[ Tony McNamara likes a challenge but when Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos first presented him with Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel by Poor Things to adapt into a script, even the seasoned Australian writer admits he found the material daunting. “When Yorgos first gave me the book, I read it and thought, ‘Oh, this is great – I’ve … Read more
[ An election-year Academy Awards got underway Sunday with protests for Gaza raging outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, a few cutting remarks from host Jimmy Kimmel and an Oscar for Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her performance in The Holdovers. Kimmel, emceeing the ABC telecast for the fourth time, opened the 96th Academy Awards … Read more
[ HOLLYWOOD: In “Poor Things,” Emma Stone embraced an offbeat challenge: playing a Victorian-era woman who dies by suicide, is brought back to life with the brain of her unborn child by a mad scientist and embraces a journey of bold self-discovery. Her risky, no-holds barred female take on the Frankenstein myth paid off, and … Read more
[ Revenues and profits fell at Poor Things super-indie Fremantle last year as the outfit’s lofty €3B ($3.2B) revenue target draws ever nearer. In a difficult market, Fremantle’s turnover fell slightly by 3.5% to €2.26B, while adjusted EBITA was down by the sharper 14.2% to €139M. Fremantle’s €3B revenue target set for 2025/26 has been … Read more
[ After Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall powered its way to five Oscar nominations, it was a common feeling that the film’s MVP was short-changed on the big night. Though the film went home with Best Original Screenplay, Messi — the seven-year-old border collie who plays Snoop, the family dog who becomes an integral … Read more
[ Looks like fourth time is truly a charm for Jimmy Kimmel and the Academy Awards. Back hosting the Oscars for the second year in a row and the fourth time overall, the ABC Late Night front man took a show where most of the big winners were pretty predictable and gave it some much … Read more
[ Emma Stone is going viral once again, this time, it is for her reaction to a joke made by Jimmy Kimmel about her movie ‘Poor Things‘ at the 2024 Academy Awards.The actress, who last made headlines for her viral reaction to Jo Koy’s joke on Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes, went viral on … Read more
[ Julio Torres’s directorial debut Problemista from A24 posted the highest per-screen average of the weekend with a solid limited opening, grossing $140.9k on five screens in New York and LA with multiple sold out Q&As. The film starring Torres and Tilda Swinton saw a PSA of $28k and strong exits at all locations. A … Read more
[ Deadline’s annual Read the Screenplay series highlights the scripts for the year’s buzziest awards-season movies. This year, we snagged all 10 Oscar-nominated adapted and original screenplays as chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Click on the cover pages below to catch up on the words that fueled the films American … Read more
[ With no new bust-out limited releases, repertory continues to do its part for the specialty box office, the latest a 4k restoration of Nostalghia. Kino Lorber said the Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1983 film, which opened Wednesday, will gross an estimated $22.87k at Film Forum in NYC for the five days. It’s currently the top performer at … Read more
