In some remake news, Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has tapped Albert Hughes to direct a reboot of The Fugitive. He and brother Allen Hughes have made some good stuff over the years—Menace II Society, the little seen Dead Presidents, and the stylishly cool The Book of Eli. The pair began directing separately after the latter’s success. Recently, Albert helmed 2018’s Alpha. He’s also got a series on the way called The Good Lord Bird, about abolitionist John Brown, and North Hollywood, a crime thriller about the infamous 1997 bank heist. The 1993 film, directed …
You know who's never made a bad movie? Albert Hughes. Seriously, we don't talk about this guy enough. He made several good movies with his brother Allen, including Menace II Society, Dead Presidents and The Book of Eli, before going out on his own last year with the visually stunning coming-of-age film Alpha, which earned solid reviews from critics. Now Hughes has set his next feature, and it's a return to Dead Presidents territory for him. Hughes is set to direct North Hollywood, based on the true story of the deadly 1997 North Hollywood shootout, …
We interview Abominable stars Albert Tsai and Tenzing Norgay Trainor about their experience making the film and lessons to learn from it.
We are sad to report the passing of screen legend Albert Finney, who died after a short illness at the age of 82. The England-born actor boasted an unforgettable voice and screen presence, stealing the show in recent films like the Bourne series and Skyfall. His breakthrough came in 1960 with Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, which led directly to Finney’s Oscar-nominated lead role in the 1963 film Tom Jones. He would go on to earn five total Oscar nominations over the course of his career, four of which were in the Best Actor category. One of …
It’s been a while since we’ve seen him on the big screen, but his person and his performances will greatly be missed.