Director Henry Selick is hinting he might be interested in developing a prequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas, the acclaimed dark-fantasy film he’d created some thirty years ago. In an interview this week with People magazine, Selick downplayed the idea of a sequel, however. He described the original film as “a perfect movie” that he…
Fans of the macabre are now able to order a special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray to mark the 25h anniversary of Audition, the celebrated psychological horror movie by Takashi Miike. The souvenir item, which is being released by Umbrella Entertainment in January, promises to be a rich grab bag of materials related to Miike’s 1999 film….
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga will be released in two chapters during the summer of 2024, with Chapter One debuting on June 28 and Chapter Two on August 16. Costner stars in the Western, which he is also directing and co-writing with Jon Baird. Horizon, which is set in the mid-1800s around the time…
The production and distribution firm known as A24 is reportedly shifting gears and moving out of its arthouse niche toward a more commercial modus operandi. A recent article in The Wrap quoted a knowledgeable source as saying that the company is in the process of “deemphasizing the traditional character/auteur-driven dramas” in its search for more…
Maria, Pablo Larrain’s new biopic about opera diva Maria Callas, will begin production shortly with shoots in Paris, Budapest, Milan, and in the singer’s native Greece. Starring Angelina Jolie in the title role, the film is an independent production with an agreement from SAG-AFTRA allowing it to proceed at this time. online pharmacy lipitor over…
Yoshimi Itazu’s anime film The Concierge will be distributed in North America by Crunchyroll, according to an announcement by the company, which is a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex. The Concierge will be released in Japan on October 20 and is expected to be released in North America by Crunchyroll in…
Legendary Entertainment has acquired the film and television rights to The Alchemist, the 1988 novel by author Paulo Coelho. A film adaptation is now in the works, with a screenplay to be written by Jack Thorne. Legendary is working with Sony’s TriStar Pictures and Palmstar on the project, which will be distributed by TriStar. Originally…
Universal Pictures International has snared distribution rights to Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson that will star his nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the title role. The deal was announced on Tuesday by Universal and Lionsgate. According to the pact, Universal will handle global distribution outside of Japan. Lionsgate will take care of domestic…
Musk, the new documentary that Alex Gibney is directing about the ultra-wealthy mogul, will be released in North America by HBO Documentary Films. Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights to distribute the film. The award-winning Gibney has directed such titles as The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley the Oscar-nominated Enron: The…
Like the dodo, Blockbuster, and the telephone booth (almost), Netflix’s DVD rental service is headed for the ash heap of history. Two days ago, Netflix shipped out its last red-enveloped disc, ending its quarter-century run as a DVD lender. The news came as no surprise, since the company had notified its customers and the general…
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