The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has laid off about 16 employees, all of whom worked in the Oscar organization’s collecting and preservations departments. That amounts to about 2% of the Academy’s workforce of almost 800. We hear the layoffs took place Wednesday.
The moves are the latest amid the Academy’s broader restructuring under CEO Bill Kramer, who has been streamlining operations across AMPAS’ membership and awards programs, education and emerging talent initiatives, collection and preservation initiatives, and its screenings and public programs since taking on the chief executive role in 2022.
Since then, the Academy has made key moves on the streamlining front, most recently in May, when it announced Amy Homma being promoted to Director and President of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures; Jennifer Davidson, upped to the newly created role of Chief Marketing and Communications Officer; and Matt Severson, the director of the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library,...
The moves are the latest amid the Academy’s broader restructuring under CEO Bill Kramer, who has been streamlining operations across AMPAS’ membership and awards programs, education and emerging talent initiatives, collection and preservation initiatives, and its screenings and public programs since taking on the chief executive role in 2022.
Since then, the Academy has made key moves on the streamlining front, most recently in May, when it announced Amy Homma being promoted to Director and President of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures; Jennifer Davidson, upped to the newly created role of Chief Marketing and Communications Officer; and Matt Severson, the director of the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library,...
- 10/31/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a question of priorities, and the 30 or so employees at the Academy Film Archive have been nervous for a while. They’ve seen where the energy is going ever since Bill Kramer moved over from the Academy Museum to run parent organization the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Under his purview is the non-profit 501C3 Academy Foundation, which runs the Museum, the archive, and the Margaret Herrick Library.
Kramer has been restructuring the Academy for some time now. For example, he merged the communications and marketing teams for all the sections of the Academy, and more recently saw the exit of a dozen-plus employees, some 2 percent of 800 total. The goal for the new Academy Collection and Preservation Department is to align operations and avoid duplicating efforts.
Experienced people with vast institutional knowledge are getting lost in these layoffs. They include Anne Coco, the archive’s veteran poster...
Kramer has been restructuring the Academy for some time now. For example, he merged the communications and marketing teams for all the sections of the Academy, and more recently saw the exit of a dozen-plus employees, some 2 percent of 800 total. The goal for the new Academy Collection and Preservation Department is to align operations and avoid duplicating efforts.
Experienced people with vast institutional knowledge are getting lost in these layoffs. They include Anne Coco, the archive’s veteran poster...
- 10/31/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The ongoing period of contraction across Hollywood is now impacting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
On Oct. 30, the organization behind the Oscars and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures laid off two percent of its workforce — 16 of roughly 800 employees, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The move was made as part of a larger restructuring that has been underway for the past 18 months and was described in May as “an organization-wide effort to unite teams.”
All employees impacted this week worked within the Academy’s collecting and preservations departments. The most prominent among them were Mike Pogorzelski, director of the Academy Film Archive, and Anne Coco, associate director of the Graphic Arts Collection of the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library. Both are highly-regarded experts who had been with the organization for years.
An Academy spokesperson declined to discuss personnel matters. But there was said to be a sense...
On Oct. 30, the organization behind the Oscars and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures laid off two percent of its workforce — 16 of roughly 800 employees, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The move was made as part of a larger restructuring that has been underway for the past 18 months and was described in May as “an organization-wide effort to unite teams.”
All employees impacted this week worked within the Academy’s collecting and preservations departments. The most prominent among them were Mike Pogorzelski, director of the Academy Film Archive, and Anne Coco, associate director of the Graphic Arts Collection of the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library. Both are highly-regarded experts who had been with the organization for years.
An Academy spokesperson declined to discuss personnel matters. But there was said to be a sense...
- 10/31/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
During the same interview where he defended the Warner Bros. awards season flop “Joker: Folie a Deux,” Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino also expressed a strong disinterest in the studio’s top contender, “Dune: Part Two.”
Speaking to Bret Easton Ellis during an interview with Ellis for the writer’s podcast, Tarantino said he had already watched “Dune” adapted for the screen by David Lynch.
“I don’t need to see that story again,” Tarantino said when asked about Denis Villeneuve’s screen adaptations of Frank Herbert’s science-fiction novel. “I don’t need to see spice worms. I don’t need to see a movie that says the word ‘Spice’ so dramatically.”
The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” director added that Hollywood’s reliance on reboots and remakes was not something he found interesting as an audience member.
“It’s one after another of this remake and that remake,...
Speaking to Bret Easton Ellis during an interview with Ellis for the writer’s podcast, Tarantino said he had already watched “Dune” adapted for the screen by David Lynch.
“I don’t need to see that story again,” Tarantino said when asked about Denis Villeneuve’s screen adaptations of Frank Herbert’s science-fiction novel. “I don’t need to see spice worms. I don’t need to see a movie that says the word ‘Spice’ so dramatically.”
The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” director added that Hollywood’s reliance on reboots and remakes was not something he found interesting as an audience member.
“It’s one after another of this remake and that remake,...
- 10/31/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Building on what is already the largest film-related collection in the world, comprised of more than 52 million items, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed some of their most recent acquisitions today, including the Studio Ghibli animation collection, which contains more than 80 pieces of original art by Hayao Miyazaki and Noboru Yoshida, as well as the studio’s Japanese movie posters and animator’s desk. Another hot ticket item, presented at the Academy Museum Gala on October 19 in Los Angeles, is Quentin Tarantino’s personal, handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction,” which won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar and celebrated its 30th anniversary this year.
Filmmakers Curtis Hanson, Nicole Holofcener, Barbara Kopple, Oliver Stone, and Paul Verhoeven also donated their personal collections to the Academy, which features production records, photographs, scripts, and more from films such as “L.A. Confidential,” “Harlan County, U.S.A,” “Platoon,” “Showgirls,” and “Enough Said.
Filmmakers Curtis Hanson, Nicole Holofcener, Barbara Kopple, Oliver Stone, and Paul Verhoeven also donated their personal collections to the Academy, which features production records, photographs, scripts, and more from films such as “L.A. Confidential,” “Harlan County, U.S.A,” “Platoon,” “Showgirls,” and “Enough Said.
- 10/31/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Quentin Tarantino has not seen Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” movies and has no intention of changing that, despite the rave reviews. During an interview on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” (the same interview where Tarantino defended “Joker: Folie à Deux”), the filmmaker was asked about whether or not “Dune: Part Two” was the best movie of the year as many have proclaimed. He didn’t have an answer because he’s not going to watch it.
“I saw [David Lynch’s] ‘Dune’ a couple of times. I don’t need to see that story again,” Tarantino said about his lack of interest in Villeneuve’s adaptations. “I don’t need to see spice worms. I don’t need to see a movie that says the word ‘spice’ so dramatically.”
Tarantino has nothing against Villeneuve, he’s just not interested in watching a story he’s already familiar with due to...
“I saw [David Lynch’s] ‘Dune’ a couple of times. I don’t need to see that story again,” Tarantino said about his lack of interest in Villeneuve’s adaptations. “I don’t need to see spice worms. I don’t need to see a movie that says the word ‘spice’ so dramatically.”
Tarantino has nothing against Villeneuve, he’s just not interested in watching a story he’s already familiar with due to...
- 10/31/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Quentin Tarantino, best known for his supporting turn in "Destiny Turns on the Radio," has never been shy about his taste in movies. Tarantino has long been drawn to aggressively masculine genre films, Westerns, war pictures, martial arts films, and anything one might have seen at a run-down grindhouse theater in 1977. He also likes very terse, tense movies, and has listed Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," William Friedkin's "Sorcerer," and Sergio Leone's "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" as his favorites. He's likewise admitted to having fond feelings for "The Great Escape" (who doesn't?) and thinks very highly of Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk." It's easy to guess that he similarly loves "Rio Bravo" and "Apocalypse Now," and he often recommends the Sonny Chiba vehicle "The Street Fighter" from 1974.
Despite his tastes, however, Tarantino remains cinematically omnivorous, taking in hundreds of movies a year, sussing out the pop...
Despite his tastes, however, Tarantino remains cinematically omnivorous, taking in hundreds of movies a year, sussing out the pop...
- 10/31/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
To be clear, Joe Rogan thinks Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke about Puerto Rico being “a floating island of garbage” is solid. He just believed saying it out loud would eventually result in physical violence.
“I’ve gotta tell you, that joke kills at comedy clubs. I don’t like the joke, (but) it kills,” Rogan said this week on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “It’s just like, if you’re Puerto Rican and you hear that in the audience, you’re like (feigns a groaning sound). But it’s a funny joke. The joke does well. But I said to him, I go, ‘Dude, that’s the one that’s gonna get you stabbed.’ And he used to talk about it on stage, saying, ‘Joe Rogan always says that’s the one that’s gonna get me stabbed.'”
Was Rogan a prophet? Yet to be determined. But one...
“I’ve gotta tell you, that joke kills at comedy clubs. I don’t like the joke, (but) it kills,” Rogan said this week on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “It’s just like, if you’re Puerto Rican and you hear that in the audience, you’re like (feigns a groaning sound). But it’s a funny joke. The joke does well. But I said to him, I go, ‘Dude, that’s the one that’s gonna get you stabbed.’ And he used to talk about it on stage, saying, ‘Joe Rogan always says that’s the one that’s gonna get me stabbed.'”
Was Rogan a prophet? Yet to be determined. But one...
- 10/31/2024
- Cracked
Quentin Tarantino recently appeared on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, where he is sharing his hot takes on some of the more recent projects that have been released. He praised Joaquin Phoenix’s performance from Joker: Folie à Deux, saying that he gave “one of the best performances I’ve ever seen in my life.” He also said, “I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.”
World of Reel now reports on Tarantino’s firm stance on watching movies and TV shows that have been remade from past works, including Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune films. The Pulp Fiction director explains, “I saw [nm0000186 autoDavid...
World of Reel now reports on Tarantino’s firm stance on watching movies and TV shows that have been remade from past works, including Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune films. The Pulp Fiction director explains, “I saw [nm0000186 autoDavid...
- 10/31/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Joaquin Phoenix might just be the master architect of one of the best comic book adaptations of all time. With his 2019 film Joker, Phoenix began a silent revolution, and like the streets of Gotham, a splintering rage consumed the fans when the awaited sequel failed to perform well. In many ways, the events of Joker: Folie à Deux mirrored the upsetting downfall of the actor in the real world.
Phoenix was expected to deliver another masterpiece, especially considering how accurately he understood and captured the unbridled insanity of the character. But Todd Phillips, the director extraordinaire, did not visualize a world away from the saturated Batman saga. He simply picked up the script of Martin Scorsese’s 1982 film The King of Comedy and gave it a good dust-off.
Joker: Folie à Deux [Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures]
5 years later, without the safety net of a grand old idea, Phillips and Phoenix veered...
Phoenix was expected to deliver another masterpiece, especially considering how accurately he understood and captured the unbridled insanity of the character. But Todd Phillips, the director extraordinaire, did not visualize a world away from the saturated Batman saga. He simply picked up the script of Martin Scorsese’s 1982 film The King of Comedy and gave it a good dust-off.
Joker: Folie à Deux [Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures]
5 years later, without the safety net of a grand old idea, Phillips and Phoenix veered...
- 10/31/2024
- by Diya Majumdar
- FandomWire
Quentin Tarantino loves bastards, inglorious or otherwise. And the worst thing a movie can do, in his opinion, is redeem those a-holes.
“If you make a movie about a fucking bastard, you could bet that fucking bastard would see the error of their ways and be redeemed in the last 20 minutes,” Tarantino writes in his book of essays, Cinema Speculation. “Like, for example, all of Bill Murray’s characters.”
Whoa — what did Murray’s cinematic smart-asses do to catch the back of Tarantino’s hand?
The same thing countless other comedy characters have done throughout movie history: Start out irresponsible and reckless, then learn a few lessons over the course of the story to become a better person.
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Tarantino would prefer Murray’s characters to stay Murray-ish. “How does Murray in Stripes go from being an iconoclastic pain in the ass, who deserves to get beat up by Drill Sergeant Warren Oates,...
“If you make a movie about a fucking bastard, you could bet that fucking bastard would see the error of their ways and be redeemed in the last 20 minutes,” Tarantino writes in his book of essays, Cinema Speculation. “Like, for example, all of Bill Murray’s characters.”
Whoa — what did Murray’s cinematic smart-asses do to catch the back of Tarantino’s hand?
The same thing countless other comedy characters have done throughout movie history: Start out irresponsible and reckless, then learn a few lessons over the course of the story to become a better person.
Play
Tarantino would prefer Murray’s characters to stay Murray-ish. “How does Murray in Stripes go from being an iconoclastic pain in the ass, who deserves to get beat up by Drill Sergeant Warren Oates,...
- 10/30/2024
- Cracked
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Joker: Folie à Deux was a critical and box office flop, barely limping past its $200 million budget and leaving critics wondering “Who is this movie for?” The film did have some notable fans, including Francis Ford Coppola and Quentin Tarantino, with the latter praising its intentionally provocative nature in an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. Now Folie à Deux is available on VOD, so if you...
Joker: Folie à Deux was a critical and box office flop, barely limping past its $200 million budget and leaving critics wondering “Who is this movie for?” The film did have some notable fans, including Francis Ford Coppola and Quentin Tarantino, with the latter praising its intentionally provocative nature in an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. Now Folie à Deux is available on VOD, so if you...
- 10/30/2024
- by Jonathan Zavaleta
- Rollingstone.com
‘Go Ahead, Brother’ Netflix Review: Polish Show’s Bursts Of Action Keep It From Being Totally Boring
I am sure you are familiar with those kinds of crime thrillers where a character (or a bunch of characters) finds oneself in the middle of a complicated gang war because they’ve robbed someone to satiate their greed, take care of some temporary hurdle in their life, or for no fault of their own. Matthew Vaughn’s Layer Cake is a great example. Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction fits the bill. Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths is an underappreciated entry into this subgenre. Abhinay Deo’s Delhi Belly, Kunal Kemmu’s Madgaon Express, Mrighdeep Singh Lamba’s Fukrey, and Rajesh Krishnan’s Lootcase are some decent films that explore the genre’s tropes through the lens of Bollywood. Then there are directors like Guy Ritchie and Joe Carnahan whose filmographies are chock-full of comedic capers like Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, RocknRolla, Smokin’ Aces, and Copshop. I...
- 10/30/2024
- by Pramit Chatterjee
- DMT
Joe Rogan said he previously warned Tony Hinchcliffe about his Puerto Rico joke, telling him “that’s the one that’s gonna get you stabbed.”
Hinchcliffe, an insult comic best known for hosting the live podcast “Kill Tony,” sparked outrage Sunday when he appeared at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally and told a joke that referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage.”
“I’ve gotta tell you, that joke kills at comedy clubs. I don’t like the joke, [but] it kills,” Rogan said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “It’s just like, if you’re Puerto Rican and you hear that in the audience, you’re like [groans]. But it’s a funny joke. The joke does well. But I said to him, I go, ‘Dude, that’s the one that’s gonna get you stabbed.’ And he used to talk about it on stage,...
Hinchcliffe, an insult comic best known for hosting the live podcast “Kill Tony,” sparked outrage Sunday when he appeared at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally and told a joke that referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage.”
“I’ve gotta tell you, that joke kills at comedy clubs. I don’t like the joke, [but] it kills,” Rogan said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “It’s just like, if you’re Puerto Rican and you hear that in the audience, you’re like [groans]. But it’s a funny joke. The joke does well. But I said to him, I go, ‘Dude, that’s the one that’s gonna get you stabbed.’ And he used to talk about it on stage,...
- 10/30/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Quentin Tarantino’s recent comments about Joker: Folie à Deux sparked intrigue. Known for his own boundary-pushing films, Tarantino lauded Todd Phillips’ bold directorial choices and the unique musical approach of the sequel. While Joker: Folie à Deux polarized audiences, the film’s artistry in acting, cinematography, and storytelling still resonated with the veteran director. Here’s why Tarantino, despite mixed reviews and a modest box office performance, felt Joker: Folie à Deux was an unexpected cinematic triumph.
This comes despite the extremely poor ratings and reception the movie seems to have garnered from critics and audiences alike. Joker 2 is rated 5.2 on IMDb, and has a 32% Rotten Tomatoes score, far from the kind of numbers a movie which was praised by Tarantino can presumed to boast of.
1. The Acting: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga’s Performances Joker: Folie à Deux. | Credits: Warner Bros.
In Joker: Folie à Deux,...
This comes despite the extremely poor ratings and reception the movie seems to have garnered from critics and audiences alike. Joker 2 is rated 5.2 on IMDb, and has a 32% Rotten Tomatoes score, far from the kind of numbers a movie which was praised by Tarantino can presumed to boast of.
1. The Acting: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga’s Performances Joker: Folie à Deux. | Credits: Warner Bros.
In Joker: Folie à Deux,...
- 10/30/2024
- by Rishabh Bhatnagar
- FandomWire
Famed director Quentin Tarantino is a vocal supporter of the Todd Phillips sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux.” In a recent podcast, Tarantino spoke enthusiastically about the film even as it has struggled at the box office compared to the first “Joker.” Tarantino praised Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as “one of the best” he’s seen. He also drew comparisons between the sequel and Oliver Stone’s “Natural Born Killers.”
Tarantino suggested Phillips directed “Folie à Deux” in the spirit of the Joker character. “The entire concept, even him spending the studio’s money – he’s spending it like the Joker would spend it,” Tarantino said. This subversive approach may explain the film’s commercial underperformance, which has earned just over $200 million globally so far compared to the first film’s $1 billion plus.
Francis Ford Coppola also praised Phillips for “staying one step ahead of the audience.” However, Paul Schrader, who...
Tarantino suggested Phillips directed “Folie à Deux” in the spirit of the Joker character. “The entire concept, even him spending the studio’s money – he’s spending it like the Joker would spend it,” Tarantino said. This subversive approach may explain the film’s commercial underperformance, which has earned just over $200 million globally so far compared to the first film’s $1 billion plus.
Francis Ford Coppola also praised Phillips for “staying one step ahead of the audience.” However, Paul Schrader, who...
- 10/30/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Quentin Tarantino was "tremendously" impressed by 'Joker: Folie a Deux'.The 'Reservoir Dogs' moviemaker has admitted he wasn't sure what to expect when he went to see the comic book film - which features Joaquin Phoenix opposite pop star Lady Gaga - but he found he was "caught up" in the story and the musical numbers.Speaking on 'The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast', Tarantino said of the film: "I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is. "And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie or that’s like a big, giant mess to some degree.
- 10/30/2024
- by Louise Mary Randell
- Bang Showbiz
Unlike its predecessor, Joker: Folie à Deux has brutally failed to fare between both critics and general audiences, with a minority still standing up in praise for it. Turns out, one of Hollywood’s most renowned veterans, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is also included in the list of people who seemed to have “really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously.”
Joker: Folie à Deux. | Credits: Warner Bros.
To say the least, the director, who is famed for having tamed pieces like Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bill film series, found himself discovering and praising influences of a script he wrote 30 years ago in Joker 2. But the best part about Tarantino’s review is his theory in one statement about the director’s approach to helming this piece: “Todd Phillips is the Joker.”
Quentin Tarantino Feels Joker 2 Has Been Influenced by Natural Born Killers
Over three decades ago,...
Joker: Folie à Deux. | Credits: Warner Bros.
To say the least, the director, who is famed for having tamed pieces like Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bill film series, found himself discovering and praising influences of a script he wrote 30 years ago in Joker 2. But the best part about Tarantino’s review is his theory in one statement about the director’s approach to helming this piece: “Todd Phillips is the Joker.”
Quentin Tarantino Feels Joker 2 Has Been Influenced by Natural Born Killers
Over three decades ago,...
- 10/30/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Most viewers have rejected “Joker: Folie à Deux” — the film currently has dismal 32% scores on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and audiences alike, an unusual consensus on this sort of thing, and is on track to lose over $150m — but it does have one high-profile fan: Quentin Tarantino.
During an appearance on author Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast (via Variety), the Academy Award-winning “Pulp Fiction” filmmaker effusively praised Todd Phillips’ musical “Joker” sequel. “I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is. And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie or that’s like a big,...
During an appearance on author Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast (via Variety), the Academy Award-winning “Pulp Fiction” filmmaker effusively praised Todd Phillips’ musical “Joker” sequel. “I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is. And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie or that’s like a big,...
- 10/29/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Quentin Tarantino stands alone as an auteur with praise for Todd Phillips’ box-office disaster “Joker: Folie à Deux.” Where Paul Schrader couldn’t get through more than 25 minutes of the widely panned sequel, now sputtering out in theaters and headed to VOD, Tarantino adores Phillips’ anti-paean to comic book lovers, movie audiences, and fans of the first film.
Appearing on the “Bret Easton Ellis” podcast (via World of Reel), Tarantino praised Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as one of the greatest he’s ever seen. Meanwhile, “Joker 2” continues to tank in theaters, grossing just over $201 million worldwide. Globally, the 2019 original “Joker” grossed more than $1 billion.
“I really, really liked it, really, a lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie,...
Appearing on the “Bret Easton Ellis” podcast (via World of Reel), Tarantino praised Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as one of the greatest he’s ever seen. Meanwhile, “Joker 2” continues to tank in theaters, grossing just over $201 million worldwide. Globally, the 2019 original “Joker” grossed more than $1 billion.
“I really, really liked it, really, a lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie,...
- 10/29/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Quentin Tarantino is praising Todd Phillips and Joker: Folie à Deux after the Warner Bros. film bombed at the box office.
The Kill Bill director gave his thoughts on the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-starring film and shared why he enjoyed the DC Comics-based movie.
“I really, really liked it, really,” Tarantino said on the latest episode of The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. “A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.”
Tarantino added that he is “just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big, giant mess to some degree.”
“I didn’t find it an intellectual exercise.
The Kill Bill director gave his thoughts on the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-starring film and shared why he enjoyed the DC Comics-based movie.
“I really, really liked it, really,” Tarantino said on the latest episode of The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. “A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.”
Tarantino added that he is “just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big, giant mess to some degree.”
“I didn’t find it an intellectual exercise.
- 10/29/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a disastrous run at the box office, Joker: Folie à Deux hit VOD platforms today as Warner Bros. looks to recoup anything they can from a movie that promises to deliver a sizeable loss.
Neither critics nor audiences embraced the Joker sequel but the movie has earned a mega fan in Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood helmer Quentin Tarantino.
"I really, really liked it, really," he said on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. "A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is."
"And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big,...
Neither critics nor audiences embraced the Joker sequel but the movie has earned a mega fan in Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood helmer Quentin Tarantino.
"I really, really liked it, really," he said on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. "A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is."
"And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big,...
- 10/29/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Quentin Tarantino stands proudly as one of the few people praising “Joker: Folie à Deux” after it bombed with both critics and at the and box office.
The acclaimed director couldn’t say enough good things about the Joaquin Phoenix-led sequel as he appeared on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.” Tarantino proclaimed his love for a film that he thought going in might not “quite work as a movie,” while explaining that he’s “nihilistic enough” to still enjoy a feature like that.
“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is. And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of...
The acclaimed director couldn’t say enough good things about the Joaquin Phoenix-led sequel as he appeared on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.” Tarantino proclaimed his love for a film that he thought going in might not “quite work as a movie,” while explaining that he’s “nihilistic enough” to still enjoy a feature like that.
“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is. And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of...
- 10/29/2024
- by Jacob Bryant
- The Wrap
Quentin Tarantino may no longer be making The Movie Critic as his 10th and final film, but the Hollywood auteur became one when he gave two thumbs up to Todd Phillips’ antihero musical Joker: Folie à Deux during a podcast appearance.
“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is,” Tarantino told The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast on Tuesday.
Never mind the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-starrer got a D Cinemascore on its release in early October, and then bombed at the box office to set up steep losses for Warner Bros. Tarantino begs to differ with his fellow movie critics, it appears.
“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is,” Tarantino told The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast on Tuesday.
Never mind the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-starrer got a D Cinemascore on its release in early October, and then bombed at the box office to set up steep losses for Warner Bros. Tarantino begs to differ with his fellow movie critics, it appears.
- 10/29/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two years have passed since the release of musician / filmmaker Rob Zombie’s latest film, his update of the classic sitcom The Munsters, and we still don’t know what he’s going to make next (although we do have a wish list of movies we’d like to see him make). While we anxiously wait to hear what Zombie’s going to do next, we have decided to take a look back at all of the movies he has made, from House of 1000 Corpses to The Munsters, to put together a list of some of the Best Scenes from Rob Zombie movies to date.
House Of 1000 Corpses (2003): Home Visit
The feature directorial debut from Rob Zombie (who was born Robert Bartleh Cummings), the horror film House of 1000 Corpses had to overcome production issues, distribution problems, and lost footage on the way to reaching theatres two years later than expected,...
House Of 1000 Corpses (2003): Home Visit
The feature directorial debut from Rob Zombie (who was born Robert Bartleh Cummings), the horror film House of 1000 Corpses had to overcome production issues, distribution problems, and lost footage on the way to reaching theatres two years later than expected,...
- 10/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Writer-director shows support for critically maligned and commercially disastrous musical follow-up to 2019 hit
Quentin Tarantino has come out in support of the critical and commercial flop Joker: Folie à Deux.
The writer-director sang the musical sequel’s praises during a recent appearance on Bret Easton Ellis’s podcast. The Todd Phillips-directed follow-up to his 2019 hit Joker scored a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Quentin Tarantino has come out in support of the critical and commercial flop Joker: Folie à Deux.
The writer-director sang the musical sequel’s praises during a recent appearance on Bret Easton Ellis’s podcast. The Todd Phillips-directed follow-up to his 2019 hit Joker scored a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- 10/29/2024
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Joker: Folie à Deux, the follow-up to 2019’s Oscar-winning Joker, has become one of the biggest box-office bombs in modern movie histoy. But despite the terrible critical and commercial reception that cost Warner Bros. somewhere in the neighborhood of $200 million during its theatrical run, Joker believers have gained an ally in the form of Quentin Tarantino.
During a recent appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, the celebrated filmmaker didn’t hold back in his praise for the Todd Phillips sequel.
“I really, really liked it, really,” he revealed. “I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie, and that’s a big, giant mess to some degree. I didn’t find it an intellectual exercise. I really got caught up into it. I really liked the musical sequences. I thought the more banal the songs were, the better they were.
During a recent appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, the celebrated filmmaker didn’t hold back in his praise for the Todd Phillips sequel.
“I really, really liked it, really,” he revealed. “I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie, and that’s a big, giant mess to some degree. I didn’t find it an intellectual exercise. I really got caught up into it. I really liked the musical sequences. I thought the more banal the songs were, the better they were.
- 10/29/2024
- by Mary Siroky
- Consequence - Film News
“Joker: Folie à Deux” bombed with critics and at the box office, but not with Quentin Tarantino. The filmmaker recently appeared on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” and raved over the divisive “Joker” sequel, which is barely at the $60 million mark domestically after nearly a month in theaters. The movie’s worldwide total stands at $201 million, a huge nosedive from the 2019 movie’s billion dollar gross.
“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is. And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie or that’s like a big, giant mess to some degree.
“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is. And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie or that’s like a big, giant mess to some degree.
- 10/29/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The most unfiltered director currently working is once again up to his usual antics, and this time he's letting us know how he really feels about Todd Phillips' notorious flop, "Joker: Folie à Deux." Quentin Tarantino has never been shy about shooting straight from the hip as far as his opinions are considered, whether it be praising his favorite movies of all time or telling off pearl-clutchers like Jan who think his violent films are directly responsible for all the ills of society. His eclectic tastes have intrigued and confounded fans and fellow filmmakers alike over the years, so nothing he says at this juncture should ever feel like a surprise. So, for anyone who had "Tarantino defends 'Joker: Folie à Deux' specifically because it gives the middle finger to everybody" on their bingo card, well, congratulations.
While appearing on the "Bret Easton Ellis" podcast (alongside his "Pulp Fiction" co-writer...
While appearing on the "Bret Easton Ellis" podcast (alongside his "Pulp Fiction" co-writer...
- 10/29/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Judging by the poor reviews and abysmal box office, there aren’t too many die-hard fans of “Joker: Folie à Deux.” It appears that director Todd Phillips has created a film that upset both the people who loved and hated the previous “Joker.” However, if he cares about any review, perhaps he’ll prefer to hear what someone like Quentin Tarantino has to say.
Read More: Paul Schrader Calls ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ A “Bad Musical” & Walked Out During His Screening
Speaking on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Quentin Tarantino talked about his thoughts regarding “Joker: Folie à Deux.” He didn’t just like the “Joker” sequel, Tarantino absolutely loved the movie.
Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Raves About ‘Joker 2’ & Says Joaquin Phoenix Gives “One Of The Best Performances I’ve Ever Seen” at The Playlist.
Read More: Paul Schrader Calls ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ A “Bad Musical” & Walked Out During His Screening
Speaking on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Quentin Tarantino talked about his thoughts regarding “Joker: Folie à Deux.” He didn’t just like the “Joker” sequel, Tarantino absolutely loved the movie.
Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Raves About ‘Joker 2’ & Says Joaquin Phoenix Gives “One Of The Best Performances I’ve Ever Seen” at The Playlist.
- 10/29/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
While some fans would prefer to vote Joker: Folie à Deux out like a bad So You Think You Can Dance routine. However, Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, and Jackie Brown filmmaker Quentin Tarantino thinks Todd Phillips’ divisive Joker musical is an underrated cinematic gem. According to Tarantino, Joaquin Phoenix gives crowds “one of the best performances I’ve ever seen in my life.” Joker: Folie à Deux positively bombed at the box office, with Warner Bros. announcing a digital release date for the musical after one week of disappointment. However, Tarantino is ready to wear the badge of a Joker 2 apologist as he discusses the sequel on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.
“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately...
“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately...
- 10/29/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Quentin Tarantino recently joined The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, where he shared his thoughts on Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux. And he enjoyed it. A lot.
I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.
And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big, giant mess to some degree. And I didn’t find it an intellectual exercise. I really got caught up into it. I really liked the musical sequences. I got really caught up. I thought the more banal the songs were, the better they were.
I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.
And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big, giant mess to some degree. And I didn’t find it an intellectual exercise. I really got caught up into it. I really liked the musical sequences. I got really caught up. I thought the more banal the songs were, the better they were.
- 10/29/2024
- by Robert Milakovic
- Fiction Horizon
Quentin Tarantino recently appeared on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, where he discussed Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux.’ And he liked it. Really. A lot.
I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.
And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big, giant mess to some degree. And I didn’t find it an intellectual exercise. I really got caught up into it. I really liked the musical sequences. I got really caught up. I thought the more banal the songs were, the better they were.
I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.
And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big, giant mess to some degree. And I didn’t find it an intellectual exercise. I really got caught up into it. I really liked the musical sequences. I got really caught up. I thought the more banal the songs were, the better they were.
- 10/29/2024
- by Robert Milakovic
- Comic Basics
Wicked director Jon M. Chu will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 75th annual Ace Eddie Awards, which recognize the year’s best editing achievements in film and TV.
The American Society of Editors made the announcement Monday, along with revealing that longtime Robert Altman and Tyler Perry collaborator Maysie Hoy and Star Wars Oscar winner Paul Hirsch will be bestowed with career achievement honors during the ceremony, set for January 18, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
The Filmmaker of the Year honor goes to an artist who “exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film,” Ace said. Recent recipients include John Waters, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy and Christopher Nolan.
“Jon M. Chu is a visionary filmmaker who has captivated audiences worldwide with his dynamic storytelling and innovative visual style,” said Ace president Sabrina Plisco, Ace, noting Chu’s...
The American Society of Editors made the announcement Monday, along with revealing that longtime Robert Altman and Tyler Perry collaborator Maysie Hoy and Star Wars Oscar winner Paul Hirsch will be bestowed with career achievement honors during the ceremony, set for January 18, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
The Filmmaker of the Year honor goes to an artist who “exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film,” Ace said. Recent recipients include John Waters, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy and Christopher Nolan.
“Jon M. Chu is a visionary filmmaker who has captivated audiences worldwide with his dynamic storytelling and innovative visual style,” said Ace president Sabrina Plisco, Ace, noting Chu’s...
- 10/28/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Mahershala Ali film that Disney recently put on indefinite hold has angered and disappointed a lot of fans. Blade was one of the most awaited films for MCU fans, but it seems that they will have to wait a little longer.
Mahershala Ali in a still from Alita: Battle Angel | Credits: 20th Century Fox
Despite the reports of the indefinite hold, it seems that Disney and Marvel might just be course-correcting the upcoming film. A new rumor suggests that the budget has also been slashed compared to other Marvel films.
Marvel’s Blade is Allegedly Still in Production
Films being put on hold is almost never a good sign. However, there may be some projects that need a little more time and consideration to be just perfect. Mahershala Ali’s Blade might just be one of them.
Fans loved Wesley Snipes’ return as Blade in Deadpool & Wolverine | Marvel Studios...
Mahershala Ali in a still from Alita: Battle Angel | Credits: 20th Century Fox
Despite the reports of the indefinite hold, it seems that Disney and Marvel might just be course-correcting the upcoming film. A new rumor suggests that the budget has also been slashed compared to other Marvel films.
Marvel’s Blade is Allegedly Still in Production
Films being put on hold is almost never a good sign. However, there may be some projects that need a little more time and consideration to be just perfect. Mahershala Ali’s Blade might just be one of them.
Fans loved Wesley Snipes’ return as Blade in Deadpool & Wolverine | Marvel Studios...
- 10/28/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Hollywood hairstylist Emanuel Millar has worked in the industry for over four decades and has come across several actors and actresses during his work. He has worked as the head of the hair department in iconic films like Kill Bill, Cinderella Man, Public Enemies, and Inglourious Basterds. He recently made headlines by highlighting some of the bad experiences he faced from celebrities.
Emanuel Millar | Credits: @emanuel_millar6/Ig
On the receiving end of these horrible accusations are actresses Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lopez, and Blake Lively. Millar shared that these actresses were rude to him and did not treat him as a fellow human being, let alone as a co-worker.
What Do We Know About Celebrity Hairstylist Emanuel Millar? Emanuel Miller with Angelina Jolie | Credits: @emanuel_millar6/Ig
Emanuel Millar recently appeared on the What It Was Like podcast, where he revealed the horrible celebrity encounters he had. Millar explained his roots in the podcast,...
Emanuel Millar | Credits: @emanuel_millar6/Ig
On the receiving end of these horrible accusations are actresses Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lopez, and Blake Lively. Millar shared that these actresses were rude to him and did not treat him as a fellow human being, let alone as a co-worker.
What Do We Know About Celebrity Hairstylist Emanuel Millar? Emanuel Miller with Angelina Jolie | Credits: @emanuel_millar6/Ig
Emanuel Millar recently appeared on the What It Was Like podcast, where he revealed the horrible celebrity encounters he had. Millar explained his roots in the podcast,...
- 10/28/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
American Cinema Editors (Ace) announced today that “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu will receive the 2025 Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Ace will also bestow career achievement honors to film editors Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch for their outstanding career contributions to film editing. All honors will be presented at the 75th annual Ace Eddie Awards on January 18, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall where winners will also be announced in 13 competitive categories recognizing the best film editing achievements of the year in film and television.
In a press release, Ace president Sabrina Plisco said, “Jon M. Chu is a visionary filmmaker who has captivated audiences worldwide with his dynamic storytelling and innovative visual style. From the vibrant energy of “In The Heights” to the sweeping romance of the groundbreaking “Crazy Rich Asians,” his films...
In a press release, Ace president Sabrina Plisco said, “Jon M. Chu is a visionary filmmaker who has captivated audiences worldwide with his dynamic storytelling and innovative visual style. From the vibrant energy of “In The Heights” to the sweeping romance of the groundbreaking “Crazy Rich Asians,” his films...
- 10/28/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Wicked director Jon M. Chu will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award from the American Cinema Editors (Ace), it was announced on Monday.
The award recognizes “an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film,” according to Ace. Film editors Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch will also receive career achievement honors for their “outstanding career contributions to film editing.”
All honors will be presented at the 75th annual Ace Eddie Awards on Jan. 18 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Nominations will be announced on Dec. 11.
“Jon M. Chu is a visionary filmmaker who has captivated audiences worldwide with his dynamic storytelling and innovative visual style,” says newly elected Ace president Sabrina Plisco. “From the vibrant energy of In The Heights to the sweeping romance of the groundbreaking Crazy Rich Asians, his films are a testament to the power of cinema to transport, entertain and inspire.
The award recognizes “an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film,” according to Ace. Film editors Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch will also receive career achievement honors for their “outstanding career contributions to film editing.”
All honors will be presented at the 75th annual Ace Eddie Awards on Jan. 18 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Nominations will be announced on Dec. 11.
“Jon M. Chu is a visionary filmmaker who has captivated audiences worldwide with his dynamic storytelling and innovative visual style,” says newly elected Ace president Sabrina Plisco. “From the vibrant energy of In The Heights to the sweeping romance of the groundbreaking Crazy Rich Asians, his films are a testament to the power of cinema to transport, entertain and inspire.
- 10/28/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Quentin Tarantino became a household name after Pulp Fiction, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. And while that film is getting a 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition, Blu-ray.com has announced the 4K release of Tarantino’s follow-up — Jackie Brown. The movie is an adaptation of the Elmore Leonard book, Rum Punch, and the 1997 film stars starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton. This release is expected to hit retailers in the second half of January.
The description reads,
“When flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and detective Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) want her help to bring down Robbie. Facing jail time for her silence or death for her cooperation, Brown decides instead to double-cross both parties and make off with the smuggled money.
The description reads,
“When flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and detective Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) want her help to bring down Robbie. Facing jail time for her silence or death for her cooperation, Brown decides instead to double-cross both parties and make off with the smuggled money.
- 10/28/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Lauded journalist, host, and moderator Josh Horowitz is a staple among the Hollywood circuit in part thanks to his popular podcast “Happy Sad Confused.” Horowitz, who began his career as a producer and talent booker, parlayed his expertise and ease with filmmakers into his own standalone podcast back in 2014. Its format pivoted during the pandemic to include a video component on YouTube (where he has amassed more than 111K subscribers), and once again took another shape as Horowitz began hosting live podcast recordings with a partnership at the 92nd St Y in New York City.
Horowitz has interviewed notoriously private, or rather, anti-podcast stars such as Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, and Vin Diesel, with Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, and Henry Cavill appearing on multiple episodes. Some of Horowitz’s personal heroes like George Miller, Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Soderbergh, Denis Villeneuve, and...
Horowitz has interviewed notoriously private, or rather, anti-podcast stars such as Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, and Vin Diesel, with Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, and Henry Cavill appearing on multiple episodes. Some of Horowitz’s personal heroes like George Miller, Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Soderbergh, Denis Villeneuve, and...
- 10/28/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
From 2020 to 2022, Bruce Willis cranked out a huge number of movies, most of them low-budget sci-fi/action films that all went straight-to-video, and usually playing brief, supporting roles. The many films were, by and large, panned by critics and mocked by baffled fans, all of whom wondered by Willis didn't appear to have much on-camera dialogue, or why he wasn't the lead character. In three years, he appeared in 22 movies.
In March of 2022, it was announced that Willis had been diagnosed with aphasia, a brain condition that affected his ability to speak and comprehend language. Many of the above fans expressed their deepest apologies, and even the Razzies, in a rare show of good taste, retraced Willis' Worst Actor nominations. Willis retired from acting because of his condition. In February 2023, Willis, now 69, was also diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, and he remains in the care of his family.
Willis, of course,...
In March of 2022, it was announced that Willis had been diagnosed with aphasia, a brain condition that affected his ability to speak and comprehend language. Many of the above fans expressed their deepest apologies, and even the Razzies, in a rare show of good taste, retraced Willis' Worst Actor nominations. Willis retired from acting because of his condition. In February 2023, Willis, now 69, was also diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, and he remains in the care of his family.
Willis, of course,...
- 10/27/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Box office bashes are often cinematic events on their own. While audiences are much more conscious about where their films come from and where their loyalties lie, there were times when films from multiple A-list actors would battle it out at the box office.
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump || Paramount Pictures
Tom Hanks, John Travolta, and Morgan Freeman are some of the best actors in the business, and each has delivered some of the greatest films to come out of the industry. While nowadays these actors have found themselves attached to franchises in a bid to stay relevant, there was a time when there was more for them to do with the films that they put out, which also butt heads at the box office.
Tom Hanks, John Travolta, and Morgan Freeman saw their best films play out in 1994 Morgan Freeman in a still from The Shawshank Redemption (Image via...
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump || Paramount Pictures
Tom Hanks, John Travolta, and Morgan Freeman are some of the best actors in the business, and each has delivered some of the greatest films to come out of the industry. While nowadays these actors have found themselves attached to franchises in a bid to stay relevant, there was a time when there was more for them to do with the films that they put out, which also butt heads at the box office.
Tom Hanks, John Travolta, and Morgan Freeman saw their best films play out in 1994 Morgan Freeman in a still from The Shawshank Redemption (Image via...
- 10/27/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
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Paramount+ is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of some of the best Paramount+ original shows including Landman and The Agency. Just like every month, Paramount+ is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 best movies and TV shows coming to Paramount+ in November 2024.
Hacksaw Ridge (November 1)
Hacksaw Ridge is a biographical epic war drama film directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay co-written by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight. Based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector by Terry Benedict, the 2016 film follows the story of Desmond Doss, who joins the army after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour but refuses to handle weapons and engage in war instead he chooses to serve as a combat medic in the American army.
Paramount+ is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of some of the best Paramount+ original shows including Landman and The Agency. Just like every month, Paramount+ is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 best movies and TV shows coming to Paramount+ in November 2024.
Hacksaw Ridge (November 1)
Hacksaw Ridge is a biographical epic war drama film directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay co-written by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight. Based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector by Terry Benedict, the 2016 film follows the story of Desmond Doss, who joins the army after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour but refuses to handle weapons and engage in war instead he chooses to serve as a combat medic in the American army.
- 10/27/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
When talking about Pulp Fiction 30 years later, Bruce Willis’ performance is not something that immediately comes up in discussions. Willis’s character Butch was one of the more conventional characters in the film, which was filled with image-breaking performances. However, Willis’ stardom gave a significant boost to the film at the time of its making.
Bruce Willis as Butch in a still from Pulp Fiction | Credits: Miramax Films
Interestingly, Willis was not a name that Quentin Tarantino ever had in mind for the role. It was Harvey Keitel, who played the role of Winston Wolfe, who introduced the Die Hard actor to Tarantino. At the time, Willis was one of the only A-listers among the cast.
Bruce Willis Played A Crucial Role In Pulp Fiction‘s Epic Success Bruce Willis in a still from Pulp Fiction | Credits: Miramax Films
Pulp Fiction was snubbed for the Oscars in favor of Forrest Gump 30 years ago.
Bruce Willis as Butch in a still from Pulp Fiction | Credits: Miramax Films
Interestingly, Willis was not a name that Quentin Tarantino ever had in mind for the role. It was Harvey Keitel, who played the role of Winston Wolfe, who introduced the Die Hard actor to Tarantino. At the time, Willis was one of the only A-listers among the cast.
Bruce Willis Played A Crucial Role In Pulp Fiction‘s Epic Success Bruce Willis in a still from Pulp Fiction | Credits: Miramax Films
Pulp Fiction was snubbed for the Oscars in favor of Forrest Gump 30 years ago.
- 10/27/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Well, the thing about Brad Pitt is that once he walks into a camera frame, it is almost impossible to not have one’s focus entirely locked onto his face, with a total disregard for the backdrop and rest of the players. With his effortless magnetism that seems to suction every light molecule toward his direction, Pitt has made a career that defies his superficial beauty and leans into his creative and artistic exploits.
Brad Pitt in Fight Club [Credit: 20th Century Studios]
David Fincher, being one of the oldest and long-time collaborators of Pitt knows all of this, having directed him in 3 movies since their Oscar-nominated 1995 film, Seven. However, it is neither Seven nor Fight Club (for which they reunited again in 1998) that Fincher considers Pitt’s ultimate cinematic pinnacle. That unique credit goes to another movie entirely.
Brad Pitt Impresses David Fincher With Third Film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) [Credit: co0026840 autoWarner Bros.
Brad Pitt in Fight Club [Credit: 20th Century Studios]
David Fincher, being one of the oldest and long-time collaborators of Pitt knows all of this, having directed him in 3 movies since their Oscar-nominated 1995 film, Seven. However, it is neither Seven nor Fight Club (for which they reunited again in 1998) that Fincher considers Pitt’s ultimate cinematic pinnacle. That unique credit goes to another movie entirely.
Brad Pitt Impresses David Fincher With Third Film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) [Credit: co0026840 autoWarner Bros.
- 10/27/2024
- by Diya Majumdar
- FandomWire
There are quite a few famous faces who appeared on Saturday Night Live for a limited number of episodes: Ben Stiller, Gilbert Gottfried, Damon Wayans…Whether they bailed, were let go or decided to try to tank the show mid-air, they all have that distinction of having at least made it to Studio 8H. But few – that is, just two – people were hired but never got the chance to enter the famed studio. One of these sorta-kinda SNL cast members is Shane Gillis, who was hired in 2019 but fired after racist and homophobic statements he made resurfaced. Now, Lorne Michaels is standing by Gillis, pinning the blame on his firing on the network.
Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, Lorne Michaels admitted that Shane Gillis was in the wrong but that it maybe shouldn’t have cost him his spot on SNL. “He said something stupid, but it got blown...
Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, Lorne Michaels admitted that Shane Gillis was in the wrong but that it maybe shouldn’t have cost him his spot on SNL. “He said something stupid, but it got blown...
- 10/26/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Arrow Video is going into truly dangerous territory – Nazi-occupied France and the mind of a killer – this January, as they are releasing limited edition 4K Blu-rays of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and Tarsem Singh’s The Cell.
Coming out on January 14th from Arrow Video is Inglourious Basterds, which comes complete with a 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range and original lossless DTS-hd Ma 5.1 audio. It comes with previously available special features but also a number of new ones. They are:
What Would Sally Do?, a new interview with editor Fred Raskin
Blood Fiction, a new interview with special make-up effects supervisor Greg Nicotero
Doomstruck, a new interview with actor Omar Doom
Making it Right, a new visual essay by film critic Walter Chaw, author of A Walter Hill Film
Film History on Fire, a new visual essay by film scholar Pamela Hutchinson, author of...
Coming out on January 14th from Arrow Video is Inglourious Basterds, which comes complete with a 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range and original lossless DTS-hd Ma 5.1 audio. It comes with previously available special features but also a number of new ones. They are:
What Would Sally Do?, a new interview with editor Fred Raskin
Blood Fiction, a new interview with special make-up effects supervisor Greg Nicotero
Doomstruck, a new interview with actor Omar Doom
Making it Right, a new visual essay by film critic Walter Chaw, author of A Walter Hill Film
Film History on Fire, a new visual essay by film scholar Pamela Hutchinson, author of...
- 10/26/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Tom Hardy was last seen in the recently released Venom: The Last Dance, which seems to be struggling at the box office. The final film of the Venom trilogy will mostly be Hardy’s last appearance as the loud-mouthed symbiote. While the franchise was not one of the best, Hardy’s performance as Eddie Brock and Venom stole the show.
Hardy is no stranger to blockbuster franchises, with one of his earliest roles being Star Trek: Nemesis. The actor played an evil clone of Patrick Stewart’s Captain Picard in the film. While Hardy may not be a fan of the film, the perfect comeback for him would be in Quentin Tarantino’s canceled R-rated Star Trek film.
Should Tom Hardy Revive Quentin Tarantino’s R-Rated Star Trek Film? Tom Hardy in Venom | Credits: Sony Pictures
Tom Hardy’s Venom: The Last Dance was released recently to mixed reviews and...
Hardy is no stranger to blockbuster franchises, with one of his earliest roles being Star Trek: Nemesis. The actor played an evil clone of Patrick Stewart’s Captain Picard in the film. While Hardy may not be a fan of the film, the perfect comeback for him would be in Quentin Tarantino’s canceled R-rated Star Trek film.
Should Tom Hardy Revive Quentin Tarantino’s R-Rated Star Trek Film? Tom Hardy in Venom | Credits: Sony Pictures
Tom Hardy’s Venom: The Last Dance was released recently to mixed reviews and...
- 10/26/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
In the "The Simpsons" episode "Brother from the Same Planet", Homer (Dan Castellaneta) forgets about Bart (Nancy Cartwright) at soccer practice, leaving him to wait for many hours. Bart, as he often does, accuses Homer of being a terrible father, and seeks revenge by submitting his name to the Bigger Brother agency (a riff on Big Brothers Big Sisters of America) hoping to find a new temporary guardian to care for him. Bart is paired with a charming, caring man named Tom (Phil Hartman), an ultra-cool test pilot. Tom is gentle and attentive, and Bart enjoys the time they spend together. Bart eventually starts to feel guilty, though, when he realizes Tom's time could be spent caring for a more disadvantaged child than he.
As one might be able to intuit from watching the episode, Tom was meant to be played by a visiting celebrity, and Hartman, ever the professional,...
As one might be able to intuit from watching the episode, Tom was meant to be played by a visiting celebrity, and Hartman, ever the professional,...
- 10/26/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In 2022, upon the release of “Gangubai Kathiawadi,” Anurag Kashyap a close friend and collaborator of director Vasan Bala noted that Alia Bhatt is the new Bacchan. Bala, who we all know is fascinated by pop culture and how it shapes the narrative of the present, past, and future of cinema itself, must have taken the comment quite literally. With “Jigra,” his third directorial venture (fourth if you consider the unreleased “Peddlers“) Bala has a bigger budget and even greater star power in his kitty.
The usually dependable Alia Bhatt stars as Satya, an orphan who had made herself into such a rock-solid young woman that her meditative gaze can get any shit done. Early on in her life, she witnessed the tragic suicide of her father when she and her younger sibling Ankur (later played by Vedang Raina) returned from school one day. It’s obvious that ever since that day,...
The usually dependable Alia Bhatt stars as Satya, an orphan who had made herself into such a rock-solid young woman that her meditative gaze can get any shit done. Early on in her life, she witnessed the tragic suicide of her father when she and her younger sibling Ankur (later played by Vedang Raina) returned from school one day. It’s obvious that ever since that day,...
- 10/25/2024
- by Shikhar Verma
- High on Films
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