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‘Lynch / Oz’ Review: Alexandre O. Philippe Curates A Deep Dive Into David Lynch’s ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Obsession [Tribeca]

June 10, 2022 9:37 am

“The Wizard of Oz” is the all-movie; in my film school days, professors would use King Vidor’s canon cornerstone as a teachable exemplar for just about everything, from the usage of color to the dream-logic of...

‘Corner Office’ Review: Jon Hamm is Wasted in a Stylish But Empty Corporate Satire [Tribeca]

Jason Bailey

June 10, 2022 9:34 am

Festivals, Reviews

Because it’s so drab and one-note, “Corner Office” leaves the viewer with lots of time to contemplate the Hamm Conundrum. To wit: in Jon Hamm, we have an actor who seems genetically engineered f...

Stefani Robinson Does Double Duty On ‘Atlanta’ & ‘What We Do In Shadows’ & Does It Flawlessly [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

June 10, 2022 9:28 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Imagine having four Emmy nominations before you're thirty years old. Imagine that two of those nominations are for Outstanding Comedy Series for two of the most critically acclaimed series of the past decade. ...

Marvel Taps Jake Schreier As Director For Their Secret ‘Thunderbolts’ Movie

Ned Booth

June 9, 2022 5:29 pm

News

Marvel's Phase 4 isn't even close to being over yet, but that won't stop the MCU machine from continuing to hum and turn. After all, there are movies projected for release in the 2030s that need to start devel...

‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Vol. 2 Teaser Suggests You Can’t Stop What’s Coming

Molly Cottee Tantum

June 9, 2022 5:24 pm

News, Trailers

“Stranger Things” just really loves its pastiche nostalgia. Season one felt like Amblin, the best of Steven Spielberg or “Goonies” with a sci-fi twist. Over the years, it's morphed, and in this most recent ite...

‘My Policeman’ First Look: Harry Styles Stars In Gay Romance Period Piece This October

Ned Booth

June 9, 2022 4:17 pm

News

After a small role in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk' and a mid-credits cameo in Chloé Zhao's "Eternals," Harry Styles' film career begins in earnest this October when he stars in Olivia Wilde's "Don't Worry Dar...

Baz Luhrmann Passed On Harry Styles Starring In ‘Elvis’ Because “He’s Already An Icon”

Ned Booth

June 9, 2022 3:40 pm

News

Harry Styles and Elvis Presley are both pop-culture sensations who crossed over to movies after wildly successful music careers. But for "Elvis" director Baz Luhrmann, their status as generational icons made S...

‘Next Exit’ Trailer: Mali Elfman’s Latest Asks What Happens When Death Isn’t The End

Molly Cottee Tantum

June 9, 2022 3:14 pm

News, Trailers

What happens when life isn’t the end? When a scientist proves the existence of the afterlife, two misfits race to discover how to get there as soon as possible to leave their dark pasts behind. But at what c...

‘Underground Railroad,’ ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’ & ‘Summer of Soul’ Round Out 2022 Peabody Award Winners

Gregory Ellwood

June 9, 2022 2:40 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

The Peabody Awards finished announcing its 82nd class of winners this morning and you could argue it saved the best for last. Joining previous winners "Hacks," "Dopesick," "Sort Of" and "Reservation Dogs" were...

‘Alone Together’ Trailer: Katie Holmes Writes, Directs & Stars In A Pandemic Romance On July 22

Ned Booth

June 9, 2022 2:31 pm

Festivals, News, Trailers

Six years ago, Katie Holmes made the leap from actress to director when her feature directing debut, "All We Had," had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016. In that film, Holmes stars as a s...