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AMC theaters and Warner Bros. are bringing back a pair of Gene Wilder films " “Blazing Saddles” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” " in honor of the late act…
As anticipation builds for the live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast,” Disney is taking advantage by teasing the film bit by bit. This time, with some concept art and…
New films from Clint Eastwood, Damien Chazelle and Denis Villeneuve are set for this year's SHOW, commencing Friday.
“Moulin Rouge!” will can-can its way onto the stage in a theatrical reimagining of the big screen musical. Global Creatures is developing the show and has tapped “Skyfall&#…
Disney Thursday confirmed plans to cease film-making in India, one of the few territories in the world where its local-language production business had a sizeable market share. Its fil…
What went into crafting the six original songs that dot the landscape of Damien Chazelle's crowd-pleaser? We've got the details.
For New Yorkers, going to the movies often means camping out for an hour before the show starts. Stragglers know that arriving late can be the difference between seeing the movie unfold in c…
VENICE —Â The 73rd Venice Film Festival kicked off on a decidedly positive note Wednesday with U.S. director Damien Chazelle's Los Angeles-set musical “La La Land” premie…
When it debuted in October 2015, CW's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" seemed on shaky ground. The hour-long series was a mashup of several genres " musical, dark comedy, satire " but it ultimately pro…
At the Venice Film Festival Wednesday, "La La Land" star Emma Stone and director Damien Chazelle talked about Ryan Gosling, delivering a modern take on old-fashioned musical, chasing your dr…
The director's "Whiplash" follow-up already had big shoes to fill, but this musical delight is sure to win voters' hearts.
VENICE " Stars Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and director Damien Chapelle wowed the Venice Festival Wednesday morning with "La La Land" – and it took just 10 minutes. And the Venice rec…
There was a moment back in the 1970s, sometime before "Grease" came out, when the image of people bursting into song and dance in the middle of a motion picture wasn't simply corny and antiq…
Former Disney and Paramount executive Bob Bacon, who oversaw “The SpongeBob Movie,” has been tapped as chief executive officer of China-backed Alpha Animation. The new divisio…
Hillary Clinton has been endorsed by the Actors’ Equity Association, marking the first time in the union’s 103-year history that it has backed any political candidate. “Our…
Richard Linklater has found his next project and set the all-star ensemble to lead the film. Linklater is attached to direct and write an adaptation of the novel “Last Flag Flyin…
Disney Channel has commissioned “The Lodge,” a serialized music-filled mystery drama that is based on Disney Channel Israel’s series “North Star,” Variety ha…
The end of “Finding Neverland’s” Broadway run took a bite out of earnings last week. Box office on the Great White Way dropped 6.6% to $21.5 million after the theater co…
Before he achieved movie superstardom in the 1970s, Gene Wilder did Brecht on Broadway, Shaw in Louisville, and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" with Kirk Douglas on the Great White Way. Wi…
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will kick off its 2017 season mainstage with Basil Kreimendahl’s “Orange Julius” directed by Dustin Wills. “Orange Julius”…
The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards isn't the only musical occurrence happening this weekend. From across the country, musical festival-goers are inhabiting Exposition Park in Los Angeles for th…
Photos from the upcoming “Beauty and the Beast” live-action remake? Be our guest. Jack Morrissey, who is credited as a co-producer, posted several images on his Facebook pa…
Sam Mendes is in “very early” negotiations with Disney to direct a live-action version of “James And The Giant Peach.” Nick Hornby is also in preliminary talks to …
Helen Mirren is in talks to join Keira Knightley in Disney’s new retelling of “The Nutcracker.” Mackenzie Foy is on board to play Clara, with Misty Copeland and Morgan Free…
Denzel Washington is eyeing the lead role in “Inner City,” a legal drama written and to be directed by Dan Gilroy. The project is being billed as a character study in the vein of…
