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No, it’s not a TV series or any sort of short, I’m being told it’s a feature-length film. End of story. I do not know if it will be part of the official competition, but it’s Lynch, how can you deny the master a slot? Keslassy also says James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” is not going to Cannes. A shocker since it was on everyone’s radar for competition. It had been test-screened a week or so ago, but the reactions I received were fairly negative....

Amidst the great Venice lineup announcement today comes a bombshell of speculation courtesy of Deadline. Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” will not be released in 2023, they say. Instead, it is eyeing a world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next May. What?! There was a rumor that 2023 might be an option for Scorsese’s film, then I was told December was the aim and that a marketing campaign was ready to go for the film....

Safe for the Netflix films, all of which were greeted with positive notices, the stuff Cannes head Thierry Fremaux rejected this year turned out to be duds on the festival circuit. All the aforementioned films were greeted with lackluster reviews at Venice. All except Jacques Audiard’s “The Sisters Brothers,” a western that has been getting great reviews and seems, based on today’s news, to have probably been probably rejected by Fremaux....

He stated the characters weren’t under Marvel’s control yet so until the deal goes through and that happens he’s not planning anything. However, the deal has gone through and Feige’s boss over at Disney Bob Iger, speaking to [THR], is saying Feige is ready to oversee the X-Men, Fantastic 4, and Deadpool. “I think it only makes sense [that Feige takes over]. I want to be careful here because of what’s been communicated to the Fox folks, but I think they know....

Viewers on Twitter praised the network for deleting Trump’s 15-second cameo, whereas many of his supporters complained about CBC’s decision. CBC responded to ComicBook.com, who had initially reported the backlash to the edit, saying that this was not a political edit, but rather done to squeeze in an extra commercial or two. This comes after Trump comically mentioned his “Home Alone 2” cameo on Christmas Eve while speaking to military service members in a teleconference: “Well, I’m in ‘Home Alone 2,’ and a lot of people mention it every year, especially around Christmas,” Trump said....

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Upon first viewing, “Little Women” is somewhat successful in its passionate and energetic re-telling of Alcott’s novel. You can’t help but respect it. A major issue I had was its first half being a bit of a mess — it takes 70 or so minutes to really get you going and involved in its story. The whole thing is oddly structured in a distracting non-linear fashion. You get all sorts of timelines intertwined to the point of ad nauseum....

Romain Gavras’ “Athena” was not eligible since it is a Netflix production and won’t be released in French theaters. Otherwise, that could have been a major contender. As it happens, it’s now streaming on Netflix. As I mentioned last week, before this morning’s announcement, Diop’s film was the favourite since it just won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice. The fiercest competition it had was probably Mia Hansen-Love’s “One Fine Morning....

Coppola is funding the film with his own money, so he can basically do whatever the hell he wants. That means the main cast will be composed of Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman, Kathryn Hunter, Aubrey Plaza and James Remar. Notice the underlined names. Coppola couldn’t care less what film twitter will think of this film. “Megalopolis” has been his passion project for close to four decades and he wants to make this sci-fi epic without any outside interference....

I was scrolling through this year’s Cesars contenders and, my God, what an abundance of riches we had from France this past year. “Titane,” “Petite Maman,” “Happening,” “Benedetta,” “Annette,” “Bergman Island,” “France,” “Onoda,” “Lost Illusions,” “The Restless,” and “Vortex.” If you haven’t caught up with many of these films, I highly recommend that you do. Right now, French-based cinema is on a roll. Forget the fact that the top prize-winners at Venice and Cannes were films directed by French female directors, but it’s also the films that didn’t win that impress as well....

The unusual love story Tilda Swinton‘s English writer and Idris Elba‘s romantic Djinn does strike a few nice chords, but Miller decides to concentrate the bulk of his movie on the Djinn’s century-spanning history, which has no tension or surprising elements to it. During the last 20 minutes though, Miller decides to concentrate on the sudden romance between Djinn and writer. It’s actually quite poignant; both characters never truly found love but realize they might be meant for each other....

Although we know Baumbach as a director, he has written screenplays for both Wes Anderson (“The Life Aquatic,” “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”) and, of course, himself (“Frances Ha,” “The Squid and the Whale,” “Greenberg”). Gerwig, coming off her triumphant directorial debut “Lady Bird,” has been getting solid Oscar buzz for her upcoming fall release “Little Women.” Yeah, I’m on-board this movie. Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

Consider me shocked, SHOCKED, by this cancelation. No, but seriously, it was a foreigner conclusion that if the Sundance Film Festival would indeed occur this year then it would very well be the superspreader event of the winter. The decision by the festival to go completely virtual comes 15 days before Sundance’s opening night. They had originally set forth restrictions for attendees such as reduced screening capacities, mandatory triple vaccination and free testing....

Despite winning Best Picture and gaining a reputation as a classic, IndieWire’s Eric Kohn wants to hear none of that. His Forrest Gump takedown basically pisses on the legacy of this Robert Zemeckis-Tom Hanks film by implying a direct connection to conservatism and all but saying that ‘Gumpism,’ well, it’s actually another form of ‘Trump-ism.’ However, the entire Kohn write-up feels like further proof of intolerance stemming from a “progressive mindset” than really a credible dissection of the movie’s intolerance — if anything, ‘Gump’ is a film which promotes the idea of “getting along” and compromise....

The latest Peele joint, this one titled “Nope,” Looks like an alien invasion movie, you can even see one in the trailer or at least that’s what I thought it was. However, knowing Peele, thats too obvious. I imagine there’s still gonna be some kind of twist that reveals this is more than just a token alien invasion narrative.Get Out = GOUs = Underground Society or United StatesNOPE= Not Of Planet Earth What I did notice was, Christopher Nolan regular, Hoyte Van Hoytema’s immersive photography....

“A mother (Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o from Black Panther, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and 12 Years a Slave) and a father (Winston Duke from Black Panther) take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends (including Emmy winner Elizabeth Moss from TV series The Handmaid’s Tale). But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited....

The film was originally to be directed by talented writer-director Nicole Holofcener (“Lovely and Amazing”), who wrote the screenplay and was slated to direct Julianne Moore in the lead role. That version fell apart due to “creative differences. Moore finally detailed the painful process of being fired from the film, in a new interview on Watch What Happens Live. “I didn’t leave that movie, I was fired,” the Oscar winner said....

Scorsese is about to release a new documentary titled “’Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” set for release on Netflix this coming June. This makes Netflix the home for two upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed movies in 2019 (“The Irishman” being the other). Now, thanks to a report from Variety, we have some more info and a poster. The synopsis also does not make the film out to be a token documentary....

If you remember, in 2016, Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” was the toast of the town at the Sundance Film Festival when it was purchased by Fox Searchlight for a record $17.5 million. However, slowly creeping back in the spotlight were past rape accusations thrown against Parker, more than two decades earlier. It was revealed that Parker has been accused—and eventually acquitted—of rape charges while still a college student....

“Possessor” is the second feature film from Cronenberg, the son of legendary Canadian director David Cronenberg. Cronenberg Jr. debut feature “Antiviral” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, but this latest film, which premiered this past January at the Sundance Film Festival, is a major step up for the 40-year-old director. An NC-17-worthy visionary sci-fi that shocks and provokes in equal measures. Here’s my capsule review of the film from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival: “Only a Cronenberg could direct something like “Possessor,” a bloodily convoluted and erotic sci-fi caper that is never dull to watch....