Featuring a group of film people that all kind of need a hit. Killer Joe, to be directed by William Friedkin and written by Tracy Letts, tells the story of a ...
It's been a long while since director John McTiernan's made a movie (2003's Basic), and that much longer since he's made a watchable one (1999's The Thomas Cr...
The life of Bond (and The Hobbit) depends on it. Spyglass heads Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber are stepping up to co-chairmen/CEO positions at the near-defunc...
There was a time it seemed very, very possible that The Hobbit was happening, and that Martin Freeman would be the star of the show. Then MGM started falling ...
The director and thespian will reunite for a sexually-fused film called Shame, a New York-set drama concerning Brandon (Fassbender) and his struggles with sex...
Angelina Jolie passed on it and almost killed the whole project, Rachel Weisz was considered and now Natalie Portman's been offered the heroine role in Alfons...
You know it when you hear it. Or maybe you don't. But go back, listen again. The music of the movies make images sing, and the maestros behind the notes never get the credit they deserve. Unsung notes and strings and orchestras, tonight we honor you....
It throws us into its world, introduces us it to its characters and establishes its tone. The opening scene. Many films hinge on its success, much like the 25 below....
Paula Patton has been given a mission, should she choose to accept it. And, apparently, she has, landing the female lead in Mission: Impossible IV, which is n...
Alfonso Cuaron's sci-fi project Gravity may have lost just that, despite having a movie star (Robert Downey Jr.) and an award-winning director in tow. Angelin...
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.
