THE LATEST FROM EMANUEL
Dune: Part Three: Jason Momoa–What I Did for Art and Villeneuve, Shave for First Time in Six Years
“Goddamnit I Hate It”–Jaasn Momoa about shaving his beard for the first time in six years.
Pick of the Week
Avatar: Fire and Ash–Stunning Trailer Officially Released Online (Release, December 19)
The follow-up to ‘The Way of Water’ teases a spectacular epic with volcano fights, family tragedy and intense action.
Levy Unfiltered
Odyssey, The: Chris Nolan, Criticized for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara, ‘Unknowingly Contributes to Morocco’s Repression of Sahrawi People’
Home to Indigenous Sahrawi people, the last remaining African colonial state to achieve independence; Morocco still claims control over majority of land.
Reviews
An Affair: Desplechin’s Romantic Drama, Starring François Civil, Charlotte Rampling (Venice Fest 2025)
“An Affair” is a romantic drama starring François Civil as a virtuoso French pianist who returns from Asia to his hometown of Lyon.
Backfire (French: Échappement libre): Jean Becker’s Crime Road Movie, Starring Belmondo and Jean Seberg
Becker’s crime road movie stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, reuniting for the first time since Breathless (1960).
Is This Thing On?: Bradley Cooper’s Dramedy, Starring Oscar Winner Laura Dern, Set as Closing Night of 2025 N.Y. Film Fest
“Is This Thing On?” is Cooper’s third directorial effort after “A Star Is Born” and “Maestro.”
Odyssey, The: Chris Nolan, Criticized for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara, ‘Unknowingly Contributes to Morocco’s Repression of Sahrawi People’
Home to Indigenous Sahrawi people, the last remaining African colonial state to achieve independence; Morocco still claims control over majority of land.
