Georgian Cinema Takes Bold Leap Forward as Queer, Women’s Voices Shout to Be Heard

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticYou’ve never seen Udo Kier like this before.

Rebecca Davis editorTop Chinese director Feng Xiaogang will step in front of the camera alongside Chinese-American actor-director Joan Chen in a local adaptation of the 2009 Hollywood tearjerker “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale,” which began shooting Thursday.It is currently set to premiere on New Year’s Eve.Feng is best known for his work as a director on films such as “Youth,” “I Am Not Madame Bovary” and “Cellphone,” but he has also frequently taken on acting roles, with his most recent starring role in

Halle Berry is officially the mom of a teenager. For her daughter, Nahla Aubry’s, 13th birthday on March 16, Halle took to Instagram to share a sweet throwback photo of herself and her little girl, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE. In the pic, Nahla and Halle are both laughing, as Halle pulls Nahla in for a hug. “No matter how many times I tell her that I love her, I love her more than that,” Halle captioned the pic. “Happy 13th birthday Nahla Boo.”

Canada is getting a sprinkle of pixie dust.

Back to the palace. Prince Philip was released from the hospital on Tuesday, March 16, after a one-month stay.

Bob Dylan‘s former manager Albert and star of the singer’s most iconic cover art, has died aged 81.Grossman’s niece Anna Buehler confirmed to Rolling Stone that she died in her sleep at home in Woodstock, New York last week (March 10).Few knew who Grossman was when she appeared next to Dylan on the striking cover of 1965’s ‘Bringing It All Back Home’ LP, but it was revealed in time that she was the wife of Dylan’s then-manager Albert Grossman.The Grossmans both had a significant impact on

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese indie sales agency Blossoms Entertainment returns to FilMart with a slate of large-scale commercial pictures sourced from a clutch of China’s biggest film studios.The agency, operated by former IM Global staffers Vicky Ding and Leslie Chen, is pre-selling “Railway Heroes,” a tale of heroism and wartime sabotage which is targeting a National Day release in October.

You know it’s a good week on Real Time when the two stories that have consumed the week’s news — the accusations against Andrew Cuomo and the accusations against the Royal Family — take a backseat to weightier topics such as crony capitalism and the hegemony of China.

A report that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo late last year groped an aide at the Executive Mansion where he lives was referred by a state official to the Albany Police Department.

Ryan Murphy is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the next season of . Murphy shared a photo from the set of season 10 on Instagram Tuesday featuring Macaulay Culkin and Leslie Grossman in fury, winter coats, standing arm and arm with a slight smirk on their faces.«Something wicked this way comes.

Rebecca Davis editorChina’s top law-making body will consider this week a popular proposition to ban actors who have used drugs from entertainment industry for life at its annual weeklong meeting, which kicked off Friday.The National People’s Congress, the country’s rubber stamp parliament, counts some 3,000 professionals from across the country as delegates, including directors Jia Zhangke, Feng Xiaogang and Chen Kaige, as well as Jackie Chan and Yao Ming.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefImax China, the supplier of giant screen cinema facilities and services in Greater China, is one of the purest plays on the mainland Chinese movie exhibition market available to investors.

Maria Shriver, a journalist and the ex-wife of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, questioned whether an apology for alleged unwanted sexual advances, issued Wednesday by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will be accepted.

Pierre Morel’s upcoming action thrillerThe Blacksmith, which recently lost its star Nick Jonas due to a scheduling conflict, has a deal in place for the important China market. Beijing-based distributor Infotainment China Media picked up rights to the film ahead of Berlin's European Film Market and plans to stick with the project despite the casting change-up.

Christine Cain wowed the “Voice” coaches with her incredible performance during the blind auditions Monday.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe California Film Commission has announced the latest round of recipients of the state’s film tax credit, and they include projects from the Coen brothers, Steven Soderbergh, Reese Witherspoon and Jason Bateman.In all, the state has reserved $86.9 million in credits for 22 projects. They include Universal’s “Scarface,” a remake set among narco traffickers, which will be directed by Luca Guadagnino with a script from Joel and Ethan Coen.