Acclaimed British actor, writer and director Samantha Morton who was awarded a Fellowship at the Ee BAFTA Awards on Sunday has called for more investment in British cinema.
The award is the highest recognition given by BAFTA to an individual for their exceptional contribution to the film, games or television industry.
Addressing a press conference after accepting her award, Morton said: “We need more investment in British cinema. I’ve been saying this for years because we can’t just be a service industry for the wonderful Americans. They are amazing and thank God they come here and make movies and put us in as well, thank you. Like in France, we need our own quotas and we need to be making those investments.” Inward investment in the U.K. film and high-end TV industry was $4.22 billion in 2023, with the bulk of it coming from the U.S.
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The award is the highest recognition given by BAFTA to an individual for their exceptional contribution to the film, games or television industry.
Addressing a press conference after accepting her award, Morton said: “We need more investment in British cinema. I’ve been saying this for years because we can’t just be a service industry for the wonderful Americans. They are amazing and thank God they come here and make movies and put us in as well, thank you. Like in France, we need our own quotas and we need to be making those investments.” Inward investment in the U.K. film and high-end TV industry was $4.22 billion in 2023, with the bulk of it coming from the U.S.
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- 2/18/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
British actor, writer, and director Samantha Morton will be awarded the BAFTA Fellowship at next week’s Ee BAFTA Film Awards.
Born in Nottingham in 1977, Morton garnered international attention in 1997 with her performance in Carine Adler’s Under the Skin, earning her a BIFA nomination and the Boston Film Critics Award for Best Actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award first for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen’s Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and later for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan’s In America (2003).
Other notable film credits include work with directors such as Lynne Ramsay on Morvern Callar (2002), for which she won Best Performance, Toronto Film Critics Award and a BIFA for Best Actress; Steven Spielberg on Minority Report (2002); Michael Winterbottom on Code 46 (2003); Shekhar Kapur on The Golden Age (2007); Harmony Korine on Mister Lonely (2007); Anton Corbijn on Control, (2007), earning her a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Film Award nomination; Charlie Kaufman Synecdoche,...
Born in Nottingham in 1977, Morton garnered international attention in 1997 with her performance in Carine Adler’s Under the Skin, earning her a BIFA nomination and the Boston Film Critics Award for Best Actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award first for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen’s Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and later for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan’s In America (2003).
Other notable film credits include work with directors such as Lynne Ramsay on Morvern Callar (2002), for which she won Best Performance, Toronto Film Critics Award and a BIFA for Best Actress; Steven Spielberg on Minority Report (2002); Michael Winterbottom on Code 46 (2003); Shekhar Kapur on The Golden Age (2007); Harmony Korine on Mister Lonely (2007); Anton Corbijn on Control, (2007), earning her a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Film Award nomination; Charlie Kaufman Synecdoche,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Acclaimed British actor, writer and director Samantha Morton will be awarded a Fellowship at the upcoming Ee BAFTA Film Awards.
The award is the highest recognition given by BAFTA to an individual for their exceptional contribution to the film, games or television industry.
After earning plaudits in theater and television, Morton’s breakthrough film role was Carine Adler’s “Under the Skin (1997) that earned her a BIFA nomination and the Boston Film Critics Award for best actress. She has been Oscar nominated twice – for best supporting actress for Woody Allen’s “Sweet and Lowdown” (1999), and for best actress for Jim Sheridan’s “In America” (2003).
For her portrayal of child-murderer Myra Hindley in “Longford” (2006) Morton scored best actress nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and BAFTA Television Award, and won a Golden Globe. In 2009, she made her directorial debut with television film “The Unloved,” a semi-autobiographical film based in the British children’s care system,...
The award is the highest recognition given by BAFTA to an individual for their exceptional contribution to the film, games or television industry.
After earning plaudits in theater and television, Morton’s breakthrough film role was Carine Adler’s “Under the Skin (1997) that earned her a BIFA nomination and the Boston Film Critics Award for best actress. She has been Oscar nominated twice – for best supporting actress for Woody Allen’s “Sweet and Lowdown” (1999), and for best actress for Jim Sheridan’s “In America” (2003).
For her portrayal of child-murderer Myra Hindley in “Longford” (2006) Morton scored best actress nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and BAFTA Television Award, and won a Golden Globe. In 2009, she made her directorial debut with television film “The Unloved,” a semi-autobiographical film based in the British children’s care system,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Harmony Korine teased upcoming Venice premiere “Aggro Dr1ft” in Locarno, where he picked up the Pardo d’onore Manor award for outstanding achievement in cinema.
“I am excited. I have never made anything like it. I was trying not to make a movie. I don’t know if it will be a scandal, but it will be its own statement,” he said.
“Aggro Dr1ft” stars Spain’s Jordi Molla and Travis Scott. Korine has already worked with Scott on “Circus Maximus” – as well as his friend Gaspar Noé, surprise guest at the fest, who ended up co-moderating his Saturday masterclass.
“It was pretty wild. It was crazy!,” said Korine about the “last-minute” collab with Scott, also opening up about his humble beginnings.
“I grew up in Nashville, I was born into a commune. My dad made strange documentaries about Southern moonshiners and circus people, and then he sold some weed.
“I am excited. I have never made anything like it. I was trying not to make a movie. I don’t know if it will be a scandal, but it will be its own statement,” he said.
“Aggro Dr1ft” stars Spain’s Jordi Molla and Travis Scott. Korine has already worked with Scott on “Circus Maximus” – as well as his friend Gaspar Noé, surprise guest at the fest, who ended up co-moderating his Saturday masterclass.
“It was pretty wild. It was crazy!,” said Korine about the “last-minute” collab with Scott, also opening up about his humble beginnings.
“I grew up in Nashville, I was born into a commune. My dad made strange documentaries about Southern moonshiners and circus people, and then he sold some weed.
- 8/12/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Independent film pioneer Harmony Korine will be honored at the 2023 Locarno Film Festival with the Pardo d’onore Manor, the Leopard of Honor award, for “outstanding achievement in cinema.”
Korine, who first broke into the scene with his script to Larry Clark’s groundbreaking Kids (1995), has cut a unique path in indie cinema, with a series of unconventional and experimental movies, including his 1997 directorial debut Gummo (1997), about two teen outcasts wandering around a tornado-ravaged town in Ohio; the 1999 feature Julien Donkey-Boy, starring Werner Herzog as the unhinged patriarch of a dysfunctional family; and 2007’s Mister Lonely, which stars Diago Luna as a Michael Jackson impersonator and Samantha Morton as a Marilyn Monroe look-alike. Only recently, with his 2012’s trippy sun-soaked crime thriller Spring Breakers, starring Selena Gomez and James Franco, and 2019’s The Beach Bum, with Matthew McConaughey in the eponymous role, have Korine’s films received wider recognition and distribution.
Korine, who first broke into the scene with his script to Larry Clark’s groundbreaking Kids (1995), has cut a unique path in indie cinema, with a series of unconventional and experimental movies, including his 1997 directorial debut Gummo (1997), about two teen outcasts wandering around a tornado-ravaged town in Ohio; the 1999 feature Julien Donkey-Boy, starring Werner Herzog as the unhinged patriarch of a dysfunctional family; and 2007’s Mister Lonely, which stars Diago Luna as a Michael Jackson impersonator and Samantha Morton as a Marilyn Monroe look-alike. Only recently, with his 2012’s trippy sun-soaked crime thriller Spring Breakers, starring Selena Gomez and James Franco, and 2019’s The Beach Bum, with Matthew McConaughey in the eponymous role, have Korine’s films received wider recognition and distribution.
- 5/9/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
U.S. director and artist Harmony Korine, whose films include “Gummo,” “Spring Breakers” and “Beach Bum” – which stars Matthew McConaughey as a stoner poet named Moondog – is being honored by the Locarno Film Festival with its Pardo d’onore Manor lifetime achievement award.
Born in Bolinas, California, in 1974, Harmony Korine broke out in the filmmaking world in 1995 when he wrote the screenplay for Larry Clark’s controversial “Kids.” In 1997 he made his directorial debut with “Gummo,” a realistic look at youth alienation in America, for which he won awards at the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and at the Rotterdam fest.
In 1998, he directed his first music video for the song “Sunday” by Sonic Youth, starring Macaulay Culkin. The same year Korine published his debut novel “A Crack-Up at the Race Riots.”
Korine’s second feature “Julien Donkey-Boy,” the experimentally told story of a schizophrenic, went to Venice in...
Born in Bolinas, California, in 1974, Harmony Korine broke out in the filmmaking world in 1995 when he wrote the screenplay for Larry Clark’s controversial “Kids.” In 1997 he made his directorial debut with “Gummo,” a realistic look at youth alienation in America, for which he won awards at the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and at the Rotterdam fest.
In 1998, he directed his first music video for the song “Sunday” by Sonic Youth, starring Macaulay Culkin. The same year Korine published his debut novel “A Crack-Up at the Race Riots.”
Korine’s second feature “Julien Donkey-Boy,” the experimentally told story of a schizophrenic, went to Venice in...
- 5/9/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
He thrusted onto the film scene with Boy Meets Girl (1984), Mauvais Sang (1986) and The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) but it was 1999’s Pola X that made him a mainstay at the Cannes Film Festival. To celebrate an odd festival (re)opening, it made plenty of sense to open with Annette. Prior to the sing-a-long two plus hour film starring Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard and a marionette with a heart and singing voice, Carax saw was showcased twice in the Un Certain Regard section with invites in Mister Lonely (2007) and Tokyo! (2008) and obviously scored big in 2012 with Palem contender Holy Motors.…...
- 7/7/2021
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
There is a scene in Midland: The Sonic Ranch, a new documentary about the unexpected formation and success of the country music trio Midland, in which future bandmates Mark Wystrach and Cameron Duddy argue about the proper emphasis of the word “although” in a song lyric.
“Make ‘although’ two words,” Duddy, from the control room, instructs Wystrach in the vocal booth. “Put a beat in between.”
Wystrach, out of sight, doesn’t quite follow. “Dude, slow down,” he says. “What are the two words?”
“‘All’ and ‘though,'” Duddy replies,...
“Make ‘although’ two words,” Duddy, from the control room, instructs Wystrach in the vocal booth. “Put a beat in between.”
Wystrach, out of sight, doesn’t quite follow. “Dude, slow down,” he says. “What are the two words?”
“‘All’ and ‘though,'” Duddy replies,...
- 3/19/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
For a criminal who revealed his agenda in exhaustively detailed black-and-white — via his famous essay “Industrial Society and the Future,” published in The Washington Post months ahead of his 1996 capture — Ted Kaczynski remains a somewhat unreadable figure. The domestic terrorist better known as the Unabomber killed three people and injured two dozen more in a national bombing campaign aimed at protesting man’s environmental destruction and technological dependence. Yet his manifesto shed little light on who he actually was, or how a mild-mannered math professor from Chicago grew into an eccentric, isolated survivalist and, eventually, FBI most-wanted material. That makes him a subject both fascinating and oddly resistant to dramatization, though that hasn’t stopped writers and filmmakers from trying over the years.
The latest such effort, Tony Stone’s growlingly moody “Ted K,” is a biopic that effectively honors its subject with its opaque severity. There’s little attempt...
The latest such effort, Tony Stone’s growlingly moody “Ted K,” is a biopic that effectively honors its subject with its opaque severity. There’s little attempt...
- 3/6/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Many movies endeavor to get inside the mind of a maniac, but “Ted K” goes straight to the source. draws on some 25,000 words of rambling diary entries from the lonely cabin-dweller, who raged against society from his secluded Montana cabin until his 1996 arrest. With a harrowing, disheveled Sharlto Copley at its center, the haunting, ambling narrative spends its entire unnerving runtime trapped inside Kaczynski’s head, where his disdain for technological progress and environmental destruction builds from small-scale sabotage to some of the worst acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski’s homemade bombs resulted in an assortment of horrible injuries and three deaths, with his targets ranging from an airline executive to a lobbyist. There’s no excuse for this behavior, and though the movie doesn’t try to make one, it gets close to his mindset. Like “Joker” without the exuberant blockbuster sheen, “Ted...
Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski’s homemade bombs resulted in an assortment of horrible injuries and three deaths, with his targets ranging from an airline executive to a lobbyist. There’s no excuse for this behavior, and though the movie doesn’t try to make one, it gets close to his mindset. Like “Joker” without the exuberant blockbuster sheen, “Ted...
- 3/2/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
“Falling” will be the opening film of the 28th edition of the EnergaCamerimage Intl. Film Festival, which focuses on the art of cinematography. The film’s director Viggo Mortensen and cinematographer Marcel Zyskind will attend the opening, which takes place on Nov. 14 in Toruń, Poland.
The film, which will compete for Camerimage’s Golden Frog, centers on John, who lives with his partner, Eric, and their daughter, Mónica, in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. John’s father, Willis, a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Willis’s mind is declining, so John brings him West, hoping that he and his sister, Sarah, can help their father find a home closer to them. Their best intentions ultimately run up against Willis’s angry refusal to change his way of life in any way.
The film stars Mortensen,...
The film, which will compete for Camerimage’s Golden Frog, centers on John, who lives with his partner, Eric, and their daughter, Mónica, in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. John’s father, Willis, a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Willis’s mind is declining, so John brings him West, hoping that he and his sister, Sarah, can help their father find a home closer to them. Their best intentions ultimately run up against Willis’s angry refusal to change his way of life in any way.
The film stars Mortensen,...
- 10/14/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Angel Olsen took to her Instagram on Sunday to sing a new 11-minute song, “Time Bandits.”
Sitting at the piano, she dove into the first verse while staring at the camera: “The feeling takes over at first it’s surprising/But then I surrender no longer in hiding.” Later, she repeats: “I want you I want you I need you right now/To be here and lay down and get on the ground.”
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I wrote this after I came home from St. Louis a few weeks ago…...
Sitting at the piano, she dove into the first verse while staring at the camera: “The feeling takes over at first it’s surprising/But then I surrender no longer in hiding.” Later, she repeats: “I want you I want you I need you right now/To be here and lay down and get on the ground.”
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I wrote this after I came home from St. Louis a few weeks ago…...
- 10/12/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Angel Olsen has partnered with composer Emile Mosseri for a cover of Bobby Vinton’s “Mr. Lonely.” The rendition appears on the soundtrack to Kajillionaire, Miranda July’s upcoming film out this month.
Olsen takes the 1962 song to new heights, her velvety vocals climbing octaves while backed by Mosseri’s subtle instrumentation. “Letters, never a letter/I get no letters in the mail,” she sings. “I’ve been forgotten, yes, forgotten/Oh, how I wonder, how is it I failed.”
After Mosseri and July met and decided to collaborate on the score,...
Olsen takes the 1962 song to new heights, her velvety vocals climbing octaves while backed by Mosseri’s subtle instrumentation. “Letters, never a letter/I get no letters in the mail,” she sings. “I’ve been forgotten, yes, forgotten/Oh, how I wonder, how is it I failed.”
After Mosseri and July met and decided to collaborate on the score,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Focus Features is planning to release the upcoming movie Kajillionaire in theaters on September 18, 2020.
From acclaimed writer/director Miranda July (her third feature film) comes a profoundly moving and wildly original comedy. Con-artists Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) have spent 26 years training their only daughter, Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood), to swindle, scam, and steal at every opportunity.
(L to R) Richard Jenkins as “Robert Dyne”, Debra Winger as “Theresa Dyne” and Evan Rachel Wood as “Old Dolio Dyne” in director Miranda July’s Kajillionaire, a Focus Features release. Credit : Matt Kennedy / Focus Features
During a desperate, hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger (Gina Rodriguez) into joining their next scam, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
Watch the trailer now, featuring the song “Mr. Lonely” performed by Angel Olsen & Emile Mosseri (the film’s composer).
Written and directed by Miranda July, the director of photography is Sebastian Winterø,...
From acclaimed writer/director Miranda July (her third feature film) comes a profoundly moving and wildly original comedy. Con-artists Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) have spent 26 years training their only daughter, Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood), to swindle, scam, and steal at every opportunity.
(L to R) Richard Jenkins as “Robert Dyne”, Debra Winger as “Theresa Dyne” and Evan Rachel Wood as “Old Dolio Dyne” in director Miranda July’s Kajillionaire, a Focus Features release. Credit : Matt Kennedy / Focus Features
During a desperate, hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger (Gina Rodriguez) into joining their next scam, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
Watch the trailer now, featuring the song “Mr. Lonely” performed by Angel Olsen & Emile Mosseri (the film’s composer).
Written and directed by Miranda July, the director of photography is Sebastian Winterø,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"She learned to forge before she learned to write." Focus Features has finally revealed an official trailer for the spunky indie comedy Kajillionaire, the latest feature written & directed by indie filmmaker Miranda July (Me and You and Everyone We Know). This first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and is currently set for release in September after initially being scheduled for the summer. A woman's life is turned upside down when her criminal parents invite an outsider to join them on a major heist they're planning. Starring Evan Rachel Wood, with Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins, and Gina Rodriguez. Described as a "a profoundly moving and wildly original comedy." The trailer features the song "Mr. Lonely" performed by Angel Olsen & Emile Mosseri (the film's composer). Definitely looks quite kooky and unique. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Miranda July's Kajillionaire, direct from Focus' YouTube: Con-artists Theresa...
- 7/30/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Spyglass Media Group has won rights to adapt the 13 minute short horror film Mr. Lonely into a feature film. “Mr. Lonely” will reteam director David-Jan Bronsgeest, writer Marc Bloom and producer Tim Koomen, who did Meet Jimmy. Phantom Four’s David S. Goyer and Keith Levine have boarded the project to produce.
Three young women gather at a creepy cabin where they explore the mythology of Mr. Lonely, a rather evil fella. It is very a atmospheric and frightening proof of concept.
Spyglass has been aggressive in the short market, optioning Denali based on adventure photographer Ben Moon’s short film of the same name and memoir, written and directed by Max Winkler and starring Charlie Hunnam. In addition, Spyglass snatched up the adaptation rights to Covenant, the sci-fi short story by Elizabeth Bear to be adapted by the 10 Cloverfield writers Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken.
Three young women gather at a creepy cabin where they explore the mythology of Mr. Lonely, a rather evil fella. It is very a atmospheric and frightening proof of concept.
Spyglass has been aggressive in the short market, optioning Denali based on adventure photographer Ben Moon’s short film of the same name and memoir, written and directed by Max Winkler and starring Charlie Hunnam. In addition, Spyglass snatched up the adaptation rights to Covenant, the sci-fi short story by Elizabeth Bear to be adapted by the 10 Cloverfield writers Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken.
- 7/16/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
When Midland announced that they would be playing a one-off show at the Palomino in October 2019, the North Hollywood venue hadn’t been operational for nearly 25 years. Though the original structure is still standing, the former country-music hot spot on Lankershim Boulevard now serves as a rentable banquet space for birthday parties and quinceañeras.
“They essentially moved a honky-tonk into that building, which is as un-honky-tonk as you get,” says Midland guitarist-vocalist Jess Carson, joined by singer Mark Wystrach and bassist-vocalist Cameron Duddy a few months later at their label’s Nashville offices.
“They essentially moved a honky-tonk into that building, which is as un-honky-tonk as you get,” says Midland guitarist-vocalist Jess Carson, joined by singer Mark Wystrach and bassist-vocalist Cameron Duddy a few months later at their label’s Nashville offices.
- 2/7/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
“He may be a jerk, but he’s a great man. He’s brilliant,” says Heather (Stefania Lavie Owen), the neglected daughter of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), in “The Beach Bum,” Harmony Korine’s latest exploration of charismatic and hedonistic human disasters. Heather’s father is an acclaimed poet, his artistic genius seemingly on the wane, who lives in South Florida like Hunter S. Thompson if he were a character in Korine’s fractured comedy about middle-American weirdness, “Trash Humpers.”
That Moondog isn’t trying to have sex with garbage cans and mailboxes would seem more a case of it having slipped his drug-addled mind, rather than a distaste for the practice itself. Moondog is also quite rich, much like James Franco’s character in Korine’s “Spring Breakers,” thanks to having married money in the form of the sexually voracious Minnie (Isla Fisher), whose emotional and physical adoration of her...
That Moondog isn’t trying to have sex with garbage cans and mailboxes would seem more a case of it having slipped his drug-addled mind, rather than a distaste for the practice itself. Moondog is also quite rich, much like James Franco’s character in Korine’s “Spring Breakers,” thanks to having married money in the form of the sexually voracious Minnie (Isla Fisher), whose emotional and physical adoration of her...
- 3/28/2019
- by Dave White
- The Wrap
Matthew Schuchman Mar 28, 2019
We talked to the cast of Amazon Prime's Hanna, an adaptation of the 2011 movie, about bringing a new version of the story to life.
Prequels, sequels, and complete re-imaginings. More and more, the stories of the silver screen are finding new life on the small one. Generally (and thankfully), however, it is rare for a TV adaptation of a popular film, movie, or previous TV show to be a straight remake.
In the case of Amazon Prime’s Hanna, a remake is exactly what you get... at first. The first two episodes of this eight-episode first season take the viewer on a very familiar journey. Past that, however, the show offers new twists, turns, and changes that allow the story grow and expand into new avenues of exploration.
Starring Esme Creed-Miles as the titular Hanna, with Joel Kinnaman taking over the role as Erik Heller and Mireille Enos...
We talked to the cast of Amazon Prime's Hanna, an adaptation of the 2011 movie, about bringing a new version of the story to life.
Prequels, sequels, and complete re-imaginings. More and more, the stories of the silver screen are finding new life on the small one. Generally (and thankfully), however, it is rare for a TV adaptation of a popular film, movie, or previous TV show to be a straight remake.
In the case of Amazon Prime’s Hanna, a remake is exactly what you get... at first. The first two episodes of this eight-episode first season take the viewer on a very familiar journey. Past that, however, the show offers new twists, turns, and changes that allow the story grow and expand into new avenues of exploration.
Starring Esme Creed-Miles as the titular Hanna, with Joel Kinnaman taking over the role as Erik Heller and Mireille Enos...
- 3/28/2019
- Den of Geek
In December 2017, five years after “Spring Breakers,” Harmony Korine finally got to direct another outrageous Florida adventure. During the last week of production, Korine gazed into a monitor as cinematographer Benoit Debie focused on the action, while Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron dashed down a Miami Beach boardwalk.
As stoner poet Moondog, McConaughey was nearly unrecognizable in a bright yellow wig and loose-fitting Hawaiian shirt. Efron was hard-rock drug addict Flicker, sporting sunglasses, a crew cut with zig-zags on the sides, and a Japanese headband. McConaughey swayed across the bright lights of the promenade as the ocean gleamed under a moonlit night, as Efron cackled and sprinted alongside. McConaughey stumbled into a table full of baffled locals, twirled around, and found his footing. “‘Scuse me, folks,” he said.
“Matthew, that was great!” Korine said. “Don’t hesitate to throw in a little shout, to take in the night air.” He...
As stoner poet Moondog, McConaughey was nearly unrecognizable in a bright yellow wig and loose-fitting Hawaiian shirt. Efron was hard-rock drug addict Flicker, sporting sunglasses, a crew cut with zig-zags on the sides, and a Japanese headband. McConaughey swayed across the bright lights of the promenade as the ocean gleamed under a moonlit night, as Efron cackled and sprinted alongside. McConaughey stumbled into a table full of baffled locals, twirled around, and found his footing. “‘Scuse me, folks,” he said.
“Matthew, that was great!” Korine said. “Don’t hesitate to throw in a little shout, to take in the night air.” He...
- 3/8/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Close-Up is a feature that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely (2007) is showing March 24 - April 23, 2018 and Trash Humpers (2009) from March 25 - April 24, 2018 on Mubi in the United States. The schizoid characters populating Harmony Korine’s very literally titled Trash Humpers are too busy fornicating with trees and trash cans to talk, but when they do, they speak in thought-provoking tongues. As the writer/director’s 2009 feature comes to an end, a character interrupts a late-night vandalism spree to deliver a subdued monologue: “When I drive here at night I can smell the pain of people… smell how they are just trapped… it hurts me to think they’re all living such balanced lives.”Should there be a manifesto to the grotesque philosophy embraced by the humpers, this will probably be it. Premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival (and winner of the Dox award...
- 3/20/2018
- MUBI
Joseph Baxter Feb 9, 2018
Amazon’s serial adaptation of the 2011 actioner, Hanna, will reunite The Killing stars Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos...
Hanna, the stylish 2011 action film which elevated the career of Saoirse Ronan, is set to be adapted as a TV series by Amazon. Interestingly enough, the series will also serve as a reunion platform for two of its announced main players in Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos, who co-starred on the 2011-2014 AMC-later-Netflix murder-mystery series, The Killing.
Amazon’s casting of Joel Kinnaman for Hanna represents a bit of a coup, since the actor’s stock is at its highest point, coming off the recent release of (streaming competitor) Netflix’s sci-fi series, Altered Carbon, on which he stars. However, Kinnaman’s onscreen reunion with his former The Killing police partner, Enos, will likely be an acrimonious one, since they will be depicted as mortal enemies, engaging...
Amazon’s serial adaptation of the 2011 actioner, Hanna, will reunite The Killing stars Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos...
Hanna, the stylish 2011 action film which elevated the career of Saoirse Ronan, is set to be adapted as a TV series by Amazon. Interestingly enough, the series will also serve as a reunion platform for two of its announced main players in Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos, who co-starred on the 2011-2014 AMC-later-Netflix murder-mystery series, The Killing.
Amazon’s casting of Joel Kinnaman for Hanna represents a bit of a coup, since the actor’s stock is at its highest point, coming off the recent release of (streaming competitor) Netflix’s sci-fi series, Altered Carbon, on which he stars. However, Kinnaman’s onscreen reunion with his former The Killing police partner, Enos, will likely be an acrimonious one, since they will be depicted as mortal enemies, engaging...
- 2/8/2018
- Den of Geek
Joseph Baxter Alec Bojalad Feb 14, 2019
Amazon’s serial adaptation of the 2011 actioner, Hanna, will reunite The Killing stars Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos.
Hanna, the stylish 2011 action film, which elevated the career of Saoirse Ronan, is set to be adapted as a TV series by Amazon Prime. Interestingly enough, the series will also serve as a reunion platform for two of its announced main players in Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos, who co-starred on the 2011-2014 AMC-later-Netflix murder-mystery series, The Killing.
The Hanna TV series will essentially adapt the story of director Joe Wright’s 2011 film, centering on the titular character (Ronan), a teenage girl who spent her entire life detached from civilization, raised to be a ruthlessly efficient fighting machine in rural Finland by her father, Erik (Eric Bana), until they attract the attention of Marissa Wiegler (Cate Blanchett), a relentless C.I.A. agent with a vendetta,...
Amazon’s serial adaptation of the 2011 actioner, Hanna, will reunite The Killing stars Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos.
Hanna, the stylish 2011 action film, which elevated the career of Saoirse Ronan, is set to be adapted as a TV series by Amazon Prime. Interestingly enough, the series will also serve as a reunion platform for two of its announced main players in Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos, who co-starred on the 2011-2014 AMC-later-Netflix murder-mystery series, The Killing.
The Hanna TV series will essentially adapt the story of director Joe Wright’s 2011 film, centering on the titular character (Ronan), a teenage girl who spent her entire life detached from civilization, raised to be a ruthlessly efficient fighting machine in rural Finland by her father, Erik (Eric Bana), until they attract the attention of Marissa Wiegler (Cate Blanchett), a relentless C.I.A. agent with a vendetta,...
- 2/8/2018
- Den of Geek
Zac Efron has joined the cast of Harmony Korine’s new film, “The Beach Bum.” Efron is set to play a character named Flicker opposite Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher, Jimmy Buffet, and Snoop Dogg. The film is currently wrapping production in Miami, Florida.
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“The Beach Bum” is Korine’s first feature since 2012’s “Spring Breakers” became his biggest project to date, grossing over $31 million worldwide and introducing the “Kids” scribe to a whole new generation of audiences. “The Beach Bum” has been billed as a “stoner comedy” — though one expects with Korine that it isn’t your traditional one — and stars McConaughey as the titular character, a rebellious stoner named Moondog who lives life by his own rules. Efron’s Flicker is one of the characters Moondog meets on his journey.
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Read More:News Film TV Awards Toolkit More Search Harmony Korine Set to Adapt Controversial Teacher-Student Sex Novel ‘Tampa’
“The Beach Bum” is Korine’s first feature since 2012’s “Spring Breakers” became his biggest project to date, grossing over $31 million worldwide and introducing the “Kids” scribe to a whole new generation of audiences. “The Beach Bum” has been billed as a “stoner comedy” — though one expects with Korine that it isn’t your traditional one — and stars McConaughey as the titular character, a rebellious stoner named Moondog who lives life by his own rules. Efron’s Flicker is one of the characters Moondog meets on his journey.
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- 12/15/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Tony Sokol Jan 23, 2019
Life is a rodeo for Matthew McConaughey as stoner rebel Moondog in new The Beach Bum trailer.
True Detective and Dallas Buyer’s Club star Matthew McConaughey tries to score acid at the grocery and hits the sands in the Beach Bum trailer. The upcoming stoner comedy was written, produced, and directed by American indie filmmaker Harmony Korine, who made Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, Mister Lonely, Trash Humpers, and Spring Breakers, which stars James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens.
"Life's a fucking rodeo" for McConaughey as a lovable rebel named Moondog who lives life large. There is nothing wrong with that, in spite of Isla Fisher's admonitions.
"The Beach Bum will be a wild, audacious ride," Korine said in a statement when the film first went into production. "And I can't think of anyone better than Matthew McConaughey to play our hero Moondog, a rebellious charmer in this fast-paced,...
Life is a rodeo for Matthew McConaughey as stoner rebel Moondog in new The Beach Bum trailer.
True Detective and Dallas Buyer’s Club star Matthew McConaughey tries to score acid at the grocery and hits the sands in the Beach Bum trailer. The upcoming stoner comedy was written, produced, and directed by American indie filmmaker Harmony Korine, who made Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, Mister Lonely, Trash Humpers, and Spring Breakers, which stars James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens.
"Life's a fucking rodeo" for McConaughey as a lovable rebel named Moondog who lives life large. There is nothing wrong with that, in spite of Isla Fisher's admonitions.
"The Beach Bum will be a wild, audacious ride," Korine said in a statement when the film first went into production. "And I can't think of anyone better than Matthew McConaughey to play our hero Moondog, a rebellious charmer in this fast-paced,...
- 2/7/2017
- Den of Geek
The star of Holy Motors and The Lovers On The Bridge will be the subject of a retrospective at the 57th edition of the Colombian event.
Top brass at the Cartagena Film Festival will screen seven Lavant films. Besides the aforementioned pair, the tribute will include Beau Travail, Tuvalu, Mister Lonely, Journey To The West and Eva Doesn’t Sleep.
The tribute is part of the France-Colombia year supported by the Institute Français and the French embassy.
Rickey Russert has joined I, Tonya and will play Shane Stant, the man who attacked Tonya Harding’s skating rival Nancy Kerrigan and smashed her knee. Russert joins previously announced Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney and Julianne Nicholson on the project. Production began in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this month. Miramax holds Us rights and Sierra/Affinity handles international sales.
Top brass at the Cartagena Film Festival will screen seven Lavant films. Besides the aforementioned pair, the tribute will include Beau Travail, Tuvalu, Mister Lonely, Journey To The West and Eva Doesn’t Sleep.
The tribute is part of the France-Colombia year supported by the Institute Français and the French embassy.
Rickey Russert has joined I, Tonya and will play Shane Stant, the man who attacked Tonya Harding’s skating rival Nancy Kerrigan and smashed her knee. Russert joins previously announced Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney and Julianne Nicholson on the project. Production began in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this month. Miramax holds Us rights and Sierra/Affinity handles international sales.
- 1/26/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
It’s rare to see someone on the verge of action-figure metamorphosis. Until now, Diego Luna was a well-respected actor (“Milk” and “Mister Lonely,” among many others) as well as a producer of TV and film, including his own directorial efforts “Mr. Pig,” “Cesar Chavez,” and “Abel.” He’s better known in his native Mexico than in the U.S.
However, as the male lead of Gareth Edwards’ “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the first standalone feature in the rapidly expanding “Star Wars” universe, all of that will change as of December 16.
He’s giddy, if not geeky, about this turn of events. A naturally generous and fast talker, Luna punctuates his points with big hand motions and bigger smiles as he shares the same refrain that seems to be programmed into all newly minted “Star Wars” actors: They were fans first. Being cast in this cinematic universe is...
However, as the male lead of Gareth Edwards’ “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the first standalone feature in the rapidly expanding “Star Wars” universe, all of that will change as of December 16.
He’s giddy, if not geeky, about this turn of events. A naturally generous and fast talker, Luna punctuates his points with big hand motions and bigger smiles as he shares the same refrain that seems to be programmed into all newly minted “Star Wars” actors: They were fans first. Being cast in this cinematic universe is...
- 12/15/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Brogan Morris Oct 20, 2016
Werner Herzog's villainous turn in the first Jack Reacher movie is the Bond villain we've been missing...
This article contains spoilers for the first Jack Reacher movie, and for Spectre.
It stars Tom Cruise, driving a muscle car at traffic at the height of his reckless stunts phase. It has a stellar supporting cast of Oscar winners (Robert Duvall), nominees (Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins), and shoulda-been-nominees (David Oyelowo, two years before he gave one of the performances of the century in Selma). It’s written and directed by the Academy Award-winning Christopher McQuarrie, and adapted from a book in a remarkably popular series of them. And yet, despite all that pedigree, action franchise-kickstarter Jack Reacher remains curiously forgettable.
Reacher, which has sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back out this Friday, is a serviceable actioner, no more no less. Still, if you remember the film at all,...
Werner Herzog's villainous turn in the first Jack Reacher movie is the Bond villain we've been missing...
This article contains spoilers for the first Jack Reacher movie, and for Spectre.
It stars Tom Cruise, driving a muscle car at traffic at the height of his reckless stunts phase. It has a stellar supporting cast of Oscar winners (Robert Duvall), nominees (Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins), and shoulda-been-nominees (David Oyelowo, two years before he gave one of the performances of the century in Selma). It’s written and directed by the Academy Award-winning Christopher McQuarrie, and adapted from a book in a remarkably popular series of them. And yet, despite all that pedigree, action franchise-kickstarter Jack Reacher remains curiously forgettable.
Reacher, which has sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back out this Friday, is a serviceable actioner, no more no less. Still, if you remember the film at all,...
- 10/19/2016
- Den of Geek
The first thing you need to understand about the protagonist of Alissa Nutting’s wildly unsettling and wonderfully written 2013 novel “Tampa” is that she’s a monster. While Celeste Price — accurately described as “smoldering” in the book’s official synopsis — is physically stunning (and damn does she work for it), her emotional and psychological landscape is so diseased that whatever cinematic project springs forth from the material will likely look and feel more like a film about bloodthirsty vampires or Frankenstein’s creation or the abominable snowman or something similarly driven by lust and rage than any sort of dramatic offering about overcoming life’s harsh realities.
No one overcomes anything in “Tampa.” No one gets over anything.
“Tampa,” despite a premise that seems tailor-made to be turned into a prestige feature (perhaps in the vein of “Precious”?) or at least a Lifetime-ready movie of the week (think “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?...
No one overcomes anything in “Tampa.” No one gets over anything.
“Tampa,” despite a premise that seems tailor-made to be turned into a prestige feature (perhaps in the vein of “Precious”?) or at least a Lifetime-ready movie of the week (think “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?...
- 8/29/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Harmony Korine and Werner Herzog are separated by more than 30 years in age and come from two very different filmmaking backgrounds, but the influential directors have maintained a friendship and working relationship that dates back to the ’90s.
In new video for Viceland, Korine explained that when was in his 20’s, he used to prank Herzog by taking advantage of his lack of appreciation for any kind of irony. “He famously has no understanding of irony, so he takes every thing completely literal,” Korine said in the video. “It’s almost like being color blind.”
Korine would frequently call Herzog, who he described as “the least ironic and the most sane director that I know,” and pretend to be a rug salesman, talking on the phone with the German filmmaker for between 20 minutes and a half hour.
“I’d sell him four or five different rugs, and he never knew,” Korine said. “He always takes you at your word. It’s a very special thing.”
While Korine may have had no problem wasting the German director’s time for a gag, it’s worth noting that he did once give Herzog a real job, casting him for a small role in his 2007 film “Mister Lonely.”
To see the Vice clip in its entirety, check out the video below.
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In new video for Viceland, Korine explained that when was in his 20’s, he used to prank Herzog by taking advantage of his lack of appreciation for any kind of irony. “He famously has no understanding of irony, so he takes every thing completely literal,” Korine said in the video. “It’s almost like being color blind.”
Korine would frequently call Herzog, who he described as “the least ironic and the most sane director that I know,” and pretend to be a rug salesman, talking on the phone with the German filmmaker for between 20 minutes and a half hour.
“I’d sell him four or five different rugs, and he never knew,” Korine said. “He always takes you at your word. It’s a very special thing.”
While Korine may have had no problem wasting the German director’s time for a gag, it’s worth noting that he did once give Herzog a real job, casting him for a small role in his 2007 film “Mister Lonely.”
To see the Vice clip in its entirety, check out the video below.
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- 6/13/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Stars: Paul Higgins, Kate Dickie, Jérôme Kircher, Corinne Masiero | Written and Directed by Tom Geens
John (Higgins) and Karen (Dickie) used to have it all. They had uprooted from Scotland with their son to a small, yet idyllic cottage in the beautiful Pyrenees Mountain range of France. However, tragedy struck by the way of a fire that not only left them homeless, but even worse; childless. With their life destroyed, the pair decide to shut themselves off from the rest of the world and live off the land and take shelter in an isolated cave. After Karen is bitten by a deadly spider, John is forced to make his way in to the nearby town in search of some medicine for his wife. Although desperate to save his wife, an apparition of his recently deceased son causes him to panic and he begins to retreat. Thankfully, local farmer Andre (Kircher...
John (Higgins) and Karen (Dickie) used to have it all. They had uprooted from Scotland with their son to a small, yet idyllic cottage in the beautiful Pyrenees Mountain range of France. However, tragedy struck by the way of a fire that not only left them homeless, but even worse; childless. With their life destroyed, the pair decide to shut themselves off from the rest of the world and live off the land and take shelter in an isolated cave. After Karen is bitten by a deadly spider, John is forced to make his way in to the nearby town in search of some medicine for his wife. Although desperate to save his wife, an apparition of his recently deceased son causes him to panic and he begins to retreat. Thankfully, local farmer Andre (Kircher...
- 4/27/2016
- by Mondo Squallido
- Nerdly
With remakes and reboots all the rage in Hollywood these days, it.s never a surprise to hear that another old favorite is being prepped to head back into theaters. Now it looks like the Flatliners remake is finally gaining some more traction, as actor Diego Luna is in talks to take on a role in the film. A report from The Wrap says that Diego Luna, who recently finished work on Star Wars: Rogue One, is looking to add his name to the main roster of actors who will be working on the movie. Luna started in entertainment when he was just a child in 1982, but his breakout role came with the 2001 film Y Tu Mamá También. Since then he.s hade a number of appearances in Spanish language and American films, such as, Frida, Open Range, The Terminal, Mister Lonely, Milk, Rudo y Cursi and Elysium, and...
- 3/1/2016
- cinemablend.com
20. Dead Man Walking
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon earned herself an Oscar for her work in “Dead Man Walking,” a film directed by her then husband, Tim Robbins. She plays Sister Prejean, a nun who befriends a death row inmate named Matthew (Oscar nominated Sean Penn) as they confide in one another and build a convincing relationship as the days and hours tick down until his execution. Robbins intercuts the scenes with Sarandon and Penn with moments of the actual crime taking place, creating a storytelling rift that both supports and contradicts moments within the film, creating two very carefully drawn and developed characters. In addition to visiting him regularly, Prejean begins the crusade to find him a lawyer to make an appeal, doing all she can to delay his sentence being carried out. But, as she meets the families of the victims, she finds herself torn between right...
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon earned herself an Oscar for her work in “Dead Man Walking,” a film directed by her then husband, Tim Robbins. She plays Sister Prejean, a nun who befriends a death row inmate named Matthew (Oscar nominated Sean Penn) as they confide in one another and build a convincing relationship as the days and hours tick down until his execution. Robbins intercuts the scenes with Sarandon and Penn with moments of the actual crime taking place, creating a storytelling rift that both supports and contradicts moments within the film, creating two very carefully drawn and developed characters. In addition to visiting him regularly, Prejean begins the crusade to find him a lawyer to make an appeal, doing all she can to delay his sentence being carried out. But, as she meets the families of the victims, she finds herself torn between right...
- 1/31/2015
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
The Legend of Cambo
Harmony Korine, the director behind such films as Spring Breakers, Mister Lonely and Gummo is starting the new year off right, with a ten minute documentary. The film, The Legend of Cambo, is part of the Profiles series for Vice. The episode follows Cambo, a man who lived alone in the woods of Alabama for two years following a nasty divorce between his parents. His reclusion to the woods was a means of escape, a way to focus his energy on nothing but his own survival, but ended up marking his transition into adulthood and maturity beyond his years.
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Harmony Korine, the director behind such films as Spring Breakers, Mister Lonely and Gummo is starting the new year off right, with a ten minute documentary. The film, The Legend of Cambo, is part of the Profiles series for Vice. The episode follows Cambo, a man who lived alone in the woods of Alabama for two years following a nasty divorce between his parents. His reclusion to the woods was a means of escape, a way to focus his energy on nothing but his own survival, but ended up marking his transition into adulthood and maturity beyond his years.
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- 1/31/2015
- by Caitlin Marceau
- SoundOnSight
Famed German director Werner Herzog has confirmed that he will appear in the seventh and final season of acclaimed sitcom Parks and Recreation.
According to Flavorwire, Herzog shared the news during a Q&A at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He said: "Just ten days ago I acted in a tiny cameo part in a TV show called, uh, 'Parks and Recreation?"
Herzog will play "an elderly guy who sells his decrepit house to the young couple who are the leading characters".
The director also elaborated on the plot of the episode, stating that his character is selling his home to move to Florida to be closer to Disney World.
Herzog has previously appeared as the antagonist in the Tom Cruise movie Jack Reacher, and has also had roles in Mister Lonely and Julian Donkey-Boy.
Parks and Recreation concludes with a seventh and final season in 2015.
According to Flavorwire, Herzog shared the news during a Q&A at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He said: "Just ten days ago I acted in a tiny cameo part in a TV show called, uh, 'Parks and Recreation?"
Herzog will play "an elderly guy who sells his decrepit house to the young couple who are the leading characters".
The director also elaborated on the plot of the episode, stating that his character is selling his home to move to Florida to be closer to Disney World.
Herzog has previously appeared as the antagonist in the Tom Cruise movie Jack Reacher, and has also had roles in Mister Lonely and Julian Donkey-Boy.
Parks and Recreation concludes with a seventh and final season in 2015.
- 9/6/2014
- Digital Spy
The Experimental Film Festival Portland will host its 3rd annual edition on May 28-June 1 at various locations around the city, including the Hollywood Theatre, the Clinton Street Theater, Disjecta and more.
The Opening Night festivities at the historic Hollywood Theatre features a massive lineup of short films, including Kent Lambert‘s award-winning Reckoning 3 and films by Clint Enns, Stephen Broomer, Jb Mabe, Cornelia Abrecht and Michelle Mellor.
Some special events to keep an eye out for throughout the fest include the EFFPortland Throwdown, a series of showcases where local Portland filmmakers battle it out for bragging rights and supreme galactic superiority. The first event is on May 29 featuring work by Bob Moricz, Julie Perini, Karl Lind and more.
In addition to the Throwdowns, there are just an absolute ton of short experimental films, including work by Christine Lucy Latimer, Andrew Rosinski, Bryan Konefsky, Sara Koppel, Zachary Epcar and loads more.
The Opening Night festivities at the historic Hollywood Theatre features a massive lineup of short films, including Kent Lambert‘s award-winning Reckoning 3 and films by Clint Enns, Stephen Broomer, Jb Mabe, Cornelia Abrecht and Michelle Mellor.
Some special events to keep an eye out for throughout the fest include the EFFPortland Throwdown, a series of showcases where local Portland filmmakers battle it out for bragging rights and supreme galactic superiority. The first event is on May 29 featuring work by Bob Moricz, Julie Perini, Karl Lind and more.
In addition to the Throwdowns, there are just an absolute ton of short experimental films, including work by Christine Lucy Latimer, Andrew Rosinski, Bryan Konefsky, Sara Koppel, Zachary Epcar and loads more.
- 5/28/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Richard Ayoade’s Submarine is easily one of the most memorable directorial debuts in recent years, and his sophomore effort, The Double, sees him returning behind the camera with another brilliant comedy.
This time around, things are darker in tone, adapting Dostoyevsky’s classic novella for the big screen.
In recent months, we’ve been treated to a handful of teaser trailers, showcasing the eerie nature of the doppelgänger story wonderfully. And with less than two months before it arrives on our shores, StudioCanal have launched the first full-length trailer over on Yahoo Movies.
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon...
This time around, things are darker in tone, adapting Dostoyevsky’s classic novella for the big screen.
In recent months, we’ve been treated to a handful of teaser trailers, showcasing the eerie nature of the doppelgänger story wonderfully. And with less than two months before it arrives on our shores, StudioCanal have launched the first full-length trailer over on Yahoo Movies.
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon...
- 2/19/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Arriving in our cinemas in the spring, the latest trailer for Richard Ayoade’s The Double has arrived, setting the tone very nicely for one of the most unique films of the year.
Loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic novella, the comedy/dramatic-thriller stars Jesse Eisenberg in the dual leading roles opposite Mia Wasikowska.
The film bowed out in Toronto last year – you can read our review here – before crossing the Atlantic for an appearance at the BFI London Film Festival, which is where I saw the film. It’s another instant hit from Ayoade, who made a brilliant directorial debut with Submarine, and is very much still on form with this sophomore feature.
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things.
Loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic novella, the comedy/dramatic-thriller stars Jesse Eisenberg in the dual leading roles opposite Mia Wasikowska.
The film bowed out in Toronto last year – you can read our review here – before crossing the Atlantic for an appearance at the BFI London Film Festival, which is where I saw the film. It’s another instant hit from Ayoade, who made a brilliant directorial debut with Submarine, and is very much still on form with this sophomore feature.
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things.
- 2/7/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Commonly known as a lieu that breeds new filmmaking talents, Caitlin Coder, Jordan M. Smith, Nicholas Bell and I had the pleasure of uncovering/discovering a new batch of filmmaker talents (here is last year’s list). Here are our Top 20 New Voices countdown:
#20. Tessa Louise-Salome (Mr. Leos Carax)
Described as a work in progress, documentarian Tessa Louise-Salome continues her fascination with Leos Carax in this debut. A look at the mysterious and alluring director, we are guided through his scant but magnificent filmography with snippets and clips, while she interviews several cast members of his works, including Denis Lavant and Kylie Minogue, as well as Harmony Korine, who had cast Carax in his 2007 film, Mister Lonely. While we never quite get to learn anything more about the man known as Leos Carax, it’s a welcome substitute for the aficionados and fans that wish he would work more frequently.
#20. Tessa Louise-Salome (Mr. Leos Carax)
Described as a work in progress, documentarian Tessa Louise-Salome continues her fascination with Leos Carax in this debut. A look at the mysterious and alluring director, we are guided through his scant but magnificent filmography with snippets and clips, while she interviews several cast members of his works, including Denis Lavant and Kylie Minogue, as well as Harmony Korine, who had cast Carax in his 2007 film, Mister Lonely. While we never quite get to learn anything more about the man known as Leos Carax, it’s a welcome substitute for the aficionados and fans that wish he would work more frequently.
- 2/3/2014
- by IONCINEMA.com Contributing Writers
- IONCINEMA.com
Neither Superman nor the Lone Ranger can hold a candle to Kristin Scott Thomas, whatever she's in
Two aged American heroes saunter on to small screens this week. No surprise that the one fighting fit is Clark Kent himself, back in moneyed, near-machine-like condition in Zack Snyder's sturdy, appropriately metallic and largely humourless Superman update Man of Steel (Warner, 12). Less expected is that it's dustily unfashionable lawman The Lone Ranger (Disney, 12) who gets far the more thrilling film. Unjustly maligned by critics who smelled blood as inevitable commercial failure loomed, it re-emerges on DVD looking to harvest as cultish a following as any Disney mega-production can hope for.
Man of Steel may boast the airbrushed visual sheen and positively homoerotic muscularity that is Snyder's directorial signature, but it's otherwise focus-grouped to the nth degree: the dominant creative presence is not Snyder but producer Christopher Nolan, whose recent Batman trilogy set the tone of stern,...
Two aged American heroes saunter on to small screens this week. No surprise that the one fighting fit is Clark Kent himself, back in moneyed, near-machine-like condition in Zack Snyder's sturdy, appropriately metallic and largely humourless Superman update Man of Steel (Warner, 12). Less expected is that it's dustily unfashionable lawman The Lone Ranger (Disney, 12) who gets far the more thrilling film. Unjustly maligned by critics who smelled blood as inevitable commercial failure loomed, it re-emerges on DVD looking to harvest as cultish a following as any Disney mega-production can hope for.
Man of Steel may boast the airbrushed visual sheen and positively homoerotic muscularity that is Snyder's directorial signature, but it's otherwise focus-grouped to the nth degree: the dominant creative presence is not Snyder but producer Christopher Nolan, whose recent Batman trilogy set the tone of stern,...
- 12/1/2013
- by Guy Lodge
- The Guardian - Film News
Returning to the London Film Festival with his sophomore feature, Richard Ayoade’s The Double is by far one of the most memorable films you’ll see this year. It really stays with you after you’ve left the cinema, and all too often that isn’t the case.
Taking Dostoyevsky’s original novel of the same name as its inspiration, the film is led by brilliant performances from Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. And in celebration of the film’s appearance at the festival over the weekend, StudioCanal has launched the first character posters, via Empire, giving us a look at the leading duo.
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker,...
Taking Dostoyevsky’s original novel of the same name as its inspiration, the film is led by brilliant performances from Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. And in celebration of the film’s appearance at the festival over the weekend, StudioCanal has launched the first character posters, via Empire, giving us a look at the leading duo.
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker,...
- 10/14/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Richard Ayoade made his feature directorial debut with Submarine back in 2010, and his follow-up, The Double, has been anticipated from the word go because of it.
Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska take the lead for his sophomore feature, based on Dostoevsky’s novella of the same name. The film has just had its world premiere over the weekend out in Toronto, and Tiff have launched the first trailer online.
Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska star in writer-director Richard Ayoade’s updating of the famous Dostoevsky novella about a man who finds his life being usurped by his doppelganger.
“You’re in my place.” So begins meek Simon’s descent into a nightmare while on his way to work. Simon is referring to his usual seat on the subway, but it’s a phrase with worrying echoes. Because the man occupying Simon’s seat looks exactly like him: a double.
Eisenberg...
Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska take the lead for his sophomore feature, based on Dostoevsky’s novella of the same name. The film has just had its world premiere over the weekend out in Toronto, and Tiff have launched the first trailer online.
Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska star in writer-director Richard Ayoade’s updating of the famous Dostoevsky novella about a man who finds his life being usurped by his doppelganger.
“You’re in my place.” So begins meek Simon’s descent into a nightmare while on his way to work. Simon is referring to his usual seat on the subway, but it’s a phrase with worrying echoes. Because the man occupying Simon’s seat looks exactly like him: a double.
Eisenberg...
- 9/9/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Place Beyond the Pines; Passion; Evil Dead; Spring Breakers; The Gatekeepers
After the affectingly low-key musings of Blue Valentine, director and co-writer Derek Cianfrance reunites with Ryan Gosling for a sprawling quasi-epic tale that combines the vérité observational feel of its predecessor with the sweeping pan-generational structure of a Greek tragedy.
In The Place Beyond the Pines (2012, StudioCanal, 15), Gosling plays a hot-headed stunt rider who discovers that he has fathered a child for whom he determines to provide, by fair means or foul. Turning to robbery, his path crosses with that of Bradley Cooper's lawman, who in turn takes up the narrative thread – until the sins of the fathers come to be revisited upon their respective sons. Those seduced by the dreamy intimacy of Sean Bobbitt's cinematography may find the third act contrived, as realism gives way to archetype, but the performances remain utterly believable throughout. Eva Mendes...
After the affectingly low-key musings of Blue Valentine, director and co-writer Derek Cianfrance reunites with Ryan Gosling for a sprawling quasi-epic tale that combines the vérité observational feel of its predecessor with the sweeping pan-generational structure of a Greek tragedy.
In The Place Beyond the Pines (2012, StudioCanal, 15), Gosling plays a hot-headed stunt rider who discovers that he has fathered a child for whom he determines to provide, by fair means or foul. Turning to robbery, his path crosses with that of Bradley Cooper's lawman, who in turn takes up the narrative thread – until the sins of the fathers come to be revisited upon their respective sons. Those seduced by the dreamy intimacy of Sean Bobbitt's cinematography may find the third act contrived, as realism gives way to archetype, but the performances remain utterly believable throughout. Eva Mendes...
- 8/10/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Riffing on Terek Puckett’s terrific list of director/actor collaborations, I wanted to look at some of those equally impressive leading ladies who served as muses for their directors. I strived to look for collaborations that may not have been as obviously canonical, but whose effects on cinema were no less compelling. Categorizing a film’s lead is potentially tricky, but one of the criteria I always use is Anthony Hopkins’s performance in Silence of the Lambs, a film in which he is considered a lead but appears only briefly; his character is an integral part of the story.
The criteria for this article is as follows: The director & actor team must have worked together at least 3 times with the actor in a major role in each feature film, resulting in a minimum of 2 must-see films.
One of the primary trends for the frequency of collaboration is the...
The criteria for this article is as follows: The director & actor team must have worked together at least 3 times with the actor in a major role in each feature film, resulting in a minimum of 2 must-see films.
One of the primary trends for the frequency of collaboration is the...
- 7/24/2013
- by John Oursler
- SoundOnSight
As “Spring Breakers” continues its victory lap on Blu-ray and DVD today, following its standing as Harmony Korine's biggest critical and commercial success, the “Gummo” and “Mister Lonely” director's efforts stands to reach a new audience, and rightly so. His films are singular, woozy, romantic portraits of Southern life, but a look back at his bloodline reveals a similar focus as the work of Korine's father finds its way online. “He would go and make small films, kind of like what Harry Smith was doing with music, my dad would do with video at the time with his partner Blaine,” Korine recounted to Death & Taxes about his father, Sol Korine, and his docu-series for PBS, “Southbound.” Produced, shot, and directed with filmmaker Blaine Dunlap, the 1981 series aimed to document Southern roots music in the U.S., and its first episode, entitled “Mouth Music,” is a wonderful primer. Covering Kentucky,...
- 7/9/2013
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Director Harmony Korine may lech over Spring Breakers' bikini-clad heroines, but he's also on their side in his funniest and least irritating film yet
Spring break is getting to be like prom night or Thanksgiving: an alien American institution we've consumed so much in pop culture that it's almost as if we Brits have experienced it in our rainy Brit lives. Anyway, we're expected to be in on the cultural reference – in this case, lithe, young college kids partying super hard in sunny Florida during the March vacation.
The Glasgow comic Kevin Bridges famously took a stand against this Americanisation, dourly recalling watching high school movies with "spring break" scenes: "We didn't have 'spring break'; we had the Easter holidays." Like a Christmas movie in December, this film has actually been released at the correct seasonal time, although it means less in the shivering UK than in the Us.
Spring break is getting to be like prom night or Thanksgiving: an alien American institution we've consumed so much in pop culture that it's almost as if we Brits have experienced it in our rainy Brit lives. Anyway, we're expected to be in on the cultural reference – in this case, lithe, young college kids partying super hard in sunny Florida during the March vacation.
The Glasgow comic Kevin Bridges famously took a stand against this Americanisation, dourly recalling watching high school movies with "spring break" scenes: "We didn't have 'spring break'; we had the Easter holidays." Like a Christmas movie in December, this film has actually been released at the correct seasonal time, although it means less in the shivering UK than in the Us.
- 4/5/2013
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The annual exodus of American students to beach resorts has become a raucous rite of passage. Harmony Korine's new film has a surreal take on the mayhem
Four pretty girls in swimsuits doing wrong in an orgy of lust and violence: it's an all-American movie fantasy to cheer any Hollywood executive.
In the hands of Harmony Korine, the rebellious auteur behind the ground-breaking Kids, and featuring Disney starlets Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson as well as James Franco, Spring Breakers promises to be one of the most unusual, challenging mainstream films of the season.
Suggestive "slo-mo" shots of young women enjoying the eroticised rituals of one of America's student rites of passage – the riotous spring vacation – may suggest Korine is straying dangerously close to a teen exploitation movie. But then again, Korine's observation of spring break and its staples of sun, drinking, drugs and teenage hormones, could...
Four pretty girls in swimsuits doing wrong in an orgy of lust and violence: it's an all-American movie fantasy to cheer any Hollywood executive.
In the hands of Harmony Korine, the rebellious auteur behind the ground-breaking Kids, and featuring Disney starlets Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson as well as James Franco, Spring Breakers promises to be one of the most unusual, challenging mainstream films of the season.
Suggestive "slo-mo" shots of young women enjoying the eroticised rituals of one of America's student rites of passage – the riotous spring vacation – may suggest Korine is straying dangerously close to a teen exploitation movie. But then again, Korine's observation of spring break and its staples of sun, drinking, drugs and teenage hormones, could...
- 3/24/2013
- by Edward Helmore
- The Guardian - Film News
Spring Breakers is not a shy movie by any means, but it is a radical departure for director Harmony Korine. In fact, movies like Gummo, Trash Humpers, and Julien Donkey Boy are so gonzo-bizarro that Springbreakers arguably ranks among the most shocking wide-release departures for a director that we’ve ever seen.
You may have seen Kids back in the ’90s (which Korine wrote, but did not direct), and think you have a general idea. But you don’t. Seriously, you don’t. So to help those who think they’re up for a quick taste, we’ve compiled some...
You may have seen Kids back in the ’90s (which Korine wrote, but did not direct), and think you have a general idea. But you don’t. Seriously, you don’t. So to help those who think they’re up for a quick taste, we’ve compiled some...
- 3/22/2013
- by Mike Bruno
- EW.com - PopWatch
Title: Spring Breakers Directed by Harmony Korine Starring: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hugdens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine Spring Breakers and Mister Lonely are arguably Harmony Korine’s most accessible films to date. Early in his career, he developed an aesthetic that was more observant– like a documentary–than interactive, allowing his subjects time to grow and show themselves through small details while never passing judgement on them. Korine typically concerns himself with outsider culture or the deranged and often damaged. He has never been content with the ordinary, or the generically beautiful, but has found strange beauty in the most unlikely of places, such as the tornado-swept, devastated landscape of Xenia, Ohio [ Read More ]
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- 3/20/2013
- by justin
- ShockYa
Review: Harmony Korine's 'Spring Breakers' Is A Semi-Conventional Genre Flick & Future Cult Favorite
This will make you feel old: it has been 18 years since Harmony Korine wrote “Kids” at the age of 21, with the Larry Clark-directed film proving to be something of a firecracker in the midst of mid-90s indie cinema, by turns controversial, seedy, and honest. Korine made his own directorial debut with 1998’s “Gummo,” and over the last 15 or so years has made films that (with the possible exception of “Mister Lonely”), push aesthetic & critical boundaries further and further, culminating in 2009’s “Trash Humpers,” a film shot on a VHS camcorder, featuring a cast in old-people masks generally trying to provoke the audience into walking out. So where could he possibly go from there? By making “Spring Breakers,” a curiously mainstream (at least by Korine’s standards) crime/exploitation picture -- that could be described as “Drive” by way of Russ Meyer, Terry Richardson and “Point Blank” -- featuring...
- 3/13/2013
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
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