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One of the most lauded events of the Tribeca Festival, Chanel returned to host the 17th annual Tribeca Artists Dinner on Monday, June 10 at The Odeon in Manhattan, moving locations from Balthazar last year. The intimate evening honors the artists who have contributed original artwork to the festival’s award-winning filmmakers.
The carpet always feels like some sort of family reunion at this event, where much of Hollywood assembles in what feels like a — though glamorous — laid-back dinner to celebrate how far the film scene of NYC has come as it regenerated itself after 9/11. IndieWire favorites Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Katie Holmes, Blake Lively, Jude Law, Trevor Noah, Mark Ronson, Camila Mendes, Selma Blair, Colman Domingo, Chloe Fineman, Olivia Munn, Dianna Agron, Hannah Einbinder, Hari Nef, Lizzy Caplan, Lily Rabe, Natasha Lyonne, Victoria Pedretti, David Harbour, David O. Russell, and Francesca Scorsese were just a handful of the many attendees.
The carpet always feels like some sort of family reunion at this event, where much of Hollywood assembles in what feels like a — though glamorous — laid-back dinner to celebrate how far the film scene of NYC has come as it regenerated itself after 9/11. IndieWire favorites Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Katie Holmes, Blake Lively, Jude Law, Trevor Noah, Mark Ronson, Camila Mendes, Selma Blair, Colman Domingo, Chloe Fineman, Olivia Munn, Dianna Agron, Hannah Einbinder, Hari Nef, Lizzy Caplan, Lily Rabe, Natasha Lyonne, Victoria Pedretti, David Harbour, David O. Russell, and Francesca Scorsese were just a handful of the many attendees.
- 6/11/2024
- by Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
Before the queens of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 16 performed for invited members of the Television Academy, their guests, and the assembled media on Monday evening for an Emmy season FYC event, Michelle Visage took some time to chat. Paramount made the smart to hold this massive event at a Culver City, California public library for both tongue-in-cheek (“the library is open”) and political (the unwarranted attacks on drag queen-led story hours) reasons.
Continue reading Michelle Visage on The “Evolution” Of ‘Drag Race’ & Embracing One Month’s Notice To Host ‘Drag Race Down Under’ [Interview] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Michelle Visage on The “Evolution” Of ‘Drag Race’ & Embracing One Month’s Notice To Host ‘Drag Race Down Under’ [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Johnny Depp almost walked away from even auditioning for “Edward Scissorhands” with Hollywood heavyweights Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and even Michael Jackson vying for the lead role.
In the upcoming untitled Tim Burton docuseries, which debuted at Tribeca 2024, Depp says he felt “pigeonholed” as a teen star from his “21 Jump Street” fame, People magazine wrote. The television series ran from 1987 to 1990, and Depp admitted he “was probably doing my best for probably the last two years to get fired” from the show.
It wasn’t until Depp read Burton and Caroline Thompson’s script for “Edward Scissorhands” that he felt connect to a role.
Depp said the screenplay “passed through everything, anything, solid and went to the very core of whatever I am. The writing was beautiful. The character was beautiful. What I suppose [attracted] me emotionally was that Edward was me. It’s exactly what I should be doing.
In the upcoming untitled Tim Burton docuseries, which debuted at Tribeca 2024, Depp says he felt “pigeonholed” as a teen star from his “21 Jump Street” fame, People magazine wrote. The television series ran from 1987 to 1990, and Depp admitted he “was probably doing my best for probably the last two years to get fired” from the show.
It wasn’t until Depp read Burton and Caroline Thompson’s script for “Edward Scissorhands” that he felt connect to a role.
Depp said the screenplay “passed through everything, anything, solid and went to the very core of whatever I am. The writing was beautiful. The character was beautiful. What I suppose [attracted] me emotionally was that Edward was me. It’s exactly what I should be doing.
- 6/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Animated movies about robots are always good. You’re talking about major films like “Wall-e” and “The Iron Giant.” Those are classics. Dreamworks Animation hopes to add “The Wild Robot” to that list.
As seen in the trailer, “The Wild Robot” tells the story of a robot who has been shipwrecked on an island with no hope of leaving. The robot finds itself talking to the animals and connecting with an orphaned gosling.
Continue reading ‘The Wild Robot’ Trailer: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal & More Star In New Animated Adventure From Director Chris Sanders at The Playlist.
As seen in the trailer, “The Wild Robot” tells the story of a robot who has been shipwrecked on an island with no hope of leaving. The robot finds itself talking to the animals and connecting with an orphaned gosling.
Continue reading ‘The Wild Robot’ Trailer: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal & More Star In New Animated Adventure From Director Chris Sanders at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Since its debut several years ago, “The Boys” has consistently been one of the biggest shows for Prime Video. Now, as the series enters its fourth season later this week, it appears now is the best time to announce when the show will be coming to an end.
Read More: ‘The Boys’ Season 4 Review: Prime Video’s Hit Superhero Show Returns With A Great, Confident Season
According to showrunner Eric Kripke, Season 5 of “The Boys” will be the last one for the series.
Continue reading ‘The Boys’ To End After Season 5 at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘The Boys’ Season 4 Review: Prime Video’s Hit Superhero Show Returns With A Great, Confident Season
According to showrunner Eric Kripke, Season 5 of “The Boys” will be the last one for the series.
Continue reading ‘The Boys’ To End After Season 5 at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Dedicated video gamers are models of neural plasticity. With every “game over” and respawn, they illustrate the process by which our brains rewire themselves through practice and repetition, eventually allowing once-alien tasks like holding a controller to become almost second nature. Few arenas in life make it so easy to appreciate that “impossible” is really just a skill issue, a perspective that might prove especially motivating to people who can’t hold a controller in the first place; people who were told that many of the things able-bodied society deems second nature — semi-automatic behaviors like walking, driving, and engaging in any sort of meaningful competition — would always be impossible for them. The fact of the matter is that biology isn’t written in stone, and destiny is just a first-person shooter that nobody cared about until the sequel came out.
Dr. David Putrino has dedicated the last decade of his...
Dr. David Putrino has dedicated the last decade of his...
- 6/11/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Universal premiered the second trailer for “The Wild Robot” at the Annecy Animation Festival on June 11. Adapted from Peter Brown’s illustrated book and directed by Chris Sanders, the sci-fi adventure concerns a robot called Roz (Lupita Nyong’o), washed ashore on an uninhabited island, who must adapt and live among the animals, especially after adopting an orphaned gosling bird.
Also contributing voice performances are Pedro Pascal as Fink the fox, Catherine O’Hara as Pinktail the opossum, Bill Nighy as Longneck the goose, Kit Connor as Brightbill the gosling, and Stephanie Hsu as Vontra the robot, as well as Matt Berry, Ving Rhames, and Mark Hamill.
Fully animated at DreamWorks, “The Wild Robot” explores the relationship between technology and nature. For this, DreamWorks embraced an impressionistic 2D aesthetic (inspired by Tyrus Wong’s legendary watercolor backgrounds in “Bambi” and Hayao Miyazaki’s lush forests), expanding on the tech the studio created...
Also contributing voice performances are Pedro Pascal as Fink the fox, Catherine O’Hara as Pinktail the opossum, Bill Nighy as Longneck the goose, Kit Connor as Brightbill the gosling, and Stephanie Hsu as Vontra the robot, as well as Matt Berry, Ving Rhames, and Mark Hamill.
Fully animated at DreamWorks, “The Wild Robot” explores the relationship between technology and nature. For this, DreamWorks embraced an impressionistic 2D aesthetic (inspired by Tyrus Wong’s legendary watercolor backgrounds in “Bambi” and Hayao Miyazaki’s lush forests), expanding on the tech the studio created...
- 6/11/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Find all of our Cannes 2024 coverage here.Illustrations by Maddie Fischer.This year at Cannes, we invited a number of attendees to share their impressions from the festival across various categories. We had a few ideas for what those categories might be, but they had many more, and the results are somewhere between a critics’ grid and a yearbook superlatives page. We're glad we asked.Mark AschGiovanni Marchini CamiaJordan CronkJon DieringerFlavia DimaLeonardo GoiEric HynesDaniel KasmanJessica KiangElena LazicManuela LazicSavina PetkovaAndréa PicardAdam PironCaitlin QuinlanVadim RizovRafa Sales RossDavid Schwartz (independent programmer)Pedro Segura (independent programmer and critic)Öykü SofuoğluHannah StrongFind all of our Cannes 2024 coverage here.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.
- 6/11/2024
- MUBI
Something normal happened at Netflix. “Hit Man,” a well-reviewed film from a top director (Richard Linklater) and a hot star (Glen Powell) in an audience-friendly action title, debuted as #1 on the streamer’s top 10 movie list.
Something very weird happened at the same time. “Godzilla Minus One,” which had a long-delayed appearance in home formats, made it to #1 both at Netflix and on VOD ($5.99 rental) in its first week. By week two, it fell to #6 at Netflix, while dropping from the top spot at iTunes to #7.
Netflix acquired “Hit Man” for $20 million last year when it premiered at Venice and Toronto to great interest. Reviewed (82 Metacritic) at the level or ahead of most of the streamer’s late-year awards-bait films, the action comedy about a moonlighting professor working undercover for New Orleans police has been #1 for the last three days. Unlike most Netflix originals, does it have staying power?
We...
Something very weird happened at the same time. “Godzilla Minus One,” which had a long-delayed appearance in home formats, made it to #1 both at Netflix and on VOD ($5.99 rental) in its first week. By week two, it fell to #6 at Netflix, while dropping from the top spot at iTunes to #7.
Netflix acquired “Hit Man” for $20 million last year when it premiered at Venice and Toronto to great interest. Reviewed (82 Metacritic) at the level or ahead of most of the streamer’s late-year awards-bait films, the action comedy about a moonlighting professor working undercover for New Orleans police has been #1 for the last three days. Unlike most Netflix originals, does it have staying power?
We...
- 6/11/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
There’s no denying that Christian Bale is one of the best actors working today. He’s also known as a guy who throws himself into the deep end with a role. Sometimes that even means a physical transformation. But that doesn’t mean Bale is the easiest person to work with, at least according to one of his “American Psycho” co-stars.
Read More: Josh Lucas Originally Thought Christian Bale’s Performance In ‘American Psycho’ Was “Terrible” But Now Considers It “Next Level”
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Chloë Sevigny talked about her time starring opposite Christian Bale in the film “American Psycho.” Now, looking back on it, she has a better understanding about Bale and his Method acting, but at the time, she wasn’t having the best time connecting with him on set.
Continue reading ‘American Psycho’: Chloë Sevigny Was “Really Intimidated” By Christian Bale’s Method Acting During Production at The Playlist.
Read More: Josh Lucas Originally Thought Christian Bale’s Performance In ‘American Psycho’ Was “Terrible” But Now Considers It “Next Level”
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Chloë Sevigny talked about her time starring opposite Christian Bale in the film “American Psycho.” Now, looking back on it, she has a better understanding about Bale and his Method acting, but at the time, she wasn’t having the best time connecting with him on set.
Continue reading ‘American Psycho’: Chloë Sevigny Was “Really Intimidated” By Christian Bale’s Method Acting During Production at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
For three seasons, first on Peacock and then on Netflix, the titular band in “Girls5Eva” has relentlessly pursued the comeback success that perhaps only they think they deserve. And over the course of Season 3, all four members of the group find themselves wrestling with what the pursuit of success (and the very idea of success itself) means in both the practical and psychological sense.
That’s why, when their big comeback gig at Radio City Music Hall on Thanksgiving Day ends up with just friends and family — and Richard Kind — in the audience, they’re happy to embrace the moment and sing a song about shifting goals: “The Medium Time.”
Written by Sara Bareilles, “The Medium Time” is an honest ode to finding contentment at the level of, well, character actor Richard Kind, who tells Dawn to pursue just enough success to keep working, but not so much that...
That’s why, when their big comeback gig at Radio City Music Hall on Thanksgiving Day ends up with just friends and family — and Richard Kind — in the audience, they’re happy to embrace the moment and sing a song about shifting goals: “The Medium Time.”
Written by Sara Bareilles, “The Medium Time” is an honest ode to finding contentment at the level of, well, character actor Richard Kind, who tells Dawn to pursue just enough success to keep working, but not so much that...
- 6/11/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
While we still don’t know how a Season 2 of “Peacemaker” exists in the newly rebooted Dcu, we know it’s happening. James Gunn says it’ll make sense. Regardless, we now know a couple of new names who are joining the cast.
Read More: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: Lady Gaga Says Her Version Of Harley Quinn Is “Very Authentic To This Movie”
According to The Wrap, David Denman and Sol Rodríguez have joined the cast of “Peacemaker” Season 2, which is expected to once again be spearheaded by James Gunn.
Continue reading ‘Peacemaker’: David Denman & Sol Rodríguez Join Season 2 Of James Gunn’s Superhero Series at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: Lady Gaga Says Her Version Of Harley Quinn Is “Very Authentic To This Movie”
According to The Wrap, David Denman and Sol Rodríguez have joined the cast of “Peacemaker” Season 2, which is expected to once again be spearheaded by James Gunn.
Continue reading ‘Peacemaker’: David Denman & Sol Rodríguez Join Season 2 Of James Gunn’s Superhero Series at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
When you look at the illustrious career of Clive Owen, you see choices made based on the depth of the roles, not on trajectory or star power. His two latest projects, Monsieur Spade and A Murder At The End of The World, are quality television series where he’s able to settle in and deliver the grounded, nuanced work we’ve come to expect from him. On this episode, he explains why he needs time to prepare a role, and the “marination” process that is required. He talks about the qualities found in […]
The post “I’m a Good Director’s Actor”: Clive Owen, Back To One, Episode 295 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “I’m a Good Director’s Actor”: Clive Owen, Back To One, Episode 295 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/11/2024
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
When you look at the illustrious career of Clive Owen, you see choices made based on the depth of the roles, not on trajectory or star power. His two latest projects, Monsieur Spade and A Murder At The End of The World, are quality television series where he’s able to settle in and deliver the grounded, nuanced work we’ve come to expect from him. On this episode, he explains why he needs time to prepare a role, and the “marination” process that is required. He talks about the qualities found in […]
The post “I’m a Good Director’s Actor”: Clive Owen, Back To One, Episode 295 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “I’m a Good Director’s Actor”: Clive Owen, Back To One, Episode 295 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/11/2024
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The world of Taylor Swift took a bite out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe a while ago, as rumors began to swirl that the singer would show up in “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Fans were convinced the singer would either show up as Lady Deadpool or Dazzler in the film. The rumors burned hotter when people saw Blake Lively (Ryan Reynolds’ wife) show up at the Super Bowl to hang out with Swift.
Continue reading ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: Taylor Swift Will Not Show Up In The Multiversal Film at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: Taylor Swift Will Not Show Up In The Multiversal Film at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Illustrations by Zoé Maghamès Peters.The Nagano prefecture is a snowy, mountainous region of Japan where Tokyo residents like to ski and wander through the forests, away from the pressures of the city. Some even have country houses there. This is the area where composer Eiko Ishibashi lives with her partner, musician Jim O’Rourke. In 2022, Ishibashi received a request from promoter Florian Felix to present a combination of brand-new music and images in concert. Ishibashi asked Ryusuke Hamaguchi if he was interested in helping put together the visual part. The two had gotten to know each other when they collaborated on his Oscar-winning film Drive My Car (2021). “He came out here to Nagano to see what he could shoot,” O’Rourke recalled when we spoke earlier this year, “and he also shot Eiko and a few other people playing.” O’Rourke performed with the group, too. He compared the setup...
- 6/11/2024
- MUBI
You have to imagine Netflix is a bit let down by the release of the two “Rebel Moon” films earlier this year. While they definitely had decent viewership, the reviews for the films are terrible. These were supposed to kickstart a franchise, and if critical reception has anything to do with it, then both films were dead in the water. But that’s not stopping Netflix from fulfilling its promise to Zack Snyder and allowing him to release Director’s Cuts of both films.
Continue reading ‘Rebel Moon’ Director’s Cuts First Look: Netflix Confirms Titles & Announces Release Date For Zack Snyder’s New Cuts at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Rebel Moon’ Director’s Cuts First Look: Netflix Confirms Titles & Announces Release Date For Zack Snyder’s New Cuts at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Late in “The Boys” Season 4, there’s a relatively minor moment that carries major weight. A hero (it’s best not to say whom) brings an injured person to the hospital. As they turn to go, they see a little boy watching nearby. At first, the kid is awestruck. You can almost hear him thinking, “Wow, a real superhero! Right in front of me!” Then, as he realizes that the hero may have just saved someone’s life, he smiles. And the hero smiles back. That’s it. That’s the scene — so classic it could’ve been from any number of comic book adaptations over the last half-century, and so unironically sweet that “The Boys” may have been one of the last super-stories to be guessed.
Showrunner Eric Kripke’s Prime Video series isn’t averse to earnestness. After all, one hero’s journey starts with the soul-shattering loss of his girlfriend.
Showrunner Eric Kripke’s Prime Video series isn’t averse to earnestness. After all, one hero’s journey starts with the soul-shattering loss of his girlfriend.
- 6/11/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
It’s rare for a show that appears to be running out of ideas to return two years later with the creative force that courses through the fourth season of Prime Video’s “The Boys.” After a couple of seasons of arguable wheel-spinning, seasons that seemed desperate to top the shock value of the first but didn’t do much with the complex themes or dense potential world-building in its abundance of ideas, “The Boys” oozes creative confidence with this outing and sets the table in a manner that bodes well for the future of this massive streaming hit.
Continue reading ‘The Boys’ Season 4 Review: Prime Video’s Hit Superhero Show Returns With A Great, Confident Season at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Boys’ Season 4 Review: Prime Video’s Hit Superhero Show Returns With A Great, Confident Season at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Brian Tallerico
- The Playlist
How does one embody one of the most influential and beloved figures of the modern era? How do you capture their essence without insulting their memory? For Emma Corrin and Elizabeth Debicki, both of whom played Princess Diana at different ages on the Netflix television series “The Crown,” the answers to these questions laid in balancing practical preparation and research with their own personal empathy for who Diana was and what they felt was owed in portraying her. Speaking to one another for Variety’s Actors on Actors, Corrin and Debicki were given the chance to swap notes one playing the part, including how much research they were each given beforehand.
“It just landed in this big box outside my flat,” Debicki said. “The one thing that struck me about ‘The Crown’ was the machinery to help you prepare was so extensive and available. Should you wish to click on any of these boxes,...
“It just landed in this big box outside my flat,” Debicki said. “The one thing that struck me about ‘The Crown’ was the machinery to help you prepare was so extensive and available. Should you wish to click on any of these boxes,...
- 6/11/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
There’s maybe no major auteur in cinema as unassuming as Richard Linklater. A Houston, Texas born film nerd who got his start making DIY, low-budget films around Austin, Linklater has maintained the scrappy, laidback vibe of his first feature even as his prestige has risen and his budgets have grown. The average Linklater film unfolds with a careful sense of effortlessness, loosely moving through vignettes with a keen naturalistic flow.
That’s not to say Linklater is an unambitious filmmaker; far from it. This is a man who took a seemingly small one day romance film in “Before Sunrise” and created an ambitious 20-year trilogy out of it, using the love story of Jesse and Céline as a canvas upon which to explore ideas of aging, growth, and the cruel passage of time. With “Boyhood,” he took a completely new approach to the classic coming-of-age narrative by shooting on...
That’s not to say Linklater is an unambitious filmmaker; far from it. This is a man who took a seemingly small one day romance film in “Before Sunrise” and created an ambitious 20-year trilogy out of it, using the love story of Jesse and Céline as a canvas upon which to explore ideas of aging, growth, and the cruel passage of time. With “Boyhood,” he took a completely new approach to the classic coming-of-age narrative by shooting on...
- 6/11/2024
- by Wilson Chapman and Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
The Academy Museum has vowed to modify language in its new “Hollywoodland” exhibit dedicated to the Jewish founders of Hollywood amid outcry labeling the exhibit antisemitic.
“We have heard the concerns from members of the Jewish community regarding some components of our exhibition ‘Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital,’” the Academy Museum said on Monday in a statement obtained by IndieWire. “We take these concerns seriously and are committed to making changes to the exhibition to address them. We will be implementing the first set of changes immediately — they will allow us to tell these important stories without using phrasing that may unintentionally reinforce stereotypes. This will also help to eliminate any ambiguities. In addition to these updates, we are convening an advisory group of experts from leading museums focused on the Jewish community, civil rights, and the history of other marginalized groups to advise us...
“We have heard the concerns from members of the Jewish community regarding some components of our exhibition ‘Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital,’” the Academy Museum said on Monday in a statement obtained by IndieWire. “We take these concerns seriously and are committed to making changes to the exhibition to address them. We will be implementing the first set of changes immediately — they will allow us to tell these important stories without using phrasing that may unintentionally reinforce stereotypes. This will also help to eliminate any ambiguities. In addition to these updates, we are convening an advisory group of experts from leading museums focused on the Jewish community, civil rights, and the history of other marginalized groups to advise us...
- 6/10/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
[Editor’s note: The following essay contains spoilers for both “Hit Man” and “The Dark Corner”]
It’s always been clear from watching Richard Linklater films that the auteur — who rose to fame during the independent film movement of the ‘90s and stands as one of the modern masters of American cinema — is fascinated by time. Not just the practical application of it, nor just the passage, but the true essence of it. How does one capture childhood? What about the teen years and college? What does it look like to compress these into one vs. focusing in on one moment? These are questions Linklater has answered, but a question the audience should be asking in return is why does Linklater use his films to make these studies?
I believe the answer lies in the history of film itself and what it has given Linklater, in terms of inspiration and influence, but also in terms of how the art form...
It’s always been clear from watching Richard Linklater films that the auteur — who rose to fame during the independent film movement of the ‘90s and stands as one of the modern masters of American cinema — is fascinated by time. Not just the practical application of it, nor just the passage, but the true essence of it. How does one capture childhood? What about the teen years and college? What does it look like to compress these into one vs. focusing in on one moment? These are questions Linklater has answered, but a question the audience should be asking in return is why does Linklater use his films to make these studies?
I believe the answer lies in the history of film itself and what it has given Linklater, in terms of inspiration and influence, but also in terms of how the art form...
- 6/10/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Drive far enough down a deserted highway, and you’ll eventually find spots where the remnants of a civilized society met the unrelenting forces of death, entropy, and decay. Crumbling buildings give way to new ecosystems as Mother Nature takes back the spaces that humanity briefly leased. These abandoned spaces are reminders that there’s nothing we can do on this planet that the universe won’t ultimately undo. Our only choice in the matter is whether we see that as depressing or poetic.
Count Alex Clark (Kai Lennox) among the latter camp. The acclaimed photographer spent much of his youth ripping through the American Southwest in a car by himself, deliberately trying to get lost so that he’d eventually find cool pictures to snap. His photos of decaying buildings earned him his first brushes with fame, and a midlife crisis has now prompted him to try and recreate his original formula for success.
Count Alex Clark (Kai Lennox) among the latter camp. The acclaimed photographer spent much of his youth ripping through the American Southwest in a car by himself, deliberately trying to get lost so that he’d eventually find cool pictures to snap. His photos of decaying buildings earned him his first brushes with fame, and a midlife crisis has now prompted him to try and recreate his original formula for success.
- 6/10/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Don’t Expect a ‘Coming Out’ Movie from Queer ‘I Used to Be Funny’ Director Ally Pankiw Any Time Soon
Ally Pankiw finds it hilarious that her debut feature, “I Used to Be Funny,” isn’t centering on a queer character, despite her own orientation.
While writer/director Pankiw, who is a queer filmmaker, noted that inherently all of her work has a “queer perspective” given her identity. “I Used to Be Funny” is about a stand-up comic, played by Rachel Sennott, who grapples with Ptsd after a teen she used to nanny goes missing.
Pankiw wants to see more queer filmmakers to tell stories that aren’t only queer — and not feel pigeonholed to make only “coming out” dramas.
“Dramedy and dark comedies, that’s really the world that I like playing in,” Pankiw told IndieWire. “Stuff that obviously centers around women and queer people and isn’t just about coming out. It’s always nice…You know, look, I’ve been out for 16 years. So the things that...
While writer/director Pankiw, who is a queer filmmaker, noted that inherently all of her work has a “queer perspective” given her identity. “I Used to Be Funny” is about a stand-up comic, played by Rachel Sennott, who grapples with Ptsd after a teen she used to nanny goes missing.
Pankiw wants to see more queer filmmakers to tell stories that aren’t only queer — and not feel pigeonholed to make only “coming out” dramas.
“Dramedy and dark comedies, that’s really the world that I like playing in,” Pankiw told IndieWire. “Stuff that obviously centers around women and queer people and isn’t just about coming out. It’s always nice…You know, look, I’ve been out for 16 years. So the things that...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Contract season is well underway. IATSE has already been at the negotiating table for months, but last week it left without a deal. Now it’s the teamsters’ turn.
Starting today, Monday, June 10, the Hollywood Teamsters with Local 399 alongside Hollywood Basic Crafts will head to the negotiating table to fight for new three-year contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Negotiations are scheduled to run to mid-July; most of the specific contracts being negotiated now expire on July 31.
Should the teamsters fail to reach a tentative deal with the studios by July 31, Hollywood will most likely be headed for another strike, and all film and TV production will almost certainly come to a standstill. The teamsters were instrumental in 2023’s dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in shuttering productions, agreeing to not cross picket lines and putting studios in a tough spot. Had the teamsters crossed the picket lines,...
Starting today, Monday, June 10, the Hollywood Teamsters with Local 399 alongside Hollywood Basic Crafts will head to the negotiating table to fight for new three-year contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Negotiations are scheduled to run to mid-July; most of the specific contracts being negotiated now expire on July 31.
Should the teamsters fail to reach a tentative deal with the studios by July 31, Hollywood will most likely be headed for another strike, and all film and TV production will almost certainly come to a standstill. The teamsters were instrumental in 2023’s dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in shuttering productions, agreeing to not cross picket lines and putting studios in a tough spot. Had the teamsters crossed the picket lines,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
The State of the Race
The biggest update in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series races happens to be what has been excluded. One can assume the critical and commercial hit FX series “Shōgun” moving to the Drama categories frees up two nomination slots in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series Emmy category in particular now that actors Hiroyuki Sanada...
The State of the Race
The biggest update in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series races happens to be what has been excluded. One can assume the critical and commercial hit FX series “Shōgun” moving to the Drama categories frees up two nomination slots in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series Emmy category in particular now that actors Hiroyuki Sanada...
- 6/10/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Run Lola Run.For movie lovers of a certain age, the image of Franka Potente and her shock of Manic Panic red hair in Run Lola Run (1998) is iconic. A still-potent mix of postmodernism, action cinema, and existential drama, Tom Tykwer’s film fits neatly on the shelf between other millennial canonical classics with strong (or strong-ish) female leads like The Fifth Element (1997) and Amélie (2001). Some saw the breakout success of Run Lola Run as evidence that international arthouse cinema had succumbed to the influence of MTV and Hollywood; others found it a blast of fresh air. The elevator pitch is deceptively simple: Lola (Potente) receives a phone call from her boyfriend, Mani (Moritz Bleibtreu): he was supposed to deliver 100,000 stolen deutschmarks to his crime-lord boss, but left the money bag on the subway by mistake, and now Lola has just twenty minutes to come up with a different...
- 6/10/2024
- MUBI
Julia Fox is standing up against what she sees as a smearing of her creative vision on her feature screenwriting debut “Lipstick Palm.”
Fox exclusively told IndieWire that she is “not pleased” with issues that have arisen amongst the film’s producers. Fox penned the script with Sara Apple, and told Page Six in May 2023 that she was in pre-production on the dark comedy crime feature that was “‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ meets ‘Spring Breakers.'” Fox will act in a supporting role in the film, while the lead stars have yet to be announced.
“Right now we have our cast, we have a director, but we are having some issues,” Fox told IndieWire more than one year later. “We just have some producers that can’t get on the same page, which really sucks and I would speak on it more, but if it does end up going to court,...
Fox exclusively told IndieWire that she is “not pleased” with issues that have arisen amongst the film’s producers. Fox penned the script with Sara Apple, and told Page Six in May 2023 that she was in pre-production on the dark comedy crime feature that was “‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ meets ‘Spring Breakers.'” Fox will act in a supporting role in the film, while the lead stars have yet to be announced.
“Right now we have our cast, we have a director, but we are having some issues,” Fox told IndieWire more than one year later. “We just have some producers that can’t get on the same page, which really sucks and I would speak on it more, but if it does end up going to court,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Sundance Institute announced today the 10 producers, and their projects, selected as Fellows for the 2024 Producers Lab. The Lab begins today and runs through June 22 at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming. From the press release: The Producers Lab nurtures emerging independent film producers with project-specific support through one-on-one meetings and intimate group sessions with veteran producer advisors. The lab encourages fellows to hone their creative instincts and problem-solving skills and to develop strategies for pitching, financing, production, navigating the marketplace, and sustainability. The 2024 cohort includes five fiction film producers and five nonfiction film producers. Fellows in […]
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- 6/10/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The Sundance Institute announced today the 10 producers, and their projects, selected as Fellows for the 2024 Producers Lab. The Lab begins today and runs through June 22 at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming. From the press release: The Producers Lab nurtures emerging independent film producers with project-specific support through one-on-one meetings and intimate group sessions with veteran producer advisors. The lab encourages fellows to hone their creative instincts and problem-solving skills and to develop strategies for pitching, financing, production, navigating the marketplace, and sustainability. The 2024 cohort includes five fiction film producers and five nonfiction film producers. Fellows in […]
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- 6/10/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Josh Lucas thought Christian Bale was a “terrible” actor when the two first worked together on “American Psycho.”
During an interview with Vanity Fair alongside Chloë Sevigny, another “American Psycho” alum, Lucas admitted that he didn’t fully grasp Bale’s take on iconic character Patrick Bateman until later.
“I don’t know if you felt this way, but I actually truly remember thinking that Christian Bale was terrible,” Lucas said. “I remember the first scene I did with him, I watched him and he seemed so false — and I now realize that it was this just fucking brilliant choice that he was making. That was an actor who was at such a completely different level already, and that he was capable of having these crazy layers going on in what he was doing. I thought it was bogus acting at the time, but was exactly the opposite.”
Bale led...
During an interview with Vanity Fair alongside Chloë Sevigny, another “American Psycho” alum, Lucas admitted that he didn’t fully grasp Bale’s take on iconic character Patrick Bateman until later.
“I don’t know if you felt this way, but I actually truly remember thinking that Christian Bale was terrible,” Lucas said. “I remember the first scene I did with him, I watched him and he seemed so false — and I now realize that it was this just fucking brilliant choice that he was making. That was an actor who was at such a completely different level already, and that he was capable of having these crazy layers going on in what he was doing. I thought it was bogus acting at the time, but was exactly the opposite.”
Bale led...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jessica Lange plays the type of women you best keep your guard up around. Step carefully, or she could hurt you with a turn of phrase so gutting because it locates all your insecurities. But that’s also because these women are broken, too, and played with the rare cocktail of vulnerability, resolve, and brio that the two-time Oscar winner is known for on stage and screen.
In Paula Vogel’s (“How I Learned to Drive”) “Mother Play,” a “play in five evictions” now on Broadway as part of Second Stage Theater, Lange is Phyllis, a hardheaded, chain-smoking, martini-swilling matriarch and — oh, when hasn’t Lange played a hardheaded, chain-smoking, martini-swilling matriarch, or at least a complicated woman with a gamut of dependency and emotional issues? Stage roles in Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” or “A Streetcar Named Desire,” and Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” put...
In Paula Vogel’s (“How I Learned to Drive”) “Mother Play,” a “play in five evictions” now on Broadway as part of Second Stage Theater, Lange is Phyllis, a hardheaded, chain-smoking, martini-swilling matriarch and — oh, when hasn’t Lange played a hardheaded, chain-smoking, martini-swilling matriarch, or at least a complicated woman with a gamut of dependency and emotional issues? Stage roles in Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” or “A Streetcar Named Desire,” and Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” put...
- 6/10/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Fresh off some big executive moves, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its newly elected 2024-2025 Board of Governors. The governors, whose advise on what should be the Academy’s strategic vision, help preserve the organization’s financial health, and assure the fulfillment of its mission, are set to take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
Incumbent governors, reelected to the board after a three-year term, include actress Rita Wilson and Warner Bros. Pictures executive Pam Abdy. Among those elected to the board for the first time is producer Jennifer Fox, who has helmed the Academy’s Governors Awards several years running.
The Academy has 19 branches total, each represented by three governors, except for the recently established Animation Branch, represented by two governors; the recently established Short Films Branch, represented by one governor; and the Production and Technology Branch, represented by one governor.
Incumbent governors, reelected to the board after a three-year term, include actress Rita Wilson and Warner Bros. Pictures executive Pam Abdy. Among those elected to the board for the first time is producer Jennifer Fox, who has helmed the Academy’s Governors Awards several years running.
The Academy has 19 branches total, each represented by three governors, except for the recently established Animation Branch, represented by two governors; the recently established Short Films Branch, represented by one governor; and the Production and Technology Branch, represented by one governor.
- 6/10/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
The truth is, Apple TV+ still isn’t a serious streaming contender. Sure, it has many flashy projects with A-list names. But what streaming service nowadays doesn’t? But that doesn’t mean Apple TV+ is going to slow down. If anything, the streaming service has the biggest pockets to draw from, so it can keep pumping out massive projects, as seen in a new teaser.
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While short on release dates or meaningful plot details, Apple TV+ released a sizzle reel-esque teaser for all the shows and films that are coming soon to the streaming service.
Continue reading Apple TV+ Sizzle Reel Offers First Looks At ‘Severance’ S2, ‘Fly Me To The Moon,’ ‘The Instigators’ & More at The Playlist.
Read More: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch
While short on release dates or meaningful plot details, Apple TV+ released a sizzle reel-esque teaser for all the shows and films that are coming soon to the streaming service.
Continue reading Apple TV+ Sizzle Reel Offers First Looks At ‘Severance’ S2, ‘Fly Me To The Moon,’ ‘The Instigators’ & More at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Former USA Network drama “White Collar” was a basic-cable relic before it was added to the Netflix library on April 1, 2024. But like “Suits” before it, another USA drama that found new life when it wound up on Netflix, “White Collar” has since turned up on Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Overall (original and acquired series) list — twice.
“White Collar,” a Fox-produced show, has been on Hulu (because Disney’s Fox acquisition closed in 2019) since December 2018. But until Netflix nabbed the co-exclusive rights this spring, the series had never been a factor in streaming. The show, which ran from 2009-2014 on USA Network, was pretty much an afterthought. Just like “Suits.”
But now, like “Suits,” “White Collar” is getting a sequel series.
“We’re gonna reboot. I’m writing the script,” series creator Jeff Eastin said at Variety’s TV FYC Fest. “It’s the original cast.”
So that includes Eastin’s fellow panelists Matt Bomer,...
“White Collar,” a Fox-produced show, has been on Hulu (because Disney’s Fox acquisition closed in 2019) since December 2018. But until Netflix nabbed the co-exclusive rights this spring, the series had never been a factor in streaming. The show, which ran from 2009-2014 on USA Network, was pretty much an afterthought. Just like “Suits.”
But now, like “Suits,” “White Collar” is getting a sequel series.
“We’re gonna reboot. I’m writing the script,” series creator Jeff Eastin said at Variety’s TV FYC Fest. “It’s the original cast.”
So that includes Eastin’s fellow panelists Matt Bomer,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
True cinephilia lives outside the confines of your front door, way past the boundaries of your home and native language. So, for all the talk of Martin Scorsese as a preeminent master of American cinema, it’s always been heartening to know the filmmaker and cineaste has appreciated all aspects of international cinema, from the East to the West and beyond. Those who understand Scorsese’s many cinematic affinities know fully well that one of his longtime personal passions has been the films by the Archers, aka the English filmmaking duo of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (Powell and Pressburger) and their ravishingly colorful, imaginative, and luminous films.
Continue reading ‘Made In England’ Review: Martin Scorsese Offers An Intimate Tour Through The Radical Romanticism Of Powell & Pressburger Cinema [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Made In England’ Review: Martin Scorsese Offers An Intimate Tour Through The Radical Romanticism Of Powell & Pressburger Cinema [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Way back in March, it was revealed that Netflix had ordered a new TV series based on the film, “Man on Fire.” Now, not only do we know who’s going to star in the series, but we also know who is directing at least two of the episodes.
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According to Deadline, Yahya Abdul-Mateen ll is set to star in and executive produce the new series, “Man on Fire.” Joining Abdul-Mateen II on the project is none other than Steven Caple, Jr.
Continue reading ‘Man On Fire’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Star In Netflix Series From Director Steven Caple, Jr. at The Playlist.
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According to Deadline, Yahya Abdul-Mateen ll is set to star in and executive produce the new series, “Man on Fire.” Joining Abdul-Mateen II on the project is none other than Steven Caple, Jr.
Continue reading ‘Man On Fire’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Star In Netflix Series From Director Steven Caple, Jr. at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
It’s time to return to the Innie and Outie world of Lumon Industries.
The first look at Season 2 of Apple Original series “Severance” picks up where Mark (Adam Scott), Dylan (Zach Cherry), Helly (Britt Lower), and Irving (John Turturro) have left off: escaping into the real world outside of their corporate cubicles and trying to free themselves from capitalist tutelage.
The footage debuted at the 2024 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
Ben Stiller directs and executive produces the critically acclaimed series which follows controversial tech company Lumon, whose workers opted for experimental procedures to have an alternate work self. Patricia Arquette portrays the Lumon boss, who blurs the lines between Innies, Outies, personal, and professional by stalking employees outside of work.
Season 2 was announced in April 2022, with Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, and more stars joining the cast.
Executive producer and director Stiller revealed that he uses his family as...
The first look at Season 2 of Apple Original series “Severance” picks up where Mark (Adam Scott), Dylan (Zach Cherry), Helly (Britt Lower), and Irving (John Turturro) have left off: escaping into the real world outside of their corporate cubicles and trying to free themselves from capitalist tutelage.
The footage debuted at the 2024 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
Ben Stiller directs and executive produces the critically acclaimed series which follows controversial tech company Lumon, whose workers opted for experimental procedures to have an alternate work self. Patricia Arquette portrays the Lumon boss, who blurs the lines between Innies, Outies, personal, and professional by stalking employees outside of work.
Season 2 was announced in April 2022, with Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, and more stars joining the cast.
Executive producer and director Stiller revealed that he uses his family as...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“All That We Love” is not, at first brush, a lovable film. Or perhaps the midlife crisis meets coming-of-age drama led by Margaret Cho is too lovable and therefore falls flat for its earnestness?
Cho stars as Emma, an empty nester who realizes just how alone she truly is after the death of her family dog Tanner. Emma is frustrated at work, faced with the return of her ex-husband Andy (Kenneth Choi), and forced to confront the fact that her daughter Maggie (Alice Lee) is relocating to Australia with her boyfriend (Devon Bostick). Basically, Emma is having a bad time. The only bright spot in Emma’s social circle, it seems, is her friendship with Stan (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), who is also dealing with a loss of his own…and a crisis reaction that includes purchasing a motorcycle.
As Stan comforts Emma, she begins to reevaluate the (non-canine) relationships in her life.
Cho stars as Emma, an empty nester who realizes just how alone she truly is after the death of her family dog Tanner. Emma is frustrated at work, faced with the return of her ex-husband Andy (Kenneth Choi), and forced to confront the fact that her daughter Maggie (Alice Lee) is relocating to Australia with her boyfriend (Devon Bostick). Basically, Emma is having a bad time. The only bright spot in Emma’s social circle, it seems, is her friendship with Stan (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), who is also dealing with a loss of his own…and a crisis reaction that includes purchasing a motorcycle.
As Stan comforts Emma, she begins to reevaluate the (non-canine) relationships in her life.
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Do you remember the 2004 TV film “Sucker Free City?” Probably not. Despite being directed by Spike Lee, the film debuted with very little fanfare. But it did have a hell of a cast, including now-Captain America Anthony Mackie. And according to the actor, the project was set to be Showtime’s attempt to mirror one of HBO’s best series.
Speaking on Variety’s Actors on Actors, Anthony Mackie talked about how his career was supposed to take off 20 years ago when “Sucker Free City” was released.
Continue reading Anthony Mackie Talks Being Part Of Forgotten Spike Lee Project ‘Sucker Free City’: “All The Wheels Fell Off” at The Playlist.
Speaking on Variety’s Actors on Actors, Anthony Mackie talked about how his career was supposed to take off 20 years ago when “Sucker Free City” was released.
Continue reading Anthony Mackie Talks Being Part Of Forgotten Spike Lee Project ‘Sucker Free City’: “All The Wheels Fell Off” at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for the ending of “Hit Man.”]
“Hit Man” debuted on Netflix as #1 on its most-watched list, which means the ending may have shocked millions of people this weekend. After all, it’s not exactly a staple of the romantic comedy that the couple the audience is rooting for kills a cop in order to be together. But that’s “Hit Man,” a film that cross-pollinates a sexy screwball comedy with a noir like “Double Indemnity.”
The film is sort-of based on a true story, although the real Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) didn’t kill anyone. However, director Richard Linklater told IndieWire that once he and Powell (they co-wrote the screenplay) came up with that ending, it was never really questioned.
“I think the ending has to be inevitable,” said Linklater. “And it’s kind of the thesis of the movie.”
As the end credits detail, the real-life Johnson did work with the police and...
“Hit Man” debuted on Netflix as #1 on its most-watched list, which means the ending may have shocked millions of people this weekend. After all, it’s not exactly a staple of the romantic comedy that the couple the audience is rooting for kills a cop in order to be together. But that’s “Hit Man,” a film that cross-pollinates a sexy screwball comedy with a noir like “Double Indemnity.”
The film is sort-of based on a true story, although the real Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) didn’t kill anyone. However, director Richard Linklater told IndieWire that once he and Powell (they co-wrote the screenplay) came up with that ending, it was never really questioned.
“I think the ending has to be inevitable,” said Linklater. “And it’s kind of the thesis of the movie.”
As the end credits detail, the real-life Johnson did work with the police and...
- 6/10/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are just about ready to cast another spell with “Practical Magic 2.”
On Monday, Warner Bros. announced a sequel to the beloved 1998 classic. Both of the original film’s stars, Bullock and Kidman, are nearing deals to star in and produce the new one, a person with knowledge of the talks tells IndieWire. Akiva Goldsman, who also just committed to penning a Monster High adaptation for Mattel, will write the sequel screenplay. Denise Di Novi will produce.
Recent “Girls on the Bus” star and Hollywood icon Griffin Dunne directed the original 1998 film; it’s Dunne’s sole feature-directing credit. There is no word yet on who will direct the sequel.
“Practical Magic” centers on the Owens sisters, played by Bullock and Kidman. The witchy duo are cursed in love, with their partners dying early deaths…including one at the hands of Kidman’s character.
On Monday, Warner Bros. announced a sequel to the beloved 1998 classic. Both of the original film’s stars, Bullock and Kidman, are nearing deals to star in and produce the new one, a person with knowledge of the talks tells IndieWire. Akiva Goldsman, who also just committed to penning a Monster High adaptation for Mattel, will write the sequel screenplay. Denise Di Novi will produce.
Recent “Girls on the Bus” star and Hollywood icon Griffin Dunne directed the original 1998 film; it’s Dunne’s sole feature-directing credit. There is no word yet on who will direct the sequel.
“Practical Magic” centers on the Owens sisters, played by Bullock and Kidman. The witchy duo are cursed in love, with their partners dying early deaths…including one at the hands of Kidman’s character.
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Television Critics Association announced the nominees for the 2024 TCA Awards and, surprisingly, they come with some controversy. “Baby Reindeer,” “Ripley” and “Shogun” led all programs with five nominations each. “The Bear” earned four nominations while “Fargo” took three. That being said, both “Baby Reindeer” and “Fargo” earned noms for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials which is utterly head-scratching.
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The nominees for the prestigious Program of the Year are “Reindeer,” “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” and “Shogun.”
Notable nominations include “We Are Lady Parts” in Outstanding Achievement in Comedy; “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Fellow Travelers” in Movies, Miniseries or Specials; “The Traitors” and “We’re Here” in Outstanding Achievement in Reality; and “Doctor Who,” “X-Men ’97,” “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” and “Renegade Nell” in Family Programming.
Read More: Jodie Foster: It was “Fun” stepping into ‘True Detective’ 30 years after ‘Silence Of The Lambs’
The nominees for the prestigious Program of the Year are “Reindeer,” “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” and “Shogun.”
Notable nominations include “We Are Lady Parts” in Outstanding Achievement in Comedy; “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Fellow Travelers” in Movies, Miniseries or Specials; “The Traitors” and “We’re Here” in Outstanding Achievement in Reality; and “Doctor Who,” “X-Men ’97,” “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” and “Renegade Nell” in Family Programming.
- 6/10/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
The 2024 Academy Museum Gala is set to honor a pair of Hollywood icons and one rising star.
Quentin Tarantino, Paul Mescal, and Rita Moreno will be feted for the fourth-annual awards ceremony, taking place October 19. The annual fundraising gala benefits the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and raises funds to support museum exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming, including screenings, K–12 programs, and access initiatives in service of the public and the local community of Los Angeles.
“Gladiator 2” star Mescal will be celebrated with the Vantage Award, which honors an emerging artist or scholar who is helping to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema. Oscar winner Tarantino is set to receive the Luminary Award, which is given to an artist whose singular contributions have expanded the creative possibilities of cinema. “West Side Story” actress Moreno will be awarded the Icon Award, celebrating an artist whose career has had a significant global cultural impact.
Quentin Tarantino, Paul Mescal, and Rita Moreno will be feted for the fourth-annual awards ceremony, taking place October 19. The annual fundraising gala benefits the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and raises funds to support museum exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming, including screenings, K–12 programs, and access initiatives in service of the public and the local community of Los Angeles.
“Gladiator 2” star Mescal will be celebrated with the Vantage Award, which honors an emerging artist or scholar who is helping to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema. Oscar winner Tarantino is set to receive the Luminary Award, which is given to an artist whose singular contributions have expanded the creative possibilities of cinema. “West Side Story” actress Moreno will be awarded the Icon Award, celebrating an artist whose career has had a significant global cultural impact.
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Emilia Clarke “couldn’t carry on” after surviving two brain aneurysms during “Game of Thrones.”
The actress, who played Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show, told Big Issue that she was first concerned she would “get fired” following her aneurysms. At one point, as Big Issue wrote, Clarke even “asked medical staff to let her die” in fear of never acting again.
“When you have a brain injury, because it alters your sense of self on such a dramatic level, all of the insecurities you have going into the workplace quadruple overnight,” Clarke said. “The first fear we all had was, ‘Oh my God, am I going to get fired? Am I going to get fired because they think I’m not capable of completing the job?’”
Clarke recalled thinking while filming, “Well, if I’m going to die, I better die on…TV.”
The actress admitted that she...
The actress, who played Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show, told Big Issue that she was first concerned she would “get fired” following her aneurysms. At one point, as Big Issue wrote, Clarke even “asked medical staff to let her die” in fear of never acting again.
“When you have a brain injury, because it alters your sense of self on such a dramatic level, all of the insecurities you have going into the workplace quadruple overnight,” Clarke said. “The first fear we all had was, ‘Oh my God, am I going to get fired? Am I going to get fired because they think I’m not capable of completing the job?’”
Clarke recalled thinking while filming, “Well, if I’m going to die, I better die on…TV.”
The actress admitted that she...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
For fans of adventurous cinema in the last decade, a pairing between actors Christopher Abbott and Mackenzie Davis arrives like the answer to an unspoken prayer. Both performers have dependably elevated small indies and big tentpoles alike with invigorating performances that turn heads no matter the size of the role. Yet even a duo as gifted as they cannot rescue “Swimming Home,” a languid and lugubrious European-set drama that leaves them both stranded.
Continue reading ‘Swimming Home’ Review: Christopher Abbott & Mackenzie Davis’ Island Vacation Makes A Smaller Splash [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Swimming Home’ Review: Christopher Abbott & Mackenzie Davis’ Island Vacation Makes A Smaller Splash [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Marshall Shaffer
- The Playlist
It’s really difficult to imagine a world where “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is a good film. Many of the legacy sequels that have been released in recent years are subpar, to put it nicely. Not only that, but ‘Axel F’ is coming to Netflix, which doesn’t have the best track record with original films. Then you have the fact that Eddie Murphy films are very much hit or miss.
Continue reading ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Clip: Eddie Murphy & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Attempt To Steal A Helicopter In Netflix Comedy at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Clip: Eddie Murphy & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Attempt To Steal A Helicopter In Netflix Comedy at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Filming has officially kicked off for one of our most anticipated films of 2025– “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” And in honor of the first day of filming, Netflix and Rian Johnson have given us a sneak peek at Daniel Craig’s look as Benoit Blanc in the film.
No, unfortunately there’s no teaser trailer. And no, we don’t get to see an official still image from the film.
Continue reading ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Here’s Our First Look At Daniel Craig’s New Look For Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Film at The Playlist.
No, unfortunately there’s no teaser trailer. And no, we don’t get to see an official still image from the film.
Continue reading ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Here’s Our First Look At Daniel Craig’s New Look For Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Film at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
“Hey Mom, did you feel emotional the first time you drove in Sacramento?” asked Saoirse Ronan’s titular character in “Lady Bird” during an impassioned final monologue that makes the streets of the Californian capital glow. The city provides a similar site of reconciliation between a pair who’s grown gradually estranged in Michael Angarano’s “Sacramento.” It feels emotional, too, albeit in a more familiar way.
That’s not necessarily a knock on the film.
Continue reading ‘Sacramento’ Review: Michael Angarano Michael Cera & Kirsten Stewart Plunge Into Paternal Anxieties [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
That’s not necessarily a knock on the film.
Continue reading ‘Sacramento’ Review: Michael Angarano Michael Cera & Kirsten Stewart Plunge Into Paternal Anxieties [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Marshall Shaffer
- The Playlist
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