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Scandinavia’s heavyweight sales outfit TrustNordisk has picked up international rights to the “The Last Resort” (“Ø”) by Maria Sødahl. The Norwegian writer-director’s previous drama “Hope,” starring Stellan Skarsgård and Andrea Bræin Hovig, earned her an Oscar shortlist berth in 2021. In her first Danish pic, co-penned with Eske Troelstrup (“Shadow of Victory”) and Therese Hasman, top actors Danica Curcic (“The […]

The Playmaker has secured international sales rights for “Red Stars Upon the Field,” the feature debut from writer-director Laura Laabs. The film will have its international premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam following its world premiere at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Germany. The Playmaker will launch international sales at next month’s European Film […]

Prime Video has set a streaming debut for veteran Bollywood actor Boman Irani’s first directorial venture “The Mehta Boys,” following its acclaimed festival run. The family drama, which nabbed Best Feature Film at the 2024 Chicago South Asian Film Festival, explores the volatile dynamics between a father and son forced to spend 48 hours together.

“Saturday Night Live” cast member Chloe Fineman has no regrets about calling out X owner Elon Musk for making her cry when he hosted “SNL” in 2021. On Tuesday night, Fineman took to her Instagram Story (via Daily Beast) to write, “Remember when I got in trouble for calling out mr nazi salute?

Barry Goldberg, a blues-rock keyboard player whose work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band led to playing with Bob Dylan in the 1960s, including the notorious 1965 Newport Folk Festival concert dramatized in “A Complete Unknown,” died Wednesday at 83. Bob Merlis, a representative, said that Goldberg died in hospice care after a 10-year struggle […]

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