Chinese Director Wei Shujun Talks Making 'Mostly Sunny'

A leading voice among China's post-1990s generation of filmmakers, Wei Shujun has made four thematically diverse feature films in as many years, including three that premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. This week he is in Japan to present his latest critically praised film, Mostly sunnyat the Tokyo International Film Festival. The new film, … Read more

Director Daihachi Yoshida talks about Tokyo Film Fest competition entry Teki Cometh

In its deliberate and thoughtful pace, Daihachi Yoshida's new film Teki arrives is characteristic of the Japanese director's career. The feature, which will have its world premiere at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival and will compete in the festival's main competition, is yet another literary adaptation from a filmmaker who is an avid reader. … Read more

Guillermo del Toro Praises ‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Jacques Audiard

“It’s so beautiful to see a movie that is cinema,” the Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro gushed to Jacques Audiard, the French director of Emilia Pérez, during a conversation following an overflow screening of Audiard’s new Netflix film. The highly unconventional musical set is in Mexico and was played for members of the Directors … Read more

The Last Dance Director Added Tom Hardy/James Bond Easter Egg

Kelly Marcel and Tom Hardy are fitting dance partners for Eddie Brock and Venom’s final go-round in Venom: The Last Dance. The longtime screenwriter turned director has been friends with Hardy since the early 2000s, as they both worked across the street from one another in Southwest London. Marcel was employed at a video rental … Read more

Aaron Kaufman, director of the Ukrainian war documentary “Superpower,” has died at 51

Aaron Kaufman, who directed the documentary Superpower about the war in Ukraine with Sean Penn and was Robert Rodriguez's longtime producing partner, has died. He was 51 years old. Kaufman died Thursday in Las Vegas, Verdi Productions President Chad Verdi said The Hollywood journalist on Sunday. Reports indicated that Kaufman died of an apparent heart … Read more

Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis Interview: Cat-Focused Environment Film

For Gints Zilbalodis, it all started with a cat. Zilbalodis was still in high school, in Latvia, and dreaming of a career in animation, when he created a short film inspired by his pet feline. It was a simple tale, about a cat who overcomes his fear of water. “Many, many years later,” says Zilbalodis, … Read more

Anna Kendrick on how she positioned herself as the female director of the moment

Anna Kendrick shares how she pitched herself as director on the new Netflix film The woman of the hour. The thriller, directed by Kendrick and written by Ian McDonald, is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala, played by Daniel Zocatto, who appeared in and won an episode of The dating game. … Read more

What happened at Outfest? The former executive director sues the Film Festival

After a season of upheaval and internal strife, Outfest was sued by its former executive director for defamation, harassment and discrimination. Damien Navarro, in a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, says he repeatedly warned Outfest's board of directors, many of whom blamed him for its collapse, of the organization's dire financial situation, … Read more

The director of the film The Apprentice Trump, Michael Cohen, on Trump's reaction

Shortly after the film on the origins of Donald Trump by Ali Abbasi The Apprentice had its world premiere in Cannes, Trump's legal team sent a cease-and-desist letter to the filmmakers. But as the film finally opens in U.S. theaters on Friday, via Briarcliff Entertainment and Tom Ortenberg's Rich Spirit, Trump's team appears to have … Read more

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