John Cleese, a member of the Monty Python crew, has denied rumors that he would cut the “Loretta” scene from an upcoming stage adaptation of the group’s religious satire film, Life of Brian. The scene features a male character who wants to be a woman named “Loretta” and have a child. Cleese’s character protests the
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This weekend saw the release of the highly anticipated movie, The Little Mermaid, which we covered earlier, but it also marked two milestones for the movie industry. The first was the Fast & Furious franchise crossing $7 billion globally, and the second was Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 surpassing $730 million worldwide. Fast
Pixar, the animation studio that revolutionized the industry in the early 2000s with groundbreaking films such as Toy Story, Wall-E, and UP!, has recently produced a film that has fallen short of expectations. Elemental, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, lacks the innovative creativity that once defined Pixar as a studio. The film, directed
Edward James Olmos has recently opened up about his battle with throat cancer on Mando Fresco’s podcast, “Mando & Friends.” The 76-year-old actor revealed that he finished chemotherapy and radiation in December after being diagnosed with throat cancer. He expressed his gratitude for being in good physical condition, which enabled him to fight the disease.
The California Film Commission, which administers the tax credits program, has revealed that half of the 46 projects currently in the California film incentives program have submitted “force majeure” requests seeking waivers to extend their mandated start-date requirements due to the ongoing Writers Guild strike. The number of approved film and TV projects seeking force
amFAR, an organization dedicated to funding AIDS research since 1985, held its annual Cannes Gala at the Hotel du Cap. The event has been held for the past 29 years, tied to the end dates of the Cannes Film Festival each May. The gala was hosted by Queen Latifah and attended by a tony crowd
Paramount Pictures has won a lawsuit against Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, the stars of the Franco Zeffirelli Oscar-nominated 1968 adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. The lawsuit, which sought $100 million in damages, alleged sexual abuse and negligence by the filmmakers. Hussey and Whiting were 15 and 16 years old when the film was shot
French director Jean-Bernard Marlin made a name for himself with his Marseille-set debut film, Shéhérazade, which took Cannes Critics’ Week by storm in 2018. His second film, Salem, premiering in Un Certain Regard at Cannes this year, also captures the gritty reality of Marseille’s poverty-stricken neighbourhoods but with a twist. Marlin has added a layer
France TV Distribution has commenced sales on Belle, a new crime thriller from French director Benoît Jacquot. The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Guillaume Canet, and is based on a novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The story follows a couple living a peaceful life in a small town, whose existence is shaken when the
Actor Michael J. Fox recently appeared on ABC’s talk show The View, where he expressed his regret for not working with co-host Whoopi Goldberg on the 1990 romantic fantasy film Ghost. During the interview, Goldberg asked Fox if he had any regrets about turning down roles in the past, to which Fox responded with his