The Official Movie Thread

[Einherjar86]

holy shit A24's new trailer for Lamb is... just wow, lmao.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i’m salivating just thinking about pig and lamb

 

[CiG]

i’m salivating just thinking about pig and lamb

Don't forget Cow.

 

[no country for old wainds]

jesus what an awful year for vegetarian moviegoers

 

[CiG]

jesus what an awful year for vegetarian moviegoers

I have a feeling they'll appreciate Cow.

Anyways some things I watched for the first time recently:



Chained for Life (2019) Filmed simplistically with a very "vintage" tone, it's easy to miss a lot of the subtext if you shut down and just get lost in the beautiful shots and bizarre imagery. I caught myself doing this a few times. The messaging is very transgressive but I thought it was also very delicate in its various balancing acts, touching on themes of identity, representation, ableism, artistic exploitation etc. Considering the film is populated with "circus freaks" it's actually very emotionally subtle without being too forgiving on able-bodied audiences. Also Jess Weixler has come a long way since Teeth lol.




Following (1998) Nolan's directorial debut and a very humble one at that. Somewhat exhausting narrative structure but for the most part I was impressed. I'm a sucker for black and white cinema and 16mm is even better. I won't say much about the plot because this is one to truly be experienced going in blind, but Alex Haw who plays the main character's cat burglar mentor has amazing screen presence, pretty shocking to learn this was the only thing he ever did (as far as I can see) and he's actually an architect IRL. Bizarre!




Ape (2013) Hard to ignore the parallels between Ape and Scorsese's The King of Comedy. Rupert Pupkin is much more delusional whereas Trevor Newandyke is failing at comedy because he's suppressing his energy onstage. This is essentially a rage fantasy and much like The King of Comedy, when he finally drops all pretences and reveals his true self to the audience, his authenticity attracts praise. However unlike Rupert Pupkin's final act, Trevor Newandyke's ending is much more humble but also more personally satisfying.

Apple eating scene is just...

 

[no country for old wainds]

nice, haven’t seen ape yet but now i want to even more! chained for life was good stuff.

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

https://www.google.com/search?q=sca...VNVs0KHevtBc8Q_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1920&bih=966

 

[Bloopy]

Watched this and loved it. A feature-length follow up to the short film Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers, adding a proper story to their shenanigans. Right up my alley musically of course. I recommend not watching the trailer as it gives away too much I think.

 

[CiG]

Some film news:





Trailer for the new Neill Blomkamp movie.

Even by hollywood standards, 'they are us’ is a hard sell.

Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War) is directing a film about the Christchurch mass shootings in 2019, with Rose Byrne cast to play prime minister Jacinda Ardern.

IN BRUGES Director Martin McDonagh Reteams with Colin Farrell and Brendon Gleeson For THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN.

According to Irish Mirror, the movie has been over 25 years in the making. It’s explained that it “was originally supposed to be the third installment in a series of plays McDonagh dubbed the ‘Aran Islands Trilogy,’ which began with The Cripple of Inishmaan and was followed years later by The Lieutenant of Inishmor.” The Banshees of Inisheer was actually conceived in 1994.

There is no official release date for the film, but it is expected to release sometime in 2022.

Andrew Dominik’s Ana de Armas-Starring Marilyn Monroe Biopic ‘Blonde’ Moved to 2022.

If you were hoping to watch Cuban actress Ana de Armas take on the mantle of Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” we hate to be the bearer of bad news. The Netflix biopic, based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name, will not be released this year.

The news, originally reported in Variety, now says that the Dominik-directed and scripted biopic will be released sometime in 2022.

Rumblings about the movie’s released date being moved have been louder of late, in spite of the movie being briefly seen in a promotional video from Netflix this year, wherein the streamer touted releasing a new movie every week in 2021. Back in June, Cannes general delegate Thierry Frémaux said that Netflix had turned down an out of competition slot for the feature. Frémaux said about the film, “Andrew Dominik’s film [‘Blonde’] could have been ready — it’s beautiful, I saw it.”

David Cronenberg Returns: Sci-Fi Movie ‘Crimes of the Future’ Sets 30-Day Shoot in Greece.

Update, April 29: Deadline reports Cronenberg’s new film will star Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar and Lihi Kornowski also star. Neon is backing the project.

According to Deadline, the films “takes a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of trans-humanism, others attempt to police it. Either way, ‘Accelerated Evolution Syndrome,’ is spreading fast. Saul Tenser is a beloved performance artist who has embraced Accelerated Evolution Syndrome, sprouting new and unexpected organs in his body. Along with his partner Caprice, Tenser has turned the removal of these organs into a spectacle for his loyal followers to marvel at in real time theatre. But with both the government and a strange subculture taking note, Tenser is forced to consider what would be his most shocking performance of all.”

‘Dead For A Dollar’: Willem Dafoe & Christoph Waltz To Star In Walter Hill’s New Western.

If you’re a fan of American films from the ‘70s and ‘80s, odds are you’re familiar with the influential work of Walter Hill. Not only is he the man who directed films such as “The Warriors,” “48 Hours,” and “Brewster’s Millions,” but he’s also a producer that is one of the primary forces behind the “Alien” franchise. Oh and let’s not forget he directed an episode of “Deadwood” and earned a DGA Award for his work. But as the years have gone on, as with most filmmakers outside of Spielberg and Scorsese, his output has slowed down. This makes the announcement about “Dead for a Dollar” that much more exciting.

According to Deadline, Walter Hill is set to write and direct a new Western titled “Dead for a Dollar.” And not only is Hill attached, which would make film fans hyped enough but he’s also signed on actors such as Christoph Waltz and Willem Dafoe to star in it. “Dead for a Dollar” tells the story of a famous bounty hunter, Max Borlund (Waltz), who is hired by a Santa Fe businessman to recover his kidnapped wife from Mexico. While south of the border, Borlund meets up with an American expatriate, Joe Cribbens (Dafoe), who just happens to be the bounty hunter’s sworn enemy.

Joaquin Phoenix on the set of Disappointment Blvd. in Montreal.

Joaquin Phoenix is currently in Montreal filming Disappointment Blvd., directed by Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar). Though the plot for Phoenix’s follow-up to Joker is still unknown, his radically different look in the forthcoming horror film has been captured in a number of photos by locals.

The cast also includes Nathan Lane, Parker Posey, Amy Ryan, Patty LuPone and Michael Gandolfini. Previous reports about Meryl Streep joining the cast remain unsubstantiated. The A24 production is rumoured to have a tentative runtime of four hours.

Sam Mendes Sets ‘Small Axe: Lovers Rock’s Micheal Ward To Star Opposite Olivia Colman in Searchlight’s ‘Empire Of Light’.

EXCLUSIVE: After meeting with and auditioning a number actors, Searchlight drama Empire of Light directed by Sam Mendes has set Top Boy breakout Micheal Ward to join Olivia Colman. The film will mark Mendes first since his Oscar-winning World War I drama 1917 and he also penned the script and marks his first solo script. The film will be produced by Mendes and Pippa Harris’ Neal Street Productions. Production is expected to star in fall of 2022.

While plot details are under wraps, the film is described as love story, set in and around a beautiful old cinema, on the South Coast of England in the 1980s. Mendes will also reunite with his 1917 cinematographer Roger Deakins.

SCORSESE: New Killers of the Flower Moon set photos show Leonardo DiCaprio in costume.

Photos from the set of Martin Scorsese's next movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, reveal a new glimpse at Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in costume.

Based on the best-selling book of the same name, the movie is set in '20s Oklahoma and follows the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror. In the new set photos, DiCaprio and De Niro are both kitted out in period costume and there's a '20s car in the scene, too. Filming is currently underway in Fairfax, Oklahoma.

Steven Soderbergh Says ‘Kimi’ Is A Cross Between ‘The Conversation,’ ‘Rear Window’ & ‘Panic Room’.

When Steven Soderbergh first announced his next film, “Kimi,” with Zoe Kravitz for HBO Max — the one that’ll arrive after “No Sudden Move,” which is being released today, not much about it was known. It was dubbed a mystery thriller, written by veteran screenwriter David Koepp, and about an “agoraphobic tech worker that stumbles on some evidence of a violent crime over the course of a routine work project.” Intriguing but still slightly vague.

But in conversation, this week with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, promoting the aforementioned “No Sudden Move,” Soderbergh, who discussed myriad topics, including a mild little fun dig at his pals the Russo Brothers, plainly described the film as essentially a psychological techno-thriller in the vein of Francis Ford Coppola‘s “The Conversation,” only centering on many of the listening issues of contemporary modern devices like Alex and Siri. It’s also a film set in a post-Covid world which causes greater anxieties.

Neil Marshall’s “The Lair” Begins Filming.

Filming has kicked off in Hungary on Highland Film Group’s “The Lair,” a feature which sees “The Descent” and “Dog Soldiers” director Neil Marshall returning to the pure horror genre.

The story centers on Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair on her final flight mission when her jet is shot down over one of the most dangerous rebel strongholds of Afghanistan.

She finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made creatures – half-human, half-alien and hungry for human flesh – are awakened. Sinclair barely escapes and unknowingly leads the creatures back to a U.S. army base.

Go Behind the Scenes of Alex Garland’s Men as Filming Wraps.

With a production that ended as quietly as it began, Alex Garland has followed up Ex Machina and Annihilation with Men, a smaller-scale horror starring Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things) and Rory Kinnear (Peterloo). An original script by Garland, the A24 production follows a young woman who goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband.

Courtesy of cinematographer Rob Hardy, who reteams with Garland after his first two features as well as Devs, he’s shared some behind-the-scenes snaps. Featuring a glimpse of the countryside location as well as Buckley (at least from a distance), and more, Hardy also notes to “prepare for something truly extraordinary, and reassuringly weird.”

Though he didn’t return to shooting Mission: Impossible after Fallout––with Fraser Taggart stepping up as cinematographer––Hardy’s next work will be seen in Kevin Hart-Woody Harrelson action-comedy The Man from Toronto this January. Check out his images below as we await more details on Men.

Willem Dafoe Teases ‘Nefarious’ Role in Robert Eggers’ ‘Northman’: ‘A Huge, Muscular Movie’.

“It’s a huge movie,” Dafoe said. “It’s a muscular movie. My involvement isn’t nearly as expansive as ‘The Lighthouse.’ I’m in a supporting role, but it was thrilling. The level of research and detail is there, but on a much bigger scale. During the pandemic, they continued to work and to research things to build, and somehow they did. We gave them the time to prepare for this huge jump in budget and size of production. The sets are fantastic.”

Yorgos Lanthimos assembles epic cast for new film ‘Poor Things’.

The film is based on Alasdair Gray’s novel of the same name, described as a “hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland’s most accomplished author.”

‘Poor Things’ is a Frankenstein-esque tale set in the Victorian-era, described as a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring,” focusing on a young woman named Belle Baxter (Stone) brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist.

‘Poor Things’ will star Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef and Jerrod Carmichael.

Production is set to begin this year, and will likely hit the cinemas in 2022.

Jeremy Saulnier's Netflix Movie ‘Rebel Ridge’: John Boyega Drops Out & What We Know So Far.

As the streaming wars heats up, grabbing big-name talent is a must for any streamer’s upcoming movie slate. Thus, another big entry in the expanding list of Netflix films will be Rebel Ridge, created by Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) and previously starring John Boyega (Star Wars). In June 2021, however, production came to a halt after Boyega dropped out of the project for family reasons.

Saulnier, who will write and direct the film, is best known for his work on Green Room starring the late Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots. And more recently he directed Hold the Dark for Netflix, which starred Jeffrey Wright and Alexander Skarsgard. The director of photography for Rebel Ridge was chosen to be Magnus Nordenhof Jonck, who worked on The OA, Borgen and Hold the Dark.

The Toxic Avenger remake casts Kevin Bacon as the villain.

The Toxic Avenger has met his match as The Hollywood Reporter announced today Kevin Bacon joins the cast as the movie's villain.

Described as a "contemporary reimagining" of the Troma original, the movie revolves around a regular everyman who, when pushed into a vat of toxic waste, turns into a mutant freak forced to become a community hero when corrupt businesses threaten the lives of those he loves. This take "subverts the superhero genre in the vein of Deadpool," according to early reports.

Blue Ruin's Macon Blair is set to write and direct with Troma veterans Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz back to produce.

Don Cheadle and Jodie Turner-Smith join the cast of White Noise; directed by Noah Baumbach.

Actors Don Cheadle and Jodie Turner-Smith are the latest additions to the cast of Noah Baumbach's White Noise. The film, which is currently under development at Netflix, features Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig in the lead roles. The news of casting came through Turner-Smith, while appearing in the Women in Motion program at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.

"It feels really cool to be a part of something with a director you respect and admire, and who, you know, has a vision. When you walk into a set, knowing that you are going to be a part of somebody's vision, who is extremely talented, there's something humbling and exciting about it," said Turner-Smith, whose acting credits include Queen & Slim and the Without Remorse.

White Noise is an adaptation of Don DeLillo's acclaimed 1985 novel by the same name and follows a year in the life of Jack Gladney, a professor who has made his name by pioneering the field of Hitler studies.

Enys Men: Bait Director Mark Jenkin Returns With A Cornish Horror – Exclusive Images.

“It’s set in 1973,” he tells Empire in The British New Wave issue. “I wanted it to, at least, have the feel of a 1970s horror film. We shot it with the kit somebody shooting a horror film in the 1970s would have.” That means the Bolex H16 camera is out again, and the audio will once again be post-synced – though, with its tale of an isolated wildlife volunteer (returning Bait star Mary Woodvine) experiencing weirdness around a Bronze Age standing stone, this one is light on dialogue.

“The thematic centre of the story was the idea of the human influence that we have on our environment,” Jenkin explains. “How every action has an effect and every action has a cause that is part of a big chain of existence. That’s all about time moving backwards, as well as forwards.”

Grantham Coleman Joins Cast Of Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s Next Movie.

EXCLUSIVE: Grantham Coleman is set to join Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu latest film, which is currently shooting in Mexico City. The Spanish-language movie going by the title Limbo also stars Daniel Giménez Cacho, the Mexican actor who starred in Lucrecia Martel’s Zama.

Story details are unknown as of yet, but it is understood to be a form of fable exploring the political and social modernity of Mexico.

Coleman, a Juilliard trained stage actor, most recently starred in Central Park in Much Ado About Nothing opposite Danielle Brooks for Kenny Leon and also played Martin Luther King in The Great Society with Brian Cox on Broadway. Also was in Hamlet at the Old Globe.

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Cry Macho’ Sets October Release.

Warner Bros. has announced an October 22 release date for Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, “Cry Macho.”

The Western story is based on the 1975 novel by N. Richard Nash and stars Eastwood along with Eduardo Minett and Dwight Yoakam.

The screenplay is written by Nash and Nick Schenk.

Set in 1978, Eastwood plays a one-time rodeo star and washed up horse breeder who takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. Crossing rural Mexico on their back way to Texas, the unlikely pair faces an unexpectedly challenging journey, during which the world-weary horseman may find his own sense of redemption through teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.

Joel Coen’s ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ With Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington Will Open New York Film Festival.

The Thane of Cawdor is hitting the Upper West Side.

Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” will make its world premiere as the opening night film of the 59th New York Film Festival. The update on the William Shakespeare’s classic tale of sound and fury stars Denzel Washington as the title character and Frances McDormand as his scheming wife. Coen and McDormand are married and have previously collaborated to memorable effect on the likes of “Fargo” and “Blood Simple.” “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is a rare solo directing outing for Joel Coen, who makes most of his movies as one half of the Coen Brothers along with Ethan Coen.

“The Tragedy of Macbeth” will screen at Alice Tully Hall on Sept. 24, Film at Lincoln Center, the non-profit behind the festival, announced. In a press release touting the movie, festival organizers described it as “a work of stark chiaroscuro and incantatory rage, Joel Coen’s boldly inventive visualization of The Scottish Play is an anguished film that stares, mouth agape, at a sorrowful world undone by blind greed and thoughtless ambition.”

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

new movies

 

[CiG]

Thanks for spamming multiple trailers of the same movies along with fake "concept" trailers you fucking retarded faggot.

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

Thanks for spamming multiple trailers of the same movies along with fake "concept" trailers you fucking retarded faggot.

didn't actually mean to do either of those things
i just had a billion tabs opened up and i wasn't really paying attention to what i was doing
i was just trying to show trailers for the movies that i myself am actually interested in seeing as my response to everyone else talking about movies that i'm never gonna watch

 

[CiG]

Trailer for Schrader's new movie.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Trailer for Schrader's new movie.

https://twitter.com/WillSloanEsq/status/1422731003760680966?s=09

 

[CiG]

https://twitter.com/WillSloanEsq/status/1422731003760680966?s=09

Yikes.

 

[Einherjar86]

i just had a billion tabs opened up and i wasn't really paying attention to what i was doing

Then pay attention dipshit. I mean jfc, at least proofread your goddamn posts.

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

Then pay attention dipshit. I mean jfc, at least proofread your goddamn posts.

what happened was
i had each video opened in a different tab
so i ended up posting all the videos into the post without actually watching any of them
so yeah, this was me fucking up, but just somehow wanted to explain exactly how i fucked up
also
i was really just trying to post trailers for the types of movies that i actually want to watch as directly opposed to everyone else talking about movies that i'm not going to watch

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

@TageRyche
is streaming making movies worse??
the answer is yes
for details read the article
https://www.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/o3y3j2/is_streaming_making_movies_worse/h2eds7q/

 

[AbelTim]

I've just watched Walter Hill's 1975 directorial debut Hard Times. I have seen a number of Hill's films over the years and I have always been a fan. I am glad to have finally viewed this one. Charles Bronson is one stone cold motherfucker in this film and James Coburn plays banjo to his fiddle really well. The fight scenes are brilliantly choregraphed and I was delightfully surprised to see Bruce Glover aka Mr. Wint from James Bond film Diamonds are Forever portraying a ruthless loan shark. I will happily recommend this to anyone

 

[AbelTim]

The Bond franchise is so stale at this point, I don't mind if they radically reimagine the character with Craig's successor. As long as it's an inspired take on the character that has more going for it than just minority representation.

I have always been a fan of Craig's portrayal of Bond as it is more akin to the original source material. Bond in the original Casino Royale book is so much more ruthless than in the older films. This is what always attracted me to Craig's performances, especially in Casino Royale. In regards to the next stage, I've always considered Bond to be pure British establishment in look, demeanor and style. I could never see a woman playing the role and when it comes to race, I've always considered him to be a Caucasian character. When the rumour mill pumped out the possibility that Idris Elba was being considered for it, I did ponder him in it. He possibly could have pulled it off. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson though have categorically said that a woman will never be Bond.