A PG-13, 132-minute stop-motion epic that cost $100M+ opens this weekend, with glowing reviews to boot, and almost nobody cares.
Read more‘Clayface' Gets Mixed Reviews, 59 on Metacritic — Tracking at Soft $18M–$20M Opening
Reviews are not as ideal as expected, but the silver lining for DC Studios is that, at $44M, “Clayface” doesn't need to be a blockbuster hit to avoid break even point.
Read more‘Cliff Booth': Netflix Releases 8 New Images, But Still No Poster, or Robust Trailer
This latest batch of images makes it all the more baffling that, with the film barely five weeks from release, we still don't have an official poster, nor have we gotten a full-course trailer.
Read more‘Ali G: Who Iz I?' Gets One-Weekend Theatrical Release as Amazon/MGM Shrinks Rollout
It sounds like Amazon/MGM has decided to cut the rollout of "Ali G: Who Iz I?," Sacha Baron Cohen's latest prank-filled improv comedy, even shorter. The film hits theaters this weekend, by the way.
Read more‘You Can See Everything' Is the #1 Movie in America on Just 855 Screens — Now It Expands to 2,500+ This Weekend
The real test comes this weekend, when A24 expands "You Can See Everything" to 2,500+ screens. Wouldn't it be something if it ended up at #1? “Clayface” stands in its way.
Read moreJames Bond Is Down to Jacob Elordi, Jack Lowden and a Mystery Actor — Announcement Expected Soon
Elordi is somewhat fresh faced, but he's not British and he's not unknown. Lowden is British but will be pushing 37 when cameras roll. And then there's that third mystery actor, who has barely been speculated about
Read moreMPA Ratings: ‘Alone at Dawn' and ‘Saturn Return' Rated R; ‘Ebenezer' and ‘The Thomas Crown Affair' Get PG-13
Ron Howard's "Alone at Dawn" has been rated R. Amazon/MGM just dated the film for Christmas 2027. That's over a year away. Yet here we are, with the film rated, and post-production complete.
Read moreDenzel Washington to Star in Christopher McQuarrie-Directed Thriller, October 2027 Release by Amazon/MGM
Denzel playing a broken ex-cop with nothing to lose, under McQuarrie's direction? We all know Washington loves to attach himself to redemption stories. It's his bread and butter.
Read moreGolden Globes Reject ‘Michael' as a “Musical,” But ‘Obsession' Is a “Comedy”
So, let me get this straight. “Obsession,” a horror movie, is a comedy according to the Golden Globes. “Michael,” a movie where Michael Jackson sings and for two hours, is not a musical.
Read moreKeanu Reeves to Star in James Wan's ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ Remake
Two weeks ago, I reported that James Wan's remake of the Korean film "The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil" for Paramount was scheduled to start production in April 2027. We now have a lead.
Read moreFirst Look: Dwayne Johnson Is Almost Unrecognizable As “The Chicken Man” In Benny Safdie's ‘Lizard Music’
Here's our first look at Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, 54, on the New York City set of Benny Safdie's "Lizard Music," a live-action/CGI hybrid now set for a Christmas 2027 release.
Read moreDavid Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Clocks In at 140 Minutes — 60 Pages Trimmed From Tarantino’s Original Script: “It Was Essentially Two Movies”
So, this is interesting. Two movies. That's what David Fincher says he was handed when Quentin Tarantino's screenplay for “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” landed on his desk.
Read moreChristopher Nolan's ‘The Prestige' Has 20th Anniversary Re-Release Teaser — January 29, 2027 in 70mm and IMAX
“The Prestige” is the filmmaker’s latest set for re-release. It'll play in 70mm and, for the first time ever, IMAX — with 35mm and digital 2D showings also on the menu.
Read moreNetflix Expected to “Push Further Into Theaters” Under New CCO Peter Rice
This is all quite the 180 when you consider that for years, Ted Sarandos insisted that theaters were not a major part of Netflix's film plans. Those plans have now clearly changed, and a new era might be coming.
Read moreJeremy Saulnier's ‘Slayground' Has First Trailer — A24 Sets January 29, 2027 Release
Saulnier is, of course, the filmmaker behind "Blue Ruin," "Green Room" and "Rebel Ridge." A24 landed this latest project a little over a year ago after a heated bidding war that included Netflix.
Read moreBenny Safdie's ‘Lizard Music' With Dwayne Johnson Sets Christmas 2027 Release
Amazon/MGM Studios has dated the live-action/CGI hybrid, starring Dwayne Johnson and directed by Benny Safdie, as a family-friendly holiday movie for December 25, 2027.
Read more‘You Can See Everything' Is Currently Letterboxd's Highest-Rated Film Ever, Beating ‘The Godfather,’ ‘12 Angry Men,’ ‘Seven Samurai’
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's "You Can See Everything" has been in theaters for, what, three days? And it's already the highest-rated feature film of all time on Letterboxd.
Read moreQuentin Tarantino Calls David Fincher “My Favorite Director, Aside From Myself"
Quentin Tarantino doesn't usually put modern-day filmmakers on his level. That’s just how he is. David Fincher seems to be the one exception.
Read moreJohn Malkovich Is the Best Actor Frontrunner. Then It's Matt Damon, Andrew Scott, Ryan Gosling and… Tom Cruise?
At the top, it's John Malkovich's to lose. He is a lock for Martin McDonagh's "Wild Horse Nine.” This would be his first lead nod. A late-career Malkovich comeback in a McDonagh movie? I'm all for it.
Read moreTom Holland to Star in Drew Pearce's Thriller ‘Penthouse’ for Sony — and I'm Still Not Convinced He’s a Movie Star
I'm going to say what a lot of people think, and won't say out loud: I don't believe Tom Holland can be a movie star outside of Spider-Man. That's been my genuine hunch for a few years now.
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A PG-13, 132-minute stop-motion epic that cost $100M+ opens this weekend, with glowing reviews to boot, and almost nobody cares.