Don Bluth on ‘NIMH,’ ‘Anastasia,’ Disney feud and best films

Animator Don Bluth, author of the memoir "Somewhere Out There: My Animated Life."

Don Bluth first found his “laughing place” — a term he uses to refer to an intangible mental refuge from the drudgery of existence — in the films of his lifelong hero, Walt Disney. Today […]

Bryce Dallas Howard reveals she was paid ‘so much less’ than Chris Pratt in ‘Jurassic Park’ films

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Bryce Dallas Howard is speaking up about the gender pay gap in Hollywood, revealing that she earned less than her co-star Chris Pratt in the ‘Jurassic Park’ films. The 41-year-old actress explained to Insider that […]

‘It should have been celebrated’: the fight to save a thriving Black school | Documentary films

Let the Little Light Shine still

There’s a moment early in Let the Little Light Shine, a riveting documentary on one community’s fight to preserve their grade school, when it becomes clear that Chicago’s National Teachers Academy is no ordinary place. […]

Forget Batgirl, where’s Superman Lives? The inside stories of Hollywood’s biggest abandoned films | Film industry

Leslie Grace as Batgirl in the cancelled DC film.

Warner Bros’s previously announced Batgirl film is the latest big-budget project that will never see the light of day, despite being in post-production, with shooting already completed. Hollywood is brutal – for every film released […]

Why do multiple documentaries get released about the same subject? | Documentary films

Andy King in a famous scene from Netflix’s Fyre documentary.

Currently on an extended release in theatres and already earning itself awards buzz, Fire of Love, Sara Dosa’s breathtaking documentary about the relationship and career shared by French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, is the […]

Kevin Feige Emailed The ‘Batgirl’ Directors Following Film’s Cancellation

Kevin Feige Emailed The 'Batgirl' Directors Following Film's Cancellation

Getty Image Following the industry-shaking news that Warner Bros. Discovery had canceled their $90 million Batgirl film, Marvel Studios president and mastermind Kevin Feige reached out to directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah with condolences. […]

Upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe Films Listed Through Phases 5 & 6 – Deadline

Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 5

Marvel Studios flooded the zone at Comic-Con today, announcing titles, casting or release dates on more than a dozen new movies that will form the Multiverse Saga, some of which had only been rumored up […]

Nope review – Jordan Peele’s followup to Get Out and Us is a bit meh | Science fiction and fantasy films

Nope.

Jordan Peele’s strange, muddled, indigestible new UFO mystery looks like it had a good fairy and a dodgy fairy present at the birth. The good fairy is Steven Spielberg, to whose Close Encounters and Jaws […]

Taika Waititi Says He Forgot Natalie Portman Starred in ‘Star Wars’ Films

Taika Waititi Says He Forgot Natalie Portman Starred in ‘Star Wars’ Films

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi remembered an awkward conversation with Natalie Portman in which he forgot that she starred in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.  “Natalie said to […]

Elvis Presley as Willy Wonka? The films the King of Rock’n’Roll almost made | Movies

Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis in The Defiant Ones, directed by Stanley Kramer.

According to Baz Luhrmann’s biopic, Elvis Presley’s dream was to be a great actor. But his Hollywood ambitions were frequently stifled by his controlling manager, Colonel Tom Parker (played by Tom Hanks). A key scene […]

‘Watcher’ An Opening Record For IFC Films – Specialty Box Office – Deadline

‘Watcher’ An Opening Record For IFC Films – Specialty Box Office – Deadline

Chloe Okuno’s feature debut Watcher recorded the biggest opening weekend grosses ever for IFC Films and its IFC Midnight/Shudder label on 764 U.S. screens — also one of the distributor’s widest ever releases. The genre […]

The Songs, Scores, and Sounds of Summer 1982 Films

photo of paulie holding a radio in Rocky III

The Summer of 1982 is a pivotal time in pop culture history. Films like Poltergeist, E.T., Mad Max 2, Blade Runner, and TRON all hit theaters, capturing the hearts of audiences and leaving an indelible […]

DC Films President Considered Recasting Amber Heard’s ‘Aquaman’ Role

DC Films President Considered Recasting Amber Heard's 'Aquaman' Role

Warner Bros. The defamation lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continues. DC Films president Walter Hamada recently testified during the trial. Hamada said the studio recasting Amber Heard’s role in Aquaman 2. Walter Hamada, […]

How old is Cate Blanchett, who’s her husband Andrew Upton and what are the Ocean’s 8 actress’ hit films?

Cate Blanchett has become one of Hollywood's leading actresses

CATE Blanchett made her name in showbiz with blockbuster films, and now she’s about to hit our small screens in BBC Two’s Mrs. America. One of the most critically acclaimed actresses working today, here’s how […]

Be kind rewind: the unstoppable rise of ‘nicecore’ films and TV | Culture

Jason Sudeikis in Ted Lasso

With the summer hiatus fast approaching, the time is ripe to declare the winners and losers of the 2021-22 US TV season, and the most straightforward success story is that of Abbott Elementary. Creator-star Quinta […]

Give us credits: why do so many films now take 40 minutes to start? | Movies

Johnnie To’s film Breaking News (2004) begins with a six-minute street battle filmed with a camera that swoops high and low.

If movies didn’t need to be publicised in advance, audiences would be able to go into Fresh feeling entirely, well, fresh. They could spend the first half-hour savouring this wry take on the frustrations of […]