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Kelly Marie Tran Describes Harassment From ‘Star Wars’ Fans As “An Embarrassingly Horrible Breakup”

March 6, 2021 3:41 pm

The last couple of years has seen a rise in toxic behavior and online harassment from so-called "fans" of big franchises like "Star Wars" or DC movies, but one of the ugliest examples of this was the intense r...

Cinematographer Bradford Young Says He Almost Turned Down ‘Solo,’ But Explains Why He Stuck Around When The ‘Star Wars’ Film Changed Directors

theplaylist

March 6, 2021 2:40 pm

News

By this point, if you aren't following the Team Deakins podcast, you're missing out on some of the best conversations about filmmaking out there. In a recent episode, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bradford Y...

Amazon Originals ‘Sound Of Metal,’ ‘Time,’ And ‘One Night In Miami’ Will Join The Criterion Collection

Rafael Motamayor

March 6, 2021 1:50 pm

News

Just in time for Oscar season, Amazon Studios is bringing three of its award contenders to the Criterion Collection, the first time the studio's had a movie make it to the collection since 2018. READ MORE: ...

Hugh Jackman Wanted Lee Daniels To Direct A ‘Wolverine’ Movie

Rafael Motamayor

March 6, 2021 12:59 pm

News

If you ever wondered what it'd be like if Lee Daniels directed a "Wolverine" movie, congratulations, because you may be Hugh Jackman. READ MORE: Russo Brothers Say Cut ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Sequences Could S...

A New ‘Star Trek’ Movie Is In The Works From ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Writer Kalinda Vazquez

Rafael Motamayor

March 6, 2021 12:04 pm

News

Since J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" reboot trilogy ended with "Star Trek Beyond" five years ago, Paramount has been trying to re-launch the franchise and keep the Enterprise afloat, with everyone from Quentin Taran...

‘Rothko’: Russell Crowe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Stuhlbarg Join Ensemble Cast For Art World Drama

Rafael Motamayor

March 6, 2021 10:47 am

News

Sam Taylor-Johnson has assembled an impressive cast for her next feature film, "Rothko," which is set in the art world. The ensemble cast includes Russell Crowe, as well as Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Stuhlb...

Steven Spielberg & Duffer Brothers Developing Series Adaptation of Stephen King Horror-Fantasy Novel ‘The Talisman’ For Netflix

Christopher Marc

March 6, 2021 9:28 am

News, Television

We've seen The Duffer Brothers homage multiple projects from Steven Spielberg in their popular sci-fi series "Stranger Things," and they've finally joined forces with Spielberg's Amblin Television and Paramoun...

Zack Snyder’s Ambitious Plans For ‘Justice Leauge 2 & 3’ Included The Legion of Doom & Deaths of Multiple Heroes

Christopher Marc

March 5, 2021 5:32 pm

News

Once upon a time, a huge plan for the DC Extended Universe was planed... and then it never happened. As HBO Max is about to debut "Zack Snyder's Justice League" on March 18, glimpses of what could have been — ...

Russo Brothers On ‘Cherry,’ Tom Holland & Steven Soderbergh’s Career Advice [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

March 5, 2021 5:08 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Despite the disappointing reviews for "Cherry" don't tell the Russo Brothers that taking on their independently financed drama was a stretch. They might have directed the second highest-grossing blockbuster of...

‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon Returns To HBO For New Baltimore Police Corruption Limited Series ‘We Own This City’

Christopher Marc

March 5, 2021 3:50 pm

News, Television

As you probably assumed already, you won't be getting a follow-up to HBO's excellent and underrated Baltimore-set crime series "The Wire," though there had been some confusion last year. Last Spring, the Frenc...

‘Goodbye, Dragon Inn’: Win A Copy Of The Fireflies Press Book About Tsai Ming-Liang’s Classic Cinema Requiem [Contest Giveaway]

Rodrigo Perez

March 5, 2021 2:27 pm

News

Like Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso" and its look at a fading movie theater, "Goodbye, Dragon Inn," is a film for cinephiles that evokes feelings for cineastes, especially all of those missing the cinem...

7 TV Shows to Watch in March: 'Genius: Aretha,' 'Falcon & the Winter Soldier' & More

10 TV Shows to Watch in March: ‘Genius: Aretha,’ ‘Falcon & The Winter Soldier’ & More

Ally Johnson

March 5, 2021 1:42 pm

Features, News, Television

March sees us facing another small group of new television series to pick from after February delivered a similar slate. For the past year of lockdown, it’s seemed as if many of us have returned to old favorit...

‘Limbo’: Alejandro González Iñárritu Next Film Features Cinematographer Darius Khondji & ‘Zama’ Star Daniel Giménez Cacho

Rodrigo Perez

March 5, 2021 12:37 pm

News

When a filmmaker like four-time Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu (a two-time Best Director winner and nine-time nominee total; plus a Special Achievement Academy Award for the VR film "Flesh and Sand")...

‘Boogie’: Eddie Huang’s Identity Coming-Of-Age Tale Has Vibrant Immediacy & Is Perfectly Messy [Review]

Walter Chaw

March 5, 2021 11:46 am

News, Reviews

I am a cultural appropriator. I think I’m a white person from Colorado. I talk like one in the peculiarly flat, uninflected accent of the westernmost mid-west. I make white cultural references to things like S...

‘Stop-Zemlia’ Is A Sympathetic Portrait Of The Tidal Forces Of Teenagehood [Berlin Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

March 5, 2021 11:17 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

One year in the life of a teenager can feel like an eternity. The intensity of the fleeting romances, the wild swings between happiness and despair, the thrilling yet uneasy anticipation of a future that seems...