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…
On Sept. 11, 2001, after the deadliest terrorist attack on the U.S. in history, Variety reporters and editors swung into action to put out the daily paper. This was the lede on the multi-bylined top story in the Sept. 12 edition of Daily Variety: “It was the day the world stopped. The real world and…
Although its story unspools on the precipice of the U.S.-Iran war, Ali Asgari’s gentle family drama “A Bit of Light” was filmed in the conflict’s wake, under shellfire in Tehran. The production was eventually forced to relocate to Turkey, where Asgari and his team staged the numerous interior spaces that would serve as points of…
“SNL U.K.” returns to screens on Sep 12 for season 2, Sky’s high-profile U.S. import splashing down into Britain’s nascent live TV sketch show waters for a second time. But while the first season of the show was largely pre-empted by cock-eyed curiosity, not to mention a large dose of classic British skepticism, season two…
With TIFF premiere “Ancestors,” Irish filmmaker David Turpin creates a story about the simple acts of human connection, love and how our dreams and fantasies can boost our spirits when everything else fails. Set in the late 1980s in London, when the HIV-AIDS crisis was killing off generations of primarily gay men, “Ancestors” asks the…
After a record-breaking run at the box office, it turns out “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is no match for the witchy powers of “Practical Magic 2” stars Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. The Warner Bros. fantasy sequel has made $4.7 million in Thursday previews at the box office, and it’s expected to end “Spider-Man’s” six-week…
“Every Living Thing,” a Canada-India-U.A.E. documentary feature about the global water crisis, is making its international market debut at the Toronto Film Festival market, with VIBE (Visually Innovative Bold Entertainment) joining as strategic partner to the production. Directed by Uzair Merchant, the film is produced by BKreativ Prods. in Canada and Kleos Entertainment Group in…
Cartoon Saloon animator Louise Bagnall makes her feature directorial debut with “Julián,” based on the children’s book “Julián Is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love. It tells the story of a 7-year-old boy who spends the summer with his abuela in Brooklyn. He digs into her colorful past in the Dominican Republic and follows his dream…
Filmax has taken international rights to “This Solitude,” the feature debut of “I, Addict” creator Javier Giner. The Spanish sales company will introduce the drama to buyers at TIFF before its premiere in San Sebastián’s New Directors section. The pickup gives Filmax the first feature from a filmmaker whose profile rose with 2024 Disney+ series…