The second phase of our Oscar predictions has begun. We already tackled the post-SAG Best Actress category earlier this week and now we’re going to dissect the male lead frontrunners.
Read more‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is Now the 5th Highest-Grossing Movie of All-Time
I have been adamantly following the box-office receipts of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” because, quite frankly, it represents hope.
Read moreSundance Buzz is Very Muted This Year
I have seen about a half dozen Sundance 2022 titles so far, nothing particularly stood out, but I’m hoping something big will in the coming days, as the press screeners keep piling up in my inbox.
Read moreExclusive: First Promo Poster For Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Mia Hansen-Løve‘ ‘One Fine Morning’ is Ready to Premiere at Cannes
Les Films du Losange nabbed pre-sales on Mia Hansen-Løve’s upcoming drama, “One Fine Morning”, starring Léa Seydoux. This sets the stage nicely for a Cannes premiere in May.
Read moreOscars: Who is Our Best Actress Frontrunner?
The Screen Actors Guild nominations painted a clearer picture of this year’s acting Oscar contenders.
Read more‘Rifkin’s Festival’: Woody Allen’s Latest Trifle Goes Through the Motions [Review]
Shot in the summer of 2019, against the backdrop of San Sebastien, Woody Allen‘s “Rifkin’s Festival” feels like a waste of time if you’re not a Woody completist such as myself. It’s a bland, moanful, slight riff on what Allen seems to be doing these days — making light and ineffectual romcoms.
Read moreBest 3 Casino-themed Films for Gambling Fans
Every gambler who enjoys gambling on a regular basis will eventually have the fantasy of "breaking the bank." It's human nature for people to want to be big winners, especially when it comes to gambling.
Read moreHirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Baby, Box, Broker’ Has Been Submitted For Cannes 2022
SAG Snubs ‘West Side Story’ and Kristen Stewart
Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” was almost completely snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild today. The film didn’t receive a Best Ensemble nomination and Rachel Zegler didn’t make Best Actress. The only nomination was for Ariana DeBose in Best Supporting Actress.
Read moreBerlin Film Festival Confirms In-Person Event; Francois Ozon’s ‘Peter Von Kant’ to Open 72nd Edition
The 72nd edition of the Berlin International Film Festival will open with François Ozon’s “Peter Von Kant”, starring Denis Menochet, Isabelle Adjani and Hanna Schygulla.
Read moreHosting the Oscars Has Turned Into Career Suicide
The Oscars was trending on social media because of a rumor that Tom Holland and Zendaya have been asked if they are interested in hosting the next ceremony in March.
Read more‘Turning Red’: Pixar Staffers Not Happy Their Latest Creation Debuting on Disney+
Staffers at Pixar are supposedly pissed off that their next film, “Turning Red,” will go straight to Disney Plus.
Read more12 Great 2021 Movies
Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza,” Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket,” Leos Carax’s “Annette,” Apichatpong Weersethakul‘s “Memoria,” Bruno Dumont’s “France,” Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta,” Robert Machoian’s “The Killing of Two Lovers,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” Kitao Sakurai’s “Bad Trip,” Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel,” Celine Sciamma‘s “Petite Maman” and Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter”
‘The Pink Cloud’: Timely Film About A World in Lockdown [Capsule]
Sometimes, unintended timing is all it takes for a film to feel relevant. A part of last January’s 2021 Sundance Film Festival, “Pink Cloud” is a Brazilian film that eerily predicted a world in lockdown. Shot in 2019, its filmmaker, Luli Gerbase, could never predict what would happen to society a few months later.
Read more‘The Souvenir: Part III’ Will Mostly Likely Happen
‘Pig’ Director Michael Sarnoski Sells Out
I was actually speaking to a friend about Michael Sarnoski’s “Pig” last month. I told him, “watch Sarnoski sell out with his next movie.” I just knew it, mostly due to the fact that I thought “Pig” was …
Read moreJosephine Decker’s ‘The Sky is Everywhere’ Skipping Sundance and Being Released in February
Today’s announcement that Josephine Decker’s “The Sky is Everywhere” will be released on February 11th is a very surprising one.
Read more‘The Batman’ Release Could Still Be Delayed ..
In a 12.20.21 piece titled, “The Batman’ Release May Be Delayed to Next Summer,” I revealed having spoken to a contact from Warner Bros. who told me that they were monitoring the COVID situation very closely and that no decision has been made yet about a possible release date change for Matt Reeves’“The Batman.”
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