$100 Million “Batgirl” Movie Shelved by Warner Bros, Never to Be Seen

This story shocked everyone today. Warner Bros’ “Batgirl,” already complete and budgeted at $100 million, is not getting released

How bad can it be? Apparently, what Warners saw must have been shockingly bad, otherwise how do you just shelf a $100 million movie.

You heard that right, the studio who gave us “Suicide Squad” thinks we’re not worthy to watch this, supposedly, terrible movie. If this doesn’t pique your curiosity for the film … maybe Warner is playing 4D chess to make us badly want to see this film.

Warner Bros is treating this film like that VHS from “The Ring”: if you watch it, you will die in seven days. How soul-crushing can “Batgirl”actually be?

Meanwhile, they have Ezra Miller, AKA The Flash, assaulting people around the world left and right, but it sounds like that movie is still going forward with release.

Now, we’re probably going to be getting fan campaigns to release the damn thing, in one format or another. The WB and DCEU is such a mess right now.

Michael Keaton came out of Batman retirement to be in “Batgirl”. The film stars Leslie Grace as the titular heroine, JK Simmons is also there, and it’s directed by “Bad Boys for Life filmmakers, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.

‘Alpha Gang’ First Look: Cate Blanchett Leads the Zellners’ Bizarre 1950s Alien Biker Gang

Alongside Blanchett, the film features a wildly eclectic ensemble including Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Riley Keough, Léa Seydoux, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Chris Pine

‘Dungeons & Dragons 2’ Is Being Shopped to Other Studios After Paramount Passed on the Sequel

The film grossed only $205M against a $150M budget, losing Paramount a significant amount of money. It did, however, gain a decent following on streaming, but the financial risk for a sequel is ever-present.

Did Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ Use AI to Recreate Margaret Thatcher?

Thatcher shows up on-screen for, at most, 10 seconds. She looks remarkably like Thatcher and comes off as almost too polished, non-human like. Further clues are pointing at AI.

Vin Diesel Now Teasing He Might Direct ‘Fast Forever’

Ah, yes — the neverending saga of the next ‘Fast & Furious’ movie, which has been plagued by delays, and Universal demanding Vin Diesel cut the budget by almost $150M.

John Malkovich Gives the Performance of His Career in Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’ [Venice]

Malkovich, a two-time Oscar nominee, fought back tears while the audience cheered him, which has become a first-stop tradition to kick-start an Oscar campaign — tears need to be shed!

August 19, 2019

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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