NYC: Complete Paul Verhoeven retrospective at Film Society of Lincoln Center (November 9-23)
Even though I wasn’t a fan of Paul Verhoeven’s latest film, Elle, I’m glad that the Dutch provocateur has returned to filmmaking. Showgirls ...
Tag: Directors
RIP Herschell Gordon Lewis (1929-2016)
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the influential exploitation and horror filmmaker who was nicknamed “The Godfather of Gore”, passed away today. He was 87 years ...
NYC: MoMA to screen Thief and the Cobbler work print with director Richard Williams this month
Nearly 30 years in the making, The Thief and the Cobbler is a work of genius hampered by the ambition of its maker, ...
Jackie Chan and Frederick Wiseman will receive honorary Oscars
Action icon Jackie Chan and influential documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (Titticut Follies, High School) will both receive honorary Oscars from the Academy of ...
Sam Mendes possibly tapped for live action James and the Giant Peach
As we all know Disney is on a relentless quest to turn their animation adaptation into live action movies. And considering that the ...
Duncan Jones would still like to make Warcraft 2, comments on director’s cut of first film
Warcraft had a rough go critically but was able to make money thanks to the foreign box office (particularly China). While a sequel ...
Great Wall director speaks up about White Washing
Last week the first trailer for The Great Wall dropped, and as it was a movie about China with its lead being not Chinese ...
Director Seth Grahame-Smith runs from Flash movie over creative differences
Looks like the DC cinematic universe has run into a problem, and we don’t mean the box office slowdown for Batman v Superman: ...
Justin Lin to direct Space Jam 2 with Lebron James
Holy mother of pearl, it’s happening. It’s really happening. We’re about to return to the Jam and Lebron James is coming with us ...
Pacific Rim 2 is happening with Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil showrunner) as director
Last year we reported that Pacific Rim 2 was delayed indefinitely, part of some industry drama between Legendary Pictures and Universal. Well, looks ...
RIP Andrzej Zulawski (1940-2016)
Andrzej Zulawski, the Polish director behind cult classics such as Possession and On the Silver Globe, passed away on Wednesday. He was 75 ...
John Carpenter releases new song from Lost Themes II, announces US tour dates
We mentioned not too long ago that horror maestro John Carpenter is working on a new album and will play a few live ...