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New Star Wars Video Game ‘Fate of the Old Republic’ Set From Lucasfilm, ‘Mass Effect’ Director
A new Star Wars video game, “Fate of the Old Republic,” was announced Thursday during The Game Awards. The game will hail from Disney’s…
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Cherien Dabis Receives Variety International Vanguard Director Award at Red Sea Film Festival
Palestinian American writer-director-actor Cherien Dabis received the Variety International Vanguard Director Award at the Red Sea Film…
Culture
After COVID Nearly Killed Him, ‘Pig Hill’ Director Kevin Lewis Is Finding New Life Through Gory Horror Movies: ‘I Just Want to Create’
Kevin Lewis first made a name for himself in the horror community by helming the 2021 film “Willy’s Wonderland,” in which a mute Nicolas…
Culture
‘The Boys’ Co-Creator Darick Robertson Teams With Saudi Director Hamzah Jamjoom on Superhero Series ‘Crestar and the Knight Stallion’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Saudi director Hamzah Jamjoom (“Rupture”) has teamed up with Detroit-based Exxodus Pictures and American comic book artist Darick…
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Director Breaks Down Those Post-Credit Scenes, [Spoiler]’s Death and What Fans Can Expect From a Third Movie
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” now playing in theaters. Freddy Fazbear and his friends have…
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Studiocanal Unveils First-Look Still of Leïla Bekhti in ‘Violette’ From ‘Amelie’ Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (EXCLUSIVE)
Studiocanal has unveiled a first look still of Cesar-winning French actor Leïla Bekhti (“Once Upon My Mother”) in “Violette,” the next…
Culture
Alexander Skarsgård Boards Gothic Horror ‘The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands’ by ‘Clara Sola’ Director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén (EXCLUSIVE)
Swedish-born Hollywood star Alexander Skarsgård who hasn’t played in a Scandinavian feature in more than a decade is toplining the gothic…
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‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki on How Cinema Can Help Arab Filmmakers ‘Express Pent-Up Anger,’ ‘Not Being Faced With Agenda’ From Western Funders
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, whose “Capernaum” is the highest-grossing Arabic and Middle Eastern film of all time with over $68…
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Nadine Labaki Teases Next Feature as Director, Talks Having ‘Hardest Year of My Life’ After Record-Breaking Smash Hit ‘Capernaum’
Of all the attendees at the Red Sea Film Festival, only jury member Nadine Labaki can lay claim to having directed the most successful…
Culture
‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Stands Up for Paul Dano After Tarantino’s Diss: ‘An Incredible Actor’
Filmmaker Matt Reeves added his voice to the wave of praise for Paul Dano — an outpouring that was prompted by Quentin Tarantino dissing…
Culture
Es Devlin Joins Homo Faber Biennale 2026 as Artistic Director
Homo Faber Biennial, the international celebration of contemporary craftsmanship in Venice, has lined up the global multidisciplinary…
Culture
Director Gustavo Hernández Unpacks AFM Sales Hit ‘The Whisper,’ From the Producers of ‘When Evil Lurks,’ ‘Lobo Feroz’
BUENOS AIRES — Pushing out sales in Germany, the U.S., South Korea, Poland and Thailand and with distribution in Latin America set with…
Fashion
Chanel’s new artistic director stages runway show in this quintessentially New York City location
Chanel’s new showman, Matthieu Blazy, took his designs on the road Tuesday — or rather, underground, with a buzzy New York runway show…
Culture
50 Cent and ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Director Break Down Netflix Doc, From Getting Private Video to Whether Diddy Will Work Again: ‘Was It Worth It, Playboy?’
In November 2023, the day that Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, director Alexandria Stapleton and Curtis “50…
Culture
‘Peepli Live’ Director Anusha Rizvi Returns With Family Comedy ‘The Great Shamsuddin Family’ for JioHotstar (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian filmmaker Anusha Rizvi, director of the acclaimed “Peepli Live,” is returning to feature filmmaking with “The Great Shamsuddin…
Culture
‘Troll 2’ Director Roar Uthaug on Fueling Netflix’s Norwegian Monster Sequel With Action and Authenticity and Threequel Possibility
Guillermo del Toro nailed it when he told Roar Uthaug during a recent conversation that his “Troll” movie showcased a playful blend of…
News
‘Hiding Saddam Hussein’ Director Unveils Feature ‘No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman,’ About Female Sniper Who Takes on ISIS (EXCLUSIVE)
Two years after he explored how former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein evaded capture following his ousting from power in the 2023…
Culture
‘Siti’ Director Eddie Cahyono’s ‘My Mother’ Explores Migrant Worker Crisis at JAFF Future Project
Eddie Cahyono, whose 2014 drama “Siti” won the Piala Citra for best film at the Indonesian Film Festival, has his latest work “My Mother”…
Culture
British Independent Film Awards: BDSM Romance ‘Pillion’ Claims Top Honor, ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Wins Best Director
“Pillion,” the kinky BDSM rom-com in which Alexander Skarsgard’s strapping biker takes Harry Melling’s timid wallflower as his new…
Culture
‘Sirat’ Director Oliver Laxe Looks to Rainforest for Next Film: ‘I’m Very Drawn to the Amazon’
The arid plains might soon give way to something far more verdant for “Sirat” director Oliver Laxe, who is looking to the rainforest for…
Culture
‘The Secret Agent’ Director Kleber Mendonça Filho Says Hollywood Must ‘Draw a Line’ With Streaming if ‘They Want to Keep Filmgoing Alive’
Kleber Mendonça Filho, whose latest film “The Secret Agent” represents Brazil in the international feature film race at the Oscars,…
Culture
‘The Beatles Anthology’ Gets a New Ending: Director Oliver Murray on How Episode 9 Finally Put a Sweeter Cap on the Group’s Historic Docuseries
The newly refurbished version of “The Beatles Anthology” has been rolling out on Disney+ over a period of days this week, with a newly…
Business
‘Canopy’ Director Aaron Wilson Brings Australia-Indonesia Romance to JAFF Future Project
Aaron Wilson, whose debut feature “Canopy” premiered at Toronto, has a new project selected for the JAFF Future Project with “Under the…
Culture
‘Tale of the Land’ Director Loeloe Hendra Brings Migrant Worker Drama to JAFF Future Project
Loeloe Hendra, whose feature debut “Tale of the Land” won the Fipresci Award at the Busan International Film Festival and screened at the…