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First look at Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan in Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro

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Having taken the conducting sticks from Steven Spielberg for his A Star is Born follow-up, Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro certainly looks the prestige part if these first look images are anything to go by. Tweeted by Netflix, the images show the transformation undertaken by Cooper to become the titular Broadway composer, as well […]

Movie Review – Licorice Pizza (2021)

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Licorice Pizza, 2021. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie, Maya Rudolph, John C. Reilly, Christine Ebersole, Skyler Gisondo, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Harriet Sansom Harris, Este Haim, Danielle Haim, Emma Dumont, Joseph Cross, Emily Althaus, John Michael Higgins, Ray Chase, George DiCaprio, […]

Movie Review – Nightmare Alley (2021)

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Nightmare Alley, 2021. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Mark Povinelli, Jim Beaver, Romina Power, Paul Anderson, Clifton Collins Jr., David Hewlett, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Drew Nelson, Troy James, Dian Bachar, Linden Porco, and Tim Blake Nelson. […]

Movie Review – Nightmare Alley (2021)

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Nightmare Alley, 2021. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Mark Povinelli, Jim Beaver, Romina Power, Paul Anderson, Clifton Collins Jr., David Hewlett, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Drew Nelson, Troy James, Dian Bachar, Linden Porco, and Tim Blake Nelson. […]

Bradley Cooper to take the baton from Steven Spielberg for next directorial outing Maestro

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It seems as though Bradley Cooper has found his rhythm when it comes to selecting his directorial choices, because the A Star Is Born helmer has decided to remain in the world of music for his next film by inheriting Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro from Steven Spielberg. Cooper was speaking to Mahershala Ali during Variety’s […]

Video Review – Guillermo del Toro strikes again with twisted Nightmare Alley

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley… Constantly firing all cylinders, Guillermo del Toro hits a new level with Nightmare Alley. Gone is the filmmaker’s supernatural tinge, and in its place is something even scarier…the darkness of the human soul. Nightmare Alley is unlike anything from del Toro, and it […]

Video Review – Licorice Pizza is good, bad, and problematic

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza… Paul Thomas Anderson is a prolific filmmaker with years of some of the most amazing cinematic work. Unfortunately, his latest outing, Licorice Pizza, couldn’t reach the heights of his other masterworks. While the film has some positives, critic EJ Moreno feels the weak […]

Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley gets a new trailer and character posters

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Searchlight Pictures has released a new trailer for Nightmare Alley, ahead of its arrival in cinemas this December. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, the star-studded thriller follows Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), a down on his luck ambitious man with a talent for manipulating people, as he teams up with a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) in […]

First trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Licorice Pizza

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MGM has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Licorice Pizza which tells the story of a teenagers Alana and Gary as they fall in love and grow up in 1970s San Fernando Valley; take a look here… LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing […]

First trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley showcases Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett

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Guillermo del Toro is a modern master of mystery and suspense, and in the first look at his latest film, he promises more of that signature style. Nightmare Alley is the latest from the Oscar-winning filmmaker, and it’s boasting an all-star cast and a twisted tale. Nightmare Alley sees Bradley Cooper as an ambitious carny […]