Cannes Talk: Russell Levine, Route One Topper
Russell Levine, who heads Route One, is heading for the Cannes Film Festival for the third time. Route One is a producer on “Colossal” starring Anne Hathaway, “The Circle,” starring Tom Hanks, the…
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Cannes Film Review: ‘I Am Not a Witch’
Perhaps more beautiful and strange than wholly satisfying, it’s nonetheless easy to see why Rungano Nyoni’s debut film arrives in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar of Cannes trailing ribbons…
Edgar Wright, Dwayne Johnson, Rian Johnson, Marc Webb, Lin-Manuel Miranda Plot Simon & Garfunkel Movie Universe
Sprawling cinematic universes have done boffo box-office business. “Star Wars,” Marvel comics, DC superheroes, and classic monster tales have all been mined for movie multiplex magic — with awesome…
Disney Parks Chairman Hints at More Marvel Attractions to Come
“Guardians of the Galaxy” Mission Breakout! may be the first of many Marvel-themed attractions to find a home at Disney’s California Adventures. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Bob Chapek made…
‘Paddington 2’ Lands January Release in U.S. From Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company has set family comedy sequel “Paddington 2” for a Jan. 12 release in the United States. “Paddington 2” stars Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim…
Cannes Film Review: ‘Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts’
At the age of 36, Indonesian director-writer Mouly Surya has made the first Satay Western, and a flamingly feminist one at that. Following a widow on an empowering course to seek justice for robbery…
Cannes Film Review: ‘You Were Never Really Here’
Some filmmakers rust during periods of inactivity; Lynne Ramsay arches and tenses, lying in wait like an attack dog.
Lionsgate Stock Jumps 8.65% in Wake of Strong Earnings Report
Stock of Lionsgate has surged 8.65%, buoyed by a stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings report. Class A shares gained $2.21 to close at $27.76 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. It was the…
Box Office: ‘Pirates’ Sailing to $75 Million, ‘Baywatch’ Can’t Make Memorial Day Waves
Johnny Depp’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” will hook in $75 million during the four-day Memorial Day holiday, early estimates showed on Friday. Should the number hold, “Dead Men…
Cannes: INSAS Student Valentina Maurel's 'Paul Is Here' Wins Cannes Cinefondation
CANNES — "Paul Is Here," from Costa Rica's Valentina Maurel, a student at Belgium's Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et des Techniques de Diffusion (INSAS), snagged the First Jury…
HanWay Films’ Gabrielle Stewart on What Independent Distributors Look for in Acquiring Films
London-based sales and finance house HanWay Films, which was set up almost 20 years ago by Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, and is aligned with Thomas' production company Recorded Picture…
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