At 61, Chris Rock says he has reinvented himself as a writer-director, and he has no interest in returning to the Oscar ceremony unless the Academy nominates him, a shift he credits to therapy, a late-in-life diagnosis, and a $5 million film that may be his most ambitious work yet. Rock sat down with Variety […] The post Chris Rock pivots to directing with 'Misty Green' and says he's done chasing the Oscars stage appeared first on American Almanac .
At 61, Chris Rock says he has reinvented himself as a writer-director, and he has no interest in returning to the Oscar ceremony unless the Academy nominates him, a shift he credits to therapy, a late-in-life diagnosis, and a $5 million film that may be his most ambitious work yet. Rock sat down with Variety for his first extended interview since Will Smith slapped him onstage at the 2022 Academy Awards. The conversation, timed to the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of his new film "Misty Green," covered the movie's shoestring production, Rock's diagnosis with a nonverbal learning disorder, his views on Donald Trump and the media, and his deliberate retreat from the spotlight as a performer. "Misty Green" is Rock's fourth…Open
The 82-year-old filmmaker behind the most lucrative franchise in movie history has spent 17 years and weathered failed bids in two other cities to build a 100,000-square-foot temple to the art the establishment long dismissed. George Lucas showed up unannounced at a media preview this week for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los […] The post George Lucas opens his Los Angeles museum — and Star Wars is only 7 percent of it appeared first on American Almanac .
The 82-year-old filmmaker behind the most lucrative franchise in movie history has spent 17 years and weathered failed bids in two other cities to build a 100,000-square-foot temple to the art the establishment long dismissed. George Lucas showed up unannounced at a media preview this week for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, wearing a T-shirt that read "Dedicated to the people's art." The museum, set in Exposition Park next to his alma mater at the University of Southern California, opens to the public on September 22. It houses the personal collections of Lucas and his wife, businesswoman and major African-American art collector Mellody Hobson, and its curators want visitors to know that the galaxy far, far away fills…Open
Randy Quaid has sharply criticized the decision to cast Anne Hathaway opposite Tom Cruise in the upcoming Days of Thunder sequel, arguing the role should go to Nicole Kidman and warning the film risks alienating its core audience. In a series of posts on X this past Saturday, Quaid, who played team owner Tim Daland […] The post Randy Quaid blasts Anne Hathaway’s casting in Days of Thunder 2, calls for Nicole Kidman’s return appeared first on American Almanac .
Randy Quaid has sharply criticized the decision to cast Anne Hathaway opposite Tom Cruise in the upcoming Days of Thunder sequel, arguing the role should go to Nicole Kidman and warning the film risks alienating its core audience. In a series of posts on X this past Saturday, Quaid, who played team owner Tim Daland in the original 1990 Days of Thunder, took aim at both the casting and the direction of the long-awaited sequel, now slated for a June 2028 theatrical release. He did not hold back, calling Hathaway “a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA,” and insisting, “The sexy older chick for Tom in this film needs to be Nicole.” Quaid’s comments come after Hollywood announced Hathaway,…Open
Shamel Studio co-founder and CEO Feras Alfuqaha told Fox News Digital how his company’s artificial intelligence tool aims to dramatically cut the time and cost of scheduling and budgeting during film pre-production. #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #hollywood #artificialintelligence #ai #film #movies #filmmaking #technology #tech #shamelstudio #ferasalfuqaha #preproduction #filmproduction #entertainment #budgeting #scheduling #innovation #automation #movieindustry
Shamel Studio co-founder and CEO Feras Alfuqaha told Fox News Digital how his company’s artificial intelligence tool aims to dramatically cut the time and cost of scheduling and budgeting during film pre-production. #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #hollywood #artificialintelligence #ai #film #movies #filmmaking #technology #tech #shamelstudio #ferasalfuqaha #preproduction #filmproduction #entertainment #budgeting #scheduling #innovation #automation #movieindustry
“Niu Lai,” a Chinese animated film whose rough production is part of its charm, is the country’s latest viral box office hit. CNN’s Mike Valerio breaks down why it has become a crowd favorite. #cnn #news #china
As the credits roll, the ticket-buyers reenter the world. The post The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater As the credits roll, the ticket-buyers reenter the world. Photo by Stéphane Ouzounoff / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images Last weekend, while I was watching the 1961 version of West Side Story on the big screen at an old theater in my hometown of Columbus, it started to rain outside. The storm caused weird sounds to echo inside the cavernous, ornate building, which was constructed in 1928. The emphatic rumble of rain hitting the rooftop competed, at moments, with the equally forceful music by Leonard Bernstein and words by Stephen Sondheim. But I did not mind. To…Open
Actor Anthony Michael Hall revealed that the late director John Hughes spent part of their final phone call pitching a sequel to "The Breakfast Club", a film whose original cast recently said they would never revisit without him. Hall, now 58, shared the story during a Wednesday appearance on "The Rich Eisen Show." He said […] The post Anthony Michael Hall says John Hughes floated a 'Breakfast Club' sequel in their last conversation appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Anthony Michael Hall revealed that the late director John Hughes spent part of their final phone call pitching a sequel to "The Breakfast Club", a film whose original cast recently said they would never revisit without him. Hall, now 58, shared the story during a Wednesday appearance on "The Rich Eisen Show." He said Hughes called him around 1988 with comedian John Candy already on the line, and the three talked for a couple of hours. During the conversation, Hughes laid out a concept for a sequel that would reunite the five original characters as 30-year-olds navigating the workforce. Page Six reported Hall's account of the call, which he described as the last time he spoke with the director. Hughes died in August 2009 at age 59…Open
Two-time Oscar winner Christopher Nolan says amateur film critics have developed a habit of dismissing storytelling techniques simply because they can identify them, a tendency he calls "a real problem in criticism today." Nolan laid out the argument in a recent podcast interview with Beijing-based host Zhong Shu, a clip of which surfaced on X […] The post Christopher Nolan takes aim at amateur critics who think spotting a trick means it failed appeared first on American Almanac .
Two-time Oscar winner Christopher Nolan says amateur film critics have developed a habit of dismissing storytelling techniques simply because they can identify them, a tendency he calls "a real problem in criticism today." Nolan laid out the argument in a recent podcast interview with Beijing-based host Zhong Shu, a clip of which surfaced on X on July 31. The filmmaker, riding a wave of commercial and critical success with his latest epic The Odyssey, did not mince words about what he sees as a fundamental misunderstanding of how stories work. The core complaint is straightforward: a growing class of online reviewers believes that naming the device a filmmaker used, making a character sympathetic, building toward a heroic moment, leaning…Open
Scott Eastwood says his father dismissed Kevin Costner from the set of A Perfect World in 1993 after the actor wouldn't come out of his trailer, and the lesson stuck. The 40-year-old actor shared the story on Monday's episode of the "Armchair Expert" podcast, calling it a "legendary" tale he'd heard from his father. Costner, […] The post Clint Eastwood once sent Kevin Costner home from set for refusing to leave his trailer appeared first on American Almanac .
Scott Eastwood says his father dismissed Kevin Costner from the set of A Perfect World in 1993 after the actor wouldn't come out of his trailer, and the lesson stuck. The 40-year-old actor shared the story on Monday's episode of the "Armchair Expert" podcast, calling it a "legendary" tale he'd heard from his father. Costner, now 71, was co-starring in the elder Eastwood's crime drama A Perfect World when, as Scott Eastwood paraphrased it, the rising star refused to leave his trailer for reasons that remain unclear. Clint Eastwood's response was blunt: send him home. The account, which Scott Eastwood was careful to describe as "paraphrased," paints a picture of old-school Hollywood discipline colliding with the kind of star behavior that…Open
