Mark Wahlberg has starred in critical duds like “Planet of the Apes” and “Rock Star,” and yet it’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” that he’s asking God to forgive him for. The actor, who is a devout Catholic, is going viral for comments he made during an appearance at the Uic Pavilion in Chicago. Joined on stage by Cardinal Blasé Cupich, Wahlberg said “Boogie Nights” was at the top of his list of poor career choices.
“I just always hope that God is a movie fan and also forgiving, because I’ve made some poor choices in my past,” Wahlberg said. “‘Boogie Nights’ is up there at the top of the list.”
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“Boogie Nights” was Wahlberg’s early breakthrough thanks to his performance as rising porn star Dirk Diggler. At the time, the actor was coming off supporting...
“I just always hope that God is a movie fan and also forgiving, because I’ve made some poor choices in my past,” Wahlberg said. “‘Boogie Nights’ is up there at the top of the list.”
Read More:Paul Thomas Anderson’s Best Scenes, Ranked
“Boogie Nights” was Wahlberg’s early breakthrough thanks to his performance as rising porn star Dirk Diggler. At the time, the actor was coming off supporting...
- 10/24/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Author: Zehra Phelan
With production gearing up for a September start on the Brad Pitt-led Ad Astra, final talks with Tommy Lee Jones are heating up to get him to join the cast on the futuristic sci-fi epic.
Written and directed by We Own the Night and The Lost City of Z’s James Gray, information surrounding the plotline is being kept top secret, however, it has been reported that Pitt would play the slightly autistic space engineer Roy McBride. Twenty years after his father left on a one-way mission to Neptune in order to find signs of extra-terrestrial intelligence, McBride travels through the solar system to find him and understand why his mission failed.
Going on that premise, we can assume that Tommy Lee Jones could very well be playing his Father, in a story which will be set in Deep space. Ethan Gross has co-written the script...
With production gearing up for a September start on the Brad Pitt-led Ad Astra, final talks with Tommy Lee Jones are heating up to get him to join the cast on the futuristic sci-fi epic.
Written and directed by We Own the Night and The Lost City of Z’s James Gray, information surrounding the plotline is being kept top secret, however, it has been reported that Pitt would play the slightly autistic space engineer Roy McBride. Twenty years after his father left on a one-way mission to Neptune in order to find signs of extra-terrestrial intelligence, McBride travels through the solar system to find him and understand why his mission failed.
Going on that premise, we can assume that Tommy Lee Jones could very well be playing his Father, in a story which will be set in Deep space. Ethan Gross has co-written the script...
- 6/26/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I love a good adventure thriller, and The Lost City of Z looks like it will be a great movie! The film is based on the true story of Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), a soldier and explorer who, in the 1920s, disappeared while searching for a mythical city of an advanced civilization in the Amazon jungle of Brazil.
I first read about Fawcett when I was in high school and became obsessed with his story for awhile. I just love these kinds of stories, and I'm excited to see Fawcett's story retold in this upcoming film.
The movie is being distributed by Amazon Studios, it comes from writer and producer James Grey (The Immigrant), and it also stars Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, and Robert Pattinson. Here's the synopsis:
Based on author David Grann’s nonfiction bestseller, The Lost City Of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy...
I first read about Fawcett when I was in high school and became obsessed with his story for awhile. I just love these kinds of stories, and I'm excited to see Fawcett's story retold in this upcoming film.
The movie is being distributed by Amazon Studios, it comes from writer and producer James Grey (The Immigrant), and it also stars Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, and Robert Pattinson. Here's the synopsis:
Based on author David Grann’s nonfiction bestseller, The Lost City Of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy...
- 2/2/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
This spring, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson grow out their facial hair and explore the wild when James Grey’s long-awaited The Lost City of Z adaptation finally comes to theaters. To promote its release, the official UK trailer promises a visually stunning glimpse into this true tale of exploration, discovery, tranquility and danger. Lots and lots of danger.
Based on David Grann’s non-fiction bestseller of the same name, The Lost City of Z follows British explorer Percy Fawcett (Hunnam) at the dawn of the 20th century, as he journeys the Amazon wilderness to discover stirring evidence of a previously unknown civilization. Percy’s adoring wife (Sienna Miller) encourages him, his son (Holland) joins him, and a bearded aide de camp (Pattinson) help him along his travels, which provides suspense, intrigue and mystery.
The Lost City of Z made its way into several festivals last fall, including Nyff,...
Based on David Grann’s non-fiction bestseller of the same name, The Lost City of Z follows British explorer Percy Fawcett (Hunnam) at the dawn of the 20th century, as he journeys the Amazon wilderness to discover stirring evidence of a previously unknown civilization. Percy’s adoring wife (Sienna Miller) encourages him, his son (Holland) joins him, and a bearded aide de camp (Pattinson) help him along his travels, which provides suspense, intrigue and mystery.
The Lost City of Z made its way into several festivals last fall, including Nyff,...
- 1/20/2017
- by Will Ashton
- We Got This Covered
It’s still too early to know which movies will gather awards buzz on the fall festival circuit, but at least now we know which ones are getting the greatest exposure from the outset. All three high-profile slots at the New York Film Festival have been announced — opening night selection “The 13,” from Ava Duvernay, centerpiece selection “20th Century Women,” directed by Mike Mills and starring Annette Bening, and closing night entry “The Lost City of Z,” from Nyff favorite James Grey. Toronto, meanwhile, opens with a remake of “The Magnificent Seven,” which closes Venice. And who know what will get an extra boost from a sneak peek at Telluride?
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In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson evaluate all of these films and read the tea leaves. They also touch...
See MoreIndieWire’s Movie Podcast: Screen Talk (108): Our First Thoughts On the Tiff 2016 Lineup
In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson evaluate all of these films and read the tea leaves. They also touch...
- 8/5/2016
- by Indiewire Staff
- Thompson on Hollywood
It’s still too early to know which movies will gather awards buzz on the fall festival circuit, but at least now we know which ones are getting the greatest exposure from the outset. All three high-profile slots at the New York Film Festival have been announced — opening night selection “The 13,” from Ava Duvernay, centerpiece selection “20th Century Women,” directed by Mike Mills and starring Annette Bening, and closing night entry “The Lost City of Z,” from Nyff favorite James Grey. Toronto, meanwhile, opens with a remake of “The Magnificent Seven,” which closes Venice. And who know what will get an extra boost from a sneak peek at Telluride?
See MoreIndieWire’s Movie Podcast: Screen Talk (108): Our First Thoughts On the Tiff 2016 Lineup
In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson evaluate all of these films and read the tea leaves. They also touch...
See MoreIndieWire’s Movie Podcast: Screen Talk (108): Our First Thoughts On the Tiff 2016 Lineup
In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson evaluate all of these films and read the tea leaves. They also touch...
- 8/5/2016
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
Directed by James Grey. Cinematography by Darius Khondji. Starring Tom Holland, Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, and Robert Pattinson. Based on the bestseller by David Grann. “In 1925, renowned British explorer Col.
- 4/3/2016
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Suburbicon, Loving, and Deep Water all set to be presented by sales agents.
Berlin buyers are steeling themselves for a possible feeding frenzy today (Feb 11) as sales agents present or show footage from the likes of Suburbicon, Loving, and Deep Water.
George Clooney, in town for Thursday evening’s opening night gala Hail, Caesar! directed by the Coen brothers, will meet buyers to talk up Suburbicon, which he will direct from a screenplay by the Coens. Bloom handles international sales and CAA represents Us rights.
Insiders and CAA are showing footage of Pablo Larraín’s Jackie starring Natalie Portman as the former First Lady.
CAA will also show footage from Loving, a timely tale of racism from Jeff Nichols, whose Midnight Special premieres in competition tomorrow.
The agency’s other hot titles available for Us distribution include James Grey’s long-gestating adventure The Lost City Of Z, and crime drama I.T. starring Pierce Brosnan.
Sierra/Affinity...
Berlin buyers are steeling themselves for a possible feeding frenzy today (Feb 11) as sales agents present or show footage from the likes of Suburbicon, Loving, and Deep Water.
George Clooney, in town for Thursday evening’s opening night gala Hail, Caesar! directed by the Coen brothers, will meet buyers to talk up Suburbicon, which he will direct from a screenplay by the Coens. Bloom handles international sales and CAA represents Us rights.
Insiders and CAA are showing footage of Pablo Larraín’s Jackie starring Natalie Portman as the former First Lady.
CAA will also show footage from Loving, a timely tale of racism from Jeff Nichols, whose Midnight Special premieres in competition tomorrow.
The agency’s other hot titles available for Us distribution include James Grey’s long-gestating adventure The Lost City Of Z, and crime drama I.T. starring Pierce Brosnan.
Sierra/Affinity...
- 2/11/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: From the American Revolution to the jungles of the early 20th century, the adaptation of David Grann's bestseller has another explorer. Angus Macfadyen has joined the cast of The Lost City Of Z. Best known for his role as Robert The Bruce in Braveheart and currently playing Major Robert Rogers on AMC's Turn, Macfadyen will play James Murray in the James Grey helmed film. The real-life explorer Murray went into the jungles of South America with Percy Fawcett…...
- 9/1/2015
- Deadline
Russ and Roger Go Beyond
Josh Gad has closed a deal to play legendary film critic Roger Ebert in the Michael Winterbottom-directed comedy "Russ & Roger Go Beyond" for Stx Entertainment. Gad will play opposite Will Ferrell as sexploitation maestro Russ Meyer.
The debauched comedy follows two no-holds-barred outsiders who defied the Hollywood establishment to make "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," one of the first X-rated films ever released by a major movie studio. Filming begins later this year. [Source: Variety]
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Michael J. Fox will lend his voice to the role of a robotic dog in Robin Dunne's upcoming independent family comedy "A.R.C.H.I.E." at Trilight Entertainment and Clairwood Capital.
Katharine Isabelle plays a world-renowned roboticist who has created Archie to look like a normal dog while having super strength, X-ray vision and the ability to talk. While her research program is shut down by the military, she helps Archie...
Josh Gad has closed a deal to play legendary film critic Roger Ebert in the Michael Winterbottom-directed comedy "Russ & Roger Go Beyond" for Stx Entertainment. Gad will play opposite Will Ferrell as sexploitation maestro Russ Meyer.
The debauched comedy follows two no-holds-barred outsiders who defied the Hollywood establishment to make "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," one of the first X-rated films ever released by a major movie studio. Filming begins later this year. [Source: Variety]
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Michael J. Fox will lend his voice to the role of a robotic dog in Robin Dunne's upcoming independent family comedy "A.R.C.H.I.E." at Trilight Entertainment and Clairwood Capital.
Katharine Isabelle plays a world-renowned roboticist who has created Archie to look like a normal dog while having super strength, X-ray vision and the ability to talk. While her research program is shut down by the military, she helps Archie...
- 9/1/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Read More: Is Film School Necessary? Top Indie Filmmakers Respond In the not-so-distant past, for the most part, aspiring filmmakers had no choice but to attend film school because they couldn't afford the equipment otherwise. We've all heard about how directors like James Grey, Ang Lee, Martin Scorsese, Catherine Hardwick and Gina Prince-Bythewood studied at top film schools before going on to tackle Hollywood. But things have changed. Back when those filmmakers attended film school (really anytime before 2010 or so) a video editing system cost at least $25,000 and the cost of buying motion picture film and other gear was prohibitively expensive. Nowadays, filmmakers can invest in a laptop-based editing system for $1,500, while, as The New York Times reports, a film education run $80,000. But with film schools becoming increasingly expensive and filmmaking tools cheaper than ever, why spend a year or more paying to learn the craft of filmmaking when you can learn by.
- 4/16/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
From Brad Pitt to Benedict Cumberbatch and now Charlie Hunnam, the lead role in the adaptation of The Lost City of Z has been tossed around quite a bit over the years, but now it sounds like things are getting locked into place. THR reports the "Sons of Anarchy" series star is set to star in the big screen take on David Grann's book of the same name, with Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller still on board the film. Pitt was part of the earliest iteration of the project, and while he won't star in the film anymore, he's still producing with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner by way of his own Plan B Entertainment arm. Read on! James Grey is still directing the film from a script he wrote himself. The story focuses on British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who went searching for the so-called City of Z in the Amazon,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
After taking time out from features to play a warped version of himself in documentary I'm Still Here, Joaquin Phoenix made a sensational comeback in Paul Thomas Anderson's blistering 2012 drama The Master.
Critically-acclaimed roles in little-seen The Immigrant (reuniting him with director James Grey) and Spike Jonze's Her followed, and his latest role brings him back into orbit with Anderson for Inherent Vice.
A Thomas Pynchon adaptation that unfolds at the dawn of the '70s in La, Phoenix plays Larry "Doc" Sportello, a private detective adrift in a drug-fuelled haze as he searches for his ex Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterston).
Phoenix refused to answer questions about Pynchon, the reclusive mastermind behind it all, but he did speak openly about continuing his working relationship with Anderson.
"He really creates an amazing atmosphere, you just feel bathed in a feeling when you enter his sets," he said. "He's...
Critically-acclaimed roles in little-seen The Immigrant (reuniting him with director James Grey) and Spike Jonze's Her followed, and his latest role brings him back into orbit with Anderson for Inherent Vice.
A Thomas Pynchon adaptation that unfolds at the dawn of the '70s in La, Phoenix plays Larry "Doc" Sportello, a private detective adrift in a drug-fuelled haze as he searches for his ex Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterston).
Phoenix refused to answer questions about Pynchon, the reclusive mastermind behind it all, but he did speak openly about continuing his working relationship with Anderson.
"He really creates an amazing atmosphere, you just feel bathed in a feeling when you enter his sets," he said. "He's...
- 1/26/2015
- Digital Spy
Every now and then, a film falls through the cracks. Independent dramas in particular are susceptible to a weird phenomenon we'll call the Distribution Bermuda Triangle – they're made, they play at a film festival or two, they rack up some early buzz and movie fans get excited.
And then... nothing. A gaping void where the release date ought to be.
The UK has been especially bad for this of late, with a slew of 2013's most buzzed-about dramas still without distribution. Below, Digital Spy rounds up the five we're most desperate to finally see on this side of the pond
The Spectacular Now
In the wake of Shailene Woodley's recent box office double whammy (Divergent and The Fault in Our Stars, if you've been snoozing), our hopes were high that this sophisticated teen drama would finally see the light of day in the UK. But as yet, there's been no word.
And then... nothing. A gaping void where the release date ought to be.
The UK has been especially bad for this of late, with a slew of 2013's most buzzed-about dramas still without distribution. Below, Digital Spy rounds up the five we're most desperate to finally see on this side of the pond
The Spectacular Now
In the wake of Shailene Woodley's recent box office double whammy (Divergent and The Fault in Our Stars, if you've been snoozing), our hopes were high that this sophisticated teen drama would finally see the light of day in the UK. But as yet, there's been no word.
- 7/5/2014
- Digital Spy
So far, Mark Greaney’s novel The Gray Man has had a tortuous journey toward the silver screen. Way back in 2011, an adaptation by Adam Cozad (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) had achieved inclusion on the Black List – at which point James Grey (The Immigrant) signed on to direct it. By 2012, things were looking up when Brad Pitt began seriously considering the high profile lead role. Grey and Pitt were unable to pull it together, though, and the rights to the property lapsed – leaving the way clear for a new creative team to take a crack at it. Enter powerhouse producers Joe Roth and Palak Patel (Maleficent), who snapped up the rights for Sony Pictures, and quickly sought the agreement of writing-directing team Joe and Anthony Russo to add the project to their ever-growing slate.
The Gray Man is the story of an assassin and former CIA operative, who finds himself...
The Gray Man is the story of an assassin and former CIA operative, who finds himself...
- 5/31/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Winter Soldier directors Joe and Anthony Russo have signed on to write and direct The Grey Man. Long, long in development, the adaptation of Mark Greaney’s espionage novel has been passed around Hollywood desks for years. Originally set up with James Grey directing Brad Pitt in the main role, both have long since passed – with the Russo brothers now looking for their new lead. A spy thriller in the classic ’70s mould (a style that heavily influenced the Russo’s take on Captain America), it’s the story of a CIA spook turned assassin...
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- 5/30/2014
- by Paul Bradshaw
- TotalFilm
Benedict Cumberbatch may be getting some company in the Amazon jungle. Twilight star Robert Pattinson has just lined up a role alongside Cumberbatch in The Lost City of Z, an adaptation of James Grey’s novel about a British explorer who went missing deep in the jungle on his search for the mysterious City of Z.
Set just before the out break of Wwi, real-life explorer Lt. Colonel Percival Fawcett went in search of Z, the city he believed to be El Dorado, the lost city of gold. Disappearing under mysterious circumstances, adventurers and explorers have been unable to retrace Fawcett’s steps or uncover and trace of the man. Cumberbatch will play the explorer but no word on who Pattinson will portray.
Set just before the out break of Wwi, real-life explorer Lt. Colonel Percival Fawcett went in search of Z, the city he believed to be El Dorado, the lost city of gold. Disappearing under mysterious circumstances, adventurers and explorers have been unable to retrace Fawcett’s steps or uncover and trace of the man. Cumberbatch will play the explorer but no word on who Pattinson will portray.
- 11/7/2013
- by Rachel West
- Cineplex
Though Robert Pattinson is slated to star in Werner Herzog's gestating Queen of the Desert with Nicole Kidman replacing Naomi Watts on the film about Gertrude Bell's life as a writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer and political attache for the British Empire, the actor who launched to fame with The Twilight Saga is lining up another promising project for his future slate. The print issue of ScreenDaily at the Afm (via The Playlist) reveals Pattinson will join Benedict Cumberbatch in James Grey's adaptation of David Grann's book The Lost City of Z, about a British explorer lost in the Amazon searching for the City of Z. Cumberbatch joined the film earlier this year, and a chat with James Grey from The Playlist indicates that the future of the film depends on what happens at the American Film Market. Panorama Media is financing and trying to sell the rights...
- 11/6/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The first act of the Oscar season is playing out like an episode of "Survivor."
Several anticipated films planned to be released in the heart of awards season have picked up stakes and moved to 2014. Changes often happen in the highly contentious fall movie season, but rarely has there been an exodus like this.
Most recently, George Clooney's World War II drama The Monuments Men, previously dated for December 18, was moved by Sony to early next year, after the end-of-year eligibility cutoff. Earlier postponed was Bennett Miller's brother drama Foxcatcher, with Channing Tatum and Steve Carell; Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly; and James Grey's The Immigrant, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Marion Cotillard.
Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street is also up in the air, widely expected to move from a long-planned November release to Christmas. Scorsese is racing to edit his ambitious Wall Street epic,...
Several anticipated films planned to be released in the heart of awards season have picked up stakes and moved to 2014. Changes often happen in the highly contentious fall movie season, but rarely has there been an exodus like this.
Most recently, George Clooney's World War II drama The Monuments Men, previously dated for December 18, was moved by Sony to early next year, after the end-of-year eligibility cutoff. Earlier postponed was Bennett Miller's brother drama Foxcatcher, with Channing Tatum and Steve Carell; Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly; and James Grey's The Immigrant, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Marion Cotillard.
Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street is also up in the air, widely expected to move from a long-planned November release to Christmas. Scorsese is racing to edit his ambitious Wall Street epic,...
- 10/25/2013
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
September 11 marked a very different occasion in Chile. It was 40 years ago that a CIA backed military operation ousted a democratically elected president and launched 17 years of fear and violence on the nation. Chilean artists only survived if they went in to exile and film schools were closed. Expression wasn't encouraged so it's incredible that today these Chilenos and Chilenas have a voice and have made such an impact on the international film landscape.
They came through the dictatorship and have an admiration and camaraderie with one another that inspires each other with an unbreakable bond. Today is Chilean Independence day and we wanted to ask these filmmakers who has inspired them. As a Chileno, I dedicate this to my mother.
Nicolas Lopez - Aftershock
Inspiration: Woody Allen, Alex de la Iglesia, Santiago Segura, Quentin Tarantino, Todd Solondz.
Sebastián Lelio - Gloria
Inspiration: John Cassavetes, Francois Truffaut, Raoul Ruiz, Pier Palo Pasolini, Roberto Rossellini.
Read SydneysBuzz interview with Sebastián Leilo Here
Alice Scherson - Il Futuro
Inspiration: Michelangelo Antonioni, Agnes Varda, Hal Hartley, Alfred Hitchcock, Raul Ruiz.
Marialy Rivas - Joven Y Alocada
Inspiration: Jean Luc Godard, Wim Wenders, Lars Von Trier, Alfred Hitchcock, Antonioni
“I'm going with the classics being cinema such a young art, no?”
Cristian Jimenez - Bonsai
Inspiration: Aki Kaurismaki, Nicholas Ray, Raúl Ruiz, Yasujiro Ozu, Jan Svankmajer
Che Sandoval - Te creís la más linda... (Pero erís la más puta)
Inspiration: Jim Jarmush, John Casavettes, Andrew Bujalsky, John Houston, Jean Luc Godard
Matias Lira - Drama
Inspiration: Werner Herzog, Luchino Visconti, John Cassavetes, David Lynch, Lars Von Trier (From Chile: Raul Ruiz, Andres Wood, Pablo Larrain, Ignacio Agüero, Patricio Guzman)
Rodrigo Marin - Zoologico
Inspiration: Ruben Ostlund, Ulrich Seidl, Yorghos Lanthimos, Cristian Jimenez, James Grey
Ernesto Diaz Espinoza – Santiago Violenta
Inspiration: Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Takeshi Kitano, Alfred Hitchcock
Maria Jose San Martin – La Ducha
Inspiration: Woody Allen, Michael Haneke, Martin Rejim, Rodrigo Garcia, John Cassavetes
Another recent notable Chilean film is The Summer of Flying Fish by Marcela Said
Read Sydney's interview with Marcela Said during Tiff Here
Read our review for the film Here...
They came through the dictatorship and have an admiration and camaraderie with one another that inspires each other with an unbreakable bond. Today is Chilean Independence day and we wanted to ask these filmmakers who has inspired them. As a Chileno, I dedicate this to my mother.
Nicolas Lopez - Aftershock
Inspiration: Woody Allen, Alex de la Iglesia, Santiago Segura, Quentin Tarantino, Todd Solondz.
Sebastián Lelio - Gloria
Inspiration: John Cassavetes, Francois Truffaut, Raoul Ruiz, Pier Palo Pasolini, Roberto Rossellini.
Read SydneysBuzz interview with Sebastián Leilo Here
Alice Scherson - Il Futuro
Inspiration: Michelangelo Antonioni, Agnes Varda, Hal Hartley, Alfred Hitchcock, Raul Ruiz.
Marialy Rivas - Joven Y Alocada
Inspiration: Jean Luc Godard, Wim Wenders, Lars Von Trier, Alfred Hitchcock, Antonioni
“I'm going with the classics being cinema such a young art, no?”
Cristian Jimenez - Bonsai
Inspiration: Aki Kaurismaki, Nicholas Ray, Raúl Ruiz, Yasujiro Ozu, Jan Svankmajer
Che Sandoval - Te creís la más linda... (Pero erís la más puta)
Inspiration: Jim Jarmush, John Casavettes, Andrew Bujalsky, John Houston, Jean Luc Godard
Matias Lira - Drama
Inspiration: Werner Herzog, Luchino Visconti, John Cassavetes, David Lynch, Lars Von Trier (From Chile: Raul Ruiz, Andres Wood, Pablo Larrain, Ignacio Agüero, Patricio Guzman)
Rodrigo Marin - Zoologico
Inspiration: Ruben Ostlund, Ulrich Seidl, Yorghos Lanthimos, Cristian Jimenez, James Grey
Ernesto Diaz Espinoza – Santiago Violenta
Inspiration: Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Takeshi Kitano, Alfred Hitchcock
Maria Jose San Martin – La Ducha
Inspiration: Woody Allen, Michael Haneke, Martin Rejim, Rodrigo Garcia, John Cassavetes
Another recent notable Chilean film is The Summer of Flying Fish by Marcela Said
Read Sydney's interview with Marcela Said during Tiff Here
Read our review for the film Here...
- 9/18/2013
- by Juan Caceres
- Sydney's Buzz
Moments after leaving an early morning press screening of James Gray's "The Immigrant" in the final stretches of the Cannes Film Festival, I immediately encountered two extreme perspectives on the movie. Conversing with a pair of knowledgable cinephiles, one extolled the classical virtues of director James Grey's swooning tale, which finds Marion Cotillard playing a Polish immigrant pulled into prostitution by scheming showman Bruno (Joaquin Phoenix). Set in 1921, the elegant period piece reminded this man of no less than Elia Kazan's grimy New York dramas. But that was only one reaction. Another viewer called it a cheap imitation that benefited from Cotillard's investment in her tragic role, but suffered from a melodramatic Phoenix performance and an equally preachy score. In my estimation, they're both right. Gray's fifth directorial effort is a conflicting experience admirable and powerfully executed in parts, cold and meandering in others. The great cinematographer Darius.
- 5/24/2013
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Cannes is a sort of annual cinematic Olympics, with almost every country vying for spots in the official selection. But with the official 2013 Cannes Film Festival announcement a little over a month away, Indiewire is offering its annual Cannes wish list. Indiewire's annual Cannes wish list isn't so much about officially predicting the lineup, but rather a roster of films we hope are finished in time, good enough and invited to the festival. Thus we're not including films basically confirmed not to be heading to Cannes -- like Lars von Trier's "The Nymphomaniac," Xavier Dolan's "Tom at the Farm" and Pedro Almodovar's "I Am Excited." Or the one film we officially know -- Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," which will open the festival. Among the candidates are celebrated filmmakers like Woody Allen, Catherine Breillat, Joel & Ethan Coen, Sofia Coppola, Claire Denis, Atom Egoyan, James Grey, Jim Jarmusch,...
- 3/21/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Before Monday's 39th annual Chaplin Award Gala hosted by the Film Society of Lincoln Center got underway, rumors were swirling over pre-cocktail hour that the French icon and honoree Catherine Deneuve didn't want to sit through an endless stream of talky tributes. If so, the lady sure got her wish. The night mostly consisted of scenes from some of her best work (she has over 100 films to her name), peppered by some brief speeches from a small pool of five speakers, two of whom (James Grey and Martin Scorsese) had never even worked with Deneuve (Grey -- the filmmaker behind "We Are the Night" and "Two Lovers" is supposedly really big in France, and Scorsese, well he's Scorsese). Deneuve's short and to-the-point acceptance speech was charming and sincere, but the juiciest quips of the night came from those that paid tribute to her. Below, find the best five quotes from...
- 4/4/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
You guys, with all the focus on the Zumas, Kingstons, Suris and Havens of celebrity town, we realize we’ve missed out on sharing the incredible cuteness of some other kiddies. Our bad. One of them is Marion Cotillard’s son, Marcel. We just saw this photograph of him and promptly fell in love. Little Marcel was visiting his maman on the Brooklyn set of her new untitled James Grey period film with Joaquin Phoenix — we can already smell the awards. And as gorgeous as Marion is (without makeup, too), her bébé totally steals the show. Those cheeks!
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- 2/1/2012
- by Ambika Muttoo
- TheFabLife - Movies
It looks like mega star Brad Pitt could end up taking on the lead role of Court Gentry in the upcoming big screen film adaption of Mark Greaney's novel, The Gray Man. The film is set to be directed by We Own the Night director James Grey from a script written by Adam Cozad. Pitt is not officially signed on yet, but he's currently in negotiations. The film will be an adaptation of the first book in the series that focuses on a former CIA operative turned assassin-for-hire. I could see Pitt take on a role like this, I think it could be a good movie for his to take on. Grey said in a previous interview that he "has a very specific plan to shoot the film that will distinguish it from past assassin-on-the-run thrillers like the Jason Bourne films. That is to have the point of view come from the assassin.
- 8/15/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
"Precious" took home five major honors at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards including Gabourey Sidibe's first Best Actress win.
"Precious" won awards for Best Feature, Lee Daniels for Best Director, Geoffrey Fletcher for Best First Screenplay and Sidibe and Mo'Nique took home Best Actress and Best Supporting, respectively.
Best Feature
500 Days of Summer, Producers Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Mason Novick, Steven J. Wolfe
Amreeka, Producers Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin
Precious, Producers Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Sin Nombre, Producer Amy Kaufman
The Last Station, Producers Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Boonie Arnold
Best Director
The Coen Brothers for A Serious Man
Lee Daniels for Precious
Cary Fukunaga for Sin Nombre
James Grey for Two Lovers
Michael Hoffman for The Last Station
Best First Feature
A Single Man
Crazy Heart
Easier With Practice
The Messenger
Paranormal Activity
John Cassavetes Award
Big Fan
Humpday
The New Year Parade
Treeless Mountain
Zero Bridge
Best Screenplay
Alessandro Camon,...
"Precious" won awards for Best Feature, Lee Daniels for Best Director, Geoffrey Fletcher for Best First Screenplay and Sidibe and Mo'Nique took home Best Actress and Best Supporting, respectively.
Best Feature
500 Days of Summer, Producers Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Mason Novick, Steven J. Wolfe
Amreeka, Producers Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin
Precious, Producers Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Sin Nombre, Producer Amy Kaufman
The Last Station, Producers Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Boonie Arnold
Best Director
The Coen Brothers for A Serious Man
Lee Daniels for Precious
Cary Fukunaga for Sin Nombre
James Grey for Two Lovers
Michael Hoffman for The Last Station
Best First Feature
A Single Man
Crazy Heart
Easier With Practice
The Messenger
Paranormal Activity
John Cassavetes Award
Big Fan
Humpday
The New Year Parade
Treeless Mountain
Zero Bridge
Best Screenplay
Alessandro Camon,...
- 3/6/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Spirit Awards are nearly upon us. I will live blog haphazardly tonight whilst cleaning my apartment and fine tuning Oscar Party Plans. In the meantime, while you wait for the festivities to begin, I thought you should hear from a Spirit voter. So I'll let him take it from here. Hello everybody! Michael B here, writing my first (and hopefully not last) guest post. Let me tell you a few things about myself before I begin. I’m 19 years old, from Los Angeles, but reside in New York City during the fall and spring. I attend Nyu and major in Dramatic Writing, or also known as, Film, Play and Television Writing. I’m a huge Oscar buff—I live five blocks away from the Academy Building—and have been an avid reader and “chatty moviegoer” at The Film Experience for over five years. And I do too love the actresses.
- 3/6/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire and The Last Station led the nominations for the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards with five each.
Both were nominated for best feature along with (500) Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre.
If you’re wondering where indie favorite and Oscar hopeful The Hurt Locker is, the movie was submitted for consideration last year and was no eligible for this year’s list. Though Kathryn Bigelow picked up “Best Feature” for the film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last night.
As far as I know, Duncan Jones’ Moon is considered a British film and was correctly included in the British Indie Film nominees with several other solid picks (though I didn’t care for Fish Tank).
I was glad to see Anvil! included in the documentaries after it was left off the Oscar short list — though where’s The Cove? — plus love for 500 Days and Adventureland,...
Both were nominated for best feature along with (500) Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre.
If you’re wondering where indie favorite and Oscar hopeful The Hurt Locker is, the movie was submitted for consideration last year and was no eligible for this year’s list. Though Kathryn Bigelow picked up “Best Feature” for the film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last night.
As far as I know, Duncan Jones’ Moon is considered a British film and was correctly included in the British Indie Film nominees with several other solid picks (though I didn’t care for Fish Tank).
I was glad to see Anvil! included in the documentaries after it was left off the Oscar short list — though where’s The Cove? — plus love for 500 Days and Adventureland,...
- 12/1/2009
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
T his review was originally published in February. Two Lovers is out on DVD this week. Rarely has movie love been handled with both the dreamy indulgence and the cynicism that James Grey pulls off in Two Lovers. It’s a pity that the film, which premiered nine months ago at Cannes and is now rolling out on VOD and in theaters via Magnolia, has been pegged in time as the allegedly final film of star Joaquin Phoenix. In this meditation on class passing and infinite adolescence, set mainly in Brighton Beach with a few giddy sojourns to Manhattan, Grey creates a mood pocket, as it were, that’s distinctly out of time. Working off a series of contrasts that’ ...
- 7/2/2009
- by Karina Longworth
- Spout
Recently, someone and I -- it might've been Weinberg -- were discussing the fact that Magnolia seems to be replacing Lionsgate when it comes to a studio's willingness to put out the seemingly untouchable stuff.
The conversation mostly concerned horror fare, natch, but I suspect that Bobcat Goldthwait's World's Greatest Dad falls particularly well into Magnolia's fold, and they seem to agree, as they're all set to have a video-on-demand premiere before a theatrical run in late August, according to The Wrap.
James Grey's Two Lovers was recently released in a similar manner, and Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience looks to be getting a likewise treatment at the end of this month. So far as I can tell, it's a strategy that works to their favor (that is, until everyone inevitably moves to either New York or Los Angeles). As far as the film itself is concerned,...
The conversation mostly concerned horror fare, natch, but I suspect that Bobcat Goldthwait's World's Greatest Dad falls particularly well into Magnolia's fold, and they seem to agree, as they're all set to have a video-on-demand premiere before a theatrical run in late August, according to The Wrap.
James Grey's Two Lovers was recently released in a similar manner, and Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience looks to be getting a likewise treatment at the end of this month. So far as I can tell, it's a strategy that works to their favor (that is, until everyone inevitably moves to either New York or Los Angeles). As far as the film itself is concerned,...
- 4/13/2009
- by William Goss
- Cinematical
Rarely has movie love been handled with both the dreamy indulgence and the cynicism that James Grey pulls off in Two Lovers. It’s a pity that the film, which premiered nine months ago at Cannes and is now rolling out on VOD and in theaters via Magnolia, has been pegged in time as the allegedly final film of star Joaquin Phoenix. In this meditation on class passing and infinite adolescence, set mainly in Brighton Beach with a few giddy sojourns to Manhattan, Grey creates a mood pocket, as it were, that’s distinctly out of time. Working off a series of contrasts that’s very true to its New York setting, Two Lovers is implicitly concerned with the way romantic relationships give us an opportunity to slide back and forth across class lines; if that motion temporarily offers the potential for an erasal of personal history, our ultimate stations...
- 2/12/2009
- by Karina Longworth
- Spout
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