• Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers
    • Contact
    • Hire Me
    • About
Menu

World of Reel

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Home
IMG_5178.jpg
A24 Lands Dev Patel’s ‘The Peasant’ in $30M Deal
IMG_5161.jpg
Mikey Madison Lands First Post-Oscar Role in ‘Reptilia’
IMG_5160.jpg
Chad Stahelski’s ‘Highlander’ Reboot to Shoot in September
IMG_5158.jpg
Disney Re-Releasing ‘Snow White’ in 1200+ Screens This Weekend
IMG_5156.jpg
Box-Office: ‘Thunderbolts' and ‘Sinners' to Battle for #1 This Weekend
Featured
Capture.PNG
Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Aug 19, 2019

World of Reel

  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
  • More
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers
  • About
    • Contact
    • Hire Me
    • About

After Reshoots, There’s A New Cut of Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in March, post-production work on Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” had supposedly been completed.

This meant that the test-screening, which occurred on 02.09.22, must have, more or less, been the finished product. Reactions from that screening were mixed, but one person I spoke to, a former film critic, loved it. He seemed to be in the minority.

Usually, a film that tests this early, months before its intended release date, is an indication that either the studio, or the filmmaker himself, aren’t happy with the finished product.

It then made sense that a few weeks later Maestro scheduled reshoots and touch-ups in New York City. Now a new cut is set to be test-screened next week in the Northeast.

The first 20 or so minutes of “Maestro” are supposed to be in black and white, but, after that intro, the rest of the film is all in color. The makeup work is said to be incredible, Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein ages in very realistic fashion.

Cooper has been working closely with the Bernstein estate over the past couple of years to nail the details of this biopic. Suffice to say, this has been Cooper’s passion project for almost a decade now and I can’t wait to see it. There’s one scene that keeps getting mentioned in this film — Bernstein conducting at a cathedral.

The film will focus more on Bernstein's relationship with his wife (Carey Mulligan) than it does on his music, but has some great musical moments nonetheless. One of the other highlights is an On the Town dance/dream sequence.

The upcoming film is a biopic based on the life of Bernstein. It is said to span over 30 years, telling the story of the marriage between Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre.

“Maestro” started shooting last May and had wrapped in early Fall. It’s most likely doing the fall festival circuit (Toronto, Venice), probably smack dab in the middle of the Telluride/Venice/Toronto storm.

← Poll: Christopher Nolan Fans Believe ‘Interstellar’ is His Best MovieChloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Only Starts Shooting in June 2024 →

FOLLOW US!


Trending

Featured
IMG_4571.jpg
David Fincher & Brad Pitt Reunite for ‘The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth' + Plot Details
IMG_4549.png
Warners Bros. Chief Admits Missteps on ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: “We Misread the Room”
IMG_4541.jpg
Scorsese’s Next Film? Hawaiian Mob Epic With Dwayne Johnson Eyes 2026 Shoot
Capture.png
Jim Caviezel to be De-Aged in ‘The Resurrection of the Christ'
IMG_4465.png
Harmony Korine Says Hollywood Struggling Because “Movies Suck Today”

Critics Polls

Featured
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants
B16BAC21-5652-44F6-9E83-A1A5C5DF61D7.jpeg
Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘The Godfather’ Named Best Movie of the 1970s
public.jpeg
Critics Poll: ‘Do the Right Thing' Named Best Movie of the 1980s
Critics Poll: ‘Mulholland Drive' Named Best Film of the 2000s
g4.jpg
Critics' Poll: ‘Goodfellas' Named Best Movie of the 1990s
Critics Poll: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road' Named Best Movie of the 2010s
World of Reel tagline.PNG
 

Content

Contribute

Hire me

 

Support

Advertise

Donate

 

About

Team

Contact

Privacy Policy

Site designed by Jordan Ruimy © 2023