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The prolific 59-year-old director has moved between psychological thriller, to drama, to comedy, albeit never allowing the films to lose that distinct Soderbergh touch. He retired in early 2013, clarifying that he had a five-year plan that saw him transitioning away from making feature films when he reached his 50th birthday. And yet, here we are at the start of a new decade, and, so much for retirement, Soderbergh has released 14 movies in the last 14 years, including this year’s excellent “KIMI....

I like some of director F. Gary Gray’s movies (“The Italian Job,” “Straight Outta Compton”), but did we really need this reboot of “Men in Black” starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson? It looks like Gray is taking it in a whole different direction, not exactly in buddy cop genre land like the last film. Thompson and Hemsworth, taking on the spirit of Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith’s roles in the original, will play secret government agents handling aliens on earth....

Liu Yifei plays the titular maiden-turned-avenger. Also starring Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Yoson An, Gong Li, Jason Scott Lee, “Mulan” comes out on March 27th, 2020 I wrote on 11.27.18 “So here’s how it usually works these days Hollywood. A formula working well at the box-office? Well, how about we just recycle it again and again and again … And once that idea stalls then how about we bank on the nostalgia of the original and reboot it into a whole new package....

On Friday, Cannon dug up old, anti-gay tweets by Chelsea Handler, Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman. In these tweets the three comedians use the homophobic f-word. Cannon commented the double standard he saw by tweeting, “Interesting, I wonder if there was any backlash here”. In the newly resurfaced tweets, Silverman is caught saying, “I dont mean this in a hateful way but the new bachelorette’s a fg,” Schumer writes, “Enjoy ‘Skyfall’ fgs....

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The slasher genre has most definitely been reignited with “Halloween.” David Gordon Green’s sequel to the 1978 classic topped the box-office yet again, in its second week of action, with a strong $32M weekend. That puts its 2-week total at a whopping $132M. Watch out for a major bump this week as it seems to be the only Halloween-centered movie currently in theaters and many will want a fright night at the cinema on the 31st....

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However, for all of the film’s chaotic nature and astonishingly numbered supporting roles, it is heralded by three towering and important performances from Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino. In fact, all three roles couldn’t be more different; De Niro is the quiet assassin, Pesci the somber mob boss and Pacino the boisterous Union Teamster head. All three may very well get nominated come Oscar time. “I believe Pacino (Supporting Actor), De Niro (Actor), Scorsese (Director) and Zaillian (Adapted Screenplay) are all shoo-ins for a nomination....

At Cannes, I described s as a “midnight movie.” There’s also no reason to fault the Spike Lee jury for giving it the top prize. It was a ballsy move and Ducournau’s film does feel like something we have never seen before. As Lee stated at Cannes over the summer: “I’ve never seen a film in my life where a Cadillac impregnated a woman.” So far, “Titane” has an 83% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 74 Metacritic score....

In an interview with the A.V. Club, Spheeris claims she’s made up her mind and she’s a goner, she’s hitching a ride on the leaving train and not coming back to Tinseltown, because “Hollywood changed into something that I didn’t want to be a part of,” adding, “It was too — it’s ugly,” she continued. Spheeris is best known for directing “The Little Rascals,” “Senseless,” and “Wayne’s World” and the excellent “The Decline of Western Civilization....

Appearing on the Midnight’s Edge podcast, “Wrath of Khan” director Nicholas Meyer was asked for his thoughts on “Into Darkness,” after all ‘Darkness’ did borrow heavily from ‘Khan.’ Meyer didn’t mince words because, like many of us, he admitted the film left him feeling disappointed. “It is, on the one hand, nice to be so successful or beloved or however you want to describe it that somebody wants to do a homage to what you did and I was flattered and touched....

Has it been this bad of a year for American film? Where’s “The Last Duel,” “Red Rocket,” “The Card Counter,” “The Lost Daughter,” and “Passing”? I fear the Oscar nominees will be as dull and uninspiring as these choices. Give or take 1 or 2 omissions, these are likely our Best Picture nominees (“Belfast” didn’t qualify as it is not an American production). Despite mediocre reviews, I’m still predicting “Don’t Look Up” in the #10 spot in the Best Picture lineup....

This singular and unique film event will be called “Prime Video presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection,” and is set to debut a “selection of films” that were picked to screen at this year’s festival. The selected films will be free to view, during a 10-day period, for film fans around the world. This is great news for cinephiles worldwide as it proves that film festivals can continue to present new content to a large audience, despite the restrictions imposed on it by COVID-19 social distancing lockdowns....

“Went to a test-screening last week. This is going to be in post-production hell forever. It’s kind of a non movie. Goes absolutely nowhere for 80 minutes and then the last 20 comes out of nowhere. It wastes 75% of its running time with flashbacks. And Tilda [Swinton] is somehow bad in it. Tilda meets a genie and he grants her three wishes. She’s in Istanbul to present a lecture on “narrativism” (literally talks in front of a projection of Marvel characters) and then buys a little bottle and when cleaning it…genie!...

Roger Deakins received his 16th nomination from the ASC for his work on “1917.” Deakins previously won four ASC Awards for his work on “The Shawshank Redemption,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” “Skyfall” and “Blade Runner 2049.” Robert Richardson received his 11th nomination for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Phedon Papamichael (“Ford v. Ferrari”) and “The Irishman’s” Rodrigo Prieto both earned their third nomination from the society....

The reality is a great majority of retail and online gamblers will never hit that big win. With any luck, they might hit a winning streak that puts a little extra cash in their bank account. Otherwise, most gamblers should be viewing and using independent online casinos like the ones listed on Casino-Wise.com as a great form of adult entertainment, win or lose. For gamblers who want to vicariously experience the big win, there are some Hollywood movies that portray that very experience....

According to a casting call, Sciamma is already prepping to shoot her next film, with a production date set for fall of 2020. Based on the description in the notice, Sciamma’s film may involve two young girls, potentially twins, named Nelly and Marion, both aged 7-10-years-old. Shooting is scheduled between October and November 2020 in Paris. This could be, and sounds like, another coming-of-age story in the same vein as her previous films, such as “Girlhood” “Water Lillies” and “Tomboy....

“The Wild Boys” (Bertrand Mandico)“Coincoin and the Extra-Humans” (Bruno Dumont)“Phantom Thread” (Paul Thomas Anderson)“Burning” (Lee Chang-dong)“Paul Sanchez est revenu!” (Patricia Mazuy)“The Post” (Steven Spielberg)“On the Beach at Night Alone” (Hong Sang-soo)“The House That Jack Built” (Lars von Trier)“Leto” (Kirill Serebrennikov)“Treasure Island” (Guillaume Brac) Last year, the magazine named David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return” its top film of 2017. The year before that Paul Verehoven’s “Elle” topped their list. Contribute Hire me...

It’s all in French, but if you Google translate it then it’s definitely a must-read for cinephiles and festival-goers. The usual suspects are mentioned, but there are also a few interesting tidbits scattered throughout the lengthy article. These are the most surprising: Abdelatif Kechiche’s “Mektoub: Canto Duo” seems to have been saved a spot for competition, again. Really? Especially after the reception his Mektoub: Intermezzo” got last summer at the fest?...