Martin Scorsese has made it no secret that he would have liked to have won more statuettes. As it stands, he has that lone Best Director win, not for “Goodfellas” or “Raging Bull,” but for 2006’s “The Departed.”

What wasn’t expected was the “politicized” acceptance speech Glazer gave when accepting the Oscar . Glazer was being drained out by screams, and cheering, coming from the audience. This is, more or less, the transcript.

This was one of the dullest Oscar telecasts in recent years. Almost every expected frontrunner won.

More Star Wars drama coming in. EmpireCity is claiming that the Rey project has actually been completely scrapped by Disney and that its star, Daisy, Ridley has yet to be told about the decision.

Yesterday’s Variety report claiming “The Holdovers” screenwriters David Hemingson and Alexander Payne plagiarized Simon Stephenson’s Blacklist script, “Frisco,” scene-for-scene, “line-by-line,” certainly surprised many.

“Kung Fu Panda 4” debuted at #1 at the box-office with an estimated $58.3 million domestic take this weekend (from 4,035 locations). It’s the best opening of the franchise since the 2008 original ($60 million).

Animation on the sequel will begin soon, with the team currently storyboarding and working on set designs. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic will return to direct.

The rumor du jour, which is about to spread like wildfire after this post, is that comedian Shane Gillis might have landed the lead role in Quentin Tarantino’s final film.

A talent manager, who represents A-listers, tells Forbes that Christopher Nolan is “the biggest movie star in the world right now.” Given the incredible year he just had, it isn’t hyperbole to believe that.

The reclusive filmmaker behind the acclaimed “Crumb,” “Ghost World” and “Bad Santa hasn’t directed a film since 2006’s “Art School Confidential,” which was the first film of his to get mixed reviews.

In a just-published Variety report, “The Holdovers” screenwriters David Hemingson and Alexander Payne (not credited) have been accused of stealing, scene-for-scene, line-by-line, another writer’s script.

Coming off two recent test screenings, Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” will release a trailer within the next week, or so. This one is easily one of the most anticipated big studio sequels of the year.

According to Roger Friedman, corroborating DanielRPK’s previous intel, Kimberly Pierce will be directing and writing a remake of 1981 film noir “Body Heat.” Bad idea.

After saying he would not be attending the premiere of “Road House,” out of protest for its direct-to-streaming launch, Doug Liman, in fact, finally decided to attend last night’s premiere at SXSW.

I was pleasantly surprised by Rose Glass’ “Love Lies Bleeding,” starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian, which is set for theatrical expansion next week. Don’t miss this viscerally entertaining noir.

Quentin Tarantino was recently a guest on the Bret Easton Ellis podcast and admitted, with a chuckle, that he’s never seen ‘Jeanne Dielman,’ When asked about what he thought of its #1 placement …

Last night’s previews for “Kung-Fu Panda 4” resulted in receipts totaling $3.8 million. A $50 million opening is predicted for the animated sequel. In fact, we might get two $50 million grossing films this weekend.

Last November, Focus Features announced that they’d acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Edward Berger’s “Conclave”. They have now dated it for a November 1, 2024 theatrical launch.

I exclusively reported last year about this project. Dutch filmmaker Anton Corbijn is preparing to shoot a new film, his first feature in over nine years, titled “Switzerland.”

This is your turn for a “No Guts, No Glory” out of the whim prediction. Which category do you believe will have a surprise winner? It could just be a hunch, and doesn’t mean it will actually happen, but it’s all part of the fun.