Only Stellan Skarsgard, Harmony Korine of Stars but New Talent Shines at Locarno; 10 Industry Takeaways from the Swiss Festival

To drum up hype for EDGLRD, his new creative collective/design studio, Harmony Korine put one of America’s greatest living filmmakers in his sights. EW reports (via a new GQ profile) that, with the recent advances in gaming technology (the same Korine uses to make his new film “Aggro Dr1ft“), videogames now look better than movies visually.

The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is drawing to a close after four days of intense industry talks, gossip and Louis Theroux lectures. The halls of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre were buzzing as UK execs, creatives and talent took the chance to get together and talk shop. Here, we outline

This is Day 115 of the WGA strike and Day 42 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. 

This is Day 114 of the WGA strike and Day 41 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. 

Harmony Korine has never made “normal” films. Even his most straightforward feature, probably 2019’s “The Beach Bum,” is pretty subversive by traditional standards.

Ethan Shanfeld Harmony Korine has finally pulled back the curtain on Edglrd (pronounced “Edgelord”), his Florida-based creative collective and design studio that makes, among other things, films, video games and films that are playable as video games. In a lengthy interview with GQ, the “Gummo” and “Spring Breakers” director showed off Edglrd’s animation, imaging and AI technology, which he used to create his newest movie, “Aggro Dr1ft,” starring Travis Scott and Jordi Mollà.

Even before it was announced as part of the lineup of this year’s Venice Film Festival, there have been questions and anticipation regarding Harmony Korine’s upcoming film, “Aggro Dr1ft.” Was it really shot entirely in infrared? Is it just a stunt? How does Travis Scott figure into all of this? Well, we don’t have a ton of answers right now, but according to Korine, he’s not even sure anything like it has existed before now.

This is Day 109 of the WGA strike and Day 36 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

a tour so good it’s inconceivable.From September 2023 all the way through March 2024, Cary Elwes (you may know him as Westley) is galloping off on an eight-show trek he’s calling ‘An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes.’Along the way, Elwes will stop into Rochester, NY’s Kodak Center on Sept. 29 and Tarrytown, NY’s Tarrytown Music Hall on Sept.

Prime Video and Variety collaborated to host Master Crafts at NYA Studios East, an event featuring the Emmy-nominated artisans behind Prime Video’s shows. Moderated by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay, the five panels included “Music to Our Ears,” with music supervisors, sound editors and mixers; “World Building” with cinematographers, production designers and a VFX supervisor; “Looking the Part,” with costume designers and makeup artists; “Names and Faces” with casting directors; and “The Final Cut” with producers. The creatives behind critically acclaimed shows such as “The Marvelous Mrs.

This is Day 106 of the WGA strike and Day 33 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Katie Price has shown off the latest changes to her appearance after her candid chat about going to prison was heard for the first time. The former glamour model took to social media to debut her new look with a selection of glamorous photos.

Dogstar for the first time in over 20 years.The group’s ‘Somewhere Between The Power Lines and Palm Trees Tour,’ in support of their yet to be released 2023 album with the same name, will hit indie venues all over North America in August, November and December on the 26-concert run.That includes a gig at Brooklyn, NY’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday, Dec. 11.And if you haven’t gotten last-minute tickets to see Reeves aka John Wick/Neo/Johnny Utah/Ted/Duke Caboom rock out on bass yet, it’s not too late.As of now, tickets are available for all upcoming gigs.Some are shockingly cheap too.At the time of publication, we found some general admission passes going for as low as $16 before fees on Vivid Seats.To be fair, that price is a bit more inexpensive than most shows.

With “Mics up!” as their rallying cry, fiction podcasters walked a Writers Guild picket line Tuesday outside Amazon’s offices in New York City to spotlight their efforts to unionize. 

Office Ladies podcast with Angela Kinsey, she opened up about specific episodes that had fans complaining about Pam’s behavior.Fischer remembered a Season 5 episode where Pam moved to New York for school, and made some new friends. “I just want to say that when Pam went to art school for only three months when she was not yet married and didn’t have children, people came down real hard on her because of Jim’s feelings,” the actress stated. “People were not happy with Pam when this episode aired, I remember,” Kinsey added.Several years later during The Office Season 9, Jenna Fischer says that Pam took heat from viewers yet again.

Kelly Clarkson doesn’t need no man.

This is Day 94 of the WGA strike and Day 21 of the SAG-AFTRA strike

The Toronto International Film Festival is rounding out its slate. Last week the Galas and Special Presentations were revealed and yesterday the competitive Platform program was announced.

Danny DeVito and ex Rhea Perlman were all smiles during a mini "Taxi" reunion in the Big Apple. The 78-year-old actor and the "Cheers" alum joined co-stars Tony Danza and Carol Kane at the opening night of the play "Let’s Call Her Patty" hosted at the Lincoln Center Claire Tow Theater earlier this week. The former "Taxi" castmates stepped out on the red carpet for a picture-perfect moment, as the four actors wrapped their arms around each other for photos.

When we dial Locarno chief Giona A. Nazzaro’s line, he’s in the process of slipping into an air-conditioned bar where he can escape the blistering heat that has consumed Southern Europe for much of July.