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‘Pol Pot Dancing’: Cambodia’s Dictator Tried To Wipe Out Classical Dance, But His Foster Mom Saved It – Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

The year is approximately 1977. Comrade, you are the first person to hear my biography, the man says with a warm laugh. That was a self-serving fiction with only a semblance of reality. ‘Pol Pot Dancing’Thessaloniki Int’l Documentary Festival His version was a very modest one anybody could have had in any province, this kind of upbringing. There is greater significance to the film than simply fact-checking a dictators fabulist narrative....

‘SNL 1975’ Origin Movie Adds Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber & Finn Wolfhard To Cast

Reitman and Gil Kenan penned the script. Gerber is playing Jacqueline Carlin, Wolfhard will play an NBC page, and Feldman is playing Neil Levy. Reitman, Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld, Erica Mills and Peter Rice are producing. From left: Kaia Gerber, Andrew Barth Feldman and Finn WolfhardCarissa Gallo/Getty/Courtesy He released his debut solo album, Penn Station, on July 14th, 2023. He also starred in the blockbuster filmIt, which is the highest grossing horror film ever....

‘The Batman 2’ From Matt Reeves Heads To Fall 2026; Paul Thomas Anderson-Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Gets Summer 2025 Date

Matt ReevesThe Batman2is no longer opening on October 3, 2025 a new launchpad for comic book movies. Instead, it is going a year later on October, 2, 2026. We hear the new date is due to the aftermath of the dual strikes. Jeffrey Wright and Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’Warner Bros. The role will be recast for Muschiettis film. The Batman,which opened two years ago, grossed more than $772M at the global box office....

Ben Proudfoot Wins 2nd Oscar In Last Three Years; ‘The Last Repair Shop’ Co-Director Kris Bowers Namechecks John Williams, L.A. Public Schools

Proudfoot and Bowers were nominated three years ago for their previous cinematic collaboration,A Concerto Is a Conversation. Proudfoot won the Oscar in 2022 for his short docThe Queen of Basketball, about the late Lucy Harris. But he left all the talking to Bowers. Film subject Porché Brinker, and directors Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers back stage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards.Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images...

Breaking Baz: Greta Gerwig Parties At Vanity Fair’s Oscar Event & Talks ‘Barbie 2’ As ‘Oppenheimer’ Gets Overshadowed By All That Kenergy – See The Guest List

Greta Gerwigtells me theres no resistance from her about the possibility ofBarbie2. The challenge for her she says, is how to tackle a follow-up movie. But the crowning honor was botched by Al Pacino, who bungled his announcement of the Best Picture prize. Clockwise from top left: ‘Barbie’s American Ferrera and Greta Gerwig; Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, and Martin Scorsese and Sharon Stone at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar PartyGetty Images...

CreAsia Studio’s Jessica Kam-Engle On Producing Content For Southeast Asia: “As Streamers Pull Back On Originals, The Need For Buying Grows”

DEADLINE: Can you tell us more about the different content strands you are developing? How will the Banijay library feed into CreAsia Studios production plans? DL: Where will your team be based? Jessica Kam-EngleCreAsia Studio Will you work closely with Deepak Dhar and India? I strongly believe in serving markets locally with local talents and sensibilities. And where we cant fully cover, well rely on trusted local partnerships to complement our reach....

Hirokazu Kore-eda On His Next Project, A Samurai-Focused Streaming Series & Why Japan’s Film Industry Is In Danger: “Staff Are Not Making A Living”

Im not forcing myself at all. I have good stamina. The filmmaker told us that he has no intentions of slowing down. Hirokazu Kore-eda.Anthony Kwan/Getty Images. Watch on Deadline We arent sure which streaming service is going to get it yet. But its based on a popular NHK series made 40 years ago. Its a very samurai story. In total, there will be seven episodes, he said. This is the second year running that a film helmed by Hamaguchi has picked up the award....

How Bobbi Althoff Became The Spark That Created The Fire With L’Oreal’s Michael Cera CeraVe Ad Campaign – SXSW

Watch on Deadline Truth is, hes not. But, boy, did the products profile get raised from the ruse. LOreal bought the CeraVe brand in 2017. L to R: L’Oreal’s CeraVe SVP & Global Head of Digital Marketing, Adam Kornblum and Bobbi AlthoffDeadline The advanced skincare product line was founded in 2005. Tom Allison, founder of CeraVe, responded by offering to Perry the product. Allisons tweet to Perry racked up 30,7K likes and close to 2k retweets....

How Universal Revived DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ To $58M Opening – Monday Box Office Update

Will the trend continue? Xfinity 10G also hadKung Fu Panda 4 ina custom co-promo for the service. There was a Roblox plug with Po interacting with players in a custom game, which became the No. Po and Zhen get the point in ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’Universal Pictures/Everett Collection Promo partners counted chili oil brand Fly by Jing and Asian-owned beauty brand Tower 28. There was also a big multi-media campaign with Burger King which included kids meals....

Oscar Viewership Rises 4% As ‘Oppenheimer’-Dominated Ceremony Starts An Hour Earlier

Its not the near sweep thatOppenheimerhad, butABCcertainly has something to celebrate out of last nightsAcademy Awards. With the final numbers in, 19.5M viewers tuned in to watch the 2024Oscars, according to Nielsen data. Thats a departure from way too many previous years when the Oscars ran well past 11 pm ET. “Oppenheimer” filmmakers and cast accepting the Best Picture Oscar on SundayGetty By 2020, that audience was nearly halved with 23....

Oscars 2024: The Biggest Moments, Snubs And Surprises

Where you at, Wes Anderson?). Here were the highlights and lowlights from Sundays telecast on ABC. Great Momentwhen members of Osage Nation walked the red carpet. John Cena, Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling presenting, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and the Osage Nation membersGetty Images Like the costumes we saw inKillers of the Flower Moon, their Indigenous attire was both extravagant and gorgeous. Surprisehow the show started five minutes late because some attendees still hadnt made it into the theater....

Oscars Analysis: Inside The Show, The Governors Ball, Universal’s Winners Party & What It All Means

I was genuinely nervous tonight, he told me. I asked when I caught up with him at the big Soho House Universal afterparty. Roven replied that wasexactlywhy he was worried. ‘Oppenheimer’s Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan backstage at the 96th Academy Awards on SundayAl Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images He didnt have to be. Watch on Deadline So do you get to have some rest now? No rest for the weary, but maybe tomorrow....

Oscars In Memoriam: Lance Reddick, Cormac McCarthy, Treat Williams, Norman Lear, Frederic Forrest & Burt Young Relegated To Fine Print In Underwhelming Segment

Andrea Bocelli performed a rendition of the song Time to Say Goodbye with his son Matteo Bocelli to accompany the Academys annual obituary section. Perhaps mindful of previous years, in which eagle-eyed viewers have jumped on omissions, this years In Memoriam which began with footage of the recently deceased Russian opposition leader and subject of last years winning documentaryNavalny seemed comprehensive but at the same time not enough. Beloved actorsLance Reddick,Treat Williams,Apocalypse NowsFrederic Forrest,RockysBurt Youngall relegated to a fine print reference at the end, along with such writers asNorman LearandNo Country for Old MensCormac McCarthy....