Love Fraud Directors Hope For Tiger King Popularity

Grady and Ewing are the directors of Showtime’s new true crime documentary, “Love Fraud.” The four-part series follows a group of women conned by one man, Richard Scott Smith, and the “revenge squad” that forms to take him down. Grady and Ewing have created a filmography aimed at looking beneath the veneer, starting with their 2006 documentary, “Jesus Camp.” In the case of “Love Fraud,” the two wanted to look at the world of double lives, and initially, they set out to tell a story about someone with multiple families....

March 18, 2023 · 4 min · 807 words · Nancy Henderson

Ma Mouna Doucour To Direct Josephine Baker Biopic For Studiocanal

Maïmouna Doucouré, the director behind controversial film “Cuties,” is confirmed to write and direct the upcoming Baker biopic, with Baker’s sons Jean-Claude Bouillon Baker and Brian Bouillon Baker supporting the Studiocanal film. “I am very excited to be involved in this wonderful project. Josephine Baker is such an inspiration for me and so many people around the world,” Doucouré said in a press statement. “It’s a huge honor and also a beautiful challenge to board this project with Studiocanal....

March 18, 2023 · 3 min · 578 words · Craig Sanders

Metal Lords Review Netflix S Heavy Metal Comedy Is Way Too Light

Screenwriter D.B. Weiss may be a bonafide head-banger who’s spent most of his career trying to bring SkullFucker to the screen — the “Game of Thrones” co-creator first began shopping the script before he ever stepped foot in Westeros — but most of the story beats in this overfamiliar coming-of-age saga are as metal as the Imagine Dragons cover that SkullFucker’s rivals bust out during the climactic face-off. It isn’t until the third act that “Metal Lords” finally shreds with any of the rage against the machine frustration that’s fueled similar let’s start a band films like “We Are the Best!...

March 18, 2023 · 5 min · 898 words · Cynthia Martinez

Mgm Snags Sean Penn S Cannes Title Flag Day

Thirty years ago, Cannes veteran Penn premiered his first film as a director, MGM’s “The Indian Runner,” in 1991, and has continued to bring his films to the festival throughout, from Best Actor-winning “She’s So Lovely” to eventual Oscar-winner “Mystic River” and “The Last Face.” He also served as the president of the jury in 2008. Playwright and screenwriter Jez Butterworth (“Edge of Tomorrow”) adapted Jennifer Vogel’s 2005 memoir “Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father’s Counterfeit Life....

March 18, 2023 · 3 min · 490 words · Jacob Munoz

Mirrorless Cameras On Sale Panasonic Lumix G95

When we think about summer, travel and adventure tend to come to mind. From road trips to beach trips, and more fun in the sun, you don’t have to be a professional photographer to capture quality moments on camera. Social media has changed the way we look at photos, so whether you’re a pro or novice photographer, videographer, YouTuber, or another kind of content creator, it doesn’t hurt to step your gear up with a Panasonic Lumix G95....

March 18, 2023 · 3 min · 428 words · Amy Bryant

Movie Accent Coach Reviews Robert Pattinson Devil All The Time Accent

“I mostly loved it,” Singer said of Pattinson’s accent. “First of all, I haven’t seen this noted anywhere, but the character’s actually from a different world. He’s from down in Tennessee. The fact that he does sound a little bit different from everybody else is in support of the story that they’re telling. There are a great many sharply and specifically observed features that are right for the place and time....

March 18, 2023 · 2 min · 339 words · Julie Martin

Mulan Disney Film Finds A Visual Language Of Female Empowerment

“We were cognizant of the fact that the animation [from ’98] was very successful, but Niki had a new take,” Walker said. “It was important that Mulan discovers that she has this inner power and strength, and that she needs to release it and be proud of the moment when she reveals herself as a woman.” The team built the visual design around Mulan’s journey, always centered in the frame, inspired by symmetry in Chinese history, cinema (“Raise the Red Lantern” and “The Last Emperor”), art, and architecture....

March 18, 2023 · 4 min · 643 words · Sean Matthews
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