Amazon in Talks With Brian Williams to Host Election-Night Special (EXCLUSIVE)
Amazon is exploring an election-night special that would be anchored by former NBC News and MSNBC veteran Brian Williams ...
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How Reading, Shooting ‘We Live in Time’ Helped Andrew Garfield Through a ‘Kind of Mid-Life Crisis’
Irish director John Crowley (“Boy A,” “Brooklyn”) and his “We Live in Time” actor Andrew Garfield hosted the last of this ...
Klaus Haro Shines Light on Deportation of Jews From Finland in World War II Drama ‘Never Alone’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The film, shooting in Helsinki and Tallinn, follows the deportation from Finland of eight Austrian-Jewish refugees by the ...
Finland’s Fireframe Studios Boards Arctic Thriller ‘The Ice’ in Collaboration With Nordisk Film Production (EXCLUSIVE)
Finland’s Fireframe Studios has boarded upcoming Arctic thriller “The Ice.” Developed in collaboration with Nordisk Film Production, it’s based on the successful novel by Norwegian writer John Kåre ...
Norwegian Director Eirik Svensson’s Africa-Set Drama ‘Safe House’ Tells Pulled-From-Headlines Story of Aid Worker’s Harrowing Plight
Svensson's latest film follows a Norwegian aid worker facing an impossible choice as she attempts to save a man from mob ...
Antti J. Jokinen Puts Emotion Over Violence in Nordic Epic ‘Kalevala’: ‘These Are Men Who Feel’
“Kalevala,” a compilation of epic poetry drawn from Karelian and Finnish folklore and mythology, is full of violence, but director Antti J. Jokinen – who has adapted the book for his film “Kalevala: ...
Antti J. Jokinen Puts Emotion Over Violence in Nordic Epic ‘Kalevala’: ‘These Are Men Who Feel. They Are Not Just Raping and Pillaging’
“Kalevala,” a compilation of epic poetry drawn from Karelian and Finnish folklore and mythology, is full of violence, but director Antti J. Jokinen – who has adapted the book for his film “Kalevala: ...
Judge Rules ‘Baby Reindeer’ Was Not a ‘True Story,’ Allows Real Martha to Sue Netflix
A judge on Friday refused to dismiss Fiona Harvey's lawsuit claiming she was falsely portrayed on the Netflix series 'Baby ...
‘Randy Newman’s Faust,’ the Songwriter’s Brilliant but Rarely Produced Stage Musical, Rises Again for a Weekend in L.A. at the Soraya
Randy Newman talks about the one-weekend-only revival of his brilliant musical, 'Faust,' being put on in the L.A. area at the ...
Casting Directors Reach Tentative Deal on New Contract
The Teamsters union has reached a tentative deal on a new contract with the major studios on behalf of about 700 casting ...
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Remembering Maggie Smith, Whose Biting Wit Deliciously Improved With Age
“She always looks so extreme,” a fellow teacher observes of Maggie Smith’s trademark rigidity in “The Prime of Miss Jean ...
Anna Sawai on Her ‘Surreal’ Emmy Win for ‘Shogun,’ Playing Heartbreak on ‘Pachinko’ — and Whether She’d Ever Sing On Screen
Shogun' Emmy-winner Anna Sawai on this week's 'Pachinko' episode, who she bonded with during awards season — and not knowing ...