SXSW Horror Documentary ‘The Nightmare’ Acquired by Gravitas
Horror documentary “The Nightmare” has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures, with a North American theatrical and video-on-demand release scheduled for June 5. The spooky doc, which will screen at SXSW...
View ArticleMatthew Modine Joins Voice Cast of Bill Plympton’s ‘Revengeance’ (Exclusive)
Matthew Modine has joined the voice cast of Bill Plympton’s new animated feature “Revengeance,” which also includes Dave Foley (“The Kids in the Hall”), TheWrap has learned. Currently raising funds on...
View ArticleStanley Kubrick’s Anti-War Script ‘The Downslope’ to Be Developed as Trilogy...
Stanley Kubrick‘s original screenplay “The Downslope,” a sweeping, historical action-drama he wrote in 1956, is being developed as a feature trilogy with Marc Forster (“World War Z”) attached to...
View ArticleAubrey Morris, ‘Clockwork Orange’ Actor, Dead at 89
British character actor Aubrey Morris, best known for playing the probation officer in Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 cult film “A Clockwork Orange” has died, his agent confirmed on Friday. He was 89. During...
View ArticleTom Hardy in Talks to Star in Christopher Nolan’s WWII Movie ‘Dunkirk’
Following in the footsteps of Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick, Christopher Nolan is prepping an epic war movie titled “Dunkirk” about the WWII evacuation of Dunkirk, France. Tom Hardy, Kenneth...
View ArticleDGA’s List of 80 Best-Directed Films Includes One Female Filmmaker
The Directors Guild of America has unveiled its list of the 80 best-directed feature films since the guild’s founding in 1936 and only one female director made the list — Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt...
View ArticleMichael Herr, ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Co-Writer and ‘Dispatches’ Author, Dies at 76
Oscar nominated-writer Michael Herr died Thursday in New York. He was 76. Herr’s publisher Knopf confirmed that the writer had died in a New York hospital after battling a lengthy illness, The Guardian...
View ArticleStanley Kubrick’s Daughter Rips Moon-Landing Conspiracy Theorists
Stanley Kubrick most certainly did not assist the government in purportedly staging the 1969 moon landing — at least, according to his daughter. Vivian Kubrick denounced conspiracy theorists in a...
View Article‘Stranger Things': 21 ’80s Relics We’ve Spotted So Far (Photos)
The Duffer brothers’ sci-fi horror series “Stranger Things” is scaring up ghosts of decades past. About a mysterious force unleashed on a sleepy town, the show takes place in the 1980s and is chock...
View Article11 Iconic Stanley Kubrick Scenes in Honor of Kubrick Day, From ‘Spartacus’ to...
11 Iconic Stanley Kubrick Scenes in Honor of Kubrick Day: ‘Spartacus’ to ‘The Shining’ TheWrap rounds up just a few of the incredible moments from the celebrated director’s career on what would have...
View ArticleIMDb Founder Col Needham Reveals His Top 10 Favorite Films for First Time...
It’s no big secret that Col Needham, founder and CEO of IMDb, is a voracious film fan. But did you know he has now seen 10,000 films in his lifetime? The internet pioneer crammed in some 480 screenings...
View Article‘Gorgeous Vortex': Final Segment of ‘V/H/S’ Trilogy Released on Youtube...
Epic Pictures Group has just released on YouTube the short film “Gorgeous Vortex,” the secret final segment of “V/H/S: Viral,” the third installment of the popular horror anthology series, TheWrap has...
View Article‘Mars’ Lifts Off Tonight on Nat Geo: Astronaut Compares Accuracy to ‘The...
John Grunsfeld has spent nearly two months in outer space, which makes him pretty darn qualified to break down “Armageddon,” we’d say. His extensive resume also impressed the National Geographic...
View ArticleShelley Duvall Fundraising Campaign Launched by Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter
A fundraising campaign to benefit Shelley Duvall has been launched by the daughter of “The Shining” director Stanley Kubrick, after it was revealed earlier this week that Duvall is struggling with...
View Article‘Dark Tower’ Is a ‘Small, Sad Pile of Rubble’ and 8 Other Disastrous Reviews
Reviews for “The Dark Tower,” the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novels, are in — and critics say the foundation should’ve never been built. Slamming it as a “small, sad pile of rubble” and a...
View Article‘mother!’ Is Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Most Bombastic, Ludicrous’ Film’– And 6...
Darren Aronofsky’s mysterious new film, “mother!’ premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and reviews are finally in — and we’re in for a ride. With reviews amounting to 100 percent positive on Rotten...
View ArticleAnn Gillis, Star of ‘Bambi’ and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ Dies at 90
Ann Gillis, a child star from Hollywood’s golden age whose career continued through Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi classic “2001: A Space Odyssey,” died Wednesday at age 90. Her son Gordon Fraser...
View ArticleIs There More to ‘The Shining’? ‘Long Cuts’ of Kubrick Film up for Auction in...
Is there a secret cut of Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic “The Shining”? According to a listing on an Italian auction site, it looks like the answer is yes. A treasure trove of Kubrick memorabilia has...
View Article‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Returns to Theaters in May With ‘Unrestored’ 70mm Print
For the majority of cinephiles and sci-fi fans not attending the Cannes Film Festival this year, rejoice: Warner Bros. is sending Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” back to theaters. In addition...
View Article‘First Reformed’ and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Anniversary Blast Off at Indie...
Cinephiles in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Chicago were in for a treat this weekend, as Warner Bros. brought back Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” for a limited engagement in 70mm....
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