One person who much prefers the theatrically released version of “Napoleon” is its writer, David Scarpa.
Read moreFrancis Ford Coppola Calls Terrence Malick’s Body of Work “Monumental”
Happy birthday to Terrence Malick who turned 80 on Friday. I sure hope we get to see “The Way of the Wind” next year, and all signs are pointing towards that happening.
Read moreTarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ — Shoot Delayed to Early-Mid 2024
I’ve been emailing and calling a few people about the current status of Quentin Tarantino’s “The Movie Critic,” which we haven’t heard much of an update on for a few months now. Suffice to say, we shouldn’t expect this one any time soon.
Read moreWill Smith Confirms ‘I Am Legend 2’ Soon in Production; Sequel Will Pretend His Character Survived
If you’ve seen Francis Lawrence’s “I Am Legend” then you know that Will Smith’s Dr. Robert Neville dies at the end. I was really entertained by that movie, but felt the ending was severely underwhelming.
Read more‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Available on VOD December 5, 2023 [Updated]
Apple/Paramount have switched the VOD release date of the film to December 5th, 2023. That’s right, ‘Killers’ will be available to rent this coming Tuesday.
Read moreDisney Blaming ‘The Marvels’ Failure on Nia DaCosta
As part of his damage control campaign, Disney CEO Bob Iger is now indirectly smearing “The Marvels” director Nia DaCosta, the first female black director to ever helm an MCU movie.
Read moreDoug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal “Pissed” That Their ‘Road House’ Remake is Going Straight to Streaming
In regards to Joel Silver’s firing, for “verbal abuse”, as producer on the Jake Gyllenhaal-led remake of 1989 action film “Road House,” Variety has some interesting details about that …
Read moreYorgos Lanthimos’ ‘AND’ Is Renamed ‘Kinds of Kindness’
Cahiers du Cinéma’s Top 10 of 2023 Includes Spielberg, Triet and Kaurismaki
Cahiers du Cinéma never cared about hive-mind or “groupthink,” they live in their own passionate world of auteur-driven moviegoing.
Read more‘Furiosa' Trailer ...
As promised, the trailer for George Miller’s “Furiosa” has been released and … it looks like ‘Fury Road.’ Miller seems to be copying the same blueprint, visually speaking, and the action scenes look familiar.
Read moreReaders Poll: ‘Oppenheimer’ or ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’?
Here’s your chance to chime in. I gather many of you have seen both films, hopefully on the big screen — which one deserves it more? Both are 3+ hour epics with some of the finest filmmaking of the year, but what’s been the bigger achievement?
Read moreJodie Foster: “Hopesfully People Will Soon Be Sick” of Superhero Movies
“The Marvels” will not be breaking the $100 million mark domestically at the box office, and that only reinforces the fact that audiences might finally be getting sick of superhero movies .
Read moreEli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ Will Have A Sequel, Set for 2025 Release
‘Maestro’ Review …
The life and times of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein is the crux of Bradley Cooper's "Maestro," a vanity statement that doesn’t quite hit the mark.
Read moreNYFCC: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Named Best Film of 2023
The 89th New York Film Critics Circle announced its winners this morning.
Read moreAntoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson Biopic Starts Filming in L.A.
A video has surfaced of Jafaar Jackson performing as Michael Jackson in Antoine Fuqua’s biopic of the late, legendary singer. Filming began on the film two days ago. The resemblance between Jafaar and his uncle is uncanny.
Read moreTodd Solondz’s ‘Love Child’ Set to Star Elizabeth Olsen; March/April 2024 Production Start
I wasn’t sure what the status of Solondz’s next project, “Love Child,” was, but it looks like he might finally be making it soon. Elizabeth Olsen is set to star in the film, according to a new casting notice. A Spring shoot is scheduled.
Read moreTrailer for Bertrand Bonello’s ‘The Beast’ Released
CEO Bob Iger Says Disney Will Focus on “Entertaining” and Not “Messages” in Their Films
Disney CEO Bob Iger was a guest at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday. I’ll now be covering some of the key parts of his speech, via CNBC’s Alex Sherman.
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