TIFF’s Platform Films section holds a special place in my heart; even though I never know what kind of movie I’ll get, at the very least, I’m guaranteed an uncompromising vision. The Platform section, in particular, is characterized by films from creatives who aren’t afraid to push boundaries in their storytelling techniques and narratives; these … Read more
Bruceploitation actor Bruce Le remembers it being far harder to imitate the real Bruce Lee than it might have seemed. The idea of cashing in on a recently deceased celebrity is a shameful one, but when Bruce Lee died in 1973 at the age of just 32, Asian markets — predominately Hong Kong — cornered … Read more
A new report has accused a a movie publicity company of manipulating Rotten Tomatoes scores by paying for reviews. Rotten Tomatoes has a lot of influence over moviegoers, perhaps too much. Without reading a single review of a movie, one only needs to look at the Rotten Tomatoes score, a figure between 0 and 100 … Read more
Movie public relations company Bunker 15 has been accused of paying off critics for fresh Rotten Tomatoes scores. A recent article by Vulture, titled The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes, claims that Bunker 15 deliberately manipulated the Rotten Tomatoes score for Ophelia, a 2018 Hamlet retelling starring Daisy Ridley. According to Vulture’s report, Ophelia received a … Read more
Russell Crowe is getting annoyed at all the Gladiator 2 questions he’s being asked, but he still thinks the movie will be fantastic. Even though he’s not in Ridley Scott’s sequel to Gladiator, Russell Crowe can’t give an interview without anyone asking him questions about it. While appearing at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, … Read more