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The film, written by journalist turned screenwriter Mark Boal of “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty” fame, begins rather familiarly as Oscar Isaac’s Santiago reconnects with his former Special Ops buddies hoping they will join him on a high-paying, very illegal legal operation in South America, the film eventually turns into a cautionary tale about greed, very much akin to past classics “Treasure of the Sierra Madre” and “Wages of Fear” Ben Affleck’s Tom is a former op, divorced dad, struggling with his real-estate job who decides to join Santiago’s mission....

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Although abortion is legalized in the USA, many people choose to stay on the positive side of the subject. A majority of movies that talk about abortion portray characters who would choose to have an abortion, yet they would rather appear pro-life than be seen to directly support abortion. Is the representation by abortion movies a reality? A 2014 study by Guttmacher Institute showed 39% of abortions in America were performed on white patients, 28% on black and 25% on Hispanics....

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With moviegoers already reluctant to go back to the cinema before a vaccine is found, higher costs for movie tickets may backfire for AMC as it may turn off folks who were on the fence in even going to watch Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” when it is released in the U.S, on Labor Day— sitting in an enclosed space for two hours with potentially sick people all around you was already not the most enticing proposition for many, but adding the fact that your $20 movie ticket may actually cost you $5 or $10 extra could be a dealbreaker for plenty....

Producer and former Sony head honcho Amy Pascal has joined into the fray; in a new interview with Vanity Fair, Pascal is subtly calling sexism when it comes to the awards chatter “Little Women” has received. She’s ascribing to the theory that women love the film, but men just can’t connect to it due to unintentional bias/sexism. “It’s a completely unconscious bias. I don’t think it’s anything like a malicious rejection,” said the producer....

Here’s the full list of his favorite films of 2018: Annihilation, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Blindspotting, Burning, The Death of Stalin, Eighth Grade, If Beale Street Could Talk, Leave No Trace, Minding the Gap, The Rider, Roma, Shoplifters, Support the Girls, Won’t You Be My Neighbor Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

What I don’t get is that Netflix’s people were telling us, less than two weeks ago, that it wouldn’t be done until October. Some pundits were told the same thing. So, after a few emails sent out, apparently, “White Noise” will be screened for Telluride during the first week of August. It’s “ready,” they say, and you can keep the quotations on there. What changed? I wouldn’t be surprised if Netflix does what they did with “Blonde” and pulls it out of Venice in the last minute, the film just didn’t sound ready at all....

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That’s Cannes for you. Where cinema is treated as a devoted passion and not even a pandemic can prevent the event from happening. Oh oui, zee French. For the next ten days we will all be dining on four-course meals of quality cinema, not to mention pit stops at La Pizza, the famous Italian eatery that has been successfully operating as a business since the ‘50s. Of Course, Cannes is so much more than all of the above....

President Pierre Lescure did finally chime in yesterday, speaking to Le Figaro and mentioning that he remains “reasonably optimistic in the hope that the peak of the epidemic will be reached at the end of March and that we will breathe a little better in April” but also admitting that the festival will cancel if the coronavirus does not improve in France by next month. My two cents on this; Covid-19 is an unpredictable virus, Why cancel Cannes now when you can reassess the situation and just do it in April....

The BA.5 is, supposedly, the most contagious COVID variant yet. This has kinda tied San Diego Comic-Con’s hands. And so, they finally relented this evening by announcing that everyone who attends this year’s event must wear a mask and have a vaccine pass. What does this mean for the fall fests, well, we’re not entirely sure yet, but panic seems to be starting up again. To be honest, I can’t see Venice enforcing any sort of health measures, but Toronto and Telluride?...

Todd Field’s “TÁR” topped the poll, followed by Charlotte Welles’ “Aftersun” and Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin.” “RRR” again appears (#8) . The fanbase for this film is getting bigger and bigger by the day. Anyways, I’m off to catch Scott Cooper’s “Pale Blue Eye,” which has been appearing in zero to nil critics lists. IndieWire didn’t release their full top 50 results, but I’m sure we’ll be getting it soon....

NBR has also decided to give its Best Actor award to Viggo Mortensen, despite his own bout with controversy earlier this month. There is no doubt deep disappointment within the SJW community and its well-appointed PC police squad, but the rest of us can rejoice that this group of cinephiles decided to say “fuck it” and weren’t cowered down by the intense mob-mentality that inflicts today’s social media. There will still be those that believe that Peter Farrelly thought wrong in choosing to tell this story, which, according to many wokers, goes against the current grain of progressive thought, and, of course, I strongly disagree with this....

As for Walt Disney Pictures, well, they’re not fucking around and for good reason, especially since director Niki Caro’s live-action remake of “Mulan” was set to make very big money overseas and especially in China. Slated for a March 27th release in the U.S. and globally March 26th, Caro’s film has a budget of over $200 million, which makes it the most expensive live-action film ever directed by a female filmmaker....

This inventive, bizarre and altogether jarring film won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. It was a surprise win and absolutely no one expected it to be chosen as France’s Oscar selection over Venice winner, Audrey Diwan’s “Happening.” The main contenders this year, alongside “Titane,” are Paolo Sorrentino’s “Hand of God,” Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World,” Asghar Farhadi’s “A Hero,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” and Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s “Flee....

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Needless to say, gambling is all about highs and lows, which is the type of drama and suspense that many moviegoers adore. For the most part, there has been an intriguing interplay between movies and the gambling business, since they gain from each other in a variety of ways. Is Hollywood Addicted to Gambling in Casinos? Addiction, on the other hand, is a pretty strong term. However, it is reasonable to state that filmmakers are frequently enthralled with gambling....

Jordan Ruimy: What were the roots of this film?Luc Dardenne : We’ve been working on the screenplay for a very long time. The character of Sandra was the main focus. We always saw that character as someone who was scared but who fought through adversity no matter how intense or frustrating the times got it. There were a few questions we wanted to answer 1) Against social insecurity, how can she rebuild?...