“I love Nino Rota so much, and me and Rian grew up loving all his work,” Johnson told IndieWire Crafts and Animation Editor Bill Desowitz at IndieWire’s Consider This FYC Brunch. “Rian really wanted to lean into the fun, and lean into that romantic lyricism which I am such a fan of and Rota was so amazing at. So obviously there’s the suspense and the character moments, but right up front for the main titles, we kind of wanted to say, ‘We’re going to Europe, come along with us on this grand adventure....

After more than 50 years in the business, Chopra is reclaiming that eye-rolling moniker for her first memoir, “Lady Director, Adventures in Hollywood, Television and Beyond,” an insightful, emotional, and often quite dishy rollercoaster ride through her life and career. At 86, Chopra is as curious, clever, and damn fun to talk to as ever, all of which is reflected in her eye-opening memoir. Out November 22 from City Lights Publishers, “Lady Director” follows Chopra through her early, revelatory documentary career, the making of her Sundance winner “Smooth Talk,” the incredible disappointments that followed (like nearly being kicked off “The Lemon Sisters,” starring Diane Keaton), and her eventual move into television, where she directed films about everything from an American Girl doll to Marilyn Monroe (long before Joyce Carol Oates’ “Blonde” was adapted at Netflix)....

“Guillermo wanted to return to Venice after ‘The Shape of Water’ [which won the 2017 Golden Lion] and having been president of the jury the following year,” Barbera said. “He was literally racing against the clock to finish the film in time. Up until a week ago, he hoped to still make it, though Searchlight had already realized it was impossible, because they still have to record some of the music and do other post production work....

Emmy-winning HBO Max series “Hacks” returns May 12, with Smart reprising her Emmy-winning role as Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance who, with the help of millennial writer Ava (Hanah Einbinder), tries to evolve her act. Ava and Deborah embark on a cross-country tour to workshop their new material. Showrunners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky previously teased during SCAD TVFest that Deborah will “keep bombing” her stand-up set on the road....

“Halloween Kills” is the sequel to Green’s 2018 “Halloween,” which opened to $76.2 million (the highest opening in the horror franchise’s history) and ended its run with $159 million in the U.S. and $255 million globally. Green directed his “Halloween” reboot on a $10 million budget, making the film hugely profitable for Universal. Most importantly, the film got critics and fans back on the franchise’s good side after a series of poorly received sequels....

Tjina (Siiri Solalinna) seems to like animals, but they don’t much take to her, from the squawky crow that crashes straight into her house to the chubby new French bulldog next door. Mostly, the rail-thin Finnish tween seems to be seeking connection outside the fraying bonds of her family, including her simpering father (Jani Volanen), annoying (but probably sanest of the bunch) little brother Matias (Oiva Ollila), and her morally empty mother (Sophia Heikkilä)....

“Dreams didn’t make us kings. Dragons did,” says Matt Smith’s Prince Daemon Targaryen. (The clip is around the 34-second mark.) The sizzle reel also includes new looks at the “Suicide Squad” series “Peacemaker,” starring John Cena; Season 4 of “Westworld”; season 3 of “Barry”; the new season of “The Flight Attendant”; the next installment in “Euphoria”; and much more. But new series seen here include “The Gilded Age” starring Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, and Cynthia Nixon, set in New York City in the 1880s; the Watergate drama “The White House Plumbers,” starring Justin Theroux and Woody Harrelson; a new serial version of “The Time Traveler’s Wife”; “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” starring Quincy Isiah as Magic Johnson and John C....