Film at Lincoln Center announces Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection as the Closing Night selection of the 60th New York Film Festival, making its U.S. premiere on October 14 at Alice Tully Hall. Known for his affecting and dynamic documentary Pier Kids, about homeless queer and transgender youth in New York, and the Viceland series My…
Machete and Con Air Actor Danny Trejo is adding another film to his long career, reports Variety, and this time he will be portraying Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan for an upcoming historical epic 1521. The film charts the pre-colonial era of the Philippines as Magellan led the Spanish expedition that reached the archipelago in March…
Katsuhiro Otomo, the renowned Japanese manga artist and film director, has just revealed he is at work on a major new project. Otomo is acclaimed especially for his work on Akira, which was serialized for eight years after he created it in 1982. Referring to his new work, Otomo tweeted this week: “Actually I’m drawing…
Is there something rotten in the state of Middle-earth? That’s what Peter Jackson is trying to figure out in the wake of an apparent snub by Amazon over his involvement in its upcoming series: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. According to Jackson, Amazon promised to send him scripts but then went…
On August 4th, James Franco has reportedly been cast as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in “Alina of Cuba” is directed by Miguel Bardem Based on screen play by Jose Rivera and Nilo Cruz, but many Latino actors aren’t happy about their decision. Most notably, “Chef” and “Moulin Rouge!” actor John Leguizamo, who recently voiced Bruno in…
The abrupt cancellation of Batgirl is still sending shock waves from Gotham and beyond, revealing tensions at the highest levels of Warner Bros. Diversity as it seeks to pivot its marketing strategy. In the wake of the brouhaha, Batgirl director Adil El Arbi shared an Instagram image of himself standing between Leslie Grace’s Batgirl and…
Film at Lincoln Center announces James Gray’s Armageddon Time as a Main Slate selection of the 60th New York Film Festival, playing at Alice Tully Hall on October 12. The premiere has been designated a special 60th anniversary screening event celebrating the history of the festival, featuring Gray and cast in attendance, along with NYFF…
Eternals star Patton Oswalt has suggested that a sequel to last year’s superhero film may be moving forward at Marvel Studios. While the potential follow-up wasn’t included in the production company’s Phase 5 lineup announcement at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con, the Emmy Award-winning actor hinted the news during an interview with The Today Show….
Universal has announced that Lupin‘s Omar Sy will set to lead John Woo’s reimagining of his 1989 Hong Kong classic crime drama The Killer for Peacock. The original film written and directed by Woo watches as the disillusioned assassin Ah Jong (Chow Yun-fat) accepts one last hit, in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to the…
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES LAURA POITRAS’S ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED AS CENTERPIECE FOR THE 60th NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Film at Lincoln Center announces Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed as the Centerpiece selection for the 60th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on October 7. Photographer and…
Neon, the independent film distributor that released such acclaimed, Oscar-winning features as Parasite and I, Tonya, is assessing options for its financial future. The New York-based company has begun working with investment bank Raine to consider selling some or all of its business, after it began receiving inquiries about mergers and acquisitions, The New York…
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