Hollywood

EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has taken global distribution rights, excluding Canada, on the eco-thriller The Well, the first narrative feature by Academy Award-nominated documentary director Hubert Davis.  Recently filmed in Hamilton, Canada, The Well features a Canadian cast, including veterans such as Sheila McCarthy (Women Talking) and Arnold Pinnock (The Porter), who also executive produce. Shailyn […]

Here Lies Love, the costly David Byrne-Fatboy Slim immersive musical that required an extensive renovation of the Broadway Theatre for its dance club setting, will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, November 26. When it closes, Here Lies Love will have played 33 previews and 150 regular performances at the Broadway Theatre. The producers […]

EXCLUSIVE: Miriam Silverman (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), newcomer Emily Arancio, Nestor Carbonell (The Morning Show), and Holland Taylor (The Chair) have been set to star in Motherland, an indie drama from MPI Original Films that has entered production in New York under an interim agreement. Silverman leads the cast as Cora, who forms a protective […]

Barbra Streisand’s behemoth memoir, “My Name Is Barbra,” officially comes out today. Clocking in at nearly 1,000 pages (997 to be exact), many will likely opt for the audio version, read by Streisand herself, to expedite the reading process. But be warned: the audiobook is still 48 hours and 14 minutes long on Audible. It […]

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival has revealed details of the Red Sea Souk, the fest’s industry market that will offer meeting and networking opportunities revolving around new Arab and African product. The Souk will take place Dec. 2-5 alongside the Nov. 30-Dec. 9 fest in Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore. The fest’s […]

Barbra Streisand’s memoir has been in the works for year and now the highly anticipated book, written by the Broadway star herself, is here. “My Name is Barbra” from Viking Press is currently available to order on Penguin Random House’s official website and Amazon, where it’s already a No. 1 bestseller.  “In ‘My Name Is Barbra’ […]

Dorothy Street Pictures, the production company behind documentaries including “Pamela, a Love Story” and “Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story,” have tapped Lily Kaplan as their new head of development. Kaplan joins the company’s New York office from Imagine Documentaries, where she will lead Dorothy Street’s transatlantic operation with a focus on growing their portfolio […]

Elon Musk famously is a huge video-game fan. But gaming companies apparently aren’t fans of what Musk is doing with X, the social network formerly called Twitter. Sony said it is removing support for Elon Musk’s X/Twitter from its PlayStation game consoles, effective next week. The company announced the change in a notice posted Monday […]

Taiwan Creative Content Fest kicked off in Taipei today with organizer, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), emphasizing its soft power ambitions and growing international cooperation activities, in particular with France, South Korea and Japan.  Taiwan’s Minister of Culture, Shih Che, took to the stage at the opening ceremony to talk about Taiwan’s recently approved ‘One […]

Jeremy Renner has shared an update on his recovery since his snowplow accident last January that left him with life-threatening injuries. “I have been exploring EVERY type of therapy since Jan 14th”, he wrote on Instagram. “Everyday , countless hours of physical therapy, peptide injections, iv drips and pushes, stem cell and exosomes, red light […]