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Lisa Takeuchi Cullen To Be Next President Of WGA East

Current WGA East President, Michael Winship has decided not to seek re-election in the guild’s upcoming election. He will be succeeded by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. The latter is running unopposed for the position in the guild, which is currently on strike against companies that are members of the AMPTP, Deadline is reporting. Takeuchi Cullen will…

TV Review – ‘The Afterparty’ Season 2 Gets More Creative and Captures the Same Zany, Involving Energy

The first season of the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty brought together an extremely talented group of actors for a genre-bending comedy-mystery hybrid, presenting the same events from a different character’s viewpoint, and in a different style, in each episode. Continuing to find that same success is no easy feat, yet season two manages to…

Napoleon — Official Trailer : Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Directed by Ridley Scott

“Gladiator” star Joaquin Phoenix and Director Ridley Scott have retuned to tackle one more historical action epic film. Sony and Apple have released a brand new trailer for “Napoleon,” directed by Scott and starring Phoenix as iconic French commander Napoleon Bonaparte. The film depicts Napoleon’s rise to power through the lens of his addictive and volatile relationship…

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…

TV Review – ‘Secret Invasion’ is a Worthwhile if Unextraordinary Extension of the MCU

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to be so large that its television branch encompasses a slew of characters who have appeared in previous films, and it isn’t limited to any one specific point in time. Some, like Hawkeye, have filled in gaps between movies, while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and others…

Japan Society Announces Full Lineup for the 16th Annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film

JAPAN SOCIETY ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM North America’s largest Japanese film festival presents two weeks of contemporary movies from Japan, including opening film THE FIRST SLAM DUNK directed by Takehiko Inoue, centerpiece film UNDER THE TURQUOISE SKY directed by KENTARO, closing film THE THREE SISTERS…

CNN’s Lisa Ling Will Move to CBS News

Former CNN journalist and producer Lisa Ling has been hired by CBS, says Neeraj Khemlani, the president and co-head of CBS News and Stations. Ling is best known as the host and producer of CNN’s series This is Life With Lisa Ling, until she was let go as a cost-cutting measure. She had also hosted…

OZU 120, Complete Retrospective of Yasujirō Ozu’s Extant Work June 9-29 at Film Forum

“If there were something like a sacred treasure of the cinema,  that would have to be the work of Ozu.”  – Wim Wenders OZU 120 A COMPLETE RETROSPECTIVE OF YASUJIRŌ OZU’S EXTANT WORK JUNE 9-29 (THREE WEEKS) AT FILM FORUM Commemorating the 120th anniversary of the director’s birth And 60th anniversary of his death PRESENTED…

Jenna Ortega’s “Beetlejuice 2” is officially happening in 2024

Warner Bros. has announced Beetlejuice 2 will debut on September 6, 2024, with Jenna Ortega in a starring role. The upcoming release, scripted by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, will be the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 film that starred Michael Keaton as a prank-happy poltergeist. Over the years, Seth Grahame-Smith and Daniel Waters…

Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà Announce the 22nd Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, June 1-8

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER AND CINECITTÀ  ANNOUNCE THE 22nd EDITION OFOPEN ROADS: NEW ITALIAN CINEMA, JUNE 1–8   Opening Night—Francesca Archibugi’s The Hummingbird New York, NY (May 9, 2023) – Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for the 22nd edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, running from June 1 to…