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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Film at Lincoln Center

A Catherine Breillat retrospective begins, featuring many restorations; Before Sunset screens outdoors on Friday.

Museum of Modern Art

A career-spanning Powell and Pressburger retrospective begins.

Roxy Cinema

Fellox Roxy programmer Charli Xcx presents Daisies on 35mm this Saturday, which also brings Jackass: The Movie; a print of Mad Max: Fury Road screens throughout the weekend.

Anthology Film Archives

The restored films of Rhody Streeter and Tony Ganz screen in a new collection (watch our trailer debut).

Film Forum

Vittorio De Sica’s Shoeshine continues playing in a new restoration; Laurel and Hardy’s Way Out West shows on Sunday.

Museum of the Moving Image

The two best comic-book movies, Darkman and Dick Tracy, play on 35mm as part of “See It Big at the ’90s Multiplex,” as does The Straight Story; a series inspired by visionary psychiatrist Francesc Tosquelles begins.

John McTiernan is a household name. A man who defined action films. Let’s just name a few…we got Die Hard, Predator, Die Hard With A Vengeance, and yes, Last Action Hero. He has also made some other great films like The Thomas Crown Affair and The Hunt for Red October. He has made some stinkers, such as Medicine Man, The 13th Warrior, and Basic. But what if I told you that there’s a film he directed that was the catalyst to his ending up in federal prison? Sounds crazy, right? But it’s true. Today, we are here to look at Rollerball. It’s a movie whose word of mouth is so bad that you’d think we would have covered it on our Awfully Good Channel. But alas, this will be the first time we dive in. So sit back, relax, and take it all in...

It's tempting to believe that every successful action movie now has to riff on John Wick's formula, and before that, we were treated to countless Bourne-alikes. But the genre has creatively reinvented itself impressively over the decades, with smart meta releases like Shane Black's Last Action Hero, Keanu Reeves' Speed, and the sublime Mad Max: Fury Road offering wildly different, but equally exceptional experiences. Which action movies would make up your top 3 of all time?...

Filmmaker Shane Black is known for directing the MCU film Iron Man 3 as well as black comedies such as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys. The director shot to fame as a writer, creating the Lethal Weapon franchise and also writing the Arnold Schwarzenegger starrer Last Action Hero. He also played a role in the star’s action film Predator.

One of Black’s most expensive sales was the screenplay of the Samuel L. Jackson starrer The Long Kiss Goodnight. The film also starred Geena Davis and Brian Cox and the screenplay reportedly sold for $4 million at the time. However, the failure of the film at the box office reportedly made Shane Black a Hollywood pariah.

Shane Black Irked Fellow Screenwriters After Selling The Script For The Long Kiss Goodnight Shane Black in Predator | Credits: 20th Century Fox/Lawrence Gordon Productions/Silver Pictures/Davis Entertainment/Amercent Films...

Iron Man 3 director Shane Black initially pursued an acting career before he became a renowned screenwriter and director in Hollywood, just like Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. Before he directed the fourth movie in The Predator series, little did fans know that he had an acting role in the first movie alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was during this time that he sold the script for the classic buddy cop movie Lethal Weapon.

Shane Black in a still from Predator | 20th Century Fox

It took little time for Black to get the hint from his acting and screenwriting gigs that he was not suited for the former career. Black doubled down on his screenwriting works and became one of the highest-paid screenwriters at the time.

Iron Man Director Shane Black Believed Himself To Be An Actor Before Finding His True Calling

Shane Black in a still from Predator | 20th Century Fox...

The Netflix original series Fubar features a star-studded cast led by 1980s action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in a comedic role. The action comedy show is created by Nick Santora and follows a father and daughter who discover that they are both undercover CIA agents, which complicates their relationship and their dangerous mission. The series continues Netflix's long line of high-profile original content, and the cast alone helps to elevate it above the usual streaming fare. Besides the show's star Schwarzenegger, the rest of the cast of Fubar represents a diverse mix of veteran actors and newcomers.

Though Fubar presents an intriguing premise and promises to be an exciting and hilarious experience on its own, it is also notable because it marks the first time that Schwarzenegger has played a major role on TV. The multi-decade Hollywood veteran was one of the biggest box office draws of his day, and he...

Arnold Schwarzenegger has had an amazing career in Hollywood (and beyond), but like any veteran actor, not every film he's been in has been a big hitter at the box office. With that said, there are some films Schwarzenegger has starred in that developed cult followings after coming up short when first arriving in theaters. Fans will have their own opinions on which of these films may be the most underrated, and the actor himself is also quick to respond with one particular title: Last Action Hero.

Released back in 1993, Last Action Hero starred Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, a main character in a fictional action movie series; Schwarzenegger also plays himself. The film also stars Austin O'Brien as a ten-year-old boy who's magically transported into the world of the Jack Slater movie universe. When the film franchise's villain (Charles Dance) escapes into the real world, the boy and Jack Slater...

Arnold Schwarzenegger had a ritual.

The “Austrian Oak” would stare at his naked body in the mirror as if he were a living work of art, a figure to be sculpted to perfection by lifting hundreds of pounds of iron in endless repetition. His goal was to shatter bodybuilding records and then become Hollywood’s biggest action star — and it worked. Now, decades later, when Schwarzenegger sees his 75-year-old body, what does he like about it? “Nothing!” Schwarzenegger says, smiling yet serious. “My whole life I look at the mirror and see the best-built man, and all of a sudden I see a bunch of crap. It’s terrible! You get these wrinkles under your eyes. You get wrinkles under your pecs. You see the fucking poodle!” The poodle? “Budle,” he corrects. “It’s Austrian for your stomach sticking out. Where the fuck did that come from? It’s not pleasurable.

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana feels he is ‘bringing the best of content’ for people to watch on the big screen in 2022 as he has three films lined-up such as ‘Anek’, ‘Doctor G’ and ‘Action Hero’. Ayushmann says, “I hope to have an incredibly exciting year in cinema because I have really diverse films releasing in […]...

Known for his unique roles and films, Ayushmann Khurrana, rom his very first film Vicky Donor through his most recent film Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui has an incredible body of work filled with progressive content films that became blockbuster family entertainers.

As for what goes into his choice of films, the young actor is only looking to pick films ‘that unify people, making movies a community watching experience‘! Ayushmann says, “Some of the best times at the movies has been with my entire family. Family entertainers have a special place in my heart because they are inherently stories that appeal to the widest set of people. As an artiste, I want to speak to and entertain the maximum number of people through my brand of cinema and I like to pick subjects that unify people making movies a community watching experience.”

He adds, “There is no greater joy than seeing the...

India’s Super Cassettes Industries, operating under the label T-Series, has revealed plans for a 100-film slate across various Indian languages.

The company was founded by the late Gulshan Kumar in 1983 as a music business. He soon grew it into India’s biggest music label. Bhushan Kumar took over as chair and MD of the company in 1997. T-Series has been producing or co-producing films since 1990, but is now poised for a huge push into the space with a range of films featuring A-listers. The company’s latest film, “Jhund,” starring Amitabh Bachchan, is currently on theatrical release.

Bhushan Kumar spoke with Variety about the company’s plans.

Can you give us some highlights of your 100-film slate? In what languages will the slate be in?

Over the years, T-Series has backed films and graced the audience with commercially and critically acclaimed films like “Aashiqui 2,” “Baby,” “Hindi Medium,” “Kabir Singh,...

“Bloody Brothers,” the Indian adaptation of BAFTA winning BBC series “Guilt,” is set to bow on South Asian focused streamer ZEE5.

Directed by Shaad Ali (Netflix’s “Call My Agent Bollywood”), the show is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India. Reset in the picturesque South Indian hill town of Ooty, “Bloody Brothers” follows two brothers, Jaggi and Daljeet, who, while driving home late one night, run over an old man. They put the body back in his house, but when people become suspicious, the brothers’ lives fall apart.

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub (“Tandav”) plays Daljeet, while Jaideep Ahlawat (“Paatal Lok”) is Jaggi. Both actors chose not to watch “Guilt” prior to filming. “That was a conscious decision that it’s better not to watch the original show, as per se, we are adapting it to India,” Ayyub told Variety. “Everything changes – the scenario, the culture of how characters would react.

Popular Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana (“Gulabo Sitabo”) will star in “Action Hero,” from T-Series and Colour Yellow Productions.

The film will feature an actor’s journey, in front of and behind the lens, and promises slick action and an offbeat satirical sense of humor. This will be Khurrana’s first film in the action genre.

Anirudh Iyer, who has assistant director credits on “Paparazzi” and “Tanu Weds Manu Returns,” will make his directorial debut with the film.

Khurrana previously starred in erectile dysfunction comedy “Shubh Mangal Saavdhan” (2017) and gay comedy “Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan” (2020) for T-Series and Colour Yellow.

“I hope our track record to entertain audiences worldwide with disruptive scripts continues with ‘Action Hero’,” said Khurrana. “Colour Yellow and T- Series are like a second home to me. I absolutely loved the script of ‘Action Hero’ instantly. It’s zany, it’s fresh, it’s disruptive and it has...

Frank McRae, an NFL player-turned-actor who appeared in the James Bond film Licence to Kill and in the Last Action Hero, died April 29 of a heart attack in Santa Monica. He was 80, The news was confirmed by his daughter-in-law, Suzanne McRae.

Born in Memphis, he attended Tennessee State University as a double major in drama and history, then moved on to the NFL as a defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams.

After his football career, he became a character actor in the entertainment industry, appearing in more than 40 movies. His résumé includes Last Action Hero with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hard Times, Norma Rae, Red Dawn, Big Wednesday and F.I.S.T. with Sylvester Stallone, with whom he also appeared in Paradise Alley, Lock Up and Rocky II.

McRae also appeared in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill as Sharkey, a close friend of Timothy Dalton’s Agent 007...

Independent flick "Song of the Knife" will start production this month. In starring roles are Mark Dacascos, Michael Rooker, Keith David and Ray J. Dacascos plays a government assassin suffering from a terminal illness. James Hyde and Philip Cruz wrote the screenplay. Cruz directs and Hyde will produce via Rice Power Productions. There is as of yet, no distributor. Dacascos' other credits include "Shadows of Paradise," "Action Hero," "Gideon Falls," "Nomad" and perhaps his best role to date in "Brotherhood of the Wolf."...