Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” isn’t even out yet, but the actor/filmmaker has already set up his third feature as a director.
Read moreFirst ‘Barbie’ Clips Look …
Terrifying. Noah Baumbach wrote this thing? I am not not ready to give up on this movie. I’m really not. But, man, the promo for “Barbie” is just not doing it for me. The film looks like pure vanilla.
Read moreCannes Boss: David Fincher “Has Left Cinema” by Exclusively Making Netflix Movies
Before 2020’s “Mank,” David Fincher hadn’t directed a movie in six years, his last being 2014’s “Gone Girl.” He seemed rather lost, more than anything else.
Read moreI Don’t Know if “Bomb” is the Right Word to Use, For Now
An NME piece about the financial prospects of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" claims that it might "bomb" at the box office.
Read moreRanking Wes Anderson’s 11 Films
Wes Anderson’s "Asteroid City" is being released in theaters this Friday. It’s the 11th feature film for a filmmaker who has become a distinct voice in American cinema.
Read moreWarner Bros. Want to Get Back Christopher Nolan
there are new bosses at Warner, including David Zaslav, not to mention co-CEOs and co-chairpeople Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy. SPOILER ALERT: they want Nolan back.
Read moreIs ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ the Film That Defined the 2010s?
If critics are to be believed, then George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” was the best movie of the 2010s. Back in May of 2019, I got a head start by polling 250 critics and industry people, and Miller’s film topped that poll.
Read more‘Chicken Run 2’ Set For December 15 Release Date via Netflix
Netflix is in charge of the follow-up to the 2000 animated treat “Chicken Run," the most successful stop-motion animated feature ever, grossing $227 million worldwide.
Read moreMichel Gondry’s Pharrell Williams’ Movie Adds Missy Elliot, Mary J. Blige and Andre Benjamin [Updated]
Michel Gondry is set to move into production next month on “Atlantis,” which is a musical inspired by musician Pharrell Williams’ childhood. Unless, the incoming actors strike delays it …
Read moreGuillermo Del Toro on His Future: “I Only Want to do Animation. That’s the Plan”
Yesterday, the 58-year-old filmmaker conducted an Annecy Animated Film Festival master class and proclaimed his future to be solely dedicated to animation:
Read more‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning’ Screens Early For Critics …
I’ve spoken to a few critics who attended last night’s first screening. The gist that I got was that it’s good, but not great.
Read moreCormac McCarthy Dead at 89
I’m shell shocked. I don’t know what to say. A giant, one of the great creative minds of the last century, has passed on. Cormac McCarthy dead at 89. You best believe he achieved immortality a long time ago.
Read moreSarah Polley Sells Out, Set to Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘Bambi’ Remake
Coming off her Oscar-winning “Women Talking,” writer/-director Sarah Polley has decided to sell her creative soul to the devil.
Read moreTest Reaction: Garth Davis’ ‘Foe’ Starring Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan
Garth Davis (“Lion”) shot an ambitious sci-fi thriller, his third feature, in January of 2022. It’s now ready for take-off, probably this fall.
Read moreAnother Pixar, This One Called ‘Elio’ [Trailer]
‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Halted Due to Writers Strike, Only 40% of the Film Was Shot
‘Avatar 3’ Delayed to 2025, ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘Avatar 5’ Pushed to 2029 and 2031
Cameron will be 76 by the time time the fifth Avatar is released in theaters. He’s going to be making ‘Avatar’ movies for the rest of his life.
Read moreIFC Films and Sapan Acquire Cannes Hit ‘The Pot-au-Feu’
Last month, Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award at Cannes for his competition entry “The Pot-au-Feu” — a richly satisfying romance set in the French culinary world.
Read more‘No Hard Feelings’ Projected Opening is at Soft $10 Million
Puck’s Matt Belloni has a few box-office projections for us. We’ve covered most of these, but not the upcoming Jennifer Lawrence starring “No Hard Feelings.”
Read moreFirst Look at Animated Film ‘Orion and the Dark’ … Written by Charlie Kaufman?
I had no idea that Charlie Kaufman penned the script for an animated movie. I guess this one should be on our radar now.
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