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In films or books, lawyers look like superheroes that can overcome any obstacles. They give an impression of being able to cope with any challenge. The cinema industry and culture portray lawyers as extremely powerful individuals. But in real life, it’s not actually true. For instance, those lawyers who need to combine their work and study may have difficulties with both. Sometimes they have trouble with court cases or law assignments....

The director wrote the script during quarantine, and Cruz’s role was written specifically for her. According to Almodóvar, it is a drama about “two women who give birth on the same day and who have parallel trajectories”. He went on to add that “It will be a story about the feminist world of recent mothers, of mothers who are raising children during their first and second year, and the many things that happen during that time....

More intriguingly, “Above Suspicion” is directed by Phillip Noyce. The 70-year-old Aussie filmmaker had a solid one-two punch in 2002 with “The Quiet American,” and “Rabbit-Proof Fence,” his two most personal and accomplished films to date, but has been mostly a hired hand in the industry, directing good-to-decent studio fare (“Salt,” “Patriot Games,” Catch A Fire” “Dead Calm”), and none-too-impressive as well (“The Bone Collector” “The Giver,” “The Saint” “Sliver”)....

I like Joe and Anthony Russo, after all, they’ve directed the three best Marvel movies (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Captain America: Civil War” and “Avengers: Endgame”), But we are now reaching fever-pitch delusion with these Marvel spokespeople (actors, directors, writers) trying to defend their watered-down product. Case in point; The Russos claiming, courtesy of THR, that the definition of “cinema” is really up to the viewer: “Ultimately, we define cinema as a film that can bring people together to have a shared, emotional experience,” Joe Russo said....

EARLIER: So, there you have it. I had my suspicions when THR’s Scott Feinberg inserted Margot Robbie’s name into his Supporting Actress predictions. Many of the folks who saw “Babylon” in the Spring told me she was very much a lead. Now, it’s official, Robbie will be campaigned as lead and, look out, Brad Pitt has entered this year’s very weak Best Actor field. Paramount has also decided to relegate Diego Calva in the Supporting Actor category....

The classic story of Peter Pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic from Benh Zeitlin, director of BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD. Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up. Zeitlin’s film, which was co-written alongside younger sister Eliza Zeitlin, will now have a chance to premiere at Sundance in January, where Zeitlin’s previous film debuted and initially earned its acclaim....

The trailer looked awful and, although the very talented Ryan Coogler is back directing, there will be no Michael B. Jordan, no Daniel Kaluuya and, obviously, the late Chadwick Boseman isn’t here either. Back in September, Variety had a dire warning concerning the box-office projections for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” they claimed it would make around 40% what the original grossed in 2018. I found this estimation highly unusual given that sequels tend to gross more than their predecessors, but the cards have indeed been stacked against the sequel with none of the original’s three main stars back for this next chapter....

Kidman’s LAPD cop Erin Bell is introduced to us as she arrives at a murder scene, she looks beaten down by life, almost uninterested in the case at hand, it doesn’t help that Kusama’s camera has a closeup of her coffee which seems to have cocaine mixed in with the java. The crime scene immediately brings back memories for Bell. In flashbacks, we see why. 17 years ago she and her partner Chris spent months undercover with a gang of criminals which she suspects this body is connected to....

Denis Villeneuve’s film took home $12 million on Friday night, plus $5 million on Thursday previews. It is now estimated to open with a $38 million weekend. Add this to its $137 million international grosses and you might, just might, have a sequel greenlit in the next few weeks. Deadline’s Nancy Tartaglione is also reporting that her sources believe “Dune” will make no more than $30+ million overall in China....

The Will Smith-starring doppelganger movie “Gemini Man” has spent close to $100 million just in marketing costs. A THR report talks about hope from Sony that its release in China would help the movie out, but that didn’t happen, the film opened in second place this past weekend, behind “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.” This brings us back to the film’s worldwide tally, which is now at $118.7 million, well below the reported production budget of $138 million....

His next project does sound fascinating. TMZ asked Travolta about “The Fanatic,” a film directed by Fred Durst, yes of Limp Bizkit fame, and the actor had nothing but raves for his filmmaker, “Maybe my favorite experience I’ve had. He’s so generous and he’s such an artist. And he allowed me to create a character that no one else would allow.” The best experience that Travolta ever had? In a film directed by Limp Bizkit’s frontman?...

The film is only set to be released on March 24th, 2023. Keanu is back, so are Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick. Director Chad Stahelski is also back in the fray working with a script co-written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. Production began on June 28, 2021, in Berlin and Paris, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and wrapped on October 27, 2021. Why the gap between wrap and release?...

Centering on Omar (Amir El-Masry), a young Syrian musician who carries his grandfather’s oud, a traditional middle eastern guitar, everywhere he goes, “Limbo” riskingly decides to depict the dreary monotony of this young man’s life, amidst the grey-skied locale. Omar has almost nothing to do in this film but to wait for an answer about his asylum request. And so, there are a lot of shots here of Omar just waiting, solemnly wandering around town like a Lin invisible drifter, as he takes lessons in Western customs and talks on the phone to his parents in Turkey....

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Fact of the matter is that Cruise won’t be happy until he dies on camera. Once you get that adrenaline and endorphin rush from doing these stunts, you just can’t stop. He is now in his 60s and I imagine this adrenaline addiction will continue until some drastic accident occurs. I spoke to a top dog Hollywood insurance underwriter a year or so ago and she, surprisingly, absolutely hates Tom Cruise....

“Otherwise, it was the really big Hollywood stuff – The Color Purple, Aliens, Die Hard, Coming To America. I would catch the bus to go to the AMC theatre downtown. But I never thought, ‘Hey, maybe one day I might like to do that.’ It just didn’t seem possible.” [The Guardian] Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

For 128 minutes, Vanessa Kirby has you hooked to her every move in Kornel Mundruczo’s “Pieces of a Woman.” As Martha, a high-powered executive who loses her child during a harrowing home birth, Kirby mesmerizes by showcasing the human frailty and devastation that happens when tragedy comes knocking at her door. Her acting tour-de-force reminded me of Gena Rowlands’ masterful work in John Cassavetes’ 1974 classic, “Woman Under the Influence....

Unscathed by the social media hounds who want him to shut up and go back to his censored dark corner, as outlets such as The Daily Beast and Vanity Fair are already openly condemning “Sincerely,” with the Stasi-like mindset they are known to have, this latest standup special proves that the 52-year-old comedian hasn’t lost a beat. This is, obviously, not a special for those who believe that the comedian should be put in a corner, gagged, and never to pop back out in the spotlight....

The film’s risque story concerns a 16-year-old girl, Suzanne, bored with her life, family, and friends. That’s when this outcast meets an older man at a theater, and she immediately becomes smitten by him. Where this relationship goes, the film’s just-released trailer refuses to divulge, but it could very well be sexual. “Spring Blossom” was one of the 56 films that were selected by the Cannes Film Festival in its list of standout features this year....

My go-to box-office prognosticator, a man deeply indebted inside the system, has given me another little nugget of information for this coming weekend’s numbers. He’s telling me that Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is set to have an estimated $120 million opening at the domestic box-office. The film’s budget is said to be around $185 million. Add in the fact that it’s one of the few American films that has gotten full approval for a Chinese release, and I presume the folks over at the WB are doing somersaults watching these numbers unfold....