18+ min ago   (821+ words) IndieWire ‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Sylvester Stallone’s Wild Hollywood Underdog Story Gets a Punchy Crowdpleaser You’re going to see the hits coming with this one. When Anthony Ippolito first utters the title of Peter Farrelly‘s â…...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1169+ words) IndieWire ‘Misty Green’ Review: Rosalind Eleazar Stuns in Chris Rock’s Raw but Unfocused Hollywood Character Study A raw and biting — or at least vigorously gumming — showbiz character study about a faded Black actress whose entire adult…...

23+ hour, 18+ min ago   (379+ words) Other prize winners include “Possible Love” (Netflix), “NAZA” (acquisitions title), “DAU” (acquisitions title), and Best Actor John Malkovich in “Wild Horse Nine” (Searchlight). He’s locked for an Oscar nomination for his performance as a disillusioned CIA agent in Martin McDonagh’s…...

1+ day, 48+ min ago   (1200+ words) It’s been 12 years since Courteney Cox last directed a feature film. (Yes, the Courteney Cox you know and love.) The first time around, a film called “Just Before I Go,” didn’t go exactly as planned. The reviews were, well, not…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (552+ words) Beloved and Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas (Bertolucci's 'The Last Emperor,' Cronenberg's 'Crash') has died at the age of 77. Jeremy Thomas, Oscar-Winning Producer for Bertolucci, Cronenberg, and Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard,’ Dead at 77 Jeremy Thomas put his weight behind…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (216+ words) The rising comedian co-wrote the Kris Rey-directed dramedy, inspired by his own life. First, there was just a burning desire to get the story down....

3+ day, 18+ min ago   (775+ words) IndieWire Tessa Blake Directed Over 50 Hours of Television Before Embarking on Her First Feature. The Experience Paid Off Director Tessa Blake‘s “If I Tell You” is one of the more assured feature debuts in recent years, a subtle…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (974+ words) After I watched Siân Heder’s “Being Heumann” in the weeks leading up to its world premiere as the opening night film at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I had a long list of things to talk to the filmmaker…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (638+ words) Editor’s note: This is the thirteenth chapter of “A Producer’s Path,” an ongoing column for IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking from independent producer Daren Smith. Read previous chapters here. Whenever you might be reading this, I’m confident you can scan the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (753+ words) ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Earns $50 Million in Pre-Sales, Infinity Vision indiewire.com ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has Already Made $50 Million in Pre-Sales — And People Are Buying Disney’s Infinity Vision Gambit Disney announced on Wednesday that “Avengers: Doomsday” has already made…...