From ‘Grey Gardens’ to ‘Moonlight’: ‘Close’ Director Lukas Dhont Names 18 Movies That Influenced Him as Guest Curator of Galerie Film Club

When Christmas comes around we're often left scratching our heads wondering what to serve at the festive feast that's a bit different from previous years. Puddings, mince pies to yule logs and roulades come as standard but there's so much more out there and if you're a real foodie you may be getting fed up with the familiarity of it all. Besides, the festive season isn't just one day so you'll want a variety of treats to eat and serve at get-togethers while you relax with your closest friends and family.

As the festive season blankets the world in a warm, twinkling glow, there exists a lesser-explored realm within the holiday cheer—one that lurks in the shadows, where merry traditions meet spine-tingling terror.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Dream Scenario, A24’s surreal dark comedy from Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli that plays off Nicolas Cage’s decades-long permeation of the imagination. 

Julian Lennon, the son of Beatles guitarist John Lennon, revealed Tuesday that he hates the song “Hey Jude” because it reminds him of his parents’ bitter divorce in 1968, when John left her for Yoko Ono.Julian, 60, remarked that Sir Paul McCartney penned the song to comfort both Cynthia Lennon and himself following the split. “It’s a beautiful sentiment, no question about that, and I’m very thankful — but I’ve also been driven up the wall by it,” the Beatles scion told Esquire.

Elvis Costello joined Billy Joel live on stage at the latter’s show in New York last night (December 19) – check out the footage below.Joel was performing at the latest gig of his ongoing monthly concert residency at Madison Square Garden in NYC when Costello made a surprise appearance mid-set to assist on two tracks.The pair played a collaborative rendition of Costello’s 1978 song ‘Pump It Up’ before teaming up on a live version of Joel’s 1982 classic ‘Allentown’. For the first cut, Costello provided vocals while Joel played piano.

Jack Antonoff is opening up about his working relationship with Taylor Swift.

Michaela Zee Jack Axelrod, the actor who played mob boss Victor Jerome on “General Hospital” and guest starred on such series as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “My Name Is Earl,” has died. He was 93. Axelrod died Nov.

The Barbie movie is now streaming for free on Max for all subscribers and fans will be watching the movie throughout the holiday season.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Disney is bringing all past seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy” to Hulu — while they will remain on Netflix — coinciding with the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ in March 2024. Starting in spring 2024, Hulu and Netflix will share the co-exclusive U.S.

Chris Appleton is putting his hot body on display!

Tom Heaton believes the drive and determination to improve every day has been the key to keeping Cristiano Ronaldo at the top.

Charlie Sheen is getting candid about his sobriety!

Documentary lovers are digesting the announcement of the Sundance nonfiction lineup, a slate of films certain to factor in awards conversation into next Oscar season.

The organizers of the 2024 Whitney Biennial have tapped Taja Cheek a.k.a. L’Rain as the guest curator of the event’s performance program. Chrissie Iles and Meg Onlie have tasked Cheek with developing “a performance and sound series in the Museum’s galleries and theater space that represents the forefront of contemporary experimental performance and sound,” according to a press release.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Iraqi director Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji — who in 2022 won the Red Sea Film Festival‘s top prize with “Hanging Gardens” — will next direct black comedy ”Madness and Honey Days,” in which an audacious theatre director offends Saddam Hussein on stage and winds up in a psychiatric hospital to avoid a punishment of tongue-cutting followed by the death sentence. Segueing from “Hanging Gardens,” in which a 12-year-old boy finds a discarded American sex doll amid the Baghdad trash and then becomes caught in military crossfire, Al-Daradji is continuing to work with tropes that stem from the absurdities and atrocities of his home country’s recent past.

The cast of The Crown strolled the red carpet this evening, as the glitzy final premiere of the nearly-ended royal saga came to London’s Royal Festival Hall.

first announced back in 2018 by the Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp (MSG), the team behind the iconic New York venue of the same name. It would have been the largest concert arena in the UK.However, after five years of planning for the venue, hopes of it coming to fruition were quashed last month, when the London Mayor intervened in the decision, citing the “unacceptable negative impact” it would have on the local residents.This comes after the proposed venue raised concerns from those living in the area, who highlighted the strains on local infrastructure and health risks.

A forces charity has been given a helping hand for Christmas thanks to some knitters.

Mutt is a small film with big things on its mind. Director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s feature debut is an indie drama that takes place across one day in New York, following Feña (Lío Mehiel), a recently out trans man, dealing with frustrating situations sparked by his sister, his ex-boyfriend, and his estranged father. Feña’s gender identity plays an important part in both navigating the city and his relationships.

Arnold Schwarzenegger made a career out of using his impressive phisique on the big screen. The actor, politician, and bodybuilder rose to fame in documentaries like “Pumping Iron,” which later translated to a succesful Hollywood career. In his docuseries “Arnold,” Schwarzenegger opens up about the film that made him change his life and provided him with the “blueprint” for the person that he would become in adulthood.