‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad Rasoulof Reacts to Death of Ali Khamenei: ‘The Most Hated Figure in the Contemporary History of Iran’

‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad Rasoulof Reacts to Death of Ali Khamenei: ‘The Most Hated Figure in the Contemporary History of Iran’

Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof has spoken out on the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Saturday in a combined U.S. and Israeli military strike. In a social media post that marks the first public comment by a major Iranian director on Khamenei’s death, Rasoulof called him “the most hated […]

Anne Hathaway Was ‘Fully in Character’ on ‘The Odyssey Set,’ Even When the Camera ‘Wouldn’t See Her for Three Days’: ‘You Never Stop Working’

Anne Hathaway Was ‘Fully in Character’ on ‘The Odyssey Set,’ Even When the Camera ‘Wouldn’t See Her for Three Days’: ‘You Never Stop Working’

The upcoming film adaptation of “The Odyssey” looks to be epic in scope, and to achieve that vision, director Christopher Nolan apparently maintained a high level of intensity on set. Logan Marshall-Green, who has starred in films such as “Prometheus” and “Upgrade” and is one of the leads of the new “Yellowstone” spinoff series “Marshals,” […]

13 Years Ago Today, Ahsoka Proved She Was A Better Jedi Than Anakin – When She Left the Order

13 Years Ago Today, Ahsoka Proved She Was A Better Jedi Than Anakin – When She Left the Order

It’s hard for modern viewers to understand, but the introduction of Ahsoka Tano initially made Star Wars: The Clone Wars seriously controversial. First reactions to Ahsoka were mixed, only changing as audiences bought into her character arc. More importantly, though, nobody was quite sure how Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan fitted into the overarching story of the […]

Joburg Film Festival Head on Celebrating ‘Unseen Hands Behind Filmmaking,’ Growing Next Generation of South African Moviegoers

Joburg Film Festival Head on Celebrating ‘Unseen Hands Behind Filmmaking,’ Growing Next Generation of South African Moviegoers

The Joburg Film Festival kicks off its eighth edition March 3 in the heart of South Africa’s entertainment industry, with an event that organizers say will celebrate the “unseen hands behind filmmaking.”  Paying tribute to the many below-the-lines artisans who help bring films to the big screen, the festival will pay homage to the “cinematographers, […]