entertainment news Tarantino Offered Michael Madsen ‘Pulp Fiction’ and He Doesn’t Regret Turning It Downindiewire.com - Zack Sharf Had Madsen accepted Tarantino's offer to star in "Pulp Fiction," the world would be robbed of John Travolta's iconic Vincent Vega. Rumor has long had …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApollo 11 Mission How the ‘Apollo 11’ Filmmakers Spooled More Than 11,000 Hours of Audio and Video Into 93 Minutesindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio "Apollo 11" director Todd Douglas Miller took viewers behind the scenes of his acclaimed documentary at a recent International Documentary …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoentertainment news ‘Hustlers’: 5 Lessons Hollywood Can Learn from the Surprise Hitindiewire.com - Kate Erbland From the all-female cast to its successful festival launch, the stripper drama's success tells an important story about what audiences want to see. A …
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt: ‘I’m Gonna Abstain’ From Oscar Campaigning for ‘Hollywood’ and ‘Ad Astra’indiewire.com - Zack Sharf Pitt is already considered a near-lock to earn a Best Supporting Actor nomination for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Brad Pitt is having a banner …
M. Night Shyamalan M. Night Shyamalan Will Direct Two New Original Thrillers for Universal in 2021 and 2023indiewire.com - Kate Erbland The filmmaker is reteaming with the distributor behind his hits like “The Visit,” “Split,” and “Glass.” M. Night Shyamalan reteaming with some old …
entertainment news TIFF 2019 Report Card: Critics Rank the Best Films and Performancesindiewire.com - By Eric Kohn and Christian Blauvelt 322 critics voted in the survey, which diverged from the TIFF People's Choice Award for the second year in a row. Some movies launch their awards …
entertainment news ‘In the Shadow of the Moon’ Trailer: Michael C. Hall Hunts a Serial Killer in Netflix Dramaindiewire.com - Jude Dry The tables have turned for the "Dexter" star in the new thriller from "Cold in July" director Jim Mickle. After eight scintillating seasons as TV’s …
entertainment news ‘Avengers’ Director Joe Russo Says Sony Is Making ‘Tragic Mistake’ With Spider-Man After MCU Exitindiewire.com - Zack Sharf "I think it’s a big mistake," Joe Russo says of Sony moving forward with Spider-Man without the involvement of Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige. “Avengers: …
Mark Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo Shuts Down UK Prime Minister for Using the Hulk to Champion Brexitindiewire.com - Zack Sharf Ruffalo does not want his Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero associated with Brexit. Mark Ruffalo targeted UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on social …
entertainment news Warner Bros. Reacts to ‘The Goldfinch’ Box Office Bomb and Blames the Marketplaceindiewire.com - Zack Sharf “I think the audience wasn’t interested in seeing this literary work on-screen,” Warner Bros. distribution president Jeff Goldstein tells …
entertainment news MCU Surprise: Robert Downey Jr. Returning as Tony Stark for ‘Black Widow’ — Reportindiewire.com - Zack Sharf "Black Widow" is kicking off the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in summer 2020. Comic book movie fans apparently have not seen the last …
Lorene Scafaria ‘Hustlers’: How Lorene Scafaria Landed the Film’s Surprise Cameo for Her ‘Favorite Day on Set’indiewire.com - Kate Erbland The filmmaker behind the real-life stripper drama always envisioned one iconic star in a key cameo. Here's how she landed him (and his …
PTA ‘Hustlers’ Shows Strength of Female-Centered Comedies as ‘The Goldfinch’ Fails to Flyindiewire.com - Tom Brueggemann STX and Jennifer Lopez achieve their best-ever opening weekends, but does “The Goldfinch” spells the demise of studio dramas? Mid-September is not …
entertainment news Smells Like Teen Spirit: Three Locarno Standouts Consider the Beauty and Torment of Being a Teenagerindiewire.com - Wilfred Okiche A trio of Locarno films offer a multi-faceted look at the isolation of being a teenager, and the independent spirit required to survive it. The …
Award Shows ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Claims TIFF Audience Awardindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio The prize, historically, has presaged an eventual Best Picture Oscar nominee — and, in some cases, a winner. Director Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit” …
entertainment news Acclaimed ‘Monos’ Leads Slow Build-Up to Fall Box Office Primetimeindiewire.com - Tom Brueggemann It's the calm before the storm as movies still have room to perform at your local arthouse. Until the glittery array of recent Toronto International …
entertainment news Could Artificial Intelligence Spell the End of Independent Filmmaking?indiewire.com - Laurine Chiarini A new kind of AI technology can identify elements that might make a film perform better at the box office. But as creator Sami Arpa explains, the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoentertainment news Kevin Feige Reveals Never-Before-Seen ‘Iron Man’ Post-Credits Sequence Packed With MCU Referencesindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury references Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the X-Men in this newly unveiled clip. Hold everything. At this weekend’s …
entertainment news A Fragmented Reality: How a Vital New Documentary Rejects Clear Readings of the Syrian Revolutionindiewire.com - Sadia Khatri Maya Khoury's "Fi al-thawra" is powerful and necessary for the way that it disrupts traditional Western readings of the Syrian Revolution. The …
entertainment news ‘The Goldfinch’ Bombs Hard at U.S. Box Officeindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Earning $870,000 on 2,542 screens, "The Goldfinch" is unlikely to cross $3 million on its opening weekend. Director John Crowley’s “The Goldfinch” …
Toronto Film Festival Too Big for Toronto? Why DiCaprio and Other Superstars Shun TIFFindiewire.com - Tom Brueggemann DiCaprio hasn't appeared at the festival to promote a film he's acted in since 1995, when he debuted "Total Eclipse" at TIFF. The Toronto …
entertainment news ‘Another Day of Life’: A Surrealistic Animated Diary of Warindiewire.com - Bill Desowitz An animator goes to Angola to document the chaos of war. “Another Day of Life” (opening in LA and NY September 13 from GKids) is an intense, animated …
Ansel Elgort Ansel Elgort Recalls ‘Terrible’ Han Solo Audition, Losing Out on Elvisindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Returning to theaters in this weekend's "The Goldfinch," 25-year-old Elgort looks back on career highs and follies. Ansel Elgort returns to theaters …
entertainment news As the Festival World Evolves, Locarno Finds Itself Through Marriage of the Mainstream and the Riskyindiewire.com - Laura Davis The 72nd edition of the lauded fall festival offered a wide-ranging program from brand-new Artistic Director Lili Hinstin, one that continued a …
MoviePass MoviePass Shuts Down and Can’t Predict ‘If or When’ It Will Returnindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Wait, MoviePass still existed? The end of one of the biggest consumer disasters of the decade has finally come. It’s the end of an era for MoviePass — …
Daniel Johnston ‘The Devil and Daniel Johnston’ Filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig Remembers the Late Austin Legendindiewire.com - Jude Dry The late musician's creative process directly mirrored DIY film techniques pioneered by Jim Jarmusch and Spike Lee, the director explained. Daniel …
entertainment news Mica Levi’s Monumental ‘Monos’ Score Started With Blowing Into a Glass Bottleindiewire.com - Chris O'Falt In only her third feature film score, the "Jackie" composer ignited an otherworldly story set high in the Colombian mountains. Mica Levi had only …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBong Joon-ho As ‘Parasite’ Oscar Buzz Soars, Bong Joon-ho Stays Resistant to Hollywood Offersindiewire.com - Zack Sharf Speaking to IndieWire at TIFF, the "Parasite" filmmaker says he is modeling his career after Quentin Tarantino. Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” won the …
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra’ Acting Is So Good, It Forced Director James Gray to Screw With Scienceindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Gray had no trouble wringing emotion out of the leading man of his daddy-issues-in-space odyssey. Brad Pitt was quite the method actor on the set of …
