Oscars 2021: The 14 Best Picture Frontrunners

March 10, 2021 Theo Fisher

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, all but delaying a slew of this year’s would-be Oscar contenders, the Academy Awards are still scheduled to happen in 2 months’ time, meaning that certain movies need to be discussed. Is it so surprising that nearly all of the following 13 Best Picture contenders are available on either Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus or Amazon Prime? Of course not. This will be the strangest Oscars yet and, for that, consider us absolutely intrigued at the prospect of seeing them pull this ceremony off.

Final Cannes 2019 Predictions

April 16, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

The Cannes Film Festival will be unveiling their lineup tomorrow morning (EST). It feels like Christmas eve for us down here at WoR. The boxes of gifts will be unwrapped tomorrow and we will, hopefully, be very excited by what will be selected. I do not expect the likes of Aster, Zhao, Reichardt, Eggers and Schultz making it into official competition but I would love to see these directors appear in the sidebars like Un Certain Regard.

Cannes 2019: Jarmusch, Malick and Almodovar Confirmed; Ari Aster's ‘Midsommar' not going.

April 2, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Ari Aster’s “Midsommar” might not be going to Cannes after all. At least, that’s what rumors have been hinting at. The film is set to be released in August, does that mean a bow at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival could be an option?

Cannes 2019: Jim Jarmusch's "The Dead Don't Die" Will Be Released in June. Hmm ...

March 28, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

I have had a hit and miss vibe with Jim Jarmusch for a few decades now, but I do have to say I absolutely adore “Stranger Than Paradise,” “Down By Law,” Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,” “Broken Flowers” and “Paterson.” Those are incredible movies. (I’m still iffy about “Dead Man” but a rewatch is in order)

Final Oscar Predictions: “Green Book” Will Win Best Picture.

February 24, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Cue in the outrage police. Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book” might set back the Oscars by a few years when and if it wins Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards tonight. All the “progress” that happened with “Moonlight",” “12 Years A Slave,” and “Shape of Water” winning might be destroyed, according to wokers, of course. No diss intended to Farrelly’s lovely film, but the amount of hate it has garnered throughout awards season is enough to send Twitter into outrage-overdrive when Peter “I flashed Cameron Diaz" Farrelly and Nick “Muslims celebrated on 9/11” Vallelonga get on-stage to accept their award at around midnight EST (Yes, that’s when the Oscars will likely finish broadcast).

Steven Soderbergh to Direct ‘The Batman: Part II’ as Matt Reeves Remains Away

BREAKING: Steven Soderbergh has stepped in to finish "The Batman Part II" as Matt Reeves remains away due to family reasons. This is a beautiful gesture, if you ask me: a filmmaker helping out a fellow filmmaker.

Taika Waititi's ‘Klara and the Sun' Panned by Critics, Gets 1-Star Reviews at London Premiere — 23 on Metacritic

Taika Waititi's career has been on shaky ground for a while now, and nobody really believed “Klara and the Sun” would fix anything. The course correction isn't coming; if anything, this will only sink him further.

‘Digger' Loses Whopping 2,535 Screens in Week 3, One of the Biggest Drops Ever for a Studio Release

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Tom Cruise-starring satire is now playing in just 786 venues. That's down from about 3,321 last weekend, a 76% cut, and one of the biggest ever week-two-to-week-three drops ever.

‘Dune: Part Three' Is “98% Done” — Denis Villeneuve Admits He's “Tired” of Arrakis and Needs a “Rocket” to James Bond

Villeneuve was announced as director of the "Dune" reboot back in February 2017. By the time "Part III" hits theaters this December, he'll have spent close to a decade working back-to-back on Arakis.

Tim Burton Teams With Kazuo Ishiguro on Original Film Set in Post-War Japan

Sources say it's the project Burton has focused on most since "Wednesday" wrapped, and it could be his next film if things move forward quickly.

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.

CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Sets Christmas 2027 Release

This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.

Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

A few months ago, Deadline reported that Woody Allen's next film, set in Madrid and carrying a $14M budget, will be "largely English-language" and feature a "high-profile cast."

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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