Early Jackie Chan Titles On The Criterion Channel Showcase An Artist In Transition

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe global COVID-19 lockdown may have struck down this year’s international box office, but it has led to new opportunities for classic movie catalogues and, of course, streamers, according to film distribution execs taking part in a Cannes virtual market conference on Wednesday.While cinemas in mainland China remain shuttered for the foreseeable future, they have stayed open in Taiwan, where the pandemic has been much less severe, and reopened in Hong Kong, where they had

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean specialty distributor D.O. Cinema has picked up local rights to Yuya Ishii’s “All The Things We Never Said,” which is bowing at the virtual edition of the Cannes Market, where it is represented by Hong Kong based sales agent Good Move Media.“Things We Never Said” stars Taiga Nakano, Wakaba Ryuya and Yuko Oshima and is set for a fall festival bow, before theatrical releases confirmed for China, Japan and now Korea.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMichael Keaton is in early talks to return to portray Batman alongside Ezra Miller in Warner Bros.’ “The Flash.”Keaton first played the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” and returned to collaborate with Burton in 1992’s “Batman Returns.” He left the role during the development of a third film.Andy Muschietti is on board to direct “The Flash,” which has been date for June, 2022.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorDeadline has confirmed that Michael Keaton, who first played the big screen version of Batman in 1989 for Warner Bros.

Michael Keaton is reportedly in talks to reprise his role as Batman.

Alicia Keys revealed that the original lineup of girl group 3LW could have looked a little different than it did when they first came onto the scene.The New York native, 39, answered the internet’s most searched questions about her during a new episode of Wired‘s “Autocomplete Interviews” on Thursday, June 18, and opened up about how she got her start in the music business.“My first band that I was in was just four of my homegirls from my neighborhood.

Rebecca Davis editorChina’s CMC Pictures will bring a line-up of five titles to the Cannes virtual market this year, including “Assassin in Red,” a major blockbuster set to hit next Chinese New Year.The firm will be selling global rights outside of China and Southeast Asia to the fantasy drama directed by Lu Yang (“Brotherhood of Blades,” “Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield”) and executive produced by Ning Hao (“Crazy Alien”).

Criterion Channel, an online subscription resource for significant classic and contemporary films, has lifted the paywall on many movies and documentaries from Black filmmakers that showcase the Black experience.

Danny Masterson is facing criminal charges for allegedly raping three women, Us Weekly can confirm. The development comes three years after he was first accused of sexual assault.Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Laney announced on Wednesday, June 17, that the actor, 44, was charged with three counts of rape by force or fear.

New York City is lifting its curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday morning. The 8 p.m.

In light of nationwide protests after George Floyd died at the hands of the Minneapolis police department, Nick Cannon has opened up about his kids' perception of law enforcement, saying that they "fear police." Cannon has three children: nine-year-old twins, daughter Monroe and son Moroccan Scott with his ex-wife Mariah Carey, and three-year-old son Golden with model Brittany Bell.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNew York City has brought an early end to the 8 p.m. curfew order that was issued last week as the city was grappling with looting and violence that marred the massive but largely peaceful protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the order was lifted as of Sunday, one day earlier than originally planned.

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The Criterion Channel, an online subscription resource for important classic and contemporary films, has lifted the paywall on many movies and documentaries from Black filmmakers that showcase the Black experience. Cheryl Dunye's The Watermelon Woman, Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust, and Oscar Micheaux's Body and Soul are just some of the titles now available to everyone, whether or not you are a subscriber to Criterion Channel.

Over the past several days, we’ve seen a number of big companies respond to the death of George Floyd and the continued protests that have occurred all over the country in response to yet another unarmed Black person being killed by a police officer. And now, Criterion has joined the discussion.

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