Focus Features’ ‘Housekeeping for Beginners’ Slated for January Theatrical Release

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran action icon Jean-Claude Van Damme is set to star in sequel Kill ‘Em All 2, which will shoot in the Caribbean island of Antigua from January.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has been confirmed for a theatrical release in Japan. Although it did not specify an exact date, local distributor Bitters End said today that the biographical epic will be in Japanese cinemas in 2024. The decision was made “following months of thoughtful dialogue associated with the subject matter and acknowledging the particular sensitivity for us Japanese,” Bitters End said in a statement (read it in full below.)

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Mike Greene, who was president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences from the late 1980s until 2002, has been sued by a former female employee for sexual assault and harassment. The news was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center have revealed the final three nominees for the fifth edition of the Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films after the jury viewed 25 films from as many European countries in the shortlist. Due to the postponement of this year’s edition of the Cairo Film Festival, which hosted the awards ceremony in previous years, the announcement of the winning film will take place during the sixth edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, which is scheduled to run from Dec.

The Trafford Centre is already packed with shoppers in the run up to Christmas, and now the mall has announced its extended opening hours over the festive period. It will include a week of late night shopping in the run up to Christmas to 11pm.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Madeleine Gavin’s Sundance award-winning documentary “Beyond Utopia” will kick off the winter season of PBS documentary series “Independent Lens” on Jan. 9. Using hidden camera footage, the 115-minute doc follows the high-stakes journey that a handful of desperate families make in order to defect from North Korea — a country with the most brutal regime on earth, led by a dictator, Kim Jong-un.

Ellise Shafer For Penélope Cruz, nothing can beat the experience of watching a film at the cinema. During a “BAFTA: A Life in Pictures” conversation in London on Monday night, Cruz reflected on her over three-decade career and how the industry has evolved in that time. But one thing that the actor thinks should never change is films getting a full release in theaters, which has grown increasingly rare with the advent of streamers and the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down cinemas.

The new Mean Girls movie is just one month away from hitting theaters and the cast just gathered for their first major event!

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor It’s a busy year for the Red Sea Souk, the market arm of the Red Sea Film Festival dedicated to discovering new Arab and African talent. The same could have been said of every year of the market’s three-year history, however, with Saudi Arabia’s lightning-fast film industry solidifying the Souk as the principal film market for the Middle East and North Africa. The third edition of the Souk, taking place between Dec.

EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has acquired the Charlie Weber-Madison Bailey-Jon Voight action thriller The Painter from SP Media Group for Paramount Global Content Distribution Worldwide.

A school is to hold a demonstration next to a busy dual carriageway in a bid to get an extra crossing patrol. Parents, teachers, and pupils from St Matthew's C of E Primary in Stretford will take part next week.

Marcus Rashford is unavailable for Manchester United in their Champions League showdown with Galatasaray owing to a one-match suspension from European competition.

The anticipation for films coming out in 2024 just got slightly bigger. While we were all presuming it would arrive next year, Focus Features’ “Nosferatu” horror from filmmaker Robert Eggers is coming much later than expected.

Focus Features‘ second movie with filmmaker Robert Eggers, Nosferatu, will be hitting cinemas on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024.

Despite being a relatively big critical hit at the Telluride Film Festival, with many Oscar pundits saying it had plenty of Oscar potential, Disney will not release filmmaker Jeff Nichols’ acclaimed biker drama, “The Bikeriders.” The film was meant to be released by Disney/20th Century Studios, but now, New Regency has been shopping it to other studios and streamers, according to several of the trades.

EXCLUSIVE: New Regency‘s Jeff Nichols-directed crime drama The Bikeriders, which was at 20th Century Studios, is getting acquired by Focus Features. Focus is taking global rights to the pic, reteaming them with New Regency who they partnered with on 2022’s The Northman. A 2024 theatrical release is planned. Universal will distribute the movie overseas.

J. Kim Murphy Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Jeff Nichols‘ “The Bikeriders,” ending a short period of producer New Regency shopping the finished film to studios.

Todd Gilchrist editor In a year in which evaluating the contributions of writers became a major point of contention across the entertainment industry, Variety is especially pleased to announce its list of 10 Screenwriters to Watch. Some among them are scribes whose work has already made waves — cultural as much as commercial — with others on the precipice of transforming this year’s awards season and the broader landscape of film for years to come.

New Look fans have been blown away by a dress that has been hailed as 'perfect' for wearing to the office or 'jazzing up for drinks'. The dress, which can be effortlessly paired with winter boots, heels or trainers, has been described as being 'fabulous' for women off all shapes and sizes, and doesn't cling to the body too much, for those who are concerned about lumps and bumps.

England travel to North Macedonia this evening, safe in the knowledge that they have secured qualification to next summer's European Championships in Germany.