Greek officials sought to reassure local and foreign producers this week at the Thessaloniki Film Festival that the country’s 40% cash rebate is still on track, after the announcement last month that the Mediterranean nation was delaying plans to reopen its popular incentive scheme. That decision came after Greece pressed pause on its cash-back program […]
As political pundits spent the hours and days after the election dissecting why they thought Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris so badly at the ballot box, some blamed the Democratic Party’s so-called “wokeness,” particularly its support of transgender rights, for the loss. “The Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left,” New York Democratic […]
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The major Hollywood studios skirted this post-election weekend and held off on new releases. Their absence is others’ gain though, as A24’s tricky thriller “Heretic” and Lionsgate’s seasonal play “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” each look to make a solid impression in their opening weekends. But it’s Sony’s “Venom: The Last Dance” that continues to […]
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Christian Linke, the creator of Netflix’s “Arcane,” admits he was inspired by the U.S. two-party system of politics and their inability to communicate with each other. “Arcane” is set in a utopian city called Piltover and the wasteland city that runs underneath it called Zaun. Its citizens live off the scraps of rich Piltover residents […]
Hidden behind a strip of gay bars in downtown Palm Springs, an unmarked door opens into a modern-day speakeasy called The Evening Citizen. The walls are black, with dark velvet accents, and the lighting is low, except for a spotlight behind the bar that shines on the portrait of a man who could be the […]
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Former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Adrienne Maloof and Beyoncé were unlikely inspirations for “Anora’s” hair and makeup team. In the Sean Baker film, Anora (aka Ani, played by Mikey Madison) is a young woman who scrapes by stripping and escorting in Brighton Beach, N.Y. After meeting and quickly marrying Ivan (Mark Eidelshtein), […]
When news broke on Thursday that Simon Kinberg — best known for being a writer, producer, director or all of the above on much of the “X-Men” franchise — had been hired by Lucasfilm to write and produce a new “Star Wars” trilogy, it came as a surprise to many executives at Lucasfilm and Disney. The project […]
