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Shirley MacLaine makes rare video appearance, pokes fun at 1960s movie flop
Shirley MacLaine, now 92, made a rare video appearance this week to mark a screening of her 1969 musical “Sweet Charity” at a New York theatre, using the occasion to poke gentle fun at the film’s poor box-office performance on release. The appearance is notable given how infrequently the veteran actress appears on camera these…
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Anderson .Paak and Cordae Bicker With Their Pants Off in ‘Step Brothers’-Inspired Album Teaser Video
Anderson .Paak and Cordae have announced a joint album, Heavy Is the Head, set for release on 23 October. The pair, who previously collaborated on the tracks “RNP,” “Two Tens” and “Summer Drop,” revealed the news via a teaser video that riffs on the poster for the 2008 comedy Step Brothers, with the two rappers…
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‘Degree of Uncertainty’ Filmmaker Simon Schneider Tackles The Ironic Origins Of Climate Change Data — HollyShorts Film Festival
German-born filmmaker Simon Schneider’s AFI thesis film Degree of Certainty, screening at the HollyShorts Film Festival, dramatises the origins of oil companies’ knowledge of climate change. Set in 1982, the 16-minute short follows a young risk analyst at a major US oil firm who, while under pressure to prove his worth amid falling oil prices,…
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6 Best Sci-Fi Movies Released Since 1990
Collider has published a ranked list of the six best science-fiction films released since 1990, arguing that the genre has maintained exceptional quality and inventiveness over the past three decades. The article credits sci-fi’s enduring popularity to its close relationship with technological progress, noting that films from this era are often ranked among the greatest…
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Academy Museum Fall Film Events Include ‘Marie Antoinette,’ ‘The Craft,’ ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ – Film News in Brief
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has unveiled its autumn programming, marking several film anniversaries alongside a season-long focus on horror. Highlights include a 50th anniversary screening of “Carrie” with Sissy Spacek, a 30th anniversary showing of “The Craft” with Rachel True and Robin Tunney, and a 20th anniversary screening of “Marie Antoinette” attended by…
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10 Crime Books That Are Perfectly Written
Collider has published a list of ten crime novels praised not just for their plots but for the quality of their prose, arguing that while the genre is often built around fast-paced storytelling rather than literary craft, a handful of titles combine gripping narratives with genuinely skilled writing. The feature highlights books where word choice,…
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Marvel’s Wolverine was inspired by one of the few video game movie tie-ins that doesn’t suck: “We had the same challenges as those devs”
“We were definitely aware of that game”
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Paramount-Warner Bros. merger projected to eliminate 4,500 production jobs
A Los Angeles County report has found that the proposed merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. could cost around 4,500 film and television production jobs over three years, adding pressure to an industry already in steep decline. The finding, from consultancy CVL Economics, matters because it has become a focal point in the legal battles…
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Doc Talk Podcast: Rebecca Miller On Her Emmy-Nominated ‘Mr. Scorsese’, A Journey Into The Mind And Mastery Of Martin Scorsese
Rebecca Miller, director of the Apple TV documentary series “Mr. Scorsese,” discusses her Emmy-nominated exploration of filmmaker Martin Scorsese on the latest episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast. The five-part series examines Scorsese’s complex personality and decades-spanning career, and has earned three Primetime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Directing For…