For Mungiu, “Fjord” will be his sixth film, following a career that has established him as one of the most important voices in modern European cinema.

When asked if the studio had approached her and she merely signaled interest, Zhao interjected: “No, I called them,” she said, laughing.

The project is reportedly the most expensive production in Korean film history, with costs—translated into USD—estimated at around $60M. Sony Pictures is rumored to be circling the film.

The pieces continue to fall into place for what Amazon/MGM hopes will be a slick, star-driven reinvention of “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

The film has been testing very well these last few months, and the result of that is it will most likely be changing its release date. 20th Century is eyeing an early fall release for ‘Dog Stars’

Turner, who recently starred in A24’s “Eternity,” is 35 and has been sporadically mentioned for Bond, but never to the point where now even The Telegraph is saying that the actor is “strongly rumored” to play the character.

Cahiers du Cinéma never cared about hive-mind or “groupthink”; they live in their own passionate world of auteur-driven moviegoing, and we should all be grateful for that.

Lilly, and sister Lana, have burned many bridges in Hollywood over the last few decades. Studios are reluctant to fund their ultra-expensive and ambitious projects.

Now, of course, it’s obvious that a producer would tout his own movie; that’s inevitable. But I recently spoke to someone who also saw a cut of the film, and they had a similar reaction.

KoreanScreen had asked me to participate in a massive poll of international film critics. The aim was simple: to put together a “100 Greatest Korean Films Ever” list.

Mendonça Filho has made this tense, and infectiously rambling film, a politically charged 160-minute thriller set in 1970s Brazil, which weaves cinema itself into the narrative.

Most people hate on Thomas Jane as The Punisher in the much-maligned 2004 film—I’m not one of them. I found it disturbingly violent, and a total guilty pleasure.

What are the odds this actually gets made? “Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin has an idea for a legacy sequel to the franchise, and it’s the most underwhelming pitch you can imagine.

UPDATE: An insane Wednesday for “Zootopia 2,” storming past expectations, with a tally of $40M in ticket sales. This film is going to hit the $170M domestic mark by Sunday.

That Paul King–directed Fred Astaire biopic, which is supposed to star Tom Holland, has hit a legal roadblock over at Sony.

I’m not even a fan of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” but this is an update that’s worth celebrating.

Here’s some good news: indie distributors are teaming up to deliver theatrical screenings for 2020 and 2021 releases that had their big-screen runs “impeded or nixed” by pandemic restrictions.

The filmmaker “grabbed a pen,” and “started writing titles.” He’s come up with his own 20 best films of the 21st century; Only one film allowed per director.

“Hunger Games” author Suzanne Collins has long denied any direct connection to the Japanese film — a claim that grows harder to buy each time the similarities are stacked side by side.