The Sweet Charm of ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’
If you enjoyed The Banshees of Inisherin a couple years back, you’re probably going to love the new Focus Features film The Ballad of Wallis Island. Aside from the similarity in the cadence of the titles, both take place on a remote UK island and feature a fractured relationship, a lovable misfit and a movie star. In Banshees, it was Colin Farrell and in Wallis Island, it’s Carey Mulligan. But spoiler alert: there’s no donkey – and no...
It’s De Niro x 2 Notorious Mobsters in ‘The Alto Knights’
A mob boss would have a hit out for someone about this. Robert De Niro’s new gangster picture, The Alto Knights, bombed at the box office during its opening weekend. It pulled in just over $3 million domestically on a $45 million budget. The Warner Bros. film had the proper pedigree in spades. Nicholas Pileggi wrote the screenplay. It’s the latest in his list of acclaimed mob movie credits, starting with Goodfellas, for which he...
Shades of 007 in ‘Black Bag,’ Steven Soderbergh’s New Spy Thriller
Director Steven Soderbergh is teasing audiences with the casting of his new film, Black Bag. The spy thriller stars Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as married intelligence agents George and Kathryn Woodhouse, alongside Regé-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan and Naomie Harris. Brosnan is best known for his portrayal of James Bond in four films from 1995–2002, Harris played Eve Moneypenny in the Bond films Skyfall (2012),...
‘Anora’ Sweeps the 97th Academy Awards With Some Surprise Wins
The Oscars wouldn’t be the film industry’s biggest night without a few surprises, and there were plenty of them as the ceremonies unfolded at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and viewers from around the world took in the nearly four-hour show. Anora was the little indie film that ran through the proceedings, picking up five little golden men, including the biggies of Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. It also won Best...
What’s On the Table at the Oscars Governors Ball
Picture yourself at the 97th Academy Awards inside the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood. The ceremonies, which will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and broadcast live on ABC and streaming on Hulu, usually run for more than three hours. The show starts at 4 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET), so when it’s over and the winner of Best Picture is announced, it’s dinner time and guests head upstairs to the Ray Dolby Ballroom for the Academy of Motion...
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