Jeffrey Wells has a nice little conversation-starter over at Hollywood-Elsewhere about Oliver Stone:
Read moreKevin Feige: ‘It Will Be a Very Long Time’ Until X-Men Join the MCU
‘Girls of the Sun' Has Harrowing Action, But is Bogged Down By Speechifying [Review]
Bahar (Golshifteh Farahani) is the leader of an all-female battalion of Iraqi and Syrian women, who escaped kidnapping at the hands of an Islamic terrorist group and are planning their revenge. Mathilde (Emmanuelle Bercot), a veteran war reporter, with an eyepatch no less, follows Bahar and her warriors in Kurdistan where they try to take back their invaded village from the terrorists.
Read moreJoe and Jane Popcorn adored ‘Green Book'
With the sole exception of journalist friends, I have not met a single “normal” moviegoer that saw “Green Book” and didn’t fall for its charms. If you noticed, last year I was crusading, defending if you will, Peter Farrelly’s film, on a daily basis, because I blocked all the toxic hysteria and saw the film for what it truly was: A crowd-pleaser of the highest order that audiences would absolutely adore. I was also defending it for what it wasn’t, especially since most supposedly progressive-minded film critics decided to shoot darts at it for not accurately portraying race relations in America. The terms “white savior” and “magical negro” were used to disavow the film.
Read more‘Avengers: Endgame' and the Dangers of Expectations
It’s rather debatable if any of these MCU movies will age well. Yes, they are landmark moments of cinema, solely for the way Marvel Head Kevin Feige managed to set-up all 20 of these movies in a single well-connected and continuum-like universe.
Read moreBest Movies of 2019 So Far ...
OK, fine, I’ll budge. Many readers of this site love lists, understandably so, and there have been a few emails I’ve gotten about what the best movies of 2019 have been so far. I won’t list the stuff I saw at Sundance, I’ll just list the movies that have already been released, the cutoff date is April 30th just to give me a little room to manoeuvre.
Dogman (Matteo Garone)
Dragged Across Concrete (Craig Zahler)
Gloria Bell (Sebastien Lelio)
High Life (Claire Denis)
Us (Jordan Peele)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (Terry Gilliam)
Ash is Purest White (Jia Zhangke)
Hail Satan (Penny Lane)
Fyre (Chris Smith)
Avengers: Endgame (Joe and Anthony Russo)
Booksmart (Olivia Wilde)
Transit (Christian Petzoldt)
Max Minghella’s Directorial Debut ‘Teen Spirit’ Falls Flat Despite A Strong Elle Fanning Performance [Review]
Music competition shows have been a TV mainstay in America ever since the Brits imported “American Idol” in the early-2000s, which in turn kickstarted a slew of copycats, including NBC’s incredibly popular “The Voice.” Eventually, movies based on the competitive nature of these shows (“American Dreamz” and “Pitch Perfect“) were made, creating a genre which, when successful, can be a biting satire of our culture’s obsession with fame.
Read more‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' Is A Surreal and Absurdist Comeback for Terry Gilliam [Review]
Make no mistake about it, “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” is a love letter to art, to those that dare dream and how it can also lead us to madness, but the best most joyous kind.
Read more‘Stuber' Trailer: Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista Star in Buddy-Cop Comedy
“Stuber,” which world premiered at SXSW last March, stars Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista in, what seems to be, an action-comedy take on Michael Mann’s ‘Collateral.” The newly released trailer has gags that made me chuckle, the chemistry between the two actors will be the driving force of this film, let’s hope it can continue to work for 90 minutes.
Read more‘Parasite’ Trailer: Bong Joon-ho’s Latest Expected to Have Cannes Debut
I do not know Korean but this trailer for Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” looks wild. Bong Joon-ho is the South Korean director that gave us“Snowpiercer,” “Okja,” and “The Host,” if that’s not enough to whet your appetite for “Parasite,” then I don’t know what will.
Read moreBox-Office: ‘Shazam' Takes Top Spot; Anti-Abortion Film ‘Unplanned' Continues to Surprise
I’ve been following, with a very close eye, the surprising success of anti-abortion movie “Unplanned” at the American box-office and, suffice to say, It’s been keeping its strong momentum intact, especially in bible-belt states. By all accounts, industry experts are flabbergasted by the success of this movie, which finished in the 8th spot this weekend with a very respectable $3.2 million, after expanding to 1,515 screens.
Read moreChristopher Nolan's Mysterious New Movie Said To Be Globe Spanning Sci-Fi About Time Continuum; ‘North By Northwest' Meets ‘Inception'?
There have been many rumors as to what Christopher Nolan’s next film, set to be released in 2020, would be about, with many rumors having been debunked already. People have been shooting these rumors left and right and, hoping one of them sticks, and yet, we still don’t what the damn thing is about. All we know is that the screenplay is so secretive that its star, Robert Pattinson, had to be locked up in a room to read the damn thing. He couldn’t bring a physical copy home.
Read moreTrailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's ‘Too Old to Die Young'
Nicolas Winding Refn seems to have cornered himself in an unwinnable dilemma after the success of 2011’s “Drive.” Before that film’s resounding critical and commercial success, Refn was mostly an unheralded cult filmmaker with a knack for extreme violence. That reputation fit him perfectly.
Read moreWhat Ang Lee and James Cameron are doing to advance cinema
Ang Lee’s new movie “Gemini Man” was shot in 120fps/4k/3D format. The High Frame Rate is said to be the “most pristine and immersive format” in movies. It was attempted by Lee (“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”) and Peter Jackson (“The Hobbit”) in the past, but the technology has gotten better, to the point where the writer-director is convinced that he’s on to something very special here. At CinemaCon last week, presenting footage from “Gemini Man,” Lee urged other filmmakers to follow in his steps and explore new tech advances with the camera.
Read more‘Native Son’: A24’s Modern-Day Adaptation is Overcooked and Implausible [Review]
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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