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Documentary Planned about Leona “Queen of Mean” Helmsley

Variety reported this week that a new documentary is in the works about Leona Helmsley, the New York real-estate mogul known as the “Queen of Mean” for her disdainful attitude toward servants, employees, and taxpayers. The film will reportedly include never-before-revealed tapes of Helmsley tussling with fellow Manhattan real-estate player Donald Trump who called her…

New York Asian Film Festival Announces Opening Film, First Award Honoree

NYAFF Announces Opening Film, First Award Honoree Subway Cinema announced the 20th Anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will kick off on July 15 with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. The director will be joined at Lincoln Center on…

‘Jaws’ Child Actor Jonathan Searle Becoming Police Chief on Martha’s Vineyard, Where Movie Was Filmed

Jonathan Searle, a former child actor who appeared in Jaws, has been selected to serve as the next police chief on Martha’s Vineyard, the island where the film was made. The newly selected police chief will serve Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, a small town on Martha’s Vineyard, Yahoo! News is reporting. Searle will succeed Oak Bluffs’…

Warner Bros. Considered Replacing Amber Heard in ‘Aquaman 2’

Testimony continued this week in the controversial Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, with the revelation on Tuesday that Warner Bros/DC was considering dropping Heard from the Aquaman 2 film not because of backlash over her lawsuit but because she allegedly lacked chemistry with the male lead, Jason Momoa. Testifying under oath in a video deposition,…

Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo Cast In Parasite Director Bong Joon Ho’s Next Film

Acclaimed filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is continuing the casting process for the anticipated follow-up to his Academy Award-winning black comedy thriller, Parasite. Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo, whose deals are in final negotiations, and I Wanna Dance With Somebody star Naomi Ackie, are set to join Robert Pattinson in the upcoming movie, Deadline is reporting….

The Oscar Winning Actor, Anthony Hopkins to Play Sigmund Freud in “Freud’s Last Session”

Two-time Oscar winning actor from “Silence of the Lambs” and “The Father,” Anthony Hopkins is set to take on the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud in a new project called, “Freud’s Last Session” which was launched in the Cannes market. “Freud’s Last Session“ is being directed Matthew Brown (The Man Who Knew Infinity), working from a…

‘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,…

Crunchyroll to Release Makoto Shinkai’s Anime Feature ‘Suzume no Tojimari’ in North America

Crunchyroll will have the North America distribution rights for a highly anticipated Makoto Shinkai’s latest outing,  “Suzume no Tojimari.”  Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will distribute the film in Latin America, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the Middle East, Africa and parts of European countries. Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures and Wild Bunch International will distribute the film…

Vangelis, Oscar-Winning Composer of ‘Chariots of Fire’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ Dies at 79

Acclaimed progressive musician, Vangelis, who won an Oscar for composing Chariots of Fire, died yesterday at the age of 79. The Greek electronic-music pioneer died in a French hospital while being treated for COVID-19, Variety is reporting. The self-taught musician is known for having a long career in European pop music before he released solo…

Barbie and Ken Are Not Alone in the Cinematic Universe

Are Barbie and Ken alone in the cinematic universe? That’s the tantalizing question being floated around. “Little Women” helmer, Greta Gerwig is directing for Warner Brothers from a screenplay she co-wrote with her partner, Noah Baumbach. Though Margot Robbie will be playing the title role as previously announced, it’s now likely that she will share top billing with…

Rob Reiner Plans New Documentary on Comedian Albert Brooks

As first reported in Variety this week, Rob Reiner is planning to make a yet-untitled documentary about comedian and close friend Albert Brooks that will feature an all-star list of comedians. Among the laughmeisters he hopes to include are (in alphabetical order) Judd Apatow, James L. online pharmacy levofloxacin over the counter with best prices…