Last year we had our eyes open to one of Europe’s finest events on the film calendar, at the annual Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia. Needless to say after our last visit we were grateful to be invited back for the 2023 edition; the festival’s 27th year.
Taking place a little earlier in November, while the nights were still black (as advertised), the weather was crisp. Less snow, more sun – and a lot less slipping over on the icy cobbles. Another notable difference for our visit to the Estonian capital this year was that we went at the very start of the 16-day festival, able to experience and appreciate the opening night ceremony, which was a real highlight of our stay.
Taking place at the Alexela concert hall, the film was Guardians of the Formula, by Serbian filmmaker Dragan Bjelogrlic, which tells the fascinating true story of a secretive,...
Taking place a little earlier in November, while the nights were still black (as advertised), the weather was crisp. Less snow, more sun – and a lot less slipping over on the icy cobbles. Another notable difference for our visit to the Estonian capital this year was that we went at the very start of the 16-day festival, able to experience and appreciate the opening night ceremony, which was a real highlight of our stay.
Taking place at the Alexela concert hall, the film was Guardians of the Formula, by Serbian filmmaker Dragan Bjelogrlic, which tells the fascinating true story of a secretive,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Comedy-drama about a bride who leaves her wedding two days before the big occasion.
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Forever Hold Your Peace, Ivan Marinovic’s comedy-drama about a bride who leaves her wedding two days before the big occasion.
The film will have its world premiere in the International Competition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Poff) this month.
Forever is Montenegrin filmmaker Marinovic’s second feature, after 2016’s The Black Pin, which was his country’s entry for the international feature Oscar.
Tihana Lazović, Goran Slavić, Momčilo Pićurić and Goran Bogdan lead the cast.
Marinovic wrote and directed the film,...
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Forever Hold Your Peace, Ivan Marinovic’s comedy-drama about a bride who leaves her wedding two days before the big occasion.
The film will have its world premiere in the International Competition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Poff) this month.
Forever is Montenegrin filmmaker Marinovic’s second feature, after 2016’s The Black Pin, which was his country’s entry for the international feature Oscar.
Tihana Lazović, Goran Slavić, Momčilo Pićurić and Goran Bogdan lead the cast.
Marinovic wrote and directed the film,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Faraway is a movie directed by Vanessa Jopp starring Naomi Krauss. With Goran Bogdan, Bahar Balci and Adnan Maral.
Far Far Away is a simple, simply scripted film that goes for the charming, tender, inner self and what is pure from the very beginning. Is it a completely made-for-tv film in its purest form? It has it all, yes, you choose whether you want to enjoy it or see it through sarcastic intellectual glasses.
About the Film
A film with its own name: Naomi Krauss, who has the whole movie to herself and shines in one of those roles that are a joy to play: a woman who rediscovers herself after escaping from an exhausting routine and environment.
You know what to expect: the initiation journey of a middle-aged woman who rediscovers herself and finds, of course, love in a new environment. A new idea? We’ve seen it a...
Far Far Away is a simple, simply scripted film that goes for the charming, tender, inner self and what is pure from the very beginning. Is it a completely made-for-tv film in its purest form? It has it all, yes, you choose whether you want to enjoy it or see it through sarcastic intellectual glasses.
About the Film
A film with its own name: Naomi Krauss, who has the whole movie to herself and shines in one of those roles that are a joy to play: a woman who rediscovers herself after escaping from an exhausting routine and environment.
You know what to expect: the initiation journey of a middle-aged woman who rediscovers herself and finds, of course, love in a new environment. A new idea? We’ve seen it a...
- 3/8/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
"This simple life of yours is good." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for an indie film titled Faraway, a German production about a woman who escapes to a Croatian island to rediscover herself. It's the latest film from German director Vanessa Jopp, starring the Swiss actress Naomi Krauss as Zeynep. It'll be on Netflix starting March. "It's cold, winter feels eternal and many of us are yearning for a sense of happiness, and to feel the sunshine again – so why not just pack your suitcase and dare yourself to start over?" Zeynep is unhappy and her life has not turned out as she wanted... That's why she flees to a Croatian island, where her deceased mother bought a house long ago. She hopes to find peace and relaxation finally - but she hasn't reckoned with Josip, who still lives on the property. The film's cast also features Goran Bogdan,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Spain’s Bendita Films (“The Clash”) has scooped international sales rights to twisted and suspenseful production “The Uncle” (“Stric”) ahead of its market screening at the Toronto Festival.
“We’re thrilled to represent the brilliant debut feature from David Kapac and Andrija Mardešić, a captivating, oppressive thriller with humorous notes that will surely surprise international audiences with its unsettling atmosphere and inventive narrative structure,” stated Luis Renart, CEO-sales & acquisitions at Bendita Films.
Written and directed in tandem by Kapac and Mardešić, the project garnered a special jury mention in July at the Proxima strand which has replaced East of the West at the Karlovy Vary Festival. It marks the first feature effort for the Croatian duo who’ve previously paired to create several festival-showcased short films, including post-war noir comedy “Iris.”
“The Uncle” is a near-claustrophobic depiction of a Yugoslavian family in the late ‘80s as they hastily prepare to gather for Christmas Eve dinner.
“We’re thrilled to represent the brilliant debut feature from David Kapac and Andrija Mardešić, a captivating, oppressive thriller with humorous notes that will surely surprise international audiences with its unsettling atmosphere and inventive narrative structure,” stated Luis Renart, CEO-sales & acquisitions at Bendita Films.
Written and directed in tandem by Kapac and Mardešić, the project garnered a special jury mention in July at the Proxima strand which has replaced East of the West at the Karlovy Vary Festival. It marks the first feature effort for the Croatian duo who’ve previously paired to create several festival-showcased short films, including post-war noir comedy “Iris.”
“The Uncle” is a near-claustrophobic depiction of a Yugoslavian family in the late ‘80s as they hastily prepare to gather for Christmas Eve dinner.
- 9/10/2022
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Directing duo Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević make their feature debut with “Have You Seen This Woman?,” which has its world premiere Sept. 8 during the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week. Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer.
Divided into three chapters, “Have You Seen This Woman?” presents three acts that follow three different lives of a middle-aged woman of the same name. In the heat of a summer day, Draginja discovers a dead body that resembles her. Elsewhere, another hires a fake husband to show off in front of her friends. Finally, on a cold winter night, a third Draginja roams the streets hoping to recover her lost memory. Through three different life possibilities, each tries to get out of her skin in her own way.
The film is produced by Čarna Vučinić for Non-Aligned Films in co-production with Tena Gojić for Dinaridi Films. It features Ksenija Marinković in the lead role,...
Divided into three chapters, “Have You Seen This Woman?” presents three acts that follow three different lives of a middle-aged woman of the same name. In the heat of a summer day, Draginja discovers a dead body that resembles her. Elsewhere, another hires a fake husband to show off in front of her friends. Finally, on a cold winter night, a third Draginja roams the streets hoping to recover her lost memory. Through three different life possibilities, each tries to get out of her skin in her own way.
The film is produced by Čarna Vučinić for Non-Aligned Films in co-production with Tena Gojić for Dinaridi Films. It features Ksenija Marinković in the lead role,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Czech title ‘Word’ takes best director for Beata Parkanova; ‘A Room Of My Own’ leads share best actress.
Sadaf Foroughi’s Canadian-Iranian drama Summer With Hope has won the Crystal Globe for best film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff), which held its closing awards ceremony on Friday July 9.
Foroughi’s second feature is about a swimmer learning a new open water discipline, who develops a close alliance with his coach.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
Written and directed and produced by Foroughi, it is also produced by Kiarash Anvari and Christina Piovesan for Canada’s First Generation Films.
Sadaf Foroughi’s Canadian-Iranian drama Summer With Hope has won the Crystal Globe for best film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff), which held its closing awards ceremony on Friday July 9.
Foroughi’s second feature is about a swimmer learning a new open water discipline, who develops a close alliance with his coach.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
Written and directed and produced by Foroughi, it is also produced by Kiarash Anvari and Christina Piovesan for Canada’s First Generation Films.
- 7/9/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Croatian film and TV sector is expected to get a financial boost of more than 5 million Hrk from international streaming platforms through the Croatian Electronic Media Act, which came into effect in October 2021, the Croatian Audiovisual Center (Havc) has told Film New Europe.
Netflix is expected to participate with 3 million Hrk and other contributors will include HBO Max, Disney+ and Amazon Prime.
According to the new law, streamers will have to invest 2 of their revenues generated in Croatia in local production or acquisition. Network operators will invest 10 of the revenue generated by their own services. Private broadcasters will set aside 5 percent of their annual revenue for independent productions in Croatia.
“With our new law, we have introduced a series of interlinked measures to promote independent production in Croatia. The law is not prescriptive as to how the new funds will be invested. Sure there was resistance as the law was taking shape,...
Netflix is expected to participate with 3 million Hrk and other contributors will include HBO Max, Disney+ and Amazon Prime.
According to the new law, streamers will have to invest 2 of their revenues generated in Croatia in local production or acquisition. Network operators will invest 10 of the revenue generated by their own services. Private broadcasters will set aside 5 percent of their annual revenue for independent productions in Croatia.
“With our new law, we have introduced a series of interlinked measures to promote independent production in Croatia. The law is not prescriptive as to how the new funds will be invested. Sure there was resistance as the law was taking shape,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Milena Zajović
- Variety Film + TV
The Sarajevo International Film Festival has unveiled the nominees for its second annual TV awards with 17 series from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia represented across the nominees.
The local series up for awards are: Advokado, Besa 2, Block 27, Black Wedding, Strange Kind of Loves, Dolina rož, Awake, Lenin’s Park, Crazy, Confused, Normal, Underneath 2, Mrkomir I, Bad Blood, The Last Socialist Artefact, United Brothers, Killers of My Father 5, The Silence and Time of Evil.
This year, the award categories have expanded to include drama series and comedy and winners will be honored with the fest’s lauded Heart of Sarajevo award, a prize usually given to the festival’s competition winner.
The Sarajevo Film Festival established the awards for TV series last year, with the aim of promoting and showcasing the highest quality regional television series in the past 12 months to promote their international placement.
The local series up for awards are: Advokado, Besa 2, Block 27, Black Wedding, Strange Kind of Loves, Dolina rož, Awake, Lenin’s Park, Crazy, Confused, Normal, Underneath 2, Mrkomir I, Bad Blood, The Last Socialist Artefact, United Brothers, Killers of My Father 5, The Silence and Time of Evil.
This year, the award categories have expanded to include drama series and comedy and winners will be honored with the fest’s lauded Heart of Sarajevo award, a prize usually given to the festival’s competition winner.
The Sarajevo Film Festival established the awards for TV series last year, with the aim of promoting and showcasing the highest quality regional television series in the past 12 months to promote their international placement.
- 6/10/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Lecturers include Finland’s Juho Kuosmanen, US producer Peter Spears.
US duo Frances McDormand and Joel Coen will be ‘masters’ for the second edition of Ponta Lopud Film Festival, on the island of Lopud near Dubrovnik, Croatia.
McDormand and Coen will give invite-only masterclasses to directors, actors and cinematographers from Southeast Europe, in the festival from June 22 to 27.
Ponta Lopud was started last year by Miro Purivatra, founder and long-time director of Sarajevo Film Festival; and Tilda Grossel Bogdanovic.
The festival will also host lectures from Juho Kuosmanen, Finnish director of Compartment No. 6; Peter Spears, US producer of titles including...
US duo Frances McDormand and Joel Coen will be ‘masters’ for the second edition of Ponta Lopud Film Festival, on the island of Lopud near Dubrovnik, Croatia.
McDormand and Coen will give invite-only masterclasses to directors, actors and cinematographers from Southeast Europe, in the festival from June 22 to 27.
Ponta Lopud was started last year by Miro Purivatra, founder and long-time director of Sarajevo Film Festival; and Tilda Grossel Bogdanovic.
The festival will also host lectures from Juho Kuosmanen, Finnish director of Compartment No. 6; Peter Spears, US producer of titles including...
- 5/13/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Czech crime series “Nineties” by Slovak director Peter Bebjak drew 2.23 million viewers over six nights on Czech Television – the best result for a Czech series in the past 18 years, according to Film New Europe.
The fifth episode, “Barrels,” broke the rating record with 2.41 million viewers (one in four Czechs watched it), becoming the most watched TV show in primetime since the start of the electronic measurement of broadcasting rating in 1997.
“Nineties” is based on real criminal cases that occurred in the 90s, after the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia. The series has six episodes and the main characters are played by Martin Finger, Kryštof Bartoš, Ondřej Sokol, Vasil Fridrich and Robert Mikluš.
The series is directed by Bebjak and Dan Wlodarczyk, and was produced by Czech Television, and creative producer Michal Reitler.
‘You Resemble Me’ Wins Prague Iff – Febiofest
The debut feature by Dina Amer, “You Resemble Me,” a coproduction between France,...
The fifth episode, “Barrels,” broke the rating record with 2.41 million viewers (one in four Czechs watched it), becoming the most watched TV show in primetime since the start of the electronic measurement of broadcasting rating in 1997.
“Nineties” is based on real criminal cases that occurred in the 90s, after the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia. The series has six episodes and the main characters are played by Martin Finger, Kryštof Bartoš, Ondřej Sokol, Vasil Fridrich and Robert Mikluš.
The series is directed by Bebjak and Dan Wlodarczyk, and was produced by Czech Television, and creative producer Michal Reitler.
‘You Resemble Me’ Wins Prague Iff – Febiofest
The debut feature by Dina Amer, “You Resemble Me,” a coproduction between France,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Ales Hudsky
- Variety Film + TV
Premiering at Berlinale in 2020, where it picked up the Panorama Audience Award, Srdan Golubović’s Father (aka Otac) is now set for a theatrical release beginning April 15 at NYC’s New Plaza and April 22 at LA’s Laemmle Royal. We’re pleased to debut the exclusive trailer for the drama, courtesy of Dekanalog, which follows Croatian actor Goran Bogdan (Fargo) as a––you guessed it!––father on a journey of perseverance for his family.
In a small town in Serbia, Nikola (Bogdan), a day laborer and father of two, is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Until he can provide adequate conditions for their upbringing, the children will be placed in foster care. Despite Nikola’s best efforts and several appeals, social services refuse to return his children, leaving him feeling hopeless. But when Nikola...
In a small town in Serbia, Nikola (Bogdan), a day laborer and father of two, is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Until he can provide adequate conditions for their upbringing, the children will be placed in foster care. Despite Nikola’s best efforts and several appeals, social services refuse to return his children, leaving him feeling hopeless. But when Nikola...
- 3/17/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Another tale from Minnesota is on the way. FX has announced that the Fargo TV series has been renewed for a fifth season. The renewal comes as no surprise as FX Chief John Landgraf had previously said that he was hopeful for another season. The fourth season concluded in November 2020.
An anthology dark comedy series that debuted in 2014, the Fargo TV show was created by Noah Hawley and is based on the feature film by Joel and Ethan Coen. Each season takes place in the same universe but revolves around a different story and characters. Previous seasons' stars have included Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Martin Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, Ted Danson, Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Goran Bogdan, David Thewlis, Chris Rock, Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jack Huston, Salvatore Esposito, and E’myri...
An anthology dark comedy series that debuted in 2014, the Fargo TV show was created by Noah Hawley and is based on the feature film by Joel and Ethan Coen. Each season takes place in the same universe but revolves around a different story and characters. Previous seasons' stars have included Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Martin Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, Ted Danson, Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Goran Bogdan, David Thewlis, Chris Rock, Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jack Huston, Salvatore Esposito, and E’myri...
- 2/18/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
FX is going back to Fargo again.
The cable network has renewed Noah Hawley’s series for Season 5, the network announced Thursday.
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The anthology drama’s fifth installment will be set in 2019. As for the story, the season’s official logline mysteriously asks: “When is a kidnapping not a kidnapping, and what if your wife isn’t yours?”
“Noah and Warren [Littlefield, executive producer] have delighted and inspired fans...
The cable network has renewed Noah Hawley’s series for Season 5, the network announced Thursday.
More from TVLineFX Spy Drama Starring Y'lan Noel, Lucas Till Not Moving ForwardAtlanta to End With Season 4What Does Peacemaker's (Nsfw!) Riverdale Nod Mean for The Flash? -- Plus, EP Explains Odd Fargo Mention
The anthology drama’s fifth installment will be set in 2019. As for the story, the season’s official logline mysteriously asks: “When is a kidnapping not a kidnapping, and what if your wife isn’t yours?”
“Noah and Warren [Littlefield, executive producer] have delighted and inspired fans...
- 2/17/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
A total of 19 features and series were showcased.
Netflix has unveiled 19 upcoming films and series from Germany, Austria and Switzerland as it works to strengthen its slate of German-language productions.
The projects are part of the streaming giant’s push into local content, doubling investment to €500m between 2021 and 2023. Five films, nine series and five non-fiction titles were showcased at the streamer’s Content Remote Show this morning, offering a preview of the year ahead.
The films include the previously announced All Quiet On The Western Front, directed by Edward Berger and starring Daniel Bruhl, and Buba, a spin-off from...
Netflix has unveiled 19 upcoming films and series from Germany, Austria and Switzerland as it works to strengthen its slate of German-language productions.
The projects are part of the streaming giant’s push into local content, doubling investment to €500m between 2021 and 2023. Five films, nine series and five non-fiction titles were showcased at the streamer’s Content Remote Show this morning, offering a preview of the year ahead.
The films include the previously announced All Quiet On The Western Front, directed by Edward Berger and starring Daniel Bruhl, and Buba, a spin-off from...
- 2/8/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: New York-based distributor Dekanalog has added two foreign-language titels to its slate.
In November, the company will release Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s Mosotho drama that screened at Berlin, Sheffield, and MoMA Doc Fortnight. The U.S. sales deal was struck with Memento Films. Dekanalog previously released director Mosese’s This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection earlier this year.
The distributor has also picked up Father, the Berlin Panorama Audience Award Winner from Srdan Golubovic. The pic won the International Narrative Award at Calgary and also screened at Thessaloniki, Transylvania, and Seattle. Set in a a small town in Serbia, the movie stars Goran Bogdan and Boris Isakovic. The U.S. deal was struck with The Match Factory.
Dekanalog has now been operating for a year, its recent theatrical release was Mariam Ghani’s Afghan documentary What We Left Unfinished.
In November, the company will release Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s Mosotho drama that screened at Berlin, Sheffield, and MoMA Doc Fortnight. The U.S. sales deal was struck with Memento Films. Dekanalog previously released director Mosese’s This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection earlier this year.
The distributor has also picked up Father, the Berlin Panorama Audience Award Winner from Srdan Golubovic. The pic won the International Narrative Award at Calgary and also screened at Thessaloniki, Transylvania, and Seattle. Set in a a small town in Serbia, the movie stars Goran Bogdan and Boris Isakovic. The U.S. deal was struck with The Match Factory.
Dekanalog has now been operating for a year, its recent theatrical release was Mariam Ghani’s Afghan documentary What We Left Unfinished.
- 9/2/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The interplay between desperation and determination forms the backbone of this Serbian drama from Srdan Golubovic, which sees father-of-two Nikola (Goran Bogdan) pushed to the edge in a bid to get back his children. Although much more serious in tone, the backdrop recalls Bojan Vuletic's Requiem For Mrs J in its searing view of Serbian bureaucracy and it also shares a trigger with that film, the inability to acquire severance pay that is owed, which prompts Nikola's wife Biljana (Nada Sargin) to threaten to immolate herself and her children in the film's opening moments.
Nikola, who is doing day work in a forest, is unaware of what is occurring until he finds himself at the department of children's services being told by the chief that his kids are in care until further notice and, most certainly, until after he has acquired electric and other amenities for his...
Nikola, who is doing day work in a forest, is unaware of what is occurring until he finds himself at the department of children's services being told by the chief that his kids are in care until further notice and, most certainly, until after he has acquired electric and other amenities for his...
- 2/18/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Concrete Plans is a thriller from South Wales. This is director William Jewell's first feature as director. And, his story involves a rugged crew of builders and their growing frustration over non-payment. The builders take things into their own hands and turn on the person who hired them, leading to even more challenges. The cast for Concrete Plans consists of: Goran Bogdan ("Fargo"), Kevin Guthrie (Fantastic Beasts), Chris Reilly and Amber Rose Revah. The film's U.S. poster and trailer are here, via Dark Sky Films. The U.S. poster looks more like a concept poster. However, the title is present, along with a few other characters. Very austere, this release poster leaves a bit to be desired. The trailer is a bit more eventful. Characters work on an old estate. As the costs for construction increase, the foreman must find a way to pay his labourers. A confrontation ensues leading to a death,...
- 2/10/2021
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
"Gimme the money. I can kill ya and take it. Or I can just take it. It's your call..." Dark Sky has unveiled a new US trailer for the British thriller Concrete Plans, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Will Jewell. This first premiered at Frightfest in the UK last year, and already opened over there last fall. High in the remote Welsh mountains, five builders are brought in to renovate a sprawling old farmhouse. When their employer tries to cheat them out of a job, this rugged crew of five workmen turn first on him then each other, leading to a bloody confrontation. Concrete Plans stars Goran Bogdan, Kevin Guthrie, Chris Reilly, Amber Rose Revah, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Steve Speirs, and William Thomas. This looks like it gets brutal fast, which it seems is the point of the plot as everything spirals out of control. Here's the official...
- 2/9/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In this claustrophobic if unconvincing thriller, an arrogant landowner incurs the wrath of the builders renovating his ancestral home
There’s some really strong acting talent involved in this claustrophobic thriller set in south Wales, including the excellent Steve Speirs, who recently showed what a great comic turn he is as Burbage in Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow. But, however much I wanted to like it, this film never quite gelled: the dialogue and the confrontations seemed forced; some characters looked and sounded like caricatures; and the moment of escalation from tension into open violence was unconvincing.
Kevin Guthrie plays Simon, an arrogant landowner who is refurbishing the ancestral home as part of a colossal tax dodge on the advice of his slippery accountant Richard (James Lance). To do this, he has hired five builders: Bob (Speirs), Jim (Chris Reilly), Dave (William Thomas), Steve (Charley Palmer Rothwell) and Viktor (Goran Bogdan...
There’s some really strong acting talent involved in this claustrophobic thriller set in south Wales, including the excellent Steve Speirs, who recently showed what a great comic turn he is as Burbage in Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow. But, however much I wanted to like it, this film never quite gelled: the dialogue and the confrontations seemed forced; some characters looked and sounded like caricatures; and the moment of escalation from tension into open violence was unconvincing.
Kevin Guthrie plays Simon, an arrogant landowner who is refurbishing the ancestral home as part of a colossal tax dodge on the advice of his slippery accountant Richard (James Lance). To do this, he has hired five builders: Bob (Speirs), Jim (Chris Reilly), Dave (William Thomas), Steve (Charley Palmer Rothwell) and Viktor (Goran Bogdan...
- 11/18/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Nominations for feature film and documentary up from five to six.
The nominations for the 2020 European Film Awards have been unveiled, with the size of two key categories extended as a result of the virus crisis.
The categories for best feature and best documentary have each been increased from five to six to offer more exposure to titles and artists impacted by cinema closures and release delays during the pandemic.
Scroll down for full list of nominees
The films nominated in the best European Film category are Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, Berhan Qurbani’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi,...
The nominations for the 2020 European Film Awards have been unveiled, with the size of two key categories extended as a result of the virus crisis.
The categories for best feature and best documentary have each been increased from five to six to offer more exposure to titles and artists impacted by cinema closures and release delays during the pandemic.
Scroll down for full list of nominees
The films nominated in the best European Film category are Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, Berhan Qurbani’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The European Film Academy has unveiled the nominations for its 2020 awards, which will take place virtually across a series of online events December 8-12.
Leading the way are Another Round, Corpus Christi, and Martin Eden which have four nominations apiece, including for European Film 2020. Joining them in that main category are Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Painted Bird, and Undine.
Nominated for European Documentary are: Acasa, My Home; Collective; Gunda; Little Girl; Saudi Runaway; and The Cave.
In the European Director category, joining Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round, Jan Komasa for Corpus Christi, and Pietro Marcello for Martin Eden are Agnieszka Holland for Charlatan, Francois Ozon for Summer Of 85, and Maria Sødahl for Hope.
The European Actress nominees are: Paula Beer (Udine); Natasha Berezhnaya (Dau. Natasha); Andrea Bræin Hovig (Hope); Ane Dahl Torp (Charter); Nina Hoss (My Little Sister); and Marta Nieto (Mother).
Up for European actor: Bartosz Bielenia (Corpus Christi...
Leading the way are Another Round, Corpus Christi, and Martin Eden which have four nominations apiece, including for European Film 2020. Joining them in that main category are Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Painted Bird, and Undine.
Nominated for European Documentary are: Acasa, My Home; Collective; Gunda; Little Girl; Saudi Runaway; and The Cave.
In the European Director category, joining Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round, Jan Komasa for Corpus Christi, and Pietro Marcello for Martin Eden are Agnieszka Holland for Charlatan, Francois Ozon for Summer Of 85, and Maria Sødahl for Hope.
The European Actress nominees are: Paula Beer (Udine); Natasha Berezhnaya (Dau. Natasha); Andrea Bræin Hovig (Hope); Ane Dahl Torp (Charter); Nina Hoss (My Little Sister); and Marta Nieto (Mother).
Up for European actor: Bartosz Bielenia (Corpus Christi...
- 11/10/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Steve Spiers, Chris Reilly, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Willaim Thomas, Goran Bogdan, Amber Rose Revah, Kevin Guthrie, James Lance | Written and Directed by Will Jewell
Five misfit builders coming together to work on a farmhouse in some remote Welsh mountains don’t seem like the basis for a horror film. But Concrete Plans, a very British movie, is exactly that and although it takes a little while to get there, there is plenty of horror to witness.
The five workers might be a little stereotypical but are the perfect ‘gang’ for this movie. You have the arrogant youngster who is being badly influenced by an older bigoted guy. The Ukrainian guy who just wants to work but is constantly antagonised by that pair. While we have the older guy who just wants to get on with work but will defend any prejudices he sees. And lastly, we have the foreman...
Five misfit builders coming together to work on a farmhouse in some remote Welsh mountains don’t seem like the basis for a horror film. But Concrete Plans, a very British movie, is exactly that and although it takes a little while to get there, there is plenty of horror to witness.
The five workers might be a little stereotypical but are the perfect ‘gang’ for this movie. You have the arrogant youngster who is being badly influenced by an older bigoted guy. The Ukrainian guy who just wants to work but is constantly antagonised by that pair. While we have the older guy who just wants to get on with work but will defend any prejudices he sees. And lastly, we have the foreman...
- 10/23/2020
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
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Is it time for the wood chipper? Has the Fargo TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on FX? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Fargo season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An FX crime drama anthology, Fargo stars Ewan McGregor (in a dual role), with Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jim Gaffigan, and Scoot McNairy. Taking place in 2010, the story follows the sibling rivalry between Emmit (McGregor) the “Parking Lot King of Minnesota,” and his younger brother Ray Stussy (McGregor), a pot-bellied parole officer. Although Emmit sees himself as an American success story, Ray is more of a cautionary tale.
Is it time for the wood chipper? Has the Fargo TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on FX? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Fargo season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An FX crime drama anthology, Fargo stars Ewan McGregor (in a dual role), with Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jim Gaffigan, and Scoot McNairy. Taking place in 2010, the story follows the sibling rivalry between Emmit (McGregor) the “Parking Lot King of Minnesota,” and his younger brother Ray Stussy (McGregor), a pot-bellied parole officer. Although Emmit sees himself as an American success story, Ray is more of a cautionary tale.
- 8/11/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Other winners include The Painted Bird, Queen of Hearts, Father, Two of Us, Mater, Ivana the Terrible and Vienna Hallways, the new film by Serbian director Mladen Djordjević. The 48th Belgrade International Film Festival Fest (28 February-8 March) has wrapped with Karim Aïnouz's Cannes Un Certain Regard prizewinner The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (Brazil/Germany) picking up the Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film in the main competition. Václav Marhoul won the Best Director Award for The Painted Bird (Czech Republic/Slovakia/Ukraine), and Rita Kalnejais received Best Screenplay for Australian director Shannon Murphy's Babyteeth, both of which world-premiered at Venice. The acting prizes went to Trine Dyrholm for her role in May el-Toukhy's Queen of Hearts (Denmark/Sweden) and to Goran Bogdan for his performance in Srdan Golubović's Father (Serbia/France/Germany/Croatia). Both films previously won Audience Awards after their world premieres at Sundance and the Berlinale,...
An impoverished laborer returns home one day to find that social services have taken his children, after the family’s increasingly dire circumstances push his wife to commit a desperate act. With a corrupt local administrator blocking the way to a fair hearing to get them back, the man decides to cross the country on foot in order to plead his case to the government in Belgrade.
Inspired by real-life events, Srdan Golubović’s “Otac” (Father) is the story of a man who refuses to give up on justice and the right to raise his children. From the acclaimed director of Serbia’s foreign-language Oscar-shortlisted drama “Klopka” (The Trap) and the Sundance prizewinner “Krugovi” (Circles), pic premieres Feb. 22 in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival. The Match Factory is handling world sales.
Golubović first encountered the story that inspired “Father” on social media, which led him to the...
Inspired by real-life events, Srdan Golubović’s “Otac” (Father) is the story of a man who refuses to give up on justice and the right to raise his children. From the acclaimed director of Serbia’s foreign-language Oscar-shortlisted drama “Klopka” (The Trap) and the Sundance prizewinner “Krugovi” (Circles), pic premieres Feb. 22 in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival. The Match Factory is handling world sales.
Golubović first encountered the story that inspired “Father” on social media, which led him to the...
- 3/5/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
A touching tale of a father fighting bureaucracy to win back his family and a documentary about the real-life fight for Lgbtqi* rights in Chechnya have won this year's Audience Awards for the Panorama sidebar at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
Srdan Golubovic's Otac (Father) took the top prize for best feature film screening in the 2020 Panorama. It stars Goran Bogdan as Nikola, a day laborer and father of two, who is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Nikola sets off on ...
Srdan Golubovic's Otac (Father) took the top prize for best feature film screening in the 2020 Panorama. It stars Goran Bogdan as Nikola, a day laborer and father of two, who is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Nikola sets off on ...
- 2/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A touching tale of a father fighting bureaucracy to win back his family and a documentary about the real-life fight for Lgbtqi* rights in Chechnya have won this year's Audience Awards for the Panorama sidebar at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
Srdan Golubovic's Otac (Father) took the top prize for best feature film screening in the 2020 Panorama. It stars Goran Bogdan as Nikola, a day laborer and father of two, who is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Nikola sets off on ...
Srdan Golubovic's Otac (Father) took the top prize for best feature film screening in the 2020 Panorama. It stars Goran Bogdan as Nikola, a day laborer and father of two, who is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Nikola sets off on ...
- 2/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Father” begins with a mother. Dragging her two sullen, uncomprehending kids along with her, Biljana (Nada Šargin) strides onto the grounds of the factory from which her husband was let go more than a year before and harangues the foreman about the severance package they still have not received. The children are hungry, she wails, there is no money to buy food. The milling workmen stare at her dumbly, a minor, pitiful inconvenience, until she unscrews the cap on a water bottle full of petrol, douses herself in it — trying also to soak her terrified children who wriggle out of her reach — and sets herself on fire. She burns for an impossibly long few seconds before the men regain their senses and rush in to tackle her to the ground.
This first scene in Srdan Golubović’s fourth feature is among the most viscerally upsetting openings imaginable, but while the...
This first scene in Srdan Golubović’s fourth feature is among the most viscerally upsetting openings imaginable, but while the...
- 2/29/2020
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
When Nikola (Goran Bogdan) is asked, “Have you noticed anything that could indicate your wife’s suicidal intentions?” all he can resignedly answer is, “We live a hard life.” It’s been two years since Nikola was laid off from his job, having never received the remaining salary and severance he had been promised and struggling to find another full-time job. In a desperate plea in front of his former employers for the money owed, his wife Biljana (Nada Šargin) set herself on fire, with her children who were standing by watching, now whisked into foster care.
Continue reading ‘Father’: A Powerful Portrait Of A Man Quietly Raging Against The Machine [Berlin Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Father’: A Powerful Portrait Of A Man Quietly Raging Against The Machine [Berlin Review] at The Playlist.
- 2/24/2020
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer for Serbian director Srdan Golubović’s “Otac” (Father), which premieres in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival.
“Father” is the story of an impoverished day laborer whose children are taken by social services after the family’s difficult circumstances drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Unable to get a fair hearing from the corrupt administrator in his provincial town, he decides to travel across Serbia on foot to take his case directly to the ministry in Belgrade.
Pic was written by Golubović and Ognjen Sviličić, and lensed by Golubović’s long-time cinematographer Aleksandar Ilič. It stars the veteran Bosnian actor Goran Bogdan, whose international TV credits include FX’s “Fargo” and HBO’s “Success.”
For his fourth feature, Golubović was inspired by the real-life story of a man whose incredible journey he first encountered on social media.
“Father” is the story of an impoverished day laborer whose children are taken by social services after the family’s difficult circumstances drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Unable to get a fair hearing from the corrupt administrator in his provincial town, he decides to travel across Serbia on foot to take his case directly to the ministry in Belgrade.
Pic was written by Golubović and Ognjen Sviličić, and lensed by Golubović’s long-time cinematographer Aleksandar Ilič. It stars the veteran Bosnian actor Goran Bogdan, whose international TV credits include FX’s “Fargo” and HBO’s “Success.”
For his fourth feature, Golubović was inspired by the real-life story of a man whose incredible journey he first encountered on social media.
- 2/14/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The Intl. Casting Directors Network (Icdn) and the Sarajevo Film Festival are joining forces to turn the popular Bosnian film fest into a springboard for regional actors looking to launch international careers.
After kicking off with a pilot version last year, the initiative expanded to include a series of masterclasses with leading casting directors and a range of programs intended to boost exposure for the emerging talents. The Icdn’s Timka Grin says the platform will not only build a bridge between foreign casting directors and new talent from the region, but offer valuable skills for actors not used to the Western method of casting.
“Casting here does not have decades of tradition. It is something that is quite new,” says Grin. “If there is a certain technique to present yourself, to audition—actors here don’t know it well, and it’s really useful to have a casting director...
After kicking off with a pilot version last year, the initiative expanded to include a series of masterclasses with leading casting directors and a range of programs intended to boost exposure for the emerging talents. The Icdn’s Timka Grin says the platform will not only build a bridge between foreign casting directors and new talent from the region, but offer valuable skills for actors not used to the Western method of casting.
“Casting here does not have decades of tradition. It is something that is quite new,” says Grin. “If there is a certain technique to present yourself, to audition—actors here don’t know it well, and it’s really useful to have a casting director...
- 8/19/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ will also screen in the Open Air programme.
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi will preside over the Competition jury at the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs this August 10-17.
Farhadi’s most recent film, Everybody Knows, will also screen at the festival in the Open Air programme.
Starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, it was the opening film of the recent Cannes Film Festival on May 8.
A feature director since 2002’s Dancing In The Dust, Farhadi is best known for his films A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016), both of which won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi will preside over the Competition jury at the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs this August 10-17.
Farhadi’s most recent film, Everybody Knows, will also screen at the festival in the Open Air programme.
Starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, it was the opening film of the recent Cannes Film Festival on May 8.
A feature director since 2002’s Dancing In The Dust, Farhadi is best known for his films A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016), both of which won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
- 5/29/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“Worst birthday ever” doesn’t begin to cover the magnitude of what befalls our protagonist in “Goran.” Fast-rising Croatian helmer Nevio Marasovic’s third professional feature — he’s made a well-received fourth, “Comic Sans,” since this one premiered at Fantasia nearly two years ago — is not so much a psychological thriller as an emotional horror movie, in which the title character’s fortunes go from bad to unimaginably worse. Holding its poker face to the bitter end, this is a black comedy whose slow burn nonetheless eventually leaves no one unconsumed by the flame of cruel fate. Uncork’d is giving it a limited U.S. theatrical release starting this Friday.
Goran (Franjo Dijak) is an uncomplicated guy who enjoys drinking (maybe a little too often), driving a cab (in a podunk town where it’s scarcely needed) and hanging out with bestie Slavko (Goran Bogdan) at a cabin where...
Goran (Franjo Dijak) is an uncomplicated guy who enjoys drinking (maybe a little too often), driving a cab (in a podunk town where it’s scarcely needed) and hanging out with bestie Slavko (Goran Bogdan) at a cabin where...
- 4/26/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Hopefully, Fargo fans are patient. Creator Noah Hawley recently told The Wrap season four of the FX TV show might be delayed for awhile.The anthology drama chronicles a new crime story around the area of Fargo, North Dakota each season. Season three starred Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.Read More…...
- 3/30/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
What's in store for Fargo? Recently, creator Noah Hawley spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his plans for season four of the FX TV show.The anthology drama chronicles a new crime story around the area of Fargo, North Dakota each season. Season three starred Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.Read More…...
- 3/23/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Are you ready for another ride on the Fargo merry-go-round? FX Networks CEO John Landgraf hopes the fourth season of the Fargo TV series will debut in 2019. Although there has been no official renewal, Landgraf has made no secret of the fact that FX wants another season. At first, showrunner Noah Hawley sounded uncertain that it would happen, but later clarified that the media shouldn't report the series would end with season three, which aired on FX between April and June of 2017. An FX crime drama anthology, Fargo season three stars Ewan McGregor as Emmit and Ray Stussy, with Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jim Gaffigan, and Scoot McNairy. Set in 2010, it centers on the sibling rivalry between Emmit, the “Parking Lot King of Minnesota,” and his younger brother Ray,...
- 1/6/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ascending queens Elizabeth (“The Crown”) and Victoria (“Victoria”) face off in the Emmy race for Series Original Dramatic Score, while old Hollywood (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) counters Russian classicism (“Fargo”) for Limited Series, Movie, or Special Dramatic Score.
Meanwhile, political (“House of Cards,” Taboo”) and survival overtones (“Planet Earth II” and “A Series of Unfortunate Events”) clash in the Series category, as well as war (“Five Came Back,” “The White Helmets,” “Suite Française”) and culture (“O.J.: Made in America”) in the other category.
Not surprisingly, the odds are with Rupert Gregson-Williams (“The Crown”) and last year’s “Mr. Robot” winner, Mac Quayle (“Feud”), for their respective retro scores. While Williams reached for orchestral nobility, Quayle went for more orchestral glam.
“The Crown” — “Hyde Park Corner” (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
The score for showrunner Peter Morgan’s drama about the rise of Elizabeth II (nominated Claire Foy) was all about restraint, given her sense of calm.
Meanwhile, political (“House of Cards,” Taboo”) and survival overtones (“Planet Earth II” and “A Series of Unfortunate Events”) clash in the Series category, as well as war (“Five Came Back,” “The White Helmets,” “Suite Française”) and culture (“O.J.: Made in America”) in the other category.
Not surprisingly, the odds are with Rupert Gregson-Williams (“The Crown”) and last year’s “Mr. Robot” winner, Mac Quayle (“Feud”), for their respective retro scores. While Williams reached for orchestral nobility, Quayle went for more orchestral glam.
“The Crown” — “Hyde Park Corner” (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
The score for showrunner Peter Morgan’s drama about the rise of Elizabeth II (nominated Claire Foy) was all about restraint, given her sense of calm.
- 8/25/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Will there be another season of Fargo? Recently, FX boss John Landgraf discussed the future of the TV show.Earlier, series creator Noah Hawley revealed he doesn't have an idea yet for a fourth season of the anthology drama. Season three ended earlier this summer and starred Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.Read More…...
- 8/10/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture WatchIs it time for the wood chipper? Has the Fargo TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on FX? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Fargo season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About?An FX crime drama anthology, Fargo stars Ewan McGregor (in a dual role), with Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jim Gaffigan, and Scoot McNairy. Taking place in 2010, the story follows the sibling rivalry between Emmit (McGregor) the “Parking Lot King of Minnesota,” and his younger brother Ray Stussy (McGregor), a pot-bellied parole officer. Although Emmit sees himself as an American success story, Ray is more of a cautionary tale.Read More…...
- 7/8/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Fargo just ended its third season last night, but will there be a fourth season? Creator Noah Hawley spoke with Deadline about the possibility of another season for the FX TV show.Season three of the anthology drama takes place in 2010 and follows the sibling rivalry between Emmit (Ewan McGregor) the “Parking Lot King of Minnesota,” and his younger brother Ray Stussy (also McGregor), a pot-bellied parole officer. The cast also includes Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.Read More…...
- 6/23/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Closing out its third (and possibly final) season tonight, Noah Hawley’s Fargo has always been marvelously specific with its characters, and particularly its villains. From Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton)’s bizarre bowl cut in Season 1 to V.M. Vargas (David Thewlis)’s rotten teeth in Season 3, the series makes surprising visual choices that defy understanding and elicit conversation. Alongside his henchmen, portrayed by Goran Bogdan and Andy Yu, Thewlis made the most of…...
- 6/21/2017
- Deadline TV
Will season three be the end of Fargo? Recently, showrunner Noah Hawley discussed the future of the FX TV show, Deadline reports.Season three of the anthology drama takes place in 2010 and follows the sibling rivalry between Emmit (Ewan McGregor) the “Parking Lot King of Minnesota,” and his younger brother Ray Stussy (also McGregor), a pot-bellied parole officer. The cast also includes Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.Read More…...
- 6/13/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
[Editor’s Note: The review below contains spoilers for “Fargo” Season 3, Episode 7, “The Law of Inevitability.”]
Immediate Reaction
Who the heck is that dude wearing a wolf head?
Pardon our lapse in Minnesotan manners, but the ending of a brief but slow-moving “Fargo” threw us for a bit of a loop. It looks like Yui (Goran Bogdan), Varga’s henchman, but the dark lighting of our computer monitors isn’t the only reason we’re not 100 percent certain. If we hadn’t seen the face of the man who dropped into Nikki Swango’s (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) overturned prisoner transport bus, we would’ve left things at this: The wolf is a symbol repeatedly used for Varga (David Thewlis) throughout Season 5. In Episode 4, Billy Bob Thornton narrated a “symphonic fairy tale” where Varga played the wolf. Episode 5 ended with an ominous shot of a wolf’s head, meant to encapsulate Varga’s looming power as much as it foreshadows what’s to come.
With that in mind,...
Immediate Reaction
Who the heck is that dude wearing a wolf head?
Pardon our lapse in Minnesotan manners, but the ending of a brief but slow-moving “Fargo” threw us for a bit of a loop. It looks like Yui (Goran Bogdan), Varga’s henchman, but the dark lighting of our computer monitors isn’t the only reason we’re not 100 percent certain. If we hadn’t seen the face of the man who dropped into Nikki Swango’s (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) overturned prisoner transport bus, we would’ve left things at this: The wolf is a symbol repeatedly used for Varga (David Thewlis) throughout Season 5. In Episode 4, Billy Bob Thornton narrated a “symphonic fairy tale” where Varga played the wolf. Episode 5 ended with an ominous shot of a wolf’s head, meant to encapsulate Varga’s looming power as much as it foreshadows what’s to come.
With that in mind,...
- 6/1/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The second season of the Fargo TV show (in 2015!) fell even further in the ratings, yet it still managed to score a season three renewal. Will the numbers improve in season three or will they bottom out? Will Fargo be cancelled or renewed for season four on FX? Stay tuned.An FX crime drama anthology series, the third season of Fargo stars Ewan McGregor (in a dual role), with Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Taking place in 2010, the story follows the sibling rivalry between Emmit (McGregor) the "Parking Lot King of Minnesota," and his younger brother Ray Stussy (McGregor), a pot-bellied parole officer. Although Emmit sees himself as an American success story, Ray is more of a cautionary tale.Read More…...
- 5/26/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The fifth episode of “Fargo,” “The House of Special Purpose,” ends with the most harrowing scene to come out of Season 3 so far. Though the show has already had a couple of murders, it’s the first time the menace of Varga (David Thewlis) and his goons, Yuri (Goran Bogdan) and Meemo (Andy Yu), has become really frightening. Halfway through Season 3 of “Fargo,” things are shifting from a series of coincidences and misunderstandings into something much more dangerous for all involved. And no single image sells that more than the last thing we see in “The House of Special...
- 5/18/2017
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
[Editor’s Note: The review below contains spoilers for “Fargo” Season 3, Episode 4, “The Narrow Escape Problem.”]
Immediate Reaction
The powder keg is lit. Time to explode.
We’ve been waiting for Ex-Chief Gloria Burgle (Carrie Coon) to connect the dots between Step-Father Stussey’s murder and the Stussey brothers for the past four weeks, and now she’s caught up. It took a trip to L.A. and a lot of time pissing off her new boss, but Gloria is ready to make things right; to find justice for the deceased; to protect the innocent from the wicked.
So why are we so terrified?
Part of it can certainly be attributed to the ominous musical and verbal allusions created by this week’s surprise narrator, Billy Bob Thornton. We’ve outlined them below — as well as their connection to Sergei Prokofiev’s “symphonic fairy tale for children,” “Peter and the Wolf” — for anyone with a touchy memory, but imagining the ghost of Lorne Malvo (Thornton’s...
Immediate Reaction
The powder keg is lit. Time to explode.
We’ve been waiting for Ex-Chief Gloria Burgle (Carrie Coon) to connect the dots between Step-Father Stussey’s murder and the Stussey brothers for the past four weeks, and now she’s caught up. It took a trip to L.A. and a lot of time pissing off her new boss, but Gloria is ready to make things right; to find justice for the deceased; to protect the innocent from the wicked.
So why are we so terrified?
Part of it can certainly be attributed to the ominous musical and verbal allusions created by this week’s surprise narrator, Billy Bob Thornton. We’ve outlined them below — as well as their connection to Sergei Prokofiev’s “symphonic fairy tale for children,” “Peter and the Wolf” — for anyone with a touchy memory, but imagining the ghost of Lorne Malvo (Thornton’s...
- 5/11/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Naturally, the vast majority of Hollywood stars come from western nations such as the United States, Canada, and England. Unfortunately, this can lead many to believe that acting is a profession that only attracts talent in these areas. As has been repeatedly demonstrated, individuals from every corner of the globe have demonstrated remarkable acting talent. Sometimes, exposure through a major North American production is required to achieve recognition. This may be true of the remarkable talent that is Goran Bogdan. A Croatian actor, Bogdan’s career, while highly successful, has recently seen a huge upswing with his role in Fargo. As
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Goran Bogdan...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Goran Bogdan...
- 5/6/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
FX has released pictures and trailers featuring the cast of characters for the upcoming third season of its Fargo TV show. Check them out, below. The new installment of the FX anthology stars Ewan McGregor (in a dual role), Carrie Coon, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Thewlis, Goran Bogdan, Andy Yu, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Set in 2010, Fargo season three centers on Emmit (McGregor) and his slightly younger brother Ray Stussy (McGregor). FX says, "Emmit, is the Parking Lot King of Minnesota. He sees himself as an American success story, whereas Ray is more of a cautionary tale." The third season premieres on FX on Wednesday, April 19th, at 10:00pm Et/Pt. Read More…...
- 3/21/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
SundanceTV's latest drama "The Last Panthers" travels deep into the depths of the European criminal underworld, from London to Marseille to Belgrade to Bosnia. Based on the work of French journalist Jérôme Pierrat, who has investigated organized crime in France for years, the series begins with a diamond heist orchestrated by Milan (Goran Bogdan) but eventually sparks a number of intertwined conflicts involving claims adjuster Naomi Franckom (Samantha Morton) and her boss Tom Kendle (John Hurt) as well as French detective Khalil (Tahar Rahim). But soon the crimes go beyond merely diamonds and enter greater, more precarious territory involving modern criminals who act in plain sight. The series' finale airs tonight on SundanceTV. Watch an exclusive clip above featuring John Hurt questioning who are the true barbarians. Read More: 'The Last Panthers' Exclusive Clip: See John Hurt and Samantha Morton Discuss Diamond Thieves For The First...
- 5/18/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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