Month: February 2020

A remake of a controversial 1974 French comedy that also doubles as a feature-length spin-off for a character who appeared in two scenes of a Coen brothers movie 22 years ago, “ 1,125 more words via ‘The Jesus Rolls’ Review: John Turturro’s ‘Big Lebowski’ Spin-Off Is a Breezy Sex Comedy with Balls to Spare — IndieWire

More than two years after a pair of exposes outed Harvey Weinstein as a serial sexual abuser and brought global awareness to the #MeToo movement, the former movie mogul was found guilty of rape in the third degree and criminal sexual acts in the first degree in a Manhattan courtroom. 1,316 more words via Harvey Weinstein’s… Continue reading Harvey Weinstein’s Future: What Happens After His Rape and Sexual Assault Convictions — IndieWire

Leave it to a show about emergent supernatural abilities to be a perfect case study in calibration. “I Am Not Okay With This,” the latest… 1,151 more words via ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ Review: A Sharp Spin on the Typical Superpower Origin Story — IndieWire

I remember when extra-long TV episodes were a selling point. If “The X-Files” was airing a two-hour “television event,” Fox would lead its promos with the upped runtime. 820 more words via Long Episodes Are Making the ‘Too Much TV’ Era Even Worse — TV Podcast — IndieWire

Disney hosted a town hall Wednesday morning to discuss yesterday’s surprise announcement that longtime CEO Bob Iger would be immediately stepping down, though the event was reportedly thin on details. 368 more words via Disney Hosts Town Hall on CEO Transition but Details Are Still Thin — IndieWire

Anthony Mackie has been a fixture of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since making his debut as Sam Wilson/Falcon in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (2014), which means the actor has had a front row seat in watching massive event films squeeze out mid-budget and smaller films from multiplexes. 567 more words via Anthony Mackie: The Only… Continue reading Anthony Mackie: The Only Place to Work With Directors You Love Is Streaming Services — IndieWire

Few director’s cuts in movie history have as much buzz around them as the Snyder Cut of “Justice League.” Zack Snyder has spent the last year teasing his personal cut of the comic book tentpole, which bombed with critics and audiences in November 2017. 417 more words via ‘Invisible Man’ Director Leigh Whannell Says Even the… Continue reading ‘Invisible Man’ Director Leigh Whannell Says Even the Idea of the Snyder Cut Is a ‘Terrible Thing’ — IndieWire

Hong Sang-soo may not be South Korea’s most revered director in the era of Bong Joon Ho, but no filmmaker from the region has been more consistent in his output, or more productive. 924 more words via ‘The Woman Who Ran’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Charming Look at Smart Women Dealing With Annoying Men — IndieWire

This summer, Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend, “Candyman,” will be unleashed on theater screens nationwide, under the direction of rising filmmaker… 643 more words via ‘Candyman’ Trailer: Jordan Peele’s Anticipated ‘Spiritual Sequel’ Revives the Bloody Legend — IndieWire

For his latest cinematic adventure, iconoclastic auteur Werner Herzog is tackling a subject close to his heart: his bond with travel writer Bruce Chatwin, who passed away in 1989 after privately fighting HIV for five years. 345 more words via Werner Herzog’s ‘Nomad’ Trailer: Auteur’s Latest Film Follows Life of ‘Kindred Spirit’ Bruce Chatwin — IndieWire