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In his 2002 special “An Evening with Kevin Smith,” the filmmaker revealed that he had spent a week interviewing the “Purple Rain” singer for a potential documentary. While the planned concert film the two men were working on never materialized, Smith hopes the footage may soon be repurposed. “Very high,” Smith told The Guardian when asked about the likelihood of his documentary footage seeing the light of day. “The director of ‘OJ: Made in America’ is making a documentary for Netflix and came to the house to interview me....

What is Peter thinking? You never quite know with Oscar nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee’s beguiling and full-bodied performance in Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog.” He has venom in his marrow, but a kindliness and surgical precision in the way he crafts paper flowers for his mother Rose (Kirsten Dunst). He collects anthrax with the laser focus of an epidemiologist. He walks and moves at an otherworldly tempo, stalking the edges of cinematographer Ari Wegner’s frames like a fox — and that’s by design, as the actor chose the sly, bushy-tailed creature as his animal archetype while building his character....

If you’re the multi-faceted Kristen Stewart, you turn to both writing and directing. The “Spencer” star confirmed she wants to direct “so badly” during Variety‘s Actors on Actors interview with Nicole Kidman. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Stewart noted production is “in process,” while IMDb already lists her as the official director for pre-production. The star has not yet been announced....

Chung’s attempts to define the film and find a style for it began when he was shooting “Zombieland: Double Tap” in Atlanta and heard from Wright, who sent Chung the script and a mood reel. “Once I saw the mood reel I understood exactly what he had in mind,” Chung recalled. “It played like a movie. There were shots from other movies, documentary footage of London in the 1960s, and music from the period, and it was all edited together so that there was real drama....

The late “Will & Grace” star and Emmy winner passed away at age 67. TMZ first reported the news. Jordan allegedly suffered a medical emergency and crashed his car into the side of a building in Hollywood, California on the way to set for “Call Me Kat.” “The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan,” a statement from Jordan’s representative said. “Not only was he a mega talent and joy to work with, but he provided an emotional sanctuary to the nation at one of its most difficult times....

That anecdote paints a picture of a director who knows precisely what he wants, and while that is to some degree certainly true, there is also incredible creative looseness to the way Anderson works. On “Licorice,” for example, Anderson wanted to embrace a rawness, taking a distinctly 1970s-like approach to shooting the film — one where they didn’t try to always diffuse the 110-degree San Fernando Valley sun or control the look of multiple scenes shot in vehicles....

Today, Apple TV+ has expanded from drama, comedy, and family programming into unscripted, animation, and live sports (including Major League Baseball, Soccer, and possibly even the NFL). Its shows and movies have won the highest honors in TV and film, including Heder taking home an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (and her film, “CODA,” winning Best Picture). Outside the entertainment sphere, an experienced leader has taken over the lease at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and any immigration discussion is as likely to touch on American citizens looking to move out as any prospective residents looking to move in....