Get ready for an enchanting evening of opera as “Great Performances at the Met” presents Season 18 Episode 5, titled “Carmen,” airing at 9:00 Pm on Friday, June 14, 2024, on PBS. This captivating production brings Georges Bizet’s timeless masterpiece to life with a fresh new take on the classic tale of love, passion, and betrayal.
In this highly anticipated episode, audiences will be treated to a mesmerizing performance featuring mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina in the title role of Carmen, the fiery and independent Gypsy woman whose irresistible allure captivates all who encounter her. Opposite Akhmetshina is tenor Piotr Beczala, portraying Carmen’s troubled lover Don José, whose obsession with her ultimately leads to tragedy.
As the drama unfolds on stage, viewers will be transported to the vibrant streets of Seville, where love and jealousy collide with devastating consequences. With its unforgettable melodies, exhilarating choreography, and powerhouse performances, “Carmen” promises to be a night...
In this highly anticipated episode, audiences will be treated to a mesmerizing performance featuring mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina in the title role of Carmen, the fiery and independent Gypsy woman whose irresistible allure captivates all who encounter her. Opposite Akhmetshina is tenor Piotr Beczala, portraying Carmen’s troubled lover Don José, whose obsession with her ultimately leads to tragedy.
As the drama unfolds on stage, viewers will be transported to the vibrant streets of Seville, where love and jealousy collide with devastating consequences. With its unforgettable melodies, exhilarating choreography, and powerhouse performances, “Carmen” promises to be a night...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
No amount of epic projects letting her leave can stop her from growing and glowing, and Melissa Barrera just proved that. Despite leaving the fan-favorite super-popular horror/mystery Scream franchise, the actress isn’t hesitating to let everyone know through her latest project that she can find her own way in the industry and doesn’t need mammoth franchises to back her up.
Melissa Barrera. | Credit: @melissabarreram/Ig.
This comes after a fan shared insights into what is presumably Barrera’s next big project, which she is writing and developing herself. What’s more is that this project would reportedly not be anything even close to what most fans might be expecting, because it is a lesbian romantic comedy that will inevitably continue Kristen Stewart’s legacy in Hollywood of making the first-ever lesbian rom-com.
Melissa Barrera is Reportedly Writing a Lesbian Rom-Com
Recently, one of Barrera’s fans took...
Melissa Barrera. | Credit: @melissabarreram/Ig.
This comes after a fan shared insights into what is presumably Barrera’s next big project, which she is writing and developing herself. What’s more is that this project would reportedly not be anything even close to what most fans might be expecting, because it is a lesbian romantic comedy that will inevitably continue Kristen Stewart’s legacy in Hollywood of making the first-ever lesbian rom-com.
Melissa Barrera is Reportedly Writing a Lesbian Rom-Com
Recently, one of Barrera’s fans took...
- 6/2/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Richard Linklater sits in awe of Paul Mescal during production on “Merrily We Roll Along.”
Linklater is adapting the Stephen Sondheim musical across two decades, with Mescal playing the composer character Franklin Shepard. Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein are also in the cast.
Linklater told The Times UK that Mescal is “transcendent” in the role, which he took on still as a rising star — in other words, before his Oscar nomination for “Aftersun.”
“He’s just a transcendent talent,” Linklater said of Mescal, “and he can really sing…I’m just so happy we connected right before he went supernova.”
Mescal previously showed off his singing range in the musical “Carmen.” He also presented his stage acting skills during a West End revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
“I just love it,” Mescal told British Vogue of acting on stage. “It’s so gratifying – it’s a very difficult thing...
Linklater is adapting the Stephen Sondheim musical across two decades, with Mescal playing the composer character Franklin Shepard. Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein are also in the cast.
Linklater told The Times UK that Mescal is “transcendent” in the role, which he took on still as a rising star — in other words, before his Oscar nomination for “Aftersun.”
“He’s just a transcendent talent,” Linklater said of Mescal, “and he can really sing…I’m just so happy we connected right before he went supernova.”
Mescal previously showed off his singing range in the musical “Carmen.” He also presented his stage acting skills during a West End revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
“I just love it,” Mescal told British Vogue of acting on stage. “It’s so gratifying – it’s a very difficult thing...
- 5/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Palais Intrigue Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood
Warren Beatty and his Splendor in the Grass co-star (and then girlfriend) Natalie Wood on the steps of the Palais du Festival, 1962.
Queen Elizabeth Liz Taylor
A bejeweled and becrowned Liz Taylor grabs a seat, and all the attention, at the 1957 edition of the festival.
Bonjour, Bb! Brigitte Bardot
French actress Brigitte Bardot at the Ninth Cannes Film Festival in 1956, the year Roger Vadim’s And God Created Woman made her a star.
Stars Aligning Cary Grant and Kim Novak
Cary Grant and Kim Novak at the 12th edition of the festival, perhaps discussing their recent work for Alfred Hitchcock.
Belle Journée Marie Laforêt
French singer Marie Laforêt in a dreamy moment at the Cannes Festival in 1960.
Moment of Reflection Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly in the Carlton Hotel in 1955, the year she appeared with Grant in Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief, about...
Warren Beatty and his Splendor in the Grass co-star (and then girlfriend) Natalie Wood on the steps of the Palais du Festival, 1962.
Queen Elizabeth Liz Taylor
A bejeweled and becrowned Liz Taylor grabs a seat, and all the attention, at the 1957 edition of the festival.
Bonjour, Bb! Brigitte Bardot
French actress Brigitte Bardot at the Ninth Cannes Film Festival in 1956, the year Roger Vadim’s And God Created Woman made her a star.
Stars Aligning Cary Grant and Kim Novak
Cary Grant and Kim Novak at the 12th edition of the festival, perhaps discussing their recent work for Alfred Hitchcock.
Belle Journée Marie Laforêt
French singer Marie Laforêt in a dreamy moment at the Cannes Festival in 1960.
Moment of Reflection Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly in the Carlton Hotel in 1955, the year she appeared with Grant in Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief, about...
- 5/14/2024
- by Edited by Julian Sancton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York, NY — April 15, 2024 — The 92nd Street Y, New York (92Ny), one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents Cotton: Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano and Justin Austin, baritone on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7:30 pm at Kaufmann Concert Hall. Tickets start at $30 and are available at https://www.92ny.org/event/denyce-graves-and-justin-austin.
Celebrated mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, acclaimed for her riveting performances on the world’s great opera stages, her activism in support of diversity in the arts, and her championing of new music, is featured with exciting rising star baritone Justin Austin and pianist Laura Ward in the New York premiere of this immersive exploration of African American stories through song, poetry, and photography.
A poignant and powerful multidisciplinary work that speaks to the resilience of soul and psyche, Cotton is inspired by photographer John E. Dowell’s haunting images of South Carolina cotton fields – captured in his 2018 exhibit Cotton: The Soft,...
Celebrated mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, acclaimed for her riveting performances on the world’s great opera stages, her activism in support of diversity in the arts, and her championing of new music, is featured with exciting rising star baritone Justin Austin and pianist Laura Ward in the New York premiere of this immersive exploration of African American stories through song, poetry, and photography.
A poignant and powerful multidisciplinary work that speaks to the resilience of soul and psyche, Cotton is inspired by photographer John E. Dowell’s haunting images of South Carolina cotton fields – captured in his 2018 exhibit Cotton: The Soft,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Music MCM
- Martin Cid Music
Actress Natalie Portman has officially divorced her husband, French choreographer Benjamin Millepied.
Portman filed for divorce in July of last year after 11 years of marriage. The divorce was recently finalized in France.
Portman, 42, holds dual citizenship in the United States and Israel and is widely regarded as one of Hollywood’s leading actresses. She began her career as a child star in Luc Besson‘s thriller Leon: The Professional and went on to achieve success in blockbuster films such as Star Wars and Marvel movies, as well as independent and art-house productions.
Portman first met Millepied in 2009 while filming the psychological horror film Black Swan, where she delivered a performance that earned her the Best Actress Academy Award. Millepied not only appeared in the movie but also provided choreography for it.
The couple tied the knot in California in 2012 and have two children together: a son named Aleph, 12, and a daughter Amalia,...
Portman filed for divorce in July of last year after 11 years of marriage. The divorce was recently finalized in France.
Portman, 42, holds dual citizenship in the United States and Israel and is widely regarded as one of Hollywood’s leading actresses. She began her career as a child star in Luc Besson‘s thriller Leon: The Professional and went on to achieve success in blockbuster films such as Star Wars and Marvel movies, as well as independent and art-house productions.
Portman first met Millepied in 2009 while filming the psychological horror film Black Swan, where she delivered a performance that earned her the Best Actress Academy Award. Millepied not only appeared in the movie but also provided choreography for it.
The couple tied the knot in California in 2012 and have two children together: a son named Aleph, 12, and a daughter Amalia,...
- 3/9/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied are divorced, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The Oscar-winning actress filed for divorce from her director-choreographer husband of 11 years last July and the divorce was finalized in France last month, according to People, which first reported on the pair’s split.
The two met on the set of the 2010 film Black Swan, which earned Portman an Oscar for best actress. Millepied was the choreographer on the film and helped Portman learn the ballet sequences for the role. Portman also won a best actress Golden Globe for the role and even quipped about their relationship in her acceptance speech.
Portman said, “Benjamin choreographed the film, and also you might remember him in the movie as the guy when they ask, ‘Would you sleep with that girl?’ And he’s like, ‘Pffsh, no.’ He’s the best actor. It’s not true: He totally wants to sleep with me!
The Oscar-winning actress filed for divorce from her director-choreographer husband of 11 years last July and the divorce was finalized in France last month, according to People, which first reported on the pair’s split.
The two met on the set of the 2010 film Black Swan, which earned Portman an Oscar for best actress. Millepied was the choreographer on the film and helped Portman learn the ballet sequences for the role. Portman also won a best actress Golden Globe for the role and even quipped about their relationship in her acceptance speech.
Portman said, “Benjamin choreographed the film, and also you might remember him in the movie as the guy when they ask, ‘Would you sleep with that girl?’ And he’s like, ‘Pffsh, no.’ He’s the best actor. It’s not true: He totally wants to sleep with me!
- 3/8/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied have officially divorced after 11 years of marriage.
According to People, a rep for Portman confirmed that the Oscar-winning actor quietly filed for divorce from the French choreographer in July in France, where the couple resided with their two children. The divorce was finalized last month.
Representatives for Portman and Millepied did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.
Portman and Millepied first met on the set of “Black Swan,” for which Portman won the best actress Oscar in 2010. They wed in California in August 2012 and share a 12-year-old son, Aleph, and 7-year-old daughter, Amalia.
Portman most recently starred in Todd Haynes’ “May December” alongside Julianne Moore and Charles Melton, which is up for a best original screenplay Oscar on Sunday. For her performance as Elizabeth Berry, an actress who studies the life of a controversial woman (Moore) she is set to portray in a film,...
According to People, a rep for Portman confirmed that the Oscar-winning actor quietly filed for divorce from the French choreographer in July in France, where the couple resided with their two children. The divorce was finalized last month.
Representatives for Portman and Millepied did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.
Portman and Millepied first met on the set of “Black Swan,” for which Portman won the best actress Oscar in 2010. They wed in California in August 2012 and share a 12-year-old son, Aleph, and 7-year-old daughter, Amalia.
Portman most recently starred in Todd Haynes’ “May December” alongside Julianne Moore and Charles Melton, which is up for a best original screenplay Oscar on Sunday. For her performance as Elizabeth Berry, an actress who studies the life of a controversial woman (Moore) she is set to portray in a film,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Score Killers of the Flower Moon Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone Credit: AppleTV+
Weekly Commentary: It’s Ludwig Göransson taking home another Oscar for “Oppenheimer,” following his first win for “Black Panther.”
Next.
Will Win: “Oppenheimer” (Ludwig Göransson)
Could Win: “Killers of the Flower Moon...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Score Killers of the Flower Moon Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone Credit: AppleTV+
Weekly Commentary: It’s Ludwig Göransson taking home another Oscar for “Oppenheimer,” following his first win for “Black Panther.”
Next.
Will Win: “Oppenheimer” (Ludwig Göransson)
Could Win: “Killers of the Flower Moon...
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Song Barbie
Weekly Commentary: With an original song win, Billie Eilish, 22, and Finneas, 26, would become the youngest artists ever to win two Oscars before the age of 30. The pair won for James Bond theme “No Time to Die” in 2022, and are nominated this year for “What Was I Made For,...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Song Barbie
Weekly Commentary: With an original song win, Billie Eilish, 22, and Finneas, 26, would become the youngest artists ever to win two Oscars before the age of 30. The pair won for James Bond theme “No Time to Die” in 2022, and are nominated this year for “What Was I Made For,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Picture
Weekly Commentary: Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer,” narrating the saga of the father of the atomic bomb, is poised to sweep the Oscars. Having clinched every major guild and industry accolade – BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, DGA, PGA, and SAG – it’s the first...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Picture
Weekly Commentary: Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer,” narrating the saga of the father of the atomic bomb, is poised to sweep the Oscars. Having clinched every major guild and industry accolade – BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, DGA, PGA, and SAG – it’s the first...
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Copenhagen-based TrustNordisk has inked multiple deals on the Danish thriller “Boundless,” based on Jussi Adler-Olsen’s “Department Q” novel, which is currently dominating the Danish box office.
Ahead of the pic’s market screening Feb 17 at the Berlin European Film Market, the title, helmed by Ole Christian Madsen has sold to Wild Bunch Distribution for France, Vértigo Films for Spain, Frenetic Films for Switzerland, Film Europe Slovakia for Czech Republic, Vertigo Media for Hungary and Contents Panda for Korea.
“Boundless” is the second of six Department Q thrillers produced by Nordisk Film Production Denmark, after “The Marco Effect,” headlining Ulrich Thomsen as maverick detective Carl Mørck.
“It’s such a pleasure to handle this amazing ‘Department Q’ saga for Vértigo, and “Boundless” confirms again the power and seduction of this perfect thriller,” said Spanish distributor Andres Martín from Vértigo Films, who also acquired “The Marco Effect” from TrustNordisk.
In “Boundless,...
Ahead of the pic’s market screening Feb 17 at the Berlin European Film Market, the title, helmed by Ole Christian Madsen has sold to Wild Bunch Distribution for France, Vértigo Films for Spain, Frenetic Films for Switzerland, Film Europe Slovakia for Czech Republic, Vertigo Media for Hungary and Contents Panda for Korea.
“Boundless” is the second of six Department Q thrillers produced by Nordisk Film Production Denmark, after “The Marco Effect,” headlining Ulrich Thomsen as maverick detective Carl Mørck.
“It’s such a pleasure to handle this amazing ‘Department Q’ saga for Vértigo, and “Boundless” confirms again the power and seduction of this perfect thriller,” said Spanish distributor Andres Martín from Vértigo Films, who also acquired “The Marco Effect” from TrustNordisk.
In “Boundless,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Ludwig Göransson and Nicholas Britell were among the winners Tuesday evening at the 5th annual Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards.
Eilish and Finneas took home the award for outstanding original song for a comedy or musical for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.” The win continued their sweep of the season from the Golden Globes and the Grammy Awards.
Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro won outstanding original song for a drama or documentary for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Britell took home the prize for outstanding original score for a television production for “Succession.”
Göransson, who was honored with Variety’s Artisans Award in Santa Barbara this past weekend, won outstanding original score for a studio film for “Oppenheimer.” John Powell won outstanding original score for an independent film, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” and Stephen Barton...
Eilish and Finneas took home the award for outstanding original song for a comedy or musical for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.” The win continued their sweep of the season from the Golden Globes and the Grammy Awards.
Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro won outstanding original song for a drama or documentary for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Britell took home the prize for outstanding original score for a television production for “Succession.”
Göransson, who was honored with Variety’s Artisans Award in Santa Barbara this past weekend, won outstanding original score for a studio film for “Oppenheimer.” John Powell won outstanding original score for an independent film, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” and Stephen Barton...
- 2/14/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay and Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
A New Role Beyond the Scream When we think of Melissa Barrera, her gripping performance in ‘Scream’ likely springs to mind. But as an artist dedicated to her craft, Barrera is not one to be pigeonholed. Let’s take a moment to appreciate how she’s expanding her horizons and diving into a variety of new and exciting roles. Stepping into Carmen’s Shoes Melissa Barrera’s upcoming project ‘Carmen’ is a modern adaptation that promises to showcase a different facet of her talent. Diverging from the horror of ‘Scream’, Barrera portrays a woman entangled in a perilous journey, marked by mythical solemnity and...
- 2/8/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Hollywood blockbusters were shut out at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Awards, as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” both left empty handed while independent films swept the top categories. Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust-set horror-drama won Film of the Year, and Glazer was individually honored with Director of the Year as well. Celine Song’s 2023 Sundance hit “Past Lives,” another Best Picture nominee, won Foreign-Language Film of the Year.
Many of the acting categories were dominated by Oscar frontrunners, as Emma Stone won Actress of the Year for “Poor Things” and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Supporting Actress of the Year for “The Holdovers.” Oscar nominees Justine Triet and Arthur Harari shared Screenwriter of the Year for “Anatomy of a Fall,” and Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” won Animated Film of the Year. Notably, Supporting Actor of the Year went to Charles Melton, who did not receive an Oscar nomination despite...
Many of the acting categories were dominated by Oscar frontrunners, as Emma Stone won Actress of the Year for “Poor Things” and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Supporting Actress of the Year for “The Holdovers.” Oscar nominees Justine Triet and Arthur Harari shared Screenwriter of the Year for “Anatomy of a Fall,” and Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” won Animated Film of the Year. Notably, Supporting Actor of the Year went to Charles Melton, who did not receive an Oscar nomination despite...
- 2/4/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” and Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” led the 44th annual London Critics’ Circle Awards with three wins apiece.
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” which had seven and five nominations respectively, left the ceremony empty handed, as did Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” that had four nominations.
German-language film “The Zone of Interest” was named film of the year and also won the direction prize and the technical achievement award for its music and sound. “All of Us Strangers” won the Attenborough Award for British/Irish film of the year, with Andrew Scott named actor of the year and co-star Paul Mescal winning British/Irish performer for his body of work in 2023.
Actress of the year was won by Emma Stone for “Poor Things.” Supporting performance awards went to Da’Vine Joy Randolph for “The Holdovers...
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” which had seven and five nominations respectively, left the ceremony empty handed, as did Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” that had four nominations.
German-language film “The Zone of Interest” was named film of the year and also won the direction prize and the technical achievement award for its music and sound. “All of Us Strangers” won the Attenborough Award for British/Irish film of the year, with Andrew Scott named actor of the year and co-star Paul Mescal winning British/Irish performer for his body of work in 2023.
Actress of the year was won by Emma Stone for “Poor Things.” Supporting performance awards went to Da’Vine Joy Randolph for “The Holdovers...
- 2/4/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Scream (2022) and Scream VI star Melissa Barrera may have been fired from Scream 7, but she is in Universal Pictures’ upcoming “Dracula’s Daughter” film Abigail, which was directed by her Scream directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and is set to reach theatres on April 19th. Even beyond that film, Barrera told The Hollywood Reporter that she has no intention of leaving the horror genre behind.
Barrera, who has also starred in a horror movie called Bed Rest, said, “I don’t think I’ll be able to get away from horror, and I also don’t want to. I love the genre so much. It’s so much fun to make. Also, I think a genre that people show up to the theaters for no matter what. No stars have to be in the movie for people to show up. I think that just goes to show how big it is,...
Barrera, who has also starred in a horror movie called Bed Rest, said, “I don’t think I’ll be able to get away from horror, and I also don’t want to. I love the genre so much. It’s so much fun to make. Also, I think a genre that people show up to the theaters for no matter what. No stars have to be in the movie for people to show up. I think that just goes to show how big it is,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Lenny Kravitz, Diane Warren and Jon Batiste are among the nominees announced Thursday morning for the Fifth Annual Scl Awards from the Society of Composers & Lyricists honoring scores and songs in visual media. The five music titans were all nominated in the Best Song categories for Drama/Documentary or Comedy/Musical, Eilish with her brother Finneas for their tune “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Rodrigo along with Dan Nigro for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from “The Hunger Games: Ball of Songbirds and Snakes,” Kravitz for “Road to Freedom” from “Rustin,” Warren for “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot” and Batiste along with Dan Wilson for “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony.”
Rounding out the Drama/Documentary nominees are Nicholas Britell and Laura Stinson for “Slip Away” from “Carmen” along with Sharon Farber and Noah Benshea for “Better Times” from “Jacob the Baker.
Rounding out the Drama/Documentary nominees are Nicholas Britell and Laura Stinson for “Slip Away” from “Carmen” along with Sharon Farber and Noah Benshea for “Better Times” from “Jacob the Baker.
- 12/22/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Our Pmc sister website Variety is reporting that the motion picture academy has named 94 tunes as eligible for Best Original Song at the 2024 Oscars. See the complete list below of every song currently on the ballot for the music branch. A total of 15 will be announced this Thursday, December 21, on the Oscar short list. A final five will be revealed on January 23 as the the actual nominees.
SEEDiane Warren interview: ‘The Fire Inside’ from ‘Flamin’ Hot’
Gold Derby has been offering you the opportunity to predict the Best Original Song category for the past few weeks. Among some of the surprise omissions:
“Barbie” producers have chosen not to submit “Barbie World,” “Speed Drive” and “Pink.” That film’s three official submissions are “I’m Just Ken,” “Dance the Night” and “What Was I Made For?”
“Trolls Band Together” producers have not entered “Family,” “Watch Me Work” and “Let’s Get Married.
SEEDiane Warren interview: ‘The Fire Inside’ from ‘Flamin’ Hot’
Gold Derby has been offering you the opportunity to predict the Best Original Song category for the past few weeks. Among some of the surprise omissions:
“Barbie” producers have chosen not to submit “Barbie World,” “Speed Drive” and “Pink.” That film’s three official submissions are “I’m Just Ken,” “Dance the Night” and “What Was I Made For?”
“Trolls Band Together” producers have not entered “Family,” “Watch Me Work” and “Let’s Get Married.
- 12/17/2023
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
by Cláudio Alves
Orlando: My Political Biography is an unlikely contender but you gotta love its boldness.
The Academy has released a couple of eligibility lists, including one for the Best Original Song race. Ninety-four different tunes have been submitted for the Oscar. It's three maximum for each movie, from which only two can be nominated for the same title. Barbie, The Face of the Faceless, A Good Person, The Little Mermaid, State of the Unity, and Wish have submitted three, while many other projects went for double trouble. There are no significant surprises in terms of omitted contenders, but some submission choices delight with their boldness, and others shock because their origin is so obscure. For example, I quibble with the one song chosen from Dicks: The Musical and Carmen. I'm also delighted that Orlando: My Political Biography threw its hat in the race and just found out...
Orlando: My Political Biography is an unlikely contender but you gotta love its boldness.
The Academy has released a couple of eligibility lists, including one for the Best Original Song race. Ninety-four different tunes have been submitted for the Oscar. It's three maximum for each movie, from which only two can be nominated for the same title. Barbie, The Face of the Faceless, A Good Person, The Little Mermaid, State of the Unity, and Wish have submitted three, while many other projects went for double trouble. There are no significant surprises in terms of omitted contenders, but some submission choices delight with their boldness, and others shock because their origin is so obscure. For example, I quibble with the one song chosen from Dicks: The Musical and Carmen. I'm also delighted that Orlando: My Political Biography threw its hat in the race and just found out...
- 12/15/2023
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
Ninety-four songs and 149 scores have been deemed eligible in the music categories for the 96th annual Academy Awards, Variety has learned.
Voting began Thursday, with 390 members of the Academy music branch eligible to vote in this year’s competition. And for the first time in years, there appear to be no surprises or glaring omissions.
Any film can submit up to three songs, and the “Barbie” entries were as expected: Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made for,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and the Mark Ronson-Andrew Wyatt song “I’m Just Ken.”
Five other films submitted the maximum of three songs, including two from Disney: the live-action “The Little Mermaid,” with “For the First Time,” “The Scuttlebutt” and “Wild Uncharted Waters,” all by Alan Menken (who won Oscars for the original in 1989) and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and “Wish,” the Julia Michaels-Benjamin Rice tunes including “I’m a Star,...
Voting began Thursday, with 390 members of the Academy music branch eligible to vote in this year’s competition. And for the first time in years, there appear to be no surprises or glaring omissions.
Any film can submit up to three songs, and the “Barbie” entries were as expected: Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made for,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and the Mark Ronson-Andrew Wyatt song “I’m Just Ken.”
Five other films submitted the maximum of three songs, including two from Disney: the live-action “The Little Mermaid,” with “For the First Time,” “The Scuttlebutt” and “Wild Uncharted Waters,” all by Alan Menken (who won Oscars for the original in 1989) and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and “Wish,” the Julia Michaels-Benjamin Rice tunes including “I’m a Star,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Spa Selections
“Carmen,” “Foe,” “Limbo,” Australia’s Oscar contender “Shayda,” “Streets of Colour” and “The Royal Hotel” have received the six nominations for best feature film at this year’s Screen Producers Australia Awards. The Spa Awards will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, the final evening of the Screen Forever conference.
In the documentary feature section, the nominations are “Flyaways,” “Harley & Katya,” “Living With Devils,” “Onefour: Against All Odds,” “The Cape,” “The Giants,” “The Jewish Nazi?” and “The Platypus Garden.” Nominations for best telemovie or miniseries production are “While the Men Are Away,” “The Claremont Murders,” “Wellmania,” “The Messenger,” “Bad Behaviour” and “The Clearing.”
“2023 was a year filled with a number of challenges for our industry, but the Australian screen sector continued to delight audiences globally with stories that share our unique culture and creativity,” said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.
Storm Brewing
Hong Kong-made crime action film “The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell...
“Carmen,” “Foe,” “Limbo,” Australia’s Oscar contender “Shayda,” “Streets of Colour” and “The Royal Hotel” have received the six nominations for best feature film at this year’s Screen Producers Australia Awards. The Spa Awards will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, the final evening of the Screen Forever conference.
In the documentary feature section, the nominations are “Flyaways,” “Harley & Katya,” “Living With Devils,” “Onefour: Against All Odds,” “The Cape,” “The Giants,” “The Jewish Nazi?” and “The Platypus Garden.” Nominations for best telemovie or miniseries production are “While the Men Are Away,” “The Claremont Murders,” “Wellmania,” “The Messenger,” “Bad Behaviour” and “The Clearing.”
“2023 was a year filled with a number of challenges for our industry, but the Australian screen sector continued to delight audiences globally with stories that share our unique culture and creativity,” said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.
Storm Brewing
Hong Kong-made crime action film “The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell...
- 11/29/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
'Carmen', 'Foe', 'Limbo', 'Shayda', 'Streets of Colour', and 'The Royal Hotel' will contend for Feature Film Production of the Year at next year's Screen Producers Australia (Spa) Awards, to be held on the final night of Screen Forever on the Gold Coast.
The post Production categories announced for Spa Awards appeared first on If Magazine.
The post Production categories announced for Spa Awards appeared first on If Magazine.
- 11/28/2023
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Actress Jenna Ortega has left the ‘Scream 7’ film due to scheduling conflicts. The actress dropped out of the horror franchise due to her ‘Wednesday’ season 2 shooting schedule with Netflix, which was said to be in the works months ago before the SAG-AFTRA strike began.
Production dates for the upcoming season of ‘Wednesday’ are yet to be confirmed, reports Mirror.co.uk.
Meanwhile, Jenna also needs to wrap filming on Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice 2’, which has a few more days to shoot after it was interrupted by the SAG-AFTRA strike.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the news of her exit from ‘Scream 7’ comes as her co-star and Mexican actress Melissa Barrera was fired from the movie franchise, with her axing following on from posts she made relating to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and Gaza conflict.
Variety has confirmed that Jenna’s exit from Scream was not connected to Melissa’s dismissal.
Production dates for the upcoming season of ‘Wednesday’ are yet to be confirmed, reports Mirror.co.uk.
Meanwhile, Jenna also needs to wrap filming on Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice 2’, which has a few more days to shoot after it was interrupted by the SAG-AFTRA strike.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the news of her exit from ‘Scream 7’ comes as her co-star and Mexican actress Melissa Barrera was fired from the movie franchise, with her axing following on from posts she made relating to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and Gaza conflict.
Variety has confirmed that Jenna’s exit from Scream was not connected to Melissa’s dismissal.
- 11/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Actress Jenna Ortega has left the ‘Scream 7’ film due to scheduling conflicts. The actress dropped out of the horror franchise due to her ‘Wednesday’ season 2 shooting schedule with Netflix, which was said to be in the works months ago before the SAG-AFTRA strike began.
Production dates for the upcoming season of ‘Wednesday’ are yet to be confirmed, reports Mirror.co.uk.
Meanwhile, Jenna also needs to wrap filming on Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice 2’, which has a few more days to shoot after it was interrupted by the SAG-AFTRA strike.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the news of her exit from ‘Scream 7’ comes as her co-star and Mexican actress Melissa Barrera was fired from the movie franchise, with her axing following on from posts she made relating to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and Gaza conflict.
Variety has confirmed that Jenna’s exit from Scream was not connected to Melissa’s dismissal.
Production dates for the upcoming season of ‘Wednesday’ are yet to be confirmed, reports Mirror.co.uk.
Meanwhile, Jenna also needs to wrap filming on Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice 2’, which has a few more days to shoot after it was interrupted by the SAG-AFTRA strike.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the news of her exit from ‘Scream 7’ comes as her co-star and Mexican actress Melissa Barrera was fired from the movie franchise, with her axing following on from posts she made relating to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and Gaza conflict.
Variety has confirmed that Jenna’s exit from Scream was not connected to Melissa’s dismissal.
- 11/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Melissa Barrera has broken her silence after being fired from the “Scream” franchise. The actress is condemning antisemitism and Islamaphobia after the film’s studio Spyglass said her recent social media posts prompted them to drop her from “Scream 7.”
“First and foremost I condemn antisemitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of
any kind against any group of people,” Barrera wrote in a statement shared via her Instagram story. “As a Latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and therefore I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues I care about and to lend my voice to those in need. Every person on this earth — regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status — deserves equal human rights, dignity and, of course, freedom. I believe a group of people are Not their leadership,...
“First and foremost I condemn antisemitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of
any kind against any group of people,” Barrera wrote in a statement shared via her Instagram story. “As a Latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and therefore I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues I care about and to lend my voice to those in need. Every person on this earth — regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status — deserves equal human rights, dignity and, of course, freedom. I believe a group of people are Not their leadership,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Melissa Barrera is no longer a part of the “Scream” franchise.
A report that the horror franchise requel actress has been “quietly let go” from the upcoming “Scream 7” originally appeared in the print edition of Variety. Barrera’s exit is believed to be due to her social media support of Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
IndieWire has reached out to Barrera’s representatives, as well as “Scream 7” distributor Paramount and production company SpyGlass.
Barrera plays lead character Sam Carpenter, who grapples with her legacy of being related to the original Ghostface killer, Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich). Sam tries to protect her half-sister (Jenna Ortega) and fellow classmates from new murderers.
Mexican-born star Barrera had posted on her Instagram Stories, “I too come from a colonized country. Palestine Will be free. They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.”
Another post read, “Gaza is...
A report that the horror franchise requel actress has been “quietly let go” from the upcoming “Scream 7” originally appeared in the print edition of Variety. Barrera’s exit is believed to be due to her social media support of Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
IndieWire has reached out to Barrera’s representatives, as well as “Scream 7” distributor Paramount and production company SpyGlass.
Barrera plays lead character Sam Carpenter, who grapples with her legacy of being related to the original Ghostface killer, Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich). Sam tries to protect her half-sister (Jenna Ortega) and fellow classmates from new murderers.
Mexican-born star Barrera had posted on her Instagram Stories, “I too come from a colonized country. Palestine Will be free. They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.”
Another post read, “Gaza is...
- 11/21/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at Stromae's Carmen directed by Sylvain Chomet. Sylvain Chomet made a big impression with his first feature, Les Triplettes de Belleville, one of the best animated features of the early aughts. Chomets style as an animator can be best described as "master of caricatures". He pushes the bodily aesthetics of his characters to such an extreme, like a good caricaturist, that they literally seem to embody their bodily differences. Someone who is lanky, is not just lanky, he is gaunt. A waiter who bends over backwards to please, literally does so, having a back so curved that he seems more like...
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- 10/23/2023
- Screen Anarchy
Right from its opening moments, Austrian director Elisabeth Scharang’s Woodland is visually arresting, commanding one’s attention. Which is fortunate as the film is light on dialogue and primarily concerns the isolating experience of a woman living alone in wooded country. Through jagged memories that pierce the placid exterior of the film and our protagonist, we uncover the buried traumas and demons she is running away from. Or running towards, as it turns out. In her native hometown, a reckoning awaits her, that just might set her free.
Adapted from Doris Knecht’s novel Wald and inspired by Scharang’s personal experience, Woodland charts Marian’s (Brigitte Hobmeier) return to the small agrarian town she grew up in. She sets up camp in her abandoned family home––cobwebbed, without electricity, and freezing––and only occasionally charges her cell phone at the local pub. Her desire to disconnect from the world seems paramount.
Adapted from Doris Knecht’s novel Wald and inspired by Scharang’s personal experience, Woodland charts Marian’s (Brigitte Hobmeier) return to the small agrarian town she grew up in. She sets up camp in her abandoned family home––cobwebbed, without electricity, and freezing––and only occasionally charges her cell phone at the local pub. Her desire to disconnect from the world seems paramount.
- 9/25/2023
- by Ankit Jhunjhunwala
- The Film Stage
It all started in 1988 with an obsession: Canadian comic Carolyn Taylor, now known as one of the stars and co-creators of “Baroness Von Sketch Show,” was a “closeted 15-year-old” watching Olympic figure skating in her aunt’s living room. She recalls Katarina Witt performing a free skate to “Carmen” in an iconic red costume. At the very end, Witt performatively lay down on the ice — and Taylor just wanted to lie next to her.
“It was one of those foundational moments,” Taylor tells Variety. “But then I went on with my life, and didn’t pursue skating or Olympics in any capacity.”
Fast forward to 2016. Taylor was driving in the car with her girlfriend when Whitney Houston’s 1992 song “I Have Nothing” came on the radio. “It was as if I had heard it for the first time,” she recalls. She had a vision of “a professional pairs, gold medalist skating routine,...
“It was one of those foundational moments,” Taylor tells Variety. “But then I went on with my life, and didn’t pursue skating or Olympics in any capacity.”
Fast forward to 2016. Taylor was driving in the car with her girlfriend when Whitney Houston’s 1992 song “I Have Nothing” came on the radio. “It was as if I had heard it for the first time,” she recalls. She had a vision of “a professional pairs, gold medalist skating routine,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
If you're unfamiliar with the popular video game, it may have been a little jarring to suddenly hear the "Toreadors March" from the French opera "Carmen" blasting through the speakers of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in the trailer for Universal and Blumhouse's film adaptation of "Five Nights at Freddy's." As seemingly random as the needle drop might seem to non-fans, this is actually a reference to the earliest non-original song played in the series. When the power goes out at night, a little music box-like rendition of the song is emitted from Freddy Fazbear's animatronic, turning the song into a terrifying omen of the dangers to come. The original game uses a sample from "1905 Regina Music Box: Classical Overture" from Hot Ideas Inc. The tune was the most used music box of the franchise and has become Freddy Fazbear's signature leitmotif.
While it's unknown how the "FNaF" movie will incorporate the song,...
While it's unknown how the "FNaF" movie will incorporate the song,...
- 9/20/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Spooky season is well underway, which means now is the time when people start consuming anything with even a hint of pumpkin spice flavoring, marathoning horror movies, and preparing for the upcoming new horror releases. After over eight years of waiting, Universal and Blumhouse are finally debuting the film adaptation of "Five Nights at Freddy's," the Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard-starring horror film based on Scott Cawthon's massively popular video game franchise of the same name. Those unfamiliar with the series might assume the game is just "Chuck E. Cheese or ShowBiz Pizza Place, but make it horror," but there is so much more to this terrifying world.
For one thing, the animatronics are walking around and causing chaos because they're inhabited by the souls of murdered children. For another, there are well over 1,000 characters in the entire "FNaF" series, and there are multiple variations of the main four characters.
For one thing, the animatronics are walking around and causing chaos because they're inhabited by the souls of murdered children. For another, there are well over 1,000 characters in the entire "FNaF" series, and there are multiple variations of the main four characters.
- 9/16/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Melissa Barrera is a Mexican actress who started her career taking roles in telenovelas before moving to New York to study musical theater at New York University's Tish School of the Arts. She is best known for her role as Lynda "Lyn" Hernandez in Starz's "Vida" (2018-2020), and had her first breakout Hollywood role playing Vanessa in Lin-Manuel Miranda's film adaptation of "In The Heights." She has since scored several lead roles, including playing Sam Carpenter in the fifth and sixth "Scream" films. She also starred in Netflix's 2022 "Keep Breathing," played Julie Rivers in "Bed Rest," and had the title role in the film musical "Carmen" alongside Paul Mescal.
For Latine Heritage Month, we asked women we admire how they are prioritizing descansar and restoration amid today's prevailing grind culture. Read Barrera reflect, in her own words, ahead.
It's been around 12 years since I first started working in TV and film.
For Latine Heritage Month, we asked women we admire how they are prioritizing descansar and restoration amid today's prevailing grind culture. Read Barrera reflect, in her own words, ahead.
It's been around 12 years since I first started working in TV and film.
- 9/15/2023
- by Melissa Barrera
- Popsugar.com
London- and Paris-based Film Constellation has boarded sales on 2D family animated feature “Carmen,” a contemporary adaptation of the opera, to be directed by 2023 Annecy Film Festival winner Sébastien Laudenbach. Variety revealed first details of the project last year exclusively.
Laudenbach, who won the best film award at Annecy for “Chicken for Linda!,” is teaming up with renowned French animation studio Folivari on “Carmen.”
It’s 1840 in Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Salvador, a young assistant to the gifted knife grinder Antonio, meets a captivating gypsy girl named Carmen. Her rapturous beauty and independent spirit are the talk of the town, but Antonio’s ability to glimpse the future foretells a tragic fate. With unwavering resolve, Salvador will muster an eclectic band of misfit kids, led by the spirited Belén, to protect Carmen against the unyielding threads of destiny, igniting the ancient city’s alleyways in a symphony of emotions.
Laudenbach, who won the best film award at Annecy for “Chicken for Linda!,” is teaming up with renowned French animation studio Folivari on “Carmen.”
It’s 1840 in Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Salvador, a young assistant to the gifted knife grinder Antonio, meets a captivating gypsy girl named Carmen. Her rapturous beauty and independent spirit are the talk of the town, but Antonio’s ability to glimpse the future foretells a tragic fate. With unwavering resolve, Salvador will muster an eclectic band of misfit kids, led by the spirited Belén, to protect Carmen against the unyielding threads of destiny, igniting the ancient city’s alleyways in a symphony of emotions.
- 9/8/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Following Goya and Catalan Gaudi prize wins for short “The Disinherited” which also won a Cannes Discovery Award, Laura Ferrés’ debut feature “The Permanent Picture” is setting its sights on the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival.
Drawing from a rich tapestry of personal and historical narratives, Ferrés showcases her distinctive approach to storytelling, blending dry humor and captivating cinematography with a resonant narrative.
The film is a journey through the lives of migrants who moved from Andalusia to Catalonia, inspired by the director’s own grandmother’s post-war experiences. Coupling real elements with fictional constructs, the film strikes a delicate balance between naturalism and artifice.
It opens in rural Southern Spain. We meet Antonia, played by Rosario Oretega, a teenager pushing against convention. In the opening moments she is challenged that those who can’t control themselves can’t be pretty, to which her retort is “Who said I wanted to be pretty?...
Drawing from a rich tapestry of personal and historical narratives, Ferrés showcases her distinctive approach to storytelling, blending dry humor and captivating cinematography with a resonant narrative.
The film is a journey through the lives of migrants who moved from Andalusia to Catalonia, inspired by the director’s own grandmother’s post-war experiences. Coupling real elements with fictional constructs, the film strikes a delicate balance between naturalism and artifice.
It opens in rural Southern Spain. We meet Antonia, played by Rosario Oretega, a teenager pushing against convention. In the opening moments she is challenged that those who can’t control themselves can’t be pretty, to which her retort is “Who said I wanted to be pretty?...
- 8/3/2023
- by Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
A deranged killer clown…
A mad bride covered in blood…
A desperate man sells his soul to the Devil…
Horror movie villains? Of course. But also, surprisingly, protagonists of world-famous operas.
Because while it might not seem immediately obvious, opera and horror are genres with many commonalities. Like horror, traditional classical opera thrives on grandiosity, with overwhelming visuals and soaring soundtracks to imply the conflict, intrigue and drama. Like horror, opera focuses on the extremes of human emotion and interaction: obsessive vengeance, unresolved despair, consuming passions. Both genres are stereotyped by outsiders–opera as a tedious or incomprehensible ordeal, horror movies as tawdry and tasteless. And fans of both will cry betrayal at anything that deviates from long-standing, deeply cherished genre tropes–they like what they like and they’ll throw down to defend their opinions. (Forget about your heated Freddy vs. Jason arguments; start a debate on whether a...
A mad bride covered in blood…
A desperate man sells his soul to the Devil…
Horror movie villains? Of course. But also, surprisingly, protagonists of world-famous operas.
Because while it might not seem immediately obvious, opera and horror are genres with many commonalities. Like horror, traditional classical opera thrives on grandiosity, with overwhelming visuals and soaring soundtracks to imply the conflict, intrigue and drama. Like horror, opera focuses on the extremes of human emotion and interaction: obsessive vengeance, unresolved despair, consuming passions. Both genres are stereotyped by outsiders–opera as a tedious or incomprehensible ordeal, horror movies as tawdry and tasteless. And fans of both will cry betrayal at anything that deviates from long-standing, deeply cherished genre tropes–they like what they like and they’ll throw down to defend their opinions. (Forget about your heated Freddy vs. Jason arguments; start a debate on whether a...
- 7/28/2023
- by Neeraja Viswanathan
- DailyDead
There’s something to fall head-over-heels for about daring reimaginations of formidable classics—the deceitfully “simpler” the source, the more pressure on the adaptation to bring out its colors. Isn’t it practically an inexplicable branch of evolution that even those of us not thoroughly familiar with Georges Bizet’s opera and Prosper Mérrimée’s prose of the same name can immediately associate the name Carmen with the color red? Red is what Jörg Widmer smears on each of his symbolism-soaked frames that speak the unspoken about the nymph-like poem manifested as an immigrant woman. And for the faithful portrayal of the odd fairytale lover worthy of beholding her with the eyes that betray his pain, Benjamin Millepied entrusts the reins to Nicholas Britell’s haunting score, which is as much a protagonist as Carmen and Aiden.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Carmen’?
Millepied’s relatively less tumultuous...
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Carmen’?
Millepied’s relatively less tumultuous...
- 7/16/2023
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
Melissa Barrera is desperate to explore her character's dark side in the next 'Scream' film.The 32-year-old actress features in the slasher franchise as Sam Carpenter – the daughter of the original movie's killer Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) – and the chance to explore the evil side of her alter ego's personality appeals to the star.Melissa told Digital Spy: "There are so many places that Sam could go. That's one of the reasons that, when I read the script for 'Scream 5', I was so interested in the character."There's so much potential here of where she could go with her mental health – she's just unpredictable. I find that the darkness in her makes her that much more interesting to play and to watch. She's the hero but she's also kind of the villain."The 'Carmen' star added: "It's this contradiction in her that I find fascinating and,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
‘Across The Spider-Verse’ made nearly seven times that of its predecessor on its opening weekend.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (May 19-21) Total gross to date Week 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £8.3m £9.2m 1 2. The Little Mermaid (Disney) £4.2m £16.2m 2 3. Fast X (Universal) £1.1m £13.3m 3 4. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney)
£994,000 £34.6m 5 5. The Boogeyman (Disney) £493,000 £493,000 1
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse caught an impressive £8.2m for Sony during its opening weekend at the UK-Ireland box office.
Opening in 674 locations, the animation grossed nearly seven times that of its predecessor in its opening weekend, with Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse taking £1.2m when...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (May 19-21) Total gross to date Week 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £8.3m £9.2m 1 2. The Little Mermaid (Disney) £4.2m £16.2m 2 3. Fast X (Universal) £1.1m £13.3m 3 4. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney)
£994,000 £34.6m 5 5. The Boogeyman (Disney) £493,000 £493,000 1
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse caught an impressive £8.2m for Sony during its opening weekend at the UK-Ireland box office.
Opening in 674 locations, the animation grossed nearly seven times that of its predecessor in its opening weekend, with Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse taking £1.2m when...
- 6/5/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Greetings, Spidey fans! This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt point at Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse stars, Shameik Moore (aka Miles Morales), Hailee Steinfeld (aka Gwen Stacy), and Daniel Kaluuya (aka Spider-Punk). They also have a fun chat once the fingers are holstered.
Speaking of fingers, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, who has her full complement, and James Dyer, who… well, you'll see. Together, the three of them chat about the week's movie news, review Across The Spider-Verse, Rob Savage's The Boogeyman, and Tina Satter's Reality, while they tackle a listener question that asks which director won the 1980s. Whoever it is, we hope they keep it on their mantelpiece. But that's not all! Ian Freer also has a chat with the most excellent Melissa Barrera, star of the recent Scream series and now this week's adaptation of Carmen. Ok, let's do this one more time…...
Speaking of fingers, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, who has her full complement, and James Dyer, who… well, you'll see. Together, the three of them chat about the week's movie news, review Across The Spider-Verse, Rob Savage's The Boogeyman, and Tina Satter's Reality, while they tackle a listener question that asks which director won the 1980s. Whoever it is, we hope they keep it on their mantelpiece. But that's not all! Ian Freer also has a chat with the most excellent Melissa Barrera, star of the recent Scream series and now this week's adaptation of Carmen. Ok, let's do this one more time…...
- 6/2/2023
- by Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
Also new this weekend: Disney’s ‘The Boogeyman’ and Paul Mescal-starring musical drama ‘Carmen’.
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse leads this weekend’s new releases, hoping to catch audiences for Sony at a wide release of 674 locations.
The computer animated sequel to Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse sees lead character Miles Morales now aged 15 (voiced by Shameik Moore) and pushed to take greater risks to protect those he cares about, grappling with a villain who can jump between dimensions, and his crush, a Spider-Woman from a different realm, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld.
The voice cast also includes Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez,...
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse leads this weekend’s new releases, hoping to catch audiences for Sony at a wide release of 674 locations.
The computer animated sequel to Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse sees lead character Miles Morales now aged 15 (voiced by Shameik Moore) and pushed to take greater risks to protect those he cares about, grappling with a villain who can jump between dimensions, and his crush, a Spider-Woman from a different realm, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld.
The voice cast also includes Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” made a splashy debut at the U.K. and Ireland box office, topping the charts with £5 million ($6.2 million), per numbers from Comscore.
The film accounted for 49% of all ticket sales across the three-day weekend, according to Disney.
In its second weekend, Universal’s “Fast X” held strong with £2.2 million in second place for a total of £10.2 million. In third position, in its fourth weekend, Disney’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3” collected £1.5 million for a total of £31.6 million.
Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” earned £292,155 in fourth place in its eighth weekend for a total of £52.2 million. Warner Bros.’ “Hypnotic” rounded off the top five, debuting with £217,252.
There were two more debuts in the top 10. Sony’s “Sisu” bowed in sixth place with £144,567 while National Amusements/Vue’s concert film “Tomorrow X Together World Tour – Act: Sweet Mirage – Live” debuted in...
The film accounted for 49% of all ticket sales across the three-day weekend, according to Disney.
In its second weekend, Universal’s “Fast X” held strong with £2.2 million in second place for a total of £10.2 million. In third position, in its fourth weekend, Disney’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3” collected £1.5 million for a total of £31.6 million.
Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” earned £292,155 in fourth place in its eighth weekend for a total of £52.2 million. Warner Bros.’ “Hypnotic” rounded off the top five, debuting with £217,252.
There were two more debuts in the top 10. Sony’s “Sisu” bowed in sixth place with £144,567 while National Amusements/Vue’s concert film “Tomorrow X Together World Tour – Act: Sweet Mirage – Live” debuted in...
- 5/31/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Wscripted, the talent platform sourcing women and non-binary writers, has unveiled the nominees for its third Cannes Screenplay List, an initiative launched in partnership with Mubi.
The final selection was curated by an inaugural jury of international female filmmakers, including Mounia Meddour, Funa Maduka (“Waiting for Hassana”), and Camille Griffin (“Silent Night”).
The list features 10 English-language and two French-language film projects by women and non-binary screenwriters and celebrates original projects from development to early financing stages.
“The task of selecting the final list was nothing short of challenging as each script possessed its own unique brilliance,” said Maduka, a Nigerian filmmaker who is the former head of international original films at Netflix. “On behalf of the jury, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all entrants and sincerest congratulations to the finalists, who represent the bold and brave voices our industry needs. It’s an especially important time to highlight writers- they are the architects,...
The final selection was curated by an inaugural jury of international female filmmakers, including Mounia Meddour, Funa Maduka (“Waiting for Hassana”), and Camille Griffin (“Silent Night”).
The list features 10 English-language and two French-language film projects by women and non-binary screenwriters and celebrates original projects from development to early financing stages.
“The task of selecting the final list was nothing short of challenging as each script possessed its own unique brilliance,” said Maduka, a Nigerian filmmaker who is the former head of international original films at Netflix. “On behalf of the jury, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all entrants and sincerest congratulations to the finalists, who represent the bold and brave voices our industry needs. It’s an especially important time to highlight writers- they are the architects,...
- 5/25/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Actress Melissa Barrera is giving us the Latinx representation we need on the screen, and we are stanning so hard. The Mexican-born actress from Monterey has been landing starring roles in many of Hollywood's recent buzzworthy films. This Latina is only getting started because according to her horóscopo, she's destined for more stardom.
Barrera's acting career carries a number of TV and film hitters as part of her accomplishments. You might remember Barrera in Starz's "Vida," where she played Lyn. Known for turning down roles that diminish her artistry as an actress, Barrera is not afraid to reject stereotypes in the characters she's cast for. As a current rising star in Hollywood right now, get familiar with her phenomenal and powerful acting credits by catching up on Lin-Manuel Miranda's film adaptation of his Broadway hit "In The Heights" for her role as an aspiring fashion designer named Vanessa...
Barrera's acting career carries a number of TV and film hitters as part of her accomplishments. You might remember Barrera in Starz's "Vida," where she played Lyn. Known for turning down roles that diminish her artistry as an actress, Barrera is not afraid to reject stereotypes in the characters she's cast for. As a current rising star in Hollywood right now, get familiar with her phenomenal and powerful acting credits by catching up on Lin-Manuel Miranda's film adaptation of his Broadway hit "In The Heights" for her role as an aspiring fashion designer named Vanessa...
- 5/23/2023
- by Jasmin (Esoteric Esa) Alejandrez-Prasad
- Popsugar.com
One of the grand paradoxes of Jean-Luc Godard is that he was a radical, an outlier, a filmmaker who guarded his purity and always looked askance at “the system,” yet because the nature of filmmaking is that it requires a lot of money, and is connected to fame, and produces images that can spread with iconic power, Godard was an outsider who was also an insider; a poet of cinema who made himself a celebrity; an artist who bridged the larger-than-life, old-school ethos of movies with the forbidding imperatives of the avant-garde.
All of that contradiction is on full display, with a luscious kind of resonance, in “Godard par Godard,” an hour-long documentary, written by Frédéric Bonnaud and directed by Florence Platarets, that was presented at the Cannes Film Festival today as a tribute to Godard, eight months after his death on September 13, 2022. The documentary was shown along with Godard’s final film,...
All of that contradiction is on full display, with a luscious kind of resonance, in “Godard par Godard,” an hour-long documentary, written by Frédéric Bonnaud and directed by Florence Platarets, that was presented at the Cannes Film Festival today as a tribute to Godard, eight months after his death on September 13, 2022. The documentary was shown along with Godard’s final film,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Alright, you eager Summer movie blockbuster fans, cool your jets. There will be plenty of fast cars, fist fights, and superheroes headed your way in the next couple of months. For now, we can settle down for a bit of culture, a deep dive into high art. Oh, but don’t be fooled by the title, this isn’t a literal translation of the centuries-old Bizet opera. Nor is it the 50’s revamp that starred the much-missed Harry Belafonte. True, there’s a song or two, but the main mode of communication, aside from the dialogue, is dance. No tutus are seen, as it’s a gritty tale of murder of desire along the much-in-the-news Southern border involving a vet named Aidan on the US side, and on the other side, a sultry young beauty on the run named Carmen.
And the opening scenes are set on her side, near...
And the opening scenes are set on her side, near...
- 5/12/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In keeping with tradition, the 2023 edition of Cannes Classics promises to be a feast for cineastes with tributes to global masters and restored versions of all-time classics.
Cannes Classics’ Memories of Jean-Luc Godard strand pays homage to the master who died in 2022 by screening a restored version of “Contempt” (1963); “Godard by Godard,” a self-portrait of the auteur; and the world premiere of “Phony Wars,” a trailer for a film that will never get made, described by the festival as a venture where the filmmaker “transformed his synopses into aesthetic programs.”
Liv Ullman will be present at the strand with “Liv Ullmann – A Road Less Travelled,” a documentary directed by Dheeraj Akolkar.
Japanese master Ozu Yasujiro will be paid tribute to with screenings of “Record of a Tenement Gentleman” (1947) and “The Munekata Sisters” (1950) off restored prints. “Return to Reason” – where four films of painter, photographer and director Man Ray have been...
Cannes Classics’ Memories of Jean-Luc Godard strand pays homage to the master who died in 2022 by screening a restored version of “Contempt” (1963); “Godard by Godard,” a self-portrait of the auteur; and the world premiere of “Phony Wars,” a trailer for a film that will never get made, described by the festival as a venture where the filmmaker “transformed his synopses into aesthetic programs.”
Liv Ullman will be present at the strand with “Liv Ullmann – A Road Less Travelled,” a documentary directed by Dheeraj Akolkar.
Japanese master Ozu Yasujiro will be paid tribute to with screenings of “Record of a Tenement Gentleman” (1947) and “The Munekata Sisters” (1950) off restored prints. “Return to Reason” – where four films of painter, photographer and director Man Ray have been...
- 5/5/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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In the new movie "Carmen," dancing takes center stage, but it's the singing that has fans captivated and wondering if the movie's stars Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera are the ones actually singing in the movie.
Benjamin Millepied's modern-day adaptation of the classic opera "Carmen" stars Barrera as Carmen, a Mexican immigrant who's forced to cross the border into the US illegally after her mom is murdered. Mescal plays Aidan, a US soldier who finds Carmen crossing the border but can't bring himself to arrest her, so instead, he helps her run to safety. The two began a journey to find Carmen's mom's best friend, Masilda, who runs a nightclub. It's in the nightclub where they take refuge and their love story unfolds through dancing and music.
The musical drama features all original music and even a soundtrack from Mescal and Barrera. But it has...
In the new movie "Carmen," dancing takes center stage, but it's the singing that has fans captivated and wondering if the movie's stars Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera are the ones actually singing in the movie.
Benjamin Millepied's modern-day adaptation of the classic opera "Carmen" stars Barrera as Carmen, a Mexican immigrant who's forced to cross the border into the US illegally after her mom is murdered. Mescal plays Aidan, a US soldier who finds Carmen crossing the border but can't bring himself to arrest her, so instead, he helps her run to safety. The two began a journey to find Carmen's mom's best friend, Masilda, who runs a nightclub. It's in the nightclub where they take refuge and their love story unfolds through dancing and music.
The musical drama features all original music and even a soundtrack from Mescal and Barrera. But it has...
- 5/2/2023
- by Caroline Rowland
- Popsugar.com
“Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao has landed two heavy hitters for her next film, “Hamnet,” set up at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners. Oscar nominees Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are both in talks to star in the film, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.
“Hamnet” is a historical fiction take on the Bard, William Shakespeare, that tells the story of his wife Anne “Agnes” Hathaway and her romance with the man who would become the world’s most famous playwright. The novel focuses on the death of the couple’s son, Hamnet, who died at age 11 in 1596 and has been speculated to be an inspiration for Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.”
Specific character details for Buckley and Mescal were not disclosed.
“Hamnet” is based on a New York Times-best-selling novel from 2020 by author Maggie O’Farrell. Zhao is co-writing the script with O’Farrell.
Liza Marshall through Hera Pictures and Pippa Harris,...
“Hamnet” is a historical fiction take on the Bard, William Shakespeare, that tells the story of his wife Anne “Agnes” Hathaway and her romance with the man who would become the world’s most famous playwright. The novel focuses on the death of the couple’s son, Hamnet, who died at age 11 in 1596 and has been speculated to be an inspiration for Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.”
Specific character details for Buckley and Mescal were not disclosed.
“Hamnet” is based on a New York Times-best-selling novel from 2020 by author Maggie O’Farrell. Zhao is co-writing the script with O’Farrell.
Liza Marshall through Hera Pictures and Pippa Harris,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Benjamin Millepied is best known for his work as a dancer and choreographer, from joining the New York City Ballet in the mid-90s to director of the Paris Opera Ballet, the choreographer for 2010’s “Black Swan,” and the mind behind the choreographed “sidewalk” in “Dune.” Now, in his directorial debut, he marries dance and theater with film in “Carmen,” a modern-day retelling of the classic opera of the same name.
Continue reading ‘Carmen’: Director Benjamin Millepied Talks Working With Paul Mescal & Melissa Barrera In His New Romantic Musical Drama [Interview] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Carmen’: Director Benjamin Millepied Talks Working With Paul Mescal & Melissa Barrera In His New Romantic Musical Drama [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 4/29/2023
- by Ally Johnson
- The Playlist
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