J.K. Rowling Brands Emma Watson “Ignorant” in Lengthy Post Defending Anti-Trans Stance: “She Has So Little Experience of Real Life”

J.K. Rowling Brands Emma Watson “Ignorant” in Lengthy Post Defending Anti-Trans Stance: “She Has So Little Experience of Real Life”

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.” Watson, who famously played Hermione Granger in the film adaptations of Rowling’s books, recently starred on a podcast interview with Jay Shetty…

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Inside Tom Quinn’s Neon Revolution

Inside Tom Quinn’s Neon Revolution

With 39 Academy Award nominations, 11 wins, and more than $400 million at the box office in just eight years, Tom Quinn has turned Neon into one of the most disruptive forces in independent cinema. The distributor behind best picture winners Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and Sean Baker’s Anora, as well as Oz Perkins’ horror…

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Busan Film Festival Winners: Zhang Lu’s ‘Gloaming in Luomu’ Wins Top Prize, Shu Qi Takes Best Director

Busan Film Festival Winners: Zhang Lu’s ‘Gloaming in Luomu’ Wins Top Prize, Shu Qi Takes Best Director

The Busan International Film Festival capped its landmark 30th edition Friday night with a closing ceremony at the gleaming, minimalist Busan Cinema Center, unveiling the winners of its inaugural main competition section, the Busan Award, alongside the festival’s signature honors, the New Currents, BIFF Mecenat and Sonje Awards. The newly launched Busan Award — the…

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P1Harmony on Their First English Album ‘Ex,’ Being Idols and How They Understand Each Other

P1Harmony on Their First English Album ‘Ex,’ Being Idols and How They Understand Each Other

K-pop group P1Harmony can’t get any closer. It’s KCON weekend, and the six-member group is running on very little sleep amidst busy schedules throughout the weekend, so perhaps they erupt into laughter when Jiung, a rapper in the group, suggests they’ve been together so much they’re essentially “marinating” in one another. They themselves can’t believe…

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Indie Film Can’t Afford the Risk of Not Taking Risks

Indie Film Can’t Afford the Risk of Not Taking Risks

The independent film industry can’t afford the risk of not taking risks. That is one of the key conclusions of the StepIn 2025 Report, published on Thursday by Locarno Pro, the Locarno Film Festival‘s industry program. Entitled “Embracing the Risk(s), But How?,” the report concludes that “cinema’s future depends on its ability to reframe risk across the ecosystem…

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Sofia Alaoui’s Supernatural ‘Animalia’ to Get U.K., Ireland Release via TAPE Collective (Exclusive)

Sofia Alaoui’s Supernatural ‘Animalia’ to Get U.K., Ireland Release via TAPE Collective (Exclusive)

London-based TAPE Collective has acquired Sofia Alaoui‘s Moroccan-French genre-bending supernatural feature Animalia for a theatrical release in the U.K. and Ireland. The deal was negotiated by Isra Al Kassi of TAPE Collective and Margot Hervée of Paris-based sales agent Totem Films. The Animalia release in cinemas is set for Dec. 12. The movie premiered at…

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