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Interview: Monia Chokri & Magalie Lépine Blondeau – The Nature of Love
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In a creative output that saw her add a harvest of three feature films in the last five years, after 2019’s A Brother’s Love and 2022’a Babysitter we now find Monia Chokri celebrating lightning in a bottle attraction, longing, and...
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The Forrest Gump Soundtrack Hits Different in the Spotify Era
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We’ve all got that one friend who has embarrassing musical taste. It’s not bad, per se, but it’s a little conventional or predictable—or it’s so old that it seems like the poor guy hasn’t listened to a new album in...
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KIZUMONOGATARI -KOYOMI VAMP-: Resurrected Neo-Gothic Anime Coming to North America From Crunchyroll
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Yesterday, Crunchyroll announced that they had acquired the North American rights for Kizumonogatari -Koyomi Vamp-, an amalgamation of three films from 2016 and 2017 that are apparently very difficult to find these days.   It was one fateful evening when...
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IN OUR BLOOD: First Look at Footage For Fantasia-Bound Thriller-Horror
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Moments ago Fantasia announced that Pedro Kos' thriller-horror In Our Blood would have its World Premiere at the festival. Prior to that announcement Deadline jumped the gun, revield that the flick was going to Fantasia, and presented a sneak peek...
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Fantasia 2024: Final Wave Titles Announced! Mike Flanagan And Erik Canuel Honored. Quebecois Dramedy ABABOUINE to Close.
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Here it is, the final wave of titles for this year's edtion of the Fantasia International Film Festival. Combined with the other two waves this makes up a total of 125 feature films and over 200 short films.    It...
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The Man Behind the Curtain: Robert Towne (1934-2024)
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There aren’t many screenwriters with a reputation that could match Robert Towne. Sure, a lot of it comes from writing what is widely regarded as one of the best screenplays of all time in the Academy Award-winning “Chinatown,” 50 years...
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Female Filmmakers In Focus: Agnieszka Holland
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Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland has spent most of her career pushing artistic and political boundaries. After completing high school in Warsaw, she studied at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague. While living...
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Despicable Me 4
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"Despicable Me 4" won't win any prizes, but if you like this kind of thing, you'll like this thing. I laughed. The dumber and more random the jokes, the harder I laughed. The kids I saw it with laughed harder. Often what's onscreen is humor no...
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A MAN OF REASON: Watch Two New Clips From Korean Action Flick
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After spending a decade in prison, a hitman learns that he has a daughter and just wants a chance at a normal life. But his former mob boss wants him back at any cost, sending merciless assassins after him.  ...
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Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: A History of Mad Max, Barbie on Tour, Michael Mann, Baseball on the Big Screen & More
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Our latest look at new and recent books about (or connected to) cinema must start with a mention of Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius by Carrie Courogen (St. Martin’s Press)....
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