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Emma Stone and ‘Poor Things’ Director Yorgos Lanthimos Filmed a Secret New Movie!!

Emma Stone is garnering a lot of hype and attention for her barnstorming performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film, Poor Things, and it definitely appears that Stone may well have become Lanthimos’ muse, with Poor Things marking the third collaboration between the two. However, it won’t be the last, as number four is due to come out, and number five may already be in the … Continue reading Emma Stone and ‘Poor Things’ Director Yorgos Lanthimos Filmed a Secret New Movie!!

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‘Poor Things’: Emma Stone and Lanthimos to Reunite For Re-imagining of Frankenstein!!!

According to The Film Stage (via Production Weekly), Oscar nominee Yorgos Lanthimos is setting up his next project for Searchlight Pictures with the development of the film adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s novel titled Poor Things, which is a re-imagination of the classic Frankenstein story. This project will also see Oscar winner Emma Stone reuniting with Lanthimos, who previously worked together on 2018’s The Favourite. First … Continue reading ‘Poor Things’: Emma Stone and Lanthimos to Reunite For Re-imagining of Frankenstein!!!

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‘The Favourite’ Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Re-Team For a Short Film!!

Well, well, well: Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, have reunited for a new project. Lanthimos and Stone were two key members on the Oscar-winning team that was 2018’sThe Favourite. This short film marks the first time the pair have work together in a few years. Per a report from Deadline, Lanthimos and Stone are indeed making a short film together. Lanthimos will, of course, direct the short … Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Re-Team For a Short Film!!

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‘The Hawkline Monster’: Yorgos Lanthimos in Talks to Tackle the Horror-Western!!

From genre-bending horror-comedy nightmares Dogtooth and The Lobster to Oscar favorite The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos is a director with quite the wide-varying purview. Now, it looks as though his next project might take him into genres and tones he’s never explicitly explored before, while still feeling well within his (rather large) wheelhouse. Via The Hollywood Reporter, Lanthimos is in talks to direct the film adaptation of novel The Hawkline Monster, a unique … Continue reading ‘The Hawkline Monster’: Yorgos Lanthimos in Talks to Tackle the Horror-Western!!

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Yorgos Lanthimos to Direct a New True Story Miniseries!!!

After crafting the hermetically sealed, horrifying/hilarious original worlds of Dogtooth, The Lobster, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos took on a real story, making the Oscar-winning The Favourite. For his next project, Lanthimos will be moving to TV, but staying in the world of real stories. As reported by Deadline, Lanthimos will be directing and producing a miniseries through Searchlight TV about the true story of Clark … Continue reading Yorgos Lanthimos to Direct a New True Story Miniseries!!!

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Fox Searchlight Movies Will Release in Theaters, Asserts Disney’s Alan Horn!!

Fans of the output from Fox Searchlight can breathe another sigh of relief. One big concern when Disney purchased 20th Century Fox—aside from the thousands of employees losing their jobs—was what Disney would do with the Fox Searchlight label. To put it bluntly, Disney does not make the kinds of movies that Fox Searchlight makes. The Fox subdivision has earned a reputation for producing challenging, … Continue reading Fox Searchlight Movies Will Release in Theaters, Asserts Disney’s Alan Horn!!

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‘The Menu’: Emma Stone, Ralph Fiennes Eyed to Star in Alexander Payne’s Next!!

Oscar winner Emma Stone and two-time Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes are being eyed to star in Alexander Payne‘s next film The Menu, multiple sources familiar with the project have told Collider. Will Tracy (Succession) and Seth Reiss (Late Night With Seth Meyers) wrote the script, and the comedic horror-thriller is being produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Betsy Koch via Gary Sanchez Productions. Set … Continue reading ‘The Menu’: Emma Stone, Ralph Fiennes Eyed to Star in Alexander Payne’s Next!!

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Oscar Winners 2019: ‘Green Book’ Takes Best Picture!!! Check Out the Full List!!

At long last—and after a very rocky road—the 2019 Oscars have come to a close, and those of us who did not faint outright during that performance of “Shallow” made it to see Peter Farrelly‘s Green Book take home the top prize of the night to go along with Mahershala Ali‘s Supporting Actor win and the film’s Original Screenplay victory. This wasn’t exactly a surprising … Continue reading Oscar Winners 2019: ‘Green Book’ Takes Best Picture!!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘Pop. 1280’: ‘The Favourite’ Yorgos Lanthimos to Helm Twisted Crime Drama!!!

Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite just took home seven BAFTAS and is up for ten Academy Awards at this weekend’s ceremony, so it should come as no surprise that the filmmaker has already lined up his next project. Per Deadline, the filmmaker will next head to the realm of twisted crime drama and political manipulations with an adaptation of Jim Thompson‘s Pop. 1280 for Imperative Entertainment. … Continue reading ‘Pop. 1280’: ‘The Favourite’ Yorgos Lanthimos to Helm Twisted Crime Drama!!!

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‘Glass’ Stays Solid While ‘Kid Who Would Be King’ and ‘Serenity’ Bomb at the BO!!!

The weekend turned out a bit better than expected with Universal‘s Glass holding on to the top spot with an estimated $19 million on its way to a $100+ million domestic run, though the weekend’s newcomers in Fox‘s The Kid Who Would be King and Serenity struggled. Meanwhile this year’s crop of Oscar nominees saw Green Book re-enter the top ten following its five nominations … Continue reading ‘Glass’ Stays Solid While ‘Kid Who Would Be King’ and ‘Serenity’ Bomb at the BO!!!

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Oscar Nominations 2019: ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ Lead with 10 Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

The Oscar nominations are here at last. It’s been a whirlwind of an awards season packed with plenty of drama and controversy after controversy. It has also been one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory, with the field wide open in a number of categories. Roma and The Favourite picked up the most nominations of any film with 10 nods each, including Best … Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2019: ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ Lead with 10 Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

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‘Roma’ Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Awards!! Check Out the Full List!!

The Critics’ Choice Awards were handed out last night by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and they could be a predictor of how things shake out with the Oscars. The top prize of the night went to Roma with Alfonso Cuaron also picking up Best Director for his personal, autobiographical drama. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was a tie in the Best Actress … Continue reading ‘Roma’ Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Awards!! Check Out the Full List!!

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2019 Golden Globes Winners: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Wins Best Drama and Actor!! Check Out The Full List!!

The 2019 Golden Globes are complete, and it was a very interesting night. Vice lead the movie pack going into the evening with six nominations in total, but it only came away with one win: Best Actor for Christian Bale. And heavy awards season favorite A Star Is Born shockingly only notched one win, Best Original Song for “Shallow.” So what did win? Well the … Continue reading 2019 Golden Globes Winners: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Wins Best Drama and Actor!! Check Out The Full List!!

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The Favourite (2018) Review!!!

Synopsis – In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. My Take – If I could pick two films from the last decade which I found both weird and inventive equally, it would be The Lobster (2015) … Continue reading The Favourite (2018) Review!!!

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‘Aquaman’ Tops With $67.4 Million Debut; While ‘Poppins’ and ‘Bumblebee’ Play Runner-Ups at the BO!!

The long Christmas weekend is underway with Aquaman, Warner Bros.‘s latest entry into their DC Extended Universe, topping the charts, on its way to a $100+ million five-day opening. Meanwhile, Disney‘s Mary Poppins Returns and Paramount‘s Bumblebee finished in runner-up positions over a weekend that played relatively similarly to the same weekend last year, though given the holiday timing its hard to make an apples-to-apples … Continue reading ‘Aquaman’ Tops With $67.4 Million Debut; While ‘Poppins’ and ‘Bumblebee’ Play Runner-Ups at the BO!!

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SEFCA Selects ‘ROMA’ as the Best Film of 2018!!!

The Southeastern Film Critics Association has announced its selections for 2018. Following in line with many other critics groups, SEFCA selected ROMA as the Best Film of the year with The Favourite coming in as the runner up. ROMA also took home Best Director and Best Cinematography for Alfonso Cuaron along with Best Foreign-Language Film. Meanwhile The Favourite took home Best Actress for Olivia Colman … Continue reading SEFCA Selects ‘ROMA’ as the Best Film of 2018!!!

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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘The Mule’ Opens Strong While ‘Mortal Engines’ Bombs at the BO!!!

For the 13th time this year the top film at the weekend box office was adapted from a Marvel Comics property as Sony‘s animated release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse took the weekend box office crown with the largest opening ever for an animated film in December. Warner Bros.‘s The Mule also enjoyed a solid debut while Universal‘s release of Mortal Engines crashed and burned. … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘The Mule’ Opens Strong While ‘Mortal Engines’ Bombs at the BO!!!

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‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

Nominations have been announced for the upcoming Critics Choice Awards, and it’s a mix of this awards season’s usual suspects with a few welcome additions. The Favourite leads the charge with 14 nominations in total, including Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Just behind the biting period piece is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which scored 12 nominations including Best Picture, … Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

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‘Aquaman’ Opens Big in China as ‘Ralph’ Continues Reign at the BO!!

The domestic weekend was, for the most part, as light as was expected. While it wasn’t the lowest grossing weekend of the year so far, it was the second lowest with the top twelve delivering a combined $77.8 million. This is all in advance of what should be a profitable holiday season to come and we got a hint as to just how profitable it … Continue reading ‘Aquaman’ Opens Big in China as ‘Ralph’ Continues Reign at the BO!!

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‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

The 2019 Golden Globe nominations have been revealed, and right on cue, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is up to its baffling tricks again. We’ll start with what did get nominated. Vice was a huge hit, scoring six nominations in total including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as well as Best Actor for Christian Bale and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams, followed closely … Continue reading ‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

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AFI Reveals Its Top 10 Films of 2018, Including ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Eighth Grade’!!!

The American Film Institute has released its list of the Top 10 Movies of 2018 and the Top 10 TV Programs of 2018. Starting with the films, it’s a pretty stellar lineup—although you may be wondering why Alfonso Cuarón’s critical darling ROMA is left off. As it turns out, the Mexican film was not eligible for the list of American films, and so AFI deemed … Continue reading AFI Reveals Its Top 10 Films of 2018, Including ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Eighth Grade’!!!

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‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Remains #1 with $26 Million at the Post-Thanksgiving BO!!

Outside of only a couple differences, this weekend’s box office top ten almost mirrors last weekend’s rankings exactly with Disney‘s Ralph Breaks the Internet securing the #1 spot for a second weekend in a row. Among the differences, Universal‘s The Grinch switched places with Creed II as the animated feature took the runner-up position while topping $200 million domestically. In the bottom half of the … Continue reading ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Remains #1 with $26 Million at the Post-Thanksgiving BO!!

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The Rider’ Wins Top Prize at 2018 Gotham Awards!! Check It Out The Full List!!

Chloe Zhao’s “The Rider,” a tiny indie about a rodeo rider trying to recover from a serious injury, has been named the best independent film of 2018 at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, which were handed out on Monday night in New York. On a night in which many of the categories had upset winners, the film best out several better-known films, including Yorgos Lanthimos’ … Continue reading The Rider’ Wins Top Prize at 2018 Gotham Awards!! Check It Out The Full List!!

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‘The Favourite’ Achieves Largest Screen Average In The Last Two Years at the Indie BO!!!

After dominating last year’s Oscars with “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Fox Searchlight is right back at it with “The Favourite,” which has earned the largest per screen average in nearly two years. Released on four screens in New York and Los Angeles, Yorgos Lanthimos’ dark, 18th century satire grossed an estimated $420,000 for a per screen average (PSA) of … Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ Achieves Largest Screen Average In The Last Two Years at the Indie BO!!!

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‘Ralph’ and ‘Creed II’ Deliver Strong Thanksgiving Openings as ‘Robin Hood’ Flops at the BO!!!

It was a massive five days at the box office, the last three days of which resulted in the largest Thanksgiving three-day weekend ever with the top twelve films combining for over $206 million. Leading the way was Disney‘s Ralph Breaks the Internet, which brought in the second largest Thanksgiving five-day gross of all-time followed by MGM‘s Creed II with the largest holiday opening ever … Continue reading ‘Ralph’ and ‘Creed II’ Deliver Strong Thanksgiving Openings as ‘Robin Hood’ Flops at the BO!!!

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‘The Favourite’: New Trailer Further Reveals the Critically Acclaimed Dark Comedy!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne (Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail (Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Directed – Yorgos Lanthimos Starring – Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Favourite’: New Trailer Further Reveals the Critically Acclaimed Dark Comedy!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Favourite’: New Trailer Reveals the Critically Acclaimed Dark Comedy!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne (Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail (Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Directed – Yorgos Lanthimos Starring – Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Favourite’: New Trailer Reveals the Critically Acclaimed Dark Comedy!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Favourite’ Trailer: Yorgos Lanthimos Is Back With Yet Another Absurd and Frightening Film!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne (Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail (Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Directed – Yorgos Lanthimos Starring – Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ Trailer: Yorgos Lanthimos Is Back With Yet Another Absurd and Frightening Film!! Check It Out!!

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Colin Farrell to Lead Iran-Contra Amazon Limited Series for ‘The Lobster’ Director!!!

Colin Farrell is heading back to television, albeit in a very different form. Farrell led the highly anticipated but ultimately underwhelming True Detective Season 2, but now the actor is heading to Amazon for a limited series project that has some crazy potential. Per Variety, Farrell will star as controversial political figure Oliver North in an untitled limited series about the Iran-Contra scandal. Moreover, Farrell … Continue reading Colin Farrell to Lead Iran-Contra Amazon Limited Series for ‘The Lobster’ Director!!!

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Cary Fukunaga Netflix Series ‘Maniac’ Gets Start Date!!!

That’s no fault of his—fresh off the success of True Detective, the Jane Eyre director made his passion project Beasts of No Nation a reality at Netflix, and then entered development on a couple of projects that didn’t pan out. He was lined up to write and direct the high-profile It movie, but departed over creative differences. Then he was set to spearhead the TNT series … Continue reading Cary Fukunaga Netflix Series ‘Maniac’ Gets Start Date!!!

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