Of all the unofficial holidays derived from an apocryphal bit police code, 4/20 is by far the most enduring. And just as “420” has gradually become entrenched as stoner shorthand for marijuana, the date April 20 has become an opportunity not just for college kids looking to indulge in a little extralegal fun, but also for drug law reformers and other advocacy groups to stump for a more reasonable national attitude toward America’s big green weed of choice.
And as marijuana laws have shifted over the years—from outright prohibition, to limited medicinal usage, to tightly regulated recreational use within certain states—marijuana themed movies have likewise evolved. Once upon a time, the only movies that even touched the subject of pot were hysterical propaganda pieces like Reefer Madness. Then, from the 1960s onward, weed became a popular (and hip) subject of broad comedy—in everything from Animal House to Annie Hall to Friday.
And as marijuana laws have shifted over the years—from outright prohibition, to limited medicinal usage, to tightly regulated recreational use within certain states—marijuana themed movies have likewise evolved. Once upon a time, the only movies that even touched the subject of pot were hysterical propaganda pieces like Reefer Madness. Then, from the 1960s onward, weed became a popular (and hip) subject of broad comedy—in everything from Animal House to Annie Hall to Friday.
- 4/20/2023
- by Matt Warren
- Film Independent News & More
“Harriet” star Cynthia Erivo and “Daughters of the Dust” director Julie Dash are among the 22 names selected to oversee the competition juries at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Erivo and Dash will lead the U.S. Dramatic Competition jury this year alongside Hanya Yanagihara, editor of the New York Times Style Magazine and author of the novels “The People in the Trees” and “A Little Life.”
Leading the U.S. Documentary jury are Ashley Clark, a curatorial director at Criterion Collection and formerly the director of film programming at Bam, “The Act of Killing” director Joshua Oppenheimer and Lana Wilson, whose Taylor Swift documentary “Miss Americana” premiered at Sundance last year.
“Our jurors have reached a high level of achievement in their individual fields and can bring their unique perspective to the process of analyzing and evaluating films,” Kim Yutani, Sundance’s director of programming, said in a statement. “We’re pleased to bring this accomplished,...
Erivo and Dash will lead the U.S. Dramatic Competition jury this year alongside Hanya Yanagihara, editor of the New York Times Style Magazine and author of the novels “The People in the Trees” and “A Little Life.”
Leading the U.S. Documentary jury are Ashley Clark, a curatorial director at Criterion Collection and formerly the director of film programming at Bam, “The Act of Killing” director Joshua Oppenheimer and Lana Wilson, whose Taylor Swift documentary “Miss Americana” premiered at Sundance last year.
“Our jurors have reached a high level of achievement in their individual fields and can bring their unique perspective to the process of analyzing and evaluating films,” Kim Yutani, Sundance’s director of programming, said in a statement. “We’re pleased to bring this accomplished,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jack Kilmer, known for his breakout role in Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto and for his performance in the acclaimed 2019 Sundance film Hala, among others, has signed with Gersh for representation.
Kilmer’s star has been rising since his 2013 feature film debut in Palo Alto, based on James Franco’s short story collection of the same name. He portrayed Teddy alongside Franco, Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff and Zoe Levin. Kilmer, son of Val, also stars opposite Odessa Young and Ben Schnetzer in indie feature The Giant.
Kilmer also can be seen in Vice Films’ Lords of Chaos, opposite Emory Cohen and Rory Culkin which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and Woodshock, directed by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy. He will next be seen in Eugene Kotlyarenko’s Wobble Palace, as well as Becca Gleason’s Summer 03 opposite Joey King and Andrea Savage, both of which premiered at SXSW.
Kilmer’s star has been rising since his 2013 feature film debut in Palo Alto, based on James Franco’s short story collection of the same name. He portrayed Teddy alongside Franco, Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff and Zoe Levin. Kilmer, son of Val, also stars opposite Odessa Young and Ben Schnetzer in indie feature The Giant.
Kilmer also can be seen in Vice Films’ Lords of Chaos, opposite Emory Cohen and Rory Culkin which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and Woodshock, directed by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy. He will next be seen in Eugene Kotlyarenko’s Wobble Palace, as well as Becca Gleason’s Summer 03 opposite Joey King and Andrea Savage, both of which premiered at SXSW.
- 12/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
After only adding one new program on Saturday, Netflix have released two new movies and one new TV series today. In a week where the streaming platform continues to add a diverse range of content, today we received the films Goldie and Woodshock, as well as season 1 of Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, joining K-drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay‘s premiere yesterday.
For those unfamiliar, Woodshock is an A24 title starring Kirsten Dunst as a woman who begins experiencing strange hallucinations after taking a powerful drug. Most of the action revolves around Dunst’s character Theresa taking poison-laced joints that, rather than killing her, put her in an increasingly fragile mental state that turns fantastical. While Woodshock divided critics upon its 2017 release, it looks to be worth checking out.
The other new movie today is Goldie, a Sam de Jong written-and-directed feature starring Slick Woods as the titular character,...
For those unfamiliar, Woodshock is an A24 title starring Kirsten Dunst as a woman who begins experiencing strange hallucinations after taking a powerful drug. Most of the action revolves around Dunst’s character Theresa taking poison-laced joints that, rather than killing her, put her in an increasingly fragile mental state that turns fantastical. While Woodshock divided critics upon its 2017 release, it looks to be worth checking out.
The other new movie today is Goldie, a Sam de Jong written-and-directed feature starring Slick Woods as the titular character,...
- 6/21/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
It’s finally the weekend and that means it’s time to dig into some new content. That’s right. No matter what your preferred streaming service is, there are a number of new movies/TV shows coming down the pipeline over the next few days.
Be it Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, or Showtime and Starz, each platform is offering a nice selection of titles this weekend. Admittedly, it’s not the meatiest time for new content that we’ve had, as the last few weeks of any given month tend to slow down a bit for fresh releases, but there’s still enough here worth getting excited about.
So, let’s dive in, shall we?
Netflix
June 19
Babies: Part 2
Father Soldier Son
Feel the Beat
Floor is Lava
Lost Bullet
Girls from Ipanema: Season 2
One Way to Tomorrow
The Politician Season 2
Rhyme Time Town
Wasp Network
June...
Be it Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, or Showtime and Starz, each platform is offering a nice selection of titles this weekend. Admittedly, it’s not the meatiest time for new content that we’ve had, as the last few weeks of any given month tend to slow down a bit for fresh releases, but there’s still enough here worth getting excited about.
So, let’s dive in, shall we?
Netflix
June 19
Babies: Part 2
Father Soldier Son
Feel the Beat
Floor is Lava
Lost Bullet
Girls from Ipanema: Season 2
One Way to Tomorrow
The Politician Season 2
Rhyme Time Town
Wasp Network
June...
- 6/19/2020
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
With a new week beginning, Netflix has a ton of new content arriving to stream. The following few days will see a bunch of original movies and TV series hit the site, as well as a few underrated films from the past decade or so that you should definitely check out. Whether you’ve got a hankering for horror, comedy, drama or documentaries, Netflix should have you covered.
Here’s a full list of everything coming to the service in the U.S. from Monday June 15th to Sunday June 21st:
Released June 15
Underdogs (2013)
Borgen: Seasons 1-3
Last Flight to Abuja (2012)
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (2019)
Wira (2019)
Released June 16
Coronavirus Explained: Episode 2 *Netflix Documentary
Baby Mama (2008)
Charlie St. Cloud (2010
The Darkness (2016)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Released June 17
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018)
Hope Ranch (2020)
Mr. Iglesias: Part 2 *Netflix Original
Released June 18
A Whisker Away *Netflix Anime...
Here’s a full list of everything coming to the service in the U.S. from Monday June 15th to Sunday June 21st:
Released June 15
Underdogs (2013)
Borgen: Seasons 1-3
Last Flight to Abuja (2012)
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (2019)
Wira (2019)
Released June 16
Coronavirus Explained: Episode 2 *Netflix Documentary
Baby Mama (2008)
Charlie St. Cloud (2010
The Darkness (2016)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Released June 17
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018)
Hope Ranch (2020)
Mr. Iglesias: Part 2 *Netflix Original
Released June 18
A Whisker Away *Netflix Anime...
- 6/14/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Kiri Hart, Stephen Feder, Ben LeClair to oversee feature projects from inception to release.
As they gear up for the release of Knives Out later this month, Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman have hired three producers to their T-Street production label.
New arrivals Kiri Hart, Stephen Feder and Ben LeClair will oversee feature projects from inception to release.
Hart most recently served as Lucasfilm’s senior vice-president of development, where she established the Lucasfilm Story Group and oversaw creative development on all Star Wars content across film, animated television, publishing, gaming, immersive media, and theme parks.
She co-produced Johnson’s Star...
As they gear up for the release of Knives Out later this month, Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman have hired three producers to their T-Street production label.
New arrivals Kiri Hart, Stephen Feder and Ben LeClair will oversee feature projects from inception to release.
Hart most recently served as Lucasfilm’s senior vice-president of development, where she established the Lucasfilm Story Group and oversaw creative development on all Star Wars content across film, animated television, publishing, gaming, immersive media, and theme parks.
She co-produced Johnson’s Star...
- 11/14/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
By Spencer Coile
Back in 2017, I wrote about Kirsten Dunst’s “return to glory” with her performances in The Beguiled and Woodshock. What I foresaw as glory didn’t exactly materialize - The Beguiled had its ardent fans but no real awards traction, Woodshock was quickly forgotten. Two years later, and Kirsten Dunst receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is center-stage in the Showtime original series, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, but for Dunst, something still feels missing.
Her interview on SiriusXM’s “In Depth with Larry Flick” gave Dunst a chance to discuss how she feels slighted by the film industry - an industry that, she claims, pans her films and then celebrates them years later. Major awards? She’s nabbed two Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy nomination. She even won Best Actress at Cannes for Melancholia though that doesn’t necessarily translate to mainstream attention.
Back in 2017, I wrote about Kirsten Dunst’s “return to glory” with her performances in The Beguiled and Woodshock. What I foresaw as glory didn’t exactly materialize - The Beguiled had its ardent fans but no real awards traction, Woodshock was quickly forgotten. Two years later, and Kirsten Dunst receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is center-stage in the Showtime original series, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, but for Dunst, something still feels missing.
Her interview on SiriusXM’s “In Depth with Larry Flick” gave Dunst a chance to discuss how she feels slighted by the film industry - an industry that, she claims, pans her films and then celebrates them years later. Major awards? She’s nabbed two Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy nomination. She even won Best Actress at Cannes for Melancholia though that doesn’t necessarily translate to mainstream attention.
- 9/6/2019
- by Spencer Coile
- FilmExperience
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Filmmaker in Focus Richard Linklater’s latest movie, Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, opens in theaters this weekend. For the occasion, the filmmaker teams up with Vanity Fair to break down his whole career, from his debut short film, Woodshock, through Dazed and Confused, the Before trilogy and his award-winning Boyhood: Recast Movies of the Day Leonardo DiCaprio and...
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- 8/15/2019
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Austin-based auteur Richard Linklater’s new film “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” opens this weekend. In tribute to the Academy Award nominee’s vast and varied career of more than 20 films, with a handful in pre-production, Vanity Fair has put together a video interview retrospective with Linklater, starting with his 1985 grassroots short “Woodshock.”
Linklater told Vanity Fair he started playing with film in junior high, with his rough-around-the-edges, first foray into filmmaking, “Woodshock,” marking a step-up from Super 8 into 16mm. “It’s a short, in and around a blissed-out, drug-fueled music festival in Austin in the summer of ’85. No one involved remembered probably being filmed,” he said. “Ecstasy was actually legal then, interestingly!”
Linklater’s breakout came in 1991 with the Sundance premiere of “Slacker,” where the film was nominated for the festival’s Grand Jury Prize. This proto-mumblecore, indie dramedy told in a documentary style takes us through a...
Linklater told Vanity Fair he started playing with film in junior high, with his rough-around-the-edges, first foray into filmmaking, “Woodshock,” marking a step-up from Super 8 into 16mm. “It’s a short, in and around a blissed-out, drug-fueled music festival in Austin in the summer of ’85. No one involved remembered probably being filmed,” he said. “Ecstasy was actually legal then, interestingly!”
Linklater’s breakout came in 1991 with the Sundance premiere of “Slacker,” where the film was nominated for the festival’s Grand Jury Prize. This proto-mumblecore, indie dramedy told in a documentary style takes us through a...
- 8/15/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Bleiberg Entertainment has boarded world rights to Karen Gillan-starrer All Creatures Here Below. A dramatic thriller, it reteams director Collin Schiffli and writer David Dastmalchian who were behind 2014 SXSW Special Jury Prize winner Animals. Bleiberg will screen the first footage to buyers in Cannes. The film is currently in post-production.
The story follows a young couple living on the fringes of La society. An impulsive crime sets them on the run from the police and on a trajectory that will forever change their lives.
Gillan is currently in theaters with blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War and is coming off another box office hit, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Dastmalchian (Blade Runner 2049) also stars and is next up in Ant-Man And The Wasp.
Supporting cast includes Jennifer Morrison (Assassination Nation), David Koechner (Anchorman), Richard Cabral (Breaking In) and John Doe (Boogie Nights).
Planeo Films’ Nacho Arenas produces along with Amy Greene and Chris Stinson of Live Free or Die Films (Woodshock). Greene and Stinson will be in Cannes in support of Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace, which has a berth in Directors’ Fortnight.
Planeo is currently developing Uncommon about the unbreakable bond between the youngest professional athlete to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s and his two-year-old daughter. Bleiberg’s Cannes slate includes Martin Campbell adventure film Treasure Of The 40 Thieves and Pierce Brosnan-starrerr Across The River And Into The Trees.
The story follows a young couple living on the fringes of La society. An impulsive crime sets them on the run from the police and on a trajectory that will forever change their lives.
Gillan is currently in theaters with blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War and is coming off another box office hit, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Dastmalchian (Blade Runner 2049) also stars and is next up in Ant-Man And The Wasp.
Supporting cast includes Jennifer Morrison (Assassination Nation), David Koechner (Anchorman), Richard Cabral (Breaking In) and John Doe (Boogie Nights).
Planeo Films’ Nacho Arenas produces along with Amy Greene and Chris Stinson of Live Free or Die Films (Woodshock). Greene and Stinson will be in Cannes in support of Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace, which has a berth in Directors’ Fortnight.
Planeo is currently developing Uncommon about the unbreakable bond between the youngest professional athlete to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s and his two-year-old daughter. Bleiberg’s Cannes slate includes Martin Campbell adventure film Treasure Of The 40 Thieves and Pierce Brosnan-starrerr Across The River And Into The Trees.
- 5/1/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Logan Lucky (Steven Soderbergh-directed action-comedy; Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Sebastian Stan, Brian Gleeson, Jack Quaid, Hilary Swank, Daniel Craig; rated PG-13) Woodshock (drama; Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, Pilou Asbæk; rated R) I Do… Until I Don’t (romantic comedy; Lake Bell, Ed Helms, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Reiser, Amber Heard; rated R) Tulip Fever (romantic drama; Alicia Vikander...
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- 11/28/2017
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
Woodshock, the debut film from fashion designers-turned-directors Kate and Laura Mulleavy, takes one on a hallucinatory journey into the mind of Theresa (Kirsten Dunst) a young woman battling depression after the death of her mother. With the film arriving on Blu-ray today, we’re pleased to present an exclusive featurette featuring the directors discussing why Dunst was the perfect choice, plus a Blu-ray giveaway.
“The universe the film takes place in seems straight out of Steve Klein photography, and Lars von Trier’s cinema with some dashes of Hitchcock thrown in for good measure, a gothic neon playground in which Theresa’s fears are manifested through the threatening indifference of nature,” Jose Solis said. “Dunst gives a marvelous performance and considering she’s featured in almost every scene, she’s the Alice guiding us in this wonderland.”
Check out the exclusive featurette below and we’re also giving away two Blu-rays.
“The universe the film takes place in seems straight out of Steve Klein photography, and Lars von Trier’s cinema with some dashes of Hitchcock thrown in for good measure, a gothic neon playground in which Theresa’s fears are manifested through the threatening indifference of nature,” Jose Solis said. “Dunst gives a marvelous performance and considering she’s featured in almost every scene, she’s the Alice guiding us in this wonderland.”
Check out the exclusive featurette below and we’re also giving away two Blu-rays.
- 11/28/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
We may only have several home entertainment releases for this Tuesday, but as the saying goes, “quality over quantity,” because this bunch of Blu-rays and DVDs are a stellar lot of films. One of my favorite horror films of 2017, Mark Duplass’ Creep 2, makes its way home on November 28th courtesy of The Orchard, and Scream Factory has given Rob Reiner’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery the Collector’s Edition treatment (and deservedly so).
For you cult film fans, both Death Laid an Egg and Deathdream (aka Dead of Night) get the HD treatment this week, and other notable releases this Tuesday include M.F.A., Rememory, Super Dark Times, Woodshock, and Trailer Trauma 4: Television Trauma.
Creep 2 (The Orchard, DVD)
Sara, a video artist primarily focused on creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams after coming across a stranger’s online post.
For you cult film fans, both Death Laid an Egg and Deathdream (aka Dead of Night) get the HD treatment this week, and other notable releases this Tuesday include M.F.A., Rememory, Super Dark Times, Woodshock, and Trailer Trauma 4: Television Trauma.
Creep 2 (The Orchard, DVD)
Sara, a video artist primarily focused on creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams after coming across a stranger’s online post.
- 11/28/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Big Sick (Michael Showalter)
From start to finish, The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter, works as a lovingly-rendered, cinematic answer to the dinner party question: “So how did you two meet?” Based on comedian Kumail Nanjiani‘s real life (he co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Emily V. Gordon), we meet Kumail (Nanjiani) as he finishes a stand-up set in Chicago. He becomes fast friends with a...
The Big Sick (Michael Showalter)
From start to finish, The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter, works as a lovingly-rendered, cinematic answer to the dinner party question: “So how did you two meet?” Based on comedian Kumail Nanjiani‘s real life (he co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Emily V. Gordon), we meet Kumail (Nanjiani) as he finishes a stand-up set in Chicago. He becomes fast friends with a...
- 11/24/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The hypnotic and daring thriller starring Golden Globe nominee Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress – Limited Series, ”Fargo,” 2016; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1995), Woodshock, arrives on and Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On DemandNovember 28 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the world-renowned fashion designer duo behind American luxury label Rodarte, the dark and twisted drama follows a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after an experiment gone wrong. Executive produced by Dunst and theatrically released by A24, the Woodshock Blu-ray and DVD includes a making-of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Now you can own Woodshock on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has 4 copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie starring Kirsten Dunst ? (mine is Melancholia!). It’s so easy!
Now you can own Woodshock on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has 4 copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie starring Kirsten Dunst ? (mine is Melancholia!). It’s so easy!
- 11/24/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Now that us horror fans have to look past Halloween, there’s a certain sadness that sets in once we realize our favorite holiday is now 365 days away. But fear not! We have a bunch of great films coming to digital and VOD to get you through these dark times, including Joe Lynch’s Mayhem (which bows on November 10th, and it’s a film that I cannot recommend enough—so much fun!).
Other notable films hitting digital platforms throughout the month include Bad Match (on November 3rd), The Elf (on November 7th), Radius from Epic Pictures (November 10th), IFC Midnight’s Nails (November 17th), and the psychological thriller Woodshock rounds out the month’s releases on November 28th.
24 Hours to Live (Saban Films) – November 3rd on Ultra VOD
24 Hours to Live is a fast-paced action-packed movie about a career assassin (Ethan Hawke) who is given a chance at redemption...
Other notable films hitting digital platforms throughout the month include Bad Match (on November 3rd), The Elf (on November 7th), Radius from Epic Pictures (November 10th), IFC Midnight’s Nails (November 17th), and the psychological thriller Woodshock rounds out the month’s releases on November 28th.
24 Hours to Live (Saban Films) – November 3rd on Ultra VOD
24 Hours to Live is a fast-paced action-packed movie about a career assassin (Ethan Hawke) who is given a chance at redemption...
- 11/1/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The hypnotic and daring thriller starring Golden Globe nominee Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress – Limited Series, ”Fargo,” 2016; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1995), Woodshock, arrives on and Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On DemandNovember 28 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the world-renowned fashion designer duo behind American luxury label Rodarte, the dark and twisted drama follows a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after an experiment gone wrong. Executive produced by Dunst and theatrically released by A24, the Woodshock Blu-ray and DVD includes a making-of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst stars as Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug. Immersive, spellbinding, and sublime, Woodshock transcends genre to...
Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst stars as Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug. Immersive, spellbinding, and sublime, Woodshock transcends genre to...
- 10/20/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kirsten Dunst (The Virgin Suicides, Melancholia, Fargo) stars and serves as executive producer in the dark drama Woodshock from A24. Featuring a mind-bending drug and eerie events in the woods, the new thriller is coming to Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD this November from Lionsgate, and we have a look at the release details and trippy cover art:
Press Release: Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on November 28 from Lionsgate.
Program Description
The hypnotic and daring thriller starring Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress – Limited Series, ”Fargo,” 2016; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1995), Woodshock, arrives on and Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand November 28 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the world-renowned fashion designer duo behind American luxury label Rodarte, the dark and twisted drama follows a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after an experiment gone wrong.
Press Release: Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on November 28 from Lionsgate.
Program Description
The hypnotic and daring thriller starring Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress – Limited Series, ”Fargo,” 2016; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1995), Woodshock, arrives on and Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand November 28 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the world-renowned fashion designer duo behind American luxury label Rodarte, the dark and twisted drama follows a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after an experiment gone wrong.
- 10/17/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Like many Americans, some celebrities enjoy the occasional — or not-so-occasional — herbal indulgence.
These stars, from A-list actors to singing sensations, have candidly shared their funniest tales of 420 escapades. Whether you’re stone cold sober or sky high, their confessions are bound to give you a serious case of the giggles:
Kathy Bates
Yes, the Disjointed star lights up before reading scripts for her weed dispensary sitcom.
“When I read the scripts, I’m stoned,” Bates shared on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “I just wish I had a seatbelt in bed. I laugh so hard I’m afraid to get up…...
These stars, from A-list actors to singing sensations, have candidly shared their funniest tales of 420 escapades. Whether you’re stone cold sober or sky high, their confessions are bound to give you a serious case of the giggles:
Kathy Bates
Yes, the Disjointed star lights up before reading scripts for her weed dispensary sitcom.
“When I read the scripts, I’m stoned,” Bates shared on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “I just wish I had a seatbelt in bed. I laugh so hard I’m afraid to get up…...
- 10/12/2017
- by Lydia Price
- PEOPLE.com
It’s travel time at the vacation wing of the ole’ multiplex yet again. A couple of months ago we explored France in Paris Can Wait, and just a few weeks ago we joined Steve and Rob for a food-filled travelogue in The Trip To Spain. Summer may be over, but it’s not too late to “get away from it all” with another trip….a trip inside your mind. If you’re thinking of “mother’s little helper” then you’re on the right track. Movies about drugs have changed with society over the years. The first flicks were hysterical (in more ways than one) cautionary tales epitomized by the camp classic Reefer Madness. With the counter culture’s rise in the 60’s and 70’s there were more enlightened films like, well Roger Corman’s The Trip. And in the 80’s Cheech and Chong finally took their weed humor...
- 9/29/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
by Chris Feil
“Remember when we used to play in the woods together?” Woodshock begins in dreamy, creepy breathiness. That breathy quality carries throughout the entire film, a curious debut from Kate and Laura Mulleavy (otherwise known as fashion wunderkinds Rodarte). The film itself plays in the woods, a little bit touched with mystical wonder and a little bit okay with getting lost. It’s kind of like having Alice recount her trip down the rabbit hole while coming down from some serious Wonderland substances, but without getting to witness the magical land yourself.
“Remember when we used to play in the woods together?” Woodshock begins in dreamy, creepy breathiness. That breathy quality carries throughout the entire film, a curious debut from Kate and Laura Mulleavy (otherwise known as fashion wunderkinds Rodarte). The film itself plays in the woods, a little bit touched with mystical wonder and a little bit okay with getting lost. It’s kind of like having Alice recount her trip down the rabbit hole while coming down from some serious Wonderland substances, but without getting to witness the magical land yourself.
- 9/26/2017
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
Part art project, part woozy waking dream and part Repulsion for the edible-consuming crowd, Kate and Laura Mulleavy's psychological thriller-cum-canabisized character study follows Theresa (Kirsten Dunst), a troubled young women working at a marijuana dispensary in Eureka, California. Our Sad-Eyed Lady of the Redwoods is known for an illicit, under-the-counter strain of euthanasia-friendly product; we we meet her, she's administering her special recipe to her terminally ill mother, gently and humanely helping Mom shuffle off this mortal coil. Her husband (Joe Cole), a lumberjack, is distant and barely present...
- 9/25/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Kirsten Dunst apparently got super high by accident on the set of her new film, Woodshock, but the story is absolutely hilarious.
- 9/24/2017
- cinemablend.com
Kirsten Dunst has been hitting red carpets for the past two decades, and she usually turns to one design duo to dress her: Rodarte’s Laura and Kate Mulleavy. So it makes sense that for the Mulleavy sisters’ directorial debut, they cast their sartorial muse as their leading lady. Dunst stars in Woodshock, out in select theaters September 22, as Theresa, a woman trying to cope and escape a personal loss with the use of drugs, which leads to a dark, trippy and symbolic movie that brings the designer sisters to the forefront of cinema.
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- 9/22/2017
- by Brittany Talarico
- PEOPLE.com
“Woodshock” begins with death, as Theresa (Kirsten Dunst), a medical marijuana dispensary employee, provides her terminally ill mother (Susan Traylor, “Greenberg”) with a dignified end by spiking some weed with a toxic, unnamed liquid substance. This sequence is juxtaposed with shots of Theresa in the nearby woods, physically tiny and powerless as she wanders among living, old growth redwoods and their devastated, blunt stumps. (The film was shot in Northern California’s Humboldt County.) A powerful opening, it’s reminiscent of “Wanda,” Barbara Loden’s 1970 independent classic that begins with a miserable housewife wandering through a decimated, coal-blackened landscape in Pennsylvania and.
- 9/22/2017
- by Dave White
- The Wrap
Once upon a time we used to tell stories; now we just tell stories about how we used to tell stories. At least, that’s how it feels to watch a consistently milquetoast, comfortably middlebrow bit of true-life fluff like “Goodbye Christopher Robin,” which does for Winnie the Pooh what “Finding Neverland” did for Peter Pan (which is to say that it takes a formative and utterly unique work of literature and reverse engineers it into a passable biopic that has no hope of changing the world or anyone in it).
It’s a shame, because A.A. Milne’s personal and professional lives are both fertile dramatic territory, and the film’s script — by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Simon Vaughan — makes sure to point out all of the interesting movies that could have been mined from this material as they pass by and fade out of sight. Instead, we’re...
It’s a shame, because A.A. Milne’s personal and professional lives are both fertile dramatic territory, and the film’s script — by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Simon Vaughan — makes sure to point out all of the interesting movies that could have been mined from this material as they pass by and fade out of sight. Instead, we’re...
- 9/22/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Although until now they’ve only been known as fashion designers, cinema has always been part of Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s work. The siblings often use films as inspiration for their collections and have delivered runway shows dedicated to the likes of Japanese horror movie Kuroneko among others, their elaborate, stunning designs are also staples of awards season red carpets with actresses like Kirsten Dunst and Natalie Portman wearing them to festivals and ceremonies. In fact, Portman collected her first Best Actress Oscar in a purple Rodarte gown, after Kate and Laura had designed many of the costumes for Black Swan. After being so immersed in the world of cinema, it seems that making a film was the logical next step, and so they’ve done with Woodshock, a hallucinatory journey into the mind of Theresa (Dunst) a young woman battling depression after the death of her mother.
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- 9/22/2017
- by Jose Solís
- The Film Stage
Social media has become a window into modern lives, but not an unfiltered one; users curate the way they appear online, often with disingenuous results. It was only a matter of time before the darker side of social media — cyber-stalking, online bullying, and slut-shaming — worked its way into the horror genre. While 2015’s “Unfriended” playfully exposed the double-lives of teenagers (with the majority of the film taking place on a computer screen), “Friend Request” is like unofficial sequel that focuses on the same themes.
But while the film uses social media as a catalyst for murder when a social pariah commits suicide, it does so with much muddier results.
“Friend Request” limits the computer screen activity to an opening montage, which swims through Laura’s (Alycia Debnam-Carey) life via her Facebook feed: photos and videos of parties, dinners and drunken nights out with her friends, congratulatory posts about charity work,...
But while the film uses social media as a catalyst for murder when a social pariah commits suicide, it does so with much muddier results.
“Friend Request” limits the computer screen activity to an opening montage, which swims through Laura’s (Alycia Debnam-Carey) life via her Facebook feed: photos and videos of parties, dinners and drunken nights out with her friends, congratulatory posts about charity work,...
- 9/21/2017
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
The debut feature from fashion luminaries Kate and Laura Mulleavy (of Rodarte fame), “Woodshock” begins with an agonized weed dispensary worker rolling a joint, lacing it with poison, and lighting it up for her terminally ill mother. Pot is legal in California, but dying with dignity is not, and so this sort of thing has to be done on the sly. Theresa (Kirsten Dunst) is devastated that it has to be done at all — and disturbed by her role in facilitating it — but she can’t bear to leave her mom in such pain.
The corpse isn’t even cold before Theresa begins to break down. Grief always carries the trimmings of psychosis, but this is something else — she’s not just mourning, she’s practically living a Polanski film. And things don’t really get any better for her after she’s responsible for a mix-up at the office...
The corpse isn’t even cold before Theresa begins to break down. Grief always carries the trimmings of psychosis, but this is something else — she’s not just mourning, she’s practically living a Polanski film. And things don’t really get any better for her after she’s responsible for a mix-up at the office...
- 9/21/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Acting in the new movie “Woodshock” got a little too real for Kirsten Dunst. The actress dished to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” about how she unknowingly smoked a ton of marijuana while shooting a scene for the upcoming drama. Dunst, 35, told Kimmel they typically used “movie pot” on set, which usually comprises of tobacco […]...
- 9/20/2017
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
Woodshock directors Kate and Laura Mulleavy got their start in the world of fashion design, which explains a lot. What’s enchanting and enigmatic in a fashion-themed short film can be downright coma-inducing stretched to full length, and the sisters’ feature directorial debut is, unfortunately, the sort of overly…
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- 9/20/2017
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
Kirsten Dunst had a trippy situation on the set of her new movie Woodshock. While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the film, the actress revealed that she accidentally smoked a full joint on set. After asking about the film's direction and dialogue, Jimmy Kimmel inquired about her character's pot smoking. "How does that work exactly with a movie like that?" he questioned. "Are you method, or how does it go?" "Not method," Dunst responded, explaining that there's fake "movie pot" on set. "They roll like herby stuff—not herb, but you know—like fake whatever," she said. But there was...
- 9/20/2017
- E! Online
New York Fashion Week may have ended over the weekend, but there was a sequel of sorts in Los Angeles on Monday night when stylish sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy — co-founders of the fashion label Rodarte — rocked looks from their collection at the premiere of their directorial debut, Woodshock.
Similarly clad in head-to-toe Rodarte (in a preview of spring-summer 2018) and accessorized with a baby’s breath floral garland in her hair, the movie’s star, Kirsten Dunst, joined them on the red carpet outside the ArcLight Hollywood. Vogue’s Lisa Love was also on hand to dispel assumptions that the...
Similarly clad in head-to-toe Rodarte (in a preview of spring-summer 2018) and accessorized with a baby’s breath floral garland in her hair, the movie’s star, Kirsten Dunst, joined them on the red carpet outside the ArcLight Hollywood. Vogue’s Lisa Love was also on hand to dispel assumptions that the...
- 9/20/2017
- by James Patrick Herman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While chatting with “Live! With Kelly and Ryan” about her new thriller “Woodshock”, Kirsten Dunst couldn’t help but give viewers an inside scoop on her upcoming wedding. Dunst and her “Fargo” co-star Jesse Plemons were engaged earlier this year, so as wedding plans come together the actress is dishing out all the details on her […]...
- 9/12/2017
- by Aynslee Darmon
- ET Canada
Count on the Telluride Film Festival to deliver a surprise or two. Going in, buzz on Joe Wright’s Winston Churchill drama “Darkest Hour” had already reached a dull roar — and folks were prepared to be impressed by Annette Bening in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water,” and Angelina Jolie’s Cambodia movie, “First They Killed My Father.”
But the movie that is building momentum as it hits Toronto, the one that A24 yet again will take all the way to Best Picture contention that could win a few Oscars (as “Moonlight” did last year), is Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird.”
Read More:6 Things We Learned at Telluride, Including Oscar Chances for Greta Gerwig, Angelina Jolie, and Gary Oldman
Some people who like the movie well enough are saying it’s a small coming-of-age movie in an all-too-familiar high school setting.
But the movie that is building momentum as it hits Toronto, the one that A24 yet again will take all the way to Best Picture contention that could win a few Oscars (as “Moonlight” did last year), is Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird.”
Read More:6 Things We Learned at Telluride, Including Oscar Chances for Greta Gerwig, Angelina Jolie, and Gary Oldman
Some people who like the movie well enough are saying it’s a small coming-of-age movie in an all-too-familiar high school setting.
- 9/9/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
We all get to see what happens on the runway at fashion week, but so much more goes on behind-the-scenes. And this fall, three new fashion documentaries are giving us an inside look into the lives of the most influential tastemakers in the industry. Directors have captured the worlds of shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, designer Zac Posen, and influential editor André Leon Talley, to showcase their legacies like never before. And if documentaries just aren’t your thing, the co-founders of the innovative fashion label Rodarte have got you covered with their debut feature-length film that mixes fashion with an intricate narrative.
- 9/8/2017
- by Briana Draguca
- PEOPLE.com
The Spring 2018 collection from design house Rodarte, aka sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, is aflutter with floaty florals and sheer chiffons and it’s an aesthetic that carries through to their gauzy, terminally insubstantial film directing debut, “Woodshock,” starring, and executive produced by Kirsten Dunst. There’s only so much the word “dreamlike” can cover, but “Woodshock” features it all: double exposures, lens flares, macro close ups, juddering edits, soft-focus sensuality, inexplicable neon pulsations and laser light shows layered over breathy shots of a lissome Dunst unlocking a hitherto unknown boss level of exquisitely feminine dissociation.
Continue reading ‘Woodshock’: Self-Indulgent Slog Among The Logs Is A Dull Dramatic Dream [Venice Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Woodshock’: Self-Indulgent Slog Among The Logs Is A Dull Dramatic Dream [Venice Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/4/2017
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the founders of Los Angeles-based haute-couture outfit Rodarte, not only wrote and directed their debut feature, Woodshock, but also designed the costumes, natch. But while the duo might be able to come up with a mean silhouette, cut and pattern — they also designed some of the arresting outfits in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan — their handle on mise-en-scene and narrative is less steady, with the film opting for a sensorial, New Age-y style that often looks and sounds fabulous but is frequently devoid of any kind of clear meaning.
Indeed, Woodshock’s images would look...
Indeed, Woodshock’s images would look...
- 9/3/2017
- by Boyd van Hoeij
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It, mother!, Kingsman: The Golden Circle and more movies to see this SeptemberIt, mother!, Kingsman: The Golden Circle and more movies to see this SeptemberAdriana Floridia8/30/2017 11:01:00 Am
September is a month of new beginnings.
Summer fades into fall, school begins again, and the movie world is buzzing with the Toronto International Film Festival, which we're lucky to host here in Canada. However, even if you can't make it to Tiff, quite a few titles from the festival open in theatres across the country in September, so you can still be a part of the conversation.
Not only that, but there's plenty of highly-anticipated blockbusters opening this month, including the re-make of Stephen King's It, the sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service, and another Lego inspired animated adventure.
Check out our list of the movies you need to see this September!
It
Release Date: September 8th
See it with:...
September is a month of new beginnings.
Summer fades into fall, school begins again, and the movie world is buzzing with the Toronto International Film Festival, which we're lucky to host here in Canada. However, even if you can't make it to Tiff, quite a few titles from the festival open in theatres across the country in September, so you can still be a part of the conversation.
Not only that, but there's plenty of highly-anticipated blockbusters opening this month, including the re-make of Stephen King's It, the sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service, and another Lego inspired animated adventure.
Check out our list of the movies you need to see this September!
It
Release Date: September 8th
See it with:...
- 8/30/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
It's September: The young 'uns are back in school, going outside doesn't mean you'll automatically sweat through half your clothes and the movies bounce back from the annual August lull. Translation: Darren Aronofsky and Jennifer Lawrence invite you to a casual gathering from hell; a gruesome Stephen King adaptation gets served up; the kids get a new Lego movie (this time it's Ninjago!); and Jake Gyllenhaal plays a real-life hero and does a Boston accent, which must mean the awards-circuit season is starting up. Here are your 10 best reasons to...
- 8/30/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The fall festival season officially kicks into high gear when the Venice Film Festival launches later this week (followed in short succession by Telluride, Tiff, and Nyff), but moviegoers eager to get a first peek at the year’s most exciting new selections will likely notice one distressing trend: a lack of female filmmakers hitting the Lido to bow their latest works. At this year’s festival, only one film screening in a competition section that includes 21 films is directed by a woman, Vivian Qu’s “Angels Wear White.”
It’s hardly the first time the festival has unveiled a male-dominated lineup, and it certainly seems like it won’t be the last.
Over at The Hollywood Reporter, the outlet has caught up with festival director Alberto Barbera, who seems unpreturbed about the gender disparity in his lineup, and even less driven to correct it.
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It’s hardly the first time the festival has unveiled a male-dominated lineup, and it certainly seems like it won’t be the last.
Over at The Hollywood Reporter, the outlet has caught up with festival director Alberto Barbera, who seems unpreturbed about the gender disparity in his lineup, and even less driven to correct it.
Read More:20 Female Directors Who...
- 8/29/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
As Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” heads out into the wintery night, thus begins the lengthy hiatus before the series’ final Season 8. But for fans who tune in mainly for the performances, these stars obviously aren’t going to disappear from sight.
Until the next batch of episodes arrives, many of the main “Game of Thrones” folks can be seen on screens elsewhere. Some will venture to more TV projects, others are hitched to massive franchises, while a few will pop up in a few hotly anticipated indie film titles. So if you can’t wait until 2018, here’s a quick overview of what some of the biggest names have on the horizon.
Peter Dinklage
Of all the “Game of Thrones” actors, Dinklage is the one who’s sticking closest to the HBO family, starring as actor Hervé Villechaize in the upcoming biopic “My Dinner with Hervé.” He’ll also...
Until the next batch of episodes arrives, many of the main “Game of Thrones” folks can be seen on screens elsewhere. Some will venture to more TV projects, others are hitched to massive franchises, while a few will pop up in a few hotly anticipated indie film titles. So if you can’t wait until 2018, here’s a quick overview of what some of the biggest names have on the horizon.
Peter Dinklage
Of all the “Game of Thrones” actors, Dinklage is the one who’s sticking closest to the HBO family, starring as actor Hervé Villechaize in the upcoming biopic “My Dinner with Hervé.” He’ll also...
- 8/25/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Girl Talk is a weekly look at women in film — past, present, and future.
The fall festival season has long been a harbinger of things to come, from the contenders that will consume months of awards season jockeying to bright new talents just making their first big splashes, and this year brings with it another glimpse of the future: one that’s filled with new films from a wide variety of female filmmakers.
From Venice to Toronto, New York to Telluride, this year’s fall festival circuit is filled with new offerings from from female filmmakers of every stripe, including 20 that we’ve hand-picked as the ones to keep an eye on during the coming weeks.
First-time feature filmmakers like Maggie Betts, Brie Larson, and the Mulleavey sisters are out in full force, along with the return of mainstays like Angelina Jolie, Lynn Shelton, and Susanna White. There are plenty...
The fall festival season has long been a harbinger of things to come, from the contenders that will consume months of awards season jockeying to bright new talents just making their first big splashes, and this year brings with it another glimpse of the future: one that’s filled with new films from a wide variety of female filmmakers.
From Venice to Toronto, New York to Telluride, this year’s fall festival circuit is filled with new offerings from from female filmmakers of every stripe, including 20 that we’ve hand-picked as the ones to keep an eye on during the coming weeks.
First-time feature filmmakers like Maggie Betts, Brie Larson, and the Mulleavey sisters are out in full force, along with the return of mainstays like Angelina Jolie, Lynn Shelton, and Susanna White. There are plenty...
- 8/25/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In continuing our fall preview, and after highlighting the 25 best films we’ve already seen, today brings a look at the unknown. We’ve narrowed down 30 works with (mostly) confirmed release dates that are coming over the next four months and have us intrigued. While some won’t show up until late December, a good amount will first premiere over the next few weeks at various film festivals, so check back for our reviews.
See our list below, and return soon for our final preview: the festival premieres we’re most looking forward to.
30. Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi; Nov. 3)
While their most recent superhero feature, Spider-Man: Homecoming, had more personality than a standard outing for Marvel, it still couldn’t quite shake the cookie-cutter feeling that plagues the rest of the spandex-laden cinematic universe. Hopefully that notion won’t carry though in Taika Waitit’s Thor threequel. Any film starring...
See our list below, and return soon for our final preview: the festival premieres we’re most looking forward to.
30. Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi; Nov. 3)
While their most recent superhero feature, Spider-Man: Homecoming, had more personality than a standard outing for Marvel, it still couldn’t quite shake the cookie-cutter feeling that plagues the rest of the spandex-laden cinematic universe. Hopefully that notion won’t carry though in Taika Waitit’s Thor threequel. Any film starring...
- 8/24/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Moments ago, the Venice Film Festival announced their lineup for this year, and it again seems to suggest a strong brewing Oscar race. Coming hot on the heels of the initial Toronto International Film Festival slate, there’s a lot of overlap between the two. Auteurs like Darren Aronofsky, George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Martin McDonagh, and Alexander Payne will be in Italy this time around. Each is hoping to make an Academy Award case for their latest work. Time will tell if that happens, but there’s definitely potential here. Read on to see some of what will be playing in Venice at the end of August/the beginning of September… Among the 2017 entrants of note for this fest, we have Downsizing from Alexander Payne, First Reformed from Paul Schrader, Lean on Pete from Andrew Haigh, mother! from Darren Aronofsky, The Shape of Water from Guillermo del Toro, Suburbicon from George Clooney,...
- 7/27/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
ZamaThe programme for the 2017 edition of the Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, and includes new films from Darren Aronofsky, Lucrecia Martel, Frederick Wiseman, Alexander Payne, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Abdellatif Kechiche, Takeshi Kitano and many more.COMPETITIONmother! (Darren Aronofsky)First Reformed (Paul Schrader)Sweet Country (Warwick Thornton)The Leisure Seeker (Paolo Virzi)Una Famiglia (Sebastiano Riso)Ex Libris - The New York Public Library (Frederick Wiseman)Angels Wear White (Vivian Qu)The Whale (Andrea Pallaoro)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh)Foxtrot (Samuel Maoz)Ammore e malavita (Manetti Brothers)Jusqu'a la garde (Xavier Legrand)The Third Murder (Hirokazu Kore-eda)Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (Abdellatif Kechiche)Lean on Pete (Andrew Haigh)L'insulte (Ziad Doueiri)La Villa (Robert Guediguian)The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro)Suburbicon (George Clooney)Human Flow (Ai Weiwei)Downsizing (Alexander Payne)Out Of COMPETITIONFeaturesOur Souls at Night (Ritesh Batra)Il Signor Rotpeter (Antonietta de Lillo)Victoria...
- 7/27/2017
- MUBI
On the heels of the Toronto International Film Festival announcement earlier this week, Venice Film Festival have now delivered their full lineup and while there’s no Terrence Malick as rumored, there’s a plethora of highly-anticipated titles. Along with the previously-announced opener Downsizing and the expected Suburbicon, mother!, The Shape of Water, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, there’s Lucrecia Martel’s Zama, Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete, Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Color follow-up Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno, and Brawl In Cell Block 99, the latest film from Bone Tomahawk director S. Craig Zahler.
Also in the lineup is Errol Morris’s Netflix crime drama Wormwood, Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris – New York Public Library, Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Third Murder, Takeshi Kitano’s closing night film Outrage Coda, Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and The Jailbird, the Kirsten Dunst-led Woodshock,...
Also in the lineup is Errol Morris’s Netflix crime drama Wormwood, Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris – New York Public Library, Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Third Murder, Takeshi Kitano’s closing night film Outrage Coda, Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and The Jailbird, the Kirsten Dunst-led Woodshock,...
- 7/27/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Venice Announces 2017 Lineup, Including ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Suburbicon,’ ‘mother!,’ and Many More
Will 2017 be the year that Venice gets its king-making mojo back? After a steady run of debuting recent best picture winners — from “Spotlight” to “Birdman” — the festival missed out on last year’s big winner, “Moonlight,” which bowed at Telluride. This year’s lineup is a promising one, and while it’s still very early in the process, it’s difficult not to pick through today’s announcement of the festival’s slate and not search for the big contenders.
As was previously announced, the festival will open with Alexander Payne’s social satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig. The festival will also play home to the premiere of the Netflix original “Our Souls at Night,” as part of their planned tribute to stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Annette Bening will lead the competition jury, ending an 11-year succession of male jury chiefs.
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As was previously announced, the festival will open with Alexander Payne’s social satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig. The festival will also play home to the premiere of the Netflix original “Our Souls at Night,” as part of their planned tribute to stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Annette Bening will lead the competition jury, ending an 11-year succession of male jury chiefs.
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- 7/27/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Paramount has moved up the release dates of mother! and Suburbicon, positioning both films for a longer awards run.
Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother!, starring Jennifer Lawrence, will get a wide release on Sept. 15, opposite the wide releases of Open Road's Blake Lively drama All I See is You and Lionsgate's Michael Keaton actioner American Assassin, as well as the Annapurna comedy Brad's Status directed by Mike White, IFC's J.D. Salinger biopic Rebel in the Rye from Danny Strong and the A24 thriller Woodshock, starring Kirsten Dunst. It was previously scheduled to open on Oct. 13.
George Clooney's Suburbicon, starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore, will bow...
Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother!, starring Jennifer Lawrence, will get a wide release on Sept. 15, opposite the wide releases of Open Road's Blake Lively drama All I See is You and Lionsgate's Michael Keaton actioner American Assassin, as well as the Annapurna comedy Brad's Status directed by Mike White, IFC's J.D. Salinger biopic Rebel in the Rye from Danny Strong and the A24 thriller Woodshock, starring Kirsten Dunst. It was previously scheduled to open on Oct. 13.
George Clooney's Suburbicon, starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore, will bow...
- 7/21/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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