Civil War Director Alex Garland Says He Plans to Quit Directing Soon
Civil War director and screenwriter Alex Garland is going out on a high — he plans to quit directing soon. The director recently told The Guardian that he’s serious about wanting to leave the...
View Article10 Rom Coms From the ’90s You Won’t Have to Fake Excitement About
Love romantic comedies? These '90s rom coms will have you swooning on your couch. The post 10 Rom Coms From the ’90s You Won’t Have to Fake Excitement About appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine.
View ArticleThe 5 Best Postscripts in Cinema: Films That Do the Epilogue Right
Generally, a postscript — that pesky on-screen text that acts as an epilogue before the credits roll — is not a good way to end a film. But they work in these films.The post The 5 Best Postscripts in...
View ArticleKristen Stewart: ‘I Just Crashed and Burned and Barreled My Way Through’...
Kristen Stewart is opening up about feeling like she “crashed and burned” her way through filming the Twilight saga in her late teens and early twenties. During an appearance on the SmartLess podcast...
View ArticleA.I. George Carlin Creators Agree to Banish It Forever to Settle Lawsuit With...
The creators of a much-derided A.I. George Carlin video have agreed to remove it from all platforms, never to be seen or heard again, to settle a lawsuit with the late comedian’s estate, who argued...
View ArticleHow Christina Applegate Got Chris Farley’s Classic SNL ‘Van by the River’...
The “Van by the River” sketch featuring Chris Farley as hyper motivational speaker Matt Foley is arguably the best Saturday Night Live sketch ever — but on Wednesday, Christina Applegate and David...
View ArticleDana Carvey Clarifies That He Doesn’t Really Apologize for 1992 SNL Sharon...
Dana Carvey thinks some people took him too seriously when he playfully apologized to Sharon Stone for a 1992 Saturday Night Live sketch in which he played one of several airport security employees who...
View ArticleJosh Brolin and Heather Graham Among Special Guests at 30th Annual San Luis...
The 30th annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival will feature special guests including Dune and No Country for Old Men actor Josh Brolin and Chosen Family director and star Heather Graham....
View ArticleFallen Fruit: Chris Molina’s Directorial Debut Is About Becoming an Adult In...
Sometimes you have to move back home to your childhood bedroom to fully understand what it means to be an adult. That’s what happens to Alex, the main character in Chris Molina’s feature directorial...
View ArticleThe 12 Best Lost Episodes of All Time
Here are the 12 best episodes of Lost, the early 2000s ABC drama about a group of castaways whose plane crashes on a mysterious island somewhere in the South Pacific. We have to go back!The post The 12...
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The Synanon Fix Filmmakers on ‘Harrowing, Tragic’ Story of the Rehab Program...
Rory Kennedy and Mark Bailey’s new HBO docuseries The Synanon Fix documents the dramatic rise and fall of Synanon, a drug rehabilitation program turned extreme religious group founded by Charles...
View ArticleMaXXXine Trailer Evokes Real-Life Night Stalker Serial Killings (Video)
Ti West’s MaXXXine trailer continues the savage, fictional story of Maxine Mink — but amps up the horror by evoking the spectre of the real-life American serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the Night...
View ArticleA 101-Year-Old Doctor’s Key to Longevity? Never Retire
Dr. Howard Tucker, the neurologist who is the subject of Taylor Taglianetti’s new documentary What’s Next, holds the Guinness World Record for oldest practicing doctor. So he’s qualified by both life...
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Jonathan Majors Avoids Jail Time at Assault and Harassment Sentencing
Jonathan Majors avoided jail time at his sentencing Monday in his conviction for assault and harassment of his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. In a Manhattan courtroom, Judge Michael Gaffey sentenced...
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Lost Soulz: How I Found a Cast of SoundCloud Rappers for My Feature Debut
Katherine Propper is the director of Lost Soulz. In this piece, she details how she made the band for the hip-hop road trip movie. My first feature, Lost Soulz, started with a Craigslist post: “Actor...
View ArticleNatasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall to Host 25th Anniversary But I’m a Cheerleader...
Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall are making a special appearance at this year’s Florida Film Festival to host a screening of their 1999 queer rom-com But I’m a Cheerleader in honor of the film’s 25th...
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Quiet on Set Filmmakers Tell Us Whether They’ll Interview Amanda Bynes
Will the directors of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV interview Amanda Bynes? It depends, they say. In a new episode of the docuseries that aired Sunday, co-directors Mary Robertson and Emma...
View ArticleIndigo Girls Tell Their Story in It’s Only Life After All, a Doc That’s Never...
Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers said yes when documentarian Alexandria Bombach asked if she could make a documentary about them. They just had one caveat. “It can’t really be about us,” Ray said...
View ArticleAnthony Hopkins Plays King Herod in Mary, an Epic Biblical Survival Story of...
Anthony Hopkins plays the fearful King Herod the Great and newcomer Noa Cohen plays the Virgin Mary — the young mother of Jesus Christ — in Mary, a new origin story described as a ticking-clock...
View ArticleA Beloved Sex-Ed Teacher and a Secret Boyfriend Highlight NFMLA’s InFocus:...
Stories about a beloved sex-ed teacher and a secret boyfriend who foils his girlfriend’s mother’s plans were among the highlights from NewFilmmakers Los Angeles’ InFocus: Counter-Ageism Program. The...
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