Zurich Film Fest 2026 Galas: I Play Rocky, Josephine, Possible Love
The Zurich International Film Festival unveiled highlights from its gala program Thursday, with a selection of “auteur cinema for a broader audience” in the words of festival boss Christian Jungen —that should further cement Zurich’s position as a key international stop for awards season. The gala lineup includes several of this year’s buzziest titles, among […]
Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Finance New Film With Trans Cast
Lilly Wachowski, who co-directed The Matrix franchise, is opening up about the struggle to get financing for her new film that features a “wall-to-wall trans cast.” During a recent interview on KCRW’s The Business podcast, the filmmaker acknowledged that it’s unfortunately “not the greatest time in the industry to be trying to make these kinds […]
End of Oak Street Box Office Opening Targets Spider-Man: Brand New Day
It’s dinosaur mayhem at the box office as two newcomers about the prehistoric beasts — The End of Oak Street and PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie — set out to challenge the behemoth that is Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Warner Bros. releases director David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street in 3,400 North American […]
Viral Hand-Drawn Spider-Man: Brand New Day Poster Artist Speaks
The promotional materials for Spider-Man: Brand New Day look a bit different in one theater in Canada, and the internet is loving it. A Famous Players theater in Prince George, British Columbia almost certainly has the most unique movie poster for the record-breaking film led by Tom Holland. It features a hand-drawn illustration by employee […]
Melissa Stone Named Senior VP of Publicity for Walt Disney Studios
Longtime Disney and Fox exec Melissa Stone has been named senior vp, publicity at The Walt Disney Studios. Stone will lead the publicity team and oversee global PR strategy and execution across all Disney’s theatrical and streaming portfolios. Reporting to Martha Morrison, president of studios marketing, she will oversee publicity across various studio divisions, including Disney Live Action, […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Jean Grey Did Not Kill Anyone, Say Writers
[This story contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.] For more than a decade, writing duo Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna have been one of the constants in Spider-Man’s life. The scribes, who got their start on TV shows like Community, are credited on all four of Tom Holland’s solo movies: Homecoming (2017), Far From […]
Aaron Sorkin: Facebook “Dangerous, Completely Out of Control”
Aaron Sorkin says Facebook has gotten “way out of hand” and evolved into a social media monster that doesn’t reflect what co-founder Mark Zuckerberg originally intended. The writer and director of the upcoming film The Social Reckoning — the sequel to the 2010 hit The Social Network — tells Esquire in a new interview that […]
Lakers to Be Sold to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner’s Firm
The Lakers have been sold for the second time in less than a year. Former Disney mogul Bob Iger and investor Joshua Kushner are taking over the iconic Los Angeles NBA franchise in a surprise deal that also raises questions about the team’s current owner, Mark Walter. A source in the financial world says that […]
Brad Pitt Drinking Again: Addiction Experts React
Brad Pitt‘s admission that he’s consuming alcohol again after seven years sober and attending Alcoholics Anonymous for 18 months has set off some strong reactions within the recovery community. The 62-year-old star revealed to Esquire that he’s “off the wagon,” but says he’s only drinking “in a more restrained manner,” claiming, “I can have a […]
‘Demons’ Film Trailer Explores Russia-Ukraine via Borscht, Blood, Graves
A homeless drifter from Russia with a mysterious past arrives in a remote village in central Ukraine in writer-director Natalka Vorozhbyt’s (Bad Roads) metaphorical film Demons, which world-premieres at the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on Friday, Aug. 13. The drifter’s name is Slavik, and he seems to be the embodiment of Russia. In the village, he […]