Nick Newman

NYC Weekend Watch: ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ ‘Hatari!,’ ‘Life of Brian,’ ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’ & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repe...

Brie Larson Will Gamble with Mark Wahlberg; Kate Mara and David Oyelowo Taken ‘Captive’; ‘Bridesmaids’ Reunion In Store for Paul Feig

Rupert Wyatt's follow-up to the more-promising-than-it-has-any-right-to-be Rise of the Planet of the Apes may, in light of so many false starts, really be i...

‘Pariah’ Helmer Adapting Philip K. Dick Next; Charles Ferguson Finds ‘Inside Job’ Follow-Up

I should know better than to put filmmakers in some expectations-mandated box just after their breakthrough, but you can, still, understand my surprise with...

Francis Ford Coppola Recovers Lost ‘Apocalypse Now’ Footage; New Trailer for ‘Milius’ Highlights Film’s Screenwriter

By and large, historical documentation on Apocalypse Now, past all the pain and suffering, would only account for two versions of Francis Ford Coppola's epi...

First Poster for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Advertises a Wes Anderson Movie in a Wes Anderson Manner

If there was no directorial credit attached to this poster, how quickly would you guess that it's advertising a Wes Anderson movie? Four seconds? Not that s...

[NYFF Review] Her

The inescapable, incompatible bonds between man and machine is an idea which can be traced back to the incipient stages of cinema itself; we may be inclined to ...

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly to Spend ‘Devil’s Night’ Together

The Will Ferrell-John C. Reilly machine seemed unstoppable when Step Brothers arrived in 2008, itself coming only two years after their other Adam McKay col...

Paul Feig and Channing Tatum Circle Gay Romantic Comedy; Jay Baruchel Boards Cameron Crowe Project

Never quite content to simply rest on his financial and critical laurels, Paul Feig is, instead, hoping to give the studio comedy something of a well-deserv...

NYC Weekend Watch: Denis, Demy, Hawks, ‘Bottle Rocket’ & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repe...

Oliver Stone and Jamie Foxx Eye WB and DreamWorks’ Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic

Clearly aware that his Breaking Bad comments were creating an untenable amount of negative press, Oliver Stone has, wisely, decided to get some heat off his...

News

David Lynch Has More Ideas for Twin Peaks; Unrecorded Night Cancelled By Netflix

Stream John Carpenter’s New Album Lost Themes IV: Noir

Julia Ducournau, Andrew Haigh, Romain Gavras & More Set Next Features

Trailers

First Teaser for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Finds Adam Driver Stopping Time

The Revelatory Films of Lee Grant, the World’s Oldest Living Director, Get Restored In Exclusive Trailers

Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, and Louis Garrel Hit Their Marks In Trailer for Quentin Dupieux’s Cannes Opener The Second Act

Reviews

Slow Review: Asexuality Drama Drowns In Naturalism

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg Review: Scarlett Johansson Gives Voice to Redemption Story

The Contestant Review: A Breezy Look at a Baffling Reality Show Challenge

Features

Posterized May 2024: Evil Does Not Exist, I Saw the TV Glow, Gasoline Rainbow & More

New to Streaming: Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, House of Tolerance, Humane, Femme & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Bulle Ogier, Hiroshi Shimizu, Marguerite Duras & More

Interviews

Ethan Hawke on Wildcat, Flannery O’Connor, John Huston, and Not Making a Biopic

Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Girl Time, Olivier Assayas, and Emma Stone’s Support

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist, Being in Harmony with Nature, and Why the Ending is Realistic

Podcasts

The B-Side – In Conversation with Nancy Savoca

The Film Stage Show Ep. 535 – Civil War (with Ryan McNeill)

The B-Side – Robert Redford (with Blake Howard)

Nick Newman

NYC Weekend Watch: ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ ‘Hatari!,’ ‘Life of Brian,’ ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’ & More

Brie Larson Will Gamble with Mark Wahlberg; Kate Mara and David Oyelowo Taken ‘Captive’; ‘Bridesmaids’ Reunion In Store for Paul Feig

‘Pariah’ Helmer Adapting Philip K. Dick Next; Charles Ferguson Finds ‘Inside Job’ Follow-Up

Francis Ford Coppola Recovers Lost ‘Apocalypse Now’ Footage; New Trailer for ‘Milius’ Highlights Film’s Screenwriter

First Poster for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Advertises a Wes Anderson Movie in a Wes Anderson Manner

[NYFF Review] Her

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly to Spend ‘Devil’s Night’ Together

Paul Feig and Channing Tatum Circle Gay Romantic Comedy; Jay Baruchel Boards Cameron Crowe Project

NYC Weekend Watch: Denis, Demy, Hawks, ‘Bottle Rocket’ & More

Oliver Stone and Jamie Foxx Eye WB and DreamWorks’ Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic

Nick Newman