Director Joe Dante talks about his making his most iconic films: Gremlins, Piranha, Explorers and more. JOE DANTE: I was convinced while I was making it that it was gonna be the worst movie ever made, ...

Director Joe Dante will be the 2019 recipient of Lucca Film Festival’s lifetime achievement award. By Ariston Anderson Director Joe Dante is heading to Tuscany this spring. The director of iconic ...

Gizmo takes a hit in Gremlins 2: The New Batch The plot of Gremlins 2 doesn’t matter, which not only emphasizes Joe Dante’s point that the story had been done, but it’s also an excuse for him to cram ...

Alan Trezza's screenplay for “Burying The Ex” might as well have had Joe Dante's name above the title from the moment he wrote it, because it is a perfect fit for the filmmaker's sensibilities.

Along with Peter Bodganovich, Joe Dante was one of two Roger Corman pupils to premiere a film at the Venice Film Festival this year. Dante’s “Burying The Ex,” and Bogdanovich’s “She’s Funny That Way” ...

“I think the longevity of [the films] is really key to this one character [Gizmo], who is essentially like a baby,” Dante told the publication in a video chat. “Which brings me, of course, to the ...

Director Joe Dante made some of the best-loved films of the 1980s, including Gremlins and Explorers, so I was eager to ask him about how movies have evolved. This weekend, Dante will receive the very ...

Joe Dante%27s 1981 film %27The Howling%27 has a collector%27s edition Blu-ray out Tuesday The movie was memorable for its effects-driven transformation sequences %27The Howling%27 kicked off a wave of ...