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‘Merchant Ivory,’ The Panoptic About The Formidable Film Team

© Modenist | Film and Stephen Soucy Productions The documentary directed by Stephen Soucy retraces one of the longest partnerships in the history of film. Merchant Ivory delves deep into the audacious company formed by Ismail Merchant as producer, James Ivory as director, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as screenwriter and Richard Robbins as composer. Merchant Ivory…

2024 New York Jewish Film Festival Line-Up!

@One Life. Courtesy of Bleecker Street Media. THE JEWISH MUSEUM AND FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCE THE 33RD ANNUAL NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, PRESENTED JANUARY 10-24, 2024 Opening Film: One Life by James Hawes Centerpiece Film: Valeria Is Getting Married by Michal Vinik Closing Film: Remembering Gene Wilder by Ron Frank NEW YORK, NY (December 7, 2023) –…

‘One Life,’ Anthony Hopkins Revives The British Schindler

The story about British humanitarian Nicholas Winton lands the silver screen, through the  biographical drama that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and its European premiere at the 2023 London Film Festival. One Life retraces the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who during the months…

Live-Action “Akira” Would be Difficult to Remake, Says Albert Hughes

Albert Hughes, who garnered worldwide attention with his feature film directorial debut, Menace II Society, has publicly spoken about the production struggles that have long plagued the proposed live-action Akira movie. The remake has been in development since as early as the 1990s, the decade when the filmmaker’s first project was released to critical acclaim….

‘Three Minutes: A Lengthening’ Brings the Ghosts of the Holocaust Back to Life

As its title promises, Three Minutes: A Lengthening extends the lives of its unsuspecting characters far beyond the realm of individual memory, offering a poignant and sensitive tribute to so many lives erased by the Holocaust. Bianca Stigter’s cinematic masterwork of style and sensibility now becomes a most worthy addition to the pantheon of films…

‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel in the Works With Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie just might be the busiest star in Hollywood these days. She’s now in the midst of shooting the lead character in Greta Gerwitz’s Barbie, a film about the iconic doll come to life. And she’ll soon be seen in four more soon-to-be-released productions: David O. Russell’s Amsterdam, Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City,…

Review: ‘Harry Potter’ 20th Anniversary Special Is Pure Magic

The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special that debuted this weekend on HBO Max is pure magic. I say that as someone who devoured the books, loved the films, interviewed the actors many times and makes frequent pilgrimages to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s theme parks in Orlando. Fla. It’s hard…

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Official Trailer | HBO Max

HBO Max has released a trailers of this much-anticipated reunion of “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” its upcoming special that will reunite the actors and filmmakers from the eight-movie series, which will stream on Jan. 1 next year.  The event will reunite some of the key actors like Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and…

Sundance Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup Will Include New Movies from Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler and Jesse Eisenberg

The Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work that it has selected to play in the Feature Film, Indie Episodic and New Frontier categories for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The festival is set to take place in a hybrid format, including in-person in Park City, Salt Lake City and the Sundance…

Chris Columbus Would Love to Direct ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Film

Filmmaker Chris Columbus says he would love to return to the Wizarding World and direct a big-screen version of the smash hit play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. “I would love to direct The Cursed Child. It’s a great play and the kids are actually the right age to play those roles. It’s a small…