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HBO announced today that Academy Award winner Barry Levinson’s latest film, The Survivor, starring Ben Foster, will premiere on the premium cabler on April 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, in honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)—subsequently becoming available for streaming on HBO Max.

“Why can’t he learn how to give a better speech?” With the State of the Union address looming next month, Joe Biden’s Hollywood critics and supporters increasingly ask that question as they see his approval ratings tank even as his policies gain favor.

The Directors Guild of America announced the television, commercial and documentary nominees for the 2022 DGA Awards and one film dominated the Dramatic Series category. In an embarrassment of riches, “Succession” took all five nominations recognizing Kevin Bray, Mark Mylod, Andrij Parekh as well as the team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Bergman.

It’ll be a case of Succession-on-Succession violence at the 74th annual DGA Awards. The Directors Guild revealed its TV nominations today, and all five nominees for Dramatic Series are episodes of HBO’s juggernaut starring Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox.

Hulu’s “Dopesick” is a capital-D Drama, a “very important” series that’s about nothing less than how this country has been torn apart by greed and addiction related to the sale of Oxycontin. Creator Danny Strong (“Recount,” “Game Change”) and directors like Barry Levinson and Michael Cuesta guide a remarkable ensemble in a “Traffic”-esque approach to the opioid crisis in the heartland of America from its origins in corporate boardrooms to its impact in American living rooms.

, Dar Zuzovsky, Danny DeVito and John Leguizamo.The film made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this year. No release date has been set on HBO, but it will also debut on HBO Max.

Following its world premiere at TIFF, HBO Films has taken the exclusive North American rights to Barry Levinson’s The Survivor about Holocaust survivor and U.S. boxer Harry Haft. Ben Foster plays Haft in the movie, and the pic reps a reteam for Levinson and him having previously worked on Liberty Heights together.

When Vicky Krieps arrived on set for Barry Levinson’s drama “The Survivor,” the film’s star Ben Foster had already spent time shooting all of the film’s scenes set inside a concentration camp. So when the actress finally met her costar, she described him having put up a “wall” that contained all the character’s own horrors of the camps.

The opioid crisis in the United States is a very tragic, heartbreaking issue. So many people have died due to what has now been proven to be a reckless solicitation of pain medication by pharmaceutical companies.

What a strange career Barry Levinson has had. The Baltimore-born filmmaker burst onto the scene in 1982 with “Diner” and embarked on a winning streak that’s still somewhat astonishing — his hits from the period included “Tin Men,” “Good Morning, Vietnam,” “Rain Man,” and “Bugsy.” And then came 1992’s “Toys,” and after it, a steady cascade of real clunkers: “Jimmy Hollywood,” “Disclosure,” “Sphere,” “Envy,” “Man of the Year,” “Rock the Kasbah,” and so on.

The remarkable true story of Harry Haft, is made even more pertinent by the simple fact that his story has not been the subject of a large scale feature film until now.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBarry Levinson is back at the Toronto International Film Festival with “The Survivor,” the incredible story of Harry Haft, who managed to survive Auschwitz by boxing his fellow prisoners. After moving to America, Haft boxed professionally, having a memorable bout with Rocky Marciano, but continued to be haunted by his experiences in the concentration camps.

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Levinson is attached to direct a limited TV series that will be exec produced by Kevin Costner, and comes from 24’s Stephen Kronish and Zodiac producer Mike Medavoy.

The relevance of America’s opioid crisis is not going away any time soon, and Hulu is addressing it head one with a new series coming to the streaming service coming in October. From executive producer Danny Strong and starring/executive produced by Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorOscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer has signed with CAA in all areas worldwide.

“The Kominsky Method” is adding even more star power to its cast for its last hurrah.

is adding even more star power to its cast for its last hurrah.The trailer for the acclaimed comedy series' third and final season debuted on Thursday, and fans got a first look at some of the guest stars who will be joining the show — including Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman and filmmaker Barry Levinson.The two Hollywood icons will be guest starring as fictionalized versions of themselves in the celebrated Netflix comedy, starring Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky, an aging actor who who has made

Did you like “Mank” but really wish it was about “The Godfather” and not in black and white? And not directed by David Fincher? And not about “Citizen Kane?” Well, okay, maybe Barry Levinson’s upcoming film about the making of “The Godfather” doesn’t share too much with Fincher’s award-winning Netflix film, but they’re both about the making of classic films and they’re both getting pretty great casts.

The Godfather.Fanning (The Great, Teen Spirit) will portray actress Ali MacGraw, who was married to Robert Evans – the former head of production at Paramount Pictures – in the upcoming Francis And The Godfather.Evans will be played by Jake Gyllenhaal alongside a cast that also includes Oscar Isaac (who appears as The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola) and Elisabeth Moss (Coppola’s wife, Eleanor).Directed by Barry Levinson, the upcoming movie will delve into the making of the iconic first

Elle Fanning has been cast in Francis and The Godfather— the project about the making of The Godfather— playing Ali MacGraw. She joins a cast that also includes Oscar Isaac as Francis Ford Coppola, Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Evans, and Elisabeth Moss as Eleanor Coppola.

Elle Fanning has joined the cast of Barry Levinson’s “Francis and the Godfather” about the making of “The Godfather.” She will portray actress Ali MacGraw in the film.Fanning joins a cast that includes Oscar Isaac as Francis Ford Coppola and Jake Gyllenhaal as Paramount executive Robert Evans. MacGraw, who is known for her role in “Love Story,” was married to Evans at the time of the production and had just won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer.

Golden Globe nominated actress Elle Fanning has joined the cast of Barry Levinson’s film about the making of Paramount’s classic film, The Godfather.

The Godfather movieOscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal have already been cast in Francis And The Godfather, which focuses on the creation of the 1972 classic.Isaac will play Francis Ford Coppola, while Gyllenhaal has been cast as producer Robert Evans.The film is set to be directed by Barry Levinson, who also made Rain Man and Good Morning, Vietnam, and he has tapped Moss to join the cast.“I’ve wanted to work with her for a long time,” Levinson said in a statement.

In a new casting report, it’s been revealed that Emmy-winner Elizabeth Moss has nabbed the role of Eleanor Coppola, the wife of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola that will be played by Oscar Isaac, in Barry Levinson‘s biopic about the hectic making of the iconic gangster movie “The Godfather.” READ MORE: Oscar Isaac & Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In A Film About The Making Of ‘The Godfather’ From Director Barry Levinson Considered to be one-half of Coppola’s masterpiece, with “The Godfather Part II”

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss has joined the cast of Barry Levinson’s film about the making of The Godfather. Moss will play Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola’s wife.

“Malcolm & Marie” is far from your typical film. Not only is it an incredibly intimate black and white drama with a cast list of only two actors and a setting inside a beautiful mansion, “Malcolm & Marie” is one of the first films that entered production during the pandemic last year.

Your Honor star Michael Stuhlbarg is set as a series regular in Dopesick, Hulu’s eight-episode limited series based on Beth Macy’s bestselling book. The project is from The Handmaid’s Tale executive producer Warren Littlefield and Touchstone Television.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Cleopatra Coleman (In the Shadow of the Moon) is set for a recurring role in Dopesick, Hulu’s eight-episode limited series based on Beth Macy’s bestselling book.

Oscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star in a film focusing on the making of The Godfather.The actors will portray Francis Ford Coppola, the director of the 1972 classic, and Robert Evans, who produced the crime drama, respectively.Directed by Barry Levinson, the big screen venture will chronicle the behind-the-scenes drama, which prompted Coppola to clash with studio bosses at Paramount.“Out of the madness of production, and against all odds, a classic film happened,” Levinson said in a

Oscar Isaac is set to play director Francis Ford Coppola, while Jake Gyllenhaal will play former Paramount studio head Robert Evans in a movie about the making of Coppola's seminal feature The Godfather. Barry Levinson will directFrancis and The Godfather, which is based on a Black List script by Andrew Farotte that was redeveloped with Levinson.

Francis And The Godfather, focusing on the making of The Godfather.Isaac will play Francis Ford Coppola, who directed the 1972 classic, while Gyllenhaal has been cast as producer Robert Evans.The film is set to be directed by Barry Levinson, who also made Rain Man and Good Morning, Vietnam.Francis and the Godfather will map Coppola’s struggle at the age of 31 to convince studios to make the film.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Barry Levinson will direct Francis And The Godfather, with Oscar Isaac starring as Francis Coppola and Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Evans in a drama about the legendary and wild battles that went into making the 1972 classic The Godfather. The film is based a Black List script by Andrew Farotte that was redeveloped by Levinson.

Just two weeks ago, it was announced that Paramount+ (formerly known as CBS All Access) was producing a new drama series about the behind-the-scenes work that went into making “The Godfather.” Film fans were left scratching their heads, as it seemed like such an odd choice for a series.

Denzel Washington says the late Chadwick Boseman lived a full life as a fellow Hollywood actor before his untimely death at 43 years after a battle with cancer. "He didn't get cheated.

Denzel Washington is opening up about Chadwick Boseman.

Denzel Washington remembers the first time he met Chadwick Boseman.