Numerous actors, filmmakers, and musicians have paid tribute to Terence Stamp following his death at 87. The Oscar-nominated British actor was best known for starring inThe Limey,Billy Budd, and as General Zod inSuperman. He also appeared as a transgender woman in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which …
Read More »'The Shrouds' Is David Cronenberg's Most Personal Movie Since 'The Fly'
David Cronenberg would like to have a few words with you about death. There have, of course, been an abundance of folks who’ve shuffled off this mortal coil within the Canadian filmmaker’s nearly six decades’ worth of movies, often in the most baroque, grotesque manner possible. (Who could ever forget …
Read More »Oscars 2025 Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Is it us, or has this year’s lead-up to the 97th annual Academy Awards been a bit of a roller-coaster ride? After the nominations were announced roughly a month ago, we knew going in that there wouldn’t be a clear front-runner like last year, when Oppenheimer entered the competition with …
Read More »Guy Pearce Reflects on Working With Kevin Spacey: 'He Targeted Me'
Guy Pearce discussed his experience working with Kevin Spacey on the 1997 film L.A. Confidential, saying he “broke down and sobbed” years later when he realized what had transpired on set. The actor previously briefly reflected on his time with Spacey in 2018 during an interview on an Australian talk …
Read More »Kevin Spacey Tells Guy Pearce to 'Grow Up,' Denies Claim He 'Targeted' Actor
Kevin Spacey told Guy Pearce to “grow up” after Pearce claimed his former co-star “targeted” him when they worked together on L.A. Confidential. Pearce has not leveled any specific allegations against Spacey, though in a 2018 interview, he called the actor a “handsy guy.” More recently, on the Awards Chatter …
Read More »'They Want to Own the Artist': Inside the Making of 'The Brutalist'
Step into the lobby of the midtown New York offices of A24, the film production company that’s earned its reputation as an auteur-friendly studio and distributor. Walk away from the tidy receptionist’s desk and through the tastefully decorated lobby, past the long, slab-like conference table and the surprisingly comfortable couches …
Read More »'The Brutalist' Is Brady Corbet's Great American Masterpiece
Imagine a film archivist scouring an underground vault in Burbank or a cave in Butte, Montana, and discovering a few dozen dusty film canisters tucked away in a corner. Reels of some long-lost project from Francis Ford Coppola, or Bernardo Bertolucci, or Michael Cimino circa the mid-1970s reside in these …
Read More »'The Brutalist' Is a New Great American Masterpiece
Imagine a film archivist scouring an underground vault in Burbank or a cave in Butte, Montana, and discovering a few dozen dusty film canisters tucked away in a corner. Reels of some long-lost project from Francis Ford Coppola, or Bernardo Bertolucci, or Michael Cimino circa the mid-1970s reside in these …
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