Some encouraging news when it comes to Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice. Willem Dafoe has been added to the cast.
Read moreTodd Haynes’ ‘May/December’ Still Has No U.S. Distribution
I was wondering why no American distributor has yet to buy Todd Haynes’ Cannes comp title “May/December.” It presold to a handful of international territories, but no U.S. buyer has emerged.
Read moreBest of the 1960s Poll: Critics and Directors Lists
Over 130 critics and filmmakers voted for the Best Films of the 1960s. The full results were posted earlier this week. Below are the ballots.
Read moreMel Gibson To Direct First Film Since ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ With ‘Flight Risk’ Starring Mark Wahlberg
It’s quite obvious that Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg are now best buds. After they starred in last year‘s “Father Stu,” they’ve decided to reunite again for “Flight Risk.”
Read moreA24 Buys John Crowley’s ‘We Live In Time’
Maïwenn Confirms She Pulled Journalist’s Hair and Spat on His Face
So, yes, Maïwenn was accused last month of assault by Mediapart journalist Edwy Plenel. The complaint was filed in March against Maïwenn whom Plenel accuses of having attacked him at a restaurant in Paris.
Read moreIra Sachs’ Sexy, Smart and Artful ‘Passages’ [Teaser]
Poll: Christopher Nolan Fans Believe ‘Interstellar’ is His Best Movie
Over 5000 Christopher Nolan fans, subscribed to a Subreddit dedicated to the filmmaker, voted on his best films. The top vote-getter? Definitely not the film that critics would have chosen.
Read moreAfter Reshoots, There’s A New Cut of Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’
Back in March, post-production work on Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” had supposedly been completed.
Read moreChloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Only Starts Shooting in June 2024
The above is a Production Weekly posting that says Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” will start production in the summer of 2024.
Read moreAdele and Léa Look Back on ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’: “The Shoot Wasn’t Normal”
Back in 2013, Seydoux and Exarchopoulos complained about Kechiche, saying his filmmaking techniques were abnormal.
Read moreIf You Care About ‘Fast X’ And Don’t Mind Major Spoilers …
I don’t want to spoil the one scene that will be talked about to no ends when “Fast X” gets released next week. So, you’ve been warned SPOILERS ahead …
Read moreIt’s Never Really Going to End
‘The Starling Girl’ Tackles Controversial Romance [Capsule]
Laurel Parmet’s absorbing indie “The Starling Girl” has a 17-year-old girl (Eliza Scanlen) from a Christian fundamentalist community struggling to hide her affair with a youth pastor twice her age.
Read moreTom Hanks Takes A Stance Against Cancel Culture: “Let Me Decide What I Am Offended By”
Tom Hanks seems to firmly oppose “cancel culture” and the modern efforts of policing content for what some people may deem offensive.
Read moreM. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ to Shoot This Summer
Shyamalan is a brand. His name alone being stamped on a trailer can sell movie tickets. The India-born, Philadelphia-raised filmmaker has been riffing on “Twilight Zone”-type premises for 25 years now.
Read moreNatalie Portman Has Some “Complicated” Feelings About ‘Léon: The Professional’
Back in the mid-‘90s, Natalie Portman was a pre-teen actress who got her first big break in “Léon: The Professional.”
Read more‘Poor Things’ Teaser Released …
Disney+ Loses 4 Million Subscribers
Pablo Larraín’s Biopic of Opera Singer Maria Callas, Starring Angelina Jolie, Starts Production in July
As Pablo Larraín prepares to premiere his “El Conde” at Venice this September, he’s ready to shoot another movie.
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