Third Annual Middleburg Film Festival Draws Deep Roster of Talent

In it's third year, the Middleburg Film Festival is becoming a vibrant late festival season stop for filmmakers and film enthusiasts alike. Middleburg is in Virginia's horse country, and its beauty can hardly be improved upon in late October, but as much as a draw as the setting is, the festival itself, created by BET co-founder and Sundance Institute member Sheila Johnson and ably directed by Emmy and Peabody award-winning filmmaker Susan Koch, is drawing people for it's discerning slate and roster of talent.

The Incredible Link Between Helena Bonham Carter & Suffragette Villain

In Sarah Gavron’s film Suffragette, about the fight to gain votes for women in Edwardian England, the Prime Minister, Lord Herbert Asquith, opposes women’s suffrage and, on this issue, falls squarely on the wrong side of history. When it came time to cast the film, which stars Carey Mulligan, Gavron had Helena Bonham Carter at the top of her wish list to play one of the Suffragettes.

Middleburg Film Festival: Miss You Already Director Catherine Hardwicke

Director Catherine Hardwicke is well into her third successful career. The former architect was one of the most ambitious, consistently excellent production designers in Hollywood, working on gorgeous, genre-defying projects like Three Kings for David O. Russell and Vanilla Sky for Cameron Crowe. She launched her directing career with the excellent Thirteen, which she co-wrote, about a young girl’s relationship with her mother as she begins experimenting with drugs,

Ice Age & Rio Director Carlos Saldanha Shares Wisdom at Tokyo International Film Festival

Renowned film director Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, RIO, RIO 2) passed on his passion and process to the next generation filmmakers.

New Joker Photos from Suicide Squad

Empire Magazine's upcoming story on Suicide Squad comes complete with photos from the set, and, this colorful cover image of the craziest super villain of them all, the Joker (Jared Leto).

What you probably already know is that Suicide Squad follows a host of bad guys following their conditional release from their various maximum security dungeon-cells so they can join forces and track down an even badder guy.

Watch Daisy Ridley & BB-8 React to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer

We have been trying to take a breather from Star Wars: The Force Awakens tidbits considering the release of the final trailer and everything surrounding it (the pre-ticket sales, the IMAX screening locations, the new images) pretty much dominated last week. But then we saw BB-8 watching the trailer in bed and threw all that out the window.

Take a moment to think about how much film marketing has been changed by social media.

Jem vs. Jem: Eighties Relic Hits 21st Century in new Jem and the Holograms

Opening on Friday is director Jon M. Chu’s mildly more believable, live action version of the 80s classic cartoon Jem and the Holograms. The original Hannah Montana, before Miley Cyrus was even a twinkle in Billy Ray’s eye, cartoon Jem was a regular girl in disguise as a rock star, a feat made possible by a one-of-a-kind hologram machine named Synergy, a magical pair of earrings, and endless glitter, guts,

Suffragette Director Sarah Gavron Puts Struggle on Screen

Carey Mulligan stars alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep in Sarah Gavron’s moving drama about the turning point of the women’s suffrage movement. Suffragette begins in 1912 London and follows a group of women from different walks of life who come together as activists and engage in acts of civil disobedience to draw attention to their cause: gaining the vote for women. We talk to Gavron about the process of bringing this story to the big screen for the first time.

Trailer for Pride + Prejudice + Zombies, Oh My

“A woman must have a thorough knowledge of singing, dancing and the art of war.”

When you think of Jane Austen you think of the landed English gentry of the 19th century, women dancing in long Empire-waisted dresses gossiping and plotting, and English class. If we were to play a word association game what would you say if we said “Pride and Prejudice” – you might say Mr. Darcy, Laurence Olivier, Colin Firth,

Bridge of Spies Costume Designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone on Cold War Style

Bridge of Spies costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone, who previous work includes Moonrise Kingdom, discusses the logistics involved in dressing thousands of extras and her first time working with Steven Spielberg.

What are the challenges working on a period film, particularly when you're telling a true story?

I feel it's a very structured process, so my job is so much driven by the vision of the director and the script.

Fall Read/Watch List: Read These Books, Then See Their Film Adaptations

This year, we’ve been treated to a variety of great cinematic adaptations. From Paper Towns this summer (read our interview with the screenwriters here), to more recent films like The Martian and Black Mass, Hollywood, once again, has been looking to the page for cinematic inspiration. Many of the films this fall are no different with at least ten more book adaptations hitting the big screen in 2015.

Meryl Streep Crushes Another Accent in Suffragette

Suffragette, which portrays the more violent side of Great Britain’s women’s fight for the vote during the late 19th century and early 20th, stars Carey Mulligan as a beleagured young worker who becomes entrenched in the front lines of the suffrage movement. Leading Mulligan’s character and her fictional cohort is Emmeline Pankhurst, a pivotal and very real suffragette and political activist who died in 1928, living to see her mission accomplished plus ten years.

Watch Jennifer Lawrence Bring the Joy in Latest Collaboration With David O. Russell

Director David O. Russell and star Jennifer Lawrence are carving out one of the most interesting collaborations in the film business. When Lawrence isn’t leading a righteous revolution as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games or trying to start a mutant revolution as Mystique in X-Men, she’s sought out the juicy, complex, human roles offered by Russell. She won her Academy Award for her earthy performance in Russell's 

Showrunners From Power, Veep, Louie & More at NYTF’s Creative Keynote Panel

Last night at the New York Television Festival creative keynote panel "Running the Show: A Big Picture Conversation on Creating for the Small Screen," Power showrunner Courtney Kemp Agboh expressed her frustration with gender politics in the entertainment industry.

“I’d like for it not to be a thing when there are a bunch of women showrunners,“ she said. “And also not for it to be pointed out all the time,

Back to the Future Day & Films That Got the Future Right

As we’re sure you’re aware, today, Wednesday October 21, 2015, is the very day in the future that Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) traveled to in Back to the Future Part II. At the time of filming, 2015 was more than a quarter-century away, yet the vision of the future writer/director Robert Zemeckis and screenwriter Bob Gale envisioned hasn’t turned out to be total bunk, despite Zemeckis’s misgivings.

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Talking to Julianne Moore & Ellen Page About Freeheld

Part love story, part evolution of reluctant activists, Freeheld represents a personal and professional turning point for producer/actress Ellen Page.

“It is pretty mind-blowing how much my internal journey went along with getting this movie made. I wasn’t out when I signed on to produce the film and play Stacie. I remember thinking, ‘there is no way you can make this movie and not be out. There’s just no way,’”

IMAX Reveals Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poster + Screening Info

We knew that this Monday and Tuesday would be all about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. You've seen the new poster, you've watched the new trailer (and watched, and watched) and now, you're looking at IMAX's very own The Force Awakens art made exclusively for those who watch the film in its biggest, most astounding version—on IMAX screens. Fans should know that J.J.

The Girls Are Back: Filming Starts for Ab Fab: The Movie

Our favorite British television duo is back and about to flourish on a screen almost as big as they are – yup, you guessed it – Fox Searchlight and BBC Films have begun filming a movie version of the hit sitcom – Absolutely Fabulous. For six seasons we loved watching the fumbling fashionista Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) and her best friend and sidekick, the alcohol plied former model Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley) muddle through their Ab Fab life accompanied by a wickedly funny cast of characters.

Oscar-Winning Production Designer Adam Stockhausen on Bridge of Spies

Oscar-winning production designer Adam Stockhausen (who we previously interviewed for his work on Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel)  discusses his work on Steven Spielberg’s latest film, the Cold War-era Bridge of Spies, which is based on real events, and how you tackle such a well-documented period of history.

I understand Steven Spielberg is big on authenticity, particularly with this kind of true story.

Behold the New, Final Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer

At long last, the final Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer landed just moments ago during halftime of the Eagles/Giants Monday Night Football game, and like millions of people around the country, we were absolutely floored by it. It was always likely going to be a doozy, considering this was the trailer that J.J. Abrams had been holding for his final big reveal, and sources we trust who had gotten sneak peeks indicated as much.