On the occasion of Allen’s 50th film, “Coup de Chance,” being released in the U.S, The Wall Street Journal’s Kyle Smith has come out with a strongly worded op-ed against the blacklisting of Allen. Here are a few excerpts:

Many were wondering when Gareth Evans’ “Havoc” will be released. There’s been a lot of speculation about the reasons for its delay, with reshoots having occurred in early 2023.

The word we’ve gotten thus far is Coppola’s $120 million epic is a perplexing film. It’s already been described as “batsh*t crazy.” “baffling,” “downright confounding,” “undefinable,” “fit for a museum” and the “work of a madman.”

A24 has confirmed, via X/Twitter, that the trailer for Ti West’s “MaXXXine” will be released on Monday. The film, described as a whodunnit slasher, starring Mia Goth, is set for release on July 5, 2024 release date.

Jeff Sneider had already reported on Fincher “quietly working” on a ‘Squid Game’ remake for Netflix, but that won’t be his next film for them. Rather, he’s going to be directing a Hitchcockian crime-thriller called “Strangers.”

Here’s more from James Cameron in Paris. This time, he’s praising Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ movies and goes on to call them “pure cinema” (via Le Figaro)

According to Production Weekly, Constance Wu and Henry Golding will be back for ‘Crazy Rich Asians 2,’ a sequel to the mega-successful 2018 romcom ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’

During the Q&A, the ‘Avatar’ filmmaker gave an update on a long-gestating passion project of his, a remake of “Fantastic Voyage,” and he’s saying that it’s coming “very soon”:

Next Thursday, the Cannes Film Festival will announce its lineup. With a lack of U.S. presence, due to the 2023 strikes, it’s starting to look as though this year’s competition will be one of the more eclectic ones in recent years.

Korean master Lee Chang-dong, 69, confirms that he is currently writing two different projects at the same time. He adds that “it will not take long” for him to decide which he directs next.

The audaciously titled satire already had a weird trailer before premiering at Sundance to terrible reviews — 28% on Rotten Tomatoes. The audience scores weren’t any better.

Two-time Oscar winners Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor will be scoring Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.” The film is currently set for a fall launch, possibly at Venice.

This has become a monthly thing, tackling film anniversaries. I already tackled 2014 and 2004 — 1984 and 1974 are next. It’s always a fun exercise to hit the time capsule.

After its massive $80 million opening last weekend, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is projected to come back down to earth in its second weekend — a $25 million haul awaits.

Denis Villeneuve and Legendary Entertainment have optioned Annie Jacobsen‘s nonfiction book “Nuclear War: A Scenario,” with Villeneuve set to direct the adaptation.

I have my reservations about this one, but it should obviously not be ignored due to Jenkins’ involvement. A first image has been released by Disney ahead of its CinemaCon debut next week.

Benoit Blanc is returning for more crime solving. Rian Johnson will begin filming the currently-untitled ‘Knives Out 3’ later this year, with actor Daniel Craig tapped to reprise his role as detective Blanc.

We have our first images of Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” via Warner Bros, which is set for a theatrical and IMAX launch on October 3, 2025.