Parineeti Chopra Confesses Dealing With Less Work Opportunities Due To Camps In Bollywood! (Photo Credit –Instagram)
Parineeti Chopra is currently enjoying rave reviews for her performance in Amar Singh Chamkila. In the Imtiaz Ali-directed film, she plays Diljit Dosanjh‘s on-screen wife. The actress is getting honest and exposing the dark side of Bollywood, as she claims there are camps and favorites! Scroll below for all the details.
Pari has seen many ups and downs in her career. She is the cousin of global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas, but that didn’t make anything easy. Her filmography includes successes like Golmaal Again and Kesari, but also many underperformers, including Namaste England, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, and her last release, Mission Raniganj. Her latest film, Amar Singh Chamkila, premiered on Netflix on April 12, 2024.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, Parineeti Chopra blames favoritism in Bollywood for the lack of work opportunities.
Parineeti Chopra is currently enjoying rave reviews for her performance in Amar Singh Chamkila. In the Imtiaz Ali-directed film, she plays Diljit Dosanjh‘s on-screen wife. The actress is getting honest and exposing the dark side of Bollywood, as she claims there are camps and favorites! Scroll below for all the details.
Pari has seen many ups and downs in her career. She is the cousin of global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas, but that didn’t make anything easy. Her filmography includes successes like Golmaal Again and Kesari, but also many underperformers, including Namaste England, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, and her last release, Mission Raniganj. Her latest film, Amar Singh Chamkila, premiered on Netflix on April 12, 2024.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, Parineeti Chopra blames favoritism in Bollywood for the lack of work opportunities.
- 4/21/2024
- by Jishika Madaan
- KoiMoi
O.J. Simpson was on trial for one of the most sensational cases of the last century. The former NFL star was accused of a double homicide, and in a remarkable turn of events, he walked away a free man.
The trial became highly publicized, and it divided the general masses, with many believing that Simpson was guilty. While public opinion could have been easily swayed, what did his children really think about the trial at the time, and in the years since?
O.J. Simpson was accused of a double homicide (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
What do O.J. Simpson’s children with his ex-wife think about his case?
O.J. Simpson rose to prominence as one of the greatest running backs of all time, and he spent 11 years in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills. He enjoyed a lot of success during his stint in the NFL. Unfortunately, his life took a very different turn,...
The trial became highly publicized, and it divided the general masses, with many believing that Simpson was guilty. While public opinion could have been easily swayed, what did his children really think about the trial at the time, and in the years since?
O.J. Simpson was accused of a double homicide (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
What do O.J. Simpson’s children with his ex-wife think about his case?
O.J. Simpson rose to prominence as one of the greatest running backs of all time, and he spent 11 years in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills. He enjoyed a lot of success during his stint in the NFL. Unfortunately, his life took a very different turn,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
American Idol fans are fuming after a decision the judges made this week. Sam Kelly-Cohen, also known as Kayko, advanced to the Showstopper round. While viewers are happy for him, they can’t get over what the judges did to his best friend. Keep reading to see why they are so upset.
Kayko’s American Idol Journey Is An ‘Accident’
Kayko auditioned for American Idol with his best friend, Abby Blake. Originally, he set out to play the piano accompaniment for his friend, but the judges asked him to sing something for them. He sang an original song called “Time Of Your Life.”
Even though he wasn’t there to audition for the competition, he wound up being offered the chance to go to Hollywood. He was in disbelief when Katy Perry offered him a Golden Ticket, asking if he wanted to go to Hollywood along with his friend.
Instagram/Kayko
This week,...
Kayko’s American Idol Journey Is An ‘Accident’
Kayko auditioned for American Idol with his best friend, Abby Blake. Originally, he set out to play the piano accompaniment for his friend, but the judges asked him to sing something for them. He sang an original song called “Time Of Your Life.”
Even though he wasn’t there to audition for the competition, he wound up being offered the chance to go to Hollywood. He was in disbelief when Katy Perry offered him a Golden Ticket, asking if he wanted to go to Hollywood along with his friend.
Instagram/Kayko
This week,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Whitney Way Thore got the shock of her life when she had a narrow escape on the road, and her eyes nearly popped right out of her head. What’s going on with the My Big Fat Fabulous Life star? Read on to find out and watch the video.
Mbffl Star Whitney Way Thore Was With Her Assistant
It should be noted that when the narrow escape happened, the TLC star wasn’t driving the car. It’s just the phone that flipped the video. Instead, her assistant took the wheel. Some Mbffl critics might wonder why she needs one, but that’s beside the point. It seemed as if it wasn’t her day to end up in some sort of smash on a busy road.
Whitney Way Thore – My Big Fat Fabulous Life – TLC YouTube
While many My Big Fat Fabulous Life viewers don’t like Whitney Way Thore,...
Mbffl Star Whitney Way Thore Was With Her Assistant
It should be noted that when the narrow escape happened, the TLC star wasn’t driving the car. It’s just the phone that flipped the video. Instead, her assistant took the wheel. Some Mbffl critics might wonder why she needs one, but that’s beside the point. It seemed as if it wasn’t her day to end up in some sort of smash on a busy road.
Whitney Way Thore – My Big Fat Fabulous Life – TLC YouTube
While many My Big Fat Fabulous Life viewers don’t like Whitney Way Thore,...
- 3/15/2024
- by James Michael
- TV Shows Ace
The 2024 Slamdance Film Festival, which returned this year to its original home at the Doubletree Park City, announced the winners of its Sparky Awards on Friday. Giuseppe Garau’s The Accident, a 16mm-shot film about a newly separated woman finding employment within the tow-truck industry, won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize. The Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize went to Matt Moyer’s and Amy Toensing’s Inheritance, an Appalachia-set film dealing with the opioid epidemic. Kiarash Dadgar, whose short film The Steak played the festival, was awarded the Agbo Fellowship, which comes with $25,000 in prize money and […]
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- 1/27/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The 2024 Slamdance Film Festival, which returned this year to its original home at the Doubletree Park City, announced the winners of its Sparky Awards on Friday. Giuseppe Garau’s The Accident, a 16mm-shot film about a newly separated woman finding employment within the tow-truck industry, won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize. The Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize went to Matt Moyer’s and Amy Toensing’s Inheritance, an Appalachia-set film dealing with the opioid epidemic. Kiarash Dadgar, whose short film The Steak played the festival, was awarded the Agbo Fellowship, which comes with $25,000 in prize money and […]
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- 1/27/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Returning for its 30th anniversary edition next year, Slamdance Film Festival has now unveiled its full film lineup for 2024. Kicking off with Oscar-winning filmmaker Carol Dysinger’s One Bullet, this year’s festival will showcase 32 features both in Park City and Salt Lake City from January 19-25 and online screenings will be available on the Slamdance Channel from January 22-28.
“Our 2024 Slamdance lineup is a testament to filmmakers who dare to push their stories to the very edge of filmmaking, making it deeply personal yet globally resonant,” said Festival Director Taylor Miller. “Their raw passion and risk-taking echo our commitment to exploring uncharted territories of cinematic expression. This year, we proudly host the most inclusive and accessible festival we’ve ever had, staying true to the core objectives I aimed to cultivate with our programmers when I took this job.”
The 2024 programming was selected from more than 9,000 submissions, 1,729 of which were features.
“Our 2024 Slamdance lineup is a testament to filmmakers who dare to push their stories to the very edge of filmmaking, making it deeply personal yet globally resonant,” said Festival Director Taylor Miller. “Their raw passion and risk-taking echo our commitment to exploring uncharted territories of cinematic expression. This year, we proudly host the most inclusive and accessible festival we’ve ever had, staying true to the core objectives I aimed to cultivate with our programmers when I took this job.”
The 2024 programming was selected from more than 9,000 submissions, 1,729 of which were features.
- 12/4/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Winners of the 2023 CrimeCon Clue Awards were announced tonight at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Fl during a ceremony hosted by ABC News Legal Analyst Matt Murphy. Presented by notables including Nancy Grace, Kelly Siegler, Camille Vasquez and Paul Holes, among others, networks, producers and publishers receiving honors at Clue's 2nd annualevent include Paramount+, NBCUniversal, Big Fish Entertainment, Oxygen True Crime, Shed Media, MTV Documentary Films, iHeartRadio and Algonquin Books.
The awards gala streamed live on Law&Crime's YouTube channel (5.2M subscribers), Facebook and TikTok, and was the "Day 2" climax of CrimeCon's annual event, which brings together experts, creators, enthusiasts and industry professionals for an immersive three-day experience.
Clue's 2022 "Crimefighter of the Year," The Black and Missing Foundation (Bamfi), presented the 2023 honor to The Gabby Petito Foundation. Bamfi Co-Founders Natalie and Derrica Wilson joined Petito's parents and stepparents onstage to present the award, and during their acceptance, the Petito...
The awards gala streamed live on Law&Crime's YouTube channel (5.2M subscribers), Facebook and TikTok, and was the "Day 2" climax of CrimeCon's annual event, which brings together experts, creators, enthusiasts and industry professionals for an immersive three-day experience.
Clue's 2022 "Crimefighter of the Year," The Black and Missing Foundation (Bamfi), presented the 2023 honor to The Gabby Petito Foundation. Bamfi Co-Founders Natalie and Derrica Wilson joined Petito's parents and stepparents onstage to present the award, and during their acceptance, the Petito...
- 9/25/2023
- Podnews.net
Jeremy Renner is coming back for another term.
On Wednesday, Paramount+ announced that “Mayor of Kingstown”, starring the Oscar-nominee and co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, has been renewed for season 3.
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Set in the world of a company town in which prison is the main business, the series first premiered in November 2021. Its second season finished airing earlier this spring.
In the show, Renner plays Mike McLusky, the so-called “Mayor” and member of a family who has been keeping the peace in a town ruled by street gangs, prisoners, guards and police.
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“Mayor of Kingstown” is one of the top-performing shows on Paramount+, behind Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” spin-off “1923...
On Wednesday, Paramount+ announced that “Mayor of Kingstown”, starring the Oscar-nominee and co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, has been renewed for season 3.
Read More: Jeremy Renner Walks Without A Cane As He Steps Out For Kate Beckinsale’s Birthday Party
Set in the world of a company town in which prison is the main business, the series first premiered in November 2021. Its second season finished airing earlier this spring.
In the show, Renner plays Mike McLusky, the so-called “Mayor” and member of a family who has been keeping the peace in a town ruled by street gangs, prisoners, guards and police.
Read More: Chris Hemsworth Says Jeremy Renner’s Near-Fatal Accident Made Him Realize ‘Any Of Us Can Go At Any Minute’
“Mayor of Kingstown” is one of the top-performing shows on Paramount+, behind Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” spin-off “1923...
- 9/6/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The same season that Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson took it virtually upon themselves to help save Turner Classic Movies following a series of layoffs that was pointing to what could have been its demise, the trio are showing just how hands-on they’ll be. For September, the trio has each compiled a list of recommendations that will air on TCM throughout the month. From melodramas and film noirs to tantalizing tales and giant ants, let’s see what Spielberg, Scorsese and PTA have to recommend.
Steven Spielberg’s September TCM picks are: Douglas Sirk’s Imitation of Life (1959), the sci-fi monster movie Them! (1954), Alfred Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man (1956), and two Vincente Minnelli films, musical Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).
Martin Scorsese went a bit more obscure for his TCM picks, selecting British drama Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945), pre-code...
Steven Spielberg’s September TCM picks are: Douglas Sirk’s Imitation of Life (1959), the sci-fi monster movie Them! (1954), Alfred Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man (1956), and two Vincente Minnelli films, musical Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).
Martin Scorsese went a bit more obscure for his TCM picks, selecting British drama Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945), pre-code...
- 9/4/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Following David Zaslav’s despicable gutting of Turner Classic Movies earlier this summer––one of many anti-art maneuvers the money-hungry Warner Bros. Discovery CEO and president has commandeered in his embarrassing, hopefully short-lived tenure––he hoped to curry some favor by bringing together the holy trinity of filmmakers to guide the future of the channel. Now, after a few weeks on the job of “network advisors,” Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Paul Thomas Anderson have shared their picks of what to see on the channel this month.
The first two mentioned filmmakers provided videos of their recommendations, with the Killers of the Flower Moon director recommending the Boris Karloff-led Isle of the Dead, Two Sisters from Boston, Victor Fleming’s melodrama Red Dust, and Joseph Losey’s Accident.
Spielberg recommends a pair of Vincente Minnelli films, Meet Me in St. Louis and The Bad and the Beautiful, Douglas Sirk’s Imitation of Life,...
The first two mentioned filmmakers provided videos of their recommendations, with the Killers of the Flower Moon director recommending the Boris Karloff-led Isle of the Dead, Two Sisters from Boston, Victor Fleming’s melodrama Red Dust, and Joseph Losey’s Accident.
Spielberg recommends a pair of Vincente Minnelli films, Meet Me in St. Louis and The Bad and the Beautiful, Douglas Sirk’s Imitation of Life,...
- 9/4/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
To briefly remind readers of the saga:
Back in June of 2023, it was announced that the leadership behind Turner Classic Movies, a long-beloved curator of cinema from Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond, would be laid off. VP of enterprises and strategic partnerships Genevieve McGillicuddy, senior VP of programming and content strategy Charles Tabesh, executive vice president and general manager Pola Changnon, marketing VP Dexter Fedor, and VP of studio production Anne Wilson all lost their jobs. The future of TCM was suddenly up in the air. This not only outraged fans of classic cinema but threw some of Hollywood's most beloved filmmakers into a panic. Was David Zaslav, the CEO of the beleaguered Warner Bros. Discovery nixing the entire TCM brand the same way he did with so much of the films and TV shows on HBO Max? Perhaps Zaslav, having already accrued a horrendous reputation for a long series of consumer-hostile business decisions,...
Back in June of 2023, it was announced that the leadership behind Turner Classic Movies, a long-beloved curator of cinema from Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond, would be laid off. VP of enterprises and strategic partnerships Genevieve McGillicuddy, senior VP of programming and content strategy Charles Tabesh, executive vice president and general manager Pola Changnon, marketing VP Dexter Fedor, and VP of studio production Anne Wilson all lost their jobs. The future of TCM was suddenly up in the air. This not only outraged fans of classic cinema but threw some of Hollywood's most beloved filmmakers into a panic. Was David Zaslav, the CEO of the beleaguered Warner Bros. Discovery nixing the entire TCM brand the same way he did with so much of the films and TV shows on HBO Max? Perhaps Zaslav, having already accrued a horrendous reputation for a long series of consumer-hostile business decisions,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Earlier this week, IndieWire exclusively debuted a video of Steven Spielberg sharing his inaugural picks as an advisor to TCM: five films he chose from the beloved network’s September 2023 lineup. Now his fellow advisors Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson have gotten in on the action too. Watch the video of Scorsese recommending one of TCM’s September titles above: it’s about Arthur Crabtree’s “Madonna of the Seven Moons,” a melodrama produced by Gainsborough Pictures in 1945.
Gainsborough Pictures was a U.K. studio renowned for a series of highly-charged melodramas in the 1940s built around actors like James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, and Dennis Price. None of the films are connected plot-wise, but they do share many of the same creatives in front and behind the camera as well as a similar mood.
In the video above, Scorsese says of “Madonna of the Seven Moons,” which airs September 20 at 2:00pm Et,...
Gainsborough Pictures was a U.K. studio renowned for a series of highly-charged melodramas in the 1940s built around actors like James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, and Dennis Price. None of the films are connected plot-wise, but they do share many of the same creatives in front and behind the camera as well as a similar mood.
In the video above, Scorsese says of “Madonna of the Seven Moons,” which airs September 20 at 2:00pm Et,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
The fourth season of the popular medical series, ‘The Good Doctor,’ has been a rollercoaster of emotions, delivering heart-wrenching and impactful moments resonating with viewers.
From heartbreaking farewells to powerful storylines exploring mental health and relationships, Season 4 has left an indelible mark on fans.
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This article will delve into seven emotional moments that define the season and have contributed to the show’s continued success.
1. Claire’s Farewell
The Season 4 finale marked the departure of Dr. Claire Browne, portrayed by Antonia Thomas.
After four seasons of being a vital team member at St. Bonaventure Hospital, Claire decided to move on.
This emotional goodbye left fans teary-eyed and nostalgic as they bid farewell to one of their favorite characters, reflecting on her impact on the show.
Her departure created an emotional void within the show, as fans mourned the...
From heartbreaking farewells to powerful storylines exploring mental health and relationships, Season 4 has left an indelible mark on fans.
Related: The Best Teen Drama Movies Like ‘After’ (What to Watch Next)
This article will delve into seven emotional moments that define the season and have contributed to the show’s continued success.
1. Claire’s Farewell
The Season 4 finale marked the departure of Dr. Claire Browne, portrayed by Antonia Thomas.
After four seasons of being a vital team member at St. Bonaventure Hospital, Claire decided to move on.
This emotional goodbye left fans teary-eyed and nostalgic as they bid farewell to one of their favorite characters, reflecting on her impact on the show.
Her departure created an emotional void within the show, as fans mourned the...
- 7/21/2023
- by Pia Vermaak
- buddytv.com
According to Ed Sheeran, Khalid was involved in a car accident last week. Sheeran told fans the news and covered for the singer’s supporting act before performing his own set as the headliner on his Mathematics Tour.
While onstage at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, Sheeran said that Khalid was recovering.
Ed Sheeran opening for…Ed Sheeran!!! What a treat! #edsheeran #edsheeranfedex#edsheeranlandovermd pic.twitter.com/1IHqojqVVp
— Onward (@beaches_n_mts) June 25, 2023
This gave fans the chance to listen to several added songs live off of Sheeran’s newest album, Subtract. He performed the set fully acoustic, including tracks like “Sycamore” and “No Strings.”
During the opening set, Sheeran quipped with the audience, saying that they would get to see him in two different outfits, a white T-shirt and a black T-shirt. “I’m really pulling out the stops tonight,” he joked.
“Usually when I start playing it’s like pitch black,...
While onstage at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, Sheeran said that Khalid was recovering.
Ed Sheeran opening for…Ed Sheeran!!! What a treat! #edsheeran #edsheeranfedex#edsheeranlandovermd pic.twitter.com/1IHqojqVVp
— Onward (@beaches_n_mts) June 25, 2023
This gave fans the chance to listen to several added songs live off of Sheeran’s newest album, Subtract. He performed the set fully acoustic, including tracks like “Sycamore” and “No Strings.”
During the opening set, Sheeran quipped with the audience, saying that they would get to see him in two different outfits, a white T-shirt and a black T-shirt. “I’m really pulling out the stops tonight,” he joked.
“Usually when I start playing it’s like pitch black,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Paul Rudd created a fake cameo video to wish his Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star Jeremy Renner a speedy recovery after his January snow skiing accident, as Jeremy Renner confessed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
After being run over by his snow plow, the “Hawkeye” actor was taken to the hospital with acute chest trauma, orthopaedic injuries, and more than 30 broken bones throughout his body.
“I talked to Chris Evans. I talked to a lot of friends and their reaction is what made me feel like, ‘Oh, I think I really hurt myself, I might not pull out of this,’” Renner said when asked about how his Marvel co-stars reacted to his accident. “They’re terrible actors, they couldn’t hide the fact that I looked awful.”
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“So, Rudd, whom I love so much, happened to...
After being run over by his snow plow, the “Hawkeye” actor was taken to the hospital with acute chest trauma, orthopaedic injuries, and more than 30 broken bones throughout his body.
“I talked to Chris Evans. I talked to a lot of friends and their reaction is what made me feel like, ‘Oh, I think I really hurt myself, I might not pull out of this,’” Renner said when asked about how his Marvel co-stars reacted to his accident. “They’re terrible actors, they couldn’t hide the fact that I looked awful.”
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“So, Rudd, whom I love so much, happened to...
- 4/11/2023
- by Aashna Shah
- ET Canada
This week on Fox’s Accused, it is Being Human and Hawaii Five-0 alum Meaghan Rath‘s turn to enter the newly renewed anthology series’ fray.
In “Morgan’s Story” (airing Tuesday at 9/8c), Rath plays the titular wife, mom and school teacher, who after a brush with death decides to end her marriage to Jason (Covert Affairs‘ Christopher Gorham), a high-strung Wall Street player with whom she has been living quite comfortably off his inheritance.
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In “Morgan’s Story” (airing Tuesday at 9/8c), Rath plays the titular wife, mom and school teacher, who after a brush with death decides to end her marriage to Jason (Covert Affairs‘ Christopher Gorham), a high-strung Wall Street player with whom she has been living quite comfortably off his inheritance.
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- 4/10/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Hkiff set to run from March 30 – April 10.
Three local films - Soi Cheang’s Mad Fate, Ann Hui’s documentary Elegies and Cheuk Wan Chi’s Vital Sign - will bookend the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff) as it returns to a full physical event and welcomes international filmmakers back in person.
The festival unveiled its full line-up today at a press event well attended by local filmmakers and cast. Some 200 films from 64 countries and regions will be presented during the 12-day festival, including nine world premieres, six international premieres and 67 Asian premieres. There will be 320 (mostly in-theatre...
Three local films - Soi Cheang’s Mad Fate, Ann Hui’s documentary Elegies and Cheuk Wan Chi’s Vital Sign - will bookend the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff) as it returns to a full physical event and welcomes international filmmakers back in person.
The festival unveiled its full line-up today at a press event well attended by local filmmakers and cast. Some 200 films from 64 countries and regions will be presented during the 12-day festival, including nine world premieres, six international premieres and 67 Asian premieres. There will be 320 (mostly in-theatre...
- 3/10/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
MTV’s The Challenge Season 38 final proved almost fatal for rookie contestant Olivia Kaiser. Olivia faced two injuries during the final: one involved a ricocheted golf ball to the face. Here’s what she said about her bizarre hospital stay in Argentina before she could return to the U.S.
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge Season 38 final spoilers ahead regarding Olivia Kaiser.]
Olivia Kaiser in ‘The Challenge’ Season 38 | MTV via YouTube Olivia Kaiser faced 2 severe injuries in ‘The Challenge’ Season 38 final
The beginning of The Challenge Season 38 final marked the end of the road for Olivia Kaiser. Olivia and Horacio Gutiérrez were the favorites to win as the only rookies remaining in the competition. Unfortunately, Olivia experienced her first injury when a carabiner dug into her finger and exposed a nerve.
“They knew it was going to be rough for me continuing, but they cleaned it out with this antiseptic, which honestly hurt so bad,...
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge Season 38 final spoilers ahead regarding Olivia Kaiser.]
Olivia Kaiser in ‘The Challenge’ Season 38 | MTV via YouTube Olivia Kaiser faced 2 severe injuries in ‘The Challenge’ Season 38 final
The beginning of The Challenge Season 38 final marked the end of the road for Olivia Kaiser. Olivia and Horacio Gutiérrez were the favorites to win as the only rookies remaining in the competition. Unfortunately, Olivia experienced her first injury when a carabiner dug into her finger and exposed a nerve.
“They knew it was going to be rough for me continuing, but they cleaned it out with this antiseptic, which honestly hurt so bad,...
- 2/9/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jeremy Renner co-stars Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd have shared updates on the actor’s condition after his snow-plow accident last month.
Lilly shared a story her her recent visit to her “Hurt Locker” co-star when asked about the film on Access Hollywood, video of which you can watch here or at the top of this post.
“You say ‘Hurt Locker’ and I i just go to Jeremy instantly and what he’s just been through and how incredibly brave and strong he is,” Lilly told Access host Scott Evans. “He has recovered like a mofo.”
Evans piped in to admire Renner’s recovery, emphasizing how he could’ve died.
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“I walked in his house and got chicken skin because I was like, ‘Why are you mobile? Why are you mobile? What’s happening?’” she continued.
Lilly shared a story her her recent visit to her “Hurt Locker” co-star when asked about the film on Access Hollywood, video of which you can watch here or at the top of this post.
“You say ‘Hurt Locker’ and I i just go to Jeremy instantly and what he’s just been through and how incredibly brave and strong he is,” Lilly told Access host Scott Evans. “He has recovered like a mofo.”
Evans piped in to admire Renner’s recovery, emphasizing how he could’ve died.
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“I walked in his house and got chicken skin because I was like, ‘Why are you mobile? Why are you mobile? What’s happening?’” she continued.
- 2/8/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
‘Motorway’ Director In The Driving Seat
Cheang Pou Soi (better known as Soi Cheang) whose latest film “Mad Fate” will premiere this month at the Berlin Film Festival, will be further honored next month when the Hong Kong International Film Festival makes him its Filmmaker in Focus.
He was born in Macau, but gained his footing in the much larger Hong Kong film industry, under the tutelage of Ringo Lam, Andrew Lau, Joe Ma, Wilson Yip and Johnnie To. He achieved a breakthrough with 1999 digital video “Our Last Day.”
“Cheang is a key figure among Hong Kong’s post-1997 generation of filmmakers and notable for his sombre but unmistakably personal visual style,” Hkiff Society director Albert Lee said in a statement. “He seldom deviates from mainstream storytelling conventions, but innovatively explores new boundaries of filmmaking across different genres, from horror and thriller to action films. In the stark dystopia he creates,...
Cheang Pou Soi (better known as Soi Cheang) whose latest film “Mad Fate” will premiere this month at the Berlin Film Festival, will be further honored next month when the Hong Kong International Film Festival makes him its Filmmaker in Focus.
He was born in Macau, but gained his footing in the much larger Hong Kong film industry, under the tutelage of Ringo Lam, Andrew Lau, Joe Ma, Wilson Yip and Johnnie To. He achieved a breakthrough with 1999 digital video “Our Last Day.”
“Cheang is a key figure among Hong Kong’s post-1997 generation of filmmakers and notable for his sombre but unmistakably personal visual style,” Hkiff Society director Albert Lee said in a statement. “He seldom deviates from mainstream storytelling conventions, but innovatively explores new boundaries of filmmaking across different genres, from horror and thriller to action films. In the stark dystopia he creates,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF47) will honour Soi Cheang as this year’s Filmmaker-in-Focus.
One of Hong Kong’s most stylish and formidable directors, Cheang joins an illustrious and growing list of recent Hkiff Filmmakers-in-Focus, including Sandra Ng, Stanley Kwan, Michael Hui, Sammo Hung and Brigitte Lin.
Returning to its traditional dates after last year’s postponement, HKIFF47 will take place from 30 March to 10 April. At the centre of this year’s cinephile extravaganza is the showcase of Cheang’s 12 seminal works, the publication of a commemorative book and, in collaboration with long-term festival partner Moleskine, the release of a limited edition notebook. Cheang will also attend a Face-to-Face session to share his insights and vision with the public.
In making the announcement, Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Executive Director Albert Lee paid tribute to Cheang and said the festival was proud to recognise his indelible contribution to Hong Kong cinema.
One of Hong Kong’s most stylish and formidable directors, Cheang joins an illustrious and growing list of recent Hkiff Filmmakers-in-Focus, including Sandra Ng, Stanley Kwan, Michael Hui, Sammo Hung and Brigitte Lin.
Returning to its traditional dates after last year’s postponement, HKIFF47 will take place from 30 March to 10 April. At the centre of this year’s cinephile extravaganza is the showcase of Cheang’s 12 seminal works, the publication of a commemorative book and, in collaboration with long-term festival partner Moleskine, the release of a limited edition notebook. Cheang will also attend a Face-to-Face session to share his insights and vision with the public.
In making the announcement, Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Executive Director Albert Lee paid tribute to Cheang and said the festival was proud to recognise his indelible contribution to Hong Kong cinema.
- 2/3/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Does this ever happen to you? You're going on about your day, minding your own business, when it suddenly hits you — the sound of a V8 engine roaring, of a flaming electric guitar, and a young man screaming "witness me!" and you start thinking about how lucky we are to live in a world where "Mad Max: Fury Road" came out? All movies are a miracle, but "Fury Road" feels almost like the result of divine intervention.
What makes "Fury Road" incredible is that George Miller's masterpiece was not just one of the best movies of the 21st century, and not only was it a critical success, but it made a lot of money and even went on to win several Academy Awards.
So it makes sense that Miller, who has one of the most diverse filmographies out there, would return to make another "Mad Max" movie with "Furiosa.
What makes "Fury Road" incredible is that George Miller's masterpiece was not just one of the best movies of the 21st century, and not only was it a critical success, but it made a lot of money and even went on to win several Academy Awards.
So it makes sense that Miller, who has one of the most diverse filmographies out there, would return to make another "Mad Max" movie with "Furiosa.
- 2/2/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Soi Cheang’s “Twilight of The Warriors: Walled In” has been licensed to WellGo USA for North American release. The deal with Hong Kong’s Media Asia marks a rare advanced-sale of a commercial Cantonese-language movie in a market that has recently been marked by uncertainty.
The action thriller is a live-action adaptation of the cult manga series “City of Darkness” that is set in the 1980s inside the almost lawless Kowloon Walled City.
With a stellar cast headlined by Louis Koo (“Election”), Sammo Hung (“Ip Man”) and Richie Jen (“Trivisa”), the film recently completed production and is now in post-production. Media Asia is now planning a release at an unspecified date in 2023.
“This is our first physical international market since the pandemic. And we are thrilled that things are getting back on track again,” said Frederick Tsui, Media Asia’s Gm, head of sales and international co-productions. “The teaser...
The action thriller is a live-action adaptation of the cult manga series “City of Darkness” that is set in the 1980s inside the almost lawless Kowloon Walled City.
With a stellar cast headlined by Louis Koo (“Election”), Sammo Hung (“Ip Man”) and Richie Jen (“Trivisa”), the film recently completed production and is now in post-production. Media Asia is now planning a release at an unspecified date in 2023.
“This is our first physical international market since the pandemic. And we are thrilled that things are getting back on track again,” said Frederick Tsui, Media Asia’s Gm, head of sales and international co-productions. “The teaser...
- 5/18/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
While rehearsing a stunt for America’s Got Talent: Extreme in October 2021, the daredevil and escapologist Jonathan Goodwin nearly died when he was crushed between two cars – and nearly died twice according to his fiancée. The aim of the stunt was for Goodwin to be tied up in a straightjacket upside-down at a height of […]
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- 5/9/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Now completed, “The Silence of Smoke” has been added to the FilMart sales lineup of Hong Kong studio Media Asia. The family drama film is directed by Takita Yojiro, who won the best foreign-language film Oscar in 2008/9 with “Departures.”
The film was first teased by Media Asia at an event at the market in 2019 with the film’s lead actors Han Geng, Zhang Guoli and actress Xu Qing in attendance.
The story is a heart-wrenching tale of a young cake-maker’s growth and discovery following his father’s death.
Although the man is the heir to eight generations of bakers, his cakes lack standout quality. When his father refuses to divulge the family secret, he instead moves into mass catering for movie crews. The father dies before he is able to pass on the secret ingredient and the man only comes to understand his father, his methods and motivation when...
The film was first teased by Media Asia at an event at the market in 2019 with the film’s lead actors Han Geng, Zhang Guoli and actress Xu Qing in attendance.
The story is a heart-wrenching tale of a young cake-maker’s growth and discovery following his father’s death.
Although the man is the heir to eight generations of bakers, his cakes lack standout quality. When his father refuses to divulge the family secret, he instead moves into mass catering for movie crews. The father dies before he is able to pass on the secret ingredient and the man only comes to understand his father, his methods and motivation when...
- 3/14/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Action thriller “Limbo” was named best film of 2021 at the annual Hong Kong Film Critics’ Society Awards. The film’s female lead, Chinese actress Cya Liu, was crowned best actress for her role as a young addict.
Results of five awards and 10 recommended films were decided on Jan. 16, 2022 after nine hours of deliberation and three rounds of votes. A total of 48 films released in 2021 met the entry criteria for the awards, which is in its 28th edition this year.
Critics said the Cantonese noir “Limbo,” based on the novel of the same name by mainland author Lei Mi, was an “extraordinary work.” It was directed by Soi Cheang.
The grim, crumbling slum that serves as a backdrop for the story revolving around a cop duo’s hunt of a serial killer—just like how an imagined southern Chinese city depicted in the novel—is one metaphor for a “near future,...
Results of five awards and 10 recommended films were decided on Jan. 16, 2022 after nine hours of deliberation and three rounds of votes. A total of 48 films released in 2021 met the entry criteria for the awards, which is in its 28th edition this year.
Critics said the Cantonese noir “Limbo,” based on the novel of the same name by mainland author Lei Mi, was an “extraordinary work.” It was directed by Soi Cheang.
The grim, crumbling slum that serves as a backdrop for the story revolving around a cop duo’s hunt of a serial killer—just like how an imagined southern Chinese city depicted in the novel—is one metaphor for a “near future,...
- 1/19/2022
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Dorsey Pictures, the Red Arrow-owned production company behind series such as Discovery DIY’s Building Alaska and Maine Cabin Masters, is moving into the business format space after acquiring the rights to personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad.
The company, which also makes Oxygen’s Accident, Suicide or Murder, is adapting the book, written by Robert Kiyosaki, for television. The book, which was first published in 1997 and recommended by Oprah Winfrey, has sold over 200M copies worldwide. It is the story of growing up with two dads — his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad — and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.
“It’s interesting IP,...
The company, which also makes Oxygen’s Accident, Suicide or Murder, is adapting the book, written by Robert Kiyosaki, for television. The book, which was first published in 1997 and recommended by Oprah Winfrey, has sold over 200M copies worldwide. It is the story of growing up with two dads — his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad — and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.
“It’s interesting IP,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ever since its official launch Terracotta Distribution has been continuously expanding its VOD platform offering to showcase more of the best Asian cinema titles. In order to improve the user experience, they recently re-designed the platform to make watching movies easier and create awareness of kick-ass martial arts films, acclaimed dramas and thriller and, of course, previously screened Terracotta Far East Film Festival titles.
The latter includes the likes of:
A Thief, A Kid and a Killer
Accident
Little Big Soldier
… and over 40 others
So head on over to www.terracottadistribution.com to have a browse of films that you can stream during this lockdown.
The latter includes the likes of:
A Thief, A Kid and a Killer
Accident
Little Big Soldier
… and over 40 others
So head on over to www.terracottadistribution.com to have a browse of films that you can stream during this lockdown.
- 11/8/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The November 2020 lineup for The Criterion Channel has been unveiled, toplined by a Claire Denis retrospective, including the brand-new restoration of Beau travail, along with Chocolat, No Fear, No Die, Nenette and Boni, Towards Mathilde, 35 Shots of Rum, and White Material.
There will also be a series celebrating 30 years of The Film Foundation, featuring a new interview with Martin Scorsese by Ari Aster, as well as a number of their most essential restorations, including films by Jia Zhangke, Ritwik Ghatak, Luchino Visconti, Shirley Clarke, Med Hondo, and more.
There’s also David Lynch’s new restoration of The Elephant Man, retrospectives dedicated to Ngozi Onwurah, Nadav Lapid, and Terence Nance, a new edition of the series Queersighted titled Queer Fear, featuring a new conversation between series programmer Michael Koresky and filmmaker and critic Farihah Zaman, and much more.
See the lineup below and learn more on the official site.
There will also be a series celebrating 30 years of The Film Foundation, featuring a new interview with Martin Scorsese by Ari Aster, as well as a number of their most essential restorations, including films by Jia Zhangke, Ritwik Ghatak, Luchino Visconti, Shirley Clarke, Med Hondo, and more.
There’s also David Lynch’s new restoration of The Elephant Man, retrospectives dedicated to Ngozi Onwurah, Nadav Lapid, and Terence Nance, a new edition of the series Queersighted titled Queer Fear, featuring a new conversation between series programmer Michael Koresky and filmmaker and critic Farihah Zaman, and much more.
See the lineup below and learn more on the official site.
- 10/27/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’ leads Mubi chart.
Safy Nebbou’s Who You Think I Am has topped UK streaming platform Curzon Home Cinema’s (Chc) most-watched films for a second week as audiences continue to seek home entertainment during the lockdown.
A month after all cinemas closed across the UK, in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19, Curzon’s streaming platform reported a 211% revenue increase on the equivalent weekend in 2019.
However, income from April 17-19 was down 31% on the previous weekend, highlighting the importance of launching strong, new titles on a weekly basis.
Romantic drama Who You Think I Am,...
Safy Nebbou’s Who You Think I Am has topped UK streaming platform Curzon Home Cinema’s (Chc) most-watched films for a second week as audiences continue to seek home entertainment during the lockdown.
A month after all cinemas closed across the UK, in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19, Curzon’s streaming platform reported a 211% revenue increase on the equivalent weekend in 2019.
However, income from April 17-19 was down 31% on the previous weekend, highlighting the importance of launching strong, new titles on a weekly basis.
Romantic drama Who You Think I Am,...
- 4/21/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
MTV is expanding its “True Life” franchise with the upcoming docuseries “True Life Crime,” which is set to debut on the Viacom cable network in January.
Led by Dometi Pongo of MTV News, “True Life Crime” will investigate the “shocking and haunting crimes committed against young people,” according to MTV’s description of the series, “daring to ask unanswered questions that expose the truth.”
The eight-episode series is set to premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. It is produced by Left/Right, Karga 7 Pictures and ITV America’s Good Caper Content for MTV.
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The exclusive teaser above sees Pongo traveling to Utah to investigate the disappearance of 24-year-old Jerika Binks, who went missing while out for a jog. Each subsequent episode will center on a different case.
Read full episode descriptions below.
Led by Dometi Pongo of MTV News, “True Life Crime” will investigate the “shocking and haunting crimes committed against young people,” according to MTV’s description of the series, “daring to ask unanswered questions that expose the truth.”
The eight-episode series is set to premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. It is produced by Left/Right, Karga 7 Pictures and ITV America’s Good Caper Content for MTV.
Also Read: 'Jersey Shore Family Vacation': The Boys Reenact What Went Down Between Zack and Angelina (Exclusive Video)
The exclusive teaser above sees Pongo traveling to Utah to investigate the disappearance of 24-year-old Jerika Binks, who went missing while out for a jog. Each subsequent episode will center on a different case.
Read full episode descriptions below.
- 12/20/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
'Boom!' movie with Elizabeth Taylor: Critically panned box office disaster featuring memorable headwear. 'Boom!' movie: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton critical & box office bomb reappraised as 'cult classic' fare If you've never seen Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's 1968 vanity production Boom!, don't feel singled out. Boom! bombed at the box office almost as soon as it blasted on the screen. Since then, however, it has been rediscovered. Directed by Joseph Losey from a screenplay by Tennessee Williams (based on his play The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore), Boom! is a good example of a movie depicting art imitating life imitating art; one that deserves to be described in detail. Sexually repressed temper tantrums and bronchial attacks By then a two-time Academy Award winner, Elizabeth Taylor (Butterfield 8, 1960; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966) plays Flora “Sissy” Goforth, a middle-aged, sexually repressed American (inspired by and written...
- 3/9/2017
- by Danny Fortune
- Alt Film Guide
San Sebastian will pay tribute to the filmmaker Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival San Sebastian Film Festival has announced it will pay tribute to Us filmmaker Joseph Losey during its 2017 edition.
The director, who moved to Britain after suffering fallout from the Hollywood witch hunt, became a leading figure in European independent film. His work includes The Servant, Accident and The Go-Between.
His work is divided into three periods: his early period in North American film until the early Fifties, the prestige he achieved in the UK of the Sixties and Seventies and a later, more itinerant stage when he worked for Italian, French and Spanish production.
He made his feature debut in 1948 with The Boy With Green Hair, a parable against war, totalitarianism and intransigence towards difference, produced by Rko. He went on to direct a series of film noirs – The Lawless (1950), The Prowler (1951) and The Big Night...
The director, who moved to Britain after suffering fallout from the Hollywood witch hunt, became a leading figure in European independent film. His work includes The Servant, Accident and The Go-Between.
His work is divided into three periods: his early period in North American film until the early Fifties, the prestige he achieved in the UK of the Sixties and Seventies and a later, more itinerant stage when he worked for Italian, French and Spanish production.
He made his feature debut in 1948 with The Boy With Green Hair, a parable against war, totalitarianism and intransigence towards difference, produced by Rko. He went on to direct a series of film noirs – The Lawless (1950), The Prowler (1951) and The Big Night...
- 2/8/2017
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Joseph Losey doesn't normally make trendy, lighthearted genre films, and in this SuperSpy epic we find out why -- an impressive production and great music don't compensate for a lack of pace and dynamism, not to mention a narrow sense of humor. Yet it's a lounge classic, and a perverse favorite of spy movie fans. Modesty Blaise Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1966 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 119 min. / Street Date August 23, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews, Michael Craig, Clive Revill, Alexander Knox, Rossella Falk, Scilla Gabel, Tina Marquand Cinematography Jack Hildyard Production Designer Richard MacDonald, Jack Shampan Film Editor Reginald Beck Original Music John Dankworth Written by Evan Jones from a novel by Peter O'Donnell and a comic strip by Jim Holdaway Produced by Joseph Janni Directed by Joseph Losey
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
When I first reviewed a DVD of Modesty Blaise fourteen years ago,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
When I first reviewed a DVD of Modesty Blaise fourteen years ago,...
- 7/29/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It's a genuine forgotten gem: American student Jean Seberg's five-year adventure in Paris is mostly a period of romantic frustration. Irwin Shaw and Robert Parrish's look at the problems of an independent woman is remarkably insightful; the chronically miscast and underused Ms. Seberg is luminous. In the French Style Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1963 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 105 min. / Ship Date April 12, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Jean Seberg, Stanley Baker, Phillippe Forquet, Addison Powell, Jack Hedley, Maurice Teynac, Claudine Auger, James Leo Herlihy, Ann Lewis, Barbara Sommers. Cinematography Michel Kelber Original Music Joseph Kosma Written by Irwin Shaw from his short stories Produced by Irwin Shaw, Robert Parrish Directed by Robert Parrish
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Talk about elusive movies: on must keep an eye on the TCM logs to catch many of the films of director Robert Parrish. I had to wait for the advent of...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Talk about elusive movies: on must keep an eye on the TCM logs to catch many of the films of director Robert Parrish. I had to wait for the advent of...
- 4/23/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Where was Leonard Pinth Garnell when we needed him? Joseph Losey is often accused of pretension but in this case he may be guilty. Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell are escapees scrambling across a rocky terrain, pursued by a helicopter that seems satisfied to just harass them. Keeping the audience in the dark doesn't reap any dramatic or thematic benefit that I can see. Figures in a Landscape Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1970 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date January 12, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Robert Shaw, Malcolm McDowell, Roger Lloyd Pack, Pamela Brown. Cinematography Henri Alekan, Peter Suschitzky, Guy Tabary Film Editor Reginald Beck Art Direction Ted Tester Original Music Richard Rodney Bennett Written by Robert Shaw from the novel by Barry England Produced by John Kohn Directed by Joseph Losey
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Joseph Losey is a gold mine for film criticism but a real problem for simple film reviewing.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Joseph Losey is a gold mine for film criticism but a real problem for simple film reviewing.
- 1/16/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
'Saint Joan': Constance Cummings as the George Bernard Shaw heroine. Constance Cummings on stage: From sex-change farce and Emma Bovary to Juliet and 'Saint Joan' (See previous post: “Constance Cummings: Frank Capra, Mae West and Columbia Lawsuit.”) In the mid-1930s, Constance Cummings landed the title roles in two of husband Benn W. Levy's stage adaptations: Levy and Hubert Griffith's Young Madame Conti (1936), starring Cummings as a demimondaine who falls in love with a villainous character. She ends up killing him – or does she? Adapted from Bruno Frank's German-language original, Young Madame Conti was presented on both sides of the Atlantic; on Broadway, it had a brief run in spring 1937 at the Music Box Theatre. Based on the Gustave Flaubert novel, the Theatre Guild-produced Madame Bovary (1937) was staged in late fall at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre. Referring to the London production of Young Madame Conti, The...
- 11/10/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
By Todd Garbarini
Update: Producer Ilya Salkind now also slated to appear.
Richard Lester’s film The Four Musketeers is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. With an all-star cast that includes Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, and Sir Christopher Lee, the film will be shown on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at 7:00 pm as a special tribute to Sir Christopher as well as part of the theatre's Anniversary Classics series. Actors Richard Chamberlain and Michael York are scheduled to appear at the screening and take part in a Q & A and discussion on the making of the film.
From the press release:
Last year the Anniversary Classics series presented a successful 40th anniversary screening of The Three Musketeers, director Richard Lester's stylish and entertaining retelling of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel. Join us this year to see Lester's stirring conclusion of the tale, The Four Musketeers...
Update: Producer Ilya Salkind now also slated to appear.
Richard Lester’s film The Four Musketeers is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. With an all-star cast that includes Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, and Sir Christopher Lee, the film will be shown on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at 7:00 pm as a special tribute to Sir Christopher as well as part of the theatre's Anniversary Classics series. Actors Richard Chamberlain and Michael York are scheduled to appear at the screening and take part in a Q & A and discussion on the making of the film.
From the press release:
Last year the Anniversary Classics series presented a successful 40th anniversary screening of The Three Musketeers, director Richard Lester's stylish and entertaining retelling of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel. Join us this year to see Lester's stirring conclusion of the tale, The Four Musketeers...
- 9/1/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
In the decades since its premiere, The French Lieutenant’s Woman is now most commonly discussed for its placement in the extensive awards resume of its star Meryl Streep, since it was her follow-up to her Best Supporting Actress win for 1979’s Kramer vs. Kramer and would serve as netting her first nomination in a leading category (it’s also interesting to note Streep won the Golden Globe but ultimately, perhaps ironically, lost to Katharine Hepburn, the iconic performer who previously held the most nominations record). But at the time of its release, the final product was the result of a decade long ordeal, seeing many auteurs, actors, and screenwriters attempting to adapt the notoriously ‘unfilmable’ 1969 novel by John Fowles, an experiment in form termed “post-modern historical fiction.” Directed by Karel Reisz, the Czech-born British auteur a British New Wave progenitor of the realist strain of filmmaking, it remains one of his most prolific works.
- 8/11/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Just now catching up with the news at cinematographer Gerry Fisher passed away on December 2. He was 88 and, as the Telegraph notes, he "worked with some of the most renowned film directors of the second half of the 20th century, including Carol Reed, John Huston and Billy Wilder. However, he will be best remembered for his long collaboration with the cinematic auteur Joseph Losey, for whom he shot eight films, including Accident (1967) and The Go-Between (1971)." We've gathered remembrances from two cameramen he worked with, Richard Andry and Pierre-William Glenn as well as an assessment of his work by Verina Glaessner in Film Reference. » - David Hudson...
- 1/7/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Just now catching up with the news at cinematographer Gerry Fisher passed away on December 2. He was 88 and, as the Telegraph notes, he "worked with some of the most renowned film directors of the second half of the 20th century, including Carol Reed, John Huston and Billy Wilder. However, he will be best remembered for his long collaboration with the cinematic auteur Joseph Losey, for whom he shot eight films, including Accident (1967) and The Go-Between (1971)." We've gathered remembrances from two cameramen he worked with, Richard Andry and Pierre-William Glenn as well as an assessment of his work by Verina Glaessner in Film Reference. » - David Hudson...
- 1/7/2015
- Keyframe
François Ozon seems to be fascinated by what makes writers tick. And he loves to prod the viewer to reconsider his/her mental evaluation of fiction and reality as they watch his later films.
Many viewers are likely to initially consider the superb tale of In the House to be solely Ozon’s creative work; it is not. In the House appears to be almost totally leaning on the product of a contemporary Spanish playwright Juan Mayorga titled The Boy in the Last Row, if one goes by the reviews of the play. It is, thus, not a coincidence that the French film went on to win the well-deserved Golden Shell (the grand prize) and the Jury prize for Best Screenplay at the San Sebastian film Festival in Spain. Then why is the film important, if almost all the credit rests with the play on which the film is built?...
Many viewers are likely to initially consider the superb tale of In the House to be solely Ozon’s creative work; it is not. In the House appears to be almost totally leaning on the product of a contemporary Spanish playwright Juan Mayorga titled The Boy in the Last Row, if one goes by the reviews of the play. It is, thus, not a coincidence that the French film went on to win the well-deserved Golden Shell (the grand prize) and the Jury prize for Best Screenplay at the San Sebastian film Festival in Spain. Then why is the film important, if almost all the credit rests with the play on which the film is built?...
- 11/5/2014
- by Jugu Abraham
- DearCinema.com
Above: Japanese B1 poster for Accident (Joseph Losey, UK, 1967).
With the 67th Cannes Film Festival on the eve of its award ceremony, Film Forum is reviving the winner of Grand Prix du Jury from the festival’s 20th edition, Joseph Losey’s Accident. The top prize (then the Grand Prix du Festival, now the Palme d’Or) of that year, 1967, went to Antonioni’s Blow-Up, but Accident, written by Harold Pinter, was equally as daring and confounding. Starring Dirk Bogarde (who had worked his magic with Losey and Pinter four years earlier in The Servant), Stanley Baker and Jacqueline Sassard, Accident is a Resnaisian time-shifting mind-boggler set among the dreaming spires of Oxford rather than Antonioni’s Swinging Sixties London.
A film that has been almost impossible see for many years, Accident has been digitally restored by Rialto Pictures and will be traveling around the country. I’ve collected as...
With the 67th Cannes Film Festival on the eve of its award ceremony, Film Forum is reviving the winner of Grand Prix du Jury from the festival’s 20th edition, Joseph Losey’s Accident. The top prize (then the Grand Prix du Festival, now the Palme d’Or) of that year, 1967, went to Antonioni’s Blow-Up, but Accident, written by Harold Pinter, was equally as daring and confounding. Starring Dirk Bogarde (who had worked his magic with Losey and Pinter four years earlier in The Servant), Stanley Baker and Jacqueline Sassard, Accident is a Resnaisian time-shifting mind-boggler set among the dreaming spires of Oxford rather than Antonioni’s Swinging Sixties London.
A film that has been almost impossible see for many years, Accident has been digitally restored by Rialto Pictures and will be traveling around the country. I’ve collected as...
- 5/23/2014
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
Broadly speaking, the importance of 1967 to the history of cinema has less to do with the caliber of films released that year than the sense of reinvention they together heralded. Blowup had obviated the Hays Production Code the year before, setting a precedent for transgression that would soon be seized upon throughout the mainstream.
But while the American cinema was notoriously revolutionized by The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde, British film quietly yielded a counter-culture classic of its own, helmed by a Yankee maverick living in exile abroad. Accident, directed by Wisconsin–born Joseph Losey and scripted by playwright Harold Pinter, does for the midlife crisis what The Graduate did for coming of age, taking a traditional drama about...
But while the American cinema was notoriously revolutionized by The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde, British film quietly yielded a counter-culture classic of its own, helmed by a Yankee maverick living in exile abroad. Accident, directed by Wisconsin–born Joseph Losey and scripted by playwright Harold Pinter, does for the midlife crisis what The Graduate did for coming of age, taking a traditional drama about...
- 5/21/2014
- Village Voice
Dirk Bogarde: ‘Victim’ star took no prisoners in his letters to Dilys Powell Letters exchanged between film critic Dilys Powell and actor Dirk Bogarde — one of the most popular and respected British performers of the twentieth century, and the star of seminal movies such as Victim, The Servant, Darling, and Death in Venice — reveals that Bogarde was considerably more caustic and opinionated in his letters than in his (quite bland) autobiographies. (Photo: Dirk Bogarde ca. 1970.) As found in Dirk Bogarde’s letters acquired a few years ago by the British Library, among the victims of the Victim star (sorry) were Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave (Julia), a "ninny" who was “so utterly beastly to [Steaming director Joseph Losey] that he finally threw his script at her face”; and veteran stage and screen actor — and Academy Award winner — John Gielgud (Arthur), who couldn’t "understand half of Shakespeare" despite being renowned for his stage roles in Macbeth,...
- 9/23/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
★★★★★ The second of the renowned collaborations between director Joseph Losey and playwright turned screenwriter Harold Pinter is an intense psychological drama that arrives with one hell of a bang. Accident (1967) centres on Stephen (Dirk Bogarde), an Oxford don who from the outside, appears happily married to Rosalind (Vivien Merchant). Beneath his cool exterior Stephen feels his emotions and academic intelligence are deteriorating when pitted against students of a higher social order. His colleague Charley (Stanley Baker) causes Stephen great resentment due to his youthful appeal and sexual gallantry.
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- 4/8/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
★★★★★ The first in a trilogy of Harold Pinter and Joseph Losey collaborations that also includes Accident (1967) and The Go-Between (1970), The Servant (1963) is a tense psychological drama that studies the theme of servitude, whilst also offering a brutal indictment of the British class system. James Fox stars as Tony, a wealthy young Londoner who hires valet Hugo Barrett (Dirk Bogarde). Initially, Barrett takes to his role and subtly suggests that the house could do with some alterations. Gradually, Barrett begins calling the shots, yet he and Tony form a seemingly friendly bond, whilst dually retaining their conflicting social positions.
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- 4/7/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
(Joseph Losey, 1963, StudioCanal, 15)
Half a century ago, British cinema had a great year. John Schlesinger's Billy Liar, Tony Richardson's Tom Jones and Lindsay Anderson's This Sporting Life took local film-makers into radically different directions. Two resident Americans – the self-exiled Stanley Kubrick and the McCarthy refugee Joseph Losey – established themselves as world figures. Kubrick made Dr Strangelove (though its release was postponed to 1964 due to the Kennedy assassination). Losey, after a difficult period, often working under pseudonyms, had three films released: the dazzling Hammer thriller The Damned, the Franco-Italian psycho-drama Eve (both shown in versions re-edited by their producers) and the complex, fully achieved The Servant.
Influenced by Marx and Brecht, The Servant was the first part of a trilogy scripted by Harold Pinter about class warfare, sexual conflict and struggles for power in 20th-century Britain, involving a whole society from the working class to the aristocracy.
Exquisitely made...
Half a century ago, British cinema had a great year. John Schlesinger's Billy Liar, Tony Richardson's Tom Jones and Lindsay Anderson's This Sporting Life took local film-makers into radically different directions. Two resident Americans – the self-exiled Stanley Kubrick and the McCarthy refugee Joseph Losey – established themselves as world figures. Kubrick made Dr Strangelove (though its release was postponed to 1964 due to the Kennedy assassination). Losey, after a difficult period, often working under pseudonyms, had three films released: the dazzling Hammer thriller The Damned, the Franco-Italian psycho-drama Eve (both shown in versions re-edited by their producers) and the complex, fully achieved The Servant.
Influenced by Marx and Brecht, The Servant was the first part of a trilogy scripted by Harold Pinter about class warfare, sexual conflict and struggles for power in 20th-century Britain, involving a whole society from the working class to the aristocracy.
Exquisitely made...
- 4/6/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
I was sad to learn of the death of Andrew Sarris from Ronald Bergan's admirable obituary. Andrew's kind and thoughtful reception was much appreciated when I arrived in New York for the first time, in September 1966. Andrew was editing a magazine which he had founded, but which now seems totally forgotten in England: Cahiers du Cinéma in English. A dozen issues came out between January 1966 and December 1967. Andrew's policy was to use original pieces he had commissioned to leaven the translations of articles from the original Cahiers. These were a mix of the seminal articles of the past and more recent engagements with contemporary films, which were its staple. I had recently watched the exiled American director Joseph Losey shooting Accident, and interviewed him. The zest with which Andrew signed me up to write an account for his magazine was a boost to my confidence. Sadly, we lost contact and...
- 6/25/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
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