There are plenty of noteworthy selections again this year as the NYFF, in conjunction with the Lincoln Center, have announced their full slate of 30+ films for this year’s edition.
Read moreCan Andy Serkis Bring Critical Success to Venom 2?
News broke last night of ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ alum Andy Serkis being hired to direct the sequel to 2018’s ‘Venom’ for Sony.
Read more‘IT: Chapter Two' Will Digitally De-Age The Kids From The First Movie
In an interview with Total Film magazine (via Bloody Disgusting), “It: Chapter Two” director Andy Muschietti claims a portion of the upcoming sequel’s budget had to do with de-aging the child actors who appeared in the 2017 first installment.
Read moreMartin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ To Close The BFI London Film Festival In October
Things are heating up when it comes to Martin Scorsese’s much-anticipated “The Irishman.”
Read moreAgnès Varda's Final Movie ‘Varda by Agnès' Still Has No U.S. Distributor
The late Agnès Varda, legendary nouvelle vague filmmaker (“Cleo From 5 to 7, “ “Vagabond,“ “Faces Places”) passed away just a few months ago, but managed to leave us with one final statement.
Read moreTIFF's Artistic Director Says ‘Joker' is “A Cinematic Achievement On A High Level”
TIFF Artistic Director Cameron Bailey has built up a little more buzz for Joaquin Phoenix's 'Joker,' Michael B. Jordan's 'Just Mercy' and Renee Zellweger as 'Judy'.
Read more‘Hobbs and Shaw' Races to the Top; ‘The Lion King' and ‘Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood' Hold On Strong
“Hobbs and Shaw,” Universal’s “Fast and Furious” spin-off, was the big winner this weekend at the box-office.
Read moreD.A. Pennebaker Dies at 94
DA Pennebaker, the Academy Award-nominated director of some of the most groundbreaking documentaries in cinematic history, whose career encompassed more than 50 years and 60 films, has died at the age of 94.
Read moreKevin Spacey Appears in Italian Streets Reading Poetry Aloud
Kevin Spacey needs to act. It’s his drug. He was hooked on acting for close to four decades before he was stripped of that right due to #MeToo allegations brought forth against him two years ago.
Read moreLeos Carax is Back With Musical ‘Annette'
Leos Carax. You have to give credit to this wildly imaginative filmmaker. He’s allergic to formula and refuses to adhere to the norm.
Read moreGuillermo del Toro Is Assembling Quite The Cast for His '40s-Set Film Noir
Guillermo del Toro hasn’t made a movie since 2017’s Oscar-winning “The Shape of Water.”
Read moreIt’s Time For Brad Pitt to Finally Win That Acting Oscar
One of my absolute favorite quotes from late great New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael was how great movies are rarely perfect.
Read moreEdward Norton's ‘Motherless Brooklyn' Closing New York Film Festival
The 2019 New York Film Festival has announced that Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn” will close out the 57th edition of the festival this coming October.
Read moreDirector Adrian Lyne Returning With Yet Another Erotic Thriller ‘Deep Water’; Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck To Star
In the ‘80s and ‘90s the erotic thriller was all the rage. It’s a genre that is all but dead now. I mentioned in my Sex Disappearing From Big Screen? article that I had been “seeing the decline of eroticism and sexuality for a few years now at the movies.”
Read moreChristopher Nolan Debuts ‘Tenet’ Teaser Ahead of ‘Hobbs & Shaw'
A teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s next movie, “Tenet,” surprised audiences on Thursday night.
Read moreJennifer Kent Says Lack of Female Directors at Venice Film Festival is Troubling
Oh, Italy. As beautiful as that country is, it still refuses to adhere to a lot of the “woke” mentality leaking into many Western countries, especially the United States.
Read more‘Luce': Julius Onah’s Powerfully Constructed Psychodrama Of Race & Social Politics Is Brilliantly Tense [Review]
Directed and co-written by Julias Onah, “Luce” was the best movie I saw at Sundance 2019. It’s a psychodrama starring Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Harrison Jr., and Tim Roth.
Read moreDolan's ‘Matthias and Maxime' Not Going to TIFF
It looks as though Xavier Dolan’s Cannes entry “Matthias & Maxime,” will not be going to TIFF.
Read more‘1917' Trailer: Sam Mendes' WWI Epic Was Shot to Look Like A Single Take
Mendes filmed his WWI epic “1917” to look like one long take, ala Alejandro Iñárritu’s “Birdman.”
Read more10 Directors Marvel Could Hire For ‘X-Men' and ‘The Fantastic Four'
Who will Marvel entrust to bring the X-Men and the Fantastic Four back to life?
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