Opus: Last News

John Malkovich lead a pop-themed psychological thriller in Opus.Directed by Mark Anthony Green, the film follows a young writer who is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago, only to find herself in the middle of his twisted plan.Other cast members in the film include Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino, Tatanka Means and Tony Hale.After it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Opus was released in cinemas on March 14, 2025.The film’s score is by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, whose previous credits together include Speak No Evil, Tulsa King and Netflix’s Ozark.Aside from the score, the film features three original songs by Nile Rodgers and The-Dream, which are performed by John Malkovich as Albert Moretti in the film.

Oscar voting is about to close on an awards season has been one of the most volatile in years. Even though a consensus may seem to have formed around certain titles, there is still a nagging sense that anything could happen — and well might. It’s entirely appropriate, then, that Todd Field’s Tár — a film about a mercurial artist holding on through a turbulent time — is still holding a dogged course through these choppy seas, with a campaign driven by Cate Blanchett’s universally acclaimed performance as the troubled conductor Lydia Tár. Here, Field discusses (and declines to discuss) the strengths and the strangeness of a film that has somehow come to mean all things to all people.

Naman Ramachandran The release of revered Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s hugely anticipated epic adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy’s classic Tamil-language novel “Ponniyin Selvan” is the realization of his childhood dream. One of India’s most celebrated filmmakers whose films include “Nayakan,” “Bombay” and “Iruvar,” Ratnam read the novel when he was in high school and wanted to make it ever since. Post the tremendous critical and commercial success of “Nayakan” (1987), when that film’s lead Kamal Haasan wanted to make another film with Ratnam, the filmmaker considered “Ponniyin Selvan,” but the stars did not align at that time. Ratnam’s last film, “Chekka Chivantha Vaanam” (2018), was co-produced by his Madras Talkies and Subaskaran’s Lyca Productions (“2.0”).

Viola Davis stuns in a bright pink dress at the premiere of her new movie, The Woman King, during the 2022 Toronto Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Friday (September 9) in Toronto, Canada.

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Howden (Guns Akimbo) will co-write and direct a film adaptation of his first comic series Monsters of Metal, which launches with its first issue via Opus Comics on October 19.

Electra Heart was never meant to be taken seriously. Not by anyone, certainly not Marina Diamandis herself. 

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAck! Bill the Cat, Opus and the rest of Berkeley Breathed’s “Bloom County” universe are heading to Fox. The comic strip, created and written by Berkeley Breathed, is being developed as an animated series at Fox, through its animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment, as well as Miramax, Spyglass Media Group and Project X Entertainment.Just like the strip, the TV version of “Bloom County” will center “on a collapsed lawyer, a lobotomized cat and a penguin in briefs and fruit headwear living in the world’s last boarding house in the world’s most forgotten place deep in the dandelion wilds of FlyWayWayOver country. To wit, today’s America at a glance.”“Bloom County” will be co-written and executive produced by Breathed.

Celtic supporters at the moment.After the botched 10 In A Row campaign the pressure is well and truly on Neil Lennon as a growing number of fans call for his removal, even if he's already had a hand in the Parkhead rebuild with the pre-contract signing of Liam Shaw.It's set to be a summer of change throughout the club though, with long-serving CEO Peter Lawwell stepping down to be replaced by Dominic McKay.In addition there's set to be a new director of football role created, either working alongside head of recruitment Nick Hammond or replacing him.The likes of David Webb and Fergal Harkin have been linked but arguably the most intriguing suggestion is that of Matteo Tognozzi.The Italian is chief scout at Juventus and hasn't been the man