According to THR, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” was written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, with the latter also the director. The two men’s credits aren’t too good, they’ve worked on TV fare such as “Reaper,” “Workaholics,” “Scrubs,” and “Ghosted.” As for the film, it’s moving closer to production, but we’ll have to wait and see if it turns out to be as good as it sounds on paper, especially with a B-level writer (Gormican) and director (Ettenn) attached to the whole thing....

And so, today’s news is a big victory for Mann. Deadline is reporting that “Ferrari” is indeed happening and that a Spring 2021 shoot is set in the schedule. Mann recently reworked the script by the late Troy Kennedy Martin (“The Italian Job“). Jackman is set to play the titular role of -Ferrari founder- Enzo Ferrari The film will be set in the summer of 1957, during a time of immense distress for Ferrari....

I’ve already tackled the Best Picture and Best Actress categories, but the Actor category is one that’ll be utterly fascinating to follow in the coming months. As it stands, we have three STRONG contenders and a fourth and fifth slot open for the taking. First things first: this does look like Will Smith’s Oscar to lose. He received the best reviews of his career at Telluride for “King Richard,” the narrative is irresistible, he is well-respected and he’s vaccinat … oh wait....

On 01.04.22 I wrote: I was hesitant in including Paul Schrader’s “The Master Gardener” on my Most Anticipated Films of 2022 list, mostly because I hadn’t heard of a shooting date. Alas, I’m now being told production on the film will be starting this week. Schrader’s upcoming crime thriller stars Joel Edgerton as Narvel Roth, the gardener of an American estate who is forced to confront his dark past. He panders to his employer, the wealthy dowager (Sigourney Weaver)....

What’s ironic about They Shall Not Grow Old’s success at the box-office is that its total domestic tally thus far of $17.8M has outgrossed the $15.9m of the Jackson-produced “Mortal Engines,” an underseen $100m-budgeted YA fantasy flick that cost Universal a $100m loss. And so, what to make of the success of this colorized World War I documentary? After having seen “They Shall Not Grow Old” this past weekend for a second watch, but this time around in 3D and with a leaner length, it’s quite easy to see why America has been so smitten-ed by this film....

Thanks to HE and its linking to 13 out of 20 Gold Derby spitballers now predicting that Malek will win the Best Actor in a Drama Golden Globe, which could severely dampen the momentum and buzz that Cooper has been building up the last few months.Also, don’t dismiss Ethan Hawke‘s performance in “First Reformed” as anything but a contender. He has won Best Actor trophies from no less than 22 regional critics groups, including the LAFC and NYFCC....

Addressing Kevin Hart’s ouster as Oscar emcee, Schneider tweeted “I support @TheEllenShow supporting @KevinHart4real. Comics are the ones who are supposed to say the horrible things we all think but don’t.” READ MORE: Ellen Degeneres Told Kevin Hart She Called the Academy Asking to Reinstate Him as Oscar Host; They Are Interested. However, it was Schneider’s defense of C.K. that will likely cause controversy. “FREE LOUIE CK!! JOKES ARE WORDS YOU F#CKING MORON C#NTS!...

“The Northman,” Eggers’ upcoming third film, finished production just a few months ago. It stars Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Skarsgård, and Willem Dafoe. A test screening occurred last week at a Dallas movie theatre. A brave thespian who attended the screening decided to conduct an AMA on Reddit. Here are a few noteworthy quotes: “I was extremely impressedwith it. There’s a lot of brutal action and violence, and it overall had a very authentic Norse feel to it....

That’s a lesson the Academy might be learning in the coming days as rumors swirl that the Original Score nominees are coming together to boycott the Oscars in protest. Hey, they have nothing to lose. Their category has been relegated to pre-show awarding. This boycott means the likes of Nicholas Brittell, Hans Zimmer, and Johnny Greenwood would pass on attending the Oscars. While we’re at it, how about the editors?...

“A blink-and-you-miss-it LGBT kiss in the background isn’t any kind of representation worth applauding,” one Twitter user wrote. However, apparently the scene in question is controversial enough to be censored in two Muslim-oriented countries, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore. According to THR and Yahoo, the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene has been entirely removed or shortened. Interestingly, China, which heavily censors everything, has kept the scene intact. “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is in theaters now....

The intel claims that “Spirited Away,” “Parasite” and “Get Out” have all made the top 100. What?! Also, “Chungking Express,” “The Gleaners & I,” “The Shining,” “My Neighbour Totoro,” and “Tropical Malady” are now part of the top 100. This same person only shared the near bottom half of the top 100, from #66-100. Have other recent films been added into the #1-65 slots? Some prime contenders could include “Tree of Life,” and “There Will Be Blood....

The highlights have been two competition titles: Chloe Okuno‘s “Watcher,” a film filled with Polanski-esque atmosphere as a young American woman wanders around Romania with the feeling that she’s being stalked. Jamie Dack’s “Palm Trees and Power Lines” will be the most controversial movie of the festival. An unflinching look at a 17-year-old girl’s relationship with a sketchy man more than twice her age. It’s one of the hardest watches I’ve had to endure these last few years....

Sundance 2021 is going to be kickstarting the movie year with what looks like very rich programming. Those whining that not enough big-name directors were part of today’s announced lineup are missing the point and purpose of this legendary indie festival, now entering its 43rd year. Sundance has always been about the act of discovering new talent, and not necessarily banking on sure-things. Yes, some of the highlights of today’s announcement include new films from Ben Wheatley, who is premiering his horror film “In the Earth” and Edgar Wright, who is debuting his long-awaited documentary about musicians, Sparks....

Jackson immediately had to deal with a pandemic that shook the industry to its core. Sundance takes place during the wintry month of January and, much to their bad luck, that’s when COVID-19 waves peaked in both 2021 and 2022. Jackson and her crew decided that it was best to make the festival go virtual these last two years and the results have been fairly decent, including premiering the first ever Sundance movie to win the Best Picture Oscar (“CODA”)....

I wrote: “Comedians like to push and push and push until that very fine line of what is deemed acceptable and unacceptable is somewhat squeezed to its very limit. As George Carlin once said, “It’s a comedian’s duty to find the line and deliberately cross over it.” That, to me at least, is what some of the very best comedy can do. Regardless of the situation that we find ourselves in today when it comes to what can and cannot be said, which has its pros and its cons, we need to be grateful that a movie such as Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” was considered fine to exist in multiplexes, albeit more than 10 years ago....

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My main gripe, as was Vulture’s, had to do with the cultish fever of its fanbase who might sometimes lose track of the actual film in favour of branding and marketing. many of their films get hyped up solely in terms of brand, and then the art gets lost. That’s all I’m saying. I don’t really think films like “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “Minari,” “Cmon Cmon” and, especially, Everything Everywhere All At Once“ would be as lauded if they didn’t have the full A24 machine backing them up....

What About Love What About Love centers around the theme of two young love birds in college that have reservations about being in a relationship. Christian Santiago tries to convince Linda Tarlton that love exists and commits to giving her all his love. This story unravels and has an impact on the lives of their parents as they see how these two love birds are happy. What About Love is an interesting romantic film set to be released early in 2022 and touches base on emotional subjects....

Pixar’s last release, this summer’s “Incredibles 2,” came off the heels of some rather disappointing sequels from the toon company. With the exceptions of “Toy Story 2” and “Toy Story 3,” Pixar has had a lackluster set of continuations delivered to us the last few years. Sure, there were things to love about “Finding Dory,” and “Monster University,” maybe less so about"Cars 2,” “Cars 3,” but they all lacked the overall focus and thematic resonance of their predecessors....

This goes along well with what I had reported since July, which is when Maria Schrader’s film test-screened in New Jersey. It needed films to disappoint at the fall fests, and now that that has occurred, I believe this Harvey Weinstein investigative film, ala “Spotlight,” could be a contender. It’s screening very soon for NYFF press. Feinberg has also decided to include “The Woman King” at the #7 slot. Blasphemy....