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Streaming: the best films about the porn industry
Complex, candid porn drama Pleasure and pitch-black sex-business satire Red Rocket follow in the writhing wake of Boogie Nights et alPornography is a tricky subject for mainstream or even respectable arthouse cinema, forcing film-makers to walk a fine line: veil or sanitise the subject too much and you lose any sense of authenticity; lean too […]
Continue readingThe Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Red Rocket,’ ‘The Godfather’ on 4K
Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This twice-monthly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, […]
Continue reading‘I was running naked with a fake penis’: how Simon Rex found redemption playing a washed-up porn star
From comedy rap with Charlie Sheen and to a sitcom with Meghan Markle, Rex has had a rollercoaster life. Now, Sean Baker’s film Red Rocket has bestowed one quality that eluded him – respect for his actingWhat must it be like to have a penis the size of a draught excluder? “I wouldn’t know, dude!” […]
Continue readingBrenda Deiss, Texas Woman Who Became Unlikely Movie Star in ‘Red Rocket,’ Dies at 60
Brenda Deiss, a former NASA secretary who became an unexpected movie star with her role as a tough-talking matriarch in “Red Rocket,” died Monday in Clear Lake, Tex., from complications following a stroke she suffered in January. She was 60. A spokesperson for “Red Rocket” confirmed Deiss’ death to Variety.Deiss came to acting late in […]
Continue readingLA Film Critics Awards: ‘Drive My Car’ Wins Best Picture, ‘Power of the Dog’ Runner-Up
The voting for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s (Lafca) best films and best performances of 2021 took place virtually on Saturday. The awards were announced via the group’s Twitter account. throughout the day. The top prizes went to Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” for Best Picture, plus Best Director, Best Actor Simon Rex (“Red […]
Continue readingThe 2022 Independent Spirit Award Nominations Are Here
Award season is officially in full swing, and the Film Independent Spirit Awards are the latest to announce a new batch of nominees. Per Deadline, Janicza Bravo’s incisive, genre-exploding film “Zola” leads a wide-ranging group of nominees with six nominations.A24 in general came away with plenty to celebrate. Aside from “Zola,” the always-hip studio took […]
Continue readingSean Baker Makes a Passionate Case For the Big Screen in Surprise Screen Talk Appearance at NYFF
With the New York Film Festival back to its in-person routine, IndieWire’s Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson returned to the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center for a recording of their weekly Screen Talk podcast in front of a live audience — and this time, they were joined by a surprise guest. After […]
Continue readingIt’s Okay Academy: You Can Nominate Simon Rex for Best Actor for ‘Red Rocket’
It’s icky, it’s uncomfortable, but “Red Rocket” is also daring and funny, resulting in co-writer and director Sean Baker’s best outing as a filmmaker yet. If audiences and award voters can get past the more risqué elements, the A24 feature could have a fighting chance in a still wide-open awards season.The film’s success begins and […]
Continue readingCannes: All the Movies from the 2021 Festival That Will Make Some Noise This Year
A few weeks ago, it was hard to believe that the Cannes Film Festival would actually happen. Now, as the 74th edition winds down, it’s still hard to believe what transpired over the past two weeks: a whole lot of movies, many of which will continue to make some noise in the year ahead. In […]
Continue readingCannes First Looks: ‘Red Rocket,’ The Souvenir II,’ ‘After Yang,’ ‘Titane’ & More
After not having a Cannes Film Festival in 2020, obviously due to the pandemic, it appears the French event is making up for lost time with an absolutely stacked lineup of features in 2021. And thankfully, for film fans that aren’t able to make the trip to France right now, the festival has released a […]
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