By Filmmaker Justin Simien has been out promoting his new docuseries for MGM+. Hollywood Black examines race and representation in Hollywood. While out doing the promotion he spoke about his original plans for the Donald Glover-led spin-off from Solo: A Star Wars Story – Lando. Simien directed Dear White People and
Simien On Scrapped “Star Wars: Lando” Series
Filmmaker Justin Simien has spoken about the scrapping of his Donald Glover-led “Solo: A Star Wars Story” spin-off series “Lando”. The “Haunted Mansion” and “Dear White People” director, and the series itself, were first announced as being in the works in December 2020. Then last year, Simien exited the project
Timm Talks “Batman: Caped Crusader” Draw
“Batman: Caped Crusader” has launched its first full season on Amazon Prime Video and so far the reception has been very good. Though dubbed a spiritual successor to the iconic 1990s “Batman: The Animated Series,” the series is something different again – adopting that show’s more grounded noir elements, art
Lonergan On ‘Hollywood Propaganda’ Films
Celebrated playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan’s screen works have ranged from writing/directing “Manchester by the Sea” and “Margaret” to co-writing the live-action “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” and comedy “Gangs of New York”. Recently he was in Portugal giving a masterclass to cinema students and gave a lengthy
AMC Impacted By Early Summer Flops
The disappointing start to the Summer box-office was felt by the world’s biggest exhibitor AMC Theatres. Talking about their quarterly earnings from April to June this year today, the poor performance of “The Fall Guy,” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” saw revenue for the quarter fall 23.5% to $1.03
