Per Cineuropa, Claire Denis’s next film is titled “The Cry of the Guards,” and will star Matt Dillon, Riley Keough, and Isaach de Bankolé. Production is expected to begin in January in Senegal.
Read moreGuillermo del Toro's ‘Frankenstein' Wraps 9-Month Production
Shooting on Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” kicked off back in January 25, and del Toro took to Twitter this morning to announce that production has finally wrapped. That’s nine months of shooting, with barely a break in between. Insane.
Read moreRaMell Ross' “Experimental" and “Avant-Garde" ‘Nickel Boys' Divides NYFF
Anne Thompson’s IndieWire piece has the headline “New York Film Festival Launches with Divisive 'Nickel Boys,” which seems to be a fair assessment on how the film was received by the New York crowd as it opened the festival on Friday.
Read more‘The Marvels' Actual Budget Leaks ($378M) —Nearly $300M in Losses
Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Wraps Filming
In August, Focus acquired U.S. rights to Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet,” which has just wrapped production in Wales. Furthermore. Two famous Irish actors, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, are set star in “Hamnet.” It’s being produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Pictures.
Read moreKris Kristofferson Dies at 88
I can’t think of many musicians who ended up with the kind of acting success Kristofferson had, the only other notable ones that spring to mind are Mark Wahlberg, Will Smith Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, and Cher.
Read more‘The Acolyte' Had A Budget of $230M
Jason Reitman’s ‘Saturday Night’ Earns Best Limited Opening In Months
Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” opened in just five theaters this weekend but ended up getting the second best per-theater-average of the year. Reitman’s film debuted at $265K, a great $53K per theater.
Read moreCoppola's ‘Megalopolis' Plays to “Near-Empty Theaters" — $4M Opening Weekend
The New York Times headline this morning is brutal: “Francis Ford Coppola’s $140-Million ‘Megalopolis’ Plays to Near-Empty Theaters.” There’s no other way to put it. Coppola’s epic has bombed at the box-office with a $4M opening weekend.
Read moreHugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds Said to Be “Top Choice" to Host 96th Oscars
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds are the Academy’s top choice to host the 96th Oscars. Organizers are ready to “break the bank” and pay both actors a hefty sum of money to emcee the event, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Mel Gibson Admits He's Having Trouble Getting ‘Lethal Weapon 5' Made
This afternoon, in his first-ever convention appearance, Mel Gibson told FanX attendees that he’s sitting on a “Lethal Weapon 5” script and is having trouble getting it made.
Read moreAlbert Serra's ‘Afternoons of Solitude' Wins San Sebastian
The 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival’s Golden Shell for best film has gone to Albert Serra’s “Afternoons of Solitude,” an acclaimed documentary on bullfighting.
Read moreReaders’ Thoughts on ‘Megalopolis’
Now it’s your turn to chime in on “Megalopolis.” What did you of Francis Ford Coppola’s polarizing epic? Masterpiece? Disaster?
Read moreMore ‘Blitz' Reactions ...
In the latest Gold Derby podcast, hosts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen admit to having seen Steve McQueen’s “Blitz, which is slowly screening for some press in NYC, ahead of its New York Film Festival premiere.
Read moreSaoirse Ronan Lands Role in Greta Gerwig's ‘Narnia'
Last we heard about Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia,” according to its writer-director, the project was going “full speed ahead” and the film was being described as “ambitious.”
Read moreOscars: India Says ‘All We Imagine As Light' Snub Was Because the Film Felt “European"
Backlash greeted a recent decision by the Film Federation of India (FFI) to submit “Laapataa Ladies,” over Payal Kapadia “All We Imagine As Light” as their submission for Oscar consideration as 2024’s Best International Feature.
Read moreCRITICS POLL: What's Francis Ford Coppola's Best Post- ‘Apocalypse Now' Film?
Over 100 critics, programmers and filmmakers were asked to select the best Coppola film from the post- ‘Apocalypse Now’ phase of his career. The top two vote getters: “Dracula” and “Rumble Fish.”
Read morePaul Feig Blames Female ‘Ghostbusters' Failure on “Trump Supporters"
The people who made 2016’s “Ghostbusters” just can’t let go of the miserable failure that film was. They need to blame anyone and everyone but themselves. Just get over it. You made a bad movie that audiences didn’t want to see.
Read more‘The Last Showgirl' Acquired by Roadside Attractions
Roadside Attractions has taken North American rights to Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” starring Pamela Anderson. The film, and Anderson’s performance, were way overpraised at TIFF and Roadside acquiring this one is further proof of that.
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