5 Burning Questions for Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ in CannesVariety - Variety Staff On Tuesday, Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. So what do festivalgoers …
Cannes Film Review: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’Variety - Peter Debruge The title of Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” implies that her subversively seductive film will focus on the subject of its eponymous …
Celebrity News Cannes: Colin Firth WWII Drama ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Sells Out Internationally (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Brent Lang “Operation Mincemeat,” a buzzy World War II drama that stars Colin Firth, has sold out international territories at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. …
Movies Meikincine Scoops Three More Titles at Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Jamie Lang Lucia and Julia Meik’s boutique sales company Meikincine has announced three acquisitions out of this year’s Cannes Film Market: Gaspar Scheuer’s …
Movies ‘Chris the Swiss’’ Anja Kofmel, Sereina Gabathuler Re-Team on ‘Frozen Soil’ (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Jamie Lang “Chris the Swiss” director Anja Kofmel and producer Sereina Gabathuler are teaming once again, this time on the near-future sci-fi animated feature …
Movies Documentarian Patricio Guzman On Chilean Soul And MountainsVariety - Emilio Mayorga CANNES — Renowned Chilean documentary filmmaker Patricio Guzmán (“The Battle of Chile,” “The Pearl Button”) has returned to the country to shoot “The …
Movies Cannes: Picture Tree Intl. Inks First Deals on ‘Traumfabrik’ (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Leo Barraclough Picture Tree Intl. has clinched first deals on romantic drama “Traumfabrik,” which is produced by Tom Zickler, the former producing partner of German …
Movies Cannes Film Review: ‘Alice and the Mayor’Variety - Jay Weissberg Sophomore director Nicolas Pariser follows his politically engaged debut, “The Great Game,” with an even deeper plunge into the disconnect between …
Diego Maradona Cannes Film Review: ‘Diego Maradona’Variety - Owen Gleiberman You expect the director of a biographical documentary to have a passion for whoever he’s making a movie about. But the British filmmaker Asif Kapadia …
Movies Emerging Talent From Gallic CinemaVariety - Leo Barraclough Variety is teaming with Unifrance, an agency that promotes French cinema around the world, to focus attention on four emerging talents in the French …
Movies John Hannah Reunites With ‘The Mummy’ Actors for Horror Pic ‘Lair’ (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Stewart Clarke John Hannah, Corey Johnson and Oded Fehr will star in “Lair,” billed as a socially conscious horror movie about an LGBT family embroiled in one man’s …
Animation Adult Audience Animation: Cannes Panel Talks Big-Screen StrategyVariety - Christopher Vourlias CANNES–A panel of leading animation industry executives gathered during the Cannes Film Market on Sunday to shed light on their strategies for the …
Movies French Filmmaker Axelle Ropert Readies ‘Petite Solange’ With MK2 Films (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Elsa Keslassy French writer/director Axelle Ropert is set to direct “Petite Solange,” a film that will star Léa Drucker and Philippe Katerine, who won the best …
Movies Dutch Film Works Moves into International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Stewart Clarke A major new international sales outfit is coming to market. Dutch Film Works (DFW), one of the largest movie distributors in the Benelux region, is …
Movies Gullane Taps Match Factory, Bitters End for Karim Ainouz’s ‘Neon River’ (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - John Hopewell Gullane, the Brazilian producer of Marco Bellocchio’s Cannes competition player “The Traitor,” has linked with production partners for anticipated …
Harvey Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Feature Documentary ‘Untouchable’ Bought by Hulu (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Stewart Clarke Hulu has snagged the U.S. rights to “Untouchable,” the feature doc about disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein, in a seven-figure deal, Variety has …
Lena Headey ‘Game of Thrones’ Stars Lena Headey, Iain Glen Movie ‘The Flood’ Scores U.K. Deal (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Stewart Clarke Lena Headey and Iain Glen immigration drama “The Flood” has been picked up by Curzon Artificial Eye for the U.K. Having battled for the Iron Throne …
Movies ‘Rocketman,’ ‘Pain and Glory’ Generate Oscar Chatter at CannesVariety - Marc Malkin, Brent Lang The Cannes Film Festival is intended to celebrate the best of cinema. It’s the favored venue for world-class auteurs such as Terrence Malick, Pedro …
Movies Action Thriller ‘Strike Back’ on Course at China Film, Arclight (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Variety Staff China Film Group and Taihang Pictures have teamed up to produce “Strike Back,” a patriotic action-thriller film. Arclight Films is attached as …
Movies Escalating U.S. Pressure, Sanctions on Iran Take Toll on Its Film IndustryVariety - Nick Vivarelli U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating pressure on Iran is taking its toll on the country’s film industry, with production slowing down owing to …
Movies Screen Media Comes of Age With New Parent Company, Splashy DealsVariety - Brent Lang With a new parent company and a mandate to back bigger films with A-list casts, Screen Media is raising its profile. Historically, the company has …
Movies Alain Delon Protester Strolls Cannes Red Carpet With #MeToo MessageVariety - Elsa Keslassy Cannes was ready to celebrate French actor Alain Delon Sunday evening, but Sand Van Roy, the Belgian/Dutch actress who sued French director Luc …
Movies Cannes: EU Commission Launches Analysis of Gender Disparity Among Film CriticsVariety - Rebecca Davis The EU Commission revealed new data on progress since last year’s 50/50 gender parity pledge, launched a report on best practices and announced a new …
Movies Midi Z on Cannes Title ‘Nina Wu’: ‘I’m Aiming for a New Cinematic Language’Variety - Patrick Frater Taiwan-based director Midi Z has become a star of the art-house scene in Asia. The appearance of his film “Nina Wu” in Un Certain Regard in Cannes – …
Movies ‘Detective Pikachu’ Repeats No. 1 at International Box OfficeVariety - Rebecca Rubin Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Detective Pikachu” remained the top film at the international box office for the second weekend in a row, amassing …
Movies Medienboard Fetes Its Five Films in Cannes Film FestivalVariety - Leo Barraclough Pictured: “Little Joe” director Jessica Hausner, Martin Gschlacht, one of the film’s producers, Kirsten Niehuus, with director-producer Cordula …
Movies Cannes Film Review: ‘A Hidden Life’Variety - Peter Debruge There are no battlefields in Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life” — only those of wheat — no concentration-camp horrors, no dramatic midnight raids. But …
A Dog's Journey Box Office: ‘John Wick 3’ Knocks Down ‘Avengers: Endgame’ With $57 Million DebutVariety - Rebecca Rubin Earth’s Mightiest Heroes put up a good fight, but John Wick put at end to the three-week box office reign of “Avengers: Endgame.” Propelled by …
Movies What’s Next for ‘Game of Thrones” Cast MembersVariety - Jordan Moreau, Dano Nissen, Anna Tingley Eight years and eight seasons later, the “Game of Thrones” cast finally has some downtime to relax or move onto other projects. Some stars, like Kit …
