Producer compares Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat’ films to ‘The Revenant’

Kate Hudson headed to the Los Angeles' Crypto Stadium on Sunday to watch the Los Angeles Rams be crowned winners of the Super Bowl – but instead of taking her fiancé Danny Fujikawa, the actress was joined by her eldest son, Ryder Robinson.MORE: Kate Hudson dazzles fans with new hair and never-ending legs in new behind-the-scenes videoThe 42-year-old proudly showed off several pictures of her and 18-year-old Ryder, who rarely features on her Instagram, and fans were delighted.WATCH: Kate Hudson takes teenage son Ryder to the Super Bowl – and shares private box with epic singer“Well that was an absolute blast,” she wrote alongside a picture that showed Ryder with his arms around his mum and celebrity stylist Jamie Mizrahi.On her Stories, Kate also shared pictures of them on their way to the Stadium as well as videos of them at their private box, which they shared with Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry. Kate shared snaps with her son Ryder“Looks like you raised an amazing handsome young man, you're such an amazing mom!!!” one commented on the picture, whilst another added: “Love this family photo, so wholesome.”Other fans, however, were left furious that the actress and her teenage son were seemingly not wearing masks despite the Los Angeles County rules ordering KN95 or N95-grade masks for outdoor events attended by large audiences.

Angelina Jolie shared an incredibly important post on social media this week, as she headed out to Washington D.C. for the Senate's introduction of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act.MORE: Angelina Jolie looks identical to daughter Shiloh in stunning new photoThe Maleficent star shared a photo on Instagram alongside her daughter Zahara, who she praised for helping to calm her nerves before the press conference.Alongside hashtags including 'nervous mom,' the Hollywood star wrote: "Heading into the Senate’s introduction of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, I’m grateful and humbled to join with dedicated advocates and legislators.VIDEO: Angelina Jolie reveals special reason daughter Zahara wore her Oscars dress"I'm also glad to share in the advocacy with Zahara — and for her presence to calm my nerves before today's press conference."MORE: Angelina Jolie's £19million home after divorce from Brad Pitt is fit for royaltyMORE: Brad Pitt as you've never seen him before as star reveals daily routineFans were quick to show their support for Angelina, with many praising her work.

Adele has said that her postponed Las Vegas residency will “absolutely 100%” happen this year, because she has other plans for 2023 already. Mainly having a baby.Her run of shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was supposed to begin in January, but was pulled at the last minute. In a tearful video announcing this news the day before the date of the first show, she said that delays and staff shortages due to COVID-19 meant that the residency was simply not ready to launch.No new dates have yet been announced for that residency, leaving many ticket-holders worried that they may have to wait years rather than months.

Penzing Studios, a significant film and TV studio facility development, has begun a phased opening plan in a former air base 30 miles west of Munich.

Rebecca Davis editorThe dGenerate Collection at indie distributor Icarus Films will release the journalistic Hong Kong doc “Lost Course” in the U.S. starting March 5.The Chinese-language film about a democratic village uprising against corruption known as the “Siege of Wukan” and its aftermath won the best documentary prize at Taiwan’s 2020 Golden Horse Awards, an event sometimes described as Asia’s Oscars.

There are Sundance movies and there are Oscar movies, and if you were to create a Venn diagram of the two, there are years when the two circles have overlapped and years when they've maintained their distance. Richard Linklater's decades-spanning Boyhood, for example, which debuted at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, went on to earn six Oscar noms, including best picture, and scored a win for supporting actress Patricia Arquette.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorRadiation exposure was at the forefront of cinematographer Simon Niblett’s mind as he spent time filming Otto Bell’s “The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima.” Bell, who was trying for a baby at the time, was also concerned – they carried radiation monitors.Bell’s documentary Oscar contender, “The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima,” follows a group of local hunters who have been enlisted to dispose of radiated wild boars that now roam the abandoned streets and buildings of Fukushima, Japan after a 2011 earthquake caused a nuclear meltdown.Below, Bell and Niblett spoke with Variety about filming and how drone technology helped them find and film the wild boars.Bell: I kept Simon in the dark a bit in the run-up to the shoot.

Jon Burlingame As voting opens for the Oscar shortlists on Feb. 1, the picture is slowly coming into focus: Academy composers and songwriters are faced with one of the most diverse batches of scores they’ve ever heard.The approximately 350 members of the Academy music branch are sifting through dozens of films to try and single out 15 scores and 15 songs worthy of placement on its shortlists, which will be revealed Feb.

“Forget money, I’m focused on dignity and loyalty.” Those were the disturbing words spoken the other day by my favorite agent who, alas, is facing the prospect of going out of business.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday released its official entries for 2021 Oscars in the categories of Documentary Feature, Animated Feature and International Films. The takeaway: As expected, the eligible Documentary Feature lineup shatters the record for the most ever.

For those who’ve never been to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, this year could be your first time — wherever you are.

Clayton Davis Who’s leading in the Oscars and where is it all trending? The question that’s examined ad nauseam in this extended and unusual year of cinema. Depending on your reading on the awards season temperature, you can find the reading on which films could lead in the final nomination tally.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar and Emmy-winning British production company Rise Films is developing the first major television drama series on the phone-hacking scandal that shook the very foundations of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in the early noughties.

Tessa Thompson is enjoying a day out in Sydney!

Ava DuVernay has boarded Oscar contender A Concerto Is A Conversation as executive producer. Co-directed by  Emmy-winning composer Kris Bowers and Emmy-winning filmmaker Ben Proudfoot, the 13-minute short subject documentary follows Bowers as he tracks his family’s lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather Horace Bowers from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The docu short will have its festival debut at the virtual edition of the Sundance Film Festival starting January 28 at 7am PST as part of Documentary Shorts Program 2. The film is currently streaming at nytimes.com.

Alissa Simon Film CriticAlthough this year’s Middle Eastern/North African Oscar submissions have yet to generate a strong buzz, there are titles among the 10 films that could be contenders for the international feature short list.Chief among them is “Sun Children” from veteran Iranian helmer Majid Majidi, whose 1997 “Children of Heaven” landed a foreign-language film nomination. This gripping drama about exploited urban street kids is cast with charismatic, non-pro performers and earned an acting award at the Venice fest for its resilient young protagonist.

Paula Abdul is looking back on one of her movie roles!

on Tuesday selected Da 5 Bloods, Spike Lee's Netflix film about Vietnam War veterans, as Best Film, also giving Lee the award for Best Director. The film additionally was awarded Best Ensemble.

Also Read: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' Leads 2021 Independent Spirit Awards NominationsThe list was dramatically different from the AFI top 10 list released on Monday by the American Film Institute.

Variety‘s “Actors On Actors” issue is here and it features the year’s brightest stars.

Clayton Davis The National Board of Review have announced their annual awards where Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” won best film, director and ensemble.Down below is the full list of winners.Best Film: “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)Best Director: Spike Lee, “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)Best Actor: Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)Best Supporting Actor: Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)Best Supporting Actress: Youn Yuh-jung, “Minari” (A24)Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Greengrass, Luke Davies, “News of the World” (Universal Pictures)Best Original Screenplay: Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari” (A24)Breakthrough Performance: Sidney Flanigan, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” (Focus

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan is set to star in Fingernails, the English-language feature film debut for Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou, whose current movie Apples premiered at the 2020 Venice Film Festival and is Greece’s submission in the International Feature Oscar race. The new pic reteams Nikou and Dirty Films and partners Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini and Andrew Upton, all executive producers on Apples.

Baftas and Oscars both recently revamped their diversity requirements, and actors such as Tommy Jessop, who has Down syndrome, are increasingly gaining industry-wide recognition), there is still serious work to be done. Ross says: “We need to get sales agents feeling more comfortable screening films that have people with disabilities.

WHEN Joe Biden was sworn in as US President on Wednesday, one Brit was cheering louder than anyone else. For actor-writer Sacha Baron Cohen had risked his life ­making a movie that he hoped would prevent Donald Trump serving a second term.

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefIn “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Sacha Baron Cohen set aside his bag of improv tricks to portray “Flower Power” activist Abbie Hoffman. The drama, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, unravels almost like a play, following the real-life story of the seven defendants charged with federal offenses for supposedly inciting protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Naman Ramachandran Peter Cattaneo will direct and Lesley Manville will star in a six-part series adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s acclaimed crime novel “Magpie Murders” for PBS Masterpiece and BritBox U.K.The U.K.’s Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films (“Alex Rider”) is producing. Horowitz will adapt his novel.“Magpie Murders” was published in 2016 and appeared on several best-seller lists including The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, and won the Macavity Award for best novel.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLaunched by “El Chapo” producer Camila Jiménez and its creator Silvana Aguirre, L.A.-based The Immigrant is developing drama series with Guatemala’s Jayro Bustamante (“Ixacanul,” “La Lorona”) and Spain’s Javier Ruíz Caldera (“Superlópez”).The news comes after The Immigrant made a large splash in October 2019 when Fremantle bought into the production house, acquiring a 25% stake, marking its first major investment in a Latinx company.Jiménez has spent COVID-19 lockdown building talent relations across the Latinx community in U.S., Latin America and Spain.