The lineup for the 77th Cannes Film Festival has officially been unveiled. As of right now, 19 films will be competing for the prestigious top prize, the Palme d’Or. The festival will be running from May 14 through the closing ceremony on May 25 in the small town on the French Riviera. This year’s jury will be led by Greta Gerwig, fresh off of her success writing and directing “Barbie,” which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. The remaining members of the jury have yet to be announced.
Having an idea of a filmmaker’s history at the festival can sometimes help give us an insight as to who could be in the best position to take home the Palme. For example, two of this year’s entries come from filmmakers who have previously claimed the Palme. Another five are from directors who have won prizes in official...
Having an idea of a filmmaker’s history at the festival can sometimes help give us an insight as to who could be in the best position to take home the Palme. For example, two of this year’s entries come from filmmakers who have previously claimed the Palme. Another five are from directors who have won prizes in official...
- 4/18/2024
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
In the first trailer for The Regime, Kate Winslet takes command and is ready to prove to the world what she’s made of. While the show’s official logline first led us to assume it would be an intense political drama. However, the recently released teaser trailer leans firmly toward satire like the one before it.
The Regime | Official Trailer
Kate Winslet Got World Domination upon Her Mind in the Latest ‘The Regime’ Trailer.
The Regime trailer, released a few hours ago, depicts Kate Winslet as a severe European leader trying to keep her grip on the government with her most trusted soldier, Matthias Schoenaert.
Corporal Zubak, portrayed by Schoenaerts, is just the boot-licking guy Winslet’s Chancellor wants on her payroll as she rises the political ladder.
While she was doing quite well alone, frightening her inner circle, the Corporal’s help and loyalty added a spring to her dictatorial step.
The Regime | Official Trailer
Kate Winslet Got World Domination upon Her Mind in the Latest ‘The Regime’ Trailer.
The Regime trailer, released a few hours ago, depicts Kate Winslet as a severe European leader trying to keep her grip on the government with her most trusted soldier, Matthias Schoenaert.
Corporal Zubak, portrayed by Schoenaerts, is just the boot-licking guy Winslet’s Chancellor wants on her payroll as she rises the political ladder.
While she was doing quite well alone, frightening her inner circle, the Corporal’s help and loyalty added a spring to her dictatorial step.
- 2/9/2024
- by Mantisha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
HBO is getting ready to unleash its latest miniseries in the form of "The Regime." The series has a lot going for it as it has an Oscar-winning actress at the center of the story, which hails from two of the minds behind one of the network's most beloved shows in recent memory, "Succession." But this is a very different sort of show not focused on the world of messy corporate politics, instead taking place inside a European palace and an authoritarian regime.
But what is this show about, exactly? Who is behind the camera and responsible for its creation? Who is in front of the camera bringing this political regime to life? We're here to answer all of those questions and more, offering up everything you need to know about the show before it arrives. Let's get into it.
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When Does The Regime Premiere?...
But what is this show about, exactly? Who is behind the camera and responsible for its creation? Who is in front of the camera bringing this political regime to life? We're here to answer all of those questions and more, offering up everything you need to know about the show before it arrives. Let's get into it.
Read more: The 15 Best Anthology TV Series Ranked
When Does The Regime Premiere?...
- 2/2/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
An in-depth report paints a portrait of star power run amok on the set of Suddenly – a Jake Gyllenhaal drama that fell apart days before filming.
Whether it’s Val Kilmer’s antics on the set of The Island Of Doctor Moreau or Sly Stallone demanding last-minute changes during the filming of Rambo 3, cinema history is littered with stories of star power gone wild. According to a report in France’s Technikart magazine (and spotted by World of Reel) we can add the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring survival drama Suddenly to the list.
The film – essentially a two-hander about a pair of lovers trapped on an inhospitably cold island – was originally due to begin filming in the autumn of 2021. It was to be directed by Thomas Bidegain, with the script co-written by newcomer Valentine Monteil. For Bidegain, known for writing such films as A Prophet and Rust And Bone, it would...
Whether it’s Val Kilmer’s antics on the set of The Island Of Doctor Moreau or Sly Stallone demanding last-minute changes during the filming of Rambo 3, cinema history is littered with stories of star power gone wild. According to a report in France’s Technikart magazine (and spotted by World of Reel) we can add the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring survival drama Suddenly to the list.
The film – essentially a two-hander about a pair of lovers trapped on an inhospitably cold island – was originally due to begin filming in the autumn of 2021. It was to be directed by Thomas Bidegain, with the script co-written by newcomer Valentine Monteil. For Bidegain, known for writing such films as A Prophet and Rust And Bone, it would...
- 1/31/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Kate Winslet is striking fear into the hearts of her not-so-loyal subjects in HBO‘s The Regime teaser trailer. From Will Tracy and Frank Rich, the complex minds behind Succession, comes a limited series about power, corruption, and subterfuge.
The Regime “tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel.”
“Since I became your Chancellor, we have grown considerably as a country. It is time to show America and the world precisely what we are worth,” Winslet’s Chancellor says in The Regime teaser trailer while addressing a crowd, asserting her authority. The vibes in the room quickly become hostile, eliciting fear and confusion about who’s in charge of the population’s wellbeing.
Joining the previously announced cast of Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Guillaume Gallienne, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton and Hugh Grant, the newly announced cast members include Danny Webb,...
The Regime “tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel.”
“Since I became your Chancellor, we have grown considerably as a country. It is time to show America and the world precisely what we are worth,” Winslet’s Chancellor says in The Regime teaser trailer while addressing a crowd, asserting her authority. The vibes in the room quickly become hostile, eliciting fear and confusion about who’s in charge of the population’s wellbeing.
Joining the previously announced cast of Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Guillaume Gallienne, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton and Hugh Grant, the newly announced cast members include Danny Webb,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Marion Cotillard is encouraged by the progress made by the #MeToo movement, but believes, “We still have a long way to go.” The Oscar winner stopped by the American Pavilion in Cannes today to chat with me about her latest film, Little Girl Blue, which is an Official Selection Special Screening here at the festival and which deals with themes of sexual abuse.
Director Mona Achache plays herself in the film, a woman trying to understand why her mother committed suicide and who discovers a stash of thousands of letters and photographs that provide insight into a person she doesn’t recognize. Enter Cotillard, as herself, taking on the role of the mother and bringing her, in a way, back to life in order to retrace her journey.
Cotillard said she felt very close to these women because, “a lot of women in this world had experienced this relationship to men.
Director Mona Achache plays herself in the film, a woman trying to understand why her mother committed suicide and who discovers a stash of thousands of letters and photographs that provide insight into a person she doesn’t recognize. Enter Cotillard, as herself, taking on the role of the mother and bringing her, in a way, back to life in order to retrace her journey.
Cotillard said she felt very close to these women because, “a lot of women in this world had experienced this relationship to men.
- 5/21/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
On Jan. 24, India had three reasons to celebrate: an original song Oscar nomination for “Naatu Naatu,” the showstopping tune featured in the film Rrr; a documentary feature nom for All That Breathes; and a documentary short nom for The Elephant Whisperers — a respectable showing for a country that takes great pride in its cinematic output. But if leaders of the nation’s film industry had played their cards differently a few months earlier when deciding which film should represent India in the best international feature Oscar competition, there could have been even more cause for celebration.
For that Oscar category, a country can submit only one title. There are no exceptions for countries with vibrant film industries that produce multiple worthy candidates each year because, as it is, Academy members who volunteer to evaluate the submissions barely have time to consider that many. Indeed, 92 countries and regions entered a title this season.
For that Oscar category, a country can submit only one title. There are no exceptions for countries with vibrant film industries that produce multiple worthy candidates each year because, as it is, Academy members who volunteer to evaluate the submissions barely have time to consider that many. Indeed, 92 countries and regions entered a title this season.
- 2/1/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following her Emmy-winning performance in "Mare of Easttown," Kate Winslet is returning for a brand new series on HBO. The "Titanic" and "Avatar: The Way of Water" actress is leading the cast of "The Palace," which depicts a year in an authoritarian regime as its foundation begins to crumble within the walls of a palace. Hugh Grant is part of the cast alongside Winslet -- he was last seen in Netflix's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" in a cameo appearance, playing Benoit Blanc's live-in partner.
"The Palace" is rocking talent behind the scenes too, with the writers of "Succession," "The Menu," and "Bodies Bodies Bodies" working with the directors of "The Crown" and "The Queen."
While their characters, the plot, and filming details are being kept under wraps, here's everything we know -- as yet -- about HBO's "The Palace."
The Cast Of The Palace
As per Variety,...
"The Palace" is rocking talent behind the scenes too, with the writers of "Succession," "The Menu," and "Bodies Bodies Bodies" working with the directors of "The Crown" and "The Queen."
While their characters, the plot, and filming details are being kept under wraps, here's everything we know -- as yet -- about HBO's "The Palace."
The Cast Of The Palace
As per Variety,...
- 1/28/2023
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
Actress Marion Cotillard ("Asterix and Obelix: the Middle Empire") wearing Chanel, poses for the January 2023 issue of "Madame Figaro" magazine, photographed by Matthew Brookes:
"...Cottilard had her first English-language role in the TV series 'Highlander' (1993), and made her film debut in 'The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed' (1994). Her breakthrough came in the successful French film 'Taxi' (1998). She appeared in Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003), and won her first 'César Award' for 'Best Supporting Actress' for her performance in 'A Very Long Engagement' (2004).
"Her first major English-language role was "A Good Year" (2006). For her portrayal of French singer 'Édith Piaf' in 'La Vie en Rose' (2007), Cotillard won her second 'César Award', a 'BAFTA Award', a 'Golden Globe Award', a 'Lumières Award' and the 'Academy Award for Best Actress'. Her performances in 'Nine' (2009), 'Rust and Bone...
"...Cottilard had her first English-language role in the TV series 'Highlander' (1993), and made her film debut in 'The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed' (1994). Her breakthrough came in the successful French film 'Taxi' (1998). She appeared in Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003), and won her first 'César Award' for 'Best Supporting Actress' for her performance in 'A Very Long Engagement' (2004).
"Her first major English-language role was "A Good Year" (2006). For her portrayal of French singer 'Édith Piaf' in 'La Vie en Rose' (2007), Cotillard won her second 'César Award', a 'BAFTA Award', a 'Golden Globe Award', a 'Lumières Award' and the 'Academy Award for Best Actress'. Her performances in 'Nine' (2009), 'Rust and Bone...
- 1/24/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Atom Egoyan Presents
The great Canadian filmmaker has curated a streaming series for Filmatique—”ten films which have left a strong sense visual impression,” including work by Jafar Panahi, Christian Petzold, and Andrea Arnold.
Where to Stream: Filmatique
Drone (Sean Buckelew)
The latest short by LA-based animator and Guggenheim Fellow Sean Buckelew, Drone follows an artificially intelligent Predator drone named Newton who refuses to participate in military-mandated destruction. Instead, he livestreams his ethical musings as he tours the country spreading a message of peace. Drone deftly navigates the moral complexities of remote warfare, highlighting comedy and compassion along the way.
Where to Stream: Le Cinéma Club
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers (Robert Machoian)
If the apocalypse comes, we’re all screwed.
Atom Egoyan Presents
The great Canadian filmmaker has curated a streaming series for Filmatique—”ten films which have left a strong sense visual impression,” including work by Jafar Panahi, Christian Petzold, and Andrea Arnold.
Where to Stream: Filmatique
Drone (Sean Buckelew)
The latest short by LA-based animator and Guggenheim Fellow Sean Buckelew, Drone follows an artificially intelligent Predator drone named Newton who refuses to participate in military-mandated destruction. Instead, he livestreams his ethical musings as he tours the country spreading a message of peace. Drone deftly navigates the moral complexities of remote warfare, highlighting comedy and compassion along the way.
Where to Stream: Le Cinéma Club
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers (Robert Machoian)
If the apocalypse comes, we’re all screwed.
- 1/20/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Craig Davidson, Greg Hovanessian star.
In a deal that closed at AFM, Raven Banner has sold bare-knuckle fighting film The Fight Machine to Rlje Films for the US.
Andrew T. Hunt directed the adaptation of Craig Davidson’s (Rust & Bone) novel The Fighter about two young men trapped in lives not of their own making whose destinies collide when they face each other in the world of illegal bare-knuckle boxing.
Greg Hovanessian (Walker: Independence) and Dempsey Bryk (Disney+’s Willow) star and the cast includes Michael Ironside, Natasha Henstridge, Ted Atherton, Noah Danby, and Greg Bryk.
Hangar 18 Media,...
In a deal that closed at AFM, Raven Banner has sold bare-knuckle fighting film The Fight Machine to Rlje Films for the US.
Andrew T. Hunt directed the adaptation of Craig Davidson’s (Rust & Bone) novel The Fighter about two young men trapped in lives not of their own making whose destinies collide when they face each other in the world of illegal bare-knuckle boxing.
Greg Hovanessian (Walker: Independence) and Dempsey Bryk (Disney+’s Willow) star and the cast includes Michael Ironside, Natasha Henstridge, Ted Atherton, Noah Danby, and Greg Bryk.
Hangar 18 Media,...
- 11/6/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Vancouver-based film and television production company Brightlight Pictures has partnered with Level Film and Rocket Science on feature “Precious Cargo,” based on author Craig Davidson’s memoir, “Precious Cargo, My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077.” This marks the first time Brightlight Pictures has teamed up with Rocket Science, said Brightlight producer Emily Alden and executive producer and Brightlight founder Shawn Williamson.
Now in development with a script adapted by Devon Bain and production slated to begin in the fall, “Precious Cargo” delves into Davidson’s part-time experience as a bus driver for special needs children prior to his success as an author with “Rust and Bone.”
Describing how the project came to them, Alden said that Canadian distribution company Level Film had optioned the film and been looking for a partner. “We came on board and negotiated a deal with Rocket Science to help package it and...
Now in development with a script adapted by Devon Bain and production slated to begin in the fall, “Precious Cargo” delves into Davidson’s part-time experience as a bus driver for special needs children prior to his success as an author with “Rust and Bone.”
Describing how the project came to them, Alden said that Canadian distribution company Level Film had optioned the film and been looking for a partner. “We came on board and negotiated a deal with Rocket Science to help package it and...
- 11/3/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Roster includes Everyone Will Burn, The Breach, Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge.
Toronto-based genre specialists Raven Banner head to AFM with a sales slate led by Day One and The Fight Machine.
Joey De Guzman’s Filipino action horror Day Zero from the creators of On The Job stars Mma fighter Brandon “The Truth” Vera, Pepe Herrera, Mj Lastimosa and Joey Marquez in the story of an inmate with Special Forces training who breaks out of prison to reunite with his loved ones during a zombie outbreak.
Raven Banner’s Michaelangelo Masangkay and Michael Paszt negotiated the international...
Toronto-based genre specialists Raven Banner head to AFM with a sales slate led by Day One and The Fight Machine.
Joey De Guzman’s Filipino action horror Day Zero from the creators of On The Job stars Mma fighter Brandon “The Truth” Vera, Pepe Herrera, Mj Lastimosa and Joey Marquez in the story of an inmate with Special Forces training who breaks out of prison to reunite with his loved ones during a zombie outbreak.
Raven Banner’s Michaelangelo Masangkay and Michael Paszt negotiated the international...
- 10/31/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Matthias Schoenaerts will star opposite Kate Winslet in the upcoming HBO limited series “The Palace,” Variety has learned.
The series was picked up at HBO in July. Per the official logline, it “tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.” Exact character details are being kept under wraps.
Schoenaerts can currently be seen in the David O. Russell film “Amsterdam” in the role of Detective Lem Getweiler. Up next, he will be seen in the Canal+/Sky series “Django” and the feature “The Way of the Wind” from Terrence Malick. He also recently wrapped filming on the Netflix film “The Old Guard 2.” His past credits include films like “Rust and Bone,” “The Danish Girl,” and “Far from the Madding Crowd.”
He is repped by CAA and Rosalie Cimino at Ubba
Will Tracy serves as writer, executive producer,...
The series was picked up at HBO in July. Per the official logline, it “tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.” Exact character details are being kept under wraps.
Schoenaerts can currently be seen in the David O. Russell film “Amsterdam” in the role of Detective Lem Getweiler. Up next, he will be seen in the Canal+/Sky series “Django” and the feature “The Way of the Wind” from Terrence Malick. He also recently wrapped filming on the Netflix film “The Old Guard 2.” His past credits include films like “Rust and Bone,” “The Danish Girl,” and “Far from the Madding Crowd.”
He is repped by CAA and Rosalie Cimino at Ubba
Will Tracy serves as writer, executive producer,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Sky has revealed the first look teaser for Sky Original Django, following the announcement that it will make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on October 16.
Set in Texas in the late 1800s, Django is a jaded cowboy in search of the daughter he thought he’d lost. In following her trail, he comes upon New Babylon, a town at the bottom of a crater, where all outcasts are welcome and where everyone is equal and free. Here, Django discovers that his 20-year-old daughter Sarah is alive and set to marry John Ellis, the founder of New Babylon. Sarah – who blames her father for the death of their family, massacred many years earlier while he was at war – wants Django to leave. But he refuses to give up and does everything in his power to get a second chance with her, becoming a valuable ally for Ellis, who...
Set in Texas in the late 1800s, Django is a jaded cowboy in search of the daughter he thought he’d lost. In following her trail, he comes upon New Babylon, a town at the bottom of a crater, where all outcasts are welcome and where everyone is equal and free. Here, Django discovers that his 20-year-old daughter Sarah is alive and set to marry John Ellis, the founder of New Babylon. Sarah – who blames her father for the death of their family, massacred many years earlier while he was at war – wants Django to leave. But he refuses to give up and does everything in his power to get a second chance with her, becoming a valuable ally for Ellis, who...
- 9/22/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
An English-language reimagining of the world of Sergio Corbucci’s cult 1966 spaghetti western “Django,” which launched the career of Italian icon Franco Nero, is set to launch from the Rome Film Festival in October.
The high–concept TV series, titled “Django,” will play in 2023 exclusively on Sky and its streaming service Now in all countries where Sky operates, including the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. It will also air on Canal+ in France, Switzerland, Benelux and Africa. The Rome Film Festival runs from Oct. 13-23.
The 10-episode “Django” show stars Matthias Schoenaerts as the iconic gunman who is the title character, alongside Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”) as John Ellis, described as the “visionary founder” of the town of New Babylon. Lisa Vicari (“Dark”) plays Django’s daughter Sarah and Noomi Rapace (Millennium Trilogy) has the adversarial role of John’s powerful and ruthless enemy Elizabeth Thurman.
In a...
The high–concept TV series, titled “Django,” will play in 2023 exclusively on Sky and its streaming service Now in all countries where Sky operates, including the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. It will also air on Canal+ in France, Switzerland, Benelux and Africa. The Rome Film Festival runs from Oct. 13-23.
The 10-episode “Django” show stars Matthias Schoenaerts as the iconic gunman who is the title character, alongside Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”) as John Ellis, described as the “visionary founder” of the town of New Babylon. Lisa Vicari (“Dark”) plays Django’s daughter Sarah and Noomi Rapace (Millennium Trilogy) has the adversarial role of John’s powerful and ruthless enemy Elizabeth Thurman.
In a...
- 9/22/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
“Irma Vep” is a story of all different kinds of madness, from the patently absurd act of making movies to the equally absurd and manufactured process of trying to maintain one’s sense of self. So it’s only fitting that the series’ score, composed by guitarist and former Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore, feels a little hard to nail down. Sometimes pounding like a tension headache, sometimes beguiling and ancient (not so unlike a vampire), it always seems to fill up the scene and unbalance the audience’s relationship to Mira (Alicia Vikander), an American movie star who travels to Paris to remake the silent serial “Les Vampires” with a director (Vincent Macaigne) who is definitely not “Irma Vep” creator Olivier Assayas.
Moore has done bits of composing for film throughout his career; after Assayas used Sonic Youth’s “Tunic (Song for Karen)” in his original film version of “Irma Vep,...
Moore has done bits of composing for film throughout his career; after Assayas used Sonic Youth’s “Tunic (Song for Karen)” in his original film version of “Irma Vep,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Karla Sofía Gascón to star, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez in talks. The Veterans and CAA Media Finance launching Cannes sales.
Jacques Audiard will direct the musical comedy Emilia Perez starring Spanish trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón which The Veterans and CAA Media Finance will introduce to buyers in Cannes next week.
Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez are in talks to join the cast on the story about Rita, a woman at a large firm in Mexico who is asked to help feared cartel boss Juan ‘Little Hands’ Del Monte retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming the...
Jacques Audiard will direct the musical comedy Emilia Perez starring Spanish trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón which The Veterans and CAA Media Finance will introduce to buyers in Cannes next week.
Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez are in talks to join the cast on the story about Rita, a woman at a large firm in Mexico who is asked to help feared cartel boss Juan ‘Little Hands’ Del Monte retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming the...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Karla Sofía Gascón to star, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez in talks. The Veterans and CAA Media Finance launching Cannes sales.
Jacques Audiard will direct the Spanish-language musical comedy Emilia Perez starring Spanish trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón which The Veterans and CAA Media Finance will introduce to buyers in Cannes next week.
Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez are in talks to join the cast on the story about Rita, a woman at a large firm in Mexico who is asked to help feared cartel boss Juan ‘Little Hands’ Del Monte retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming...
Jacques Audiard will direct the Spanish-language musical comedy Emilia Perez starring Spanish trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón which The Veterans and CAA Media Finance will introduce to buyers in Cannes next week.
Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez are in talks to join the cast on the story about Rita, a woman at a large firm in Mexico who is asked to help feared cartel boss Juan ‘Little Hands’ Del Monte retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
by Matt St Clair
Ten years after Rust and Bone comes another rumination on love and sex from director Jacques Audiard. His new black-and-white romance Paris, 13th District has a more unfastened narrative structure as it follows a small quartet of twenty and thirty-somethings finding romance in the city of love and figuring out their overall place in the world...
Ten years after Rust and Bone comes another rumination on love and sex from director Jacques Audiard. His new black-and-white romance Paris, 13th District has a more unfastened narrative structure as it follows a small quartet of twenty and thirty-somethings finding romance in the city of love and figuring out their overall place in the world...
- 4/15/2022
- by Matt St.Clair
- FilmExperience
“Paris, 13th District” is the latest picture from acclaimed director Jacques Audiard, known for such award-winning films as “A Prophet” and “Rust and Bone.” In his latest, Audiard teams up with “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” writer Céline Sciamma and fellow French screenwriter Léa Mysius to tell the story of four young lovers in the electrifying, multicultural 13th arrondissement of Paris. The film opens in select theaters and on demand on April 15.
Adapted from Adrian Tomine’s acclaimed graphic novel, “Paris, 13th District” weaves a breezy tapestry of modern love stories. Lucie Zhang delivers a breakout performance as free-spirited Émilie, who begins a casual relationship with new roommate Camille (Makita Samba). Noémie Merlant (‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’) plays wide-eyed student Nora, whose new life in Paris is complicated when she is accidentally mistaken for cam girl Amber Sweet (Jehnny Beth).
See David Cronenberg returns with ‘Crimes of the Future...
Adapted from Adrian Tomine’s acclaimed graphic novel, “Paris, 13th District” weaves a breezy tapestry of modern love stories. Lucie Zhang delivers a breakout performance as free-spirited Émilie, who begins a casual relationship with new roommate Camille (Makita Samba). Noémie Merlant (‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’) plays wide-eyed student Nora, whose new life in Paris is complicated when she is accidentally mistaken for cam girl Amber Sweet (Jehnny Beth).
See David Cronenberg returns with ‘Crimes of the Future...
- 4/15/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Fabian: Going to the Dogs (Dominik Graf)
In the first hour of Dominik Graf’s Fabian: Going to the Dogs, we see the title character running around 1920s Berlin, bumping into eccentric characters at bars and nightclubs while the camera moves and cuts at a whirlwind pace. It’s a time of indulgence and recklessness for Fabian and other young people in Germany, and then he finds himself standing face to face with a young woman in the back of a club. The camera cuts to a rapid-fire montage of both characters together and in love, scenes from later in the film we haven’t gotten to yet. Up to this point, Fabian was living in the present; without warning he begins to see a future,...
Fabian: Going to the Dogs (Dominik Graf)
In the first hour of Dominik Graf’s Fabian: Going to the Dogs, we see the title character running around 1920s Berlin, bumping into eccentric characters at bars and nightclubs while the camera moves and cuts at a whirlwind pace. It’s a time of indulgence and recklessness for Fabian and other young people in Germany, and then he finds himself standing face to face with a young woman in the back of a club. The camera cuts to a rapid-fire montage of both characters together and in love, scenes from later in the film we haven’t gotten to yet. Up to this point, Fabian was living in the present; without warning he begins to see a future,...
- 4/15/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Perhaps you’ve heard the news: The big-screen sex scene is dead. Finished. Kaput. Or, if it’s not completely shuffling off this mortal coil, you could say that it’s on life support and being prepped for last rites. This death certificate has been issued before, of course, but given that recent think pieces have performed critical autopsies on carnal cinema — and that appreciations for erotic thrillers now double as eulogies — it feels as if the days of steamy movie hook-ups have been put indefinitely on hold. Blame the infantilization of audiences,...
- 4/14/2022
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Many directors are wary of working outside of their native language, but Jacques Audiard is learning to embrace it. In 2018, he made his English-language debut with the Western “The Sisters Brothers,” and while he followed that up with a return to France for the anthology drama “Paris, 13th District,” even as that movie opens in the U.S. he has another international project on the horizon.
“I think it was Truffaut who said that our current films are always working against the previous films we’ve made,” Audiard said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “I’m not sure I agree with that.”
Earlier this year, Audiard went to Mexico to scout for “Emilia Perez,” a Spanish-language musical-comedy written with French singer-songwriter Camille about a drug mule who changes their gender. That may sound like a big gamble for the director of muscular redemption stories like “A Prophet,” “Rust and Bone,...
“I think it was Truffaut who said that our current films are always working against the previous films we’ve made,” Audiard said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “I’m not sure I agree with that.”
Earlier this year, Audiard went to Mexico to scout for “Emilia Perez,” a Spanish-language musical-comedy written with French singer-songwriter Camille about a drug mule who changes their gender. That may sound like a big gamble for the director of muscular redemption stories like “A Prophet,” “Rust and Bone,...
- 4/13/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Jacques Audiard, known for his superb thrillers, became the supreme purveyor of French outlier cinema, chronicling gritty immigrant experiences in an increasingly diverse nation with such films as The Prophet, Dheepan and even to some extent Rust and Bone, comes out with a slight, sexy romance film based on Adrian Tomine's graphic novels called Paris, 13th District. With its diverse cast and unusual setting, Audiard is upending the typical notion of romantic French film taking place in Paris. He also introduces us his new ingénue, Lucie Zhang, a 21 year old French actress of Chinese descent, giving a star making performance as...
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- 4/12/2022
- Screen Anarchy
As a writer and director, Jacques Audiard is known for muscular crime dramas, including “The Beat That My Heart Skipped,” “A Prophet,” “Rust and Bone,” and 2015’s Palme d’Or winner “Dheepan.” His work has largely had an air of seriousness to it that doesn’t leave much room for comedy or frivolity of any sort. His films are dark looks into the souls of characters struggling to exist in a world that isn’t often built for the majority to thrive — magnificent achievements, no doubt, but also tough to crack a smile while watching.
In 2018, Audiard made his English-language debut alongside his frequent co-writer Thomas Bidegain with the western “The Sisters Brothers,” taking a more comedic bent to his fascination with masculinity to explore a quartet of buffoons seeking gold in 1850s Oregon.
Continue reading Jacques Audiard On Sex, Comedy, & Computers In ‘Paris, 13th District’ [Interview] at The Playlist.
In 2018, Audiard made his English-language debut alongside his frequent co-writer Thomas Bidegain with the western “The Sisters Brothers,” taking a more comedic bent to his fascination with masculinity to explore a quartet of buffoons seeking gold in 1850s Oregon.
Continue reading Jacques Audiard On Sex, Comedy, & Computers In ‘Paris, 13th District’ [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 4/12/2022
- by Mitchell Beaupre
- The Playlist
Last week seemed like something of a lull; there wasn’t an overwhelming amount of terrific new television. That was a fluke. We’re back in full force. This we’ve got a genre-bending new series starring Josh Brolin (it only looks like a western), a documentary about the potential dangers of the beauty industry, and we say goodbye to “Killing Eve” while welcoming back “The Kardashians.” There is a season turn, turn, turn!
On with the television!
“Outer Range”
Friday, April 15, Prime Video
Prime Video
Sure, “Outer Range” looks like a straight up Xerox of Paramount’s rough-and-tumble hit “Yellowstone” (you can practically imagine the board meeting where the edict was forged). But “Outer Range” is considerably weirder and more mysterious. In fact, it might be your new Wtf-worthy obsession, along the lines of “Lost” or (more recently) “Severance.” Josh Brolin stars as Royal Abbott, a gruff rancher trying...
On with the television!
“Outer Range”
Friday, April 15, Prime Video
Prime Video
Sure, “Outer Range” looks like a straight up Xerox of Paramount’s rough-and-tumble hit “Yellowstone” (you can practically imagine the board meeting where the edict was forged). But “Outer Range” is considerably weirder and more mysterious. In fact, it might be your new Wtf-worthy obsession, along the lines of “Lost” or (more recently) “Severance.” Josh Brolin stars as Royal Abbott, a gruff rancher trying...
- 4/9/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
With “Paris, 13th District,” Jacques Audiard found himself back at Cannes in 2021 for the first time since he won 2015’s Palme d’Or with “Dheepan.” The director skipped the festival for his slightly more mainstream-skewing “The Sisters Brothers,” which went to Venice in 2018, and with this black-and-white ode to love and sex in the City of Lights, found himself back in his rightful place on the Croisette. Now, IFC Films is set to release the movie April 15 in stateside theaters. Exclusive to IndieWire, watch the trailer for the film below.
For this love quadrangle involving three women and one man, Audiard co-writes the film with “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” filmmaker Céline Sciamma as well as screenwriter Léa Mysius. The cast includes “Portrait” star Noémie Merlant as Nora, Lucie Zhang as Emilie, Makita Samba as Camille, and Jehnny Beth as Amber, all moving pieces in a chessboard of erotic entanglements.
For this love quadrangle involving three women and one man, Audiard co-writes the film with “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” filmmaker Céline Sciamma as well as screenwriter Léa Mysius. The cast includes “Portrait” star Noémie Merlant as Nora, Lucie Zhang as Emilie, Makita Samba as Camille, and Jehnny Beth as Amber, all moving pieces in a chessboard of erotic entanglements.
- 3/18/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman takes hosts Joe Dante and Josh Olson on a journey through some of his favorite cinematic tonal shifts.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Thank You For Smoking (2006)
Up In The Air (2009)
Juno (2007)
Young Adult (2011)
Citizen Kane (1941) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Seven Samurai (1954) Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rififi (1955)
Titane (2021)
Cannibal Girls (1973)
Raw (2016)
Hellraiser (1987)
A Serbian Film (2010)
Cast Away (2000)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Downhill Racer (1968) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Breaking Away (1979)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Psycho (1998) – Ti West’s trailer commentary
Last Night In Soho (2021)
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (2008)
The Piano Teacher (2001) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray
I, The Jury (1982)
Mother! (2017)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Tully (2018)
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary links...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Thank You For Smoking (2006)
Up In The Air (2009)
Juno (2007)
Young Adult (2011)
Citizen Kane (1941) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Seven Samurai (1954) Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rififi (1955)
Titane (2021)
Cannibal Girls (1973)
Raw (2016)
Hellraiser (1987)
A Serbian Film (2010)
Cast Away (2000)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Downhill Racer (1968) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Breaking Away (1979)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Psycho (1998) – Ti West’s trailer commentary
Last Night In Soho (2021)
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (2008)
The Piano Teacher (2001) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray
I, The Jury (1982)
Mother! (2017)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Tully (2018)
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary links...
- 11/23/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
An awaited English-language reimagining of Sergio Corbucci’s classic 1966 Western, a favorite of Quentin Tarantino, major European series “Django” has released first-look images as its six-month shoot continues in Romania.
Studiocanal, which has worldwide distribution rights, has also drilled down on key creative talent, announcing Friday that David Evans (“Downton Abbey”) and Enrico Maria Artale (“Romulus”) are joining Francesca Comencini (“Gomorrah The Series”) in the directors’ team, with Comencini helming first episodes.
First look images show Matthias Schoenaerts – who has sparked consistently strong notices for his performances in “The Danish Girl,” “The Mustang,” “Bullhead” and “Rust and Bone” – as the eponymous Django.
Famed for “Prometheus” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Noomi Rapace, seen mounted on a horse, plays Elizabeth who is described as a “powerful and merciless enemy” of John Ellis (Nicholas Pinnock), caught in a Wild West bar, who founds with fiancee Sarah New Babylon, a city of outcasts which welcomes everyone,...
Studiocanal, which has worldwide distribution rights, has also drilled down on key creative talent, announcing Friday that David Evans (“Downton Abbey”) and Enrico Maria Artale (“Romulus”) are joining Francesca Comencini (“Gomorrah The Series”) in the directors’ team, with Comencini helming first episodes.
First look images show Matthias Schoenaerts – who has sparked consistently strong notices for his performances in “The Danish Girl,” “The Mustang,” “Bullhead” and “Rust and Bone” – as the eponymous Django.
Famed for “Prometheus” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Noomi Rapace, seen mounted on a horse, plays Elizabeth who is described as a “powerful and merciless enemy” of John Ellis (Nicholas Pinnock), caught in a Wild West bar, who founds with fiancee Sarah New Babylon, a city of outcasts which welcomes everyone,...
- 8/27/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
First-look images from Django, the “high-concept reimagining” of the classic Spaghetti Western for European TV giants Sky Studios and Canal+, give a first taste for the 10-episode TV series and show Matthias Schoenaerts (The Danish Girl, Rust and Bone), Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) and their fellow cast members in action.
Sky Studios released the images on Friday as production continues in Romania. Schoenaerts stars as the eponymous Django, joined by Nicholas Pinnock (Fortitude, Top Boy) as antagonist John Ellis, Rapace as Ellis’ enemy Elizabeth and Lisa Vicari (Dark) as Django’s long lost daughter Sarah.
Noomi Rapace in ‘Django’ Courtesy ...
Sky Studios released the images on Friday as production continues in Romania. Schoenaerts stars as the eponymous Django, joined by Nicholas Pinnock (Fortitude, Top Boy) as antagonist John Ellis, Rapace as Ellis’ enemy Elizabeth and Lisa Vicari (Dark) as Django’s long lost daughter Sarah.
Noomi Rapace in ‘Django’ Courtesy ...
- 8/27/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Marion Cotillard, the Oscar-winning French actor whose latest film “Annette” won a prize at Cannes, will receive a Donostia Award at the 69th edition of the San Sebastian Festival during the opening ceremony on Sept. 17.
Cotillard, who won an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA award for her performance as Edith Piaf in “La Vie en Rose,” has been working with some of the most revered filmmakers in the U.S. and in Europe. These include Jacques Audiard (“Rust and Bone”), Michael Mann (“Public Enemies”), Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen (“Midnight in Paris”), Steven Soderbergh (“Contagion”), James Gray (“The Immigrant”), the Dardenne brothers, Arnaud Desplechin (“Ismael’s Ghosts”), Guillaume Canet (“Blood Ties”), and most recently Leos Carax, who directed Cotillard in “Annette” alongside Adam Driver.
Cotillard stars as a famous opera singer in the critically acclaimed musical drama “Annette” which world premiered on opening night at Cannes and won best director for Carax.
Cotillard, who won an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA award for her performance as Edith Piaf in “La Vie en Rose,” has been working with some of the most revered filmmakers in the U.S. and in Europe. These include Jacques Audiard (“Rust and Bone”), Michael Mann (“Public Enemies”), Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen (“Midnight in Paris”), Steven Soderbergh (“Contagion”), James Gray (“The Immigrant”), the Dardenne brothers, Arnaud Desplechin (“Ismael’s Ghosts”), Guillaume Canet (“Blood Ties”), and most recently Leos Carax, who directed Cotillard in “Annette” alongside Adam Driver.
Cotillard stars as a famous opera singer in the critically acclaimed musical drama “Annette” which world premiered on opening night at Cannes and won best director for Carax.
- 8/24/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Marion Cotillard to receive Donostia Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival Annette star Marion Cotillard is to receive a Donostia Award at the opening ceremony of this year's San Sebastian Film Festival on September 17.
The French star, who won an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA for the role of Édith Piaf in 2007's La Vie en Rose has been acting since childhood.
Her film career began in Philippe Harel's L’histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse and four year's later she won the first of six César Award nominations for her role in Taxi.
She's turned her hand to everything from drama and comedy to action, making films on both sides of the Atlantic, including Rust And Bone, Public Enemies and Inception. .
A strong supporter of environmental protection, the 45-year-old actress is also the producer of Bigger Than Us, a documentary by Flore Vasseur lending...
The French star, who won an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA for the role of Édith Piaf in 2007's La Vie en Rose has been acting since childhood.
Her film career began in Philippe Harel's L’histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse and four year's later she won the first of six César Award nominations for her role in Taxi.
She's turned her hand to everything from drama and comedy to action, making films on both sides of the Atlantic, including Rust And Bone, Public Enemies and Inception. .
A strong supporter of environmental protection, the 45-year-old actress is also the producer of Bigger Than Us, a documentary by Flore Vasseur lending...
- 8/24/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
There is no such thing as a typical Jacques Audiard film. Take his last three as examples: in 2012 he captured the trauma-induced romance between a wayfaring father and killer-whale trainer in rural seaside France in Rust and Bone; in 2015 he won the Palme d’Or for Dheepan, a film about a Sri Lankan freedom fighter who seeks refuge in Paris with the involuntary help of two strangers fronting as his wife and daughter; in 2018 he cast Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly as bickering, sharp-shooting brothers hunting down Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed in frontier-era Oregon in The Sisters Brothers. His newest, Paris, 13th District, is something entirely different.
Audiard’s career-spanning desire to jump from story to story has landed him some new, noteworthy co-writers. The wandering narrative was penned by Léa Mysius, Portrait of a Lady on Fire writer-director Céline Sciamma, and Audiard himself. It’s an interwoven...
Audiard’s career-spanning desire to jump from story to story has landed him some new, noteworthy co-writers. The wandering narrative was penned by Léa Mysius, Portrait of a Lady on Fire writer-director Céline Sciamma, and Audiard himself. It’s an interwoven...
- 7/26/2021
- by Luke Hicks
- The Film Stage
Matt Damon’s drama “Stillwater” is not at Cannes to capture prizes. Directed and co-written by “Spotlight” Oscar-winner Tom McCarthy, Damon plays an Oklahoma everyman who tries to free his daughter (Abigail Breslin) from a French prison with help from local single mom Camille Cottin (“Call My Agent”). Instead, Focus Features is using the festival to launch the accessible family drama out of competition as a marketing platform for its July 30 wide release. After all, Damon is a global movie star who can generate press coverage by tearing up at the gala world premiere. This movie with a working-class vibe played well at its gala premiere July 8.
Early reviews for “Stillwater” are solid. At a Friday press conference and later Master Class, Damon said though this was his fifth time at Cannes, it felt like his first. He was moved by the experience of returning to commune with strangers in a theater.
Early reviews for “Stillwater” are solid. At a Friday press conference and later Master Class, Damon said though this was his fifth time at Cannes, it felt like his first. He was moved by the experience of returning to commune with strangers in a theater.
- 7/10/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Matt Damon’s drama “Stillwater” is not at Cannes to capture prizes. Directed and co-written by “Spotlight” Oscar-winner Tom McCarthy, Damon plays an Oklahoma everyman who tries to free his daughter (Abigail Breslin) from a French prison with help from local single mom Camille Cottin (“Call My Agent”). Instead, Focus Features is using the festival to launch the accessible family drama out of competition as a marketing platform for its July 30 wide release. After all, Damon is a global movie star who can generate press coverage by tearing up at the gala world premiere. This movie with a working-class vibe played well at its gala premiere July 8.
Early reviews for “Stillwater” are solid. At a Friday press conference and later Master Class, Damon said though this was his fifth time at Cannes, it felt like his first. He was moved by the experience of returning to commune with strangers in a theater.
Early reviews for “Stillwater” are solid. At a Friday press conference and later Master Class, Damon said though this was his fifth time at Cannes, it felt like his first. He was moved by the experience of returning to commune with strangers in a theater.
- 7/10/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The lead-up to Cannes always means hot projects are coming out of the Cannes virtual market. One of the biggest of all the announcements thus far is “Suddenly,” a survival thriller starring two heavyweight Oscar nominees, Jake Gyllenhaal (“Brokeback Mountain”) and Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces Of A Woman”).
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The movie comes from Studio Canal and screenwriter Thomas Bidegain, known for working with French auteur Jacque Audiard and penning celebrated films such as “A Prophet,” “Rust And Bone,” and “Dheepan,” which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Continue reading Jake Gyllenhaal & Vanessa Kirby To Star In Survival Thriller From Jacques Audiard’s Screenwriter Thomas Bidegain at The Playlist.
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The movie comes from Studio Canal and screenwriter Thomas Bidegain, known for working with French auteur Jacque Audiard and penning celebrated films such as “A Prophet,” “Rust And Bone,” and “Dheepan,” which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Continue reading Jake Gyllenhaal & Vanessa Kirby To Star In Survival Thriller From Jacques Audiard’s Screenwriter Thomas Bidegain at The Playlist.
- 6/22/2021
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Exclusive: In some powerhouse two-hander casting, we can reveal that Oscar nominees Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) and Vanessa Kirby (Pieces Of A Woman) have been set to lead survival thriller Suddenly, which quickly becomes one of the must-have packages at the Cannes virtual market. The movie will be the sophomore directorial outing for acclaimed screenwriter Thomas Bidegain, known for scripting films such as A Prophet, Rust And Bone and Dheepan, which won the Palme d’Or. Bidegain is also scripting the English-language project.
The feature is based on Isabelle Autissier’s French-language novel Soudain Seuls, which follows a couple who become stranded on an island in the South Atlantic and must fight for survival when their dream journey becomes a nightmare. The novel shines a light on the dynamics of their relationship and also holds a mirror up to modern society.
Studiocanal is launching world sales this week and is...
The feature is based on Isabelle Autissier’s French-language novel Soudain Seuls, which follows a couple who become stranded on an island in the South Atlantic and must fight for survival when their dream journey becomes a nightmare. The novel shines a light on the dynamics of their relationship and also holds a mirror up to modern society.
Studiocanal is launching world sales this week and is...
- 6/22/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
After the Covid-19 pandemic forced last year’s in-person festivities and competition to be cancelled, the Cannes Film Festival will be returning in full force this year, running from July 6 until July 17. The top prize there is the coveted Palme d’Or, and this will be the first time it’s awarded since 2019 when Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” claimed it. That film would go on to win the Oscar for Best Picture, becoming the first to claim both prizes since “Marty” did it in 1955. This year’s jury will be headed by Oscar winner Spike Lee, who won the Grand Prix in 2018 for “BlacKkKlansman,” which went on to win him the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar.
The track record of a filmmaker at Cannes can sometimes offer tea leaves as to who might be in a good position to take the Palme. Eight of the entries this year come from...
The track record of a filmmaker at Cannes can sometimes offer tea leaves as to who might be in a good position to take the Palme. Eight of the entries this year come from...
- 6/13/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Director Zack Snyder’s DC Extended Universe debut, 2013’s Man of Steel, may have delivered respectable global box office numbers ($668 million) in showcasing star Henry Cavill, but it wasn’t an acclaimed watershed pop culture moment that guaranteed Warner Bros. a money-printing, Marvel Cinematic Universe-style operation. Thus, 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice saw Snyder expedite an introduction to a new Batman—just four years after the end of Christopher Nolan’s beloved trilogy—on the stardom of Ben Affleck. However, Snyder’s revealed backup Batman proves that he was all in on the idea, Affleck notwithstanding.
While Snyder has been doing a plethora of press as of late to promote his new Netflix feature, Army of the Dead, the director seems to possess a nigh-unlimited stock of headline-making revelations about his past works, as exemplified by his appearance on this week’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, via THR.
While Snyder has been doing a plethora of press as of late to promote his new Netflix feature, Army of the Dead, the director seems to possess a nigh-unlimited stock of headline-making revelations about his past works, as exemplified by his appearance on this week’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, via THR.
- 5/27/2021
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
Online metrics are pillow talk, and digital secrets go public in this tragicomic portmanteau of five stories about our relationship with technology
As ever-evolving technologies produce instant gratifications and fresh horrors, Selfie sees modern life as a tragicomic minefield fraught with absurdities. This French anthology film delivers biting social critique with a side helping of je ne sais quoi wit. Across five loosely connected stories from five seasoned film-makers (including Rust and Bone scriptwriter Thomas Bidegain), human idiosyncrasies are constricted by algorithms and reduced to likes.
Though pushed to ridiculous comedic heights, Selfie’s cautionary tales are not so far-fetched. A married couple whose famous vlogs revolve around their son’s cancer scramble for content now that he is cured. In a reversal of stereotypes, a female teacher anonymously ambushes a viral male comedian with vicious tweets, only to pique his romantic interest. A seemingly content man slowly unravels as...
As ever-evolving technologies produce instant gratifications and fresh horrors, Selfie sees modern life as a tragicomic minefield fraught with absurdities. This French anthology film delivers biting social critique with a side helping of je ne sais quoi wit. Across five loosely connected stories from five seasoned film-makers (including Rust and Bone scriptwriter Thomas Bidegain), human idiosyncrasies are constricted by algorithms and reduced to likes.
Though pushed to ridiculous comedic heights, Selfie’s cautionary tales are not so far-fetched. A married couple whose famous vlogs revolve around their son’s cancer scramble for content now that he is cured. In a reversal of stereotypes, a female teacher anonymously ambushes a viral male comedian with vicious tweets, only to pique his romantic interest. A seemingly content man slowly unravels as...
- 3/29/2021
- by Phuong Le
- The Guardian - Film News
French actress Corinne Masiero sent shockwaves through Paris’ Olympia concert hall during France’s César Awards ceremony this evening when she stripped off her clothes to appear entirely naked on stage. Across her breasts and torso was written, “No culture, no future.” The move was in support of artists and technicians across the country who have been impacted by work stoppages caused by the Covid crisis and the government’s response. Scrawled across her back was a message evidently destined for Prime Minister Jean Castex: “Give us back art, Jean.”
Masiero, who is a former César nominee for Louise Wimmer, and is also known for such films as Rust And Bone and TV series like long-running mockumentary Fait Pas Ci Fait Pas Ca and the current Capitaine Marleau, first appeared on stage in a donkey costume evoking 1970 Catherine Denueve-starrer Peau D...
Masiero, who is a former César nominee for Louise Wimmer, and is also known for such films as Rust And Bone and TV series like long-running mockumentary Fait Pas Ci Fait Pas Ca and the current Capitaine Marleau, first appeared on stage in a donkey costume evoking 1970 Catherine Denueve-starrer Peau D...
- 3/12/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Photo: Jane Fonda at the premiere of 'Rust and Bone' during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in France/Andrea Raffin Having a successful career in Hollywood is a rare occurrence. Having a successful career in Hollywood for six decades is even more rare, so on Sunday at the 78th Golden Globes the Hollywood Foreign Press Association decided to honor such a career by giving the Cecil B. DeMille Award to none other than Jane Fonda. Between her roles in film and television and her activism, Fonda has shown us what it really means to be a role model and given us the example as to how we should lead our lives. Jane Fonda's Acting Roles Jane Fonda has had a wide array of roles over her six decades in film and television. Her first role was in 1960 in the romantic comedy ‘Tall Story’ as a woman attending college to find a husband.
- 3/5/2021
- by Caroline Schneider
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
This year 14 performers have reaped nominations at each of the Golden Globes, SAG and Critics Choice awards. How likely is it that pulling off this triple play will get them to the major leagues so that they number among the 20 performers who earn Oscar nominations on March 15?
Since the Critics Choice Awards introduced nominations in 2002, there have been two dozen instances when a performer nominated across-the-board by these three groups did not go on to contend at the Academy Awards. The most recent of these also-rans stumbled in 2020: Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”) failed to translate her support from the three precursors into her first Oscar bid. The other 14 triple nominees that year reaped Oscar bids.
Likewise in 2019 Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins Returns”) and Timothee Chalamet (“Beautiful Boy”) were overlooked in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively while the other 14 got invited to the Oscars.
In 2018, James Franco (“The Disaster Artist...
Since the Critics Choice Awards introduced nominations in 2002, there have been two dozen instances when a performer nominated across-the-board by these three groups did not go on to contend at the Academy Awards. The most recent of these also-rans stumbled in 2020: Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”) failed to translate her support from the three precursors into her first Oscar bid. The other 14 triple nominees that year reaped Oscar bids.
Likewise in 2019 Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins Returns”) and Timothee Chalamet (“Beautiful Boy”) were overlooked in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively while the other 14 got invited to the Oscars.
In 2018, James Franco (“The Disaster Artist...
- 3/5/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Audiard co-wrote screenplay with Celine Sciamma.
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District, which the filmmaker co-wrote with Celine Sciamma whose Petite Maman just premiered at the Berlinale.
The film stars newcomer Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Jehnny Beth and Noémie Merlant from Sciamma’s Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.
Paris, 13th District is adapted from cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s collection of graphic short stories Killing And Dying and centres on three girls and a boy who redefine modern love. Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses the path of Amber.
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District, which the filmmaker co-wrote with Celine Sciamma whose Petite Maman just premiered at the Berlinale.
The film stars newcomer Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Jehnny Beth and Noémie Merlant from Sciamma’s Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.
Paris, 13th District is adapted from cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s collection of graphic short stories Killing And Dying and centres on three girls and a boy who redefine modern love. Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses the path of Amber.
- 3/5/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Jacques Audiard’s upcoming film “Paris, 13th District” (Les Olympiades) during the virtual European Film Market. The movie was shot in the French capital during the pandemic.
Playtime, which represents the film in international markets, has also closed sales in most major territories around the world, including U.K. (Curzon), Canada (MK2 Mile End), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Japan (Longride), South Korea (Challan), Benelux (Cineart), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Ex-Yugoslavia (McF), Poland (Gutek Film), as well as Czech Republic and Slovakia (Aerofilms). Both EFM and the Berlin Film Festival have gone online this year as a concession to Covid-19.
IFC previously worked with Audiard on his last French-language film, the Palme d’Or winning “Dheepan.” The movie was penned by Audiard, Léa Mysius (“Ava”) and Celine Sciamma, whose latest film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” won best screenplay at Cannes 2019 and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
Playtime, which represents the film in international markets, has also closed sales in most major territories around the world, including U.K. (Curzon), Canada (MK2 Mile End), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Japan (Longride), South Korea (Challan), Benelux (Cineart), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Ex-Yugoslavia (McF), Poland (Gutek Film), as well as Czech Republic and Slovakia (Aerofilms). Both EFM and the Berlin Film Festival have gone online this year as a concession to Covid-19.
IFC previously worked with Audiard on his last French-language film, the Palme d’Or winning “Dheepan.” The movie was penned by Audiard, Léa Mysius (“Ava”) and Celine Sciamma, whose latest film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” won best screenplay at Cannes 2019 and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
- 3/5/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
While it took co-writer/director Darius Marder 12 years to bring his passion project, “Sound of Metal,” to the screen, star Riz Ahmed learned to play drums believably in just over seven months. For his role as Ruben, the punk-metal-noise drummer whose increased hearing loss leads him to a deaf community for addicts and wounded veterans, Ahmed threw himself into the task with Method-like abandon, according to his chief drumming guru Guy Licata.
“Riz is a drummer, he’s one of us,” says the touring and session pro who shared the task of tutoring the actor — Ahmed dubbed him “my Mr. Miyagi” — along with Sean Powell, a veteran stick man for hardcore acts including Austin’s Fuckemos, who seconded as the star’s “spirit animal” and inspired much of his tattoo design. London-based drum teacher Adam Betts, who handed the actor over to Licata to film stateside, gave fellow Brit Ahmed,...
“Riz is a drummer, he’s one of us,” says the touring and session pro who shared the task of tutoring the actor — Ahmed dubbed him “my Mr. Miyagi” — along with Sean Powell, a veteran stick man for hardcore acts including Austin’s Fuckemos, who seconded as the star’s “spirit animal” and inspired much of his tattoo design. London-based drum teacher Adam Betts, who handed the actor over to Licata to film stateside, gave fellow Brit Ahmed,...
- 3/2/2021
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
Producer Gian-Piero Ringel, Oscar nominated for Wim Wenders’ “Pina,” and writer-director Sven Bohse, who directed true crime miniseries “Dark Woods,” a ratings hit last year in Germany, will be presenting their political thriller “Hinterland” this week as part of the European Film Market’s Co-Pro Series program. They spoke to Variety about the eight-part series, which has been acquired for international sales by Global Screen.
In “Hinterland,” former Neo-Nazi Andreas has started a new life in Berlin with his girlfriend and their daughter. He is “a man with a good heart who needs to feel needed in order to stay strong. When he feels weak, his dark side emerges,” says Bohse, whose directing credits also include Annette Hess’ 1950s-set miniseries “Ku’damm 56” and “Ku’damm 59.”
After an assault on a liberal politician takes place, the German intelligence service recruits Andreas, and sends him to infiltrate the far-right scene, and identify Nero,...
In “Hinterland,” former Neo-Nazi Andreas has started a new life in Berlin with his girlfriend and their daughter. He is “a man with a good heart who needs to feel needed in order to stay strong. When he feels weak, his dark side emerges,” says Bohse, whose directing credits also include Annette Hess’ 1950s-set miniseries “Ku’damm 56” and “Ku’damm 59.”
After an assault on a liberal politician takes place, the German intelligence service recruits Andreas, and sends him to infiltrate the far-right scene, and identify Nero,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The 10-part series will begin production in May.
Matthias Schoenaerts will take on the title role in Django, a new Western series from Canal+ and Sky that will head into production in May 2021.
The 10 x one-hour episode English-language series will be produced by Italian independent company Cattleya and France’s Atlantique Productions, as a Canal+ Création Originale and Sky Original title.
It will be broadcast on Canal+ channels in France, Benelux and Africa and on Sky services in Italy, the UK, Ireland, Austria and Germany. Studiocanal holds worldwide distribution rights.
The series was created and written by Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli,...
Matthias Schoenaerts will take on the title role in Django, a new Western series from Canal+ and Sky that will head into production in May 2021.
The 10 x one-hour episode English-language series will be produced by Italian independent company Cattleya and France’s Atlantique Productions, as a Canal+ Création Originale and Sky Original title.
It will be broadcast on Canal+ channels in France, Benelux and Africa and on Sky services in Italy, the UK, Ireland, Austria and Germany. Studiocanal holds worldwide distribution rights.
The series was created and written by Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
This year 14 performers reaped bids at all three key precursor prizes — the SAG, Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice awards. Such recognition certainly warrants getting up early on Oscar nominations mornings. But as Jennifer Lopez learned in 2020 reaping nominations for that awards triple crown for her featured role in “Hustlers” didn’t make her a sure thing in the Academy Awards derby.
She became the most recent of the 24 performers to stumble at the last hurdle and suffer Oscars snubs since the Critics’ Choice Awards introduced nominations in 2001. In 2019 Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins Returns”) and Timothee Chalamet (“Beautiful Boy”) got added to the roster of those saddled with this dubious achievement.
Chalamet should take comfort from the case of Leonardo DiCaprio, who finally won an Oscar in 2016 for “The Revenant” after four losses. There were two instances when he didn’t even reap an Oscar nomination despite having done well in the run-up awards.
She became the most recent of the 24 performers to stumble at the last hurdle and suffer Oscars snubs since the Critics’ Choice Awards introduced nominations in 2001. In 2019 Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins Returns”) and Timothee Chalamet (“Beautiful Boy”) got added to the roster of those saddled with this dubious achievement.
Chalamet should take comfort from the case of Leonardo DiCaprio, who finally won an Oscar in 2016 for “The Revenant” after four losses. There were two instances when he didn’t even reap an Oscar nomination despite having done well in the run-up awards.
- 2/8/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
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