Tag: Ad Astra
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Brad Pitt: ‘I’m Gonna Abstain’ From Oscar Campaigning for ‘Hollywood’ and ‘Ad Astra’
Brad Pitt is having a banner year after earning career-best reviews for his performances in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and James Gray’s “Ad Astra,” but don’t expect the 55-year-old actor to hit the Oscar campaign trail this awards season. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Pitt says he is not…
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Fly men to the moon: Ad Astra and the toxic masculinity of space films
Brad Pitt’s saga is the latest sci-fi film to fall back on stereotypes of heroic men and emotional womenBrad Pitt has not minced his words while talking about his new space epic Ad Astra, in which he plays a stoic, closed-off astronaut with daddy issues. “What we were really digging at … was this definition…
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‘Joker’ Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Wins Grand Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival
“Joker” from director Todd Phillips won the Golden Lion, and “J’Accuse,” or “An Officer and a Spy,” from director Roman Polanski has won the Grand Jury Prize, the festival’s runner up prize, at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival.The comic book film starring Joaquin Phoenix in an origin story of the iconic Batman…
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‘Ad Astra’ Clip: Brad Pitt Fights Space Pirates on the Moon
20th Century Fox reveals more about James Gray‘s mysterious sci-fi drama every week, with a new Ad Astra clip debuting ahead of the film’s theatrical release later this month. But where previous trailers highlighted the more cerebral parts of the film, the latest Ad Astra clip previews an action-packed scene involving Brad Pitt and space…
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Brad Pitt Confirms Tarantino Has Talked About Turning ‘Once Upon A Time’ Into A Netflix Miniseries
There are A-listers in Hollywood and then there are stars like Brad Pitt. Unlike other major stars that can command large sums of money for appearances in TV shows and films, Pitt, along with a select few (including his recent co-star Leonardo DiCaprio), can not only get the paycheck but also can basically bend the…
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Stephen & Robbie Amell’s ‘Code 8’ Leaps From Crowd-Funding To Theaters, Scores Vertical Entertainment Deal
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired rights to Code 8, the crowd-funded sci-fi thriller spearheaded by cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell, who executive produce and star. Vertical is planning a theatrical release for the film, directed by Jeff Chan, day-and-date near the end of this year.Code 8, written by Chris Pare, is set in a world…
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Photos From the 2019 Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival premieres a slate of some of 2019’s buzziest films, including “The Truth,” “Joker,” “Ad Astra” and “Marriage Story.” Check out a gallery of the stars hitting Italy’s most prestigious film festival.More from VarietyRoman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Pre-Sells to Raft of Territories (Exclusive)Venice Film Review: Brad Pitt in ‘Ad…
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Venice Film Festival Line-up Includes ‘Joker’, ‘Ad Astra’ & ‘The Laundromat’ in Competition
As expected, the official line-up of films for the 2019 Venice International Film Festival will include Todd Phillips’ take on the Joker mythology, James Gray’s star-studded Ad Astra, and the latest pic from the problematic Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski. The official selections for competition include films from all over the world in a fairly diverse…
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‘Joker,’ ‘Ad Astra,’ ‘The Laundromat,’ ‘Marriage Story’ to Compete in Venice
A robust roster of awards contenders, including Brad Pitt space odyssey “Ad Astra” and Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded financial thriller “The Laundromat,” will launch from the Venice Film Festival, which features a bit less high-wattage Hollywood fare this year but no shortage of hotly anticipated world premieres and stars.The four U.S. pics in the Lido’s 21-title…
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‘Cats’ Trailer: Genius Marketing or Hot Mess? — IndieWire’s Movie Podcast
As the fall movie season approaches, some of the bigger releases around the corner start to reveal themselves in small doses. Sometimes, that means mysterious sneak peeks at movies loaded with intrigue, like James Gray’s sci-fi drama “Ad Astra.” And sometimes it means “Cats.”The internet went wild this week in response to the first glimpse…