In THR's first Busan festival daily, BIFF drives South Korean film boom, 108 Media picks up international rights to director Emmanuel Shirinian's "It Was You Charlie," and Filipino filmmakers are on the rise. | Read More
The plan to assassinate the president is not going well on Hostages. Rogue FBI Special Agent Duncan Carlisle (Dylan McDermott), leader of the team that takes surgeon Ellen Sanders (Toni Collette) and her family hostage to help his comatose wife, unknowingly finds himself the target of a sniper in the third episode, airing Oct. 7, of the freshman CBS drama. STORY: 'Hostages' Boss Promises to 'Deliver' the Goods With Season's Mystery The Hollywood Reporter exclusively debuts a scene from the hour, which sees Duncan arriving at what he understands as a "meeting spot" to meet Burton Delaney (Larry Pine): "Where are you?" Duncan asks on the phone. | Read More
The Over 25s are headed to the live shows. The four chair challenge made its debut on Wednesday's episode of The X Factor, and Kelly Rowland was the first mentor tasked with whittling her category down from 10 hopefuls to four. No easy feat. With four chairs placed at each point on the giant X-shaped stage, each of the 16 seats will ultimately represent the girls, boys, groups and overs set to compete in the show's live episodes, kicking off later this month. | Read More
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