Sydney Sweeney, however, is spectacular as a pregnant nun suffering the tortures of the damned. Photo: Neon Immaculate is probably too tasteful and elegant to qualify as “nunsploitation,” which could be a blessing or a curse, depending on your point of view. Directed by Michael Mohan, the film stars Sydney Sweeney as Sister Cecilia, a… Continue reading Sydney Sweeney’s Immaculate Is an Art Film at Heart
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Who’s at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival? Exclusive Photos.
On Sundance’s 40th anniversary, Park City continues to draw some of the brightest and most exciting new filmmakers and artists as well as longtime mainstays like Visionary Award honoree Kristen Stewart (in not one but two major releases) and at least two Duplass brothers (whom we know of). The lineup this year is full of music docs… Continue reading Who’s at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival? Exclusive Photos.
The 20 Best Films in the Kino Film Collection (January 2024)
Battleship Potemkin. Illustration: Everett Collection Everyone knows about how great the Criterion Channel is, but have you heard about the Kino Film Collection? You should. The film distributor Kino Lorber — known for its arthouse and international releases — launched its own channel on Prime Video in November. For $5.99 per month, the collection includes… Continue reading The 20 Best Films in the Kino Film Collection (January 2024)
Selena Gomez to Play Linda Ronstadt in Biopic Film
Define “break.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Theory: Maybe Selena Gomez’s social-media break is actually a Method acting exercise to get in the headspace of a singer who began performing in the late 1960s and thus didn’t have social media. Sure, we’re just spitballing — but Gomez is set to… Continue reading Selena Gomez to Play Linda Ronstadt in Biopic Film
What Is a Bradley Cooper Film?
The answer is more complicated than “a love story starring Bradley Cooper.” Sort of. Photo: Jason McDonald/Netflix “I always knew that I wanted to direct something,” Bradley Cooper explains in a featurette for A Star Is Born. “And I always wanted to tell a love story because it just feels like something that everybody can… Continue reading What Is a Bradley Cooper Film?
Jeremy Renner Returns to Film ‘Mayor of Kingstown’
One year after his snowplowing accident that left him with critical injuries, Jeremy Renner is returning to his fictional life in politics as the Mayor of Kingstown. He tells Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper during the CNN New Year’s Eve special that he is returning to work on the third season very soon. “It’s been… Continue reading Jeremy Renner Returns to Film ‘Mayor of Kingstown’
Peter Sarsgaard Moves Venice Film With Touching Speech
Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images As Memory’s Peter Sarsgaard stepped up to the podium after winning of the Best Actor award at the 80th Venice Film Festival, he made sure to cover all of his bases by bringing the audience to tears and encouraging human connection. He began his six-minute-long speech by remembering his time… Continue reading Peter Sarsgaard Moves Venice Film With Touching Speech
Venice International Film Festival – Full Winners List
Photo: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage Despite an industry-wide strike that’s made the promotion of films feel impossible, the Venice Film Festival has given a chance for some stars of independent features to shine a light on their upcoming projects — with a few of those artists taking home prizes from the fest. The 80th Venice International Film… Continue reading Venice International Film Festival – Full Winners List
The Scariest Film at Venice Has Spiders
The first time an army of tiny spider-babies appeared, my body bent into a shape it has never taken before or since. Photo: Venice Film Festival Screams are one thing. It’s another thing entirely to feel an audience squirm in their seats — legs twisting, arms tensing, bodies slowly contorting. The new French thriller Vermin,… Continue reading The Scariest Film at Venice Has Spiders
How Dune’s Move and the Film Fests Affect Fall Movie Season
Alas, gone so Dune. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. This column is the on-site version of the Movies Fantasy League official companion newsletter, which is a weekly digest of film news and chatter that gets sent to participants of our game. If you want to learn more about the MFL (you’d love it), swing… Continue reading How Dune’s Move and the Film Fests Affect Fall Movie Season