Rolling off the Cannes Film Festival where it won several awards, Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of The Sacred Fig” has been acquired by a flurry of high profile distributors in major international territories. Films Boutique, which represents the critically acclaimed political drama globally, has sold it to Lionsgate UK for the U.K. and Ireland; Gaga […]
Nicholas Galitzine may need to call his hairdresser. The brunette “Idea of You” actor has been cast as He-Man, the blond barbarian who inspired the popular Mattel toy, in the upcoming film adaptation “Masters of the Universe.” “Bumblebee” director Travis Knight is directing the movie for Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel. By the power of […]
The latest saga from a galaxy far, far away “The Acolyte” hits Disney+ with a two-episode premiere June 4. This dark spin on the Star Wars universe follows Jedi Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) as he hunts down a deadly Jedi assassin from his past (Amandla Stenberg). New episodes of “Doctor Who” will air in June. […]
“Wedding Crashers” star Isla Fisher, Nico Parker (“How To Train Your Dragon”), Josette Simon (“Anatomy of a Scandal”) and Leila Farzad (“Black Mirror: Joan is Awful”) have joined the cast of “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” which premieres on Valentine’s Day next year in theaters internationally and on Peacock in the U.S. Gemma Jones […]
Back in 2017, a little red debit card was the hottest ticket in town — for film buffs and investors alike. One swipe of a MoviePass membership card gave access to daily movie tickets at a staggeringly low monthly subscription rate of $9.95. And the concept promised to redefine the future of the moviegoing business. […]
It began as a routine audit at Cast & Crew, one of several payroll companies that service the entertainment industry. But that audit — typically handled in secret — has now raised alarms across Hollywood. Last week, Cast & Crew put out a warning that the California Employment Development Department was attempting to “invalidate the […]
Vanity Fair France has apologized for publishing a photo in which a Palestine pin that Guy Pearce was wearing on his suit was edited out (via CNN). Pearce attended this year’s Cannes Film Festival for David Cronenberg’s competition entry “The Shrouds,” in which he stars opposite Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger. Pearce was one of […]
The Inevitable Foundation, a non-profit organization that invests in disabled writers and filmmakers, is launching its Visionary Fellowship for disabled filmmakers, supported exclusively by Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity. The fellowship is a year-long program that provides disabled filmmakers with funding, mentorship and community to make a short film and leverage it into their debut […]
More accusers may come forward to testify in Harvey Weinstein’s New York retrial this fall, prosecutors said in court. On Wednesday, the former movie producer appeared in a Manhattan courtroom a month after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction. Nicole Blumberg, Manhattan’s Assistant District Attorney, told Judge Curtis Farber that […]
Directed by Claude Cloutier. Synopsis: With school, tennis lessons, swimming lessons, art classes, homework and piano practice, a young boy leads such a regimented life that he has no more time just to be a kid. Inspired by Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Overdose (1994) pleads for […]
Written, directed and animated by Frederic Siegel. He is a Swiss director, illustrator and visual artist who studied at the Lucerne School of Art & Design. Synopsis: A face is born out of chaos. It struggles to exist. It struggles to find its purpose. It struggles to sit on a chair. In fact, it struggles with […]
Season 1 release date: June 22, 2024. Season 2 release date: August 6, 2024. Synopsis: Rising Impact, the first serialized manga by Nakaba Suzuki, author of hit series The Seven Deadly Sins, began its run in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1998 and now, 25 years later, it is finally being adapted into an anime. Over […]
Animated by Danski Tang. She specializes in 2D hand-drawn animation, visual art, and experimental documentary. Her work explores memories, the subconscious, cultural indoctrination and body politics. Sis is singer and multi-instrumentalist Jenny Gillespie Mason. Her new LP Vibhuti releases June 21, 2024. The album is “an emotionally concentrated yet musically roving document of spiritual awakening.” […]
Director Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence celebrates its 20th anniversary with a new 4K restoration and a return to North American theaters beginning June 23, 2024. Synopsis: In the year 2032, the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. A string of murders perpetrated by a prototype android […]
Written and directed by Sheldon Cohen. Synopsis: In My Heart Attack, filmmaker Sheldon Cohen chronicles his open-heart surgery through a humorous and philosophical lens, telling the story of the “nice Jewish boy with Buddhist inclinations” who suffers a heart attack. Read More The Animation Blog