Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) Director: Christopher McQuarrie Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the sixth entry in the long-running spy-action franchise and represents a high point for the series in terms of ambition, … Read more

Set It Up (2018) Director: Claire Scanlon Screenwriter: Katie Silberman Starring: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs In a decade that left many viewers weary of formulaic romantic comedies, Claire Scanlon’s Set It Up stands out as a refreshingly bright, well-crafted entry in the genre. Released in 2018 as part of Netflix’s slate … Read more

The Terminator (1984) Director: James Cameron Screenwriters: William Wisher Jr, James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich James Cameron’s The Terminator emerged from a vivid, feverish imagination and the constraints of a modest budget to become a lean, relentless science fiction thriller. The film … Read more

Nine years after the surprise zombie-comedy breakout Zombieland first hit theaters, Sony Pictures has announced a reunion of the original cast and creative team for a long-awaited sequel, Zombieland 2. The studio has slated the follow-up for release on the tenth anniversary of the original film, in October 2019. Fans of the first movie can … Read more

Jim Jarmusch Assembles Star-Studded Cast for Zombie Comedy “The Dead Don’t Die” Acclaimed filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, whose distinct independent films have influenced cinema for decades, has gathered an A-list ensemble for his latest project, a zombie comedy titled The Dead Don’t Die. Jarmusch is known for his quiet, character-driven storytelling and deadpan humor, and this … Read more

The search for a director for Marvel’s first standalone live-action Black Widow movie has concluded. Australian writer-director Cate Shortland has been chosen for the role, selected from a field of more than 70 candidates. Who is Cate Shortland? Cate Shortland is an Australian filmmaker known for her intimate, character-driven work. Her previous feature films include … Read more

Working Girl (1988) Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Kevin Wade Starring: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Kevin Spacey, Olympia Dukakis Working Girl remains a striking example of how a straightforward premise—an ambitious woman trying to break into corporate success—can become compelling cinema when given sharp performances and a confident … Read more

RoboCop Returns: Neill Blomkamp to Direct MGM Sequel RoboCop, the armored cyborg lawman from dystopian Detroit, is set to return to the big screen in a new sequel from MGM titled RoboCop Returns. The project reunites the franchise with a prominent director and promises a fresh take that separates itself from the 2014 reboot while … Read more

This article was provided to The Film Magazine for exclusive use by Beth Sawdon of flipendofilms. Many of the greatest films began not as polished screenplays but as ideas: a note in a notebook, a passage in a novel written on long journeys, or a story drafted over hours at a typewriter. When those novels … Read more

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Billy Dee Williams — the actor who originated the role of Lando Calrissian in the original Star Wars trilogy — is expected to return to the character for J.J. Abrams’ franchise-concluding film, Star Wars: Episode IX. According to the report, Williams’ involvement would mark his first live-action appearance in … Read more