Originally released in 2004, director Mamoru Oshii's followup to the groundbreaking Ghost in the Shell anime film adaptation is getting ready to return to cinemas in North America. Gkids announced the acquisition of theatrical distribution rights for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence , which it plans to release nationwide in celebration of the film's 20th anniversary this summer. Ahead of that, Gkids will premiere the all-new 4K restoration of Innocence at the Chicago Critics Film Festival at the Music Box Theatre this May. Related: Interview: Mamoru Oshii on Why Humans Keep Telling Stories to Each Other Synopsis: iIn the year 2032, the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. A string of murders perpetrated by a prototype android model has drawn the attention of Public Security Section 9, a unit specializing in counter cyber-terrorism. With none of the victims’ families pressing charges, suspicions arise regarding the nature of...
- 4/17/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
Originally released in 2004, director Mamoru Oshii's followup to the groundbreaking Ghost in the Shell anime film adaptation is getting ready to return to cinemas in North America. Gkids announced the acquisition of theatrical distribution rights for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence , which it plans to release nationwide in celebration of the film's 20th anniversary this summer. Ahead of that, Gkids will premiere the all-new 4K restoration of Innocence at the Chicago Critics Film Festival at the Music Box Theatre this May. Related: Interview: Mamoru Oshii on Why Humans Keep Telling Stories to Each Other Synopsis: iIn the year 2032, the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. A string of murders perpetrated by a prototype android model has drawn the attention of Public Security Section 9, a unit specializing in counter cyber-terrorism. With none of the victims’ families pressing charges, suspicions arise regarding the nature of...
- 4/17/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
Succession star Sarah Snook and singer-actress Nicole Scherzinger were among the big winners at the 2024 Olivier Awards, which were revealed this evening at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
Snook picked up the Best Actress gong for her multi-character performance in the Sydney Theatre Company’s version of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. The play also picked up Best Costume Design for Marg Horwell. Scherzinger landed Best Actress in a Musical for her turn as Norma Desmond in the recent revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway-bound Sunset Boulevard.
Elsewhere, the Best Director award went to Jamie Lloyd for the Savoy Theatre production of Sunset Boulevard while Vanya starring Andrew Scott landed Best Revival. Mark Gatiss won Best Actor for The Motive and the Cue. Will Close nabbed Best Supporting Actor for his role in the National Theatre’s...
Snook picked up the Best Actress gong for her multi-character performance in the Sydney Theatre Company’s version of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. The play also picked up Best Costume Design for Marg Horwell. Scherzinger landed Best Actress in a Musical for her turn as Norma Desmond in the recent revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway-bound Sunset Boulevard.
Elsewhere, the Best Director award went to Jamie Lloyd for the Savoy Theatre production of Sunset Boulevard while Vanya starring Andrew Scott landed Best Revival. Mark Gatiss won Best Actor for The Motive and the Cue. Will Close nabbed Best Supporting Actor for his role in the National Theatre’s...
- 4/14/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 Episode 3 episode titled End of Innocence!
Find out everything you need to know about the End of Innocence episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime End of Innocence Season 4 Episode 3 Preview
In the upcoming episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “End of Innocence,” scheduled to air on NBC at 10:00 Pm on February 1, 2024, viewers can expect a gripping narrative as Detective Elliot Stabler, portrayed by the seasoned Christopher Meloni, re-enters the fold of the NYPD. After a devastating personal loss, Stabler is determined to take on the city’s most powerful crime syndicates, showcasing the resilience of a character navigating the complexities of rebuilding his life, family, and career.
Christopher Meloni...
Find out everything you need to know about the End of Innocence episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime End of Innocence Season 4 Episode 3 Preview
In the upcoming episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “End of Innocence,” scheduled to air on NBC at 10:00 Pm on February 1, 2024, viewers can expect a gripping narrative as Detective Elliot Stabler, portrayed by the seasoned Christopher Meloni, re-enters the fold of the NYPD. After a devastating personal loss, Stabler is determined to take on the city’s most powerful crime syndicates, showcasing the resilience of a character navigating the complexities of rebuilding his life, family, and career.
Christopher Meloni...
- 1/25/2024
- by News
- TV Regular
Welcome to Cozy Anime Corner , your go-to place for finding the perfect anime to brighten your day! Every month I’ll highlight a comfy series with low stakes, calm vibes and characters I wish I knew in real life. Are you tired of winter’s cold, gray skies? This month’s pick takes us out to the Japanese countryside for summertime fun complete with lazy days, buzzing locusts and… calligraphy?! That’s right, it’s Barakamon ! “Barakamon” in the dialect of the Goto Islands means “cheerful and energetic person.” Tokyo native and master calligrapher Seishuu Handa finds himself on Fukue Island, which is populated by such happy-go-lucky people – but none more so than the six-year-old Naru. Will this fish out of water sink or swim on the Goto Islands? Opening Number “Rashisa” by Super Beaver kicks off the summer vibes. Energetic electric guitars and upbeat vocals bring up the tempo immediately.
- 1/11/2024
- by Kelly Knox
- Crunchyroll
French-Iranian director Emily Atef’s Mercy received €450,000, the biggest slice of funding
Six projects by women filmmakers including Emily Atef, Hafsia Herzi and Lucile Hadzhihalović have received support from the German-French Funding Commission’s Minitraité co-production fund.
The largest single amount of production funding - €450,000 - was awarded to French-Iranian director Emily Atef’s English-language Mercy, an adaptation of Lara Santoro’s eponymous novel. Set in 1997, it is the story of a friendship between a US correspondent in Kenya and a local woman from the slums joining forces to combat the AIDS crisis in the country.
Earlier this year, Atef...
Six projects by women filmmakers including Emily Atef, Hafsia Herzi and Lucile Hadzhihalović have received support from the German-French Funding Commission’s Minitraité co-production fund.
The largest single amount of production funding - €450,000 - was awarded to French-Iranian director Emily Atef’s English-language Mercy, an adaptation of Lara Santoro’s eponymous novel. Set in 1997, it is the story of a friendship between a US correspondent in Kenya and a local woman from the slums joining forces to combat the AIDS crisis in the country.
Earlier this year, Atef...
- 12/14/2023
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Dateline NBC is set to air an episode titled “Unspeakable” on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at 9:00 Pm Eastern Time/8:00 Pm Central Time, re-examining the intriguing case of Sandra Melgar.
The episode of Dateline NBC’s “Unspeakable” will delve deep into the details of the case, scrutinize the evidence, and shed light on the ongoing efforts to uncover the truth surrounding the murder of Jaime Melgar and the conviction of his wife, Sandra Melgar.
What Happened to Jaime Melgar & Sandra Melgar?
In August 2017, Sandra Melgar, aged 57, was convicted of the murder of her husband, Jaime Melgar, a crime that occurred on December 22, 2012, just one day before their 32nd wedding anniversary in their Houston home. Despite being sentenced to 27 years in prison for first-degree murder, Sandra has steadfastly maintained her innocence throughout the proceedings.
As of now, Sandra Melgar is serving her sentence at the Carol Young Complex in Dickinson, Texas. Her...
The episode of Dateline NBC’s “Unspeakable” will delve deep into the details of the case, scrutinize the evidence, and shed light on the ongoing efforts to uncover the truth surrounding the murder of Jaime Melgar and the conviction of his wife, Sandra Melgar.
What Happened to Jaime Melgar & Sandra Melgar?
In August 2017, Sandra Melgar, aged 57, was convicted of the murder of her husband, Jaime Melgar, a crime that occurred on December 22, 2012, just one day before their 32nd wedding anniversary in their Houston home. Despite being sentenced to 27 years in prison for first-degree murder, Sandra has steadfastly maintained her innocence throughout the proceedings.
As of now, Sandra Melgar is serving her sentence at the Carol Young Complex in Dickinson, Texas. Her...
- 12/14/2023
- by Alex Matthews
- TV Regular
With the 2023 Truth Seekers Summit presented by Showtime taking place a day after former President Donald Trump was indicted for a third time, this time in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow set the tone of the event after receiving the Variety and Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Award, “The crisis we have right now in this work that we do is not a crisis about the truth,” she said in a sitdown with Variety’s Co-Editor-In-Chief Ramin Setoodeh. “The truth is the truth; the truth just exists.
- 8/4/2023
- by Sean Malcolm
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood actress Marion Cotillard is to play the role of the Snow Queen in French female auteur Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s next film ‘La tour de glace’.
‘La Tour de glace’ is expected to be the French director’s most ambitious film to date and will reteam Hadzihalilovic with ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and ‘Inception’ star Cotillard.
Cotillard had starred in Hadzihalilovic’s 2004 film ‘Innocence’, as per ‘Variety’.
Co-written by Geoff Cox, ‘La tour de glace’ is set in the 1970s and follows Jeanne, a teenage girl who runs away from her orphanage located in a mountain village.
She flees to Paris with big dreams to fulfill and finds shelter in a warehouse which turns out to be used as a studio where ‘The Snow Queen’ is being filmed. The film’s star, Cristina, a beautiful woman in her 40s, takes Jeanne under her wing, exerting a dangerous and overpowering influence...
‘La Tour de glace’ is expected to be the French director’s most ambitious film to date and will reteam Hadzihalilovic with ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and ‘Inception’ star Cotillard.
Cotillard had starred in Hadzihalilovic’s 2004 film ‘Innocence’, as per ‘Variety’.
Co-written by Geoff Cox, ‘La tour de glace’ is set in the 1970s and follows Jeanne, a teenage girl who runs away from her orphanage located in a mountain village.
She flees to Paris with big dreams to fulfill and finds shelter in a warehouse which turns out to be used as a studio where ‘The Snow Queen’ is being filmed. The film’s star, Cristina, a beautiful woman in her 40s, takes Jeanne under her wing, exerting a dangerous and overpowering influence...
- 7/6/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Arte France Cinéma have thrown their support behind a quintet of projects and among them we find Lucile Hadzihalilovic re-teaming with Marion Cotillard for La Tour de glace La Tour de glace. Set to shoot in January and February next year in both France and Germany, this fourth feature film is set in the 1970s. Cotillard was cast in Hadzihalilovic’s debut back in 2004 (Innocence). By the sounds of the synopsis it looks like the central character will be a young actress. Co-written along with Geoff Cox (who helped with Évolution (2015) and Earwig (2021)), from her high mountain village, 15-year-old Jeanne dreams of leaving her childhood orphanage and discovering the world.…...
- 6/22/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Docaviv unveils Israeli titles including competition lineup for 25th anniversary edition (exclusive)
13 titles in Israeli Competition including eight world premieres.
Docaviv, the Israeli film festival for non-fiction cinema, has set the Israeli films for its 25th anniversary edition including a 13-strong main competition.
The 13 films – eight of which are world premieres – will compete for the best Israeli documentary award.
Scroll down for the full list of Israeli competition films
Docaviv will run from May 11 to 20 this year in Tel Aviv, screening 120 titles across the festival. 350,000 Nis in prize money will be available across the festival, including the 70,000 Nis award for best Israeli film.
World premieres in the Israeli competition include Inbal Perlmutter – If It’s Over,...
Docaviv, the Israeli film festival for non-fiction cinema, has set the Israeli films for its 25th anniversary edition including a 13-strong main competition.
The 13 films – eight of which are world premieres – will compete for the best Israeli documentary award.
Scroll down for the full list of Israeli competition films
Docaviv will run from May 11 to 20 this year in Tel Aviv, screening 120 titles across the festival. 350,000 Nis in prize money will be available across the festival, including the 70,000 Nis award for best Israeli film.
World premieres in the Israeli competition include Inbal Perlmutter – If It’s Over,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Two titles from leading lights of the New Catalan Cinema, Elena Trapé’s “The Enchanted,” starring Goya winning actress Laila Costa, and Lucia Alemany’s “Co-Husbands,” with “House of Flowers’” Paco León, figure as Market Premiers at the Málaga Film Festivals Spanning Screenings Content, a massive 195 Spanish title spread continuing Spain’s muscular outreach to overseas buyers and markets.
84 features will screen in Málaga, as well as 10 works in progress and 81 library titles. Part of Mafiz, the industry area of the Málaga Film Festival, the Spanish Screenings Content unspool March 13-16 in the Andalusian coastal city.
The Market Premieres also feature “The Good Manners,” by the Barcelona-based Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz. Key sections – such as Perspectives and Spanish Screamings – largely pick up on titles introduced at Ventana Sur. The Spanish CoProForum features four projects selected in October 2022 for a Málaga Festival development program.
First details of productions at the...
84 features will screen in Málaga, as well as 10 works in progress and 81 library titles. Part of Mafiz, the industry area of the Málaga Film Festival, the Spanish Screenings Content unspool March 13-16 in the Andalusian coastal city.
The Market Premieres also feature “The Good Manners,” by the Barcelona-based Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz. Key sections – such as Perspectives and Spanish Screamings – largely pick up on titles introduced at Ventana Sur. The Spanish CoProForum features four projects selected in October 2022 for a Málaga Festival development program.
First details of productions at the...
- 3/2/2023
- by John Hopewell and Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Linking two top players on the Spanish TV scene, Barcelona studio Filmax has acquired international sales rights to Spanish comedy “Co-Husbands,” whose backers include Telecinco Cinema, producer of Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth” and J.A. Bayona’s The Impossible.”
Filmax will unveil a trailer to clients at this week’s Berlin European Film Market, before the film’s release in Spain on March 10.
The second feature from Lucia Alemany (“Innocence”), ”Co-Husbands” toplines “House of Flowers” star Paco León. In a gender flip set-up, it turns on Emilio and Tono who both receive phone calls that their wives are in comas after a ski-resort avalanche. At the hospital admissions desk, they make a startling discovery: their wives are, in fact, the same person … Laura. Forced to wait together until Laura regains consciousness, Emilio and Toni engage in a battle to prove who is her one and only true husband.
Ernesto Alterio...
Filmax will unveil a trailer to clients at this week’s Berlin European Film Market, before the film’s release in Spain on March 10.
The second feature from Lucia Alemany (“Innocence”), ”Co-Husbands” toplines “House of Flowers” star Paco León. In a gender flip set-up, it turns on Emilio and Tono who both receive phone calls that their wives are in comas after a ski-resort avalanche. At the hospital admissions desk, they make a startling discovery: their wives are, in fact, the same person … Laura. Forced to wait together until Laura regains consciousness, Emilio and Toni engage in a battle to prove who is her one and only true husband.
Ernesto Alterio...
- 2/16/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Festival runs October 12-23.
Jafar Panahi’s No Bears, Alice Diop’s Saint Omer, and Sergei Loznitsa’s The Natural History Of Destruction are among the international competitions line-up at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival next month.
This year’s competitions include 10 films receiving their North American premiere and 17 getting their US premiere as the entries vie for the festival’s Gold Hugo award in the categories of international feature, international documentary, and new directors.
The festival runs October 12-23. The full international competition line-ups are below.
Playing in International Feature Competition are: The Beasts (Sp-Fr), Rodrigo Sorogoyen, US premiere; Before,...
Jafar Panahi’s No Bears, Alice Diop’s Saint Omer, and Sergei Loznitsa’s The Natural History Of Destruction are among the international competitions line-up at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival next month.
This year’s competitions include 10 films receiving their North American premiere and 17 getting their US premiere as the entries vie for the festival’s Gold Hugo award in the categories of international feature, international documentary, and new directors.
The festival runs October 12-23. The full international competition line-ups are below.
Playing in International Feature Competition are: The Beasts (Sp-Fr), Rodrigo Sorogoyen, US premiere; Before,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In Israel, military service is mandatory. Director Guy Davidi, whose documentary “Innocence” premiered at the Venice Film Festival in the Horizons section, served as well. “I didn’t want to be a combatant, to hold a gun. I felt used, abused, like an instrument for the country. I already knew I was going to make films, did not have hopes to become a politician or a lawyer, so their threats did not have big weight. But for others getting a psychological evaluation and be released on psycho-mental grounds like I did is not an option,” he says.
“The other thing is that at this age if you’re not in the military, there’s nothing for you to do,” he adds. “Israel is not a place that values innocence. Our history as persecuted Jews, our enlightened democracy are both in use in our solid PR kit,” Davidi says. “If you...
“The other thing is that at this age if you’re not in the military, there’s nothing for you to do,” he adds. “Israel is not a place that values innocence. Our history as persecuted Jews, our enlightened democracy are both in use in our solid PR kit,” Davidi says. “If you...
- 9/12/2022
- by Anna Tatarska
- Variety Film + TV
Danish documentary production company’s slate include Sundance-selected ‘The Territory’ and Eva Weber’s ‘Merkel’.
European production group Newen Studios and Oscar-nominated Danish producer Sigrid Dyekjaer have launched a new Denmark-based documentary production company, Real Lava.
Real Lava is owned by France-based Newen Studios (part of the TF1 group) and Dyekjaer, and will work on both documentary films and series for an international audience, “with a cinematic execution and high artistic value”.
The company’s first production, The Territory, has been confirmed for the world cinema documentary competition at Sundance. Alex Pritz’s film explores the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau community as...
European production group Newen Studios and Oscar-nominated Danish producer Sigrid Dyekjaer have launched a new Denmark-based documentary production company, Real Lava.
Real Lava is owned by France-based Newen Studios (part of the TF1 group) and Dyekjaer, and will work on both documentary films and series for an international audience, “with a cinematic execution and high artistic value”.
The company’s first production, The Territory, has been confirmed for the world cinema documentary competition at Sundance. Alex Pritz’s film explores the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau community as...
- 12/10/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
European production group Newen Studios is teaming with Oscar-nominated Danish producer Sigrid Dyekjaer to launch production company Real Lava.
Based in Denmark, Real Lava will aim to produce cinematic documentary films and series for international audiences. Kicking off Real Lava’s documentary slate is Alex Pritz’s “The Territory” which will be premiering at Sundance. “The Territory” follows the indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau community as they defend their land against a network of Brazilian farmers who are colonizing their protected territory.
A leading figure in the film industry, Dyekjaer has produced some 30 documentary features in the past 23 years. She most recently produced Feras Fayyad’s Oscar-nominated documentary “The Cave” which won Emmy and Peabody and Cinema Eye awards.
The Paris-headquartered Newen Studios has scaled up its international presence in recent years, investing in production companies in the U.K., Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada and Denmark. The group is already well established in the documentary field.
Based in Denmark, Real Lava will aim to produce cinematic documentary films and series for international audiences. Kicking off Real Lava’s documentary slate is Alex Pritz’s “The Territory” which will be premiering at Sundance. “The Territory” follows the indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau community as they defend their land against a network of Brazilian farmers who are colonizing their protected territory.
A leading figure in the film industry, Dyekjaer has produced some 30 documentary features in the past 23 years. She most recently produced Feras Fayyad’s Oscar-nominated documentary “The Cave” which won Emmy and Peabody and Cinema Eye awards.
The Paris-headquartered Newen Studios has scaled up its international presence in recent years, investing in production companies in the U.K., Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada and Denmark. The group is already well established in the documentary field.
- 12/10/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Byun Sung-hyun’s trajectory as a director has been an interesting one. Starting off with the low-key drama “The Beat Goes On”, he moved on with the sex comedy “Whatcha Wearin’?” Changing gears yet again, he directed the crime thriller “The Merciless”, which of course had its premiere and Cannes and was generally well-received by the audience. Cue four years later and his next project, the long-awaited “Kingmaker” is finally gearing up for a release in December, 2021, once again starring his “The Merciless” star Sol Kyung-gu, alongside Lee Sun-kyun.
Synopsis
A politician dreams of changing the world with an excellent campaign strategist behind.
Dreaming of changing the world, Seo Chang-dae takes part in Kim Woon-bum’s political campaign. To resist the current dictatorial ruling party, Seo adopts very aggressive propaganda campaign and it makes Kim become the strongest candidate in the opposition party. When ambitious Seo believes that unjustified means is necessary in politics,...
Synopsis
A politician dreams of changing the world with an excellent campaign strategist behind.
Dreaming of changing the world, Seo Chang-dae takes part in Kim Woon-bum’s political campaign. To resist the current dictatorial ruling party, Seo adopts very aggressive propaganda campaign and it makes Kim become the strongest candidate in the opposition party. When ambitious Seo believes that unjustified means is necessary in politics,...
- 11/15/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Needtobreathe have recruited Carrie Underwood as their featured guest on the new song “I Wanna Remember,” which will appear on the group’s upcoming album Into the Mystery. The follow-up to 2020’s Out of Body, Into the Mystery will be released July 30th.
“I Wanna Remember” is an uplifting folk-rock production that swells to massive pounding drums and soaring harmonies in its choruses. Frontman Bear Rineheart gets nostalgic about a powerful encounter, trying to memorize every detail of “the moonlight on fire and the clothes we’re in.” Underwood handles the second verse,...
“I Wanna Remember” is an uplifting folk-rock production that swells to massive pounding drums and soaring harmonies in its choruses. Frontman Bear Rineheart gets nostalgic about a powerful encounter, trying to memorize every detail of “the moonlight on fire and the clothes we’re in.” Underwood handles the second verse,...
- 5/20/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Over 100 films, stories of women, of precarious work, portraits of contemporary Korean society, between bourgeoisie and working classes; this is the 19th edition of the Florence Korea Film Fest, the most important Italian festival dedicated to the best of cinematography of contemporary South Korea, from 21 to 28 May in Florence, live (pending the provisions regarding the health emergency) at the La Compagnia cinema and online on the Più Compagnia and Mymovies.it platforms. The event, conceived and directed by Riccardo Gelli of the Taegukgi – Toscana Korea Association, is organized with the support of the Tuscany System Foundation, the Tuscany Region, the Metropolitan City of Florence, the Municipality of Florence, Kofic – Korean Film Council.
As every year, the Programme features a rich lineup of over 100 films, including short films and documentaries. Spotlights are on the homage to Kim Ki-Duk, one of the most important filmmakers in world cinema – who recently passed away, at...
As every year, the Programme features a rich lineup of over 100 films, including short films and documentaries. Spotlights are on the homage to Kim Ki-Duk, one of the most important filmmakers in world cinema – who recently passed away, at...
- 5/20/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Maury is best known for his role in hit French show Call My Agent!
Los Angeles-based Altered Innocence has acquired US rights to comedy-drama My Best Part, the directorial debut of actor Nicolas Maury, best known internationally for his role as the highly-strung agent Hervé in hit French show Call My Agent!
Maury directs and stars as an actor who returns home to his difficult mother, played by Nathalie Baye, in the French countryside to lick his wounds after a series of career setbacks and falling out with his dentist boyfriend.
Paris-based sales company Les Films du Losange has also...
Los Angeles-based Altered Innocence has acquired US rights to comedy-drama My Best Part, the directorial debut of actor Nicolas Maury, best known internationally for his role as the highly-strung agent Hervé in hit French show Call My Agent!
Maury directs and stars as an actor who returns home to his difficult mother, played by Nathalie Baye, in the French countryside to lick his wounds after a series of career setbacks and falling out with his dentist boyfriend.
Paris-based sales company Les Films du Losange has also...
- 2/24/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The sci-fi genre gets a comedic twist in Choi Eun-jong’s film “There is an Alien Here”.
Synopsis
A science-fiction film about the discovery of the existence of a yellow alien who invaded the Earth in a bunker
“There is an Alien Here” is the sophomore feature by Choi Eun-jong, who has previously served as Assistant Director on thrillers like “The Villainess” and “Confession of Murder”. It stars Jo Byeong-gyu (“Idol”), Bae Noo-ri (“Unstoppable”), Lee Hyun-woong (“Collectors”), Tae Hang-ho (“Innocence”), Yoon Jin-young (“Black Money”) and Jeon Jae-hyung (“Unalterable”). It will be releasing in South Korea on February 3rd, 2021.
Synopsis
A science-fiction film about the discovery of the existence of a yellow alien who invaded the Earth in a bunker
“There is an Alien Here” is the sophomore feature by Choi Eun-jong, who has previously served as Assistant Director on thrillers like “The Villainess” and “Confession of Murder”. It stars Jo Byeong-gyu (“Idol”), Bae Noo-ri (“Unstoppable”), Lee Hyun-woong (“Collectors”), Tae Hang-ho (“Innocence”), Yoon Jin-young (“Black Money”) and Jeon Jae-hyung (“Unalterable”). It will be releasing in South Korea on February 3rd, 2021.
- 1/23/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Cast and crew are shooting in isolation in a large house in central Brussels.
Lucile Hadzihalilovic has unveiled the first image from the set of her English-language debut Earwig starring UK actor Paul Hilton which began shooting in Belgium last Wednesday (November 4), against the backdrop of the country’s strict lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19.
Set in the Belgian city of Liege some time in the mid-twentieth century, Hilton plays a 50-year-old man employed to care for a strange 10-year-old girl who lives a solitary existence in a large, darkened apartment. His main duty is to attend...
Lucile Hadzihalilovic has unveiled the first image from the set of her English-language debut Earwig starring UK actor Paul Hilton which began shooting in Belgium last Wednesday (November 4), against the backdrop of the country’s strict lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19.
Set in the Belgian city of Liege some time in the mid-twentieth century, Hilton plays a 50-year-old man employed to care for a strange 10-year-old girl who lives a solitary existence in a large, darkened apartment. His main duty is to attend...
- 11/9/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Park Jung-bae has been an assistant director on a couple pretty big productions for Cj Entertainment, namely “Miss Granny” and “Silenced”. Now, he is all set to make his director debut with the production giants with the upcoming “Collectors”.
Synopsis
Kang Dong-goo is an elite grave robber. He works with ancient tomb mural expert Dr Johns and legendary shoveler Sabdari.
Meanwhile, curator Yoon is an expert in ancient art. She offers an attractive, but dangerous deal to Kang Dong-goo, involving a grave robbery in the heart of a city.
The eclectic star-cast includes Lee Je-hoon as Kang Dong-goo, Jo Woo-jin as Dr Johns, Im Won-hee (“Forbidden Dream“) as Sabdari and Shin Hye-sun as curator Yoon. The caper film is scheduled for a November, 2020 release.
Synopsis
Kang Dong-goo is an elite grave robber. He works with ancient tomb mural expert Dr Johns and legendary shoveler Sabdari.
Meanwhile, curator Yoon is an expert in ancient art. She offers an attractive, but dangerous deal to Kang Dong-goo, involving a grave robbery in the heart of a city.
The eclectic star-cast includes Lee Je-hoon as Kang Dong-goo, Jo Woo-jin as Dr Johns, Im Won-hee (“Forbidden Dream“) as Sabdari and Shin Hye-sun as curator Yoon. The caper film is scheduled for a November, 2020 release.
- 10/6/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Leading Spanish sales, production and distribution company Filmax has secured sales rights for first-time director Carol Rodriguez Colas’ “Girlfriends,” currently in post-production. The company has already started sharing a promo reel with distributors.
Filmax has anchored itself as one of the premier sales companies for independent films from new, female filmmakers in Spain such as Lucía Alemany’s San Sebastian New Directors player “Innocence” and Paula Cons’s “Island of Lies,” a main competition player at this year’s Shanghai Festival.
“Girlfriends” is produced by Madrid-based Balance Media and stars four of Spain’s most exciting young film and TV stars in Vicky Luengo (“Barcelona Summer Night”), Elisabet Casanovas (“Merli”), Carolina Yuste (“Carmen & Lola”) and Angela Cervantes (“Perfect Life”).
In the film, young Marta (Luengo) finds herself jobless after losing her dream job as a photographer at a trendy fashion magazine. With few options, she is forced to leave behind her modern,...
Filmax has anchored itself as one of the premier sales companies for independent films from new, female filmmakers in Spain such as Lucía Alemany’s San Sebastian New Directors player “Innocence” and Paula Cons’s “Island of Lies,” a main competition player at this year’s Shanghai Festival.
“Girlfriends” is produced by Madrid-based Balance Media and stars four of Spain’s most exciting young film and TV stars in Vicky Luengo (“Barcelona Summer Night”), Elisabet Casanovas (“Merli”), Carolina Yuste (“Carmen & Lola”) and Angela Cervantes (“Perfect Life”).
In the film, young Marta (Luengo) finds herself jobless after losing her dream job as a photographer at a trendy fashion magazine. With few options, she is forced to leave behind her modern,...
- 9/19/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Out hthis week from Lionsgate is the 4K edition of the celebrated anime classic Ghost in the Shell. Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of all time when Ghost in the Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital 4K Ultra HD) and Digital 4K Ultra HD on September 8th from Lionsgate. Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, and Kôichi Yamadera. Remastered in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and featuring fan-favorite commemorative artwork from pop illustrator Martin Ansin – along with brand new bonus material – this will be the most definitive Ghost in the Shell package to date.
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious...
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious...
- 9/11/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
The international box office this weekend was again led by Korea, with major local release #Alive taking a 70% share of the market. The zombie horror thriller from Spackman Entertainment’s Zip Cinema sold 1.06M tickets in its first five days for a gross of $7.4M through Sunday, again demonstrating the strength of new offerings, particularly in Korea which has been at the forefront of comebacks. The movie, directed by Cho Il-hyeong, instantly becomes one of the most successful releases amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and is the first title in Korea to break the 1M admissions threshold since February.
#Alive, co-produced by Perspective Pictures, is based on an original screenplay by Hollywood writer Matt Taylor. It tells the timely story of two isolated survivors in a city under lockdown that gets out of control as a consequence of a sudden spread of an unknown infection. Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye star.
#Alive, co-produced by Perspective Pictures, is based on an original screenplay by Hollywood writer Matt Taylor. It tells the timely story of two isolated survivors in a city under lockdown that gets out of control as a consequence of a sudden spread of an unknown infection. Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye star.
- 6/30/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Korean film industry, which celebrated its centenary with Bong Joon-ho’s history-making Academy awards for “Parasite” earlier this year, has been in an unprecedented crisis since February.
Since the South Korean government adopted tough social-distancing measures in late February, when the coronavirus was at its peak, cinema business has been largely affected due to local audiences’ growing fear of physical contact with strangers, including theater staff and other audience members.
Major Korean films that were set for theatrical release in March and April had to push their schedules. Cinemas tried to fill up their screening slots with reruns, which have lower marketing costs. Films that delayed their release include “Time to Hunt,” which premiered in Berlinale right before the coronavirus crisis; Lee Chung-hyun’s feature debut “Call”; novelist-turned-director Son Won-pyung’s thriller “Intruder”; and mother-daughter drama “Innocence.”
Not being able to release films in physical cinemas,...
Since the South Korean government adopted tough social-distancing measures in late February, when the coronavirus was at its peak, cinema business has been largely affected due to local audiences’ growing fear of physical contact with strangers, including theater staff and other audience members.
Major Korean films that were set for theatrical release in March and April had to push their schedules. Cinemas tried to fill up their screening slots with reruns, which have lower marketing costs. Films that delayed their release include “Time to Hunt,” which premiered in Berlinale right before the coronavirus crisis; Lee Chung-hyun’s feature debut “Call”; novelist-turned-director Son Won-pyung’s thriller “Intruder”; and mother-daughter drama “Innocence.”
Not being able to release films in physical cinemas,...
- 6/25/2020
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
Hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Korean film industry, which celebrated its centenary with Bong Joon-ho’s history-making Academy awards for “Parasite” earlier this year, has been in an unprecedented crisis since February.
Since the South Korean government adopted tough social distancing measures in late February, when the coronavirus was at its peak, cinema business has been largely affected due to local audiences’ growing fear of physical contact with strangers, including cinema staff and other audience members.
Major Korean films that were set for theatrical release in March and April had to push their schedules. Cinemas tried to fill up their screening slots with re-runs, which have lower marketing costs. Films that delayed their release include “Time to Hunt,” which premiered in Berlinale right before the coronavirus crisis; Lee Chung-hyun’s feature debut “Call”; novelist-turned-director Son Won-pyung’s thriller “Intruder”; and mother-daughter drama “Innocence.”
Not being able to release films in physical cinemas,...
Since the South Korean government adopted tough social distancing measures in late February, when the coronavirus was at its peak, cinema business has been largely affected due to local audiences’ growing fear of physical contact with strangers, including cinema staff and other audience members.
Major Korean films that were set for theatrical release in March and April had to push their schedules. Cinemas tried to fill up their screening slots with re-runs, which have lower marketing costs. Films that delayed their release include “Time to Hunt,” which premiered in Berlinale right before the coronavirus crisis; Lee Chung-hyun’s feature debut “Call”; novelist-turned-director Son Won-pyung’s thriller “Intruder”; and mother-daughter drama “Innocence.”
Not being able to release films in physical cinemas,...
- 6/25/2020
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
The big international box office news this week isn’t actually from the weekend — which was again led by Korea and saw continued ups and downs versus last session as moviegoers await new product. Instead, after 100 days of closure, French cinemas re-opened beginning Monday this week, and with at least 40 films programmed for the post-coronavirus walk-up of the nation’s theaters.
Some eager moviegoers didn’t even wait for Monday morning, with about 120 people heading to the 5 Caumartin cinema in the 9th arrondissement of Paris from 12:01Am on June 22 to see a sneak preview of local comedy Les Parfums. The situation was similar in Rennes, where folks also turned up at midnight to see a re-release of the Coen brothers’ The Big Lebowski.
Then from just after 9Am Monday morning, Ugc’s flagship cinema in Paris, Ciné Cité Les Halles, welcomed guests for its first screenings with ticket sales reaching almost normal levels,...
Some eager moviegoers didn’t even wait for Monday morning, with about 120 people heading to the 5 Caumartin cinema in the 9th arrondissement of Paris from 12:01Am on June 22 to see a sneak preview of local comedy Les Parfums. The situation was similar in Rennes, where folks also turned up at midnight to see a re-release of the Coen brothers’ The Big Lebowski.
Then from just after 9Am Monday morning, Ugc’s flagship cinema in Paris, Ciné Cité Les Halles, welcomed guests for its first screenings with ticket sales reaching almost normal levels,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Period drama has ranked number one in Denmark for three weekends.
It had been a long time coming and finally, after months of cinema closures, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women crossed $100m at the international box office over the weekend.
The film added $475m from 12 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International to reach $101m, while the worldwide tally for the all-star period drama stands at $209m.
Weekend box office slipped 27% against the last session. The highlight came courtesy of Japan, where $300,000 one weekend after the debut on 300 screens brought the running total to $1.3m.
Denmark also impressed as it has...
It had been a long time coming and finally, after months of cinema closures, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women crossed $100m at the international box office over the weekend.
The film added $475m from 12 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International to reach $101m, while the worldwide tally for the all-star period drama stands at $209m.
Weekend box office slipped 27% against the last session. The highlight came courtesy of Japan, where $300,000 one weekend after the debut on 300 screens brought the running total to $1.3m.
Denmark also impressed as it has...
- 6/21/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” has passed $100 million at the international box office after more theaters around the globe have started to reopen.
The Sony film took in $475,000 from 12 markets, bringing its foreign haul to $101 million. After opening strong in Japan last weekend, the film added $300,000 this weekend, marking a 24% decline. The film’s total in Japan now stands at $1.3 million.
The coming-of-age drama nabbed $170,000 in Denmark and maintained its No. 1 spot at the box office for the third straight week. This weekend marked a 31% decline in ticket sales, bringing its total to $1 million at the country’s box office.
The global gross for “Little Women” now stands at $209 million. The period drama, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen, originally opened in late 2019 and made $108 million at the domestic box office. Many international screenings of the Louisa May Alcott adaptation were canceled earlier this...
The Sony film took in $475,000 from 12 markets, bringing its foreign haul to $101 million. After opening strong in Japan last weekend, the film added $300,000 this weekend, marking a 24% decline. The film’s total in Japan now stands at $1.3 million.
The coming-of-age drama nabbed $170,000 in Denmark and maintained its No. 1 spot at the box office for the third straight week. This weekend marked a 31% decline in ticket sales, bringing its total to $1 million at the country’s box office.
The global gross for “Little Women” now stands at $209 million. The period drama, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen, originally opened in late 2019 and made $108 million at the domestic box office. Many international screenings of the Louisa May Alcott adaptation were canceled earlier this...
- 6/21/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Tuesday Update after 9:22Am Sunday report, writethru with overall market details: Sony’s Oscar winner, Little Women, originally began offshore rollout back in late December 2019, but continued to show off its grit at the international box office this weekend. The Greta Gerwig-directed update on the classic opened in Japan at No. 1 with $495K. In total, on 440 screens in 13 offshore markets, the film’s weekend was worth $760K for a $99.5M overseas cume through Sunday.
The century mark should be in the offing with strong play continuing in Denmark, and a China release still a possibility. Gerwig’s modern take on the 19th century novel was originally scheduled to hit Middle Kingdom movie theaters on February 14, but was caught in the coronavirus crisis which shuttered all of the market’s cinemas in late January.
In Japan, this is one of the first new titles to release as Covid-19 and...
The century mark should be in the offing with strong play continuing in Denmark, and a China release still a possibility. Gerwig’s modern take on the 19th century novel was originally scheduled to hit Middle Kingdom movie theaters on February 14, but was caught in the coronavirus crisis which shuttered all of the market’s cinemas in late January.
In Japan, this is one of the first new titles to release as Covid-19 and...
- 6/16/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Crime drama Gyul-Baek opens top in South Korea on $2.4m.
As cinemas around the world gradually reopen, Sony Pictures Releasing International executives on Sunday (June 14) reported that Greta Gerwig’s Little Women scored a number one debut in Japan as it inched towards the $100m international milestone.
The period drama starring Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet and Laura Dern grossed $760,000 from 440 screens in 13 markets for an international running total of $99.5m, powered by a $495,000 result in Japan on 300 screens.
Little Women stayed top in its second session in Denmark, dropping a mere 15% to $255,000 for a $750,000 running total after 10 days.
As cinemas around the world gradually reopen, Sony Pictures Releasing International executives on Sunday (June 14) reported that Greta Gerwig’s Little Women scored a number one debut in Japan as it inched towards the $100m international milestone.
The period drama starring Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet and Laura Dern grossed $760,000 from 440 screens in 13 markets for an international running total of $99.5m, powered by a $495,000 result in Japan on 300 screens.
Little Women stayed top in its second session in Denmark, dropping a mere 15% to $255,000 for a $750,000 running total after 10 days.
- 6/15/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
“Little Women,” the coming-of-age period drama directed by Greta Gerwig, is nearing the $100 million mark at the international box office as movie theaters start to reopen.
Overseas, “Little Women” generated $760,000 this weekend from 13 markets. That takes its foreign haul to $99.5 million. A majority of those ticket sales came from Japan, where “Little Women” debuted to $495,000. The film brought in another $255,000 in Denmark, marking a 15% decline from the weekend prior there.
“Little Women,” which originally opened in late 2019, made $108 million at the domestic box office and $207 million worldwide. It was slated to bow in some international territories, including China, in early 2020. But plans were scrapped when cinemas were forced to close starting in January to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
Most studios aren’t reporting box office grosses since so few locations are open. The scant amount of movie theaters that were able to safely resume business have relied on...
Overseas, “Little Women” generated $760,000 this weekend from 13 markets. That takes its foreign haul to $99.5 million. A majority of those ticket sales came from Japan, where “Little Women” debuted to $495,000. The film brought in another $255,000 in Denmark, marking a 15% decline from the weekend prior there.
“Little Women,” which originally opened in late 2019, made $108 million at the domestic box office and $207 million worldwide. It was slated to bow in some international territories, including China, in early 2020. But plans were scrapped when cinemas were forced to close starting in January to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
Most studios aren’t reporting box office grosses since so few locations are open. The scant amount of movie theaters that were able to safely resume business have relied on...
- 6/14/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Jehnny Beth, the Savages frontwoman, has marked the release of her solo debut, To Love Is to Live, with a surrealistic video for the dusky track, “We Will Sin Together,” which contains the album’s titular line: “To love is to live/to live is to sin.”
To illustrate this, the clip presents a religious-looking marble statue that, once unveiled, comes to life and engages in a litany of sexual and violent vignettes. These reference mythology from Catholic, Roman and Greek literature — the Virgin Mary, Cupid and Psyche, Pluto and Proserpina,...
To illustrate this, the clip presents a religious-looking marble statue that, once unveiled, comes to life and engages in a litany of sexual and violent vignettes. These reference mythology from Catholic, Roman and Greek literature — the Virgin Mary, Cupid and Psyche, Pluto and Proserpina,...
- 6/12/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Jehnny Beth’s voice is made for chaos. With Savages, the noisy English punk group she fronted last decade, her vocals sounded defiantly pretty and powerful as they fought to rise above the group’s shadowy guitar carnage. And with John and Jehn — the dramatic, lo-fi duo she formed with her longtime partner, Johnny Hostile, in her native France — she added expressionistic voice textures that highlighted the dark guitar lines and, when she sang lyrics, her voice shone through the duskiness. On her first solo album, the chaos is entirely hers.
- 6/11/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
For the first time since coronavirus struck South Korea in January, theatrical box office in the keenly cinema-going nation showed a significant sign of recovery. Weekend ticket sales numbers reached 402,000, a figure that is less than half the score of a weekend in normal times, but was a week-on-week gain of 112%.
Two elements were responsible for the upswing: discount vouchers provided by the Korean Film Council (Kofic) worth Krw 6,000 ($5) to spectators purchasing theatrical tickets; and the return of mainstream Korean films to cinemas.
Local mystery thriller “Intruder,” which opened Thursday, the same day as Kofic’s voucher scheme, was the first major Korean film to receive a theatrical release since the coronavirus wreaked havoc on Korean box office. The film earned $2.23 from 289,000 admissions over its first four days. And its $1.87 million scored between Friday and Sunday, accounted for 63% of the nationwide weekend total.
Under its three-week campaign, launched to restart...
Two elements were responsible for the upswing: discount vouchers provided by the Korean Film Council (Kofic) worth Krw 6,000 ($5) to spectators purchasing theatrical tickets; and the return of mainstream Korean films to cinemas.
Local mystery thriller “Intruder,” which opened Thursday, the same day as Kofic’s voucher scheme, was the first major Korean film to receive a theatrical release since the coronavirus wreaked havoc on Korean box office. The film earned $2.23 from 289,000 admissions over its first four days. And its $1.87 million scored between Friday and Sunday, accounted for 63% of the nationwide weekend total.
Under its three-week campaign, launched to restart...
- 6/8/2020
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
Major local film titles are beginning to appear on the Korean releasing schedule as Covid-19 retreats and the peak summer season approaches.
Since Korean cinemas began reopening earlier this month, cinemas schedules have relied heavily on re-runs, mixed with a handful of foreign, smaller new releases. That is about to change.
Since the coronavirus ran rampant from February, local distribution giants Cj Entertainment, Lotte and Showbox canceled or postponed dozens of theatrical outings. “Time to Hunt” was rescheduled multiple times and then switched to a straight to streaming release via Netflix. The pattern was repeated in May.
What has changed is the retreat of the virus threat, effective social distancing measure sin cinemas and the arrival of the summer season, which is traditionally a peak period, especially for genre and horror. That’s because school is out and audiences retreat into theaters to escape the heat.
Acemaker Movieworks’ mystery thriller “Intruder,...
Since Korean cinemas began reopening earlier this month, cinemas schedules have relied heavily on re-runs, mixed with a handful of foreign, smaller new releases. That is about to change.
Since the coronavirus ran rampant from February, local distribution giants Cj Entertainment, Lotte and Showbox canceled or postponed dozens of theatrical outings. “Time to Hunt” was rescheduled multiple times and then switched to a straight to streaming release via Netflix. The pattern was repeated in May.
What has changed is the retreat of the virus threat, effective social distancing measure sin cinemas and the arrival of the summer season, which is traditionally a peak period, especially for genre and horror. That’s because school is out and audiences retreat into theaters to escape the heat.
Acemaker Movieworks’ mystery thriller “Intruder,...
- 5/30/2020
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
South Korean cinemas have reopened. But business is far from normal.
Nationwide box office over the weekend trickled in at just 7% of what it was this time last year. And with Hollywood’s direct players and local distributors reluctant to release big titles since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, screens have been filled with re-releases and small to mid-sized foreign films.
Unusually, not a single Korean film appeared in the weekend’s top ten chart.
American musical drama “The Greatest Showman” re-opened on Thursday and took top spot, earning $205,600 over opening five days. Other re-releases that appeared on the top ten spots include 2018’s action comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” Makoto Shinkai’s Japanese animation “Weathering with You,” and Chinese director Chen Kaige’s historical drama “Farewell My Concubine.”
“The Platform,” which has been released on global streaming platform Netflix (outside of Korea and Taiwan), received a theatrical release...
Nationwide box office over the weekend trickled in at just 7% of what it was this time last year. And with Hollywood’s direct players and local distributors reluctant to release big titles since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, screens have been filled with re-releases and small to mid-sized foreign films.
Unusually, not a single Korean film appeared in the weekend’s top ten chart.
American musical drama “The Greatest Showman” re-opened on Thursday and took top spot, earning $205,600 over opening five days. Other re-releases that appeared on the top ten spots include 2018’s action comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” Makoto Shinkai’s Japanese animation “Weathering with You,” and Chinese director Chen Kaige’s historical drama “Farewell My Concubine.”
“The Platform,” which has been released on global streaming platform Netflix (outside of Korea and Taiwan), received a theatrical release...
- 5/25/2020
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
Jehnny Beth dropped “Heroine,” the new single from her upcoming LP, To Love Is to Live, out June 12th.
“All I want is to never fall in love again,” the Savages singer claims in the opening lines over a chaotic, throbbing beat. She refrains “All I want” in each line, finishing with “to be a heroine” across dense layers of production.
“Heroine” follows the singles “Innocence,” “Flower” and “I’m the Man.” To Love Is to Live is Beth’s solo debut, produced by Flood, who also recently worked with...
“All I want is to never fall in love again,” the Savages singer claims in the opening lines over a chaotic, throbbing beat. She refrains “All I want” in each line, finishing with “to be a heroine” across dense layers of production.
“Heroine” follows the singles “Innocence,” “Flower” and “I’m the Man.” To Love Is to Live is Beth’s solo debut, produced by Flood, who also recently worked with...
- 5/6/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? We're here to help! Here is a list of all the best new shows and movies released on Netflix the week of April 24-30.
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- 4/23/2020
- by Tim Surette
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Jehnny Beth has unveiled a haunting new single, “Innocence.” The track appears on the French musician’s upcoming solo debut, To Love Is to Live, out June 12th.
Directed by Andreas Neumann, the clip features footage of Beth rehearsing for her set at the BBC 6 Music Festival last month. The song’s lyrics are eerily timely amid the current pandemic: “Be thankful for the air you breathe/the roof over your head/and the light that comes in.”
“A lot of the things I tried to convey in the album resonate strongly today,...
Directed by Andreas Neumann, the clip features footage of Beth rehearsing for her set at the BBC 6 Music Festival last month. The song’s lyrics are eerily timely amid the current pandemic: “Be thankful for the air you breathe/the roof over your head/and the light that comes in.”
“A lot of the things I tried to convey in the album resonate strongly today,...
- 4/17/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? We're here to help! Here is a list of all the best new shows and movies released on Netflix the week of April 10-16.
In this wacky world, it's perfectly Ok for many to wake up at 10:30, maybe put on pants, eat
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- 4/13/2020
- by Tim Surette
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? We're here to help! Here is a list of all the best new shows and movies released on Netflix the week of April 10-16.
Just a reminder here that the new normal for many is waking up at 10:30, rolling over to the
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- 4/9/2020
- by Tim Surette
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Coldplay update George Orwell’s Animal Farm in the video for “Trouble in Town,” off their double LP Everyday Life, released last fall.
The band brings the satirical classic to the drug-addled streets of New York, where the city is plagued with homelessness and crime under the regime of a pig dictator (undoubtedly a nod to Trump). The 2020 Democratic debates are mocked as pig politicians argue at podiums on a television screen, which soon escalates into a fight.
A reindeer huddles under a blanket, reading Orwell’s book. A cat...
The band brings the satirical classic to the drug-addled streets of New York, where the city is plagued with homelessness and crime under the regime of a pig dictator (undoubtedly a nod to Trump). The 2020 Democratic debates are mocked as pig politicians argue at podiums on a television screen, which soon escalates into a fight.
A reindeer huddles under a blanket, reading Orwell’s book. A cat...
- 3/12/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
“The impact in 2020 from Corvid-19 (coronavirus) on the motion picture business cannot be overstated,” a finance source recently told us. That’s as the closure of cinemas in China alone is approaching a loss of $2B to the global box office, while the disease has now seen spikes in Korea and Italy. What looked in late January as a possibly short-term, confined issue has now taken on enormous proportions, clearly on a human scale, and also on the film industry. As movie theater attendance has slowed in several markets, compounding the losses, an estimate we’ve heard in overall ticket sales impact could be as high as $4B worldwide by the end of March. A ringing question in distribution circles is how long the situation will continue. Says one source, “We are decision makers and problem solvers, but unfortunately because the problem is so unknown in terms of its degree,...
- 2/26/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Madrid — Beating out other suitors, Madrid-based sales company Latido Films has closed international sales rights on Belén Funes’ anticipated San Sebastian main competition contender “A Thief’s Daughter” (“La hija de un ladrón”). BTeam Pictures will release the film in Spain.
Already one of the most talked-about titles heading to San Sebastian this year, based on word-of-mouth generated by sneak-peak screenings in Madrid and Barcelona, Funes’ feature debut is sparking buzz for both its direction as well as Greta Fernández’s lead performance.
San Sebastian Festival director José Luis Rebordinos readily admits that he and his selection team had originally thought of the film as a candidate for the festival’s New Directors section. After screening it, however, they wanted it for main competition.
Seen in Isabel Coixet’s “Elisa & Marcela,” Fernández plays Sara, a single mother traumatized by her jailed father’s abandonment who attempts to juggle reuniting...
Already one of the most talked-about titles heading to San Sebastian this year, based on word-of-mouth generated by sneak-peak screenings in Madrid and Barcelona, Funes’ feature debut is sparking buzz for both its direction as well as Greta Fernández’s lead performance.
San Sebastian Festival director José Luis Rebordinos readily admits that he and his selection team had originally thought of the film as a candidate for the festival’s New Directors section. After screening it, however, they wanted it for main competition.
Seen in Isabel Coixet’s “Elisa & Marcela,” Fernández plays Sara, a single mother traumatized by her jailed father’s abandonment who attempts to juggle reuniting...
- 7/25/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The Boondocks could be headed back to TV: “A complete re-imagining” of the Adult Swim series is in development, according to Sony.
Per EW.com, the studio made the announcement at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival on Wednesday, calling original creator Aaron McGruder’s new take one “for the modern era.”
The comic-strip adaptation, which premiered in 2005, followed the adventures of the Freeman family as they settled into the white suburb of Woodcrest. It featured the voices of Regina King, John Witherspoon, Gary Anthony Williams and Cedric Yarbrough.
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Per EW.com, the studio made the announcement at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival on Wednesday, calling original creator Aaron McGruder’s new take one “for the modern era.”
The comic-strip adaptation, which premiered in 2005, followed the adventures of the Freeman family as they settled into the white suburb of Woodcrest. It featured the voices of Regina King, John Witherspoon, Gary Anthony Williams and Cedric Yarbrough.
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- 6/12/2019
- TVLine.com
Terry Norris and Julia Blake.
Julia Blake and Terry Norris last night received the 2018 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at the Arts Centre Melbourne.
The award presented by Foxtel recognises the couple’s careers spanning more than five decades and their support of Equity campaigns, particularly the battle for Australian stories on screens and stages.
Previous recipients include Peter Carroll, the late Bob Hornery, Maggie Dence, Ron Haddrick, Jill Perryman, Kevan Johnston, Toni Lamond, Grant Page, Anne Phelan and Noeline Brown.
Equity president Chloe Dallimore described the husband and wife duo as an incredibly popular choice among Equity voters, stating: “Julia and Terry are deeply respected luminaries in our industry. What shines through most is their unswerving commitment to support others, especially our younger performers.
“Their tireless lobbying and campaigning efforts means that many of the working conditions we enjoy today are thanks to their hard work. We...
Julia Blake and Terry Norris last night received the 2018 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at the Arts Centre Melbourne.
The award presented by Foxtel recognises the couple’s careers spanning more than five decades and their support of Equity campaigns, particularly the battle for Australian stories on screens and stages.
Previous recipients include Peter Carroll, the late Bob Hornery, Maggie Dence, Ron Haddrick, Jill Perryman, Kevan Johnston, Toni Lamond, Grant Page, Anne Phelan and Noeline Brown.
Equity president Chloe Dallimore described the husband and wife duo as an incredibly popular choice among Equity voters, stating: “Julia and Terry are deeply respected luminaries in our industry. What shines through most is their unswerving commitment to support others, especially our younger performers.
“Their tireless lobbying and campaigning efforts means that many of the working conditions we enjoy today are thanks to their hard work. We...
- 11/12/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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