John Landis: Last News

Barrett Wissman is gearing up for his inaugural edition of the Taormina Film Festival as the newly appointed Executive and co-Artistic Director of the Sicily-set event, running from June 23 to July 1.

The Italian premieres of Cannes Film Festival opener Jeanne du Barry starring Johnny Depp and Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny will be among the international highlights of the 69th Taormina Film Festival which gave a taster of its line-up at press conference in Rome on Tuesday.

Tom Joyner, who was First AD on such notable titles as Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, George Roy Hill’s Slapshot and Clint Eastwood’s Bronco Billy, died February 22 after a long battle with cancer and heart disease. He was 79.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Greek-French director Costa-Gavras with its Pardo alla carriera lifetime achievement award.The longtime Paris-based master of politically engaged cinema will be on hand at the prominent Swiss fest dedicated to indie filmmaking to receive the prize during a ceremony on its Piazza Grande square on Aug. 11 followed by an audience-led conversation the next day.Locarno will also host screenings of two of Costa Gravras’ lesser known films: “Un homme de trop” (“Shock Troops”) from 1967, and “Compartiment tueurs” (“The Sleeping Car Murders”), which is his 1965 debut feature.In a career spanning nearly 60 years, Costa-Gavras — which is short for Konstantinos Gavras — has become known for highly political works, such as 1969’s “Z,” about the military’s coup d’etat in Greece, which won the foreign film Oscar in 1969; and 1982’s “Missing,” which starred Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek in a story inspired by the military overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende.

Michael Jackson’s estate announced the November 18 release date of Thriller 40, a double CD set featuring the album’s original nine songs, as well as a second disc that includes unreleased tracks that Jackson worked on while recording his chart-topping sixth solo effort.Thriller is the highest selling album of all time, with seven of its songs reaching the Top 10, and “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” both peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Released on Nov.

Zack Sharf Jamie Lee Curtis recently told People magazine that she felt “embarrassed” going nude for “Trading Places” when she was 21 years old. Curtis starred as a call girl in the John Landis-directed 1983 comedy opposite Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. Curtis appears topless in the film.“I was 21 years old and the part required Ophelia to take off her dress,” Curtis said.

For Ruben Fleischer, Uncharted, was two years in the making, however, the feature take of the Sony PlayStation game has been in the works since 2008 with several directors attached, i.e. David O. Russell, Neil Burger, Travis Knight and Shawn Levy to name a few.

Belly has shared a brand new single from his latest album ‘See You Next Wednesday’ – you can watch the video for ‘Flowers’ below.The Canadian rapper released his John Landis-inspired third LP back in August, featuring the singles ‘Die For It’ featuring Nas and The Weeknd, ‘IYKYK’, ‘Money On The Table’ featuring Benny The Butcher, ‘Zero Love’, ‘Requiem’, and ‘Better Believe’ featuring The Weeknd and Young Thug.On ‘Flowers’, Belly contemplates an early death and asks for his well-deserved accolades before his demise.“I don’t wanna die young, I don’t wanna be a stat’/ I don’t wanna relapse, I just need to smoke, where the weed at?/ I just need to relax, I don’t need your feedback/ I just wanna reflect with my feet up and my seat back/ I’ve

Belly has released his third studio album, ‘See You Next Wednesday’, and has spoken to NME about the John Landis-inspired project and what it’s like writing hits with The Weeknd.The Palestinian-born, Canadian-raised rapper’s latest effort follows the release of 2018’s ‘Immigrant’, which saw him collaborate with the likes of Meek Mill, Yo Gotti and French Montana. It also comes after a period of self-discovery following the loss of his creative mojo, he told NME.“This album was me really trying to find my footing again and trying to be comfortable making music,” said Belly (real name Ahmad Balshe), speaking from his home in LA.

Belly has teamed up with Benny The Butcher on a new track called ‘Money On The Table’ – listen to it below.Also sharing ‘IYKYK’, both tracks have been released to announce Belly’s forthcoming album ‘See You Next Wednesday’, due out later this year via XO Records/Roc Nation.A nod to filmmaker John Landis, the new album from Belly – known for collaborating with the likes of The Weeknd, Drake and Jay-Z – will mark his “return to his craft – stronger, smarter, and more powerful than ever,” according to a press release.Speaking about ‘Money On The Table’ and working with Benny, Belly said in a statement: “This felt like something nostalgic when I first made it, and being a fan of Benny, it only made sense to have him on it.

Coming 2 America has just been released – check it out below.Craig Brewer’s sequel to the original 1988 film by John Landis will see Eddie Murphy reprise his role as King Akeem, alongside Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, James Earl Jones and more.The synopsis for the new film reads: “Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem and his trusted confidante Semmi embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.”Check out the new trailer here: In an interview with Collider, Brewer spoke about his desire to return to the film’s story, 30 years after the original was released.

Janet W. Lee Amazon Studios has unveiled the first trailer for “Coming 2 America,” which sees the return of Eddie Murphy as the charming Prince Akeem.In the upcoming sequel, Prince Akeem, who is set to become the king of the fictional country of Zamunda, finds out he has a son he never knew about — a street-savvy Queens native, Lavelle.

Amazon Studios recently announced that they have acquired the release rights to the upcoming Eddie Murphy-helmed comedy Coming 2 America.The film is set to be released on March 5, 2021 through Amazon Prime Video, according to Variety.The movie is a sequel to the 1988 romantic comedy Coming to America, which was directed by John Landis and also starred Murphy, who came up with the story.