The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (September 5-15.)announced its lineup of films playing in the Galas and Special Presentations programming sections. Check out the first look images of these films below along with their official synopses [via TIFF]
Read moreQuentin Tarantino's ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood' Is the Riskiest and Most Original Studio Movie of 2019
My Cannes review of Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” can be read in correlation with the film’s release this coming Friday July 24th. Suffice to say, it’s one of the best movies of the year. Tarantino’s near-plotless love letter to his own childhood, the film has a few scenes that ramble on for too long (this is Tarantino after all), but goddammit if it isn’t the riskiest and most original big-studio movie we will likely see this year. Leonardo Dicaprio and, especially, Brad Pitt are just dynamite here. The film, over 160 minutes in length, features 4 or 5 of the very best sequences of Tarantino’s career.
‘Jojo Rabbit’ Teaser: Director Taika Waititi's “Anti-Hate” Satire Goes For Oscar
Fox Searchlight has decided to release the trailer for Jojo Rabbit, which, it was announced today, will be premiere at TIFF. The “Thor: Ragnarok” filmmaker has described this film as an “anti-hate satire.”
Read moreTIFF 2019 Lineup Includes Soderbergh, Waititi, Safdie, Baumbach, ‘Joker' and More
With the Venice Film Festival lineup announcing on Thursday, the Toronto International Film Festival decided to get a head start and announce their own lineup which, again this year, looks phenomenal. [full lineup]
Read moreMarvel & Disney Dominated San Diego Comic-Con
Now that the Infinity War style dust has settled on Kevin Feige unveiling Marvel's next batch of MCU projects, from big to small screen, lets look at the big takeaways from this colossal announcement, from surprise comebacks and ground-breaking projects, to the confirmation of some familiar faces joining everyone’s favourite cinematic universe, and more.
Read moreIndieWire Names ‘Moonlight' Best Movie of the 2010s
“Moonlight” won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2017, and now Barry Jenkins’ film has been named the best movie of the past decade by IndieWire.
Read moreVenice Lineup To Include Soderbergh, Reichardt, Gray, Baumbach, Kore-eda, Polanski, Waititi and More
There was a tweet circulating online (from a reliable person I won’t name here) that revealed the full 21 film Venice competition lineup. Since then, the tweet been deleted.
Read moreFantasia International Film Festival has Three-Weeks Worth of Genre Fare From Around The World
‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' Trailer Has Tom Hanks Playing Mr. Rogers
The story of Fred Rogers, the honored host and creator of the popular children’s television program, "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood" (Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Tammy Blanchard).
Read moreVenice Film Festival to Screen ‘Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo — Extended Cut'?
There have been some controversial rumblings stemming from the Venice Film Festival. The gist of it is that Venice boss Alberto Barbera has, supposedly, invited writer-director Abdelatif Kechiche to show an extended cut of his universally-hated Cannes competition entry “Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo.”
Read moreMCU Phase 4 Announced
Marvel has announced what movies will encompass the upcoming fourth phase of the MCU.
Read moreKelly Reichardt's ‘First Cow' Is Ready for Venice/Toronto
Kelly Reichardt, bless her maverick soul, is one of the great American filmmakers of the last ten years, what with an impressive track record that speaks for itself ("Wendy and Lucy," "Meek's Cutoff," "Certain Woman" “Night Moves”) and a distinctive/austere style that strips down the cliches to get to the bare bones of the story.
Read moreMahershala Ali To Star In Marvel Studios’ ‘Blade’ Reboot
I will try to have a whole recap of Kevin Feige’s MCU Phase 4 presentation at Comic-Con San Diego within the next 24 hours. However, I do want to, out of the bat, mention the surprise Feige announcement which nobody expected today and that bombshell was announcing Mahershala Ali was starring in a reboot of “Blade.”
Read more‘Avengers: Endgame' Surpasses ‘Avatar' to Become Highest-Grossing Movie in History
"Avatar's" 10-year reign as box office champion has ended. "Avengers: Endgame" has officially dethroned James Cameron's sci-fi epic to become the highest-grossing movie of all time.
Read moreNetflix Subscription Numbers Are Way Down
Netflix’s latest quarterly report is not pretty. In fact, it is the first time that the streaming giant has had a quarterly loss of paid domestic subscribers in over eight years.
Read moreEddie Murphy Agrees to Netflix Stand-Up Special; First Performance in Over 30 Years.
Despite retiring from the stage back in the late ‘80s, Eddie Murphy is still considered one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all-time. That last hurrah was coronated with the 1988 doc “Eddie Murphy Raw,” which grossed $50.5 million on an $8 million budget, making it the most financially successful standup movie of all time.
Read moreBox Office: ‘The Lion King’ Headed towards $190 million Weekend Opening
“The Lion King” pulled in an estimated $78.5 million on Friday, the film is on its way to a three-day performance of around $190 million. This is not even counting the $23 million from Thursday night previews. When all is said and done, Jon Favreau’s live-action adaptation of the 1994 animated classic may cross the billion dollar mark worldwide.
‘The Farewell' Is 2019's First Serious Oscar Contender
‘The Lion King' Is All VFX and No Substance [Mini-Review]
[Re-posting thoughts from last week]
Read moreHollywood’s Summer of Bombs
An all-too-conservative mindset has left Hollywood in a peculiar position this summer. The unimaginative offerings that have been released have left a very sour note in the mouths of not just critics but movie fans alike. The box-office numbers are down, but so is artistry and originality. Coincidence? Of course not.
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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.