Venice competition lineup includes Malick, De Palma, Assayas

Posted by · 8:51 am · July 26th, 2012

There are few surprises in the just-announced Venice Film Festival lineup, while ‘The Master’ may appear as a late addition.

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'The Master' gets a full trailer and poster

Posted by · 4:36 pm · July 19th, 2012

The film comes along at an interesting time for Scientology.

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Could Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's divorce make 'The Master' this year's zeitgeist movie?

Posted by · 5:46 pm · July 4th, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s film will take on Scientology as the organization battles headlines.

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Weinstein maintains a muscular presence at Cannes

Posted by · 9:21 am · May 21st, 2012

It’s fair to say The Weinstein Company is pretty high on the value of Cannes this year. And tonight will be all about their upcoming films as they pull the old “let’s show some footage, stir the interest pot and steal a little bit of thunder” trick.

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No Cannes (or Venice) premiere for Wong Kar-wai's 'The Grandmasters'

Posted by · 3:40 pm · April 3rd, 2012

According to its sales agent, Wong Kar-wai’s long-awaited martial arts pic “The Grandmasters” won’t be ready in time for Cannes — or even Venice and Toronto — this year.

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