I’m being told Thierry Frémaux tried as hard as he could to get Hayao Miyazaki’s “How Do You Live” in competition, but it seems as though Miyazaki just doesn’t want to do film festivals anymore. Not even Venice.
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Scorsese’s ‘Killers’ Actually 3 Hours 26 Minutes?
For months, there has been speculation about what the runtime for “Killers of the Flower Moon” would be. After all, Scorsese last film, 2019’s “The Irishman,” ran for 209 minutes.
Read more‘Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom’ Has Test-Screened At Least Seven Times, So Far
Principal photography on James Wan’s “Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom” began in London on June 28, 2021, and wrapped in January 2022. There’s been a lot of behind-the-scenes drama with this one.
Read more12 Summer Movies That Could Be Great
It’s mid-April, which means the summer movie season is very close to starting. This season we’re anticipating news films from Wes Anderson, Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig.
Read moreAziz Ansari’s ‘Good Fortune’ Adds Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves
As I exclusively reported on March 23, Aziz Ansari is set to direct a new film, after failing to revive “Being Mortal,” which will mostly likely never be completed.
Read moreMartin Scorsese Calls Ari Aster “One of the Most Extraordinary New Voices in World Cinema”
It’s very hard to gather info on last night’s “Beau is Afraid” Q&A with Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster. It seems as though nobody recorded it. Maybe a video will eventually pop up.
Read moreAri Aster’s Next Film is ‘Eddington’, A “Western Noir Dark Comedy” Set to Shoot This Summer
Yesterday, Ari Aster conducted an AMA on Reddit. Not much was divulged, he did admit that before his Q&A at AMC Century City last Friday night, he dropped some acid, but he assured us that his tolerance is extremely high.
Read moreJonathan Majors’ Manager Drops Him As A Client
It’s looking as though Jonathan Majors’ career is ending before it even started.
Read moreDirector’s Fortnight Unveils WTF Lineup
Save for Hong Sang-soo, Bertrand Mandico and Michel Gondry, the filmmakers chosen are relatively unknown. There’s Elena Martin, Elene Naveriani, Joanna Arnow, Rosine Mbakam and others.
Read more‘Barbie’ Reshoots, With Margot Robbie, Currently Underway in Los Angeles
Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Sets September Release Date, Adds Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal
It was announced this late afternoon that Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls” will open on Sept. 22. Focus Features and Working Title are behind this comedy caper.
Read more‘The Marvels’ Sets Record For Most ‘Disliked’ MCU Trailer Ever
The trailer for “The Marvels”, unveiled last Tuesday by Disney, has received a record-number of "dislikes" on YouTube in just three days.
Read moreSam Levinson’s ‘The Idol’ Has A Trailer and it Looks Like A Bats*it Crazy Hot Mess
Mia Goth Calls MaXXXine “A Superhero Movie”
Production is underway on Ti West’s trilogy capper “MaXXXine,” which will complete the trifecta that started last year with “X,” and “Pearl.” Mia Goth obviously stars in this one.
Read moreDenis Villeneuve Rumored to Direct Next James Bond
I don’t think people realize just how close we were to having Christopher Nolan direct a James Bond movie. A few years ago he even admitted to having spoken to Bond producers about a possible directing gig.
Read moreCannes Critics’ Week 2023 Lineup Has Been Announced
Last week, we finally had the lineup for this year’s Cannes Film Festival revealed. We are still awaiting the 5 or 6 additions to complete the selection, hopefully this Thursday.
Read more‘Showing Up’ is Kelly Reichardt’s Loosest and Most Playful Film [Review]
It took me a while to finally write about Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up.” The film stars Michelle Williams and premiered at Cannes last May. It then screened at the New York Film Festival in October.
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Mia Hansen-Løve Also Hates Intimacy Coordinators, Calls Them “Virtue Police”
The recent phenomenon of on-set “intimacy coordinators” has not been adopted by everyone. It really depends on the studio, director or producers you ask.
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