Last year, Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Venice’s Golden Lion winner, did Toronto, Telluride, Venice and New York. This year? Not a single film can claim to be doing that.

Joe Rogan, of all people, is defending “Barbie.” He told his 40+ million listeners that he is not sure why the film has been getting hated on as “anti-man”.

Back in May, Schrader told The New Yorker that, given these last few health-stricken years, he desperately wants to make, as he said, “one more” film.

Here is the trailer for Pablo Larraín’s “El Conde.” It looks better than I thought. The beautiful images recall 1920s German Expressionism.

Producer Alex Boden tells Variety what was reported here a week ago, that Terrence Malick’s biblical drama “The Way of the Wind” seems to be nearing some kind of end.

Karim Aïnouz’s “Rosebushpruning,” his second English-language project, will begin shooting in the Spring of 2024.

A Frederick Douglas biopic is in the works over at Netflix. Regina King, who helmed “One Night in Miami,” is set to direct the film which is said to be epic in scope.

This past January, I fell asleep during an 11pm Sundance screening of Raven Jackson’s “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt.” I’ll get around to seeing it again, probably at TIFF next month.

Alex Garland's upcoming "Civil War" with Kirsten Dunst was given an MPA rating in June: Rated R for strong violent content, bloody/disturbing images, and language throughout. This meant that the film was ready.

Social media is aghast after yesterday’s Vanity Fair, piece, written by Charlotte Klein, tried to take down THR’s Scott Feinberg for allegedly asking for “priority” access when it came to the upcoming hot fall titles.

Lebanon’s culture minister has banned Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” from the country’s movie theaters, saying it “promoted homosexuality” and contradicted religious values.

What’s the future of American cinema going to be like? Some say it looks bleak, but there are still some young filmmakers trying to prevent that fate from happening.

Here’s an underrated gem that screened at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival. Not enough people are talking about it, but it’s well worth seeking out. It’s a cult classic in the making.

Telluride tracker Michael Patterson is eyeing, as always, the Best Bets for the 50th Telluride Film Festival. As I await his latest update, given that yesterday’s NYFF lineup gave us some more clues, here’s what I’ve gathered so far.

Here’s Francis Ford Coppola eulogizing his dear friend William Friedkin, via Instagram:

In a few weeks, Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance” will premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It’s a film that fall fest programmers, from Venice to San Sebastien, have been raving about.

Surprise! Here is the trailer for “Mother’s Instinct,” which is great cinematographer Benoît Delhomme’s directorial debut. This is being shared via the film’s Greek Distributor, which is why it hasn’t been covered anywhere.

According to Alberto Barbera on Twitter, and various different press releases, a rough screening schedule for this year’s Venice Film Festival has formed:

Much like most of Christopher Nolan’s movies, the dialogue in “Oppenheimer,” at key moments, can sometimes sound inaudible; Nolan’s sound editing and mixing is and has always been a polarizing topic.