‘Hinotama: Ball of Fire’ Review: Gentle, Handsomely Shot Domestic Drama Is a Promising Debut for Yaza Takenoshin

Variety - Nov 3, 2026

The early moments of “Hinotama: Ball of Fire,” the debut feature from young Japanese director Yaza Takenoshin (who graduated from Harvard this past summer), almost move like clockwork, finding a pleasing rhythm in everyday mundanities — matching the repetition of numbers being called out for test papers to a mother having groceries counted at the […]

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Paul W.S. Anderson Sets Film Adaptations Of Kevin J. Anderson Books ‘Nether Station’ & ‘Nether Vortex’

Nov 3, 2026

Paul W.S. Anderson Sets Film Adaptations Of Kevin J. Anderson Books ‘Nether Station’ & ‘Nether Vortex’

EXCLUSIVE: Paul W.S. Anderson, the filmmaker known for his work on six Resident Evil films, is set to direct Nether Station and Nether Vortex, film adaptations of the sci-fi horror books from bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson. The novels follow Cammie Skoura, a brilliant, neurodivergent young scientist aboard a deep-space expedition that uncovers a trail […]

CAA’s Bryan Lourd Insists AI’s “Future Must Be Built With Artists, Not At Their Expense” As Agency Weighs In On NYT Vs. OpenAI Battle

Nov 3, 2026

CAA’s Bryan Lourd Insists AI’s “Future Must Be Built With Artists, Not At Their Expense” As Agency Weighs In On NYT Vs. OpenAI Battle

EXCLUSIVE: It may be time for Sam Altman to ask himself if he really wants Robert Di Niro bellowing “are you AI scraping me?” at him. While there is no direct Taxi Driver reference in the amicus brief filed by CAA in the nearly two-year old consolidated copyright infringement battle between OpenAI and the New […]

Andrew Bird Reveals How He Wrote Emmy-Winning Song for ‘The Pitt’ in Just One Hour at KCRW Show – Set List & Recap!

Nov 3, 2026

Andrew Bird Reveals How He Wrote Emmy-Winning Song for ‘The Pitt’ in Just One Hour at KCRW Show – Set List & Recap!

Andrew Bird brought his signature sound to KCRW HQ in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday night (October 30) for an […] The post Andrew Bird Reveals How He Wrote Emmy-Winning Song for ‘The Pitt’ in Just One Hour at KCRW Show – Set List & Recap! appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.

‘Magic Atlas’ Review: Surreal, Shapeshifting Animation Is a Sometimes Mystifying Technical Marvel

Nov 3, 2026

‘Magic Atlas’ Review: Surreal, Shapeshifting Animation Is a Sometimes Mystifying Technical Marvel

There’s an increasingly undeniable hunger for the hand-crafted. As discourse around animation becomes more and more absorbed by anaesthetizing questions about AI, it becomes clearer that people who care about the medium are pushing for tactility and foregrounding real texture, materials imprinted with genuine human feeling. This feels especially true of Sun Xun’s “Magic Atlas,” […]

Why Paris Jackson Is Seeking $600 Million From Michael Jackson Estate

Nov 3, 2026

Why Paris Jackson Is Seeking $600 Million From Michael Jackson Estate

Paris Jackson is taking legal action against her father’s estate.  Seventeen years after Michael Jackson’s death, his daughter is asking his estate to release $600 million into a family trust for...

No ‘Cliff Booth’ At Cinemark: CEO Cites Long-Term Industry Risk

Nov 3, 2026

No ‘Cliff Booth’ At Cinemark: CEO Cites Long-Term Industry Risk

Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble is calling the release model for The Further Mis-Adventures Of Cliff Booth not great for the theatrical ecosystem, nor in the best interest of its theaters. The no. 3 U.S. exhibitor — as well as no. 2 chain Regal — won’t be playing the Netflix film, Quentin Tarantino’s followup to Once […]

Nicole Taylor Dies: Singer In “Country Money” Triplets Group Taylor Red Was 35

Nov 3, 2026

Nicole Taylor Dies: Singer In “Country Money” Triplets Group Taylor Red Was 35

Nicole Taylor, who had a viral hit with “Country Money” as part of the identical-triplets group Taylor Red, has died. She was 35. Her sisters Natalie and Niki Taylor announced Tuesday she died September 28 of breast cancer. ““We are shocked and heartbroken to announce the passing of our sister Nicole Taylor,” Natalie said in […]

Indie Film Fund Archetype Media Finance Launches With Nicolas Cage & Lucy Hale Films Among First Projects

Nov 3, 2026

Indie Film Fund Archetype Media Finance Launches With Nicolas Cage & Lucy Hale Films Among First Projects

EXCLUSIVE: Archetype Media Finance, a new LA-based film financing venture, is launching with a focus on projects budgeted between $5M and $25M. The venture is spearheaded by Matthew Shreder, founder and CEO of film sales company Concourse Media, producer Tyler Condon (Chief of Station), and former Tubi and Legendary exec Tim Hebard. According to the […]

Rebecca Gayheart Details Eric Dane’s Final Days & When the Family Realized it Was Their Last Week Together

Nov 3, 2026

Rebecca Gayheart Details Eric Dane’s Final Days & When the Family Realized it Was Their Last Week Together

Rebecca Gayheart is detailing Eric Dane‘s final days. If you are not aware, Eric passed away on February 19, 2026, […] The post Rebecca Gayheart Details Eric Dane’s Final Days & When the Family Realized it Was Their Last Week Together appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.

Chris Jericho To Star In Creature Horror ‘I Am The Teeth’, Epic Launches Sales For AFM

Nov 3, 2026

Chris Jericho To Star In Creature Horror ‘I Am The Teeth’, Epic Launches Sales For AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Epic Pictures Group will introduce I Am The Teeth, a new creature horror action film starring wrestling star and actor Chris Jericho to international buyers at the American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles next week. Jericho, whose films to date have included the Terrifier franchise, will play “a mysterious and ruthless bounty hunter […]

How Broadcast, Cable and Late-Night Shows Plan to Cover the Midterm Elections

Nov 3, 2026

How Broadcast, Cable and Late-Night Shows Plan to Cover the Midterm Elections

Viewers will be flooded with options, including 13 straight hours of NBC footage and a continuous livestream of Steve Kornacki and his big board.

‘La Bola Negra’ Becomes Spain’s Third Biggest Spanish Hit Ever as Its Box Office Surges 8% Above Pre-Pandemic Average

Nov 3, 2026

‘La Bola Negra’ Becomes Spain’s Third Biggest Spanish Hit Ever as Its Box Office Surges 8% Above Pre-Pandemic Average

Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s “La Bola Negra” has become the third highest-grossing Spanish film of all time at Spain’s domestic box office, earning an estimated €36.7 million ($41.0 million) through Nov. 1, according to Rentrak figures. Only Emilio Martínez-Lázaro’s blockbuster comedy “Ocho apellidos vascos” (“Spanish Affair,” $61.8 million) and J.A. Bayona’s disaster survival drama […]

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