Hayley Atwell on how she braved the Arctic and a polar bear for new “Mission: Impossible” – CBS News Watch CBS News After five years with the franchise, Hayley Atwell says “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” pushed her to new physical and emotional limits, from Arctic training to developing a complex dynamic with Tom […]
Library-Based Kanopy Offers a Solution to Streaming Sticker Shock—And Steps Into Film Production
Students from Beaufort, South Carolina look up at the Capitol in Banned Together, a documentary co-produced by streaming service Kanopy. Courtesy of Kanopy In the beginning of this year, Netflix raised its prices a dollar or two, depending on your subscription tier. Amazon Prime Video became ad supported by default while increasing their ad load; […]
Screening at Cannes: Mascha Schilinski’s ‘Sound of Falling’
A scene from Mascha Schilinski’s ‘Sound of Falling’ Fabian Gamper/Studio Zentral In Mascha Schilinski’s sophomore feature Sound of Falling, a German farmhouse plays host to the stories of several young girls and women across more than a century. Split between four distinct periods—World Wars I and II, the 1980s, and modern day—Schilinski’s ethereal drama travels […]
French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set
PARIS — French movie star Gérard Depardieu ’s fall from grace is now complete. Depardieu was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on the set of a movie in which he starred in 2021 and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence. He was also fined a total of 29,040 euros (around $32,350), and […]
French actor Gérard Depardieu convicted, sentenced for sexually assaulting 2 women on film set
Paris — French cinema icon Gérard Depardieu was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in Paris in 2021 and handed an 18-month suspended sentence. The 76-year-old actor had denied the charges that he forcefully groped a set decorator and an assistant producer on the set of “Les Volets Verts” (“The Green […]
I Still Love You, Man: The Best Onscreen Bromances
Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in Friendship Spencer Pazer/Courtesy of A24 Films tend to focus on romantic relationships rather than friendships, and it’s even rarer that movies tackle the unique bond between two men. But Hollywood has reflected on male friendship in various ways over the years, both dramatically and comedically. I Love You, Man […]