Using images from the beginning of cinema to today, the legendary filmmaker cuts, splices and, let’s be honest, just throws visuals into this burning skillet of angry MONTAGE. And the word definitely deserves the ALL-CAPS treatment because that’s exactly what this latest film is. The picture is a dive into the sensory, aesthetic and, this being Godard, the radically political. One yearns to be transported by his sonic and tactile experiments–after all, his last film, “Goodbye to Language,” was an unequivocally gorgeous amalgam, in 3D no less, and represented his best work in years....

According to a report from the the New York Times, Netflix, who coughed up the $160 million needed to make the Scorsese mob saga, have been talking to AMC Theatres and Cineplex about having a full, nationwide release of “The Irishman.” Unfortunately, no deal is close to being made. The problem seems to lie with the time between the movie’s theatrical window and its eventual availability to stream on Netflix....

I really believe that a few years from now, when we look back at the movie year that was 2021, “The Last Duel” will be part of that conversation. It’s the kind of sweeping epic that just doesn’t get made anymore and Scott is one of the last remaining old-school studio directors still actively working today. Scott’s film got a boost yesterday by being included in the National Board of Review’s ten best films of the year....

Hitting the big time is indeed what has happened to Rees, how else do you explain the significant budget increase of her latest film, the Netflix-distributed “The Last Thing He Wanted,” not to mention the stacked cast she has at her disposal, which includes the likes of Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, and Willem Dafoe. Based on and adapted from Joan Didion‘s similarly-titled novel, “The Last Thing He Wanted” is set in the middle of the 1980s Contra wars in Central America....

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Just one photo of Fraser’s 600-pound character exists and it’s a close-up of his very round face. That’s it. No trailer, no clips, and, obviously, no full-body still of the character’s frame. That’s basically been the marketing for “The Whale.” It’s the only big awards player with no trailer. As I mentioned last week, and it seems clearer to me now, with every ensuing day, that the people over at A24 are absolutely frightened by the reaction Brendan Fraser’s “fat suit” might garner once a trailer is released....

Buzz is growing for “Till,” but especially Danielle Deadwyler‘s lead performance. I’m being told the film is VERY well-directed even though it’s screenplay is fairly conventional. Chukwu wrote and directed the Sundance-winning “Clemency” and although I wasn’t a major fan of that film, it was exceptionally well-shot by Chukwu. She definitely has the chops to pull “Till” off and is definitely a directorial talent to watch out for. However, as mentioned, “Till” is going to be Deadwyler’s movie....

Some of the images conjured in the film are incredibly dreamy and surreal. The film is heavy in set design and it does feel like a hybrid of stage and screen. The risk payed off for Coen, but is there anyone who actually cares to watch this familiar story being retold again? I was won over, but this is not necessarily an essential addition to the Coen canon. Then there’s Denzel Washington — a behemoth of an actor— delivering some of the best work of his career....

In “Us,” Peele sets his sights in telling the story of a black family on a summer vacation in Calfornia. Mom Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o), dad Gabe (Winston Duke) and their two kids — Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) and Jason (Evan Alex) — head to the Santa Cruz and meet up with their white friends the Tylers (Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker). A fun time is had by all, except Adelaide....

I had reported during the first week of January that Disney was just waiting for the Oscar noms to be announced before delivering a late February date for Disney Plus. It seems they pushed it back a week or two, making it available three weeks before the Oscar ceremony gets televised. As I wrote on 01.05.22: “The film needs the momentum boost and is banking on a slew of Oscar nominations to kickstart its campaign leading to a possible Best Picture prize....

You can take McDormand off your predictions. There had been a rumor last year that she dropped out of the film and then came back on-board for a “smaller role.” I guess this is that role. “I thought Ben Whishaw’s natural sensitivity and gentleness was perfect for the role he plays. He had a short speech closer to the end about what it’s like being a boy at age 13 or 14 that I thought was particularly poignant and hit me....

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The controversial decision to temporarily ax handing out Oscars for Best Cinematography, Editing, Short Subject and Makeup/Hair Design has been cancelled. Now all 24 Oscars will be presented live. Another stupid decision that the Academy has now all but publicly regretted. Just like the Outstanding Popular Oscar category and just like choosing Kevin Hart as Oscar host. It’s been a pathetically entertaining awards season, now it’s time for the icing on the cake; “Green Book” winning Best Picture....

The 15-year-old actress was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her performance in “Eighth Grade,” but had the time to tweet about how she was “happy” for the big winners of the night, Malek and ‘Rhapsody.’ Fisher tweeted, “IM SO HAPPY RAMI MALEK AND BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY WON GOLDEN GLOBES IM THRILLED TONIGHT IS THE BEST NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” A backlash eventually ensued, which prompted Fisher to tweet, “Why is everyone being so mean about this?...

The director wrote the script during COVID-19 quarantine in Spain, and Penelope Cruz’s role was written specifically for her. According to Almodóvar, it is a drama about “two women who give birth on the same day and who have parallel trajectories”. He went on to add that “It will be a story about the feminist world of recent mothers, of mothers who are raising children during their first and second year, and the many things that happen during that time....

The 2018 film, directed by Roar Uthaug, received extremely middling reviews from critics (48 on Metacritic), whilst the $94M production amassed only $274M worldwide, leaving a possible sequel very much in the balance. Although packing some action filled punches (including a fantastic bike chase sequence) the film failed to allow Vikander (who was head and shoulders above the film itself) a greater deal of emotional depth as one of Video games’ most famous characters....

The best living actress in the world (although Isabelle Huppert would like to have a few words about that) is triumphant in “TÁR.” Yes, despite already winning two Oscars, Blanchett is poised to win a third one next year. From my perspective, at least, the race is just not that close. After being celebrated with laudatory reviews in the Spring, Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”) was honored by both TIFF and Telluride this month, kick-starting her awards campaign in the process....

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