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FLC Announces New York Film Festival 62 Spotlight Selections

©Images: Maria, A Real Pain, Emilia Pérez FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT FOR THE 62ND NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL North American premieres are Leos Carax‘s It’s Not Me, Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements, and Andrei Ujică’s TWST / Things We Said Today U.S. premiere of documentary Elton John: Never Too Late with an appearance by Elton John and directors R.J….

BOY GEORGE Biopic in the Works

© 1985 Shinko Music – Image courtesy The biopic treatment is being given to another 80s music icon, with TriStar choosing J.C. Lee to write the screenplay for the Boy George biopic, which is currently being developed. Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman, and George’s manager Paul Kemsley, Jeremy M. Rosen, Kevin King Templeton, and Primary Wave…

‘Blue Eye Samurai’ To Return for Second Netflix Season, Likely in 2028

Blue Eye Samurai, the highly acclaimed anime series by Blue Spirit, will be returning to Netflix for a second season, say its creators. Executive producers Amber Noizumi and Michael Green joined supervising director Jane Wu in announcing work is already underway on new episodes for the Emmy-nominated series, even though they may not debut until…

Disney Theatrical Plans Live Production of ‘The Greatest Showman’

Photo by Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise – © TM & © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Disney announced at D23 in Anaheim on Friday that a live version of The Greatest Showman will soon be making its debut. The extravagant musical about legendary circus impresario P. T. Barnum is among a bevy…

Christine Vachon Talks Joaquin Phoenix Exiting Gay Romance Film

Christine Vachon, a producer working on director Todd Haynes‘ untitled gay romance movie, has chinned in on the status of the feature. She shared on social media this weekend that the situation has been “a nightmare.” Her update comes after the drama’s lead actor, Joaquin Phoenix, abruptly left the production last week, according to The…

D23 : What Happened on Day 1 at the Disney Convention

@Courtesy of Disney When at 9.30 on Friday, August 9th the Anaheim Convention Center opened its gates, thousands and thousands of Disney fans had already gathered outside of it, waiting to start this edition of the D23. At least four generations started filling the rooms where talking, panels, and events occurred. As always the enormous…

James Cameron’s Avatar 3 Gets Official Title and Release Date

Photo by Adriano Ercolani  According to director James Cameron, Avatar 3 will be titled Avatar: Fire and Ash when it’s released in cinemas on December 19, 2025. Cameron announced at D23 in Anaheim this week that Fire and Ash will rain down with a star-studded cast that includes Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen…

David Lynch Vows to Never Retire Amidst Emphysema Diagnosis

David Lynch has revealed that he has been diagnosed with emphysema and can’t leave his home anymore. While he may never direct in person again due to his health, he has no plans to retire from filmmaking. The 78-year-old Twin Peaks co-creator shared the news in the September issue of Sight and Sound magazine. “I’ve…

Hwang Dong-hyuk’s ‘Squid Game’ To Return in December for Second Netflix Season

Squid Game is returning to Netflix, with its second season premiere set to debut on December 26. Directed, written, and produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Firstman Studio, the Korean drama debuted on September 17, 2021 and became the first Netflix series to garner 100 million members at the time of its launch, accumulating more than…

Neve Campbell Confirms Sidney Prescott Will Lead Scream 7

Neve Campbell will reprise her leading role of iconic final girl Sidney Prescott in Scream 7. The actress revealed she will appear in the next installment of her hit horror franchise during to ET. The actress’ announcement comes after the series’ previous two entries, Scream (2022) and Scream VI focused primarily on a new generation…

Junji Ito’s ‘Uzumaki’ To Be Released by Adult Swim on September 28

After several false starts, Uzumaki is finally scheduled for release by Adult Swim on September 28 and will stream the following day on Max. The long-delayed film adaptation of Junji Ito’s horror manga had first been announced five years ago, in 2019. The four-part series is based on Ito’s three-volume manga series that was first…