Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 9:57PM by Nathaniel R
With Jessica Chastain in NYC, October 18th, 2022. Photo by Colby Wong
Look how I ran into last night at The Good Nurse premiere at the Paris Theater in NYC! And by "ran into" I mean "eagerly accepted an invitation to attend assuming we'd get to say hello again"...
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 12:30PM by Nathaniel R
Seven years ago documentaries got their own division of Critics Choice Awards with multiple categories and thus departed the main show where they were restricted to just one. For the seventh anniversary edition the box office hit Fire of Love (read Glenn's review) about married volcanologists and the space exploration doc Good Night Oppy (for which we just led a Q&A at Middleburg) lead the nominations in 17 categories. The ceremony will be held on November 13th at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan.
UPDATED 11/14/22 What follows is the full list of nominees AND WINNERS with links going to reviews if we've done them. Thanks to Glenn's expert "Doc Corner" column and various festival peeks, we've reviewed quite a few of them...
Monday, October 17, 2022 at 11:32PM By Ben Miller
For the third straight week, the October box office was dominated by scares. The final (?) installment of David Gordon Green's trilogy Halloween Ends managed a healthy $40 million haul despite incredibly mixed reactions (40% Rotten Tomatoes, C+ CinemaScore) and a day-and-date release on Peacock. Expect a large second-week drop. Elsewhere, well-received films continue to have legs. Smile earned another $12+ million weekend, totaling over $70 million. It might end up being one of the most profitable films of the year given its budget. The Woman King is also holding steady with a total just under $60 million now.
| Weekend Box Office (actuals) October 14th-16th 🔺 = new or expanding / ★ = Recommended links if we've written about it |
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| WIDE (OVER 800 SCREENS) | LIMITED / PLATFORM |
 HALLOWEEN ENDS |
 TILL |
| 1 🔺 HALLOWEEN ENDS $40 *NEW* | 1 TERRIFIER 2 $1 (cum. $2.4) 700 screens |
| 2 SMILE $12.5 (cum. $71.3) | 2 🔺 ★ TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (sweden/uk) $333k (cum. $653k) 31 screens |
Decision To Leave, Halloween Ends, Till, box office Monday, October 17, 2022 at 2:14PM by Nathaniel R
Brendan Gleeson & Colin Farrell promoting their movie for ET. They also appeared onscreen before the Middleburg showing to introduce the film.
Safely ensconced back in NYC... or Brooklyn, rather (I've moved). Here's a quick take of the last day and a half of the festival. Middleburg is a four day festival but our flight times Sunday prevented us from staying for the Terence Blanchard concert on Sunday night (*weeping*). It was a low key day given the time constraints so my boyfriend and I hit the stables very briefly at the Salamander Resort & Spa to see the horses (I always make time for that though I've only actually ridden one in my first year there) and we squeezed in one final film before heading to the airport. And what a movie it was! The US Ambassador to Ireland was on hand to introduce the film and she explained what banshees were "female spirits who warn of impending death" but followed that quickly with "but I promise it's fun!" eliciting a big laugh from the eager sold out house. Promise kept as The Banshees of Inisherin is a banger...
Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 10:06PM by Nathaniel R
Modering a Stephanie Hsu Q&A at Middleburg Film Festival
Here's the thing with weekend festivals. They are brutal with either/or decision-making. At the longer festivals you can promise that you'll catch up with a film later (or delude yourself into thinking you can... which has the same effect). At weekend festivals there's often only one chance to see a particular film. And the whole thing can feel over in a flash. I'm typing this on day four, closing day, because I haven't been able to get to it before now. On Day two I wasn't able to squeeze in many movies between one moderation gig (a special screening of Everything Everywhere All At Once with Stephanie Hsu, pictured above) and two sit down interviews but at least both of the movies were must-sees in terms of the Best Actor Oscar race...
