Speaking at the Berlinale Series Market, Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson shared insights on the current state and future of television in a post-peak-TV world, one he’s calling 75% Peak TV. His analysis provided a comprehensive overview of the industry’s trajectory, highlighting key trends and challenges. Below, we revisit some of Bisson’s key thoughts on the […]
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Hong Kong Market Expands With Animation, Indonesian Showcases
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has rounded out its 2025 HKIFF Industry Project Market with eight new titles, bringing the total to 48 projects, the highest in recent years. The expansion includes six animation features and two Indonesian projects, bolstering the market’s presence in Asian film development. Set to run March 17-19 at […]
‘All I Had Was Nothingness’ Director on the Despair That Haunted ‘Shoah’ Filmmaker Claude Lanzmann
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps; it is also the 40th anniversary of the release of “Shoah,” Claude Lanzmann’s groundbreaking film that redefined how the Holocaust was viewed. On Monday, documentary “All I Had Was Nothingness,” which looks at the making of “Shoah,” has its world premiere […]
Silvio Soldini’s ‘The Tasters,’ About German Women Forced to Taste Hitler’s Food, Scores Slew of Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian director Silvio Soldini’s “The Tasters,” which reconstructs the true story of the women conscripted to be Adolf Hitler’s food tasters, is scoring a slew of sales at the European Film Market. Vision Distribution has closed deals for dozens of territories on the German-language drama starring Germany’s Elisa Schlott (“Das Boot” TV series), Max Riemelt (“Sleeping […]
Radu Jude Returns to Wry Social Commentary, Absurd ‘Human Comedy’ in Berlin Golden Bear Contender ‘Kontinental ‘25’
Four years after winning the Golden Bear for his irreverent satire “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn,” Romanian auteur Radu Jude returns to the Berlinale with his latest feature, “Kontinental ’25,” which premieres Feb. 19 in the festival’s main competition. The film follows a bailiff, Orsolya (Eszter Tompa), who’s plunged into a moral crisis after a homeless man […]
Ukraine’s Kateryna Gornostai Finds Hope in Berlinale Doc ‘Timestamp’: ‘This Generation Needs to Live’
Ukrainian filmmaker Kateryna Gornostai makes a case for optimism with the Berlinale doc “Timestamp.” “It’s a sad film, but there’s a lot of hope in these kids and in our education system that still works. It was crucial to make a film about war, but war is not in the frame,” she told Variety. Bowing […]
Robert De Niro Strangles Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer at ‘SNL50’: ‘You’re Going to Shut It’
Robert De Niro and Rachel Dratch faced off on “SNL50,” with the Oscar winner confronting the former cast member in her Debbie Downer character during a sketch in the home stretch of the anniversary special. “At this point, we’re all walking landfills,” Dratch said, in a reference to microplastics. “Odds are they’ve already taken up […]
Tom Hanks and ‘SNL50’ Highlight the Show’s Problematic Past, From Ethnic Stereotypes to Sexual Harassment Jokes and Adrien Brody’s Dreadlocks
During Sunday’s “SNL50,” Tom Hanks deadpanned the opening of what seemed to be an in memorial segment, but instead of tributes to past cast members, it played tribute to comedy that didn’t age well and wouldn’t play well today. “As we celebrate the achievements of the past 50 years, we must also take a moment […]
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Host Star-Studded ‘SNL50’ Q&A: Ryan Reynolds Teases Legal Trouble, Adam Driver Scowls and Cher Reigns
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunited at the “SNL50” anniversary celebration for a star-studded segment framed around a Q&A segment in which they took “Saturday Night Live” questions from the audience. Among the audience members they called on were Ryan Reynolds, Cher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Quinta Brunson, Jon Hamm and Tim Meadows. “Ryan Reynolds, how’s it […]
‘SNL50’: Marcello Hernández’s Domingo Meets Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny, Duets With Sabrina Carpenter on Taylor Swift Song
At a concert late last year, Sabrina Carpenter played at “arresting” Marcello Hernández’s “Saturday Night Live” character Domingo. And during the “SNL” 50th anniversary special, the pair were reunited. In a blowout “vow renewal” sketch featuring Molly Shannon and Martin Short as the parents of bride Kelsey (Chloe Fineman), Sabrina Carpenter led the bridal party […]