‘Small Things Like These’ review: Dir. Tim Mielants [Berlinale]

Stranger Things star Brett Gelman has spoken out after a third bookstore cancelled his signing event, following backlash surrounding his views on Israel.Book Soup in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, was set to be the next stop on the star’s debut book tour, promoting his short story collection, The Terrifying Realm Of The Possible: Nearly True Stories (set for release on March 19).However, similarly to bookstores in San Francisco and Winnetka, Illinois, Book Soup have cancelled his appearance. The decision comes after Gelman has been outspoken in support of Israel, particularly following the attack by Hamas on the Supernova music festival in October 2023.An initial statement released by Book Soup said that it “feels very strongly that a free society should protect individuals’ freedom of thought and expression,” before clarifying that the cancellation was in the interest of safety for Gelman, the staff and the attendees.According to the Los Angeles Times, the Fleabag star responded: “I am really wondering if there was any direct threat made.

In case you weren’t convinced after those steamy beach pics, Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong’o are the REAL DEAL!

Celebrity Big Brother has made its highly-anticipated return, after it was last on air in 2018, and fans are urging former housemate Gemma Collins to make a return. Gemma appeared on the show in 2016 and proved to be a favourite among fans. Taking to Instagram to mark the show's return, former TOWIE star Gemma, 43, shared a clip of her time in the house.

Millie Bobby Brown has seemingly been in ‘Merica a little too long.The “Damsel” star’s accent — or lack thereof — was called into question during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday.During the segment, the 20-year-old’s tone of voice appeared to slip from her English tongue into the American accent she uses for most of her acting roles. While the young Emmy Award-nominated actress was raised in Bournemouth, England, and also in Orlando, Florida, she has spent much of her career in the US working on the Netflix series “Stranger Things.”Naturally, viewers were very confused over her voice during the NBC talk show.“Her british accent is barely there anymore.

The first trailer for the upcoming movie The Watchers has arrived and we’re already terrified.

Jaden Thompson “You can’t see them, but they see everything.” Warner Bros. has released the trailer for the upcoming horror film “The Watchers,” written and directed by Ishana Shyamalan, the daughter of horror veteran M. Night Shyamalan, in her directorial debut.

Angelique Jackson Tony and Emmy winner Judith Light will be honored with the Shakespeare Theatre Company‘s lifetime achievement award in honor of her storied stage and screen career. Light made her Broadway debut in 1975 in the revival of “A Doll’s House” and in 2001, she played the lead role in STC’s production of “Hedda Gabler,” directed by Michael Kahn.

Dahomey,” a highlight of this year’s Berlinale competition and directed by Cannes prizewinner Mati Diop (“Atlantics”), for North America, Latin America, U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey and India. The feature film is represented in international markets by Films du Losange, which negotiated the deal with Mubi. “Dahomey” marks the sophomore outing of Diop, a French-Senegalese talent who is considered one of the leading figures in international arthouse cinema and of a new wave in African and diasporic cinema.

Mark Ruffalo is opening up in his new interview.

Nourished By Time has shared a new song called “Hand On Me.” It’s the lead single from Catching Chickens, the Baltimore singer-producer’s debut EP with XL Recordings and his first since the April arrival of Erotic Probiotic 2, one of The FADER’s favorite albums of 2023. While that record was recorded in his parents’ basement and released on the small English label Scenic Route Records — making its visionary production and masterful mixing all the more impressive — the forthcoming project will be backed by one of the world’s few remaining powerful indies.

“Stranger Things,” which is ending its trailblazing run on Netflix with its upcoming fifth and final season.“I’ve watched it every season with relish. I just love it,” Hamilton told Us Weekly. “So it’s kind of like imposter syndrome where I don’t [feel that I] fit in there.“That’s a whole world set in the ’80s.”Still, Hamilton said that because she’s such a fan of the series that made it even harder to accept that she was now part of the cast.“When you really buy into something, you don’t see yourself in it,” she said.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Playtime has had a busy EFM, where it’s locked a raft of major deals on “The Devil’s Bath,” a period psychological thriller in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. “The Devil’s Bath” is directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the Austrian filmmaking duo behind “Goodnight Mommy.” Set in rural Austria in 1750, “The Devil’s Bath” stars Anja Plaschg, the up-and-coming singer and composer known as Soap & Skin. Plaschg plays Agnes, a young married woman who feels oppressed in her husband’s world, which is devoid of emotions and limited to chores and expectations.

Terminator star Linda Hamilton has revealed that she won’t be watching season five of Netflix‘s hit sci-fi series, Stranger Things.In June last year, it was announced that Hamilton has been cast in the final season of the Netflix series, though details surrounding her role are currently kept under wraps. Now, speaking to US Weekly!, the veteran actor has jokingly explained why she won’t be watching the final season of Stranger Things.A long-time fan of the show, Hamilton shared that she doesn’t think she “belongs” in the Stranger Things universe, likening her casting to imposter syndrome: “I’ve watched every season with relish.

You've heard of friends in high places, but these pairs of totally unlikely celebrity pals give that saying a whole new meaning.. MARK WRIGHT AND MILLIE BOBBY BROWN As random showbiz friendships go, Millie, 19, and Mark, 37, are up there! The former TOWIE star met the Stranger Things actress when he was working in LA and she spotted him at a press event.

Something eerie is afoot in the small Irish town of Wexford, where coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) raises five young daughters alongside his wife, Eileen (Eileen Walsh). It’s Christmastime 1985, the busiest time of the year for the Furlong family business, but Bill is not feeling like himself.

Cillian Murphy and Matt Damon are stepping out for the premiere of their new movie!

Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love had offshore audiences getting together and feeling more than alright in Wednesday international box office play. Beginning overseas release yesterday, the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed biopic grossed $4.9M across 10 markets, several of them giving the story of the reggae icon No. 1 status and the biggest or second-biggest launch day ever for a music biopic — in Jamaica, it scored the biggest opening day of all time. 

Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn is set to star in a brand new horror thriller titled Relapse.The movie will mark the directorial debut of author Bret Easton Ellis, who wrote American Psycho and Less Than Zero among other novels.Quinn will play Matt Cullen, a young man whose sheltered life is altered when he witnesses a shocking death at a party. After time spent at rehab, Matt is seemingly back in a stable condition.

The Berlin Film Festival kicks off its 74th edition Thursday with the opening-night world premiere screening of Small Things Like These, the Irish drama starring Oscar-nominated Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy. It kicks of 10 days of movie debuts including for ones starring Rooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael García Bernal, Kristen Stewart and more.

Right from the start, there is no doubt where we are. Narrow, gray streets in the dim daylight of winter, peat hills between cramped villages, a crow sitting on a church spire: this is western Ireland in the ’80s, when the Celtic Tiger was yet to roar and jobs were scarce, divorce was illegal, condoms available only on prescription and central heating unknown.