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‘Querer’ Director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Breaks Down ‘Sundays’

RobertSeptember 26, 2025

In 2022, Pedro Almodóvar hailed “Lullaby,” the feature debut of Basque director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa as “undoubtedly the best debut in Spanish cinema for years.” Her first series, “Querer,” acquired by Arte, won the top prize this year at Series Mania, the top TV festival in Europe. Now, if the enthusiastic reaction of most […]

King Charles III Heads to Vatican: A Big Trip After Pope Francis’s Passing

RobertSeptember 26, 2025

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are getting ready for a special trip to the Vatican in late October 2025. This state visit comes six months after they had to push it back because of the late Pope Francis’s bad health. It’s a chance to meet the new pope and join in a key event […]

‘Elvis’ and ‘Parasite’ Producers Lead Tokyo Market Seminar Lineup

RobertSeptember 26, 2025

Producers behind Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” and Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite” are set to headline Tokyo Market TIFFCOM’s seminar program, anchoring a lineup of 14 sessions that spotlight Japanese anime’s global ambitions, international co-productions and Asia’s surging drama trade. Schuyler Weiss, producer of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” which earned eight Oscar nominations including best picture, will […]

Amazon MGM Hires Netflix’s Peter Friedlander as New TV Boss

RobertSeptember 25, 2025

Peter Friedlander, the former head of scripted U.S. television at Netflix, has joined Amazon MGM Studios as head of global television. Having left Netflix in August after nearly 14 years at the streamer, Friedlander serves as the successor to Vernon Sanders, who departed as the TV boss earlier in September. News of Friedlander’s hire came […]

Matt Dillon Leads Claire Denis’s Stark, Stagy Film

RobertSeptember 25, 2025

The fence of the title isn’t a terribly imposing one: a utilitarian, standard-issue wire border, easy bent or broken down, and affording no protection from outside eyes. But it’s the heaviest symbol of many in Claire Denis‘s stripped-back, forthright new film, a barrier between haves and have-nots that proves as fixed and obdurate as the […]

Disney Shareholders Demand Records on Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Make Legal Threat

RobertSeptember 25, 2025

A group of self-described “pro-democracy” organizations sent a letter to Disney chief Bob Iger on behalf of two shareholders demanding details about ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel amid pressure from the Trump administration. The letter on behalf of the Disney shareholders — the American Federation of Teachers, which is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, and […]

‘Pachinko’ Star Kim Minha on New Film ‘Hana Korea’ at Busan Festival

RobertSeptember 25, 2025

Danish director Frederik Sølberg’s “Hana Korea” emerged as a crowd favorite at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, taking home the Flash Forward competition audience award for its nuanced portrayal of North Korean defection and resettlement. The film, which world premiered at BIFF, represents a creative journey that began with a chance encounter in Seoul […]

Woman Sues Universal Orlando After Roller Coaster Horror – Same Ride Kills Man a Week Earlier

RobertSeptember 25, 2025

In a shocking turn at Universal Orlando’s shiny new theme park, a woman has slapped the resort with a lawsuit over serious injuries from a high-speed roller coaster. This comes hot on the heels of a tragic death on the exact same ride just seven days prior. The dual incidents have cast a dark cloud […]

Six Barcelona Students Make Fest Hit ‘The Imminent Age in Under a Year

RobertSeptember 25, 2025

Six young students met at Barcelona’s prestigious Pompeu Fabra University and realized they worked well together. The result of that synergy is Col·lectiu Vigília, formed by Clara Serrano Llorens, Gerard Simó Gimeno, Laura Corominas Espelt, Ariadna Ulldemolins Abad, Laura Serra Solé and Pau Vall Capdet. In defiance of the industry’s usually glacial pace for debuts, […]

ZFF Director Christian Jungen on Management Buyout, Funding Strategies

RobertSeptember 25, 2025

Marking a significant new chapter with its 21st edition, the Zurich Film Festival is presenting a strong selection of the year’s most highly anticipated films under a new ownership structure that promises to secure the event’s growing role in the city. Swiss newspaper group NZZ, which had owned the ZFF for the past decade, sold […]