There are some folks utterly shocked by THR’s box-office forecasting of “The Marvels.” Pamela Mcclintock’s writeup suggests that “superhero fatigue” will lead the latest MCU movie to a $75-$80 million domestic opening.

As much as I love “American Fiction,” and it does have its TIFF award as a momentum booster, I don’t believe it stands a chance at winning Best Picture. THR’s Scott Feinberg believes that it does, and has it as his current #1 with Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” at #2.

It’s been six long years since Kathryn Bigelow released her last film, “Detroit.” It turns out the Oscar-winning filmmaker has had a project brewing since March 2022, which is when she signed on to direct “Aurora” for Netflix.

Last month, I wrote about the 25-year anniversary of Todd Solondz’ “Happiness.” A little over 25 years after its Cannes debut, this film still rattles people. It seems to have aged just fine.

Some really good numbers are coming in for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” It slightly exceeded expectations, earning $2.6 million in Thursday previews.

Errol Morris’ reputation is that of a titan of the non-fiction genre. Every documentary the 75-year-old filmmaker releases, and there have now been 13 of them, is its own kind of movie event.

What are Disney/Searchlight doing with the Jonathan Majors- starring “Magazine Dreams”? It’s less than two months away from release and no promotional material has been released.

“The Iron Claw” sounds like the type of film that would have absolutely benefited from a film festival. Durkin is coming off two notable features, especially 2011’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and there’s lots of buzz for this one.

Brie Larson might be leaving her “Captain Marvel” character behind, as a new report claims the MCU actress is disillusioned with the backlash her role has been receiving.

In an interview with Brazilian outlet, “Poor Things” cinematographer Robbie Ryan confirms that Yorgos Lanthimos’ “AND,” starring Emma Stone, will be released in 2024.

Only half of the film had been shot before the July 14 strike began. This is a crushing blow for theaters, with Deadline reporting that we can soon expect more summer titles to get delayed.

Just when you thought the SAG-AFTRA was going to drag on to next year … a group of A-list actors, including George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Emma Stone and Scarlett Johansson, are proposing a $150M deal to SAG-AFTRA.

In a Sight and Sound interview, Martin Scorsese describes his upcoming movie about Jesus, which he says is maybe a film, definitely not a documentary, but possibly some kind of unique hybrid?

An extended, fuller look trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” has been released and it looks delightfully unhinged.

Back in September, Daniel Richtman claimed that Matthew Vaughn was the “top choice” to direct the next James Bond. It felt like a rather strange development …

I noticed that Slant Magazine has just published its list of the Best Horror Films of the 21st Century. We’ll be getting many lists like this one being published in the coming days. Some recommendations are in order.

Apple and Paramount are giving Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” a wide theatrical release and, according to Deadline, the tracking has it at around $20M-$25M.

Yesterday, I spoke to a source who mentioned that Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film is still very much a go and that, if there’s no strike, a February production is being eyed in California.

The late Tony Scott, Ridley’s brother, directed 1986’s “Top Gun” with a kind the slick ‘80s energy that director Joseph Kosinski faithfully emulated in 2022’s wildly successful “Top Gun: Maverick.”