Three weeks after the in November, will present his latest big-screen opus. 91裸聊视频淕ladiator II91裸聊视频� returns the prodigious filmmaker to ancient Rome for a story about a power, the survival of Rome and the fate of democracy.
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This fall, Hollywood will be trying 91裸聊视频� with everything from swaggering historical epics like 91裸聊视频淕ladiator II91裸聊视频� to the high-seas adventure of 91裸聊视频淢oana 291裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� to capture the nation91裸聊视频檚 attention at a time when much of it will be directed at the polls.
Already, Hollywood has played a co-starring role in the . The Democratic Convention in August was packed with . Republican vice-presidential candidate, , was first introduced to many by the 2020 big-screen adaptation of his And it was George Clooney, who this month stars in the Apple Studios film alongside Brad Pitt, who was one of the most prominent voices from the race.
Hollywood, famously progressive, has always had to strike a balance between the liberal leanings of the majority of its creatives with the big-tent demands of pop culture. In recent years, that91裸聊视频檚 grown increasingly tricky.
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Like many of the films opening this fall, 91裸聊视频淢oana 291裸聊视频� (opening Nov. 27), as a story about a strong female protagonist and a celebration of Pacific Islander culture, could resonate very differently, depending on the outcome of the election.
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Movies this year have largely only approached political themes from a distance. by Alex Garland, imagined the U.S. in all-out warfare. directed by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss, gathered real political figures for an insurrection simulation.
But 91裸聊视频� will offer the movie version of an October surprise. The film, the release of which , stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump under the tutelage of Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). The Trump campaign has called it 91裸聊视频渆lection interference by Hollywood elites.91裸聊视频� Its director, Ali Abbasi, argues filmmakers have a responsibility to face current politics head-on.
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As usual this fall, studios will trot out a new wave of awards contenders. Unlike last year, when came into the season the clear favorite, no such frontrunner has yet emerged. At the Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York film festivals, notable premieres include Todd Phillips91裸聊视频� anticipated sequel 91裸聊视频淛oker: Folie 脿 Deux,91裸聊视频� Edward Berger91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淐onclave,91裸聊视频� Marielle Heller91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淣ightbitch,91裸聊视频� Malcolm Washington91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Piano Lesson,91裸聊视频� Steve McQueen91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏litz91裸聊视频� and LaMell Ross91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淣ickel Boys.91裸聊视频�
Standouts from earlier festivals will also mix in, like and But, at least for now, the Oscar race appears wide open.
91裸聊视频淓milia P茅rez,91裸聊视频� about a Mexican drug lord who transitions into a woman, is just one of the many musicals landing in theaters. Some studios have recently run from the label of 91裸聊视频渕usical91裸聊视频�; last December91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淲onka91裸聊视频� wasn91裸聊视频檛 advertised as such. But this fall, no matter what91裸聊视频檚 happening on the news, it won91裸聊视频檛 be hard to find song and dance on the big screen.
That includes 91裸聊视频淛oker: Folie 脿 Deux,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢oana 291裸聊视频� and the two-part adaptation of the Broadway show 91裸聊视频淲icked!91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� not to mention biopics on Robbie Williams (91裸聊视频淏etter Man91裸聊视频�) and Bob Dylan (91裸聊视频淎 Complete Unknown,91裸聊视频� with Timoth茅e Chalamet).
91裸聊视频淲icked91裸聊视频� director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt were confident enough in their film, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, that they opted to split it into two. (Part two will release in November 2025.) 91裸聊视频淲icked,91裸聊视频� opening Nov. 22, will open against 91裸聊视频淕ladiator II91裸聊视频� in the fall91裸聊视频檚 most -like weekend matchup.
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Some films are taking some novel approaches to storytelling. Morgan Neville91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淧iece by Piece91裸聊视频� tells Pharrell Williams91裸聊视频� story with Lego bricks. Robert Zemeckis91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淗ere,91裸聊视频� starring Tom Hanks, has the appearance of a film shot in one take. In 91裸聊视频淏etter Man,91裸聊视频� Williams is portrayed by computer-generated monkey.
In festival screenings of midway through the movie a man has walked on stage and addressed a question to the screen. Coppola, who financed the film himself, spent years steadily building 91裸聊视频淢egalopolis,91裸聊视频� a future-set epic about a visionary (Adam Driver). In cynical times, it91裸聊视频檚 brashly optimistic, even utopian.
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While Coppola was making his conception of a modern-day Roman epic, Scott was a making the genuine article. During the making of 91裸聊视频淕ladiator II,91裸聊视频� Scott 91裸聊视频� a self-professed news junkie 91裸聊视频� continually felt that his film was far from ancient history. unspooled during the film91裸聊视频檚 making, the director noted.
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