Jessica Alba hit the Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival on Friday delivering a message of empowerment in an on-stage conversation as the country continues to build its local film and TV industry. The Trigger Warning star talked about her push into production under the banner of her Lady Meadowmark and new label Lady Spitfire. … Read more
Netflix / Warner Bros. Discovery In a major shakeup to the entertainment industry, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement on Friday under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros.’ film and television studios, as well as HBO and HBO Max. The blockbuster deal is valued at … Read more
International industry are trying to make sense of the overnight bombshell that Netflix is buying Warner Bros, which has been confirmed this morning by the two companies. We have cast the reaction net far and wide this morning. Responses to the deal vary considerably. Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar tweeted his thoughts last night. Some … Read more
Peter Mountain/Netflix Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Friday: George Clooney and Adam … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: The hidden tomb of Saint Peter, located in the Vatican Necropolis, will be captured on camera for the first time in history as part of a new documentary dedicated to the discovery of the Apostle’s tomb, headlined by actor Chris Pratt. The documentary is currently filming in St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Necropolis, … Read more
The bombshell news that Netflix is in exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery is shaking the global film and TV industries. Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is one of the first studio level executives to comment publicly on the pending deal. Fair to say he isn’t a fan. “If I was tasked with doing … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: British-Egyptian actor Amir El-Masry is one of the stars of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival this year which kicked off its fifth edition on Thursday night. Having hit the red carpet as the lead role of the opening film biopic Giant about the rise of UK-Yemeni boxing legend Prince Naseem ‘Naz’ Hamed, the … Read more
Cannes Critics’ Week has unveiled the ten participants selected for the 12th edition of its Next Step program, supporting the first feature films of directors who previously showed their shorts in the section focused on emerging filmmaking talents. Participants this year include France-based Irish-British filmmaker Róisín Burns, whose short film Wonderwall played in the Cannes … Read more
Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling epic One Battle After Another has topped Sight and Sound Magazine’s 2025 poll of the year’s best films. “F**k yeah! It takes my breath away a bit, honestly,” Anderson said in a written statement of the honor. “I remember reading Sight and Sound, as we all do, from when I was … Read more
UPDATE, 01.11am P.T., December 5: The BBC is among those to thrown its weight behind the decision to allow Israel to compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, but Europe’s pubcasters remain deeply divided over the issue. A “large majority” European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members yesterday effectively approved of Israel’s participation in a silent ballot, … Read more