What to stream this week: 'And Just Like That' back, Kelly Clarkson sings, Robert Downey Jr. drives This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Kelly Clarkson and Portugal The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023
Chopard Loves Cinema, starring Julia Roberts Premiering on Monday, the campaign Chopard Loves Cinema comprises a series of video clips to be released over the coming months. Bangkok Post · Mar 23, 2023
Commentary: Oscar or not, Paul Mescal makes screen acting look natural again Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve been missing until you experience it again. I felt that way watching Paul Mescal’s performance in “Aftersun,” the stunning debut film by writer-director Charlotte Wells. Los Angeles Times · Jan 23, 2023
‘I was nervous about how it would be received’: Anne Hathaway on playing a Jewish mother in Armageddon Time ‘It was not lost on me that I had a lot of responsibility playing a Jewish woman, and that I’m not a Jewish woman,’ said star The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022
Armageddon Time review – worlds collide in terrific coming-of-age drama James Gray’s engaging autobiographical tale set in 1980s New York boasts fine performances from Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Anthony Hopkins The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022
Anthony Hopkins on film stardom at 84: ‘He said, Oh my God. You’re really strange!’ From Hannibal Lecter to Nixon, Anthony Hopkins has long been one of cinema’s most singular stars. He recalls winding up Brad Pitt, working with Bob Hoskins and weirding out Jonathan Demme The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
Armageddon Time review: Trump and Reagan provide a backdrop to a flawed yet interesting family drama Anthony Hopkins and Jeremy Strong star in a film that’s a bit too busy to find any clarity in what it’s exploring The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
From Fellini to Spielberg: an enduring obsession with the memoir movie Steven Spielberg is just the latest film-maker to look back on his childhood following in the footsteps of Terrence Malick and Federico Fellini The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2022
Marrakech Film Festival Returns after Covid Cancellations The Marrakech International Film Festival returns to the Moroccan tourist hub this month, with organizers hoping to woo star-struck fans after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. British actress Tilda Swinton is set to attend, with Italian director Paolo Sorrentino heading up the jury, AFP said. The festival,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022
Film show: A return to 'Wakanda' After the spectacular box office figures generated by “Black Panther” in 2018, the Marvel hit machine is hoping for similar success with its sequel “Wakanda Forever”. Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us more about the franchise’s reach and the consequences for the industry overall. We also discuss “Riposte Féministe”, the… France 24 · Nov 9, 2022
'Banshees,' 'Weird Al,' 'Causeway': What to see (or skip) this weekend Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are embroiled in a bitter feud in "The Banshees of Inisherin," Daniel Radcliffe plays "Weird Al" Yankovic in "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," filmmaker James Gray looks back at his own upbringing in "Armageddon Time" and Millie Bobby Brown returns to crack another case in… Tribune News Service · Nov 4, 2022
Review: 'Armageddon Time' says coming of age is a tough job The title of "Armageddon Time" is written in a font that suggests vintage graffiti, an early clue the movie will be about a rebel and will be set around 1980. Tribune News Service · Nov 3, 2022
‘Armageddon Time’ review: Coming of age in Reagan’s America Filmmakers, the better ones, don’t make movies about their childhoods because they know how they feel about what happened. They do it because they’re trying to figure it out in hindsight, with a camera. Chicago Tribune · Nov 3, 2022
'Armageddon Time' director says he can cast non-Jewish actors as Jews: 'It's my story' Director James Gray is defending his latest film, "Armageddon Time," just days into its theatrical release. Los Angeles Times · Nov 1, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 31, 2022 ‘Black Adam’ Takes Top Spot at Box Office Again “Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film, kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. Down 59% from its launch, and facing little new competition, “Black Adam” added $27.7 million in ticket sales, bringing its domestic total…
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2022 ‘Black Adam’ takes top spot at box office again “Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film, kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters
The New Daily · Oct 29, 2022 November movie guide: Most powerful biopic of the year, Pugh, Pinocchio and Wakanda Forever As awards season looms, the November movie guide gives us a film about originals of MeToo, Florence Pugh in another thriller and Pinocchio
Los Angeles Times · Oct 27, 2022 How a painful chapter from his own youth revived James Gray's passion for filmmaking "Armageddon Time," written and directed by James Gray, is one of a number of films this season drawn from the filmmakers' own personal experience: Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans," Sam Mendes' "Empire of Light," Charlotte Wells' "Aftersun," Elegance Bratton's "The Inspection."
Los Angeles Times · Oct 27, 2022 Review: In the wrenching 'Armageddon Time,' a filmmaker powerfully confronts his own privilege It's fitting that "Armageddon Time," James Gray's quietly anguished movie about events from his own childhood, begins with a kid arriving at a school and ends with him departing another. In between those bookending images, 11-year-old Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) receives an education of a cruel and costly order, though…
Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022 Movie review: 'Armageddon Time' a nuanced exploration of race and class privilege In his cinematic memoir “Armageddon Time,” the filmmaker James Gray unpacks his early influences with the kind of uncommonly sensitive and keen perception that he has employed throughout his body of work, which has evolved from crime thrillers (“Little Odessa,” “The Yards,” “We Own The Night”) to historical dramas (“The…
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022 For Anthony Hopkins, a grandfather role with personal echoes The “heart and soul” of a film is an often-overused term, but it’s practically unavoidable when it comes to Anthony Hopkins in James Gray’s “Armageddon Time.”
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022 ‘It’s a way to bring my mum and dad back’: Steven Spielberg on the new wave of cine-memoirs After Branagh’s Belfast, Spielberg’s The Fabelmans – a tale of a childhood in Arizona – is winning acclaim. Is it legacy or therapy that’s motivating these autobiographies?
Los Angeles Times · Sep 16, 2022 From Spielberg to Inarritu: Evaluating the season's many styles of personal filmmaking TORONTO — There's a terrifically self-reflexive gag in Steven Spielberg's new picture, "The Fabelmans," that is hard to imagine anyone but Steven Spielberg pulling off. This might not be saying much, since the entire movie, a rollicking and ruminative look at the director's childhood and teenage years, could hardly have…
Daily Record · Sep 4, 2022 Scots cyclist who broke 22 ribs stuns doctors by returning to work months after smash James Gray was catapulted from his bike at 70km per hour just seconds into a cycle ride on a remote countryside road in Cyprus.
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022 New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th edition The New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a robust 32-film main slate and a number of hometown tales, including James Gray’s Queens coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time” and Laura Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about artist Nan Goldin’s battle against the Sackler family