The First International Meeting of Cities will take place Aug. 12-14 at the Gramado Film Market and will gather municipal-level authorities from such major towns as Medellín, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Maricá and fest-host Gramado as well as representatives of Brazilian and Ibero-American organizations to discuss how the creative economy — particularly the audiovisual
On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin reports that the good news keeps on coming for the movie biz as “Spider Man: Brand New Day” soars in weekend two and “The Odyssey” becomes Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing film. Most important, the summer tally to date has already hit the $4 billion benchmark
For three decades, rap legend and cultural icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has remained one of America’s great unsolved mysteries, spawning countless books, documentaries and long-form investigative journalism pieces. Now, the man accused of orchestrating his 1996 shooting is finally headed to trial with his memoir, as well as a Netflix docuseries on Diddy, serving as
Demi Lovato will make a cameo appearance in “Camp Rock 3,” reprising the role of Mitchie Torres. The news comes just ahead of the Los Angeles premiere event on Monday. The movie will debut on Disney Channel on Thursday before streaming on Disney+ beginning Friday. Previously, Lovato was announced to be executive producing without an
Ella Langley‘s “Choosin’ Texas” is unquestionably the biggest hit single of the year, and all that’s left to decide is where the seemingly unstoppable song ultimately lands among the biggest chart hits of all time. The country crossover smash just landed its 17th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, which gives it
Singapore’s Silver Media Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian boxing legend Chris John to develop “Dragon’s Dojo,” a mobile-first vertical animated series drawing on Indonesian folklore. The project marks the first chapter of the ASERYA Asian Mythology Franchise. The venture unites Silver Media Group with Chris John, longtime Indonesian TV executive Harun
