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In celebration of their 20th anniversary as a band, Jonas Brothers have announced “Jonascon,” a special one-day event taking place in their home state of New Jersey on March 23 at the American Dream shopping mall. Attendees can expect live performances, DJ sets, Q&A panels, fan activations, special guest appearances and other surprises. On Feb. […]

It is the classic convention of marital comedies that couples’ attempts to spice things up with extra partners invariably end up sending them back, chastened, to each other. That’s not exactly how things work out in “You, Me & Her,” which doesn’t wag a moralizing finger at its protagonists’ flirtation with throupledom. But this pleasing collaboration […]

Once considered the most disreputable of screen genres, horror has become so pervasive and popular that it’s not unusual now to see a movie presenting itself as such simply for the sake of commercial insurance. That seems the case with “Rounding,” a well-acted and atmospheric psychological thriller with Namir Smallwood as a medical resident who […]

Spanish cinema has seen significant changes since the pandemic, as observed by its sales agents. Despite recent successes, such as top prizes at the Berlinale in 2022 (“Alcarràs”) and 2023 (“20,000 Species of Bees”), the limited selection of Spanish films at this year’s event has raised questions about the long-term forecast for the Spanish industry. […]

Thai production outfit Night Edge Pictures has locked in its lead cast for the upcoming horror-thriller “Delivery Man,” with Bhumibhat Thavornsiri, Plearnpichaya Komalarajun, and Ananda Everingham joining the project, it was unveiled during Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM). The deal was orchestrated by U.S.-Thai film global sales, production, and finance company  EST N8’s team of […]

When Emma Mackey met Vicky Krieps, she couldn’t help but blush. The two actors play love interests Sofia and Ingrid in “Hot Milk,” Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s feature directorial debut that premieres at Berlin Film Festival on Friday, and the first scene they shot together also marked the first time they’d truly interacted. “I didn’t get to […]

In the latest shockwave to hit Washington’s premier performing arts institution, multi-hyphenate creator Issa Rae has pulled the plug on her upcoming Kennedy Center appearance following U.S. President Donald Trump’s installation as chair. The “Insecure” creator-star announced via Instagram Stories Thursday that she’s scrapping “An Evening with Issa Rae,” which had reached sellout status. Rae […]

Over the last six years, thanks in the main to the SVOD revolution, Spain, once known for select auteurs – Pedro Almodóvar, J.A. Bayona, Fernando Trueba – has stepped fully onto the world stage as a European film and TV power.  Appropriately then, Spain is the Country in Focus 2025 at Berlin Festival’s European Film Market. Its movie […]

Jena Pandya and Ashley Day have been cast as the romantic leads in “Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical,” the stage adaptation of Bollywood’s longest-running film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.” The pair will portray Simran and Rog in Aditya Chopra’s musical comedy, which begins its previously announced run at Manchester Opera House on […]

Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to star in “Kill Jackie” (working title), a new revenge thriller series from Prime Video, Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures. The show is based on the novel “The Price You Pay,” written by bestselling author Nick Harkaway as his pseudonym Aidan Truhen, and begins production in March. The Oscar winner will […]