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“Longlegs,” an occult-tinged horror mystery about an FBI agent on the trail of a serial killer, opened to a phenomenal $22.6 million, easily outgrossing “Fly Me to the Moon,” a $100 million dollar rom-com featuring two of Hollywood’s brightest stars.
To pull off that upset, “Longlegs” got a lift from some sensational reviews, as well as a creepy performance by Nicolas Cage. The film’s opening weekend results are a record-breaking debut for Neon, the indie distributor that did an outstanding job of generating word-of-mouth for “Longlegs” thanks to a viral marketing campaign. It was one that saw the studio create a “90s-style website” highlighting the gruesome crimes of its antagonist, as well as a phone number that people could call to hear a demented message from Cage. It’s a page right out of the playbooks of previous cult hits like “The Blair Witch Project,” where it worked so well...
To pull off that upset, “Longlegs” got a lift from some sensational reviews, as well as a creepy performance by Nicolas Cage. The film’s opening weekend results are a record-breaking debut for Neon, the indie distributor that did an outstanding job of generating word-of-mouth for “Longlegs” thanks to a viral marketing campaign. It was one that saw the studio create a “90s-style website” highlighting the gruesome crimes of its antagonist, as well as a phone number that people could call to hear a demented message from Cage. It’s a page right out of the playbooks of previous cult hits like “The Blair Witch Project,” where it worked so well...
- 7/14/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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Guillermo del Toro is praising Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs,” which scared up theaters over the weekend with a box office opening of over $22 million.
The horror film starring Maika Monroe as an FBI agent hunting Nicolas Cage — who plays a Satanic serial killer in prosthetics, white face powder, and lipstick — has become a viral hit. “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Pinocchio” director Del Toro tweeted praise for the film on July 14.
“A great Oz Perkins film, 100 percent his vibe,” del Toro wrote. “It is comforting when a colleague fares well while staying faithful to the rhythms and motifs that have made his career. His metronome, his meticulous composition, and his uncanny sense of evil and impending doom.”
He continued, “It’s not horror as usual, or a thriller as usual. It bares the same preoccupations Oz has had from the start and his Cosmic dread. It is his vibe and signature and I...
The horror film starring Maika Monroe as an FBI agent hunting Nicolas Cage — who plays a Satanic serial killer in prosthetics, white face powder, and lipstick — has become a viral hit. “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Pinocchio” director Del Toro tweeted praise for the film on July 14.
“A great Oz Perkins film, 100 percent his vibe,” del Toro wrote. “It is comforting when a colleague fares well while staying faithful to the rhythms and motifs that have made his career. His metronome, his meticulous composition, and his uncanny sense of evil and impending doom.”
He continued, “It’s not horror as usual, or a thriller as usual. It bares the same preoccupations Oz has had from the start and his Cosmic dread. It is his vibe and signature and I...
- 7/16/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Streaming isn’t just chillin’ this summer, it’s breakin’ records.
In June, streaming accounted for 40.3 percent of the total TV and streaming usage as measured by Nielsen. It’s a new record (since Nielsen launched The Gauge in May 2021) for any single category, besting the 40.1 percent put up by cable in June 2021. In other words, streaming is now bigger than cable was (a bit) more than three years ago.
Netflix was the big gainer in June 2024. Surprise, surprise. Led by the new “Bridgerton” episodes and the acquired Showtime series “Your Honor,” Netflix grew its share of the overall pie by 0.8 basis points and climbed to 8.4 percent of all TV usage. (It hit 8.5 percent in July 2023.)
Amazon Prime Video got a 0.1 share-point bump from “The Boys.” Peacock’s share grew by the same amount. Max rode “House of the Dragon” to an additional 0.2 share points in June; the same growth was seen at Disney+.
In June, streaming accounted for 40.3 percent of the total TV and streaming usage as measured by Nielsen. It’s a new record (since Nielsen launched The Gauge in May 2021) for any single category, besting the 40.1 percent put up by cable in June 2021. In other words, streaming is now bigger than cable was (a bit) more than three years ago.
Netflix was the big gainer in June 2024. Surprise, surprise. Led by the new “Bridgerton” episodes and the acquired Showtime series “Your Honor,” Netflix grew its share of the overall pie by 0.8 basis points and climbed to 8.4 percent of all TV usage. (It hit 8.5 percent in July 2023.)
Amazon Prime Video got a 0.1 share-point bump from “The Boys.” Peacock’s share grew by the same amount. Max rode “House of the Dragon” to an additional 0.2 share points in June; the same growth was seen at Disney+.
- 7/16/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
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The first "Deadpool" film was a love story buried underneath an action-comedy. The root of every choice Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) makes is his love for Vanessa Carlysle (Morena Baccarin). The two share both many wild love scenes in "Deadpool" and a running in-joke about which of them had the worst childhood. Vanessa can even look past Wade's tumorous skin because she likes the man underneath.
Silver screen Deadpool only has eyes for Vanessa but the comics are a different story. Like most of his fellow superheroes, Deadpool has had many short-lived flings with women from all corners of the Marvel Universe. He's even bested Thanos by catching the eye of Lady Death. Deadpool is an X-Men adjacent character; he's not a mutant, but he debuted in "The New Mutants" and has deep ties to Wolverine and Cable. No surprise, he's dated an X-Woman or two.
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Silver screen Deadpool only has eyes for Vanessa but the comics are a different story. Like most of his fellow superheroes, Deadpool has had many short-lived flings with women from all corners of the Marvel Universe. He's even bested Thanos by catching the eye of Lady Death. Deadpool is an X-Men adjacent character; he's not a mutant, but he debuted in "The New Mutants" and has deep ties to Wolverine and Cable. No surprise, he's dated an X-Woman or two.
In the...
- 7/16/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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At the Taormina Film Festival, Palestinian film director Rashid Masharawi presented “From Ground Zero,” a compilation of 22 short films, shot by filmmakers inside the Gaza Strip during the current war. He spoke with Variety about the process of making the film and what it means to face appalling conditions with art.
“I was born and grew up in Gaza, I made many films in Gaza as a director and producer, and this time after I saw all what’s going on, I said, ‘No, I am not going to make a film, instead, I’m going to give the chance to the Palestinian filmmakers, and filmmakers who are in Gaza now, sharing what’s going on with the people,'” Masharawi said.
“The idea was to focus on untold personal stories, and also to make them artistically, technically well, to train and make these filmmakers become better in order to...
“I was born and grew up in Gaza, I made many films in Gaza as a director and producer, and this time after I saw all what’s going on, I said, ‘No, I am not going to make a film, instead, I’m going to give the chance to the Palestinian filmmakers, and filmmakers who are in Gaza now, sharing what’s going on with the people,'” Masharawi said.
“The idea was to focus on untold personal stories, and also to make them artistically, technically well, to train and make these filmmakers become better in order to...
- 7/16/2024
- by John Bleasdale
- Variety - Film News
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The Locarno Film Festival will be celebrating multiple Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón with a lifetime achievement award.
The prominent Swiss fest dedicated to global indie cinema noted that Cuarón is a five-time Academy Award winner who has written and directed a wide range of movies, spanning from low-budget films in Mexico like his 1991 debut “Love in the Time of Hysteria” and road trip movie “Y tu mamá también” to Hollywood blockbusters such as “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Cuarón embodies “the true spirit of a chameleonic contemporary artist able to master any assignment,” a Locarno statement said.
Three of Cuarón’s Oscar wins are for Netflix’s “Roma,” (2018), the director’s homage to the Mexico in which he grew up. The other two are for his direction and editing of Warner Bros.’ Sandra Bullock-starrer “Gravity” (2013), which he co-wrote with his son Jonás.
Cuarón’s upcoming project...
The prominent Swiss fest dedicated to global indie cinema noted that Cuarón is a five-time Academy Award winner who has written and directed a wide range of movies, spanning from low-budget films in Mexico like his 1991 debut “Love in the Time of Hysteria” and road trip movie “Y tu mamá también” to Hollywood blockbusters such as “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Cuarón embodies “the true spirit of a chameleonic contemporary artist able to master any assignment,” a Locarno statement said.
Three of Cuarón’s Oscar wins are for Netflix’s “Roma,” (2018), the director’s homage to the Mexico in which he grew up. The other two are for his direction and editing of Warner Bros.’ Sandra Bullock-starrer “Gravity” (2013), which he co-wrote with his son Jonás.
Cuarón’s upcoming project...
- 7/16/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety - Film News
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Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón will receive the lifetime achievement award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival (August 7-17).
Cuaron’s credits range from adaptations such as Great Expectations (1998), Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004), and Children Of Men (2006) through to Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Gravity (2013) and Roma (2018).
Cuarón’s latest project is psychological thriller series Disclaimer for Apple TV+ starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, set to start streaming on October 11. It is based on the novel by Renée Knight about a journalist who becomes the subject of a scandal she is more used to writing about.
Locarno artistic...
Cuaron’s credits range from adaptations such as Great Expectations (1998), Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004), and Children Of Men (2006) through to Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Gravity (2013) and Roma (2018).
Cuarón’s latest project is psychological thriller series Disclaimer for Apple TV+ starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, set to start streaming on October 11. It is based on the novel by Renée Knight about a journalist who becomes the subject of a scandal she is more used to writing about.
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- 7/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Robert Zemeckis’s re-released fantasy is entirely ridiculous, hokey-sentimental and politically naive, but it’s superbly paced and expertly acted
• This article contains spoilers for Forrest Gump
Robert Zemeckis’s comedy drama is rereleased for its 30th anniversary, starring Tom Hanks as its savant-patriot hero goof from the fictional town of Greenbow, Alabama. It is adapted from Winston Groom’s bestseller from the Reaganite 80s, but the movie arrived for the presidency of Bill Clinton, who had his own Gump body-language, and it happens to contain a complimentary remark about his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas.
And every time I watch it, I swear that this entirely ridiculous, hokey-sentimental and politically naive fantasy isn’t going to get under my skin but every time it does. It is superbly paced, expertly acted, it looks great, and there is a kind of needling, sleeve-tugging genius in Hanks’ performance, despite that outrageous Jimmy-Stewart-with-a-head-injury voice.
• This article contains spoilers for Forrest Gump
Robert Zemeckis’s comedy drama is rereleased for its 30th anniversary, starring Tom Hanks as its savant-patriot hero goof from the fictional town of Greenbow, Alabama. It is adapted from Winston Groom’s bestseller from the Reaganite 80s, but the movie arrived for the presidency of Bill Clinton, who had his own Gump body-language, and it happens to contain a complimentary remark about his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas.
And every time I watch it, I swear that this entirely ridiculous, hokey-sentimental and politically naive fantasy isn’t going to get under my skin but every time it does. It is superbly paced, expertly acted, it looks great, and there is a kind of needling, sleeve-tugging genius in Hanks’ performance, despite that outrageous Jimmy-Stewart-with-a-head-injury voice.
- 7/16/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) held a breakfast reception at Picturehouse Central in London last week (July 11) to mark the programme launch for its 77th edition.
Filmmakers, festival programmers and industry executives were in attendance including BBC Film’s Eva Yates; Netflix’s Teresa Moneo; Mubi’s Patricia Perez and the Eiff programming team including festival director Paul Ridd, festival chair Andew Macdonald and festival producer Emma Boa.
‘Kneecap’ filmmakers on navigating Northern Ireland’s politics and bringing bigger budget films to Belfast...
Filmmakers, festival programmers and industry executives were in attendance including BBC Film’s Eva Yates; Netflix’s Teresa Moneo; Mubi’s Patricia Perez and the Eiff programming team including festival director Paul Ridd, festival chair Andew Macdonald and festival producer Emma Boa.
‘Kneecap’ filmmakers on navigating Northern Ireland’s politics and bringing bigger budget films to Belfast...
- 7/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Bella Thorne, the star of “Shake It Up” and “Amityville Horror,” and Rebecca De Mornay, best known for “Risky Business” and “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” are at the Taormina Film Festival this week with Mitzi Peirone’s horror-thriller “Saint Clare,” which opened the Sicilian event. The actors and director spoke to Variety about how the film was inspired by Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who led the French army against the English invaders, and was burned to death at the stake.
“Saint Clare” tells the story of Clare Bleeker, a Catholic college student who has a knack of killing sexual predators. Peirone said: “Clare’s role model is Joan of Arc because she literally gave everything, herself included, to her mission. She says: The fire that burns inside of me is stronger than the fire around me, which is a great message. I think that having moral...
“Saint Clare” tells the story of Clare Bleeker, a Catholic college student who has a knack of killing sexual predators. Peirone said: “Clare’s role model is Joan of Arc because she literally gave everything, herself included, to her mission. She says: The fire that burns inside of me is stronger than the fire around me, which is a great message. I think that having moral...
- 7/16/2024
- by John Bleasdale
- Variety - Film News
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A daredevil Russian couple who climb to the tops of skyscrapers make for both frustrating and thrilling protagonists in this hit-and-miss documentary
Love is quite literally in the air for Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus. They’re the daredevil Russian couple who make a living “rooftopping”, as in they illegally climb up spires and cranes mounted atop skyscrapers. And then they express their affection for each other in breathtakingly delicate poses, embracing each other while holding on to the ledge as if with their fingertips; all for the ’gram.
They flaunt that Bonnie & Clyde romance in Skywalkers: A Love Story, a doc that is alternately propulsive, trite and uplifting as it builds up towards the day in 2022 when Nikolau and Beerkus scaled the world’s second-tallest skyscraper. The viral moment, captured with selfie sticks and drone cameras from Kuala Lumpur’s Merdeka 118, didn’t just attract headlines but also immediate...
Love is quite literally in the air for Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus. They’re the daredevil Russian couple who make a living “rooftopping”, as in they illegally climb up spires and cranes mounted atop skyscrapers. And then they express their affection for each other in breathtakingly delicate poses, embracing each other while holding on to the ledge as if with their fingertips; all for the ’gram.
They flaunt that Bonnie & Clyde romance in Skywalkers: A Love Story, a doc that is alternately propulsive, trite and uplifting as it builds up towards the day in 2022 when Nikolau and Beerkus scaled the world’s second-tallest skyscraper. The viral moment, captured with selfie sticks and drone cameras from Kuala Lumpur’s Merdeka 118, didn’t just attract headlines but also immediate...
- 7/16/2024
- by Radheyan Simonpillai
- The Guardian - Film News
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Louise Brealey plays Helen, a chicken factory worker who gets a second chance at love, in Janis Pugh’s uplifting crowdpleaser
There is a terrific warmth and emotional generosity to this romantic comedy-drama from the Welsh film-maker Janis Pugh, and if the storytelling in the end hits some familiar C-major chords, it’s not before a lot of inventive entertainment with quasi-musical sequences showing people singing along to the radio or the stereo morphing into full-on fantasy. I can imagine this being a stage musical crowdpleaser with serious ker-ching potential, packing the audiences in like something by Tim Firth or Willy Russell.
Louise Brealey and Annabel Scholey give seductive lead performances. Brealey plays Helen, a gentle soul living in a small town on the Welsh border with Merseyside, working at a local chicken factory. Her personal life is a deeply unhappy mess: her bullying and emotionally damaged husband has brought...
There is a terrific warmth and emotional generosity to this romantic comedy-drama from the Welsh film-maker Janis Pugh, and if the storytelling in the end hits some familiar C-major chords, it’s not before a lot of inventive entertainment with quasi-musical sequences showing people singing along to the radio or the stereo morphing into full-on fantasy. I can imagine this being a stage musical crowdpleaser with serious ker-ching potential, packing the audiences in like something by Tim Firth or Willy Russell.
Louise Brealey and Annabel Scholey give seductive lead performances. Brealey plays Helen, a gentle soul living in a small town on the Welsh border with Merseyside, working at a local chicken factory. Her personal life is a deeply unhappy mess: her bullying and emotionally damaged husband has brought...
- 7/16/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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Julianne Nicholson stars in playwright Annie Baker’s languidy charming and tasteful debut feature about a girl’s increasingly fraught holiday at home
The dramatist Annie Baker won a Pulitzer for her stage play The Flick, about listless, bored ushers in an empty cinema auditorium between screenings; now she makes her feature debut, writing and directing a very personal movie about an 11-year-old girl spending a fraught summer with her mum in her rural Massachusetts home in the summer of 1991. The film has sympathy and charm, although I can’t exactly share all the praise that’s been lavished on it. It unfolds in an indulgent, dreamy summer haze, halfway between rapture and torpor; a murmuring indie-stonewash of good taste.
The performances are strong, but the writing is such that the characters’ passions, fears and grievances are in some way veiled; yet there is subtlety and indirectness in this. Julianne...
The dramatist Annie Baker won a Pulitzer for her stage play The Flick, about listless, bored ushers in an empty cinema auditorium between screenings; now she makes her feature debut, writing and directing a very personal movie about an 11-year-old girl spending a fraught summer with her mum in her rural Massachusetts home in the summer of 1991. The film has sympathy and charm, although I can’t exactly share all the praise that’s been lavished on it. It unfolds in an indulgent, dreamy summer haze, halfway between rapture and torpor; a murmuring indie-stonewash of good taste.
The performances are strong, but the writing is such that the characters’ passions, fears and grievances are in some way veiled; yet there is subtlety and indirectness in this. Julianne...
- 7/16/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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If you were forced to pick a '90s blockbuster that lent itself to the legacy-sequel craze, the original "Twister" would probably be near the bottom of the list, and "Minari" director Lee Isaac Chung would be the very last name you'd pick to bring such a follow-up to life. Boy, what a difference nearly 30 years makes. Back then, there was practically a cottage industry built around productions featuring an A-list headliner surrounded by a strong stable of character actors, a journeyman filmmaker bringing a sturdy sense of direction, and a straightforward enough hook to put butts in seats. A movie like that merely needed a savvy marketing push and the promise of big-screen spectacle to set it on the right track ... and thrill-seeking audiences could be relied upon to take care of the rest and lead it to box-office glory, thank you very much.
Those halcyon days might be...
Those halcyon days might be...
- 7/16/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
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Any mention of Rotten Tomatoes scores must include a brief explanation of how the scores work. First, a critic or outlet needs to be approved by Rotten Tomatoes before they are permitted to submit a review. Approval is based mostly on career longevity, volume of readership, or both. When a critic submits their review to Rotten Tomatoes, they choose for themselves whether the review counts as positive or negative ("fresh" or "rotten" by Rt's gauge). Different critics have different criteria as to what counts as positive or negative. Some, for instance, count a two-and-a-half star review as positive, and others count that as negative.
Rotten Tomatoes then calculates the percentage of positive reviews vs. negative reviews, coming up with an "approval rating." If at least 60% of the reviews are positive, the film is declared "fresh." 59% and below counts as "rotten."
If a film has an Rt approval rating of,...
Rotten Tomatoes then calculates the percentage of positive reviews vs. negative reviews, coming up with an "approval rating." If at least 60% of the reviews are positive, the film is declared "fresh." 59% and below counts as "rotten."
If a film has an Rt approval rating of,...
- 7/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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Norman Mailer is the kind of writer people now tend to look at and appraise by saying, “He could never get away with that today.” And maybe that’s true. In Mailer’s case, however, the that they’re referring to could be any of the following things: his confrontational public statements; his misbehavior on talk shows; his ardent bad-boy meditations on subjects like sexuality and violence; his propensity to drink and drug and fight (he liked to literally butt heads with people at parties); and great lyrical swaths of his writing.
Forget what Mailer could or could not get away with today. He was feeding the fire of controversy and provocation 50 and 60 years ago; even then, he was considered a figure of singular outrage. Yet it was all part of his mission to make a difference in his time, to wake us all up — to what was happening in...
Forget what Mailer could or could not get away with today. He was feeding the fire of controversy and provocation 50 and 60 years ago; even then, he was considered a figure of singular outrage. Yet it was all part of his mission to make a difference in his time, to wake us all up — to what was happening in...
- 7/16/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety - Film News
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Jon Favreau swore off directing Marvel Cinematic Universe movies after "Iron Man 2," but Kevin Feige might want to consider whether it's worth trying to change his mind. Marvel Studios hasn't been having the best time in the past couple of years, what with a seemingly-constant barrage of MCU content making everyone uninterested in the superhero genre. Up until the studio's recent decision to dial back the amount of media it was putting out, we had too much of the MCU and it was getting ridiculous. But back in 2008, when Favreau was hired to direct the inaugural film in this now-gargantuan franchise, things looked very different.
"Iron Man" became the unlikely superhero film that changed Hollywood forever, establishing what would become the highest-grossing blockbuster franchise in cinema history. Without Favreau at the helm, however, there's every reason to think the McU's start wouldn't have been quite so auspicious. Not only...
"Iron Man" became the unlikely superhero film that changed Hollywood forever, establishing what would become the highest-grossing blockbuster franchise in cinema history. Without Favreau at the helm, however, there's every reason to think the McU's start wouldn't have been quite so auspicious. Not only...
- 7/16/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
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While Netflix has a lot to answer for after forging a world in which Kevin Hart's Lift becomes the number one most-watched film in the world, it's also got a lot to be proud of. Arguably the best thing to happen as a result of Netflix's domination of the streaming game has been the way in which global audiences have been exposed to films outside of their native countries. It happened when Spanish historical drama "Society of the Snow" -- which did what no other portrayal of the Andes disaster could -- was released on the streamer. Prior to that, "Dark," the German version of "Stranger Things" also became a global hit.
Therefore, it's fair to say that Netflix is about more than pumping out an overwhelming deluge of middling "content." This week, the streamer proved its power to elevate smaller international films to major heights, by taking what...
Therefore, it's fair to say that Netflix is about more than pumping out an overwhelming deluge of middling "content." This week, the streamer proved its power to elevate smaller international films to major heights, by taking what...
- 7/16/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
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In an era where audiences are peddled an onslaught of remakes, sequels, and requels, few attempts at adapting existing works really manage to stand out. That one of these precious few was immediately trashed by critics who didn’t understand it and mismanaged by a company that was too scared to court controversy, is a shame. That show, though you may not expect it, was none other than Paramount’s own “Heathers”, which aired in 2018.
The series, created by Jason Micallef, had the same basics as Daniel Waters and Michael Lehmann’s film of the same name, fixating on a group of students at Westerberg High School in Sherwood, Ohio, and the deeply messy politics and behavior that comes with that. It retained the main crew of three “mean-girls” Heathers, along with the blasé “good person” Veronica and her faux-tortured murderer love interest Jd.
Though similar to its source, it...
The series, created by Jason Micallef, had the same basics as Daniel Waters and Michael Lehmann’s film of the same name, fixating on a group of students at Westerberg High School in Sherwood, Ohio, and the deeply messy politics and behavior that comes with that. It retained the main crew of three “mean-girls” Heathers, along with the blasé “good person” Veronica and her faux-tortured murderer love interest Jd.
Though similar to its source, it...
- 7/15/2024
- by Juan Barquin
- Indiewire
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Editor’s Note: This story was originally posted on July 23, 2017, and has been updated multiple times since.
Few cinematic moments can burn themselves into an audience’s psyche better than a good sex scene. They can shock, arouse, or simply capture human beauty in ways that cinema is uniquely positioned to do. Sex scenes don’t have to define the movies they appear in, but they’re often the parts you remember the most.
The nature of sex scenes are constantly evolving, as the prevalence of intimacy coordinators and increased concern for performers’ safety in Hollywood is hopefully making regrettable sex scenes a thing of the past. That has allowed sexy cinema to flourish, with plenty of tantalizing movies hitting the multiplex in recent years. With that in mind, it felt like the right time to compile some of the best additions to the sexy film canon.
Our list of...
Few cinematic moments can burn themselves into an audience’s psyche better than a good sex scene. They can shock, arouse, or simply capture human beauty in ways that cinema is uniquely positioned to do. Sex scenes don’t have to define the movies they appear in, but they’re often the parts you remember the most.
The nature of sex scenes are constantly evolving, as the prevalence of intimacy coordinators and increased concern for performers’ safety in Hollywood is hopefully making regrettable sex scenes a thing of the past. That has allowed sexy cinema to flourish, with plenty of tantalizing movies hitting the multiplex in recent years. With that in mind, it felt like the right time to compile some of the best additions to the sexy film canon.
Our list of...
- 7/15/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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The district attorney in Santa Fe, N.M., has affirmed her support for “Rust” prosecutor Kari Morrissey, after the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin was dismissed Friday due to withheld evidence.
Morrissey remains in her role as the special prosecutor handling two cases against Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the “Rust” armorer who was convicted of manslaughter in March and is now serving an 18-month prison term.
Morrissey, a private attorney, was appointed by the D.A. in March 2023 to handle the criminal cases stemming from the fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Gutierrez Reed’s defense lawyer is seeking a new trial, claiming that evidence was also withheld in her case. Gutierrez Reed also faces an additional trial on a felony charge for bringing a gun into a bar.
“There is no better advocate than Kari Morrissey to see the Hannah Gutierrez Reed cases through, and her appointment and oath are still in place,...
Morrissey remains in her role as the special prosecutor handling two cases against Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the “Rust” armorer who was convicted of manslaughter in March and is now serving an 18-month prison term.
Morrissey, a private attorney, was appointed by the D.A. in March 2023 to handle the criminal cases stemming from the fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Gutierrez Reed’s defense lawyer is seeking a new trial, claiming that evidence was also withheld in her case. Gutierrez Reed also faces an additional trial on a felony charge for bringing a gun into a bar.
“There is no better advocate than Kari Morrissey to see the Hannah Gutierrez Reed cases through, and her appointment and oath are still in place,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety - Film News
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It was a busy weekend at the box office, even though, if one were to look at the July 12 frame on the calendar at the beginning of the year, it wouldn't have seemed like it. "Despicable Me 4" was in its second weekend, one in which it topped the charts again and helped push the "Minions" franchise past $5 billion worldwide. Neon's horror movie "Longlegs" arrived and absolutely obliterated expectations with a $22.6 million opening, a record for the studio. On paper, it didn't seem like it would amount to much, but everything clicked. However, Apple and Sony's "Fly Me to the Moon" is the big question mark as the big budget, '60s-set rom-com had a somewhat soft debut. Yet, it's one of those situations where the opening weekend alone doesn't tell the whole story.
Directed by Greg Berlanti, "Fly Me to the Moon" opened to a disappointing $10 million domestically,...
Directed by Greg Berlanti, "Fly Me to the Moon" opened to a disappointing $10 million domestically,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
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The number of streaming services competing for eyeballs and subscription dollars seems to grow every day. The crowded marketplace ensures that every streamer needs to find its own differentiating factor. Some compete for live sports rights, others give out free greeting cards, but only one managed to hire John Stamos.
Zeam, a new free streaming startup backed by Gray Television that focuses on offering local news, weather, sports, and entertainment content from local TV stations in a single app, has announced that Stamos is not only their company’s official spokesperson (he was the star of the streamer’s Super Bowl ad), he’s also now been given a fancy new title: Chief Innovation Officer.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Stamos explained exactly what he’ll be doing with the company. It sounds like he’ll be taking founder Jack Perry to a whole lot of Hollywood parties.
Zeam, a new free streaming startup backed by Gray Television that focuses on offering local news, weather, sports, and entertainment content from local TV stations in a single app, has announced that Stamos is not only their company’s official spokesperson (he was the star of the streamer’s Super Bowl ad), he’s also now been given a fancy new title: Chief Innovation Officer.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Stamos explained exactly what he’ll be doing with the company. It sounds like he’ll be taking founder Jack Perry to a whole lot of Hollywood parties.
- 7/15/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
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After almost three years of drama, the “Rust” saga came to an abrupt end on Friday when Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed just two full days into a planned two weeks of proceedings.
The trial was dismissed with prejudice, meaning Baldwin’s criminal charges cannot be brought again. His chapter in this, at least on the criminal end of things, is over. In his first remarks over the weekend, Baldwin posted on his Instagram saying, “There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now. To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.”
But this will not be the last time you hear of “Rust” in the news. Here are a few lingering questions about what’s next for Baldwin, convicted armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, and even the “Rust” film itself.
Alec Baldwin speaks onstage at...
The trial was dismissed with prejudice, meaning Baldwin’s criminal charges cannot be brought again. His chapter in this, at least on the criminal end of things, is over. In his first remarks over the weekend, Baldwin posted on his Instagram saying, “There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now. To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.”
But this will not be the last time you hear of “Rust” in the news. Here are a few lingering questions about what’s next for Baldwin, convicted armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, and even the “Rust” film itself.
Alec Baldwin speaks onstage at...
- 7/15/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
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Disney is investigating a hack of the entertainment company’s internal Slack channels.
A hacker group called Nullbulge claims to have obtained and leaked more than 1 terabyte of data from Disney’s internal Slack channels.
The “hacktivist” group claims to focus on “protecting artists’ rights and ensuring fair compensation for their work.” It shared screenshots of documents the group allegedly downloaded, posting to X about traffic and revenue data for Disneyland Paris and what seems to be a new streaming feature that would recommend Disney content based on what viewers previously watched, with a promise to dump the entire haul online. In the group’s latest blog post, Nullbulge claims that the full scope of leaked data includes details about unreleased projects, raw images and computer code.
The Wall Street Journal, which first reported this story, has viewed a number of the files allegedly obtained and leaked by Nullbulge, which...
A hacker group called Nullbulge claims to have obtained and leaked more than 1 terabyte of data from Disney’s internal Slack channels.
The “hacktivist” group claims to focus on “protecting artists’ rights and ensuring fair compensation for their work.” It shared screenshots of documents the group allegedly downloaded, posting to X about traffic and revenue data for Disneyland Paris and what seems to be a new streaming feature that would recommend Disney content based on what viewers previously watched, with a promise to dump the entire haul online. In the group’s latest blog post, Nullbulge claims that the full scope of leaked data includes details about unreleased projects, raw images and computer code.
The Wall Street Journal, which first reported this story, has viewed a number of the files allegedly obtained and leaked by Nullbulge, which...
- 7/15/2024
- by Angelique Jackson and Matt Donnelly
- Variety - Film News
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Two of the best pop culture fixtures of the aughts briefly collided behind the scenes, according to "The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast." In a recent episode of the endlessly delightful Lonely Island retrospective project, host Meyers and "Saturday Night Live" digital short mainstays Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone shared a surprising behind-the-scenes moment from Schaffer's cult favorite comedy "Hot Rod," and it featured none other than prolific "Deadwood" pottymouth Al Swearengen.
In case you haven't rewatched "Hot Rod" lately, it's worth noting that "Deadwood" star Ian McShane plays the bullying stepfather to stuntman Rod (Samberg), and his antagonism is one of the major driving forces of the surreal and silly movie. "Hot Rod" came out in 2007, but it filmed a year earlier, apparently before "Deadwood" had wrapped filming on its third and final season. On that show, McShane put in an awards-worthy performance as the irascible Swearengen,...
In case you haven't rewatched "Hot Rod" lately, it's worth noting that "Deadwood" star Ian McShane plays the bullying stepfather to stuntman Rod (Samberg), and his antagonism is one of the major driving forces of the surreal and silly movie. "Hot Rod" came out in 2007, but it filmed a year earlier, apparently before "Deadwood" had wrapped filming on its third and final season. On that show, McShane put in an awards-worthy performance as the irascible Swearengen,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
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This is a big year for Julio Torres. The former “Saturday Night Live” writer (remember Ryan Gosling’s “Papyrus” sketch?) and “Los Espookys” co-creator stepped into the role of director and lead actor with his 2024 feature film debut, A24’s “Problemista.” His second comedy series for HBO, “Fantasmas” concluded its six-episode Season 1 last weekend.
Both projects are semi-autobiographical but represent two very different sides of its creator/star. When Torres was on the IndieWire Toolkit podcast, he explained that if his Alejandro character in “Problemista” captured his wide-eyed optimism as someone who emigrated from El Salvador, his turn as Julio in “Fantasmas” reveals his far more jaded side.
“‘Fantasmas,’ even though it remains joyful, it’s frustrated,” said Torres of the colorful, playful and surreal comedy series. “It feels like a sequel to [‘Problemista’], with achieving the quote-unquote ‘Dream.’ The idea of looking around you, even if you’re doing okay,...
Both projects are semi-autobiographical but represent two very different sides of its creator/star. When Torres was on the IndieWire Toolkit podcast, he explained that if his Alejandro character in “Problemista” captured his wide-eyed optimism as someone who emigrated from El Salvador, his turn as Julio in “Fantasmas” reveals his far more jaded side.
“‘Fantasmas,’ even though it remains joyful, it’s frustrated,” said Torres of the colorful, playful and surreal comedy series. “It feels like a sequel to [‘Problemista’], with achieving the quote-unquote ‘Dream.’ The idea of looking around you, even if you’re doing okay,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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By far the biggest of the May movie releases, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (Disney) is #1 in its initial week on both iTunes and Fandango’s top 10 VOD lists.
This comes 60 days after its theatrical debut, with the longer-than-average window now typical for most Disney titles after aggressive home viewing placement during and right after Covid.
What’s surprising is how easily Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” (Focus) beat out Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” among other new releases. The former just passed the $20 million domestic gross mark over its fourth weekend. “Garfield” is at $91 million, four and a half times bigger, and part of a period where animated titles dominate both on screen and at home.
“The Bikeriders” was #2 most of the week at iTunes and #2 at Fandango for the full-week chart. It’s now #3 at iTunes, behind “Civil War” (A24), surging at a reduced price after significant success at $19.99 earlier.
This comes 60 days after its theatrical debut, with the longer-than-average window now typical for most Disney titles after aggressive home viewing placement during and right after Covid.
What’s surprising is how easily Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” (Focus) beat out Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” among other new releases. The former just passed the $20 million domestic gross mark over its fourth weekend. “Garfield” is at $91 million, four and a half times bigger, and part of a period where animated titles dominate both on screen and at home.
“The Bikeriders” was #2 most of the week at iTunes and #2 at Fandango for the full-week chart. It’s now #3 at iTunes, behind “Civil War” (A24), surging at a reduced price after significant success at $19.99 earlier.
- 7/15/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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[Editor’s note: The following story contains some spoilers for Elin Hilderbrand’s novel “The Perfect Couple”]
It’s a beach read starring all of our favorite murder mystery staple actors — and it doesn’t get much better than that.
The upcoming Netflix series “The Perfect Couple” brings together alums from “Big Little Lies,” “Ripley,” and “The White Lotus” for yet another vacation gone awry. Nicole Kidman leads the novel adaptation, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestseller, as matriarch Greer Winbury whose son is getting married… only to find someone in the wedding party dead on the big day.
Jenna Lamia is the writer and showrunner, with Susanne Bier directing. Bier previously worked with Kidman in another novel adaptation “The Undoing” (2020), and also directed the series “The Night Manager” (2016) and “The First Lady” (2022), plus films “Brothers” (2004), “After the Wedding” (2006), “In a Better World” (2010), and “Bird Box” (2018).
Author Hilderbrand is executive producing, along with Lamia, Shawn Levy for 21 Laps Entertainment,...
It’s a beach read starring all of our favorite murder mystery staple actors — and it doesn’t get much better than that.
The upcoming Netflix series “The Perfect Couple” brings together alums from “Big Little Lies,” “Ripley,” and “The White Lotus” for yet another vacation gone awry. Nicole Kidman leads the novel adaptation, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestseller, as matriarch Greer Winbury whose son is getting married… only to find someone in the wedding party dead on the big day.
Jenna Lamia is the writer and showrunner, with Susanne Bier directing. Bier previously worked with Kidman in another novel adaptation “The Undoing” (2020), and also directed the series “The Night Manager” (2016) and “The First Lady” (2022), plus films “Brothers” (2004), “After the Wedding” (2006), “In a Better World” (2010), and “Bird Box” (2018).
Author Hilderbrand is executive producing, along with Lamia, Shawn Levy for 21 Laps Entertainment,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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It is not an exaggeration to say that Neon's buzzy horror flick "Longlegs" has instantly become one of the biggest box office surprises of the year. It simply cannot be overstated just how shocking it is that this particular movie did what it did in its first weekend in theaters. For a studio that has only ever had five movies make more than $10 million domestically at the box office during the entirety of their theatrical runs, a debut north of $20 million on opening weekend is downright staggering. Yet, that's precisely what happened.
Hailing from director Oz Perkins, "Longlegs" pulled in $22.6 million this past weekend domestically, absolutely obliterating even the most optimistic projections. It even blew past Apple and Sony's much flashier "Fly Me to the Moon," which opened to $10 million against a $100 million budget. To be perfectly clear, even if "Longlegs" had made one third of what it made,...
Hailing from director Oz Perkins, "Longlegs" pulled in $22.6 million this past weekend domestically, absolutely obliterating even the most optimistic projections. It even blew past Apple and Sony's much flashier "Fly Me to the Moon," which opened to $10 million against a $100 million budget. To be perfectly clear, even if "Longlegs" had made one third of what it made,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
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Armie Hammer says he wanted to be a drama teacher in the Cayman Islands, but the self-governing British (overseas) territory “refuses” to give him a work permit, he told Bill Maher. The government also wouldn’t give him a work permit to be a landscaper or a building manager.
The disgraced actor, who was accused of rape but ultimately cleared following a two-and-a-half-year investigation by the LAPD, guested Sunday on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast. The conversation was as random as the title suggests.
“I applied for a job to be a drama teacher. I applied for a job to be a landscaper. I applied for a job to be a building manager,” Hammer said at one point. “And the Cayman Islands refuses to give me work permits.”
Hammer told Maher that he’s basically broke and that he does not share in his family’s fortune.
“I have come...
The disgraced actor, who was accused of rape but ultimately cleared following a two-and-a-half-year investigation by the LAPD, guested Sunday on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast. The conversation was as random as the title suggests.
“I applied for a job to be a drama teacher. I applied for a job to be a landscaper. I applied for a job to be a building manager,” Hammer said at one point. “And the Cayman Islands refuses to give me work permits.”
Hammer told Maher that he’s basically broke and that he does not share in his family’s fortune.
“I have come...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Horror picture "Longlegs" is proving to be a surprising box office success. A lot of credit must go to indie studio Neon's marketing campaign, which was scary enough to get people paying attention, yet restrained enough to not give the whole movie away.
Starring Maika Monroe as FBI Agent Lee Harker, "Longlegs" follows the hunt for a serial killer, played by a well-disguised Nicolas Cage. Cage's killer character is mercifully kept at a distance or off-screen for most of the movie; the rare times we get an up-close look, it's like we're intruding on something devilish.
Director Osgood Perkins' previous films have felt a bit too empty for me. The procedural core of "Longlegs," though, gives the movie enough of a skeleton that I could appreciate Perkins' craftsmanship without it trying my patience. Is "Longlegs" the scariest movie ever? No, but it is the movie equivalent of a page-turner,...
Starring Maika Monroe as FBI Agent Lee Harker, "Longlegs" follows the hunt for a serial killer, played by a well-disguised Nicolas Cage. Cage's killer character is mercifully kept at a distance or off-screen for most of the movie; the rare times we get an up-close look, it's like we're intruding on something devilish.
Director Osgood Perkins' previous films have felt a bit too empty for me. The procedural core of "Longlegs," though, gives the movie enough of a skeleton that I could appreciate Perkins' craftsmanship without it trying my patience. Is "Longlegs" the scariest movie ever? No, but it is the movie equivalent of a page-turner,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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Nineties New Queer Cinema icon Gregg Araki has not directed a feature since leaving Eva Green’s body frozen in the suburban snow globe of “White Bird in a Blizzard” in 2014. Since then, the DIY taboo buster has gone the way so many indie directors have to: by applying their personality to TV shows. In Araki’s case, that includes directing episodes of “Dahmer” and “American Gigolo.”
The iconoclastic Southern California filmmaker — known for “The Doom Generation” and “Mysterious Skin” and celebrated for his stylishly drawn stories of youthful sexual identity coming to bloom — also wrote and directed the 2019 series “Now Apocalypse.” Now, he’s teaming up with Karley Sciortino, the co-writer on that Starz show about sex and aliens in LA, for a new movie titled “I Want Your Sex.”
Araki revealed the project in early May, and it’s set up at Black Bear, most recently the production...
The iconoclastic Southern California filmmaker — known for “The Doom Generation” and “Mysterious Skin” and celebrated for his stylishly drawn stories of youthful sexual identity coming to bloom — also wrote and directed the 2019 series “Now Apocalypse.” Now, he’s teaming up with Karley Sciortino, the co-writer on that Starz show about sex and aliens in LA, for a new movie titled “I Want Your Sex.”
Araki revealed the project in early May, and it’s set up at Black Bear, most recently the production...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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John Carney’s next musical comedy “Power Ballad,” starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, has sold to Lionsgate.
The film, described as an “uplifting and music-driven story,” follows a has-been wedding singer (Rudd) and younger rock star (Jonas) — and the song that comes between them. Jack Reynor, who appeared in Carney’s prior movies “Sing Street” and “Flora and Son,” is also in “Power Ballad.”
Lionsgate will handle the theatrical release in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
“I’ve always been a huge fan of John’s movies, and I’ve had my eye on this particular film for some time,” said Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson. “It combines the best of John’s immense creative talents with a marketable concept and an incredible cast. I couldn’t be happier that he and the rest of the team have entrusted us with it.
The film, described as an “uplifting and music-driven story,” follows a has-been wedding singer (Rudd) and younger rock star (Jonas) — and the song that comes between them. Jack Reynor, who appeared in Carney’s prior movies “Sing Street” and “Flora and Son,” is also in “Power Ballad.”
Lionsgate will handle the theatrical release in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
“I’ve always been a huge fan of John’s movies, and I’ve had my eye on this particular film for some time,” said Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson. “It combines the best of John’s immense creative talents with a marketable concept and an incredible cast. I couldn’t be happier that he and the rest of the team have entrusted us with it.
- 7/15/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
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This one has been floating out there in rumor-ville for some time, but it looks like it’s true. Filmmaker Josh Safdie’s next movie will be a film about professional ping pong player Marty Reisman and taking the leading role will be Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name”).
The film, titled, “Marty Supreme” was written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, both of whom will be producers alongside Chalamet, Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas.
Continue reading Timothée Chalamet To Star In Josh Safdie’s Ping-Pong Movie ‘Marty Supreme’ at The Playlist.
The film, titled, “Marty Supreme” was written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, both of whom will be producers alongside Chalamet, Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas.
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- 7/15/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
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Lionsgate has bolstered its upcoming slate and acquired North America and UK & Ireland rights to John Carney’s Power Ballad starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.
Production wrapped in Dublin recently on Carney’s follow-up to Flora And Son about a talented wedding singer past his prime (Rudd) and a young rock star (Jonas) who uses the former’s songwriting prowess to revitalise his own career.
Carney and Peter McDonald co-wrote the screenplay, with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron producing through their Likely Story, alongside Robert Walpole and Rebecca O’Flanagan for Treasure Entertainment, and Carney.
30West financed Power Ballad alongside...
Production wrapped in Dublin recently on Carney’s follow-up to Flora And Son about a talented wedding singer past his prime (Rudd) and a young rock star (Jonas) who uses the former’s songwriting prowess to revitalise his own career.
Carney and Peter McDonald co-wrote the screenplay, with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron producing through their Likely Story, alongside Robert Walpole and Rebecca O’Flanagan for Treasure Entertainment, and Carney.
30West financed Power Ballad alongside...
- 7/15/2024
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Jacques Rozier’s French New Wave legacy will now be available on the big screen for modern audiences.
Rozier directed five feature films and a slew of short films across his career. Rozier made his directorial debut in 1962 with “Adieu Philippine,” which was critically acclaimed by the iconic Cahiers du Cinéma. Rozier’s works are rarely shown in the U.S., and now courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center and Janus Films, a retrospective festival celebrating the auteur will take place at Flc from August 16 through August 22.
Titled “Jacques Rozier: Chronicler of Summer,” the program will premiere several new restorations of Rozier’s signature works, including 4K restorations of “Near Orouët” (1971) and “Maine-Océan Express” (1986).
Rozier was born in Paris in 1926 and was at the forefront of the French New Wave movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. He was considered one of the last living contemporaries of that time until...
Rozier directed five feature films and a slew of short films across his career. Rozier made his directorial debut in 1962 with “Adieu Philippine,” which was critically acclaimed by the iconic Cahiers du Cinéma. Rozier’s works are rarely shown in the U.S., and now courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center and Janus Films, a retrospective festival celebrating the auteur will take place at Flc from August 16 through August 22.
Titled “Jacques Rozier: Chronicler of Summer,” the program will premiere several new restorations of Rozier’s signature works, including 4K restorations of “Near Orouët” (1971) and “Maine-Océan Express” (1986).
Rozier was born in Paris in 1926 and was at the forefront of the French New Wave movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. He was considered one of the last living contemporaries of that time until...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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One of the hot titles we were tracking for sales out of the Cannes Market has found a domestic home. “Power Ballad,” the new film from “Once” and “Sing Street” director John Carney, has been acquired by Lionsgate.
The film stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and just wrapped shooting in Dublin, Ireland. Per the logline, the film focuses on a talented but past-his-prime wedding singer (Rudd) and a young rockstar (Jonas) who uses the wedding singer’s songwriting prowess to revitalize his own career. Sounds exactly like another heartwarming Carney musical comedy.
Lionsgate picked up rights in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Ireland, and the studio intends to release it theatrically. Carney’s last film “Flora and Son” (2023) was limited to a streaming release after it was picked up by Apple.
No release date has been set.
Carney directed and co-wrote the film alongside Peter McDonald. Anthony Bregman...
The film stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and just wrapped shooting in Dublin, Ireland. Per the logline, the film focuses on a talented but past-his-prime wedding singer (Rudd) and a young rockstar (Jonas) who uses the wedding singer’s songwriting prowess to revitalize his own career. Sounds exactly like another heartwarming Carney musical comedy.
Lionsgate picked up rights in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Ireland, and the studio intends to release it theatrically. Carney’s last film “Flora and Son” (2023) was limited to a streaming release after it was picked up by Apple.
No release date has been set.
Carney directed and co-wrote the film alongside Peter McDonald. Anthony Bregman...
- 7/15/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
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With Timothée Chalamet next playing Bob Dylan, he’ll next be trading singing for ping pong slinging.
The actor, who is portraying Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” is in final negotiations to star in and produce Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” about a professional ping pong champ, A24 announced on Monday.
The movie is a fictionalized, original film written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, and official plot details are being kept under wraps.
Though as Variety is reporting, the film may be loosely inspired by the life of Marty Reisman, a ping pong champion who won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2002, and five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships across his career. He also made history as the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport while competing in the United States National Hardbat Championship. He died in 2012.
Reisman...
The actor, who is portraying Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” is in final negotiations to star in and produce Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” about a professional ping pong champ, A24 announced on Monday.
The movie is a fictionalized, original film written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, and official plot details are being kept under wraps.
Though as Variety is reporting, the film may be loosely inspired by the life of Marty Reisman, a ping pong champion who won 22 major ping pong titles from 1946 to 2002, and five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships across his career. He also made history as the oldest player to win an open national competition in a racket sport while competing in the United States National Hardbat Championship. He died in 2012.
Reisman...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Get ready to rally with Chalamet.
Timothée Chalamet is set to star in and produce “Marty Supreme,” an original movie from Josh Safdie and A24. Sources close to the film say “Marty Supreme” is a fictionalized story, while Variety hears the film is inspired by professional ping pong player Marty Reisman.
“Marty Supreme” is written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, who produce alongside Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas. The film reunites Safdie with producer A24, which distributed his last two features, “Uncut Gems” and “Good Time.”
A24 confirmed the news in a social media post, writing, “Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme starring @RealChalamet. Coming soon.”
Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme starring @RealChalamet. Coming soon pic.twitter.com/9ko3uu0IsC
— A24 (@A24) July 15, 2024
Reisman, who died in 2012, was a table tennis champion who started his career as a hustler in Manhattan, playing for bets and prize money. He won 22 major ping...
Timothée Chalamet is set to star in and produce “Marty Supreme,” an original movie from Josh Safdie and A24. Sources close to the film say “Marty Supreme” is a fictionalized story, while Variety hears the film is inspired by professional ping pong player Marty Reisman.
“Marty Supreme” is written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, who produce alongside Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas. The film reunites Safdie with producer A24, which distributed his last two features, “Uncut Gems” and “Good Time.”
A24 confirmed the news in a social media post, writing, “Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme starring @RealChalamet. Coming soon.”
Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme starring @RealChalamet. Coming soon pic.twitter.com/9ko3uu0IsC
— A24 (@A24) July 15, 2024
Reisman, who died in 2012, was a table tennis champion who started his career as a hustler in Manhattan, playing for bets and prize money. He won 22 major ping...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety - Film News
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Lee Pace’s “The Fall” is getting a 4K re-release courtesy of streaming platform Mubi.
The film, which was released in 2006, stars Pace as a hospital patient whose imagination inspires a globe-trotting tale. The official synopsis reads: In Los Angeles circa the 1920s, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) in a hospital recovering from a fall, strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Pace). He captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscape of her imagination.
The feature was filmed over 4 years in 20 different international locations. Tarsem Singh, known just as Tarsem, directed the film, which was his sophomore release after 2000’s “The Cell.” He later went on to helm “The Immortals” (2011), “Mirror Mirror” (2014), “Self/less” (2015), and Dear Jassi (2023). Tarsem also directed the 10-part mini-tv series “Emerald City.”
“The Fall” was originally presented by David Fincher and Spike Jonze, with...
The film, which was released in 2006, stars Pace as a hospital patient whose imagination inspires a globe-trotting tale. The official synopsis reads: In Los Angeles circa the 1920s, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) in a hospital recovering from a fall, strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Pace). He captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscape of her imagination.
The feature was filmed over 4 years in 20 different international locations. Tarsem Singh, known just as Tarsem, directed the film, which was his sophomore release after 2000’s “The Cell.” He later went on to helm “The Immortals” (2011), “Mirror Mirror” (2014), “Self/less” (2015), and Dear Jassi (2023). Tarsem also directed the 10-part mini-tv series “Emerald City.”
“The Fall” was originally presented by David Fincher and Spike Jonze, with...
- 7/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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‘The Fall Guy’ Contest: Win A Digital Copy Of Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt Action Romance Crowdpleaser
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With a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 81, by all accounts, “The Fall Guy” was one of the most crowd-pleasing and entertaining films of the year, a mix of comedy, action, romance, and blockbuster-sized thrills. Our review of the film described it as “exuberant and kinetic” and a “bright and energetic action movie about the joy of making action movies.”
Directed by David Leitch, “The Fall Guy” stars Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (“Barbie,” “La La Land,” “Drive”) as Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman who is drafted back into service after a near-career ending accident when Tom Ryder (Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson; “Bullet Train”), the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by Colt’s ex, Jody Moreno, played by Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer,” “A Quiet Place” films, “Sicario”)—goes missing.
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Directed by David Leitch, “The Fall Guy” stars Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (“Barbie,” “La La Land,” “Drive”) as Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman who is drafted back into service after a near-career ending accident when Tom Ryder (Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson; “Bullet Train”), the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by Colt’s ex, Jody Moreno, played by Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer,” “A Quiet Place” films, “Sicario”)—goes missing.
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- 7/15/2024
- by The Playlist Staff
- The Playlist
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It’s only been several days since the release of the “Captain America: Brave New World” teaser, but fans are already excited by what was shown. The film actually looks like it’s closer in tone to ‘The Winter Soldier’ and not some CGI mess like some of the recent Marvel films. And one of the most exciting aspects of the film is that there is still so much that’s unknown, including the identity of the villain played by Giancarlo Esposito.
Read More: Ryan Reynolds Plays Coy About Deadpool Showing Up In An ‘Avengers’ Film: “We’ll See”
At a recent convention appearance (via Comicbook.com), Giancarlo Esposito talked about what fans can expect from his mysterious new MCU character.
Continue reading ‘Captain America 4’: Giancarlo Esposito Says “No One Has Guessed Correctly” About Who His Character Is at The Playlist.
Read More: Ryan Reynolds Plays Coy About Deadpool Showing Up In An ‘Avengers’ Film: “We’ll See”
At a recent convention appearance (via Comicbook.com), Giancarlo Esposito talked about what fans can expect from his mysterious new MCU character.
Continue reading ‘Captain America 4’: Giancarlo Esposito Says “No One Has Guessed Correctly” About Who His Character Is at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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People just love the Minions. With "Despicable Me 4" continuing to tear it up at the global box office, the franchise has crossed a major milestone, making a bit of history in the process. Illumination's signature series of films has now collectively crossed the $5 billion mark worldwide, making it the first animated franchise in history to do so. What's more, if things continue to go the way they're going, that number will be $6 billion and counting in just a few years.
"Despicable Me 4" once again topped the charts over the weekend, pulling in $44.6 million domestically in its second weekend. That represents just a 40% drop week-to-week following the sequel's record-setting opening weekend. Internationally, Gru and the Minions held strong as well, pulling in another $87.9 million from overseas markets. That puts the movie's running total at $437.8 million worldwide, with a lot of gas left in the tank. More importantly, it was...
"Despicable Me 4" once again topped the charts over the weekend, pulling in $44.6 million domestically in its second weekend. That represents just a 40% drop week-to-week following the sequel's record-setting opening weekend. Internationally, Gru and the Minions held strong as well, pulling in another $87.9 million from overseas markets. That puts the movie's running total at $437.8 million worldwide, with a lot of gas left in the tank. More importantly, it was...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
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Watching an actual barn burn to the ground while filming “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung knew he wanted to make a disaster movie.
The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind that bittersweet and semiautobiographical portrait of South Korean immigrant life in rural Arkansas is now the director of “Twisters” — not a reboot, not a sequel, but an expansion of the world built (and destroyed) by the 1996 tornado blockbuster. Here, a team of science-loving storm chasers led by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos become rivals to a group of scrappier thriller seekers led by Glen Powell in this summer’s ultimate blockbuster spectacle — and its most forceful argument for the importance of the big-screen experience.
But back to that barn-burning that so intoxicated its director. In “Minari,” Jacob (Steven Yeun) watches his flames engulf his barn after his mother-in-law (Yuh-Jung Young) sets fire to it. Filming that moment was a high Chung has been chasing ever since,...
The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind that bittersweet and semiautobiographical portrait of South Korean immigrant life in rural Arkansas is now the director of “Twisters” — not a reboot, not a sequel, but an expansion of the world built (and destroyed) by the 1996 tornado blockbuster. Here, a team of science-loving storm chasers led by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos become rivals to a group of scrappier thriller seekers led by Glen Powell in this summer’s ultimate blockbuster spectacle — and its most forceful argument for the importance of the big-screen experience.
But back to that barn-burning that so intoxicated its director. In “Minari,” Jacob (Steven Yeun) watches his flames engulf his barn after his mother-in-law (Yuh-Jung Young) sets fire to it. Filming that moment was a high Chung has been chasing ever since,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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With all the problems going on throughout the world right now and even on our front door step, it feels at times indulgent or perhaps gauche to place the peril of Hollywood and the American entertainment industry on that list. It’s hard for people outside of the world of making film and television (or content as many would tell us to call it) to understand that the majority of the workforce behind this industry is not the uber-wealthy, but upper middle to working class like most others around the country. They’re technicians and craftspeople. Drivers and caterers. Even writers and actors, who took to the picket line last year to fight not for some exorbitant, unreasonable ask, but a livable wage, often surviving paycheck-to-paycheck. To understand and maybe even relate to the struggle they’re going through, the best metric to look at is one found in nearly everyone’s home nowadays: Streaming.
- 7/15/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
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For all intents and purposes, Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs” is Maika Monroe’s film. She’s in nearly every frame of the movie. But when people talk about how wild the film is, they’re probably going to start with Nicolas Cage’s performance as the title character, a serial killer with a very unique appearance. And you’d probably be surprised where Cage gathered his inspiration for Longlegs from.
Continue reading ‘Longlegs’: Nicolas Cage Drew Inspiration From His Mother Wearing Face Cream Which “Spooked” Him As A Child at The Playlist.
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- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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NBC's "The Office" may now be considered one of the most beloved sitcoms in television history, but when the network first announced its plans to produce an Americanized version of the critically acclaimed BBC series, the reaction from fans of the original was far from joyous. Ricky Gervais and Stephan Merchant's "Office" was spiky and profane in a way that network shows simply couldn't be (thanks to their companies' Standards and Practice watchdogs). It was also narratively compact, running a mere two seasons and 14 episodes (counting the two-part Christmas special), which kept the show from getting stale. Most of all, it just felt kind of perfect (which Gervais proved when he tried to revive the series himself). A U.S. rendition stretched out over 20-plus episodes per season was bound to pale in comparison.
Though NBC's "The Office" got off to a rocky start with its six-episode toe-dip of a first season,...
Though NBC's "The Office" got off to a rocky start with its six-episode toe-dip of a first season,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
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In October, it looks like the Criterion Collection will have you taken care of if you’re looking for classic horror for Halloween. And if classic horror doesn’t tickle your fancy, there are plenty of other options as well.
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On the horror side of things, the October Criterion selections include “Demon Pond,” a Japanese folk horror classic from director Masahiro Shinoda.
Continue reading Criterion’s October Selections Are Disturbing & Terrifying Including ‘Demon Pond,’ ‘Gummo’ & More at The Playlist.
Read More: Criterion Adds Two New Albert Brooks Films, Martha Coolidge’s ‘Not A Pretty Picture’ & More For August 2024
On the horror side of things, the October Criterion selections include “Demon Pond,” a Japanese folk horror classic from director Masahiro Shinoda.
Continue reading Criterion’s October Selections Are Disturbing & Terrifying Including ‘Demon Pond,’ ‘Gummo’ & More at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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This post contains spoilers for "House of the Dragons."
If you thought "Game of Thrones," with its zombie armies, tortures, rapes, incest, maimings, and genocides, was cruel and bleak, "House of the Dragon" makes it all child's play. This goes back to the show's very first episode, which includes an extended stillbirth scene that set the tone for how relentlessly cruel this show was going to be. It also set the stage for a world and a time where life could easily end (or even just never begin). Although we haven't had as many characters to actually care about dying here like we had in "Game of Thrones" — there's no Ned or Rob Stark, whose deaths continue to be considered all-time greats — the fact of the matter is many of the characters who do die (or almost die) in "House of the Dragon" die much more horribly. This is as...
If you thought "Game of Thrones," with its zombie armies, tortures, rapes, incest, maimings, and genocides, was cruel and bleak, "House of the Dragon" makes it all child's play. This goes back to the show's very first episode, which includes an extended stillbirth scene that set the tone for how relentlessly cruel this show was going to be. It also set the stage for a world and a time where life could easily end (or even just never begin). Although we haven't had as many characters to actually care about dying here like we had in "Game of Thrones" — there's no Ned or Rob Stark, whose deaths continue to be considered all-time greats — the fact of the matter is many of the characters who do die (or almost die) in "House of the Dragon" die much more horribly. This is as...
- 7/15/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
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