This time, it’s not Tom Hanks running but rather his son, Chet Hanks. The music video (below) for Something Out West’s — the duo consisting of Chet and Drew Arthur — new song “You Better Run” features scenes inspired by Tom’s 1994 classic film Forrest Gump and an appearance by the Oscar winner. One of the most memorable lines from the …
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Yorgos Lanthimos started taking pictures on set out of necessity. “We didn’t have an on set photographer when we were making little films in Greece,” the Oscar-nominated auteur recalls. “I would take my own for publicity, but I enjoyed it at the same time.” That pleasure has multiplied to become a full-fledged passion. He has since been shooting on the …
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Laurence Fishburne is recalling an incident while filming 1979’s Apocalypse Now that he said left director Francis Ford Coppola “disappointed.” In Apple TV+’s new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood, the actor said his lack of “sexual experience” as a teenager impacted a scene in the American epic war film. “There’s a scene in Apocalypse Now that …
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has sent a statement to members, apologizing for not publicly supporting No Other Land co-director Hamdan Ballal after his recent assault and arrest in the West Bank, in the village of Susiya, his hometown. On Monday, Yuval Abraham — an Israeli director and one of the four directors behind No Other Land, which …
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People often describe the experience of working alongside a group of close-knit collaborators on a film or television show as being like a family. There’s no better way to say it for Billie Lourd regarding her newest credit on Hulu’s Mid-Century Modern. The comedy reunites the veteran star with her Scream Queens, American Horror Story and American Horror Stories boss …
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Corey Feldman is reflecting on his career and one missed opportunity that still stings. On a recent episode of The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan podcast, Feldman told the host he was originally cast opposite Johnny Depp in the 1993 film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. “I was actually cast to play Leonardo DiCaprio’s role,” Feldman said. When Corgan asked if …
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Death of a Unicorn’s Alex Scharfman knows he’s fortunate to be able to say that his feature directorial debut is an A24 film that’s led by Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega. But the writer-director has more than paid his dues the last 15-plus years, mainly as a producer, all while refining the craft of screenwriting. Along the way, Rudd, through …
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X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, has been sold. Elon Musk said Friday that xAI, his artificial intelligence company, had acquired X in an all-stock transaction that values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45 billion, his original take-private price, minus $12 billion in debt). That’s $1 billion more than the take-private price of $44 …
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The sinister team of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill are tackling an adaptation of Road of Bones, a horror novel by best-selling author Christopher Golden, for Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems label. The duo, known for their horror scares thanks to movies such as Sinister, Doctor Strange and The Black Phone, will write the screenplay with Derrickson set to direct. …
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The menu is set for Belly Laughs, a new comedy and food festival in Los Angeles that celebrates Asian American culture. Set to take place at L.A. Live on July 12-13, Belly Laughs will feature stand-up sets and appearances from 30 comedians and a sampling of more than 20 Asian restaurants from across the city with standout names across both …
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