Notizie

Donald Trump’s threat ahead of Cannes to impose a 100 percent tariff on films made outside of the U.S. has so far — perhaps unsurprisingly — faded without concrete policy action. But the turbulence of the president’s global trade war and a rollback of Dei initiatives could still cloud the Toronto International Film Festival.

“The dollar shift and the current trade wars are absolutely felt in our industry,” says Canadian director Panta Mosleh, who has helmed TV movies for Hallmark, A&e and Lifetime out of Vancouver.

The dollar has dropped more than 10 percent against a basket of major currencies this year, a slide many blame on Trump’s radical trade agenda. A weaker greenback means Hollywood budgets won’t go as far abroad. While unlikely to spark an immediate reshoring of U.S. productions, it could encourage cuts as studios and streamers weigh where to spend.

“A weakened U.S.

This article contains spoilers for every "Naked Gun" movie (Especially "Naked Gun 3" through "Naked Gun 32")

Prior to 1980, Leslie Nielsen would often be associated with more dramatic roles in movies such as "Forbidden Planet" and "The Poseidon Adventure," in addition to a slew of guest spots across every manner of television show. But that all changed when Wisconsin comedy trio David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker (otherwise known as Zaz) cast him as Dr. Rumack in "Airplane" -- otherwise celebrated as one of the greatest comedies of all time. Nielsen possessed a sneaky advantage over more traditional comic actors due to his stature as a serious performer who said his lines as if he wasn't trying to get a laugh. The deadpan delivery of, "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley," single-handedly altered the trajectory of Nielsen's career, thrusting him into almost exclusively comic roles across slapstick heavy spoof movies like "Wrongfully Accused,...

Just as “My Beautiful Laundrette” launched a little-known English actor named Daniel Day-Lewis, the London-set “Unicorns” spotlights up-and-coming talent Ben Hardy (whose minor roles in “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “X-Men: Apocalypse” don’t begin to suggest his potential). But “Unicorns” and “Laundrette” have more in common than just a compelling lead performer: Forty years after Stephen Frears’ cross-cultural queer romance, neither homophobia nor xenophobia has much abated in the U.K. That makes it tricky to predict quite where the attraction felt by Luke (Hardy), a rugged white boy from Essex, toward a South Asian drag queen (Jason Patel) will take us.

Co-directors Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd’s scrappy drama shows enormous heart, but it’s the lead actors and their disparate identities that distinguish an otherwise familiar LGBT-themed indie. Hardy has big blue eyes and a boyish-looking face, which balance out Luke’s brutish body language. He’s introduced having coarse,...

Exclusive: Writer-director Vicky Wight (Happiness for Beginners) has set the cast for her new film, The Body Is Water, a project described as a cross-cultural story about loss, healing, and the strangers who refuse to let you disappear.

The list includes Isiah Whitlock Jr. (The Residence), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Origin), Academy Award nominee Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), Aidan Quinn (Legends of the Fall), Eva Birthistle (Bad Sisters), Allen Leech (Downton Abbey), Fionnula Flanagan (Waking Ned Devine), Maria Doyle Kennedy (Orphan Black), and Bronagh Gallagher (The End).

Set between Houston, Texas, and the weathered coastline of West Cork, Ireland, The Body Is Water follows a grieving man who vanishes to a remote Irish village, only to find that disappearing is the one thing the town — and Lou, an eccentric young woman with a curious dog — won’t let him do.

Wight also produces alongside Geoff Linville, Syndey Augusta Huynh, and John Norton of Red Ted Media. Executive producers include Stephen Hall and Mike Jones of Dark Day Pictures, and Coert Voorhees.

Best known for directing Happiness for Beginners, a Netflix rom-com starring Ellie Kemper and Luke Grimes, Wight has also previously helmed romantic drama The Lost Husband, starring Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel, and drama The Volunteer, starring Ellis-Taylor and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. She is repped by Zero Gravity Management and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.

Whitlock Jr. is repped by Innovative Artists, Liebman Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello; Jackson by Independent Talent Group; Ellis-Taylor by CAA and Tmt Entertainment Group; Rea by CAA, Independent Talent Group, and Barking Dog Entertainment; Quinn by Curtis Brown Group, Framework Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello; Birthistle by 42; Leech by The Way, Untitled Entertainment, and Felker Toczek Suddleson; Flanagan by Lisa Richards Agency and Felker Toczek Suddleson; Kennedy by United Agents and Atlas Artists; and Gallagher by Hamilton Hodell, Macfarlane Chard, and Nb Management.

While fans (and embittered directors) may be somewhat skeptical about the upcoming reboot of The Naked Gun, the movie does boast an impressive cast, including Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr., Cch Pounder as the new Police Squad chief and Pamela Anderson as the femme fatale sister of a possible murder victim.

From what we’ve seen so far, Anderson, fresh off of receiving rave reviews for her performance in last year’s The Last Showgirl, seems to fit in perfectly with the seriously silly world of The Naked Gun. This makes sense, considering that she’s previously appeared in other Zaz-style parody movies like Scary Movie 3 and Superhero Movie.

But Anderson likely wouldn’t have gotten the gig had she starred in one of the original Naked Gun films, which, apparently, came very close to happening.

The Baywatch star recently spoke with Empire Magazine, and explained that she...

Liam Neeson is one of the best Hollywood talents of his generation, proving an accomplished action star, dramatic lead, and an undeniable funny-man. Nominated for just one Academy Award in his career, for his titular role in Steven Spielberg's horrifying epic Schindler's List, Neeson is worthy of as much praise as he can get, with the Northern Irish actor showing no signs of slowing down as he prepares to debut his take on the iconic Frank Drebin's son in the upcoming The Naked Gun.

Ahead of the Akiva Schaffer movie's release on August 1, one of Neeson's more forgotten entries in a filmography stacked with memorable titles has found unlikely streaming success in the U.S. As of July 1, the fantasy flick High Spirits, which was released several years before Neeson became a household name, is officially one of the ten most-streamed movies in the U.S. on streaming site Tubi.

The Dark Fantastic is an intimate and enthralling look at the vast career of acclaimed film composer Simon Boswell, an amazing musician who has created music for so many films, particularly in the horror and fantasy genres.

He was responsible for an audio spectrum, from Demons 2, Graveyard Disturbance and Phenomena to Hardware and Perdita Durango, as well as cult classics like Shallow Grave, Hackers and The Crying Game. Throughout his career Boswell has worked with the legendary likes of Lamberto Bava, Dario Argento and Clive Barker and has constantly created vast and compelling music for the films that they feature in. The Dark Fantastic tells the entire story of his career through both music and film.

Far from being a standard documentary where film clips are interspersed with interviews, The Dark Fantastic contains continuous live performances of music that Boswell has created, with details about the particular films and the making of them.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Robert Downey Jr.'s talent was always obvious, but his appetite for drugs and alcohol made it easy for studios to deny him work throughout the first few decades of his career. The son of trailblazing independent filmmaker Robert Downey (whose "Putney Swope" is one of the most scabrous pieces of pop cultural satire you will ever see), Downey fils popped up on the periphery of 1980s favorites like "Weird Science" and "Back to School" before delivering his breakout performance as the redlining addict Julian Wells in Marek Kanievska's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' "Less Than Zero."

Downey had the gift. He had it all. He was always the most exciting person on screen, which probably cheesed off some of his co-stars, but the kid couldn't help it. Like Eddie Murphy or Robin Williams, you were primed to laugh...

Welcome back, Insiders. Jesse Whittock with you this week as we report from SXSW, Cologne and further afield. Read on, and don’t forget to sign up for the newsletter.

SXSW Debuts In London

Chris Jackson/Getty Images

London calling: This week Deadline donned its blazer, t-shirt and specs for the inaugural SXSW South London, which took place in trendy Shoreditch. The town was abuzz with people and the lineup boasted an impressive bevvy of names ranging from London mayor Sadiq Khan, who kicked off the week by reopening old Donald Trump-shaped wounds, to Idris Elba, to the CEO of OnlyFans. There was even a right royal visit, with King Charles III rocking up to chat with John Lennon’s son Julian and Yellowstone star Mo Brings Plenty, of all people. We were right in the mix to hear Banijay boss Marco Bassetti address ongoing...

Deadline’s Sound & Screen will make its UK debut during SXSW London, with live performances and conversations with an array of composers set for the showcase Saturday, June 7.

A moment to celebrate the powerful connection between music and film and TV, Sound & Screen is well established in the U.S. In tune with those events, there is a stellar lineup of composers and projects for the first UK edition, to be held at Shoreditch Church.

The lineup includes Natalie Holt with Chad Powers; Tom Howe with Shrinking and Dog Man; Nainita Desai with Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf and Secrets of the Penguin; Anne Dudley with Jeeves and Wooster and The Penguin; and Alex Seaver with Arcane.

Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf will also have its world premiere in the film section of SXSW London, which runs June 2-7. Journalists from Deadline’s international team will conduct the sit-downs with the composers after each performance.

A great role can make a career... if there's a decent follow up. A good actor makes you believe they are the character, but sometimes, if they make you believe too well, it becomes impossible to see them as anyone else -- and that turned out to be the case for many of the actors on this list. A significant chunk of them have even been nominated for and sometimes even won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, only to find that the same energy couldn't be duplicated in other parts less perfectly tailored to their skills. Some struggled because of industrywide racial stereotypes limiting their opportunities, while others may have been limited in range to begin with and were incredibly lucky to find the one part that really worked.

A few of these "one-hit wonders" did not remain so forever and should serve as models of perseverance. Others...

When Robert Downey Jr. was up for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards for Oppenheimer, it was his third time getting nominated. He was first nominated for a movie three decades ago for the Best Actor category. He depicted the real-life legend Charlie Chaplin on the screen in Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin.

The film itself was not that great. Not all critics were happy, and the film bombed at the box office. But what none of them could deny was the brilliant performance of Downey Jr. in the titular role. The Iron Man actor shared that he was terrified of the role because of its challenging nature.

Robert Downey Jr. was terrified of his Oscar-nominated role in Chaplin Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin | Credits: TriStar Pictures

Robert Downey Jr. made his movie debut as a child actor in the 1970 film directed by his father,...

Harvey Weinstein used to be one of the most influential figures in the film industry, shaping the careers of actors, directors, screenwriters, and more through his production company, Miramax. Later, he founded The Weinstein Company along with his brother Bob. The producer accomplished many astounding accomplishments during his career, however, his meteoric rise came crashing down in 2017.

Harvey Weinstein / Credits: CNN

After dozens of allegations of s*xual misconduct surfaced, some dating back to the 1970s, his once-unshakable empire came crashing down. Now lodged in New York City’s Rikers Island, the once-celebrated figure is now one of the most disgraced of all time. Here is a look at how his empire went from hundreds of Oscar nods to nothing in a matter of years.

From Hollywood Mogul to a Convicted Felon: How did Harvey Weinstein end up in jail? Harvey Weinstein | Credit: The Graham Norton Show/BBC One

Few...

Leo Woodall’s lates project, the Apple TV+ series Prime Target, has started to add up on the streamer since its release in January.

The adrenaline-packed series, produced by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions, takes viewers deep into the world of complex mathematics as well as how mathematicians give the Nsa reason to monitor them.

For the full Prime Target release schedule and more details, read on.

When did Prime Target premiere on Apple TV+?

The first two episodes of the action thriller series premiered on the streamer Wednesday, January 22.

How many episodes are in Prime Target?

The first season of the series contains eight episodes.

When do new episodes of Prime Target arrive on Apple TV+?

After the first two episodes arrived Jan. 22, one new episode will arrive every Wednesday on the streamer through March 5. Find the full release schedule below:

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 – Episode 1:...

Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón has made Oscar history. The titular Emilia Pérez star was just nominated for Best Actress, making her the first openly transgender performer ever nominated in the category. She stars in the musical as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes a gender transition but can’t fully escape her past.

This nomination is historic, but it didn’t come as a surprise. Beginning at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, Gascón and costars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz were jointly named Best Actress. Emilia Pérez was then acquired by Netflix, which released it in theaters on Nov. 1 and on its streaming platform on Nov. 13.

Since then, the film has been enthusiastically embraced by awards groups. It received 10 Golden Globe nominations, the most ever for a comedy or musical, including one for Gascón. It went on to win four of those awards, including the top prize for best film.

A brilliant post-graduate mathematics student finds himself at the centre of a dangerous conspiracy after discovering a ground-breaking pattern in prime numbers. His research, which could theoretically unlock access to every computer system in the world, becomes a coveted tool for those with sinister intentions. As forces close in to destroy his work—and potentially his life—he must navigate a high-stakes world of espionage, betrayal, and ethical dilemmas while attempting to safeguard his discovery.

Announced in February 2024 and greenlit by Apple TV+, the series is created by acclaimed writer Steve Thompson. It features a stellar ensemble cast, including rising stars Leo Woodall (The White Lotus) and Quintessa Swindell (Black Adam), alongside Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Martha Plimpton (Mass), Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen), Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).

Earlier this moth HeyUGuys sat down for a chat with Leo and Quintessa...

U.K. comedian and star of the inaugural season of the original Whose Line Is It Anyway? Tony Slattery died today at the age of 65, as confirmed by his longtime partner and the BBC.

Slattery was a native of Middlesex, England and the son of working-class Irish-Catholic immigrants, and his career as one of England’s most beloved comedy performers started when, on the invitation of his friend Stephen Fry, he joined the University of Cambridge’s venerated comedy troupe the Cambridge Footlights. Performing alongside other all-time greats such as Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson, Slattery’s time in the Footlights led to him breaking through in late-night TV comedy shortly after finishing at Cambridge with his acclaimed performance in the series Saturday Stayback in 1983.

Later, in 1988, Slattery joined the project that would become an international comedy sensation in its first season, quickly becoming the star of the original U.

Sad news from the world of comedy today as beloved funnyman Tony Slattery has passed away.

He was 65 years old.

News of Slattery’s death comes to us courtesy of a statement issued by his family:

Comedian Tony Slattery has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 65. (BBC (YouTube screenshot)) Tony Slattery’s Sudden Death: What Happened?

The press release revealed that Tony died on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week.

“It is with great sadness we must announce actor and comedian Tony Slattery, aged 65, has passed away today, Tuesday morning, following a heart attack on Sunday evening,” the statement read, according to the BBC.

Born into a working-class family in London, Slattery won a scholarship to Cambridge in his teens.

It was there that he honed his craft and formed friendships with fellow actors like Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

Slattery starred on the first...

Tony Slattery, star of Channel 4‘s Whose Line Is It Anyway? and contemporary of Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, has died. He was 65.

In a statement given to the BBC on behalf of Slattery’s partner, Mark Michael Hutchinson said: “It is with great sadness we must announce actor and comedian Tony Slattery, aged 65, has passed away today, Tuesday morning, following a heart attack on Sunday evening.”

The British actor and comedian was famed for his quick wit and improv on the popular comedy show, but also featured in films like Peter’s Friends (1992), alongside his Cambridge University peers Thompson, Laurie and Fry, and The Crying Game (1989).

Slattery received an Olivier Award nomination for best comedy performance for his role as Gordon in Tim Firth’s Neville’s Island.

Slattery with Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Imelda Staunton and Hugh Laurie on the set of Peter’s Friends.

The comedy improv game show Whose Line is it Anyway? became a big hit in the States in the late 90s. So much so that ABC was confident enough to put up against the sitcom juggernaut Friends at one point. The show continued on with a revival on The CW, but some audiences may remember its origin in the UK that was shown on Channel 4, which also played on Comedy Central before it was remade on this side of the pond. One of the standout comedians in the UK version was British comedian Tony Slattery. Deadline is now reporting that Slattery has died at the age of 65 due to a heart attack.

His passing would be confirmed by his family to the BBC. His partner, Mark Michael Hutchinson, would release a statement that reads, “It is with great sadness we must announce actor and comedian Tony Slattery, aged 65, has passed away today,...

Tony Slattery, a British actor and comedian known for his improv skills on Channel 4’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” died on Tuesday. He was 65.

Slattery’s longtime partner, Mark Michael Hutchinson, confirmed the news to the BBC and said the cause of death was a heart attack. “It is with great sadness we must announce actor and comedian Tony Slattery, aged 65, has passed away today, Tuesday morning, following a heart attack on Sunday evening,” Hutchinson said in a statement.

Slattery was a regular on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” which features performers playing short-form improvisation games based on suggestions from a live audience, from 1988 to 1995. He also held roles in films like comedies “How to Get Ahead in Advertising” (1989) and “Peter’s Friends” (1992), as well as crime thriller “The Crying Game” (1992).

Born on Nov. 9, 1959 in Stonebridge, North London, Slattery got his start in theater while studying at the University of Cambridge.

Tony Slattery, the comedian and actor best known for his improvisations on hit comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, died today following a heart attack two days ago. He was 65.

Slattery’s family confirmed his death to the BBC. A statement on behalf of his partner Mark Michael Hutchinson said: “It is with great sadness we must announce actor and comedian Tony Slattery, aged 65, has passed away today, Tuesday morning, following a heart attack on Sunday evening.”

Slattery was perhaps best known as regular on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the Channel 4 improv show that he appeared on for its first seven seasons. Hosted by Clive Anderson, the show ran for well over 100 episodes and was remade in the U.S. on ABC then The CW.

Slattery also appeared in movies like The Crying Game, Peter’s Friends and How to Get Ahead in Advertising.

Born in 1959, he attended...

Apple TV+ released the full trailer for Prime Target, a new thriller premiering on January 22, 2025. The two-minute trailer introduces Edward Brooks (played by SAG Award winner Leo Woodall (The White Lotus), a mathematician who places a target on his back due to his work with prime numbers.

The series also stars Quintessa Swindell (In Treatment), Oscar nominee Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), BAFTA Award nominee David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Emmy winner Martha Plimpton (The Regime), and BAFTA Award winner Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen). The cast also includes SAG Award nominee Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), BAFTA Award nominee Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones), Ali Suliman (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Fra Fee (Rebel Moon), and Joseph Mydell (The Eternal Daughter).

Poster for Apple TV+’s ‘Prime Target’

“Prime Target features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Woodall), who is on the verge of a major breakthrough.

Math has never been my strong suit. However, a TV series about numbers that don’t add up and then lead to conspiracies, action, and surprises? Sign me up! Today, Apple TV+ is excited to share a trailer for Prime Target, an eight-episode series starring SAG Award winner Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell.

Premiering on Apple TV+ with a two-episode launch on January 22, Prime Target “features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Woodall), who is on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world. Soon, he begins to realize an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born, which throws him into the orbit of Taylah Sanders, a female Nsa agent (played by Swindell) who’s been tasked with watching and reporting on mathematicians’ behaviour.

Un thriller conspirativo llega la semana que viene a la plataforma de streaming. © Apple TV+

Apple TV+ ha presentado hoy el primer tráiler de Prime Target, un thriller conspirativo creado por el guionista Steve Thompson y dirigido por Brady Hood.

Prime Target nos presenta a un joven y brillante licenciado en matemáticas, Edward Brooks (Woodall), al borde de un gran descubrimiento. Si logra encontrar un patrón en los números primos, tendrá la clave de todos los ordenadores del mundo. Pronto empieza a darse cuenta de que un enemigo invisible está intentando destruir su idea antes incluso de que nazca, lo que le acerca a Taylah Sanders (Swindell), una agente de la Nsa a quien se le ha encomendado la tarea de observar e informar sobre el comportamiento de los matemáticos. Juntos empiezan a reconstruir la inquietante conspiración de la que Edward es el centro.

La serie de ocho episodios está...

In the Prime Target trailer, Leo Woodall plays a Newton-ridiculing, mathlete determined to find a pattern in prime numbers. Cracking the code to prime numbers, figures only divisible by one and itself, means access to any computer across the globe. This also makes him the “prime target” for an unknown threat.

“What if numbers didn’t behave the way we assume,” Woodall says in the trailer, released Monday. “What if we’re not in control?”

Apple TV+ series Prime Target follows a postgraduate math whiz’s (Woodall) attempt to...

Updated with trailer: “What if we’re not in control?” That’s a key question posed by Leo Woodall’s Edward Brooks, a brilliant math post graduate student who’s close to making a huge discovery that takes him deep into a government conspiracy.

Black Adam‘s Quintessa Swindell also stars in the series which premieres January 22 on Apple TV+.

Watch the trailer above and see details of the upcoming series below.

Previous, Oct. 24: Apple TV+ has set January 22 for the premiere of conspiracy thriller series Prime Target starring White Lotus and One Day breakout Leo Woodall and Black Adam‘s Quintessa Swindell. The eight episode series will launch with the first two episodes, followed by one episode weekly, every Wednesday through March 5.

Woodall stars as brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers,...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer and key art for its Prime Target series, starring SAG Award winner Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell.

Created by award-winning writer Steve Thompson, who serves as executive producer, the conspiracy thriller is produced for Apple TV+ by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions.

The first two episodes of the eight-episode Prime Target series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on January 22. One episode will follow weekly every Wednesday through March 5.

Prime Target features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Leo Woodall), who is on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world.

Soon, he begins to realize an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born, which throws him into the orbit of Taylah Sanders,...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer and key art for new conspiracy thriller ‘Prime Target,’ starring SAG Award winner Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell.

The series follows a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Woodall), who is on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world. Soon, he begins to realize an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born, which throws him into the orbit of Taylah Sanders, an Nsa agent (played by Swindell) who’s been tasked with watching and reporting on mathematicians’ behaviour. Together, they start to unravel the troubling conspiracy Edward is at the heart of.

The cast also includes Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Award winner Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), BAFTA Award nominee David Morrissey, Emmy Award winner...

Eighties pop icons Boy George and Culture Club are set to conquer Rome.

The gender-bending British singer-songwriter, who gave the world hits like “Karma Chameleon” and “The Crying Game,” will headline the city’s New Year’s Eve concert at Rome’s ancient chariot-racing stadium The Circus Maximus. The stadium, which has hosted the likes of Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen, has room for more than 100,000 people. The City of Rome is bankrolling the concert, so tickets to see Boy George are free. The Circus Maximus should be packed.

The gig only came together over the last week. Originally, the controversial right-wing Italian rapper Tony Effe was supposed to be headlining the New Year’s Eve bash, but, on Dec. 16, amid a public backlash, the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, canceled the performance.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter Roma, the mayor said city authorities had made a mistake inviting the rapper.

Over the decades, The Simpsons has developed a reputation for its movie parodies and homages, but it has angered some fans by spoiling big twist endings. The Simpsons often references movies, putting a satirical spin on iconic scenes and characters in all genres. Everything from Citizen Kane to Star Wars has been skewered by the show's writers, although not many of the show's movie references directly give away the ending.

For whatever reason, The Simpsons seems to have no problem giving away big movie twists. In some cases, the show chooses a famous twist as a punch line, and it's not going to upset many fans to mention that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father, for example. There are other big spoilers that could be more of an issue, like how the show gave away the big twist in The Crying Game less than a year after the movie was released.

/Film has proudly declared the FX mini-series "Say Nothing" some of 2024's best TV, and I could not agree more. Based on an acclaimed non-fiction book by Patrick Radden Keefe, "Say Nothing" is (as the book is subtitled) a "True History of Memory and Murder in Northern Ireland." The story chronicles a half-century of political dissent, threaded through the disappearance and murder of single mother (and alleged British informant) Jean McConville. The two characters we most follow through that thread are Dolours and Marian Price, two sisters inspired to join the Irish Republican Army (Ira) by the failures of peaceful protest and their family's long association with the organization.

Quick history lesson: in 1921, Ireland was partitioned between the 26 free counties and the six Northern counties that remained under British rule. With a majority population of Protestant Unionists, these counties would seemingly never have a popular majority to secede. The Catholic Republicans in Northern Ireland,...

Spike Lee argues that Denzel Washington should’ve won Best Actor for their 1992 biopic, and explains why exactly he lost. Washington was among the nominees when the Oscars for Best Actor were handed out in 1992, having given a powerful performance as Malcolm X in Lee’s unconventional portrait of the slain civil rights leader. But when Oscar night rolled around, Washington was left empty-handed. Instead, Al Pacino took the gold for his performance as a blind man in Scent of a Woman. The controversial decision continues to draw arguments even 30 years after the awards were officially handed out.

Debate rages on about Pacino’s controversial 1992 win over Washington, and Lee knows exactly where he falls in that argument, telling The Realest Podcast Ever that Washington’s loss was “egregious” while going on to explain how the Academy sometimes passes over worthy nominees to reward people they previously snubbed. Using a basketball metaphor,...

It’s been three decades since some of Hollywood’s hottest young actors, as well as an up-and-coming young actress, came together to surprise us with a sensual and thrilling gothic horror flick. “Interview with the Vampire” hit theaters on November 11, 1994, almost 20 years after Anne Rice’s debut novel was published. Read on for more about the “Interview with the Vampire” 30th anniversary.

Rice wrote “Interview with the Vampire” after the death of her five-year-old daughter from leukemia, reworking a short story she had written a few years prior. The homoerotic novel about vampires Louis de Pointe du Lac and his sire Lester de Lioncourt was first published in 1976, with the film rights obtained at that time. After years in development hell, Warner Bros. secured the rights, and brought in “The Crying Game” director Neil Jordan, who rewrote Rice’s script, although she retained credit. Jordan brought together a diverse group of actors,...

Today, Apple TV+ announced the premiere date for the new conspiracy thriller Prime Target, starring SAG Award winner Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell.

Created by award-winning writer Steve Thompson, who also serves as executive producer, the new drama is produced for Apple TV+ by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions.

The eight-episode series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on January 22, 2025, with the first two episodes followed by one episode weekly, every Wednesday through March 5, 2025.

Prime Target features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Leo Woodall), who is on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world.

Soon, he begins to realize an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born, which throws him into the orbit of Taylah Sanders,...

If you’re looking for ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ souvenirs, don’t expect to find any in Al Pacino‘s house, despite starring in lead roles in both movies. Keep on reading to find out why.

Al Pacino Reveals Reason He Never Takes Home Souvenirs From His Movies

Imagine starring in some of the biggest movies on the planet and not taking away a single thing from it. Yup, that’s Al Pacino for you.

According to the actor, who’s spent several decades of his life starring in hit movies, he doesn’t bother to take home anything from his movies; not the ‘Godfather’ cane or the ‘Scarface’ suit.

“I’ll probably lose them,” Pacino said, explaining his reason for doing so as down to his constant moves between properties. “For a long while, I used to bop from one place to another. I always was a bit of a gypsy.

Growing up, trying to find our way in the world, and making sense of changes can be a difficult and even frightening experience. The awkward uncertainty during the informative years had long found ties with the horror genre as a way to interpret real-life struggles. Combining the two genres has undoubtedly proven to be a successful pairing. From the gruesome Teeth (2007) to the often-celebrated The Craft (1996), coming-of-age horror movies have become fan favorites.

Yet one dark take on the coming-of-age genre is often touted as the best: John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps. Combining lycanthropic terrors with navigating the informative years certainly proved to be an insightful take on the genre, but there is one movie that did the same thing decades before. The Company of Wolves (1984) is often overlooked, but it is on par with Ginger Snaps and shares enough similarities that fans should be howling at the chance to...

In 1994, filmmaker Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) made dreams come true when he cast Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt opposite one another in his fresh production, Interview with the Vampire. Not only were the actors two of the biggest heartthrobs of the decade (and beyond), but the movie would also see them stealing the hearts of goths everywhere as they played two immortal beings tied together for centuries. Based on the beloved Anne Rice novel of the same name, the movie served as the authors gateway into cinematic and televised adaptations and would also become one of the foundational building blocks in the career of Academy Award-nominated actress, Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog).

“A Pale View of Hills,” the debut novel of Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, is being adapted as a feature film. The picture is now in production and being directed by Japan’s Ishikawa Kei.

The film is presented by U-Next, Japan’s leading local streaming company. Production is by Bunbuku in association with Number 9 Films, the U.K. company headed by Stephen Woolley (“The Crying Game”) and Elizabeth Karlsen.

Gaga Corporation will handle distribution in Japan after the film’s anticipated completion in summer 2025. No sales agent or international distributor has been attached.

Number Nine Films previously produced “Living,” the Ishiguro-scripted, Bill Nighy-starring adaptation of Kurosawa Akira’s classic film “Ikiru,” and earned two Oscar nominations.

Gaga describes the film as: “a mystery drama that unravels the secrets of a Japanese widow’s memories that cross over between post-war Nagasaki, Japan in 1950s and England in 1980s,...

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has selected Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap as Ireland’s representative in the Oscars international feature film category for the 2025 awards.

UK-born, Belfast-based filmmaker Peppiatt directs the music biopic of Belfast rap trio Kneecap, that stars the real-life band alongside a cast including Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds and Adam Best.

The film is set in west Belfast in 2019, when fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of Naoise and Liam Óg, who form an Irish-language hip-hop act, and become unlikely figureheads for a civil rights movement to save their mother tongue.

At one time, Harvey Weinstein was the most influential and powerful Hollywood producer. Through his production company Miramax, various award-winning films were made and every actor/actress wanted to be associated with him. The studio was responsible for Oscar-winning films like Pulp Fiction, The Crying Game, Good Will Hunting, and Shakespeare in Love.

Harvey Weinstein’s company distributed Oscar-winning films such as Good Will Hunting | Miramax Films

The studio was already among other prestige names in Hollywood by the late 90s. The studio supported both commercial films as well as indie filmmakers who were trying to make their name in the industry. However, they passed on the opportunity to distribute a micro-budget horror film The Blair Witch Project in 1999, which went on to become a big commercial success.

Miramax Missed Out On Nabbing One of The Greatest Success Stories in Hollywood

1999’s The Blair Witch Project proved to be a...

Neil Jordan takes centre-stage in a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast, chatting about his new memoir, and his body of work.

In this very special episode of Film Stories, Neil Jordan is the guest, talking about his brand new memoir, Amnesiac, along with tales of his movie life.

He and Simon chat about movies as varied as Angel, The Crying Game, Michael Collins, High Spirits, We’re No Angels and Mona Lisa, in a far-reaching chat. Plus: Neil Jordan talks through approaching telling his own story, and why he chose to do it now…

Amnesiac is available now.

The post Podcast | In conversation with Oscar-winning writer/director Neil Jordan appeared first on Film Stories.

We don’t get a ton of Gothic or romanticized horror anymore, at least not in the sense of the old days. The old days had a bit of a stretch too as I’m talking about the Universal classics and Val Lewton all the way through at least the early run of Hammer Films. To that end, what creature is more romantic or at least romanticized than Dracula and any of his vampire off shoots? While many of the vampiric screen adaptations have that feel to them from Frank Langella to Gary Oldman and David Bowie sandwiched in between, there are few vampires who embody that ideology more than those found in the writings of Anne Rice. While her novel Interview with the Vampire came out all the way back in 1976, it would take nearly 20 years for the adaptation to hit theaters with the movie of the same name...

The Savannah College of Art and Design is again bringing a generous helping of Southern hospitality to France’s Luberon Valley for the Scad Lacoste Film Festival, which runs June 27 to 29. Now in its third year, the fest was conceived as a top-up highlight for college students doing their semester abroad at Scad’s sumptuous campus in Lacoste, an inexcusably picturesque medieval village in the heart of Provence.

“[Scad founder and president] Paula Wallace always wants to make sure our students have access to the best of everything,” says Christina Routhier, executive director of Scad Theaters and Festivals. “The focus [at Scad Lacoste] is on film majors: acting, directing, production, costume design. So it was a perfect fit to bring in a film festival.”

The event is a complement to the school’s long-running main fest in Savannah, Georgia, which runs Oct. 26 to Nov. 2. Attracting talent to Lacoste, with its Instagram-ready cobblestone streets and lavender fields, hasn’t been a problem.

Zachary Travis Didn’T Know what American Idol was when he auditioned in 2005, because he had spent most of the past decade in a youth correctional facility. Inmates there weren’t allowed to watch television, he says, except on the day of the September 11 attacks. But Travis — who was first incarcerated at the age of 11, for reasons he’s not yet ready to discuss in a public forum — found strength in Christina Aguilera’s ballads of self-love. He says that he connected with the “pain, sorrow, and heartache” in the singer’s octave-defying voice.

Warring with Harvey Weinstein, marvelling at Tom Cruise, realising Mona Lisa and many other films were about himself … the great Irish director looks back on his astonishing career

Neil Jordan has spent his career telling strange, twisting stories that have mesmerised, surprised and occasionally misfired. Mona Lisa, The Crying Game, The Company of Wolves, Breakfast on Pluto – these films all veer off in unexpected directions, ambushing the audience. But it turns out the director saved the biggest twist for himself. Watching some of his films at a festival some years ago, Jordan was startled to see his own private life up there on the screen. It seems he had unknowingly channelled his relationships with his father, his wife and his children into stories about gangsters, terrorists and hot vampires. “I was shocked at how much of myself I revealed,” he says. “It was like a physical shock.”

That Jordan burgled...

Fairy tales are the source of many of our favorite fantasy films and tropes. The classics like Snow White, Hansel & Gretel, and Sleeping Beauty have led to some fantastic feature films and many of them crossed into the horror genre, mixing the fantasy with a hefty dose of blood. The original stories that the fairy tales we grew up with came from were not the spic and span Disney fare we would read. They were dark, gritty stories that, more often than not, revolved around a horrible death or two.

They were morality tales guaranteed to make a child’s or an adult’s blood run a bit colder and scare them into listening. One of the most terrifying and cautionary of these tales was Little Red Riding Hood. Not only did the story include a young woman in danger, but it also involved a werewolf who eats her grandmother,...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Neil Jordan is to direct a feature based on one of his own novels for the first time.

“The Well of Saint Nobody,” adapted from “The Crying Game,” “Interview With the Vampire” and “Michael Collins” director’s acclaimed 2023 novel of the same name, will be introduced to buyers in Cannes by Bankside Films.

Oscar winner Jeremy Irons Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter and Aidan Quinn are attached to star in the film, currently in pre-production, and expected to start shooting later in 2024.

“The Well of Saint Nobody,” follows William, a famous concert pianist who retires to a rectory in West Cork, Ireland. There, he hires local woman, Tara, as a housekeeper who he has met three times yet forgotten all about her. While he remembers nothing of their previous meetings, she remembers everything. When an abandoned well is found on the property she shares legends of the well’s magical history with him,...

Cillian Murphy, Kin season two and Paul Mescal were among the winners of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024, which were handed out during a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday.

Lies We Tell, about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family, led the nominations for the movie portion of the awards with 13 and went home with three. It was followed by That They May Face the Rising Sun, which took home the best film prize, and Double Blind, with 11 each. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel about passion, war and migration, while Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes wrong.

Among the lead acting nominees were such big names as Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson and Jessie Buckley. Murphy took home the best actor...

Cillian Murphy capped off his domination of awards season by claiming the top acting prize for film on home soil.

The Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG award winner on Saturday night added perhaps a final statue to his flawless haul of honors for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” when he was named best lead actor at the 21st Irish Film and TV Academy Awards.

“God, I’m still so brutal at this,” the famously shy actor said on collecting the award, presented to him by “Killers of the Flower Moon” star and fellow recent awards circuit regular Lily Gladstone. “But being in this room is so special — being at home, with people that I love and admire amongst my fellow nominees and some of my favorite people.” Speaking backstage afterwards at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, he added: “It feels lovely being home with so many friends and colleagues.”

Gladstone,...