Tom Cruise in Talks to Star in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s New Film

Tom Cruise is attached to star in the upcoming untitled project from Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu ("The Revenant", "Birdman", "21 Grams").

Plot details are being kept under wraps. Inarritu will direct and produce from a script he co-wrote in 2023 with Sabina Berman and "Birdman" co-writers Nicolas Giacobone and Alexander Dinelaris.

The film would mark Inarritu's first major studio film since directing 2015's "The Revenant". Also, this is Cruise's first film since signing a deal to develop and produce theatrical films with Warner Bros Discovery in January. His last project with the studio was "Edge of Tomorrow" in 2014.

This project apparently validates rumors that Cruise is eager to work with auteurs after spending much of the past decade on franchise projects, including the "Mission: Impossible" films and "Top Gun: Maverick", all at Paramount. Iñárritu's "The Revenant" earned Leonardo DiCaprio his first Oscar win, and "Birdman" landed Michael Keaton a nomination, so it's not hard to imagine Cruise might be gunning for the gold trophy too.

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Cannes Film Festival 2019 Awards: PARASITE Wins Palme D'Or

The 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival is now over, and the coveted Palme d'Or has been awarded to the South Korean satire "Parasite" from acclaimed filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. The decision was unanimous by this year's jury, which was presided by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and it is the first time in the history of the festival that a South Korean movie receives the Palme d'Or. It's also the second year in a row that the award has gone to an Asian film, after Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Shoplifters" earned the top honor last year.

Inarritu explained the love for "Parasite" at the post-ceremony press conference:

"We all shared the mystery of the unexpected way this film took us through different genres and spoke in a funny, humorous, tender way — with no judgment — of something so relevant and urgent, so global in such a local film, with such a beautiful efficiency of media, and an understanding of what film really is. We were all fascinated when we saw it, and it kept growing and growing: that’s why it was a unanimous decision.".

The Grand Prix award went to French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop for her debut film "Atlantics". Diop is the first black woman director ever to participate in the Cannes competition.

Antonio Banderas won best actor for his performance in Pedro Almodovar's semi-autobiographical "Pain and Glory", while best actress went to British star Emily Beecham for her role in Jessica Hausner's critically divisive sci-fi film "Little Joe".

The Jury Prize was shared by both Ladj Ly's drama "Les Miserables" and Juliano Dornelles and Kleber Mendonça Filho's weird western "Bacurau".

Two-time Palme d'Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne took home the award for best director for the disturbing teen drama "Young Ahmed". The screenplay award went to French writer-director Celine Sciamma for the lesbian-themed period film "Portrait of a Lady on Fire".

Read the complete list of 2019 Cannes Film Festival awards after the jump

Classic Movies: 21 GRAMS Starring Naomi Watts, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro

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Product Description: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Naomi Watts give the finest performances of their careers in 21 Grams, a film that is "tantalizingly alive!" (Entertainment Weekly) The emotionally and physically charged lives of three people - a college professor (Penn), an ex-con (Del Toro) and a young mother with a reckless past (Watts) - collide unexpectedly in this gripping suspense thriller. Fate brought them together. Now vengeance will take them to the heights of love, the depths of revenge and the promise of redemption.

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE REVENANT (2015)

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Product Description: Leonardo DiCaprio gives an OSCAR® WINNING performance in OSCAR® WINNER Alejandro G. Iñárritu's cinematic masterpiece. Inspired by true events and the winner of 3 OSCARS®, The Revenant follows the story of legendary explorer Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) on his quest for survival and justice. After a brutal bear attack, Glass is left for dead by a treacherous member of his hunting team (Tom Hardy). Against extraordinary odds, and enduring unimaginable grief, Glass battles a relentless winter in uncharted terrain. This boldly original (Calvin Wilson, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) epic adventure captures the extraordinary power of the human spirit in an immersive and visceral experience unlike anything you have ever seen (Jake Hamilton, FOX-TV).

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2016 DGA Awards Winners Announced

The Directors Guild of America, one of the most important Oscars indicators, announced its winners last night. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won top honors for his work on "The Revenant", a second consecutive win for the director following last years's "Birdman".

It's been a pretty crazy awards season, so far, and quite difficult to predict. The confusing aspect of the Guild awards is that the PGA chose Adam McKay's "The Big Short" as the best film of the year, so that means the Oscar race could split up the Director and Picture awards. "The Big Short", however, never really felt like a huge contender for the Best Picture Oscar, until the PGA awards actually turned it into one. George Miller did seem to have a shot at the Director award, but it now looks like Inarritu jumped ahead of him in the race. I guess time will tell.

The Documentary direction award went to Matthew Heineman for "Cartel Land", and Alex Garland scored a First-Time Feature Film Director win for "Ex Machina". In the TV categories, the DGA winners include "Veep" and "Game of Thrones".

Read the complete list of winners after the jump.

2016 Directors Guild Awards Nominations

The Directors Guild of America has announced the feature film, documentary and television nominees for the 2016 awards. It's certainly a very competitive year and historically speaking, the DGA has a pretty good record in predicting the Oscars, so, we'll be looking forward to finding out who will take home the award when the Guild announces its winners on February 6th.

Read the complete list of nominees after the jump.

2016 Golden Globe Awards Winners

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the winners of the 2016 Golden Globe Awards. Alejandro González Iñárritu's "The Revenant" took home the awards for Best Picture (Drama), Director and Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio). Ridley Scott's "The Martian" won Best Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Actor in a Comedy or Musical (Matt Damon). A little odd that genre choice right there, but a win's a win.

The Best Actress in a Drama award went to Brie Larson for "Room" while Jennifer Lawrence scored a win for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her performance in "Joy". In the supporting categories the trophies went to Kate Winslet for "Steve Jobs" and Sylvester Stallone for "Creed". "Steve Jobs" was also rewarded for Best Original Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin)

In the Television categories, the winning shows and TV movies were "Mr. Robot", "Mozart in the Jungle" and "Wolf Hall", while Lady Gaga, Oscar Isaac, Taraji P. Henson, Jon Hamm, Rachel Bloom, Gael Garcia Bernal, Maura Tierney and Christian Slater took home trophies for their performances.

Read the complete list of winners after the jump.

In Theaters: THE REVENANT, THE FOREST, ANESTHESIA, DIABLO

This week, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu's awards contender "The Revenant" makes its nationwide debut. The only new wide release is the horror "The Forest" starring Natalie Dormer. This one, however, is not an awards hopeful. Two somewhat interesting new releases in limited release, as well. The first is "Anesthesia" a drama written and directed by actor Tim Blake Nelson which stars Kristen Stewart, while the other is a western drama called "Diablo" which stars Scott Eastwood and Walton Goggins. More about each movie after the jump.

Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.

New THE REVENANT Featurettes, Clip, Images and Posters

Today Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu's "The Revenant" expands nationwide, so here are five new featurettes, a clip, fourteen images and three posters. The film received glowing reviews and is widely regarded as an uncompromising and brutally beautiful film that showcases another excellent performance by Leonardo DiCaprio and Emmanuel Lubezki's haunting cinematography. The film also stars Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Paul Anderson, Lukas Haas and Grace Dove Syme.

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New THE REVENANT Trailer and Images

A new trailer and nine images for Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu's "The Revenant" have been released online. Inspired by true events, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as legendary explorer Hugh Glass, who is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by the members of his own hunting team while on an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness. Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, he must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption. Tom Hardy, Domnhall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Paul Anderson, Lukas Haas and Grace Dove Syme co-star.

"The Revenant" will get a limited release on December 25th and will expand nationwide in January 2016.

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First Trailer for THE REVENANT Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

The teaser trailer for Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu's upcoming film "The Revenant" has been released. The film is inspired by true events and it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as legendary explorer Hugh Glass, who is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by the members of his own hunting team. He is forced to endure unimaginable dificulties in a vicious winter environment, but guided by sheer will and the love of his family he fights to stay alive and take vengeance on those who wronged him. The cast also includes Tom Hardy, Domnhall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Paul Anderson and Lukas Haas.

"The Revenant" will get a limited release on December 25th and will expand nationwide in January 2016.

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DVD & Blu-Ray: BIRDMAN (2014)

Product Description: Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) -- famous for portraying an iconic superhero -- as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Starring: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts

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Alejandro G. Iñárritu Wins DGA Award for BIRDMAN

The Directors Guild of America announced their winners last night. Pretty much as expected, Alejandro G. Iñárritu won the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for his work on "Birdman". The film has now performed the rare feat of winning the PGA, SAG and DGA awards, a performance equalled by only 8 other films in history: "Argo", "The King's Speech", "Slumdog Millionaire", "No Country for Old Men", "The Lord of The Rings: Return of the Kings", "Chicago", "American Beauty" and "Apollo 13". Of these 8, only "Apollo 13" failed to secure Best Picture and Best Director wins at the Oscars. So, the Academy Awards race is pretty much closed at this point, unless the Academy decides to surprise us and give Richard Linklater the Best Director Oscar.

Read the complete list of DGA winners after the jump.

2015 Screen Actors Guild Nominations Announced

The 2015 Screen Actors Guild nominations have been announced and Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman" is off to a strong start this awards season. The film scored four SAG nominations including Leading Actor (Michael Keaton) and Male Supporting Role (Edward Norton). Close behind, with 3 nominations each, are "Boyhood", "The Imitation Game" and "The Theory of Everything". In the television categories "Modern Family" leads with four nominations and shows like "Boardwalk Empire", "Homeland", "Game of Thrones" and "House of Cards" each received three nominations. The 21st Annual SAG Awards will air on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 25th at 8pm EST.

Read the full list of nominees after the jump.

BIRDMAN Soundtrack (Antonio Sanchez)

Composer
Antonio Sanchez

Total Time:
77:08

Label
Milan Records

Format:
CD, MP3

Release Date
October 14, 2014

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BIRDMAN Trailer, Poster and Images: Michael Keaton Reclaims His Past Glory

The first trailer, poster and images have been released for the dramedy "Birdman". The film is co-written and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu ("21 Grams") and it stars Michael Keaton as an actor once famous for playing an iconic superhero, who is forced to battles his ego and attempt to recover his family, his career, and himself, as he mounts a Broadway play. Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan and Andrea Riseborough also star.

"Birdman" opens in theaters on October 17th.

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New on DVD/Blu-Ray - BIUTIFUL

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's profound portrait of a conflicted man, played by Javier Bardem, gets a DVD/Blu-Ray release. Nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Picture and Best Leading Actor, the film is ponderous and a bit overlong (almost 2 1/2 hours), but through Bardem's confident, sensitive performance, it finds the right way to the audience's heart. Not exactly Inarritu's best, but certainly an improvement over his uneven and self-important "Babel", and definitely a significant and thought-provoking film. Available on DVD and Blu-Ray with some basic Special Features.