‘Elemental’ Cast and Crew Split on Whether It’s a Romantic Comedy

Boy meets girl is a tale as old as time and one that Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki has visited several times in a career that has spanned forty years, including in his latest romantic tragicomedy “Fallen Leaves.” His 20th feature film is a continuation of what’s been dubbed his Proletariat Trilogy, following “Shadows in Paradise,” “Ariel, “and “The Match Factory Girl.” While each film follows similar plotting, Kaurismäki places a direct emphasis on his unique working-class characters and a humanistic worldview, despite the external harshness of the world around them.  Continue reading ‘Fallen Leaves’ Review: Aki Kaurismäki’s Romantic Tragicomedy Finds Love In A Hopeless Place [Karlovy Vary] at The Playlist.

is opening its doors for season 2!As filming gets underway for the new season of the popular Korean survival drama later this year, Netflix is gearing up for the anticipated nine-episode follow-up to the breakout 2021 season.After being crowned its most-watched series ever with 1.6 billion total hours watched during its opening month, Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos revealed in January 2022 that «the universe has begun.» A season 2 greenlight was made official by Netflix in June 2022, nine months after the series premiered, with creator/writer/director Hwang Dong-hyuk back to oversee the entire thing. follows ordinary people forced to enter a secret competition, where they could either win a massive cash prize or lose their life.

Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are the latest couple to fall victim to the Love Island curse less than a year after leaving the villa. Ekin, 28, and Davide, 27, emerged victorious in last year's series but announced they'd gone their separate ways just 11 months into their relationship.

Emily Longeretta Everywhere you look, the “Full House” cast is there for its fans. The upcoming ’90s Con in Tampa, Florida, will feature a panel with Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber, Dave Coulier, Scott Weinger and creator Jeff Franklin. This marks the first time Franklin will be on a panel with the group since he was ousted from spinoff “Fuller House” in 2018 amid complaints of his behavior. The group will be onsite for at the Tampa Convention Center on Saturday, September 16, and and Sunday, September 17 for autographs, selfies, professional photos ops and the full reunion panel.

Netflix's hit fantasy drama The Witcher has returned with its highly-anticipated third season.

Christina Hall and Josh Hall are opening up about their life together. The star and her husband sat down for the latest edition of ET's «Spilling the E-Tea,» and shared details about their relationship and life as parents.The couple, who was first publicly linked in 2021 and tied the knot less than a year later, began by talking romance, with Josh admitting to his wife, «I am not a romantic by any means. You are definitely the romantic.»Even so, Josh did pull off quite the romantic gesture early in their relationship.«I'd say the most romantic thing I've done was your first birthday we spent together,» he said. «The whole vacation could kind of be wrapped up into one romantic event, but the private dinner at that secret wonderland restaurant when we were the only ones there.»«See, you impressed me at the beginning.

Welcome to Plathville’s Olivia Plath raised eyebrows about the status of her marriage with a cryptic social media message about her summertime plans.

A new drama about a beauty brand and its workers has dropped on Netflix. Glamorous stars YouTuber Miss Benny and Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall, putting queer people and their stories front and centre.

is ready for seconds. The award-winning and acclaimed FX comedy returns to Hulu with season 2 on June 22, promising new recipes for the same beloved kitchen. Created by Christopher Storer,  tells the story of fine-dining chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), who returns home to save his family's failing Chicago sandwich shop, The Original Beef, in the wake of his brother Michael's (Jon Bernthal) suicide.

Monique Samuels and husband Chris Samuels are going their separate ways.

Kim Cattrall will finally return as Samantha Jones on season 2 of And Just Like That, but her fellow Sex and the City costars have hinted that her cameo isn’t necessarily a sign of a more to come.

Andy Cohen is addressing the Vanderpump Rules reunion, as well as Real Housewives of New Jersey.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” now streaming and footage for multiple additional sequels already in the can, we are well on our way to “Avatar 3” and beyond.Since Cameron developed this as a four-film story that continues on after his 2009 film, many may have questions about “Avatar 3” – namely when does it come out, who’s in it, and what do we know about the story? Here’s everything we know about “Avatar 3” so far.“Avatar 3” is set for release on Dec. 20, 2024, so we have two years to wait until we find out how this story continues.

NBC has canceled “Grand Crew” after two seasons and “Young Rock” after three seasons. “Grand Crew,” which comes from Phil Augusta Jackson and Dan Goor (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), followed friends Noah, Nicky, Sherm, Anthony, Wyatt and Fay as they navigated the ups and downs of life and unpacked it all at their favorite wine bar.

Grand Crew has been canceled at NBC after two seasons.

Selome Hailu “Young Rock” and “Grand Crew” have both been canceled at NBC. Based on the life of Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, “Young Rock” followed Dwayne as he rose from childhood to a wrestling career to Hollywood stardom. Johnson starred as himself alongside Joseph Lee Anderson as Rocky Johnson, Stacey Leilua as Ata Johnson, Ana Tuisila as Lia Maivia, Adrian Groulx as 10 to 14-year-old Dwayne aka Dewey, Bradley Constant as 15 to 17-year-old Dwayne, Uli Latukefu as 18 to 26-year-old, Fasitua Amosa as Sika Anoa’i, John Tui as Afa Anoa’i and Matthew Willig as André the Giant. “Young Rock” premiered in February of 2021 and concluded its third season in February of this year. The series was co-created by Nahnatchka Khan and Jeff Chiang, who executive produced alongside Johnson, Dany Garcia, Jennifer Carreras, Hiram Garcia and Brian Gewirtz. Universal Television served as the studio in association with Seven Bucks Productions and Fierce Baby Productions.

Editor’s note: The interviews conducted in this podcast were recorded at Deadline’s Contenders TV event, prior to the WGA’s strike starting on May 2.

Alison Herman TV Critic The true crime industrial complex has grown so unwieldy over the years that the true crime critique is itself a phenomenon, if smaller in scale — the mothership’s opposite, though not quite its equal. On television, such takes run the tonal gamut from “The Investigation,” the somber Scandinavian drama about the real-life murder of journalist Kim Wall, to “Only Murders in the Building,” a silly spoof that takes loving aim at the likes of “Serial.” The new Peacock comedy “Based on a True Story” skews closer to the latter, down to its trio of aspiring podcasters in way over their heads. But even though it swaps Manhattan for sunny Los Angeles, “Based on a True Story” is much more bleak than “Only Murders.” (Creator Craig Rosenberg had a hand in the pitch-black humor of “The Boys.”) Some of that darkness adds to the show’s appeal; more often, much like its characters, “Based on a True Story” spins out of control. 

Pat Robertson, who built a broadcasting empire and led an influential coalition to make religion an integral aspect of politics on the right, has died. He was 93.

After living on cable for decades, “Inside the NFL” is coming to broadcast thanks to The CW. Starting this fall, the network will be the weekly sports show’s broadcast and streaming home.“Inside the NFL,” which is about to enter its 47th season, will debut on The CW Tuesday, September 5 at 8/7c p.m. Episodes will be available to stream on The CW app and on cwtv.com.