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Post by sgev1977 on Sept 2, 2023 19:32:21 GMT
Alberto Barrera said since practically when the film was announced for the festival that Cooper won’t be there. He said that he was very exciting about it but told him that he just couldn’t do it even when there was a rumor that he could go *only* as director.
I read somewhere that the ones promoting it there are Bernstein’s daughters and I saw an interview with the makeup artist today but I don’t know if he is there, too. I follow the festival on Twitter and I saw that they were streaming the press conference and seemed that yes, it was just the real life family of Bernstein.
By the way, they were also streaming Wes Anderson’s Masterclass but I was busy so I didn’t watched.
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Post by sgev1977 on Sept 2, 2023 19:47:16 GMT
Talking about who goes and who doesn't, I read somewhere that Penelope Cruz refused to go because the strike even when Ferrari had a "waiver". Her co-star Adam Drive was there and he criticized Netflix and Disney while praising Neon for agreeing to the terms. The situation is still pretty bizarre.
I don't criticize anyone and I understand both decisions but, for example, Hannah Waddingham abandoning a BBC prom at the last minute because the strike was completely illogical! I guess she was attacked and that's what she did it but I'm sure a BBC prom doesn't even need a waiver because they don't have anything to do with the strikes! They aren't even in the USA! That was a ridiculous move but she still was praised for her "bravery" or something!
EDITED I think Adam Driver and Patrick Dempsey are the only big Hollywood celebrities until now. I don’t think the Poor Things cast was there neither. Good luck that both Wes Anderson and Yorgos Lanthimos are big stars, too!
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Post by MagdaFR on Sept 3, 2023 11:46:38 GMT
She gave it 3 stars! And said it's quite good.
Internatinal critics:
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Post by sgev1977 on Sept 3, 2023 13:14:28 GMT
There are a lot of prejudices against bios so surely it would influence the point of views of some and we know that she is very independent minded so I guess it’s not a surprise! Lol
There were a lot of bad faith comments against this film by people who haven’t watched it. The worst were, obviously, the accusations of anti-semitism because the make-up. But apart of the typical hate for bios, there were “gossips” about screenings going bad; Cooper trying to “steal” Cillian Murphy’s Oscar with just prosthetics but no talent (Oppenheimer is also a bio, kids!); and Cooper being “obsessed” with the Oscar and trying to “steal” Nolan’s Oscar, etc. But it wasn’t just a Nolan, there was also some resentment because Netflix (although it was probably the festivals!), selected Maestro for a few when David Fincher (IMHO a much better filmmaker than Nolan, by the way) seemed to be mostly ignored. It’s also clear that Maestro is this year Netflix main horse. They don’t need wide acclaim, just good enough reviews and it seems they are getting them. Also Cooper is a beloved lead in Hollywood and that make him a threat for more established directors and actors.
On the other hand Oppenheimer was a massive hit and that’s what allegedly the Academy “needs” for good ratings. A blockbuster who kinda fit their idea of “serious” movie and you know, Oppenheimer is a bio!!! But again, why “fanboys” need to attack others for their silly fave movie to succeed in a silly award ceremony.
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Post by sgev1977 on Sept 3, 2023 17:00:53 GMT
This make sense, deadline.com/2023/09/maestro-bradley-cooper-reaction-roman-polanski-reviews-mean-venice-alberto-barbera-interview-1235535252/Some actresses have been treated horribly but I didn’t see any attacks toward Adam Driver or Patrick Dempsey. Maybe there were and I didn’t see them but even when I’m not a fan of Selena Gomez, I saw articles about her quickly deleting some Instagram post because she mentioned the name of her series and was quickly accused of being a “scab” and I’m sure Waddingham was attacked and that’s why she announced at last minute that she wouldn’t go to a BBC Prom. And even after it, she was criticized by some for not refusing since the beginning and by others for refusing to go to an event by a company that wasn’t linked at all to the strikes in another country! There were also mainstream articles about this “incident”. Some male writers, actors and directors have being criticized but because their opinions or malicious out of context quotes. And talking about directors, I found interesting that a few of them at Venice are mostly conciliatory. Wes Anderson said that he hoped for having soon an equitable deal because people were suffering. I saw a tweet telling him to shut up because he used the word “equitable”. He said he was both a DGA and WGA member. Today David Fincher went beyond that and said he totally understands both sides. He received much more flak! There is only one side on social media! Also today, Edward Berger talked about the below the line crew who are suffering. He said he won’t be affected nor any big star but that crew members are already in very bad conditions.
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Post by sgev1977 on Sept 3, 2023 17:16:59 GMT
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Post by sgev1977 on Sept 3, 2023 21:42:04 GMT
I saw this comment on World of Reel,
Of course, ratings on Metacritic and RT doesn’t really mean anything and the fact that classics like Se7en and Fight Club had kinda low scores js an example of that but also I’m not sure the David Fincher of the 1990s is the same DF of today. I remember when those two movies were released and they were genuinely polemic. People accused him of sexism, nihilism and even fascism! (And Twitter didn’t existed then!). Also he was basically the guy who destroyed the Aliens franchise then, not David Fincher, the respected filmmaker! Lol
In other words, there is a lot of good faith toward him nowadays that didn’t existed then. People were eager for this movie and already sure it was a masterpiece. The total opposite of Bradley Cooper’s movie. Also, 75 isn’t the final rating for The Killer. It could get better or worse. I think most of the times, numbers tend to go down but it’s also common for some movies to do better outside the festival circuit. We will see.
EDITED I think that at the end of the day, you don’t really know if a movie will endure time or not until a few years. Anyway, at the time, aggregator sites weren’t very influential. I watched both Se7en and Fight Club in a movie theatre and I just knew then that they were relevant films. I think some mainstream critics hated them but I still have the Film Comment issue with a shirtless Brad Pitt on the cover. But Film Comment doesn’t exist anymore, the blog they have instead nowadays is kinda shitty and The Killer wasn’t even selected for the NYFF! (it’s organized by Film at Lincoln Center which used to publish the magazine)
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Post by MagdaFR on Sept 3, 2023 22:24:39 GMT
It's the other way round.
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Post by MagdaFR on Sept 3, 2023 22:38:41 GMT
Two 4 stars from Nanako: La bête and The Killer.
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Post by sgev1977 on Sept 3, 2023 23:11:44 GMT
I was about to post about Nanako. Fincher film seems to be kinda divisive (there was this very silly review claiming it was the Jeanne Dielman film of killer’s movies. C’mon! JD is about desperation from everyday routines. Without seeing the film, I’m sure this is not the case no matter how detailed are the boring bits of the character’s life…as a murderer! It’s based on a graphic novel! Anyway, I like Fincher and I love a good murderer story but if they want some cruel reality, like in JD, they should watch The Act of Killing. It’s not about people trapped in every day tediousness but it’s a very real portrait about assassins and it’s not pretty nor “cool” like Fassbender and Fincher) but La Bete seems to be strong. Supposedly, it was rejected by Cannes early this year.
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