Anthony Hopkins has described the feeling of acting in MCU movies and it’s not very eloquent.
Read moreJia Zhangke’s ‘We Shall Be All’ in Production, Some Scenes Shot in 2001
GKids Will Distribute Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘How Do You Live?’ In the U.S.
As Hayao Miyazaki’s “How Do You Live?” Preps for its Japanese release next month, we now have a better idea how who will be in charge of its theatrical release Stateside.
Read moreFirst Official Look at Joaquin Phoenix as ‘Napoleon’
We have our first official look at Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” via WWDC23.
Read moreReview Sites Appear to Be “Cooking” User Ratings for ‘The Little Mermaid’
Review sites are apparently providing cover for the Disney flick. Why? I’m not entirely sure. All we can do is speculate.
Read more‘Across the Spider-Verse’ is Now the Highest-Ranked Film of All-Time on Letterboxd
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” showing up as the #1 film off all-time. I doubt it’ll last long at the top spot, but it is a moment to ponder the absurdity of such lists.
Read moreAlfonso Cuarón’s ‘Disclaimer’ to Premiere in 2024, Starring Cate Blanchett
Tarantino Prefers De Palma to Scorsese or Spielberg
I’ll always abide by the church of Brian De Palma. He hasn’t necessarily gotten his due over the years, at least when compared to his more high profiled peers.
Read moreAndy Muschietti to Direct Batman Movie for DCU
Although Matt Reeves has his own separate Batman franchise for Warner Bros, DCU co-chair James Gunn is working on another Caped Crusader project.
Read moreTrailer for Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ …
At first, it’s a bit disorienting watching footage of a Woody Allen film all in French, but then Vittorio Storaro’s sun-drenched frames wash up on you.
Read moreOscar-Buzzed ‘Past Lives’ Scores Huge Per-Theater-Average of $58k
We’re keeping a close watch on A24's “Past Lives” which has quickly become the most critically-acclaimed film of the year so far. Many pundits are even saying it’s an automatic Best Picture contender.
Read moreWhit Stillman is, Mostly, Correct.
Writer-director Whit Stillman (“Metropolitan”) has bravely assessed that the only crimes Woody Allen has committed in his life are “Celebrity,” “Cassandra’s Dream,” “Whatever Works” and “Stardust Memories.”
Read moreCriterion Censors “Racially Insensitive” Dialogue in ‘The French Connection’
A racially offensive passage in William Friedkin's “The French Connection” was nixed from the Criterion Channel’s version of this 1971 classic.
Read moreDGA Settles With Studios
The Writers Guild strike started around six weeks ago, but it has given another union leverage to agree to a new contract with the studios.
Read moreBong Joon-ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ to Test-Screen Next Week
Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17,” which is only set to be released next March, is going to be test-screened next Thursday. This has got to be a very rough cut of the film, with unfinished CGI and effects.
Read moreMichel Franco’s ‘Memory’ to World Premiere at Venice Film Festival
After its absence from the Cannes lineup, it was inevitable that Michel Franco would probably premiere his latest film at the Venice Film Festival.
Read moreRiseborough’s ‘To Leslie’ is the #1 Movie on Netflix Right Now
After only two days on Netflix, “To Leslie” has moved into the top spot on the Netflix top 10. No, really. It’s currently the most streamed movie in the entire country.
Read moreClint Eastwood Celebrates His 93rd Birthday, Set to Direct ‘Juror #2’ This Month
Pixar’s in Big Trouble
Someone Has Seen ‘Oppenheimer’
… and it’s the writer of “Aeon Flux” and “Clash of the Titans”?!
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Festival press conferences have turned into landmines of political questioning, to the point where some artists would probably prefer to turn down being a juror at Cannes, Venice, or Berlin.