A Telugu movie, “Pushpa 2: The Rule,” has surprised many by racking up $4.5M on Thursday night. These are staggering numbers for a foreign film, especially one that clocks in at 3 hours 15 minutes.
Read moreTodd Haynes Says Script For 1930s Gay Romance “May Resurrect in a Different Form"
Poker: The 5 Best Movies Dedicated to This Game. From Classics to New Releases [Sponsored]
Poker, a blend of strategy, skill, and luck, has long captivated audiences on the silver screen. From dramatic tales of high-stakes gambling to comedic takes on the green felt, movies about poker have entertained and inspired viewers for decades.
Read more‘28 Years Later' Trailer Next Week, Poster Released — Cillian Murphy Not Billed
“28 Years Later” is set to star Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Charlie Hunman. It’s also set up to be theatrically released on June 20, 2025. A poster has now been released.
Read more‘All We Imagine As Light' Tops Sight & Sound's Best of 2024
After the lukewarm National Board of Review and AFI picks for the top films of 2024, here comes BFI’s Sight and Sound to give us a strong batch of titles. The poll was voted on by the magazine’s international pool of more than 100 critics.
Read moreJohn Waters’ Top 10 of 2024 Topped By ‘Love Lies Bleeding’
Ridley Scott's Letter to CCA Voters
Joseph Quinn to Star as George Harrison in Sam Mendes' ‘Beatles' Movies [Updated]
Deadline is now confirming Quinn as Harrison. So, it’s looking like our “Fab Four” will be Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison).
Read moreAFI's Top 10 of 2024 Includes Every Major Best Picture Contender
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled its list of the 10 best films of the year, and surprisingly, this is my exact predicted ten to be best picture nominated at next year’s Oscars.
Read moreBarry Jenkins Says Working on ‘Mufasa' Was “Not My Thing"; Potentially Sets Next Film
Sam Esmail's ‘Panic Carefully,’ Starring Julia Roberts & Elisabeth Olsen, Lands at Warner Bros
Mike Myers Would Be “Very Surprised" if ‘Austin Powers 4' Doesn't Happen
Is Austin Powers coming back from cryogenic freeze? Mike Myers recently stayed mum when asked if another ‘Austin Powers’ is happening. However, I recently reported that ‘Austin Powers 4’ was definitely in the works with Jay Roach coming back to direct the sequel.
Read moreReminder: Barry Jenkins Has A New Film Coming Out in Two Weeks
Hard to fathom the deflating excitement surrounding Barry Jenkins’ “Mufasa: The Lion King.” Hey, it could turn out to be a good film, I don’t know, and I’m supposed to see it next week, but this has turned into quite the odd endeavor for the “Moonlight” filmmaker.
Read more‘A Complete Unknown' is James Mangold's Best Film, and Bob Dylan Fully Approves
I can’t really talk about James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” so the headline above will have to suffice. I will say that I am a huge Bob Dylan fan, and had some much-warranted doubts about this film, but Jay Cocks’ script is just top-notch and Chalamet …
Read moreTom Tykwer's ‘The Light' to Open 75th Berlin Film Festival
Tom Tykwer’s “The Light,” which I’ve been hearing positive things about, could be a major comeback vehicle for the German filmmaker. It’s now been announced as the opening night film of the 75th Berlin Film Festival on February 13, 2025.
Read moreParker Finn's ‘Smile 3' Sets 2025 Shoot
A listing on Production Weekly now has a sequel, “Smile 3,” set to enter production in 2025. No plot details or a cast have been revealed. Finn will return as writer-director for this third instalment.
Read moreMartin McDonagh's ‘Wild Horse' to Star Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken & Oscar Isaac
Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse” has been set up at Searchlight. The film has Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken attached to star. A 2025 shoot in the UK is being prepped up for this one.
Read morePaapa Essiedu In Talks to Play Severus Snape in HBO's ‘Harry Potter’ Series
Paapa Essiedu (“Gangs of London”) has been offered to play Severus Snape in the ‘Harry Potter’ TV series. The role had originally been played by Alan Rickman in the Potter movies (via THR). I’m sure folks will be very respectful, and there won’t be any controversy whatsoever about this casting.
Aster, Peele or Eggers?
In the mid-aughts, three filmmakers, Robert Eggers, Ari Aster and Jordan Peele, burst onto the indie scene with horror films that felt imprinted with their own unique DNA
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