Natasha Henstridge, Joshua Close Join Josh Hartnett in Netflix Newfoundland Series (Exclusive)

Natasha Henstridge, Joshua Close Join Josh Hartnett in Netflix Newfoundland Series (Exclusive)

Natasha Henstridge and Joshua Close have joined Josh Hartnett in Jesse McKeown’s upcoming untitled Newfoundland series now shooting on Canada’s east coast. McKeown is the showrunner of the limited series set in Newfoundland, Canada’s easternmost province, and centering on a mysterious sea creature terrorizing a remote seaside town. Close will play Officer Jaxon Noseworthy and Henstridge…

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Locarno Film Festival Adds Carlos Reygadas, Joslyn Barnes to Rithy Panh-Led Main Jury

Locarno Film Festival Adds Carlos Reygadas, Joslyn Barnes to Rithy Panh-Led Main Jury

The full juries for the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival have been unveiled, with Mexican director, writer, and producer Carlos Reygadas (Heli, The Untamed) and Nickel Boys co-writer and producer Joslyn Barnes among those joining jury head Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh on the team that will decide the winners of the honors in the main competition,…

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BBC Tells Gregg Wallace a Return to ‘MasterChef’ Is “Untenable” After Report Upholds 45 Allegations

BBC Tells Gregg Wallace a Return to ‘MasterChef’ Is “Untenable” After Report Upholds 45 Allegations

The BBC has cut ties with MasterChef star Gregg Wallace after an external report upheld 45 allegations against the presenter. Last week, The Hollywood Reporter reported that more than 50 people approached the British broadcaster with fresh claims about the 60-year-old, including allegations that he groped a colleague and pulled his trousers down in front…

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Spy Thriller ‘The Partisan’ Sets October Theatrical Release as Capture Inks Key Pre-Sales (Exclusive)

Spy Thriller ‘The Partisan’ Sets October Theatrical Release as Capture Inks Key Pre-Sales (Exclusive)

James Marquand’s The Partisan with Malcolm McDowell will premiere in theaters this fall, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal. Sisyphus, Nostromo Films, and Brainstorm Media have confirmed the spy thriller will debut in October, via Brainstorm Media for the U.S. and Canada and in partnership with High Fliers Films in Britain. Media Squad Distribution and Monolith…

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In ‘Cinema Jazireh,’ a Woman Dresses up as a Man in Taliban Afghanistan in Search of Her Son, Hope

In ‘Cinema Jazireh,’ a Woman Dresses up as a Man in Taliban Afghanistan in Search of Her Son, Hope

Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban is the setting of Cinema Jazireh, Turkish filmmaker Gözde Kural’s second feature. She wrote, directed, and also edited, together with Bünyamin Bayansal, the film, which is world premiering in the Crystal Globe Competition of the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) on Thursday evening….

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