With less than a month to go before the start of the Cannes Film Festival, its organizers have still not revealed the name of the president or the jury of this 75th edition.
Read moreBest Consecutive Great Movie Streak a Director Has Ever Had?
On this very fine and quiet Monday morning, here’s an interesting time-waster: The finest 4-5 consecutive "great" movie streaks from directors.
Read moreCéline Sciamma’s ‘Petite Maman’ Finally Opens in U.S. Theaters
Céline Sciamma‘s “Petite Maman” is finally being legitimately released in theatres this weekend. What took so long? it received a tepid Oscar-qualifying run in one L.A. Movie theatre last December and that was it.
Read moreSource: Bill Murray Allegations Have Been Exaggerated
Over the weekend, I asked around to see exactly what happened on the set of “Being Mortal” for production to be suspended due to a complaint filed against Bill Murray.
Read moreTop 5 Movies About One Night Stands
So many people can't think of having a quick hookup with a stranger because they want serious commitment from their partner. But, others love the idea of arranging a "one-night-stand" fling to spice up their love lives.
Read more‘The Northman’ Bombs at the Box-Office; What Did You Think of Robert Eggers’ Viking Epic?
Focus Features’ “The Northman” underperformed with audiences this weekend at the US box-office.
Read moreCasey Affleck is in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
Shhh, let’s not even announce it. That’s probably what Universal execs must have whispered to each other when they heard that Christopher Nolan had cast Casey Affleck in his upcoming “Oppenheimer.”
Read more‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: DiCaprio to Campaign as Lead Actor, Plemons Set For Supporting Actor
The rumor that Jesse Plemons was the lead in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and Leonardo DiCaprio had a supporting role, always felt kind of off. In other words, it didn’t make an iota of sense.
Read moreKeke Palmer, Bill Murray’s ‘Being Mortal’ Co-Star, Blasts ‘Unprofessional Behaviour’
One name we haven’t heard so far in this Bill Murray fiasco is his “Being Mortal” co-star, actress Keke Palmer, the only woman on the main cast list.
Read moreBest Picture 2023: First Round of Predictions [Oscars]
We are a third of the way done in this movie year, and the only decent Best Picture contender released so far, although a long shot, is The Daniels’ “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
Read more‘Vortex’: Gaspar Noe’s Slowest Movie is Also His Most Mature [Review]
Gaspar Noe’s latest, titled “Vortex,” is a 142 minute examination on old age and death. Not as much of a provocation as it is a slow-burn, this meditation on twilight love will surely isolate some of Noe’s fans who are looking more to be provoked.
Read moreAlexander Sokurov Blames Cannes of Russian Discrimination
Legendary Russian director Alexander Sokurov (“Russian Ark”) is apparently now blaming Cannes for discrimination. Why? He claims the Cannes selection committee apparently didn't accept his student's debut film.
Read moreCannes Film Festival Adds Three More Competition Titles
The Cannes Film Festival added three more movies in competition: Léonor Serraille’s “Un Petit Frere,” Albert Serra’s “Tourment Sur Les Iles” and Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix Van Groeningen‘s “The Eight Mountains.”
Read moreFrancis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’: Potential Cast List Leaked — Driver, Pacino, Mirren, Freeman …
A potential cast list for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” has leaked online (via DeuxMoi). This isn’t any kind of confirmation, but here goes ..
Read morePlease, For the Love of God, Don’t Let it Be Bill Murray … [Update: It’s Murray]
Social media is abuzz about why Aziz Ansari’s “Being Mortal” has been indefinitely shut down. All we know is that the film was halfway done shooting and that the now infamous “filed complaint” was not directed towards Ansari.
Read moreTerry Gilliam Working on New Ambitious Film Tackling God, Satan, Adam & Eve
Terry Gilliam has been doing the interview rounds for the Portuguese release of his underrated 2018 film “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” and he’s already mentioned several times what he wants his next movie to be.
Read moreAziz Ansari’s ‘Being Mortal’ Suspends Production After A ‘Complaint’ is Filed
We won’t get into the speculating game with this one just yet, but production on “Being Mortal,” Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, has been suspended indefinitely.
Read moreVenice Will Be Packed … With American Movies [Predictions]
The most commonly-asked question I get these days about film festivals is a rather simple one: Cannes or Venice?
Read moreMichel Franco Shooting His Next Film in Brooklyn; Stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard
Cannes and Venice winning filmmaker Michel Franco is shooting a new movie in Brooklyn and it turns out the Mexican director’s eighth feature film will star Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard.
Read moreRebecca Zlotowski’s ‘Les Enfants des Autres’ Has to Choose Between Cannes or Venice
French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski has a dilemma that most directors out there would die to have.
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There are a few laughs, mostly at the start, and occasional visual treats, including a jaw-dropping cave setting in the final stretch, but the movie increasingly feels like an experiment in narrative improvisation.