The trailer for Steven Spielberg’s new film, The Post, has been released. It stars Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.
‘Romance in the Digital Age’ Soundtrack Announced
New tracks from John Nolan, Vinnie Caruana, James Dewees, and others are featured on a soundtrack for an upcoming indie film called Romance in the Digital Age. The trailer and track listing can be found below. The soundtrack can be pre-ordered at Enjoy the Ride Records.
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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made a Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14
Adam B. Vary, writing for Buzzfeed:
In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicly alleging for the first time that in 1986, Spacey befriended Rapp while they both performed on Broadway shows, invited Rapp over to his apartment for a party, and, at the end of the night, picked Rapp up, placed him on his bed, and climbed on top of him, making a sexual advance. According to public records, Spacey was 26. Rapp was 14.
Kevin Spacey responded on Twitter and used his response to publicly come out as homosexual. I think Richard Lawson said it best, “Coming out as a gay man is not the same thing as coming out as someone who preyed on a 14-year old. Conflating those things is disgusting. This expose the gay community to am million tired old criticisms and conspiracies.”
‘Phantom Thread’ Trailer
The trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, Phantom Thread, has been released.
Han Solo Film Gets a Title
The upcoming Han Solo film will be titled, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Production wrapped today and the film will be out May 25th, 2018.
‘Black Panther’ Trailer
The new trailer for Black Panther is here.
Martin Scorsese on Rotten Tomatoes and Box Office Obsession
Martin Scorsese, writing at The Hollywood Reporter:
There is another change that, I believe, has no upside whatsoever. It began back in the ’80s when the “box office” started to mushroom into the obsession it is today. When I was young, box office reports were confined to industry journals like The Hollywood Reporter. Now, I’m afraid that they’ve become…everything. Box office is the undercurrent in almost all discussions of cinema, and frequently it’s more than just an undercurrent. The brutal judgmentalism that has made opening-weekend grosses into a bloodthirsty spectator sport seems to have encouraged an even more brutal approach to film reviewing. I’m talking about market research firms like Cinemascore, which started in the late ’70s, and online “aggregators” like Rotten Tomatoes, which have absolutely nothing to do with real film criticism. They rate a picture the way you’d rate a horse at the racetrack, a restaurant in a Zagat’s guide, or a household appliance in Consumer Reports. They have everything to do with the movie business and absolutely nothing to do with either the creation or the intelligent viewing of film. The filmmaker is reduced to a content manufacturer and the viewer to an unadventurous consumer.
He’s not wrong.
And as film criticism written by passionately engaged people with actual knowledge of film history has gradually faded from the scene, it seems like there are more and more voices out there engaged in pure judgmentalism, people who seem to take pleasure in seeing films and filmmakers rejected, dismissed and in some cases ripped to shreds.
Sounds a little like popular music criticism as well.
Apple and Steven Spielberg Bringing Back ‘Amazing Stories’
Apple and Steven Spielberg have reportedly agreed to a content deal to bring Amazing Stories back to TV:
The new deal pulls in the director’s production company Amblin Television, along with NBCUniversal, with plans to resurrect beloved 1980s fantasy/sci-fi/horror anthology Amazing Stories. The original series only ran for two seasons in the mid-80s, but racked up a fair amount of critical acclaim and fond memories, including a dozen Emmy nominations.
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer
The trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been released.
Harvey Weinstein Fired After NYT Report of Sexual Harassment
Famous movie producer Harvey Weinsten has been fired by the studio he founded, The Weinstein Company, in the wake of a New York Times investigation uncovering decades of misconduct:
An investigation by The New York Times found previously undisclosed allegations against Mr. Weinstein stretching over nearly three decades, documented through interviews with current and former employees and film industry workers, as well as legal records, emails and internal documents from the businesses he has run, Miramax and the Weinstein Company.
People knew about this for years and it took until now for something to finally happen.
‘Justice League’ Trailer
The new trailer for Justice League has been released.
I’m digging Flash. I hope this doesn’t suck.
New Trailer for ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’
The trailer for Pacific Rim: Uprising has been released.
J.J. Abrams to Remake ‘Your Name’
J.J. Abrams has signed on to produce a live action remake of the popular anime Your Name. MTV reports:
While anime fans have a reason to be skeptical following the recent unsuccessful live-action remakes of Ghost in the Shell and Death Note, it should hopefully ease some fears knowing that Genki Kawamura, who produced the anime, will also serves as a producer on this film.
‘Avatar’ Starts Production on Four Consecutive Sequels
Deadline is reporting that James Cameron has begun production on four Avatar sequels:
It is not only unprecedented in number — Peter Jackson shot three of The Lord of the Rings installments together — it also will be the most expensive shoot of its kind, at an estimated collective budget expected to surpass $1 billion.
A New ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Trailer
The second trailer for Pitch Perfect 3 has been released.