“The Apprentice,” a scathing portrait of a young Donald Trump, dominated the Cannes Film Festival, scoring with critics, sparking an eight-minute standing ovation and prompting a fiery response from the 45th president’s legal team. But nearly two weeks after its “bigly” premiere, the film still doesn’t have a U.S. distributor. Despite strong reviews, feverish media […]
Distributor La Vingt-Cinquième Heure has acquired the French rights to Egyptian-American director Dina Amer’s politically sensitive drama “You Resemble Me.” The film tells the story of Hasna Aït Boulahcen, who in 2015 was wrongly believed to be Europe’s first female suicide bomber. The film is a deeply researched character study of the young Muslim woman, who […]
Radosław Śmigulski, the former director of the Polish Film Institute (PISF), is facing allegations of mishandling funds during his tenure after he was fired in April. According to a statement shared by PISF with Variety, on Tuesday “a notice was filed with the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw on suspicion of a crime committed by the […]
Anushka Sen, one of India’s most popular young actors, is now making an impact in Korea. Sen gained fame as a child actor in Indian fantasy series “Baalveer” (2012) that aired on SAB TV. She burst upon the national consciousness in India playing the titular role of Rani Lakshmi Bai, a queen who fought against […]
It looks like Nicki Minaj won’t be returning to Amsterdam for the city’s second date on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. On Friday, Dutch promoter Mojo announced on its website that Minaj’s June 2 show at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome had been canceled. “Due to the events of last week, the Nicki Minaj show on […]
