This time of year most everyone in the film world is talking about Oscar contenders, movies like Boyhood, Birdman, and Selma, which get more press each week as awards season marches on. However, I'm here today to provide a recommendation for a film you likely haven't heard of, which you can check out right now on VOD. The film is called Layover, and it is an impressive high-concept drama that took me completely by surprise. The first outing from writer-director Joshua Caldwell, Layover is very much in the vein of Richard Linklater's Before trilogy. Driven not by traditional plot mechanics but by the characters we see on screen and the way they interact with the world around them, Caldwell's primarily French-language film centers on a Parisian woman named Simone (Nathalie Fay) as she navigates the city of Los Angeles for a night after her connecting flight to Singapore is cancelled.
- 12/16/2014
- by Jordan Benesh
- Rope of Silicon
Monday, June 30, at 10:30 a.m. Pst was probably not the best time to call Gurinder Chadha. As a reporter interested in her thoughts on this year’s World Cup, I really should have known better: The France v. Nigeria game was wrapping up with about 20 minutes to go.
Chadha, who is based in London, is the director, writer, and producer of 2002’s Bend It Like Beckham, which tells the story of an 18-year-old girl who rebels against her Sikh parents’ traditionalism to pursue a career in soccer. Chadha’s ultimate goal—get it?—was to draw attention to the...
Chadha, who is based in London, is the director, writer, and producer of 2002’s Bend It Like Beckham, which tells the story of an 18-year-old girl who rebels against her Sikh parents’ traditionalism to pursue a career in soccer. Chadha’s ultimate goal—get it?—was to draw attention to the...
- 7/1/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW.com - PopWatch
World Cup host country Brazil could face punishment from soccer's world governing body over homophobic chants allegedly made by fans during the country's game against Mexico, which ended in a draw. The Fare network, which is monitoring the tournament for discriminatory behavior, reported to FIFA that Brazil supporters chanted the word “puto” — which means male prostitute and is a gay slur in Spanish and Portuguese — at Mexico's star goalie Guillermo Ochoa. Photos If the World Cup Were a Movie: Christian Bale as Lionel Messi, and 11 Other Casting Ideas Mexican fans, meanwhile, has been cited for using the same
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- 6/19/2014
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mexican goalie Guillermo Ochoa has gone from unknown to Internet superstar overnight thanks to his performance Tuesday, when the 28-year-old produced save after incredible save to deny Brazil a win in its second match of the tournament. Amazingly, Ochoa is a free agent as of July 1 and offers are likely to pour in after he kept a clean sheet against one of the most powerful attacking lines in world soccer, including Ramires, Fred and Neymar. Photos World Cup 2014: The 32 Biggest Global Stars Currently represented by Shine Entertainment Media, Ochoa was named Man of the Match
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- 6/18/2014
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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