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James Gandolfini, Star of 'The Sopranos,' Has Passed Away at Age 51
James Gandolfini, best known for his role as New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano in HBO drama "The Sopranos," has passed away at age 51.
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Netflix Renews Eli Roth-Produced Supernatural Series 'Hemlock Grove' for a Second Season
In its first real renewal of an original series ("House of Cards" was given two seasons off the bat), Netflix announced today that it will be bringing back the Eli Roth-executive produced "Hemlock Grove" for a second season. The supernatural drama, based on Brian McGreevy’s novel of the same name, w...
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Madonna Tells a New York Crowd Why Her 'MDNA Tour' (Airing on Epix) Was the Hardest She'd Ever Done
"That was a load off my back," said a clearly relieved Madonna to a crowd of fans, friends and celebs last night at New York's famed Paris Theatre minutes after the world premiere screening of her "MDNA Tour" (hosted by The Cinema Society and Dolce & Gabbana), set to air on Epix this Saturday. "I ca...
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Five Quotes From the Hollywood Reporter's 'The Newsroom' Story Sure to Frustrate Critics of the Aaron Sorkin HBO Drama
The first season of Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama "The Newsroom" was solid with viewers (averaging 7.1 million a week) and divisive with critics, maddening many with its didactic tendencies, hindsight-enabled righting of the poor journalistic practices surrounding real news stories and writing of its fem...
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' Reportedly Finds Its Director
Sam Taylor-Johnson has nabbed the much-sought after gig directing the film adaptation of EL James' insanely popular "Fifty Shades of Grey," Deadline is reporting.
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Exclusive: Quentin Tarantino, Darren Aronofsky and John Waters Skewered In Hilarious Provincetown Film Festival Trailer
The 2013 Provincetown Film Festival launches today in Cape Cod and Indiewire is pleased to premiere the trailer for the event that runs through June 23. In the creative and droll spot, the event's mascot, a wading bird, is dolled up in various getups to evoke the work of some of directors showcased ...
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Sundance Institute Chooses Directing & Editing Teams to Participate in Documentary Labs This Summer
The 2013 Documentary and Story Edit lab experience at the Sundance Institute has been filled by 22 lucky fellows representing nine documentary film projects. Taking place from June 21-29 and July 5-13 in Sundance, Utah, the sessions allow each two-to-three person directing and editing team to receiv...
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The 2013 Indiewire Influencers FAQ: In Which We Answer Your Criticisms
On Monday, we proudly presented the inaugural Indiewire Influencers list -- 40 of the people and companies who have captured our attention as they strive to figure out what the independent film industry is today and, more importantly, what it will become in our current age of change.
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'Wilfred' Returns With More Dark Comedy About Man's Best Friend as a Possible Sign of Mental Illness
You can find Elijah Wood in theaters this weekend playing a compulsive killer of young women in Franck Khalfoun's remake of "Maniac," offering a physically dissimilar and more angsty take on the crazed character originally dreamed up by Joe Spinell. But on the small screen he's playing a very differ...
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Should Documentary Filmmakers Make Radio Shows Instead?: 10 Things We Learned from Ira Glass at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Ira Glass, perhaps America's most popular radio journalist currently on the air, is the man behind "This American Life." The show is broadcast on over 500 public radio stations weekly and the show is often the United States' most downloaded podcast any certain week.
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