Paul Schrader

Lindsay Lohan and Porn Star James Deen Dive Into Paul Schrader’s ‘The Canyons’; Bret Easton Ellis Wants To Adapt ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

If one follows writer Bret Easton Ellis on Twitter, there's no shortage of opinions, rumored happenings and some actual news. In the last few days, a wealth...

‘Taxi Driver’ Writer Paul Schrader To Pen Russian Ballerina Drama

While Paul Schrader currently attempts to get financing for his next directorial effort, the Bret Easton Ellis-scripted drama The Canyons, he will also be p...

Crowdfunded Cinema: ‘The Canyons’, ‘Out of Print,’ ‘Teenage Scream’ & More

There are many film projects seeking funds via crowdfunding platforms these days, which offers the unique opportunity for an audience to interact and connect wi...

Paul Schrader To Shoot Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘The Canyons’ This Summer; New Details On The Sexual Thriller

With writing credits like Taxi Driver and directing credits like The Comfort of Strangers to his name, there seems no better person to make The Canyons, written...

Clive Owen Will ‘Recall’ For Paul Schrader and ‘Mercury Rising’ Director Harold Becker

Despite being in my favorite film of the last decade, Clive Owen's career hasn't exactly skyrocketed the way it should. Since that Alfonso Cuarón classic in...

Nick Nolte Goes ‘Gangster Squad’ For Ruben Fleischer And Warner Bros.

Back in 2006, Nick Nolte co-starred in a small sports drama called Peaceful Warrior (not to be confused with the upcoming sports drama Warrior), as a myster...

Paul Schrader And Bret Easton Ellis Teaming Up For Shark Thriller ‘Bait’

Remember when Adam Sandler teamed up with writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson for Punch-Drunk Love? Remember how oddball that particular pairing sounded? W...

[Review] The Rite

For a genre film, The Rite takes the subject matter of faith as seriously as it can while retaining mainstream appeal. If it were to dive either way we mig...

Update: Lars von Trier Has No Plans For Taxi Driver “Remake”

UPDATE: It looks like the rumor was indeed false. Screendaily reports: Zentropa sources have been busy denying the rumours. “I have seen it in the Danish ...

Winding Refn Drops ‘Jekyll’ and ‘Dying of the Light’

The young Danish auteur has been on somewhat of a hot streak news-wise lately, seemingly attached to every single interesting film in the studio system at o...

News

Eliza Hittman Sets Fourth Feature with MOTHERLOVE

Kokomo City Director D. Smith Sets Next Documentary with Blvd

Quentin Tarantino Cancels The Movie Critic

Trailers

U.S. Trailer for Coma Gives Bertrand Bonello’s Masterpiece a Long-Overdue Appearance

A Filmmaker Flips Through the Past in First Trailer for Judd Apatow-Backed Flipside

Josh Hartnett is Caught in M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap in First Trailer for Concert-Set Thriller

Reviews

Challengers Review: Non-Stop Lurid Entertainment Rides the Charisma of Its Stars

Omen Review: An Assured Debut That Never Falters in Ambition or Surprise

The People’s Joker Review: Superhero-Skewering Satire is Miraculous in Multiple Ways

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Amnesiascope, Alain Delon, James Dean & More

New to Streaming: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Coup de Chance, Goodbye, Dragon Inn, Suzume, Ennio & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Frederick Elmes on John Cassavetes’ Infectious Confidence, Imitating Sven Nykvist, and Ang Lee’s Hulk

Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 534 – Monkey Man (with Jenny Nulf)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden

The Film Stage Show Ep. 533 – Love Lies Bleeding (with Lily Marotta)