Describing the film as “an intriguing and unexpected comedic thriller,” the official synopsis goes on to explain: “At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously convoluted their lives will soon become in the filmmaker’s pursuit of a work of art, which blurs the boundaries between autobiography and invention....

While the idea of extended reality (XR) may evoke traditions of cyberpunk dystopias, at this year’s Sundance New Frontiers, five Black storytellers were leading a shift to place cultural memory and ancestral knowledge at the center of designing collective futures. “Secret Garden” and “Traveling the Intertitium with Octavia Butler” are exemplary pieces that leverage interactive, browser-based media (WebXR) to challenge our current notions of futurity while also demonstrating the potential for XR when led by Black creators....

For awhile it seemed like Bong was heading into a long hiatus following his record-breaking “Parasite” campaign, which started in May 2019 at the Cannes Film Festival and ended in February 2020 at the Academy Awards. In a March 2019 conversation published on The Atlantic, Bong admitted to fellow director Kelly Reichardt that he was having a hard time overcoming the exhaustion of Oscar season and getting back to working on his new scripts....

Denis adapts Christine Angot’s 2018 novel “Un tournant de la vie,” about a romantic entanglement spiraling out of control. Star Binoche does a complete 180 on the searching idealist she played in Denis’ 2017 “Let the Sunshine In,” here as radio journalist Sara. She’s been in a passionate, loving, and stable relationship with her ex-con boyfriend Jean (Vincent Lindon) for ten years (and Denis’ camera doesn’t flinch at the bodily particulars of their lusty vigor)....

The project was a massive cinematic undertaking, but Chazelle’s cast thinks that he rose to the occasion. In a new interview with ScreenRant, Brad Pitt had nothing but praise for Chazelle and his visual skills as a filmmaker. “First of all, it’s Damien Chazelle,” Pitt said when asked why he was interested in making the movie. “When he came on with ‘Whiplash,’ it was something new and fresh, and it had a kinetic energy that I hadn’t seen before....

“To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” Rumer Willis wrote in the statement. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.” The statement continued, “This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support....

Howard, who starred alongside Chris Pratt in the revamped “Jurassic Park” trilogy reboot, earlier said that she was “paid so much less than” Pratt for the first “Jurassic World” film in 2014. Now, Howard is coming clean about another studio demand, which was that she lose weight for her role. It wasn’t until 2022’s “Jurassic World: Dominion,” directed by Colin Trevorrow, that Howard was allowed to use her “natural body” on set and that she was protected from body shaming....

She got her start in documentaries (she was the production manager on a 2003 NatGeo series, “Doctors Without Borders”) and later became a production and packaging executive before creating 87North Productions with her husband, director David Leitch. The 2017 “Atomic Blonde” was their first collaboration and it marked former stuntman Leitch’s first solo directing effort (after serving as an uncredited co-director on “John Wick” with friend Chad Stahelski). Billed as a “production and action design company founded by filmmakers,” 87North titles have earned a combined total of over $2....

“All I have to say is the tragedies amassing this year have only been made more profound by the loss of Chadwick Boseman,” the actor’s “Avengers” co-star Mark Ruffalo wrote on Twitter. “What a man, and what an immense talent. Brother, you were one of the all time greats and your greatness was only beginning. Lord love ya. Rest in power, King.” “The true power of Chadwick Boseman was bigger than anything we saw on the screen,” said Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden....

Theron starred as Furiosa opposite Tom Hardy in the 2015 franchise film directed by George Miller. The Oscar winner has since revealed that she butted heads with Hardy so much that she requested producer Denise Di Novi be on set to ensure no future “disrespectful” altercations would not occur with the actor. Now in The Hollywood Reporter, Theron is addressing the myth that “trauma or sacrifice” must happen on set for a film to be great....

Having built an unexpected runaway Netflix sensation, there’s undoubtedly a heavy demand for the series to fulfill the same role, hitting the same emotional beats. For any number of reasons, a simple repeat of the show’s inaugural season tracking northeast Texas’ Navarro College was never going to be an option. Disturbing allegations against one of the team’s breakout stars, the inherent turnover of personnel on and off the mat, and a once-in-a-century biological curveball quickly dispelled any notion that “Cheer” Season 2 would map neatly onto its predecessor....

“It has always been a passion for me to create a nuanced female superhero that is rarely seen in this genre,” Zhao recently told Vogue UK. “Gemma was very interested in this idea as well and took on the challenge. She is a great actress. Very intelligent and brave. She brought a beautiful sense of gentleness, compassion and vulnerability to Sersi that I believe will invite viewers to rethink what it means to be heroic....

“It absolutely infuriates me,” Gunn told Men’s Health about the viral criticisms of Pratt. “Chris is unspeakably kind to people; he goes out of his way to help kids. He’s an especially loving father. And there’s a lot of stuff that people have literally just made up about him — about his politics, about who he is, about what he believes of other people, you know?” Pratt’s alleged involvement in Los Angeles-based Hillsong Church became the center of the anti-Pratt hate on social media, with transgender actor Elliot Page publicly calling out Pratt for being involved in a famously anti-LGBTQ+ organized religion....

Gulager was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma in 1928. His legal name was William Martin Gulager, but he received the Cherokee nickname “Clu” at a young age because his middle name is Martin and purple martins are often referred to as “clu-clu birds.” Gulager made his screen acting debut in a 1955 episode of “Omnibus,” and soon found success as a television Western star. He famously played Billy the Kid on the NBC series “The Tall Man” for its entire two season run, and later joined “The Virginian” in Season 3 as Deputy Sheriff Emmett Ryker, eventually appearing in 104 episodes....

Abortion might seem like a counterintuitive analogue for a story that argues the need to let nature run its course, but “Crimes of the Future” is nothing if not a film about the barbaric futility of trying to police new flesh with old principles. Our bodies interpret the world that our brains have created for them to inhabit, and anyone too stubborn or scared to hear what they report back probably doesn’t have the stomach to survive whatever might be waiting for us on the other side of the horizon....

The “50 Shades of Grey” alum is currently on the awards circuit for her scene-stealing turn opposite Olivia Colman in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” and Johnson’s two films at the 2022 Sundance Festival — “Cha Cha Real Smooth” and “Am I OK?” — both landed at major streaming services. (“Cha Cha Real Smooth,” which Johnson also produced, found a home at Apple TV+, with “Am I OK?” scooped up by HBO Max....

“When I read the script for the pilot, I knew this was a land mine,” Kim said about the stereotypes. “My greatest fear was that the pilot of ‘Lost’ would air but the series would not — because if you were to see the pilot as the totality of my character, you would have been left with that stereotype.” Kim continued, “While we were shooting, I remember sitting down with Damon Lindelof and J....

“I’m both honored and dismayed to be back in front of you again,” Kim said. “Some of you may remember that I was with you, just this past September, discussing the importance of diversity in American media,” referring to a September plea toward Republicans to legislate anti-racism measures. “You may recall that the reason I was moved to speak then was because the House had just recently passed HR 908, condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment, but I was disheartened to find that for a bill that required no money or resources, just a simple condemnation of acts of hate against people of Asian descent, 164 members of Congress, all Republican, voted against it,” the actor continued....

“James Hong just might be the most prolific actor in Hollywood history,” Kim wrote in an introduction. “As of July 2020, he has a total of 672 credits, which include 469 TV shows, 149 feature films, 32 short films, and 22 video games… This man epitomizes the term ‘working actor,’ and that’s not even taking into account all he’s done to help further representation for actors of color.” Kim set the crowdfunding goal at $55,000 because “one of the most crucial steps is to raise $50,000 to pay for the creation and installation of the star, as well as general maintenance of the Walk of Fame....

Radcliffe is portraying five-time Grammy winner “Weird Al” Yankovic in the upcoming Roku comedy “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” from director Eric Appel, who co-wrote the film with Yankovic himself. Radcliffe knows that playing the beloved comedy singer will attract plenty of attention, but he previously said that “Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly” in a press conference about the film. While the film’s team has been open that the comedic biopic will contain as much fiction as fact, it sounds like the finished product might end up being stranger than fans thought....