George Clooney, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Alexandre Desplat and More Set for Finch & Partners and CAA’s ‘Future of Creativity’ Forum in Venice
George Clooney, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Alexandre Desplat and more are set to take part in an inaugural forum themed around creativity in Venice next month, held alongside the film festival.
Presented by Finch & Partners and CAA, the invitation-only forum is titled “The Future of… Creativity” and, according to a press release, aims to gather “leading voices from literature, cinema, the visual arts and technology to explore one of the defining questions of our time: what is the future of creativity in the age of transformational change?”
Hannah Einbinder Defends Mark Ruffalo After Paramount Calls His Merger Attack ‘Antisemitic’: ‘Those of Us With a Platform Need to Use Our Voices’
“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder has come to the defense of Mark Ruffalo after Paramount accused him of invoking “antisemitic tropes” when criticizing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
It all kicked off on Friday, when Ruffalo shared a clip on Instagram of Paramount board member Safra Catz outlining “really profoundly scary technologies” that Oracle — the tech giant co-founded by Larry Ellison, father of Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, who is involved in the merger’s financing — used to help the Israeli military after the Oct. 7 terror attack. Ruffalo likened
Crooked Media Is Bringing Back Nate Silver’s ‘FiveThirtyEight Politics’ Podcast, Which Will Relaunch Next Month as ‘Still Counting’ (EXCLUSIVE)
FiveThirtyEight is coming back from the dead — sort of.
Just ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Crooked Media inked a deal to acquire and revive the “FiveThirtyEight Politics” podcast hosted by Nate Silver, Clare Malone and Galen Druke.
[UPDATE] GTA 6 Leaker Releases Nightclub and Beach Gameplay Videos, Defends Crypto Scheme
UPDATE: Hot on the heels of the nightclub gameplay leak, CyberLeek has released a 13th video, this time showing off Jason cycling on a beach packed with NPCs.
This new video includes the same watermarked memecoin advertisement and crypto statement detailed in the original story, below.
Disney’s Lavish K-Drama ‘The Remarried Empress’ Sets Busan Premiere Ahead of Streaming Launch
Disney+ has set a Nov. 4 premiere date for The Remarried Empress, its lavish Korean fantasy-romance series starring Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk and Lee Se-young.
The 10-part series will launch with four episodes, followed by two new installments every Wednesday through its Nov. 25 finale. Disney also unveiled a new teaser trailer and character key art for the show Tuesday. The streaming debut will follow a high-profile premiere in South Korea at the Busan International Film Festival in early October.
mk2 Films Launches Sales on Venice Gaza Documentary ‘NAZA’
French outfit mk2 films has come on board NAZA, the new documentary from No Other Land Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, recently selected for competition at the Venice Film Festival.
Discord Says Hold On, We Haven't Received Take-Two's GTA 6 Leak Subpoena Yet, and When We Do We Will 'Evaluate the Validity and Scope' Before Responding
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‘Pride’ Musical to Transfer to Bridge Theatre From November; Director Says Bigger Venue Means the ‘Comedy Will Really Benefit From More People Watching’
“Pride,” the joy-filled British musical based on the true story of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), will transfer to London’s Bridge Theatre from Nov. 12, following sold-out seasons at Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre and the National Theatre’s Dorfman space.
Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’: First Reactions
Ridley Scott is back! The visionary filmmaker’s latest feature The Dog Stars hits theaters globally on Aug. 28. and early social media reaction suggests the post-apocalyptic sci-fi film has plenty of Scott’s visual flair but feelings were mixed over the script.
Kate O’Flynn Broke Out in ‘Widow’s Bay.’ Just Wait Until Mike Leigh’s Final Film
Kate O’Flynn has been a working actor for 20 years and, on this blinding August morning, is adjusting to the beginnings of her first-ever trip to Los Angeles. Over the years, she’s starred opposite the likes of Toni Collette and Olivia Colman on high-profile series for Netflix and HBO, respectively; she’s an Olivier-nominated stage regular who drew raves for her brittle take on The Glass Menagerie’s Laura on the West End. But it is the funky Apple TV horror comedy Widow’s Bay that did the trick: O’Flynn is now a first time Emmy nominee while her character, the indefatigable mayor’s assistant Patricia Moyer, has become an unlikely internet sensation. And so it goes — welcome to Hollywood.