Rare is the filmmaker with so many unrealized projects that there’s an entire Wikipedia page devoted to them, but “rare” has always been an apt descriptor for Guillermo del Toro. For del Toro, even when he’s making movies that win the Golden Lion and Academy Award for best picture, he’s also making vibrant, personal projects […]
“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest episode, likely will stoke even greater enthusiasm for the series with its canny mix of redemptive evolutions, abundant Easter Eggs, emotional impacts, state-of-the-art special effects — and sly hints at a back-to-basics approach in films to come. Naturally, the character also continues to attract diehard Spidey-fans to animated TV […]
With strict quarantine conditions largely over for most people, the time might have seemed right to get out of the house and go dancing in the streets. This is a crop that encompasses some of this year’s most exciting Grammy up-and-comers, too, from triple-nominee Allison Russell telling her harrowing but inspirational story to best new […]
Hosted by “Saturday Night Live” mainstay Kenan Thompson, the People’s Choice Awards honor the year’s top productions across entertainment and pop culture. On the film side, a slew of blockbusters that includes “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” “F9: The Fast Saga” and “Dune” are competing for top honors. …Read the full story
“Licorice Pizza” is one of the rare Anderson movies to be missing a father figure — the director’s own was an Ohio TV host who went on to become the voice of ABC once he relocated to California, and dads . Altman’s influence can be felt in nearly all Anderson’s films, though the younger helmer […]
Macy’s has been staging the mother of all retail promotional events in one form or another since 1924. …Read the full story
Some take empathetic looks at how people of different cultures celebrate the holiday, while others plant the seeds of some of the greatest love stories on television. …Read the full story
is not entirely new — other classics like “Naruto,” “Sailor Moon” and “Dragon Ball” serve as a handful of early examples — there’s no question the medium has strengthened its foothold. Its expanding catalogue offers anime across genres and demographics, from light-hearted comedies including “Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun” to such originals as “Violet Evergarden.” Far from […]
This year’s edition of AFI Fest kicked off with an opening night premiere of “Tick, Tick … Boom!” Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s musical of the same name. Another starry screening included Halle Berry’s directorial debut “Bruised,” which was followed by a Q&A with the Oscar winner, moderated […]
Presented by Gucci, the star-studded affair at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was hosted by Leonardo DiCaprio and LACMA trustee Eva Chow. …Read the full story
After attending the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals in the summer, Kristen Stewart’s highly anticipated interpretation of Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s “Spencer” is finally here. After being discovered at the age of eight, she took on small roles in television before landing her most notable role of Sarah, the young daughter of a recently divorced mother, played by Oscar winner Jodie Foster, in […]
Now that the Roys and their assorted hangers-on have gotten some sleep and new perspectives, the game of “who’s going to emerge from the smoldering ashes of Waystar Royco in one piece?” is officially afoot. Most everyone on this show is currently in free fall, grasping desperately at anything that might keep them from splatting […]
“I had pitched them an idea about doing a short film with Deadpool in front of ‘Free Guy,’ where Deadpool’s interrogating the hunter who killed Bambi’s mom. I write to music anyway, and I initially put a song in the script by The Outfield called ‘Your Love.’ It’s an old ’80s tune. Reynolds did get […]
I said, ‘Come on, that’s a joke! I say it in the movie Stuck on You!’ She went to her room and wrote a very long, beautiful treatise on how that word is dangerous. During the interview, Damon also reflected on a previous comment he had made regarding the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein […]
While Lady Gaga, playing Patrizia Reggiani, is at the center of the film, Adam Driver, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto and Al Pacino also sport some notable and sometimes startling ensembles from the 1970s through the 1990s. After her mother married a wealthy businessman, Patrizia followed in her footsteps by marrying Maurizio Gucci of the illustrious […]
At the halfway point, Cannes 2021 has not seen the expected flurry of deals at the festival’s concurrent Marché du Film. buyers are here for all the competition entries, and they’re active,” said Stuart Ford, CEO of the production and finance entity AGC Studio. An interesting observation from Ford noted the ongoing struggle for indie […]
Instead, it pursues a kind of cinematic stillness to match Murakami’s plain, serene prose, and takes things suitably slow — this is the kind of film where the opening credits arrive 40 minutes in — as it ponders just how much time can heal all wounds. Where Lee’s adaptation slashed through the text with sensuous […]
As she grapples with that revelation, she falls in love with her caretaker, a young nun named Bartolomea . Verhoeven, whose last movie “Elle” played in Cannes in 2016, entered the Palais with a spring in his step, as he cheered back — clapping his hands in enthusiasm — on his way to his seat. […]
“Recognizing that all parties would benefit from a modernized windowing structure, this new agreement allows Prime Video and IMDb TV to benefit from UFEG’s vast library and diverse content like never before,” added Peter Levinsohn, UFEG’s vice chairman and chief distribution officer. …Read the full story
Before the last presidential election cycle, northeast Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping was a go-to business only for shrubbery enthusiasts and great garden maintainers. Now, after eight months of Four Seasons Total Landscaping jokes and merchandising Laura Jane Grace for August 21. Of the unique booking, Michael Siravo – operations manager at Four Seasons Total […]