The documentary “Les Hijabeuses” has won the 2025 Action Grant from Breaking Through The Lens, a nonprofit that focuses on using financing to address gender inequity in the film industry. The UK film, which is the second winner since the grant program began, receives 10,000 Euros. “Les Hijabeuses” chronicles a group of Muslim women soccer […]

Bernadette O’Brien, a costume designer who received an Emmy nomination for her work on an episode of the classic ABC action series “MacGyver,” died in her sleep Monday in Spokane, Wash., according to a family member. She was 90. Additional credits include “The Exterminator” (1980), “Vice Squad” (1982), “Winners Take All” (1987), “Jake Spanner, Private […]

Spotted Fawn Productions will produce an animated series based on its film, “Inkwo for When the Starving Return,” which was directed by the company’s owner, Amanda Strong, and plays at Sundance this week. Strong, who is Métis, will be showrunner for the new six-part limited series. She has directed episodes of the PBS Kids show […]

Paramount+ has released the trailer for “Yellowjackets” Season 3 on Showtime. The bloody, survival horror series returns with a two-episode premiere on Valentine’s Day. The official logline for “Yellowjackets” Season 3 reads, “As summer arrives, the Yellowjackets face a fragile victory—the brutal winter that nearly claimed them is finally behind them, but distrust in leadership […]

William Shatner and the “Back to the Future” cast are some of the honorees that will be recognized at the 52nd Saturn Awards, which will incorporate fundraising for California wildfire relief efforts. The awards, hosted by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, take place Feb. 2 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City […]

Scarecrow Video has named Jonathan Marlow as executive director. The Scarecrow archive of more than 150,000 physical film and television items makes it one of the largest publicly-accessible physical media libraries in the world “Scarecrow Video is not just a place or a collection of movies, it is another portal to home. In our search […]

“Severance” Season 2 premiered Thursday night after a nearly three-year delay from the first season’s release. The anticipation is high, and viewers will likely be following each episode closely to unpack the mystery of Lumon and its Severed workers. Each episode of “Severance” drops at midnight PT and 3 a.m. ET on Apple TV+. There […]

SPOILER ALERT: This guide contains spoilers for Season 1 of “Severance,” streaming on Apple TV+. Praise Kier! “Severance” has finally returned for Season 2, and with it a batch of new and returning characters orbiting the dystopian and mysterious Lumon Industries. Released three years after the breathtaking cliffhanger that ended Season 1, the first episode […]

Jeannot Szwarc, the French filmmaker known for directing “Jaws 2,” “Somewhere in Time” and “Supergirl,” died Wednesday. He was 85. Jane Seymour, who played Elise McKenna in Szwarc’s 1980 film, “Somewhere in Time,” confirmed the news. “Today, we say goodbye to a true visionary. Jeannot Szwarc was not just a brilliant director but a kind […]

Chazz Palminteri’s “A Bronx Tale: One Man Show,” the autobiographical stage play that inspired the 1993 movie starring Palminteri and Robert De Niro, has been acquired by Tribeca Films for global distribution. The filmed version of the one-man show will play in select theaters and be available through video on demand starting Jan. 28. “A […]

“Consume Me” and “Despelote” garnered the most nominations for this year’s Independent Games Festival awards ceremony, the Game Developers Conference announced Wednesday, along with the full list of finalists. The Independent Games Festival, which recognizes independent games, and the artists behind them, is held March 26 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The event […]

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced the nominees for its 16th Dorian Film Awards. Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow” led the nominees with nine nods, including Film of the Year, LGBTQ Film of the Year, Director of the Year, and Screenplay of the Year.” Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” nabbed eight […]

Joe Lando, of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” and his family are taking shelter at his co-star Jane Seymour’s home after losing his house in the Pacific Palisades fire. “Thankfully, there are angels in this world. We’re left with nothing, except each other. My friend Jane Seymour allowed us to come up to her house and […]

Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein will posthumously receive this year’s Trailblazer Award for their work creating opportunities for female producers, the Producers Guild of America announced Friday. “Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein have made a lasting impact on the industry with their trailblazing work and steadfast commitment to amplifying women’s voices,” Stephanie Allain and Donald […]

Bill Byrge, an actor who appeared in many of the “Ernest” comedy films as “Bobby,” died on Thursday at the age of 92 in Nashville, Tenn. Byrge’s cousin, Sharon Chapman, confirmed his death in a Facebook post. “My cousin, Bill Byrge, passed away in the Nashville area today at 12pm. He was a beautiful soul […]