Fox Searchlight Pictures

Fox Searchlight have released a new clip from director Taika Waititi‘s film, “Jojo Rabbit.” The anti-hate satire follows a boy (Roman Griffin Davis) in Nazi Germany who finds a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hidden in his home by his single mother (Scarlett Johansson). Waititi writes and directs the film, in which he also stars as […] More

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox Searchlight Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights to Chloe Zhao’s latest project. Her upcoming film “Nomadland” starring Frances McDormand is currently in the works. After wowing critics with “The Rider,” Zhao is heading back into the director’s chair. The film also features McDormand’s first role since winning her second […] More

2018 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL: Yorgos Lanthimos shocked the cinematic world with his darkly comedic film “The Lobster” in 2015 before turning some heads in 2017 with “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”  His signature deadpan deliveries and uniquely rich directions are on full display with his new period piece “The Favourite.”  Showing no remorse […] More

OSCAR CIRCUIT: The 2018-2019 awards season takes its first official steps this Wednesday with the 75th Venice International Film Festival.  The Opening Night spectacular will unveil Damien Chazelle‘s “First Man” and allows distributor Universal Pictures to begin its possible Best Picture worthiness.  It’s going to be a hard one for director Chazelle, who won the […] More

1. “A Quiet Place” Paramount $22,000,000 2. “Rampage” (2018) Warner Bros/New Line $21,000,000 3. “I Feel Pretty” STX Entertainment $16,220,000 4. “Super Troopers 2” 20th Century Fox $14,700,000 5. “Truth or Dare” Universal $7,910,000 6. “Ready Player One” Warner Bros $7,500,000 7. “Blockers” Universal $6,985,000 8. “Black Panther” Buena Vista $4,642,000 9. “Traffik” Lionsgate $3,875,000 […] More

Fox Searchlight Pictures announced Searchlight Television, a company dedicated to offering quality programming for broadcast and streaming services. Fox Searchlight Presidents Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula announced the move. Their announcement also included news that David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield are promoted to Presidents of Production for Film and Television. Gilula and Utley said in […] More

Academy Award winning director Guillermo del Toro signed a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures on Tuesday. Fox Searchlight Presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley made the announcement. They also said that the company will soon create a new label dedicated to horror, sci fi, and fantasy genre films, and del Toro will take the lead […] More

Melissa McCarthy’s (“Ghostbusters”) latest project looks like an Oscar winner in the making. The first image from Marielle Heller’s “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” has just been released (see above), with McCarthy nearly unrecognizable as celebrity profiler turned con artist Lee Israel. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” tells the true story of Israel’s downfall in the […] More

If there was an official “starting pistol” to the awards season, this week would be the time to listen for the big bang.  For the next several months, we’ll be analyzing (likely either under or over) different groups and guilds, all leading to the coveted Oscar ceremony that will take place on March 4, 2018. […] More