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VarietyEN

Aliens, Dinosaurs and a Father’s Death: ‘Kefi’ Director Saito Kisin Brings a Surreal Take on Grief to Tokyo

Likely the strangest entry at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, the surreal “Kefi,” the debut feature by cinematographer Saito Kisin, mixes multiple short stories and multiple styles to make sense of the feelings around a complicated relationship with his late father. It doesn’t get there through the signifiers one might anticipate: there are al

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La JornadaES

MuriĂł Peter Medak, director de Al final de la escalera

Madrid. Peter Medak, director hĂșngaro responsable de La clase dirigente, con Peter O’Toole, o de la pelĂ­cula de terror Al final de la escalera, falleciĂł el pasado martes en Los Ángeles a los 88 años. En el tramo final de su carrera el cineasta tambiĂ©n dirigiĂł capĂ­tulos de series tan laureadas como The Wire, House o Breaking Bad.

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VarietyEN

From Carlos Reygadas to Hamaguchi’s Cinematographer, Tokyo’s Nippon Cinema Now Directors on Unexpected Connections

A first-time director who messaged Oscar winner Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s cinematographer directly, and a former hunter whose film led Carlos Reygadas to float a collaboration, were among five Nippon Cinema Now filmmakers who shared the unexpected connections behind their work at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). The “How We Make Films” panel at T

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DeadlineEN

‘Smile 3’ Taps ‘Hellraiser’ Director David Bruckner Amid Parker Finn’s Absence

Paramount is giving horror fans something to smile about with a third installment in Parker Finn’s Smile franchise. On Wednesday, the studio announced David Bruckner (Hellraiser, The Night House) will helm the next film, which is penned by Nick Antosca (Verity, Cape Fear), as Finn is busy directing Paramount’s Possession remake. Despite Finn’s absence after

CultuređŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

Director Gregory Nava Remembers Dolores Huerta, the Civil Rights Icon Who Introduced Him to His Wife and Trusted Them With Her Life Story

Director Gregory Nava is paying tribute to civil rights icon Dolores Huerta, who died Wednesday at age 96. Huerta introduced Nava to his wife, Barbara Martinez Jitner, and served as a witness at their wedding. In the last years of her life, she sat with them for more than 70 hours and told them things [
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VarietyEN

LaKeith Stanfield Exits ‘Molepeople’ Horror Movie, Director Ben Wheatley Replaces Rob Savage

Ben Wheatley (“Normal”) is taking over directing duties for Paramount Primal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster’s upcoming movie, “Molepeople.” Rob Savage (“The Boogeyman, “Other Mommy”), who was set to helm the project, has departed due to scheduling conflicts, with previously announced star LaKeith Stanfield also exiting the film. “Molepeople” was announced earl

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DeadlineEN

LaKeith Stanfield Exits Paramount’s ‘Molepeople’ As Ben Wheatley Replaces Rob Savage As Director

Two key creatives have fallen out of Molepeople, Paramount’s new horror thriller co-financed and co-produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Primal: star LaKeith Stanfield and director Rob Savage, who hands over the reins to English filmmaker Ben Wheatley. Reasons for Stanfield’s departure haven’t been disclosed; Savage’s are chalked up to scheduli

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VarietyEN

Peter Medak, Director of ‘The Changeling’ and ‘The Krays,’ Dies at 88

Peter Medak, the Hungarian-born director and actor best known for films including “The Changeling,” “The Krays” and “The Ruling Class” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 88. Over a career spanning six decades, Medak directed 27 feature films, moving between psychological horror, black comedy and crime dramas. His 1980 supernatural thriller “The Changeling,”

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DeadlineEN

Peter Medak Dies: ‘The Ruling Class’ & ‘Romeo Is Bleeding’ Director Was 88

Peter Medak, the award-winning Hungarian-British film and television director with a career spanning six decades and credits including The Changeling starring George C. Scott, Romeo Is Bleeding with Gary Oldman and The Krays starring Martin and Gary Kemp, died Tuesday, October 27 in Los Angeles. He was 88. His death was announced by family. Though [
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VarietyEN

‘One Cut of the Dead’ Director Ueda Shinichiro on Turning a Microdrama Into Tokyo Feature ‘Earthlings in Love’

Director Ueda Shinichiro made a name for himself with filmmaking that has embraced self-reflexivity: the beloved cult zombie film “One Cut of the Dead” was continually transforming, from a single-take horror-comedy into a meditation on the act of filmmaking and then the chaos of actually being on set. His new feature “Earthlings in Love,” showing [
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VarietyEN

Tokyo Opener ‘Sukiyaki’ Director Zeze Takahisa on the Protest Roots of a Global Japanese Pop Hit: ‘The Culture Used to Be Wide Open – Now It’s Become Narrower’

The opening film of the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, Zeze Takahisa’s “Sukiyaki” tells the story of how the title tune became a worldwide hit in 1963 as well as a beloved standard that has been recorded in foreign-language versions that have also topped charts. The film goes beyond the song itself to delve into [
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VarietyEN

‘The One About Matthew Perry’ Director on Gaining His Sister’s Trust, Explaining How He Died and More

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains conversation about all three episodes of “The One About Matthew Perry,” now streaming on Netflix. At the end of Netflix’s new docuseries “The One About Matthew Perry,” director Mary Robertson can be heard saying something off camera. “He feels very present,” Robertson softly offers to the actor’s sister Mia Perry [
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VarietyEN

‘Every Contact Leaves a Trace’ Director on Why She Hired a Detective: ‘I’m Trying to Reconstruct a Life Story’

U.S. artist and documentarian Lynne Sachs has often screened her past films at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival, but she’s finally made it in person this year, serving on the First Lights jury, which evaluates docu debuts. Sachs says she’s been impressed by Ji.hlava films that span the globe while showcasing the full range of filmmaking [
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GameSpotEN

BioShock Movie Is Still Happening, But Director Says It’s A “Tough Nut To Crack”

A BioShock movie at Netflix remains in development, its director has confirmed, but that doesn't necessarily mean it'll ever be made. Francis Lawrence confirmed to The Direct that he hopes to make the BioShock movie, but "it's tricky on a couple fronts." Lawrence said he is "definitely active" in working on the BioShock movie, but "it is a tough nut to crack

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VarietyEN

‘Third Land’ Director on the Risks of Chronicling the Lives of Iranian Refugees in Turkey: It Was ‘Extremely Tense and Frightening’

In the unnerving docu “Third Land,” director and Iranian Ă©migrĂ© Farzad Khoshdast chronicles the permanent limbo of a family living on the margins in Turkey. Screening at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival this week, the film follows an Iranian engineer, his wife, Hananeh, and son as they deal with the daily contradictions of life as [
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Digi24RO

Directorul CARFIL Brașov, despre tentativa de sabotaj: „Am crezut că e o răzbunare”. Fabrica fusese avertizată Ăźncă din primăvară

Conducerea fabricii de armament CARFIL Brașov primise Ăźncă din primăvara acestui an avertizări privind posibile acțiuni de sabotaj care ar fi putut viza industria de apărare din RomĂąnia. Directorul general al companiei, Mircea Tanțău, a declarat marți, la Digi24, că măsurile de securitate au fost intensificate Ăźnaintea incendiului din 14 septembrie. Inițial,

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VarietyEN

‘Barbara Forever’ Director Brydie O’Connor on Celebrating a Lesbian Icon Who Did It All – and Getting Support From Christine Vachon

Lesbian artist Barbara Hammer felt invisible for most of her life. She started making films in the late 1960s, but emerging queer filmmakers often face the same challenges today. “I really felt her frustration at so many different points,” says Brydie O’Connor, director of “Barbara Forever.” “We had such wonderful partners, but we were all [
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NBC NewsEN

DOJ Charges Former FBI Director James Comey for Third Time

Former FBI Director James Comey is facing new federal charges. According to unsealed court documents, Department of Justice prosecutors now claim he directed the leak of classified national defense information while he was leading the bureau. Comey denies all allegations. NBC's senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett joins TODAY to break down the charges an

EntertainmentđŸ‡ș🇾 US
DeadlineEN

Sam Nivola, Nico Parker And Paul Giamatti To Star In ‘Grandgear’ From ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director Takashi Yamazaki, J.J. Abrams And Sony Pictures

EXCLUSIVE: The sequel to Godzilla Minus One doesn’t bow until next month, but Takashi Yamazaki is already getting the wheels in motion for his first major studio pic, Grandgear, securing the cast to lead that movie. Sources tell Deadline that Sam Nivola and Nico Parker are set to join the pic, with Paul Giamatti in [
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VarietyEN

‘Call of Duty’ Movie Will Be About the ‘Cost of War and Having to Be a Warrior,’ Says Director: ‘These Are Not Comic Books or Cartoon Characters’

Paramount Pictures’ upcoming “Call of Duty” movie, based on the massively popular video game franchise, is definitely not going to feel like a comic book tentpole or make soldiers out to be superheroes, director Peter Berg recently told ComicBook. The “Friday Night Lights” and “Lone Survivor” director is helming the video game adaptation from a [
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VarietyEN

Tom DeSimone, Director of ‘Chatterbox,’ ‘Reform School Girls,’ Dies at 87

Tom DeSimone, who transitioned from directing adult films into helming a host of B-movies including cult pic “Reform School Girls” and talking-vagina comedy “Chatterbox,” died Oct. 17 in Cathedral City, Calif. He was 87. His brother Bob confirmed his death and said he chose to die with medically assisted end of death after a terminal [
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VarietyEN

‘Good Girls’ Director on Life in Girls’ Correctional Center in Poland: ‘It Damages You Even More’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Director Ania Winiarska almost gave up on “Good Girls.” “After six months, I felt like I’d hit a wall. I’ve never had this problem before,” she told Variety. “It was always very natural for me to gain people’s trust, but my previous films were about boys or men. This one was about teenage girls and [
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VarietyEN

Juno Temple, Joey King and James McAvoy to Star in Sci-Fi Comedy Film ‘Almost You’ From ‘Ted Lasso’ Director Matt Lipsey (EXCLUSIVE)

Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso,” “Fargo”), Joey King (“We Were the Lucky Ones,” “The Act”) and James McAvoy (“The Last King of Scotland,” “Atonement”) are set to star in the upcoming — and somewhat timely — sci-fi AI comedy movie “Almost You.” The film, currently shooting in Glasgow, is being directed by Matt Lipsey, whose credits include multiple [
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