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‘The Rainmaker’ Review: USA Legal Drama Drags
It’s been a long while since the USA Network last premiered an original drama. (Five years, to be precise, since the one-and-done “Briarpatch.”) A lot has happened since — so much that, in the…
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‘Comedy Writer Body to Action Hero’
Bob Odenkirk could have treated the production of “Nobody 2” as a European vacation. The original draft for the sequel to his 2021 sleeper hit, “Nobody,” had Hutch, the suburban dad/secret…
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Bosnian Mystery Crime Series ‘Komar’ Acquired by Beta Film
Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to the Bosnian mystery crime series “Komar,” which celebrated its world premiere a year ago at the Sarajevo Film Festival.!-->…
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Lucy Liu on the Emotional Suffering of Her Character in ‘Rosemead’
Lucy Liu received Locarno Film Festival‘s career achievement award Thursday, and presented her new film “Rosemead,” which had its international premiere at the festival. Liu talked with Variety…
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‘Power Play’ Scribe Johan Fasting’s Feature Debut as Seen by Produce
Seasoned producer Yngve Sæther of Norwegian powerhouse Motlys, credited for Joachim Trier’s “Oslo, August 31st” and most recently Dag Johan Haugerud’s successful trilogy “Sex-Love-Dreams,”…
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Venice-Bound Cambodian Feature ‘Becoming Human’ Lands at Lights On
International sales company Lights On has acquired world rights to Cambodian director Polen Ly’s debut feature “Becoming Human,” which will have its world premiere at this year’s Venice Film…
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David Ellison and New Paramount Team Meet the Media: Daily Variety
The new regime at Paramount Skydance spent part of their first week after closing the $8 billion transaction making the rounds with media business journalists in New York and Los Angeles. CEO…
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‘The Road Between Us’ Documentary Re-invited to Screen at TIFF
The Toronto Film Festival has re-invited the Oct. 7 documentary “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue” to screen as an official selection after earlier withdrawing its invitation.!-->…
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It’s Now a Double Layer Cake of Nostalgia
I have a theory about the music of ABBA (it’s just my experience, but maybe it’s yours too). Their songs, composed and produced by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and sung by Agnetha Fältskog…
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‘And Just Like That’ Series Finale: Carrie’s Ending Revealed
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Party of One,” the series finale of “And Just Like That,” now streaming on HBO Max.
New York’s ultimate single woman is single once more —…
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