New Feature projects by Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir, IrelandsAisling Walshand Jim Sheridan as well as Romanian filmmakerAnca Damianhave been selected for the upcoming edition of theVeniceGap-Financing Market. The 10th edition of the co-financing meeting will run from Sept. 1 to 3 as part as of theVenice Production Bridge, which is the industry component of theVenice Film Festival(Aug 30 to Sept. 9) The market will present 62 projects in the final stages of development and funding, selected from 280 submissions....

Watch on Deadline Todd bought all those dolls in garage sales. They were Barbie rip-offs, so he was able to prove to Mattel that it was an off-brand. It pops up on YouTube all the time. (L-R) Todd Haynes' banned Barbie movie, Christine Vachon and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’Getty Images; Warner Bros Its kind of like Whac-A-Mole. It pops up and gets taken down. Pops up again and gets taken down, so you could almost certainly find it....

Why would anyone have me do that? Im just not interested. They had copyrighted the title, so we couldnt use it. Finally, we came up withBoys Dont Cry. Vachon isnt listed as a producer on the pic but receives a Special Thanks from the filmmakers. Todd bought all those dolls in garage sales. They were Barbie rip-offs, so he was able to prove to Mattel that it was an off-brand....

The firm also assists indie distributors with their in-theater marketing support. The Hanger launched in October of 2020 seeing 3,700 digital assets downloaded on its platform in that year. That surged to north of 103K in 2021, and 226K-plus in 2022. Left to right: Mike Polydoros and Will Preuss.Paper Airplane This year looks to surpass that number as over 170,000 assets have been downloaded already. Over 7K assets were utilized by exhibitors of all sizes in support of the initiative....

UPDATED EXCLUSIVE:Angel Studios thrillerSound of Freedomstarring Jim Caviezel has seen its presales spike to $10 million. This is before the pics opening on July 4 in north of 2,600 locations. Theyre spotting a$20 millionsix-day start, impressive for a non-major-studio adult thriller. Left: Jim Caviezel, Javier Godino, 2022.Everett Collection Well see how this plays out. Currently, more than 1 million tickets have been snapped up forSound of Freedom. Another draw here for faith-based moviegoers is thatSound of FreedomstarsPassion of the Christthespian Jim Caviezel as Ballard....

He grabbed me in private areas and then tried to get my hands on him. He would venture to grope me and venture to grab me and make me feel very uncomfortable. Describing an incident, the man said: He grabbed me so hard I almost came off the road. Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown court on July 3Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire He grabbed me really hard and it really hurt....

Oscar-nominated producerLawrence Turmandied Saturday at the Motion Picture and Television Country Home and Hospital. Our father Lawrence Turman passed away late yesterday, he said. Its sad, but he had a long and storied life, and its the passing of an era. Lawrence TurmanMichael Buckner/Getty Images He added that the MPTF is planning a memorial service as well as USC at a later date. Larry led a remarkable life for 96 years and we were fortunate to share part of it with him....

Additional details regarding the death were not discolosed. Were greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We ask that we c’mon be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo. Leandro De Niro RodriguezInstagram Leo my darling I love you today like the first day I held you in my arms. Im holding you every second of every moment Im my heart and memories until Im with you again ....

I have just two words for producerLawrence Turman, whodied Saturdayat 96. I was then growing up in the working-class suburbs of Detroit. One of the pictures that night wasThe Graduate, produced by Turman (and directed by Mike Nichols). Lawrence TurmanMichael Buckner/Getty Images Although Id never given it one minutes thought before, I went home knowing I would live in California. Beverly Hills to Berkeley. Berkeley to Beverly Hills. And in a red Alfa Romeo, no less....

Thats close to -2% off from the $1.91 billion reached over the same frame last year. All these figures come from Comscore. Summer 2020 for the May 1-July 2 period only grossed $47.3M. From left: Summer 2023’s top 3 movies to date: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,’ ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’Everett Collection Thats more than the combined $620M that Universal and Sony have pulled in for the beach season....

Watch on Deadline For a number of reasons, Lovell wanted to move on from sex work. I couldnt go on another 10 years of this [sex work], she says. I was actively trying to make the changes and gain employment as a trans woman. ‘The Stroll’HBO [Producer] Matt [Wolf] introduced us and I think we instantly clicked, says Lovell. I knew Zackary had an affinity for trans history, and they were trans themselves....

But, you know, its 21 months and like 303 shows. It was just outrageous. DEADLINE: You went on quite a journey with your latest tour. Tom SeguraCourtesy of Robyn Van Swank I know you brought a personal trainer with you for at least part of it. Buthow did you keep yourself both physically and mentally healthy while traveling so much? SEGURA: I took the trainer the whole tour. Shaun Nix/Netflix...

This post contains details from the finale ofHBOsThe Idol. By the end he realizes that she knows exactly what hes doing and she knows exactly what shes doing. Meanwhile, Jocelyns team wants answers. The IdolHBO Theres an artist pass waiting for him at will call. As it turns out, she had a plan all along. Jocelyn is a very calculated and strategic person. She knows exactly what she wants and shell stop at nothing to get it, Depp explained....