Zack Snyder says unnamed wealthy individuals want to back his long-stalled adaptation of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", a project Hollywood studios have repeatedly refused to touch. The filmmaker disclosed on a recent episode of the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast that he has written 10 of 12 episodes for a limited series based on Rand's 1943 […] The post Zack Snyder's 'Fountainhead' adaptation draws interest from wealthy backers after studios balked appeared first on American Almanac .
Zack Snyder says unnamed wealthy individuals want to back his long-stalled adaptation of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", a project Hollywood studios have repeatedly refused to touch. The filmmaker disclosed on a recent episode of the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast that he has written 10 of 12 episodes for a limited series based on Rand's 1943 novel, and that "very powerful, very wealthy people" have expressed interest in financing the project outside the traditional studio system. It is the clearest signal yet that Snyder intends to get the series made, with or without Hollywood's blessing. Snyder has been trying to bring "The Fountainhead" to the screen for roughly a decade. The novel, a story about an uncompromising architect who refuses…Open
Alex Gibney’s “Musk” will arrive in United States theaters next month. Universal says it remains committed to releasing it overseas but has yet to set dates.
"W: Portrait of a Presidency" chronicles the presidency of George W. Bush at the dawn of the new millennium, taking viewers inside one of the most consequential periods in modern American history. The film examines the Bush administration's response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the domestic challenges that shaped his eight years in office. The documentary also revisits pivotal moments of the early 2000s, including Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession, and explores the decisions, policies and controversies that defined Bush's presidency and shaped his legacy.
A new documentary called "NAZA," which details the Israeli military's targeting of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, has sparked political and societal backlash in Israel. Israel's Culture Minister is threatening to strip filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of their citizenship, accusing them of treason. CNN's Jeremy Diamond breaks down what's in the film.
Turning Point never settles on what it’s actually arguing. The post Netflix’s 9/11 Documentary Is Too Big for its Runtime appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Culture Netflix’s 9/11 Documentary Is Too Big for its Runtime Turning Point never settles on what it’s actually arguing. Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Much of the director Brian Knappenberger’s new Netflix film, Turning Point: Generation 9/11, attempts to explain the reaction to the terrorist attacks. Though Knappenberger does a fair job laying out a cursory view of the varied consequences that emanated from that fateful day, his documentary struggles to find its footing while hastily considering a myriad of concerns…Open
The 83rd Venice Film Festival closes Saturday with its top prize still undecided, and a Gaza documentary's record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation has made "NAZA" the film to beat in a competition stacked with Hollywood heavyweights and international auteurs. A jury led by actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will hand out the Golden Lion for best […] The post Venice Film Festival wraps with Golden Lion race shaped by Gaza documentary's record ovation appeared first on American Almanac .
The 83rd Venice Film Festival closes Saturday with its top prize still undecided, and a Gaza documentary's record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation has made "NAZA" the film to beat in a competition stacked with Hollywood heavyweights and international auteurs. A jury led by actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will hand out the Golden Lion for best film and prizes for direction and acting after sifting through 21 titles that screened over the past eleven days in Venice, Italy. The competition featured big-budget studio entries, veteran directors returning after long absences, and a pair of documentaries centered on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that drew the festival's most intense audience reactions two years running. "NAZA,"…Open
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has built a nearly four-hour documentary around the premise that Elon Musk is a fraud, relying heavily on disgruntled former partners and a Starlink election-rigging theory that officials already debunked. The film, titled Musk, premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday and is scheduled to open in theaters October 16. […] The post Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour Musk documentary leans on scorned exes and debunked conspiracy theories appeared first on American Almanac .
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has built a nearly four-hour documentary around the premise that Elon Musk is a fraud, relying heavily on disgruntled former partners and a Starlink election-rigging theory that officials already debunked. The film, titled Musk, premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday and is scheduled to open in theaters October 16. It runs three hours and forty-five minutes, including a ten-minute intermission, a runtime that suggests Gibney needed every spare minute to stitch together a case that keeps circling back to claims the public record has already addressed. Gibney, who previously directed documentaries on Enron and Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, began the project in 2023 and expanded its scope…Open
