Belfast movie: Kenneth Branagh is shooting his ‘most personal film,’ set in tumultuous 1960s Northern Ireland. Judi Dench and Jamie Dornan among stars.
Little Fugitive director Morris Engel was the post-WWII ‘Father of American Independent Cinema,’ inspiring John Cassavetes and the French New Wave.
Hal Prince. Out of his record-setting 21 Tony Awards, eight were as Best Director of a Musical for the following: Cabaret (at the 1967 ceremony), Company (1971), Follies (1972, with…
‘Under the Volcano’ screening: John Huston’s ‘quality’ comeback starring daring Albert Finney As part of its John Huston film series, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will be presenting the…
Blake Edwards: Director of the Pink Panther movies – and Julie Andrews’ husband for more than four decades – was at his best handling polished comedies and a couple of…
Ernst Lubitsch movies: Subtle, sophisticated ‘Touch’ all but gone from contemporary filmmaking. Ernst Lubitsch movies: The forgotten, passé ‘Touch’ Ernst Lubitsch and William Cameron Menzies were Turner Classic Movies’ “stars”…
William Cameron Menzies. William Cameron Menzies movies on TCM: Murderous Joan Fontaine, deadly Nazi Communists Best known as an art director/production designer, William Cameron Menzies was a jack-of-all-trades. It seems…
And Then There Were None movie with Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, June Duprez, Louis Hayward and Roland Young. And Then There Were None movie remake to be directed by Oscar…
Christopher Nolan new movie gets a release date: Batman trilogy director’s eagerly awaited next effort to come out in the summer. Christopher Nolan new movie release date Warner Bros. will…
Jean-Luc Godard in his youthful days: Greek debt crisis solution? Jean-Luc Godard solution for the Greek debt crisis: ‘Therefore’ copyright payments A few years ago, Nouvelle Vague filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard,…
Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria. Kristen Stewart joins Untitled Kelly Reichardt Project This news bit has been everywhere online, but just in case you’ve missed it: History-making César…
Marc Allégret: André Gide lover, all-around starmaker and the initial driving force behind the film career of Simone Simon. Marc Allégret: From André Gide lover to Simone Simon mentor (See…
Luis Buñuel movies: Subversive, challenging filmmaker. Luis Buñuel movies on TCM: ‘Blasphemous’ ‘Viridiana’ & subversive, Oscar-winning ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’ The city of Paris and iconoclastic writer-director Luis…
Chris Hemsworth in Snow White and the Huntsman. ‘The Huntsman’ release date announced as ‘Snow White and the Huntsman 2’ drops Snow White a.k.a. Kristen Stewart Universal’s Snow White and…
Oldest person in movies: Manoel de Oliveira. Oldest person in movies? Following the recent passing of 1931 Dracula actress Carla Laemmle at age 104, there is one less movie centenarian…
Best Picture tie surprise: Gravity was one of the winners. Producers Guild of America Awards: ‘Gravity’ & ’12 Years a Slave’ tie for Best Picture Earlier this evening, Jan. 19,…
Edouard Molinaro: La Cage aux Folles’ Oscar-nominated filmmaker. La Cage aux Folles director Edouard Molinaro collaborated with Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau & Orson Welles Edouard Molinaro, best known internationally for…
Hal Needham: Stuntman & Burt Reynolds director was last year’s Honorary Oscar recipient Veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator Hal Needham, whose stunt-work movie credits ranged from John Ford Westerns to…
Patrice Chéreau and Queen Margot star Isabelle Adjani. Patrice Chéreau dies: French director best known for ‘Queen Margot’ & gay-related dramas Screenwriter, sometime actor, and stage, opera, and film director…
Channing Tatum ‘Magic Mike 2’ Director? & Genghis Khan Admirer + Robert Pattinson Gets New Director?
Channing Tatum in a rare non-shirtless moment in Magic Mike. Channing Tatum to direct ‘Magic Mike 2’? Channing Tatum, whose White House Down opens this evening in North America, may…
Eddie Romero. Eddie Romero dies: Filipino filmmaker best known for his exploitation horror and action movies Eddie Romero, one of most best-known Filipino filmmakers, died of prostate cancer on Tuesday,…
Bryan Forbes. Bryan Forbes has died: Katharine Hepburn & Leslie Caron + the original ‘The Stepford Wives’ director Director Bryan Forbes, whose films include the then-daring The L-Shaped Room, the…
Grace of Monaco Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly. Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly in ‘Grace of Monaco’: Best Actress Oscar nominee? Nicole Kidman Best Actress Academy Award nominee (possibly winner)…
Ben Affleck director: DGA Award winner. Ben Affleck tops DGA Awards Ben Affleck, not nominated for a Best Director Academy Award this year (or any other year), has won the…
Michael Winner: Death Wish director. ‘Death Wish’ director Michael Winner has died Michael Winner, best remembered for directing the Charles Bronson action hit Death Wish, died earlier today at his…
Amazing Tales from the Archives: SFSFF spotlights unusual movie audio system, pioneering female documentarian and memorably inventive comedy fantasies.
Quentin Tarantino star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Also in the photo: Demián Bichir, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth and other ‘The Hateful Eight’ cast members. Quentin Tarantino gets…
Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg: American Ultra. Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg to join Woody Allen movie cast? American Ultra stars Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg will reportedly be reunited later…
Pretty Poison with Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins: Noel Black-directed cult crime classic. Cult movie classic Pretty Poison filmmaker Noel Black has died Noel Black, best remembered for the 1968…
Justin Bieber in Justin Bieber’s Believe. A sort of sequel to Paramount’s 3D box office hit Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Justin M. Chu’s concert documentary Believe follows Canadian singer…
Bryce Dallas Howard. Bryce Dallas Howard in Jurassic World? Howard possibly the next female star in Jurassic Park franchise Bryce Dallas Howard, Rush director Ron Howard’s daughter perhaps best known…
Jesus Franco a.k.a. Jess Franco: Cult sex & horror filmmaker. Jesús Franco a.k.a. Jess Franco: Cult sex & horror Spanish filmmaker dead at 82 “I think I was born because…