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Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s First Post-TIFF Look at the Oscar Race

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THR's awards expert shares his assessments of 11 categories. BY SCOTT FEINBERG Best PictureFrontrunnersOppenheimer (Universal)Barbie (Warner Bros.)Poor Things (Searchlight)Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple/Paramount)American Fiction (Amazon/MGM)Past Lives (A24)The Holdovers (Focus)Maestro (Netflix)The Zone of Interest (A24)Nyad (Netflix) Major ThreatsAnatomy of a Fall (Neon)All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)Dream Scenario (A24)Origin (Neon)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony)American Symphony (Netflix)Rustin (Netflix) PossibilitiesThe Taste of Things (IFC)Air (Amazon/MGM)May December (Netflix)Saltburn (Amazon/MGM)Dumb Money (Sony)Fair Play (Netflix) Can’t Yet CallThe Color Purple (Warner Bros.)Ferrari (Neon)The Iron Claw (A24)The Killer (Netflix)Napoleon (Apple/Sony)Pri...

Sep202023 by cineverseNo Comments

‘Still Up’ Review: Apple TV+ Rom-Com Is a Lesson in Lack of Chemistry

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The series stars Antonia Thomas and Craig Roberts as two insomniacs who spend their evenings talking on the phone. BY ANGIE HAN There’s a point midway through When Harry Met Sally when the two leads, both unable to sleep, find themselves on the phone. The actual conversation isn’t about much of anything — past relationships, what’s on TV, the ending of Casablanca. But what comes through loud and clear is the connection between them, so easy and comfortable that any fool can see they’re meant to be together. Apple TV+’s Still Up is a whole series of When Harry Met Sally phone calls, placed between insomniac besties Lisa (Antonia Thomas) and Danny (Craig Roberts). Like their big-screen forebears, they fancy themselves “just mates”; like them, it’s evident to nearly everyone around t...

Aug132023 by cineverseNo Comments

Listen — Indiana Jones’s last ride: A legacy to celebrate or bury?

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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ comes out in theatres on June 30. The fifth in a series over 42 years, many of its originating ideas are taken from 19th-century racist archaeology. Will this iteration be different? by Vinita Srivastava I love watching a good adventure movie, especially at the start of summer. I have some great memories of eating popcorn in the local suburban movie theatre while we watched aliens take over a spaceship or a group of kids hunt for long-lost treasure in an underground cave. At the same time, even as a kid, I remember thinking how awful some of the racial and gender stereotypes were. I specifically remember watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and cringing at the representations onscreen, especially, the ruthless and flat-dimensione...

Aug92023 by cineverseNo Comments

‘Barbie’ Music Producer Mark Ronson Calls Out Bill Maher for Bashing Hit Film

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The Oscar-winning hitmaker took to social media to share his thoughts on Maher referring to Greta Gerwig's project as "preachy" and "man-hating." BY CHRISTY PIÑA Barbie music producer Mark Ronson isn’t here for Bill Maher’s take on Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar hit. Ronson, who oversaw the Barbie soundtrack album and also co-produced and co-wrote several of the movie’s standout songs, including “I’m Just Ken,” took to social media on Tuesday to share his thoughts on the talk show host calling the movie “preachy, man-hating and a #ZombieLie.” “We come to this place for magic,” Ronson posted on X, imitating Nicole Kidman’s infamous ad. “We come to AMC theaters to laugh, to cry, to care…and to furiously google ‘mattel board configuration’ while others are trying to enjoy a f***kin...

Aug72023 by cineverseNo Comments

The horrors of ‘Scream 6’ and ‘Evil Dead Rise’ reflect pandemic confinement and contagion in cities

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In ‘Scream 6,’ interior private spaces like apartments offer only the illusion of safety. by Chris Corker The pandemic changed our perception of space so that places we usually take for granted suddenly fell under heavy scrutiny. Seeing the world from six feet of enforced social distancing, restrictions, closures and hygiene protocols redefined our daily haunts. Horror is a genre of extrapolation in which potential danger becomes certain death; it feeds and gets fat on worst-case scenarios. As film commentators have noted, the pandemic is making its own mark on horror. Two recent high-profile horror movie releases in particular, Scream 6 and Evil Dead Rise, show filmmakers wrestling with space and what it means to share it. With people. With exterior forces trying to find a...

Jul222023 by cineverseNo Comments

Filming of “My Little Moon” directed by Ali Atshani has started in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles – Hollywood Press Reporter – “My Little Moon”, directed by Ali Atshani, has officially entered the production stage with the start of filming in the bustling city of Los Angeles. This is the third entry of Ali Atshani to Hollywood after a series of successful films produced in Iran and Europe. Yesterday, filming started in the beautiful city of Simi valley. Ali Atshani, who previously directed the acclaimed film “Loteria” in America, received further recognition earlier this year when “Loteria” won the prestigious Remi Award at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. “My Little Moon” tells the charming story of two teenage girls who form a deep online friendship that crosses borders and cultures. One hails from the United States of America and the other from Iran, ...

Jul132023 by cineverseNo Comments

YouTube Star Grace Helbig Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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BY LEXY PEREZ She said medical professionals have described her "triple positive" version of the disease as "super treatable" and "highly beatable." YouTube Star Grace Helbig is opening up about her breast cancer diagnosis. In a nearly eight-minute video shared to her YouTube and Instagram pages on Monday, Helbig detailed learning about her diagnosis a month ago. “I’ve had a decent amount of time to process and start the process, and so I’m finally ready to share with you,” the 37-year-old said in the video, adding that she was “very nervous” about opening up about everything. She went on to reveal to her 2.6 million subscribers that she was diagnosed with “triple positive breast cancer” which she said medical professionals have described as “super treatable” and “highly bea...