Warner Bros. announced Wednesday that the tentpole, a follow-up to the 2017 blockbuster that earned $828.1 million at the worldwide box office, has given up on a traditional theatrical release and will instead open in whatever cinemas remain open on Dec. 25 as well as stream on HBO Max that same day. Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy
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“Harrison Ford will be 79 by the time the fifth instalment (of Indiana Jones) is released, not to mention that the role is a physically demanding one — is it any wonder that there are doubts if this could actually be pulled off? Ford isn’t out-of-shape in the least bit, but, he is set to become the oldest action star at the movies.” And now, we have Variety writing ‘Harrison Ford Injured While Filming ‘Indiana Jones 5....
Stemming from “The Simpsons,” Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is a convenience store owner and sports a heavy Indian accent. Apu has been the subject of much debate the last year, with “The Simpsons” going as far as completely scrapping the character from the show due to complaints that the character was reinforcing stereotypes of the Indian-American. “This couldn’t be true, right?” Hari Karthikeya Kondabolu tweeted after seeing a report of the Apu image on Argentine TV....
“Moonfall,” the Roland Emmerich sci-fi disaster flick, took in just $2.7 million on Friday. It’s set to make around $8 million overall this weekend. The movie cost $150 million, not including marketing costs. You do the math. This is turning into a stinker for the ages. I wrote yesterday that I painstakingly made it through all 120 minutes of Emmerich’s latest bomb. The reviews for “Moonfall” have been quite bad....
Bong’s best films of 2021:∙ Don’t Look Up∙ Drive My Car∙ Flee∙ Sundown∙ Sorry We Missed You (2019)∙ The Mitchells vs. the Machines∙ Happening (L’événement)∙ Sewing Sisters He also listed Hamaguchi’s 5-hour opus “Happy Hour” (2015) as one of the best things he’s seen the last year. Also, let us not forget that Bong was President of the Venice jury in September. The Golden Lion winner, Audrey Diwan’s “Happening,” appears on his list, but so does Michel Franco’s excellent “Sundown....
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Yes, most of the Cineuropa article is comprised of rumors we’ve been reporting for a few weeks now, but there is surprisingly new intel to be found: Jay Roach’s Roger Ailes biopic “Fair and Balanced” is rumored to premiere out-of-competition.Armando Iannucci’s “The Personal History of David Copperfield” also seems to be headed towards an OOC slot. A major find for American cinema will be director Danielle Lesowitz’ debut, “Port Authority,” which is rumored to be part of the Un Certain Regard section of the fest....
The late actor hid his cancer diagnosis for four years. Not many must have known about it., but If he was diagnosed in 2016 with Stage 3, that means he underwent treatment while filming Black Panther and Infinity War/Endgame among his other projects. Amazing that he could do that. He basically became a superstar while he knew he was dying. He didn’t spend those 4 years fielding question after question about the diagnosis....
Nolan has defended his sound design in the past, and, now, in Tom Shone’s new book “The Nolan Variations,” says he’s surprised about how “conservative” moviegoers are about cinematic sound. In the interview, he goes as far as to call his style of sound mixing purposeful and “radical.” That is absurd. When a director mixes dialogue that is inaudible, you better hope that the screenplay isn’t dialogue-heavy, which is usually not the case when it comes to Nolan’s features....
Then came this week’s Intel that Denis is rushing “The Stars at Noon” for Cannes submission but that it won’t be ready for Thursday’s announcement. So, there is still a chance that Denis shows up, she wants in, but it’ll be as a late submission. I’m actually surprised that she would want to get to Cannes, and maybe not wait it out for Venice instead. The last time Denis had one of her films in official competition at Cannes was for her 1988 debut “Chocolat....
I’ve seen every Denis since 1988’s “Chocolat,” and her comp entry “The Stars at Noon” is not worthy of her talents. Albeit, the French filmmaker is very esoteric, niche if you will, she has her hardcore fanbase and they will like anything she puts out. And yet, she hasn’t made something this mediocre since, probably, 1994’s “I Can’t Sleep.” Adapting Denis Johnson’s novel of the same name, “The Stars at Noon” has Margaret Qualley naked during most of the movie....
Lee’s disoriented collage of a film was getting great reviews because it had the great fortune of being released right in the midst of paralleling social events, this made it too much of a sweet deal for critics to resist and virtue signal. It’s a bit disingenuous, but I don’t even think the critics praising this film even realize it. Maybe they have just so much empathy at the moment, due to the social unrest, that the notion of a good movie and a bad movie is being blurred....
Sure, the decade is officially not over, but we couldn’t help but be quick on the trigger and survey the industry about the best of the past ten years. This past fall, World of Reel conducted a poll of critics, programmers, academics, filmmakers, and others to identify the top films of the decade thus far. And the winner is…George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road”. After dropping jaws back in the summer of 2015, George Miller’s stunning action movie bested Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” by a mere 9 votes....
“At last, we have an American filmmaker who has experienced Tarantino and got past it. Zahler’s surprisingly felt art is not predicated on movie violence, even though genre violence is his métier. Despite Zahler’s heightened form of crime fantasy, Dragged Across Concrete presents a strangely naturalistic worldview. Instead of imagining how heartless — or ‘cool’ — mankind can be, Zahler looks for hidden virtues in each situation, no matter how bizarre....
Cronenberg has mentioned that ‘Shrouds’ is part of the aborted Netflix project we had previously reported on. Supposedly, the streaming giant got cold feet after reading the second episode. The film will be co-produced by Saïd Ben Saïd. Cronenberg revealed the news today at the San Sebastián Film Festival, admitting that he almost quit BBC making films eight years ago. “I thought I was finished, but I hope to commit more crimes in the future, by making more films....
“The upcoming slate, with ‘Shazam,’ ‘Joker,’ ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ and ‘Birds of Prey,’ feels like we’re on the right track. We have the right people in the right jobs working on it,” Tsujihara said. “The universe isn’t as connected as we thought it was going to be five years ago. You’re seeing much more focus on individual experiences around individual characters. That’s not to say we won’t at some point come back to that notion of a more connected universe....
Best Picture “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star is Born” “Vice” Who will win: “Green Book” Who should win: “The Favourite” or “Roma” Lowdown: I just can’t seen Alfonso Cuaron’s masterful “Roma” winning. It’s not in the least bit what you’d be call an “accessible” movie and Oscar voters have had historical tendencies to be, oh how shall I put this, a little more low-brow in their tastes?...
I asked critics on social media and via email to send me their lists. It was a quick poll just to find what the state of things were. The results are a good indicator as to what to expect this awards season when it comes to, at the very least, critics awards. It’s pretty obvious McDonagh and Field will be battling it out for most critically-acclaimed film of 2022. “TÁR” (32 votes)“The Banshees of Inisherin” (24 votes)“Everything Everywhere All At Once” (23 votes)“Aftersun” (19 votes)“Top Gun: Maverick” (15 votes)“Happening” (14 votes)“The Fabelmans” (12 votes)“Decision to Leave” (10 votes)“Glass Onion” (9 votes)“Women Talking” (8 votes) There was also some love for “The Northman,” “Till,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “Nope,” “Crimes of the Future,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” “Saint Omer,” “After Yang,” “Resurrection,” and “Elvis....
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