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Abbas Kiarostami's Next Is Italy-Set 'Horizontal Process,' Paolo Sorrentino Returning With 'La Grande Bellezza'
22 May 2012 7:20 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It’s time for a round-up of a trio of international filmmakers and their upcoming projects. Exciting, no?
Acclaimed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami most recently grabbed our attention with his fascinating 2010 critical hit “Certified Copy,” and he’ll be hoping that his next project (after “Like Someone in Love,” which screened at Cannes earlier this week) will be met with a similar reception when it eventually makes its way to theaters. “Horizontal Process” will be shot in the Apulia region of Italy, about which Kiarostami told an audience at the Bari Film Festival earlier this year that he loves “the complex architecture of the various cities, which conveys the complexity of the people who live there.” There are no plot details available as of yet, and it sounds like this is inspired far more by the region than by any particular story or script. [Variety]
Next up is Paolo Sorrentino, the »
- Joe Cunningham
‘Jcvd’ Helmer Mabrouk El Mechri Signs for Biopic ‘Dalida’
21 May 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
We’ve already made it clear that, for Mabrouk El Mechri The Cold Light of Day won’t be a worthy follow-up to 2008′s acclaimed Jcvd. A bit of a shame, but something has just entered his field of vision — something that could wash the (potentially) bad taste of that actioner away. Variety informs us he’s currently developing Dalida, a biopic of the (soon-t0-be) titular Egypt-born, Italy-rooted, France-raised singer and actress, which Quad Films — the group behind recent French hits The Intouchables and Heartbreaker — will be producing.
Nadia Farés has been commissioned to play Dalida — born Iolanda Giglotti, though her first name was later changed to Yolanda — who reached her peak fame during the ’60s, performing songs such as “Parole parole” (with the legendary Alain Delon) and “Salma ya Salama,” while also making onscreen appearances in foreign art films. Unfortunately, the performer committed suicide in 1987 at the age of 54; as a result, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
They're back: return of the big-screen meatheads
12 April 2012 6:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The 80s was the golden era of the comically pumped-up action hero. But this summer they are back on the screen, alongside a new generation of beefcakes. Why?
Well, he always promised. Confirmation that Arnold Schwarzenegger would indeed be making a return to cinemas came a few weeks ago with the announcement of a sequel to Twins – Triplets, with Eddie Murphy. And by the time that film reaches us, the man famous for littering his works with smoking bodies and eviscerated vowels will already have starred in action thriller The Last Stand, and done the slo-mo explosion walk in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 2. The Governator's in the house.
The first Expendables, in 2010, hinted at it, but this summer will make things clear: the beefcake action star is back. There is a triple-beef sandwich in Marvel Avengers Assemble, starring Captain America, Thor and the Hulk. In July, meat »
- Phil Hoad
[Review] The Cold Light of Day
9 April 2012 8:30 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Since the first trailer hit, The Cold Light of Day has looked like the kind of thriller one wants to sit back with and have some easy fun for 90 minutes or so, without being challenged. Unfortunately, Mabrouk El Mechri’s follow-up to the acclaimed Jcvd is much too predictable and generic for it to work as a successful piece of popcorn entertainment and even the lean running time feels overextended for this story.
What little there is follows Will Shaw (Henry Cavill, delivering an impeccable American accent), a young business consultant who takes a vacation somewhere along the coast of Spain on his family’s boat. He meets his father, Martin Shaw (Bruce Willis), at the airport and they go to meet the rest of the family on the boat. After an overlong introduction of laughably bad dialogue, which was presumably intended to make one associate with the characters, the »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
This week's new films
6 April 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Headhunters (15)
(Morten Tyldum, 2011, Nor/Ger) Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander. 100 mins
It's a Scandinavian crime thriller, but for once, this isn't like The Killing or The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It's closer to the Coen brothers, with enough unpredictable plot turns, eccentric touches and morbid laughs to banish the Nordic darkness. There's something of Steve Buscemi about its hero, too: Hennie plays a slimy corporate headhunter/secret art thief who meets his match, loses his grip and literally ends up in the toilet as a result.
Le Havre (PG)
(Aki Kaurismäki, 2011, Fin/Fra/Ger) André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin. 93 mins
Applying his gentle, silent-comical approach to the tale of an illegal immigrant and his French protectors reaps rewards for Kaurismäki in a movie that's whimsical on the surface but built on firm foundations.
(Paolo Sorrentino, 2011, Us) Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, »
- Steve Rose
The Cold Light of Day Review: Bruce Willis’ Worst Film Yet?
6 April 2012 1:11 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
Little more than a week will go by without you hearing pundits bemoaning a film that wasn’t screened for critics. Studio PRs might tell you it amounts to little more than embittered reviewers venting about having to pay out of their own pocket to see a new release, but more often than not, it indicates a film that the studio is not happy with, and one which they know will be sunk by negative reviews prior to release. The Cold Light of Day, a shockingly inept thriller from Mabrouk El Mechri – whose last film, Jcvd, was one of 2008’s big surprises – is little more than a showcase for our new Man of Steel, Henry Cavill, and a pretty terrible one at that.
If there’s one thing that Mechri’s film conveys well, it is Cavill’s physical prowess and chiseled good looks. He looks good running around shooting people, »
- Shaun Munro
Film Review: 'The Cold Light of Day'
6 April 2012 7:47 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★☆☆☆☆ There were no press screenings for Mabrouk El Mechri's action-thriller The Cold Light of Day (2012), which stars Henry Cavill, Sigourney Weaver and Bruce Willis. This usually means that the film is not especially good, and that the studio is dropping it onto unsuspecting audiences in the hopes of recouping as much money as possible before the word of mouth spreads. Predictably, The Cold Light of Day is an exceptionally bad film.
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- CineVue
Henry Cavill and Verónica Echegui Fight for Their Lives in New Preview Clips from The Cold Light of Day
2 April 2012 7:49 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Verónica Echegui has yet to be discovered by American audiences, but she is already a well-known actress in her native Spain, having won several awards for her work in such movies as My Name is Juani (2006) and Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo (2011). However, the 29-year-old actress should start to pop up on the radars of Stateside moviegoers once Mabrouk El Mechri's (Jcvd) new action thriller, The Cold Light of Day, opens this week.
It's unclear how extensive Echegui's role in the movie is, but she is featured alongside Henry Cavill in the two new preview clips from the movie that have been released online. The plot revolves around a young man's (Cavill) quest to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of his parents while on a family vacation in Spain and the secret life his father (Bruce Willis) has been leading. From what we see in the preview clips, »
- BrentJS Sprecher
A slew of images from The Cold Light of Day with Henry Cavill and Bruce Willis
30 March 2012 7:11 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
A slew of images have surfaced for the thriller The Cold Light Of Day starring Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, and Sigourney Weaver. The pic is directed by Mabrouk el Mechri, whose main credit is the Van Damme kinda-sorta comeback flick Jcvd. Here's the synopsis: After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase. With »
- Paul Shirey
Watch: 3 Clips From 'Cold Light Of Day' With Bruce Willis, Henry Cavill & Sigourney Weaver Plus New Pics
30 March 2012 6:39 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Well, even though it won't hit theaters stateside until the fall, "The Cold Light Of Day" actually rolls into theaters in the U.K. next weekend, and as such, a bunch of new stuff has hit the web to get the word out across the pond.
Starring Bruce Willis, Henry Cavill and Sigourney Weaver, the latest effort from "Jcvd" director Mabrouk El Mechri follows a young American (Cavill) whose family is kidnapped on vacation in Spain. He’s got hours to find them, and unravels a government conspiracy in the process and also learns his Dad (Willis), actually works for the CIA. Together they've gotta square off against the villain, played by Weaver. Three clips have landed and they're unfortunately fairly flat. A scene with Willis fighting two cops is fairly sloppy and not helped by being set in a dark forest and poorly cut together. Meanwhile, Cavill's scenes with »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Two New Action-Fuelled Clips from The Cold Light of Day with Henry Cavill and Bruce Willis
30 March 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
After getting eight new images and a new clip from action-thriller The Cold Light of Day yesterday, Entertainment One UK have sent over two fast-paced action-fuelled clips for us to share with you showcasing Henry Cavill’s brute strength and resourcefulness in the lead.
We last saw Cavill in Tarsem Singh’s Immortals, which took more than $200m. at the international box office, and with The Cold Light of Day and Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel as the actor’s next two leading roles, he’s clearly cementing himself as a rising action star/hero.
Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver star alongside Cavill, with Mabrouk El Mechri taking the helm, directing from a script co-written by Scott Wiper and John Petro.
“In 24hrs Will Shaw’s family will be dead.
Armed with a gun, but no information, distraught, confused and alone in an unfamiliar city, Will (Henry Cavill) is »
- Kenji Lloyd
New Images and Clip from The Cold Light Of Day with Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill
29 March 2012 4:01 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
After getting a new UK trailer earlier this month for The Cold Light of Day, starring Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, and Sigourney Weaver, we now have eight new images and a new clip to share with you ahead of its release in our cinemas next weekend.
Cavill’s last film was the fantasy epic Immortals, which took more than $200m. at the international box office, and this will see him return with action acting talents but in more of a thriller setting.
“Armed with a gun, but no information, Will (Henry Cavill) is alone in an unfamiliar city and is forced to piece together the puzzle of his missing family.
Unwittingly embroiled in a Government conspiracy he has agents from all sides hot on his tail. An unrelenting chase across the streets of Madrid intensifies and Will is forced to question everything he has known in order to stay alive »
- Kenji Lloyd
Exclusive: The Cold Light Of Day Clip
28 March 2012 4:06 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
It seems almost too obvious to mention, but the bad guys in The Cold Light Of Day seem to have overlooked the fact that the Shaw family, their victims of choice, includes Superman and John McClane. This new clip from the film shows why that might have been a bad idea. Seriously, who else do they need to see sitting around the Shaw dinner table to think they might be better off picking on someone else? The Kraken? brightcove.createExperiences(); Henry Cavill and Bruce Willis - for 'tis they - are separated by a sinister gang of nasties when old man Shaw is kidnapped. The baddies represent even more sinister interests, including Sigourney Weaver's shadowy figure, who have dark designs on Willis's ex-spook. Well, at least they've got Ellen Ripley on their side. The man presiding over the carnage is French director Mabrouk el Mechri, director of meta-mindbender Jcvd. »
New Clip Sees ‘The Cold Light Of Day’ For Cavill’s New Actioner
25 March 2012 4:36 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The Cold Light Of Day is the new action film starring Immortals and new Superman Henry Cavill. The film will see Cavill’s Will Shaw travel to Spain with his family for a quiet vacation; only to see them vanish. His character tries to unearth their whereabouts and the reason for their disappearance and in doing so discovers secrets about his father’s past.
Bruce Willis stars as Cavill’s father Martin, and is joined by Sigourney Weaver, Caroline Goodall, Veronica Echegui, Joseph Mawle and Jim Piddock. The Cold Light Of Day is directed by Mabrouk El Mechri, whose last big-screen effort was Jvcd.
Video: The Cold Light of Day clip
The Cold Light Of Day hits UK cinemas on the 6th May.
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- Craig Hunter
First The Cold Light Of Day Clip, More Photos and New Synopsis
24 March 2012 7:37 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Today we have the first clip from the upcoming The Cold Light of Day movie directed by Mabrouk El Mechri and yes, Cavill sure seems like he can handle himself but Sigourney Weaver looks like pretty serious villain. The action-thriller with awesome cast on board follows Will Shaw, played by Henry Cavill, who goes to [...]
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- Fiona
Joe Wright's 'Anna Karenina' Starring Keira Knightley Set For November 9th Release
12 March 2012 7:16 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Could Keira Knightley be angling for her second Oscar nomination this fall? You can bet Focus Features and Joe Wright hope so (and we're predicting she will) as "Anna Karenina" now has a solid release date lined up, with "The Cold Light Of Day" getting a new date and "Lola Versus" now appearing on the calendar.
First up, the experimental and likely to be eye-popping take on Leo Tolstoy's literary masterwork has now been pegged for a November 9th limited release (the same weekend "Skyfall" opens in the U.S.) But perhaps more agonizing for those looking forward to the pic stateside, is that date will be a full two months after it opens in the U.K. on September 7th. Either way, we'll grin and bear it as this one is boasting a wealth of talent -- Jude Law, Aaron Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Olivia Williams, Ruth Wilson, Holliday Grainger »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami To Hit This Summer, Summit Moves The Cold Light Of Day To Fall
12 March 2012 6:03 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Congratulations, American Reunion and the 3D release of Titanic - you have just lost one of your competitors On Friday April 6th. According to Box Office Mojo, The Cold Light of Day, the new action film from director Mabrouk El Mechri, has shifted its release date and will no longer be in theaters at the start of next month. Instead, the film has been moved by Summit Entertainment to September 7th, which currently is much more favorable in the competition department. As of now the only other film to be released on that day is A Lonely Place for Dying, which stars James Cromwell. The next weekend, however, is a bear as Ben Affleck's Argo, the 3D release of Finding Nemo and Resident Evil: Retribution will all be hitting theaters. The Cold Light of Day stars Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver and is about a son (Cavill »
‘The Cold Light of Day’ Pushed To Fall; Period Dramas ‘Anna Karenina’ & ‘Bel Ami’ Get Release Dates
12 March 2012 4:51 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
When an action film starring the new Superman (Henry Cavill), Bruce Willis, and Sigourney Weaver exists to almost everyone’s obliviousness — less than four weeks before it hits — there’s a problem. Summit figured their method wasn’t so sound, as Exhibitor Relations tells us that Mabrouk El Mechri‘s The Cold Light of Day has been moved from April 6th to September 7th, four weeks before Willis‘ other actioner, Looper. Not to be unfair to a film which looks utterly inoffensive, but Rian Johnson made the one I’m really looking forward to.
Now, let’s make the smooth transition from studio action films to period dramas. Exhibitor Relations also report that Joe Wright‘s intriguing Anna Karenina has (shock!) a fall release of November 9th. Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Johnson, Olivia Williams, Kelly Macdonald, and Emily Watson star in the adaptation that gives a little twist to Tolstoy. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
New UK Trailer & Synopsis for The Cold Light of Day Starring Bruce Willis & Henry Cavill
2 March 2012 11:44 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Here’s the brand new UK trailer for the new movie starring Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill called The Cold Light of Day. This trailer is similar to the Us one released a month or so ago but contains some new bits of footage for your viewing pleasure.
Armed with a gun, but no information, Will (Henry Cavill) is alone in an unfamiliar city and is forced to piece together the puzzle of his missing family.
Unwittingly embroiled in a Government conspiracy he has agents from all sides hot on his tail. An unrelenting chase across the streets of Madrid intensifies and Will is forced to question everything he has known in order to stay alive long enough to rescue his family… but is there anyone left he can trust?
Starring super British talent Henry Cavill (Immortals) alongside Hollywood action legends Bruce Willis (Die Hard) and Sigourney Weaver (Avatar) The »
- David Sztypuljak
The Cold Light Of Day Movie Poster 3
24 February 2012 7:25 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Third poster for The Cold Light of Day, starring Henry Cavill, Sigourney Weaver and Bruce Willis Also in the cast of the Mabrouk El Mechri-helmed action thriller from Summit Entertainment are Caroline Goodall, Jim Piddock, Rafi Gavron, Óscar Jaenada, Roschdy Zem, Verónica Echegui and Emma Hamilton. Scott Wiper and John Petro wrote the script which tells of a young Wall Street trader's (Henry Cavill) who is kidnapped white in Spain. With only hours to find them, he must uncover a government conspiracy and its connection to his father's secrets. Pic opens April 6th and looks quite entertaining »
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