The worst thing that could possibly happen to a Doctor Who fan is for the show to be cancelled again. Or for it to be broadcast again. Depends who you ask, really.
Despite the advent of the 15th Doctor and the anticipation that brings, there are nagging doubts abroad concerning the show’s future. And that’s fair enough, really. Some fans are just naturally pessimistic, some remember previous crushed hopes around Doctor Who’s wilderness years, and some just look at the state of TV streaming and feel that pessimism is a fairly realistic outlook. It’s also not unreasonable to be concerned that David Tennant is kicking around somewhere, especially given that it was raised by the host during Gatwa’s recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show.
Then there are the folk who simply don’t like Russell T Davies’ writing on Doctor Who. A previous line...
Despite the advent of the 15th Doctor and the anticipation that brings, there are nagging doubts abroad concerning the show’s future. And that’s fair enough, really. Some fans are just naturally pessimistic, some remember previous crushed hopes around Doctor Who’s wilderness years, and some just look at the state of TV streaming and feel that pessimism is a fairly realistic outlook. It’s also not unreasonable to be concerned that David Tennant is kicking around somewhere, especially given that it was raised by the host during Gatwa’s recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show.
Then there are the folk who simply don’t like Russell T Davies’ writing on Doctor Who. A previous line...
- 1/4/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Wahey, it’s Christmas. Time to celebrate by ranking television designed to air when everyone is drunk or angry or asleep or all three. This is exactly what Jesus would have wanted.
The Doctor Who Festive Specials have been part of the BBC’s Christmas and New Year’s Day line-up since 2005 – times when there’s something of a captive audience who might not normally watch the show. Unlike the 1965 Christmas Day episode, the hope is that they’ll attract a broader audience. Some episodes are more forgiving for casual viewers than others. Some episodes will garner the ultimate praise from your father-in-law: complete silence for the duration followed by ‘That was rather good’. Some episodes make absolutely no sense to anyone who only watches at Christmas.
Including Chris Chibnall’s three New Year specials (but not ‘Spyfall’ because it’s a series opener rather than a one-off special episode) brings us to 17 stories,...
The Doctor Who Festive Specials have been part of the BBC’s Christmas and New Year’s Day line-up since 2005 – times when there’s something of a captive audience who might not normally watch the show. Unlike the 1965 Christmas Day episode, the hope is that they’ll attract a broader audience. Some episodes are more forgiving for casual viewers than others. Some episodes will garner the ultimate praise from your father-in-law: complete silence for the duration followed by ‘That was rather good’. Some episodes make absolutely no sense to anyone who only watches at Christmas.
Including Chris Chibnall’s three New Year specials (but not ‘Spyfall’ because it’s a series opener rather than a one-off special episode) brings us to 17 stories,...
- 12/27/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Turkey’s Best International Feature Oscar entry “About Dry Grasses” defrosts the blurred lines between teacher and student, colleague and mentor, in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s epically ambitioned, Cannes award-winning drama.
IndieWire debuts the trailer for the film that follows an abusive teacher (Deniz Celiloğlu) as he grapples with living in icy Anatolia, including favoring one pupil (Ece Bağcı), and seeking solace with a fellow teacher.
Samet (Celiloğlu) is a young art teacher now in his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia. After a turn of events he can hardly make sense of, as is the case of many a Ceylan character facing a void, he loses his hopes of escaping the grim life he seems to be stuck in. Will his encounter with Nuray, also a teacher, help him overcome his angst? Musab Ekici also stars as Samet’s roommate.
The film is directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan,...
IndieWire debuts the trailer for the film that follows an abusive teacher (Deniz Celiloğlu) as he grapples with living in icy Anatolia, including favoring one pupil (Ece Bağcı), and seeking solace with a fellow teacher.
Samet (Celiloğlu) is a young art teacher now in his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia. After a turn of events he can hardly make sense of, as is the case of many a Ceylan character facing a void, he loses his hopes of escaping the grim life he seems to be stuck in. Will his encounter with Nuray, also a teacher, help him overcome his angst? Musab Ekici also stars as Samet’s roommate.
The film is directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan,...
- 11/28/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who: The Star Beast.
The first of the new David Tennant and Catherine Tate-fronted episodes is called simply “The Star Beast”, a title it shares with the 1980 Doctor Who Weekly comic strip (published in the US by Marvel Comics as “Stan Lee Presents: Doctor Who”) “Doctor Who and the Star Beast”, featuring the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker.
The TV special stars Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the fluffy alien “Beep the Meep”, who first appeared in that comic. And if we put the poster for the special alongside the cover of that comic (see above) there are… similarities.
It wouldn’t be the first time the Doctor Who TV series has adapted stories from other mediums. The most famous example would be when Paul Cornell was invited to adapt the Seventh Doctor novel he had written for Virgin New Adventures,...
The first of the new David Tennant and Catherine Tate-fronted episodes is called simply “The Star Beast”, a title it shares with the 1980 Doctor Who Weekly comic strip (published in the US by Marvel Comics as “Stan Lee Presents: Doctor Who”) “Doctor Who and the Star Beast”, featuring the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker.
The TV special stars Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the fluffy alien “Beep the Meep”, who first appeared in that comic. And if we put the poster for the special alongside the cover of that comic (see above) there are… similarities.
It wouldn’t be the first time the Doctor Who TV series has adapted stories from other mediums. The most famous example would be when Paul Cornell was invited to adapt the Seventh Doctor novel he had written for Virgin New Adventures,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
60 years is a long time. For us, if not for the Doctor, who can pass six decades in a single blink and once spent over four billion years trapped inside a coaster. For those of us on Earth though, 60 years is a very long time to have been a part of things, to have been loved and argued about and mourned and revived and then loved and argued about even more.
To celebrate Doctor Who’s miraculous longevity, below are 60 moments from its lifetime that mark it out as something special. Rather than talking about full episodes, stories or seasons, here we’re looking at individual scenes, ideas or images from the show, as well as ephemera surrounding Doctor Who: a cultural moment, a slice of life, a shared experience. This could range from toys to songs to UGNs (Unexpected Graham Nortons).
There are countless to choose from. There are countless perspectives to consider.
To celebrate Doctor Who’s miraculous longevity, below are 60 moments from its lifetime that mark it out as something special. Rather than talking about full episodes, stories or seasons, here we’re looking at individual scenes, ideas or images from the show, as well as ephemera surrounding Doctor Who: a cultural moment, a slice of life, a shared experience. This could range from toys to songs to UGNs (Unexpected Graham Nortons).
There are countless to choose from. There are countless perspectives to consider.
- 11/23/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Continuing the long tradition of Doctor Who joining forces with Children in Need, David Tennant is to star in a special scene broadcast on Friday November 17 during the BBC fundraising TV event. The BBC is billing the scene as “the Fourteenth Doctor in his first adventure” ahead of three 60th anniversary specials airing on Saturday nights from November 25.
Written by showrunner Russell T Davies, the Children in Need-exclusive scene’s official synopsis promises that the Doctor will uncover “an age old mystery involving one of his oldest foes.”
Which foe that is doesn’t appear to be a mystery, as you can tell from the official image above.
It’s a Dalek. After suggesting that the Daleks had been overused on Doctor Who of late and were perhaps deserving of a little rest, Davies has whacked them right into the Fourteenth Doctor’s very first scene. Fun and games.
The...
Written by showrunner Russell T Davies, the Children in Need-exclusive scene’s official synopsis promises that the Doctor will uncover “an age old mystery involving one of his oldest foes.”
Which foe that is doesn’t appear to be a mystery, as you can tell from the official image above.
It’s a Dalek. After suggesting that the Daleks had been overused on Doctor Who of late and were perhaps deserving of a little rest, Davies has whacked them right into the Fourteenth Doctor’s very first scene. Fun and games.
The...
- 11/13/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The Daleks have appeared in every series of Doctor Who since it returned in 2005, after being in 14 stories in the show’s original run. It’s understandable: without the success of the Daleks in 1963 it’s unlikely Doctor Who would be on TV today. The two are so intertwined that when people think of the Doctor, they can’t help but think of the Daleks. Being so closely connected in such a long-running show though, has its drawbacks: the Daleks always return, but their credibility as a threat has diminished.
Former showrunner Steven Moffat described the Daleks as “the most reliably defeated enemies in the universe”. Moffat (and Mark Gatiss) therefore gave them a victory, and then rested them, relatively speaking, with cameo appearances in series six and ten. Under Moffat’s predecessor Russell T. Davies, the villains reached their logical conclusion of trying to destroy everything in the universe that wasn’t Dalek.
Former showrunner Steven Moffat described the Daleks as “the most reliably defeated enemies in the universe”. Moffat (and Mark Gatiss) therefore gave them a victory, and then rested them, relatively speaking, with cameo appearances in series six and ten. Under Moffat’s predecessor Russell T. Davies, the villains reached their logical conclusion of trying to destroy everything in the universe that wasn’t Dalek.
- 8/8/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Much like the Doctor themselves, Doctor Who is a show with a long and eventful history. Various groups and individuals have attempted to track it, but no one person has the entire picture, and even in its official history there can be contradictions, rumours, and stories that grow in the retelling until they gain a truth all of their own.
It’s time to address some of the most persistent urban legends and determine just how much truth they have in them…
Daleks Are Contractually Obligated To Appear At Least Once Each Series
Much like the Daleks themselves, this one keeps coming back. It is common knowledge that the Daleks are not actually the intellectual property of the BBC, but of the estate of their creator, Terry Nation (Perhaps less well-known is the fact that Steven Moffat has a similar arrangement with the Weeping Angels).
The Daleks are of course...
It’s time to address some of the most persistent urban legends and determine just how much truth they have in them…
Daleks Are Contractually Obligated To Appear At Least Once Each Series
Much like the Daleks themselves, this one keeps coming back. It is common knowledge that the Daleks are not actually the intellectual property of the BBC, but of the estate of their creator, Terry Nation (Perhaps less well-known is the fact that Steven Moffat has a similar arrangement with the Weeping Angels).
The Daleks are of course...
- 6/9/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
A lengthy shoot, a lengthy post-production process and a lengthy runtime mean it’s business as usual for our favorite Turkish auteur. A mainstay on the Croisette, Nuri Bilge Ceylan has been very fortunate in the South of France landing several prizes over the years. After his first pair of films premiered at the Berlinale, he has been here with Uzak (Distant) which was awarded the Grand Prix and Best Actor prize in 2003, 2006’s Climates, 2008’s Three Monkeys, Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (2011), Palme d’Or winner Winter Sleep and finally The Wild Pear Tree in 2018.…...
- 5/20/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
It’s the most exciting time of the year: the Cannes Film Festival is set to kick off next week, taking place May 16-27. Ahead of festivities we’ve rounded up what we’re most looking forward to, and while we’re sure many surprises await, per every year, one will find 20 films that should be on your radar. Check out our picks below and be sure to subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest updates from the festival.
About Dry Grasses (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
While it’s been five long years since the latest film from Nuri Bilge Ceylan, we did get a recent re-release of his stellar breakout feature Uzak aka Distant, but it’s now finally time for a new film from the Turkish director. Les herbes sèches (aka About Dry Grasses) clocks in at familiarly epic length (3 hours and 17 minutes) and follows Samet, a young...
About Dry Grasses (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
While it’s been five long years since the latest film from Nuri Bilge Ceylan, we did get a recent re-release of his stellar breakout feature Uzak aka Distant, but it’s now finally time for a new film from the Turkish director. Les herbes sèches (aka About Dry Grasses) clocks in at familiarly epic length (3 hours and 17 minutes) and follows Samet, a young...
- 5/12/2023
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Update: Image removed at the request of the producers.
While it’s been five long years since the latest film from Nuri Bilge Ceylan, we did get a recent re-release of his stellar breakout feature Uzak aka Distant, but 2023 looks to finally be the year of a new film from the Turkish director. Les herbes sèches aka About Dry Grasses is among our most-anticipated of the year and now ahead of a very likely Cannes debut, the first image and full synopsis have arrived.
Above, one can see the first still of the film starring Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, and Musab Ekici. Per the new synopsis, the film follows Samet, a young teacher, who is finishing his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia, while hoping to be assigned to Istanbul. When he and his colleague Kenan are accused of harassment by two female students, he...
While it’s been five long years since the latest film from Nuri Bilge Ceylan, we did get a recent re-release of his stellar breakout feature Uzak aka Distant, but 2023 looks to finally be the year of a new film from the Turkish director. Les herbes sèches aka About Dry Grasses is among our most-anticipated of the year and now ahead of a very likely Cannes debut, the first image and full synopsis have arrived.
Above, one can see the first still of the film starring Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, and Musab Ekici. Per the new synopsis, the film follows Samet, a young teacher, who is finishing his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia, while hoping to be assigned to Istanbul. When he and his colleague Kenan are accused of harassment by two female students, he...
- 2/2/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Warning: contains spoilers for 2003 story ‘Jubilee’
The 2003 Big Finish story ‘Jubilee’ is one of Doctor Who’s richest. It was adapted by its author, Rob Shearman, for the 2005 TV episode ‘Dalek’. That adaptation took certain elements from the original but explores different ideas to ‘Jubilee’. ‘Dalek’ was part of the developing Time War story and much of its impact is due to the carnage being made personal to a traumatised Doctor. ‘Jubilee’ makes the Daleks scary by telling a very serious joke, the feedline being their now trope-laden familiarity, the punchline: violent, terrifying slaughter of everything different.
In its original context, ‘Jubilee’ was a savage look at how popular culture and fandoms can reduce terrifying ideas to memes, punchlines and children’s toys. It was written in the interim period between the 1996 TV Movie and the 2003 announcement that the series was returning to TV, so was intended for an older audience.
The 2003 Big Finish story ‘Jubilee’ is one of Doctor Who’s richest. It was adapted by its author, Rob Shearman, for the 2005 TV episode ‘Dalek’. That adaptation took certain elements from the original but explores different ideas to ‘Jubilee’. ‘Dalek’ was part of the developing Time War story and much of its impact is due to the carnage being made personal to a traumatised Doctor. ‘Jubilee’ makes the Daleks scary by telling a very serious joke, the feedline being their now trope-laden familiarity, the punchline: violent, terrifying slaughter of everything different.
In its original context, ‘Jubilee’ was a savage look at how popular culture and fandoms can reduce terrifying ideas to memes, punchlines and children’s toys. It was written in the interim period between the 1996 TV Movie and the 2003 announcement that the series was returning to TV, so was intended for an older audience.
- 6/4/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
“… hideous, machine-like creatures. They are legless, moving on a round base. They have no human features. A lens on a flexible shaft acts as an eye, arms with mechanical grips for hands.” Terry Nation’s script for ‘The Survivors’ (aka ‘The Daleks’ Part Two)
The Daleks, along with Judge Dredd, are fictional fascists beloved by a wide audience. At their heart is a combination of terrifying concept – Nazis who always return (imagine) – with a triumph of design. The greatest Dalek stories tap into this uneasy alliance.
A quick summary of the thinking behind this article:
A. We thought people would enjoy it.
B. If a story features the Daleks in a small cameo role, I’ve not included it. I’ve removed ‘The Day of the Doctor’ and ‘The Time of the Doctor’: it seems silly to rate them based on their Dalek content.
The rankings are not based...
The Daleks, along with Judge Dredd, are fictional fascists beloved by a wide audience. At their heart is a combination of terrifying concept – Nazis who always return (imagine) – with a triumph of design. The greatest Dalek stories tap into this uneasy alliance.
A quick summary of the thinking behind this article:
A. We thought people would enjoy it.
B. If a story features the Daleks in a small cameo role, I’ve not included it. I’ve removed ‘The Day of the Doctor’ and ‘The Time of the Doctor’: it seems silly to rate them based on their Dalek content.
The rankings are not based...
- 1/10/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
This Squid Game review is based on the first two episodes. It contains minor spoilers.
Squid Game uses a premise we’ve all seen before: People are thrown into an artificial arena where they must fight for their lives. In Netflix‘s new series, the arena is a massive, secret compound; the competition is a series of children’s games; and the people are 456 contestants who desperately need the ₩45.6billion ($39 million) prize money more than they need the illusion of safety the outside world periodically provides. Some competitors, like central protagonist Ki-hoon (Lee Jung-jae), have fallen into debt, compounded by a gambling addiction and a loan shark looking to collect. Others, like Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon)—a North Korean defector trying to help her parents escape to the south—need it to reunite their family. All have been carefully chosen by the game’s masked, seemingly unfeeling minder because they feel...
Squid Game uses a premise we’ve all seen before: People are thrown into an artificial arena where they must fight for their lives. In Netflix‘s new series, the arena is a massive, secret compound; the competition is a series of children’s games; and the people are 456 contestants who desperately need the ₩45.6billion ($39 million) prize money more than they need the illusion of safety the outside world periodically provides. Some competitors, like central protagonist Ki-hoon (Lee Jung-jae), have fallen into debt, compounded by a gambling addiction and a loan shark looking to collect. Others, like Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon)—a North Korean defector trying to help her parents escape to the south—need it to reunite their family. All have been carefully chosen by the game’s masked, seemingly unfeeling minder because they feel...
- 9/16/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
After rising to fame with his role in Hamilton, Anthony Ramos is making a name for himself yet again, this time with In the Heights. The 29-year-old stars as a bodega owner named Usnavi de la Vega, originally played by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also serves as the narrator of the film. If you're not acquainted with Anthony already, it's time that you are, because he's not going anywhere anytime soon. In addition to In the Heights, which is out on June 11, Anthony will also be starring in the upcoming comedic sci-fi film Distant alongside Naomi Scott, and he's already been confirmed for the next Transformers movie. Yep, Anthony is here to stay. Get to know more about him ahead.
Related: 10 Times Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos Proved They Were the Ultimate Duo...
Related: 10 Times Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos Proved They Were the Ultimate Duo...
- 6/7/2021
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Sony Pictures announced on Monday that it will adapt the classic children’s book “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” into a film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon, with a release date set for July 22, 2022.
Will Davies, writer of the “Johnny English” series and co-writer of “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Puss In Boots,” will adapt the screenplay. The 1965 book by Bernard Waber follows Lyle, a crocodile that lives in a Victorian brownstone with the Primm family, who found him in their bathtub when they moved in.
Speck and Gordon’s past work includes the 2016 comedy “Office Christmas Party” as well as the Will Ferrell figure skating comedy “Blades of Glory.” They received an Oscar nomination in 1998 for their short film “Culture” and are currently working on the Amblin sci-fi film “Distant” starring Anthony Ramos and Naomi Scott. In addition to directing “Lyle,” they will produce alongside Hutch Parker, with...
Will Davies, writer of the “Johnny English” series and co-writer of “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Puss In Boots,” will adapt the screenplay. The 1965 book by Bernard Waber follows Lyle, a crocodile that lives in a Victorian brownstone with the Primm family, who found him in their bathtub when they moved in.
Speck and Gordon’s past work includes the 2016 comedy “Office Christmas Party” as well as the Will Ferrell figure skating comedy “Blades of Glory.” They received an Oscar nomination in 1998 for their short film “Culture” and are currently working on the Amblin sci-fi film “Distant” starring Anthony Ramos and Naomi Scott. In addition to directing “Lyle,” they will produce alongside Hutch Parker, with...
- 5/17/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Exclusive; Sony Pictures has set Will Speck & Josh Gordon to direct Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, based on the bestselling Bernard Waber children’s book. Will Davies is adapting the screenplay and it will be a live-action hybrid film. The picture will be released July 22, 2022.
First published in 1965, the venerable children’s tale revolves around the title reptile who lives in a house on East 88th Street in New York City. Lyle enjoys helping the Primm family with everyday chores, and playing with the neighborhood kids. He’s the happiest crocodile any home ever had…until one neighbor insists that Lyle belongs in a zoo. Mr. Grumps and his cat, Loretta, don’t like crocodiles, and everything Lyle does to win them over seems to go wrong. It will take all of Lyle’s charm—and courage—to reveal the hero, and friend, behind the big crocodile smile.
Speck & Gordon are producing alongside Hutch Parker.
First published in 1965, the venerable children’s tale revolves around the title reptile who lives in a house on East 88th Street in New York City. Lyle enjoys helping the Primm family with everyday chores, and playing with the neighborhood kids. He’s the happiest crocodile any home ever had…until one neighbor insists that Lyle belongs in a zoo. Mr. Grumps and his cat, Loretta, don’t like crocodiles, and everything Lyle does to win them over seems to go wrong. It will take all of Lyle’s charm—and courage—to reveal the hero, and friend, behind the big crocodile smile.
Speck & Gordon are producing alongside Hutch Parker.
- 5/17/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
I think we can all agree that the 2005 redesign of the Daleks was a huge success, right? Nobody had any issues with them surely? Apart from Raymond Cusick, who originally designed them in 1963, and noted in Doctor Who Confidential ‘To them rivets and bolts are archaic.’ So obviously you can’t please everyone.
Last Thursday, which was approximately four years ago, the Radio Times was released with a new Dalek design on the cover. The slightly taller and thinner black Dalek is based on the Reconnaissance Dalek from the 2018 special ‘Resolution’, something which executive producer Chris Chibnall says is a plot point, describing the 2020 special as a sort of sequel to that episode. It looks better in the trailer than it does in a static image, and it’s been implied that the new design is a variant rather than the standard model.
The Daleks have had numerous variants and...
Last Thursday, which was approximately four years ago, the Radio Times was released with a new Dalek design on the cover. The slightly taller and thinner black Dalek is based on the Reconnaissance Dalek from the 2018 special ‘Resolution’, something which executive producer Chris Chibnall says is a plot point, describing the 2020 special as a sort of sequel to that episode. It looks better in the trailer than it does in a static image, and it’s been implied that the new design is a variant rather than the standard model.
The Daleks have had numerous variants and...
- 12/4/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
To be abundantly clear: the first Doctor Who Christmas Special was ‘The Christmas Invasion‘ in 2005. However, the first time the show was broadcast on Christmas Day was in 1965, the seventh episode of ‘The Dalek Master Plan’. The previous two years also had also seen Dalek stories at Christmas, with the first ever Dalek story starting broadcast in December 1963 and the final episode of ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’ arriving on Boxing Day 1964, because Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a volcanic eruption by the Home Counties.
‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’ capitalised on the initial success of the first Dalek story, and boosted the show’s ratings. The plan for the following series was to capitalise on that and so another six-parter was scheduled for the same time of year. As Season 2’s ‘Planet of the Giants‘ had been edited down to three episodes from four the BBC gave the...
‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’ capitalised on the initial success of the first Dalek story, and boosted the show’s ratings. The plan for the following series was to capitalise on that and so another six-parter was scheduled for the same time of year. As Season 2’s ‘Planet of the Giants‘ had been edited down to three episodes from four the BBC gave the...
- 12/2/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has acquired Raindrop, a grounded sci-fi action thriller pitch by scribes Anna Halberg and Spenser Cohen. Automatik is producing.
The pitch is a female two-hander sci-fi actioner as an estranged mother and daughter are forced to team up to unravel a conspiracy after a time travel mission goes awry.
Producers are Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger of Automatik and Gemma Levinson is the exec on the project for Automatik.
Verve, Anonymous Content and McKuin Frankel rep the scribes, who were recently set to adapt for Screen Gems the Nicholas Adams Alloy Entertainment novel Horrorscope.
Cohen wrote Distant, which Amblin has put in production with Will Speck & Josh Gordon directing and Rachel Brosnahan starring and Halberg among the producers. Cohen wrapped the short film Blink, which he wrote with Halberg. They’re also writing The Wand for Amblin, and Cohen previously scripted Netflix’s Extinction, the sci-fi thriller that...
The pitch is a female two-hander sci-fi actioner as an estranged mother and daughter are forced to team up to unravel a conspiracy after a time travel mission goes awry.
Producers are Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger of Automatik and Gemma Levinson is the exec on the project for Automatik.
Verve, Anonymous Content and McKuin Frankel rep the scribes, who were recently set to adapt for Screen Gems the Nicholas Adams Alloy Entertainment novel Horrorscope.
Cohen wrote Distant, which Amblin has put in production with Will Speck & Josh Gordon directing and Rachel Brosnahan starring and Halberg among the producers. Cohen wrapped the short film Blink, which he wrote with Halberg. They’re also writing The Wand for Amblin, and Cohen previously scripted Netflix’s Extinction, the sci-fi thriller that...
- 10/12/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Norwegian actor Kristofer Hivju, who’s best known for playing the foul-mouthed, bear-bedding, giant-killing Wildling warrior Tormund Giantsbane in HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, is heading to space in a new movie. Hivju has joined the cast of Distant, a science fiction film from Amblin Partners that has Anthony Ramos and Naomi […]
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- 10/7/2020
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
One of the greatest taglines in cinematic history states that in space no one can hear you scream. After today, I'm not entirely sure that this is true, because I can sure as hell hear some alien planets squeeing over the fact that Kristopher Hivju has just been cast in Amblin's upcoming Sci-fi comedy film Distant. You're likely to know Hivju as Tormund…...
- 10/5/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Upcoming films from Mia Hansen-Løve, Quentin Dupieux and directing duo Mina Mileva - Vesela Kazakova will also be co-produced by the cinema branch of the Franco-German channel. The 4th selection committee for 2020 of Arte France Cinéma (headed by Olivier Père) has chosen to engage in the co-production and pre-buying of four projects. Standing out among them is Les herbes sèches from Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, winner of Cannes’ Palme d'Or in 2014 with Winter Sleep and awarded several times on the Croisette. The film, set to be shot next year in Turkey and starring Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar and Musab Ekici, will centre on Samet, a young and single school teacher finishing his mandatory service in an isolated village in Anatolia, while...
Exclusive: Naomi Scott, who had a breakout performance as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin, is set to co-star with Hamilton star Anthony Ramos in Amblin Partners’ upcoming comedic sci-fi film Distant. Scott joins the film after the withdrawal of Rachel Brosnahan, who had to part ways with the project due to scheduling conflicts with production on the next season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The film tells the story of an asteroid miner who, after crash-landing on an alien planet, must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod. Blades of Glory directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon will direct. Spenser Cohen penned the spec script
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg will produce. Speck and Gordon will also serve as executive producers,...
The film tells the story of an asteroid miner who, after crash-landing on an alien planet, must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod. Blades of Glory directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon will direct. Spenser Cohen penned the spec script
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg will produce. Speck and Gordon will also serve as executive producers,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Naomi Scott is trading in her magic carpet for a spaceship. The Aladdin star is in talks to join Amblin Partners' upcoming sci-fi adventure movie Distant, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The project, from Blades of Glory filmmakers Will Speck and Josh Gordon, also stars Anthony Ramos and centers on an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet. Running out of oxygen and hunted by creatures, he is forced to cross harsh terrain to find the only other known survivor, a woman trapped in her escape pod. Spenser Cohen penned the script. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan previously had the role ...
The project, from Blades of Glory filmmakers Will Speck and Josh Gordon, also stars Anthony Ramos and centers on an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet. Running out of oxygen and hunted by creatures, he is forced to cross harsh terrain to find the only other known survivor, a woman trapped in her escape pod. Spenser Cohen penned the script. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan previously had the role ...
Naomi Scott is trading in her magic carpet for a spaceship. The Aladdin star is in talks to join Amblin Partners' upcoming sci-fi adventure movie Distant, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The project, from Blades of Glory filmmakers Will Speck and Josh Gordon, also stars Anthony Ramos and centers on an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet. Running out of oxygen and hunted by creatures, he is forced to cross harsh terrain to find the only other known survivor, a woman trapped in her escape pod. Spenser Cohen penned the script. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan previously had the role ...
The project, from Blades of Glory filmmakers Will Speck and Josh Gordon, also stars Anthony Ramos and centers on an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet. Running out of oxygen and hunted by creatures, he is forced to cross harsh terrain to find the only other known survivor, a woman trapped in her escape pod. Spenser Cohen penned the script. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan previously had the role ...
Doctor Who fans are still patiently waiting for this year’s special episode which will air during the festive season and bring back the Daleks to presumably wreak havoc on the world and ruin the Doctor’s day.
The sci-fi show chronicling the adventures of the Last of the Time Lords went out with a bang this year by revealing the true identity of the Timeless Child. Now that the Thirteenth knows she’s not originally from Gallifrey, it’s safe to assume that the next season will delve into her identity and forgotten past lives. But before that, Chris Chibnall will address the finale’s cliffhanger ending which saw a platoon of the Judoon teleport the Doctor to an intergalactic prison. This year’s special episode, “Revolution of the Daleks,” will feature the return of Graham, Ryan, and Yaz, and as the name suggests, revolve around the titular character’s oldest enemies.
The sci-fi show chronicling the adventures of the Last of the Time Lords went out with a bang this year by revealing the true identity of the Timeless Child. Now that the Thirteenth knows she’s not originally from Gallifrey, it’s safe to assume that the next season will delve into her identity and forgotten past lives. But before that, Chris Chibnall will address the finale’s cliffhanger ending which saw a platoon of the Judoon teleport the Doctor to an intergalactic prison. This year’s special episode, “Revolution of the Daleks,” will feature the return of Graham, Ryan, and Yaz, and as the name suggests, revolve around the titular character’s oldest enemies.
- 6/29/2020
- by Jonathan Wright
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Screen Gems has acquired the Nicholas Adams Alloy Entertainment novel Horrorscope, and has set Anna Halberg and Spenser Cohen to adapt. They are keeping the logline under wraps, but it is an elevated horror concept dealing with a dark horoscope book. After attending a horoscope party, people begin dying in ways connected to their zodiac signs. Four friends must work together to solve the mystery before their numbers are up.
Les Morgenstein and Elysa Dutton of Alloy Entertainment are producing. Michael Bitar and Lariah Perara will oversee the project for Screen Gems.
Cohen wrote Distant, which Amblin was about to put in production with Will Speck & Josh Gordon directing and Rachel Brosnahan starring, before the pandemic shuttered productions. Cohen wrapped the short film Blink, which he wrote with Halberg. They’re also writing The Wand for Amblin and Cohen previously scripted Netflix’s Extinction, the sci-fi thriller that starred...
Les Morgenstein and Elysa Dutton of Alloy Entertainment are producing. Michael Bitar and Lariah Perara will oversee the project for Screen Gems.
Cohen wrote Distant, which Amblin was about to put in production with Will Speck & Josh Gordon directing and Rachel Brosnahan starring, before the pandemic shuttered productions. Cohen wrapped the short film Blink, which he wrote with Halberg. They’re also writing The Wand for Amblin and Cohen previously scripted Netflix’s Extinction, the sci-fi thriller that starred...
- 6/26/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
There are some science fiction designs you mess with at your peril. Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy left the X-Wings as they were in the Original Trilogy and the basic shape of the USS Enterprise has remained the same since the 1960s. Even Doctor Who, which effectively reboots itself every few years, keeps a few things the same. Notably, the now-anachronistic blue police box Tardis. But it seems that the BBC are starting to fiddle with the other major iconic design: the Daleks.
The fascist alien pepper-pots have been the Doctor’s most iconic enemy ever since they debuted in 1963’s “The Daleks,” and they’re due to appear next in this year’s Christmas special, appropriately titled “Revolution of the Daleks.” Filming took place back in October 2019 and the plot seems to cover a schism in the Dalek Empire, indicated by shots from the set that appeared to...
The fascist alien pepper-pots have been the Doctor’s most iconic enemy ever since they debuted in 1963’s “The Daleks,” and they’re due to appear next in this year’s Christmas special, appropriately titled “Revolution of the Daleks.” Filming took place back in October 2019 and the plot seems to cover a schism in the Dalek Empire, indicated by shots from the set that appeared to...
- 6/19/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Celebrated Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2014 for “Winter Sleep” among many other accolades, is known to be rather reclusive. But he had no hesitation in accepting to preside over the jury of the International Migration Film Festival’s first edition, thus contributing significantly to its launch. He took questions from Variety about what moved him to participate.
You have been on several film festival juries before, also as president, including Cannes, Venice, Sarajevo and Shanghai. But this festival is different for various reasons. First off it’s a thematic event. The theme being migration, of course. How important was this aspect in your decision to head this jury?
I can really say that the urgency of the issue and a feeling of guilt that derive from the fact that I do not or cannot do anything despite frequently encountering the tragic dimensions of the matter,...
You have been on several film festival juries before, also as president, including Cannes, Venice, Sarajevo and Shanghai. But this festival is different for various reasons. First off it’s a thematic event. The theme being migration, of course. How important was this aspect in your decision to head this jury?
I can really say that the urgency of the issue and a feeling of guilt that derive from the fact that I do not or cannot do anything despite frequently encountering the tragic dimensions of the matter,...
- 6/15/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max has launched today, featuring acres of new content for subscribers to enjoy. Obviously, it’s mostly Warner Bros. properties that are available for streaming, but the studio has also managed to lock down a few other lucrative titles from elsewhere. One of those is Doctor Who, with all 12 seasons of the modern series of the BBC sci-fi institution up on the site to watch at your leisure.
If you’re a Who newbie, though, you may need some guidance on how best to approach the show. With five different leading actors across the past 15 years, Doctor Who can be intimidating to the fresh viewer. Here’s a handy guide then to every season of 21st century Who so far, highlighting the stars of each run and the standout episodes you may wish to look out for.
Season 1 (2005) – Starring Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor), Billie Piper (Rose) and John Barrowman...
If you’re a Who newbie, though, you may need some guidance on how best to approach the show. With five different leading actors across the past 15 years, Doctor Who can be intimidating to the fresh viewer. Here’s a handy guide then to every season of 21st century Who so far, highlighting the stars of each run and the standout episodes you may wish to look out for.
Season 1 (2005) – Starring Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor), Billie Piper (Rose) and John Barrowman...
- 5/27/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan is set to star in and executive produce a dramedy called “The Switch” set up at Amblin Partners, in which she’ll play a woman who swaps lives with her grandmother, Amblin announced Tuesday.
Amblin acquired the rights to the novel “The Switch” by Beth O’Leary and has tapped Bekka Bowling to adapt the screenplay. “The Switch” was released in the UK last month and is already a Sunday Times Bestseller.
“The Post” producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, a two-time Oscar nominee, will produce the film, and the author of “The Switch” O’Leary will executive produce alongside Brosnahan.
Also Read: Rachel Brosnahan Talks Perfecting Her Stand-Up Game as 'Mrs. Maisel': 'We're Learning Together'
“The Switch” centers around a 29-year-old consultant and her 79-year-old grandmother who decide to swap lives (including cell phones) for two months, after a series of personal setbacks. While the...
Amblin acquired the rights to the novel “The Switch” by Beth O’Leary and has tapped Bekka Bowling to adapt the screenplay. “The Switch” was released in the UK last month and is already a Sunday Times Bestseller.
“The Post” producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, a two-time Oscar nominee, will produce the film, and the author of “The Switch” O’Leary will executive produce alongside Brosnahan.
Also Read: Rachel Brosnahan Talks Perfecting Her Stand-Up Game as 'Mrs. Maisel': 'We're Learning Together'
“The Switch” centers around a 29-year-old consultant and her 79-year-old grandmother who decide to swap lives (including cell phones) for two months, after a series of personal setbacks. While the...
- 5/12/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Rachel Brosnahan is set to star in The Switch, based on Beth O’Leary’s novel, which Amblin Partners has acquired the rights to. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star will also serve as an executive producer along with O’Leary.
Amblin’s Kristie Macosko Krieger, who has produced such films as The Post, Bridge of Spies, and the forthcoming West Side Story, will produce this project. Bekka Bowling will adapt the screenplay.
The Switch, Leary’s second novel, was released in the UK last month and is a Sunday Times bestseller. It will be available in the Us and Canada on August 18.
The story centers around a 29-year-old consultant, and her 79-year-old grandmother, who decide to swap lives (including cell phones) for two months, after a series of personal setbacks. While the younger woman moves to a tiny Yorkshire...
Amblin’s Kristie Macosko Krieger, who has produced such films as The Post, Bridge of Spies, and the forthcoming West Side Story, will produce this project. Bekka Bowling will adapt the screenplay.
The Switch, Leary’s second novel, was released in the UK last month and is a Sunday Times bestseller. It will be available in the Us and Canada on August 18.
The story centers around a 29-year-old consultant, and her 79-year-old grandmother, who decide to swap lives (including cell phones) for two months, after a series of personal setbacks. While the younger woman moves to a tiny Yorkshire...
- 5/12/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Life has gotten pretty strange in the last month. Coronavirus went from a localized outbreak to a global pandemic and governments rushed to contain the spread (often too late to prevent a hemorrhage of casualties), with resultant lockdowns forcing billions to adjust to a “new normal.” Pretty heady, pretty strange. But I guarantee things aren’t as strange as they are for a community in the English county of Norfolk.
For non-islanders who don’t know, Norfolk is an odd place at the best of times. With that mind, this story reads as follows. Yesterday, Sky News reported sightings of a man dressed as a plague doctor, roaming around the suburb of Hellesdon in Norwich. The report has been corroborated by footage of the plague doctor uploaded to Twitter by ABC, which you can watch for yourself below.
British police hope to unmask mysterious 'plague doctor' seen during coronavirus lockdown.
For non-islanders who don’t know, Norfolk is an odd place at the best of times. With that mind, this story reads as follows. Yesterday, Sky News reported sightings of a man dressed as a plague doctor, roaming around the suburb of Hellesdon in Norwich. The report has been corroborated by footage of the plague doctor uploaded to Twitter by ABC, which you can watch for yourself below.
British police hope to unmask mysterious 'plague doctor' seen during coronavirus lockdown.
- 5/1/2020
- by Alex Crisp
- We Got This Covered
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Rachel Brosnahan and In the Heights‘ Anthony Ramos are uniting for a sci-fi comedy from the fine folks at Amblin. The flick features a script from Spenser Cohen and follows an asteroid miner and a woman trapped in an escape pod. I, for one, am sick and tired of all these Hollywood movies […]
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- 2/27/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
In today’s film news roundup, Rachel Brosnahan will try science-fiction, documentaries about Herb Alpert and Sasha Joseph Neulinger find homes, and Cameron Boyce’s “Runt” gets a premiere.
Casting
Rachel Brosnahan will star with Anthony Ramos in Amblin Partners’ upcoming comedic sci-fi film “Distant.”
Will Speck and Josh Gordon will direct from Spenser Cohen’s script about an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet and must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg will produce. Speck and Gordon will also serve as executive producers, along with Jonathan Rothbart and Matt Hirsch.
Brosnahan has won an Emmy, two Golden Globes and two SAG Awards for her performance as “Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel” in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The news...
Casting
Rachel Brosnahan will star with Anthony Ramos in Amblin Partners’ upcoming comedic sci-fi film “Distant.”
Will Speck and Josh Gordon will direct from Spenser Cohen’s script about an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet and must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg will produce. Speck and Gordon will also serve as executive producers, along with Jonathan Rothbart and Matt Hirsch.
Brosnahan has won an Emmy, two Golden Globes and two SAG Awards for her performance as “Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel” in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The news...
- 2/27/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Two time Golden Globe-winning Marvelous Mrs Maisel and House of Cards star Rachel Brosnahan has been set to join In The Heights‘ Anthony Ramos in Amblin Partners’ upcoming comedic sci-fi film Distant.
Will Speck and Josh Gordon are directing the Spenser Cohen-penned spec script with production to begin next month.
Distant tells the story of an asteroid miner who, after crash-landing on an alien planet, must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), Fred Berger (La La Land), and Anna Halberg (Extinction) will produce.
Speck and Gordon will also serve as executive producers, along with Jonathan Rothbart and Matt Hirsch. Kevin Vafi will co-produce. Amblin Partner’s Co-President of Production Jeb Brody will oversee the...
Will Speck and Josh Gordon are directing the Spenser Cohen-penned spec script with production to begin next month.
Distant tells the story of an asteroid miner who, after crash-landing on an alien planet, must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), Fred Berger (La La Land), and Anna Halberg (Extinction) will produce.
Speck and Gordon will also serve as executive producers, along with Jonathan Rothbart and Matt Hirsch. Kevin Vafi will co-produce. Amblin Partner’s Co-President of Production Jeb Brody will oversee the...
- 2/26/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Doctor Who season 12 has been even more popular with fans than season 11, but the ratings have continued to take a big hit. Jodie Whittaker’s debut run in 2018 kicked off with some of the highest ratings of the show in a decade, but they steadily slipped throughout the season. Even 2019’s Dalek-starring New Year’s special did nothing to halt the downward turn. Season 12, then, has been consistently hitting some of the lowest figures of the revived era.
In light of this ratings slump, Controller of BBC Drama Piers Wenger was asked if he would consider resting Doctor Who during a BBC event held in London this Monday. In response, Wenger came to the series’ defense in a big way. First of all, from the perspective as a former producer (Wenger was an Ep from 2009-11), he maintained that it’s never been in “better health” behind the scenes.
In light of this ratings slump, Controller of BBC Drama Piers Wenger was asked if he would consider resting Doctor Who during a BBC event held in London this Monday. In response, Wenger came to the series’ defense in a big way. First of all, from the perspective as a former producer (Wenger was an Ep from 2009-11), he maintained that it’s never been in “better health” behind the scenes.
- 2/25/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Chris Longo Jan 24, 2020
Here are the new and old titles you can expect on Disney+ for February 2020.
The streaming space is a crowded one. Between Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Apple TV+ and the 2020 launches of NBCUniversal’s Peacock and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, the competition for your money and attention is fierce.
Now Disney has made the splashiest entrance into the streaming landscape with Disney+. The service’s library features Disney live-action and animated classics, and content from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and National Geographic.
Disney+ is more than just the greatest hits from the House of Mouse. The service is set to roll out original feature films, TV shows, and documentaries. For instance, Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7 is set to arrive this month.
Grab a Free Trial of Disney+, on us, right here!
Below we have details on the new content that will be available to stream this...
Here are the new and old titles you can expect on Disney+ for February 2020.
The streaming space is a crowded one. Between Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Apple TV+ and the 2020 launches of NBCUniversal’s Peacock and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, the competition for your money and attention is fierce.
Now Disney has made the splashiest entrance into the streaming landscape with Disney+. The service’s library features Disney live-action and animated classics, and content from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and National Geographic.
Disney+ is more than just the greatest hits from the House of Mouse. The service is set to roll out original feature films, TV shows, and documentaries. For instance, Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7 is set to arrive this month.
Grab a Free Trial of Disney+, on us, right here!
Below we have details on the new content that will be available to stream this...
- 11/8/2019
- Den of Geek
Will Speck and Josh Gordon are heading into deep outer space.
The directing duo, perhaps best known for comedies such as Blades of Glory and Office Christmas Party, have signed on to helm Distant, a comedic sci-fi adventure from Amblin Partners.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), Fred Berger (La La Land) and Anna Halberg (Extinction) are producing.
Written by Spenser Cohen as a spec script, the story centers on an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet. Running out of oxygen and hunted by creatures, he is forced to cross harsh terrain to find the only other known survivor, a woman trapped in her ...
The directing duo, perhaps best known for comedies such as Blades of Glory and Office Christmas Party, have signed on to helm Distant, a comedic sci-fi adventure from Amblin Partners.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), Fred Berger (La La Land) and Anna Halberg (Extinction) are producing.
Written by Spenser Cohen as a spec script, the story centers on an asteroid miner who crash-lands on an alien planet. Running out of oxygen and hunted by creatures, he is forced to cross harsh terrain to find the only other known survivor, a woman trapped in her ...
- 8/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Screen’s regularly updated list of foreign language Oscar submissions.
Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards are not until Tuesday January 22, but the first submissions for best foreign-language film are now being announced.
Last year saw a record 92 submissions for the award, which were narrowed down to a shortlist of nine. This was cut to five nominees, with Sebastián Lelio’s transgender drama A Fantastic Woman ultimately taking home the gold statue.
Screen’s interview with Mark Johnson, chair of the Academy’s foreign-language film committee, explains the shortlisting process from submission to voting.
Submitted films must be released theatrically...
Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards are not until Tuesday January 22, but the first submissions for best foreign-language film are now being announced.
Last year saw a record 92 submissions for the award, which were narrowed down to a shortlist of nine. This was cut to five nominees, with Sebastián Lelio’s transgender drama A Fantastic Woman ultimately taking home the gold statue.
Screen’s interview with Mark Johnson, chair of the Academy’s foreign-language film committee, explains the shortlisting process from submission to voting.
Submitted films must be released theatrically...
- 8/20/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “The Wild Pear Tree” will be Turkey’s contender for this year’s best foreign-language film Oscar. The drama marks the fifth time one of the director’s films has been selected by Turkey.
The film tells the story of an aspiring writer who returns to his native village, where he pours his heart and soul into scraping together the money he needs to be published, only for his father’s debts to catch up with him. It saw its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
In his Cannes review, Variety’s Jay Weissberg called the film “another visually rich chamber piece from Nuri Bilge Ceylan that builds elaborate rhetorical set pieces of astonishing density.”
Turkish newspaper BirGün reported Friday that the film had been chosen by a 17-person committee from among 12 films submitted for consideration.
Turkey has submitted the director...
The film tells the story of an aspiring writer who returns to his native village, where he pours his heart and soul into scraping together the money he needs to be published, only for his father’s debts to catch up with him. It saw its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
In his Cannes review, Variety’s Jay Weissberg called the film “another visually rich chamber piece from Nuri Bilge Ceylan that builds elaborate rhetorical set pieces of astonishing density.”
Turkish newspaper BirGün reported Friday that the film had been chosen by a 17-person committee from among 12 films submitted for consideration.
Turkey has submitted the director...
- 8/20/2018
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Acclaimed Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan discussed his career and the need for creative independence during a wide-ranging conversation Saturday at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where he is being honored with a retrospective.
In an often humorous talk, Ceylan, who accepted the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his contribution to cinema on the opening night of the festival, spoke about staying true to artistic vision while remaining open to change. He also addressed the perceived political symbolism of his work and described the use of such accepted cinematic techniques as storyboarding as creatively stifling.
Asked about changes to his style in his more recent films, such as 2014 Palme d’Or winner “Winter Sleep” and his latest work, “The Wild Pear Tree,” including the greater use of dialogue and shorter shots, Ceylan said: “That’s difficult to explain. These are all instinctive processes. I never plan it; I just do it – it’s a feeling.
In an often humorous talk, Ceylan, who accepted the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his contribution to cinema on the opening night of the festival, spoke about staying true to artistic vision while remaining open to change. He also addressed the perceived political symbolism of his work and described the use of such accepted cinematic techniques as storyboarding as creatively stifling.
Asked about changes to his style in his more recent films, such as 2014 Palme d’Or winner “Winter Sleep” and his latest work, “The Wild Pear Tree,” including the greater use of dialogue and shorter shots, Ceylan said: “That’s difficult to explain. These are all instinctive processes. I never plan it; I just do it – it’s a feeling.
- 8/12/2018
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Director talked about his combative writing relationship with wife Ebru Ceylan and his love of ambiguity on the big screen during a Qumra masterclass.
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan — taking a break from writing the screenplay for his next feature after his 2014 Palme d’Or-winner Winter Sleep — is participating in the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event this week as one of its “Qumra Masters”.
The filmmaker gave a master-class to a packed auditorium at Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art on Sunday, touching on his late start as a director, love of Russian playwright Anton Chekov and use of ambiguity as a dramatic device, through his films Distant (Uzak), Climates, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia and Winter Sleep.
Ceylan, 58, said he started directing relatively late on in life due to the fact it was so expensive to make a feature prior to the arrival of digital technology.
Late start
“I was 36-years-old,” he said. “It...
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan — taking a break from writing the screenplay for his next feature after his 2014 Palme d’Or-winner Winter Sleep — is participating in the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event this week as one of its “Qumra Masters”.
The filmmaker gave a master-class to a packed auditorium at Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art on Sunday, touching on his late start as a director, love of Russian playwright Anton Chekov and use of ambiguity as a dramatic device, through his films Distant (Uzak), Climates, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia and Winter Sleep.
Ceylan, 58, said he started directing relatively late on in life due to the fact it was so expensive to make a feature prior to the arrival of digital technology.
Late start
“I was 36-years-old,” he said. “It...
- 3/8/2016
- ScreenDaily
Director talked about his combative writing relationship with wife Ebru Ceylan and his love of ambiguity on the big screen during a Qumra masterclass.
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan — taking a break from writing the screenplay for his next feature after his 2014 Palme d’Or-winner Winter Sleep — is participating in the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event this week as one of its “Qumra Masters”.
The filmmaker gave a master-class to a packed auditorium at Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art on Sunday, touching on his late start as a director, love of Russian playwright Anton Chekov and use of ambiguity as a dramatic device, through his films Distant (Uzak), Climates, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia and Winter Sleep.
Ceylan, 58, said he started directing relatively late on in life due to the fact it was so expensive to make a feature prior to the arrival of digital technology.
Late start
“I was 36-years-old,” he said. “It...
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan — taking a break from writing the screenplay for his next feature after his 2014 Palme d’Or-winner Winter Sleep — is participating in the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event this week as one of its “Qumra Masters”.
The filmmaker gave a master-class to a packed auditorium at Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art on Sunday, touching on his late start as a director, love of Russian playwright Anton Chekov and use of ambiguity as a dramatic device, through his films Distant (Uzak), Climates, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia and Winter Sleep.
Ceylan, 58, said he started directing relatively late on in life due to the fact it was so expensive to make a feature prior to the arrival of digital technology.
Late start
“I was 36-years-old,” he said. “It...
- 3/7/2016
- ScreenDaily
Where his second feature Weekend was deep in the midst of two men at once falling for one another and trying to come to terms with who they were and who they wanted to be, Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years takes an approach where the couple we watch (Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling) have already mostly finished becoming who they are, both as individuals as well as with respect to one another. But it’s one thing from the past that makes them confront the meaning and authenticity of their relationship and their identities.
Keen on using subtlety the quotidian as emotional explosive, Haigh delicately films his lead paying acute attention to every movement, word, and look, how they relate to how these characters see themselves and each other, and how that impacts their relationship with the past, the present, and the future.
45 Years is a stunning piece of work, as...
Keen on using subtlety the quotidian as emotional explosive, Haigh delicately films his lead paying acute attention to every movement, word, and look, how they relate to how these characters see themselves and each other, and how that impacts their relationship with the past, the present, and the future.
45 Years is a stunning piece of work, as...
- 12/22/2015
- by Kyle Turner
- The Film Stage
George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road has been named best film of year by the International Federation of Film Critics.
The federation, comprised of 500 of the world's top critics, will honour Miller its Fipresci Grand Prix 2015..
The award will be presented to the Australian writer/director/producer at the opening ceremony of the 63rd Annual San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 18 in San Sebastian, Spain.
Since its early 2015 release, Mad Max has become one of the best-reviewed films of this or any year, earning a 98 per cent fresh rating on the online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which lists Mad Max: Fury Road as the 12th best-reviewed film of all time.
Miller said he was proud of the Aussie cast and crew, "big time".
"Their skill set, their unfailing grace under pressure. This was a tough movie to make. It's so lovely to have our many labours acknowledged in this way.
The federation, comprised of 500 of the world's top critics, will honour Miller its Fipresci Grand Prix 2015..
The award will be presented to the Australian writer/director/producer at the opening ceremony of the 63rd Annual San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 18 in San Sebastian, Spain.
Since its early 2015 release, Mad Max has become one of the best-reviewed films of this or any year, earning a 98 per cent fresh rating on the online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which lists Mad Max: Fury Road as the 12th best-reviewed film of all time.
Miller said he was proud of the Aussie cast and crew, "big time".
"Their skill set, their unfailing grace under pressure. This was a tough movie to make. It's so lovely to have our many labours acknowledged in this way.
- 9/1/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is definitely one of the finest active filmmakers today. His 2014 film “Winter Sleep” won the Golden Palm (the biggest award) at the Cannes film festival. His “Winter Sleep” is not easy viewing—it is more than 3 hours long and is word heavy. It is a sensitive cinematic work where egos of men clash with those of women, the views of the rich clash with those less financially secure, and theatre performers become actors in their daily life on screen. Who is Ceylan and why are we discussing him?
Turkey is sandwiched between Europe and Asia. Ceylan as a young man went West to do his University studies and was disillusioned with life and attitudes there. With very little money on him, he went East, more precisely to India and then to Nepal, following his passion for mountain climbing, to find answers in life. He felt more comfortable in the East.
Turkey is sandwiched between Europe and Asia. Ceylan as a young man went West to do his University studies and was disillusioned with life and attitudes there. With very little money on him, he went East, more precisely to India and then to Nepal, following his passion for mountain climbing, to find answers in life. He felt more comfortable in the East.
- 12/26/2014
- by Jugu Abraham
- DearCinema.com
With the Official Selection for this year's anticipated 67th Cannes Film Festival announced earlier today in Paris, we've teamed up with the accommodating home entertainment team at prestigious UK world cinema distributors Artificial Eye to offer our followers the chance to win one of Three five-film DVD Cannes bundles. Included in this fantastic giveaway are acclaimed films from 2014 Palme d'Or contenders Olivier Assayas (Something in the Air), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Uzak), the Dardenne brothers (The Kid with a Bike), Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter) and Alice Rohrwacher (Corpo Celeste). This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
- 4/24/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
With only hours ago before the official selection for the Main Competition is announced, we’ve narrowed our final predictions to the following titles that we’re crystal-balling as the films that will be included on Thierry Fremaux’s highly anticipated list. Despite an obvious drought of Asian auteurs (we’re thinking the rumored frontrunner Takashi Miike won’t be included in tomorrow’s list) who’s to say there won’t be some definite surprises, like Jia Zhang-ke’s A Touch of Sin last year.
Several hopefuls appear not to be ready in time, including Malick, Hsou-hsien, Cristi Puiu, and Innarritu, to name a few. But there does appear to be a high quantity of exciting titles from some of cinema’s leading auteurs. We’re still a bit tentative about whether Xavier Dolan’s latest, Mommy, will get a main competition slot—instead, we’re predicting another surprise,...
Several hopefuls appear not to be ready in time, including Malick, Hsou-hsien, Cristi Puiu, and Innarritu, to name a few. But there does appear to be a high quantity of exciting titles from some of cinema’s leading auteurs. We’re still a bit tentative about whether Xavier Dolan’s latest, Mommy, will get a main competition slot—instead, we’re predicting another surprise,...
- 4/17/2014
- by IONCINEMA.com Contributing Writers
- IONCINEMA.com
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