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After triumphantly stripping down his narrative with “Dunkirk,” Nolan is ready for his next film, set to be released in 2020. There is not yet a title or plot for his next film, let alone a cast, but a Production Weekly tweet called it a “romantic thriller, like “‘North by Northwest’ in tone meets ‘Inception,’” Nolan did mention that he’s “about to start shooting” his next project, which has a release date of July 17, 2020....

Well then, there’s a nice little tidbit of news that we got today, an actual description of the plot. THR is reporting that Nolan’s upcoming as-of-yet untitle, film will be an adventure spanning the globe that involves the time continuum, while also sharing some similarities with “Inception.” There had been rumors of possible “North By Northwest” meets “Inception” influences. This description fits right into that mold. Time continuum being mentioned means that there would most likely be time travel involved, probably taking place in numerous countries....

Phil Clapp, chief executive of the UK Cinema Association, claims that close to 176 million admissions were sold in 2018 - the highest number since 1970, “there has been a really strong film slate with a diversity of films performing well,” Mr Clapp told Sky News. “Probably one of the reasons why admissions have been higher than they have been is because we’ve been pulling in audiences from a broad range of places....

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With the news breaking yesterday that James Gunn was going to write and possibly direct ‘Suicide Squad 2’ Bautista was at it again on Twitter, wondering how he could partake in the upcoming film: “Where do I sign up!” the actor simply stated in a tweet. The trolling against Disney continues. Touché Mr. Bautista. Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

Starring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic DC villain, the Todd Phillips-directed film has been gaining momentum and buzz ever since its first trailer dropped back in early summer, and its subsequent inclusion in prestigious festivals such as Venice and Toronto. I will only post tweets from actual critics, because, truth be told, there are a lot of fanboy-esque reactions going on all over Twitter. Both The New York Times’ Glenn Kenny and Time Magazine’s Stephanie Zacharek are also not fans of the film, both having harsh words for the finished product with even Kenny calling it “garbage....

Lead actress Lou de Laâge can be seen in the exclusive image chatting with Melvil Poupaud at a coffee shop. Allen has been posting on-set images via his official instagram, but none of the actual movie. Until now. A friend, who is part of the Paris crew, told me this morning, via email, that the production team has mentioned of the very real possibility of a Cannes World Premiere. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, there is absolutely no reason for Thierry Fremaux not to select this movie for next year’s Cannes Film Festival....

Pugh has basically had three well-reviewed performances since her career really jump-started around 7 years ago: “Lady Macbeth,” “Midsommar,” “The Wonder.” She’s shown great promise, but it’s such an odd choice to include her as part of the 50 best of all-time. Another odd inclusion is that of Michelle Yeoh. It’s clear she wouldn’t have made it without “Everything Everywhere All At Once” getting released this year. Her other marquee role was in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon....

George Clooney’s “The Tender Bar” screened for BAFTA, DGA and select film critics on Saturday and Sunday evening. Reception has been thus far positive, with numerous people citing Ben Affleck’s performance The words “sweet” and “touching” keep coming up in these reactions. Starring Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd & Lily Rabe, the film’s official premise describes this as the story of “a boy growing up on Long Island who seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle’s bar....

I saw “Nightmare Alley” a couple of days ago. It’s very digital looking. They didn’t seem to even try to put a “film” aesthetic look to it. The aspect ratio was also a little off and should have been 4:3 — del Toro was using very wide lenses for his shots. Of course, it could still look good in black and white, a lot of the production design matched the 1947 version....

In an interview with The Times, the English actress was asked whether Depp should be able to make a comeback in the industry after his nasty court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard “Oh, I think he’s completely vindicated,” she says of Depp. “I think he’s fine now. Totally fine.” Adding that Heard “got on that pendulum. That’s the problem with these things — that people will jump on the bandwagon because it’s the trend and to be the poster girl for it....

This is especially true when it comes to the films of Martin Scorcese, perhaps our most celebrated living filmmaker. Heavily influenced by his own youth and what he sees as the warped essence of the American Dream, Scorcese seeks to capture distinct snapshots of time that best exemplify these excesses and hopes. Perhaps none of his works do this more successfully than his 1995 box office smash Casino, which stars Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone and remains one of Scorcese’s most critically acclaimed works....

We should all be up in arms about this. Panahi didn’t even get a trial, he was just sentenced straight to prison. Where’s due process? Where are his human rights? Panahi was protesting outside the jail, and basically got kidnapped by Iranian authorities. Iran is claiming he’s being locked up for “anti-government activity.” Panahi has a film called “No Bears” that’s set to premiere at Venice in September. If I were Venice boss Alberto Barbera, I’d pull out all the stops and turn the premiere into a massive political protest....

Campion has been around since the ‘80s, delivering great movies such as “Sweetie,” “An Angel at the Table,” and “The Piano” — the latter she could have won the Oscar for if it weren’t for that being the year of Spielberg and “Schindler’s List.” Lo and behold, notice who is Campion’s toughest competitor for this year’s race … Steven Spielberg directed the hell out of “West Side Story” and one can imagine another Campion vs Spielberg bout occurring again almost 20 years to the day they last faced off....

“You know how we feel?” Kimmel continued. “You remember the first Superman movie, Christopher Reeve. When he gave up his powers to save Lois Lane’s life and then he was powerless and then he got beat up in a diner, and he had to get his powers back to come save us from Lex Luther. That’s what we need from you and your husband!” “You remember Mrs. Obama? From when we had a United States?...

Yikes. Of course, this is just one reaction. Another one, from an anonymous redditor, wasn’t positive either, saying the movie is “fine” and that it was “a super generic biopic.” “Shirley” currently doesn’t have a release date, and with these kinds of reactions you might expect to see it early next year. Netflix could maybe make a push to campaign King’s performance, but that remains to be seen. Netflix clear #1 this awards season is “Bardo....

Is it a coincidence that this screening was scrapped after Poitras slammed Toronto and Venice for greeting Hilary Clinton and accused the former presidential candidate of “whitewashing” her sins? Poitras still vehemently defends Assange, saying “nothing more serious that threatens the First Amendment,” because what the U.S. was trying to do was charge Assange for “publishing, for literally revealing war crimes in the U.S. occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.” Poitras’ 2016 doc “Risk” made the case for Assange....

If you remember, Danny Boyle unexpectedly quit the project a mere few weeks before shooting was.to begin Boyle allegedly cited “creative differences” and a dispute over the portrayal of the villain. “True Detective” and “Maniac” director Cary Fukunaga then took over the reins and, et voila, enter “No Time to Die,” the highly anticipated 25th film in the franchise and Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007. The film finds Bond living in Jamaica, having retired from MI6 when a familiar face in former CIA agent Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) draws him back into service....

The Zemeckis has been relegated to Disney Plus on September 8th and not to theaters. If they want to qualify for the Oscars, “Pinocchio” has to be released in theaters. It doesn’t look like that is happening. The film, starring Hanks, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Keegan Michael Key, and Luke Evans, has just released a trailer. Bring on the Del Toro version in December. Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

“The Son” has been given a “content warning” from TIFF: “The Son” and “The Whale” only have have 1 regular (non-premium) public screening each. The fact that neither is going to Telluride and NYFF makes it all the more strange. These will be the only North American screenings for both films. Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” is officially 151 min. The film has 5 public screenings and they are all at the two biggest theaters (Princess of Wales and Roy Thompson Hall)....