Elton John movie "Rocketman" dares to portray the singer's personality early in his career to have been, at times, "ugly," Taron Egerton " who plays the pop star " told an audience at London…
“A Star Is Born” cinematographer Matthew Libatique, who received an Oscar nomination for 2010’s “Black Swan,” was reportedly arrested on Tuesday for assaulting …
Shooting Lady Gaga revealing herself as a down-to-earth woman while lensing a rock star character Bradley Cooper was creating for himself were just two of the challenges facing DP Matthew Li…
British entertainment business union BECTU has claimed a partial victory in an ongoing industrial dispute with Picturehouse Cinemas, Britain’s largest arthouse theater chain. An employ…
Warner Bros. gave a sneak peek of upcoming hot movies Monday at European exhibitors' conference CineEurope in Barcelona, with the help of star guests Bradley Cooper and Andy Serkis, who show…
Michael Caine, who won an Oscar for his role in Woody Allen’s “Hannah and Her Sisters,” has ruled out working with the director again. In an interview with the Guardian, Ca…
Anne Hathaway is in negotiations to star in "Mudbound" director Dee Rees' "The Last Thing He Wanted," based on the Joan Didion political thriller. Elevated's Cassian Elwes will produce and T…
In today’s International Newswire, international players consider the effects of the Disney-Fox marriage; Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz among the nominees in an eclectic Goya contend…
Along with yachts, diamonds and Caribbean islands, English soccer clubs have become prized possessions for global plutocrats, and now former Disney chief Michael Eisner is about to join this…
Director Tom Harper, whose credits include "War & Peace" and "Peaky Blinders," has boarded "The Rocks," a TV adaptation of Peter Nichols' novel, with "La La Land" producer Fred Berger at…
A last-ditch effort has been staged to prevent further demolition of a 1926 Art-Deco movie theater in London that hosted the early films of Alfred Hitchcock, whose family is backing an attem…
The Russian government is coming under pressure to ban Disney’s live-action movie “Beauty and the Beast” for allegedly contravening a 2013 law that prohibits “gay pro…
"La La Land" producer Fred Berger will produce Max Minghella's directorial debut, "Teen Spirit," alongside Brian Kavanaugh-Jones ("Midnight Special") under their Automatik banner. The movie …
Damien Chazelle’s musical “La La Land” led the race for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' movie awards after nominations were revealed by "Game of Thrones" a…
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the stage sequel to J.K. Rowling’s book series, won the first of what is likely to be a treasure trove of awards Sunday when it was nam…
With "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," J.K. Rowling's beloved wizarding world has been safely transported to the stage in London's West End, feeding the appetite of its passionate book-an…
The two-part stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" opens officially on Saturday at the Palace Theater in London’s West End, but previews have been running since June 7, and pr…
Mira Nair's "Queen of Katwe," which stars David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o and newcomer Madina Nalwanga, will receive its European premiere Oct. 9 in the Gala section of the 60th BFI London Fil…
CBS Studios Intl. and RTL II have signed a licensing agreement in Germany for “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” The series will air on RTL II's new Internet-only linear sta…
The Ambassador Theatre Group is to produce a new stage musical based on the life of Frank Sinatra, in partnership with Stewart Till and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. The show, which is planned …
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has revealed it has taken a stake in Apple valued at more than $1 billion. Berkshire Hathaway said in a regulatory filing Monday that it has held 9.81 mil…
LONDON — Playwright Arnold Wesker, known as one of the “angry young men” of the British literary scene in the 1950s, has died at the age of 83. Wesker wrote more than 40 pl…
LONDON — WestEnd Films has closed a raft of deals on the documentary about ballet star Sergei Polunin "Dancer," directed by Academy Award nominee Steven Cantor and produced by another …
LONDON — Keira Knightley is in talks to star in biopic “Colette,” which reunites the producers behind "Carol," Number 9 Films and Killer Films. "Still Alice's" Wash Westmor…
LONDON — Actor Alan Rickman, whose films include the Harry Potter franchise, “Die Hard” and “Truly Madly Deeply,” has died at the age of 69. More to follow.