How Will Paramount's New Film Chief Remake the Studio?
►Convincing Cruise et al. With Brian Robbins taking over the reigns at Paramount,
THR's
Pam McClintock writes that he has been handed a well-stocked cupboard of potentially huge 2022 and 2023 movies that largely were put together by Emma Watts and Jim Gianopulos. The true test for Robbins is whether he can persuade A-list talent, filmmakers, agents and producers to work with the studio beyond that is to be determined; the big reveal will come when his regime begins announcing projects.
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Back to normal. The Berlin Film Festival said Thursday that it will hold an in-person event next year. For the 72nd Berlinale, set to run Feb. 10-22, organizers said they will focus on on-site offerings and in-person screenings.
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London calling. Regina King, Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors, Regé-Jean Page, Ted Sarandos, Jay-Z and, according to reports Beyonce, were among the major names in attendance for the world premiere of Netflix’s all-star, all-Black Western
The Harder They Fall, which kicked off the BFI London Film Festival in style.
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Spirit of recovery. The Busan Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday night with the world premiere of
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness from veteran director Im Sang-soo. Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho and his
Parasite favorite Park So-dam were on hand for the festival's opening ceremony, which featured Korea's first full-scale red carpet since the start of the pandemic.
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This Week in TV. THR's
Rick Porter runs down the TV premieres, returns and specials over the next seven days. The things to look out for over the coming week include the second season of CBS'
The Equalizer and the premiere of
NCIS: Los Angeles.
Thursday Night Football makes its Fox debut for the season. On streaming, Peacock's
One of Us Is Lying might become the next binge sensation. On cable
Chucky, the TV series, debuts on Syfy and USA.
The full guide. In other news... —London Film Festival film review: Idris Elba and Jonathan Majors in
The Harder They Fall. —Fantastic Fest film review: Chris Atkins'
Who Killed The KLF? —TV review: Apple TV+'s
Acapulco.
—TV review: Michael Keaton in Hulu's
Dopesick.
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TV ratings:
The Voice, MLB wild card game lead Tuesday.
—Oscars: Hungary selects
Post Mortem for international feature category.
—Michael Keaton says his
Batman suit still fits after 30 years.
—Mike Berkowitz, Allysa Mahler
to lead reworked WME Comedy Group.
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Cynthia Harris, Paul Reiser’s mom on
Mad About You, dies at 87.
—Molly Ringwald on
why she hasn’t been able to watch her John Hughes films with her younger daughter.
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Juli Reding, actress in the ghostly horror film
Tormented, dies at 85.
—ViacomCBS inks
multi-year distribution deal with WOW – Women of Wrestling.
—Netflix jumps into holiday season with teaser for
A Boy Called Christmas.
What else we're reading... —"Is Moviegoing Undemocratic?" [
New York Times]
—"Twitch Hack Reveals How Much Revenue the Platform’s Biggest Streamers Make" [
Wall Street Journal]
—"The Uncanny Valley of
I’m Your Man" [
New Yorker]
—"Netflix’s
Diana: The Musical Is The Year’s Most Hysterically Awful Hate-Watch" [
The Guardian]
—"How the
Succession Star Nicholas Braun Elevates Cousin Greg" [
New York Times]
Today... Today's birthdays: Nicole Ari Parker (51), Shawn Ashmore (42), Holland Roden (35),
Jamie Hector (46), Dylan Baker (62), Andrew Dominik (54), Tang Wei (42), Toni Braxton (54), Tim Minchin (46), Thom Yorke (53), Joy Behar (79), Simon Cowell (62), John Mellencamp (70), Amber Stevens West (35)
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