Billy Porter is donning the director's hat very soon again. The 'Pose' actor will direct the queer teen comedy feature, tentatively called, 'To Be Real,' for Amazon Studios.

Billy Porter to direct queer comedy 'To Be Real' for Amazon Studios

46 years of 'Sholay': 8 interesting facts and trivia about the movie that you may have not known

Hollywood star Matt Damon and Oscar-winning director Tom McCarthy say the story of Amanda Knox, the American woman who was tried and acquitted of murder in Italy more than a decade ago, served as the inspiration for their new movie "Stillwater", but that the film is not based on her case.

Matt Damon says 'Stillwater' based on idea, not actual Knox case

Hollywood star Sharon Stone stole the show as she returned to the Cannes red carpet on Wednesday (July 14).

Sharon Stone joins film-stars, models on Cannes red carpet

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi returns to the Cannes film festival with morality tale "A Hero", which premiered on Tuesday (July 13).

Iranian director Farhadi's 'A Hero' explores a good deed gone bad

A somewhat true story of French-Canadian singer Celine Dion's life is told in French filmmaker Valerie Lemercier's new movie "Aline", which received it's world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday (July 13).

Unofficial Celine Dion biopic 'Aline' gets Cannes outing

Nicolas Cage says he made his new movie "Pig" "before the nightmare happened." Cage premiered the drama in Los Angeles on Tuesday (13 July). He completed work on it in 2019 but it was held for release.

Nicolas Cage premieres his drama 'Pig' in LA, talks 'Face/Off' sequel

Featuring Anne Frank's imaginary friend Kitty as its guiding force, a new animated film presented at the Cannes Film Festival seeks to reconnect one of the defining stories of the World War Two Holocaust against the Jews to the present day - and a new audience.

Cannes animated film revives Anne Frank story for new generation

Film fans young and old, some dressed as their favourite "Avengers" characters, walked and posed on a red carpet in London's Leicester Square for a special screening of superhero story "Black Widow".

'Black Widow' screening rolls out the red carpet for London film fans

Comic book Marvel fans showed up and showed out at a red carpet fan event in New York for the much-anticipated film "Black Widow". Actor David Harbour, who plays Alexei Shostakov, a.k.a. the Red Guardian, was on hand to greet fans, something he said he has been craving throughout the pandemic.

David Harbour greets 'Black Widow' fans at New York premiere

A viral Twitter thread about one woman's experience of sex trafficking during a 2015 trip to Florida has been turned into a movie, "Zola."

Twitter thread about woman's sex trafficking tale now a movie

Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta spoke to WION about his new film 'Shakuntala Devi', his co-star Vidya Balan, working with director Anu Menon and why he feels cinema and digital space can co-exist.

Jisshu Sengupta on 'Shakuntala Devi', working with Vidya Balan and why he feels digital is the future

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been pictured exchanging passionate kisses, apparently confirming weeks of fevered rumours that they have rekindled a romance that dominated celebrity media almost 20 years ago.

'Bennifer' returns - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seen kissing

She has nine Grammy Awards, eight multi-platinum albums, two Academy Award nominations and millions of fans across the world. And now Mary J. Blige has a plaque on the Apollo Theater's Walk of Fame.

"It means everything": Mary J Blige inducted into the Apollo Walk of Fame

'Lucifer' to 'Army of the Dead': May guide for binge-watch

"Nomadland" is the bookies' favorite to win best picture at the Oscars, when they take place on April 25. Director Chloe Zhao has already made history as the first female director of color to be nominated in the best director award. Zhao is up for four Oscars, including directing, adapted screenplay, editing and of course, best picture. However, she is keen to point out the production was a group effort.

Will "Nomadland" extend its winning streak to the Oscars?

Spanish freediver and dancer/choreographer Ariadna Hafez performed a breathtaking tango ten metres underwater for Tang'O, a three minute film directed and produced by Frenchman Bastien Soleil.

Underwater Tango: Spanish dancer freedives for breathless performance

Alice Braga says she's still shedding her character of Teresa Mendoza, a woman who rises from poverty to becoming the head of a drug cartel on USA's "Queen of the South". The film is based on the novel "La Reina del Sur" by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Revert.

Alice Braga talks about the final season of 'Queen of the South'

Indian state of Maharashtra, the home of Bollywood, is reeling under new surge in Covid-19 cases. A lockdown is likely to hit theatrical release of several Bollywood blockbusters, bleeding an industry already reeling under a year of the pandemic.

Fate of big Bollywood theatrical releases uncertain as Maharashtra gripped by Covid 19

The curtain finally came up on Broadway on Saturday (April 3) as NY PopsUp showcased Tony-award winning dancer Savion Glover offering a tribute to front line workers with his feet, and fellow Tony award winner Nathan Lane performed a new monologue called "Playbills" which was written for the occasion.

The curtain finally comes up on Broadway

Hadija Haruna-Oelker, a Black journalist, has just produced the German translation of Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb,” the poem about a “skinny Black girl” that for many people was the highlight of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Amanda Gorman’s poetry united critics; it’s dividing translators

WION caught up with actor Adil Hussain about his new film 'The Illegal' which was in the running in the Best Picture category at the 2021 Oscars before the final nominations were announced.

Adil Hussain on his new film 'The Illegal', Indian films at Oscars and more

Zeytin likes to walk through the streets of Istanbul at night, Nazar easily befriends strangers while Kartal lives a construction site in the bustling Turkish city. The trio are the focus of new documentary "Stray" which depicts daily life in Istanbul through the eyes of three dogs that roam its streets, searching for food, wandering along the Bosphorus and stumbling upon a women's rights march.

Istanbul stray dogs get own starring roles in new film

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Billy Porter to direct queer comedy 'To Be Real' for Amazon Studios

46 years of 'Sholay': 8 interesting facts and trivia about the movie that you may have not known

Matt Damon says 'Stillwater' based on idea, not actual Knox case

Sharon Stone joins film-stars, models on Cannes red carpet

Iranian director Farhadi's 'A Hero' explores a good deed gone bad

Unofficial Celine Dion biopic 'Aline' gets Cannes outing

Nicolas Cage premieres his drama 'Pig' in LA, talks 'Face/Off' sequel

Cannes animated film revives Anne Frank story for new generation

'Black Widow' screening rolls out the red carpet for London film fans

David Harbour greets 'Black Widow' fans at New York premiere

Twitter thread about woman's sex trafficking tale now a movie

Jisshu Sengupta on 'Shakuntala Devi', working with Vidya Balan and why he feels digital is the future

'Bennifer' returns - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seen kissing

"It means everything": Mary J Blige inducted into the Apollo Walk of Fame

'Lucifer' to 'Army of the Dead': May guide for binge-watch

Will "Nomadland" extend its winning streak to the Oscars?

Underwater Tango: Spanish dancer freedives for breathless performance

Alice Braga talks about the final season of 'Queen of the South'

Fate of big Bollywood theatrical releases uncertain as Maharashtra gripped by Covid 19

The curtain finally comes up on Broadway

Fate of big Bollywood theatrical releases uncertain as Maharashtra gripped by Covid 19

Amanda Gorman’s poetry united critics; it’s dividing translators

Adil Hussain on his new film 'The Illegal', Indian films at Oscars and more

Istanbul stray dogs get own starring roles in new film