‘Martha’ director R.J. Cutler responds to Martha Stewart’s harsh criticism: ‘It wasn’t surprising’

‘Martha’ director R.J. Cutler responds to Martha Stewart’s harsh criticism: ‘It wasn’t surprising’

R.J. Cutler has entered the chat. After the Netflix documentary “Martha” hit the streaming platform on Oct. 30, Martha Stewart accused the director of using unflattering camera angles and leaving out massive parts of her life. But Cutler isn’t bothered by the 83-year-old’s feedback. Martha Stewart admits to cheating on ex-husband Andrew Stewart in Netflix … Read more

Steve McQueen reveals prostate cancer diagnosis, paused filming ‘Blitz’ for treatment

Steve McQueen reveals prostate cancer diagnosis, paused filming ‘Blitz’ for treatment

Director Steve McQueen revealed that he’s “fully recovered and functional” after privately battling prostate cancer. The 55-year-old British filmmaker shared details about his health battle publicly for the first time in an interview with Deadline published on Thursday. McQueen said that exactly two years ago, he had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor right before … Read more

Quentin Tarantino refuses to watch Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ films: ‘It’s one after another of this remake’

Quentin Tarantino refuses to watch Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ films: ‘It’s one after another of this remake’

Quentin Tarantino will not watch any of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” movies because he’s sick and tired of remakes. While appearing on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” this week, the Oscar winner, 61, was asked if he believed “Dune: Part Two” was the best movie of the year as many have claimed. Tarantino couldn’t chime in because he’s … Read more

Martha Stewart rips into her own Netflix documentary on release day, slams director’s work: ‘Lousy’

Martha Stewart rips into her own Netflix documentary on release day, slams director’s work: ‘Lousy’

Martha Stewart is not happy with the way her new Netflix documentary, “Martha,” had turned out. The lifestyle guru, 83, ripped into the doc’s filmmaker, R.J. Cutler, over the final result, saying it’s “shocking” how little of her archive he used despite her giving him “total access.” “Those last scenes with me looking like a … Read more

Kevin Smith reveals the wild film he plans to pitch to Ben Affleck: He offers to produce my ‘cheap movies’

Kevin Smith reveals the wild film he plans to pitch to Ben Affleck: He offers to produce my ‘cheap movies’

Kevin Smith has a new idea about a collaboration with his longtime pal Ben Affleck. While promoting his new film “The 4:30 Movie,” the 54-year-old director exclusively told The Post that he would work with Affleck, 52, again “in a heartbeat.” In fact, Smith said he’s currently working on a new project that he wants … Read more

Will Smith’s fart on ‘Men in Black’ set led to 3-hour cast, crew evacuation, director reveals

Will Smith’s fart on ‘Men in Black’ set led to 3-hour cast, crew evacuation, director reveals

He discharged one weapon in public. Will Smith farted so badly on the set of “Men in Black” that he forced the cast and crew to evacuate for three hours, director Barry Sonnenfeld revealed. Sonnenfield told the gaseous anecdote on the latest episode of Kelly Ripa’s SiriusXM podcast “Let’s Talk Off Camera,” where the veteran … Read more

Kevin Smith reveals he received ‘bona fide death threats’ for cult classic ‘Dogma’

Kevin Smith reveals he received ‘bona fide death threats’ for cult classic ‘Dogma’

Director Kevin Smith didn’t receive well-wishes after “Dogma” was released in 1999. Smith told Entertainment Weekly on Friday that he recalled receiving “400,000 pieces of hate mail and three bona fide death threats” after the film debuted. The comedy starred Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as two fallen angels who attempt to get from New Jersey back to heaven. … Read more

George Clooney slams ‘miserable’ Hollywood director who ‘made my life hell’

George Clooney slams ‘miserable’ Hollywood director who ‘made my life hell’

George Clooney did not mince words when he recalled working with a “miserable f–k” Hollywood director who he claims made his filming experience unbearable. In a joint cover story for GQ alongside pal Brad Pitt, Clooney blasted “Three Kings” director David O. Russell, saying he made “my life hell” and “every person on the crew’s … Read more

Joaquin Phoenix drops out of Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie, killing project: report

Joaquin Phoenix drops out of Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie, killing project: report

That’s a wrap. Todd Haynes’ new NC-17 gay detective romance movie starring Joaquin Phoenix is dead after the actor exited the project, according to a new report. The untitled film was scrapped two weeks after Phoenix, 49, parted ways with the production, Deadline reports. During that time, the entire production was left in limbo. Producers … Read more

‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ director predicts the future of the franchise

‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ director predicts the future of the franchise

The “A Quiet Place” franchise likely isn’t finished just yet — if “A Quiet Place: Day One” director Michael Sarnoski has any say in the matter. The prequel, which serves as the third installment in John Krasinki’s successful franchise, explores the early stages of the alien invasion depicted in the previous films. Joseph Quinn and … Read more

David Lynch, 78, is ‘homebound’ after emphysema diagnosis, would have to direct films ‘remotely’

David Lynch, 78, is ‘homebound’ after emphysema diagnosis, would have to direct films ‘remotely’

David Lynch, best known for the TV series “Twin Peaks” and “Mulholland Drive,” is now “homebound” due to emphysema. The director made the revelation during an interview with Sight & Sound. “I’ve gotten emphysema from smoking for so long and so I’m homebound whether I like it or not. It would be very bad for … Read more

Coppola’s last hurrah or final flop? Inside ‘Godfather’ director’s troubled ‘Megalopolis’

Coppola’s last hurrah or final flop? Inside ‘Godfather’ director’s troubled ‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola reportedly spent $120 million of his own money to make “Megalopolis,” which began as a script he started 40 years ago. None of Hollywood’s studio bosses liked it then — and now it’s unclear when or if it will end up in American theaters. After the sci-fi film — about the fight for a … Read more

‘Little Mermaid’ director says Disney needs ‘course correction’ from woke message

‘Little Mermaid’ director says Disney needs ‘course correction’ from woke message

Legendary Disney filmmaker John Musker called out The Walt Disney Company for putting political messages ahead of story in its recent films. Musker, who co-directed some of the studio’s most popular films in recent decades, like “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and “Moana,” commented on the state of Disney in a recent interview, saying the company … Read more

Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ filmmaker, dead at 53

Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ filmmaker, dead at 53

Morgan Spurlock, the documentary filmmaker best known for “Super Size Me,” has died. He was 53.  He died Thursday night from complications of cancer, The Post can confirm. “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” his brother Craig Spurlock to the outlet. “Morgan gave so much through his art, … Read more

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dead at 98

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dead at 98

Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98. Corman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, California, his daughter … Read more

What Directors Love About Nicole Kidman

What Directors Love About Nicole Kidman

“We come to this place for magic,” Nicole Kidman says in the well-known AMC Theaters preshow advertisement. And who could better welcome back audiences to experience movies on the big screen than an acclaimed artist who’s illuminated stories across all genres? Kidman has starred in daring art house projects (“Dogville,” “Birth”), awards-friendly dramas (“Cold Mountain,” … Read more

Why Mark Wahlberg was ‘pissed’ about working on ‘The Departed’: ‘I don’t give a f – – k’

Why Mark Wahlberg was ‘pissed’ about working on ‘The Departed’: ‘I don’t give a f – – k’

Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed” was much-applauded and earned four Academy Awards when it premiered in 2006. However, star Mark Wahlberg was unhappy behind the scenes alongside co-stars Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga and Matt Damon, as well as with director Scorsese, 81. Wahlberg was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2007 Oscars for … Read more

Tommy Dorfman of ‘13 Reasons Why’ on her new film, favorite spring styles

Tommy Dorfman of ‘13 Reasons Why’ on her new film, favorite spring styles

Trans actress, director and activist Tommy Dorfman tells Alexa that her fashion and beauty philosophy is simple: “Lean into what feels good.” (Right now, that’s floral dresses, a go-to designer carryall, statement sunglasses and a signature scent.) The same could be said about the Atlanta-born Brooklynite’s career. After making a name for herself on the … Read more

Star Directors Buy Los Angeles Cinema With Plan for ‘Coolest AV Club’

Star Directors Buy Los Angeles Cinema With Plan for ‘Coolest AV Club’

With the moviegoing experience under threat from streaming services and ever-improving home entertainment options, a group with a passionate interest in its preservation — three dozen filmmakers who create their works for the big screen, to be enjoyed in the company of large audiences — has decided to do something about it. The group of … Read more

Greta Gerwig finally addresses her ‘Barbie’ Oscars snub

Greta Gerwig finally addresses her ‘Barbie’ Oscars snub

“Barbie” blues? Greta Gerwig has addressed her Oscars snub for Best Director. “Of course I wanted it for Margot [Robbie],” Gerwig, 40, told Time for its Women of the Year profile. Greta Gerwig attends the Oscars nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Feb. 12 in Beverly Hills. Getty Images “But I’m just happy we all … Read more