‘Race,’ ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,’ ‘Gods of Egypt’ on Blu-ray, DVD

Edit Deseret News 03 Jun 2016
Stephan James is excellent as Jesse Owens in this biography of the Olympic track and field star and the experiences surrounding his triumphant performance at the 1936 Games, where his success miffed Adolf Hitler, who intended for the Berlin meet to prove the superiority of the Aryan race ... Vampire Hunter.” But still, putting Jane Austen’s 19th-century Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) and Mr....

Home video review: it doesn't get much worse than 'Fifty Shades of Black'

Edit The Examiner 03 Jun 2016
The Marlon Wayans-starring comedy-like substance “Fifty Shades of Black” is an abysmal, atrocious trainwreck ... This movie is not good ... Kudos to E.L. James, whose craptacular book has inspired quite possibly the two worst movies of the decade. Audio / video quality . ... does it matter? Would anyone who enjoys this turd care about sound or cinematography? At least the filmmakers remembered to take off the lens cap before they started shooting....

Daniel Craig signs up for Showtime series Purity, adding weight to James Bond exit speculation

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 03 Jun 2016
Adding weight to speculation he is stepping away from playing James Bond, Daniel Craig has signed up for a 20-episode television series that he will also executive produce ... Advertisement ... The series will start shooting next year with some impressive names behind the camera including Franzen and playwright-filmmaker David Hare, who will write both episodes and executive produce ... It called it a "megabucks deal" for Craig ... ....

The Brian De Palma Conundrum

Edit New Yorker 03 Jun 2016
I think that movies are a medium—in the spiritual or metaphysical sense of putting the souls of viewers into connection with the souls of filmmakers....

Anushka helps out

Edit DNA India 03 Jun 2016
-->. Supports the Mumbai Film Festival every way she can. First, it was Ranveer Singh ... Anushka says, “MAMI has undergone a remarkable reinvention. It’s becoming a bigger and better platform for Indian filmmakers — a platform that brings the best of international talent to the city ... We are telling all filmmakers that the film festival is if for everyone so please submit your entries ... ....

Working with directors who are wannabe actors difficult: Hooda

Edit The Times of India 03 Jun 2016
Mumbai, Jun 3 () Randeep Hooda says it is easier to work with directors who are also actors but it becomes difficult when the filmmakers are "wannabe" actors. Randeep will be next seen in "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani", helmed by actor-director Deepak Tijori ... I've always liked directors who are actors as well ... The "Sarbjit" star, however, feels that it can be a disadvantage too as the filmmakers sometimes have an actor within themselves ... RELATED....

For Randeep Hooda, directors who are actors are an advantage

Edit DNA India 03 Jun 2016
-->. Randeep Hooda prefers about directors who are also actors rather than directors who think they can act. Randeep Hooda says it is easier to work with directors who are also actors but it becomes difficult when the filmmakers are "wannabe" actors ... The Sarbjit star, however, feels that it can be a disadvantage too as the filmmakers sometimes have an actor within themselves. Randeep Hooda ... That is difficult ... ALSO READ ... ....

Coroner to give ruling on gunshot death of Deepcut soldier Cheryl James

Edit Belfast Telegraph 03 Jun 2016
A two-decade fight for justice will finally come to an end for the family of Private Cheryl James on Friday when a coroner delivers the long-awaited ruling into how she died at Deepcut Army barracks. Pte James, 18, was found with a bullet wound to her head on November 27 1995 while she was undergoing initial training at the Surrey base ... Privates Sean Benton, James Collinson and Geoff Gray also died from gunshot wounds....

'Flash' Scores 'Dope' Director Rick Famuyiwa, DCU Diversity Increases

Edit Forbes 03 Jun 2016
Warner Bros.' search for a new filmmaker to helm the studio's DC Comics superhero feature Flash is over, as Dope director Rick Famuyiwa has joined the production. Famuyiwa previously wrote and directed The Wood, Brown Sugar, Talk To Me, Our Family Wedding, and Dope. The Wood, Talk To Me, and [...] ... ....

Josh Fox’s ‘How to Let Go of the World’ Backed by Distribber.com

Edit Variety 03 Jun 2016
Distribber.com is launching a quarterly documentary grant program, starting with Josh Fox’s “How to Let Go of the World and Love All Things Climate Can’t Change,” Variety has learned exclusively. The grant program, operated with the International Documentary Association, is designed to empower filmmakers to take control of their releases and directly distribute their content... Read more » ... ....

Kidsfilmfest Is Back, With a Villainous Teddy Bear and Surfer Dudes

Edit New York Times 03 Jun 2016
The 15 shorts in this international festival in Brooklyn include a moving testament by an Iranian filmmaker and a caper made with an iPhone ... ....

Bucket list? Matt Damon returns to MIT for commencement

Edit Springfield News-Sun 03 Jun 2016
Will he come dressed as a janitor? ... The actor and filmmaker grew up near the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus ... ....

Florida Man Gets Probation For Tossing Live, Four-Foot Alligator Through Wendy’s Drive-Thru Window As A Prank

Edit Inquisitr 03 Jun 2016
In October of last year, 24-year-old Joshua James of Jupiter found an alligator in a pond off Southern Boulevard and decided to play a prank on his friend ... However, James reportedly went through with his alligator prank anyways ... According to WPBF, no one was injured when James tossed the alligator through a Wendy’s drive-thru window, and the animal was “returned to the wild.”....
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