Coming off the massive hit Top Gun: Maverick and proving the rom-com still has legs with Anyone But You, Glen Powell’s next role finds him reuniting with Richard Linklater for Hit Man, which they co-wrote. A major favorite at Venice, TIFF, and NYFF, the film is now stopping by Sundance, and ahead of a June 7 release from Netflix the first trailer has arrived.
Here’s the synopsis: “From Academy Award-nominated writer/director Richard Linklater, co-written and starring Glen Powell alongside Adria Arjona, comes Hit Man. Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a hit man meets his match in a client who steals his heart and ignites a powder keg of deception, delight, and mixed-up identities.”
Luke Hicks said in his Venice review, “When it comes to genre, Hit Man lands firmly in School of Rock territory. It doesn’t hit the bullseye quite like the Jack Black rock comedy...
Here’s the synopsis: “From Academy Award-nominated writer/director Richard Linklater, co-written and starring Glen Powell alongside Adria Arjona, comes Hit Man. Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a hit man meets his match in a client who steals his heart and ignites a powder keg of deception, delight, and mixed-up identities.”
Luke Hicks said in his Venice review, “When it comes to genre, Hit Man lands firmly in School of Rock territory. It doesn’t hit the bullseye quite like the Jack Black rock comedy...
- 1/22/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes Film Festival this year, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new drama Monster has now been set for a release later this year. Coming from Well Go USA, they’ve set a November 22 theatrical released in NYC, then Dec. 1 in LA, followed by an expansion. Written by Sakamoto Yuji, starring Ando Sakura, Nagayama Eita, Kurokawa Soya, Hiiragi Hinata, and Tanaka Yuko, and featuring one of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final scores, the first trailer has now arrived for the film which tells a story of traumatic adolescence from a trio of perspectives.
Luke Hicks said in his review, “Few stories are as gratifying as the narrative jigsaw. How to fool the viewer into believing one thing without lying about what happened? It’s difficult enough to execute on the page, but much more can be hidden in writing. With film it’s a matter of obscuring the context...
Luke Hicks said in his review, “Few stories are as gratifying as the narrative jigsaw. How to fool the viewer into believing one thing without lying about what happened? It’s difficult enough to execute on the page, but much more can be hidden in writing. With film it’s a matter of obscuring the context...
- 10/5/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of the very best films of the year, Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla is a pitch-perfect look at the darker side of Graceland, refiguring the legacy of Elvis (Jacob Elordi) solely through the eyes of Priscilla Presley. Ahead of the film’s North American premiere as New York Film Festival’s Centerpiece selection followed by A24’s wide release on November 3, the new trailer has now arrived.
Luke Hicks said in his rare A-grade Venice review, “There’s no big screaming match in Priscilla, no takedowns, no zingers. It’s a refreshing and unexpected choice for a movie that ends in divorce. A child of her father, Coppola has a sixth sense for the language of cinema, for communicating complex themes effectively without being heavy-handed or coercive. Take, for instance, the Vegas phase. It seems like a unwieldy period to cover, but she tells us everything we need to know in two shots,...
Luke Hicks said in his rare A-grade Venice review, “There’s no big screaming match in Priscilla, no takedowns, no zingers. It’s a refreshing and unexpected choice for a movie that ends in divorce. A child of her father, Coppola has a sixth sense for the language of cinema, for communicating complex themes effectively without being heavy-handed or coercive. Take, for instance, the Vegas phase. It seems like a unwieldy period to cover, but she tells us everything we need to know in two shots,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of the best films from this year’s Cannes Film Festival lineup is finally getting its North American birth this week as the Opening Night selection of the 61st New York Film Festival: Todd Haynes’ deliciously entertaining May December. In celebration and ahead of a November 17 theatrical release and December 1 Netflix bow, the first trailer and poster have now arrived.
Here’s the synopsis: “Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress (Natalie Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.”
Luke Hicks said in his Cannes review, “Haynes seems most interested, still, in the suburbs, the distinctly American areas where people like Gracie, or Safe’s Carol, or Far from Heaven’s Cathy exile themselves to collapse beneath a cautious, isolated existence surrounded by all their favorite things, recently dusted. He revels in...
Here’s the synopsis: “Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress (Natalie Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.”
Luke Hicks said in his Cannes review, “Haynes seems most interested, still, in the suburbs, the distinctly American areas where people like Gracie, or Safe’s Carol, or Far from Heaven’s Cathy exile themselves to collapse beneath a cautious, isolated existence surrounded by all their favorite things, recently dusted. He revels in...
- 9/27/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall taking home the top honors. While our coverage will continue with a few more reviews this week––and far beyond as we provide updates on the journey of these selections––we’ve asked our contributors on the ground to share favorites.
See their picks below, and explore all of our coverage here.
Leonardo Goi (@LeonardoGoi)
The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer) Fallen Leaves (Aki Kaurismäki) Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Pham Thien An) Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese) The Sweet East (Sean Price Williams) Eureka (Lisandro Alonso) About Dry Grasses (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) Close Your Eyes (Víctor Erice) Un Prince (Pierre Creton) Kubi (Takeshi Kitano)
Luke Hicks (@lou_hicks)
The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer) The Pot-au-Feu (Tran Anh Hung) Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet) Killers of the Flower Moon...
See their picks below, and explore all of our coverage here.
Leonardo Goi (@LeonardoGoi)
The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer) Fallen Leaves (Aki Kaurismäki) Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Pham Thien An) Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese) The Sweet East (Sean Price Williams) Eureka (Lisandro Alonso) About Dry Grasses (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) Close Your Eyes (Víctor Erice) Un Prince (Pierre Creton) Kubi (Takeshi Kitano)
Luke Hicks (@lou_hicks)
The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer) The Pot-au-Feu (Tran Anh Hung) Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet) Killers of the Flower Moon...
- 5/31/2023
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Martin Scorsese’s highly-anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon has finally entered the world, and the wait was worth it. While there most certainly will be a lull in discussion surrounding the drama over the next few months preceding the fall festival season, we now have the first extensive recorded conversation with the creative team, thanks to the Cannes Film Festival press conference. Featuring Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, and Osage Nation leader Chief Standing Bear, they discussed the collaborative process of crafting the film (this thread is also a must-read), how Scorsese and De Niro’s collaborations influenced “everything” DiCaprio has done in his career, and more.
One of the most inspiring bits came from the 80-year-old Scorsese, when asked about the risks he continues to take in his career. “As far as taking risks at this age, what else can I do? What am I going to do?...
One of the most inspiring bits came from the 80-year-old Scorsese, when asked about the risks he continues to take in his career. “As far as taking risks at this age, what else can I do? What am I going to do?...
- 5/22/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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