The CW achieved early success by cleverly using the seductive wealth of "Gossip Girl" to court young female viewers. Since then, it has broadened its appeal with a mixture of superhero shows and…
Mark Pedowitz has been The CW's superhero-in-chief for the second half of its 10-year history. The longtime ABC exec took the reins of the network in April 2011 at a time of major transition for the…
Fourteen years ago, the world was introduced to an unfamiliar host on a new reality show: Ryan Seacrest on "American Idol." Today, "American Idol" has sung its last tune and Seacrest is a global…
SAN SEBASTIAN — New York-based Submarine Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to Takuji Masuda’s "Bunker77," a feature length documentary on the life of surfing legend Bunker Spreckels…
SAN SEBASTIAN — Once, only a few years ago, ta question under discussion between the San Sebastian Festival and the Basque government, was how the festival, taking place at the Basque Country's most…
"I've lost my head. I'm so afraid. I've lost my head. I'm lost. Can someone take me away?" The first lines of the song which Vincent (Kévin Azaïs, "Love at First Fight"), the lead singer of a…
In the digital age, even the most established film festivals are finding the going hard. But as it approaches its first quarter century, London's Raindance Film Festival is embracing the chaos…
SAN SEBASTIAN — The only feature by a Spanish woman director at San Sebastian – which, given the seven by men, might say something about the Spanish film industry – "Maria (And the Others)"…
SAN SEBASTIAN — If San Sebastian were to give a prize this year for its most shocking film, "Playground" would surely be the clear winner. It kicks off with its Polish director, Bartosz Kowalski…
SAN SEBASTIAN — Famed for its Pamplona bulls-runs, Spain's Navarre is now offering another lure to visitors, at least if they are film and TV producers: 35% tax rebates, one of the highest fiscal…
Baltasar Kormákar, the Icelandic director of “Everest,” has boarded “Red Fjords,” a large scale historical crime thriller inspired by a true story which Kormákar will produce via his own outfit RVK…
