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Oxford English Dictionary adds “Lynchian”, “Tarantinoesque”, and “Kubrickian”

It’s a good afternoon for David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, and many other legendary filmmakers. The Oxford English Dictionary has declared  over a hundred film-related words, and their names have all been turned to adjectives. Terms like Lynchian, Tarantinoesque, Kubrickian, Spielbergian, Altmanesque, and also Capraesque are officially a part of the dictionary’s lexicon, which should bring film writers […]

Bryan Singer in talks to direct Red Sonja

Bryan Singer has faced quite a nasty bout of PR recently. Just days after being fired from directing the nearly-completed Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, fresh sexual assault allegations against the director arose. While the backlash has been apparent (he was dropped as executive producer of FX’s X-Men show, Legion, as well as his agency, WME), it all […]