I won’t go into detail over the time and location of a potential test-screening occurring this coming week in the West Coast for Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon.” What I will say is that the invite confirms its running time at “slightly over three hours.” 185 minutes, to be more precise. Of course, this could very well be a rough cut (it probably is) and will/might be edited. However, Chazelle is clearly going for the EPIC here.
Is Burr right? Will “Digger” be the ‘Big Lebowski’ of 2026, a misunderstood bomb that finds its audience on home video? ‘Lebowski’ is hardly alone: “Blade Runner,” “The Shining” and “Fight Club” all followed the same path.