I don’t know much about YouTuber Grace Randolph, just that she’s very popular with the DC/Marvel crowd, especially when it comes to scoops and rumors. I guess she likes her Marvel movies.
Read moreAri Aster’s ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Gets Hard “R” Rating for Strong Violence and Graphic Nudity
Ok, so what do we know so far about Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid”? I had it confirmed a few days ago that it is 179 minutes. As suspected, Aster snipped an hour from his earlier cut.
Read morePGA Nominees Shock: ‘Women Talking’ and ‘Babylon’ Snubbed, ‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘Glass Onion’ and ‘The Whale’ Surprise!
The Producers Guild of America furthered the crazy this afternoon by announcing its nominees. The PGA are the absolute best precursor for the Picture Oscar race.
Read more‘Golda’ Will World Premiere at Berlin Film Festival
Helen Mirren in “Golda” was in some people’s Best Actress predictions last year, but the film was finally not ready to be shown in 2022.
Read moreDel Toro and Cuaron Acknowledge Passionate Young EEAO Fans, “Even if the Older Generation Doesn’t Get It”
The three amigos, Cuaron, Del Toro and Inarritu, had this wonderful conversation that Deadline transcribed for print. It’s well worth a read.
Read moreFeminist Group Calls Out DGA For No Female Directors Nominated
The quota mob groups were surely going to dissect today’s DGA nominees. An advocacy group by the name of “Women in Film” has called out the DGA for lack of female filmmakers in the final five of today’s top category.
Read moreDGA Announces Nominees: Field, Kosinski, Daniels, McDonagh, Spielberg [Updated]
Now it’s the Directors Guild of America’s turn to announce its batch of nominees. They just came down the wire:
Read moreThe Golden Globes Nabbed Record-Low 5.3 Million in Overnight Ratings
The Golden Globes had a disastrous ratings night. As it stands, based on overnight numbers, only 5.36 million people tuned in.
Read moreMike Figgis Shooting ‘Megalopolis’ Making-Of Documentary
Buried deep inside yesterday’s Coppola piece was the fact that director Mike Figgis (“Leaving Las Vegas”), is shooting a behind-the-scenes documentary on “Megalopolis”.
Read moreJohn Carpenter Hints at Directing Comeback “Shrouded In Total Mystery”
SAG Nominees: Ana De Armas and Adam Sandler Nominated! Michelle Williams Snubbed
The big surprises from this morning’s Screen Actors Guild nominations: Adam Sandler (“Hustle”) and Ana De Armas (“Blonde”) nominated in their respective lead categories.
Read moreGolden Globes: ‘Fabelmans’ and ‘Banshees’ Win Best Film Prizes [Updated]
This had to be one of the worst and most painfully dull award shows I’ve seen in years. Jerrod Carmichael’s opening monologue was good, but the rest of his night was terribly unfunny, I don’t think a single joke of his landed after that opening.
Read moreFrancis Ford Coppola Denies Reports of On-Set “Mega-pocalypse”
Gene Siskel’s Anti-PC Rant
Screenwriter Shade Rupe sent me this 1992 Siskel and Ebert review of Roland Joffé’s “City of Joy.” In it, Siskel goes for the jugular (4:22 mark) as he lambasts Hollywood’s obsession with politically correct moviemaking.
Read moreThe Golden Globes Desperately Trying to Stay Relevant
You won’t be getting any Golden Globe predictions from me this afternoon. They are too unpredictable, especially this year. They’ve also become eerily irrelevant. It’s basically a clown show at this point.
Read moreDavid Cronenberg Shooting ‘The Shrouds’ in March, Set to Star Léa Seydoux
Lea Seydoux will star alongside Vincent Cassel in David Cronenberg’s upcoming “The Shrouds.”The feature is set to shoot this coming March 2023 in Toronto.
Read moreTrailer For Ari Aster’s ‘Beau Afraid’ … Runtime is 179 Minutes
Steven Soderbergh Watched Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Four Times in a Week
Steven Soderbergh just dropped his annual seen/read list for 2022 and his logging shows that he’s watched David Fincher’s ”The Killer” four times in a week during the month of August.
Read moreCHAOS: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Might Not Be Completed, “Absolute Madness Being On That Set”
Old-school Francis Ford Coppola is back. I’m not talking about the “Twixt” guy, but rather the madman who made “Apocalypse Now.” That guy.
Read moreJason Blum Predicts ‘RRR’ Will Win Best Picture
Blumhouse founder Jason Blum is predicting this year’s Best Picture winner will be S.S. Rajamouli’s “RRR.” He has such passionate admiration for the film that he’s gone to publicly back it over any other contender.
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