The 84-year-old "Rain Man" director is attached to direct "A Life," a biopic of Elia Kazan based on the legendary filmmaker's 1988 memoir. The project hit the market today.
Read moreFrancis Ford Coppola Is Bringing ‘Megalopolis' Back to Theaters in October, and He Wants You Texting During the Movie?
Audience members will be encouraged to text in their questions before, during and after the screening, with Coppola answering the best ones live.
Read moreHollywood Defends ‘Digger’— Michael Mann, Jane Fonda, Glen Powell, Ron Howard & More Praise
This is a film that's sparked more conversation over the last week than just about anything else out there, and not just because of the box office carnage.
Read more‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Is 2 Hours and 38 Minutes, Longest Film in the Franchise
Now, for the million-dollar question: will it be any good? I will say that the film has tested very well, whatever that might mean these days.
Read moreGuillermo del Toro Plans His First Spanish-Language Film Since ‘Pan’s Labyrinth,’ and It May Be Inspired by His Father’s Kidnapping
In a new interview, del Toro confirms a desire to go back to his native Mexico and direct his first Spanish-language movie since “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which came out 20 years ago.
Read more‘28 Years Later: Part III’ Is “On the Back Burner,” Danny Boyle Says — Sony Hits Pause
The shame of it is that ‘The Bone Temple’ ends on a cliffhanger that sets up Cillian Murphy's return as Jim, the whole reason a lot of people showed up for this revival.
Read moreDavid Fincher's ‘Cliff Booth' Gets a Poster, and Reznor and Ross Are Back, but Where’s the Marketing?
We're about seven weeks out, and there's been barely any buzz. The rollout has been weak, especially for a movie built around Tarantino, Fincher, and Pitt.
Read moreBong Joon Ho's ‘Ally' Gets July 2027 Release in France, Pointing to Cannes Premiere
“Ally” is reportedly the most expensive production in Korean film history, with costs—translated into USD—estimated at around $60M. Neon is distributing the film in the United States.
Read more‘Other Mommy’ Scares Up $3.5M+ in Thursday Previews; ‘Social Reckoning’ Flops With $650K
“Other Mommy” has a budget of just $19M. Even if it craters next weekend and limps to, say, a $60M domestic total, Universal and Blumhouse/Atomic Monster will make money on this one.
Read moreBen Affleck’s ‘Animals’ Met With Negative Reviews: “Catastrophe”
This, I did not expect. Sure, I figured Ben Affleck's "Animals" wasn't going to contend for Oscars in any way (it completely skipped the fall festivals), but for it to be getting such toxic reviews? That's unexpected.
Read moreThe Atlantic's “Most Defining Films of the 2020s” List Is a Weird One
A few readers sent me this URL today, and the reaction was mostly confusion. "A very weird list,” one wrote. Many of these are not “defining” but rather a display of taste.
Read moreWhat’s Tom Cruise’s Best Performance?
Tom Cruise, 64, is one of the last remaining old-school movie stars, and with “Digger” now in theatres, many outlets have been ranking his greatest performances.
Read more‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Series Greenlit by HBO; Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Constance Wu to Return
Michelle Yeoh, Constance Wu Henry Golding, and Ronnie Chieng will be back for a sequel to the mega-successful and well-reviewed 2018 romcom — but it’ll be in series form, airing on HBO.
Read more‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Movie Happening at Paramount — Is Keanu Reeves Starring?
Full disclosure: I had never heard of "Cyberpunk 2077" before today. Not once. That said, judging by how fast this announcement has gone viral, I'm clearly in the minority.
Read moreJames Wan's ‘The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil’ Remake Starts Shooting in April
James Wan hasn't directed a film in three years, but that's about to change, as his remake of the Korean film "The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil,” for Paramount, has set a start date.
Read more‘Other Mommy’ Isn’t Screening for US Critics, and the First Reactions Explain Why: “Jessica Chastain’s Worst Movie in a Long Time”
Only some non-US influencers, bloggers, and critics have seen the film, and it’s quite obvious that this is going to be one of the worst-reviewed movies of the year.
Read moreKurt Russell to Star in Paul Schrader's Dementia Murder Mystery ‘Clang,' Mark Pellington Directing
Schrader had mentioned “Clang” as one of the projects he was working on. That's no longer the case. Pellington, the director of “Arlington Road,” has now taken over, with Schrader staying on as writer.
Read moreAlfonso Cuarón Is Writing a Horror Movie, His First Feature in Eight Years
While Alfonso Cuarón directed “Disclaimer,” a 2024 Apple TV series, the Mexican-born filmmaker hasn’t helmed a feature film in nearly eight years, not since his Oscar-winning “Roma” in 2018.
Read moreSkydance Opens Warner Bros.' Books, “Shocked” to Find ‘Digger' Set to Lose $250M+ — Far Worse Than Reported
Skydance execs, who arrived on Tuesday at their new offices (formerly Warner Bros), opened the books and "were shocked to learn the extent of the loss" on "Digger.”
Read moreThe Best Films Directed by Actors — ‘Night of the Hunter,’ and Everything Else
I recently stumbled on a 2009 Film Comment poll in which critics picked the best films directed by actors. There was one condition: the actor had to have directed fewer than five films.
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The 84-year-old "Rain Man" director is attached to direct "A Life," a biopic of Elia Kazan based on the legendary filmmaker's 1988 memoir. The project hit the market today.