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Jennifer Lopez sets Vegas residency, Richard Linklater's ‘Nouvelle Vague' lands at Netflix, and more of today's top stories
Gold Derby's for May 27, 2025. Jennifer Lopez sets Las Vegas residency Jenny from the Block is heading to the Strip for a series of concerts at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The residency, called "Jennifer Lopez: Up All Night Live in Las Vegas," will be the week of New Year's with shows on Dec. 30 and 31, as well as Jan. 2 and 3. Concerts will continue in March for eight additional performances. Tickets go on sale for Citi card members on June 2 at 10 a.m. PT. Fan club tickets go on sale the following day, with the general public getting access on Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. PT. More from GoldDerby How designer Marg Horwell transforms Sarah Snook in 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' through quick costume changes (exclusive images) 'The Last of Us' director Kate Herron on bringing the Ellie and Dina relationship to the show: 'It was a privilege' 'Sunset Boulevard': Will Andrew Lloyd Webber break a 30-year Tony drought? Richard Linklater's heads to Netflix After receiving strong reviews out of the Cannes Film Festival, the French New Wave-inspired film has sold to Netflix. Chronicling the making of Jean-Luc Godard's seminal Breathless, Nouvelle Vague stars Guillaume Marbeck as the groundbreaking auteur and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, his leading lady. The acquisition returns Linklater to the Netflix folder after his Glen Powell starrer Hit Man also landed at the streamer. Season 2 finale hits big HBO has released some of the streaming numbers for its apocalyptic hit in the wake of the second season finale on Sunday. The video game adaptation boasts nearly 37 million global viewers per episode in Season Two. Those numbers bring the total number of viewers since the end of season one to 90 million for the series. Early numbers on the finale itself were around 3.7 million, a tally that the network says will grow after the holiday weekend. Final trailer for Celine Song's The new film from the Past Lives writer-director continues to channel the late '90/early 2000s with its final trailer, a riff on the "Priceless" MasterCard ad campaign. Materialists opens in theaters on June 13. Ryan Reynolds narrates trailer for National Geographic A preview of the upcoming Nat Geo doc examines some of the amazing adaptations of some of nature's less-glamorous species. Michael Douglas to be honored at Taormina Film Festival The two-time Academy Award winner is set to receive the Taormina Excellence Achievement Award on June 10 in Sicily. The event will celebrate Douglas' five decades as an actor and producer. "It is with great excitement and pride that we announce the presence of Michael Douglas as the guest of honor on the opening night of the Taormina Film Festival. An icon of world cinema, actor and producer extraordinaire, Michael Douglas has marked entire generations with unforgettable performances and an unwavering commitment to the enhancement of cinematic art," said the festival's artistic director, Tiziana Rocca. Seattle International Film Festival reveals winners Brittany Shyne's film Seeds won the Grand Jury Prize at SIFF, which ran from May 15 to 25. Other winners include Tinā, which took home the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film and Come See Me in the Good Light, which won the same for Best Documentary. See the complete list of winners. Best of GoldDerby 'The Pitt' star Supriya Ganesh on Mohan 'reworking' her trauma and when she'll realize Abbot is flirting with her Dream Team: 'Étoile' creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino on the secrets of their partnership: 'You want to be jealous of something someone has done' TV sound editors roundtable: 'Adolescence' and 'Secret Level' Click here to read the full article.
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17-05-2025
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph to Preside Over Jury at Italy's Taormina Film Festival That Will Open With ‘John Wick' Spinoff ‘Ballerina'
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, who won an Oscar for her role in 'The Holdovers,' will preside over the jury of Italy's upcoming Taormina Film Festival that will run June 10-14 in the Sicilian sea resort. This year's other Taormina jurors are Rupert Everett, multiple Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell, former Variety editor Steven Gaydos and Italian actors Ilenia Pastorelli ('They Call Me Jeeg') and Alessandra Mastronardi ('Medici'). More from Variety Cannes Critics' Week: Thai Director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke on Possessed Vacuum Cleaners and Dust Pollution in 'A Useful Ghost' 'Miroirs No. 3' Review: Christian Petzold and Paula Beer Team Up Once More for an Elegant Sliver of a Psychodrama 'Thank You for Banking With Us!' Wins Best Film at Critics Awards for Arab Films The Sicilian cinema event, being headed once again by marketing guru Tiziana Rocca, has also announced John Wick' spinoff 'Ballerina' as its out-of-competition opening film with director Len Wiseman and actor Norman Reedus in tow. 'I am very enthusiastic about returning to Taormina,' Rocca said at a Cannes press conference. 'This year's biggest challenge will be to relaunch it and place it once again in the international festival sphere,' she added. Taormina starting this year will be divided into four sections: international feature film competition; out of competition; special events at the ancient Greek theatre, and a new section dedicated to short flms. The first Taormina title announced in competition is Alex Garland's 'Civil War' follow-up 'Warfare.' Italy's I Wonder Pictures, which has a partnership with A24, will release the film in Italy on Aug. 21. As previously announced, Taormina this year will honor Martin Scorsese with a career award. The storied Sicilian event will host a screening of a restored copy of Scorsese's 1976 classic 'Taxi Driver' in the fest's 8,000-seat open-air ancient Greek amphitheater in the shadow of Sicily's active Mount Etna volcano. Fest guests over the past decades have included Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Steven Spielberg, Federico Fellini, Pedro Almodóvar and Tom Cruise. The 71st edition of Taormina will run June 10-14. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
News18
13-05-2025
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Martin Scorsese To Receive Lifetime Achievement Honour At Taormina Film Festival
Last Updated: Martin Scorsese will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 71st Taormina Film Festival in Sicily this June. Celebrated director Martin Scorsese is headed back to his ancestral roots in Sicily this June, where he will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 71st edition of the Taormina Film Festival. Scorsese, known for his cinematic masterpieces, will not only be recognised for his extraordinary contributions to the world of film but will also have one of his most iconic works, Taxi Driver (1976), screened at the festival. The screening will take place in the stunning ancient Greek amphitheater that overlooks the ever-active Mount Etna, providing a dramatic backdrop to the event. 'It is with immense pride and deep emotion that we welcome Martin Scorsese to the Taormina Film Festival," said Tiziana Rocca, the festival's artistic director and marketing expert. 'His presence is truly a historic event, not only for our festival, but for the entire cultural landscape of Italy." This visit follows Scorsese's trip to Sicily in late 2024, when he explored the region as part of his preparations for a new documentary centred on the recently discovered Roman shipwreck, Marausa 2, dating back to the third century A.D. During that visit, he also stopped in Polizzi Generosa — the hometown of his paternal grandparents before they emigrated to New York in the early 1900s. Tiziana Rocca further praised the filmmaker's legacy: 'Scorsese is much more than a filmmaker, he is a living legend, whose unique cinematic voice has explored the human soul, social complexity, and raw emotion with unmatched power and elegance. With this award, we celebrate not only his unparalleled artistic legacy, but also his tireless commitment to the preservation of cinema's memory, the promotion of cinematic culture, and the universal power of storytelling." Taormina Film Festival, which has played host to icons like Elizabeth Taylor, Pedro Almodóvar, and Steven Spielberg over the years, will run from June 10 to June 14 this year. First Published:
