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Joker stairs become tourist attraction and Bronx residents are furious

Posted 7 years ago

It's been an exhausting couple of weeks for residents of the Bronx, thanks largely to the wide-release of Todd Phillips' JOKER. In the film, Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck eventually emerges as the Joker, and celebrates his newfound identity by dancing on...

Michael Mann to direct HBO’s Tokyo Vice

Posted 7 years ago

Looks like it's twice the vice for Michael Mann. The acclaimed director of hits such as HEAT and THE INSIDER will dive into small screen action, as he's locked and loaded for HBO's upcoming crime drama TOKYO VICE. Mann will...

Scorsese & De Niro on getting Joe Pesci back in the game for The Irishman

Posted 7 years ago

Following the release of LETHAL WEAPON 4, Joe Pesci had largely retired from the film industry, but Martin Scorsese knew that he wanted the actor to take part in THE IRISHMAN, a passion project which took some time to get...

Martin Scorsese re-ups his Marvel films frustrations and the state of cinema

Posted 7 years ago

Another day another Martin Scorsese comment on the state of cinema. The acclaimed director has been in the news a lot latley, and not just for his upcoming Netflix film, THE IRISHMAN. Scorsese recently commented on the quality of Marvel films; not...

Francis Ford Coppola Backs Martin Scorsese’s Stance against Marvel

Posted 7 years ago

Even though it shouldn't come as a great shock to the cinematic world, Francis Ford Coppola agrees with his paesan, Martin Scorsese, that Marvel films are not cinema. In fact, Mr. Coppola went a step further, calling the MCU "despicable"...

Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci face off in new image from The Irishman

Posted 7 years ago

Of all the films coming out this year, the one which I'm looking forward to the most is THE IRISHMAN. You've got Martin Scorsese directing a decades-spanning crime saga starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, and...

Sorry Spielberg! Edward Norton says movie theaters are ruining cinema

Posted 7 years ago

Ever since I was a child, going to the movies has served as something of an exhilerating experience. To begin, my parents were major movie buffs, particularly my father. He used to sneak my older sister and I into R-rated movies...

The UnPopular Opinion: Batman Forever

Posted 7 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

Amanda Seyfried to join Gary Oldman for David Fincher’s Mank biopic

Posted 7 years ago

MEAN GIRLS and TWIN PEAKS alumna Amanda Seyfried is joining the cast of Netflix's MANK, a biopic from the lens of David Fincher that centers on CITIZEN KANE screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. Leading the cast as Mankiewicz is Gary Oldman, with Lily...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Joaquin Phoenix

Posted 7 years ago

Chris A couple of years ago, we used to have this featured called “The Good, The Bad & The Badass”, where each week I profiled some of my favorite “badasses” from both behind and in front of the camera. Folks...

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