Peter Luo’s Stars Collective & China’s Hana Investment Partner On Ambitious Fund; ‘The Garfield Movie’ Among First Collaborations

Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever topping the list.The list compiles the worst movies based on their critics score on the website, with only films that have at least 20 reviews being eligible.Ballistic Ecks Vs. Sever starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu finished in the number one spot.

Studio Lambert has introduced the world to Gogglebox, Race Across the World and The Circle but the indie has faced its greatest test in Netflix‘s Squid Game: The Challenge, and the road has been a bit of a bumpy one.

Miley Cyrus became one of the Disney Channel’s breakout stars after she was cast as Hannah Montana. However, it turns out that she faced some stiff competition for the role.

EXCLUSIVE: Stars Collective, a Los Angeles-based film finance and mentorship arm, has announced the launch of Stars Asian International Film Festival – a new capsule film showcase to take place in Los Angeles November 12-16. 

Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is nearly here!

The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony brought out tons of celebrities and music stars!

EXCLUSIVE: Production is gearing up on Fruit of the Poisonous Tree, a true crime action-drama set to star Scott Haze (Horizon: An American Saga), Willa Fitzgerald (The Fall Of The House of Usher), Joel Courtney (Kissing Booth), Tait Fletcher (The Mandalorian) and British singer HRVY in his feature film debut.

Will & Grace celebrated it’s 25th anniversary this year!

Naman Ramachandran Australia and New Zealand company Via Vision Entertainment is expanding its media distribution business with the launch of the Imprint Asia label. The brand will be launching with a host of new films including Cui Rui and Liu Xiang’s box office smash “Lost In The Stars,” Larry Yang’s action comedy “Ride On,” starring Jackie Chan and sci-fi epic “The Wandering Earth 2” starring Andy Lau. In addition to the new release slate there will be ongoing classic releases with new restorations and extras produced for physical media collectors including Chen Kaige’s “The Emperor and The Assassin” (1998) and “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), Tsui Hark’s “The Legend of Zu” (2001) and Kei Kumai’s “The Sea is Watching” (2002), which is co-written by Akira Kurosawa.

Luke Macfarlane has announced that he will run the New York Marathon in memory of his partner Hig Roberts‘ late brother.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are co-repping North America whilst Protagonist Pictures has come on board to handle international rights to Summer Camp starring Academy Award-winners Diane Keaton (First Wives Club, Annie Hall)and Kathy Bates (Titanic, Misery), as well as Golden Globe-winner Alfre Woodard (12 Years a Slave, The Book of Clarence).  Rounding up the ensemble cast are Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek, American Pie), Golden Globe nominee Dennis Haysbert (Far from Heaven, 24), Nicole Richie (Great News) and Josh Peck (Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer).

Matthew Perry‘s family is speaking for the first time since news broke of the actor’s untimely death.

A.D. Amorosi Seventy years since his first Capitol Records sessions for the single “Lean Baby” and the “Songs for Young Lovers” 10″ album… 62 years since his first Reprise LP, “Ring-a-Ding-Ding!”… and 25 years since his passing, the legend of Frank Sinatra still looms large.

Strictly Come Dancing's Adam Thomas had to miss out on Friday's spin-off show, It Takes Two, because he was feeling a bit poorly. His dance partner Luba Mushtuk shared that he was taking it easy to be ready for Saturday's live show.

Peter Morgan, the creator of Netflix’s sweeping Queen Elizabeth II series “The Crown,” is having a royal crisis. Only a tiny contingent of people sworn to secrecy have seen the show’s sixth and final season, set to premiere in November. But somehow a tabloid — as is always the case with anything related to the royal family — has got hold of a scene in which Prince Charles talks to a vision of Diana after her death.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Queue, a growing app for movie and TV show tracking, reviews and recommendations with over one million downloads in the last year, has partnered with Lionsgate on a new promotion tied to the release of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” The app is backed by notable filmmakers including Oscar and Emmy-winning producer Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures and filmmaker David Gordon Green. Liberman is the producer of “The Fighter” and “The Proposal,” while Green directed “Halloween” and “Pineapple Express.” The pair teamed on the drama, “Stronger.” As part of the promotion, two Hunger Games fans will get a chance to attend the red carpet fan screening of “Songbirds & Snakes.” Next week, Queue kicks off the sweepstakes. Any U.S.-based user can enter.

Chinese director Ning Hao has flown directly from Busan film festival in South Korea to China’s Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF) with his latest film, The Movie Emperor, starring Andy Lau. 

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer ESPN’s Custom NBA Music Strategy has partnered with Mike Will Made It to serve as its first-ever lead producer to curate music for the 2023-2024 NBA season. Along with collaboration, Mike Will and Ear Drummers/Giant Music have released “Different Breed” alongside Swae Lee and Latto.

Thania Garcia The 2023 Latin Grammy Awards are taking place on Nov. 16 live from Sevilla, Spain with performances from breakthrough artists Maria Becerra, Bizarrap and Feid, along with singer-songwriters Kany García, Carin León, Christian Nodal, Rauw Alejandro and Alejandro Sanz.

“The Crown” Monday, which marks the end of the show’s reign on the streaming site. The final season, which has been broken into two parts, will span from 1997 to 2005 with Part 1 focusing on the “relationship blossoming between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey has devastating consequences.” “Prince William tries to integrate back into life at Eton in the wake of his mother’s death as the monarchy has to ride the wave of public opinion,” continues the official description.