Month: May 2020

With ‘Tenet’ and ‘Mulan,’ Are Studios Taking a Hit for the Dream? (Column) — Variety

For a while, the question of when movie theaters would re-open was defined by a capitalist conundrum that no one wanted to talk about much, because its implications were too depressing. It went like this: Hollywood movies are staggeringly expensive. To have any hope of success, they need to open on a vast number of […]… Continue reading With ‘Tenet’ and ‘Mulan,’ Are Studios Taking a Hit for the Dream? (Column) — Variety

Simon Kinberg Script ‘Here Comes The Flood’ Drawing Offers — Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: There’s more than one hot script out there tonight. The latest is Here Comes The Flood, Simon Kinberg’s first original screenplay since Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I am told that there are multiple offers coming in for what is an elevated, character-driven love-story heist movie with big movie star roles. Kinberg and Audrey Chon, […]… Continue reading Simon Kinberg Script ‘Here Comes The Flood’ Drawing Offers — Deadline

Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival Testimonial – May 5 2020

 Screenwriter Dalia Gal (AFTER THE END) Positive feedback; potential for commercial success. , Submit via FilmFreeway, the exclusive way our festival accepts submissions.: Watch the Screenplay Reading: After the End is the story of a near future humanity misled to surrender to a technologically advanced alien race, the Enkidos, who promise beneficence, But whose real agenda… Continue reading Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival Testimonial – May 5 2020

Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival Testimonial – May 4 2020

I was really scared to watch the feedback but found the experience very rewarding and elucidating. It’s rare that an emerging filmmaker gets to hear back from an audience in such a raw way. It was interesting to hear people’s perspectives on the film, which seemed quite varied. I loved the woman who said it… Continue reading Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival Testimonial – May 4 2020

Daisy Ridley In Talks To Star In Thriller ‘The Ice Beneath Her’ For STX, ‘American Sniper’ Producer Andrew Lazar & Directors Radio Silence — Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley is in negotiations to star in psychological crime-thriller The Ice Beneath Her, which has been the subject of a bidding war among Hollywood financiers in recent months. STX has come out on top for world rights and will finance the project, which was once at New Line but has shaken […]… Continue reading Daisy Ridley In Talks To Star In Thriller ‘The Ice Beneath Her’ For STX, ‘American Sniper’ Producer Andrew Lazar & Directors Radio Silence — Deadline

7 Films That David Lynch Turned Down — Through the Shattered Lens

Let us take a moment to consider the career of David Lynch. As we all know, David Lynch is one of America’s most unique and idiosyncratic directors, an unapologetic surrealist whose films always seem to come from a very dark and very personal place. He began his career with Eraserhead and was then brought to […]… Continue reading 7 Films That David Lynch Turned Down — Through the Shattered Lens

Noah Hawley wants Star Trek 4 to return to “exploration… creative problem solving”, move away from “action” — Critical Hit

If you’re a longtime fan who is unhappy with the current action-heavy direction of the Star Trek movie franchise, then Star Trek 4 writer/director Noah Hawley may just be singing your song. via Noah Hawley wants Star Trek 4 to return to “exploration… creative problem solving”, move away from “action” — Critical Hit

Joshua Wong Crafting Sci-Fi Series ‘Invasian’ For Endless Media & The Laundromatte — Deadline

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VLjgOVZQAnU%3Fversion%3D3%26enablejsapi%3D1%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpmcdeadline2.wordpress.com%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Endless Media and Hong Kong’s The Laundromatte are prepping sci-fi series Invasian, based on the short film from writer/director Joshua Wong. The English-language project’s development has been fast-tracked and plans are to shoot in Hong Kong when coronavirus stoppages have eased. Producers are Endless’ Najeeb Khuda and Gavin Lurie with Joshua Wong… Continue reading Joshua Wong Crafting Sci-Fi Series ‘Invasian’ For Endless Media & The Laundromatte — Deadline

‘The Blair Witch Project’ (1999) Review — ScreenAge Wasteland

“I’m so sorry…” It’s been over twenty years since The Blair Witch Project was first released. That doesn’t seem possible. Twenty years? It’s true, though, and we’ve been living with the fallout all that time. The found footage movie wasn’t invented by Blair Witch (see Cannibal Holocaust or maybe even The Legend of Boggy Creek […]… Continue reading ‘The Blair Witch Project’ (1999) Review — ScreenAge Wasteland