Exclusive: Saïd Taghmaoui (Wonder Woman) will appear alongside Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan in the action-comedy The Family Plan from Apple Original Films and Skydance.
The film written by David Coggeshall (Prey) tells the story of a suburban dad who must take his family on the run when his past catches up to him. Simon Cellan Jones (Arthur the King) is directing, with Municipal Pictures’ Stephen Levinson and Wahlberg producing alongside Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.
Taghmaoui recently wrapped Brad Furman’s action-thriller Tin Soldier opposite Jamie Foxx, Robert De Niro and Scott Eastwood, most recently appearing opposite Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions’ drama The Forgiven. Past credits for the actor on the film side include both Wonder Woman titles with Gal Gadot, as well as John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, American Hustle, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and The Kite Runner.
The film written by David Coggeshall (Prey) tells the story of a suburban dad who must take his family on the run when his past catches up to him. Simon Cellan Jones (Arthur the King) is directing, with Municipal Pictures’ Stephen Levinson and Wahlberg producing alongside Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.
Taghmaoui recently wrapped Brad Furman’s action-thriller Tin Soldier opposite Jamie Foxx, Robert De Niro and Scott Eastwood, most recently appearing opposite Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions’ drama The Forgiven. Past credits for the actor on the film side include both Wonder Woman titles with Gal Gadot, as well as John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, American Hustle, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and The Kite Runner.
- 10/31/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
While the top two film’s over the box-office weekend were new releases, they both proved to be disappointments, of sorts. Although the animated family film The Secret Life of Pets 2 finished on top of the box-office weekend with $47.1 million, it failed to make anywhere near what its predecessor had made during its opening weekend just a few years earlier. Elsewhere, the latest offering in the X-Men series, Dark Phoenix, opened with $33 million, which gives it the lowest opening of any film in the franchise to date (as well as it being the worst reviewed film of the series).
The live-action reinterpretation of Aladdin made $24.5 million in its third week of release to give it a total haul of $232.4 million, which was good enough to land it squarely in third place. Dropping to a disappointing fourth place was Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which managed only $15.5 million in its second week,...
The live-action reinterpretation of Aladdin made $24.5 million in its third week of release to give it a total haul of $232.4 million, which was good enough to land it squarely in third place. Dropping to a disappointing fourth place was Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which managed only $15.5 million in its second week,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Welcome back to the weekly box office report! Each and every Sunday, you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, a pair of new releases entered the marketplace, led by a pair of sequels. One was an animated sequel in The Secret Life of Pets 2, while the other was a franchise capper in X-Men: Dark Phoenix. How did they all do? Let us take a look right now at just that… Taking the top spot was The Secret Life of Pets 2, though much like last week, this sequel took in only a fraction of what the last installment did. With $47.1 million, it’s a huge come down from the $104 million or so that the prior engagement began with. While there still could be a third one in this series, it...
- 6/9/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Aladdin delivers best debut by Western film for year-to-date in Japan on $12.9m.
20th Century Fox’s Dark Phoenix ruled global box office on an estimated $140m, fired up by number one debuts in 36 markets including China, France, Mexico, and Russia.
Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters stormed past $200m at the international box office and stands at the cusp of $300m worldwide. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum crossed $250m worldwide, and Rocketman opened on $712,000 in Russia after scenes depicting gay sex and drug use were cut.
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Dark Phoenix’s international component accounted for $107m...
20th Century Fox’s Dark Phoenix ruled global box office on an estimated $140m, fired up by number one debuts in 36 markets including China, France, Mexico, and Russia.
Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters stormed past $200m at the international box office and stands at the cusp of $300m worldwide. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum crossed $250m worldwide, and Rocketman opened on $712,000 in Russia after scenes depicting gay sex and drug use were cut.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Dark Phoenix’s international component accounted for $107m...
- 6/9/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Aladdin delivers best debut by Western film for year-to-date in Japan on $12.9m.
20th Century Fox’s Dark Phoenix ruled global box office on an estimated $140m, fired up by number one debuts in 36 markets including China, France, Mexico, and Russia.
Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters stormed past $200m at the international box office and stands at the cusp of $300m worldwide. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum crossed $250m worldwide, and Rocketman opened on $712,000 in Russia after scenes depicting gay sex and drug use were cut.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Dark Phoenix’s international component accounted for $107m...
20th Century Fox’s Dark Phoenix ruled global box office on an estimated $140m, fired up by number one debuts in 36 markets including China, France, Mexico, and Russia.
Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters stormed past $200m at the international box office and stands at the cusp of $300m worldwide. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum crossed $250m worldwide, and Rocketman opened on $712,000 in Russia after scenes depicting gay sex and drug use were cut.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Dark Phoenix’s international component accounted for $107m...
- 6/9/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Aladdin delivers best debut by Western film for year-to-date in Japan on $12.9m.
20th Century Fox’s Dark Phoenix ruled global box office on an estimated $140m, fired up by number one debuts in 36 markets including China, France, Mexico, and Russia.
Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters stormed past $200m at the international box office and stands at the cusp of $300m worldwide. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum crossed $250m worldwide, and Rocketman opened on $712,000 in Russia after scenes depicting gay sex and drug use were cut.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Dark Phoenix’s international component accounted for $107m...
20th Century Fox’s Dark Phoenix ruled global box office on an estimated $140m, fired up by number one debuts in 36 markets including China, France, Mexico, and Russia.
Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters stormed past $200m at the international box office and stands at the cusp of $300m worldwide. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum crossed $250m worldwide, and Rocketman opened on $712,000 in Russia after scenes depicting gay sex and drug use were cut.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Dark Phoenix’s international component accounted for $107m...
- 6/9/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Aladdin only drops 15%, while Godzilla sequel posts underwhelming £2.3m opening weekend.
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Full screen RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (May 31-June 2)Total gross to date Week 1 Aladdin (Disney) £4.9m £19.8m 2 2 The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (Universal) £2.9m £11.9m 2 3 Rocketman (Paramount) £2.5m £12m 2 4 Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (Warner Bros) £2.3m £3.5m 1 5 Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (Warner Bros) £660,000 £12.5m 4 Disney
Following its £5.7m opening weekend, Aladdin impressed again this time out, dropping a slender 15% with £4.9m, a result that belied the good weather in the UK. That figure was enough to see it hold onto the...
Today’s Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.26
Full screen RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (May 31-June 2)Total gross to date Week 1 Aladdin (Disney) £4.9m £19.8m 2 2 The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (Universal) £2.9m £11.9m 2 3 Rocketman (Paramount) £2.5m £12m 2 4 Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (Warner Bros) £2.3m £3.5m 1 5 Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (Warner Bros) £660,000 £12.5m 4 Disney
Following its £5.7m opening weekend, Aladdin impressed again this time out, dropping a slender 15% with £4.9m, a result that belied the good weather in the UK. That figure was enough to see it hold onto the...
- 6/3/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Welcome back to the weekly box office report! Each and every Sunday, you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, a trio of new releases entered the marketplace, led by a massive sequel in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. In competition was the horror outing Ma and the musical biopic Rocketman. How did they all do? Let us take a look right now at just that… Taking the top spot was Godzilla: King of the Monsters, though not with the gigantic haul befitting the titan. Taking in only about $49 million, it was not able to assert its dominance in a way that suggests a strong future for the franchise. The film likely won’t have strong legs either. Next year brings Godzilla vs. Kong, though that does seem like it’ll be...
- 6/2/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” may be king of the box office, but it only managed a meek roar. The monster sequel brought in $49 million when it debuted in 4,108 locations, a disappointing start given its $200 million price tag.
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is the third installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, launched well behind its predecessors, 2014’s “Godzilla” ($93 million) and 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island” ($61 million). Like those films, the latest tentpole is expecting to make the majority of its ticket sales overseas, where the eponymous other-worldly creature is a huge hit. “King of the Monsters” bowed with $130 million at the international box office for a global opening weekend of $179 million.
“The challenge and goal for us is to make sure the audience broadens out,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. head of domestic distribution. “The movie is dependent on broadening beyond just the fanbase.”
That core...
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is the third installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, launched well behind its predecessors, 2014’s “Godzilla” ($93 million) and 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island” ($61 million). Like those films, the latest tentpole is expecting to make the majority of its ticket sales overseas, where the eponymous other-worldly creature is a huge hit. “King of the Monsters” bowed with $130 million at the international box office for a global opening weekend of $179 million.
“The challenge and goal for us is to make sure the audience broadens out,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. head of domestic distribution. “The movie is dependent on broadening beyond just the fanbase.”
That core...
- 6/2/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” took first place at the box office this weekend, grossing $49 million domestically and a little lower than initial projections which pegged the film to open between $55-65 million.
In comparison, the 2014 “Godzilla” grossed $93.1 million in its opening weekend, and “Kong: Skull Island” ended up with a $61 million opening in March 2017. Overseas, the $170 million-budgeted movie took in $130 million — which is again under the $140 million international gross for the 2014 film.
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is directed by Michael Dougherty and finds the legendary kaiju monster facing off against his greatest titanic foes, including Mothra, Rodan and the three-headed dragon King Ghidorah. Its score of Rotten Tomatoes is 40% and its CinemaScore if B+.
Also Read: 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' on Pace to Overtake 'Aladdin' at Box Office
Disney’s “Aladdin” came in as a close second with $42.3 million.
In comparison, the 2014 “Godzilla” grossed $93.1 million in its opening weekend, and “Kong: Skull Island” ended up with a $61 million opening in March 2017. Overseas, the $170 million-budgeted movie took in $130 million — which is again under the $140 million international gross for the 2014 film.
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is directed by Michael Dougherty and finds the legendary kaiju monster facing off against his greatest titanic foes, including Mothra, Rodan and the three-headed dragon King Ghidorah. Its score of Rotten Tomatoes is 40% and its CinemaScore if B+.
Also Read: 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' on Pace to Overtake 'Aladdin' at Box Office
Disney’s “Aladdin” came in as a close second with $42.3 million.
- 6/2/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” stomped its way to $19.6 million at the box office on Friday from 4,108 locations, which puts it on pace for an opening weekend between $48-51 million.
That total is lower than initial projections that had the film pegged for to open between $55 million to as high as $65 million, but it’s enough that it can claim the top spot from Disney’s live-action “Aladdin,” which earned $11.9 million on Friday for a likely $42-43 million second weekend.
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Godzilla” entered theaters with a B+ CinemaScore and $3.6 million of its Friday total coming from IMAX screens, and looks to be taking in the lowest opening so far for the studios’ “Monsterverse” films. The 2014 “Godzilla” grossed $93.1 million in its opening weekend, and “Kong: Skull Island” ended up with a $61 million opening in March 2017.
Also Read: Top 10 Highest-Grossing Monster Movies, From 'Godzilla' to '...
That total is lower than initial projections that had the film pegged for to open between $55 million to as high as $65 million, but it’s enough that it can claim the top spot from Disney’s live-action “Aladdin,” which earned $11.9 million on Friday for a likely $42-43 million second weekend.
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Godzilla” entered theaters with a B+ CinemaScore and $3.6 million of its Friday total coming from IMAX screens, and looks to be taking in the lowest opening so far for the studios’ “Monsterverse” films. The 2014 “Godzilla” grossed $93.1 million in its opening weekend, and “Kong: Skull Island” ended up with a $61 million opening in March 2017.
Also Read: Top 10 Highest-Grossing Monster Movies, From 'Godzilla' to '...
- 6/1/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The last thirty minutes of John Wick 2 makes for a depressing abandonment of storytelling to set the stage for another sequel, but the rest of it is filled with the action and mystique that made the first a surprise hit. Though a fun ride for the most part, it felt as though someone had […]
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- 5/31/2019
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The summer movie season will remain abuzz after the triumphant arrival of John Wick: Chapter Three – Parabellum. If ever a movie could be a mic drop, it’s the latest chapter of everybody’s new favorite killing machine and dog enthusiast, John Wick. The sequel has it all, starting with another performance from Keanu Reeves that leaves […]
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- 5/31/2019
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Halle Berry has previously been open about how hard she trained for action flick John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, and now her stunt double Anisha Gibbs is sharing what it was like to work out with the famous actress.
“Halle’s work ethic is absolutely incredible and I admire her so much,” Gibbs, who is one of the trainers in the exercise program Rough Around The Edges, tells People. “Halle loves the craft as much as I do, which made training that much more intense, and her work ethic, drive and determination were impeccable.”
Gibbs continues: “She’s even said before...
“Halle’s work ethic is absolutely incredible and I admire her so much,” Gibbs, who is one of the trainers in the exercise program Rough Around The Edges, tells People. “Halle loves the craft as much as I do, which made training that much more intense, and her work ethic, drive and determination were impeccable.”
Gibbs continues: “She’s even said before...
- 5/31/2019
- by Helen Murphy
- PEOPLE.com
Trio of new openers take on Aladdin, Rocketman and The Secret Life Of Pets 2.
There are three high-profile new openers at the UK box office this weekend, all of which will battle with strong holdovers to land in the top five on the chart.
Last week saw Disney’s Aladdin, Paramount’s Rocketman and Universal’s The Secret Life Of Pets 2 all post impressive debuts, and midweek takings will have likely been boosted by the schools holiday in the UK this week.
Warner Bros will be hoping its big-budget monster movie Godzilla: King Of The Monsters will smash through the competition.
There are three high-profile new openers at the UK box office this weekend, all of which will battle with strong holdovers to land in the top five on the chart.
Last week saw Disney’s Aladdin, Paramount’s Rocketman and Universal’s The Secret Life Of Pets 2 all post impressive debuts, and midweek takings will have likely been boosted by the schools holiday in the UK this week.
Warner Bros will be hoping its big-budget monster movie Godzilla: King Of The Monsters will smash through the competition.
- 5/31/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Given the continued success of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, it’s no secret that the assassin trilogy is becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest new franchises. The latest, which has made almost $200 million worldwide going into its second weekend, has done so well that Lionsgate announced that they’ve already green-lighted a fourth John Wick movie.
It’s easy to say that there’s a whole lot of talk surrounding the dog-avenging killer, and it looks like acclaimed animation artist Coran Kizer Stone is one such participant. Yesterday, he took to Instagram to give us an idea of how Keanu Reeves, who’s played Wick in all three films, might look in cartoon form.
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It’s easy to say that there’s a whole lot of talk surrounding the dog-avenging killer, and it looks like acclaimed animation artist Coran Kizer Stone is one such participant. Yesterday, he took to Instagram to give us an idea of how Keanu Reeves, who’s played Wick in all three films, might look in cartoon form.
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- 5/30/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
The trailer for Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” produced by Av Squad, took home the top award for Best in Show during the 20th annual Golden Trailer Awards on Wednesday night.
More than 1,000 studio and network marketing executives, movie fans, celebrities and trailer editors gathered at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate and award the best in film marketing.
“John Wick: Chapter 3” and “A Star Is Born” were the most-awarded films of the night, each earning five honors. In addition to Best in Show, “John Wick: Chapter 3” also won for Best Action and Best Summer 2019 Blockbuster Trailer, among others, while “A Star Is Born” took home awards for Best Drama, Best Romance and Best Music TV Spot.
Netflix’s “Roma” earned four awards, including Most Original Trailer.
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More than 1,000 studio and network marketing executives, movie fans, celebrities and trailer editors gathered at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate and award the best in film marketing.
“John Wick: Chapter 3” and “A Star Is Born” were the most-awarded films of the night, each earning five honors. In addition to Best in Show, “John Wick: Chapter 3” also won for Best Action and Best Summer 2019 Blockbuster Trailer, among others, while “A Star Is Born” took home awards for Best Drama, Best Romance and Best Music TV Spot.
Netflix’s “Roma” earned four awards, including Most Original Trailer.
Also Read: 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood': Leonardo DiCaprio Torches Nazis With a Flamethrower in...
- 5/30/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
After reaching franchise highs at the box office and helping to kick off the summer movie season in style, “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” picked up some early hardware to go with it, taking home Best of Show at this year’s Golden Trailer Awards.
On Wednesday night in downtown La, 20 years after the awards were first given out, a number of teasers, TV spots, and video game previews were singled out as worthy of praise from among the year’s trailers. Past overall Best of Show winners include “Wonder Woman,” “Spotlight,” and the award’s inaugural winner, “The Matrix.”
“John Wick” also beat out fellow curiously punctuated competitors “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” and “Shazam!” in the Best Action trailer category for the official look below:
Naturally, after its first trailer set the internet ablaze last fall, “A Star is Born” was named the winner in Best Drama, Best Romance, and Best TV Spot.
On Wednesday night in downtown La, 20 years after the awards were first given out, a number of teasers, TV spots, and video game previews were singled out as worthy of praise from among the year’s trailers. Past overall Best of Show winners include “Wonder Woman,” “Spotlight,” and the award’s inaugural winner, “The Matrix.”
“John Wick” also beat out fellow curiously punctuated competitors “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” and “Shazam!” in the Best Action trailer category for the official look below:
Naturally, after its first trailer set the internet ablaze last fall, “A Star is Born” was named the winner in Best Drama, Best Romance, and Best TV Spot.
- 5/30/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Lionsgate and Av Squad’s trailer for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum won the marquee Best of Show category on Wednesday night at the 20th annual Golden Trailer Awards. The event, which recognizes the best of the best in worldwide film and TV marketing, bestowed trophies in 107 categories in a ceremony hosted by Marlon Wayans at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles.
Netflix, which led all studios with 66 nominations entering the night, led all winners with 16, followed by Warner Bros and sibling HBO with 14 and Disney with 11. The top vendors this year were Buddha Jones and Mark Woollen & Associates, who each earned eight wins.
John Wick: Chapter 3 had five wins on the night, including taking trophies for Best Action Trailer and Best Summer 2019 Blockbuster Trailer. That tied with Warners’ A Star Is Born for most individual wins after the Bradley Cooper-Lady Gaga pic scored in the Best Drama,...
Netflix, which led all studios with 66 nominations entering the night, led all winners with 16, followed by Warner Bros and sibling HBO with 14 and Disney with 11. The top vendors this year were Buddha Jones and Mark Woollen & Associates, who each earned eight wins.
John Wick: Chapter 3 had five wins on the night, including taking trophies for Best Action Trailer and Best Summer 2019 Blockbuster Trailer. That tied with Warners’ A Star Is Born for most individual wins after the Bradley Cooper-Lady Gaga pic scored in the Best Drama,...
- 5/30/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Currently, the third film in the John Wick film franchise John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is dominating the box office over Memorial Day weekend and giving Avengers: Endgame a run for the top spot. Lionsgate is already ready for John Wick: Chapter 4. The news was sent directly to the fans via text message reading:
“You have served. You will be of service. John Wick: Chapter 4 is coming – May 21, 2021.”
Lionsgate appears to love the surprise text message method for sending out the news. They revealed “John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum’s” first trailer back in January in the very same way. The success of the third movie has probably sparked the desire to produce the next movie as soon as possible.
We will certainly be at the edge of our seats awaiting any additional news updates! In the meantime, you can find the synopsis for John Wick: Chapter 3 below. What are...
“You have served. You will be of service. John Wick: Chapter 4 is coming – May 21, 2021.”
Lionsgate appears to love the surprise text message method for sending out the news. They revealed “John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum’s” first trailer back in January in the very same way. The success of the third movie has probably sparked the desire to produce the next movie as soon as possible.
We will certainly be at the edge of our seats awaiting any additional news updates! In the meantime, you can find the synopsis for John Wick: Chapter 3 below. What are...
- 5/29/2019
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
“If you want peace, prepare for war”, the title of this latest outing for Keanu Reeve’s un-killable hitman John Wick is taken from this very adage and it is most appropriate. As the “Baba Yaga” is back and in his greatest fight yet. When retired, recently widowed, master assassin John Wick opened the floodgates of wrath upon those who stole his car and brutally killed his puppy (his last hope at a loving companion in a time of grief and final gift from his late wife), who would ever have thought we would get where we are now. Not only have the films led a renaissance and long-overdue appreciation of star Keanu Reeves, they have secured themselves a place in history, as the best action franchise in decades and in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, director Chad Stahelski does the seemingly impossible by raising the bar.
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Believe the hype. This...
- 5/28/2019
- by Jack Bottomley
- The Cultural Post
Disney release tops ’Rocketman’ and ‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’.
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Rank Film (Distributor) Three-day gross (May 24-26) Total gross to date Week 1 Aladdin (Disney) £5.7m £9.6m 1 2 Rocketman (Paramount) £4m £6.8m 1 3 The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (Universal) £3.5m £5.1m 1 4 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (Lionsgate) £1.4m £6.7m 2 5 Pokémon Detective Pikachu (Warner Bros) £1m £11m 3 Disney
Aladdin, the live action remake of the classic Disney animation, fought its way to the top of the UK box office table this weekend, seeing off challenges from Rocketman and The Secret Life Of Pets 2 with a £5.7m Fri-Sun session.
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Rank Film (Distributor) Three-day gross (May 24-26) Total gross to date Week 1 Aladdin (Disney) £5.7m £9.6m 1 2 Rocketman (Paramount) £4m £6.8m 1 3 The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (Universal) £3.5m £5.1m 1 4 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (Lionsgate) £1.4m £6.7m 2 5 Pokémon Detective Pikachu (Warner Bros) £1m £11m 3 Disney
Aladdin, the live action remake of the classic Disney animation, fought its way to the top of the UK box office table this weekend, seeing off challenges from Rocketman and The Secret Life Of Pets 2 with a £5.7m Fri-Sun session.
- 5/28/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Disney’s live-action take on the classic 1992 animated Aladdin flew slightly higher at the international box office compared to Sunday’s estimates, with a $122M start. That lands the Will Smith-starrer right at the top end of industry predictions with a better-than-expected debut in some Asian markets where word of mouth made for increased weekend play. With domestic also on a loftier magic carpet ride, the global three-day opening was $212.4M, better than the $207M Sunday estimate. If we include the domestic Monday holiday, then the worldwide bow is $234.7M.
In North America, the film has performed above expectations, with strong audience response. Overseas, there was significant Saturday-Sunday uptick from the early midweek bows which indicates family support for the Guy Ritchie-directed musical and as offshore audiences also like it better than critics. Holds on Sunday in markets like China and Korea...
In North America, the film has performed above expectations, with strong audience response. Overseas, there was significant Saturday-Sunday uptick from the early midweek bows which indicates family support for the Guy Ritchie-directed musical and as offshore audiences also like it better than critics. Holds on Sunday in markets like China and Korea...
- 5/28/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
The live-action reinterpretation of Aladdin granted its studio a wish and stood atop the box-office weekend earning $90.2 million in its first weekend of release. The latest offering from Disney easily bested Keanu Reeves and last week’s top film, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, which finished with $24.6 for its second weekend.
Despite the film’s second-place finish, the third film of the John Wick saga lifted the film’s two-week tally to $101.2 million. Third place went to Avengers: Endgame, which took in $17.2 million and gave the blockbuster a five-week domestic total to $798.6 million. Finishing just behind the Marvel behemoth, as it did last week, was the latest film from the Pokémon universe, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which added another $13.4 million over the weekend to give the film a three-week total of $116.2 million.
Finishing in a distant fifth-place was the sci-fi/horror film Brightburn with $7.9 million in its first weekend of release. The...
Despite the film’s second-place finish, the third film of the John Wick saga lifted the film’s two-week tally to $101.2 million. Third place went to Avengers: Endgame, which took in $17.2 million and gave the blockbuster a five-week domestic total to $798.6 million. Finishing just behind the Marvel behemoth, as it did last week, was the latest film from the Pokémon universe, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which added another $13.4 million over the weekend to give the film a three-week total of $116.2 million.
Finishing in a distant fifth-place was the sci-fi/horror film Brightburn with $7.9 million in its first weekend of release. The...
- 5/27/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
“Aladdin,” the latest Disney retread of a key title, took in an estimated $86 million for the three-day weekend, with $105 million projected for four days. This is a surprisingly strong result; after “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,” it suggests the summer will follow the optimists’ path.
Memorial Day weekend, once the official start of summer movie play, has become secondary to the weeks-earlier debuts of Marvel titles. Though still a prime date, recent years have seen several films fall short; last year’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” didn’t gross $100 million.
Still, even with “Aladdin” outpacing “Solo,” the three-day totals are about 5% down from last year and May will end with revenues off about 10% off from 2018. But the results this weekend actually give hope that this summer will further trim that shortfall.
Upcoming are franchise titles like “Godzilla,” “Men in Black,” “Shaft,” “Child’s Play,” “Toy Story,” “Annabelle,” and “Spider-Man,” all before July 4th.
Memorial Day weekend, once the official start of summer movie play, has become secondary to the weeks-earlier debuts of Marvel titles. Though still a prime date, recent years have seen several films fall short; last year’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” didn’t gross $100 million.
Still, even with “Aladdin” outpacing “Solo,” the three-day totals are about 5% down from last year and May will end with revenues off about 10% off from 2018. But the results this weekend actually give hope that this summer will further trim that shortfall.
Upcoming are franchise titles like “Godzilla,” “Men in Black,” “Shaft,” “Child’s Play,” “Toy Story,” “Annabelle,” and “Spider-Man,” all before July 4th.
- 5/26/2019
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
After just 10 days of release, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum has become the highest grossing film in the action series.
Parabellum has grossed $181 million at the global box office to date, surpassing John Wick: Chapter 2's $171.5 million. The original John Wick ended its 2014 run with $88.7 million worldwide.
In its second weekend of release, Parabellum earned $24.35 million at the domestic box office, with a domestic cume of $107.1 million. The movie is looking to add $6 million over Memorial Day, with estimated four-day holiday weekend projection of $30.5 million.
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Parabellum has grossed $181 million at the global box office to date, surpassing John Wick: Chapter 2's $171.5 million. The original John Wick ended its 2014 run with $88.7 million worldwide.
In its second weekend of release, Parabellum earned $24.35 million at the domestic box office, with a domestic cume of $107.1 million. The movie is looking to add $6 million over Memorial Day, with estimated four-day holiday weekend projection of $30.5 million.
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- 5/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After just 10 days of release, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum has become the highest grossing film in the action series.
Parabellum has grossed $181 million at the global box office to date, surpassing John Wick: Chapter 2's $171.5 million. The original John Wick ended its 2014 run with $88.7 million worldwide.
In its second weekend of release, Parabellum earned $24.35 million at the domestic box office, with a domestic cume of $107.1 million. The movie is looking to add $6 million over Memorial Day, with estimated four-day holiday weekend projection of $30.5 million.
Keanu ...
Parabellum has grossed $181 million at the global box office to date, surpassing John Wick: Chapter 2's $171.5 million. The original John Wick ended its 2014 run with $88.7 million worldwide.
In its second weekend of release, Parabellum earned $24.35 million at the domestic box office, with a domestic cume of $107.1 million. The movie is looking to add $6 million over Memorial Day, with estimated four-day holiday weekend projection of $30.5 million.
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- 5/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Fantasy adventure beats Rocketman, The Secret Life Of Pets 2 in UK.
May 28 Update: A straight run of number one debuts across all of Asia and Latin America and most of Europe drove Disney’s Aladdin to outperform Cinderella across the regions as it flew to $123.2m internationally, rising to $139m including Monday, and $255.8m worldwide by Tuesday morning.
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum became the highest global performer in the franchise at the weekend, and Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame will become only the second film ever to cross $800m in North America on Monday.
Walt Disney Studios Motion...
May 28 Update: A straight run of number one debuts across all of Asia and Latin America and most of Europe drove Disney’s Aladdin to outperform Cinderella across the regions as it flew to $123.2m internationally, rising to $139m including Monday, and $255.8m worldwide by Tuesday morning.
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum became the highest global performer in the franchise at the weekend, and Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame will become only the second film ever to cross $800m in North America on Monday.
Walt Disney Studios Motion...
- 5/26/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Fantasy adventure beats Rocketman, The Secret Life Of Pets 2 in UK.
May 28 Update: A straight run of number one debuts across all of Asia and Latin America and most of Europe drove Disney’s Aladdin to outperform Cinderella across the regions as it flew to $123.2m internationally, rising to $139m including Monday, and $254.8m worldwide by Tuesday morning.
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum became the highest global performer in the franchise at the weekend, and Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame will become only the second film ever to cross $800m in North America on Monday.
Walt Disney Studios Motion...
May 28 Update: A straight run of number one debuts across all of Asia and Latin America and most of Europe drove Disney’s Aladdin to outperform Cinderella across the regions as it flew to $123.2m internationally, rising to $139m including Monday, and $254.8m worldwide by Tuesday morning.
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum became the highest global performer in the franchise at the weekend, and Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame will become only the second film ever to cross $800m in North America on Monday.
Walt Disney Studios Motion...
- 5/26/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Fantasy adventure beats Rocketman, The Secret Life Of Pets 2 in UK.
May 28 Update: A straight run of number one debuts across all of Asia and Latin America and in most of Europe drove Disney’s Aladdin to outperform Cinderella across the regions as it flew to an estimated $121m international debut and $207.1m worldwide excluding Monday.
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum became the highest global performer in the franchise at the weekend, and Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame will become only the second film ever to cross $800m in North America on Monday.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International...
May 28 Update: A straight run of number one debuts across all of Asia and Latin America and in most of Europe drove Disney’s Aladdin to outperform Cinderella across the regions as it flew to an estimated $121m international debut and $207.1m worldwide excluding Monday.
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum became the highest global performer in the franchise at the weekend, and Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame will become only the second film ever to cross $800m in North America on Monday.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International...
- 5/26/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Radu Jude’s Scarred Hearts among titles; In Focus strand also revealed.
Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 12-20) has unveiled its competition and in focus titles ahead of the launch of its 22nd edition next month.
The eight features in competition include two world premieres: Ivan Marinović’s debut The Black Pin; and Lukas Valenta Rinner’s A Decent Woman.
The Black Pin, from Montenegro director Marinovic, centres on a priest who finds himself at odds with the other inhabitants of his small, rural parish when he opposes a large property sale. Serbian Vladimir Vasiljević is co-producing.
Austrian filmmaker Rinner, whose Parabellum won the special jury prize at Jeonju and was up for Rotterdam’s Tiger Award in 2015, returns with A Decent Woman, the story of a housemaid working in an exclusive gated community on the outskirts of Buenos Aires who embarks on a journey of sexual liberation at a nudist swingers club.
After winning...
Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 12-20) has unveiled its competition and in focus titles ahead of the launch of its 22nd edition next month.
The eight features in competition include two world premieres: Ivan Marinović’s debut The Black Pin; and Lukas Valenta Rinner’s A Decent Woman.
The Black Pin, from Montenegro director Marinovic, centres on a priest who finds himself at odds with the other inhabitants of his small, rural parish when he opposes a large property sale. Serbian Vladimir Vasiljević is co-producing.
Austrian filmmaker Rinner, whose Parabellum won the special jury prize at Jeonju and was up for Rotterdam’s Tiger Award in 2015, returns with A Decent Woman, the story of a housemaid working in an exclusive gated community on the outskirts of Buenos Aires who embarks on a journey of sexual liberation at a nudist swingers club.
After winning...
- 7/20/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Summer may be over, but with this year marking the 35th anniversary of Friday the 13th, it's never too late to visit the lake. Ahead of the event's November 4th start date, the folks behind the Denver Film Festival have announced the first wave of programming, including a special November 13th 35mm screening of Sean S. Cunningham's monumental slasher film.
Press Release: October 9, 2015 (Denver, Colo.) - The Denver Film Festival (Dff), produced by Denver Film Society (Dfs), announced its first wave of programming. Recognized as the Rocky Mountain Region's premier film event, the festival will feature a focus on Polish Cinema, sidebars for CinemaQ, CineLatino, Late Night and Women+Film, as well as robust Shorts Packages and Music Spotlight programming.
"In keeping with our long and rich tradition of presenting the best in Eastern European cinema, we at the Denver Film Festival are proud to announce that this year's...
Press Release: October 9, 2015 (Denver, Colo.) - The Denver Film Festival (Dff), produced by Denver Film Society (Dfs), announced its first wave of programming. Recognized as the Rocky Mountain Region's premier film event, the festival will feature a focus on Polish Cinema, sidebars for CinemaQ, CineLatino, Late Night and Women+Film, as well as robust Shorts Packages and Music Spotlight programming.
"In keeping with our long and rich tradition of presenting the best in Eastern European cinema, we at the Denver Film Festival are proud to announce that this year's...
- 10/14/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Parabellum
Written by Ana Godoy, Esteban Prado and Lukas Valenta Rinner
Directed by Lukas Valenta Rinner
Argentina/Austria/Uruguay, 2015
Cinema is certainly no stranger to Armageddon scenarios. Whether it’s environmental collapse, zombie uprising, or alien infestation, these CGI-stuffed extravaganzas aren’t exactly known for their subtle charms. Parabellum, the debut film from Austrian director Lukas Valenta Rinner, proves that ending the world with a series of whimpers can be just as affecting as a set of big bangs.
Set in the near future, stoic Buenos Aires resident Hernán (Pablo Seijo) has had enough of the 24-hour news cycle of environmental disasters and economic failures. Hernán and a group of equally-nondescript citizens join a remote jungle enclave to prepare for the inevitable collapse. There, they learn a wide range of bizarre and deadly skills, such as making homemade explosives, identifying edible roots and fungi, crisis negotiations, and a healthy dose of firearms training.
Written by Ana Godoy, Esteban Prado and Lukas Valenta Rinner
Directed by Lukas Valenta Rinner
Argentina/Austria/Uruguay, 2015
Cinema is certainly no stranger to Armageddon scenarios. Whether it’s environmental collapse, zombie uprising, or alien infestation, these CGI-stuffed extravaganzas aren’t exactly known for their subtle charms. Parabellum, the debut film from Austrian director Lukas Valenta Rinner, proves that ending the world with a series of whimpers can be just as affecting as a set of big bangs.
Set in the near future, stoic Buenos Aires resident Hernán (Pablo Seijo) has had enough of the 24-hour news cycle of environmental disasters and economic failures. Hernán and a group of equally-nondescript citizens join a remote jungle enclave to prepare for the inevitable collapse. There, they learn a wide range of bizarre and deadly skills, such as making homemade explosives, identifying edible roots and fungi, crisis negotiations, and a healthy dose of firearms training.
- 10/11/2015
- by John
- SoundOnSight
Innovations include showing Utopia as part of first TV offering at a Croatian festival.
Croatia’s Pula Film Festival (July 18-25) has announced the programme for its 62nd edition.
The Croatian programme saw 75 films submitted - 28 features, 47 shorts - of which 14 features, including Cannes hit The High Sun by Dalibor Matanić, and 16 shorts were selected.
The International Competition includes 14 features, and 12 shorts out of competition.
Pula will be the first festival in Croatia to show a TV series, Dennis Kelly’s UK production Utopia.
Other features to play out of competition include three Us crowdpleasers: Minions by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin; Pixels by Chris Columbus; and Terminator Genisys by Alan Taylor.
Pula’s offerings also include the Short Matters short programme presented with the European Film Academy; the Dizalica strand for 16-to 21 year-olds; and the children’s programme Pulica.
Croatian Features We Will Be The World Champions, Darko Bajić The Girls - Life of Another, Andrea...
Croatia’s Pula Film Festival (July 18-25) has announced the programme for its 62nd edition.
The Croatian programme saw 75 films submitted - 28 features, 47 shorts - of which 14 features, including Cannes hit The High Sun by Dalibor Matanić, and 16 shorts were selected.
The International Competition includes 14 features, and 12 shorts out of competition.
Pula will be the first festival in Croatia to show a TV series, Dennis Kelly’s UK production Utopia.
Other features to play out of competition include three Us crowdpleasers: Minions by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin; Pixels by Chris Columbus; and Terminator Genisys by Alan Taylor.
Pula’s offerings also include the Short Matters short programme presented with the European Film Academy; the Dizalica strand for 16-to 21 year-olds; and the children’s programme Pulica.
Croatian Features We Will Be The World Champions, Darko Bajić The Girls - Life of Another, Andrea...
- 6/15/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Chinese director Ju Anqi’s Poet On A Business Trip won the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival (Jiff)’s Grand Prize in the International Competition.
Ahn Koocjin’s Korean Academy of Film Arts (Kafa) feature production Alice In Earnestland picked up the Grand Prize in the Korean Competition.
Supported by the Rotterdam film festival’s Hubert Bals Fund, Poet On A Business Trip made its world premiere in Rotterdam and its Asian premiere at Jeonju. Completed more than a decade after it was shot, the film documents the poet Shu as he goes on a tour of the Xinjiang region in 2002, visiting the Uighur people of the area and composing 16 poems on his “business trip”.
Awarding the film its KW20m ($19,700) award, the International Jury called it “simple, curious, artful and ultimately very moving.”
“This selection of emerging filmmakers has been characterized by a risk-taking independent spirit, which we hope they will all take into their future...
Ahn Koocjin’s Korean Academy of Film Arts (Kafa) feature production Alice In Earnestland picked up the Grand Prize in the Korean Competition.
Supported by the Rotterdam film festival’s Hubert Bals Fund, Poet On A Business Trip made its world premiere in Rotterdam and its Asian premiere at Jeonju. Completed more than a decade after it was shot, the film documents the poet Shu as he goes on a tour of the Xinjiang region in 2002, visiting the Uighur people of the area and composing 16 poems on his “business trip”.
Awarding the film its KW20m ($19,700) award, the International Jury called it “simple, curious, artful and ultimately very moving.”
“This selection of emerging filmmakers has been characterized by a risk-taking independent spirit, which we hope they will all take into their future...
- 5/7/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Marlon Brando
What do Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango In Paris, Elia Kazan's A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and Viva Zapata!, Daniel Mann's The Teahouse Of The August Moon, Edward Dmytryk's The Young Lions, Gillo Pontecorvo's Burn!, Lewis Milestone's Mutiny On The Bounty, Guys And Dolls directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and One-Eyed Jacks have in common? Brando the movie star in Stevan Riley's documentary, Listen To Me Marlon, becomes Marlon, the man.
After a conversation with Parabellum director Lukas Valenta Rinner at New Directors/New Films, I met up with Stevan at Lincoln Center.
"Brando was himself fascinated by these same topics of truth and lies, of myth and fantasy and reality."
Hundreds of hours of Brando's audio recordings had gone unheard until Riley took his pick and put together this fascinating portrait.
What do Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango In Paris, Elia Kazan's A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and Viva Zapata!, Daniel Mann's The Teahouse Of The August Moon, Edward Dmytryk's The Young Lions, Gillo Pontecorvo's Burn!, Lewis Milestone's Mutiny On The Bounty, Guys And Dolls directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and One-Eyed Jacks have in common? Brando the movie star in Stevan Riley's documentary, Listen To Me Marlon, becomes Marlon, the man.
After a conversation with Parabellum director Lukas Valenta Rinner at New Directors/New Films, I met up with Stevan at Lincoln Center.
"Brando was himself fascinated by these same topics of truth and lies, of myth and fantasy and reality."
Hundreds of hours of Brando's audio recordings had gone unheard until Riley took his pick and put together this fascinating portrait.
- 4/7/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Parabellum director Lukas Valenta Rinner: "A lot of people mention the connection to Austrian cinema like Ulrich Seidl for example." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
"The world is no longer a predictable place," we hear in Parabellum as we follow the featureless man and a group of blindfolded tourists into a swamp delta for a survival training unlike any other. Lukas Valenta Rinner directs with confidence and a detached gaze the goings-on in the explorer's camp that offers courses on homemade explosives and the mandatory survival underwater training. John Huston's The African Queen and Benoît Jacquot's Farewell, My Queen are about two different kind of personal survival. Austrian parallels come into play with his New Directors/New Films colleagues, Goodnight Night Mommy directors, Veronika Franz, and Severin Fiala, as well as Michael Haneke and Ulrich Seidl. Pablo Seijo connected with his character through Michel Houellebecq's books.
The participants...
"The world is no longer a predictable place," we hear in Parabellum as we follow the featureless man and a group of blindfolded tourists into a swamp delta for a survival training unlike any other. Lukas Valenta Rinner directs with confidence and a detached gaze the goings-on in the explorer's camp that offers courses on homemade explosives and the mandatory survival underwater training. John Huston's The African Queen and Benoît Jacquot's Farewell, My Queen are about two different kind of personal survival. Austrian parallels come into play with his New Directors/New Films colleagues, Goodnight Night Mommy directors, Veronika Franz, and Severin Fiala, as well as Michael Haneke and Ulrich Seidl. Pablo Seijo connected with his character through Michel Houellebecq's books.
The participants...
- 4/2/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Two days cut from festival, competition titles reduced and line-up almost halved in the face of tough economic circumstances.
Russia’s crumbling economy has forced the organisers of this year’s Moscow International Film Festival (Miff) to make swingeing cuts to the number of films shown and the festival’s duration.
Speaking to Russian daily newspaper Izvestiya, Miff programme director Kirill Razlogov revealed that the 37th edition will run from June 19-26, two days shorter than in 2014.
While Miff will retain its three competition sections for feature films, shorts and documentaries, the number of titles in the main international competition is likely to be reduced from 16 to 12, although the Free Spirit documentary competition will still have seven films in its line-up.
Razlogov suggested that the number of films invited to screen in Miff’s programme outside of the three competitive sections will be slashed by almost half - from 2014’s 250 to 150 at best.
Although the global...
Russia’s crumbling economy has forced the organisers of this year’s Moscow International Film Festival (Miff) to make swingeing cuts to the number of films shown and the festival’s duration.
Speaking to Russian daily newspaper Izvestiya, Miff programme director Kirill Razlogov revealed that the 37th edition will run from June 19-26, two days shorter than in 2014.
While Miff will retain its three competition sections for feature films, shorts and documentaries, the number of titles in the main international competition is likely to be reduced from 16 to 12, although the Free Spirit documentary competition will still have seven films in its line-up.
Razlogov suggested that the number of films invited to screen in Miff’s programme outside of the three competitive sections will be slashed by almost half - from 2014’s 250 to 150 at best.
Although the global...
- 3/23/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
It's early morning. We begin with a lush landscape. The camera slowly pans to reveal more tranquil greenery. The opening of Parabellum reminds you of the opening scene of Carlos Reygada's Silent Light, except for an imposing beat of electro music. You know something's gonna go down. Then a firebomb strikes down from the sky and the earth shakes, setting up the mood for the rest of the film. In Lukas Valenta Rinner's Parabellum, the world is in turmoil - there are constant reminders of natural disasters, civil unrest on TV newscast and airwaves- "A tragic situation is developing in Argentina." We focus on an unnamed man preparing for a journey: he quits his white color office job, drops off his cat at the pet...
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- 3/21/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Alexander Skarsgård and Kristen Wiig in Marielle Heller's The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
Stevan Riley's Listen To Me Marlon, Simone Rapisarda Casanova's The Creation Of Meaning (La Creazione Di Significato), Lukas Valenta Rinner's Parabellum, and Goodnight Mommy directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz are films to look out for.
Bas Devos (Violet); Stéphane Lafleur (Tu Dors Nicole); Shim Sung-bo (Haemoo); Kornél Mundruczó (White God); Britni West (Tired Moonlight); Darhad Erdenibulag (K); Naji Abu Nowar (Theeb); Bill Ross and Turner Ross (Western); Yohei Suzuki (Ow); Nadav Lapid (The Kindergarten Teacher); Benjamin Crotty (Fort Buchanan); Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás (Dog Lady); Salomé Alexi (Line Of Credit); Chaitanya Tamhane (Court); Sarah Leonor (The Great Man); Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again); Oscar Ruiz Navia (Los Hongos) are filmmakers scheduled to participate in post-screening Q&As.
The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 44th...
Stevan Riley's Listen To Me Marlon, Simone Rapisarda Casanova's The Creation Of Meaning (La Creazione Di Significato), Lukas Valenta Rinner's Parabellum, and Goodnight Mommy directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz are films to look out for.
Bas Devos (Violet); Stéphane Lafleur (Tu Dors Nicole); Shim Sung-bo (Haemoo); Kornél Mundruczó (White God); Britni West (Tired Moonlight); Darhad Erdenibulag (K); Naji Abu Nowar (Theeb); Bill Ross and Turner Ross (Western); Yohei Suzuki (Ow); Nadav Lapid (The Kindergarten Teacher); Benjamin Crotty (Fort Buchanan); Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás (Dog Lady); Salomé Alexi (Line Of Credit); Chaitanya Tamhane (Court); Sarah Leonor (The Great Man); Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again); Oscar Ruiz Navia (Los Hongos) are filmmakers scheduled to participate in post-screening Q&As.
The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 44th...
- 3/15/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Many a film lives or dies in how it parcels out knowledge, in how it handles the hierarchy between what we, the audience, know and what the characters know. Suspense films often rely on us knowing more than certain characters — like that the engraved lighter has fallen from the hero's pocket, or that the killer lurks just around the next corner. Adventure or survival narratives often gain a great deal of their kinetic appeal by having us learn new facts and circumstances at exactly the same time as the protagonists, the better to put us in their shoes. And yet, while Lukas Valenta Rinner's feature debut "Parabellum" certainly has elements of both suspense and survival, the hierarchy it establishes is weighted firmly in favor of the protagonists at the expense of the viewer. In fact, it's remarkable just how much it holds back, how practically miserly it is with the information it supplies.
- 2/2/2015
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás represent Argentina with their directorial debut “La Mujer de los Perros”. Festival director Rutger Wolfson made the announcement that the ‘Hivos Tiger Awards Competition’ includes projects from Latin America, Thailand, U.K. & U.S.
The 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) will be held January 21 to February 1, 2015, overlapping this year with Sundance (January 22 – 31) which is coming later than usual
Iffr’s line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015 consist of 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each, awarded by the Festival’s five Tiger jury members. From its inception in 1995, the Competition has been dedicated to discovering, celebrating and awarding emerging international film talent. Eleven of the 13 competing films are World Premieres and the remaining two are International Premieres.
Contenders, “La Mujer de los Perros” and “Vanishing Point” were both partly financed by Iffr’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) as were “Another Trip to the Moon” by Ismail Basbeth, “La Obra del Siglo” by Carlos Quintela and “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes” by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero.
The Hivos Tiger Awards jury is comprised of acclaimed stage and screen actress Johanna ter Steege, director of the Filmoteca Española Jose Maria Prado Garcia, Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer, award winning Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš. The winners, selected by the jury, will be announced at the Hivos Tiger Award Ceremony on Friday, January 30th.
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition Full Line-Up
“Above and Below” by Nicolas Steiner (Switzerland/ Germany) – International Premiere
The film is a rough and rhythmic roller coaster ride seating five survivors in their daily hustle through an apocalyptic world. A mind-blowing, cinematic exploration of contemporary existence in the U.S.
Trip to the Moon" by Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia) – World Premiere
The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
“Bridgend" by Jeppe Rønde (Denmark) – World Premiere
Over a five-year period in Bridgend, Wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama. Hannah Murray convinces as the 'new girl in town' in Danish Rønde’s feature debut.
“Gluckauf" by Remy van Heugten (The Netherlands) – World Premiere
Social drama about the oppressive relationship between a father and a son who, as modern outlaws, struggle to survive in the depleted Dutch province of Limburg.
“Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory” by Lisa Takeba (Japan) – World Premiere
Haruko is a girl who prefers to cuddle up to her old-fashioned TV set. In this wondrous story, a television can transform into a man: and this is by no means the end of the strange cheerfulness.
“Impressions of a Drowned Man” by Kyros Papavassiliou (Cyprus/ Greece/ Slovenia) – World Premiere
A man who doesn’t know who he is meets his former love. She tells him he is a famous poet, Kostas Karyotakis, who killed himself in 1928. Every year he returns on the anniversary of his death.
“La Mujer de los perros” (Dog Lady) by Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás (Argentina) – World Premiere
The protagonist of Dog Lady is a woman who lives in a poor area with a pack of dogs, in a house like so many other humble shacks in the urban sprawl of Greater Buenos Aires.
“Norfolk” by Martin Radich (U.K.) – World Premiere
As a man's unspeakable past starts to catch up with him, two very different worlds collide and he is finally forced to confront what is right and what is wrong in order to protect his family's future.
“La Obra del siglo” (Work of the Century” by Carlos Quintela (Cuba/ Argentina/ Germany) – World Premiere
Three Cuban men, obliged by circumstance to live together under the same roof, pass their days in the ElectroNuclear City.
“Parabellum” by Lukas Valenta Rinner (Argentina/ Austria/ Uruguay) – World Premiere
In the company of housewives, professionals and a retired tennis instructor, Hernán is part of a middle-class community that is preparing for the eventual arrival of the end of the world at a holiday resort in the marshy Tigre delta.
“Tired Moonlight” by Britni West (U.S.) – International Premiere
Combustible dreams fail to ignite as a lonely, middle-aged woman is confronted by lost love in a glorified-pit-stop town.
“Vanishing Point” by Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand) – World Premiere
A drama depicting life in different paths. As two men delve deep down in search for what could heal their pains, through the path of imagination, they see themselves in each other.
“Videophilia (And Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero (Peru) – World Premiere
Internet cafés and slackers, not-so-innocent schoolgirls and amateur porn using Google Glass: things in Lima, the Peruvian capital, are pretty similar to contemporary reality, virtual or otherwise, in the rest of the world. Cinema meets digital psychedelia.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) offers carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. The festival's Tiger Awards Competitions, Bright Future, Spectrum and Limelight sections contain new work by auteurs from all over the world including many World Premieres. In the Signals section, Iffr presents retrospectives and themed programmes. Iffr actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab.
The 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) will be held January 21 to February 1, 2015, overlapping this year with Sundance (January 22 – 31) which is coming later than usual
Iffr’s line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015 consist of 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each, awarded by the Festival’s five Tiger jury members. From its inception in 1995, the Competition has been dedicated to discovering, celebrating and awarding emerging international film talent. Eleven of the 13 competing films are World Premieres and the remaining two are International Premieres.
Contenders, “La Mujer de los Perros” and “Vanishing Point” were both partly financed by Iffr’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) as were “Another Trip to the Moon” by Ismail Basbeth, “La Obra del Siglo” by Carlos Quintela and “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes” by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero.
The Hivos Tiger Awards jury is comprised of acclaimed stage and screen actress Johanna ter Steege, director of the Filmoteca Española Jose Maria Prado Garcia, Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer, award winning Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš. The winners, selected by the jury, will be announced at the Hivos Tiger Award Ceremony on Friday, January 30th.
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition Full Line-Up
“Above and Below” by Nicolas Steiner (Switzerland/ Germany) – International Premiere
The film is a rough and rhythmic roller coaster ride seating five survivors in their daily hustle through an apocalyptic world. A mind-blowing, cinematic exploration of contemporary existence in the U.S.
Trip to the Moon" by Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia) – World Premiere
The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
“Bridgend" by Jeppe Rønde (Denmark) – World Premiere
Over a five-year period in Bridgend, Wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama. Hannah Murray convinces as the 'new girl in town' in Danish Rønde’s feature debut.
“Gluckauf" by Remy van Heugten (The Netherlands) – World Premiere
Social drama about the oppressive relationship between a father and a son who, as modern outlaws, struggle to survive in the depleted Dutch province of Limburg.
“Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory” by Lisa Takeba (Japan) – World Premiere
Haruko is a girl who prefers to cuddle up to her old-fashioned TV set. In this wondrous story, a television can transform into a man: and this is by no means the end of the strange cheerfulness.
“Impressions of a Drowned Man” by Kyros Papavassiliou (Cyprus/ Greece/ Slovenia) – World Premiere
A man who doesn’t know who he is meets his former love. She tells him he is a famous poet, Kostas Karyotakis, who killed himself in 1928. Every year he returns on the anniversary of his death.
“La Mujer de los perros” (Dog Lady) by Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás (Argentina) – World Premiere
The protagonist of Dog Lady is a woman who lives in a poor area with a pack of dogs, in a house like so many other humble shacks in the urban sprawl of Greater Buenos Aires.
“Norfolk” by Martin Radich (U.K.) – World Premiere
As a man's unspeakable past starts to catch up with him, two very different worlds collide and he is finally forced to confront what is right and what is wrong in order to protect his family's future.
“La Obra del siglo” (Work of the Century” by Carlos Quintela (Cuba/ Argentina/ Germany) – World Premiere
Three Cuban men, obliged by circumstance to live together under the same roof, pass their days in the ElectroNuclear City.
“Parabellum” by Lukas Valenta Rinner (Argentina/ Austria/ Uruguay) – World Premiere
In the company of housewives, professionals and a retired tennis instructor, Hernán is part of a middle-class community that is preparing for the eventual arrival of the end of the world at a holiday resort in the marshy Tigre delta.
“Tired Moonlight” by Britni West (U.S.) – International Premiere
Combustible dreams fail to ignite as a lonely, middle-aged woman is confronted by lost love in a glorified-pit-stop town.
“Vanishing Point” by Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand) – World Premiere
A drama depicting life in different paths. As two men delve deep down in search for what could heal their pains, through the path of imagination, they see themselves in each other.
“Videophilia (And Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero (Peru) – World Premiere
Internet cafés and slackers, not-so-innocent schoolgirls and amateur porn using Google Glass: things in Lima, the Peruvian capital, are pretty similar to contemporary reality, virtual or otherwise, in the rest of the world. Cinema meets digital psychedelia.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) offers carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. The festival's Tiger Awards Competitions, Bright Future, Spectrum and Limelight sections contain new work by auteurs from all over the world including many World Premieres. In the Signals section, Iffr presents retrospectives and themed programmes. Iffr actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab.
- 1/9/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition includes films from Latin America, Thailand, the UK and Us.Scroll down for full list of titles
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
- 1/6/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition includes films from Latin America, Thailand, the UK and Us.Scroll down for full list of titles
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
- 1/6/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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