Depending on where you come down on the question of its main character’s guilt or innocence, Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” could be seen as a kind of “Gone Girl” in reverse: A frustrated writer dies of suspicious causes, leaving behind clues that implicate his wife (Sandra Hüller). If the man’s death was a…
From Alberto Mielgo’s Oscar Win to an Episode of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ and Neon’s First Cannes Buy, Animation Builds in Spain
In a highly anticipated animation event at this year’s Cannes Festival, Emmy-winning Spanish director Rodrigo Blaas attends on Sunday the screening of his short film “Sith,” part of Disney+’s “Star Wars: Visions” Season 2 anthology. The first big-screen exhibition of “Sith” — released worldwide May 4 on Disney+ — followed by a meet and greet…
Siouxsie and Iggy Pop to Play Cruel World Festival Rain Date Sunday After Lightning Forces Evacuation
After Saturday’s Cruel World festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was evacuated due to lightning during Iggy Pop’s set, organizers promised that headliner Siouxsie as well as Iggy Pop would return Sunday night with Siouxsie playing “an extended set.” Although rain is in the forecast for Sunday afternoon, the Goldenvoice event posted information on…
Navratilova doing ‘OK’ after throat, breast cancer
Martina Navratilova is doing “OK” after being diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer.
Rio de Janeiro Looks to Grow Cash Rebate
Rio de Janeiro city authorities are looking to increase Rio’s cash rebate for international shoots launched last October by city org RioFilme with a 35% deduction rate on expenditure and R$15 million ($3.0 million) in total funding. “We have on the table a proposal to double that,” Marcelo Calero, Rio de Janeiro city secretary of culture…
‘We Used to Treat Movie Stars Like Gods’: Hollywood Grapples With Loss of Young Star Power
The hottest package at this year’s Cannes Film Festival stars a 76-year old action star and is a reboot of a movie that first dazzled moviegoers in 1993. That’s a time, in case you forgot, before TikTok or smartphones, Facebook or Amazon, or any number of technological changes that have reshaped our world and the…
Ariana Madix’s Gold Sequin Dress From ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Finale Is More Than Half Off Right Now
Ariana Madix, the woman scorned at the center of the reality show cheating scandal that rocked a nation, has worn more than one revenge outfit since news broke that her husband Tom Sandoval had been having a months-long affair with her best friend and their mutual co-star Raquel Levvis. There was the “1-800-BOYS-LIE” sweatsuit she…
Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman Are Both Lead-Actress Oscar Worthy in Todd Haynes’ Delicious ‘May December’
Todd Haynes is the latest auteur to use Cannes as a launching pad for a potential Oscar contender, debuting his delicious dramedy “May December” at the festival on Saturday. Premiering less than one hour after Martin Scorsese’s 202-minute “Killers of the Flower Moon” conquered Cannes, the torrential downpour on Saturday night couldn’t keep many patrons…
Box Office: ‘Fast X’ Opens to Soft $67.5 Million Domestically, Revs to $319 Million Globally
“Fast X,” the 10th installment in Universal’s high-octane franchise, powered to $320 million worldwide, including an uninspired $67.5 million in its domestic debut. It secured the second-biggest global opening weekend of the year following another Universal title, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($377 million). Even though “Fast X” arrived on the higher end of projections,…
Rachel Bilson Recently Lost a Job Over Publicly Talking About Her Sex Life: ‘I Am Baffled’ and Didn’t Say ‘Anything Inappropriate’
Rachel Bilson revealed on a recent episode of her “Broad Ideas” podcast that a job was taken away from her recently due to public remarks she made about sex (via Entertainment Weekly). The “Accused” actor went viral earlier this month because of an interview she gave on the “Women on Top” podcast in which she frankly discussed orgasms…