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‘Homebound’ Director Neeraj Ghaywan Reveals How Exec Producer Martin Scorsese Helped Him Find Focus For The Film – Contenders Los Angeles
Indian filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan is thanking to the legendary director Martin Scorsese for lending a gentle guiding hand in shaping his film Homebound. As the film’s executive producer and...
Camerimage Film Festival Opens With Tribute To David Lynch & His Longtime Cinematographer Peter Deming
The 2025 edition of Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival opened Saturday evening with a surprise tribute to the late master David Lynch and his longtime collaborator Peter Deming. The festival...
Guillermo del Toro Says Working With Weinstein Brothers Was Worse Than Having Father Taken Hostage; Filmmaker Accepts Inaugural Contenders Hall Of Fame Award
1997 was a memorable year for Guillermo del Toro for two reasons: His father was kidnapped in Guadalajara, Mexico, and, after a turbulent experience with Bob and Harvey Weinstein...
Why Ryan Coogler Was Compelled To Make The Wholly Original ‘Sinners’ Before Revisiting Franchises – Contenders Los Angeles
Even as Ryan Coogler took the opportunity to announce that Black Panther 3 would be his next film, he revealed why he felt compelled to step back from the...
Ryan Coogler Confirms ‘Black Panther 3’ Is His “Next Movie”
After ridding the Mississippi Delta of vampires (and a few Klansmen) with Sinners, Ryan Coogler is ready to get back to Wakanda. While speaking onstage Saturday during the Sinners...
Las Culturistas Culture Awards Set Bravo Return In 2026 With Bowen Yang & Matt Rogers As Hosts
Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang will return to Bravo in 2026 with another edition of Las Culturistas Culture Awards. The announcement of their return was made amid all the...
Todd Snider Dies: Singer-Songwriter Who Inspired ‘Hard Luck Love Song’ Was 59
Todd Snider, the singer-songwriter known for music like ‘Alright Guy’ and ‘Late Last Night’, has died. He was 59. The artist’s record company Aimless, Inc. announced that Snider died...
Rami Malek Admits To Finding Some Joy In the Dark Tale of ‘Nuremberg’, Has No Plans To Revisit ‘Mr. Robot’ – Contenders Los Angeles
Rami Malek admits that while the subject matter of his latest film Nuremberg is sobering and grim, the story and characters were so compelling that he and his castmates...
‘Grey’s Anatomy’s James Pickens Jr. Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
In an unfortunate case of life imitating art following his Grey’s Anatomy character’s diagnosis, James Pickens Jr. has revealed his recent struggle with prostate cancer. The actor declared that...
Director Isamu Imakake Talks Creating “Euphoria” & “Spiritual Awakening” In ‘Dragon Heart – Adventures Beyond This World’
Sometimes there’s a lesson to learn at the end of being spirited away – at least that’s the case for two Japanese teenagers who find themselves navigating the realms...
‘Blue Moon’ Director And Star Unpack “Deductive Process” Of Ethan Hawke’s Transformation Into “Open Wound” Lorenz Hart – Contenders Los Angeles
Blue Moon star Ethan Hawke thought of his latest collaboration with director Richard Linklater as a different version of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. “The day they’re breaking up,...
‘Sinners’ & ‘One Battle After Another’ Stunt Coordinators Reveal How Small Nuances Make Big Stunt Sequences Have Impact – Contenders Los Angeles
Two of Hollywood’s leading stunt coordinators revealed the elements that make for a great stunt sequence during the inaugural Contenders stunt panel. “The script. The script. The script,” emphasized...