Links (The Queens Remix)

Today's link roundup is for the fabulous women of showbiz...

• In Style Melanie Lynskey (yes, she's everywhere lately) is this month's cover profile
• ET talks to Diane Keaton about The Godfather (though the occassion was her new movie Mack & Rita)
• Coming Soon Margaret Qualley (who is much in demand) and Geraldine Viswanathan (from the Hugh Jackman film Bad Education) have the leading roles in Ethan Coen's first solo movie, which is about a lesbian road trip

More after the jump including Olivia Newton-John, Prey's Amber Midthunder, Cyndi Lauper's next movie-to-musical project, plus Beyonce & Madonna...

Click to read more ...

NYFF Lineup Announced for 2022

by Nathaniel R

Jeremy Pope is a gay marine in "The Inspection"

The 60th Annual New York Film Festival runs September 30th through October 16th (passes are already on sale) and as per usual the festival will have a couple of premieres but the bulk of titles are cherry-picked from the Big Five: Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Sundance, and Toronto. Because of that practice this is a superb festival to catch up with if you don't have the funds to travel to the other festivals. And on that note, disappointment for those hoping for / expecting Tchaikovsky's Wife, Broker, Close, Women Talking or The Fabelmans (a.k.a. me!). But perhaps there will be last minute additions? After the jump the main slate titles this year....

Click to read more ...

Emmy Category Analysis: Supporting Actress in a Limited Series

by Cláudio Alves

If you need proof that the current Emmy voting system is broken, you need to look no further than the Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series race. Despite having seven available slots, only two shows appear in the lineup. Unsurprisingly, they are The White Lotus and Dopesick, two of the year's biggest frontrunners. Allowing voters to check an unlimited number of names on their ballots means that the most popular and acclaimed programs will dominate, no matter the specifics of the category. Unfortunately, this takes away slots to honor MVP achievements in less buzzy shows.

For predicting purposes, it also muddies the waters...

Click to read more ...

Box Office: "Bullet Train" off to slow-ish start, "Bodies Bodies Bodies" big in limited release

by Nathaniel R

With no major competition, the action flick Bullet Train (reviewed) easily won the weekend but the results were mixed. $30 million is a good opening but is it good for this sort of film? That's debatable. Brad Pitt titles sometimes develop good legs so the second weekend hold (or lack thereof) will tell us more...

Weekend Box Office  August 5th-7th 🔺 = new or expanding /  ★ = Recommended links if we've written about it
WIDE (OVER 800 SCREENS)	PLATFORM RELEASES
BULLET TRAIN	BODIES BODIES BODIES
1 🔺 BULLET TRAIN  $30 *NEW*	1  MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON $345k (cum. $4.9)

Click to read more ...

Olivia Newton John (1948-2022)

by Nathaniel R

Olivia receiving an award in 2019 for her philanthropy. [image via.]

Heaven is one angel stronger today. The iconic 1970s superstar Olivia Newton-John passed away earlier today at age 73 after her fourth bout with cancer. Our thoughts here at The Film Experience go out to her surviving loved ones, husband, siblings, and daughter. More pointedly they go out to her legion of fans since yours truly counts myself among them. If you're in that group, you're surely hurting, too. You see, dear reader, Olivia was my first love. Like everyone who came of age in the 80s, the trio of Grease and Xanadu and "Physical" were impossible to escape. Nor did young Nathaniel want to! I can't remember where I even first learned her name or heard her sing. She was just always part of the world...

Click to read more ...