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Details Emerge on Rapper Travis Scott’s Collaboration with Filmmaker Harmony Korine

More details are emerging about Travis Scott’s collaboration with Harmony Korine on a new film project, which so far has been shrouded in mystery. In 2021, the rapper made a deal with A24 for a film that was said to align with his new Utopia album, but few details have emerged until this week, when…

Emmy Nominations Snubs and Surprises

The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this morning by actress Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. Last year’s three nominations leaders managed to outdo themselves this year, with Succession gobbling up 27 nominations, The White Lotus earning 23, and Ted Lasso netting 21. They were joined by…

Director Alex Gibney Completes Paul Simon Documentary ‘In Restless Dreams’ for Expected Fall Festival Run

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney recently finisheded production on his latest music documentary, In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, following a three year shoot, according to Deadline. The anticipated project’s completion comes as it’s also being reported that its filmmakers are preparing to bring it on the film festival circuit this fall. The…

Film at Lincoln Center Announces Todd Haynes’s MAY DECEMBER as Opening Night of the 61st New York Film Festival

Film at Lincoln Center announces Todd Haynes’s “May December” as Opening Night of the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on September 29 with the director and cast in person. Secure your ticket and more with Festival Passes, limited quantities on sale now. Single tickets go on sale…

Neon Buys Distribution Rights For Michael Mann and Adam Driver’s Racing Drama, ‘Ferrari’

Neon has acquired the distribution rights to director Michael Mann’s anticipated biographical racing drama, Ferrari. The epic film, which stars Adam Driver in the titular role of the late Italian driver Enzo Ferrari, will be released in theaters on Christmas Day 2023, Variety is reporting. Neon closed the acquisition of the movie in a highly…

The Sun Is Setting on the British Empire Cinema Chain

The financial struggles of a British cinema group are raising concerns about the future of the traditional movie-theater model in the new streaming world.  Six theaters in the Empire chain were shuttered on Friday, with eight more that seem to be imperiled. The six were located in smaller towns throughout England, including Bishop’s Stortford, Catterick…

Christopher Nolan Says ‘Oppenheimer’ Has “Zero” CGI Shots!

Director Christopher Nolan has expressed in the past that he’s not keen on using CGI to create a studio film with big spectacle. During the press tour for “Oppenheimer” only seems to get more impressive from a pure filmmaking standpoint. Nolan tried to avoid having his work totally unrealistic. He has been employing effects only…

David Cronenberg Finishes Production on His Latest Horror Film, The Shrouds

David Cronenberg has just finished shooting his much-awaited return to the horror genre, The Shrouds, Collider is reporting. The renowned Canadian screenwriter-director completed production on the upcoming thriller just a few weeks after the feature began principal photography in Toronto. Cronenberg, who’s credited with spearheading the modern body horror genre, reunited with actor Vincent Cassel,…

Diablo Cody Says Canned ‘Barbie’ Movie Script

Diablo Cody has revealed details about the creative differences with Sony that led to the scrapping of her “Barbie” script. In an interview with GQ magazine, the Oscar-winning screenwriter claims that the world was not ready for a feminist-themed character, noting that she “shit the bed” because the studios wanted an “anti-Barbie” character. “When I was…

Ethan Coen Says He’s Reuniting With His Brother Joel For An Upcoming Project

When Joel and Ethan Coen announced that they would spend an indefinite time to pursue solo careers, some of the cinefiles are very disappointed, particularly they have been proving their status as the duo from their debut film, “Blood Simple” in 1984 to 2018’s Western anthology, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” But we quickly realized…

Is Xavier Dolan Finally Saying ‘Adieu’ to Filmmaking?

After repeatedly expressing his disillusionment with filmmaking, Xavier Dolan suggests he’s finally folding up his director’s chair. The 34-year-old Québécois writer-director recently told a Spanish media outlet, El Pais that he no longer feels like “committing two years to a project that barely anyone sees. I put too much passion into it to have these…