• The Film Stage great interview with Kyle Buchanan on his book "Blood, Sweat and Chrome" which is about the making of Mad Max Fury Road
• TFE on Instagram I am also going to celebrate this book by devouring it between every deadline
• /Film Teaser for Under the Banner of Heaven starring Andrew Garfield who is messing with the Mormons again (see also Angels in America)
• Vanity Fair "The minions do the actual writing" a fascinating report on the composing industry in Hollywood and name composers as 'brand leaders' rather than actual composers
The Boogeyman cast, Britney Spears tell-all, a great role for Stephan James, an award for Guillermo del Toro and more after the jump...
• Deadline ooh love this casting Stephan James will play Jean-Michel Basquiat in a new miniseries
• TIFF returning to a physical inperson festival in September
• MNPP fantastic news for fans of early Javier Bardem and horny cinema - Bigas Luna's "Passion Trilogy" Jamon Jamon, Golden Balls, and The Tit and the Moon coming to the Quad cinema. Jamon Jamon was Penélope Cruz's debut!
• IFTA Awards The Irish Film & Television Academy has announced their annual nominations. Interestingly enough all the Belfast actors EXCEPT Judi Dench (who scored a semi surprise Oscar nomination) are up for prizes
• NYT Kyle Buchanan on Oscar's identity crisis. Hitting a lot of the same points we hit yesterday but so eloquently since Kyle is great
• Deadline New Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman lining up a great cast including Chris Messina, Marin Ireland, and David Dastmalchian
• Cartoon Brew trailer to Icarus, a new film from France
• AV Club Britney Spears lands $15 million deal for tell-all book
• Deadline Guillermo del Toro to receive first "Gene Kelly Award", a new annual prize from the Advanced Imaging Society for innovation in filmmaking