Chulpan Khamatova Stars in the Dark, Absurdist Play “Delirium”

The Red Sea Film Foundation has cancelled the 2026 edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, saying in a statement that the sixth edition had been postponed to the fourth quarter of 2027. The foundation said the decision followed a comprehensive review of a range of considerations relating to the timing of the next […]

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, the most prominent film event and market in the Arab world, has canceled its sixth edition that was scheduled to take place from Dec. 3 to 12. The event will return in the fourth quarter of 2027 with a “renewed vision and a program that continues to celebrate cinema […]

British South Asian drama “A Teacher’s Gift” has landed U.K. theatrical distribution through Peccadillo Pictures, the independent distributor known for its LGBTQ+ and world cinema output. The deal confirms the film’s BIFA-qualifying status and puts it in contention for the British Independent Film Awards. Eric Ollerenshaw produces the film, which was shot in the Midlands […]

BAFTA winner Adeel Akhtar (Sherwood) and Academy Award nominee Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) have joined the cast of A24’s BBC drama series Ministry of Time. Also announced this morning are Hong Chau (The Whale), Tamara Lawrance (Get Millie Black), Emily Fairn (The Responder), Josh Finan (Say Nothing), Aisling Loftus (Sherwood), Tawfeek Barhom (Cairo Conspiracy) and Nahuel […]

The BBC has cut Blackface and other sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look after making the comedy series available on iPlayer. The British broadcaster recently reinstated That Mitchell and Webb Look online to mark its 20th anniversary, but eagle-eyed Reddit users pointed out that the broadcaster had removed sketches. As many as 11 sketches […]

Writer-director Pablo Larraín, best known for his trilogy “Jackie,” “Spencer” and “Maria,” ventures into Argentina for the first time in “My Sad Dead” (“Mis muertos tristes”), based on three stories by Argentinean writer Mariana Enriquez. It stars some of Argentina’s brightest talent, led by Mercedes Moran, Dolores Fonzi, Alejandra Flechner and Carolina Álvarez. Not unlike […]

Alan Ritchson opens up about feeling not 'worthy of love’ post-divorce from childhood sweetheartAlan Ritchson reflected on not feeling “worthy of love” amid his divorce from estranged wife Catherine Ritchson.The 43-year-old Reacher star, who announced his split from Catherine...

King Charles’ friend comes after Charles SpencerKing Charles’ friends and confidants have just rushed forward after his former brother-in-law, Charles Spencer, spared nothing for a candid takedown of the King. The clapback’s against the Earl comes straight from friends of King...

EXCLUSIVE: Eagle Eye Drama has acquired the rights to The Great Dictator, Matthew Sweet’s biography of the flamboyant and eccentric late Dame Barbara Cartland. Historian, novelist and screenwriter Sweet’s book tells the story of author known as ‘The Queen of Romance’ Cartland, who was one of the UK’s most recognizable figures across the 20th century. […]

Maha Harada spent two decades building scenes on the page before she ever stood behind a camera. Now 64, the best-selling Japanese author is making her feature directorial debut with “In My Father’s Room,” a film adapted from her own short story “An Unnecessary Man,” and it arrives in competition at the San Sebastian Film […]

On “Danceteria,” releasing nearly a year after Dave Ball’s death, the synth-pop duo retreats into the grit and joy of downtown New York in the 1980s.