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George Clooney Is “A Little Irritated” With Quentin Tarantino: “Dude, F*** Off”
George Clooney is “a little irritated” with Quentin Tarantino. The veteran actor is taking issue with the famed director’s apparent comments about his celebrity status. In a new GQ cover interview, along with his upcoming Wolfs co-star Brad Pitt, the subject of Tarantino came up and Clooney said, “Quentin said some shit about me recently, […]
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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis,’ Films From Pedro Almodovar and Max Minghella Join Toronto Film Fest
The Toronto Film Festival has made its final lineup announcement for its 2024 edition, to include a North American premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s dystopian epic Megalopolis and a world bow for Driven director Nick Hamm’s medieval action drama William Tell. Both movies, including the Cannes-bowing Megalopolis, will get a Gala premiere at Roy Thomson Hall. […]
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Cate Blanchett, Zoe Saldaña, Steven Soderbergh to Keynote Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled speakers for its 2024 edition next month, to include discussions with Cate Blanchett, Zoe Saldaña and Steven Soderbergh. Blanchett will be in Toronto along with two of her latest projects: Alfonso Cuarón’s TV series Disclaimer and Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson and Guy Maddin’s Rumours, which bowed in Cannes. The […]
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Ben Burtt on Revolutionizing Sci-Fi Sound With ‘Star Wars’ and Creating Darth Vader’s Breathing
Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. “Yeah, I hear that often,” says the legendary sound designer, creator of the lightsabre swish and Darth Vader’s electronic wheezing, the voice of R2-D2, Chewbacca and, for a younger generation, that of Pixar’s WALL-E. “I guess I altered the DNA of a […]
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Locarno Open Doors Program Unveils Winners, Sets New Africa Focus
Open Doors, the co-production and talent development program for artists from underrepresented communities around the world that is part of the Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro industry strand, unveiled its 2024 winners on Tuesday. Eight projects in development were selected for its co-production platform, the Projects Hub, and were eligible for the three main cash […]
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‘Alien: Romulus’: First Reactions After the Premiere
Fede Álvarez’s hotly anticipated Alien: Romulus was finally revealed to the public Monday night after the 20th Century Studios film held its world premiere in Los Angeles, and the first reactions have already hit social media. The eighth installment in the long-running Alien franchise is set between the events of Ridley Scott’s 1979 Alien and […]
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Korean Cheerleading Drama ‘Victory’ to Get North American Release
Korean cheerleading movie Victory is headed to U.S. cinemas. Ahead of its upcoming South Korean release, the film was pre-sold by Seoul-based sales outfit Finecut to 815 Pictures for a North American theatrical run. Described as “an uplifting and heartwarming drama centered around a high-school dance duo,” the film follows the cheerleaders as they inspire […]
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Anthony Bourdain Biopic ‘Tony’ in the Works With ‘The Holdovers’ Star Dominic Sessa
Anthony Bourdain’s life is getting the big screen treatment. Dominic Sessa, who broke out this past year in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, is set to star as the beloved food world icon for a feature film from the New York-based studio A24 and King Richard outfit Star Thrower Entertainment. Matt Johnson, who is behind the […]
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Halle Berry Says She’s Broken 10 Bones From Action Movies: “I’ve Been Knocked Out Three Times”
Halle Berry believes in full physical commitment to the role. The actress shared she’s broken at least 10 bones as a result of her action movie roles, as well as being “knocked out” three times. “Arm broken, broke ribs twice — two ribs one time, three ribs another — broke tailbone, broke two toes and […]
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Theo James Gets Bloody in Neon’s ‘The Monkey’ Teaser From ‘Longlegs’ Director Osgood Perkins
Neon is taking advantage of its Longlegs momentum with a first glimpse at director Osgood Perkins’ next project. Neon shared the first teaser trailer for The Monkey Monday, ahead of the horror movie’s Feb. 21, 2025 debut in theaters. The spot features Theo James, who stars in the film alongside Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian […]
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From Grief to Leadership: Building a Movement in Mike Brown’s Memory (Guest Column)
I still have chunks of the bloodstained road from where my son was murdered. I have lumps of asphalt and crumples of the dirt that was under it. The city gave it to me in buckets when they decided to put a new blacktop over just that one section of Canfield Drive. It’s hard to […]
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Heather Graham Joins Zazie Beetz in Horror Thriller ‘They Will Kill You’ (Exclusive)
Heather Graham has joined the cast of They Will Kill You, the thriller being produced by Nocturna Pictures, the horror label formed earlier this year by Skydance and Andy and Barbara Muschietti. New Line is co-financing and distributing the feature, which will have Kirill Sokolov in the director’s chair when shooting gets underway in mid-September. Zazie […]
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James Cameron Talks ‘Avatar,’ ‘Alien: Romulus’ and Whales in Spicy Chat: “Damn Right I’m Overbearing”
"Yes, I'm 'overbearing.' Damn right!"
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Jimmy Kimmel Explains Why He Will Not Host the 2025 Oscars
Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel is explaining his decision to not host next year’s Oscars. While appearing on this week’s Politickin’ podcast, Kimmel discussed his reasoning to not to host the Academy Awards in 2025 and opened up about his son’s surgeries and health. “When I’m focused on the Oscar, I’m less focused on the […]
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James Wan in Talks to Direct ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon’ Remake
The Creature From the Black Lagoon is rising once again. James Wan, the creator of the Saw and The Conjuring horror franchises, is developing a new take on the classic Universal monster property and is in early talks to direct the feature project. The move comes as Wan and his collaborators presented Universal with a […]
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HamptonsFilm Director Anne Chaisson to Step Down
Anne Chaisson will step down as the executive director of HamptonsFilm, the non-profit behind the annual Hamptons International Film Festival. Chaisson has served as the executive director of the nonprofit since 2012. During her tenure, the fest expanded from five to 11 days, adding several new awards and honors and became a stop for awards […]
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