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Film Noémie Merlant On Sisterhood Tale ‘The Balconettes’, Sparked By Her Experiences With “Microaggressions, Major Aggressions & Even Physical Violence”
The French star is at Cannes with her second film in the director’s chair, a gorefest that came out of her experiences with misogyny and a recent bonding session with her BFFs. It also happens to be riotously funny in parts. “What helps me, my friends, to escape from past trauma is humor, the absurd.”
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Whitney Peak Joins Shira Haas & Sarah Paulson For Aisling Walsh’s ‘Ethel’; Bankside Films Scores A Number Of International Pre-Sales For Biopic About Pioneering Conductor — Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Whitney Peak (Hocus Pocus 2, Molly's Game, Gossip Girl) has been cast in Aisling Walsh's Ethel, alongside the previously announced cast of Shira Haas and Sarah Paulson. Bankside Films first launched the title, which is currently in pre-production, earlier this year and has completed a number of…
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‘Walker’s Jeff Pierre Latest To Join Amazon MGM’s ‘Mercy’
EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Pierre (Walker) has landed one of his first major film roles in Mercy, Amazon MGM Studios’ sci-fi thriller from director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted).
Details as to his role are under wraps. But Pierre joins an ensemble led by Chris Pratt, which also includes Rebecca Ferguson, Kali…
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Sony Inaugurates Cannes Exhibit Celebrating 100 Years Of Columbia Pictures & Its Iconic Female Stars – Exclusive Photos
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures, the municipality of Cannes is presenting a free photographic exhibition titled "Lighting the Way: From the Torch Lady to Leading Ladies." The exhibit was inaugurated Friday by Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group president Sanford Panitch, who was introduced by…
Toby Wallace & Ciara Bravo Among Final Additions To Justin Lin’s ‘Last Days’
EXCLUSIVE: Justin Lin has rounded out the cast for his next film Last Days with five additions: Toby Wallace (Babyteeth), Ciara Bravo (Cherry), Claire Price (The Capture), Dieudonné Ngabo (Forever) and Marny Kennedy (Between Two Worlds).
As previously announced, Sky Yang, Radhika Apte, Naveen Andrews…
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Cynthia McFadden To Depart NBC News After 10 Years
Cynthia McFadden, longtime senior legal and investigative correspondent at NBC News, said that he is leaving the network.
She wrote on Instagram this morning, “It is hard to leave a job you love but this is the right time- I have a list of things I have often said I wanted to do ‘someday.’ Well…
‘Kinds of Kindness’ Cannes Film Festival Premiere Photos: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley & More
Director Yorgos Lanthimos presents the world premiere of Kinds of Kindness reuniting with past collaborators Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Margaret Qualley from Poor Things.
Lanthimos was joined on the carpet by cast members Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, Joe…
John Krasinski Loses It All Over Again At ‘The Office’ Blooper Of Michael Scott’s Tiny Plasma TV
John Krasinski still can’t resist cracking up at The Office bloopers.
The actor, who played Jim Halpert, has been reminiscing about The Office on his IF press tour, but a stop off at BBC Radio 1’s breakfast show had him creasing with laughter.
Presenter Greg James played Krasinski a clip of The O…
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View All What We're WatchingMichael Leach, First White House Chief Diversity Officer, Signs With Buchwald For Representation
Michael Leach, who was the first White House chief diversity and inclusion officer, has signed with Buchwald for entertainment and literary representation.
Leach led efforts to create the most diverse White House staff in history. He previously was a top aide on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign…
Tom Rothman Fetes Columbia Pictures Centennial, Talks Quentin Tarantino, Streaming & How To Bring Young Audiences Back To Movie Theaters
EXCLUSIVE: Even though his traditionalist strategy made him an unlikely candidate, we included Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman in our 2022 Cannes Disruptors magazine. At a time when every other major prioritized the building of streaming services above all else because of the Netflix…
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June Diane Raphael Joins New Line’s ‘Weapons’
EXCLUSIVE: June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie) is the newest addition to the cast of Weapons, New Line’s mysterious new horror thriller from director Zach Cregger.
No word on the role she’ll be playing. The film’s logline remains under wraps. As previously announced, the cast also includes Josh…
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View All Cannes Film Festival 2024Neon Takes North American Rights To Arthur Harari’s ‘The Unknown’ Starring Léa Seydoux
Neon has picked up North American rights to The Unknown, the next feature from Anatomy of a Fall writer Arthur Harari.
Léa Seydoux is set to star in the film, which Neon has said it will release in U.S. and Canadian theaters in 2026. Harari also serves as director on the pic, which will be produced…
The Making Of ‘Illinoise’ And The Guiding Vision Of Sufjan Stevens – Tony Watch Q&A With Justin Peck
Illinoise, the dance-musical hybrid nominated for four Tony Awards (including Best Musical) is the seventh collaboration between Justin Peck, the resident choreographer and artistic advisor of the New York City Ballet, and his old friend and creative partner Sufjan Stevens, the indie singer-songwriter…
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