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It was also announced this summer that Christian Petzold’s “The Red Sky” will be coming in the “Spring of 2023.” That also means a presumed bow at Berlin. Something tells me this upcoming Berlinale will have a more-than-decent lineup come early next year with new films expected from Christian Petzold “The Big Red Sky”, Francois Ozon’s “Madeleine”, Ira Sachs’ “Passengers”, Phillipe Garrel “Le Grand Chariot,” André Téchiné “Les Pieds Sur Terre,” and Angela Schanelec’s “Music”....

Some recommendations are in order. Last year, I published the 10 best of the 2010s. I’ll probably post my list of the 10 greatest horror movies next week. Let’s up the ante and name our best horror of the 21st Century. So much to choose from, it’s a genre that keeps reinventing itself and refuses to get dated. These are the 11 I keep coming back to … It Follows (David Robert Mitchell)Hereditary (Ari Aster)Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky)The Invisible Man (Leigh Whannell)The Descent (Neil Marshall)Get Out (Jordan Peele)A Quiet Place (John Krasinski)The Others (Alejandro Amenábar)28 Days Later (Danny Boyle)The Mist (Frank Darabont)Frailty (Bill Paxton) Five from the 2000s and six from the 2010s....

Production on “Mickey7” began in the UK back in August and will continue until, at least, December. Now we’re hearing that Warner Bros. will be taking their time with this one as a 2024 release is now the target for Bong’s next film. Just reading about this film, one can imagine that there will be a lot of post-production VFX, which could explain why “Mikey7” isn’t being released next year....

Field’s first film in over 15 years is also dominating at the specialty box-office. The psychological drama has posted the second-best per-theater average of 2022 only behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and it’s $50,000 per-theater average in April. “TÁR” opened in limited release at four locations in New York and Los Angeles this weekend, grossing an estimated $160,000 for a $40,000 per-theater average. However, not everybody will like “TÁR,” it’s very much a critic-proof movie, and audiences will likely be a little more puzzled by Field’s opaque vision....

As we speak, Joker, which leads all 2020 Oscar films with 11 nominations, has joined the 4-pack of Best Picture frontrunners (The Irishman, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, 1917 and Parasite). Is it out-of-left-field thinking to believe that Todd Phillips’ film stands a chance at winning the big prize? Not really, the film is passionately loved within the industry, Phoenix got a standing ovation at the Globes when he won Best Actor (Drama) and, well, this could be another opportunity for Academy voters to give the middle finger to the social media hounds, much like they did last year with “Green Book,” by awarding a film which is loathed by the “woke” crowd....

Not just cinephiles, but the Cannes committee as well, were most likely biting their fingernails when Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead Don’t Die” kicked off the festival with a thud. It wasn’t that Jarmusch’s zombie movie was necessarily a sign of things to come, but it represented a bewildering start from a filmmaker who had been on such a hot streak of late, with “Only Lovers Left Alive” and “Paterson,” two of his very best films....

Cannes then told journalists to log on to the online ticket request site at 7 am to have the best shot at snagging tickets. My attempt at a 7 am wake up was successful, but tickets were still not available. So, what are we supposed to do exactly? I’m now being told to be patient and eventually I’ll be successful. It’s a total clusterfuck. How are credentialed journalists supposed to see films?...

Regardless, Polanski has been sent a message by the Cesar Awards, aka the French Oscars: he can be nominated for a Cesar in the future, but he won’t be allowed to attend the ceremony. The Cesar have officially banned anyone “indicted or convicted for sexual violence.” There has been renewed consideration about Polanski, a director that Hollywood has honored for decades, even though he plead guilty in 1977 to having sex with a 13-year-old minor by the name of Samantha Geimer....

You can find most of the details on the film here. Nolan now has a whole year to put this one in the can with his usual arduous editing process. A July 2023 release date is already in the books for “Oppenheimer”. The film started off with a budget said to be a little over $100 million, Universal immediately jumped onboard to distribute it after Nolan cut ties with long-time partner Warner Bros....

“Settin’ the record straight. The interview never happened. Never said those words. 100% false. If I ever had an issue with someone, a group, community or a generation— I’d seek them out, create dialogue and do my best to understand them. Criticizing ain’t my style. I don’t cast stones and we all get to be who we are.” Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

Netflix has convinced some of the most important Hollywood filmmakers and stars to make the jump to the small screen. After all, Hollywood execs from other major studios have all but killed the idea of giving highly talented directors the room for creative freedom. It’s not just Scorsese, the Coens, and Cuaron, but also other high-level directors such as Paul Greengrass, Jeremy Saulnier, David McKenzie, Noah Baumbach, J.C. Chandor, Andrew Dominik, and even, beyond the grave, Orson Welles that will be releasing Netflix original movies in the next few months....

Glenn Close is an eight-time Oscar nominee with, for now, zero wins. She is now tied with Pete O’Toole for the most Oscar nominations with no wins. However, Close may very well nab that Oscar with her eighth nomination as she is one of the five nominated in the Supporting Actress category for her role in “Hillbilly Elegy.” This comes mere days after Close was nominated for the same role at the Razzies....

The reason why we’re all so excited by this movie is because it’s directed by Greta Gerwig and co-written by Noah Baumbach. If these two artists were not part of the creative process then this would not be one of the most anticipated movies of 2023. With that being said, a casting call came out yesterday “looking for tatooed people waiting to be arrested and gang members as extras.” The scenes in question are supposed to be filmed next week in London....

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I had it confirmed this late afternoon that Inarittu and Netflix are hopeful “Bardo” will be done on time for the fall fests. In April, Variety had reported that post-production on the film would wrap by the fall. My source from earlier in the week said October. I’m not too sure what is going on exactly with Inarritu’s post-production process, but I’ll take the word from his team on this one....

What Hosking’s eccentric style has now produced is “An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn,” the story of an unhappy coffee shop worker, Lulu Danger (Aubrey Plaza), recently fired by her husband (Emile Hirsch) who convinces a stranger (Jemaine Clement) to go on a road trip with her. Lulu’s goal is to confront a mysterious man from her past, Beverly Luff Linn (Craig Robinson). However, Beverly doesn’t speak, mostly grunting and moaning his way in life, and has his manager, Rodney Von Donkensteiger (Matt Berry) doing the crux of the talking for him....

During his masterclass at the recent Lumiere Film Festival (via Variety), Gray spoke about how frustrating an experience making the sci-fi epic was: “Creatively, it became a very torturous experience. The film was taken from me, ultimately: it’s not my cut of the movie, and I find it a very painful experience to have people tell me things they hated about the movie that I had nothing to do with....

The curious case of Campion’s bewildering awards weekend had her winning the BAFTA, DGA and Critics Choice awards. She and her film “The Power of the Dog” are no doubt now holding the Oscar momentum. In between all that, Campion called out Sam Elliot as a “homophobic, misogynist, xenophobic” and a “bitch” for expressing distaste towards her film. Social media cheered her on. Feminism! Then, the following night, Campion accepted her Critics Choice Award and took the time to acknowledge Serena and Venus Williams’ presence: “Venus and Serena, you’re such marvels....

The aughts weren’t so kind though, for a number of reasons, “Basic” and “Rollerball” tanked, but he was also convicted of illegally spying on his “Rollerball” producer Anthony Pellicano and sent to jail in 2013. He was eventually released in 2014 and served the remainder of his sentence under house arrest. Oh, and he also declared bankruptcy on his assets. It’s no surprise, with all these legal and monetary issues, that McTiernan hasn’t directed a film in almost 20 years....

After Cheadle posted support on Twitter for the Sleeping Giants campaign, which fights bigotry and sexism in America, Griffin responded by saying: “I will never forgive you for your nasty tweet the day my smear campaign started,” adding, “You know it was a fucking smear campaign and you have never taken a moment to apologize. Some liberal you are. Yes, my memory is long my ex friend. Shame on you....