EXCLUSIVE: London- and Australia-based film and technology company Fablemaze has partnered with UK science fiction film festival Sci-Fi-London to host the 2022 Short Film Program on its new video hosting and annotation platform. The program has been extended to June 4. Developed in-house at Fablemaze, the platform is designed to bridge the gap between premium
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Play video content TMZ.com Bam Margera‘s fall at a skate park — which has his wrist currently in a cast — was painfully and very clearly captured on video newly obtained by TMZ … and just watching the wipeout is gonna make ya go … ouch!!! Bam’s tumble went down at the Hobbit Skate Park
EXCLUSIVE: The Suicide Squad breakout Daniela Melchior will have a small role in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3, we can confirm. But as director James Gunn confirmed late last year, the actress won’t be appearing as character Moondragon, which had been speculated online. Filming recently wrapped on the anticipated threequel, which will star Chris
The Cinemark Movie Club has surpassed 1 million active members with more than 3,000 members per theater across its U.S. circuit. The nation’s third largest cinema chain, based in Plano, Texas, said Movie Club, launched in December of 2017, was the first North American exhibitor-developed paid monthly membership program and is the first to hit
Universal’s Jurassic World: Dominion began early offshore rollout today and is off to a stomping good start in Korea with $6M. This is the fourth biggest opening day of all time in the market — topped only by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Avengers: Endgame, and local title Along With The Gods 2 — and is the highest opening
Fast X is continuing the tradition of family in the two upcoming movies that will close out the Fast Saga. With the first part underway, Vin Diesel and his cinematic brethren are putting together the usual high octane action adventure you’d expect from the series. Through a new throwback photo of Sung Kang and Diesel’s
Spanish Filmin Buys Lars Von Trier’s ‘The Kingdom’ Trilogy Spanish SVoD Filmin has acquired the entire Lars Von Trier catalogue including The Kingdom trilogy. The deal was struck with Scandi distributor TrustNordisk and includes never-before-seen restored versions of season one and two of The Kingdom, along with the soon-to-launch third. Several territories, including Germany and Austria (Koch
Marylin Monroe has been dead for almost 60 years, but fans are still as desperate to own a piece of her history, a reality for people with deep pockets — thanks to an upcoming auction. Wednesday, June 1st, the day that would have marked Monroe’s 96th birthday, Julien’s and TCM announces to TMZ a Marilyn
AMC Theatres announced its first newly-built theater of 2022 – the AMC Dine-In Topanga 12 in Canoga Park — will open June 2 as the pandemic-rattled exhibition business reshuffles. The launch will follow by a day the close of operations at nearby AMC Promenade 16 in Woodland Hills as the exhibitors continue to fine tune
EXCLUSIVE: Orange Is The New Black star Jackie Cruz has replaced Stephanie Beatriz as co-lead in horror-thriller movie History Of Evil, which has just wrapped. The Vampire Diaries actor Paul Wesley co-stars in the feature, which as we reported earlier this year was pre-bought by AMC’s genre streamer Shudder for North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. We’re told Brooklyn
Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are currently in the midst of a long, grueling legal battle. Their dispute has now come stateside, with plenty of folks watching the proceedings of their defamation case on TV. A security guard was recently grilled on the stand over whether he’d seen Depp’s penis, and his answer yielded
The 56th Karlovy Vary Film Festival has unveiled its official selection, which comprises 33 films from five continents screening across three sections. Scroll down for full list. Artistic director Karel Och’s program includes twenty-seven world premieres, three international premieres, and three European premieres, covering five continents. Among the lineup are Jake Paltrow’s drama June Zero about
“Dancing with the Stars” pro Sharna Burgess just sold her place in the Hollywood Hills … because she’s moved in with BF Brian Austin Green, as they expect their first child together. Real estate records show Sharna recently sold her two-bedroom home in Beachwood Canyon for $1,555,000 … less than three months after putting it
The bomber jacket of Top Gun‘s Maverick is looking a bit more familiar in international trailers these days, according to a report in Fortune. Two flag patches on the back of the jacket – representing Taiwan and Japan – appear to have been returned to their original spots. The flags were missing, or obscured, in
A consortium led by dick clark productions and Los Angeles Dodgers backer Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital Group has completed a deal to acquire English soccer club Chelsea for a reported £4.25B ($5.3B). Boehly, Chairman and CEO of DCP and MCR owner Eldridge Industries, will become Chairman of Chelsea FC, which finished third in this
Movie studios are always looking for ways to hedge their financial bets and to guarantee, as much as possible, that any film project will be a success. Anything with name recognition is fair game, which is why so many movies are sequels to previous hits, or films based on comic books, video games, or even
Fremantle has appointed a Group Head of Strategy to support growth after striking a range of partnerships and buying up labels over the past year. Gabriella Carriere joins from Sky Italia, where she held the positions of Sky Wifi Marketing Senior Director, Media and Commercial Partnerships Director and Strategy Director since joining in 2016. She
Matthew McConaughey and some friendly pooches have touched down in Uvalde, TX — but their presence alone won’t fix what’s become a major scandal on the slow police response. The actor is back in his hometown, where he’s meeting with families and children affected by the massacre on Tuesday … when 21 people were slaughtered
Two premiere screenings of rock documentary Freakscene: The Story Of Dinosaur JR grossed over $19K this weekend with a single Saturday show at iconic music venue The Opera House in Williamsburg, Brooklyn taking in north of $17K. Independent distributor Utopia worked with Murmrr, which produces live music events, and art shingle Mondo, which created a
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner Joyland has the distinction of being the first Pakistani film in official selection in Cannes. Director Saim Sadiq told Deadline’s Cannes Studio that he learned of the selection while still finishing the movie. “It’s been a lot to process to be able to finish the film and at the
For many years, Frank Herbert’s Dune was considered an unadaptable book. But Denis Villeneuve proved studios and audiences wrong when his highly-praised cinematic experience had a successful release this past fall. With Dune: Part Two set to begin production this summer, Javier Bardem has teased how the sequel will surprise audiences – yes, even superfans.
India’s All That Breathes followed up its victory at the Sundance Film Festival by winning top documentary honors in Cannes. The film directed by Shaunak Sen, which documents a pair of Muslim brothers in Delhi who devote countless hours to restore the health of ailing black kite birds, earned the L’Œil d’or (“Golden Eye”) award
Bo Hopkins — famous from “American Graffiti” and other ’70s cult classic films — has died. His wife, Sian, shared the sad news with THR Saturday … saying BH had passed away a few weeks ago at a hospital in Van Nuys, CA after suffering a heart attack. Hopkins had some legendary roles throughout his
UPDATED with latest: Looks like Warner Bros. got its way. The Matrix Resurrections co-producer Village Roadshow Films has agreed to arbitrate its claims alleging Warner Bros.’ decision to release the film simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters was a breach of contract. Lawyers for Village Roadshow filed papers on Thursday with Los Angeles Superior
Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick is soaring in its overseas debuts, clocking $33M from 47 markets at the international box office through Thursday. The Tom Cruise-starrer officially launched on Wednesday offshore, following paid previews in some hubs, and adds another 15 markets today, bringing the total to 62 in what is the studio’s widest release ever
When the original 1986 Top Gun hit theaters, it skyrocketed Tom Cruise into movie star status, but another big element of the movie was its soundtrack that remains iconic today. Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone,” Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away” and The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” have become synonymous with the hit movie.
Texas native Jamie Foxx joined the chorus of voices wondering how something like the school massacre in Uvalde could happen in the United States of America. The comedian, who himself was recently involved in subduing a man who attacked Dave Chappelle onstage, posted 16 Uvalde victims’ photos and wrote: Little angels my heart goes out
Ray Liotta was as polite and courteous as ever when he posed with a fan in the Dominican Republic just days before he passed away — but more importantly … he looked fine. TMZ has obtained a photo of Ray on Sunday, May 22 — a mere 4 days before he suddenly died in the
After a 36 year wait, the Tom Cruise sequel Top Gun: Maverick finally took off to a massive $19.3M in previews. That’s the highest grossing preview in Paramount Pictures’ history and the highest grossing Memorial Day preview in history. Previous big preview for Paramount was 2009’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with $16M, which were on a Tuesday
Lucas’ bishop warns him of the dangers before he sets out to minister to a remote community of Icelanders in Cannes Un Certain Regard title Godland. “It’s easy to go mad there,” he explains at his Copenhagen dining table, steadily chewing his way through the fabulous feast in front of him. Iceland, where the sun