Sunday in Japan: A Ugandan asylum seeker turns to filmmaking

Nishikori's career ends with Japan Open loss to Tiafoe. Kei Nishikori had an emotional farewell to his tennis career, playing his final match at the Japan Open in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Frances Tiafoe.

Alcaraz, Dart, Kartal win in Japan and China but Brits Norrie, Fery knocked out. A bumper day of action on the ATP and WTA Tours at the China Open and Japan Open saw Carlos Alcaraz and Brits Harriet Dart and Sonay Kartal win. But there were defeats for Cam Norrie and Arthur Fery.

Searchlight Submits Original Song From ‘Behemoth!’ for Oscars, ‘Your God Is Sleeping’ Written by Lukas Frank (EXCLUSIVE). Searchlight Pictures will officially submit “Your God Is Sleeping” from “Behemoth!,” a new drama film by Tony Gilroy, for consideration in the original song category at the Oscars, Variety has learned exclusively. The film stars Pedro Pascal as Alex Serian, a gifted musician and cellist who returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on […].

UTA Streamlines Film, TV and Talent Leadership; Matt Rice Rises to President of Filmed Entertainment Unit. UTA has taken a dramatic step to streamline the leadership of its film and TV lit and talent departments to reflect the industry trends of blurring lines between disciplines. As part of the change, agency veteran Matt Rice has been promoted to president of the new UTA Filmed Entertainment unit. In the new structure, UTA’s […].

Middleburg Film Festival Sets ‘Being Heumann’ as Closing Night Film, Martin McDonagh, Seth Rogen and Rosalind Eleazar Lead Honorees. “Being Heumann,” Oscar winner Siân Heder’s Apple Original Film, will close the 14th Middleburg Film Festival, which runs Oct. 15-18. The festival has also set Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s “La Bola Negra” as its Friday Spotlight and Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” as its Sunday Spotlight. As previously announced, the festival will open with Jesse Eisenberg’s […].

‘The Grid Unplugged’ Clip: Devastating Doc Explores Failing Power Grids That Sparked California Wildfires — Watch. EXCLUSIVE: As parts of California continue to rebuild following wildfires in recent years, The Grid Unplugged explores a systemic failure at the root of the problem. Making its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival, Deadline has an exclusive clip from the Rick Cutter-helmed documentary written by Adam Samuel Goldman, which asks what happens […].