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Warner Bros. and Legendary mined box office gold this weekend with the spectacular debut of “A Minecraft Movie,” which towered over the competition with £15 million ($19.1 million), according to Comscore. The film, based on the beloved video game franchise, delivered the highest opening of 2025 so far in the U.K. and Ireland. Landing in […]

The latest edition of Visions du Réel’s highly selective Work in Progress showcase, spotlighting six bold international documentaries in late-stage production, will be pitched Tuesday at the Swiss festival’s industry platform. Spanning themes of state violence, queer identity, collective memory, resilience and resistance – from war-torn Chechnya and besieged Gaza to Brazil’s anti-femicide patrol and […]

The Venice Film Festival will honor iconoclastic German director Werner Herzog — whose body of work comprises “Aguirre, the Wrath of God,” “Fitzcarraldo” and Nosferatu the Vampyre” — with its 2025 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. “I feel deeply honored to receive a Lifetime Achievement Honorary Golden Lion by the Venice Biennale,” Herzog said in […]

This past weekend in China, Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” conquered the box office and broke the hegemony of local blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” which grossed $2.11 billion after a 10-week reign. But it might be a short-lived triumph thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. U.S. tariffs on China, currently at 54%, […]

In a year where Visions du Réel boasts 31 Swiss productions and co-productions in its main program, it is clearer than ever that the country is booming with documentary talent. Another strong proof of that claim is the yearly Swiss Films Previews, organized by the country’s national film agency Swiss Films with the goal of […]

Netflix has set Taiwanese drama series “Forget You Not,” directed by multi-hyphenate talent Rene Liu, who steps behind the camera after establishing herself as one of Taiwan’s premier actress-singers. The drama features an ensemble cast featuring Golden Horse Award-winning actress Hsieh Ying-xuan (“Born for the Spotlight,” “Wave Makers”), veteran actor Chin Han, Tracy Chou and […]

Veteran TV executive Sam Barnett is stepping down as CEO of top Middle East broadcaster and streamer MBC Group and Mike Sneesby, former CEO of Australia’s Nine Entertainment has been appointed his successor. Barnett, who led MBC for more than 20 years in two separate stints has been instrumental to MBC becoming a major Middle […]

On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart went after President Donald Trump for downplaying the consequences of his widespread tariffs, which has sent the global economy into a tail spin. In a segment labeled “Trade Wars,” in reference to the sci-fi classic “Star Wars,” Stewart opened with a series of news clips […]

June’s fight to rescue her daughter, Hannah, and to stop Gilead once and for all, continues. “The Handmaid’s Tale” has returned to Hulu, with the first three episodes of its sixth and final season now available to stream. It’s been a few years since viewers last saw June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss); the finale of Season […]

Following on the high heels of the 2023 hit film “Barbie,” “Boop! The Musical” likewise aims to remake and rebrand another dated pop character for contemporary times and audiences. Unlike Barbie, who has had a ubiquitous cultural presence for decades, Betty Boop is a Depression-era cartoon character of a jazz-age flapper, and in looks, attitude […]