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Prolific Japanese auteur Takashi Miike’s latest feature is First Love, the wild genre romp that follows a young boxer and a call girl who get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo. The pic premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight program and has also played Toronto, Busan, London and Fantastic Fest. This week it is screening at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), the growing event held in the Chinese gambling capital. Deadline caught up with Miike to chat about how his work has changed over the course of a 30-year, 100+ film career. DEADLINE: You still direct 1-2 movies every year, where do you find the stamina? TAKASHI MIIKE: I don’t think about stamina or the pace of my work. I just feel happy to make movies and enjoy it. You can’t get any answers by comparing to others. Life is not as long as you think. Related Story Macao Film Festival Chief Mike Goodridge On Growth, Wider … [Read more...] about Takashi Miike On His Hollywood “Longing”, New Movie ‘First Love’ & Why Japan’s Film Industry Is “Dying” – Macao

Director Tom Harper also explained why the historical adventure film is centered around a male-female pair: "Two men in a basket not talking to each other was not going to fly." The leads of Amazon Studios' 1860s-set adventure The Aeronauts start their record-breaking balloon expedition, nearly 40,000 feet into the sky, off on the wrong foot. But for the award-winning actors behind the characters, Theory of Everything co-stars Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne, their past work and real-life friendship helped them begin their latest collaboration on the right one. "The thought of building on what we'd already established in Theory of Everything I think gave us an enormous confidence," Jones told The Hollywood Reporter at the New York premiere of The Aeronauts. "To go on that adventure with someone that you already had built a trust, a love, an affection with and the ability to admit mistakes — I think it's when you can take the ego out of a creative … [Read more...] about How Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne’s Rapport Was Key to ‘Aeronauts’ Dynamic

Vijay fans have had much to cheer about especially with Bigil emerging as an enormous. Meanwhile, the star's next movie being directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is one among the most-acclaimed young film-makers of Tamil cinema. Now, a few reports have popped up that popular film-maker Vetrimaaran recently met Vijay and narrated a script to him. Ever since then, it is being rumoured that there are high chances for Vetrimaaran to direct Vijay in Thalapathy 65. It is being said that the meeting has ended on a positive note and Vijay has indeed liked the script, which has been narrated to him by the popular director. Even in the past, there had come reports that Vetrimaaran and Vijay might team up for a movie and the actor had okayed a storyline, which was narrated to him. However, we have to wait for an official announcement to know whether the actor-director duo will be joining hands for Thalapathy 65 or not. Vetrimaaran ranks among the top film-makers of Kollywood and it would be … [Read more...] about Vijay And Vetrimaaran To Team Up For Thalapathy 65?

Kanye West has announced the premiere of his new opera, Mary, which is set to debut on December 8th at Miami Marine Stadium in Miami, Florida. It follows the staging of his first opera, Nebuchadnezzar, in Los Angeles, California last month. West announced the news on Thursday evening via Twitter. His tweet included Bible verses Luke 1:30-31. “And the angel said unto her: fear not, Mary: For thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.” Vanessa Beecroft, who directed Nebuchadnezzar, reprises her role for Mary and it will also feature music from West’s Sunday Service choir. Tickets are currently on sale, with beach and elevated seating options. Last week, West unveiled the video for “Closed on Sunday,” a song from his latest album, Jesus Is King. The LP was accompanied by an IMAX film of the same name, which showcased West and his Sunday Service choir performing at James … [Read more...] about Kanye West Announces New Opera to Debut in Miami

Prolific producer and former top film and top executive Leonard Goildberg, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 85, never slowed down. At the time of his death, he was still working as executive producer on the hit CBS cop family drama Blue Bloods starring Tom Selleck. Blue Bloods originated more than a decade ago with Goldberg pitching the very basic idea to then-CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler. It was also Goldberg who later suggested Selleck for the role of the Reagan family patriarch, Commissioner Frank Reagan. Selleck has shared publicly that he was reluctant to commit to an ongoing series at the time but was drawn to the pilot script and signed on. Goldberg was a big believer in Blue Bloods even when the pilot flew largely under the radar during the 2010 pilot season. But, fueled by incredibly strong testing that surprised many, the dark horse contender landed on the CBS schedule. It become one of the network’s most popular series of the decade and a … [Read more...] about Tom Selleck Remembers “Irreplaceable” ‘Blue Bloods’ EP Leonard Goldberg