Paul Schrader News

Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program and The Film Society of Lincoln Center have announced they will co-present the 26th Annual Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF), a week-long program of screenings, dramatic readings and special events in New York. The celebration will continue with events to be announced for June in Los Angeles. This marks the second year that the festival is co-presented by the Film Society.

Burke-Cohen Entertainment/Jimmy Burke, Jeff Cohen presents American Idol finalist Crystal Bowersox and Oscar and Emmy Award nominee Annette O'Toole starring in the Broadway premiere of Ted Swindley's Always… Patsy Cline, directed by Tony Award winner John Rando. The scenery will be designed by Anna Louizos, who is currently represented on Broadway with 'Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.' Performances begin in July with an August opening.

Eiko Ishioka, costume designer for SPIDER-MAN, is nominated for a 2013 Academy Award for her costume designs for Mirror, Mirror. Ishioka passed away last year after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer on January 21 in Tokyo. She was 73 years old. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a combination of interviews and a behind the scenes look at her designing the Spider-Man costume.

Nothing says 'I love you' like FEARnet this February, as it shows fans how much it cares by offering a horrific heart-shaped box full of premieres, prizes, and stunts kicked-off by the world television premiere of Lost Boys: The Thirst on Sunday, February 3 and 'The Complete Exorcist' Marathon today, February 17.

IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to director Paul Schrader's neo-noir thriller THE CANYONS.

Nothing says 'I love you' like FEARnet this February, as it shows fans how much it cares by offering a horrific heart-shaped box full of premieres, prizes, and stunts kicked-off by the world television premiere of Lost Boys: The Thirst on Sunday, February 3 and 'The Complete Exorcist' Marathon on Sunday, February 17.

THE CANYONS is an upcoming thriller neo-noir directed by Paul Schrader, written by Bret Easton Ellis and produced by Braxton Pope. The film is set in Los Angeles, California and stars Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Nolan Gerard Funk, Amanda Brooks, Tenille Houston, and Gus Van Sant. Check out the trailer below!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the debut of the NYFF Artists Academy, a new filmmaker development initiative and details for the NYFF Critics Academy, a development program for emerging film critics coordinated with Indiewire and Film Comment Magazine, as well as the filmmakers and writers selected for both programs.

EWOnline reports that Lindsay Lohan has just signed on to join the cast of the upcoming film THE CANYONS. The actress will join previously announced cast member James Deen, an actor best known for his work in pornographic films. The film will be directed by Paul Schraeder.

Writer Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho) announced today on Twitter ?(@BretEastonEllis) that he has cast Nolan Gerard Funk in the upcoming film, The Canyons, also starring Lindsay Lohan and porn star James Deen and directed by Paul Schrader.

From stolen pearls to a glove left at the scene of the crime, from an excess of red lipstick to the postmodern gangster silhouette, fashion and style are commonly utilized in film to glamorize and glorify criminal behavior. These images and more will be the focus of the third New York edition of the London-based Fashion in Film Festival to take place at Museum of the Moving Image from today, May 4 through May 13, 2012. Titled If Looks Could Kill, the Festival explores the compelling links between cinema, television, fashion, crime, and violence.

Long time Hollywood Casting Director, Wendy Kurtzman, is stepping out from behind the camera to pursue what she loves most: singing. This spring, Kurtzman will release a debut CD, "Just for a Thrill". Ms. Kurtzman will celebrate with a pre-release performance at The Metropolitan Room on April 25th at 9:30pm.

Long time Hollywood Casting Director, Wendy Kurtzman, is stepping out from behind the camera to pursue what she loves most: singing. This spring, Kurtzman will release a debut CD, "Just for a Thrill". Ms. Kurtzman will celebrate with a pre-release performance at The Metropolitan Room on April 25th at 9:30pm.

According to the New York Times, Oscar-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer on January 21 in Tokyo. She was 73 years old.

According to the New York Times, Oscar-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer on January 21 in Tokyo. She was 73 years old.

Purple Rep will present the world premiere of Larry Kunofsky's (What To Do When You Hate All Your Friends at Theater Row; A Guy Adrift in the Universe) play about marriage equality, THE UN-MARRYING PROJECT, April 9-30 at The Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery).

Purple Rep will present the world premiere of Larry Kunofsky's (What To Do When You Hate All Your Friends at Theater Row; A Guy Adrift in the Universe) play about marriage equality, THE UN-MARRYING PROJECT, April 9-30 at The Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery).

Today we are continuing our series of coverage of the offerings this Spring at The Public Theater with the playwright of the new LAB production, URGE FOR GOING, Mona Mansour. With topics ranging from the Palestinian crisis to Patty Hearst and the play, ME AND THE SLA, that it inspired; her Lebanese upbringing; her affection for John Waters; humble beginnings at the Groundlings leading now to the New York premiere of her first play at the Public, URGE FOR GOING; and more. Additionally, Mansour provides her insights into the culturally rich material at the core of URGE FOR GOING, her own family's reaction to the controversial material and what audiences can expect from the drama.

Purple Rep will present the world premiere of Larry Kunofsky's (What To Do When You Hate All Your Friends at Theater Row; A Guy Adrift in the Universe) play about marriage equality, THE UN-MARRYING PROJECT, April 9-30 at The Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery).

Jack Garfein, theater-film director and acting teacher, has written a book, LIFE and ACTING: Techniques for the Actor (Northwestern University Press). Mr. Garfein is one of the last living links to the Golden Age of The Actors Studio. Required reading for anyone interested in theatre, the book is being launched with a signing at The Drama Book Shop this Friday, March 18th, 5:30-7:00 pm.