‘Spaceballs’ Sequel in Development at Amazon MGM With Josh Gad Starring, Mel...
A “Spaceballs” sequel is in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Josh Gad is set to star, and will produce alongside Mel Brooks. Josh Greenbaum will direct the film from a screenplay by Benji Samit, Dan...
View ArticleAlec Baldwin Was Reckless With Guns Before ‘Rust’ Shooting, Prosecutors Allege
Prosecutors in the Alec Baldwin trial intend to argue that the actor displayed a pattern of recklessness with firearms on the set of “Rust” before the fatal shooting of the film’s cinematographer. In a...
View ArticleJapan Icon Kitano Takeshi Shooting Untitled Movie for Amazon MGM Studios
Kitano Takeshi, one of the biggest names in contemporary Japanese cinema, is directing an untitled movie for Amazon MGM Studios. Other details of the movie, such as cast and synopsis were also scant....
View Article‘Bikechess’ Review: A Withheld Kazakh Comedy-Drama About State Propaganda
While the film’s title is only strictly relevant to its opening scene — in which a TV news station films a made-up hybrid sport — the understated Russian-language drama “Bikechess” captures the...
View ArticleAnthea Sylbert, Costume Designer on ‘Chinatown,’‘Rosemary’s Baby’ and...
Anthea Sylbert, an Oscar-nominated costume designer who worked on some of the signature films of the late 1960s and 1970s, including “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Carnal Knowledge,” “Chinatown,” “Shampoo,”...
View Article‘Bad Shabbos’ Review: An Interfaith Couple Survive a Sabbath Meal They Will...
Set in the well-heeled part of New York’s Upper West Side Jewish community, Tribeca Festival audience award winner “Bad Shabbos” is an entertaining, fast-paced comedy about a Sabbath dinner gone...
View ArticleAngel Studios Offers Free Juneteenth Screenings of ‘Sound of Hope: The Story...
Independent media company and film distribution studio Angel Studios will provide early access for its upcoming film “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot” to audiences with a special free screening...
View Article‘Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme’ Review: A Dull Documentary About a...
“Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme” centers on an immensely interesting subject — financial fraudster and D-List actor Zach Horowitz, a.k.a. Zach Avery — but ends up telling his tale in uninteresting...
View ArticleBerlinale Director Tricia Tuttle Appoints Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael Stütz...
New Berlin Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle has appointed two in-house programmers as co-directors of film programming as she puts a new executive team in place. Jacqueline Lyanga, a former U.S....
View ArticleAnnecy Animation Festival Prizewinner ‘Flow’ Sells Worldwide for Charades...
“Flow,” a director-driven animated feature which world premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and just swept three awards at Annecy Film Festival, has been embraced by a raft of major distributors in...
View ArticlePaul Mescal’s ‘Gladiator 2’ Rocks CineEurope With Epic New Footage as...
While the seemingly never-ending saga over Paramount’s future ownership may be still rumbling on, the studio didn’t hold back when it came to putting on a grand spectacle at the 2024 CineEurope trade...
View ArticleWhat’s on Moguls’ Minds at Sun Valley 2024: Disney Succession, AI...
The sultans of media and tech will break out their windbreakers and puffy vests for Allen & Co.’s annual Sun Valley conference next month. It’s a chance for these high-net-worth individuals to look...
View ArticleWhy ‘Baby Reindeer’ and Other ‘True Story’ Netflix Shows Keep Landing in...
“This is a true story.” So begins “Baby Reindeer,” and those five words, which appear on a title card, have ignited a firestorm of controversy. Now, Netflix’s runaway hit about an aspiring comedian...
View ArticleDisney Unveils Terrifying New ‘Alien: Romulus’ Footage, Teases Marvel’s...
Disney landed at the CineEurope trade show on Wednesday riding wave of goodwill from across the industry thanks to the outstanding success of its latest release “Inside Out 2.” Before their slate...
View ArticleFrameline Organizers Credit Film Fest for Furthering Queer Cinema
For nearly half a century, Frameline has celebrated queer stories — and queer identity — with the San Francisco Intl. LGBTQ+ Film Festival. It’s the oldest and longest-running festival of its kind in...
View ArticleMelissa Barrera’s Sundance London Winner ‘Your Monster’ Snapped Up for U.K.,...
Vertigo Releasing has acquired “Your Monster,” the debut feature from writer-director Caroline Lindy, from Bankside Films. The film blends romantic musical elements with comedy-horror and stars Melissa...
View Article‘Hamilton’ Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Weighs in on Struggling to Have It All...
In “Satisfied,” Renée Elise Goldsberry’s vlogs capture how the singer-actor secured the role of Angelica Schuyler in what would become the 2015 Broadway phenomenon “Hamilton,” while also enduring...
View ArticleAlicia Vikander on Working With an Unrecognizable Jude Law in ‘Firebrand’ and...
King Henry VIII is most associated with ordering the killings of two of his wives while he had his marriages to another three annulled. Usually forgotten or rarely mentioned is sixth and final spouse...
View ArticleRon Howard, Helen Mirren, Edgar Wright and More Remember Donald Sutherland:...
Tributes from all parts of Hollywood poured in for “MASH,” “Klute” and “The Hunger Games” star Donald Sutherland, who died at age 88 on Thursday. The honorary Oscar recipient died in Miami after a long...
View ArticleNew Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
It’s not always easy to find out which movies hit theaters each week, especially after the Hollywood strikes led to so many release date changes. With the WGA and actors strikes resolved and summer...
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