As Margot Robbie settles into motherhood, it seems the star has had some time to reflect on the past few years of her career, with one film in particular standing out with regards to its reception – and its not the box-office behemoth Barbie. Speaking to the Talking Pictures Podcast (via Variety), Robbie agreed with […]
Movie Review – Babylon (2022)
Babylon, 2022. Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, Spike Jonze, Lewis Tan, Jeff Garlin, P.J. Byrne, Sarah Ramos, Olivia Hamilton, Troy Metcalf, John Kerry, Anna Chazelle, […]
The Good and Bad of Indulged Filmmakers
Some filmmakers get full autonomy. Sometimes this is good. Sometimes, not so much… When you hit a level of success in filmmaking as a director (or occasionally a producing star actor) you find that studios increasingly bend over backwards to your every whim. This can even be to the point of risky ventures with huge […]
Movie Review – Babylon (2022)
Babylon, 2022. Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, and Spike Jonze. SYNOPSIS: A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall […]
As Babylon bombs, are audiences over their Margot Robbie & Damien Chazelle phases?
If you looked at the box office less than a decade ago, some acts felt like surefire hits. Fresh off Oscar wins, and landmark character works, Damien Chazelle and Margot Robbie felt like the new bonafide stars. But, the love affair between fans and these filmmakers is winding down. In the latest awards contender box-office […]
Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt showcased in Babylon character featurettes
Paramount Pictures has revealed two new character featurettes for Damien Chazelle’s hotly-anticipated epic Babylon, which put the spotlight on Margot Robbie’s aspiring actress Nellie LaRoy, and Brad Pitt’s silent film star Jack Conrad; watch them below… From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie […]
Babylon trailers go ‘Naughty’ and ‘Nice’
Ahead of its US theatrical release this coming Friday, Paramount Pictures has revealed new ‘naughty’ and ‘nice’ trailers for Damien Chazelle’s 1920s-set star-studded epic Babylon; watch them below… From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including […]
Go behind-the-scenes of Babylon with new featurette
Another featurette has arrived online for Babylon which takes us behind the scenes of the movie and sees filmmaker Damien Chazelle discussing the 1920s-set star-studded epic, along with comments from stars Jovan Adepo, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Tobey Maguire; watch it below… From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los […]
Babylon featurette dives into the score of Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood epic
Paramount Pictures has release a new featurette for Babylon which sees composer Justin Hurwitz, director Damien Chazelle, producer Olivia Hamilton and stars Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Jovan Adepo discussing the score of the 1920s-set star-studded Hollywood epic; watch it below… From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led […]
Babylon: A Dazzling Throwback to Classic Cinema?
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to Babylon, the star-studded upcoming film from Damien Chazelle, and wonders if it might be a movie like they used to make… When Martin Scorsese bemoaned an evolution in cinema that was leading to a dearth in the cinematic style of old, he caused something of an uproar. Increasingly, others have […]
