Milos Raonic, who previously rose to number three in the Atp rankings, could be in line to make a shock return to professional tennis for the 2023 grass season.
Raonic last played competitive tennis at the Atalanta Open in June 2021 and hasn't featured since, despite some suggestions that he would return during the 2022 campaign. However, an ongoing Achilles injury has caused ongoing problems for the 32-year-old and he has remained on the sidelines to recover.
The long period of absence has led to speculation about Raonic's future and some believed the Canadian player had retired. But, in the latest development, the former world number three appears to be targetting a sensational comeback for the 2023 grass season, according to journalist John Horn.
"Hearing a loose rumour that Milos Raonic May be planning to play tennis again this summer...on the grass."
Horn wrote on Twitter
The return would be a remarkable turn...
Raonic last played competitive tennis at the Atalanta Open in June 2021 and hasn't featured since, despite some suggestions that he would return during the 2022 campaign. However, an ongoing Achilles injury has caused ongoing problems for the 32-year-old and he has remained on the sidelines to recover.
The long period of absence has led to speculation about Raonic's future and some believed the Canadian player had retired. But, in the latest development, the former world number three appears to be targetting a sensational comeback for the 2023 grass season, according to journalist John Horn.
"Hearing a loose rumour that Milos Raonic May be planning to play tennis again this summer...on the grass."
Horn wrote on Twitter
The return would be a remarkable turn...
- 5/12/2023
- Tennis Infinity
Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up,” the last shoe to drop this awards season, was unspooled before a crowd of BAFTA voters at the Harmony Gold Theatre on Wednesday night. In attendance for a Q&a with the Oscar-winning stars Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”), Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”) and Meryl Streep, along with director, writer and producer Adam McKay (“The Big Short”), the screening was introduced to the attending members by Matthew Wiseman, BAFTA Los Angeles CEO, and moderated by John Horn of the Los Angeles Times.
McKay spoke about working with Oscar-nominated composer Nicholas Britell (“Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk”) on the original song, “Just Look Up,” which was co-written by Taura Stinson, along with Ariana Grande and Scott Mescudi, a.k.a. Kid Cudi, who also have roles in the film. “You have to write the song to save all of mankind,” McKay shares. After Britell...
McKay spoke about working with Oscar-nominated composer Nicholas Britell (“Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk”) on the original song, “Just Look Up,” which was co-written by Taura Stinson, along with Ariana Grande and Scott Mescudi, a.k.a. Kid Cudi, who also have roles in the film. “You have to write the song to save all of mankind,” McKay shares. After Britell...
- 11/18/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Current best picture frontrunner “Belfast” has scooped the top prize at the Middleburg Film Festival.
Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical “Belfast,” a black-and-white family drama about the Northern Ireland city in the late ’60s, was awarded best narrative film.
Branagh also appeared at the festival to receive the director spotlight award. The award for best documentary film went to National Geographic’s “The Rescue,” directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin — the Academy Award-winning filmmakers of “Free Solo.”
“Congratulations to our Audience Award winners ‘Belfast’ and ‘The Rescue,'” said Mff Executive Director Susan Koch. “We were so honored to have Kenneth Branagh join us to present ‘Belfast’ with its masterful filmmaking, deeply moving story and stunning performances. ‘The Rescue’ had our audience on the edge of their seats and cheering by the end for a film that showcases the very best of what documentary filmmaking can do.”
Branagh’s movie,...
Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical “Belfast,” a black-and-white family drama about the Northern Ireland city in the late ’60s, was awarded best narrative film.
Branagh also appeared at the festival to receive the director spotlight award. The award for best documentary film went to National Geographic’s “The Rescue,” directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin — the Academy Award-winning filmmakers of “Free Solo.”
“Congratulations to our Audience Award winners ‘Belfast’ and ‘The Rescue,'” said Mff Executive Director Susan Koch. “We were so honored to have Kenneth Branagh join us to present ‘Belfast’ with its masterful filmmaking, deeply moving story and stunning performances. ‘The Rescue’ had our audience on the edge of their seats and cheering by the end for a film that showcases the very best of what documentary filmmaking can do.”
Branagh’s movie,...
- 10/18/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Dinklage may be one of the most recognizable actors working today, but that doesn’t limit his range. As a clip reel of his nearly 30-year career in film and TV proved ahead of a tribute on the first day of the Telluride Film Festival, Dinklage can play a sensitive loner (“The Station Agent”) just as well as an icy mob boss (“I Care a Lot”) and the anarchic schemer Tyrion Lannister from “Game of Thrones.” The screening of his new movie that followed a brief onstage conversation, “Cyrano,” also proved that Dinklage can sing.
Director Joe Wright’s lavish adaptation of the 2019 off-Broadway musical, written by Dinklage’s wife Erica Schmidt, finds the actor embodying Cyrano de Bergerac as a swashbuckling 17th century wordsmith who buries his attraction to childhood friend Roxanne (Haley Bennett) by helping an inarticulate guardsman (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) romance the woman by writing love letters for him.
Director Joe Wright’s lavish adaptation of the 2019 off-Broadway musical, written by Dinklage’s wife Erica Schmidt, finds the actor embodying Cyrano de Bergerac as a swashbuckling 17th century wordsmith who buries his attraction to childhood friend Roxanne (Haley Bennett) by helping an inarticulate guardsman (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) romance the woman by writing love letters for him.
- 9/3/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
In the 1970s, Marlon Brando was unforgettable as “The Godfather” and shocked filmgoers with his powerful performance in “Last Tango in Paris.” The two-time Oscar winner, who would have turned 97 on April 3, made the role of Colonel Kurtz his own in “Apocalypse Now” and negotiated a stunning payday to play Superman’s father Jor-el.
But long before those marquee roles, 1950s critics sometimes had a hard time embracing the young stage performer who developed his highly naturalistic style of acting after training with Stella Adler and being guided by director Elia Kazan, who founded the Actor’s Studio. He modeled his Stanley Kowalski character in Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” on Broadway after boxer Rocky Graziano, and the rawness of his performances were sometimes confusing to observers more attuned to formal, old-fashioned acting. Long before “mumblecore” became a film genre, critics complained about Brando’s speech patterns until it...
But long before those marquee roles, 1950s critics sometimes had a hard time embracing the young stage performer who developed his highly naturalistic style of acting after training with Stella Adler and being guided by director Elia Kazan, who founded the Actor’s Studio. He modeled his Stanley Kowalski character in Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” on Broadway after boxer Rocky Graziano, and the rawness of his performances were sometimes confusing to observers more attuned to formal, old-fashioned acting. Long before “mumblecore” became a film genre, critics complained about Brando’s speech patterns until it...
- 4/3/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The story of how five young men, driven by end-of-the-world fears surrounding the Cold War and inspired by an apocalyptic religious movement, attempted to rob a Southern California bank is the basis for a new podcast series from LAist Studios.
The podcast division of Southern California Public Radio, is launching ten-part podcast series Norco ‘80: God, Guns, Survivalism and the Bank Robbery that Changed Policing Forever about the events of May 9, 1980.
The series, which launches on January 11, 2021, will look at how how the events ushered in a new conversation around end of the world paranoia, survivalism, faith, mental health, public safety, and the evolving role of law enforcement that remains ever-relevant.
Hosted by Antonia Cereijido, the show features new interviews with central figures in the robbery and never-before-heard archival tape from police radio traffic and confession room recordings. These interviews include the ringleader of the group as well as...
The podcast division of Southern California Public Radio, is launching ten-part podcast series Norco ‘80: God, Guns, Survivalism and the Bank Robbery that Changed Policing Forever about the events of May 9, 1980.
The series, which launches on January 11, 2021, will look at how how the events ushered in a new conversation around end of the world paranoia, survivalism, faith, mental health, public safety, and the evolving role of law enforcement that remains ever-relevant.
Hosted by Antonia Cereijido, the show features new interviews with central figures in the robbery and never-before-heard archival tape from police radio traffic and confession room recordings. These interviews include the ringleader of the group as well as...
- 12/9/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
On a smoky Friday night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, filmmaker Chloé Zhao and the Telluride Film Festival’s Julie Huntsinger introduced “Nomadland” (December 4) at an outdoor drive-in screening, hosted by Searchlight Pictures, which provided car-sniffing dogs, food-truck meal pickups, and checkerboard parking for 300 cars. At the end of the movie, instead of applause, attendees enthusiastically honked and blinked their lights. Afterward, Pasadena’s Kpcc host John Horn conducted a live panel with Zhao, star Frances McDormand, and several of the film’s nomads. For many in the crowd, it was the first screening they’d attended since the lockdown in mid-March. “The world was still light when we first met,” said McDormand of her film collaborators. “It got darker later on.”
Also on Friday night, Francis Lee’s “Ammonite” which had been selected by Cannes and Telluride, debuted at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. The next day,...
Also on Friday night, Francis Lee’s “Ammonite” which had been selected by Cannes and Telluride, debuted at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. The next day,...
- 9/13/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
On a smoky Friday night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, filmmaker Chloé Zhao and the Telluride Film Festival’s Julie Huntsinger introduced “Nomadland” (December 4) at an outdoor drive-in screening, hosted by Searchlight Pictures, which provided car-sniffing dogs, food-truck meal pickups, and checkerboard parking for 300 cars. At the end of the movie, instead of applause, attendees enthusiastically honked and blinked their lights. Afterward, Pasadena’s Kpcc host John Horn conducted a live panel with Zhao, star Frances McDormand, and several of the film’s nomads. For many in the crowd, it was the first screening they’d attended since the lockdown in mid-March. “The world was still light when we first met,” said McDormand of her film collaborators. “It got darker later on.”
Also on Friday night, Francis Lee’s “Ammonite” which had been selected by Cannes and Telluride, debuted at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. The next day,...
Also on Friday night, Francis Lee’s “Ammonite” which had been selected by Cannes and Telluride, debuted at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. The next day,...
- 9/13/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese made a surprise appearance at Adam Driver’s tribute on Saturday night at the Telluride Film Festival before the screening of “Marriage Story.”
Scorsese, who directed Driver in “Silence” opposite Andrew Garfield, was introduced to the stage, where he placed one of the festival’s Silver Medallions around the actor’s neck.
“What you see before you is a great actor, a great screen presence, whether it’s the HBO shows or whether it’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ or ‘Paterson,’” Scorsese said, before teasing, “Even the film we made.”
He went on to praise Driver, as well as Garfield, for their dedication to their roles as 17th century Portuguese missionaries in “Silence.” Driver lost 51 pounds for the role. Scorsese recalled, “You and I think Andrew did the Spiritual Exercises of St. Francis Xavier [to get into character] and that itself is quite extraordinary.
When Martin Scorsese is the surprise presenter at the #AdamDriver tribute before the #MarriageStory screening.
Scorsese, who directed Driver in “Silence” opposite Andrew Garfield, was introduced to the stage, where he placed one of the festival’s Silver Medallions around the actor’s neck.
“What you see before you is a great actor, a great screen presence, whether it’s the HBO shows or whether it’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ or ‘Paterson,’” Scorsese said, before teasing, “Even the film we made.”
He went on to praise Driver, as well as Garfield, for their dedication to their roles as 17th century Portuguese missionaries in “Silence.” Driver lost 51 pounds for the role. Scorsese recalled, “You and I think Andrew did the Spiritual Exercises of St. Francis Xavier [to get into character] and that itself is quite extraordinary.
When Martin Scorsese is the surprise presenter at the #AdamDriver tribute before the #MarriageStory screening.
- 9/1/2019
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
For the sixth year in a row, IndieWire is partnering with the International Documentary Association for its annual screening series. The program began with the beloved “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” and continues with several of 2018’s most acclaimed documentaries.
Among those selections are Sandi Tan’s “Shirkers” (October 1), which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and will be released by Netflix later this year; National Geographic’s “Free Solo,” which won the People’s Choice Documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Netflix’s “Quincy,” a multipart documentary series about the life of Quincy Jones. Each screening is followed by a Q&A session moderated by the likes of Kpcc’s John Horn, NPR’s Ella Taylor, and IndieWire’s Anne Thompson.
IndieWire will post coverage of 20 events, including video footage of Q&As. All screenings are held in Los Angeles, with participating theaters that include ArcLight Hollywood and the Landmark.
Among those selections are Sandi Tan’s “Shirkers” (October 1), which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and will be released by Netflix later this year; National Geographic’s “Free Solo,” which won the People’s Choice Documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Netflix’s “Quincy,” a multipart documentary series about the life of Quincy Jones. Each screening is followed by a Q&A session moderated by the likes of Kpcc’s John Horn, NPR’s Ella Taylor, and IndieWire’s Anne Thompson.
IndieWire will post coverage of 20 events, including video footage of Q&As. All screenings are held in Los Angeles, with participating theaters that include ArcLight Hollywood and the Landmark.
- 9/20/2018
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
“Redford speaks!” That could be the headline for Robert Redford‘s appearance in “The Old Man and the Gun,” a la Greta Garbo‘s move into talkies, even though he’s never been quite as speechless as her. The last time Redford came to the Telluride Film Festival it was for the premiere of “All is Lost,” his all-grimacing, no-yammering tale of a man fending off death at sea. In this one, he not only talks a lot, he smiles a lot. This is supposed to be his last film before retiring, and obviously he wanted to go out glowing, not grimacing.
“Old Man and the Gun” is loosely based on a true-life “gentleman bandit” of the late 1970s who became famous for his good manners. The real bank robber, Forrest Tucker, probably was not as charming as the Sundance Kid and “The Sting’s” Johnny Hooker all rolled into one,...
“Old Man and the Gun” is loosely based on a true-life “gentleman bandit” of the late 1970s who became famous for his good manners. The real bank robber, Forrest Tucker, probably was not as charming as the Sundance Kid and “The Sting’s” Johnny Hooker all rolled into one,...
- 9/1/2018
- by Chris Willman
- Gold Derby
Three directors who have had a film surpass $340 million at the worldwide box office revisited how Sundance launched their careers. On January 26, “Power of Story: Indies Go Hollywood,” brought together Taika Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarock”), Justin Lin (“Star Trek: Beyond”), and Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”) to discuss the challenges of adjusting to the studio system, their desire for the industry to be more inclusive, and how to keep their stories personal when they’re part of a juggernaut franchise.
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Waititi, a New Zealander, has premiered four pictures in Park City: “Eagle vs Shark” (2007), “Boy” (2010), “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”(2016), and “What We Do in the Shadows” (2014), which is now being adapted for television. Taiwan-born Lin — a veteran of four “The Fast and the Furious” sequels (with more to come) — has attended the festival as a buyer and seller: his features “Better Luck Tomorrow...
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Waititi, a New Zealander, has premiered four pictures in Park City: “Eagle vs Shark” (2007), “Boy” (2010), “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”(2016), and “What We Do in the Shadows” (2014), which is now being adapted for television. Taiwan-born Lin — a veteran of four “The Fast and the Furious” sequels (with more to come) — has attended the festival as a buyer and seller: his features “Better Luck Tomorrow...
- 1/26/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
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