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Season four of Fox’s Next Level Chef has sliced and diced the field down to 15 chefs. The fourth season of Gordon Ramsay’s culinary competition series premiered on February 13, 2025, with talented chefs from different backgrounds competing for a $250,000 grand prize.

The winner also receives a one-year mentorship from Next Level Chefs‘ mentors Ramsay, Nyesha Arrington, and Richard Blais.

“Next Level Chef is the next evolution in cooking competitions, as Ramsay has designed a one-of-a-kind culinary gauntlet set on an iconic stage like you’ve never seen. Over three stories high, each floor contains a stunningly different kitchen,” reads Fox’s synopsis. “From the glistening top floor to the challenging bottom of the basement, the ingredients match the environment, because Ramsay believes the true test of great...

The critically acclaimed crime thriller, Santosh, written and directed by award-winning British-Indian filmmaker, Sandhya Suri, will be releasing in UK cinemas on 21st March 2025, distributed by Vertigo Releasing and Civic Studios.

Starring Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar; and produced by Mike Goodridge (Love is Strange), James Bowsher (The Night), Balthazar de Ganay (The Summer House) and Alan McAlex (Masaan), the film has garnered unanimous international plaudit, with 14 award nominations and seven wins including a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer; British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) win for Best Screenplay; and recognition by the National Board of Review within the Top 10 Independent Films of the Year. The film also earned a nomination at Cannes Film Festival 2024 in the Un Certain Regard category; was nominated for the Sutherland Award for Best Film Feature at BFI London Film Festival; and was the UK’s official submission for...

The Indian theatrical release of “Santosh,” which landed on the Oscars’ international feature shortlist, has been delayed due to an unexpected holdup at India’s Central Board of Film Certification (Cbfc).

The film, which was directed by Sandhya Suri and was the U.K. entry to the Oscars’ international feature category, was acquired by PVR Inox Pictures in December.

Currently on release in Los Angeles, the movie follows Santosh, a widow who inherits her deceased husband’s position as a police constable in rural north India. The narrative centers on her involvement in investigating the murder of an underage girl from a marginalized caste community, alongside a feminist police inspector named Sharma.

The Jan. 10 release was suspended after the film failed to receive certification clearance, despite having previously secured script approval to shoot in India and Indian government production incentives. The production team is currently awaiting detailed feedback regarding the Cbfc’s concerns.

It’s safe to say the Elsbeth promotors are trying to pull a fast one on its loyal fan base with a promo we know doesn’t begin to scratch the surface. Then again, how could it with a guest appearance from Laurie Metcalf?

If you’re like this TV Fanatic, you were fully expecting some hint of what’s to come from the titular character’s new rival and most significant threat, Judge Milton.

Only a show like Elsbeth could pair a wife and husband for some of the juiciest developments on a show already brimming with quality writing and acting.

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At least viewers never have to worry about things going stale or the comedy falling flat. Especially not when they’re bringing in broadcast TV vets known for their perfect comedic timing.

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It will be a family affair in the next episode of Elsbeth. It’s excellent news for Carrie Preston because who doesn’t love working with their spouse, especially on a show as fun as Elsbeth?

That’s right. Everyone’s favorite psycho from Evil, Michael Emerson, is bringing his cold, dead smile to the courtroom. CBS sure does like to keep everything in the Paramount family.

Preston and Emerson are best known for their roles on shows like Elsbeth and Evil, which are not only Paramount+ residents but stem from the same showrunners.

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I wasn’t kidding when I called this episode a family affair. Both series have showrunners and married couple Robert and Michelle King’s hands working behind the scenes.

So, with two married couples in front and behind the camera, there’s bound to be a ridiculous amount of entertaining chemistry. Plus, don...

It seems safe to say that Miss Matlock has herself a nice pair of brass cojones underneath that unsuspecting septuagenarian act. That’s definitely a good sign after the last episode.

It’s no wonder Kathy Bates got her ninth Golden Globe nomination for her role as Matty. “Belly of the Beast” really showed why Bates was the absolute best choice for the part.

Now that Madeline Matlock has everything she needs with Senior’s laptop, it’s only a matter of time until the truth comes out.

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I’d like to remind everyone that the series’ creator has vehemently said that the big mystery will be wrapped up nicely by the end of Matlock Season 1.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like homicide — I mean, Christmas on Elsbeth. This holiday season, snow won’t be the only thing falling around here. Get your ugly Christmas sweater on because it’s a special Elsbeth holiday episode.

You may have to watch the promo for “Gold, Frankincense, and Murder” to understand the reference above. Don’t worry because we are going to unpack what could be the campiest episode of the season.

That being said, Elsbeth has enough quirkiness for two shows. Couple that with some holiday cheer, and you have some certified yuletide mayhem.

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It may be the happiest time of the year, but let’s not forget the crowds, alcohol consumption, desperation, gift-giving pressure, emotional instability, and homes left vacant.

This is a tough time of year for many people, and someone always snaps. So, let’s all be thankful for...

Tis the season for gift giving, but all Matlock has under her tree this year is beautifully wrapped revenge. And you already know she is going to use the extra fancy kind of ribbon.

Despite a lapse in faith during “Sixteen Steps,” it looks like Madeline will, in fact, keep her day job. That’s a fun parallel to Kathy Bates, who everyone thought was retiring after this show.

Luckily, neither was true. In the Matlock Season 1 Episode 7 promo, Madeline has her groove back and is ready to spread a little holiday cheer.

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It’s been a long time coming, but Matty definitely has something big planned for Jacobson Moore this season, and I’m not talking about the holidays. Although this is a great time to rewatch Kathy Bates as Mother Clause in Fred Clause alongside Vince Vaughn.

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Lord, take us to church because it looks like NCIS: Origins’ golden boy, Randy, is about to drop the nice guy act. Everyone reacts to religion in their own way.

Many viewers have been curious about other characters on the show, with Randy being a top contender. While we’d love to know what is going on with Lala, there’s always time for the sweetest guy at the Nis.

NCIS: Origins will be taking audiences to Sunday service in “Sick as Our Secrets.” That’s quite the episode title to go with, and it invokes some pretty intense possibilities.

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At this point in the series, viewers can expect each episode to feature multiple heart-wrenching scenes from one character or another.

So, stock up on the Kleenex because I doubt NCIS: Origins Season 1 Episode 8 will be any different.

One thing that can definitely be said about NCIS: Origins...

What happens when Hallmark magic meets Kansas City Chiefs fandom?

You get Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, a movie so packed with charm, romance, and festive fun, it might just be your next Christmas tradition.

This Hallmark Channel original stars Tyler Hynes and Hunter King, two fan favorites who light up the screen as sparks fly between a die-hard Chiefs fan and the guy tasked with judging her family’s “Fan of the Year” dreams.

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Add in a little Christmas magic, a missing vintage hat, and cameos from actual Chiefs players and coaches, and you’ve got yourself a playbook for holiday perfection.

In this exclusive interview, Tyler and Hunter dish on everything that makes this movie special.

Hallmark Hits the Field: Tyler Hynes and Hunter King Tease the Chiefs’ Christmas Romanceby Carissa Pavlica Diedrich Bader, Megyn Price, and Ed Begley Jr. Bring Heart...

John Krasinski has been a small-screen staple for multiple decades now.

But we’re used to watching him portray unassuming good guys like Jim Halpert or heroic badasses like Jack Ryan.

Now, it seems that we might be on the verge of seeing 2024’s Sexiest Man Alive in a very different light.

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According to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, Krasinski has signed on to join The Americans and Perry Mason star Matthew Rhys in a new serial killer drama for Prime Video.

Both actors will also serve as executive producers on Silent River, which does not yet have a release date.

The details of their roles are unclear at the moment, but we know that the Krasinski and Rhys “will play two men whose lives are more connected than they realize.”

“We are thrilled to continue our work with John Krasinski,...

Jon Kenny, the Irish comedy legend, has unfortunately passed away at the age of 66. After entertaining the audience for years, his death has undoubtedly sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry. Fans and artists from all over the world are paying their tribute, and bidding farewell to Kenny.

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The accomplished comedian and stage actor made many contributions to TV, theater, and even cinema. He also starred alongside Colin Farrell in one movie, which showcased his range and versatility as a performer. So, let’s remember the icon together and pay homage to his incredible journey.

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Jon Kenny passed away on November 15, 2024, after suffering from health issues. He was hospitalized in Galway Clinic for treatment but did not make it (via The Irish...

Bye Bye Tiberiasdirector Lina Soualem is among the filmmakers selected for theseventh edition of the expanded Atlas Workshops, the industry platform and talent incubatorfor Arab and African filmmakers of the 2024 Marrakech International Film Festival, for which US director Jeff Nichols will be this year’s mentor.

Soualem is taking part with her first fiction featureAlicante,along with filmmakers include French-Moroccan actor turned director Djanis Bouzyani with his documentaryAnd Still I Riseand Mouloud Ouyahia with the follow-up to his Cannes 2023 Directors’ Fortnight shortThe House is On Fire, Might as Well Get Warmwith his first featureThe Source.

Of the 17 projects in development,...

U.S. director Jeff Nichols – whose “The Bikeriders” recently made a splash at Cannes and Telluride – is set to be the official patron of the upcoming Marrakech International Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops that will see him mentoring selected projects in various stages from the Middle East and North Africa.

Launched in 2018, the Atlas Workshops are an industry initiative to foster and support the emergence of a new generation of Moroccan, Arab, and African filmmakers that provides an environment for exchanges between global professionals and regional talent.

The Marrakech fest’s industry platform this year comprise 17 projects in development and 10 films in production or post-production, hailing from 13 countries. These works have been selected from more than 300 applications received by the workshop from across the African continent and the Arab world.

Standout projects on display at the workshops include “El Sett” by prominent Egyptian director Marwan Hamed (“‘The Yacoubian Building”). The film,...

U.S. director Jeff Nichols has been named as the 2024 patron of the Marrakech International Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops, as the talent and project incubator also unveils the projects selected for this year’s edition.

Launched in 2018, the initiative has supported a raft of emerging and more established filmmakers and their projects, hailing from Morocco, the Arab world, and Africa.

Nichols – whose filmography includes 2011 Cannes Critics’ Week winner Take Shelter, Cannes Palme d’Or contenders Mud (2012) and Loving (2016) as well as more recent credit The Bikeriders – is the second announced patron.

The role was created last year, with Martin Scorsese due to kick off the inaugural patronship, but he was forced to cancel his Marrakech trip for personal reasons at the eleventh hour.

Nichols will take part in a number of sessions with selected projects in development and post-production. This year’s cohort of filmmakers will be known as the Class of Jeff Nichols.

Metrograph Pictures has released a new trailer for “Santosh,” the United Kingdom’s 2025 Oscars submission for Best International Feature. The film written and directed by Sandhya Suri will open in select theaters on December 27. Watch the trailer above.

Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh (Shahana Goswami), a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India. Quickly taken under the wing of Sharma (Sunita Rajwar), a charismatic and commanding older female inspector, Santosh begins an investigation into a low-caste girl’s brutal murder that plunges her into a gritty world of crime and corruption, forcing her to confront not only the brokenness of the system around her, but her own place within it.

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As the film follows the title character’s first eye-opening days on the job,...

Undeniably, Bachelor Nation has been playing matchmaker with contestants from Gerry Turner and Joan Vassos’ pools of contestants. Golden Bachelorette Jack Lencioni is working his magic to get together with Golden Bachelor Susan Noles. He discusses the ideal date.

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Although it didn’t work out for Joan Vassos and Jack Lencioni to go to the end together, Jack is a clear fan favorite. Almost immediately after introducing Jack to Bachelor Nation, fans saw a perfect match for him with The Golden Bachelor star, Susan Noles. During an interview with Ryan Field and Jen Matarese on Playing The Field, Jack Lencioni admits he would love to go on Golden Bachelor In Paradise or even be the bartender to crack jokes. Likewise, he shared he had a great time going through the Bachelor Nation experience. He made good friends, especially Dan Roemer and Gregg Lassen. Additionally,...

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night.

In a genre where 30-track playlists are often presented as “albums,” country music had a banner year for legitimate pieces of succinct art. Sturgill Simpson stepped off the grid and into the persona of Johnny Blue Skies, Kacey Musgraves cultivated an earth mother worldview, Lainey Wilson turned an honest eye toward her sudden fame, and Chris Stapleton...

The United Kingdom has selected “Santosh” as the country’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. The movie written and directed by Sandhya Suri won Best International Debut at the 2024 Jerusalem Film Festival, premiered in Un Certrain Regard at Cannes, and will make its way to United States theaters in December 2024.

Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh (Shahana Goswami), a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India. Quickly taken under the wing of Sharma (Sunita Rajwar), a charismatic and commanding older female inspector, Santosh begins an investigation into a low-caste girl’s brutal murder that plunges her into a gritty world of crime and corruption, forcing her to confront not only the brokenness of the system around her, but her own place within it.

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“Leave them alone.” That’s what Jared Harris, the “Mad Men,” “The Crown,” and Chernobyl star thinks about the original Harry Potter films.

The twice Emmy-nominated actor is, of course, the son of the late actor and singer Richard Harris (and brother to director Damian Harris and actor Jamie Harris). Richard played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films before he died. For the later films, Richard was replaced by Michael Gambon.

With HBO planning a reboot of the J.K. Rowling series for television, teasing a more detailed adaptation of the beloved books, The Independent asked Jared Harris if he had any interest in taking on the role initially played by his father.

Not only did he bat that away with a “no, thank you,” he said something that Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders maybe do not want to hear: “Also, I mean, why do it? I don’t understand.

The U.K. has selected Santosh, an Indian police procedural from director Sandhya Suri, to represent the country in the 2025 Oscars in the best international feature category.

Shahana Goswami stars as the titular Santosh, a driven young Hindu widow who inherits her husband’s job as a police constable thanks to a government scheme. She finds herself caught up in institutional corruption even as she warms to working with rough-edged veteran detective Inspector Sharma (Sunita Rajwar) on a brutal murder case involving a teenage girl from the lower caste Dalit community.

Santosh premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section this year, where it was quickly snatched up for North America by Metrograph Pictures. The Hollywood Reporter‘s review called the feature “gripping and engrossing” singling out Suri’s screenplay for praise. “Instead of unwieldy expository dialogue, Suri relies on conversations between Santosh and Sharma to shed light on the forces — a discriminatory society,...

In previous episodes of The Best Movie You Never Saw, I’ve talked a little bit about how much I like the eighties and nineties actor Tom Berenger. From Platoon through Shoot to Kill and The Substitute, he was a great character actor with some serious action chops. Were he to have come along in another era, he could have easily been an action star in the vein of Liam Neeson or Gerard Butler, but in his heyday, audiences seemed to prefer larger-than-life heroes. Yet, some of his movies proved to be modestly successful, and one of the more intruding examples is the 1993 movie Sniper, which is probably the best movie you ever saw that got nine sequels.

In it, Berenger plays Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, a legendary sniper with many confirmed kills under his belt. His work nowadays is embroiled in the war on drugs, with him having...

Living a fulfilling life and enjoying a decorated career with classics like Camelot and The Field, Richard Harris certainly left behind a legacy to remember him by. But while most of his films turned him into a veteran star, it was the Harry Potter franchise that made him popular among modern audiences.

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However, despite the potential of the films, given the popularity of J.K Rowling’s novels, Richard Harris was initially reluctant to take on the role of Albus Dumbledore. At the age of 70, Harris was unwilling to commit to a franchise that would demand his involvement in multiple sequels. But things surprisingly changed after he faced a literal threat.

Richard Harris Had Initially Turned Down the Harry Potter Franchise

With a filmography spanning from action films like Gladiator to dramas like Unforgiven, Richard Harris had proven his fine talent in the entertainment industry,...

Fallout 4's cut May-Pole creature was a missed opportunity for a terrifying miniboss encounter. The May-Pole was envisioned as a 300-foot tall Glowing One. The May-Pole could have added unique challenges with feral ghouls and fire-themed abilities.

Fallout 4 has a handful of challenging enemies around the Commonwealth, but one terrifying cut creature with an interesting backstory would've raised the bar. Fallout 4 was the first game in the franchise to move to a more modern combat system, and while that made it more engaging, it also raised the difficulty. Without proper preparation, some of the strongest enemies, like Mirelurk Queens or Deathclaws can be long and frustrating encounters. Regardless, these larger fights are some of the most memorable events throughout the game.

The best way to be prepared for these encounters is with armor and weaponry. The T-60 or X0-1 power armor are the best options for defense as...

Metrograph Pictures has acquired North American rights to Sandhya Suri’s Cannes standout “Santosh” following its world premiere in Un Certain Regard.

Metrograph Pictures will distribute the film theatrically, with additional release details to be announced at a later date. MK2 Films represents the movie in international markets.

“Santosh” marks the narrative feature debut of Suri, whose breakout documentary “I For India” competed at Sundance. Her short film “The Field” was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Short Film in 2019, and won Best International Short at Toronto in 2018.

“Santosh” received strong reviews following its Cannes premiere, with Variety called it a “whip-smart film” that “speaks the language of a fiercely feminist empowerment saga”.

The film follows Santosh (Shahana Goswami), a recent widow who, under a government scheme, inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low-caste girl is murdered, she...

Sandhya Suri’s fiction feature debut “Santosh,” which bows in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard strand, has unveiled its first clip.

In the film, a government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her slain husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of northern India. When an underage girl from one of India’s so-called “lower castes” is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.

Suri is known for her documentaries “I for India” (2005), which bowed at Sundance, and “Around India with a Movie Camera” (2018) and Toronto-winning and BAFTA nominated fiction short “The Field” (2018). The “Santosh” script, which predates “The Field,” participated in the Sundance lab. “I was researching things about violence against women and trying to make a sort of anatomy of a violence and I couldn’t find a way to do it in documentary. So I found this way into fiction,...

France’s mk2 Films has boarded Sandhya Suri’s title Santosh ahead of its premiere at Cannes in Un Certain Regard.

The Hindi-language, narrative fiction debut from UK-Indian filmmaker Suri (Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023).

A newly widowed woman inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of a charismatic, feminist inspector. Zwigato and A Suitable Boy’s Shahana Goswami stars.

It is produced by Mike Goodridge and James Bowsher of the UK’s Good Chaos,...

Cillian Murphy and writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan on the set of ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo © Universal Pictures)

Since Cillian Murphy just became the first Irish-born actor to win the Best Actor Oscar, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a list of the most notable Irish actors who have been honored by the Academy with either Oscar gold or a nomination.

1. Cillian Murphy

Murphy has played non-Irish roles so often and so well that some people may not realize or remember that he is Irish. His best Irish films include Breakfast on Pluto and The Wind that Shakes the Barley. And as noted above, he is the first Irish-born actor to take home an Academy Award in the Best Actor category.

Vicky Krieps and Daniel Day-Lewis in writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’ (Photo by Laurie Sparham / Focus Features)

2. Daniel Day-Lewis

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Upscale crossover sales agent Latido Films has acquired international sales rights to “Re-creation,” directed by legendary Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan, whose “In the Name of the Father” won a Berlin Golden Bear in 1994.

Starring Vicky Krieps, a Cannes’ Un Certain Regard winner for “Corsage,” the docu-drama is co-written and co-directed by Irish artist and filmmaker David Merriman (“Rock Against Homelessness”). It will be unveiled to buyers at the European Film Market.

Like Sheridan’s prior five-hour documentary, SkyCrime’s “Murder at the Cottage,” “Re-creation” turns on what the earlier title calls Ireland’s most shocking unresolved crime whose victim, French TV producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier, was battered to death at her holiday home in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.

A fiction/reality hybrid feature, “Re-creation” introduces a fictional jury, inspired by Sidney Lumet’s “12 Angry Men,” which sifts through the facts, lies and convenient truths behind the murder, Sheridan told Variety.

British-Indian filmmaker Suri is a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023.

Sandhya Suri’s UK-European co-production Santosh has wrapped production in India.

The Hindi-language film is the narrative feature debut of Suri, a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023. It is produced by Mike Goodridge and James Bowsher of the UK’s Good Chaos, France’s Balthazar de Ganay and Alan McAlex of India’s Suitable Pictures.

The co-producers are Razor Film in Germany and Haut et Court in France. Haut Et Court Distribution will release Santosh in France.

Backers are the British Film Institute, BBC Film., Zdf/Arte and Cnc.

Suri directed...

Sheridan teams with writer-director David Merriman for hybrid docu-drama about unsolved Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case.

Irish co writer-directos Jim Sheridan and David Merriman have started production on hybrid docu-drama Re-creation about the unsolved murder of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Ireland in 1996.

Tina O’Reilly of Ireland’s Hell’s Kitchen and Fabrizio Maltese of Luxembourg’s Joli Rideau Media are producing the project that takes a deep dive into the 1996 murder case from a fresh angle blending a true crime story with an auteur approach, according to the filmmakers.

The documentary segments of Re-creation will be...

Sheridan teams with writer-director David Merriman for hybrid docu-drama about unsolved Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case.

Six-time Academy award nominee Jim Sheridan and writer-director David Merriman have kicked off production on hybrid docu-drama Re-creation about the unsolved Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case.

Tina O’Reilly of Ireland’s Hell’s Kitchen and Fabrizio Maltese of Luxembourg’s Joli Rideau Media are partnering on the project that takes a deep dive into the 1996 murder case from a fresh angle blending a true crime story with an auteur approach.

The documentary segments of Re-creation will be shot starting this summer in Ireland,...

After over 30 years of meeting his maker, Sean Bean is looking back on his first onscreen death in the historical drama Caravaggio and his infamous trend of dying. Though having found larger success with the British war drama series Sharpe, Bean made his acting debut with the British procedural series The Bill and Caravaggio. The English actor has since become a household name thanks to his roles in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pierce Brosnan's first James Bond movie GoldenEye and HBO's Game of Thrones, all of which shared one unique element for the actor.

While speaking exclusively with Screen Rant to discuss the live-action manga adaptation Knights of the Zodiac, Sean Bean looked back on his infamous trend of dying on screen in movies and TV shows. In addition to reiterating his appreciation for his Lord of the Rings demise, Bean recalled his very first...

Exclusive: Brian Cox is back as Logan Roy on Sunday, and the Succession star is next getting a special on BritBox International.

The streaming service has ordered An Interview with Brian Cox for its U.S. and Canada services, an hour-long sit-down with the actor delving into his life and career.

The special, from QuigleyFilm, is an extended version of a BBC interview that aired last year. That marked the first time Cox had gone into such detail about his family and lengthy career in showbiz.

“From his early years in Scotland and Shakespearean beginnings to his contemporary roles across film and television, no stone is unturned in this heartfelt interview with the iconic actor,” according to BritBox International.

The doc will launch on the service, which has been expanding globally, in North America on April 11. Stephen Nye is the executive producer.

Cox will return as megalomaniacal media owner Logan...

We knew Mother Monster wouldn’t leave us hanging.

Just days after confirming that she would not be singing during this year’s ceremony, Sunday’s Oscars indeed welcomed Lady Gaga to the stage for a (surprise!) performance of the Best Original Song-nominated ballad “Hold My Hand.”

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Gaga appeared towards the third hour of the show,...

The 2023 Oscar nominees for Best Actor are Austin Butler (“Elvis”), Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”), Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”), and Bill Nighy (“Living”). Butler (69/20) is favored to win by our odds, followed in order by Fraser (71/20), Farrell (4/1), Nighy (9/2), and Mescal (9/2).

Last year’s lead male lineup was the first since 1981 to include no first-time acting nominees, but this is the first since 1935 to consist of nothing but newcomers. The last time a group of Best Actor contenders were all strictly new to the category itself was 2006, when the only general veteran in the bunch was past supporting nominee (for “Gladiator”) Joaquin Phoenix (“Walk the Line”). Any of the current hopefuls would be the first total Oscars newcomer to take this prize since Rami Malek.

Since Nighy is English and both Farrell and Mescal are Irish, this is the third Best Actor roster in six years to...

In his bold 1990 interpretation of Luigi Pirandello’s “Henry IV,” the late and legendary Irish stage, screen and music star Richard Harris utters the immortal lines, “Woe to him who doesn’t know how to wear his mask.”

Even before his breathtaking big-screen triumph 60 years ago as the rugby ruffian Frank Machin in Lindsay Anderson’s film directing debut, “This Sporting Life,” Harris proved adept at juggling personal and professional personas. He swaggered with macho gusto and great thesping chops through the London stage scene and quickly found key roles in action epics such as “Guns of Navarone” and “Mutiny on the Bounty.”

Then his stunning 1963 breakthrough in “Life” made the showbiz side of the equation easy.

A Cannes lead actor award, an Oscar nomination and reams of reviews such as Variety’s quickly put Harris at the top tier of international leading men. Variety’s London critic at the...

The Challenge: USA wrapped up its first season Wednesday, and while it crowned CBS’ first-ever champions, it also branded itself as “The One Where Everybody Quit.”

I admit: It’s very easy to be a keyboard warrior, watching the show from my temperature-controlled living room and comfy couch, as I armchair quarterback this whole shebang. But after 43 seasons (spinoffs included; 44 if we’re counting the Spring Break Challenge), the night’s Quit-a-Palooza was unlike anything we’ve seen before, and frankly, it wasn’t all that exciting to watch. Let’s break it all down, including who was medically Dq’d,...

Tj Lavin will preside over The Challenge: USA final as competitors battle for big prize money and a trip to the world championship tournament. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

With Episode 11 of The Challenge: USA, viewers will see Tj Lavin’s final unfold with intensity. Determined cast members have been trying to survive through the season of complex daily challenges, intense eliminations, and the politics and social game behind the scenes.

The remaining competitors from Survivor, Big Brother, Love Island, and Amazing Race will now battle for bragging rights and other valuable prizes.

Ahead of the spinoff season’s finale, @thechallenge shared a sneak peek at part of the final on social media. In the clip, viewers see one of the tasks or checkpoints that competitors will participate in.

The finalists are operating at nighttime, something much different than they’ve done throughout the season for daily challenges.

The word “legendary” gets tossed around pretty easily when discussing important actors, but there’s a huge difference between starring in a lot of important movies, and starring in a lot of movies while leaving everyone you ever met with an epic, semi-fantastical tale about how incredibly drunk you got.

Premiering at the Venice Film Festival, Adrian Sibley’s documentary “The Ghost of Richard Harris” tells the story of — you guessed it — Richard Harris, but also his ghost. The Irish actor, musician and poet who starred in films like “This Sporting Life,” “The Field,” “Gladiator” and two “Harry Potter” entries led an extraordinary existence that’s well worth recording for posterity. And in his wake, he left behind three sons who barely knew their real father, and who seek in his absence a little bit of understanding and maybe some closure.

“The Ghost of Richard Harris” follows actors Jared Harris...

Though it sets out on a ghost hunt, Adrian Sibley’s fitfully fascinating documentary works better as an exploration of its subject’s public and private personas, charting Richard Harris’ rise from local sports star to screen legend via an unexpected heyday as a chart-topping pop star in 1968.

Rather than start with a séance, however, The Ghost of Richard Harris, screening in the Classics section of the Venice Film Festival, opens with the more prosaic sight of the actor’s three sons — Damien, Jared and Jamie — going through their late mother’s lock-up, where they find journals full of poetry, King Arthur’s crown (a prop from 1967’s Camelot) and trinkets from the Harry Potter franchise, in which their father played Dumbledore until his death in 2002, aged 72.

This set-up proves to be somewhat self-defeating, as the three middle-aged men, while reminiscing, then admit that they were packed away to boarding...

If you’re a fan of National Geographic and don’t yet subscribe to Disney+, you might want to change that with what’s coming up. During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic Content announced new original projects being produced for Disney+. “At National Geographic, our strategy is to tell bold, best-in-class stories that ignite curiosity and inspire people to explore and care about our world,” said Monroe. “With premium, creatively ambitious shows from the very best storytellers in the world, we are bringing awe and wonder to the lives of global Disney+ subscribers with wildly entertaining National Geographic documentary series, feature documentary films, epic natural history and fact-based scripted drama.” Plus, Ron Howard’s documentary We Feed People will launch on Disney+ Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 27, following a festival run (starting with its global premiere at SXSW). Check out details on the...

“Migrants,” a deeply textured eight-minute animated short about a polar bear cub and its mother driven to look for a new home because of climate change, has been named the best short of View Fest, the short film festival sponsored by the View Conference in Turin, Italy.

The story touched the international jury with its interwoven themes of global warming and immigration told through the experience of the homeless polar bears, who find themselves the subject of scorn and ridicule when they reach a new land populated by unfriendly brown bears. The film was made by fifth-year students at France’s Pole 3D: Zoé Devise, Lucas Lermytte, Hugo Caby, Aubin Kubiak and Antoine Dupriez. “Migrants” received the top prize of $2,000 euros.

“Latitude du Printemps,” the story of an abandoned dog, a precocious boy and a professional cyclist, received the Jury Award. The film was made by Sylvain Cuvillier, Chloé Bourdic,...

Greenwich Entertainment has picked up the North American rights from XYZ Films to Patrick Trefz’s Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan, a feature documentary about a multimedia artist best known for staging elaborate outdoor meals.

Greenwich plans a 2021 release after the film completes its festival circuit run. Chef Denevan runs Outstanding in the Field, which bypasses the traditional restaurant and hosts grand dinners in beautiful natural settings from vineyards, beaches, fishing docks, and city streets. He has set long tables for outdoor dinners from 100 to 1,000 guests in all 50 states and 16 ...

Greenwich Entertainment has picked up the North American rights from XYZ Films to Patrick Trefz’s Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan, a feature documentary about a multimedia artist best known for staging elaborate outdoor meals.

Greenwich plans a 2021 release after the film completes its festival circuit run. Chef Denevan runs Outstanding in the Field, which bypasses the traditional restaurant and hosts grand dinners in beautiful natural settings from vineyards, beaches, fishing docks, and city streets. He has set long tables for outdoor dinners from 100 to 1,000 guests in all 50 states and 16 ...

For the final week of home media releases in September, genre fans have a lot to get excited over, as we have a multitude of titles coming our way on Tuesday. In terms of recent releases, the Child’s Play remake will hit multiple formats, and both the Jacob’s Ladder remake and the possession thriller Luz (which is Incredible) are heading to DVD as well. As far as classic horror titles being resurrected this week, Scream Factory is keeping busy with both Fear No Evil (1981) and John Carpenter’s Vampires, and Arrow Video has put together some special edition releases for The Hills Have Eyes Part 2, In the Aftermath, as well as both Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (both of which has previously been released by Arrow as part of their Scarlet Box set).

As if all of that wasn’t enough, Vinegar Syndrome is showing some love to Mountaintop Motel Massacre,...

Challenges are plentiful when making a short film, says A.M. Lukas, whose short “One Cambodian Family Please for My Pleasure” was selected as a finalist at TheWrap’s 2019 ShortList Film Festival. What matters is how you handle those challenges — a lesson she learned first-hand.

“I had $80,000 and then I lost it; I had Emily Mortimer, and I was about to get on the plane to Fargo, and then we lost Emily; and then we got Emily back. So it was just completely insane every step of the way,” Lukas said in a panel with other ShortList filmmakers Thursday night at the W Hotel Hollywood. You can watch a video clip above of the conversation moderated by TheWrap’s awards editor Steve Pond.

“It’s letting it all happen and then solving each problem,” Lukas said, sharing wise advice from “The Graduate” director Mike Nichols. “You can never know what the film is actually gonna be.

Sandhya Suri, director of “The Field,” had a unique strategy for shooting the key postcoital conversation between two lovers in a darkened corn field of Shahzadpur, India, mid-harvest: The pair’s dialogue was recorded before shooting officially began on the short film — and away from the crew.

“You have to be very careful shooting a scene like that,” Suri told TheWrap. “I wanted the lovers to feel really comfortable and have a lot of space.”

For Suri, the imagery of two illicit lovers in a field fomented the story that ultimately became “The Field,” her first fiction short film and a finalist in TheWrap’s ShortList Film Festival. But she also wanted to create a work that allowed a woman to claim her desire and rejected stereotypical depictions of Indian women as the victims of domestic abuse and violence.

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The 17th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) concluded on Sunday with a red carpet and gala that featured the world premiere of director Megha Ramaswamy’s “The Odds”, a coming-of-age tale about two teens who skip school on an important exam day and go on a fantastical journey through Mumbai. The evening also featured the presentation of the festival’s Grand Jury and Audience Choice Awards presented by HBO.

Iffla is widely recognized as the premiere showcase of groundbreaking Indian cinema globally. The festival took place April 11-14, 2019 at Regal L.A. Live: A Barco Innovation Center in Los Angeles, California with the gala presentations at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills. This year’s lineup boasted 5 world premieres, 2 North American premieres, 2 U.S. premieres and 11 Los Angeles Premieres, with films presented in 9 different languages, and 50% of the lineup coming from female directors.

Director Praveen Morchhale...

The 17th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles has closed with Praveen Morchhale’s Widow of Silence, which revolves around a Muslim woman who struggles to get the death certificate of her missing husband, winning the Grand Jury Award.

Anand Patwardhan’s politically charged documentary Reason picked up the Audience Award for best feature. Both honors were presented by HBO on the festival's closing night Sunday at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills.

Anamika Haksar's Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis received an Audience Awards honorable mention. Sandhya Suri's The Field, which was mentored at the ...