CinemaCon: Barco to Unveil Anticipated HDR Projection System Aimed at Giving Filmmakers a Wider Creative Palette

Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, has died at the age of 80.The Mexican director, producer and writer, perhaps best known for the 1986 film The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, passed away in her San Francisco home.Portillo was known for her bold filmmaking style that confronted issues around race, sexuality and social justice, and often featured stories and experiences of Latin American, Mexican and Chicano culture.Born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1943, she moved to Los Angeles as a teenager, where she became part of a Marxist filmmaking collective, Cine Manifest, in the ‘70s, eventually working on her first film, After the Earthquake, in 1979.In addition to her extensive work in documentary features, Portillo went on to gain a reputation in the worlds of video installation and screenwriting, and also worked in investigative journalism and visual art.She co-directed The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo with Susana Blaustein Muñoz.

Lourdes Portillo, the Mexican-born, Chicana-identified filmmaker who crafted nuanced film and video works that center the emotions and circumstances of diverse Latinx experiences, died on Saturday, April 20 at her home in San Francisco. She died peacefully, surrounded by her three sons and a younger sister, according to a friend.

EXCLUSIVE: The First Omen director and co-scribe Arkasha Stevenson and the pic’s screenwriter/EP Tim Smith have signed with WME for representation in all areas. 

Liam Hemsworth is a talented actor with a legacy of success in Hollywood.

Even as he collected his martini, the burly stranger who introduced himself as “Joe” exuded an aura of belligerence. We were standing on the fringe of a post-screening reception, so, hand extended, I blurted, “Did the movie work for you?”

The Peabody Awards are teaming with the Center for Media & Social Impact to launch We Disrupt This Broadcast, a podcast featuring interviews with TV creatives who are “shaping the future of entertainment with disruptive new narratives and creative approaches.”

Carolyn Giardina Belgian cinema tech developer Barco launched its anticipated HDR By Barco theater projector at CinemaCon in Las Vegas with specially graded trailers from movies such as Parmount’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” video testimonials from “Maverick” producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joe Kosinski, and the launch of the projectors’ pilot program with exhibitors including AMC and Regal. Barco is set to announce on Wednesday that the new HDR laser projectors — what Barco’s Gerwin Damberg called “a premium experience that we want to bring to the mainstream” — will be installed at select AMC Theatres, B&B Theatres and Regal Cinemas in the U.S., as part of a commercial pilot program aimed at bringing its imagery to moviegoers in time for 2024 holiday season.

Cannes Critics’ Week has unveiled the jury members for its upcoming 63rd edition, who join previously announced jury president Rodrigo Sorogoyen.

MaXXXine has just dropped, and it promises a violent, mysterious and action-packed ending to Ti West’s popular horror trilogy.The third installment in West’s horror series starring English actor Mia Goth is set to be released in July, and is set about six years after the events of X.The trilogy began in 2022 with X, the slasher film which follows the cast and crew working on a pornographic film in Texas who find themselves threatened by a homicidal an elderly couple.Released six months later was Pearl, which told the origin story for the villain who would commit violent murderous acts at her Texan family home in 1918.Now, a direct sequel to X is underway, with Goth reprising her role as Maxine Minx, and co-producing the film.The trailer shows former porn-star Maxine attempting to start a career as an actress in movies. Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the film is set to explore Maxine’s journey to fame and success, as well as her attempt to avoid a serial killer attacking people in Hollywood.The film, which has been produced by the studio known for Hereditary and Midsommar, as well as the previous two films in the trilogy, A24.The cast features a number of major Hollywood stars, including The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan and Bobby Cannavale, along with appearances from Lily Collins, Halsey, Kevin Bacon and Giancarlo Esposito.The trilogy has been highly critically acclaimed, with Goth’s performance receiving high praise.

Selena Kuznikov American Film Institute alum Melina Matsoukas will deliver the keynote address at the AFI Directing Workshop for Women Showcase for the Class of 2024. The showcase will be held on April 10 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.

Suki Waterhouse is stepping out to run errands after recently welcoming her first child into the world.

Shadowhunters costars Katherine McNamara and Dominic Sherwood reunited on the red carpet a few weeks after teasing an exciting new project with another costar!

Harvey Weinstein.Speaking recently with The Guardian, Butterworth shared details about the time he entered into a disagreement with Weinstein.According to Butterworth, while on the set of the 2001 erotic comedy thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Birthday Girl, Weinstein took issue with a producer, who he wanted to have fired.Weinstein reportedly punched the unnamed producer, prompting Butterworth, who wanted the producer to remain on the film, to retaliate.Butterworth, who is also known for his work on Spectre, Edge Of Tomorrow and Ford V Ferrari, reportedly did some boxing while studying at the University of Cambridge, making him equipped for his response.“If Harvey wants to start throwing punches,” he said, “he should know that I know what to do.”Elsewhere in the interview, Butterworth shared his experience of learning about the pattern of sexual abuse taking place in Hollywood. When directing Birthday Girl, he said: “I was sent to Hollywood to audition actors in the Peninsula Hotel.

EXCLUSIVE: BAVC Media has named the latest group of nonfiction filmmakers to take part in its prestigious documentary film fellowship program. The octet announced today will receive $10,000 each in “unrestricted funding, mentorship, industry access, feedback sessions, and workshops during an immersive 9-month experience.”

Dermot O'Leary said Alison Hammond's apology on This Morning was the 'greatest he'd heard' after she broke a golden rule. The pair were back fronting the ITV daytime show on Tuesday (April 2) after kicking off a new week on Easter Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has raised Maia Eyre to SVP of Creative Development at Columbia Pictures.

There’s been a very exciting update about the Freaky Friday sequel.

UPDATED, 1:01 p.m.: Freestyle Digital Media has set an April 23rd release date for its poetry-themed documentary Our Worlds Collide, executive produced by Rosario Dawson, also unveiling a first look clip, which you can find above.

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer has said Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo should 'definitely' be included in the England squad for the European Championship in Germany this summer.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s Screen Gems has landed that Platinum Dunes’ package we told you about at the start of the month, Wolf Night, which has Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles helmer Jonathan Liebesman directing.