French actor Gérard Depardieu is being held in police custody in Paris for questioning over sexual assault claims. On Monday, Depardieu, 75, was detained by the 3rd Judicial District Police in France.
Known for the French films Le Monde and Green Card, Depardieu was accused of sexual assault by two women on the set of both films in 2014 and 2021. In January, Depardieu also had a separate sexual assault complaint dropped. The case was brought by actress Hélène Darras, who accused Depardieu of assaulting her in 2008 on the set of the film Disco.
In 2018, Depardieu was also charged with raping actress Charlotte Arnould. Due to lack of evidence, the case was closed in 2019. However, it reopened in the summer of 2020 on another charge of rape and sexual assault.
Depardieu’s history of alleged sexual assaults includes 13 other women who claimed Depardieu had acted inappropriately or harassed them. Darras was one of the 13 women.
Known for the French films Le Monde and Green Card, Depardieu was accused of sexual assault by two women on the set of both films in 2014 and 2021. In January, Depardieu also had a separate sexual assault complaint dropped. The case was brought by actress Hélène Darras, who accused Depardieu of assaulting her in 2008 on the set of the film Disco.
In 2018, Depardieu was also charged with raping actress Charlotte Arnould. Due to lack of evidence, the case was closed in 2019. However, it reopened in the summer of 2020 on another charge of rape and sexual assault.
Depardieu’s history of alleged sexual assaults includes 13 other women who claimed Depardieu had acted inappropriately or harassed them. Darras was one of the 13 women.
- 4/29/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
From Goblin's signature theme for "Suspiria" to the viral success of Richard Carter's "Talk To Me" track "Le Monde," the right song at the right time can be the making of a great horror movie. "We can try a billion songs," says Matt Bettinelli-Olpin — co-director with Tyler Gillett of upcoming ballerina vampire movie "Abigail" — but when they hit on the perfect track, "We go, 'Oh f**k, that's the song. That's great. It hits all the notes."
Sometimes the right song isn't out there yet, and the movie calls for a new one to be written from scratch. When the directing duo needed an old-timey "Hide and Seek" tune with a Vincent Price-esque narrator for their 2019 horror-comedy "Ready or Not," they couldn't find one — so they asked "Southbound" composers Louis Castle and James Bairian (known collectively as The Gifted) to write something original. Last year's "Scream VI...
Sometimes the right song isn't out there yet, and the movie calls for a new one to be written from scratch. When the directing duo needed an old-timey "Hide and Seek" tune with a Vincent Price-esque narrator for their 2019 horror-comedy "Ready or Not," they couldn't find one — so they asked "Southbound" composers Louis Castle and James Bairian (known collectively as The Gifted) to write something original. Last year's "Scream VI...
- 4/5/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
Martin Scorsese is regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the New Hollywood era, with five of his movies being included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Scorsese’s movies are described as culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, which, back in the 1970s and 1980s, had an Italian-American influence and an upbringing in New York.
Filmmakers’s trademarks include extensive use of slow motion and freeze frames, graphic depictions of extreme violence, and liberal use of profanity. Scorsese, with his years of experience, garnered attention after he commented about how he does not consider Marvel movies to be cinema. But a screenwriter who has closely worked with the filmmaker on various projects disagrees with him.
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull Paul Schrader disagrees with Martin Scorsese’s comments on Marvel movies
Screenwriter-filmmaker and film critic Paul Schrader, who is widely known for his contribution...
Filmmakers’s trademarks include extensive use of slow motion and freeze frames, graphic depictions of extreme violence, and liberal use of profanity. Scorsese, with his years of experience, garnered attention after he commented about how he does not consider Marvel movies to be cinema. But a screenwriter who has closely worked with the filmmaker on various projects disagrees with him.
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull Paul Schrader disagrees with Martin Scorsese’s comments on Marvel movies
Screenwriter-filmmaker and film critic Paul Schrader, who is widely known for his contribution...
- 3/31/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
New Wave of Accusations Ignites MeToo Reckoning in France: ‘Women Are Fed Up. The Anger Is Enormous’
France’s film industry is undergoing a new MeToo reckoning, dominating news cycles, policy debates and even the goodie bag of the Cesar Awards’ nominees dinner, which included a flyer headlined, “The cultural sector together against sexist and sexual violence.”
The French #MeToo movement also made its way into the Berlinale, where actor Nora Hamzawi said that director Jacques Doillon’s upcoming film “Third Grade” — in which Hamzawi stars — shouldn’t be released due to the sexual misconduct allegations recently filed against the filmmkaker.
France’s major producers guilds have also issued a statement demanding the National Film Board (Cnc) and the Minister of Culture to put specific guidelines in place. Those demands include the appointment of “experts specialized in the prevention and management of sexual violence to set up a safe environment at the start of every shoot;” additional resources for organizations fighting sexual misconduct; and setting up an...
The French #MeToo movement also made its way into the Berlinale, where actor Nora Hamzawi said that director Jacques Doillon’s upcoming film “Third Grade” — in which Hamzawi stars — shouldn’t be released due to the sexual misconduct allegations recently filed against the filmmkaker.
France’s major producers guilds have also issued a statement demanding the National Film Board (Cnc) and the Minister of Culture to put specific guidelines in place. Those demands include the appointment of “experts specialized in the prevention and management of sexual violence to set up a safe environment at the start of every shoot;” additional resources for organizations fighting sexual misconduct; and setting up an...
- 2/22/2024
- by Ben Croll and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
This year’s Best International Feature Oscar race was filled with surprises, from Japan selecting a work from a German director (Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days”) as its official submission over work from homegrown legends like Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” to France picking Tran Anh Hung’s “The Taste of Things” over Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall.” And while “The Taste of Things” is remembered as one of the most acclaimed films of 2023, its star Juliette Binoche thinks that its Oscar submission led many people to unfairly criticize it.
In a new interview with the New York Times, Binoche spoke about the backlash that the film attracted for beating out Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” and what she thinks critics misunderstood about it.
“First of all, we didn’t choose to be selected — we were chosen in spite of ourselves,” Binoche said...
In a new interview with the New York Times, Binoche spoke about the backlash that the film attracted for beating out Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” and what she thinks critics misunderstood about it.
“First of all, we didn’t choose to be selected — we were chosen in spite of ourselves,” Binoche said...
- 2/19/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
London and Paris based production, finance and sales outfit Film Constellation have revealed the first look of “Bonjour Tristesse,” which just wrapped principal photography. The adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s novel is directed by Durga Chew-Bose. Film Constellation is showing exclusive first promo footage to buyers during the European Film Market.
Academy Award nominee and Golden Globes winner Chloë Sevigny stars alongside Claes Bang with rising talent Lily McInerny in the role of Cécile. McInerny received a best breakthrough performance nomination at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards.
This contemporary adaptation also stars Aliocha Schneider (“Greek Salad”) and Naïlia Harzoune (“Patients”).
The film is produced by Babe Nation Films’s Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott, Elevation Pictures’ Noah Segal and Christina Piovesan, Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films and Cinenovo’s Julie Viez. Executive producers are Fabien Westerhoff for Constellation Prods., Suzanne Court, Elevation’s Omar Chalabi, Jesse Weening and Emily Kulasa,...
Academy Award nominee and Golden Globes winner Chloë Sevigny stars alongside Claes Bang with rising talent Lily McInerny in the role of Cécile. McInerny received a best breakthrough performance nomination at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards.
This contemporary adaptation also stars Aliocha Schneider (“Greek Salad”) and Naïlia Harzoune (“Patients”).
The film is produced by Babe Nation Films’s Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott, Elevation Pictures’ Noah Segal and Christina Piovesan, Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films and Cinenovo’s Julie Viez. Executive producers are Fabien Westerhoff for Constellation Prods., Suzanne Court, Elevation’s Omar Chalabi, Jesse Weening and Emily Kulasa,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
Matteo Garrone rose to international prominence with his gritty Mafia thriller Gomorrah (2008), depicting Naples as a hellish war zone. His latest endeavor, Io Capitano earned him the Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice, is a scorching topical drama that provides a unique perspective on Italy, seen through the eyes of outsiders who perceive it as the beacon at the end of a dark and twisted tunnel. The narrative follows a young protagonist lured by the allure of Europe, abandoning the warmth of his domestic life and congenial community to embark on a journey that unveils the harsh reality that the grass on the other side is not always greener. The tale meticulously traces the migrants’ hardships and injustices, unfurling a merciless portrayal of what people inflict upon those they see as helpless. Through the lens of two Senegalese teenagers, the film exposes the punishing process of illegal migration, delving...
- 2/17/2024
- by Dipankar Sarkar
- Talking Films
Leonardo DiCaprio should have played the detective in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, screenwriter Paul Schrader has said.Paul, 77, wrote Martin Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’ and ‘Raging Bull’, and says if he had worked with the director on his epic about the slaughter of Osage Native Americans in the 1920s he would have cast DiCaprio differently.He told France’s Le Monde: “Marty compares me to a Flemish miniaturist. He would be more the type who paints Renaissance frescoes.“Give him $200 million, a good film will inevitably come out of it.“That said, I would have preferred Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of the cop in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ rather than the role of the idiot.“Spending three-and-a-half hours in the company of an idiot is a long time.”Scorsese, 81, originally intended for DiCaprio, 49, to play investigator Tom White in ‘Killers’ instead of Ernest Burkhart, who...
- 12/31/2023
- by BANG Showbiz Reporter
- Bang Showbiz
Paul Schrader would like a word, please. In a new interview with French publication Le Monde, the screenwriter — who has worked with Martin Scorsese on iconic films Raging Bull and Taxi Driver — shared his dissatisfaction with Leonardo DiCaprio playing “the idiot” Ernest Burkhart instead of the FBI agent in Killers of the Flower Moon.
“I would have preferred Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of the cop in Killers of the Flower Moon rather than the role of the idiot,” he said. “Spending three-and-a-half hours in the company of an idiot is a long time.
“I would have preferred Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of the cop in Killers of the Flower Moon rather than the role of the idiot,” he said. “Spending three-and-a-half hours in the company of an idiot is a long time.
- 12/29/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Killers of the Flower Moon: Paul Schrader says DiCaprio should have played the cop and not the idiot
Paul Schrader, the writer behind Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Bringing Out the Dead, has something he’d like to get off his chest about Scorsese’s latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon. Speaking with France’s Le Monde, Schrader says he would have approached the lengthy epic differently, especially regarding casting. While Schrader thinks Killers of the Flower Moon is a “good movie,” he thinks Leonardo DiCaprio should have played the FBI agent investigating the Osage murders. This part eventually went to Jesse Plemons.
“Marty compares me to a Flemish miniaturist. He would be more the type who paints Renaissance frescoes,” Schrader said. “Give him $200 million, a good film will inevitably come out of it. That said, I would have preferred Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of the cop in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ rather than the role of the idiot. Spending three-and-a-half...
“Marty compares me to a Flemish miniaturist. He would be more the type who paints Renaissance frescoes,” Schrader said. “Give him $200 million, a good film will inevitably come out of it. That said, I would have preferred Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of the cop in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ rather than the role of the idiot. Spending three-and-a-half...
- 12/29/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Paul Schrader wrote Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull,” and it appears he would’ve handled things differently had he been the one to pen “Killers of the Flower Moon.” In a recent interview with France’s Le Monde, Schrader called “Flower Moon” a “good movie” but one that could’ve been better had DiCaprio been playing the FBI agent investigating the Osage murders.
“Marty compares me to a Flemish miniaturist. He would be more the type who paints Renaissance frescoes,” Schrader said. “Give him $200 million, a good film will inevitably come out of it. That said, I would have preferred Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of the cop in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ rather than the role of the idiot. Spending three-and-a-half hours in the company of an idiot is a long time.”
Scorsese originally intended for DiCaprio to play FBI agent Tom White in “Killers of the Flower Moon.
“Marty compares me to a Flemish miniaturist. He would be more the type who paints Renaissance frescoes,” Schrader said. “Give him $200 million, a good film will inevitably come out of it. That said, I would have preferred Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of the cop in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ rather than the role of the idiot. Spending three-and-a-half hours in the company of an idiot is a long time.”
Scorsese originally intended for DiCaprio to play FBI agent Tom White in “Killers of the Flower Moon.
- 12/29/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Though Master Gardener is appearing on best-of-2023 lists, Paul Schrader isn’t slowing down or resting on laurels. In October he finished shooting his 24th feature Oh, Canada, an adaptation of the novel by his friend (and Affliction writer) Russell Banks starring Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, and Michael Imperioli. An American Gigolo reunion in the midst of Schrader’s late-career hot streak is enough to vault that into upper echelons of most-anticipated 2024 features, but excitement is doubled by a recent interview in Le Monde where arguably his greatest film gets invoked: “It’s the first time, since Mishima, that I’ve made a puzzle film. Or an assembly of scattered memories, heterogeneous formats, fragments.” And despite wrapping two months ago, a 91-minute cut (retaining every scene shot over 17 days) is already finished, now only awaiting a score by the group Phosphorescent.
But when do we see it? Schrader thinks Oh,...
But when do we see it? Schrader thinks Oh,...
- 12/29/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Blyth’s recent credits include The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Michael Winterbottom has written and is set to direct a new film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic World War I novel A Farewell To Arms starring Tom Blyth
Blyth, whose recent credits include The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and MGM+ series Billy the Kid, will play the role of volunteer ambulance driver Frederic Henry, who is wounded and falls in love with his nurse in Italy during the First World War.
The Fremantle-backed film is set to start shooting in...
Michael Winterbottom has written and is set to direct a new film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic World War I novel A Farewell To Arms starring Tom Blyth
Blyth, whose recent credits include The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and MGM+ series Billy the Kid, will play the role of volunteer ambulance driver Frederic Henry, who is wounded and falls in love with his nurse in Italy during the First World War.
The Fremantle-backed film is set to start shooting in...
- 12/7/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Tom Blyth is exchanging the Hunger Games for a hospital bed. The British actor, who plays a young Coriolanus Snow in Francis Lawrence’s Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, has signed on to play the lead role in Michael Winterbottom’s new adaptation of the Ernst Hemingway WWI classic A Farewell to Arms.
Blyth will play Frederic Henry, a volunteer ambulance driver who is injured in Italy during the first World War and falls in love with his nurse.
The Hemingway novel, first published in 1929 and closely based on the writer’s own experience as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian Army on the Isonzo Front, A Farewell to Arms has been adapted multiple times in the past, including in 1932 with Gary Cooper in the Frederic Henry role, in 1957 starring Rock Hudson, and as a 1966 mini-series with George Hamilton as Henry.
Winterbottom’s feature version...
Blyth will play Frederic Henry, a volunteer ambulance driver who is injured in Italy during the first World War and falls in love with his nurse.
The Hemingway novel, first published in 1929 and closely based on the writer’s own experience as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian Army on the Isonzo Front, A Farewell to Arms has been adapted multiple times in the past, including in 1932 with Gary Cooper in the Frederic Henry role, in 1957 starring Rock Hudson, and as a 1966 mini-series with George Hamilton as Henry.
Winterbottom’s feature version...
- 12/7/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tom Blyth is set to follow in the footsteps of Gary Cooper, Rock Hudson and George Hamilton to star in Michael Winterbottom’s new adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel A Farewell to Arms.
Fremantle, Winterbottom’s production company Revolution Films and Passenger are joining forces on the production.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Billy the Kid star Blyth will play volunteer ambulance driver Frederic Henry, who is wounded and falls in love with his nurse in Italy during World War One.
Published in 1929, A Farewell To Arms is inspired by Hemingway’s own experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian Army on the Isonzo Front.
Considered one of the greatest war novels of the twentieth century, it established Hemingway as a household name.
The novel has previously been...
Fremantle, Winterbottom’s production company Revolution Films and Passenger are joining forces on the production.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Billy the Kid star Blyth will play volunteer ambulance driver Frederic Henry, who is wounded and falls in love with his nurse in Italy during World War One.
Published in 1929, A Farewell To Arms is inspired by Hemingway’s own experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian Army on the Isonzo Front.
Considered one of the greatest war novels of the twentieth century, it established Hemingway as a household name.
The novel has previously been...
- 12/7/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Already utilized by a significant portion of leading French publishers, Voxeus is pleased to welcome several new publisher clients, including the French daily Le Monde. Among other publishers, there are also: Afp (Agence France Presse), Konbini, and Humanoid.
Voxeus, the podcast web broadcasting and monetization technology for publishers developed by Sparteo, solidifies its leadership in audio AdTech among publishers. Its technology enables publishers to turn podcasts into assets to control their distribution, audience, and enhance the audio within their ecosystem by generating incremental revenue.
For Elisabeth Cialdella, General Manager of M Publicité: "This partnership marks a significant step in our audio content development strategy. By collaborating with Voxeus, we strengthen our ability to monetize our podcasts while maintaining the editorial quality that is the reputation of the Le Monde Group."
For Jérôme Guibaud, in charge of Operations at Voxeus: "The arrival of Le Monde demonstrates that we have developed the...
Voxeus, the podcast web broadcasting and monetization technology for publishers developed by Sparteo, solidifies its leadership in audio AdTech among publishers. Its technology enables publishers to turn podcasts into assets to control their distribution, audience, and enhance the audio within their ecosystem by generating incremental revenue.
For Elisabeth Cialdella, General Manager of M Publicité: "This partnership marks a significant step in our audio content development strategy. By collaborating with Voxeus, we strengthen our ability to monetize our podcasts while maintaining the editorial quality that is the reputation of the Le Monde Group."
For Jérôme Guibaud, in charge of Operations at Voxeus: "The arrival of Le Monde demonstrates that we have developed the...
- 11/8/2023
- Podnews.net
Wes Anderson isn’t the biggest fan of people imitating his art on TikTok or other social media platforms, he earnestly emphasized in a recent interview with the French publication Le Monde.
Though stylizing photos with that signature Wes Anderson flair isn’t necessarily new, the recent release of Asteroid City has seen an uptick in the mimicry, from #aesthetic memes romanticizing mundane activities through hazy filters to AI-generated takes of other films and TV series with his twee spin. Nearly all of these tributes are set to Alexandre Desplat’s “Obituary,” written for Anderson’s 2021 romp The French Dispatch.
“I protect myself from that,” Anderson said of the fad in the interview. “I’d be afraid to think: ‘Is this really how people see my films?'”
It’s not the first time Anderson has expressed disdain for the recreations. An interview with The Times earlier this month reveals...
Though stylizing photos with that signature Wes Anderson flair isn’t necessarily new, the recent release of Asteroid City has seen an uptick in the mimicry, from #aesthetic memes romanticizing mundane activities through hazy filters to AI-generated takes of other films and TV series with his twee spin. Nearly all of these tributes are set to Alexandre Desplat’s “Obituary,” written for Anderson’s 2021 romp The French Dispatch.
“I protect myself from that,” Anderson said of the fad in the interview. “I’d be afraid to think: ‘Is this really how people see my films?'”
It’s not the first time Anderson has expressed disdain for the recreations. An interview with The Times earlier this month reveals...
- 6/28/2023
- by Cervanté Pope
- Consequence - Film News
New films by Tran Anh Hung and Nanni Moretti take their place on the grid.
Tran Anh Hung’s The Pot-Au-Feu posted a 2.8 average on Screen International’s 2023 Cannes jury grid, whilst Nanni Moretti’s A Brighter Tomorrow landed joint-bottom with 1.3.
Vietnam-born Hung’s seventh feature, his first since 2016’s French family saga Eternity, is a food-themed period romance starring Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel as a cook and a gourmet who fall in love.
Click on the jury grid above for the most up-to-date version.
The Pot-Au-Feu scored fours (excellent) from Meduza International’s Anton Dolan, Time Magazine’s Stehanie Zacharek and rogerebert.
Tran Anh Hung’s The Pot-Au-Feu posted a 2.8 average on Screen International’s 2023 Cannes jury grid, whilst Nanni Moretti’s A Brighter Tomorrow landed joint-bottom with 1.3.
Vietnam-born Hung’s seventh feature, his first since 2016’s French family saga Eternity, is a food-themed period romance starring Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel as a cook and a gourmet who fall in love.
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The Pot-Au-Feu scored fours (excellent) from Meduza International’s Anton Dolan, Time Magazine’s Stehanie Zacharek and rogerebert.
- 5/25/2023
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
‘Asteroid City’ scored 2.2 while ‘Kidnapped’ received 2.5.
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ and Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Kidnapped’ land in the middle of Cannes 2023 jury grid, scoring 2.2 and 2.5 respectively.
Anderson’s third run for the Palme d’Or scored five three stars (good) and four two stars (average) while LA Times’ Justin Chang, Postif’s Michel Ciment and Time Magazine’s Stephanie Zacherek gave it one star (poor).
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Featuring an A-list ensemble cast including Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson and Margot Robbie, Asteroid City is set in a 1950’s US desert town...
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ and Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Kidnapped’ land in the middle of Cannes 2023 jury grid, scoring 2.2 and 2.5 respectively.
Anderson’s third run for the Palme d’Or scored five three stars (good) and four two stars (average) while LA Times’ Justin Chang, Postif’s Michel Ciment and Time Magazine’s Stephanie Zacherek gave it one star (poor).
Click on the jury grid above for the most up-to-date version.
Featuring an A-list ensemble cast including Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson and Margot Robbie, Asteroid City is set in a 1950’s US desert town...
- 5/24/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Aki Kaurismaki’s latest is the new leader on the grid with a 3.2 average.
Aki Kaurismaki’s Fallen Leaves has snatched the top spot on the Cannes jury grid with an average score of 3.2.
The tragicomedy scored four fours (excellent) from Meduza’s Anton Dolin; Postif’s Michel Ciment; Time Magazine’s Stephanie Zacharek; and Roberebert.com’s Ben Kenigsberg. Kaurismäki’s film received a further six threes (good) and two twos (average).
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Hailing from Finland, Fallen Leaves centres around a shop assistant and alcoholic sandblaster who met one night in Helsinki.
Aki Kaurismaki’s Fallen Leaves has snatched the top spot on the Cannes jury grid with an average score of 3.2.
The tragicomedy scored four fours (excellent) from Meduza’s Anton Dolin; Postif’s Michel Ciment; Time Magazine’s Stephanie Zacharek; and Roberebert.com’s Ben Kenigsberg. Kaurismäki’s film received a further six threes (good) and two twos (average).
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Hailing from Finland, Fallen Leaves centres around a shop assistant and alcoholic sandblaster who met one night in Helsinki.
- 5/23/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ scored a 3 average while ‘Firebrand’ also landed on the grid on 1.8
Justine Triet’s Anatomy Of A Fall has joined May December in first place on Screen’s Cannes jury grid, after receiving an average score of 3 from the critics.
The French filmmaker’s latest Cannes entry received four stars from LA Times’ Justin Chang; The Telegraph’s Tim Robey and Le Monde’s Clarisse Fabre. This was followed by six threes and three twos, the latter of which came from Bangkok Post’s Kong Rithdee; Die Zeit’s Katja Nicodemus andTime Magazine’s Stephanie Zacharek.
Justine Triet’s Anatomy Of A Fall has joined May December in first place on Screen’s Cannes jury grid, after receiving an average score of 3 from the critics.
The French filmmaker’s latest Cannes entry received four stars from LA Times’ Justin Chang; The Telegraph’s Tim Robey and Le Monde’s Clarisse Fabre. This was followed by six threes and three twos, the latter of which came from Bangkok Post’s Kong Rithdee; Die Zeit’s Katja Nicodemus andTime Magazine’s Stephanie Zacharek.
- 5/22/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Documentary about rural Chinese people who move to work in a textile factory is currently on a 2.7 average.
Wang Bing’s documentary Youth (Spring) took the early lead on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid, with a 2.7 average score.
A 212-minute chronicle of the lives of Chinese people who come from rural areas to work in a textile factory near Shanghai, it scored seven threes (good) from our critics, with one four (excellent) from Le Monde’s Clarisse Fabre. Scores of two (average) from The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin and Tim Robey, and Positif’s Michel Ciment, and a one (poor) from filfan.
Wang Bing’s documentary Youth (Spring) took the early lead on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid, with a 2.7 average score.
A 212-minute chronicle of the lives of Chinese people who come from rural areas to work in a textile factory near Shanghai, it scored seven threes (good) from our critics, with one four (excellent) from Le Monde’s Clarisse Fabre. Scores of two (average) from The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin and Tim Robey, and Positif’s Michel Ciment, and a one (poor) from filfan.
- 5/19/2023
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Oscar nominee Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry), European Film Awards best actor winner Claes Bang (The Square), Sundance 2022 breakout Lily McInerny (Palm Trees and Power Lines) and French actress Nailia Harzoune (Gone For Good) are leading an English-language contemporary adaptation of French writer Françoise Sagan’s classic novel Bonjour Tristesse.
London and Paris-based outfit Film Constellation is launching sales in Cannes on the project written and to be directed by newcomer Durga Chew-Bose. UTA Independent Film Group is repping domestic sales alongside Film Constellation and Elevation Pictures.
The story follows Cécile (McInerny), a young woman spending the summer in a villa in the south of France with her widowed father Raymond (Bang) and his latest love interest, Elsa (Harzoune). Theirs is a lived-in compatibility—a world of ease and languor. But all that soon changes with the arrival of Anne (Sevigny), an old friend of Raymond and Cécile’s mother.
London and Paris-based outfit Film Constellation is launching sales in Cannes on the project written and to be directed by newcomer Durga Chew-Bose. UTA Independent Film Group is repping domestic sales alongside Film Constellation and Elevation Pictures.
The story follows Cécile (McInerny), a young woman spending the summer in a villa in the south of France with her widowed father Raymond (Bang) and his latest love interest, Elsa (Harzoune). Theirs is a lived-in compatibility—a world of ease and languor. But all that soon changes with the arrival of Anne (Sevigny), an old friend of Raymond and Cécile’s mother.
- 5/16/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman and Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Winterbottom has devoted much of his filmmaking career to revisiting real-life events through works blurring the boundaries between documentary and drama to various degrees.
The filmmaker shed light on his approach in a recent Doha Film Institute (Dfi) masterclass, going behind the scenes of Welcome To Sarajevo, 24 Hour Party People, In This World, The Road To Guantanamo, A Might Heart and Eleven Days In May.
“It’s a continuum, even if you’re filming a fantasy film in a studio on a green screen there is an element of document to that. You’re recording that moment of the act of performance,” he said when quizzed on his attitude towards documentary versus fiction.
“Equally, even in a documentary like Eleven Days… you’re trying to shape that story, so it’s a continuum,” he added, referring to the 2022 documentary commemorating 68 children killed in Israeli bombing raids over Gaza...
The filmmaker shed light on his approach in a recent Doha Film Institute (Dfi) masterclass, going behind the scenes of Welcome To Sarajevo, 24 Hour Party People, In This World, The Road To Guantanamo, A Might Heart and Eleven Days In May.
“It’s a continuum, even if you’re filming a fantasy film in a studio on a green screen there is an element of document to that. You’re recording that moment of the act of performance,” he said when quizzed on his attitude towards documentary versus fiction.
“Equally, even in a documentary like Eleven Days… you’re trying to shape that story, so it’s a continuum,” he added, referring to the 2022 documentary commemorating 68 children killed in Israeli bombing raids over Gaza...
- 3/20/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Playwright and screenwriter Christopher Hampton, producer David Parfitt, Dune costume designer Jacqueline West and directors Lynne Ramsay and Michael Winterbottom are to set attend the Qatari Doha Film Institute’s ninth talent incubator event Qumra in March.
The meeting, which returns as an in-person event for the first time in four years from March 10-15 after a Covid-19 pandemic hiatus, focuses on nurturing first and second-time filmmakers.
They attend with their projects that have received funding from the Doha Film Institute (Dfi), a major backer of indie cinema in the Middle East and North Africa.
Hampton, Parfitt, West, Ramsay and Winterbottom are participating in the role of the event’s so-called Qumra Masters.
They will give a masterclass and mentor some of the filmmakers in attendance. The full list of attendees and projects will be announced next week.
Oscar-winner Hampton’s participation follows in the wake of The Father, for...
The meeting, which returns as an in-person event for the first time in four years from March 10-15 after a Covid-19 pandemic hiatus, focuses on nurturing first and second-time filmmakers.
They attend with their projects that have received funding from the Doha Film Institute (Dfi), a major backer of indie cinema in the Middle East and North Africa.
Hampton, Parfitt, West, Ramsay and Winterbottom are participating in the role of the event’s so-called Qumra Masters.
They will give a masterclass and mentor some of the filmmakers in attendance. The full list of attendees and projects will be announced next week.
Oscar-winner Hampton’s participation follows in the wake of The Father, for...
- 2/19/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
In Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera “Orpheus and Eurydice,” Orpheus must travel to the underworld to reunite with his dead wife, Eurydice. To do so, he must placate the Furies, the goddesses of vengeance, and hold onto his love for his wife.
German director Kilian Riedhof had the opera in mind when adapting Antoine Leiris’ autobiographical book “You Will Not Have My Hate.” The film world premieres on Aug. 12 in Piazza Grande at the Locarno Film Festival.
The book is based on Leiris’ experiences following the murder by Islamic State jihadists of his wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, on Nov. 13, 2015, at the Bataclan night-club — one of 130 people killed that evening in a string of terrorist attacks across Paris.
The film begins on that fateful day with Hélène preparing food for their toddler, Melvil, and the couple discussing a holiday in Corsica that they had to abandon so Hélène could pick up some freelance work.
German director Kilian Riedhof had the opera in mind when adapting Antoine Leiris’ autobiographical book “You Will Not Have My Hate.” The film world premieres on Aug. 12 in Piazza Grande at the Locarno Film Festival.
The book is based on Leiris’ experiences following the murder by Islamic State jihadists of his wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, on Nov. 13, 2015, at the Bataclan night-club — one of 130 people killed that evening in a string of terrorist attacks across Paris.
The film begins on that fateful day with Hélène preparing food for their toddler, Melvil, and the couple discussing a holiday in Corsica that they had to abandon so Hélène could pick up some freelance work.
- 8/4/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Laurent Cantet, best known for “The Class,” his Cannes 2008’s Palme d’Or-winning film about a teacher and his racially-mixed students in an underprivileged Parisian suburb, highlights the cracks within French society in the thought-provoking “Arthur Rambo.”
The film, which played at Toronto in its Platform section and is competing at San Sebastian, is inspired by the true story of Mehdi Meklat, a young man who grew up in a French high-rise project on the outskirt of Paris and became a star journalist and an author celebrated by France’s mainstream media and left-leaning intellectual circles.
But in 2017, as Meklat reached the apogee of his success, he was publicly shut down and dropped by his publisher after his heinous tweets – written under a pseudonym before becoming famous — were revealed. The movie follows this anti-hero’s downfall through the next 48 hours.
Rabah Nait Oufella (“Raw”), who starred in “The Class” as a kid,...
The film, which played at Toronto in its Platform section and is competing at San Sebastian, is inspired by the true story of Mehdi Meklat, a young man who grew up in a French high-rise project on the outskirt of Paris and became a star journalist and an author celebrated by France’s mainstream media and left-leaning intellectual circles.
But in 2017, as Meklat reached the apogee of his success, he was publicly shut down and dropped by his publisher after his heinous tweets – written under a pseudonym before becoming famous — were revealed. The movie follows this anti-hero’s downfall through the next 48 hours.
Rabah Nait Oufella (“Raw”), who starred in “The Class” as a kid,...
- 9/24/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A not so long time ago, on a website not so far away, Video Games Chronicle picked up the rumor that French studio Quantic Dream might be working on a Star Wars video game. This was later corroborated by Kotaku. If the rumors are true, it would be surprising to say the least.
Quantic Dream, of course, is the developer behind celebrated interactive adventure titles like Heavy Rain and Fahrenheit, but also the controversial company that just lost a libel lawsuit against French outlet Mediapart (while winning another against the publication Le Monde) after reports and claims of an unsafe, toxic workplace were lodged at the studio in 2018. Not that a studio’s skeletons have stopped Disney and Lucasfilm from working with companies like Electronic Arts and Ubisoft in the past, but Quantic Dream seems like an odd choice even from a gameplay perspective. The studio isn’t really known...
Quantic Dream, of course, is the developer behind celebrated interactive adventure titles like Heavy Rain and Fahrenheit, but also the controversial company that just lost a libel lawsuit against French outlet Mediapart (while winning another against the publication Le Monde) after reports and claims of an unsafe, toxic workplace were lodged at the studio in 2018. Not that a studio’s skeletons have stopped Disney and Lucasfilm from working with companies like Electronic Arts and Ubisoft in the past, but Quantic Dream seems like an odd choice even from a gameplay perspective. The studio isn’t really known...
- 9/23/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Efm event runs until Wednesday.
The Berlinale Co-Production Market has awarded three cash prizes to There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World, The Last Paradise On Earth, and The Melting.
Onur Saylak’s There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World has received the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of €20,000. Liman Film and b.i.t arts from Turkey are producing. A Special Mention went to 8horses’ Electric Child, which Simon Jaquemet of Switzerland will direct.
The €10,000 Vff Talent Highlight Award has gone to Sakaris Stórá’s The Last Paradise On Earth from the Faroe Islands and produced by Jón Hammer.
The Berlinale Co-Production Market has awarded three cash prizes to There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World, The Last Paradise On Earth, and The Melting.
Onur Saylak’s There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World has received the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of €20,000. Liman Film and b.i.t arts from Turkey are producing. A Special Mention went to 8horses’ Electric Child, which Simon Jaquemet of Switzerland will direct.
The €10,000 Vff Talent Highlight Award has gone to Sakaris Stórá’s The Last Paradise On Earth from the Faroe Islands and produced by Jón Hammer.
- 2/24/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Efm event runs until Wednesday.
The Berlinale Co-Production Market has awarded three cash prizes to There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World, The Last Paradise On Earth, and The Melting.
Onur Saylak’s There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World has received the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of €20,000. Liman Film and b.i.t arts from Turkey are producing. A Special Mention went to 8horses’ Electric Child, which Simon Jaquemet of Switzerland will direct.
The €10,000 Vff Talent Highlight Award has gone to Sakaris Stórá’s The Last Paradise On Earth from the Faroe Islands and produced by Jón Hammer.
The Berlinale Co-Production Market has awarded three cash prizes to There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World, The Last Paradise On Earth, and The Melting.
Onur Saylak’s There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World has received the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of €20,000. Liman Film and b.i.t arts from Turkey are producing. A Special Mention went to 8horses’ Electric Child, which Simon Jaquemet of Switzerland will direct.
The €10,000 Vff Talent Highlight Award has gone to Sakaris Stórá’s The Last Paradise On Earth from the Faroe Islands and produced by Jón Hammer.
- 2/24/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The director of BBC’s The Trip and 24 Hour Party People joins us on Thursday lunchtime for a live question and answer session
Michael Winterbottom has been making films for nearly 25 years, and in that time has earned a reputation as one of the UK’s most dazzlingly varied film-makers. Winterbottom’s work has encompassed the hypernaturalist migrant travelogue In This World and the bleak Thomas Hardy adaptation Jude; the committed hostage drama A Mighty Heart and the sadistic noir thriller The Killer Inside Me. Along the way he has developed an outstanding creative relationship with Steve Coogan: together they made the Factory Records comedy 24 Hour Party People, the metatextual Tristram Shandy adaptation A Cock and Bull Story, the breezy Paul Raymond biopic The Look of Love, and three series (to date) of restaurant-tour comedy The Trip.
Michael Winterbottom has been making films for nearly 25 years, and in that time has earned a reputation as one of the UK’s most dazzlingly varied film-makers. Winterbottom’s work has encompassed the hypernaturalist migrant travelogue In This World and the bleak Thomas Hardy adaptation Jude; the committed hostage drama A Mighty Heart and the sadistic noir thriller The Killer Inside Me. Along the way he has developed an outstanding creative relationship with Steve Coogan: together they made the Factory Records comedy 24 Hour Party People, the metatextual Tristram Shandy adaptation A Cock and Bull Story, the breezy Paul Raymond biopic The Look of Love, and three series (to date) of restaurant-tour comedy The Trip.
- 7/15/2019
- by Guardian film
- The Guardian - Film News
The internet will correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure “The Wedding Guest” is the first time Dev Patel has handled a firearm in one of his movies. Five minutes into Michael Winterbottom’s Pakistan-set thriller, the actor walks into a shop, asks to try out a gun, and proceeds to inspect a semiautomatic pistol before settling on another. At this point, we don’t know the character’s name — and besides, we’ve seen him slip passports with four aliases into his suitcase — but Winterbottom is already actively manipulating stereotypes.
“The Wedding Guest” turns out to be the story of a professional, played by Patel but of the sort usually embodied by white men with square jaws and power-drill stares, who is contracted to kidnap a woman (Radhika Apte) on the eve of her arranged marriage and deliver her to the man she loves. But Winterbottom,...
“The Wedding Guest” turns out to be the story of a professional, played by Patel but of the sort usually embodied by white men with square jaws and power-drill stares, who is contracted to kidnap a woman (Radhika Apte) on the eve of her arranged marriage and deliver her to the man she loves. But Winterbottom,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Established just six years after Germany’s surrender to the Allied powers and in the midst of the Cold War, the Berlin Film Festival was born with a stark political streak that has only intensified over time, and under Dieter Kosslick it has not only reflected the zeitgeist but also the festival director’s world view.
Kosslick is being honored at the Berlin Film Festival with Variety‘s Achievement in International Film Award.
While the Berlinale began as a “glamour event in the destroyed city in order to invite international stars like Gina Lollobrigida,” the time and place of its founding nevertheless made the festival political, Kosslick stresses.
“This was the city at the front between communism and capitalism. Yet since its early days, the ideology of the Berlinale has always been one of understanding between peoples, and it has remained so,” he says. Its political character deepened over the...
Kosslick is being honored at the Berlin Film Festival with Variety‘s Achievement in International Film Award.
While the Berlinale began as a “glamour event in the destroyed city in order to invite international stars like Gina Lollobrigida,” the time and place of its founding nevertheless made the festival political, Kosslick stresses.
“This was the city at the front between communism and capitalism. Yet since its early days, the ideology of the Berlinale has always been one of understanding between peoples, and it has remained so,” he says. Its political character deepened over the...
- 2/10/2019
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin Hart is feeling the "morning vibes" with his new bundle of joy!
The 38-year-old actor took to Instagram on Sunday to share two sweet snaps of his newborn son, Kenzo Kash, who was born at 1:45 a.m. early Tuesday morning to he and his wife, Eniko Parrish.
"Feeling beyond blessed on this beautiful Sunday morning," Hart wrote alongside a photo of him cradling Kenzo in their safari-themed nursery. "Morning vibes with my little man."
A few hours later, Parrish and Hart both posted the same black and white close-up of the baby boy's adorable face, including a poem expressing their hopes and dreams for little Kenzo.
"You are a miracle, our beautiful baby boy," they wrote. "We pray you'll always feel so safe and loved surrounded by our joy. For we are blessed to hold you close and feel your beating heart. The little life we hoped for, how wonderful you are...
The 38-year-old actor took to Instagram on Sunday to share two sweet snaps of his newborn son, Kenzo Kash, who was born at 1:45 a.m. early Tuesday morning to he and his wife, Eniko Parrish.
"Feeling beyond blessed on this beautiful Sunday morning," Hart wrote alongside a photo of him cradling Kenzo in their safari-themed nursery. "Morning vibes with my little man."
A few hours later, Parrish and Hart both posted the same black and white close-up of the baby boy's adorable face, including a poem expressing their hopes and dreams for little Kenzo.
"You are a miracle, our beautiful baby boy," they wrote. "We pray you'll always feel so safe and loved surrounded by our joy. For we are blessed to hold you close and feel your beating heart. The little life we hoped for, how wonderful you are...
- 11/26/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
You need more than talent to make a movie. You’ve got to have enough poise, control, and authority to assemble and direct a huge cast of people. Everybody from the actors to the lighting techs, catering assistants, wardrobe workers, and more must have complete trust in your vision. It’s mammoth undertaking, even for a relatively small-scale production. This is why youth is such a rare commodity behind the camera. When we talk about ‘young’ directors, we’re almost never referring to people over the age of twenty-five. In this world, you’re still a young buck at thirty-five. So, it’s amazing to
The Top Five Movie Directors Under the Age of 35...
The Top Five Movie Directors Under the Age of 35...
- 11/21/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Netflix really does make life hard. We spend so much time finishing one series, only for another brilliant show to appear on the home screen and excite and distract us all over again. However, it’s not only watching TV shows that take up our free time, but outstanding movies too. Netflix is eager to keep producing their own original content, which we have no problem with, as we hope to see more incredible films like Beasts of No Nation, I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore, Okja, and War Machine. Although the list of Netflix competitors is getting
Here are a Few Movies You Should Have Seen on Netflix By Now...
Here are a Few Movies You Should Have Seen on Netflix By Now...
- 11/1/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
At least two lawsuits have been filed by survivors of the mass shooting at a Las Vegas music concert earlier this month — signaling the possible start of other legal claims against the event organizers, the weapons’ manufacturers and the hotel where the gunman stayed.
In a suit filed Wednesday, 10 of the deadly rampage’s victims allege battery, assault and negligence, People confirms.
They named as defendants MGM Resorts International, which owns the venue where the Route 91 Harvest festival was held, and its subsidiary Mandalay Corp., which owns the Mandalay Bay hotel where Stephen Paddock was staying when he fired down...
In a suit filed Wednesday, 10 of the deadly rampage’s victims allege battery, assault and negligence, People confirms.
They named as defendants MGM Resorts International, which owns the venue where the Route 91 Harvest festival was held, and its subsidiary Mandalay Corp., which owns the Mandalay Bay hotel where Stephen Paddock was staying when he fired down...
- 10/19/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner” sequel honored and expanded the world of Ridley Scott’s original, with no small help from the narrative skills of Joe Walker, his go-to editor since “Sicario” and “Arrival.” The sequel is more complex than its predecessor; at 163 minutes, it’s a long, slow, and poetic journey, which didn’t connect with enough moviegoers in its opening weekend ($32.7 million). For those with the patience, the payoff makes it all worthwhile.
Creating a Dreamscape
“Denis often said to me that the movie should be like a dream,” said Walker (who earned an Oscar nomination for “12 Years a Slave”). “There’s something in the unconventional pacing of the film that tries to do that. Tension is maintained, but it’s stretched, allowing time for the audience to really immerse in these landscapes, not to let events pass mechanically by.
“This is a world that is like a...
Creating a Dreamscape
“Denis often said to me that the movie should be like a dream,” said Walker (who earned an Oscar nomination for “12 Years a Slave”). “There’s something in the unconventional pacing of the film that tries to do that. Tension is maintained, but it’s stretched, allowing time for the audience to really immerse in these landscapes, not to let events pass mechanically by.
“This is a world that is like a...
- 10/11/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The makers of Blade Runner 2049 tricked a clutch of production companies into giving them nearly $200 million to make a languidly paced, ponderous, deliberately action-reticent blockbuster. That on its own would be impressive, but all the better, the result is the best cyberpunk film since the original Matrix, and the best big-budget American science fiction film in years. I would even say that it easily surpasses its predecessor (though outside of its production design and score, I am not a fan of that movie, so consider this opinion with that in mind), building on its themes and aesthetic to walk its own path.
In 2049, there’s still a need for “blade runners” to hunt down rogue replicants — bioengineered artificial humans used for various forms of labor. Lapd blade runner Officer K (Ryan Gosling) stumbles upon the trail of the original movie’s protagonist, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), during one hunt.
In 2049, there’s still a need for “blade runners” to hunt down rogue replicants — bioengineered artificial humans used for various forms of labor. Lapd blade runner Officer K (Ryan Gosling) stumbles upon the trail of the original movie’s protagonist, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), during one hunt.
- 10/3/2017
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
Louisa Mellor Sep 17, 2017
Three cheers for grown-up sci-fi anthology series Electric Dreams, which promises to be a real treasure trove. Spoilers...
This review contains spoilers.
See related The Croods 2 has been cancelled
1.1 The Hood Maker
A hunched robot in a Pac a Mac creeps behind a pillar. A quintet of babies with floating umbilical cords dance a ring of roses in mid-air. A neon sign advertises the services of a four-breasted woman. Welcome, say the opening credits, to the world of electric dreamer Philip K. Dick.
Or more properly, a world inspired by Philip K. Dick. Episode one of this ten-part anthology series has taken liberties with Dick’s 1955 short story The Hood Maker, and quite rightly. That was written under the shadow of McCarthyism, when loyalty and betrayal were matters of state. This was written under the shadow of the Snooper’s Charter and corporate data mining. In the fifties,...
Three cheers for grown-up sci-fi anthology series Electric Dreams, which promises to be a real treasure trove. Spoilers...
This review contains spoilers.
See related The Croods 2 has been cancelled
1.1 The Hood Maker
A hunched robot in a Pac a Mac creeps behind a pillar. A quintet of babies with floating umbilical cords dance a ring of roses in mid-air. A neon sign advertises the services of a four-breasted woman. Welcome, say the opening credits, to the world of electric dreamer Philip K. Dick.
Or more properly, a world inspired by Philip K. Dick. Episode one of this ten-part anthology series has taken liberties with Dick’s 1955 short story The Hood Maker, and quite rightly. That was written under the shadow of McCarthyism, when loyalty and betrayal were matters of state. This was written under the shadow of the Snooper’s Charter and corporate data mining. In the fifties,...
- 9/15/2017
- Den of Geek
Looking back on this still-young century makes clear that 2007 was a major time for cinematic happenings — and, on the basis of this retrospective, one we’re not quite through with ten years on. One’s mind might quickly flash to a few big titles that will be represented, but it is the plurality of both festival and theatrical premieres that truly surprises: late works from old masters, debuts from filmmakers who’ve since become some of our most-respected artists, and mid-career turning points that didn’t necessarily announce themselves as such at the time. Join us as an assembled team, many of whom were coming of age that year, takes on their favorites.
In 2007, Rob Zombie, for his third feature, took on a beloved horror franchise — helmed at its inception by genre maestro John Carpenter — and dug his grime-coated nails into Halloween with tenacity. Insistent on finding reason behind a remake,...
In 2007, Rob Zombie, for his third feature, took on a beloved horror franchise — helmed at its inception by genre maestro John Carpenter — and dug his grime-coated nails into Halloween with tenacity. Insistent on finding reason behind a remake,...
- 8/31/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Game of Thrones” Season 7, Episode 6, “Beyond the Wall.”]
The penultimate episode of “Game of Thrones” Season 7 has been a divisive one for fans, and not because of the usual politics of who should win, who should lose, and who should possibly sleep with her long-lost nephew.
Instead, many viewers came away frustrated because even though “Beyond the Wall” was entertaining, so much of it was unbelievable. This, on a show with magic, dragons, zombies, and even a zombie-dragon. Although some detractors had pointed to plot holes and character inconsistencies, the biggest offender across the board was time.
In the episode, an emergency rescue mission had to go into effect when Jon Snow (Kit Harington) & Co. were surrounded by an army of the undead who were stopped by a moat of a partially frozen lake. Their only hope of surviving lay in a three-part plan: Gendry (Joe Dempsie) had to flee on foot back to Eastwatch, his message would...
The penultimate episode of “Game of Thrones” Season 7 has been a divisive one for fans, and not because of the usual politics of who should win, who should lose, and who should possibly sleep with her long-lost nephew.
Instead, many viewers came away frustrated because even though “Beyond the Wall” was entertaining, so much of it was unbelievable. This, on a show with magic, dragons, zombies, and even a zombie-dragon. Although some detractors had pointed to plot holes and character inconsistencies, the biggest offender across the board was time.
In the episode, an emergency rescue mission had to go into effect when Jon Snow (Kit Harington) & Co. were surrounded by an army of the undead who were stopped by a moat of a partially frozen lake. Their only hope of surviving lay in a three-part plan: Gendry (Joe Dempsie) had to flee on foot back to Eastwatch, his message would...
- 8/23/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
“Episodes” began as a journey: Two British television writers try to take their acclaimed series to America, and get caught in the web of Matt LeBlanc’s world. Sean (Stephen Mangan) and Beverly’s (Tamsin Greig) original show is flush with promise — literal promises from eager Hollywood studio executives — but “Episodes” chronicles their massive failure.
Entering Season 5, the couple has been put through the ringer. After five seasons, one awful sitcom, and a stolen bid at legitimacy, Sean and Beverly have experienced the industry at its most dysfunctional. And yet, they remain. They still care — desperately, foolishly, painfully — but they still care. They cling to the appearance of a normal life even as the flimsy walls of fake sets and fake people consistently come tumbling down.
Read More:‘Episodes’ Creators Preview the Final Season of Matt LeBlanc’s Showtime Comedy and Unveil Why It Had To End
Even those that...
Entering Season 5, the couple has been put through the ringer. After five seasons, one awful sitcom, and a stolen bid at legitimacy, Sean and Beverly have experienced the industry at its most dysfunctional. And yet, they remain. They still care — desperately, foolishly, painfully — but they still care. They cling to the appearance of a normal life even as the flimsy walls of fake sets and fake people consistently come tumbling down.
Read More:‘Episodes’ Creators Preview the Final Season of Matt LeBlanc’s Showtime Comedy and Unveil Why It Had To End
Even those that...
- 8/16/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
In this world there are a vast number of genetic mutations that are unique to the human race but are still so differentiated that many people have come to realize that those same mutations, or as others like to call them, specific physical characteristics, are going to be repeated again and again like a genetic photocopy. In other words, people are going to start looking like other people at some point and time by pure genetic accident. The effect is kind of cool at times and even downright scary as you have to wonder if some of these celebrities were
These 9 Women are Dead Ringers For Their Celebrity Counterparts...
These 9 Women are Dead Ringers For Their Celebrity Counterparts...
- 8/14/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
There’ve been a broad range of reactions to the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor, the first woman to play the part in Doctor Who‘s half-century on TV. While there are definitely a number of extreme opinions floating around, Steven Moffat has claimed that most fans love the decision. Even if that’s not entirely true, it would seem that many of the stars of the show are on board with having a female Doctor.
After all, ever since the announcement that Whittaker would be portraying the character, a number of people involved with the sci-fi series, both past and present, have congratulated the actress – including Peter Capaldi, Colin Baker, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant.
Now, Jodie Whittaker has broken the silence on her casting, giving her first broadcast interview since being chosen as the Thirteenth Doctor last month. While ostensibly speaking on BBC Radio 6 about...
After all, ever since the announcement that Whittaker would be portraying the character, a number of people involved with the sci-fi series, both past and present, have congratulated the actress – including Peter Capaldi, Colin Baker, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant.
Now, Jodie Whittaker has broken the silence on her casting, giving her first broadcast interview since being chosen as the Thirteenth Doctor last month. While ostensibly speaking on BBC Radio 6 about...
- 8/8/2017
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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Who would have ever thought there would be an emoji movie?! Well guess what? It happened, it is surprisingly great and it's coming to the big screen this weekend!
The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone's user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression - except for Gene, an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become 'normal' like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak to embark on an epic 'app-venture'.
Who would have ever thought there would be an emoji movie?! Well guess what? It happened, it is surprisingly great and it's coming to the big screen this weekend!
The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone's user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression - except for Gene, an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become 'normal' like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak to embark on an epic 'app-venture'.
- 7/26/2017
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
There are three men left in the running on this season of The Bachelorette — but according to Charlize Theron, none of them are the right guy for leading lady Rachel Lindsay.
During an appearance on Sunday’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the Atomic Blonde star offered her candid thoughts on Lindsay’s final three suitors after a caller asked who Theron thinks Lindsay should choose.
“Oh, that’s a good one,” said Theron, 41, before responding: “None of them.”
“You don’t feel any of them are good enough for her?” asked host Andy Cohen while Theron shook her head firmly.
During an appearance on Sunday’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the Atomic Blonde star offered her candid thoughts on Lindsay’s final three suitors after a caller asked who Theron thinks Lindsay should choose.
“Oh, that’s a good one,” said Theron, 41, before responding: “None of them.”
“You don’t feel any of them are good enough for her?” asked host Andy Cohen while Theron shook her head firmly.
- 7/24/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
The Bachelorette‘s Rachel Lindsay is down to her final three suitors — and while the eliminations closest to the end are the most difficult, she’s confident she made the right choice.
“I love my fiancé,” she gushed to People at Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 event at Avenue in Hollywood, CA. “I just saw him yesterday. We just finished having our little rendezvous. We called it Happy Couples Weekend.”
“Every time I spend more time with him, it’s even better,” she added.
Though the 31-year-old attorney is happier than ever, getting engaged on reality television does come with a bit...
“I love my fiancé,” she gushed to People at Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 event at Avenue in Hollywood, CA. “I just saw him yesterday. We just finished having our little rendezvous. We called it Happy Couples Weekend.”
“Every time I spend more time with him, it’s even better,” she added.
Though the 31-year-old attorney is happier than ever, getting engaged on reality television does come with a bit...
- 7/19/2017
- by Abby Stern
- PEOPLE.com
Syfy is developing an hour-long supernatural drama series based on the Adam Mansbach novel “Rage Is Back”, Variety reports. The series is set in 1987 during New York’s “War on Graffiti.” In this world, a young graffiti crew copes with the murder of one of their members, investigating a connection to shamans of the past […]...
- 7/17/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
In celebration of the fourth annual World Emoji Day (@WorldEmojiDay) on Monday, July 17, audiences can get excited for the film by getting their tickets early – and Sony Pictures Animation is joining the fun by orchestrating a series of events and appearances as we all salute to the emoji, the means of communication that crosses borders and language.
On World Emoji Day, tickets will go on sale for The Emoji Movie. MovieTickets.com continues their multi-picture partnership with Sony with a site-wide takeover for the film, announcing the start of advance ticketing on the site, newsletter and social media. Advance tickets will also be available on Fandango and Atom Tickets.
Commenting on the announcement, Tony Leondis, co-writer/director of The Emoji Movie, said, “Emojis help us express ourselves in ways we don’t have time to express, or don’t have the forethought to express, or are afraid to express – or...
On World Emoji Day, tickets will go on sale for The Emoji Movie. MovieTickets.com continues their multi-picture partnership with Sony with a site-wide takeover for the film, announcing the start of advance ticketing on the site, newsletter and social media. Advance tickets will also be available on Fandango and Atom Tickets.
Commenting on the announcement, Tony Leondis, co-writer/director of The Emoji Movie, said, “Emojis help us express ourselves in ways we don’t have time to express, or don’t have the forethought to express, or are afraid to express – or...
- 7/13/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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