Behind Scenes

Two things happened Monday that say everything about where the entertainment industry stands right now. First: YouTube surpassed Disney to become the world’s largest media company. Second: Ted Hope — …

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmakers Emma Wall and Betsy Hershey (“Guerrilla Habeas”) jumped on a life-changing Zoom call organized by a lauded host: Oscar-winning director Adam McKay. …

As the story gallops towards the climactic showdown, the scent of pine and impending doom fills the air. In a movie where we expect the atmosphere to be thick with …

Pinball The Columbia, Missouri-based True/False Film Festival kicks off its 23rd edition, one that boasts a particularly exciting lineup of non-fiction films, musical performances, and coinciding art installations.  Running from …

Jeremy Larner, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Candidate (1972), has died. He was 88. The writer’s son Jesse Larner told The New York Times that his father died on Feb. …

The cast of “Deli Boys” had plenty to celebrate when they hit the blue carpet at the 41st Film Independent Spirit Awards. Asif Ali was nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance …

Canal+, busy with aggressive cost-cutting since it recently acquired Africa’s MultiChoice pay-TV group, is shuttering its loss-making and money-guzzling video streaming service Showmax that MultiChoice ran in partnership with NBCUniversal. …

Chris Hayes sounded off Tuesday evening as drama unfolded around the Democratic primary in Dallas, where the Texas Supreme Court blocked a polling hours extension. “I mean, this idea that …

The desert quiet is truly something else. One of a kind. It speaks through its dunes and the wind that shifts them: constantly, expectantly, and heavily. And it suggests there …

The Napa Boys “The Napa Boys—you’ve always known them, and they’re back.” It’s the kind of premise you could imagine only a very tired person nodding along with, but the …