The drama over Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery continues. On Wednesday, the WBD board again unanimously recommended that its shareholders reject Paramount’s offer on the grounds that it was “inferior” to the Netflix deal. On Wednesday morning, WBD’s board chair Samuel Di Piazza was quoted by CNBC as saying; “We have…
©Courtesy of Turin Horse Béla Tarr, the acclaimed Hungarian filmmaker, has died at the age of 70 “after a long and serious illness,” according to the European Film Academy. His death was announced by fellow filmmaker Bence Fliegauf on behalf of Tarr’s family. The art-film director was especially celebrated for his contributions to the contemporary…
©Courtesy of Netflix As the Warner Bros./Netflix deal heads toward closure, industry observers are wondering about the impact the new arrangements may have on movie houses. Some insiders are saying that Netflix’s insistence on a “17-day window” might be disruptive to traditional channels of theatrical distribution. Exhibitors are putting pressure on the streamer to prioritize…
©Courtesy of Netflix Directed by Kate Winslet and starring Helen Mirren in the title role, Goodbye June began streaming on Netflix on Christmas Eve, twelve days after its theatrical release at select cinemas in the United States and the United States. It is a remarkable film that is surely destined to become a classic of…
©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Wednesday morning that it is giving a thumbs-down to Paramount’s hostile takeover bid, arguing that Netflix would be a better suitor. Paramount is offering $30 per share for the entire company, while Netflix is making a $27.75-per-share offer for Warner Bros. and HBO. In a letter…
Photo by Oliver Upton – © 2022, FX Networks. All Rights Reserved. According to Lionsgate, LaKeith Stanfield has been selected to replace Jonathan Majors in Rick Famuyiwa’s upcoming film 48 Hours in Vegas, playing the role of Dennis Rodman during the NBA Finals. Majors had originally been cast as Rodman, but was dropped after his…
Photo by Scott Garfield/Scott Garfield – © 2019 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. It’s unlikely that Tom Cruise’s proposed outer-space movie will be lifting off from the launching pad anytime soon, due to the actor’s reluctance to get involved with President Trump in the permissions process. The film, which Cruise hoped to make…
©Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Fear not, It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street, you’re not in danger of being toppled from your thrones this Christmas. Though Amazon/MGM’s Oh. What. Fun. boasts a competent director (Michael Showalter) and an equally competent cast headed by Michelle Pfeiffer and Denis Leary, the movie seems more…
©Courtesy of the Museum of Chinese in America Shanghai-born documentary filmmaker Christine Choy, whose 1987 Oscar-nominated film Who Killed Vincent Chin? galvanized the Asian-American community, died on December 7 in Manhattan. She was 73. In a career spanning fifty years, the outspoken Choy made more than eighty films and received dozens of awards, including a…
©Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures “Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers,” the third installment in the Broken Lizard comedy franchise, will make its theatrical debut on August 7, 2026. Returning to direct the upcoming film will be Jay Chandrasekhar, who also helmed Beerfest and Club Dread for the franchise. The Super Troopers films follow the antics of…
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