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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…

SAG-AFTRA Starts Strike Preparations One Week Before Extended Contract Negotiations Deadline

Hollywood actors are starting to prepare for picket planning should negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) end in a stalemate, Deadline is reporting. If a deal can’t be reached, the actors will enter a strike alongside screenwriters in the WGA. The news comes after SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP…

John Woo Says His Upcoming ‘Silent Night’ Will Be Without Dialogue

The silent-film era ended nearly a hundred years ago with the advent of “talkies” in the late 1920s. But that’s not stopping John Woo from making “Silent Night,” a film now in post-production that will have no dialogue. Shot in Mexico last year, Silent Night narrates the story of a father, played by Joel Kinnaman, trying…

Greta Gerwig to Write and Direct Two Chronicles of Narnia Movies For Netflix

Greta Gerwig has signed on to write and direct two movies based on The Chronicles of Narnia franchise for Netflix, The New Yorker is reporting. The filmmaker behind the anticipated Barbie feature is expected to spend the next five years working on the next big screen adaptations of the classic fantasy novel series. The seven…