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The cause of this potential delay isn’t really known. We know that it had been reported that additional filming was set for late May in Oklahoma. We also know that Scorsese alongside his legendary editor Thelma Schoonmaker work like sloths in their post-production process. Let’s take a look at a little recent Scorsese/Schoonmaker history: “The Irishman” and “Silence” had about 18 months between their wraps dates and release dates. “The Wolf of Wall Street” finished filming in October of 2012 and was released at the end of December 2013, that’s close to 15 months....

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However, I know a talent when I see one, and Robert Eggers is just that. You can tell that he’s the real deal by the way he framed and built up that dreaded atmosphere in “The Witch.” Another filmmaker in that same league would be “Hereditary” master Ari Aster. You just know he’s got the goods and ain’t a one-trick pony. Eggers has wrapped-up his second feature, “The Lighthouse,” which will debut here at Cannes next week, but Aster’s “Midsommar” has been slowly teasing its affair, with cinephiles not entirely sure what it may be about....

It’s 1929, and mixed-race Irene (Tessa Thompson) only occasionally “passes” for white, but when she does, it’s for the purpose of doing essential errands, such as getting a cab or shopping in downtown New York City— it’s just easier that way and she gets fewer looks. Using her sun hat to hide beneath her brown eyes, it’s not something she likes to do, but it gets the job done, when needed be....

I presume we won’t know what Williams’ “final wish” was until the doc, which I have now screener requested, reaches its climax. What we do already know is that Williams was battling a debilitating disease called Lewy body dementia, a hybrid of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and that he felt like he was losing grasp of himself. As seen in the trailer, “Robin’s Wish” is not just about the comedian’s untimely death, it also focuses on his incredible set of performances (“Dead Poets Society,” Good Will Hunting,” “Insomnia,” “Awakenings,” “One Hour Photo”)....

That, to my eyes at least, means they have crossed off Pattinson as a potential nominee and are going all-in with Dafoe. Why you may ask? Well, because Dafoe does give the superior performance and his exit from the competitive Best Actor category now propels him to join Supporting Actor contenders Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), and Al Pacino (The Irishman)....

I wrote this about “Zola” back at Sundance 2020: “You wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” And so goes the opening narration In Janicza Bravo’s “Zola,” a movie based on the 144 tweets one @Zolarmoon churned out back in the summer of 2015. In those tweets, Zola ended up venting about the strange events that occurred to her within a 48 hour timeframe....

“Shang-Chi” is being written by Chinese-American screenwriter Dave Callaham, whose credits include, yikes, “The Expendables.” Shang-Chi is supposed to be the Master of Kung Fu in Marvel comic books and also has the power to create duplicates of himself. I’m sold on Kung-Fu. However, it does seem rather obvious that Marvel and Disney are adamant in creating an inclusive and diverse MCU, one in which the media will positively promote it to no-ends, which will result in, basically, free marketing for the films....

The writer-director of “Ex-Machina” and “Annihilation” is reuniting with A24 for this latest film. Jessie Buckley (“I’m Thinking of Ending Things) is set to play a woman who goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband. Not much else is known about the film, but Garland had originally revealed that he was working on a “low-budget horror movie” which was going to be set in the UK....

He spoke about his relationship with Italian cinema, his love of Federico Fellini, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, but, even more enticingly, Cuarón had high praise for Guillermo Del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley.” When asked about his friend and colleague Del Toro’s film, he had nothing but high praise: “It’s a masterpiece! “Nightmare Alley” is a wonderful masterpiece. I think it’s Guillermo Del Toro at his best: He really is marvelous.” Cuaron also hinted at what his next, post-Roma, project will be....

The Irishman (Netflix) 2. Parasite (Neon) 3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony) 4. Joker (Warner Bros.)5. 1917 (Universal) 6. Marriage Story (Netflix) 7. Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight) 8. Little Women (Sony)9. Ford v. Ferrari (Fox) Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

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With another superb hold (dropping only 35%) it was the Joaquin Phoenix starring “Joker” that won the battle with $18.9M domestically. Yet another score for a juggernaut of a film that has not only made over $500M internationally and $849M overall, and may cross a billion even without a Chinese release, but which also (as reported yesterday) is now the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, dethroning Ryan Reynolds “Deadpool 2”....

Check out the bolded directors and titles. A teasing hint of what could have been expected if the 2020 Cannes Film Festival were to have actually taken place in early May. That clearly won’t be happening now. There will be no “Top Gun 2,” “Benedetta,” “Soul” and “The French Dispatch.” If these titles were going to premiere at this year’s festival, then that would have meant a huge presence from Hollywood on the Croisette....

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CBS confirmed the settlement on Thursday night in a statement to AP. “The allegations in Ms. Dushku’s claims are an example that, while we remain committed to a culture defined by a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace, our work is far from done,” the CBS statement said. “The settlement of these claims reflects the projected amount that Ms. Dushku would have received for the balance of her contract as a series regular, and was determined in a mutually agreed upon mediation process at the time....

In fact, Coppola had four of his movies crack the top 10: “The Godfather” (#1), “The Godfather, Part II” (#4), “Apocalypse Now” (#6) and “The Conversation” (#10). His streak of films during this decade may constitute the greatest by any filmmaker in Hollywood history. The highest-rated foreign-language film was Bernardo Bertolluci’s “The Conformist,” (#14) one of the most gorgeously photographed movies of all-time. Chantal Ackerman’s “Jeanne Dielman” (#18) was the highest rated film directed by a woman....

This Tehran-born camera genius has worked with some of the greatest directors in the world. He was discovered when shooting a famous Nike ad with David Fincher, which landed him a job as cinematographer of “Seven,” a film that some say shaped the way drama would be shot in the 21st century. Khondji used simple camera approaches for the film and was highly influenced by — of all things — the TV show “COPS,” which inspired him to use tricks like a camera peering over a shoulder from the backseat....

This will be Fincher’s first movie without his usual cinematographer, Jeff Cronenweth, this decade. The two had previously partnered on “The Social Network,” “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and “Gone Girl.” However, if “Mindhunter” and “House of Cards” proved anything, it was that Fincher was mostly responsible for the visual style of his films, more specifically his knack for using black and yellow, a sort of dark lighting combined with color overlay and crisp cinematography....

I’m not hearing good things about David O. Russell’s “Canterbury Glass” which recently had a test-screening in the East Coast earlier this week. This feels like a bomb in the making, I truly hope I’m wrong. I haven’t been able to convince the people I’ve spoken with to publish their reactions on here, but there is a review making the rounds online (via Letterboxd): “Just saw the film, I had to sign an NDA so I can’t say much....