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How the ‘Halloween’ Director Went From Slashers to Slapstick
After successfully reviving one legendary horror franchise and not quite managing to relaunch another, David Gordon Green needed a “bit of a palate cleanser.” Since Halloween, his 2018 reboot of the John Carpenter slasher pic, Green has become a bit of a go-to-guy for mid-budget horror masters Blumhouse, delivering a full trilogy of new Halloweens
How Rage — and Laughter — Inspired Kaniehtiio Horn’s Directorial Debut ‘Seeds’
With Seeds, Canadian Mohawk actor Kaniehtiio Horn has embraced the indigenous horror-thriller genre — with some added comedy. “I didn’t want to make a trauma movie,” the Reservation Dogs actor tells The Hollywood Reporter about her directorial debut, a genre-bending home invasion film she wrote, stars in and produced. And she wants her world premiere
London Film Fest Unveils Full Program, Including Doc and First Feature Competition Lineups, Series
The BFI London Film Festival (LFF) 2024 will screen documentaries about “witches,” and zoos and animal rescue centers in Argentina, as well as first features from directors of varied backgrounds, organizers said on Wednesday as they unveiled the full program for this year’s event. Overall, LFF will screen 253 titles, including features films, shorts, series
Demi Moore Reveals She Got Shingles and “Lost 20 Pounds” While Filming ‘The Substance’
Demi Moore is opening up about the high “intensity” of filming The Substance , her new body horror film directed by Coralie Fargeat. The Feud star, who plays Elisabeth in the upcoming movie, revealed in a recent interview with the L.A. Times that she was diagnosed with shingles while on a break from filming one
Summer Box Office Dilemma: Domestic Revenue Falls 10 Percent, But It Could Have Been Far Worse
The numbers are in — domestic revenue for the 2024 summer box office hit an estimated $3.67 billion, down 10.3 percent over 2023, according to final numbers issued Tuesday by Comscore. As counterintuitive as it may seem, Hollywood studio executives and theater owners aren’t panicking. They were experiencing far different emotions at the end of
Drew Starkey Says Recording ADR for ‘Queer’ Sex Scenes Made Him Feel “Like You’re in an Insane Asylum”
Drew Starkey said heading to the ADR recording booth for Luca Guadagnino‘s Queer was, ahem, a tidge awkward. Starkey recalled the experience while conversing with co-star Omar Apollo in Interview magazine. Both spoke about having to record Automated Dialogue Replacement during postproduction of Queer, which is Guadagnino’s adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same
Antonio Banderas Points to ‘Philadelphia’ For Inspiring His AIDS Activism at Venice’s amfAR Gala
On Sunday night on the island of Lido — amid the goings on of the 81st Venice Film Festival — amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, held its annual gala. The World Gold Council, the Red Sea International Film Festival, Chopard, Campari and the San Clemente Palace Kempinski Hotel made the night possible, along with
Anya Taylor-Joy’s Dream Disney Role Is Elsa From ‘Frozen’: “I Would Love to Do a Musical”
Anya Taylor-Joy has a few Disney dreams she won’t let go. The actress said this week she’d love to play Elsa in an adaptation of Frozen . “It would be very fun to shoot ice out of your hand,” Taylor-Joy told Vogue Hong Kong. “Also, you’d just be the favorite at every kid’s birthday party.
Production Assistants Launch Ambitious Bid for Unionization With LiUNA
A veteran Hollywood union is backing an ambitious push to unionize film and television production assistants, a move that has the potential to reshape how many entry-level creatives break into the industry. The Hollywood branch of Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA), Local 724, is partnering with the grassroots group Production Assistants United to