And so, the inevitable question one must ask is this: Are we heavily overhyping 1999? The short answer is no. Being John Malkovich, Election, The Matrix, Fight Club, American Beauty, The Limey, The Sixth Sense, Magnolia, The Straight Story, Eyes Wide Shut, Three Kings, The Insider, The Blair Witch Project, Bringing Out the Dead, Boy’s Don’t Cry, Go, The Iron Giant, Toy Story 2, South Park, Office Space, The Talented Mr....
I highly recommend Brian Raftery‘s bookbinder “Best. Movie. Year. Ever: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen” which has been in bookstores now for over two years, but I finally got around to reading it this month. It reignited a conversation around 1999, maybe the best year at the movies … ever? Vulture even ran an entire chapter from the book on “Eyes Wide Shut.” And so, the inevitable question one must ask is this: Are we heavily overhyping 1999?...
The 39th annual Golden Raspberry Awards has a very spread out field this year, but the main culprits, err nominees, with six nominations each, are the aforementioned John Travolta crime saga “Gotti,” Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly’s team-up “Holmes & Watson,” Dinesh D’Souza’s Republican-wet-dream doc “Death of a Nation” and the Melissa McCarthy puppet comedy “The Happytime Murders.” Notice Melissa McCarthy, a best actress Oscar candidate this year with “Can You Ever Forgive Me?...
“I chose to pass, I passed on the apology. The reason why I passed is that I’ve addressed it several times. This is not the first time this has come up. I’ve addressed it, I’ve spoken on it. I’ve said what the rights and wrongs were. I’ve said who I am now versus who I was then. " he said. “I’ve done it, I’ve done it. I’m not going to continue to go back and tap into the days of old....
This all stems from her belief that the “toxic” French film industry is impossible to change. She’s gone full-Godard, except without the moviemaking. The main example she cites is a rather interesting, it is in her experience reading the script for Bruno Dumont’s “L’Empire”: “I don’t make films anymore,” She says. When asked why, she added, “Because of political reasons. Because the film industry is absolutely reactionary, racist, and patriarchal....
His writing credits included “Ordinary People,” “Paper Moon,” “Julia”,” Straight Time,” “What About Bob,” and “Spider-Man 2,” one of the greatest superhero movies ever made. He was also the writer of other webslinger-led movies such as “Spider Man 2,” “Spider Man 3,” “Julia,” and “The Amazing Spider Man.” The “Hollywood" screenwriter” has all but gone extinct in the industry, if anything, moving to television with the likes of Vince Gilligan, Noah Hawley, Aaron Sorkin making an auteur mark on the small tube....
I will be covering NYFF again this year, albeit remotely, with the event combining a brand-new virtual presence with carefully designed outdoor screenings, including two drive-ins. Specific dates and ticketing details will follow in the coming weeks. The full main slate and schedule for the 58th New York Film Festival will also be announced in the coming weeks (go down below for my predictions). Per the official synopsis for “French Exit”: The Sony Pictures Classics release stars Michelle Pfeiffer as the “entirely bewitching as Frances Price, an imperious, widowed New York socialite whose once-extreme wealth has dwindled down to a nub....
Baumbach’s film is said to be his most formally audacious and ambitious endeavour yet. It is said to have numerous surreal set-pieces and an assortment of ambitious long takes. If you believed the intel of a chaotic production and gruelling post-production then the news that it’s skipping September fests might not be so surprising. “White Noise” is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s shocking, aggravating, brilliant, mysterious novel of the same name....
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As mentioned, let’s forget Almodovar’s classics for a second (“Women on the Verge of A Nervous Breakdown,” “All About My Mother,” “Hable Con Ella,” “The Skin I Live In”) and focus on the rest. In no particular order: “The Spirit of the Beehive,” “Open Your Eyes,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Viridiana,” “The Exterminating Angel,” “Cell 211,” “The Others,” “The Orphanage,” and “The Executioner.” Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy
“Since we’re talking about Dustin Hoffman, I just want to say: Dustin Hoffman is a great man and a really good guy,” Murray said. “And I heard what happened to him, and Dustin Hoffman is a really decent person. He’s a crazy, like a Borscht Belt flirt, he has been his whole life, but he’s a really sweet man.” “John Oliver was hosting a panel in relation to the 20th anniversary of “Wag the Dog,” a great movie that has gained significant relevance in the last year of politics....
“Daniel Craig will be undergoing minor ankle surgery resulting from an injury sustained during filming in Jamaica. Production will continue whilst Craig is rehabilitating for two weeks post-surgery. The film remains on track for the same release date in April 2020.” Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy
The actor and motion capture star, turned director will sit in the top chair for the fourth time, following ‘Breathe’ (2017), ‘The Ruins of Empire’ (TV Movie) 2018, and most recently ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ (2018), although the formerly titled ‘Mowgli’ will be one Serkis will want to move on from following its years in distribution hell, after Warner Bros shelved and dropped the project, which was eventually picked up by Netflix....
This, at the same time that France is now canceling public gatherings of more than 100 people, which is detrimental to overall message Cannes is trying to purvey to people. Amd yet, according to Variety, in response to the new French regulations, a spokesperson for the Cannes Film Festival said, “The latest restriction comes from a plan (by the government) that we hope will start to bear results in April, and by then we will know if the events scheduled for May, at Cannes and elsewhere, will be maintained....
The competition now includes five films directed by female directors — a Cannes record. Kate Erbland must be happy. That makes it a total of 21 films in competition and 19 in Un Certain Regard. A pretty robust lineup. Serra is the first non-Almodovar Spanish director to be in competition since 2009. Léonor Serraille nabbing that last French slot came out of absolutely nowhere. Other movies added, this time out-of-competition, include Serge Bozon’s “Don Juan,” Dominik Moll’s “Nuit du 12;” Emmanuel Mouret’s “Chronique d’une liaison passagère” and “L’innocent,” from Louis Garrel I’m still not quite sure what Cannes Premiere is supposed to be, as a section....
Let’s just pause for a moment and cherish the fact that not only is this legendary actor-director still alive, but that he is also releasing a movie every year. In total, ever since his 1971 debut, “Play Misty For Me,” Eastwood has directed 39 movies. Some great, some good, some not so good — these ups and downs come with the game, but his worth as a Hollywood auteur with a singular voice is undeniable....
Of the two selected films to premiere at Cannes, “Mangrove” clocks in at 2 hours and 4 minutes, and follows “the true story of Mangrove 9 activists and the trial that took place at the Old Bailey in 1970,” reports Variety. The film stars Letitia Wright. The second film, “Lovers Rock,” runs 1 hour and 8 minutes and “tells a fictional story of young love and music at a blues party in the early 1980s,” led by Amarah-Jae St Aubyn in her debut role and Micheal Ward....
And so, it was today that Disney announced “Avatar 2” as being bumped up by a year and is now slated to be released on 12.17.21, with the the fourth and final sequel being delayed as well from 12.19.25 to 12.17.27. Of note, to “Star Wars” fans: Disney also announced the addition of three untitled “Star Wars” movies. These would most likely be part of the Rian Johnson trilogy, which would have a whole new cast of characters living within the “Star Wars Universe....
Much like brother Joel, Ethan is basically a solo creative now, he stated that he made this doc while trapped in his New York apartment during the start of the pandemic in 2020. And, it shows. The film plays like something a person with a lot of time in their hands would concoct. It’s 100% archival footage, but much of the stuff Coen gathers here is still quite exciting; from live footage to outrageously frank interviews from decade’s past....
It’s been a long time coming, but production on Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” officially began in Italy this past July. Meanwhile, we finally know who the DP of the film is. It’s none other than David Fincher regular Erik Messerschmidt. Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley have hopped onboard Mann’s long-gestating passion project. The film will be set in the summer of 1957, during a time of immense distress for Ferrari....
