Steven Yeung (“Beef,” “Minari”) has dropped out of Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts”. Yeun was first cast in in February of 2023.
Read moreOlivier Assayas’ ‘Hors de Temps’ to Premiere at Berlin Film Festival?
Acclaimed French filmmaker Olivier Assayas’ new film, “Hors de Temps,” will most likely be premiering at the Berlin Film Festival next month. Above, we have our first look image.
Read moreReaders’ Poll Results — The Best Films of 2023
Over 350 lists were gathered for our annual readers’ poll. I want thank everyone who participated. This was a lot of fun to work on.
Read moreFanboy Anger Grows Over Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Upcoming “Feminist” Star Wars
I just don't understand how Disney, a powerful media entity, would entrust their most profitable IP into the hands of a documentary filmmaker who has barely directed any fiction. Can someone answer this?
Read moreYorgos Lanthimos Says ‘Kind of Kindness’ Was “Almost Like Making 3 Films”
Speaking to The Guardian, Yorgos Lanthimos teased his new film, titled “Kind of Kindness,” which once again stars Emma Stone. He’s basically confirming what we already knew: the film is an anthology.
Read moreRolling Stone’s 150 Greatest Science-Fiction Movies of All-Time
The list was compiled by 17 RS writers. There are a few interesting choices here. The best thing I can say is that they seem to have, mostly, picked the right 150 films, but just not in the right order.
Read moreLars von Trier Was Planning a Third Film in His ‘Dogville’ Trilogy, Titled “George Washington“
Jordan Peele Is “Psyched” For His New Film & Says It Might Be His “Favorite” Script
Peele was a recent guest on the Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast, and spoke about the film, vaguely, but suggested he’s “clear” on what it will be, and that the script is a personal favorite of his.
Read moreWarner Bros “Overestimated” Weekend Numbers for ‘The Color Purple’ — $11 million 3-Day Total
So, Warner Bros, in one of these sketchy incidents, that keep happening of late, “overestimated” the weekend numbers for “The Color Purple” by over $2 million.
Read moreWonka on VOD January 30th
So, “Wonka” is at $387 million worldwide, #1 at the box office and might continue its reign this coming weekend. However, as I am posting this, word is that Paul King’s film will be released digitally on January 30th. That aligns with Warner Bros’ usual 45-day theatrical window. I would have loved 60. Regardless, welcome to the new normal.
Paul Schrader’s ‘Oh Canada’ Will Be Submitted for Cannes
Last month, Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada” was privately screened in NYC. It’s 91 minutes and Richard Gere’s performance is said to be great.
Read moreHappy New Year, Readers!
It’s hard to believe, but 2024 arrived and we’ve closed the books on another movie year.
Read more‘Back in Action,’ Cameron Diaz’s First Film in 10 Years, Test Screens Next Week …
In June 2022, it was reported that Cameron Diaz was coming out of retirement for Seth Gordon’s “Back in Action.” The film was also set to star Jamie Foxx, Andrew Scott, Glenn Close and Kyle Chandler.
Read moreBox-Office: ‘Wonka’ Beats ‘Aquaman 2’ and ‘Migration’; ‘The Color Purple’ #4
It’s not that surprising that “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” is doing poorly at the box-office. It was to be expected. The best thing going for it is that it will, maybe, make more money than “The Marvels” and “The Flash.”
Read moreRobert Eggers’ 10 Best Films of 2023
This year, 38 filmmakers participated in IndieWire’s 2023 polling, and they include the likes of Robert Eggers, Sean Baker, Kitty Green, Ira Sachs, David Lowery, Andrew Haigh, Paul Schrader and Daniel Scheinert.
Read moreBest Screenwriters? Scott Frank is Definitely One of Them.
It goes in depth on Frank’s services as a script doctor, revealing that he charges a whopping $300,000 weekly fee for his services to fix a film’s script
Read moreM. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Good Grades’ Has A Very Interesting DP at the Helm …
It turns out that cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom is lensing M. Night Shyamalan’s next film, “Good Grades”.
Read moreTom Wilkinson 1948-2023
The great Tom Wilkinson has passed on. He was 75. A big loss for film as he was one hell of a great actor. He had such presence on-screen and truly one of the great character actors of his time.
Read moreFearing Backlash, Paul Schrader Wants to Co-Direct ‘Three Guns at Dawn’ With A Black Director
Earlier in the summer, Paul Schrader mentioned he had written a screenplay, titled “Three Guns at Dawn,” and that he wanted Antoine Fuqua to direct it.
Read moreDamien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ — One Year Later
Forget about the critical snubbing, I do believe “Babylon” will stand the test of time. There is so much to this film, and it encompasses the kind of American filmmaking that might have been more celebrated just a few decades ago.
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"Foreign Correspondent” marks the first time Kleber has publicly put a name to the project. And yes, ‘Secret Agent’ star Wagner Moura is coming back with him. We should have known this would be the case.