Christian Gallichio, Author at The Playlist

David Lynch & Kyle MacLachlan Contribute To Short Film ‘A New Sunrise Over Sunset’

March 22, 2017 4:50 pm

Filmmaker David Lynch and actor Kyle MacLachlan took some time off prepping the revival of "Twin Peaks" to contribute to a new short film, “A New Sunrise Over Sunset.” The short, directed by fashion photographe...

‘Weekend Update’ Will Go Prime Time This Summer On NBC

Christian Gallichio

March 16, 2017 5:13 pm

News, Television

"Saturday Night Live" has been on something of a roll since the election of Donald Trump, upping their political satire with recurring mocking of Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer, and Jeff Sessions. Now, on...

Drew Goddard To Direct Super Top Secret ‘Bad Times At El Royale’

Christian Gallichio

March 9, 2017 12:50 pm

News

It looks like Drew Goddard and Fox are teaming up again. After their successful collaboration on "The Martian," Fox has picked up Drew Goddard’s latest script "Bad Times at El Royale," which he wrote on spec. N...

Danny Boyle Talks His Decades-Spanning FX Series ‘Trust’

Christian Gallichio

March 8, 2017 6:05 pm

News, Television

Danny Boyle’s second foray into television, after directing the first episode of "Babylon," should be happening soon, as FX gears up Boyle and "Slumdog Millionaire" scribe Simon Beaufoy’s "Trust." The show trac...

Trailer For Alan Clarke’s Newly Restored, Controversial ‘Scum’ Starring Ray Winstone

Christian Gallichio

March 7, 2017 10:40 am

News

Kino Lorber continues their run of re-releasing interestingly obscure films with their newest addition, Alan Clarke’s 1979 film "Scum," arriving with a fresh 2K restoration. The Ray Winstone starring film follo...

Unmade Script By Akira Kurosawa Set To Go Into Production

Christian Gallichio

March 3, 2017 5:14 pm

News

An unfilmed script from the late, great director Akira Kurosawa is being put into production by the Chinese film company Huayi Brothers. Written before his death in 1998, Kurosawa adapted the Edgar Allen Poe sh...

‘The Today Show’ Explores The Impact Of China’s Growing Movie Market On Hollywood

Christian Gallichio

February 24, 2017 3:33 pm

News

As Zhang Yimou’s "The Great Wall" nosedives at the American box office with an $18.1 million gross last weekend, its worldwide box-office intake has already almost doubled its budget. Why? Per a report on "The ...

SXSW: Discover An Unsung Genius In Trailer For Documentary ‘Bill Frisell, A Portrait’

Christian Gallichio

February 23, 2017 5:38 pm

News, Trailers

Now here is a documentary I’m excited about. While Bill Frisell may not be a household name, I first discovered him on the soundtrack for "Finding Forrester", and Frisell’s music has been part of my life ever s...

The Final Scenes Of Every Best Picture Winner From The 1970s To Present

Christian Gallichio

February 22, 2017 11:59 am

News

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As a way to gear you up for this weekend's Academy Awards, Albert Gomez, aka Room 237, has created a supercut of the last scenes from every Best Picture winner from 1970 to present. It’s an interesting, very sh...

66-Minute Documentary Director Roundtable Talk With Werner Herzog, Ezra Edelman, Kirsten Johnson & More

Christian Gallichio

February 21, 2017 2:08 pm

News

Any discussion featuring Werner Herzog describing his filmmaking process is going to be interesting, and The Hollywood Reporter’s documentary roundtable was no exception. In addition to Herzog discussing his tw...

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