On Saturday evening, after a week of onsite and virtual screenings, conferences, masterclasses and panels, the Annecy Animation Festival announced the winners of its major prizes, joining the…
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Don Cheadle and ‘No Sudden Move’ Co-Stars Celebrate With In-Person Premiere at Tribeca Festival
For Don Cheadle and several of the cast members of “No Sudden Move,” the heist movie’s Tribeca Festival premiere was one of the first in-person events they’ve attended…
Annecy Reacts to ‘America: The Motion Picture’
If no distributor can ever handpick its audience, once Netflix sent its ribald and irreverent reframing of the U.S.’ foundational myth to the French animation festival, the streamer…
Foo Fighters fighting off anti-vaccine protesters in LA
Anti-vax protesters descended on a Foo Fighters show in Los Angeles on Tuesday, which required fans be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for entry. The band’s sold out show at Madison Square Garden this month also requires proof of vaccination.
‘Mamma Mia!’ Musical Returns to London’s West End – Global Bulletin
THEATER Smash hit musical “Mamma Mia!” will return to London’s West End at the Novello Theatre from Aug. 25. The beleaguered U.K. theater sector is operating at a…
Busy Shanghai Film Festival Signals Strong Post-Pandemic Rebound
In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) cancelled its physical red carpet events and pivoted to a combination of offline…
‘Girls5eva’ Cast on the Show’s Catchy Earworms, Tough Music Video Choreography and Season 2 Ideas
Grammy-winner Sara Bareilles is honest about the “so many” experiences in the music industry where someone may be really having a moment and then they disappear from the…
Indian Streamer SonyLIV Sets Global Expansion Plans With 40-Strong Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian video streaming platform SonyLIV is set to go global by October and has a robust slate of 40 shows in the works. In the last four weeks,…
‘Luca’ Filmmakers to Discuss Making of the Pixar Adventure in a Free PreVIEW Virtual Event
The filmmakers behind “Luca,” Pixar’s latest animated adventure, will discuss the film in a free PreVIEW event on Monday, June 21, at 10 a.m. PT. The movie, which…
‘Game of Thrones’ Co-Executive Producer Vince Gerardis Unveils Italian Project ‘Provvidenza’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“Game of Thrones” co-executive producer Vince Gerardis is developing “Provvidenza,” a prequel to Italy’s national literary classic “I Promessi Sposi” (The Betrothed) to be set in a 16th-century…
How Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, Rosie Perez and More Stars Captured Pandemic Life Through a Series of Short Films
Producers Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler weren’t in a unique position when COVID-19 hit. Like others who were working on film sets, they were left without a way…
Fans with AstraZeneca vaccine won’t get into ‘Springsteen on Broadway’
“Springsteen on Broadway” has a lengthy Q&A page detailing the vaccination protocols in place — including a mandate that all guests must be fully vaccinated with an FDA-approved shot to get in.