When Hayao Miyazaki’s long-awaited and supposed swansong The Boy and the Heron opened at No. 1 at the North American box office last December with a record-breaking $12.8 million tally, it was not only the first original anime title to achieve such a feat, but it was the biggest ever opening for U.S. distributor Gkids. It kickstarted what would be a whirlwind few months for the now 16-year-old company as it took the Studio Ghibli film, (which had opened the Toronto Film Festival in September) to an enormous $46.7 million box office gross (more than double their initial projections) in North America and, later a Best Animation win at the Oscars.
“It was the right film for the right time,” says Gkids president Dave Jesteadt. “The Boy and the Heron was Miyazaki’s first film in 10 years, and I think that a normal concern would have been if audiences had forgotten him,...
“It was the right film for the right time,” says Gkids president Dave Jesteadt. “The Boy and the Heron was Miyazaki’s first film in 10 years, and I think that a normal concern would have been if audiences had forgotten him,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Featuring "Unmei-chan" by Ikimonogakari ( Naruto Shippuden OP3) and "fam!" by CHiCO ( Edens Zero Ed), respectively, creditless versions of Mission: Yozakura Family 's opening and ending theme sequences are now available to watch below. Mission: Yozakura Family Opening Theme Video Mission: Yozakura Family Ending Theme Video Related: Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Anime Shares Creditless Opening, Ending Theme Videos Based on the manga by Hitsuji Gondaira, Mission: Yozakura Family is directed by Mirai Minato ( Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World ), who also serves as series composer, at studio Silver Link., with character designs by MIzuki Takahashi and music by Koji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki. Disney+ is streaming the series and describes the story: A family far from ordinary! High schooler Asano Taiyo closed off his heart from the world after a tragic accident robbed him of his family. Known among his classmates as the “Ultimate Introvert...
- 4/15/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s Bossa Nova-themed animated film They Shot The Piano Player in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on February 23, 2024, before expanding nationwide in the following weeks.
The film is produced by Cristina Huete of Trueba PC (Chico & Rita) in Spain, along with Serge Lalou for Les Films d’Ici (Josep) in France, Janneke van de Kerkhof for Submarine Sublime (BUÑUEL In The Labyrinth Of Turtles) in the Netherlands, and Humberto Santana in Portugal. It is executive produced by Nano Arrieta of Atlantika and Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation.
From the duo behind the 2012 Academy Award®-nominated Chico & Rita, They Shot The Piano Player is narrated by Jeff Goldblum and features a who’s who of the best of Brazilian music, including João Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Vinicius de Moraes, Milton Nascimento and Paulo Moura.
The film is produced by Cristina Huete of Trueba PC (Chico & Rita) in Spain, along with Serge Lalou for Les Films d’Ici (Josep) in France, Janneke van de Kerkhof for Submarine Sublime (BUÑUEL In The Labyrinth Of Turtles) in the Netherlands, and Humberto Santana in Portugal. It is executive produced by Nano Arrieta of Atlantika and Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation.
From the duo behind the 2012 Academy Award®-nominated Chico & Rita, They Shot The Piano Player is narrated by Jeff Goldblum and features a who’s who of the best of Brazilian music, including João Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Vinicius de Moraes, Milton Nascimento and Paulo Moura.
- 12/14/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
The third episode of this season of Encuentros features:Víctor Gaviria (Colombia), director and poet internationally recognized for the feature films Rodrigo D: No Future (Rodrigo D: No Futuro) and The Rose Seller (La vendedora de rosas), the first films in the history of his country to compete for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in the 1990s. His work has been characterized by his casting of nonprofessional actors and his persistence in portraying, without prejudice or concessions, the most violent realities of life on the margins of Medellín. This has made him an influential and ubiquitous figure in Latin American cinema and a great influence on the newest generations of Colombian filmmakers.Fernando Trueba (Spain), a director and screenwriter, as well as the winner of multiple Goya Awards, an Oscar Award and Spain's National Film Award. His filmography of almost 20 titles has explored subjects as diverse as music, theater, and...
- 11/30/2023
- MUBI
Replacing Chef Chico is Netflix’s latest buzzworthy Filipino title. It’s a cute little show about a female chef finding her footing in the male-dominated culinary world, but at the same time, it sheds light on a lot of other little troubles people face in their daily lives. Replacing Chef Chico is 8 episodes, 30 minutes each, with a lot of entertaining sub-plots that help push the main character’s story ahead. Chef Ella is the sous chef at the fine dining restaurant “Hain.” Her journey with Hain has been a long and tedious one because the head chef, Chico, likes to operate in a toxic environment, cussing all through the day and leaving his kitchen staff anxious. Ella is blinded to his toxicity because Chico has been making advances at her. In the meantime, it seems the toxic environment isn’t doing the restaurant any good, adding flame to the...
- 11/25/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Chef Ella works as a sous chef at Hain, a restaurant that’s not doing so well. When her boss, Chef Chico, the head chef, as well as the guy she’s interested in, falls into a coma, the survival of the restaurant falls on her shoulders. With the help of her fellow chefs, patrons, and a mystery man named Raymond in the mix, will Ella be able to save Hain from an inevitable disaster? Replacing Chef Chico is set in the fine dining restaurant Hain, which combines Filipino dishes with a special Hain experience that is like no other. Chico and Ella are actually poles apart, especially at work, but somehow, after work, everything is forgotten. This is the first time I’ve watched anything Filipino, and my initial reaction was surprise at the predominantly English dialogue of the show.
Replacing Chef Chico begins in a strange way; it...
Replacing Chef Chico begins in a strange way; it...
- 11/24/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Emerald Fennell’s dark comedy Saltburn takes a massive jump from to over 1,500 screens today as Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Hayao Miyazaki’s latest The Boy and the Heron, animated They Shot The Piano Player and other festival favorites launch awards season runs this Thanksgiving specialty weekend.
Apple, opening Napoleon wide with Sony, is also planting a flag for evergreen status for last year’s holiday romp Spirited, a musical retelling of A Christmas Carol with singing, dancing Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell.
Maestro, presented by Netflix, raises the baton in ten locations including New York and LA today and plans to add more theaters weekly. The anticipated Venice-premiering film – see Deadline review — was directed by and stars Bradley Cooper as the iconic conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, with Carey Mulligan as his wife of 25 years, Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. Cooper is also a co-writer and producer alongside Martin Scorsese,...
Apple, opening Napoleon wide with Sony, is also planting a flag for evergreen status for last year’s holiday romp Spirited, a musical retelling of A Christmas Carol with singing, dancing Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell.
Maestro, presented by Netflix, raises the baton in ten locations including New York and LA today and plans to add more theaters weekly. The anticipated Venice-premiering film – see Deadline review — was directed by and stars Bradley Cooper as the iconic conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, with Carey Mulligan as his wife of 25 years, Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. Cooper is also a co-writer and producer alongside Martin Scorsese,...
- 11/22/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
"His musical touch hasn't left my ear." Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled a full US trailer for a fascinating, jazzy Spanish documentary called They Shot the Piano Player, which first premiered at the Annecy Film Festival in France this summer. It's a doc made by filmmakers Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal (of Chico & Rita) telling the true story of a missing pianist. A New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. - in full Francisco Tenório Júnior. A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, They Shot The Piano Player captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the 60s and 70s, just before the continent was engulfed by totalitarian regimes. Starring Jeff Goldblum as the voice of Jeff Harris, with Caetano Veloso & Joao Gilberto.
- 11/8/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
See below for titles that will be added to Netflix in November 2023. All titles and dates are subject to change Coming Soon Elena Knows (Ar) — Netflix Film As her Parkinson’s disease progresses, a woman leads a relentless investigation into finding those responsible for the sudden death of her daughter. The Railway Men (In) — Netflix Series After a deadly gas leaks from a factory in Bhopal, brave railway workers risk their lives to save others in the face of an unspeakable disaster. Replacing Chef Chico (Ph) — Netflix Series When a head chef falls into a coma, it’s ... Read more...
- 10/25/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
A group of 200 internationally renowned writers, publishers, directors and producers have signed an open letter sounding the alarm over the implications of AI for human creativity.
“Several generative models of language and images have recently appeared in the public and private domains; they are developing at breakneck speed, accessible to all for any task which involves writing and creating,” read the letter, published online on Tuesday.
“These models are shaping a world where, little by little, creation can do without human beings, thereby hastening the automation of many creative and intellectual professions formerly deemed inaccessible to mechanization.”
The letter, initiated by European translation professionals under the banner of “Collective For Human Translation – In Flesh And Blood”, comes amid growing concern about the impact of generative AI technology on professionals working in the creative industries.
Signatories from the literary world included Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux (Happening) as well as best-selling...
“Several generative models of language and images have recently appeared in the public and private domains; they are developing at breakneck speed, accessible to all for any task which involves writing and creating,” read the letter, published online on Tuesday.
“These models are shaping a world where, little by little, creation can do without human beings, thereby hastening the automation of many creative and intellectual professions formerly deemed inaccessible to mechanization.”
The letter, initiated by European translation professionals under the banner of “Collective For Human Translation – In Flesh And Blood”, comes amid growing concern about the impact of generative AI technology on professionals working in the creative industries.
Signatories from the literary world included Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux (Happening) as well as best-selling...
- 10/3/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Marx Brothers – mustachioed, stogie-smoking ring-leader Groucho, chatty, Italian-accented con man Chico, silent skirt-chaser Harpo and, early on, relatively “normal” matinee idol Zeppo – first got their start as a vaudeville comedy act at the turn of the 20th century. They would go on to conquer the Broadway stage before landing in films when “talkies” took off.
Zeppo would drop out of the act after five films, becoming an engineer and a talent agent. But his older siblings would continue their frenzied verbal and visual hilarity on the big screen until 1949, when the medium of television beckoned and competed for eyeballs. Groucho would host a TV version of his radio game show, “You Bet Your Life,” for 11 seasons on NBC and appeared on Dick Cavett’s TV talk show in the late ‘60s. That is when their Marx Brothers’ anarchistic approach to humor and word-play takedowns of hypocrites and stuffy high-society...
Zeppo would drop out of the act after five films, becoming an engineer and a talent agent. But his older siblings would continue their frenzied verbal and visual hilarity on the big screen until 1949, when the medium of television beckoned and competed for eyeballs. Groucho would host a TV version of his radio game show, “You Bet Your Life,” for 11 seasons on NBC and appeared on Dick Cavett’s TV talk show in the late ‘60s. That is when their Marx Brothers’ anarchistic approach to humor and word-play takedowns of hypocrites and stuffy high-society...
- 9/30/2023
- by Susan Wloszczyna, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Films by Carolina Markowicz, Isabel Coixet, Jaione Camborda and Isabel Herguera all have international potential.
Highly anticipated features from Isabel Coixet, Lucía Puenzo and Jaione Camborda are among the buzziest Spanish and Latin American titles screening across all strands of this year’s San Sebastián film festival. Here is a flavour of what festival audiences can expect.
Blondi (Argentina)
Dir: Dolores Fonzi
The debut feature from Argentinian actress Dolores Fonzi plays in the Horizontes Latinos section, which screens premieres entirely or partially produced in Latin America and not yet released in Spain. Fonzi also stars in the film which is...
Highly anticipated features from Isabel Coixet, Lucía Puenzo and Jaione Camborda are among the buzziest Spanish and Latin American titles screening across all strands of this year’s San Sebastián film festival. Here is a flavour of what festival audiences can expect.
Blondi (Argentina)
Dir: Dolores Fonzi
The debut feature from Argentinian actress Dolores Fonzi plays in the Horizontes Latinos section, which screens premieres entirely or partially produced in Latin America and not yet released in Spain. Fonzi also stars in the film which is...
- 9/26/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal tackle a tricky balancing act in their new feature, celebrating the intoxicating lilt of the bossa nova and also investigating the devastating brutality of state terrorism. It’s a testament to their talent as filmmakers that, for the most part, they manage to pull it off.
They Shot the Piano Player centers on a kind of ghost: Francisco Tenório Júnior, a leading light of the thriving Brazilian music scene of the 1960s and ’70s who went missing in 1976, while on tour in Buenos Aires. How this keyboard virtuoso, by all accounts a gentle soul with no political ax to grind, became one of the desaparecidos targeted by Argentina’s oppressive regime is the puzzle that drives the movie.
Structured as a journalist’s search for answers, They Shot the Piano Player combines a fictional framing device with documentary material gathered by Trueba over a period of about 15 years,...
They Shot the Piano Player centers on a kind of ghost: Francisco Tenório Júnior, a leading light of the thriving Brazilian music scene of the 1960s and ’70s who went missing in 1976, while on tour in Buenos Aires. How this keyboard virtuoso, by all accounts a gentle soul with no political ax to grind, became one of the desaparecidos targeted by Argentina’s oppressive regime is the puzzle that drives the movie.
Structured as a journalist’s search for answers, They Shot the Piano Player combines a fictional framing device with documentary material gathered by Trueba over a period of about 15 years,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Sony Pictures Classics releases the film in select theaters on Friday, November 24, with a nationwide rollout to follow in early 2024.
The one thing you can’t accuse “They Shot the Piano Player” of is talking down to its audience. Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s animated documentary about the 1976 disappearance of pianist Francisco Tenorio Jr. demands your absolute attention with its encyclopedic index of talking heads, and pretty much requires you to have substantial existing knowledge of bossa nova and the South American geopolitics of the 1960s and ’70s. Woe to those who do not. The result is an aggravating missed opportunity to tell a story that absolutely needs to be told to an audience that needs to hear it.
Trueba is a legendary director in Spain. Those who don’t know him for his 1992 Academy...
The one thing you can’t accuse “They Shot the Piano Player” of is talking down to its audience. Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s animated documentary about the 1976 disappearance of pianist Francisco Tenorio Jr. demands your absolute attention with its encyclopedic index of talking heads, and pretty much requires you to have substantial existing knowledge of bossa nova and the South American geopolitics of the 1960s and ’70s. Woe to those who do not. The result is an aggravating missed opportunity to tell a story that absolutely needs to be told to an audience that needs to hear it.
Trueba is a legendary director in Spain. Those who don’t know him for his 1992 Academy...
- 9/14/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Using animation as the medium for feature-length documentaries is a fairly novel development, Waltz with Bashir and Flee being notable examples of international acclaim and incredible awards-season success. They Shot The Piano Player––Spanish duo Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal’s second animated offering after the fictional Chico and Rita––is the most recent addition to this burgeoning subgenre. Not without its fictional elements either, the film sets up an elaborate frame narrative for the story it really wants to tell: Brazilian pianist Francisco Tenório Júnior, who disappeared in Argentina circa 1976 under mysterious circumstances.
To get to that point, the filmmakers invent an American writer, Jeff Harris (Jeff Goldblum), who is contracted to write a book about the Bossa Nova music movement that originated in the 1950s in Rio de Janeiro. Partway through his research, Harris switches the subject to focus exclusively on Tenório Jr., unanimously acknowledged as the most influential pianist of his generation,...
To get to that point, the filmmakers invent an American writer, Jeff Harris (Jeff Goldblum), who is contracted to write a book about the Bossa Nova music movement that originated in the 1950s in Rio de Janeiro. Partway through his research, Harris switches the subject to focus exclusively on Tenório Jr., unanimously acknowledged as the most influential pianist of his generation,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Ankit Jhunjhunwala
- The Film Stage
Robert Swan, the veteran character actor who appeared in key roles in the notable sports films Hoosiers, Rudy and The Babe, has died. He was 78.
Swan died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer at his home in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, his friend Betty Hoeffner told The Hollywood Reporter.
Swan also portrayed a Canadian Mountie in Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables (1987) and a bloodied deputy in Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers (1994) and was other lawmen in Who’s That Girl (1987) and Mo’ Money (1992).
In Hoosiers (1986), his character, the Indiana farmer Rollin Butcher, has two sons on the Hickory High School basketball team, and he’s one of the few people in town to welcome new coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman). Later, he joins Coach Dale on the bench as a Huskers’ assistant.
Swan then reunited with Hoosiers director David Anspaugh to play a priest in another classic underdog sports flick,...
Swan died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer at his home in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, his friend Betty Hoeffner told The Hollywood Reporter.
Swan also portrayed a Canadian Mountie in Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables (1987) and a bloodied deputy in Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers (1994) and was other lawmen in Who’s That Girl (1987) and Mo’ Money (1992).
In Hoosiers (1986), his character, the Indiana farmer Rollin Butcher, has two sons on the Hickory High School basketball team, and he’s one of the few people in town to welcome new coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman). Later, he joins Coach Dale on the bench as a Huskers’ assistant.
Swan then reunited with Hoosiers director David Anspaugh to play a priest in another classic underdog sports flick,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HouseBroken fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 2 Episode 16 episode titled Who’s a Party Pony?!
Find out everything you need to know about the Who’s a Party Pony? episode of HouseBroken, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
HouseBroken Who’s a Party Pony? Season 2 Episode 16 Preview
Get ready for a bew of “HouseBroken” titled “Who’s a Party Pony?” airing on Fox at 9:00 Pm on July 30, 2023.
In this episode, the lovable and well-meaning Honey takes center stage as she accompanies her close friend Shel to an animal sanctuary. Their mission? To find Shel’s estranged father and mend their strained relationship. As they embark on this journey of family and forgiveness, they encounter some unexpected surprises along the way.
While at the sanctuary, Honey is taken aback when she comes face-to-face with an ex-patient from her past.
Find out everything you need to know about the Who’s a Party Pony? episode of HouseBroken, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
HouseBroken Who’s a Party Pony? Season 2 Episode 16 Preview
Get ready for a bew of “HouseBroken” titled “Who’s a Party Pony?” airing on Fox at 9:00 Pm on July 30, 2023.
In this episode, the lovable and well-meaning Honey takes center stage as she accompanies her close friend Shel to an animal sanctuary. Their mission? To find Shel’s estranged father and mend their strained relationship. As they embark on this journey of family and forgiveness, they encounter some unexpected surprises along the way.
While at the sanctuary, Honey is taken aback when she comes face-to-face with an ex-patient from her past.
- 7/23/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
HouseBroken fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 2 Episode 17 episode titled Who’s the Cat-Chelorette?!
Find out everything you need to know about the Who’s the Cat-Chelorette? episode of HouseBroken, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
HouseBroken Who’s the Cat-Chelorette? Season 2 Episode 17 Preview
“HouseBroken” returns with an episode titled “Who’s the Cat-Chelorette?” airing on Fox at 9:30 Pm on July 30, 2023.
In this episode, the spotlight shines on The Gray One, the charming feline of the house, as he embarks on a quest for his human’s affection. Join him on an epic Bachelorette-style reality competition, skillfully hosted by the witty and lovable Chico. Watch as The Gray One leaves no stone unturned to win the heart of his human and show why he’s the top contender for the title of “Cat-Chelorette...
Find out everything you need to know about the Who’s the Cat-Chelorette? episode of HouseBroken, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
HouseBroken Who’s the Cat-Chelorette? Season 2 Episode 17 Preview
“HouseBroken” returns with an episode titled “Who’s the Cat-Chelorette?” airing on Fox at 9:30 Pm on July 30, 2023.
In this episode, the spotlight shines on The Gray One, the charming feline of the house, as he embarks on a quest for his human’s affection. Join him on an epic Bachelorette-style reality competition, skillfully hosted by the witty and lovable Chico. Watch as The Gray One leaves no stone unturned to win the heart of his human and show why he’s the top contender for the title of “Cat-Chelorette...
- 7/23/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
14 Spanish productions selected for this year’s festival, which runs September 22-30.
Isabel Coixet’s romantic drama Un amor, Isabel Herguera’s animation Sultana’s Dream and JaioneCamborda’s drama The Rye Horn are among the 14 Spanish productions selected for the 2023 San Sebastian International Film Festival (Ssiff), running from September 22-30.
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Coixet will compete for the first time in San Sebastian’s official section with Un Amor, starring Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian. Sold by Film Constellation, Un Amor is based on Sara Mesa’s novel that follows a woman struggling to start afresh in a countryside hamlet.
Isabel Coixet’s romantic drama Un amor, Isabel Herguera’s animation Sultana’s Dream and JaioneCamborda’s drama The Rye Horn are among the 14 Spanish productions selected for the 2023 San Sebastian International Film Festival (Ssiff), running from September 22-30.
Scroll down for full line-up
Coixet will compete for the first time in San Sebastian’s official section with Un Amor, starring Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian. Sold by Film Constellation, Un Amor is based on Sara Mesa’s novel that follows a woman struggling to start afresh in a countryside hamlet.
- 7/14/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
HouseBroken fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 2 Episode 9 episode titled Who’s Married?!
Find out everything you need to know about the Who’s Married? episode of HouseBroken, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
HouseBroken Who’s Married? Season 2 Episode 9 Preview
In this installment, the lovable pets of “HouseBroken” find themselves facing new challenges and unexpected changes in their furry lives. Honey, the optimistic and ever-curious poodle, and Chief, the lovable and dependable Saint Bernard, are thrown for a loop when a new playmate enters their lives, turning their established dynamic upside down. Witness the trials and triumphs as Honey and Chief navigate this newfound relationship and discover the true meaning of friendship and acceptance.
Meanwhile, Tabitha, the wise and witty cat, takes on the role of a love guru as she assists Chico, the lovable and enthusiastic terrier,...
Find out everything you need to know about the Who’s Married? episode of HouseBroken, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
HouseBroken Who’s Married? Season 2 Episode 9 Preview
In this installment, the lovable pets of “HouseBroken” find themselves facing new challenges and unexpected changes in their furry lives. Honey, the optimistic and ever-curious poodle, and Chief, the lovable and dependable Saint Bernard, are thrown for a loop when a new playmate enters their lives, turning their established dynamic upside down. Witness the trials and triumphs as Honey and Chief navigate this newfound relationship and discover the true meaning of friendship and acceptance.
Meanwhile, Tabitha, the wise and witty cat, takes on the role of a love guru as she assists Chico, the lovable and enthusiastic terrier,...
- 5/29/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
Coming-of-age films are the most endearing of all the genres across the spectrum. It allows the viewers to see a person transform into a better person, not just for society but for themselves. Their personal growth is their biggest victory. Where the Tracks end, directed by Ernesto Contreras, is a Mexican Netflix original about a boy who is keen on learning and reading, and he finally gets someone to help him with it. Will the boy succeed in reaching his goal, or will he give up because of the obstacles? Released on May 27, 2023, the movie is an endearing tale of growth and compassion.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Where The Tracks End’ Film?
Where the Tracks end begins with Ikal getting familiar with his new surroundings. The boy is not used to making friends because his father’s job involves his family having to live like nomads. This...
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Where The Tracks End’ Film?
Where the Tracks end begins with Ikal getting familiar with his new surroundings. The boy is not used to making friends because his father’s job involves his family having to live like nomads. This...
- 5/28/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Sony Pictures Classics announced today they have acquired all rights in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Scandinavia, India, Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and airlines within those territories to Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s upcoming Bossa Nova-themed animated film, “They Shot the Piano Player.”
Sony Classics plans to release the film at the end of the year to qualify for year-end awards consideration.
A true international production, the film is produced by Cristina Huete of Trueba PC (“Chico & Rita”) in Spain, along with Serge Lalou for Les Films d’Ici (“Josep”) in France, Janneke van de Kerkhof for Submarine Sublime (“Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles”) in the Netherlands, and Humberto Santana in Portugal. It is executive produced by Nano Arrieta of Atlantika and Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation.
From Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, who previously directed the Oscar-nominated “Chico & Rita,...
Sony Classics plans to release the film at the end of the year to qualify for year-end awards consideration.
A true international production, the film is produced by Cristina Huete of Trueba PC (“Chico & Rita”) in Spain, along with Serge Lalou for Les Films d’Ici (“Josep”) in France, Janneke van de Kerkhof for Submarine Sublime (“Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles”) in the Netherlands, and Humberto Santana in Portugal. It is executive produced by Nano Arrieta of Atlantika and Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation.
From Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, who previously directed the Oscar-nominated “Chico & Rita,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up rights to the animated feature They Shot the Piano Player for the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Scandinavia, India, the Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and airlines within the aforementioned territories. The film from Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, two of the directors behind the Oscar-nominated animated feature Chico and Rita, is set up for a fall awards push from SPC.
Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, They Shot the Piano Player follows a New York music journalist who goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, the film captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the ’60s and ’70s, just before the continent was engulfed by totalitarian regimes.
Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, They Shot the Piano Player follows a New York music journalist who goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, the film captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the ’60s and ’70s, just before the continent was engulfed by totalitarian regimes.
- 5/18/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to the animated feature They Shot the Piano Player from Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, the duo behind Oscar nominee Chico & Rita. The plan is for an awards season release.
The company also acquired the rights for the film in Latin America, Scandinavia, India, the Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and for airlines within those territories
The Bossa Nova-themed animation is narrated by Jeff Goldblum and follows a New York music journalist, who goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. The rest of the synopsis reads: “A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, the film captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the ’60s and ’70s, just before the...
The company also acquired the rights for the film in Latin America, Scandinavia, India, the Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and for airlines within those territories
The Bossa Nova-themed animation is narrated by Jeff Goldblum and follows a New York music journalist, who goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. The rest of the synopsis reads: “A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, the film captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the ’60s and ’70s, just before the...
- 5/18/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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