BTS’ world tour sent K-pop powerhouse Hybe to the highest quarterly revenue and operating profit in its history in the third quarter of 2026. Revenue for the quarter reached KRW1.5257 trillion ($1.13 billion) and operating profit came in at KRW188.5 billion ($140.2 million). Both numbers beat the records the company set in the second quarter. […]
Read full articleThe Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – also known as PÖFF – marks a milestone this year as the festival celebrates its 30th anniversary and the first under the helm of artistic director Triin Tramberg as festival founder Tiina Lokk moves sideways to a strategic role within PÖFF. Tramberg’s own imprint on the festival as […]
Queen Silvia was crowned in Cannes with a world premiere screening for the upcoming royal drama series. German actress Alicia von Rittberg (Call My Agent Berlin), who stars as the titular Silvia Sommerlath, and Swedish actor Edvin Endre (Vikings), who plays Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, were in town for the premiere. A grand piano was […]
James Acaster has said it is “completely fabricated” that he complained about The Celebrity Traitors co-stars, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. On Alan Carr’s Life’s A Beach Podcast, the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire star was incredulous about a report in The Mail on Sunday claiming he told Celebrity Traitors producers that he was uncomfortable with “macho banter” during filming. “I’ve never had stuff […]
EXCLUSIVE: Big UK production groups and studios have been busily preparing for new anti-harassment laws that will impact the film and TV industry, but questions remain. Last Friday, UK-wide legislation came into force that means employers are now liable for harassment of their staff, cast and crew by third parties. Employers must take “all reasonable […]
Telugu cinema superstar Mahesh Babu has signed on as a strategic investor in Mumbai-based Shortgun Games, backing a studio that is building original titles for PC and console rather than mobile, long the focus of India’s digital entertainment sector. The studio, founded by Jeet Chandan and Vidhit Mehta, is developing original, franchise-scale IP aimed at […]
Late on in “Kefi,” one of its central protagonists — the youngest of three sisters — justifies a spontaneous hook-up with a random stranger by claiming that “the flow” of their chance encounter “was really cinematic.” The same, perhaps, can be said for Kisin Saito’s brazenly confident debut feature as a whole — a genre-fluid […]
'Hunger Games' star Mckenna Grace speaks out on Hollywood’s ever-changing popularity gameMckenna Grace has dished on the side effects of social media on the entertainment industry, noting that audiences can quickly get tired of seeing the same celebrities.The 20-year-old actress, who is all...
Suki Waterhouse reveals biggest lesson he learned from Bradley Cooper splitSuki Waterhouse has revealed the biggest lessson she learned from her past relationship with Bradley Cooper.In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the 34-year-old English actress reflected on her high-profile...
The U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves was a real person; an escaped slave turned groundbreaking lawman, Reeves’ remarkable biography has inspired a Taylor Sheridan show and HBO’s “Watchmen,” among other pieces of pop culture. The Netflix animated series “Bass x Machina,” created by LeSean Thomas (“Yasuke”) and produced by the Korean company Studio Mir (“The Legend […]
John Travolta will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Torino Film Festival in Turin. The iconic actor’s directorial debut, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach,” will get its second international festival screening there after premiering out-of-competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The Torino Film Festival, which is Italy’s preeminent event for […]
It takes a bold director to combine body horror with Sylvia Plath, but then again Rubaiyat Hossain has never shied away from pushing the envelope. From her 2011 debut “Meherjaan,” widely attacked by conservative forces, to “Under Construction” and more recently “Made in Bangladesh,” the maverick director’s focus on gendered spaces and female sexuality have […]