Breaking late this evening. Here is the officially released trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” A slightly longer version can be seen during IMAX showings of “Avatar: The Way of Water,” but we’ll take this one …
Read more‘The Fabelmans’ Will Close the 73rd Berlin Film Festival + Predictions
Steven Spielberg is set to receive the honorary Golden Bear at this coming February’s 73rd edition of the Berlin Film Festival.
Read moreVariety Has ‘Bones and All’ Ranked as the Third Worst Movie of 2022
I didn’t think Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All” was fully successful in its attempt to mix the road movie genre with horror and romance, but the best thing I can say is that it was a fairly interesting concept. It never really felt dull or uninspired.
Read moreThoughts on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’?
“Avatar: The Way of Water” nabbbed an estimated 3-day opening of $135M. That’s the 6th best domestic December debut.
Read moreBudgeted At $460 Million, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is the Most Expensive Movie Ever Made
This past November, THR reported that “Avatar: The Way of Water” had a price tag estimated at $350-$400 million. I had speculated that it might be the most expensive movie ever made. Nobody spoke about that in the film media.
Read moreSo, ‘Babylon’ Did Cost $100 Million
Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” will be released on December 23rd. There’s already plenty of anticipation for this film, a demented mix of “Fellini’s Satyricon,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and “Singin’ in the Rain.”
Read more93-Year-Old Alejandro Jodorowsky Set to Shoot ‘Essential Voyage’
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is Dominating This Season’s Critics Groups; Now #1 on Gold Derby
I never thought “TÁR” would just win the two most important critical voting bodies, New York and Los Angeles, and then nothing else. That’s it. No other Best Film award. Everything else has gone to, well, ‘Everything Everywhere’ …
Read moreDarren Aronofsky’s ‘Postcards From Earth’ Set For March Shoot
It seems as though Darren Aronofsky has already set up his next movie. According to a Production Weekly listing, It's called “Postcards from Earth” and will start shooting in L.A. on March 14th
Read moreGuillermo Del Toro Set to Direct ‘Frankenstein’ For Netflix, Oscar Isaac Attached to Star
Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘AND' Has Wrapped Filming in New Orleans
I’m starting to wonder if we’ll be getting two Yorgos Lanthimos films next year, much like we’re supposedly getting a double from Wes Anderson. That’s how jam-packed next year’s lineup of prestige films is looking right now.
Read moreZack Snyder Killed the DCEU, Not James Gunn
As much as I like to complain about Marvel movies, at least a handful of them are worth a watch. Can the same be said about the DCEU? Not really.
Read more‘Bardo’ is Now on Netflix?
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo” was released in theaters a little less than four weeks ago, but, thanks to a reader, I just learned that it is now available to stream on Netflix.
Read moreTrailer For Adam Driver’s ‘65’ Has Already Hit 9 Million Views in Less Than 48 Hours
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Opens to $17 Million Thursday Previews
“Avatar: The Way of Water” has finally opened all around the world. In the US, its $17 million in Thursday previews has had people taking.
Read more‘Living’: Bill Nighy Deserves an Oscar Nomination For Brilliantly Understated Performance [Capsule]
Bill Nighy’s performance in “Living” is sublime. This is brilliantly understated work on his part. The 73-year-old actor, best known for his scene-stealing work in 2003’s “Love Actually,” absolutely deserves to get the first Oscar nomination of his career.
Read moreLeaked Trailer For Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ …
‘Barbie’ Teaser Officially Released … [Updated]
A trailer/teaser for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” will be unveiled either tomorrow or early next week. I am so curious about how this movie will turn out, a trailer will hopefully give us a good indication as to what to expect.
Read more‘Babylon’ Reviews Are Mixed …
The embargo has lifted and Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” has a 62 on Metacritic (based on 20 reviews). Not that shocking. It does have four perfect 100 scores.
Read moreLeonardo DiCaprio in Talks to Star in New Paul Thomas Anderson Movie
Jeff Sneider mentioned that he had a major scoop to reveal earlier today and he didn’t disappoint.
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Yes, ‘Doomsday’ was shot without a finalized script. It was being written as production rolled on. The screenplay was still under development on set, with daily rewrites and updates in progress.