Australian director John Hillcoat may not seem the most obvious choice to direct "Lawless," a Prohibition-era thriller set in the American South based on Matt Bondurant's 2008 novel "The Wettest County in the World." But Hillcoat has more ties to the U.S. than expected: He grew up in Canada, and every year as a kid Full Article…
It's been four years since Xavier Dolan first came to the Cannes Film Festival. Only 19 at the time, he quickly gained international admiration after his film, "I Killed My Mother," swept the awards of the festival's Director's Fortnight section. After making a quick return trip in 2010 with his well-received follow-up — love triangle-centered Full Article…
Here is a strange promo for you. Warner Bros. in conjunction with the NBA has released a TV spot promoting both the upcoming 2012 NBA playoff games and director Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. There isn’t a whole lot of new footage here, and its strange that the “Rise” chant is already being bastardized Full Article…
Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Emma Watson, Leighton Meester and Logan Lerman added as presenters for June 3 show.By John Mitchell Wiz Khalifa Photo: Jason Merritt/ WireImage Rap superstar Wiz Khalifa will perform his new single “Work Hard, Play Hard” for the first time on television at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. Khalifa joins chart-topping indie-pop Full Article…
Music Box Films has acquired all North American rights to Sean Baker’s “Starlet,” which had its premiere in competition at the SXSW Film Festival in March. The indie distributor plans a fall theatrical release. “Starlet” stars Dree Hemingway as a young adult-film actress who befriends an octogenarian after they have a confrontation at a yard Full Article…
Cannes 2012 features many of the world's most beloved directors, both established and emerging. From Americans Wes Anderson, Andrew Dominik and Jeff Nichols, French directors Jacques Audiard, Michael Haneke, Alain Resnais and Claude Miller to Iran's Abbas Kiarostami, Mexico's Carlos Reygadas and Italy's Bernardo Bertolucci and Matteo Garrone – and that's just the start. The Full Article…
FilmDistrict has acquired the horror feature "Oculus," which director Mike Flanagan will expand from his short film. Flanagan (“Absentia”) wrote the script with Jeff Howard. Intrepid Pictures' Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans are producing and fully financing the project. Anil Kurian of Intrepid will be an executive producer. Focus Features International is repping sales on Full Article…
Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami was last on the Croisette in 2010 with Certified Copy, a brain-bending heartbreaker that romantically riffed on the director’s pet themes of identity, value, and meta narratives to deliver the most satisfying film experience of this young decade. Like Someone in Love finds Kiarostami relocating to Tokyo for the next phase Full Article…
Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin ("The French Connection") will serve as the Guest Director for the upcoming 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival (June 14-24), the event announced today. The filmmaker will be at the festival this year with his latest "Killer Joe," starring Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch. In addition, the festival named composer Danny Full Article…
Attention, Hollywood! Your next generation has arrived. Ten students from nine U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as winner in the Academy's 39th Annual Student Academy Awards Competition. In the past, winners of the Student Academy Awards have received a total of 46 Oscar nominations, including last year's Live Action Short Film nominees Hallvar Full Article…
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Show will air live from Los Angeles on Thursday, September 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.By James Montgomery The Staples Center, site of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Photo: Victor Decolongon/Getty Images The MTV Video Music Awards are moving to the home of the Lakers: Staples Center in Los Angeles. That’s right. On Thursday, September Full Article…
Notable New Releases The Grey (Universal) Release Date: Jan 27, 2012 Director: Joe Carnahan Cast: Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson. Full cast + crew Verdict: Buy Me Avaialble On: Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD Special Features: Commentary with Joe Carnahan and his two editors, Roger Barton and Jason Hellmann, Six Deleted Scenes spread across 22 minutes Additional Thoughts: For this writer's money, The Grey is the best wide release of 2012 so far. Full Article…
This morning, the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced the 10 films selected to participate in its 2012 IFP Documentary Lab, which takes place all this week in New York City. The slate for this eighth edition of the doc labs is very geographically diverse, with participants hailing from Washington, Kentucky and Berlin in addition to Full Article…
Jaclyn Swedberg has been named Playboy magazine’s 2012 Playmate of the Year. “Congratulations to Jaclyn Swedberg, Miss April 2011, our new Playmate of the Year,” Hugh Hefner tweeted on Thursday. Check out more of today’s news Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Hugh Hefner TVGuide.com: Breaking News