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Alvaro López Alba’s ECAM-Developed Debut Feature ‘Three Summer Days’ Explores Family Dynamics
In Álvaro López Alba’s “Three Summer Days” (“Tres días de verano”), a vacationing family’s dissimilar takes on an event threatens to drive them apart. It follows a father and his two kids on a beach holiday, the young girl, Cris, has fallen for a boy, causing a rift in her friendship with pal Miri. Her brother Dani, feeling isolated, spends the summer confined to his room, fixated on Miri. 'Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness' Review: Johnny Depp's Broad, Busy Modigliani Biopic Meanwhile, their father is engaged in a secret affair he desperately tries to conceal from them. Over...
Global Streamers Seeking Price Increases as Asia-Pacific Market Grows and Matures
Multinational streaming groups are using their increasing market strength to raise pricing and profitability in the Asia-Pacific region. The region’s many local competitors enjoy significant revenue share, but mostly lag the global giants in terms of earnings.WBD's Max Readies Rollout in Asia-Pacific, Requires Multiple Models: 'Our Goal Is to Reach the Fan Base' That was one of the starkest messages to emerge from an opening address by Vivek Couto, managing partner at consultancy firm Media Partners Asia, on Wednesday, the first morning of his APOS conference in Indonesia. Global streamers are putting the screw on monetization, he said. “Netflix started as a...
Chappell Roan Issues Video Statement Defending Not Endorsing a Presidential Candidate, Reiterates There Are ‘Problems on Both Sides’
After controversy erupted over the weekend about an interview in which Chappell Roan said she would not be taking a side in the 2024 presidential election, the pop star doubled down on her nonpartisan stance in a video statement Tuesday night, declaring she “will stand up for what’s right and what I believe in” — even if that involves declining to favor a candidate.How Frontline Finished a Rough Cut of Election Doc 'The Choice' -- Then Started All Over Again With Kamala Harris In the two-and-a-half-minute statement, posted on TikTok, Roan says the social-media tempest over her refusal to endorse Kamala...
‘Dancing With the Stars’: Hollywood Night Sends Home Two Celebs in First Double Elimination of Season 33
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the Sept. 24 episode of “Dancing With the Stars.”How to Watch 'Dancing With The Stars' Online And then there were 11. The first two celebrities were eliminated during “Oscars Night,” the Tuesday, Sept. 24 episode of “Dancing With the Stars.” The night featured each celebrity-pro partner dancing their second routine of the season. The best-scored number of the night was a rumba to Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For,” preformed by Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong. “You created some moments there that, like, I think, touched us all, like when dance can go inside and...
WBD’s Max Readies Rollout in Asia-Pacific, Requires Multiple Models: ‘Our Goal Is to Reach the Fan Base’
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service will launch in five markets in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan in the final quarter of this year and in Australia in the first half of 2025. The rollout will require multiple business models.Warner Bros. Discovery's Max Using Google Gen AI Platform to Create Closed Captions Max, a technologically improved platform that combines the content offerings of HBO and Discovery, has already rolled out in North America and parts of Europe and Latin America, but is only slowly arriving in the Asia-Pacific region. It launches Wednesday in Japan, in a partnership with local Japanese streamer...
With Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande Vying for Awards Attention, Oscar Season Is Entering Its Pop Star Era
Could you imagine an Oscars ceremony without the glitz, glamour and a heavy dose of pop stardom? Can you imagine the ratings?Nicolas Cage, Colman Domingo and June Squibb Among Newport Beach Film Festival Honorees Well, the Oscars could get much more musical. This awards season, brace yourself for a “pop star era,” with music icons such as Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande all competing to receive acting attention from the Academy Awards, and in the same supporting actress race no less. Pop stars have long dominated the stage, captivating millions with their music. However, some megastars have proven they can...
‘High Potential’ Jumps 220% to 11.5 Million Viewers Across Platforms in Three Days (EXCLUSIVE)
The series premiere of “High Potential” saw a 220% audience increase after three days of multiplatform viewing.How to Watch the WNBA 2024 Playoffs Live Online The initial telecast hit an average 3.6 million viewers on ABC on Sept. 17, according to Live + Same Day data from Nielsen. But when accounting for Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, that number rose to 11.5 million viewers. And in rating among adults age 18-49, after starting out with a 0.35, the episode jumped 354% to a Multiplatform + 3 rating of 1.59. Additionally, the 18-49 rating excluding linear encores hit 1.31 after three...
Trump and Harris to Appear at Separate Univision Town Halls With Latino Voters
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have no plans to debate again, but they will appear at separate town halls with Latino voters on Univision next month.Donald Trump Claims Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' Is 'Dying' and Late Night Hosts Are 'So Bad': 'Where Is Johnny Carson? Bring Back Johnny' The Spanish-language network announced Tuesday that Trump will answer questions on Oct. 8 in Miami. Harris will participate in a similar town hall with undecided Latinos on Oct. 10 in Las Vegas. Harris challenged Trump to meet again face-to-face after their ABC debate on Sept. 10. Over the weekend, Harris accepted an offer to...
Travis Kelce’s Mother Talks NFL Star’s Acting Debut in ‘Grotesquerie’: ‘He Has No Fear of Failure’
At the New York premiere of Ryan Murphy’s Halloween entry for FX, a whirling psychological crime thriller starring Niecy Nash-Betts and Courtney B. Vance called “Grotesquerie,” the co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, Dana Walden, made it only one sentence into her introduction before talking up a certain Kansas City Chiefs football star.“On behalf of everyone at Disney, I really want to welcome you,” Walden said. “We’re so excited about this show, and — I don’t know if you heard this or not — a very special person named Travis Kelce is making his acting debut in this show.”Walden teased Kelce’s appearance...
Martin Scorsese’s Frank Sinatra Biopic and ‘Life of Jesus’ Postponed; New Filming Dates Unclear (EXCLUSIVE)
Martin Scorsese, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind some of cinema’s most iconic works, had planned to begin shooting two highly anticipated films back-to-back this year. One was a biblical epic, “The Life of Jesus,” based on Shūsaku Endō’s 1973 novel, and the other was a biopic about legendary singer Frank Sinatra. However, Variety has learned that both projects have been postponed, and neither will be filmed this year.Paul Schrader Talks 'Bermuda Triangle of Streaming,' the Frank Sinatra Biopic That Got Away and Being in 'Awe' of Taylor Swift Scorsese’s “The Life of Jesus” was expected to be the first of the two...
‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Sequel Video Game ‘Ghost of Yotei’ Set at PlayStation
A sequel video game to PlayStation’s “Ghost of Tsushima” is set from developer Sucker Punch Productions.Out of the Box: When Will the Gaming Console Biz Sunset? Titled “Ghost of Yōtei,” the game will debut in 2025 and follow a new protagonist, Atsu, with a whole new storyline. Released in 2020, “Ghost of Tsushima” is an action-adventure game following Jin Sakai, a samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol invasion of Japan. Jin must choose between following the warrior code to fight honorably, or by using practical but dishonorable methods of repelling the Mongols with minimal casualties. “Ghost of Tsushima: Legends,” a multiplayer version of...
Rosalía Recruits Ralphie Choo for New Single, ‘Omega’
Rosalía has released a new collaboration, titled “Omega,” with Spanish producer and singer-songwriter Ralphie Choo. Earlier this week, she teased the single with a short clip from the Stillz-directed music video for the song, which sees the pair riding a rollercoaster.Lisa and Rosalía Flex Their Starpower in Stylish Video for 'New Woman' Single It’s unclear whether the track will form a part of Rosalía’s next album, a project she confirmed was incoming in a recent interview with Highsnobiety. She told the publication of the album-making process, “I still have the same questions and the same desire to answer them… I still...
IDFA Adds More Than 100 Documentaries, Including Films by Kevin Macdonald, Radu Jude, Mati Diop
Leading documentary festival IDFA has added more than 100 films to the program of its 37th edition, which runs from Nov. 14 to 24 in Amsterdam, as it unveiled the first titles for the Signed, Best of Fests and Paradocs selections, as well as the Short Documentary and the Youth Documentary sections.Documentary Community Contends With Distribution Challenges: 'Incredible, Urgent Films' Are 'Not Getting Those Kind of Platforms' The Signed section includes Radu Jude’s found-footage documentary “Eight Postcards from Utopia,” showing the commercials from Romania’s transition to a capitalist democracy, and impressionist desktop film “Sleep #2,” capturing live stream recordings of Andy...
WGA West Ratifies Ellen Stutzman’s Contract on 97% Vote, Elects Three New Board Members
The members of the Writers Guild of America West have voted overwhelmingly to approve Ellen Stutzman’s contract as the union’s executive director, a year after she led the union through a historic strike.WGA West Unveils Candidates for Board of Directors Election in September Stutzman’s contract was ratified with 97% of the vote, with 2,279 in favor and 72 opposed. Stutzman was promoted to executive director last November, when the union announced that David Young, its longtime leader, would retire. Young had taken a medical leave earlier that year, leaving Stutzman in place as chief negotiator during the talks with the Alliance...
Mariska Hargitay Says ‘I Was Definitely a Victim of Secondary Trauma’ From Acting on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ and Asks Wherever She Goes: ‘What’s the Crime Rate Here?’
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay joined Selena Gomez for a discussion on behalf of Interview magazine and said that she’s definitely got some “secondary trauma” due to leading the NBC procedural for 25 years and counting. Hargitay has been starring as Olivia Benson since “SVU’s” debut in 1999. The show is gearing up for its 26th season this fall and has already aired more than 550 episodes to date.Ice T Got Asked If 'Law & Order: SVU' Will Go 'Back to Normal' After It 'Started Going Woke.' He Responded: 'What the F Is Woke? Like...
Hollywood’s Newest Beauty Trend? Salmon Sperm Facials
Move over, red light therapy. The new skincare trend taking over the red carpet is salmon sperm.Kim Kardashian Visits Menendez Brothers Along With 'Monsters' Actor Cooper Koch Yes, you read that correctly: celebrities, from Kim Kardashian to Jennifer Aniston, achieve their glowing, picture-perfect and (seemingly) pore-less skin by rubbing aquatic ejaculate on their face. And although it isn’t FDA approved, at least yet, it is endorsed by some of the most well-respected dermatologists in the 90210 who over the past year have seen the trend explode among their A-list clientele. According to its passionate adherents, it is a miracle reverser of...
Los Angeles Festival of Movies Sets April Dates for Second Edition – Film News in Brief
The Los Angeles Festival of Movies has announced dates for the festival’s second edition, set to take place April 3-6.The Los Angeles Festival of Movies Prepares to Launch, Ready to Prove the City's Appetite for Independent Film The first festival, co-presented by MUBI and the Mezzanine film non-profit, drew a young and enthusiastic crowd to L.A. venues on the eastern side of town for events including the West Coast premiere of “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Good One,” as well as the first episode of HBO’s documentary series “Ren Faire,” and 4K restorations including Chantal Akerman’s “Toute Une Nuit.” Mezzanine...
John Malone’s Liberty Broadband Seeks Merger With Charter
John Malone is angling to simplify his cable portfolio, with his Liberty Broadband looking to merge with Charter Communications — two companies he holds sizable interests in.Max Will Be Bundled for No Extra Charge With Charter's Spectrum TV Select Plan Under Early WBD Deal Renewal Shares of Liberty Broadband jumped 26% Tuesday on the news, which was issued after market close on Sept. 23, while Charter’s stock declined 2.5%. Malone owns a 49% voting stake in Liberty Broadband, which holds a 26% interest in Charter and also owns Alaskan telecom company GCI. On Monday, Liberty Broadband announced a counterproposal to the special...
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Creator Exited ‘The Batman’ Spinoff About Gotham Police After Matt Reeves ‘Wasn’t Feeling It’: ‘I Worked on It for Awhile’
“Boardwalk Empire” creator and “The Sopranos” executive producer Terence Winter is finally opening up about “The Batman” spinoff series centered on the Gotham police department that failed to get off the ground. Winter and “The Batman” director Matt Reeves were developing the show prior to the release of the 2022 comic book film, but Winter exited a few months after the show’s announcement. He was later replaced by Joe Barton before the entire show fell apart.How to Watch 'The Penguin' Online “The idea was that we were going to do a 1970s cop show— something that felt like Sidney Lumet’s 1981 crime...
‘Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness’ Review: Johnny Depp’s Broad, Busy Modigliani Biopic
Celebrated in time for his distinctively lanky, almond-eyed interpretations of the human form, the Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani died in 1920 at the age of just 35, tubercular and destitute and celebrated for very little indeed. At 61, Johnny Depp has both handily outlived Modigliani and outranked him in terms of antemortem celebrity. Yet there’s more than a twinge of empathy for that most irresistible of archetypes — the great, iconoclastic artist under-appreciated in his own time — running through “Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness,” an ostensibly free-spirited Modigliani biopic that marks the embattled star’s...
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