American Cinematheque’s annual ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair’ festival will expand beyond Los Angeles to seven cities across the United States and internationally to London in June. In addition to continuing operations at the Aero, Egyptian and Los Feliz 3 Theatres across Los Angeles, ‘Bleak Week’ will come to the Portland’s Hollywood Theatre, Chicago’s Music […]
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Bart Simpson Voice Actor Nancy Cartwright to Launch Video Podcast About ‘The Simpsons’ (EXCLUSIVE)
¡Ay, caramba! Nancy Cartwright, the iconic voice of Bart Simpson and other characters from “The Simpsons,” will pull back the curtain on the long-running animated hit show in her first podcast. The voice actor is launching “Simpsons Declassified With Nancy Cartwright” in partnership with radio and podcast company Audacy. The audio and video podcast hails […]
Janelle Monáe, the Roots, Jacob Collier and Raye Lead Lineup for Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival will feature Janelle Monáe, the Roots and Jacob Collier as its headliners for its 71st edition this August, with Raye, Jorja Smith, Esperanza Spalding, Willow, De La Soul and Thee Sacred Souls among the other artists joining the 2025 bill. The event takes place Aug. 1-3 at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode […]
Harvey Weinstein’s New York Retrial Begins Jury Selection
Jury selection began for Harvey Weinstein’s retrial Tuesday morning in New York City after his landmark #MeToo conviction was overturned last year. Weinstein, in a wheelchair and carrying a book with the cover torn off, had a brief smile on his face as he approached his legal team in the courtroom. The first group of […]
Jimmy Kimmel: Liberals ‘Viciously Attacking Comedians’ and Policing What’s Funny Is a ‘Big Reason Trump Is President Right Now’
Jimmy Kimmel was asked in a new Rolling Stone interview about what is acceptable in comedy today, which prompted the ABC late-night host to say that increasingly attacking what comedians can or can’t say is one of the reasons Donald Trump is president again. “I don’t put limits on what I laugh at,” Kimmel said. […]
Locarno Film Festival Re-Ups Artistic Director Giona Nazzaro for Three More Years
The Locarno Film Festival has re-upped Italian film critic Giona A. Nazzaro as its artistic director for the next three years. Nazzaro, a former head of the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, has been leading the prominent Swiss event dedicated to indie cinema since 2021, under a five-year mandate that expires this year. During his […]
Tsui Hark to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Udine’s Far East Festival
Iconic Hong Kong director Tsui Hark will be celebrated with a lifetime achievement award at Italy’s Far East Film Festival in Udine, where his latest film “Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants” will have its international festival premiere. Tsui will receive Udine’s Golden Mulberry Award from Tony Leung Ka-fai, best known for his roles […]
Judith Light and Mireille Dumas to Chair Juries of the 64th Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Actor Judith Light, who has won multiple Emmys and Tony awards, and French journalist, director and producer Mireille Dumas will preside over the fiction and news and documentaries juries, respectively, at the 64th edition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, taking place from June 13 to 17 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Light gained recognition […]
‘Squid Game: The Experience’ Coming to London This Spring
Do you have what it takes to win “Squid Game”? Londoners can find out soon when “Squid Game: The Experience” launches at Immerse LDN at Excel London Waterfront this spring. The immersive game, which previously had successful runs in New York City, Sydney, Seoul and Madrid, is based on the Emmy-winning Netflix series and presented […]
Indie Sales Boards Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Title ‘Peak Everything’ by Canadian Director Anne Emond, Hailing From ‘Universal Language’ Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based Indie Sales has acquired international sales rights to “Peak Everything,” a romantic comedy directed by Canadian helmer Anne Émond, in the run-up to its world premiere at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. “Peak Everything” stars Patrick Hivon (“A Brother’s Love”) and Piper Perabo (“Yellowstone). Hivon plays Adam, a kind-hearted kennel-owner who is hypersensitive and borderline depressed. […]