News

Here’s When & Where You Can Watch Seruppuga Jaakirathai Online! (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Tamil cinema continues to deliver intriguing content, and Seruppuga Jaakirathai is the latest series to grab attention. Directed by Rajesh Soosairaj, the show promises an engaging narrative that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.

Recently, ZEE5 secured the Ott rights to the series and announced that it would be available for streaming by the end of the month. So, if you’ve been eagerly waiting to watch Rajesh Soosairaj’s latest Tamil series, here’s when and where you can catch it online!

When & Where To Watch Seruppuga Jaakirathai?

The streaming giant ZEE5 announced on Thursday through its social media handle. The announcement post reads: “Get ready for a hilarious game of Hide & Seek. #SeruppugalJaakirathai – A ZEE5 Original is coming your way to entertain you. Premieres from March 28th.”

Get ready for a hilarious game of Hide & Seek!

Nova Twins have announced their third album, Parasites & Butterflies, out August 29th, and released the new single “Soprano.”

The UK duo of Amy Love and Georgia South called the new song “a celebration of the power of women, especially when we unite.”

“The industry often pits women against each other, and women’s voices are silenced worldwide,” they stated via a press release. “But we are still shouting from the rooftops! This song aims to empower, encourage connection, and promote friendship, spreading ‘boss energy’ and lifting each other up.”

The track melds nu-metal rap verses with a chorus and bridges that branch into synthy hyperpop and pop R&b, showcasing Nova Twins’ varied sonic palette and a deliberate contrast in styles — reflecting the theme of the album. It marks the second single from Parasites & Butterflies following the release of “Monsters” in January.

“Parasites & Butterflies is about the bridge between chaos and beauty,...

David Yow was having brunch outside at a little restaurant near his home in California recently when a Jaguar pulled up. Out stepped Billie Eilish. “I was so starstruck, I was hyperventilating,” he says on a phone call. “She walked, like, inches behind me into the restaurant. No makeup, nothing fancy, just Billie Eilish. I couldn’t believe it. I wanted to tell her how great she is, but [stars] get that shit so often, so I didn’t bother her.”

Yow — the 64-year-old singer whose band, the Jesus Lizard, released a noisy,...

On Friday, September 13, at 8:00 Pm, We tv airs an intense new episode of *Love After Lockup*, titled “Hide & Seek.” This episode promises plenty of drama as the couples navigate the challenges of love after incarceration. Zeruiah is at her breaking point when Troy’s ex decides to air some dirty laundry, creating tension that could shake their relationship to its core.

Meanwhile, True drops a bombshell on Shonta that leaves her reeling. This shocking revelation is sure to have lasting implications for their connection. Joey is also facing challenges, as he uncovers the financial secrets Kim has been hiding, potentially putting more strain on their already complicated relationship.

Hope is feeling uncertain about her engagement to Arthur, leading her to question whether they are truly meant to be together. Lastly, Julian finds the courage to come clean to Chris, revealing truths that could change the course of their relationship.

Stars: Liv Paige, Sabrina Bale, Tyler Winchcombe, Wayne Reid, Claudia Barba, Sandy Button, Olly Bassi | Written and Directed by Ted Dontchev, Maximillian Fuerstein

On the run after a botched heist, a trio of thieves take refuge in a suburban family’s home. They plan to wait until morning, but things take an unexpected turn, leading to deadly consequences. From writer-director duo Ted Dontchev and Maximillian Fuerstein, Thieves in the Night is a Tarantino-inspired crime thriller that sets out its story by reference to the titles of its three acts: Hide & Seek, Deep Cuts the Knife, and Desperate Hours (from first to third).

Hide & Seek is the strongest part of this movie, as it sets up the narrative and interpersonal conflicts between the characters quite well. For example, we learn that Mia (Liv Paige) is the product of an affair that Stella (Sabrina Bale) had whilst still being...

Indian animation will be in the spotlight across the 2024 Annecy Animation Festival.

For the first time, Indian animation will feature at Namaste MIFA, a pitch event at MIFA (Marché International du Film d’Animation) in Annecy. The event, organized by Annecy-backed Indian animation festival AniMela and co-hosted by Assemblage Entertainment and Zebu Animation Studios, will present four work-in-progress projects reflecting diverse themes such as sports, food, gender and tradition. These projects aim to blend Indian essence with universal appeal.

The projects are “Hide & Seek” by Krishna Chandran Nair; “Rising Tides” by Pari Satarkar; “Lala” by Isha Mangalmurti and Shreeya Wagh; and “Table for One” by Debjyoti Saha and Dhruv Sehgal. These projects, part of the international MIFA Campus in India, supported by the French Institut in India and Rubika, Pune, benefited from mentorship at AniMela’s 2024 workshop.

Over at the MIFA Pitch, there are four Indian projects among the 41 global selections,...

Noise-rock legends the Jesus Lizard have announced that their first new album together in 26 years will arrive in September.

Rack, due out September 13 via Ipecac Records, finds the band’s classic lineup of singer David Yow, guitarist Duane Denison, drummer Mac McNeilly, and bassist David Wm. Sims reuniting in the studio for the first time since their last LP, 1998’s Blue.

Following their initial breakup in 1999, the Jesus Lizard have staged a couple of reunion tours over the past quarter-century, but it wasn’t until recently that the group decided to reconvene on record.

The Jesus Lizard have announced their first album in 26 years, along with a run of 2024-2025 tour dates. The influential noise-rock act will unleash Rack on September 13th via Ipecac Recordings, and has unveiled the first single, “Hide & Seek.”

The band still features classic members David Yow (vocals), Duane Denison (guitar), David Wm. Sims (bass), and Mac McNeilly (drums). The new LP will be their seventh overall, and first since 1998’s Blue. The title Rack continues the band’s tradition of naming their albums with single words of four letters.

Get The Jesus Lizard Tickets Here

“Hide & Seek” is a punk-infused song in which Yow sings in the chorus, “She’s not an idiot/ Just a witch/ She’s a battle-ax with no sense of humor.”

The singer describes the song as “a perky ditty about a witch who can’t behave, and it’s got nearly as...

Strut and get sexy! On Thursday, Flo — the British R&b trio made of Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer — dropped the music video for “Walk Like This,” their first single of 2024, which hears the girls stepping into sultriness with no fear.

“The Walk Like This music video reflects us as three powerful women celebrating our relationships and having fun together which is what it’s all about!” the trio said in a press release. “It’s a lot of fun, directed by women, created by women, and we...

For more than 40 years, Aardman Animations has been producing classics like “Wallace & Gromit,” “Chicken Run” and “Shaun the Sheep.” Now, following in the footsteps of pioneers such as Peter Lord, David Sproxton and Nick Park, new recruits have come on board at the company’s headquarters on Spike Island in the port city of Bristol, in the West of England, replenishing its creative treasure chest.

Variety steps along the gangplank to meet some of the more recent additions to the crew: Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, the creators of Oscar-nominated “Robin Robin” (see here); kids’ comedy series “Lloyd of the Flies” creator and director Matthew Walker, and co-director and voice director Jane Davies (see here); and Lucy Izzard, the creator, writer and director of “The Very Small Creatures,” a BAFTA nominated preschool series (see below).

“The Very Small Creatures,” commissioned by U.K. pay-tv operator Sky, is a stop-motion series for one to three-year-olds.

September 1st is the official start of Spooky Season around these parts, and the horror genre is delivering in a big way as we say goodbye to summer over the long three-day weekend.

Seven – yes, Seven – brand new horror movies have arrived to keep you company all weekend long. Here’s all the new horror that just released for September 1, 2023.

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

First up, Jennifer Reeder (V/H/S/94, Night’s End, Knives and Skin) is back with Perpetrator, a new horror movie that just debuted on the Shudder streaming service today.

Perpetrator is being described as a “coming-of-age, feminist horror-noir feature.”

In the film, “Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several...

Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things) and Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) star in the horror thriller All Fun and Games, which was executive produced by Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo and is set to receive a theatrical and VOD release on September 1st. With the film arriving tomorrow, we have an Exclusive clip to share with you today, and you can check it out in the embed above! This one features Butterfield playing a deadly game of hide and seek with some of his co-stars.

All Fun and Games marks the feature directorial debut of Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu, who also wrote the screenplay (based on an original spec script written by JJ Braider). Here’s the logline: The Russo Brothers’ Agbo presents a terrifying tale about a group of Salem teens who discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon that forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions...

All Fun and Games is an upcoming horror movie starring Natalia Dyer and Asa Butterfield, taking a twisted approach to children's games gone wrong. The trailer emphasizes the sarcastic tone of the story, hinting at the dark history of Salem and the consequences of ignorance. The film marks the directorial debut of Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu, supported by a talented cast and the production team at Agbo.

All Fun and Games is an upcoming horror movie starring Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things) and Asa Butterfield (Sex Education). It's been described as taking "the elements of cruelty inherent in children’s games – Flashlight Tag, Hangman, Hide & Seek – and what happens when the games go too far. " The trailer, which you can watch below, announces that it's from the producers of The Strangers: Prey at Night and from the Russo Brothers' Agbo.

The film takes place in the town of Salem,...

Back at the start of 2022, we heard that Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things) and Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) had signed on to star in a horror thriller called All Fun and Games, which would be executive produced by Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo. Now that movie is ready to make its way out into the world, set to receive a theatrical and VOD release on September 1st. With that date drawing near, a trailer for All Fun and Games has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

All Fun and Games marks the feature directorial debut of Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu, who also wrote the screenplay (based on an original spec script written by JJ Braider). Here’s the logline: The Russo Brothers’ Agbo presents a terrifying tale about a group of Salem teens who discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon...

“Stranger Things” star Natalia Dyer stars alongside Asa Butterfield in the upcoming horror movie All Fun and Games, which received a release date and an official trailer today.

All Fun and Games will release in theaters and on VOD on September 1, 2023.

Watch the trailer below to begin the twisted games…

The cast also includes Keith David (They Live, The Thing), Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Pinocchio), Annabeth Gish (“The Fall of the House of Usher”), Laurel Marsden (“Ms. Marvel”), and Kolton Stewart (Lock & Key).

The Russo Brothers’ Agbo presents a terrifying tale about a group of Salem teens who discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon that forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.

All Fun and Games explores the elements of cruelty inherent in children’s games – Flashlight Tag, Hangman, Hide & Seek – and what happens when the games go too far.

Good things come in threes! On Monday, British trio Flo surprise-released three-song EP, 3 of Us, to celebrate the group reaching 333,000 followers on Instagram on July 3.

The project features songs “Control Freak,” “Change,” and “3 of Us,” the first two of which they’ve been performing on the road, including at their recent appearance at Glastonbury Festival. The project’s cover art features a photo of members Stella Quaresma, Renée Downer, and Jorja Douglas showing their matching tattoos of the number 3 on their wrists.

“A gift to the Flo Lifers who have...

The girls of Flo are bringing back the beauty of early aughts R&b. On Thursday, the British trio — Renée Downer, Stella Quaresma, and Jorja Douglas — released their old-school R&b-infused single “Fly Girl,” featuring an iconic verse from Missy Elliott herself.

“‘Fly Girl’ is all about confidence, good vibes and feeling your best. It’s a lively, feel-good song that still incorporates clever lyrics and fire vocals, if we do say so ourselves,” the group said in a statement. “It’s quite literally a perfect fusion of old-school meets modern-day R&b,...

Problems related to the use of fossil fuels and possible alternatives. Denounces against all types of exploitation and the stories of hope for a fairer world. Life After Oil, the only film festival in Sardinia that specifically deals with issues relating to the environment and human rights at an international level, is back. Now in its 7th edition, the event conceived and directed by Massimiliano Mazzotta has increasingly become an important opportunity of dialogue for filmmakers, activists, and associations of various nationalities that want to discuss energy issues and the search for a more sustainable lifestyle that is right for everyone.

By complying with all the safety measures necessary for the health emergency due to Coronavirus, the 2020 festival will take place in Ottana, from September 3rd to 5th, and in Santa Teresa Gallura, from September 8th to 13th. Sardinia, Italy

A total of 1212 works have been submitted, almost twice as many as last year,...

Exclusive: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, a Golden Globe winner for his performance as Elvis Presley in the miniseries Elvis and nominated for The Tudors, has signed for management with Artist International Group. Meyers will next be seen starring in Cj Entertainment’s remake of Hide & Seek and as Sir James Brooke in director Michael Haussman’s historical feature Rajah.

Meyers most recently appeared in the fourth and fifth seasons 4 of Michael Hirst’s Emmy winning historical drama Vikings. Meyers also recently starred in director Harald Zwart’s German and English language WW2 feature, The 12th Man, and alongside James Caan and Rosanna Arquette in Amanda Sthers’ feature Holy Lands for Studio Canal.

Throughout his career, Meyers has worked with acclaimed directors such as Ang Lee, Oliver Stone, Woody Allen, JJ Abrams, Julie Taymor and Neil Jordan in films that include Ride With The Devil, Match Point, Mission: Impossible III and Bend It Like Beckham.

Buzzy works-in-progress presentations include Lamb from Iceland and The Innocents from Norway.

Beware Of Children, directed by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud, has won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film in Goteborg tonight (1 Feb).

The prize money of $104,000 (Sek 1m) makes it the world’s largest film prize. The backers are Volvo Car Group, Region Västra Götaland and the City Council of Gothenburg.

The jury, led by Mia Hansen-Love, said Beware Of Children was “inspiring reflection about the intricacy of education from an adult perspective. It questions the innocence of one’s childhood in a captivating way. Human relationships...

For the first time ever, a record number of 13 talent scouts -including U.S. reps from Wiip, CAA, Gersh- will set foot at Göteborg’s sold-out Nordic TV Drama Vision (Jan.29-30), where around 50 series in progress and in development will play to 420 industry delegates.

“This is the first time ever we have such a large presence of talent agents in Göteborg, but mirrors the worldwide trend of people trying to uncover and snap up the next big talent and stories, of which the Nordics abound,” said head of industry Cia Edström.

Heading the works in progress is HBO’s Swedish original “Beartown,” to be discussed by HBO Nordic’s commissioning editor & VP Original Programming, Hanne Palmquist, director Peter Grönlund, and Filmlance International’s producers Bonnie Skoog Feeney and Mattias Arehn. The adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s best-selling novel will bow on HBO later this year.

The dramedy “Dreaming of England,...

Exclusive: 2 Nights Till Morning, Panama among in-demand titles.

French sales outfit Wide Management has inked a number of deals here at Afm, including an all rights deal in South Korea with Bluebrick for Mikko Kuparinen’s romantic drama 2 Nights Till Morning.

Marie Josee Croze stars in the Montreal premiere about a one-night stand that takes an unexpected turn when an ash cloud from a volcano prevents all flights from taking off.

Kuparinen garnered Montreal’s best director award for the film.

Meanwhile Cordline has picked up TV and VOD rights in Latin America to titles including Pavle Vuckovic’s Cannes entry Panama, Joanna Coates’ Hide And Seek, Simone Scafidi’s’s Italian drama Eva Braun and Spanish Lgbt romance-drama Hidden Away by Mikel Rueda.

The Paris-based team also reported strong interest in San Sebastian title After Eden.

Hide and Seek

Written by Daniel Metz and Joanna Coates

Directed by Joanna Coates

UK, 2014

The dream of an abundance of love and sex and friendship is probably familiar to all of us, however conflicted it is with the ideology of a soulmate, the special and romantic idea of two starry-eyed lovers locked in a close embrace. While the majority of the Western narratives seems to adhere to the dream of the happily ever after, Hide and Seek offers a different view of love, seeking to mythologize a polyamorous union instead.

Coming from a first-feature British director and winner of the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Hide and Seek presents us with four young adults from London, Max, Charlotte, Leah and Jack, who, though complete strangers to each other, decide to experiment with polyamory. They draw up schedules of partner-swapping including...

Redmayne lauded for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.

This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.

Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.

The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for Best Director to Kyrgyzstan’s Marat Sarulu for Move...

Other prizes included a Best Actor prize for Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.

This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.

Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.

The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for...

Hide And Seek won the Michael Powell award Ice Poison, My Name Is Salt, Hide And Seek and actor Eddie Marsan were named as winners at the 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival, held at Filmhouse today, hosted by Moviejuice presenter Grant Lauchlan.

The ceremony took place ahead of Sunday’s Closing Night, which concludes the 12-day Festival with the International Premiere of We'll Never Have Paris, and which will see the announcement of the Eiff Audience Award.

The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film was awarded to Joanna Coates’s Hide And Seek, which received its world premiere at the Festival. Her drama about a group of youngsters who experiment with non-monogamy wins one of the longest-running film awards in the UK, honouring imagination and creativity in British filmmaking. The award carries a cash prize of £20,000.

The winner was chosen by the Michael Powell Jury, chaired by director...

Talking in bed ought to be easiest.

When one first reads the introduction to it in the Edinburgh International Film Festival brochure - two young couples move in together... engaging in scheduled partner swapping - Hide And Seek sounds like another sex film, an excuse to draw in lazy film critics with the promise of flesh and hopefully create a bit of scandal that will attract the public. In fact it’s something very different and a good deal more important. Speaking to director Joanna Coates I put it to her that one of the film’s strengths is that it seems informed – not simply fantasy but a properly researched picture of how multiple-partner relationships can develop.

“I think that there’s two things to do with that,” she responded. “You’re right. The film has more of an allegorical aspect looking at love and sex and the limits that...

Charlotte (Hannah Arterton), Max (Josh O'Connor), Jack (Daniel Metz) and Leah (Rea Mole) have chosen to abandon the modern world of London in order to develop a utopian commune in the secluded English countryside. Sublimely uninterested in what is going on in the world around them, they foster a place in which imagination takes precedence over societal rules. As an expression of their newfound freedom, the foursome establishes a polyamorous lifestyle in an effort to breakdown interpersonal boundaries while also avoiding any romantic connections that might tear the commune apart. As they hide from the world, the commune serves as an existential Petri dish for the characters to seek out their true selves and find happiness. Joanna Coates' Hide and Seek tests the theory that societal norms serve as overbearing burdens for human beings; free of moral guidelines and everyday stress, people might just be able to enjoy life.