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Renée Zellweger is ready for her close-up, and her comeback

Erik Anderson March 20, 2018

From the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, Renée Zellweger was on top of the world. After breaking through in 1996’s Jerry Maguire with Tom... Read More

Melissa McCarthy forges a dark path in ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ trailer

Erik Anderson March 16, 2018

Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy gets serious in the first trailer for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the follow-up from Marielle Heller, whose debut The... Read More

Saturn Awards: ‘Black Panther’ leads film nominations with 14; ‘Walking Dead’ leads TV mentions

Erik Anderson March 15, 2018

It was a good day for Disney as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films announced their Saturn Award nominations today. The massive Marvel... Read More

Amma Asante tapped to direct Walden Media’s ‘Billion Dollar Spy’

Erik Anderson March 15, 2018

Walden Media and Weed Road today announced that BAFTA award winner Amma Asante will direct the upcoming film adaptation of David E. Hoffman’s THE BILLION... Read More

2019 Oscars: The Adapted and Original Screenplay Contenders (March)

Erik Anderson March 15, 2018

This year’s crop of screenplay contenders almost feel like the inverse of last year. Last year, Original Screenplay was the strongest its been in years,... Read More

Plan B and Annapurna to produce Miranda July’s next film

Erik Anderson March 15, 2018

Los Angeles, CA (March 15, 2018) – Miranda July is set to start production on her latest film in late May. The film follows the... Read More

Trailer: Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin are set ‘Adrift’ in true story sailing drama

Erik Anderson March 14, 2018

Shailene Woodley (Fault in Our Stars, Divergent films) and Sam Claflin (Me Before You, The Hunger Games films) star in Adrift, based on the inspiring... Read More

San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: ‘Tully,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘A Kid Like Jake’ and more

Erik Anderson March 14, 2018

The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the SFFILM Festival is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and a major cultural event in the Bay... Read More

Kristen Stewart set to play screen icon Jean Seberg in ‘Against All Enemies’

Erik Anderson March 14, 2018

Kristen Stewart will portray screen icon Jean Seberg (Breathless) for Una director Benedict Andrews. The film, currently titled Against All Enemies, focuses on an ambitious... Read More

First trailer for Bo Burnham’s Sundance hit ‘Eighth Grade’ starring Elsie Fisher

Erik Anderson March 14, 2018

Comedian/actor Bo Burnham (Key & Peele, The Big Sick) debuted his first film, Eighth Grade, to effusive praise at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and... Read More

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