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Grant Morrison Says ‘The Flash’ Script He Wrote With Ezra Miller Was More Like ‘Back To The Future’ Than A Superhero Movie

August 11, 2020 4:00 pm

DC Comics and DC Universe took a serious blow this week, hit with major layoffs as part of WarnerMedia’s cuts to the overall company, and the streaming service, DC Universe, is basically dead now. While everyo...

‘Out Stealing Horses’ Is A Beautiful Rumination On The Nature Of Tragedy [Review]

Christian Gallichio

August 11, 2020 3:39 pm

News, Reviews

Distilling Per Petterson’s complex, non-linear, acclaimed Norweigan novel “Out Stealing Horses,” writer-director Hans Petter Moland’s (“Aberdeen,” “Cold Pursuit”) film of the same name is a visually rich rumin...

‘Essential Fellini’: Criterion To Release A 15-Disc Box Set Celebrating The Filmmaker In November

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 3:31 pm

News

To say that Federico Fellini is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time is an understatement. Even though all art is subjective and maybe there exists someone that doesn’t enjoy his films, when you just loo...

‘French Exit’: Michelle Pfeiffer & Lucas Hedges Film With A Talking Cat To Close Out NYFF 2020

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 3:09 pm

Festivals, News

While the US festival season has been in a bit of disarray since SXSW was canceled back in March, it appears that some events will actually take place before the end of 2020, led by the New York Film Festival ...

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The 9 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘American Pickle’ ‘Lucky Grandma’ & More

Jason Bailey

August 11, 2020 2:51 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

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WarnerMedia Exec Warns About “Further Delays” Of More 2020 Films

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 2:04 pm

Box Office, News

This has not been a good week for people who work at WarnerMedia and its various subsidiaries. It was announced that there were some major shakeups at the top of the executive chain, with names coming and goin...

Lionsgate Sells Sarah Paulson-Led Thriller ‘Run’ To Hulu & Ditches Theatrical Release

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 1:43 pm

Box Office, News

Another week, another studio film ditches a theatrical release and heads straight for the digital domain. Last week, it was announced that Lionsgate is taking its upcoming thriller, “Antebellum,” and sending i...

Charlie Kaufman Reveals He May Adapt ‘The Memory Police’ For An Upcoming Project

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 1:25 pm

News

Before recently, it had been five years since we’ve seen any major projects from filmmaker Charlie Kaufman. Now, as we approach the tail end of 2020, we not only have a brand-new novel, “Antkind,” from the wri...

The Complete Films of Agnes Varda Criterion

‘The Complete Agnès Varda’ Criterion Box Set Is A Spectacular Tribute To A Unique Filmmaking Voice

Andrew Crump

August 11, 2020 1:04 pm

Features, News, Reviews

39 movies and 200 pages of words from Amy Taubin, Michael Koresky, So Mayer, Alexandra Hidalgo, Ginette Vincendeau, and Rebecca Bengal, accompanied by scores of photographs and decorated with a palette befitti...

‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Getting Remade As A Drama Series, Inspired By Fan-Made Short

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 12:47 pm

News, Television

Morgan Cooper is a name that you might not know right now, but you really should. Especially if you’re someone that hopes to one day make a name for yourself in the film and TV industry. Why do you need to kno...

Joyce Carol Oates Calls Andrew Dominik’s Upcoming ‘Blonde’ “Startling, Brilliant…And Utterly Feminist”

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 11:53 am

News

While film fans have likely known about this project and have been anticipating it for quite a while (news about it first broke in 2014), Andrew Dominik’s feature film, “Blonde,” has largely been under the rad...

Martin Scorsese Signs Production Deal With Apple For New Films & TV Series

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 11:28 am

News, Television

Apple has done it once again. After signing Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company to a new deal, Apple has locked up the actor’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” director, Martin Scorsese, for a simila...

Zac Efron To Star In ‘Three Men And A Baby’ Remake For Disney+

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 11:17 am

News

Zac Efron is ready to tackle fatherhood for Disney+, apparently. According to THR, the “Neighbors” actor is set to star in the upcoming remake of “Three Men and a Baby,” which is intended to premiere someti...

Venice 2020 Adds Luca Guadagnino Pandemic Short & A “Provocative” School Shooting Drama To Its Lineup

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 10:58 am

Festivals, News

We are less than a month away from the opening night of the Venice Film Festival. Not only is this one of the biggest film festivals of any year, but Venice has even more significance in 2020 after the film fe...

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‘Eyes Wide Shut’: Stanley Kubrick Was Originally Interested In Woody Allen, Bill Murray & More For Lead Role

Charles Barfield

August 11, 2020 10:34 am

News

“Eyes Wide Shut” is a significant film in the career of the legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. It’s the final film that was completed before his death, and it’s also a project that the director held near and...