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Kiss of the Spider Woman has a fascinating legacy that spans literature, cinema, and the stage. Originally written as a novel by Manual Puig, it was turned into a taboo-bursting 1985 film, which won star William Hurt an Oscar. Considered boundary-pushing in its frank depiction of homosexuality, it was later turned into a Tony Award-winning musical. Now it’s getting a lavish movie musical directed by Bill Condon. In addition to movies like Gods and Monsters, Condon also directed one of the better stage-to-screen adaptations, Dreamgirls, and has collected many accolades with a film that is said to have the grit and soul of the 1985 movie and the flash and spectacle of the play.

The new trailer for Kiss of the Spider Woman has arrived from Lionsgate and aims to whisk you away with its extravagant set pieces. The film stars Diego Luna, Tonatiuh and Jennifer Lopez. The official description from the press release reads,...

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and Ld Entertainment have unveiled the new trailer and poster for Kiss of the Spider Woman, which is set to open in theaters on October 10, 2025.

Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon returns to the movie musical in this dazzling Technicolor-hued fantasy. In the film, Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency.

The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez). Kiss of the Spider Woman is based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical hit.

Bill Condon‘s visionary new adaptation is based on the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally and composer...

Roadside Attractions has just dropped the trailer for Kiss of the Spider Woman, Bill Condon’s vibrant new adaptation of the Tony-winning musical, starring Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh, and Diego Luna. In the trailer, Lopez — playing silver-screen icon Ingrid Luna — dazzles us with a radiant display of sheer star power. It's old fashioned movie making. From Condon, the acclaimed director of Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast, Kiss of the Spider Woman revives the grand tradition of movie musicals, bursting with vivid color and emotional sweep. Adapted from Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel and the Tony Award-winning musical by Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, the story revolves around two cellmates — one a revolutionary,...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Bill Condon is back with “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” his latest movie musical starring a global music superstar playing the subject of public adoration.

An adaptation of the Tony-winning 1993 Kander and Ebb Broadway musical, which itself is an adaptation of the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig, stars Diego Luna as political prisoner Valentín, who is thrown into a cell with window dresser Molina (newcomer Tonatiuh.) To pass time, the latter recounts the story of his favorite Hollywood musical starring screen siren Ingrid Luna therefore juxtaposing the pair’s dreary reality inside a 1970s Argentinian prison with the Technicolor fantasy of Luna’s melodrama “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

The film is the first musical adaptation Condon has both written and directed since “Dreamgirls” starring Beyoncé in 2006, which earned two Oscars. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2025, sparking measurable awards buzz for its stars, especially...

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Matt Damon's best story idea led to his worst decision as an actor.

Damon has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor (one for "Good Will Hunting" and the other for "The Martian") and another for Best Supporting Actor (in "Invictus"), and was never seriously in the running to win any of them. Damon has it in him to win an acting Oscar, and may one day find the role that pulls together all of the peculiar, yet photogenic qualities that make him such a watchable actor.

Damon does have an Oscar, however, and it's for co-writing "Good Will Hunting" with Ben Affleck. He could've won a second Original Screenplay Oscar years later for "Manchester by the Sea," but he made two artistically astute decisions that ensured he'd have only one shot at taking home an Academy Award for this particular project.

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Matt Damon isn't just a guy seemingly permanently attached to Ben Affleck. He's — with his long-time best bud — an Academy Award-winning screenwriter for "Good Will Hunting," with a Best Actor nomination for his performance as the down-on-his-luck math scholar. He's an activist and philanthropist. He's even got a good sense of humor, turning up in bizarre cameos in flicks like "Deadpool" and "Eurotrip," the latter letting him loose as a punk rocker with one good tune in one of the best running gags in comedy.

A steady worker since the '90s, Damon remains one of Hollywood's best and most bankable. At the time of writing, we're less than a year away from watching his turn as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," a film so anticipated that theaters are already selling seats. But not everything about Matt Damon is perfect.

On Thursday August 14 2025, History broadcasts Alone!

The Promised Land Season 12 Episode 9 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Alone,” titled “The Promised Land,” promises to be a gripping installment as the remaining survivalists face increasing challenges. With a series of misfortunes weighing heavily on them, their chances of survival seem to dwindle. This episode will focus on the struggles each participant faces as they try to adapt to their harsh surroundings.

One survivalist will be tackling the aftermath of a ruined shelter. This setback could pose a significant threat to their safety and comfort, making it even harder to endure the unforgiving environment. Viewers will see how this participant plans to rebuild and regain a sense of security in the wilderness.

Another survivalist is confronted with the dire reality of starvation. Losing the strength to draw their bow makes hunting nearly impossible. This episode will highlight their desperate search for food...

Exclusive: Sarah Himadeh (The Last of Us), Katya Martín (Promised Land), Matthew Taylor Zuniga (The Next Shift), and newcomer Shayan Hooshmand have signed on to star in Windows, an indie drama from filmmaker Andre Fuad Degas.

Currently in production, the film follows Nadene (Himadeh), a once-celebrated Syrian poet now working as a maid in New York, whose quiet life unravels when she agrees to let the FBI use her apartment window for surveillance, led by agent Emily Santiago (Martín). As her teenage son Zeezo (Hooshmand) is revealed to be involved with the very criminals being watched, Nadene is thrust into a moral and emotional crisis. Torn between survival, motherhood, and the desire for freedom, she embarks on a dangerous journey that blurs the lines between justice and self-sacrifice.

The film’s cast also includes David McKittrick (Hungry Ghosts) and Iliana Guibert (Yellow Lines). Jodi Lahaye (Kitchen) is producing, alongside Eloïse Descleves...

Matt Damon is currently hard at work filming The Odyssey, the next film from Christopher Nolan, but 12 years ago, he starred in a twisty sci-fi film that has resurrected on streaming charts. Damon stars alongside Diego Luna (Andor) and Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) in Elysium, the 2013 film set in the year 2154 during a time when wealthy people live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population struggles to scrape by on a dying Earth. Elysium is streaming on Rakuten TV globally, where it’s become one of the most popular movies for the streamer in several countries, including Albania and Serbia. The film earned scores of 64% from critics and 58% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, but it grossed a whopping $286 million globally against a $115 million budget.

Elysium is, tragically, not streaming anywhere in the United States, but the film is available to rent on Prime...

As part of Collider's Exclusive Preview event, bringing our readers the first and best looks at the year's upcoming hits, we are thrilled to exclusively debut a glamorous new image from Kiss of the Spider Woman, Bill Condon’s vibrant new adaptation of the Tony-winning musical, starring Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh, and Diego Luna. In the image, Lopez — playing silver-screen icon Ingrid Luna — radiates vintage glamour in a silky cream dress and classic red lipstick as she cradles Tonatiuh’s Molina in an opulent dressing room tableau straight out of a Golden Age MGM musical. The reflection behind them teases Lopez’s duality in the film — equal parts fantasy and survival instinct, as imagined through Molina’s escapist lens.

From Condon, the acclaimed director of Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast, Kiss of the Spider Woman brings back the heightened spectacle of movie musicals with dazzling Technicolor hues and sweeping emotional depth.

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John Krasinski is returning as the director, writer and producer of “A Quiet Place Part III.”

The cast is not confirmed at this time, so it’s unclear if Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds, who co-starred with Krasinski in the first film, will return. If you don’t know what happens to Krasinski’s character, we won’t spoil it, but don’t expect a family reunion.

Plot details of the sequel are being kept under wraps, but we’re going out on a limb to guess that they involve alien creatures with very sharp hearing, and human beings who have to evade them on tiptoe while using their inside voices.

Paramount Pictures will release “A Quiet Place Part III” in theaters on July 9, 2027. Krasinski and Allyson Seeger’s Sunday Night Productions, which has a first-look deal with the studio, is producing along with Platinum Dunes.

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Matt Damon is one of the most bankable stars and highest-grossing actors of all time. He rose to stardom in 1997 with Good Will Hunting, a film he co-wrote and starred in alongside his lifelong friend Ben Affleck. Their work earned them an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, while Damon was also nominated for Best Actor, launching him into Hollywood's firmament.

From there, Damon quickly became a leading man with standout roles in The Talented Mr. Ripley, the Jason Bourne series, and Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's trilogy. He earned additional Oscar nominations for Invictus and The Martian. He's also starred in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, Martin Scorsese's The Departed, and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, the last of which is Damon's highest-grossing film to date at $975 million.

Despite his many successes, Damon's filmography is not without misfires. Green Zone, Promised Land, Downsizing, Suburbicon, and The Last Duel...

Every year, the Television Academy bestows Emmy Awards for lead, supporting, and guest acting performances, depending on screen time and/or eligibility factors like episode count. It's quite rare for someone to win in all three categories throughout their careers — but not impossible.

At the 2025 Emmys, Best Drama Actress nominee Kathy Bates (Matlock) and Best Comedy Actress nominee Uzo Aduba (The Residence) could join the esteemed list that includes some truly iconic television personalities.

Bates, our predictions frontrunner for CBS' reimagined Matlock, previously won in supporting for the limited series American Horror Story: Coven (2014) and in guest for the comedy series Two and a Half Men (2012). Aduba, currently ranked fifth for the recently canceled The Residence, is a double champion in supporting for the limited series Mrs. America (2020) and the drama series Orange Is the New Black (2015), plus she won in guest for the latter when it was classified as...

We’re facing some conflicting feelings when it comes to NCIS: Origins.

While it took Lala a minute to find her footing on the series, she eventually did. She’s been the beating heart of the team, often managing to challenge and hold her own against the men of Nis. And she’s done so in a time when navigating the testosterone-laden world was remarkably hard.

What’s stuck with us since the premiere is that this is the story of “her,” referring to Lala. And the season concluded with her in dire straits. But what’s next?

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After watching NCIS: Origins Season 1 Episode 18, they knocked the wind out of us with a heartwrenching cliffhanger that saw our girl Lala Dominguez unconscious, hanging upside down in her car after a horrific accident.

And the ending, as it aligned with Gibbs’ voiceover, implied that she very well could be gone.

One of NBC’s top shows from 2024, Brilliant Minds, has cast Bellamy Young for a recurring guest star role. The Emmy-winning actress, best known for her commanding performance as First Lady-cum-President Mellie Grant on ABC’s Scandal, and by procedural lovers for her recurring role on Criminal Minds, has officially boarded the series opposite lead Zachary Quinto (American Horror Story). Initially introduced to audiences as part of NBC’s fall lineup for 2024, the show has since become a fan favourite while also securing favourable reviews from critics.

Per Variety, the 55-year-old actress will play Dr. Amelia Frederick, the clinical director at Hudson Oaks, a long-term mental healthcare facility. Described as someone “well-acquainted with the woes of the mental healthcare system,” Dr. Frederick is a seasoned but idealistic professional. Despite her years in the trenches, she’s “not yet jaded”, a rare disposition in the world of institutional psychiatry. From all indications,...

Dr. Oliver Wolf, meet your match.

Bellamy Young (Scandal) will join the Season 2 cast of Brilliant Minds, TVLine has learned, and she’ll play someone described as “a worthy adversary” for Zachary Quinto’s character.

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Young will recur as Dr. Amelia Frederick, clinical director for Hudson Oaks, a long-term mental healthcare facility. She’s an experienced pro...

Taylor Sheridan's streaming empire expanded late last year when "Landman" (which he created with Christian Wallace) premiered on Paramount+. The drama stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a petroleum landman for an energy company looking to dominate the oilfields of West Texas. As he's demonstrated throughout his career with "Yellowstone" and its spinoffs, Sheridan has a nighttime soap writer's love for big rural business and the big families that run them, and his sizable fan base can't get enough of the "Dallas"-esque power struggles and betrayals that come with this big money territory.

"Landman" was an instant hit, which was great news for Sheridan, but the fervor the show generated has left fans impatiently awaiting Season 2. Though they can take heart in knowing that production started on the new season last April, Paramount+ has yet to announce when the next round of episodes will air. Hopefully, the...

Morena Baccarin is here to invite you to visit Sheriff Country this fall — and she brought a very special friend to help sing the spinoff’s praises.

This Friday night, CBS is airing three Fire Country encores, including Season 2’s “firenado” crisis and the episode that introduced Baccarin’s Sheriff Mickey Fox. Amid the mini-thon, there will be interstitial videos featuring Baccarin and Fire Country front man/co-creator Max Thieriot.

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Mercury Prize-winning trio Young Fathers have stepped from indie stages to the scoring booth with the release of their 24-track soundtrack for 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle’s long-gestating sequel to his genre-defining 2002 zombie thriller 28 Days Later

. The Scottish group’s brooding mix of choral chants, lo-fi beats and serrated synths marks the first time Boyle has entrusted a full feature score to artists who, as he puts it, had “never done a movie before — a huge risk, but our instinct was to go to new places”.

Boyle’s gamble reflects a wider creative pivot: while John Murphy’s adrenaline-soaked cues helped etch the original film into pop-culture memory, the director says he wanted a sound “fresh and different” to match a world three decades deeper into viral collapse. Young Fathers were already on his radar after their songs powered key moments in T2 Trainspotting and, according to the filmmaker,...

A new box set will examine Elvis Presley’s third act, collecting rare highlights from his L.A. recording sessions between 1970 and 1975. Sunset Boulevard, out Aug. 1, includes 89 rarities, more than half of which have never come out officially in the U.S., across five discs.

A preview of what the box set holds, “Burning Love (Take Two),” finds Presley’s band sounding groovy and funky, with lots of wah-wah on the guitar, as the King finds his footing with the vocal performance. He sang the more familiar hit version with more vim and vigor,...

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and Ld Entertainment have revealed the official trailer for Kiss of the Spider Woman, which is set to open in theaters on October 10, 2025.

Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon returns to the movie musical in this dazzling Technicolor-hued fantasy. In the film, Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency.

The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez). Kiss of the Spider Woman is based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical hit.

Bill Condon’s visionary new adaptation is based on the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally and composer/lyricist team John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Japan Society has announced the full lineup for the 18th edition of Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film at the organization’s New York headquarters.

The festival, now powered by title sponsor Gu, will showcase 30 films across 11 days, featuring two world premieres, nine North American premieres, and 10 New York premieres.

Leading this year’s guest roster, legendary filmmaker Kurosawa Kiyoshi will be honored with the 2025 Cut Above Award for outstanding achievement in film. Widely regarded as one of Japan’s most influential living directors, Kurosawa is known for modern classics including “Tokyo Sonata,” “Cure” and “Pulse.” The festival will present premieres of his latest works — psychological thriller “Cloud” and “Serpent’s Path,” a reimagining of his own 1998 original.

The festival will also welcome acclaimed actress Yuumi Kawai, this year’s best actress winner at the Japan Academy Film Prize for her performance in “A Girl Named Ann.” Kawai will attend...

Yul Vazquez has joined the cast of another TV series!

The 60-year-old actor will be featured in a major recurring role in the third season of ABC’s Will Trent, according to TV Line.

Yul‘s first appearance will be in the penultimate episode, which is set to air Next Tuesday, May 6th.

Keep reading to find out more…

The actor will be introduced as Sheriff Caleb, “a rugged, handsome, fiercely stubborn hometown hero” who “uses his self-appointed status as a constitutional sheriff to protect his community and has little patience for outside interference.”

In the episode, “Why Hello, Sheriff,” while investigating a murder in a rural town and clashing with the local sheriff, Will uncovers surprising truths about his past. Meanwhile, Angie makes an unexpected discovery, and Ormewood continues to struggle with his diagnosis.

As he appears in the final episodes of the season, Yul could also return in the already renewed fourth season!

When NCIS: Origins said it’s leaving us on the edge of our seats, they were not kidding, and Mariel Molino cranked the hype meter to full blast. NCIS: Origins alum (Agent Lala) spilled the beans that the prequel series is firing off a Huge cliffhanger that’ll leave us fans side-eyeing our calendars for the next season.

Forget neat bows and tidy endings, Origins is tossing the script out the window and going full throttle into “wait, What just happened?!” mode.

Why NCIS: Origins is saving a “huge” cliffhanger for Lala Austin Stowell as and Mariel Molino in NCIS: Origins | Credits: CBS

Mariel Molino (Agent Lala Dominguez) dropped a bomb: the Season 1 finale is ending with a “huge” cliffhanger that’ll change everything. The April 28 episode’s about to wreck nerves and loyalties.

Talking to TV Insider, Molino teased “a big question about Lala” that flips the team and story upside down.

At the risk of redundancy, Chicago Pd has struck gold with Kiana Cook this season.

It’s been a long while since this series has successfully fleshed out a character so well without necessarily distracting the rest of the show or characters or disrupting everything.

While Kiana had some hiccups during Chicago Pd Season 12 Episode 19, it also served as a strong, insightful peek into the character while simultaneously solving an interesting case.

(Elizabeth Sisson/NBC) Natalia del Riego Was the Ultimate Scene Stealer

While I’ll happily get into the Kiana of it all, since it was one hell of an episode for her, I have to give some proper due to Promised Land‘s Natalia del Riego, who played Ruby.

She was electric onscreen, and I appreciate a guest star who milks their screentime for all it’s worth.

One thing Chicago Pd Season 12 has lucked out with is...

Fire Country front man and co-creator Max Thieriot says you will glimpse “a bit of the underbelly” of Edgewater, Calif. when Morena Baccarin — star of the upcoming Sheriff Country spinoff — makes her second appearance as Mickey Fox.

In this week’s episode of CBS’ Fire Country, titled “Dirty Money” and airing Friday at 9/8c, Bode (played by Thieriot) and his aunt, Sheriff Mickey Fox (Baccarin), investigate the attempted murder of her estranged father, Wes.

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Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and Ld Entertainment announced today the acquisition of Kiss of the Spider Woman, from Bill Condon, the Academy Award-winning writer-director known for such films as Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Dreamgirls, and Beauty and the Beast.

This visionary new adaptation is based on the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally and composer/lyricist team John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Photo courtesy of Roadside Attractions

Written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon, this visually stunning and emotionally charged adaptation stars Emmy Award nominee Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, and Emmy and Grammy Award-nominated superstar Jennifer Lopez, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Diego Luna.

Produced by Barry Josephson, p.g.a., Tom Kirdahy, p.g.a., and Greg Yolen, p.g.a., the...

The first writers’ room I ever worked in was considered freakishly small at the time. There were seven writers, a writers’ assistant, a script coordinator, a writers’ Pa, and a phalanx of personal assistants, which was the category I fell into.

Zipped into my bright floral Topshop shift dresses and vibrating with Trader Joe’s Powerberries, I leapt at any opportunity to sub for the writers’ assistant as note taker. Behind the writers’ room iMac, I tried and failed not to laugh too hard at everyone’s jokes, awed by how plot was broken and shaped in between zingy bouts of one-upmanship.

Every morning as I walked past a twee little set of Pluto’s paw prints on my way to work, I had a sense of confirmation that felt borderline delirious. My feet were on the path, so all I needed to do now was work hard for a while,...

Even though Carry-On was planned as a standalone movie, no one can ignore the massive success that the film achieved on Netflix, and fans have started wondering if we're witnessing the birth of a franchise. With such an outstanding performance on the streamer's charts, it's inevitable to think about what can be done in terms of sequels or prequels to keep the story going. Luckily, Collider Editor Aidan Kelley was able to talk to one of its cast members at this weekend's Independent Spirit Awards: Tonatiuh (Promised Land) offered a take on what's to come.

Exclusive: While it continues to stalk a U.S. buyer, Jennifer Lopez’ Sundance musical-drama Kiss Of The Spider Woman will be tempting international buyers at next week’s EFM for Stuart Ford’s AGC.

AGC will screen the Bill Condon-produced film privately for buyers in Berlin where it’ll be among the bigger-budget projects available. WME and CAA Media Finance are co-repping U.S. rights.

Diego Luna (Andor) and Tonatiuh (Promised Land) star with global icon Lopez (Hustlers), who, along with Condon and Diego Luna, also executive produce. Pic is based on the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the Tony-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally and composer/lyricist team John Kander and Fred Ebb.

The synopsis reads: “Argentina, 1983. With the country’s military dictatorship waging a brutal war against its political opponents,...

I guess it’s true that the boots make the man, and NCIS: Origins has got one hell of a man in Mike Franks. Are we still sure Gibbs is the protagonist of this series?

It seems like the show is doing the smart thing and giving audiences what they want, and that’s more of fan-favorite Mike Franks. Can you blame us? The mustache alone makes the character iconic.

Still, as far as episodes go, this was probably the weakest one of NCIS: Origins. I’m not saying it was bad, but this one was light on the drama compared to earlier episodes.

(Sonja Flemming/CBS)

Also, what is the main plot of the season? Now that we’re well past Gibbs getting revenge for his murdered family, what’s the over-arching plot?

There is still half of NCIS: Origins Season 1 left with no general direction.

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Oscar-winning Sundance Film Festival veteran Bill Condon returned to Park City to present the world premiere of his new movie musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman, at Eccles Center Theatre on Sunday night. When it was over and all the credits had rolled, his star Jennifer Lopez was moved to tears, the capacity crowd delivered two standing ovations and a star was born thanks to a revelatory turn from Tonatiuh.

Considering the pedigree of its filmmaker — Condon previously directed musicals Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast and wrote the Oscar-winning Chicago — and its global superstar who plays dual roles including the title character, Spider Woman was the most anticipated debut of Sundance this year. In his review, The Hollywood Reporter‘s chief film critic David Rooney calls it one of Lopez’s best roles of her decades-long career.

Lopez, who skipped snow boots and sweaters for her festival debut, hit...

Jennifer Lopez is not one of those actresses who disappears into a role. For one, she’s too famous to allow the audience to separate artist from character entirely. Often, those characters, whether Selena or in last year’s “Unstoppable” as a sports mom, are extensions of her persona, astral projections of her stature as a global pop superstar into a fantasy movie world that depends on her song-and-dance gifts. For another, a Jennifer Lopez joint is always more about her presence — her name on the marquee, her face under the big bright lights — than her skills in vanishing inside a character.

Writer/director Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” a new screen version of the John Kander and Fred Ebb Broadway musical itself inspired by Manuel Puig’s novel and Héctor Babenco’s 1985 Oscar winner, could do no better casting than Lopez as Ingrid Luna, a fictional...

There's sad news for fans of The Chosen on January 30 as the blessed series is departing Prime Video for the Promised Land. It's fair to say the show has grown into a cultural phenomenon, drawing acclaim for the way it has humanised the life of Jesus Christ and his disciples but, while the news of the removal from Prime Video is a blow, the good news is there's still plenty to look forward to. Now, looking ahead, The Chosen has a big year to come — and a big week to portray.

Based on true events, Göteborg opening film “Safe House” – about a group of people trying to survive in a hospital in conflict-torn Bangui in 2013 – could be a harrowing watch. But lead actor Kristine Kujath Thorp found hope in the story.

“What really stuck with me was that even though the world is a very complicated place, most people want good, they want love and to live in peace. It’s just a few bloody bastards at the top. If only a few men can do such harm, think of what we could do if we weren’t so indifferent and stood together,” she told Variety.

Directed by Eirik Svensson, “Safe House” also features Alexander Karim, Bibi Tanga, Alma Pöysti, Tracy Gotoas and Mattis Herman Nyquist. Produced by Fantefilm, it’s sold by Trust Nordisk, which has shared the trailer in exclusivity with Variety.

Kristine Kujath Thorp’s headstrong character was inspired by Lindis Hurum,...

Sheriff Country gets a big update, as lead star Morena Baccarin shares photos from the set. The first Fire Country spinoff will see Baccarin reprise the role of Mickey Fox, the step-sister of Sharon (Diane Farr) and a Sheriff's Sergeant. Although she has only appeared in a single episode of the main series so far, Mickey will soon step into the spotlight.

Baccarin shared some photos from the set of Sheriff Country, showing the Deadpool & Wolverine star standing and posing with Farr. The photos also show the dark exterior, with the two actors seemingly filming in the woods. It may bring to mind a scene from Baccarin's appearance in Fire Country, with Mickey and Sharon running in the woods. The caption, in any case, reads: “TV sisters and more!!! Can’t wait to see what’s coming for us!

The Matagi are traditional hunter communities in Japan, known for their deep connection with nature, sustainable hunting practices, and unique cultural heritage. They originated in the mountainous regions of northern Japan, particularly in the Tohoku and Hokkaido areas. The Matagi have historically relied on hunting as a way of life, primarily targeting animals such as bears, deer, and rabbits. At the same time, their existence remains unknown out of the borders of Japan, which is probably one of the reasons Masashi Iijima chose them as his theme of his debut feature, which is based on the homonymous novel by Kazuichi Iijima.

The story takes place in 1983, in the village of Hibara, located deep within the mountains of Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan. In this place, the traditions of the matagi remain strong. When the snow begins to thaw, the men follow custom and put their occupations aside to head into the mountains.

Netflix is bringing the holiday cheer with a twist this year, diving into “Die Hard” territory with their action-packed Christmas thriller, Carry-On. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, known for The Shallows and Non-Stop, the film follows a Tsa agent who gets caught in a high-stakes game when he’s blackmailed into smuggling a dangerous package through airport security. With a stellar cast of familiar faces, here’s your guide to the characters and the actors that bring Carry-On to life.

‘Carry-On’: Complete Cast & Characters Guide of the Netflix Original Movie Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek

Taron Egerton stars as Ethan Kopek, a Tsa agent aspiring to become a police officer. His life takes a sharp turn when he’s coerced into helping a criminal sneak a mysterious bag onto a plane. Egerton is best known for his roles as Eggsy in the Kingsman films, Elton John in Rocketman, and Johnny in the animated Sing franchise.

Actress Meg Ryan, poses for the December 2024 issue of “The Sunday Times” ‘Style’ magazine, photographed by Thomas Whiteside:

Ryan made her film acting debut in in the 1981 drama feature “Rich and Famous”. She then joined the cast of the CBS soap opera “As the World Turns” in 1982.

During the 1980’s, Ryan appeared in the features “Top Gun” (1986), “Promised Land” (1987) and the romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally...” (1989).

Ryan then appeared in the features “Joe Versus the Volcano” (1990), “The Doors” (1991), “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993), “When a Man Loves a Woman” (1994), “French Kiss” (1995), “Courage Under Fire” (1996), “Anastasia” (1997), “Addicted to Love” (1997), “You've Got Mail” (1998), “City of Angels” (1998), “Proof of Life” (2000), “Kate & Leopold” (2001), and “The Women” (2008).

In 2015, she directed and starred in the feature “Ithaca” and in 2023, also directed and starred in the romantic feature “What Happens Later” (2023).

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Following the rollout of their more traditional holiday fare, Netflix is heading into “Die Hard” territory with the release of their Christmas-set action movie “Carry-On” — and it’s got a cast full of familiar faces.

Directed by “The Shallows” and “Non-Stop” filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra, the film follows a Tsa agent and wannabe cop who gets his chance to bring down the bad guys when a mysterious traveler blackmails him to get a dangerous package through airport security.

Here’s a handy guide to the “Carry-On” cast and where you might have seen them before.

Carry-On. Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek in Carry-On. Cr. Netflix © 2024. Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek

Taron Egerton plays Tsa agent Ethan Kopek, who gets blackmailed into helping a criminal sneak a mystery bag onto a plane. Egerton’s best-known roles include Eggsy in the “Kingsman” films, Elton John in “Rocketman” and the voice of Johnny in the animated “Sing” movies.

All right, everyone can pick their jaws off of the floor. We wanted some answers, and NCIS: Origins threw us the absolute best curve balls.

For one, we finally know how Lala’s story is entangled with Gibbs’s. And we really got some answers about where things were headed regarding Gibbs’ revenge. That’s all the subtlety I had left in me.

I’m just going to say it now: this was by far the best episode of NCIS: Origins. Any time a show can make me audibly gasp, it’s a win in my book.

(Sonja Flemming/CBS)

This was such a heavy episode, but at least Kleenex wasn’t required to make it through. Just when we thought NCIS: Origins was going to zig, it zagged.

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The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:

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One of these days, we will make it through an episode of NCIS: Origins without tearing up. Until that day, keep your Kleenex auto-delivery going.

Holy crap, that was quite the deep dive into parts of Randy previously unknown. Is it me, or does every Nis team member seem to be struggling with one personal issue after another?

NCIS: Origins has a firm grip on emotionally intelligent tough guys. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many gun-toting male characters cry, and I love it.

(Erik Voake/CBS)

In all seriousness, NCIS: Origins is knocking it out of the park in the storytelling department.

While some viewers don’t think the series feels like an NCIS series, everyone agrees it’s still a great show.

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John Krasinski and Matthew Rhys are set to executive produce and star in “Silent River,” a new psychological thriller ordered by Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video.

According to the official logline, the project, which is seen through the lens of two men whose lives are far more more connected than they realize, explores the cracks of small-town America in the wake of discovering a serial killer among them.

“Silent River” is created by Aaron Rabin, who serves as an executive producer. In addition to Krasinski, Rhys and Rabin, Allyson Seeger and Alexa Ginsburg will executive produce for Sunday Night. Krasinski is set to direct the show’s pilot and some additional episodes. Andrew Bernstein is also set to direct and executive produce.

In addition to the series order, Sunday Night has renewed its first-look television deal with Amazon MGM Studios.

“We are thrilled to continue our work with John Krasinski,...

Jon Bon Jovi is taking over SiriusXM’s E Street Radio (Ch. 20) as a Guest DJ to share his favorite Bruce Springsteen songs and stories of their friendship.

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Jon’s Guest DJ session airs on E Street Radio on Monday, November 25, at 6pm Et and is available on demand now on the SiriusXM app.

During the session, Jon recalls his first time seeing The E Street Band perform live.

“The first time that I saw The E Street Band play live was at the Philadelphia Spectrum,” Jon says during the special. “They had been playing some theaters, but this was their first arena that I got an opportunity to go to and when they were playing ‘Spirit in the Night,’ Clarence [Clemons] is blowing that horn and the solo happens, and by the time the solo ends,...

Tonatiuh has signed with CAA.

Tonatiuh recently wrapped filming the lead role of Molina in “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” directed by Bill Condon, opposite Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna.

The film, produced by Artists Equity and Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, is based on Manuel Puig’s critically acclaimed and bestselling 1976 novel. “Kiss of the Spider Woman is set in an Argentinian prison in 1981. Lopez stars as the titular role, a fantasy woman named Aurora created by Luis Molina (Tonatiuh), a queer window dresser serving an eight-year sentence for allegedly corrupting a minor. To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, Molina imagines movies starring Aurora as a classic silver screen diva, including a role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss. Molina forms an unlikely bond with his cellmate, a Marxist, Valentin Arregui Paz (Luna).

“It’s a very special musical,” Lopez told Variety in May.

¿Un thriller navideño? © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado un nuevo tráiler y póster de Equipaje de mano (Carry-On), el nuevo thriller del director español Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop) escrito por T.J. Fixman (los videojuegos de Ratchet & Clank) y Michael Green.

Equipaje de mano sigue a Ethan Kopek (Egerton), un agente de la Tsa que es chantajeado por un misterioso viajero (Bateman) para que deje colar un peligroso paquete en un vuelo de Nochebuena.

La película está protagonizada por Taron Egerton (Kingsman), Jason Bateman (Ozark), Sofia Carson (Corazones malheridos) y Danielle Deadwyler (La lección de piano). Completan el reparto Sinqua Walls (Teen Wolf), Logan Marshall-Green (Upgrade), Theo Rossi (El Pingüino), Josh Brener (Saturday Night), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Tonatiuh (Promised Land), Curtiss Cook (West Side Story), Joe Williamson (Encerrado con el diablo) y Gil Perez-Abraham (The Batman).

Equipaje de mano se estrena en Netflix el 13 de diciembre.

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Well, ladies and gents, I’d say Christmas came early, but I’m still trying to figure out what exactly NCIS: Origins gave audiences. We thought we were getting answers but were left with questions.

Truthfully, the case in this episode was a particularly difficult one to follow. If I have it right, a guy who worked for the government was tricked into giving away military weapon schematics.

However, the actual plot of NCIS: Origins was almost entirely about Special Agent Lala Dominguez. It only took six episodes, but we finally got some insight into the character.

(Erik Voake/CBS)

However, that insight came with burning questions that will likely stay with viewers until the series provides answers.

The first is, what the hell is going on with Lala?

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How do you take an already ridiculously attractive cast like the stars of NCIS: Origins and make them even shinier? Throw them into formal wear and send them out for a night on the town.

That’s what “Incognito” is serving viewers in its promo. However, the main thing to take away is the clear spotlight on Special Agent Lala Dominguez.

Since the start of NCIS: Origins, fans have been eagerly awaiting to see when Lala and Gibbs’s stories would, shall we say, entangle. Her character also hasn’t been developed nearly as much as others.

(Erik Voake/CBS)

Hopefully, now halfway through the premiere season of NCIS: Origins, the writers will connect the dots and explain how this is also “the story of her.” I can still hear Mark Harmon.

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The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:

ABC

$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)

20/20 (renewed)

American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)

American Idol (renewed)

America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)

Bachelorette, The (renewed)

Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)

Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)

Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)

Conners, The (renewed)

Dancing With The Stars (renewed)

Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)

For Life (canceled; after Season 2)

Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)

Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)

Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)

Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)

Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)

How To Get Away With Murder...