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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

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

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

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 and […]… Continue reading Joshua Wong Crafting Sci-Fi Series ‘Invasian’ For Endless Media & The Laundromatte — Deadline

“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

It’s a sure bet that one reviewer’s high praise is another reviewer’s overpraise. So I fully own the subjective nature of this list. Nevertheless, as a film critic who sort of believes in objective reality (it’s a hard job to do if you don’t), I compiled this roster of movies I think got far too […]… Continue reading The 10 Most Overrated Films of the Decade — Variety

When I tell people that I consider Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey to be the scariest movie ever made, I really mean it. More often than not when I bring this up, I get the impression people don’t feel the same way. I get a lot of polite smiles and head nods but, to […]… Continue reading The Ultimate (Unnerving) Trip: Why 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is The Scariest Movie Ever Made — Nightmare on Film Street

As an innovative director and producer, Ridley Scott remains one of the most influential creative minds in sci-fi filmmaking. He has launched enormously successful franchises, like Alien in the late 70s, which are still lauded and carry weight to this day. Like other successful and cutting-edge directors, Ridley Scott has carved out a niche for… Continue reading Ridley Scott: The Super Bowl, Sci Fi and Why Some Say He’s the Best — News Views