Category Archives: News
Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell and Chris Messina to Star in Zombie Comedy ‘Hellhound’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar winners Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell plus Chris Messina and Ivan Martin are set to star in zombie comedy “Hellhound” for director Zach Golden (“High Heart”) Newly-formed...
Alex Ritman May 17, 2025
Nigeria’s BRS Studios Follows Netflix Chart-Topper ‘Tokunbo’ With Three-Pic Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
BRS Studios, a Lagos-based production outfit launched by three West African industry veterans, has revealed a slate of new features following on the heels of their Netflix hit "Tokunbo," which cracked...
Postcardjunky May 17, 2025
Nile Entertainment Takes African Rights to Action-Thriller ‘Son of the Soil,’ From U.K. Genre Label Action Xtreme (EXCLUSIVE)
Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched last year by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, has landed African theatrical rights to "Son of the Soil," a Lagos-set action-thrille...
Postcardjunky May 17, 2025
Cultpix Snags Streaming Rights to Something Weird’s Exploitation and Genre Library (EXCLUSIVE)
In a move that’s sure to delight devotees of the bizarre and offbeat corners of cinema, Cultpix has inked a comprehensive deal to become the exclusive streaming home for Something Weird’s ...
Naman Ramachandran May 17, 2025
MyAnna Buring to Star in Action Thriller ‘Zip Wire’
British-Swedish actress MyAnna Buring is set to star in the upcoming action thriller “Zip Wire,” from director Howard J. Ford, which is being sold by REinvent Intl. Sales. REinvent has sol...
Leo Barraclough May 17, 2025
Cannes Classics: Inside the Challenging Restoration of Sri Lankan Masterpiece ‘Gehenu Lamai’
As Sumitra Peries’ landmark 1978 debut “Gehenu Lamai” (The Girls) prepares for its restored world premiere at Cannes Classics, India’s Film Heritage Foundation has revealed the...
Naman Ramachandran May 17, 2025
Barry Jenkins Gave Director Eva Victor’s Directors’ Fortnight Debut ’Sorry Baby’ a Solid Launch
No new filmmaker has a more fitting name than Eva Victor, writer-director-star of the seriocomic Sundance hit “Sorry, Baby.” The actor and online comedian’s first feature attracted L...
Carolehorst May 17, 2025
Why Harris Dickinson Put His Rising Acting Career on Hold to Direct Cannes Premiere ‘Urchin’: ‘I Didn’t Work as an Actor for a Year’
When someone has an acting career in the sharp ascendancy, casting directors lining up to offer starry roles and a newly-crowned label as Hollywood's latest It Boy, it’s unlikely that they’...
Alex Ritman May 17, 2025
MotoGP Action Movie ‘Idols’ Taps Óscar Casas to Star
scar Casas ("Mi soledad tiene alas") is the man on the lightning-fast bike in the MotoGP action film "Idols." The up-and-coming Spanish actor will star in the film for Film Mode Entertainment, 4 Cats ...
Carolehorst May 17, 2025
Christian Petzold’s ‘Miroirs No. 3’ Is Like a Gothic Fairytale Set in the American Mid-West
Christian Petzold's "Miroirs No. 3," which has its world premiere on Saturday in Directors' Fortnight, is set in present-day Germany but it evokes a gothic fairytale, albeit set in a landscape reminis...
Leo Barraclough May 17, 2025