You would expect nothing more than cringe when it comes to oddball actor Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut, and that is exactly what we get in “When You Finish Saving the World,” which plays like a mix of Nicole Holofcener and Todd Solondz.
Read moreKate Winslet: Andrea Riseborough in ‘To Leslie’ is “One of the Greatest Performances I Have Ever Seen In My Life”
Amy Adams will be moderating a “To Leslie” Q&A on Tuesday evening. Add her to the long list of Oscar voters that have publicly backed the film, and Andrea Riseborough’s performance, in recent days.
Read moreCannes 2023 Predictions #1 Include Scorsese, Anderson, Lanthimos, Glazer, Haynes, Payne and Godard
Hard to believe that the Cannes lineup will be revealed in a little over 3 months from now. A lot of spitballing to come on my part. The last list was from around a month ago, but a lot has happened since then.
Read morePaul Schrader: New Cinema Language Influenced by Video Games, Multitasking and Digital
Here comes infamous Facebook poster Paul Schrader’s weekly rant. This time he’s tackling the ADD-driven filmmaking in today’s movies.
Read more‘The Whale’ Hits $10 Million Mark
You just know the arthouse box-office is in dire shape when Variety actually has a headline that reads “‘The Whale’ Passes $10 Million at Domestic Box Office.”
Read moreOscars: ‘To Leslie’ “Movement” Has Turned Andrea Riseborough Into A Best Actress Contender
‘M3GAN’ Set to Make Another $20 Million This Weekend, Sets January 24th VOD Date
Apparently, “M3GAN” will be headed to VOD on January 24th. That’s around 18 days after its January 6th theatrical debut .This is how studios operate these days — even if the movie is a hit, it’ll be available in no time on streaming.
Read morePolanski’s ‘The Palace’ Sets April 6th Release Date in Italy; No Cannes?
Things are moving in Italy for Roman Polanski’s “The Palace.” The film wrapped production in June and now has an official theatrical release date set for April 6th.
Read moreBRIT Awards Face Backlash for No Women Nominated in ‘Gender-Neutral’ Category
So, The BRIT awards introduced an Artist Of The Year category as a gender neutral replacement for Best Male and Best Female Artist categories, but all five nominees this year turned out to be male. Whoops!
Read more‘Blonde’ Author Slams ‘The Fabelmans’ as “Mediocre”
“Blonde” author Joyce Carol Oates went nasty on Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.” This was unexpected, but I brought out the popcorn and am grateful 2023 has started off in such twisted fashion.
Read moreKate Winslet Moderating … ‘To Leslie’ Q&A Tonight!
Ari Aster Working on Next Film, Emma Stone Rumored to Star [Updated]
A production listing inside this past Wednesday’s issue of Production Weekly has an “Untitled Ari Aster Project” currently in active development.
Read moreWes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ and ‘Henry Sugar’ Will Feature Stop-Motion Animation Sequences
What PGA, SAG and DGA Told Us About the Oscar Race
It’s been a wild week for precursors. The PGA, SAG and DGA all announced their nominees and suffice to say we don’t necessarily have a clearer picture of the Best Picture race. It’s all a jumbled mess.
Read moreMichelle Williams Is Now Being Pushed for A Supporting Actress Nomination?
Hollywood Actors Are Pushing Hard For Andrea Riseborough and ‘To Leslie’ to Be Oscar Nominated
Apparently, with Oscar voting now underway, a massive behind-the-scenes push to get Andrea Riseborough and “To Leslie” nominated has begun.
Read moreWe Reported it in December …
‘Plane’: Gerard Butler Action Movie Isn’t As Bad As You Think
We seem to be in throwback mode right now at the movies. Last week’s “M3GAN” was a deep dive into ’80s killer doll movies and this coming Friday sees the release of “Plane,” a throwback action movie recalling the days of Arnold and Stallone.
Read moreJohn Williams Is Not Retiring, Wants to Compose More Spielberg Movies
At an event celebrating his collaborations with Steven Spielberg, 90-year old John Williams surprised the audience by saying he wants to keep scoring Spielberg's movies, even after previously announcing his retirement.
Read moreSource: Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Doing Cannes, Fall Festivals and November Release
I’ve been emailing around and making calls the entire week to write this article. In fact, it ate up about half my day today.
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