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Shyamalan's biggest cinematic failure was "The Last Airbender," an adaptation of a beloved animated series. Together, with Katara (Nicola Peltz Beckham) and Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), Aang fends off enemies, including Prince Zuko (Dev Patel), seeking to control and harness his powers. While the film's source material is generally considered one of the best animated series of the 2000s, M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation was derided as a boring, slow-moving mess that woefully underutilized Patel, a talented performer who had catapulted to stardom two years earlier with "Slumdog Millionaire." "It is incredible how awful the once feted director M. Night Shyamalan has become and how he is still allowed to make big-budget films," wrote The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. "I didn't think it was possible for him to make something worse than his 'Lady in the Water' or 'The Happening.'
Persons: Noah Ringer, Katara, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Jackson Rathbone, Aang fends, Prince Zuko, Dev Patel, underutilized Patel, Peter Bradshaw Organizations: Paramount Pictures
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Coppola has responded to the negative reaction, expressing his belief that detractors have conspired against him because the film "doesn't play by Hollywood's current rules." AdvertisementHe then dismissed those who had pejoratively called the film a "passion project," stating, "I've never made a film that wasn't a passion project." Little White Lies's David Jenkins wrote that "Megalopolis" is a "celebration of unfettered creativity and farsightedness" and features "a script of toe-tapping word-jazz." To fund "Megalopolis" Coppola sold a significant share of his Northern California wine empire, according to GQ.
Persons: , Francis Ford Coppola's, Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Romy Mars, Sofia Coppola, Coppola, I've, Nathalie Emmanuel, Esther Zuckerman, Peter Bradshaw, Jessica Kiang, White, David Jenkins, Deadline's Damon Wise, Darren Demetre Organizations: Service, Cannes, Business, Air, Daily, GQ, Guardian Locations: Rome, Northern California
One critic described it as "one of the worst films of the decade ." Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian film critic, said the film was "amiable and funny." Richard Roeper, the Chicago Sun Times entertainment columnist, wrote that the film was "one of the worst films of the decade so far." William Bibbiani, a critic for The Wrap, began his review with: "Jerry Seinfeld's new comedy 'Unfrosted' is an impressive film. Tim Robey, The Telegraph film critic, described his viewing experience as "trapped in a writers' room full of stale air."
Persons: Drew Tarver, Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney, Andy Daly, Isaiah Lamb, John P, Johnson, Peter Bradshaw, Richard Roeper, William Bibbiani, Jerry Seinfeld's, It's, it's, Tim Robey Organizations: Netflix, Guardian, Chicago Sun Times, The Telegraph
A critic hailed it as "the best sci-fi epic of the century." AdvertisementIt's time to return to Arrakis for the much-anticipated sequel to Denis Villeneuve's 2021 epic "Dune." Prepare for a cliffhanger endingLike in the first movie, you're not going to get many answers by the end. Inverse's Hoai-Tran Bui dubbed it "the best sci-fi epic of the century" in her headline. "It's a towering feat of sci-fi cinema that will put 'Dune: Part Two' in contention for the pantheon of greatest sequels ever."
Persons: , Denis Villeneuve's, Villeneuve, Paul Atreides, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Critics, Timothée, Lawrence, Peter Bradshaw, Peter Debruge, Therese Lacson, He's, IndieWire's David Ehrlich, Irulan, Paul, Chalamet, IndieWire's Ehrlich, Nick Schager, David Fear, Niko Tavernise, Joshua Rothkopf, Tran Bui Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, The Guardian, Collider, Hollywood Reporter, Stone, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Locations: Arabia
[1/3] The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Press conference for the film "Asteroid City" in competition - Cannes, France, May 24, 2023. Director Wes Anderson speaks. REUTERS/Yara NardiCANNES, May 27 (Reuters) - Veteran directors Wes Anderson, Ken Loach and Wim Wenders are among those in the running for the Cannes Film Festival's coveted Palme d'Or at Saturday's closing ceremony, with 21 films in competition for the top prize. This year has a record seven female directors in the running for the top prize, which only two women have previously won - Jane Campion in 1993 and Ducournau in 2021. More than 14,000 participants from over 120 countries crowded the film market this year, surpassing 2019's previous peak of 12,500.
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