A slow day in the movie world. Some have already gotten a jump start with their July 4th celebrations.
Read moreIs Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Being Released This Year?
I’ve done a ton of detective work this summer to try and figure out how the movie landscape will look like this fall. However, two major question marks remain: David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon.”
Read more‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is an Oscar Lock
‘Fire of Love’: The Most Visually Stunning Doc of the Year [Capsule]
“Fire of Love” is primarily worth a look at for the astonishing archival footage of exploding volcanos, captured by two French chasers, and only secondly for the love story between the two volcano scientists.
Read moreIs Rodrigo Prieto the ‘Barbie’ DP?
Is the shoot for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” the most photographed production ever? Every single day new images and videos pop up online of the California/London shoot.
Read moreOlivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ to World Premiere at Venice. Not Going to Telluride.
An impeccably solid source is telling me that Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling” will be having its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival during the first week of September. However, the film is NOT going to Telluride.
Read moreDarren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’ Pushed to 2023? [Update]
UPDATE: Confirmed by A24. “The Whale” is 2022.
Read moreFirst Look: Lars Von Trier’s ‘The Kingdom Exodus’ [Teaser]
‘Ragnarok’ > ‘Love and Thunder’
The post ”Avengers: Endgame” MCU output hasn’t been very good. In fact, the films have been weak. This coming from someone who liked about half the films from the initial three phases.
Read moreRian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Sequel to World Premiere at TIFF
It was announced this morning that Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” will have its world premiere at TIFF in September.
Read moreAri Aster Says He Is Still Not Done Editing ‘Disappointment Blvd’
Scott Derickson: “Christopher Nolan Is This Generation’s Stanley Kubrick”
Director Scott Derrickson just released “The Black Phone,” a tightly constructed thriller which I liked very much. His other more well-known films include “Doctor Strange,” and “Sinister.”
Read moreWoody Allen Confirms Fall Shoot For Untitled Paris-Set Drama
Confirmed: Ari Aster’s ‘Disappointment Blvd’ Will Be Released in 2023
As mentioned yesterday, there are only a few question marks remaining for 2022: David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Ari Aster’s “Disappointment Blvd.”
Read moreDavid Mamet Set to Direct His First Film in Over 14 Years
It’s about time David Mamet made a new movie. The 74-year-old writer-director, not to mention legendary playwright, hasn’t directed one since his underrated 2008 MMA film “Redbelt.”
Read moreFemale Actress Claims She Directed ‘Ten’ and Was Raped By Abbas Kiarostami
Mania Akbari is not a name you will likely recognize immediately, but if you’ve seen the late Abbas Kiarostami’s “Ten” then you know who she is.
Read morePedro Almodóvar’s First English-Language Film Will Be Shot Early Next Year, Starring Cate Blanchett
‘Barbie’ Plot Details Revealed
Francis Ford Coppola Describes ‘Megalopolis’ as a “Roman Epic Set in New York”
Best Director: Who Could Be In Contention?
Never won a Directing Oscar: Kubrick, Hitchcock, Godard, Welles, Kurosawa, Lynch, PTA, Chaplin, Tarantino, Cronenberg, Malick, Fellini, Bergman, Varda, Leone …
Read more