When I saw Tran Anh Hung’s “The Pot-au-Feu” at Cannes, I figured this deliciously sumptuous film would have a strong festival presence in the fall. Today, we learned that it’ll screen at NYFF and, probably, Telluride.
Read moreNYFF Announces Spotlight Lineup — Safdie, Korine, Miyazaki, Garth Davis and Linklater
The New York Film Festival’s Spotlight lineup has been unveiled. There a few big surprises.
Read moreJan de Bont Will Not Watch ‘Twister’ Reboot, Criticizes Promising Young Filmmakers Who Sell Out
Jan de Bont, 79, has only directed five movies in his career, including “Speed” and “Twister.” He hasn’t helmed anything since 2003’s “Lara Croft: Cradle of Life.”
Read more‘Flowervale St’: David Robert Mitchell’s ‘80s Dinosaur Movie Compared to ‘A Quiet Place’
According to Daniel Richtman, before the strike, Oscar Isaac had been offered the male lead role in David Robert Mitchell’s dinosaur 80s dinosaur movie “Flowervale St.” Anne Hathaway is also set to star.
Read more‘Blue Beetle’ Review Embargo Lifts, 62 on Metacritic
The embargo has now lifted on this latest DC movie and the reviews are mildly okay. A 62 on Metacritic, but a much friendlier 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Read more‘Human Centipede' Director’s Latest Film, Shot in 2019, Cannot Find Distribution
Director Tom Six is the brains behind the “Human Centipede” trilogy. His latest film, “The Onania Club,” which is said to be a very uncomfortable watch, is having problems finding a distributor.
Read more‘Circus Maximus’: Secret Film Directed by Noé/Winding Refn/Korine, Now Available to Stream on YouTube
“Circus Maximus,” a secretly shot film, running 75 minutes long and starring Travis Scott, was released in select theaters last week.
Read moreBradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Sets North American Premiere at NYFF
It’s official, Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” will be having its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival during the first week of October. This means no Telluride.
Read more‘Barbie’ Will Be Released Digitally on September 5th
“Barbie” is still topping the box-office, having today surpassed “The Dark Knight” as Warner Bros’ highest grossing film. It’s a mass cultural event and it hasn’t shown signs of letting up.
Read moreWes Anderson’s ‘Henry Sugar’ Will Also Tackle Dahl’s “The Swan,” “Poison” and “The Ratcatcher”
The first short story, titled ‘Henry Sugar,’ is 37 minutes and will premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
Read more‘Heart of Stone’ Starring Gal Gadot, Debuts at #1 on the Netflix Charts With Over 33M views
We already know that most Netflix original movies stink. There’s almost no arguing that. I might make a recent exception for last month’s “They Cloned Tyrone,” which takes risks and doesn’t conform to mainstream tastes.
Read moreBradley Cooper Accused of “Jewface” Over Prosthetic Nose in ‘Maestro’
This is something I did not expect to wake up to. Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” has already been hit with controversy.
Read moreIranian Director Saeed Roustaee Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Screening His Film at Cannes
A court in Iran has sentenced director Saeed Roustaee to six months in prison. His crime? Screening his film "Leila's Brothers" at the Cannes Film Festival last year.
Read more‘A Most Violent Year’ Sequel?
Almost 10 Years on, J.C. Chandor’s “A Most Violent Year” remains one of the most underrated films of past decade.
Read moreReport: ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Could Lose Up To $100 Million for Disney
Spike Lee Says Francis Ford Coppola Screened 30 Minutes of ‘Megalopolis’: “OMG Amazing”
We all want Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” to turn out great. This could be the master’s final film, but, more importantly, one he’s been working on for more than 40 years.
Read moreFlashback: ‘Melancholia’ Was Supposed to Win the Palme d’Or in 2011 …
It turns out that the only reason why the jury decided to switch it from von Trier to Malick was due to the infamous “Melancholia” press conference where von Trier made some rather dicey comments
Read moreRachel Zegler Bashes 1937’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ as “Weird”
When it was greenlit a year ago, Disney's live-action remake of “Snow White” had a problem, after some backlash, the inclusive studio did not want to use “dwarfs” in the the live action remake due to it being politically incorrect.
Read morePedro Almodóvar Wants to Direct An Action Film in Paris
Almodóvar has been giving interviews these last few days for French outlets, in a few of them he’s been implying that he’d love to shoot a film in French set in Paris.
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