15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (456+ words) Toronto Film Festival: Tim Blake Nelson’s crime drama, inspired by a real incident, doesn’t let characters or viewers off the hook At one point in the film “The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd,” a prison official played by Tim…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (588+ words) Toronto Film Festival: Hynde comes across as both wildly frank and thoroughly cautious as she talks about her life and career Well yes, “Pretenders” really is a documentary about the Pretenders. And no, Hynde really didn’t want to cooperate with…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (269+ words) The former 007 says there are “lots of good hats in the ring” to take over the franchise Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan says that the next actor to be cast in the iconic role might not be one of…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (113+ words) Author Nicholas Binge is set to adapt the TV adaptation The post Netflix Snags ‘Understudy’ Short Story in $1 Million Development Deal With Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Steven Yeun appeared first on TheWrap. Netflix snagged another hot TV package with…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (261+ words) Venice Film Festival: Hirokazu Kore-eda tells a detailed but imbalanced story of two young manga artists Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back” follows the unlikely friendship between two young Japanese schoolgirls bound by their love of drawing, until they go their separate…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (571+ words) Venice Film Festival: The jury president and director of “The Lost Daughter” and “The Bride!” has made a short film starring Ellen Burstyn and Dakota Fanning as the screen icon This is a notable year for short films at the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (521+ words) Telluride Film Festival: Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s “You Can See Everything” is a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss The Telluride Film Festival builds up intrigue with surprise screenings every year, but seldom has speculation flown the way it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (403+ words) Telluride Film Festival: “Widow’s Bay” star Kate O’Flynn stars in another richly humanistic work from the veteran British director Two years ago, British director Mike Leigh hit the festival circuit with a movie titled “Hard Truths,” and the first word…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (450+ words) Venice Film Festival: After public allegations and admissions of misconduct, it’s impossible to view Schrader’s latest in a vacuum, nor does he want you to The post ‘The Basics of Philosophy’ Review: Paul Schrader’s Guilt-Ridden College Drama Poses Thorny Questions…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (255+ words) It only took a decade, Gentile jokes Seth Meyers and his “Late Night” team may be the opposite of Donald Trump fans, but on Thursday, they admitted that have “finally learned something” from the president: the value of both-sidesing. To…...