‘Neomanila’: Film Review Philippine director Mikhail Red’s third feature, about a street orphan’s rite of passage, will make its international premiere bow at Rotterdam. “Victims, suspects — they’re all the same,” says a woman who is part of a police-backed death squad in Neomanila. While illustrating how an assassin justifies […]
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Ridley Scott Disses Lucasfilm’s ‘Star Wars’ Director Approach: ‘It’s F—in’ Stupid’ Since Lucasfilm started making “Star Wars” films again, the production company has been taking a page from other major franchises like Marvel and selecting indie directors to direct the series’ latest installments. But “Alien” and “Blade Runner” creator Ridley […]
’19th Annual Animation Show of Shows’: Film Review Ron Diamond’s annual collection of shorts known to animation insiders again gets a public theatrical tour. An exceptional program that starts off strong and only gets better as it goes, the 19th Annual Animation Show of Shows overflows with charm while containing […]
‘The Greatest Showman’: Film Review Hugh Jackman plays P.T. Barnum in this family musical inspired by the life of the legendary 19th-century ringmaster, which also features Zac Efron, Michelle Williams and Zendaya. The sawdust and sequins are laid on thick, the period flashbulbs pop and the champagne flows in The […]
Prison Drama ‘Papillon’ Picked Up by Bleecker Street The film stars Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek. Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. distribution rights to director Michael Noer’s Papillon, the prison drama starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek that premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the books […]
Film Review: ‘All the Money in the World’ In “All the Money in the World,” gazillionaire J. Paul Getty is judged harshly for not forking over a $17 million ransom to rescue his kidnapped grandson from Italian thugs — the implication being that if you had a gazillion dollars, you […]
The Last Jedi Killed My Childhood, and That’s Exactly Why It’s Great The response to The Last Jedi has been divisive to say the least. Some love it because it takes Star Wars in a bold new direction; some hate it for the same reason. While I enjoyed a great […]
Marshall Cast Celebrates First Thurgood Marshall Day With Students Nationwide Marshall Cast Celebrates First Thurgood Marshall Day With Students Nationwide:- “This is a movie about a superhero who doesn’t wear a cape, but wears a suit and tie,” actor Josh Gad told students of the film about the first African-American […]
Betsy Mazursky, Widow of Director Paul Mazursky, Dies at 90 She was married to the writer-director for 61 years. Elizabeth “Betsy” Ann Mazursky, who was married to writer-director Paul Mazursky for 61 years, has died, her granddaughter Carly de Castro confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. She was 90. Mazursky, a […]
Why The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash Movie Isn’t Going To Happen Why The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash Movie Isn’t Going To Happen:- If you’re a biopic fan, or even just a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan, you may be sad to learn that Street Survivor: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd […]
