Directors on Directors: Filmmakers Analyze 2021 Favorites From ‘In the Heights’ to ‘The Harder They Fall’

Honcho Search found out when researching the stress levels of popular holiday films.The U.K.-based company told Fox News it pulled a seed list from an Ultimate Christmas Films Rotten Tomatoes, which included classics family-friendly classics like “A Christmas Story,” “Home Alone” and “Elf” or mature titles like “Bad Santa,” “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas” and “Tokyo Godfathers.” Honcho then downloaded PDF scripts from each film and ran it through a “scientific tensile strength tool” that’s

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.

It has been a tumultuous time for the royal family ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially stepped back from their roles as senior members of the royal family — and subsequently spilled a bunch of their secrets. Inevitably, the couple’s decision to speak out about the drama within the institution hurt their relationships with everyone – and mostly with Harry’s closest relations, Prince William and Prince Charles.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeymes Samuel, the British-Nigerian filmmaker who made his feature debut with the Netflix Western The Harder They Fall, has signed with CAA for representation.

died in a plane crash. He was 38.Flow, whose real name was José Angel Hernandez, along with eight others, died when their private plane crashed near Las Américas International Airport in the Dominican Republic, Helidosa Aviation Group, the company that owned the jet, confirmed on Wednesday.Flow was one of seven passengers on the plane who died.

confirmed via a list of victims that the company that owned the private plane released on social media.The plane, a Gulfstream IV was headed for Orlando, Florida, from La Isabela International Airport in the Dominican Republic. After encountering problems, it crashed near Las Américas International Airport nearby.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIt’s a big deal when multi-hyphenate Shawn Carter — better known as Jay-Z — makes an appearance pretty much anywhere — and his presence at a Q&A at Hollywood’s Neuehouse on Tuesday night, moderated by Variety‘s Jazz Tangcay, was a really big deal.Carter, who served as a producer on Netflix’s “The Harder They Fall,” was at the event to talk about his collaboration with friend and director/composer Jeymes Samuel.Jay-Z, Jeymes and Jazz.

David Arquette (You Cannot Kill David Arquette) and Scott Foley (Scandal) are joining the previously announced Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale and Christina Hendricks in The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, which is now shooting in Cape Cod.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorDavid Arquette (“Scream,” “You Cannot Kill David Arquette”) and Scott Foley (“Scandal,” “The Big Leap”) are joining Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale and Christina Hendricks in the film “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry.” The charming and comical story of redemption, adapted by author Gabrielle Zevin from her own New York Times best-selling novel, begins shooting this month in the U.S.

Maya Vander may take a step back from being a full cast member on “Selling Sunset,” if it sticks around for a sixth season.

Sex and the City reboot—…, now streaming on HBO Max—addresses absence neatly and swiftly within the first 15 minutes. There was no betrayal, no backstabbing, no bad blood so vile it would warrant ending a 20-year friendship.

Jennifer Yuma editorThe African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has selected “The Harder They Fall” as the No. 1 film on their annual top 10 list.Written and directed by Jeymes Samuel and produced by Jay-Z, the big-budget Netflix western sees Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz and LaKeith Stanfield portray historical Black figures Rufus Buck, Nat Love, Trudy Smith, Stagecoach Mary and Cherokee Bill, respectively.

African American Film Critics Association‘s annual list of the top 10 films of the year, the AAFCA announced on Wednesday.