We’re close to halfway through the 2020s and I can confirm our next critics poll will tackle the best films of the present decade. I’ll start sending out the ballots by the end of the week. The goal is to have the results posted by the end of the month.
Read more‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Was Originally Intended For Streaming
As Warner Bros.’ “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” continues to dominate the box office, here comes a NYT report that claims the studio was initially not that confident in the film being a success.
Read moreFinally, ‘Mickey 17' Trailer Being Released This Week
Colman Domingo Joins Steven Spielberg’s Next Film
Hard to believe, but Steven Spielberg is turning 78 in a few months. Far from retirement, the iconic filmmaker is setting up his next film, which is rumored to be titled “The Dish.”
Read moreDisney Blamed ‘Lightyear’ Failure on Same Sex Kiss, Tried to Make ‘Inside Out 2' “Less Gay"
‘Deadpool & Wolverine' Sets October 10 VOD Date
“Deadpool & Wolverine,” now in its eighth weekend, is #3 at the box-office. It has amassed a domestic cume of $621M, not to mention $1.3B worldwide. It’s the biggest live-action movie of the year. Disney has now decided to send it to VOD on October 10, that’s a little over 3 weeks from now.
James Cameron Confirms ‘Last Train to Hiroshima' As Next Project
Deadline is exclusively confirming that James Cameron has officially purchased the rights to Charles Pellegrino’s forthcoming book “Ghosts of Hiroshima”. It's being set up as Cameron's post-Avatar movie.
Read moreA24 Acquires TIFF Breakout ‘Friendship'
Samuel L. Jackson Has “No Idea" What Tarantino is Doing Next: “He's Just Disappeared"
Here’s Samuel L. Jackson confirming that he was in talks to be in Quentin Tarantino’s “The Movie Critic,” but once that project got scrapped, he hasn’t heard back from the filmmaker …
Read moreTHR: Wes Ball Will Turn His ‘Apes' Film Into A Trilogy
Box-Office: ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice' Stays #1 With $56M Second Weekend
Warner Bros.’ “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” had a great second weekend, and easily stayed atop the box office with an estimated $51.6M — it should hit the $200M domestic mark by midweek.
Read more‘September 5' Was Rejected by Toronto to Avoid Israeli-Palestinian Controversy
Oscars: Is ‘Anora' Our Best Picture Frontrunner?
“Anora,” which already won the Palme d’Or, finished second in TIFF voting and triumphed at Telluride, is our current frontrunner to win the Best Picture Oscar. No other film comes close.
Read moreM. Night Shyamalan Starts Writing His Next Film
M. Night Shyamalan is a brand. His name alone being stamped on a trailer can sell a decent amount of movie tickets. The Indian-born, Philadelphia-raised filmmaker is now working on his 17th feature.
Read moreFrancis Ford Coppola's Next Film is ‘Glimpses of the Moon'
Francis Ford Coppola is telling The Telegraph that he’s ready to go on an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s “The Glimpses of the Moon” and “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”
Read more‘September 5' Acquired by Paramount
‘The Life of Chuck’ Wins TIFF People’s Choice Award
Mike Flanagan’s “The Life of Chuck” surprised many this morning by winning the TIFF People’s Choice Award. The runners-up were “Emilia Perez” and “Anora.”
Read moreTom Holland & Austin Butler to Play Drug-Smuggling Brothers in ‘American Speed'
Kudos to The InSneider for reporting that Tom Holland and Austin Butler are set to play Indy 500 racing, drug-smuggling brothers in “American Speed.” For some the inclusion of Holland and Butler is more than enough, but not for me. Who is the director of this project? That’s what matters. Sneider doesn’t mention any filmmaker being attached yet.
The 10 Best Films of TIFF 2024
The 49th Toronto International Film Festival is winding down, and the audience winner will be announced tomorrow. What film will win the prize? My money is on either “Anora” or “Conclave.”
Read more‘Kung Fury 2,' Shot in 2019, Still Unreleased and In the Middle of Another Lawsuit
A VFX-heavy homage to 1980s martial arts and cop action movies, “Kung Fury” was met with acclaim and close to 40 million views on YouTube. It was even selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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