We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: It’s smart to invest in physical media, particularly in films you love by filmmakers you admire. Right now, you can get these movies — which range from all-time classics like “The Wizard of Oz” to gorgeous rom-coms like “Crazy Rich Asians” and Nancy Meyers’ “The Holiday” and even a triple feature of all three (current) “Matrix” movies — for less than $10....
Graduating film students have a lot to be excited about. Even with the uncertainty of a global pandemic, the last year gave novice filmmakers lots of material to potentially pull from as they step into the world of moviemaking. And if you’re searching for the perfect graduation gift, you can find a bunch of gifting options for just about any budget. To help you out, we searched through the web and found a dozen of the best graduation gifts for students who have officially completed film school....
Apple introduced a new fleet of 24” iMacs during Tuesday’s Apple Event, but the razor thin computers won’t be hitting the market until late May. If you work in the fast-paced field of video editing, and can’t always afford to wait an extra month to get a new computer, we picked out a couple of affordable alternatives that won’t blow your budget out of the water. A quick internet search for the best iMacs for video editing usually brings up the 27” iMac Pro....
Ask any festival programmer about the fastest way to get your film rejected, and they’ll probably say “bad sound.” Filmmakers high on pursuing their vision can forget about sound, but when that happens, it’s the first thing a viewer notices. In other words, good audio can sometimes enhance a film’s storytelling, but bad audio always ruins it. In recent years, filmmaking has become more democratized than ever, a welcome development for the industry....
In July 2021, the “Better Call Saul” star collapsed on set and suffered a heart attack. “Better Call Saul” health safety supervisor, Rosa Estrada, and assistant director, Angie Meyer, administered CPR and hooked Odenkirk up to an automated defibrillator. It took three tries to “get that rhythm back” in his heart after 18 minutes, as Odenkirk previously explained. During a new interview with NPR, the “Breaking Bad” alum revealed how the life-or-death experience affected his career....
The “Killing Them Softly” director added, “It’s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it’s kind of what you want, right? I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story.” Some of that excess may include a reported scene featuring menstrual cunnilingus, which Dominik said is just a “hilarious” rumor. A rape scene involving a studio executive, played by David Warshofsky, is confirmed, and comes from Oates’ book....
“I am broken. I am gutted,” Saget’s “Full House” co-star John Stamos tweeted. “I will never have another friend like him.” Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, the twin sisters who shared the role of his daughter, Michelle, on “Full House,” released a statement: “Bob was the most loving, compassionate and generous man. We are deeply saddened that he is no longer with us but know that he will continue to be by our side to guide us as gracefully as he always has....
“’Bridgerton’s’ sex scenes appearing alongside some of the most obscene material the web has to offer has sparked horror and anger,” an insider told U.K. publication The Sun, adding cast member Phoebe Dynevor is upset with the circulation of the sex scenes. “Raunchy set pieces have contributed to the buzz but it is a prestige drama based on best-selling novels. To peddle scenes as pure smut is beyond the pale....
Page 1: Competition (Palme d’Or Contenders) Page 2: Out of Competition, Premieres, and Special Screenings Page 3: Un Certain Regard, Critics’ Week, and ACID Page 4: Directors’ Fortnight and Marché du Film (Films are in alphabetical order by title.) Competition (Palme d’Or Contenders) courtesy of filmmaker “Boy from Heaven” Dir: Tarik Saleh, DoP: Pierre Aim Format: 4K Arriraw Camera: Arri LF Lens: Scorpio 40mm Aim: “Boy from Heaven” is the third film I made with Tarik after “The Nile Hilton Incident” and “The Contractor....
Fleetwood Mac was fractious with break-ups (including McVie’s divorce from the band’s bassist, John McVie, in 1976), shake-ups, and diva personalities to spare, but none of that can touch half a century’s worth of brilliant music. It defined their legacy back to the late-1960s with albums like their self-titled release, “Rumours,” and “Tusk,” which made the band iconic. In recent decades, McVie appeared on stage in different iterations of the band’s lineup....
According to Deadline: “Sources said that the film is now greenlit to begin production in the first quarter of 2022. When Deadline broke the story a few days ago about this film being shopped, I’d heard Nolan’s longtime collaborator Cillian Murphy was in the mix for a key role. That might happen still, but I’m persuaded there are no definitive casting attachments at this point.” Many in the industry expected Nolan to leave Warner Bros....
Lynch joins a cast that already includes Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” breakout Julia Butters, and rising star Gabriel LaBelle. The movie is written by Spielberg with Tony Kushner, who most recently penned the screenplay for Spielberg’s Oscar contender “West Side Story.” The film is loosely based on Spielberg’s childhood growing up in Arizona, and features Williams and Dano as characters inspired by his parents....
A downbeat Korean War drama about the friendship between the first Black aviator in Navy history and the Abercrombie model wingman who always had his side, “Devotion” might suffer in the shadow of a mega-spectacle like “Top Gun: Maverick,” but J.D. Dillard’s staid and conventional pilot saga has a few unique advantages that allow it to stay airborne in such competitive skies. The first and most obvious of those strengths is Jonathan Majors, who infuses Jesse Brown with layers of warmth and nuance that Jake Crane and Jonathan A....
“That obviously takes some level of propensity for [Comcast] to have reasonable terms for us to get there,” he added Wednesday during the Goldman Sachs’ Communcacopia 2022. “2024 is not that far away.” (For good measure, Chapek then repeated “2024 is not that far away;” perhaps that has become a bit of a company mantra when it comes to Hulu.) Currently, Disney owns two-thirds of Hulu to Comcast’s one-third. Disney added 33 percent to its preexisting share after buying most of Fox’s entertainment assets in 2019 for $71....
Dolph Lundgren took to Instagram to clarify his involvement in a Drago-centric installment in the “Rocky” franchise after a “press leak last week” that led Sylvester Stallone to slam producer Irwin Winkler for “picking clean the bones” of the franchise Stallone founded. MGM was said to be developing a new “Rocky” and “Creed” spin-off centered on Lundgren’s Ivan Drago and his son, played by Florian Munteanu. Lundgren believed Stallone was involved in the “Rocky” spin-off, either as a producer or an actor....
The “Sopranos” alum revealed that she filmed her cameo for the “Avatar” sequel four years ago and lost track of the film’s release, assuming it hit theaters already. “The second ‘Avatar,’ the one that’s coming out, I think I shot four years ago,” Falco said on “The View” panel. “And then I’ve been busy, and doing stuff, and somebody mentioned ‘Avatar,’ and I thought, ‘Oh, I guess it came out and didn’t do very well,’ because I didn’t hear anything....
Some of those have been brand new shows, either the result of conscious release date delays or interrupted production schedules. Others have been series imports that enjoyed full runs in different parts of the world before getting a U.S. debut in 2021. And as the year continues to develop and the awards calendar switches over into its multi-holiday phase, we’ve also seen the return of established favorites. We try our best to help sift through the steady stream of newcomers every month (our monthly premiere overviews and Netflix highlights, to name a few), but there still always seems to be more than any casual viewer can keep track....
Theron will reprise her villain role of Cipher after appearing in 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious” and last year’s “F9.” The “Bombshell” star will also lead the 11th and final “Fast” film, which is currently in the works. “She’s back baby. #FastX @thefastsaga,” Theron captioned two black-and-white Instagram photos from the set. The first image shows Theron in character as she poses with her arms crossed alongside two co-stars who seem to be indisposed....
“Don’t Worry Darling” reached a level of pop culture relevance that most arthouse films can only dream of, with film festival attendees and celebrity gossip addicts hanging on every detail of the rumored feud between Pugh and her director and co-star Olivia Wilde. But while the film’s reviews were mixed, nobody denied that Pugh gave a phenomenal performance in the lead role. Captivating industry observers while having the acting chops to justify the attention is the stuff that movie stars are made of....
Much of the festival, which runs August 7-20, migrated to the virtual realm. Among the 177 films in the lineup, 152 were available online exclusively to Florida residents. However, the very existence of indoor film festival screenings in the midst of the pandemic — in one of the country’s most afflicted regions — stands out. In-person events have taken place exclusively at the Enzian, a 200-seat arthouse cinema that also offers moviegoers tables, food, and drinks....
