Author: Michael

Audiences in North America will soon have the chance to fall in love with Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beloved,” as Kino Lorber has acquired the father-daughter drama out of Cannes. The movie starring Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo will get an early 2027 theatrical release, the distribution company announced on Monday. The film is also set to screen at TIFF next month. “I am absolutely pleased that Kino Lorber — a 100% independent company fully committed to the importance of the theater experience — will be distributing our film in the U.S.,” Sorogoyen said in a statement. “The taste they have…

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John Oliver was doling out plenty of strays on Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight,” and this week, it was Lea Michele on the receiving end of a particularly brutal, but common one. The HBO host’s main story this week centered on subscription models, and how they’re designed to trick customers as much as possible. Among companies’ methods to do so is the use of colored buttons. Oliver cited Amazon Prime as an example, as they typically use a yellow button to confirm checkout. But now, they also use a yellow button as a sign-up button for Prime. “Yeah that’s…

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