It’s a good time to be a Sofia Coppola fan. Alongside last fall’s release of one of her finest films, Priscilla, we got an expansive book detailing her career. Now we have two new updates related to other peaks of the director’s career.
First up, a New Yorker profile has revealed that a documentary on the making of her 2006 feature Marie Antoinette is in the works. Sofia Coppola’s mother Eleanor Coppola shot behind-the-scenes footage from the production, as she did for her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s films, most notably resulting in the documentary feature Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. For Marie Antoinette, she captured around 80 hours, and both mother and daughter are now in the editing process. Here’s hoping it arrives by the film’s 20th anniversary.
For something that will arrive a bit sooner, a deluxe double vinyl LP of the Lost in Translation...
First up, a New Yorker profile has revealed that a documentary on the making of her 2006 feature Marie Antoinette is in the works. Sofia Coppola’s mother Eleanor Coppola shot behind-the-scenes footage from the production, as she did for her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s films, most notably resulting in the documentary feature Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. For Marie Antoinette, she captured around 80 hours, and both mother and daughter are now in the editing process. Here’s hoping it arrives by the film’s 20th anniversary.
For something that will arrive a bit sooner, a deluxe double vinyl LP of the Lost in Translation...
- 2/19/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Sarah Ramos, perhaps best known for her role as Haddie Braverman on the NBC series Parenthood and a recurring role in Showtime’s The Affair, has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment for management representation in all areas.
Ramos currently produces and stars on the “true crime” podcast, The Renner Files, a comedic six-episode series that does a deep dive into Jeremy Renner’s ill-fated celeb app.
She directed and starred in the web series City Girl from a screenplay she wrote when she was 12 years old. She’s teamed with Matt Spicer and Dan Harmon to develop a show inspired by the web series for Disney+. Ramos also directed an episode of the new docu-series Marvel 616 that recently premiered on the Disney streamer.
This year, Ramos gained attention from the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Nicole Kidman, and Andrew Garfield for her Quarantscene Instagram videos, in which...
Ramos currently produces and stars on the “true crime” podcast, The Renner Files, a comedic six-episode series that does a deep dive into Jeremy Renner’s ill-fated celeb app.
She directed and starred in the web series City Girl from a screenplay she wrote when she was 12 years old. She’s teamed with Matt Spicer and Dan Harmon to develop a show inspired by the web series for Disney+. Ramos also directed an episode of the new docu-series Marvel 616 that recently premiered on the Disney streamer.
This year, Ramos gained attention from the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Nicole Kidman, and Andrew Garfield for her Quarantscene Instagram videos, in which...
- 12/10/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Close-Up is a feature that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Mani Kaul's Duvidha (1973) is now showing in the series A Journey into Indian Cinema.When Mani Kaul’s debut film Uski Roti premiered in the Sunday evening slot, reserved for popular films, on India’s public television channel, Kaul famously said, “They could have had a programme called Shastriya Cinema or something and shown Uski Roti there—like they have Mallikarjun Mansur on Shastriya Sangeet!” The Hindi word shastriya means classical. Kaul’s affinity for the “classical” is obviously an act of distancing from the “popular” but not harking back to any notion of a cinematic legacy. What he chooses to align with, on the contrary, is a legacy of classical arts that is pre-cinematic. It is natural then that his films, including Duvidha (1973), are a collaborative but non-linear mixing of fine art, folk music, literature, and myth.
- 7/1/2020
- MUBI
As Disney quietly disappears huge swathes of film history into its vaults, I'm going to spend 2020 celebrating Twentieth Century Fox and the Fox Film Corporation's films, what one might call their output if only someone were putting it out.And now they've quietly disappeared William Fox's name from the company: guilty by association with Rupert Murdoch, even though he never associated with him.***The coming of sound cost the American film industry plenty: it forced them to soundproof their stages, refit their theaters, and it rendered a fair few actors unemployable, by reason of heavy accents or lack of facility with the English language. In fact, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox was the comedy star Raymond Griffith, whose damaged vocal cords prevented him speaking above a croak, and who made the transition to writing and producing when he saw the writing on the wall. But on the other hand,...
- 3/18/2020
- MUBI
Every April, vinyl geeks from around the world congregate at local music shops to celebrate Record Store Day. It’s a chance for them to get their hands on limited-edition LPs they can’t buy online or at chain stores and catch intimate in-store performances. The tradition began in 2008 and it’s grown bigger and better every year, playing a key role in keeping record stores alive. Ahead of Saturday’s big event, we’ve combed through the exhaustive 2019 release list and pulled out our 10 favorite exclusives. (Regrettably, Cheech & Chong have been left out.
- 4/12/2019
- by Angie Martoccio, Simon Vozick-Levinson and Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The latest fallout in the aftermath of the At&T-Time Warner merger is the shuttering of Super Deluxe, the multi-platform digital venture that had been a part of the Turner Entertainment family since 2015.
Citing the company’s achievements over those three years, a WarnerMedia statement outlined reasons for ending its production. “There are now massive changes in the social and mobile-first ecosystem and duplication with other business units in our new WarnerMedia portfolio. Super Deluxe found inspiring ways of connecting with a new generation and many of their best practices will be adopted by other Turner properties as we redirect this investment back into our portfolio,” the statement read.
Super Deluxe had made headway in various corners of the entertainment world, offering up digital series like Dean Fleischer-Camp’s “David” (starring Nathan Fielder) and Sarah Ramos’ “City Girl,” which made IndieWire’s list of the Best Web Series of 2017. Earlier this year,...
Citing the company’s achievements over those three years, a WarnerMedia statement outlined reasons for ending its production. “There are now massive changes in the social and mobile-first ecosystem and duplication with other business units in our new WarnerMedia portfolio. Super Deluxe found inspiring ways of connecting with a new generation and many of their best practices will be adopted by other Turner properties as we redirect this investment back into our portfolio,” the statement read.
Super Deluxe had made headway in various corners of the entertainment world, offering up digital series like Dean Fleischer-Camp’s “David” (starring Nathan Fielder) and Sarah Ramos’ “City Girl,” which made IndieWire’s list of the Best Web Series of 2017. Earlier this year,...
- 10/19/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In a year when the growing role of Netflix in Hollywood raised age-old fears about the death of cinema, the question of what is television versus a movie versus a web series grew ever murkier. As younger audiences become increasingly blasé about the difference, preferring streaming sites to the movie theater experience, production companies are scrambling to engage them with quality online content. At the same time, the internet remains the easiest way for emerging filmmakers to get their work seen without having to rely on meddling middlemen or jaded gatekeepers.
Read More:Jerry Seinfeld, Demetri Martin and Female Bros: The 16 Best Web Series Of 2016
IFC Comedy Crib, Stage 13, Super Deluxe, and Vimeo all ramped up their original content production this year, and underrepresented filmmakers are taking risks and reaping the rewards. As a result, there are more high-quality web series to choose from than ever before.
Here are the...
Read More:Jerry Seinfeld, Demetri Martin and Female Bros: The 16 Best Web Series Of 2016
IFC Comedy Crib, Stage 13, Super Deluxe, and Vimeo all ramped up their original content production this year, and underrepresented filmmakers are taking risks and reaping the rewards. As a result, there are more high-quality web series to choose from than ever before.
Here are the...
- 12/29/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Metrograph
Lynch, Hitchcock, Bride of Frankenstein and more come together in “Goth(ic).”
Letter from an Unknown Woman and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg also screen.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Rossellini, Murnau, Warhol, Pialat and more screen as part of “The Non-Actor.”
Film Forum
The Passion of Joan of Arc has its final days
One of Murnau’s greatest films,...
Metrograph
Lynch, Hitchcock, Bride of Frankenstein and more come together in “Goth(ic).”
Letter from an Unknown Woman and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg also screen.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Rossellini, Murnau, Warhol, Pialat and more screen as part of “The Non-Actor.”
Film Forum
The Passion of Joan of Arc has its final days
One of Murnau’s greatest films,...
- 12/1/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
By 1934 Boris Karloff was certainly no stranger to great movie entrances. In 1931, under the direction of James Whale, he seared his image, and that of the monstrous creation of Dr. Henry Frankenstein, into the collective consciousness by shuffling on screen and staring down his creator, and of course the terrified audience, embodying and fulfilling unspeakable nightmares. Frankenstein, an instant phenomenon, was one of 16 pictures Karloff made that were released in 1931.
And in the following year, 1932, in addition of Howard Hawks’ Scarface, Whale’s The Old Dark House and Charles Brabin’s The Mask of Fu Manchu, Karloff had another terrifying entrance in cinematographer-turned-director Karl Freund’s horror landmark The Mummy. As the title fiend, Imhotep, Karloff is first glimpsed in full bandage, sarcophagus laid open behind an unfortunate archaeologist who, engrossed in the parchments he’s discovered, doesn’t notice the mummy’s arm slide down from its bound position.
And in the following year, 1932, in addition of Howard Hawks’ Scarface, Whale’s The Old Dark House and Charles Brabin’s The Mask of Fu Manchu, Karloff had another terrifying entrance in cinematographer-turned-director Karl Freund’s horror landmark The Mummy. As the title fiend, Imhotep, Karloff is first glimpsed in full bandage, sarcophagus laid open behind an unfortunate archaeologist who, engrossed in the parchments he’s discovered, doesn’t notice the mummy’s arm slide down from its bound position.
- 3/27/2016
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
In this premiere episode of CriterionCast Chronicles, Ryan is joined by Aaron West, David Blakeslee and Scott Nye to discuss the Criterion Collection releases for February 2016.
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Links The Emigrants / The New Land The Emigrants/The New Land The Emigrants (1971) The New Land (1972) The Emigrants/The New Land: Homelands Liv Ullmann Reflects on Working with Jan Troell The New Land (1972) Amazon.com: The Emigrants / The New Land The Emigrants / The New Land Blu-ray – DVD Beaver Review The Emigrants / The New Land Blu-ray.com Review The Kid The Kid (1921) The Many Kids of Charlie Chaplin Jackie Coogan’s Star Turn The Kid: The Grail of Laughter and the Fallen Angel Amazon.com: The Kid The Kid Blu-ray – DVD Beaver Review The Kid Blu-ray.com Review Death by Hanging Death by Hanging (1968) David Reviews Nagisa Oshima’s Death By Hanging Reintroducing Nagisa Oshima’s Death by Hanging...
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Links The Emigrants / The New Land The Emigrants/The New Land The Emigrants (1971) The New Land (1972) The Emigrants/The New Land: Homelands Liv Ullmann Reflects on Working with Jan Troell The New Land (1972) Amazon.com: The Emigrants / The New Land The Emigrants / The New Land Blu-ray – DVD Beaver Review The Emigrants / The New Land Blu-ray.com Review The Kid The Kid (1921) The Many Kids of Charlie Chaplin Jackie Coogan’s Star Turn The Kid: The Grail of Laughter and the Fallen Angel Amazon.com: The Kid The Kid Blu-ray – DVD Beaver Review The Kid Blu-ray.com Review Death by Hanging Death by Hanging (1968) David Reviews Nagisa Oshima’s Death By Hanging Reintroducing Nagisa Oshima’s Death by Hanging...
- 3/7/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
The winners of the Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards were announced for the seventh year this morning at the annual Toy Fair, predicting some of the top new toys for 2015. Winners range from household names such as Hasbro with their Nerf Rebelle Arrow Revolution Bow and Lego with their Disney Frozen: Elsa’s Sparkling Ice Castle to impressive new tech toys such as the Quadcopter “Rayvore” from Revell or the I-Que Intelligent Robot from Vivid.
The twelve categories, which produced 36 winning toys, from 26 different toy companies – were unveiled this morning by the London Toy Fair organisers, the British Toy & Hobby Association. The Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards are voted for by a panel of independent toy retailers as the 2015 Toy Fair products with the most potential to make a mark on retail throughout the year and beyond.
London Toy Fair is taking place 20-22nd January 2015 at London’s Olympia.
The twelve categories, which produced 36 winning toys, from 26 different toy companies – were unveiled this morning by the London Toy Fair organisers, the British Toy & Hobby Association. The Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards are voted for by a panel of independent toy retailers as the 2015 Toy Fair products with the most potential to make a mark on retail throughout the year and beyond.
London Toy Fair is taking place 20-22nd January 2015 at London’s Olympia.
- 1/20/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Gone Girl character Amy Dunne has her own Pinterest account.
The anticipated film shared the Pinterest board through its Twitter account, and invited fans to have a glimpse into the life of Rosamund Pike's mysterious character.
Discover who Amy Dunne was before she went missing through the pins she's left behind at http://t.co/o0VLA50ja7. pic.twitter.com/2ivLcY4Arj
— Gone Girl (@GoneGirlMovie) September 10, 2014
The different pins on Amy's Pinterest account give hints and clues into the character's relationship with husband Nick (Ben Affleck), through sections including 'City Girl', 'For Nick', 'Writer's Block' and 'Personality Puzzles'.
Some of the pins also come with clues and quotes from the novel. One says: "Sometimes, when I can't sleep, I'll pull myself out of bed and walk through the streets at dawn, and when the lights click off, all together, I always feel like I've seen something special.
The anticipated film shared the Pinterest board through its Twitter account, and invited fans to have a glimpse into the life of Rosamund Pike's mysterious character.
Discover who Amy Dunne was before she went missing through the pins she's left behind at http://t.co/o0VLA50ja7. pic.twitter.com/2ivLcY4Arj
— Gone Girl (@GoneGirlMovie) September 10, 2014
The different pins on Amy's Pinterest account give hints and clues into the character's relationship with husband Nick (Ben Affleck), through sections including 'City Girl', 'For Nick', 'Writer's Block' and 'Personality Puzzles'.
Some of the pins also come with clues and quotes from the novel. One says: "Sometimes, when I can't sleep, I'll pull myself out of bed and walk through the streets at dawn, and when the lights click off, all together, I always feel like I've seen something special.
- 9/14/2014
- Digital Spy
Before Amy Dunne, the protagonist of Gillian Flynn’s novel and the upcoming film Gone Girl, went missing, she was apparently really into Pinterest. At least, that’s what a new bit of viral marketing would have us believe.
Yesterday, an account associated with the movie tweeted: “Discover who Amy Dunne was before she went missing through the pins she’s left behind at Pinterest.com/GoneGirlMovie .”
On one hand, surfing through recipes pinned by a fictional woman who has potentially been murdered is a little silly. But if you decide to dig a little deeper, the piece of promotion is actually sort of ingenious.
Yesterday, an account associated with the movie tweeted: “Discover who Amy Dunne was before she went missing through the pins she’s left behind at Pinterest.com/GoneGirlMovie .”
On one hand, surfing through recipes pinned by a fictional woman who has potentially been murdered is a little silly. But if you decide to dig a little deeper, the piece of promotion is actually sort of ingenious.
- 9/11/2014
- by Esther Zuckerman
- EW - Inside Movies
An Oklahoma City girl, who says she asks everyone she meets to buy Girl Scout cookies, has broken the organization's decades-old sales record by a margin about the size of a Thin Mint. Katie Francis of Oklahoma City sold 18,107 boxes in the seven-week sales period that ended Sunday night. The previous mark was set by Elizabeth Brinton, who sold approximately 18,000 one year in the 1980s. The sixth-grade student told The Oklahoman newspaper last month that there were only three ingredients needed to rack up large sales: a lot of time, a lot of commitment and asking everyone she met to buy.
- 3/25/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Sorority Party Massacre – a horror move that plays out exactly as advertised. There’s a sorority, some type of party, and obviously a massacre – real brain tickler, right? Writer/Director Chris W. Freeman lays his hand of Playboy playing cards in full view, introducing a cast of young vixens bouncing off any provocative stereotype imaginable. This isn’t just B-Movie horror, this is career starting, “take the first gig I can get” type horror that’s minimal chills and maximum, um, playfulness? Yeah, that’s the best way to put it. Does this massacre feature cameos by Kevin Sorbo and Ron Jeremy? Of course. Is there random, bare-chested nudity for the hell of it? You betcha’! Are sorority sisters imagined as murderous bimbos exploited for sexuality? Thank God. It’s 3Am and you’re looking for some typical late-night silliness to watch – is Sorority Party Massacre right for you? ‘Tis a fair question.
- 3/6/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Sunrise
Scenario by Carl Mayer, from an original theme by Hermann Sudermann
Directed by F.W. Murnau
USA, 1927
William Fox had seen Faust, Nosferatu, and The Last Laugh, and on the basis of these German masterworks, he brought their creator, F.W. Murnau, to Hollywood. What he got was a truly distinct cinematic vision, which was what he had in mind: something to set a few Fox features apart from the other studios’ output. What he probably didn’t expect was just how much of that “artsy” European touch he was going to get with Murnau on contract. Were American audiences going to go for this type of movie, with its symbolism, melodious structure, and overtly self-conscious style? At any rate, Murnau’s first picture at Fox was one to remember. Sunrise, from 1927, is one of the greatest of all films. It is a touching, beautiful, and artistically accomplished movie, one of the best ever made,...
Scenario by Carl Mayer, from an original theme by Hermann Sudermann
Directed by F.W. Murnau
USA, 1927
William Fox had seen Faust, Nosferatu, and The Last Laugh, and on the basis of these German masterworks, he brought their creator, F.W. Murnau, to Hollywood. What he got was a truly distinct cinematic vision, which was what he had in mind: something to set a few Fox features apart from the other studios’ output. What he probably didn’t expect was just how much of that “artsy” European touch he was going to get with Murnau on contract. Were American audiences going to go for this type of movie, with its symbolism, melodious structure, and overtly self-conscious style? At any rate, Murnau’s first picture at Fox was one to remember. Sunrise, from 1927, is one of the greatest of all films. It is a touching, beautiful, and artistically accomplished movie, one of the best ever made,...
- 1/17/2014
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
I dig Scarlett Johansson. Besides being Bad as all hell in Don Jon, she seems like a cool around the way New York City girl. Check out the interview she did with Darren Aronofsky for Interview magazine.
Anyway, so what is up with her part in Captain America: The Winter Soldier? She gave an interview yesterday to Refinery29 and confirmed that the movie takes place two years after The Avengers.
You have the Captain America sequel coming, too, right?
“Yes. This film is in real time. It’s been two years since [the characters] appeared, and now both are agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fighting in the streets. We are not superheroes flying side by side. They help each other because we are fighting in a similar way. It’s a working relationship.”
What caught my attention though was when she discussed intimacy with the super soldier. Check it out.
Anyway, so what is up with her part in Captain America: The Winter Soldier? She gave an interview yesterday to Refinery29 and confirmed that the movie takes place two years after The Avengers.
You have the Captain America sequel coming, too, right?
“Yes. This film is in real time. It’s been two years since [the characters] appeared, and now both are agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fighting in the streets. We are not superheroes flying side by side. They help each other because we are fighting in a similar way. It’s a working relationship.”
What caught my attention though was when she discussed intimacy with the super soldier. Check it out.
- 10/1/2013
- by El Mayimbe
- LRMonline.com
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones has finally made its way into theaters. The highly anticipated first flick from the six-book saga by Cassandra Clare and starring Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower and Kevin Zegers follows Clary (Collins), a New York City girl who enters another world to try and rescue her mother from evil with the help of her new friends, the shadowhunters. Well, the critics have weighed in and here's what they have to say... • "A ludicrous, borderline-nonsensical supernatural concoction with a slightly redeeming sense of its own silliness," writes Justin Chang of Variety. • "The action flick is overly long, complicated and, even by teen romance...
- 8/22/2013
- E! Online
If you caught our live blog of the “Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” panel this afternoon, you know director Harald Zwart did something very right because the footage unveiled was notably absorbing and rocked a significant amount of impressive and highly memorable imagery. In case you’re unfamiliar with the Cassandra Clare book upon which the film is based, “Mortal Instruments” centers on Lily Collins’ Clary Fray. She’s a normal New York City girl one day, but the next, her mother is attacked and kidnapped and Clary must accept that werewolves, vampires, warlocks, faeries, and more exists because the only way she can get her mother back is by teaming up [ Read More ]
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- 7/20/2013
- by Perri Nemiroff
- ShockYa
Tags: Morning BrewThe N&N FilesNikki & NoraPatti DavisElaine D. KaplanBrooke CandyLily TomlinSandra BernhardJudy GoldTig NotaroWhy We Laugh: Funny WomenAmanda Leigh DunnLPIMDb
Good morning!
Two lesbian Lapd officers won a sexual harassment lawsuit against their former supervisor. They were awarded $1.25 million and the supervisor no longer works for the police department. Holla!
President Obama has nominated out attorney Elaine D. Kaplan for judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims. Werk!
Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis has written a story about a woman who falls for her sister-in-law in the book Till Human Voices Wake Us. "This is not me. None of it is autobiographical,“ she told The New York Post. "I didn’t want to write ‘Fifty Shades of’ whatever. It’s a love story.”
If you were a fan of Nikki & Nora, you'll be happy to hear there's an Indiegogo campaign to get it made into a new web series.
Good morning!
Two lesbian Lapd officers won a sexual harassment lawsuit against their former supervisor. They were awarded $1.25 million and the supervisor no longer works for the police department. Holla!
President Obama has nominated out attorney Elaine D. Kaplan for judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims. Werk!
Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis has written a story about a woman who falls for her sister-in-law in the book Till Human Voices Wake Us. "This is not me. None of it is autobiographical,“ she told The New York Post. "I didn’t want to write ‘Fifty Shades of’ whatever. It’s a love story.”
If you were a fan of Nikki & Nora, you'll be happy to hear there's an Indiegogo campaign to get it made into a new web series.
- 3/21/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
So, "The Face." This seems to be "The Voice," only with models instead of singers and flimsy fake walls instead of spinning chairs. Also, the judges/coaches are way scarier.
Full disclosure: When I agreed to watch and recap "The Face" premiere, I conveniently forgot that I know absolutely nothing about fashion, modeling and the like. We can only hope that the modeling brilliance of Naomi Campbell, Karolina Kurkova and Coco Rocha can educate us!
The Wannabes
There are 12 young ladies who want to be models in this competition. Prior to the premiere, the three coaches divided their candidates into three groups of four. The teams are:
Team Naomi
Jocelyn (aka, Jaws)
Zi Lin (the Chinese girl)
Sandra (who is insane)
Aleksandra (the Russian redhead)
Team Karolina
Devyn (the single mom)
Madeleine (the Aussie)
Ebony (the mother of two?)
Christy (the... forgettable, apparently)
Team Coco
Margaux (with incredible bangs)
Brittany (yeah,...
Full disclosure: When I agreed to watch and recap "The Face" premiere, I conveniently forgot that I know absolutely nothing about fashion, modeling and the like. We can only hope that the modeling brilliance of Naomi Campbell, Karolina Kurkova and Coco Rocha can educate us!
The Wannabes
There are 12 young ladies who want to be models in this competition. Prior to the premiere, the three coaches divided their candidates into three groups of four. The teams are:
Team Naomi
Jocelyn (aka, Jaws)
Zi Lin (the Chinese girl)
Sandra (who is insane)
Aleksandra (the Russian redhead)
Team Karolina
Devyn (the single mom)
Madeleine (the Aussie)
Ebony (the mother of two?)
Christy (the... forgettable, apparently)
Team Coco
Margaux (with incredible bangs)
Brittany (yeah,...
- 2/13/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Now that she’s a mom, Alicia Keys knows that books, music and art have the makings of cool kids’ play — especially in the digital world. That’s why the singer and songwriter launched a new animated children’s app, The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee ($4) for the iPad, iPhone and iTouch.
“Right around the time I had Egypt, I realized I wanted to get into the children’s space. I felt like it would be such an interesting thing to have music span different cultures and sounds,” Keys tells People.
Courtesy Bento Box Interactive, Inset: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
For the immersive storytelling experience,...
“Right around the time I had Egypt, I realized I wanted to get into the children’s space. I felt like it would be such an interesting thing to have music span different cultures and sounds,” Keys tells People.
Courtesy Bento Box Interactive, Inset: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
For the immersive storytelling experience,...
- 10/26/2012
- by Shanelle
- People - CelebrityBabies
New York -- Alicia Keys, after giving birth to her son two years ago, said she wanted to create tools for children. Now she's launching an app for kids.
"The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee" is about a young New York City girl's relationship with her wise grandmother. Keys produced music for the interactive app, which will be released Thursday for $3.99.
"It's a new adventure for me, and I'm really enjoying it," the Grammy Award winner said in an interview Wednesday.
The app is loosely based on Keys' relationship with her grandmother. It's centered in LeeLee's bedroom, and it allows users to read books, play music and write in a journal.
"It does remind me of my world," the New York-born singer said. "The piano, the journal, music's such a big part of my life, the city, all of that."
Keys is launching the app through her company...
"The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee" is about a young New York City girl's relationship with her wise grandmother. Keys produced music for the interactive app, which will be released Thursday for $3.99.
"It's a new adventure for me, and I'm really enjoying it," the Grammy Award winner said in an interview Wednesday.
The app is loosely based on Keys' relationship with her grandmother. It's centered in LeeLee's bedroom, and it allows users to read books, play music and write in a journal.
"It does remind me of my world," the New York-born singer said. "The piano, the journal, music's such a big part of my life, the city, all of that."
Keys is launching the app through her company...
- 10/24/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Put a street-style spin on work fashion Pop culture: costume ideas for couples Recipe cards and boxes to log your best dishes City girl Suri Cruise gets a cell phone as mom Katie rides the subway Fresh ways to wear a slicked-back ponytail Authors of The Nanny Diaries answer our readers' breakup questions Easy costumes for Halloween-loving moms Dresses that'll make you want to lace up for Fall Modern ways to store firewood Video: Demi Lovato "would love" to collaborate with Britney Chocolate, peanut-buttery smoothies that will satisfy candy cravings CelebStyle: Celebrities go tough in camouflage - shop the hot trend See SNL pick apart the iPhone5 Getting scaredy-cats (and dogs) costume-ready Give yourself a Mojito-inspired manicure...
- 10/16/2012
- by Meghan Rooney
- Popsugar.com
There was plenty of discussion across the movie blogosphere following last week's announcement that Vertigo had dethroned Citizen Kane as the greatest film of all time according to Sight & Sound's decennial poll. In addition to revealing the top 50 as determined by critics, they also provided a top 10 based on a separate poll for directors only. In the print version of the magazine, they have taken it a step further by reprinting some of the individual top 10 lists from the filmmakers who participated, and we now have some of them here for your perusal. Among them, we have lists from legends like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Quentin Tarantino, but there are also some unexpected newcomers who took part including Richard Ayoade (Submarine), Miranda July (Me and You and Everyone We Know) and Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene). Some of these lists aren't all that surprising (both Quentin Tarantino...
- 8/6/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
In a horrifying story, a 6-year-old Salt Lake City girl has been found dead in a canal after being kidnapped and sexually assaulted. Little Sierra Newbold was discovered less than an hour after her mother reported her missing in their West Jordan suburb. Following an autopsy it has been confirmed that Sierra was sexually assaulted. According to Daily Mail, investigators have not ruled out any suspects in the murder investigation, although Sierra's grandfather, Reed Newbold, said the family is not suspected of being involved. West Jordan Police Chief Doug Diamond said, "Our highest priority now is to identify, arrest, and successfully prosecute the person or persons responsible for this crime." Diamond said that the Sierra's parents have been cooperating in the investigation ever since their little girl had been found just a block from their home. Police Sgt Drew Sanders has declined to comment on any possible motives. Investigators are...
- 6/28/2012
- by HL
- HollywoodLife
Bérénice Bejo, Michel Hazanavicius Michel Hazanavicius, Bérénice Bejo Photo; Hazanavicius' Oscar 2012 Q&A Pt.1 Q. [Speaks in French ] Hollywood, next step Hollywood. A. It's not next step. I mean, this movie brings me some opportunities to meet people and some of them propose me send scripts, or told me that they wanted to work with me. And if there's a chance to make a good movie I will do it … with honor and great pleasure because people know how to make movies here. So, there's some beautiful actors, beautiful scriptwriters and, yes, I hope I will make a movie here once. It won't be the next one. And also, I have a wonderful producer who is French and I want to work with him again. And when you have that kind of producer you don't drop him off. You stay — you stuck to him. You stick to him. That's better I think. Q.
- 3/6/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Intrigued by The Artist but don't know where to start exploring the silent film archives? Try these five classics, which lead to plenty more…
It doesn't take long for a novelty to be hailed as a trend. Internet film rental service Lovefilm reports that the buzz around The Artist has sparked a boom in curiosity about early cinema, with a 40% rise in the number of people streaming silent films on its site in the week leading up to the Oscars.
The top 10 most-streamed silents include a clutch of Buster Keaton's ingenious comedies, some heady Hollywood melodrama (A Fool There Was, starring Theda Bara, and The Son of the Sheikh, with Rudolph Valentino) and creepy Swedish horror The Phantom Carriage. There are only two films on the list that seem to bear any relation to Michel Hazanavicius's surprise hit: Frank Borzage's mournful romance Seventh Heaven (which inspired the...
It doesn't take long for a novelty to be hailed as a trend. Internet film rental service Lovefilm reports that the buzz around The Artist has sparked a boom in curiosity about early cinema, with a 40% rise in the number of people streaming silent films on its site in the week leading up to the Oscars.
The top 10 most-streamed silents include a clutch of Buster Keaton's ingenious comedies, some heady Hollywood melodrama (A Fool There Was, starring Theda Bara, and The Son of the Sheikh, with Rudolph Valentino) and creepy Swedish horror The Phantom Carriage. There are only two films on the list that seem to bear any relation to Michel Hazanavicius's surprise hit: Frank Borzage's mournful romance Seventh Heaven (which inspired the...
- 3/2/2012
- by Pamela Hutchinson
- The Guardian - Film News
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has unveiled its list of 10 Most Influential Silent Films in celebration of Michel Hazanavicius’ ode to the silent era, The Artist, which won three Golden Globes® Sunday night, including Best Picture . Musical or Comedy, Best Actor . Musical or Comedy for Jean Dujardin and Best Original Score. The Artist also picked up 12 British Academy Film Award nominations. The Weinstein Company will expand its release of The Artist nationwide on Friday.
TCM’s list of 10 Most Influential Silent Films spans from the years 1915 to 1928 and features such remarkable films as D.W. Griffith’s groundbreaking (and controversial) The Birth of a Nation (1915), which revolutionized filmmaking techniques; Nanook of the North (1922), a film frequently cited as the first feature-length documentary; Cecil B. DeMille’s epic silent version of The Ten Commandments (1923); Sergei Eisenstein’s oft-imitated Battleship Potemkin (1925), which took montage techniques to an entirely new level; and Fritz Lang’s...
TCM’s list of 10 Most Influential Silent Films spans from the years 1915 to 1928 and features such remarkable films as D.W. Griffith’s groundbreaking (and controversial) The Birth of a Nation (1915), which revolutionized filmmaking techniques; Nanook of the North (1922), a film frequently cited as the first feature-length documentary; Cecil B. DeMille’s epic silent version of The Ten Commandments (1923); Sergei Eisenstein’s oft-imitated Battleship Potemkin (1925), which took montage techniques to an entirely new level; and Fritz Lang’s...
- 1/18/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin on the appeal of the Oscar-tipped silent film in which they star
Their silhouettes, struck in a classic, romantic pose, are becoming the defining image of the current film awards season. As George Valentin and Peppy Miller in The Artist, French actors Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin have been reviving the icons of the silver screen, making old Hollywood live again and, at least for the next couple of months, they are two of the hottest stars in the world.
"Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest," says Bejo, whose character Peppy Miller goes from flirtatious silent movie flapper to the biggest female star of the "talkie" era. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime event for all of us, something like this. The Argentinian-born actress moved to France when she was three and is now married to The Artist's director Michel Hazanavicius.
Their silhouettes, struck in a classic, romantic pose, are becoming the defining image of the current film awards season. As George Valentin and Peppy Miller in The Artist, French actors Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin have been reviving the icons of the silver screen, making old Hollywood live again and, at least for the next couple of months, they are two of the hottest stars in the world.
"Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest," says Bejo, whose character Peppy Miller goes from flirtatious silent movie flapper to the biggest female star of the "talkie" era. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime event for all of us, something like this. The Argentinian-born actress moved to France when she was three and is now married to The Artist's director Michel Hazanavicius.
- 1/3/2012
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
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Near silent and shot entirely in black and white, The Artist is a captivating and irresistibly romantic vision of old Hollywood. With international and hopefully Oscar success on the horizon, we talk exclusively to the film’s supremely talented costume designer, Mark Bridges.
Seemingly specialising, though perhaps not intentionally, in bringing to life period stories that are culturally defined by their era (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood), Bridges has again expertly recreated another, almost mythical bygone world. Here he explains to Clothes on Film his thought process behind costume design in The Artist, his passion for the silent era and how he managed to get every outfit ready to shoot in just eight weeks.
Jean Dujardin as silent movie star, George Valentin and Bérénice Bejo as up and coming actress,...
Near silent and shot entirely in black and white, The Artist is a captivating and irresistibly romantic vision of old Hollywood. With international and hopefully Oscar success on the horizon, we talk exclusively to the film’s supremely talented costume designer, Mark Bridges.
Seemingly specialising, though perhaps not intentionally, in bringing to life period stories that are culturally defined by their era (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood), Bridges has again expertly recreated another, almost mythical bygone world. Here he explains to Clothes on Film his thought process behind costume design in The Artist, his passion for the silent era and how he managed to get every outfit ready to shoot in just eight weeks.
Jean Dujardin as silent movie star, George Valentin and Bérénice Bejo as up and coming actress,...
- 11/22/2011
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Chicago – The sheer craft of the actor’s expression is what drove the early “silent” film industry, before syncing up the “talking.” Director Michel Hazanavicius has a new film opening called “The Artist,” in which he explores the expression of early moviemaking, during the era of its transition to talking, and it is rendered as a silent film.
“The Artist” is beautiful, and essential viewing as a glimpse into that passionate era of moviemaking, approximately from 1927 to 1932. Stylistically, it borrows from the canon of that era, where the flappers and film studios joined forces creatively to produce what was best described by by Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in “Sunset Blvd,” – “We didn’t need dialogue, we had faces!”
We Had Faces: Jean Dujarin (George) and Bérénice Bejo (Peppy) in Michel Hazanavicius’s ‘The Artist’
Photo credit: The Weinstein Company
Director Hazanavicius first made his mark brilliantly aping another era of filmmaking,...
“The Artist” is beautiful, and essential viewing as a glimpse into that passionate era of moviemaking, approximately from 1927 to 1932. Stylistically, it borrows from the canon of that era, where the flappers and film studios joined forces creatively to produce what was best described by by Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in “Sunset Blvd,” – “We didn’t need dialogue, we had faces!”
We Had Faces: Jean Dujarin (George) and Bérénice Bejo (Peppy) in Michel Hazanavicius’s ‘The Artist’
Photo credit: The Weinstein Company
Director Hazanavicius first made his mark brilliantly aping another era of filmmaking,...
- 11/21/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
By Sterling Wong
“Breaking up is hard to do,” sang Neil Sadaka, and Lady Gaga certainly can understand the sentiment. After all, she’s endured a long and tumultuous on-and-off relationship with ex-boyfriend Luc Carl, muse for “You and I,” who she reportedly broke up with for the second time just a couple of months ago. While Gaga the New York City girl may find ending a relationship difficult, Gaga the business mogul, however, seems much more decisive. After a series of clashes over differing visions on a number of projects, Gaga has decided to cut ties with her long-time collaborator, creative director and choreographer Laurieann Gibson.
Gibson, as Little Monsters are well aware, choreographed the iconic dance moves for “Bad Romance” and other Gaga classics like “Telephone” and “Born This Way,” so her absence will definitely be felt in the Haus of Gaga. Not that Gaga is worrying right now,...
“Breaking up is hard to do,” sang Neil Sadaka, and Lady Gaga certainly can understand the sentiment. After all, she’s endured a long and tumultuous on-and-off relationship with ex-boyfriend Luc Carl, muse for “You and I,” who she reportedly broke up with for the second time just a couple of months ago. While Gaga the New York City girl may find ending a relationship difficult, Gaga the business mogul, however, seems much more decisive. After a series of clashes over differing visions on a number of projects, Gaga has decided to cut ties with her long-time collaborator, creative director and choreographer Laurieann Gibson.
Gibson, as Little Monsters are well aware, choreographed the iconic dance moves for “Bad Romance” and other Gaga classics like “Telephone” and “Born This Way,” so her absence will definitely be felt in the Haus of Gaga. Not that Gaga is worrying right now,...
- 11/14/2011
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
In things you never knew you wanted until you heard they were in the works news, casting has reportedly begun for a biographical Lifetime movie on the life of Lady Gaga.
Showbiz 411 reports the film is said to be an adaptation of Maureen Callahan's Mother Monster bio "Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga" and a casting call (below) has gone out for the role of Stefani Germanotta/Lady Gaga:
“[Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga)] is a bright rebellious Catholic school girl who dreams of fame. The story covers her from age 16 to 22. When we first meet her she is a dark haired, off beat, very talented and intensely ambitious teen. She comes from a Italian/American well off, close knit, Upper West Side NYC family. She never felt she ‘fit in’ with her fellow students in high school and was disappointed when her college experience at Nyu didn’t meet her expectations.
Showbiz 411 reports the film is said to be an adaptation of Maureen Callahan's Mother Monster bio "Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga" and a casting call (below) has gone out for the role of Stefani Germanotta/Lady Gaga:
“[Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga)] is a bright rebellious Catholic school girl who dreams of fame. The story covers her from age 16 to 22. When we first meet her she is a dark haired, off beat, very talented and intensely ambitious teen. She comes from a Italian/American well off, close knit, Upper West Side NYC family. She never felt she ‘fit in’ with her fellow students in high school and was disappointed when her college experience at Nyu didn’t meet her expectations.
- 10/5/2011
- by John Mitchell
- MTV Newsroom
The summer has come to an end and after counting down our favorites of the year thus far, we are now heading in to the overwhelming award season. Multiple contenders are released almost every weekend for the rest of 2011 and September sees its fair share of excellent films. Check out what we recommend below and follow our coverage of Toronto, Telluride, Venice and New York Film Festival this month.
See:
10. Dream House (Jim Sheridan; Sept. 30th)
Synopsis: As Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) and his family relocate to a quaint New England town, they soon learn that a mother and her two children were murdered in the same residence. While most everyone thinks the killer is the husband who survived the incident, Will works with a local woman (Naomi Watts) to piece together an even more disturbing puzzle.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Coming off his drama Brothers, director Jim Sheridan...
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10. Dream House (Jim Sheridan; Sept. 30th)
Synopsis: As Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) and his family relocate to a quaint New England town, they soon learn that a mother and her two children were murdered in the same residence. While most everyone thinks the killer is the husband who survived the incident, Will works with a local woman (Naomi Watts) to piece together an even more disturbing puzzle.
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Why You Should See It: Coming off his drama Brothers, director Jim Sheridan...
- 9/1/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
As you may have heard, Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist” (The Weinstein Company, 11/23, ?, trailer) — which made a big splash at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (where it was a serious contender for the Palm d’Or and its star Jean Dujardin was named best actor), and which will soon be seen again at the Toronto International Film Festival — is not only in black-and-white, but also silent!
Many credible analysts — including Harvey Weinstein, who is as savvy an Oscar-prospector as anyone, and whose studio purchased the film’s rights shortly after Cannes – believe that it is visually beautiful/emotionally powerful enough to seriously factor into this year’s Oscar race.
But could a silent film, in this day and age, actually catch on with the public and/or Oscar voters?
Most people today dismiss silent movies as lacking something — namely, sound — but that’s not a particularly enlightened position. After all,...
Many credible analysts — including Harvey Weinstein, who is as savvy an Oscar-prospector as anyone, and whose studio purchased the film’s rights shortly after Cannes – believe that it is visually beautiful/emotionally powerful enough to seriously factor into this year’s Oscar race.
But could a silent film, in this day and age, actually catch on with the public and/or Oscar voters?
Most people today dismiss silent movies as lacking something — namely, sound — but that’s not a particularly enlightened position. After all,...
- 8/3/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
Masters of Cinema:Jean Epstein's Cœur fidèle [True Heart] established the great French filmmaker as one of the most inventive directors of the (then still silent) art form. A pared-down tale of a barmaid oppressed by an exploitative foster family who attempt to push her into the arms of an unscrupulous regular-about-town, Marie's heart (exuberantly vivified by Gina Marès) belongs, as far as she's concerned, to the tenderly blank Jean (Léon Mathot)...Cœur fidèle drives its simple story (which, with its infamous and exhilarating "carousel sequence", helped pave the way for the narrative tradition of such Murnau masterworks as Sunrise and City Girl) on into the realm of what might be considered an early incarnation of French poetic realism -- all while still anticipating Epstein's magical, post-surrealist,...
- 6/27/2011
- Screen Anarchy
NBC.s "Love Bites," originally scheduled to air last fall, airs this week. Becki Newton stars in this hour-long romantic comedy anthology series featuring three vignette styled modern stories of love, sex, marriage and dating. Each of the stories will involve guest stars every week and will illuminate the theme of love with a "fresh, irreverent spin" according to NBC. The series stars Becki Newton (Ugly Betty) as Annie Matopoulos, a single New York City girl looking for "Mr. Right Now," and Constance Zimmer (Entourage) and Greg Grunberg (Heroes) as Colleen and Judd Rouscher, a happily married Venice Beach couple.Guest stars include Jennifer Love Hewitt, Craig Robinson, Kyle Howard, Steve Howey, Lindsay Price, Larry Wilmore, Guillermo Diaz, Krysten...
- 5/31/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
This coming Saturday, Not Coming to a Theater Near You presents Jia Zhangke's rarely screened 2007 documentary, Useless, at the 92Y Tribeca. Leo Goldsmith opens a new series, Jia Zhangke's Migrations, for which Not Coming contributors will be reviewing all of Jia's features:
Jia's vision of China is both a gritty appraisal of a lurching economy and massively destabilizing reconstruction projects, and a phantasmagoria of the intimate desires of its ordinary citizens. Documentary realism vies with the simulacra of contemporary life: cellphone daydreams explode in flash animation, UFOs rise above the Three Gorges Dam project, everyday banalities mix alchemically with the glimmering seductions of popular culture. Jia's is a cinema of contradictions, of fact against fiction, of bitter memory against the utopias of post-socialism. But most of all, it's defiantly a cinema of the present — not a forecast of the glories of the China to come, but an ode to a...
Jia's vision of China is both a gritty appraisal of a lurching economy and massively destabilizing reconstruction projects, and a phantasmagoria of the intimate desires of its ordinary citizens. Documentary realism vies with the simulacra of contemporary life: cellphone daydreams explode in flash animation, UFOs rise above the Three Gorges Dam project, everyday banalities mix alchemically with the glimmering seductions of popular culture. Jia's is a cinema of contradictions, of fact against fiction, of bitter memory against the utopias of post-socialism. But most of all, it's defiantly a cinema of the present — not a forecast of the glories of the China to come, but an ode to a...
- 5/24/2011
- MUBI
(Fw Murnau, 1929, U, Eureka)
The great German director Fw Murnau made three silent movies for Fox in Hollywood before co-directing his only sound film, Tabu, with the documentarist Robert Flaherty, and dying in 1931 aged 42. His first Hollywood silent, Sunrise, is universally acclaimed; the second one, Four Devils, no longer exists; and the third, City Girl, was for years known only through a re-edited, semi-sound version which Murnau disowned. The silent City Girl is a lyrical masterwork of pastoral realism, in which Lem, a simple farm boy from Minnesota (Charles Farrell), in Chicago to sell the family's wheat crop, meets and marries Kate (Mary Duncan), a waitress yearning for an idyllic life in the countryside. When they return to Minnesota, however, they're met with hostility by coarse, lascivious harvesters and Lem's overbearing father. It is a rural melodrama of great beauty and honesty, the inspiration for Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven...
The great German director Fw Murnau made three silent movies for Fox in Hollywood before co-directing his only sound film, Tabu, with the documentarist Robert Flaherty, and dying in 1931 aged 42. His first Hollywood silent, Sunrise, is universally acclaimed; the second one, Four Devils, no longer exists; and the third, City Girl, was for years known only through a re-edited, semi-sound version which Murnau disowned. The silent City Girl is a lyrical masterwork of pastoral realism, in which Lem, a simple farm boy from Minnesota (Charles Farrell), in Chicago to sell the family's wheat crop, meets and marries Kate (Mary Duncan), a waitress yearning for an idyllic life in the countryside. When they return to Minnesota, however, they're met with hostility by coarse, lascivious harvesters and Lem's overbearing father. It is a rural melodrama of great beauty and honesty, the inspiration for Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven...
- 5/21/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
After spending untold amounts of cash on hundreds of dramas and comedies — most of which will never make it to your living rooms — the five broadcast networks will begin announcing in New York next week which projects are good enough to earn a coveted fall pickup. (NBC and Fox will present their fall schedule to advertisers on Monday, followed by ABC on Tuesday, CBS on Wednesday and the CW on Thursday).
Buzz is already strong for several projects (for more on the hot ones, click here). But every year, we always wonder what diamond-in-the-rough was left on the cutting room...
Buzz is already strong for several projects (for more on the hot ones, click here). But every year, we always wonder what diamond-in-the-rough was left on the cutting room...
- 5/10/2011
- by Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Source: FilmShaft - Eureka’s Masters Of Cinema Label To Release Jean Epstein’s Cœur Fidèle
Eureka's Masters Of Cinema label often release some fabulous stuff. As cinema moves forward into the future it's sometimes easy to forget the pioneers of the medium. French film-maker Jean Epstein was a pioneer of 1920s impressionist cinema and Eureka will be releasing Cœur fidèle in dual format (Blu-ray and DVD) from 27th June.
Below we've got the cover artwork, disc details and synopsis. Definitely worth owning for those interested in cinema history and early French film.
Synopsis:
Jean Epstein's Cœur fidèle [True Heart] established the great French filmmaker as one of the most inventive directors of the (then still silent) art form. A pared-down tale of a barmaid oppressed by an exploitative foster family who attempt to push her into the arms of an unscrupulous regular-about-town, Marie's heart (exuberantly vivified by Gina Marès) belongs,...
Eureka's Masters Of Cinema label often release some fabulous stuff. As cinema moves forward into the future it's sometimes easy to forget the pioneers of the medium. French film-maker Jean Epstein was a pioneer of 1920s impressionist cinema and Eureka will be releasing Cœur fidèle in dual format (Blu-ray and DVD) from 27th June.
Below we've got the cover artwork, disc details and synopsis. Definitely worth owning for those interested in cinema history and early French film.
Synopsis:
Jean Epstein's Cœur fidèle [True Heart] established the great French filmmaker as one of the most inventive directors of the (then still silent) art form. A pared-down tale of a barmaid oppressed by an exploitative foster family who attempt to push her into the arms of an unscrupulous regular-about-town, Marie's heart (exuberantly vivified by Gina Marès) belongs,...
- 4/20/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
"African cinema is generally woefully overlooked by the West, and the filmmaking being done in Republic of Chad has been particularly invisible," begins Farihah Zaman in Reverse Shot. "The oversight is not entirely unreasonable; decades of civil war have left the local film industry all but nonexistent — for thirty years there was not even a single movie theater in the entire country. That changed in 2010 when Mahamet-Saleh Haroun won the Cannes Jury Prize for A Screaming Man. His film, the first from his country to screen in competition at the prestigious French festival, now has another distinction, having convinced a government in the midst of war the importance of investing a million dollars in building a movie theater specifically so that it could be shown."
In this "ingenious and moving take on Fw Murnau's classic The Last Laugh," writes the New Yorker's Richard Brody, "Adam (Youssouf Djaoro), a former swimming...
In this "ingenious and moving take on Fw Murnau's classic The Last Laugh," writes the New Yorker's Richard Brody, "Adam (Youssouf Djaoro), a former swimming...
- 4/18/2011
- MUBI
F.W. Murnau followed up his masterpiece Sunrise with this pastoral drama set in the wheat fields of Minnesota. Starring Mary Duncan and Charles Farrell it's nowhere near as iconic but City Girl holds its own rewards including a beautiful performance from Duncan as the displaced ‘city girl’ battling her cowardly husband and his tyrannical father.
Given Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is such an undisputed classic motion picture it is easy to see why City Girl is perhaps not as burned into the cultural memory as it should be. Several themes and ideas are shared between the two features but City Girl plays them out differently.
Originally titled Our Daily Bread the story follows young farmer Lem (Charles Farrell) on a trip to Chicago. He’s tasked with selling the wheat crop at a decent price but once he’s ensconced in the big smoke he discovers the love...
Given Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is such an undisputed classic motion picture it is easy to see why City Girl is perhaps not as burned into the cultural memory as it should be. Several themes and ideas are shared between the two features but City Girl plays them out differently.
Originally titled Our Daily Bread the story follows young farmer Lem (Charles Farrell) on a trip to Chicago. He’s tasked with selling the wheat crop at a decent price but once he’s ensconced in the big smoke he discovers the love...
- 4/6/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
And they’re off! Casting is all but completed and production has already begun on scores of pilots for the five broadcast networks. But not every comedy and drama will go the distance. Which project has the right stuff? What pilot already has you feeling like you popped a Lunesta? Check out the mammoth slate for fall consideration. (And remember, all projects are whittled down in late April/early May before the nets present their fall slates to advertisers in New York):
CBS
The Doctor (Rina Mimoun, David Nutter). A mother (Christine Lahti) reconnects with her adult children when...
CBS
The Doctor (Rina Mimoun, David Nutter). A mother (Christine Lahti) reconnects with her adult children when...
- 3/23/2011
- by Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
ABC is nearly done picking up pilots for fall and, like over at NBC, there’re some intriguing high-concept ideas mixed in with the network’s usual “Can we have another sexy hit soap like Grey’s Anatomy pretty-please?” Also like at NBC, there’s a new entertainment president at the helm picking the titles — Paul Lee, who used to run things over at ABC Family before being called up to the big show.
What good about ABC’s dramas this year is I’m grasping to find a trend — that means there’s eclectic stuff rather than the network...
What good about ABC’s dramas this year is I’m grasping to find a trend — that means there’s eclectic stuff rather than the network...
- 2/10/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
ABC has given the green light to comedy pilot Suburgatory, from writer/executive producer Emily Kapnek and Warner Bros. TV. The single-camera project is described as a satirical look at life in the suburbs and centers on a quintessentially New York City girl who moves to a cookie-cutter community only to discover that life in the ‘burbs is more frightening than any horror movie that she’s ever seen. From the network: "tonally, this is a heightened view of suburbia with a cinematic quality that evokes the scope and horror of perfection."...
- 1/14/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Updated: Add Subergatory to the list of ABC pilot pickups.
That’s “Subergatory.” So if you want to use that while playing Scrabble tonight, have at it.
The show is described as a satirical family comedy about life in the suburbs. A New York City girl moves to a cookie cutter community only to discover that life in the ‘burbs is more frightening than any horror movie she’s ever seen.
Emily Kapnek (Parks & Recreation, Aliens in America) is the writer and executive producer.
Update: TNT has picked up Generations to pilot. Here’s the storyline: This one-hour drama series...
That’s “Subergatory.” So if you want to use that while playing Scrabble tonight, have at it.
The show is described as a satirical family comedy about life in the suburbs. A New York City girl moves to a cookie cutter community only to discover that life in the ‘burbs is more frightening than any horror movie she’s ever seen.
Emily Kapnek (Parks & Recreation, Aliens in America) is the writer and executive producer.
Update: TNT has picked up Generations to pilot. Here’s the storyline: This one-hour drama series...
- 1/14/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Chicago – As Sofia Coppola’s excellent “Somewhere” with Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning begins to roll out across the country (read our review), catch up with Coppola’s best film, one of the best of the ’00s, the great “Lost in Translation,” now available on Blu-ray for the first time. The release is mostly just a tie-in with a filmmaker’s current release but there is a new special feature — basically a commercial for “Somewhere.” It’s not a fantastic “special edition” but it’s still a fantastic movie.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
Bill Murray does the best work of his career (and should have won an Oscar) as Bob Harris, an actor alone in a city full of people, Tokyo, Japan. Bob meets the lovely Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson, delivering the best work of her career as well), a woman who knows a thing or two about loneliness as well. The two...
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
Bill Murray does the best work of his career (and should have won an Oscar) as Bob Harris, an actor alone in a city full of people, Tokyo, Japan. Bob meets the lovely Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson, delivering the best work of her career as well), a woman who knows a thing or two about loneliness as well. The two...
- 1/5/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Best Blu-Rays of 2010
After acquiring my Playstation 3 last summer, I’ve gone mad with Blu-Ray fever, and I spent most of 2010 attempting to make my Blu-Ray collection resemble the massive and unnecessary scale of my DVD stash. Though I do not have a multi-region player and thus this list will include only Regions A and 0 discs, I stand by my year-end picks of the most essential discs for a cinephile’s collection. Not all will give your home theater a workout, but most will, and they all demonstrate the capacity of the medium to not only give the best possible image but to retain film-like quality like never before. So, without further ado, here are the Blu-Rays, and a handful of DVDs, you need to own.
Best Blu-Rays of 2010
1. By Brakhage, Vols. I & II (Criterion)
A collection of a master’s work that displays its greatness as much by the...
After acquiring my Playstation 3 last summer, I’ve gone mad with Blu-Ray fever, and I spent most of 2010 attempting to make my Blu-Ray collection resemble the massive and unnecessary scale of my DVD stash. Though I do not have a multi-region player and thus this list will include only Regions A and 0 discs, I stand by my year-end picks of the most essential discs for a cinephile’s collection. Not all will give your home theater a workout, but most will, and they all demonstrate the capacity of the medium to not only give the best possible image but to retain film-like quality like never before. So, without further ado, here are the Blu-Rays, and a handful of DVDs, you need to own.
Best Blu-Rays of 2010
1. By Brakhage, Vols. I & II (Criterion)
A collection of a master’s work that displays its greatness as much by the...
- 12/28/2010
- by Aaron
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