Five Nights at Freddy’s: Horror Film With Kid Following–Making of…Behind the Scenes

Director Emma Tammi was facing many challenges in bringing Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen with writers Scott Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback.

Leave the World Behind: Sam Esmail on Collaborating with the Obamas and Telling Another Cyberattack Story After ‘Mr. Robot,’ Starring Oscar Winners Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali, and Oscar Nominee Ethan Hawke

He talks about getting notes on the film from the Obamas — who served as producers — and comparisons of the project to his past work on Mr. Robot.

Oscar Directors: Payne, Alexander on New Film, Casting (Rejecting Brad Pitt and Clooney), State of Cinema (Lumiere Film Fest 2023)

Payne noted the growing absence of what he described as “mid-range films” in American cinema.

Me Captain: Matteo (“Gomorrah”) Garrone’s Tale of Horrendous African Immigrants Odyssey to Italy—Winner of Two Awards at 2023 Venice Film Festival, Starring Seydou Sarr and Moustapha Fall

This year he was in competition at the Venice Film Festival with his immigration-themed drama Io Capitano (Me Captain), which won two major awards: Silver Lion for Best Director and Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor to Seydou Sar, one of the film’s two protagonists.

American Fiction: Director Cord Jefferson Scorches the Entertainment Machine–I Predict it’s a Contender for Best Picture Oscar Nomination

It’s Monk’s way of calling out the white publishing industry and, movie-making machine, and the Black artists who seemingly buy into it.