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Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will stand trial in the UK after being accused of assaulting a BBC TV presenter at a nightclub in London. Black, who won the Best Screenplay Oscar for 2008’s Milk, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London via video link on Thursday, where he filed a not guilty plea, PA

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Content, Casarotto Ramsay & Associates and United Agents have set former ITVS Creative Director Patrick Spence (Spy Among Friends) as Managing Director of their UK film and TV production joint venture. Sophie Gardiner, who has overseen the JV since its initial launch, will transition into a first look deal with the company. She

Mubi has acquired British filmmaker Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature How to Have Sex, which is set to debut in Un Certain Regard at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival. The streamer has taken all rights for North America, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey, and Benelux. Announcing the deal, Mubi said theatrical releases are

Edinburgh University has said it is “disappointed” after it was forced to cancel the screening of a film that examines the clash between female rights and transgender ideology. Adult Human Female, an independent feature from Reality Matters, was due to be screened on Wednesday, but Edinburgh University halted the event after trans rights advocates staged

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival unveiled the line-up for its 2023 edition, running from June 11 to 17. More than 13,000 animation professionals are set to descend on the French festival’s lakeside setting for its traditional mix of screenings programs across all formats, Work-in-Progress and First-Look sneak peeks, and presentations going behind the scenes

Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid did decent business in its second week, expanding from four screens to well over 900 for a gross of $2.7+ million and a cume of $3.14 million. The A24 film starring Joaquin Phoenix has a $2.8k per screen average and no. 9 spot. It’s a weekend with a wide range

Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid did decent business in its second week, expanding from four screens to well over 900 for a gross of $2.7+ million and a cume of $3.14 million. The A24 film starring Joaquin Phoenix has a $2.8k per screen average and no. 9 spot. It’s a weekend with a wide range

James Ellroy, the author of L.A. Confidential, made an appearance at the L.A. Times Festival of Books where he talked about the film adaptation of his book. “People love the movie L.A. Confidential,” Ellroy said, via the Los Angeles Times. “I think it’s turkey of the highest form. I think Russell Crowe and Kim Basinger

Alec Baldwin continues to embarrass Santa Fe New Mexico authorities who charged him with involuntary manslaughter … because he may have been right all along when he insisted he never pulled the trigger on the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The prop gun Baldwin used back in 2021 had been modified, this according to

Koko Da Doll, one of the memorable subjects from the recent documentary “Kokomo City,” is dead … and the film’s director says she was shot and killed as a result of trans violence. D. Smith — director of the moving, award-winning doc featured this year at Sundance — shared the sad news Friday, saying Koko,

The first photos of Alec Baldwin on the new “Rust” movie set have trickled out … and one showed him handling a shotgun. Baldwin was shooting scenes for the film in Pray, Montana, Friday when the images were snapped — the actor was spotted passing the prop gun, handle first, to another crew member. Another

The temps are heating up and the water pressure is at full force with famous babes in the shower. Based on these good, clean and fun pics … April showers are making May flowers look quite promising! There’s some major drippage in the air, so check yourself before you wet yourself! Taking their shower time

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are still in the middle of a nasty custody battle, but you’d never know it watching the two cheer on their kiddo like the best of friends. Both Olivia and Jason attended one of their kid’s soccer games Saturday where they not only exchanged pleasantries, but also stood together chat

Play video content We know Jonathan Majors‘ alleged DV victim was out partying after the incident in question — but now — there’s video that appears to support Majors’ team’s claim she was just fine. TMZ has obtained security footage that was referenced in a filing last week by his legal team — where they

Play video content TMZ.com Pete Davidson‘s New York Knicks took home a big win, but one fan might wanna take a lesson in personal space … cuz he got wayyy too far into Pete’s zone. Check out the video, Pete was posing for pics and high-fiving a bunch of his fellow Knick fans as he

James Gunn continued to make it official on social media that he hasn’t made his decision yet on who’ll play Superman in his early days-set movie of the Man of Steel, Superman: Legacy. In doing so, the filmmaker also shot down rumors that Fury actor Logan Lerman would play him. Responding to a fan’s assertion

It’s a fevered dream among superhero fans. And while a DC-Marvel movie crossover is not happening soon, it certainly is on the table, at least according to writer/director/executive James Gunn, who has worked in both camps. The comic books have already seen the characters in dual adventures, dating as far back as the 1970s. Spider-Man

UPDATED with debut date, image: Disney announced the opening date for Rogers: The Musical is June 30, 2023. The one-act play will have a limited run this summer on the Hyperion Stage inside California Adventure Park at Disneyland Resort. The company’s Parks division also released concept art for the show, which was was first referenced

As the launch bay door closed on Star Wars Celebration 2023, Disney’s Jedi Counsel announced the timing and location of the gathering’s next installment. Fans and talent will next get together and celebrate a galaxy far, far away in a year that may itself seem far away at this point: 2025. While jumping over a

It was announced today at the Warner Bros Discovery streamer presser that this spring’s DC feature, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, would be hitting the newly revamped Max service on its relaunch date, May 23. The movie, which has made $128M WW, will hit the streaming service 68 days after debuting in theaters. Warner Bros

DC co-Boss James Gunn announced on Twitter today that his Superman: Legacy, which he’s writing and directing, is going into pre-production. Separately, per sources, we hear that physical production will start at the top of 2024. “I’m honored to be a part of the legacy. And what better day than #SupermanAnniversary Day to dive fully

Lea Michele will miss upcoming performances of Funny Girl because of an unspecified “scary health issue” affecting her 2-year-old son, Ever Leo Reich. The news was announced by the former Glee star on her Instagram account, and show producers confirmed there as well. “I’m so sorry but unfortunately I will be out of @FunnyGirlBwy today,”

“We all have to become a bit more Scandinavian,” Beta Film MD Moritz von Kruedener told a Series Mania audience this morning. Opening the Lille Dialogues section on the final day of the France confab, von Kruedener raised the requirement to be flexible and seek financing from more than one local network for projects, given

Patrick Beverley is channeling his inner Rocky Balboa during the NBA season … admitting he has ZERO sex the night before games — ’cause he wants to keep his legs fresh!! The Chicago Bulls guard revealed his routine on Barstool Sports’ ‘Pat Bev’ podcast this week … when his cohost, Rone, brought up how Larsa

The death of MGM distribution chief Erik Lomis on Wednesday has shocked many around Hollywood. More than just being a sage to filmmakers and executives about the motion picture business, Lomis was known for his generosity fundraising with the Will Rogers Institute, cultivating others’ careers, and even being a mentor to many in their personal

Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish and Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the headliners for Lollapalooza 2023, which is set for August 3-6 in Chicago’s Grant Park. The Chili Peppers first headlined Lollapalooza in 1992, the mega-concert’s second year, when it was a touring event. Tickets for this year’s concert weekend, which also features top-liners Odesza,

Amanda Bynes will likely spend an extended period of time getting the psychiatric care she needs, and we’ve learned more about the days leading up to her walking naked through L.A. streets. Sources close to Amanda tell us they’re still putting the pieces together, but at this point believe she could’ve been living on the

EXCLUSIVE: A backpacker’s battle to escape the locked boot of a car and regain her memory is to be the plot of Amazon Prime Video’s latest German movie. In high-octane thriller Trunk (working title), Sina Martens (The Perfumier, Tatort) will play Malina, who wakes up disoriented to discover to her horror that she is missing

Broadway’s old and new teamed up last week to boost total box office nearly 20%, with The Phantom of the Opera (the old) posting a best-ever $3 million weekly gross and The Jonas Brothers (the new, to Broadway anyway) taking in $1.6 million for their five-concert residency. In all, Broadway’s 29 productions grossed a total