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The Brenaissance continues apace! Having made his big-screen comeback to Oscar winning acclaim with Darren Aronofsky's The Whale in 2022, Brendan Fraser has shone in Martin Scorsese's Killers Of The Flower Moon, rounded out a winning run as Doom Patrol's Cliff Steele, and booked gigs starring as Dwight D. Eisenhower in upcoming D-Day thriller Pressure and appearing opposite Al Pacino in Barry Levinson's Assassination. And Fraser's next movie, Hikari directed comedy drama Rental Family, looks set to be another winner for The Mummy man. Check out the trailer below;

Now there's a hook if ever we saw one. We've seen Fraser act in family dramas, and we've seen Fraser act in comedies, but here we're getting Fraser, in a comedy, playing an actor in family dramas — but, well, actual other families' dramas. Yes, it looks like Beef director Hikari is about to pull off a sort-of...

Where To Watch Jim Carrey’s The Truman Show Online? (Photo Credit –Netflix)

Jim Carrey’s thought-provoking comedy-drama The Truman Show was released in theatres on June 5th, 1998. It was directed by Australian filmmaker Peter Weir (known for Witness and Dead Poets Society) and featured Carrey in the role of a lifetime. Even after 27 years, it remains a beloved classic. Read on to know more about this highly rewatchable film, why it’s more relevant than ever, and where you can stream it on Ott.

On this day 27 years ago Peter Weir’s ‘The Truman Show’ was released in theaters. pic.twitter.com/7KvGy6GMwz

— A Shot. (@ashotmagazine) June 5, 2025

The Truman Show: Plot

The film follows the story of a seemingly ordinary insurance salesman, Truman Burbank (played by Jim Carrey), who is unaware that his entire life is a part of a massive reality TV show watched by millions around the world.

Barcelona-based boutique studio Filmax has rolled out further pre-sales on “My Friend Eva,” from “Truman” director Cesc Gay, licensing key territories ahead of the film’s Cannes screening, closing Italy (Teodora Films) and Germany and Austria (Neue Visionen).

The film was also sold after Berlin’s European Film Market to Israel (Lev Cinemas), Greece (Cinobo) and Bulgaria (Beta Films). Cinemania acquired the film rights for former Yugoslavia.

The film turns on Eva, a married woman on a quest for passion whose life takes a dramatic turn after a serendipitous encounter in Rome. She remembers what it feels like to fall in love again.

Juan Diego Botto (“The Suicide Squad”) and Rodrigo de la Serna (“Money Heist”) co-star.

“We’re big fans of Cesc Gay’s films and believe ‘My Friend Eva’s’ lead character, this wonderful, interesting and relatable middle aged woman ,has the power to resonate with a large audience,...

As a literary medium, cartoons, comic books, and graphic novels have been used as a weapon wielded by writers and artists against oppressive state machinery since as far back as the 18th century, showcased through some of the most critical, influential political allegories like Maus, V for Vendetta, and Persepolis, to name a few. In a similar vein, renowned Argentinian journalist and writer Hector German Oesterheld penned his famous comic series, The Eternaut, to use the seemingly conventional sci-fi elements of an alien invasion theory to raise a voice against the autocratic military governance prominent across South America. The visionary nature of his work is demonstrated by the fact that The Eternaut acted as an ominous prediction of Argentina turning into an autocratic military state, and the writer perished along with a number of his family members in his efforts to counter the tyrannical forces in power. The characters in...

After announcing a 90-day pause on his tariffs last week, President Donald Trump made a series of adjustments to the presidential portraits in the grand White House entrance hall.

His latest addition to the grand foyer is a colorful painting of himself in the moments after last year’s attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania. The portrait shows his face bloody from his injured ear, his fist raised in triumph. In order to display the portrait, Trump moved a modernistic portrait of Barack Obama across the hall, replacing one of George W. Bush. Bush’s portrait was moved into the stairway that leads to the private residence.

The painting of Trump is slated to stay in the foyer for a few months before being replaced by a more traditional portrait. Trump has also ordered a big painting of Abraham Lincoln to be moved out on the stairway into the cross hall...

The Truman Show, the comedy-drama by Peter Weir and starring Jim Carrey, has found much-deserved success on streaming. At the time of writing, the movie is charting in the Hulu Top 5 Without question, one of Carrey's best films, The Truman Show,is based on Andrew Niccol's original screenplay about a man who doesn't realize he’s the subject of a reality show and his entire life takes place on a massive soundstage.

Truman Burbank was born inside, and all his life has been controlled by Christof, the creator of the show. The problem is that, one day, Truman starts to suspect that there's something off about his hometown and decides to do some digging. Suddenly, The Truman Show is in danger of being sabotaged by its own star.

The film stars Carrey along with Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Paul Giamatti and Philip Baker Hall,...

Like water taking the shape of any container in which it’s kept, Catalan cinema tends to work its way into every corner of a festival or marketplace in which it is present. This year’s European Film Market is no exception. Here’s a look at 10 Catalan titles set to make an impression at this year’s festival and market.

The highest profile appearance will be Eva Libertad’s debut feature, “Deaf,” based on a short of the same name, which world premieres in the Panorama section. Sold by Latido Films and produced by Distinto Films, A Contracorriente Films and Nexus CreaFilms, it’s based on Libertad’s Goya-nominated short of the same name.

Lucía G. Romero’s “Close to September” will world premiere in Berlinale Shorts. Produced by Escándalo Films, Filmax, Escac Films and Escac Studio, it centers on an imbalanced youthful romance.

Generation Kplus showcases two Catalan productions this year,...

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 10, 2025 2025 Cinema Eye Honors announces winners

On Thursday, Cinema Eye announced this year’s documentary and nonfiction winners at the New York Academy of Medicine in East Harlem. No Other Land, the war doc made by four young Palestinian and Isreali filmmakers, won three trophies including Best Nonfiction Feature. Directors Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel Szor shared the award for Debut Feature, while Abraham and Adra were also recognized as Unforgettables for their onscreen appearances. No Other Land is currently the Oscar frontrunner to win Best Documentary Feature. Here is the complete list of winners for the 2025 Cinema Eye Honors:

Nonfiction Feature: No Other Land

Direction: Mati Diop, Dahomey

Editing: Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Rik Chaubet)

Production: Union (Bretty Story, Stephen Mang, Mars Verrone, Samantha Curley, and Martin Dicicco)

Cinematography: Sugarcane (Christopher Lamarca and Emily Kassie)

Original Music...

The Producers Guild of America will posthumously honor late producers Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein with the Trailblazer Award, the guild announced on Friday. Their tributes will take place at the Producers Guild Awards, to be held Feb. 8 in Los Angeles.

Obst and Weinstein, who both died in 2024, will receive the awards for “their shared commitment to paving the way for female producers and championing women’s voices in Hollywood.”

“Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein have made a lasting impact on the industry with their trailblazing work and steadfast commitment to amplifying women’s voices,” Producers Guild of America presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line said in a statement.

“Lynda and Paula embody the spirit of women who have broken barriers and paved the way for future generations of producers. Their visionary work includes iconic films that have defined eras, alongside their unwavering commitment to championing underrepresented stories,” they continued.

Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein, the late powerhouse producers who championed women’s voices in Hollywood, will be honored at the Producers Guild Awards next month. Both are set for the 2025 PGA Trailblazer Award.

“Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein have made a lasting impact on the industry with their trailblazing work and steadfast commitment to amplifying women’s voices,” Producers Guild of America presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line said in a statement Friday. “Lynda and Paula embody the spirit of women who have broken barriers and paved the way for future generations of producers.”

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Weinstein, who died March 25, won a pair of Emmys for the HBO telefilms Too Big to Fail and Truman and nominated for Recount and Citizen Cohn. She also worked on films including The Perfect Storm, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That.

The following contains spoilers for Dune: Prophecy Season 1, Episode 6, "The High-Handed Enemy," which premiered Sunday, Dec. 22 on HBO.

Dune: Prophecy ends its first season on an uncertain note for the Imperial family. Emperor Javicco Corrino is dead, Princess Ynez has escaped to Arrakis, Constantine is unaware of his father's death, and Empress Natalya Corrino finally breaks out of her husband's shadow. The moment Natalya kills Sister Francesca and finds Javicco's dead body, she immediately gains more power over the Imperium than she ever had being married to the Emperor.

Actor Jodhi May interprets Natalya's choices in the Season 1 finale as a woman trying to survive in a patriarchal structure. Things are rapidly spiraling, but Natalya adapts with her own freedom in mind. In an interview with Cbr, May breaks down the motivation behind Natalya's controversial decisions in Dune: Prophecy's Season 1 finale, including killing Francesca and arresting her daughter.

Cbr: Javicco says,...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Silo season 2's episode 4.Silo season 2's episode 4 features a surprising product placement scene that blatantly promotes an Apple product but still somehow manages to work. Given how product placement remains a common practice in TV shows and movies to generate revenue and build a brand or product's visibility, it is not surprising that Apple TV+'s Silo also subtly integrates a product into its storyline. However, Silo season 2 episode 4's product placement scene seems to completely catch one off-guard because it is hard to decide whether it is shameless or brilliant.

Based on Hugh Howey's Silo book series, the Apple TV+ sci-fi show is among the most compelling series on air right now. With Rebecca Ferguson as its lead, the mystery thriller series has been topping streaming charts, which is not surprising given how it perfectly immerses viewers into its compelling sci-fi drama and realistic character beats.

Jimmy O. Yang almost didn’t make it to the first day of shooting.

To get into the mindset of his character on Hulu’s incredibly meta new series Interior Chinatown — in which the 37-year-old actor plays Willis Wu, a humble background character in the show’s fictional police procedural, Black & White, who thinks he’s living a real life — Yang went method. He purchased some grubby garments from Goodwill, put on a pair of old shoes he still had from his early days waiting tables, and, for the grand sum of $1500, purchased the crappiest car he could find, a 1999 Toyota Corolla.

He did such a good job, the guards at the Fox lot, where the show shoots, wouldn’t let him through the gates when he turned up for Day One of production.

“The security guard would not give me the time of day,” he recalls to The Hollywood Reporter.

Quincy Jones, the American music producer, songwriter and film and TV producer, has died aged 91.

Jones “passed away peacefully” at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, according to his publicist Arnold Robinson, as reported by Associated Press.

“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” read a statement from his family. “And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”

Jones was known for producing music for 20th century icons,...

In 1998, Jim Carrey starred in The Truman Show, which saw his character at the center of a wild social experiment where everyone around him was an actor, and in 2023, that idea came to life in Jury Duty. While Jim Carrey became famous for his outstanding comedy with his physical style, and his quick wit, The Truman Show was distinctly different from the other films he had worked on before. His character, Truman, lived every day in a community that seemed to center on him, with much of his life playing out in blissful peace.

However, Truman started to notice weird idiosyncrasies about his life, his neighbors and even the people closest to him, like his wife. As he began to take notice, he started experimenting, and before long, he figured out that people were not being honest. In a shocking revelation, Truman discovers that his entire life, since the day he was born,...

Anthea Sylbert, an Oscar-nominated costume designer on Chinatown and Julia who dressed Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby among many other credits and also was a studio exec and an Emmy-winning producer, has died. She was 84.

The news came from filmmaker Sakus Lalus, who made the 2023 documentary Anthea Sylbert: My Life in 3 Acts. The film followed Sylbert as she penned her memoir on the Greek island of Skiathos. See a trailer for the doc below.

Sylbert was a costume designer on more than 20 films from the late 1960s to late ’70s including Carnal Knowledge, The Heartbreak Kid, Shampoo, The Fortune, King Kong, The Illustrated Man, The Last Tycoon and F.I.S.T. Later in her career, she also produced or exec produced such pics as Overboard, My Blue Heaven and Something to Talk About and won an Outstanding Made for Television Movie Emmy and a PGA Award for 1995’s Truman, starring Gary Sinise as the 33rd U.

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Cesc Gay (“Truman”) ha concluido en Roma el rodaje de su décimo largometraje, “Mi Amiga Eva”, que ha coescrito junto a Eduard Sola (“El Cuerpo en Llamas”).

La película sigue a Eva, una mujer de 50 años, casada desde hace más de veinte y con dos hijos adolescentes. Durante un viaje de negocios en Roma, Eva se da cuenta de que quiere volver a enamorarse antes de que sea demasiado tarde. De vuelta a Barcelona, Eva empieza una nueva vida, soltera y abierta al juego de la seducción y el romance. A lo largo de un año seguimos a esta mujer que ha roto su mundo en busca de un sentimiento. Un imposible, pero quizá el azar pueda rescatarnos.

La historia transcurre entre Barcelona y Roma y está protagonizada por Nora Navas (“Dolor y Gloria”) acompañada de Juan Diego Botto...

VFX artists analyze a time-freeze effect in Jim Carrey's Kidding season 1, impressed with meticulous details. Most of the scene was created without CGI, requiring the editing out of physical elements that may have made production quite costly. The show features a unique balance of tragedy and comedy, with Carrey's performance engaging viewers beyond the impressive effects.

VFX artists have examined an impressive time-freeze effect found in a scene of Jim Carrey's underseen TV show Kidding, examining how the moment was meticulously crafted. The comedy-drama follows Carry's Jeff Piccirillo - who portrays a kids TV host named Mr. Pickles - enduring the tragic loss of his son while trying to balance his work after the fact. The series was met with generally positive reviews, however it was canceled by Showtime after season 2 in 2020.

Now, Corridor Crew has examined a time-freeze effect found during the critically praised Kidding's season 1 finale,...

The Venice Film Festival will honor Australian director and screenwriter Peter Weir (Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show, Master and Commander) with its Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 81st edition, running Aug. 28 to Sept 7.

The decision was made by the board of la Biennale di Venezia, based on a proposal made by festival director Alberto Barbera.

“The Venice Film Festival and its Golden Lion are part of the folklore of our craft,” said Weir. “To be singled out as a recipient for a lifetime’s work as a director is a considerable honor.”

Said Barbera: “With a total of only 13 movies directed over the course of 40 years, Peter Weir has secured a place in the firmament of the great directors of modern cinema. At the end of the 1970s, he made a name for himself as the main man behind the rebirth of Australian film thanks to two movies,...

Spanish indie film studio Filmax has sold sleeper hit “The Teacher who Promised the Sea” to Italy’s Officine Ubu following sales to Nachshon Films in Israel, Angel Films Scandinavia, India’s BookMyShow and airline rights to Encore Inflight.

“The Teacher…” is based on the real story of Antoni Benaiges, an instructor from Catalonia who, back in 1935, was assigned to teach at a little village school in the province of Burgos. With his new and innovative teaching methods, he began to change not just his students’ lives but also life in the village. However, not everyone in the village was happy about these changes.

The film had a successful run in Spanish cinemas in the autumn and winter of 2023-24.

Filmax head of international, Ivan Diaz, expects to close other key territories at EFM where it is being screened.

“We are thrilled that a company as prestigious as Officine Ubu...

Filmax has taken global distribution rights for “My Friend Eva,” the latest from Spanish director Cesc Gay whose ‘Truman’ proved a notable hit overseas, scoring substantial theatrical returns in several territories.

Set against the backdrops of Barcelona and Rome, this romantic comedy boasts Nora Navas (“Libertad”) Juan Diego Botto (“The Suicide Squad”) and Rodrigo de la Serna (“Money Heist”).

The film marks the ninth collaboration between Gay and producer Marta Esteban of Imposible Films, dating back to Gay’s breakout “Nico and Dani” and taking in “Truman.”

The new film turns on Eva, 50, a married woman on the quest for passion whose life takes a dramatic turn after a serendipitous encounter in Rome. She remembers what it feels like to fall in love again. This rekindling of passion propels her to rediscover love, challenging and changing her existing life.

Gay characterized the film as a comedy of serious intent. It is “filled with misunderstandings,...

In Living Color, a sketch comedy show, co-starred Jim Carrey and aimed to challenge Saturday Night Live's dominance in the genre. Carrey's best characters on the show utilized his physical comedy skills and appeared multiple times without getting boring. The show featured memorable sketches and characters like Ted Turner, Charlie Magic, Grandpa Jack McGee, and Fire Marshall Bill.

The sketch comedy series In Living Color co-starred Jim Carrey, who played some of the show's funniest and wildest characters. In Living Color is a sketch comedy show that premiered in April 1990 on Fox, in an attempt to capitalize on and challenge the supremacy of Saturday Night Live on NBC in the sketch comedy format. The series never became the cultural touchstone that SNL did, lasting only five seasons, but it earned a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series and remains a hilarious sketch comedy series that many have forgotten about.

Author Truman Capote earns the wrath of New York’s high society after unveiling devastating secrets in the official trailer for FX’s Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans. The second installment in Ryan Murphy’s Feud anthology series focuses on the author’s relationship with the mega-rich women who run NYC and what happens when their hard-earned trust is shattered.

Tom Hollander leads the cast as Truman Capote. Naomi Watts plays Barbara “Babe” Paley, Diane Lane is Slim Keith, Chloë Sevigny is C.Z. Guest, and Calista Flockhart plays Lee Radziwill. Demi Moore stars as Ann “Bang-Bang” Woodward, Molly Ringwald is Joanne Carson, Treat Williams is Bill Paley, Joe Mantello is Jack Dunphy, and Russell Tovey is John O’Shea.

Season two of Feud is based on Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer. Jon Robin Baitz adapted the book for the series,...

Jim Carrey's best movies showcase his comedic talent and unique style, with films like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Dumb and Dumber solidifying his status as a comedy icon. Not all of Carrey's movies have been hits, but there are hidden gems like The Cable Guy and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events that have gained a cult following over time. Carrey's most powerful and meaningful roles can be seen in films like The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which received critical acclaim and explored thought-provoking themes.

Jim Carrey is one of the most beloved actors in comedy, and his best 10 movies include some fantastically funny flicks. While not all of Carrey's greatest movies are comedies, his slapstick comedy style was instrumental to his rise to fame. Carrey's career took off in the 1990s after a string of successful comedic roles in movies...

Given that it has been accomplished by eight performers, the feat of winning SAG Awards for two different limited series or TV movies isn’t as rare as it once was. Nonetheless, it remains an impressive achievement since no one has yet topped it, but that could change in a matter of months. Heading into the 30th SAG Awards ceremony, two-time Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor victor Mark Ruffalo has a shot at snagging another trophy of the same kind, which would earn him the distinction of being either non-continuing program category’s first triple champion.

Ruffalo’s first two individual SAG Award wins came for his work in the HBO productions “The Normal Heart” (2015) and “I Know This Much Is True” (2021). In this case, he is seeking recognition as a star of the four-part Netflix adaptation of the heavily lauded novel “All the Light We Cannot See,” on...

The Truman Show, once a warning about the dangers of reality entertainment, has now become an aspirational goal for many in society. In today's world, where we are constantly surrounded by cameras and willingly share every thought on social media, we have unintentionally created our own version of The Truman Show. The Truman Show would not be made today because it would be considered boring as reality TV has become a recycled concept, and the idea of a manufactured hero's journey is now commonplace.

When a movie embeds itself deeply into the public consciousness, we often wonder where it came from. Years later, we all do that fun thing where we ask whether said movie could be made in the current climate. The Truman Show is one of these films, and its influence has been felt for the past twenty-five years.

But the question of whether it could be made today is almost laughable.

The Truman Show opened in 1998 and was successful both critically and commercially, anticipating the growth of reality TV. Jim Carrey accepted the lead role to break away from his comedic image, proving himself as a dramatic actor for future roles. The Truman Show marked a turning point in Carrey's career, establishing him as a serious actor capable of balancing comedy and drama.

The Truman Show is one of the most highly regarded psychological drama films ever released, and its success is mainly due to the performance of its lead actor, Jim Carrey, who took on the titular role for one important reason. Directed by Peter Weir, The Truman Show sees Carrey as Truman Burbank, a kind-hearted insurance sales agent who lives on picturesque Seahaven Island with his wife. While everything seems picture-perfect, what Truman doesn’t know is that his entire life is actually a reality TV show fabricated for the entire world to watch.

Films by Carolina Markowicz, Isabel Coixet, Jaione Camborda and Isabel Herguera all have international potential.

Highly anticipated features from Isabel Coixet, Lucía Puenzo and Jaione Camborda are among the buzziest Spanish and Latin American titles screening across all strands of this year’s San Sebastián film festival. Here is a flavour of what festival audiences can expect.

Blondi (Argentina)

Dir: Dolores Fonzi

The debut feature from Argentinian actress Dolores Fonzi plays in the Horizontes Latinos section, which screens premieres entirely or partially produced in Latin America and not yet released in Spain. Fonzi also stars in the film which is...

Jim Carrey improvised one of the most memorable lines in The Truman Show.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, The Truman Show writer Andrew Niccol explained how the unique greeting, "Good morning! And in case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and good night," wasn't part of the original script. When asked if the film's antagonist Christof (Ed Harris) conditioned Truman (Carrey) to say the catchphrase to unknowingly greet viewers in every time zone, Niccol said, "I think it was originally an ad-lib by Jim. But yes, the duplicitous Christof seized on it and directed the extras in Truman's life to pretend to be amused."

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The catchphrase was ultimately used as the final line in The Truman Show. However, Niccol says it wasn't the original plan. "For a while, I think the last line was, 'You never had a camera in my head,...

In 2019, the Best TV Movie and Best Limited Series PGA Awards categories were introduced as replacements for a consolidated one that had existed since 1995. Prior to the split, the organization honored 12 telefilms, almost all of which are based on true stories. Of the few proper biopics in that group, only 2013’s “Behind the Candelabra” – which stars Michael Douglas as Liberace – focuses on the life of a musician. Now, after nearly a decade, the HBO movie is expected to gain some company in that distinction since The Roku Channel’s “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” is the odds-on favorite to take this year’s made-for-tv movie prize.

Naturally, “Weird” differs significantly from a typical biopic in that it parodies the genre’s traditional formula at every turn. Al Yankovic, who co-wrote the script with director Eric Appel, gets across the main beats of the story of his career beginnings while taking increasingly outlandish liberties,...

The trailer for Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid proves that one classic movie could've really tapped into its more horrific themes. Beau is Afraid is the third feature film from Ari Aster, one of the most exciting horror directors of recent years, after 2018's Hereditary, and 2019's Midsommar. Before making the leap to feature filmmaking, Aster's short film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons leaked online in November 2011 and quickly went viral for its shockingly taboo-breaking twist ending. Every feature film that Aster has made since has leaned into the disturbing imagery and themes that the director explored in his 2011 short film.

The trailer for his new film, Beau is Afraid, shows that there are no signs that Aster will be stopping his run of truly disturbing horror movies. Beginning life as a script entitled Disappointment Blvd., which circulated online back in 2014, Beau is Afraid promises to be Aster's weirdest film yet.

The ending to the 1998's The Truman Show has stood the test of time due to the fact that it is emotionally resonating. Dealing with the everyday life of its titular protagonist, The Truman Show finds him living in a gigantic set that is planted with actors and fake scenarios with Truman's very existence serving as the basis for a reality show. Tackling the obsession of people with reality television while also exploring larger notions of philosophy, the trio of director Peter Weir, writer Andrew Niccol, and leading man Jim Carrey stick the landing with an ending for the ages.

Even though The Truman Show's ending still follows a straightforward approach as compared to other existential Jim Carrey dramas, like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Man on the Moon, it opens the scope for a larger conversation. Truman Burbank's struggle to distinguish between the reality and falseness...

Jim Carrey's 1998 film "The Truman Show" continues to be his best movie, even 25 years after it was made. It predicted the reality television craze and America's obsession with the lives of others years before social media and shows like "Big Brother" and "The Real Housewives" took over television. Wow, was it accurate! In 2015 there were a whopping 750 reality TV shows on the air during primetime.

In a world where shows like "Milf Manor" exist, a concept like "The Truman Show" is no longer far-fetched or satirical but something considered very possible. In addition to reality TV, every day, YouTubers and Twitch streamers are making millions documenting their own lives online. The only reason we haven't seen a program like "The Truman Show" is that Hollywood found a way to produce reality TV cheaper than it would cost to fabricate an entire town.

In "The Truman Show," insurance salesman Truman...

David McCullough, an award-winning author, narrator, historian and television host, died on Sunday at his Hingham, Mass. home. He was 89.

His daughter, Dorie Lawson, confirmed the news to the New York Times.

McCullough was best known for “Truman” and “John Adams,” two presidential biographies that notched him two Pulitzer Prizes in a 10-year span. He also won the National Book Award twice for “The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal” in 1977 and “Mornings on Horseback” in 1981, the latter which centered on a young Theodore Roosevelt and his family. In late 2006, he was awarded with the highest civilian award in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for his literary works in chronicling the histories of some of the nation’s most prominent political figures.

As an author, McCullough was known to take extreme care and time with his literary works. “John Adams” took about seven years to write,...

The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama — where Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, and Denise McNair were murdered in a 1963 bombing before any of them got to see their 15th birthday — is a 10-minute drive from where I grew up. I don’t believe I ever heard their names in any class I ever attended. I was never taught about Emmett Till or Ruby Bridges. I didn’t read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” until I no longer lived in Birmingham. I’m sure I read Truman Capote,...

Exclusive: The directing team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) will direct The People Upstairs, a film that will be financed by FilmNation. Rashida Jones & Will McCormack wrote the script. David Permut will produce with FilmNation. Production is planned for later this year.

The film is an English-language remake of Sentimental, the Goya-winning Spanish film that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2020. Permut picked up the rights shortly after seeing it there. Dayton & Faris are very particular about their projects. They last directed the 2017 Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs film Battle of the Sexes.

The People Upstairs is about a middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship and invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn. The original comedy was directed by Cesc Gay, who also wrote and directed the play the film was based on.

“Why can’t he learn how to give a better speech?” With the State of the Union address looming next month, Joe Biden’s Hollywood critics and supporters increasingly ask that question as they see his approval ratings tank even as his policies gain favor.

Talk with Michael Douglas, Robert Redford, Warren Beatty and others who have portrayed U.S. presidents and political climbers during their careers and they all describe their intense self-training in presidential cadence and elocution. Even Ronald Reagan habitually consulted coach Michael Deaver (and wife Nancy), while Lyndon Johnson demanded the presence of director Franklin Schaffner. They worked hard at it.

“A presidential speech today is like seeing a Marvel movie with no action,” observes filmmaker Barry Levinson. In his hilarious 1997 movie Wag the Dog, a desperate president hires political hustlers, played by Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, to drum up a fake political crisis...

Fresh off his Emmy win for his supporting turn on “Mare of Easttown,” Evan Peters is sitting pretty in first place in our Screen Actors Guild Awards odds for limited series/TV movie actor. Just like at the Emmys, this would be his first SAG Award nomination, and should he take home the prize on Feb. 27, he’ll become the category’s second youngest winner ever.

Peters turns 35 on Jan. 20 and would be just the second thirtysomething to win the award after Darren Criss, the youngest winner at 31 when he triumphed for “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” in 2019. Prior to Criss, Gary Sinise was the youngest champ, having been 40 when he prevailed for “Truman” in 1996. Sinise nabbed a second statuette two years later for “George Wallace.”

The average winning age is 53.85. The two oldest champs are legends who never had a chance to win a SAG Award...

Italy’s Lotus Production, producer of 2016 megahit “Perfetti Sconosciuti” (“Perfect Strangers”), has finished its Rome shoot of “Vicini di casa,” the Italian adaptation of Cesc Gay’s Spanish hit comedy “Sentimental” (“The People Upstairs”).

“Vicini di casa” teams Lotus, part of Italy’s Leone Film Group company, with Manuel Tedescos’ Baires Produzioni in association with Mediaset Group’s Medusa Film.

Directed by Paolo Costella, who was also one of the writers behind “Perfect Strangers,” “Vicini di casa” marks the first big remake sale of “The People Upstairs” by Spanish film-tv studio Filmax.

Currently in post-production, the cast of “Vicini di casa” is headed by Claudio Bisio, a well-known comedian and star of some huge Italian blockbusters such as “Benvenuti al Sud” and “Welcome, Mr. President.”

Vittoria Puccini (“18 Presents”), Vinicio Marchioni (“Into the Labyrinth”) and Valentina Lodovini (“Say it Loud!”) finish out the film’s roster of onscreen talent.

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Argentina’s Aleph Cine, led by Fernando Sokolowicz, one of the country’s most established film producers, has taken an undisclosed co-production stake in Romina Paula’s project “Gente de noche” (“People by Night”), produced by New Argentine Cinema icon Diego Dubcovsky at Varsovia Films.

Selected for San Sebastian Festival’s 9th Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, “Gente” marks Paula’s return to the Spanish festival after winning the 2019 Horizontes Award with her feature debut “Again Once Again” and co-directing 2020 Official Section omnibus player “Unlimited Edition.”

Toplining Agustina Muñoz (“Viola”) and Margarita Molfino (“Wild Tales”), the project follows Agustina, a woman who travels with her newborn baby to Selva Misionera to meet her wife’s family.

Selva Misionera owes its name to the Jesuit missions that began in the 17th Century in Guaraní territory -comprising current northeastern Argentina plus Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil- by the Society of Jesus to evangelize the region.

In the hit Jim Carrey movie, The Truman Show, Truman Burbank is the star, unbeknownst to him, of a reality TV show that follows his every move. The film, which contains incisive social commentary is an excellent vehicle to showcase the actor's talents and is one of Jim Carrey's best movies.

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Truman comes close to finding out the truth of his reality many times throughout the film, from small incidents that are easily explained away to bigger reality-shattering events that shake his worldview. In one of the best quotes of The Truman Show, the fake show's director, Christof, explains that Truman has "accepted the reality with which he is presented," so he never had to find out about the show's true nature. That said, there were more than a few times that he nearly found out the truth.

Unlike the Emmys, the SAG Awards do not distinguish between lead and supporting roles. That is how featured players Bill Camp (“The Queen’s Gambit”) and Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”) are in contention for Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor against stars Hugh Grant (“The Undoing”), Ethan Hawke (“The Good Lord Bird”), and Mark Ruffalo (“I Know This Much Is True”).

Diggs and Ruffalo each played two parts in their respective projects. Our odds have Ruffalo (82/25) winning this award, followed in order by Grant (39/10), Hawke (4/1), Diggs (9/2), and Camp (9/2). Ruffalo took home this award for “The Normal Heart” in 2015.

Grant’s role in “A Very English Scandal” earned him a bid two years ago. He, along with Ruffalo and Hawke, was previously nominated on the feature film side in both the Best Supporting Actor and Best Ensemble categories. Hawke and Ruffalo competed in 2015, but both lost to J. K. Simmons (“Whiplash”).

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Cesc Gay’s “The People Upstairs” (a.k.a. “Sentimental”), Nacho Álvarez’s feature debut “My Heart Goes Boom! (“Explota Explota”) and the series “Ines of My Soul” (“Inés del alma mía”), based on the book of the same name by Isabel Allende, will have their world premieres at the San Sebastian film festival in September.

All three are galas from Radio Televisión Española (Rtve), official sponsor of the festival.

Spain’s Gay had a hit with “Truman,” starring Ricardo Darin (“The Secret in Their Eyes”) and Javier Cámara (“Talk to Her”). The film world premiered at San Sebastian in 2015, won best actor for Darin and Camara, and went on to carve out sizeable box office in and outside Spain.

“The People Upstairs,” starring Camara, Belen Cuesta, Griselda Siciliani and Alberto San Juan, is the adaptation of a play by Gay himself, where a meeting between two neighboring couples ends in an emotional tsunami.

Spain took the spotlight at the Marche du Film on Tuesday afternoon with a Cinema From Spain panel in which sales agents were given a platform to present one of their features currently selling in the market.

Moderated by Tito Rodríguez, marketing policy director at Spain’s Institute of Cinematography and the Audiovisual Arts (Icaa), the presentation was broken up into four blocks with one dedicated to each of the participating companies: Latido Films, Filmax, Moonrise Pictures and Bendita Films.

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A particularly current proposition, Latido presented “Tales of the Lockdown,” a new anthology feature which will launch on Amazon Prime Video in Spain next month. Five of Spain’s top filmmakers were enlisted to remotely directed five variations on a theme, life under quarantine. Latido head Antonio Saura was joined by producer Alvaro Longoria of Morena Films, director Fernando Colomo, director-actor Carlos Bardem and actor Sara Sálamo.

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“Black Mirror’s” loss could be HBO’s gain. After three straight Best TV Movie Emmy victories for various episodes and not meeting the new 75-minute runtime requirement, “Black Mirror” is forced to compete in drama this year, paving the way for HBO to claim its record-extending 22 win in the category with “Bad Education.”

It may be hard to remember after the “Black Mirror’s” three-peat, which followed “Sherlock’s” victory in 2016 for its special episode “The Abominable Bride,” but the Best TV Movie category used to be HBO’s domain. The network started off with a bang in 1993, triumphing in a tie for its films “Barbarians at the Gate” and “Stalin,” and then ran the table for the rest of the decade.

Since 2000, HBO has racked up 13 wins; besides the last four years, its other 21st-century losses occurred in 2000 (ABC’s “Tuesdays with Morrie” won), 2003 (TNT’s “Door to Door...

13 Reasons Why Season 4 was made official by Netflix last September, setting up what will serve as the final season for the series.

After the series released its third season last year, it became clear that formerly controversial water cooler topic series 13 Reasons Why was running out of reasons to cite, thus putting a finish line firmly on the horizon. While the show typically runs 13 episodes, this final run will contain just 10. However, creator/showrunner/Ep Brian Yorkey remained onboard to see things through.

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The trailer for the fourth and final season of 13 Reasons Why has arrived, previewing a series that must first pick up the pieces after Monty (Timothy Granaderos) was killed in prison at the end of Season 3. With the late Monty having spent the series as a bully and rapist, it made him the perfect patsy for the killing of Bryce Walker, whose real killer,...

One of the most ambitious art projects known to humankind was finally unveiled to the world last year. Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s Dau explores the life of Nobel Prize-winning Soviet scientist Lev Landau, but it’s from the standard biopic. With over 700 hours of footage captured with 35mm cameras, the project spanned three years with a massive cast, all living in a working town. Early last year in Paris, Dau was made public to the world as part of an exhibit, which included a selection of 12 films as well as other experiences meant to immerse the attendee in this totalitarian world.

A year later, at this year’s Berlinale Film Festival, the first theatrical releases were unveiled, Dau. Natasha and Dau. Degeneration, which our writer Rory O. Connor found to be as astonishing as they were shocking. Now, in a surprise release, they have been made available online, followed by what...

It is no use of hyperbole to suggest that Dau. Natasha already looks like one of the most provocative art films ever made. The first strictly theatrical feature to be released from Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s gargantuan, unprecedented Dau project (12 other films were shown at an immersive exhibition in Paris last year), it offers the viewer a kind of Westworld-style trip into a fully realized Stalinist world; a frighteningly believable place where seemingly no act is deemed unfit for the screen. Further installments are alleged to be on their way to Cannes and Venice. May God help us all.

Has a production ever been so shrouded in mystery? Substantial security and non-disclosure agreements have, for the most part, succeeded in keeping a lid on Khrzhanovsky’s universe: a living, working Soviet town (with running water and electricity) that has apparently been in operation for years; populated with hundreds of cast members who live,...

Berlin-based Weydemann Bros. is expanding its international co-production activities with new projects from Argentina and Malaysia.

Argentinean director-producer team Celina Murga and Juan Villegas are partnering with Jakob and Jonas Weydemann on the upcoming relationship drama “El olor del pasto recien cortado” (“The Smell of Freshly Cut Grass”).

Directed by Murga and written and produced by Villegas, the film follows a married couple, Pablo and Natalia, both university professors, who each embark on entangled affairs with their respective students, Luciana and Gonzalo. Like two sides of the same coin, the first half of the film revolves around Pablo and Luciana, with the second half centering on Natalia and Gonzalo.

Dolores Fonzi is set play the lead role of Natalia.

Murga’s works include the 2014 Berlin competition player “The Third Side of the River,” which was exec produced Martin Scorsese, and 2008’s award-winning “A Week Alone,” which Murga co-wrote with Villegas.

Jim Carrey seems to feel The Truman Show is the most likely of all his classic movies to get a modern retelling, and now he even has an idea for a potential sequel. In the new Sonic the Hedgehog, Carrey plays the villainous Dr. Robotnik, and the actor has been promoting the movie in a new round of interviews.

Speaking with Collider, Jim Carrey was directly asked which one of his classic comedy movies from the '90s he thought would be the first to be remade in today's era of reboots and remakes. Feeling its story is probably more relevant now than ever, Carrey responds with The Truman Show, and his reasoning for it makes a lot of sense.

"I think Truman Show is something that exists on a micro level now. You know, it was kind of a story about that on a macro level. But now everybody has a subscriber channel,...