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EXCLUSIVE: The Girls On The Bus, Warner Bros. TV’s upcoming series for HBO Max about female political reporters on a presidential campaign trail, has tapped Abby Phillip, senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday at WBD corporate sibling CNN as a consultant.

Tribeca Festival is crossing the Atlantic. 

Jack Dunn Tribeca Enterprises, SIC, the Portuguese broadcast company, its streaming service OPTO and the City of Lisbon have unveiled the first-ever European-edition of the Tribeca Festival, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from Oct. 17-19. The festival will kick off with an opening night celebration followed by a two-day event on Lisbon’s waterfront.

Julianna Margulies and rising star Cole Escola were among the special guests at Alan Cumming‘s second and final night of his one-man show Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age.

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Valerie Wu Intern Chad Verdi’s VMI Releasing has acquired the opioid crisis drama “Junction,” which is the directorial debut of “How to Make It in America” actor Bryan Greenberg. Greenberg stars in the film along with Josh Peck, Sophia Bush and his wife Jamie Chung. Under VMI releasing, “Junction” is slated for a theatrical and VOD release on Jan.

Sandra Bullock may have been busy with magic and spells on “Practical Magic,” but she did take time out of her busy schedule to do a selfless act.According to Alice Hoffman — the author of the 1995 novel of the same name — the Oscar winner reached out to her son when he was too sick to visit the set.“I don’t know how old he was at that time, but he was maybe 10 or 11. He couldn’t go on the set,” Hoffman, 71, recalls to the Post. “Sandra Bullock called him at the hotel and talked to him for an hour.

“Practical Magic” was released in theaters 25 years ago on October 16, 1998 — and Alice Hoffman can’t believe it either.The author, who brought the story of the Owens sisters to life in the 1995 novel of the same name, says it “feels like it was yesterday” that the film was being made.“I think the reason why is because it’s more popular every year,” she tells the Post. “It’s kind of become a cult movie. And I think it’s a movie that really matters to people.”“Practical Magic” was directed by Griffin Dunne, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, respectively.

— Z.S. Griffin Dunne’s 1998 treasure is as intrinsic to Halloween as golden leaves and cider donuts. The film is centered around the Owens clan, a family of witches blessed with the gift of magic but cursed by their matriarch. Unfortunately for the Owens women, any man who dared to love them was doomed to die.

Jessica Kiang Perhaps deciding that the relationship tribulations of white, coastal-American men of medium-to-high class-privilege levels — which were well-served on the big screen in previous decades — have been rather overlooked of late, writer-director Noah Pritzker goes back to the well of male midlife neurosis for his sophomore feature and dredges up not quite enough to fill up one amiable indie dramedy. Powered largely by the affability of Griffin Dunne playing a reluctant pending-divorcé whose aging father has recently left his aging mother and whose adult son is having woman troubles of his own, “Ex-Husbands” which world-premieres at the San Sebastian Film Festival, is likable enough in intention, but flounders en route to its destination.

Caroline Brew editor Verdi Productions, run by Chad A. Verdi (“The Irishman,” “Bleed for This”), plans to release three films in 2024 that were previously put on hold since actors were unable to promote work during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. “Workers in the film industry are getting financially destroyed by these strikes, whether it’s actors, writers, directors or crew.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Javier Bardem, winner of a San Sebastian 2023 Donostia Award for career achievement, is putting back his on-stage acceptance of the distinction until the 2024 San Sebastian Film Festival. The postponement is due to the “limits imposed under the strike called by the U.S. Actors Union (SAG-AFTRA),” the San Sebastian Festival announced Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: Industry Entertainment co-founder Keith Addis is set to launch a new venture and he and former Industry colleague Michael Abrams are set to launch Constellation Media Group.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent A bevy of established auteurs – Joachim Lafosse, Cristi Puiu, Robin Campillo and Martín Rejtman – rub shoulders with the fast-rising figures of Maria Alche and Benjamín Naishtat and new U.S. discovery Raven Jackson among a first batch of directors contending in main competition at September’s San Sebastian Film Festival.  Also in the mix, announced Friday, is U.S. writer-director Noah Pritzker (“Quitters”) whose “Ex-Husbands” headlines “After Hours” co-stars Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette.  Always open under director José Luis Rebordinos to a broader gamut of movies than many other “A” fests, the first features confirmed Friday include four comedies with notably a change of register to lighter comedy for both Naishtat and Alche, who triumphed at 2017’s San Sebastián with “Rojo” and “A Family Submerged,” best director and Horizontes winners respectively. 

EXCLUSIVE: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial has rounded out its cast with Monica Raymund (Hightown), Lance Reddick (Bosch), Griffin Dunne (This Is Us), Elizabeth Anweis (Batwoman), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Francois Battiste (Ten Days in the Valley), and Gabe Kessler (Hightown). They join previously announced leads Keifer Sutherland, Jake Lacy, and Jason Clarke.

Richard Gere’s boys! The Pretty Woman star has long gushed about raising sons with wife Alejandra Silva and ex-wife Carey Lowell.

EXCLUSIVE: Griffin Dunne (This Is Us), Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction), Richard Benjamin (Michael Crichton’s Westworld), Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why) and James Norton (Little Women) will lead the cast of an as-yet-untitled film from writer-director Noah Pritzker (Quitters).

This Is Us coming to an end after six seasons with the death of her character Rebecca Pearson. But as Randall would say, it’s the dichotomy of it all, and the actress’ real-life family is about to embark on a new journey, as Moore just revealed that she and husband Taylor Goldsmith are expecting their second son.

This Is Us fans, I know what you're thinking: You want more. , more reveals, more Pearsons. That's how you know you have a good series finale—you just don't want to say goodbye. My advice: Watch it again.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJosh Peck and Kea Ho have joined the cast of “Junction,” an upcoming drama about the opioid crisis. The film is written and directed by Bryan Greenberg, who is best known for his work as an actor on “How to Make It in America” and “One Tree Hill.” “Junction” will be his feature directorial debut.Peck and Ho join an ensemble that includes Griffin Dunne (“After Hours”), Sophia Bush (“Chicago P.D.”), Hilarie Burton (“One Tree Hill”), Jamie Chung (“Dexter: New Blood”), Michaela Conlin (“Bones”), Hill Harper (“The Good Doctor”) Ashley Madekwe (“Country Lines”), Ryan Eggold (“The Blacklist”), Dascha Polanco (“Orange Is the New Black”), Dash Mihok (“I Am Legend”), Geoff Stults (“Wedding Crashers”), Eddie Kaye Thomas (“American Pie”) and Hannah Dunne (“Marriage Story”).

Michael Appler At a Tribeca loft in New York City on Sunday evening, many of the cast members and producers of the new film “With/In” met each other for the first time. That’s because “With/In,” produced by Maven Productions’ Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray, is an anthology of short films created during the early months of the pandemic.In 2020, as the world shut down, Styler and Rattray had an idea: They’d flip through their extensive rolodex of Hollywood names— like Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Marvel, Rosie Perez, Gina Gershon, Chris Cooper and Talia Balsam—and ship professional camera, sound and production equipment to their homes.

Griffin Dunne, who directed a 2017 film documentary about his aunt, literary giant Joan Didion, has issued a statement on her passing.

Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.comActor and filmmaker Griffin Dunne paid tribute to his aunt, acclaimed author Joan Didion, who died on Thursday at 87.Dunne said Didion, who was the subject of his haunting 2017 Netflix documentary “Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold,” “wrote about grief to find out what she felt, but ended up giving hope and meaning to those who needed it most.”“Yesterday morning I said goodbye to my Aunt Joan for the last time,” Dunne, the son of Didion’s

Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore reunite on the red carpet for the season 6 premiere event for This Is Us held at Paramount Pictures Studios on Tuesday night (December 14) in Los Angeles.

' penultimate episode of season 5, directed by Milo Ventimiglia, Kevin (Justin Hartley) prepares for his bachelor party and he's 99.9 percent sure it's going to be a bit of a downer. In ET's exclusive sneak peek from the hour, titled «Jerry 2.0,» Kevin has a little bit of a vent session with his fiancée, Madison (Caitlin Thompson), after Nicky (Griffin Dunne) asks whether he can fit a jigsaw puzzle into Kevin's bag for the trip. «Am I having the lamest bachelor party ever?» Kevin says after

, and only ET premieres an exclusive sneak peek from the episode. In the hour-long episode, titled «One Small Step...,» the new parents are surprised by the arrival of Uncle Nicky at their front doorstep.«What are you doing here?» a surprised Kevin (Justin Hartley) asks his uncle in the exclusive clip.«I came to see my namesake… and the girl,» Nicky (Griffin Dunne) says, referring to Kevin and Madison's newborns, Nicholas and Frances.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, The CW shared first look images of Tyler Hoechlin in his Superman costume for “Superman & Lois,” and Netflix and Headspace announced three upcoming projects on meditation and sleep.Showtime announced that Rosie O’Donnell, Donald Faison and Griffin Dunne will guest star on episodes of “The L Word: Generation Q” for its upcoming Season 2.

The L Word: Generation Q will sees some new and familiar faces when the series returns to Showtime for season 2. Jordan Hull will make her L Word: Generation Q return as a series regular. Also set to appear in the second season as guest stars are Rose O’Donnell, Donald Faison and Griffin Dunne.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, Showtime unveiled a trailer for the 11th and final season of “Shameless,” and HBO Max announced the guest stars of the fourth season of “Search Party.”HBO Max announced Susan Sarandon, Busy Philipps, Ann Dowd and Griffin Dunne are set to guest star on the fourth season of “Search Party,” which will launch on the streamer in January 2021.

HBO Max has revealed first look images and a new slate of guest stars set to appear in Search Party season four.

Jeff Vasishta Dunne and dusted? Not quite, but ’80s cult actor Griffin Dunne, now starring on the wildly popular NBC family drama “This Is Us,” is hoping for a drama-free sale of his comfortably sophisticated three-bedroom, three-bathroom loft in lower Manhattan’s historic Soho neighborhood, which has just been listed for $3.95 million, as was first reported by Realtor.com.