Amazon Music is bolting on a new benefit for unlimited-plan subscribers: They can now access the 1 million-plus catalog of audiobooks in the U.S. from Amazon-owned Audible. The catch? You can listen to just one book per month at a time. Starting Tuesday, Amazon Music Unlimited customers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada can listen […]
Paramount’s “Gladiator II” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office with a £9.1 million ($11.5 million) opening weekend, according to numbers from Comscore. Studiocanal’s “Paddington In Peru” maintained momentum in its sophomore session, collecting £6.8 million for a cumulative £18.8 million after two weeks. Warner Bros.’ “Red One” secured third place with £1.4 million, pushing […]
Taskovski Films Sales has picked up “Home Game,” directed by Lidija Zelovic, which will have its world premiere on Friday in the International Competition section of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Zelovic has been filming her family in the Netherlands since 1993, when they fled their war-torn home in Sarajevo. Her film exposes the […]
Cinetic Media has signed Amalia Ulman, the multi-hyphenate behind “El Planeta,” a critically acclaimed absurdist comedy. “El Planeta” was written, directed and produced by Ulman, who starred in the feature as well. It premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film festival in World Competition. The film was then given the prestigious opening night slot at Film […]
“Nightingale,” an action thriller set against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has pulled the curtain back on its ensemble, casting “Special Ops: Lioness” and “1883” star LaMonica Garrett to lead the picture. Jason Patric, Andrew Howard and Daniel Bernhardt are also starring. The picture comes from producers Isaac Lewis and Andrew Lewis of […]
Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest digital music conglomerate, managed nearly 7% revenue growth in the July-September quarter as streaming services more than compensated for the continuing retreat of the group’s high-value ‘social entertainment activities. Net profits in the third quarter of its financial and calendar year, climbed by 35% to RMB1.71 billion ($244 million) on […]
Studiocanal’s third “Paddington” instalment, “Paddington in Peru,” delivered a commanding £9.6 million ($12.3 million) opening weekend at the U.K. and Ireland box office, per numbers from Comscore. “Paddington in Peru” scored the biggest opening of the year for a British-produced film, the biggest opening in the territory for the franchise and is Studiocanal’s highest U.K. […]
Considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio has maintained a formidable presence in Hollywood and modern-day cinema. With a nearly three-decades-long career, DiCaprio has crafted some of the most memorable characters and performances, captivating audiences worldwide and bringing in more than $6.5 billion in box office receipts. His […]
Prime Day may be over but Amazon is keeping the deals going this holiday season with a new promo for Amazon Music. Starting today, the retailer is offering a free three-month trial to Amazon Music Unlimited to all new subscribers. The free trial will be available from today, Nov. 11 through Jan. 10. Amazon Music […]
“Venom: The Last Dance” is looming over the domestic box office in its third weekend of release. The third and final installment in Sony’s comic book trilogy has added $16.2 million from 3,905 North American theaters, down 37% from the prior frame and enough to lead over two newcomers, A24’s horror thriller “Heretic” and Lionsgate’s […]
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains mild spoilers for “Heretic,” in theaters now. In their new movie “Heretic,” now in theaters via A24, writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods tell the story of a mysterious man named Mr. Reed, who traps two Mormon missionaries in his house after they try to educate him about their faith. Before […]
The major Hollywood studios skirted this weekend and held off on new releases, a decision that likely hedged against an uncertain national mood following the presidential election. Their absence is others’ gain though, as A24’s tricky thriller “Heretic” and Lionsgate’s seasonal play “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” each look to make a solid impression in […]
“Venom: The Last Dance” may threepeat at the domestic box office despite the presence of two new nationwide releases. A24’s horror thriller “Heretic” is targeting $8 million to $10 million from 3,200 theaters while Lionsgate’s faith-based family film “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is aiming for $6 million to $8 million from 3,000 venues in […]
Universal’s “The Wild Robot” reclaimed the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office in its third weekend, earning £2.179 million ($2.8 million) for a cumulative total of £11.6 million ($15 million), per numbers from Comscore. Sony’s “Venom: The Last Dance” stayed close behind in second place with £2.175 million in its sophomore frame, […]
The story of Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's failed 1914 expedition to be the first to traverse the continent of Antarctica has long captured the popular imagination, as have the various efforts to locate the wreckage of his ship, the Endurance. The ship was finally found in 2022, nearly 107 years after it sank beneath the ice. The stories of Shackleton's adventures and the 2022 expedition are told in parallel in Endurance, a new documentary from National Geographic now streaming on Disney+.
Endurance is directed by Oscar winners Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi (Free Solo). According to Vasarhelyi, she and Chin had been obsessed with the Shackleton story for a long time. The discovery of the shipwreck in 2022 gave them the perfect opportunity to tell the story again for a new audience, making use of all the technological advances that have been made in recent years.
"I think the Shackleton story is at the heart of the DNA of our films," Vasarhelyi told Ars. "It's the greatest human survival story ever. It really speaks to having these audacious objectives and dreams. When everyone tells you that you can't, you want to do it anyway. It requires you to then have the actual courage, grit, discipline, and strength of character to see it through. Shackleton is that story. He didn't sensibly achieve any of his goals, but through his failure he found his strength: being able to inspire the confidence of his men."
When Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sit down to discuss a potential nuclear arms treaty in the upcoming film “Reykjavik,” the actors portraying them, Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris, will be lowering themselves into the actual chairs in the actual building where the historic 1986 meeting took place. Writer-director Michael Russell Gunn, who previously shot […]
The small Balkan country of Bosnia and Herzegovina has faced particular energy challenges for years, complicated by corruption and ecological threats. Bosnian filmmaker Zlatko Pranjic teamed with Danish co-director Nanna Frank Møller for a troubling look at the toxic fallout of a chronic polluter, the ArcelorMittal steel plant near Zenica. The result, the doc “The […]
Universal Music Group sued the start-up distributor Believe for $500 million on Monday, alleging the rival firm has engaged in “rampant piracy” of its most famous artists. In a complaint filed in federal court in New York, UMG alleged that Believe has distributed tracks by fake artists like “Kendrik Laamar,” “Rihamna,” and “Llady Gaga,” which […]
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use any drugs made by a compounding pharmacy in California after regulators realized the pharmacy was making drugs that need to be sterile—particularly injectable drugs—without using sterile ingredients or any sterilization steps.
The products made by the pharmacy, Fullerton Wellness LLC, in Ontario, California, include semaglutide, which is intended to mimic brand-name weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. Fullerton also made tirzepatide, which is intended to mimic weight-loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro.
The FDA became aware of the problem after a patient submitted a complaint to the regulator that a vial of semaglutide from Fullerton Wellness had an unidentified "black particulate" floating in it. Semaglutide, like tirzepatide, is injected under the skin and is intended to be sterile.
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