Category: Movie News
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Daily Podcast: Mini-Water Cooler: Candyman, New Girl, The Grandmaster, And More
On the August 31, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior news editor Jacob Hall to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler.Opening Banter:At The Water Cooler:What we’ve been Doing:Jacob bought a new TV.What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read The Snakehead by Patrick Radden…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Funimation: What to Know About the Anime Streaming Service
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.With live-action depictions of “Cowboy Beebop” and “Avatar: The Last Airbender” in the works, anime content might be more…
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10 ‘Dune’ Cast Members Among Hollywood Stars Descending on Venice Film Festival
The 78th Venice Film Festival gets underway Wednesday with a slew of Hollywood stars expected on the red carpet for the Sept. 1-11 event, beginning with Penelope Cruz for Pedro Almodovar’s opening film “Parallel Mothers,” in competition, and Isabelle Huppert for French drama “Promises,” which opens the fest’s more cutting-edge Horizons section.They will soon be…
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The Best Movies To Buy or Stream This Week: ‘Annette,’ ‘Summer of ’85,’ ‘Dune’ and More
Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no…
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The 15 Best Debut Films From Directors
A great first film can jumpstart a filmmaker’s career and show the world what makes them unique. For example, the conversational dialogue, ’70s soundtrack, and nonlinear narrative of Quentin Tarantino’s first film “Reservoir Dogs” established tropes that the director still relies on today.Not every great director starts out strong, though. Although he’s one of the…
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Halo TV Series Set To Premiere On Paramount Plus In 2022
“Halo” may bear the name of a ring of light around an angel’s head, but as a would-be screen property, it’s been stuck in development hell for years. Now, fans of the Xbox video game series who have been hoping to see “Halo” adapted are drawing closer to the proverbial light at the end of…
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Review: Hulu’s Handsome True Crime Comedy Is a Dependable Delight
Claiming a show’s location is a character unto itself is, by itself, a cliché. But appreciating how a fully realized city or setting can make or break a series sure isn’t. While period tales and flashy action pieces garner specific analysis during awards season for their accuracy and ambition, far more “traditional” TV shows utilize…
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Venice Film Festival Launch Party Honors Alberto Barbera, as Bong Joon Ho Makes Grand Entrance as Jury President
On Tuesday night, the eve of the 78th annual Venice Film Festival, Variety hosted a rooftop party at the Hotel Danieli honoring fest topper Alberto Barbera and the Biennale, its parent organization, with its International Achievement in Film Award.Variety international editor Manori Ravindran presented the prize to Barbera and Roberto Cicutto, the president of the…
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Comics To Read If You Love The Boys
The 3rd season of Amazon’s “The Boys” is in production, and fans are eagerly awaiting the release date. The violent, satirical superhero show is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic series of the same name, which concluded in 2012 after 72 issues. There’s enough source material in the comics — and its several spin-offs…
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James Gunn Reveals One Seemingly Dead Member Of The Suicide Squad Is Still Alive
Part of the charm of the “Suicide Squad” movies (and the comics on which the films are based) is that not every member of Amanda Waller’s makeshift groups of prisoners-turned-operatives will survive the missions they’re forced to participate in. Writer/director James Gunn’s most recent movie, “The Suicide Squad,” establishes that dynamic early, opening on Michael…