‘No Other Land’ filmmaker Hamdan Ballal detained by IDF after beating
Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the two Palestinian co-directors behind the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was detained Monday in the occupied West Bank by…
‘The Assessment’ review: A nightmarish test for parenthood
A popular if snarky response to the horrible behavior of someone else’s kids goes a little like this: You need a license to own a…
OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
Just months after OpenAI launched its controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora for the general paying public, the company is making its sales pitch directly…
Mali filmmaker Souleymane Cisse, ‘father of African cinema’, dies at age 84 | Cinema News
Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen.Mali’s highly acclaimed director Souleymane…
‘No Other Land’ review: Journalists unite for harrowing doc
Futility is one of the hardest things for cinema to convey. Storytelling is inherently geared to forward momentum and obstacles that can potentially be overcome.…
Iconic US filmmaker David Lynch, famous for Twin Peaks, dead at 78 | Obituaries News
Lynch won acclaim for his strange and dreamlike sequences and was honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2019.David Lynch, celebrated for films such as…
Jeff Baena dead: Indie filmmaker and husband of Aubrey Plaza was 47
Jeff Baena, an independent filmmaker who directed wife Aubrey Plaza in “The Little Hours” and co-wrote David O. Russell’s “I Heart Huckabees,” has died at…
Denis Villeneuve is not at peace. And he’s OK with that
Denis Villeneuve just ordered a short espresso, enough to reinvigorate his mind but not interfere with the nap he wants to take in a couple…
Will another international filmmaker prevail this Oscar season?
More films shepherded by directors who grew up outside of the U.S. may be getting nominated for best picture these days, but those that go…
From Gaza to the Arctic: A Palestinian filmmaker caught between two worlds | Documentary
Mohamed Jabaly finds himself stateless in Norway when the Gaza border suddenly closes.Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly travels abroad for the first time when he is…
‘Juror #2’ to stream on Max in December after brief theatrical release
Clint Eastwood’s legal drama “Juror #2” is set to debut on Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max on Dec. 20, adding to the controversy over…
Martha Stewart wants ‘version two’ of Netflix documentary
Martha Stewart thinks a second version of the buzzed-about Netflix documentary on her life needs to be made.The plainspoken lifestyle mogul, who has not held…
“Little Filmmaker” initiative trains Palestinian kids during Gaza war
The “Little Filmmaker” initiative aims to train children in Gaza to write and film stories inspired by the war. Source link
Tejano documentary filmmaking is having a cultural moment
A spate of documentaries focusing on the lives of Tejanos have found platforms over the last six months, showcasing how diverse, nuanced and entertaining our…
‘Chimp Crazy’ documentary director on Tonia, Tonka and his critics
The filmmaker expected his subject to be angry. To cry or scream, curse him out. He had, after all, betrayed her.For two years, Eric Goode,…
Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker known for Super Size Me, dead at age 53
In short: Morgan Spurlock's family said the documentary filmmaker died due to complications from cancer.Spurlock's hit 2004 documentary Super Size Me famously featured him eating…
Roger Corman, king of B movies who worked fast and cheap, has died
Roger Corman, the legendary independent Hollywood producer and director whose long string of profitable low-budget movies such as “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” “The Little…
‘Power’ filmmaker Yance Ford presents police as ‘armies’
Charting the history of policing in America, the new documentary “Power” is rooted in questions: Who exactly are the police meant to serve? And whose…
Iran filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof gets prison, lashings before Cannes
The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes…
Larrakia-Erub filmmaker Aaliyah-Jade grew up in Sydney but her Torres Strait Islander culture remains her ‘life force’
I love the quiet that the sea brings. The lulls of its steady rhythm, the coos of the winds breaking against it. It's meditative —…