There was no escaping “Red Rooms” at Fantasia.
Awarded the Cheval Noir Award for best feature at the 27th edition of the fest, Pascal Plante’s film also took honors for screenplay and Dominique Plante’s haunting score, as well as an outstanding performance award for Juliette Gariépy.
“The ultimate effect a film can achieve is to implant a significant and lasting emotional memory. ‘Red Rooms’ masterfully accomplished that goal,” said jurors David Hewlett, Brenda Lieberman, Jourdain Searles, Virginie Sélavy and Gary Sherman.
“With incredible skill and artistry, without resorting to gore or violence, this film delivers not only an extremely disturbing and frightening experience but introduces you to characters and situations you may never forget.”
Produced by Nemesis Films, it takes on the trial of a man accused of murdering teenage girls and selling videos of his crimes online. But Plante wanted to focus on women who follow him.
Awarded the Cheval Noir Award for best feature at the 27th edition of the fest, Pascal Plante’s film also took honors for screenplay and Dominique Plante’s haunting score, as well as an outstanding performance award for Juliette Gariépy.
“The ultimate effect a film can achieve is to implant a significant and lasting emotional memory. ‘Red Rooms’ masterfully accomplished that goal,” said jurors David Hewlett, Brenda Lieberman, Jourdain Searles, Virginie Sélavy and Gary Sherman.
“With incredible skill and artistry, without resorting to gore or violence, this film delivers not only an extremely disturbing and frightening experience but introduces you to characters and situations you may never forget.”
Produced by Nemesis Films, it takes on the trial of a man accused of murdering teenage girls and selling videos of his crimes online. But Plante wanted to focus on women who follow him.
- 7/30/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
On April 7, Neon released “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” from director and co-writer Daniel Goldhaber. The film based on Andreas Malm‘s 2021 book of the same name is about a crew of environmental activists who plot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline. The timely thriller stars Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane and Marcus Scribner.
Following its premiere at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” became an instant hit with critics. It currently holds a perfect 100% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus reading, “An explosive adaptation of Malm’s treatise, ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ delivers a high-stakes eco-thriller ignited by riveting and complex antiheroes.” Read our full review round-up below.
See April 2023 movies: 24 most anticipated releases
Brian Tallerico (RogerEbert.com) writes, “Daniel Goldhaber’s kinetic, riveting ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ was like nothing else I saw at TIFF.
Following its premiere at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” became an instant hit with critics. It currently holds a perfect 100% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus reading, “An explosive adaptation of Malm’s treatise, ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ delivers a high-stakes eco-thriller ignited by riveting and complex antiheroes.” Read our full review round-up below.
See April 2023 movies: 24 most anticipated releases
Brian Tallerico (RogerEbert.com) writes, “Daniel Goldhaber’s kinetic, riveting ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ was like nothing else I saw at TIFF.
- 4/7/2023
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
After 18 days of in-person screenings, over 370 movies and the allocation of a new prize fund totaling 210,000 Aud the Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) has to be one of the lengthiest, liveliest and now most lucrative film festivals in the world. The winning films were announced at Saturday evening’s closing gala, with Afrofuturist sci-fi musical “Neptune Frost,” a U.S.-Rwandan co-production directed by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman, taking the Bright Horizons top prize of 140,000 Aud. Jub Clerc, the Indigenous Australian director of coming-of-age road movie “Sweet As,” scooped the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award of 70,000 Aud.
This is the first year of the Bright Horizons competition. After being selected from an exceptionally strong 11-film lineup, which included festival favourites like Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” Laura Wandel’s “Playground” and Natalia López Gallardo’s “Robe of Gems,” Williams and Uzeyman were clearly moved while accepting the award via Zoom.
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This is the first year of the Bright Horizons competition. After being selected from an exceptionally strong 11-film lineup, which included festival favourites like Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” Laura Wandel’s “Playground” and Natalia López Gallardo’s “Robe of Gems,” Williams and Uzeyman were clearly moved while accepting the award via Zoom.
“It...
- 8/20/2022
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Although this is the Melbourne International Film Festival's (Miff) 70th outing, the low-key prestige of the Miff Shorts Awards are a tad younger. This year the 61st Miff Shorts Awards provided a special glass trophy and cash prize with a key sponsor and support from City of Melbourne and VicScreen. Miff Programmer Kate Jinx amicably presented the ceremony and briefly explained each short in an engaging way, the winner was immediately announced, no nominees were read out. All of the films that won are eligible for the Academy Awards. The Jury consisted of industry and adjacent individuals film critic Jourdain Searles, and Directors' James Vaughan and Tiriki Onus. Seven categories, presented below. You can get tickets now to in-cinema Best Miff Shorts package, or...
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- 8/12/2022
- Screen Anarchy
When Amazon Prime Video faced a shutout at the 2021 Emmys, among the snubs were seven nominations for Barry Jenkins’ “The Underground Railroad.” Critics loved Jenkins’ limited series based on Colson Whitehead’s 2016 novel, but audiences may have been slow to embrace realistically grim programming during a pandemic — and Amazon faced criticism for what some perceived as lackluster handling of the limited series’ release.
Whatever: The series, which is still eligible for guild awards this year, did pick up Spirit Awards and Golden Globe nominations in major categories. And Amazon clearly knows Jenkins’ rhapsodic adaptation stands as a singular work of artistic achievement. Even as the drama’s award window recedes, the streamer commissioned a lush promotional book comprised of exclusive essays, photography, and art that celebrates the craftspeople responsible for bringing it to the screen. It’s not for sale; Amazon made it widely accessible in digital form, and IndieWire has a first-look.
Whatever: The series, which is still eligible for guild awards this year, did pick up Spirit Awards and Golden Globe nominations in major categories. And Amazon clearly knows Jenkins’ rhapsodic adaptation stands as a singular work of artistic achievement. Even as the drama’s award window recedes, the streamer commissioned a lush promotional book comprised of exclusive essays, photography, and art that celebrates the craftspeople responsible for bringing it to the screen. It’s not for sale; Amazon made it widely accessible in digital form, and IndieWire has a first-look.
- 12/16/2021
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Screen among TIFF Industry Conference media partners
An industry talk with former Searchlight Pictures co-heads Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula and the first look at Ava DuVernay’s Primetime selection and Netflix series on American Football player and activist Colin Kaepernick are among latest additions to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) programming.
The five-day TIFF Industry Conference running September 9-13 includes panel discussions presented by Screen on toxic behaviour on set and the African film business, as well as a session on Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch programme.
Programmers have two films to Official Selection: John Michael McDonagh’s...
An industry talk with former Searchlight Pictures co-heads Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula and the first look at Ava DuVernay’s Primetime selection and Netflix series on American Football player and activist Colin Kaepernick are among latest additions to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) programming.
The five-day TIFF Industry Conference running September 9-13 includes panel discussions presented by Screen on toxic behaviour on set and the African film business, as well as a session on Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch programme.
Programmers have two films to Official Selection: John Michael McDonagh’s...
- 8/13/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From the March on Washington in August 1963 until his murder in April 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was subject to an asphyxiating surveillance and smearing campaign waged by the FBI and its director, J. Edgar Hoover. Worried that the rise of “a black messiah” would upset the segregated status-quo, Hoover sought to weaponize ill-obtained information on King’s private life, such as his extramarital affairs, to discredit his public persona. Drawing from long-secret documents, and anticipating the release of others stored in the National Archives, Sam Pollard’s incendiary, deeply unnerving MLK/FBI chronicles the long and restless history of the bureau’s harassment. As Simran Hans notes at The Observer, the portrait Pollard paints of King is that of “a complicated and fallible man rather than an untouchable icon,” while the film itself raises some crucial, and often disturbing, questions about the ethics of examining the past.
- 1/21/2021
- MUBI
Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Jourdain Searles to discuss Steve McQueen’s Small Axe (primarily Lovers Rock and Mangrove), which is now on Amazon Prime.
Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films.
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Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films.
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The Film Stage Show is supported by Mubi, a curated streaming service showcasing exceptional films from around the globe. Every day, Mubi premieres a new film. Whether it’s a timeless classic, a cult favorite, or an acclaimed masterpiece — it’s guaranteed to be either a movie you’ve...
- 1/7/2021
- by Brian Roan
- The Film Stage
Tune into all episodes live on Twitter.
This spring here at The Film Stage we partnered with Cinephile to present Cinephile Game Night, a livestream series on Twitter that aims to bring attention and support to charities supporting the film community and beyond. We’re now excited to announce our summer lineup, featuring The Big Picture podcast, the Unspooled podcast, Pajiba, ScreenCrush, Battleship Pretension, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Vidiots, and more.
Each evening features The Film Stage crew, including Jordan Raup, Conor O’Donnell, Dan Mecca, and Cinephile creator Cory Everett, and a rotating roster of special guests as we test our knowledge of movie trivia in this online version, adapted for our current self-isolated times. With each show lasting about an hour, we’ll square off and play a few rounds of Cinephile: A Card Game, including Filmography, Movie-Actor, and Six Degrees.
Viewers are invited to tune in and follow along with the cinema-related fun!
This spring here at The Film Stage we partnered with Cinephile to present Cinephile Game Night, a livestream series on Twitter that aims to bring attention and support to charities supporting the film community and beyond. We’re now excited to announce our summer lineup, featuring The Big Picture podcast, the Unspooled podcast, Pajiba, ScreenCrush, Battleship Pretension, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Vidiots, and more.
Each evening features The Film Stage crew, including Jordan Raup, Conor O’Donnell, Dan Mecca, and Cinephile creator Cory Everett, and a rotating roster of special guests as we test our knowledge of movie trivia in this online version, adapted for our current self-isolated times. With each show lasting about an hour, we’ll square off and play a few rounds of Cinephile: A Card Game, including Filmography, Movie-Actor, and Six Degrees.
Viewers are invited to tune in and follow along with the cinema-related fun!
- 6/11/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by special guest Jourdain Searles to discuss Sofia Coppola’s debut The Virgin Suicides, which was released in U.S. theaters 20 years ago this spring and is now available on Amazon Prime and The Criterion Collection.
Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films.
Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream below. If you’re looking for The B-Side, now available on its own feed, see where to subscribe here.
The Film Stage Show is supported by Mubi, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent,...
Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films.
Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream below. If you’re looking for The B-Side, now available on its own feed, see where to subscribe here.
The Film Stage Show is supported by Mubi, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Brian Roan
- The Film Stage
Do we choose sides when we watch “Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach’s brilliant and wrenching drama of divorce? The question, on the face of it, sounds facile in a dozen ways the movie isn’t. Rarely are there winners in divorce, and there are two sides to every breakup. “Marriage Story” is a movie that reflects that reality. It’s a dazzlingly layered and empathetic tale that delves deep into the lives of both Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson), a couple who are splitting up despite the fact that they’ve never stopped loving each other. They each have their reasons, their desires and arguments and defenses. It might seem to violate the essence of a movie like this one to declare that either one of them is “right.”
Yet I’d suggest it’s woven into the dramatic fabric of “Marriage Story” that as we watch this couple,...
Yet I’d suggest it’s woven into the dramatic fabric of “Marriage Story” that as we watch this couple,...
- 11/17/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and Brian Roan are joined by Jourdain Searles for a special Classic episode discussing Pedro Almodóvar’s controversial 1989 Nc-17 rated dark romantic comedy Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The film is now streaming on Criterion Channel and on other platforms, a perfect watch before seeing the director and star’s latest collaboration Pain and Glory.
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The Film Stage Show is supported by Mubi, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, Mubi hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.
- 10/14/2019
- by Brian Roan
- The Film Stage
Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Jourdain Searles from the Bad Romance Podcast to talk about writer/director Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook follow-up, The Nightingale.
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The Film Stage is supported by Mubi, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, Mubi hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.
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Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or stream below. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor.
The Film Stage is supported by Mubi, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, Mubi hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.
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Support The Film Stage Show on Patreon. E-mail us or follow on Twitter and Facebook with any questions or comments.
- 8/13/2019
- by Brian Roan
- The Film Stage
Hey, what’s that under the tree? Did Santa come early? Why, it’s a gift! Unwrap that bad boy and click play — it’s the latest episode of Indie Beat. On this installment, I spoke to film critic, screenwriter, comedian, and fellow podcaster Jourdain Searles.
Jourdain began her life in Georgia but soon moved to New York City to pursue her interest in cinema, attending the Master’s program at NYU. Since then she has run her own media criticism website Fishnet Cinema, an outlet solely contributed to by female-identifying writers and focusing on how race, gender, sexuality, and class pervades the various iterations of media we consume.
Continue reading Critic Jourdain Searles Talks Writing Rom-Coms [Indie Beat Podcast] at The Playlist.
Jourdain began her life in Georgia but soon moved to New York City to pursue her interest in cinema, attending the Master’s program at NYU. Since then she has run her own media criticism website Fishnet Cinema, an outlet solely contributed to by female-identifying writers and focusing on how race, gender, sexuality, and class pervades the various iterations of media we consume.
Continue reading Critic Jourdain Searles Talks Writing Rom-Coms [Indie Beat Podcast] at The Playlist.
- 12/9/2018
- by Christopher Bell
- The Playlist
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