Another Walt Disney villain conquers its place in the sun. After the success of the Sleeping Beauty live action prequels centred around the fairy tale antagonist Maleficent, Disney delves into the origins of another one of its evil characters: Cruella de Vil. The 1961 animated classic One Hundred and One Dalmatians, had the voice of…
The Chinese are pulling up stakes in the US movie theater business, with the announcement that the Wanda conglomerate is selling off the controlling interest in the AMC Theatres chain that it has held since 2012. In January, Wanda traded in its Class B stock for Class A common stock, with the option to cash…
FANTASIA’S 25TH EDITION ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING FOR UPCOMING VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL Richard Bates Jr.’s KING KNIGHT, Tsutomu Hanabusa’s KAKEGURUI 2: ULTIMATE RUSSIAN ROULETTE, Mark O’Brien’s THE RIGHTEOUS, Daigo Matsui’s REMAIN IN TWILIGHT, Edoardo Vitaletti’s THE LAST THING MARY SAW, and Shunji Iwai’s THE 12 DAY TALE OF THE MONSTER THAT DIED IN 8…
Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot has gained some major star power in the form of Henry Cavill. The British actor is best known for playing Superman in Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League. He also stars in Netflix’s TV series The Witcher and its recent film Enola Holmes, along with Mission…
Back in the summer of 2020, the 1939 Oscar-winning Gone With The Wind was removed from HBO Max, after 12 Years A Slave screenwriter John Ridley, who won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for his work, wrote a column in the Los Angeles Times saying it should not continue to be shown because of its…
Above the Line vs Below the Line. Episode 6 : Filmmaker vs Film Critic Filmmaker : Victoria Negri Victoria is an award-winning filmmaker and ultra marathon runner. Her feature directorial debut, Gold Star – which she wrote, directed, produced and acted in -features Oscar-nominated actor Robert Vaughn in his last on-screen performance. Gold Star won…
THE 2021 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL announces line-up for 16th edition (May 6-9)Opening Night in-person celebration features World Premieres of Tarabu Betserai Kirkland’s 100 Years from Mississippi, and Glenn Osten Anderson’s Coogan’s Way, and the North American premiere of Anne Via McCollough’s Full Circle. 100 YEARS FROM MISSISSIPPI, COOGAN’S…
Hollywood is abuzz this week with the news that Thomasin McKenzie will be playing the role of Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug in the upcoming biopic Perfect. The film will narrate the epic account of Strug’s 1996 Olympic performance in Atlanta, when she made a winning vault despite a serious ankle injury, a feat that netted…
Netflix : Halston Synopsis : The limited series Halston follows the legendary fashion designer, played by Ewan McGregor, as he leverages his single, invented name into a worldwide fashion empire that’s synonymous with luxury, sex, status and fame, literally defining the era he lives in, 1970’s and ‘80’s New York — until a hostile takeover forces…
The espionage action thriller was a mainstay of 90s cinema; and the novels of Tom Clancy were their bibles. While the continuation of Clancy’s characters and storylines continues through the 2000s, it wasn’t until Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Sicario came along that the movie going public seemed back on board the espionage train….
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