It is now official. According to a person I spoke to from A24, Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up” will be released in the Spring of 2023.
Read moreIf ‘The Woman King’ is Such a Resounding Success … [Updated]
If “The Woman King” is the resounding box-office success most prognosticators claim it to be, then why is its second weekend gross so weak?
Read more‘Till’ Screens For NYFF Press …
A New York Film Festival press screening occurred earlier for Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till.”
Read moreFrance Submits ‘Saint Omer’; Where the Race Stands
France announced that Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer” will be their selection for the International Film Oscar.
Read moreWill Jean-Luc Godard’s New Film(s) Ever Be Released?
We know that Jean-Luc Godard was working on two new movies before his death last week.
Read more‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Made $3.1 Million in Thursday Previews
Late Thoughts on ‘All Quiet On the Western Front’
Although overlong, Edward Berger’s very loose remake, and adaptation of “All Quiet in the Western Front”, features some of the most harrowing war sequences of the 21st century.
Read moreOscars: Rooney Mara Will Be Campaigned as Lead Actress
Some pundits have switched up their “Women Talking” predictions this morning as it is being said that Rooney Mara will most likely be campaigned as Lead Actress for “Women Talking.”
Read moreBrody Agrees, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ is Not a Stinker
This week I caught a screening of “Don’t Worry Darling,” and, much to my surprise, it wasn’t that bad. In fact, I far preferred it to “Booksmart.”
Read moreJohn McTiernan Shooting First Film in Over 20 Years in France
John McTiernan reinvented the action movie in the ‘80s with “Predator,” and “Die Hard.” The ‘90s fared just as well for him with “The Hunt For Red October,” “The Last Action Hero,” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”
Read more‘God’s Country’ is an Immensely Underrated Film
Here’s a film that first screened in the “premieres” section at the Sundance Film Festival in January and has been unfairly dumped via a September release.
Read moreAdam McKay Vows to Support ‘RRR’ Calls Snub a ‘Travesty’
Has anybody here seen “RRR”? It’s quite entertaining, the action is deliciously over the top, but you also feel its 3-runtime.
Read moreGodard Admitted to Not Liking David Lynch’s Films
Rarely would the late Jean-Luc Godard accept to be interviewed , but he did just that in 2019 for French outlet Les Inrockuptibles.
Read moreSteve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ Starts Filming in November
In a 09.30.21 piece titled “Is Paul Thomas Anderson Still The Current 'Master' of Cinema?” I named the 10 best directors working today — one of the ten was UK filmmaker Steve McQueen.
Read more‘Bardo’: Inarritu Has Cut 22 Minutes of the Original Runtime, From 174 to 152 Minutes
I don’t care about the negative reviews it received, I am very excited to catch Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo” in a few weeks.
Read moreWoody Allen Adds More Actors to Upcoming Paris-Set Film, Storaro Confirmed as DP [Updated]
Allen has added to the cast Niels Schneider, Lou de Laage, Melvil Poupaud and Elsa Zylberstein. All confirmed for Allen’s upcoming Paris-set thriller.
Read more‘The Fabelmans’: Michelle Williams Will Be Campaigned as Lead Actress
Guillermo del Toro Cast in HBO’s ‘Barry’
I’m hearing Guillermo del Toro will have a role in season 4 of HBO’s “Barry.” It won’t be anything major, and I have no idea if the filmmaker will be playing himself, but consider me intrigued by this news.
Read moreDavid Cronenberg Shooting ‘The Shrouds’ in Spring 2023, Set to Star Léa Seydoux
Léa Seydoux will star alongside Vincent Cassel in David Cronenberg’s upcoming “The Shrouds.”The feature is set to shoot in March 2023 in Toronto.
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In June 2026, Scott told The Buyer that “The Dog Stars” is “probably the best movie I’ve done since The Martian.” He’s now denying he ever said that.