Pick of the Week
Oscar Directors: Anderson, Paul Thomas–“One Battle After Another”
Anderson holds one of his three Oscars on Sunday night.
Reviews
New Book about Cannes Film Fest, Camera d’Or (2008): Steve McQueen’s “Hunger”
Tough to watch due to the brutal treatment of prisoners in the Maze camp, and concluding with the graphic depiction of Sands’ starvation to death with all the details of such traumatic event, Hunger is an uncompromisingly harrowing and audacious film in the best sense of these terms.
As Deep as the Grave: Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in the Indie
Voorhees has realized his vision of having Kilmer in the ensemble by using state-of-the-art generative AI.
New Book about Cannes Film Fest, Camera d’Or (2010): Año bisiesto (“Leap Year”), Mexican Tale of Intensely Violent Sexual Relationship
“Leap Year,” Mexican tale intensely violent sexual relationship, winner of Camera d’Or.
Spider Man: Brand New Day–Tom Holland New Trailer (Released July 31)
“Brand New Day” marks the first time Holland has swung into theaters as Marvel’s wall-crawler since the 2021 blockbuster “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
