The body lays prone in the middle of the road, an undisturbed mass straddling two lanes. Was the person simply a drunk compelled to admire the stars as the world spun? Or did they have an accident? Shula (a haunting Susan Chardy), the protagonist of Rungano Nyoni’s startling feature On …
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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Cera caught Tyler Taormina’s feature directing debut Ham on Rye after a friend suggested he check it out. He was so impressed that he signed himself up as a sort of producing “cheerleader” on the filmmaker’s latest picture Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, which plays in Directors’ Fortnight on Thursday at …
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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! How many times have you gone to the airport, gotten in the line for airport security, and then had to spend 20 minutes taking off various articles of clothing to …
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My Dress-Up Darling was one of the most beloved series of 2022. The story revolves around a romantic theme, following the story of a young dollmaker who dreams of perfecting his craft and a girl who loves to cosplay. This series quickly climbed up the ladder and became one of …
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The Toronto International Film Fest will launch an official market, kicking off in 2026 and boosted by a generous C$23 million (US$16.9 million) of funding from Canada’s Federal Government. TIFF organizers said the new market will be a “game-changer” for the Canadian and wider international business. Festival CEO, Cameron Bailey, …
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Midori Francis. Disney/Nino Muñoz Midori Francis is reportedly leaving Grey’s Anatomy after two seasons on the medical drama. Francis, 30, is in negotiations to return for season 21 to wrap up the story for her character, Mika Yasuda, Deadline reported on Wednesday, May 15. However, she will not be a …
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On the eve of the world premiere of her new film Bird at the Cannes Film Festival, festival favorite Andrea Arnold revealed that the shoot was the toughest of her career. “It was the hardest film I ever made,” Arnold said from the stage on Wednesday while accepting the 2024 …
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Two episodes in, it’s clear that season 14 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey is Teresa Giudice vs the Fudas — and Rachel Fuda told Us Weekly that she’s “not scared” of calling out the OG. “I think that she has been on this show for so long and …
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The dust was just beginning to settle and the smell of guzzolene was still in the air after Wednesday night’s high-octane Cannes premiere of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. But after more than a decade of development and a grueling shoot, the work was not done for filmmaker George Miller …
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Behind the glitz and glamour of film production, there are an increasing number of eco warriors in the industry who are tirelessly working behind the scenes to ensure not only that productions become more environmentally sustainable long term, but are also engaged in educating the sector and promoting climate storytelling …
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For Ed “Big Ed” Brown, it all goes down in the DMs. “I get wedding proposals almost every other day. They’re [from people] over 85 years old and I don’t even know where their nursing home is, so I don’t respond to those,” Ed, 59, exclusively told Us Weekly on …
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Italian filmmaker Roberto Minervini’s artfully crafted movies, which include such works as Stop the Pounding Heart, The Other Side and What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, have always sat in a murky gray zone separating fiction from documentary. Nonprofessional actors play themselves, or versions of themselves, in …
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