‘Knox Goes Away’ Review: Michael Keaton Directs Himself In A Slickly Somber Neo-Noir [TIFF]

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The horror flick, which cost a paltry $10 million to produce, “manages to make you feel something beyond gross-out adrenaline,” New York Times said.Landing in second place was “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” which also opened on Friday, with $6.8 million in sales.The computer-animated superhero comedy — based on Nickelodeon’s children’s TV series — stars characters voiced by Kim Kardashian and her daughter, Saint West, along with James Marsden and Kristen Bell. The flick is a sequel to the 2021 original and The Hollywood Reporter said the four-legged franchise is “pitched directly to very young viewers, with little of the sly humor that might amuse their adult chaperones.”Sci-fi action thriller “The Creator,” whose plot centers around the aftermath of a nuclear bomb set off by AI-equipped robots in Los Angeles, came in third with a $5.6 million take.

Film extra Cristina Stanovici has detailed the severe injuries she suffered when she was hit by a speeding motorbike on the Glasgow set of the Batgirl movie.

Jordan Moreau Move over, Barbenheimer, it’s time for Saw Patrol. This weekend sees the releases of four major movies, including Paramount’s family friendly “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” Lionsgate’s gory, R-rated “Saw X,” 20th Century’s sci-fi epic “The Creator” and “Sony’s GameStop stock story “Dumb Money.” “PAW Patrol” is expected to come out on top with an estimated $18 million to $20 million opening, but “Saw X” will be right on its tail with an estimated $15 million to $18 million. However, some projections go as high as $20 million to $25 million, overtaking the “PAW Patrol” pups.

Near the end of Aristotle Torres’ assured feature debut “Story Ave,” a title card comes up on the screen, noting the film is “by The Bronx.” It’s a short moment, leading into the end credits, but it nevertheless speaks volumes to the textured approach that Torres gives to a film that, at least in its outline form, could feel cliché.

Coronation Street legend Barbara Knox has been seen marvelling at her very own cobbles-themed birthday cake as the cast and crew came out in force to celebrate her upcoming major milestone.

Jake Gyllenhaal almost played Batman in Christopher Nolan‘s trilogy!

Tim Burton has shared his thoughts on Nicolas Cage‘s cameo as Superman in The Flash, released earlier in the year – see what he had to say below.In the 1990s, Burton – who had directed 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns starring Michael Keaton – was tapped to direct a Superman film led by Nicolas Cage titled Superman Lives. However, that film was scrapped just three weeks before it began filming, with the only public memories of the film being footage of Cage testing out costumed for the titular role.However, Cage’s take on Superman received a long-awaited revival earlier this year in the form of a computer graphic-generated cameo for The Flash. Now, Tim Burton has spoken out about the cameo.Speaking to the British Film Institute, Burton was asked if he had any regrets about not being able to push through with Superman Lives.

Tim Burton was not a fan of Nicolas Cage’s Superman cameo in “The Flash”.

British Film Institute, Tim Burton discussed the impact of Warner Bros. scrapping “Superman Lives,” which had Nicolas Cage attached as the titular hero, as well as how he felt seeing Cage as Superman and Michael Keaton’s Batman in DC Studios’ “The Flash.” “No, I don’t have regrets,” Burton said of the scrapped Superman project. “I will say this: when you work that long on a project and it doesn’t happen, it affects you for the rest of your life.

told the Independent. “Literally, it was a day and a half. We know what we have to do.

As majestic in appearance as a “National Geographic” special or any episode of “NOVA,” the opening shots of the semi-documentary “Songs of Earth” are quick to immediately showcase beautiful cinematography that’s as much a character as any of the several humans who materialize from time to time, both elements of the film that do their best to drive things forward and attempt to keep the onscreen action from slipping into a black hole of dull.

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were the directors behind Batgirl, the DC film at Warner Bros. with Leslie Grace in the titled role. The superhero movie would end up being axed by the studio and with the release of The Flash earlier this year, the filmmakers are reflecting on their film.

Batgirl film abruptly shelved by Warner Bros. last year have shared their reaction to fellow DC title The Flash, describing their experience watching the film as “sad.” Filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who co-directed Batgirl prior to its shock cancellation last August, spoke of The Flash in a recent interview with Insider. “We watched it and we were sad,” El Arbi said.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Knox Goes Away” is a silky and entrancing thriller directed by its star, Michael Keaton — but as soon as I heard the film’s premise, I’ll admit I was skeptical. Keaton plays an underworld hit man who is diagnosed with dementia. That sounds a bit trendy, and more than that it sounds like a stunt premise.

Beetlejuice 2 director Tim Burton has revealed that filming for the sequel was “99 per cent done” just before the SAG-AFTRA strike shut the production down. The follow up to 1988’s Beetlejuice began filming in London in May of this year, but was put on indefinite pause once the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Batgirl” directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah told Insider while promoting their new Syrian war drama “Rebel” that watching Warner Bros.’ most recent DC tentpole, “The Flash,” was a sad experience for them. They claim they were told by studio executives that “Batgirl” would release after “The Flash,” thus continuing Michael Keaton’s revived run as Batman/Bruce Wayne. But that never panned out after Warner Bros.

Michael Keaton, after making his directorial debut with 2008’s The Merry Gentleman, steps behind the camera for only the second time with his latest film, Knox Goes Away in which he also delivers one of his finest and most poignant performances as a man facing a rare form of fast moving dementia, but who is racing the clock to save his estranged son’s life before it is too late.

Danny Elfman‘s score to Batman is to be performed by a live symphony on a 35th anniversary tour of North America and Europe.Across 14 dates ranging from January to June 2024, the DC in Concert series will bring the iconic score to theatres across the States and to gigs in Paris and London.At the shows, the score will be performed in front of a projection of the original Batman, which starred Michael Keaton in the titular role and Jack Nicholson as the Joker.The gigs begin in January in Los Angeles, and run until late April in the US. The tour then wraps up with a gig at Paris’ Le Grand Rex on May 24, and at London’s Barbican two days later.Pre-sale tickets go on sale on September 13 at 10am local time, with a general sale beginning at the same time on September 15.

TORONTO – We’re not sure writer and director Azazel Jacobs needed a comeback after 2020’s disappointing “French Exit,” but we’re delighted to report he’s delivered another exquisite drama with his latest endeavor, “His Three Daughters.” Debuting at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, ‘Daughters’ follows three siblings as they come to grips with the impending death of their father. And, as in any family, tension abounds.

A woman attempts to sort through her past while also dealing with the traumatic repercussions of surviving a terrorist attack in Elisabeth Scharang’s elliptical film “Woodland,” based on Doris Knect’s 2015 WALD. A non-linear slow burn that’s more interested in unpacking the layers of trauma that Marian (Brigette Hobmeier) is dealing with than outright showing the aftermath of the terrorist attack, Scharang’s film works best when it’s narrowed in on the small farming community she returns to, less so when it skirts around her present-day relationships and the actual shooting that serves as the inciting incident for her trip back.