International

UPDATE, writethru: Fox/Chernin Entertainment's Ford V Ferrari raced its way to a $21.4M start at the international box office this weekend. The Disney release went out in 41 material markets and came in slightly above pre-frame projections. This is a solid start that combines with domestic's high-octane debut to make…

UPDATE SATURDAY PM: Big Machine Label Group’s Nashville headquarters closed early on Friday, allegedly because of death threats made to staff. Entertainment Tonight reported that the label closed its offices at 12:30 PM after employees received “direct and hostile death threats.” Update Friday, throughout Taylor Swif…

No one in the music business was asking “Where’s the beef?” this week. It was right out in the open, as Taylor Swift/Big Machine, Lizzo vs. Postmates, and Sharon Osbourne vs. Bob Lefsetz squared off against each other over various issues. Using the power of social media to shame, make a point, and generally launch…

EXCLUSIVE: Valparaiso Pictures has wrapped shooting on documentary The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima, directed by BAFTA nominee Otto Bell (The Eagle Huntress), with Emmy winner Joe Bini (You Were Never Really Here) on board to edit. The 40-minute doc charts the destruction wrought by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011…

Levan Akin is a Swedish-born filmmaker of Georgian descent whose third film, And Then We Danced, is Sweden's Oscar submission for the International Feature race. The Georgian-language film is the first LGBTQ+ movie set in the country and debuted in the Directors' Fortnight section of Cannes earlier this year. When…

The BBC has released the first taste of its world exclusive “no-holds-barred” interview with Prince Andrew — and it looks like the Duke of York will be dining out on a big slice of humble pie. Prince Andrew has been on the ropes over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in…

Syrians living in cities besieged by the government of Bashar al-Assad exist in a sonic torture chamber. The skies shriek with Russian jets. Buildings groan from the concussive force of distant bomb blasts. Explosions from mortar shells shatter the peace. Bursts of small arms fire suddenly erupt. Adults and children…

Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios' Joker is dancing across the $1B global box office mark today, becoming the first R-rated movie ever to the milestone. It is Warner Bros.’ 7th film to cross $1 billion behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($1.34B), Aquaman ($1.148B), Lord of the Rings: Return of t…

EXCLUSIVE: Cameras are rolling for On the Line, a feature drama based on the true story of Mexican orphanage Casa Hogar, which struggled to survive after Hurricane Odile hit in 2014. Joining Julio Quintana’s (The Vessel) feature are Fernanda Urrejola (Narcos: Mexico), Isaac Arellanes (AppleTV+'s Ghostwriter), Nathan Ar…

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment publicists Angie Power and Ally La Mere are officially joining forces under the Route 504 PR banner after co-repping a slate of movies at TIFF this year. The duo oversaw nine features in Toronto including two award winners: Antigone (Canada Goose Award for Best Feature Film) and The Twentieth C…

If you needed reminding why Britain’s biggest broadcasters are stacking their eggs in a BritBox-shaped basket, then look no further than ITV’s third-quarter earnings this week. Tucked away in a table was a figure not mentioned elsewhere in the press release: the revelation that ITV’s total viewing hours fell by 700M…

EXCLUSIVE: IFC Midnight has picked up North American rights to Fantasia premiere The Wretched, written and directed by Brett and Drew Pierce (Deadheads). The horror stars John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda, Azie Tesfai, Zarah Mahler, Kevin Bigley, and Jamison Jones, with special effects by Erik Porn (Fear The Walking…