Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ Starts Production

Robert Eggers, who is coming off last April’s critically-acclaimed “The Northman,” has started production on his long-gestating passion project, “Nosferatu.” The shoot will start in Prague and then move to Toronto next month.

Eggers’ decade-in-the-making project finally got greenlit in October via Focus Features. Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgard, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are part of the cast. Eggers regular Jarin Blaschke will be the cinematographer.

"Nosferatu" is well-known as the essential and most iconic Vampire in cinema. There's hasn't been anything quite like F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent-era classic. While we’re at it, check out Dafoe’s terrific depiction of the bloodsucker in 2000’s “Shadow of the Vampire.”

The official synopsis for Eggers’ version reads as follows: “ Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.”

Confirmed: Stephen Graham Joins Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’ as Young Neil McCauley

According to Variety, Graham is confirmed to have joined the cast of “Heat 2,” joining the already-announced Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Adam Driver, Jason Clarke and Odessa Young.

‘Brand New Day’ Has Sold 75 Million Tickets. ‘Titanic’ Sold 137 Million, and ‘The Force Awakens’ 108 Million

Due to inflation, raw box-office dollars no longer tell us nearly as much about how many people actually saw a movie. ‘Brand New Day’ might soon be the all-time box office champ, but an asterix is needed.

Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Teaser Arrives, But the 4-Hour Elon Musk Doc Offers Few Surprises [Venice]

The problem with “Musk” isn’t that it’s boring. It’s that it’s four hours long and, for much of that runtime, has surprisingly little new to say about Elon Musk.

Steven Knight Says the Next James Bond Has Been Cast: It’s “A Little Bit Easier” to Write Script With the Actor in Mind

So, whatever rumors you’d heard of Bond auditions still happening are not true. Steven Knight, the screenwriter of the next James Bond film, is saying that the new 007 has already been cast.

Can Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Make Oscar History as the First “Documentary” Nominated for Best Picture?

In the Academy’s 97-year history, no documentary has ever been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? Fielder’s doc is being tipped as potentially making history — but is it even non-fiction?

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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