Christopher Nolan has said The Odyssey‘s source material, the epic poem by ancient Greek writer Homer, was the superhero story of its time. Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the British director said Homer’s original work, which chronicles the King of Ithaca’s dangerous journey home after the Trojan War, was the “Marvel of…
The first weekend of Millennium Docs Against Gravity – the prestigious international film festival in Poland – is underway after opening with Closure, the new film directed by Warsaw native Michał Marczak. The wrenching documentary about a father’s desperate search for his missing teenage son won the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival…
Ahead of its world premiere as a special screening in Cannes, Steven Soderbergh’s doc feature “John Lennon: The Last Interview” is now launching in the market. Patrick Wachsberger’s Legendary-backed sales and production company 193 has boarded the film, which features exclusive access to Lennon’s final in-depth conversation. Produced by Nancy Saslow for Mishpookah Entertainment Group…
“Fujiko,” the second feature from Japanese director Kimura Taichi and produced by Megumi, took the Mulberry Audience Award at the 28th Far East Film Festival. The Korean documentary “The Seoul Guardians,” directed by Kim Jong-woo, Kim Shin-wan and Cho Chul-young – a live chronicle of a coup d’état – came in second, while four films…
A month after he was hospitalized following a fiery car crash in New Hampshire, Eugene Mirman is back in a joking mood. On Tuesday, the Bob’s Burgers voice actor announced his first stand-up special in a decade, Here Comes the Whimsy, would debut that night on YouTube, now available to stream entirely on the Pretty…
FIPRESCI, the international critics group, named Fiume o morte! the best documentary of 2025, beating out Oscar winner Mr. Nobody Against Putin and Oscar nominee The Perfect Neighbor. The announcement of the inaugural FIPRESCI Documentary Grand Prix was made on the opening night of Millennium Docs Against Gravity in Warsaw, Poland. As Deadline previously reported,…