Visit Films Unveils Multiple Deals at Hong Kong FilMart (EXCLUSIVE)
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety New York-based Visit Films has revealed multiple international deals for its diverse slate of independent films at Hong Kong FilMart, ranging from [more…]
Sammo Hung Keeps Action Real While Hollywood Follows: ‘I’m Preserving the JC (Jackie Chan) Style, Not CG’
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Sammo Hung has seen it all. From battling Bruce Lee on screen in “Enter the Dragon” (1973) to bossing Donnie Yen behind [more…]
The Treasure Hunter’ Filmmaker on Following His Friend Into the Heart of Darkness: ‘Many Times I Put the Camera Down, and Hugged Him’ (EXCLUSIVE)
By Leo Barraclough According To The variety Giacomo Gex’s “The Treasure Hunter,” which had its world premiere this week in the Newcomers Competition at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, [more…]
Box Office: ‘Novocaine’ Leading ‘Black Bag’ and ‘Mickey 17’ in Close Race for First as Theaters Potentially Face the Slowest Weekend of 2025
By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety Movie theaters haven’t exactly been bustling since the start of 2025 and the calendar year is about to [more…]
Cannes Film Festival Starts to Take Shape: Spike Lee, Wes Anderson, Kristen Stewart, Jim Jarmusch, Ari Aster, Richard Linklater Vying for Competition Slots
By Elsa Keslassy According To The variety What’s going to be this year’s “Anora”? As the Cannes Film Festival rapidly approaches, that’s the question for artistic director Thierry [more…]
Randall Miller, ‘Midnight Rider’ Director, Completes Probation and Gets Manslaughter Conviction Cleared
By Gene Maddaus According To The variety Randall Miller, the director of “Midnight Rider,” completed his probation this week, 10 years after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in [more…]
Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender on Playing Married Spies in Steven Soderbergh’s Thriller ‘Black Bag’: ‘It’s Got to Be Sexy’
By Brent Lang According To The variety Black Bag,” an elegant, quick-witted new thriller that finds Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender playing married spies, isn’t the pair’s first time together [more…]
Grace Glowicki’s ‘Dead Lover’ Acquired by Cartuna and Dweck Productions Out of SXSW
By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety It’s alive!” — as the mad scientists would say. Grace Glowicki‘s grotesque, 16mm-shot romance “Dead Lover” has been acquired for North American [more…]
Fantasy Life’ Review: Amanda Peet Puts a Brave Face on an Uncomfortable Reality in Sensitive Dramedy
By Stephen Saito According To The variety It isn’t hyperbole to say that Amanda Peet gives the performance of a lifetime in “Fantasy Life.” There probably shouldn’t be [more…]