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With Deadpool & Wolverine on the horizon, it’s time to try and figure out the overly-convoluted nature of Fox’s X-Men franchise.
“The chronology of any comic book storyline or character—woven throughout decades of creative teams, retcons, and realignments to the narrative—is always a complicated affair. But there are few mainstream adaptations with a more convoluted mess of timelines and canons than Fox’s X-Men movies. Now, nearly two and a half decades after it began,...
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Strap up your stirrups and throw on your C.O.W.-Boy hats, cause it’s time to take the trail back to Cow Town with wave 1 of the Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa action figures!
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With Deadpool & Wolverine on the horizon, it’s time to try and figure out the overly-convoluted nature of Fox’s X-Men franchise.
“The chronology of any comic book storyline or character—woven throughout decades of creative teams, retcons, and realignments to the narrative—is always a complicated affair. But there are few mainstream adaptations with a more convoluted mess of timelines and canons than Fox’s X-Men movies. Now, nearly two and a half decades after it began,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Lee Parham
- Den of Geek
Prepare for a gripping new episode of “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch” as the mysteries of the infamous location deepen. In Season 5, Episode 2 titled “Holy Cow,” airing on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 10:03 Pm on History, shocking events unfold in the very spot where the team has previously witnessed unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) coming and going from the Mesa.
As tension mounts, a disturbing discovery adds to the intrigue: the mysterious death of a cow under eerie circumstances. The team must grapple with the implications of this unsettling occurrence as they continue their investigation into the enigmatic phenomena surrounding Skinwalker Ranch.
Join the team as they confront the unknown and strive to uncover the truth behind the inexplicable events unfolding at Skinwalker Ranch. Will they finally unravel the secrets hidden within its boundaries, or will they only deepen the mysteries? Tune in to “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch” Season 5, Episode 2, airing on Tuesday,...
As tension mounts, a disturbing discovery adds to the intrigue: the mysterious death of a cow under eerie circumstances. The team must grapple with the implications of this unsettling occurrence as they continue their investigation into the enigmatic phenomena surrounding Skinwalker Ranch.
Join the team as they confront the unknown and strive to uncover the truth behind the inexplicable events unfolding at Skinwalker Ranch. Will they finally unravel the secrets hidden within its boundaries, or will they only deepen the mysteries? Tune in to “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch” Season 5, Episode 2, airing on Tuesday,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
After her Oscar-nominated role in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, actress Lily Gladstone is now starring in the true crime drama Under the Bridge. Based on Rebecca Godfrey’s book of the same name, the series follows the tragic real-life story of Reena Virk, a 14-year-old girl murdered by teenagers in Canada in 1997.
Lily Gladstone in Under the Bridge
Joining Gladstone is the American Honey star Riley Keough, who is also serving as a producer for the show. In a recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the Scalped actress recalled how she and Keough formed a connection after engaging on social media.
Lily Gladstone Recalled Connecting With Her Under the Bridge Co-Star
At the Los Angeles premiere of Under the Bridge, Lily Gladstone recalled the beginning of her friendship with co-star Riley Keough. She shared that they found themselves orbiting the same circles in Hollywood in 2017 while promoting their films,...
Lily Gladstone in Under the Bridge
Joining Gladstone is the American Honey star Riley Keough, who is also serving as a producer for the show. In a recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the Scalped actress recalled how she and Keough formed a connection after engaging on social media.
Lily Gladstone Recalled Connecting With Her Under the Bridge Co-Star
At the Los Angeles premiere of Under the Bridge, Lily Gladstone recalled the beginning of her friendship with co-star Riley Keough. She shared that they found themselves orbiting the same circles in Hollywood in 2017 while promoting their films,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Updated: The Cannes Film Festival will have an admirable UK and Irish presence in 2024, including three films from Dublin, London and Belfast-based production company Element Pictures, Andrea Arnold’s Bird in Competition and features from fresh talents Sandhya Suri and Rungano Nyoni, as well as Sister Midnight in Directors’ Fortnight.
Competition is still proving a tricky spot to land for UK or Irish directors. In 2022, none made the cut, while in 2023, UK filmmakers Ken Loach and Jonathan Glazer made it through with The Old Oak and The Zone Of Interest respectively.
This year, Arnold is flying the flag with her...
Competition is still proving a tricky spot to land for UK or Irish directors. In 2022, none made the cut, while in 2023, UK filmmakers Ken Loach and Jonathan Glazer made it through with The Old Oak and The Zone Of Interest respectively.
This year, Arnold is flying the flag with her...
- 4/17/2024
- ScreenDaily
Acclaimed auteurs Francis Ford Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos, Paolo Sorrentino and Andrea Arnold are among the filmmakers set to compete for the coveted Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
A total of 19 features were revealed today (April 11) that will play in Competition at the festival, set to run May 14-25.
Rarely a festival to veer far from familiar names, the Competition line-up is dominated by directors who have been selected multiple times for Cannes.
They include US filmmaker Coppola with sci-fi epic Megalopolis, which stars Adam Driver and is set in a future version of New York City following a disaster.
A total of 19 features were revealed today (April 11) that will play in Competition at the festival, set to run May 14-25.
Rarely a festival to veer far from familiar names, the Competition line-up is dominated by directors who have been selected multiple times for Cannes.
They include US filmmaker Coppola with sci-fi epic Megalopolis, which stars Adam Driver and is set in a future version of New York City following a disaster.
- 4/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
The entire film industry is soon to descend upon the Côte d’Azur this May as the Cannes Film Festival readies for its 77th edition. From May 14 through May 25, the iconic festival event of the year will host much-awaited new works for auteurs and rising directors alike, across sections like the Competition, Directors’ Fortnight, Un Certain Regard (with jury president Xavier Dolan), and Critics’ Week. Major prizes will come at the end of the festival, and will no doubt set the tone for the movie year ahead.
Such was the case last year when Justine Triet’s eventual Oscar winner “Anatomy of a Fall” took home the top award, the Palme d’Or, the fourth consecutive film distributed by Neon to do so. Jonathan Glazer’s 2023 Grand Prize winner “The Zone of Interest” also won two Academy Awards, while Competition entries “Perfect Days” and “May December” earned Oscar nominations, too.
Such was the case last year when Justine Triet’s eventual Oscar winner “Anatomy of a Fall” took home the top award, the Palme d’Or, the fourth consecutive film distributed by Neon to do so. Jonathan Glazer’s 2023 Grand Prize winner “The Zone of Interest” also won two Academy Awards, while Competition entries “Perfect Days” and “May December” earned Oscar nominations, too.
- 3/27/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio, Kate Erbland and David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
It’s been nearly eight years (2016’s “American Honey”) since we last saw a narrative feature from director Andrea Arnold. Since then, things haven’t been really easy for the filmmaker. Sure, she released an acclaimed documentary, “Cow,” back in 2021, but people probably remember the issues she experienced while working on Season 2 of “Big Little Lies.” There was reported behind-the-scenes drama that resulted in a he-said/she-said between Arnold and HBO.
Continue reading ‘Featherwood’: Scarlett Johansson To Star In Andrea Arnold’s True-Crime Drama About Neo-Nazis at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Featherwood’: Scarlett Johansson To Star In Andrea Arnold’s True-Crime Drama About Neo-Nazis at The Playlist.
- 2/12/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Cph:Forum, the financing and co-production event on the industry programme of Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, has selected new projects from the producers of Flee and Cow for its 2024 edition; and has refreshed its industry awards with six prizes.
Danish producer Signe Byrge Sorensen will participate with Freedom (working title), directed by Camilla Nielsson, who previously made Sundance 2021 title President about a challenger in Zimbabwe’s corrupt presidential elections.
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Sorensen is CEO of Danish documentary production house Final Cut For Real, which has made films including The Killing Of A Journalist,...
Danish producer Signe Byrge Sorensen will participate with Freedom (working title), directed by Camilla Nielsson, who previously made Sundance 2021 title President about a challenger in Zimbabwe’s corrupt presidential elections.
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Sorensen is CEO of Danish documentary production house Final Cut For Real, which has made films including The Killing Of A Journalist,...
- 2/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
“Bird,” Andrea Arnold’s first narrative feature in almost a decade, has been picked up by Cornerstone Films with the company set to launch the feature at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.
Little is known about the film, except that it was shot in the U.K. around the Kent area last summer and, like much of Arnold’s work, examines life on the fringes of society. It also stars two of the buzziest actors on the circuit: Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski.
Keoghan is currently on a phenomenal run that began with his BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated supporting role in “The Banshees of Inisherin” and has continued with a BAFTA-nominated lead turn in Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” as well as a major part in the recently launched Apple TV+ drama “Masters of the Air.” He reportedly joined “Bird” after leaving the cast of Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Gladiator” sequel,...
Little is known about the film, except that it was shot in the U.K. around the Kent area last summer and, like much of Arnold’s work, examines life on the fringes of society. It also stars two of the buzziest actors on the circuit: Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski.
Keoghan is currently on a phenomenal run that began with his BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated supporting role in “The Banshees of Inisherin” and has continued with a BAFTA-nominated lead turn in Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” as well as a major part in the recently launched Apple TV+ drama “Masters of the Air.” He reportedly joined “Bird” after leaving the cast of Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Gladiator” sequel,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Some 30 film organizations, festivals and professionals as well as freedom of speech NGOs have signed an open letter calling on Iranian authorities to immediately drop all charges against directors Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha as well as lift a travel ban.
The signatories include the Berlinale, the Amsterdam-based International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, and Pen America in New York.
The filmmakers, whose last collaboration Ballad Of A White Cow made waves on the festival circuit, have become caught in the crosshairs of their country’s hardline Islamist regime in relation to their upcoming film My Favourite Cake.
The pair were due to fly to Paris in September to complete post-production on the feature, exploring “life behind closed doors of an aging woman who dares to live her desires in a country where women’s rights are heavily restricted.”
Their passports were confiscated at Tehran airport, however, and they were...
The signatories include the Berlinale, the Amsterdam-based International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, and Pen America in New York.
The filmmakers, whose last collaboration Ballad Of A White Cow made waves on the festival circuit, have become caught in the crosshairs of their country’s hardline Islamist regime in relation to their upcoming film My Favourite Cake.
The pair were due to fly to Paris in September to complete post-production on the feature, exploring “life behind closed doors of an aging woman who dares to live her desires in a country where women’s rights are heavily restricted.”
Their passports were confiscated at Tehran airport, however, and they were...
- 12/20/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
After Yang (kogonada)
I had the pleasure to speak with filmmaker kogonada about his stirring treatise on mortality, After Yang, and the moment from that conversation I return to most is him saying that “what makes art so invigorating is that you’re pursuing the ineffable.” This is a notion seeded throughout his gentle, transcendent sophomore feature. We can never truly know another person. In some ways, we will never fully know ourselves or our relationship with the world. But the search for it, the mystery, the endless pursuit—that’s the beauty of life. – Mitchell B.
Where to Stream: Prime Video
A Disturbance in the Force (Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak)
The question asked back in the ’80s and ’90s was never,...
After Yang (kogonada)
I had the pleasure to speak with filmmaker kogonada about his stirring treatise on mortality, After Yang, and the moment from that conversation I return to most is him saying that “what makes art so invigorating is that you’re pursuing the ineffable.” This is a notion seeded throughout his gentle, transcendent sophomore feature. We can never truly know another person. In some ways, we will never fully know ourselves or our relationship with the world. But the search for it, the mystery, the endless pursuit—that’s the beauty of life. – Mitchell B.
Where to Stream: Prime Video
A Disturbance in the Force (Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak)
The question asked back in the ’80s and ’90s was never,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
This Friday, December 8, 2023, at 8:00 Pm on Cmtv, “The Last Cowboy” saddles up for Season 4 Episode 4, titled “The Great Equalizer.” This riveting installment promises an exhilarating twist to the Run For A Million competition, introducing Cow Horse and Cutting challenges to an already tough lineup.
As qualified riders gear up for the showdown in Las Vegas, the stakes are higher than ever. The episode captures the essence of the intense competition as riders vie for the coveted title and a chance to secure a spot in next year’s event. The inclusion of Cow Horse and Cutting challenges adds an extra layer of excitement, turning the competition into “The Great Equalizer.”
Join the action for a night of skill, determination, and the thrill of the ride as “The Last Cowboy” showcases the world of competitive horse riding in all its glory. It’s a journey of passion, talent, and the pursuit of greatness,...
As qualified riders gear up for the showdown in Las Vegas, the stakes are higher than ever. The episode captures the essence of the intense competition as riders vie for the coveted title and a chance to secure a spot in next year’s event. The inclusion of Cow Horse and Cutting challenges adds an extra layer of excitement, turning the competition into “The Great Equalizer.”
Join the action for a night of skill, determination, and the thrill of the ride as “The Last Cowboy” showcases the world of competitive horse riding in all its glory. It’s a journey of passion, talent, and the pursuit of greatness,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
It’s disco night on “The Masked Singer” this week, and panelist Ken Jeong is fully convinced that Usher is in the singing competition’s club with his homies.
And we do mean fully, in this case. In TheWrap’s exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday night’s episode, Jeong — who apparently “can treat a Saturday Night Fever” — is more confident than ever with his guess, arguing that all the clues of the apron-wearing cow line up to indicate the “Yeah!” singer is underneath the mask.
“You know what? Real talk, I know exactly who this is,” Jeong says with his usual bravado. “Because all signs point to Usher.”
You can watch TheWrap’s exclusive clip of the episode above.
Jeong connects the singer to Donnie Wahlberg, as they both performed at the Michael Jackson memorial, and argues that Cow’s football-related clue is a clear reference to “The Faculty,” in...
And we do mean fully, in this case. In TheWrap’s exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday night’s episode, Jeong — who apparently “can treat a Saturday Night Fever” — is more confident than ever with his guess, arguing that all the clues of the apron-wearing cow line up to indicate the “Yeah!” singer is underneath the mask.
“You know what? Real talk, I know exactly who this is,” Jeong says with his usual bravado. “Because all signs point to Usher.”
You can watch TheWrap’s exclusive clip of the episode above.
Jeong connects the singer to Donnie Wahlberg, as they both performed at the Michael Jackson memorial, and argues that Cow’s football-related clue is a clear reference to “The Faculty,” in...
- 11/29/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” premiering in theaters around the world on October 20, 2023. Courtesy of AppleTV+
In the 1920s, the people of the Osage Nation became the richest people on earth after oil was discovered under their supposedly worthless land. The money drew ambitious white men and not long after, Osage began to die in a series of suspicious deaths, some of which were clearly murder. Based on journalist David Grann’s bestselling non-fiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon turns that non-fiction book into drama that combines elements of romance, mystery, and the history of the 1920s Osage murders, in an epic Western thriller starring Leo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone.
Grann’s non-fiction book details these killings and suspicious deaths, which occurred as...
In the 1920s, the people of the Osage Nation became the richest people on earth after oil was discovered under their supposedly worthless land. The money drew ambitious white men and not long after, Osage began to die in a series of suspicious deaths, some of which were clearly murder. Based on journalist David Grann’s bestselling non-fiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon turns that non-fiction book into drama that combines elements of romance, mystery, and the history of the 1920s Osage murders, in an epic Western thriller starring Leo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone.
Grann’s non-fiction book details these killings and suspicious deaths, which occurred as...
- 10/20/2023
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSWe’re thrilled to introduce Notebook’s email newsletter, the Weekly Edit: a mix of our latest essays, interviews, and festival coverage, with a few archival gems to boot. Learn more and sign up here.REMEMBERINGThe Cow.This weekend brought devastating news that Dariush Mehrjui, the landmark Iranian filmmaker, and his wife and screenwriting partner Vahideh Mohammadifar were found murdered in their home. A lifelong enemy of state censorship, Mehrjui helped kick off the Iranian New Wave with his second feature, The Cow (1969), which was denied an export permit when it was originally completed. “Despite the fact that the film was funded by the Ministry of Culture and Arts, the Pahlavi regime preferred not to have the film’s portrayal of rural Iranian village life color the nation’s desired image of modernity on the world stage,...
- 10/18/2023
- MUBI
**** Spoiler Alerts In This Story: The Masked Singer Season 10 rolled on tonight, as another mystery celebrity was taken down.
Wednesday’s episode was NFL Night, another of the many themed shows planned for this season. Three NFL guest stars made cameos, including Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Gates, and DeSean Jackson, all providing clues.
“Cow” from Group A sang Treasure by Bruno Mars, “Diver” sang I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic, and “Gazelle” powered through Katy Perry’s The One That Got Away.
The first of three wild cards was also introduced. “Pickle” joined the competition, performing Pinball Wizard from the classic rock opera, Tommy.
Eventually, it was time to vote. “Diver” drew the short straw from the audience. Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke both guessed it was Jersey Shore’s Pauly D, and Ken Jeong guessed controversial Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval, who was also backed by Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg
Both...
Wednesday’s episode was NFL Night, another of the many themed shows planned for this season. Three NFL guest stars made cameos, including Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Gates, and DeSean Jackson, all providing clues.
“Cow” from Group A sang Treasure by Bruno Mars, “Diver” sang I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic, and “Gazelle” powered through Katy Perry’s The One That Got Away.
The first of three wild cards was also introduced. “Pickle” joined the competition, performing Pinball Wizard from the classic rock opera, Tommy.
Eventually, it was time to vote. “Diver” drew the short straw from the audience. Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke both guessed it was Jersey Shore’s Pauly D, and Ken Jeong guessed controversial Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval, who was also backed by Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg
Both...
- 10/5/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tokyo International Film Festival undertook a series of bold changes in 2020 to enhance its international reach, including a location change and major shakeups across staffing and programming. For the global film community, however, much of the overhaul went unfelt due to the travel restrictions of the pandemic. The Tokyo festival’s chairman, Hiroyasu Ando, emphasized at a press conference in the Japanese capital Wednesday that the event “aims to take a bigger leap” this year with its upcoming 36th edition, making good on its ambitions for a transformation.
“We’re really focussing on international interaction,” Ando said, noting that the festival would welcome some 600 overseas guests this year, including filmmakers, jury members and industry professionals, a major uptick from the 104 international industry VIPs who attended in 2022.
The Tokyo International Film Festival will open Oct. 23 with a gala screening of acclaimed German auteur Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-set drama Perfect Days, which...
“We’re really focussing on international interaction,” Ando said, noting that the festival would welcome some 600 overseas guests this year, including filmmakers, jury members and industry professionals, a major uptick from the 104 international industry VIPs who attended in 2022.
The Tokyo International Film Festival will open Oct. 23 with a gala screening of acclaimed German auteur Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-set drama Perfect Days, which...
- 9/27/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Documentary producer dedicated to using non-fiction storytelling to bring about change on many vital issues
Jess Search, who has died aged 54 of brain cancer, did much to shape and inspire the world of documentary film. With the colleagues who had joined her in creating the non-profit organisation Doc Society, she sought to harness the power of non-fiction storytelling to bring about change on such issues as the climate crisis and defending democracy.
The many dozens of films she funded, advised, mentored, distributed, produced or executive produced include Citizenfour (2014), about the whistleblower Edward Snowden; Virunga (2014), on protecting gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo; The Look of Silence (2014), recalling the murder of a million supposed communists in Indonesia in the mid-1960s; Knock Down the House (2019), following the campaign in which Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was elected to the House of Representatives; Cow (2021), a portrait of bovine life on the farm; and the...
Jess Search, who has died aged 54 of brain cancer, did much to shape and inspire the world of documentary film. With the colleagues who had joined her in creating the non-profit organisation Doc Society, she sought to harness the power of non-fiction storytelling to bring about change on such issues as the climate crisis and defending democracy.
The many dozens of films she funded, advised, mentored, distributed, produced or executive produced include Citizenfour (2014), about the whistleblower Edward Snowden; Virunga (2014), on protecting gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo; The Look of Silence (2014), recalling the murder of a million supposed communists in Indonesia in the mid-1960s; Knock Down the House (2019), following the campaign in which Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was elected to the House of Representatives; Cow (2021), a portrait of bovine life on the farm; and the...
- 8/7/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- The Guardian - Film News
Search had published a letter revealing her brain tumour diagnosis last month.
Jess Search, co-founder and CEO of non-profit documentary organisation Doc Society, has died at the age of 54 from brain cancer.
Search’s death was announced in a statement on Tuesday, August 1 by Doc Society, which read:
Yesterday morning, our dear Jess Search died peacefully in London, England, from brain cancer. She was surrounded by the love of her life Beadie Finzi, their children Ella and Ben, and friends.
As a fierce supporter of independent artists and co-founder of Doc Society, Jess spent the weeks following her diagnosis focused...
Jess Search, co-founder and CEO of non-profit documentary organisation Doc Society, has died at the age of 54 from brain cancer.
Search’s death was announced in a statement on Tuesday, August 1 by Doc Society, which read:
Yesterday morning, our dear Jess Search died peacefully in London, England, from brain cancer. She was surrounded by the love of her life Beadie Finzi, their children Ella and Ben, and friends.
As a fierce supporter of independent artists and co-founder of Doc Society, Jess spent the weeks following her diagnosis focused...
- 8/1/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Happening director Audrey Diwan will head up this year’s jury for the Cannes Critics’ Week sidebar, organizers unveiled on Wednesday.
The French filmmaker won the Golden Lion in Venice for Happening, an abortion drama set in early 1960s France, which was her second feature. She will take over duties as jury president for the Critics’ Week, a parallel Cannes festival sidebar that focuses on first and second features from emerging talents.
Joining Diwan on this year’s Critics’ Week jury are German actor Franz Rogowski (A Hidden Life, Disco Boy), Portuguese cinematographer Rui Poças (Frankie, Tabu), Sundance festival programming director Kim Yutani, and Indian journalist and Berlinale festival programmer Meenakshi Shedde.
Originally set up by an association of French film critics in 1962, Critics’ Week is the oldest non-official Cannes sidebar. The section is credited with discovering some of the biggest names in independent and arthouse cinema, many of whom...
The French filmmaker won the Golden Lion in Venice for Happening, an abortion drama set in early 1960s France, which was her second feature. She will take over duties as jury president for the Critics’ Week, a parallel Cannes festival sidebar that focuses on first and second features from emerging talents.
Joining Diwan on this year’s Critics’ Week jury are German actor Franz Rogowski (A Hidden Life, Disco Boy), Portuguese cinematographer Rui Poças (Frankie, Tabu), Sundance festival programming director Kim Yutani, and Indian journalist and Berlinale festival programmer Meenakshi Shedde.
Originally set up by an association of French film critics in 1962, Critics’ Week is the oldest non-official Cannes sidebar. The section is credited with discovering some of the biggest names in independent and arthouse cinema, many of whom...
- 4/12/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Showing Up contains many of the hallmarks of a classic Kelly Reichardt picture: a Pacific Northwest setting, a Jonathan Raymond co-writing credit, Christopher Blauvelt cinematography, a rich ensemble cast, and an unrivaled attention to locations, production design, and wardrobe. There’s also Michelle Williams appearing in her fourth Reichardt film, their collaboration having begun with 2008’s Wendy and Lucy.
In Showing Up, Williams is Lizzy, a talented sculptor who finds herself a bit worn down by the realities of modern life. By all accounts she has a decent day job––something she likely wouldn’t refute––working in the office of the liberal arts college she attended. Outside of offering her rent and cat food money, the position keeps Lizzy plugged into the local art scene and most importantly grants her free access to the campus kiln (operated by André Benjamin in a joyful role).
Outside of Williams, that aforementioned...
In Showing Up, Williams is Lizzy, a talented sculptor who finds herself a bit worn down by the realities of modern life. By all accounts she has a decent day job––something she likely wouldn’t refute––working in the office of the liberal arts college she attended. Outside of offering her rent and cat food money, the position keeps Lizzy plugged into the local art scene and most importantly grants her free access to the campus kiln (operated by André Benjamin in a joyful role).
Outside of Williams, that aforementioned...
- 4/6/2023
- by Caleb Hammond
- The Film Stage
Top Cow Productions, Inc. is launching new comic series Haunt You to the End, described as The Day After Tomorrow meets Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House.”
The company behind The Darkness and Cyberforce, reunites Infinite Dark team Ryan Cady and Andrea Mutti for the five-issue paranormal journey.
Haunt You to the End debuts on June 14th, 2023.
The series will take readers “on an expedition with a motley crew of characters, from a tech billionaire, a catholic priest, a Sarah Connor-like military contractor turned explorer, uniformed military contractors, and one washed up journalist, to prove that there is life after death. But together, the reader will discover with the characters that there are deeper horrors.”
In other words, it’s not just a climate induced apocalypse that protagonists must contend with, but the supernatural as well.
With the series set in the last days of the most haunted...
The company behind The Darkness and Cyberforce, reunites Infinite Dark team Ryan Cady and Andrea Mutti for the five-issue paranormal journey.
Haunt You to the End debuts on June 14th, 2023.
The series will take readers “on an expedition with a motley crew of characters, from a tech billionaire, a catholic priest, a Sarah Connor-like military contractor turned explorer, uniformed military contractors, and one washed up journalist, to prove that there is life after death. But together, the reader will discover with the characters that there are deeper horrors.”
In other words, it’s not just a climate induced apocalypse that protagonists must contend with, but the supernatural as well.
With the series set in the last days of the most haunted...
- 3/24/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Searchlight Pictures just launched a gorgeous teaser trailer for Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light. The 2022 release marks Mendes’ first feature film solo screenwriting credit and is described as “a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.”
Empire of Light‘s cast includes Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) as Hilary, Oscar winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) as Mr. Ellis, Micheal Ward (Small Axe: Lovers Rock) as Stephen, Toby Jones (First Cow) as Norman, Tanya Moodie (A Discovery of Witches) as Delia, and Crystal Clark (The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain) as Ruby. Tom Brooke (The Crown) plays Neil and Hannah Onslow (Call the Midwife) is Janine.
“I’m really thrilled to be working with so many wonderful collaborators across both cast and crew on such a personal project,” said Sam Mendes when production on the film got underway in February 2022. “It’s a particular...
Empire of Light‘s cast includes Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) as Hilary, Oscar winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) as Mr. Ellis, Micheal Ward (Small Axe: Lovers Rock) as Stephen, Toby Jones (First Cow) as Norman, Tanya Moodie (A Discovery of Witches) as Delia, and Crystal Clark (The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain) as Ruby. Tom Brooke (The Crown) plays Neil and Hannah Onslow (Call the Midwife) is Janine.
“I’m really thrilled to be working with so many wonderful collaborators across both cast and crew on such a personal project,” said Sam Mendes when production on the film got underway in February 2022. “It’s a particular...
- 8/24/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to Stephen Frears’ drama The Lost King, starring Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) and Steve Coogan (The Trip), ahead of its world premiere at the 47th Toronto Film Festival.
The film reuniting Frears with writers Coogan and Jeff Pope—who adapted the script for his 2013 dramedy Philomena—tells the remarkable true story of amateur historian Philippa Langley (Hawkins), who was behind the real life discovery of King Richard III in 2012 after the remains had been lost for 500 years. Langley spent years researching and searching for the remains, in spite of skepticism from friends, family and academics. Her story is one of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England’s history. Two-time Oscar nominee Coogan stars alongside two-time Oscar...
The film reuniting Frears with writers Coogan and Jeff Pope—who adapted the script for his 2013 dramedy Philomena—tells the remarkable true story of amateur historian Philippa Langley (Hawkins), who was behind the real life discovery of King Richard III in 2012 after the remains had been lost for 500 years. Langley spent years researching and searching for the remains, in spite of skepticism from friends, family and academics. Her story is one of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England’s history. Two-time Oscar nominee Coogan stars alongside two-time Oscar...
- 8/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
IFC Films nabbed North American rights to “The Lost King,” which will have its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Stephen Frears, the feel-good true story stars Sally Hawkins as Philippa Langley, an amateur historian who uncovered the remains of King Richard the III after they had been lost for 500 years. Langley spent years researching — and searching — for the remnants, even when family, friends and academics openly doubted her.
Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Pope) is playing Philippa’s husband, John Langley. “The Lost King” reunites Frears with Coogan and Pope, who previously teamed on the Oscar-nominated “Philomena.”
“I’m delighted that ‘The Lost King’ has found a home in North America with IFC Films,” Frears said. “It was hugely enjoyable to work again with Steve and Jeff and we were blessed with an incredible performance from Sally. Toronto is always...
Directed by Stephen Frears, the feel-good true story stars Sally Hawkins as Philippa Langley, an amateur historian who uncovered the remains of King Richard the III after they had been lost for 500 years. Langley spent years researching — and searching — for the remnants, even when family, friends and academics openly doubted her.
Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Pope) is playing Philippa’s husband, John Langley. “The Lost King” reunites Frears with Coogan and Pope, who previously teamed on the Oscar-nominated “Philomena.”
“I’m delighted that ‘The Lost King’ has found a home in North America with IFC Films,” Frears said. “It was hugely enjoyable to work again with Steve and Jeff and we were blessed with an incredible performance from Sally. Toronto is always...
- 8/10/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: IFC Films has acquired North American rights to the comedy Bar Fight!, starring Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Luka Jones (Shrill) and Julian Gant (Call Me Kat), with plans for a day-and-date release on November 11.
The synopsis for the film written and directed by Klaus scribe Jim Mahoney is as follows: There’s only one way to settle the score after a break-up and for Nina (Fumero) and Allen (Jones) it’s a turf war for their favorite local bar. Lines have been drawn and with the help of Nina’s best friend Chelsea (Bloom), it’s going to be a winner-takes-all affair. The drinks are free flowing, the competition is fierce, and games are out-of-this-world crazy. With the bar on the line, this Bar Fight! is going to become a battle for the ages.
Bar Fight! was produced by Sarah Gabriel and Marc Goldberg of Signature Films, and James Harris and Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions. Executive producers included Tomás Yankelevich, Peter Bevan and Mariana Sanjurjo from Particular Crowd, and Simon Williams and Jamie Jessop from Ingenious Media. Signature Entertainment is handling international sales.
“I’m so thrilled IFC is distributing our crazy lil’ movie!” said Mahoney. “A huge thank you to Signature Films and Particular Crowd for their endless support, my invaluable crew for their skill and tenacity, and an absolute dream of a cast for truly bringing Bar Fight to life. I can’t wait for the world to see the madness we’ve created.”
Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent film. Other current and upcoming releases include Andrew Seman’s Resurrection, Jeff Baena’s Spin Me Round, Official Competition from Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn, Claire Denis’ Both Sides of the Blade, Andrea Arnold’s first documentary Cow, Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District, and the Venice Golden Lion winner Happening, directed by Audrey Diwan.
Adam Koehler negotiated the deal for Bar Fight! on behalf of IFC Films, with Andrew Nerger of Signature Entertainment on behalf of the production.
The synopsis for the film written and directed by Klaus scribe Jim Mahoney is as follows: There’s only one way to settle the score after a break-up and for Nina (Fumero) and Allen (Jones) it’s a turf war for their favorite local bar. Lines have been drawn and with the help of Nina’s best friend Chelsea (Bloom), it’s going to be a winner-takes-all affair. The drinks are free flowing, the competition is fierce, and games are out-of-this-world crazy. With the bar on the line, this Bar Fight! is going to become a battle for the ages.
Bar Fight! was produced by Sarah Gabriel and Marc Goldberg of Signature Films, and James Harris and Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions. Executive producers included Tomás Yankelevich, Peter Bevan and Mariana Sanjurjo from Particular Crowd, and Simon Williams and Jamie Jessop from Ingenious Media. Signature Entertainment is handling international sales.
“I’m so thrilled IFC is distributing our crazy lil’ movie!” said Mahoney. “A huge thank you to Signature Films and Particular Crowd for their endless support, my invaluable crew for their skill and tenacity, and an absolute dream of a cast for truly bringing Bar Fight to life. I can’t wait for the world to see the madness we’ve created.”
Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent film. Other current and upcoming releases include Andrew Seman’s Resurrection, Jeff Baena’s Spin Me Round, Official Competition from Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn, Claire Denis’ Both Sides of the Blade, Andrea Arnold’s first documentary Cow, Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District, and the Venice Golden Lion winner Happening, directed by Audrey Diwan.
Adam Koehler negotiated the deal for Bar Fight! on behalf of IFC Films, with Andrew Nerger of Signature Entertainment on behalf of the production.
- 8/2/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Park Chan-wook’s anticipated Cannes Competition title Decision to Leave has sold to arthouse streamer, theatrical distributor and producer Mubi in what we understand to be the company’s biggest film deal to date.
Mubi, which has made waves in the past 12 months for its voracious appetite for significant festival movies and its acquisition of German sales firm The Match Factory, has picked up Decision to Leave for North America, the UK, Ireland, Turkey, and India.
The film will be released theatrically in the U.S. and the UK with a fall 2022 date planned, followed by an exclusive Mubi streaming release. Parasite outfit Cj is handling international sales and negotiated the deal with the growing arthouse player.
Korean-language thriller Decision to Leave charts the aftermath of a man falling from a mountain peak to his death. The detective in charge of the investigation, Hae-joon, comes to meet the dead man’s wife Seo-rae.
Mubi, which has made waves in the past 12 months for its voracious appetite for significant festival movies and its acquisition of German sales firm The Match Factory, has picked up Decision to Leave for North America, the UK, Ireland, Turkey, and India.
The film will be released theatrically in the U.S. and the UK with a fall 2022 date planned, followed by an exclusive Mubi streaming release. Parasite outfit Cj is handling international sales and negotiated the deal with the growing arthouse player.
Korean-language thriller Decision to Leave charts the aftermath of a man falling from a mountain peak to his death. The detective in charge of the investigation, Hae-joon, comes to meet the dead man’s wife Seo-rae.
- 4/28/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“Sonic the Hedgehog 2” (Paramount) came through and then some with a 71 million estimated opening weekend gross, overperforming even more than last week’s “Morbius” (Sony) disappointed.
“Sonic” benefits from being the first top-flight family theatrical release since “Sing 2” last Christmas. The February 21 release of Pixar’s “Turning Red” received much better reviews, but of course Disney made that a Disney+ exclusive outside of three limited runs.
The original “Sonic the Hedgehog” opened to 58 million on February 14, 2020 to become the last pre-covid theatrical debut over 50 million. The second installment of a franchise often exceeds the first, which suggests 71 million represents a shot at normalcy. The summer is top heavy with sequels from major franchises; similar performances could mean exceeding expectations.
This extends Paramount’s consistent run of opening above projections and by some distance, it’s the best. After a minimum 45-day window, it will feed Paramount+ and presumably increase its family appeal.
“Sonic” benefits from being the first top-flight family theatrical release since “Sing 2” last Christmas. The February 21 release of Pixar’s “Turning Red” received much better reviews, but of course Disney made that a Disney+ exclusive outside of three limited runs.
The original “Sonic the Hedgehog” opened to 58 million on February 14, 2020 to become the last pre-covid theatrical debut over 50 million. The second installment of a franchise often exceeds the first, which suggests 71 million represents a shot at normalcy. The summer is top heavy with sequels from major franchises; similar performances could mean exceeding expectations.
This extends Paramount’s consistent run of opening above projections and by some distance, it’s the best. After a minimum 45-day window, it will feed Paramount+ and presumably increase its family appeal.
- 4/10/2022
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Natural life has long been a recurring presence in the films of Andrea Arnold, the English filmmaker behind the piercing character studies “American Honey” and “Fish Tank.” She finds beauty and intrigue in a buzzing wasp or the flutter of a moth’s wings, intriguing images in wordless conversation with her sharply focused human stories. She abandons the human part in her first nonfiction film, “Cow,” which follows the daily routines of a dairy cow named Luma. Shot over the course of nine years, the film follows Luma from the delivery of her first calf all the way to her unceremonious death. Under the camera’s empathizing focus, Arnold reveals the animal’s intangible aliveness through the subtle magic of slow cinema.
“It’s so powerful what we do really, isn’t it? Where you put the camera,” Arnold said. “I was reading about this woman who is a neuroscientist,...
“It’s so powerful what we do really, isn’t it? Where you put the camera,” Arnold said. “I was reading about this woman who is a neuroscientist,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
All the Old Knives (Janus Metz Pedersen)
All the Old Knives wants you to sweat and swoon in equal measure. Playing in the same tried and true sandbox as some of the great espionage thrillers before it, director Janus Metz Pedersen’s adaptation of Olen Steinhaur’s 2015 novel traffics in all necessary trappings of its genre. Between the clandestine correspondence and popped peacoat collars against wet European streets, it’s certainly not shy about cinematic crushes. This infatuation is wholly appropriate, because––chilly demeanor notwithstanding––All the Old Knives is a burning romantic at heart. – Conor O. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Bull (Paul Andrew Williams)
It’s been ten years since Bull’s (Neil Maskell) son Aiden was taken...
All the Old Knives (Janus Metz Pedersen)
All the Old Knives wants you to sweat and swoon in equal measure. Playing in the same tried and true sandbox as some of the great espionage thrillers before it, director Janus Metz Pedersen’s adaptation of Olen Steinhaur’s 2015 novel traffics in all necessary trappings of its genre. Between the clandestine correspondence and popped peacoat collars against wet European streets, it’s certainly not shy about cinematic crushes. This infatuation is wholly appropriate, because––chilly demeanor notwithstanding––All the Old Knives is a burning romantic at heart. – Conor O. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Bull (Paul Andrew Williams)
It’s been ten years since Bull’s (Neil Maskell) son Aiden was taken...
- 4/8/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Mubi has unveiled its streaming offerings this April in the U.S. and leading the pack is a special spotlight on Franz Rogowski, star of their recent theatrical release Great Freedom. Selections include Christian Petzold’s Transit as well as a pair of underseen offerings, Luzifer and Aisles.
Also in the lineup are a number of recent releases, including Dominik Graf’s Fabian: Going to the Dogs, Alice Rohrwacher, Francesco Munzi, and Pietro Marcello’s Futura, Mario Furloni and Kate McLean’s Freeland, and Sion Sono’s Red Post On Escher Street. Timed with her new documentary Cow, a trio of shorts by Andrea Arnold will also arrive.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
April 1 | Battle Royale | Kinji Fukasaku
April 2 | Mood Indigo | Michel Gondry
April 3 | Army of Shadows | Jean-Pierre Melville
April 4 | Wasp | Andrea Arnold | Three Shorts by Andrea Arnold
April 5 | Tracks | Henry Jaglom | Method in the...
Also in the lineup are a number of recent releases, including Dominik Graf’s Fabian: Going to the Dogs, Alice Rohrwacher, Francesco Munzi, and Pietro Marcello’s Futura, Mario Furloni and Kate McLean’s Freeland, and Sion Sono’s Red Post On Escher Street. Timed with her new documentary Cow, a trio of shorts by Andrea Arnold will also arrive.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
April 1 | Battle Royale | Kinji Fukasaku
April 2 | Mood Indigo | Michel Gondry
April 3 | Army of Shadows | Jean-Pierre Melville
April 4 | Wasp | Andrea Arnold | Three Shorts by Andrea Arnold
April 5 | Tracks | Henry Jaglom | Method in the...
- 3/31/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Eli Horowitz’s The Cow offers a rather convoluted approach to an unfortunately straightforward story. For much of its runtime, however, the film successfully offers the kind of misdirection that best not be spoiled in a review.
The premise seems simple enough—a forty-something couple, botanist Kath (Winona Ryder) and her boyfriend, a former student of hers by way of a continuing education extension course Max (John Gallagher Jr.), drive to a remote cabin in the woods. When they arrive they find the place has been double-booked, leading to a weird compromise: a younger couple inhabiting the cabin agree to let them stay the night. They are Al (Owen Teague), a socially awkward introvert, and the much more outgoing Greta (Brianne Tju).
In the process they make the night a mini-party over wine, drinks, and a bizarre vintage board game they’ve found—Pillow Talkers, which is meant to be...
The premise seems simple enough—a forty-something couple, botanist Kath (Winona Ryder) and her boyfriend, a former student of hers by way of a continuing education extension course Max (John Gallagher Jr.), drive to a remote cabin in the woods. When they arrive they find the place has been double-booked, leading to a weird compromise: a younger couple inhabiting the cabin agree to let them stay the night. They are Al (Owen Teague), a socially awkward introvert, and the much more outgoing Greta (Brianne Tju).
In the process they make the night a mini-party over wine, drinks, and a bizarre vintage board game they’ve found—Pillow Talkers, which is meant to be...
- 3/18/2022
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
The Ee BAFTA Film Awards took place on March 13 just a few months ahead of the television awards ceremony, which will be held later this year. On Feb. 3, the nominees for each film category were announced, including the highly anticipated rising star award, which previously saw "Top Boy" star Michael Ward take the win back in 2020 and "Rocks" star Bukky Bakray win in 2021. Now in its 17th year, the rising star award is the only one voted for by the British public and was won by Lashana Lynch.
The night's big winners were "Dune," with a total of five wins, followed by "The Power of the Dog," "Coda," and "West Side Story," each winning two awards.
Check out the full list of this year's winners ahead.
Ee Rising Star Award
Winner: Lashana Lynch
Ariana DeBose
Harris Dickinson
Millicent Simmonds
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Best Film
Winner: "The Power of the Dog"
"Belfast...
The night's big winners were "Dune," with a total of five wins, followed by "The Power of the Dog," "Coda," and "West Side Story," each winning two awards.
Check out the full list of this year's winners ahead.
Ee Rising Star Award
Winner: Lashana Lynch
Ariana DeBose
Harris Dickinson
Millicent Simmonds
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Best Film
Winner: "The Power of the Dog"
"Belfast...
- 3/13/2022
- by Navi Ahluwalia
- Popsugar.com
Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” has been named the best film of 2021 at the Ee British Academy Film Awards, which were presented on Sunday in London by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Campion’s Western drama has been a favorite all awards season, and it is the one major film not to have a significant stumble on the road to the Academy Awards, which will take place in two weeks. Although questions remain about its vulnerability under the Academy’s preferential system of vote counting, the BAFTA win is a strong indicator that it remains the film to beat, even if BAFTA and Oscar voters have only agreed once in the past eight years.
Will Smith won the leading actor award for “King Richard,” with Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”) the only other Oscar nominee in the category. In the leading actress category,...
Campion’s Western drama has been a favorite all awards season, and it is the one major film not to have a significant stumble on the road to the Academy Awards, which will take place in two weeks. Although questions remain about its vulnerability under the Academy’s preferential system of vote counting, the BAFTA win is a strong indicator that it remains the film to beat, even if BAFTA and Oscar voters have only agreed once in the past eight years.
Will Smith won the leading actor award for “King Richard,” with Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”) the only other Oscar nominee in the category. In the leading actress category,...
- 3/13/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The BAFTA Awards will be held on March 11. Wondering who will take home prizes when the British academy announces its winners. Scroll down for our racetrack odds in 21 categories, which are based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. The predicted winners are in gold.
The BAFTAs are the British equivalent of the Oscars, and due to their overlapping memberships, they might give us a preview of things to come. But the Brits might not be as interested in setting up the Oscars as they have been in recent years. For these awards a new jury system decided the nominees for acting and directing, leading to a unique lineup where most of the Oscar-nominated performers are missing and a number of under-the-radar contenders broke through instead.
Best Picture
The Power of the Dog — 16/5
Belfast — 19/5
Don’t Look Up — 9/2
Dune — 9/2
Licorice Pizza — 9/2
Best Director
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog — 10/3
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi,...
The BAFTAs are the British equivalent of the Oscars, and due to their overlapping memberships, they might give us a preview of things to come. But the Brits might not be as interested in setting up the Oscars as they have been in recent years. For these awards a new jury system decided the nominees for acting and directing, leading to a unique lineup where most of the Oscar-nominated performers are missing and a number of under-the-radar contenders broke through instead.
Best Picture
The Power of the Dog — 16/5
Belfast — 19/5
Don’t Look Up — 9/2
Dune — 9/2
Licorice Pizza — 9/2
Best Director
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog — 10/3
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi,...
- 3/11/2022
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Cow Trailer — Andrea Arnold‘s Cow (2022) movie trailer has been released by IFC Films. The Cow trailer stars Lin Gallagher. Crew Simon Astall was the music supervisor for the film. Magda Kowalczyk crafted the cinematography for the film. Kat Mansoor is the producer for the film. Plot Synopsis Cow‘s plot synopsis: “A close-up portrait of the [...]
Continue reading: Cow (2021) Movie Trailer: Andrea Arnold’s Doc on the Daily Lives of Two Diary Cows...
Continue reading: Cow (2021) Movie Trailer: Andrea Arnold’s Doc on the Daily Lives of Two Diary Cows...
- 3/5/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
After “American Honey” won the Jury Prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Andrea Arnold launched from a director of note to one of England’s premiere cinematic talents. Since then, however, Arnold’s taken a pivot to the small screen. She directed the entire second season of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” and also did a bunch of episodes for Amazon Prime’s “Transparent” and Netflix’s “I Love Dick.”
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Now, audiences finally get to see Arnold’s cinematic return that premiered at Cannes last summer.
Continue reading ‘Cow’ Trailer: Andrea Arnold’s Empathetic Bovie Doc Debuts On April 8 at The Playlist.
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Now, audiences finally get to see Arnold’s cinematic return that premiered at Cannes last summer.
Continue reading ‘Cow’ Trailer: Andrea Arnold’s Empathetic Bovie Doc Debuts On April 8 at The Playlist.
- 3/5/2022
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
"Crafts a hypnotic spell." IFC Films has revealed a new US trailer for the acclaimed documentary film Cow, following the lives of two cows on a dairy farm in the UK. This premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival last summer, where it received rave reviews (read ours here). It's made by filmmaker Andrea Arnold, best known for her films Red Road, Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights, and American Honey. She explains why she made this: "This film is an endeavour to consider cows. To move us closer to them. To see both their beauty and the challenge of their lives. Not in a romantic way but in a real way... It's a film about one dairy cow's reality and acknowledging her great service to us. When I look at Luma, our cow, I see the whole world in her." It is "a mesmerizing and emotional work of cinema vérité." Its power lies in its transparency,...
- 3/4/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Fish Tank” and “American Honey” director Andrea Arnold turns her camera on the days and ways of dairy cows for her first documentary feature, “Cow,” which manages to build more empathy for animals than any Disney movie ever could. IFC Films will release the documentary April 8 in theaters and on digital and VOD platforms. Ahead of the release, and exclusively on IndieWire, watch the trailer below.
First screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Arnold’s fifth feature focuses on a dairy cow named Luma residing on an English cattle farm. As Arnold’s camera follows Luma through birthing, milking, mating, and all the circumstances that make up the life cycle of this working animal, we see both the beauty and the hardships of her life. Centered on Luma’s point of view and rarely including any kind of dialogue, Arnold lets her striking images speak for themselves. It’s a visceral,...
First screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Arnold’s fifth feature focuses on a dairy cow named Luma residing on an English cattle farm. As Arnold’s camera follows Luma through birthing, milking, mating, and all the circumstances that make up the life cycle of this working animal, we see both the beauty and the hardships of her life. Centered on Luma’s point of view and rarely including any kind of dialogue, Arnold lets her striking images speak for themselves. It’s a visceral,...
- 3/4/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Andrea Arnold's Cow is showing exclusively on Mubi in many countries starting February 11, 2022 in the series Luminaries.Five years after the intimate rawness of American Honey (2016) won Andrea Arnold the Jury Prize in Cannes, a not too different mode of affection adorns Cow—a contemplative documentary with an unexpected star to steal everyone’s hearts. Luma, or cow no. 1129 at her home farm, is the British Holstein protagonist of Arnold’s fourth feature film and her lustrous presence regales the animal of the title with personified dignity.The lives of animals are unimaginable for us humans, but with the help of the film medium and its capacity to record the real in a nonhuman way, this distance can be bridged, all the while avoiding the traps of anthropomorphism. The desire to bring animals closer, coupled with the ever-present allure of the possibility of understanding them, informs many observational documentaries,...
- 2/14/2022
- MUBI
Exclusive: IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Julian Higgins’ feature directorial debut God’s Country, starring BAFTA and Emmy winner Thandiwe Newton, on the heels of its debut at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. It will release the film won in a bidding war in theaters this fall.
The acquisition is IFC Films’ third out of this year’s virtual festival, following its pick-up of the horror-thrillers Resurrection (starring Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth) and Watcher (starring Maika Munroe), and marks the seventh for its parent company AMC Networks.
Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna scripted God’s Country, which is based on the short story “Winter’s Light” by James Lee Burke. In the character-driven thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the American West, Newton plays Sandra Guidry, a Black professor living and working in a rural college town who discovers a mysterious red truck parked in her driveway,...
The acquisition is IFC Films’ third out of this year’s virtual festival, following its pick-up of the horror-thrillers Resurrection (starring Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth) and Watcher (starring Maika Munroe), and marks the seventh for its parent company AMC Networks.
Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna scripted God’s Country, which is based on the short story “Winter’s Light” by James Lee Burke. In the character-driven thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the American West, Newton plays Sandra Guidry, a Black professor living and working in a rural college town who discovers a mysterious red truck parked in her driveway,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrea Arnold's Cow is now showing in select UK cinemas and will be exclusively streaming on Mubi in many countries starting February 11, 2022 in the series Luminaries. Mubi is also showing a series of Arnold's short films, available now in many countries, and in the US in April.The Mubi Podcast returns with a special episode. Host Rico Gagliano speaks with Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrea Arnold about Cow—her gripping debut documentary chronicling the life of a single dairy cow.In the interview, Arnold opens up about the deeply personal interpretations audiences have brought to the nearly dialogue-free film, and how making it has affected her own interactions with creatures great and small.Listen to the special episode below or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe on your preferred podcast app to stay tuned for more bonus episodes and the upcoming second season of the show: Apple PodcastsStitcherSpotifyGoogle PodcastsMore...
- 2/10/2022
- MUBI
The Ee British Academy Film (BAFTA) Awards today announced the nominations for the 2022 awards.
Unsurprisingly, Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi thriller ‘Dune,’ earned 11 nominations, most of which fall under the technical sections. Jane Campion’s Netflix western ‘The Power of the Dog’ racked up eight nominations, while Kenneth Branagh’s personal coming-of-age drama ‘Belfast’received six. ‘No Time to Die,’ picked up five nods, alongside Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s-set ‘Licorice Pizza’ and Steven Spielberg’s musical reboot ‘West Side Story.’
The nominations in full are;
2022 BAFTA Film Award nominees are below:
Best Film
“Belfast”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“Licorice Pizza”
“The Power of the Dog”
Outstanding British Film
“After Love”
“Ali & Ava”
“Belfast”
“Boiling Point”
“Cyrano”
“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”
“House of Gucci”
“Last Night in Soho”
“No Time to Die”
“Passing”
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
“After Love” – Aleem Khan (Writer/Director...
Unsurprisingly, Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi thriller ‘Dune,’ earned 11 nominations, most of which fall under the technical sections. Jane Campion’s Netflix western ‘The Power of the Dog’ racked up eight nominations, while Kenneth Branagh’s personal coming-of-age drama ‘Belfast’received six. ‘No Time to Die,’ picked up five nods, alongside Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s-set ‘Licorice Pizza’ and Steven Spielberg’s musical reboot ‘West Side Story.’
The nominations in full are;
2022 BAFTA Film Award nominees are below:
Best Film
“Belfast”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“Licorice Pizza”
“The Power of the Dog”
Outstanding British Film
“After Love”
“Ali & Ava”
“Belfast”
“Boiling Point”
“Cyrano”
“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”
“House of Gucci”
“Last Night in Soho”
“No Time to Die”
“Passing”
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
“After Love” – Aleem Khan (Writer/Director...
- 2/3/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix is in second place with 22 nominations, followed by Disney on 19.
Universal Pictures International (Upi) has topped this year’s list of distributors nominated for Bafta film awards with 25 nods.
Four Universal titles received nominations; No Time To Die (5), Licorice Pizza (5), Cyrano (4) and House Of Gucci (3) - which were all made and financed by MGM - alongside two from Universal’s Focus Features: Belfast (6) and Last Night In Soho (2). The studio received seven nominations last year. Upi is the distributor of MGM’s films outside the US.
Dune, The Power Of The Dog lead 2022 Bafta film nominations
Netflix is in...
Universal Pictures International (Upi) has topped this year’s list of distributors nominated for Bafta film awards with 25 nods.
Four Universal titles received nominations; No Time To Die (5), Licorice Pizza (5), Cyrano (4) and House Of Gucci (3) - which were all made and financed by MGM - alongside two from Universal’s Focus Features: Belfast (6) and Last Night In Soho (2). The studio received seven nominations last year. Upi is the distributor of MGM’s films outside the US.
Dune, The Power Of The Dog lead 2022 Bafta film nominations
Netflix is in...
- 2/3/2022
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
While this year’s BAFTA nominations offer up a more balanced split between streamers and traditional distributors and studios than in recent years, Netflix still remains the dominant streamer in the race.
The streaming giant earned 22 nominations this year – less than compared to last year’s 34 noms – across four titles, with Jane Campion’s period western The Power Of The Dog leading the pack with 8 nominations. The title earned nods across all the major categories including Best Film, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Campion, Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch and Supporting Actor noms for both Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Netflix’s Don’t Look Up scored 4 nominations including Best Film (giving the streamer two of the five noms in that category), Original Screenplay, Leading Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and Original Score. Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut Passing also earned four nominations for the streamer, all in major...
The streaming giant earned 22 nominations this year – less than compared to last year’s 34 noms – across four titles, with Jane Campion’s period western The Power Of The Dog leading the pack with 8 nominations. The title earned nods across all the major categories including Best Film, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Campion, Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch and Supporting Actor noms for both Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Netflix’s Don’t Look Up scored 4 nominations including Best Film (giving the streamer two of the five noms in that category), Original Screenplay, Leading Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and Original Score. Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut Passing also earned four nominations for the streamer, all in major...
- 2/3/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced its official 2022 nominees, marking the event’s 75th anniversary. This year’s nominations were broadcast live from BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in central London on Thursday, February 3. Film Awards red carpet hosts Aj Odudu and Tom Allen listed all the noms.
This year, the most nominated films are “Dune” with 11 nods; “The Power of the Dog” with eight; “Belfast” with six; and “Licorice Pizza,” “West Side Story,” and “No Time to Die” all with five nominations each.
There are also the highest number of women nominated, ever.
The BAFTAs are set to take place on Sunday, March 13 at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. Sponsored by Ee, the Awards will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC iPlayer that evening, and will be preceded by live red carpet coverage on BAFTA’s social channels.
Over 7,000 members voted for this year’s nominations.
This year, the most nominated films are “Dune” with 11 nods; “The Power of the Dog” with eight; “Belfast” with six; and “Licorice Pizza,” “West Side Story,” and “No Time to Die” all with five nominations each.
There are also the highest number of women nominated, ever.
The BAFTAs are set to take place on Sunday, March 13 at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. Sponsored by Ee, the Awards will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC iPlayer that evening, and will be preceded by live red carpet coverage on BAFTA’s social channels.
Over 7,000 members voted for this year’s nominations.
- 2/3/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
In 2021 the BAFTA Awards upended its nominating system and brought back longlists in an effort to increase viewership of all the submitted films. The 2022 BAFTA Awards longlists were revealed on January 12. “Don’t Look Up” and “West Side Story” each earned 15 mentions; “Belfast” and “The Power of the Dog” are at 14; and “House of Gucci” is on 13; “Dune” and “No Time to Die” have 12; “Licorice Pizza” is at 11; and “Last Night in Soho” has 10. Scroll down to see the semi-finalists for the 2022 BAFTA Awards nominations.
In the recently concluded round one (which ran from Dec. 10 to Jan. 4), academy members ranked their top 15 films; the 15 with the most votes overall were longlisted. Members also took part in voting in their respective chapters. In most categories, the top 15 vote getters make the cut. However for the directing and acting categories there is an an added step. For these five races, a jury drawn...
In the recently concluded round one (which ran from Dec. 10 to Jan. 4), academy members ranked their top 15 films; the 15 with the most votes overall were longlisted. Members also took part in voting in their respective chapters. In most categories, the top 15 vote getters make the cut. However for the directing and acting categories there is an an added step. For these five races, a jury drawn...
- 1/12/2022
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed its longlist of nominees across 24 categories for its upcoming film awards.
“No Time to Die,” “Belfast,” and “West Side Story| are among the leading films announced on Wednesday following the first round of votes.
As revealed on Monday, not included in the long-list is “Spider-Man: No Way Home” after “failing to meet eligibility criteria,” according to BAFTA. The film had originally sought consideration for the best picture and best special effects categories. Sony declined to comment.
Round Two voting, to determine the nominations in the member voted categories, will open between Feb. 14 and 27 2022. Nominations will be announced on Feb 3.
Round Three voting, to determine the winners, will open between Feb. 9 and March 8.
The BAFTA Awards are set to take place in central London on March 13.
Check out the full longlist below:
Best Film
15 films go through to the Round Two of voting,...
“No Time to Die,” “Belfast,” and “West Side Story| are among the leading films announced on Wednesday following the first round of votes.
As revealed on Monday, not included in the long-list is “Spider-Man: No Way Home” after “failing to meet eligibility criteria,” according to BAFTA. The film had originally sought consideration for the best picture and best special effects categories. Sony declined to comment.
Round Two voting, to determine the nominations in the member voted categories, will open between Feb. 14 and 27 2022. Nominations will be announced on Feb 3.
Round Three voting, to determine the winners, will open between Feb. 9 and March 8.
The BAFTA Awards are set to take place in central London on March 13.
Check out the full longlist below:
Best Film
15 films go through to the Round Two of voting,...
- 1/12/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
BAFTA has unveiled the longlists across all categories for its 2022 Film Awards. Scroll down to see them in full.
These lists have been compiled via Round One of BAFTA’s voting. Round Two, which determines the nominations, opens on January 14 and closes on January 27.
The Rising Star Award nominations will be announced on February 1. The full nominations will then be unveiled February 3. Round Three, to determine the winners, runs February 9 – March 8. The 2022 BAFTA Film Awards take place March 13, with a physical ceremony planned.
The below field paints a wide picture of the films participating in the current awards campaign, and gives a moment in the sun to a handful of titles that may not make the final cut for nominations.
While drawing conclusions from the below lists in regards to the likely winners is largely a guessing game, a few notable takeaways include: Spider-Man: No Way Home is entirely absent...
These lists have been compiled via Round One of BAFTA’s voting. Round Two, which determines the nominations, opens on January 14 and closes on January 27.
The Rising Star Award nominations will be announced on February 1. The full nominations will then be unveiled February 3. Round Three, to determine the winners, runs February 9 – March 8. The 2022 BAFTA Film Awards take place March 13, with a physical ceremony planned.
The below field paints a wide picture of the films participating in the current awards campaign, and gives a moment in the sun to a handful of titles that may not make the final cut for nominations.
While drawing conclusions from the below lists in regards to the likely winners is largely a guessing game, a few notable takeaways include: Spider-Man: No Way Home is entirely absent...
- 1/12/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Entertainment industry heavyweights from France are sharing thoughts on their successes, the challenges they faced in a year overshadowed by Covid, as well as predicting what’s in store for the movie business in 2022.
Some of the country’s milestones in 2021 include the implementation of the E.U.’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Avms) to get global streamers like Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV Plus to start investing 20% of their annual revenues in French content, which broadcasting authorities (CSA) expect to be from €250 million ($282 million) to €300 million ($330 million) on average annually.
The country’s strict windowing rules are also getting a significant revamp which will allow streamers to have an earlier access — possibly 15 months — to newly released movies, compared with the current 36 months. While the indie film biz and the box office have been weakened by the pandemic, the French industry managed to get local pay TV group Canal Plus...
Some of the country’s milestones in 2021 include the implementation of the E.U.’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Avms) to get global streamers like Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV Plus to start investing 20% of their annual revenues in French content, which broadcasting authorities (CSA) expect to be from €250 million ($282 million) to €300 million ($330 million) on average annually.
The country’s strict windowing rules are also getting a significant revamp which will allow streamers to have an earlier access — possibly 15 months — to newly released movies, compared with the current 36 months. While the indie film biz and the box office have been weakened by the pandemic, the French industry managed to get local pay TV group Canal Plus...
- 12/31/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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