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Marion Cotillard is set to star in French director Bertrand Mandico’s “Roma Elastica,” a homage to the glory days of Italian cinema that will soon shoot at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios.

The Oscar-winning star of “La Vie en Rose,” and more recently “The Ice Tower” – whose other standout roles titles include “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Inception” – will be appearing in “Roma Elastica” alongside Noémie Merlant (“The Innocent”) and Maurizio Lombardi (“The New Pope”), according to the website of Italy’s promotional film body Filmitalia. Rounding out the “Roma Elastica” cast are vintage Cinema Italiano icons Ornella Muti and Franco Nero (“Django”).

Mandico is an eclectic cult director known for a gender-bending body of work that comprises his debut feature “The Wild Boys,” about five wealthy adolescent boys sent to a tropical island, all played by actresses, which premiered in Venice and topped Cahiers du Cinéma’s 2018 list of Top 10 films.

Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s triumphant return to the Cannes Film Festival, “It Was Just an Accident,” has won the Palme d’Or as the best film in competition at the festival, the Cannes jury announced on Saturday evening.

Panahi, who spent almost 20 years in prison or under house arrest in Iran for making anti-government films, was allowed to leave the country and go to the festival for the first time in more than two decades with the film, which deals with victims of oppression who abduct a man they believe was their torturer in prison.

“The bracing thing about ‘It Was Just an Accident’ is that it has married Panahi’s wit and humanism with real anger,” said TheWrap’s review.“… In a festival full of fury, this is one of the films that hits hardest and resonates longest.”

The review also suggested that the film, which premiered on Tuesday,...

Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Festival closed with its most political moment, as Iranian director Jafar Panahi accepted the Palme d’Or for “It Was Just an Accident,” a film directly inspired by his time in prison.

Filled with equal helpings of absurdist humor and ire, Panahi’s film follows five characters who think they’ve identified the prosecutor who tortured them during their own arrests — but as they were all blindfolded in jail, none can be entirely certain their captive is the same man.

Since Panahi’s first arrest and conviction for “propaganda against the regime” in 2010, the director has continued to make films, even when expressly forbidden from doing so. In 2011, he sent a flash drive to Cannes with his movie, “This Is Not a Film,” and has remained a vocal defender of other directors whose work the government seeks to suppress.

Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi has won the Palme d’Or for best film for It Was Just an Accident at the 78th Cannes international film festival.

Panahi, who just a few years ago was imprisoned in Tehran and under a 20-year travel and work ban, returned triumphantly to Cannes, accepting his award from jury president (and vocal Panahi fan) Juliette Binoche.

Panahi’s film, his first since being released from prison in 2023, is a direct assault on Iran’s authoritarian regime. The thriller follows a former political prisoner who kidnaps a man he believes to be his torturer and then debates with other dissidents whether to kill or forgive him.

The win marks the sixth time in a row a film acquired by Neon for North America has won the Palme d’Or. Tom Quinn’s indie outfit kept its Cannes streak going by picking up It Was Just an Accident earlier this week.

Angelina Jolie is bestowing a great honor on two rising stars: Marie Colomb and Finn Bennett!

The ceremony of the 25th edition of the Trophée Chopard took place at Carlton Beach during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on Friday night (May 16) in Cannes, France.

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It was co-hosted by Festival President Iris Knobloch, General Delegate Thierry Frémaux, and President of Chopard Caroline Scheufele.

Following a moving retrospective of their careers, the 30-year-old Culte actress and the 26-year-old Warfare actor were presented with the iconic gold-coated silver film reel trophy by the 49-year-old acclaimed actress and activist, acting as the official “Godmother” of this year’s edition.

Angelina offered words of encouragement to the two actors as she presented the award, met with applause by an audience of film industry luminaries and

international stars.

Attendees included President of the Cannes Festival jury Juliette Binoche, Members of the Cannes Festival jury Halle Berry,...

Angelina Jolie presented the 25th Trophée Chopard at a dinner on Carlton Beach on May 16, honoring Marie Colomb and Finn Bennett as rising screen talents. The event, co-hosted by Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch, general delegate Thierry Frémaux and Chopard co-president Caroline Scheufele, brought together jurors, filmmakers and industry figures under a starry Mediterranean sky. Jolie used her platform to highlight the reach of international cinema, its capacity to foster empathy and the urgent need to support storytellers working under threat.

Jolie told attendees—including jury president Juliette Binoche, Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, Leïla Slimani, Alba Rohrwacher, Quentin Tarantino and Carla Bruni—that films carry audiences far beyond their own experiences. “Through international cinema, we enter private moments, we witness lives at stake on distant front lines,” she said. Referencing My Father Shadow, a drama set against the 1993 Nigerian election crisis premiering at the festival, she added, “Any step...

Exclusive: France’s Studio TF1 has hired Julia Stuart, the former director of original Film at Sky, on a consultancy basis, and appointed Warner Bros. France exec Cristina Batlle as the head of its budding theatrical distribution operation.

The hires follow the rebranding in January of Newen Studios to Studio TF1, followed by an internal restructuring in March, and an announcement that the Paris-based pan-European production and distribution group would be expanding its cinema activities in France and getting behind more ambitious international co-productions.

The strategy is being spearheaded by Pierre Branco, who joined Studio TF1 (then Newen Studios) as CEO in March 2024, after 17 years at Warner Bros. France, where he rose to the position of General Manager France, Benelux and Africa.

Originally acquired by commercial TV giant the TF1 Group in 2015, the rebranded Studio TF1 group encompasses 50 production and distributions labels in 12 territories in Europe and predominantly focuses on audiovisual content.

Lazlo Nemes, the Hungarian filmmaker whose harrowing Holocaust drama “Son of Saul” won the Oscar for best international feature in 2016, is returning to WWII for his latest movie.

“Moulin” is set to tell the story of French Resistance hero Jean Moulin, and will be a French-language film starring Gilles Lellouche (“Tell No One”) and Lars Eidinger (“Clouds of Sils Maria”). The film will be introduced to buyers at this year’s Cannes Film Market, with Patrick Wachsberger’s 193 representing sales rights.

Based on true events, the story will follow Moulin (Lellouche) as he’s parachuted into occupied France to unite the French resistance fighters under Charles de Gaulle’s leadership. The film depicts how, despite all efforts to stay in the shadows, Moulin is ultimately betrayed and tortured at the hands of the ambitious head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Klaus Barbie (Eidinger). But even when locked in a tense,...

Patrick Wachsberger and Legendary’s Jv 193 will rep sales rights in Cannes to French-language biopic Moulin, about WWII resistance fighter Jean Moulin.

Gilles Lellouche (Tell No One) and Lars Eidinger (Clouds of Sils Maria) will star in the film from Oscar-winning filmmaker László Nemes (Son of Saul).

Based on true events, the film will chart how Jean Moulin (Lellouche) parachuted into occupied France to unite the French resistance fighters under Charles de Gaulle’s leadership. Despite efforts to stay in the shadows, Jean Moulin is ultimately betrayed and tortured at the hands of the ambitious Head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Klaus Barbie (Eidinger). But even when locked in a tense, deadly standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his courage and silence helps lead to the liberation of France, while leaving behind a new spirit of strength and resistance.

The film is produced by Alain Goldman...

After A24 released the first trailer for The Smashing Machine with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, it didn’t take long for awards pundits and journalists to start speculating about its future as an Oscar player. Truth be told, Johnson has been considered a potential Best Actor nominee for months, with only a still photo of his transformation into UFC fighter Mark Kerr in his war chest.

However, now that The Smashing Machine trailer has arrived, it seems fair, even at this early stage in the calendar, with the movie still months from its debut, to wonder aloud whether Johnson could leap from popcorn star and beloved WWE wrestler to Academy Award nominee.

If it happens, don’t act too surprised, especially since, on paper, The Smashing Machine has a lot in its favor. Based on the documentary of the same name, and written and directed by Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine...

Julie Christie is an Oscar-winning actress who has been largely absent from movie screens this century, enjoying a semi-retirement that finds her returning for the odd performance here and there. Yet she's always finding new fans as younger generations discover her cinematic classics. Let's take a look at 20 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Born on April 14, 1940, Christie rose to prominence for her work in London, starting with a breakthrough performance in John Schlesinger's "Billy Liar" (1963). She won the Oscar as Best Actress just two years later for Schlesinger's "Darling" (1965), playing a fashion model who sleeps her way to the top. That same year, she shot to stardom thanks to David Lean's romantic epic "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), which casts her as a political activist's wife who falls in love with a physician (Omar Sharif) during the Russian Revolution.

She earned a second Best Actress nomination for Robert Altman...

As it turns out, Zendaya would never let go of playing Ronnie Spector. Five years after it was announced that the Emmy Award-winning Euphoria star would embody the Ronettes lead singer in a feature film, Deadline reported on Wednesday that the A24 project had secured a new director in Oscar winner Barry Jenkins. Dave Kajganich, a frequent Luca Guadagnino collaborator, is now writing the screenplay after Pulitzer Prize winner Jackie Sibblies Drury was initially mentioned as a possible screenwriter in 2020 when the project was first announced.

Deadline offered no timeline for the Spector film, but it’s safe to assume it’ll be a while. Jenkins was recently attached to direct a science-fiction movie for Universal with Glen Powell in a lead role. At the same time, Zendaya is seemingly constantly busy and now filming Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. However, whenever the project comes to fruition and lands an actual release date,...

After performing under the alter-ego of for years now, John C. Reilly has officially unveiled his debut single as Mister Romantic. To kick off this chapter ahead of the release of a full album, he’s shared a cover of the Johnny Mercer classic, “Dream.” Stream it below.

Originally released in 1944, “Dream” has been covered by the likes of Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, and Roy Orbison. The song precedes an album of Great American Songbook favorites titled What’s Not To Love? For the project, due on June 13th, he’s recruited a number of musical colleagues to round out the LP, including award-winning producer and instrumentalist David Garza.

“I looked at our weary world a few years ago and tried to think of a way I could spread love and empathy,” Reilly said of the ongoing project. “I decided the most fun way to do that was through...

In case you didn’t know: John C. Reilly is a vaudeville guy. Not only did the beloved character actor star as half of the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in the emotionally affecting biographical film Stan & Ollie (2018), but since then he’s created a throwback stage persona of his own, the lovelorn and musically inclined Mister Romantic, who has sold out concerts across Los Angeles since 2022.

Now, Reilly is set to introduce Mister Romantic to the rest of the world with a full-fledged album that arrives on June 13. His charming debut,...

With her Oscar win for the Spanish-language “Emilia Pérez,” Zoe Saldaña joins a short list of performers who have won for non-English language roles. She’s just the third ever to do so for Best Supporting Actress, after Penélope Cruz for “Vicky Christina Barcelona” and Yuh-jung Youn in “Minari.”

But there is further significance in Saldaña’s victory. While several actors have won for non-English roles in American movies, such as Cruz and Youn, Saldaña is the first acting winner from a Best International Feature Oscar nominee in 25 years – since Roberto Benigni exuberantly won Best Actor for 1998’s “Life is Beautiful.” Both that film and “Emilia Pérez” were also Best Picture nominees.

In Oscar history, in fact, Saldaña and Benigni are the only two actors to win for movies also nominated in the international cateorgy, which was referred to as Best Foreign-Language Film in the era when “Life is Beautiful” won the award.

Oscar nominated movies go through meticulous discussions and careful considerations before becoming a candidate to win the actual award. But sometimes public opinion does not necessarily align with the experts. The audience does not shy away from expressing their opinions—especially when they do not like a movie.

But that doesn’t mean these films aren’t worth watching, they’re entertaining. However, if we start handing out nominations to every entertaining movie, the Academy Awards would lose their value, wouldn’t they? In some cases, these films even overshadowed more deserving contenders, fueling criticism about the very selection process of movie nomination.

In this list, we will look at some of the most controversial and surprising movies nominated for an Academy Award. Without further ado, let’s find out if the movies selected were justified or not.

Selena Gomez in Emilia Pérez, Ben Afflect and Josh Harnett | Credit: Why Not Productions,...

We have ourselves a race! The Oscar contests for Best Actor and Best Actress got especially interesting at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday because the winners disagreed with another industry peer group honor, the BAFTA Awards. But who tends to win the Oscar under those circumstances, the SAG winner, the BAFTA winner, or someone else entirely?

SEE2025 Oscars race scorecard: 'Conclave,' Timothée Chalamet pull off SAG Awards wins while Demi Moore rebounds

Let's start with Best Actress, where Demi Moore (The Substance) won the SAG Award while Mikey Madison (Anora) won BAFTA. This is the fifth year in a row that the two awards diverged. Let's break down all those disagreements year by year.

2023: Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) won SAG, Emma Stone (Poor Things) won BAFTA — Oscar went to the BAFTA winner.

2022: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) won SAG,...

You might know Cristin Milioti from her knock-down, drag-out performance as Sofia Falcone (turned Gigante) in the HBO original miniseries "The Penguin" — but did you know that she also auditioned for one of the biggest movies of 2024? If you weren't aware of that until right now, I'll forgive you ... because Milioti did not book the role.

In a conversation with Deadline on the red carpet ahead of the SAG Awards — which took place in Los Angeles on February 22 and where Milioti was nominated for her role in "The Penguin" but lost out to "Baby Reindeer" breakout Jessica Gunning — Milioti was asked about the fact that she apparently auditioned for "Wicked." Not only that, but Milioti was quite candid about the whole thing. "I did a really bad job," the acclaimed actress confessed.

"How could you possibly be bad?" the interviewer asked — and so, Milioti answered honestly. "Well, there was a...

Queen’s legendary story featuring an Oscar-winning performance is coming to streaming.

The hit biographical blockbuster Bohemian Rhapsody is set to arrive on Hulu on March 1, offering audiences the chance to experience the electrifying story of Freddie Mercury and Queen. The film chronicles Mercury's rise to fame, the band's groundbreaking music, and their legendary Live Aid performance. Whether you're a longtime fan of Queen or discovering their story for the first time, Bohemian Rhapsody is a must-watch.

RelatedThis Award-Winning French Film Is an Overlooked Masterpiece of Historical Drama

La Vie en Rose may be a biopic, but its pivotal figure's influence also gives it some remarkable historical insights.

Award-Winning and Box Office Success

Bohemian Rhapsody achieved massive critical and commercial success, grossing over $910 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing music biopic of all time. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Mr. Robot's Rami Malek...

Exclusive: Tom Cruise was smack in the middle of a 360-degree crush at the annual Charles Finch and Chanel pre-bafta party on Saturday night and Sunday morning at the swanky 5 Hertford Street private member’s club Mayfair.

One moment he’s having an earnest conversation with The Wild Robot’s Lupita Nyong’o. “Come to the set, come visit us,” he’s telling her about the time he’s having working on director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s movie shooting at Pinewood Studios.

The Mission Impossible superstar moves to his right to welcome an incoming Demi Moore. They’re soon locked in a hug for the ages as they natter about her awards season success in filmmaker Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (a big hit for Mubi and Working Title) as onlookers quickly calculate that Cruise and Moore worked together on Rob Reiner’s A Few Good Men 33 years ago.

Lupita Nyong’o and Brady Corbet.

Marion Cotillard shared that, while she plays the enigmatic Cristina in her film The Ice Tower (‘La Tour de Grace’), she found herself intimidated by her young co-star Clara Pacini as the pair prepared to work on the movie.

Cotillard, who won an Oscar in 2008 for her role of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, said at the Berlinale Film Festival:

“We met at my place and I realised I didn’t dare to look her straight in the eyes, I felt very uncomfortable. I felt intimidated by Clara, she is very charismatic. That was the start of our work together, [that connection] already existed between us.”

Discussing her preparation for the role of actress Cristina, she said: “I invented stories, rivalries with actors, failures and flops. I invented her decline, in a sense.”

She added: “Repeatedly, I play mysterious figures, so I want to see that mystery for myself. I...

While Édith Piaf’s name probably won’t ring many bells for English-speaking audiences, her musical works are a staple of French culture. “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien” is a ubiquitous backtrack for any commercial that wants to exude its product’s sense of refined elegance and luxury. In 2023, K-pop’s Yeong Taek Seo covered her iconic “Padam, Padam.” Perhaps more relevantly, Celine Dion belted out her “Hymne à L’Amour” at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

Considering all that influence, it’s only natural for the late Piaf to have some biopics under her belt. Of these films, one of the most famous debuted in 2007. Olivier Dahan’s La Vie en Rose (known as La Môme in French) takes its title from one of Piaf’s most famous songs. Predictably, it covers the singer’s tumultuous life and premature death. The quintessentially French film is nothing short of a masterpiece,...

Is there any star working today with a career as varied as Marion Cotillard? Anyone who has moved as effortlessly between Hollywood blockbusters — Inception, Dark Knight, Public Enemies — and indies (The Immigrant and Macbeth), from slapstick action comedy like the Taxi films — the French pre-Fast and the Furious car racing franchise that first made her a star — to auteur dramas like Rust and Bone, Annette, and Two Days, One Night?

“I just read scripts and, no matter the genre, if it’s a comedy or a drama, when I feel I can bring something to the movie, that’s when I choose to be part of it,” Cotillard says, speaking via Zoom from her home in Paris. “I don’t plan anything [but] I feel very lucky that I can go between totally different worlds.”

The world Cotillard enters in The Ice Tower, which has its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival on Feb.

Since Tim Burton's "Batman" arrived in 1989, there's been no shortage of just plain silly moments throughout the franchise's run. The introduction of the bat-nipples in "Batman Forever," George Clooney's Dark Knight whipping out the Bat credit card, anything Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze did in "Batman & Robin." Following that 1997 blunder, however, Christopher Nolan took over the property, giving Batman a new origin story and single-handedly introducing the concept of the "gritty reboot" into the popular lexicon.

2005's "Batman Begins" was an impressively fresh take on a character that had already been reinterpreted multiple times, both on-screen and in the comics. It introduced us to what was dubbed a "grounded" Batman, situating the hero in a Gotham that felt much closer to our own world than any Bat-movie before it. It was a hero's origin tale that Nolan quickly followed up with the Bat-equivalent of "Heat," placing Christian Bale...

Marion Cotillard, a celebrated French actress known for her roles in Inception and La Vie en Rose, is also a style icon whose impeccable footwear choices elevate her signature elegance on and off the red carpet.

Standing at 5 feet 5 ½ inches (approximately 166.4 cm), she continues to captivate audiences with her versatile performances and timeless elegance.

Director Eric Warin keeps it classic in a blazer and jeans, while Marion Cotillard exudes edgy sophistication in a quilted black denim ensemble paired with sleek boots at the “Charlotte” Premiere at Ugc Cine Cite Les Halles on November 7, 2022, in Paris, France (Credit: Laurent Zabulon / Abaca / INSTARimages / Cover Images)

At 5 feet 5½ inches, Cotillard stands slightly above the average French woman (5 feet 3 inches). She is marginally shorter than Zoe Saldana, whose height is 5 feet 6 ½ inches (168.9 cm).

Zoe Saldana stuns in a chic polka-dot mini skirt with a dramatic two-tone blouse, while Marion Cotillard exudes elegance in a...

French film and TV production and distribution group Newen Studios is rebranding as Studio TF1 and expanding its cinema activities, the company’s managing director Pierre Branco has announced.

Former Warner Bros Discovery exec Pierre Branco, who took the reins at Newen Studios last April, detailed the upcoming changes at the TF1 Group subsidiary in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper on Monday.

Branco said the name change went hand in hand with a desire to become more active on the international stage.

“The challenge is to be easily identified on the international scene and thus provide a clear vision to the market,” he said.

Since its acquisition by French commercial TV giant TF1 group in 2015, Newen Studios has grown into one of Europe’s top production and distribution banners with 50 company labels in 11 countries.

Branco also revealed that the group was planning to expand its existing cinema activities.

“Cinema...

What do the Golden Globes love more than a juicy dramatic performance? A juicy dramatic performance that sings.

From Austin Butler to Renée Zellweger, the Globes have long rewarded actors not known for their musical abilities who decided to show off their chops on screen in biopics. This year, that historical trend could boost the chances of two nominees: Timothée Chalamet for Best Film Drama Actor in A Complete Unknown and Angelina Jolie for Best Film Drama Actress in Maria.

In A Complete Unknown, Chalamet plays Bob Dylan. The film follows the legendary singer-songwriter from January 1961, when he moves from Minnesota to New York City, to his 1965 concert at the Newport Folk Festival, where he notoriously introduces electric instruments. Chalamet does all of his own singing in the film, refusing to lip-synch along to Dylan’s original recordings. As of today, the actor ranks second with 4/1 odds.

In Maria, Jolie plays Maria Callas.

Meryl Streep is the best of the best.

Her performance in Sophie’s Choice (1982) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Actress winner ever, according to a Gold Derby ballot cast by 21 of our film experts, critics, and editors, who ranked all 97 movie champs.

Diane Keaton ranked second for Annie Hall (1977), with Jodie Foster following in third for The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (1972) and Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) rounded out the top five.

At the bottom of the list of the Best Actress winners is Mary Pickford for Coquette (1929). Just above that film in the rankings are Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), Loretta Young for The Farmer’s Daughter (1947), and Marie Dressler for Min and Bill (1931).

Another recent Gold Derby poll of cinema experts declared The Godfather (1972) as the greatest Best Picture Oscar winner of all...

The performance by Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice (1982) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Actress winner ever. The results are from a recent Gold Derby ballot cast by 21 of our film experts and editors, who ranked all 97 movie champs.

Ranking in second place is Diane Keaton for Annie Hall (1977). Following in third place is Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Rounding out the top five are Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (1972), and Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).

At the bottom of the list of the Best Actress winners is Mary Pickford for Coquette (1929). Just above that film in the rankings are Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), Loretta Young for The Farmer’s Daughter (1947), and Marie Dressler for Min and Bill (1931).

Another recent poll had The Godfather (1972) declared as the greatest Best Picture Oscar winner of all time (view...

The Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” opens on Christmas, but critics are already weighing in on the film, which follows the folk singer-songwriter from the early days of his career to his infamous use of electric instruments at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. Is the reception for the film friendlier than it was for Dylan and his electric guitar?

SEEInside ‘A Complete Unknown’: Recreating the 1965 Newport Folk Festival

As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 68 based on 26 reviews counted thus far, including 15 positive reviews, nine somewhat mixed reviews, and two negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, which classifies reviews as merely fresh or rotten, the film rates 75% fresh based on 48 reviews. There is no critics’ consensus on Rotten Tomatoes yet.

Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian) gives the film its most effusive praise, saying that “[Timothée] Chalamet is a hypnotic Dylan, performing the tracks himself and fabricating to...

The biopic seems to be one of Hollywood's current obsessions, with inspiring movies telling the true stories of iconic women growing in popularity. This comes as no surprise since they highlight the many achievements and challenges that influential and beloved figures in pop culture have experienced on their journeys to success. Recently, films like Pablo Larraín's Maria starring Angelina Jolie and Sophia Coppola's latest cult classic Priscilla, have done well with critics and at festivals.

As modern Hollywood chooses to tell more female-led stories, biopics have followed suit. Many of them tell inspiring tales, charting the challenges faced by some of history's most notable women. The best biopics are capable of bringing history to life and giving modern audiences a sense of the person beyond their achievements. The best biopics about women give a spotlight to their legacies and also shed light on important issues in society that women still face.

It’s a good year for the musically inclined. This awards season is full of actors who sing. And that doesn’t just mean the performers who were already known for their vocal chops like musical theater star Cynthia Erivo and pop singer Ariana Grande in “Wicked.” There are a number of singing actors for whom music isn’t their primary claim to fame, like Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown,” Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez,” Angelina Jolie in “Maria,” Kingsley Ben-Adir in “Bob Marley: One Love,” and even Saoirse Ronan in “Blitz.” Will those stars get a bump for showing their vocal range in addition to their dramatic range?

Some stars over the last 20 or so years were recognized for expanding their repertoires. Nicole Kidman earned an Oscar nom for the 2001 musical “Moulin Rouge!” — though her co-star Ewan McGregor was snubbed despite also doing his own singing. “Chicago” (2002) earned...

The 25-year-old star of “Anora” is about to add a Breakthrough Performance Award to her mantel.

Mikey Madison will accept the coveted prize during this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival — specifically at their awards show on Jan. 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The film festival itself runs from Jan. 2-13.

Sean Baker‘s “Anora” stars Madison as a Brooklyn stripper who gets married to a Russian oligarch (Mark Eydelshteyn) in what’s being dubbed a “modern-day Cinderella story.” The film is currently Gold Derby’s Best Picture frontrunner at the 2025 Oscars, and it received a major boost earlier this year when it claimed the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Prior to “Anora,” Madison appeared in popular projects like “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” (2019), “Scream” (2022), and “Better Things” (2016-22). She currently leads Gold Derby’s Best Actress Oscar odds, where her co-nominees are likely...

Three prominent members of the filmmaking community are joining the board of directors of the nonprofit International Documentary Association.

The trio includes Bob Berney, CEO of Picturehouse, the marketing and distribution company founded in 2005; Paula Ossandón Cabrera, director of Chiledoc, an organization that “promotes Chilean talents, their films and series worldwide”; and Oscar-shortlisted producer Toni Kamau, founder of Kenya-based production company We Are Not the Machine.

They join an IDA board led by co-presidents Ina Fichman and Michael A. Turner, treasurer Chris Albert, treasurer Maria Agui Carter, and members Orwa Nyrabia, Alfred Clinton Perry, Amir Shahkhalili, Chris Pérez, Grace Lee, and Marcia Smith.

“We are thrilled to welcome Bob, Paula, and Toni to the IDA Board of Directors,” Fichman said in a statement. “Bob’s expertise in marketing and distribution, Paula’s work and understanding of the documentary ecosystem in Chile and South America, and Toni’s expertise in production...

Night one on the 2024 Creative Art Emmys has come to a close, and some very big stars came out with wins.

On Saturday (September 7), the first of two night’s worth of awards were handed out before the 2024 Emmy Awards next week.

In the first night of the ceremony, Angela Basset won her very first Emmy. Maya Rudolph also collected a win, and Dick Van Dyke tied tied a record as the oldest winner at the age of 98.

We pulled together a winner’s list and a roundup of photos of the stars who were there!

Keep reading to find out more…

Keep scrolling to see photos of the attendees…

Ariana DeBose

Fyi: Ariana is wearing Kenneth Cole.

Maya Rudolph

Fyi: Maya is wearing Chloé FW24 Rtw.

Octavia Spencer

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Derek Hough

Shark Tank cast members Robert Herjavec, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban,...

The 2024 Creative Arts Emmys has handed out its first night of awards.

The annual two-day event, which takes place the weekend before the Primetime Emmys, is currently in the middle of handing out 99 awards to mostly below-the-line categories. Awards announced on Saturday include honors for variety programming, nonfiction and reality.

Saturday’s big winners included Jim Henson Idea Man, Saturday Night Live, Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden, Welcome to Wrexham and The 96th Oscars, which each took home multiple trophies. (Jimmy Kimmel, who won as an EP for The Oscars, joked that the win does not change his mind about not wanting to host again this year). Angela Bassett also landed her first Emmy win (after nine nominations) for narrating Nat Geo docuseries Queens, and The Traitors‘ Alan Cumming broke RuPaul’s record-setting winning streak for reality or competition program host.

Other notable wins included Dick Van Dyke...

It was just announced that Pablo Larrain‘s biopic “Maria,” about opera legend Maria Callas (played by Angelina Jolie), was acquired by Netflix for distribution, but it has now screened for journalists. It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 29. How good is it, though? The early reviews are pouring in from the Italian fest.

Based on the first 15 reviews counted by MetaCritic so far, the film has a “generally favorable” rating of 63. Eight of those reviews are classified as positive, while seven are somewhat mixed, though none are outright negative. But on Rotten Tomatoes, which considers reviews only as positive or negative, the film is 87% fresh based on 15 reviews, which means only two of them give the film a thumbs down. That disparity between scores suggests that most reviewers like the film, but some of those thumbs-up ratings might be a little ambivalent.

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Biopics have remained a popular genre of cinema throughout history, bringing attention to true, important stories of real life people that made an impact in some way. The biopics that inspire the most are the ones that focus in on a particularly impactful point in their lives, or insightfully reframe the narrative. Features like Malcolm X and Lincoln positioned the lens on key political figures, whilst La Vie En Rose and Walk The Line delved into the troubled backstories of famous musicians.

Dancing with the Stars season 33 is almost here and we're sure it's going to be just as magical as last season though there's an element to season 32 that can't be replicated or surpassed. That's the beauty, love, and impact of the Len Goodman tribute choreographed by Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy and Valentin Chmerkovskiy.

The stunning waltz set to "Moon River" was so stirring it moved those in the studio audience to tears as well as viewers watching from home. It's no wonder the Pro dancers and husband-and-wife choreography team have been nominated for an Emmy. The nomination is Johnson Chmerkovskiy's first and her work has also been recognized with a nod for Chmerkovskiy and Xochitl Gomez's waltz to "La Vie en Rose" which was a memorable moment from season 32 in its own right.

I had the opportunity to catch up with Johnson Chmerkovskiy to ask the pro dancer and choreographer about her Emmy nom,...

The 2024 Olympics are heating up in Paris, with some big names drawing attention to Friday’s Olympics Opening Ceremony, which will reportedly feature Lady Gaga and Celine Dion in a much-anticipated duet.

Both artists were spotted in Paris earlier this week, and Dion posted a photo of herself at The Louvre on Wednesday, fueling even more speculation that they’re due to take the stage.

“Every time I return to Paris, I remember there’s so much beauty and joy still to experience in the world,” Dion wrote on social media. “I love Paris, and I’m so happy to be back! Thank you to our wonderful friends at The Louvre!”

Dion was reported to perform on Tuesday, while Lady Gaga’s appearance was reported on Wednesday, with rumors speculating the pair would perform a duet of Édith Piaf classic song “La Vie en Rose” during the Friday event. On Thursday,...

Exclusive: Celine Dion looks set to perform at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday, in a joint appearance with Lady Gaga. But that’s not the only big news to report about the French-Canadian chanteuse.

I Am: Celine Dion, the film that chronicles the singer’s extraordinary career and her recent health struggles, has become Prime Video’s most popular documentary ever. It has also impacted her music sales: Since the documentary’s release on June 25, “Dion’s catalog streams are up +33% worldwide,” Amazon MGM Studios tells us.

The documentary directed by Irene Taylor shows how Dion rose to fame in her native Québec, releasing her first album at age 13. She went on to sell upwards of 250 million records, win six Grammys, perform at the Academy Awards, and record the Oscar-winning love theme from Titanic, “My Heart Will Go On.” In the film, Dion...

France has set its sights on making history on Friday with its audacious Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony unfolding on the River Seine in the heart of the French capital.

Kicking off at 7:30 p.m. local time, it will be the first ever Olympic inauguration to take place on a river and outside of a sports stadium for its entirety.

Over the course of three hours and 45 minutes (if the planned timing is respected), close to 7,000 of the 10,500 athletes competing in the games, representing 206 national delegations, will travel in 94 boats along a six-kilometer (3.7 mile) stretch of the river between the Pont d’Austerlitz and Pont d’Iena bridges.

The water parade will pass beside or under a host of Paris landmarks including the Notre Dame Cathedral, currently under re-construction following the devastating 2019 fire; the Pont Neuf, the Louvre and Place de la Concorde to arrive at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.

Updated: We can put the speculation to rest. Celine Dion and Lady Gaga will perform Édith Piaf’s classic “La Vie en Rose” at the Olympics’ opening ceremony in Paris on Friday, French journalist Thierry Moreau revealed on X.

Related: How To Watch The 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Online, On TV & On The Big Screen

Sightings of the pair in Paris in recent days had sparked intense speculation that the stars might perform at the opening ceremony.

Aside from French singer Aya Nakamura, the lineup of performers for the ambitious show unfolding on the River Seine is under wraps. Other rumored performers include Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande.

Dion, whose life has been severely impacted by stiff person syndrome, has not performed in four years, but has often spoken about her determination to get back on stage in the future.

Sharing footage of a smiling Dion walking in the streets...

Sexual Harassment & Abuse Actress Alexa Nikolas, known for starring in two seasons of the Nickelodeon hit 'Zoey 101,’ led a protest at Nickelodeon's Burbank headquarters in August. Nikolas is the leader of an activist group that advocates for survivors of sexual abuse and has called out several Nickelodeon executives and employees, most notably resulting in the firing of long-time producer Dan Schneider. While Schneider was not found guilty of sexual abuse, several other names that Nikolas mentioned have been convicted of sexual abuse and misconduct towards Nickelodeon child actors. As allegations continue to surface in Hollywood, countless children may continue to be harmed. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our...

Want proof this is not The Bad Place? The Morning Show is bringing William Jackson Harper on for Season 4, sources confirm to TVLine. (Frozen yogurt all around!)

The Good Place alum will play Ben, described as “the network’s self-assured and innovative Head of Sports.” Update: TVLine hears that the character originally was conceived as gay but The Powers That Be eventually took him in a different direction.

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Legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will sing with Shania Twain, Karol G, Chris Stapleton, and more on his new Duets album, arriving Oct. 25 via Decca Records/Sugar Music.

Twain joins Bocelli on the album’s lead single, “Da Stanotte in Poi,” an operatic, string-filled, bilingual rendition of Twain’s 1997 hit, “From This Moment On.” Bocelli and Twain begin by trading verses in their respective languages, before finally bringing their powerhouse vocals together.

Duets will feature a mix of old and new collaborations to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of Bocelli’s first album,...

Amazon Prime Video has set the launch date and unveiled art for Mélanie Laurent’s upcoming heist romance “Freedom” (“Libre”) starring Lucas Bravo (“Emily in Paris”).

The movie, which will launch exclusively on Prime Video on Nov. 1 across more than 240 countries, reteams the streamer and the acclaimed actor-turned-filmmaker following “The Mad Women’s Ball” which world premiered at Toronto Film Festival in 2019.

Based on a true story of a renowned French gangster of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, “Freedom” stars Bravo as Bruno Sulak, a highly charming criminal à la Arsène Lupin who orchestrated daring heists without firing a single shot. The film also charts Sulak’s cat-and-mouse game with George Moréas (Yvan Attal), a tenacious police commissioner, as well as his numerous escapes from prison and relationship with lover Annie, who is played by newcomer Léa Luce Busato.

Thomas Dubois, head of French originals at Amazon Studios, said working...

The first ever London Soundtrack Festival is taking place in association with the BFI from March 19-26 2025, headlined by Oscar-winning Lord Of The Rings composer Howard Shore.

He will take part in an in-conversation event with filmmaker David Cronenberg, where they will discuss their collaborations, having worked together on all but one of Cronenberg’s films.

Shore’s further credits include Mrs Doubtfire, Silence Of The Lambs and Martin Scorsese films such as The Departed and The Aviator. A retrospective of the Canadian composer’s work joins events celebrating the likes of Tar and Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, as well as Anna Meredith,...

Marion Cotillard joins star-studded cast of Apple TV+ hit series The Morning Show for highly anticipated fourth season. Cotillard brings acclaimed talent to role as 'Celine Dumont,' adding new depth to gripping workplace drama. The Morning Show continues to break records and gain acclaim, offering unapologetically candid look at power dynamics.

Apples award-winning, global hit series The Morning Show will expand its star-studded cast with Academy Award-winner Marion Cotillard for season 4. Apple TV+ has now revealed that Academy, BAFTA and Csar Award-winner Marion Cotillard is set to join the highly anticipated fourth season of The Morning Show, hailing from the studio Media Res and starring and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.

Cotillard, who is best known for roles in the likes of Inception and La Vie En Rose, will star as Celine Dumont, a savvy operator from a storied European family. In 2015, Cotillard garnered an Academy...

French superstar Marion Cotillard will join Season Four of Apple’s The Morning Show.

Cotillard, who won the 2008 lead actress Oscar for La Vie En Rose, will star opposite show regulars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston as Celine Dumont, described as “a savvy operator from a storied European family”.

The third season of the behind-the-scenes drama about a news station aired in 2023 and earned an AFI award as well as a Critics Choice Awards supporting actor, drama, win for Billy Crudup. In 2020 Crudup won the Emmy for supporting actor, drama.

The Morning Show key cast includes Greta Lee, Mark Duplass,...