Roger Corman, the pioneering producer and director, known affectionately as “the king of B movies,” passed away on May 9 at his home in Santa Monica, California. Corman had as much influence over modern Hollywood as Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese. And for good reason: Without him there likely wouldn’t even have been a Spielberg or Scorsese.
This maker of hundreds of low-budget horror, sci-fi, and exploitation films is to this day remembered by many, and rather unfairly, as a B-movie hack, but Corman’s aesthetic sensibilities have come to dominate the franchises we now call tent poles, and his protégés number among the most influential people in cinema. And he enjoyed every minute of it.
Corman came off as very humble, resembling no one so much as Mr. Rogers. He laughed at himself and his experiences frequently. Many of the movies that he made were ridiculous but they were knowingly so.
This maker of hundreds of low-budget horror, sci-fi, and exploitation films is to this day remembered by many, and rather unfairly, as a B-movie hack, but Corman’s aesthetic sensibilities have come to dominate the franchises we now call tent poles, and his protégés number among the most influential people in cinema. And he enjoyed every minute of it.
Corman came off as very humble, resembling no one so much as Mr. Rogers. He laughed at himself and his experiences frequently. Many of the movies that he made were ridiculous but they were knowingly so.
- 5/12/2024
- by Tom Elrod
- Slant Magazine
Renowned independent movie producer, distributor, and director Roger Corman passed away on May 9 at the age of 98, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped Hollywood.
On May 9, at his residence in Santa Monica, California, surrounded by loved ones, Roger Corman passed away, as confirmed by his family to Variety.
In a poignant statement, his family reflected on Corman’s legacy, describing his films as revolutionary and iconoclastic, capturing the essence of their era.
They shared Corman’s words, expressing his desire to be remembered simply as a filmmaker.
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”
Corman has been hailed as the King of B-movies and a trailblazer for independent filmmaking.
Roger Corman mentored numerous legendary filmmakers
Born in Detroit, Michigan on April 5, 1926, Corman’s prolific career spanned over six decades,...
On May 9, at his residence in Santa Monica, California, surrounded by loved ones, Roger Corman passed away, as confirmed by his family to Variety.
In a poignant statement, his family reflected on Corman’s legacy, describing his films as revolutionary and iconoclastic, capturing the essence of their era.
They shared Corman’s words, expressing his desire to be remembered simply as a filmmaker.
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”
Corman has been hailed as the King of B-movies and a trailblazer for independent filmmaking.
Roger Corman mentored numerous legendary filmmakers
Born in Detroit, Michigan on April 5, 1926, Corman’s prolific career spanned over six decades,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Frank Yemi
- Monsters and Critics
Roger Corman, the iconic B-movie filmmaker, known for directing and producing numerous low-budget films and launching the careers of stars like Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, and Robert De Niro, passed away at 98. He died on May 9 at his home in Santa Monica, California, surrounded by family.
Roger Corman was a prolific American filmmaker known for his work in the independent film industry. He gained recognition for producing and directing numerous low-budget films across various genres, including horror, science fiction, and exploitation.
Corman was particularly influential in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his ability to create entertaining films on tight budgets and tight schedules. He also helped launch the careers of many Hollywood talents, including director Francis Ford Coppola.
Roger Corman is notable in the comic-book community for executively producing the unreleased ‘The Fantastic Four’ film, one of the most scandalous canceled releases.
In 1993, a magazine article tentatively set a...
Roger Corman was a prolific American filmmaker known for his work in the independent film industry. He gained recognition for producing and directing numerous low-budget films across various genres, including horror, science fiction, and exploitation.
Corman was particularly influential in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his ability to create entertaining films on tight budgets and tight schedules. He also helped launch the careers of many Hollywood talents, including director Francis Ford Coppola.
Roger Corman is notable in the comic-book community for executively producing the unreleased ‘The Fantastic Four’ film, one of the most scandalous canceled releases.
In 1993, a magazine article tentatively set a...
- 5/12/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Vanishingly few individuals have influenced the history of cinema like Roger Corman, who died last Thursday at the age of 98. Without his influence as a producer and mentor, we might never have had the work of directors like Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, John Sayles, Joe Dante, James Cameron, Ron Howard and Francis Ford Coppola; or of actors like Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Diane Ladd, William Shatner, Sandra Bullock, Bruce Dern, Robert De Niro and Tommy Lee Jones. In between all this, he managed to direct a few films – 55, to be precise. Today we’re taking a look at a selection of those that our UK viewers can easily find and watch online.
The Masque Of The Red Death
The Masque Of The Red Death - StudioCanal, Apple TV
Roger Corman, Vincent Price and Edgar Allan Poe – was there ever a trio of artists so well suited to each other? Yes,...
The Masque Of The Red Death
The Masque Of The Red Death - StudioCanal, Apple TV
Roger Corman, Vincent Price and Edgar Allan Poe – was there ever a trio of artists so well suited to each other? Yes,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese revealed the most important lesson he learned from legendary director Roger Corman. Known as the King of B-Movies, Corman passed away at the age of 98 last Thursday in Santa Monica, California.
Martin Scorsese via Criterion Collection
Corman was one of the greatest filmmakers in Hollywood who worked and mentored renowned directors and actors today. In fact, he helped launch the careers of Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, and James Cameron, to name a few.
The Greatest Lesson Martin Scorsese Learned From Roger Corman
Martin Scorsese shared in an old interview via Film School Archive on YouTube the greatest advice he got from the late Roger Corman.
“One thing I learned from Roger was total preparation. Before shooting started, he came down, and I was told that you’re going to shoot all the scenes with the train first four days, which is like baptism of fire.
Martin Scorsese via Criterion Collection
Corman was one of the greatest filmmakers in Hollywood who worked and mentored renowned directors and actors today. In fact, he helped launch the careers of Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, and James Cameron, to name a few.
The Greatest Lesson Martin Scorsese Learned From Roger Corman
Martin Scorsese shared in an old interview via Film School Archive on YouTube the greatest advice he got from the late Roger Corman.
“One thing I learned from Roger was total preparation. Before shooting started, he came down, and I was told that you’re going to shoot all the scenes with the train first four days, which is like baptism of fire.
- 5/12/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Right now a thought about one of Martin Scorsese’s movies flopping in the box office seems something unfathomable, but back in the 1980s this did happen and even jeopardized the director’s entire career.
In 1983, Scorsese released a comedy drama The King of Comedy starring Robert De Niro, and though the movie was well received by the critics, it got to be the director’s biggest commercial fiasco that caused a lot of uncertainty for Scorsese of whether he needed a change of direction or not.
Luckily for Scorsese and everyone else, the director’s next feature not only saved his career, but started it afresh.
Starring Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette, After Hours follows mere computer data entry worker Paul Hackett who after a hard day at work feels a need to refresh his mind and an accidental luck gives him a reason for it.
After meeting attractive,...
In 1983, Scorsese released a comedy drama The King of Comedy starring Robert De Niro, and though the movie was well received by the critics, it got to be the director’s biggest commercial fiasco that caused a lot of uncertainty for Scorsese of whether he needed a change of direction or not.
Luckily for Scorsese and everyone else, the director’s next feature not only saved his career, but started it afresh.
Starring Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette, After Hours follows mere computer data entry worker Paul Hackett who after a hard day at work feels a need to refresh his mind and an accidental luck gives him a reason for it.
After meeting attractive,...
- 5/12/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
A quick question: Do you like The Godfather? How about Goodfellas? Or Gremlins? Or Stop Making Sense, Avatar, Apollo 13, Chinatown, Easy Rider, Paper Moon, Lone Star, or roughly 90 percent of any movies featuring monsters terrorizing pretty ladies from the last 50 years?
You have, in so many ways, Roger Corman to thank for all of them. A producer, director and writer who became a patron saint to an entire generation of filmmakers, the “King of the Bs” either gave the artists behind those movies their start or helped give them...
You have, in so many ways, Roger Corman to thank for all of them. A producer, director and writer who became a patron saint to an entire generation of filmmakers, the “King of the Bs” either gave the artists behind those movies their start or helped give them...
- 5/12/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
A sad day for the industry as Hollywood loses one of its most influential figures. Roger Corman, the King of B-Movies, has sadly passed away at the age of 98 on May 9th, 2024.
The following statement was issued by his family:
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that,.’“
Born in Detroit, Michigan, his career in film began at the 20th Century Fox mailroom, where he eventually became a story reader. Through his connections, he began producing and directing films such as The Fast and the Furious and Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet. Over the years, he worked with multiple industry veterans, such as Vincent Price and Boris Karloff.
His biggest period was when he launched New World Pictures with his brother Gene. Under the ownership of 20th Century Fox,...
The following statement was issued by his family:
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that,.’“
Born in Detroit, Michigan, his career in film began at the 20th Century Fox mailroom, where he eventually became a story reader. Through his connections, he began producing and directing films such as The Fast and the Furious and Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet. Over the years, he worked with multiple industry veterans, such as Vincent Price and Boris Karloff.
His biggest period was when he launched New World Pictures with his brother Gene. Under the ownership of 20th Century Fox,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Mr. Milo
- Pirates & Princesses
Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who helped launch the careers of Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, and Francis Ford Coppola, among many others, has passed away at the age of 98. His family told Variety that he died on Thursday, May 9, at his home in Santa Monica, surrounded by his loved ones. The family also released this statement:
"His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, 'I was a filmmaker, just that.'"
It's no exaggeration to say that Hollywood wouldn't be the same without Roger Corman. In a career that spanned half a century and hundreds of films, he directed and/or produced B-movie hits and cult classics like "House of Usher," "The Little Shop of Horrors," "Death Race 2000," and "Attack of the Crab Monsters" (not to mention a famously unreleased "Fantastic Four" movie...
"His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, 'I was a filmmaker, just that.'"
It's no exaggeration to say that Hollywood wouldn't be the same without Roger Corman. In a career that spanned half a century and hundreds of films, he directed and/or produced B-movie hits and cult classics like "House of Usher," "The Little Shop of Horrors," "Death Race 2000," and "Attack of the Crab Monsters" (not to mention a famously unreleased "Fantastic Four" movie...
- 5/12/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
We’re always sad to report about the death of an important person from the industry, but that is also part of our reality and we have to honor the work that these people put into the history of cinema. This is why we are sad to report that it has been announced that legendary indie director Roger Corman passed away in his come in Santa Monica, CA, on May 9, 2024 at the age of 98. Roger Corman never became a mainstream author, but he was a pioneer of independent cinema and one of the most important filmmakers in history.
No official cause of death was revealed, but the news was confirmed by Corman’s family yesterday, who also issued the following statement: “His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just...
No official cause of death was revealed, but the news was confirmed by Corman’s family yesterday, who also issued the following statement: “His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just...
- 5/12/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Roger Corman, a pioneer of low-cost independent filmmaking and the godfather of B-movies who produced hundreds of genre films in a career spanning eight decades, has died. He was 98.
During a prolific career that started in the 1950s and encompassed all genre, Corman directed the 1960 original The Little Shop Of Horrors – reportedly shot in two days – as well as The Man With The X-Ray Eyes, The Trip, The Wasp Woman, The Masque Of The Red Death, House Of Usher, and The Raven – the last three counting among a number of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations.
Dubbed ’the Pope of Pop Cinema...
During a prolific career that started in the 1950s and encompassed all genre, Corman directed the 1960 original The Little Shop Of Horrors – reportedly shot in two days – as well as The Man With The X-Ray Eyes, The Trip, The Wasp Woman, The Masque Of The Red Death, House Of Usher, and The Raven – the last three counting among a number of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations.
Dubbed ’the Pope of Pop Cinema...
- 5/12/2024
- ScreenDaily
We have some sad news to share today because it's been confirmed that legendary B-movie filmmaker Roger Corman has passed away at 98.
He produced and directed hundreds of low-budget movies and was responsible for discovering the likes of Jack Nicholson (Little Shop of Horrors), Martin Scorsese (Boxcar Bertha), Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13), and Robert De Niro (Boxcar Bertha).
Beloved in Hollywood, Corman was praised for hiring women in key executive and creative roles at a time when that sadly wasn't the norm.
Also of note is the fact that, after producing a movie called The Fast and the Furious in 1955, he made a deal with fellow producer Neal Moritz to exchange the name rights for stock footage, meaning Corman played a small, yet unlikely role, in launching the hit racing/action series in 2001.
Known as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult,...
He produced and directed hundreds of low-budget movies and was responsible for discovering the likes of Jack Nicholson (Little Shop of Horrors), Martin Scorsese (Boxcar Bertha), Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13), and Robert De Niro (Boxcar Bertha).
Beloved in Hollywood, Corman was praised for hiring women in key executive and creative roles at a time when that sadly wasn't the norm.
Also of note is the fact that, after producing a movie called The Fast and the Furious in 1955, he made a deal with fellow producer Neal Moritz to exchange the name rights for stock footage, meaning Corman played a small, yet unlikely role, in launching the hit racing/action series in 2001.
Known as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult,...
- 5/12/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
We have some sad news to share today because it's been confirmed that legendary B-movie filmmaker Roger Corman has passed away at 98.
He produced and directed hundreds of low-budget movies and was responsible for discovering the likes of Jack Nicholson (Little Shop of Horrors), Martin Scorsese (Boxcar Bertha), Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13), and Robert De Niro (Boxcar Bertha).
Beloved in Hollywood, Corman was praised for hiring women in key executive and creative roles at a time when that sadly wasn't the norm.
Also of note is the fact that, after producing a movie called The Fast and the Furious in 1955, he made a deal with fellow producer Neal Moritz to exchange the name rights for stock footage, meaning Corman played a small, yet unlikely role, in launching the hit racing/action series in 2001.
Also known as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult,...
He produced and directed hundreds of low-budget movies and was responsible for discovering the likes of Jack Nicholson (Little Shop of Horrors), Martin Scorsese (Boxcar Bertha), Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13), and Robert De Niro (Boxcar Bertha).
Beloved in Hollywood, Corman was praised for hiring women in key executive and creative roles at a time when that sadly wasn't the norm.
Also of note is the fact that, after producing a movie called The Fast and the Furious in 1955, he made a deal with fellow producer Neal Moritz to exchange the name rights for stock footage, meaning Corman played a small, yet unlikely role, in launching the hit racing/action series in 2001.
Also known as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult,...
- 5/12/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Heists, horror and carnivorous plants were all grist to Corman’s staggeringly prolific movie mill, as were his pivotal collaborations with other film-makers
News: Corman dies aged 98A life in pictures
Roger Corman was the powerhouse of B-pictures and pulp classics, who in a staggeringly prolific career lasting from the 1950s to the 2010s produced more than 400 movies, and directed more than 50 – films such as The Wasp Woman, A Bucket of Blood, The Wild Angels, The Fall of the House of Usher, Little Shop of Horrors and The Man With the X-Ray Eyes. And with his collaborations with Vincent Price on a number of inspired Edgar Allan Poe adaptations in the 1960s, Corman helped to make Poe a canonical figure within American literature and a figure of enduring pop-cultural importance, revered by academics who have made campus careers out of the author.
Corman was the entrepreneurial life force of low-budget...
News: Corman dies aged 98A life in pictures
Roger Corman was the powerhouse of B-pictures and pulp classics, who in a staggeringly prolific career lasting from the 1950s to the 2010s produced more than 400 movies, and directed more than 50 – films such as The Wasp Woman, A Bucket of Blood, The Wild Angels, The Fall of the House of Usher, Little Shop of Horrors and The Man With the X-Ray Eyes. And with his collaborations with Vincent Price on a number of inspired Edgar Allan Poe adaptations in the 1960s, Corman helped to make Poe a canonical figure within American literature and a figure of enduring pop-cultural importance, revered by academics who have made campus careers out of the author.
Corman was the entrepreneurial life force of low-budget...
- 5/12/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Chris Hemsworth got "bored" of himself and suggested playing Thor has stopped him from being "stretched".The 40-year-old actor was delighted to land the role of warlord Dementus in his new movie 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' because it left him feeling invigorated, having spent so long feeling he was "stuck".Admitting it is his favourite role in over 10 years, Chris told Sunday Times Culture magazine: “I felt stuck in what I had been doing. I’d run out of things to say creatively and Furiosa reinvigorated the artistic energy that was dormant. I felt spent at the end of a day, rather than... It’s a departure.“I was bored of myself, yeah. I was not bored of the opportunities I’d been given, but it all started to feel familiar." I’d done film upon film that fell into a similar space and I wasn’t stretching myself.
- 5/12/2024
- by Viki Waters
- Bang Showbiz
Roger Corman, a pioneering producer, actor, and King of B Movies, passed away at 98. Few people in the entertainment industry leave a mark as lasting and essential as Mr. Corman’s. With 493 producer credits, Roger Corman championed the B movie tier, giving horror fanatics, science-fiction enthusiasts, and action addicts reasons to holler at screens while pumping their fists. With a sharp eye for talent, Corman discovered industry heavyweights like Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, and more. Mr. Corman died at his home in Santa Monica, California, on May 9, while surrounded by family.
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that,'” the family said in a statement.
Through New World Pictures and Concorde/New Horizons, Corman wore many hats. When he wasn’t producing, he wrote; when he wasn’t writing,...
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that,'” the family said in a statement.
Through New World Pictures and Concorde/New Horizons, Corman wore many hats. When he wasn’t producing, he wrote; when he wasn’t writing,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Although it may have fared enough to make up for any losses, Morbius is still unarguably one of the most critically panned movies of all time from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Despite holding hot talents like Michael Keaton, Tyrese Gibson, and Jared Leto, the film still underperformed among viewers because of things ranging from its storyline to the character arcs to not delivering perfectly.
Morbius (2022).
That being said, one of the major reasons why the film failed to serve its audience’s expectations was because it cut off some of those brutal scenes that could have garnered a lot of fan support. One of these included Gibson’s crazy fight scene as well, which was shown in the trailer but never made it to the final cut — something that inevitably left even the actor disappointed.
Tyrese Gibson’s “Crazy” Fight Scenes Were Slashed From Morbius
Back when Morbius initially hit...
Morbius (2022).
That being said, one of the major reasons why the film failed to serve its audience’s expectations was because it cut off some of those brutal scenes that could have garnered a lot of fan support. One of these included Gibson’s crazy fight scene as well, which was shown in the trailer but never made it to the final cut — something that inevitably left even the actor disappointed.
Tyrese Gibson’s “Crazy” Fight Scenes Were Slashed From Morbius
Back when Morbius initially hit...
- 5/12/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Roger Corman, who directed and produced countless B-movies and championed future industry stalwarts Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson, died at his home in Santa Monica, California on May 9, Variety reports. He was 98.
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that,’” the family said in a statement to the outlet.
For nearly five decades, he dominated the B-movie market, with films that ranged from his early work in the Fifties,...
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that,’” the family said in a statement to the outlet.
For nearly five decades, he dominated the B-movie market, with films that ranged from his early work in the Fifties,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Althea Legaspi and Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Roger Corman, the influential director, producer, and studio executive of independent film, has died at the age of 98.
Known as “The Pope of Pop Cinema,” Corman helmed hundreds of low-budget independent films over the course of his seven-decade career. Some of his notable credits included The Little Shop of Horror, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Death Race 2000, A Bucket of Blood, and X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes.
As a producer, Corman also gave opportunities to many young directors and actors who would become future Hollywood legends in their own right. Directors like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Ron Howard, and Jonathan Demme all worked with Corman early on in their careers. Later, these directors put Corman in their own films: he made cameos in Scorsese’s The Godfather Part II, Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, and Howard’s Apollo 13.
“He was like a great professor,...
Known as “The Pope of Pop Cinema,” Corman helmed hundreds of low-budget independent films over the course of his seven-decade career. Some of his notable credits included The Little Shop of Horror, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Death Race 2000, A Bucket of Blood, and X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes.
As a producer, Corman also gave opportunities to many young directors and actors who would become future Hollywood legends in their own right. Directors like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Ron Howard, and Jonathan Demme all worked with Corman early on in their careers. Later, these directors put Corman in their own films: he made cameos in Scorsese’s The Godfather Part II, Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, and Howard’s Apollo 13.
“He was like a great professor,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Film News
Roger Corman, the independent filmmaker known as the “King of the Bs,” has died at the age of 98.
The Oscar-winning director and producer of films like 1959’s The Wasp Woman and 1960’s The Little Shop of Horrors, died at his home in Santa Monica on Thursday, May 9th.
“He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him,” Corman’s daughter Catherine Corman said in a statement to the Associated Press. “When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”
Earlier this year, it was announced that Corman, Joe Dante and Brad Krevoy were teaming up on Little Ship of Halloween Horrors, a reboot of Corman’s cult classic.
Affectionately referred to as “King of the B-movies” and “The Pope of Pop Cinema,” Corman, credited with launching the careers of Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, James Cameron, and Francis Ford Coppola.
The Oscar-winning director and producer of films like 1959’s The Wasp Woman and 1960’s The Little Shop of Horrors, died at his home in Santa Monica on Thursday, May 9th.
“He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him,” Corman’s daughter Catherine Corman said in a statement to the Associated Press. “When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”
Earlier this year, it was announced that Corman, Joe Dante and Brad Krevoy were teaming up on Little Ship of Halloween Horrors, a reboot of Corman’s cult classic.
Affectionately referred to as “King of the B-movies” and “The Pope of Pop Cinema,” Corman, credited with launching the careers of Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, James Cameron, and Francis Ford Coppola.
- 5/12/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Roger Corman, the pioneering independent film producer who helped launch the careers of numerous filmmaking greats and was hailed as “The King of Cult,” died on May 9 at his home in Santa Monica. He was 98.
His daughter Catherine Corman confirmed his death in a statement to the Associated Press. “He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him,” the statement said. “When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”
Corman began his filmmaking career in the 1950s, crafting a slew of low-budget features that ranged from “The Fast and the Furious” to “Swamp Women” to “Attack of the Crab Monsters.”
In 1959, Corman got into distribution with the launch of The Filmgroup, then in the 1960s tackled a number of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations including 1960’s “House of Usher.”
Throughout his career, Corman directed 55 films and produced 385, spanning from 1954 to 2008. In that time,...
His daughter Catherine Corman confirmed his death in a statement to the Associated Press. “He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him,” the statement said. “When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”
Corman began his filmmaking career in the 1950s, crafting a slew of low-budget features that ranged from “The Fast and the Furious” to “Swamp Women” to “Attack of the Crab Monsters.”
In 1959, Corman got into distribution with the launch of The Filmgroup, then in the 1960s tackled a number of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations including 1960’s “House of Usher.”
Throughout his career, Corman directed 55 films and produced 385, spanning from 1954 to 2008. In that time,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Roger Corman, the fabled “King of the B’s” producer and director who churned out low-budget genre films with breakneck speed and provided career boosts to young, untested talents like Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Gale Anne Hurd and James Cameron, has died. He was 98.
The filmmaker, who received an honorary Oscar in 2009 at the Governors Awards, died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, his family told The Hollywood Reporter.
“He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him,” they said in a statement. “When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”
Corman perhaps is best known for such horror fare as The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and his series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations starring Vincent Price, but he became celebrated for drugs-and-biker sagas like The Wild Angels...
The filmmaker, who received an honorary Oscar in 2009 at the Governors Awards, died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, his family told The Hollywood Reporter.
“He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him,” they said in a statement. “When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”
Corman perhaps is best known for such horror fare as The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and his series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations starring Vincent Price, but he became celebrated for drugs-and-biker sagas like The Wild Angels...
- 5/12/2024
- by Duane Byrge and Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roger Corman, the maverick producer of B-movies and iconoclastic subjects whose innovative low-budget enterprises launched the careers of numerous major filmmakers, died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica. He was 98.
Corman’s career encompassed seven decades and more than 500 producing credits, including early work that launched the careers of major Hollywood figures such as Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Frances Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Peter Bogdonavich, Gale Anne Hurd, John Sayles, Ron Howard and Jonathan Demme. Yet Corman resented the commercial studio system, and as both producer and as a director himself, he pursued his cheap, no-frills filmmaking style at all costs, while using lowbrow genre tropes as a Trojan horse for socially conscious themes.
Over the years, Corman’s name has been most closely associated with the zany escapist enterprises often referred to as exploitation films, a term he abhorred. With producing credits such...
Corman’s career encompassed seven decades and more than 500 producing credits, including early work that launched the careers of major Hollywood figures such as Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Frances Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Peter Bogdonavich, Gale Anne Hurd, John Sayles, Ron Howard and Jonathan Demme. Yet Corman resented the commercial studio system, and as both producer and as a director himself, he pursued his cheap, no-frills filmmaking style at all costs, while using lowbrow genre tropes as a Trojan horse for socially conscious themes.
Over the years, Corman’s name has been most closely associated with the zany escapist enterprises often referred to as exploitation films, a term he abhorred. With producing credits such...
- 5/12/2024
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Legendary B-movie king Roger Corman, who directed and produced hundreds of low-budget films and discovered such future industry stars as Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, has died. He was 98.
Corman died May 9 at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., surrounded by family members, the family confirmed to Variety.
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that,’ ” the family said in a statement.
Corman’s empire, which existed in several incarnations, including New World Pictures, and Concorde/New Horizons, was as active as any major studio and, he boasted, always profitable. He specialized in fast-paced, low-budget genre movies — horror, action, science fiction, even some family fare — and his company became a work-in-training ground for a wide variety of major talents, from actors like Nicholson (“Little Shop of Horrors...
Corman died May 9 at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., surrounded by family members, the family confirmed to Variety.
“His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic, and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that,’ ” the family said in a statement.
Corman’s empire, which existed in several incarnations, including New World Pictures, and Concorde/New Horizons, was as active as any major studio and, he boasted, always profitable. He specialized in fast-paced, low-budget genre movies — horror, action, science fiction, even some family fare — and his company became a work-in-training ground for a wide variety of major talents, from actors like Nicholson (“Little Shop of Horrors...
- 5/12/2024
- by Richard Natale and Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Zacky Snyder, Paul Rudd & Sebastian Stan (Photo Credit – IMDb)
The Marvel vs. DC movie debate has been going on for a long time. Sometimes, even the actors and directors share their views on such matters. Years ago, Zack Snyder made a remark on MCU movies, especially Ant-Man and the Wasp. The superhero film, starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas and Michael Pena, was released in 2015. At that time, Snyder was working on his DC movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Batman V Superman starred Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill. In an interview, Zack Snyder was asked his views on Marvel movies and the director took a potshot at Ant-Man. The Rebel Moon director told The Daily Beast, “I feel like Batman and Superman are transcendent of superhero movies in a way, because they’re Batman and Superman. They’re not just, like, the flavor of the week Ant-Man—not to be mean,...
The Marvel vs. DC movie debate has been going on for a long time. Sometimes, even the actors and directors share their views on such matters. Years ago, Zack Snyder made a remark on MCU movies, especially Ant-Man and the Wasp. The superhero film, starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas and Michael Pena, was released in 2015. At that time, Snyder was working on his DC movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Batman V Superman starred Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill. In an interview, Zack Snyder was asked his views on Marvel movies and the director took a potshot at Ant-Man. The Rebel Moon director told The Daily Beast, “I feel like Batman and Superman are transcendent of superhero movies in a way, because they’re Batman and Superman. They’re not just, like, the flavor of the week Ant-Man—not to be mean,...
- 5/11/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
Kevin Costner was a rising young actor featuring in minor roles in the early 80s. The future superstar was on the verge of stardom by the mid-80s and was cast in two films that would become his breakout hits. First, he was cast in Roger Donaldson’s action thriller No Way Out. After finishing that film, he was approached by director Brian De Palma for the crime drama The Untouchables.
Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman in No Way Out
Costner was not a big name at the time but Paramount and De Palma seem to know the potential that he had. No Way Out had also not come out yet and the studio led with a generous $800,000 offer for the role of Eliot Ness in The Untouchables. Costner, knowing the responsibility of playing a real-life American hero bargained his way to increase his pay to $1 million.
Kevin Costner Stood...
Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman in No Way Out
Costner was not a big name at the time but Paramount and De Palma seem to know the potential that he had. No Way Out had also not come out yet and the studio led with a generous $800,000 offer for the role of Eliot Ness in The Untouchables. Costner, knowing the responsibility of playing a real-life American hero bargained his way to increase his pay to $1 million.
Kevin Costner Stood...
- 5/11/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Perhaps no actor received a greater injection of exposure and career boost during the awards season just past than did Lily Gladstone, the Indigenous performer who won SAG Award and Golden Globe trophies along with an Oscar nomination for her standout performance in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” While she lost the Academy Award for Best Actress to Emma Stone for “Poor Things,” Gladstone benefited tremendously, significantly elevating her stature after entering the campaign as a relative unknown. “I think I’m probably not going to fully metabolize it for years,” she says. “What’s cool is that you develop this camaraderie with people who are going through it with you, and there’s this collective relief when you get to see each other on the other side of it all. I was at the Met Gala last night with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and we were...
- 5/10/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
What could get us more hooked than movies and TV shows of the Western genre? From light-hearted tales of glorious adventures to heart-pounding dramas of violent showdowns between lawmen, outlaws, and ordinary bystanders, they're all wildly entertaining. And in the 2020s, we seem to be experiencing a new heyday for the genre.
Last year alone saw the release of such Westerns as 1923 and Lawmen: Bass Reeves developed by Taylor Sheridan, the satirical Strange Way of Life with Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, Australia's Faraway Downs with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, and even a South Korean take on the genre in Song of the Bandits. All in all, Western has not stagnated and continues to thrive on both the big and small screen.
Among these many projects, however, the one that stands out is the series that aired on AMC from 2011 to...
Last year alone saw the release of such Westerns as 1923 and Lawmen: Bass Reeves developed by Taylor Sheridan, the satirical Strange Way of Life with Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, Australia's Faraway Downs with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, and even a South Korean take on the genre in Song of the Bandits. All in all, Western has not stagnated and continues to thrive on both the big and small screen.
Among these many projects, however, the one that stands out is the series that aired on AMC from 2011 to...
- 5/10/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Paul Schrader has often landed himself in controversies with his anti-political correctness takes. There have been instances when Schrader was asked to back down from social media during his film’s release. He continues his usual controversial takes by announcing a Frank Sinatra biopic starring Kevin Spacey. Schrader had defended the actor back in 2018 at the peak of the #MeToo movement. He wants to cast him now since Spacey was cleared of the charges against him.
The Card Counter director Paul Schrader wants to cast Kevin Spacey in his Frank Sinatra biopic
Schrader’s intention to fight against Cancel Culture could cost him his movie as no studio may be willing to work on a controversial project. Even if it gets taken up by a studio, Schrader’s film still has to compete with Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the late singer and actor.
Paul Schrader Wants To Bring Back...
The Card Counter director Paul Schrader wants to cast Kevin Spacey in his Frank Sinatra biopic
Schrader’s intention to fight against Cancel Culture could cost him his movie as no studio may be willing to work on a controversial project. Even if it gets taken up by a studio, Schrader’s film still has to compete with Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the late singer and actor.
Paul Schrader Wants To Bring Back...
- 5/10/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
According to a Variety interview, yes. But is this part of the director and Taxi Driver writer’s self-mythologising? The American Kennel Club might have the answer
Stephen Rodrick’s interview with Paul Schrader in Variety is a thing of great heft. Over the course of the piece, Schrader grapples openly with the looming spectre of death, contacts Kevin Spacey to star in a potential Sinatra biopic and revisits a decade-old feud he has had with his own interviewer. But that isn’t why people will remember it. No, they will remember the interview because, out of nowhere, Martin Scorsese’s dog eats Paul Schrader’s finger.
During one of their conversations for the piece, late last year, Schrader turned up for dinner with “a massive, bloody bandage” wrapped around his hand. Rodrick asks what happened, and then pastes in a transcript of the following exchange.
Stephen Rodrick’s interview with Paul Schrader in Variety is a thing of great heft. Over the course of the piece, Schrader grapples openly with the looming spectre of death, contacts Kevin Spacey to star in a potential Sinatra biopic and revisits a decade-old feud he has had with his own interviewer. But that isn’t why people will remember it. No, they will remember the interview because, out of nowhere, Martin Scorsese’s dog eats Paul Schrader’s finger.
During one of their conversations for the piece, late last year, Schrader turned up for dinner with “a massive, bloody bandage” wrapped around his hand. Rodrick asks what happened, and then pastes in a transcript of the following exchange.
- 5/10/2024
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Disney’s Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes leads the new titles at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, with the ape adventure starting in over 650 sites.
Directed by Wes Ball, Kingdom is the fourth film since the Planet Of The Apes series reboot in 2011; and 10thPlanet Of The Apes film overall since the series began with Franklin J. Schaffner’s 1968 classic starring Charlton Heston.
Set 300 years after the events of 2017’s War For The Planet Of The Apes, Kingdom sees a young chimpanzee hunter embark on a journey with a human woman, to a dangerous holdout ruled by an ambitious bonobo monarch.
Directed by Wes Ball, Kingdom is the fourth film since the Planet Of The Apes series reboot in 2011; and 10thPlanet Of The Apes film overall since the series began with Franklin J. Schaffner’s 1968 classic starring Charlton Heston.
Set 300 years after the events of 2017’s War For The Planet Of The Apes, Kingdom sees a young chimpanzee hunter embark on a journey with a human woman, to a dangerous holdout ruled by an ambitious bonobo monarch.
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Lily Gladstone wants to go "against the grain" by starring in an action film.The 37-year-old actress earned critical acclaim for her performance as Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese's historical crime epic 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and is now determined to act in a range of different genres.Lily told Empire magazine: "I like black comedy. Before it's all over, it would be really fun to do an action film."I am having conversations about doing things that have some levity, because while I want my work to be meaningful, I really like getting creative and going against the grain."Gladstone became the first Native American star to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role in 'Killers of the Flower Moon' but insists that she doesn't want her identity to define the parts she gets.She said: "It's all of the...
- 5/10/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Paul Schrader has spoken with Kevin Spacey about the actor starring in a Frank Sinatra biopic, despite multiple allegations still flanking the actor. Spacey is facing a civil trial in the U.K. in 2025 over allegations for which he was acquitted there in a criminal court last year. A new U.K. docuseries airing on Channel 4 also features claims of sexual offenses by the actor from 10 men.
Writer/director Schrader told Variety that he has been in contact with Spacey about him portraying an elderly Sinatra for a film.
“Cancel culture won’t let him go,” Schrader said of Spacey, citing that the actor was acquitted of sexually assaulting four men in 2023. “He’s reading a book on how Charlie Chaplin was canceled.”
Schrader added of the potential biopic, “I would not use Kevin if he had been convicted. But he was not convicted.”
Schrader’s latest film “Oh, Canada...
Writer/director Schrader told Variety that he has been in contact with Spacey about him portraying an elderly Sinatra for a film.
“Cancel culture won’t let him go,” Schrader said of Spacey, citing that the actor was acquitted of sexually assaulting four men in 2023. “He’s reading a book on how Charlie Chaplin was canceled.”
Schrader added of the potential biopic, “I would not use Kevin if he had been convicted. But he was not convicted.”
Schrader’s latest film “Oh, Canada...
- 5/9/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The renowned actor and director Kevin Costner, famously known for his appearance as John Dutton in Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone, has faced numerous challenges throughout his illustrious career. However, his latest project, Horizon: An American Saga proved to be the most daunting task yet.
Kevin Costner as John Dutton in Yellowstone
Therefore, while unveiling the trailer for the film series, Kevin Costner addressed the struggles he faced. Betting almost everything on his film series, after his Yellowstone exit, Costner pronounced his upcoming movies way more challenging than his Oscar-winning directorial debut Dances with Wolves.
The Horizon Saga Marks a New Chapter in Kevin Costner’s Career
Popularly known to modern audiences for his collaboration with Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone, Kevin Costner recently came up with his passion project, Horizon: An American Saga. As per Variety reports, the film series broken into chapters 1 and 2 are set to have dual theatrical release...
Kevin Costner as John Dutton in Yellowstone
Therefore, while unveiling the trailer for the film series, Kevin Costner addressed the struggles he faced. Betting almost everything on his film series, after his Yellowstone exit, Costner pronounced his upcoming movies way more challenging than his Oscar-winning directorial debut Dances with Wolves.
The Horizon Saga Marks a New Chapter in Kevin Costner’s Career
Popularly known to modern audiences for his collaboration with Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone, Kevin Costner recently came up with his passion project, Horizon: An American Saga. As per Variety reports, the film series broken into chapters 1 and 2 are set to have dual theatrical release...
- 5/9/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Even starring amid the heavyweight likes of Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, it’s undeniable: Killers Of The Flower Moon was Lily Gladstone’s film. Following her roles in Reservation Dogs and Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow, she went on to steal the show in Martin Scorsese’s take on the Osage murders, earning widespread plaudits (and an Oscar nomination) for her astonishing performance as Mollie Burkhart. And this is just the beginning for Gladstone. After her breakout role, she’s going big – and she’s ready to step into all kinds of different worlds and genres.
As she tells Empire in a major new interview, Gladstone has a wide spread of projects in the works. There’s an upcoming romcom, as well as dystopian sci-fi adaptation The Memory Police, scripted by Charlie Kaufman and to be directed by Reed Morano. Plus, she’s imminently to be seen in Fancy Dance,...
As she tells Empire in a major new interview, Gladstone has a wide spread of projects in the works. There’s an upcoming romcom, as well as dystopian sci-fi adaptation The Memory Police, scripted by Charlie Kaufman and to be directed by Reed Morano. Plus, she’s imminently to be seen in Fancy Dance,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
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Welcome back, physical media fans. It's time for another Blu-ray round-up, and this particular edition features a study in contrasts. On one hand, we have what many will consider to be one of the best movies of the year: "Dune: Part Two" (you can read our review right here). On the other, we also have what is arguably one of the worst movies of the year: Sony's woefully inept "Madame Web" (check out our review here). But that's not all! We also have new 4K releases of several great "older" titles. Throw in the latest from one of the Coen Brothers and a Jason Statham action pic as well, and you've got yourself a jam-packed Blu-ray round-up. So keep spinning those discs and read on.
Read more: The Dark Knight Rises Ending Explained: Batman Ends
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve...
Welcome back, physical media fans. It's time for another Blu-ray round-up, and this particular edition features a study in contrasts. On one hand, we have what many will consider to be one of the best movies of the year: "Dune: Part Two" (you can read our review right here). On the other, we also have what is arguably one of the worst movies of the year: Sony's woefully inept "Madame Web" (check out our review here). But that's not all! We also have new 4K releases of several great "older" titles. Throw in the latest from one of the Coen Brothers and a Jason Statham action pic as well, and you've got yourself a jam-packed Blu-ray round-up. So keep spinning those discs and read on.
Read more: The Dark Knight Rises Ending Explained: Batman Ends
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve...
- 5/9/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Paul Schrader absentmindedly builds installation art out of seven prescription bottles, two inhalers and an empty martini glass, as we sit in a restaurant for seniors in a Manhattan high-rise. Outside, lights twinkle on the Hudson. In 1975, Schrader went to bed with a pistol under his pillow while writing “Taxi Driver.” “Having the option to end things is the only way I could sleep,” Schrader says.
The specter of death is less dramatic but still remains a central focus for the 77-year-old Schrader. Not coincidentally, it’s the subject of his new film, “Oh, Canada,” starring Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman. Schrader’s breathing is now shallow and raspy. The voice he once used to argue with Marty Scorsese, direct Willem Dafoe and seduce Nastassja Kinski is now a broken-glass growl. He raises it the best he can to get another drink.
“Can we get some service, please.
The specter of death is less dramatic but still remains a central focus for the 77-year-old Schrader. Not coincidentally, it’s the subject of his new film, “Oh, Canada,” starring Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman. Schrader’s breathing is now shallow and raspy. The voice he once used to argue with Marty Scorsese, direct Willem Dafoe and seduce Nastassja Kinski is now a broken-glass growl. He raises it the best he can to get another drink.
“Can we get some service, please.
- 5/9/2024
- by Stephen Rodrick
- Variety Film + TV
The rebranded Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) will open its forthcoming 77th edition with Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan.
The film had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released by Studiocanal in the UK and Ireland on September 27.
The pic stars Ronan as a young woman who finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish islands of Orkney as she battles to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction. Ronan, who also co-produced the film, will join filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt (System Crasher) in attendance at this year’s Eiff, alongside writer Amy Liptrot and the film’s producers Sarah Brocklehurst and Dominic Norris.
The Outrun was developed and produced by Sarah Brocklehurst of Brock Media, Dominic Norris of Arcade Pictures, Ronan, and Jack Lowden, with the support of BBC Film and Screen Scotland.
The film had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released by Studiocanal in the UK and Ireland on September 27.
The pic stars Ronan as a young woman who finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish islands of Orkney as she battles to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction. Ronan, who also co-produced the film, will join filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt (System Crasher) in attendance at this year’s Eiff, alongside writer Amy Liptrot and the film’s producers Sarah Brocklehurst and Dominic Norris.
The Outrun was developed and produced by Sarah Brocklehurst of Brock Media, Dominic Norris of Arcade Pictures, Ronan, and Jack Lowden, with the support of BBC Film and Screen Scotland.
- 5/9/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Nora Fingscheidt’s Orkney-set drama The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan, is to open the relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival for its 77th edition.
Sundance world premiere The Outrun stars Saoirse Ronan as a young woman who finds herself back home on the Scottish islands of Orkney as she battles to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction. Ronan, who also co-produced the film, will join filmmaker Fingscheidt in attendance at this year’s Eiff, alongside writer Amy Liptrot and the film’s producers Sarah Brocklehurst and Dominic Norris.
The Outrun was developed and produced by Brock Media, Arcade Pictures,...
Sundance world premiere The Outrun stars Saoirse Ronan as a young woman who finds herself back home on the Scottish islands of Orkney as she battles to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction. Ronan, who also co-produced the film, will join filmmaker Fingscheidt in attendance at this year’s Eiff, alongside writer Amy Liptrot and the film’s producers Sarah Brocklehurst and Dominic Norris.
The Outrun was developed and produced by Brock Media, Arcade Pictures,...
- 5/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
The U.K. premiere of The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan, will open this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), it has been announced.
In Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir of the same name, Ronan’s character finds herself washed up on the Scottish islands of Orkney as she battles to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction.
Ronan, who also co-produced the film, will join Fingscheidt (System Crasher) at this year’s Eiff, running Aug. 15-21, alongside Liptrot and the film’s producers Sarah Brocklehurst and Dominic Norris.
The film had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released by StudioCanal in the U.K. and Ireland on Sep. 27.
Eiff also revealed the name of its short film competition as The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence. Schoonmaker is celebrated for her iconic work as an...
In Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir of the same name, Ronan’s character finds herself washed up on the Scottish islands of Orkney as she battles to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction.
Ronan, who also co-produced the film, will join Fingscheidt (System Crasher) at this year’s Eiff, running Aug. 15-21, alongside Liptrot and the film’s producers Sarah Brocklehurst and Dominic Norris.
The film had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released by StudioCanal in the U.K. and Ireland on Sep. 27.
Eiff also revealed the name of its short film competition as The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence. Schoonmaker is celebrated for her iconic work as an...
- 5/9/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga is all set to grace the screens at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. The film is a passion project of Costner that was first conceived in 1988 and the Yellowstone star has been pitching the grand-scale project to several studios since the early 2000s. According to reports, the film’s final runtime is 3 hours & 1 minute, the same as that of Costner’s Oscar-winning Western film, Dances with Wolves.
Kevin Costner plays Hayes Ellison in Horizon: An American Saga
However, the runtime is just for Chapter 1 of the two-part film which will be released back-to-back in June and August. Fans of Costner’s cowboy dramas are ready to invest their three hours in his passion project and they expect nothing short of an Oscar-worthy film.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon Runtime Is The Same As That Of His Oscar-Winning Film Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga...
Kevin Costner plays Hayes Ellison in Horizon: An American Saga
However, the runtime is just for Chapter 1 of the two-part film which will be released back-to-back in June and August. Fans of Costner’s cowboy dramas are ready to invest their three hours in his passion project and they expect nothing short of an Oscar-worthy film.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon Runtime Is The Same As That Of His Oscar-Winning Film Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga...
- 5/9/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Tom Cruise is known for his action-hero persona in Hollywood. The actor has played many roles which has allowed him to flex his acting muscles as well as enabled him to perform death-defying stunts. He has headlined major franchises such as Mission: Impossible, and Top Gun, and has featured in one-off action blockbusters such as Knight and Day.
Cruise was also part of the disastrous The Mummy reboot in 2017, which was a box office failure and officially shut down the Dark Universe before it even began. However, before he came on board the ill-fated franchise, he was rumored to be in the running for the original films starring Brendan Fraser along with Brad Pitt as well. Director Stephen Sommer, however, debunked the rumors.
Tom Cruise And Brad Pitt Were Never Considered For The Mummy Brendan Fraser in The Mummy
Stephen Sommers was tapped to helm Universal’s reboot of the...
Cruise was also part of the disastrous The Mummy reboot in 2017, which was a box office failure and officially shut down the Dark Universe before it even began. However, before he came on board the ill-fated franchise, he was rumored to be in the running for the original films starring Brendan Fraser along with Brad Pitt as well. Director Stephen Sommer, however, debunked the rumors.
Tom Cruise And Brad Pitt Were Never Considered For The Mummy Brendan Fraser in The Mummy
Stephen Sommers was tapped to helm Universal’s reboot of the...
- 5/9/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
The San Sebastian Film Festival will fete Cate Blanchett with its honorary Donostia Award at its forthcoming 72nd edition.
Blanchett, the second Australian actor to receive San Sebastian’s highest honorary award after Hugh Jackman, will also serve as the image for the festival’s main poster. Check out the poster below.
Blanchett will receive the award in person in San Sebastian and it will be her first visit to the festival. But she has had several films screen at the fest, including Babel and Veronica Guerin.
Over a career spanning more than three decades, Blanchett has racked up more than 200 awards, including two Oscars, two Volpi Cups at the Venice Festival, four Baftas and four Golden Globes, an honorary César, and Goya for lifetime achievement. Her credits include collaborations with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg,...
Blanchett, the second Australian actor to receive San Sebastian’s highest honorary award after Hugh Jackman, will also serve as the image for the festival’s main poster. Check out the poster below.
Blanchett will receive the award in person in San Sebastian and it will be her first visit to the festival. But she has had several films screen at the fest, including Babel and Veronica Guerin.
Over a career spanning more than three decades, Blanchett has racked up more than 200 awards, including two Oscars, two Volpi Cups at the Venice Festival, four Baftas and four Golden Globes, an honorary César, and Goya for lifetime achievement. Her credits include collaborations with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert De Niro’s film legacy is being toasted for his 80th birthday in 2024.
During the annual Tribeca Festival, which will take place June 5 through 16, will be an inaugural De Niro Con celebration of the Oscar winner’s filmography. Auteurs Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and David O. Russell will revisit their collaborations with De Niro for panel discussions post-screenings, while De Niro’s former co-stars Christopher Walken, Billy Crystal, and more are set to add to the celebrations.
The three-day tribute will take place at Spring Studios from June 14 through 16. De Niro Con is powered by Webex Events, allowing fans to download an exclusive app to make the most of their Con experience.
Programming includes a screening series with 13 classic De Niro films, including the 50th anniversary of “Mean Streets,” live conversations with long-time collaborators, career-spanning exhibit “De Niro Is an Icon: An Exhibit & Immersive Film” with more than 300 curated...
During the annual Tribeca Festival, which will take place June 5 through 16, will be an inaugural De Niro Con celebration of the Oscar winner’s filmography. Auteurs Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and David O. Russell will revisit their collaborations with De Niro for panel discussions post-screenings, while De Niro’s former co-stars Christopher Walken, Billy Crystal, and more are set to add to the celebrations.
The three-day tribute will take place at Spring Studios from June 14 through 16. De Niro Con is powered by Webex Events, allowing fans to download an exclusive app to make the most of their Con experience.
Programming includes a screening series with 13 classic De Niro films, including the 50th anniversary of “Mean Streets,” live conversations with long-time collaborators, career-spanning exhibit “De Niro Is an Icon: An Exhibit & Immersive Film” with more than 300 curated...
- 5/8/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Tribeca has revealed details for De Niro Con, coinciding with this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Described as “a celebration of 80 years of Robert De Niro,” the three-day event is set to take place June 14th through 16th at New York City’s Spring Studios.
Also timed to mark the 50th anniversary of Mean Streets, programming includes 13 overall screenings, live conversations with collaborators, an immersive exhibit, and the world premiere of a short film titled De Niro, New York.
The star-studded screening lineup is set to feature Jackie Brown, followed by a conversation with director Quentin Tarantino and De Niro; Analyze This, followed by a conversation with stars Billy Crystal and De Niro and moderated by Whoopi Goldberg; Silver Linings Playbook, followed by a conversation with director David O. Russell; and many more. Plus, there will be a screening of Mean Streets screening featuring a conversation with De Niro and Martin Scorsese,...
Also timed to mark the 50th anniversary of Mean Streets, programming includes 13 overall screenings, live conversations with collaborators, an immersive exhibit, and the world premiere of a short film titled De Niro, New York.
The star-studded screening lineup is set to feature Jackie Brown, followed by a conversation with director Quentin Tarantino and De Niro; Analyze This, followed by a conversation with stars Billy Crystal and De Niro and moderated by Whoopi Goldberg; Silver Linings Playbook, followed by a conversation with director David O. Russell; and many more. Plus, there will be a screening of Mean Streets screening featuring a conversation with De Niro and Martin Scorsese,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Mary Siroky
- Consequence - Film News
Tribeca has set the lineup of screenings and conversations for De Niro Con, an exhaustive celebration of the actor unspooling over the last few days of the festival he co-founded.
It includes appearances from Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Walken, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, John Turturro, David O. Russell, Nas, Nicholas Pileggi, Kathrine Narducci, Chazz Palminteri and Ahmed Ahmed. Some were already set as part of the upcoming 2024 edition of the Tribeca Festival in June.
Immersive short film De Niro, New York will debut along with the premiere of A Bronx Tale: The Original One Man Show with an introduction by Palminteri, and Mean Streets on its 50th anniversary.
Events include a screening of Jackie Brown followed by a conversation with director Tarantino and De Niro; Analyze This, with stars Billy Crystal and De Niro, moderated by Whoopi Goldberg; Silver Linings Playbook with director David O. Russell; New York, New...
It includes appearances from Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Walken, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, John Turturro, David O. Russell, Nas, Nicholas Pileggi, Kathrine Narducci, Chazz Palminteri and Ahmed Ahmed. Some were already set as part of the upcoming 2024 edition of the Tribeca Festival in June.
Immersive short film De Niro, New York will debut along with the premiere of A Bronx Tale: The Original One Man Show with an introduction by Palminteri, and Mean Streets on its 50th anniversary.
Events include a screening of Jackie Brown followed by a conversation with director Tarantino and De Niro; Analyze This, with stars Billy Crystal and De Niro, moderated by Whoopi Goldberg; Silver Linings Playbook with director David O. Russell; New York, New...
- 5/8/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
You talkin’ about him? A multi-day festival celebrating Robert De Niro’s 80 years on earth will hit New York this spring. The event, fittingly dubbed De Niro Con, will take place at New York City’s Spring Studios from June 14 – 16 and will feature screenings of 13 De Niro flicks, interviews with his many collaborators, an exhibit of items from his archives, the premiere of a short film, De Niro, New York, and other events. The celebration will wrap this year’s annual Tribeca Film Festival, which De Niro co-founded in 2002.
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- 5/8/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Tribeca has revealed the lineup for its “De Niro Con” three-day celebration of festival co-founder Robert De Niro.
“De Niro Con,” set to take place from June 14-16 during the 2024 Tribeca Festival, will feature screenings of 13 of De Niro’s films, often accompanied by conversations with his collaborators; an exhibit including never-before-seen items from De Niro’s personal archive and film-inspired activations and fan experiences.
Films screened include the world premiere of A Bronx Tale: The Original One Man Show, introduced Chazz Palminteri; Jackie Brown, followed by a conversation with director Quentin Tarantino and De Niro; Analyze This, followed by a conversation with De Niro and Billy Crystal, moderated by Whoopi Goldberg; Silver Linings Playbook followed by a conversation with director David O. Russell; New York, New York, introduced by Kathrine Narducci; The Good Shepherd, introduced by John Turturro; Goodfellas followed by a conversation with screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, moderated by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon; The Deer Hunter,...
“De Niro Con,” set to take place from June 14-16 during the 2024 Tribeca Festival, will feature screenings of 13 of De Niro’s films, often accompanied by conversations with his collaborators; an exhibit including never-before-seen items from De Niro’s personal archive and film-inspired activations and fan experiences.
Films screened include the world premiere of A Bronx Tale: The Original One Man Show, introduced Chazz Palminteri; Jackie Brown, followed by a conversation with director Quentin Tarantino and De Niro; Analyze This, followed by a conversation with De Niro and Billy Crystal, moderated by Whoopi Goldberg; Silver Linings Playbook followed by a conversation with director David O. Russell; New York, New York, introduced by Kathrine Narducci; The Good Shepherd, introduced by John Turturro; Goodfellas followed by a conversation with screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, moderated by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon; The Deer Hunter,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress Juliette Lewis (“Yellowjackets”) poses for the Warby Parker Summer 2024 eyewear collection, photographed by Paola Kudacki:
Lewis made her film debut in the feature “My Stepmother Is an Alien” (1988). This was followed by bigger parts in “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation” (1989) and Martin Scorsese's “Cape Fear” (1991), earning her an ‘Oscar’ nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actress’.
Subsequent credits include “Husbands and Wives” (1992), “Kalifornia” (1993), “What's Eating Gilbert Grape” (1993), “Natural Born Killers” (1994), “Strange Days” (1995), and “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996).
She received an ‘Emmy Award’ nomination for the television film “Hysterical Blindness” (2002), and went on to co-star in the mainstream features “Picture Claire” (2001), “Enough” (2002), “Cold Creek Manor” (2003). “Old School” (2003) and “Starsky & Hutch” (2004).
She started a musical career in 2003, forming the rock band “Juliette and the Licks” and continues to release Since 2009, material as a solo artist.
Her film credits also include “Conviction” (2010), “The Switch” (2010), “August: Osage County” (2013), and “Ma” (2019).
Lewis has worked...
Lewis made her film debut in the feature “My Stepmother Is an Alien” (1988). This was followed by bigger parts in “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation” (1989) and Martin Scorsese's “Cape Fear” (1991), earning her an ‘Oscar’ nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actress’.
Subsequent credits include “Husbands and Wives” (1992), “Kalifornia” (1993), “What's Eating Gilbert Grape” (1993), “Natural Born Killers” (1994), “Strange Days” (1995), and “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996).
She received an ‘Emmy Award’ nomination for the television film “Hysterical Blindness” (2002), and went on to co-star in the mainstream features “Picture Claire” (2001), “Enough” (2002), “Cold Creek Manor” (2003). “Old School” (2003) and “Starsky & Hutch” (2004).
She started a musical career in 2003, forming the rock band “Juliette and the Licks” and continues to release Since 2009, material as a solo artist.
Her film credits also include “Conviction” (2010), “The Switch” (2010), “August: Osage County” (2013), and “Ma” (2019).
Lewis has worked...
- 5/8/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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