In addition to fall TV and a new slate of prestigious films, theater is gearing up for a new season, both on and Off-Broadway.
This year, there is no shortage of Hollywood star power -- ahem, the Broadway debuts of Amy Schumer and Uma Thurman, the return of Anna Camp and Clive Owen, and the Boss -- as well as anticipated new productions, must-see revivals and the redemption of director Julie Taymor. And the action is not limited to New York as two major musical adaptions get their feet wet with out of town tryouts.
2017 Fall Preview: Et's Complete Coverage
Frozen
Through 10/1
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Colorado)
Disney’s global animated phenomenon is headed to the Broadway stage with a new musical from composers and lyricists RobertLopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and book writer Jennifer Lee in February 2018 after a limited engagement in Denver. The Snow Queen-inspired fairy tale and its Norwegian kingdom of Arendelle...
This year, there is no shortage of Hollywood star power -- ahem, the Broadway debuts of Amy Schumer and Uma Thurman, the return of Anna Camp and Clive Owen, and the Boss -- as well as anticipated new productions, must-see revivals and the redemption of director Julie Taymor. And the action is not limited to New York as two major musical adaptions get their feet wet with out of town tryouts.
2017 Fall Preview: Et's Complete Coverage
Frozen
Through 10/1
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Colorado)
Disney’s global animated phenomenon is headed to the Broadway stage with a new musical from composers and lyricists RobertLopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and book writer Jennifer Lee in February 2018 after a limited engagement in Denver. The Snow Queen-inspired fairy tale and its Norwegian kingdom of Arendelle...
- 9/26/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Anna Serner, Filminstitutet. Foto: Fredrik Sandberg/ScanpixAnna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute (Sfi) has been leading the way for gender equality on a global scale for at least the past five years and has become a sort of godmother to all the woman striving and thriving in Cannes.
She not only encouraged the collection of statistics of women filmmakers in Sweden and abroad which could then be used to calculate public funding to create parity but as been the preeminent global lobbyist. In 2016, 64% of the Sfi’s production funding when to female directors which means that from 2013–2016, Sfi funding was 50% female and 50% male. In 2017 the Sfi funding is expecte to be 40% for female directors.
50/50 by 2020 — Global Reach was held in Cannes for the second year, hosted by Sfi, Wift Nordic and the Marche and included talk with such filmmakers a Agnieszka Holland and Jessica Hausner, a presentation by...
She not only encouraged the collection of statistics of women filmmakers in Sweden and abroad which could then be used to calculate public funding to create parity but as been the preeminent global lobbyist. In 2016, 64% of the Sfi’s production funding when to female directors which means that from 2013–2016, Sfi funding was 50% female and 50% male. In 2017 the Sfi funding is expecte to be 40% for female directors.
50/50 by 2020 — Global Reach was held in Cannes for the second year, hosted by Sfi, Wift Nordic and the Marche and included talk with such filmmakers a Agnieszka Holland and Jessica Hausner, a presentation by...
- 6/6/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
04.27.17: This list is now final. While I may in the future see additional films that were released in the awards year of 2016, no more films will be added to this list. (I may add links to reviews of films listed here.)
This ranking includes only new theatrical releases viewed for the awards year of 2016 (for eligibility for the Academy Awards and the Ofcs and Awfj awards); some films released in the UK without Us releases (and so ineligible for those awards this year) may also be included, for my own bookkeeping purposes. Links go to my review. Numbers after each entry are Date First Viewed/NYC Release Date/London Release Date; year is 2016 unless otherwise noted.
worth paying multiplex prices for
[5 stars]
Arrival (10.10/11.11/11.10)
La La Land (10.07/12.09/01.13.17)
A Monster Calls (10.06/12.23/01.01.17)
The Lobster (07.16.15/05.13/10.16.15)
Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) (02.22/03.04/03.25)
A Bigger Splash (10.08.15/05.04/02.12)
Miss Sloane (11.20/11.25/05.12.17)
London Road (06.03.15/09.09/06.12.15)
The Girl with All the Gifts (07.26/02.24.17/09.23)
I, Daniel Blake...
This ranking includes only new theatrical releases viewed for the awards year of 2016 (for eligibility for the Academy Awards and the Ofcs and Awfj awards); some films released in the UK without Us releases (and so ineligible for those awards this year) may also be included, for my own bookkeeping purposes. Links go to my review. Numbers after each entry are Date First Viewed/NYC Release Date/London Release Date; year is 2016 unless otherwise noted.
worth paying multiplex prices for
[5 stars]
Arrival (10.10/11.11/11.10)
La La Land (10.07/12.09/01.13.17)
A Monster Calls (10.06/12.23/01.01.17)
The Lobster (07.16.15/05.13/10.16.15)
Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) (02.22/03.04/03.25)
A Bigger Splash (10.08.15/05.04/02.12)
Miss Sloane (11.20/11.25/05.12.17)
London Road (06.03.15/09.09/06.12.15)
The Girl with All the Gifts (07.26/02.24.17/09.23)
I, Daniel Blake...
- 4/27/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Stephen Colbert will have some late-night competition tonight, after Donald Trump’s address to the joint session. Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, Michael Moore, and Rob Reiner are joining Chris Matthews tonight as he jumps into late-night fray. The special edition of MSNBC’s Hardball will air at midnight Et. Matthews made headlines Monday when he wondered, on his program, why anyone believes what Trump says after his years as head of the birtherism movement – during which…...
- 2/28/2017
- Deadline TV
Kevin O’Connell (Courtesy: Getty Images)
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“I’ve never been more appreciative, humbled and just overall excited about the fact that I’ve been nominated,” says Hacksaw Ridge sound mixer Kevin O’Connell of his 21st Oscar nomination — which he shares with Peter Grace, Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright — as we sit down at The Hollywood Reporter to record an episode of THR‘s ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast. “I don’t want to say I took it for granted in the past, but I certainly don’t take it for granted anymore.”
O’Connell, 59, has worked in Hollywood for nearly 40 years, and is one of the most respected practitioners of his craft. But he is best known for a dubious distinction: in Oscar history, no person has accumulated more nominations without ever winning. His noms span 33 years, from 1983’s Terms of Endearment through Mel Gibson‘s 2016 war film,...
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“I’ve never been more appreciative, humbled and just overall excited about the fact that I’ve been nominated,” says Hacksaw Ridge sound mixer Kevin O’Connell of his 21st Oscar nomination — which he shares with Peter Grace, Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright — as we sit down at The Hollywood Reporter to record an episode of THR‘s ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast. “I don’t want to say I took it for granted in the past, but I certainly don’t take it for granted anymore.”
O’Connell, 59, has worked in Hollywood for nearly 40 years, and is one of the most respected practitioners of his craft. But he is best known for a dubious distinction: in Oscar history, no person has accumulated more nominations without ever winning. His noms span 33 years, from 1983’s Terms of Endearment through Mel Gibson‘s 2016 war film,...
- 2/21/2017
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Barry Jenkins (Courtesy: Getty Images)
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“I have this fundamental block — maybe I’ll always have it, maybe I’ll get past it — but I am essentially Chiron, I grew up like this kid and there are just certain ceilings that I never can imagine myself breaking through,” says Barry Jenkins, the writer and director of Moonlight, as we sit down in his downtown Los Angeles apartment to record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast. “When they happen,” the 37-year-old continues, “they genuinely are an extreme surprise. And for whatever reason, I can’t get through this block that Chiron does not grow up and make a film that gets eight Academy Award nominations.” He then pauses, smiles and quietly adds, “But I guess he does.”
Jenkins, for his work on the acclaimed drama about a young man growing up black...
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“I have this fundamental block — maybe I’ll always have it, maybe I’ll get past it — but I am essentially Chiron, I grew up like this kid and there are just certain ceilings that I never can imagine myself breaking through,” says Barry Jenkins, the writer and director of Moonlight, as we sit down in his downtown Los Angeles apartment to record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast. “When they happen,” the 37-year-old continues, “they genuinely are an extreme surprise. And for whatever reason, I can’t get through this block that Chiron does not grow up and make a film that gets eight Academy Award nominations.” He then pauses, smiles and quietly adds, “But I guess he does.”
Jenkins, for his work on the acclaimed drama about a young man growing up black...
- 2/19/2017
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Today, the Directors Guild of America (or DGA) announced their nominees, further shaping the Oscar race. They come hot on the heels of yesterday featuring the American Society of Cinematographers (or Asc) announcing, as well as the Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild. Earlier today, before DGA, the Costume Designers Guild announced too. They’ll all be seen, but the DGA is the one to focus on. They’re the precursor of this lot that’s truly going to shape the race. Historically, you try not to bet against the majority of DGA nominees scoring with Oscar. It’s just a very predictive and powerful guild… As you’ll see momentarily below, the DGA wound up citing the usual three suspects in Damien Chazelle for La La Land, Barry Jenkins for Arrival, and Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea. From there, things got interesting. Many pundits, myself included, had predicted...
- 1/12/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Many are called, few are chosen: The number of high-quality, awards-worthy documentaries seems to grow every year, but there’s still only 15 slots on the Oscar documentary shortlist. That will be announced December 5; the final five will be revealed on nominations morning, January 24. This year, 145 features were submitted.
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
- 11/21/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Casey Affleck (Courtesy: Getty Images)
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“It was a slog and it seemed impossible to get made,” Casey Affleck says of Kenneth Lonergan‘s Manchester by the Sea, for which he currently is generating considerable best actor Oscar buzz, as we sit down to record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast at the Empire Hotel during the New York Film Festival. “And not only did it get made, but now it’s a success [on the festival circuit]. And that also sends a message: that people will go see a ‘small drama’ with no pyrotechnics, or pyrotechnic-like movie stars. And that’s good because it means that other movies like that will get a shot, too.”
(Click below to listen to this episode now or here to access all of our 90+ episodes via iTunes. Past guests include Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, Lady Gaga,...
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“It was a slog and it seemed impossible to get made,” Casey Affleck says of Kenneth Lonergan‘s Manchester by the Sea, for which he currently is generating considerable best actor Oscar buzz, as we sit down to record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast at the Empire Hotel during the New York Film Festival. “And not only did it get made, but now it’s a success [on the festival circuit]. And that also sends a message: that people will go see a ‘small drama’ with no pyrotechnics, or pyrotechnic-like movie stars. And that’s good because it means that other movies like that will get a shot, too.”
(Click below to listen to this episode now or here to access all of our 90+ episodes via iTunes. Past guests include Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, Lady Gaga,...
- 10/7/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Jesse Plemons (Courtesy: Christopher Polk/WireImage)
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“It was definitely the most difficult 21 working days of my career, but probably the most rewarding and fulfilling,” says the actor Jesse Plemons of the time he spent making the indie film Other People, which opened the Sundance Film Festival in Jan. and hit theaters on Sept. 9, as we sit down to record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast. In the dramedy, the 28-year-old — who made his name on Friday Night Lights and Breaking Bad and was Emmy-nominated this year forFargo — plays a character that the film’s writer-director Chris Kelly based on himself: a young, gay, struggling comedy writer who returns to his parents’ home to be with his mother (played by Molly Shannon) as she endures the final stages of cancer. “This was unique, just having him [Chris] there, and also being such a personal story,...
By: Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
“It was definitely the most difficult 21 working days of my career, but probably the most rewarding and fulfilling,” says the actor Jesse Plemons of the time he spent making the indie film Other People, which opened the Sundance Film Festival in Jan. and hit theaters on Sept. 9, as we sit down to record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s ‘Awards Chatter’ podcast. In the dramedy, the 28-year-old — who made his name on Friday Night Lights and Breaking Bad and was Emmy-nominated this year forFargo — plays a character that the film’s writer-director Chris Kelly based on himself: a young, gay, struggling comedy writer who returns to his parents’ home to be with his mother (played by Molly Shannon) as she endures the final stages of cancer. “This was unique, just having him [Chris] there, and also being such a personal story,...
- 10/4/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Buoyed by the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage, things looked really good for Lgbtq people at the start of 2016. Then came the Orlando massacre, and with it the reminder that queer people were not safe, not even within the comforts provided by its culture.
That was only six weeks ago, but it seems longer. Orlando has fallen out of the news cycle — for the media, too many fresher tragedies take precedence. There’s the police murders of black men, an assassin’s murders of police and the public in Dallas, the Nice attacks, and even another Florida nightclub shooting, this one in Fort Myers. And for the public, the crises converge. There were signs remembering Orlando at Black Lives Matter rallies, and the Lgbtq community responded to Orlando with anti-gun rallies and messages of support for Muslims.
This puts Lgbtq culture in a familiar position: If the threats to...
That was only six weeks ago, but it seems longer. Orlando has fallen out of the news cycle — for the media, too many fresher tragedies take precedence. There’s the police murders of black men, an assassin’s murders of police and the public in Dallas, the Nice attacks, and even another Florida nightclub shooting, this one in Fort Myers. And for the public, the crises converge. There were signs remembering Orlando at Black Lives Matter rallies, and the Lgbtq community responded to Orlando with anti-gun rallies and messages of support for Muslims.
This puts Lgbtq culture in a familiar position: If the threats to...
- 7/29/2016
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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Oscar-nominee Adam McKay chats to us about The Big Short, Four Lions, Cabin In The Woods, Ant-Man, screenwriting and more…
I met Adam McKay at some posh hotel, where he’d just done some filmed interviews. As such, when he got to me, he told me he was going to recline on the couch “aggressively”. Which he did. So as the Oscar-nominated director and co-writer of The Big Short made himself comfy, with his film having pocketed a bunch of Oscar nominations, and finally heading into UK cinemas.
I thus began….
You’ve talked to us in the past about there being a purchase point where you commit to a film. That with Anchorman, it was Will Ferrell seeing footage of a sexist 70s real-life anchorman. With The Other Guys, it was a dinner with Mark Wahlberg when you realised he could do comedy.
Yeah, the two...
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Oscar-nominee Adam McKay chats to us about The Big Short, Four Lions, Cabin In The Woods, Ant-Man, screenwriting and more…
I met Adam McKay at some posh hotel, where he’d just done some filmed interviews. As such, when he got to me, he told me he was going to recline on the couch “aggressively”. Which he did. So as the Oscar-nominated director and co-writer of The Big Short made himself comfy, with his film having pocketed a bunch of Oscar nominations, and finally heading into UK cinemas.
I thus began….
You’ve talked to us in the past about there being a purchase point where you commit to a film. That with Anchorman, it was Will Ferrell seeing footage of a sexist 70s real-life anchorman. With The Other Guys, it was a dinner with Mark Wahlberg when you realised he could do comedy.
Yeah, the two...
- 1/24/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominees for the 68th annual DGA Awards! Missing were Todd Haynes ("Carol") and Steven Spielberg for "Bridge of Spies." But I'm very happy that George Miller for "Mad Max: Fury Road" got in. While we're in the subject of sequel, apparently, the DGA felt that J.J. Abrams is not worthy...yet...for a nod!
But this year's awards offer a bunch of newbies like Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), and Miller. Meanwhile, Ridley Scott has been nominated three times before but never won for "Thelma and Louise" in 1991, "Gladiator" in 2000, and "Black Hawk Down" in 2001. Let's see if "The Martian" will do the trick and get Ridley his DGA! By the way, he hasn't won an Oscar either and he was nominated for those movies too!
Winners will be announced on Feb. 6th. Here's your complete list of nominees...
But this year's awards offer a bunch of newbies like Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), and Miller. Meanwhile, Ridley Scott has been nominated three times before but never won for "Thelma and Louise" in 1991, "Gladiator" in 2000, and "Black Hawk Down" in 2001. Let's see if "The Martian" will do the trick and get Ridley his DGA! By the way, he hasn't won an Oscar either and he was nominated for those movies too!
Winners will be announced on Feb. 6th. Here's your complete list of nominees...
- 1/13/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Fresh off its impressive haul at the Golden Globes the weekend, "The Revenant" is poised to nab yet another statuette with a nomination for a Directors Guild of America Award.
The DGA announced its annual slate of honorees for outstanding directorial achievement on Tuesday, and "Revenant" director Alejandro G. Inarritu was among the five nominees. Inarritu also won the DGA award last year, for 2014's "Birdman," and with the new momentum from "The Revenant"'s Globes wins, the director looks like an early favorite to repeat.
The rest of the nominees were rounded out by Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), George Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), and Ridley Scott ("The Martian"). In addition to those names, the DGA also included a new category this year, honoring directors who helmed their first feature films in 2015.
"There's a first time for every feature filmmaker, but not every first time...
The DGA announced its annual slate of honorees for outstanding directorial achievement on Tuesday, and "Revenant" director Alejandro G. Inarritu was among the five nominees. Inarritu also won the DGA award last year, for 2014's "Birdman," and with the new momentum from "The Revenant"'s Globes wins, the director looks like an early favorite to repeat.
The rest of the nominees were rounded out by Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), George Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), and Ridley Scott ("The Martian"). In addition to those names, the DGA also included a new category this year, honoring directors who helmed their first feature films in 2015.
"There's a first time for every feature filmmaker, but not every first time...
- 1/12/2016
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
On Saturday, Oct. 24, entertainment industry professionals gathered at the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle to attend the second annual Produced By: New York (Pbny) conference. Hosted by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and Discovery Communications, the day was filled with insights from working producers, filmmakers, and industry pros like Darren Star (“Sex in the City”) and Killer Films’ Christine Vachon (“Still Alice”). Documentarian Michael Moore was even on hand to discuss his thoughts on the present state of the industry. One of the most talked about panels of the day featured an all-star lineup of producers: Donna Gigliotti (“Shakespeare in Love”), Meryl Poster (“Chicago,” “Project Runway”), Michael J. Travers (Blue Sky Studios, “The Peanuts Movie”), and Paula Weinstein (“The Fabulous Baker Boys”). The veterans shared their stories with the audience — from Gigliotti's early days working with Martin Scorsese, Poster's relentless attempts as a recent college grad to become...
- 10/26/2015
- backstage.com
Films set to show at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff), updated as announcements are made in the run up to the event.
Tiff will open on September 10 with Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.
Tiff 40
Key: Wp = world premiere; Nap = North American premiere; IP = international premiere; Cp = Canadian premiere.
GALASBeeba Boys (Canada), Deepa Mehta, WPDemolition, Jean-Marc Vallée WPDisorder (Maryland) (France-Belgium), Alice Winocour NAPThe Dressmaker (Aus), Jocelyn Moorhouse, WPEye In The Sky (UK), Gavin Hood WPForsaken (Canada), Jon Cassar, WPFreeheld (Us), Peter Sollett, WPHyena Road (Canada), Paul Gross, WPLolo (France), Julie Delpy, NAPLegend (UK), Brian Helgeland, IPMan Down (Us), Dito Montiel NAPThe Man Who Knew Infinity (UK), Matt Brown, WPThe Martian (Us), Ridley Scott, WPMiss You Already (UK), Catherine Hardwicke WPMississippi Grind (Us), Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden CPMr. Right (Us), Paco Cabezas WPThe Program (UK), Stephen Frears, WPRemember (Canada), Atom Egoyan, NAPSeptembers Of Shiraz (Us), Wayne Blair, WPStonewall ([link...
Tiff will open on September 10 with Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.
Tiff 40
Key: Wp = world premiere; Nap = North American premiere; IP = international premiere; Cp = Canadian premiere.
GALASBeeba Boys (Canada), Deepa Mehta, WPDemolition, Jean-Marc Vallée WPDisorder (Maryland) (France-Belgium), Alice Winocour NAPThe Dressmaker (Aus), Jocelyn Moorhouse, WPEye In The Sky (UK), Gavin Hood WPForsaken (Canada), Jon Cassar, WPFreeheld (Us), Peter Sollett, WPHyena Road (Canada), Paul Gross, WPLolo (France), Julie Delpy, NAPLegend (UK), Brian Helgeland, IPMan Down (Us), Dito Montiel NAPThe Man Who Knew Infinity (UK), Matt Brown, WPThe Martian (Us), Ridley Scott, WPMiss You Already (UK), Catherine Hardwicke WPMississippi Grind (Us), Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden CPMr. Right (Us), Paco Cabezas WPThe Program (UK), Stephen Frears, WPRemember (Canada), Atom Egoyan, NAPSeptembers Of Shiraz (Us), Wayne Blair, WPStonewall ([link...
- 8/25/2015
- ScreenDaily
Films set to show at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff), updated as announcements are made in the run up to the event.
Tiff will open on September 10 with Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.
Tiff 40
Key: Wp = world premiere; Nap = North American premiere; IP = international premiere; Cp = Canadian premiere.
GALASBeeba Boys (Canada), Deepa Mehta, WPDemolition, Jean-Marc Vallée WPThe Dressmaker (Aus), Jocelyn Moorhouse, WPEye In The Sky (UK), Gavin Hood WPForsaken (Canada), Jon Cassar, WPFreeheld (Us), Peter Sollett, WPHyena Road (Canada), Paul Gross, WPLolo (France), Julie Delpy, NAPLegend (UK), Brian Helgeland, IPThe Man Who Knew Infinity (UK), Matt Brown, WPThe Martian (Us), Ridley Scott, WPThe Program (UK), Stephen Frears, WPRemember (Canada), Atom Egoyan, NAPSeptembers Of Shiraz (Us), Wayne Blair, WPStonewall (Us), Roland Emmerich, Wpspecial PRESENTATIONSAnomalisa (Us), Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson, CPBeasts of No Nation (Ghana), Cary Fukunaga, CPBlack Mass (Us), Scott Cooper, CPBorn To Be Blue (Canada-uk), Robert Budreau WPBrooklyn (UK-Ireland-Canada), John...
Tiff will open on September 10 with Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.
Tiff 40
Key: Wp = world premiere; Nap = North American premiere; IP = international premiere; Cp = Canadian premiere.
GALASBeeba Boys (Canada), Deepa Mehta, WPDemolition, Jean-Marc Vallée WPThe Dressmaker (Aus), Jocelyn Moorhouse, WPEye In The Sky (UK), Gavin Hood WPForsaken (Canada), Jon Cassar, WPFreeheld (Us), Peter Sollett, WPHyena Road (Canada), Paul Gross, WPLolo (France), Julie Delpy, NAPLegend (UK), Brian Helgeland, IPThe Man Who Knew Infinity (UK), Matt Brown, WPThe Martian (Us), Ridley Scott, WPThe Program (UK), Stephen Frears, WPRemember (Canada), Atom Egoyan, NAPSeptembers Of Shiraz (Us), Wayne Blair, WPStonewall (Us), Roland Emmerich, Wpspecial PRESENTATIONSAnomalisa (Us), Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson, CPBeasts of No Nation (Ghana), Cary Fukunaga, CPBlack Mass (Us), Scott Cooper, CPBorn To Be Blue (Canada-uk), Robert Budreau WPBrooklyn (UK-Ireland-Canada), John...
- 8/11/2015
- ScreenDaily
This morning the first lineup of films were announced for the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival (see the lineup below and the write up here) and Kevin Jagernauth from The Playlist joins me here to take a look at the film's announced in the Gala and Special Presentation selection. We start from the top and run down the list from top to bottom, pointing out highlights and surprises and end with a discussion about the films we're surprised that weren't announced. You can listen to the full episode in the player below, it runs just under 40 minutes long and you can find the complete lineup right here. You can subscribe to the RopeofSilicon Podcast on iTunes right here, find us on SoundCloud here as well as on Twitter and Facebook. Galas Beeba Boys (dir. Deepa Mehta) Demolitian (dir. Jean-Marc Vallee) *Opening Night Film* The Dressmaker (dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse) Eye in the Sky (dir.
- 7/28/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Tiff 40 to open with Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal.Scroll down for Galas, Special Presentation line-ups
The 40th anniversary edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) will feature first looks for Jay Roach’s blacklisted screenwriter biopic Trumbo starring Bryan Cranston as well as Stephen Frears’ Lance Armstrong drama with Ben Foster.
Joining The Program on the roster of world premiere Gala screenings are Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure The Martian, Deepa Mehta’s gangster tale Beeba Boys and Kate Winslet Australian drama The Dressmaker.
Click here for Tiff film trailers
Following much speculation, the festival will open with Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.
Hyena Road, the anticipated Afghan War film, will also receive a world premiere. Director Paul Gross’ Passchendaele opened Toronto in 2008.
Among others there are first public screenings for Julie Delpy’s Lolo as well as two gay rights dramas in the form of Peter Sollett’s [link...
The 40th anniversary edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) will feature first looks for Jay Roach’s blacklisted screenwriter biopic Trumbo starring Bryan Cranston as well as Stephen Frears’ Lance Armstrong drama with Ben Foster.
Joining The Program on the roster of world premiere Gala screenings are Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure The Martian, Deepa Mehta’s gangster tale Beeba Boys and Kate Winslet Australian drama The Dressmaker.
Click here for Tiff film trailers
Following much speculation, the festival will open with Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.
Hyena Road, the anticipated Afghan War film, will also receive a world premiere. Director Paul Gross’ Passchendaele opened Toronto in 2008.
Among others there are first public screenings for Julie Delpy’s Lolo as well as two gay rights dramas in the form of Peter Sollett’s [link...
- 7/28/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
All the comedic and visual elan of an amateur YouTube fratboy prank, including nonstop rape jokes and rampant homophobia. Are you laughing yet? I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): not a fan of Kevin Hart; hot and cold on Will Ferrell
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Did someone get to Will Ferrell, and to Adam McKay, Ferrell’s partner in Gary Sanchez Productions and one of the writers of Get Hard? Because just a few years ago, the pair made the very funny and surprisingly culturally incisive The Other Guys, with its anti-Wall Street-shenanigans theme and its amazing end credits, which basically amounted to a Michael Moore-style rant about the 2008 economic collapse. And now, Get Hard is exactly opposite of the sort of thematic followup we should have expected from them, one that utterly lacks the courage of its convictions.
I’m “biast” (con): not a fan of Kevin Hart; hot and cold on Will Ferrell
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Did someone get to Will Ferrell, and to Adam McKay, Ferrell’s partner in Gary Sanchez Productions and one of the writers of Get Hard? Because just a few years ago, the pair made the very funny and surprisingly culturally incisive The Other Guys, with its anti-Wall Street-shenanigans theme and its amazing end credits, which basically amounted to a Michael Moore-style rant about the 2008 economic collapse. And now, Get Hard is exactly opposite of the sort of thematic followup we should have expected from them, one that utterly lacks the courage of its convictions.
- 3/26/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Chicago – One of the specialities of HollywoodChicago.com is the film and personality interview. The majority of these chats came through me, Patrick McDonald, and I couldn’t narrow it down to a top 10 or even a top 20. For 2014, there were 25 top interviews, and it is a diverse range of voices.
It is a privilege to get the opportunity to participate in the promotional tours, awards ceremonies, film festivals, book appearances, phoners and other lucky happenstances that feature the notable among us. To whittle down the list, I mostly thought about what was said in these interviews, whether inspirational or provocative – plus the status of the participants, whether they are up-and-coming or established.
The interview highlights are broken down by “Background and Behind-the-Scenes” and the “Memorable Quote” associated with each subject, and are often accompanied with exclusive photography by Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com. Four notables who just missed the...
It is a privilege to get the opportunity to participate in the promotional tours, awards ceremonies, film festivals, book appearances, phoners and other lucky happenstances that feature the notable among us. To whittle down the list, I mostly thought about what was said in these interviews, whether inspirational or provocative – plus the status of the participants, whether they are up-and-coming or established.
The interview highlights are broken down by “Background and Behind-the-Scenes” and the “Memorable Quote” associated with each subject, and are often accompanied with exclusive photography by Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com. Four notables who just missed the...
- 1/12/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A company called Fourgrounds Media has envisioned how Christmas morning might look through the eyes of 10 Hollywood auteurs — from American treasures Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese to the Euro-flavored stylings of Lars von Trier and Werner Herzog. While the Sergei Eisenstein (“Battleship Potemkin”) reference may sail over the heads of younger viewers, they’ll likely appreciate faux-offerings from Wes Anderson, Baz Luhrmann and documentarian Michael Moore, who accuses Santa of playing favorites. Also Read: 10 Biggest Christmas Day Box Office Openers (Photos) Iconic directors Woody Allen and Stanley Kubrick are also given the parody treatment (though Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith and Christopher.
- 12/24/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
‘Gilda,’ ‘Pulp Fiction’: 2013 National Film Registry movies (photo: Rita Hayworth in ‘Gilda’) See previous post: “‘Mary Poppins’ in National Film Registry: Good Timing for Disney’s ‘Saving Mr. Banks.’” Billy Woodberry’s UCLA thesis film Bless Their Little Hearts (1984). Stanton Kaye’s Brandy in the Wilderness (1969). The Film Group’s Cicero March (1966), about a Civil Rights march in an all-white Chicago suburb. Norbert A. Myles’ Daughter of Dawn (1920), with Hunting Horse, Oscar Yellow Wolf, Esther Labarre. Bill Morrison’s Decasia (2002), featuring decomposing archival footage. Alfred E. Green’s Ella Cinders (1926), with Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Vera Lewis. Fred M. Wilcox’s Forbidden Planet (1956), with Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Robby the Robot. Charles Vidor’s Gilda (1946), with Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready. John and Faith Hubley’s Oscar-winning animated short The Hole (1962). Stanley Kramer’s Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), with Best Actor Oscar winner Maximilian Schell,...
- 12/20/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
‘Mary Poppins’ among 25 films chosen for the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry (photo: Julie Andrews in ‘Mary Poppins’) The powers-that-be at the United States’ Library of Congress have chosen to give the Walt Disney Studios a little support. Saving Mr. Banks, directed by John Lee Hancock, and starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers, opened to solid — though hardly outstanding — box office numbers at 15 North American venues last Friday, December 13, 2013. The movie, which also features Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, and Rachel Griffiths, opened in wide release in the U.S. and Canada today, Dec. 20. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Library of Congress announced that Mary Poppins (1964) had been included among the 25 movies added to the National Film Registry "to be preserved as cinematic treasures for generations to come." Directed by Robert Stevenson, Mary Poppins remains one of the biggest blockbusters ever,...
- 12/20/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
★★★☆☆ Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) worked to bring the incessant ramblings of conspiracy theorists to the forefront of both the political and media mainstream, with its fast-paced, highly charged, wholly fresh brand of documentary. Following in hot pursuit was Robert Kenner's 2008 effort Food Inc. which encouraged a new generation of Americans to ask more questions about their country's powerful conglomerate organisations. Now, Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten's new film Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011) is the documentary that seems to have finally scared the big-wigs and fat cats into actually fighting back.
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- 11/27/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Sioux Falls, S.D. — To all the girls and boys, makin' all that noise: Alice Cooper has found you some new toys.
The heavy metal icon was in South Dakota on Wednesday to help kick-off a 6,000-square-foot rock `n' roll academy for local Boys & Girls Club members. Complete with a recording studio and performance space, the center will offer lessons and have all kinds of loud stuff – including a few high-end drum sets from Warrant guitarist Joey Allen and guitars from members of Kiss.
Cooper opened his long-dreamed Rock Teen Center in Phoenix last week, and he said he wanted to help his friend Chuck Brennan offer a similar opportunity in Brennan's hometown of Sioux Falls. Brennan, who founded Dollar Loan Center, grew up down the street from the academy and was a Boys Club kid.
Cooper said the best way to get teens off the streets is to put a guitar in their hands,...
The heavy metal icon was in South Dakota on Wednesday to help kick-off a 6,000-square-foot rock `n' roll academy for local Boys & Girls Club members. Complete with a recording studio and performance space, the center will offer lessons and have all kinds of loud stuff – including a few high-end drum sets from Warrant guitarist Joey Allen and guitars from members of Kiss.
Cooper opened his long-dreamed Rock Teen Center in Phoenix last week, and he said he wanted to help his friend Chuck Brennan offer a similar opportunity in Brennan's hometown of Sioux Falls. Brennan, who founded Dollar Loan Center, grew up down the street from the academy and was a Boys Club kid.
Cooper said the best way to get teens off the streets is to put a guitar in their hands,...
- 10/11/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Emily Blunt, Jason Segel ("The Muppets"), Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation"), Aubrey Plaza, Robert De Niro, Olivia Wilde ("People Like Us"), Leelee Sobieski ("NYC-22"), Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep"), Alison Brie ("Community"), Camilla Belle, Kim Cattrall ("Sex and the City") and Michael Moore were among the attendees at the red-carpet premiere of "The Five-Year Engagement" on the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival. The film hits theaters on April 27.
- 4/19/2012
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Shailene Woodley, Brett Ratner, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde, and EW’s own film critic Lisa Schwarzbaum are among the 39 jurors taking part in this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, which kicks off on Wednesday.
“We are honored to have this accomplished group dedicate the time and care it takes to view and discuss the films in competition this year,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Festival, in a statement.
The juries will award $175,000 in the six categories of World Narrative, World Documentary, Best New Narrative Director, Best New Documentary Director, Narrative Short Film Competition, and Documentary and Student Short Film Competition.
“We are honored to have this accomplished group dedicate the time and care it takes to view and discuss the films in competition this year,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Festival, in a statement.
The juries will award $175,000 in the six categories of World Narrative, World Documentary, Best New Narrative Director, Best New Documentary Director, Narrative Short Film Competition, and Documentary and Student Short Film Competition.
- 4/16/2012
- by Michelle Profis
- EW - Inside Movies
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games movie The Hunger Games: Behind Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst's Spider-man, Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale's The Dark Knight If estimates are accurate, The Hunger Games has already become Lionsgate's biggest box-office hit ever. By Sunday evening it'll have surpassed Michael Moore's Palme d'Or winner Fahrenheit 9/11, the current Lionsgate champ — thanks to Disney's Michael Eisner, who refused to release the anti-George W. Bush/Iraq War film. Moore's political documentary cumed at $119.19 million in 2004 (or about $152 million today). The Hunger Games is also the biggest March blockbuster ever, far surpassing (in both box-office receipts and ticket sales) Tim Burton / Johnny Depp / Mia Wasikowska's Alice in Wonderland's $116.1 million. In fact, it's the biggest non-summer opening ever, ahead of New Moon and Breaking Dawn Part 1. It's also officially the biggest opening for a non-sequel ever, though as pointed out above, Spider-Man sold more...
- 3/26/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Besting any number of opening weekend records, The Hunger Games (review here) opened this weekend with a scorching $155 million. That's the third-biggest opening weekend of all-time, behind The Dark Knight ($158 million) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part II ($169 million). Obviously by virtue of being number three on the list, it's also the biggest opening weekend for a non-summer movie, a non-sequel. It's of course the biggest debut in history for a film not released by Warner Bros. during the third weekend in July, for those keeping release-date score. It's also Lionsgate's highest-grossing film ever after just three days, besting the $119 million-total of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. While it's Lionsgate's most expensive movie, it's still an example of smart budgeting as it came it at $90 million before tax credits which brought the total exposure to just $78 million. Even if you factor in the hardcore marketing campaign over the last month,...
- 3/25/2012
- by Scott Mendelson
- Moviefone
The Hunger Games: Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne The Hunger Games Box Office: Behind Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale's The Dark Knight, Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst's Spider-man 3 The Hunger Games averaged $16,497 at 4,137 locations. Without taking inflation into account, that's the fourth-highest opening-day per-theater average ever, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (which had the added advantage of 3D surcharges), New Moon, and Breaking Dawn 1. Even while ignoring IMAX surcharges, if inflation is taken into account The Hunger Games falls behind a handful of other titles, such as The Dark Knight ($15,384; $17,014 today) and George Lucas / Ewan McGregor / Natalie Portman's Revenge of the Sith ($13,661 in 2005; $16,912 today), which opened at 3,661 locations. Distributed by Lionsgate, The Hunger Games will surely become the studio's biggest box-office hit ever — possibly by Sunday evening. Michael Moore's Palme d'Or winner Fahrenheit 9/11 is the current Lionsgate champ — thanks to Disney's Michael Eisner,...
- 3/24/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Chicago – Americans, as everybody knows, are obsessed with weight issues and dieting. It is a society that has obesity and anorexia as opposing problems, has restaurants that pride themselves in huge portions and watches a TV program called “The Biggest Loser.” Chicagoan Darryl Roberts gets weighty in “America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments.”
Rating: 2.5/5.0
This is his second documentary called “America the Beautiful.” The first one dealt with the idealization of beauty in this country, and interviewed magazine editors, academics and modeling agencies. This second doc takes the same approach, but this time it is about weight obsession. It is not as effective as the first film, and is weakened by a constant focus on Robert’s own battle of the bulge. It jumps around from topic to topic, with no focus on the thesis – which in the end is acceptance of oneself and others, despite weight difficulties.
This...
Rating: 2.5/5.0
This is his second documentary called “America the Beautiful.” The first one dealt with the idealization of beauty in this country, and interviewed magazine editors, academics and modeling agencies. This second doc takes the same approach, but this time it is about weight obsession. It is not as effective as the first film, and is weakened by a constant focus on Robert’s own battle of the bulge. It jumps around from topic to topic, with no focus on the thesis – which in the end is acceptance of oneself and others, despite weight difficulties.
This...
- 12/2/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Darryl Roberts is a man on a mission. In 2007, he made a documentary called “America the Beautiful,’ in which he explored the beauty industry in this country, and its effect on perceptions. In his new film “America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments” he takes on the weight loss obsession and the industries associated with it.
Roberts uses a participation style in his documentaries, much like Michael Moore. In his latest effort, he is even more evident, as he chronicles his health concerns in dealing with his own weight. He also uses some new facts, surprising interviews and exposure of statistics that are counter to the general awareness of obesity and weight issues, both on the medical and commerce side.
Darryl Roberts Contemplates Weight Issues in ‘America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments’
Photo credit: Harley Boys Entertainment
Darryl Roberts was featured on HollywoodChicago.com in 2008 with the first film,...
Roberts uses a participation style in his documentaries, much like Michael Moore. In his latest effort, he is even more evident, as he chronicles his health concerns in dealing with his own weight. He also uses some new facts, surprising interviews and exposure of statistics that are counter to the general awareness of obesity and weight issues, both on the medical and commerce side.
Darryl Roberts Contemplates Weight Issues in ‘America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments’
Photo credit: Harley Boys Entertainment
Darryl Roberts was featured on HollywoodChicago.com in 2008 with the first film,...
- 12/1/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
As part of our on-going attempt to re-publish some great feature articles from yesteryear for the enjoyment of new readers who may not have visited Owf the first time around, here’s a 2009 article by Tom Fallows originally written for the release of Drag Me To Hell.
This Article Contains Images That Some Readers May Find Disturbing
“The sun began to set – suddenly the sky turned blood red – I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence – there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city – I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed an endless scream passing through nature. ”
- Edvard Munch
Sam Raimi’s new horror movie Drag Me to Hell is perhaps one of the first movies to fully reflect our current economic crisis/catastrophe. With its story of a bank worker (Alison Lohman) who refuses an old Hungarian woman further...
This Article Contains Images That Some Readers May Find Disturbing
“The sun began to set – suddenly the sky turned blood red – I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence – there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city – I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed an endless scream passing through nature. ”
- Edvard Munch
Sam Raimi’s new horror movie Drag Me to Hell is perhaps one of the first movies to fully reflect our current economic crisis/catastrophe. With its story of a bank worker (Alison Lohman) who refuses an old Hungarian woman further...
- 4/23/2011
- by Tom Fallows
- Obsessed with Film
If there weren't another flick out there right now taking the title, Morgan Spurlock could have called this documentary about the current state of advertising Insidious.
Is there ever a time when we aren't being hit with imagery inducing us to part with our money? Spurlock asks consumer advocate, Presidential candidate and strawberry enthusiast Ralph Nader. "Yes," Nader responds, "when we're sleeping." (This alone disproves some critics who say Spurlock's films are entertaining, but sometimes devoid of reportorial value - we now know Nader watches Futurama.)
Rather than be an old fuss about it, Spurlock takes a "can't beat 'em join 'em" approach. His million dollar idea (actually, million-and-a-half) is to fund his droll expose on the underside of our entertainment culture entirely with sponsorship money. In a wonderful pretzel of meta-textuality, the act of raising the financing winds up becoming the bulk of the film.
Spurlock's jaunt though boardrooms,...
Is there ever a time when we aren't being hit with imagery inducing us to part with our money? Spurlock asks consumer advocate, Presidential candidate and strawberry enthusiast Ralph Nader. "Yes," Nader responds, "when we're sleeping." (This alone disproves some critics who say Spurlock's films are entertaining, but sometimes devoid of reportorial value - we now know Nader watches Futurama.)
Rather than be an old fuss about it, Spurlock takes a "can't beat 'em join 'em" approach. His million dollar idea (actually, million-and-a-half) is to fund his droll expose on the underside of our entertainment culture entirely with sponsorship money. In a wonderful pretzel of meta-textuality, the act of raising the financing winds up becoming the bulk of the film.
Spurlock's jaunt though boardrooms,...
- 4/22/2011
- UGO Movies
Watching Exit Through the Gift Shop elicits an almost Kübler-Ross reaction from its audience. After the film's release, Banksy did very little - if any - press about it. In a new interview, though, he states the film is 100% truthful, talks about documentary filmmakers as being "punk" and hints at another movie in his future. Read all about it after the jump. Note: This article contains possible spoilers for Exit Through The Gift Shop. In my estimation, there are four stages to the process of watching the film. The first is Interest. You're watching [1] a film about street art, something most of us know little about. The second is Envy. Not only does the film's main subject, Thierry Guetta, get to live in this world but he gets to meet Banksy, the eventual director, who just happens to be the most illusive and famous man in this niche of art.
- 12/21/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Narrowing down my year-end list, I can’t get Banksy‘s Exit Through The Gift Shop out of my head. The documentary on all things street art is much more than just that, and even upon re-watch it holds up wonderfully. The reclusive street artist that “directed” the film has been in the dark, but now he has finally opened up.
In an interview with documentary blogger Aj Schnack over at All These Wonderful Things, Banksy runs through a number of burning questions. I’ll post some of the great excerpts below, but head over there for the full thing. It’s full of excellent quotes like: “If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel.”
On if the film is 100% truth or not:
Obviously the story is bizarre, that’s why I made a film about it, but I’m...
In an interview with documentary blogger Aj Schnack over at All These Wonderful Things, Banksy runs through a number of burning questions. I’ll post some of the great excerpts below, but head over there for the full thing. It’s full of excellent quotes like: “If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel.”
On if the film is 100% truth or not:
Obviously the story is bizarre, that’s why I made a film about it, but I’m...
- 12/21/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake in The Social Network
Photo: Columbia Pictures Immediately when you think of October movies you think of horror films and thrillers and October 2010 has got its share, but it also has a bit of a unique flavor to it. This year's batch of fright flicks aren't solely dominated by blood and gore. Certainly we have a new Saw film, we also have the unnecessary sequel to last year's breakout supernatural hit Paranormal Activity. Wes Craven is in tow with a new film, a controversial remake is on its way, Clint Eastwood even has a film dealing with the afterlife and depending on how you look at it, Charles Ferguson's Inside Job documentary may be the scariest, most maddening film of the year.
Yeah, October 2010 appears to have the goods on paper. Let's take a closer look and see what all it has to offer.
Photo: Columbia Pictures Immediately when you think of October movies you think of horror films and thrillers and October 2010 has got its share, but it also has a bit of a unique flavor to it. This year's batch of fright flicks aren't solely dominated by blood and gore. Certainly we have a new Saw film, we also have the unnecessary sequel to last year's breakout supernatural hit Paranormal Activity. Wes Craven is in tow with a new film, a controversial remake is on its way, Clint Eastwood even has a film dealing with the afterlife and depending on how you look at it, Charles Ferguson's Inside Job documentary may be the scariest, most maddening film of the year.
Yeah, October 2010 appears to have the goods on paper. Let's take a closer look and see what all it has to offer.
- 9/1/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Mike Leigh shone, Woody Allen hit cruise control and there was a lot of nonsense about teens: Peter Bradshaw picks his highlights so far
As Cannes passed its first weekend, the first big auteur made his appearance: British director Mike Leigh, with his new film Another Year, a characteristically muted, bittersweet tale, starring Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville. It is composed in the distinctively stylised Leigh idiom, which, after you have taken time to acclimatise, discloses a hugely involving and subtle story; I was utterly immersed by the final credits.
Sheen plays Gerri, a psychotherapist; her husband, Tom (Broadbent), is an engineer. Both are nearing retirement and gently content with their careers, their marriage and the way their lives have turned out. But despite, or perhaps because of the gentle glow of happiness they radiate, their home is a magnet for unhappy souls. Chief among these is their...
As Cannes passed its first weekend, the first big auteur made his appearance: British director Mike Leigh, with his new film Another Year, a characteristically muted, bittersweet tale, starring Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville. It is composed in the distinctively stylised Leigh idiom, which, after you have taken time to acclimatise, discloses a hugely involving and subtle story; I was utterly immersed by the final credits.
Sheen plays Gerri, a psychotherapist; her husband, Tom (Broadbent), is an engineer. Both are nearing retirement and gently content with their careers, their marriage and the way their lives have turned out. But despite, or perhaps because of the gentle glow of happiness they radiate, their home is a magnet for unhappy souls. Chief among these is their...
- 5/17/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Here is what the celebs had to say after seeing billion-dollar box office smash Avatar…
You go James Cameron! Not only is Avatar knocking out box office numbers at more than $1 billion worldwide, but Everybody in the industry can’t seem to get enough of the blue goods, Dancing with Smurfs or no. From the Obamas, Audrina Patridge, and Rainn Wilson to Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron, check out which celebs saw Avatar.
Who said what? And who saw Avatar:
Audrina Patridge from The Hills tweeted, “just posted pics from the Blue carpet at the Avatar Premiere last night…check them out at http://bit.ly/6Dz36e Movie was amazing!!” The School of Rock’s Miranda Cosgrove went on Dec. 21 and tweeted, “Just went to see Avatar in 3D. It was amazing!” Simon Pegg (Star Trek and Shaun of the Dead) said, “After seeing Avatar, I predict Star Wars...
You go James Cameron! Not only is Avatar knocking out box office numbers at more than $1 billion worldwide, but Everybody in the industry can’t seem to get enough of the blue goods, Dancing with Smurfs or no. From the Obamas, Audrina Patridge, and Rainn Wilson to Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron, check out which celebs saw Avatar.
Who said what? And who saw Avatar:
Audrina Patridge from The Hills tweeted, “just posted pics from the Blue carpet at the Avatar Premiere last night…check them out at http://bit.ly/6Dz36e Movie was amazing!!” The School of Rock’s Miranda Cosgrove went on Dec. 21 and tweeted, “Just went to see Avatar in 3D. It was amazing!” Simon Pegg (Star Trek and Shaun of the Dead) said, “After seeing Avatar, I predict Star Wars...
- 1/4/2010
- by lindsey
- HollywoodLife
From the very beginning, I'd hoped to cap our End of the Aughts coverage with one final post covering the Pajiba Person of the Decade, a top five or top ten list of the people who have made the biggest contributions in movies, books, and television over the course of the last ten years, at least where the loosely defined Pajiba sensibility is concerned. I assumed the list would come easily to me, that there would be a handful or two of obvious stand-outs, filmmakers, actors, authors, or even television showrunners who have made steady and outstanding contributions over the entire course of the decade.
But those names never revealed themselves to me. There were several people I could consider for such a list -- Christopher Nolan, Judd Apatow, and perhaps Joss Whedon, chief among them -- but no one, really, that I'd feel comfortable anointing The Person of the Decade.
But those names never revealed themselves to me. There were several people I could consider for such a list -- Christopher Nolan, Judd Apatow, and perhaps Joss Whedon, chief among them -- but no one, really, that I'd feel comfortable anointing The Person of the Decade.
- 12/30/2009
- by Dustin Rowles
Can you feel it? It's officially underway. The Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close and the horses are in their stalls and the gun has gone off. The awards race is in full swing and while there are several films yet to be seen, there are a few early front-runners to keep our eyes on. Now, not a lot has happened since my last update that I haven't mentioned in periodic articles since then, but I still needed to update my predictions as a result. Sony Pictures Classics has made an impact with their purchase of Get Low and the Weinstein Co. picked up A Single Man. Both pick-ups instantly add new contenders to the likes of Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor. On top of that, Lee Daniels' Precious did wonderful at the Toronto Film Festival taking home the top prize and several...
- 9/24/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As promised, we're wrapping up the Tiff coverage with two more roundups from my friend txt critic. Here's four more capsules and late tonight, he'll be back with the ranking of everything he saw there, with eyes gleefully propped open for days on end.
On PreciousDeserving of the hype that’s been building since Sundance, Lee Daniels’ overwhelming emotional powerhouse was the one film I saw at the festival that earned a standing ovation (all the more notable when you take into consideration it was a public screening, not a gala). All you’ve been hearing is how “tough” and disturbing this movie is, and it is, but none of these descriptions quite prepare you for how humanistic and absorbing it is. The proceedings never turn into a film that needs to be “endured” or unbearable to watch. In other words, it’s rough going emotionally, but it’s not...
On PreciousDeserving of the hype that’s been building since Sundance, Lee Daniels’ overwhelming emotional powerhouse was the one film I saw at the festival that earned a standing ovation (all the more notable when you take into consideration it was a public screening, not a gala). All you’ve been hearing is how “tough” and disturbing this movie is, and it is, but none of these descriptions quite prepare you for how humanistic and absorbing it is. The proceedings never turn into a film that needs to be “endured” or unbearable to watch. In other words, it’s rough going emotionally, but it’s not...
- 9/21/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
As if last week's mixed-genre Friday openings weren't enough, we've got the same song this week as well. I'm thinking that the front-runner is "Fame." Not only does it possess an all-ages appeal, but there's also the nostalgia factor to consider. The 1980 original was quite popular, so even childless thirty-somethings can find something to enjoy with this remake. Maybe.
It's not like there aren't other options. Michael Moore is back with another message-driven doc, "Capitalism: A Love Story." This one's about the sorry state of financial affairs that our nation is currently in, with the focus on what went wrong and how we got to where we currently are. Moore is nothing if not a crowd-pleaser, so expect to find his same brand of wry, scathing humor mixed with shocking facts about corporate and governmental wrongdoings.
In addition to the Moore flick, Overture Films also has some sci-fi/horror for you to enjoy.
It's not like there aren't other options. Michael Moore is back with another message-driven doc, "Capitalism: A Love Story." This one's about the sorry state of financial affairs that our nation is currently in, with the focus on what went wrong and how we got to where we currently are. Moore is nothing if not a crowd-pleaser, so expect to find his same brand of wry, scathing humor mixed with shocking facts about corporate and governmental wrongdoings.
In addition to the Moore flick, Overture Films also has some sci-fi/horror for you to enjoy.
- 9/21/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
From FX-driven movies to Oscar hopefuls, here are the films I.m looking forward to seeing this fall.
September
Sept. 9
.9. . From producers Timur Bekmambetov (.Wanted.) and Tim Burton, this post-apocalyptic nightmare promises to be surreal and heartbreaking.
Sept. 18
.Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. . Based on the 1982 children.s book by Judi and Ron Barrett, the film tells the tale of a town where food falls from the sky. Yum!
(Click Read More to see complete calendar list)
.The Informant!. . Director Steven Soderbergh (.Che,. .Traffic.) reunites with his .Ocean.s Eleven. franchise star Matt Damon for this crime-dramedy about an informant who.s bringing down an agriculture business giant with a little help from the U.S. government.
"Jennifer.s Body. . Many teenage boys have been salivating on the thought of seeing a girl-on-girl kissing scene...
September
Sept. 9
.9. . From producers Timur Bekmambetov (.Wanted.) and Tim Burton, this post-apocalyptic nightmare promises to be surreal and heartbreaking.
Sept. 18
.Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. . Based on the 1982 children.s book by Judi and Ron Barrett, the film tells the tale of a town where food falls from the sky. Yum!
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.The Informant!. . Director Steven Soderbergh (.Che,. .Traffic.) reunites with his .Ocean.s Eleven. franchise star Matt Damon for this crime-dramedy about an informant who.s bringing down an agriculture business giant with a little help from the U.S. government.
"Jennifer.s Body. . Many teenage boys have been salivating on the thought of seeing a girl-on-girl kissing scene...
- 9/2/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
- While Venice remains a fest that strictly selects auteur driven material, Toronto is a beast of a film festival that serves up a huge heaping plate of films rolled up in red carpets. Tiff is also a great place for journalists to follow up on cinematic experiences from Cannes and conduct some in-depth interviews as I plan to do with those behind the Tales From the Golden Age, A Prophet, Dogtooth, Fish Tank and Police, Adjectiv. They'll most likely receive their North American preems at this festival. So what are Cameron and Piers looking at? Read ahead. Usually reserved for the bigger films and Oscar buzz titles, the Galas and Special Presentations section in Toronto should be populated with: the long awaited thriller from Richard Kelly (The Box), Julie Taymor's The Tempest starring Helen Mirren and coincidentally it would make sense for her hubby Taylor Hackford to bring Love Ranch for show.
- 6/13/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
- The turbulent economy seems to be the go to excuse these days for bad management. The Weinsteins who were reportedly having difficulty finding coin to release their 2009 slate, will eventually pull out of their tight spot and so will Marco Webber and his Senator U.S. label, which until now has managed to only release The Informers - a title that got raped by Sundance critics three months before its release. Today's Hollywood Reporter piece sheds some light on some of the consequences of Senator false moves. With a novice understanding of the film distribution business, it looks like well dried up the moment they went to Sundance and wasted money that would have been used to release their current slate of pictures on grabbing the rights and then re-working Antoine Fuqua's Brooklyn's Finest. The additional purchase of The Greatest probably didn't help either. They already had a
- 6/10/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to Republican activist after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Sunday at age 62.
"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning" in New York, said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped found. "He had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years."
Silver, an Emmy nominee for a recurring role as a slick strategist for liberal President Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing," had a long history of balancing acting with left-leaning social and political causes.
But after the 2001 terrorist attacks, longtime Democrat Silver turned heads in Hollywood with outspoken support of President George W. Bush over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Silver spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention, began referring to himself as...
"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning" in New York, said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped found. "He had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years."
Silver, an Emmy nominee for a recurring role as a slick strategist for liberal President Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing," had a long history of balancing acting with left-leaning social and political causes.
But after the 2001 terrorist attacks, longtime Democrat Silver turned heads in Hollywood with outspoken support of President George W. Bush over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Silver spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention, began referring to himself as...
- 3/15/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marvel Studios is keeping its movies in California.
The company has signed a long-term lease with Raleigh Studios to film four bud-budget movies at Raleigh's Manhattan Beach complex. The films are "Iron Man 2," "Thor," "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers."
As part of the agreement, Marvel will move its Beverly Hills-based executive and production offices to Raleigh's facility in Manhattan Beach.
The deal is a boon for Los Angeles' and California's beleaguered film industry, which has been battling runaway production for the better part of this decade as other states, and other countries, have lured projects with massive tax incentives. The Marvel projects are tentpole movies, and the agreement easily keeps more than $500 million worth of production in the state. ("Iron Man," for example, had a production budget of at least $140 million.)
Soundstages are already being prepped for the first production, "Iron Man 2," which Jon Favreau is going to direct.
The company has signed a long-term lease with Raleigh Studios to film four bud-budget movies at Raleigh's Manhattan Beach complex. The films are "Iron Man 2," "Thor," "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers."
As part of the agreement, Marvel will move its Beverly Hills-based executive and production offices to Raleigh's facility in Manhattan Beach.
The deal is a boon for Los Angeles' and California's beleaguered film industry, which has been battling runaway production for the better part of this decade as other states, and other countries, have lured projects with massive tax incentives. The Marvel projects are tentpole movies, and the agreement easily keeps more than $500 million worth of production in the state. ("Iron Man," for example, had a production budget of at least $140 million.)
Soundstages are already being prepped for the first production, "Iron Man 2," which Jon Favreau is going to direct.
- 10/6/2008
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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