Remember Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck? He’s the German director behind 2006’s beyond-acclaimed “The Lives of Others,” which has become a classic of the aughts.

To date, “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” has earned $109 million at the domestic box office and $375 million worldwide — glass half full, that’s better than “The Marvels.”

Jonathan Majors’ “Magazine Dreams” is back on the market. Nearly a year after Searchlight Pictures bought the well-reviewed drama at Sundance, they have returned the rights of the movie to the filmmakers.

This is great news as I can definitely see the talented Stanfield matching Black’s stylized humor. It’ll be interesting to see if Wahlberg can pull off the lead role.

Liam Neeson is set to reprise his role as a truck driver turned rescue worker from 2021’s “The Ice Road.” Director Jonathan Hensleigh (writer of “Armageddon” and “Jumanji”) is back at the helm.

When George Clooney confirmed that there was a script for “Ocean’s 14,” speculation rose as to whether Steven Soderbergh would want to direct the fourth film of the franchise.

I was one of the 500 filmmakers, critics, and industry members who shared their personal top 10 lists for the poll. Nearly 4,000 feature films that have been presented at the Festival — and below is the collective top 10 list.

Shout out to Puck’s Matt Belloni for the link. While promoting “Origin,” which is going wide this Friday, Ava DuVernay stated frustrations on Sam Fragoso’s Talk Easy podcast.

It’s mid-January, which means we’re coming very close to the start of the 46th edition of the Sundance Film Festival. The Park City event is set to begin later this week and run until the 28th.

Principal photography on “Spaceman” began in April 19, 2021 and wrapped on July 1, 2021 in the Czech Republic. Yes, when it finally starts streaming, it’ll have been almost three years since production had wrapped on the film.

I’ve been told that Disney has delayed the film “indefinitely”, which is why they surprised everyone last week and decided to announce “The Mandalorian and Grogu” as the next Star Wars movie.

This year, actually, this month, marks the 25th anniversary of “The Sopranos,” quite possibly the most acclaimed show of all-time, and for good reason.

Now, I’m not saying another surprise nom is going to happen again this year, but I am seeing shades and similarities when it come to the industry support Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is getting for her performance in Ava DuVernay’s “Origin.”

“Tropic Thunder” in 2024 is a landmine of triggered outrage waiting to happen. If this movie came out today, and bless Paramount for having had the guts to release it 15 years ago, most would completely miss the point.

Five years after “Dragged Across Concrete”, S. Craig Zahler will soon announce his next film. As we await for more details, Zahler has released his favorite films 0f 2023.

The Critics Choice Awards membership did not disrupt the Best Picture Oscar narrative, if anything it reinforced what we already knew: that Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is probably winning Best Picture.

Yorgos Lanthimos has been a very busy man. He already has the critically praised “Poor Things,” with Emma Stone, vying for Oscar glory. Then there’s “Kind of Kindness,” also starring Stone, which will launch this year.

A few more notes about Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film, which is revving to begin production on January 22. All hands on deck for what will surely be a much-followed film, more details to come this week …

Neon acquired Ava DuVernay’s “Origin”, it played Venice and TIFF, and got mixed reviews. The film, which left me indifferent, has had very little press and advertising. It’s supposed to get a "wide" release next weekend.