Following on \u2018The Angel in the Clock,\u2019 \u2018A Costume for Nicolas,\u2019 \u2018Beast\u2019 portrays migration in an action adventure for tweens<\/b>
\nThe Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) announced their nominees for the 8th annual AACTA International Awards on Tuesday. \u201cA Star Is Born\u201d and \u201cVice\u201d lead the pack, with five and four nominations respectively. The two leading films compete with \u201cBlacKkKlansman,\u201d \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d and \u201cRoma\u201d for best film, while Nicole Kidman becomes the […]
China\u2019s government quietly ordered top Chinese talent back to the mainland from abroad this past weekend to attend a Beijing ceremony for its highest film industry honors, the loosely bi-annual Huabiao Awards. The move came just weeks after it directed mainland film executives and talent to snub after-parties and return home as quickly as possible […]
BUENOS AIRES \u2014 Mexico City-based Fotosintesis Media, a joint initiative of Mexico\u2019s Mantarraya Group and writer-director Miguel Angel Uriegas, is moving into pre-production this January on \u201cBeast,\u201d the third Mexican animated feature from the cause-driven entertainment label. News of the move comes as Uriegas presents at Ventana Sur\u2019s Animation! forum 15 minutes of work in […]
\u201cDoctor Strange\u201d director Scott Derrickson has signed up for Disney-Marvel\u2019s sequel. The studio, which had no comment, is about to start searching for a writer. Derrickson co-wrote the 2016 original with C. Robert Cargill and Jon Spaihts. Benedict Cumberbatch is expected to reprise his role as Stephen Strange, along with co-stars Benedict Wong and Rachel McAdams. […]
\u201cRoma,\u201d Alfonso Cuaron\u2019s deeply personal coming-of-age drama, is also a love letter to Mexico City. The sprawling metropolis \u2014 its cobblestoned streets, fading movie palaces, and lush parks \u2014 is practically a central character in the story of a family grappling with love and loss. Perhaps that\u2019s the reason that \u201cRoma\u201d has been passionately embraced […]
We\u2019ll go out on a limb and say no scene in this year\u2019s crop of awards films was more WTF? than the absurd and delightful royal dance moment in \u201cThe Favourite.\u201d Debuting early on in Yorgos Lanthimos\u2019 female love-triangle drama, the dance serves as wonderful reminder that, even when dressed like Merchant Ivory and full […]
Reviews of DC\u2019s \u201cAquaman\u201d vary between feelings of surprise and disappointment. Some critics are applauding director James Wan\u2019s strong re-imagining of a previously stale character, while others are harping on DC\u2019s inability to stack up against rival Marvel \u2014 but most are just relieved the film isn\u2019t an all-out flop. There are virtually no qualms about […]<\/p>\n