Megan Fox Says Post-‘Transformers’ Media Image Torpedoed ‘Jennifer’s Body’
The horror-comedy was a critical and commercial failure when it was released. Fox says that was largely due to her status as a sex symbol after “Transformers.”
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Online Film School: Behind the Scenes of the New Program from IndieWire, Rolling Stone, NYU, and Yellowbrick
The program, which launched this fall, features NYU faculty, industry veterans, and filmmakers such as Ang Lee and Judd Apatow.
Chris Rock Reflects on Original ‘Tower Heist’ Pitch: Robbing a Hans Gruber-Like Donald Trump
Eddie Murphy’s original pitch to rob Trump Tower was very different before it became a movie with “a bunch of white people,” Rock says.
‘Avatar’: James Cameron Says Production Is Nearly Complete on First Two Planned Sequels
Nothing can stop Cameron’s planned return to Pandora. Nothing.
K-Pop Doc ‘Break the Silence’ Tops New Films for a $12 Million Box-Office Weekend
As reissues of “The Empire Strikes Back” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” make the top 10, audiences still seem uncertain about theaters.
‘Antebellum’: This Movie Polarizes Audiences and for the Directors, That’s the Point
The glossy twist on the “slave narrative,” starring Janelle Monáe, has been trounced by critics, and divided audiences, yet it’s #1 on VOD Charts.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Supports Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in His First-Ever Endorsement
Johnson is the latest celebrity to throw their weight behind the Democratic candidates this year.
Sufjan Stevens Compares the Oscars to ‘a Horrifying Scientology End-of-Year Prom’
Oscar-nominated for “Call Me By Your Name,” the singer/songwriter also said his performance at the ceremony was “traumatizing.”
Matthew Modine Compares Christopher Nolan to Stanley Kubrick: Big Movies, Small Sets
Modine worked with Kubrick on “Full Metal Jacket,” and then more then a decade later with Nolan on “The Dark Knight Rises.”
M. Night Shyamalan’s New Movie, ‘Old,’ Is Inspired by a Graphic Novel About Mysterious Aging
A French graphic novel featuring a “Twilight Zone”-esque riff on rapid aging forms the launchpad for Shyamalan’s next film.
‘American History X’ Director Tony Kaye Lines Up ‘African History Y’ with Djimon Hounsou
Kaye and Hounsou have long wanted to work together since meeting two decades ago.
Katherine Waterston Would Do Third ‘Alien’ Film ‘in a Heartbeat,’ but Ridley Scott Has Other Plans
Scott said earlier that as far as the franchise is concerned, he’s unlikely to revisit the world of “Covenant,” which starred Waterston.
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