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The president of this year’s Césars Catherine Deneuve bestowed the Best Film César to Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez

Jacques Audiard’s Mexican drug cartel musical Emilia Pérez emerged as the big winner at the 50th anniversary edition of the French César awards at the Olympic theatre in Paris although the success won’t necessarily boost its chances at the Oscars on Sunday.

Julia Roberts took home an Honorary César It won Best Film and Best Director for Audiard among several of the glittering prizes – a total of seven from its starting point of 12 nominations. The row around a controversial Tweet by Pérez actress Karlia Sofia Gascón appeared not to have harmed its chances in France with master of ceremonies Jean-Pascal Zadi beaming at Audiard that “We have to laugh …” The same attitude may not hold sway with the members of the Academy.

Although two box office hits The Count Of Monte Cristo...

“Emilia Pérez” won Best Film from the French 2025 César Awards, a major win for the Netflix film ahead of the Oscars. Jacques Audiard’s movie had earned 13 Oscar nominations but then fell out of frontrunner status.

The film also won both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jacques Audiard, though Zoe Saldaña, who has dominated the awards circuit all year, lost in an upset to Hafsia Herzi for the film “Borgo.” Saldaña though was nominated alongside Karla Sofía Gascón in the Best Actress category, and not in Best Supporting Actress.

In all, “Emilia Pérez” took home seven Césars out of 12 nominations, including Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Original Music, and Best Cinematography. “The Count of Monte Cristo,” a new version of the Dumas revenge tale, led all nominees with 14, and it won two.

While the Césars this year largely did not resemble the Oscars, a few others won...

It’s rare for a movie like “The Substance” to break into the Oscars race. Written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, the film is an intense, satirical and violent body horror thriller about insecurity and the pressures of the unrealistic beauty standards that society forces onto women both when they are young and when they are older. It is the kind of bizarre, wholly original piece of genre entertainment that you don’t often see competing for Best Picture.

But such is the power of “The Substance.” Once you see it, you understand immediately why it is being treated by many like one of the best films of 2024. Here’s how and where you can watch it right now.

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Jacques Audiard swept the board at the 50th Césars on Friday evening, winning Best Director and Film for Emilia Pérez against expectations after its award-season campaign was derailed by the uncovering of racist tweets by its star Karla Sofía Gascón.

“It’s such a pleasure although I fear you actually don’t like me,” quipped a visibly moved Audiard as he received the Directors Award, which was announced first, with Anatomy of Fall Oscar and César winner Justine Triet handing it over. “I thank my marvellous team and when I say my team it’s not in the sense of ownership, but rather a declaration of love.”

Audiard also cited Gascón, who he has publicly distanced himself from in the wake of the tweet scandal, as well as co-star Zoe Saldaña, referring to them as “My darling Zoe, my Darling Karla.”

Audiard’s Oscar hopeful also clinched Best Adapted Screenplay,...

Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Perez” won a raft of prizes, including best film and director, at the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, on Friday in Paris.

“Emilia Perez” won a total of seven awards out of 12 nominations. While Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón were both on hand and nominated for best actress, they lost to Hafsia Herzi, who starred as a prison supervisor in Stéphane Demoustier’s “Borgo.”

Gascón made her first award show appearance at the Cesar Awards ceremony after laying low in the wake of her offensive posts. Although she skipped the press line on the red carpet, Gascón sat on the same row as Audiard and Saldana inside the Olympia theater, but didn’t seat next to them and didn’t seem to be on speaking terms.

The ceremony’s emcee, French actor Jean-Pascal Zadi, tried to...

Jacques Audiard’s Oscar contender Emilia Pérez was the big winner at the 50th César Awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, taking best film and best director among multiple honors.

Audiard won best director and best adapted screenplay for Emilia Pérez, and the film also took honors for best sound, best cinematography, best visual effects and best original music.

But Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón, who walked the red carpet at the Paris gala, returning to the spotlight for the first time since the eruption of the controversy surrounding her offensive resurfaced tweets, lost out in the best actress race to Hafsia Herzi, who won for her role as a female prison guard in Stéphane Demoustier’s drama Borgo.

Gascón, who is Spanish, skipped Spain’s national film awards, the Goyas, earlier this month following the backlash over her past social media posts. Netflix removed the actress, the...

France’s César Awards mark their 50th ceremony at the Olympia Theatre in Paris this evening with swashbuckler The Count of Monte Cristo, star-crossed romance Beating Hearts and Mexico-set, Spanish language musical Oscar hopeful Emilia Pérez leading the nominations.

Other multi-nominated titles include asylum seeker drama Souleymane’s Story, thriller Misericordia and The Marching Band, a feel-good movie set in a declining manufacturing town in northern France.

Voted on by the just under 5,000 members of the Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, or César Academy, France’s equivalent of the Oscars or Baftas celebrate French productions released in the country between January 1 to December 31 of a given year.

“We’re particularly happy this year because there’s a rich variety in the nominations. There’s everything from popular mainstream cinema to more difficult, demanding films, which have found success in festivals, which is also a reflection of the DNA and diversity of French cinema,...

Mediawan-owned On Animation Studios, the Montreal-based banner whose credits include “Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie,” “The Little Prince” and “Playmobil the Movie,” has shut down, Variety has confirmed.

On Animation Studios, which was launched by French producers Aton Soumache (“Little Nicholas”) and Dimitri Rassam (“The Count of Monte Cristo”) in 2012, was acquired by Mediawan five years later. The company quickly became a key animation studio in Montreal and attracted talented animators from overseas, boosted by a pipeline of projects based on famed IP’s such as the blockbuster “Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie” which ranks as one of the most-watched French animated films worldwide; and “The Little Prince,” which played at the Cannes Film Festival and won a Cesar Award, as well as nod from the British Academy Children’s Awards.

On Animation Studios was also one of the several companies that was able to tap into...

Dimitri Rassam’s Paris-based company Chapter 2 and Pathé, who last teamed on “The Count of Monte Cristo,” have unveiled the teaser clip and poster for “13 Days, 13 Nights,” Martin Bourboulon’s ambitious thriller set in the backdrop of the fall of Kabul and the takeover by the Taliban.

The movie marks Bourboulon’s follow up his two-part adventure saga “The Three Musketeers” which were also produced by Chapter 2 and Pathé and became box office hits in France, as well as sold to many territories.

Based on the gripping book “13 Days, 13 Nights in the Hell of Kabul” by commander Mohamed Bida – oversaw the exfiltration of the French Embassy and the local population fleeing the new extremist regime — the film was penned by Alexandre Smia with adaptation and dialogue co-written by Bourboulon. Chapter 2, a Mediawan company, is producing the film with Pathé, which is also representing the movie internationally and will distribute it in French theaters.

Exclusive: With one of Europe’s three flagship film festivals approaching half way stage, minds are already beginning to focus on the shape of the next two: Cannes and Venice. The former will be upon us before we know it.

As ever, there is no shortage of anticipated movies in contention. Indeed, one leading producer we spoke to remarked that 2025 is looking like “a particularly tough year, a much stronger year than 2024”. The surprise to us during our research for this piece is just how many big movies look like they will push to fall rather than launch on the Croisette. That’s not to say that Cannes won’t be box office. It remains the gold standard. The importance of both Cannes and Venice as launchpads is at an all-time high. Just look at how many Oscar nominees now start out at those two festivals — five of this year...

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Pierre Niney as "The Count of Monte Cristo" © Pathe

Since we've always loved French cinema, we follow along with the César Awards each year. Historical adventure The Count of Monte Cristo leads the pack with an astounding 14 nominations. Curiously the second most nominated film, Beating Hearts (13 nods) a romantic drama spanning 20 years, is Not up for Best Film. It premiered at Cannes to some negative reviews before an October theatrical release. Among the nomination leaders the Oscar-bound trans cartel musical Emilia Pérez (12 nominations) came in third.

Let's look at the fields and discuss and jot down which films we'll have to watch out for in 2025 as they make their way across the ocean...

The classic Gaston Leroux novel The Phantom of the Opera has been adapted countless times over the years – even Robert Englund played the Phantom back in the 1980s! – and it seems yet another adaptation is on the way. This one hails out of France, Deadline reports.

Alexandre Castagnetti is directing the French-language version of The Phantom of the Opera, which is said to be “aimed at a young adult audience and taking its cue from the Twilight franchise.”

Deva Cassel (The Leopard), Julien De Saint Jean (The Count Of Monte Cristo) and Romain Duris (Heartbreaker) are attached to star in the $20 million French production.

Deadline notes in today’s report, “Filming will begin this summer at the world famous Palais Garnier opera house, or Opéra Garnier, in Paris, against the backdrop of its theatre, backstage areas, domed roof and subterranean vaulted cistern, sometimes referred to as its lake.”

Here’s...

Exclusive: Deva Cassel (Netflix’s The Leopard), Julien De Saint Jean (The Count Of Monte Cristo) and Romain Duris (Heartbreaker) are set to co-star in a contemporary, French-language version of Gaston Leroux’s classic Paris-set novel The Phantom of the Opera, aimed at a young adult audience and taking its cue from the Twilight franchise.

Snd, the film production, distribution and sales arm of French commercial free-to-air broadcaster M6, is co-producing and selling the ambitious project and will launch pre-sales at the EFM with a sizzle.

Alexandre Castagnetti is set to direct from a screenplay co-written with Camille Fontaine ( Coco Before Chanel).

Opéra Garnier

Filming will begin this summer at the world famous Palais Garnier opera house, or Opéra Garnier, in Paris, against the backdrop of its theatre, backstage areas, domed roof and subterranean vaulted cistern, sometimes referred to as its lake.

Netflix, Max and Prime Video are currently in the thick of negotiations with French film guilds to seek earlier access to newly released theatrical movies as part of an industry-wide process to update the country’s windowing rules.

France’s strict windowing rules apply to French and global streamers, as well as local free-to-air and pay-tv channels, determining the sequences of rights for each player. Their position in the windowing schedule is contingent on their level of investment in local content; a system which has allowed French production to blossom. Therefore, over the last few years, streamers — which invest less in French movies — have had to wait between 15 to 17 months after a film’s release to launch it on their services, while pay-tv group Canal+ has enjoyed a six-month window.

But last week, Disney+, whose SVOD window was at 17 months, got ahead of all other streamers by signing a pact...

Henry Cavill is possibly the most desirable leading man in Hollywood with his striking looks, undeniable screen presence, and raw talent. The British actor is best known for playing Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, and his portrayal of the Dceu character was loved by audiences worldwide.

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel | DC Films/Warner Bros. Pictures

With his chiseled jawline, piercing eyes, and physique that seemed to be sculpted by the Greek gods themselves, Cavill was tailor-made for the role, making him the definitive Superman of an entire generation. But beyond his action-hero persona, there’s so much that is not known about the actor, so let’s unpack the details about his childhood, siblings, and early career.

Henry Cavill’s childhood and early days in the film industry Henry Cavill as Clark Kent in Man of Steel | DC Films/Warner Bros. Pictures

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

2025 Sundance Film Festival

While Sundance Film Festival kicked off last week in Park City, those across the country can now experience the festival from home through this Sunday with online offerings. As of this publishing, there’s still online tickets available for some of my favorites of the festival, including Blknws: Terms & Conditions, The Perfect Neighbor, Two Women, Zodiac Killer Project, Obex, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Cutting Through Rocks, 2000 Meters to Andriivka, and Predators. Check out all our coverage here and we’ll be sharing much more in the coming days.

Where to Stream: Sundance.org (through Sunday)

Babygirl (Halina Reijn)

Premiering with much fervor at the Venice Film Festival, Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies follow-up Babygirl finds Nicole Kidman...

Young Henry Cavill wasn’t out here catching feelings; he was too busy catching roles. While Hollywood heartthrobs usually had a co-star crush or two, Cavill stayed laser-focused, proving he was all about the grind.

Henry Cavill as Clark Kent in Man of Steel | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Back in the day, when his jawline could cut glass and fans were already swooning, he casually admitted he never fancied anyone on set. No distractions, no on-set romances – just pure Chad energy.

No room for romance: Henry Cavill’s focused approach to Hollywood’s glamour Henry Cavill in The Man from U.N.C.L.E | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Henry Cavill wasn’t here for on-set romances, just the grind. Back in his I Capture the Castle days, when fans were already swooning, he casually admitted he never fancied a co-star. Not even his on-screen love interest, Romola Garai. No distractions,...

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 29, 2025 Lady Gaga opens up about Joker: Folie à Deux bombing

While promoting her newest album Mayhem, which drops on March 7, Lady Gaga spoke with Elle about Joker: Folie à Deux being a flop at the box office and with critics. “People just sometimes don’t like some things,” she said. “It’s that simple. And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it. And you keep going even if something didn’t connect in the way that you intended.” Speaking about her fear of failure, she added, “When that makes its way into your life, that can be hard to get control of. It’s part of the mayhem.” While the Joker sequel was snubbed at the Oscars, it did pick up a leading six Razzie Award nominations. But, don’t forget:...

No fewer than 14 César nominations for The Count Of Monte Cristo starring Pierre Niney Photo: UniFrance

The denizens of France’s Academie des Césars (the equivalent of the Oscars or the BAFTAs) have voted for box office winners in their choices to go forward for Best Film, including the costume drama from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Count Of Monte Cristo, Jacques Audiard’s Mexican drugs cartel musical Emilia Pérez, and Emmanuel Courcol’s The Marching Band. Two more edgy titles, Souleymane’s Story and Miséricordia also have best picture nods in the contenders announced today.

Epic crime romance Beating Hearts scored 13 César nominations Photo: UniFrance

The Count Of Monte Cristo, which had a lacklustre performance in the recent Lumière Awards (bestowed by the foreign press working in France), trumped all-comers in the Césars with 14 nominations, while Gilles Lellouche’s epic crime romance Beating Hearts came a close second...

The 2025 César Awards, France’s premier film celebration, has unveiled its nominations, with “The Count of Monte Cristo” leading the pack with an impressive 14 nods. The announcement sets the stage for a star-studded ceremony on February 28 at the Olympia Concert Hall in Paris.

The epic adaptation directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière dominated the French film landscape in 2024, drawing nearly 10 million viewers and establishing itself as the country’s top cinematic export. Close behind is Gilles Lellouche’s “Beating Hearts,” a modern Romeo and Juliet reimagining that secured 13 nominations and attracted over five million moviegoers.

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” continues its awards season success with 12 César nominations, including best film and acting nods for Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldana. The film has already claimed four Golden Globes and is a strong contender in the international film circuit.

The nominations highlight both achievements and challenges in French cinema.

The Count of Monte Cristo, Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s retelling of the classic French revenge tale, is the front-runner for this year’s César Awards, scoring 14 nominations, including in the best film and best directing categories.

The period drama, starring Pierre Niney, beat out Jacques Audiard’s Oscar frontrunner Emilia Pérez, which got 12 noms, and Beating Hearts, Gilles Lellouche’s contemporary reimagining of Romeo and Juliet featuring François Civil and Adèle Exarchopoulos, which earned 13 nominations.

Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere’s lavish adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic was the biggest French box office hit of last year, drawing close to 10 million viewers for a $40 million local take. Globally, the film has grossed more than $75 million.

Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner, and Oscar contender, Anora, is up for the Cesar for best foreign film, against Academy Award hopefuls including Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance,...

“The Count of Monte Cristo,” a three-hour epic adventure adapted from Alexandre Dumas’s literary classic, is leading the race at the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, with a whooping 14 nominations. “Beating Hearts,” Gilles Lellouche’s sprawling crime romance, follows shortly with 13 nominations.

A favorite in the Oscar race, Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Perez” is nominated for 12 Cesar Awards, including best film and actress for Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldana. The French awards show has highlighted international performers before, notably Kristen Stewart, who won a Cesar nod in 2015 for her supporting role in Olivier Assayas’ “Cloud of Sils Maria.”

It’s worth noting that the two Cesar frontrunners — “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “Beating Hearts” — were also France’s second and third highest grossing local films in 2024. Both movies are produced by Mediawan-owned banners, Chapter 2 and Chi-Fou-Mi (the latter produced “Beating Hearts...

The Count of Monte Cristo has topped the nominations for France’s prestigious César awards, followed by Beating Hearts and Oscar frontrunner Emilia Pérez.

The film has made it into 14 categories in the nominations, which were announced in Paris on Wednesday morning. Beating Hearts clinched 13, followed by Emiia Pérez with 12.

Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere’s lavish and fast-paced adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel starring Pierre Niney was one of France’s top performing movies at the local box office in 2024, drawing close to 10M spectators and its top international export.

Gilles Lellouche’s modern Romeo and Juliet tale Beating Hearts – co-starring François Civil and Adèle Exarchopoulos – has also performed well at home, drawing more than five million spectators.

The 12 nominations for Jacques Audiard’s Cannes Jury prize-winning musical film Emilia Pérez continue its buzzy awards season run which has seen it clinch four Golden Globes and...

Henry Cavill began his journey by starring in small projects like The Count of Monte Cristo, but it was The Tudors that earned him initial recognition. Since then, Cavill has been steadily climbing the ladder of success, thanks to his undeniable talent and striking screen presence.

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel | Warner Bros. Pictures

More often than not, Cavill is excessively praised for his chiseled jawline and action-hero physique that overshadow the dedication he has for the craft. The actor within him is certainly dedicated to making bold choices and committing to meaningful storytelling.

Henry Cavill prefers to play the family man over the Playboy Henry Cavill in The Tudors | Showtime Network

Henry Cavill has always wanted to explore more grounded and complex characters, and that is evident after his take on a transformative role in The Tudors. In the show, he played Charles Brandon, a close confidant of King Henry VIII.

Jacques Audiard’s musical film Emilia Pérez swept the 30th edition of France’s Lumière Awards on Monday evening, winning Best Film, Director and Screenplay as well Actress for Karla Sofia Gascón and Music for Camille and Clément Ducol.

The wins add further steam to the Cannes Jury Prize winner’s awards season run following its quadruple Golden Globes triumph and European Film Awards victory, where it also clinched Best Film, Director, Screenplay and Actress for Gascón.

The movie is currently on six of the 10 announced category shortlists for the 97th the Academy Awards and nominated in 11 categories for the 2025 Baftas film awards.

Further awards seasons hopefuls also featured in the Lumière prizes, with Mati Diop’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner Dahomey – which made it into Best International Feature Film (for Senegal) and Documentary Academy Award shortlists – won Best Documentary.

Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis’s Flow – which is also on...

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” swept France’s 30th Lumiere Awards, the local equivalent to the Golden Globes, at a ceremony held on Monday in Paris at the Forum des Images auditorium.

“Emilia Pérez” dominated the show, winning a whopping five awards: best film, director, script, actress for Karla Sofía Gascón, and music for Camille and Clement Ducol. The awards were voted on by France-based journalists from 38 countries.

The Spanish-language, Mexico-set crime musical stars Gascón as notorious cartel leader Manitas del Monte, who fakes her own death to live authentically as a trans woman. The supporting cast includes Selena Gomez, who plays Manitas’ tormented wife Jessi, and Zoe Saldaña, who portrays Rita, a talented but overworked lawyer recruited by Emilia to help her start a new life. Since winning Cannes’ jury prize and an award for its female ensemble, “Emilia Pérez” has received a flood of international laurels and is now leading the U.

Here’s the second Insider of the year, as things grind back into gear. Jesse Whittock here to take you through the top international TV and film news. I’ll also take this time to send out love to friends, colleagues and counterparts in L.A. impacted by the devastating fires.

‘Dick Turpin’s Demise

Turpin hurtin’: Noel Fielding’s time as the swashbuckling Dick Turpin is over — and the whole adventure has collapsed around him. In an incredibly rare turn of events, Season 2 of Apple TV+ comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin has been shut down around three-quarters of the way through its shoot. Fielding did not return to set after the Christmas break citing ill health, despite producer Big Talk Studios making adjustments to his shooting schedule and support needs. Now, a cast and crew of hundreds are out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.

Greek-French filmmaker Costa Gavras, Japanese director Miike Takashi and Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, whose latest film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is Oscar shortlisted, have joined the roster of speakers at International Film Festival Rotterdam for the upcoming 54th edition, running from Jan. 30 – Feb. 9.

IFFR will present two strands of conversations: Big Talks, featuring dialogues between world-renowned figures from diverse disciplines, and Tiger Talks, offering explorations of film-related themes and addressing various issues including feminism, the legacy of colonialism, and cinema’s sociopolitical role.

Additional talks will take place during the Rtm Day, IFFR’s program dedicated to Rotterdam on Jan. 31.

Furthermore, the IFFR Pro Dialogues program of industry-focused discussions will be held during the IFFR Pro Days, running between Jan. 31 – Feb. 5.

Also during the festival, IFFR will welcome further special guests to present their titles in selection, including Payal Kapadia (“All We Imagine as Light”), Jan-Willem van Ewijk (“Alpha.

Bille August-directed TV series “The Count of Monte Cristo,” featuring an international cast led by Sam Claflin (“Peaky Blinders”) is reaping stellar ratings in Italy, scoring on average a whopping 26% primetime share on the country’s state broadcaster Rai.

The first episode of August’s high-end adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic, which the two-time Palme d’Or winning director of “Pelle the Conqueror” and “Smilla’s Sense Of Snow” shot in Paris, Torino, Rome and Malta, drew more than 5 million viewers Monday on Rai’s Rai-1 flagship station, reaching peaks of more than 32% of the country’s total TV audience and marking Rai’s best ratings for a TV series in nearly a year.

Claflin stars as young sailor Edmond Dantes who is falsely accused of treason and is imprisoned without trial in the Château d’If, a grim island fortress off Marseille before escaping to seek revenge.

The international box office for French cinema dropped by 11% in 2024, according to data released by Unifrance on Monday, but the film and TV export agency said the figures only gave part of the picture.

Unifrance said French film productions racked up 33.4M admissions internationally in the first 50 weeks of 2024 for a €222.8M ($227.09M) gross. The body gave a preliminary forecast for the entire year of 38M admissions for €250M ($254M) of revenue, which it said corresponded to a 11% drop compared to 2023.

The top performing French film in international markets was The Count of Monte Cristo, which generated 3.3M admissions for a €20.7M ($21.2) gross. It was followed in the charts by four films that had begun their international careers in 2023: Anatomy of a Fall, Autumn and the Black Jaguar, The Taste Of Things and The Jungle Bunch 2: World Tour.

2024 newcomers in the international top ten included surprise local breakout A Little Something Else,...

Once the City of Light’s newest and chicest movie palace plays host to this week’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris opening on Tuesday, one might hardly fault first-time attendees for the odd pangs of déjà vu.

Just steps from the iconic Opera Garnier in the heart of town, the Haussmannian unit that houses the recently opened Pathé Palace began as a vaudeville theater in 1868, before serving a more than century-long stretch as an upscale marquee, first as Le Paramount, later Le Gaumont Opera, and now, after five years of dark screens and design renewal, as Pathé Cinemas’ flagship Parisian venue.

As with the building’s familiar Haussmannian exterior, architects from the Renzo Piano Building Workshop sought to integrate old and new, accentuating light and open space with use of glass structures and mixed-use construction techniques similar to those of the Centre Pompidou and The Shard, all while honoring existing...

Jim Caviezel’s career is one of Hollywood’s most interesting stories. Once a rising star with great performances, Caviezel’s life took a dramatic turn after playing the role of Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s controversial 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ.

Jim Caviezel as Jesus in The Passion of the Christ | Credits: 20th Century Studios

Now, nearly two decades later, Gibson is preparing a sequel. This offers Caviezel a chance to revive a career that has been halted by setbacks and controversy. Will the sequel be able to redeem Caviezel and bring him back into the spotlight? Only time will tell.

What happened to Jim Caviezel? Jim Caviezel in a still from The Prisoner | Credits: ITV

Before The Passion of the Christ, Jim Caviezel had carved out a solid career in Hollywood. His performances in The Thin Red Line, Frequency, and The Count of Monte Cristo earned...

The Young and the Restless spoilers document that Damien (Nathan Owens) is destined to arrive in Genoa City, Wisconsin, this winter.

Being Nate Hastings’ (Sean Dominic) brother and possibly working for Winters positions Damien in Lily Winters’ (Christel Khalil) path.

Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) was a recent love. But he’s with Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope), and even if he wasn’t, Lily isn’t interested in rebooting her connection with Billy.

All factors referenced openly imply that Damien will become Lily’s next romantic connection. Though seasoned soap fans realize that nothing is guaranteed in daytime, with a curveball possible weeks before Spring Training baseball begins.

The Young And The Restless Spoilers – Count Of Monte Cristo Appears To Prove Connection

Readers of this comprehensive soap site may also be readers of classic adventure stories. Alexandre Dumas wrote The Count of Monte Cristo, starting in 1844 because the book was released...

Henry Cavill's best movies and TV shows show the amazing rise to fame the actor has had as well as the promise the rest of his career holds in store. Born in St Helier, Jersey, Cavill made his feature movie debut in the period adventure movie The Count of Monte Cristo, establishing himself in the business and leading to roles in smaller projects. However, the role that took Cavill from a relatively unknown performer to a household name was Superman in Zack Snyder's first Dceu movie, Man of Steel.

Though Superman is still the role most fans associate with Cavill, he has continued to prove himself capable of shedding that reputation with other terrific and fun roles. He has played the villains in big action movies, taken on more comedic roles, and even starred on the small screen. With his commanding presence and searing intensity, Cavill has held...

Letterboxd released its list of the most-watched actors and highest-rated films of 2024, based on ratings from its 17 million users. Zendaya was the most-watched female actor again, thanks to her roles in ‘Dune: Part 2’ and ‘Challengers.’ Dune: Part 2 was the top-rated movie of the year, with a 4.4-star rating, and its director, Denis Villeneuve, was the most-watched director.

Zendaya’s ‘Dune’ co-star, Timothée Chalamet, was replaced by Willem Dafoe as the most-watched actor. Dafoe appeared in four big films last year: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ ‘Saturday Night,’ ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ and recently released, ‘Nosferatu.’

You can check out the top picks below:

The most-watched actors of 2024 on Letterboxd are led by Willem Dafoe, followed by Timothée Chalamet and Stellan Skarsgård. Other top actors include J.K. Simmons, Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem, and Mark Ruffalo.

1. Willem Dafoe 2. Timothée Chalamet 3. Stellan Skarsgård 4. J.K. Simmons 5. Josh Brolin 6. Samuel L.

Letterboxd, the cinephile social platform that’s become perhaps the most effective tool for independent film in a landscape where moviegoers are hard to reach, hit 17 million members in 2024.

That’s a big jump from 11.4 million at the end of 2023 and 1.8 million in 2020, according to the New Zealand-based platform’s 2024 Year In Review published today.

A new member joins Letterboxd every five seconds, it said of the hub for film fans to discover, discuss and share favorites. In 2024, those members wrote 96.4 million reviews, marked 701 million films watched, and made 6.8 million lists, a popular feature.

Perhaps most importantly, it’s a now a key driver of the indie box office with distributors frequently citing Letterboxd when opening a film theatrically. A24 gave a shout-out to the platform for the strong limited debut of Brady Corbet’s Golden Globe winning The Brutalist in December.

Letterboxd, launched in 2012 by Auckland tech entrepreneurs Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow,...

For 17 million film fans on Letterboxd, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two was the spice of 2024.

The popular movie-reviewing app has published its annual year in review, a ranking of the most popular and beloved films of the past 12 months, as determined by user ratings. Villeneuve’s sci-fi blockbuster topped the charts as the highest-rated, most popular, and most obsessively rewatched film of 2024. Unsurprisingly, the Canadian helmer was also Letterboxd’s most-watched director of the year. The site’s users ranked the sequel to Villeneuve’s 2021 Dune: Part One even higher than the original, giving Dune: Part 2 a 4.4 out of 5 average rating, compared to 3.9 for the first movie.

“I’m gonna sleep well tonight,” said director Denis Villeneuve in response to the news. “The idea that there’s a community, the Letterboxd community of film lovers, cinephiles, that are sharing film lists and their love and their passion, it...

“Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,” the hit Paris-set superhero adventure show, has been acquired by Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia in a deal comprising all five seasons of the blockbuster series.

The show, which airs in over 150 countries, will headline Atresmedia’s newly expanded “Neox Kidz” children’s programming block, starting on Jan. 7. The deal was brokered by Mediawan Kids & Family.

The Neox Kids programming will be available with extended hours from 6am-10am on weekdays, and 6am to 2pm on weekends and boast exclusive premium kids’ content. “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir” is the first new series acquired for Neox Kids’ updated block.

“Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir” was previously available in Spain on Disney Channel. Disney+ will continue to be the home to new “Miraculous” content with season six launching early 2025.

“The acquisition of ‘Miraculous’ marks a pivotal moment for Neox Kidz as we reinforce...

Italy’s box office revenues remained stable in 2024, totalling roughly €494 million ($513 million) in grosses and 70 million admissions – which is just slightly below the country’s $514 million 2023 intake.

Disney landed the year’s top 3 titles with “Inside Out 2,” which grossed $48.3 million locally; “Moana 2,” which pulled $20 million; and “Deadpool & Wolverine” which clocked in at $18.7 in the Italian theatrical market, according to figures released by national box office compiler Cinetel.

But amid a dearth of Hollywood blockbusters, due to the impact of last year’s Hollywood strikes, it was local movies, such as Italy’s sleeper hit “The Boy With Pink Pants,” that proved crucial to keeping the market buoyant. “The Boy With Pink Pants,” a teen drama by relatively unknown director Margherita Ferri about the harrowing true tale of a 15-year-old boy who took his own life after enduring bullying at school and online, became the year’s surprise...

There are 323 feature films eligible for the upcoming Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday, though a whopping 36% of those – 116 feature films – are not eligible for consideration in the Best Picture category.

The discrepancy between films that have qualified for the top category and films that are eligible in other categories comes either because the filmmakers did not attempt to qualify – likely the case for several documentary, animated or international films. Or because of new eligibility rules that require Best Picture candidates to meet additional benchmarks for diversity and inclusion. This is the second year that Representation and Inclusion Standards (Raise) have been enforced, though they did not appear to disqualify any serious contenders in the category.

Among titles excluded from Best Picture consideration are Andrea Arnold’s “Bird,” starring Barry Keoghan, Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut “Woman of the Year,” Michael Keaton’s directorial debut “Knox Goes Away,...

The anticipated sixth season of “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,” the Paris-set blockbuster animated superhero series, is set to world premiere in the U.S. on Jan. 25.

The new season will bow on Disney Channel and Disney Xd with episodes airing in simulcast at 11am Et/Pt, while the international rollouts will begin during the first quarter of 2025.

The Miraculous saga revolves around the double lives of Marinette and Adrien, two seemingly ordinary teenagers who transform into secret superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir to protect their city of Paris. “Marinette and Adrian navigate a deepening relationship filled with life-altering revelations and unforeseen challenges, while their superhero alter egos must confront their most formidable adversary yet,” reads the synopsis.

Season six will be the first series produced using Unreal Engine, a real-time 3D creation tool that brings immersive and photorealistic storytelling to life. It also introduces updated character designs,...

Emilia Pérez

Emilia Pérez continues to lead in a tight awards race, appearing in 14 of the BAFTA longlists announced today. It's from these lists that the final nominees will be chosen on 18 January, the day after the Oscar nominations.

Those lists in full:

Best Film Anora The Apprentice The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez Kneecap The Substance Wicked

Outstanding British Film Back To Black Bird Blitz Civil War Conclave Gladiator II Hard Truths Kneecap Lee Love Lies Bleeding The Outrun Paddington In Peru Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl We Live In Time Wicked Little Letters

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer Bring Them Down Grand Theft Hamlet Hoard Kneecap Monkey Man On Falling Santosh Sister Midnight The Taste Of Mango The Teacher

Best Children’s & Family Film Flow Kensuke’s Kingdom Piece By Piece Spellbound That Christmas Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl...

Imagine a $75 million movie starring Henry Cavill — sounds like a surefire hit, right? Well, not for Guy Pearce. During filming, he had a lightbulb moment that’d make anyone rethink their perspective on heroes. It was one of those moments where you realize, “maybe I shouldn’t have met my hero after all.”

Henry Cavill in a still from Justice League | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Pearce’s experience on the set of that big-budget blockbuster had him questioning things he never expected. But the lesson? Sometimes, the larger-than-life stars aren’t exactly what you’d expect.

Guy Pearce’s eye-opening experience on The Count of Monte Cristo A still from The Count of Monte Cristo | Credits: Barber/Birnbaum Productions

Guy Pearce’s time on The Count of Monte Cristo was one for the books, both for its highs and its unexpected lessons. While filming in Ireland, Pearce faced a curveball...

Guillermo del Toro has a very interesting and respectable filmography, but there are a slew of films that the director never got to make. Be it Pacific Rim or Hellboy, del Toro has been able to deliver a very nuanced take on war, and violence, but there was one film that he never got to make, that could have possibly been pretty violent.

Blade II || Credit: New Line

While del Toro directed Blade II, the director abandoned a very interesting project that might have been a box office hit. The director is known for his interest in the supernatural, fantasy, and even science fiction, which takes inspiration from anime and other modern media. Guillermo del Toro could have directed a very interesting film, based on a famous novel, had not decided to deal with Marvel instead.

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Left Hand of Darkness‘ sounded like a great film Credits:...

Emilia Pérez and Conclave led the British Academy of Film and Television Arts longlist selections on Friday, the first step toward securing BAFTA Awards nominations when the list of official 2025 award contenders is revealed on Jan. 15.

Netflix’s top contender Emilia Pérez landed on 15 longlists — tying a record set by Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front two years ago and Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie last year. Among its mentions were Best Film, Best Film Not in English Language, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jacques Audiard, and four longlist nods for its quartet of actresses — with Karla Sofia Gascon hitting the lead actress longlist and co-stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz all appearing on the supporting actress longlist. The four actresses shared the Best Actress honors at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where Emilia Pérez made its debut.

Conclave was second with 14 longlist mentions,...

The BAFTA Film Awards have unveiled this year’s longlists for 25 categories, and in the lead are Jacques Audiard’s rollicking crime drama Emilia Perez and Edward Berger’s craft papal thriller Conclave. Scroll down for the lists in full.

Emilia Perez has landed on the most longlists with 15 nods. This haul includes Best Film, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Not In The English Language, and leading actress for Karla Sofía Gascón. Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña are longlisted in supporting alongside Adriana Paz. The haul of 15 longlist mentions equals the previous record first set by Edward Berger’s war feature All Quiet on the Western Front and matched last year by Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, and Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon.

Conclave nabbed 14 appearances on the longlists. This haul includes Best Film, Supporting Actress for Isabella Rossellini, Supporting Actor for Stanley Tucci,...

The British Academy has unveiled the results of the first round of voting across all 25 categories for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards, with two very different thrillers leading the pack of longlisted features.

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish-language music-thriller that was picked up by Netflix in Cannes, has emerged ahead of the race with slots in 15 categories, including best film, director, leading actress and three in the supporting actress list. Meanwhile “Conclave,” Focus Features’ Papal mystery-thriller from Edward Berger set within the Vatican, has 14, including best film, director and leading actor for Ralph Fiennes.

Further down, a tight pack of films includes “The Substance,” “The Brutalist” and “A Complete Unknown” on 11 lists, “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two” on 10 and “Anora” and “Gladiator 2” on nine. All, with the exception of “Gladiator 2,” are on the best film longlist. Ridley Scott’s epic return to the coliseum also missed out...

BAFTA on Friday unveiled its longlists for this year’s film awards with Emilia Pérez, Conclave, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist and The Substance setting the pace.

Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical tops the longlists (15), including leading actress and supporting actress mentions for Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez. Edward Berger’s Conclave follows with 14 nods, including leading actor and supporting actor for Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, respectively.

After that, it’s a three-way tie between Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (11). Sean Baker’s Anora is honored with nine mentions on the longlists, including for lead star Mikey Madison. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are included for their roles in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked, and Timothée Chalamet is among the leading actor list for his performance in A Complete Unknown.

Round two of voting kicks off Friday,...

Bafta has unveiled the round two voting longlists for its 2024 film awards, with Emilia Perez leading the way with 15 spots followed by Conclave with 14.

Eighty films have been longlisted across 25 categories, including the new children’s and family film award – the first new category at the Bafta film awards for five years.

Scroll down for the full longlists

After Emilia Perez and Conclave, three films tied with 11 spots on the lists: James Mangold’s Bob Dylan story A Complete Unknown, Brady Corbet’s Venice title The Brutalist and Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes Competition entry The Substance.

Blockbusters Dune: Part Two...

The Count of Monte Cristo, written and directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, has achieved the highest Rotten Tomatoes score for a historical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' titular novel from 1844. Starring Pierre Niney as Edmond Dantès, the film brings Dumas' iconic tale of betrayal and vengeance to life. The story follows the adventures of Dantès, a sailor wrongfully imprisoned at the behest of a malicious conspiracy. After 14 years of captivity, he escapes, uncovers a hidden treasure, and assumes the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who wronged him.

The 2024 adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo has shattered expectations by securing a 98% critics' score and 91% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the best-rated adaptation of the story. Over a dozen adaptations, including beloved films and miniseries, have brought The Count of Monte Cristo to screens for decades, but Delaporte and Patellière version’s rich storytelling,...