Christos Nikou’s ‘Fingernails,’ Starring Jesse Buckley and Riz Ahmed and Co-Produced by Cate Blanchett, to Close Karlovy Vary

Marta Balaga Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival is readying for its upcoming edition, featuring “lots of interesting themes, lots of different countries and lots of female directors,” says programmer Vojtěch Kočárník. Themes of “fragile family bonds and explorations of love driven by complex female characters,” Kočárník says, will also feature prominently in many of the fest’s films, such as Norway’s “Loveable.” In addition, there are a few period dramas with a contemporary touch, such as Margarida Cardoso’s “Banzo,” Bruno Anković’s “Celebration,” about young men seduced by right-wing ideology, and Iveta Grófová’s 1940s-set “Hungarian Dressmaker.” “In many historical films, there is this clear distinction between good and evil.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Baby,” which premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week where it won the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for joint acting lead Ricardo Teodoro, has closed further sales. Berlin-based sales agency M-Appeal have sold the distribution rights to Ama Films for Greece, Mezipatra z.s for Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Falcon for Indonesia.

is out here looking like a rockstar right now. Attending the Armani Privé show in Paris on Tuesday, the Oscar-winning actor—who is 55—debuted a new, ultra-short as she waved to the crowds and photographers outside the Palais de Tokyo, where the show was held.Blanchett has swapped her signature for a jaw-grazing number, which sits a couple of inches above her shoulders and looks insouciant and cool. Chopped in by Blanchett’s longtime hairstylist (and colorist) Nicola Clarke, the bob was swept back and featured tousled waves.

Some very fashionable celebrities stepped out to attend the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show on Tuesday (June 25) amid Paris Fashion Week!

Jack Dunn Apple TV+ has revealed the lineup of “Super Music Friends” who will perform throughout the first 10-episode season of “Yo Gabba GabbaLand!,” which premiers Aug. 9. The lineup includes Anderson .Paak, Portugal.

Kinds of Kindness” debuted at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, star Jesse Plemons hadn’t seen it yet. “I’ve been working, and I also … if I have the option not to watch something I’m in, I usually, slowly sneak out,” the actor told Variety, sitting down at the swanky Carlton Hotel just hours before the Searchlight Pictures film’s world premiere a few hundred yards down the Croisette.

Ever since it was announced, we’ve been excited about the upcoming Apple TV+ series, “Disclaimer.” In fact, it topped our list of Most Anticipated TV series of 2024. What do you expect when there’s a series that stars Cate Blanchett and is directed by Alfonso Cuarón? Thankfully, we now know when we’ll get a chance to watch this show.

Ethan Shanfeld Alfonso Cuarón is returning to the small screen with “Disclaimer,” a psychological thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. Apple TV+ released a first look image of the seven-episode series and announced an Oct. 11 premiere date.

Ben Croll Building on strong notices out of Sundance and Berlin, Saoirse Ronan has now won the Biarritz Nouvelles Vagues Festival‘s top acting honor for her role in “The Outrun.” Directed by Nora Fingscheidt and adapted from an acclaimed memoir by Amy Liptrot, “The Outrun” follows a young woman emerging from the throes of addiction, intercutting timelines and locales to track a downward spiral in London and the unsteady steps towards recovery along the rugged Scottish coast. Ronan’s acute and flinty lead performance has earned the four-time Oscar nominee some of the highest praise of her career, possibly heralding another awards run should “The Outrun” land a U.S.

Amanda Holden has been turning heads with her latest sun-soaked snaps. Posing with her enviable figure, the BGT judge slipped into a chic bikini from her Lipsy London collection, causing quite the stir on Instagram.The 53-year-old TV star is currently in Mallorca filming for her upcoming Netflix dating show, 'Cheaters: Unfinished Business'.

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards has candidly declared she's too busy for love right now. The 55 year old television personality, known for her role on the daytime show has opened up about her personal life, stating in an interview with Woman's Own: "No, I'm single and loving it. I don't need a man, or a woman.

Brent Lang Executive Editor It’s a whodunit with a whole lot of drama. Jennifer Lawrence will get to feud, day-drink and access oodles of disposable income, at least until a body turns up, in “The Wives,” a murder mystery that is in the vein of “The Real Housewives.” Apple Original Films acquired the project in what it is describing as a “highly competitive situation.” Lawrence will produce the film alongside Justine Ciarrocchi for her company, Excellent Cadaver.

EXCLUSIVE: Australian talent management company Ignite Elite Artists has opened a UK division. The first clients on the company’s UK books are Peter Andre, Amanda Clapham (Hollyoaks), and Ethan Dillon (Vikings).

Alan Hutton fears Rangers summer transfer recruits are too young and inexperienced to handle the heat at Ibrox as he made another sales pitch for Lawrence Shankland.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Oscar and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed is heading back to television, via a new half-hour comedy series at Amazon’s Prime Video. The untitled project will star Ahmed, who will also produce and write. Also attached is Emmy winner Ben Karlin (“Modern Family,” ”The Daily Show”), who is set to serve as showrunner with Ahmed and will executive produce.

Riz Ahmed is to create, star in and produce an Amazon comedy series about a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime with Modern Family EP Ben Karlin and Jax Media.

Tributes were paid to Scotland supporter Colin King during the match against Switzerland last night.

Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd was spotted in the crowds at Cologne Stadium during Scotland's draw against Switzerland at Euro 2024.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Flow,” a director-driven animated feature which world premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and just swept three awards at Annecy Film Festival, has been embraced by a raft of major distributors in key territories, including the U.K., Japan, South Korea, Germany, Spain and Italy. The movie is represented internationally by Charades.

Imax and Wanda Film, China‘s largest exhibitor, have announced a big expansion of their longtime strategic partnership there spanning technology and content.