Netflix’s top 10 movie list this week is topped by Aussie horror film “Run Rabbit Run,” which the streamer acquired out of the Sundance Film Festival’s Midnight section.
Read moreMel Gibson ‘Passion of the Christ’ is Like an “Acid Trip” and that it’s “Coming Soon”
In a recent interview, Gibson confirmed that the film is “coming soon” and that the script is more philosophical and poetic than a linear and straightforward story.
Read moreFede Alvarez’s ‘Alien: Romulus’ Has Wrapped Production in Hungary — ‘Prometheus’ is Still Underrated …
Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” has wrapped production in Hungary. It started shooting back in March. That’s around four months.
Read moreJon Woo’s ‘Silent Night’ is An Action Movie With No Dialogue
‘Barbie’ Banned in Vietnam Over “Chinese Propaganda”
Plot twist: “Barbie” is more controversial than “Oppenheimer.” Nobody predicted this.
Read moreAlfonso Cuarón Set to Shoot ‘Jane’ This Late Fall
Quentin Tarantino Says ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’ is Never Happening
Before Quentin Tarantino announced his “last film” would be “The Movie Critic”, there had been speculation that ‘Kill Bill 3,’ starring Uma Thurman and her daughter Maya Hawke could get done.
Read moreGreta Gerwig Does Not Want to Be “The Biggest Woman Director, But, Rather, A Big Studio Director’
According to her agent, Gerwig is now looking to move beyond the indie dramas she was known for: "Her ambition is not to be the biggest woman director, but [rather] a big studio director." [via The New Yorker]
Read moreAndrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’ Starts Production
Greta Gerwig to Direct, At Least, Two ‘Chronicles Of Narnia’ Movies for Netflix
Greta Gerwig has turned into miss IP with “Barbie” and now the confirmation about her next two films.
Read moreMattel’s ‘Barney’ Movie Described as an “A24-Type Film,” Daniel Kaluuya to Star
As Marvel’s influence starts to die down in the industry, other IP factories are taking advantage of a possible void having to be filled.
Read moreWhere Will Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Land? NYFF?
On Friday, I was rather stunned by an Italian source telling me that Netflix is now thinking of bringing David Fincher’s “The Killer” to Venice.
Read more‘Die Hard’ Named Best Action Movie of All-Time in Massive Poll of 2000+ Moviegoers
Speaking of John McTiernan, his “Die Hard” was voted the greatest action film of all time in a poll of 2,000 moviegoers.
Read moreFirst Reaction to Luc Besson’s ‘Dogman’
Back in February, there was a report that Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” starring the always-excellent Caleb Landry Jones, “wowed buyers” at Berlin’s European Film Market, where it was screened for a select few.
Read moreWhy Are Studio “Diversity Chiefs” Getting Canned?
Would you call these four axes total and sheer coincidences? Otherwise, what in the living hell is going here?
Read moreJohn McTiernan Blasts Today’s Action Movies and Tom Cruise
McTiernan will be the guest of honor at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival on July 8th. He’s started to do press for the upcoming festivities and, as always, he’s as honest as ever.
Read moreBong Joon-ho Says ‘Beau is Afraid’ is “The Most Overwhelming Film I’ve Seen in Years”
Ari Aster is currently promoting “Beau is Afraid” all over South Korea. The film was released there this past Friday.
Read moreTarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ Starts Shooting in Late September
It looks as though, actors’ strike depending, Quentin Tarantino’s “The Movie Critic” will start production in late September. I would imagine that some, or most, of the roles have been cast if it starts shooting a little over 60 days from now.
‘Indy 5’ Set for Weak $55-60 Million Opening
‘Barbie’ Embargo Lifts July 13th [Updated]
Gerwig’s “Barbie” will have its embargo lifted on July 9th, as screenings have slowly, but surely, started happening in and around L.A. and NYC.
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