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Paul Schrader Responds to Sexual Assault Allegation In Open Letter: ‘I Have Nothing to Hide About My Conduct’

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By Jack Dunn According To The variety Paul Schrader has written a letter to his friends and associates responding to sexual assault allegations posed by his 26-year-old former assistant, claiming her accusations couldn’t be “further from the truth.” On April 3, Schrader’s former assistant, identified as Jane Doe, alleged in a legal filing that the “Taxi Driver” screenwriter had sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions. One alleged incident occurred shortly after last year’s “Oh, Canada” premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where she claims Schrader exposed his penis to her in his hotel room. She also claimed that Schrader’s lawyer agreed on a monetary settlement after the alleged abuse, but after some “soul searching,” he pulled out of the deal. The Jane Doe’s lawyers then ...

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Academy President Janet Yang Urges Preservation of ‘Human Authorship’ in the AI Era

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By Carolyn Giardina According To The variety Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Janet Yang said the media and entertainment community needs to preserve “human authorship” as AI use evolves in Hollywood, Monday during a session at the NAB Show. “We need the human behind the AI,” she said. “I feel cautiously optimistic that we will find a path for what will be a big part of our lives.” In attendance at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas for the first time, Yang participated in a panel during which she provided an overview of the Academy and thoughts on AI to the engineering-heavy audience. Noting that the Academy has 19 branches, representing those in front of and behind the camera, as well as one of the newest, aimed at...

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Allu Arjun Confirms Untitled Feature With Director Atlee, Sun Pictures (EXCLUSIVE

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Following the monumental success of “Pushpa 2,” which amassed over $210 million globally , pan-India star Allu Arjun is officially joining forces with director Atlee and marquee production house Sun Pictures for a new feature that promises to be a high-concept, VFX-driven spectacle. Backed by Sun Group’s Kalanithi Maran, the untitled film is slated to go into production this month, it was revealed on the occasion of Arjun’s birthday on Tuesday. Arjun and Atlee were recently in Los Angeles, where the duo met with leading special effects companies to map out the film’s ambitious visual palette. The project, still under wraps in terms of title and casting, is being positioned as an original big-screen event with mass ...

Apr72025 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Minecraft’ Is Already the Second-Biggest Movie of the Year With $301 Million in Global Debut

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By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety A Minecraft Movie” landed on the big screen as an instant (and surprise) blockbuster smash with $301 million globally, providing Hollywood and cinema owners with a much-needed box office boost. After three days of release, it’s already the second-highest grossing film of the year behind Disney and Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World” ($410 million after eight weeks on the big screen). “Minecraft,” a PG action comedy from Warner Bros. and Legendary, will surpass those ticket sales to rank as No. 1 in a matter of days. Among other benchmarks, “A Minecraft Movie” scored the second-biggest international debut for a video game adaptation after Universal and Illumination’s “Super Mario Bros. Movie.” That film, which opened in 2023, s...

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My Little Moon” Shines at Riverside Festival with Best Film and Best Actress Awards

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By Cineversedaily News The feature film My Little Moon, directed by Ali Atshani, has won the Best Film award at the 22nd Riverside Festival in California, USA. The Riverside Festival is one of the prestigious festivals in the US, held annually in April in Riverside, California. This year, during the closing ceremony of its 22nd edition on April 6th at the Fox Theater in Riverside, My Little Moon was awarded the Best Film. In addition, Natalia Polo won the Best Actress award at this festival for her performance in the film. The film has previously received numerous accolades at various festivals, including the Kansas City Festival, Santa Fe Film Festival, and many others. Last week, My Little Moon also won the Best Actress award for Natalia Polo at the Kansas City Festival. Natalia Po...

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A Nice Indian Boy’: Why Levantine Films Believes the Queer Indie Rom-Com Has the Potential to Pop in Theaters

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By Matt Minton According To The variety Levantine Films is betting on the queer rom-com “A Nice Indian Boy” with a theatrical release — a show of confidence in an era where rom-coms are often relegated to streaming platforms. The film stars “Deadpool” actor Karan Soni as an Indian man who brings his white-orphan-artist boyfriend (played by Tony and Grammy winner Jonathan Groff) home to his traditional family. When Levantine Films CEO Benjamin Hung first read Madhuri Shekar’s play, on which the film is based, he recognized that the story was “less about coming out” and more about the process of crossing cultures. “Ideally, we’re looking for projects that are very uplifting and give people hope,” Hung tells Variety about what appealed enough to make a movie. Levant...

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Box Office: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Builds Big With $58 Million Opening Day — Largest of 2025

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By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety After more than a decade in development, “A Minecraft Movie” has dug deep and struck box office diamonds. Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment‘s long-gestating video game adaptation notched a stellar $58 million across Friday and preview screenings from 4,263 North American venues — blasting past “Captain America: Brave New World” ($40.9 million) to land the biggest opening day figure of 2025 so far. In fact, it’s the largest since the record-breaking “Deadpool & Wolverine” launch back in July 2024. It’s a huge start that puts “A Minecraft Movie” on pace to jockey far ahead of its initial projections, which had forecast a domestic opening weekend of $70 million to $80 million. A three-day debut in the nine-dig...