Tag: Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes Will Direct 4 Separate Beatles Biopics
In 2027, Sony Motion Pictures Group, Columbia, and Apple Corp will release four films, each about a member of the Beatles. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, are cooperating and licensing the music titans’ catalogs for the films. Sam Mendes ...
Read MoreSteven Spielberg Talks Oscars, Blockbusters, and Moviegoing Habits
Steven Spielberg is sticking up for the movies that made him. In an interview with Deadline (which is a very good read, if brief, especially for someone of Spielberg’s stature), the beloved director talks about his new – and newly-Oscar-nominated – film, The Fabelmans, as well as the Academy A...
Read MoreThe 2020 Oscar Nominations Are In
The Oscar nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were announced yesterday morning. Joker led the pack with 11 nominations, while Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, The Irishman, and 1917 had 10 each. The Oscar nominations were presented by actors John Cho and Issa Rae at the Academy Museum of...
Read MoreREVIEW: 1917 (2019)
War films have always been an essential staple of Hollywood cinema. Whether it’s The Dirty Dozen, Saving Private Ryan, or Dunkirk, the stories within this genre have always served as depictions of heroes overcoming nearly impossible odds, and it is a nearly limitless cache of narrative potential. ...
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