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Khalid is speaking out in response to allegations made by his ex-boyfriend Hugo Almonte, who allegedly was the person who outed the singer as gay.

The 26-year-old “Young Dumb & Broke” singer came out as gay last week in a series of tweets after Hugo wrote about their relationship in since-deleted posts.

Hugo claimed that Khalid “lied and said that I broke into his house,” according to Rolling Stone. Hugo told the outlet that he didn’t mean to out anyone and he meant to “share how [Khalid] tried to use his power to silence me because I simply ended our relationship.”

Khalid posted a video on social media on Monday (November 25) in response to some of Hugo‘s allegations.

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“I’ve never accused anybody publicly of breaking into my house, and the only people who even know about a breaking are my close circle. Nobody...

Back in 1956, director Fred M. Wilcox and writers Cyril Hume, Irving Block, and Allen Adler brought the world one of the most popular science fiction films ever made, Forbidden Planet, which earned an Oscar nomination for its special effects and, in 2013, was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, as the film is regarded as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Of course, there have been rumblings of a remake for a long time. Fifteen years ago, there was even some talk about James Cameron directing the remake, and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski was working on the screenplay. That take on the concept never made it into production, but now Deadline reports that Hugo and Eisner Award-winning comic book writer and screenwriter Brian K. Vaughan, who created the comics Y: The Last Man and Runaways and worked on the TV...

The video game “Gotham Knights” served as an unexpected inspiration when it came to building Gotham City for HBO’s “The Penguin.”

Sony-owned Pixomondo, which specializes in pre-production, virtual production and visual effects, was tasked with the environmental design of Gotham’s world-building. Among those designs were the skylines of Gotham City, the aftermath of the flood damage from “The Batman” and rendering streets and buildings in various states of decay. Furthermore, subway shots were filled with garbage and rubble, adding to the gritty aesthetic of the show.

In the series, Colin Farrell reprises his role from “The Batman” playing Gotham City gangster Oswald “Oz” Cobb. The series picks up in the days after the events of “The Batman,” with Oz seeking to seize control of the Gotham underworld in the power vacuum created by the death of his former boss, Carmine Falcone.

A collaboration with the developers of...

Although Chloë Grace Moretz’s recent on-screen appearances have been less frequent than they were 5-10 years ago, she remains a beloved actress with a devoted fanbase. We’re always eager to report on her latest news, as she continues to be an influential figure in the industry.

Moretz recently voiced the lead role in the hit animated film Nimona and has an impressive list of past projects, including Kick-Ass, The Amityville Horror, Hugo, The Addams Family, and (500) Days of Summer. In 2016, she took a step back to carefully reassess her career, a bold move that only deepened her fans’ admiration for her authenticity.

Now, her latest social media post has garnered even more support, as she officially came out as a lesbian. Fans are applauding the courage and openness of her heartfelt message.

As mentioned, Chloë Grace Moretz has been less visible in the mainstream spotlight since 2016, but she...

And while her recent outings on the screen have been scarcer than, say, 5-10 years ago, former child star and now beloved actress Chloë Grace Moretz is still an important name in the industry and her fanbase is certainly a large one. Which is why we are reporting on her whenever we can.

The actress recently starred in the successful animated film Nimona, after having numerous successful outings in projects such as (500) Days of Summer, Kick-Ass, The Amityville Horror, Hugo, and The Addams Family. In 2016, she decided to reassess her career choices, and we can only praise her for her boldness in doing so. It seems that she has gotten a lot of new fans because of her authenticity!

A recent social media post might, in fact, gain her even more sympathy with the fans, as the actress officially confirmed that she is a lesbian, and we can only praise...

Chloë Grace Moretz already had a lot of acting credits to her name before starring in Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass, but that role put her on the map...and generated a lot of controversy.

Given her young age at the time, the fact she was dropping F-bombs (and the odd C-word) shocked many, as did the sheer level of violence some of the 11-year-old's scenes included. Since then, Moretz has gone on to star in the likes of Let Me In, Hugo, Carrie, Tom & Jerry, and Kick-Ass 2, of course.

Now, the actor is making headlines after coming out as a "gay woman" on Instagram. Moretz revealed her sexual orientation in a post regarding her decision in the 2024 United States Presidential Election.

Moretz has been romantically linked to model Kate Harrison since 2018 but has never publicly commented on her sexuality. This cause was clearly one important enough to the actor to change that.

Martin Scorsese’s hate for superhero movies might’ve come from one DC sensation calling out his motto. Colin Farrell is currently the talk of Tinseltown, thanks to his makeover and performance as the Batman villain in Max’s The Penguin. Farrell once shared that he finds the Hollywood idea of “one for them, one for me” ridiculous.

Colin Farrell in The Penguin | Credits: HBO

Farrell has been one actor who always experimented with his role, regardless of the budget of the film. Farrell has been riding on a high recently with critically acclaimed roles in The Batman, Thirteen Lives, The Banshees of Inisherin, and most recently in The Penguin.

Martin Scorsese’s One Motto Gets Called Out By DC Actor Colin Farrell Martin Scorsese in Hugo | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Colin Farrell appeared on Sean Evans’ Hot Ones in 2022 for a quick chat. He talked about his passion for films...

Im Rahmen der 30. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg wird der ehemalige Leiter des Stuttgarter Pixomondo-Standorts mit dem Baden-Württembergischen Ehrenfilmpreis ausgezeichnet.

Heiko Burkhardsmaier wird mit dem Baden-Württembergischen Ehrenfilmpreis ausgezeichnet (Credit: Filmschau Baden-Württemberg)

Der Stuttgarter VFX Executive Producer Heiko Burkhardsmaier wird am 8. Dezember zum Abschluss der 30. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg mit dem undotierten Baden-Württembergischen Ehrenfilmpreis ausgezeichnet. Das gab das Filmbüro Baden-Württemberg jetzt bekannt.

„Der in der baden-württembergischen Landeshauptstadt lebende und wirkende Heiko Burkardsmaier hat, wie kein zweiter, den VFX-Standort Stuttgart wirtschaftlich und künstlerisch geprägt und maßgeblich dazu beigetragen, dass diese Branche in der Region eine europaweite Spitzenposition einnimmt. Heiko Burkardsmaier und seine Teams kreieren für Hollywood-Blockbuster sensationelle visuelle Effekte und ernten für ihre kreative Präzisionsarbeit Made in Stuttgart internationale Filmpreise, darunter einen Oscar, mehrere Emmys und zahlreiche Emmy-Nominierungen“, heißt es in der Würdigung des 54-jährigen, der aktuell als VFX Executive Producer und Head of Business/Legal Affairs bei Accenture Song VFX in Stuttgart tätig ist.

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Christopher Lee may have become famous for his iconic performance as a young, suave, debonair Dracula, but his work went far beyond the Hammer Horror roles he is most often associated with. With a commanding voice, penetrating eyes and his imposing height, he often found himself cast as the villain, but like Vincent Price and his other horror contemporaries, the villains Lee played were often the most interesting and layered performance in the film.

Following a long and expansive career that began with uncredited roles in the 1940s, he worked later in life with the biggest names in the industry, appearing in major franchises like The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. He made five films with director Tim Burton and worked with Martin Scorsese on Hugo. Beyond his work on the screen, Lee led a fascinating life. Before his acting...

The 2024 Chicago Film Festival shined a light on films that stretch the limits of storytelling. From Italy to Cape Verde, this year’s award winners drew viewers in with stories about family, identity, and resilience, along with fresh directing approaches and standout performances. Below are some highlights from the festival’s top prize categories.

Gold Hugo for Best Film: Vermiglio

Directed by Maura Delpero, Vermiglio tells the story of a young woman finding her way within a complex family in Italy’s scenic Alps. The film won the festival’s top honor for its attention to human details and beautiful visuals, capturing relationships that feel timeless.

Silver Hugo for Jury Prize: All We Imagine As Light

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light explores choice and control across generations in a journey that invites audiences to confront life’s crossroads. It balances comfort with disruption and presents these choices with a relatable vulnerability.

Chicago – The 60th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) announced its competitive award winners on October 25th, 2024, and the recipient of The Gold Hugo in the International Feature Film Competition – the festival’s top honor – is Italy’s ‘Vermiglio” (directed by Maura Delparo), regarding a woman and family complexities in the Italian Alps.

Picking up the Festival’s Silver Hugo in the International Feature Film competition is a multi-internationally produced “All We Imagine as Light” (directed by Payal Kapadia). In the New Directors Competition, Mo Harawe’s “The Village Next to Paradise” is awarded the Gold Hugo, with Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha “My Favourite Cake” receiving the Silver Hugo. The complete list of honorees is below.

“The winning films at the 60th edition of the Chicago International Film Festival reflect a broad diversity of subject, style, and geography,” said Mimi Plauché, the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival.

Sacha Baron Cohen made multiple headlines with his two Borat films for all the wrong reasons. Despite being critically acclaimed, both the mockumentary films have their fair share of controversies. For its unscripted and unconventional humor, the English comedian had to face many hurdles while filming the Borat series.

Sacha Baron Cohen in and as Borat | Credits: 20th Century Fox

After Borat‘s controversial success, Sacha Baron Cohen thought to level up the fun in its sequel. But it also brought more trouble as a controversial scene from Borat 2 (2020) featuring the former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani even forced Baron Cohen to flee the city for safety.

Filming Borat 2 with Rudy Giuliani was a scary experience for Sacha Baron Cohen Rudy Giuliani in Borat 2 | Credits: Amazon Studios

In his recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Sacha Baron Cohen recalled two instances which led him...

As part of the show’s upcoming 13,000th episode celebration, actresses Loren Lott and Chene’ Lawson will reprise their roles as Ana Hamilton and Harmony (aka Yolanda Hamilton) on CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” beginning Wednesday, November 13. They will appear for several episodes as the wedding between Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) and Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway) becomes a true family affair.

Last seen in Genoa City in 2019, Lott has since appeared in episodes of “Cherish the Day,” “The Porter,” “A House Divided,” “Churchy,” and more recently, The CW’s “All American: Homecoming.” nIN 2023, she starred in the films “Praie This,” “Binged to Death” and “Once in a Valentine.” She will guest star in the Peacock original series, “Based on a True Story,” streaming next month.

As for Lawson, she last appeared on “The Young and the Restless” in May 2023, when Harmony reunited with her biological son, Devon. Elsewhere, she...

The Oscar for Best Visual Effects is particularly tough to predict because of the complicated system by which the nominees are determined in three stages. The members of the executive committee of the branch cast preferential ballots to determine 20 films for further consideration. These are then winnowed down to 10 semi-finalists, which will be announced on December 17, 2024. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Visual Effects.)

All members of the branch are invited to a virtual screening of excerpts from these 10 films in January at which potential nominees may discuss their work. Ballots are counted using a system of re-weighted range voting to determine the five nominees, which will be revealed on January 17. The entire voting membership of the academy will then vote for the winners, which will be revealed during the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on March 2.

When it comes to picking the winner of Best Visual Effects,...

As is the case with most below-the-line Oscar categories, bigger equals better when it comes to Best Production Design. The more lavish the sets, the more accurate the period detail, the more extravagant the designs, the more likely your film will win an Academy Award. Formerly known as Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, this prize goes to the production designer and set decorator, leaving the poor art directors on the outside looking in; perhaps that accounts for the title change. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Production Design.)

Like Best Costume Design, this award rarely corresponds with Best Picture. Before “The Shape of Water” prevailed in both categories in 2018, the last to line-up was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” in 2004. Often, the winner of this race hasn’t even been nominated for the top prize, as was the case with “Memoirs of a Geisha...

At six of the last 11 Oscars, Best Cinematography has gone hand-in-hand with Best Director: Emmanuel Lubezki and Alfonso Cuaron for “Gravity” (2014); Lubezki and Alejandro G. Inarritu for both “Birdman” (2015) and “The Revenant” (2016); Linus Sandgren and Damien Chazelle for “La La Land” (2017); Cuaron doing double duty on “Roma” (2019) and Hoyte van Hoytema and Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer” (2024). Will that trend hold true this year? (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Cinematography.)

The academy usually regards award-winning cinematography as pretty pictures within an epic technical feat of filmmaking. While great lighting and framing are laudable on their own, having a movie that looks like it was difficult to shoot goes a long way to snagging an Oscar. Recent lensing winners “Avatar” (2009), “Inception” (2010), “Hugo” (2011), “Life of Pi” (2012), “Gravity” (2013), “Blade Runner 2049” (2018) and “1917” (2020) also took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

While the lensers of “Oppenheimer,” “Inception” and...

Martin Scorsese was a fan of a director who contributed to the French New Wave films. If you are guessing François Truffaut or Jean-Luc Godard, you’re so wrong. Scorsese admired the films of female director Agnès Varda, who was known for her film Cléo from 5 to 7. The Departed director struck up a friendship with Varda in the ’70s and shared that he might have sought her approval for ideas.

Martin Scorsese in Hugo | Credits: Gk Films/Infinitum Nihil

Further praising the director, Scorsese shared that Varda broke all the rules of filmmaking and made films of varying shapes and sizes. Unlike Truffaut or Godard, Varda wasn’t a film critic, nor was she knowledgeable about films. She was a photographer who stumbled upon the art of filmmaking.

Martin Scorsese Respected One Female Director Who Contributed To French New Wave Films Agnès Varda | Credits: Harald Krichel, licensed under Cc By-sa...

Directors in the entertainment field tend to call it quits before they get too old, but not the legendary Martin Scorsese. Despite being 81, he still stands as a pivotal figure in the movie industry, putting out projects almost every year.

Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Audition | Credits: Melco Crown Entertainment

So, what’s Scorsese’s secret? What keeps him active in the industry today? The legendary director of The Wolf of Wall Street and Shutter Island kickstarted his career in 1959. Interestingly, Scorsese initially wanted to become a priest at that time. But life has its weird ways and look where he ended up! Arguably the greatest filmmaker ever.

Martin Scorsese does more than just mainstream projects

The fact that Martin Scorsese is still active in the film industry, despite being 81, still baffles a lot of movie enthusiasts in the world. The most impressive part is...

What makes a Martin Scorsese film Martin Scorsese? For starters, it’s the legendary man himself. Working alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and other veteran actors, the world has learned to fall in love with these Scorsese films.

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street | Credits: Red Granite Pictures

So, what makes a film Scorsese? DiCaprio seems to know the answer to that question and it might surprise you. Although having legendary and memorable stories, the plot is secondary to a director like Scorsese.

Leonardo DiCaprio Knows What Makes a Film Scorsese

With some iconic movies like Shutter Island, The Wolf of Wall Street, and, Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese needs no introduction to the people. Despite having different stories, characters, and, themes, there are some things common in a Scorsese film.

Martin Scorsese in Hugo | Credits: Gk Films/Infinitum Nihil

Veteran actor Leonardo DiCaprio shines in almost every Scorsese film,...

George R.R. Martin is an author who needs no introduction...but today warrants one anyway, because we're diving deep into his career for an exclusive, in-depth discussion with the man himself. Over the past 53 years, Martin has established himself as one of the most important voices of our time in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. He began publishing stories professionally in 1971, when he sold his short story "The Hero" to Galaxy Magazine at the age of 21. After that, he wrote numerous works of short fiction before releasing his first novel in 1977, the space opera Dying of the Light. Along the way, Martin won both the Hugo and Nebula award, gained many more award nominations, and published dozens of stories, earning him a reputation as a rising star of speculative fiction.

But after climbing the ladder of success in his field, Martin's career was derailed in the 1980s when one of his books,...

George R.R. Martin is an author who needs no introduction...but today he warrants one anyway, because we're diving deep into his career for an exclusive, in-depth discussion with the man himself. Over the past 53 years, Martin has established himself as one of the most important voices of our time in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. He began publishing stories professionally in 1971, when he sold his short story "The Hero" to Galaxy Magazine at the age of 21. After that, he wrote numerous works of short fiction before releasing his first novel in 1977, the space opera Dying of the Light. Along the way, Martin won both the Hugo and Nebula award, gained many more award nominations, and published dozens of stories, earning him a reputation as a rising star of speculative fiction.

But after climbing the ladder of success in his field, Martin's career was derailed in 1983 when one of his books,...

Content Partners, the big independent owner of studio films, TV and related participations has launched Content Partners Capital, a new division headed by entertainment investment banker Alphonse Lordo to offer private capital for entertainment businesses and IP assets.

Cpc is targeting IP-heavy business models across film, TV, and music and will invest under various credit structures to accommodate a company’s capital needs. Lordo will oversee origination and portfolio management of private credit opportunities in what Content Partners calls a natural evolution of its business leveraging decades of investing experience in the content space.

“Content Partners is launching Cpc at a seminal moment in the entertainment industry with a unique combination of capital and strategic partnership,” said co-founder and CEO Steve Kram. “While we continue to experience significant growth with our transactional IP investment strategy, we’re excited to now step into the next chapter of film, TV, and music...

When it comes to strong opinions, George R.R. Martin is not the one to hold back, especially when it comes to a certain wizard boy. The acclaimed author, known for creating the expanding world of Westeros, has done exactly the same when it came to addressing the author of the fantasy series, J.K. Rowling.

George R.R. Martin | Credit: Gage Skidmore/Cc By-sa 2.0/Wikimedia Commons

He did not have any kind words to say about the Harry Potter author or one of his most famous fans. Let’s just say, that expecting forgiveness from the mind behind the Red Wedding might be a bit too much to ask.

George R.R. Martin’s Blunt Critique of the Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling

George R.R. Martin has been among some of the fantasy genre’s most celebrated authors, known for his work on A Song of Ice and Fire,...

Netflix has announced a new series from writer Julie Gearey (Intergalactic, Cuffs, Prisoners Wives) ‘Out of the Dust’ which is set to star Asa Butterfield and Molly Windsor.

The series is a 6-part psychological thriller set in a conservative Christian sect. The story follows Rosie, a dutiful wife and mother who is propelled into a dangerous journey of female emancipation and sexual awakening following a fateful encounter with escaped convict, Sam.

Also in news – First look at Ciarán Hinds as Dark Wizard in season 2 of ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ revealed

Rosie lives with her husband Adam and daughter in a cloistered Christian community. The fateful arrival of escaped prisoner Sam into her life, reveals the reality and restraints of her world; perhaps this hidden religious community doesn’t have her best interests at heart. And, as the cracks begin to appear in her marriage, Sam presents as her saviour.

Die so erfolgreiche deutsche Survival-Show „7 vs. Wild“ hat den prominenten Cast für die vierte Staffel mit der Schauspielerin Julia Beautx oder zum Beispiel dem Extremsportler Joey Kelly bestätigt. Start ist im Herbst.

„7 vs. Wild“-Erfinder Fritz Meinecke gab heute die Kandidaten bekannt (Credit: Calivision Network GmbH)

Das Survival-Format „7 vs. Wild”, das mit der vierten Staffel ab Herbst auf YouTube, Prime Video und Amazon Freevee zu sehen sein wird, hat nun offiziell seine Kandidaten bekannt gegeben. Dazu zählen Extremsportler Joey Kelly, Schauspielerin und Influencerin Julia Beautx („Gestern waren wir noch Kinder“), Streamer wie Flying Uwe, Selfie Sandra oder Lets Hugo genauso wie Survival-Spezialisten wie Joe Vogel und der Soldat Survival Deutschland Stefan.

Interessant an der üblichen Mischung aus Internetstars, Experten und Promis: Die Liste der Kandidaten deckt sich auffallend mit den im Juni schon bekannt gewordenen Spekulationen um das Teilnehmerfeld. Noch interessanter am Vorstellungsvideo von „7 vs. Wild“-Erfinder Fritz Meinecke,...

Chris Columbus found immense international success when he made the first two Harry Potter films. Following Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets, Columbus returned to produce Prisoner of Azkaban. After that, he was not involved in any of the Daniel Radcliffe projects. Nevertheless, the fascination of the filmmaker with the media franchise convinced him to devise a unique plan for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

A still from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner Bros. Pictures

At the time of its release, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was the lengthiest novel in the Harry Potter series. Initially, the makers were a little confused regarding its live-action adaptation to the big screen. Interestingly, Chris Columbus advised the producer David Heyman to split the adaptation into two parts to make it more interesting.

Was Chris Columbus’ idea regarding Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire good?...

The Harry Potter film series, starring Daniel Radcliffe, has a massive fan following among modern pop culture enthusiasts. All the eight movies in the franchise, based on the works of J.K. Rowling, went massive at the box office. Interestingly, despite such a success, the films could never do anything significant at the Academy Awards.

A still from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner Bros. Pictures

For years, the Academy has been unpopular for some of its controversial decisions. Both fans and stars frequently complain about how some deserving films never get their chance to shine. Daniel Radcliffe felt that the Oscars snubbed his eighth Harry Potter film as it fell short of nominations before Martin Scorsese’s Hugo.

Daniel Radcliffe called out the Academy for snubbing his last Harry Potter movie

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter | Warner Bros. Pictures

It is undeniable that the Harry Potter films formed...

There’s barely any actor in the entertainment industry who would sell their soul to Lord Voldemort to get an endorsement from an acclaimed filmmaker like Martin Scorsese. But when it came to the Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, he apparently received the director’s alleged praise out of nowhere, back in 2010.

Martin Scorsese in Hugo (2011) | Credits: Gk Films, Infinitum Nihil

Fresh out of the Harry Potter fame, The Sun had once reported how Rupert Grint had earned Martin Scorsese’s apparent praise and comparison with Leonardo DiCaprio. It was also stated that Scorsese had supposedly expressed his desire to cast Grint as a gangster in his films. However, later on, the outlet’s report turned contradictory, when Scorsese denied watching any of the Harry Potter films.

Martin Scorsese Allegedly Compared Rupert Grint to Young Leonardo DiCaprio

Despite almost disappearing from the industry after wrapping up the Harry Potter franchise,...

The 2001 Hugo Awards saw some thrilling competition in the Best Novel category, as George R.R. Martin’s A Storm of Swords and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire went head-to-head. Thereafter, when the announcement came, although Martin’s work was critically hailed, Rowling was crowned as the winner.

George R.R. Martin | image: Gage Skidmore, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

However, as J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire surpassed George R.R. Martin’s nomination for A Storm of Swords, the atmosphere began crackling with tension. Rowling’s triumph thus set the stage for a memorable reaction from Martin, who in a rare display of raw emotion expressed his disappointment and true feelings.

George R.R. Martin’s Candid Response to Losing the Hugo Award to J.K. Rowling

Marking a pivotal moment in literary history, the...

Dave Bautista, the retired professional wrestler cum mixed martial artist turned actor, has already won a lot of hearts with his outstanding acting chops and holds no intention to stop anytime soon. Besides being a part of blockbuster franchises like MCU’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, he is now looking forward to making his splash in James Gunn’s Dcu.

Dave Bautista in the Dune lore. | Credit: Warner Bros.

Over all these years, even while he was a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Drax the Destroyer, Bautista was also closely affiliated by fans to DC villainous characters like Bane and Lex Luthor. But as perfect as he would look in both of these roles, there is one other character that the wrestler-turned-actor was pretty much born to bring to life: Hugo Strange.

Dave Bautista Wants to Join James Gunn’s Dcu

Recently, Dave...

While “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” basically put Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader on the map as massive cinematic forces and “The Last Temptation of Christ” continues to have a strong cult following, as well as an early Criterion Collection release (Spine #70 to be exact), their final collaboration, 1999’s “Bringing Out the Dead,” starring Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette, still has yet to receive the praise and recognition of their previous works.

Paramount, the studio behind the film, seems to want to change that this upcoming September, as they plan on giving the psychological drama a 4K Uhd Blu-Ray release to coincide with its 25th anniversary. In reappraisal of this unfairly maligned capper to a multi-decade partnership, IndieWire lists our reasons for why “Bringing Out the Dead” is worth bringing out of the shadows.

‘Bringing Out The Dead,’ Martin Scorsese©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection A Spiritual Sequel to...

There are hardly any films in the fantasy fiction genre that do not cater to children. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Harry Potter films, Enchanted, The Chronicles of Narnia, How to Train Your Dragon, The Golden Compass, Hugo, Dischanted, Aladdin, etc., are some of the examples of the films many of us have grown up on. Kleks Academy is a Polish Netflix original that tells the story of a young woman discovering her family secret and using it for the benefit of others. This 2023 film is directed by Maciej Kawulski and is now streaming on Netflix.

Kleks Academy is a two-hour-long movie that is based on the novel of the same name by Polish author Jan Brzechwa. Ada Contrary is a young girl in her teens busy making a vlog for her father, who seems to have disappeared from her and her mother’s lives for good. Simultaneously, a...

With DVD boxsets of landmark series like The Wire and Mad Men now gathering subtle layers of ambient cabinet-dust whilst the buffering wheel endlessly churns on your bug-ridden streamer of choice, it’d be fair to say that the so-called “Golden Age” of TV drama has passed. Of course, there were other golden eras of TV before Walter White broke bad or Lena Dunham’s Girls terrorized New York. And there will be golden eras again–full of unforgettable stories and distinct, signature creative perspectives.

Of course, at Film Independent we’re not just going to sit around and wait for the next big episodic storytelling residence to occur out of thin air. No, we’re actively working to make it happen–most recently via this year’s inaugural Imaginar TV Incubator. Or more specifically “The Imaginar TV Incubator for Fearless Latinx Creators”, launched together with our partners at FX and in collaboration with Nalip,...

David Peoples, a legendary screenwriter with numerous credits to his name, is indeed one of the who’s who of the industry. While crafting the story for the 2005 film Munich, eventually directed by Steven Spielberg, Peoples had Martin Scorsese’s influence in mind.

A still from Munich | Amblin Entertainment

Given the weighty subject matter it grapples with, he leaned towards Scorsese’s trademark style. However, Spielberg, undoubtedly a master in his own right, skillfully led the film to receive five Oscar nominations.

Munich Screenwriter Had Martin Scorsese, And Not Steven Spielberg, in Mind for the Movie!

Munich is a 2005 film directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie is based on the true events of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, where Palestinian terrorists belonging to the group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage and ultimately killed eleven of them.

Suggested“It knocked me out”: The Best Clint Eastwood Movie Would Have Never...

June 4, 2024 – Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley, beloved James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan and Star Wars universe luminary Mark Hamill form the ultimate vocal rogues’ gallery in Mofac Animation’s upcoming The King of Kings, an animated family film inspired by a little-known short story by Charles Dickens depicting the life and times of Jesus Christ.

Kingsley voices High Priest Caiaphas, who presided over the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus. Hamill takes on the role of King Herod, who, according to the Gospel of Matthew, ordered the Massacre of the Innocents in an attempt to kill Jesus as an infant. And Brosnan gives animated life to Pontius Pilate, who ultimately ordered the crucifixion of Jesus. The triumvirate of villainous voices further enhances the A-list cast behind the faith-based animated film, which also includes Academy Award & Emmy Award winners Kenneth Branagh (Belfast) and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Golden Globe...

Explore the Cast of Sex Education 1. Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn – 6ft (182.9 cm) 2. Emma Mackey as Maeve Wiley – 5ft 7 in. (170.2 cm) 3. Gillian Anderson as Jean Milburn – 5ft 2 ¼ in. (158.1 cm) 4. Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong – 5ft 9 ¾ in. (177.2 cm) 5. Connor Swindells as Adam Groff – 6ft (182.9 cm) 6. Aimee Lou Wood as Aimee Gibbs – 5ft 6 in. (167.6 cm) 7. Kedar Williams-Stirling as Jackson Marchetti – 5ft 10 in. (178 cm) 8. Mimi Keene as Ruby Matthews – 5ft 2 ½ in. (158.8 cm) 9. Mikael Persbrandt as Jakob Nyman – 6ft 2 ½ in. (189 cm)

Discover the real faces behind the beloved characters of Sex Education as we take a sneak peek into the lives of the show’s talented cast.

This British series premiered on January 11, 2019. It introduced us to the intriguing world of hypersexual high school students seeking clarity and personal growth alongside a captivating mix of rising stars and recognizable figures. It made us all embark on a thrilling journey.

The fourth and final series...

Science fiction and fantasy have inspired dozens of great television scores through the years, from “Battlestar Galactica” to “Game of Thrones.” Three more streaming series continued that tradition this season: “Silo,” “Fallout” and “3 Body Problem.”

Atli Örvarsson’s music for “Silo,” the Apple TV+ dystopian drama set in a bleak future where everyone lives in underground silos, was initially inspired by the setting. “It’s a mechanized world,” he says. “The technology you see is very, very old; the computers look like they’re from the ’80s, so there was always this idea that even the electronic sounds should be primitive, not slick.”

So he relied on Korg and Moog synthesizers from earlier eras, along with an unusual keyboard: the magnetic resonator piano, which uses electromagnets to create unusual sounds from the strings inside the instrument. “There’s a steampunk feel to the design of the show, and this is the ultimate steampunk instrument,...

Martin Scorsese is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in Hollywood, and even at the age of 81 is churning out pieces of art. The filmmaker last helmed the crime-Western Killers of the Flower Moon, and is already gearing up for his next project. He remains one of the few individual voices still making films today.

Scorsese’s statements about cinema and the way superhero films were taking over the medium had drawn a lot of flack from fans. The director’s comparison of Marvel movies to theme parks sparked outrage as well as a popular meme template. However, even he would agree to one scene from Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel as cinema.

Beau DeMayo Exhibits Man of Steel Scene To Prove Superhero Films Can Be Cinema Martin Scorsese | Credits: Criterion Channel

Martin Scorsese has often discussed, publicly, his disdain towards the superhero genre of films, especially Marvel films.

Martin Scorsese’s war with Marvel seems to be over as filmmaker George Lucas recently revealed that the director might have eased his opinions about the MCU. The Departed filmmaker came under fire back in 2019 when he compared Marvel with theme park rides and said that they were not cinema, sparking controversy and a bunch of memes.

While the filmmaker was commenting on the lack of originality in Hollywood and how the only films getting made were superhero films, many fans took issue with him insulting their beloved franchise. However, the director seemed to have calmed down about the issue, according to George Lucas.

Did Martin Scorsese End His War With Marvel? Martin Scorsese in Hugo | Credits: Gk Films/Infinitum Nihil

Martin Scorsese has been the mastermind behind many of Hollywood’s greatest films in the New Wave era. The filmmaker helmed classics such as Goodfellas, Casino, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull,...

Multiversus is a title that brings the best of Warner Bros. and hosts a grand crossover among the plethora of IPs owned by the media-holding brand. The title initially entered Early Access and Open Beta in 2022 but then went offline in 2023, only for it to return on May 23, 2024.

It is a free-to-play 2-dimensional fighting game released for current and last-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and PC. When Ed Boon posted about the upcoming crossover fighting game, a fan asked if a popular Mortal Kombat character would appear when the game relaunches.

A Fan Asks Ed Boon for an Iconic Mortal Kombat X Multiversus Kollaboration Multiversus is making a comeback after more than a year of downtime.

Boon has worked on almost the entire Mortal Kombat video game series. He recently retweeted a post shared by the official social media handle of Multiversus. He reiterated the game’s relaunch date and...

One of the biggest 3 Body Problem mysteries since the show ended has been: What did Netflix’s renewal announcement mean, exactly?

During the streamer’s upfront presentation last week, Netflix promised “additional episodes” of the acclaimed sci-fi drama to “finish the story.”

Of course, “additional episodes” could mean anything from two episodes to five seasons and, naturally, many fans worried that the ultimate answer would be too close to the former for comfort.

But showrunners David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo assure things are going to be just fine (for the show, at least, if not for their ensemble drama’s characters facing an alien invasion). While the trio didn’t reveal the exact number of episodes in their new deal, they emphasized it was for “seasons” — plural — and that the number of hours aligns with their original plan to adapt author Liu Cixin’s two remaining novels in his Hugo-winning trilogy.

Is Pantheon an Anime? Exploring the Cult Classic Sci-Fi Drama - Main Image

It might not have been a huge hit, but the Pantheon animated series is quickly becoming a cult classic. Given its style coupled with it being streamed initially on Hidive, some are wondering if Pantheon can be considered an anime.

What’s more, sci-fi fans who watched the series are also wondering about the series’ future. Sadly, things aren’t looking too good considering the tumultuous events that happened to the show following the release of its first season.

What Happened to the Pantheon Series?

Pantheon is an animated sci-fi drama series based on short stories by Ken Liu, the renowned sci-fi author who has won prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards.

The series explores some heady themes and features a classic sci-fi premise. It begins with Stephen Holstrom who founded Logorhythms, an organization that aims to help...

Three time Oscar-nominated scribe John Logan is adapting National Book Award-winning author Cormac McCarthy’s novel Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West for the big screen for New Regency.

John Hillcoat, who previously adapted McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road, will direct and produce along with Keith Redmon for New Regency.

The sprawling novel is widely considered one of the greatest works of American literature. Published in 1985, Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West is an epic tale of the violence and depravity that attended America’s westward expansion which brilliantly subverts the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, it traces the fortunes of a 14-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into a nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.

Chicago – Objects are about to leap from the screen starting Friday, April 5th, and running through Thursday, April 11th, 2024. Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre will be the setting for “Triple Threat! A 3-D Series,” a showcase of old and contemporary 3-D films presented in a new digital 3-D system that has to be experienced to be believed. If you’re a fan of 3-D, this is the new frontier. For details, showtimes and ticket information, click 3Rd Dimension.

The Music Box Theatre just installed a brand-new Digital 3D system and are launching this week-long series showcasing the magic of 3D cinema, from contemporary animation (Toy Story 3), auteur cinema, Hollywood classics, horror and sci-fi, and the unclassifiable (Jackass 3D). We even threw some Three Stooges in the mix.

At Chicago’s Music Box Theatre

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Manufactured by XpanD, the 3-D system now at the Music Box...

Netflix's "3 Body Problem" adaptation, which I reviewed for /Film here, is a genre-bender in the truest sense of the phrase. Based on Chinese author Liu Cixin's seminal novel of the same name, the series takes its cues from hard sci-fi, horror, and even bursts of fantasy while telling a sweeping and genuinely epic story about humanity's first contact with aliens. The live-action series isn't the first attempt to bring the Hugo-award-winning book to the small screen, as China's own uber-faithful "Three-Body" beat Netflix to the punch a few years ago. But as much as hardcore fans might enjoy pitting the two adaptations against one another, even that manufactured rivalry is nothing compared to the behind-the-scenes drama that ultimately led to "Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss gaining the rights to put their own spin on the material.

In the early going, "3 Body Problem...

The forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic has been slammed by the maker of the documentary Leaving Neverland, with Dan Reed calling the movie’s script “a complete whitewash.”

Reed, whose 2019 film featured claims by Wade Robson and James Safechuck that Jackson had abused them as children, told The Times of London he had seen a draft script of the biopic, due for release next year. He said:

“It’s an out-and-out attempt to completely rewrite the allegations and dismiss them out of hand, and contains complete lies. You never even see him alone with any boys, when it is a matter of fact that he shared his bed with small children for many years.”

The biopic has drawn a pedigree team in director Antoine Fuqua, who made Training Day, and writer John Logan, Oscar-nominated for Gladiator, The Aviator and Hugo.

Oscar-nominated Colman Domingo is playing Jackson’s abusive father, Joe, while Miles Teller will play John Branca, Jackson’s manager.

The newspaper adds that music sales data suggests that Jackson’s appeal is growing again after his star waned prior to his death in 2009. It cites Sony’s confirmation last month that it will acquire half of Jackson’s catalog in a deal that valued his assets at $1.2 billion — the largest transaction for a single musician’s work. And Billboard reports that consumption of Jackson’s music worldwide grew last year by more than 38 per cent to 6.5 billion on-demand streams.

The musical Mj, telling the story of the star’s life and using his music, has also arrived in London, fresh from success on Broadway, with German and Australian tour dates also scheduled. The musical makes no mention of the abuse allegations that Jackson faced.

The psychodrama of the Oscars and Martin Scorsese was seemingly pierced when “The Departed” won four Oscars in 2007, including for his one and only time for Best Director and his only film to win Best Picture.

Two years before, “The Aviator” won five, and five years later, “Hugo” won five. All signs that the drought was over.

The case for the glass being half-empty, though, remains strong after Sunday night’s Academy Awards. With the 0-10 shutout for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” all four of his last narrative films since “Hugo” have received 26 nominations and zero wins.

And he now holds the distinction of having three films with no wins and 10 nominations (“Gangs of New York” and “The Irishman” also), just below the record of 0-11 held by “The Color Purple” and “The Turning Point.”

He personally now has one win out of 16 personal nominations — including 10 for Best Director,...

The Oscars 2024 were full of surprises and had all the nominees as well as non-nominees constantly at the edge of their seats. However, throughout all the people who were in utter excitement and awe of everyone who won, Martin Scorsese was not involved.

Martin Scorsese in Hugo

If anything, the filmmaker seemed like he couldn’t care less about the program and had only graced the event out of formality. And after watching him and noticing that he was one of the only ones as uninterested in the ceremony as him, fans couldn’t help but wonder just how robbed the legendary director was!

Martin Scorsese Seemed Like He Couldn’t Care Less About The Oscars

At the recently held ceremony for the 96th Academy Awards, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, even those who were left behind in the nomination stage. But the renowned Martin Scorsese wasn’t one of them.

Chloe Grace Moretz, Lewis Pullman and Ariana DeBose are to star in 'Dutch and Razzlekhan'.The trio have boarded the crypto heist movie based on a true story from director Jon S. Baird.The picture is based on the Business Insider article 'The $4.5 Billion Question' by Rob Price and Becky Peterson and tells the extraordinary story of how lovers and aspiring rapper-entrepreneurs Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan (Moretz) and Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein (Pullman) stole over $4 billion worth of cryptocurrency.The pair were caught by the Department of Justice and charged with conspiracy to launder the stolen Bitcoin in 2022 before being convicted the following year.Logan Miller and Noah Miller have written the script although details about DeBose's role are yet to be disclosed.The story of Dutch and Razzlekhan has generated plenty of interest in Hollywood as Lily Collins is set to portray the latter in the Hulu series 'Razzlekahn: The Infamous Crocodile of Wall Street'.

The 2024 Oscar nominees for Best Director are Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone of Interest”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), and Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”). Our odds currently show that Nolan (3/1) is most likely to win, followed in order by Lanthimos (4/1), Glazer (9/2), Triet (9/2), and Scorsese (9/2).

Three of these five filmmakers have been nominated at least once before, with Scorsese standing out as the only previous victor in the group. Now on his 10th bid (only two behind category record holder William Wyler), he initially triumphed on his sixth for “The Departed” (2007), which is also the only Best Picture winner in his filmography. He earned his remaining notices for “Raging Bull” (1981), “The Last Temptation of Christ” (1989), “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “The Aviator” (2005), “Hugo” (2012), “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2014), and “The Irishman” (2020).

Having previously ranked as the third oldest directing nominee ever...