Rio de Janeiro, July 23 (Ians) Ronald Falkoski struck a first-half winner as Gremio climbed to second in Brazil’s Serie A standings with a 1-0 home victory over Atletico Mineiro.
The 20-year-old midfielder headed home in the 11th minute after Franco Cristaldo’s delivery from a corner.
Atletico controlled almost two thirds of the total possession and had 17 shots on goal but were unable to find a way past goalkeeper Gabriel Grando on Saturday night.
The result at Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre leaves Gremio with 29 points from 15 games, 10 points behind leaders Botafogo. Atletico Mineiro are 13th, eight points further back, Xinhua reported.
In Rio de Janeiro, Victor Hugo scored a late equalizer as Flamengo salvaged a 1-1 home draw with America Mineiro.
Both teams struggled to find a cutting edge in attack but Felipe Azevedo appeared to put the visitors on course for a shock victory with a...
The 20-year-old midfielder headed home in the 11th minute after Franco Cristaldo’s delivery from a corner.
Atletico controlled almost two thirds of the total possession and had 17 shots on goal but were unable to find a way past goalkeeper Gabriel Grando on Saturday night.
The result at Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre leaves Gremio with 29 points from 15 games, 10 points behind leaders Botafogo. Atletico Mineiro are 13th, eight points further back, Xinhua reported.
In Rio de Janeiro, Victor Hugo scored a late equalizer as Flamengo salvaged a 1-1 home draw with America Mineiro.
Both teams struggled to find a cutting edge in attack but Felipe Azevedo appeared to put the visitors on course for a shock victory with a...
- 7/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The 1990s were a bountiful time for fans of cyberpunk, that beautiful science fiction subgenre that deals in transhumanism, the dangers of corporate rule, and exploring the capabilities of artificial intelligence. Films like "Johnny Mnemonic" would introduce the cyberpunk concepts of the 1980s to a wider audience through the magic of the movies, but there are many other, less well-known cyberpunk creations that deserve some love. While it's not technically a movie, the 1993 anime Ova "Gunnm," released in the west as "Battle Angel," is about an hour long and was released in the U.S. on a single VHS, so it sure felt like a movie. It's also an excellent adaptation of one of the best sci-fi manga series ever that inspired James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez to do everything they could to make a live-action adaptation a reality.
"Battle Angel" was based on the "Battle Angel Alita" manga series by Yukito Kishiro,...
"Battle Angel" was based on the "Battle Angel Alita" manga series by Yukito Kishiro,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Beware of spoilers for the season finale of "Andor" below.
Over the past two months, "Andor" has reaffirmed time and time again the promise of George Lucas' galaxy far, far away. Whatever you may think of the individual films, shows, games or books that have been released over the years, you can't deny that Lucas created an expansive world full of possibilities where all kinds of stories could be told. Whether it was the original Expanded Universe (now Legends) or the new spin-offs, "Star Wars" has always been bigger than just any one story.
Tony Gilroy, both in his reshoots of "Rogue One" and in the creation of "Andor," has brought "Star Wars" to a more grounded place than the franchise had ever been before -- at least in live-action. We've seen the show move from the franchise's fantasy in space to dystopian, political science fiction. Like "Rogue One," the...
Over the past two months, "Andor" has reaffirmed time and time again the promise of George Lucas' galaxy far, far away. Whatever you may think of the individual films, shows, games or books that have been released over the years, you can't deny that Lucas created an expansive world full of possibilities where all kinds of stories could be told. Whether it was the original Expanded Universe (now Legends) or the new spin-offs, "Star Wars" has always been bigger than just any one story.
Tony Gilroy, both in his reshoots of "Rogue One" and in the creation of "Andor," has brought "Star Wars" to a more grounded place than the franchise had ever been before -- at least in live-action. We've seen the show move from the franchise's fantasy in space to dystopian, political science fiction. Like "Rogue One," the...
- 11/23/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
With every episode, "Andor" proves to be both unlike anything "Star Wars" has ever done, and one of the best things in the "Star Wars" universe. The show's cinematography is distinct and more immersive than the blue screen and Stagecraft-heavy Disney+ shows we've seen so far. The writing is smart, tense, and surprising, even in spite of it being a prequel series leading to an outcome we already know about. It's even a thematically profound "Star Wars" show about fascism, oppression, and people rising up in a defiant rebellion.
At the center of the series is Cassian Andor himself, played by returning "Rogue One" star Diego Luna, who also serves as an executive producer on the show. Speaking to our own Ethan Anderton, Luna explained how his casting as Andor for "Rogue One" added a layer to the character that would otherwise not be there. Luna does not just bring...
At the center of the series is Cassian Andor himself, played by returning "Rogue One" star Diego Luna, who also serves as an executive producer on the show. Speaking to our own Ethan Anderton, Luna explained how his casting as Andor for "Rogue One" added a layer to the character that would otherwise not be there. Luna does not just bring...
- 11/11/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Riddle me this: what do the Joker and "Casablanca" have in common? If you answered, "Conrad Veidt," then you've survived the first deathtrap, much like the Dynamic Duo coming out of a cliffhanger ending into the next episode of the 1966 "Batman" TV series.
80 years ago, Veidt received fifth billing in "Casablanca" after Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains. His movie career, however, dates back even further than that to the silent era. In "The Man Who Laughs," the 1928 silent film helmed by German Expressionist director Paul Leni, Veidt shared top billing with Mary Philbin, and the indelible image of his grinning face left a mark on both movie history and comic book history.
The creation of Batman's greatest nemesis, the Joker, is attributed to writer Bill Finger and artists Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Over the years, conflicting accounts arose over who really originated the first idea for the character.
80 years ago, Veidt received fifth billing in "Casablanca" after Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains. His movie career, however, dates back even further than that to the silent era. In "The Man Who Laughs," the 1928 silent film helmed by German Expressionist director Paul Leni, Veidt shared top billing with Mary Philbin, and the indelible image of his grinning face left a mark on both movie history and comic book history.
The creation of Batman's greatest nemesis, the Joker, is attributed to writer Bill Finger and artists Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Over the years, conflicting accounts arose over who really originated the first idea for the character.
- 10/15/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
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If you enjoy watching talented actors situated in foreign lands, drenched in cosmetically applied sweat, opining in borderline-comical accents about second chances, Apple TV+’s Shantaram is likely to be your favorite new show of the fall.
Breathlessly awaited for nearly two decades by countless people who bought Gregory David Roberts’ epic tome to read on an airplane but never quite finished it, Shantaram has the insufferable trappings of yet another white savior story about a damaged guy whose quest for self-actualization leads him to an exotic place where superficial lessons about a previously unknown spiritual system help him and basically nobody else around him. Ok, it doesn’t just have the trappings of one of those stories. It is one of those stories.
Like Roberts’ book, though, Shantaram is maybe five percent fictionalized memoir and the rest a pastiche of every muscular...
If you enjoy watching talented actors situated in foreign lands, drenched in cosmetically applied sweat, opining in borderline-comical accents about second chances, Apple TV+’s Shantaram is likely to be your favorite new show of the fall.
Breathlessly awaited for nearly two decades by countless people who bought Gregory David Roberts’ epic tome to read on an airplane but never quite finished it, Shantaram has the insufferable trappings of yet another white savior story about a damaged guy whose quest for self-actualization leads him to an exotic place where superficial lessons about a previously unknown spiritual system help him and basically nobody else around him. Ok, it doesn’t just have the trappings of one of those stories. It is one of those stories.
Like Roberts’ book, though, Shantaram is maybe five percent fictionalized memoir and the rest a pastiche of every muscular...
- 10/13/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rosie Fletcher Oct 12, 2019
We spoke to Ang Lee's collaborator Bill Westenhofer about the art of creating multiple Will Smiths for Gemini Man.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Actors have been playing opposite themselves for decades – think Alec Guinness killing himself again and again in 1949's Kind Hearts and Coronets. But Ang Lee's new film Gemini Man takes things to a whole new level, pitting Will Smith against a wholly digital recreation of his younger self on the screen.
Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer worked closely with Lee to bring the 23-year-old 'Junior' Smith to life. Den of Geek spoke to him about working on these challenging new effects, and what they might mean for the future of the industry.
First of all, can you take us back to the beginning – how long were you working on this project? Did you ever have any doubts when...
We spoke to Ang Lee's collaborator Bill Westenhofer about the art of creating multiple Will Smiths for Gemini Man.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Actors have been playing opposite themselves for decades – think Alec Guinness killing himself again and again in 1949's Kind Hearts and Coronets. But Ang Lee's new film Gemini Man takes things to a whole new level, pitting Will Smith against a wholly digital recreation of his younger self on the screen.
Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer worked closely with Lee to bring the 23-year-old 'Junior' Smith to life. Den of Geek spoke to him about working on these challenging new effects, and what they might mean for the future of the industry.
First of all, can you take us back to the beginning – how long were you working on this project? Did you ever have any doubts when...
- 10/11/2019
- Den of Geek
More human than human — yes, that’s a “Blade Runner” reference — yet it sounds like an unattainable standard when it comes to creating believable, photorealistic, digital human characters. But the visual effects team on Ang Lee’s “Gemini Man” set its sights on something even more difficult: creating a digital version of young Will Smith that was just as human as the actor, with all the quirks, visual idiosyncrasies and subtleties that make a thespian believable on the big screen.
Adding to the degree of difficulty: Lee decided to shoot the movie in a high-frame-rate format — as he did for “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” — a conceit that’s less forgiving than other formats for VFX because there’s almost no motion blur, which can help hide some of the trickery.
Pulling off the task requires extreme attention to a wide range of variables. “It’s what I call...
Adding to the degree of difficulty: Lee decided to shoot the movie in a high-frame-rate format — as he did for “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” — a conceit that’s less forgiving than other formats for VFX because there’s almost no motion blur, which can help hide some of the trickery.
Pulling off the task requires extreme attention to a wide range of variables. “It’s what I call...
- 10/11/2019
- by Karen Idelson
- Variety Film + TV
“What a lucky clown you are! You don’t have to wipe off your laugh,” one clown says to a second. This second clown, Gwynplaine, bows his head into shadows, masking the permanent grin stretched across his face in a failed attempt to convey, if not sadness, then anything other than mirth, joy and laughter. Though often classified as a horror movie, The Man Who Laughs (1928) stretches wider than that. Paul Leni’s silent film, based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name, is a romantic melodrama steeped in German expressionism and body horror. Universal’s ...
- 10/3/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“What a lucky clown you are! You don’t have to wipe off your laugh,” one clown says to a second. This second clown, Gwynplaine, bows his head into shadows, masking the permanent grin stretched across his face in a failed attempt to convey, if not sadness, then anything other than mirth, joy and laughter. Though often classified as a horror movie, The Man Who Laughs (1928) stretches wider than that. Paul Leni’s silent film, based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name, is a romantic melodrama steeped in German expressionism and body horror. Universal’s ...
- 10/3/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Of my list of 34 Must-Sees for the Toronto International Film Festival 2019, how many did I actually see, what other films did I see and what else? The list was based on my personal interests, not on commercial value or what I guess will be voted “The Best”. Here are my notes from this list.
1.Les Miserables directed by Ladj Ly. Les Misérables isn’t based on Victor Hugo’s classic story, but it’s set in the same region in France and has the spirit of the original. Ly originally directed an acclaimed short in 2017 of the same name that set the stage for this larger feature focused on police brutality and crime. This is a powerful, powerful film coming from the inner city of Paris. The relationship between the cops and the youth deteriorates beyond repair. Opening with a new cop being introduced to the neighborhood where the high school is called Victor Hugo,...
1.Les Miserables directed by Ladj Ly. Les Misérables isn’t based on Victor Hugo’s classic story, but it’s set in the same region in France and has the spirit of the original. Ly originally directed an acclaimed short in 2017 of the same name that set the stage for this larger feature focused on police brutality and crime. This is a powerful, powerful film coming from the inner city of Paris. The relationship between the cops and the youth deteriorates beyond repair. Opening with a new cop being introduced to the neighborhood where the high school is called Victor Hugo,...
- 9/29/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Ladj Ly’s politically charged urban drama Les Miserables has been chosen to represent France in the Best International Feature Film category at the 92nd Oscars. The Cannes Jury Prize winner also recently played Toronto and is opening the Colcoa fest in Los Angeles at the DGA this Monday. It will release in the U.S. via Amazon on January 10 after closing one of the biggest domestic deals ever for a French-language movie last May.
Ly, who was a rare first-timer in the Cannes Competition, as well as a Deadline One To Watch this year, wrote and directed Les Misérables which was inspired by the by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ly’s César-nominated short film of the same name. It takes a provocative look into the tensions between neighborhood residents and police, centering on Stéphane (Damien Bonnard), who has recently joined the anti-crime brigade in Montfermeil, the Paris suburb where...
Ly, who was a rare first-timer in the Cannes Competition, as well as a Deadline One To Watch this year, wrote and directed Les Misérables which was inspired by the by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ly’s César-nominated short film of the same name. It takes a provocative look into the tensions between neighborhood residents and police, centering on Stéphane (Damien Bonnard), who has recently joined the anti-crime brigade in Montfermeil, the Paris suburb where...
- 9/20/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Ladj Ly’s politically charged drama “Les Miserables,” which won the Jury Prize at Cannes, has been chosen by France’s Oscar committee to enter the international feature film race.
In one of the most competitive years for French movies, “Les Miserables” beat out Celine Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” the 18th-century-set romance which won best screenplay at Cannes. Also falling short was Alice Winocour’s “Proxima,” which opened at Toronto in the competitive Platform section and received an honorable mention. The film stars Eva Green as an astronaut preparing for a mission that will separate her from her young daughter.
“Les Miserables,” which was bought by Amazon for the U.S., earned stellar reviews at Cannes, including in Variety, whose review said the film “simmers with urgent anger over police brutality” and compared Ly’s work to that of Spike Lee.
The movie just had its...
In one of the most competitive years for French movies, “Les Miserables” beat out Celine Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” the 18th-century-set romance which won best screenplay at Cannes. Also falling short was Alice Winocour’s “Proxima,” which opened at Toronto in the competitive Platform section and received an honorable mention. The film stars Eva Green as an astronaut preparing for a mission that will separate her from her young daughter.
“Les Miserables,” which was bought by Amazon for the U.S., earned stellar reviews at Cannes, including in Variety, whose review said the film “simmers with urgent anger over police brutality” and compared Ly’s work to that of Spike Lee.
The movie just had its...
- 9/20/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
France has selected Ladj Ly's Les Miserables, as its official submission for the Best International Feature category to the 92nd Academy Awards.
The modern-day update of the Victor Hugo classic, Les Miserables premiered in Cannes this year, where it won the Jury Prize. The film beat out the other two titles on France's Oscar shortlist this year: Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which won the Best Screenplay award in Cannes, and Alice Winocour's Proxima, starring Eva Green and Matt Dillon, which just premiered in Toronto.
Oscar-winner Roman Polanski's An Officer and a Spy was conspicuously left of ...
The modern-day update of the Victor Hugo classic, Les Miserables premiered in Cannes this year, where it won the Jury Prize. The film beat out the other two titles on France's Oscar shortlist this year: Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which won the Best Screenplay award in Cannes, and Alice Winocour's Proxima, starring Eva Green and Matt Dillon, which just premiered in Toronto.
Oscar-winner Roman Polanski's An Officer and a Spy was conspicuously left of ...
- 9/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
France has selected Ladj Ly's Les Miserables, as its official submission for the Best International Feature category to the 92nd Academy Awards.
The modern-day update of the Victor Hugo classic, Les Miserables premiered in Cannes this year, where it won the Jury Prize. The film beat out the other two titles on France's Oscar shortlist this year: Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which won the Best Screenplay award in Cannes, and Alice Winocour's Proxima, starring Eva Green and Matt Dillon, which just premiered in Toronto.
Oscar-winner Roman Polanski's An Officer and a Spy was conspicuously left of ...
The modern-day update of the Victor Hugo classic, Les Miserables premiered in Cannes this year, where it won the Jury Prize. The film beat out the other two titles on France's Oscar shortlist this year: Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which won the Best Screenplay award in Cannes, and Alice Winocour's Proxima, starring Eva Green and Matt Dillon, which just premiered in Toronto.
Oscar-winner Roman Polanski's An Officer and a Spy was conspicuously left of ...
- 9/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Camille ClaudelIt seems impossible to talk about Isabelle Adjani without mentioning her eyes. Round, blue, and prone to tears, Adjani’s eyes are filled with a heartbreaking expressiveness reminiscent of the actresses of the silent film era. A series collecting some of Adjani’s most memorable performances, now playing at New York’s French Institute Alliance Française, is titled (obviously) “Magnetic Gaze.” The 10-film series offers a sampling of her work, from her breakthrough as the title character in François Truffaut’s The Story of Adèle H. (1975), a haunting portrait of l’amour fou, to her most recent role in—of all things—an action comedy, Romain Gavras’s The World is Yours (2018). Adjani is extra. She works a close-up with an intensity few actresses can surpass. When she tears up, so do we. While “Magnetic Gaze” is missing some canonical Adjani films the collection here shows the actress at her most emotionally volatile.
- 9/17/2019
- MUBI
Winner of a 'Golden Lion' Best Picture award at the 'Venice Film Festival', Warners' R-rated live-action "Joker" movie is already stirring up controversy for its glorification of a homicidal 'anti-hero' in a dark drama rife with mental illness, urban decay, big-city alienation and fascist, left-wing anti-capitalism:
"...'Joker' is a movie about homicidal narcissist 'Arthur' (Phoenix) who feels entitled to the world's attention — a man who'd rather kill for a good laugh than allow the world to treat him like its punchline.
"It is also a movie about the dehumanizing effects of a capitalistic system that greases the economic ladder, blurring the line between private wealth and personal worth until life itself loses its absolute value..."
"...the movie's cracks — and it's practically all cracks — are stuffed with phony philosophy. 'Joker' is dark only in a stupidly adolescent way, but it wants us to think it's imparting subtle political or cultural wisdom.
"...'Joker' is a movie about homicidal narcissist 'Arthur' (Phoenix) who feels entitled to the world's attention — a man who'd rather kill for a good laugh than allow the world to treat him like its punchline.
"It is also a movie about the dehumanizing effects of a capitalistic system that greases the economic ladder, blurring the line between private wealth and personal worth until life itself loses its absolute value..."
"...the movie's cracks — and it's practically all cracks — are stuffed with phony philosophy. 'Joker' is dark only in a stupidly adolescent way, but it wants us to think it's imparting subtle political or cultural wisdom.
- 9/12/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Joaquin Phoenix, whose star turn in “Joker” is already generating awards buzz, said he “wanted the freedom to create something that wasn’t identifiable” and did not let himself be influenced by any previous versions of the character or pin him down as a familiar type.
“What was so attractive about this character for me is he’s so hard to define. You don’t really want to define him,” Phoenix said Saturday at the film’s press conference at the Venice Film Festival. “Every day felt like we were discovering new aspects of his character…up until the very last day.”
Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a struggling comedian whose professional and personal failures finally push him to become the nihilistic, frightening Joker. To prepare for the role, Phoenix said he read a book on political assassins to get a sense of such killers and their motivations. But ultimately, that was for information only.
“What was so attractive about this character for me is he’s so hard to define. You don’t really want to define him,” Phoenix said Saturday at the film’s press conference at the Venice Film Festival. “Every day felt like we were discovering new aspects of his character…up until the very last day.”
Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a struggling comedian whose professional and personal failures finally push him to become the nihilistic, frightening Joker. To prepare for the role, Phoenix said he read a book on political assassins to get a sense of such killers and their motivations. But ultimately, that was for information only.
- 8/31/2019
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
Sneak Peek more new footage from writer/director Todd Phillips' stand-alone "Joker" feature film, starring Joaquin Phoenix ("Gladiator") opening October 4, 2019:
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
The most common origin story sees him...
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
The most common origin story sees him...
- 8/29/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take another look at footage of actor Joaquin Phoenix, on the run from the police in writer/director Todd Phillips' stand-alone "Joker" feature film, opening October 2019:
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
The...
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
The...
- 8/15/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Paramount to release the film in North America on October 11; UK on October 11.
Ang Lee, whose upcoming Gemini Man is tipped to premiere in Venice, said he was “overwhelmed” and “confused” by the technology demands of 2016 release Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. He said he felt much more comfortable with the demands of ultra-high frame rate and picture resolution a second time round on his new sci-fi.
Lee joined Will Smith and Gemini Man producer Jerry Bruckheimer on stage at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday (23) to reveal a first-look at roughly 20 minutes of footage from the film.
Ang Lee, whose upcoming Gemini Man is tipped to premiere in Venice, said he was “overwhelmed” and “confused” by the technology demands of 2016 release Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. He said he felt much more comfortable with the demands of ultra-high frame rate and picture resolution a second time round on his new sci-fi.
Lee joined Will Smith and Gemini Man producer Jerry Bruckheimer on stage at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday (23) to reveal a first-look at roughly 20 minutes of footage from the film.
- 7/24/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Universal decided to stoke cat-scratch fever early and unleashed the first trailer for “Cats” upon an unexpecting public on Thursday instead of Friday. Was that a good idea? Who knows? But it just might be the weirdest darn movie musical ever. Maybe the weirdest movie ever, period.
Here is what your unbelieving eyes will see: Strangely humanoid felines that skitter across London cobble stones and leap through the city streets. They also pounce about in an ornately decorated home with chairs and utensils that are giant compared to the wee kitties on-screen.
SEEPut your life on paws and watch this featurette for ‘Cats’
A-list star bodies are made animal-like and adorned with weird skin-tight CGI fur as they walk about on two legs when they aren’t scampering. All the while Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella the Glamour Cat sob-sings “Memory” while the likes of Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba,...
Here is what your unbelieving eyes will see: Strangely humanoid felines that skitter across London cobble stones and leap through the city streets. They also pounce about in an ornately decorated home with chairs and utensils that are giant compared to the wee kitties on-screen.
SEEPut your life on paws and watch this featurette for ‘Cats’
A-list star bodies are made animal-like and adorned with weird skin-tight CGI fur as they walk about on two legs when they aren’t scampering. All the while Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella the Glamour Cat sob-sings “Memory” while the likes of Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba,...
- 7/19/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Parasite Photo: © 2019 Cj Enm Corporation, Barunson E&a Bong Joon-ho's Cannes Palme d'Or winner Parasite is among the titles announced in San Sebastian's Pearls section for its 67th edition.
Parasite, which along with all the films in the section will compete for the Audience Award, is joined by additional titles from the French festival, including Ladj Ly's debut Les Misérables, which offers a contemporary take on the Victor Hugo classic, Ken Loach's gig economy drama Sorry We Missed You and Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano's Cannes The Specials (Hors Normes), which follows two friends who set up an association for autistic children.
Also fresh from La Croisette, will be Oliver Laxe's Fire Will Come (O Que Arde), which sees an ex-con arsonist returning to an isolated hamlet to live with his mother and Kantemir Balagov's Second World War drama Beanpole.
Other titles announced include So Long, My Son...
Parasite, which along with all the films in the section will compete for the Audience Award, is joined by additional titles from the French festival, including Ladj Ly's debut Les Misérables, which offers a contemporary take on the Victor Hugo classic, Ken Loach's gig economy drama Sorry We Missed You and Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano's Cannes The Specials (Hors Normes), which follows two friends who set up an association for autistic children.
Also fresh from La Croisette, will be Oliver Laxe's Fire Will Come (O Que Arde), which sees an ex-con arsonist returning to an isolated hamlet to live with his mother and Kantemir Balagov's Second World War drama Beanpole.
Other titles announced include So Long, My Son...
- 7/17/2019
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Valentina Cortese, an Italian actress who held the extremely rare distinction of having been nominated for best supporting actress for her work in a foreign film, Francois Truffaut’s 1973 classic “Day for Night,” has died, according to Italian news agency Ansa. She was 96.
In Truffaut’s “Day for Night,” considered by many to be the best movie about making movies ever made, Cortese played, in the words of Roger Ebert, “the alcoholic diva past her prime.” The New York Times said: “The performances are superb. Miss Cortese and Miss Bisset are not only both hugely funny but also hugely affecting, in moments that creep up on you without warning.”
For a two-part, Carlo Ponti-produced 1948 film adaptation of “Les Miserables,” Cortese caused a sensation by playing both female leads, Fantine and Cosette. (The film was otherwise an adequate treatment of the Victor Hugo novel.)
“With Valentina Cortese’s passing, the...
In Truffaut’s “Day for Night,” considered by many to be the best movie about making movies ever made, Cortese played, in the words of Roger Ebert, “the alcoholic diva past her prime.” The New York Times said: “The performances are superb. Miss Cortese and Miss Bisset are not only both hugely funny but also hugely affecting, in moments that creep up on you without warning.”
For a two-part, Carlo Ponti-produced 1948 film adaptation of “Les Miserables,” Cortese caused a sensation by playing both female leads, Fantine and Cosette. (The film was otherwise an adequate treatment of the Victor Hugo novel.)
“With Valentina Cortese’s passing, the...
- 7/10/2019
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
You might have noticed that tune-filled movies of late seem to be in vogue ever since last year’s remake of “A Star Is Born” drew acclaim and the Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” overcame critical boos and turned into a worldwide box-office sensation as well as an Oscar magnet.
Besides current releases “Rocketman,” which features Elton John hits, and “Yesterday,” which raids the Beatles songbook, there are at least 14 musical biopics in the production pipeline built around songs by Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Boy George, Carole King, Celine Dion, Elvis Presley, rapper Gucci Mane, Helen Reddy, Christian rock star Jeremy Camp, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Leonard Bernstein, Madonna and Teddy Pendergrass.
But what about more traditional musicals, the lavish kind that were in vogue in the ’60s when 1965’s “The Sound of Music” was the equal of “Avengers: Endgame.” The time appears ripe for an adaptation...
Besides current releases “Rocketman,” which features Elton John hits, and “Yesterday,” which raids the Beatles songbook, there are at least 14 musical biopics in the production pipeline built around songs by Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Boy George, Carole King, Celine Dion, Elvis Presley, rapper Gucci Mane, Helen Reddy, Christian rock star Jeremy Camp, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Leonard Bernstein, Madonna and Teddy Pendergrass.
But what about more traditional musicals, the lavish kind that were in vogue in the ’60s when 1965’s “The Sound of Music” was the equal of “Avengers: Endgame.” The time appears ripe for an adaptation...
- 7/3/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Paris is the City of Light, so James Corden decided to have a little fun at the red ones. On Wednesday’s “Late Late Show,” Corden imported his “Crosswalk to Musical” to the French capital, where he and his street performers put on one of Paris’ greatest exports, “Les Misérables.”
First, a producer had to inform Corden that the title doesn’t mean “Sad Lesbians.”
Not great, recurring Tony Awards host.
Also Read: James Corden Blue Himself to Play Genie in 'Crosswalk the Musical: Aladdin' - and Then Will Smith Showed Up (Video)
Corden prepared his troop for the real thing by throwing croissants and baguettes at their faces during a rooftop rehearsal. The used of breads and pastries would weirdly come in handy during the real performances of the play’s battle scenes.
As per usual, Corden kept all of the best roles for himself — including that of Fantine,...
First, a producer had to inform Corden that the title doesn’t mean “Sad Lesbians.”
Not great, recurring Tony Awards host.
Also Read: James Corden Blue Himself to Play Genie in 'Crosswalk the Musical: Aladdin' - and Then Will Smith Showed Up (Video)
Corden prepared his troop for the real thing by throwing croissants and baguettes at their faces during a rooftop rehearsal. The used of breads and pastries would weirdly come in handy during the real performances of the play’s battle scenes.
As per usual, Corden kept all of the best roles for himself — including that of Fantine,...
- 6/20/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
David Oyleowo is the latest actor to bring his interpretation to the villainous Javert in PBS’s new limited series of “Les Miserables.” Oyleowo is a previous Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor for his performances in projects like “Nightingale” and “Selma.”
Oyelowo recently chatted with Gold Derby contributing editor Rob Licuria about taking on such an iconic literary role as Javert, the most difficult scenes in this iteration of “Les Miserables” and one time he embarrassed himself in front of Meryl Streep. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEEmmys 2019 exclusive: PBS ‘Masterpiece’ categories for ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘Mrs. Wilson’ and more
Gold Derby: David, this series sets itself apart from previous adaptations because there’s no music. It’s not a musical. Did that attract you to taking on this role?
David Oyelowo: Actually, what attracted me more was the fact that unlike the musical,...
Oyelowo recently chatted with Gold Derby contributing editor Rob Licuria about taking on such an iconic literary role as Javert, the most difficult scenes in this iteration of “Les Miserables” and one time he embarrassed himself in front of Meryl Streep. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEEmmys 2019 exclusive: PBS ‘Masterpiece’ categories for ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘Mrs. Wilson’ and more
Gold Derby: David, this series sets itself apart from previous adaptations because there’s no music. It’s not a musical. Did that attract you to taking on this role?
David Oyelowo: Actually, what attracted me more was the fact that unlike the musical,...
- 6/18/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
There are some stories that get told again and again, and Victor Hugo's epic novel Les Misérables is definitely one of them! Since its publication in 1862, the novel has been adapted over 100 times in a huge array of media, from stage to television to comics. The most famous version, of course, is the 1980s epic musical and its 2012 film version, but there are plenty of others - several of which have starred some of Hollywood's brightest stars. While some big-name actors only enhanced their careers by appearing in the iconic roles, other actors launched steady careers with their roles in some version of Les Mis. Ahead, check out some of the names you might recognize who have stood upon the barricade over the years!
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- 6/13/2019
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
Chicago – Before there was Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Tom Ford or even Miranda Priestly, there was “Halston.” Roy Halston Frowley was known only by that single name, and wore the celebrity fashion designer crown of the 1960s and ‘70s. Filmmaker Frédéric Tceng brings the icon back to life in “Halston.”
The documentary chronicles the rise and precipitous fall of the House of Halston, as his work-hard-play-hard philosophy was eventually his undoing. But it is a fascinating story, involving mysterious origins in Des Moines, Iowa, to the top of the fashion chain in New York City. Halston began as a hat maker, and when Jackie Kennedy wore his designer chapeaus around her husband’s presidency, his legacy was assured. He built his empire from there, partnering with an American corporation who took him to new heights. But everything that rises must converge, and Halston ran afoul of the very business community that financed him.
The documentary chronicles the rise and precipitous fall of the House of Halston, as his work-hard-play-hard philosophy was eventually his undoing. But it is a fascinating story, involving mysterious origins in Des Moines, Iowa, to the top of the fashion chain in New York City. Halston began as a hat maker, and when Jackie Kennedy wore his designer chapeaus around her husband’s presidency, his legacy was assured. He built his empire from there, partnering with an American corporation who took him to new heights. But everything that rises must converge, and Halston ran afoul of the very business community that financed him.
- 6/6/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
His name swept through fashion in the 1970s on waves of cha-ching commercial success and celebrity adulation. That was Halston, born Roy Halston Frowick in Des Moines, Iowa, whose dream of “dressing everybody in America” made him a one-name sensation like Chanel, Dior, Valentino. Of course, Halston began by dressing the rich and famous, from the pillbox hat he put on the head of Jackie Kennedy for her husband’s inauguration to the flowing fabrics he draped on the celebrated women who swanned through Studio 54, Halston soon became as...
- 5/22/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Amazon Studios has acquired global rights to Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s terrorist drama “7500.”
The deal, announced Monday at the Cannes Film Festival, excludes Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Universum will distribute the film in Germany.
In “7500,” Gordon-Levitt plays the co-pilot of a plane that has been hijacked by terrorists. The title references the code 7500, which a pilot uses in the event of a hijacking. The code is designed to silently alert air traffic controllers of the situation without tipping off the hijacker. German director Patrick Vollrath wrote the screenplay with Senad Halilbasic.
Gordon-Levitt came on board and Vollrath began shooting starting in the fall of 2017 in Cologne and Vienna. “7500” is Vollrath’s full-length feature debut following his 2015 Academy Award-nominated short, “Everything Will Be Okay.”
Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion are producing, while Novotny’s Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr are co-producers. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of the...
The deal, announced Monday at the Cannes Film Festival, excludes Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Universum will distribute the film in Germany.
In “7500,” Gordon-Levitt plays the co-pilot of a plane that has been hijacked by terrorists. The title references the code 7500, which a pilot uses in the event of a hijacking. The code is designed to silently alert air traffic controllers of the situation without tipping off the hijacker. German director Patrick Vollrath wrote the screenplay with Senad Halilbasic.
Gordon-Levitt came on board and Vollrath began shooting starting in the fall of 2017 in Cologne and Vienna. “7500” is Vollrath’s full-length feature debut following his 2015 Academy Award-nominated short, “Everything Will Be Okay.”
Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion are producing, while Novotny’s Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr are co-producers. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of the...
- 5/20/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
This was an “opportunity to bring real context to Javert,” reveals David Oyelowo about his role on “Les Miserables.” “For me, a character like Javert, who in the musical you could argue can come off as one dimensional and very easily dismissible as the villain of the piece, I just found in reading Victor Hugo’s book and Andrew Davies’ scripts that there’s so much more going on.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Oyelowo above.
The BBC/PBS Masterpiece co-production has been a critical hit stateside, as a fresh re-telling of the iconic Hugo novel, this time without the musical numbers made famous by many previous iterations, including the Broadway smash and the recent Oscar winning film adaptation. The limited series also stars Dominic West as Valjean and Lily Collins as Fantine. Oyelowo plays the iconic villain Javert, and relished the chance to give him more nuance to...
The BBC/PBS Masterpiece co-production has been a critical hit stateside, as a fresh re-telling of the iconic Hugo novel, this time without the musical numbers made famous by many previous iterations, including the Broadway smash and the recent Oscar winning film adaptation. The limited series also stars Dominic West as Valjean and Lily Collins as Fantine. Oyelowo plays the iconic villain Javert, and relished the chance to give him more nuance to...
- 5/20/2019
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Richard, Taron, and Elton at the premiere.
Women get all 98% of the attention on the red carpet but we'll get to the gowns a bit later. For whatever reason, order of programming or specific films, or what not, in the first weekend of the festival the male-centric stuff is what's popping from the French film Les Miserables (not an adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel or Broadway musical) to the polarizing Brazilian film Bacurau (from the director of Aquarius - yay!) to the Elton John bio Rocketman.
Rocketman had the glitziest premiere - give or take Jim Jarmusch's opening night screening for Dead Don't Die, so today we're gazing at the men in their finery from the first few days of the festival and at the reviews for a few of the early films screened, too. It's all after the jump...
Women get all 98% of the attention on the red carpet but we'll get to the gowns a bit later. For whatever reason, order of programming or specific films, or what not, in the first weekend of the festival the male-centric stuff is what's popping from the French film Les Miserables (not an adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel or Broadway musical) to the polarizing Brazilian film Bacurau (from the director of Aquarius - yay!) to the Elton John bio Rocketman.
Rocketman had the glitziest premiere - give or take Jim Jarmusch's opening night screening for Dead Don't Die, so today we're gazing at the men in their finery from the first few days of the festival and at the reviews for a few of the early films screened, too. It's all after the jump...
- 5/19/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The new film Les Misérables may take only passing glances to Victor Hugo’s text but it does boast a synopsis worthy of the sheer exuberance of that title. Hugo wrote his classic novel in the early-to-mid 19th century, but this film couldn’t be more wired-in to contemporary Paris if it tried. In it, we see the fuse of gang warfare lit when a young man, named Issa (Issa Perica), steals a lion cub from a traveling circus. Issa is a black kid in Saint-Denis, a buzzing multi-cultural suburb in the north of the French capital. The circus owners are Gypsy travelers. The most seemingly reasonable community leader is an ex-con turned Muslim Brotherhood sage named Salah (Almamy Kanoute), who runs the local kebab shop. The unofficial mayor of the block (Steve Tientcheu) wears not a shirt and tie but a jersey of the French national team with “Le Maire” on the back.
- 5/18/2019
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
More premieres and more acquisitions were the name of the game at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, with Amazon Studios and Paramount making big movie deals and Pedro Almodóvar‘s “Pain & Glory” showing to acclaim.
Plus, a surprise performance from Mariah Carey!
See below for the highlights of Cannes, day four:
Les Miserables 2019
Amazon Acquires ‘Les Miserables’ for $1.5 Million
Amazon Studios on Friday acquired U.S. rights to writer and director Ladj Ly’s French-language “Les Misérables,” following the film’s world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
“Les Misérables” is Ly’s first feature and the only debut in the competition section at the festival. The film premiered Wednesday evening to great fanfare. An individual with knowledge of the deal said it was likely around $1.5 million.
Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ly’s César-nominated short film of the same name, “Les Misérables” takes a provocative look into...
Plus, a surprise performance from Mariah Carey!
See below for the highlights of Cannes, day four:
Les Miserables 2019
Amazon Acquires ‘Les Miserables’ for $1.5 Million
Amazon Studios on Friday acquired U.S. rights to writer and director Ladj Ly’s French-language “Les Misérables,” following the film’s world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
“Les Misérables” is Ly’s first feature and the only debut in the competition section at the festival. The film premiered Wednesday evening to great fanfare. An individual with knowledge of the deal said it was likely around $1.5 million.
Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ly’s César-nominated short film of the same name, “Les Misérables” takes a provocative look into...
- 5/18/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The film premieres Out of Competition today (May 18).
Screen can exclusively reveal the first English-language trailer for Claude Lelouch’s The Best Years Of A Life ahead of its Out of Competition premiere at Cannes this evening (May 18).
The film reunites Lelouch with legendary actors Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant in the follow-up to his Palme d’Or, Academy Award, Golden Globe-winning 1966 romantic drama A Man And A Woman.
Speaking to Screen in Cannes ahead of Saturday’s premiere, Lelouch revealed it had been a challenge to convince Aimée and Trintignant, who are both now in their late 80s, to come on board the project.
Screen can exclusively reveal the first English-language trailer for Claude Lelouch’s The Best Years Of A Life ahead of its Out of Competition premiere at Cannes this evening (May 18).
The film reunites Lelouch with legendary actors Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant in the follow-up to his Palme d’Or, Academy Award, Golden Globe-winning 1966 romantic drama A Man And A Woman.
Speaking to Screen in Cannes ahead of Saturday’s premiere, Lelouch revealed it had been a challenge to convince Aimée and Trintignant, who are both now in their late 80s, to come on board the project.
- 5/18/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The Hollywood Reporter has released its fifth Cannes Film Festival daily, which includes news that Amazon Studios has acquired Les Miserables and a look at how the trade war has rattled the film sales relationships between the U.S. and China.
An Oscar Contender?
Amazon Studios has nabbed U.S. rights to the French-language drama Les Miserables, marking the first significant deal for a domestic acquisition at the Cannes market. The film, from writer-director Ladj Ly, screened in competition Wednesday and drew raves for its gritty, loose take on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. THR has learned a source ...
An Oscar Contender?
Amazon Studios has nabbed U.S. rights to the French-language drama Les Miserables, marking the first significant deal for a domestic acquisition at the Cannes market. The film, from writer-director Ladj Ly, screened in competition Wednesday and drew raves for its gritty, loose take on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. THR has learned a source ...
- 5/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter has released its fifth Cannes Film Festival daily, which includes news that Amazon Studios has acquired Les Miserables and a look at how the trade war has rattled the film sales relationships between the U.S. and China.
An Oscar Contender?
Amazon Studios has nabbed U.S. rights to the French-language drama Les Miserables, marking the first significant deal for a domestic acquisition at the Cannes market. The film, from writer-director Ladj Ly, screened in competition Wednesday and drew raves for its gritty, loose take on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. THR has learned a source ...
An Oscar Contender?
Amazon Studios has nabbed U.S. rights to the French-language drama Les Miserables, marking the first significant deal for a domestic acquisition at the Cannes market. The film, from writer-director Ladj Ly, screened in competition Wednesday and drew raves for its gritty, loose take on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. THR has learned a source ...
- 5/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
There’s a new “Les Misérables” at Cannes, but worry not: Russell Crowe doesn’t sing in this one. Amazon Studios has acquired writer-director Ladj Ly’s debut feature film following its world premiere at Cannes. Variety first reported the news, including the detail that “Netflix was also believed to be pursuing the film, with insiders pegging the final price for the film at $1.5 million.”
Based not on Victor Hugo’s timeless novel but rather the riots that erupted in Ly’s neighborhood in Paris in 2005 — the same neighborhood, in fact, where part of said novel takes place — “Les Misérables” was co-written by Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti; Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral of Srab Films produced it.
In his review of the film, IndieWire’s David Ehrlich wrote that it “bears little outward resemblance to the epic story of Jean Valjean and his stolen loaf of bread. But Ly...
Based not on Victor Hugo’s timeless novel but rather the riots that erupted in Ly’s neighborhood in Paris in 2005 — the same neighborhood, in fact, where part of said novel takes place — “Les Misérables” was co-written by Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti; Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral of Srab Films produced it.
In his review of the film, IndieWire’s David Ehrlich wrote that it “bears little outward resemblance to the epic story of Jean Valjean and his stolen loaf of bread. But Ly...
- 5/17/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Amazon Studios on Friday acquired U.S. rights to writer and director Ladj Ly’s “Les Misérables,” following the film’s world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
“Les Misérables” is Ly’s first feature and the only debut in the competition section at the festival. The film premiered Wednesday evening to great fanfare. An individual with knowledge of the deal said it was likely around $1.5 million.
Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ly’s César-nominated short film of the same name, “Les Misérables” takes a provocative look into the tensions between neighborhood residents and police. It centers on Stéphane (Damien Bonnard), who has recently joined the anti-crime brigade in Montfermeil, the Paris suburb where Victor Hugo set his classic novel Les Misérables. Alongside his new colleagues Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djibril Zonga) — both experienced members of the team — he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs. When...
“Les Misérables” is Ly’s first feature and the only debut in the competition section at the festival. The film premiered Wednesday evening to great fanfare. An individual with knowledge of the deal said it was likely around $1.5 million.
Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ly’s César-nominated short film of the same name, “Les Misérables” takes a provocative look into the tensions between neighborhood residents and police. It centers on Stéphane (Damien Bonnard), who has recently joined the anti-crime brigade in Montfermeil, the Paris suburb where Victor Hugo set his classic novel Les Misérables. Alongside his new colleagues Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djibril Zonga) — both experienced members of the team — he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs. When...
- 5/17/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Cannes buzz movie Les Misérables has sold to Amazon Studios in one of the biggest domestic deals ever for a French-language movie.
Writer-director Ladj Ly’s feature debut received strong notices here after launching on the Croisette. It’s in the vein of Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine and Fernando Meirelles’ City Of God and is the only debut in the Official Competition. The deal is understood to be between $1-2M.
Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ly’s César-nominated short film of the same name, Les Misérables takes a provocative look into the tensions between neighborhood residents and police. It centers on Stéphane (Damien Bonnard), who has recently joined the anti-crime brigade in Montfermeil, the Paris suburb where Victor Hugo set his classic novel Les Misérables. Alongside his new colleagues Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djibril Zonga) — both experienced members of the team — he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs.
Writer-director Ladj Ly’s feature debut received strong notices here after launching on the Croisette. It’s in the vein of Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine and Fernando Meirelles’ City Of God and is the only debut in the Official Competition. The deal is understood to be between $1-2M.
Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ly’s César-nominated short film of the same name, Les Misérables takes a provocative look into the tensions between neighborhood residents and police. It centers on Stéphane (Damien Bonnard), who has recently joined the anti-crime brigade in Montfermeil, the Paris suburb where Victor Hugo set his classic novel Les Misérables. Alongside his new colleagues Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djibril Zonga) — both experienced members of the team — he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs.
- 5/17/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hard-hitting drama premiered on Croisette on Wednesday.
Amazon Studios has snapped up Us rights to Ladj Ly’s incendiary Paris-set Les Misérables, paying what is believed to be a remarkable $1.5m for a French-language film in the first on-site acquisition of a Competition title in Cannes.
The company said it was too soon to say whether it would release the hard-hitting drama theatrically before it streamed on the platform.
Les Misérables premiered on Wednesday night and follows an anti-crime unit in the tough Montfermeil suburb – referenced in Victor Hugo’s 19th century classic – and was inspired by the 2005 riots that occurred in the locale,...
Amazon Studios has snapped up Us rights to Ladj Ly’s incendiary Paris-set Les Misérables, paying what is believed to be a remarkable $1.5m for a French-language film in the first on-site acquisition of a Competition title in Cannes.
The company said it was too soon to say whether it would release the hard-hitting drama theatrically before it streamed on the platform.
Les Misérables premiered on Wednesday night and follows an anti-crime unit in the tough Montfermeil suburb – referenced in Victor Hugo’s 19th century classic – and was inspired by the 2005 riots that occurred in the locale,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Amazon Studios has nabbed U.S. rights to the French-language drama Les Miserables, marking the first significant deal for a domestic acquisition at the Cannes market.
The film, from writer-director Ladj Ly, screened in competition Wednesday and drew solid reviews for its gritty, loose take on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. CAA Media Finance negotiated the deal on behalf of Ly, who was recently signed by the agency. Wild Bunch is handling international sales.
A source pegged the deal at $1.5 million, making it the biggest sale ever at Cannes for a first-time director.
Written by Ly,...
The film, from writer-director Ladj Ly, screened in competition Wednesday and drew solid reviews for its gritty, loose take on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. CAA Media Finance negotiated the deal on behalf of Ly, who was recently signed by the agency. Wild Bunch is handling international sales.
A source pegged the deal at $1.5 million, making it the biggest sale ever at Cannes for a first-time director.
Written by Ly,...
- 5/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Amazon Studios has nabbed U.S. rights to the French-language drama Les Miserables, marking the first significant deal for a domestic acquisition at the Cannes market.
The film, from writer-director Ladj Ly, screened in competition Wednesday and drew solid reviews for its gritty, loose take on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. CAA Media Finance negotiated the deal on behalf of Ly, who was recently signed by the agency. Wild Bunch is handling international sales.
A source pegged the deal at $1.5 million, making it the biggest sale ever at Cannes for a first-time director.
Written by Ly,...
The film, from writer-director Ladj Ly, screened in competition Wednesday and drew solid reviews for its gritty, loose take on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. CAA Media Finance negotiated the deal on behalf of Ly, who was recently signed by the agency. Wild Bunch is handling international sales.
A source pegged the deal at $1.5 million, making it the biggest sale ever at Cannes for a first-time director.
Written by Ly,...
- 5/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Whenever a first-time feature director makes it into the Cannes Film Festival Competition it’s worth taking notice. Only a small handful have achieved the honor in recent years, and one, László Nemes back in 2015, took his Son of Saul all the way from the Croisette to the Foreign Language Film Oscar. This year, Ladj Ly has the distinction of being the sole debutant with Les Misérables, not adapted from, but echoing some of the strife of Victor Hugo’s classic 1862 novel of the same name, and set in today’s Paris.
Ly is a French actor and documentary filmmaker who hails from the Parisian suburb of Montfermeil, which inspired the setting of the Hugo novel. To give a hint at expectations for Ly’s film, Vincent Maraval, the co-founder of Wild Bunch, describes Ly’s talent thus: “Ladj is a ray of sunshine in a peevish cinematographic landscape. He’s the new boss,...
Ly is a French actor and documentary filmmaker who hails from the Parisian suburb of Montfermeil, which inspired the setting of the Hugo novel. To give a hint at expectations for Ly’s film, Vincent Maraval, the co-founder of Wild Bunch, describes Ly’s talent thus: “Ladj is a ray of sunshine in a peevish cinematographic landscape. He’s the new boss,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“I’d never done a death scene. I didn’t really know where to begin,” reveals Lily Collins about her role as Fantine on “Les Miserables.” “It was my second day of filming,” the actress explains “Everyone was very respectful. I really appreciated the crew on this because there’s so many moments that Fantine goes through where I truly had to be the most vulnerable as an actor that I have ever been and just be completely in the moment with no sense of vanity. I was really nervous on my second day, so I got to work my way back to life.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Collins above.
The PBS Masterpiece co-production with the BBC has been a critical hit stateside, as a fresh re-telling of the iconic Victor Hugo novel, this time without the musical numbers made famous by the many previous musical iterations, including...
The PBS Masterpiece co-production with the BBC has been a critical hit stateside, as a fresh re-telling of the iconic Victor Hugo novel, this time without the musical numbers made famous by the many previous musical iterations, including...
- 5/16/2019
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
After Cannes’ opening night film “The Dead Don’t Die” got the festival off to a somewhat slow start with mixed reviews, Wednesday’s two debuts, “Les Misérables” and “Bacurau,” proved that this year’s lineup will have some life in it.
Ladj Ly’s “Les Misérables” isn’t based on Victor Hugo’s classic story, but it’s set in the same region in France and has the spirit of the original. Ly (picture above) originally directed an acclaimed short in 2017 of the same name that set the stage for this larger feature focused on police brutality and crime. The Guardian critic said Ly’s feature debut had a dose of “humor, cynicism, energy and savvy” and was worthy of some comparisons to previous Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan.”
Another reviewer even predicted we might already have a prize winner on our hands. “‘Les Miserables,’ Cannes...
Ladj Ly’s “Les Misérables” isn’t based on Victor Hugo’s classic story, but it’s set in the same region in France and has the spirit of the original. Ly (picture above) originally directed an acclaimed short in 2017 of the same name that set the stage for this larger feature focused on police brutality and crime. The Guardian critic said Ly’s feature debut had a dose of “humor, cynicism, energy and savvy” and was worthy of some comparisons to previous Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan.”
Another reviewer even predicted we might already have a prize winner on our hands. “‘Les Miserables,’ Cannes...
- 5/16/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
There's a new film that just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year titled Les Misérables, but it has nothing to do with Victor Hugo's famous novel (of the same name) or the musical or any of that. It's a contemporary story set in a suburb outside of Paris, France, and it's a remarkably fresh, masterful feature directorial debut of a filmmaker named Ladj Ly. The festival is just getting going, but it's one of the best films I've seen here so far - impressive in every way, especially from someone making their first feature film. But damn does it rule. It's an intense watch. This Les Misérables is one of those intense films that you take a deep breath while watching, and only start breathing again once it's over. I admire how raw and honest and ambitious it is. The story gives us plenty to chew on,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Opener ’The Dead Don’t Die’ slots into second place.
Ladj Ly’s socio-political drama Les Misérables took an early lead on the Screen Cannes 2019 jury grid, with both it and Jim Jarmusch’s festival opener The Dead Don’t Die scoring slightly above the middle point.
Les Misérables scored a mean of 2.4, although had a mode of three (good) from half of the critics. Only Die Zeit’s Katja Nicodemus was less impressed, giving it a one (poor).
Ly’s feature debut latest takes place in the under-funded Parisian suburb of Montfermeil (where Victor Hugo set his 19th century...
Ladj Ly’s socio-political drama Les Misérables took an early lead on the Screen Cannes 2019 jury grid, with both it and Jim Jarmusch’s festival opener The Dead Don’t Die scoring slightly above the middle point.
Les Misérables scored a mean of 2.4, although had a mode of three (good) from half of the critics. Only Die Zeit’s Katja Nicodemus was less impressed, giving it a one (poor).
Ly’s feature debut latest takes place in the under-funded Parisian suburb of Montfermeil (where Victor Hugo set his 19th century...
- 5/16/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Pointedly repurposing the title of Victor Hugo’s classic novel about the laws of nature and grace, Ladj Ly’s “Les Misérables” bears little outward resemblance to the epic story of Jean Valjean and his stolen loaf of bread. But Ly’s first narrative feature — a gripping and grounded procedural that probes the tensions between Paris’ anti-crime police and the poor Muslim population they torment and suppress — revisits the French suburb of Montfermeil in the present day, and finds that little has changed in the 150 years since Hugo first characterized the strife he saw through his bedroom window.
Extended from Ly’s short of the same name, and inspired by the riots that erupted at the foot of the filmmaker’s building in 2005, “Les Misérables” vibrates with the kind of unshakeable verisimilitude that can only be earned through first-hand experience. At the same time, it’s not like the movie...
Extended from Ly’s short of the same name, and inspired by the riots that erupted at the foot of the filmmaker’s building in 2005, “Les Misérables” vibrates with the kind of unshakeable verisimilitude that can only be earned through first-hand experience. At the same time, it’s not like the movie...
- 5/15/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
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