Over the next two weeks, we’ll see theatrical releases for two of the year’s most important specialized films. On August 6, Amazon opens the Leos Carax musical “Annette” starring Adam Driver and ...

Visionary director Leos Carax’s ambitious, audacious “Annette” opens with an infectious musical number, “So May We Start,” that recalls a sublime moment from his superb film, “Holy Motors.” Then it ...

And that's one of the least weird things about this deeply bizarre and uproarious movie musical (now in theaters and streaming on Amazon Prime). The film is the brainchild of French director Leos ...

At first glance, “Annette” might seem like a typical love story where a self-destructive stand up comic marries a world-renowned Opera singer and they have a puppet baby. But there’s so much more to ...

Are Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard really singing live in Annette? You may be surprised to learn that yes, Driver and Cotillard are really singing live in Annette. The two Hollywood stars play Henry ...

Directed by French filmmaker Leos Carax ("Holy Motors") with original songs by the Sparks brothers, the tragicomic movie musical (now in theaters, streaming on Amazon Prime Aug. 20) follows the ...

Rooney Mara was previously attached, but had to leave the project due to other commitments. The producers are now looking for another female lead. The film marks Carax’s English-language debut. The ...

For some thirty years now your Musical Patriot has marched in step with a woman named Annette to countless nights in the cinema, opera, and theater. Last Friday was not one of them. Her given name ...

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) is joining Oscar-nominee Adam Driver and Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard in Leos Carax’s (Holy Motors) musical romance Annette. Shoot is underway on ...

How streamers distribute films that were made to be seen in theaters — while not undermining the reason they bought them in the first place. Over the next two weeks, we’ll see theatrical releases for ...