As the format continues to slowly gain traction – here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K UK disc releases.
Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.
We have started adding shopping links too. We’d be obliged if you clicked on them, as it really helps us in our quest to make the Film Stories project of magazines, website and podcast profitable. We’re a 100% independent publisher, and we quite like drinking coffee. It’d be lovely to afford some more.
Without further ado, here are the titles we know about…
Out now
25th March: Witchfinder General
25th March: Blood On Satan’s Claw
25th March: A Blade In The Dark
25th...
Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.
We have started adding shopping links too. We’d be obliged if you clicked on them, as it really helps us in our quest to make the Film Stories project of magazines, website and podcast profitable. We’re a 100% independent publisher, and we quite like drinking coffee. It’d be lovely to afford some more.
Without further ado, here are the titles we know about…
Out now
25th March: Witchfinder General
25th March: Blood On Satan’s Claw
25th March: A Blade In The Dark
25th...
- 4/20/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Actress Sienna Miller (“Horizon: An American Saga”) poses for the Twinset Spring and Summer 2024 wardrobe campaign, photographed by Daniel Jackson:
Prior to a professional acting career, Miller worked as a print model for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue and appeared in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar.
Signing with Pepe Jeans London, Miller was featured in their March 2006 campaign and continues to design a fashion line for them today.
February 2009, Miller became 'ambassador' for the fragrance Boss Orange women's perfume.
In 2001, she appeared in the feature "South Kensington" followed by a recurring role in the one-season, episodic TV drama "Keen Eddie". In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake of "Alfie".
This was followed by playing the female lead in "Casanova". In 2006 she starred as 'Edie Sedgwick' in the bio-pic "Factory Girl".
In 2007, Miller appeared in 3 films including "Stardust", "Interview" and "Camille". In 2008 Miller co-starred with Keira Knightley in "The Edge of Love...
Prior to a professional acting career, Miller worked as a print model for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue and appeared in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar.
Signing with Pepe Jeans London, Miller was featured in their March 2006 campaign and continues to design a fashion line for them today.
February 2009, Miller became 'ambassador' for the fragrance Boss Orange women's perfume.
In 2001, she appeared in the feature "South Kensington" followed by a recurring role in the one-season, episodic TV drama "Keen Eddie". In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake of "Alfie".
This was followed by playing the female lead in "Casanova". In 2006 she starred as 'Edie Sedgwick' in the bio-pic "Factory Girl".
In 2007, Miller appeared in 3 films including "Stardust", "Interview" and "Camille". In 2008 Miller co-starred with Keira Knightley in "The Edge of Love...
- 4/17/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
A glimpse at upcoming UK Steelbook release dates until early 2024: here’s what’s getting the fancy treatment and when.
The incredibly fancy Steelbook format is the only choice for those needing a physical media release that doubles as a table tennis bat in a pinch. If that’s you, this list of all the upcoming UK Steelbook releases will be right up your alley.
Releases in this list cover Blu-ray and 4K, and are marked as such. Note that some Steelbooks sell out quickly, so just because they’re listed as upcoming here, there’s no guarantee of availability. Some store exclusives are also harder to track.
Also: We’ve started adding affiliate links. If you click on those, we benefit, and can spend more money paying more people to write more things for this website. No pressure, just hugely obliged.
Obviously in the current climate everything is subject to change,...
The incredibly fancy Steelbook format is the only choice for those needing a physical media release that doubles as a table tennis bat in a pinch. If that’s you, this list of all the upcoming UK Steelbook releases will be right up your alley.
Releases in this list cover Blu-ray and 4K, and are marked as such. Note that some Steelbooks sell out quickly, so just because they’re listed as upcoming here, there’s no guarantee of availability. Some store exclusives are also harder to track.
Also: We’ve started adding affiliate links. If you click on those, we benefit, and can spend more money paying more people to write more things for this website. No pressure, just hugely obliged.
Obviously in the current climate everything is subject to change,...
- 4/17/2024
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
Clint Eastwood has a long and storied career in Hollywood, first as an actor and then as a director. However, prior to his Hollywood success, Eastwood was also in the United States Army, where he served between 1951 and 1953. During this time, Eastwood faced a near-death experience while hitching a ride on a military plane.
Clint Eastwood in Bronco Billy
The acclaimed director recently spoke to students at the Loyola Marymount University School of Film & TV, where he addressed his near-death experience after the flight crashed and left him in shark-infested waters. Here is how Eastwood described his experience and why he credited his ignorance for his survival.
Clint Eastwood Reveals How He Survived After Hitchhiking Experience Went Wrong
Clint Eastwood has been an influential figure in Hollywood, through his more than seven decades-long career as an actor and filmmaker. Eastwood took part in the Hollywood Masters interview series at Loyola Marymount University...
Clint Eastwood in Bronco Billy
The acclaimed director recently spoke to students at the Loyola Marymount University School of Film & TV, where he addressed his near-death experience after the flight crashed and left him in shark-infested waters. Here is how Eastwood described his experience and why he credited his ignorance for his survival.
Clint Eastwood Reveals How He Survived After Hitchhiking Experience Went Wrong
Clint Eastwood has been an influential figure in Hollywood, through his more than seven decades-long career as an actor and filmmaker. Eastwood took part in the Hollywood Masters interview series at Loyola Marymount University...
- 4/6/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Actress Sienna Miller (“Horizon: An American Saga”) poses for the new Twinset Spring Summer 2024 ad campaign, photographed by Daniel Jackson:
Prior to a professional acting career, Miller worked as a print model for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue and appeared in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar.
Signing with Pepe Jeans London, Miller was featured in their March 2006 campaign and continues to design a fashion line for them today.
February 2009, Miller became 'ambassador' for the fragrance Boss Orange women's perfume.
In 2001, she appeared in the feature "South Kensington" followed by a recurring role in the one-season, episodic TV drama "Keen Eddie". In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake of "Alfie".
This was followed by playing the female lead in "Casanova". In 2006 she starred as 'Edie Sedgwick' in the bio-pic "Factory Girl".
In 2007, Miller appeared in 3 films including "Stardust", "Interview" and "Camille". In 2008 Miller co-starred with Keira Knightley in "The Edge of Love...
Prior to a professional acting career, Miller worked as a print model for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue and appeared in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar.
Signing with Pepe Jeans London, Miller was featured in their March 2006 campaign and continues to design a fashion line for them today.
February 2009, Miller became 'ambassador' for the fragrance Boss Orange women's perfume.
In 2001, she appeared in the feature "South Kensington" followed by a recurring role in the one-season, episodic TV drama "Keen Eddie". In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake of "Alfie".
This was followed by playing the female lead in "Casanova". In 2006 she starred as 'Edie Sedgwick' in the bio-pic "Factory Girl".
In 2007, Miller appeared in 3 films including "Stardust", "Interview" and "Camille". In 2008 Miller co-starred with Keira Knightley in "The Edge of Love...
- 4/3/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
American Sniper, the 2014 biographical war drama directed by Academy Award Winning Director Clint Eastwood and starring Academy Award nominee Bradley Coopers as will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital for the first time on May 14. American Sniper will be available to purchase on May 14 on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more. American Sniper stars Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle. A two-time Oscar® nominee for his work in “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle,” Cooper ... Read more...
- 3/28/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Picnik Entertainment has acquired U.K. distribution rights for “The Almond and the Seahorse,” starring Rebel Wilson and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Based on Kaite O’Reilly’s play, film’s cast also includes Trine Dyrholm (“In a Better World”), Celyn Jones (“Swede Caroline”), Meera Syal (“Yesterday”), Ruth Madeley (“Years and Years”) and Alice Lowe (“Hot Fuzz”).
The Almond and the Seahorse are the nicknames given to the parts of human brains that lay down new memories and hold on to the old ones. After a Tbi (a traumatic brain injury) these parts can change and become new pathways. The film focuses on characters without brain damage, but have to carry the heart damage. Sarah (Wilson) is an archaeologist who loves her husband Joe (Jones) but after a Tbi their love is trapped in the past. Toni (Gainsbourg) is an architect and loves her partner Gwen (Dyrholm) but after a Tbi they have...
Based on Kaite O’Reilly’s play, film’s cast also includes Trine Dyrholm (“In a Better World”), Celyn Jones (“Swede Caroline”), Meera Syal (“Yesterday”), Ruth Madeley (“Years and Years”) and Alice Lowe (“Hot Fuzz”).
The Almond and the Seahorse are the nicknames given to the parts of human brains that lay down new memories and hold on to the old ones. After a Tbi (a traumatic brain injury) these parts can change and become new pathways. The film focuses on characters without brain damage, but have to carry the heart damage. Sarah (Wilson) is an archaeologist who loves her husband Joe (Jones) but after a Tbi their love is trapped in the past. Toni (Gainsbourg) is an architect and loves her partner Gwen (Dyrholm) but after a Tbi they have...
- 3/21/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Ari Aster has assembled an all-star cast for his next film, “Eddington,” recruiting Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward and Clifton Collins Jr.
A24 is financing and producing the movie, which — based on Aster’s track record — we can only assume will give us nightmares. Plot details are kept under wraps besides the fact that the film “follows a small-town New Mexico sheriff with higher aspirations.”
“Eddington” starts production this week, with Aster writing, directing and producing alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner. Two-time Academy Award nominee Darius Khondji is the director of photography.
“Eddington” marks the sixth collaboration between Square Peg and A24, which produced and distributed Aster’s previous three films — “Hereditary,” “Midsommar” and “Beau Is Afraid” — as well as “Dream Scenario” and the upcoming “Death of a Unicorn.”
Phoenix was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for...
A24 is financing and producing the movie, which — based on Aster’s track record — we can only assume will give us nightmares. Plot details are kept under wraps besides the fact that the film “follows a small-town New Mexico sheriff with higher aspirations.”
“Eddington” starts production this week, with Aster writing, directing and producing alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner. Two-time Academy Award nominee Darius Khondji is the director of photography.
“Eddington” marks the sixth collaboration between Square Peg and A24, which produced and distributed Aster’s previous three films — “Hereditary,” “Midsommar” and “Beau Is Afraid” — as well as “Dream Scenario” and the upcoming “Death of a Unicorn.”
Phoenix was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for...
- 3/12/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Bradley Cooper, the man who sports dreamy blue eyes and impressive acting chops, has graced the silver screen in numerous acclaimed movies. From playing a troubled bipolar man in Silver Linings Playbook to a war hero in American Sniper, he has shown off a variety of acting skills in recent years.
With a whopping 12 Oscar nominations under his belt, it’s undisputed that the actor, 49, certainly understands a thing or two about Hollywood’s biggest night. Having said that, despite his exceptional record at the Academy Awards, Cooper once shocked both fans and critics by referring to the ceremony as “utterly meaningless”.
Bradley Cooper in American Sniper
Yes, the actor who’s been nominated for a gold statuette several times doesn’t seem to place much interest in the whole thing. With respect to his role as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, Cooper is currently a candidate for an Oscar.
Bradley...
With a whopping 12 Oscar nominations under his belt, it’s undisputed that the actor, 49, certainly understands a thing or two about Hollywood’s biggest night. Having said that, despite his exceptional record at the Academy Awards, Cooper once shocked both fans and critics by referring to the ceremony as “utterly meaningless”.
Bradley Cooper in American Sniper
Yes, the actor who’s been nominated for a gold statuette several times doesn’t seem to place much interest in the whole thing. With respect to his role as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, Cooper is currently a candidate for an Oscar.
Bradley...
- 3/9/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
The 2024 Oscar nominees for Best Actor are Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), Colman Domingo (“Rustin”), Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”), and Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”). Murphy (16/5) is favored to win by our odds, followed in order by Giamatti (18/5), Cooper (9/2), Wright (9/2), and Domingo (9/2).
Whereas last year’s lead male lineup was the first in almost nine decades to consist entirely of Oscars newcomers, this one includes three rookies and two general veterans. Standing alone in having already competed for this specific award is Cooper, who was previously recognized for “Silver Linings Playbook” (2013), “American Sniper” (2015), and “A Star Is Born” (2019). Since he personally helmed both “A Star Is Born” and “Maestro,” he is now the fourth person to direct himself to multiple acting nominations, following Laurence Olivier, Warren Beatty, and Clint Eastwood.
Cooper is concurrently nominated for co-writing the original screenplay for “Maestro” with past winner Josh Singer and is directly involved...
Whereas last year’s lead male lineup was the first in almost nine decades to consist entirely of Oscars newcomers, this one includes three rookies and two general veterans. Standing alone in having already competed for this specific award is Cooper, who was previously recognized for “Silver Linings Playbook” (2013), “American Sniper” (2015), and “A Star Is Born” (2019). Since he personally helmed both “A Star Is Born” and “Maestro,” he is now the fourth person to direct himself to multiple acting nominations, following Laurence Olivier, Warren Beatty, and Clint Eastwood.
Cooper is concurrently nominated for co-writing the original screenplay for “Maestro” with past winner Josh Singer and is directly involved...
- 3/8/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for its tenth birthday: more on the release here.
It’s been nearly ten years since the release of Clint Eastwood’s biggest film at the US box office, the Bradley Cooper-headlined American Sniper. Based on the true story of Chris Kyle, played by Cooper in the film, the movie grossed a staggering $350m at the American box office, and earned Oscar nominations too, including one for Best Picture.
That particular year in fact, the entirely neutral folks at Fox News ran the headline when Birdman took home Best Picture at the Oscars something along the lines that ‘American Sniper loses Best Picture’.
Wherever you stand on the film, and it’s got a lot of qualities, it’s also the movie where Clint Eastwood got fed up waiting for a realistic baby, and just used a doll instead.
It’s been nearly ten years since the release of Clint Eastwood’s biggest film at the US box office, the Bradley Cooper-headlined American Sniper. Based on the true story of Chris Kyle, played by Cooper in the film, the movie grossed a staggering $350m at the American box office, and earned Oscar nominations too, including one for Best Picture.
That particular year in fact, the entirely neutral folks at Fox News ran the headline when Birdman took home Best Picture at the Oscars something along the lines that ‘American Sniper loses Best Picture’.
Wherever you stand on the film, and it’s got a lot of qualities, it’s also the movie where Clint Eastwood got fed up waiting for a realistic baby, and just used a doll instead.
- 3/7/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Last year, Brendan Fraser won Best Actor for “The Whale,” which also won Best Makeup and Hairstyling for artists Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Annemarie Bradley. This is a combination of Oscar categories that have popped up several times over the years. But could it happen again this year? Well, theoretically, yes.
The brilliant makeup artist Kazu Hiro, also known as Kazuhiro Tsuji, turned Bradley Cooper into Leonard Bernstein in Netflix’s “Maestro.” Kazu Hiro landed himself an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling alongside Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell. Meanwhile, Cooper is nominated for Best Actor.
Along with “The Whale,” several other movies have done well with this pair of Oscar categories. In 2018, “Darkest Hour” won Best Actor for Gary Oldman and Hiro won Best Makeup and Hairstyling alongside David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick. In 2014, “Dallas Buyers Club” won both awards, too, with Matthew McConaughey winning for acting...
The brilliant makeup artist Kazu Hiro, also known as Kazuhiro Tsuji, turned Bradley Cooper into Leonard Bernstein in Netflix’s “Maestro.” Kazu Hiro landed himself an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling alongside Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell. Meanwhile, Cooper is nominated for Best Actor.
Along with “The Whale,” several other movies have done well with this pair of Oscar categories. In 2018, “Darkest Hour” won Best Actor for Gary Oldman and Hiro won Best Makeup and Hairstyling alongside David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick. In 2014, “Dallas Buyers Club” won both awards, too, with Matthew McConaughey winning for acting...
- 3/6/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
“Anatomy of a Fall” is the clear favorite to win Best Original Screenplay this year but nominees “The Holdovers,” “Past Lives,” “Maestro,” and “May December” are all hoping to spoil the party. But is “Anatomy of a Fall’s” status as frontrunner as solid as it seems? It’s won a bunch of precursor awards, sure, but what about the academy?
What movies do they like best in this category? Let’s take a look at the last 10 winners of Best Original Screenplay to see what they can tell us about the academy’s tastes in this category, and how that affects “Anatomy of a Fall” and this year’s nominees.
As you can see, drama is the order of the day for academy voters. Five out of the last 10 winners here have been serious fare: Kenneth Branagh‘s “Belfast,” Emerald Fennell‘s “Promising Young Woman,” and Kenneth Lonergan‘s...
What movies do they like best in this category? Let’s take a look at the last 10 winners of Best Original Screenplay to see what they can tell us about the academy’s tastes in this category, and how that affects “Anatomy of a Fall” and this year’s nominees.
As you can see, drama is the order of the day for academy voters. Five out of the last 10 winners here have been serious fare: Kenneth Branagh‘s “Belfast,” Emerald Fennell‘s “Promising Young Woman,” and Kenneth Lonergan‘s...
- 3/6/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Apple TV+ has added more than 50 licensed movies included in the price of the subscription service — the streamer’s biggest collection of back-catalog studio content to date. But the third-party titles will only be available for a limited time.
Apple TV+’s lineup has mostly comprised original series, movies and specials commissioned for the platform (as well as a smattering of live MLB games). Now it has added a bouquet of older film favorites to the mix, including popular and award-winning movies like “Titanic,” “300,” “Argo,” “Black Hawk Down,” “The Bodyguard,” “Jurassic World,” “Gravity,” “Fast & Furious 6,” “Kill Bill” Volume 1 and 2, “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the original 2004 “Mean Girls” and “Zoolander.”
The movies are listed in a new section on the service labeled “Great Movies on Apple TV+” — however, the service notes, these are available for a “limited time.
Apple TV+’s lineup has mostly comprised original series, movies and specials commissioned for the platform (as well as a smattering of live MLB games). Now it has added a bouquet of older film favorites to the mix, including popular and award-winning movies like “Titanic,” “300,” “Argo,” “Black Hawk Down,” “The Bodyguard,” “Jurassic World,” “Gravity,” “Fast & Furious 6,” “Kill Bill” Volume 1 and 2, “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the original 2004 “Mean Girls” and “Zoolander.”
The movies are listed in a new section on the service labeled “Great Movies on Apple TV+” — however, the service notes, these are available for a “limited time.
- 3/1/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
The move could signal a shift in strategy by Apple to finally incorporate more library titles into its catalog.
Is Apple TV+ finally getting non-original titles in its streaming library? Yes, at least temporarily, at any rate, as the streamer has added a total of 51 movies to its streaming catalog, spanning every genre and including some true blockbusters. Apple stresses that these titles will only be available for a limited time, but it could be providing a glimpse into its own future with the additions. Having long focused on high-quality originals without the studio archives or licensing library of its competitors, Apple V+ has been a somewhat different type of streamer since it launched in November 2019.
Titles available on Apple TV+ include “Star Trek,” “Kill Bill,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” “300” and more. Each movie will only be available on the streamer until March or April. Apple has resisted offering library titles before,...
Is Apple TV+ finally getting non-original titles in its streaming library? Yes, at least temporarily, at any rate, as the streamer has added a total of 51 movies to its streaming catalog, spanning every genre and including some true blockbusters. Apple stresses that these titles will only be available for a limited time, but it could be providing a glimpse into its own future with the additions. Having long focused on high-quality originals without the studio archives or licensing library of its competitors, Apple V+ has been a somewhat different type of streamer since it launched in November 2019.
Titles available on Apple TV+ include “Star Trek,” “Kill Bill,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” “300” and more. Each movie will only be available on the streamer until March or April. Apple has resisted offering library titles before,...
- 3/1/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Before scoring three Oscar nominations this year for Netflix’s Maestro — including best picture, actor and original screenplay (the latter shared with Josh Singer) — Bradley Cooper had already garnered an impressive nine Academy Award nominations as an actor (Silver Linings Playbook in 2013, American Hustle in 2014, American Sniper in 2015 and A Star Is Born in 2019), a producer (American Sniper, A Star Is Born, Joker in 2020 and Nightmare Alley in 2022) and a writer (A Star Is Born). His latest crop of nods makes him a 12-time nominee across those three categories and one of the most successful multi-hyphenates working in film today.
So it’s fitting that the star would take on Leonard Bernstein as the subject for his sophomore feature, which features Cooper as the enigmatic composer and conductor — with co-star and fellow Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan playing Bernstein’s wife, Felicia Montealegre. Rather than your typical biopic, however, Maestro looks...
So it’s fitting that the star would take on Leonard Bernstein as the subject for his sophomore feature, which features Cooper as the enigmatic composer and conductor — with co-star and fellow Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan playing Bernstein’s wife, Felicia Montealegre. Rather than your typical biopic, however, Maestro looks...
- 2/27/2024
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After the results of the first two major Oscar precursor ceremonies, this year’s Best Actor race, to many, looks to be a two-horse race: Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”) was victorious at both the Golden Globes in the comedy category and at the Critics’ Choice Awards. Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”) took home the Drama Globe, edging out the frontrunner, Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”). Going into the SAG Awards, Murphy still leads our odds, with six of our experts currently backing the Irishman. Giamatti follows closely behind with the support of four experts. Cooper sits on the outside right now with the support of a pair of pundits. Despite Cooper’s faltering at those precursors, he is still very much in this race. Here are five reasons why he will win the SAG Award against the odds.
He’s an A-list star
From his breakout in “The Hangover” trilogy to the likes of “Silver Linings Playbook,...
He’s an A-list star
From his breakout in “The Hangover” trilogy to the likes of “Silver Linings Playbook,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Nick Bisa
- Gold Derby
I share my colleague Pete Hammond’s fascination with Cord Jefferson’s BAFTA win for his screenplay adaptation, American Fiction. It is no small thing for a self-consciously American story to win a very British award against competition as formidable as Christopher Nolan, especially for a debut film.
Pete has a point when he notes that American Fiction, based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, about a black novelist who hits it big when his send-up of African-American cultural clichés is taken at face value, probably got traction as the only currently Oscar-nominated adaptation that is all about writing.
Fair enough. But I’d go one step more.
In fact, American Fiction is the only Oscar-nominated script that takes a serious bite out of contemporary socio-political reality.
The rest, even that wild pink feminist fly-by Barbie, which does get tangled in reality, are in a sense doing what the phrase-coining...
Pete has a point when he notes that American Fiction, based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, about a black novelist who hits it big when his send-up of African-American cultural clichés is taken at face value, probably got traction as the only currently Oscar-nominated adaptation that is all about writing.
Fair enough. But I’d go one step more.
In fact, American Fiction is the only Oscar-nominated script that takes a serious bite out of contemporary socio-political reality.
The rest, even that wild pink feminist fly-by Barbie, which does get tangled in reality, are in a sense doing what the phrase-coining...
- 2/20/2024
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
Uwe Boll is turning his lens on Europe’s growing migrant crisis in the forthcoming thriller “Run.”
Set to start shooting in April on the Croatian island of Krk, the film follows a boat carrying migrants from various African countries through the Mediterranean sea to Italy. When the boat loses orientation and goes off course, things turn violent as the migrants blame the smugglers.
After finally making it to shore, the desperate passengers try to evade police and a few manage to get away. The film focuses on the individual storylines of the migrants, locals and tourists through the course of the day as they lead to a violent escalation.
Daniel Sauli, Kristen Renton, Sammy Sheik and Mohammed Qissi (“Kickboxer”) star in the pic, which is still casting.
“Run” is written, produced and directed by Boll, who also worked with Renton and Sauli on his most recent film, the New...
Set to start shooting in April on the Croatian island of Krk, the film follows a boat carrying migrants from various African countries through the Mediterranean sea to Italy. When the boat loses orientation and goes off course, things turn violent as the migrants blame the smugglers.
After finally making it to shore, the desperate passengers try to evade police and a few manage to get away. The film focuses on the individual storylines of the migrants, locals and tourists through the course of the day as they lead to a violent escalation.
Daniel Sauli, Kristen Renton, Sammy Sheik and Mohammed Qissi (“Kickboxer”) star in the pic, which is still casting.
“Run” is written, produced and directed by Boll, who also worked with Renton and Sauli on his most recent film, the New...
- 2/15/2024
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Sunday Am Update: How bad was this year’s Super Bowl weekend? Realize that Kenneth Branagh’s romance mystery misfire, Death on the Nile, opened to more over the Big Game weekend ($12.8M) two years ago, and that’s when female moviegoers were scared of Omicron!
Super Bowl weekend, despite its damper on Sunday business, used to be a box office frame that could still yield results, even for films aimed at dudes. Like in 2015, when the sixth weekend of American Sniper drummed up $30.7 million, or in 2020, when the third weekend of Bad Boys for Life did $17.6M.
Last year’s Super Bowl weekend totaled $52.6M, per Box Office Mojo, led by Warner Bros’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance, with an $8.3M opening. This year, we’re lower at $40M, -24% from a year ago and that’s because there isn’t a notable major studio wide release. That’s also...
Super Bowl weekend, despite its damper on Sunday business, used to be a box office frame that could still yield results, even for films aimed at dudes. Like in 2015, when the sixth weekend of American Sniper drummed up $30.7 million, or in 2020, when the third weekend of Bad Boys for Life did $17.6M.
Last year’s Super Bowl weekend totaled $52.6M, per Box Office Mojo, led by Warner Bros’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance, with an $8.3M opening. This year, we’re lower at $40M, -24% from a year ago and that’s because there isn’t a notable major studio wide release. That’s also...
- 2/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Shit, I’ve been around, dude,” cracked Bradley Cooper on Thursday night after he watched a montage of his 25 years of screen work with a capacity crowd inside Santa Barbara’s historic 2000-seat Arlington Theatre en route to collecting the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Outstanding Performer of the Year Award.
The 49-year-old — who is currently Oscar-nominated for producing, co-writing and acting in Maestro, a film that he also directed for Netflix about the complicated marriage of Leonard Bernstein, played by Cooper, and Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, played by Carey Mulligan — was feted by Mulligan and, in a surprise appearance, by his friend Brad Pitt. Pitt declared, “For me, Maestro is a masterwork,” adding, “Yes, it takes great actors, but it also takes great construction. And I’m telling you, not since [Robert] Redford have I seen anyone do it so well.”
Cooper has accumulated 12 Oscar noms over the course of...
The 49-year-old — who is currently Oscar-nominated for producing, co-writing and acting in Maestro, a film that he also directed for Netflix about the complicated marriage of Leonard Bernstein, played by Cooper, and Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, played by Carey Mulligan — was feted by Mulligan and, in a surprise appearance, by his friend Brad Pitt. Pitt declared, “For me, Maestro is a masterwork,” adding, “Yes, it takes great actors, but it also takes great construction. And I’m telling you, not since [Robert] Redford have I seen anyone do it so well.”
Cooper has accumulated 12 Oscar noms over the course of...
- 2/9/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amid tributes from Brad Pitt, Carey Mulligan, and the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival itself, “Maestro” director, co-writer, and star Bradley Cooper fit in his own send-ups to a few famous names he’s gotten to work with.
On Thursday evening, the multi-hyphenate was on hand to accept the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award, and the current Oscar nominee reflected on his career in conversation with Deadline’s Pete Hammond, including the period in which he was a student asking questions at tapings of “Inside the Actors Studio,” hosted by James Lipton.
Recalling when he got to query his future “Silver Linings Playbook” co-star Robert De Niro about whether an acting choice he made in the 1990 film “Awakenings” was inspired by someone he knew, or was organic, Cooper said, “I thought maybe he would laugh. You think all these weird things, that he was going to laugh at you.
On Thursday evening, the multi-hyphenate was on hand to accept the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award, and the current Oscar nominee reflected on his career in conversation with Deadline’s Pete Hammond, including the period in which he was a student asking questions at tapings of “Inside the Actors Studio,” hosted by James Lipton.
Recalling when he got to query his future “Silver Linings Playbook” co-star Robert De Niro about whether an acting choice he made in the 1990 film “Awakenings” was inspired by someone he knew, or was organic, Cooper said, “I thought maybe he would laugh. You think all these weird things, that he was going to laugh at you.
- 2/9/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
In terms of how many biographical performances they each include, the 2023 and 2024 acting Oscar lineups are staggeringly different. Whereas only two portrayals of real people (Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in “Elvis” and Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde”) were recognized last year, a whopping 10 are presently nominated, constituting the highest such rate (50%) in five years. What’s more, this is only the third time in almost a century of Oscars history that real-life characters aren’t outnumbered by fictional ones.
This year’s near-record biographical performance rate ranks only behind the 60% ones of 2016 and 2019. Unsurprisingly, three of the four eventual winners in both previous cases belonged to those majorities. This includes leads Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, and Olivia Colman as Queen Anne as well as supporting players Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel, Alicia Vikander as Gerda Wegener, and Mahershala Ali as Don Shirley.
This year’s near-record biographical performance rate ranks only behind the 60% ones of 2016 and 2019. Unsurprisingly, three of the four eventual winners in both previous cases belonged to those majorities. This includes leads Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, and Olivia Colman as Queen Anne as well as supporting players Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel, Alicia Vikander as Gerda Wegener, and Mahershala Ali as Don Shirley.
- 2/5/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Three-time Best Picture nominated producer Robert Lorenz (American Sniper) is set to direct airplane thriller Papa Alpha 333 for Meridian’s Eric Paquette, producer Aaron Barnett and Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange.
The movie will follow the story of a female airline pilot who wrests control of a 747 from a male captain caught in a severe thunderstorm, leaving the plane incommunicado. Her efforts to save 300 passengers are further complicated by suspicions of terrorism and a potential collision course with Chicago’s tallest skyscraper.
Currently casting, the partners are targeting a Q3, 2024, start date. The original screenplay is by Michael Walker, whose books include Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story Of Rock And Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood.
Lorenz most recently directed Venice Film Festival title In The Land Of Saints And Sinners and The Marksman, both of which starred Liam Neeson. He has previously been a producer on movies including Mystic River,...
The movie will follow the story of a female airline pilot who wrests control of a 747 from a male captain caught in a severe thunderstorm, leaving the plane incommunicado. Her efforts to save 300 passengers are further complicated by suspicions of terrorism and a potential collision course with Chicago’s tallest skyscraper.
Currently casting, the partners are targeting a Q3, 2024, start date. The original screenplay is by Michael Walker, whose books include Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story Of Rock And Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood.
Lorenz most recently directed Venice Film Festival title In The Land Of Saints And Sinners and The Marksman, both of which starred Liam Neeson. He has previously been a producer on movies including Mystic River,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Just a decade ago, who could have predicted the guy known primarily for “The Hangover” movies and TV shows like “Alias” would become a 12-time Oscar nominee? Bradley Cooper has had one of the strongest Academy Awards narratives since 2012, first being recognized for his starring role in “Silver Linings Playbook” and nominated again for his most recent trio of Oscars for producing, writing and acting in “Maestro” (2023). While all of those bids are wonderful, the fact remains that Cooper still has yet to win the little gold man. Could the 2024 Oscars be his year? Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see all of his Oscar nominations/losses to date.
Cooper shares in the producer nominations for “Maestro” with Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger. The Netflix biopic about American composer Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and his wife Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan...
Cooper shares in the producer nominations for “Maestro” with Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger. The Netflix biopic about American composer Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and his wife Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan...
- 1/23/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
In Hollywood, January is generally considered a "dump month" where studios dump movies that they lack confidence in. Scattered box office hits like "American Sniper," "Bad Boys for Life," and last year's "M3GAN" have defied those expectations (mainly by taking advantage of the lack of competition), but this week's biggest release fits the "dump month" box to a tee. Sci-fi thriller "I.S.S." -- which stars Ariana Debose ("West Side Story") and was directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite ("Blackfish") -- grossed just $1.2 million from 2,520 theaters on its opening day (including Thursday previews), and is projected to gross just $3.3 million in its opening weekend, per Variety.
This won't come as a surprise if, like me, you've seen almost no marketing for this movie. "I.S.S." was distributed by Bleecker Street, which also released Meg Ryan's "What Happens Later" and Catherine Hardwicke's "Mafia Mamma" in 2023. Both of those movies scored smaller opening weekends...
This won't come as a surprise if, like me, you've seen almost no marketing for this movie. "I.S.S." was distributed by Bleecker Street, which also released Meg Ryan's "What Happens Later" and Catherine Hardwicke's "Mafia Mamma" in 2023. Both of those movies scored smaller opening weekends...
- 1/20/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
BAFTA released their nominations on January 18 and, it’s fair to say, they were pretty wild. There some shocking omissions, including Greta Gerwig being snubbed for Best Director for “Barbie” and Lily Gladstone missing out on a Best Actress nomination for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The flip of that side, however, means that there were a few pleasant surprises in the British academy’s lists. None more so than Teo Yoo, who reaped a Best Actor bid for his stirring performance in Celine Song‘s “Past Lives.” The A24 movie follows two former childhood best friends who reconnect as adults and find that they are still drawn to each other. Yoo delivers a quiet performance but is commanding and appealing on screen, at once a mysterious figure of masculinity and a gentle soul who, in many ways, still is his childhood self. It’s a delicate performance but a powerful one.
The flip of that side, however, means that there were a few pleasant surprises in the British academy’s lists. None more so than Teo Yoo, who reaped a Best Actor bid for his stirring performance in Celine Song‘s “Past Lives.” The A24 movie follows two former childhood best friends who reconnect as adults and find that they are still drawn to each other. Yoo delivers a quiet performance but is commanding and appealing on screen, at once a mysterious figure of masculinity and a gentle soul who, in many ways, still is his childhood self. It’s a delicate performance but a powerful one.
- 1/20/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
As Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”), Penélope Cruz (“Parallel Mothers”), and Lakeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) have proven in recent years, there is ample precedent for performers to earn Oscar nominations despite snubs at the BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and SAG Awards. Indeed, 18 such instances have occurred since 2002, the first year that all four precursor prizes were preceded by official nominations.
Over the last 22 years, each of the four acting Oscar categories has produced at least three out-of-the-blue bids. However, none of the performers who overcame their four earlier snubs managed to clinch the gold and instead had to settle for being Oscar finalists.
It’s worth noting that Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids, albeit in 2001 when there were no Critics Choice nominations. The four precursor trophies were evenly distributed among her Oscar competitors: Judi Dench, Kate Hudson,...
Over the last 22 years, each of the four acting Oscar categories has produced at least three out-of-the-blue bids. However, none of the performers who overcame their four earlier snubs managed to clinch the gold and instead had to settle for being Oscar finalists.
It’s worth noting that Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids, albeit in 2001 when there were no Critics Choice nominations. The four precursor trophies were evenly distributed among her Oscar competitors: Judi Dench, Kate Hudson,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
There is plenty of precedent for performers to still earn Oscar nominations after snubs by the Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes and SAG Awards. Last year, Andrea Riseborough became the latest Oscar contender to come out of nowhere when she reaped a Best Actress bid for “To Leslie.”
She joined a roster of 23 other performers who heard their names on Oscar nominations morning despite being repeatedly overlooked earlier in awards season. However, for all of those who overcame these earlier snubs the nomination had to be reward enough as none took home the Oscar.
(Note: Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids. However, that was in 2001, the year before the Critics Choice introduced nominations. Frances McDormand won with that group for both “Almost Famous” and “Wonder Boys,” Kate Hudson took home the Globe for “Almost Famous” and Judi Dench prevailed at SAG for “Chocolat.
She joined a roster of 23 other performers who heard their names on Oscar nominations morning despite being repeatedly overlooked earlier in awards season. However, for all of those who overcame these earlier snubs the nomination had to be reward enough as none took home the Oscar.
(Note: Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids. However, that was in 2001, the year before the Critics Choice introduced nominations. Frances McDormand won with that group for both “Almost Famous” and “Wonder Boys,” Kate Hudson took home the Globe for “Almost Famous” and Judi Dench prevailed at SAG for “Chocolat.
- 1/15/2024
- by Paul Sheehan and Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Ever since “The Holdovers” premiered at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival, 21-year-old Dominic Sessa has steadily attracted heaps of praise for his debut performance as one of its central characters. Despite earning recognition from some critics groups, he now unfortunately sits as a BAFTA longlist contender with no other key industry precursor bids. However, there is plenty of precedent for performers to still earn Oscar nominations after snubs by the Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes and SAG Awards.
Below, we list the 24 performers who pulled off Oscar nominations surprises after being overlooked earlier in awards season. However, for all of those who overcame these earlier snubs the nomination had to be reward enough as none took home the Oscar. Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”) is the latest addition to this list for her Best Actress bid last year.
(Note: Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids.
Below, we list the 24 performers who pulled off Oscar nominations surprises after being overlooked earlier in awards season. However, for all of those who overcame these earlier snubs the nomination had to be reward enough as none took home the Oscar. Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”) is the latest addition to this list for her Best Actress bid last year.
(Note: Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids.
- 1/11/2024
- by Paul Sheehan and Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
There is a video of a young Bradley Cooper asking a deeply thoughtful question to Robert De Niro about his process for the film “Awakenings.” He was among those studying at The Actors Studio Drama School who were the audience for “Inside The Actors Studio” hosted by the late James Lipton. Bradley would guest on the show in 2011.
Through the 2000s, Cooper had great stints in television with a lead role on the Fox sitcom “Kitchen Confidential” which was cancelled after one season and a regular role in J.J. Abram’s “Alias.” It wasn’t until 2009’s “The Hangover” that he got his big break. Todd Philip’s chaotic buddy comedy was a box office smash, making just shy of $500 million worldwide on a $35 million budget. It even won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy in 2011. This spawned two successful sequels that took the box office total for the trilogy to nearly 1.5 billion dollars.
Through the 2000s, Cooper had great stints in television with a lead role on the Fox sitcom “Kitchen Confidential” which was cancelled after one season and a regular role in J.J. Abram’s “Alias.” It wasn’t until 2009’s “The Hangover” that he got his big break. Todd Philip’s chaotic buddy comedy was a box office smash, making just shy of $500 million worldwide on a $35 million budget. It even won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy in 2011. This spawned two successful sequels that took the box office total for the trilogy to nearly 1.5 billion dollars.
- 1/7/2024
- by Nick Bisa
- Gold Derby
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
"When I die, God is going to hold me accountable for everything I've done on earth. He may hold me back until last and run everybody else through the line, because it will take so long to go over all my sins." Those are the words of Chris Kyle, the man who holds the distinction of being the most lethal sniper in the history of the U.S. Military. Kyle penned a book about his four tours in Iraq titled "American Sniper," and it would go on to inspire a movie that shattered decades-long beliefs about what a movie could do at the box office in January. Kyle wouldn't live to see his movie make it across the finish line, nor would...
"When I die, God is going to hold me accountable for everything I've done on earth. He may hold me back until last and run everybody else through the line, because it will take so long to go over all my sins." Those are the words of Chris Kyle, the man who holds the distinction of being the most lethal sniper in the history of the U.S. Military. Kyle penned a book about his four tours in Iraq titled "American Sniper," and it would go on to inspire a movie that shattered decades-long beliefs about what a movie could do at the box office in January. Kyle wouldn't live to see his movie make it across the finish line, nor would...
- 12/31/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The 1935 Best Actor lineup at the Academy Awards featured three Oscar newcomers in the forms of Clark Gable, Frank Morgan (“The Affair of Cellini”), and William Powell (“The Thin Man”), with Gable winning. Then came an 88-year gap. It wasn’t until earlier this year that voters nominated another lineup in this category made entirely out of first-time nominees. That list consisted of winner Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) plus Austin Butler (“Elvis”), Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”), Bill Nighy (“Living”), and Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”).
Could history repeat itself quick time, like two delayed London buses arriving at the same time for passengers waiting in the sodden rain of Blighty? According to our Oscars odds chart for Best Actor, Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”) Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), and Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”) are set to be nominated. Of those names, only...
Could history repeat itself quick time, like two delayed London buses arriving at the same time for passengers waiting in the sodden rain of Blighty? According to our Oscars odds chart for Best Actor, Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”) Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”), and Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”) are set to be nominated. Of those names, only...
- 12/26/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
When Is The Netflix Drama Alexander: The Making Of God Coming? Well, in January 2024, Netflix plans to wrap up the month with a fascinating new series that blends documentary elements with drama.
This show will dive into the life story of Alexander the Great, the renowned king from the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
This project was initially unveiled in April 2023, shortly after Deadline’s exclusive announcement. Lion Television, known for its work on shows like Horrible Histories and Saving Venice, is producing this six-episode hybrid docu-drama.
Tony Mitchell, known for his involvement in The Baxter’s and The Bible on the History Channel, leads the show as the showrunner, while Hugh Ballantyne directs the series.
Filming primarily took place in Morocco during September 2022. For those eagerly awaiting more details about ‘Alexander: The Making Of God,’ this article contains comprehensive information, including the release date, cast, plotline, and any other pertinent updates.
This show will dive into the life story of Alexander the Great, the renowned king from the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
This project was initially unveiled in April 2023, shortly after Deadline’s exclusive announcement. Lion Television, known for its work on shows like Horrible Histories and Saving Venice, is producing this six-episode hybrid docu-drama.
Tony Mitchell, known for his involvement in The Baxter’s and The Bible on the History Channel, leads the show as the showrunner, while Hugh Ballantyne directs the series.
Filming primarily took place in Morocco during September 2022. For those eagerly awaiting more details about ‘Alexander: The Making Of God,’ this article contains comprehensive information, including the release date, cast, plotline, and any other pertinent updates.
- 12/26/2023
- by Om Prakash Kaushal
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Bradley Cooper has gone from the star of “The Hangover” films to a nine-time Academy Award nominee. His career is something to marvel at but, at this moment in time, he belongs in the same group that is populated by the likes of Glenn Close and Peter O’Toole. Plenty of Oscar nominations… but zero wins.
That could change, finally, this year, however, with his musical masterpiece “Maestro,” which explores the marriage between Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan‘s Felicia Montealegre. Both actors deliver powerhouse performances and are expected to pick up nominations for their lead roles, while Cooper could also receive notices for directing, writing, and producing the Netflix film. His best chance at a win, however, could well be for Best Actor, a category that previously looked like “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy might run away with. Now, Cooper is on the rise. And he could be a...
That could change, finally, this year, however, with his musical masterpiece “Maestro,” which explores the marriage between Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan‘s Felicia Montealegre. Both actors deliver powerhouse performances and are expected to pick up nominations for their lead roles, while Cooper could also receive notices for directing, writing, and producing the Netflix film. His best chance at a win, however, could well be for Best Actor, a category that previously looked like “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy might run away with. Now, Cooper is on the rise. And he could be a...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Bradley Cooper‘s “Maestro” features one of the best cinematic sequences this year as Cooper, transformed into Leonard Bernstein conducts a Mahler piece in the Ely Cathedral in Cambridge. The story of how this sequence came to be is almost as incredible as the scene itself and the power of Cooper’s performance is matched by the sheer beauty of the score.
This is the perfect example of why the sound in “Maesto” is so good — it helps to tell the story of the film and convey character more than almost any other sound in any other film does this year. Cooper has turned to music before for inspiration as his directing debut, “A Star is Born,” relied heavily on the power of music, too. He mines that power here again, too, in a film that tells the story of Bernstein’s marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). While the...
This is the perfect example of why the sound in “Maesto” is so good — it helps to tell the story of the film and convey character more than almost any other sound in any other film does this year. Cooper has turned to music before for inspiration as his directing debut, “A Star is Born,” relied heavily on the power of music, too. He mines that power here again, too, in a film that tells the story of Bernstein’s marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). While the...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Netflix’s “Maestro” is out on the streaming service this Christmas and the period film will surely delight film lovers and movie fans alike. Bradley Cooper‘s Leonard Bernstein film isn’t an ordinary biopic as it dispenses the tired cradle-to-grave true story trope to focus entirely on Bernstein’s marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). The film spans decades including the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and each part of the film is made in the style of filmmaking used in said period. This makes for a wonderfully visual spectacle with the sets, costumes, and hair and makeup all some of the best work in each area of filmmaking. Add to that excellent acting from Cooper and Mulligan as well as top-tier directing, cinematography, and editing and you’ve got an Oscars hopeful that could reap bids in multiple categories. Let’s break it down.
Best Picture
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- 12/20/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
In just over two decades, Bradley Cooper has become one of the most acclaimed actors, producers and filmmakers of his peer group. Cooper – who famously studied at the Actors Studio in New York and once even asked two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn a question from the audience on “Inside the Actors Studio” – made his feature acting debut in 2001’s “Wet Hot American Summer,” and later broke out in comedies like “Wedding Crashers” and television hits like “Alias.”
But starting with 2012’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” Cooper reached another level. That film from David O. Russell landed Cooper his first Oscar nomination and put him on the map of serious filmmakers. In the nine years since the success of “Silver Linings,” Cooper has received seven additional Oscar nominations, including as co-writer and producer of “A Star Is Born” and producer of “American Sniper” and “Joker,” and worked with top filmmakers such as Russell,...
But starting with 2012’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” Cooper reached another level. That film from David O. Russell landed Cooper his first Oscar nomination and put him on the map of serious filmmakers. In the nine years since the success of “Silver Linings,” Cooper has received seven additional Oscar nominations, including as co-writer and producer of “A Star Is Born” and producer of “American Sniper” and “Joker,” and worked with top filmmakers such as Russell,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Christopher Rosen, Chris Beachum and Tom O'Brien
- Gold Derby
The Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, a day before the National Board of Review will weigh in on its selections for the best films and performances of 2023. They’ll be following the New York Film Critics Circle who kicked off the season last week by crowning Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” as its top choice. Its West Coast counterpart, Los Angeles Film Critics, will drop their choices on Sunday. Safe to say, the awards season is fully underway.
Celebrating the spirits of indie cinema, the unknown nominating committee will select movies with budgets $30 million and under. Some of this year’s presumed top contenders such as “Barbie,” “Maestro” and “Oppenheimer” go beyond those figures so don’t expect to see any of those called out tomorrow. However, we are suspecting a good day for Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Celine Song’s...
Celebrating the spirits of indie cinema, the unknown nominating committee will select movies with budgets $30 million and under. Some of this year’s presumed top contenders such as “Barbie,” “Maestro” and “Oppenheimer” go beyond those figures so don’t expect to see any of those called out tomorrow. However, we are suspecting a good day for Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Celine Song’s...
- 12/5/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Another one bites the dust. No, this isn’t a “Bohemian Rhapsody” reference. Allow me to explain …
I recently presented “Five Reasons Why Danielle Brooks Will Win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for ‘The Color Purple.'” While I felt confident writing that, I also felt disappointed. After all, I was looking forward to another cliffhanger in that category (a la Angela Basset vs. Kerry Condon vs. Jamie Lee Curtis last year.)
So it pains me to say that after attending a recent film screening, I can proclaim that another Oscar race is as good as over. I’ll just rip off the band-aid as quickly as I can. Here are five reasons why Bradley Cooper is 100% guaranteed to win the Best Actor Oscar for “Maestro.”
1. The part has Oscar written all over it.
He’s playing a real-life person (celebrated conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein.) He’s remarkably physically...
I recently presented “Five Reasons Why Danielle Brooks Will Win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for ‘The Color Purple.'” While I felt confident writing that, I also felt disappointed. After all, I was looking forward to another cliffhanger in that category (a la Angela Basset vs. Kerry Condon vs. Jamie Lee Curtis last year.)
So it pains me to say that after attending a recent film screening, I can proclaim that another Oscar race is as good as over. I’ll just rip off the band-aid as quickly as I can. Here are five reasons why Bradley Cooper is 100% guaranteed to win the Best Actor Oscar for “Maestro.”
1. The part has Oscar written all over it.
He’s playing a real-life person (celebrated conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein.) He’s remarkably physically...
- 12/4/2023
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
Emma Thompson holds a distinct Oscars record. She is the only person in the history of the Academy Awards to win for both acting and writing. She took home the Best Actress trophy in 1993 for “Howard’s End.” Three years later, she collected an Oscar bookend with her Best Adapted Screenplay win for bringing Jane Austen‘s 1811 novel “Sense and Sensibility” to the screen.
Prior to Thompson’s double wins, several others contended for both acting and writing. Orson Welles won Best Original Screenplay in 1942 with Herman J. Mankiewicz for “Citizen Kane.” He also picked up a Best Actor nomination for the same film. Warren Beatty has a rich history in both acting and writing awards. He was nominated for Best Actor in 1968 for “Bonnie & Clyde,” in 1979 for “Heaven Can Wait, in 1982 for “Reds,” and in 1992″ for “Bugsy.” He picked up Original Screenplay bids in 1976 for “Shampoo” (shared with...
Prior to Thompson’s double wins, several others contended for both acting and writing. Orson Welles won Best Original Screenplay in 1942 with Herman J. Mankiewicz for “Citizen Kane.” He also picked up a Best Actor nomination for the same film. Warren Beatty has a rich history in both acting and writing awards. He was nominated for Best Actor in 1968 for “Bonnie & Clyde,” in 1979 for “Heaven Can Wait, in 1982 for “Reds,” and in 1992″ for “Bugsy.” He picked up Original Screenplay bids in 1976 for “Shampoo” (shared with...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Five top film makeup and hair awards contenders will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2024 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, December 7, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Denton Davidson and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
Golda (Bleecker Street)
Synopsis: Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the ‘Iron Lady of Israel,’ faced during the Yom Kippur War.
Bio: Karen Hartley-Thomas was an Emmy nominee for “Little Dorrit” and “Cranford.” Other projects have included “Patrick Melrose,...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
Golda (Bleecker Street)
Synopsis: Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the ‘Iron Lady of Israel,’ faced during the Yom Kippur War.
Bio: Karen Hartley-Thomas was an Emmy nominee for “Little Dorrit” and “Cranford.” Other projects have included “Patrick Melrose,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Bradley Cooper‘s first movie as a director, “A Star is Born,” reaped eight Oscar nominations in 2019. We think his sophomore outing, Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro,” could earn even more recognition from the academy. The movie, which was released in US theaters on November 22 before heading to Netflix on December 20, stars Cooper as Bernstein while Carey Mulligan plays his wife, Felicia Montealegre. Bernstein was a big personality and “Maestro” could be in for a big year. Let’s take a look at all of the categories in which we think “Maestro” could be a major contender.
Best Picture
Cooper is a nine-time Oscar nominee (we’ll explain the other bids later on in the relevant categories) but what might surprise you is that it is Best Picture where he has been nominated the most (four times). His first nomination was back in 2015 for “American Sniper” and he was...
Best Picture
Cooper is a nine-time Oscar nominee (we’ll explain the other bids later on in the relevant categories) but what might surprise you is that it is Best Picture where he has been nominated the most (four times). His first nomination was back in 2015 for “American Sniper” and he was...
- 11/26/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
“Maestro” is Bradley Cooper‘s second film as a director and the actor-turned-filmmaker has again turned to music for the source of his drama. While his debut outing was a new version of “A Star is Born,” “Maestro” is a biopic chronicling the story of famed composer Leonard Bernstein‘s marriage to Felicia Montealegre.
Cooper directs, produces, co-writes with Josh Singer, and delivers a transformative performance as Bernstein opposite Carey Mulligan as Felicia. We predict that the film will do well at the Oscars with nominations for: Best Picture, Best Actor for Cooper, Best Actress for Mulligan, Best Original Screenplay, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Sound. It’s that Best Sound nomination that we’re focusing on here.
Our current predicted nominees in this category are “Oppenehimer,” “Maestro,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Color Purple,” and “Barbie.” “Oppenheimer” is predicted to win but “Maestro” could have an upper...
Cooper directs, produces, co-writes with Josh Singer, and delivers a transformative performance as Bernstein opposite Carey Mulligan as Felicia. We predict that the film will do well at the Oscars with nominations for: Best Picture, Best Actor for Cooper, Best Actress for Mulligan, Best Original Screenplay, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Sound. It’s that Best Sound nomination that we’re focusing on here.
Our current predicted nominees in this category are “Oppenehimer,” “Maestro,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Color Purple,” and “Barbie.” “Oppenheimer” is predicted to win but “Maestro” could have an upper...
- 11/24/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Bradley Cooper teamed up with Clint Eastwood for the autobiographical drama American Sniper. And although Cooper enjoyed his time on set with the veteran, there was one sequence he couldn’t believe he had to do.
Bradley Cooper had to hold a fake baby for Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ Bradley Cooper | Larry French/Getty Images
Cooper and Eastwood were both praised for their efforts in the movie American Sniper. The pair even got near Oscar glory thanks to the film. Eastwood was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Meanwhile, Cooper was nominated for Best Oscar. But the highly praised feature also faced a couple of criticisms. In particular, the film was targeted for a laughable scene that showed Cooper cradling a baby he had to pretend was his child.
But Cooper didn’t mind the criticisms. Even he couldn’t get over the bizarre sequence, believing it was nuts.
Bradley Cooper had to hold a fake baby for Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ Bradley Cooper | Larry French/Getty Images
Cooper and Eastwood were both praised for their efforts in the movie American Sniper. The pair even got near Oscar glory thanks to the film. Eastwood was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Meanwhile, Cooper was nominated for Best Oscar. But the highly praised feature also faced a couple of criticisms. In particular, the film was targeted for a laughable scene that showed Cooper cradling a baby he had to pretend was his child.
But Cooper didn’t mind the criticisms. Even he couldn’t get over the bizarre sequence, believing it was nuts.
- 11/22/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Almost every year, there is at least one performer who finally takes home that elusive Oscar. In 2022, Jessica Chastain won for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” after two prior nominations, and, in 2020, Joaquin Phoenix prevailed for “Joker” after three previous bids. Expect this year to be no different — we have a whole crew searching for their first Oscar wins after years of nominations, near-misses, or just plain being snubbed. Here are a so far unlucky seven contenders who could break that curse this year and win long overdue Oscars. (We’ve updated this post to include Ryan Gosling after his absence was pointed out by several readers.)
Annette Bening — “Nyad” (Netflix)
Dir: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
Co-Starring: Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans
Release Date: October 20 in theaters, November 3 on Netflix
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%
“64-year-old marathon swimmer, Diana Nyad, attempts to become the first person ever to swim from Cuba to Florida.
Annette Bening — “Nyad” (Netflix)
Dir: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
Co-Starring: Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans
Release Date: October 20 in theaters, November 3 on Netflix
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%
“64-year-old marathon swimmer, Diana Nyad, attempts to become the first person ever to swim from Cuba to Florida.
- 11/15/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Six months in, the strikes are over. Ten days out, the holidays begin. As for the movies — unfortunately, the most exciting part of the year is already behind us.
It’s disconcerting to realize that there is no unavoidably dazzling, must-see, pop cultural event film on the schedule for the rest of 2023.
Certainly, some fine pictures, maybe even an Oscar winner, are yet to be released. December 8 brings Poor Things from Searchlight, with a story as challenging as any since The Shape of Water and the promise of an awards-worthy performance by Emma Stone. By then, The Holdovers, from Focus, and Napoleon, from Apple/Sony, will have gone wide, and Netflix’s Maestro will have shown in at least some theaters, adding a nostalgic character study, a period epic and a musical biopic to the seasonal mix.
Related: ‘Napoleon’ Trailer: First Look At Joaquin Phoenix In Ridley Scott’s Historical Epic
The Color Purple,...
It’s disconcerting to realize that there is no unavoidably dazzling, must-see, pop cultural event film on the schedule for the rest of 2023.
Certainly, some fine pictures, maybe even an Oscar winner, are yet to be released. December 8 brings Poor Things from Searchlight, with a story as challenging as any since The Shape of Water and the promise of an awards-worthy performance by Emma Stone. By then, The Holdovers, from Focus, and Napoleon, from Apple/Sony, will have gone wide, and Netflix’s Maestro will have shown in at least some theaters, adding a nostalgic character study, a period epic and a musical biopic to the seasonal mix.
Related: ‘Napoleon’ Trailer: First Look At Joaquin Phoenix In Ridley Scott’s Historical Epic
The Color Purple,...
- 11/12/2023
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
Veterans Day is a federal holiday that honors the men and women who served.
Countless films have been made about their bravery, heroism and sacrifice.
Here are eight films to stream on Veterans Day this year:
“12 Strong”
Chris Hemsworth leads a special team of Green Berets chosen to be the first U.S.
troops sent into Afghanistan in the days following the 9/11 attacks on the WOrld Trade Center.
“12 Strong” is streaming on Hulu.
“1917” (2019)
Sam Mendes directs this harrowing tale of survival. When the British army receives vital intel about German battle plans, two British corporals are tasked with spreading the news. Communication lines down, the two men must travel on foot across enemy lines in a race to deliver the message in time and prevent 1,600 of their fellow troops from blindly walking into an insurmountable attack.
“1917” is streaming on Paramount+.
“All Quiet on the Western Front...
Countless films have been made about their bravery, heroism and sacrifice.
Here are eight films to stream on Veterans Day this year:
“12 Strong”
Chris Hemsworth leads a special team of Green Berets chosen to be the first U.S.
troops sent into Afghanistan in the days following the 9/11 attacks on the WOrld Trade Center.
“12 Strong” is streaming on Hulu.
“1917” (2019)
Sam Mendes directs this harrowing tale of survival. When the British army receives vital intel about German battle plans, two British corporals are tasked with spreading the news. Communication lines down, the two men must travel on foot across enemy lines in a race to deliver the message in time and prevent 1,600 of their fellow troops from blindly walking into an insurmountable attack.
“1917” is streaming on Paramount+.
“All Quiet on the Western Front...
- 11/11/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
It's typical for filmmakers to attend the glitzy premieres of their well-financed blockbuster movies, but it takes a certain kind of masochist to watch their movies in a theater with a ticket-buying public. Despite a filmmaker's best intentions, they will never be able to predict how the hoi polloi might respond to their work. Certain moments intended to be heady and serious could very well elicit titters, while laugh lines could land with a thud. Once a film is released, it's out of the director's hands.
But then, sometimes things work perfectly. As Nolan discovered when he snuck into the back of a New York theater to watch his hit film "Oppenheimer" unspool in front of a sold-out house.
As of this writing, Nolan's "Oppenheimer" has earned nearly $950 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Despite being a heady, 3-hour tragedy that picks at the very foundation of American wartime patriotism,...
But then, sometimes things work perfectly. As Nolan discovered when he snuck into the back of a New York theater to watch his hit film "Oppenheimer" unspool in front of a sold-out house.
As of this writing, Nolan's "Oppenheimer" has earned nearly $950 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Despite being a heady, 3-hour tragedy that picks at the very foundation of American wartime patriotism,...
- 11/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
What do Natalie Portman, Margot Robbie and Emma Stone have in common? Aside from being in contention for this year’s best actress nominations, the three multiple-time nominated A-listers could follow in the footsteps of Frances McDormand in this year’s Oscar race.
All three women are producers on each of their films — Portman for “May December,” Robbie for “Barbie” and Stone for “Poor Things.” If any are nominated for best picture and acting, they would be the second (or third or fourth?) women recognized in both categories in the same year. The first was McDormand for “Nomadland” (2020), who went on to win her third and fourth statuettes, the first person ever to win both on the same night.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Robbie has received raves for her performance as “Stereotypical Barbie,” one of the versions in “Barbieland,” who is...
All three women are producers on each of their films — Portman for “May December,” Robbie for “Barbie” and Stone for “Poor Things.” If any are nominated for best picture and acting, they would be the second (or third or fourth?) women recognized in both categories in the same year. The first was McDormand for “Nomadland” (2020), who went on to win her third and fourth statuettes, the first person ever to win both on the same night.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Robbie has received raves for her performance as “Stereotypical Barbie,” one of the versions in “Barbieland,” who is...
- 11/6/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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