Best Friend Forever Closes Major Deals on Cannes Competition, TIFF Bound ‘Banel & Adama,’ Unveils International Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Best Friend Forever Closes Major Deals on Cannes Competition, TIFF Bound ‘Banel & Adama,’ Unveils International Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has revealed a raft of deals for key territories for Ramata-Toulaye Sy‘s feature film debut, “Banel & Adama,” which played in competition in Cannes and makes its North American premiere in Toronto. Variety reviewed it as “a…

‘Dumb Money’ Co-Writer Lauren Schuker Blum: ‘This Movie Is Really About Who Decides Value in a Society’

‘Dumb Money’ Co-Writer Lauren Schuker Blum: ‘This Movie Is Really About Who Decides Value in a Society’

After helming a series of based-on-a-true-story projects including “Million Dollar Arm,” “The Finest Hours,” “I, Tonya” and “Pam & Tommy,” Craig Gillespie was the natural candidate to direct “Dumb Money,” Rebecca Angelo and Lauren Schuker Blum’s chronicle of the January 2021 GameStop…

Britons debate which city is the MOST overrated

Britons debate which city is the MOST overrated

Britons debate which city is the MOST overrated – so, is your hometown on the list? Birmingham and Bristol fare highly on the list – is your town on the list? READ MORE: Posh wine too pricey? Cheers to cut-price copies! Every Briton has…

Todd Haynes Teases ‘Sexually Explicit’ Project With Joaquin Phoenix, Talks About New Oscar Contender ‘May December’  (EXCLUSIVE)

Todd Haynes Teases ‘Sexually Explicit’ Project With Joaquin Phoenix, Talks About New Oscar Contender ‘May December’ (EXCLUSIVE)

While at the Deauville American Film Festival to present “May December,” Todd Haynes spoke to Variety, during a one-on-one interview at the Royal Hotel, about bringing Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore together in a film for the first time, provoking audiences and…

Maudie Director Aisling Walsh Tackles Musical Liberation With Ethel, Unorthodoxs Shira Haas to Star

Maudie Director Aisling Walsh Tackles Musical Liberation With Ethel, Unorthodoxs Shira Haas to Star

“Maudie” director Aisling Walsh describes her upcoming feature, “Ethel,” in recognizable terms. “We all understand what it is to struggle to be the best at what we can,” Walsh tells Variety. “We’re all looking for that chance to make something happen.” Written…

Can neurotic travel-phobe COSMO LANDESMAN embrace the Arctic?

Can neurotic travel-phobe COSMO LANDESMAN embrace the Arctic?

Can neurotic travel-phobe COSMO LANDESMAN embrace the Arctic? Find out what happened when he tired dog-sledding, hiking and eating reindeer heart Cosmo Landesman writes about his trip to Norway’s icy Svalbard archipelago READ MORE:  My amazing camping trip in Svalbard Question: can a grumpy,…