A major disappointment at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was without a doubt “Native Son.” From first-time director Rashid Johnson, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Suzan-Lori Park, this A24 and HBO production is based on the acclaimed Richard Wright novel of the same name.
Read moreFilm Director Julian Schnabel: Why can't white person tell story of black person? Everyone pink inside...
Director Julian Schnabel has been doing press for “At Eternity’s Gate,” his Vincent Van Gogh biopic, which is about to be released in the U.K. In one particularly noteworthy interview with The Guardian, the eccentric and controversial filmmaker of such impressive films as “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “Before Night Falls” had a few choice words for the notion that only a black filmmaker can tell black stories:
Read moreAmazon Defends Its Decision to Fire Woody Allen
When Amazon decided to break its contract with Woody Allen back in 2018, due to the still unwarranted claims from Mia Farrow that Allen had sexually abused their daughter back in the ‘90s, Allen’s latest film, “A Rainy Day In New York,” was a victim of the fallout. It has yet to be released by Amazon and likely won’t be anytime soon. The film, in other words, is in total limbo.
Read moreSam Mendes’ WWI Film ‘1917’ Will Reportedly Be Comprised Of One Long Take
When Sam Mendes came to the forefront of Hollywood with his astonishing 1999 debut feature “American Beauty,” he was primarily known as a director of theater in London. Suffice to say, his debut film changed his life, winning the Best Picture Oscar, among many other statuettes. However, the next two decades would be a mixed bag for Mendes, but he did manage to churn out a classic gangster film (“Road to Perdition”) and an all-time great Bond (“Skyfall”).
Read moreRobert Pattinson Had To Be ‘Locked in a Room’ to Read Christopher Nolan’s New Movie
Robert Pattinson will be in Christopher Nolan’s next film, which Warner Bros. has slated for summer 2020. The actor will star opposite Elizabeth Debicki and “BlacKkKlansman” stars John David Washington.
Read moreHuh!? Vin Diesel announces he has joined the cast of the Avatar sequels
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Read moreClaire Denis Talks Her Erotic Sci-Fi Film ‘High Life,’ Her Robert Pattinson Crush, The F*ckbox & More [Interview]
Claire Denis, a formidable filmmaker that can easily stand with any of the greats from the last 30 years, has shown remarkable resilience in her career to never conform to the norm. She’s an everlasting troubadour, walking the high-wire of creative risk-taking with each movie she makes. I spoke to her about “High Life,” that infamous fuckbox, and her Robert Pattinson crush. And note: they are planning on working together again, but she’s mostly tight-lipped on details.
First Photo of Arnold in ‘Terminator: Dark Fate'
People are underestimating the potential of Tim Miller’s upcoming Terminator movie, a sort of back-to-the-basics approach by producer James Cameron and Miller to bring the franchise back to its glory days (the first two films). Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton are back. What more do you need? Also, don’t, for a second, think Cameron is the mastermind behind the whole film; Yes, Miller is credited as director but you very much need to see this film as a directorial duet. Cameron and Miller are the co-directors.
Read moreFrancis Ford Coppola Set To Direct His Long-Delayed Dream Project ‘Megalopolis'
Deadline is reporting that,on the eve of his 80th birthday, Francis Ford Coppola is not calling it quits and is ready to finally make “Megalopolis.” The script is ready, and casting is next. Long known as his dream project, for close to three decades, the plan is for him to direct the film, according to Mike Fleming Jr. who spoke directly to Coppola today.
Read more‘Ad Astra' Not Going to Cannes; Malick's Latest WWII Drama Now Titled ‘A Hidden Life'
We are just two weeks away from the unveiling of the Cannes lineup. And so, we are in complete overdrive to bring you the latest news concerning this most prestigious of festivals. Take for example, the latest rumor that James Gray’s “Ad Astra” will most likely NOT make it to Cannes. Shocking? Yes and no. We’ve been assuming that, if ready, Gray’s sci-fi film, starring Brad Pitt, would make it to the croisette but it looks like it just isn’t able to make the cutoff date, at least according to Cédric Succivalli’s Twitter page. Again, I must mention, Cédric should be trusted, he’s very much in the know with these sort of things. The problem with the the Gray seems to be its special effects, which are still in post-production.
Read moreAMC Movie theatres to host 59 hour marathon of all 22 Marvel movies.
Ah yes, good old MCU marathons before an ‘Avengers’ movie is released. It’s become a tradition, the only problem now with such an event is that the films have piled up and the marathon now has to run for nearly three days, given that we have 22 movies in the MCU.
Read more‘Shazam!’ Is Quite Possibly the Best DCEU Movie We’ve Ever Had, But That Doesn’t Say Much [Review]
The removal of Zack Snyder in the DCEU seems to have a sparked a wide array of MCU-inspired movies. You know, films filled with meta-humor that don’t take themselves as seriously as, say, “Man of Steel” and “Batman vs Superman.” If Snyder wanted to, so badly, bring the dark layers that Christopher Nolan’s sublime, game-changing Dark Knight trilogy then he was dead-wrong in that decision. The drastically lighter tone shown in post-Snyder movies “Wonder Woman,” and “Aquaman” has none-too-surprisingly led to the hiring of James Gunn for “The Suicide Squad.” It is, after all, because of Gunn that the MCU has had this tonal shift in humor, his 2014 sci-fi romp “Guardians of the Galaxy” changed the game for the MCU and how they were going to handle their ensuing films (just look at “Thor Ragnarok,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” “Doctor Strange,” “Captain Marvel.”)
Read more‘Joker' Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Stuns In First Look
Well, I told you so. Joaquin Phoenix ACES the role of the The Joker, or at least it looks like it based on the first trailer for Todd Phillips’ Upcoming origin-story “Joker.”
Read more‘Leaving Neverland' Director Admits Key Evidence In Michael Jackson Accuser's Sex Abuse Claims May Be Wrong
I wonder if this will even be covered by media outlets. The director of “Leaving Neverland” is finally admitting that one of the alleged victims in the infamous Michael Jackson documentary may have perjured himself.
Read moreClair Denis' ‘High Life' is Puzzling, Surreal and Beautiful [Review]
‘Claire Denis’ "High Life" had an underwhelming world premiere at the Roy Thomson Hall during the Toronto Film Festival, for which I attended. Around half the audience had already left the theater by the time the film ended, you could just tell nobody was into it. And this is coming from a fest that prides itself in having the best audience in the world. Even Toronto audiences couldn't deal with the metaphorical artsy ambitions that were unfurling on the screen. And I don't mean that as a detraction of Denis' mad ambitions in "High Life," which, by all accounts, warranted a repeat viewing on my part.
Read more“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile” Trailer: Zac Efron as Ted Bundy Turns Out To Be Genius Stroke of Casting
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger and late collaborator Bruce Sinofsky were always interested in making films about the way our justice or injustice, system worked; the perpetrators, the victims, the fascination was there seeped into every frame of “Brother’s Keeper” and “Paradise Lost.” However, in their Ted Bundy biopic “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile,” Berlinger decides to turn his camera towards the “charismatic killer” and the way evil can easily be shaded by charm.
Read more‘Joker' Poster: Joaquin Phoenix/Todd Phillips Movie Cannot Come Soon Enough
I have been onboard this Joaquin Phoenix/Todd Phillips “Joker” movie since the very beginning. Phoenix is one of the great actors of the last 15 or so years. His decision to play the Joker, a man haunted by mental anguish and demons he cannot get rid of, very much defines, not just the iconic roles that have made the actor one of the greats of cinema, but his own real-life tumultuous personality which culminated in an infamous public mental breakdown in 2009 and 2010. Phoenix is an eccentric guy, he oozes with authenticity when it comes to the “tortured artist” cliche that has inflicted the greats (Brando, De Niro).
Read moreCannes 2019: Jarmusch, Malick and Almodovar Confirmed; Ari Aster's ‘Midsommar' not going.
Ari Aster’s “Midsommar” might not be going to Cannes after all. At least, that’s what rumors have been hinting at. The film is set to be released in August, does that mean a bow at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival could be an option?
Read moreAnti-Abortion Film ‘Unplanned’ Blows Up the Box Office After Backlash; Expanding to Additional 1700 Screens Next Weekend.
“Unplanned” reached #4 at the domestic Box Office this past weekend —all this despite, and this is a curious controversy, the film’s official Twitter Handle (@UnplannedMovie) inexplicably being suspended on late Saturday morning. According to numerous sources, once the suspension stopped, the film’s Twitter account went from having thousands of followers to barely any, more specifically a scant 180.
Read moreTim Burton's ‘Dumbo' Flattens at Box-Office
Tim Burton‘s Dumbo underwhelmed at the box-office with a lousy, by Disney standards, $45 million domestic intake. The original “Dumbo” is nearly 78-years-old, its fanbase isn’t as apparent as say “Beauty and the Beast” or “The Lion King,” which millennial and Gen X audiences grew up on.
Burton’s film might not even hit $100M.
Do you really think Ellison fired Gunn before he saw a rough cut of "Man of Tomorrow"? No chance. Clearly, whatever he saw didn't impress him.