The Hollywood fairy tale has changed over the decades. Long the story of a small-town yokel winding up on Hollywood Boulevard with nothing but a dollar and a dream, creators have looked at that set-up from practically every angle; so much so that the snake has turned on its tail and what we’re seeing now…
This weekend, Sony inadvertently celebrated the 18th anniversary of “Spider-Man” when it became known that its Marvel-hero blockbusters share a common tag: … 1,099 more words
via How ‘Spider-Man’ Forever Redefined the Summer Movie for Hollywood — IndieWire
The markets may be in free fall, but the gains on “Billions” are flowing with abandon. Showtime’s rip-roaring financial drama has, over the course of four successful seasons, devilishly skirted the line between Shakespearian epic and billionaire fantasy soap opera. 646 more words
via ‘Billions’ Review: ‘The New Decas’ Sets Up the Long Con with a Bullish Season 5 Premiere — IndieWire
Ethan Hawke joined the Toronto International Film Festival this month for a Q&A about the creation of “Before Sunset,” Richard Linklater’s beloved 1995 romance starring Hawke opposite Julie Delpy. 577 more words
As China’s entertainment industry sputters back to life, Hollywood watches carefully: It seems like the closest thing we have to a crystal ball for what the new normal might look like. 1,214 more words
via China’s Film Industry Is Back to Work, but Don’t Expect America to Follow Its Path — IndieWire
“Tiger King” is becoming a television show with Nicolas Cage confirmed to star as Joe Schreibvogel, better known across the world as Joe Exotic… 350 more words
via Nicolas Cage Goes Full ‘Tiger King’ as Joe Exotic in Scripted Television Series — IndieWire
As America’s most famous activist filmmaker, Michael Moore has made his name with documentaries that prompt strong reactions from the right, from conservative pressure that led some theater chains to ban “Fahrenheit 9/11” to an entire film dedicated to explaining that “Michael Moore Hates America.” But now it’s prominent progressive activists and filmmakers — people…
At such an unprecedented moment in time, with more demand than ever for streaming content, the sheer volume of films across all the major SVOD platforms — specifically Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and now Disney+ — can make finding a genuinely great movie an arduous task. 1,345 more words
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Film Courage: Would you ever try to get a producer to work on your film for free? Peter Dukes, Writer/Director: I would and I have. Once I got into the feature world the rules were a little different. That scenario has come up actually but it’s a little tricker and things can change. In the […]
via A Filmmaker’s Journey From Short Films To Feature Films by Peter Dukes — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: Do you think that writers should stay with one genre? Writer/Instructor and Script Consultant Shannan E. Johnson (The Professional Pen): I’ll tell you this, I always tell my writers to pick a lane. It’s not because of what I believe but because of what Hollywood believes. Hollywood likes to put people in boxes, […]
via Screenwriters Need To Pick One Genre by Shannan E. Johnson — FilmCourage.com
Student & Young Filmmakers FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 