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Disney Reportedly Concerned Taika Waititi’s WWII Satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Might Alienate Studio’s Core Fans

August 13, 2019 12:53 pm

When it was announced last year that Disney was going to spend over $70 billion to purchase Fox, pundits and film fans were shocked. Not just because the deal turned Disney into a megastudio, but also that Fox ...

Fantastic Fest 2019 Announces Taika Waititi’s ‘Jojo Rabbit’ & New Films By Jim Mickle & Vincenzo Natali

Charles Barfield

July 30, 2019 1:09 pm

Festivals, News

TIFF, Venice, Telluride, and NYFF might be the fall film festivals with the most prestige, but you can argue that Austin's Fantastic Fest is the event that has the most fun. Focusing on the best that genre film...

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‘Jojo Rabbit’: Taika Waititi Resurrects An Old Meme To Let You Know That Hitler Is Not Happy With His New Film

Charles Barfield

July 26, 2019 1:41 pm

News

If you want to sell a movie that’s a satirical comedy about Nazis and World War II, featuring an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, then you better make sure people know you’re kidding. If there’s any doubt abo...

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Nine Things We Learned From TIFF’s 2019 Slate: ‘Judy,’ ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Hustlers’ & More

Gregory Ellwood

July 23, 2019 12:24 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News

The Toronto International Film Festival should be riding high. The 2018 festival included world premieres of critically lauded films such as Claire Denis' "High Life," Matthew Heineman's "A Private War," Steve ...

‘Jojo Rabbit’ Teaser: “Visionistical” Director Taika Waititi Unveils The First Footage For His “Anti-Hate” Satire

Charles Barfield

July 23, 2019 11:53 am

News, Trailers

With today’s announcement that Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit” will have its debut at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, the filmmaker decided it would be the appropriate time to release a teaser fo...

TIFF 2019 Line-up: New Films By Rian Johnson, Steven Soderbergh, Safdie Brothers, Noah Baumbach & ‘The Joker’ Lands A North American Premiere

Charles Barfield

July 23, 2019 10:12 am

Features, Festivals, News

With the Venice Film Festival lineup announcement later this week, you knew that Toronto wasn’t going to be that far behind. However, even though TIFF doesn’t begin until after the Italian festival, this year, ...

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2020 Best Picture Oscars Contenders And Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

July 1, 2019 2:50 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

"Marriage Story," "Jojo Rabbit," "Irishman," "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" and "Parasite" are likely in. What are the other three to four titles that will join them? REVIEW: Quentin Tarantino's "Once U...

Oscar Winner Sam Rockwell Is Ready To Take “A Long Break” From Playing Racists In Films

Charles Barfield

June 7, 2019 2:49 pm

News

The best performances are the ones where the actor disappears and all the audience sees is the character. For better or worse, Sam Rockwell is one of those types of actors, who really puts his all into every ro...

Taika Waititi Describes His Version Of Hitler In ‘Jojo Rabbit’: “He’s Basically A 10-Year-Old Who Happens To Have A Tiny Little Mustache”

Charles Barfield

May 15, 2019 2:40 pm

News

There aren’t many Marvel Studios directors that would be brave enough to follow-up one of their blockbusters with a comedy about a 10-year-old and his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler. But there aren’t any other ...

Taika Waititi Says WWII Film ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Will Release In Late-2019 & Share Tone With ‘Wilderpeople’ & ‘Boy’

Charles Barfield

February 5, 2019 11:13 am

News

We now know that Taika Waititi is, for sure, not going to direct the upcoming “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” But never fear! There’s still a Waititi-directed film on the horizon, the WWII comedy “Jojo Rabbit...

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