LONDON (Reuters) – Stuck at home with the kids? Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Cate Blanchett may be able to help. Oscar-winning New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi has lined up some of his Hollywood friends by videolink from their living rooms for a ... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “We Are The World,” the celebrity-packed 1985 charity single, is getting an encore this weekend, courtesy of the stars of “American Idol.” “Idol” judges Lionel Richie, who co-wrote the song with the late Michael Jackson, Katy Perry and ... More »
BERLIN (Reuters) – Making films in a bitterly divided Brazil that is increasingly hostile to artistic freedom is an act of resistance in itself, the maker of a new drama about race relations in the years after the country abolished slavery said. Speaking ahead... More »
(Reuters) – British actress Imelda Staunton will play an older Queen Elizabeth in the final season of award-winning television series “The Crown,” the show’s creator said on Friday. The Netflix series about the British royal family will end after five seasons ... More »
(Reuters) – Some of the tourists on New Zealand’s White Island during Monday’s volcano eruption were passengers on a cruise ship visiting the area, cruise line officials say. The ship, Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, is in port in Tauranga, a coastal ci... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Jennifer Aniston returns to television on Friday in “The Morning Show”, an original show for Apple Inc’s new subscription video service, in which the actress reunites with her “Friends” sister Reese Witherspoon. In the 10-episode program, An... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Apple Inc is jumping into the streaming video wars with a series that explores accusations of sexual misconduct at a fictional morning television news show, a story that tackles issues brought to life over the past two years of the #MeT... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Martin Scorsese reunites with Robert De Niro in “The Irishman”, a 3-1/2 hour long mob drama the acclaimed director said he chose to do with his frequent collaborator to build on their past work together rather than replicate it. Set over sev... More »
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Jude Law brought the follow-up to “The Young Pope” to the Venice Film Festival on Sunday, presenting a glimpse of his return in the Paolo Sorrentino-directed papal drama, which at one point sees him wearing just “a napkin”. The second... More »
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – A holiday tragedy sends Oscar winner Meryl Streep on a puzzling probe of ambiguous financial dealings in Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat”, a drama based on the massive leak of offshore financial data known as the Panama Papers. Wi... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Universal Pictures on Saturday canceled the release of “The Hunt,” a satirical thriller about a group of Americans who are captured to be hunted and killed for sport, following apparent criticism by President Donald Trump and a recent s... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – English Tudor king Henry VIII and his six wives are a staple tale of costume dramas – now a new television series is turning viewers’ attention to the story of the first, Catherine of Aragon. “The Spanish Princess”, a British-American produc... More »
FILE PHOTO: Actor Tom Hanks speaks on stage. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Steven Spielberg’s new movie “The Post” isn’t just a 1971 tale of press freedom or the place of women in the workplace. It poses key questions about the United States to... More »
Movie director Ridley Scott says he is confident of finishing reshoots on "All the Money in the World" in time for its planned December release after a scramble to replace actor Kevin Spacey because of sexual misconduct allegations. More »
Amazon.com Inc has bought the global television rights to "The Lord of the Rings," the company said on Monday, in what may be its biggest and most expensive move yet to draw viewers to its streaming and shopping club Prime. More »
The “Planet of the Apes” films highlight the risks of a lack of empathy with people from different cultures, actor Andy Serkis said at the premiere of “War for the Planet of the Apes”, the final film of a recent trilogy spun off from science fiction. More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the TV series ‘Top of the Lake : China Girl’ presented as part of 70th Anniversary Events – Cannes, France. 23/05/2017. Director Jane Campion poses with cast member Elisabeth Moss. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Jane Campion, ... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the film ‘The Beguiled’ in competition – Cannes, France. 24/05/2017. Director Sofia Coppola and cast member Colin Farrell pose. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Sofia Coppola brought her remake of “The Beguiled” to Cannes on Wed... More »
Cast member Jessica Biel poses at the premiere of ”The Book of Love” in Los Angeles, California U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Jessica Biel got all messed up for her new TV show — a psychological thriller in which she plays a young mother who co... More »
LONDON Winnie-the-Pooh turns 90 this year and the much-loved children’s character returns for a new adventure in which he meets someone else celebrating the same significant birthday — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. “Winnie-the-Pooh and the Royal Birthday” sees th... More »
