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Jeremy Renner wanted to Rennervate the script for “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” after realizing his character was going to be killed off.
During an appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast (video below), Renner revealed that he turned down reprising his role of Imf agent William Brandt for the 2018 franchise installment. Renner was asked to film for one week to close out Brandt’s “M:i” arc after he starred in 2011’s “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” and 2015’s “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation.”
“I remember they tried to bring me over[seas] for a week so they could kill my character, and I was like, ‘No, you don’t get to do that. You’re not going to drag me over there and just kill my character,’ like get out of here!” Renner said. “If you’re going to do this and you’re going to use my character, you’re going to do it right.
During an appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast (video below), Renner revealed that he turned down reprising his role of Imf agent William Brandt for the 2018 franchise installment. Renner was asked to film for one week to close out Brandt’s “M:i” arc after he starred in 2011’s “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” and 2015’s “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation.”
“I remember they tried to bring me over[seas] for a week so they could kill my character, and I was like, ‘No, you don’t get to do that. You’re not going to drag me over there and just kill my character,’ like get out of here!” Renner said. “If you’re going to do this and you’re going to use my character, you’re going to do it right.
- 6/5/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Illustrations by Maddie Fischer.This year at Cannes, we invited a number of attendees to share their impressions from the festival across various categories. We had a few ideas for what those categories might be, but they had many more, and the results are somewhere between a critics’ grid and a yearbook superlatives page. We're glad we asked.Mark AschGiovanni Marchia CamiaJordan CronkJon DieringerFlavia DimaLeonardo GoiEric HynesDaniel KasmanJessica KiangElena LazicManuela LazicSavina PetkovaAndréa PicardAdam PironCaitlin QuinlanVadim RizovRafa Sales RossDavid Schwartz (independent programmer)Pedro Segura (independent programmer and critic)Öykü SofuoğluHannah StrongFind all of our Cannes 2024 coverage here.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.Back to top.
- 6/5/2024
- MUBI
This is your annual “You really need to have Shudder” notification. If you’re a fan of horror and genre filmmaking, there is no better streaming service on the planet. And a big part of why it’s so wonderful is the original films, such as “Oddity.”
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As seen in the trailer, “Oddity” tells the story of the mysterious death of a woman named Dani.
Continue reading ‘Oddity’ Trailer: A Psychic Investigates Her Sister’s Murder In New Shudder Film at The Playlist.
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As seen in the trailer, “Oddity” tells the story of the mysterious death of a woman named Dani.
Continue reading ‘Oddity’ Trailer: A Psychic Investigates Her Sister’s Murder In New Shudder Film at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
On June 4, 1937, Hollywood dancer and movie extra Patricia Douglas went public with her experience at an MGM exhibitors convention the previous month, where she alleged that a salesman raped her in the parking lot of the studio-backed event. What followed was a systematic smear campaign against Douglas (one of the very first women to go public with her sexual assault in Hollywood) and a laughable attempt at a civil trial in which the prosecutor literally never showed up.
Douglas’ story went from the front pages to the dustbin of history, a cautionary tale for anyone who might get any ideas about the possibility of actual justice in Tinseltown. Until that is, David Stenn began researching a biography of Jean Harlow (who died days after Douglas made the front pages) and discovered Douglas’ story.
That discovery ultimately led to Stenn’s 2007 documentary “Girl 27” (how the press referred to Douglas) and a friendship with the still-living Douglas.
Douglas’ story went from the front pages to the dustbin of history, a cautionary tale for anyone who might get any ideas about the possibility of actual justice in Tinseltown. Until that is, David Stenn began researching a biography of Jean Harlow (who died days after Douglas made the front pages) and discovered Douglas’ story.
That discovery ultimately led to Stenn’s 2007 documentary “Girl 27” (how the press referred to Douglas) and a friendship with the still-living Douglas.
- 6/5/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Vincenzo Natali nearly died while making his first movie, “Cube.”
Made on a shoestring budget, his 1997 psychological horror only had one practical set — a huge, boobie-trap-filled cuboid prison to house the film’s action and drama — and at one point, it nearly fell on him.
Thankfully, it didn’t. But the bad luck didn’t stop there. By the time he’d finished making his genetically modified body-horror “Splice,” the process had proven so difficult, drawn-out, and stressful that it had turned the then-40-year-old director’s hair gray.
“It was like having a child,” Natali, laughing, told IndieWire as his cult-hit creation turns 15. “If I didn’t care about the movie as much as I care about my own children, my hair wouldn’t have turned gray. It’s because I wanted this thing to exist so badly. Making [‘Splice’] was so stressful, it made me sick. I had something no doctor could identify,...
Made on a shoestring budget, his 1997 psychological horror only had one practical set — a huge, boobie-trap-filled cuboid prison to house the film’s action and drama — and at one point, it nearly fell on him.
Thankfully, it didn’t. But the bad luck didn’t stop there. By the time he’d finished making his genetically modified body-horror “Splice,” the process had proven so difficult, drawn-out, and stressful that it had turned the then-40-year-old director’s hair gray.
“It was like having a child,” Natali, laughing, told IndieWire as his cult-hit creation turns 15. “If I didn’t care about the movie as much as I care about my own children, my hair wouldn’t have turned gray. It’s because I wanted this thing to exist so badly. Making [‘Splice’] was so stressful, it made me sick. I had something no doctor could identify,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Simon Bland
- Indiewire
Sure, there are a ton of bad guys in “The Killer’s Game.” The trailer shows a number of them. But the real villain has to be the medical system.
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As seen in the trailer for “The Killer’s Game,” the film follows the story of a hitman who gets the terrible news that he has a terminal illness that will only give him three months to live.
Continue reading ‘The Killer’s Game’ Trailer: Dave Bautista Hires Hitmen To Take Himself Out In J.J. Perry’s New Action Film at The Playlist.
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As seen in the trailer for “The Killer’s Game,” the film follows the story of a hitman who gets the terrible news that he has a terminal illness that will only give him three months to live.
Continue reading ‘The Killer’s Game’ Trailer: Dave Bautista Hires Hitmen To Take Himself Out In J.J. Perry’s New Action Film at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
The first-ever Gotham TV Awards offered a stark contrast between the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s annual celebration of cinema. While both awards shows were founded to toast independent productions — that is, before the Gotham Awards increased their budget cap eligibility requirements in 2023 — the Gotham TV Awards felt like a strangely intimate gathering that was mostly populated by showrunners, network executives, and the Gotham TV Awards jurors, with a few actors and press sprinkled in.
Sure, it could be that it’s the first year for the awards show and thus a smaller turnout and even venue. Or perhaps the Gotham TV Awards will remain a coveted industry event, one that feels like it’s only for insiders.
The intimacy was most prominent during the Anniversary Tribute for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” icon Mariska Hargitay. The award was presented by Hargitay’s former co-star Stephanie March, and...
Sure, it could be that it’s the first year for the awards show and thus a smaller turnout and even venue. Or perhaps the Gotham TV Awards will remain a coveted industry event, one that feels like it’s only for insiders.
The intimacy was most prominent during the Anniversary Tribute for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” icon Mariska Hargitay. The award was presented by Hargitay’s former co-star Stephanie March, and...
- 6/5/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Elijah Wood has turned into one of the more interesting figures in Hollywood. He produces a bunch of interesting films, and the one’s he chooses to star in are largely unique and stylish. That’s why we’re interested in seeing more about the upcoming movie “Bookworm.”
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As seen in the trailer, “Bookworm” tells the story of a precocious young girl who is reluctantly reunited with her estranged father (Wood).
Continue reading ‘Bookworm’ Trailer: Elijah Wood Is A Washed-Up Illusionist Father In Ant Timpson’s New Film at The Playlist.
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As seen in the trailer, “Bookworm” tells the story of a precocious young girl who is reluctantly reunited with her estranged father (Wood).
Continue reading ‘Bookworm’ Trailer: Elijah Wood Is A Washed-Up Illusionist Father In Ant Timpson’s New Film at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Hey, it worked for Barbie.
Mattel’s next feature film based on a doll will be a live-action, theatrical Monster High movie written and produced by Akiva Goldsman and distributed by Universal Pictures. The gist of the Monster High fashion-doll line is that they are the children of iconic monsters, like Frankie Stein (the daughter of Frankenstein’s monster and his bride), Draculaura (the daughter of Dracula), and Clawdeen Wolf (the daughter of a werewolf mom and a human dad).
Goldsman’s banner Weed Road will produce the film. Goldsman, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of “A Beautiful Mind,” is also a producer on Mattel Films’ upcoming Major Matt Mason movie starring Tom Hanks. The announcement of that toy adaptation, which is set up at Paramount Pictures, preceded “Barbie.”
Kevin McKeon and Arturo Thur De Koos will oversee the Monster High movie for Mattel; Greg Lessans has oversight for Weed Road.
Mattel’s next feature film based on a doll will be a live-action, theatrical Monster High movie written and produced by Akiva Goldsman and distributed by Universal Pictures. The gist of the Monster High fashion-doll line is that they are the children of iconic monsters, like Frankie Stein (the daughter of Frankenstein’s monster and his bride), Draculaura (the daughter of Dracula), and Clawdeen Wolf (the daughter of a werewolf mom and a human dad).
Goldsman’s banner Weed Road will produce the film. Goldsman, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of “A Beautiful Mind,” is also a producer on Mattel Films’ upcoming Major Matt Mason movie starring Tom Hanks. The announcement of that toy adaptation, which is set up at Paramount Pictures, preceded “Barbie.”
Kevin McKeon and Arturo Thur De Koos will oversee the Monster High movie for Mattel; Greg Lessans has oversight for Weed Road.
- 6/5/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
To say Lily Gladstone’s awards season was historical is a gross understatement. Thanks to her performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Gladstone was able to highlight indigenous representation in a way that no one before her has been able to do. And even months later, she is able to reflect on it and make some observations.
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Speaking in an upcoming episode of The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, Lily Gladstone was asked to reflect on her historical awards season, and in particular, her Oscar night heartbreak, where she was expected to win Best Actress and instead lost to Emma Stone.
Continue reading Lily Gladstone Reflects On Her Bittersweet Oscars Night: “It Meant So Much For Indigenous Representation” at The Playlist.
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Speaking in an upcoming episode of The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, Lily Gladstone was asked to reflect on her historical awards season, and in particular, her Oscar night heartbreak, where she was expected to win Best Actress and instead lost to Emma Stone.
Continue reading Lily Gladstone Reflects On Her Bittersweet Oscars Night: “It Meant So Much For Indigenous Representation” at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Evangeline Lilly has always been an actor who says whatever she wants. Back during the worst parts of Covid, she was one of the first Hollywood figures to question the legitimacy of the illness and the precautions taken. She just marches to the beat of her own drum, for better or worse. And right now, that means acting is in her past.
As seen in a recent Instagram post, Evangeline Lilly has publicly expressed her desire to leave Hollywood behind for now and retire from acting.
Continue reading Evangeline Lilly Has Officially Retired From Acting: “A New Season Has Arrived” at The Playlist.
As seen in a recent Instagram post, Evangeline Lilly has publicly expressed her desire to leave Hollywood behind for now and retire from acting.
Continue reading Evangeline Lilly Has Officially Retired From Acting: “A New Season Has Arrived” at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Several days ago, David Lynch took to social media to tease… something. He wasn’t very open about what it was, just saying that it was something for fans to hear and watch. Well, now we know exactly what he was teasing.
As seen on David Lynch’s YouTube channel, he’s shared a new music video for a song “Sublime Eternal Love,” which will appear on a new album that he is working on alongside singer-actor Chrystabell.
Continue reading Watch David Lynch’s New Music Video For The Song ‘Sublime Eternal Love’ at The Playlist.
As seen on David Lynch’s YouTube channel, he’s shared a new music video for a song “Sublime Eternal Love,” which will appear on a new album that he is working on alongside singer-actor Chrystabell.
Continue reading Watch David Lynch’s New Music Video For The Song ‘Sublime Eternal Love’ at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Just as the merits of sex scenes are being debated and intimacy coordinators are becoming production necessities, Bridgett M. Davis’ boundary-breaking “Naked Acts” is landing a timely re-release.
“Naked Acts” first debuted in 1996 but was never widely available to audiences in theaters. Now, courtesy of Kino Lorber, Milestone Films, and legendary filmmaker Julie Dash, a 4K restoration of “Naked Acts” will play in cinemas nationwide.
The feature is written and directed by Bridgett M. Davis, and centers on twenty-something aspiring actress Cece (Jake-Ann Jones) who lands her first leading role in a low-budget independent film. The only catch? The part requires a nude scene. Cece is forced to confront her shelved trauma of surviving sexual assault, her life-long body image issues, and even her relationship with her mother, who was a famous Blaxploitation star known for her sex appeal. Late Emmy winner Ron Cephas Jones stars as Cece’s supportive...
“Naked Acts” first debuted in 1996 but was never widely available to audiences in theaters. Now, courtesy of Kino Lorber, Milestone Films, and legendary filmmaker Julie Dash, a 4K restoration of “Naked Acts” will play in cinemas nationwide.
The feature is written and directed by Bridgett M. Davis, and centers on twenty-something aspiring actress Cece (Jake-Ann Jones) who lands her first leading role in a low-budget independent film. The only catch? The part requires a nude scene. Cece is forced to confront her shelved trauma of surviving sexual assault, her life-long body image issues, and even her relationship with her mother, who was a famous Blaxploitation star known for her sex appeal. Late Emmy winner Ron Cephas Jones stars as Cece’s supportive...
- 6/5/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
In the words of The Giant, it is happening again… again. It being another collaboration between director David Lynch and singer/actress Chrystabell, who starred as FBI agent Tammy Preston in “Twin Peaks: The Return.”
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Lynch cryptically teased something new for audiences to “see and hear” on June 5. And no, the project is not the rebirth of his planned post-“Twin Peaks” series, “Unrecorded Night,” canceled during the pandemic. It’s an album with Chrystabell, “Cellophane Memories,” out August 2 via Sacred Bone records. And along with the Wednesday, June Five announcement, the label shared a new video for “Sublime Eternal Love,” featuring Chrystabell and directed by Lynch. Watch it below.
Lynch and Chrystabell, who hails from Texas, first collaborated circa his 2007 film “Inland Empire”. After Chrystabell contributed to that soundtrack, Lynch worked on her debut album “This Train” and following EP “Somewhere in the Nowhere...
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Lynch cryptically teased something new for audiences to “see and hear” on June 5. And no, the project is not the rebirth of his planned post-“Twin Peaks” series, “Unrecorded Night,” canceled during the pandemic. It’s an album with Chrystabell, “Cellophane Memories,” out August 2 via Sacred Bone records. And along with the Wednesday, June Five announcement, the label shared a new video for “Sublime Eternal Love,” featuring Chrystabell and directed by Lynch. Watch it below.
Lynch and Chrystabell, who hails from Texas, first collaborated circa his 2007 film “Inland Empire”. After Chrystabell contributed to that soundtrack, Lynch worked on her debut album “This Train” and following EP “Somewhere in the Nowhere...
- 6/5/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Every now and then, we get to write a sentence that confounds and excites us. Something so strange, it could either be the worst thing in the world or the best. Well, here’s the latest– Paul Giamatti is set to star in a “Hostel” TV series directed by Eli Roth. Let that sink in for a minute.
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According to THR, Paul Giamatti is going to star in a TV reimagining of the torture porn horror film, “Hostel.” The folks behind the original film franchise, writer-director Eli Roth and producers Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss, are all returning for this new iteration.
Continue reading ‘Hostel’: Paul Giamatti To Star In Eli Roth’s TV Adaptation Of The Horror Franchise at The Playlist.
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According to THR, Paul Giamatti is going to star in a TV reimagining of the torture porn horror film, “Hostel.” The folks behind the original film franchise, writer-director Eli Roth and producers Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss, are all returning for this new iteration.
Continue reading ‘Hostel’: Paul Giamatti To Star In Eli Roth’s TV Adaptation Of The Horror Franchise at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
There’s a lot of hype surrounding the release of “MaXXXine.” This is because the first two films in the trilogy, “X” and “Pearl,” were massive hits, both financially and critically. And honestly, it’s pretty rare for a horror film to delight both genre fans and critics. Needless to say, there are a lot of folks who are wondering if “MaXXXine” can end the trilogy on a high note.
Continue reading ‘MaXXXine’ Trailer: Mia Goth Is Being Stalked By A New Killer In Ti West’s Trilogy Ender at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘MaXXXine’ Trailer: Mia Goth Is Being Stalked By A New Killer In Ti West’s Trilogy Ender at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
After directing just two features, the innovative creepypasta horror story “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and the acclaimed trans coming-of-age saga “I Saw the TV Glow,” Jane Schoenbrun has established themselves as a singular creative voice. And while all eyes in the indie film world are looking to see what they take on for their next directorial outing, Schoenbrun fans will soon have a chance to experience the auteur’s distinct world-building in a new format.
Hogarth Books, an imprint of Random House Publishing, has acquired the rights to “Public Access Afterworld,” Schoenbrun’s debut novel billed as the conclusion to a trilogy that began with their first two films.
“All of my work so far has been leading up to this,” Schoenbrun said in a statement. “‘Public Access Afterworld’ is the culmination of my so-called ‘screen trilogy’ that I began with ‘World’s Fair’ and ‘TV Glow.
Hogarth Books, an imprint of Random House Publishing, has acquired the rights to “Public Access Afterworld,” Schoenbrun’s debut novel billed as the conclusion to a trilogy that began with their first two films.
“All of my work so far has been leading up to this,” Schoenbrun said in a statement. “‘Public Access Afterworld’ is the culmination of my so-called ‘screen trilogy’ that I began with ‘World’s Fair’ and ‘TV Glow.
- 6/5/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
After a massive streaming breakout in its second season, “The Traitors” is back in production for a third go around. Alan Cumming is back as the murderous game’s host and has recruited a whole new cast of faithfuls and potential traitors to entertain viewers and potentially win up to $250,000. Well aware that fans of the show may be using their Nancy Drew skills to deduce who is on the new season and who isn’t, Peacock and NBCUniversal have smartly decided to reveal the cast while the game is currently in production.
Continue reading ‘The Traitors’ Season 3 Cast: Tom Sandoval, Dorinda Medley, ‘Boston Rob,’ & Bob The Drag Queen at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Traitors’ Season 3 Cast: Tom Sandoval, Dorinda Medley, ‘Boston Rob,’ & Bob The Drag Queen at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
The Gotham Institute held the inaugural Gotham TV Awards on Monday night and it was a big night for “Colin From Accounts.” The Australian television sensation and Paramount+ pickup took two honors, Breakthrough Comedy Series and star Harriet Dyer for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series. Breakthrough Drama Series went to “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” and Breakthrough Limited Series was awarded to “Baby Reindeer.”
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Continue reading ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith,’ & ‘Colin From Accounts’ Win Big At Inaugural Gotham TV Awards at The Playlist.
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Continue reading ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith,’ & ‘Colin From Accounts’ Win Big At Inaugural Gotham TV Awards at The Playlist.
- 6/5/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Baby Reindeer, Colin from Accounts and Mr. and Mrs. Smith were among the big winners tonight at the inaugural Gotham TV Awards, held in New York City at Cipriani 25. A new awards event mounted by The Gotham Film & Media Institute, Filmmaker‘s publisher, The Gotham TV Awards were announced just this past April and honor creators of episodic TV, limited series, and non-theatrical streaming movies. Going forward, the Gotham TV awards will continue in this early June slot, before the Emmy voting window, while the organization’s long-standing Gotham Awards will remain the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year’s Gotham […]
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- 6/5/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Baby Reindeer, Colin from Accounts and Mr. and Mrs. Smith were among the big winners tonight at the inaugural Gotham TV Awards, held in New York City at Cipriani 25. A new awards event mounted by The Gotham Film & Media Institute, Filmmaker‘s publisher, The Gotham TV Awards were announced just this past April and honor creators of episodic TV, limited series, and non-theatrical streaming movies. Going forward, the Gotham TV awards will continue in this early June slot, before the Emmy voting window, while the organization’s long-standing Gotham Awards will remain the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year’s Gotham […]
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- 6/5/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
In a big show of confidence about the hopes for “Deadpool & Wolverine,” set to hit theaters in July and maybe save summer 2024 from the box-office doldrums, its director Shawn Levy (“Free Guy”) is apparently the first in line to be offered “Avengers 5,” formerly known as “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.” According to Deadline, Levy has emerged as the top choice for the director’s chair, and apparently ‘Avengers 5” screenwriter Michael Waldron (“Loki”) has given him the latest version of the script for his eyes only.
Continue reading ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Filmmaker Shawn Levy Enters The Mix To Possibly Direct ‘Avengers 5’ For Marvel at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Filmmaker Shawn Levy Enters The Mix To Possibly Direct ‘Avengers 5’ For Marvel at The Playlist.
- 6/4/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Matthew 25: 35-40 in the Bible says that giving to the unhoused is akin to giving to the lord directly: “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” For Angel Studios, the distributor hopes its unique style of generosity toward its top filmmaker will be a benefit unto themselves as well.
Angel Studios has a 10-year overall film deal in place with Alejandro Monteverde, the director of last year’s “Sound of Freedom” and this year’s “Cabrini,” to direct and produce at least five more theatrical films. In the interim, Monteverde certainly won’t be homeless: As part of the deal, Angel has agreed to purchase Monteverde a house valued between $4-5 million in a location of his choosing. And that’s just part of the arrangement.
Monteverde is also...
Angel Studios has a 10-year overall film deal in place with Alejandro Monteverde, the director of last year’s “Sound of Freedom” and this year’s “Cabrini,” to direct and produce at least five more theatrical films. In the interim, Monteverde certainly won’t be homeless: As part of the deal, Angel has agreed to purchase Monteverde a house valued between $4-5 million in a location of his choosing. And that’s just part of the arrangement.
Monteverde is also...
- 6/4/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
On June 6, the 2024 IndieWire Honors ceremony will celebrate thirteen creators and stars responsible for some of the most stellar work of the TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, this event is a new edition of its IndieWire Honors event focused entirely on television. In the days leading up to the event, IndieWire is showcasing their work with new interviews and tributes from their peers.
Ahead, “Abbott Elementary” executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker tell IndieWire about the many qualities that set our Visionary Award honoree, Emmy-winning writer and actress Quinta Brunson, apart from the crowd.
“Do you guys remember that two-part episode in the ninth season of ‘Family Matters’ where Urkel goes to space?” This is a sincere question Quinta has asked us. To talk with Quinta is to talk with someone who has an encyclopedic knowledge of television comedy. She loves television in a...
Ahead, “Abbott Elementary” executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker tell IndieWire about the many qualities that set our Visionary Award honoree, Emmy-winning writer and actress Quinta Brunson, apart from the crowd.
“Do you guys remember that two-part episode in the ninth season of ‘Family Matters’ where Urkel goes to space?” This is a sincere question Quinta has asked us. To talk with Quinta is to talk with someone who has an encyclopedic knowledge of television comedy. She loves television in a...
- 6/4/2024
- by Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker
- Indiewire
On June 6, the 2024 IndieWire Honors ceremony will celebrate 13 creators and stars responsible for some of the most stellar work of the TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, the event is a new edition of previous IndieWire Honors ceremonies, this time focused entirely on television. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles celebration.
The 75th Primetime Emmys had Quinta Brunson in her feelings before she was even called to the stage to accept the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. “It was such a celebration of television,” the “Abbott Elementary” creator/star told IndieWire over Zoom. “I remember the beginning of the ceremony ran through a number of famous sitcoms, just things that have raised me and always inspired me to want to make a comedy myself, and make TV. And it was already emotional for me,...
The 75th Primetime Emmys had Quinta Brunson in her feelings before she was even called to the stage to accept the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. “It was such a celebration of television,” the “Abbott Elementary” creator/star told IndieWire over Zoom. “I remember the beginning of the ceremony ran through a number of famous sitcoms, just things that have raised me and always inspired me to want to make a comedy myself, and make TV. And it was already emotional for me,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
What is mankind without science? The thought-provoking question is one of the themes in “3 Body Problem,” an eight-episode Netflix series from “Game of Thrones” creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff and “True Blood” scribe Alexander Woo. Adapted from author Cixin Liu’s “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, the material follows a group of scientists who attempt to save humanity from a technologically advanced alien race known as the San-Ti. What it meant for the creative team was developing a distinct visual aesthetic capable of reaching the far ends of the galaxy, yet one delicate enough to support the emotional dilemmas each character faced.
“I remember when the guys first wrote to me about this series, and they promised, I quote, ‘A journey from China during the darkest hours of the cultural revolution all the way to the farthest fringes of the universe, both in time and space.’ And I thought,...
“I remember when the guys first wrote to me about this series, and they promised, I quote, ‘A journey from China during the darkest hours of the cultural revolution all the way to the farthest fringes of the universe, both in time and space.’ And I thought,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Daron James
- Indiewire
The well-established ‘Bad Boys’ buddy cop formula isn’t rocket science. It’s combustible friction, and thus comedy between two very different Miami detectives— Will Smith as Mike Lowery and Martin Lawrence as Marcus Barnett—and as many chaotic shoot ‘em ups and car chases as possible as humanly possible mixed with Michael Bayhem-esque cinematic slickness and hysterics. Toss in something personal to make the story abrasions sting when needed—a little revenge and payback— and some intimate, brotherly love vibes between two friends from work who drive each other crazy but are each ultimately other’s ‘Ride Or Die’ law enforcement soulmates, and the special sauce is complete.
Continue reading ‘Bad Boys’ Review: ‘Ride Or Die’ Delivers The Mostly Entertaining Mayhem This Franchise Craves at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Bad Boys’ Review: ‘Ride Or Die’ Delivers The Mostly Entertaining Mayhem This Franchise Craves at The Playlist.
- 6/4/2024
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
As ancient prophecy foretold, the “Fast & Furious”-ification of the “Bad Boys” franchise is made complete with its fourth installment, which builds on the sordid plot twists of 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life”: an undercover affair! A secret cartel love child who murders Joe Pantoliano! DJ Khaled! This trigger-happy soap opera spins a breakneck and broadly entertaining summer blockbuster about the holy trinity of American traditions: family, corruption, and shooting people. This one even ends with a barbecue.
Vin Diesel’s Wagnerian car saga ran out of gas a long time ago, but the story engine that powered it from the streets to the stratosphere has proven a solid fit for this sunbaked nostalgia act, a ’90s-era property straining to stay relevant in a sick, sad world where Deadpool is a bigger draw than Michael Bay, and Will Smith is less famous for his hits than his slaps.
Vin Diesel’s Wagnerian car saga ran out of gas a long time ago, but the story engine that powered it from the streets to the stratosphere has proven a solid fit for this sunbaked nostalgia act, a ’90s-era property straining to stay relevant in a sick, sad world where Deadpool is a bigger draw than Michael Bay, and Will Smith is less famous for his hits than his slaps.
- 6/4/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Seven years after the release of “Creep 2,” Mark Duplass is ready to return to his dryly comedic found footage horror franchise.
The multi-hyphenate has announced that he completed production on “The Creep Tapes,” an episodic series that promises to introduce horror fans to a new collection of victims from the vault of Duplass’ nameless killer. The series, co-created by Duplass and “Creep” director Patrick Brice (who also directed every episode), is currently being shopped to buyers.
The first “Creep” film released in 2014 at the tail end of the found footage horror renaissance launched by “Paranormal Activity” in 2007. It starred Duplass as a killer who hired a filmmaker to document his actions for a day as a ploy to lure him into a dark trap. 2017’s “Creep 2” used a similar formula, with Duplass’ character taking a different name and working with a different filmmaker. The series will take fans...
The multi-hyphenate has announced that he completed production on “The Creep Tapes,” an episodic series that promises to introduce horror fans to a new collection of victims from the vault of Duplass’ nameless killer. The series, co-created by Duplass and “Creep” director Patrick Brice (who also directed every episode), is currently being shopped to buyers.
The first “Creep” film released in 2014 at the tail end of the found footage horror renaissance launched by “Paranormal Activity” in 2007. It starred Duplass as a killer who hired a filmmaker to document his actions for a day as a ploy to lure him into a dark trap. 2017’s “Creep 2” used a similar formula, with Duplass’ character taking a different name and working with a different filmmaker. The series will take fans...
- 6/4/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Filmmaker Pablo Berger had never made an animated film before. He’d never even considered it until he read Sara Varon’s graphic novel “Robot Dreams.” Having recently lost his best friend and mother, the story of friendship and loss spoke to him on such an emotional level that he decided to adapt it — and learn how to make an animated film.
He spent two-and-years on animation education, but wanted to bring something from his previous directing experience: working with some of the best Spanish actors. Said Berger while on the Toolkit podcast, “In most animated film, [the characters] tend to overact.”
Berger began by working with a small animation team led by art director José Luis Ágreda and character supervisor Daniel Fernández Casas before “an army” of animators brought his vision to life.
“I started saying [to the animators], ‘I’m going to treat you as actors, you are my actors,’” said Berger. “They...
He spent two-and-years on animation education, but wanted to bring something from his previous directing experience: working with some of the best Spanish actors. Said Berger while on the Toolkit podcast, “In most animated film, [the characters] tend to overact.”
Berger began by working with a small animation team led by art director José Luis Ágreda and character supervisor Daniel Fernández Casas before “an army” of animators brought his vision to life.
“I started saying [to the animators], ‘I’m going to treat you as actors, you are my actors,’” said Berger. “They...
- 6/4/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
The best Star Wars projects in recent years are the ones that stray from the original story.
From “Rogue One” to “The Last Jedi” to the animated “Visions” and last year’s “Andor,” the franchise finds its footing by taking risks and focusing on original stories that just happen to be set in a galaxy far, far away. With the middling quality of so many other Star Wars offshoots since Disney+ launched in 2019, Leslye Headland’s “The Acolyte” finds company, mercifully, in the former category, with an intriguing crime thriller set further back than any other live-action entry.
“The Acolyte” takes place even longer ago in the galaxy’s history, during the High Republic Era that preceded even young Anakin Skywalker in “The Phantom Menace.” It’s a time of peace, as the opening text says, but like all peaceful pockets in Star Wars, that gets interrupted. A violent crime...
From “Rogue One” to “The Last Jedi” to the animated “Visions” and last year’s “Andor,” the franchise finds its footing by taking risks and focusing on original stories that just happen to be set in a galaxy far, far away. With the middling quality of so many other Star Wars offshoots since Disney+ launched in 2019, Leslye Headland’s “The Acolyte” finds company, mercifully, in the former category, with an intriguing crime thriller set further back than any other live-action entry.
“The Acolyte” takes place even longer ago in the galaxy’s history, during the High Republic Era that preceded even young Anakin Skywalker in “The Phantom Menace.” It’s a time of peace, as the opening text says, but like all peaceful pockets in Star Wars, that gets interrupted. A violent crime...
- 6/4/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Netflix doesn’t license out its series and films to others, and now it is pumping the brakes on just how many films its licenses from others.
In the second half of 2023 (July 1-December 31), Netflix had 7,700 acquired films in its library, according to a MoffettNathanson dissection of the streamer’s latest data dump. Sounds like a lot, right? It is, until you consider that the tally is 20 percent lower than what the service had in the first six months of the year.
A quick note: “acquired” in this case refers to content licensed to Netflix, like its current number 1 film on the platform, “Godzilla Minus One” (pictured above), not movies it buys outright (like “Hit Man” from the Venice Film Festival) or produces for itself (like “Maestro”).
Before you accuse Netflix of being anti-movie, the platform also saw a double-digit decline (-10 percent) in its number of acquired series to...
In the second half of 2023 (July 1-December 31), Netflix had 7,700 acquired films in its library, according to a MoffettNathanson dissection of the streamer’s latest data dump. Sounds like a lot, right? It is, until you consider that the tally is 20 percent lower than what the service had in the first six months of the year.
A quick note: “acquired” in this case refers to content licensed to Netflix, like its current number 1 film on the platform, “Godzilla Minus One” (pictured above), not movies it buys outright (like “Hit Man” from the Venice Film Festival) or produces for itself (like “Maestro”).
Before you accuse Netflix of being anti-movie, the platform also saw a double-digit decline (-10 percent) in its number of acquired series to...
- 6/4/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Just when you think you’ve seen just about every setup for a family drama ever, a film like “Mother, Couch” comes out and introduces yet another.
As seen in the trailer for “Mother, Couch,” the film tells the story of an elderly woman who decides she’s not going to get up from a couch she’s sitting on in the middle of a furniture showroom. Her reluctance to remove herself from the couch brings together her three estranged children, as they have to decide a plan to get their mom off the furniture and out of the store.
Continue reading ‘Mother, Couch’ Trailer: Ewan McGregor, Ellen Burstyn & More Star In Niclas Larsson’s Family Drama at The Playlist.
As seen in the trailer for “Mother, Couch,” the film tells the story of an elderly woman who decides she’s not going to get up from a couch she’s sitting on in the middle of a furniture showroom. Her reluctance to remove herself from the couch brings together her three estranged children, as they have to decide a plan to get their mom off the furniture and out of the store.
Continue reading ‘Mother, Couch’ Trailer: Ewan McGregor, Ellen Burstyn & More Star In Niclas Larsson’s Family Drama at The Playlist.
- 6/4/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Evangeline Lilly wants Hollywood to lose her number.
The “Lost” alum shared that she is “stepping into [her] dharma,” much in line with the hit ABC series, and opting to step away from acting. Lilly included a 2006 video in which she said she aspired to be a “retired actress” by 2016 and focus on humanitarian work instead.
“Thank you @lost_theothers for digging up this (nearly twenty-year-old) footage of me speaking out my dreams under (what looks like) a full moon,” Lilly captioned the video. “And thank you to @femalepoetssociety for digging up this (much older) footage of the incredible #mayaangelou perfectly articulating how I feel about life.”
Lilly continued, “I am so filled with joy and contentment today as I live out my vision. Praise God, I feel so grateful for my blessings. Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but...
The “Lost” alum shared that she is “stepping into [her] dharma,” much in line with the hit ABC series, and opting to step away from acting. Lilly included a 2006 video in which she said she aspired to be a “retired actress” by 2016 and focus on humanitarian work instead.
“Thank you @lost_theothers for digging up this (nearly twenty-year-old) footage of me speaking out my dreams under (what looks like) a full moon,” Lilly captioned the video. “And thank you to @femalepoetssociety for digging up this (much older) footage of the incredible #mayaangelou perfectly articulating how I feel about life.”
Lilly continued, “I am so filled with joy and contentment today as I live out my vision. Praise God, I feel so grateful for my blessings. Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but...
- 6/4/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
With yesterday’s announcement of only one actor joining “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” it seemed as if we were done with the big casting reveals. Well, not quite.
Read More: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Josh Brolin Is The Latest To Join Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Sequel
According to The Wrap, Thomas Haden Church is the next actor to join Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Haden Church joins an all-star cast that already includes Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, and Josh Brolin.
Continue reading ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Thomas Haden Church Joins The Cast Of Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Sequel at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Josh Brolin Is The Latest To Join Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Sequel
According to The Wrap, Thomas Haden Church is the next actor to join Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Haden Church joins an all-star cast that already includes Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, and Josh Brolin.
Continue reading ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Thomas Haden Church Joins The Cast Of Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Sequel at The Playlist.
- 6/4/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Major IP and critical darlings are set to return this June. The big names include the latest entry to the Star Wars saga with “The Acolyte,” along with the much-hyped season two of the “Game of Thrones” spinoff series “House of the Dragon.” Elsewhere, there are the concluding chapters to season three of “Bridgerton,” along with the return of the Emmy Award-winning “The Bear.
Continue reading 11 Shows To Watch In June: ‘The Acolyte,’ ‘House Of The Dragon’ & ‘The Bear’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading 11 Shows To Watch In June: ‘The Acolyte,’ ‘House Of The Dragon’ & ‘The Bear’ at The Playlist.
- 6/4/2024
- by Ally Johnson
- The Playlist
If you need some comedic talent, you can do a whole lot worse than finding some ‘SNL’ alums. And that appears to be exactly what the filmmakers behind “The Roses” has decided to do.
According to Searchlight Pictures, Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg are the latest actors to join the cast of Jay Roach’s new film, “The Roses.” They join a cast that already includes Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch.
Continue reading ‘The Roses’: Andy Samberg & Kate McKinnon Join Jay Roach’s New Film at The Playlist.
According to Searchlight Pictures, Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg are the latest actors to join the cast of Jay Roach’s new film, “The Roses.” They join a cast that already includes Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch.
Continue reading ‘The Roses’: Andy Samberg & Kate McKinnon Join Jay Roach’s New Film at The Playlist.
- 6/4/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Illustrations by Maddie Fischer.Find all of our Cannes 2024 coverage here.Eephus.Founded in 2011 by a group of college friends in Boston, Omnes Films is a production company that’s quietly created some of the most unique American movies of the last half-decade. Now based in Los Angeles, Omnes came to prominence in 2019 with Ham on Rye, a magical-realist coming-of-age fable set in suburban Long Island that solidified the collective’s four main players: director Tyler Taormina, cinematographer Carson Lund, producer Michael Basta, and music supervisor Jonathan Davies—all of whom have subsequently directed their own films under the Omnes banner.Omnes’s two latest projects, Eephus and Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (both 2024), directed by Lund and Taormina, respectively, both premiered in Cannes as part of this year’s Directors’ Fortnight—a programming decision further confirming the section’s renewed interest in American cinema following the inclusion of The Sweet East,...
- 6/4/2024
- MUBI
After setting her directorial debut Saint Maud in a fading English seaside town, London-born filmmaker Rose Glass turns her gaze toward the American southwest for the neo-noir follow-up Love Lies Bleeding. Set in 1989 and shot in New Mexico by Maud cinematographer Ben Fordesman, the film follows the violent repercussions when a nomadic bodybuilder (Katy O’Brian) falls for a small-town gym manager (Kristen Stewart) with a family full of criminals (including gun-running dad Ed Harris). With the A24 movie out today on VOD, Blu-ray and Uhd following its theatrical run, Fordesman spoke to Filmmaker about emulating film on digital, pick-ups […]
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- 6/4/2024
- by Matt Mulcahey
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
After setting her directorial debut Saint Maud in a fading English seaside town, London-born filmmaker Rose Glass turns her gaze toward the American southwest for the neo-noir follow-up Love Lies Bleeding. Set in 1989 and shot in New Mexico by Maud cinematographer Ben Fordesman, the film follows the violent repercussions when a nomadic bodybuilder (Katy O’Brian) falls for a small-town gym manager (Kristen Stewart) with a family full of criminals (including gun-running dad Ed Harris). With the A24 movie out today on VOD, Blu-ray and Uhd following its theatrical run, Fordesman spoke to Filmmaker about emulating film on digital, pick-ups […]
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The post “I’m Not Into Embracing the Digital Look”: Dp Ben Fordesman on Love Lies Bleeding first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/4/2024
- by Matt Mulcahey
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Related Images is a column in which filmmakers invite readers behind the scenes, into their sketchbooks, or otherwise through the looking glass to learn more about their creative processes.Nans Laborde-Jourdàa’s Boléro is now showing exclusively on Mubi in many countries.Dawn. Photograph by Matt Hill.Boléro summons the spirits of my teenage years, spent in the Pyrenees, and the way we become ourselves in places that have little regard for our differences. Fran came into himself elsewhere, and as he returns, he yearns for reconciliation.I wanted to show François Chaignaud on screen, how powerful a performer she is. Each and every movement she makes portends a future earthquake. I wanted to convey not only her art, but also her vulnerability and subversive impact.I also wanted to show the landscapes in which I grew up, made of wildlife and concrete; show these dear faces, those of my family and my childhood friends.
- 6/4/2024
- MUBI
‘Clipped’ Review: FX’s American Basketball Story Is a Salacious, Shrewd Account of NBA Racial Strife
Initially, “Clipped” seems content to recap the embarrassing and abhorrent factoids that make up Donald Sterling’s tenure as the owner of the L.A. Clippers. When legendary coach Doc Rivers (played by Laurence Fishburne) initially arrives in Los Angeles — eager to start laying the foundation for the organization’s first NBA title — the team forgets to pick him up from Lax. Ok, no problem, he’s happy to order his own Uber. But then Sterling tries to block Doc’s big free agent acquisition because J.J. Reddick, it turns out, is white. Similarly troubling and peculiar events pile up as the story bounces from the shrewd coach to Donald’s wife and co-owner of the Clippers, Shelly Sterling (Jacki Weaver), to a perplexing female employee who goes simply by V. (Cleopatra Coleman).
But like V. herself — and, really, like each of “Clipped’s” main characters outside of the purposefully oafish,...
But like V. herself — and, really, like each of “Clipped’s” main characters outside of the purposefully oafish,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Read Part One of producer Stephanie Roush’s Cannes 2024 Producer Diary here. I think I have finally recovered from my week at Cannes. I have chosen water over rosé, and no longer feel the need to arbitrarily dress up to take a meeting, as if geographical proximity to a black-tie event somehow necessitates “proper attire,” or tenue correcte, as the French call it. And while I’m glad to have a reliable sleep schedule again, I miss micro-dosing espresso in-between meetings, seeing a movie at a moment’s notice, and running into New York friends more than I do when I’m actually […]
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The post “Cannes Makes You Believe You Can Just Cosplay Who You Want To Be in the Industry”: Producer Stephanie Roush’s Cannes Producer Diary #2 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/4/2024
- by Stephanie Roush
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Read Part One of producer Stephanie Roush’s Cannes 2024 Producer Diary here. I think I have finally recovered from my week at Cannes. I have chosen water over rosé, and no longer feel the need to arbitrarily dress up to take a meeting, as if geographical proximity to a black-tie event somehow necessitates “proper attire,” or tenue correcte, as the French call it. And while I’m glad to have a reliable sleep schedule again, I miss micro-dosing espresso in-between meetings, seeing a movie at a moment’s notice, and running into New York friends more than I do when I’m actually […]
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The post “Cannes Makes You Believe You Can Just Cosplay Who You Want To Be in the Industry”: Producer Stephanie Roush’s Cannes Producer Diary #2 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/4/2024
- by Stephanie Roush
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
HBO Documentary’s new three-part series does not look, feel, or sound like any docuseries you’ve seen. Set against the backdrop of one of the world’s largest Renaissance fairs in Todd Mission, Texas, “Ren Faire” director Lance Oppenheim blends verite filmmaking with fantasy in capturing a cast of characters who are playing out a real-life succession drama.
At the center is King George Coulum, the 86-year-old visionary who built the festival and ruled his fiefdom with an iron fist as it exploded into a multi-million dollar business and (a la Disneyland) became its own town, for which Coulum is both the mayor and primary employer. In Episode 1, the King indicates he is finally ready to step aside, as he hits various online dating sites (including sugardaddy.com) looking for a pretty young woman to be his companion in his final years, which he envisions being filled with sex,...
At the center is King George Coulum, the 86-year-old visionary who built the festival and ruled his fiefdom with an iron fist as it exploded into a multi-million dollar business and (a la Disneyland) became its own town, for which Coulum is both the mayor and primary employer. In Episode 1, the King indicates he is finally ready to step aside, as he hits various online dating sites (including sugardaddy.com) looking for a pretty young woman to be his companion in his final years, which he envisions being filled with sex,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Through a partnership with The Gotham, Filmmaker‘s publisher, students from Qunnipiac University attended the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where they participated in breakfast workshops, interned for sales companies, watched movies and soaked up knowledge on how the international film business operates. Three of the students — Willona Amoakoh, Chris Bavaro and Julia Schnarr — recount their experiences below. — Editor Willona Amoakoh I believe the most helpful things for young film workers going to Cannes to know or do are completing a few film business courses ahead of time, establishing an internship placement or assignment, factoring in some excursion time […]
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- 6/4/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Through a partnership with The Gotham, Filmmaker‘s publisher, students from Qunnipiac University attended the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where they participated in breakfast workshops, interned for sales companies, watched movies and soaked up knowledge on how the international film business operates. Three of the students — Willona Amoakoh, Chris Bavaro and Julia Schnarr — recount their experiences below. — Editor Willona Amoakoh I believe the most helpful things for young film workers going to Cannes to know or do are completing a few film business courses ahead of time, establishing an internship placement or assignment, factoring in some excursion time […]
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The post Quinnipiac Students On Their Trip to the 2024 Cannes Film Festival first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/4/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Betsy Aidem has been in over 80 plays, off Broadway, on Broadway, and around the world. Recent titles of note: All The Way, where she played Lady Bird Johnson, Mama’s Boy, where she played Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother, Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, and Prayer For The French Republic, for which she is nominated for her first Tony Award. On this gold-filled episode, she talks about her love of extensive research, why she doesn’t think the people she plays are just one person, the “golden moment when your character is unsure,” the importance of a director’s patience and willingness to let her […]
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The post “The Most Human Part of Acting is the Moment In-Between When You Don’t Know What To Do”: Betsy Aidem, Back To One, Episode 294 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/4/2024
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Betsy Aidem has been in over 80 plays, off Broadway, on Broadway, and around the world. Recent titles of note: All The Way, where she played Lady Bird Johnson, Mama’s Boy, where she played Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother, Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, and Prayer For The French Republic, for which she is nominated for her first Tony Award. On this gold-filled episode, she talks about her love of extensive research, why she doesn’t think the people she plays are just one person, the “golden moment when your character is unsure,” the importance of a director’s patience and willingness to let her […]
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The post “The Most Human Part of Acting is the Moment In-Between When You Don’t Know What To Do”: Betsy Aidem, Back To One, Episode 294 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/4/2024
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Lately, the news over at Pixar has been more about cost-cutting and focusing on established brands. Not necessarily the stuff you’d hope to see from one of the most creative studios on the planet. Yet, here we are. But if we’re going to get a glut of sequels from Pixar, a new “Inside Out” film doesn’t seem like such a horrible idea.
Read More: Pixar Considering Reboots For All Its Titles Including ‘The Incredibles’ & ‘Finding Nemo’
As seen in the trailer for “Inside Out 2,” the teen years are now upon young Riley, as we begin to see new emotions join the crew that we’re already familiar with.
Continue reading ‘Inside Out 2’ Final Trailer: Anxiety Joins The Emotions As Riley Enters Her Teen Years In Pixar’s New Film at The Playlist.
Read More: Pixar Considering Reboots For All Its Titles Including ‘The Incredibles’ & ‘Finding Nemo’
As seen in the trailer for “Inside Out 2,” the teen years are now upon young Riley, as we begin to see new emotions join the crew that we’re already familiar with.
Continue reading ‘Inside Out 2’ Final Trailer: Anxiety Joins The Emotions As Riley Enters Her Teen Years In Pixar’s New Film at The Playlist.
- 6/4/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
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