Gore Verbinski's blue-soaked, melancholic "The Ring" incited a wave of J-horror stateside upon its release in 2002. A new century always brings new horror rules, and for the early part of this century, those rules mandated imported ghosties with tragic, complex backstories. Unlike most horror remakes, especially J-horror remakes, Verbinski's "The Ring" is arguably stronger than Hideo Nakata's original, no small feat given Nakata's status as one of this generation's premier Japanese horror auteurs. Post-millennium anxiety, digital unease, and swelling domestic discontent coalesced into more than hospitable conditions for "The Ring" to not just succeed, but succeed remarkably. $249 million worldwide isn't bad by any metric.
Beyond Verbinski's assured control of the material, the cast of new and familiar faces helped augment "The Ring's" most enduring scares. While Naomi Watts might be front and center, Daveigh Chase's contributions as chief baddie Samara Morgan cannot be overstated. With a dense,...
Beyond Verbinski's assured control of the material, the cast of new and familiar faces helped augment "The Ring's" most enduring scares. While Naomi Watts might be front and center, Daveigh Chase's contributions as chief baddie Samara Morgan cannot be overstated. With a dense,...
- 10/14/2023
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
Everyone has to start somewhere and exactly where that place may be is often of pretty dubious quality or (at the very least) rather surprising for some of today’s biggest names in the film industry. For example, we all know Jennifer Aniston had her start with Leprechaun, a film she’d probably rather forget (although we think it’s a lot of fun). Now, with current streaming services pulling all kinds of older films and television shows into their libraries, fans can get the chance to see some of those questionable choices that most likely were made to pay the bills. Here are a few of our favorites:
Elisabeth Moss in Surburban Commando (1991)
While not her very first credit, this is the Mad Men & Handmaid’s Tale star’s first feature film and it’s a doozy. For anyone not familiar with it, it’s an action comedy starring...
Elisabeth Moss in Surburban Commando (1991)
While not her very first credit, this is the Mad Men & Handmaid’s Tale star’s first feature film and it’s a doozy. For anyone not familiar with it, it’s an action comedy starring...
- 2/18/2023
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
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A memory piece in four extraordinary voices, Sébastien Lifshitz’s sharp and tender documentary reveals the secret history of an underground network created by cross-dressing men and transgender women in the 1950s and ’60s. Casa Susanna takes its title from the secluded Catskills resort that became a refuge for pathfinders from around the world at a time when many countries’ laws and social norms were aligned against them. Two of these pioneering trans woman, octogenarians at the time of filming, are interviewed for the doc, recalling the rustic retreat’s crucial role in their journey to self-realization. The other two subjects, now entering their 70s, were children during the Casa’s heyday, with family ties to the uncommon New York bungalow colony.
The French filmmaker, who has explored the transgender experience in a number of films, among them the narrative drama Wild Side...
A memory piece in four extraordinary voices, Sébastien Lifshitz’s sharp and tender documentary reveals the secret history of an underground network created by cross-dressing men and transgender women in the 1950s and ’60s. Casa Susanna takes its title from the secluded Catskills resort that became a refuge for pathfinders from around the world at a time when many countries’ laws and social norms were aligned against them. Two of these pioneering trans woman, octogenarians at the time of filming, are interviewed for the doc, recalling the rustic retreat’s crucial role in their journey to self-realization. The other two subjects, now entering their 70s, were children during the Casa’s heyday, with family ties to the uncommon New York bungalow colony.
The French filmmaker, who has explored the transgender experience in a number of films, among them the narrative drama Wild Side...
- 9/17/2022
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tucked in a corner of the Catskills, Casa Susanna was a modest private resort where cross-dressing heterosexual men and transgender women gathered on summer weekends through the 1950s and ‘60s to live as their true selves, dressed in the ladies’ fashion of the day and engaging in bourgeois social activities such as taking snapshots.
Over the past 15 years, a handful of articles, academic research, and photography exhibitions (and let’s not forget the 2014 Tony-nominated play by Harvey Fierstein) have gradually opened the door to this secret subculture of Cold War America.
Now “Casa Susanna,” a new documentary by French filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz, flings it open.
Following a warmly received world premiere in Venice and screenings this week in Toronto, “Casa” lands this fall at BFI London Film Festival and select U.S. and international festivals. PBS Intl., which has global rights and is receiving strong interest, is planning an awards campaign for this year.
Over the past 15 years, a handful of articles, academic research, and photography exhibitions (and let’s not forget the 2014 Tony-nominated play by Harvey Fierstein) have gradually opened the door to this secret subculture of Cold War America.
Now “Casa Susanna,” a new documentary by French filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz, flings it open.
Following a warmly received world premiere in Venice and screenings this week in Toronto, “Casa” lands this fall at BFI London Film Festival and select U.S. and international festivals. PBS Intl., which has global rights and is receiving strong interest, is planning an awards campaign for this year.
- 9/12/2022
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
The Enchanted Cottage: Lifshitz Salvages a Segment of Transgender History
Although he began his directorial career in the vein of free-spirited indie narratives navigating the fringes of queer and trans perspectives, French filmmaker Sebastien Lifshitz has exclusively delivered documentaries for well over a decade. Either focusing on a specific subject, or a group perspective, (such as the elderly gay men and women of 2012’s Les Invisibles or the tempestuous friends of 2019’s Adolescents), Lifshitz has spent a large part of his career shining on a light on erased histories and neglected viewpoints from a community already defined by historical (and ongoing) disenfranchisement.…...
Although he began his directorial career in the vein of free-spirited indie narratives navigating the fringes of queer and trans perspectives, French filmmaker Sebastien Lifshitz has exclusively delivered documentaries for well over a decade. Either focusing on a specific subject, or a group perspective, (such as the elderly gay men and women of 2012’s Les Invisibles or the tempestuous friends of 2019’s Adolescents), Lifshitz has spent a large part of his career shining on a light on erased histories and neglected viewpoints from a community already defined by historical (and ongoing) disenfranchisement.…...
- 9/3/2022
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
PBS International has unveiled the trailer for “Casa Susanna,” Sébastien Lifshitz’s follow up to “Little Girl,” which is having its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section. Produced by Agat Films, Arte France and American Experience Films, in association with BBC Storyville, the documentary film will have its North American premiere at Toronto on Sept. 9.
“Susanna” delivers a look at the underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men who found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place for them to express their true selves and live for a few days as they had always dreamed—dressed as women without fear of being incarcerated or institutionalized for their self-expression.
Lushly lensed by Paul Guilhaume, the documentary is told through the memories of those...
“Susanna” delivers a look at the underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men who found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place for them to express their true selves and live for a few days as they had always dreamed—dressed as women without fear of being incarcerated or institutionalized for their self-expression.
Lushly lensed by Paul Guilhaume, the documentary is told through the memories of those...
- 9/3/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In the tireless drive toward progress, it’s easy to forget the past. When it comes to queer history, discrimination and fear of persecution discouraged, if not actively erased, the documenting of queer life. Queer historians have had to fight tooth and nail to reclaim countless writers, artists, and musicians, even if they lived quite openly during their lifetimes. After all, if Emily Dickinson could write her “hot and feverish” letters to Susan without academia recognizing her queerness until recently, what chance was there for everyday queer people of yore?
Brilliantly, a nearly lost chapter of queer history has been delicately excavated in “Casa Susanna,” a sumptuous documentary about an oasis where trans women and crossdressing men found community throughout the 1950s and ’60s. Prolific French filmmaker Sebastien Lifshitz vividly brings the past to life through crackling archival footage, incredible photographs, and the golden memories of those who first found themselves there.
Brilliantly, a nearly lost chapter of queer history has been delicately excavated in “Casa Susanna,” a sumptuous documentary about an oasis where trans women and crossdressing men found community throughout the 1950s and ’60s. Prolific French filmmaker Sebastien Lifshitz vividly brings the past to life through crackling archival footage, incredible photographs, and the golden memories of those who first found themselves there.
- 9/3/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Malibu Barbie and Brooklyn Barbie are ready to party under the sea after transforming into mermaids in TheWrap’s exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming Netflix movie musical adventure “Barbie Mermaid Power,” from Mattel.
The film follows Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts (who made her debut in the Barbie universe last fall), Barbie “Malibu” Roberts, and her sisters Skipper, Stacie, and Chelsea “on an underwater adventure as they transform into mermaids to help save the world of Pacifica,” per a logline from Mattel.
“In ‘Barbie Mermaid Power,’ Barbie and Barbie are summoned by Isla (from Dolphin Magic) to compete to be the underwater Power Keeper in a series of challenges designed to find their inner powers. Through these competitions they discover whether they are mermaids of Earth, Air, Water, or Fire, all while making new animal and mermaid friends. In this fish-tale of friendship, adventure, and bravery, Barbie, Barbie, and family experience...
The film follows Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts (who made her debut in the Barbie universe last fall), Barbie “Malibu” Roberts, and her sisters Skipper, Stacie, and Chelsea “on an underwater adventure as they transform into mermaids to help save the world of Pacifica,” per a logline from Mattel.
“In ‘Barbie Mermaid Power,’ Barbie and Barbie are summoned by Isla (from Dolphin Magic) to compete to be the underwater Power Keeper in a series of challenges designed to find their inner powers. Through these competitions they discover whether they are mermaids of Earth, Air, Water, or Fire, all while making new animal and mermaid friends. In this fish-tale of friendship, adventure, and bravery, Barbie, Barbie, and family experience...
- 8/30/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Even without the family Christmas presents of throwing axes, Amber Midthunder was born to be an action star. Her father, David Midthunder, is an actor and stunt performer whose recent credits include “1883” and “Dark Winds”; mom Angelique Midthunder is the casting director of “Reservation Dogs.” The youngest Midthunder started working on screen when she was four (her first role: “Little Girl”) and, more recently, she’s had lead roles on TV series “Roswell, New Mexico” and “Legion” and parts in films “The Marksman” and “The Ice Road.”
But in Dan Trachtenberg’s clever “Predator” prequel “Prey,” the 25-year-old Midthunder is the lead. The fifth film in the venerable action franchise is set on the Great Plains in the fall of 1719 and follows Midthunder’s Naru as she battles a vicious alien warrior intent on taking her out, as well as her Comanche Nation tribe, a coterie of French fur trappers,...
But in Dan Trachtenberg’s clever “Predator” prequel “Prey,” the 25-year-old Midthunder is the lead. The fifth film in the venerable action franchise is set on the Great Plains in the fall of 1719 and follows Midthunder’s Naru as she battles a vicious alien warrior intent on taking her out, as well as her Comanche Nation tribe, a coterie of French fur trappers,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
"Know that you are not alone. There are other children just like you." Music Box Films has released a new official US trailer for an acclaimed French documentary film titled Little Girl, also known as Petite Fille when it screened at festivals. This first premiered at last year's 2020 Berlin Film Festival, and it was one of my favorite films of that festival (just before the pandemic swept in). This doc is touching portrait of seven-year-old Sasha, who questions her gender and in doing so, evokes the sometimes disturbing reactions of a society that is still invested in a biological boy-girl way of thinking. I wrote in my glowing review that this is "a story for all of us, no matter who we think we are, to learn how to respect and appreciate everyone for who they want to be, and who they are, no matter what that means." Yep this documentary is a must watch.
- 8/17/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Wed. March. 24 Anthony Anderson to Host the 8th Annual Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
Anthony Anderson, star and executive producer of ABC’s multi-award-nominated sitcom “black-ish,” will host the 8th Annual Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards.
The reimagined awards gala, honoring outstanding achievements of both make-up artists and hairstylists in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater, will be held virtually on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
As previously announced, Eddie Murphy will be honored with the Distinguished Artisan Award, presented by Arsenio Hall, star of Murphy’s recently released movie Coming 2 America.
Anthony Anderson, best known for his iconic roles on television and in movies, has received many accolades throughout his career including six consecutive Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,” two Golden Globe nominations and three Critics Choice nominations for his popular role in “black-ish.” Anderson is currently hosting his sixth season of...
Anthony Anderson, star and executive producer of ABC’s multi-award-nominated sitcom “black-ish,” will host the 8th Annual Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards.
The reimagined awards gala, honoring outstanding achievements of both make-up artists and hairstylists in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater, will be held virtually on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
As previously announced, Eddie Murphy will be honored with the Distinguished Artisan Award, presented by Arsenio Hall, star of Murphy’s recently released movie Coming 2 America.
Anthony Anderson, best known for his iconic roles on television and in movies, has received many accolades throughout his career including six consecutive Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,” two Golden Globe nominations and three Critics Choice nominations for his popular role in “black-ish.” Anderson is currently hosting his sixth season of...
- 3/24/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Canada - it’s my home and native land, and it belongs to Cathy’s Curse (1977) as well; although for decades it went from obscurity to discount box set before being rescued and restored. Now the film can be seen - after years of mud caked transfers - for what it really is: A truly bizarre attempt at setting The Exorcist/The Omen inside of an artsy marital drama, full of yelling, strange behaviour, and temper tantrums. And that’s just the grownups. In other words, Cathy's Curse is essential viewing for those who need a little Sturm und Drang und Flying Dolls in their lives. You know who you are.
A French co-production, Cathy’s Curse had regional openings all across Canada in the fall, and opened in France late summer. The critics were nothing more than dismissive with this low budget shocker, and it went through the usual journey: drive-ins,...
A French co-production, Cathy’s Curse had regional openings all across Canada in the fall, and opened in France late summer. The critics were nothing more than dismissive with this low budget shocker, and it went through the usual journey: drive-ins,...
- 3/20/2021
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Near the beginning of “Little Girl,” the camera sits quietly in on a ballet class for second-grade girls. Among them is seven-year-old Sasha Kovac, in a dark T-shirt and tights that contrast starkly with the other girls’ papery white dresses. She moves gracefully but warily, her eyes more on her fellow dancers’ movements than her own, her arms threatening to break expressively free but not quite achieving liftoff. An instructor brusquely tells Sasha to stop watching the others, but it’s easy to see why she can’t: She seems to be palpably outside this class, looking for a way in.
It’s a familiar feeling for Sasha, having been born in a male body but certain, from the age of two, that she is female. Sébastien Lifshitz’s lovely, clear-eyed documentary thoughtfully articulates the disorientation of gender dysphoria not from the inside out — Sasha is never less than calmly...
It’s a familiar feeling for Sasha, having been born in a male body but certain, from the age of two, that she is female. Sébastien Lifshitz’s lovely, clear-eyed documentary thoughtfully articulates the disorientation of gender dysphoria not from the inside out — Sasha is never less than calmly...
- 3/4/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
18 features are in the programme of the 26th edition of the event organised by UniFrance and Film at Lincoln Center, unfolding online this year from 4 to 14 March. The poignant documentary Little Girl by Sébastien Lifshitz will open the 26th edition of the Rendez-Vous With French Cinema in New-York, exceptionally organised online from 4 to 14 March 2021 by UniFrance and Film at Lincoln Center.Standing out among the 18 feature films in the menu is Margaux Hartmann by Ludovic Bergery, whose lead actress Emmanuelle Béart, guest of these Rendez-Vous, will be in a free online conversation with Richard Peña (Columbia University) to discuss her career and French cinema. Also shining bright in the selection are ten titles which received the 2020 Official...
Nicole Garcia’s Lovers (Amants) is a New York’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema highlight Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Emmanuelle Béart’s tour-de-force performance in Ludovic Bergery’s Margaux Hartmann; and Emmanuel Mouret’s The Things We Say, The Things We Do, aka Love Affair(s) with Camélia Jordana, Niels Schneider, Vincent Macaigne, Guillaume Gouix, Julia Piaton, Émilie Dequenne, and Jenna Thiam which both were produced by Frédéric Niedermayer; Hélier Cisterne’s Faithful, starring Vincent Lacoste and Vicky Krieps; and Nicole Garcia’s Lovers (Amants), with Stacy Martin, Pierre Niney, Benoît Magimel, and a brilliant score by Grégoire Hetzel are four of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema early bird highlights tackling the subject of love.
Sasha in the opening night selection, Sébastien Lifshitz’s Little Girl (Petite Fille)
Opening the festival on March 4 is another highlight, Sébastien...
Emmanuelle Béart’s tour-de-force performance in Ludovic Bergery’s Margaux Hartmann; and Emmanuel Mouret’s The Things We Say, The Things We Do, aka Love Affair(s) with Camélia Jordana, Niels Schneider, Vincent Macaigne, Guillaume Gouix, Julia Piaton, Émilie Dequenne, and Jenna Thiam which both were produced by Frédéric Niedermayer; Hélier Cisterne’s Faithful, starring Vincent Lacoste and Vicky Krieps; and Nicole Garcia’s Lovers (Amants), with Stacy Martin, Pierre Niney, Benoît Magimel, and a brilliant score by Grégoire Hetzel are four of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema early bird highlights tackling the subject of love.
Sasha in the opening night selection, Sébastien Lifshitz’s Little Girl (Petite Fille)
Opening the festival on March 4 is another highlight, Sébastien...
- 2/21/2021
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
François Ozon’s Summer of ’85 (Été ’85) screens in New York’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze UniFrance and Film at Lincoln Center announced the 26th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema line-up of 18 feature films and free Special Events. Opening the festival is Sébastien Lifshitz’s Little Girl (Petite Fille) with eight-year-old Sasha. Other highlights include François Ozon’s Summer of ’85 (Été ’85), starring Benjamin Voisin and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (music by The Cure); Suzanne Lindon’s Spring Blossom (Seize printemps) with Lindon opposite Arnaud Valois; Nicole Garcia’s Lovers (Amants), starring Stacy Martin, Pierre Niney, and Benoît Magimel; Hélier Cisterne’s Faithful (De nos frères blessés) starring Vicky Krieps and Vincent Lacoste; Quentin Reynaud’s Final Set (Cinquième) set with Kristin Scott Thomas, Ana Girardot, and Alex Lutz, and Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s Gagarin (Gagarine) with Jamil McCraven, Lyna Khoudri, and a cameo by Denis Lavant.
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- 2/11/2021
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” took home the top prize at the 33rd European Film Awards.
The Danish dramedy swept Saturday’s virtual ceremony, nabbing additional wins for best director and best actor for Mads Mikkelsen, who plays an alcoholic high school teacher. Vinterberg also won best screenplay for the feature, along with co-writer Tobias Lindholm.
When accepting the top award, Vinterberg said, “None of my films ever could ever have been made without the support systems of my country and of European filmmaking in general. My first film was about child abuse, my second one about the same and now we’ve made a film about four heterosexual white males teaching youngsters to drink. It could never have been possible outside of this continent and I’m super proud to be awarded in this continent.”
The filmmaker dedicated his win to the memory of his 19-year-old daughter Ida, who...
The Danish dramedy swept Saturday’s virtual ceremony, nabbing additional wins for best director and best actor for Mads Mikkelsen, who plays an alcoholic high school teacher. Vinterberg also won best screenplay for the feature, along with co-writer Tobias Lindholm.
When accepting the top award, Vinterberg said, “None of my films ever could ever have been made without the support systems of my country and of European filmmaking in general. My first film was about child abuse, my second one about the same and now we’ve made a film about four heterosexual white males teaching youngsters to drink. It could never have been possible outside of this continent and I’m super proud to be awarded in this continent.”
The filmmaker dedicated his win to the memory of his 19-year-old daughter Ida, who...
- 12/12/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round,” about a group of high school teachers who decide to live their lives in a perpetual state of inebriation, has been named the best European Film of 2020 at the European Film Awards.
The film also won awards for Vinterberg’s direction, Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm’s screenplay and Mads Mikkelsen’s lead performance. The film is Denmark’s entry in the Oscar race for Best International Feature Film.
Paula Beer won the best actress award for Christian Petzold’s German ghost story “Undine.”
French director Emmanuel Courcol’s “The Big Hit” was named European Comedy of the year, in a category that only had three nominees rather than the usual six. The hand-drawn French film “Josep” won the award for animated feature, while “Collective” won the documentary award.
Nonfiction director Mark Cousins was given the first Efa Award for Innovative Storytelling for his 14-hour, 40-chapter...
The film also won awards for Vinterberg’s direction, Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm’s screenplay and Mads Mikkelsen’s lead performance. The film is Denmark’s entry in the Oscar race for Best International Feature Film.
Paula Beer won the best actress award for Christian Petzold’s German ghost story “Undine.”
French director Emmanuel Courcol’s “The Big Hit” was named European Comedy of the year, in a category that only had three nominees rather than the usual six. The hand-drawn French film “Josep” won the award for animated feature, while “Collective” won the documentary award.
Nonfiction director Mark Cousins was given the first Efa Award for Innovative Storytelling for his 14-hour, 40-chapter...
- 12/12/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The European Film Awards, unfolding virtually this year, revealed its major winners during a ceremony on Saturday, December 12. The European Film Academy previously doled out prizes for below-the-line crafts, short films, and more throughout the week. The 33rd annual European Film Awards this year were emceed by German TV host Steven Gätjen out of Berlin. Nominees and winners Zoomed in from around the world, to some technical difficulties.
With four nominations each, European Film winner “Another Round,” “Corpus Christi,” and “Martin Eden” led the way. Also nominated in the main category were “Berlin Alexanderplatz,” “The Painted Bird,” and “Undine.” This year, the Academy upped the number of nominees in the European Film and European Documentary from five to six. Documentary nominees are “Acasa, My Home,” “Gunda,” “Little Girl,” “Saudi Runaway,” and “The Cave,” with “Collective” winning the prize.
Earlier this week, Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland was elected as the new...
With four nominations each, European Film winner “Another Round,” “Corpus Christi,” and “Martin Eden” led the way. Also nominated in the main category were “Berlin Alexanderplatz,” “The Painted Bird,” and “Undine.” This year, the Academy upped the number of nominees in the European Film and European Documentary from five to six. Documentary nominees are “Acasa, My Home,” “Gunda,” “Little Girl,” “Saudi Runaway,” and “The Cave,” with “Collective” winning the prize.
Earlier this week, Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland was elected as the new...
- 12/12/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Little girl. Big psycho. Canadian filmmaker Steven Kostanski (Manborg, Leprechaun Returns, The Void) is back with Psycho Goreman, a horror-comedy that was acquired by Rlje Films and Shudder. First up, Rlje will release Psycho Goreman in theaters, On Demand & Digital on January 22. “Featuring a supporting turn from Kostanski’s Astron-6 collaborator Adam Brooks (and a few other surprise cameos), PG (Psycho Goreman) introduces […]...
- 12/11/2020
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Polish director Agnieszka Holland also named new European Film Academy president.
Italian drama Hidden Away has won two of the first European Film Awards of 2020, which are being staggered across four nights of virtual ceremonies due to the virus crisis.
Further winners in the first ceremony, which focussed on the technical categories, included The Personal History Of David Copperfield, Berlin Alexanderplatz and The Platform.
Hidden Away, Giorgio Diritti’s portrait of Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, won best cinematography for the work of Matteo Cocco and best costume design, for Ursula Patzak. The film premiered at the Berlinale where Elio Germano...
Italian drama Hidden Away has won two of the first European Film Awards of 2020, which are being staggered across four nights of virtual ceremonies due to the virus crisis.
Further winners in the first ceremony, which focussed on the technical categories, included The Personal History Of David Copperfield, Berlin Alexanderplatz and The Platform.
Hidden Away, Giorgio Diritti’s portrait of Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, won best cinematography for the work of Matteo Cocco and best costume design, for Ursula Patzak. The film premiered at the Berlinale where Elio Germano...
- 12/10/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round,” starring Mads Mikkelsen, leads the race for the 33rd European Film Awards, alongside Jan Komasa’s Oscar nominated “Corpus Christi” and Pietro Marcello’s “Martin Eden.” Each film has four nominations.
“Another Round” took nominations for best film, director, actor for Mikkelsen, and screenwriter for Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm. The film won the Audience Award at London Film Festival, and best actor, jointly for the four male leads, at San Sebastian.
“Corpus Christi” will compete for best film, director, actor for Bartosz Bielenia, and screenwriter for Mateusz Pacewicz.
“Martin Eden” is short-listed in the best film category, as well as director, actor for Luca Marinelli (who won best actor with the film at Venice last year), and screenwriter for Marcello and Maurizio Braucci.
Three films scored two nominations each. Burhan Qurbani’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz” competes for best film, and screenwriter for Martin Behnke and Qurbani.
“Another Round” took nominations for best film, director, actor for Mikkelsen, and screenwriter for Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm. The film won the Audience Award at London Film Festival, and best actor, jointly for the four male leads, at San Sebastian.
“Corpus Christi” will compete for best film, director, actor for Bartosz Bielenia, and screenwriter for Mateusz Pacewicz.
“Martin Eden” is short-listed in the best film category, as well as director, actor for Luca Marinelli (who won best actor with the film at Venice last year), and screenwriter for Marcello and Maurizio Braucci.
Three films scored two nominations each. Burhan Qurbani’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz” competes for best film, and screenwriter for Martin Behnke and Qurbani.
- 11/10/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Nominations for feature film and documentary up from five to six.
The nominations for the 2020 European Film Awards have been unveiled, with the size of two key categories extended as a result of the virus crisis.
The categories for best feature and best documentary have each been increased from five to six to offer more exposure to titles and artists impacted by cinema closures and release delays during the pandemic.
Scroll down for full list of nominees
The films nominated in the best European Film category are Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, Berhan Qurbani’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi,...
The nominations for the 2020 European Film Awards have been unveiled, with the size of two key categories extended as a result of the virus crisis.
The categories for best feature and best documentary have each been increased from five to six to offer more exposure to titles and artists impacted by cinema closures and release delays during the pandemic.
Scroll down for full list of nominees
The films nominated in the best European Film category are Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, Berhan Qurbani’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The European Film Academy has unveiled the nominations for its 2020 awards, which will take place virtually across a series of online events December 8-12.
Leading the way are Another Round, Corpus Christi, and Martin Eden which have four nominations apiece, including for European Film 2020. Joining them in that main category are Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Painted Bird, and Undine.
Nominated for European Documentary are: Acasa, My Home; Collective; Gunda; Little Girl; Saudi Runaway; and The Cave.
In the European Director category, joining Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round, Jan Komasa for Corpus Christi, and Pietro Marcello for Martin Eden are Agnieszka Holland for Charlatan, Francois Ozon for Summer Of 85, and Maria Sødahl for Hope.
The European Actress nominees are: Paula Beer (Udine); Natasha Berezhnaya (Dau. Natasha); Andrea Bræin Hovig (Hope); Ane Dahl Torp (Charter); Nina Hoss (My Little Sister); and Marta Nieto (Mother).
Up for European actor: Bartosz Bielenia (Corpus Christi...
Leading the way are Another Round, Corpus Christi, and Martin Eden which have four nominations apiece, including for European Film 2020. Joining them in that main category are Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Painted Bird, and Undine.
Nominated for European Documentary are: Acasa, My Home; Collective; Gunda; Little Girl; Saudi Runaway; and The Cave.
In the European Director category, joining Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round, Jan Komasa for Corpus Christi, and Pietro Marcello for Martin Eden are Agnieszka Holland for Charlatan, Francois Ozon for Summer Of 85, and Maria Sødahl for Hope.
The European Actress nominees are: Paula Beer (Udine); Natasha Berezhnaya (Dau. Natasha); Andrea Bræin Hovig (Hope); Ane Dahl Torp (Charter); Nina Hoss (My Little Sister); and Marta Nieto (Mother).
Up for European actor: Bartosz Bielenia (Corpus Christi...
- 11/10/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary walked away with this year’s Grand Prize, courtesy of a jury led by Fabrice du Welz. The 47th Film Fest Gent closed this weekend with the 20th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards and the allocation of the festival’s Grand Prize to Sébastien Lifshitz and his French film Little Girl. Following on from Paloma Sermon-Daï’s triumph at the recent Namur Film Festival with Petit Samedi (read our news), this is the second time in recent weeks that a documentary film has won the Grand Prize at a Belgian film festival. Presided over by Belgian filmmaker Fabrice du Welz, the jury explained its decision as follows: "Little Girl paints a wonderful portrait of a family fighting for the happiness of their little girl. The film exudes great humanity. It’s sincere without being sentimental, and it melted our hearts like no other film before it.
- 10/26/2020
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Chicago – The Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) is competitive, and the 56th edition presented its awards on October 23rd, 2020, as a live virtual and online event on the Ciff YouTube page. The winner of the Gold Hugo as Best International Film was “Sweat” (France), directed by Magnus von Horn.
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival Celebrates Day Ten of the movie extravaganza, with films available for 2020 virtually and online. Click here for a complete how-to guide on navigating the 2020 Ciff. Go to Page Two for the schedule of October 23rd, 2020.
The awards were presented by the various jury members in each film category, and were hosted by Artistic Director Mimi Plauché, Managing Director Vivian Teng, as well as programmers Anthony Kaufman and Sam Flancher. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery.
International Feature Film Competition
‘Sweat’
Photo credit: Chicago International Film...
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival Celebrates Day Ten of the movie extravaganza, with films available for 2020 virtually and online. Click here for a complete how-to guide on navigating the 2020 Ciff. Go to Page Two for the schedule of October 23rd, 2020.
The awards were presented by the various jury members in each film category, and were hosted by Artistic Director Mimi Plauché, Managing Director Vivian Teng, as well as programmers Anthony Kaufman and Sam Flancher. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery.
International Feature Film Competition
‘Sweat’
Photo credit: Chicago International Film...
- 10/23/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Sebastian Lifshitz’s transgender-themed documentary won the best film award.
Sébastien Lifshitz’s Little Girl has been awarded the Grand Prix for best film in the 47th Film Fest Ghent’s official competition, which also featured Nomadland, Vitalina Varela and First Cow.
The 2020 Georges Delerue Award for best music and sound design goes to Ivan Ostrochovský’s Servants. Both awards were picked by the international jury, while Gagarine – a Cannes 2020 Label title and the feature debut of Fanny Liatard and Jeremy Trouilh – won the main prize of the youth jury.
Little Girl is the first documentary to win the festival’s top prize in 35 years.
Sébastien Lifshitz’s Little Girl has been awarded the Grand Prix for best film in the 47th Film Fest Ghent’s official competition, which also featured Nomadland, Vitalina Varela and First Cow.
The 2020 Georges Delerue Award for best music and sound design goes to Ivan Ostrochovský’s Servants. Both awards were picked by the international jury, while Gagarine – a Cannes 2020 Label title and the feature debut of Fanny Liatard and Jeremy Trouilh – won the main prize of the youth jury.
Little Girl is the first documentary to win the festival’s top prize in 35 years.
- 10/23/2020
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – The 56th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) is virtual and online Right Now, so go download some movies! This is your last chance for Industry Days (through October 18th), where you can rub virtual elbows with some of the movers and shakers in the film industry here in Chicago.
..and nationally/internationally. All the information to “sit in” on the events is available by clicking here.
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival Celebrates The Weekend. On Saturday, October 17th, the Drive In is showing “Ammonite” (click here). On Sunday, October 18th, the Drive in showing “The Road Up” (click here).
Appearances Of The Day:
Friday, October 16th 7:00pm: “For Madmen Only” … Livestream Q&a with actor James Urbaniak and director Heather Ross. Suggested streaming start time, 5:20pm. 9:00pm: “Finding Yingying” … Livestream Q&a with director Jiayan “Jenny” Shi, producer Brent E. Huffman and cinematographer Shilin Sun.
..and nationally/internationally. All the information to “sit in” on the events is available by clicking here.
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival Celebrates The Weekend. On Saturday, October 17th, the Drive In is showing “Ammonite” (click here). On Sunday, October 18th, the Drive in showing “The Road Up” (click here).
Appearances Of The Day:
Friday, October 16th 7:00pm: “For Madmen Only” … Livestream Q&a with actor James Urbaniak and director Heather Ross. Suggested streaming start time, 5:20pm. 9:00pm: “Finding Yingying” … Livestream Q&a with director Jiayan “Jenny” Shi, producer Brent E. Huffman and cinematographer Shilin Sun.
- 10/16/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Following the Cannes prize-winning film “Bpm (Beats per Minute),” Playtime and Memento are re-teaming on Jacques Audiard’s “Paris, 13th District” (Les Olympiades) which is currently filming in the French capital.
Audiard, whose credits include the Palme d’Or winning “Dheepan” and Oscar-nominated “A Prophet,” penned the script with two female auteurs, Léa Mysius (“Ava”) and Celine Sciamma, whose latest film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” won best screenplay at Cannes 2019 and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
Playtime will handle worldwide sales on the movie, while Memento will distribute in France. Both banners previously partnered on Robin Campillo’s “Bpm (Beats per Minute),” which won Cannes’ Grand Jury Prize, six Cesar awards, and went on to have a successful commercial run.
Produced by Audiard and Valérie Schermann through their Paris-based banner Page 114, “Paris, 13th District” is in its second week of shooting in Paris and could be delivered as...
Audiard, whose credits include the Palme d’Or winning “Dheepan” and Oscar-nominated “A Prophet,” penned the script with two female auteurs, Léa Mysius (“Ava”) and Celine Sciamma, whose latest film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” won best screenplay at Cannes 2019 and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
Playtime will handle worldwide sales on the movie, while Memento will distribute in France. Both banners previously partnered on Robin Campillo’s “Bpm (Beats per Minute),” which won Cannes’ Grand Jury Prize, six Cesar awards, and went on to have a successful commercial run.
Produced by Audiard and Valérie Schermann through their Paris-based banner Page 114, “Paris, 13th District” is in its second week of shooting in Paris and could be delivered as...
- 10/8/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been two years since his latest feature and English-language debut, The Sisters Brothers, premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, and as Variety reports, Jacques Audiard is back on set with Les Olympiades.
It’s quite the jump from his black comedy western, though: This one is based on Adrian Tomine’s Killing and Dying and will feature female protagonists in a story of adolescence. A cartoonist for the likes of The New Yorker, Tomine’s collection of short stories debuted in 2015 upon which A. O. Scott described the book as “certainly invit[ing] comparison to the work of words-only short-form masters like Raymond Carver, Ann Beattie, and Mary Gaitskill, and for that matter O. Henry himself” despite its graphic novel format.
Audiard co-wrote the adaptation with Léa Mysius and Céline Sciamma. Christel Baras is the project’s casting director, reprising her role from Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers, Sciamma...
It’s quite the jump from his black comedy western, though: This one is based on Adrian Tomine’s Killing and Dying and will feature female protagonists in a story of adolescence. A cartoonist for the likes of The New Yorker, Tomine’s collection of short stories debuted in 2015 upon which A. O. Scott described the book as “certainly invit[ing] comparison to the work of words-only short-form masters like Raymond Carver, Ann Beattie, and Mary Gaitskill, and for that matter O. Henry himself” despite its graphic novel format.
Audiard co-wrote the adaptation with Léa Mysius and Céline Sciamma. Christel Baras is the project’s casting director, reprising her role from Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers, Sciamma...
- 9/25/2020
- by Matt Cipolla
- The Film Stage
MK2 Films has closed key territory deals on Sébastien Lifshitz’s timely feature documentary “Little Girl,” which world premiered in the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival to warm reviews.
The auteur-driven documentary revolves around the seven-year-old Sasha, who has always known she was a little girl, even though she was born a boy. Following the child and her close ones for one year, Lifshitz captures their moments of joys and challenges, and shows how Sasha’s family leads a constant battle to make her difference accepted, as society fails to treat her like the other children her age.
“Little Girl,” produced by Agat Films & Cie with Denmark’s Fine Cut For Real, was sold by MK2 Films to Benelux (Imagine), Germany (Salzgeber), Spain (La Aventura), Scandinavia (Selmer Media), Poland (Against Gravity), Switzerland (Praesens), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Israel (Lev Cinemas), Mexico (Piano), Brazil (Imovision), South Korea (Watcha), Taiwan...
The auteur-driven documentary revolves around the seven-year-old Sasha, who has always known she was a little girl, even though she was born a boy. Following the child and her close ones for one year, Lifshitz captures their moments of joys and challenges, and shows how Sasha’s family leads a constant battle to make her difference accepted, as society fails to treat her like the other children her age.
“Little Girl,” produced by Agat Films & Cie with Denmark’s Fine Cut For Real, was sold by MK2 Films to Benelux (Imagine), Germany (Salzgeber), Spain (La Aventura), Scandinavia (Selmer Media), Poland (Against Gravity), Switzerland (Praesens), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Israel (Lev Cinemas), Mexico (Piano), Brazil (Imovision), South Korea (Watcha), Taiwan...
- 9/24/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Jacques Audiard, the French director of Palme d’Or winning “Dheepan” and Oscar-nominated “A Prophet,” is currently filming his next feature, “Les Olympiades,” near Paris.
Audiard, who enjoys working with a mix of rising and well-seasoned talents behind and in front of the camera, wrote the script of “Les Olympiades” with two female auteurs, Léa Mysius (“Ava”) and Celine Sciamma, whose latest film “Portrait of a Young Lady on Fire” won best screenplay at Cannes 2019 and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
“Les Olympiades” is based on New Yorker cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s “”Killing and Dying,” a collection of graphic short stories. Although the plot is under wraps, the story is expected to deal with adolescence and revolve around female protagonists.
The movie will mark Audiard’s follow-up to “The Sisters Brothers,” a period crime film starring Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal. “The Sisters Brothers” won Audiard the...
Audiard, who enjoys working with a mix of rising and well-seasoned talents behind and in front of the camera, wrote the script of “Les Olympiades” with two female auteurs, Léa Mysius (“Ava”) and Celine Sciamma, whose latest film “Portrait of a Young Lady on Fire” won best screenplay at Cannes 2019 and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
“Les Olympiades” is based on New Yorker cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s “”Killing and Dying,” a collection of graphic short stories. Although the plot is under wraps, the story is expected to deal with adolescence and revolve around female protagonists.
The movie will mark Audiard’s follow-up to “The Sisters Brothers,” a period crime film starring Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal. “The Sisters Brothers” won Audiard the...
- 9/23/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has remained in pole position at the U.K. and Ireland box-office, collecting £796,309 from 616 locations in its fourth weekend, according to final numbers from Comscore.
The Warner Bros. release now has a running total of £13,879,635 in the territory.
Shear Entertainment’s young adult romance “After We Collided” continues to gain with £598,294 from 454 sites and now has a total of £1,719,760. Directed by Roger Kumble, the film is a follow up to last year’s “After.” Both are based on novels by Ann Todd. The film has collected some $30 million worldwide, making it this year’s late summer sleeper hit.
Warner’s “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” that reunites Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, collected £462,051 on debut from 569 sites.
Classical concert documentary “André Rieu: Magical Maastricht,” released by Piece of Magic, debuted in fourth position with £124,101 from 403 sites.
Disney’s “X-Men” universe film “The New Mutants” continued to slide with £106,199 from 429 sites.
The Warner Bros. release now has a running total of £13,879,635 in the territory.
Shear Entertainment’s young adult romance “After We Collided” continues to gain with £598,294 from 454 sites and now has a total of £1,719,760. Directed by Roger Kumble, the film is a follow up to last year’s “After.” Both are based on novels by Ann Todd. The film has collected some $30 million worldwide, making it this year’s late summer sleeper hit.
Warner’s “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” that reunites Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, collected £462,051 on debut from 569 sites.
Classical concert documentary “André Rieu: Magical Maastricht,” released by Piece of Magic, debuted in fourth position with £124,101 from 403 sites.
Disney’s “X-Men” universe film “The New Mutants” continued to slide with £106,199 from 429 sites.
- 9/23/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its line up of features for this year’s edition, which is taking place online due to the coronavirus crisis.
The festival, which was due to take place in Scotland this month, has partnered with Curzon Home Cinema to present an online festival instead.
The line up includes the U.K. premieres of Ron Howard’s documentary “Rebuilding Paradise,” Susanne Regina Meures’s doc “Saudi Runaway,” Alex Thomson directed U.S. comedy drama “Saint Frances,” Jóhann Jóhannsson’s “Last and First Men,” narrated by Tilda Swinton, Sebastian Lifshitz’s “Little Girl,” and “Perfumes,” by Grégory Magne.
A film will be presented each day of the 12 day festival, with films playing for between two and 12 days, each priced at £9.99 ($12.80). Alongside the films there will be live Q&As with special guests.
Rod White, Eiff director of drogramming said: “We want to give our...
The festival, which was due to take place in Scotland this month, has partnered with Curzon Home Cinema to present an online festival instead.
The line up includes the U.K. premieres of Ron Howard’s documentary “Rebuilding Paradise,” Susanne Regina Meures’s doc “Saudi Runaway,” Alex Thomson directed U.S. comedy drama “Saint Frances,” Jóhann Jóhannsson’s “Last and First Men,” narrated by Tilda Swinton, Sebastian Lifshitz’s “Little Girl,” and “Perfumes,” by Grégory Magne.
A film will be presented each day of the 12 day festival, with films playing for between two and 12 days, each priced at £9.99 ($12.80). Alongside the films there will be live Q&As with special guests.
Rod White, Eiff director of drogramming said: “We want to give our...
- 6/10/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
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