‘Rogue One’ to Be the First Star Wars Movie without an Opening Crawl

What'd you know? It is the 'rogue' one after all. Ha, ok, I'll stop with the lame puns for now. Anyway, Kathleen Kennedy says only the saga films have a crawl, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The comic books have a crawl. The video games have a crawl. Who cares? That's what I think, I just want to have a good movie and the reshoots, director problems have been worrisome. Kennedy has this to say:

“We felt that’s so indicative of what those saga films are. Initially, we probably will begin the film in a way that is traditional, with just the title.”

It is part of what we expect from Star Wars. The crawl should remain with the saga trilogy films and not the side films like 'Rogue One.' I get that. To stylistically differentiate them. I tend to agree with this. The film comes out in a few weeks, I haven't received any press invites just yet, but crossing my fingers it happens before I submit my year-end list to various polls.

More on Kathleen Keneddy's interview with Variety click HERE

Nathan Fielder’s A24 Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything’ Gets WTF Reactions at Telluride; Teaser Online

The announcement and trailer for A24’s “You Can See Everything,” a 174-minute documentary about Elizabeth Holmes made by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, premiered last night at Telluride.

Léa Seydoux and Bill Murray to Star in Ursula Meier’s ‘The Quiet Land’

Meier also calls the project a “love story,” which might mean we’re in for an unusual age-gap romance. A fall shoot in Alberta is now planned.

Paul Schrader Turned to AI for ‘Three Guns at Dawn’ After Black Actors Rejected Its Criminal Characters: “We’re Making Them!”

For Schrader, AI solves the curious practical filmmaking problem he had. How about just creating Black people? No casting calls, no agents, no actors turning down the roles.

Zach Cregger Distances Himself From ‘Gladys’ Prequel, Not Writing or Directing, Only Producing

Originally, Cregger was reported to be directing “Gladys.” He then dropped out. He was also supposed to co-write the script with Zach Shields, and apparently now he isn’t.

Telluride’s “Secret” A24 Movie Is Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Doc

The mystery surrounding Telluride’s secret A24 screening now appears to have been solved. Did anybody guess Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes?

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3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

Today, “Dune: Part Three” tickets went on sale, this time non-premium formats were made available, and it was all accompanied by a brand-new teaser—and the footage is stunning.

What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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