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The International Documentary Association is announcing an open call for applications to its flagship Enterprise Documentary Fund and the Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund, with more than $500,000 to be awarded.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The Max prequel series “Dune: Prophecy” has added Jihae in a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned exclusively. The South Korean actress, musician, and multimedia artist is the latest casting to be announced for the series, after Variety exclusively reported that Indian superstar Tabu would also be appearing in the show.

Ben Croll International podcast network Paradiso Media has introduced Podcast to Screen, an online hub meant to streamline and facilitate rights acquisitions for audiovisual adaptations. Launching with more than 200 IPs on offer, the digital database offers a curated catalogue of audio titles with strong cross-media potential.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” is set to debut on June 26, 2026 in Imax, the second feature in the newly rebooted DC Universe to secure its place on the release calendar, following James Gunn’s “Superman.” The film stars Milly Alcock (“House of the Dragon”) as the titular Girl of Steel, with Craig Gillespie (“Cruella”) directing from a script by Ana Nogueira (“The Vampire Diaries”).

Warner Bros is filling out the 2025, 2026 calendar and beyond. Today, the Burbank, CA studio announced that New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat 2 will hit cinemas on Oct. 24, 2025 in Imax, while Drew Hancock’s Companion will kick off on Jan. 10, 2025, also in Imax.

Gerard Butler is in talks to star in the upcoming movie Empire State, an action-thriller about an attack on the New York City skyscraper.

Mother Of The Bride has become the latest romantic comedy to top the Netflix charts.Directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls), the film follows mother Lana (Brooke Shields) who discovers her daughter Emma’s (Miranda Cosgrove) husband-to-be is the son of an old flame she dated in college.Other cast members include Benjamin Bratt, Rachael Harris, Sean Teale, Chad Michael Murray, Michael McDonald, Wilson Cruz and Tasneem Roc.Mother Of The Bride released worldwide on May 9, and topped the Netflix UK film charts within its first week.The film’s score is composed by Caroline Ho, who previously contributed music to American Horror Stories alongside Alexis Grapsas.A number of songs by other artists also appear in the film, ranging from modern club tracks to throwbacks from the 1980s. You can check out all the songs below.‘I’m Good (Blue)’ – David Guetta and Bebe Rexha‘Mona Lisa’ – Ray Evans and Jay Livingston‘Queen Of Stacks’ – Daniel Lobel feat. Patty Monroe‘We Got The Beat’ – The Go-Go’s‘Chapel Of Love’ – The Dixie Cups‘Surfside’ – Douglas Kinloch‘Vacation’ – Priya Ragu‘DONG’ – Bear KnuckleMother Of The Bride is available to stream on Netflix.

Radio Times, Dench was taken aback by the suggestion, asking, “Do they do that? My god, it must be a pretty long trigger warning before King Lear or Titus Andronicus.”“I can see why they exist, but if you’re that sensitive, don’t go to the theatre, because you could be very shocked,” she added. “Where is the surprise of seeing and understanding it in your own way?”Other artists have shared similar sentiments on the subject, including Quentin Tarantino, who said that he does not see the need to accommodate viewers that may be offended by films.“I reject the word ‘offended’. Anyone can be offended by anything.

Beloved Super Gran star Gudrun Ure has tragically died at the age of 98, according to reports.

All episodes of Joey King‘s new limited series We Were The Lucky Ones are now streaming on Hulu and she’s opening up about the real-life people who inspired the show.

Selena Gomez revealed some big Wizards news at the Disney Upfront on Tuesday (May 14) in New York City!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Only Murders in the Building” dropped the first teaser for Season 4 on Tuesday and set its premiere date on Hulu. The reveal was made during Disney’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. The new season of the popular comedy series will bow on August 27.

Anya Taylor-Joy, Heidi Klum, and Helena Christensen were among the stars who arrived at the Opening Ceremony and the screening of “Le Deuxieme Acte” at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024.This year’s jury members, including Greta Gerwig, Eva Green, and Lily Gladstone, are tasked with deciding the winners of the various awards.The Opening Ceremony was highlighted by the presentation of the Honorary Palme d’Or to Meryl Streep, awarded in recognition of her illustrious career and contributions to film.The 2024 Cannes Film Festival runs from May 14 to May 25, 2024.

Only Murders in the Building is returning for season four very soon and a new teaser trailer has been released!

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has preemptively purchased Hit the Gas, a spec script from Chris McCoy for Neal Moritz to produce.

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, a new documentary chronicling Springsteen and company’s prep for their 2023-2024 World Tour, will premiere on Hulu and Disney+ in October of this year. An exact launch date is forthcoming.

What is the purpose of police in the U.S.? To ensure public safety, many people might answer. But that’s a thoroughly misleading definition in the view of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yance Ford. In his new documentary Power, premiering on Netflix this Friday, the filmmaker argues policing in America is really about the maintenance and enforcement of a particular social order, one that privileges property-owning members of society while targeting and disadvantaging others.

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Isbell joins actors Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Dope) and Paris Jackson on One Spoon of Chocolate from original screenplay directed amnd written by RZA who is producing the feature with producer Paul Hall (White Men Can’t Jump and Shaft), executive producers Talani Diggs, Mitchell Divine Diggs, and Joe Genier (Bigger).

The Cannes Film Festival always has incredible fashion on the red carpet and the opening ceremony just kicked off the next week of amazing looks!

Marta Balaga In his fourth feature “When the Light Breaks,” Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson (“Volcano,” “Sparrows,” Oscar-nominated short “The Last Farm”) starts with a heartbreaking tragedy. Una (Elín Hall) finds out that the boy she loves was in an accident. What follows is a day full of grief — and sunlight.

Selome Hailu Disney+ and Hulu have set a new Bruce Springsteen documentary for an October premiere. “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band” will follow the band’s 2023-2024 world tour, featuring footage from band rehearsals and backstage moments, conversations with Springsteen as he develops the setlist and archival clips of the E Street Band.

Gordon Cox Theater Editor Jessica Lange has starred on Broadway before — winning a Tony for her most recent appearance there in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” in 2016. But according to Lange, now back on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn in “Mother Play,” she feels like a different actor that the one audiences have seen before.

Lori Beth Denberg is speaking out about Dan Schneider. In an interview with Business Insider

Jennifer Lopez revealed that she is the fittest she has ever been after undergoing strict training for her upcoming movie ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman.’ The Hollywood star says she is in “fighting shape” following rehearsals and filming for the movie, which recently finished production.Jennifer Lopez wants her kids to join her on tour: ‘We’ve been negotiating’Jennifer Lopez’s sophisticated looks in Paris, and her favorite accessory in two colorsJennifer Lopez and Emme in Paris: More photos from their amazing tripDuring her latest interview on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark,’ the fan-favorite performer shared her experience while working on the project. “I just finished a movie called Kiss of the Spider Woman, where it was all singing and dancing, which was equal parts exhilarating and exhausting as well,” she said on the show. “Now, I’m ready to go.

, arrived for the season three premiere in full viscountess glam. If she’s ever looked better, well, we can’t remember the time.The British actor stunned in a custom Prada gown that, when it catches the light, seems to be made of strings of diamonds.

You're Cordially Invited, the new Will Ferrell-Reese Witherspoon movie about two weddings on a collision course.Based on every bride's worst nightmare, the movie follows the mishaps that ensue after a remote wedding venue accidentally double-books itself one weekend, leading to a clash between the two parties. Since the chaos of weddings is go-to rom-com fodder, we can already tell where this is heading…disaster and fun.

Meryl Streep is back at the Cannes Film Festival after a 35-year absence!

Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast!I am Valerie Complex, an associate editor and film writer at Deadline. Well, the good news is this is the second episode of a special two-part episode series taking place this month. Don’t worry, though! The show will be back for its third season officially on Fridays soon!

The Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday evening with a joyously female vibe as Meryl Streep received the Honorary Palme d’Or from an emotional Juliette Binoche and Greta Gerwig became the first female U.S. director to serve as jury president across its 77 editions.

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Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures will co-release Love Me, a cosmic romance starring Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding) and Steven Yeun (Minari) that world premiered at Sundance at top of year, where it was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Written and directed by Sam & Andy Zuchero, in their feature debut, the film is slated for a nationwide theatrical release in early 2025.

Megalopolis, without ever getting round to filming any scenes.The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director is preparing for the world premiere of the film at the Cannes Film Festival this week (May 17), but a new report suggests that many on the film’s crew were left frustrated and confused by his unconventional filmmaking techniques.Speaking anonymously to the Guardian, one crew member explained: “He would often show up in the mornings before these big sequences and because no plan had been put in place, and because he wouldn’t allow his collaborators to put a plan in place, he would often just sit in his trailer for hours on end, wouldn’t talk to anybody, was often smoking marijuana … And hours and hours would go by without anything being filmed.”“And the crew and the cast would all stand around and wait. And then he’d come out and whip up something that didn’t make sense, and that didn’t follow anything anybody had spoken about or anything that was on the page, and we’d all just go along with it, trying to make the best out of it.

In a big deal that closed in the days leading into this week’s Cannes market, Apple Original Films has landed worldwide rights to Tenzing, the new package we told you about last week starring Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe.

were plucked from the Cannes red carpet, including Elsa Hosk's deconstructed Viktor & Rolf couture gown and Elle Fanning's stunning silver Paco Rabanne dress featuring tinsel-like paillettes.The festival, rather infamously, also has a strict dress code, which has been the subject of scrutiny since that some women were turned away from a screening for not wearing heels. Several actors, including , have removed their heels on the red carpet in protest.Kristen Stewart removes her Louboutins at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival premiere of Blackkklansman.As of 2024, the official :"To attend the Gala screenings, a dinner jacket (tuxedo) with a bow tie or evening dress is required.

in her pink furry jacket and bedazzled pink trousers and I think I finally understand the concept of a “hot girl walk.” Because this right here is the energy I'm trying to tap into this summer. Just out here dressing for the female gaze and vibing.Photographers snapped photos of Waterhouse in her fuzzy, baby pink coat in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood on May 13, where she appeared to be filming an ad for Sonos (hence the headphones).

film is an electric and sexy romp about sports, competition, and of course, a . But for Kathryn “Kara” Hall, the film rang true—and bittersweet.Hall, 28, had spent most of her childhood and young adulthood devoting her entire life to tennis, first as a junior player and then as a college athlete at the University of Michigan.