Exclusive: Juno Films will release Glenn Holsten’s documentary Jamie Wyeth and The Unflinching Eye at the Quad Cinema on April 26 followed by additional cities, including the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Mr. Wyeth will host a Q&a the evening of April 27th, along with the director, the acclaimed writer Lea Carpenter. The film will be released on digital platforms in August.
As the heir to a three-generation dynasty in American art, Jamie Wyeth struggles to find his own voice during the colorful turmoil of pop culture and politics from the 1960s to the present. This first feature-length documentary of the artist follows his journey capturing iconic figures like John F. Kennedy, Andy Warhol, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudolf Nureyev, as well as his unique, sometimes unsettling, views of domestic life, the islands of Maine and his own personal ghosts. The film’s release coincides with a multi-city exhibition of Mr.
As the heir to a three-generation dynasty in American art, Jamie Wyeth struggles to find his own voice during the colorful turmoil of pop culture and politics from the 1960s to the present. This first feature-length documentary of the artist follows his journey capturing iconic figures like John F. Kennedy, Andy Warhol, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudolf Nureyev, as well as his unique, sometimes unsettling, views of domestic life, the islands of Maine and his own personal ghosts. The film’s release coincides with a multi-city exhibition of Mr.
- 4/4/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: It is exactly 13 years to the day that Ralph Fiennes’ feature directorial debut Coriolanus – in which he also starred alongside Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox – world premiered to acclaim at the 2011 Berlinale.
The Oscar nominee and Bafta-winning actor has since directed Rudolf Nureyev biopic The White Crow and The Invisible Woman about Charles Dickens’ secret mistress, alongside appearing in another 40 films including The Menu, No Time to Die, The King’s Man and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
The Berlinale will support another first for Fiennes, this time via its European Film Market, as Cornerstone kicks off sales on the actor’s next directorial feature project, based on his first feature film screenplay.
Set against Fiennes’ native English county of Suffolk, the drama revolves around an eco-idealistic family, living on a farm in a beautiful natural landscape by the sea, whose fault lines are revealed when the daughter’s...
The Oscar nominee and Bafta-winning actor has since directed Rudolf Nureyev biopic The White Crow and The Invisible Woman about Charles Dickens’ secret mistress, alongside appearing in another 40 films including The Menu, No Time to Die, The King’s Man and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
The Berlinale will support another first for Fiennes, this time via its European Film Market, as Cornerstone kicks off sales on the actor’s next directorial feature project, based on his first feature film screenplay.
Set against Fiennes’ native English county of Suffolk, the drama revolves around an eco-idealistic family, living on a farm in a beautiful natural landscape by the sea, whose fault lines are revealed when the daughter’s...
- 2/15/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
As it continues its rapid global growth, Imax has set a significant expansion of its partnership with Pathé Cinemas in Europe, pacting for five new Imax with Laser systems locations, four of which will be in France. The agreement also spans distribution, with Imax and Pathé Live set to release three upcoming Pathé Live films across the Imax network.
Imax continues to drive significant box office results in France —a Top 10 market for the company — and remains on pace to match its highest grossing year ever at the French box office, set in 2019.
The first of the three films under the deal with Pathé Live will be the first-ever Filmed for Imax classical ballet stage performance released in cinemas. Co-produced by Paris Opera and Pathé Live, and distributed worldwide by Pathé Live, Rudolf Nureyev’s choreographed ballet Swan Lake will be performed by the Paris Opera Ballet and filmed next...
Imax continues to drive significant box office results in France —a Top 10 market for the company — and remains on pace to match its highest grossing year ever at the French box office, set in 2019.
The first of the three films under the deal with Pathé Live will be the first-ever Filmed for Imax classical ballet stage performance released in cinemas. Co-produced by Paris Opera and Pathé Live, and distributed worldwide by Pathé Live, Rudolf Nureyev’s choreographed ballet Swan Lake will be performed by the Paris Opera Ballet and filmed next...
- 11/27/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Deal expands existing partnership between European exhibitor and large format specialist.
European exhibitor Pathe Cinemas has expanded its partnership with large screen exhibitor Imax.
The deal will see the creation of five new Imax with Laser systems in Europe, including four in France.
The new agreement also spans distribution, with Pathe’s event cinema and distribution arm Pathe Live set to release three of its films across the Imax network.
The first of the three films under the deal will be the first-ever Filmed for Imax classical ballet stage performance released in cinemas.
Co-produced by Paris Opera and Pathe Live...
European exhibitor Pathe Cinemas has expanded its partnership with large screen exhibitor Imax.
The deal will see the creation of five new Imax with Laser systems in Europe, including four in France.
The new agreement also spans distribution, with Pathe’s event cinema and distribution arm Pathe Live set to release three of its films across the Imax network.
The first of the three films under the deal will be the first-ever Filmed for Imax classical ballet stage performance released in cinemas.
Co-produced by Paris Opera and Pathe Live...
- 11/27/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Imax and French movie theater group Pathé Cinemas have unveiled a deal to put five large-format theaters with laser projection systems across the Pathé cinema network in Europe, including four new locations in France.
Expanding on its stable of Imax theaters, Pathé will install five new large-format systems with laser projection. Imax did not specify the locations for the new installations and will do so at a later date.
As part of Imax’s latest Gallic invasion, the theater technologies company has also agreed to show three upcoming Pathé movies across its network. That move follows Imax and Pathé striking a partnership to bring a concert film featuring the French pop-rock band Indochine to Imax screens as part of its Filmed for Imax program.
The film slate deal will see a classical ballet stage performance of Swan Lake, co-produced by Paris Opera and Pathé Live, the cinema group’s live events division,...
Expanding on its stable of Imax theaters, Pathé will install five new large-format systems with laser projection. Imax did not specify the locations for the new installations and will do so at a later date.
As part of Imax’s latest Gallic invasion, the theater technologies company has also agreed to show three upcoming Pathé movies across its network. That move follows Imax and Pathé striking a partnership to bring a concert film featuring the French pop-rock band Indochine to Imax screens as part of its Filmed for Imax program.
The film slate deal will see a classical ballet stage performance of Swan Lake, co-produced by Paris Opera and Pathé Live, the cinema group’s live events division,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Multi-territory European cinema operator, Pathe Cinemas has expanded its existing deal with premium large format technology company Imax.
The new agreement sees the addition of five new Imax With Laser systems in Europe, including four in France.
The new agreement also spans distribution, with Imax and Pathe Live, Pathe’s subsidiary dedicated to production and distribution of event cinema, set to release three upcoming Pathe Live films across the Imax network.
The first of the three films under the deal will be the first-ever ‘Filmed for Imax’ classical ballet stage performance released in cinemas. Co-produced by Paris Opera and Pathe Live and distributed worldwide by Pathe Live, Rudolf Nureyev’s choreographed ballet “Swan Lake” will be performed by the Paris Opera Ballet and filmed next summer with Imax certified cameras for a global release at the end of 2024.
In 2022, Imax and Pathe Live collaborated on the first concert ever to...
The new agreement sees the addition of five new Imax With Laser systems in Europe, including four in France.
The new agreement also spans distribution, with Imax and Pathe Live, Pathe’s subsidiary dedicated to production and distribution of event cinema, set to release three upcoming Pathe Live films across the Imax network.
The first of the three films under the deal will be the first-ever ‘Filmed for Imax’ classical ballet stage performance released in cinemas. Co-produced by Paris Opera and Pathe Live and distributed worldwide by Pathe Live, Rudolf Nureyev’s choreographed ballet “Swan Lake” will be performed by the Paris Opera Ballet and filmed next summer with Imax certified cameras for a global release at the end of 2024.
In 2022, Imax and Pathe Live collaborated on the first concert ever to...
- 11/27/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
There was barely a dry eye in the house at the Los Angeles premiere three decades ago of HBO’s landmark AIDS’ film “And the Band Played On.” During the end credit sequence set to Elton John’s “The Last Song” was a montage of well-known people who had died of AIDS or were HIV positive including Ryan White, Rock Hudson, Anthony Perkins, Rudolf Nureyev, Arthur Ashe, Michael Bennett, Liberace, Halston, Peter Allen, Denholm Elliott, Brad Davis, Amanda Blake and Robert Reed.
No wonder emotions were running high. Deaths were rising every year. According to Social Security Administration, some 37,000 people died of HIV Illness in 1993. And it would be three years before the introduction of Haart-highly active antiretroviral therapy-that is often called the anti-hiv “cocktail.”
Based on Randy Shilts’ 1987 best-seller, “And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic,” the acclaimed film, which premiered on HBO on Sept.
No wonder emotions were running high. Deaths were rising every year. According to Social Security Administration, some 37,000 people died of HIV Illness in 1993. And it would be three years before the introduction of Haart-highly active antiretroviral therapy-that is often called the anti-hiv “cocktail.”
Based on Randy Shilts’ 1987 best-seller, “And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic,” the acclaimed film, which premiered on HBO on Sept.
- 9/11/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Austrian actor Helmut Berger, the groundbreaking star of European cinematic masterpieces such as Luchino Visconti’s “The Damned” and Vittorio De Sica’s “Garden of the Finzi-Continis,” has died at the age of 78. Berger died at home in Austria from natural causes.
In one of European cinema’s most storied and creative periods, the 60s and 70s, Berger boldly established his place in the pantheon of Continental stars via a handful of films directed by Visconti, his one-time romantic partner. “The Damned,” “Ludwig” and “Conversation Piece” were all crafted with standout roles for Berger and the films were hugely successful both at the arthouse box office and with critics and awards groups.
“The Damned”
Berger was nominated for a Golden Globe for “The Damned,” which was also nominated for a Best Screenplay Oscar in 1970. No less an authority than the late German filmmaking maestro Rainer Werner Fassbinder called it “perhaps the greatest film,...
In one of European cinema’s most storied and creative periods, the 60s and 70s, Berger boldly established his place in the pantheon of Continental stars via a handful of films directed by Visconti, his one-time romantic partner. “The Damned,” “Ludwig” and “Conversation Piece” were all crafted with standout roles for Berger and the films were hugely successful both at the arthouse box office and with critics and awards groups.
“The Damned”
Berger was nominated for a Golden Globe for “The Damned,” which was also nominated for a Best Screenplay Oscar in 1970. No less an authority than the late German filmmaking maestro Rainer Werner Fassbinder called it “perhaps the greatest film,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
Helmut Berger, the Austrian actor who became an international star through films by directors Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica and Massimo Dallamano, died today in his home city of Salzburg. He was 78.
His death was announced by his agency, Helmet Werner Management.
“Helmut Berger was one of the greatest and most talented actors European cinema had ever seen,” the agency said in a statement. “His mentor, the Italian star director Luchino Visconti, recognized this talent immediately. With the films The Damned, Violence and Passion and Ludwig II he created an eternal monument to Helmut Berger.
The statement continued, “”No other actor after him embodied the Bavarian fairy tale king as expressively as the native of Bad Ischl [Austria], whose portrayal of Ludwig II is internationally recognized as a masterpiece.”
In addition to the Visconti films, Berger gave memorable performances in De Sica’s The Garden of the Finzi-Continis and Dallamano’s Dorian Gray,...
His death was announced by his agency, Helmet Werner Management.
“Helmut Berger was one of the greatest and most talented actors European cinema had ever seen,” the agency said in a statement. “His mentor, the Italian star director Luchino Visconti, recognized this talent immediately. With the films The Damned, Violence and Passion and Ludwig II he created an eternal monument to Helmut Berger.
The statement continued, “”No other actor after him embodied the Bavarian fairy tale king as expressively as the native of Bad Ischl [Austria], whose portrayal of Ludwig II is internationally recognized as a masterpiece.”
In addition to the Visconti films, Berger gave memorable performances in De Sica’s The Garden of the Finzi-Continis and Dallamano’s Dorian Gray,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Backstage at the Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2020 collection with Hannelore Knuts and creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli Photo: Archivio Fotografico Paolo Di Paolo
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Anna Magnani, Michelangelo Antonioni, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Charlotte Rampling, Grace Kelly, Marcello Mastroianni, Rudolf Nureyev, Sophia Loren, Ezra Pound, Faye Dunaway, Monica Vitti, Giorgio de Chirico, Gina Lollobrigida, Tennessee Williams, Marlene Dietrich, Giulietta Masina, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Anita Ekberg, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Moravia, and many others were photographed by Bruce Weber’s muse and subject of his latest documentary The Treasure Of His Youth: The Photographs Of Paolo Di Paolo, which starts with an overture of images and film clips. After putting his camera away for decades we see di Paolo return to shoot Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2020 collection.
Paolo di Paolo with Silvia di Paolo and Anne-Katrin Titze on Tennessee Williams: “I...
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Anna Magnani, Michelangelo Antonioni, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Charlotte Rampling, Grace Kelly, Marcello Mastroianni, Rudolf Nureyev, Sophia Loren, Ezra Pound, Faye Dunaway, Monica Vitti, Giorgio de Chirico, Gina Lollobrigida, Tennessee Williams, Marlene Dietrich, Giulietta Masina, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Anita Ekberg, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Moravia, and many others were photographed by Bruce Weber’s muse and subject of his latest documentary The Treasure Of His Youth: The Photographs Of Paolo Di Paolo, which starts with an overture of images and film clips. After putting his camera away for decades we see di Paolo return to shoot Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2020 collection.
Paolo di Paolo with Silvia di Paolo and Anne-Katrin Titze on Tennessee Williams: “I...
- 12/7/2022
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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Ian Whittaker, the British actor turned Oscar-winning set decorator known for his work on such films as Alien, Howards End, Tommy and Anna and the King, died Oct. 16 of prostate cancer, The Guardian reported. He was 94.
Whittaker also served as set dresser on Charlie Chaplin’s A Countess From Hong Kong (1967), James Clavell’s To Sir, With Love (1967), Tony Richardson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and as art director on Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer (1969) and Derek Jarman’s The Tempest (1979).
He collaborated with director Ken Russell on nine features, from the 1971 releases The Music Lovers, The Boy Friend and The Devils to Tommy (1975), Lisztomania (1975) — both featuring The Who’s Roger Daltrey — and the Rudolf Nureyev-starring Valentino (1977).
Whittaker received his Oscar — shared with his production designer Luciana Arrighi, with whom he...
Ian Whittaker, the British actor turned Oscar-winning set decorator known for his work on such films as Alien, Howards End, Tommy and Anna and the King, died Oct. 16 of prostate cancer, The Guardian reported. He was 94.
Whittaker also served as set dresser on Charlie Chaplin’s A Countess From Hong Kong (1967), James Clavell’s To Sir, With Love (1967), Tony Richardson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and as art director on Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer (1969) and Derek Jarman’s The Tempest (1979).
He collaborated with director Ken Russell on nine features, from the 1971 releases The Music Lovers, The Boy Friend and The Devils to Tommy (1975), Lisztomania (1975) — both featuring The Who’s Roger Daltrey — and the Rudolf Nureyev-starring Valentino (1977).
Whittaker received his Oscar — shared with his production designer Luciana Arrighi, with whom he...
- 10/27/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chulpan Khamatova, a leading Russian actress who has also made several international film appearances, has given an interview saying that she has gone into exile in Latvia, following her country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Khamatova recorded an interview that was broadcast earlier this week on YouTube, explaining that she travelled to Riga on holiday several weeks ago with her daughters, but has decided to stay put rather than return to Russia.
“I thought at the start that I would just wait. Then I signed the petition against the war. And then it was made clear to me it would be undesirable for me to go back,” she said, according to RadioFreeEurope’s translation. “I know I am not a traitor. I love my motherland very much.”
Khamatova added that to make her return to Russia possible, she would either have to deny that a war was taking place or apologize...
Khamatova recorded an interview that was broadcast earlier this week on YouTube, explaining that she travelled to Riga on holiday several weeks ago with her daughters, but has decided to stay put rather than return to Russia.
“I thought at the start that I would just wait. Then I signed the petition against the war. And then it was made clear to me it would be undesirable for me to go back,” she said, according to RadioFreeEurope’s translation. “I know I am not a traitor. I love my motherland very much.”
Khamatova added that to make her return to Russia possible, she would either have to deny that a war was taking place or apologize...
- 3/26/2022
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The legendary actor reflects on her riches-to-rags childhood, confronting depression and alcoholism – and dancing with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire
Leslie Caron and her companion, Jack, greet me at the front of their apartment. They make a well-matched couple – slight, chic, immaculately coiffured. Caron, the legendary dancer and actor, is 90 in two weeks’ time. Jack, her beloved shih tzu, is about nine.
Caron heads off to make the tea, with Sidney Bechet’s summery jazz playing in the background. I am left alone with Jack to explore the living room. It feels as if I am tunnelling through the history of 20th-century culture. Here is a photo of a pensive François Truffaut; below is a smirking Warren Beatty. The centrepiece on the wall is a huge watercolour of Caron’s great friend Christopher Isherwood, painted by his partner, Don Bachardy. To the left is Louis Armstrong, to the right Rudolf Nureyev,...
Leslie Caron and her companion, Jack, greet me at the front of their apartment. They make a well-matched couple – slight, chic, immaculately coiffured. Caron, the legendary dancer and actor, is 90 in two weeks’ time. Jack, her beloved shih tzu, is about nine.
Caron heads off to make the tea, with Sidney Bechet’s summery jazz playing in the background. I am left alone with Jack to explore the living room. It feels as if I am tunnelling through the history of 20th-century culture. Here is a photo of a pensive François Truffaut; below is a smirking Warren Beatty. The centrepiece on the wall is a huge watercolour of Caron’s great friend Christopher Isherwood, painted by his partner, Don Bachardy. To the left is Louis Armstrong, to the right Rudolf Nureyev,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Simon Hattenstone
- The Guardian - Film News
Songwriter Eric Andersen Crossed Paths With Everyone From Dylan to Warhol. Now, He’s Getting His Due
Even in the Sixties, Eric Andersen was never a typical troubadour. Harper’s once described him as sporting “high cheekbones like Rudolf Nureyev’s,” and he eschewed folk sing-alongs for his own sensuous ballads, like “Violets of Dawn,” “Thirsty Boots,” and “Close the Door Gently When You Go.” The Beatles’ Brian Epstein wanted to manage him, Johnny Cash invited Andersen onto his network TV series, and Andersen’s friend Joni Mitchell guested on Blue River, the stately 1972 album that became the singer-songwriter’s commercial breakthrough. Andersen was even cast in...
- 4/27/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
The White Tiger Photo: Netflix
The White Crow, BBC iPlayer, until February 22
Oleg Ivenko is a dancer by trade and in his first film role, he has the sort of graceful general comportment that only a real ballet dancer could pull off, which adds to the believability of the film. It is also great to see Ralph Fiennes, who also directs, in a mousy role for a change after all his Lord Voldemort intensity. The story of the early life of Rudolf Nureyev unfolds across a fractured triple time period structure. While these may oversell his impoverished childhood a little, the period when the dancer was in Paris, with its technicolor-bright colour palette, is immersive and Fiennes generates plenty of climactic tension, even though we all know how the dancer's defection went. Read our full review.
The White Tiger, Netflix
It's a good week for streaming films about anomalous animals,...
The White Crow, BBC iPlayer, until February 22
Oleg Ivenko is a dancer by trade and in his first film role, he has the sort of graceful general comportment that only a real ballet dancer could pull off, which adds to the believability of the film. It is also great to see Ralph Fiennes, who also directs, in a mousy role for a change after all his Lord Voldemort intensity. The story of the early life of Rudolf Nureyev unfolds across a fractured triple time period structure. While these may oversell his impoverished childhood a little, the period when the dancer was in Paris, with its technicolor-bright colour palette, is immersive and Fiennes generates plenty of climactic tension, even though we all know how the dancer's defection went. Read our full review.
The White Tiger, Netflix
It's a good week for streaming films about anomalous animals,...
- 1/25/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
New Indie
One of the best films of 2020 — and the last one I’ll get to see in a theater for who knows how long — Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” (Lionsgate) sees the director once again turning to the American frontier to tell a story about America now. John Magaro and Orion Lee play two men in pioneer-era Oregon who go into business selling fried-dough “oilycakes” to homesick miners, but find themselves in the crosshairs of the plutocrat who owns the territory’s only source of fresh milk. It’s gorgeous, elegaic, witty, and powerful — and you’ll crave some funnel cakes.
Also available: Director James Sweeney, who also wrote and starred, makes an impressive feature debut with “Straight Up” (Strand Releasing), about a gay man whose lack of relationship success drives him to give women one last shot; two siblings try to fulfill their grandmother’s dying wish in...
One of the best films of 2020 — and the last one I’ll get to see in a theater for who knows how long — Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” (Lionsgate) sees the director once again turning to the American frontier to tell a story about America now. John Magaro and Orion Lee play two men in pioneer-era Oregon who go into business selling fried-dough “oilycakes” to homesick miners, but find themselves in the crosshairs of the plutocrat who owns the territory’s only source of fresh milk. It’s gorgeous, elegaic, witty, and powerful — and you’ll crave some funnel cakes.
Also available: Director James Sweeney, who also wrote and starred, makes an impressive feature debut with “Straight Up” (Strand Releasing), about a gay man whose lack of relationship success drives him to give women one last shot; two siblings try to fulfill their grandmother’s dying wish in...
- 9/29/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Russian actor Chulpan Khamatova is known internationally for key roles in “Good Bye, Lenin!,” and more recently Aleksei Alekseivich German’s drama “Under Electric Clouds,” and Ralph Fiennes-directed Rudolf Nureyev biopic “The White Crow.” Last month, as Russia was deep in lockdown, Khamatova found herself embroiled in controversy sparked by TV series “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes” in which she plays a young woman deported to Siberia during the Stalin-era purges.
Produced and aired by Russia Television and Radio, “Zuleikha” has scored a massive more than 36.5 million TV viewers and more than 30 million digital viewings in Russia, while serving as a catalyst for the country to contend with its past. Chulpan, in a rare interview, spoke candidly to Variety about this aspect of the show being presented to international buyers during the Roskino Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition market. Excerpts from the conversation.
As a bestselling book “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes...
Produced and aired by Russia Television and Radio, “Zuleikha” has scored a massive more than 36.5 million TV viewers and more than 30 million digital viewings in Russia, while serving as a catalyst for the country to contend with its past. Chulpan, in a rare interview, spoke candidly to Variety about this aspect of the show being presented to international buyers during the Roskino Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition market. Excerpts from the conversation.
As a bestselling book “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes...
- 6/10/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
German star Louis Hofmann is set to topline Damian John Harper’s upcoming drama “Fresh,” a German-language adaptation of Scottish writer Mark McNay’s novel of the same name.
Hofmann plays a young man who must emancipate himself from his tyrannical older brother.
Unlike the book, which is set in the outskirts of Glasgow, the film’s story takes place in a working-class neighborhood near Duisburg in western Germany’s Ruhr Valley region, known as the country’s rust belt.
Harper describes the tale as “a mosaic of a ticking bomb, brutal memories and trauma-induced daydreams.”
“Fresh” is produced by Weydemann Bros., the production company behind last year’s hit Berlinale screener “System Crasher” as well as Harper’s 2018 award-winning drama “In the Middle of the River,” about a troubled Iraq vet in New Mexico seeking to avenge his sister’s death.
Harper’s longtime production partners, Jakob and Jonas Weydemann,...
Hofmann plays a young man who must emancipate himself from his tyrannical older brother.
Unlike the book, which is set in the outskirts of Glasgow, the film’s story takes place in a working-class neighborhood near Duisburg in western Germany’s Ruhr Valley region, known as the country’s rust belt.
Harper describes the tale as “a mosaic of a ticking bomb, brutal memories and trauma-induced daydreams.”
“Fresh” is produced by Weydemann Bros., the production company behind last year’s hit Berlinale screener “System Crasher” as well as Harper’s 2018 award-winning drama “In the Middle of the River,” about a troubled Iraq vet in New Mexico seeking to avenge his sister’s death.
Harper’s longtime production partners, Jakob and Jonas Weydemann,...
- 2/22/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
“Satori” will tell the latest chapter of ballet star Sergei Polunin’s story, as the enigmatic Ukrainian dance prodigy moves into choreography and attempts to rebuild his career.
The project reunites Polunin with Oscar-nominated Steven Cantor after the pair’s work on earlier feature documentary “Dancer.” The new film follows Polunin’s inauguration as a choreographer with his “Satori” project.
Polunin, once described as the “bad boy of ballet,” quit the Royal Ballet in London in 2012 after having been its youngest-ever principal dancer.
He has created Project Polunin, which creates works for stage and film, and has acted in movies including Rudolf Nureyev biopic “The White Crow” and Kenneth Branagh’s remake of “Murder on the Orient Express.”
As with “Dancer,” WestEnd Films has boarded worldwide sales on “Satori.” The London-based sales, production and finance outfit will introduce the film, which is in production, to buyers at Afm. “Dancer” sold to 25 territories,...
The project reunites Polunin with Oscar-nominated Steven Cantor after the pair’s work on earlier feature documentary “Dancer.” The new film follows Polunin’s inauguration as a choreographer with his “Satori” project.
Polunin, once described as the “bad boy of ballet,” quit the Royal Ballet in London in 2012 after having been its youngest-ever principal dancer.
He has created Project Polunin, which creates works for stage and film, and has acted in movies including Rudolf Nureyev biopic “The White Crow” and Kenneth Branagh’s remake of “Murder on the Orient Express.”
As with “Dancer,” WestEnd Films has boarded worldwide sales on “Satori.” The London-based sales, production and finance outfit will introduce the film, which is in production, to buyers at Afm. “Dancer” sold to 25 territories,...
- 11/7/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a scene in “Joker” where Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck dashes into a rancid public bathroom after a harrowing killing spree on the New York City subway. With Arthur emboldened by his sudden taste for violence — and Phoenix by Hildur Guðnadóttir’s unsettling string score — he begins to dance. As depicted by the sinewy, gaunt, physically starved Phoenix, it’s an eerie act of undulation (and was reportedly an improvisation by the actor), and less a dance than some kind of animalistic channeling of psychic forces. Whether that’s Phoenix acting as Arthur, or Phoenix having some kind of fourth-wall-breaking spasm, who knows? It’s in the movie, and it is what it is.
The New York Times’ dance critic Gia Kourlas has weighed in on Phoenix’s performance, and she says that the actor is a “great dancer” in a recently published piece.
“It’s not just the way he moves,...
The New York Times’ dance critic Gia Kourlas has weighed in on Phoenix’s performance, and she says that the actor is a “great dancer” in a recently published piece.
“It’s not just the way he moves,...
- 10/13/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Some of the movies I’ve reviewed in my time at uInterview are big budget Hollywood blockbusters. Other films are more intimate, modest works with a niche appeal. Firmly falling into that second category is The White Crow, a biopic delineating the early career of the Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Ralph Fiennes served as the […]
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- 9/4/2019
- by Matt Reisine
- Uinterview
Orlando Suero, who photographed Brigitte Bardot in bed on a beach, Dennis Hopper in a bathtub and Shirley MacLaine dancing the Frug with Rudolf Nureyev during his long career in Hollywood, has died. He was 94.
Suero died Monday night of natural causes in a nursing home in the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, his son Jim Suero told The Hollywood Reporter.
Suero also served as a still photographer on the sets of such movies as Torn Curtain (1966), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Play It Again, Sam (1972), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Save the ...
Suero died Monday night of natural causes in a nursing home in the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, his son Jim Suero told The Hollywood Reporter.
Suero also served as a still photographer on the sets of such movies as Torn Curtain (1966), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Play It Again, Sam (1972), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Save the ...
- 8/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Orlando Suero, who photographed Brigitte Bardot in bed on a beach, Dennis Hopper in a bathtub and Shirley MacLaine dancing the Frug with Rudolf Nureyev during his long career in Hollywood, has died. He was 94.
Suero died Monday night of natural causes in a nursing home in the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, his son Jim Suero told The Hollywood Reporter.
Suero also served as a still photographer on the sets of such movies as Torn Curtain (1966), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Play It Again, Sam (1972), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Save the ...
Suero died Monday night of natural causes in a nursing home in the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, his son Jim Suero told The Hollywood Reporter.
Suero also served as a still photographer on the sets of such movies as Torn Curtain (1966), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Play It Again, Sam (1972), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Save the ...
- 8/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
To mark the release of The White Crow on 5th August, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
Academy Award®-nominee Ralph Fiennes and BAFTA-winning screenwriter David Hare bring the incredible true story of the legendary Rudolf Nureyev, one of the greatest and most famous ballet dancers of the 20th century, vividly to life in The White Crow.
Starring dancer and actor Oleg Ivenko as the young Nureyev The White Crow portrays his early life from his childhood in Russia to a nail-biting escape from the Kgb and his defection, in 1961 in Paris at the height of the Cold War.
With lovingly recreated period scenes of Leningrad in the 50s and Paris in the 60s and mesmerising ballet sequences, The White Crow is a visually rich, gripping and revelatory portrait of a complicated, fascinating and unique artist who became world famous and transformed ballet forever.
Please note:...
Academy Award®-nominee Ralph Fiennes and BAFTA-winning screenwriter David Hare bring the incredible true story of the legendary Rudolf Nureyev, one of the greatest and most famous ballet dancers of the 20th century, vividly to life in The White Crow.
Starring dancer and actor Oleg Ivenko as the young Nureyev The White Crow portrays his early life from his childhood in Russia to a nail-biting escape from the Kgb and his defection, in 1961 in Paris at the height of the Cold War.
With lovingly recreated period scenes of Leningrad in the 50s and Paris in the 60s and mesmerising ballet sequences, The White Crow is a visually rich, gripping and revelatory portrait of a complicated, fascinating and unique artist who became world famous and transformed ballet forever.
Please note:...
- 8/2/2019
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘The Lion King’ (Photo credit: Disney).
It’s been a memorable weekend for the Walt Disney Co. as The Lion King roared, Toy Story 4 topped $800 million worldwide and Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame skipped past Avatar to rank as the biggest film of all time globally.
In Australia the top 20 titles harvested $30 million, up 39 per cent on the previous weekend, according to Numero. Among the other new releases, Madman Entertainment’s Apollo 11, Forum Films’ Ardaas Karaan and Universal’s The White Crow made useful contributions.
Meanwhile Richard Lowenstein’s Mystify: Michael Hutchence has raked in $893,000 for Madman after collecting $83,000 in its third outing, now on 55 screens, with 16 new regional locations booked for this Thursday.
Directed by Jon Favreau, the live action/CGI remake of The Lion King rang up $20.5 million at the weekend and $24.7 million on 930 screens since the Wednesday opening. “Audiences clearly decided the average reviews didn’t matter...
It’s been a memorable weekend for the Walt Disney Co. as The Lion King roared, Toy Story 4 topped $800 million worldwide and Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame skipped past Avatar to rank as the biggest film of all time globally.
In Australia the top 20 titles harvested $30 million, up 39 per cent on the previous weekend, according to Numero. Among the other new releases, Madman Entertainment’s Apollo 11, Forum Films’ Ardaas Karaan and Universal’s The White Crow made useful contributions.
Meanwhile Richard Lowenstein’s Mystify: Michael Hutchence has raked in $893,000 for Madman after collecting $83,000 in its third outing, now on 55 screens, with 16 new regional locations booked for this Thursday.
Directed by Jon Favreau, the live action/CGI remake of The Lion King rang up $20.5 million at the weekend and $24.7 million on 930 screens since the Wednesday opening. “Audiences clearly decided the average reviews didn’t matter...
- 7/22/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Every secret society has its roots, and the latest film in the “Kingsman” franchise goes back to World War I Britain to show the birth of a previous generation of elite warrior.
Ralph Fiennes stars in “The King’s Man,” which is officially the new title for the third “Kingsman” film that follows Fiennes in a prequel story before Eggsy (Taron Egerton) got trained by Harry Hart (Colin Firth).
“I know you want to fight,” Fiennes says to a dusty-haired kid (Harris Dickinson) as they stand in front of the Kingsman secret base. “But there are other ways to do your duty.”
Also Read: 'The White Crow' Film Review: Ralph Fiennes Captures a Boorish Rudolf Nureyev
Matthew Vaughn is returning to direct “The King’s Man,” with a cast that includes Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Hollander, Djimon Hounsou, Stanley Tucci, Rhys Ifans, Daniel Bruhl and Charles Dance.
Ralph Fiennes stars in “The King’s Man,” which is officially the new title for the third “Kingsman” film that follows Fiennes in a prequel story before Eggsy (Taron Egerton) got trained by Harry Hart (Colin Firth).
“I know you want to fight,” Fiennes says to a dusty-haired kid (Harris Dickinson) as they stand in front of the Kingsman secret base. “But there are other ways to do your duty.”
Also Read: 'The White Crow' Film Review: Ralph Fiennes Captures a Boorish Rudolf Nureyev
Matthew Vaughn is returning to direct “The King’s Man,” with a cast that includes Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Hollander, Djimon Hounsou, Stanley Tucci, Rhys Ifans, Daniel Bruhl and Charles Dance.
- 7/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
As the Cannes Film Festival presents prospects for the next year of specialized releases, distributors at home are praying for better fortunes ahead: For titles in their third week or beyond, the best gross is under $250,000 for “The White Crow.” Ongoing releases traditionally form the bulk of art-house business, and that’s likely the lowest-ever best gross for a film in its third week.
Within this context, a decent opening — $20,000 in four top theaters — for Joanna Hogg’s highly praised “The Souvenir” is positive news. It’s good enough to serve as the basis for much wider play, but doesn’t suggest a strong prognosis for the business.
Meanwhile, documentaries continue to provide specialized releasing whatever good news there is: “The Biggest Little Farm” showed continued growth in its second weekend.
Opening
The Souvenir (A24) – Metacritic: 94; Festivals include: Sundance, Berlin 2019
$85,851 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $21,463
With “The Souvenir,...
Within this context, a decent opening — $20,000 in four top theaters — for Joanna Hogg’s highly praised “The Souvenir” is positive news. It’s good enough to serve as the basis for much wider play, but doesn’t suggest a strong prognosis for the business.
Meanwhile, documentaries continue to provide specialized releasing whatever good news there is: “The Biggest Little Farm” showed continued growth in its second weekend.
Opening
The Souvenir (A24) – Metacritic: 94; Festivals include: Sundance, Berlin 2019
$85,851 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $21,463
With “The Souvenir,...
- 5/19/2019
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Left to Right: Oleg Ivenko as Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Dudiskaya as Anna Polikarpova
Photo by Larry Horrocks. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics.
A “white crow” is a Russian idiom meaning a misfit, an oddball, someone who does not fit the mold – a perfect description for ballet star Rudolph Nureyev.
In the 1960s, ballet stars and opera divas were pop culture rock stars, as strange as that might seems to modern ears. One of the biggest ballet stars was Rudolph Nureyev, the Russian dancer who transformed men’s role in ballet from mere props for ballerinas to dramatic, dynamic stars in their own right. But White Crow takes place long before all that, following the life of the young dancer from his hard rural Russian childhood to his tumultuous years training under the Soviet Union system to the edge of stardom while touring with the Kirov Ballet Company in Paris.
Ralph Fiennes directs this gorgeous,...
Photo by Larry Horrocks. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics.
A “white crow” is a Russian idiom meaning a misfit, an oddball, someone who does not fit the mold – a perfect description for ballet star Rudolph Nureyev.
In the 1960s, ballet stars and opera divas were pop culture rock stars, as strange as that might seems to modern ears. One of the biggest ballet stars was Rudolph Nureyev, the Russian dancer who transformed men’s role in ballet from mere props for ballerinas to dramatic, dynamic stars in their own right. But White Crow takes place long before all that, following the life of the young dancer from his hard rural Russian childhood to his tumultuous years training under the Soviet Union system to the edge of stardom while touring with the Kirov Ballet Company in Paris.
Ralph Fiennes directs this gorgeous,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Screen explores how astute sales companies in three key markets are diversifying their business models to adapt to a fast-changing industry.UK
UK-based executives tell Tom Grater what they believe the future holds for the sector.
The days of companies boarding packaged films, taking them to the marketplace to strike territory deals and comfortably living off the commission are unequivocally numbered.
The bedrock of the international business — the ancillary revenue streams of DVD and TV output deals that distributors used to have as safety nets — has gone and buyers are less willing to take risks, meaning the margins of sustainability have decreased.
UK-based executives tell Tom Grater what they believe the future holds for the sector.
The days of companies boarding packaged films, taking them to the marketplace to strike territory deals and comfortably living off the commission are unequivocally numbered.
The bedrock of the international business — the ancillary revenue streams of DVD and TV output deals that distributors used to have as safety nets — has gone and buyers are less willing to take risks, meaning the margins of sustainability have decreased.
- 5/10/2019
- by Tom Grater & Jeremy Kay & Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Screen explores how astute sales companies in three key markets are diversifying their business models to adapt to a fast-changing industry.UK
UK-based executives tell Tom Grater what they believe the future holds for the sector.
The days of companies boarding packaged films, taking them to the marketplace to strike territory deals and comfortably living off the commission are unequivocally numbered.
The bedrock of the international business — the ancillary revenue streams of DVD and TV output deals that distributors used to have as safety nets — has gone and buyers are less willing to take risks, meaning the margins of sustainability have decreased.
UK-based executives tell Tom Grater what they believe the future holds for the sector.
The days of companies boarding packaged films, taking them to the marketplace to strike territory deals and comfortably living off the commission are unequivocally numbered.
The bedrock of the international business — the ancillary revenue streams of DVD and TV output deals that distributors used to have as safety nets — has gone and buyers are less willing to take risks, meaning the margins of sustainability have decreased.
- 5/10/2019
- by Tom Grater & Jeremy Kay & Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – In any ear for pop culture, the name Rudolf Nureyev is well known. A Soviet Russian-born ballet virtuoso nicknamed “Lord of the Dance,” Rn lived large until he died, of complications due to AIDS at age 54 in 1993. But before that, he was born into poverty, danced into fame, and historically defected to the West in 1961. “The White Crow,” a new film directed by Ralph Fiennes, tells his story.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
An unknown actor named Oleg Ivenko portrays Nureyev, and the title refers to the Russian term for outsider. The dancer was an ultimate lone wolf as portrayed in the film, seemingly separated from everything else by his blazing talent. Deftly directed by actor Ralph Fiennes – who also portrays Nureyev’s legendary teacher Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin – the timeline jumps from childhood through the early years as a Soviet sensation, to the Paris of 1961 at the moment of his defection. The film...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
An unknown actor named Oleg Ivenko portrays Nureyev, and the title refers to the Russian term for outsider. The dancer was an ultimate lone wolf as portrayed in the film, seemingly separated from everything else by his blazing talent. Deftly directed by actor Ralph Fiennes – who also portrays Nureyev’s legendary teacher Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin – the timeline jumps from childhood through the early years as a Soviet sensation, to the Paris of 1961 at the moment of his defection. The film...
- 5/6/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Several well-received and highly anticipated new limited releases debuted this week, with Olivier Assayas’ “Non-Fiction” (IFC) opening best. The titles also included the documentaries “Meeting Gorbachev” (1091) and “Ask Dr. Ruth” (Magnolia), as well as Zhang Yimou’s epic “Shadow” (Well Go), but all continued the pattern of an underwhelming 2019 for specialized films.
This weekend also saw two top Sundance titles — “Knocking Down the House” and “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” — debut on Netflix, with each getting minimal theatrical play.
Documentaries dominate specialized releases, with “Amazing Grace” (Neon) as the top-grossing title at the moment. “Booksmart” (United Artists) and “Late Show” (Amazon) open soon and both are wide releases that will benefit many specialized theaters. However, that immediately push for crossover audiences shows how challenging it is for key art houses.
Opening
Non-Fiction (IFC) – Metacritic: 81; Festivals include: Venice, Telluride, Toronto, New York 2018
$29,056 in 2 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $14,528
French...
This weekend also saw two top Sundance titles — “Knocking Down the House” and “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” — debut on Netflix, with each getting minimal theatrical play.
Documentaries dominate specialized releases, with “Amazing Grace” (Neon) as the top-grossing title at the moment. “Booksmart” (United Artists) and “Late Show” (Amazon) open soon and both are wide releases that will benefit many specialized theaters. However, that immediately push for crossover audiences shows how challenging it is for key art houses.
Opening
Non-Fiction (IFC) – Metacritic: 81; Festivals include: Venice, Telluride, Toronto, New York 2018
$29,056 in 2 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $14,528
French...
- 5/5/2019
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The “Avengers: Endgame” tidal wave pushed away all boats this weekend. Most specialty companies waived the counterprogramming option, even though specialized audiences make a point of finding alternatives. Most distributors decided not to take that risk.
Sony Pictures Classics bravely opened “The White Crow,” a biopic about young Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, with a decent initial result in New York and Los Angeles. Also showing some interest was the New York exclusive date for music documentary “Carmine Street Guitars” (Abramorama).
Landing and keeping dates in crossover theaters this weekend, with every available screen going to Marvel and Disney, was a challenge. But still building buzz is Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace” (Neon), which doubled the gross of any wider released specialized title this week.
Opening
The White Crow (Sony Pictures Classics) – Metacritic: 61; Festivals include: Telluride 2018
$80,675 in 5 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $16,175
Ralph Fiennes directed the true story...
Sony Pictures Classics bravely opened “The White Crow,” a biopic about young Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, with a decent initial result in New York and Los Angeles. Also showing some interest was the New York exclusive date for music documentary “Carmine Street Guitars” (Abramorama).
Landing and keeping dates in crossover theaters this weekend, with every available screen going to Marvel and Disney, was a challenge. But still building buzz is Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace” (Neon), which doubled the gross of any wider released specialized title this week.
Opening
The White Crow (Sony Pictures Classics) – Metacritic: 61; Festivals include: Telluride 2018
$80,675 in 5 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $16,175
Ralph Fiennes directed the true story...
- 4/28/2019
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
$400m-plus hit Captain Marvel ranks second, some $340m behind new stablemate.
April 29 Update: Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame smashed the North American opening weekend record as it landed with a jolt on a confirmed $357.1m over three days through Buena Vista.
The tentpole trounced the previous instalment’s year-long $257.7m opening weekend mark. Endgame opened on Friday on a record $157.5m for new single day and Friday marks (including record $60m Thursday previews), and followed that up with a record $109.3m Saturday, and a best-ever Sunday on $90.4m. Saturday was the first $100m day without previews.
The blockbuster also set a raft of speed records,...
April 29 Update: Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame smashed the North American opening weekend record as it landed with a jolt on a confirmed $357.1m over three days through Buena Vista.
The tentpole trounced the previous instalment’s year-long $257.7m opening weekend mark. Endgame opened on Friday on a record $157.5m for new single day and Friday marks (including record $60m Thursday previews), and followed that up with a record $109.3m Saturday, and a best-ever Sunday on $90.4m. Saturday was the first $100m day without previews.
The blockbuster also set a raft of speed records,...
- 4/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
$400m-plus hit Captain Marvel ranks second, some $340m behind new stablemate.
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame smashed the North American opening weekend record as it landed with a jolt on an estimated $350m over three days through Buena Vista.
The tentpole trounced the previous instalment’s year-long $257.7m opening weekend mark. Endgame opened on Friday on a record $156.7m for new single day and Friday marks (including record $60m Thursday previews), and followed that up with a record $109m Saturday, and a best-ever Sunday on $84.3m. Saturday was the first $100m day without previews.
The blockbuster also set a raft of speed records,...
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame smashed the North American opening weekend record as it landed with a jolt on an estimated $350m over three days through Buena Vista.
The tentpole trounced the previous instalment’s year-long $257.7m opening weekend mark. Endgame opened on Friday on a record $156.7m for new single day and Friday marks (including record $60m Thursday previews), and followed that up with a record $109m Saturday, and a best-ever Sunday on $84.3m. Saturday was the first $100m day without previews.
The blockbuster also set a raft of speed records,...
- 4/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Defector Becomes Him: Fiennes Revisits the Westernization of Rudolf Nureyev
There’s much to admire in the third directorial outing of actor Ralph Fiennes with The White Crow (the least of which is his impressive navigation of speaking in Russian), a coming-of-age biopic of sorts concerning the golden days of famed ballet icon Rudolf Nureyev and his dramatic defection in 1961. Fiennes’ previous outings include his 2011 tackling of Shakespeare’s lesser known Coriolanus (which features a fantastic Vanessa Redgrave performance) and 2013’s expose of Charles Dickens’ affair with a younger woman (an impressive Felicity Jones). His latest is no less ambitious or inspired, modeled after Julie Kavanagh’s Rudolf Nureyev: The Life, and yet seems to be missing some fundamental energy apparent in his previous outings (as well as a signature standout performance which has marked his previous two films).…...
There’s much to admire in the third directorial outing of actor Ralph Fiennes with The White Crow (the least of which is his impressive navigation of speaking in Russian), a coming-of-age biopic of sorts concerning the golden days of famed ballet icon Rudolf Nureyev and his dramatic defection in 1961. Fiennes’ previous outings include his 2011 tackling of Shakespeare’s lesser known Coriolanus (which features a fantastic Vanessa Redgrave performance) and 2013’s expose of Charles Dickens’ affair with a younger woman (an impressive Felicity Jones). His latest is no less ambitious or inspired, modeled after Julie Kavanagh’s Rudolf Nureyev: The Life, and yet seems to be missing some fundamental energy apparent in his previous outings (as well as a signature standout performance which has marked his previous two films).…...
- 4/26/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The mega rollout of Avengers: Endgame this weekend has put some pause to what has been a plentiful roster of new specialty titles in recent weeks. One distribution exec last week said off the record that most companies are holding off to wait out the juggernaut’s opening. Perhaps most are but not all. Sony Pictures Classics is opening Ralph Fiennes-directed bio-drama The White Crow in five locations in New York and L.A., offering audiences in search of a non-Marvel alternative a well-received option. The company had success with Fiennes’ previous directorial effort, 2013’s The Invisible Woman. Abramorama, meanwhile, is heading out with Venice 2018 premiere Carmine Street Guitars. The company said the documentary is set for a long “slow burn” in theaters. First Run Features is opening fellow nonfiction title Chasing Portraits by Elizabeth Rynecki, which chronicles her search for paintings created by her great-grandfather, Moshe Rynecki,...
- 4/26/2019
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
In an exclusive interview with uInterview, award-winning actor-turned-director Ralph Fiennes discussed his newest project, a biopic about the famous Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. The film, which was written by David Hare (Denial) and directed by Fiennes, is called The White Crow, and made its first premiere last year at the Telluride Film Festival. The film follows […]
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- 4/26/2019
- by Yael Turitz
- Uinterview
This Friday, audiences will have a couple new movies to view in theaters.
The highly anticipated final installment of Marvel's Avengers is finally here. Avengers: Endgame, starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth and more, will revisit the intense Marvel universe — post-Thanos snap. The remaining Avengers must go to battle once again to save the (rest of) the universe.
The White Crow, directed by Ralph Fiennes, depicts the story of dancer Rudolf Nureyev's defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961.
Read below to see what The Hollywood Reporter'...
The highly anticipated final installment of Marvel's Avengers is finally here. Avengers: Endgame, starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth and more, will revisit the intense Marvel universe — post-Thanos snap. The remaining Avengers must go to battle once again to save the (rest of) the universe.
The White Crow, directed by Ralph Fiennes, depicts the story of dancer Rudolf Nureyev's defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961.
Read below to see what The Hollywood Reporter'...
- 4/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
This Friday, audiences will have a couple new movies to view in theaters.
The highly anticipated final installment of Marvel's Avengers is finally here. Avengers: Endgame, starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth and more, will revisit the intense Marvel universe — post-Thanos snap. The remaining Avengers must go to battle once again to save the (rest of) the universe.
The White Crow, directed by Ralph Fiennes, depicts the story of dancer Rudolf Nureyev's defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961.
Read below to see what The Hollywood Reporter'...
The highly anticipated final installment of Marvel's Avengers is finally here. Avengers: Endgame, starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth and more, will revisit the intense Marvel universe — post-Thanos snap. The remaining Avengers must go to battle once again to save the (rest of) the universe.
The White Crow, directed by Ralph Fiennes, depicts the story of dancer Rudolf Nureyev's defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961.
Read below to see what The Hollywood Reporter'...
- 4/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As a director, Ralph Fiennes shows the same alertness for telling details and rich characterization that he does as an actor. And that’s saying something. His talent shines in The White Crow, a look at the early life of ballet great Rudolf Nureyev, up to and including his defection from Russia and the Kirov Ballet at the Paris-Le Bourget airport in 1961. He was 23. The White Crow is not a biopic. It’s an impressionistic glimpse at the forces driving Nureyev — something of a diva even then — to accept no...
- 4/25/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Training as a professional dancer in Ukraine, actor Oleg Ivenko says he admired the ballet icons of the late 20th century. Now the leading man of Ralph Fiennes’ The White Crow, the first-time actor fills the dancing shoes of classical ballet great Rudolf Nureyev.
Set in Paris at the height of the Cold War, The White Crow documents the days leading up to Nureyev’s dramatic defection from the Soviet Union for the West. The Sony Pictures Classics drama, set to hit North American theaters April 26, also features the talent of Fiennes both on- and offscreen, Louis Hofmann and Adè...
Set in Paris at the height of the Cold War, The White Crow documents the days leading up to Nureyev’s dramatic defection from the Soviet Union for the West. The Sony Pictures Classics drama, set to hit North American theaters April 26, also features the talent of Fiennes both on- and offscreen, Louis Hofmann and Adè...
- 4/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Training as a professional dancer in Ukraine, actor Oleg Ivenko says he admired the ballet icons of the late 20th century. Now the leading man of Ralph Fiennes’ The White Crow, the first-time actor fills the dancing shoes of classical ballet great Rudolf Nureyev.
Set in Paris at the height of the Cold War, The White Crow documents the days leading up to Nureyev’s dramatic defection from the Soviet Union for the West. The Sony Pictures Classics drama, set to hit North American theaters April 26, also features the talent of Fiennes both on- and offscreen, Louis Hofmann and Adè...
Set in Paris at the height of the Cold War, The White Crow documents the days leading up to Nureyev’s dramatic defection from the Soviet Union for the West. The Sony Pictures Classics drama, set to hit North American theaters April 26, also features the talent of Fiennes both on- and offscreen, Louis Hofmann and Adè...
- 4/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ralph Fiennes celebrated his latest directorial outing, “The White Crow,” on Monday night in New York City.
The Sony Pictures Classics film tells the story of legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
“It’s been a very, very long road. We were mad. We were mad to take on this subject of Rudolf Nureyev. Mad. Completely mad,” Fiennes said. “But we did it … many of you here, who know the film business or are close to the film business, you know how hard it is to put a film together, to raise the finance, to get the resources, especially when the independent film world is so challenged at the moment.”
Andy Cohen and Sarah Jessica Parker were among the guests who turned out for the premiere.
“Ralph is a dear friend of mine. He has been working on this film for a long time. This is such a labor of love for...
The Sony Pictures Classics film tells the story of legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
“It’s been a very, very long road. We were mad. We were mad to take on this subject of Rudolf Nureyev. Mad. Completely mad,” Fiennes said. “But we did it … many of you here, who know the film business or are close to the film business, you know how hard it is to put a film together, to raise the finance, to get the resources, especially when the independent film world is so challenged at the moment.”
Andy Cohen and Sarah Jessica Parker were among the guests who turned out for the premiere.
“Ralph is a dear friend of mine. He has been working on this film for a long time. This is such a labor of love for...
- 4/24/2019
- by Elizabeth Taylor
- Variety Film + TV
We are still in the beginning phases of a reckoning with toxic masculinity that may take years to dismantle, and yet there is a persistent desire to move past it and to attempt to understand the problematic male genius on screen. We’re currently seeing it on the small screen in the new FX series “Fosse/Verdon,” and now on the big screen with “The White Crow.” And it is a chore to get through both.
The Ralph Fiennes-directed movie aims to illuminate the life of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev (Oleg Ivenko), who left his poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet Union behind in 1961, in the midst of its tumultuous political climate, to defect to the west in Paris. Fiennes and screenwriter David Hare are very deliberate about showing us, through flashbacks, his Saint Petersburg upbringing, where he and his three sisters shared one bed and their mother ventured out in...
The Ralph Fiennes-directed movie aims to illuminate the life of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev (Oleg Ivenko), who left his poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet Union behind in 1961, in the midst of its tumultuous political climate, to defect to the west in Paris. Fiennes and screenwriter David Hare are very deliberate about showing us, through flashbacks, his Saint Petersburg upbringing, where he and his three sisters shared one bed and their mother ventured out in...
- 4/23/2019
- by Candice Frederick
- The Wrap
It would be absurd to say that Rudolf Nureyev lived, or danced, in anyone’s shadow. He was a man who leapt and twirled and flew onstage, all muscle but light as a feather, with a freedom and force that reconfigured the human spirit. There’s no denying, though, that over the last few decades, and especially since 1993 (the year he died of AIDS), the image of Nureyev as the flashing erotic god of ballet has been eclipsed, more than a little bit, by that of his compatriot and inheritor Mikhail Baryshnikov. There are several generations who are now more familiar with the life story, and the unearthly grace, of Misha than they are with the florid Cold War animal magnetism of Nureyev.
That makes a finely crafted, impeccably researched documentary like “Nureyev” a very welcome experience. The film’s release, on April 19, is clearly timed to coincide with the...
That makes a finely crafted, impeccably researched documentary like “Nureyev” a very welcome experience. The film’s release, on April 19, is clearly timed to coincide with the...
- 4/19/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The story of “The White Crow,” Ralph Fiennes’ latest directorial effort, is as topical as anything currently sitting on the desk of a studio head. It tells of a rebellious artist grappling with his sexuality during turbulent political times rife with tensions between the United States and an agitated Russia. But though the upcoming film, which Sony Pictures Classics will release Stateside on April 26, may be weirdly timely, it is actually set nearly 60 years ago and depicts the true tale of late ballet sensation Rudolf Nureyev.
Known for performances that were sinewy and sensual, Nureyev inflamed Cold War tensions when he became one of the first megastars to defect from the Soviet Union in 1961. Once in the United States, the ballet and contemporary dancer and choreographer became a household name, partnering with Margot Fonteyn in acclaimed productions of “Giselle” and “Swan Lake,” appearing on “The Muppet Show” and playing Rudolph Valentino...
Known for performances that were sinewy and sensual, Nureyev inflamed Cold War tensions when he became one of the first megastars to defect from the Soviet Union in 1961. Once in the United States, the ballet and contemporary dancer and choreographer became a household name, partnering with Margot Fonteyn in acclaimed productions of “Giselle” and “Swan Lake,” appearing on “The Muppet Show” and playing Rudolph Valentino...
- 4/18/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Captain Marvel remains top with £3.5m weekend.
Today’s Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.32
RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Mar 22-25) Total gross to date Week 1 Captain Marvel (Disney) £3.4m £29.5m 3 2 Us (Universal) £2.8m £2.8m 1 3 Fisherman’s Friends (Entertainment) £972,836 £3.4m 2 4 What Men Want (Paramount) £513,000 £1.9m 2 5 Fighting With My Family (Lionsgate) £387,779 £5.5m 4 Disney
Captain Marvel stayed top of the tree this weekend. The film dropped 49% in its third outing, adding £3.4m for £29.5m cume.
The film is now set to pass the lifetime gross of Thor: Ragnarok (£29.6m) and has its sights set on Spider-Man 3 (£33.6m) and Iron Man 3 (£37m).
Elsewhere for Disney,...
Today’s Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.32
RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Mar 22-25) Total gross to date Week 1 Captain Marvel (Disney) £3.4m £29.5m 3 2 Us (Universal) £2.8m £2.8m 1 3 Fisherman’s Friends (Entertainment) £972,836 £3.4m 2 4 What Men Want (Paramount) £513,000 £1.9m 2 5 Fighting With My Family (Lionsgate) £387,779 £5.5m 4 Disney
Captain Marvel stayed top of the tree this weekend. The film dropped 49% in its third outing, adding £3.4m for £29.5m cume.
The film is now set to pass the lifetime gross of Thor: Ragnarok (£29.6m) and has its sights set on Spider-Man 3 (£33.6m) and Iron Man 3 (£37m).
Elsewhere for Disney,...
- 3/25/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The White Crow and Sorry Angel are also opening.
Jordan Peele’s horror film Us, the director’s follow-up to his phenomenally successful debut Get Out, rolls out widely in the UK this weekend via Universal.
Us is also being released in the Us today, where the film’s opening is being forecast to top $40m (£30.6m) by various reports. That would eclipse the Us opening of Get Out, which started with $33.4m (£25.5m) and closed on a hugely impressive $176m (£134.3m).
In the UK, Get Out opened with £2.2m and closed on £10.4m. Based on those figures, Us is...
Jordan Peele’s horror film Us, the director’s follow-up to his phenomenally successful debut Get Out, rolls out widely in the UK this weekend via Universal.
Us is also being released in the Us today, where the film’s opening is being forecast to top $40m (£30.6m) by various reports. That would eclipse the Us opening of Get Out, which started with $33.4m (£25.5m) and closed on a hugely impressive $176m (£134.3m).
In the UK, Get Out opened with £2.2m and closed on £10.4m. Based on those figures, Us is...
- 3/22/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
This retelling of Rudolf Nureyev’s escape to the west survives some flat acting thanks to David Hare’s nuanced script
The White Crow is a watchable, serviceable movie telling the story of ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev and his sensational escape to the west in the early 60s at the age of 23, while on his first European tour. Dance is represented as a transcendental experience of success, of leaving behind the past and reinventing the future. Like Billy Elliot’s defection from his working-class childhood, Nureyev’s flight involves crises of loyalty with family and community. These struggles are, however, a little enigmatic and opaque with Rudolf, as portrayed by the Ukrainian ballet star and first-time actor Oleg Ivenko. Ralph Fiennes directs and gives a performance of spaniel-eyed sadness as Nureyev’s dance teacher and mentor Alexander Pushkin, with whose wife Xenia (Chulpan Khamatova), Nureyev is to have a sentimental education.
The White Crow is a watchable, serviceable movie telling the story of ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev and his sensational escape to the west in the early 60s at the age of 23, while on his first European tour. Dance is represented as a transcendental experience of success, of leaving behind the past and reinventing the future. Like Billy Elliot’s defection from his working-class childhood, Nureyev’s flight involves crises of loyalty with family and community. These struggles are, however, a little enigmatic and opaque with Rudolf, as portrayed by the Ukrainian ballet star and first-time actor Oleg Ivenko. Ralph Fiennes directs and gives a performance of spaniel-eyed sadness as Nureyev’s dance teacher and mentor Alexander Pushkin, with whose wife Xenia (Chulpan Khamatova), Nureyev is to have a sentimental education.
- 3/20/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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