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- Leonardo DiCaprio-Produced ‘2001’ Doc Among BFI Awards as U.K. Global Screen Fund Set to ExpandThe British Film Institute has unveiled its latest round of U.K. Global Screen Fund awards, distributing over £1.6 million ($2.1 million) across three funding strands as the program prepares for a significant budget increase in 2026. Financed through the U.K. government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the awards support international co-productions, distribution initiatives and […]
- Miike Takashi’s ‘Sham’ Among 26 Features in Japan Foundation’s 2026 U.K. Film Tour (EXCLUSIVE)The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme will present 26 Japanese features across U.K. venues, including acclaimed director Miike Takashi’s latest film “Sham” among diverse offerings spanning comedy, drama, horror, sci-fi and animation. The annual celebration, billed as the U.K.’s largest showcase of Japanese cinema, centers on the theme “Knowing Me, Knowing You: The True Self […]
- ‘Godzilla’ Studio Toho Acquires U.K.’s Anime Limited, Forms European HQ in LondonJapanese entertainment giant Toho has acquired U.K.-based distributor Anime Limited from Germany’s Plaion Pictures, marking a major expansion of the “Godzilla” studio’s European operations. The deal sees Toho Global – the company’s consolidated overseas subsidiary – take full ownership of Glasgow-based Anime Limited, which will operate as a standalone subsidiary. Financial terms were not disclosed. […]
- TikTok Awards Debut in Hollywood Despite Technical GlitchesThe seams were showing at times at the first TikTok Awards held Thursday night the Hollywood Palladium and live streaming on TikTok and Tubi. But producers, presenters and winners soldiered on with few hitches. The event didn’t take itself too seriously to begin with — with awards in cheeky categories such as “Immediately Add to […]
- ‘Last Samurai Standing’ Renewed for Season 2 at NetflixNetflix has greenlit a second season of “Last Samurai Standing,” the Japanese period-action series that has become a global streaming hit since its debut. Set during Japan’s Meiji period in the late 19th century, “Last Samurai Standing” follows 292 samurai warriors who gather at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple for a deadly competition with a grand prize […]
- The Best Horror Movies of 2025, Ranked: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Final Destination Bloodlines,’ ‘Weapons’ and More2025 was a robust year for horror movies, both in terms of the nonstop release schedule and numerous box office hits. From monster openings for features like “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines” to word-of-mouth streaming debuts like “Dead Mail” and “Best Wishes to All,” there are so many standouts that any genre fan has their […]
- Colombia Boosts Tax Incentive CINA to Record Amount for 2026After a bumper year that saw major projects shooting in Colombia, including Seasons 2 of BBC/AMC’s “The Night Manager” and Netflix’s mega epic series “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Colombia’s Film Commission at Proimágenes Colombia has increased its CINA incentive to $90 million, a 49% boost from the previous year’s $60 million, which was fully […]
- ‘Severance’ Star Tramell Tillman on Being Cast in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and His Message to LGBTQ Community Amid Political Attacks: ‘We Will Survive Because We Always Do’Tramell Tillman has a message for the LGBTQ community. “We’re being silenced and pushed apart,” the “Severance” star told me Wednesday at the Golden Globes luncheon for first-time nominees at the Maybourne Beverly Hills hotel. “We need more voices, we need more stories, we need more appearances, more presence across the board and not just […]
- Why Sylvester Stallone Isn’t Appearing in the ‘Cliffhanger’ RebootProducer Neal Moritz has spent the past 15 years trying to reboot “Cliffhanger,” the 1993 blockbuster starring Sylvester Stallone. The project is finally coming to the big screen next year — but Stallone won’t be in it. And in a new lawsuit against the film’s financiers, Moritz explains why. Moritz alleges that Rocket Science Industries […]
- CBS Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Regency,’ From ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Alum Tara HernandezCBS has ordered the pilot “Regency,” from “The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon” alum Tara Hernandez, to be put into consideration for the 2026-2027 TV season. The multi-camera sitcom, from Warner Bros. TV, is a period piece described as a “historical spin” on the typical family comedy. Here’s the full logline: “A historical spin […]
The British Film Institute has unveiled its latest round of U.K. Global Screen Fund awards, distributing over £1.6 million ($2.1 million) across three funding strands as the program prepares for a significant budget increase in 2026. Financed through the U.K. government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the awards support international co-productions, distribution initiatives and […]
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme will present 26 Japanese features across U.K. venues, including acclaimed director Miike Takashi’s latest film “Sham” among diverse offerings spanning comedy, drama, horror, sci-fi and animation. The annual celebration, billed as the U.K.’s largest showcase of Japanese cinema, centers on the theme “Knowing Me, Knowing You: The True Self […]
Japanese entertainment giant Toho has acquired U.K.-based distributor Anime Limited from Germany’s Plaion Pictures, marking a major expansion of the “Godzilla” studio’s European operations. The deal sees Toho Global – the company’s consolidated overseas subsidiary – take full ownership of Glasgow-based Anime Limited, which will operate as a standalone subsidiary. Financial terms were not disclosed. […]
The seams were showing at times at the first TikTok Awards held Thursday night the Hollywood Palladium and live streaming on TikTok and Tubi. But producers, presenters and winners soldiered on with few hitches. The event didn’t take itself too seriously to begin with — with awards in cheeky categories such as “Immediately Add to […]
Netflix has greenlit a second season of “Last Samurai Standing,” the Japanese period-action series that has become a global streaming hit since its debut. Set during Japan’s Meiji period in the late 19th century, “Last Samurai Standing” follows 292 samurai warriors who gather at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple for a deadly competition with a grand prize […]
2025 was a robust year for horror movies, both in terms of the nonstop release schedule and numerous box office hits. From monster openings for features like “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines” to word-of-mouth streaming debuts like “Dead Mail” and “Best Wishes to All,” there are so many standouts that any genre fan has their […]
After a bumper year that saw major projects shooting in Colombia, including Seasons 2 of BBC/AMC’s “The Night Manager” and Netflix’s mega epic series “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Colombia’s Film Commission at Proimágenes Colombia has increased its CINA incentive to $90 million, a 49% boost from the previous year’s $60 million, which was fully […]
Tramell Tillman has a message for the LGBTQ community. “We’re being silenced and pushed apart,” the “Severance” star told me Wednesday at the Golden Globes luncheon for first-time nominees at the Maybourne Beverly Hills hotel. “We need more voices, we need more stories, we need more appearances, more presence across the board and not just […]
Producer Neal Moritz has spent the past 15 years trying to reboot “Cliffhanger,” the 1993 blockbuster starring Sylvester Stallone. The project is finally coming to the big screen next year — but Stallone won’t be in it. And in a new lawsuit against the film’s financiers, Moritz explains why. Moritz alleges that Rocket Science Industries […]
CBS has ordered the pilot “Regency,” from “The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon” alum Tara Hernandez, to be put into consideration for the 2026-2027 TV season. The multi-camera sitcom, from Warner Bros. TV, is a period piece described as a “historical spin” on the typical family comedy. Here’s the full logline: “A historical spin […]
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