52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2022

Cinema Guild has acquired U.S. rights to Cane Fire, an award-winning documentary from director Anthony Banua-Simon, with plans to release it in theaters across the U.S., beginning with a New York theatrical premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 20.

The filmmakers behind Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets, call the story behind the Reddit users’ revolt over the retailer GameStop a “perfect storm.”

Billie Eilish, 20, showed just how much she cares about her fans’ safety in a new clip from her Jan. 5 show in Atlanta. “Do you need to come out, or are you OK?” she said on-stage as she stopped the performance to check in on a fan —  even instructing security to bring her an inhaler from backstage. Fans cheered as Billie sweetly reassured the fan she was “OK,” saying: “I wait for people to be okay before I keep going.” While she didn’t name Travis Scott, 30, fans online seemed to think she was referencing the Astroworld tragedy in Houston (notably, Travis apologized for continuing his show, unaware that a crowd crush was occurring).

A section of the A9 has been closed in both directions following a horror crash this afternoon.

Lake Bell is opening up about her experience.

One of the most anticipated series this spring is HBO’s “Winning Time,” a look at the 1980s LA Lakers Dynasty based on the book “Showtime” by Jeff Pearlman. With Adam McKay directing, that’s bound to be a rollicking comedic look at the Showtime era of Lakers basketball and its most familiar face, Earvin “Magic” Johnson.

infamous celebrity nude photo leak of 2014.Hacked snapshots of more than 100 naked stars surfaced on sites such as imageboards 4chan, Imgur and Reddit — including some images of Bell.The “What Happens in Vegas” star, 42, opened up about how the hack actually helped her direct episodes of the new Hulu miniseries “Pam & Tommy,” which dives into the scandalous marriage of Pamela Anderson and her ex-husband, rocker Tommy Lee, and how their own sex tape was stolen back in the 1990s.“I remember having to talk to an FBI recovering agent for a week or so about that property being stolen and it was so humiliating … and for me, it was so personal,” Bell explained to Insider about the incident, which she said was part of an “unreal tsunami” that rocked Hollywood. Bell’s talent agent asked her if she would like to direct the limited series, which stars Lily James as the “Baywatch” icon and Sebastian Stan as Mötley Crüe member Lee. (The same agent reps both Bell and James.) Bell revealed that memories of the photo leak came back to her when she was pitched to direct.

Dave Franco is taking a trip down memory lane!

Marvel films after his pitch for X-Men spinoff Gambit fell through.Discussing the project in an interview with Variety, the actor explained Gambit was in development for four years after he had written the script with his producing partner Reid Carolin.“The studio really didn’t want us to direct it,” Tatum said. “They wanted anybody but us, essentially, because we had never directed anything.”He went on, describing the character: “He could pull anything off.

Netflix released a sizzle real for their upcoming 2022 film slate and they’re teasing so many amazing titles to come. In fact, the streamer is promising 86 new films this year!

As we get further into the new year, we tend to look for new things to watch, especially on streaming services that offer a vast variety of content for us to consume.

Martin Dale ContributorHiventy-Monal, one of France’s leading post-production companies, is seeing rising demand across its range of services, including film processing, dubbing and subtitling, post-production, film restoration and BluRay mastering. It has operations in France, Poland, Singapore, Vietnam, Kenya and Nigeria.Hiventy has one of the few film lab services in Europe.

Apple TV or buy the digital edition in 4K for $13. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac and Zendaya, this sci-fi spectacle is one you surely don’t want to miss. The film is also available as a physical copy on DVD and Blu-ray.Watch NowWhile director, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, is urging audiences to go experience the film in theaters, it will premiere on streaming simultaneously for viewers who wish to go on the epic cinematic journey through space from the comfort of their own living rooms. Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired North American and other overseas territory rights to The Old Way, the Western from director Brett Donowho that stars Nicolas Cage. The distributor is targeting a theatrical and VOD release for the pic sometime during the fourth quarter of 2022.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPantaya, the fast-growing premiere U.S. Hispanic/Latino SVOD service, has signed a multiyear production partnership with Mexico’s Corazón Films, producer and co-creator of smash hit “El Juego de las Llaves” and the anticipated “Mi Tío,” starring José Eduardo Dérbez and Ariadne Díaz.Both these series were produced with Amazon and Pantaya.

Apple has closed the biggest deal of the 2022 Virtual Sundance Film Festival, securing worldwide rights to the Cooper Raiff-directed Cha Cha Real Smooth for around $15 million. The streamer has been the front runner for the picture since it premiered January 23 in the US Dramatic Competition category.