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When I spoke to Alan Rudolph a couple months ago, he confirmed that Criterion had sought to release his Remember My Name but were held up by music rights––a situation so complicated that a lawyer hired by the director himself simply gave up. I like to think something’s changed in less than 60 days: the Criterion Channel will stream Remember My Name as part of a quartet featuring Afterglow, Trouble In Mind, and Breakfast of Champions, the latter recently given a 4K restoration. It’s part of a retrospective-heavy month that also includes a 12-title Johnnie To series, numerous films by René Clair, highlights of Amy Holden Jones and Ougie Pak, and Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip saga in both television and theatrical editions. Meanwhile, Gene Hackman is celebrated with six titles.

One of those, Night Moves, gets a Criterion Edition; so do Les Blank’s A Poem Is...

Exclusive: Arden Cho (Partner Track) and Margaret Cho (Dying for Sex) have signed on to star in Cheap Af, a romantic comedy from first-time feature director Roy Hsu, who also penned the script.

Cheap Af tells the story of a money-saving influencer (Arden Cho) seeking her big break, who risks losing her wedding and relationships when she goes all out to win Wedding Magazine’s “Best Wedding on a Budget” social media competition.

In a statement to Deadline, Hsu observed that “America is a melting pot, and many immigrants share common experiences regardless of race—parents chasing better futures, valuing education, and, yes, saving every penny.” His hope with the film has been “to tell a comedic bridezilla story about two women competing for the cheapest wedding, though at its core, the film is about letting go of the past and discovering what truly matters—all through an Asian-American lens...

Gen Z will meet Baby Boomer in David O. Russell’s next feature, with the “American Hustle” and “The Fighter” director lining up Jenna Ortega and Robert De Niro to star.

“Shutout,” based on a screenplay by Alejandro Adams, is being produced by Russell, Rk Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Mark Bomback. Black Bear will introduce the project to international buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. CAA Media Finance is handling U.S. rights.

“Shutout” follows Jake Lejeune (De Niro), one of the last masters of a vanishing craft — the pool hustler. Having lived and lost by the roll of a ball in smoky backroom halls, Jake encounters Mia (Ortega), a young prodigy whose raw, electrifying talent reignites a fire he thought long extinguished. Sensing a rare opportunity to shape a legend, Jake takes Mia under his wing, honing her instincts and sharpening her natural gift. Together,...

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A retrospective of Wuhan on film begins.

IFC Center

A major Jia Zhangke retrospective has begun; The Beaver Trilogy, Interview with the Vampire, Dr. Caligari, and The Big Lebowski show late.

Museum of the Moving Image

The Fast and the Furious, Thunderball, and Safety Last! play in See It Big: Stunts!

Nitehawk Cinema

Fame screens Saturday and Sunday morning; print of Postcards from the Edge plays on the former day, while Sunday is a secret Hong Kong feature on 35mm.

Film at Lincoln Center

Films by Charles Burnett, Jamaa Fanaka, and more screen in L.A. Rebellion.

Museum of Modern Art

A Sarah Maldoror retrospective has begun; films by Orson Welles, Jacques Tourneur, and Anthony Mann play in The Lady at 100.

Film Forum

A new 35mm print of 8½ and Mort Rifkin favorite A Man and a Woman continue; Tim Burton...

Singer/songwriter Charli xcx is working on building up her film acting career, and she’s going about it in a really interesting way. A couple of years ago, we heard that she was set to make her feature acting debut with Legendary Entertainment’s remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death… and someday we might even get to see that movie, but as of right now it still doesn’t have a distributor. Since working on Faces of Death, Charli xcx has taken roles in the Gregg Araki thriller I Want Your Sex, Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, Romain Gavras’s Sacrifice, Jeremy O. Harris and Pete Ohs’ Erupjca, and Julia Jackman’s graphic novel adaptation 100 Nights of Hero. By taking on these projects, she has worked alongside the likes of Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Jermaine Fowler, Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega,...

Charli Xcx is set to star in and produce director Takashi Miike’s next film.The 32-year-old popstar will lead the filmmaker’s next movie both in front and behind the camera through her production company Studio365, Variety reports.Ross Evans - who has written ‘How to Save a Marriage’ for Sony - is due to pen the screenplay.While no plot details or other cast members have so far been revealed about the 64-year-old director’s upcoming project, the outlet pointed out Miike is best known for depicting levels of extreme violence in his work, such as 1999’s ‘Audition’ and 2001's ‘Ichi the Killer’.This movie from the prolific Japanese horror filmmaker is the latest Hollywood project for Charli, who has made something of a transition from music to the silver screen.The ‘Brat’ hitmaker is currently signed on to star in three movies - ‘100 Nights of Hero...

Charli Xcx has joined forces with Japanese horror director Takashi Miike for a yet-untitled film.

According to Variety, the pop star will star in and produce the project, the second under her new Studio365 banner. Although there is no word on the plot, Miike is known for his violent works, including 1999’s Audition and 2001’s Ichi the Killer, so a horror-leaning movie is likely in the cards. It is being written by screenwriter Ross Evans.

Charli Xcx has been splitting her focus between music and acting in recent years. The...

Get ready for Takashi Miike summer. Charli xcx is set to star in and produce the next film from the prolific Japanese horror director, Variety understands.

The film marks the second project the multi-hyphenate — whose sixth studio album, “Brat,” continues to be a phenomenon — is producing through her new Studio365 banner, joining upcoming A24 movie “The Moment.” Though plot details are being kept under wraps, Miike is known for his depictions of extreme violence, as seen in his 1999 cult classic “Audition” and 2001’s “Ichi the Killer.” Ross Evans, whose script “How to Save a Marriage” is being developed for Sony with Robert Pattinson attached to produce, is penning the screenplay. Yumiko Aoyagi is co-writing.

Since launching “Brat” in June of last year — which earned the pop star three Grammys and was widely regarded as the best album of 2024 — Charli has turned her attention toward acting and producing, lining up an impressive array of projects.

Olivia Wilde is back in the director’s chair, as the “Booksmart” and “Don’t Worry Darling” filmmaker is currently filming her third directorial outing, “The Invite,” first reported by Variety and confirmed by IndieWire. Wilde, who also had a small role in “Don’t Worry Darling,” will also appear in the film, alongside a cast that also includes Seth Rogen (who she recently appeared alongside in “The Studio”), Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton. Principal photography has started in Los Angeles.

Per Variety, the film is billed as “a provocative date night comedy inspired by the Spanish film ‘Sentimental.'” The original 2020 film, directed by Cesc Gay, was a smash in Spain and was nominated for multiple Goyas (winning Best Supporting Actor for star Alberto San Juan). The film follows two couples, neighbors who do not quite get along, who come together for a dinner date night that inspires some unexpected revelations.

Updated with cause of death: More on the death of Nicky Katt, who faded from view around the time of the pandemic. His family confirmed on Monday, April 14, that Katt died by suicide earlier this month. His bio information was furnished by his family, and Deadline can follow with some quotes by the directors he worked with most often.

Katt was born on May 11, 1970, the son of Carol Katt, a costume designer originally from South Dakota, and Agustin Islas, the bass player for the Mexican band El Klan. Though he was born in Acapulco, he spent his childhood in Los Angeles, where he was raised by his mother. He attended Wonderland Elementary in Laurel Canyon, St. Paul’s Lutheran School in North Hollywood, and graduated from Providence High in Burbank in 1987, a year early.

Katt was named Agustin Islas, after his father, at birth, but took his mother’s surname when...

Learning how to live a "normal" life when you're mentally ill typically means you develop strange quirks as coping mechanisms. Rituals, reminders, medication (prescribed and/or self-selected), and sensory tools can serve as a balm, but there's always this nagging feeling that we'd give absolutely anything to be able to quiet our brains. For codependent millennial trainwreck besties Joey (Olivia Taylor Dudley) and Craig (Jordan Gavaris) in Addison Heimann's "Touch Me," that relief comes in the form of wildly sexy "cross species intercourse" with a narcissistic alien named Brian (Lou Taylor Pucci), whose addictive tentacle touch can cure humans of all pain.

Produced by David Lawson Jr., Justin Benson, and Aaron Moorhead of Rustic Films and John Humber, the film opens with an extended monologue from Joey as she explains to a therapist how she met Brian and was quickly swept under his spell of wanting to save the...

Nicky Katt, who played teacher Harry Senate on “Boston Public” after starting as a child actor and going on to play an assortment of tough guys in movies including “Dazed and Confused” and “Boiler Room,” died April 8 in Burbank. He was 54.

The Los Angeles medical examiner’s office reported that the cause of death was suicide.

His death was reported by his friends and by attorney John Sloss.

Often playing heavies and villains, Katt worked with Richard Linklater, appearing in “Waking Life,” “SubUrbia” and “School of Rock.” For director Steven Soderbergh, he appeared in “The Limey” as Stacy the Hitman, as Hitler in “Full Frontal,” and had one of his final roles in “Behind the Candelabra.” Christopher Nolan cast him in “Insomnia” and “The Dark Knight,” in which he played a S.W.A.T. team member.

On “Boston Public,” Katt played the popular geology teacher Harry Senate, who taught troublemaker kinds in “the dungeon.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has launched the Janet Yang Endowment to Celebrate and Preserve Asian and Aapi Filmmaking.

“As a proud Asian American, it has been a privilege to serve alongside Janet Yang in support and celebration of Asian and Aapi filmmakers,” said Academy Museum Director and President Amy Homma. “This endowment builds upon the work the Academy has been doing for decades through our Academy Collection and now through the museum, to share Asian cinema through preservation, public programming, and exhibition.”

The endowment honors the legacy of Yang, the first Asian American president of the Academy, whose dedication to advancing diversity has helped pave the way for greater representation in entertainment and beyond.

“As the Academy continues to expand its global presence, the future of our non-profit cultural institution is strengthened by deepening our reach and impact with the international film community, including Asian and Aapi communities,...

Internet icon Benito Skinner Aka Benny Drama is making his TV debut with semi-autobiographical comedy series “Overcompensating.”

Skinner writes, executive produces, and stars in the college-set Prime Video series that boasts a who’s who of legendary co-stars. Connie Britton and Kyle MacLachlan appear in the show, with Charli Xcx serving as the executive music producer and guest star. The official synopsis reads: “‘Overcompensating’ is a college-set ensemble comedy about the wild, chaotic journey of Benny (Skinner), a closeted former football player and Idaho homecoming king, as he becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs. With guidance from Benny’s older sister and her campus-legend boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs. Deeply funny and personal, the show explores the lengths to which we all overcompensate while on the path to finding out who we really are.

Set amidst spring in wine country, every year the 28th Sonoma International Film Festival offers a festive fusion of food, film, and community. Opening March 19, the festival wrapped things up on March 23 after five days of specialty screenings and culinary pleasures with its Grand Jury and Audience awards (see below). This celebration of cinema showcased 93 films from 21 countries, accompanied by an array of film talent and culinary stars. The festival’s diverse lineup included 39 narrative features, 16 documentary features, and 38 short films.

The festival opened with the World Premiere of documentary “Sweet Störy” (Utopia), directed by Sarah Justine Kerruish and Matt Maude, about saving a colorful café in a remote area of Sweden. The Centerpiece Film was “On Swift Horses” (Sony Pictures Classics), a period relationship drama starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, and Will Poulter, and the festival closed with Andrew Ahn’s “The Wedding Banquet” (Bleecker), starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone,...

Playing like the kinkier granddaughter of Russ Meyers’ Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Annapurna Sriram’s Fucktoys has an axe to grind, and then some. At its core, this is a critique of modern capitalism that feels increasingly relevant, arriving in a time when billionaires are forcing the middle and lower-middle class to go on a diet budget. Younger people have been squeezed, left behind, and fucked-over by a massive transfer of wealth and, in turn, some have viewed young generations as a commodity to project their fantasies. In essence, if you’re unlucky in this economy, you might find yourself becoming a fucktoy. Needless to say, this is a film that’s not safe for work or polite society.

Sriram plays AP, a dominatrix on call in a post-apocalyptic landscape that was never rebuilt after the last storm. She works out of abandoned houses with a band of punk rockers in places to crash,...

Writer, director and actress Annapurna Sriram’s celluloid fever dream has won over audiences at SXSW.

With her feature directorial debut Fucktoys, which won the fest’s Special Jury Award for a Multi-Hyphenate, Sriram told Deadline she hopes to make right-wing audiences “accidentally fall in love” with her queer, diverse cast of characters.

Sriram stars in her 16mm debut as AP, a fun-loving dominatrix who learns from a tarot reader (Big Freedia) that she’s been cursed, and the only way to lift the curse is to come up with $1,000 and sacrifice a baby lamb. Reuniting with her ex Danni (Sadie Scott), the pair hops around Trashtown to earn the fee while encountering some peculiar characters along the way.

“I sort of wrote the script out of feeling like I just want to be in a John Waters movie or a Gregg Araki movie or a Jim Jarmusch movie,” said Sriram.

A24’s The Moment has begun shooting in London and is set to star a cavalcade of Hollywood stars as well as Charli xcx.

Fresh off of winning three Grammys for her 2024 album Brat, Charli xcx is now in London filming A24’s mystery project The Moment, as reported by Screen Daily. A24 has been particularly quiet about the project, which was announced in January 2025 and no plot details have been made officially available but Screen Daily has heard rumours that the film is about a pop star preparing for their first tour.

Charli xcx will be joined by Alexander Skarsgård, Rosanna Arquette, Trew Mullen, Isaac Cole Powell, Rish Shah, Kate Berlant and Jamie Demetriou in the film. Aidan Zamiri, who has directed several music videos for Charli xcx as well as FKA Twigs and Billie Eilish among others, is directing and co-writing the script with Bertie Brandes.

The Moment...

Although LGBTQ representation was few and far in between among the headliners at this year’s SXSW, several indie darlings broke the industry’s cis-heteronormative mold to stand out.

From Special Jury Award winner Fucktoys, multi-hyphenate Annapurna Sriram’s bold celluloid fever dream of a feature debut, to The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick, co-writer/director Pete Ohs’ captivating model for cooperative filmmaking, there’s a glimmer of hope that the future of the industry lies in the hands of a new generation of marginalized folk with the right amount of passion, vision and ingenuity.

While catching up with Sophia Bush about her upcoming One Tree Hill revival in the works at Netflix, the actress emphasized the importance of LGBTQ representation in media as the Trump administration continues to dismantle Dei.

“I think 2025 sucks for everyone, to be clear, but what I think is worrisome, particularly for us,...

Filming is underway in London forThe Moment starring and produced by UK singer-songwriter Charli xcx for A24.

Alexander Skarsgard, Rosanna Arquette, Trew Mullen, Isaac Cole Powell, Rish Shah, Kate Berlant and Jamie Demetriou also star in the film which is being directed by Aidan Zamiri who has made several music videos for Charli xcx.

The Moment is based on an idea from Charli xcx and is reportedly about the life of a pop star in the build-up to her first headline arena tour.A24 did not comment or confirm.

Zamiri co-wrote the screenplay with Bertie Brandes.

The film is the...

What’s going to be this year’s “Anora”? As the Cannes Film Festival rapidly approaches, that’s the question for artistic director Thierry Fremaux and movie buffs around the world.

A month before Cannes Film Festival’s press conference, the official selection is still very much a work in progress, with little reliable information filtering through about which movies have already been invited. In fact, as of Friday — despite the volume of splashy prediction stories — it appears that only three films have so far been given a golden ticket to compete in Cannes. Variety can reveal that one of them is Jim Jarmusch’s anticipated “Father Mother Sister Brother“ starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver and Tom Waits.

The last edition of the festival, which Fremaux had warned would be slightly weaker due to the impact of the double Hollywood strikes, proved to be anything but. Headlined by Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning “Anora,...

When Chase Sui Wonders hit the SXSW red carpet to promote “The Studio,” she took a moment to tell IndieWire about her role in Gregg Araki’s psychosexual thriller “I Want Your Sex,” which wrapped at the end of last year in Los Angeles. The film follows Cooper Hoffman as the “sexual muse” of a renowned artist, played by Olivia Wilde, “on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder,” according to the official synopsis.

“‘Nowhere’ is a favorite of mine, ‘Mysterious Skin’ obviously, ‘The Doom Generation,'” Wonders said of her affinity for Araki’s work. “All of his movies are so weird and so offbeat and, yet, point to something so universal about the human psyche and to be able to work with him, an icon like that, he was at the top of my list.

Brat summer is over — Brat winter is coming! It's been a busy old start to the month for pop megastar Charli Xcx, who scooped a mighty four Brit Awards just last weekend before following it up with the announcement of a Glastonbury headline slot just this morning. But while the rest of us would probably be nursing hangovers or taking some time out to chill right about now, that's not the 'Guess' singer's style. Per Deadline's reporting, the budding actor is circling a role in Greta Gerwig's upcoming Netflix Narnia movie.

Who exactly Charli Xcx will hypothetically be playing in Gerwig's fantasy epic adaptation of C.S. Lewis' beloved books isn't 100% confirmed, but while we reckon the Brit star could easily play one of the Good Ones, Deadline's sources say that she could be set to play one of the franchise's Mean Girls instead — namely Jadis, The White Witch.

Charli XCX might be joining the Greta Gerwig cinematic universe.

The “Brat” singer/songwriter is reportedly being considered for a role in Gerwig’s “Narnia” film at Netflix. Deadline first announced the possible casting. Representatives for Gerwig had no comment to IndieWire.

According to the report, Charli XCX is being eyed to play Jadis, The White Witch. Tilda Swinton formerly brought the literary character to life in the original film adaptations. The books were first adapted for the big screen with a film trilogy spanning from 2005 to 2010, starting with “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.”

Gerwig will now be directing at least two Netflix films based on the beloved C.S. Lewis novel series. The first Gerwig-directed “Narnia” film will premiere in IMAX theaters in November 2026 before streaming on Netflix starting Christmas Day 2026.

No other possible casting has been announced yet for “Narnia.”

This wouldn’t...

Charli Xcx may be heading to Narnia. The Grammy winner is reportedly being eyed to join Greta Gerwig's The Chronicles of Narnia movie in a major role.

According to Deadline, Charli Xcx has been in talks to join the Netflix movie for a while now, with the Grammy-winning pop star being eyed for Jadis the White Witch, a role previously played by Tilda Swinton in Walden Media' Narnia trilogy (2005-10). The casting report notes that she hasn't officially signed a deal yet to play the White Witch, but is the top choice for the role. Moviegoers haven't seen much of Charli Xcx on the big screen outside some voice acting, but that's about to change. She has wrapped filming on several upcoming movies, including Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, Romain Gavras' Sacrifice, and Gregg Araki's I Want Your Sex. However, Gerwig's Narnia reboot would serve as Charli Xcx's most high-profile project yet.

Exclusive: Here’s a fun casting update. On the day she was announced for Glastonbury, we can reveal that Charli Xcx is also being eyed to join Greta Gerwig and Netflix’s anticipated Narnia film.

The Grammy winner is understood to be among top choices for a key role and there have been talks for a little while but nothing is set at the moment. Tbc whether a deal comes to fruition.

Who might she play in a Narnia movie if a deal makes? We hear it could potentially be Jadis, The White Witch.

In 2018, Netflix announced it would develop new series and film projects based on C.S. Lewis’ beloved The Chronicles of Narnia series and brought Gerwig on board in 2020 to adapt and direct. It remains in early stages and details are scant. As previously reported, the movie is getting an exclusive two-week IMAX global run Thanksgiving 2026 in...

Exclusive: The Sonoma International Film Festival announced the lineup for the 28th annual edition of the event, running March 19-23 in California’s bucolic wine country. Kicking off the festival will be the world premiere of Sweet Störy, a documentary that follows “a heartfelt journey to save a charming café” on a remote Swedish island.

Siff also will feature the world premieres of Roush Niaghi and Greg Morris’s Ali Eats America; Fernando Guillermo Barreda Luna’s Cafe Chairel, and Fatal Watch, directed by Mark Benjamin and Katie Carpenter. The festival will host the North American premiere of Dreams, the film directed by Dag Johan Haugerud that won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival last month.

Daisy Edgar-Jones in ‘On Swift Horses’

The Siff Centerpiece Film will be the California premiere of On Swift Horses, the drama starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi that’s based on the Shannon Pufahi novel.

Brady Corbet is proving himself to be one of the most popular voices in independent cinema. His new film, The Brutalist, has earned praise from critics and recognition from the Academy. The period drama showing a Hungarian architect in post-war America establishes Corbet as someone who takes financial risks to explore big themes.

With a rare career journey from acting in Thirteen and Mysterious Skin to the very unique directing debut on The Childhood of a Leader, Corbet’s vision has allowed him to receive various prestigious awards, like the Silver Lion of the Venice International Film Festival and Best Director Award at the Golden Globes, for The Brutalist.

Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in The Brutalist | Credit: A24

However, Corbet’s situation landed him in the headlines again and also raised some talks about his financial situation within the industry as he surprisingly stated that he got nothing out of The Brutalist.

Upon the heartbreaking news of Michelle Trachtenberg’sdeath, fans all over the world are sure to be revisiting some of her most iconic roles. From Harriet the Spyand Ice Princessto Buffy the Vampire Slayerand Gossip Girl, Trachtenberg was a charming and versatile actress. With so many memorable roles, one of her most underrated was in Mysterious Skin, a coming-of-age drama that’s much darker than any of the titles she’s best known for. Written and directed by Gregg Araki, Mysterious Skin tells the harrowing stories of Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Brian (Brady Corbet), two young men who suffered sexual abuse in their childhoods and find vastly different ways of coping with their trauma through their adolescence and into adulthood. In Mysterious Skin, Trachtenberg plays Neil’s supportive best friend Wendy, and though it's only a minor role, her presence is incredibly impactful and Trachtenberg gives a quietly brilliant performance in her limited screen time.

Life can sometimes feel like it’s stacking the odds against you, but the trick is to keep grinding, to never let up. That relentless spirit is exactly what Michelle Trachtenberg carried with her throughout her career. From her first steps into the spotlight at age three on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, to leaving a lasting impression on fans through iconic roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, she faced both triumphs and hurdles along the way.

Though we no longer have the privilege of her vibrant energy—she passed away far too soon at just 39—the legacy she carved on screen is one that will stand the test of time.

Michelle Trachtenberg in Ice Princess (2005) | Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

Her net worth may have been around $7 million at the time of her death, which might not sound like the massive fortune of some of her peers,...

Millennial star of film and television Michelle Trachtenberg has died at just 39 years of age, it has been confirmed. The actor, who rose to fame as the child star of Harriet The Spy before going on to enjoy success in major hits including Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, and EuroTrip, was found dead at her New York City home by her mother this morning, as per The New York Post's reporting. The cause of Trachtenberg's death is unknown, though sources have noted that she had recently undergone a liver transplant.

Born in New York City on 11 October, 1985, Michelle Christine Trachtenberg was born to be on the screen — almost literally. At the ripe old age of just three, a toddler Trachtenberg made her first television appearance, in an ad for Wisk laundry detergent. And by the time she was six, the budding actor had already fulfilled a New Yorker rite of passage,...

Michelle Trachtenberg, the star of Harriet the Spy who went on to have memorable parts in shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, died today, the New York City Police Department confirmed to Rolling Stone. She was 39.

A NYPD spokesperson said Trachtenberg died at her apartment this morning. After responding to a 911 call at her building, police found her “unconscious and unresponsive.” Trachtenberg was pronounced dead after emergency medical services arrived. A cause of death was not immediately available, but authorities do not believe her death was suspicious.

Michelle Trachtenberg, the iconic ’90s Nickelodeon star of the TV series “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” and the movie “Harriet the Spy,” has died at age 39 according to multiple reports. Representatives for Trachtenberg confirmed to IndieWire via email: “It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away. The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.”

Page Six first reported the news that Trachtenberg, who also appeared in the series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and The CW’s original “Gossip Girl,” was found dead New York City. Her death is not being investigated as suspicious, according to the outlet, but no cause of death has yet been shared. Variety and Deadline also reported on the news.

Trachtenberg had been largely out of the film and TV spotlight since the mid-2010s, other than reprising her role as Georgina Sparks...

It's become a fun pub trivia act to be able to rattle off the legion of beloved performers who got their start on the big screen by acting in horror movies. It's less common, however, to learn about actors famous for their roles in horror films pivoting to directing and nabbing an Academy Award nomination for Best Director in the process. But that's precisely what happened with Brady Corbet, the director behind one of the frontrunners for Best Picture (at the time of writing) and a film that /Film's Chris Evangelista called "an overwhelming triumph" in his review, "The Brutalist."

Corbet, for those not familiar, made his feature directorial debut in 2015 with "The Childhood of a Leader." Loosely adapted from Jean-Paul Sartre's short story of the same name, the film centers on an American boy living in France with his authoritarian parents during the Treaty of Versailles and explores...

Cooper Hoffman follows the love — quite literally for his upcoming feature “I Want Your Sex.”

Hoffman, who made his acting debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza,” is set to co-lead Gregg Araki‘s upcoming psychosexual thriller “I Want Your Sex.” Amid the trend of older woman, younger man romances, Hoffman plays the “sexual muse” of a renowned artist (Olivia Wilde). “I Want Your Sex” was announced in August 2024 and began production in Los Angeles in October 2024. The feature, which co-stars Charli xcx, is currently in post-production.

According to Hoffman, “I Want Your Sex” is a Bdsm dominatrix drama — one that has a surprising overlap with his latest film, Simon West’s “Old Guy.” While “Old Guy” has Hoffman playing an assassin learning from an elder hitman (Christoph Waltz), “I Want Your Sex” also pits Hoffman alongside an older mentee … but for eroticism, rather than violence.

“All the movies I’ve done have,...

James Norton, Cosmo Jarvis, Paddy Considine and Pip Torrens have joined the cast of Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog, as the UK shoot gets underway today (February 3) for Black Bear.

They join previously announced Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins.

Ritchie writes the script and also produces alongside long-time producing partner, Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear’s John Friedberg.

Black Bear launched sales on the title in Cannes last year, and the film marks the company’s third collaboration with Ritchie and Atkinson following The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare and In The Grey.

The film is part of Black Bear’s EFM slate,...

James Norton, Cosmo Jarvis, Paddy Considine and Pip Torrens have joined the cast of Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog, as the UK shoot gets underway today (February 3) for Black Bear.

They joined the previously announced Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins.

Ritchie returns to the dark world of the British aristocracy he explored in The Gentlemen film and TV series. Ritchie writes the script and also produces alongside long-time producing partner, Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear’s John Friedberg.

Black Bear launched sales on the title in Cannes last year, and the film marks the company’s third collaboration...

A trio of U.K. stars have joined Guy Richie’s “Wife & Dog,” rounding out the cast of the director’s next adventure into the colourful and backstabbing world of the British upper classes (which he recently explored in “The Gentleman” film and TV series).

James Norton, Paddy Considine and Pip Torrens will star in the feature, now in production, joining the previously announced Cosmo Jarvis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins.

“Wife & Dog” — first announced by Variety — was written by Ritchie, who also produces alongside long-time producing partner, Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear’s John Friedberg. Executive producers include Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler for Black Bear, and Louise Killin. Black Bear launched sales on the title in Cannes last year, and the film marks the company’s third collaboration with Ritchie and Atkinson following “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” and “In the Grey.”

The film...

Wife & Dog, the next film from Guy Ritchie (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare), has added four to round out its principal cast: Cosmo Jarvis (Shogun), James Norton (Bob Marley: One Love), Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon) and Pip Torrens (The Crown).

Details as to the film’s plot remain under wraps, though the project is described as a “return to the colourful, back-stabbing world of the British aristocracy” explored by Ritchie in his film and TV series, The Gentlemen. As previously announced, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins lead the ensemble. Production kicked off in the UK today.

Script is by Ritchie, who is also producing alongside long-time producing partner, Ivan Atkinson, and Black Bear’s John Friedberg. Exec producers include Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler for Black Bear, as well as Louise Killin. Black Bear...

Addison Heimann’s Touch Me feels tailor-made for 2000s teens who came of age exploring Newgrounds.com’s niche popularity and independent video store backrooms. Its confrontations of trauma are veiled behind sumptuous Japanese media influences: “Pink” films, anime, and hentai. Heimann’s cosmically carnal tale is brazenly naked — pun intended. Touch Me’s alien erotica bares all in an orgy of anxious spirals, wriggly appendages, and repressed sadness. Expect a sexually charged commentary on masturbatory suffering with love paid to Gregg Araki and John Waters, which — while divisive — bursts with unbridled originality that cements Heimann as a filmmaking voice everyone should follow.

Olivia Taylor Dudley stars as Joey, the stressed-out byproduct of foster care and a substantial wine reliance. At her lowest, she’s drinking reds while pretending to work at a coffee shop. At her highest, Joey experiences the euphoria of interspecies intercourse with a celestial being who...

Before “Emilia Pérez” made history with 13 nominations at the 2025 Oscars — tying with “Gone with the Wind,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Oppenheimer” for the second-most nods of all time — the film’s producers have backed a slew of indie hits.

Now, the filmography from producers Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat and their banner Why Not Productions is getting its due on the big screen. IndieWire can announce that with support from Netflix, the top Why Not Productions features will return to theaters. That includes Gregg Araki’s iconic 1995 Nc-17 crime film “The Doom Generation,” Claire Denis’ “White Material,” and Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here.”

Araki will appear for a Q&a with “The Doom Generation” at the Egyptian on Thursday, February 6 following the 7:30 p.m. show.

Additional directors featured in the program include Ken Loach, Arnaud Desplechin, and Cristian Mungiu. The program also will have...

Charli xcx‘s ascent to pop culture superstardom hit overdrive last year with “brat.” But her transition to acting is only just beginning, and now powered by a new team-up with A24.

Read More: ‘I Want Your Sex’: Charlie xcx Joins Olivia Wilde & Cooper Hoffman In Gregg Araki’s Upcoming Erotic Thriller

Variety reports that the pop star will produce and star in “The Moment,” an upcoming movie from the studio based on her original idea.

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In James Sweeney’s disarmingly funny second feature, “Twinless,” two men meet in an emotional support group for those who’ve lost an identical sibling. That seems as good a place as any to talk about codependency, although it’s the even more universal subject of loneliness that animates Sweeney’s insightful coping comedy, which premiered on opening night of the Sundance Film Festival. Sweeney recognizes that some of his laughs could be in poor taste, but isn’t shy about casting himself as a weirdo, when such discomfort can point the way to deeper truths.

“They say there’s nothing worse than losing a child, but maybe there is,” says Lauren Graham, who plays the mother of early-30s brothers Rocky and Roman, embodied by Dylan O’Brien in an impressive pair of performances so different, it’s hard to imagine the same actor creating them both. Her extroverted gay...

Few is the number of singers who've successfully made the leap from the studio to the screen. Frank Sinatra, Cher, Lady Gaga, David Bowie, Elvis, Madonna, *ahem* Justin Timberlake perhaps. But having conquered the music world and given everyone a Brat summer in 2024, pop star Charli Xcx is changing lanes in a big way this year. After booking a whole bunch of buzzy film projects in recent months (more on those below), Variety is reporting that the 'Sympathy is a knife' singer is gearing up to produce and star in The Moment, an A24 movie based on her own original idea.

Set to be the first project released under Charli Xcx's Studio365 production banner, The Moment — whose plot details are being kept schtum for now — will mark the feature directorial debut of photographer turned filmmaker Aidan Zamiri. Elsewhere, Zamiri is also set to serve as co-writer on the film alongside Bertie Brandes,...

Charli XCX is set to star in and produce “The Moment” at A24, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

Based on an original idea by the “Brat” singer, it will be the first project under her production company Studio365. Plot details about “The Moment” are being kept under wraps.

Also producing is David Hinojosa of 2Am. Executive producers include Brandon Creed, Mikey Schwartz-Wright and Zach Nutman.

The film is the feature directorial debut of Aidan Zamiri, with a screenplay written by Zamiri and Bertie Brandes. Charli’s frequent collaborator A. G. Cook will compose the score.

A24 will handle the global release of the film.

Charli Xcx was also previously announced to co-star in two upcoming feature film projects: “Faces of Death” for Legendary and the Gregg Araki thriller “I Want Your Sex.”

Of course, Charli is no stranger to the world of film. Among other things,...

Charli xcx is teaming up with A24 to produce and star in a new movie called “The Moment,” based on her own original idea.

The “Brat” pop star will produce the film as the first project under her new production company, Studio365. Plot details are kept under wraps.

“The Moment” is the feature directorial debut of Scottish photographer and filmmaker Aidan Zamiri, who wrote the screenplay with Bertie Brandes. Charli’s longtime collaborator A. G. Cook, a producer whose fingerprints are all over “Brat,” will compose the score.

David Hinojosa is also producing “The Moment” via his production banner 2Am. Brandon Creed, Mikey Schwartz-Wright and Zach Nutman will serve as executive producers. A24 is handling the global release of the film.

The announcement comes just hours after Charli led the Brit Awards nominations with five nods, for artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year and dance and pop act.

Brat summer is giving way to celluloid winter. Maybe it's because she already conquered the music scene or because her Letterboxd was exposed and she decided to lean in; either way, Charli xcx is fully committing to her Hollywood career. Variety reports that the pop star has added yet another film to her roster,...

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David Jancso is so close with filmmakers Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold that the editor has been by the couple’s side for several major milestones over the last decade, from cutting Corbet’s debut film The Childhood of a Leader and Fastvold’s 2020 feature The World to Come to witnessing the early days of Corbet and Fastvold’s daughter’s life in the pair’s Paris apartment.

“I understand what Brady wants, and his visionary approach to filmmaking is something that you just don’t forget,” Jancso tells Gold Derby.

Neither is The Brutalist, Corbet’s acclaimed new film and one of the season’s top awards contenders, with seven Golden Globe Awards nominations including Best Drama, Best Director for Corbet, and Best Screenplay for Corbet and Fastvold. Set in the aftermath of World War II,...

Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun caught a lot of attention with their debut feature We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. The film even caught the attention of Emma Stone, who produced Schoenbrun’s second feature, I Saw the TV Glow – which didn’t impress our review Chris Bumbray (you can read his 5/10 review at This Link), but did earn praise from Martin Scorsese. Now, film critic Siddhant Adlakha has taken to social media to reveal that, during a Q&a, Schoenbrun revealed their third film will be called Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Even better than the title is the fact that Schoenbrun described the idea as being like “Portrait of a Lady on Fire set in a Friday the 13th sequel.”

In case you missed it, Portrait of a Lady on Fire was a 2019 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma. It told the story of “Marianne,...

Brady Corbet, director of the upcoming A24 film The Brutalist, is already looking ahead to his next project. Following The Brutalist, centering around an architect (Adrien Brody) fleeing post-war Europe in 1947 and pursuing the American Dream, Corbet will do something completely different. He revealed in a New Yorker profile that his next film, a horror-Western also centering around immigration, will “shake viewers.” According to The New Yorker:

The new project, which is set in the nineteen-seventies and early eighties, will also deal with immigration, this time of the Chinese to California. Its style will be looser; genre-wise, it will draw on horror and Westerns.

Apparently, the seed of the idea came to the director when he hosted a Halloween watch party for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with his partner and collaborator, the filmmaker Mona Fastvold. Their 10-year-old daughter Ada and various friends were also in attendance.

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