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And so, is it any surprise that Alfonso Cuaron, Paul Thomas Anderson and Steve McQueen, three filmmakers who made my list of the 10 best living directors recently, have contacted Denzel for potential future projects? Denzel is nearing 70 years of age but is still a ferocious on-screen presence. Washington spoke on the red carpet of Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” about his insistence to now work only with the best auteurs out there and namechecked PTA, Cuaron and McQueen as directors he’s currently speaking to for future projects....

The mixed reviews that Solo garnered confirmed for many the doubt that was already very much at the forefront of this film’s pre-release buzz. This all resulted in a $392 million worldwide box-office intake, a very average result in terms of “Star Wars.” Speaking to THR, Disney’s film chief Alan Horn expressed frustration over the reception “Solo” got: “It’s always a challenge because — and I say this with love and respect for media — the thing about these big movies is they get a lot of attention, whether positive or negative....

No need to wonder anymore, Prieto has confirmed his work in Gerwig’s film. In the interview, Prieto also mentions how audiences will be surprised by the film’s lack of superficiality and how it deals with contemporary themes. Listen, the reason why we’re all so excited by this movie is not because we are Barbie fans, but 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....

“I roll deep on Jon Hamm as Batman,” Smith said. “I think that’s a brilliant idea, I’ve been saying it for fcking years, I’ve been saying it even when they cast Ben I was like ’look, he’s great and yeah, he’ll do a great job’ but fck Jon Hamm was right there and stuff.” “Oh my god, he’s so Bruce Wayne,” Smith said. “He’s more Bruce Wayne than Bruce Wayne....

A man rushed the stage and tried to tackle Chappelle. The comedian did not appear to be hurt, but the same cannot be said about the attacker who was quickly detained and beaten by security and Chappelle. It’s a very scary time to be a comedian. There are plenty of Americans who have completely lost their sense of humor, offended by anything and everything. Is comedy in danger? Can you name any American comedies in the last five years that actually made you laugh?...

Regardless, AV Club writer Britt Hayes noticed that the official Twitter account for the Hollywood Horror Museum posted a message stating, “Someone we know who is ‘in the know’ just let something very interesting slip about the future of ‘Twin Peaks.’ If it’s true, we’ll be squealing and giddy in 2020!” David Lynch’s daughter Jennifer is a board member of the museum, so put two and two together and, obviously, that creates speculation for another season of “Twin Peaks....

Deadwyler is now struggling to even make it into the the final five. Meanwhile, Blanchett is cruising, her biggest competition will likely be Michelle Yeoh, but I can’t really see the latter winning. Michelle Williams is a distant third for what is clearly a 52-minute Supporting performance. Yes, it is very likely that Blanchett will win her third Oscar. Deservedly so. It’s a towering performance that she delivers in “TÁR....

The working title is “Emilia Perez”. The main character is inspired by one chapter of french author Boris Razon’s novel “Écoute” (“listen”) and concerns a drug kingpin who disappeared, after changing identity, by undergoing a male-to-female surgical transition. Audiard co-wrote the movie with his usual writing partner Thomas Bidegain. They will partner with French composer-arranger Clément Ducol for the score and famous French singer Camille, who wrote all the songs (with the help of a Mexican translator) and performed them for the music demo....

French journalist Bernard Montiel revealed last night that Depp and Maïwenn have not been getting along at all during the shoot of “La Favorite”. Montiel revealed there was tension for months between the two. Supposedly, Maïwenn has been none-too-impressed by Depp’s punctuality. The actor is said to be frequently late or just wouldn’t show up to the set at all. Production is going “very, very badly” according to Montiel, adding, “they are just not getting along, and keep fighting....

Cape and Islands D.A. Michael O’Keefe told the Globe that Spacey was being charged forallegedly sexually assaulting the teenage son of former Boston WCVB-TV news anchor Heather Unruh at a Nantucket bar in July 2016. Spacey’s arraignment will occur at Nantucket District Court on Jan. 7.Of course, we didn’t expect Spacey to defend himself after this latest controversy, ever since the numerous accusations surfaced of him, which led to his firing on “House of Cards,” the actor has been nowhere to be found, his whereabouts unknown....

At some point in Sebastian Jones and Ramez Silyan’s thoroughly watchable doc about the late rapper, you start to realize that this depressed kid, despite all the rabid praise that he has been receiving, is headed down a destructive path. If you don’t know the story, on November 17th, 2017, Lil Peep was found dead due to a drug overdose in the back of his tour bus outside the Tucson, Arizona venue where he’d been scheduled to perform....

AppleTV+ and Martin Scorsese are teaming up for the upcoming movie, which Paramount is still set to distribute. Supposedly, the budget on ‘Killers’ had inflated to a worrisome $225M and started to get Paramount a little too nervous about its commercial prospects by shelling out money for such a risky endeavor. The troubled post-production on the film resulted in Scorsese reaching out to countless studios including Netflix, Universal, and MGM....

Here was a cult director who was also a huge movie fan, we could talk for days about the same film. Hellman had a colorful career in different parts of the industry; directing TV movies for Roger Corman in the ‘50s, kickstarting a young Jack Nicholson’s career in the early ‘60s, and even doing second-unit work on Verheoven’s “RoboCop” However, It was 1971’s “Two-Lane Blacktop,” starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, that will forever be synonymous with Hellman’s name and legacy, as that film’s reputation has grown over the years....

LE LYCEEN by Christopher Honore LES HARKIS by Philippe Faucon MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY by Patricio Guzman DODO by Panos H. KoutrasLOVE LIFE by Koji Fukada Guzman and Honore are the biggies here, Cannes staples. Both have been added to my recently-updates Cannes 2022 spitballing list. Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

The film had its North American premiere a week ago at the New York Film Festival and during the post-screening Q&A conducted by Emily Mortimer, the actress revealed that she was collaborating with Baumbach on his next film. No further details were given. I assume that Netflix might not be backing this next project. “White Noise” had a budget balloon to more than $100 million and it doesn’t look like the film will be up for any awards given the inaccessibility of the material and the not-so-enthusiastic reviews....

Nevertheless, the lack of “Hollywood” movies in competition has rather irked the likes of Variety and THR, with the latter confessing that “Cannes, once the undisputed heavyweight champion of international film festivals, has been on the ropes of late.” All of this despite the fact that Jarmusch, Malick, Sachs, and most likely Tarantino, will all be in competition this year at the fest. The THR statement feels hyperbolic and rather unearned, especially since the same complaints were targeted at Cannes just last year, but the festival ended up premiering more than a dozen of the finest films of 2018....

I wrote in my review: “It’s all led by Duke and, especially, Nyong’o’s performances. The latter, an actress of considerably imposing talent, inflicts a real sense of haunting into Peele’s frames. Much like his main character in “Get Out,” Peele’s camera deep focuses on his lead’s eyes every chance he gets. And what eyes! Aided by cinematographer Mike Gioulakis, Peele gives his film a surreal and nightmarish look with pertinently memorable frames unveiled every few minutes....

First things first, “Drive My Car,” which was the surprise Best Film winner, barely edged out Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog.” There was debate about rewarding Campion’s film, but the voting body ended up settling on Hamaguchi’s film. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” finished a distanced third. According to my sources, nothing else came close to winning. “The Souvenir Part II” was another film some members were passionate about....

Don’t tell me it’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” That film’s hardcore fanbase keeps pushing the idea that it’ll win Best Picture, but I just can’t see it happening. The Academy rarely recognizes sci-fi and the film is polarizing enough to turn off older voters. If it were released just a decade ago, I don’t even think it would have been nominated, but a lot has changed since then. How about “Top Gun: Maverick,” which would be another unusual winner as it’s a straight-up action blockbuster....

Yesterday, on a FB thread, which actually started with a discussion of my mid-year critics poll and its winner, Jordan Peele’s latest film “Us,” Schrader decided to reply to a comment about Peele’s film being an “obvious homage to Brian De Palma.” I didn’t expect Schrader to shred fellow 70’s maverick De Palma on his page, but he did, calling De Palma a “trite” and “artistically weak” artist. Yikes. “Don’t get me started on Brian DP,” Schrader said....