Ben Affleck’s “Air” gets released tomorrow. Critics are pushing it to succeed, that’s for sure — a 99% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 80 on Metacritic.
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Chloe Zhao to Direct ‘Hamnet’
As she’s continuing to write her “Dracula” movie, Chloe Zhao, an Oscar-winning director for “Nomadland,” has set up her next movie with Amblin studios.
Read moreJames Gunn Admits There’s Been “Superhero Fatigue” Since ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Even James Gunn is admitting that there is a current superhero overkill going on in the movie industry.
Read moreDuke Johnson’s ‘The Actor’ Wraps Filming
Duke Johnson co-directed and wrote, with Charlie Kaufman, 2016’s darkly fantastic “Anomalisa.” It was his feature-directing debut.
Read moreDavid Lynch Calls Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’ “A Hell of A Good Revenge Film”
The entire David Lynch interview in this month’s Cahiers du Cinema is worth a read. He goes through his current state of mind and why he stopped doing those weather reports on YouTube.
Read more‘Shrek 5’ in the Works …
Illumination founder and CEO, Chris Meledandri, who has “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” coming out tomorrow, is looking to reboot the ‘Shrek’ franchise.
Read moreJohn Carpenter Has An Idea For A New Movie: “I’m Trying to Find the Second Act”
Carpenter is telling the Cahiers du Cinema, in their April issue, that even though he “walked away from the business”, he’s continuing to work on “one or two things.”
Read moreDavid Lynch Hasn’t Seen Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’: “I Will Never Watch It”
In a new interview with Cahiers du Cinema, Lynch admits that he’s still bitter about his experience making “Dune” and that he has no interest in catching Villeneuve’s version.
Read moreAlexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’ at Cannes?
Back in January, it seemed to be set in stone that Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” would do the fall festival circuit and then get released in November, but things can definitely change in just a few months.
Read moreWarner Bros and Michael Mann Team-Up for ‘Heat 2’; Adam Driver to Star
Finally, a major publication has started reporting on Michael Mann’s “Heat 2.” I’ve been all over this project ever since I had heard, last summer, about the heated studio bidding war in trying to snatch up the rights to Mann’s novel.
Read moreBradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Scheduled For Reshoots Next Week
I was actually surprised by last month’s intel that post-production work on Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” had been completed.
Read moreRidley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Gets November 22nd Release Date
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is coming for awards season. The above image is the first official one released for the upcoming film.
Read moreSurprise, Surprise: ‘John Wick 4’ Director Open to the Idea of a Fifth Movie
As it continues to make a boatload of cash at the box-office, over $244 million worldwide on a $100 million budget, “John Wick: Chapter 4” has been the topic of a lot of online conversations, especially about its ending.
Read moreLeonardo DiCaprio Loved Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’
I’m just guessing that Leonardo Dicaprio has Ari Aster in his sights. The ‘Killers of the Flower moon’ actor loves to make movies with highly-regarded filmmakers and Aster is most definitely turning into one.
Read more‘How to Blowup A Pipeline’: Taut, Tense and Terrific Gritty Thriller Opening This Friday
Watch out for this one. Daniel Goldhaber’s environmental heist thriller is being released this Friday in theaters.
Read moreMore Cannes Predictions as Intel Amps Up
You’ll notice that my Cannes predictions have slightly changed. This is set to be my before to last spitballing of the potential competition lineup.
Read moreLady Gaga On the Set of ‘Joker 2’
Todd Phillips, Last Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix are currently shooting “Joker: Folie à Deux” in Los Angeles until next week.
Read moreCannes Confirms ‘Indy 5’ For May 18th Screening
Harrison Ford, who is 80, will be honored by the Cannes Film Festival, no further details were given, but he could maybe be getting the same honorary Palme that Tom Cruise received last year.
Read moreHow Casino Movies Portray the Gambling Culture in New Zealand
When it comes to movies about New Zealand, no film does a better job of advertising the country than the Lord of the Rings. The entire trilogy isn’t just entertaining. it also visually packed with gorgeous shots of NZ.
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