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Michaela Zee Henry Kissinger, the secretary of state for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford who shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades, has died. He was 100.

Henry Kissinger, one of the key diplomats of the Cold War and a controversial National Security Advisor and Secretary of State for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, died tonight in his home in Connecticut at the age of 100.

Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state and national security advisor under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and advisor to George W. Bush, has died, according to a release from his Kissinger Associates. He was TK.

A grand Hollywood tradition will kick off at 6 PM on Sunday, as the 91st Hollywood Christmas Parade winds through the streets of the movie capital.

In case you were wondering, there was no beef between Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne. The actor and filmmaker collaborated on 2004’s “Sideways,” an art-house breakout that earned over $100 million worldwide and five Oscar nominations including Best Picture (Payne and Jim Taylor won for Adapted Screenplay).

Brad Pitt’s son Pax called the actor a “fucking awful human being” and a “world class asshole” in an unearthed Instagram post.Pax, who was adopted by Pitt in 2008, reportedly posted a sarcastic Father’s Day post on Instagram in 2020, accompanied by a picture of the actor receiving an Oscar.As reported by the DailyMail, the post from his private Instagram read: “Happy Father’s Day to this world class asshole!! You time and time and again prove yourself to be a terrible and despicable person.“You have no consideration or empathy toward your four youngest children who tremble in fear when in your presence.”He added: “You have made the lives of those closest to me a constant hell. You may tell yourself and the world whatever you want, but the truth will come to light someday.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The QCinema Project Market, the industry initiative that accompanies The Philippines’ QCinema International Film Festival, revealed its winners list on Tuesday delivering almost $500,000 of grants and in-kind support. The prizes followed a two-day networking and pitching event on Nov. 18 and 19 for 19 feature-length fiction film projects from Southeast Asia.

French studio Federation’s new theatrical sales arm Ginger & Fed and Paris-based genre specialist WTFilms have unveiled a slew of AFM deals for apocalyptic thriller Survive.

A Sign of the Times, a new musical featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield and other classic pop hits of the 1960s will have its New York City premiere Off Broadway at New World Stages this winter, with previews starting February 7, 2024, in advance of an opening night on Thursday, February 22.

Alexander Payne, director of The Holdovers, said he gets pushback for the kinds of films that he makes but he plans to persevere and hopes there will be more space for “human” stories in theaters.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor It could have been easy for Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s role in “The Holdovers” to be yet another stereotypical trope for Black women that Hollywood has lazily thrown out throughout history. If that had been the case, the actress tells Variety that would have passed. “When I meet with these studio execs and they ask ‘What is it you would like to do next?’ she says.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Nicole Kidman is providing $50,000 of her own money for a TV industry award named in honor of an Australian executive who died earlier this year. The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) is to present the newly-created Brian Walsh Award for Emerging Talent at its annual award ceremony in February. The award aims to discover and nurture the next generation of Australian actors.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Deep Sea,” an innovative Chinese-made animation film that has played the international festival circuit throughout this year, will release in North American theaters later this month. Theatrical rights were acquired by Viva Films from Netherlands-China sales outfit Fortissimo Films. Viva plans an outing on Nov.

Disney’s reputation is notoriously squeaky clean.

immortalized by Robin Williams in the 1987 film of the same name, wasn’t a creation of Hollywood. It was inspired by the true story of DJ and Air Force Sgt.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Auto-bio Pamphlet,” a Marathi-language film that is both a love story and a rage against class divisions, will open the 18th edition of the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival later this month. The festival will close with the world premiere of spy thriller “13 Bombs in Jakarta.” JAFF run Nov.

With a background in Taiwanese public television and now president of leading production company Greener Grass Culture, Phil Tang has been one of the key players in Taiwan’s evolving drama production space. 

Gareth Gates shot to fame after finishing runner-up on the first series of Pop Idol in 2002, going on to sell 3.5 million records in the UK. The 39-year-old is now starring in the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.The show sees 16 stars undertake mentally and physically gruelling challenges in the jungle in Thung Ui, North Vietnam. With Gareth thrust into the limelight once again on the hit show, let's take a look inside his love life, from his new girlfriend Allana Taylor to a teenage fling with former glamour model Katie Price.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, to two parents of Greek heritage, two-time Oscar winner Alexander Payne was awarded Greek citizenship last year around the time he was working on his latest feature, The Holdovers. 

EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Wilder has been set to write and direct an untitled film that chronicles the life and work of author Joan Didion.

Greece’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival returns this evening for its 64th edition with a screening of The Pot-au-Feu (The Taste of Things), the latest film by French-Vietnamese director Trần Anh Hùng. 

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Reiner, who directed LBJ starring Woody Harrelson, and journalist Soledad O’Brien have teamed up to find out the truth about JFK’s murder.

a novel by Thomas Mallon. The series arc follows the clandestine romance of two different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington: confident and charismatic Hawkins Fuller (Bomer) and idealistic and religious Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey, “Bridgerton”). The plot traces their on-and-off relationship through several decades, including the era when Sen.

EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear has closed a raft of international deals on Guy Ritchie’s next project, the as yet untitled action film which wrapped principal photography in Spain this week.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Vietnam-based sales agent Skyline Media has closed multi-territory deals for two of its current titles “The Soul Reaper” and “Vietnamese Horror Story.” The deals follow Skyline’s recent trip to Busan’s ACFM and come ahead of its participation as exhibitor at a string of further final quarter sales events – Tokyo’s TIFFCOM, Santa Monica’s American Film Market and Taipei’s Taiwan Creative Content Fest. Folk horror film “The Soul Reaper,” currently in the final stages of post-production, was licensed to GaragePlay for Taiwan and to Westec Media Limited (WML) for Laos, Cambodia and nine other Southeast Asian territories. The film, adapted from Thao Trang’s best-selling horror novel “Lunar New Year in Hell Village” (aka “Tet O Lang Dia Nguc”), is set to be released in Vietnam cinemas on 08 December. GaragePlay is one of Taiwan’s leading distributors, and recently handles releases of “Suzume,” “John Wick: Chapter 4” and “Someday or One Day.” WML is the biggest content distributor in Cambodia and has distributed more than 1,000 titles theatrically since its establishment.

EXCLUSIVE: Concrete Utopia, South Korea’s International Film Oscar entry this year, will hit theaters in NY and LA on Dec. 8 with a wide release on Dec. 15.  In the U.S, 815 Pictures and Seismic Releasing are releasing the Lotte Entertainment feature.

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung spoke about the making of “The Taste of Things” (previously titled “The Pot-au-Feu”) the food-themed romantic drama that won him best director award at Cannes this year, at the master class held Tuesday at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Screening in TIFF’s Gala section, the film stars Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel as respectively a chef and gourmet.

Amber Turner appears to be all about new beginnings as she's jetsetted off to celeb hotspot Dubai and shared a glimpse around her luxurious new apartment. Her big move comes just days after she seemed to tease a new romance on Instagram with a cryptic post about being 'romanced'.The TOWIE beauty, 30, who recently went through a breakup with her ex and co-star Dan Edgar, appeared to be putting her recent drama behind her as she toured her swanky new pad.

Amber Turner appeared to tease a new romance on Instagram this week, with the TOWIE favourite posting a cryptic quote about being 'romanced' to her Stories.The 30 year old reality TV star shared a quote on her Stories which read: "I love being romanced and spoiled like the princess baby angel that I am," and added: "Princess baby angel that’s me x.” Some fans think the TOWIE star has been dropping hints about a new romance, following her split from co-star Dan Edgar earlier this year. Most recently, Amber's love life hit the headlines after it was revealed she'd been exchanging messages with her Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins co-star Chris Oliver.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Dynamic Singaporean producer Jeremy Chua is to receive the FIAPF Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asia Pacific Cinema, at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) on Nov. 3 on Australia’s Gold Coast.