The pushback against an attempt to lower the superhero movie’s score on Rotten Tomatoes has shown that the culture war’s latest battleground is still raging You come at the king, you best not miss. Last week, an attempt to maliciously derail the record-setting rollout of Black Panther – Marvel’s upcoming blockbuster spotlighting the lithe warrior-monarch…
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Quentin Tarantino Clarifies Role in Uma Thurman’s ‘Kill Bill’ Car Crash
“I talked her into getting in the car, I assured her the road was safe. And it wasn’t,” director admits in new interview Quentin Tarantino opened up about his role in Uma Thurman’s car crash on the set of Kill Bill in a wide-ranging new interview where the director also discussed the actress’ sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein,…
Oscar nominations 2018: Who got nominated? Here’s the full list
Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ leads with 13 nominations, including best picture More: The Oscars are better off without a James Franco nomination. Here’s why See who made the Academy’s short…
Rex Reed Bangs a Gong on the Mediocrity of Modern Life
“That’s me with Larry Olivier,” said Rex Reed, reaching for a black-and-white photo in a silver frame in his eighth-floor apartment in the Dakota on a recent chilly Tuesday afternoon. The photo was taken on the set of “Inchon,” a 1981 Korean War thriller. Looking dashing with his raven hair and Elvis cheekbones, Mr. Reed,…
Al Jazeera’s must-see documentaries of 2017
Al Jazeera has released dozens of documentaries in the last 12 months, many of them award-winning. So we’ve compiled a list of our must-see documentaries of 2017, covering some of the year’s major news events. From the battle in the Philippines to take back Marawi from ISIL, to the showmanship of US President Donald Trump,…
A Terrible Year for Audiences: The 10 Best and 10 Worst Movies of 2017
Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Mother!’, the worst movie of 2017. Paramount It’s that time again, when critics tally up their Best and Worst lists. I don’t care how much drool and drivel fills the ozone about how wonderful everything was in 2017. It was a terrible year for movies—and some of the people who make them. Harvey…
Variety Critics Name the 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2018
The coming year has more than just blockbusters to offer. Here are the movies a dozen Variety critics from around the world are most looking forward to. Variety polled its international team of critics, asking which films they were most looking forward to in the coming year. The results are diverse, ranging from likely blockbusters to…
