Internationally acclaimed Greek composer Vangelis, known for composing landmark film scores of “Chariots of Fire” and “Blade Runner,” died in Paris on May 17 at the age of 72. The Athens News Agency reported Vangelis’ death on May 19, citing …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a surprise video address at the opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 17. “Hundreds of people are dying every day. They won’t get up again after the clapping at the end,” …
Searchlight Pictures suspended production of its new movie, “Being Mortal,” over a complaint about actor Bill Murray’s inappropriate behavior on set. In a letter to the cast and crew on April 20, the film studio said they decided to suspend …
Actress Ariana DeBose became the first openly queer woman of color to win an Oscar for acting for her role in Steven Spielberg’s version of “West Side Story.” DeBose took home an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress on March …
Netflix’s dark western film “The Power of the Dog” won Best Film and Best Director at the Bafta Film Awards in London on March 13. Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of the film, accepted the best director award on behalf of …
Transgender actress Ivory Aquino has joined the cast of the upcoming “Batgirl” movie to play the first ever transgender character in a live-action DC Comics feature film. Aquino has been cast to play Alysia Yeoh, the best friend of Batgirl, …
Actress Evan Rachel Wood has accused disgraced rock musician Marilyn Manson of raping her while filing the music video for his 2007 single, “Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand).” In “Phoenix Rising – Part 1: Don’t Fall,” a …
Acclaimed American film director Peter Bogdanovich died of natural causes on Jan. 6 at the age of 82, his daughter Antonia said. Film director Francis Ford Coppola said in a statement to Deadline that he was “devastated” by the news …
Acclaimed Canadian film director Jean-Marc Vallée, best known for directing “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Wild,” died on Dec. 26 at the age of 58. Vallée’s representative Bumble Ward said that the director died suddenly in his cabin near Quebec City. …
Lina Wertmüller, the Italian filmmaker who was the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for best director, died in Italy on Dec. 9 at the age of 93. Wertmüller made history when she was nominated for an Oscar for …
