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- 3/28/2024
- MUBI
When you think of the great directors in cinema history – Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, etc. – chances are the first films that come to mind are Goodfellas, Jaws and Vertigo. But every brilliant filmmaker has their duds. Now, Rolling Stone – you know, the publication that doesn’t think Roseanne and Bill Cosby had historic shows just because of their wrongdoings – has put out a list of the 50 worst movies by some of the most renowned directors…And yes, they have missed the mark considerably.
In the list, titled “50 Terrible Movies by Great Directors”, there are plenty of bottom-barrel films, those that are absolutely anomalies in otherwise remarkable careers. We wouldn’t argue that man-child family comedy Jack (#1) isn’t Francis Ford Coppola’s worst movie or that Rob Reiner’s North (#2) wasn’t worthy of Roger Ebert’s famed “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” review. Those guys didn’t...
In the list, titled “50 Terrible Movies by Great Directors”, there are plenty of bottom-barrel films, those that are absolutely anomalies in otherwise remarkable careers. We wouldn’t argue that man-child family comedy Jack (#1) isn’t Francis Ford Coppola’s worst movie or that Rob Reiner’s North (#2) wasn’t worthy of Roger Ebert’s famed “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” review. Those guys didn’t...
- 3/27/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre will host a special screening series to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the podcast “You Must Remember This,” created and hosted by Karina Longworth.
Longworth has now spent a decade examining the untold histories of show business — including watercooler seasons spent revisiting the Manson murders, the Star Wars franchise and the life and career of Joan Crawford. The Egyptian, owned by Netflix, has curated a three-day screening series featuring the films of Hollywood bombshell Kim Novak.
Novak was the subject of the “lost” and first-ever recorded episode of “You Must Remember This.” Longworth has previously said a corrupted audio file and “large swaths” of copyrighted music led to the shelving of the episode, which will finally be released [Editor’s note: In the TV series that launched and catapulted Ryan Murphy to stardom, “Popular,” a fictional girl’s room at a Southern California high school was named for Novak after a donation from the star. We love...
Longworth has now spent a decade examining the untold histories of show business — including watercooler seasons spent revisiting the Manson murders, the Star Wars franchise and the life and career of Joan Crawford. The Egyptian, owned by Netflix, has curated a three-day screening series featuring the films of Hollywood bombshell Kim Novak.
Novak was the subject of the “lost” and first-ever recorded episode of “You Must Remember This.” Longworth has previously said a corrupted audio file and “large swaths” of copyrighted music led to the shelving of the episode, which will finally be released [Editor’s note: In the TV series that launched and catapulted Ryan Murphy to stardom, “Popular,” a fictional girl’s room at a Southern California high school was named for Novak after a donation from the star. We love...
- 3/27/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The DS9 episode "Armageddon Game" establishes a strong friendship between O'Brien and Bashir, despite dropping big Hollywood influences. The episode was originally planned to have elements of chase movies like North by Northwest and Midnight Run, but budget constraints changed the script. "Armageddon Game" became a smaller character piece due to budget limitations, focusing on O'Brien and Bashir's time in an abandoned facility.
Two classic Hollywood movies inspired Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2, episode 13, "Armageddon Game", but few of those influences appear on-screen. "Armageddon Game" is widely regarded as the DS9 episode that establishes the friendship between Chief Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney) and Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) as they end up on the run from the combined forces of the Kellerun and T'Lani. Facing death bonds the two Star Trek: DS9 characters for life, creating one of the franchise's most enduring friendships. However, Bashir and O'Brien's ordeal in...
Two classic Hollywood movies inspired Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2, episode 13, "Armageddon Game", but few of those influences appear on-screen. "Armageddon Game" is widely regarded as the DS9 episode that establishes the friendship between Chief Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney) and Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) as they end up on the run from the combined forces of the Kellerun and T'Lani. Facing death bonds the two Star Trek: DS9 characters for life, creating one of the franchise's most enduring friendships. However, Bashir and O'Brien's ordeal in...
- 3/27/2024
- by Mark Donaldson
- ScreenRant.com
Five decades ago, a fan picked up a set of the director’s meticulous storyboards for just $50 – including the lost Spellbound dream sequence by Salvador Dalí in which Ingrid Bergman turns into ants
It is Los Angeles in the early 1970s and the critic John Russell Taylor is driving around the San Fernando Valley, checking out the goods on offer at various yard sales. It’s usual for locals to put their bric-a-brac out on their lawns, hoping to raise some cash. What’s less usual, however, is the bounty that Taylor spots in one yard: a series of storyboard panels from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1945 film Spellbound, a thriller about a psychoanalyst starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck.
Taylor recognises them straight away. He is a Hitchcock scholar, who will go on to write the director’s authorised biography. On closer inspection, he notices something else: that one of the...
It is Los Angeles in the early 1970s and the critic John Russell Taylor is driving around the San Fernando Valley, checking out the goods on offer at various yard sales. It’s usual for locals to put their bric-a-brac out on their lawns, hoping to raise some cash. What’s less usual, however, is the bounty that Taylor spots in one yard: a series of storyboard panels from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1945 film Spellbound, a thriller about a psychoanalyst starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck.
Taylor recognises them straight away. He is a Hitchcock scholar, who will go on to write the director’s authorised biography. On closer inspection, he notices something else: that one of the...
- 3/26/2024
- by Tim Jonze
- The Guardian - Film News
The talented “Ripley” team is being feted ahead of the series premiere.
IndieWire can exclusively announce that Netflix-owned cineplexes The Paris Theater and The Bay will host two respective retrospective exhibits honoring “Ripley” writer/director Steven Zaillian and “The Talented Mr. Ripley” author Patricia Highsmith. Netflix’s limited series “Ripley” stars Andrew Scott in the titular lead role as the 1960s grifter who is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son, Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn), to return to the States. The limited series focuses on a sinister core love triangle between Ripley, Dickie, and Dickie’s fiancée Marge Sherwood (Dakota Fanning). The show debuts April 4 on the streaming platform.
The Paris Theater screening program is titled “Criss Cross: Highsmith & Zaillian on Screen” and features adaptations of Highsmith’s “Carol” and “Strangers on a Train” alongside Zaillian’s “Searching for Bobby Fischer,...
IndieWire can exclusively announce that Netflix-owned cineplexes The Paris Theater and The Bay will host two respective retrospective exhibits honoring “Ripley” writer/director Steven Zaillian and “The Talented Mr. Ripley” author Patricia Highsmith. Netflix’s limited series “Ripley” stars Andrew Scott in the titular lead role as the 1960s grifter who is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son, Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn), to return to the States. The limited series focuses on a sinister core love triangle between Ripley, Dickie, and Dickie’s fiancée Marge Sherwood (Dakota Fanning). The show debuts April 4 on the streaming platform.
The Paris Theater screening program is titled “Criss Cross: Highsmith & Zaillian on Screen” and features adaptations of Highsmith’s “Carol” and “Strangers on a Train” alongside Zaillian’s “Searching for Bobby Fischer,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has given fans a cryptic tease at the return of Steven Moffat, who will be writing an episode for the upcoming season.
Posting on Instagram, Davies gave fans a three-word tease for the episode, writing: "So stand back, get ready, and travel with the Doctor and Ruby to the most dangerous world you can imagine, and…Antelope. Moment. Drums." As of now, it's unclear what Moffat's episode will be about, and although rumors swirled that he could be writing the 2024 Christmas special, it seems his new story will be in season one rather than a special outing.
Related Doctor Who Trailer Teases New Adventures Through Space and Time With Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor A full trailer has been released for Ncuti Gatwa's debut season of Doctor Who on Disney+.
Moffat has followed a similar path to Russell T Davies, who previously helmed the...
Posting on Instagram, Davies gave fans a three-word tease for the episode, writing: "So stand back, get ready, and travel with the Doctor and Ruby to the most dangerous world you can imagine, and…Antelope. Moment. Drums." As of now, it's unclear what Moffat's episode will be about, and although rumors swirled that he could be writing the 2024 Christmas special, it seems his new story will be in season one rather than a special outing.
Related Doctor Who Trailer Teases New Adventures Through Space and Time With Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor A full trailer has been released for Ncuti Gatwa's debut season of Doctor Who on Disney+.
Moffat has followed a similar path to Russell T Davies, who previously helmed the...
- 3/25/2024
- by Josh Bate
- Comic Book Resources
Mystery Mistress.
After kicking off March with discussions of the Kristen Stewart vehicle Personal Shopper (listen) and Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (listen), we’re getting a little silly with a deep dive into Raja Gosnell‘s live-action cartoon sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) for its 20th anniversary!
In the film, canine sleuth Scooby-Doo (Neil Fanning) once again joins his pals Shaggy (Matthew Lillard), Velma (Linda Cardellini), Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar) when the Evil Masked Figure breaks into the Coolsonian Criminology Museum and steals a bunch of costumes that belonged to Mystery Inc.’s previously unmasked foes! What’s worse? E.M.F. is using them to create real monsters! It’s up to the gang to stop the monsters’ attack on Coolsville, while dodging the libelous attacks of television journalist Heather Jasper-Howe (Alicia Silverstone), who is out to discredit their investigations.
Be...
After kicking off March with discussions of the Kristen Stewart vehicle Personal Shopper (listen) and Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (listen), we’re getting a little silly with a deep dive into Raja Gosnell‘s live-action cartoon sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) for its 20th anniversary!
In the film, canine sleuth Scooby-Doo (Neil Fanning) once again joins his pals Shaggy (Matthew Lillard), Velma (Linda Cardellini), Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar) when the Evil Masked Figure breaks into the Coolsonian Criminology Museum and steals a bunch of costumes that belonged to Mystery Inc.’s previously unmasked foes! What’s worse? E.M.F. is using them to create real monsters! It’s up to the gang to stop the monsters’ attack on Coolsville, while dodging the libelous attacks of television journalist Heather Jasper-Howe (Alicia Silverstone), who is out to discredit their investigations.
Be...
- 3/25/2024
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Horror movies remain popular, with streaming platforms offering a variety of classics and modern masterpieces for all fans. Dedicated platforms like Shudder cater to die-hard horror enthusiasts, while Netflix and Prime Video offer a wide selection for casual viewers. From psychological horror in Midsommar to the unsettling tension of The Strangers, horror films provide chilling experiences at home.
Horror movies have remained increasingly popular in recent years, with the best scary movies to stream featuring incredible remakes, sequels, and several new original stories that have made big waves. For years, horror movies were best enjoyed in a dark cinema with the collective audience experiencing the thrills and chills together. Now, with the ease and availability of so many streaming platforms and their large libraries of content, more people are choosing to dim the lights in their homes and watch horror from the comfort of the couch.
Dedicated horror streaming platforms...
Horror movies have remained increasingly popular in recent years, with the best scary movies to stream featuring incredible remakes, sequels, and several new original stories that have made big waves. For years, horror movies were best enjoyed in a dark cinema with the collective audience experiencing the thrills and chills together. Now, with the ease and availability of so many streaming platforms and their large libraries of content, more people are choosing to dim the lights in their homes and watch horror from the comfort of the couch.
Dedicated horror streaming platforms...
- 3/24/2024
- by Shawn S. Lealos, Colin McCormick, Ben Gibbons
- ScreenRant.com
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
Jordan Peele has achieved, in a relatively short time, what many other directors only dream of achieving. Not only is Peele capable of crafting hits that deliver the goods both critically and commercially, but his name means something to audiences now. His ideas and his name are enough to sell a meaningful number of tickets, not unlike Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan. It's rare air, and it's a powerful tool in Hollywood. There was a very specific moment where it became clear that Peele did, indeed, have this power, and it came in 2019 when "Us" hit theaters.
Before making himself known to the world as a visionary filmmaker, Peele broke out via comedy, primarily with his comedy sketch show "Key & Peele.
Jordan Peele has achieved, in a relatively short time, what many other directors only dream of achieving. Not only is Peele capable of crafting hits that deliver the goods both critically and commercially, but his name means something to audiences now. His ideas and his name are enough to sell a meaningful number of tickets, not unlike Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan. It's rare air, and it's a powerful tool in Hollywood. There was a very specific moment where it became clear that Peele did, indeed, have this power, and it came in 2019 when "Us" hit theaters.
Before making himself known to the world as a visionary filmmaker, Peele broke out via comedy, primarily with his comedy sketch show "Key & Peele.
- 3/23/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Possibly the greatest collection of films for a modern classic showcase is about to take place at the TCM Classic Film Festival. The Wrap has revealed that the channel Turner Classic Movies, which is dedicated to unaltered, unedited film broadcasts of renowned movies in the history of cinema, has revealed the list of titles and guest appearances that will be featured at this year’s festival. The festival this year will be commemorating the 30th anniversary of the network. The TCM Classic Festival will be taking place in Los Angeles on April 18-21.
The event will screen the world premiere of a brand-new restoration of the 1995 film Se7en, the dark crime thriller starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. Director David Fincher will be there personally to unveil the film in IMAX. Another big screening will be the director’s cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which will play...
The event will screen the world premiere of a brand-new restoration of the 1995 film Se7en, the dark crime thriller starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. Director David Fincher will be there personally to unveil the film in IMAX. Another big screening will be the director’s cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which will play...
- 3/22/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Steven Moffat returns to Doctor Who to write for the new season, reunited with showrunner Davies for a fresh start. Moffat is known for iconic villains like Weeping Angels and episodes like 'Blink' and 'Heaven Sent.' The episode will be directed by Julie-Anne Robinson, described by Moffat as Hitchcockian.
Though it's been speculated about by fans for months, the BBC finally confirmed that Steven Moffat will return to Doctor Who to write an episode for the upcoming season, which features Ncuti Gatwa in the role of the 15th Doctor, and signifies a fresh start for the series by calling it Season 1. Moffat will reunite with showrunner Russell T Davies, whom he first wrote for upon the series' revival in 2005, before becoming showrunner himself during the Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi eras of the iconic British sci-fi drama. While there were rumors that Moffat would write the 2024 Christmas special,...
Though it's been speculated about by fans for months, the BBC finally confirmed that Steven Moffat will return to Doctor Who to write an episode for the upcoming season, which features Ncuti Gatwa in the role of the 15th Doctor, and signifies a fresh start for the series by calling it Season 1. Moffat will reunite with showrunner Russell T Davies, whom he first wrote for upon the series' revival in 2005, before becoming showrunner himself during the Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi eras of the iconic British sci-fi drama. While there were rumors that Moffat would write the 2024 Christmas special,...
- 3/21/2024
- by James Melzer
- MovieWeb
The 2024 TCM Film Festival is ringing in its 15th anniversary with a slew of star-studded panels and premieres.
The festival, which takes place in Los Angeles from April 18 to 21, will kick off with a special 35mm screening of “Pulp Fiction” with actor John Travolta in attendance. This year’s festival theme is “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” and fittingly, the festival boasts a cast reunion of prison escape drama “The Shawshank Redemption” with stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
Both “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Pulp Fiction” are celebrating 30 years since their respective 1994 releases.
The festival will close with Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs,” with Brooks presenting the feature.
Additional programming includes the world premiere of the IMAX restoration of David Fincher’s “Se7en,” a restoration of “The Searchers” courtesy of Warner Bros. and The Film Foundation with Oscar-nominated writer/director Alexander Payne introducing the film, and “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings presenting the U.
The festival, which takes place in Los Angeles from April 18 to 21, will kick off with a special 35mm screening of “Pulp Fiction” with actor John Travolta in attendance. This year’s festival theme is “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” and fittingly, the festival boasts a cast reunion of prison escape drama “The Shawshank Redemption” with stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
Both “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Pulp Fiction” are celebrating 30 years since their respective 1994 releases.
The festival will close with Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs,” with Brooks presenting the feature.
Additional programming includes the world premiere of the IMAX restoration of David Fincher’s “Se7en,” a restoration of “The Searchers” courtesy of Warner Bros. and The Film Foundation with Oscar-nominated writer/director Alexander Payne introducing the film, and “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings presenting the U.
- 3/21/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Those attending the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood next month will have an opportunity to engage with Mel Brooks and Vitaphone, both born in 1926. One’s extinct, the other’s still going strong.
While Brooks, 97, will be on hand for a closing-night screening of his 1987 comedy Spaceballs, six Vitaphone vaudeville shorts from the 1920s will be projected in 35mm, with sound played back from their original 16-inch discs on a turntable designed and engineered by Warner Bros.’ postproduction engineering department.
Also announced Thursday:
• Steven Spielberg will participate in a Q&a with Howard Suber — the UCLA faculty member at the center of the recent six-part TCM documentary The Power of Film — ahead of a director’s cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977);
• Nancy Meyers and Alexander Payne, respectively, will introduce world premiere restorations of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) and John Ford’s The Searchers...
While Brooks, 97, will be on hand for a closing-night screening of his 1987 comedy Spaceballs, six Vitaphone vaudeville shorts from the 1920s will be projected in 35mm, with sound played back from their original 16-inch discs on a turntable designed and engineered by Warner Bros.’ postproduction engineering department.
Also announced Thursday:
• Steven Spielberg will participate in a Q&a with Howard Suber — the UCLA faculty member at the center of the recent six-part TCM documentary The Power of Film — ahead of a director’s cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977);
• Nancy Meyers and Alexander Payne, respectively, will introduce world premiere restorations of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) and John Ford’s The Searchers...
- 3/21/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Villeneuve's streak of impressive films, starting with Sicario in 2015, continues with acclaimed sci-fi hits like Blade Runner 2049 and Dune. Chaplin, Hitchcock, and Kubrick are among the legendary directors who had remarkable success streaks delivering iconic movies back to back. Each director's unique vision and genre mastery shine through in their impressive streaks, showing their lasting impact on the art of filmmaking.
To make just one truly great movie was already an incredible achievement, but some directors continued to deliver one impressive movie after another with success streaks that must be applauded. While some of the biggest names in filmmaking, like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, have been responsible for some of the greatest movies ever made, even they have had their fair share of clunkers that interrupt what would be awe-inspiring consecutive movie streaks. When at the height of their artistic powers, it seemed like the following directors just did no wrong.
To make just one truly great movie was already an incredible achievement, but some directors continued to deliver one impressive movie after another with success streaks that must be applauded. While some of the biggest names in filmmaking, like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, have been responsible for some of the greatest movies ever made, even they have had their fair share of clunkers that interrupt what would be awe-inspiring consecutive movie streaks. When at the height of their artistic powers, it seemed like the following directors just did no wrong.
- 3/21/2024
- by Stephen Holland
- ScreenRant.com
When examining the greatest directors of all-time, quality is much more important than quantity. Some of the most acclaimed filmmakers have a relatively small output of films. While there’s no questioning that Alfred Hitchcock has made innumerable classics, it’s almost just as impressive that he maintained such a consistent level of quality while making so many films. Despite directing over 50 films, including several underrated gems, Hitchcock didn’t get to realize all of his ambitions within his lifetime. Long before James Cameron made his 1997 Best Picture winning epic, Hitchcock planned to make an epic romantic disaster movie about the sinking of the Titanic.
- 3/20/2024
- by Liam Gaughan
- Collider.com
It's often been said that cinema is an inherently voyeuristic art form by definition, allowing viewers to look in on other people's, albeit fictional, lives. Some filmmakers have explored this subject directly, like Alfred Hitchcock with Psycho and, more explicitly, Rear Window. The latter has influenced countless works throughout film and television history and its legacy continues into the 2020s, serving as a direct inspiration for the appropriately named 2021 erotic thriller The Voyeurs, starring Sydney Sweeney. The Voyeurs focuses on the sexual aspect of voyeurism and how it can lead to the development of parasocial relationships but keeps viewers guessing with a sinister third-act twist. Written and directed by Michael Mohan, The Voyeurs was his second collaboration with Sweeney, after the beloved Netflix series, Everything Sucks! Now, the pair are gearing up for their religious horror film Immaculate, which hits theaters on March 22.
- 3/20/2024
- by Claudia Picado
- Collider.com
This article contains spoilers for the movies discussed. Among the most important filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock was a pioneer of horror, thriller, and noir, who made dozens of classics across a multi-decade career. His plots tend to be archetypal, with heroes up against conniving villains. At the same time, his antagonists are unusually complex for the era, with motivations that generally run deeper than simple evil. At times, Hitchcock's baddies are even sympathetic and frequently more charismatic than the protagonist.
- 3/20/2024
- by Luc Haasbroek
- Collider.com
The outspoken cinephile, Quentin Tarantino, is one of those filmmakers who — whether it's through an interview, award ceremony, or in his leisure time — is known to talk anyone’s ear off about the brilliant minds and pictures that inspired him to achieve the filmography he’s created today. From the likes of Sergio Leone, Martin Scorsese, Takashi Miike, Stanley Kubrick, and Jean-Luc Godard, Tarantino has made a reputable mark in modern-day cinema as an influential auteur with pretentious films such as Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Surprisingly, though, there's one legendary filmmaker Tarantino isn't necessarily captivated by. Speaking with Tom Segura from the Two Bears, One Cave podcast, Quentin Tarantino confesses he's not the biggest fan of Alfred Hitchcock.
- 3/19/2024
- by TanChun Watkins
- Collider.com
It’s definite: Steven Moffat has written an episode of the upcoming Doctor Who series, starring Ncuti Gatwa. More here.
Thanks to the hugely entertaining Instagram interactions between Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, speculation has been rife that Davies had recruited the former Doctor Who showrunner to the new series of the show.
Long story short: the rumour was true.
I think it was Doctor Who Magazine that calculated Steven Moffat had written more episodes of Doctor Who than anyone else. Now we learn that he’s added another, as he’s penned one of the episodes that’ll make up Ncuti Gatwa’s maiden eight-episode run of the show.
Steven Moffat’s episode hasn’t been named, but the director of it has: Julie-Anne Robinson, who helmed the Christmas special, The Church On Ruby Road. She’s said to be directing two of the upcoming episodes. Well, presumably...
Thanks to the hugely entertaining Instagram interactions between Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, speculation has been rife that Davies had recruited the former Doctor Who showrunner to the new series of the show.
Long story short: the rumour was true.
I think it was Doctor Who Magazine that calculated Steven Moffat had written more episodes of Doctor Who than anyone else. Now we learn that he’s added another, as he’s penned one of the episodes that’ll make up Ncuti Gatwa’s maiden eight-episode run of the show.
Steven Moffat’s episode hasn’t been named, but the director of it has: Julie-Anne Robinson, who helmed the Christmas special, The Church On Ruby Road. She’s said to be directing two of the upcoming episodes. Well, presumably...
- 3/19/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
In an oeuvre filled with classics, 1963's The Birds is one of Alfred Hitchcock's most famous and beloved, and its influence can be seen throughout the last 60 years of horror filmmaking. And yet, from the hundreds of thousands of dollars wasted on phony-looking mechanical birds to real birds attacking the cast and crew to Alfred Hitchcock's allegedly incessant harassment of star Tippi Hedren, the making of The Birds was almost as terrifying as the movie itself.
- 3/18/2024
- by Lindsey Clouse
- Collider.com
Cinephiles will have plenty to celebrate this April with the next slate of additions to the Criterion Channel. The boutique distributor, which recently announced its June 2024 Blu-ray releases, has unveiled its new streaming lineup highlighted by an eclectic mix of classic films and modern arthouse hits.
Students of Hollywood history will be treated to the “Peak Noir: 1950” collection, which features 17 noir films from the landmark film year from directors including Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, and John Huston.
New Hollywood maverick William Friedkin will also be celebrated when five of his most beloved movies, including “Sorcerer” and “The Exorcist,” come to the channel in April.
Criterion will offer the streaming premiere of Wim Wenders’ 3D art documentary “Anselm,” which will be accompanied by the “Wim Wenders’ Adventures in Moviegoing” collection, which sees the director curating a selection of films from around the world that have influenced his careers.
Contemporary cinema is also well represented,...
Students of Hollywood history will be treated to the “Peak Noir: 1950” collection, which features 17 noir films from the landmark film year from directors including Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, and John Huston.
New Hollywood maverick William Friedkin will also be celebrated when five of his most beloved movies, including “Sorcerer” and “The Exorcist,” come to the channel in April.
Criterion will offer the streaming premiere of Wim Wenders’ 3D art documentary “Anselm,” which will be accompanied by the “Wim Wenders’ Adventures in Moviegoing” collection, which sees the director curating a selection of films from around the world that have influenced his careers.
Contemporary cinema is also well represented,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
April’s an uncommonly strong auteurist month for the Criterion Channel, who will highlight a number of directors––many of whom aren’t often grouped together. Just after we screened House of Tolerance at the Roxy Cinema, Criterion are showing it and Nocturama for a two-film Bertrand Bonello retrospective, starting just four days before The Beast opens. Larger and rarer (but just as French) is the complete Jean Eustache series Janus toured last year. Meanwhile, five William Friedkin films and work from Makoto Shinkai, Lizzie Borden, and Rosine Mbakam are given a highlight.
One of my very favorite films, Comrades: Almost a Love Story plays in a series I’ve been trying to program for years: “Hong Kong in New York,” boasting the magnificent Full Moon in New York, Farewell China, and An Autumn’s Tale. Wim Wenders gets his “Adventures in Moviegoing”; After Hours, Personal Shopper, and Werckmeister Harmonies fill...
One of my very favorite films, Comrades: Almost a Love Story plays in a series I’ve been trying to program for years: “Hong Kong in New York,” boasting the magnificent Full Moon in New York, Farewell China, and An Autumn’s Tale. Wim Wenders gets his “Adventures in Moviegoing”; After Hours, Personal Shopper, and Werckmeister Harmonies fill...
- 3/18/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Carousel
After spending time with Neil Jordan’s not-campy-enough stalker film Greta (listen) and Olivier Assayas’ Kristen Stewart starring 2016 thriller Personal Shopper (listen), it’s time to revisit Alfred Hitchcock with a look at his 1951 film, Strangers on a Train.
In the film, eccentric and unbalanced Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) approaches successful tennis player Guy Haines (Rope‘s Farley Granger) on a train with a proposal: they should commit a murder for the other.
While Guy laughs it off, Bruno strangles Guy’s ex-wife Miriam (Kasey Rogers), then stalks the tennis player in an effort to force him to fulfill his end of the bargain.
As Guy struggles under the weight of the police’s scrutiny, he confides in his new girlfriend Anne (Ruth Roman) and her younger sister Babs (Pat Hitchcock) for help. Can Guy avoid arrest? Will Bruno ruin his political aspirations? And how does one of the...
After spending time with Neil Jordan’s not-campy-enough stalker film Greta (listen) and Olivier Assayas’ Kristen Stewart starring 2016 thriller Personal Shopper (listen), it’s time to revisit Alfred Hitchcock with a look at his 1951 film, Strangers on a Train.
In the film, eccentric and unbalanced Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) approaches successful tennis player Guy Haines (Rope‘s Farley Granger) on a train with a proposal: they should commit a murder for the other.
While Guy laughs it off, Bruno strangles Guy’s ex-wife Miriam (Kasey Rogers), then stalks the tennis player in an effort to force him to fulfill his end of the bargain.
As Guy struggles under the weight of the police’s scrutiny, he confides in his new girlfriend Anne (Ruth Roman) and her younger sister Babs (Pat Hitchcock) for help. Can Guy avoid arrest? Will Bruno ruin his political aspirations? And how does one of the...
- 3/18/2024
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you were to find yourself on the corner of Prospect St and 36th St Nw in the Washington D. C. district of Georgetown in the 1950s or ’60s, a cursory glance down a perilous flight of stairs would have you thinking twice about continuing your merry little jaunt. The seventy-five steps would later be christened The Exorcist Steps, thanks to the dramatic finale of the late William Friedkin’s 1973 Horror classic. However in the decades pre-plunging priest, this vertiginous staircase was known locally as the Hitchcock Steps, so suspenseful would be your descent, and so ingrained in the public’s consciousness was the director.
The shadow of Alfred Hitchcock looms large over cinema. His fifty-three films serve as influential landmarks of the film industry and, over his six decades, drew a line in the Hollywood sand between innovators and imitators. Vanguarding his way across the silent era via the...
The shadow of Alfred Hitchcock looms large over cinema. His fifty-three films serve as influential landmarks of the film industry and, over his six decades, drew a line in the Hollywood sand between innovators and imitators. Vanguarding his way across the silent era via the...
- 3/18/2024
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Spoilers for "Psycho" to follow.
Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" created a watershed moment in American cinema when it was released in 1960, setting an unforgettable precedent for the slasher genre and the portrayal of shocking violence and complex psychosexual deviance on the big screen. There is a palpable edge to "Psycho" that has served as a blueprint for slasher-thrillers down the line, where the violence is sudden and shocking, with the examination into minds like that of Norman Bates' (Anthony Perkins) conveyed in unabashedly visceral and layered terms. Although "Psycho" is designed to keep us on the edge of our seats, as Hitchcock utilizes his mastery over suspense to sustain that sentiment throughout, the shower scene is still considered one of the most jarring scenes where a character dies when least expected.
Janet Leigh stars as Marion Crane, a woman on the run who takes shelter at the Bates Motel when...
Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" created a watershed moment in American cinema when it was released in 1960, setting an unforgettable precedent for the slasher genre and the portrayal of shocking violence and complex psychosexual deviance on the big screen. There is a palpable edge to "Psycho" that has served as a blueprint for slasher-thrillers down the line, where the violence is sudden and shocking, with the examination into minds like that of Norman Bates' (Anthony Perkins) conveyed in unabashedly visceral and layered terms. Although "Psycho" is designed to keep us on the edge of our seats, as Hitchcock utilizes his mastery over suspense to sustain that sentiment throughout, the shower scene is still considered one of the most jarring scenes where a character dies when least expected.
Janet Leigh stars as Marion Crane, a woman on the run who takes shelter at the Bates Motel when...
- 3/18/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Everyone has done jobs they're not particularly proud of in their past. For actors, any of these past works are in the public eye, even if some go on to be largely forgotten. This includes the fan-favorite horror genre, from cheap, grindhouse and direct-to-video schlock to big-budget misfires. Beyond the quality of the movies, some actors just didn't have particularly pleasant experiences behind-the-scenes, leading them to distance themselves from their projects after completion. Every actor has a handful of films that they wish they hadn't signed on for, and with the benefit of hindsight, several have gone public with their regrets.
From established genre icons disappointed at their respective franchise returns to newcomers trying to get their start, horror has no shortage of movies Hollywood stars want off their resume. In a particular instance, one actor's horror movie experience led them to not only regret their participation, but quit acting altogether.
From established genre icons disappointed at their respective franchise returns to newcomers trying to get their start, horror has no shortage of movies Hollywood stars want off their resume. In a particular instance, one actor's horror movie experience led them to not only regret their participation, but quit acting altogether.
- 3/18/2024
- by Samuel Stone
- Slash Film
"Batman: The Animated Series" has many artistic fathers. Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" film, of course, but also the Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons of the 1940s, the Art Deco movement (which the skyscrapers of Gotham City are made in the visage of), and film noir.
Noir is a film genre characterized by dark high-contrast shadows ("noir" means "black" in French) shot in black-and-white, featuring urban settings, crime (whether the lead is on the wrong or right side of the law), beautiful but duplicitous women, and nefarious schemes gone awry. Noir sprouted up in the 1930s-40s, when most films were black-and-white and pulp novels, from thrillers and to detective stories, were easy fodder for Hollywood adaptations. The storytelling motifs of those books were thus intertwined with Hollywood's biting black-and-white style.
"Batman: The Animated Series" was made in color (the villains have costumes running the whole rainbow spectrum), but it was drawn...
Noir is a film genre characterized by dark high-contrast shadows ("noir" means "black" in French) shot in black-and-white, featuring urban settings, crime (whether the lead is on the wrong or right side of the law), beautiful but duplicitous women, and nefarious schemes gone awry. Noir sprouted up in the 1930s-40s, when most films were black-and-white and pulp novels, from thrillers and to detective stories, were easy fodder for Hollywood adaptations. The storytelling motifs of those books were thus intertwined with Hollywood's biting black-and-white style.
"Batman: The Animated Series" was made in color (the villains have costumes running the whole rainbow spectrum), but it was drawn...
- 3/18/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson have a podcast on the way!
The esteemed filmmakers will be sitting down for a one-on-one conversation, inspired by the life’s work of Peter Bogdanovich and his contributions to the art and history of cinema.
The podcast “One Handshake Away: Peter Bogdanovich & The Icons of Cinema,” is a tribute and celebration bonus episode about Peter, a director who both considered an inspiration and a mentor.
The special podcast will be released by Audacy on Wednesday, March 20. Don’t miss it!
Previous guests on the podcast include including Orson Welles, Greta Gerwig, Quentin Tarantino, and Alfred Hitchcock from both new and never-before-heard archival interviews.
The esteemed filmmakers will be sitting down for a one-on-one conversation, inspired by the life’s work of Peter Bogdanovich and his contributions to the art and history of cinema.
The podcast “One Handshake Away: Peter Bogdanovich & The Icons of Cinema,” is a tribute and celebration bonus episode about Peter, a director who both considered an inspiration and a mentor.
The special podcast will be released by Audacy on Wednesday, March 20. Don’t miss it!
Previous guests on the podcast include including Orson Welles, Greta Gerwig, Quentin Tarantino, and Alfred Hitchcock from both new and never-before-heard archival interviews.
- 3/17/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Hollywood has seen many changes throughout the various eras that it has gone through. From silent and black-and-white films, we have seen the evolution of film to color. The format of shooting films has also changed over the years, from proper film roll to digital filmmaking. The 2010s have seen the boom of streaming and the possibilities that it provides.
Movies like 2016’s Hush was removed from its streamer (Netflix) and is now not available anywhere
In recent months, there were reports of studio heads removing chunks of content from their streaming services to optimize taxes and restructure their brand. While this move has concerned filmmakers, industry insiders predict that a greater threat might be imminent for Hollywood.
Industry Insiders Predict Decaying Digital Files Will Lead to a Hollywood Crisis Alfred Hitchcock’s The Mountain Eagle is included in the list of Hollywood’s Lost films
The current state of...
Movies like 2016’s Hush was removed from its streamer (Netflix) and is now not available anywhere
In recent months, there were reports of studio heads removing chunks of content from their streaming services to optimize taxes and restructure their brand. While this move has concerned filmmakers, industry insiders predict that a greater threat might be imminent for Hollywood.
Industry Insiders Predict Decaying Digital Files Will Lead to a Hollywood Crisis Alfred Hitchcock’s The Mountain Eagle is included in the list of Hollywood’s Lost films
The current state of...
- 3/17/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Jeremy Renner recently revealed that Robert Downey Jr. was one of the earliest people who got in touch with him after his snowplow accident. The two co-actors played central roles in the MCU. However, if Renner is to be believed, then the Iron Man fame pushed him to recover soon for a very devious reason- the Mayor of Kingstown.
Jeremy Renner as Mike in Mayor of Kingstown
Jeremy Renner shocked several fans last year when he faced a near-fatal snowplowing accident. He suffered critical injuries due to the accident and concerned several fans and close ones about his health. During this time, many co-stars also extended their support and good wishes to him for a speedy recovery. Even though Robert Downey Jr. was also one of them, it looks like his intentions were not solely based on Renner’s health.
Was Robert Downey Jr. more concerned about the Mayor of Kingstown?...
Jeremy Renner as Mike in Mayor of Kingstown
Jeremy Renner shocked several fans last year when he faced a near-fatal snowplowing accident. He suffered critical injuries due to the accident and concerned several fans and close ones about his health. During this time, many co-stars also extended their support and good wishes to him for a speedy recovery. Even though Robert Downey Jr. was also one of them, it looks like his intentions were not solely based on Renner’s health.
Was Robert Downey Jr. more concerned about the Mayor of Kingstown?...
- 3/17/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
Alfred Hitchcock's iconic film "Psycho" features the Bates Motel and the sinister hilltop Psycho house as its memorable settings. Fans can visit the famous Psycho house on a tour at the Universal Studios Lot in Hollywood, California, for an up-close look. Hitchcock intentionally designed the Psycho house to be authentic to its northern California setting, avoiding a typical haunted house look.
The Psycho house is an iconic horror location and fans of Alfred Hitchcock's classic movie will be glad to know there is a way to visit it. There are some who would call Psycho Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, and it would be difficult to argue against it. Nearly every decision Hitchcock makes in the movie is original and daring, with many sequences and ideas being so influential on modern horror and thriller films that they are simply assumed tenets of the genre now. Psycho premiered in 1960, but decades later,...
The Psycho house is an iconic horror location and fans of Alfred Hitchcock's classic movie will be glad to know there is a way to visit it. There are some who would call Psycho Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, and it would be difficult to argue against it. Nearly every decision Hitchcock makes in the movie is original and daring, with many sequences and ideas being so influential on modern horror and thriller films that they are simply assumed tenets of the genre now. Psycho premiered in 1960, but decades later,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Zachary Moser
- ScreenRant.com
Cillian Murphy and writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan on the set of ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo © Universal Pictures)
Since Cillian Murphy just became the first Irish-born actor to win the Best Actor Oscar, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a list of the most notable Irish actors who have been honored by the Academy with either Oscar gold or a nomination.
1. Cillian Murphy
Murphy has played non-Irish roles so often and so well that some people may not realize or remember that he is Irish. His best Irish films include Breakfast on Pluto and The Wind that Shakes the Barley. And as noted above, he is the first Irish-born actor to take home an Academy Award in the Best Actor category.
Vicky Krieps and Daniel Day-Lewis in writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’ (Photo by Laurie Sparham / Focus Features)
2. Daniel Day-Lewis
Day-Lewis...
Since Cillian Murphy just became the first Irish-born actor to win the Best Actor Oscar, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a list of the most notable Irish actors who have been honored by the Academy with either Oscar gold or a nomination.
1. Cillian Murphy
Murphy has played non-Irish roles so often and so well that some people may not realize or remember that he is Irish. His best Irish films include Breakfast on Pluto and The Wind that Shakes the Barley. And as noted above, he is the first Irish-born actor to take home an Academy Award in the Best Actor category.
Vicky Krieps and Daniel Day-Lewis in writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’ (Photo by Laurie Sparham / Focus Features)
2. Daniel Day-Lewis
Day-Lewis...
- 3/17/2024
- by Beth Accomando
- Showbiz Junkies
Not a lot of movies can claim a three-decade development process, but long before Joel Schumacher took the reins of the 2002 single-location thriller Phone Booth, Alfred Hitchcock was trying to make it in the ’60s. When long-time screenwriter and B-movie director Larry Cohen pitched Hitchcock on the idea of a movie set completely in a phone booth, the pair struggled to put together a compelling reason that a protagonist would be stuck for the length of a movie and never got to make the film before the legendary director’s death. But when Cohen came up with a sniper angle, the troubled production was just beginning, cycling through directors and stars to no avail. Despite this, what was eventually put on screen is an impressive thriller with a great cast.
- 3/16/2024
- by Keith Ford
- Collider.com
While David Zaslav and Bob Iger’s tax-optimization strategy of deleting films and TV shows from their streamers has triggered plenty of agita among creators, the custodians of Hollywood’s digital era have an even greater fear: wholesale decay of feature and episodic files. Behind closed doors and NDAs, the fragility of archives is a perpetual Topic A, with pros sweating the possibility that contemporary pop culture’s master files might be true goners, destined to the same fate as so many vanished silent movies, among them Alfred Hitchcock’s second feature, The Mountain Eagle, and Ernst Lubitsch’s Oscar-winning The Patriot.
It’s underscored by initiatives such as Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation. “The preservation of every art form is fundamental,” the industry icon says on a video on the organization’s web site. For the business, these are valuable studio assets — to use one example, the MGM Library...
It’s underscored by initiatives such as Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation. “The preservation of every art form is fundamental,” the industry icon says on a video on the organization’s web site. For the business, these are valuable studio assets — to use one example, the MGM Library...
- 3/15/2024
- by Gary Baum and Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Directors can form deep bonds with their favorite books, leading to brilliant movie adaptations. Successful book-to-film adaptations can result in long-term collaborations between authors and directors. Renowned directors like Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese have taken inspiration from the same authors for multiple projects.
Some directors are able to tap into an author's style perfectly, and they make multiple adaptations of their work over the years. Authors don't always love their movie adaptations, and in some extreme cases they have sought to distance themselves from them. If an author finds a director who they feel they can trust with their work, then they might seek to establish a long-term collaboration. Conversely, directors who achieve success with an adaptation of a book will often look to the same author for inspiration for their next project.
Whether an author is involved in the process or not, directors often form deep connections with their favorite books,...
Some directors are able to tap into an author's style perfectly, and they make multiple adaptations of their work over the years. Authors don't always love their movie adaptations, and in some extreme cases they have sought to distance themselves from them. If an author finds a director who they feel they can trust with their work, then they might seek to establish a long-term collaboration. Conversely, directors who achieve success with an adaptation of a book will often look to the same author for inspiration for their next project.
Whether an author is involved in the process or not, directors often form deep connections with their favorite books,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Ben Protheroe
- ScreenRant.com
Turner Classic Movies will turn 30 on April 14, 2024. That’s right: It’ll be 30 years since Ted Turner flipped the switch — flanked by Old Hollywood legends Arthur Hiller, Arlene Dahl, Jane Powell, Celeste Holm, and Van Johnson — right in the middle of Times Square to turn the network “on.”
Also with Turner that day was the man who’d become TCM’s longtime host, Robert Osborne, then just 61. A veteran columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, Osborne had become known as a close friend to many of the surviving stars of yesteryear ever since he was photographed kissing Bette Davis’s hand during a Golden Globes broadcast in the late ’70s. He’d go on to host the intros and outros for most of TCM’s primetime lineup for close to 23 years after that launch date, until he died in March 2017 at 84.
For so many TCM fans, Robert Osborne was the network.
Also with Turner that day was the man who’d become TCM’s longtime host, Robert Osborne, then just 61. A veteran columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, Osborne had become known as a close friend to many of the surviving stars of yesteryear ever since he was photographed kissing Bette Davis’s hand during a Golden Globes broadcast in the late ’70s. He’d go on to host the intros and outros for most of TCM’s primetime lineup for close to 23 years after that launch date, until he died in March 2017 at 84.
For so many TCM fans, Robert Osborne was the network.
- 3/14/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
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
Bong Joon-ho's films showcase his eclectic style and focus on social commentary, winning him multiple Oscars. Hitchcock's influence is evident in Bong's works, notably seen in the thriller Mother and the Oscar-winning Parasite. Bong's obsession with stairs, inspired by Psycho, is a recurring motif in his films, symbolizing class dynamics.
Bong Joon-ho has established himself as one of the most eclectic and imaginative filmmakers of his generation through several genre-bending films, most notably Bong’s Oscar-winning 2019 black comedy thriller film Parasite, which serves as the ultimate testament to Bong’s distinctive narrative and visual style and his emphasis on social commentary. While Bong, who won three Academy Awards for Parasite, has established himself as a uniquely exciting and innovative filmmaker, Bong’s films also reflect a broad variety of cinematic influences. These span multiple eras and genres, from Orson Welles’ 1958 film noir Touch of Evil to Martin Scorsese...
Bong Joon-ho has established himself as one of the most eclectic and imaginative filmmakers of his generation through several genre-bending films, most notably Bong’s Oscar-winning 2019 black comedy thriller film Parasite, which serves as the ultimate testament to Bong’s distinctive narrative and visual style and his emphasis on social commentary. While Bong, who won three Academy Awards for Parasite, has established himself as a uniquely exciting and innovative filmmaker, Bong’s films also reflect a broad variety of cinematic influences. These span multiple eras and genres, from Orson Welles’ 1958 film noir Touch of Evil to Martin Scorsese...
- 3/12/2024
- by David Grove
- MovieWeb
The psychodrama of the Oscars and Martin Scorsese was seemingly pierced when “The Departed” won four Oscars in 2007, including for his one and only time for Best Director and his only film to win Best Picture.
Two years before, “The Aviator” won five, and five years later, “Hugo” won five. All signs that the drought was over.
The case for the glass being half-empty, though, remains strong after Sunday night’s Academy Awards. With the 0-10 shutout for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” all four of his last narrative films since “Hugo” have received 26 nominations and zero wins.
And he now holds the distinction of having three films with no wins and 10 nominations (“Gangs of New York” and “The Irishman” also), just below the record of 0-11 held by “The Color Purple” and “The Turning Point.”
He personally now has one win out of 16 personal nominations — including 10 for Best Director,...
Two years before, “The Aviator” won five, and five years later, “Hugo” won five. All signs that the drought was over.
The case for the glass being half-empty, though, remains strong after Sunday night’s Academy Awards. With the 0-10 shutout for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” all four of his last narrative films since “Hugo” have received 26 nominations and zero wins.
And he now holds the distinction of having three films with no wins and 10 nominations (“Gangs of New York” and “The Irishman” also), just below the record of 0-11 held by “The Color Purple” and “The Turning Point.”
He personally now has one win out of 16 personal nominations — including 10 for Best Director,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Guy Maddin’s sophomore feature, Archangel, takes place in a fantastical crossroads of history, in a hamlet in Russia so remote that the twin shocks of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution have only just reached town limits in 1919. Its plot—of a love triangle between a traumatized WWI veteran (Kyle McCulloch), the woman (Kathy Marykuca) he believes is his dead wife, and her own amnesiac husband (Ari Cohen)—offers something of a précis of narrative tropes and themes that would pervade Maddin’s cinema. There’s the juxtaposition of archaic film form with more risqué sexual exhibition, the slipperiness of memory, and a notion of projection heavily indebted to Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo.
Nonetheless, Archangel feels more like a repository of references to the cinema of a hundred years ago than something fully imbued with Maddin’s signature idiosyncrasy. Verohnka, for one, habitually wears a spiky, chintzy crown...
Nonetheless, Archangel feels more like a repository of references to the cinema of a hundred years ago than something fully imbued with Maddin’s signature idiosyncrasy. Verohnka, for one, habitually wears a spiky, chintzy crown...
- 3/11/2024
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
Airplane Mode off…
After closing out February with discussions of Pedro Almodóvar gender-bending thriller The Skin I Live In (listen) and Neil Jordan’s not-campy-enough stalker film Greta (listen), we’re entering the heady world of Olivier Assayas in his 2016 chiller Personal Shopper, which features a stellar lead turn from Kristen Stewart.
In the film, a personal shopper (Kristen Stewart) in Paris refuses to leave the city until she is able to make contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person (or spirit?) begins contacting her via text message and her employer is found brutally murdered in her apartment.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
Episode 272: Personal Shopper (2016)
Do not take your phone...
After closing out February with discussions of Pedro Almodóvar gender-bending thriller The Skin I Live In (listen) and Neil Jordan’s not-campy-enough stalker film Greta (listen), we’re entering the heady world of Olivier Assayas in his 2016 chiller Personal Shopper, which features a stellar lead turn from Kristen Stewart.
In the film, a personal shopper (Kristen Stewart) in Paris refuses to leave the city until she is able to make contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person (or spirit?) begins contacting her via text message and her employer is found brutally murdered in her apartment.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
Episode 272: Personal Shopper (2016)
Do not take your phone...
- 3/11/2024
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
"This is James Stewart in Rear Window. This is the guy." Greenwich Ent. has debuted an official trailer for Uncropped, a documentary film about a photographer. From the same filmmaker behind The Booksellers doc, this one is also about a New Yorker. The film premiered at Doc NYC last year and will open in very limited theaters starting in April. Alfred Hitchcock. Muhammad Ali. Meryl Streep. LL Cool J. Photographer James Hamilton has captured them all. In Uncropped, a legendary Village Voice photojournalist recounts the stories behind iconic images taken over the course of a five-decade career. A visual chronicle of New York City and a window into the heyday of alternative print media. The film rediscovers the work of Village Voice photojournalist James Hamilton, one of the great chroniclers of America's cultural history. It's also executive produced by Wes Anderson (who makes an appearance in this trailer praising James' work). This looks fantastic!
- 3/11/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Rebecca Ferguson portrayed the character of Lady Jessica, the mother of Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides in the Dune series. However, her role underwent significant changes in Dune: Part Two, compared to Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel.
Dune: Part Two
Film director Denis Villeneuve planned to depict her character as pregnant in the second movie, allowing her to continue playing a crucial role in Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides’ journey. In fact, she even had to talk to herself in Swedish for some normalcy after her arc in the second film became far too intense for her.
Rebecca Ferguson Spoke To Herself In Swedish To Retain Her Sanity While Filming Dune: Part Two Rebecca Ferguson in Dune: Part Two
While speaking in a recent interview, Rebecca Ferguson talked about the character of Lady Jessica in Dune: Part Two and her preparation for the role, especially the eerie talking baby scenes.
Rebecca...
Dune: Part Two
Film director Denis Villeneuve planned to depict her character as pregnant in the second movie, allowing her to continue playing a crucial role in Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides’ journey. In fact, she even had to talk to herself in Swedish for some normalcy after her arc in the second film became far too intense for her.
Rebecca Ferguson Spoke To Herself In Swedish To Retain Her Sanity While Filming Dune: Part Two Rebecca Ferguson in Dune: Part Two
While speaking in a recent interview, Rebecca Ferguson talked about the character of Lady Jessica in Dune: Part Two and her preparation for the role, especially the eerie talking baby scenes.
Rebecca...
- 3/11/2024
- by Subhojeet Mookherjee
- FandomWire
Who could've imagined "Community" launching the careers of so many big-name artists? From the Russo Brothers to Donald Glover and Alison Brie, Dan Harmon's cult-favorite comedy series was a breeding ground for then-budding talents, perhaps none more so than composer Ludwig Göransson. Over the last 15 years, Göransson has cemented himself as one of the best music-making millennials in the business, along the way picking up an Oscar for the sick Afrofuturistic beats of his "Black Panther" soundtrack (although his Oscar-nominated score for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" was just as impressive). He's now landed a well-deserved second Academy Award for his electrifying work on "Oppenheimer," placing him in some reputable company when it comes to the Oscars.
Specifically, this gives Göransson just as many Oscars as Hans Zimmer. It's actually kind of mind-boggling that the legendary composer doesn't have more than that, considering just how many iconic movie scores he's...
Specifically, this gives Göransson just as many Oscars as Hans Zimmer. It's actually kind of mind-boggling that the legendary composer doesn't have more than that, considering just how many iconic movie scores he's...
- 3/11/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
There are few filmmakers within the history of Hollywood who are as influential upon the creation of new “movie stars” as the great “Master of Suspense” himself, Alfred Hitchcock. While his name was itself a motivating factor for audiences to see one of his newest films, Hitchcock often found inventive ways to invert expectations of some of the Golden Age of Hollywood’s most well-known performers. By showing a darker side of the generally endearing Jimmy Stewart in his thrillers Rear Window and Vertigo, and transforming the romantic comedy star Cary Grant into an action hero for To Catch a Thief and North by Northwest, it was often interesting to see how Hitchcock cast actors against type.
- 3/10/2024
- by Liam Gaughan
- Collider.com
When Alfred Hitchcock directed Psycho in 1960, he was responsible, along with Michael Powell's Peeping Tom the same year, for creating the slasher film as we know it today. Though one of the most influential horror films ever made, Psycho didn't exactly create a wave of copycats right after. 18 years later, however, John Carpenter made a little slasher movie as well, called Halloween. The success of Michael Myers stalking babysitters in the shadows of a suburban night caused a craze of clones. Suddenly, slashers were everywhere. Many directors became inspired by the director and aimed to replicate him, but for John Carpenter, it was Alfred Hitchcock he admired. Halloween, and many of its sequels, are, in many ways, a love letter to Hitchcock and Psycho, from the casting of Jamie Lee Curtis to the names of its characters.
- 3/10/2024
- by Shawn Van Horn
- Collider.com
There has certainly never been an easy way to become a “movie star,” especially during Hollywood’s Golden Age, which saw many prospective stars vying for the attention of audiences. While breaking out to a mass audience took a combination of smart career decisions, inherent charisma, and blind luck, working with the great “Master of Suspense” himself, Alfred Hitchcock, was usually a pretty great way to get exposure. Actors like James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Sean Connery, Peter Lorre, and certainly Cary Grant benefitted from working with Hitchcock, even if they had to acknowledge that they would always be secondary to the filmmaker himself. Often looming larger within a film’s marketing campaign than any of his stars, Hitchcock’s name was reason enough for an audience to invest in a film, as they had come to expect a memorable ending that would leave them talking far after the credits rolled.
- 3/9/2024
- by Liam Gaughan
- Collider.com
Claude Chabrol was a prolific French New Wave director active between 1958 and 2009. Over those five decades, he directed dozens of movies and acted in many more. Like his peers Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, Chabrol started out as a film critic before stepping behind the camera himself. He primarily specialized in thrillers, most of which paid homage to the works of Alfred Hitchcock while maintaining Chabrol's idiosyncratic perspective. Chabrol's movies tend to be slow-burners, with the tension steadily ratcheting up to an explosive climax.
- 3/9/2024
- by Luc Haasbroek
- Collider.com
Best Picture win eludes most exceptional comedies despite thoughtful themes and exceptional performances. Great directors like Kubrick and Chaplin lost out on Oscars for their comedy masterpieces. Comedies like Tootsie and Juno tackle deep themes but fall short of Best Picture wins.
It’s extremely rare for a comedy to take home the elusive Best Picture prize at the Academy Awards, although over the years there have been plenty of great comedies among the nominations. While there have been some exceptions, like when Annie Hall won Best Picture over Star Wars in 1977, for the most part, great comedies were beaten out by movies that were considered more serious and deserving than their light-hearted laugh-filled counterparts. Despite truly exceptional comedies always having something insightful and interesting to say, this has not always resulted in awards and accolades.
Comedy movies have always had a tough time at the Academy Awards and before...
It’s extremely rare for a comedy to take home the elusive Best Picture prize at the Academy Awards, although over the years there have been plenty of great comedies among the nominations. While there have been some exceptions, like when Annie Hall won Best Picture over Star Wars in 1977, for the most part, great comedies were beaten out by movies that were considered more serious and deserving than their light-hearted laugh-filled counterparts. Despite truly exceptional comedies always having something insightful and interesting to say, this has not always resulted in awards and accolades.
Comedy movies have always had a tough time at the Academy Awards and before...
- 3/9/2024
- by Stephen Holland
- ScreenRant.com
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