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Kodak, which had a momentous 2023 with more than 60 movies shot on film has gotten off to a promising start in 2024 with Luca Guadignino’s “Challengers” and Jane Shoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow, which A24 released wide May 17. Upcoming releases include Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” and Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu.”
Meanwhile, Kodak premiered 29 movies shot on film at Cannes. These include five features competing for the Palme d’Or: Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness,” Sean Baker’s “Anora,” Andrea Arnold’s “Bird,” Karim Aïnouz’s “Motel Destino,” and Miguel Gomes’ “Grand Tour.”
Additionally, four movies are featured in Un Certain Regard, and 16 titles across Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week were captured on film. Meanwhile, 16mm film continues to prove its popularity and relevance, with 23 of the on-film titles at the festival choosing it as their capture medium.
This article was first published January 27, 2024. It has been updated.
Cannes 2024 Premieres ‘Kinds...
Meanwhile, Kodak premiered 29 movies shot on film at Cannes. These include five features competing for the Palme d’Or: Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness,” Sean Baker’s “Anora,” Andrea Arnold’s “Bird,” Karim Aïnouz’s “Motel Destino,” and Miguel Gomes’ “Grand Tour.”
Additionally, four movies are featured in Un Certain Regard, and 16 titles across Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week were captured on film. Meanwhile, 16mm film continues to prove its popularity and relevance, with 23 of the on-film titles at the festival choosing it as their capture medium.
This article was first published January 27, 2024. It has been updated.
Cannes 2024 Premieres ‘Kinds...
- 5/27/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
You only have to take a quick look at a ranking of the Palme d’Or winners to recognize that the winners circle for the prize represents some of cinema’s greatest accomplishments. “Taxi Driver,” “Apocalypse Now,” “Parasite,” “Paris, Texas,” “The Leopard,” and many more masterpieces were correctly bestowed Cannes’ highest honor, and the swaths of great films to receive the Palme since the festival’s beginning in 1946 have given the prize a prestige that arguably surpasses the Oscar or more widely recognizable trophies.
But the quality of any film is a subjective matter, and every Palme d’Or is ultimately decided not by an exact science, but by a small jury handpicked every year to judge the titles in the festival’s main competition. So, for all the great movies in the Palme pantheon, there are plenty that haven’t aged well in the decades since, or those that...
But the quality of any film is a subjective matter, and every Palme d’Or is ultimately decided not by an exact science, but by a small jury handpicked every year to judge the titles in the festival’s main competition. So, for all the great movies in the Palme pantheon, there are plenty that haven’t aged well in the decades since, or those that...
- 5/23/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Gary Oldman is clarifying what he really regrets about playing Sirius Black in the “Harry Potter” film franchise.
At Cannes, Oldman cleared up any confusion about the time in December 2023 that he called his performance in the movies “mediocre.”
“What I meant by that is, as any artist or any actor or painter, you are always hypercritical of your own work,” Oldman said. “If you’re not, and you’re satisfied with what you’re doing, that would be death to me. If I watched a performance of myself and thought, ‘My God, I’m fantastic in this,’ that would be a sad day.”
Readers can watch the video of the Cannes press conference below.
Oldman added that he was not trying to “disparage anyone out there who are fans of ‘Harry Potter’ and the films and the character, who I think is much beloved.” Yet, according to the actor,...
At Cannes, Oldman cleared up any confusion about the time in December 2023 that he called his performance in the movies “mediocre.”
“What I meant by that is, as any artist or any actor or painter, you are always hypercritical of your own work,” Oldman said. “If you’re not, and you’re satisfied with what you’re doing, that would be death to me. If I watched a performance of myself and thought, ‘My God, I’m fantastic in this,’ that would be a sad day.”
Readers can watch the video of the Cannes press conference below.
Oldman added that he was not trying to “disparage anyone out there who are fans of ‘Harry Potter’ and the films and the character, who I think is much beloved.” Yet, according to the actor,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Nihilism and neon-popped lust collide in Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz’s Portuguese-language “Motel Destino,” set in a love motel so sordid that lay tourists should best avoid it, and only criminals and castaways are likely to check in. The “Invisible Life” director’s steamy psychosexual thriller set in the sweatiest armpit of the equator speaks melodrama and noir but with a Brazilian accent, Aïnouz returning to his home state of Ceará to shoot on his own turf for the first time in five years. The writer/director lifts from classics such as Lawrence Kasdan’s “Body Heat” and Billy Wilder’s “Double Indemnity” but also from ‘70s Brazilian sex comedies to tell a perverse yarn of extramarital betrayal turned murderous. But while the pre-“Body Heat” noirs he’s channeling could only suggest rather than spell out sex, Aïnouz goes graphic — and relentlessly — in an arthouse-only erotic genre piece that...
- 5/22/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Life’s a (permanent) beach for Pedro Pascal in a new Corona commercial titled “La Vida Más Fina (The Finest Life),” a play on the beer’s tagline “La Cerveza Más Fina.”
“I, Tonya” filmmaker Craig Gillespie directs the outrageous short film that captures Pascal wandering through bars, restaurants, and town centers as sand, flora, and fauna beckon him back to the beach. It’s very much a fantasy sequence considering the busy actor has no actual time to vacation.
Pascal will appear in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II,” Ari Aster’s “Eddington,” and soon make his Marvel debut in the new “Fantastic Four.” Plus, he’s back for “The Last of Us” Season 2 — find a first look here. Oh, and did we mention that Pascal also is teaming up with Dakota Johnson for Celine Song’s romance drama “Materialists”?
He’s cheers-ing to that one. Pascal told GQ that...
“I, Tonya” filmmaker Craig Gillespie directs the outrageous short film that captures Pascal wandering through bars, restaurants, and town centers as sand, flora, and fauna beckon him back to the beach. It’s very much a fantasy sequence considering the busy actor has no actual time to vacation.
Pascal will appear in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II,” Ari Aster’s “Eddington,” and soon make his Marvel debut in the new “Fantastic Four.” Plus, he’s back for “The Last of Us” Season 2 — find a first look here. Oh, and did we mention that Pascal also is teaming up with Dakota Johnson for Celine Song’s romance drama “Materialists”?
He’s cheers-ing to that one. Pascal told GQ that...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Richard Linklater sits in awe of Paul Mescal during production on “Merrily We Roll Along.”
Linklater is adapting the Stephen Sondheim musical across two decades, with Mescal playing the composer character Franklin Shepard. Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein are also in the cast.
Linklater told The Times UK that Mescal is “transcendent” in the role, which he took on still as a rising star — in other words, before his Oscar nomination for “Aftersun.”
“He’s just a transcendent talent,” Linklater said of Mescal, “and he can really sing…I’m just so happy we connected right before he went supernova.”
Mescal previously showed off his singing range in the musical “Carmen.” He also presented his stage acting skills during a West End revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
“I just love it,” Mescal told British Vogue of acting on stage. “It’s so gratifying – it’s a very difficult thing...
Linklater is adapting the Stephen Sondheim musical across two decades, with Mescal playing the composer character Franklin Shepard. Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein are also in the cast.
Linklater told The Times UK that Mescal is “transcendent” in the role, which he took on still as a rising star — in other words, before his Oscar nomination for “Aftersun.”
“He’s just a transcendent talent,” Linklater said of Mescal, “and he can really sing…I’m just so happy we connected right before he went supernova.”
Mescal previously showed off his singing range in the musical “Carmen.” He also presented his stage acting skills during a West End revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
“I just love it,” Mescal told British Vogue of acting on stage. “It’s so gratifying – it’s a very difficult thing...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sarah Friedland made Filmmaker‘s 25 New Faces list last year as her she finished her Movement Exercises trilogy of short films and was completing production on her debut feature, Familiar Touch. Now, as Familiar Touch finishes post, Video Data Bank is streaming Movement Exercises for free on its website until June 11. From my 25 New Face profile: Realized from 2017 to 2022, Friedland’s Movement Exercises Trilogy consists of three short films exploring the ways in which movement contextualized within specific settings encodes personal, social and political meanings. The first of the trilogy, Home Exercises, depicts older adults navigating the […]
The post Trailer Watch: Sarah Friedland’s Movement Exercises Trilogy first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Trailer Watch: Sarah Friedland’s Movement Exercises Trilogy first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/22/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Sarah Friedland made Filmmaker‘s 25 New Faces list last year as her she finished her Movement Exercises trilogy of short films and was completing production on her debut feature, Familiar Touch. Now, as Familiar Touch finishes post, Video Data Bank is streaming Movement Exercises for free on its website until June 11. From my 25 New Face profile: Realized from 2017 to 2022, Friedland’s Movement Exercises Trilogy consists of three short films exploring the ways in which movement contextualized within specific settings encodes personal, social and political meanings. The first of the trilogy, Home Exercises, depicts older adults navigating the […]
The post Trailer Watch: Sarah Friedland’s Movement Exercises Trilogy first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Trailer Watch: Sarah Friedland’s Movement Exercises Trilogy first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/22/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Trite as it certainly sounds, the saccharine label of a “lover letter to cinema” applies all too precisely to French director Arnaud Desplechin’s enchanting docufiction effort “Filmlovers!” (“Spectateurs!”). But even with that obnoxiously overused denomination hanging over it, this multifaceted personal essay succeeds at rekindling or reaffirming one’s own relationship with the miracle of this young art form that we so often take for granted.
Continue reading ‘Filmlovers!’ Review: Arnaud Desplechin Pays Tribute To The Miracle Of Cinema On Enchantingly Personal Docufiction [Cannes] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Filmlovers!’ Review: Arnaud Desplechin Pays Tribute To The Miracle Of Cinema On Enchantingly Personal Docufiction [Cannes] at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Carlos Aguilar
- The Playlist
Welcome to It’s a Hit! In this series, IndieWire speaks to creators and showrunners behind a few of our favorite television programs about the moment they realized their show was breaking big.
“Diarra from Detroit” starts simply enough. Months into a separation from her husband, Diarra Brickland (Diarra Kilpatrick) pushes herself into a blind date. It goes well — very well — but then she doesn’t hear from him. It’s like… poof. He’s gone. What happened? Is he busy? Sick? In trouble? Diarra’s friends mock her for ignoring the most obvious answer — she’s been ghosted — but the inquisitive school teacher can’t shake the feeling that something else is going on.
She’s right, and “Diarra from Detroit,” available on BET+, gradually develops into a winding mystery, then a shocking thriller, then a tender romance. Soon, it’s living within all these genre at once, plus...
“Diarra from Detroit” starts simply enough. Months into a separation from her husband, Diarra Brickland (Diarra Kilpatrick) pushes herself into a blind date. It goes well — very well — but then she doesn’t hear from him. It’s like… poof. He’s gone. What happened? Is he busy? Sick? In trouble? Diarra’s friends mock her for ignoring the most obvious answer — she’s been ghosted — but the inquisitive school teacher can’t shake the feeling that something else is going on.
She’s right, and “Diarra from Detroit,” available on BET+, gradually develops into a winding mystery, then a shocking thriller, then a tender romance. Soon, it’s living within all these genre at once, plus...
- 5/22/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
IndieWire and Paramount+ are proud to announce a Consider This FYC event to take place in Los Angeles on June 8, featuring Kelsey Grammer and David Oyelowo, plus creators and talent from “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “A Gentleman in Moscow,” “Colin from Accounts,” “Fellow Travelers,” “Frasier,” and “Lawmen: Bass Reeves.”
Emmy voters and guild members can request an invitation to attend here.
The event will feature a reception with food and drinks. It will begin at 10:00am Pt and run until 2:30pm Pt, including lunch.
“Consider This Live is essential to our growing collection of creator- and artisan-driven live events that include IndieWire Honors and Pass the Remote,” said Dana Harris-Bridson, senior VP and Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire. “We’re proud to celebrate the Paramount+ lineup.”
“We’re thrilled to bring back Consider This Live exclusively with Paramount+,” said IndieWire SVP & Publisher James Israel. “We...
Emmy voters and guild members can request an invitation to attend here.
The event will feature a reception with food and drinks. It will begin at 10:00am Pt and run until 2:30pm Pt, including lunch.
“Consider This Live is essential to our growing collection of creator- and artisan-driven live events that include IndieWire Honors and Pass the Remote,” said Dana Harris-Bridson, senior VP and Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire. “We’re proud to celebrate the Paramount+ lineup.”
“We’re thrilled to bring back Consider This Live exclusively with Paramount+,” said IndieWire SVP & Publisher James Israel. “We...
- 5/22/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Zachary Levi might be done with his superhero role as Shazam, but that doesn’t mean he’s done with franchises. However, his new franchise is aiming its sights on a younger demographic.
Read More: Summer Movie Preview: 50 Must-See Films To Watch
As seen in the trailer for “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” Zachary Levi stars as a grown up version of the title character, based on the popular children’s book.
Continue reading ‘Harold And The Purple Crayon’ Trailer: Zachary Levi Brings The Children’s Book To Life In August at The Playlist.
Read More: Summer Movie Preview: 50 Must-See Films To Watch
As seen in the trailer for “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” Zachary Levi stars as a grown up version of the title character, based on the popular children’s book.
Continue reading ‘Harold And The Purple Crayon’ Trailer: Zachary Levi Brings The Children’s Book To Life In August at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
It was only a matter of time before “The Munsters” got a reboot. But the upcoming series, titled “1313,” appears to be a very unique take on the classic sitcom.
According to Deadline, it appears that UCP is developing a new version of “The Munsters” with a series called “1313.” The report claims this is a “darker reimagining” of the sitcom, whatever that means. Are we looking at a prestige drama attempt for “The Munsters” or just a show that leans more into the monster aspects of the premise.
Continue reading ‘1313’: A New, Dark Reimagining Of ‘The Munsters’ In Development at The Playlist.
According to Deadline, it appears that UCP is developing a new version of “The Munsters” with a series called “1313.” The report claims this is a “darker reimagining” of the sitcom, whatever that means. Are we looking at a prestige drama attempt for “The Munsters” or just a show that leans more into the monster aspects of the premise.
Continue reading ‘1313’: A New, Dark Reimagining Of ‘The Munsters’ In Development at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
The Cannes Film Festival is many things: A prestigious platform for the best of world cinema, a massive industry event where film acquisitions get made, a testament to the French film industry’s classism and rampant sexual abuse. But more than anything, it’s one of the world’s greatest photo opps.
Sure, sure, everyone wants the Palme D’or. But even more people would kill to get seen on the iconic Cannes red carpet, and get their picture snapped by the hordes of press that camp on the Croisette. Some of the world’s most glamorous and beautiful celebrities can be seen on the steps outside the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès every year posing for the cameras, and while it’s not quite the fashion moment that the Met Gala is, it still offers a great opportunity for us pleebs to gawk at some particularly shiny stars in all of their finery.
Sure, sure, everyone wants the Palme D’or. But even more people would kill to get seen on the iconic Cannes red carpet, and get their picture snapped by the hordes of press that camp on the Croisette. Some of the world’s most glamorous and beautiful celebrities can be seen on the steps outside the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès every year posing for the cameras, and while it’s not quite the fashion moment that the Met Gala is, it still offers a great opportunity for us pleebs to gawk at some particularly shiny stars in all of their finery.
- 5/22/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. To keep up with our latest features, sign up for the Weekly Edit newsletter and follow us @mubinotebook on Twitter and Instagram.NEWSThe Little Mermaid.A generative AI start-up has been accused of stealing the voices of actors for its subscription service.IATSE expects to schedule additional days of bargaining with AMPTP in June, but has vowed not to extend its contract past July 31.With Incaa defunded by Argentine president Javier Milei, Ventana Sur is in talks to relocate from Buenos Aires to Uruguay for its sixteenth edition.As the Italian film industry continues to wait on a divided government to make production tax credits available, anticipating modest cuts, a new law in the Czech Parliament would more than double the existing cap on their incentives. Meanwhile, industry insiders in Poland urge a newly elected government to increase their rebate...
- 5/22/2024
- MUBI
Did you know it’s been nearly two years since there were reports that Marvel Studios was developing a series surrounding the return of Vision, played by Paul Bettany. At the time, it was another series from “WandaVision” head writer, Jac Shaeffer, and seemed to be on the fast track to happening. But then, nothing. Not only did we not hear anything about the series for months, but there was also news that Disney CEO Bob Iger was quietly canceling Marvel projects behind the scenes.
Continue reading Marvel Studios Hires ‘Picard’ Showrunner To Develop New Vision Series For 2026 at The Playlist.
Continue reading Marvel Studios Hires ‘Picard’ Showrunner To Develop New Vision Series For 2026 at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Hot Docs, the Toronto-based documentary film festival, has announced it will temporarily close its flagship Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and will lay off a portion of its staff to combat “urgent financial challenges” faced by the organization.
The news arrives less than a month after Hot Docs wrapped its 31st edition of its festival, and the organization says it hopes to reopen the year-round theater’s doors after three months. It will close June 12. The number of staff layoffs was not disclosed.
The Globe and Mail reported that according to documents from the Canada Revenue Agency, Hot Docs had a deficit of just over $2 million as of the financial period ending May 2023. The organization says this year’s Hot Docs was a success, with box office revenue exceeding target projections by 12 percent, and that box office receipts at the Ted Rogers Cinema throughout the year are up 59 percent compared...
The news arrives less than a month after Hot Docs wrapped its 31st edition of its festival, and the organization says it hopes to reopen the year-round theater’s doors after three months. It will close June 12. The number of staff layoffs was not disclosed.
The Globe and Mail reported that according to documents from the Canada Revenue Agency, Hot Docs had a deficit of just over $2 million as of the financial period ending May 2023. The organization says this year’s Hot Docs was a success, with box office revenue exceeding target projections by 12 percent, and that box office receipts at the Ted Rogers Cinema throughout the year are up 59 percent compared...
- 5/22/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
In this episode, writing and directing are discussed as deeply intimate and emotionally demanding professions.Ana Cristina Barragán is a young and prolific Ecuadorian director internationally recognized for her debut feature Alba, a film that won the Lions Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival and the Fipresci Critics' Prize in Toulouse. Over the past ten years, she has directed several short films and two feature films that have been presented in venues such as Locarno, San Sebastian, Toronto, and Thessaloniki. In her works, she has portrayed, in a haunting and sometimes gloomy way, intimate experiences of girls and teenagers facing death for the first time. Alba and La piel pulpo, her second feature film, were nominated for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film.On the other hand, Sofía Quirós Ubeda is a director and screenwriter from Costa Rica based in Argentina. Her short film Selva and her debut feature...
- 5/22/2024
- MUBI
In this episode, we explore the importance of questioning film education and the paradigms it establishes.Niles Atallah is a Chilean-American filmmaker and visual artist whose work has included feature films, short films, video installations, and virtual reality works.Together with Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León, he founded the Diluvio collective in 2009, with which they have created fictional and animated works outside of traditional production standards. His debut feature, Lucía, premiered at San Sebastian, and his second feature, Rey, won the Special Jury Prize at Rotterdam. He recently returned there to present his new feature, Animalia Paradoxa.On the other hand, Elena Pardo is a Mexican artist and filmmaker who has explored formats such as animation, documentary, video installation, and performance.She is co-founder of Laboratorio Experimental de Cine-lec, with whom she has worked for more than ten years in the dissemination, production, and programming of experimental cinema in film formats.
- 5/22/2024
- MUBI
Where were you when the Brat Pack took over Hollywood?
Core 1980s Brat Pack member Andrew McCarthy revisits his iconic teen past alongside his fellow “It” actors for documentary “Brats,” which McCarthy writes and directs. Reclaiming the term first coined in David Blum’s 1985 New York Magazine cover story, “Brats” unpacks the teen films — and their stars — of the ’80s that shaped a generation.
McCarthy’s former co-stars Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Lea Thompson, Timothy Hutton, and Jon Cryer are among those featured in the documentary. McCarthy says he had not previously seen most of his past colleagues for more than 30 years.
Notably, Molly Ringwald is not part of the doc, despite her discussions on the role of the Brat Pack in cinematic history. The actress previously cited that she was typecast because of the moniker, telling The Guardian that “darker roles” weren’t available to...
Core 1980s Brat Pack member Andrew McCarthy revisits his iconic teen past alongside his fellow “It” actors for documentary “Brats,” which McCarthy writes and directs. Reclaiming the term first coined in David Blum’s 1985 New York Magazine cover story, “Brats” unpacks the teen films — and their stars — of the ’80s that shaped a generation.
McCarthy’s former co-stars Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Lea Thompson, Timothy Hutton, and Jon Cryer are among those featured in the documentary. McCarthy says he had not previously seen most of his past colleagues for more than 30 years.
Notably, Molly Ringwald is not part of the doc, despite her discussions on the role of the Brat Pack in cinematic history. The actress previously cited that she was typecast because of the moniker, telling The Guardian that “darker roles” weren’t available to...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Cannes – The term “Nepo baby” gets thrown around a lot these days for reasons both justifiably good and bad. It’s one thing to be the daughter of a successful Hollywood actress and a popular comedy film director. It’s arguably even tougher to be the daughter of one of America’s greatest living actors. Now imagine you were the daughter of two of global cinema’s greatest acting legends. Effectively, if both Meryl Streep were your mother and father.
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Continue reading ‘Marcello Mio’ Review: Chiara Mastroianni Stars In A Meta Love Letter To Her Father [Cannes] at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Seth Rogen occupies an interesting place in Hollywood. For the most part, he’s made a name for himself enough that he can get a TV show or comedy film financed and distributed with relative ease. He purposefully keeps the budgets reasonable and has a built-in audience who will go see whatever he produces. All that to say, there are filmmakers out there panicking about the death of cinema and the theatrical experience, and Rogen just doesn’t understand why.
Continue reading Seth Rogen Believes The Theatrical Experience Isn’t Dying: “People Still Go To Museums!” at The Playlist.
Continue reading Seth Rogen Believes The Theatrical Experience Isn’t Dying: “People Still Go To Museums!” at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Geralt of Rivia grew two inches overnight.
After Henry Cavill exited “The Witcher,” a first look at Season 4 of the Netflix series teases new star Liam Hemsworth as the recast character. A Google search lists Cavill at 6’1″ and Hemsworth as 6’3″ — if you can believe those things.
Per the synopsis: After the shocking, Continent-altering events that closed out Season 3, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) who are faced with separately traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons. If they can embrace and lead the respective groups of misfits they find themselves in, the trio have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.
The ensemble cast includes Joey Batey (Jaskier), Laurence Fishburne (Regis) Eamon Farren (Cahir), Anna Shaffer (Triss Merigold), Mimî M Khayisa (Fringilla), Cassie Clare (Philippa), Mahesh Jadu (Vilgefortz), Meng’er Zhang (Milva), Graham McTavish (Dijkstra), Royce Pierreson (Istredd...
After Henry Cavill exited “The Witcher,” a first look at Season 4 of the Netflix series teases new star Liam Hemsworth as the recast character. A Google search lists Cavill at 6’1″ and Hemsworth as 6’3″ — if you can believe those things.
Per the synopsis: After the shocking, Continent-altering events that closed out Season 3, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) who are faced with separately traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons. If they can embrace and lead the respective groups of misfits they find themselves in, the trio have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.
The ensemble cast includes Joey Batey (Jaskier), Laurence Fishburne (Regis) Eamon Farren (Cahir), Anna Shaffer (Triss Merigold), Mimî M Khayisa (Fringilla), Cassie Clare (Philippa), Mahesh Jadu (Vilgefortz), Meng’er Zhang (Milva), Graham McTavish (Dijkstra), Royce Pierreson (Istredd...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sean Baker is a filmmaker who likes to make films about the fringes of society. And many times, that includes a story about a sex worker, such as in “Tangerine,” “The Florida Project,” or his latest, “Anora.” It’s a world Baker feels is not only ripe with stories, but also serves a purpose in the grander scheme of things. That’s why his next movie will also center around a sex worker.
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Continue reading Sean Baker Says Next Film Will Continue To Focus On Sex Work: “There Are A Million Stories To Be Told In That World” at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Guillermo del Toro did not mince words when trying to convince frequent collaborator Alfonso Cuarón to direct “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.”
According to Oscar winner Cuarón, fellow Academy Award winner del Toro simply called him an “arrogant asshole” for even hesitating to take on the beloved franchise installment. However, Cuarón might have had a point in questioning Warner Bros.’ decision to offer him the directing gig: At the time, his most recent film was “Y tu mamá también,” which is decidedly not YA material.
“I was confused because it was completely not on my radar,” Cuarón told Total Film of “Harry Potter”. “I speak often with Guillermo [del Toro], and a couple of days after, I said, ‘You know, they offered me this “Harry Potter” film, but it’s really weird they offer me this.’ He said, ‘Wait, wait, wait, you said you haven’t read “Harry Potter”?’ I said,...
According to Oscar winner Cuarón, fellow Academy Award winner del Toro simply called him an “arrogant asshole” for even hesitating to take on the beloved franchise installment. However, Cuarón might have had a point in questioning Warner Bros.’ decision to offer him the directing gig: At the time, his most recent film was “Y tu mamá también,” which is decidedly not YA material.
“I was confused because it was completely not on my radar,” Cuarón told Total Film of “Harry Potter”. “I speak often with Guillermo [del Toro], and a couple of days after, I said, ‘You know, they offered me this “Harry Potter” film, but it’s really weird they offer me this.’ He said, ‘Wait, wait, wait, you said you haven’t read “Harry Potter”?’ I said,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
As Cannes nears its end, some major contenders have already found homes, while many more buzzy titles with Palme d’Or aspirations are awaiting buyers. This year’s market hasn’t been weighed down by the writers or actors strikes in the same way as last year, meaning companies like A24, Neon, Apple, and more have jumped in on exciting packages of possibly future contenders.
Below we’re tracking everything that gets bought throughout the festival and beyond.
Films Acquired During the Festival “Flow”
Section: Un Certain Regard
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
Buyer: Sideshow and Janus Films
Date Acquired: May 22
Buzz: Sideshow and Janus Films wasted no time in making yet another splash in Un Certain Regard (their second acquisition) after the animated apocalyptic cat movie “Flow” received a standing ovation after its premiere earlier in the day. “Flow” is already scheduled to play next at Annecy next month, and the...
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Films Acquired During the Festival “Flow”
Section: Un Certain Regard
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
Buyer: Sideshow and Janus Films
Date Acquired: May 22
Buzz: Sideshow and Janus Films wasted no time in making yet another splash in Un Certain Regard (their second acquisition) after the animated apocalyptic cat movie “Flow” received a standing ovation after its premiere earlier in the day. “Flow” is already scheduled to play next at Annecy next month, and the...
- 5/22/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
We know the drill: When Hollywood actresses hit a certain age, they’re pushed off the industry conveyor belt. Some find a few roles, or perhaps a gig as a brand ambassador, spokesperson, or fitness guru. That’s the world of Elisabeth Sparkle, as played by Demi Moore, in Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror industry satire “The Substance.” However, this film represents the best role in the 61-year-old Moore’s career.
In the mid-1990s, Moore was a star after “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Ghost,” “A Few Good Men,” “Indecent Proposal,” “Disclosure.” She hit her financial peak with the 1996 “Striptease” — $12 million, which inspired snarky asides of “Gimme Moore” — but the reviews were bad and the box office not much better. Her career shifted into smaller movies and smaller roles (including a standout turn in 2011’s “Margin Call”), many of which didn’t deserve her presence and, well, sparkle.
This year Moore had...
In the mid-1990s, Moore was a star after “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Ghost,” “A Few Good Men,” “Indecent Proposal,” “Disclosure.” She hit her financial peak with the 1996 “Striptease” — $12 million, which inspired snarky asides of “Gimme Moore” — but the reviews were bad and the box office not much better. Her career shifted into smaller movies and smaller roles (including a standout turn in 2011’s “Margin Call”), many of which didn’t deserve her presence and, well, sparkle.
This year Moore had...
- 5/22/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
A handful of competition premieres just made their way to the Palais to mixed results as the festival starts to wind down, the Cannes Marche du Film shutters Wednesday, and guests pack it up and head home.
In his second time competing for the Palme d’Or after “Red Rocket” three years ago, Sean Baker debuted the spectacularly alive and even exasperating “Anora” (Neon), starring Mikey Madison (“Better Things”) in a breakout, brilliant-from-the-gate lead performance as sex worker Ani. Living paycheck to paycheck in Queens while working as an exotic dancer in Manhattan, she meets a wealthy Russian, Timothée Chalamet-esque Ivan. He pays Ani $15,000 to be his “very horny girlfriend” for a week of debauchery in Vegas and in his remote Brooklyn cocaine mansion. They end up getting married impromptu, much to the unhappiness of Ivan’s parents, who make their return to the U.S. from Russia to get the marriage canceled.
In his second time competing for the Palme d’Or after “Red Rocket” three years ago, Sean Baker debuted the spectacularly alive and even exasperating “Anora” (Neon), starring Mikey Madison (“Better Things”) in a breakout, brilliant-from-the-gate lead performance as sex worker Ani. Living paycheck to paycheck in Queens while working as an exotic dancer in Manhattan, she meets a wealthy Russian, Timothée Chalamet-esque Ivan. He pays Ani $15,000 to be his “very horny girlfriend” for a week of debauchery in Vegas and in his remote Brooklyn cocaine mansion. They end up getting married impromptu, much to the unhappiness of Ivan’s parents, who make their return to the U.S. from Russia to get the marriage canceled.
- 5/22/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
‘The Witcher’ Teaser: Here’s Your First Look At Liam Hemsworth As Geralt In Netflix’s Fantasy Series
For a long time now, fans of “The Witcher” knew that Henry Cavill wasn’t going to return for Season 4 and that he would be replaced by Liam Hemsworth. Many fans were upset over the news, as it was clear Cavill had a love of the franchise and there were rumors of behind-the-scenes drama. Alas, the change has been made, and now, as we approach Season 4 arriving on Netflix, we have our first look at Hemsworth as the main character.
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- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Set shortly before 9/11, Trương Minh Quý’s Viêt and Nam begins underground with two coal miners, their bodies soaked in sweat and caked in dirt. As they wait for instructions, they talk about a dream — one concerning water, plastic bags, and drowning. In the silence, they comfort each other by caressing each other’s faces. Suddenly, a bell rings. They rebutton their clothes. Moments later, a bomb can be heard exploding in the distance. Only above ground do the details surface: Viêt and Nam are lovers who are on the brink of separation as Nam, influenced by Vietnam’s migrant boom […]
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The post “I Don’t Want the Audience to Remember My Film as Just Another Film Banned in Vietnam”: Trương Minh Quý ơn His Cannes-Premiering Viêt and Nam first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/22/2024
- by Jason Tan Liwag
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Set shortly before 9/11, Trương Minh Quý’s Viêt and Nam begins underground with two coal miners, their bodies soaked in sweat and caked in dirt. As they wait for instructions, they talk about a dream — one concerning water, plastic bags, and drowning. In the silence, they comfort each other by caressing each other’s faces. Suddenly, a bell rings. They rebutton their clothes. Moments later, a bomb can be heard exploding in the distance. Only above ground do the details surface: Viêt and Nam are lovers who are on the brink of separation as Nam, influenced by Vietnam’s migrant boom […]
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The post “I Don’t Want the Audience to Remember My Film as Just Another Film Banned in Vietnam”: Trương Minh Quý ơn His Cannes-Premiering Viêt and Nam first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/22/2024
- by Jason Tan Liwag
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Donna Langley has done it all. She slowly worked her way up the ranks at Universal Studios and now runs the whole entertainment side of NBCUniversal — motion pictures, Focus Features, television, and Peacock.
She’s one of the Hollywood executives who knows talent and how to make good, commercial movies. She’s kept the “Fast and the Furious” franchise going strong and landed Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” which scored almost $1 billion for the studio, along with seven Oscar wins, including Best Picture.
In short, she knows what she’s doing and, at a wide-ranging Kering Women in Motion chat at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this week, where she was on hand to accept her award as the 2024 Women In Motion Award honoree, Variety’s co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh tried to pry some of her genius out of her to share.
Where is the business now?
“What are we experiencing across...
She’s one of the Hollywood executives who knows talent and how to make good, commercial movies. She’s kept the “Fast and the Furious” franchise going strong and landed Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” which scored almost $1 billion for the studio, along with seven Oscar wins, including Best Picture.
In short, she knows what she’s doing and, at a wide-ranging Kering Women in Motion chat at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this week, where she was on hand to accept her award as the 2024 Women In Motion Award honoree, Variety’s co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh tried to pry some of her genius out of her to share.
Where is the business now?
“What are we experiencing across...
- 5/22/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Unless you’re an avid fan of Harrison Ford, you might not be aware of his 1990 legal thriller, “Presumed Innocent.” Well, it’s probably good that you’re not, as the film, which is based on a novel of the same name, is getting a new take with an upcoming Apple TV+ series.
Read More: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch
As seen in the trailer for “Presumed Innocent,” the series tells the story of a prosecutor who is suspected of murdering his colleague.
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Read More: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch
As seen in the trailer for “Presumed Innocent,” the series tells the story of a prosecutor who is suspected of murdering his colleague.
Continue reading ‘Presumed Innocent’ Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal Stars In Apple TV+ Legal Thriller at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Thanks to the one-two punch of “Top Gun: Maverick and the rom-com, “Anyone But You,” Glen Powell is everywhere now. Just this summer, he has both “Twisters” and “Hit Man” coming to screens. And it feels like everyday a new project with Powell attached is getting announced. But that doesn’t mean the actor is saying yes to everything.
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Continue reading Glen Powell Passed On New ‘Jurassic World’ & ‘Bourne’ Films & Says He Won’t Do A Marvel Project at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Mohammad Rasoulof will officially be attending the Cannes premiere of his latest film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” after fleeing Iran, IndieWire can confirm.
The filmmaker has not been to Cannes in years despite several of his features debuting at the festival and even winning top awards there. None of Rasoulof’s work has ever been screened in his home country of Iran due to government bans — including since his Cannes award-winning film “Goodbye” screened in 2011. Rasoulof was later sentenced to six years in prison and a 20-year ban on filmmaking for alleged anti-government propaganda.
Rasoulof was invited to serve on the 2023 Cannes jury but was unable to attend due to an Iran travel embargo on him. The “There Is No Evil” filmmaker was banned from leaving Iran after being arrested in July 2022 for posting social media statements criticizing government-sanctioned violence against protesters. Rasoulof was temporarily released amid serving...
The filmmaker has not been to Cannes in years despite several of his features debuting at the festival and even winning top awards there. None of Rasoulof’s work has ever been screened in his home country of Iran due to government bans — including since his Cannes award-winning film “Goodbye” screened in 2011. Rasoulof was later sentenced to six years in prison and a 20-year ban on filmmaking for alleged anti-government propaganda.
Rasoulof was invited to serve on the 2023 Cannes jury but was unable to attend due to an Iran travel embargo on him. The “There Is No Evil” filmmaker was banned from leaving Iran after being arrested in July 2022 for posting social media statements criticizing government-sanctioned violence against protesters. Rasoulof was temporarily released amid serving...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The spirit of “Sans Soleil” casts a long shadow over Miguel Gomes’ beguiling “Grand Tour,” a less essayistic but similarly atemporal travelogue that sometimes feels almost as indebted to Chris Marker as Gomes’ “Tabu” was to F.W. Murnau. Much like Marker’s 1983 masterpiece, Gomes’ film is propelled by the mysterious frisson that it creates between “exotic” documentary footage and disembodied narration. And much like “Sans Soleil,” “Grand Tour” uses that non-stop voiceover to shape its accompanying images into an abstract story about the elusive relationship between time and memory.
In this case, that story is a love story (of sorts), one that again finds Gomes harkening back to the kind of blinkered colonial romances that were so prevalent in the silent era and the early days of Hollywood. And since a love story requires a tactile anchor for its yearning, Gomes — in stark contrast to Marker — cast a pair of...
In this case, that story is a love story (of sorts), one that again finds Gomes harkening back to the kind of blinkered colonial romances that were so prevalent in the silent era and the early days of Hollywood. And since a love story requires a tactile anchor for its yearning, Gomes — in stark contrast to Marker — cast a pair of...
- 5/22/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
While Luca Guadagnino is reigning supreme this summer with “Challengers” and Cannes-premiered “Queer” both opening, Film at Lincoln Center is celebrating all Italian auteurs for the 23rd edition of annual festival “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema.”
This year’s festival takes place from May 30 through June 6 and includes North American, U.S., and New York premieres, with appearances and discussions by several of the filmmakers. Co-presented by Cinecittà, “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema” serves as a showcase of the best in new Italian cinema.
“I think we have an especially strong lineup at this year’s ‘Open Roads,’ which is nothing if not an encouraging sign of things to come as we continue to move forward from the production pauses and shutdowns wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic,” Dan Sullivan, Flc Programmer, said. “A satisfying mix of the familiar and the new, of low- and higher-budget movies, of fresh takes on...
This year’s festival takes place from May 30 through June 6 and includes North American, U.S., and New York premieres, with appearances and discussions by several of the filmmakers. Co-presented by Cinecittà, “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema” serves as a showcase of the best in new Italian cinema.
“I think we have an especially strong lineup at this year’s ‘Open Roads,’ which is nothing if not an encouraging sign of things to come as we continue to move forward from the production pauses and shutdowns wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic,” Dan Sullivan, Flc Programmer, said. “A satisfying mix of the familiar and the new, of low- and higher-budget movies, of fresh takes on...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The deficiencies of George Miller’s Fury Road prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga—many of which have, unsurprisingly, been given a pass—echo my broader sentiments towards this year’s Cannes, at least from where we sit just past the halfway point. In Furiosa’s opening minutes, we’re informed via voiceover of the great struggles facing its world: pandemics, famine, climate catastrophe. Offering a supplementary narrative of broader relevance, it’s a table setting of topicality that’s wholly unnecessary to the film’s primary, surface pleasures. Many of this year’s Palme d’Or contenders, too, have felt like showcases for Contemporary Issue X rather than works of […]
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- 5/22/2024
- by Blake Williams
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The deficiencies of George Miller’s Fury Road prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga—many of which have, unsurprisingly, been given a pass—echo my broader sentiments towards this year’s Cannes, at least from where we sit just past the halfway point. In Furiosa’s opening minutes, we’re informed via voiceover of the great struggles facing its world: pandemics, famine, climate catastrophe. Offering a supplementary narrative of broader relevance, it’s a table setting of topicality that’s wholly unnecessary to the film’s primary, surface pleasures. Many of this year’s Palme d’Or contenders, too, have felt like showcases for Contemporary Issue X rather than works of […]
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- 5/22/2024
- by Blake Williams
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Thor and Hulk are teaming up for a new crime thriller! Are you excited? Ok, well maybe not the characters, but Mark Ruffalo is now going to team up with Chris Hemsworth for a new crime film titled “Crime 101,” and you definitely should be excited.
Read More: Chris Hemsworth Is Bothered By Directors Criticizing Superhero Films: “Tell That To the Billions Who Watch Them”
According to Deadline, Mark Ruffalo is joining Chris Hemsworth in Bart Layton’s new film, “Crime 101,” which is based on a novella written by acclaimed author Don Winslow.
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According to Deadline, Mark Ruffalo is joining Chris Hemsworth in Bart Layton’s new film, “Crime 101,” which is based on a novella written by acclaimed author Don Winslow.
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- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Jake Gyllenhaal is coming to TV.
The actor will produce and star in “Presumed Innocent,” an eight-part Apple TV+ series from Emmy-winning David E. Kelley and executive producer J.J. Abrams. Based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Scott Turow, the drama follows a “horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of a crime,” per a press release. “The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.”
Alongside Oscar- and Tony-nominee Gyllenhaal, who will portray the accused prosecutor Rusty Sabich, the series also stars Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-t Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Elizabeth Marvel, Nana Mensah, Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard and Kingston Rumi Southwick.
“Presumed Innocent” was previously turned into a popular movie starring Harrison Ford, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 1990(!). The film was followed by...
The actor will produce and star in “Presumed Innocent,” an eight-part Apple TV+ series from Emmy-winning David E. Kelley and executive producer J.J. Abrams. Based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Scott Turow, the drama follows a “horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of a crime,” per a press release. “The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.”
Alongside Oscar- and Tony-nominee Gyllenhaal, who will portray the accused prosecutor Rusty Sabich, the series also stars Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-t Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Elizabeth Marvel, Nana Mensah, Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard and Kingston Rumi Southwick.
“Presumed Innocent” was previously turned into a popular movie starring Harrison Ford, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 1990(!). The film was followed by...
- 5/22/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
There are roughly two types of Adam Wingard fans. There are the folks that know him from the MonsterVerse franchise, where he’s made films such as “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” Then there are people who know him from his earlier films like his breakout “You’re Next” and the incredible “The Guest.” The former is going to be a bit bummed by the latest Wingard news while the latter are going to be psyched.
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Continue reading ‘Godzilla X Kong’ Filmmaker Adam Wingard Not Returning For Next MonsterVerse Film at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Ever since Disney acquired Fox and made it clear that Marvel Studios would be rebooting the “X-Men” franchise, fans have been dying to see the mutants up on the big screen. There have been a few hints about mutants in “Ms. Marvel” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and we’re going to get a final sendoff to the old “X-Men” franchise in the upcoming “Deadpool & Wolverine,” but that isn’t exactly what fans want.
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Continue reading ‘X-Men’: Michael Lesslie Hired To Write The Script For Marvel’s Mutant Film at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
The brilliant Palestinian-Danish documentarian Mahdi Fleifel (“A World Not Ours”) leaps successfully into fiction with a feature debut that borrows a narrative container from “Midnight Cowboy” and a tormented soul that is all Palestinian.
The film opens with a quote from the celebrated Palestinian scholar, Edward Said: “In a way, it’s a sort of fate of Palestinians not to end up where they started, but somewhere unexpected and far away.” These words have been cutting since the moment they were first spoken years ago, but released into the world now during the horrific conflict in Gaza, they have an extra, desperate bite, as another generation is forced to seek displacement as the only alternative to violent death. Premiering at Cannes in this climate, Fleifel’s portrait of two individual characters asks questions that cannot be confined to the screen. Where do you belong after you have been driven from your homeland?...
The film opens with a quote from the celebrated Palestinian scholar, Edward Said: “In a way, it’s a sort of fate of Palestinians not to end up where they started, but somewhere unexpected and far away.” These words have been cutting since the moment they were first spoken years ago, but released into the world now during the horrific conflict in Gaza, they have an extra, desperate bite, as another generation is forced to seek displacement as the only alternative to violent death. Premiering at Cannes in this climate, Fleifel’s portrait of two individual characters asks questions that cannot be confined to the screen. Where do you belong after you have been driven from your homeland?...
- 5/22/2024
- by Sophie Monks Kaufman
- Indiewire
Imagine if “Baby Driver” was a tragic, music-free exploration of mental decay, and you might be able to start picturing the tensest robbery sequence in “Gazer.” Just like Ansel Elgort’s tinnitus-inflicted getaway driver, Frankie (Ariella Mastroianni) needs to put her headphones in before she tackles a dangerous job. But she’s not blasting Queen or The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
The struggling single mother suffers from dyschronometria, a deteriorating mental condition that leaves her unable to accurately perceive the passage of time. Seconds and minutes seamlessly turn into hours and days in a way that leaves her constantly questioning when she is. It’s a workable, if inconvenient, situation when your biggest fear is missing a doctor’s appointment or zoning out at work. But when you have a matter of minutes to steal car keys from a dangerous man’s apartment before he comes home, the risks become considerably greater.
The struggling single mother suffers from dyschronometria, a deteriorating mental condition that leaves her unable to accurately perceive the passage of time. Seconds and minutes seamlessly turn into hours and days in a way that leaves her constantly questioning when she is. It’s a workable, if inconvenient, situation when your biggest fear is missing a doctor’s appointment or zoning out at work. But when you have a matter of minutes to steal car keys from a dangerous man’s apartment before he comes home, the risks become considerably greater.
- 5/22/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The Cannes Film Festival is arguably the single most prestigious film festival in all of world cinema. Every year, hundreds descend on the French resort town for two weeks of screenings from some of the film industry’s most respected auteurs. If you want high-quality cinema, or movie star glamour, Cannes supplies all of that in abundance.
But maybe it’s because Cannes is such a shiny beacon atop the cinematic landscape that it’s also so frequently embroiled in massive controversies, in a way that American festivals like, say, Sundance don’t really manage, at least not anymore. It’s not an every year occurrence, but whenever Cannes starts up in May, putting money on something happening to make people very angry is generally the safer bet.
Sometimes, the controversy has to do with the films playing on the Croisette themselves. Take notorious projects like “The Brown Bunny,” a...
But maybe it’s because Cannes is such a shiny beacon atop the cinematic landscape that it’s also so frequently embroiled in massive controversies, in a way that American festivals like, say, Sundance don’t really manage, at least not anymore. It’s not an every year occurrence, but whenever Cannes starts up in May, putting money on something happening to make people very angry is generally the safer bet.
Sometimes, the controversy has to do with the films playing on the Croisette themselves. Take notorious projects like “The Brown Bunny,” a...
- 5/22/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
IndieWire launched our “Pass the Remote” FYC TV screening series, produced in partnership with Disney, with a dynamic casting directors panel April 25, two Disney Storytellers panels April 29, and a panel about “Abbott Elementary” May 20.
Next up? A “Jim Henson Idea Man” panel on May 24 celebrating the documentary about the Muppets creator, which just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Like all events in the “Pass the Remote” screening series, it will take place at the Vidiots Foundation in Los Angeles’s Eagle Rock neighborhood.
Legendary director Ron Howard will be in attendance on the panel, as will composer David Fleming and editor Paul Crowder. Howard is a two-time Oscar winner. In recent vintage, he’s become a more prolific documentary director, with films such as “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week” (2016), “Pavarotti” (2019), “Rebuilding Paradise” (2020), and 2022’s profile of Jose Andres and the World Central Kitchen, “We Feed People.”
“Jim Henson...
Next up? A “Jim Henson Idea Man” panel on May 24 celebrating the documentary about the Muppets creator, which just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Like all events in the “Pass the Remote” screening series, it will take place at the Vidiots Foundation in Los Angeles’s Eagle Rock neighborhood.
Legendary director Ron Howard will be in attendance on the panel, as will composer David Fleming and editor Paul Crowder. Howard is a two-time Oscar winner. In recent vintage, he’s become a more prolific documentary director, with films such as “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week” (2016), “Pavarotti” (2019), “Rebuilding Paradise” (2020), and 2022’s profile of Jose Andres and the World Central Kitchen, “We Feed People.”
“Jim Henson...
- 5/22/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
It’s no secret that Paolo Sorrentino is profoundly obsessed with the topics of youth and great beauty. Such preoccupations — and several more! — are self-evident in films like “Youth” and “The Great Beauty,” two unbridled displays of Italian maximalism that are every bit as subtle as their titles suggest.
Following 2021’s achingly personal “The Hand of God,” in which the Neapolitan director filtered the agony and the ecstasy of his formative years through the same veil of Fellini-esque sacrilege that he’d previously cast over movies about Silvio Berlusconi and the fading splendor of Roman history, Sorrentino is back on his proverbial bullshit with another sprawling flesh parade that’s more consumed with abstract ideals than it is with the stuff of life itself. Once again, he returns with a rapturously sumptuous film that blurs the line between the sacred and the profane until sex feels like religion and religion feels like sex,...
Following 2021’s achingly personal “The Hand of God,” in which the Neapolitan director filtered the agony and the ecstasy of his formative years through the same veil of Fellini-esque sacrilege that he’d previously cast over movies about Silvio Berlusconi and the fading splendor of Roman history, Sorrentino is back on his proverbial bullshit with another sprawling flesh parade that’s more consumed with abstract ideals than it is with the stuff of life itself. Once again, he returns with a rapturously sumptuous film that blurs the line between the sacred and the profane until sex feels like religion and religion feels like sex,...
- 5/21/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Cannes – If we know anything about Paolo Sorrentino, it’s that he adores his hometown of Naples, Italy. His last directorial effort, “The Hand of God,” was a love letter to the port city, and, in something of a surprise, he taps that well once again for “Parthenope,” a title in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. A movie that chronicles a woman’s long and unexpected journey from a captivating young goddess to a respected academic.
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- 5/21/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
When Filmmaker featured the startup film collective Omnes Films in our 2021 25 New Faces list, the L.A. outfit’s first two microbudget features — Jonathan Davies’ Topology of Sirens and Tyler Taormina’s Ham on Rye — had both premiered at festivals and received U.S. releases from Factory 25, its members had produced shorts and music videos, and new features were in the works. One of the few companies or collectives to land on our list over its history, Omnes impressed us with not only the quality of the films but the ambition — and optimism — evinced by a group […]
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- 5/21/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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