‘Notturno’ Review: Gianfranco Rosi’s Striking Middle-East Doc Lives on the Borderline

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineSince early March, when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, and businesses across the United States started to shutter, live comedy — like all kinds of live performance — has been virtually nonexistent.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticConnecting the seemingly infinite threads of online trolling, Russian subterfuge and the astonishing evolution of American politics has become a favorite past-time of impassioned intellectuals raging against the Trump administration. In trying to pinpoint all the significant factors that led to Trump’s 2016 presidential election victory, some have identified Russia’s interest in American affairs as the key to understanding how we got to where we are today.

If you’re one of the many Americans who brought home a dog during the pandemic, you’ve probably already spoiled your new BFF to no end. A lot of pet parents love to go the extra mile for their furry buddies, but not everyone can afford to pull a Barbra Streisand and do something really major, like clone their dogs so they can live forever. 

Tom Grater International Film ReporterLaika, the multi-Oscar-nominated American animation studio, has struck a deal with Park Circus to rep sales on its library.The agreement, which covers the studio’s full back catalogue across all global territories, includes Missing Link, Kubo And The Two Strings, The Boxtrolls, ParaNorman, and Coraline, all of which were up for Oscar.The announcement was made by David Burke, Laika’s Chief Marketing Officer & SVP of Operations, and Park Circus CEO Mark

Every four years at the Winter Olympics, everybody pretends that they're experts in figure skating, befouling Twitter with gripes that a skater who did a clean routine (usually an American, if we're being honest) lost to somebody who fell down twice — ignoring that said skater (usually a Russian) did like 17 quadruple jumps or something.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Screen Media Ventures has acquired all North American rights to the boxing doc Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story and plans a Q4 launch. The documentary, originally titled Tough Love: The Lennox Lewis Documentary, was set to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival before the fest was cancelled due to the pandemic. The film chronicles the childhood, rise and domination of Lewis, the last boxer to hold the undisputed heavyweight title.

Sure, Donald Trump is president of the United States, but in Chris Rock’s opinion, he’s not the one with the real power.

Chris Rock has defended Jimmy Fallon over a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch in which he imitated the comedian while wearing blackface.

Taylor Swift, 30, is on board with this movie idea! The Folklore singer responded to a fan tweet suggesting that her song “The Last Great American Dynasty” — inspired by the back story of her Watch Hill, Rhode Island home — is great fodder for a potential film. “‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ would make an incredible movie. The story is timeless yet unique, the music would be exquisite, and it already has the perfect title,” the fan wrote on Sept. 12.

Also Read: 'David Byrne's American Utopia' Film Review: Byrne and Spike Lee Burn Down the House With StyleHis parents Paul and Leann — both veterans themselves — rally to their son’s defense, and the next few years involve attempted defections to Russia and Venezuela, an application for asylum in Canada, a car accident on a snowy highway, allegations of government torture and interrogation using the drug Thorazine, and activists and journalists seeking to help out Matt, particularly in the wake

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentJonathan Nossiter, one of the few American directors who was able to attend the Deauville Film Festival this year, didn’t make the trip for the Normandy seaside red carpet.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Rodney Barnes, the television writer and comic book author whose credits including Hulu’s Wu Tang: An American Saga and Marvel’s Runaways, has signed an overall deal with HBO.Deadline understands that the deal is for two years.This comes as Barnes is working with the premium cabler as a writer and executive producer on its upcoming untitled Lakers drama. He is working on the series, which stars John C.

Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey was accused in a civil lawsuit on Wednesday of sexual assault and battery in the 1980s by actor Anthony Rapp and a second, unnamed person when both plaintiffs were about 14.