Author: Michael

After some back and forth over whether the Venice Film Festival would even have an opening press conference, jury chair Maggie Gyllenhaal took questions from reporters on Wednesday as the fest kicked off, and she was directly asked to address the lack of female directors represented in the lineup. Venice took flak this year for programming only two competition films from female directors for the 2026 festival, and in answering a question about the issue, Gyllenhaal joked, “I guess it’s just finally become clear that men make better movies than women do.” After a chuckle, she continued: “There’s a systemic…

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Alix Earle reacts to finally addressing the drama between her and Alex Cooper while chatting with ET’s Denny Directo at the premiere of her show, ‘Earle Meets World,’ airing Sept. 4 on Netflix. She also shares how the show will address her rumored romance with Tom Brady. More from Entertainment Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtXPiqI2cLorKaPrfpKc4g?sub_confirmation=1 Exclusives from #EntertainmentTonight : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv

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There’s a long, long history of motion picture twins, like the blockbuster asteroid movies “Armageddon” and “Deep Impact,” and the nunsploitation horror films “The First Omen” and “Immaculate.” These very similar movies come out around the same time and compete for the same audience, and everyone likes to pick a side, but in the end history declares which film was the victor. In the case of “Runner” and “The Runner,” I think I can save history some time. These two movies are coming out within a week-and-a-half of each other. Both are about heroes racing against time to save a…

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Sometimes the scariest movies are the simplest movies. Scott Mann’s 2022 thriller “Fall” was technically about two women who climbed a 2,000-foot, rickety old TV tower and got stuck up there for days. But in reality, it was about Mann realizing heights freak people out and exploiting that fear for nearly two hours. Mann filmed the original “Fall” like a daredevil showing off for a petrified audience, and although the screenplay was functional at best (and I’m being generous), the movie didn’t need any bells and whistles to be terrifying. “Fall” was cheap and made a profit, so it was…

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