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…]
We Bury the Dead’ Review: Daisy Ridley Leads an Australian Disaster Flick Stuck in Zombie Movie Purgatory
By Siddhant Adlakha According To The variety Zak Hilditch’s Australian disaster feature “We Bury the Dead” wrestles with how much it wants to be a zombie [more…]
James Cameron Says His Wife ‘Bawled For Four Hours’ After Watching ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’: ‘She Kept Trying to Get Her S–t Back Together’
By Jack Dunn According To The variety James Cameron said his wife had an intense emotional reaction when she first watched his latest “Avatar” installment, “Fire and [more…]
Matthew McConaughey Sings and Drums His Way to a Standing Ovation at SXSW Premiere of ‘The Rivals of Amziah King
By Adam B. Vary According To The variety Swarming bees, a story of sweet retribution, and a joyful, mandolin-playing Matthew McConaughey led “The Rivals of Amziah King” to [more…]
White Tiger’ Star Adarsh Gourav, Shanaya Kapoor to Headline Genre-Bending ‘Tu Yaa Main,’ Teaser Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety India’s Colour Yellow continues its streak of unconventional storytelling with “Tu Yaa Main,” a new thriller pairing BAFTA nominee Adarsh [more…]