FORGOTTEN ISLAND blends Filipino mythology with a lively and imaginative friendship that results in an unlikely and appealing blend: MOANA, SPIDERVERSE, and SUPERBAD all came to mind. A strong original play from Dreamworks and THE LAST WISH directors.

Enjoyed having Phil Lord on the podcast this week! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

A NASA astrophysicist explains the science behind PROJECT HAIL MARY blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/03/27/p...

Frémaux on the past and future of le cinema filmmakermagazine.com/133444-inter...

Ellen Kuras, who SHOULD have won the Oscar for Best Cinematography in 2005, reflects on one of her crowning achievement: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

‘Project Hail Mary’ is a Realistic Alien Movie blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/03/20/p...

What a pleasure to reunite with my old sparring partner @akstanwyck to recap the #Oscars for this week’s episode of Movie People! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Some thoughts on this year’s incredible #Oscar race blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/03/15/w...

HOPPERS director Daniel Chong on learning 3D animation and making kids movies for adults: t.co/DTMjmtvJ3U

Read the Beaver Fact Sheet Pixar Animators Used on 'Hoppers' blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/03/07/h...

The 40-Year-Old Deal That Changed The History Of Animation blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/03/06/p...

On THE SECRET AGENT and the future of Brazil filmmakermagazine.com/133373-the-s...

PROJECT HAIL MARY is a faithful adaptation of the book and as such, incredibly charming and imaginative. More than that, it continues Weir’s uncanny ability to transform hard science into palatable mass market entertainment. Excited to spend the next year debating astrobiology!

5 very good, very timely movies from this year’s #Berlinale blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/02/23/b...

Elvis Presley didn’t want to talk politics, either blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/02/20/e...

Had a blast talking to Baz Luhrmann editor Jonathan Redmond about his extraordinary work with EPiC: ELVIS IN CONCERT podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Ellen Kuras, who SHOULD have won the Oscar for Best Cinematography in 2005, reflects on one of her crowning achievement: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

A stealth movie trailer: The Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance was directed by Stillz — whose first feature BARRIO TRISTE hits theaters this year! www.youtube.com/watch?v=awTt...

If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Charli XCX and the magic of the movie career pivot blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/02/06/t...

SINNERS one year later: Talking juke joint history beyond the South with Brenda Simmons. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

A KNIGHT OF SEVEN KINGDOMS is essentially a stealth sequel to DON QUIXOTE and I love it.

The best movies of #Sundance2026 were, like today’s media climate, kinda all over the place blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/02/02/b...

Bad Bunny received a standing ovation for his poignant speech taking aim at ICE as he accepted the Grammy award for best música urbana album. Follow our live updates here: https://wapo.st/49VPFQ4

“Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Academy Award nominated co-screenwriter of Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, which is nominated for two Oscars, including Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature, was arrested in Tehran yesterday.”

What a blast to have Sam Raimi return to form. blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2026/01/31/s...

Oscar-nominated MARTY SUPREME casting director Jennifer Venditti joins me to discuss her unique trajectory and the misnomers around her work: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

To stream or not to stream? The new indie dilemma at Sundance & beyond: magazine.sphaera.vip/p/sphaera-ed...

Guillermo del Toro sums up 2025 for movie lovers open.spotify.com/episode/3rYY...

Josh Safdie joins me to discuss Chalamet’s transformation in MARTY SUPREME, and the movies that influenced it, including THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1,2,3 t.co/uJvVoCa1Ji

The best movie scenes of 2025 in a year of many very good ones: blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2025/12/13/b...

WICKED: FOR GOOD is the apotheosis of a commercial franchise that has endured for 125 years and counting. blog.southamptonplayhouse.com/2025/11/22/w...

RIP: P Adams Sitney, an essential chronicler of avant- garde cinema whose work will last the ages.

Thank you to everyone who made it out for tonight’s sold-out Tony Gilroy talk! ANDOR is the greatest show on TV this year and if you haven’t made time for it yet, it’s not too late. www.instagram.com/stories/sout...

#starwars fans in the Long Island area won’t want to miss tomorrow’s Tony Gilroy talk on all things ANDOR - tomorrow at the Southampton Playhouse! southamptonplayhouse.com/film/tony-gi...

Please find our unofficial how-to guide on Appeals and Funds Requests here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

NEA Grantees with Terminated Grants or Withdrawn Funding: You have 7 calendar days to appeal, so for those receiving their letters late yesterday (May 2), you have until Friday, May 9 to appeal. We have put together a how-to guide drawing from available resources including @jasonrhody.bsky.social

Thursday night Anne and Eric were reunited at a Southampton Playhouse screening and Q & A for John Carpenter's The Fog attended by L.I. locals Eugene Hernandez, Jonathan Sehring and more!

Back to weekly writing with THE PLAYHOUSE POST, the official newsletter of the Southampton Playhouse! This edition features highlights from #Sundance and some Oscar thoughts. Subscribe via southamptonplayhouse.com

“Seventy-five percent of being successful as an actor is pure luck. The rest is just endurance.” Happy birthday to the legendary Gene Hackman, who turns 95 today! cinephiliabeyond.org/the-conversa...

Happy 35th birthday to perennial #Sundance hustler and Sideshow exec Ryan Werner (@ryanwernernyc12.bsky.social), who is also celebrating the two Oscar nominations for FLOW today.

Charmed by DJ AHMED, a North Macedonian tale of a sheep herder with a penchant for EDM music, who confronts the traditionalist values of his small village when he falls for a local dancer. #Sundance

DIDN’T DIE, a b&w zombie comedy at #Sundance, is a scrappy, bittersweet character study. The filmmakers’ last few weeks have been harrowing, though, according to this story. www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...

Column by Gene Park: The filmmaker’s popularity struck at a formative time for a medium poised to smash art forms together and disrupt narrative styles.

Super happy for these folks in particular - unique film artists willing to work outside the traditional expectations of the studio system. And a great validation for festivals, too. #Oscars

#sundance leaders past & present: John Cooper and Eugene Hernandez the night before day 1.

#Sundance. Round 18.

This is so sad

How David Lynch predicted the future of entertainment erickohn.substack.com/p/david-lync...