Guillermo del Toro recently mentioned how “Punch-Drunk Love” was his favorite PTA and went on to praise Jon Brion’s brilliant score, which he’s been playing “in a loop” for weeks now.
Read more‘The Nun 2’ Has Surpassed $200M Worldwide, $38M Budget
I’ve been saying this for a few years now, but the box-office success of many mid-budget horror movies will translate into plenty more getting greenlit in the future. It’s a no-brainer decision for studio heads looking for a quick buck.
Read moreMartin Scorsese: Christopher Nolan and the Safdies Are “Saving Cinema” from Comic Book Movies
There was no point in tackling another Scorsese rant about comic book movies, but here we are and the filmmaker’s recent comment are making the rounds all over the film world.
Read moreJustin Timberlake’s Mediocre Acting Derails ‘Reptile’
Martin Scorsese Says He Has Maybe “One More” Film Left in Him; Regrets ‘Shutter Island’?
Deal Reached To End WGA Writer’s Strike
On Sunday evening, The Writer’s Guild of America confirmed that a tentative deal had been reached with the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers.
Read moreBest of 2023, So Far — Definitely Not 40 Titles
I try to keep up to date with most of the year’s releases, it’s not easy to do — people saying that there aren’t any good movies anymore just don’t look hard enough for them. They’re out there.
Read moreDenis Villeneuve Calls IMAX “the Future of Cinema”
In an interview with the Associated Press, Villeneuve tackles the financial success of “Oppenheimer, and, particularly, the 70mm IMAX screenings of the film, which offered fans an experience not possible to replicate through home viewing.
Read moreBi Gan’s ‘Resurrection’ to Start Production in October/November
With his impressive 2015 debut, “Kaili Blues”, and the immersive 3D spectacle of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”, Chinese director Bi Gan has become one of the most promising world filmmakers out there.
Read moreLéa Seydoux Set to Star in ‘Onoda’ Director Arthur Harari’s Next Project, Untitled Sci-Fi Film
Rumor: WGA and Studios Have A Deal in Place
The Writers Guild and AMPTP have supposedly come to an agreement. At least, that’s the word on the street. Nothing official just yet, but this day 145 of the strike might very well be the last one.
Read moreBomb: ‘The Expend4bles’ Eyeing $8 Million Weekend, Against $100 Million Budget
Lionsgate released “The Expend4bles” yesterday, original projections had it opening at around $15 million, but it will barely be making half of that. It’s going to be a bomb, with an expected $8 million weekend. The budget was, at least, $100 million.
Read moreTarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ Features Late Actor Joe Spinell
Joe Spinell was an American character actor, mostly unknown, who appeared in “The Godfather”, “The Godfather Part II”, “Rocky”, “Taxi Driver”, “Sorcerer” and “Cruising”. He led a very strange, grungy life and, according to Jeff Sneider, that seems to have interested Quentin Tarantino enough to include him as a character in his upcoming “The Movie Critic.”
John Woo’s Dialogue-Free ‘Silent Night’ Sets December 1st Release Date
Remember John Woo? Well, he’s back. I’m interested in “Silent Night.” Any action movie that tries to take a different approach to the genre has my attention, and this one certainly does.
Read more‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Tracking at $30-35 Million Opening
Here is some very good news for Martin Scorsese and Apple. “Killers of the Flower Moon” is long-range tracking to earn $30-36 million in the film’s opening weekend.
Read morePaul Schrader on De Niro/‘Taxi Driver’ Uber Ad: “Why Bob Would Do This is Beyond My Reckoning”
We were all a little perplexed by this week’s news that Robert De Niro was going to reprise his “Taxi Driver” role as Travis Bickle for an Uber ad.
Read more‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Delays Release to February 2024
The film test-screened in August and is said to be a cookie cutter biopic with a strong lead performance (Kingsley Ben-Adir). That seems to be the consensus, that’s it utterly conventional.
Read moreEd Lachman is DP on Pablo Larrain’s Upcoming ‘Maria’
Lachman’s collaboration with the filmmaker in “El Conde” has clearly sparked something in him since I’m now hearing he will also be lensing Larrain’s “Maria” next month.
Read more‘The Expen4bles’: No Surprise. It’s Unwatchable Trash.
Did anyone actually think “The Expand4bles” would be good or even decent? In case you missed it in the title, this is the fourth instalment of the Sly Stallone franchise and it barely registers, again.
Read more‘The Creator’ Surprises …
I just got out of Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator.” The film is under strict embargo until Monday, but social media reactions are allowed. So, here goes:
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It’s no wonder 20th Century decided to dump the movie during the last week of August—a place where movies are set up to die quietly before the fall movie season begins.