We’ve just learned that Aaron Pierre has landed the John Stewart role in "Lanterns" — no doubt a decision spurred by his recent performance in Jeremy Saulnier’s “Rebel Ridge." Pierre is the real deal and has a bright future ahead of him.

Steve McQueen's first three films ("Hunger," "Shame,” "12 Years A Slave”) were all acclaimed. Then came “Widows,” which, truth be told, garnered some positive reviews, but maybe not as enthusiastic as McQueen’s previous films.

Variety has just published its list of the “The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time,” as selected by their pool of critics, and Tobe Hooper’s “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” tops the list. As far as these sorts of lists go, it’s pretty good.

Last night, director Jan de Bont joined stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock at BeyondFest’s 30th-anniversary screening of “Speed” — one of the very best action movies of the ‘90s.

Christopher Nolan's next film has been announced. The untitled project is set for release on July 17th, 2026. Expect some leaks about story and casting details to emerge in the coming days and weeks.

According to ‘Apprentice’ director Ali Abassi, some major filmmaking heavyweights were sent the ‘Apprentice’ script, and all of them declined — two of those names were Clint Eastwood and Paul Thomas Anderson (via Le Figaro):

I can confirm that there is very high interest in horror indie “Terrifier 3,” and that it will now be playing in 2500+ screens this coming weekend. The aim is for a $20M opening.

Sylvain Chomet is one of the best animation filmmakers in the world. It’s not just his seminal “The Triplets of Belleville,” but also the wonderful 2010 Tati tribute, “The Illusionist,” released in 2010, which also happens to be his last animated film.

Riley turned some heads at Sundance with his 2018 debut “Sorry to Bother You,” a madcap vision about corporatist America. It was a wonderfully original statement, despite some minor flaws, and it introduced Riley as a filmmaker to watch out for.

Lionsgate has acquired Paul Feig’s “The Housemaid,” with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried attached to star in the thriller. The screenplay is by Rebecca Sonnenshine, based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden.

Sebastian Stan is great as an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his facial deformities. Adam Pearson is his equal as the man who steals his thunder (and girlfriend).

Last week, Ridley Scott took a lot of people by surprise with his confirmation that “Gladiator 3” was in the works, an idea only recently sparked in his head, now in full blown development.

THR has published an in-depth analysis of what went wrong with ‘Folie à Deux.’ They don’t really come to any one conclusion, but believe it was the accumulation of a bunch of misbegotten creative decisions that derailed the film.

Iconic filmmaker John Boorman, 91, is still going at it, and has just gotten a long-gestating passion project of his greenlit for the big screen. His next film appears to be animated, based on a story he created for his children, “The Honey Wars.”

It turns out that “Hush,” which premiered on Netflix eight years ago, is finally receiving a U.S. theatrical release. It’s set to hit theaters on October 16. This would, technically speaking, easily make it one of the best released horror films of 2024.

Cronenberg, 81, is now telling NYFF’s Dennis Lim that it might have been a mistake to show it at Cannes as the audience over there “didn’t get” the movie he was trying to make, one which is filled with dark humor.