Few big new studio wide releases, yes, but Viggo Mortensen’s latest is on 700 screens, plus limited openings for Chris Wilcha’s Flipside, Judd Apatow EP, and Spanish animated, Oscar-nominated Robot Dreams from Neon. Bleecker Street’s family drama Ezra and IFC Films’ arthouse slasher In A Violent Nature are technically wide but both well under 1,500 screens.
Viggo Mortensen directed, wrote and stars in Western The Dead Don’t Hurt presented by Shout! Studios on 730 screens. The story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s sees Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps), a fiercely independent woman, settle in Nevada with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen (Mortensen). But the outbreak of the Civil War separates them as Olsen goes to fight with the Union army, leaving Vivienne alone in a town full of corrupt officials. Premiered in Toronto, see Deadline review. It’s Mortensen’s second outing behind the camera since 2020’s Falling.
Viggo Mortensen directed, wrote and stars in Western The Dead Don’t Hurt presented by Shout! Studios on 730 screens. The story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s sees Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps), a fiercely independent woman, settle in Nevada with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen (Mortensen). But the outbreak of the Civil War separates them as Olsen goes to fight with the Union army, leaving Vivienne alone in a town full of corrupt officials. Premiered in Toronto, see Deadline review. It’s Mortensen’s second outing behind the camera since 2020’s Falling.
- 5/31/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar Isaac has had an interesting trajectory in his acting career. He started in impressive indie dramas that showed his brilliant acting chops. He started off appearing in supporting roles in films like Che, Body of Lies, and Robin Hood. Audiences started noticing him in indie projects like Drive, Inside Llewyn Davis, and The Most Violent Year, where his performances were praised.
Oscar Isaac plays Nathan Bateman in Ex Machina | A24
One of his most interesting and exciting performances was in Alex Garland’s directorial debut, Ex Machina. The sci-fi thriller features a standout scene where Isaac’s character breaks out into a dance number with his assistant abruptly halfway through the film. Fans old and new are having a field day with the scene and praising the film’s brilliance.
Fans Are Still Amazed By Oscar Isaac’s Brilliant Dance Number in Ex Machina Oscar Isaac’s iconic dance...
Oscar Isaac plays Nathan Bateman in Ex Machina | A24
One of his most interesting and exciting performances was in Alex Garland’s directorial debut, Ex Machina. The sci-fi thriller features a standout scene where Isaac’s character breaks out into a dance number with his assistant abruptly halfway through the film. Fans old and new are having a field day with the scene and praising the film’s brilliance.
Fans Are Still Amazed By Oscar Isaac’s Brilliant Dance Number in Ex Machina Oscar Isaac’s iconic dance...
- 5/28/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
The Last Stop In Yuma CountyImage: Well Go USA
The Last Stop In Yuma County is about travelers waiting at a desolate diner for a delayed shipment of gasoline that will allow them to motor on their way. Before anyone can continue on their respective journeys, however, the movie itself has some time-traveling to do,...
The Last Stop In Yuma County is about travelers waiting at a desolate diner for a delayed shipment of gasoline that will allow them to motor on their way. Before anyone can continue on their respective journeys, however, the movie itself has some time-traveling to do,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Jesse Hassenger
- avclub.com
El proyecto se venderá en el mercado de Cannes y comenzará su rodaje este año.
Según ha informado The Hollywood Reporter, Kristen Stewart y Oscar Isaac protagonizarán “Flesh of the Gods”, un thriller de vampiros que dirigirá Panos Cosmatos (“Mandy”) y escrito por Andrew Kevin Walker (“Se7en”).
“Flesh of the Gods” está ambientada en Los Ángeles durante la brillante década de 1980. Según los productores, la historia sigue a un matrimonio, Raoul (Isaac) y Alex (Stewart), que descienden cada noche de su lujoso apartamento en un rascacielos y se adentran en un eléctrico reino nocturno de Los Ángeles de los 80. Cuando se cruzan con la misteriosa y enigmática mujer y su camarilla de juerguistas, Raoul y Alex se ven seducidos por un mundo glamuroso y surrealista de hedonismo, emoción y violencia.
«Como el propio Los Ángeles, “Flesh of the Gods” habita el reino liminal entre la fantasía y la pesadilla», afirma Cosmatos en un comunicado.
Según ha informado The Hollywood Reporter, Kristen Stewart y Oscar Isaac protagonizarán “Flesh of the Gods”, un thriller de vampiros que dirigirá Panos Cosmatos (“Mandy”) y escrito por Andrew Kevin Walker (“Se7en”).
“Flesh of the Gods” está ambientada en Los Ángeles durante la brillante década de 1980. Según los productores, la historia sigue a un matrimonio, Raoul (Isaac) y Alex (Stewart), que descienden cada noche de su lujoso apartamento en un rascacielos y se adentran en un eléctrico reino nocturno de Los Ángeles de los 80. Cuando se cruzan con la misteriosa y enigmática mujer y su camarilla de juerguistas, Raoul y Alex se ven seducidos por un mundo glamuroso y surrealista de hedonismo, emoción y violencia.
«Como el propio Los Ángeles, “Flesh of the Gods” habita el reino liminal entre la fantasía y la pesadilla», afirma Cosmatos en un comunicado.
- 5/7/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac will star in the Hyperobject Industries thriller Flesh Of The Gods from Mandy director Panos Cosmatos. CAA Media Finance and WME Independent represent US rights and XYZ Films handles international on the Cannes-bound package.
Production is scheduled to begin later this year from a screenplay by Se7en and The Killer writer Andrew Kevin Walker based on a story by Cosmatos and Walker. Adam McKay and Betsy Koch of Hyperobject Industries and Isaac and Gena Konstantinakos of Mad Gene Media are producing.
Flesh Of The Gods takes place against the backdrop of a glittering 1980’s Los...
Production is scheduled to begin later this year from a screenplay by Se7en and The Killer writer Andrew Kevin Walker based on a story by Cosmatos and Walker. Adam McKay and Betsy Koch of Hyperobject Industries and Isaac and Gena Konstantinakos of Mad Gene Media are producing.
Flesh Of The Gods takes place against the backdrop of a glittering 1980’s Los...
- 5/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
Adam Driver is an actor who has appeared in numerous roles in many movies, which include Lincoln (2012), Frances Ha (2012), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), BlacKkKlansman (2018), Marriage Story (2019), The Last Duel (2021), House of Gucci (2021), and Ferrari (2023), but one role stands out among mainstream fans, which is what of Kylo Ren, or Ben Solo, from the Star Wars franchise. And while the sequel trilogy was more clumsy than perfect, even ridiculous at times, Driver’s performance has been praised and Kylo Ren is still considered as one of the trilogy’s most important characters.
And while Kylo Ren died in the films, we have seen that Star Wars characters can – more or less miraculously – reappear in the series, as was the case with Darth Maul and Palpatine, so why not Kylo Ren? The actor was recently asked about the possibility of returning to the role of Kylo Ren, and we will reveal what he said.
And while Kylo Ren died in the films, we have seen that Star Wars characters can – more or less miraculously – reappear in the series, as was the case with Darth Maul and Palpatine, so why not Kylo Ren? The actor was recently asked about the possibility of returning to the role of Kylo Ren, and we will reveal what he said.
- 4/23/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Documentarian Chris Wilcha is stepping back through time for his latest feature “Flipside.”
Wilcha revisits his own shelved past projects including capturing “This American Life” icon Ira Glass in the midst of a creative rebirth, an origin story of David Bowie’s ode to a local New Jersey cable television hero, and an unlikely connection between jazz photographer Herman Leonard and TV writer David Milch.
The film is the product of Wilcha returning to the record store where he worked as a teenager in New Jersey and realizing that the staple of his youth is now out of touch with the times. Per the official synopsis, “Flipside” documents Wilcha’s “tragicomic attempt to revive the store while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years. This disparate collection of stories coheres into something strange and expansive — a moving meditation on music, work, and the sacrifices and satisfaction of...
Wilcha revisits his own shelved past projects including capturing “This American Life” icon Ira Glass in the midst of a creative rebirth, an origin story of David Bowie’s ode to a local New Jersey cable television hero, and an unlikely connection between jazz photographer Herman Leonard and TV writer David Milch.
The film is the product of Wilcha returning to the record store where he worked as a teenager in New Jersey and realizing that the staple of his youth is now out of touch with the times. Per the official synopsis, “Flipside” documents Wilcha’s “tragicomic attempt to revive the store while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years. This disparate collection of stories coheres into something strange and expansive — a moving meditation on music, work, and the sacrifices and satisfaction of...
- 4/18/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Cats, call your agents. Top creatives are increasingly giving the notoriously tough-to-train pets dramatic roles in live-action projects.
In Steven Zaillian’s acclaimed Netflix limited series Ripley, a Maine Coon dubbed Lucio has been called “a main character.” In Paramount’s upcoming A Quiet Place: Day One, Lupin Nyong’o plays woman struggling to escape an alien invasion with her tuxedo cat Frodo. Last fall, Disney’s The Marvels co-starred a deadly super-powered ginger cat Goose. In Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedy Argylle, which has just started streaming on Apple TV+, Bryce Dallas Howard is on the run from assassins with her Scottish Fold Alfie.
This streak is unusual, and likely unprecedented. Dogs get leading roles in a live-action movies all the time. Cats get leading roles in animated movies all the time. But cats in live action is a whole other ball of yarn. Occasionally a film will put...
In Steven Zaillian’s acclaimed Netflix limited series Ripley, a Maine Coon dubbed Lucio has been called “a main character.” In Paramount’s upcoming A Quiet Place: Day One, Lupin Nyong’o plays woman struggling to escape an alien invasion with her tuxedo cat Frodo. Last fall, Disney’s The Marvels co-starred a deadly super-powered ginger cat Goose. In Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedy Argylle, which has just started streaming on Apple TV+, Bryce Dallas Howard is on the run from assassins with her Scottish Fold Alfie.
This streak is unusual, and likely unprecedented. Dogs get leading roles in a live-action movies all the time. Cats get leading roles in animated movies all the time. But cats in live action is a whole other ball of yarn. Occasionally a film will put...
- 4/12/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Outside of perhaps Steven Spielberg and Janusz Kamiński, there may be no director-cinematographer collaboration that’s more extensive in modern-day cinema than that of Wes Anderson and Robert Yeoman. Having shot all of his live-action features, along with his recent Oscar-winning The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Yeoman is now taking a break for Anderson’s next feature The Phoenician Scheme.
Stepping in as director of photography, as he did for the Coens when Roger Deakins wasn’t available for Inside Llewyn Davis, is Bruno Delbonnel, who also shot Amélie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Across the Universe, and The Tragedy of Macbeth. However, it won’t be the first time the cinematographer has worked with Wes Anderson, as he shot his H&m holiday ad “Come Together” and even briefly appeared in The French Dispatch.
Co-written by Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson, this new film stars Benicio Del Toro,...
Stepping in as director of photography, as he did for the Coens when Roger Deakins wasn’t available for Inside Llewyn Davis, is Bruno Delbonnel, who also shot Amélie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Across the Universe, and The Tragedy of Macbeth. However, it won’t be the first time the cinematographer has worked with Wes Anderson, as he shot his H&m holiday ad “Come Together” and even briefly appeared in The French Dispatch.
Co-written by Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson, this new film stars Benicio Del Toro,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s hard to put into words the kind of the disappointment that comes with realising that one of your favourite filmmakers has made a truly terrible movie. That realisation hit me approximately 10 minutes into Drive-Away Dolls, the new film by one half of acclaimed filmmaking duo The Coen Brothers.
Alongside his brother Joel, Ethan Coen has given us more than 4 decades of brilliant films ranging from quirky black comedies – A Serious Man, Hail, Caesar!, Inside Llewyn Davis – to beautifully devised crime capers – Blood Simple, No Country for Old Men and True Grit being just a few – but recently the prolific brothers took a break from working together. This resulted in Joel Coen’s multi-awarded nominated The Tragedy of Macbeth in 2021, and the soon to be released chaotic lesbian sexploitation comedy Drive-Away Dolls from his brother Ethan.
Written by Coen and Tricia Cooke, Drive-Away Dolls follows the antics of Jamie...
Alongside his brother Joel, Ethan Coen has given us more than 4 decades of brilliant films ranging from quirky black comedies – A Serious Man, Hail, Caesar!, Inside Llewyn Davis – to beautifully devised crime capers – Blood Simple, No Country for Old Men and True Grit being just a few – but recently the prolific brothers took a break from working together. This resulted in Joel Coen’s multi-awarded nominated The Tragedy of Macbeth in 2021, and the soon to be released chaotic lesbian sexploitation comedy Drive-Away Dolls from his brother Ethan.
Written by Coen and Tricia Cooke, Drive-Away Dolls follows the antics of Jamie...
- 3/14/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This past weekend was sort of the calm before the storm at the box office, with "Bob Marley: One Love" sort of holding it down until "Dune: Part Two" arrives to help rescue 2024's abysmal ticket sales thus far. But a couple of new movies did hit theaters, with "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the Hashira Training" leading the way and maintaining the trend of anime finding its audience in theaters. Unfortunately, the weekend's other big new release, Ethan Coen's "Drive-Away Dolls," didn't fare nearly as well and now ranks as one of the year's early theatrical disappointments.
The film earned just $2.4 million in its debut, placing eighth on the charts just behind "Wonka" ($2.45 million), a film in its 11th weekend, and just ahead of "The Beekeeper" ($1.9 million), a film in its seventh weekend. The Focus Feature release is essentially dead on arrival as the next few weeks are going to be very busy,...
The film earned just $2.4 million in its debut, placing eighth on the charts just behind "Wonka" ($2.45 million), a film in its 11th weekend, and just ahead of "The Beekeeper" ($1.9 million), a film in its seventh weekend. The Focus Feature release is essentially dead on arrival as the next few weeks are going to be very busy,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Director Ethan Coen – collaborating with wife Tricia Cooke instead of brother Joel – delivers a disposable but not entirely unentertaining lesbian-centered crime caper comedy in Drive-Away Dolls. With its raunchy sex and vivid violence, the film is more an affectionate tribute to hard R drive-in B movies that more resembles something from the mind of Russ Meyer than anything resembling smart, Oscar-y movies like the Coen Brothers’ No Country For Old Men, Big Lebowski, Barton Fink, Fargo, Blood Simple etc.
Drive-Away Dolls definitely retains the quirkiness of the Coen brand, but key inspirations this time were Meyers’ Motorpsycho, Bad Girls Go To Hell and even something really good like ’50s noir Kiss Me Deadly, with which it shares some plot details.
But “plot” doesn’t really matter much here. Coen and Cooke throw everything against the wall to see what sticks. If it makes narrative sense, it likely is an accident.
Drive-Away Dolls definitely retains the quirkiness of the Coen brand, but key inspirations this time were Meyers’ Motorpsycho, Bad Girls Go To Hell and even something really good like ’50s noir Kiss Me Deadly, with which it shares some plot details.
But “plot” doesn’t really matter much here. Coen and Cooke throw everything against the wall to see what sticks. If it makes narrative sense, it likely is an accident.
- 2/21/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscilloscope Laboratories has taken North America on Flipside, a new documentary from filmmaker Chris Wilcha, which world premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival. Exec produced by Judd Apatow, the film is slated for release in theaters this year.
Flipside sees Wilcha revisit the New Jersey record store he worked at as a teenager, finding the once-thriving bastion of music and weirdness slowly falling apart and out of touch with the times. The film chronicles his tragicomic attempt to revive the store while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years. In the process, Wilcha captures This American Life icon Ira Glass in the midst of a creative rebirth, discovers the origin story of David Bowie’s ode to a local New Jersey cable television hero, and uncovers the unlikely connection between jazz photographer Herman Leonard and TV writer David Milch. This disparate collection of stories...
Flipside sees Wilcha revisit the New Jersey record store he worked at as a teenager, finding the once-thriving bastion of music and weirdness slowly falling apart and out of touch with the times. The film chronicles his tragicomic attempt to revive the store while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years. In the process, Wilcha captures This American Life icon Ira Glass in the midst of a creative rebirth, discovers the origin story of David Bowie’s ode to a local New Jersey cable television hero, and uncovers the unlikely connection between jazz photographer Herman Leonard and TV writer David Milch. This disparate collection of stories...
- 1/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The official trailer for the third and final season of Starz’s Hightown promises the lies will come to an end and the case will come to a close (hopefully in a satisfactory manner). Season three of the critically acclaimed crime drama will premiere on Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12am Et on the Starz app, streaming and on-demand platforms, and at 9pm Et/Pt on Starz linear.
Season three stars Monica Raymund (Chicago Fire), James Badge Dale (The Departed), Riley Voelkel, Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Atkins Estimond (The Resident), and Dohn Norwood (Mindhunter). Recurring final season cast members include Imani Lewis (Eighth Grade), Mark Boone Junior (Sons of Anarchy), and Mike Pniewski (Madam Secretary).
Ana Nogueira (The Vampire Diaries), Taja V. Simpson (The Oval), Michael Drayer (Mr. Robot), Garret Dillahunt (12 Years a Slave), Jeanine Serralles (Inside Llewyn Davis), and Kate Miller (The Trial of the Chicago 7) guest star.
Poster...
Season three stars Monica Raymund (Chicago Fire), James Badge Dale (The Departed), Riley Voelkel, Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Atkins Estimond (The Resident), and Dohn Norwood (Mindhunter). Recurring final season cast members include Imani Lewis (Eighth Grade), Mark Boone Junior (Sons of Anarchy), and Mike Pniewski (Madam Secretary).
Ana Nogueira (The Vampire Diaries), Taja V. Simpson (The Oval), Michael Drayer (Mr. Robot), Garret Dillahunt (12 Years a Slave), Jeanine Serralles (Inside Llewyn Davis), and Kate Miller (The Trial of the Chicago 7) guest star.
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- 1/12/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Bradley Cooper‘s “Maestro” features one of the best cinematic sequences this year as Cooper, transformed into Leonard Bernstein conducts a Mahler piece in the Ely Cathedral in Cambridge. The story of how this sequence came to be is almost as incredible as the scene itself and the power of Cooper’s performance is matched by the sheer beauty of the score.
This is the perfect example of why the sound in “Maesto” is so good — it helps to tell the story of the film and convey character more than almost any other sound in any other film does this year. Cooper has turned to music before for inspiration as his directing debut, “A Star is Born,” relied heavily on the power of music, too. He mines that power here again, too, in a film that tells the story of Bernstein’s marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). While the...
This is the perfect example of why the sound in “Maesto” is so good — it helps to tell the story of the film and convey character more than almost any other sound in any other film does this year. Cooper has turned to music before for inspiration as his directing debut, “A Star is Born,” relied heavily on the power of music, too. He mines that power here again, too, in a film that tells the story of Bernstein’s marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). While the...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Jackie Quiñones’ Cape crusading is coming to an end.
TVLine has learned exclusively that the Starz crime drama Hightown will return on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 with its third — and final — season.
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Episodes will hit Starz’s app and streaming/on-demand platforms each Friday morning, then air on Starz each Friday night at 9/8c.
TVLine has learned exclusively that the Starz crime drama Hightown will return on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 with its third — and final — season.
More from TVLineTVLine Items: Amy Adams Eyes New Series, DC Universe on Tubi and MoreKristen Wiig's Palm Royale Series Set for March Debut on Apple TV+ - See First Photos of Allison Janney, Laura Dern, Carol Burnett and OthersBridgerton Sets Two-Part Release Date for Season 3 - Find Out When!
Episodes will hit Starz’s app and streaming/on-demand platforms each Friday morning, then air on Starz each Friday night at 9/8c.
- 12/12/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Adam Driver has been notorious for avoiding his own onscreen performances. The “Girls” and “Star Wars” alum infamously told The New Yorker in 2019 that he vowed to never watch his work again after singing in “Inside Llewyn Davis.” At the time, Driver had not watched his Oscar-nominated turns in “Marriage Story” or “BlacKKKlansman.”
Now, the “Ferrari” star revealed during Max talk show “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” that he has viewed his projects from the “last couple of years” in an effort to not “get stuck” in a particular acting style, as well as “defend” his performances when needed.
“It’s painful watching a performance and seeing that knowing that it’s film and it’s forever and it’s permanent. And you see a mistake that you wish you could have done [differently] and you can’t. I drive everybody around me crazy asking them to explain my performance,...
Now, the “Ferrari” star revealed during Max talk show “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” that he has viewed his projects from the “last couple of years” in an effort to not “get stuck” in a particular acting style, as well as “defend” his performances when needed.
“It’s painful watching a performance and seeing that knowing that it’s film and it’s forever and it’s permanent. And you see a mistake that you wish you could have done [differently] and you can’t. I drive everybody around me crazy asking them to explain my performance,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Maestro” is Bradley Cooper‘s second film as a director and the actor-turned-filmmaker has again turned to music for the source of his drama. While his debut outing was a new version of “A Star is Born,” “Maestro” is a biopic chronicling the story of famed composer Leonard Bernstein‘s marriage to Felicia Montealegre.
Cooper directs, produces, co-writes with Josh Singer, and delivers a transformative performance as Bernstein opposite Carey Mulligan as Felicia. We predict that the film will do well at the Oscars with nominations for: Best Picture, Best Actor for Cooper, Best Actress for Mulligan, Best Original Screenplay, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Sound. It’s that Best Sound nomination that we’re focusing on here.
Our current predicted nominees in this category are “Oppenehimer,” “Maestro,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Color Purple,” and “Barbie.” “Oppenheimer” is predicted to win but “Maestro” could have an upper...
Cooper directs, produces, co-writes with Josh Singer, and delivers a transformative performance as Bernstein opposite Carey Mulligan as Felicia. We predict that the film will do well at the Oscars with nominations for: Best Picture, Best Actor for Cooper, Best Actress for Mulligan, Best Original Screenplay, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Sound. It’s that Best Sound nomination that we’re focusing on here.
Our current predicted nominees in this category are “Oppenehimer,” “Maestro,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Color Purple,” and “Barbie.” “Oppenheimer” is predicted to win but “Maestro” could have an upper...
- 11/24/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Actress Rachel Zegler didn’t see any pressure to stepping into the world of author Suzanne Collins’ “Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” And she certainly could have, with actress Jennifer Lawrence crafting an iconic character in Katniss Everdeen over a series of four movies. But for Zegler, playing District 12’s Lucy Gray Baird, who is inducted into the first ever Hunger Games meant she didn’t have to fill big shoes, especially in contrast to co-star Tom Blyth, playing Panem President Coriolanus Snow.
“What I really love is Suzanne subverted expectations a bit with this woman from District 12,” Zegler told TheWrap. “So you expect her to be another Katniss because what other kind of female archetype[slash]character could keep Coriolanus haunted for 64, plus, years?” Those subverted expectations included, for Zegler, a character who is mercurial, enigmatic and who “floats above social norms.”
“My ticket in was her voice,...
“What I really love is Suzanne subverted expectations a bit with this woman from District 12,” Zegler told TheWrap. “So you expect her to be another Katniss because what other kind of female archetype[slash]character could keep Coriolanus haunted for 64, plus, years?” Those subverted expectations included, for Zegler, a character who is mercurial, enigmatic and who “floats above social norms.”
“My ticket in was her voice,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
Celine Song’s “Past Lives,” Ira Sachs’ “Passages,” Tina Satter’s “Reality,” Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up” and A.V. Rockwell’s “A Thousand and One” have been nominated as best feature of 2023 for the 33rd annual Gotham Awards, which announced its nominations on Tuesday morning in New York City.
In a year in which the Gothams eliminated its longstanding budget cap and allowed films of any budget to enter the race, its nominating committees went small with a thoroughly indie lineup of nominees. Still, bigger films slipped into the Outstanding Supporting Performance category with nominations for Ryan Gosling in “Barbie” and Penelope Cruz in “Ferrari.”
In the Best International Feature category, the nominees are “All of Us Strangers,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Poor Things,” “Totem” and “The Zone of Interest.” The nominated documentaries are “20 Days in Mariupol,” “Against the Tide,” “Apolonia, Apolonia,” “Four Daughters” and “Our Body.”
“Past Lives...
In a year in which the Gothams eliminated its longstanding budget cap and allowed films of any budget to enter the race, its nominating committees went small with a thoroughly indie lineup of nominees. Still, bigger films slipped into the Outstanding Supporting Performance category with nominations for Ryan Gosling in “Barbie” and Penelope Cruz in “Ferrari.”
In the Best International Feature category, the nominees are “All of Us Strangers,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Poor Things,” “Totem” and “The Zone of Interest.” The nominated documentaries are “20 Days in Mariupol,” “Against the Tide,” “Apolonia, Apolonia,” “Four Daughters” and “Our Body.”
“Past Lives...
- 10/24/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Lincoln Center
A restoration of Jacques Rivette’s long-rare L’amour fou is now playing.
Anthology Film Archives
Work by John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, and more play in a series of films inspired by H.P. Lovecraft.
IFC Center
An extensive William Friedkin series is now underway, while Friday the 13th: Part VI and The Garbage Pail Kids Movie play late.
Bam
The first U.S. retrospective of Afro-French filmmaker Julius-Amédée Laou has begun.
Museum of Modern Art
A series on pre-revolution Iranian cinema is underway.
Roxy Cinema
Prints of Little Man and White Chicks screen as part of a Wayans brothers retrospective; horror features The Wolf Knife and Daughters of Darkness show on 35mm.
Museum of the Moving Image
Reverse Shot celebrates its 20th anniversary with a months-long programming run, continuing this weekend with Inside Llewyn Davis and a 35mm...
Lincoln Center
A restoration of Jacques Rivette’s long-rare L’amour fou is now playing.
Anthology Film Archives
Work by John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, and more play in a series of films inspired by H.P. Lovecraft.
IFC Center
An extensive William Friedkin series is now underway, while Friday the 13th: Part VI and The Garbage Pail Kids Movie play late.
Bam
The first U.S. retrospective of Afro-French filmmaker Julius-Amédée Laou has begun.
Museum of Modern Art
A series on pre-revolution Iranian cinema is underway.
Roxy Cinema
Prints of Little Man and White Chicks screen as part of a Wayans brothers retrospective; horror features The Wolf Knife and Daughters of Darkness show on 35mm.
Museum of the Moving Image
Reverse Shot celebrates its 20th anniversary with a months-long programming run, continuing this weekend with Inside Llewyn Davis and a 35mm...
- 10/20/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Roxy Cinema
Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives, Chinatown, The Third Man, and Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond all show on 35mm.
Anthology Film Archives
Five films by Robert Bresson screen in Essential Cinema this weekend.
Lincoln Center
NYFF Revivals closes with Un rêve plus long que la nuit on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
Reverse Shot celebrates its 20th anniversary with a months-long programming run, continuing this weekend with Inside Llewyn Davis and Lake Mungo.
IFC Center
sex, lies, and videotape, The Holy Mountain, Being John Malkovich, Friday the 13th: Part VI, and Gregg Araki’s Nowhere play while Oldboy screens in a new restoration.
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Roxy Cinema
Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives, Chinatown, The Third Man, and Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond all show on 35mm.
Anthology Film Archives
Five films by Robert Bresson screen in Essential Cinema this weekend.
Lincoln Center
NYFF Revivals closes with Un rêve plus long que la nuit on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
Reverse Shot celebrates its 20th anniversary with a months-long programming run, continuing this weekend with Inside Llewyn Davis and Lake Mungo.
IFC Center
sex, lies, and videotape, The Holy Mountain, Being John Malkovich, Friday the 13th: Part VI, and Gregg Araki’s Nowhere play while Oldboy screens in a new restoration.
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- 10/13/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Crime thriller “The Last Stop in Yuma County” has unveiled its first clip.
The debut feature from writer-director Francis Galluppi will bow at Austin’s Fantastic Fest before heading to Sitges. XYZ Films and UTA are co-representing North American sales.
The film follows a traveling knife salesman in 1980s Arizona. Stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation upon the arrival of two bank robbers who are on the run after a recent heist.
Written, directed, and produced by Galluppi, “The Last Stop in Yuma County” stars Jim Cummings (“Thunder Road), Jocelin Donahue (“The House of the Devil”), Richard Brake (“Mandy”), Nicholas Logan (“I Care a Lot”), Faizon Love (“Friday”), Michael Abbott Jr. (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and Alex Essoe (“The Pope’s Exorcist”).
Rounding out the ensemble cast are Gene Jones (“No Country for Old Men...
The debut feature from writer-director Francis Galluppi will bow at Austin’s Fantastic Fest before heading to Sitges. XYZ Films and UTA are co-representing North American sales.
The film follows a traveling knife salesman in 1980s Arizona. Stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation upon the arrival of two bank robbers who are on the run after a recent heist.
Written, directed, and produced by Galluppi, “The Last Stop in Yuma County” stars Jim Cummings (“Thunder Road), Jocelin Donahue (“The House of the Devil”), Richard Brake (“Mandy”), Nicholas Logan (“I Care a Lot”), Faizon Love (“Friday”), Michael Abbott Jr. (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and Alex Essoe (“The Pope’s Exorcist”).
Rounding out the ensemble cast are Gene Jones (“No Country for Old Men...
- 9/20/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Some might say it’s impossible to craft a best movie list that everyone agrees with, but that doesn’t stop us from reading them and letting everyone know how wrong they are. In celebration of their 25th anniversary, Rotten Tomatoes has created a list of the best movies of the last 25 years. Approved Tomatometer critics (including our own Chris Bumbray) were asked to choose their top five movies in no particular order. The votes were then tallied and narrowed down to the 25 most popular selections.
Related Martin Scorsese calls Rotten Tomatoes a “disgusting spectacle”
You can check out the Rotten Tomatoes list of the best movies of the last 25 years below:
Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller) Parasite (Bong Joon-ho) Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch) The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan) Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma) In the Mood for Love (Kar-Wai Wong) Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki) Pan’s Labyrinth...
Related Martin Scorsese calls Rotten Tomatoes a “disgusting spectacle”
You can check out the Rotten Tomatoes list of the best movies of the last 25 years below:
Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller) Parasite (Bong Joon-ho) Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch) The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan) Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma) In the Mood for Love (Kar-Wai Wong) Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki) Pan’s Labyrinth...
- 8/31/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Executive was named interim IFC FIlms head in March following departure of Arianna Bocco.
Scott Shooman has been named head of AMC Networks film group encompassing IFC Films, Rlje Films and films for the Shudder streaming service.
Shooman oversees acquisitions, theatrical film distribution, production and development across all three labels as well as the IFC Center.
In March the executive was named interim head of IFC Films following the departure of Arianna Bocco.
He reports to Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, who said, “Movies are an important focal point for our company… [Shooman] has extensive background in the industry,...
Scott Shooman has been named head of AMC Networks film group encompassing IFC Films, Rlje Films and films for the Shudder streaming service.
Shooman oversees acquisitions, theatrical film distribution, production and development across all three labels as well as the IFC Center.
In March the executive was named interim head of IFC Films following the departure of Arianna Bocco.
He reports to Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, who said, “Movies are an important focal point for our company… [Shooman] has extensive background in the industry,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
IFC has a new leader. AMC Networks has named Scott Shooman the head of its Film Group, encompassing IFC Films, Rlje Films, and films for the Shudder streaming service, the company announced Tuesday.
Shooman nabs the official, full-time role following serving as interim head since the end of March of this year. He was elevated to the interim role in the wake of an exodus of veteran talent from the indie distributor, which included president Arianna Bocco, PR head Laura Sok, senior publicist Kate McEdwards, director of sales Jasper Bach, and IFC Center lead John Vanco, all within weeks of each other.
In his new role, Shooman will oversee acquisitions, theatrical film distribution, production, and development across all three brands, as well as the IFC Center. He reports to Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for parent company AMC Networks.
“Movies are an important focal point for our company,...
Shooman nabs the official, full-time role following serving as interim head since the end of March of this year. He was elevated to the interim role in the wake of an exodus of veteran talent from the indie distributor, which included president Arianna Bocco, PR head Laura Sok, senior publicist Kate McEdwards, director of sales Jasper Bach, and IFC Center lead John Vanco, all within weeks of each other.
In his new role, Shooman will oversee acquisitions, theatrical film distribution, production, and development across all three brands, as well as the IFC Center. He reports to Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for parent company AMC Networks.
“Movies are an important focal point for our company,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
While Joel and Ethan Coen worked on two more features together after Inside Llewyn Davis, many (such as Mia Hansen-Løve) thought the story of an artist trying to find his way after the loss of his partner portended the eventual parting of ways for the brothers. Following Hail, Caesar! and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Joel Coen went solo directing The Tragedy of Macbeth while Ethan Coen helmed a Jerry Lee Lewis documentary and the forthcoming Drive-Away Dolls. Thankfully, it looks the brothers will now reunite for a new project.
As revealed in the current issue of Empire Magazine (via /Film), Ethan Coen said that he’s already working with Joel Coen on developing a new script. He also noted he very much hasn’t “gone solo” as his wife Tricia Cooke not only co-wrote the script for Drive-Away Dolls but also co-directed the film with him, though the Directors...
As revealed in the current issue of Empire Magazine (via /Film), Ethan Coen said that he’s already working with Joel Coen on developing a new script. He also noted he very much hasn’t “gone solo” as his wife Tricia Cooke not only co-wrote the script for Drive-Away Dolls but also co-directed the film with him, though the Directors...
- 7/7/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
For many around the United States, summer break is here at last. To some, that means more time spent camping, playing sports, or just enjoying the great outdoors. For others, it’s time to head inside until the heat breaks and ride out the hottest months of the year while enjoying some A/C.
If you belong to the latter category of person, or if you just love watching free movies, Pluto TV has the announcement of the summer for you. Paramount is bringing its Popcorn Summer Movies promotion back to its free streaming service, which means Pluto TV users will be able to watch hundreds of hit movies on the service at zero cost over the next few months.
Watch Now $0 / month Pluto.TV
Pluto carries more than 350 streaming channels, in addition to its growing library of on-demand films and series. It has hundreds of classic TV episodes from shows...
If you belong to the latter category of person, or if you just love watching free movies, Pluto TV has the announcement of the summer for you. Paramount is bringing its Popcorn Summer Movies promotion back to its free streaming service, which means Pluto TV users will be able to watch hundreds of hit movies on the service at zero cost over the next few months.
Watch Now $0 / month Pluto.TV
Pluto carries more than 350 streaming channels, in addition to its growing library of on-demand films and series. It has hundreds of classic TV episodes from shows...
- 6/8/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Timothée Chalamet is throwing it back to his Lil Timmy Tim days.
The Oscar-nominated actor revealed his musical inspirations going into Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” which is set to start production this August. Elle Fanning co-stars. Chalamet has been attached to the James Mangold period piece since 2020 and will be performing Dylan’s songs onscreen.
“I’ve been preparing for forever,” Chalamet told Vogue of working with a vocal coach every day.
Yet Chalamet’s musical inclinations go back over a decade, with his viral Lil Timmy Tim rap performances and a special “Cabaret” production at his Laguardia performing arts high school in New York City.
“I can’t expect anyone outside of the New York City public school system to know this, but there is a production of ‘Cabaret’ at Laguardia, class of 2013, that you can watch on YouTube,” Chalamet said, citing his performance as Emcee in the musical.
The Oscar-nominated actor revealed his musical inspirations going into Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” which is set to start production this August. Elle Fanning co-stars. Chalamet has been attached to the James Mangold period piece since 2020 and will be performing Dylan’s songs onscreen.
“I’ve been preparing for forever,” Chalamet told Vogue of working with a vocal coach every day.
Yet Chalamet’s musical inclinations go back over a decade, with his viral Lil Timmy Tim rap performances and a special “Cabaret” production at his Laguardia performing arts high school in New York City.
“I can’t expect anyone outside of the New York City public school system to know this, but there is a production of ‘Cabaret’ at Laguardia, class of 2013, that you can watch on YouTube,” Chalamet said, citing his performance as Emcee in the musical.
- 5/15/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Ethan Coen’s latest solo project just shifted into high gear, showing its first trailer at CinemaCon 2023.
“Drive-Away Dolls,” a road movie about restless best friends and hapless crooks, is the latest from the co-director of modern classics “No Country for Old Men,” “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “Fargo.”
During the Focus Features section of Universal’s presentation at the annual convention of movie theater owners, the audience was served up a sleek and sexy road noir with a major ensemble: Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan leading, along with Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp and Matt Damon.
Coen, on his own without longtime collaborator and brother Joel, directed and co-wrote the script with Tricia Cooke. The movie follows Jamie, a free spirit mourning her latest breakup, and Marian, a wallflower in desperate need of adventure. The pair embark on a spontaneous trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go...
“Drive-Away Dolls,” a road movie about restless best friends and hapless crooks, is the latest from the co-director of modern classics “No Country for Old Men,” “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “Fargo.”
During the Focus Features section of Universal’s presentation at the annual convention of movie theater owners, the audience was served up a sleek and sexy road noir with a major ensemble: Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan leading, along with Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp and Matt Damon.
Coen, on his own without longtime collaborator and brother Joel, directed and co-wrote the script with Tricia Cooke. The movie follows Jamie, a free spirit mourning her latest breakup, and Marian, a wallflower in desperate need of adventure. The pair embark on a spontaneous trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go...
- 4/27/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
F. Murray Abraham is addressing the sexual misconduct allegations that led to his “Mythic Quest” firing last year.
“This is a sincere and deeply felt apology,” the “White Lotus” Season 2 star said in a statement shared with IndieWire. “Though never my intention to offend anyone, I told jokes, nothing more, that upset some of my colleagues and as a result lost a great job with wonderful people. I have grown in my understanding from this experience, and I hope they will forgive me.”
Rolling Stone recently published a report claiming that Abraham was at the center of two complaints during the Apple TV+ series “Mythic Quest.” Per the outlet, the first incident led to Abraham being given a warning and told to keep away from some of the show’s actresses, according to a production source. A second incident was allegedly brought to series creator and star Rob McElhenney, who...
“This is a sincere and deeply felt apology,” the “White Lotus” Season 2 star said in a statement shared with IndieWire. “Though never my intention to offend anyone, I told jokes, nothing more, that upset some of my colleagues and as a result lost a great job with wonderful people. I have grown in my understanding from this experience, and I hope they will forgive me.”
Rolling Stone recently published a report claiming that Abraham was at the center of two complaints during the Apple TV+ series “Mythic Quest.” Per the outlet, the first incident led to Abraham being given a warning and told to keep away from some of the show’s actresses, according to a production source. A second incident was allegedly brought to series creator and star Rob McElhenney, who...
- 4/20/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
F. Murray Abraham has been accused of sexual misconduct, reportedly leading to his “Mythic Quest” exit.
Rolling Stone published a report claiming that the “White Lotus” Season 2 actor was at the center of two complaints. Per the outlet, the first incident led to Abraham being given a warning and told to keep away from some of the show’s actresses, according to a production source. A second incident was brought to “Mythic Quest” creator and star Rob McElhenney, who reportedly decided to have Abraham exit the Apple TV+ series ahead of its third season.
At the time, Abraham’s exit was addressed by McElhenney to Variety, saying, “It’s a bummer to not have Murray in this season. But we recognize that [his character] C.W. is a beloved character and obviously a huge part of the show. So, we made sure that we have a really fitting tribute to him. We...
Rolling Stone published a report claiming that the “White Lotus” Season 2 actor was at the center of two complaints. Per the outlet, the first incident led to Abraham being given a warning and told to keep away from some of the show’s actresses, according to a production source. A second incident was brought to “Mythic Quest” creator and star Rob McElhenney, who reportedly decided to have Abraham exit the Apple TV+ series ahead of its third season.
At the time, Abraham’s exit was addressed by McElhenney to Variety, saying, “It’s a bummer to not have Murray in this season. But we recognize that [his character] C.W. is a beloved character and obviously a huge part of the show. So, we made sure that we have a really fitting tribute to him. We...
- 4/17/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Actors make a career out of being watched. However, not all of them like watching themselves on screen. 65 star Adam Driver is among the many stars who prefer to make a movie and forget about it. Here’s why the actor says he doesn’t like to revisit his old movies.
A glance at Adam Driver’s most famous films Adam Driver attends the 79th Venice International Film Festival I Karen Di Paola/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Driver rose to fame after playing a supporting role in the hit comedy Girls. His performance in the HBO show earned him three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations. The star began his film career mostly taking on supporting roles in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln in 2012, Inside Llewyn Davis in 2013, and Hungry Hearts in 2014.
However, Driver wouldn’t gain prominence until he starred in the Star Wars sequel trilogy playing Kylo Ren from 2015 to...
A glance at Adam Driver’s most famous films Adam Driver attends the 79th Venice International Film Festival I Karen Di Paola/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Driver rose to fame after playing a supporting role in the hit comedy Girls. His performance in the HBO show earned him three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations. The star began his film career mostly taking on supporting roles in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln in 2012, Inside Llewyn Davis in 2013, and Hungry Hearts in 2014.
However, Driver wouldn’t gain prominence until he starred in the Star Wars sequel trilogy playing Kylo Ren from 2015 to...
- 3/28/2023
- by David James
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Cinema Audio Society has its new board of directors and officers.
Peter Kurland, who quit the Movie Academy last year over its plan to cut Best Sound and seven other categories from the live Oscarcast, was elected president of Cas, replacing Karol Urban. VP Steve Venezia, Secretary Frank Morrone and Treasurer Lee Orloff were re-elected to their respective posts.
Related Story Cas Awards: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ & ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Take Top Film Prizes – Full Winners List Related Story Cinema Audio Society Awards Nominations Set: 'Avatar: The Way Of Water', 'Top Gun: Maverick', 'Elvis' & More Related Story 'Bardo's Alejandro González Iñárritu Set For Cinema Audio Society's Filmmaker Award
The 2023 Cas Board of Directors includes Lindsey Alvarez, David Bondelevitch, Willie D. Burton, Devendra Cleary, Marc Fishman, Tom Fleischman, Sara Glaser, Melissa S. Hofmann, Doc Kane, Sherry Klein, Richard Lightstone, Christian P. Minkler, Phillip W. Palmer,...
Peter Kurland, who quit the Movie Academy last year over its plan to cut Best Sound and seven other categories from the live Oscarcast, was elected president of Cas, replacing Karol Urban. VP Steve Venezia, Secretary Frank Morrone and Treasurer Lee Orloff were re-elected to their respective posts.
Related Story Cas Awards: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ & ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Take Top Film Prizes – Full Winners List Related Story Cinema Audio Society Awards Nominations Set: 'Avatar: The Way Of Water', 'Top Gun: Maverick', 'Elvis' & More Related Story 'Bardo's Alejandro González Iñárritu Set For Cinema Audio Society's Filmmaker Award
The 2023 Cas Board of Directors includes Lindsey Alvarez, David Bondelevitch, Willie D. Burton, Devendra Cleary, Marc Fishman, Tom Fleischman, Sara Glaser, Melissa S. Hofmann, Doc Kane, Sherry Klein, Richard Lightstone, Christian P. Minkler, Phillip W. Palmer,...
- 3/15/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Garrett Hedlund has been cast in a recurring guest role in Taylor Sheridan’s forthcoming “Bass Reeves” series set at Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively. He’ll portray Garrett Montgomery, a so-called posse man of the era who Bass hires for his riding know-how and expertise of the area.
He joins previously announced stars including lead and executive producer David Oyelowo, and series regulars Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck and Barry Pepper. Dennis Quaid and Grantham Coleman will also appear in recurring roles.
Hedlund can currently be seen in Paramount+’s “Tulsa King” and will next star in the film “The Tutor,” which is scheduled March 24th theater release. He recently completed production on the films “Desperation Road” opposite Mel Gibson and “The Marsh King’s Daughter,” co-starring Ben Mendelson and Daisy Ridley. His other credits include Lee Daniels’ “Mudbound,” “On the Road,” “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,...
He joins previously announced stars including lead and executive producer David Oyelowo, and series regulars Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck and Barry Pepper. Dennis Quaid and Grantham Coleman will also appear in recurring roles.
Hedlund can currently be seen in Paramount+’s “Tulsa King” and will next star in the film “The Tutor,” which is scheduled March 24th theater release. He recently completed production on the films “Desperation Road” opposite Mel Gibson and “The Marsh King’s Daughter,” co-starring Ben Mendelson and Daisy Ridley. His other credits include Lee Daniels’ “Mudbound,” “On the Road,” “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,...
- 3/14/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Has there ever been a better filmmaking duo than the Coen Bros? Joel and Ethan Coen have made some of the greatest modern films, hitting it out of the park with their 1983 debut Blood Simple. From there, the list of classics goes on and on. There’s Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, True Grit, O Brother Where Art Thou, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis – the list goes on and on. Yet, following the release of 2018’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, this formerly inseparable duo split, with Joel directing The Tragedy of Macbeth and Ethan making the Jerry Lee Lewis documentary, Trouble in Mind. What gives?
In this episode of Wtf Happened to this Celebrity, which is written (with Brad Hamerly), narrated and produced by Taylor James Johnson (with the enigmatic Roderick Jaynes editing), we dig into the careers...
In this episode of Wtf Happened to this Celebrity, which is written (with Brad Hamerly), narrated and produced by Taylor James Johnson (with the enigmatic Roderick Jaynes editing), we dig into the careers...
- 2/3/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Toni Collette is set to star alongside Odessa Young in The Prima Donna from writer/director Nathan Silver (Thirst Street, Uncertain Terms), a feature that is billed as a “delightfully twisted and darkly funny revenge thriller about dysfunctional family dynamics, the dangers of ambition, and the lengths we will go to make our mark on the world.”
The film will reunite Collette and Young who previously worked together on the HBO series The Staircase. Cornerstone is handling international sales and distribution and will commence sales at the European Film Market. CAA Media Finance and Anonymous Content are repping North America.
The Prima Donna sees Collette playing legendary opera diva Livia Angelli as she prepares to step into the role of a lifetime, just as her estranged daughter Mimi (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, Mimi summons the courage to ask Livia...
The film will reunite Collette and Young who previously worked together on the HBO series The Staircase. Cornerstone is handling international sales and distribution and will commence sales at the European Film Market. CAA Media Finance and Anonymous Content are repping North America.
The Prima Donna sees Collette playing legendary opera diva Livia Angelli as she prepares to step into the role of a lifetime, just as her estranged daughter Mimi (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, Mimi summons the courage to ask Livia...
- 2/3/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mafia Mamma and Knives Out star Toni Collette and Odessa Young have signed to co-star in writer and director Nathan Silver’s twisted revenge thriller The Prima Donna.
Collette and Young previously worked together on HBO’s award-winning series The Staircase.
The drama revolves around dysfunctional family dynamics, the dangers of ambition, and the lengths we will go to make our mark on the world.
Set in contemporary Rome, Collette will play a legendary opera diva who is about to step into the role of a lifetime just as her estranged daughter (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, the daughter summons up the courage to ask to be her mother’s understudy. When her mother callously dismisses the suggestion, she snaps and starts mulling the ultimate revenge, igniting a cut-throat battle of wills.
Silver, whose previous credits include Thirst Street,...
Collette and Young previously worked together on HBO’s award-winning series The Staircase.
The drama revolves around dysfunctional family dynamics, the dangers of ambition, and the lengths we will go to make our mark on the world.
Set in contemporary Rome, Collette will play a legendary opera diva who is about to step into the role of a lifetime just as her estranged daughter (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, the daughter summons up the courage to ask to be her mother’s understudy. When her mother callously dismisses the suggestion, she snaps and starts mulling the ultimate revenge, igniting a cut-throat battle of wills.
Silver, whose previous credits include Thirst Street,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Some performers just seem to have that indescribable "it factor" -- and when it comes to Adam Driver, boy, does he have it. After gaining prominence in a lead role in the HBO hit series "Girls," Driver has catapulted to superstardom. Driver established himself as an actor who likes to take risks and work with all kinds of unique creators, and that's something that's remained key to his success.
The breadth of Driver's work is undeniably impressive. He's done everything from taut political thrillers to voice work to massive blockbusters, never once compromising on his talent. There are a lot of impressive movies in Driver's filmography (not to mention multiple Oscar nominations and several other accolades), and he has built up a career that most could only dream of. But what are his very best films? Well, that's what we're here for. Let's dive into the 15 best Adam Driver movies,...
The breadth of Driver's work is undeniably impressive. He's done everything from taut political thrillers to voice work to massive blockbusters, never once compromising on his talent. There are a lot of impressive movies in Driver's filmography (not to mention multiple Oscar nominations and several other accolades), and he has built up a career that most could only dream of. But what are his very best films? Well, that's what we're here for. Let's dive into the 15 best Adam Driver movies,...
- 1/21/2023
- by Barry Levitt
- Slash Film
Cate Blanchett (and soon Timothée Chalamet) transformed into Bob Dylan for the sake of cinema, but the “Tangled Up in Blue” singer-songwriter has no taste for modern TV.
Dylan shared his go-to rewatches in lieu of new series in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal.
“‘Coronation Street,’ ‘Father Brown,’ and some early ‘Twilight Zones.’ I know they’re old-fashioned, but they make me feel at home,” Dylan said. “I’m no fan of packaged programs or news shows. I never watch anything foul-smelling or evil. Nothing disgusting, nothing dog ass.”
Dylan continued to list his favorite musicians, including Metallica, Zac Deputy, Wu-Tang, Eminem, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave, along with “anybody with a feeling for words and language, anybody whose vision parallels mine.”
The Grammy winner added that his views on modern technology, especially social media, are torn. While social media can “bring happiness to a lot of people,...
Dylan shared his go-to rewatches in lieu of new series in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal.
“‘Coronation Street,’ ‘Father Brown,’ and some early ‘Twilight Zones.’ I know they’re old-fashioned, but they make me feel at home,” Dylan said. “I’m no fan of packaged programs or news shows. I never watch anything foul-smelling or evil. Nothing disgusting, nothing dog ass.”
Dylan continued to list his favorite musicians, including Metallica, Zac Deputy, Wu-Tang, Eminem, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave, along with “anybody with a feeling for words and language, anybody whose vision parallels mine.”
The Grammy winner added that his views on modern technology, especially social media, are torn. While social media can “bring happiness to a lot of people,...
- 12/21/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
How do you ensure authenticity so that your designs don’t look like sets and props? What film of TV series do you hold up as a gold standard in production design?
These were some of the secrets revealed by four top film production designers when they joined Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders: Molly Hughes (“Thirteen Lives”), Curt Beech (“Till”), Jess Gonchor (“White Noise”) and Peter Cosco (“Women Talking”). Watch our fascinating full group roundtable panel above and click on each name above to view each nominee’s individual interview.
See dozens of interviews with 2022/2023 awards contenders
“What I’m trying to find in the middle of my Venn diagram is authenticity, story and visual content and trying to serve all aspects of that for the design for the film, and try to find that sweet spot,” Beech declares about the tightrope between artifice and authenticity.
These were some of the secrets revealed by four top film production designers when they joined Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders: Molly Hughes (“Thirteen Lives”), Curt Beech (“Till”), Jess Gonchor (“White Noise”) and Peter Cosco (“Women Talking”). Watch our fascinating full group roundtable panel above and click on each name above to view each nominee’s individual interview.
See dozens of interviews with 2022/2023 awards contenders
“What I’m trying to find in the middle of my Venn diagram is authenticity, story and visual content and trying to serve all aspects of that for the design for the film, and try to find that sweet spot,” Beech declares about the tightrope between artifice and authenticity.
- 11/22/2022
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Timothée Chalamet is still tangled up in the Bob Dylan biopic “Going Electric.”
After the film was announced in 2020 with “Ford v. Ferrari” helmer James Mangold directing, “Going Electric” was shelved amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The feature follows musician Dylan (Chalamet) as he skyrockets to fame in the folk music scene.
“I haven’t stopped preparing, which has been one of the greatest gifts for me,” Chalamet said in a Variety cover story. “It’s been a wonderful experience getting to dive into that world, whether we get to make it or not. But without giving anything away — because I don’t want to beat anyone to the punch, and obviously things have to come together officially — the winds that are blowing are blowing in a very positive direction.”
Chalamet revealed in a GQ cover story that he rented a home in Woodstock, New York, to prepare to embody Dylan.
After the film was announced in 2020 with “Ford v. Ferrari” helmer James Mangold directing, “Going Electric” was shelved amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The feature follows musician Dylan (Chalamet) as he skyrockets to fame in the folk music scene.
“I haven’t stopped preparing, which has been one of the greatest gifts for me,” Chalamet said in a Variety cover story. “It’s been a wonderful experience getting to dive into that world, whether we get to make it or not. But without giving anything away — because I don’t want to beat anyone to the punch, and obviously things have to come together officially — the winds that are blowing are blowing in a very positive direction.”
Chalamet revealed in a GQ cover story that he rented a home in Woodstock, New York, to prepare to embody Dylan.
- 11/16/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Burgeoning Los Angeles-based production company Upgrade Productions has bolstered its growing team with two new high-profile profile hires.
The company has signed Akshay Mehta as Executive Vice President, Content Strategy and Business Development, and Vanessa Saal as Executive Vice President, Production & Distribution.
Seasoned production and sales execs Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier created Upgrade Productions at the end of 2021 to develop and produce premium local language productions for a global audience.
Mehta and Saal will both report directly to Brodlie and Kier.
Mehta will be responsible for the execution of Upgrade’s overall content strategy and seek out new partnership opportunities.
He is taking the lead on managing these relationships, structuring the financing for the slate and was instrumental in negotiating Upgrade’s equity investment from Constantin Film.
Working closely with Brodlie and Kier to lead the company in growth, he will run day-to-day operations as a senior member of...
The company has signed Akshay Mehta as Executive Vice President, Content Strategy and Business Development, and Vanessa Saal as Executive Vice President, Production & Distribution.
Seasoned production and sales execs Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier created Upgrade Productions at the end of 2021 to develop and produce premium local language productions for a global audience.
Mehta and Saal will both report directly to Brodlie and Kier.
Mehta will be responsible for the execution of Upgrade’s overall content strategy and seek out new partnership opportunities.
He is taking the lead on managing these relationships, structuring the financing for the slate and was instrumental in negotiating Upgrade’s equity investment from Constantin Film.
Working closely with Brodlie and Kier to lead the company in growth, he will run day-to-day operations as a senior member of...
- 11/15/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Four top film production designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, November 17, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Rob Licuria and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar and guild contenders:
Thirteen Lives (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.
Bio: Molly Hughes won...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar and guild contenders:
Thirteen Lives (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.
Bio: Molly Hughes won...
- 11/10/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Acting may seem like the most glamorous job on the planet – provided you’re good at it, that is.
Actors like Daniel Day Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio have become synonymous with talent and charisma. But names like Adam Sandler or Hayden Christensen have something of a different connotation.
However, filmmaking is a collaborative process, and a dodgy performance is seldom the responsibility of just one person.
That’s why, every so often, a much-maligned actor will suddenly pop up to deliver a performance of real heft and accomplishment.
Sometimes, this finally gives the actor their due, and they are lavished with awards and industry praise.
Other times, people don’t even bat an eyelid – but the work speaks for itself.
From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Vince Vaughn, here are 17 brilliant performances by critically maligned actors, selected by The Independent…
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems (2020)
For years, Adam Sandler has been renowned for...
Actors like Daniel Day Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio have become synonymous with talent and charisma. But names like Adam Sandler or Hayden Christensen have something of a different connotation.
However, filmmaking is a collaborative process, and a dodgy performance is seldom the responsibility of just one person.
That’s why, every so often, a much-maligned actor will suddenly pop up to deliver a performance of real heft and accomplishment.
Sometimes, this finally gives the actor their due, and they are lavished with awards and industry praise.
Other times, people don’t even bat an eyelid – but the work speaks for itself.
From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Vince Vaughn, here are 17 brilliant performances by critically maligned actors, selected by The Independent…
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems (2020)
For years, Adam Sandler has been renowned for...
- 10/22/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
Ethan Coen has found the leads for what will be the Coen brother’s first film project as a solo director, casting Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan to star, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
As of now, plot details are being kept under wraps. Coen wrote the film’s script with his wife, Tricia Cooke, and the plan is for the untitled film to begin shooting this fall.
Coen’s film is set at Focus Features and Working Title, with Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner producing for Working Title, and Coen and Cooke also producing alongside Robert Graf.
Also Read:
How ‘Maid’ Star Margaret Qualley Dove Into Motherhood Alongside Her Real-Life Mom
Qualley is Emmy-nominated this year for her work in the miniseries “Maid,” and she also will next be seen in “Stars at Noon,” which premiered at Cannes, and “Sanctuary,” which premieres at TIFF next month.
As of now, plot details are being kept under wraps. Coen wrote the film’s script with his wife, Tricia Cooke, and the plan is for the untitled film to begin shooting this fall.
Coen’s film is set at Focus Features and Working Title, with Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner producing for Working Title, and Coen and Cooke also producing alongside Robert Graf.
Also Read:
How ‘Maid’ Star Margaret Qualley Dove Into Motherhood Alongside Her Real-Life Mom
Qualley is Emmy-nominated this year for her work in the miniseries “Maid,” and she also will next be seen in “Stars at Noon,” which premiered at Cannes, and “Sanctuary,” which premieres at TIFF next month.
- 8/9/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
It didn’t take very long for the ancient god Khonshu to become a breakout character from the Disney+ Marvel series “Moon Knight.” In the show’s second episode, Khonshu – a giant figure with a large bird skull for his head who was voiced on the show by Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham – implores his avatar Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) to dispatch the villain with a bit of casual violence. “Kill him! Break his windpipe,” Khonshu grumbles with urgency.
“That seems to be a very popular line,” Abraham tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “On the street, people recognize me, and they’ll shout it to me. It’s really outrageous.”
Released this year, the six-episode “Moon Knight” focuses on Marc Spector (also Isaac), a former mercenary who suffers from dissociative identity disorder – hence the aforementioned personality Steven, a British museum employee. Years earlier, when on the cusp of death,...
“That seems to be a very popular line,” Abraham tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “On the street, people recognize me, and they’ll shout it to me. It’s really outrageous.”
Released this year, the six-episode “Moon Knight” focuses on Marc Spector (also Isaac), a former mercenary who suffers from dissociative identity disorder – hence the aforementioned personality Steven, a British museum employee. Years earlier, when on the cusp of death,...
- 8/5/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Two-time Tony nominee Stark Sands, currently starring in the Toronto production of the Broadway-bound musical & Juliet, has signed with Bill Butler & Michelle Kittrell at Industry Entertainment for management.
Sands, who was was Tony-nominated in 2007 in the Best Featured Actor/Play category for Journey’s End and in 2013 as Best Actor/Musical for Kinky Boots. Other Broadway credits include To Kill A Mockingbird and American Idiot.
TV credits include Six Feet Under and Generation Kill (both HBO), Fox’s Minority Report and CBS’ NYC 22, among others. Films include Pretty Persuasion, Flags of Our Fathers, Inside Llewyn Davis and Steven Spielberg’s The Post.
His current project, & Juliet, is an Olivier Award-winning musical with a book by Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read and music from five-time Grammy-winning “Roar” songwriter and producer Max Martin. Producers recently announced that the musical, currently playing in Toronto, will begin Broadway previews October 28 at the...
Sands, who was was Tony-nominated in 2007 in the Best Featured Actor/Play category for Journey’s End and in 2013 as Best Actor/Musical for Kinky Boots. Other Broadway credits include To Kill A Mockingbird and American Idiot.
TV credits include Six Feet Under and Generation Kill (both HBO), Fox’s Minority Report and CBS’ NYC 22, among others. Films include Pretty Persuasion, Flags of Our Fathers, Inside Llewyn Davis and Steven Spielberg’s The Post.
His current project, & Juliet, is an Olivier Award-winning musical with a book by Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read and music from five-time Grammy-winning “Roar” songwriter and producer Max Martin. Producers recently announced that the musical, currently playing in Toronto, will begin Broadway previews October 28 at the...
- 7/19/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A wealth of film and TV titles are available at launch on streamer Studiocanal Presents, which is now available as an Amazon Prime Video channel in the U.K.
Some 300 films and series from Studiocanal’s catalogue are available at launch, including Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut” in 4K; Brian Helgeland’s “Legend”; Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Inside Llewyn Davis”; a digitally restored version of Carol Reed’s “The Third Man”; Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here,” zombie horror “Train to Busan” and Céline Sciamma’s “Girlhood.”
Also available are Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell To Earth” and Sidney Lumet’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” award-winners “Manchester by the Sea” and “Room,” seminal titles like Luis Buñuel’s “Belle de Jour” and Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” and modern British classics “Submarine” and “Four Lions.” Other recent additions include Sharon Stone classic...
Some 300 films and series from Studiocanal’s catalogue are available at launch, including Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut” in 4K; Brian Helgeland’s “Legend”; Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Inside Llewyn Davis”; a digitally restored version of Carol Reed’s “The Third Man”; Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here,” zombie horror “Train to Busan” and Céline Sciamma’s “Girlhood.”
Also available are Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell To Earth” and Sidney Lumet’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” award-winners “Manchester by the Sea” and “Room,” seminal titles like Luis Buñuel’s “Belle de Jour” and Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” and modern British classics “Submarine” and “Four Lions.” Other recent additions include Sharon Stone classic...
- 6/30/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar Isaac Discusses His Big Year: ‘Having More Ownership of the Creative Gave Me More Energy Back’
Oscar Isaac likes to quote Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard: “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” In the past two years, Isaac has learned this the hard way, pushing himself into ever riskier emotional terrain as an actor.
Ever since he broke out in 2013 with his first lead role as a sensitive finger-picking folk singer in the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” (after supporting parts in “Sucker Punch” and “Drive”), he’s shown a remarkable range. From a dancing AI scientist in “Ex Machina” and Vegas loner in “The Card Counter” to heroic Poe Dameron in “Star Wars” and Duke Leto Atreides in “Dune,” he can seemingly do anything, as hero, villain, lover, gangster, or artist. Now he’s got his pick of film and TV projects, and his recent derring-do has landed him in Best Actor Emmy contention in not one but two Limited Series: Hagai Levi’s remake...
Ever since he broke out in 2013 with his first lead role as a sensitive finger-picking folk singer in the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” (after supporting parts in “Sucker Punch” and “Drive”), he’s shown a remarkable range. From a dancing AI scientist in “Ex Machina” and Vegas loner in “The Card Counter” to heroic Poe Dameron in “Star Wars” and Duke Leto Atreides in “Dune,” he can seemingly do anything, as hero, villain, lover, gangster, or artist. Now he’s got his pick of film and TV projects, and his recent derring-do has landed him in Best Actor Emmy contention in not one but two Limited Series: Hagai Levi’s remake...
- 6/21/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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