Paramount denounces boycott of Israeli film industry as Gaza conflict divides Hollywood
Paramount on Friday sharply denounced a proposed boycott of Israeli film institutions by a group that calls itself Film Workers for Palestine and is supported…
Woody Allen praises Trump. Bill Maher plays along. Democracy weeps.
As if we needed another reason to question Woody Allen’s judgment, the 89-year-old director praised President Trump as “polite” and “a pleasure to work with”…
Telluride Film Festival spotlights Springsteen biopic, Oscar hopefuls
In recent years, film festivals haven’t felt all that festive. Audiences have dwindled, streaming has upended viewing habits and the pandemic and Hollywood strikes have…
Filmmaker settles LAPD lawsuit after confrontation with a livestreamer
Attorneys for a documentary filmmaker who sued the city of Los Angeles for excessive police force said Wednesday that they had reached a settlement over…
De-aged stars, cloned voices: How AI is changing acting
For filmmaker Scott Mann, three dozen F-bombs had the makings of a million-dollar headache.When Mann wrapped “Fall,” a 2022 thriller about two women stranded atop…
‘Superman’ rescues DC at the box office with a $122-million debut
James Gunn’s “Superman” soared to the top of the box office this weekend, giving Warner Bros.’s DC Studios much-needed momentum in the superhero genre after…
‘Sorry, Baby’ was a way for debuting filmmaker Eva Victor to heal
There is a simple tattoo of a windowpane on the middle finger of Eva Victor’s right hand. When I ask about it, the filmmaker launches…
James Foley, ‘Fifty Shades,’ ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ director, dead
Filmmaker James Foley, whose directing career spanned music videos, television and film, with stars including Madonna, Al Pacino and Bruce Dern, has died.Florent Lamy, a…
‘Sinners’: Ryan Coogler reacts to box-office success in letter
As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped…
‘No Other Land’ filmmaker Hamdan Ballal detained by IDF after beating
Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the two Palestinian co-directors behind the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was detained Monday in the occupied West Bank by…
‘The Assessment’ review: A nightmarish test for parenthood
A popular if snarky response to the horrible behavior of someone else’s kids goes a little like this: You need a license to own a…
OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
Just months after OpenAI launched its controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora for the general paying public, the company is making its sales pitch directly…
Mali filmmaker Souleymane Cisse, ‘father of African cinema’, dies at age 84 | Cinema News
Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen.Mali’s highly acclaimed director Souleymane…
‘No Other Land’ review: Journalists unite for harrowing doc
Futility is one of the hardest things for cinema to convey. Storytelling is inherently geared to forward momentum and obstacles that can potentially be overcome.…
Iconic US filmmaker David Lynch, famous for Twin Peaks, dead at 78 | Obituaries News
Lynch won acclaim for his strange and dreamlike sequences and was honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2019.David Lynch, celebrated for films such as…
Jeff Baena dead: Indie filmmaker and husband of Aubrey Plaza was 47
Jeff Baena, an independent filmmaker who directed wife Aubrey Plaza in “The Little Hours” and co-wrote David O. Russell’s “I Heart Huckabees,” has died at…
Denis Villeneuve is not at peace. And he’s OK with that
Denis Villeneuve just ordered a short espresso, enough to reinvigorate his mind but not interfere with the nap he wants to take in a couple…
Will another international filmmaker prevail this Oscar season?
More films shepherded by directors who grew up outside of the U.S. may be getting nominated for best picture these days, but those that go…
From Gaza to the Arctic: A Palestinian filmmaker caught between two worlds | Documentary
Mohamed Jabaly finds himself stateless in Norway when the Gaza border suddenly closes.Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly travels abroad for the first time when he is…
‘Juror #2’ to stream on Max in December after brief theatrical release
Clint Eastwood’s legal drama “Juror #2” is set to debut on Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max on Dec. 20, adding to the controversy over…