David Byrne, front-man of the iconic American rock band Talking Heads, has never been the type of artist to stay in one lane. In addition to his work with Talking Heads, he has an impressive catalog of solo music and collaborations with artists like St. Vincent, Brian Eno, and most recently with indie sensation Mitski […]
Continue readingExcellent performances from Ewan McGregor, Ellen Burstyn, Rhys Ifans and Lara Flynn Boyle are wasted on a baffling, surreal family indieHeads will be left thoroughly scratched by this rather bewildering curio, a rambling yet not entirely ineffectual comedy-drama about a fractured family forced together by unusual circumstance, starting out somewhat of this world before falling […]
Continue readingIn what might be one of the most encouraging box office stories of recent memory, MGM’s raunchy, R-rated comedy “Bottoms” had one heck of a debut at the box office this past weekend. The film, directed by Emma Seligman, debuted in limited release to get in on the National Cinema Day goodness, and that strategy […]
Continue readingWhen the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced that they were going on strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to offer an adequate deal during contract negotiations, there were many who didn’t understand why actors were arguing for better pay.It might as […]
Continue readingCollider can exclusively announce that a Rubik’s Cube based on Everything Everywhere All At Once will be launched by A24 this year. Called the “Evelyn Everywhere Rubik’s Cube”, the collectible will show pictures of Michelle Yeoh’s protagonists on its panels, instead of the traditional different colors. Audiences will be able to relive their favorite moments […]
Continue readingThe Gotham Film & Media Institute announced key changes for this year’s 33rd Annual Gotham Awards. The organization has removed the budget cap requirements which they claim will create “a more inclusive submission pool” of potential nominees.In previous years, to be eligible for the Gothams, a film’s budget couldn’t exceed $25 million. Past winners have […]
Continue readingThe Gotham Awards have removed the budget cap requirement for movies to qualify for its honors, opening the door for big-budget studio darlings like “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” and more contenders in the Oscar race to submit for awards consideration.The Gotham Awards, now entering their 33rd year, have previously set a cap on movies submitted to have […]
Continue readingAcademy voters love history and biopics and serious subjects. This goes without saying. But they also, especially in recent years, embrace originality (see “Parasite” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once”). Hence this summer, on back-to-back weekends, the members lined up around the block at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills to see Christopher Nolan’s […]
Continue readingLet’s get something out of the way: Kuwait, and other countries within the Gulf, ban films all the time for featuring Lgbtqia+ characters and themes. Best Picture winner “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was banned for Joy’s queerness (and moments like the butt-plug battle), “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was banned for Gwen and her father’s […]
Continue readingYou’ve seen A24 films about somewhat literal man-eating aliens (“Under the Skin“), people being turned into walruses (“Tusk”), farting corpses (“Swiss Army Man“), talking shells (“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On“), and the multiverse (“Everything Everywhere All at Once“). Now, the studio is trying its hand at a musical for the first time with “Dicks: […]
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