregularities dominated, Keys turned attention on the people who make music, instead of the people who exploit…
In Rodrigo GarcÃa's Four Good Days, Mila Kunis saw an opportunity to come to grips with the enormity of the opioid crisis through the intimacy of a two-hander—a film that would compassionately approach and strive to understand both addicts, and those who love them.
Based on a Washington Post article by Eli Saslow, the…
Just hours after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash, the Grammy Awards quickly put together a tribute honoring the late NBA legend.
Moments after Lizzo opened this evening’s show, host Alicia Keys took the stage.
“Here we are together on Music’s Biggest Night,” Keys said somberly. “But to be honest with you…
Long before he directed Beasts of the Southern Wild—the Sundance phenomenon, which went on to earn four Oscar nominations—Benh Zeitlin longed to put his original spin on the story of Peter Pan. Seven years after hitting Park City with his first feature, the director has made his dream a reality, returning to the…
Music’s Biggest Night has arrived, with the Grammy Awards set to air Sunday at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on CBS live from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Hosted for the second straight year by 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys, excitement has been building with an all-star lineup set to perform including Aerosmith, Billie…
When Andrea Riseborough read Zeina Durra's script for Luxor, she was immediately drawn in, signing onto the film, and heading to Egypt for a low-budget indie shoot within a matter of days.
"I think it was a combination of a lot of different things that were pushing us all toward making it, and making it so quickly,"…
UPDATED with latest winners: The 62nd annual Grammy Awards are airing live on CBS on Sunday after a full day already of bestowing prizes for the year’s best in music. Keep checking back tonight as the marquee winners are announced live at Staples Center in Los Angeles during a ceremony hosted by Alicia Keyes.
With a…
Los Angeles County officials held a news conference this afternoon on the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others. Bryant was 41.
The helicopter crashed into a hillside above Calabasas in foggy conditions just before 10 a.m. PT.
L.A. County Fire Dept…
Showtime’s The Circus returns on Sunday, and a focus on the debut is on the senators running for president who are being forced to leave the campaign trail to be present for the impeachment trial of Donald Trump.
In one…
Los Angeles Lakers basketball legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and Magic Johnson detailed their memories of Kobe Bryant’s life and meaning to the larger world today in their online tributes.
The Lakers team has yet to issue a statement, but Johnson in particular was effusive in his praise for…
Grief-stricken fans converged on the Staples Center Sunday afternoon to mourn NBA legend Kobe Bryant. The Lakers great, his daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others were killed when a helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas just before 10 a.m.
At a news conference Sunday afternoon, Los Angeles County officials…
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and an all-star ensemble take a powerful deep-dive into the downfall of Roger Ailes, with director Jay Roach and screenwriter Charles Randolph.
