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How does one embody one of the most influential and beloved figures of the modern era? How do you capture their essence without insulting their memory? For Emma Corrin and Elizabeth Debicki, both of whom played Princess Diana at different ages on the Netflix television series “The Crown,” the answers to these questions laid in balancing practical preparation and research with their own personal empathy for who Diana was and what they felt was owed in portraying her. Speaking to one another for Variety’s Actors on Actors, Corrin and Debicki were given the chance to swap notes one playing the part, including how much research they were each given beforehand.
“It just landed in this big box outside my flat,” Debicki said. “The one thing that struck me about ‘The Crown’ was the machinery to help you prepare was so extensive and available. Should you wish to click on any of these boxes,...
“It just landed in this big box outside my flat,” Debicki said. “The one thing that struck me about ‘The Crown’ was the machinery to help you prepare was so extensive and available. Should you wish to click on any of these boxes,...
- 6/11/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
There’s maybe no major auteur in cinema as unassuming as Richard Linklater. A Houston, Texas born film nerd who got his start making DIY, low-budget films around Austin, Linklater has maintained the scrappy, laidback vibe of his first feature even as his prestige has risen and his budgets have grown. The average Linklater film unfolds with a careful sense of effortlessness, loosely moving through vignettes with a keen naturalistic flow.
That’s not to say Linklater is an unambitious filmmaker; far from it. This is a man who took a seemingly small one day romance film in “Before Sunrise” and created an ambitious 20-year trilogy out of it, using the love story of Jesse and Céline as a canvas upon which to explore ideas of aging, growth, and the cruel passage of time. With “Boyhood,” he took a completely new approach to the classic coming-of-age narrative by shooting on...
That’s not to say Linklater is an unambitious filmmaker; far from it. This is a man who took a seemingly small one day romance film in “Before Sunrise” and created an ambitious 20-year trilogy out of it, using the love story of Jesse and Céline as a canvas upon which to explore ideas of aging, growth, and the cruel passage of time. With “Boyhood,” he took a completely new approach to the classic coming-of-age narrative by shooting on...
- 6/11/2024
- by Wilson Chapman and Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
The Academy Museum has vowed to modify language in its new “Hollywoodland” exhibit dedicated to the Jewish founders of Hollywood amid outcry labeling the exhibit antisemitic.
“We have heard the concerns from members of the Jewish community regarding some components of our exhibition ‘Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital,’” the Academy Museum said on Monday in a statement obtained by IndieWire. “We take these concerns seriously and are committed to making changes to the exhibition to address them. We will be implementing the first set of changes immediately — they will allow us to tell these important stories without using phrasing that may unintentionally reinforce stereotypes. This will also help to eliminate any ambiguities. In addition to these updates, we are convening an advisory group of experts from leading museums focused on the Jewish community, civil rights, and the history of other marginalized groups to advise us...
“We have heard the concerns from members of the Jewish community regarding some components of our exhibition ‘Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital,’” the Academy Museum said on Monday in a statement obtained by IndieWire. “We take these concerns seriously and are committed to making changes to the exhibition to address them. We will be implementing the first set of changes immediately — they will allow us to tell these important stories without using phrasing that may unintentionally reinforce stereotypes. This will also help to eliminate any ambiguities. In addition to these updates, we are convening an advisory group of experts from leading museums focused on the Jewish community, civil rights, and the history of other marginalized groups to advise us...
- 6/10/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
[Editor’s note: The following essay contains spoilers for both “Hit Man” and “The Dark Corner”]
It’s always been clear from watching Richard Linklater films that the auteur — who rose to fame during the independent film movement of the ‘90s and stands as one of the modern masters of American cinema — is fascinated by time. Not just the practical application of it, nor just the passage, but the true essence of it. How does one capture childhood? What about the teen years and college? What does it look like to compress these into one vs. focusing in on one moment? These are questions Linklater has answered, but a question the audience should be asking in return is why does Linklater use his films to make these studies?
I believe the answer lies in the history of film itself and what it has given Linklater, in terms of inspiration and influence, but also in terms of how the art form...
It’s always been clear from watching Richard Linklater films that the auteur — who rose to fame during the independent film movement of the ‘90s and stands as one of the modern masters of American cinema — is fascinated by time. Not just the practical application of it, nor just the passage, but the true essence of it. How does one capture childhood? What about the teen years and college? What does it look like to compress these into one vs. focusing in on one moment? These are questions Linklater has answered, but a question the audience should be asking in return is why does Linklater use his films to make these studies?
I believe the answer lies in the history of film itself and what it has given Linklater, in terms of inspiration and influence, but also in terms of how the art form...
- 6/10/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Drive far enough down a deserted highway, and you’ll eventually find spots where the remnants of a civilized society met the unrelenting forces of death, entropy, and decay. Crumbling buildings give way to new ecosystems as Mother Nature takes back the spaces that humanity briefly leased. These abandoned spaces are reminders that there’s nothing we can do on this planet that the universe won’t ultimately undo. Our only choice in the matter is whether we see that as depressing or poetic.
Count Alex Clark (Kai Lennox) among the latter camp. The acclaimed photographer spent much of his youth ripping through the American Southwest in a car by himself, deliberately trying to get lost so that he’d eventually find cool pictures to snap. His photos of decaying buildings earned him his first brushes with fame, and a midlife crisis has now prompted him to try and recreate his original formula for success.
Count Alex Clark (Kai Lennox) among the latter camp. The acclaimed photographer spent much of his youth ripping through the American Southwest in a car by himself, deliberately trying to get lost so that he’d eventually find cool pictures to snap. His photos of decaying buildings earned him his first brushes with fame, and a midlife crisis has now prompted him to try and recreate his original formula for success.
- 6/10/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Don’t Expect a ‘Coming Out’ Movie from Queer ‘I Used to Be Funny’ Director Ally Pankiw Any Time Soon
Ally Pankiw finds it hilarious that her debut feature, “I Used to Be Funny,” isn’t centering on a queer character, despite her own orientation.
While writer/director Pankiw, who is a queer filmmaker, noted that inherently all of her work has a “queer perspective” given her identity. “I Used to Be Funny” is about a stand-up comic, played by Rachel Sennott, who grapples with Ptsd after a teen she used to nanny goes missing.
Pankiw wants to see more queer filmmakers to tell stories that aren’t only queer — and not feel pigeonholed to make only “coming out” dramas.
“Dramedy and dark comedies, that’s really the world that I like playing in,” Pankiw told IndieWire. “Stuff that obviously centers around women and queer people and isn’t just about coming out. It’s always nice…You know, look, I’ve been out for 16 years. So the things that...
While writer/director Pankiw, who is a queer filmmaker, noted that inherently all of her work has a “queer perspective” given her identity. “I Used to Be Funny” is about a stand-up comic, played by Rachel Sennott, who grapples with Ptsd after a teen she used to nanny goes missing.
Pankiw wants to see more queer filmmakers to tell stories that aren’t only queer — and not feel pigeonholed to make only “coming out” dramas.
“Dramedy and dark comedies, that’s really the world that I like playing in,” Pankiw told IndieWire. “Stuff that obviously centers around women and queer people and isn’t just about coming out. It’s always nice…You know, look, I’ve been out for 16 years. So the things that...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Contract season is well underway. IATSE has already been at the negotiating table for months, but last week it left without a deal. Now it’s the teamsters’ turn.
Starting today, Monday, June 10, the Hollywood Teamsters with Local 399 alongside Hollywood Basic Crafts will head to the negotiating table to fight for new three-year contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Negotiations are scheduled to run to mid-July; most of the specific contracts being negotiated now expire on July 31.
Should the teamsters fail to reach a tentative deal with the studios by July 31, Hollywood will most likely be headed for another strike, and all film and TV production will almost certainly come to a standstill. The teamsters were instrumental in 2023’s dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in shuttering productions, agreeing to not cross picket lines and putting studios in a tough spot. Had the teamsters crossed the picket lines,...
Starting today, Monday, June 10, the Hollywood Teamsters with Local 399 alongside Hollywood Basic Crafts will head to the negotiating table to fight for new three-year contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Negotiations are scheduled to run to mid-July; most of the specific contracts being negotiated now expire on July 31.
Should the teamsters fail to reach a tentative deal with the studios by July 31, Hollywood will most likely be headed for another strike, and all film and TV production will almost certainly come to a standstill. The teamsters were instrumental in 2023’s dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in shuttering productions, agreeing to not cross picket lines and putting studios in a tough spot. Had the teamsters crossed the picket lines,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
The State of the Race
The biggest update in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series races happens to be what has been excluded. One can assume the critical and commercial hit FX series “Shōgun” moving to the Drama categories frees up two nomination slots in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series Emmy category in particular now that actors Hiroyuki Sanada...
The State of the Race
The biggest update in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series races happens to be what has been excluded. One can assume the critical and commercial hit FX series “Shōgun” moving to the Drama categories frees up two nomination slots in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series Emmy category in particular now that actors Hiroyuki Sanada...
- 6/10/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Run Lola Run.For movie lovers of a certain age, the image of Franka Potente and her shock of Manic Panic red hair in Run Lola Run (1998) is iconic. A still-potent mix of postmodernism, action cinema, and existential drama, Tom Tykwer’s film fits neatly on the shelf between other millennial canonical classics with strong (or strong-ish) female leads like The Fifth Element (1997) and Amélie (2001). Some saw the breakout success of Run Lola Run as evidence that international arthouse cinema had succumbed to the influence of MTV and Hollywood; others found it a blast of fresh air. The elevator pitch is deceptively simple: Lola (Potente) receives a phone call from her boyfriend, Mani (Moritz Bleibtreu): he was supposed to deliver 100,000 stolen deutschmarks to his crime-lord boss, but left the money bag on the subway by mistake, and now Lola has just twenty minutes to come up with a different...
- 6/10/2024
- MUBI
Julia Fox is standing up against what she sees as a smearing of her creative vision on her feature screenwriting debut “Lipstick Palm.”
Fox exclusively told IndieWire that she is “not pleased” with issues that have arisen amongst the film’s producers. Fox penned the script with Sara Apple, and told Page Six in May 2023 that she was in pre-production on the dark comedy crime feature that was “‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ meets ‘Spring Breakers.'” Fox will act in a supporting role in the film, while the lead stars have yet to be announced.
“Right now we have our cast, we have a director, but we are having some issues,” Fox told IndieWire more than one year later. “We just have some producers that can’t get on the same page, which really sucks and I would speak on it more, but if it does end up going to court,...
Fox exclusively told IndieWire that she is “not pleased” with issues that have arisen amongst the film’s producers. Fox penned the script with Sara Apple, and told Page Six in May 2023 that she was in pre-production on the dark comedy crime feature that was “‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ meets ‘Spring Breakers.'” Fox will act in a supporting role in the film, while the lead stars have yet to be announced.
“Right now we have our cast, we have a director, but we are having some issues,” Fox told IndieWire more than one year later. “We just have some producers that can’t get on the same page, which really sucks and I would speak on it more, but if it does end up going to court,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Sundance Institute announced today the 10 producers, and their projects, selected as Fellows for the 2024 Producers Lab. The Lab begins today and runs through June 22 at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming. From the press release: The Producers Lab nurtures emerging independent film producers with project-specific support through one-on-one meetings and intimate group sessions with veteran producer advisors. The lab encourages fellows to hone their creative instincts and problem-solving skills and to develop strategies for pitching, financing, production, navigating the marketplace, and sustainability. The 2024 cohort includes five fiction film producers and five nonfiction film producers. Fellows in […]
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- 6/10/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The Sundance Institute announced today the 10 producers, and their projects, selected as Fellows for the 2024 Producers Lab. The Lab begins today and runs through June 22 at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming. From the press release: The Producers Lab nurtures emerging independent film producers with project-specific support through one-on-one meetings and intimate group sessions with veteran producer advisors. The lab encourages fellows to hone their creative instincts and problem-solving skills and to develop strategies for pitching, financing, production, navigating the marketplace, and sustainability. The 2024 cohort includes five fiction film producers and five nonfiction film producers. Fellows in […]
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The post Sundance Announces 10 2024 Producers Lab Fellows first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/10/2024
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Josh Lucas thought Christian Bale was a “terrible” actor when the two first worked together on “American Psycho.”
During an interview with Vanity Fair alongside Chloë Sevigny, another “American Psycho” alum, Lucas admitted that he didn’t fully grasp Bale’s take on iconic character Patrick Bateman until later.
“I don’t know if you felt this way, but I actually truly remember thinking that Christian Bale was terrible,” Lucas said. “I remember the first scene I did with him, I watched him and he seemed so false — and I now realize that it was this just fucking brilliant choice that he was making. That was an actor who was at such a completely different level already, and that he was capable of having these crazy layers going on in what he was doing. I thought it was bogus acting at the time, but was exactly the opposite.”
Bale led...
During an interview with Vanity Fair alongside Chloë Sevigny, another “American Psycho” alum, Lucas admitted that he didn’t fully grasp Bale’s take on iconic character Patrick Bateman until later.
“I don’t know if you felt this way, but I actually truly remember thinking that Christian Bale was terrible,” Lucas said. “I remember the first scene I did with him, I watched him and he seemed so false — and I now realize that it was this just fucking brilliant choice that he was making. That was an actor who was at such a completely different level already, and that he was capable of having these crazy layers going on in what he was doing. I thought it was bogus acting at the time, but was exactly the opposite.”
Bale led...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jessica Lange plays the type of women you best keep your guard up around. Step carefully, or she could hurt you with a turn of phrase so gutting because it locates all your insecurities. But that’s also because these women are broken, too, and played with the rare cocktail of vulnerability, resolve, and brio that the two-time Oscar winner is known for on stage and screen.
In Paula Vogel’s (“How I Learned to Drive”) “Mother Play,” a “play in five evictions” now on Broadway as part of Second Stage Theater, Lange is Phyllis, a hardheaded, chain-smoking, martini-swilling matriarch and — oh, when hasn’t Lange played a hardheaded, chain-smoking, martini-swilling matriarch, or at least a complicated woman with a gamut of dependency and emotional issues? Stage roles in Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” or “A Streetcar Named Desire,” and Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” put...
In Paula Vogel’s (“How I Learned to Drive”) “Mother Play,” a “play in five evictions” now on Broadway as part of Second Stage Theater, Lange is Phyllis, a hardheaded, chain-smoking, martini-swilling matriarch and — oh, when hasn’t Lange played a hardheaded, chain-smoking, martini-swilling matriarch, or at least a complicated woman with a gamut of dependency and emotional issues? Stage roles in Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” or “A Streetcar Named Desire,” and Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” put...
- 6/10/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Fresh off some big executive moves, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its newly elected 2024-2025 Board of Governors. The governors, whose advise on what should be the Academy’s strategic vision, help preserve the organization’s financial health, and assure the fulfillment of its mission, are set to take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
Incumbent governors, reelected to the board after a three-year term, include actress Rita Wilson and Warner Bros. Pictures executive Pam Abdy. Among those elected to the board for the first time is producer Jennifer Fox, who has helmed the Academy’s Governors Awards several years running.
The Academy has 19 branches total, each represented by three governors, except for the recently established Animation Branch, represented by two governors; the recently established Short Films Branch, represented by one governor; and the Production and Technology Branch, represented by one governor.
Incumbent governors, reelected to the board after a three-year term, include actress Rita Wilson and Warner Bros. Pictures executive Pam Abdy. Among those elected to the board for the first time is producer Jennifer Fox, who has helmed the Academy’s Governors Awards several years running.
The Academy has 19 branches total, each represented by three governors, except for the recently established Animation Branch, represented by two governors; the recently established Short Films Branch, represented by one governor; and the Production and Technology Branch, represented by one governor.
- 6/10/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
The truth is, Apple TV+ still isn’t a serious streaming contender. Sure, it has many flashy projects with A-list names. But what streaming service nowadays doesn’t? But that doesn’t mean Apple TV+ is going to slow down. If anything, the streaming service has the biggest pockets to draw from, so it can keep pumping out massive projects, as seen in a new teaser.
Read More: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch
While short on release dates or meaningful plot details, Apple TV+ released a sizzle reel-esque teaser for all the shows and films that are coming soon to the streaming service.
Continue reading Apple TV+ Sizzle Reel Offers First Looks At ‘Severance’ S2, ‘Fly Me To The Moon,’ ‘The Instigators’ & More at The Playlist.
Read More: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch
While short on release dates or meaningful plot details, Apple TV+ released a sizzle reel-esque teaser for all the shows and films that are coming soon to the streaming service.
Continue reading Apple TV+ Sizzle Reel Offers First Looks At ‘Severance’ S2, ‘Fly Me To The Moon,’ ‘The Instigators’ & More at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Former USA Network drama “White Collar” was a basic-cable relic before it was added to the Netflix library on April 1, 2024. But like “Suits” before it, another USA drama that found new life when it wound up on Netflix, “White Collar” has since turned up on Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Overall (original and acquired series) list — twice.
“White Collar,” a Fox-produced show, has been on Hulu (because Disney’s Fox acquisition closed in 2019) since December 2018. But until Netflix nabbed the co-exclusive rights this spring, the series had never been a factor in streaming. The show, which ran from 2009-2014 on USA Network, was pretty much an afterthought. Just like “Suits.”
But now, like “Suits,” “White Collar” is getting a sequel series.
“We’re gonna reboot. I’m writing the script,” series creator Jeff Eastin said at Variety’s TV FYC Fest. “It’s the original cast.”
So that includes Eastin’s fellow panelists Matt Bomer,...
“White Collar,” a Fox-produced show, has been on Hulu (because Disney’s Fox acquisition closed in 2019) since December 2018. But until Netflix nabbed the co-exclusive rights this spring, the series had never been a factor in streaming. The show, which ran from 2009-2014 on USA Network, was pretty much an afterthought. Just like “Suits.”
But now, like “Suits,” “White Collar” is getting a sequel series.
“We’re gonna reboot. I’m writing the script,” series creator Jeff Eastin said at Variety’s TV FYC Fest. “It’s the original cast.”
So that includes Eastin’s fellow panelists Matt Bomer,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
True cinephilia lives outside the confines of your front door, way past the boundaries of your home and native language. So, for all the talk of Martin Scorsese as a preeminent master of American cinema, it’s always been heartening to know the filmmaker and cineaste has appreciated all aspects of international cinema, from the East to the West and beyond. Those who understand Scorsese’s many cinematic affinities know fully well that one of his longtime personal passions has been the films by the Archers, aka the English filmmaking duo of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (Powell and Pressburger) and their ravishingly colorful, imaginative, and luminous films.
Continue reading ‘Made In England’ Review: Martin Scorsese Offers An Intimate Tour Through The Radical Romanticism Of Powell & Pressburger Cinema [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Made In England’ Review: Martin Scorsese Offers An Intimate Tour Through The Radical Romanticism Of Powell & Pressburger Cinema [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Way back in March, it was revealed that Netflix had ordered a new TV series based on the film, “Man on Fire.” Now, not only do we know who’s going to star in the series, but we also know who is directing at least two of the episodes.
Read More: ‘Man On Fire’: Series Remake Lands 8-Episode Order At Netflix
According to Deadline, Yahya Abdul-Mateen ll is set to star in and executive produce the new series, “Man on Fire.” Joining Abdul-Mateen II on the project is none other than Steven Caple, Jr.
Continue reading ‘Man On Fire’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Star In Netflix Series From Director Steven Caple, Jr. at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Man On Fire’: Series Remake Lands 8-Episode Order At Netflix
According to Deadline, Yahya Abdul-Mateen ll is set to star in and executive produce the new series, “Man on Fire.” Joining Abdul-Mateen II on the project is none other than Steven Caple, Jr.
Continue reading ‘Man On Fire’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Star In Netflix Series From Director Steven Caple, Jr. at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
It’s time to return to the Innie and Outie world of Lumon Industries.
The first look at Season 2 of Apple Original series “Severance” picks up where Mark (Adam Scott), Dylan (Zach Cherry), Helly (Britt Lower), and Irving (John Turturro) have left off: escaping into the real world outside of their corporate cubicles and trying to free themselves from capitalist tutelage.
The footage debuted at the 2024 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
Ben Stiller directs and executive produces the critically acclaimed series which follows controversial tech company Lumon, whose workers opted for experimental procedures to have an alternate work self. Patricia Arquette portrays the Lumon boss, who blurs the lines between Innies, Outies, personal, and professional by stalking employees outside of work.
Season 2 was announced in April 2022, with Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, and more stars joining the cast.
Executive producer and director Stiller revealed that he uses his family as...
The first look at Season 2 of Apple Original series “Severance” picks up where Mark (Adam Scott), Dylan (Zach Cherry), Helly (Britt Lower), and Irving (John Turturro) have left off: escaping into the real world outside of their corporate cubicles and trying to free themselves from capitalist tutelage.
The footage debuted at the 2024 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
Ben Stiller directs and executive produces the critically acclaimed series which follows controversial tech company Lumon, whose workers opted for experimental procedures to have an alternate work self. Patricia Arquette portrays the Lumon boss, who blurs the lines between Innies, Outies, personal, and professional by stalking employees outside of work.
Season 2 was announced in April 2022, with Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, and more stars joining the cast.
Executive producer and director Stiller revealed that he uses his family as...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“All That We Love” is not, at first brush, a lovable film. Or perhaps the midlife crisis meets coming-of-age drama led by Margaret Cho is too lovable and therefore falls flat for its earnestness?
Cho stars as Emma, an empty nester who realizes just how alone she truly is after the death of her family dog Tanner. Emma is frustrated at work, faced with the return of her ex-husband Andy (Kenneth Choi), and forced to confront the fact that her daughter Maggie (Alice Lee) is relocating to Australia with her boyfriend (Devon Bostick). Basically, Emma is having a bad time. The only bright spot in Emma’s social circle, it seems, is her friendship with Stan (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), who is also dealing with a loss of his own…and a crisis reaction that includes purchasing a motorcycle.
As Stan comforts Emma, she begins to reevaluate the (non-canine) relationships in her life.
Cho stars as Emma, an empty nester who realizes just how alone she truly is after the death of her family dog Tanner. Emma is frustrated at work, faced with the return of her ex-husband Andy (Kenneth Choi), and forced to confront the fact that her daughter Maggie (Alice Lee) is relocating to Australia with her boyfriend (Devon Bostick). Basically, Emma is having a bad time. The only bright spot in Emma’s social circle, it seems, is her friendship with Stan (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), who is also dealing with a loss of his own…and a crisis reaction that includes purchasing a motorcycle.
As Stan comforts Emma, she begins to reevaluate the (non-canine) relationships in her life.
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Do you remember the 2004 TV film “Sucker Free City?” Probably not. Despite being directed by Spike Lee, the film debuted with very little fanfare. But it did have a hell of a cast, including now-Captain America Anthony Mackie. And according to the actor, the project was set to be Showtime’s attempt to mirror one of HBO’s best series.
Speaking on Variety’s Actors on Actors, Anthony Mackie talked about how his career was supposed to take off 20 years ago when “Sucker Free City” was released.
Continue reading Anthony Mackie Talks Being Part Of Forgotten Spike Lee Project ‘Sucker Free City’: “All The Wheels Fell Off” at The Playlist.
Speaking on Variety’s Actors on Actors, Anthony Mackie talked about how his career was supposed to take off 20 years ago when “Sucker Free City” was released.
Continue reading Anthony Mackie Talks Being Part Of Forgotten Spike Lee Project ‘Sucker Free City’: “All The Wheels Fell Off” at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for the ending of “Hit Man.”]
“Hit Man” debuted on Netflix as #1 on its most-watched list, which means the ending may have shocked millions of people this weekend. After all, it’s not exactly a staple of the romantic comedy that the couple the audience is rooting for kills a cop in order to be together. But that’s “Hit Man,” a film that cross-pollinates a sexy screwball comedy with a noir like “Double Indemnity.”
The film is sort-of based on a true story, although the real Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) didn’t kill anyone. However, director Richard Linklater told IndieWire that once he and Powell (they co-wrote the screenplay) came up with that ending, it was never really questioned.
“I think the ending has to be inevitable,” said Linklater. “And it’s kind of the thesis of the movie.”
As the end credits detail, the real-life Johnson did work with the police and...
“Hit Man” debuted on Netflix as #1 on its most-watched list, which means the ending may have shocked millions of people this weekend. After all, it’s not exactly a staple of the romantic comedy that the couple the audience is rooting for kills a cop in order to be together. But that’s “Hit Man,” a film that cross-pollinates a sexy screwball comedy with a noir like “Double Indemnity.”
The film is sort-of based on a true story, although the real Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) didn’t kill anyone. However, director Richard Linklater told IndieWire that once he and Powell (they co-wrote the screenplay) came up with that ending, it was never really questioned.
“I think the ending has to be inevitable,” said Linklater. “And it’s kind of the thesis of the movie.”
As the end credits detail, the real-life Johnson did work with the police and...
- 6/10/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are just about ready to cast another spell with “Practical Magic 2.”
On Monday, Warner Bros. announced a sequel to the beloved 1998 classic. Both of the original film’s stars, Bullock and Kidman, are nearing deals to star in and produce the new one, a person with knowledge of the talks tells IndieWire. Akiva Goldsman, who also just committed to penning a Monster High adaptation for Mattel, will write the sequel screenplay. Denise Di Novi will produce.
Recent “Girls on the Bus” star and Hollywood icon Griffin Dunne directed the original 1998 film; it’s Dunne’s sole feature-directing credit. There is no word yet on who will direct the sequel.
“Practical Magic” centers on the Owens sisters, played by Bullock and Kidman. The witchy duo are cursed in love, with their partners dying early deaths…including one at the hands of Kidman’s character.
On Monday, Warner Bros. announced a sequel to the beloved 1998 classic. Both of the original film’s stars, Bullock and Kidman, are nearing deals to star in and produce the new one, a person with knowledge of the talks tells IndieWire. Akiva Goldsman, who also just committed to penning a Monster High adaptation for Mattel, will write the sequel screenplay. Denise Di Novi will produce.
Recent “Girls on the Bus” star and Hollywood icon Griffin Dunne directed the original 1998 film; it’s Dunne’s sole feature-directing credit. There is no word yet on who will direct the sequel.
“Practical Magic” centers on the Owens sisters, played by Bullock and Kidman. The witchy duo are cursed in love, with their partners dying early deaths…including one at the hands of Kidman’s character.
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Television Critics Association announced the nominees for the 2024 TCA Awards and, surprisingly, they come with some controversy. “Baby Reindeer,” “Ripley” and “Shogun” led all programs with five nominations each. “The Bear” earned four nominations while “Fargo” took three. That being said, both “Baby Reindeer” and “Fargo” earned noms for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials which is utterly head-scratching.
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The nominees for the prestigious Program of the Year are “Reindeer,” “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” and “Shogun.”
Notable nominations include “We Are Lady Parts” in Outstanding Achievement in Comedy; “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Fellow Travelers” in Movies, Miniseries or Specials; “The Traitors” and “We’re Here” in Outstanding Achievement in Reality; and “Doctor Who,” “X-Men ’97,” “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” and “Renegade Nell” in Family Programming.
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The nominees for the prestigious Program of the Year are “Reindeer,” “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” and “Shogun.”
Notable nominations include “We Are Lady Parts” in Outstanding Achievement in Comedy; “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Fellow Travelers” in Movies, Miniseries or Specials; “The Traitors” and “We’re Here” in Outstanding Achievement in Reality; and “Doctor Who,” “X-Men ’97,” “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” and “Renegade Nell” in Family Programming.
- 6/10/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
The 2024 Academy Museum Gala is set to honor a pair of Hollywood icons and one rising star.
Quentin Tarantino, Paul Mescal, and Rita Moreno will be feted for the fourth-annual awards ceremony, taking place October 19. The annual fundraising gala benefits the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and raises funds to support museum exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming, including screenings, K–12 programs, and access initiatives in service of the public and the local community of Los Angeles.
“Gladiator 2” star Mescal will be celebrated with the Vantage Award, which honors an emerging artist or scholar who is helping to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema. Oscar winner Tarantino is set to receive the Luminary Award, which is given to an artist whose singular contributions have expanded the creative possibilities of cinema. “West Side Story” actress Moreno will be awarded the Icon Award, celebrating an artist whose career has had a significant global cultural impact.
Quentin Tarantino, Paul Mescal, and Rita Moreno will be feted for the fourth-annual awards ceremony, taking place October 19. The annual fundraising gala benefits the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and raises funds to support museum exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming, including screenings, K–12 programs, and access initiatives in service of the public and the local community of Los Angeles.
“Gladiator 2” star Mescal will be celebrated with the Vantage Award, which honors an emerging artist or scholar who is helping to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema. Oscar winner Tarantino is set to receive the Luminary Award, which is given to an artist whose singular contributions have expanded the creative possibilities of cinema. “West Side Story” actress Moreno will be awarded the Icon Award, celebrating an artist whose career has had a significant global cultural impact.
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Emilia Clarke “couldn’t carry on” after surviving two brain aneurysms during “Game of Thrones.”
The actress, who played Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show, told Big Issue that she was first concerned she would “get fired” following her aneurysms. At one point, as Big Issue wrote, Clarke even “asked medical staff to let her die” in fear of never acting again.
“When you have a brain injury, because it alters your sense of self on such a dramatic level, all of the insecurities you have going into the workplace quadruple overnight,” Clarke said. “The first fear we all had was, ‘Oh my God, am I going to get fired? Am I going to get fired because they think I’m not capable of completing the job?’”
Clarke recalled thinking while filming, “Well, if I’m going to die, I better die on…TV.”
The actress admitted that she...
The actress, who played Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show, told Big Issue that she was first concerned she would “get fired” following her aneurysms. At one point, as Big Issue wrote, Clarke even “asked medical staff to let her die” in fear of never acting again.
“When you have a brain injury, because it alters your sense of self on such a dramatic level, all of the insecurities you have going into the workplace quadruple overnight,” Clarke said. “The first fear we all had was, ‘Oh my God, am I going to get fired? Am I going to get fired because they think I’m not capable of completing the job?’”
Clarke recalled thinking while filming, “Well, if I’m going to die, I better die on…TV.”
The actress admitted that she...
- 6/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
For fans of adventurous cinema in the last decade, a pairing between actors Christopher Abbott and Mackenzie Davis arrives like the answer to an unspoken prayer. Both performers have dependably elevated small indies and big tentpoles alike with invigorating performances that turn heads no matter the size of the role. Yet even a duo as gifted as they cannot rescue “Swimming Home,” a languid and lugubrious European-set drama that leaves them both stranded.
Continue reading ‘Swimming Home’ Review: Christopher Abbott & Mackenzie Davis’ Island Vacation Makes A Smaller Splash [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Swimming Home’ Review: Christopher Abbott & Mackenzie Davis’ Island Vacation Makes A Smaller Splash [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Marshall Shaffer
- The Playlist
It’s really difficult to imagine a world where “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is a good film. Many of the legacy sequels that have been released in recent years are subpar, to put it nicely. Not only that, but ‘Axel F’ is coming to Netflix, which doesn’t have the best track record with original films. Then you have the fact that Eddie Murphy films are very much hit or miss.
Continue reading ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Clip: Eddie Murphy & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Attempt To Steal A Helicopter In Netflix Comedy at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Clip: Eddie Murphy & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Attempt To Steal A Helicopter In Netflix Comedy at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Filming has officially kicked off for one of our most anticipated films of 2025– “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” And in honor of the first day of filming, Netflix and Rian Johnson have given us a sneak peek at Daniel Craig’s look as Benoit Blanc in the film.
No, unfortunately there’s no teaser trailer. And no, we don’t get to see an official still image from the film.
Continue reading ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Here’s Our First Look At Daniel Craig’s New Look For Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Film at The Playlist.
No, unfortunately there’s no teaser trailer. And no, we don’t get to see an official still image from the film.
Continue reading ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Here’s Our First Look At Daniel Craig’s New Look For Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Film at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
“Hey Mom, did you feel emotional the first time you drove in Sacramento?” asked Saoirse Ronan’s titular character in “Lady Bird” during an impassioned final monologue that makes the streets of the Californian capital glow. The city provides a similar site of reconciliation between a pair who’s grown gradually estranged in Michael Angarano’s “Sacramento.” It feels emotional, too, albeit in a more familiar way.
That’s not necessarily a knock on the film.
Continue reading ‘Sacramento’ Review: Michael Angarano Michael Cera & Kirsten Stewart Plunge Into Paternal Anxieties [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
That’s not necessarily a knock on the film.
Continue reading ‘Sacramento’ Review: Michael Angarano Michael Cera & Kirsten Stewart Plunge Into Paternal Anxieties [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Marshall Shaffer
- The Playlist
Lots of people started watching “The Circle” during the Covid lockdown. But only Sam Reich and the team at Dropout have been able to fully create their own parody version, one that is even a little bit truer to the spirit of the idea. For the “Game Changer” Season 6 two-part finale, “The Ratfish,” the team rented out a hotel floor’s worth of rooms and tricked them out to reflect the vibes of seven Dropout cast members playing a guessing game of sorts.
Each came up with a fake persona and, in order to win a billboard for whatever they wanted to promote on Hollywood Boulevard, were given a goal: Interact with each other via chat to correctly guess which persona is being played by which cast member without being ID’d themselves — but of course they were not told that the eighth player Among Us (or them) wasn’t...
Each came up with a fake persona and, in order to win a billboard for whatever they wanted to promote on Hollywood Boulevard, were given a goal: Interact with each other via chat to correctly guess which persona is being played by which cast member without being ID’d themselves — but of course they were not told that the eighth player Among Us (or them) wasn’t...
- 6/10/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
In five years, Izzy G (Isabella Gaspersz) has gone from starring alongside RuPaul in Netflix’s hour-long dramedy “Aj and the Queen,” to starring in Chuck Lorre‘s network sitcom “B Positive,” to a breakout role as a real-life, controversial figure in the mini-series “Under the Bridge.” And she’s still only 15 years old. Whether or not “Bridge” is rewarded with a slew of Emmy nominations next month, the Hulu program has been a showcase for a slew of teenage acting talents, including Izzy G, that will make their mark for years to come.
Continue reading ‘Under the Bridge’: Izzy G Says “There Is No Humanizing Kelly Ellard” [Interview] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Under the Bridge’: Izzy G Says “There Is No Humanizing Kelly Ellard” [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
When you look at comedians who complain that political correctness is ruining comedy, it’s typically said by older white men. They just believe that comedy is dying because you can’t knowingly offend people. And so they blame the younger generation for being too “woke.” And recently, the comedian who has been on the forefront of that sort of messaging is none other than Jerry Seinfeld. During a podcast interview, he warned people about the “extreme left and PC crap.” Now, we have one of his “Seinfeld” co-stars pushing back against that sort of comment.
Continue reading Julia Louis-Dreyfuss Says It’s “A Red Flag” When Comedians Complain About Political Correctness at The Playlist.
Continue reading Julia Louis-Dreyfuss Says It’s “A Red Flag” When Comedians Complain About Political Correctness at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Based on its premise, you might expect “The Decameron” to be a drama. The series takes place during The Black Death and follows a group of people attempting to wait out the pandemic in the countryside. But would you believe, “The Decameron” is a dark comedy sex-filled romp?
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As seen in the teaser for “The Decameron,” the series follows a group of nobles and their servants celebrating an impromptu holiday in the countryside as they avoid The Black Death.
Continue reading ‘The Decameron’ Teaser: Zosia Mamet & Tony Hale Star In Netflix’s Period, Dark Comedy at The Playlist.
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As seen in the teaser for “The Decameron,” the series follows a group of nobles and their servants celebrating an impromptu holiday in the countryside as they avoid The Black Death.
Continue reading ‘The Decameron’ Teaser: Zosia Mamet & Tony Hale Star In Netflix’s Period, Dark Comedy at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
While the premise of “The Boys” is fairly simple to convey–a group of people aim to take down self-obsessed celebrity superheroes–there is a lot more going on in the show, especially in more recent seasons. The show never pulls its punches when it comes to social messaging. Hell, there was a literal Nazi bad guy in the series. And according to the showrunner, if you don’t like the messages found in “The Boys,” there’s really only one thing you should do–go watch something else.
Continue reading ‘The Boys’ Showrunner Has A Message For People Who Call The Show “Woke”: “Go Watch Something Else” at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Boys’ Showrunner Has A Message For People Who Call The Show “Woke”: “Go Watch Something Else” at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Nothing lasts forever. Even vampires. So, when FX announced that the critically acclaimed “What We Do In The Shadows” was ending with season six, it wasn’t that surprising. Five seasons is a pretty great run for any television program in the current media environment. For Harvey Guillen, who portrays the familiar Guillermo to a 760-year-old plus vampire Nandor, played by Kayvan Novak, the news was somewhat bittersweet.
Read More: “What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 5 Review: FX’s Vampire Comedy Returns With Sharpened Teeth
Speaking to The Playlist last week, Guillen prefaces that he was glad the cast and crew knew season six would be their last before filming began.
Continue reading ‘What We Do In The Shadows’: Harvey Guillen Says Final Season Is ‘Hilarious” & “Possibilities Are Endless” [Interview] at The Playlist.
Read More: “What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 5 Review: FX’s Vampire Comedy Returns With Sharpened Teeth
Speaking to The Playlist last week, Guillen prefaces that he was glad the cast and crew knew season six would be their last before filming began.
Continue reading ‘What We Do In The Shadows’: Harvey Guillen Says Final Season Is ‘Hilarious” & “Possibilities Are Endless” [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
It makes sense that David E. Kelley would find his way back to the work of Scott Turow, one of the most popular authors of his era. They’re kindred spirits in a sense, both former attorneys who used their legal expertise to craft bestselling books or highly-rated TV mysteries. Turow came out of the gates on fire with a book that he would never really top in terms of popularity, 1987’s “Presumed Innocent,” made into a hit film with Harrison Ford in 1990 and now remade 34 years later as an Apple TV+ mini-series with Jake Gyllenhaal in the role of an ace prosecutor turned #1 suspect.
Continue reading ‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Clunky Dialogue, Stretched Mystery Make for A Creatively Guilty Remake at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Clunky Dialogue, Stretched Mystery Make for A Creatively Guilty Remake at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Brian Tallerico
- The Playlist
Haven’t had enough Glen Powell yet? Well don’t worry, the “Anyone but You” and “Hit Man” star will be back on the big screen soon enough with “Minari” director Lee Isaac Chung’s “Twisters.” Coming to theaters July 19, “Twisters” is a sequel to the 1996 disaster film and box office bonanza “Twister,” but features a new, young cast headed by Powell and including Daisy Edgar-Jones, Brandon Perea, and Anthony Ramos. To tease the upcoming blockbuster, all four actors sat down with Fandango to discuss the making of the film and the level of authenticity sought through practical effects.
“There’s a sequence in the movie that I think is going to be one of the most incredible action sequences of all time,” Powell said. “It all happens in a oner and I think that we shot that in December with a rain machine. One of the coldest nights I’ve ever experienced,...
“There’s a sequence in the movie that I think is going to be one of the most incredible action sequences of all time,” Powell said. “It all happens in a oner and I think that we shot that in December with a rain machine. One of the coldest nights I’ve ever experienced,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
IndieWire’s Consider This FYC event returned once again on Saturday to celebrate the craftsmanship and collaboration that goes into making our favorite shows. In front of a packed crowd at The Grove in Los Angeles, artists who worked on the Paramount+ shows “Fellow Travelers,” “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “A Gentleman in Moscow,” “Frasier,” “Colin from Accounts,” and “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” convened for a series of panels about the art of television moderated by IndieWire editors.
The event, produced in partnership with Paramount+, highlighted artists from every stage of the production process. From stars and showrunners to costumers, production designers, composers, editors, and VFX artists, the event reflected IndieWire’s commitment to celebrating above-the-line and below-the-line artists in equal measure. And while the panels focused on shows that could be major players in the upcoming Emmy race, the artists and craftspeople all made it clear...
The event, produced in partnership with Paramount+, highlighted artists from every stage of the production process. From stars and showrunners to costumers, production designers, composers, editors, and VFX artists, the event reflected IndieWire’s commitment to celebrating above-the-line and below-the-line artists in equal measure. And while the panels focused on shows that could be major players in the upcoming Emmy race, the artists and craftspeople all made it clear...
- 6/9/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
From June 10 to June 16, actress and activist Geena Davis, alongside festival director Wendy Guerrero and many others, will be hosting the 10th anniversary of Arkansas’ Bentonville Film Festival. This year’s fest is expected to attract 65,000 attendees and, as with its previous installments, centers on championing the films and voices of women, non-binary, LGBTQ+, Bipoc, Api, and persons with disabilities in entertainment and media. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter promoting the festival, Davis said that while the work Bff does is in a good place, there’s still more to be done.
“We’re making tremendous progress with gender, race and ethnicity-based inclusion,” said Davis. “Unfortunately, representation for people with disabilities is still in the low-single-digits, despite one in four Americans identifying as being disabled.”
Though enjoying movies may not seem like a political act, choosing to center Dei initiatives at a festival that takes place in...
“We’re making tremendous progress with gender, race and ethnicity-based inclusion,” said Davis. “Unfortunately, representation for people with disabilities is still in the low-single-digits, despite one in four Americans identifying as being disabled.”
Though enjoying movies may not seem like a political act, choosing to center Dei initiatives at a festival that takes place in...
- 6/9/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Having Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn as your parents might sound like a dream to some, and Wyatt Russell certainly loves his folks, but acting with them has always been something he’s been hesitant to do — especially once his dad’s return to the screen coincided with his own rise. Sure, he played a younger version of his Kurt’s character in the 1998 sci-fi thriller “Soldier,” but doing the same for the Apple TV+ television adventure series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” involved an entirely different level of commitment. In the show, they play a rough, but reliable U.S. Army Colonel at two contrasting points in his life, yet in both time periods, he’s similarly tasked with facing down the Titans who threaten to destroy the world. In creating this dichotomy, Kurt and Wyatt didn’t really feel the need to prepare together, but in a recent interview with Variety,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
The mix of actors, showrunners, directors, costumers, production designers, composers, and VFX artists in attendance at IndieWire’s Consider This FYC event, produced in partnership with Paramount, reflected the unique blend of skillsets that have to come together to create a hit show. Artists from properties as varied as “Star Trek,” “Frasier,” and “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” to “Fellow Travelers,” “Colin from Accounts,” and “A Gentleman in Moscow” convened at The Grove in Los Angeles to discuss the painstaking process of delivering the most authentic possible shows to their audiences. And while no two stories were the same, everyone seemed to agree that great art happens at the intersection of extensive preparation and serendipitous timing. (Return to IndieWire for videos of the full panels later this week.)
The day kicked off with a panel celebrating “Fellow Travelers” featuring creator and executive producer Ron Nyswaner, star and executive producer Matt Bomer (who...
The day kicked off with a panel celebrating “Fellow Travelers” featuring creator and executive producer Ron Nyswaner, star and executive producer Matt Bomer (who...
- 6/9/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
In the Shyamalan household, the arts rule the roost. Whether it’s legendary filmmaker father M. Night, daughter Ishana, who’s followed in his footsteps, or her sister Saleka who’s branched off into music, creativity and collaboration are the keys to a happy home for this multi-talented brood. This summer, the whole family has reason to celebrate as Ishana’s directorial debut film “The Watchers” hit theaters this weekend and Night’s latest mystery, the concert-set “Trap,” starring Josh Hartnett and featuring songs and performances from Saleka, releases August 9. Speaking to The New York Times for a recent interview, the Shyamalan sisters addressed the lucky timing of their shared breakouts and their natural family dynamic.
“I feel like in some ways we’ve always done that, since we were growing up, experience things together,” said Saleka. “So it feels right even though it was unplanned.”
It’s clear their...
“I feel like in some ways we’ve always done that, since we were growing up, experience things together,” said Saleka. “So it feels right even though it was unplanned.”
It’s clear their...
- 6/9/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Theaters will live to fight another day. “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony) provided more than half of the gross this weekend, taking #1 with $56 million. That isn’t a record for the franchise (with previous films at lower ticket prices), but it is a critical victory for the industry at a time it desperately needs them.
Will Smith’s first wide release since his catastrophic Oscar behavior in 2022 represents a triumph for star power, franchise filmmaking, action titles, and titles that draw from minority audiences (over two thirds for the weekend were Black and Latino). Most of all, it was a vital sign that underperformance for highly touted summer films isn’t a given.
In the face of rising industry panic, an under-$40 million opening for “Ride or Die” (its 2020 predecessor opened to $62 million) could have ratched the doom and despair to toxic levels. Instead, it blew past tracking projections...
Will Smith’s first wide release since his catastrophic Oscar behavior in 2022 represents a triumph for star power, franchise filmmaking, action titles, and titles that draw from minority audiences (over two thirds for the weekend were Black and Latino). Most of all, it was a vital sign that underperformance for highly touted summer films isn’t a given.
In the face of rising industry panic, an under-$40 million opening for “Ride or Die” (its 2020 predecessor opened to $62 million) could have ratched the doom and despair to toxic levels. Instead, it blew past tracking projections...
- 6/9/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
With a career that’s ranged 33 years — over three quarters of his life — Jake Gyllenhaal has covered nearly every type of character, genre, and form, but in a recent interview in The Hollywood Reporter, he said he’s now focused on taking on roles that “freak me out a bit.” Whether that means getting cut and learning to give and take a beating for Doug Liman’s “Road House” remake or wading through the moral and ethical murk of murder and infidelity in the upcoming Apple TV+ mini-series “Presumed Innocent,” Gyllenhaal is game for a challenge.
“The feeling I want to have is, can I do it?” said Gyllenhaal. “That it’s going to ask of me things that I don’t know about myself yet.”
Gyllenhaal attributes this desire push himself further to his sister Maggie. He’ll be taking part in her latest directorial effort, “The Bride!,” a...
“The feeling I want to have is, can I do it?” said Gyllenhaal. “That it’s going to ask of me things that I don’t know about myself yet.”
Gyllenhaal attributes this desire push himself further to his sister Maggie. He’ll be taking part in her latest directorial effort, “The Bride!,” a...
- 6/9/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
“Hit Man” director Richard Linklater knew Glen Powell was a movie star the moment the young actor, with no profile, walked in to audition for “Everybody Wants Some” almost a decade ago. Linklater explained what makes the Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio movie stars go beyond their good looks and acting ability, but their charisma and how we are drawn to them.
“You look at Brad Pitt, ‘Oh, I want to hang out with him,’” said Linklater. “They attract you, you’ll follow them somewhere. You want to be wherever, whatever they’re doing. Some personalities have that quality, most don’t… Glen does.”
Linklater would need every ounce of Powell’s star power to pull off “Hit Man,” a sexy screwball comedy in which the audience is rooting for Madison (Adria Arjona) and Powell’s Ron to be together, but who do some questionable things to get their happy ending.
“You look at Brad Pitt, ‘Oh, I want to hang out with him,’” said Linklater. “They attract you, you’ll follow them somewhere. You want to be wherever, whatever they’re doing. Some personalities have that quality, most don’t… Glen does.”
Linklater would need every ounce of Powell’s star power to pull off “Hit Man,” a sexy screwball comedy in which the audience is rooting for Madison (Adria Arjona) and Powell’s Ron to be together, but who do some questionable things to get their happy ending.
- 6/9/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Making an independent film is hard. It takes time and patience and perseverance, but when you’ve been in the movie business most of your life like Michael Angarano has, you learn to live with the uncertain times in order to push through to the moment where you can get in front of the camera. His sophomore film, “Sacramento” — a road movie/buddy comedy that just premiered at the Tribeca — faced its own stumbling blocks on the path to production and distribution, but through it all, Angarano held firm, knowing he had to make the film no matter what.
“At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” said Angarano in a recent interview with Variety. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”
Thankfully,...
“At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” said Angarano in a recent interview with Variety. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”
Thankfully,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
As someone who’s old enough to have seen the likes of “Superbad” and “Youth in Revolt” when they first opened in theaters, it’s hard not to feel a little unstuck in time as I watch millennial teen icon Michael Cera make the gradual transition towards dad roles. I was completely unfazed by the fact that he became a father in real life, but there’s something kind of fourth-dimensional about watching an actor grow up on screen while their most famous characters stay the same age forever. It’s an uncannily vivid illustration of the vertigo we all experience as we get older — how can you be on the brink of 40 when you’re also still 18?
But some things never change, and coming of age in tandem with an actor like Cera reminds you of that too. Yes, “Superbad” is a high school movie about a pair of...
But some things never change, and coming of age in tandem with an actor like Cera reminds you of that too. Yes, “Superbad” is a high school movie about a pair of...
- 6/9/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Life comes for us all, even slacker filmmakers. Michigan-based indie stalwart Joel Potrykus has always explored loneliness in his work, but his latest, “Vulcanizadora,” plumbs a particular middle-aged variant. This is the alienation of divorced dads becoming estranged from their kids; the existential hell of knowing that you’ve made mistakes and that there’s nothing you can do to change them. In some ways, this is Potrykus’ version of “No Exit.”
To underline the passage of time, “Vulcanizadora” revives the characters Potrykus and his muse Joshua Burge played in 2014’s “Buzzard.” Ten years later, Marty Jackitansky (Burge) and Derek Skiba (Potrykus) are the same overgrown adolescents they once were, even as their circumstances have changed. Sometime in the past decade, Derek got married, had a kid, and then got divorced. Meanwhile, Marty’s petty crimes have escalated, with consequences that are harder to escape than those of his check-fraud scheme in “Buzzard.
To underline the passage of time, “Vulcanizadora” revives the characters Potrykus and his muse Joshua Burge played in 2014’s “Buzzard.” Ten years later, Marty Jackitansky (Burge) and Derek Skiba (Potrykus) are the same overgrown adolescents they once were, even as their circumstances have changed. Sometime in the past decade, Derek got married, had a kid, and then got divorced. Meanwhile, Marty’s petty crimes have escalated, with consequences that are harder to escape than those of his check-fraud scheme in “Buzzard.
- 6/9/2024
- by Katie Rife
- Indiewire
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