[Cannes Exclusive Footage] From the Fest!!
Watch this video!! Exclusive footage of Scorcese and Roger Ebert outside The American Pavilion. Here's a little taste of the madness as it finally...
Dan Mecca
[Cannes Film Fest Update] The Marketplace
As usual during this hectic time in Southern France, flicks be selling and selling. The market is packed with movies, good and bad, big and small. George Ga...
[Cannes Film Fest Update] The Long Weekend
The streets are so thick with people it wouldn't be absurd to think that this whole town will crumble under the weight of the festival, which is now in full...
[Exclusive Cannes Fest Update] Cinematic Paradise Commences
This is Dan Mecca reporting from Cannes, overwhelmed and loving it. The sheer volume of films on display here is inexplicable. From the market to the festiv...
Stone To Invest In ‘Wall Street’ Once Again
As reported in Variety, director Oliver Stone is set to direct the sequel to his 1987 critical gem Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen. Su...
[Review] The Soloist
Someone should have told Steve Lopez that his story just wasn't that interesting. Granted, discovering a musical prodigy on the streets of L.A. is quite zesty...
[Review] Crank 2: High Voltage
By Dan Mecca
Upping the adrenaline-fueled ante of its cult-hit predecessor,Crank: High Voltage wastes little time early on setting up anything like plot or c...
[Review] 17 Again
By Dan Mecca
Within the first five minutes of 17 Again teen-heartthrob Zac Efron finds an excuse to get shirtless and perform an impressive dance routine. Ne...
Jenkins Set To ‘Eat, Pray’ Against Roberts
As reported in Variety, Recent Oscar nominee and eternal character actor Richard Jenkins (The Visitor, Step Brothers) has signed up for the film adaptation of...
Mike Judge’s ‘Extract’ Trailer
Writer/Director Mike Judge has given us cult fave Office Space and the underappreciated Idiocracy. Here is a trailer for his new film, starring Jason Bateman,...
Dan Mecca
Managing Editor
Dan Mecca is the co-founder and managing editor of The Film Stage. He is a producer and filmmaker living in Pittsburgh. He watches a lot of movies and tracks them on Letterboxd.