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Now it appears, according to IndieWire, that Tarantino will be doing the same with his latest project, the still in Cinemas, ode to LA, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, starring Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Margot Robbie. In fact, Pitt himself appears to be the one who has let the news slip, stating in an interview with Kyle Buchanan at the New York Times, “It’s almost like the best of both worlds”....

I don’t know if Michael Jackson is innocent or guilty, as mentioned in my review of “Leaving Neverland,” I have no dog in this fight but I do know a hit-job when I see one: “For the better part of two decades I have intensely followed the Michael Jackson saga. My mind has changed a few times, from he’s innocent to he’s guilty to I just don’t know anymore, but it’s rather hard for me to take director Dan Reed’s “Leaving Neverland” at face value, let alone review it, because the two victims being interviewed here, Robson and James Safechuck, have had so many revised accounts of what happened; lies have been uttered by them, maybe purposely or maybe accidentally....

It is rumoured that Linklater will now begin to adapt the Steven Sondheim musical, ‘Merrily We Roll Along’, the story of a Broadway composer whose life we learn about thanks to flashbacks. And with rising ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ star Ben Platt (soon to be seen in Netflix’s ‘The Politician’) and the undoubtedly already arrived Beanie Feldstein (‘Lady Bird’ ‘Booksmart’ set to star, what more could you ask for. ‘Great’ I hear you say, a musical from Linklater, starring two of Hollywood’s rising stars, where and when can I purchase my ticket?...

The letter says this plan is “nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession.” The signers include (a) directors Damien Chazelle, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Spike Jonze, Ang Lee, Spike Lee, Dee Rees, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, (b) producer Seth “Rogan” and (c) cinematographers Dion Beebe, Bill Bennett, Roger Deakins, Caleb Deschanel, Robert Elswit, Janusz Kaminski, Ed Lachman, Emmanuel Lubezki, Anthony Dod Mantle, Seamus McGarvey, Chris Menges, Reed Morano, Phedon Papamichael, Wally Pfister, Rodrigo Prieto, Robert Richardson, John Seale, Vittorio Storaro, John Toll and Hoyte van Hoytema....

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning,” Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Cold War,” and Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” rounded out the top five. More than 160 critics, programmers, and academics participated in the poll, which was last year topped by Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.” The full results: “Roma” “Phantom Thread” “Burning” “Cold War” “First Reformed” “Leave No Trace” “The Favourite” = “You Were Never Really Here” “Happy as Lazzaro” = “Zama” Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins,” starring Michael Fassbender and Elisabeth Moss, is being released on April 21, 2023. This means that “Next Goal Wins” will be released more than three years since production wrapped. Principal photography on the film began in November of 2019 and wrapped up in January 2020. It has been in a state of limbo ever since. The delays seem to have been caused due to Armie Hammer being in the movie....

1. Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman 2. Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 4. Rian Johnson‘s Knives Out 6. Greta Gerwig‘s Little Women 8. Ang Lee‘s Gemini Man 10. Marielle Heller‘s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 12. Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette? 14. Todd Phillips’ Joker 16. Benh Zeitlin‘s Wendy 18. Terrence Malick‘s Radegund 20. Noah Hawley’s Pale Blue Dot 22. Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow 24. Ari Aster’s Midsommar Contribute Hire me...

However, this year is quite an interesting conundrum for them. You see, the Globes are on trial for lack of diversity and sketchy finances. So, of course, what do they do? Not nominate a single Black actress in the leading role category. I couldn’t care less, but I find the situation amusing. The obvious snub was Jennifer Hudson’s performance as Aretha Franklin in “Respect.” They did nominate three Black actors in the Acting Drama category, and two women in Supporting Drama....

That is more than enough for me to get excited about this new project. Sandler delivered one of his greatest performances in the Safdies’ “Uncut Gems” back in 2019. The movie itself was one of the best of the last decade. Coming off their triumphant “Good Time,” and “Uncut Gems,” the Safdies were recently hired to write and direct a remake of the Eddie Murphy/Nick Nolte crime drama, “48 Hours....

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The film will finally be released in select theaters on January 28, 2022. Great news. I was personally underwhelmed by the film back when I saw it via screener back in late 2020, but that doesn’t even matter. “Rifkin’s Festival” is Allen’s 50th film as a director. It was shot in San Sebastian, Spain and stars Christoph Waltz, Gina Gershon, Wallace Shawn, Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, and Sergi Lopez. Europe seems to have had no problem with distributing the film, as it’s already opened in France, Portugal, Austria, Norway, Sweden Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey, France, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, and Mexico....

The 71st annual Writers Guild Award winners will be announced on Sunday, 2.17.19: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY “Eighth Grade,” Written by Bo Burnham; A24 “Green Book,” Written by Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly; Universal Pictures “A Quiet Place,” Screenplay by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski, Story by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck; Paramount Pictures “Roma,” Written by Alfonso Cuarón; Netflix “Vice,” Written by Adam McKay; Annapurna Pictures ADAPTED SCREENPLAY “Blackkklansman,” Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, Based on the book by Ron Stallworth; Focus Features “Black Panther,” Written by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures “Can You Ever Forgive Me?...

Filmmakers Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen (“An Inconvenient Sequel”) put the victims of this sexual abuse in front of their cameras, letting them tell their story, with supporting footage spread throughout to back up their testimony. The result is a 103-minute documentary that tackles numerous different strands of the tragedy, with a lending hand from the Indianapolis Star journalists who pursued and broke the story, but ultimately ends up concentrating on those who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Osteopathic physician, Larry Nassar....

One scene that caused particular offense to these timid viewers was when Putzie, one of Danny’s friends in the T-Birds gang, positioned himself on the floor to look up the skirts of two female students at the fictional Rydell High School. Other viewers complained about the lyric ‘Did she put up a fight?’ in the hit song “Summer Nights,” when Danny describes seducing Sandy. Others were angry that the character of Rizzo (Stockard Channing) was “slut-shamed” for sleeping with various men, particularly when she had sex with T-Bird Kenickie without a condom....

So what’s the deal with both films being submitted as dramas for the 2019 Golden Globe awards? Calculated strategy, of course. Especially when it comes to ‘Star,’ the Bradley Cooper-directed film is going to be a major player at the Globes and Oscars, Warner doesn’t want it to be seen as a ’light’ musically-driven picture, they want it to be seen as a meaty statement, which, of course, it isn’t....

The inner conflicts between Gray and Fox included forced-upon reshoots. What those scenes were, we aren’t entirely sure, but as mentioned in my review of the film this week, you can tell there are two separate visions of the story being told on-screen, it’s a schizoid-feeling film, which, despite the production drama, has amassed very good reviews so far. The film’s arduous post-production will be told in greater detail in the weeks to come....

A Best Picture nomination is now officially in the conversation for ‘The Way of Water.’ There’s really no other way of putting it. We just have a very weak slate of contending films this year. Also, this is the type of movie that will make money, get good reviews and have a narrative built around people going back to theaters. It’s a movie event and the industry desperately wants (and needs) to support that....

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Set in the late 15th century, with, coincidentally, a plague ravaging the land of Pescia in Tuscany, Benedetta’s impact on life in that community has parallels to that of Jesus of Nazareth. She begins to suffer disturbing religious and erotic visions of Christ only to switch her allegiance to Bartholomea. Is she possessed by the devil? Are her powers all an act? Verhoeven keeps it ambiguous and that’s what keeps you invested....

“Saw it because I worked on the marketing. It’s … eh. Beautifully shot, very long, very artsy. There are some intense sex scenes, but nothing that crazy. It’s well-acted, but very art film–think long, ponderous takes with very few lines of dialogue (poetic to some, eye-rolly to others). [De Armas] was very good in it I thought. My issue was more with the writing and directing. If you like Andrew Dominik’s style (or the JCO book), you’ll probably dig it....