Forbes’ Scott Mendelson explains its failure to ignite box-office decently well, stating “In the Heights sold itself as a celebration of Hispanic-American culture but had little else to offer (no stars, no high concept, no IP, etc.) to those who those who didn’t view such a noble sentiment as automatically ‘worth seeing in theaters. “In the Heights” could be another example of audiences acting in opposition to online media narratives....
Kechiche released a statement about the drama surrounding his film [via Les Inrok]. In a public letter addressed to Bau’s agent, Kechiche claimed to be the victim of a conspiracy orchestrated by the French media and the agents of other actresses who have worked with him in the past (Sara Forestier, Hafsia Herzi, Léa Seydoux, and Adèle Exarchopoulos); he says their sole purpose is to destroy his career. The director also claimed that Bau was more than happy to take on the sexually-charged role and show her body in all it’s beauty, and that she specifically requested a change in actors for the cunnilingus scene in order to perform it with her boyfriend....
The cast options for Fincher’s brilliant serial-killer show seem to have expired., with Deadline seemingly confirming late last night that shooting the series exhausted Fincher to no ends and that it may very well be over. ` The Playlist had originally reported that the series was “on hold,” but now third season contract renewals for the two lead actors— Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff—have expired with Netflix trying to keep the door open for a third season, if Fincher ever changes his mind....
Deadline is saying that Waititi held reshoots to completely scrap the role that Hammer was playing, which Arnett took over. Arnett’s role was also supposedly developed to be slightly bigger versus Hammer’s role. Principal photography on “Next Goal Wins” began in November 2019 and wrapped in January 2020, it has been in a state of limbo ever since. It didn’t help that one of the film’s stars, Hammer, got the industry boot after numerous sexually assault allegations surfaced against him....
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Consider me underwhelmed by this. It’s not the fact that it doesn’t show you much, but that it doesn’t necessarily have a pull to it. The good news is that it seems as though the footage being shown here is all in black and white. Was the entire movie shot in monochrome? The teaser is said to be “stitched into" the beginning of Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” meaning that it plays right before Peele’s film begins, with no interludes or advertisements put in between....
Shot in one long 23-minute continuous take, the opening scene is a harrowing one to watch and sets up the stakes for the rest of the film, which flows magnificently well thanks to Mundruczo firm grasp of his narrative — his work here is a directorial high-wire act of the highest order. In addition to Kirby and Mundruczo, and aided by Howard Shore‘s subtle and moving score, DP Benjamin Loeb should be given credit for creating visual miracles with his camera....
The Russian ballerina Jennifer Lawrence portrays, Dominika Ergova, is all but forced to adhere to the endless brutality of a regime that wants you to put country before anything else. It helps, or rather doesn’t, that her uncle works for the government and, after a horrific on-stage injury, tries to enlist his niece to enroll in “whore school” to graduate as a “Red Sparrow.” The “Sparrow” graduate degree has Dominika becoming a government-controlled seductress/double agent....
From my Cannes review titled ‘The Lighthouse’ Review: Sophomore Effort Proves ‘The Witch’ Director Robert Eggers is the Real Deal: “Much like “The Witch,” this sophomore endeavor from Eggers is about characters threatened by invisible forces. It may not necessarily be as bold a narrative as its predecessor, but it almost makes up for it with the kind of imagery, courtesy of “The Witch” cinematographer Jarin Blaschke, that is heavily indebted in 19th century folklore — a 35mm black and white nightmare, if you will” A24 will release “The Lighthouse” on Friday, October 18th 2019....
“Under the Silver Lake” actually works decently well, up until its lazy and infuriating payoff, which feels flat and uninspired. David Robert Mitchell (“It Follows”) is a filmmaker that wants to break rules, his work here with DP Mike Gioulakis is commendable. The problem is that there just is no there there, an L.A. odyssey about Sam (Andrew Garfield), a Peeping Tom-turned-amateur-detective who tries to crack the conspiracy case of a missing person which he believes may be hidden in pop-culture artifacts....
Where are Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow,” Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman,” and Kitty Green’s “The Assistant”? Those are four great independent movies, and, so it happens, all of them directed by female filmmakers. Instead they the AFI body decides to choose the stagey “One Night in Miami,” Aaron Sorkin’s bombastic “Trial of the Chicago 7,” David Fincher’s underwhelming “Mank,” and “Judas and the Black Messiah....
The Serra interview also has the Spanish filmmaker proclaiming that the future of cinema resides in “radical” filmmaking. His films sure are. If you’ve seen “Pacifiction,” “The Death of Louis XIV,” and “Liberté” then you know what Serra means by “radical”. However, a fascinating tidbit from the interview has Serra admitting that Kristen Stewart is the actress he most wants to work with. Not just that, he says that “it’s a possibility that is being studied....
Charlize Theron is set to star in Cuarón‘s first film since his 2018 critically-acclaimed “Roma.” Based on the personal life of science-fiction author Phillip K. Dick, “Jane” will tell the relationship between Dick and his twin sister Jane, who died six weeks after birth. Per the official synopsis: “Jane” is a “moving, suspenseful and darkly humorous story about a woman’s unique relationship with her brilliant, but troubled twin, who also happens to be the celebrated novelist Philip K....
I’m being told that Andrew Dominik’s upcoming Marilyn Monroe biopic is a whopping 2 hours and 46 minutes in length. Not only has Dominik gotten the NC-17 rating he desired, but he’s also getting Netflix to release a near 3-hour long movie. Unprecedented and very good news for those who were rooting for him to get some kind of final cut. Joyce Carol Oates’ book, which the movie is adapting, is around 800 pages long....
And so, with these four new installments, we have to expect some kind of new technology or else what exactly would be the point of spending a total of $1 billion on these films [via GameRant]. The first sequel is set for a December 2021 release—and films 3 through 5 of the series are to be released on a biannual basis. Also, with New Zealand easing its restrictions regarding COVID-19, Cameron will soon be back at work, continuing to film the fifth and final installment....
Hanging in second this week is Universals “1917”. Sam Mendes (fresh off a DGA win) and looking set to be favorite heading into the Oscars, delivered around $15.8M domestically, lifting the film (just like “Bad Boys”) past $100M domestic. Internationally, the film added $23.7M giving the film a worldwide total of over $200M. In third this week and destined for a huge loss is “Dolittle” from Universal. Adding just $12....
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Rock roasted the current state of comedy by joking that he can no longer say anything funny anymore without a push-back occurring, “If it was five years ago, I could say something really offensive and funny right now,” Rock said, “but I can’t do that anymore, so…heyyyy!” Last week, comedian Rob Schneider went on a Twitter rant condemning the use of Political correctness in comedy: “Comics are the ones who are supposed to say the horrible things we all think but don’t,” wrote comedian on Twitter....
Kaye had come from a background of commercials and had a reputation as a music video genius. The sky was the limit for Kaye, but “American History X” flopped, behind-the-scenes drama also painted the controversial filmmaker as a troubled genius who was impossible to work with. Then word came out that the actual theatrical cut we had seen was re-edited by the film’s star, Edward Norton. Kaye disowned the final cut of the film and unsuccessfully attempted to have his name removed from the credits....
The current synopsis circling around is very vague: “An immersive and innovative exploration of planet Earth through the eyes of two human beings.” Sounds ambitious. Tribeca Productions is handling the film rights. Aronofsky’s “The Whale” was just released in theaters to mixed reviews. The New York-born filmmaker has been hit and miss his entire career, but he’s one of the more exciting and unpredictable directors out there. Contribute Hire me...
