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Nicolas Cage’s ‘Spider-Noir’ Is a Beautiful Bore: TV Review

Based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man Noir, and adapted for television by Oren Uziel, Prime Video’s latest superhero series, “Spider-Noir,” follows an older web-slinger living in New York City during the Great Depression. Fledgling private investigator Ben Riley (Nicholas Cage in his first lead role on a television show) has long abandoned his superhuman […]

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‘Peaky Blinders’ Sequel First Look: Charles Shelby is All Grown Up as ‘Stranger Things’ Star Charlie Heaton Steps Into the Role of Tommy’s Son

Charlie Heaton is swapping the 1980s for the 1950s in the first image of him on the set of the untitled sequel to “Peaky Blinders.” Heaton, best known for his role as Jonathan Byers in Netflix monster hit “Stranger Things,” is set to play Charles Shelby in the series, which also stars Jamie Bell as […]

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Italian Global Series Festival in Cannes Launches Second Edition, Aiming to Boost Italy’s Status in the International TV Landscape

The Italian Global Series Festival (IGS) came to Cannes to celebrate the ambitious event that aims to bolster Italy’s status as an international TV player and announce highlights of its second edition to be held July 3-11 in the seaside cities of Rimini and Riccione. During a Variety Global Conversations panel, IGS artistic director Marco Spagnoli […]

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Italian Global Series Festival in Cannes Launches Second Edition, Aiming to Boost Italy’s Status in the International TV Landscape

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Estonia Plans to Triple Its Film Industry as Two New Sound Stages Take Shape

Estonia is targeting a threefold expansion of its film industry within five years, with two new sound stages under construction forming the cornerstone of a bid to become a full-service hub for international productions, officials said at the Cannes Film Festival. The ambition was laid out at a Variety Global Conversations panel bringing together Edith […]

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Valeska Grisebach on Subverting the Western Genre in Cannes Palme d’Or Contender ‘The Dreamed Adventure’

At the start of German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach’s “The Dreamed Adventure,” a chiselled featured man rolls into a dusty border town, having been absent for years. It’s changed, but so too we find has he. It’s like the start of a Western. This is no coincidence, Grisebach tells Variety, ahead of the film’s world premiere […]

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Inside amfAR’s Cannes Gala as Rami Malek, Eva Longoria, ‘Summer House’ Star Ciara Miller and Lizzo Help Raise $20 Million for AIDS Research

“Bonsoir!” said Lizzo, waving at my cell phone camera as she climbed out of a black car outside the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, around 7 p.m. on Thursday. The Grammy winner was to be one of a trio of performers (Robbie Williams and Zara Larsson were the others) at amfAR’s annual gala during […]

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Sofa to Launch 16 Linear TV Channels on YouTube in Brazil, Latin America, the U.S. and Portugal (EXCLUSIVE)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazilian indie specialty channel network Sofa DGTL will launch 16 free advertising-supported streaming television specialty FAST channels in Spanish and Portuguese on YouTube in Brazil, Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, the U.S. and Portugal. Sofa will deploy the channels gradually, starting during the week of Rio2C 2026, the largest creativity gathering […]

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Trump Celebrates ‘Total Jerk’ Colbert’s CBS Exit; Late-Night Host Once Told President ‘Go F— Yourself’

President Donald Trump’s wrath toward late-night comedian who relentlessly mock him is no secret. So it was no surprise that Trump seized the opportunity to get a dig in at Stephen Colbert after the host signed off from CBS’s “The Late Show” for the last time Thursday. In a post at 1:52 a.m. ET, the […]

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Globo to Launch Soccer-Themed, Vertical Microdrama ‘Quando O Coração Entra Em Campo’ in August (EXCLUSIVE)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Local giant Globo’s streamer Globoplay aims to launch in August, right after the FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, vertical microdrama “Quando o Coração Entra em Campo”, featuring a soccer player who makes the preliminary list for Brazil’s national team for the Cup, Samantha Almeida. The original […]

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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Cannes’ Documentary Prizewinner ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution’

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights in North and Latin America, Asia (except Japan), New Zealand, Turkey, Portugal and worldwide airlines to “Rehearsals for a Revolution,” which won the best documentary prize at Cannes Film Festival, L’Oeil d’Or. The film, which premiered in the Special Screenings section, is the deeply personal debut feature from […]

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Dario Argento Unveils Thriller Trilogy in Cannes While Honored at the Marché Du Film’s Fantastic Pavilion

Italian filmmaker Dario Argento presented his new thriller trilogy at the Marché du Film’s Fantastic Pavilion in Cannes, where he was also honored with the genre hub’s Keys to the Pavilion award. The famed maestro of giallo cinema, who is attending the festival for the Cannes Classics screening of Giuseppe Patroni Griffi’s 1968 drama “Love […]

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‘Congo Boy’ Review: Congolese Filmmaker Rafiki Fariala Finds Poetry in the Chaos of War Displacement

“Congo Boy” opens with a big setpiece set in a dance club: The camera follows two young men as they walk around searching for someone, the audience immediately thrown into a vibrant milieu of throbbing music and writhing bodies. Before they can settle in, some soldiers enter the club and start firing away, scaring patrons […]

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How Japan IP Adaptation ‘Cat’s Eyes’ Cracked France’s Youth Audience – and What the Global Rollout Taught Its Makers

The live-action French remake of Tsukasa Hojo’s “Cat’s Eyes” manga captured 46% of France’s 15-to-24 audience on TF1 – a figure its distributor described as “totally unexpected” – before selling into more than 50 territories and landing on Hulu in the U.S. Rodolphe Buet, chief distribution officer of StudioTF1, a wholly owned subsidiary of TF1 […]

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Cannes Palm Dog Award Goes to Yuri, Chilean Rescue Dog and Star of ‘La Perra’

The Palm Dog, Cannes’ beloved, unofficial awards show celebrating the best canine performances across the official selection and various sidebars, has crowned its winner for 2026. For many attendees, the standard of films in this year’s Cannes hasn’t quite matched previous editions, and this was also reflected in the number of prestige four-legged roles seen […]

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Oscar-Winning Producer Guneet Monga Kapoor on Genre Pivot, Women in Film India at Cannes: ‘I Am Ambitious, and I’m Not Scared About That Ambition’

A year after founding Women in Film India, Guneet Monga Kapoor – whose “The Elephant Whisperers” took the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 2023 Oscars – was at Cannes with four scholarship recipients in tow and a producing slate that signals a deliberate move into genre cinema, women-led franchises and, eventually, […]

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Saudi Powerhouse MBC Studios Unveils Slate Toplined By High-End Horror Movie ‘Traveller’s Hell’

Saudi-owned production powerhouse MBC Studios – which is the studio arm of MBC Group, the largest and leading media company in the Middle East – has announced its new lineup of Saudi film and TV projects toplined by high-end horror film (“Travellers’ Hell”) which is slated for theatrical release in the MENA region this year. The […]

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Rodrigo Teixeira, Milagros Mumenthaler and Rodrigo Sorogoyen to Deliver Masterclasses and Talks at Madrid ECAM Forum Co-Pro Market

Pedigreed Argentine helmer Milagros Mumenthaler, a Golden Leopardo winner in Locarno for her debut “Back to Stay,” and Rodrigo Teixeira of RT Pictures, producer of James Gray’s “Palme d’Or entry “Paper Tigers,” will take centre stage at the third ECAM Forum co-production market, due to run June 9-11 at Madrid Matadero. The complete retrospective dedicated […]

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Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films Boards Elham Ehsas’ Afghan Astronaut Doc ‘Forgotten Spaceman’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Ken Loach and Rebecca O’Brien’s Sixteen Films has boarded “Forgotten Spaceman,” a documentary short written, directed and edited by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Elham Ehsas, with Jack Thomas-O’Brien serving as executive producer, ahead of the film’s festival debut later this year. The film centers on Abdul Ahad Momand, who traveled to the Mir space station in 1988 […]

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Huma Qureshi on ‘Toxic,’ a Sign-Language Assassin Film She Produced Herself and Why She Won’t Play ‘the Impoverished Brown Woman With a Problem’

It is a warm May evening on the Croisette and Huma Qureshi is, by her own cheerful reckoning, in the middle of everything. She is at Cannes for the fourth time. She has been to Berlin twice, Toronto once, Busan. Venice and Sundance remain on the list. This year she is here for the Red […]

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Christina Hendricks, Naomie Harris Set for New Legal Drama ‘Reputation’ From BBC

Christina Hendricks and Naomie Harris are set to lead “Reputation,” a new celebrity-focused legal drama for BBC. The six-part series, from Banijay U.K. company The Forge, sees Harris (“Skyfall”) play Lena, a top lawyer who is hired to represent international pop star Davina Knight (“Mad Men” star Hendricks) in the celebrity case of the decade. […]

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Penélope Cruz Reveals She Was Warned of Brain Aneurysm Mid-Shoot on Cannes Favorite ‘The Black Ball’: ‘I Thought I Was About to Die’

Penélope Cruz disclosed at the Cannes press conference for “The Black Ball” (La Bola Negra) on Friday that she was warned of a potential brain aneurysm during the production of the film, and completed her scenes after receiving medical clearance the next day. The revelation came a day after the Los Javis competition title earned […]

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The Fantastic Organization – Led by Xavier Gens – Launches at Cannes to Make Sure ‘The Next Generation Has Everything They Need to Keep Screaming’

The Fantastic Organization, a new France-registered nonprofit – dedicated to the promotion, development, and global recognition of fantastic cinema – has made its debut at the Fantastic Pavilion at Cannes. It will be led by filmmaker Xavier Gens, named president and known for “Frontière(s),” “Hitman,” and “Cold Skin.” Other founding members include Alexandre O. Philippe, […]

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‘One Piece’ Producer Fujimura Charts Japanese IP’s Rise From Manga Magazines to Hollywood Mega-Franchises

Tetsu Fujimura, the CEO of Japanese IP consultancy and production company Filosophia Inc. and a producer on Netflix’s “One Piece” live-action series, delivered a data-intensive keynote at the Cannes Film Market, presenting a comprehensive account of the booming global market for Japanese intellectual property adaptations and cataloguing a Hollywood development pipeline that stretches across every […]

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‘Low Expectations,’ Starring Singer-Songwriter Marie Ulven, Sells to Multiple Territories Following Premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (EXCLUSIVE)

Paris- and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has closed multiple international deals on Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature “Low Expectations,” starring Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven (also known as Girl in Red), following the film’s world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The film, which also stars Anders Danielsen Lie, has sold at the Cannes Market to Benelux […]

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Rio2C 2026 Highlights Top Brazilian Creative Industry Talents

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio2C’s wide-ranging 2026 program is set to feature top Brazilian creative industry speakers, such as helmers Wagner de Assis, Esmir Filho and Carlos Saldanha, journalist and writer Caco Barcellos, writer Thalita Rebouças, doc maker Ricardo Calil and comedian João Vicente de Castro. This year’s Rio2C will take place May 26-31 […]

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‘Paranormal Activity’ Producer Steven Schneider Boards Debut Horror ‘Recluse’ Ahead of Tribeca Bow (EXCLUSIVE)

Steven Schneider, whose genre credits include “Paranormal Activity,” “Insidious” and “Pet Sematary,” has boarded “Recluse” as executive producer through his indie label Spooky Pictures. Henry Chaisson’s debut feature will world premiere in the Escape From Tribeca section of Tribeca Film Festival next month. The film centers on Joan, a sound recordist living in isolation who […]

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Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Ken Loach Join Petition Against Vincent Bolloré

A wave of international stars including Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Ken Loach have joined the petition warning against what signatories describe as the “far-right grip” tightening around the industry through Canal+ and its billionaire shareholder. Originally launched ahead of Cannes by roughly 600 French film professionals, the petition has ballooned to more than […]

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Japanese Cinematographer Ashizawa Akiko on Sneaking Angles Past Directors, Blowing Past ISO Limits and Why Bell Peppers Make the Best Color Charts

Ashizawa Akiko, a veteran of more than 70 features and one of the most accomplished cinematographers in the history of Japanese cinema, delivered a wide-ranging masterclass at the Cannes Film Festival, tracing her career from an unlikely entry into the industry through features spanning horror, comedy, drama and historical epic. The session preceded her receipt […]

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TIFFCOM, Frontières to Serve up New Genre Market Program in October (EXCLUSIVE)

International horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action and animation films will have a new feeding ground this fall. Frontières, the international genre co-production market, organized by Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, is partnering with the Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) to stage a new genre gap-financing program at the Tokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM) this […]

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Nicolas Cage’s ‘Spider-Noir’ Is a Beautiful Bore: TV Review

‘Peaky Blinders’ Sequel First Look: Charles Shelby is All Grown Up as ‘Stranger Things’ Star Charlie Heaton Steps Into the Role of Tommy’s Son

Italian Global Series Festival in Cannes Launches Second Edition, Aiming to Boost Italy’s Status in the International TV Landscape

Italian Global Series Festival in Cannes Launches Second Edition, Aiming to Boost Italy’s Status in the International TV Landscape

Estonia Plans to Triple Its Film Industry as Two New Sound Stages Take Shape

Valeska Grisebach on Subverting the Western Genre in Cannes Palme d’Or Contender ‘The Dreamed Adventure’

Inside amfAR’s Cannes Gala as Rami Malek, Eva Longoria, ‘Summer House’ Star Ciara Miller and Lizzo Help Raise $20 Million for AIDS Research

Sofa to Launch 16 Linear TV Channels on YouTube in Brazil, Latin America, the U.S. and Portugal (EXCLUSIVE)

Trump Celebrates ‘Total Jerk’ Colbert’s CBS Exit; Late-Night Host Once Told President ‘Go F— Yourself’

Globo to Launch Soccer-Themed, Vertical Microdrama ‘Quando O Coração Entra Em Campo’ in August (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Cannes’ Documentary Prizewinner ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution’

Dario Argento Unveils Thriller Trilogy in Cannes While Honored at the Marché Du Film’s Fantastic Pavilion

‘Congo Boy’ Review: Congolese Filmmaker Rafiki Fariala Finds Poetry in the Chaos of War Displacement

How Japan IP Adaptation ‘Cat’s Eyes’ Cracked France’s Youth Audience – and What the Global Rollout Taught Its Makers

Cannes Palm Dog Award Goes to Yuri, Chilean Rescue Dog and Star of ‘La Perra’

Oscar-Winning Producer Guneet Monga Kapoor on Genre Pivot, Women in Film India at Cannes: ‘I Am Ambitious, and I’m Not Scared About That Ambition’

Saudi Powerhouse MBC Studios Unveils Slate Toplined By High-End Horror Movie ‘Traveller’s Hell’

Rodrigo Teixeira, Milagros Mumenthaler and Rodrigo Sorogoyen to Deliver Masterclasses and Talks at Madrid ECAM Forum Co-Pro Market

Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films Boards Elham Ehsas’ Afghan Astronaut Doc ‘Forgotten Spaceman’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Huma Qureshi on ‘Toxic,’ a Sign-Language Assassin Film She Produced Herself and Why She Won’t Play ‘the Impoverished Brown Woman With a Problem’

Christina Hendricks, Naomie Harris Set for New Legal Drama ‘Reputation’ From BBC

Penélope Cruz Reveals She Was Warned of Brain Aneurysm Mid-Shoot on Cannes Favorite ‘The Black Ball’: ‘I Thought I Was About to Die’

The Fantastic Organization – Led by Xavier Gens – Launches at Cannes to Make Sure ‘The Next Generation Has Everything They Need to Keep Screaming’

‘One Piece’ Producer Fujimura Charts Japanese IP’s Rise From Manga Magazines to Hollywood Mega-Franchises

‘Low Expectations,’ Starring Singer-Songwriter Marie Ulven, Sells to Multiple Territories Following Premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (EXCLUSIVE)

Rio2C 2026 Highlights Top Brazilian Creative Industry Talents

‘Paranormal Activity’ Producer Steven Schneider Boards Debut Horror ‘Recluse’ Ahead of Tribeca Bow (EXCLUSIVE)

Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Ken Loach Join Petition Against Vincent Bolloré

Japanese Cinematographer Ashizawa Akiko on Sneaking Angles Past Directors, Blowing Past ISO Limits and Why Bell Peppers Make the Best Color Charts

TIFFCOM, Frontières to Serve up New Genre Market Program in October (EXCLUSIVE)

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