Dr. Curtis at your service. Academy Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis, who just snagged an Emmy nomination for her critically-acclaimed turn on The Bear, is poised to receive another accolade. The American Film Institute announced today that it will present a doctorate of fine arts degree honoris causa to Curtis in honor of “contributions of …
Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung has explained why he didn’t opt for the ending where Glen Powell‘s Tyler and Daisy Edgar-Jones‘ Kate share a passionate kiss (to the audience’s dismay). The natural disaster blockbuster had an estimated domestic opening of $80.5 million at the North American box office, making it the third-biggest start of the …
In early 2019, Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung had come to terms with the fact his filmmaking career might be over. He’d already recognized the writing on the wall a year earlier and decided to pen a semi-autobiographical script known as Minari, but everything would soon change in February 2019. That’s when Plan B agreed …
Working in his native country seems to enliven New Zealand-born director Lee Tamahori, whose best film remains his 1994 debut feature Once Were Warriors. His Hollywood career has been a mixed bag, including such clunkers as the Nicolas Cage starrer Next and the ill-fated xXx: State of the Union, not to mention Die Another Day, …