Despite U.S. press being unable to attend this year’s 77th Venice Film Festival, there was still a ban in place for U.S. travelers to Europe, the film festival went on, going half-digital so that, stateside at least, film journalists could cover the prestigious festival.
Read more‘Falling': Viggo Mortensen’s Directorial Debut Deals with Homophobia and Family [Capsule]
”Falling” is Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut, an austere, sometimes rewarding film, which features the absolute worst movie father since James Coburn raised hell in Paul Schrader’s “Affliction.”
Read more‘Bliss' Trailer Sets Up Mind-Bending Sci-Fi
The trailer for the new sci-fi film, “Bliss,” is causing divisive reaction on social media. It’s concept is meant to be a total mindfuck, with the plot seemingly playing as something of a hybrid mix between “Inception” and “The Matrix.” The question being asked is simple; Why wake up and experience the real world when the simulation is way better than your actual life? This is something we may be realistically asking ourselves in the future (maybe 100 years from now?).
Read more‘Small Axe': Steve McQueen's Anthology is a Total Triumph [Capsule]
One of the highlights of this year’s New York Film Festival has been watching Steve McQueen’s new film anthology, “Small Axe.” NYFF chose three of the five films featured in the upcoming BBC series, “Lovers Rock” “Mangrove” and “Red, White, and Blue.” The first two were chosen for competition for Cannes 2020 before the festival had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter had its world premiere at NYFF and was just screened for press.
Read more‘One Night in Miami’: Relevant and Fictionalized Depiction of Black American Legends is a Dud [Trailer]
Don’t believe the hype, actress-turned-director Regina King isn’t, all of a sudden, some seasoned director who delivered a “great” movie during the fall festival season. No, her “One Night in Miami” actually deserves to be called the most overpraised movie of 2020.
Read more‘Another Round’: Thomas Vinterberg’s Cannes 2020 Drama Asks If We Can Live Better Lives While Inebriated [Trailer]
The plot for Thomas Vinterberg’s latest film, “Another Round,” which was part of the Official Selection of this year’s canceled Cannes Film Festival, has a group of friends deciding to hold an experiment to see if maintaining a certain level of alcohol intoxication can benefit their daily lives. Just one look at the recently released trailer shows that what starts off as a successful venture, both professionally and personally for these scruples of liquid poison, turns into total chaos and dependence on the substance.
Read more‘Halloween Kills’: Jamie Lee Curtis Calls Horror Sequel A “Masterpiece" [Trailer]
David Gordon Green’s “Halloween Kills” had its October release delayed until 2021. I had high hopes for this sequel to 2019’s “Halloween,” as I had heard, based on test screenings, that it was “phenomenal” and significantly better than last year’s Green-directed film.David Gordon Green’s “Halloween Kills” had its October release delayed until 2021. I had high hopes for this sequel to 2019’s “Halloween,” as I had heard, based on test screenings, that it was “phenomenal” and significantly better than last year’s Green-directed film.
Read more‘Born to Be’: Provocative and Grueling Documentary Tackling Transgender Surgery [Trailer]
Kino Lorber will be releasing “Born to Be,” an absolutely fascinating doc I saw at last year’s New York Film Festival. This is poignant stuff, following the work of Dr. Ting, the head surgeon at Mt. Sinai’s Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, Director Tania Cypriano uses an extremely sensitive touch to her film, this is not the easiest watch, depicting the grueling process of sex-change operations.
Read more‘The White Tiger': Netflix Movie Tackles Class Divide in India [Trailer]
Netflix’s “The White Tiger” is director Ramin Bahrani’s adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s award-winning novel. Is this another Oscar contender that will need to be added to the streaming giant’s neverending list of fall titles? Maybe, maybe not. The subject matter is pertinently relevant, tackling the poor and disenfranchised of India.
Read more‘Bombshell’ Trailer: Fox News Bio-Drama Tackles Roger Ailes’ Victims
Post-Male-Gaze ‘Charlie's Angels'
They are NOT walking around in swimsuits, okay? But they're REALLY smart and they can kick male ass! That’s what this trailer is telling me, but it all comes off as superficial rather than exuding any sort of believability, which what this thing desperately needs if it wants to achieve its goal of sucking us into its espionage world. Imagine the paycheck Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska must have gotten for this … but can anyone actually suspend disbelief and coherently argue that these gals have the chops to beat superimposing deep state assassins? Not a chance.
Read more‘Jojo Rabbit’ Trailer: Director Taika Waititi's “Anti-Hate” Satire Goes For Oscar
Fox Searchlight has released a full trailer for “Jojo Rabbit,” which will be world premiering at TIFF this coming Sunday.
Read moreFinal ‘Joker' Trailer: Latest Footage Delivers Thrills, Positions Joaquin Phoenix as Best Actor Contender
Todd Phillips’ unique comic book movie adaptation “Joker”, due in theaters October the 4th, has indeed gotten an R rating from the MPAA. Phillips isn’t known for his superhero chops, in fact, he’s famous as being the guy who directed “Old School” and “The Hangover.”
Read moreMartin Scorsese's ‘The Irishman' Scheduled For November 1st Theatrical Release and November 27th Streaming Debut on Netflix
Christopher Nolan Debuts ‘Tenet’ Teaser Ahead of ‘Hobbs & Shaw'
A teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s next movie, “Tenet,” surprised audiences on Thursday night.
Read more‘Zombieland 2: Double Tap’ Trailer: A Sequel to the Cult-Classic
Ruben Fleischer‘s “Zombieland” was not really on the mainstream radar by the time it was released in the fall of 2009, but the horror comedy road movie was a huge sleeper hit that year, grossing a respectable $75 million domestically and $102.3 million worldwide off a then-scant $24 million budget.
Read more‘It: Chapter Two’ Trailer: Chastain!
Director Andy Muschietti's horror remake of Stephen King's clown movie “It” was a box-office smash in 2017. It even surpassed "The Exorcist" at the top spot to become the highest-grossing horror movie in box-office history, nabbing more than $327M domestically at the box-office.
Read more‘Judy’ Trailer: Renée Zellweger Brings Judy Garland's Tortured Soul On-Screen
Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland isn’t a terrible casting decision. It could work. Zellweger and Garland both have what you might call "unconventional movie star looks". Garland did, however, age terribly in her ‘40s. All the mentally draining stuff she had to go through eventually took its toll .
Read moreChristopher Nolan’s new film ‘Tenet’ has a budget of nearly $250 million
‘Doctor Sleep’ Director Says Ewan McGregor Sequel To ‘The Shining’ is Closer to Kubrick Than We Think
Yes, this is a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" is currently in the works and that McGregor will star as the adult version Danny Torrence. Torrence, if you remember, was the kid that kept uttering REDRUM and that had daddy chasing him all over the maze-like hotel with an ax (check out that on-the-nose Shining-esque poster below).
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As expected, Snyder's latest is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival.