The show goes on for Paramount with โGladiator II,โ a new Damien Chazelle movie and more
With reports and rumors swirling about possible mergers and bids to acquire Paramount, the film studio put its best foot forward for theater owners at CinemaCon on Thursday.
In 2nd weekend, โDuneโ bests 'Last Night in Soho,' 'Antlers'
After a record-breaking start, Octoberโs box office closed out quietly this weekend with โDuneโ repeating at number one and two prominent genre newcomers, โLast Night in Sohoโ and โAntlers,โ stumbling.
London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the movies
Movies from 77 countries will screen at the 2021 London Film Festival, as Britainโs leading cinema showcase welcomes mass audiences back to movie theaters after a pandemic-disrupted year.
For Edgar Wright, โLast Night in Sohoโ is a dark valentine
Edgar Wright and Anya Taylor-Joy gathered Saturday on the Lido to speak about their new film โLast Night in Soho,โ which has its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on Saturday.
โSpencer,โ โThe Last Duel' set for Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival has unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September including Pablo Larrainโs โSpencer,โ starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana and Ridley Scottโs medieval drama โThe Last Duel,โ featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver.
Toronto Film Festival to open with โDear Evan Hansenโ
The adaptation of the Broadway hit and Tony-winner โDear Evan Hansen,โ Edgar Wrightโs โ60s London themed โLast Night in Soho,โ and โThe Eyes of Tammy Fayeโ are just a few of the major films coming to the Toronto International Film Festival this September.
'Superman,โ 'Lethal Weaponโ director Richard Donner dies
The filmmaker who turned Christopher Reeve into โSupermanโ and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover into cop buddies in โLethal Weaponโ has died, his family said Monday through a spokesperson.
Edgar Wright explores โglam rock anomalyโ Sparks in doc
This image released by the Sundance Institute shows a scene from the Edgar Wright film "The Sparks Brothers," an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Ever heard of the band Sparks? โAt some point when youโre a fan of a band like Sparks you become a sort of evangelist for them,โ Wright said. โWeโd always been hesitant about the idea of having a documentary for Sparks,โ said Russell Mael. Wright endeavored to make not just a documentary about Sparks, but to make it feel like a Sparks project as well.
Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition
The film will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Film Festival via AP)Sundance Institute programs. Organizers on Tuesday unveiled a robust and diverse slate for the festival, which will be largely virtual due to the pandemic. Yutani said that the Sesame Street documentary, โStreet Gang: How We Got To Sesame Streetโ is likely to be a crowd favorite. โWe all are so excited about the possibility of encountering people whoโve never been to the festival," Jackson said.
Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
The British actor, Prowse who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85 on Saturday, according to an announcement by his agent Sunday Nov. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, FILE)LONDON โ Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original โStar Warsโ trilogy, has died. Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday. Prowse donned Darth Vader's black armor and helmet for โStar Warsโ (1977), โThe Empire Strikes Backโ (1980) and โReturn of the Jedi" (1983). He was a regular at โStar Warsโ fan events but was banned from official conventions by Lucas in 2010 after the pair fell out.