Films: Last News

A crowd-funded short film spoofing the year’s most Oscar-nominated movie is set to screen in Mexican cinemas, as local backlash against French crime musical “Emilia Perez” pits an amateur comedy against the cinema establishment.“Emilia Perez,” the story of a Mexican cartel boss who enlists a lawyer to help her disappear and transition into a woman, garnered 13 Oscar nominations and swept up awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globes, including best non-English language film.However, the film has met with strong backlash in Mexico over criticisms of its poor Spanish, use of stereotypes, filming in Paris with few Mexican cast members and light treatment of the issue of forced disappearances — more than 100,000 people are missing in Mexico.Auteur director Jacques Audiard also was criticized for saying he did not feel he needed to do much research to make the movie, which debuted on Netflix late last year.In Mexico, a consumer watchdog had to order top cinema chain Cinepolis to clarify its guarantee policy after many spectators complained that they had not received refunds after walking out of the movie.While Mexican screenings of “Emilia Perez” remained largely empty, trans filmmaker Camila Aurora created a GoFundMe to answer with “Johanne Sacreblu,” the story of “a trans heiress to France’s biggest baguette business who seeks to destroy her country’s systemic racism with her strongest weapon… love.”The 28-minute musical, which features croissants, mimes, rats and painted mustaches, premiered on YouTube on Jan. 25 and quickly went viral, gaining some 2 million views in less than a week.On Thursday, Aurora announced that cinema chain Cinedot would screen the movie.

Blink Twice” last year and Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” in 2023. Heck, it’s the rough plot of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”Green’s lesser, indulgent, tiresome spin is set around the music industry and the obsessive fandom it inspires. What with Swifties and Little Monsters, his vision is topical in that it’s both relevant and completely surface-level.

this treasured memento.The “Babygirl” star, 57, revealed during a Thursday appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” that she bought Bernie Taupin’s original handwritten lyrics to Elton John’s 1970 single “Your Song” after the host inquired if she had ever asked someone for their autograph.“Well, I’ve asked people to sign a copy of a book. Philip Roth and Elton John,” she responded to Stephen Colbert, 60.“That was because we bought lyrics of ‘Your Song,’” Kidman added of the tune, written by John, 77, and Taupin, 74.“Where do you keep those?” Colbert asked, to which she replied, “Shh,” as she pressed her finger to her lips.The song has special meaning to Kidman, as it was featured in her 2001 musical movie “Moulin Rouge!” and was performed by Ewan McGregor and Alessandro Safina in the film.In 2019, Kidman and her husband, Keith Urban, performed their own rendition of “Your Song.”In a clip posted to social media at the time, the musician, 57, played the piano while the couple harmonized, and Urban sang, “It’s a little bit funny/This feeling inside/I’m not one of those who can/Easily hide.”As the guitarist belted out: “If I was a sculptor,” Kidman jokingly replied, “But you’re not,” before continuing their duet and ab-libbing along the way.“A little backstage moment before heading to Monterey @KeithUrban,” Kidman captioned the post.“Moulin Rouge!” followed a young Englishman (McGregor) in 1899 Paris, who becomes infatuated with Satine (Kidman), a singer at the Moulin Rouge.

“Scream 7,” the next installment in the horror franchise, is set to hit theaters next year — and some bombshell casting news has dropped.Matthew Lillard, 55, who played Ghostface killer Stu Macher in the original “Scream,” is returning to the series. The actor confirmed the news on Instagram, posting a quote from his character in the 1996 flick: “My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!”Followers flocked to the comments section, freaking out over the comeback of Stu.One die-hard fan quoted Stu’s famous line from the first film, writing, ““Ya see Sid, everybody dies but us, everybody dies…..

Chris Columbus finally addressed the question of how the McCallister parents could afford their lavish home in the 1990 Christmas classic. “Back then, [screenwriter John Hughes] and I had a conversation about it, and we decided on what the jobs were,” he said during an interview in December with the Hollywood Reporter. Columbus, who was also known for directing the first two “Harry Potter” films, said that he thought O’Hara’s character, Kate McCallister, “was a very successful fashion designer,” pointing out the mannequins displayed in the house.

The Hollywood Reporter.The actresses will reprise their roles from the 1997 cult classic and also serve as executive producers.Tim Federle, who wrote the 2017 animated movie “Ferdinand” and created “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” will direct the movie.Sources told THR that filming is expected to start in June 2025 in Los Angeles.The Post has reached out to Kudrow and Sorvino’s reps for comment.The “Romy and Michele” sequel was teased by Sorvino, 57, in Nov. 2024, when the actress told People the film was “so close to being greenlit.”“They’re just going back and forth, tweaking things here and there, and [there are] rumors of shooting it second quarter next year,” she said at the time.“Almost every single character from the original that was important is coming back,” she went on.

Running time: 100 minutes. Not yet rated. In theaters March 28.At first glance, the plot of “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” one of the most joyous surprises at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, looks like that of a sub-standard rom-com.A former folk rock duo, who were also a romantic couple until the group dramatically split up, are separately invited to put on a reunion concert on a remote British island for an audience of just one big spender.That premise could be a recipe for ridiculousness.

new teaser trailer for the DC film that shows David Corenswet’s Superman flying through a frozen tundra.One critic told Gunn, 58, on Threads, “There’s something with his face that looks a little off. I know there’s plenty of time to refine the CG.”Gunn replied, “There is absolutely zero CG in his face.

portrayed a lawyer in one of her movies.“Well listen, I did not want to do jury duty,” Witherspoon said on the show. “But I remember it was after ‘Legally Blonde.’ It was probably like seven years after ‘Legally Blonde,’ I got called for jury duty and it was in Beverly Hills.

the role of Captain America from Chris Evans in the upcoming film, said that he doesn’t think the star-spangled superhero “represents” America.“For me, Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term, you know, ‘America’ should be one of those representations,” the actor said to the audience.“It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity and integrity,” he continued. “Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.”Mackie, the first black actor to play Captain America, also said that the role is “kind of like an aspect of a dream coming true” for him.Mackie’s comments about Captain America went viral on social media, sparking a negative reaction from many X users.“Well that’s sure to sit well with your American audience,” one person wrote on the app formerly known as Twitter.“Strange take,” another person said.“What? Captain America shouldn’t represent America??” added a third user.A different person asked, “What did I just hear?”“Well, his name is Captain America.

the 2024 DC sequel completely flopped in a new interview with Elle.“People just sometimes don’t like some things. It’s that simple,” Gaga, 38, said in the cover story, published Tuesday.“And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it,” she explained.

“Kiss of the Spider Woman,” based on the Tony Award-winning 1993 Broadway show by John Kander and Fred Ebb, has its work cut out for it from the opening credits.After all, two of the greatest movie-musicals ever made were adapted from that legendary duo’s oeuvre: “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” Both of those stylish hits are, for good reason, enduring Best Picture winners.I doubt cinema-classic status will be the path for wobbly Ms. “Spider Woman,” which premiered Sunday night at the Sundance Film Festival. Caught in her web, I was not.

Sundance Film Festival over the weekend — but one of her co-stars was noticeably missing.Diego Luna, who stars opposite Lopez, 55, in the musical drama, had to miss the premiere due to a “family emergency.”Director Bill Condon elaborated on Luna’s absence on Sunday at a Los Angeles Timespanel about the film. “[Diego] sends his love.

Running time: 100 minutes. Not yet rated.PARK CITY, Utah — The No. 1 movie at this year’s Sundance Film Festival that will have the masses talking when it hits theaters in a few months is “Twinless.” Bring an oxygen tank, you’ll be gasping so much.

Mark Wahlberg’s wife wasn’t flying high after seeing his shocking hair transformation.The actor, 53, decided to shave his head instead of wearing a bald cap for the new Mel Gibson action blockbuster, “Flight Risk.”“There was no bald cap. I shaved the middle and left the horseshoe around the sides. We just shaved it,” Wahlberg told People in an interview published on Friday.

dune with Hollywood. After the 2025 Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday, Josh Brolin went on a rant slamming the Academy for snubbing his “Dune” director, Denis Villeneuve, and snarked that in response, he will “quit acting.” Brolin, 56 posted an Instagram Story following the announcement of this year’s nominees. “Just want to say congratulations to the Dune best picture nomination, to Greig Fraser for cinematography, for best visual effects, special effects, for Patrice [Vermett] for production design and for sound, I believe,” the “Goonies” star addressed the camera.“Apparently, I’m going to quit acting because Denis Villeneuve didn’t get nominated.

2025 Oscar nominees were announced on Thursday. Anderson, 57, who got a “best actress” Golden Globe nomination for her performance in “The Last Showgirl,” was shut out of that race for the Academy Awards. “Oh my gosh, it’s not something I ever expected,” the former “Baywatch” star told Elle.com hours after the 2025 nominees were announced.She added, “Doing the work is the win.

wrote on Facebook Jan 16. He continued, “This is an existential moment, akin to what Kasparov felt in 1997 when he realized Deep Blue was going to beat him at chess,” referring to Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who famously faced off with an IBM supercomputer named Deep Blue in tournament play and lost.Later that same day, Schrader shared another post, saying, “I just sent ChatGPT a script I’d written some years ago and asked for improvements.In five seconds it responded with notes as good or better than I’ve ever received from a film executive.”On Jan 17, Schrader declared he was “stunned” by ChatGPT’s capabilities. He wrote, “I just asked ChatGPT for ‘an idea for Paul Schrader film.'”“Then Paul Thomas Anderson.

Life & Style reports.“Kevin is good at projecting calm, experience and a generally level head, but behind the scenes the whole Horizon project has been stressful to him financially, physically and even intellectually,” a source familiar with the project told the outlet.The Western film franchise, which also stars Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson and Giovanni Ribisi, saw appalling box office numbers when it premiered in June 2024.Like its predecessor, “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two” got mostly negative reviews from critics after its release.The second installment still doesn’t have a theatrical release date, and it remains to be seen if it will ever get one.According to insiders, Costner “still doesn’t fully understand why the theatrical release of the first part of the story didn’t connect with most viewers, but he’s pressing forward with the rest of the films and he’s finally got some good news in the form of Chapter One’s excellent showing on Netflix, where it’s landed in the top ten.”“And Kevin and his team need it to perform because right now, Netflix is the only company with deep enough pockets to completely bail him out of the hole Kevin has dug for himself with these movies,” the insider added.

Marlee Matlin is now looking back at a darker period in her life.A new documentary about the 59-year-old actress includes details about her relationship with William Hurt, her co-star in the 1986 movie “Children of a Lesser God.”In the new doc “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, Matlin said there was “a habit of abuse” with her then-boyfriend.Hurt, who died in 2022 at age 71, was 35, and the actress was 19 when the two were cast in the project, which marked Matlin’s first feature film debut.The movie was a screen adaptation of the Mark Medoff play about a deaf woman’s romantic relationship with a hearing speech teacher. When she won the Oscar for best actress at the 1987 Academy Awards, “The Miracle Season” actor presented her with the trophy.“I was afraid as I walked up the stairs to get the Oscar,” Matlin recalled about the moment in an interview with filmmaker Shoshannah Stern.

Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, who played on-screen brothers for four seasons on “Succession,” both scored Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actor category on Thursday. Culkin, 42, is nominated for his role as cousin Benji in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” while Strong, 46, earned his after portraying Roy Cohn in the polarizing Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice.”Other actors in their category are Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”).