203 stories by "Alex Ritman"
Despite having become a hugely successful filmmaker over the last decade and being a regular face on the awards circuit, Yorgos Lanthimos admits he still has very mixed feelings about the pr…
The "Wicked" sequel "For Good"Â may not be hitting cinemas until Nov. 21, but director Jon M. Chu dropped by the BFI London Film Festival on Friday to offer a special sneak peak of the fol…
Fast-rising British star Mia McKenna-Bruce has landed herself a role in one of the buzziest and most talked-about upcoming film series. The 28-year-old, who broke out as the lead in 2023 Can…
Jilly Cooper, the famed and hugely prolific British author best known for her hugely popular steamy romance novels, has died. She was 88. According to her agency, Curtis Brown, Cooper died f…
Cillian Murphy won the best actor Oscar last year for his nuanced portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's all-conquering biopic. Incredibly, in Netflix drama "Steve" "Â w…
Patricia Routledge, best known for playing snobbish social-climber Hyacinth Bucket in beloved British sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances," has died. She was 96. "We are deeply saddened to confir…
British acting union Equity has joined the criticism being directed toward Tilly Norwood, the so-called AI "actress" who has spent much of this week in the spotlight as one of the industry's…
Alexander Skarsgard has added another unorthodox romance to his resume. The actor " soon to be seen in A24's BDSM rom-com "Pillion" (playing the dom to Harry Melling's sub), which bowed in C…
The creator of AI actress Tilly Norwood has released a statement following a weekend of heated backlash over the news that talent agents were already interested in signing the digital charac…
Natalie Dormer has said she won't promote ITV and Britbox's upcoming drama series "The Lady," in which she plays Sarah Ferguson, following revelations over the Duchess of York's connections …
Sawyer Spielberg, recently seen alongside Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal in Celine Song's "Materialists," has landed his first major lead role. The actor "Â who also appeared in "Masters …
"Day of the Jackal," the Eddie Redmayne-fronted TV spy series that became a ratings smash for both Sky and Peacock last year, has a new lead writer for its second series. Ronan Bennett, who …
Donald Trump has offered further applause for ABC's shock decision to take "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off air indefinitely over comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk tha…
Ambika Mod, Daisy Ridley and Morfydd Clark are among the names taking part in a special one-off table read of "Pride and Prejudice" in London to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians.…
Louis Partridge is feeling protective of George Wickham, the notorious knave he plays in Netflix's all-star adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," currently in production. "Yeah, he is a bit o…
Charlie Brooker is taking a break from his "Black Mirror" duties with Netflix to embark on something a little different at the streamer: a four-part detective series. Now in production, the …
"Stranger Things" breakout Dacre Montgomery (currently in Gus Van Sant's festival bowing "Dead Man's Wire") is set to lead the cast of upcoming psychological thriller "Moral Capacity" alongs…
Emmy-nominated actress Lily James has teamed with theater and film producer Gala Gordon to formally launch their own banner, Parodos Productions. The British, female-led production company w…
Figures from across the film and TV world, including Oscar, BAFTA, Emmy and Palme d'Or winners, have signed a pledge saying they will refuse to work with Israeli institutions and companies t…
Back in 2017 and fresh out of drama school, David Jonsson auditioned for "Wasteman," Cal McMau's debut feature and a violent pressure cooker thriller set in a British prison. The drama bows …
Many actors turned directors emerge from their first venture behind the camera a little shellshocked. With James McAvoy it appears to be full-blown PTSD. "You're juggling everything!" he exc…
"Do you know why I'm doing this movie? I have money, I already have fame, I already have Oscars. What do I get that I want? I want to have fun." So says Francis Ford Coppola in the first ful…
Filmmakers Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet got candid about the challenges of independent cinema while at the Venice Film Festival with their sweeping musical drama "The Testament of Ann Lee.…
The last time Amanda Seyfried was at the Venice Film Festival with a film it was in 2017 for "First Reformed," playing a parishioner in modern day New York. For her latest trip to the Lido, …
Jim Jarmusch has added his voice to the growing backlash against Mubi after the arthouse distributor took on an investor with close ties to the Israeli military earlier this year. Mubi co-pr…