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Roger Corman, a prolific producer who also gave first breaks to future Hollywood luminaries, has died. He was 98.

I think when we mourn someone like Roger Corman, what we recognize is the rarity, the absolute preciousness, of the kind of mentorship he represented. He was a showman, a businessman, a guy with a nose for talent whose legacy will now and forever be the long list of Hollywood luminaries who credit Corman’s productions for their big breaks: John Sayles,

Director had been sentenced for ‘collusion with the intention of committing a crime against the country’s security’

Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festival, has fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging. In a statement dated Sunday,

After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film