Shane Carruth Talks Ambitions Beyond Film, ‘Ad Astra,’ Frustrations With Hollywood, Tribalism & More [Interview]

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Among millennial men, actors like Adam Driver and Robert Pattinson get the most notice for assembling impressive, eclectic résumés. But Jesse Plemons stealthily ranks among these giants, even if his contributions receive less publicity and media attention.

Like most movies slated for release in 2020, “Emma” hit an unforeseen wall as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. The film, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy, had a limited theatrical release in late February, expanded over the next two weekends, and was doing well – until movie theaters across the country closed down.

In John Oliver’s view, it’s time for serious police reform.

Michael B. Jordan, 33, made an appearance at an L.A. area Black Lives Matter protest on June 6 and insisted Hollywood must “commit to black hiring” in a memorable speech. The actor showed up to the protest, which was organized by the Big 4 agencies in Century City, and called out Tinseltown by encouraging them to put their words into action and get more African Americans jobs. He was surrounded by other protesters when he spoke about the important issue.

Change starts with representation and visibility! That being said, Michael B. Jordan promised to help with promoting black culture and diversity during a Black Lives Matter march he was part of earlier today in L.A.

Anita Bennett editorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today confirmed 56 additional deaths and 1,329 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.To date, the department has identified 62,338 positive cases of coronavirus across all areas of L.A.

Michael B. Jordan gave a powerful speech in L.A. on Saturday at a Black Lives Matter protest.

Quentin Tarantino is dishing on what he feels are the best films of the twenty-tens.

Quentin Tarantino is a cinephile to the nth degree. From his humble beginnings working at a video store to becoming one of the most celebrated filmmakers in Hollywood, Tarantino has continued to be a lover of films and someone that is willing to give credit where credit’s due when it comes to features that he thinks are great.

YouTube isn’t here to save the film festival season, but the platform’s We Are One event is surely attempting to fill the void left by the numerous canceled events due to COVID-19 this year. And with the online festival expected to begin later this week, the platform announced its first-ever line-up consisting of over 100 films, including 13 world premieres, 31 online premieres, and five international online premieres.

The recurring Film Twitter joke that made the rounds when quarantine first started, was uber-prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (the ‘Oceans,’ trilogy “Out Of Sight”) had likely already made a few films in the weeks that had passed. And that’s basically turned out to be correct.

Shane Carruth rarely plays it safe. An actor, director, screenwriter, composer, and producer, his major achievements—“Primer” and “Upstream Color”—remain idiosyncratic and unique in their execution and deconstruction of science-fiction.

Directorial debuts tend to be wild, shaggy, and filled with a vigorous energy that makes you overlook youthful missteps. So, to that end, you’d never guess in a million years that “Wildlife” (2018) was the directorial debut of actor/writer/filmmaker Paul Dano (“There Will Be Blood,” “Prisoners,” “Little Miss Sunshine“).

Chris Evans has conceded he can longer wear cable-knit jumpers after his character famously sported one in Knives Out.

Chris Evans has conceded he can longer wear cable-knit jumpers after his character famously sported one in Knives Out.

Chris Evans has conceded he can longer wear cable-knit jumpers after his character famously sported one in Knives Out.

Chris Evans has conceded he can longer wear cable-knit jumpers after his character famously sported one in Knives Out.

Chris Evans has conceded he can longer wear cable-knit jumpers after his character famously sported one in Knives Out.

Chris Evans has conceded he can longer wear cable-knit jumpers after his character famously sported one in Knives Out.