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‘A Thousand And One’ & ‘The Persian Version’ Top 2023 Sundance Film Festival Awards

January 27, 2023 2:48 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

After a two-year virtual in-person hiatus, the Sundance Film Festival returned to Park City and that meant an old-fashioned in-person awards ceremony as well. Well, sorta. The post-ceremony party was absent th...

‘The Perfect Nanny’: Nicole Kidman & Maya Erskine To Star In Upcoming HBO Limited Series, With Erkine Also Serving As Showrunner

Ned Booth

January 27, 2023 2:00 pm

News, Television

Nicole Kidman already has a strong partnership with HBO after "Big Little Lies" and "The Undoing." Now she'll team up with network again for a new limited series. Deadline reports that Kidman and Maya Erskine ...

Joe Cornish Talks About Working On ‘Ant-Man’ With Edgar Wright & The Rapid Transformation Of The MCU

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January 27, 2023 1:16 pm

News, Podcasts

Joe Cornish's Netflix series "Lockwood & Co." premieres on the streamer today, the English comedian and filmmaker's first foray into TV. And to celebrate, The Playlist interviewed Cornish for an upcoming e...

Pamela Anderson To The “A*shole” Creators Of ‘Pam & Tommy’: “You Still Owe Me A Public Apology”

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January 27, 2023 12:15 pm

News

As "Pamela: A Love Story" approaches its January 31 premiere on Netflix, Pamela Anderson has had to talk about last year's Hulu limited series, "Pam & Tommy." And while the actress and former Playboy model...

James Cameron Has Now Directed 3 Of The 5 Highest-Grossing Films Ever As ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Surges Past ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

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January 27, 2023 11:23 am

News

Well, James Cameron naysayers, it's time to admit defeat. Variety reports that "Avatar: The Way Of Water" now sits at #5 in the all-time box office gross rankings with $2.054 billion globally. That pushes Came...

‘Close’: Lukas Dhont On Why You Should See His Oscar-Nominated Film This Weekend [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

January 27, 2023 10:49 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

The last eight months have been pretty remarkable for Lukas Dhont. After bursting on the global film scene with "Girl" in 2018, the Belgian filmmaker returned to the Cannes Film Festival with his sophomore eff...

‘Caste’: Ava Duvernay’s Upcoming Racial Drama Adds Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Vera Farmiga, Nick Offerman & More To Cast

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January 27, 2023 10:31 am

News

Ava DuVernay's "Caste" has been shooting in Savannah, GA for weeks without any casting news save for "King Richard" star Aunjanue Ellis leading the cast. But now Deadline has the scoop on who joins E...

‘Nosferatu’: Willem Dafoe In Talks To Reunite With Director Robert Eggers For His Vampire Flick

Christopher Marc

January 27, 2023 10:20 am

News

Writer/director Robert Eggers recently dipped his toes into period epic territory with "The Northman" but is returning to the world of horror/suspense with a remake of the classic silent vampire film "Nosferat...

‘Thunderbolts’: ‘The Bear’ Star Ayo Edebiri The Latest To Join The MCU Phase 5 Film’s Stacked Ensemble Cast

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January 27, 2023 9:14 am

News

Based on its cast alone, "Thunderbolts" may be the buzziest film to come out of the MCU's Phase 5. And now the upcoming Marvel movie adds another intriguing name to its ensemble. Variety reports that "The Bear...

‘La Montaña’ Trailer: Diego Enrique Osorno’s Latest Doc Sees Him On A Voyage With Far-Left Political Group Zapatistas

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January 27, 2023 7:00 am

Festivals, News, Trailers

Diego Enrique Osorno is a first-rate reporter and filmmaker when it comes to tackling Mexico's complicated political and sociocultural issues. Now, Osorno follows up his 2019 Netflix limited ser...