Friends and filmmakers gather at Albergo Quattro Fontane TheWrap toasted friends, filmmakers, producers and other Hollywood insiders at a special cocktail party at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday at Albergo Quattro Fontane, hosted by TheWrap CEO, founder and editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman. Waxman was on the ground with TheWrap’s team in Venice covering the festival, with reviews, news and more. Peruse …
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The producers and stars of the musical game show look back on more than $10 million in winnings and the Foxx family magic that made it last “Beat Shazam” creator Jeff Apploff always knew that Jamie Foxx would be the secret sauce to his Fox game show’s success. The executive producer recalled being brought to tears while shooting the first episode, …
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The Israeli American Council has circulated a petition calling for the musician to be removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour After Macklemore’s onstage plea to “free Palestine” sparked a demand from the Israeli American Council for his removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour, the rapper clarified that his calls for “peace” are “in no way a criticism” of Jewish people. “To all …
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Drew Goddard has been developing a fifth entry in the sci-fi series for several years “The Matrix” series co-creator Lilly Wachowski confirmed that she isn’t involved with Warner Bros.’ plans for a franchise revival, but suggested that her and her sister, Lana, have been asked to give their “blessing” to the Drew Goddard-directed project. “There’s maybe a thing that’s happening …
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“Nobody plays a villain like Glenn Close,” one fan adds on X Glenn Close’s transformation for “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” has blown fans away on social media, with one user noting the actress looks “absolutely unrecognizable” in her role as Capitol escort Drusilla Sickle. Ahead of the film’s theatrical debut on Nov. 20, Lionsgate dropped several new …
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NBC’s “The Apprentice” lost to “The Amazing Race” in both years it was nominated ‘South Park’ Celebrates Emmy Win by Taking a Shot at Donald Trump The South Park team found a very South Park-style way to celebrate its latest Emmy victory — by taking another hilarious jab at Donald Trump. The long-running animated series took home the award for …
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“I’m embarrassed for his reading comprehension,” the “Parks and Recreation” actor says Nick Offerman accused Ben Shapiro of “rampant homophobia” to the right-wing personality’s critique of “The Last of Us,” which featured an episode centered on the heartbreaking romance between a gay couple played by Offerman and Murray Bartlett. On an episode of “Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso” published Sunday, Offerman was …
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Netflix has three very different, equally worthwhile romantic dramas and comedies streaming on its platform right now. Among the streamer’s best current titles is a 2017 gothic romance from “One Battle After Another” filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson that is rightly regarded as one of his greatest films. Additionally, Netflix has an early ’90s romantic classic starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks …
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Venice Film Festival: The German filmmaker tackles another artform with his latest doc, which finishes with the famed architect designing the new David Geffen Galleries As the saying goes, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” Most read that line as an expression of folly. Wim Wenders, however, treats it as a checklist. Having already delivered genre-defining documentaries on …
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“Musk” is nearly here. Alex Gibney’s hot button biographical documentary chronicling Elon Musk and his ascension is set to make its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday. But ahead of its debut – and the reviews that will trickle out afterwards – the production has released a teaser. Play video The trailer is framed around one …
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Venice Film Festival: The jury president and director of “The Lost Daughter” and “The Bride!” has made a short film starring Ellen Burstyn and Dakota Fanning as the screen icon This is a notable year for short films at the Venice Film Festival, with Saoirse Ronan making her directorial debut (“Paper Plane”), Laura Poitras looking at the ICE occupation of …
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Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back” follows the unlikely friendship between two young Japanese schoolgirls bound by their love of drawing, until they go their separate ways. In keeping with his recent works (like “Shoplifters” and “Monster”), the director maintains his knack for working with child actors to create a visually detailed drama whose emotions also, on occasion, feel just as thorough. …
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Fresh off of winning the Emmy for guest actress in a comedy series, Betty Gilpin revealed she’s “forever pitching” ways she could return for “Widow’s Bay” Season 2 to creator Katie Dippold. “I’m forever pitching Katie Dippold via text (on) ways in which it would make sense in the world of the show for me to come back,” Gilpin told press after …
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Long live the “Looney Tunes.” After years of anticipation and several near deaths, “Coyote vs. Acme” finally hit theaters this weekend, showing audiences an all-new mix of live-action and animation as Wile E. Coyote seeks justice for years of faulty Roadrunner-catching products. Beyond the important and fascinating lore behind the film, “Coyote vs. Acme” is a genuine cinematic triumph, a hilarious comedy …
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Including a Seth Rogen comedy, a twisted romance and one of the scariest movies ever made The summer movie season is officially over, and the fall movie slate has yet to arrive. In the meantime, there are plenty of new movies streaming on Netflix. September brings a set of excellent films able to fill your horror and romance watchlist at the …
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