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domino harvey wrote: Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:04 pm Michelle Williams will play character based on Spielberg’s mom in an upcoming future project to be directed and co-written by Spielberg

This sounds a bit similar to a semi-autobiographical project he was developing with his sister Anne (who co-wrote Big) some years ago.

domino harvey wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:13 am Seth Rogen to play Spielberg’s favorite uncle

Well, now we know where the Richard Dreyfuss archetype came from

Judd Hirsch, Jeannie Berlin, Robin Bartlett, and Jonathan Hadary join the cast which apparently already includes Gabriel LaBelle as a young Spielberg standin and Julia Butters as his sister- the working title is The Fabelmans

David Lynch has joined the cast

Spoiler

He's playing John Ford.

Is that spoilered tidbit confirmed or merely a rumor at this point?

Either way, this is an artistic collaboration I never expected would happen but am pleased as punch to hear about!

MitchPerrywinkle wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:38 pm Is that spoilered tidbit confirmed or merely a rumor at this point?

It hasn't been confirmed by the studio but entertainment journalists who've had access to this information long before this announcement have said that it's true.

It's hard for me to think of anyone Lynch resembles less than the mystery celebrity in that spoiler box, so this should be interesting

There’s a lot more resemblance when they’re both wearing hats and glasses, and more importantly, the vocal cadences are not far off.

MitchPerrywinkle wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:38 pm Either way, this is an artistic collaboration I never expected would happen but am pleased as punch to hear about!

It totally makes sense. They're the 2 names I remember from a list of famous Eagle Scouts I read when I was in Cub Scouts.

This is going to open on November 11 in NYC and LA before opening wide on November 23.

The first trailer has been released. It also premiered at TIFF last night, and it seems to be a hit.

Reviews confirm that Lynch is in fact playing the spoilered historical figure in question

Can we have a moratorium on the whole "protagonist sits in a movie theatre and looks up at the big screen in awe" shot?

Harvest wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:21 pm Can we have a moratorium on the whole "protagonist sits in a movie theatre and looks up at the big screen in awe" shot?

No need. If you wait it out a bit longer, the filmmakers with formative theater experiences to draw upon will gradually be phased out and instead we will see shots of protagonists lying in bed staring at laptop screens.

Harvest wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:21 pm Can we have a moratorium on the whole "protagonist sits in a movie theatre and looks up at the big screen in awe" shot?

Amelie should have been the end of it

diamonds wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:36 pm No need. If you wait it out a bit longer, the filmmakers with formative theater experiences to draw upon will gradually be phased out and instead we will see shots of protagonists lying in bed staring at laptop screens.

Touché.

From the reviews, this sounds like a much better Licorice Pizza. It's even getting the American Graffiti comparison as well.

Darren Aaronofsky praised this on Twitter today

Harvest wrote:a much better Licorice Pizza

???

Oh riiiight, you’re that guy.

Matt wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:43 am Oh riiiight, you’re that guy.

It's already been compared to LP in quite a few reviews I've read. Apparently it's also a "memory piece" and similar in episodic structure and somewhat meandering tone. This seems much more personal and direct though so I bet it's going to be much more effective IMO.

yoloswegmaster wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 1:58 pm The first trailer has been released. It also premiered at TIFF last night, and it seems to be a hit.

Looks pretty much exactly what I thought it was going to look like.

I'll be shocked if this cracks Top 5 Spielberg for me but, hey, it might make for a pretty good date movie.