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August 14, 2025
The Irishman unites Robert De Niro and Al Pacino for only the fourth time onscreen. They’ve often been up for…
Al Pacino Must-See Performances
August 11, 2025
These are our favorite Al Pacino performances, from The Panic in Needle Park to Bobby Deerfield
Scarface
June 7, 2024
Scarface, Brian De Palma’s crime-kingpin masterpiece starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, is one of the most stylishly flamboyant and
House of the Dragon parting; George Miller exclusive; salute to Camila Morrone
September 1, 2022
An exclusive look at Three Thousand Years of Longing, directed by George Miller; House of the Dragon loses a leader;…
August 15, 2022
Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, Donnie Brasco co-stars, are reuniting, with Depp in the director's chair and Pacino producing the…
dune david bowie jussie smollett al pacino
March 11, 2022
Jussie Smollett is sentenced for his 2019 hate crime hoax; Al Pacino gets candid about The Godfather on its 50th…
What House of Gucci Got Right, and Just Made Up
February 6, 2022
House of Gucci cleans up the torrid, ridiculous family feuding at the heart of the Gucci empire. But it's often…
House of Gucci Writer Says the Key Was to 'Make It Very Ironic and Really Not Take the Characters Too Seriously'
November 24, 2021
House of Gucci writer RobertoBentivegna says the key to cracking the story was "to really not take the characters too…
Brian Cox Succession Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson House of Gucci
November 16, 2021
Succession star Brian Cox is set for his directorial debut; Licorice Pizza reviews are beginning to roll in; Lady Gaga's…
Spider-Man, Chinatown 2, and Other Movies Cannon Films Tried and Failed to Make in the '80s
August 5, 2021
Cannon Films had huge ambitions in 1986 for films like Spider-Man and Chinatown 2. The Industry podcast explains why they…
Jared Leto
July 29, 2021
The internet is losing it over the way Jared Leto's character looks in Ridley Scott's upcoming House of Gucci movie.…
Constance Wu Solos David Weil monologue
May 24, 2021
Solos, the new series from David Weil, stars Helen Mirren, Constance Wu and Uzo Aduba and harnesses the power of…
House of Gucci
April 16, 2021
The Guccis have some House of Gucci complaints; Mads Mikkelsen joins Indiana Jones 5; Tribeca's first film announced; Pete Davidson as…
the little things insomnia
February 9, 2021
There are many similarities between The Little Things and Nolan's Insomnia. But how both treat their endings illustrate starkly different…
What Godfather Coda changed about Godfather III
December 8, 2020
What does Godfather Coda change about Godfather III? The film changes the beginning, the ending, and several scenes throughout.
Godfather lighter scene Thomas Flight video essay
July 20, 2020
Let's consider the 15-second Godfather lighter scene and why it's so powerful by watching a new video essay from Thomas…
Christian Bale American Psycho
April 15, 2020
American Psycho is 20; watch great SXSW pilots right now; and the Oxford Film Festival is doing something we really…
September 12, 2017
The Character Arc can be described as a process through which the protagonist grows more or less capable of succeeding…
June 20, 2017
Why is “winning the hand of the princess” so often an integral part of hero films? What are the meanings…
April 25, 2017
Watch this supercut of Al Pacino's most over-the-top moments to learn how the right framing can deepen viewers' perspective of…
April 7, 2017
In this script-to-screen video analysis, Francis Ford Coppola reveals the Hitchcockian method that helped him design a pivotal sequence from…
July 25, 2013
Two MovieMaker editors share their favorite moments in Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing, a shocking record of Indonesian executioner…
February 3, 2007
From comedies to musicals to dramas, John Leguizamo has one of the most diverse filmographies in Hollywood. Here are the…
February 3, 2007
Early Oscar buzz may be the Holy Grail for most directors, but Taylor Hackford (director of Ray) isn’t your average…