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EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros can get down on its knees and thank the Almighty, for alas, the studio has its seventh No 1 opener this weekend in New Line’s The Conjuring: The Last Rites. Get this, it’s Warners’ fourth straight No. 1 opening for a horror film. We’re hearing from sources that Thursday night’s previews, which […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/c8yHg1l

"If humans are afraid of me, how are they going to react to Alice?" Briarcliff Entertainment has unveiled a first look teaser trailer for an animated adventure movie called Stitch Head , based on the beloved graphic novel series of the same name. This animated adaptation is ready to hit theaters nationwide at the end of October just in time for Halloween this fall. From director Steve Hudson, the story follows Stitch Head, a small creature awoken by a Mad Professor in a castle to protect the professor's other creations from the people of Grubbers Nubbin. Featuring tons of other fun monsters, too. "Stitch Head was the first creation to be born—and the first to be forgotten.." A whimsical, heartfelt twist on the Frankenstein legend, Stitch Head is a comedy adventure for monsters of every age. Featuring the voices of Asa Butterfield as Stitch Head, Joel Fry , Alison Steadman , Rob Brydon , Fern Brady , Tia Bannon , & Jamali Maddix . This teaser is just a f...

Hours prior to taking the stage in Miami, Lady Gaga canceled her latest stop on the sprawling Mayhem Ball Tour due to the “significant risk” of damaging her vocal cords should she perform. The superstar singer was scheduled to run through her electric two-and-a-half-hour setlist, featuring hits past and present, at the Kaseya Center, where […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5Wq0xet

Former Berlin and Locarno artistic director Carlo Chatrian will serve as president of the competition jury for this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival (October 27-November 5).  Chatrian held the post of artistic director at Locarno Film Festival from 2013 to 2018, followed by the same role at Berlin International Film Festival from 2020 to 2024.  […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/s9u7PJt

"I'm trying..." "I won't be here forever." Music Box Films has revealed an official US trailer for the lovely, must see film titled The Summer Book , directed by filmmaker Charlie McDowell (of The One I Love , The Discovery , Windfall ). This premiered at various festivals last year including London, AFI Fest, Stockholm, Camerimage, and many others. This peaceful and poetic film is set on wonderful little island in Scandinavia. It is the inspirational tale of a young girl and her grandmother spending a summer on a small, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Finland. Her father is struggling with the death of his wife while his daughter's curiosity grows. Adapted from Tove Jansson's beloved novel , The Summer Book is a delicate account of growing up and growing old, beautifully filmed on 16mm in majestic natural light. This fantastic little film stars Glenn Close as Grandmother, Anders Danielsen Lie as Father, and the delightful Emily Matthews as S...

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from episode 5 of Alien: Earth on FX. Something might feel wildly familiar about episode 5 of FX’s Alien prequel. That’s because the spacecraft that ultimately crashes on earth is a virtual carbon copy of the Nostromo, the ship flown by Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) and her crew in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RGcLmP4

Paul Ballew, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at the NFL, took multiple shots at Nielsen on Tuesday, accusing the ratings giant of “under-counting” viewership for many of the league’s game telecasts. In particular, Ballew faulted the measurement of “tentpole” events like Thanksgiving Day games and the Super Bowl, which are viewed by large numbers of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fa9sV53

This is the story of a beloved Hollywood actress and her life off screen outside of her movies. Kim Novak is the award-winning star of Hitchcock's all-timer mystery thriller classic Vertigo , and tons of other classic movies like Pushover , Picnic , The Man with the Golden Arm , Pal Joey , Jeanne Eagels , Strangers When We Meet , Kiss Me Stupid , and many others. She's now 92 years old and still going strong. Kim Novak's Vertigo is a brand new documentary featuring Kim Novak reflecting back on her life in Hollywood before she left the film business for good in the 1970s. She got tired of being treated as simply a pretty woman. It's the latest creation from Swiss doc filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe , known for his many acclaimed doc films about cinema history - including 78/52 (about Hitchcock's Psycho ), Memory: The Origins of Alien , Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist , Lynch/Oz , and this year's Chain Reactions . Alexandre was lucky enough t...

After launching several successful unscripted shows like Culinary Class Wars and Physical: 100 in the last two years, Netflix Korea has unveiled a lineup of returning unscripted formats as well as new series. In October this year, one of the streamer’s most recognisable reality show formats will premiere with its regional spinoff, Physical: Asia. Adapted […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rG83L4i

As The Long Walk makes the trek from the page to the screen, Stephen King recently revealed the one condition he had for adapting his 1979 novel. The author explained that the characters in the book are “the same sort of kids that are pulled into the war machine” of Vietnam, noting that he required […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/uqhWmo7

After more than five years of speculation about Shane Gillis‘ exit from Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang has found himself in the middle of a culture war. The 5x Emmy nominee recently called Gillis a “funny guy” and clarified they have a “mutual respect,” despite being pitted against each other over the circumstances of Gillis’ […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tH4Sc8d