Napoléon (1927): Abel Gance’s French Silent Epic
Abel Gance wrote, produced, and directed silent French epic film, Napoleon, focusing on the early years.
Ticket to Paradise: Starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts
George Clooney and Julia Roberts are set to star in Universal Pictures’ Ticket to Paradise, a romantic comedy to be directed by Ol Parker, who helmed Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
Promising Young Woman: Fennell’s Revenge Thriller–Oscar Card for Carey Mulligan?
“I wanted to make a revenge movie that felt like it was from the point of view of a real woman that had both the deliciousness of the genre as well as the reality of what vengeance is and what grief is,” Fennell said.
Prodigal Son: The Surgeon and his Match, Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Vivian Capshaw
Zeta-Jones plays the role of Dr. Vivian Capshaw, a psychiatric doctor charged with supervising Michael Sheen’s serial killer character, Dr. Martin Whitly.
Shazam! Fury of the God: June 2023
“Shazam! Fury of the God” will be released on June 2, 2023.
Reason I Jump, The: Docu about Autism
An immersive experience of nonspeaking autistic people across the world, The Reason I Jump is based on a book written by Naoki Higashida when he was just 13.
Bad Bascomb (1946): Sylvan Simon’s Western, Starring Wallace Beery and Margaret O’Brien
Beery plays “Bad” Bascomb, an outlaw wanted by federal marshals, outwitting all those sent to arrest him.
Employees’ Entrance (1933): Del Ruth’s Pre-Code Film, Starring Warren William and Loretta Young
Roy Del Ruth directed Employees’ Entrance, a pre-Code film about the manager of a New York department store (Warren William) who gets romantically involved with a reluctant new employee (Loretta Young).
Terminal List: Taylor Kitsch Joins Chris Pratt in Political Thriller
The ’21 Bridges’ and ‘Friday Night Lights’ star will play a CIA operative in the thriller.
Password Is Courage, The (1962): Andrew Stone’s WWII Film, Starring Dirk Bogarde
Written, produced, and directed by Andrew L. Stone, The Password Is Courage is a WWII film, based on John Castle’s 1954 memoir of the same name.
Oscar: Best International Feature–Trends
Three countries submitted a film for the first time. Lesotho sent This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection; Sudan submitted You Will Die at Twenty, and Suriname sent Wiren.
Night Ambush (aka Ill Met by Moonlight) (1957): Powell and Pressburger’s Fact-Inspired Chronicle
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger directed the fact-inspired Ill Met by Moonlight (1957), also known as Night Ambush, their last feature made together through their production company, “The Archers.”
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955): Lewis Gilbert’s British Film Noir, Starring Dirk Bogarde
Lewis Gilbert directed Cast a Dark Shadow a British film noir suspense mystery.
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015): Chloe Zhao’s Promising Debut
As writer and director, Zhao has made a naturalistic drama about the kind of setting and life seldom seen in mainstream Hollywood.
Sneakers (1992): Phil Alden Robinson’s Comedy Caper–Sidney Poitier (Oldest Living Oscar Winner) Tribute
Sidney Poitier, the great actor and popular star, turned 94 on February 20. As such, he is now the oldest living Oscar winner.
First Lady: Gillian Anderson to Star Alongside Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer in Showtime Series
Author Aaron Cooley (Four Seats: A Thriller of the Supreme Court) created the series and will write and exec produce alongside Davis and her husband/JuVee Productions partner Julius Tennon.
Victoria (2015): Sebastian Schipper German Crime Thriller
Sebastian Schipper directed Victoria, a German crime thriller shot in a single continuous take.
Hysterical Girl: Kate Novack’s Docu
Hysterical Girl revisits Sigmund Freud’s only major case history of a female patient and considers how his theories continue to silence and shame victims of sexual assault.
Watergate Series: Starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn
Starz Picks Up Watergate Series Starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn; Armie Hammer’s role is recast.
Allen v. Farrow: Woody Allen Response: “These Documentarians Had No Interest in the Truth”
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn have broken their silence over HBO’s Allen vs. Farrow, describing the docuseries as a “hatchet job riddled with falsehoods.”
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