‘Armageddon Time’ Director James Gray Says the US – and Hollywood – Are ‘in Serious Trouble’

Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz will portray legendary Old Hollywood director Billy Wilder in a biographical film from director Stephen Frears, the film’s producer Jeremy Thomas announced Monday. “Billy Wilder and Me” is part coming-of-age-story and part true-life portrait about a young woman who begins working with Wilder during the filming of “Fedora” on a Greek island in 1977. But as she continues with him to Germany to continue the shoot, she finds herself joining him on a journey into the memory of his family history.

Daniel Dae Kim is taking a look at Asian representation onscreen in Hollywood with his family and one fan-favourite series keeps coming up short.

misconduct and grooming of younger women on film and TV productions, with one person accusing him of an “absolute, clear-cut abuse of power” on the set of Apple TV+’s “Masters of the Air.” In a new report from Rolling Stone, nearly a dozen anonymous sources accused the 44-year-old “No Time to Die” director of pursuing sexual relationships with multiple younger female cast and crew members on his productions.One crew member on “Masters of the Air” said that Fukunaga’s persistence in pursuing these relationships “bordered on workplace harassment,” while another source who said she dated Fukunaga for a few months after meeting him on a set said that “he made me feel so claustrophobic and suffocating.”Two other sources say that after one scene on “Masters of the Air” wrapped shooting, Fukunaga lingered behind to take pictures of two background actresses dressed as 1940s prostitutes, one of who had just turned 18. Fukunaga claimed he needed the pictures for continuity purposes, though such photos would usually be taken by a wardrobe department staffer.

Inspiration can come from the most unanticipated places, like walking the dog in the park or buying a soft pretzel at the mall. For Morgan Cooper, it came in 2019 while driving down Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Heading home after shooting a low-budget beauty commercial, Cooper concocted a plan to turn ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air into a gritty short film, with Will Smith’s iconic character reimagined as an unlucky Philly teen who gets caught with a gun during a playground brawl. Rather than face a certain future behind bars, his Uncle Phil works some attorney magic and arranges for Will to start over in the wealthy Southern California neighborhood where he would attend an elite private school.

CANNES, France -- When the Cannes Film Festival audience stood to applaud James Gray's richly observed autobiographical drama “Armageddon Time," about the director's own 1980s childhood in Queens, Gray's voice quivered as he addressed the crowd.“It’s my story, in a way,” said Gray. “And you guys shared it with me.”“It took every last bit of control not to burst out into tears," Gray said, still recovering the next day in Cannes. “It’s been a really strange journey making the film and my father died two months ago of COVID.

they don't shower regularly. In James' defense, he showers… just not for long.Aimee Osbourne, the daughter of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, is lucky to be alive after narrowly escaping a deadly fire in a Los Angeles recording studio.On Friday, May 20, Sharon posted a a screenshot of a news article that spoke about the fire, which killed one person and injured two others.

CANNES, France -- Lee Jung-jae, the award-winning star of Netflix's “Squid Game,” spent years developing the 1980s-set Korean spy thriller “Hunt” before electing to direct himself. He did it a little reluctantly, without big plans to continue filmmaking. But Lee did have a vision for what it could be — and where it could premiere.“Before deciding to direct, I thought I just wanted to make a very fun film,” Lee says.

pic.twitter.com/3F4uIUX2dFGray’s tone at the press conference turned a bit more serious as he discussed the state of cinema and Hollywood and its reliance on turning everything into a franchise. “The whole point should be to inspire creativity. Instead, what we say is, ‘That’s good franchise.’ We used to think of franchises as McDonald’s and Burger King.

Another celebrity weighs in on the great shower debate. James Corden opened up about his bathing habits — and was stunned upon finding out that not everyone is … as efficient as he is.

Manori Ravindran International EditorLotfy Nathan, the director of Un Certain Regard title “Harka,” is set to make an elevated horror feature with the producers of “Armageddon Time.”Following the Cannes premiere of “Harka,” Nathan is moving forward with his sophomore film, which is tentatively titled “Son,” based on the apocryphal infancy gospel of Thomas, about the childhood of Jesus.The film continues the relationship between the U.S. director, Spacemaker Prods.

Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in France. The French model, 27, wore a baby pink tiered mesh floor-length gown as she walked the red carpet on Thursday.

Anne Hathaway is looking incredible on the Cannes red carpet!

Jessica Chastain surprised audiences at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, when she appeared in an unannounced cameo in the 1980s coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time” as Maryanne Trump, Donald Trump’s sister.Chastain’s role is small but effective. As Maryanne Trump, she appears as a guest lecturer at an austere private school where the film’s young protagonist, Paul (Banks Repeta), matriculates mid-film. She lectures the privileged boys and girls about the value of ambition in a Phyllis Schlafly-esque beehive.

Racism is still very much alive in Hollywood.

Before “Shang-Chi”, some people in Hollywood didn’t see Simu Liu’s star power.

Zack Sharf Viola Davis joined Variety and Kering at the Cannes Film Festival for a powerful Women In Motion conversation in which she revealed a director once called her by his maid’s name. The Oscar and Emmy-winning actor was talking about Hollywood’s perception of Black actors and how the amount of roles she can play remains limited due to her skin color, even at her A-list stature.“I had a director who did that to me.