The past three weeks have been a whirlwind of premieres, with Venice, Telluride, and Toronto offering a clear glimpse of what this fall at the movies might hold.

Lars Von Trier's next film, “After,” received funding from the Danish Film Institute. The Telegraph reported that the film would start production this summer. Sadly, that hasn’t come to pass.

The international numbers are incredible, nearly doubling the domestic total ($35M). When the film wrapped its domestic run a month ago, it was nothing more than a moderate success for A24

Yes, a greenlight is happening on “Heat 2.” We should be having an announcement in the coming weeks. Leonardo DiCaprio to star.

The film, McKay notes, includes “many scenarios, characters and places in the world. The only catch? “Let’s see if I can even realize the film,” he admitted.

‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ premiered at Telluride a few weeks ago, debuting with a 69 on Metacritic. Not bad. Up next is a bow at the New York Film Festival.

The track record speaks for itself: twelve of the last fifteen winners went on to snag Best Picture Oscar, with four actually taking home the big prize.

‘Spinal Tap II’ is opening to about $1.5M across roughly 2,000 theaters. That works out to a weak $800 per theater average.

Anderson’s more interesting efforts include “The Machinist,” “Transsiberian,” “Session 9,” “The Call” (underrated), “Beirut,” and “Happy Accidents.”

Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City” was already an endurance test at 266 minutes, intermission included, when it premiered at Cannes 2023.

The $150M+ political satire runs two hours and 40 minutes, is R-rated, and comes from a filmmaker who has never cracked $76M at the box office.

Anime fans are clearly ecstatic about this one. It’s sporting an “A” on CinemaScore, an 8.7/10 on IMDb, and a 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. In other words, it’s practically critic-proof.

Paramount has pushed back against the largest boycott in recent entertainment history. After more than 3,900 industry figures pledged not to work with Israeli film creatives.

De Palma turned 85 yesterday. In celebration, what do you think his best film is? Tough question, I know, but one mightily stands out in my head as the peak of his career. 

In Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon,” Ethan Hawke sports a balding comb-over as Lorenz Hart. It’s the kind of casting that shouldn’t work on paper—but it does, gloriously, in fact. 

Andrew Stanton is now hinting that Woody and Buzz’s adventures may not end with “Toy Story 5,” which is set for release next year, dropping a subtle hint in the process.

The two big fall festival titles that have yet to be sold are not easy sells: Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann Lee” and Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab.”

Now that “The Bikeriders” is behind him, Jeff Nichols is looking to make a new film. However, according to one of his go-to actors, he’s struggling to find financing.

The film will hold its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival on September 28, nearly four years since its behind-the-scenes chaos began.