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‘The Son Of Good Fortune’: Lulu Wang & Riz Ahmed Teaming Up To Develop A New Comedy Series For Amazon

December 1, 2021 12:11 pm

Lulu Wang is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Riz Ahmed is one of the most versatile and interesting actors and producers around. And with their powers combined? Let’s just say fun things are...

Barry Jenkins Talks Reading The Script For His ‘Lion King’ Film: “Holy Sh*t, This is Good”

Charles Barfield

December 16, 2020 1:50 pm

News

Back in September, the collective mind of Film Twitter was blown when it was reported that Barry Jenkins was going to direct a ‘Lion King’ film for Disney. The director of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Coul...

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Scorsese, Nolan & Many More Filmmakers Urge US Congress To Save Cinemas: “We Fear For Their Future”

Charles Barfield

October 1, 2020 11:21 am

Box Office, News

Cinemas are in trouble. And what makes it worse is that this existential problem facing movie theaters, which existed before the pandemic but has only been exacerbated by the virus, comes at a time when people...

Lulu Wang Criticizes Ron Howard For Directing Upcoming Biopic About Chinese Pianist Lang Lang

Charles Barfield

September 23, 2020 10:38 am

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Normally, news of a brand-new film from Ron Howard would garner happy reactions from film fans. Though he doesn’t always wow us with his films, when Howard is on his game, the filmmaker has the chance of turni...

‘Like Father, Like Son’: Lulu Wang Reportedly Working On A New Version Of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Film But It’s Not A Remake

Charles Barfield

August 12, 2020 1:04 pm

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The name of Hirokazu Kore-eda is revered in the halls of The Playlist. We speak it only with a full appreciation of all the filmmaker has done over his career. So, normally it would pain us to report that one ...

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Awkwafina, Florence Pugh & Cynthia Erivo Among 819 New Academy Members

Gregory Ellwood

June 30, 2020 5:41 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 819 new members from 68 countries as the ranks of Hollywood's top club swell to close to well over 9,300. The good news? According to AMPAS, 45% of the ...

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The 9 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Beautiful Day,’ ’21 Bridges’ & More

Jason Bailey

February 18, 2020 2:29 pm

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spla...

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Watch Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig, Todd Phillips & More Discuss Nightmare Film Shoots, As Well As Streaming Vs. Theatrical

Christian Gallichio

January 8, 2020 3:52 pm

Awards, News, Video

With award season in full swing, coming off of some surprising wins at last night’s Golden Globes, The Hollywood Reporter has released the full video in their award seasons roundtable series. This week focuses ...

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The Percentage Of Female Filmmakers In The Top 100 Films Jumped Drastically In 2019

Charles Barfield

January 2, 2020 11:46 am

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Over the past few of years, the number of female directors landing high-profile film gigs seems to have been going up dramatically. At least, from an anecdotal perspective. However, over the past decade, the to...

Martin Scorsese Tells Lulu Wang Not To Do Superhero Films

Rafael Motamayor

December 27, 2019 4:03 pm

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Remember when we all spent every waking moment thinking of what old filmmakers think of superhero movies? Well, Martin Scorsese is back to talk about his mortal enemy: movies about people in spandex. READ MO...

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