Gena Rowlands, ‘The Notebook’ and ‘A Woman Under the Influence’ Star, Dies at 94
Gena Rowlands, whose seminal and fearless performance in “A Woman Under the Influence” inspired a generation and who starred in many other John Cassavetes features as well as the romance “The...
View ArticleRalph Fiennes, Saoirse Ronan, Peter Sarsgaard, Pamela Anderson Star in Films...
The Zurich Film Festival has revealed the first titles in their Gala section, which includes several films that will bring star power to the red carpet and directors with award-winning credentials....
View ArticleSalaud Morisset Boards ‘Under the Volcano’ Ahead of Toronto Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris- and Berlin-based sales house Salaud Morisset has picked up international sales for “Under the Volcano,” which is set to world premiere in the Centrepiece section at Toronto Film Festival next...
View Article‘Jackpot!’ Review: The Lottery Plot’s Preposterous, but Awkwafina and John...
The ceiling’s pretty low on the action comedy category — a genre whose biggest hits tend to pepper anemic shootouts with wisecracks from former “Saturday Night Live” stars. With Prime Video entry...
View ArticleNorway’s Erik Poppe on His Haugesund, Toronto-Bound ‘Quisling – The Final...
One of Norway’s biggest export names, whose credits include Juliette Binoche starrer “1,000 Times Good Night” and Golden Bear nominee “Utøya- July 22,” director Erik Poppe will kick off the Norwegian...
View ArticleEdinburgh Film Fest Boss Paul Ridd on Resurrecting the Shuttered Event and...
Less than two years ago, it looked like the Edinburgh International Film Festival — the world’s oldest continually running film festival — was no more. In October 2022, just two months after its 75th...
View Article‘Crescent City’ Review: Overplotted Thriller Sustains Interest Primarily with...
New Orleans natives may be slightly disappointed to find that a movie titled “Crescent City” — long a popular nickname for the storied Louisiana metropolis — actually is set in and around Little Rock,...
View ArticleFantastic Fest Indonesian Horror ‘The Draft!’ Nabbed by Blue Finch Films...
U.K.-based sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide rights to Indonesian horror film “The Draft!” ahead of its international premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest. Directed...
View Article‘My Penguin Friend’ Review: Jean Reno and an Adorable Penguin Overcome Strife...
It’s been a few decades since last we saw Jean Reno playing a withdrawn curmudgeon protecting a pint-sized charge in “The Professional.” Now, with director David Schurmann’s “My Penguin Friend,” it’s a...
View ArticleFormer Bruce Lee Studio, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Is Worth Less Than $20...
Orange Sky Golden Harvest, the company that descended from East Asia’s once-dominant film studio Golden Harvest and is credited with establishing Bruce Lee, has put out a warning to investors of...
View ArticleWhy Sarajevo Remains ‘Place to Be’ for Industry Tastemakers Looking for Fresh...
Across more than two decades as the parallel arm of the Sarajevo Film Festival, CineLink Industry Days has grown into the leading film and TV industry event in the Balkan region, an incubator of talent...
View Article‘Family Therapy’ Director Sonja Prosenc Preps Follow-Up to Tribeca Premiere,...
Slovenian filmmaker Sonja Prosenc is prepping her fourth feature, an untitled drama about “sisterhood and female liberation” that follows on the heels of her Tribeca premiere “Family Therapy,” a biting...
View ArticleKevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Sets Max Release Date After Box Office Flop
The wild, wild west will soon be available from your couch: Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” is moseying over to Max on Friday, Aug. 23. The first installment of his western...
View ArticleChiwetel Ejiofor on Directing Biopic ‘Rob Peace,’ How Mary J. Blige Helped...
A casual glance at Chiwetel Ejiofor’s upcoming lineup of films — spanning a superhero franchise (“Venom: The Last Dance”), a beloved rom-com return (“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”), a Stephen King...
View ArticlePaetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s Second Woman Prime Minister, Has...
Though it is too soon to determine her political agenda, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s new prime minister, has significant film industry heritage. And some family baggage to go with it. Elected by...
View Article‘Kantara,’‘Aattam,’‘Uunchai,’‘Ponniyin Selvan’ Among Winners at India’s...
Anand Ekarshi’s Malayalam-language “Aattam” (“The Play”) was named best film on Friday at India’s National Film Awards. The film also won editing for Mahesh Bhuvanend and original screenplay for...
View ArticleBlack Bear Signs ‘The Devil’s Bath’ and ‘Goodnight Mommy’ Filmmaking Duo...
Black Bear’s management arm has signed Austrian filmmaking duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the directing team behind the folk horror film, “The Devil’s Bath.” Their latest production competed at...
View ArticleHow Elizabeth Banks Thriller ‘Skincare’ Turns a Real Life Murder-for-Hire...
The germ of the idea for the crime thriller “Skincare” came from a stranger-than-fiction criminal case: A Los Angeles-based aesthetician to the stars was accused of plotting the murder of a rival...
View ArticleHalle Berry Would Direct ‘Catwoman’ Sequel and Tells Off the Haters: ‘Critics...
Halle Berry appeared on “The Tonight Show” and host Jimmy Fallon had her reflect on the 20th anniversary of “Catwoman,” the infamous comic book movie flop that won Berry the Razzie for worst...
View Article‘The Crown’ Casting Director Robert Sterne on the Requests He Still Gets:...
Casting director Robert Sterne has been with Netflix’s hit drama “The Crown” for all six seasons — and even though the show has concluded, he continues to be asked about acting opportunities. “I still...
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