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After serving as minority partner for Spain’s Luster Media on the Toronto award-winning Spanish film They Will Be Dust, the Swiss venerable Arena Film is majority producing with Luster the period road movie The Indies (Les Indes), which will be sneakily screened as a work-in-progress at the ECAM Forum co-production market in Madrid from June 9-11. Sister Swiss distribution companies have acquired the rights to the film, which was co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmakers Pauline Juliet and Nicolas Chapoulier. A multi-hyphenate Swiss-French artist and filmmaker, Julie has gained international recognition for art installations and documentaries such as “The…
James Handy, a longtime actor who appeared as a bartender in “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jumanji,” and made guest appearances on dozens of TV shows, was stabbed to death in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday. He was 81 years old. The Los Angeles Police Department said he was killed by his girlfriend’s son. “On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., West Valley Regional Patrol officers responded to a radio call of unexplained trouble in the 19200 block of Irwin Street. The 911 caller stated, ‘I am a son of man and I just killed a…
Sarah Jessica Parker is a New York Knicks fanatic. The actress, her husband Matthew Broderick, and their children celebrated the Knicks defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Chelsea’s Crompton Ale House on Wednesday night. An eyewitness exclusively told Page Six that the couple and their children – son James, 23, and twin daughters Tabitha and Marion, 16 – “had a really great time.” “Nothing weird happened. They were really great,” the source said. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, pictured in May 2019, watch their kids win Game 1 of the 2026…
SAG-AFTRA union members approved a four-year contract with a major studio that includes new provisions regarding synthetic actors and the merger of the union’s two pension funds. Of those who voted, 91.4% voted in favor of the contract and 8.6% opposed. Voting rate was 19.3% of eligible members. The deal allows producers to use AI performers only if they bring “significant added value” compared to a live actor or a digital avatar of that actor. The union argues that this language, combined with the arbitration clause, limits the use of AI replicas to a few special cases. “We’re very confident…
Richie Sambora belted out Bon Jovi’s 1986 hit “Livin’ on a Prayer” at his daughter’s wedding, more than a decade after abruptly leaving the band. The musician recently posted a video on Instagram of himself serenading guests at Eva Locklear and Tyler Ferrer’s May reception. In the uploaded video, the newlyweds can be seen holding hands and jumping up and down while singing along to the track. Richie Sambora sang Bon Jovi’s 1986 hit “Livin’ on a Prayer” at his daughter Ava’s wedding last month, despite leaving the band in 2013. Real Sambora/Instagram Eva and husband Tyler Ferrer, who shares…
Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian artist, animator and director based in France, best known for the 2007 Academy Award-nominated animated biographical film Persepolis, has died. She was 56 years old. “Marjane Satrapi passed away from grief, more than a year after the death of her husband and the love of her life, Mathias Ripa,” a statement “from close friends and family” sent to France’s AFP news agency on June 3 announced her death. Ripa, who was a producer, actor, and screenwriter, passed away on April 8, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced Satrapi’s death in a statement on Thursday. “Her…
Timothée Chalamet has big dreams for the Knicks. The 30-year-old actor visited San Antonio’s Frostbank Center to cheer on his beloved New York Knicks, who will face the Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals, and he also brought along a good luck charm. The accessory in question: a custom diamond pavé “Marty Supreme” pendant from the Crown Collection. It was designed by Ryan Rehbock and commissioned through designer Doni Nahmias, who created the merchandise collection that was heavily promoted in the film. Timothée Chalamet wore a custom diamond Marty Supreme pendant from The Crown Collection to the NBA Finals on…
The 79th Cannes Film Festival has wrapped, amid familiar complaints about the lack of Hollywood blockbusters, fewer American stars and a competition lineup that delivered a string of beloved films but no immediate consensus masterpiece. Yet, Thierry Frémaux sees a very different story. In his view, Cannes has never been more competitive, more influential or more resistant to the forces reshaping the entertainment industry. “In 25 years, the festival has become more intense and more efficient,” says the Cannes Film Festival’s longtime general delegate and director, arguing that the Croisette continues to thrive despite “the acceleration of social media, the…
YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife Ashley have revealed that they decided to terminate their pregnancy after learning that their baby was likely to have Down syndrome. “This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy due to trisomy 21,” the internet personality wrote via her Instagram Story on Wednesday. Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome, is a “genetic disorder in which people are born with an extra chromosome,” according to the CDC. YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife Ashley (both here) have announced that they have decided to terminate their pregnancy after…
Jimmy Donaldson is known to millions of people as Mr. Beast. “Millions” means 480 million. That’s the number of subscribers on his YouTube channel alone, and it’s still growing. Earlier this year, his reality competition show “Beast Games” returned for a second season on Prime Video and reached No. 1 in the United States. This is just another milestone for him, who has wanted to create YouTube videos since he was a boy. Although a third season is in production, his portfolio extends beyond producing videos and reality competition shows. Beast Industries, founded by Donaldson, is currently valued at $5…