Maestro Trailer Plays All the Familiar Notes
In a sure sign that Oscar-bait season is upon us, Netflix has released a trailer for Maestro, the upcoming biopic from second-time director Bradley Cooper. Cooper stars as Leonard Bernstein, the legendary American composer, with the film focusing on his undoubtedly troubled marriage to Felicia Montealegre, played by Carey Mulligan. Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah […]
Warner Bros. Wanted The Departed to be a Franchise
You don’t often think a legend like Martin Scorsese would have trouble in Hollywood, but he has. In an interview with GQ (the same one where he argued for “saving cinema” from superhero films), Scorsese revealed that he got pushback from controlling studios over some of his movies. First, he clashed with Miramax over Gangs of […]
Martin Scorsese Wants to “Save Cinema” from Superheroes
Martin Scorsese is pissing off superhero movie fans again, this time for things he didn’t say. In a new GQ interview (which is behind a paywall, but you can read his relevant comments at Variety), the legendary director said, “we’ve got to save cinema” from the genre, which has dominated the art form for the past […]
New Killers of the Flower Moon Trailer Better Represents the Movie
The fall movie season is coming fast, and the prestige marketing is in play. Paramount Pictures and Apple TV+ have released a new trailer for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film Killers of the Flower Moon. Based on the book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (which was, in turn, […]
Killers of the Flower Moon Trailer Insists on a Theater Visit
Martin Scorsese is rolling out another epic. Apple TV has released a trailer for Scorsese’s upcoming film Killers of the Flower Moon. Based on the non-fiction book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, the film revolves around the murders of several members of the Osage Native American […]
Goodfellas, the Alamo Drafthouse, and the Moviegoing Experience
People have been calling time of death on movie theaters for years, and several big events in the last decade have exacerbated those predictions. The rise of streaming was the big one, with Netflix and its progeny offering your choice of films and shows for a monthly fee that is, at least here in New […]