Robert De Niro knows he can’t help himself. Given the opportunity, the Oscar winner will trash President Donald Trump. While introducing Bruce Springsteen’s performance at the Tony Awards in June, De Niro received a standing ovation when he said, “I’m just going to say one thing — f— Trump! It’s no longer ‘down with Trump.’ It’s
admin
Busan: Autumn Sun Picks up ‘Legend of Erlang,’ ‘Man Who Feels No Pain’ – Variety You will be redirected back to your article in seconds October 7, 2018 3:00PM PT Newly-launched Hong Kong sales outfit, Autumn Sun Company has picked up international rights to animated film “The Legend of Erlang” from Chinese studio Starry Entertainment
Busan International Film Festival might be the best-known feature of Busan, the city that styles itself as the hub of Asian cinema. On the production side, Busan has long been home and the location for the majority of South Korean films as well as a several big Asian films. The city boasts the Busan Film
Japanese multihyphenate Kiko Sugino (“Snow Woman”) will produce an omnibus film directed by seven women from Asian countries, the project’s executive producer Kousuke Ono (“Kinki”) revealed at the Platform Busan forum on Sunday. Ono was participating in a discussion on Asian omnibus films moderated by Busan International Film Festival Asian cinema programmer Kim Young-woo. Another
Leading Korean studio Lotte Entertainment will produce a Korean-language remake of Mexican comedy blockbuster “Instructions Not Included.” The group has partnered with Lionsgate-affiliated Globalgate Entertainment, which is developing local-language versions of the Eugenio Derbez-directed picture. “In addition to distribution rights, our sales and acquisitions businesses, we also see the growing importance of remake deals and
Independent Chinese director Zhang Wei must be one of the best-tempered auteurs in the industry. He repeatedly accepts setbacks like badges of honor, but plows on anyway. Zhang has produced, directed and financed socially aware films “Factory Boss” and “Sound of a Dream,” with his latest film, “The Rib,” world-premiering at the Busan International Film
October 7, 2018 2:00PM PT Vertically-integrated local studio BHD | Vietnam Media Corp. is launching international sales on two of its biggest titles at Busan’s Asian Film Market. “The Tap Box” (aka “Song Lang”) is an odd couple drama set in 1980s Saigon. It pitches a cold-hearted debt collector from the gangster milieu together with
After more than 30 years of civil war, Sri Lanka has slowly returned to normalcy. But the work of a generation of filmmakers has been informed by the war. One of them is Vimukthi Jayasundara, whose “The Forbidden Land,” with the war as a backdrop, won the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2005. His subsequent
Director Catherine Hardwicke made history with “Twilight,” creating one of the highest grossing live-action films directed by a woman ever; however, at the NY Comic Con “Twilight” 10th Anniversary panel, Hardwicke said Hollywood didn’t always believe in the franchise. “It was a modest budget because everybody thought, hey, a movie for women is only going
Spoiler alert: Do not read until you’ve watched the season premiere of “Doctor Who.” The moment the Doctor realizes that she is now a “she” goes by in the blink of an eye. Having fallen clear out of the sky and through the roof of a train under alien attack — and losing her trusty
Depression is everywhere in the media— and not even in a “I’m so despondent about Brett Kavanaugh” kind of way, but in discussions about the real thing that take place in TV thrillers (“Sharp Objects”), in pop (“1-800-273-8255”) and even on “SNL” (the first two episodes this year having featured gags about Pete Davidson’s meds…
Fox’s teen drama “The Hate U Give” has started with a solid $500,000 at 36 North American locations in its opening weekend. The movie, an adaptation of the Angie Thomas novel, stars Amandla Stenberg as a high school student switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly
Check out the official How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World clip starring Gerard Butler! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World: https://www.fandango.com/how-to-train-your-dragon-the-hidden-world-212232/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: March 1, 2019 Starring: Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, T.J. Miller Directed By: Dean
Did they, or didn’t they? Any baby boomer who saw Franco Zeffirelli’s sumptuous “Romeo & Juliet,” which opened in U.S. theaters Oct. 8, 1968, has wondered if stars Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting actually fell in love during the production. Their performances as Shakespeare’s star-crossed ill-fated lovers were so passionate, audiences naturally thought they were
Reality television was a sea of sensationalism in 2009, from Jon and Kate Gosselin separating just ahead of new episodes of their docuseries, to a suitor on “Megan Wants a Millionaire” named a person of interest in a real-life murder in the middle of that show’s run. Counteracting those headlines came “Shark Tank,” an inspirational
To a much greater degree than their male counterparts, many of music’s top female singers have attempted to make the leap into the next frontier: acting. Yet only a few have managed to sustain major screen careers. Does Lady Gaga possess the thespian talent to pull it off? She already has a Golden Globe, for “American
Sony’s Tom Hardy vehicle “Venom” dominated the international box office, taking first in 57 of 58 markets and grossing an impressive $125.2 million from 20,800 screens. The superhero saga has become the top October launch internationally. The studio said that “Venom” had come in above recent stand-alone superhero titles, topping “Wonder Woman” by 38%, “Ant-Man
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented its 4th annual Careers in Film summit on Saturday at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The day-long event of panels with industry professionals gave high school and college students insight into navigating the world of filmmaking. The opening panel featured casting director Tiffany Little
When it comes to fans theories and social media requests for story development on the popular CW drama “Riverdale,” star Lili Reinhart is happy that producers and writers stick to their own impulses. “I applaud you for doing that,” she said at the New York Comic-Con panel for the show Sunday in response to executive
October 7, 2018 8:14AM PT The unlikely dynamic duo of “Venom” and “A Star Is Born” have livened up the fall moviegoing season with the best October weekend of all time in North America. Tom Hardy’s superhero tale “Venom” grabbed $80 million at 4,250 sites for Sony and Marvel while the Lady Gaga-starring remake of
When “Riverdale” returns for its third season this fall, the Jones family will be getting a little bigger. Gina Gershon has been cast as Gladys Jones, Jughead’s (Cole Sprouse) mother, while Trinity Likins will play Jellybean “JB” Jones, Jughead’s sister. Gladys is described as a businesswoman and a biker who runs a salvage yard that
Khabib I’m Sorry for Attacking Conor’s Coach … Dana White Says Khabib’s in ‘Big Trouble’ 10/7/2018 7:09 AM PDT Khabib Nurmagomedov apologized for attacking Conor McGregor‘s coach after pounding the crap out of Conor to retain his title, admitting it was revenge for the Irishman’s smack talk against him. Khabib professed remorse to reporters, but
Kylie Jenner is back at it with the latex dresses. The new mom channeled Barbie with platinum blonde hair, blue sunglasses, and a baby blue skin-tight dress in a new Instagram post. Jenner looked ready for the weekend and appropriately captioned the photo with the diamond emoji. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below In a separate
ICP’s Shaggy 2 Dope Tries to Dropkick Fred Durst … Doesn’t Quite Make It 10/7/2018 10:36 AM PDT Insane Clown Posse‘s Shaggy 2 Dope attempted to do something truly crazy this weekend to fellow rocker Fred Durst … a running dropkick — which totally crashed and burned. Fred was performing with his own band, Limp Bizkit, Saturday night
Top Hollywood producer Jason Blum breezed into Korea for a mere 22 hours. He instantly made his mark on an enthusiastic audience at the Busan International Film Festival, which moments earlier had watched the Blum-produced reinterpretation of classic horror film “Halloween,” directed by David Gordon Green. Blum’s shingle Blumhouse produced the horror film. “There have been
October marks the one-year anniversary from #MeToo going viral on social media, and “Saturday Night Live” checked in on the movement through its recurring “Film Panel” sketch, this time featuring guest host Awkwafina as Sandra Oh and of course Kate McKinnon as the “legend” Debette Goldry. When Aidy Bryant, who played the moderator of the
October 6, 2018 10:25PM PT The buzz for Beto O’Rourke for Senate has reached well beyond his state of Texas, thanks to social media. With celebrities sharing their support for him and clips of his inspiring speeches and debates going viral, it may have only been a matter of time before “Saturday Night Live” wanted
It was almost impossible that this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” would pass without mention of Kanye West’s onstage rant after last week’s broadcast ended, and Pete Davidson took on the task at the end of the “Weekend Update” comic news segment. In it, he encouraged West to take his meds — Davidson admitted that he’s
Earlier this week, Americans received the first-ever test of the presidential alert system to their cell phones, and seconds after it was received, people started tweeting fake screen shots of what messages from Donald Trump would look like. Just a few days later, “Saturday Night Live” aired its second episode of the 44th season and
Just hours after Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed by the Senate to become a justice of the Supreme Court, “Saturday Night Live” aired its second episode of its 44th season. And it wasted no time taking aim at the decision, starting with a cold open sketch that saw CNN go live inside the GOP locker room.