San Sebastian Chief Updates On 2020 Fest: “Many Delegates” Expected, U.S. Movie Prospects & Controversial Directors

Emiliano De Pablos Suzanne Lindon’s “Spring Blossom,” João Paulo Miranda María’s “Memory House” and Grigory Kolomytsev’s “Chupacabra” will vie for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, the Basque Country event announced Tuesday.This year, the New Directors competition takes in 11 films from Brazil, China, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Russia, the U.K. and Vietnam.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEight-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper is in talks for MGM’s untitled Paul Thomas Anderson movie. Deadline first told you that the movie’s domestic release was heading from Focus Features to MGM.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLaurent Danielou’s Paris-based sales agent Loco Films has swooped on “Last Days of Spring” (“La Ultima Primavera”), a Spain-set first feature from Isabel Lamberti that will world premiere this September at San Sebastian Festival’s New Directors competition, the Festival confirmed Thursday.The Spanish festival’s main sidebar, New Directors highlights first and second features from helmers in Europe and beyond that often go on to strong festival play

The San Sebastian International Film Festival on Thursday unveiled two Spanish-language titles that will compete for this year's Golden Shell for best film: Akelarre, by Pablo Aguero, and Courtroom 3H from director Antonio Mendez Esparza. Akelarre is a period drama inspired by a real-life witchcraft trial which took place in the Basque Country in the 17th century.

Tom Grater International Film ReportereOne and Australian pay TV company Foxtel have inked an expanded deal on a slate of the former’s recent titles. Included are the Oscar-winning 1917, Green Book, and Judy, as well as Wild Rose, Booksmart, Babyteeth, and more.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn a sign of the times, Spain’s San Sebastian Festival, the biggest movie event in the Spanish-speaking world, announced Thursday two of its biggest Spanish premieres, both of which are TV series: Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “Riot Police,” a Movistar Plus original, and Aitor Gabilondo’s “Patria,” a banner title at HBO Europe.They will be joined in San Sebastian’s official selection by two in-competition movies from directors who underscore other trends now

Bruce Haring, Tom Tapp UPDATE: The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants joined an earlier demonstration by their major league brothers honoring Black Lives Matter in a pregame ceremony.As at the earlier Yankees/Nationals game, opening day at Dodger Stadium saw the playing of a video from The Players Alliance, a group of African American players, calling for racial justice.The Dodgers coaching staff and the entire San Francisco Giants squad wore T-shirts with “Black Lives Matter” written

Eli Countryman San Diego Comic-Con may be going digital, but the lineup still offers a wide array of panels and conversations. With four days of content, Variety breaks down a list of this year’s most notable, anticipated and exciting panels.The “Star Trek Universe” panel begins Thursday at 10 A.M.

Metallica earns the highest debut on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart in five years, as "All Within My Hands," with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, bows at No. 12 on the list dated July 25.Originally released as the closing track on Metallica's 2003 studio album St.

Metro Weekly in an interview. “Since I started serving in office two years ago, I’ve been approached by people who are interested in seeing bathhouses be allowed in San Francisco.

Ever since Michael De Luca took the reins of MGM as film group chairman, the studio has become a strong player in Hollywood, outbidding and acquiring many hot properties. MGM’s latest acquisition? Paul Thomas Anderson‘s 1970s San Fernando Valley movie, which MGM scooped up from Focus Features.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: We hear that Paul Thomas Anderson’s new 1970s San Fernando Valley movie is jumping from Focus Features to MGM.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Melissa King, the winner of the most recent Top Chef: All Stars Los Angeles.

Nick Cave vinyl figure, featuring a glowing red right hand as a tribute to Cave’s song of the same name.The release follows on from the ‘Loverman’ collectable figure minted by Plasticgod earlier this year, in celebration of Valentine’s Day.The new vinyl figure’s release coincides with the 2020 edition of San Diego’s Comic-Con, taking place from July 22-26.Plasticgod’s ‘Red Right Hand’ vinyl figure goes on sale on Friday, July 24 and is limited to 500 units.

Dino-Ray Ramos, Patrick Hipes Fanboys and fangirls may not be traveling en masse to San Diego for Comic-Con this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the confab is set to swing into people’s homes like Spider-Man with its very first virtual edition, dubbed Comic-Con@Home. The event will take place July 22-26 and is free.Organizers began revealing details of the schedule Wednesday.

Sebastián Athié was an actor best known for starring as Lorenzo Guevara on Disney Channel Latin America’s “O11ce” (“Once,” also called “Disney 11” in the English dub version).Athié was one of the lead stars of “O11ce,” which debuted on Disney Channel Latin American in 2017 and recently aired its third season. The show revolves around young soccer players at the Sports Academic Institute in Buenos Aires.

[email protected], will be almost entirely prerecorded, TheWrap has learned exclusively.SDCC expects to run 300 to 400 online panels between July 23-26 and almost all of them will be pre-recorded by studios and networks and submitted in advance, a spokesperson for Comic-Con International told TheWrap Monday.According to the representative, the organization does not currently “anticipate anything live” for [email protected], but it is possible there will be “live elements to some

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast week, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered 19 counties to immediately close all bars and suspend indoor operations at restaurants, movie theaters and card rooms for three weeks. Those counties had been on the state’s watch list at least three days due to elevated COVID-19 levels.Five more counties were added the state’s monitoring list over the weekend.