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Apr232024 by cineverseNo Comments

Lindsey Anderson Beer and Her Lab Brew Banner Re-Up at Paramount

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BY BORYS KIT Paramount Pictures has renewed its first-look deal with Lindsey Anderson Beer and her production banner Lab Brew. In re-upping the deal, the studio has also picked up Here Comes the Dark, a supernatural thriller spec script by Shane and Carey Van Dyke, the duo who co-wrote the 2022 thriller Don’t Worry Darling. Anderson Beer and Lab Brew will produce. Paramount’s renewal is a vote of confidence in Anderson Beer, who wrote and made her feature directorial debut with the horror movie Pet Sematary: Bloodline for the studio last year. The movie debuted as the No. 1 title on Paramount+ and quickly broke the streamer’s record for the most-watched Paramount+ original movie within the first 30 days of a film’s release in the U.S. Anderson Be...

Apr232024 by cineverseNo Comments

This Is The First Time I’ve Been Part Of The Creative So Early…Everyone Wants It To Happen

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By Mike Fleming Jr, Zac Ntim The ancient Scottish town of St Andrews was hit with a heavy bout of Spidey fever this past weekend as the third annual Sands International Film Festival opened, pulling in an eclectic set of films, filmmakers, and speakers alongside one popular guest of honor. Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, also known for The Impossible, Cherry, and The Devil All the Time passed through the fest, which opened with a screening of Last Call, a short project he leads with Lindsay Duncan (Blackbird) that was co-written and directed by his brother, Harry Holland. The Holland brothers also took part in the first annual Sands golf tournament, which will continue as part of the festival’s wider activities. It was on the...

Apr212024 by cineverseNo Comments

Lourdes Portillo, Oscar-Nominated ‘Las Madres – The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo’ Director, Dies at 80

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BY ZOE G PHILLIPS Lourdes Portillo, the prominent Mexican filmmaker and social activist behind The Devil Never Sleeps and the Oscar-nominated Las Madres – The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has died. She was 80. Portillo died at her home in San Francisco on Saturday, her friend Soco Aguilar told The Hollywood Reporter. She was surrounded by her three sons and younger sister. A cause was not given. Portillo worked as a writer, director, producer, activist and journalist to create work that centered Latin American and Mexican stories. Las Madres – The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, released in 1985, highlighted the mothers of Argentinian desaparecidos holding weekly protests in Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo during Argentina’s military dictatorship. The documenta...

Apr202024 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Civil War’ Drawing Blood in Battle With New Vampire Pic ‘Abigail’ for No. 1

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK Alex Garland’s dystopian political action film Civil War about an America torn apart appears to be fending off new vampire pic Abigail at the box office. If estimates hold, Civil War will stay No. 1 in its second weekend with $11 million for a healthy domestic total of more than $44 million for indie studio A24. Heading into the weekend, Universal’s Abigail was expected to take a bigger bite out of Civil War but is now looking to open in the $10 million range (numbers could shift, of course, depending upon Saturday traffic). That’s still a respectable number for a studio film that cost a modest $28 million to make before marketing Abigail is from Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the directi...

Apr202024 by cineverseNo Comments

Debi Mazar Says She Regrets Turning Down ‘The Wedding Singer’ Role: “Made a Stupid Decision”

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BY CARLY THOMAS Debi Mazar is still mourning a role she passed on in the 1998 beloved rom-com The Wedding Singer. The actress revealed during a surprise virtual appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show Friday that she turned down the opportunity to play Holly Sullivan, cousin and friend to Julia Sullivan (Drew Barrymore), in the movie also starring Adam Sandler. “I wanted to do The Wedding Singer, and I got the part, and I was so excited because I really was such a huge fan of Adam,” Mazar recalled. “And then my agent said, you know, ‘Don’t do it, you’re not getting paid the right amount of money.’ And I was like, wait, what?” The Empire Records actress said she ultimately passed on it “only because my agent told me, ‘Jus...

Apr202024 by cineverseNo Comments

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ trailer lands

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by Paul Heath Warner Brothers Pictures has released the trailer for the new M. Night Shyamalan movie Trap which is heading to cinemas this summer. The film revolves around a father and teen daughter who attend a pop concert, where they realise they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. This looks really good. Great to see Harnett back at the top of his game, too. Loved this guy ever since the ’90s and Robert Rodriguez’s The Faculty and I can’t wait to see this when it hits cinemas on 9th August. Here’s the trailer. https://youtu.be/Fin_5EdUoMk

Sep302023 by cineverseNo Comments

Mahmoud Atshani’s Cinematic Odyssey Unveiled: A Masterclass In Visual Brilliance

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by Heather Grey In the dimly lit auditorium of the Houston Film Festival last night, a cinematic revelation unfolded before my eyes. “Loteria,” a collaborative masterpiece woven by the hands of visionaries from Iran, the United States, and Mexico, transcended the boundaries of storytelling. At the helm of this creative juggernaut was none other than Mahmoud Atshani, a virtuoso cinematographer whose name now resonates as an industry marvel.As the first frames of “Loteria” flickered across the screen, it was immediately evident that I was in the presence of a cinematic marvel. Atshani’s cinematography is not a mere lens capturing scenes; it’s a brush painting emotions on the canvas of storytelling. His visual language speaks in hues and tones that elevate the narrative to a symphony o...