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Cool Stuff: Matthew Peak’s ‘Halloween’ Print Is A Deadly, Shimmering Beauty We’re far from the Halloween season, but that isn’t stopping Bottleneck Gallery from getting in the spirit of the spooky holiday with an astounding new print celebratingJohn Carpenter’s original groundbreaking slasher from 1978. Halloweenis a classic, and it deserves some truly stunning artwork to honor it. So who better to design such a poster than the son of a movie poster design legend?...

David Cronenberg Wrote A Semi-Sequel To ‘The Fly,’ Not A Remake Two years ago, in September 2009, we heard thefairly surprising newsthatDavid Cronenbergmight direct a remake of the 1986 filmThe Flyfor Fox. Thing is, that ‘86 film (which wecelebratednot long ago) was also a remake, and also directed by Cronenberg. And if the idea of Cronenberg directing a remake of his own remake was pretty wild, that’s because the story wasn’t exactly correct....

Does Hollywood Need A New Model For Storytelling? There’s no doubt that the mass media is changing a lot. Things like cellphones, social networking sites, blogging (hello!) and free online video hosting have had powerful effects. Are they crippling effects, however? Are they going to smash traditional storytelling into pieces? No, of course not. Scott Brown has just published a rather amusingpieceat Wired called Why Hollywood Needs a New Model for Storytelling....

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Wanted To Make A Movie For Hardcore Fans…and Also His Mother Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” is based on a towering work of science fiction lit, but not everyone has read Frank Herbert’s novel, and it sounds like Villeneuve is aiming for a movie that appeals to both fans and non-fans alike. /Film writer Vanessa Armstrong recently attended a roundtable interview with Villeneuve, where he spoke at length about the adaptation process from book to screen....

Early Buzz: Comedian/Podcaster Marc Maron Discusses Judd Apatow’s ‘This Is 40’ Testing a film with a live audience is a huge part ofJudd Apatow’s filmmaking process. Finding the biggest laughs and gauging reactions is treatedas an additional round of editingfor the writer/director/producer. The danger in that is, even though most people sign non-disclosure agreements, word is bound to leak out early. So whileThis is 40,Apatow’s latest film, won’t hit theaters until Christmas, the first review has made it online in a very non-traditional place....

Film Production Slowly Resumes Overseas, Which Is Good News For ‘Avatar 2’ And ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ In the middle of March, when America began taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously, film and television productions came grinding to a halt. While late night shows and a handful of other productions have found creative ways to get back to work (at least briefly), TV and film production is slowly beginning to resume overseas....

First Look: ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ DirectorZack Snyder’s adaptation ofFrank Miller’s graphic novel300turned into a surprise hit in 2006, and ever since then there has been speculation about the sequel, or prequel. Miller quickly went to work on a related graphic novel, and several years ago Snyder and his co-writerKurt Johnstadgot to work on a script. It took some time, but directorNoam Murrowas eventuallyset to directwhat became called300: Rise of an Empire, withSullivan Stapletonset to staras Greek general Themistokles in a story that parallels the original300....

Focus Features Backs Jeff Tremaine’s Motley Crue Biopic ‘The Dirt’ A film based onThe Dirt— the tell-all story of hair metal/rock bandMotley Crueas dictated by the band members — has been in development for years. We’ve heard of a few big talent attachments, but no development effort has ever amounted to much. At this point there’s a script byRich WilkesandTom Kapinos,about which I’ve heard quite a few people say very positive things, and the attachment of Jackass director Jeff Tremaine....

HBO Max Unveils Hundreds Of Movies Available From Warner Bros., The Criterion Collection, Studio Ghibli & More HBO Maxis coming onMay 27, and while a lot of eyes will be on the original content coming from the new streaming service, plenty of people will be happy to see the huge library of movies coming with it. Since HBO Max falls under the WarnerMedia banner, there’s a huge roster of classic movies that will be available to stream, including some that aren’t available anywhere else....

Here’s What To Expect From Upcoming Paramount Shows Guilty Party, The Game, And More Paramount+ has been running for about six months, and the streaming platform continues to grow. During their TCA presentation today, they touted some of the original content coming to the service. One of the panels focused on “Star Trek: Prodigy,” which discussed the upcoming series and also revealed themain title sequencealong with first looks at the two main villains, voiced by Jimmi Simpson and John Noble....

Honor Blackman, ‘Goldfinger’ Star And Iconic James Bond Heroine, Dead At 94 Honor Blackman, best known for playing one of the most iconic heroines of the James Bond franchise, has died at the age of 94. She played Pussy Galore in 1964’sGoldfinger, hands down one of the best female characters the long-running film franchise has ever seen. She also starred on the British TV seriesThe Avengers, and appeared in projects likeJason and the Argonauts,The Secret of My Success,Doctor Who,Bridget Jones’s Diary, and more....

Interview: Andrew Stanton A couple weeks ago I got the chance to enter the Pixar Animation Studios campus in Emmeryville to interview Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton about his latest film WALL-E. When Stanton entered the room he told me that he reads /Film “all the time”, how cool is that? A big portion of our conversation was devoted to talking about his favorite films and cinematic influences, you can read that segment in ourMovie Playlist: Andrew Stantoncolumn....

Justin Lin On ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Criticisms: “We Are Trying To Be Bold And Take Risks” The firstteaser trailer forStar Trek Beyondhit the internet yesterday, exciting a lot of people but also pissing off some long-time Trekkies. The complaint is that the movie presented didn’t feel like aStar Trekmovie, but instead a modern in-your-face blockbuster. But if you ask directorJustin Lin, he’ll quickly remind you it’s just a minute and a half of the movie....