The German publisher Taschen is about to release what it calls the definitive account of Stanley Kubrick’s 1977 film The Shining. The voluminous account, which will sell for $1500, is being written by J W Winzler and edited by director Lee Unkrich (Coco and Toy Story 3). The book, to be released on March 7,…
Acclaimed English film director Hugh Hudson, who’s best known for helming the 1981 historical sports drama, Chariots of Fire, has died, The Guardian is reporting. His family released a statement yesterday confirming the news, saying: “Hugh Hudson, 86, beloved husband and father, died at Charing Cross hospital [in London] on 10 February after a short…
From the 2023 European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin comes news that Keke Palmer and Sacha Baron Cohen will be starring in Super Toys, a new film being written and directed by David O. Russell. According to reports first published in Deadline, the acting duo will portray a pair of “groovy ’70s toy sales reps…
Kristen Stewart has signed on to portray feminist writer-political activist, Susan Sontag in Sontag, an upcoming narrative biopic that will feature a metafictional twist. The film will be directed by Kirsten Johnson, who’s known for helming the Emmy-winning documentary, Dick Johnson Is Dead, Variety is reporting. Sontag is based on the 2019 biographical book, Sontag:…
Documentarians Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds are reportedly in talks with Amazon Prime to screen their upcoming film about the late Canadian-born comic actor John Candy. The film, yet untitled, is being produced by Reynolds together with George Dewey’s production company, Maximum Effort. It has the blessing of Candy’s widow and children, and will include…
Helen Mirren has been cast as acclaimed author Patricia Highsmith in the upcoming film, Switzerland. The plot for the crime drama will depict a fictional encounter the writer has with a persistent literary agent. The movie’s story will be similar to the Tom Ripley novels, the American novelist’s most famous work, Deadline is reporting. Switzerland…
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES VIOLA DAVISAS RECIPIENT OF THE 48th CHAPLIN AWARDTO BE PRESENTED ON APRIL 24Photo Credit: AB+DM New York, NY (February 9, 2023) – Film at Lincoln Center announced today that Viola Davis is the recipient of the 48th Chaplin Award. The award will be presented at a gala evening in Davis’s…
“Holy Firefly, Brendan, you mean they really blew this shit up? That’s essentially what Brendan Fraser told Howard Stern about the decision to swat down the Batgirl flick in which he was to play the villainous pyromaniac known as Firefly aka Ted Carson. In Fraser’s opinion, the film was “great.” Continuing with the interview, Fraser…
Sarah Rothschild, the writer of the Netflix movie The Sleepover, has signed on to pen the latest draft of the remake of Splash for Disney Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Free Association, Deadline is reporting. The scribe was brought on to write the script for Disney+’s contemporary version of the hit fantasy romantic comedy after Marja-Lewis…
GKIDS ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS TO FILMED PERFORMANCES OF SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE The First-Ever Stage Production of Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-Winning Masterpiece Directed and Adapted by Tony Award®-Winner John Caird (Les Misérables) NEW YORK (February 8, 2023) – GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced…
In a theatrical display of bicoastal proportions, La La Land is coming to the Great White Way. The 2016 film that starred Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling is being adapted as a Broadway musical, with a cast and launch date still undetermined. The film follows the careers of two young performers—one an actress and the…
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