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TIFF on Monday unveiled its selection for its first-ever international financing and project market. Among the highlights is an animated feature with an all-star voice cast, including Keke Palmer, Alan Cumming, Common, and Regina Hall attached; a collaboration between acclaimed Indian-Canadian director Deepa Mehta (Fire, Earth, Water) and Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons; and a drama headlined by Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin (CODA, Children of a Lesser God) and Jacob Tremblay (Room, Wonder). The lineup also boasts a new documentary featuring Booker Prize winner Marlon James (Underground Railroad) and a host of projects from Toronto Film Fest alums, including filmmakers Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers,…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We have sad news to report from the world of television. Ben Jones, the actor best known for playing beloved mechanic Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard, has died. He was 84 years old. American actor and politician Ben Jones and American actor and singer John Schneider sitting on the General Lee, United States, January 1981. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Jones died Sunday, August 9, at his home in Washington, Virginia, following a massive heart attack, according to his wife, Alma Viator. Viator shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook, remembering her husband as…
Open Doors, theLocarno Film Festival’sLocarno Pro-organized co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from regions where artistic expression is at risk, has wrapped up its 24th edition, its second with afocus on the African continent. And on Monday, its winners were unveiled. Following a three-year cycle dedicated to Latin America and the Caribbean, the program’s current focus is on voices from Africa through its Projects, Producers, and Directors programs. It provides training, mentoring, and networking opportunities. The79th editionof theLocarno Film Festival runs through Aug. 15. Check out the Open Doors 2026 winners below. Open Doors Grant A total of CHF…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino appears to have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. A month after the final of 2026 World Cup, which earned FIFA a record $15 billion in revenues, Infantino is fighting to keep his job. His controversial plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup to a group of private investors led by Joshua Kushner, the brother of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, sparked a global backlash that shows no signs of abetting. The past week, soccer legends, sports authorities and even world leaders have called for Infantino to resign. “Infantino must go,” wrote…
Two of the U.K.’s most successful producers will have individual Spotlight Conversations at the 70th BFI London Film Festival‘s Industry Forum this October. Neal Street Productions co-founder Pippa Harris (The Beatles, Hamnet, 1917) and indie producer James Wilson (The Zone of Interest, The Voice of Hind Rajab) are set to discuss their careers, current projects and navigating the international film and TV market in a rapidly changing landscape. The LFF Industry Forum welcomes industry delegates from all over the world for a program of “thought-provoking conversations with some of the most exciting practitioners working in the screen industries and networking…
[This story contains major spoilers from the season three finale of House of the Dragon.] Whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin, and the world waits to see if the child will achieve greatness, or succumb to madness. Where has the coin landed when it comes toHouse of the Dragonhero Rhaenyra Targaryen? As of the season three finale, the results are in — and they are decidedly mixed, pending one’s viewpoint. Certainly, there are major Daenerys vibes throughout theHOTDfinale, including turning to violence against her own constituents in her quest for power. Beyond ordering the immediate execution…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. The Real Housewives franchise celebrates its monumental 20th anniversary with a special iteration of its Ultimate Girls Trip spinoff. The nine-episode Roaring 20th season premieres on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 9 p.m. PT/ET on Bravo, which can be livestreamed on any streaming service that carries said network, namely DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Fubo (with a five-day free trial), Sling and Hulu + Live TV. New episodes will air weekly during the same time slot. New…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The girls are fighting? Maybe? Sydney Sweeney’s clothing line is SYRN. And her latest eye-popping underwear promo looks like a shot across Taylor Swift’s bow. Many people make nods to Swift’s songs. But when your boyfriend is Swift’s #1 enemy in the world, at least in Swifties’ minds, people pay attention. Sydney Sweeney performs with Diplo at Diplo’s HonkyTonk during the 2026 Stagecoach Festival on April 25, 2026. (Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Stagecoach) ‘But daddy, I love him’ Using her Instagram Story, Sweeney is showing off SYRN’s new underwear line. The photo shows an…
Nailing the final shot of Hacks proved to be a gargantuan effort across departments — particularly the transition from Ava (Hannah Einbinder) and Deborah (Jean Smart) walking the streets of Paris beneath the Eiffel Tower to the duo laughing underneath the replica on the Las Vegas Strip. The latter was “actually superimposed … in camera, so the Steadicam operator [Joel Marsh and cinematographer Adam Bricker] could see the Las Vegas Eiffel Tower in his monitor” when they shot the real one in Paris, explains director and co-creator Lucia Aniello. Working with the VFX team, the editors were then able to…
Amazingly, The Honeymooners, one of the most enduring and beloved classics of TV’s golden era, won just a single Emmy during its run in the mid-1950s. Not at all amazingly, it went to Art Carney. Seventy years ago, the gangly, loose-limbed comedian arrived at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria in New York (the Emmys were a bicoastal telecast then) — not in a rumpled vest and white T-shirt but a tuxedo — and accepted a trophy for best actor in a supporting role. Perhaps his speech began with something like, “Helloooo, Ralphie boy!” Of course, Jackie Gleason was…