Through 96 years of auspicious Oscar ceremonies, the event has often witnessed one major contender becoming the punching bag for critical backlash on social media. In 2017, that dubious honor fell to La La Land, after the shocking moment where presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty mixed up the musical with Moonlight, and announced it as Best Picture winner.
Christopher Nolan on Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Eventually, La La Land not only lost the Oscar for Best Picture but also witnessed a segment of moviegoers shifting from swooning over the film to loathing it. But one person who was unfazed by the Oscars’ mix-up and public comments, was legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Making an exception of watching Damien Chazelle’s Best Picture nominee, three or four times in cinemas, Nolan expressed his love for the film.
Christopher Nolan’s Undying Appreciation for La La Land
Breaking free of Hollywood’s penchant...
Christopher Nolan on Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Eventually, La La Land not only lost the Oscar for Best Picture but also witnessed a segment of moviegoers shifting from swooning over the film to loathing it. But one person who was unfazed by the Oscars’ mix-up and public comments, was legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Making an exception of watching Damien Chazelle’s Best Picture nominee, three or four times in cinemas, Nolan expressed his love for the film.
Christopher Nolan’s Undying Appreciation for La La Land
Breaking free of Hollywood’s penchant...
- 3/17/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos are reuniting for the third time with Kinds of Kindness, an anthology film set to hit theaters in June 2024. Stone's recent awards success has seemingly expedited the production and release of this mysterious project with critical acclaim still lingering. The June 2024 release date for Kinds of Kindness is outside awards season, but Stone and Lanthimos are poised to captivate audiences once again.
The newly announced Kinds of Kindness will reunite Emma Stone with acclaimed screenwriter and filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. This will mark the third collaboration between Lanthimos and Stone, who just won her second Best Actress Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards which took place on March 10, 2024. Just days after Poor Things took home a total of 4 Oscars, including Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, the next film by Lanthimos was officially confirmed. Kinds of Kindness will be released in...
The newly announced Kinds of Kindness will reunite Emma Stone with acclaimed screenwriter and filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. This will mark the third collaboration between Lanthimos and Stone, who just won her second Best Actress Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards which took place on March 10, 2024. Just days after Poor Things took home a total of 4 Oscars, including Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, the next film by Lanthimos was officially confirmed. Kinds of Kindness will be released in...
- 3/17/2024
- by Greg MacArthur
- ScreenRant.com
From his early days on The Mickey Mouse Club to his recent role in La La Land, Ryan Gosling's musical talents shine through. Gosling's dedication to incorporating singing and dancing into his acting roles showcases his versatility and passion for performance. Even in unconventional scenes, such as singing to a sex doll in Lars and the Real Girl, Gosling's musical prowess adds depth to his characters.
Ryan Gosling impressed many with his iconic musical performance in Barbie. However, the talented actor has been showcasing his strong musical skills in film and TV for decades, demonstrating his proficiency in singing and dancing over the years. From his early days as a Mouseketeer alongside future pop stars Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, to his memorable performances in the Damien Chazelle movie La La Land and Blue Valentine, Gosling has consistently proven his versatility as a performer. His musical prowess has been...
Ryan Gosling impressed many with his iconic musical performance in Barbie. However, the talented actor has been showcasing his strong musical skills in film and TV for decades, demonstrating his proficiency in singing and dancing over the years. From his early days as a Mouseketeer alongside future pop stars Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, to his memorable performances in the Damien Chazelle movie La La Land and Blue Valentine, Gosling has consistently proven his versatility as a performer. His musical prowess has been...
- 3/17/2024
- by Kayla Turner
- ScreenRant.com
The Academy Awards often overlook many deserving directors due to the limited number of nominations each year. The lack of diversity in Best Director winners highlights the need for a more inclusive recognition system. Success and recognition can still be achieved without an Oscar win, as many legendary directors have proven.
Christopher Nolan is now an Oscar-winner, but there are plenty of great directors still working today who must continue to wait for their recognition from the Academy. Nolan was previously nominated for Dunkirk, but he can consider himself unlucky to have been overlooked for Interstellar, Inception and Memento, among others. There are only five nominations each year for Best Director, so many great directors miss out. Some of the best directors of all time went their entire careers without winning the Oscar for Best Director, including Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, and Stanley Kubrick.
The Academy Awards are far from...
Christopher Nolan is now an Oscar-winner, but there are plenty of great directors still working today who must continue to wait for their recognition from the Academy. Nolan was previously nominated for Dunkirk, but he can consider himself unlucky to have been overlooked for Interstellar, Inception and Memento, among others. There are only five nominations each year for Best Director, so many great directors miss out. Some of the best directors of all time went their entire careers without winning the Oscar for Best Director, including Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, and Stanley Kubrick.
The Academy Awards are far from...
- 3/14/2024
- by Ben Protheroe
- ScreenRant.com
They were the box-office titans behind sumptuous period masterpieces. Yet underneath, reveals a new warts-and-all film, they were skint, stressed, prone to blood-curdling bust-ups – and ping-ponging between lovers
If you were asked to guess which prestigious film-making duo had spent their career scratching around desperately for cash, trying to wriggle out of paying their cast and crew, ping-ponging between lovers, and having such blood-curdling bust-ups that their neighbours called the police, it might be some time before “Merchant Ivory” sprang to mind. But a new warts-and-all documentary about the Indian producer Ismail Merchant and the US director James Ivory makes it clear that the simmering passions in their films, such as the Em Forster trilogy of A Room With a View, Maurice and Howards End, were nothing compared to the scalding, volatile ones behind the camera.
From their initial meeting in New York in 1961 to Merchant’s death during surgery...
If you were asked to guess which prestigious film-making duo had spent their career scratching around desperately for cash, trying to wriggle out of paying their cast and crew, ping-ponging between lovers, and having such blood-curdling bust-ups that their neighbours called the police, it might be some time before “Merchant Ivory” sprang to mind. But a new warts-and-all documentary about the Indian producer Ismail Merchant and the US director James Ivory makes it clear that the simmering passions in their films, such as the Em Forster trilogy of A Room With a View, Maurice and Howards End, were nothing compared to the scalding, volatile ones behind the camera.
From their initial meeting in New York in 1961 to Merchant’s death during surgery...
- 3/12/2024
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Emma Stone joins elite club with 2nd Best Actress win, alongside icons like Meryl Streep and Frances McDormand. Yorgos Lanthimos-directed 'Poor Things' surprises at Oscars, wins 4 awards, showcasing Stone's unique performance as Bella Baxter. Emma Stone's transition from comedy to drama solidifies her status as versatile actress, earning her a spot among Hollywood's greats.
Emma Stone received the Oscar for Best Actress for her starring role in Poor Things, putting her in the elite company of 14 other actresses, including Meryl Streep. The Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film turned out to be a shockingly successful commercial hit, along with astounding critical acclaim and eleven Oscar nominations. While Oppenheimer was expected to sweep the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, Poor Things ran away with an impressive four wins, honoring the phenomenal work of one of 2023's most unique films.
In Poor Things, Emma Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman with an adult's body but...
Emma Stone received the Oscar for Best Actress for her starring role in Poor Things, putting her in the elite company of 14 other actresses, including Meryl Streep. The Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film turned out to be a shockingly successful commercial hit, along with astounding critical acclaim and eleven Oscar nominations. While Oppenheimer was expected to sweep the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, Poor Things ran away with an impressive four wins, honoring the phenomenal work of one of 2023's most unique films.
In Poor Things, Emma Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman with an adult's body but...
- 3/11/2024
- by Charles Papadopoulos
- ScreenRant.com
Emma Stone is now a two-time Oscar winner.
The “Poor Things” actress took home the top title for her latest collaboration with auteur Yorgos Lanthimos. Stone previously won Best Actress in 2017 for Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Stone was formerly nominated for Oscars for “Birdman” and Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.”
“Poor Things” marks Stone’s third collaboration with Lanthimos. The duo are set to work together on upcoming films “Kinds of Kindness” and “Save the Green Planet,” a remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s 2005 sci-fi satire.
Stone plays Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.” Bella is a reanimated (and renamed) woman who, after committing suicide while pregnant, is brought back to life with the brain of her unborn child. Bella explores her turn-of-the-century world and voyages across 1800s Europe. The film is inspired by Scottish author Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel about a woman who drowns herself to escape her abusive husband. The...
The “Poor Things” actress took home the top title for her latest collaboration with auteur Yorgos Lanthimos. Stone previously won Best Actress in 2017 for Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Stone was formerly nominated for Oscars for “Birdman” and Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.”
“Poor Things” marks Stone’s third collaboration with Lanthimos. The duo are set to work together on upcoming films “Kinds of Kindness” and “Save the Green Planet,” a remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s 2005 sci-fi satire.
Stone plays Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.” Bella is a reanimated (and renamed) woman who, after committing suicide while pregnant, is brought back to life with the brain of her unborn child. Bella explores her turn-of-the-century world and voyages across 1800s Europe. The film is inspired by Scottish author Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel about a woman who drowns herself to escape her abusive husband. The...
- 3/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Emma Stone is awaiting her second Oscar for Best Actress as she has been nominated for the film Poor Things. The actress had previously won the award for Damien Chazelle’s musical romance La La Land. Stone stars in the film as Bella Baxter, a resurrected woman who sees the world in a new light as she begins to understand it again.
Stone mentioned how she had to prepare extensively for the role as she had to be extremely comfortable with every other co-star in the film. She also mentioned how they had to film the movie in virtual sets during the scene where Bella and Mark Ruffalo’s character Duncan Wederburn go on a steamship journey. Stone mentioned that the moving VFX caused her nausea.
Emma Stone-Starrer Poor Things Was Filmed On Soundstages And LED Screens Emma Stone in Poor Things
The Yorgos Lanthimos directorial Poor Things is a...
Stone mentioned how she had to prepare extensively for the role as she had to be extremely comfortable with every other co-star in the film. She also mentioned how they had to film the movie in virtual sets during the scene where Bella and Mark Ruffalo’s character Duncan Wederburn go on a steamship journey. Stone mentioned that the moving VFX caused her nausea.
Emma Stone-Starrer Poor Things Was Filmed On Soundstages And LED Screens Emma Stone in Poor Things
The Yorgos Lanthimos directorial Poor Things is a...
- 3/10/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Blumhouse Productions -- the studio that has become synonymous with franchises such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy, and one-off projects like Damien Chazelle's Whiplash and Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman -- has often padded its output with lower-budget horror fare that requires looking at IMDb to make heads or tails of what's what. For every potential franchise or awards nominee, some films beguile and baffle in equal measure, dollar-bin movies requiring a savvy spelunker to find the real treasures. For all of their interchangeable homogeneity, these smaller projects can still and often offer the stumbled-upon detail that sticks to the ribs.
Jeff Wadlow's Imaginary is the latest theatrical release to bear the Blumhouse name in partnership with Lionsgate. Its box office success will likely dictate potential offshoots, of which there is a prerequisite ass-covering in the film's finale should there be more in the ImaginaryVerse.
Jeff Wadlow's Imaginary is the latest theatrical release to bear the Blumhouse name in partnership with Lionsgate. Its box office success will likely dictate potential offshoots, of which there is a prerequisite ass-covering in the film's finale should there be more in the ImaginaryVerse.
- 3/8/2024
- by Howard W.
- Comic Book Resources
Exclusive: #1 New York Times bestselling author Laura Dave is teaming with her husband Josh Singer, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter currently nominated for Maestro, to adapt her forthcoming novel The Night We Lost Him into a feature for Netflix.
The pair comes to the project following their collaboration on The Last Thing He Told Me, Apple TV+’s hit limited series adaptation of Dave’s same-name novel, starring Jennifer Garner, which they co-developed and executive produced.
Set to hit bookshelves on October 1st, The Night We Lost Him watches as the patriarch of a famed hotel empire dies under suspicious circumstances. Thereafter, his daughter and her estranged brother join forces to find out what happened, unraveling a larger mystery about who their father really was. Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books is handling U.S. publication of the book, with Penguin Random House/Century Books bringing it to the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
The pair comes to the project following their collaboration on The Last Thing He Told Me, Apple TV+’s hit limited series adaptation of Dave’s same-name novel, starring Jennifer Garner, which they co-developed and executive produced.
Set to hit bookshelves on October 1st, The Night We Lost Him watches as the patriarch of a famed hotel empire dies under suspicious circumstances. Thereafter, his daughter and her estranged brother join forces to find out what happened, unraveling a larger mystery about who their father really was. Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books is handling U.S. publication of the book, with Penguin Random House/Century Books bringing it to the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
- 3/7/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
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Weekly Commentary: If you’re keeping track of the contenders vying for Academy Awards this season, you might have noted Variety’s prediction that Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” could clinch a single award for production design, sparking a flurry of discussions within the punditry community.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Production Design Barbie
Weekly Commentary: If you’re keeping track of the contenders vying for Academy Awards this season, you might have noted Variety’s prediction that Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” could clinch a single award for production design, sparking a flurry of discussions within the punditry community.
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Chazelle fears future film budgets post-Babylon flop. Babylon's ambitious storytelling divides critics, risks trust in director. Chazelle should stick to smaller projects while proving box office potential.
Director Damien Chazelle revealed his 2022 flop Babylon has now given him fear regarding the budgets his future films might get, but it would still be a major shame if studios didn’t trust him with bigger projects. Damien Chazelle’s career has been defined by narratives of control. Both his 2009 debut Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench and 2016’s La La Land were bittersweet musicals about couples whose inability to control their careers cost them dearly. Meanwhile, 2013’s suspense thriller Grand Piano (which Chazelle wrote) and the following year’s Whiplash were both intense stories of musicians risking everything, including their lives, to master their art and play perfectly.
As such, it was ironic and almost inevitable that the ending...
Director Damien Chazelle revealed his 2022 flop Babylon has now given him fear regarding the budgets his future films might get, but it would still be a major shame if studios didn’t trust him with bigger projects. Damien Chazelle’s career has been defined by narratives of control. Both his 2009 debut Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench and 2016’s La La Land were bittersweet musicals about couples whose inability to control their careers cost them dearly. Meanwhile, 2013’s suspense thriller Grand Piano (which Chazelle wrote) and the following year’s Whiplash were both intense stories of musicians risking everything, including their lives, to master their art and play perfectly.
As such, it was ironic and almost inevitable that the ending...
- 3/5/2024
- by Cathal Gunning
- ScreenRant.com
Following the huge financial disappointment of 2022’s Babylon, Damien Chazelle states that he’s not even sure if his next script will get made.
Damien Chazelle is at an interesting point in his career. Up until 2022’s Babylon, everything the director’s previous three films had earned critical plaudits or made lots of cash. In the case of Whiplash and La La Land, those two films did both and solidified Chazelle’s reputation as one of a handful of directors set to revive Hollywood’s output and lead a new generation of American filmmakers.
However, the last few years have seen something of a bump in the road for Chazelle.
Following his Oscar for Best Director in the wake of La La Land, Chazelle has made 2018’s First Man and then 2022’s Babylon. The former didn’t exactly set the box office on fire but it did enough, and picked up some critical praise.
Damien Chazelle is at an interesting point in his career. Up until 2022’s Babylon, everything the director’s previous three films had earned critical plaudits or made lots of cash. In the case of Whiplash and La La Land, those two films did both and solidified Chazelle’s reputation as one of a handful of directors set to revive Hollywood’s output and lead a new generation of American filmmakers.
However, the last few years have seen something of a bump in the road for Chazelle.
Following his Oscar for Best Director in the wake of La La Land, Chazelle has made 2018’s First Man and then 2022’s Babylon. The former didn’t exactly set the box office on fire but it did enough, and picked up some critical praise.
- 3/4/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Babylon struggled at the box office due to timing and competition, despite boasting an impressive cast and story. Director Chazelle is uncertain about the impact of Babylon's performance on future projects, but remains focused on creativity. With the debate over streaming vs. theatrical releases ongoing, the future of cinema and big sequels remains uncertain.
Babylon director Damien Chazelle has addressed his fears for his next release following the poor performance of the Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt-led movie at the box office. In a time when cinemas are struggling to entice large audiences through their doors, a financial and critical bomb like Babylon is often remembered longer than having a run of hit movies.
Babylon RDramaComedyHistory Release DateDecember 23, 2022DirectorDamien ChazelleCastOlivia Wilde, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Samara Weaving, Tobey MaguireRuntime3hr 9minWritersDamien ChazelleStudioMarc Platt Productions,Material Pictures, Paramount PicturesTaglineAlways make a scene.
Chazelle is no stranger to success, having...
Babylon director Damien Chazelle has addressed his fears for his next release following the poor performance of the Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt-led movie at the box office. In a time when cinemas are struggling to entice large audiences through their doors, a financial and critical bomb like Babylon is often remembered longer than having a run of hit movies.
Babylon RDramaComedyHistory Release DateDecember 23, 2022DirectorDamien ChazelleCastOlivia Wilde, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Samara Weaving, Tobey MaguireRuntime3hr 9minWritersDamien ChazelleStudioMarc Platt Productions,Material Pictures, Paramount PicturesTaglineAlways make a scene.
Chazelle is no stranger to success, having...
- 3/3/2024
- by Anthony Lund
- MovieWeb
Babylon's box office flop may impact future projects for director Damien Chazelle. The film's high production budget and lengthy runtime contributed to its financial struggles. Chazelle remains unsure about his next film's budget and potential success post-Babylon.
Award-winning director Damien Chazelle believes Babylon’s box office flop will hurt the chances of his forthcoming movie. Released in 2022, the epic historical comedy-drama focuses on the glamorous lifestyles and decadence of various characters during the great Hollywood boom, a period when silent films moved to talking pictures. Even though Babylon featured a great ensemble cast and had a sizable production budget of $78-80 million, the film was a huge box office failure.
Now, while on TCM's Talking Pictures podcast (via IndieWire), Chazelle, who was also responsible for films like La La Land and Whiplash, admits that Babylon did not work out at all in financial terms. He also reveals...
Award-winning director Damien Chazelle believes Babylon’s box office flop will hurt the chances of his forthcoming movie. Released in 2022, the epic historical comedy-drama focuses on the glamorous lifestyles and decadence of various characters during the great Hollywood boom, a period when silent films moved to talking pictures. Even though Babylon featured a great ensemble cast and had a sizable production budget of $78-80 million, the film was a huge box office failure.
Now, while on TCM's Talking Pictures podcast (via IndieWire), Chazelle, who was also responsible for films like La La Land and Whiplash, admits that Babylon did not work out at all in financial terms. He also reveals...
- 3/2/2024
- by Boluwatife Adeyemi
- ScreenRant.com
Having delivered acclaimed gems including La La Land, First Man, and Whiplash, Damien Chazelle was given a huge budget and full creative control for Babylon. While the director didn’t compromise his vision for the film and delivered what he set out to make, the underwhelming returns at the box office have now created concerns for his next feature.
Opposed to its budget of $80 million, Babylon only managed to rack in $15 million domestically, becoming a major flop for Paramount. The acclaimed director is now unsure whether his next project will see the end of the tunnel or not, as fans come forward to express their love for Babylon.
Babylon (2022)
Damien Chazelle Is Unsure if His Next Film Will Get Made
While box-office figures don’t dictate the quality of a film, they certainly play a major role in getting certain passion projects of filmmakers greenlit. And with Babylon being a financial flop,...
Opposed to its budget of $80 million, Babylon only managed to rack in $15 million domestically, becoming a major flop for Paramount. The acclaimed director is now unsure whether his next project will see the end of the tunnel or not, as fans come forward to express their love for Babylon.
Babylon (2022)
Damien Chazelle Is Unsure if His Next Film Will Get Made
While box-office figures don’t dictate the quality of a film, they certainly play a major role in getting certain passion projects of filmmakers greenlit. And with Babylon being a financial flop,...
- 3/2/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
David Bordwell, an influential film scholar and longtime professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died Feb. 29 after battling a “long illness,” according to the university. He was 76.
Uw-Madison described Bordwell as a prolific researcher, dedicated teacher and passionate cinephile — a man who helped guide “countless colleagues, students, and film lovers to heightened awareness of the medium’s artistic possibilities.”
For more than two decades, Bordwell penned commentaries, produced visual and written essays and interviews for films in the Criterion Collection and was seen and heard on 50 episodes of “Observations on Film Art” on the Criterion Channel, who described him as a “tireless champion of cinema,” in a statement.
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He taught at Uw-Madison from 1973 until his retirement in 2004 and was the university’s Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the time of his death.
Damien Chazelle, Oscar-winning...
Uw-Madison described Bordwell as a prolific researcher, dedicated teacher and passionate cinephile — a man who helped guide “countless colleagues, students, and film lovers to heightened awareness of the medium’s artistic possibilities.”
For more than two decades, Bordwell penned commentaries, produced visual and written essays and interviews for films in the Criterion Collection and was seen and heard on 50 episodes of “Observations on Film Art” on the Criterion Channel, who described him as a “tireless champion of cinema,” in a statement.
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He taught at Uw-Madison from 1973 until his retirement in 2004 and was the university’s Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the time of his death.
Damien Chazelle, Oscar-winning...
- 3/2/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Director Damien Chazelle became the youngest recipient of the Oscar for Best Director when he won the coveted award for his musical romance La La Land. He has helmed multiple critical darlings such as Whiplash and First Man, which have given him the status of a modern-day auteur due to certain directorial trademarks that he employs in his films.
While he had an amazing record at the box office and during Awards season with the above-mentioned films, he seemed to have missed the mark with his last film Babylon. Starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Diego Calva, the film was a box office disaster. Chazelle recently mentioned that he might not be able to make his next film due to Babylon’s failure.
Damien Chazelle Is Unsure About His Next Film Brad Pitt in Babylon
Damien Chazelle became a wunderkind of sorts when he broke into the scene with his...
While he had an amazing record at the box office and during Awards season with the above-mentioned films, he seemed to have missed the mark with his last film Babylon. Starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Diego Calva, the film was a box office disaster. Chazelle recently mentioned that he might not be able to make his next film due to Babylon’s failure.
Damien Chazelle Is Unsure About His Next Film Brad Pitt in Babylon
Damien Chazelle became a wunderkind of sorts when he broke into the scene with his...
- 3/2/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
As Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to First Man and short-lived Best Picture winner La La Land, buzz was loud over Babylon. With a cast of Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, a story centering around the dawn of Hollywood’s sound age and a budget north of $80 million, it had everything going for it. And then it made just over $3.5 million on opening weekend, killing both the movie and showing that its wunderkind director – who was the youngest Best Director winner ever at 32 – was fallible. Now, as he works on his next project, Chazelle has a realistic perspective that it will be a long time before he’s trusted with so much money.
Speaking on TCM’s Talking Pictures podcast, Chazelle said he’s staying active post-Babylon but may have to scale down this production. “I’ve been head in the sand. I’ve been sort of busy writing. So...
Speaking on TCM’s Talking Pictures podcast, Chazelle said he’s staying active post-Babylon but may have to scale down this production. “I’ve been head in the sand. I’ve been sort of busy writing. So...
- 3/2/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Damien Chazelle is opening up about his career.
The 39-year-old Oscar-winning director released his latest film, Babylon, in 2022. The film, which takes viewers back to 1920s Hollywood, stars Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Olivia Wilde, Jean Smart, and more.
Babylon wasn’t the success story many hoped it would be, as the title holds a 57% critic approval rating and 52% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
At the box office, it earned just $15.3 million domestically and $63.6 million worldwide.
Still, Babylon earned a trio of Oscar nominations, but that didn’t stop the film from being deemed a flop.
Keep reading to find out more…
During an appearance on the Talking Pictures podcast, Damien spoke about his unnamed upcoming movie and how he hopes to bounce back from Babylon.
“I’ve been head in the sand. I’ve been sort of busy writing. So I’ll get a real taste of how it’s...
The 39-year-old Oscar-winning director released his latest film, Babylon, in 2022. The film, which takes viewers back to 1920s Hollywood, stars Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Olivia Wilde, Jean Smart, and more.
Babylon wasn’t the success story many hoped it would be, as the title holds a 57% critic approval rating and 52% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
At the box office, it earned just $15.3 million domestically and $63.6 million worldwide.
Still, Babylon earned a trio of Oscar nominations, but that didn’t stop the film from being deemed a flop.
Keep reading to find out more…
During an appearance on the Talking Pictures podcast, Damien spoke about his unnamed upcoming movie and how he hopes to bounce back from Babylon.
“I’ve been head in the sand. I’ve been sort of busy writing. So I’ll get a real taste of how it’s...
- 3/2/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Any movie starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie is expected to be a box-office hit considering their reputation in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Pitt might have started his acting career much before Robbie, but the actress has proved her proficiency as a performer time and time again.
Despite the power-packed performances of the ensemble cast featuring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie among others, Damien Chazelle’s black comedy drama – Babylon tanked at the box office. This has cast doubt on the director’s future as he recently admitted that he might not get a budget as big as Babylon for his next project.
Brad Pitt in a still from Babylon Margot Robbie-Starrer Babylon Tanking May Have Reduced Damien Chazelle’s Chances of Getting a Big Budget
Damien Chazelle is not the kind of director who makes stereotypical movies. His vision has always been one-of-a-kind. To put it simply, he is...
Despite the power-packed performances of the ensemble cast featuring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie among others, Damien Chazelle’s black comedy drama – Babylon tanked at the box office. This has cast doubt on the director’s future as he recently admitted that he might not get a budget as big as Babylon for his next project.
Brad Pitt in a still from Babylon Margot Robbie-Starrer Babylon Tanking May Have Reduced Damien Chazelle’s Chances of Getting a Big Budget
Damien Chazelle is not the kind of director who makes stereotypical movies. His vision has always been one-of-a-kind. To put it simply, he is...
- 3/2/2024
- by Ankita
- FandomWire
As they say in Hollywood quite often, “Who knew?”
Take the 2022 film Babylon. It had Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt starring, and Oscar-winning La La Land writer/director Damien Chazelle handling that end.
Then it went out and did just $15 million domestically against an $80 million budget. Reviews were mixed. No awards were given.
Chazelle knows that having Babylon on his resume isn’t going to help funding for future projects, as he noted during TCM’s Talking Pictures podcast.
“Certainly, in financial terms, Babylon didn’t work at all,” Chazelle said. “You try to not have that effect what you’re doing creatively, but, at some level, it can’t help but affect it. But maybe that’s Ok? I have a very mixed mind about it. Who knows. Maybe I won’t be able to get this one made. I have no idea. We’ll have to wait and see.
Take the 2022 film Babylon. It had Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt starring, and Oscar-winning La La Land writer/director Damien Chazelle handling that end.
Then it went out and did just $15 million domestically against an $80 million budget. Reviews were mixed. No awards were given.
Chazelle knows that having Babylon on his resume isn’t going to help funding for future projects, as he noted during TCM’s Talking Pictures podcast.
“Certainly, in financial terms, Babylon didn’t work at all,” Chazelle said. “You try to not have that effect what you’re doing creatively, but, at some level, it can’t help but affect it. But maybe that’s Ok? I have a very mixed mind about it. Who knows. Maybe I won’t be able to get this one made. I have no idea. We’ll have to wait and see.
- 3/2/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In Hollywood, they say you’re only as good as your last credit.
Damien Chazelle is weighing what that means for him following the box office failure of his big-budget film Babylon starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Diego Calva. Made for a reported $80 million before marketing costs, the Paramount Pictures release opened to a disastrous $3.6 million before topping out at $15.3 million domestic. With international grosses, it finished at $63.4 million worldwide.
“Certainly, in financial terms, Babylon didn’t work at all,” the Oscar-winning filmmaker told Ben Mankiewicz during an interview on his podcast, Talking Pictures. “You try to not have that affect what you’re doing creatively, but, at some level, it can’t help but affect it. But maybe that’s Ok? I have [a] very mixed mind about it. Who knows? Maybe I won’t be able to get this one made. I have no idea. We’ll have to wait and see.
Damien Chazelle is weighing what that means for him following the box office failure of his big-budget film Babylon starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Diego Calva. Made for a reported $80 million before marketing costs, the Paramount Pictures release opened to a disastrous $3.6 million before topping out at $15.3 million domestic. With international grosses, it finished at $63.4 million worldwide.
“Certainly, in financial terms, Babylon didn’t work at all,” the Oscar-winning filmmaker told Ben Mankiewicz during an interview on his podcast, Talking Pictures. “You try to not have that affect what you’re doing creatively, but, at some level, it can’t help but affect it. But maybe that’s Ok? I have [a] very mixed mind about it. Who knows? Maybe I won’t be able to get this one made. I have no idea. We’ll have to wait and see.
- 3/1/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A critically reviled box-office bomb or an ambitious and misunderstood marvel that deserves reappraisal? It may take more than a couple of years to assess the legacy of Damien Chazelle‘s “Babylon.” But wherever you stand on the 2022 movie, everyone agrees it was a lot of movie: excessive, derivative, audacious, debauched. A film that polarizing isn’t easy to evaluate, and it remains to be seen if time will be kinder to Chazelle’s latest than initial critics and audiences were.
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- 3/1/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
About a decade ago, Damien Chazelle was Hollywood’s hottest young filmmaker. His indie hit “Whiplash” made tens of millions of dollars in profit and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He followed it up with “La La Land,” which earned hundreds of millions in profit and made him the youngest Best Director Oscar winner ever at age 32. He was riding high. But what goes up must come down.
His next film, 2018’s “First Man,” underperformed at the box office and the Oscars. And 2022’s “Babylon” was an outright flop, losing money, winning no Academy Awards, and earning mixed reviews from critics and a fair amount of derision for its three-hour runtime and over-the-top spectacle – this despite a loyal hive of fans who remain convinced it will age like a lost masterpiece. Regardless, it was the kind of exercise in excess that can derail a director...
His next film, 2018’s “First Man,” underperformed at the box office and the Oscars. And 2022’s “Babylon” was an outright flop, losing money, winning no Academy Awards, and earning mixed reviews from critics and a fair amount of derision for its three-hour runtime and over-the-top spectacle – this despite a loyal hive of fans who remain convinced it will age like a lost masterpiece. Regardless, it was the kind of exercise in excess that can derail a director...
- 3/1/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Damien Chazelle has no illusions about the hit that “Babylon” took on his career.
The “La La Land” Oscar winner wrote and directed the 2022 epic starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt. The feature flopped at the box office, grossing just $15 million domestically against an $80 million budget. The sprawling film received mixed reviews and was iced out of awards season.
Chazelle said during TCM’s “Talking Pictures” podcast (below) that while he is working on a new project, he worries it may not receive funding due to the commercial failure of “Babylon.”
“Certainly, in financial terms, ‘Babylon’ didn’t work at all,” Chazelle said. “You try to not have that effect what you’re doing creatively, but, at some level, it can’t help but affect it. But maybe that’s Ok? I have a very mixed mind about it. Who knows. Maybe I won’t be able to get this one made.
The “La La Land” Oscar winner wrote and directed the 2022 epic starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt. The feature flopped at the box office, grossing just $15 million domestically against an $80 million budget. The sprawling film received mixed reviews and was iced out of awards season.
Chazelle said during TCM’s “Talking Pictures” podcast (below) that while he is working on a new project, he worries it may not receive funding due to the commercial failure of “Babylon.”
“Certainly, in financial terms, ‘Babylon’ didn’t work at all,” Chazelle said. “You try to not have that effect what you’re doing creatively, but, at some level, it can’t help but affect it. But maybe that’s Ok? I have a very mixed mind about it. Who knows. Maybe I won’t be able to get this one made.
- 3/1/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Oscar winner Damien Chazelle confirmed on the “Talking Pictures” podcast (via World of Reel) that he is currently at work writing his new movie, which would mark his follow-up to 2022’s “Babylon.” As many cinephiles know, “Babylon” was one of the biggest studio disasters in recent memory. Made for a budget in the $80 million range, the Paramount-backed Hollywood epic only flopped with $15 million at the domestic box office and $63 million worldwide despite A-list star power from Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie and Chazelle himself coming off his Oscar-winning “La La Land.”
“I’ve been head in the sand. I’ve been sort of busy writing. So I’ll get a real taste of how it’s changed or not [since ‘Babylon’] once I get to finish this script and try to actually get it made,” Chazelle said on the podcast when asked if his relationship to Hollywood has changed after the flop.
“I’ve been head in the sand. I’ve been sort of busy writing. So I’ll get a real taste of how it’s changed or not [since ‘Babylon’] once I get to finish this script and try to actually get it made,” Chazelle said on the podcast when asked if his relationship to Hollywood has changed after the flop.
- 3/1/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Rory Scovel sweated his way through postproduction of his latest stand-up special. The night it taped, he’d been sure his Minneapolis set had killed. But the laughter was barely audible in the cuts he was watching. “I thought I bombed,” he says. “Here I am, entering year 20 in comedy, only to find out I’m actually very delusional.”
Anxious, perhaps, but not delusional. There’s abundant laughter in Religion, Sex and a Few Things in Between, out Feb. 22 on Max, now that it includes actual audio of the audience — and not just Scovel’s stage mic, the only recording that he’d previously heard. The 43-year-old South Carolina native’s two-month doom spiral had been for nothing. But even if it had been the disaster he feared, Scovel has more to fall back on these days. Key roles on the Apple TV+ drama Physical and Damien Chazelle’s Babylon...
Anxious, perhaps, but not delusional. There’s abundant laughter in Religion, Sex and a Few Things in Between, out Feb. 22 on Max, now that it includes actual audio of the audience — and not just Scovel’s stage mic, the only recording that he’d previously heard. The 43-year-old South Carolina native’s two-month doom spiral had been for nothing. But even if it had been the disaster he feared, Scovel has more to fall back on these days. Key roles on the Apple TV+ drama Physical and Damien Chazelle’s Babylon...
- 2/22/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In perhaps one of the best feel-good stories in Hollywood this year, a coalition of 36 filmmakers have invested in a coalition to save Los Angeles’ fabled Westwood Village Theater. Organized by Jason Reitman, the group will book first-run features and repertory programming from the theater’s directors/caretakers.
The coalition of filmmaker/investors includes JJ Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reitman, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve, Lulu Wang, and Chloé Zhao.
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The coalition of filmmaker/investors includes JJ Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reitman, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve, Lulu Wang, and Chloé Zhao.
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- 2/22/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Westwood’s historic Village Theater is now owned by a coalition of 35 filmmakers led by Jason Reitman, the group announced Wednesday.
The group’s mission “is to preserve the architectural gem and create a cultural landmark dedicated to the beloved experience of moviegoing,” per a release. The theater, situated at 945 Broxton Ave., is “known for its soaring tower, neon marquee and one of the largest screens in Los Angeles.” First opened in 1931, it is 93 years old.
The coalition of filmmakers includes J.J. Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reitman, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve,...
The group’s mission “is to preserve the architectural gem and create a cultural landmark dedicated to the beloved experience of moviegoing,” per a release. The theater, situated at 945 Broxton Ave., is “known for its soaring tower, neon marquee and one of the largest screens in Los Angeles.” First opened in 1931, it is 93 years old.
The coalition of filmmakers includes J.J. Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reitman, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jason Reitman and a coalition of 35 other filmmakers have together acquired one of Los Angeles’ most historic and iconic movie palaces.
The group together are the new owners and caretakers of the Village Theater in LA’s Westwood neighborhood. The 93-year-old theater, which is a block from the UCLA campus and continues to host many studio premieres weekly or monthly, is distinctive for its soaring tower, neon marquee, and massive screen. The Village Theater has been hosting premieres since the 1930s; in 2023 alone, 50 movies premiered there.
The new owners will work to preserve the theater and upgrade it to show both first-run films and repertory programming, equipping it with 35mm, 70mm, and digital projection. The group will also influence the lobby galleries, the theater’s programming, its picture and sound capabilities, and will even showcase memorabilia from their personal collections, such as props, costumes, and film prints.
“I’ve been...
The group together are the new owners and caretakers of the Village Theater in LA’s Westwood neighborhood. The 93-year-old theater, which is a block from the UCLA campus and continues to host many studio premieres weekly or monthly, is distinctive for its soaring tower, neon marquee, and massive screen. The Village Theater has been hosting premieres since the 1930s; in 2023 alone, 50 movies premiered there.
The new owners will work to preserve the theater and upgrade it to show both first-run films and repertory programming, equipping it with 35mm, 70mm, and digital projection. The group will also influence the lobby galleries, the theater’s programming, its picture and sound capabilities, and will even showcase memorabilia from their personal collections, such as props, costumes, and film prints.
“I’ve been...
- 2/21/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Jason Reitman Among Coalition Of Top Filmmakers Finalizing Acquisition Of Westwood’s Village Theater
A coalition of leading feature directors led by Juno‘s Jason Reitman has finalized its acquisition of Westwood’s historic 93-year-old movie palace, the Village Theater.
Other top filmmakers joining him as investors in the deal, first spotlighted recently by The Ankler, include J.J. Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reitman, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve, Lulu Wang, and Chloé Zhao.
Each will have a say in everything from the presentation of picture and sound to the lighting, theater programming, and experiences in the lobby galleries. They’ll also be using the venue as...
Other top filmmakers joining him as investors in the deal, first spotlighted recently by The Ankler, include J.J. Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reitman, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve, Lulu Wang, and Chloé Zhao.
Each will have a say in everything from the presentation of picture and sound to the lighting, theater programming, and experiences in the lobby galleries. They’ll also be using the venue as...
- 2/21/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: Jason Reitman has gathered more than two dozen filmmakers to help acquire Westwood’s historic Village Theater, which will program first-run and repertory programming.
The group includes JJ Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve, Lulu Wang, and Chloé Zhao.
“I’ve been coming to Westwood for as long as I can remember,” remarked Reitman. “When the Village Theater went on the market, I had visions of how quickly the National Theater became a block of condos. I immediately made an offer and hoped my fellow directors would join me on this adventure.
The group includes JJ Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve, Lulu Wang, and Chloé Zhao.
“I’ve been coming to Westwood for as long as I can remember,” remarked Reitman. “When the Village Theater went on the market, I had visions of how quickly the National Theater became a block of condos. I immediately made an offer and hoped my fellow directors would join me on this adventure.
- 2/21/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jean Smart (Hacks) is developing a limited series about the relationship between a grandmother and her grandson in the final months of her life, which the Emmy winner will star in and executive produce.
Inspired by Kevin Hershey’s New York Times article “Love Letter: When My Grandmother Stopped Eating“, the project hails from Smart and her producing partner, Angeliki Giannakopoulos, and their SmartAngel Entertainment. Dennis Erdman and Clark Peterson acquired Hershey’s life rights and will executive produce the potential series along with Smart and Giannakopoulos.
The poignant — and funny — story centers around a grandmother, played by Smart, at the end of her life and her 20-something gay grandson who reluctantly becomes her caretaker. He moves into her Catholic senior living facility, where she lives alongside a mix of traditional and hippie nuns.
The team is currently out to writers to pen the script.
Smart is a five-time Emmy award winner,...
Inspired by Kevin Hershey’s New York Times article “Love Letter: When My Grandmother Stopped Eating“, the project hails from Smart and her producing partner, Angeliki Giannakopoulos, and their SmartAngel Entertainment. Dennis Erdman and Clark Peterson acquired Hershey’s life rights and will executive produce the potential series along with Smart and Giannakopoulos.
The poignant — and funny — story centers around a grandmother, played by Smart, at the end of her life and her 20-something gay grandson who reluctantly becomes her caretaker. He moves into her Catholic senior living facility, where she lives alongside a mix of traditional and hippie nuns.
The team is currently out to writers to pen the script.
Smart is a five-time Emmy award winner,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Gosling's new sci-fi movie, "Project Hail Mary," shares similar themes with "First Man." "First Man" was a box office failure despite positive reviews, potentially due to fierce competition and controversy. "Project Hail Mary" has the advantage of being a full-on sci-fi story and is based on a successful novel, which may help it succeed where "First Man" failed.
Ryan Gosling already has a couple of projects lined up after the success of Barbie, among them a new sci-fi movie with which he can redeem one of his most recent box office letdowns. Ryan Gosling is now regarded as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood thanks to his acting skills, charisma, and sense of humor, and he has shown his talents in movies of various genres. Gosling’s acting career started in The Mickey Mouse Club in 1993, and he made his big screen debut in 1997 in Frankenstein and Me.
Ryan Gosling already has a couple of projects lined up after the success of Barbie, among them a new sci-fi movie with which he can redeem one of his most recent box office letdowns. Ryan Gosling is now regarded as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood thanks to his acting skills, charisma, and sense of humor, and he has shown his talents in movies of various genres. Gosling’s acting career started in The Mickey Mouse Club in 1993, and he made his big screen debut in 1997 in Frankenstein and Me.
- 2/17/2024
- by Adrienne Tyler
- ScreenRant.com
“Oppenheimer” is the juggernaut Oscar contender that is predicted to take home not just Best Picture but a whole bunch of other Academy Awards, too, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. However, we thought that “La La Land” had Best Picture all wrapped up in 2017 but come Oscars night, “Moonlight” swept in to claim the evening’s biggest prize in a shock win. So, is “Oppenheimer” as safe as everyone thinks?
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
- 2/16/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Whiplash's riveting finale showcases a captivating musical battle, conveying the film's raw emotional intensity. Billy Elliot's intensely cathartic payoff grants Billy his dream and captures his transformation into a great dancer. The Shawshank Redemption's climactic escape signifies enduring hope and the timeless dignity of the human spirit.
There are films that conclude with a final scene so powerful that it’s impossible to not be left speechless as the credits start to roll. These scenes evoke intense feelings, requiring a moment for viewers to process the depth of emotion that was just witnessed. A movie’s ending has remarkable strength to cement its message and connections with the audience. When done right, the finale can elicit overwhelming catharsis, redefine perceptions of the story, or profoundly affirm the humanity at a film’s core.
Some of the best movies of all time have closing scenes that lift a movie...
There are films that conclude with a final scene so powerful that it’s impossible to not be left speechless as the credits start to roll. These scenes evoke intense feelings, requiring a moment for viewers to process the depth of emotion that was just witnessed. A movie’s ending has remarkable strength to cement its message and connections with the audience. When done right, the finale can elicit overwhelming catharsis, redefine perceptions of the story, or profoundly affirm the humanity at a film’s core.
Some of the best movies of all time have closing scenes that lift a movie...
- 2/14/2024
- by Kayla Turner
- ScreenRant.com
10 years ago, Whiplash surprised everyone who saw it. The film was about a drummer named Andrew (Miles Teller) who will do anything to be a great musician, and the teacher who can get him there, Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), even if his methods include being sexist, homophobic, violence, and psychological manipulation. The move was not only the announcement of a great new director in Damien Chazelle and proof that Miles Teller was an actor to watch for, but also a new representation of musicians on screen, dramatizing the process of becoming one.
Whiplash R Release DateOctober 10, 2014DirectorDamien ChazelleCastMiles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Nate LangRuntime105Main GenreDrama
There have been many movies about musicians before, both real and fictitious, but none as unique as this one. Why? Because it shows how difficult it really is to be a great musician, proving that talent will only take you that far.
Whiplash R Release DateOctober 10, 2014DirectorDamien ChazelleCastMiles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Nate LangRuntime105Main GenreDrama
There have been many movies about musicians before, both real and fictitious, but none as unique as this one. Why? Because it shows how difficult it really is to be a great musician, proving that talent will only take you that far.
- 2/10/2024
- by Rafa Boladeras
- MovieWeb
Taylor Swift may or may not be aligned with the interests of the U.S. government (she’s definitely not), but she does wield immense cultural power. Every time the 14-time Grammy winner includes an obscure lyrical reference in her songs, it creates an opportunity for the nerds who recognize it to say something like, oh, “But do you know what’s really cool about Clara Bow?”
So … do you know what’s really cool about Clara Bow?
Until this week, Clara Bow was just another silent movie star whose career got reduced to a persona in popular culture (the hedonistic “It Girl” both in the movie “It” and in her real life). But now that her name is revealed as inspiring a track on Swfit’s upcoming album “The Tortured Poets Department,” expect Bow to become a sensation all over again, 100 years after her heyday.
New Yorkers have the chance...
So … do you know what’s really cool about Clara Bow?
Until this week, Clara Bow was just another silent movie star whose career got reduced to a persona in popular culture (the hedonistic “It Girl” both in the movie “It” and in her real life). But now that her name is revealed as inspiring a track on Swfit’s upcoming album “The Tortured Poets Department,” expect Bow to become a sensation all over again, 100 years after her heyday.
New Yorkers have the chance...
- 2/9/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Tokyo Vice is back from quite a lengthy hiatus. And despite the nearly two-year gap between seasons — one that saw a full rebrand for streamer Max — things pick up pretty much exactly where they left off.
Series executive producer and director Alan Poul, who helmed the first two episodes, suggests the handling of the pair will probably soften the blow for viewers. “The premiere is like episode nine of season one, a direct continuation,” Poul says of the two-part Feb. 8 premiere. “The second episode is really the start of the new storylines.”
Tokyo Vice has been a bizarre culmination of interests for Poul. The prolific TV producer (Tales of the City, My So-Called Life, Six Feet Under, The Eddy) and director (Big Love, Swingtown, The Newsroom) has been speaking Japanese since he spent time in the country as a teenage foreign exchange student. He doubled down in college, pursuing an...
Series executive producer and director Alan Poul, who helmed the first two episodes, suggests the handling of the pair will probably soften the blow for viewers. “The premiere is like episode nine of season one, a direct continuation,” Poul says of the two-part Feb. 8 premiere. “The second episode is really the start of the new storylines.”
Tokyo Vice has been a bizarre culmination of interests for Poul. The prolific TV producer (Tales of the City, My So-Called Life, Six Feet Under, The Eddy) and director (Big Love, Swingtown, The Newsroom) has been speaking Japanese since he spent time in the country as a teenage foreign exchange student. He doubled down in college, pursuing an...
- 2/9/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Christopher Nolan is one of Britain’s best filmmaking exports, having made many movies adored by fans and critics alike. “Memento,” “The Prestige,” “The Dark Knight,” “Inception,” “Interstellar,” and “Dunkirk” all wowed cinema fans and he continued his hot streak with another epic — this time in the form of Universal’s historical biopic “Oppenheimer.”
The film follows Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in his quest to create the atomic bomb while he gets caught up in the political machinations of Robert Downey Jr.’s Lewis Strauss. “Oppenheimer” is currently predicted to do well at the Oscars but how about on Nolan’s home soil?
Nolan has never won a BAFTA. His first three nominations all came in 2011 for “Inception,” for Best Picture (shared with Emma Thomas), Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Nolan and Thomas lost Best Picture to “The King’s Speech,” while Nolan lost his writing bid to...
The film follows Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in his quest to create the atomic bomb while he gets caught up in the political machinations of Robert Downey Jr.’s Lewis Strauss. “Oppenheimer” is currently predicted to do well at the Oscars but how about on Nolan’s home soil?
Nolan has never won a BAFTA. His first three nominations all came in 2011 for “Inception,” for Best Picture (shared with Emma Thomas), Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Nolan and Thomas lost Best Picture to “The King’s Speech,” while Nolan lost his writing bid to...
- 2/9/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Warning: Major spoilers for Argylle below!
Argylle's failure shows that director Matthew Vaughn needs to step outside his spy movie comfort zone and tackle new genres. Vaughn's next film could be a full-blown musical, penned by La La Land's Damien Chazelle. Vaughn's obsession with building his own spy cinematic universe, such as Argylle, have been disappointing both critically and financially.
The failure of Argylle proves it's time for director Matthew Vaughn to step outside his comfort zone again. Vaughn originally made his name as a producer, having produced the early films of Guy Ritchie, like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Vaughn later made the leap to directing with 2004's Layer Cake, which is the film that's credited with winning Daniel Craig the James Bond role in Casino Royale. Matthew Vaughn's movies would soon become bigger-budget affairs, including comic book prequel X-Men: First Class.
In recent years,...
Argylle's failure shows that director Matthew Vaughn needs to step outside his spy movie comfort zone and tackle new genres. Vaughn's next film could be a full-blown musical, penned by La La Land's Damien Chazelle. Vaughn's obsession with building his own spy cinematic universe, such as Argylle, have been disappointing both critically and financially.
The failure of Argylle proves it's time for director Matthew Vaughn to step outside his comfort zone again. Vaughn originally made his name as a producer, having produced the early films of Guy Ritchie, like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Vaughn later made the leap to directing with 2004's Layer Cake, which is the film that's credited with winning Daniel Craig the James Bond role in Casino Royale. Matthew Vaughn's movies would soon become bigger-budget affairs, including comic book prequel X-Men: First Class.
In recent years,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Padraig Cotter
- ScreenRant.com
According to Gold Derby’s current combined predictions, “Godzilla Minus One” is the frontrunner to win Best Visual Effects with 17/5 odds at this year’s Oscars. Meanwhile “Napoleon” is in fourth place with 9/2 odds. However there’s a trend with winners in this category that may benefit the latter film.
SEEVanessa Kirby (‘Napoleon’): Empress Joséphine was a ‘shape-shifter’ full of ‘resilience, rage and integrity’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
So far this century, 20 Oscar winners for Best Visual Effects also had a corresponding nom for Best Production Design. They are:
2000 – “Gladiator”
2001 – “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
2002 – “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
2003 – “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”*
2005 – “King Kong”
2006 – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
2007 – “The Golden Compass”
2008 – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”*
2009 – “Avatar”*
2010 – “Inception”
2011 – “Hugo”*
2012 – “Life of Pi”
2013 – “Gravity”
2014 – “Interstellar”
2017 – “Blade Runner 2049”
2018 – “First Man”
2019 – “1917”
2020 – “Tenet”
2021 – “Dune”*
2022 – “Avatar: The Way of Water...
SEEVanessa Kirby (‘Napoleon’): Empress Joséphine was a ‘shape-shifter’ full of ‘resilience, rage and integrity’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
So far this century, 20 Oscar winners for Best Visual Effects also had a corresponding nom for Best Production Design. They are:
2000 – “Gladiator”
2001 – “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
2002 – “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
2003 – “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”*
2005 – “King Kong”
2006 – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
2007 – “The Golden Compass”
2008 – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”*
2009 – “Avatar”*
2010 – “Inception”
2011 – “Hugo”*
2012 – “Life of Pi”
2013 – “Gravity”
2014 – “Interstellar”
2017 – “Blade Runner 2049”
2018 – “First Man”
2019 – “1917”
2020 – “Tenet”
2021 – “Dune”*
2022 – “Avatar: The Way of Water...
- 2/7/2024
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Brad Pitt's role in Quentin Tarantino's The Movie Critic gives him the chance to redeem the poor box office performance of his previous film. The Movie Critic casting Brad Pitt provides an opportunity for him to prove he can thrive in a Hollywood plot and secure a better box office result. Although Pitt may not be the lead in The Movie Critic, playing a significant role can still help him overcome the difficulties of Babylon and achieve box office success.
Brad Pitt's upcoming role in Quentin Tarantino's The Movie Critic offers the actor the perfect opportunity to redeem his previous movie's poor box office performance. Quentin Tarantino's The Movie Critic's latest update confirmed that Brad Pitt will be involved in the project, having worked with Tarantino twice before. The Movie Critic cast Brad Pitt in an unknown role, but with the film centered around Hollywood, the part won't be completely new to Pitt.
Brad Pitt's upcoming role in Quentin Tarantino's The Movie Critic offers the actor the perfect opportunity to redeem his previous movie's poor box office performance. Quentin Tarantino's The Movie Critic's latest update confirmed that Brad Pitt will be involved in the project, having worked with Tarantino twice before. The Movie Critic cast Brad Pitt in an unknown role, but with the film centered around Hollywood, the part won't be completely new to Pitt.
- 2/7/2024
- by Kyle McLeod
- ScreenRant.com
New Yorkers minding their own business when aliens attack from the sky? That sounds like a Cloverfield! Well, the first Cloverfield from 2008, anyway.
The teaser for the film promised hip New York teens filming themselves during an alien invasion. Between the Escape from New York homage and the name “J.J. Abrams” — better known at the time for Alias and Lost instead of Star Trek Into Darkness or Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — the Cloverfield trailer created a buzz that concealed the finished product from director Matt Reeves and writer Drew Goddard.
Cloverfield left viewers hungry for a sequel that further developed the world, and Paramount was quick to acquiesce. But instead of giving fans another found footage chronicle of the central monster’s attack on New York, Abrams’s production company Bad Robot retrofitted a project called The Cellar into 10 Cloverfield Lane, directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Josh Campbell,...
The teaser for the film promised hip New York teens filming themselves during an alien invasion. Between the Escape from New York homage and the name “J.J. Abrams” — better known at the time for Alias and Lost instead of Star Trek Into Darkness or Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — the Cloverfield trailer created a buzz that concealed the finished product from director Matt Reeves and writer Drew Goddard.
Cloverfield left viewers hungry for a sequel that further developed the world, and Paramount was quick to acquiesce. But instead of giving fans another found footage chronicle of the central monster’s attack on New York, Abrams’s production company Bad Robot retrofitted a project called The Cellar into 10 Cloverfield Lane, directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Josh Campbell,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
If Martin Scorsese is the greatest living filmmaker, then Thelma Schoonmaker is the greatest living film editor. It takes great craft and an understanding of film rhythm to assemble threeish-hour cuts that never run out of energy, and that's what Schoonmaker has done time after time with "Goodfellas," "The Departed," "The Wolf of Wall Street," and so forth.
Scorsese and Schoonmaker are an inseparable creative duo; they've been working together for more than 50 years. They met at New York University in the 1960s and she edited his feature debut, "Who's That Knocking at My Door." Schoonmaker has since edited every film that Scorsese directed going back to 1980's "Raging Bull." That hiatus in the 1970s wasn't due to a falling out; it was because Schoonmaker wasn't willing to play ball with member requirements for the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Specifically, the Guild demanded an aspiring member spend eight years total as an apprentice/assistant,...
Scorsese and Schoonmaker are an inseparable creative duo; they've been working together for more than 50 years. They met at New York University in the 1960s and she edited his feature debut, "Who's That Knocking at My Door." Schoonmaker has since edited every film that Scorsese directed going back to 1980's "Raging Bull." That hiatus in the 1970s wasn't due to a falling out; it was because Schoonmaker wasn't willing to play ball with member requirements for the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Specifically, the Guild demanded an aspiring member spend eight years total as an apprentice/assistant,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn’s helmed a gonzo fantasy with a cross-dressing Robert De Niro, a vigilante superhero flick with a foul-mouthed, killer kid, and a delirious spin on Bond with Colin Firth. But Argylle, his $200 million globe-trotting espionage thriller, has proven to be his most divisive film yet.
The film follows Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard), a novelist/homebody whose series of spy books about Aubrey Argylle (Henry Cavill) have captured the public’s imagination. One day, she encounters an actual superspy, Aidan (Sam Rockwell), on a train who...
The film follows Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard), a novelist/homebody whose series of spy books about Aubrey Argylle (Henry Cavill) have captured the public’s imagination. One day, she encounters an actual superspy, Aidan (Sam Rockwell), on a train who...
- 2/3/2024
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Tobey Maguire's character in Babylon, James McKay, is a standout with a haunting presence due to his incredibly weird and mysterious nature. James McKay's appearance, including his pale skin, yellow teeth, and sunken eyes, is a result of his drug addiction, particularly his frequent use of meth. The alligator scene involving Tobey Maguire's character symbolizes the excess and unpredictability of early Hollywood, reflecting the untamed nature of the industry at that time.
Tobey Maguire plays James McKay in Damien Chazelle's 2023 film Babylon, but many viewers are wondering what the hell is up with the villain, and what is with that alligator scene? Maguire's role in the Babylon cast is one of the film's biggest standouts, with the incredibly weird character having a haunting presence in the short time that he appears on-screen. While James McKay's background is left pretty vague, some details can be parsed out, including his...
Tobey Maguire plays James McKay in Damien Chazelle's 2023 film Babylon, but many viewers are wondering what the hell is up with the villain, and what is with that alligator scene? Maguire's role in the Babylon cast is one of the film's biggest standouts, with the incredibly weird character having a haunting presence in the short time that he appears on-screen. While James McKay's background is left pretty vague, some details can be parsed out, including his...
- 2/2/2024
- by Stephen Barker, Robert Pitman
- ScreenRant.com
Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt will collaborator for the third time and final time on the director’s upcoming “last film,” The Movie Critic.
Confirmation of the duo’s reunion came in a report published by Deadline on Thursday, which revealed that Pitt has signed on to the film. Which role he’ll be playing is still unknown, but last year it was revealed that Tarantino was looking for a “new leading man” in the “35-year-old ballpark” for the leading role, so it’s unlikely that Pitt will take on that part.
So far, what we know about The Movie Critic is that it will take place in California in 1977, with a plot following a “a guy who really lived, but was never really famous, and he used to write movie reviews for a porno rag,” as Tarantino told Deadline last year. Inspiration for the project stems from one of...
Confirmation of the duo’s reunion came in a report published by Deadline on Thursday, which revealed that Pitt has signed on to the film. Which role he’ll be playing is still unknown, but last year it was revealed that Tarantino was looking for a “new leading man” in the “35-year-old ballpark” for the leading role, so it’s unlikely that Pitt will take on that part.
So far, what we know about The Movie Critic is that it will take place in California in 1977, with a plot following a “a guy who really lived, but was never really famous, and he used to write movie reviews for a porno rag,” as Tarantino told Deadline last year. Inspiration for the project stems from one of...
- 2/2/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
Brad Pitt is looking to reunite with Quentin Tarantino for The Movie Critic, his 10th and apparently final film, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
The duo previously collaborated on Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which landed Pitt a best supporting actor Oscar for the role of stuntman Cliff Booth.
It is unclear if Pitt has a deal for the Tarantino movie, but the actor will be tied up working on a Formula One racing feature for Apple and director Joseph Kosinski for much of the rest of the year. Filming on The Movie Critic would then commence, either late this year or in early 2025.
Tarantino has said he will retire from feature filmmaking after 10 films, which would make The Movie Critic his final film. The project is said to be set in 1970s Southern California, and is inspired by a cynical movie critic Tarantino read growing up.
The duo previously collaborated on Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which landed Pitt a best supporting actor Oscar for the role of stuntman Cliff Booth.
It is unclear if Pitt has a deal for the Tarantino movie, but the actor will be tied up working on a Formula One racing feature for Apple and director Joseph Kosinski for much of the rest of the year. Filming on The Movie Critic would then commence, either late this year or in early 2025.
Tarantino has said he will retire from feature filmmaking after 10 films, which would make The Movie Critic his final film. The project is said to be set in 1970s Southern California, and is inspired by a cynical movie critic Tarantino read growing up.
- 2/1/2024
- by Aaron Couch and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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