Play Dirty’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Is a Thief Who Will Kill You in a Heartbeat in Shane Black’s Violently Entertaining and Disposable Retro Action Comedy
By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety There are few genres I like less than the snarky violent action comedy. I didn’t care for it much [more…]
Yao Chen on Serving as Pingyao Jury Member, Championing Global Voices and Balancing Acting and Producing
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Chinese superstar Yao Chen returned to the Pingyao International Film Festival this year in a new role — as a juror for the [more…]
Iberseries & Platino Industria Embraces Asia and Europe
By Anna Marie De La Fuente According To The variety Madrid-based confab Iberseries & Platino Industria, now on its fifth edition, welcomes South Korea as this [more…]
One Battle After Another’ and ‘Vineland’— What Paul Thomas Anderson Used and Cut Out of Thomas Pynchon’s Novel
By Andrew McGowan According To The variety This article contains spoilers for “One Battle After Another,” now in theaters. Ever since “One Battle After Another” entered [more…]
Leonardo DiCaprio Says ‘Little Kids’ Tell Him ‘I Loved “Wolf of Wall Street”‘: ‘Like, How Old Are You?’
By Matt Donnelly According To The variety Fan interactions are inevitable for a star like Leonardo DiCaprio, the former heartthrob turned permanent Hollywood A-lister, but some [more…]
Lily James and Pierce Brosnan’s ‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot Acquired by Row K Entertainment for U.S. Distribution – Film News In Brief
By Leia Mendoza, Jazz Tangcay, Giana Levy, Andrew McGowan According To The variety Row K Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Cliffhanger,” a reimagining of the 1993 classic [more…]
Natalie Portman, Sean Penn, Guillermo del Toro Join Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival as Michael Mann Receives Lumière Award
By Lise Pedersen According To The variety Lyon, the birthplace of cinema, is preparing to welcome a host of A-list guests for its annual celebration of [more…]
Tokyo Launches Asian Students’ Film Conference as Festival and Market Unveil Major Programming
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety The Tokyo International Film Festival is expanding its commitment to emerging talent with the launch of a new showcase section, Asian [more…]
Dave Bautista: ‘I Don’t Want to Hear People Bitching, Complaining, Moaning and Groaning’ About Making Movies
By Zack Sharf According To The variety Dave Bautista recently told Collider that he’s no longer going to work with assholes because it’s “absolutely awful,” and he’s fortunately hit [more…]