Arri Supports New Filmmakers With Expansion of the Franz Wieser Grant Program

Since the Cannes Market title They Are Us was announced late last week with Rose Byrne poised to play Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, there has been an outcry among many New Zealanders who believe a still-raw tragedy would be exploited by Hollywood storytellers.

With its signature liveliness, unapologetic attitude, and visual splendor, New York City has so long been a set of romantic comedies that this location has become a cliché. So, how does Jonah Feingold, the writer/director of “Dating & New York,” aim to make his mark on this sparkling skyline? By creating a postmodern rom-com that blatantly snatches from iconic influences to deliver an irreverent commentary on the genre and modern romance.

Julianne Moore is showing her support for husband Bart Freundlich!

Anthony Ramos poses for a photo on the red carpet with fiancee Jasmine Cephas Jones at the premiere of her TV series Blindspotting on Friday (June 11) at Pier 76 in New York City.

As Castlevania, based on the classic Konami video game, came to an end, the world it created is living on. As Deadline reported in April, Netflix is going forward a new anime series set in the same Castlevania universe with an entirely new cast of characters.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIFC Films has acquired rights to the millennial romantic comedy “Dating & New York” ahead of its premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.The movie, written and directed by Jonah Feingold in his feature filmmaking debut, stars Jaboukie Young-White and Francesca Reale.IFC Films plans to release “Dating & New York” in theaters and on digital platforms in September.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentProducer of HBO Max hit “Veneno,” Spain’s Buendía Estudios, a joint venture of Atresmedia and Movistar Plus, is now developing a series on Federico García Lorca, Spain’s greatest and best known modern poet, executed by dictator Francisco Franco supporters in 1936 for his left-wing views and homosexuality.Currently in development, “Lorca in New York,” a six hour miniseries, is based on an original idea by Granada writer-producer Eduardo Galdo.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all worldwide rights to the documentary “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” which is co-directed by five-time Academy Award nominee Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, the studio announced on Thursday.The documentary is produced by Marshall, Suffern and Sean Stuart (“The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash”), executive produced by Quint Davis and Jimmy Buffett and features artists Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Katy Perry, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many others.“We’re

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Classics has taken all global rights to the documentary Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story co-directed by five-time Oscar nominee Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern (Finding Oscar). Marshall recently directed the HBO documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart which is in consideration for this Emmy season.

New Order and Pet Shop Boys have rescheduled their joint North American tour for the third time due to the coronavirus pandemic – this time with dates set for autumn 2022.The revised tour dates now include guest DJ Paul Oakenfold and take in an additional date at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in New York.

Former The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dina Manzo is done being “quiet” amid her feud with her estranged sister, Caroline Manzo, which just escalated.

Dry Cleaning have unveiled their full list of tour dates across the United States, United Kingdom and Europe supporting their latest album ‘New Long Leg’.Prior to the album’s release in April via 4AD, the band announced 2022 dates for the UK and Ireland. Now the London group have revealed that the tour has expanded to include shows in the US and Europe.The tour will now kick off in November 2021 at Los Angeles venue Teregram, continuing through the month in select US cities.

NEW YORK -- Dan Frank, a revered and longtime editor at Pantheon Books who worked with such prize-winning authors as Art Spiegelman, Charles Baxter and Jill Lepore, died Monday at age 67.His death was announced by Reagan Arthur, executive vice president and publisher of Knopf, Pantheon, and Schocken, who noted that Frank was so identified with the imprint it was known to some as “Dantheon.” The cause of death was not immediately available."For decades, Dan has been the public face of Pantheon,

Drew Barrymore looks back at one of the most bizarre moments she experienced with fellow actor Hugh Grant.The 46-year-old TV host surprised fans during the latest episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, telling the story of the time the pair had a public make out session in New York, while Hugh was meeting with studio executives from Los Angeles.The encounter happened when the Hollywood stars were drunk, with Drew admitting she had a few drinks and entered a restaurant, running into Hugh, and

That’s one way to say hello! Drew Barrymore once greeted with Hugh Grant a kiss and it wasn’t just a peck on the cheek — it was a full 10-minute makeout.