Kevin Costner’s upcoming film and his passion project, Horizon: An American Saga enjoyed a promising debut at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The audience’s enthusiastic response, including a seven-minute standing ovation, moved the director to tears, as he thanked the audience and promised a similar epic journey with the upcoming three sequels of the film series.
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 | Credit: Warner Brothers
However, the same response is not reflected in the film’s critical reception, as the epic western saga opened to a disappointing 30% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes with critics sharing their mixed reaction to Costner’s passion project, for which the actor has risked it all.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga Opens to Disappointing Ratings
The four-part Horizon: An American Saga is another addition to Kevin Costner’s venture into the Western genre, following hits like Open Range, Dances With Wolves,...
Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 | Credit: Warner Brothers
However, the same response is not reflected in the film’s critical reception, as the epic western saga opened to a disappointing 30% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes with critics sharing their mixed reaction to Costner’s passion project, for which the actor has risked it all.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga Opens to Disappointing Ratings
The four-part Horizon: An American Saga is another addition to Kevin Costner’s venture into the Western genre, following hits like Open Range, Dances With Wolves,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
The Cannes Film Festival keeps on chugging, with more acquisitions, more premieres and an honorary Palme d’Or awarded to a studio for the first time.
The Glorious Return of Jacques Audiard
French filmmaker Jacques Audiard is a consistent staple at Cannes. His film “A Prophet” won the Grand Prix in 2010, 2012’s “Rust and Bone” competed for the Palme d’Or and 2015’s “Deephan” won the Palme d’Or. The last time Audiard was at Cannes in 2021, his smaller “Paris, 13th District” competed for the Palme d’Or.
Now he’s back with “Emilia Pérez,” a musical crime comedy about an escaped Mexican cartel leader undergoing gender-affirming surgery that stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez. And judging by the response to the film, it sounds like he has a good shot at Cannes’ top prize once again.
The film “landed the loudest, most enthusiastic standing ovation,...
The Glorious Return of Jacques Audiard
French filmmaker Jacques Audiard is a consistent staple at Cannes. His film “A Prophet” won the Grand Prix in 2010, 2012’s “Rust and Bone” competed for the Palme d’Or and 2015’s “Deephan” won the Palme d’Or. The last time Audiard was at Cannes in 2021, his smaller “Paris, 13th District” competed for the Palme d’Or.
Now he’s back with “Emilia Pérez,” a musical crime comedy about an escaped Mexican cartel leader undergoing gender-affirming surgery that stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez. And judging by the response to the film, it sounds like he has a good shot at Cannes’ top prize once again.
The film “landed the loudest, most enthusiastic standing ovation,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is still going full steam, with deals and screenings galore. We’ve got the first responses to some highly anticipated projects including the new films from Emma Stone and Nicolas Cage, a filmmaker weighing in on the Harvey Weinstein conviction reversal and a studio going all in on a single filmmaker.
“Kinds of Kindness” Confounds
Yorgos Lanthimos, just a few months since his bizarre, female-empowerment madcap science fiction movie “Poor Things” scooped up four Oscars (including Best Actress for Emma Stone), debuted his new film, “Kinds of Kindness.”
The movie reunites the filmmaker with his frequent writing partner, Efthimis Filippo, and his muse, Emma Stone. The movie is not a straightforward narrative but an anthology film comprised of three loosely connected storylines, where the actors play different characters in each segment. (This is Searchlight’s big summer movie; it’s going up against the new “Quiet Place” prequel.
“Kinds of Kindness” Confounds
Yorgos Lanthimos, just a few months since his bizarre, female-empowerment madcap science fiction movie “Poor Things” scooped up four Oscars (including Best Actress for Emma Stone), debuted his new film, “Kinds of Kindness.”
The movie reunites the filmmaker with his frequent writing partner, Efthimis Filippo, and his muse, Emma Stone. The movie is not a straightforward narrative but an anthology film comprised of three loosely connected storylines, where the actors play different characters in each segment. (This is Searchlight’s big summer movie; it’s going up against the new “Quiet Place” prequel.
- 5/18/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The first reactions are here for George Miller’s latest venture into the post-apocalyptic wasteland.
The embargo broke for social media reactions to Furiosa, the eagerly anticipated prequel to the 2015 stunner Mad Max: Fury Road.
This new entry has Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator Furiosa (taking over for Charlize Theron) and Chris Hemsworth as a devious warlord in a story that takes place 15 years before the previous film.
Early social reactions (below) can sometimes be a bit different (typically more enthusiastic) than official critic reviews, and surely there are many more to come soon. But based on the first batch Monday evening, Furiosa is a visual stunner with “ferocious, wild and unrelenting” action and a story that “spans decades” and boosts strong performances from the two leads.
The question going into the movie’s Memorial Day weekend launch is whether Miller’s epic can jump start the Hollywood box office after a sluggish few months,...
The embargo broke for social media reactions to Furiosa, the eagerly anticipated prequel to the 2015 stunner Mad Max: Fury Road.
This new entry has Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator Furiosa (taking over for Charlize Theron) and Chris Hemsworth as a devious warlord in a story that takes place 15 years before the previous film.
Early social reactions (below) can sometimes be a bit different (typically more enthusiastic) than official critic reviews, and surely there are many more to come soon. But based on the first batch Monday evening, Furiosa is a visual stunner with “ferocious, wild and unrelenting” action and a story that “spans decades” and boosts strong performances from the two leads.
The question going into the movie’s Memorial Day weekend launch is whether Miller’s epic can jump start the Hollywood box office after a sluggish few months,...
- 5/7/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The first reactions for George Miller’s “Furiosa” have trickled in on social media ahead of the movie’s world premiere later this month at the Cannes Film Festival, and it appears the “Mad Max: Fury Road” director has another amazing action epic on his hands.
“Brings me great joy to report that ‘Furiosa’ is really, really fucking good,” IndieWire film critic David Ehrlich wrote on X. “Operates in an extremely different gear than ‘Fury Road’ (in ways that i suspect will frustrate some people), but also manages to make that movie even richer while carving its own legend in the wasteland.”
Entertainment writer and New York Film Critics Circle member Esther Zuckerman called the film “great,” while Fandango’s Erik Davis called the movie “powerhouse action filmmaking at its absolute best.”
“A ferocious & relentlessly paced epic that expands the story of Furiosa and the Wasteland while delivering the craziest chases,...
“Brings me great joy to report that ‘Furiosa’ is really, really fucking good,” IndieWire film critic David Ehrlich wrote on X. “Operates in an extremely different gear than ‘Fury Road’ (in ways that i suspect will frustrate some people), but also manages to make that movie even richer while carving its own legend in the wasteland.”
Entertainment writer and New York Film Critics Circle member Esther Zuckerman called the film “great,” while Fandango’s Erik Davis called the movie “powerhouse action filmmaking at its absolute best.”
“A ferocious & relentlessly paced epic that expands the story of Furiosa and the Wasteland while delivering the craziest chases,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
George Miller wrote down the saga of Furiosa, the greatest survivor of his twisted vision of the apocalypse, more than 20 years ago. And now after concluding her story—at least for the time being—he is going back to its beginning with Furiosa, one of the most anticipated blockbuster epics of 2024. And at last it has a trailer. Oh, what a day, what a lovely day!
Filmed over six months last year, and across vast stretches of Australian deserts and outback, Furiosa (as the trailer will explain in all caps) is set 45 years before the events of Fury Road and the other Mad Max films and will track how a young child stolen from the Green Place of Many Mothers will rebuild her body and soul into a legendary driver of the Citadel, and one of the Wasteland’s fiercest warriors. The film also amounts to a bold swing for...
Filmed over six months last year, and across vast stretches of Australian deserts and outback, Furiosa (as the trailer will explain in all caps) is set 45 years before the events of Fury Road and the other Mad Max films and will track how a young child stolen from the Green Place of Many Mothers will rebuild her body and soul into a legendary driver of the Citadel, and one of the Wasteland’s fiercest warriors. The film also amounts to a bold swing for...
- 12/1/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Charles Melton is having his breakout moment in Todd Haynes‘ newest movie “May December,” which just released in theaters in the USA on November 17. Melton is best known for playing Reggie Mantle in the TV teen drama “Riverdale” but he’s now flexed his dramatic acting muscles in Haynes’ superb melodrama opposite Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.
Portman plays Elizabeth — an actress who visits a couple played by Melton (Joe) and Moore (Gracie). Elizabeth is doing research on the couple for a film based on their scandalous past — they previously struck up an affair when Joe was just 13 and Gracie was much older. Elizabeth’s visit brings up the whole ordeal again and there are so many deliciously dramatic moments littered throughout the lush film.
While the drama sears, the picture is also very, very funny. The comedy comes mostly from Portman and Moore, however, while Melton carries...
Portman plays Elizabeth — an actress who visits a couple played by Melton (Joe) and Moore (Gracie). Elizabeth is doing research on the couple for a film based on their scandalous past — they previously struck up an affair when Joe was just 13 and Gracie was much older. Elizabeth’s visit brings up the whole ordeal again and there are so many deliciously dramatic moments littered throughout the lush film.
While the drama sears, the picture is also very, very funny. The comedy comes mostly from Portman and Moore, however, while Melton carries...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Natalie Portman is making something of a comeback with her lead role in Todd Haynes‘ “May December,” which was released in US theaters on November 17. The Netflix movie will drop on the streaming service on December 1 but head to the big screen now to catch Portman’s best role in some time. She is Elizabeth, an actress heads to the home of a couple played by Julianne Moore (Gracie) and Charles Melton (Joe) to do research about them for a movie based on their past. Their dark past?
The older Gracie had an affair with Joe when he was just 13 and eventually had his baby when she was in prison. Portman delivers a multi-faceted performance here as an actress who acts like a star, a journalist, a seducer, and, most impressively, as Gracie herself. Portman’s transformation into Moore’s Gracie is special. Critics have described Portman’s performance as one of her very best.
The older Gracie had an affair with Joe when he was just 13 and eventually had his baby when she was in prison. Portman delivers a multi-faceted performance here as an actress who acts like a star, a journalist, a seducer, and, most impressively, as Gracie herself. Portman’s transformation into Moore’s Gracie is special. Critics have described Portman’s performance as one of her very best.
- 11/27/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Updated: With the fall festivals behind us — we’re talking the triple whammy of Venice, Telluride, and Toronto, plus the just-wrapped New York Film Festival and BFI London — we’re taking stock of the best films of the circuit. While it’s always easy to use the fall festivals as a window into this year’s awards contenders, of which many debuted over the past few weeks, the festivals have also provided us with some of the best films of 2023, full stop.
These standouts include new films from perennial favorites like Hayao Miyazaki, Errol Morris, Bertrand Bonello, Yorgos Lanthimos, Kitty Green, Andrew Haigh, Bill and Turner Ross, and Alexander Payne. Rising stars aren’t in short supply either, including first and second narrative features from TIFF winner Cord Jefferson, Annie Baker, and Kristoffer Borgli. Amongst this selection, words like “gem,” “masterpiece,” and “crowd-pleaser” are thrown around with regularity, but not without real consideration.
These standouts include new films from perennial favorites like Hayao Miyazaki, Errol Morris, Bertrand Bonello, Yorgos Lanthimos, Kitty Green, Andrew Haigh, Bill and Turner Ross, and Alexander Payne. Rising stars aren’t in short supply either, including first and second narrative features from TIFF winner Cord Jefferson, Annie Baker, and Kristoffer Borgli. Amongst this selection, words like “gem,” “masterpiece,” and “crowd-pleaser” are thrown around with regularity, but not without real consideration.
- 10/16/2023
- by Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich and Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
It’s not often prestigious organizations invite damnation, misfortune, or any kind of bad luck onto themselves — let alone their renowned festival and its thousands of guests — but for Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, exceptions will be made.
“The Curse” held its world premiere at the New York Film Festival Thursday night, with both co-creators in attendance for the first TV series to ever premiere at NYFF. Fielder, Safdie, and Emma Stone (who did not attend) executive produce and co-star in Showtime’s upcoming black comedy — about a trio of creatives behind an aspiring HGTV home-renovation series — which had audiences laughing and gasping throughout the three-hour screening.
Dennis Lim, the festival’s artistic director, did warn the crowd (as best he could) during his opening remarks.
“[‘The Curse’] is as brilliant, wild, perverse, hilarious, uncomfortable, and anxiety-inducing as you’d expect,” he said, alluding to Fielder and Safdie’s previous works.
“The Curse” held its world premiere at the New York Film Festival Thursday night, with both co-creators in attendance for the first TV series to ever premiere at NYFF. Fielder, Safdie, and Emma Stone (who did not attend) executive produce and co-star in Showtime’s upcoming black comedy — about a trio of creatives behind an aspiring HGTV home-renovation series — which had audiences laughing and gasping throughout the three-hour screening.
Dennis Lim, the festival’s artistic director, did warn the crowd (as best he could) during his opening remarks.
“[‘The Curse’] is as brilliant, wild, perverse, hilarious, uncomfortable, and anxiety-inducing as you’d expect,” he said, alluding to Fielder and Safdie’s previous works.
- 10/13/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
[These interviews were conducted before the actors strike.]
Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy, Showtime)
Best Actress in a Limited Series
Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette in Showtime’s George & Tammy.
The first time Chastain went to an awards ceremony — the 2012 Golden Globes, where she was nominated for The Help — Josh Brolin approached her and suggested she play country singer Tammy Wynette in a movie project he was also interested in joining. Over the next decade, that film morphed into a limited series, and Brolin segued from co-star to executive producer — but Brolin’s vision of Chastain as the country music legend was realized in Showtime’s George & Tammy, and now she is nominated for her first Emmy for her portrayal.
“Getting it made felt like the grand feat, but now, to have it be recognized the way that it is, feels like such a privilege,” Chastain told THR shortly after the nominations were announced. “I’m so ecstatic.
Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy, Showtime)
Best Actress in a Limited Series
Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette in Showtime’s George & Tammy.
The first time Chastain went to an awards ceremony — the 2012 Golden Globes, where she was nominated for The Help — Josh Brolin approached her and suggested she play country singer Tammy Wynette in a movie project he was also interested in joining. Over the next decade, that film morphed into a limited series, and Brolin segued from co-star to executive producer — but Brolin’s vision of Chastain as the country music legend was realized in Showtime’s George & Tammy, and now she is nominated for her first Emmy for her portrayal.
“Getting it made felt like the grand feat, but now, to have it be recognized the way that it is, feels like such a privilege,” Chastain told THR shortly after the nominations were announced. “I’m so ecstatic.
- 7/28/2023
- by THR Magazine
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Patient (FX) The Patient
Most episodes of FX’s The Patient stick with the perspective of Steve Carell’s Alan Strauss, a therapist held captive by a serial killer portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson. But in the seventh episode, “Kaddish,” the camera zooms out. As Alan says the Jewish prayer of mourning for both his dead wife and himself, director Gwyneth Horder-Payton photographs Carell through a rain-stained window in the basement room where he’s imprisoned.
“It just felt like the time to pull back the cameras and observe this human being in his own misery,” says executive producer Chris Long.
Backlit by light pouring in through glass bricks, Carell stands solemnly holding a piece of paper his captor printed out for him with the words of the kaddish. It’s an emotionally fraught moment, but Long and creators Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields thought it best to leave the character in his loneliness.
Most episodes of FX’s The Patient stick with the perspective of Steve Carell’s Alan Strauss, a therapist held captive by a serial killer portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson. But in the seventh episode, “Kaddish,” the camera zooms out. As Alan says the Jewish prayer of mourning for both his dead wife and himself, director Gwyneth Horder-Payton photographs Carell through a rain-stained window in the basement room where he’s imprisoned.
“It just felt like the time to pull back the cameras and observe this human being in his own misery,” says executive producer Chris Long.
Backlit by light pouring in through glass bricks, Carell stands solemnly holding a piece of paper his captor printed out for him with the words of the kaddish. It’s an emotionally fraught moment, but Long and creators Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields thought it best to leave the character in his loneliness.
- 6/26/2023
- by Tyler Coates, Hilton Dresden and Esther Zuckerman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With “Asteroid City,” has Wes Anderson directed one of his best movies yet or is it a misstep in an otherwise lauded career? Is the new film, due out in June, a return to form after “The French Dispatch” or a disappointment following his 2021 ensemble anthology? Those are the questions critics are asking following the debut of “Asteroid City” at the Cannes Film Festival, where the response to Anderon’s new film seemingly traveled to the moon and back.
“Like any movie by Wes Anderson, ‘Asteroid City’ is the epitome of a Wes Anderson movie,” Indiewire critic David Ehrlich wrote in his rave review. “A film about a television program about a play within a play ‘about infinity and I don’t know what else’ (as one character describes it), this delightfully profound desert charmer — by far the director’s best effort since ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ and in some...
“Like any movie by Wes Anderson, ‘Asteroid City’ is the epitome of a Wes Anderson movie,” Indiewire critic David Ehrlich wrote in his rave review. “A film about a television program about a play within a play ‘about infinity and I don’t know what else’ (as one character describes it), this delightfully profound desert charmer — by far the director’s best effort since ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ and in some...
- 5/24/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Beyonce has spent most of her life in the spotlight, and — unfortunately — having that kind of fame and renown can result in some scary encounters with fans. It can be a challenge to walk the line between being available for the fans who have helped celebrities build their wealth and status while also protecting their privacy and safety.
For Beyonce, that line was clearly crossed by a fan in Brazil who grabbed her while she was on stage.
Beyonce did a year-long world tour Beyonce-songs | Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella Related
Beyoncé Kicked a Fan Out of a Concert After He Slapped Her Butt During Her Performance
In April 2013, Beyonce kicked off a whirlwind tour that would see her hopping across the globe. The tour began in Serbia and included 132 performances over its seven-leg journey. Early European stops included Croatia, Ireland, and Belgium. Next up was a North American portion through multiple U.
For Beyonce, that line was clearly crossed by a fan in Brazil who grabbed her while she was on stage.
Beyonce did a year-long world tour Beyonce-songs | Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella Related
Beyoncé Kicked a Fan Out of a Concert After He Slapped Her Butt During Her Performance
In April 2013, Beyonce kicked off a whirlwind tour that would see her hopping across the globe. The tour began in Serbia and included 132 performances over its seven-leg journey. Early European stops included Croatia, Ireland, and Belgium. Next up was a North American portion through multiple U.
- 5/6/2023
- by Michelle Cason
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Michael J. Fox is getting brutally honest about his struggles with Parkinson’s disease.
In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning to promote his upcoming Apple TV+ documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” the actor revealed that the degenerative disease has begun to take a larger toll on him after 30 years of living with it.
“I’m not gonna lie, it’s getting harder,” Fox said. “It’s getting tougher. Every day gets tougher. But that’s the way it is.”
Fox explained that his recent struggles have prompted him to think more about his own mortality. He said that he has begun to accept that the disease could cause a fatal accident at any time.
“Falling and aspirating food and getting pneumonia — all these subtle ways that get you,” he said. “You don’t die from Parkinson’s, you die with Parkinson’s. So I’ve been...
In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning to promote his upcoming Apple TV+ documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” the actor revealed that the degenerative disease has begun to take a larger toll on him after 30 years of living with it.
“I’m not gonna lie, it’s getting harder,” Fox said. “It’s getting tougher. Every day gets tougher. But that’s the way it is.”
Fox explained that his recent struggles have prompted him to think more about his own mortality. He said that he has begun to accept that the disease could cause a fatal accident at any time.
“Falling and aspirating food and getting pneumonia — all these subtle ways that get you,” he said. “You don’t die from Parkinson’s, you die with Parkinson’s. So I’ve been...
- 4/30/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Where to begin with this year’s summer preview?
The “big” titles, including new superhero films, another zippy entry into the “Fast and Furious” franchise, the continuing adventures of Tom Cruise running against “Impossible” odds, or even a kicky new Indiana Jones film? What about the latest picks from some of our favorite filmmakers, Wes Anderson to Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan to Nicole Holofcener, Paul Schrader to Niki Caro, Christian Petzold to Rachel Sennott?
Or what about the rising filmmaking stars we’ve already fallen for, like Celine Song, Laurel Parmet, Adele Lim, Charlotte Regan, and Savanah Leaf? Should we bet even bigger, noting that this summer includes at least two films we’ve already crowned some of the best of the year?
Or, better yet, how about we let the films speak for themselves? As another summer movie season beckons, we’ve dug into the calendar to pull out...
The “big” titles, including new superhero films, another zippy entry into the “Fast and Furious” franchise, the continuing adventures of Tom Cruise running against “Impossible” odds, or even a kicky new Indiana Jones film? What about the latest picks from some of our favorite filmmakers, Wes Anderson to Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan to Nicole Holofcener, Paul Schrader to Niki Caro, Christian Petzold to Rachel Sennott?
Or what about the rising filmmaking stars we’ve already fallen for, like Celine Song, Laurel Parmet, Adele Lim, Charlotte Regan, and Savanah Leaf? Should we bet even bigger, noting that this summer includes at least two films we’ve already crowned some of the best of the year?
Or, better yet, how about we let the films speak for themselves? As another summer movie season beckons, we’ve dug into the calendar to pull out...
- 4/18/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
“Rye Lane” may not have been the buzziest title at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but it was among the event’s most broadly acclaimed. Commercial and music video director Raine Allen-Miller’s feature debut is about a chance meeting between heartbroken twentysomethings in Peckham. The multicultural, working-class British neighborhood is as integral to the romantic comedy as lead characters Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah). Their stark contrast—he’s a timid accountant; she’s a livewire who works in fashion—makes them a classic odd-couple pairing. Across one serendipitous day, the two rediscover their zeal for love, life, and South London.
Critics are equally taken by “Rye Lane’s” performances and its vivid, textured filmmaking. Esther Zuckerman (IndieWire) writes, “Audiences will long for Allen-Miller’s heroes to get together, but will likely also crave the burritos they eat and itch to grab some pints and crisps with them.
Critics are equally taken by “Rye Lane’s” performances and its vivid, textured filmmaking. Esther Zuckerman (IndieWire) writes, “Audiences will long for Allen-Miller’s heroes to get together, but will likely also crave the burritos they eat and itch to grab some pints and crisps with them.
- 4/4/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
Warner Bros announced new Lord of the Rings movies on the horizon on Thursday (23 February), immediately upsetting fans of Peter Jackson’s trilogy.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that “multiple” new movies based on Jrr Tolkien’s beloved books would be developed by its production company, New Line Cinema.
The same studio developed Jackson’s trilogy in the Noughties, which earned $3bn worldwide and 17 Academy Awards.
Fans anxious that Jackson’s legacy might be tarnished quickly took to Twitter to express their objections.
“Nobody has new ideas,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw lamented.
“I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies,” entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman tweeted.
I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 23, 2023
One fan shared a clip...
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that “multiple” new movies based on Jrr Tolkien’s beloved books would be developed by its production company, New Line Cinema.
The same studio developed Jackson’s trilogy in the Noughties, which earned $3bn worldwide and 17 Academy Awards.
Fans anxious that Jackson’s legacy might be tarnished quickly took to Twitter to express their objections.
“Nobody has new ideas,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw lamented.
“I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies,” entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman tweeted.
I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 23, 2023
One fan shared a clip...
- 2/24/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Warner Bros announced new Lord of the Rings movies on the horizon on Thursday (23 February), immediately upsetting fans of Peter Jackson’s trilogy.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that “multiple” new movies based on Jrr Tolkien’s beloved books would be developed by its production company, New Line Cinema.
The same studio developed Jackson’s trilogy in the Noughties, which earned $3bn worldwide and 17 Academy Awards.
Fans anxious that Jackson’s legacy might be tarnished quickly took to Twitter to express their objections.
“Nobody has new ideas,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw lamented.
“I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies,” entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman tweeted.
I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 23, 2023
One fan shared a clip...
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that “multiple” new movies based on Jrr Tolkien’s beloved books would be developed by its production company, New Line Cinema.
The same studio developed Jackson’s trilogy in the Noughties, which earned $3bn worldwide and 17 Academy Awards.
Fans anxious that Jackson’s legacy might be tarnished quickly took to Twitter to express their objections.
“Nobody has new ideas,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw lamented.
“I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies,” entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman tweeted.
I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 23, 2023
One fan shared a clip...
- 2/23/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
The Last of Us viewers were left shocked to discover that one of the show’s stars is the daughter of a famous actor.
HBO released the first episode of the highly anticipated series – which is a TV adaptation of the 2013 video game – earlier this month.
The series takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed due to a mass fungal infection, which turns its victims into zombie-like aggressors.
In it, Pedro Pascal plays Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenager, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), across the post-apocalyptic US.
During the first episode, which landed on Sky on Monday (16 January), many viewers noted how much the actor who plays Joel’s daughter Sarah (Nico Parker) resembles another Hollywood actor.
“Just find out Nice Parker from The Last of Us is Thandiwe Newton’s daughter and now it’s like, oh duh of course she is. Just look at her,...
HBO released the first episode of the highly anticipated series – which is a TV adaptation of the 2013 video game – earlier this month.
The series takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed due to a mass fungal infection, which turns its victims into zombie-like aggressors.
In it, Pedro Pascal plays Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenager, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), across the post-apocalyptic US.
During the first episode, which landed on Sky on Monday (16 January), many viewers noted how much the actor who plays Joel’s daughter Sarah (Nico Parker) resembles another Hollywood actor.
“Just find out Nice Parker from The Last of Us is Thandiwe Newton’s daughter and now it’s like, oh duh of course she is. Just look at her,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Rushes: Bruno Dumont's "The Empire," John Carpenter Interviewed, Hito Steyerl x Film Comment Podcast
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSHaunted Hotel.The British Film Institute has begun unveiling the program for the London Film Festival, which runs from October 5-16. So far, they have announced the official competition, featuring films from Alice Diop, Mark Jenkin, and Hlynur Pálmason, and the VR- and Ar-oriented "Extended Realities" strand, including a new work from Guy Maddin, Haunted Hotel.Production has begun on Bruno Dumont's The Empire. Cineuropa reports that the science-fiction film depicts the "epic parallel life of knights from interplanetary kingdoms"; the cast includes Lyna Khoudri (César-winner for Papicha) and the gendarmerie duo from Li'l Quinquin, Bernard Pruvost and Philippe Jore.The international film critics association Fipresci have chosen the winner of their 2022 Grand Prix for Film of the Year: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's Drive My Car.Recommended VIEWINGAndrew Mau and Alan Mak's seminal...
- 8/30/2022
- MUBI
If the ‘90s were a boom time for DIY iconoclasts, Hollywood mavericks, and emerging national cinemas, none of the decade’s narrative films would be so fondly remembered today if not for the actors who brought them to life. Even the era’s best documentary or documentary-like features — such as Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “After Life” and Abbas Kiarostami’s “Close-Up,” both of which placed in the top 10 on IndieWire’s list of the decade’s best films — boast unscripted performances that resonate with the same raw power as anything that Meryl Streep or Robert De Niro were doing at the time.
If the impulse to honor the decade’s most indelible performances is easy to understand, the task of choosing among them proved virtually impossible. What started as a fool’s errand soon found us tilting at windmills as we decided to limit our list to just 25 choices, thus...
If the impulse to honor the decade’s most indelible performances is easy to understand, the task of choosing among them proved virtually impossible. What started as a fool’s errand soon found us tilting at windmills as we decided to limit our list to just 25 choices, thus...
- 8/17/2022
- by David Ehrlich, Kate Erbland and Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Welcome to IndieWire ’90s Week, an unfettered celebration of the decade that every millennial will always think of as “10 years ago.”
This completely random celebration of the last years of the 20th century — a critical tribute to the spirit of a time that no reboot or legacy sequel could ever quite manage to capture — kicks off with our ranked mega-list of the decade’s 100 greatest films, and follows that up with interviews with the people who made them, essays about how the impact these modern classics had on the world at large, close listens of the scores and needle-drops that still reverberate in our ears, and more.
Below, you’ll find a comprehensive schedule of the ’90s Week goodness to come, which will update with links to our stories as they go live over the course of the week. Cowabunga, dudes!
Monday
10 a.m. Et: The 100 Best Movies of the...
This completely random celebration of the last years of the 20th century — a critical tribute to the spirit of a time that no reboot or legacy sequel could ever quite manage to capture — kicks off with our ranked mega-list of the decade’s 100 greatest films, and follows that up with interviews with the people who made them, essays about how the impact these modern classics had on the world at large, close listens of the scores and needle-drops that still reverberate in our ears, and more.
Below, you’ll find a comprehensive schedule of the ’90s Week goodness to come, which will update with links to our stories as they go live over the course of the week. Cowabunga, dudes!
Monday
10 a.m. Et: The 100 Best Movies of the...
- 8/15/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Does Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”) have a better chance of winning the Emmy for Best Comedy Supporting Actress than Gold Derby’s racetrack odds may suggest? She’s currently third place behind Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”) and Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), but I think our awards pundits are greatly underestimating James’ bravura performance as Principal Ava Coleman on ABC’s mockumentary series about a group of Philadelphia teachers working at one of the worst public schools in the country. As Alison Herman raves in The Ringer, “Janelle James is the breakout as Ava, the deliciously incompetent principal.” Emmy voters, take notice.
Created by Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” has been a huge hit for broadcast television and it received seven Emmy nominations, including Best Comedy Series. Four of the actors from the show were nominated: Brunson for Best Comedy Actress, Tyler James Williams for Best Comedy Supporting Actor, and James and Sheryl Lee Ralph...
Created by Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” has been a huge hit for broadcast television and it received seven Emmy nominations, including Best Comedy Series. Four of the actors from the show were nominated: Brunson for Best Comedy Actress, Tyler James Williams for Best Comedy Supporting Actor, and James and Sheryl Lee Ralph...
- 8/4/2022
- by Brian Rowe
- Gold Derby
Critics got their first look at “Jurassic World Dominion” on Monday night, and while official reviews are embargoed, there were apparently no dive-bombing pterodactyls to yoink the phones from their hands. Reactions went direct to Twitter, and it’s fair to say the response was mixed.
Scott “Movie” Mantz, often one of the more upbeat and rah-rah boosters of popcorn cinema, was unimpressed:
It pains me to say this, but I did Not like #JurassicWorldDominion — the story was convoluted & all over the place, and it didn’t feel special. There’s no magic or heart to it, and it doesn’t capture the awe-inspiring feeling of the original at all. Not sure who it’s even for. pic.twitter.com/WjhVJaY9Nv
— Scott Mantz (@MovieMantz) June 7, 2022
Io9’s critic used a Gif from the original to express his sentiment.
My review of Jurassic World Dominion: pic.twitter.com/KtBFOTyG...
Scott “Movie” Mantz, often one of the more upbeat and rah-rah boosters of popcorn cinema, was unimpressed:
It pains me to say this, but I did Not like #JurassicWorldDominion — the story was convoluted & all over the place, and it didn’t feel special. There’s no magic or heart to it, and it doesn’t capture the awe-inspiring feeling of the original at all. Not sure who it’s even for. pic.twitter.com/WjhVJaY9Nv
— Scott Mantz (@MovieMantz) June 7, 2022
Io9’s critic used a Gif from the original to express his sentiment.
My review of Jurassic World Dominion: pic.twitter.com/KtBFOTyG...
- 6/7/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Tony and Emmy winner Robert Morse died April 20 at the age of 90.
Morse’s son Charlie confirmed his passing to Los Angeles’ ABC affiliate via Deadline, and Morse’s death was announced on Twitter by writer/producer Larry Karaszewski, a vice president on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
“My good pal Bobby Morse has passed away at age 90,” Karaszewski tweeted. “A huge talent and a beautiful spirit. Sending love to his son Charlie & daughter Allyn. Had so much fun hanging with Bobby over the years – filming ‘People v Oj’ and hosting so many screenings.”
Morse starred in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on Broadway in 1961, winning a Tony Award. He reprised his role of ambitious window washer J. Pierrepont Finch for the 1967 film adaptation of the musical.
Morse later starred in the 1989 Truman Capote one-man stage show “Tru,” for...
Morse’s son Charlie confirmed his passing to Los Angeles’ ABC affiliate via Deadline, and Morse’s death was announced on Twitter by writer/producer Larry Karaszewski, a vice president on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
“My good pal Bobby Morse has passed away at age 90,” Karaszewski tweeted. “A huge talent and a beautiful spirit. Sending love to his son Charlie & daughter Allyn. Had so much fun hanging with Bobby over the years – filming ‘People v Oj’ and hosting so many screenings.”
Morse starred in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on Broadway in 1961, winning a Tony Award. He reprised his role of ambitious window washer J. Pierrepont Finch for the 1967 film adaptation of the musical.
Morse later starred in the 1989 Truman Capote one-man stage show “Tru,” for...
- 4/21/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Last Duel, the latest edge-of-your-seat flick from Ridley Scott, was mostly ignored at the box office. But those who did watch it enjoyed it. Starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, and Harriet Walter, The Last Duel enjoyed decent critic reviews, with Esther Zuckerman of the Thrillist writing, “It’s a strange, long horror comedy about how women in the 14th century were at the mercy of dudes who were vain, petty, and cruel, only concerned with their own status even when someone’s life is at stake.” Despite the rave of people whose job it is to watch
Five Movies To Watch When You’re Done With “The Last Duel”...
Five Movies To Watch When You’re Done With “The Last Duel”...
- 3/2/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
The Writers Guild of America, East will host their annual “And the Nominees Are…” limited series contenders’ panel on March 1, with Variety hosting the livestream.
The limited series panel will take place at 7 p.m. Et/ 4 p.m. Pt and will run for 90 minutes. It will be streamed on Variety.com via the YouTube link below. The conversation will include WGA nominees Little Marvin (“Them: Covenant”), Barry Jenkins (“The Underground Railroad”), Brad Inglesby (“Mare of Easttown”), Ian Brennan (“Halston”), Molly Smith Metzler (“Maid”) and Sarah Burgess (“Impeachment: American Crime Story”). The panel will be moderated by Thrillist senior entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman.
The Writers Guild Awards will take place on March 20. “Only Murders in the Building” led this year’s nominations list, with three nods for comedy, new series and comedy episodic. Shows with two nominations include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Loki,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession,” “Yellowjackets,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons.
The limited series panel will take place at 7 p.m. Et/ 4 p.m. Pt and will run for 90 minutes. It will be streamed on Variety.com via the YouTube link below. The conversation will include WGA nominees Little Marvin (“Them: Covenant”), Barry Jenkins (“The Underground Railroad”), Brad Inglesby (“Mare of Easttown”), Ian Brennan (“Halston”), Molly Smith Metzler (“Maid”) and Sarah Burgess (“Impeachment: American Crime Story”). The panel will be moderated by Thrillist senior entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman.
The Writers Guild Awards will take place on March 20. “Only Murders in the Building” led this year’s nominations list, with three nods for comedy, new series and comedy episodic. Shows with two nominations include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Loki,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession,” “Yellowjackets,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons.
- 3/1/2022
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “Brian and Charles,” a quirky and heartfelt comedy about an unlikely friendship that debuted to rave reviews this week at the Sundance Film Festival.
The film centers on Brian, a lonely inventor in rural Wales, who builds unconventional contraptions that rarely work. He soon sets out on his biggest project yet — spending three days to turn a washing machine and various spare parts into Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and has an obsession with cabbages.
Polygon’s Oli Welsh praised the film’s “warmth and tenderness” while Thrillist’s Esther Zuckerman wrote that the movie is “adorably whimsical and downright touching.”
Director Jim Archer developed the film with Film4, which co-funded the production, and the BFI, which awarded funds from the National Lottery. It is based on a short film that Archer created and written by...
The film centers on Brian, a lonely inventor in rural Wales, who builds unconventional contraptions that rarely work. He soon sets out on his biggest project yet — spending three days to turn a washing machine and various spare parts into Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and has an obsession with cabbages.
Polygon’s Oli Welsh praised the film’s “warmth and tenderness” while Thrillist’s Esther Zuckerman wrote that the movie is “adorably whimsical and downright touching.”
Director Jim Archer developed the film with Film4, which co-funded the production, and the BFI, which awarded funds from the National Lottery. It is based on a short film that Archer created and written by...
- 1/28/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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