As we head into Emmy week and celebrate this season’s bounty of top-notch televised entertainment, can we put to bed the fallacy that Hollywood has somehow run out of ideas? Even a cursory glance at the comedy, drama and limited/anthology series races proves that it’s just not true. The lion’s share of every category features…
Scott Waugh thinks about big set pieces differently than other filmmakers. Waugh began his career as a stunt performer at 12 years old, following in the footsteps of his father, career Hollywood stuntman Fred Waugh. Gaining enough prestige and respect in the industry himself to become the president of the elite organization Stunts Unlimited, Scott…
With so much of the frenzied James Bond interest centered on who might be taking over from Daniel Craig as 007, something many believe is going to be announced imminently, the matter of the all-important script has largely been ignored. Well, according to Steven Knight, that key element is now complete. Speaking to Zoe Ball…
Chanel brought springtime bloom to New York Fashion Week. The luxury fashion house celebrated the launch of their new Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu fragrance on Thursday night, where everyone from “Sterling Point” stars Ella Rubin and Keen Ruffalo to “SNL” cast members Sarah Sherman and Marcello Hernandez rocked out to the indie band Balu Brigada…
Paris-based Italian director Tommaso Usberti’s romance “Before the War,” a reflection on racism and toxic masculinity set in the Northern Italian plains, is the big winner of the Venice Critics’ Week where it scooped the grand prize and the award for best producer. “Before the War” — which is the only Italian entry in the…
Sifting through Gael García Bernal’s recent roles — from the namesake conquistador of Lav Diaz’s “Magellan,” the grieving wife-guy in Piero Messina’s droopy sci-fi “Another End,” and the fast-aging family man of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old” — won’t give you much insight on “Hombre al Agua,” which translates as “man overboard.” Except that unlike those international…
Surprise! DC Comics is putting out a Clayface Special Edition one week ahead of the new movie…
“What if we actually succeeded?” Beta Cinema has debuted the first trailer for Growth of the Soil, a love story set in Norway from filmmaker Hans Petter Moland. He’s back again this year with a new film which is premiering at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival this month. It’s playing at both TIFF and San…
J.Crew is heading downtown. The American retailer has teamed up with New York label Eckhaus Latta on a limited-edition collection that puts a downtown spin on some of its most recognizable prep-school staples — barn jackets, chinos, rugby shirts and Rollneck sweaters included. Launching Sept. 15, the 27-piece collection was designed by Eckhaus Latta founders…
Argentinian director Maria Aparicio’s drama “Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion” — which mixes personal and political elements — has scored the Venice Days director’s award, the section’s top prize. “Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion,” which marks Aparicio’s fourth feature, follows a woman named Eva who is passing through Madrid. “She spends her days there alone: she doesn’t know anyone…