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Mohanlal to Receive India’s Top Film Honor
India‘s Malayalam-language cinema superstar Mohanlal has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest film…
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Culture
JAFF Market Partners with Cinepoint to Track Indonesia’s Box Office Surge as Local Films Outpace Hollywood (EXCLUSIVE)
JAFF Market, the industry arm of Indonesia‘s Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival has inked a data partnership with Cinepoint to document the…
Business
Darin J. Sallam’s ‘Churching of Women’ Marks Jordan’s First Busan Asian Project Market Entry
Jordanian filmmaker Darin J. Sallam is presenting her second feature project “Churching of Women” at Busan’s Asian Project Market, marking…
Culture
Shu Qi and Lee Sinje on First-Time Collaboration in Netflix’s ‘The Resurrected’: ‘We Had This Great Unspoken Chemistry’
Two of Asia’s most celebrated actors, Shu Qi and Lee Sinje, are performing with each other for the first time in Netflix’s new thriller…
Business
Thailand Horror Studio Fearfolks Unveils Inaugural Slate at Busan Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Bangkok-based horror studio Fearfolks is making its market debut at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) with a slate of three…
Celebrity
Sonny Curtis, Writer of ‘I Fought the Law’ and the ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Theme, Dies at 88
Sonny Curtis, who wrote such classics as “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and the theme for the “Mary Tyler Moore” show, “Love Is All…
Culture
Lorde Strips Down, Gets Vulnerable at Chicago ‘Ultrasound’ Show: Concert Review
If Lorde is seen by some as one of pop music’s great mystics, she is also a master of decreation — or unmaking her persona and herself.…
Culture
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ and ‘Nuremberg’ Raise the Question: Is Reality the Same as Art?
In the old days, when a movie drama had a topical urgency, we would say that it was “ripped from the headlines.” But that phrase is now…
Culture
Who’s Crying? Not Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, but Most Everyone Else During Farewell Show by the Who at the Hollywood Bowl — Concert Review
I can say that I did not expect to be leaving the Who‘s visit to the Hollywood Bowl this week holding myself back from breaking into…
News
‘The 47’ Lead Eduard Fernández Upon Receiving Spain’s Prestigious National Cinematography Award: ‘Gaza is a Mirror in Which We All Appear, Whether We Like It or Not’
Barcelona-born actor Eduard Fernández received the 2025 National Cinematography Award Sept. 20 from the Minister of Culture, Ernest…
Culture
Box Office: ‘Him’ Heaves $6.4 Million Opening Day, ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Goes Bust With Sixth Place Debut
Universal’s “Him” debuted in second place on Friday at the domestic box office, just a bit behind last weekend’s anime smash “Demon…
News
Bill Maher Defends ‘My Compatriot’ Jimmy Kimmel, Slams ABC and Recalls Getting Fired by the Network: ‘ABC Stands for “Always Be Caving”‘
On HBO’s “Real Time” Friday night, Bill Maher rallied behind Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show was suspended this week by ABC, and Maher…
Culture
Guillermo del Toro and Yeon Sang-ho Connect Over Monsters, Animation, and Creative Process at Busan
Two of cinema’s most imaginative voices came together at the Busan International Film Festival for an intimate conversation about their…
Culture
Xin Zhilei Talks Venice Best Actress Win, ‘The Sun Rises on Us All’ Ahead of Busan Premiere: ‘The Character That I Had Always Longed for’
After Gong Li and Hong Kong’s Deanie Ip Tak-han, Xin Zhilei has become the third Chinese actor to win the Volpi Cup for best actress at…
Culture
‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Creator Maggie Kang Names Her Favorite Character and Reveals How She Injected Korean Culture Into Netflix Hit at Busan: ‘We’re All Excited for the Possibilities of More Stories’
When Maggie Kang had the opportunity to direct and pitch her own animated film, she knew exactly what was missing from Hollywood…
Culture
Juliette Binoche on Her Directorial Debut ‘In-I In Motion,’ Revisiting Her Daunting Experience Making a Bold Dance Show With Akram Khan: ‘I Felt Like I Wasn’t Going to Survive’
Juliette Binoche won an Oscar for the “The English Patient;” has worked with the greatest auteurs, from Leos Carax to Abbas Kiarostami and…
News
The New Detroit-Windsor Bridge Can’t Repair the Damage Trump Has Done
“It’s the type of event that you’d expect a prime minister and a president to meet in the middle , shake hands, and celebrate the…
Culture
Aleksi Salmenperä’s ‘Father’s Day,’ About Real-Life ‘Man With a Tragic Past,’ Reveals First-Look as Tekele Productions Joins Forces With Fragile Ego Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Finland’s Tekele Productions has revealed the first-look of Aleksi Salmenperä’s anticipated drama “Father’s Day.” Salmenperä is the…
News
‘Good News’ Review: A Sharp Political Farce From the Director of ‘Kill Boksoon’ Follows an Unplanned Detour From Tokyo to Pyongyang
Terrorism is not exactly a natural fit for screen comedy. Defiantly going where few have gone before — one rare prior example being the…
Business
Getting to Know Daniel Domenjó, the New Movistar Plus+ CEO
“A lot of people come to the office and ask: What about these new posters? I wanted to create a bit of human contact,” Daniel Domenjó, the…
Celebrity
Director Jose Alayón Unpacks San Sebastián New Directors Title ‘Dance of the Living’
There’s a touching scene in Jose Alayón’s “Dance of the Living,” which competes at San Sebastián’s New Directors, where one Canary Island…
Culture
‘Drive My Car’ Star Nishijima Hidetoshi’s Busan, Golden Horse Title ‘Dear Stranger’ Unveils International Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Mariko Tetsuya’s cross-cultural drama “Dear Stranger” has unveiled its international trailer. Following its Sept. 12 theatrical release in…
Culture
New Projects by Fernando Eimbcke, Jonas Bak and León & Cociña Amongst San Sebastián WIP Lineup
The works-in-progress showcases at the San Sebastián Film Festival — the most important festival in the Spanish-speaking world — return…
Culture
Busan at 30: Director Jung Hanseok Charts Bold New Course for Festival’s Future
As the Busan International Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, director Jung Hanseok isn’t dwelling on past achievements.…