I’m not saying that Ari Aster’s originally intended 207 minute cut of “Beau is Afraid” might have been a better film, but it does confirm last year’s intel that the film was too long and A24 urged him to snip it.

Jim Jarmusch started in the industry when independent film was just about to boom. He was fairly lucky in that regard when it came to his low-do 1984 classic “Stranger Than Paradise.”

Is it just me or is Bill Hader turning into this ultra-talented filmmaker? Some of the shots he creates in “Barry” are absurdly impressive — especially the action sequences. The guy know how to build up taut, tense and terrific setups.

Reshoots for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” occurred in Los Angeles last week. These weren't minor ones either, Margot Robbie was spotted on the set.

Now, think of an American director who has had his film debut, at the earliest, from 2000 on, who has built a solid reputation and has had a legitimately important impact on cinema.

I’m being told that it might be weeks, if not months, before they begin shooting, but they haven’t figured out a firm date yet.

It looks as though a vote took place within the Cannes committee as to whether or not Catherine Corsini’s controversial “Le Retour” should be added to competition.

It’s not good news that Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” stands to lose a lot of money. I’ve been pulling for this risk-taking film to break even, but odds are that it definitely will not be making its money back.

A fairly polarizing topic in entertainment these days is “race-swapping,” or intentionally changing the race of established characters.

Three years after “DNA”, filmmaker Maïwenn returns to Cannes with “Jeanne du Barry,” her first period film, this one with Johnny Depp as King Louis XV.

You just know the Razzies are going to have a field day with this one.

Daniel Richtman is reporting that Robert Pattinson is in talks to star in a Chloe Zhao’s “Dracula.”

There have been nine films released in the ‘Fast and the Furious’ franchise , they have amassed a total of $6.6 billion worldwide over the past two decades.

Leave it to 36-year-old Ari Aster to pull a Scorsese and tell us that the cinema he loves so dearly is in its final days.

Many were wondering if today was the day for additional titles to be announced by the Cannes Film Festival, but it turns out that the sole announcement for this week will be Pixar’s “Elemental.”

The first feature film shot in space, titled “The Challenge,” was released in Russian cinemas on Thursday. In the process, Moscow celebrated a victory over the West.

Last month, a trailer had been released for Damián Szifron’s “To Catch A Killer,” a genre exercise that is influenced by the visual stylings of David Fincher.

An update on Luca Guadagnino’s next production: an adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ controversial classic novel, “Queer”.

Last week, insider Jeff Sneider reported, via his Hot Mic podcast, that Netflix desperately wanted David Fincher to direct a US version of their hit series “Squid Game.”