Last week, Bret Easton Ellis provided the quote that went ’round the world, in which he shared an anecdote about Ben Affleck‘s “The Batman” possibly having script problems (the author and podcaster has since issued a statement clarifying his remarks; see below). But if anything, it confirmed that before a release date has been set or production started, there is a lot riding on Affleck’s solo outing, the first for the character since Christopher Nolan‘s “The Dark Knight Rises.” And particularly with DC Films struggling to compete in terms of quality with Marvel, there’s an extra layer of expectation on the movie.
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- 11/8/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
First, a few things before we dive into this: There isn’t a topic around Hollywood that Bret Easton Ellis doesn’t have a (usually contrarian) #hottake on, and third-hand dinner conversations aren’t the best sources for anything. All that said, it’s hard to ignore a juicy quote, which is something you don’t always get in this era of telephone-tag rumors. So again, who knows — but nonetheless, this is intriguing.
In a piece at The Ringer that argues Peak TV has overtaken the pop-culture zeitgeist from movies (an argument we’ll have to get into another day), Ellis of course shares thoughts on the matter (i.e.
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In a piece at The Ringer that argues Peak TV has overtaken the pop-culture zeitgeist from movies (an argument we’ll have to get into another day), Ellis of course shares thoughts on the matter (i.e.
Continue reading Bret Easton Ellis Says Ben Affleck’s ‘The Batman’ Has Script Problems But WB Don’t Care Because It’ll Make Money Anyway at The Playlist.
- 11/4/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
If you know anything about filmmaker/photographer Larry Clark, the director behind “Kids,” “Bully” and the still-banned/unreleased “Ken Park” — infamous for a scene where actor James Ransone masturbates to release on screen — you know the provocative artist behind these controversial films has zero filter. And now 70 years old, Clark perhaps is even less concerned with his public image than ever, and more than ever willing to fly in the face of a culture that has moved on considerably in terms of how we deal with social issues since his heyday.
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- 10/28/2016
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Bret Easton Ellis can kvetch all he likes about the perceived idiocy of victim culture and the so-called “snowflakes,” but the fact is, it’s a good thing that we’ve at least started to have the conversation about fair and accurate cultural representation in popular film and television. I’m not saying we’ve become a 100% liberal, […]
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The post Kerry Washington & Aziz Ansari Discuss Diversity, TV, And Much More In 22-Minute Talk appeared first on The Playlist.
- 6/8/2016
- by Nicholas Laskin
- The Playlist
You are advised to fast forward through the first 20 minutes or so of Bret Easton Ellis’ most recent podcast. Even if you hate overwrought PC culture, or have sympathy as such but think it’s gone too far, Ellis’ smug, disheartening anti-take on the #OscarSoWhite campaign is unfortunate. But even as he leads the witness nearly […]
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- 6/2/2016
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Rushes collects news, articles, images, videos and more for a weekly roundup of essential items from the world of film.NEWSLa chinoiseSay what? The Artist director Michel Hazanavicius is slated to make a drama out of the relationship between French New Wave master Jean-Luc Godard and his actress/muse-one-time-wife Anne Wiazemsky around the time of Godard's 1967 film, La chinoise. Sounds potentially horrible, but it is officially based on Wiazemsky's memoir Un an après. In a bizarre generational echo, Louis Garrel, so well known for embodying his father, director Philippe Garrel, in is set to star as Godard.We keep waiting, and waiting, and waiting for Terrence Malick long-in-the-making IMAX documentary, Voyage of Time. Now The Film Stage has found reference to an October theatrical release date. We'll believe it when we see it, but here's hoping.After Gavin Smith left editorship of Film Comment magazine, the Film Society of Lincoln...
- 5/4/2016
- MUBI
If you're only now getting acquainted with Tom Hardy after Mad Max: Fury Road that's a shame, though I do welcome you to the adoring fold. And if you're only familiarity with Nicolas Winding Refn is Drive, then you're missing out. In fact, Drive isn't even my favorite Refn film, and Fury Road, well, it may be my favorite Hardy film, but it's definitely a close call along with Refn's wonderful 2009 release, Bronson, of which some intriguing back-story has come to light as of late concerning casting the lead and the film's script. To begin, during a Q&A at The Cinefamily in Los Angeles promoting the release of the Bronson soundtrack on vinyl (via The Playlist), Refn revealed Hardy wasn't his first choice. In fact, Jason Statham was his initial target, but the script caused The Stath to balk. "I'm a big fan of Jason, and have seen a lot of his movies,...
- 6/12/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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