Dan Trachtenberg is in talks to write and direct an MCU movie for the Mutant era. Per the report, it's a theatrical feature. It's also a single-character film, not an ensemble piece.
Miike has directed a whopping 114 films and TV productions. Almost nobody has seen all of them, and if you have, you're not just a completist—you're a madman.
Netflix and Lionsgate are teaming up on “Fairytale in New York,” a new action thriller starring Aaron Pierre, with “Sisu” helmer Jalmari Helander directing. Netflix will distribute and Lionsgate will produce.
Borgli and Robbie had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.
This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.
for the 'Sight and Sound' poll shows us a list rich in American cinema, especially from the 70s as 9 of his films come from that decade. Compare this list to the one he submitted to Empire Magazine in 2008 (pictured above) and there are significant differences. People are allowed to change their minds over time, no? I know my ballot would have changed over that period of time.
Earlier last week I had this to say about Mel Gibson's "Hackaw Ridge" "No, really, this ain't hyperbole, Mel Gibson's latest directorial effort "Hacksaw Ridge" has incredibly realized battle sequences. Probably the best that I have seen since the opening of Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" and Gibson's very own bloody "Braveheart." I stand by my statement, it really does have some of the most effective and memorable battle sequences of any war movie ever, but does it make my final cut of the 10 greatest overall war movies ever made? Doesn't look like it. There's also Ang Lee's "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" coming out this Friday. Lee's film is an underwhelming war movie, but ambitious in its scope. It tries to not only look at the battleground, especially a tense, terrific action sequence in Iraq, but also the post-traumatic anxiety the soldiers face when returning home. The film was shot in a higher frame rate per second than we are accustomed to, but it does the film a disservice instead of intensifying the reality of the drama being portrayed on the screen. Call it an ambitious failure for its lack of focus in key moments. Interestingly while working on the draft of this list I just couldn't muster enough enthusiasm to include Foreign language films. It's just not the same story, so I decided to stick to American films. I mean "Das Boot" came close, "Downfall," "Black Book, "Waltz With Bashir," 'Son of Saul," "The Battle of Algiers," "La Grande Illusion." My pick would probably be "Saving Private Ryan," every war movie after it paled in comparison. What Spielberg did was give us the definitive film of the genre. Here's my shortlist of the greatest American war films: Patton, The Great Escape, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Fury, Casulaties Of War, The Hurt Locker
One of the legends of Hollywood acting has decided enough is enough. Robert Redford, in an interview that will be published by the Walker Art Center, says that after the two projects he has in store are done he's going to quit acting and focus on directing.
"I’m getting tired of acting. I’m an impatient person, so it’s hard for me to sit around and do take after take after take. At this point in my life, age 80, it’d give me more satisfaction because I’m not dependent on anybody. It’s just me, just the way it used to be, and so going back to sketching—that’s sort of where my head is right now." "So, I’m thinking of moving in that direction and not acting so much. I’ve got two acting projects in the works: Our Souls at Night, with Jane Fonda, a love story for older people who get a second chance in life, and Old Man with a Gun, a lighter piece with Casey Affleck and Sissy Spacek. Once they’re done then I’m going to say, “Okay, that’s goodbye to all that,” and then just focus on directing." Redford turned 80 this year. I'm not the biggest fan of his directing, safe for the underrated and indisputably great "Quiz Show," but it's really his acting that has made him the legend that he is today: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Sting," "Three Days of Condor," "All The President's Men," "The Candidate," and "The Natural" just to name some of my favorites.
This looks awful. Tying to Oscar-bait its way to awards, "Collateral Damage" looks like the kind of picture that was constantly made in the 90s, but gets mocked now today by a more open-minded generation of cinemagoers.
David Frankel, the film's director, has made some average films in his career "Marley and Me," "The Big Year," "Hope Springs" and has pretty much made a career out of making safe, wholesome entertainment. He practically built an entire career out of his debut "The Devil Wears Prade," that was watchable, but no thanks to Meryl Streep who got an Oscar-nomination for a role she was born to play. As for Will Smith, I just hope Jada doesn't come out again and insist he didn't get a nomination because of the color of his skin. He's proven to be a very good actor, but he needs to pick better screenplays. No, really, Smith has proven to me he can greatly act over the years in fils such as "Ali," "Enemy of the State," "Men In Black," "I Am Legend" and, hell, even maudlin stuff like "Seven Pounds" and "The Pursuit of Happyness," no typo there.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed in a Toronto Sun interview that Michael Keaton will play the Vulture in the upcoming “Spider-Man” reboot.
“We’ve had a wish list, and most of them in the near-term are coming together,” “Cate Blanchett is playing Hela in ‘Thor: Ragnarok.’ Michael Keaton’s Vulture in ‘Spider-Man’ is something. And of course, finally, we’re showcasing Josh Brolin’s Thanos [in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’]. We’re looking forward to that very much" Keaton is no stranger to the superhero genre, he, of course, played Batman in the first two classic Tim Burton films ("Batman" and "Batman Returns"). He's also had a fantastic comeback this past decade aftr years away from the lime light, starring in Oscar-winning films "Birdman" and "Spotlight." It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. The film also has Tom Holland playing a 15-year-old Peter Parker. The rest of the cast also includes Donald Glover, Marisa Tomei, Zendaya, Jon Favreau and Tony Revolori. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” gets released on July 7, 2017. It has also been reported that Tom Holland's contract is for, count 'em, six Spider-Man films. That is what he reported to The Hollywood Reporter earlier last week. 3 solo Spidey films and 3 appearances in other Marvel franchises. I have been skeptical about the Franchise being rebooted yet again and this doesn't really change my mind, even though Holland was one of the highlights of Captain America: Civil War and did show some promise for what was to come, but, c'mon folks, this is a blatant money grab from Marvel.
I am an unabashed liberal, but, give me a break, this was a vote against the establishment pure and simple. There are a lot of people struggling out there at the moment and this was a protest vote. He hasn’t even been sworn into office and there's people saying already he’s an awful president?“Celebrities” really do live in a different world: Twitter, big money, pc-ness. They don’t know the reality of today’s world. They really need to stop being so full of themselves. The people and delegates voted, and they voted Trump. People feel that he is the one who should be in charge of the country for their own reasons, let's all just stand behind the people please. I have my doubts about his presidency, but why not just see what happens instead of calling the guy "Hitler."
According to Jefferey Wells over at Hollywood-Elsewhere, Scorsese's "Silence" was supposed to screen for the New York Film Critics Circle on November 30th. THAT screening has been completely scrapped, or at least, according to Variety's Kristopher Tapley who reported that now Scorsese's film will be screened for critics only in early December. It seems like they are willing to wait it out with no trailer or movie poster in sight, which is an odd move considering this is supposed to be an awards contender. I have not gotten any invite as of yet, I'm expecting mine probably in December, but the fact that this might get screened way after I have to submit my top 10 list to various critics polls is just bad marketing on the part of Paramount. Isn't Brad Grey confident enough to screen this film in time for critics and build some kind of buzz around it? I am not, in any way, lowering my expectations for "Silence," this is after all Martin Scorsese film. Update: This from Tapley "Things change. Paramount is now planning to screen for members of the National Board of Review on Nov. 19 and members of the New York Film Critics Circle on Nov. 30."
This gem of a snap has Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin having a lunch together at the Brown Derby in Hollywood in March 1947. To be a fly in the wall at that very moment ....
I wasn't as shocked by last night's results as many of you might have been. Why? Because I predicted this was going to happen. Still, a very sad day. The anger and restlessness running through this country at the moment is at an all-time high. The votes Trump got were votes of anger and boycotting a system that has been unsatisfying to them. They accepted Trump's inconsistencies over Hilary's more pristine-crafted professional politics. I also believe that Bernie Sanders opened up a whole can of worms with his candidacy for Democratic nominee, Hilary just couldn't recover from that. Trump took advantage of it. The left is now up to Millennials to rebuild. Does this set the nation back? I Can't say, Trump is too unpredictable. He's not really a token Republican, he's a hybrid of left and right. He won 30 states last night. I don't think I could have predicted it to be that big of a margin.
The Simpsons have been known to have an unabashed knack to predict the future so it's no surprise that they predicted a President Trump sixteen years ago! "As you know we've inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump" claims Lisa Simpson who takes over The Donald's disastrous presidency with the economy at an all-time worst.
Donald himself was somewhat prophetic about his potential Presidency, claiming that he could be quite successful running as a Republican:
Let us not forget that The Simpsons also predicted The Rolling Stones would continue touring past 2010 in the "Steel Wheelchair" Tour. Of course that's not what the tour was called, but the Stones have turned out to be quite aageless as they continue touring to this day with Jagger continuing to movie like, well, Jagger.
The visual innovator of the French "Nouvelle Vague" has passed away at the age of 92. Coutard shot 75 films in his illustrious career, he will always be remembered as Jean-Luc Godard’s go-to guy, photographing practically all of JLG’s Nouvelle Vague work from 1959-1967. This meant lots of black-and-white films, and only a handful in color. During this era, he always insisted on using natural lighting for his work. Coutard’s inventive use of the hand-held camera was incredibly important in the advancement of filmmaking. In fact, his visionary work with the hand-held is just as innovative as Orson Welles’ extended use of deep focus in "Citizen Kane." One can’t also forget his post-Nouvelle Vague work with Costa-Gravas and his incendiary work with his masterpiece, "Z." A legendary cinematographer if there ever was one.
In Variety awards pundit Kristopher Tapley's latest column, entitled "Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' To Remain Quiet Until December," Tapley tells us that Scorsese's Japanese-set epic will not screen for critics until December. That means it won't be in the mix for the National Board of Review awards, New York Film Critics Circle awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Circle awards and the Broadcast Film Critics Awards. A strange move for an awards contender, but nevertheless something that has been done before, most notably Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained." We have no trailer, although an internet rumor 'claims' it will be released this week and, hell, not even a movie poster. I have been all over the rumors the last year or so. Here are the most important things that we do know about Scorsese's film.
10 Things We Do Know About Scorsese's Epic: 1- Scorsese has been trying to get 'Silence' made since the 80s. 2- It stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asanoand Ciarán Hinds. 3-The official synopsis states: "Set in the seventeenth century, it follows two Portuguese Jesuitpriests (Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver) who face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor (Liam Neeson) and propagate Christianity." 4- It finished shooting and has been in post production for 18 months. Principal photography was completed May of 2015! 5- The running time changed from 195 minutes to 160 minutes, although not officially. 6- Andrew Garfield and Irwin Winkler seem to be the only people to have publicly said they have seen 'Silence.' Garfield calling it "meditative and brutal simultaneously" and Winkler calling it 'Marty's best film' 7- Scorsese is 'deep at work' on the film and won't finish it until the 'eleventh hour' according to a source close to the production. 8- The official release date is December 23rd in a 'very limited' run 9- Only a few production stills have been released, six to be precise. 10- There has been no trailer and no movie poster released as of November 8th, 2017.
For all the hate Ben Affleck's "The Batman' has been getting of late, including rumors of script problems, one must not forget that we actually have a decently proven director finally at the helm of a DCU movie. Affleck will first unveil "Live By Night" in the coming weeks, his take on the gangster genre, but here's actor Joe Manganiello, playing Death Stroke, explaining what Affleck is trying to do with "The Batman."
"His take is a fresh take, but I think the audience is going to be surprised. Because it's a road that no one's really gone down that's completely integral to, you know, who Batman is. And I think it's going to be refreshing, but at the same time completely familiar. But it's going to take this franchise in a direction that I think A LOT of people are going to be really happy about. It's going to be gritty and action packed and cerebral and all of those elements that people love about Batman. Ben's a great director, man. I mean, the last movie that man directed won best picture. He's got an Oscar for writing. Like, this is all the components to go down as a... everything is lined up for a really really really great movie. Not only a superhero movie but just a great great movie."
Full interview can be found HERE Excerpts from my Cannes review:
"Since 2006’s “Black Book,” 77 year-old Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven has virtually disappeared from the movie scene. Aside from the experimental “Tricked” in 2012, the director has kept a low-key profile, and there were some rumors that he had retired, and yet he was very much active, trying to get projects made, but struggling to raise money for them." "Isabelle Huppert leads his latest film playing Michelle, the head of a successful video game company and recent victim of a violent rape. The fact that Michelle responds to the incident with such disturbing indifference makes the people around her, including her perpetrator, bewildered. She is disembodied, unfriendly, and robotic to the situation. The 63 year-old Huppert gives a powerhouse, revelatory performance in the picture." "To explore unknown territories is what Verhoeven has been doing for over five decades. This is a man who’s been pushing not only himself, but his audiences to the most provocative and illicitly fascinating cinematic worlds imaginable. “Elle” is another example of the button pushing morality that has infused his classic films. There’s sex, violence, sadism and yet, it all comes together to set its main protagonist free from the shackles of the world she lives in. Is there anything more Verhoeven-esque than that?"
From my TIFF review 9.19.16 for AwardsDaily "Toronto was a kind of homecoming for Canadian boy Denis Villeneuve whose “Arrival” had very successful showings at both Telluride and Venice just a week prior. Amy Adams plays Louise Banks, a linguist who is recruited by the military after enormous Alien pods show up across the globe. Many countries are prepared for war, but Louise believes that the visitors might actually be on earth for non-violent reasons. Adams, in one of her very best performances, gives a touching and rewarding performance in a film that feels like a better version of Christopher Nolan’s well-known sci-fi blockbusters. The sentimentality is somewhat stripped down for a more concrete and profound look at the ties that bind us all on earth. It’s a thought-provoking adventure that isn’t about war, but communication instead. Villeneuve once again proves to be the real deal. The 49-year-old Quebecois filmmaker is building up a solid, loyal fan-base that could one day rival Nolan’s. The fact that his next movie is “Blade Runner 2” only gets us more excited about his future. "Arrival" comes out this Friday, November 11th
It has been three years since Henry Cavill and Amy Adams made Summer 2014 shake with "Man of Steel," but, in all honesty, I was underwhelemed by Zach Snyder's film. It had lots of positives, including Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Superman's parents, but goddamit if Snyder didn't mess up another superhero film with potential. Cavill played the "Man of Steel" and Adams was his love inerest Lois Lane. The reviews were mixed, but its domestic box-office was that of around $225M, not too shabby. We all held our breath in approval when George Miller was hired for the job, but then backed away! They were probably trying to suck out any of the creative freedom such a renowned artist as Miller would need to make a cinematic statement such as this. Although no director is currently attached it seems like Adams is confirming that we will in fact be getting a second installment. "I read about Man of Steel 2 when you guys did. A lot of times I find out after the fact, which is fine, it's completely normal, it's not indicative of anything. But yeah, I know they're working on a script and I know it's in the works," she said.
Source: The Digital Spy
This is all Rothman’s idea, by the way. He’s going to pour millions into this campaign because he believes “Brand New Day” is a great movie.