The Brutalist Report

Variety

• ‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto Dissed Season 4; New Boss Issa López Says He’s ‘Entitled’ to His Beliefs: ‘That’s His Prerogative’ [598d]
• ‘The White Lotus’ Cuts Miloš Biković From Season 3 After Ukraine Called Out His Ties to Putin [598d]
• Megan Thee Stallion Signs Distribution Deal With Warner Music Group, Will Remain Independent [598d]
• Wayne Kramer, Influential MC5 Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dies at 75 [598d]
• ‘Lost in the Night’ Review: Mexican Director Amat Escalante Delivers a Beguiling Class-Divide Mystery [598d]
• Pamela Anderson Talks Taking a Stake in New Environmental Channel, Better Opportunities After Big 2023: ‘I Feel Seen’ [598d]
• Alana Haim and Teyana Taylor Board Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Film [598d]
• 24 Best Movies New to Streaming in February: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Past Lives,’ ‘Priscilla’ and More [598d]
• Don Murray, Oscar-Nommed for His ‘Bus Stop’ Role Opposite Marilyn Monroe, Dies at 94 [598d]
• Adam Sandler Calls ‘Happy Gilmore’ Co-Star Carl Weathers a ‘True Legend,’ Pedro Pascal and More Honor the Late Actor [598d]
• Former MoviePass Executive Found Guilty of Embezzling at Least $260,000 From Company to Fund Coachella Event [598d]
• ‘I Finally Got My Wings’: Variety’s Grammy Cover Party Celebrates Victoria Monét With Kylie Minogue, Teddy Swims and More [598d]
• Carl Weathers, ‘Rocky’s’ Apollo Creed and ‘Mandalorian’ Actor, Dies at 76 [598d]
• Melissa Barrera Incites More Controversy With New Social Media Posts, Sparking Uproar at WME [598d]
• Sam Waterston Exits ‘Law & Order’ After 400+ Episodes, Tony Goldwyn Set to Replace [598d]
• Clive Davis Talks What (and Who) to Expect at This Year’s Pre-Grammy Party; Taylor Swift, SZA and Victoria Monet’s Success; and Much More [598d]
• Tanaka Toshihiko’s ‘Rei’ Wins Rotterdam Tiger Award, ‘Flathead’ and ‘Kiss Wagon’ Take Jury Prizes [598d]
• Igloo Launches New Special-Edition Green Day Cooler: Here’s Where to Get One Online [598d]
• ‘Maestro’ Cinematographer Matthew Libatique on Collaborating with Bradley Cooper: ‘He’s Evolved’ [598d]
• Jon Batiste on Being a Dual Grammys and Oscars Contender — Again! — and the Marital Lullabies That Clicked With Both Academies [598d]
• ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Series From Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, David E. Kelley Lands at Apple [598d]
• The Last Dinner Party Talk Debut Album and Breakout Hit ‘Nothing Matters’: ‘There’s Something So Powerful About a Woman Saying “I Will F— You”’ [598d]
• Wendy Williams Returns After Health Scare/Guardianship in Emotional Documentary Trailer: ‘I Have No Money’ [598d]
• Joe Rogan’s Spotify Deal Renewal Worth Up to $250 Million, as Podcast Will No Longer Be Exclusive to the Platform [598d]
• Larry David Attacked Elmo on Live TV Because He ‘Was Going on About Mental Health’ and ‘I Couldn’t Take It’: ‘I Throttled Him … I Would Do It Again!’ [598d]
• ‘Midnight Mass’ Star Samantha Sloyan’s Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Invaders From Proxima B’ Snapped Up by Buffalo 8 (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Oscar-Nominated Palestinian Filmmaker Scandar Copti’s Israel-Set ‘Happy Holidays’ Lands on Indie Sales’ Roster (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Star Maya Erskine on Playing a Grown-Up After ‘Pen15’: ‘I’m So Much More Comfortable When I Don’t Have to Look Pretty’ [598d]
• Coco Jones on Growing Up in Nashville, Her Disney Roots and Five Grammy Nominations: ‘The Payoff Is Worth All of the Uncertainty’ [598d]
• Luke Evans and Milla Jovovich Board Brad Anderson’s Sci-Fi Action Thriller ‘World Breaker’ (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Mark Gustafson, Oscar Winner for ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ Dies at 64 [598d]
• Box Office: ‘Argylle’ Makes $1.7 Million in Previews [598d]
• Sheryl Lee Ralph Leads Disney Entertainment Television’s Giving Flowers Campaign for Black History Month (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Veit Helmer’s Gay Romance ‘Gondola’ Scores Sales via Coccinelle Film (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Director Thomas Bidegain Denies Jake Gyllenhaal’s Unprofessional Behavior Ruined Their Film, but Says ‘We Didn’t Have the Same Vision’ [598d]
• Chris Jericho, ‘Walking Dead’ Novelist Jay Bonansinga, Team on Psychological Thriller ‘Self Storage’ (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Annecy Animation Film Festival Creates Non-Competitive Gala Section and New Market Division for Extended Reality Gaming Formats (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Jim Carrey Returning for ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Defunct News Startup The Messenger Sued by Fired Employees, Who Demand Severance Payments and Benefits [598d]
• Henry Cavill Says ‘Argylle’ Sequels Depend on ‘Whether the Audience Likes What We’ve Done’ [598d]
• Pluto Film Nabs Berlin Generation Title ‘Huling Palabas,’ Adds ‘Sima’s Song,’ ‘Hysteria,’ ‘Breathing Underwater’ to EFM Lineup (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Deepa Mehta Sets ‘Troilokya,’ Indian Female Serial Killer Film, at Through the Lens Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Nordic Box Office 2023: Slow Gains, With ‘Barbie’ and Top-Solid Norwegian, Icelandic Market Shares [598d]
• ‘How to Have Sex’ Star Mia McKenna-Bruce on Juggling Her Big Film Break and First-Time Motherhood: ‘The Insanity Has Worked Really Well’ [598d]
• How Can Independent Filmmakers Give Their Movies a Fighting Chance in a Perilous Market? ‘If You’re Not Advocating for Yourself, You’re Already Losing’ [598d]
• Amazon Content Spending Rose 14% in 2023 to Nearly $19 Billion [598d]
• Meghna Gulzar Was Obsessed by Detail as She Depicted an Indian War Hero in ‘Sam Bahadur’: ‘It Was Interesting Thinking Like a Man’ [598d]
• IDFA-Winning Doc ‘Much Ado About Dying’ Bought for U.S. by First Run Features (EXCLUSIVE) [598d]
• Korea’s Barunson E&A Boards ‘Respati’ Indonesian Horror Film [598d]
• Storm Clouds Over the Lido? As Italy Turns to the Right, the Future of Venice Artistic Director Alberto Barbera Hangs in the Balance [598d]
• Why Russia’s Propaganda Machine Is on the Attack Against a Blockbuster Adaptation of ‘The Master and Margarita’ [598d]
• Maverick Director Fruit Chan Set as Filmmaker in Focus at Hong Kong Festival – Global Bulletin [598d]
• Woman Executive Chen Xi Appointed Chair of Wanda Film, China’s Largest Cinema Chain [598d]
• John Cleese’s ‘Fawlty Towers’ Sets London West End Stage Debut [598d]
• Alia Bhatt, Sharvari Yash Raj Spy Universe Film Sets ‘The Railway Men’ Helmer Shiv Rawail as Director (EXCLUSIVE) [599d]
• Netflix Bulks up Southeast Asia Originals, Chinese-Language Production Slate [599d]
• Chuck Philips, Pulitzer-Winning L.A. Times Journalist Renowned for Investigative Reporting on Music Industry, Dies at 71 [599d]
• ‘Orion and the Dark’ Review: A Bewildering Cartoon Bedtime Story From the Mind of Charlie Kaufman [599d]
• ‘Dave’ Paused at FX Networks as Lil Dicky Pursues Other Projects Instead of Season 4 [599d]