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Read moreJohn Boorman, 91, Embarks on ‘The Honey Wars'
‘A Complete Unknown' Trailer Feels A Little Off
There’s something about this full-length trailer for James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” that doesn’t seem to work. Is it Timothee Chalamet’s Bob Dylan impersonation? The actor sounds like Dylan, but it also doesn’t really feel like Dylan.
Read moreMike Flanagan's ‘Hush' is Finally Getting Released in Theaters
It turns out that “Hush,” which premiered on Netflix eight years ago, is finally receiving a U.S. theatrical release. It’s set to hit theaters on October 16. This would, technically speaking, easily make it one of the best released horror films of 2024.
Read moreDavid Cronenberg Says Cannes “Didn't Get" ‘The Shrouds'
Cronenberg, 81, is now telling NYFF’s Dennis Lim that it might have been a mistake to show it at Cannes as the audience over there “didn’t get” the movie he was trying to make, one which is filled with dark humor.
Read moreMichael Bay Set to Direct ‘Fast and Loose' —Will Smith to Star
It turns out that Smith recently dropped out of “Sugar Bandits,” which was lined up as his next project, to hop onboard Bay’s film — “Fast and Loose” is set to reunite Smith and Bay for the first time since 2003’s “Bad Boys II.”
Read more‘Folie à Deux': Warner Bros Tries to Blame Todd Phillips for Disaster
‘Captain America: Brave New World' Bombs at Test Screening
‘Brave New World,’ which is said to have an epic $350M budget, stars Anthony Mackie, Liv Tyler, Harrison Ford, Shira Haas, and Tim Blake Nelson, and is set to be released in theaters on February 14, 2025.
Read moreGary Dauberman's ‘Salem's Lot' Had A 3-Hour Original Cut
So, apparently Gary Dauberman’s “Salem’s Lot,” an endlessly delayed film, which went straight to Max streaming, had an original cut of 3 hours, but due to studio intervention, had to be snipped down to 113 minutes. That’s almost an hour of the original cut gone.
Read moreFirst Trailer for Mohammad Rasoulof's ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig'
Martin Scorsese Says He Has “No Intention of Retiring"; Still Plans to Make ‘Life of Jesus' and ‘Sinatra'
At today’s press conference in Torino, Scorsese, 81, tackled what’s next for him. It had been previously reported that “Sinatra” and “The Life of Jesus,” which Scorsese planned to shoot this year, had been postponed.
Read moreMike Leigh Can't Find Money For His Next Film; Netflix Rejected ‘Hard Truths'
Mike Leigh’s struggles to raise money for his recent projects only started when his $18M period battle epic “Peterloo” (Amazon) bombed at the box office in 2018, garnering mixed reviews and only earning $2M worldwide.
Read moreFrance Issues Rare “Under-18 Ban” For ‘Terrifier 3'
“Terrifier 3” is still scheduled to open on October 9, but this restrictive ruling has not been used since “Saw 3” in 2006, and the film’s French distributors are not too happy about it.
Read moreFirst ‘Blitz' Reactions Disappoint ...
Steven McQueen’s “Blitz” is one of the last remaining Oscar contenders left to be screened this fall. The others are “Gladiator II,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Here,” “Juror No. 2,” and “Nosferatu.”
Read more‘Folie à Deux' $39M Opening — Coppola Congratulates Todd Phillips on His Risk-Taking Film
Yes, as expected, Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie à Deux” bombed hard at the box-office and is now expected to have a $39M opening weekend. It was just a month ago that it was tracking at around $120M.
Read moreTop 8 Gangster Movies, According to Our Readers [Sponsored]
We all sometimes want to watch a movie about bad guys who don’t play by the rules. These guys live in a world where power and money are the only things that matter.
Read moreSam Mendes Says Bond Producers Looking For “More Controllable" Directors
No surprise, Sam Mendes doesn’t think he will be returning to the James Bond franchise. The 59-year-old director, who helmed 2012’s ‘Skyfall’ and 2015’s ‘Spectre,’ is now saying that coming back for a third movie is almost out of the question.
Read moreAl Pacino Says He Starred in ‘Jack and Jill' Because “I Had No More Money"
Speaking to the New York Times, Pacino admits that he only hopped onboard “Jack and Jill” because he was flat broke, screwed over of his assets by his “money manager,” who was found guilty of defrauding him and dozens of other celebrities.
Read moreRachel McAdams to Star in Sam Raimi's ‘Send Help' — Shooting in January
We already know that Raimi will direct ‘Doctor Strange 3,’ but the project many are looking forward to is “Send Help,” which is being billed as Raimi’s return to the horror genre. The last horror film he’s directed is 2009’s “Drag Me To Hell.”
Read more‘The Brutalist' Budget Was $6M
What Brady Corbet has done with “The Brutalist,” both artistically and financially, is damn-near miraculous and something that producers should be paying close attention to.
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