Two Seasons, Two Strangers by Sho Miyake (All the Long Nights, Small, Slow But Steady) is the winner of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s international competition, which was honored with the Pardo d’Oro, or Golden Leopard, in the Swiss town on Saturday. The Japanese drama, based on the manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the…
Quentin Tarantino is explaining why he passed on directing Netflix’s upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follow-up. In April, it was announced that Brad Pitt would officially reprise his role of Cliff Booth from the director’s 2019 film. However, to much surprise, David Fincher is attached to direct the project for Netflix, not Tarantino….
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Bag charms are back in a big way, and they’re converting even the most simplistic dressers to a maximalist aesthetic. From the runway to social media to street style, this undeniably fun…
Sean Combs won’t have to face most of a sexual assault lawsuit from Sara Rivers, who accused the music mogul of groping her when she was a contestant on Making the Band 2. The complaint from Rivers was filed earlier this year, near the height of legal scrutiny around Combs. She claimed Combs cornered her…
Veteran Hollywood studio executive David Spitz has landed his next gig: serving as head of U.S. theatrical distribution at Teddy Schwarzman‘s Black Bear Pictures as the leading production and financing company realizes its dream of becoming a full-fledged indie studio. Spitz — who did a long stint running distribution at Lionsgate — will oversee theatrical…
Taylor Sheridan and Paramount Pictures are expanding their production footprint in Texas. Hillwood has partnered with Sheridan’s SGS Studios and Paramount Television to open a 450,000-square-foot filming hub in a bid to lure large-scale productions to the state. The development marks what’s believed to be the largest operating studio facility in Texas, amplifying the increasingly…
In 1954, the Writers Guild of America formed to bring screenwriters, TV and radio writers under one union umbrella. A few decades later, the labor group expanded its purview by adding animation primetime writers. In three, five or 10 years, could vertical (i.e., iPhone-sized content) writers, YouTubers and other content creators be next? That’s the…
Taylor Swift’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirlis officially coming this fall. The pop star, announcing the news on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights Wednesday, said her latest album will be released on Oct. 3 and feature 12 new songs. Swift said the album is about what was going on during her life…
