Cleopatra Ent. Takes North America On Japanese Horror ‘The Beast Hand’ Ahead Of Sitges

Oscar-winning actress Sally Field shared her experience of undergoing a "horrific" "life-altering" illegal abortion as a teenager in a new video posted to social media, pleading with Americans to support Vice President Kamala Harris and "reproductive freedom" at the ballot box. "I’ve been so hesitant to do this, to tell my horrific story. It was during a time even worse than now.

Billie Eilish is opening up about something she wishes never happened.

Theme parks are preparing to close their gates this week in Orlando, Fla.

Alicia Vikander is being honored!

David Schwimmer stars on this first look poster for the upcoming new season of Goosebumps!

Riley Keough will be in the national spotlight this week amid the release of her late mother Lisa Marie Presley‘s posthumous memoir, which she helped complete after her mom passed away. The actress is sitting down with Oprah Winfrey for an interview special, airing on CBS.

Christopher Nolan is teaming up with Universal again following his Oscar-winning success from the movie Oppenheimer.

The second season of the Fox anthology series Accused is returning TONIGHT (October 8) and we have everything you need to know about the cast, plus why the actors change in every episode.

Kathryn Hahn has finally joined Instagram!

SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know what happened on Dancing With the Stars’ latest episode!

Joaquin Phoenix was set to star in a queer romance movie alongside Danny Ramirez, but he dropped out of the project just days before filming was set to begin.

Ariel Winter accepted the Legacy Youth Leadership Award at the 4th Annual Legacy Ball held at the SLS Hotel on Saturday (October 5) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Usher has announced that his upcoming Florida shows have been postponed amid the upcoming storm heading towards the state.

Dancing with the Stars is back with a new episode!

Richard Gere and wife Alejandra are enjoying a night out at the 2024 Zurich Film Festival!

Mila Kunis and Michael Keaton are stepping out for the premiere of their new movie!

Taylor Swift had an accidental photobomb moment… with herself!

There are now 9 contestants remaining on Dancing with the Stars following the second elimination of the season.

Jeremy Strong believes that all actors should be given the chance “to render something that is not necessarily your native habitat,” but he also acknowledges that it’s “valid” to criticize straight actors who play gay roles.

Piers Morgan is issuing a very public apology to Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

Beyoncé is making a rare public appearance to support her mom!

Kelly Clarkson is having another true fan girl moment!

The stars are taking over New York City to celebrate women!

Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong are hitting the red carpet!

The stars of Outer Banks are getting ready for the show’s return to Netflix!

Dancing With the Stars: Live! is headed back out on the road!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Riley Keough sat down with Oprah Winfrey at her family’s estate, Graceland, for a one-hour CBS special devoted to discussion of the new book “From Here to the Great Unknown,” which Keough completed after her mother began dictating memories for a memoir before dying in 2022. Among the revelations that were arising Tuesday, with the release of the book and the prime-time event, were just how deep Lisa Marie Presley was into grief in her final two years, although she seemed to have overcome a drug addiction, even as her health failed.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The challenger in the race for Los Angeles County District Attorney has accused incumbent George Gascón of using the Menendez brothers case to distract from his failures in office. At a debate on Tuesday night, Nathan Hochman faulted Gascón for holding a press conference last week to announce that he was considering whether the brothers should be freed from prison. “The timing is incredibly suspicious,” Hochman said.

Michaela Zee Vice President Kamala Harris returned to CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday night, marking her first late-night appearance since accepting the Democratic presidential nomination in August. After a daylong media blitz, Harris cracked open a can of Miller High Life with host Stephen Colbert in front of his studio audience in New York City. “The last time I had beer was at a baseball game with Doug [Emhoff],” Harris said, before repeating the lager brand’s slogan, “The champagne of beers.” During the taped interview, Colbert asked Harris about revelations from journalist Bob Woodward’s upcoming book, “War,” including former President Donald Trump reportedly having as many as seven phone calls with Russian president Vladimir Putin since leaving office.

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmakers Rohan Sippy and Nilesh Sahay are joining forces on the holiday action comedy film “Iss Diwali.” The film, which unfolds during the Diwali festival against a backdrop of political intrigue, is presented by industry veterans Ramesh Sippy and Zaheeda. Rohan Sippy, known for helming “Nautanki Saala,” “Dum Maaro Dum” and “Bluffmaster,” and serving as showrunner on Netflix noir series “Aranyak,” will collaborate with Sahay, who wrote, produced and directed action film “Squad.” The project is produced by Rohan Sippy, Roopa De Choudhury, Brajesh Sahaya and Sahay via Indian Media Entertainment Network (IMEN).

Andrés Buenahora editor Nicholas Pryor, who played a father to both Tom Cruise and to Robert Downey Jr. in “Risky Business” and “Less Than Zero,” died Oct. 7 of cancer in Wilmington, N.C.

Naman Ramachandran Philippines-based Fire and Ice Media has sold Asia Pacific rights for Donie Ordiales’ “Crosspoint” to Netflix. The deal was struck at the recently-concluded Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), adjacent to the Busan International Film Festival. The film stars award-winning Philippines actor Carlo Aquino (“Whispers in the Wind”) and Japan’s Hira Takehiro, Emmy nominated for his performance in “Shogun.” It follows Manuel Hidalgo (Aquino), once a famous Filipino actor, who moves to Japan after a career slump to survive by performing illegally in Filipino pubs.

Variety kicked off the second year of its Executive Interview Studio, presented by Canva, during New York’s 2024 Advertising Week. Already, on day one, the studio hosted several discussions centered around technology’s transformation in today’s marketing space with the minds behind Tubi, Uber, and celebrity innovators such as actor Terry Crew and award-winning journalist Michael Strahan.

Selome Hailu The San Quentin Film Festival — the first-ever film festival taking place inside of a prison — has added a new title to its lineup: “Four Letters,” a documentary short that was scored and executive produced by Common. The festival marks the first industry and press screening of “Four Letters,” but its world premiere took place on screens across all state prisons administered by California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation in April as a part of Second Chance Month, an initiative led by justice reform nonprofit Prison Fellowship.

Naman Ramachandran Wildlife and nature channel Love Nature is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a promotion at the top and ambitious plans for continued global growth. The Blue Ant Media company has elevated senior VP, production and development Alison Barrat to senior VP, head of content as it reaches new milestones in international distribution and content partnerships. In her expanded role, Barrat will lead Love Nature’s global content strategy across original commissioning, acquisitions, programming and marketing.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief GrX Studio has set its sights on an international expansion that matches its leading position within Taiwan’s film and TV production industry. At a fast-paced event on Monday held on the margins of the Busan International Film Festival, the company detailed plans to invest some $45 million over five years into 15 Mandarin-language series and five horror films through a new fund. The launch event also included a roster of current shows from the group, which was formerly known as Greener Grass Productions. It was previously responsible for “Copycat Killer,” a series which has performed strongly for streaming giant Netflix. Taiwan actor Ning Chang and Vietnam actor Lien Binh Phat from “The Outlaw Doctor,” a crime series which is now in post-production and which GrX co-produced with Public Television Service Foundation (PTS) and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), and Korean celebrity Jinyoung and Taiwan actress Moon Lee from “The Photo from 1977.” The title is a romance film facilitated by the Hakka Affairs Council, with script development supported by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and is part-funded by the Hakka Public Communication Foundation. Other titles confirmed at the event included: a horror film “Trapped in Yellow”; a boys’ love (BL) feature film “Wild With You,” produced by Golden Bell Awards-winning producer Phoebe Ma; and the thriller series “The Ones I Killed and the Ones Who Killed Me,” that is currently in development and is adapted from the popular Japanese novel by Akira Higashiyama. An historical series set in Taiwan and Japan, titled “KOHAKU: The Traitor of the Night,” is to be directed by Lien Yi-chi and Kentaro Hagiwara.