Netflix is keeping its proverbial foot on the prestige pedal. According to Deadline, the streaming service has nabbed the rights to the untitled Leonard Bernstein movie that Bradley Cooper will direct, produce and star in. Cooper also co-wrote the screenplay with the Oscar-winning Spotlight scribe Josh Singer. The project was previously in development over at … Continue reading Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein Movie Lands At Netflix; Scorsese, Spielberg & Todd Phillips Producing
Alexandre Aja Directing Interactive Haunted House Film For Amblin
Fresh off the scaly heels of the summer horror hit Crawl, Alexandre Aja has penned a deal to direct an experimental haunted house flick for Steven Spielberg and his Amblin partners. What makes the project so experimental, you ask? Well, according to Collider, the film will be an interactive choose-your-own-adventure with branching narratives. Amblin is … Continue reading Alexandre Aja Directing Interactive Haunted House Film For Amblin
Limiting Netflix Oscars Eligibility Could Violate Antitrust Laws, Justice Department Warns Academy
Per Variety: The Department of Justice has issued a warning to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The voting body of the Oscars could face potential legal problems if it opts to move forward with a new rule that limits the eligibility of Netflix and similar streaming services from the annual Academy Awards. … Continue reading Limiting Netflix Oscars Eligibility Could Violate Antitrust Laws, Justice Department Warns Academy
Movie Review– ‘Bumblebee’ (2018)
There is a scene in this movie where Hailee Steinfeld's Charlie pulls a dusty tarp off a rusty yellow Volkswagen Beetle, who we know as Bumblebee. After a bit of TLC, she gets the old clunker up and running again. The entire scene I could not shake the not-so-subtle allegory for the current state of … Continue reading Movie Review– ‘Bumblebee’ (2018)
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ afterthoughts
By Jordan Peterson | @thefilmmajor Watching these 'Jurassic' films, I still can't wrap my head around why anyone would want to visit an island full of dinosaurs. It makes even less sense to me why anyone would want to go back to an island full of dinosaurs after narrowly surviving a mass dinosaur prison break … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ afterthoughts
‘Ready Player One’ review
By Jordan Peterson | @thefilmmajor Cue Van Halen's "Jump." A rampaging King Kong leaps from the Empire State Building, a time-traveling DeLorean narrowly escapes the chomping mandible of a hungry T-Rex, the Iron Giant mercilessly pummels Mecha-Godzilla, and Batman scales a blizzardy Mount Everest. If it sounds like a lot, that's because it is. And … Continue reading ‘Ready Player One’ review
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