By Nick Maylor On this episode of our official podcast, John and I discuss the career of Al Pacino. We also introduced our new news segment where we discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the film industry. Please check out our official YouTube channel and subscribe for all of our shows. Nick MaylorNick is an…
By John H. Foote In another potentially crippling blow to a gasping film industry, the Cannes Film Festival has been postponed due to the struggles around the world with COVID-19. The announcement states the organizers hope they can hold the festival later in the year, June or July perhaps, but this will undoubtedly have an…
By John H. Foote With this nasty virus sweeping through North American and around the globe, Hollywood film studios have slammed the brakes on releasing their major new films, postponing releases by weeks to months. So for the next few weeks (or months) with nothing new to review on Fridays, the writers at Foote and…
By John H. Foote Are the days of an audience of 800 strangers gathering in a cinema to watch the film on the silver screen in front of them gone? Will the COVID-19 outbreak currently altering our way of life in around the world impact forever the film industry? Will the studios set up their…
By John H. Foote Hollywood is reeling in reaction to the devastating virus that has caused massive disruption around the globe. Major film releases have been withdrawn and pushed back as movie theatres close around the world. Disney has withdrawn both a Mulan and Wonder Woman 2084 from release, with no new dates announced. Paramount…
By John H. Foote Today when we think of Adolf Hitler, we think of the monster responsible for the mass murder of more than six million Jews, we think of the man who wanted to conquer Europe and create one almighty Germany. We think of the strange little man with the odd moustache who somehow…
By John H. Foote The great Swedish actor Max Von Sydow has died. The man who came to fame in the works of Swedish Director Ingmar Bergman and was chosen to portray Jesus Christ in George Steven’s box office flop The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), but Von Sydow continued to work internationally. His most…
By John H. Foote After more than 100 of their office workers walked off the job protesting their company’s announcement of their intent to publish Woody Allen’s autobiography, today the company announced they have terminated their relationship with Allen. Despite the obvious chance the book will become a best seller, the company backed down in…
By John H. Foote In a shocking move, just days before its release, the new James Bond film No Time to Die has been moved to November. The move sent shock waves through the film industry as it means the spring box office will suffer immeasurably. The title song has already been released and is…