Hank Schrader’s death was a real punch in the gut to Breaking Bad fans… but Dean Norris enjoyed every minute of it.
“Yeah, man, I loved it,” the actor tells TVLine, reflecting on filming “Ozymandias,” the pivotal episode of AMC’s Emmy-winning meth-trade drama that first aired in September 2013. In it, DEA agent Hank, wounded after a shootout with a murderous band of neo-Nazis, refused to beg for his life (despite his brother-in-law Walt’s pleas) and told Nazi leader Jack to “go f–k yourself” before taking a fatal bullet.
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“Yeah, man, I loved it,” the actor tells TVLine, reflecting on filming “Ozymandias,” the pivotal episode of AMC’s Emmy-winning meth-trade drama that first aired in September 2013. In it, DEA agent Hank, wounded after a shootout with a murderous band of neo-Nazis, refused to beg for his life (despite his brother-in-law Walt’s pleas) and told Nazi leader Jack to “go f–k yourself” before taking a fatal bullet.
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- 6/22/2017
- TVLine.com
James Corden challenged Demi Lovato to a divalicious duel on Wednesday, facing off against the “Cool For the Summer” singer in a fierce battle of sass, voice and song.
VideosDemi Lovato, Nick Jonas, James Corden Form Supergroup in Carpool Karaoke
The showdown was prompted by the Late Late Show host, who claimed they “just don’t make divas like they used to,” citing the likes of Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Cher. Lovato, of course, took umbrage with this sentiment, triggering an intense virtuosic riff-off between the multi-platinum recording artist and the CBS funnyman.
Corden and Lovato were accompanied by Level,...
VideosDemi Lovato, Nick Jonas, James Corden Form Supergroup in Carpool Karaoke
The showdown was prompted by the Late Late Show host, who claimed they “just don’t make divas like they used to,” citing the likes of Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Cher. Lovato, of course, took umbrage with this sentiment, triggering an intense virtuosic riff-off between the multi-platinum recording artist and the CBS funnyman.
Corden and Lovato were accompanied by Level,...
- 4/6/2017
- TVLine.com
This story originally appeared on EW.com.
The U.S. may have already hosted their biggest night in music earlier this month, but just across the pond, the United Kingdom is gearing up for their own star-studded music awards show, the Brit Awards, set to begin Wednesday afternoon Et.
The late David Bowie and grime artist Skepta are expected to win big, as both are up for best british male and british album of the year at the ceremony, hosted by Dermot O’Leary and Emma Willis.
In addition to a tribute to British legend George Michael, the show will...
The U.S. may have already hosted their biggest night in music earlier this month, but just across the pond, the United Kingdom is gearing up for their own star-studded music awards show, the Brit Awards, set to begin Wednesday afternoon Et.
The late David Bowie and grime artist Skepta are expected to win big, as both are up for best british male and british album of the year at the ceremony, hosted by Dermot O’Leary and Emma Willis.
In addition to a tribute to British legend George Michael, the show will...
- 2/22/2017
- by Rachel DeSantis
- PEOPLE.com
Lady Gaga and Metallica’s collaboration at tonight’s Grammys was beset by an awkward technical mishap: As the group launched into “Moth Into The Flame,” James Hetfield’s mic didn’t seem to be working, and his vocals weren’t audible.
Someone fix James Hetfield’s mic! pic.twitter.com/YXA3ADsKAw
— Mashable (@mashable) February 13, 2017
But the group did not follow in Adele’s footsteps and insist on a do-over. The song continued, and Gaga did a stage dive that was a little more low-tech than her high-flying antics at the Super Bowl last weekend. After the number was finished, however, Hetfield appeared visibly frustrated.
James Hetfield. Not happy. Not happy at all. And understandably so. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/vTjKm9MMRZ
— Jason Hartelius (@jasonhartelius) February 13, 2017
A pissed off James Hetfield tosses his guitar...
Someone fix James Hetfield’s mic! pic.twitter.com/YXA3ADsKAw
— Mashable (@mashable) February 13, 2017
But the group did not follow in Adele’s footsteps and insist on a do-over. The song continued, and Gaga did a stage dive that was a little more low-tech than her high-flying antics at the Super Bowl last weekend. After the number was finished, however, Hetfield appeared visibly frustrated.
James Hetfield. Not happy. Not happy at all. And understandably so. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/vTjKm9MMRZ
— Jason Hartelius (@jasonhartelius) February 13, 2017
A pissed off James Hetfield tosses his guitar...
- 2/13/2017
- by Esther Zuckerman
- avclub.com
“To commemorate a past event, you kill and eat an animal. It’s a ritual sacrifice. With pie.” ~ Anya, “Pangs” Season 4, Episode 8 of Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Halloween is my favorite holiday, but really, Thanksgiving is the most terrifying of traditional American celebrations. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about a holiday built on giving thanks, but in addition to its ritual animal sacrifice, the holiday is a bitter and ironic celebration of the tragic history of the American Indian population. In light of what is happening right now with the Dakota Access Pipeline, and increasing tensions post-election, many may be preparing for a Thanksgiving Thunderdome rather than a celebration of compromise. Adele, paper turkeys made out of handprints, and Diy cornucopias may not be enough to save us this year. My solution: horror movies.
“Let’s just try to have a nice time. Think about all the things you’re thankful for.
Halloween is my favorite holiday, but really, Thanksgiving is the most terrifying of traditional American celebrations. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about a holiday built on giving thanks, but in addition to its ritual animal sacrifice, the holiday is a bitter and ironic celebration of the tragic history of the American Indian population. In light of what is happening right now with the Dakota Access Pipeline, and increasing tensions post-election, many may be preparing for a Thanksgiving Thunderdome rather than a celebration of compromise. Adele, paper turkeys made out of handprints, and Diy cornucopias may not be enough to save us this year. My solution: horror movies.
“Let’s just try to have a nice time. Think about all the things you’re thankful for.
- 11/23/2016
- by Margee Kerr
- DailyDead
With August almost over and September around the corner, we’re only a few weeks away from the start of Fantastic Fest, taking place September 22nd–29th in Austin, Texas. Following the announcement of the first wave of programming earlier this month, the second wave of films have now been revealed, including even more titles for horror, sci-fi, and suspense fans to look forward to seeing:
Press Release: Austin, TX – Thursday, August 25, 2016 – Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest delivers another dose of cinematic decadence with its second wave of programming. Procured once again from the most curious corners of the genre universe, Fantastic Fest is proud to announce its opening film, Denis Villeneuve’s stunning Arrival. Arrival marks Villeneuve’s Fantastic Fest debut, which has proven to be worth the wait as his spectacular science fiction feature promises to kick off proceedings in explosive fashion.
It wouldn’t be Fantastic Fest...
Press Release: Austin, TX – Thursday, August 25, 2016 – Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest delivers another dose of cinematic decadence with its second wave of programming. Procured once again from the most curious corners of the genre universe, Fantastic Fest is proud to announce its opening film, Denis Villeneuve’s stunning Arrival. Arrival marks Villeneuve’s Fantastic Fest debut, which has proven to be worth the wait as his spectacular science fiction feature promises to kick off proceedings in explosive fashion.
It wouldn’t be Fantastic Fest...
- 8/25/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Fantastic Fest has announced the second wave of programming for this year’s edition of the Austin-based fête, which runs from September 22 — 29. “The Bad Batch,” a new restoration of 1971’s “The Zodiac Killer,” “Toni Erdmann,” “The Handmaiden” and opening-night selection “Arrival” are among the most prominent selections, with a number of appropriately oddball offerings thrown in as well. Full list below.
“Aalavandhalan” (Suresh Krissna)
Kamal Hassan stars in this ridiculously entertaining tale of an Indian commando pitted against his own serial killer twin brother in a deadly race to save the beautiful Tejaswini from certain death.
“Arrival” (Denis Villeneuve)
When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team — led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) — are brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers — and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life,...
“Aalavandhalan” (Suresh Krissna)
Kamal Hassan stars in this ridiculously entertaining tale of an Indian commando pitted against his own serial killer twin brother in a deadly race to save the beautiful Tejaswini from certain death.
“Arrival” (Denis Villeneuve)
When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team — led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) — are brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers — and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life,...
- 8/25/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
This kind of thing probably doesn't happen to Adele. Philadelphia band Dr. Dog have crafted a dedicated fan base for their psychedelic-tinged indie rock by steadily touring and releasing music since 1999. @DrDogMD is a parody Twitter account that imagines what it would be like if a dog were a doctor, largely through tweets like this one: Dr Dog: your son was very brave during his checkup todayDAD: thanks he's a good boyDR Dog: whoa hey pal if anyone's a good boy it's me— Dr Dog (@DrDogMD) June 30, 2016Dr. Dog (the band, not the Twitter account), gave a performance on Thursday...
- 8/17/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
This kind of thing probably doesn't happen to Adele. Philadelphia band Dr. Dog have crafted a dedicated fan base for their psychedelic-tinged indie rock by steadily touring and releasing music since 1999. @DrDogMD is a parody Twitter account that imagines what it would be like if a dog were a doctor, largely through tweets like this one: Dr Dog: your son was very brave during his checkup todayDAD: thanks he's a good boyDR Dog: whoa hey pal if anyone's a good boy it's me— Dr Dog (@DrDogMD) June 30, 2016Dr. Dog (the band, not the Twitter account), gave a performance on Thursday...
- 8/17/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Don Kaye Aug 17, 2016
French filmmaker Luc Besson digs into the background of his dazzling new space opera, Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
Den of Geek caught up with French director/writer/producer Luc Besson (Lucy) shortly after he premiered footage at Comic-Con from his upcoming movie, Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets. Based on the French comic book Valerian And Laureline that debuted nearly 50 years ago (in 1967), the movie is a space opera in the grand tradition, infused with the European esthetic of classic publications like Heavy Metal - a genre that Besson has dabbled in before with his 1997 cult classic The Fifth Element.
With space-borne cities hosting thousands of alien races, fleets of battling spaceships and adventure on a galactic level (along with Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne in the lead roles), Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets will hopefully bring audiences...
French filmmaker Luc Besson digs into the background of his dazzling new space opera, Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
Den of Geek caught up with French director/writer/producer Luc Besson (Lucy) shortly after he premiered footage at Comic-Con from his upcoming movie, Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets. Based on the French comic book Valerian And Laureline that debuted nearly 50 years ago (in 1967), the movie is a space opera in the grand tradition, infused with the European esthetic of classic publications like Heavy Metal - a genre that Besson has dabbled in before with his 1997 cult classic The Fifth Element.
With space-borne cities hosting thousands of alien races, fleets of battling spaceships and adventure on a galactic level (along with Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne in the lead roles), Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets will hopefully bring audiences...
- 8/15/2016
- Den of Geek
The Piano Guys, one of YouTube’s most successful homegrown music channels, is singing a celebratory tune today, as the four Utah-based dads have surpassed a skyscraping milestone -- more than 1 billion lifetime views.
The group -- consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and studio engineer Al Van Der Beek -- launched their channel back in 2008, and today it counts a total of roughly 5 million subscribers and 60 uploads. The guys are best down for their sweeping instrumental covers of pop hits mashed up with classics. (One of their latest compositions, for instance, weaves together Mozart’s Lacrimosa and Adele’s Hello). And the music is complemented by equally epic videos -- set everywhere from Chichen Itza to the Scottish Highlands. The guys are currently endeavoring to film amidst each of The Seven Wonders of the World -- and have already checked four off of that list.
The group -- consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and studio engineer Al Van Der Beek -- launched their channel back in 2008, and today it counts a total of roughly 5 million subscribers and 60 uploads. The guys are best down for their sweeping instrumental covers of pop hits mashed up with classics. (One of their latest compositions, for instance, weaves together Mozart’s Lacrimosa and Adele’s Hello). And the music is complemented by equally epic videos -- set everywhere from Chichen Itza to the Scottish Highlands. The guys are currently endeavoring to film amidst each of The Seven Wonders of the World -- and have already checked four off of that list.
- 8/8/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Sure, Fergie once sang that "big girls don't cry," but even the best singers in the world find themselves overwhelmed with emotions from time to time - often quite publicly. Whether they were touched by their fans' support, remembering better times or mourning a loved one, these stars cried it out in front of a crowd. RihannaThe singer's tear ducts got to "Work" during a recent Anti tour stop in Dublin, Ireland. Rihanna stepped away from the mic overwhelmed with tears as the packed stadium sang along to her Eminem collaboration "Love the Way You Lie." After the show, Ri...
- 6/23/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
Sure, Fergie once sang that "big girls don't cry," but even the best singers in the world find themselves overwhelmed with emotions from time to time - often quite publicly. Whether they were touched by their fans' support, remembering better times or mourning a loved one, these stars cried it out in front of a crowd. RihannaThe singer's tear ducts got to "Work" during a recent Anti tour stop in Dublin, Ireland. Rihanna stepped away from the mic overwhelmed with tears as the packed stadium sang along to her Eminem collaboration "Love the Way You Lie." After the show, Ri...
- 6/23/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
Adele adorably sang the wrong words to her own song during a concert in Lisbon, Portugal last week. “S—, wrong words,” the singer said after realizing her mistake while performing her song “Million Years Ago.” The crowd didn’t seem to mind, and actually got a good laugh out of it as Adele apologized. “I started singing the verse! Sorry.” See Video: Adele Drops Psychedelic Video for 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)' This isn’t the first time the “25” singer has forgotten the words to her songs. In March, during a gig in Manchester, she asked to...
- 5/27/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
She has the voice of an angel and the grace of a queen, yet even Adele manages to make mistakes from time to time.
During her performance in Lisbon, Portugal, the “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” lady flubbed the lyrics to her lovely ditty “Million Years Ago,” and instead of glossing over it, she called herself out.
Adele snapped out of singing mode and bluntly declared, “Sh*t! Wrong words! Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t! I started singing the chorus. Sorry!” Check the clip!
Adele forgot the lyrics to her song and this was her reaction. pic.twitter.com/n1EyHwXM56
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) May 25, 2016...
During her performance in Lisbon, Portugal, the “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” lady flubbed the lyrics to her lovely ditty “Million Years Ago,” and instead of glossing over it, she called herself out.
Adele snapped out of singing mode and bluntly declared, “Sh*t! Wrong words! Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t! I started singing the chorus. Sorry!” Check the clip!
Adele forgot the lyrics to her song and this was her reaction. pic.twitter.com/n1EyHwXM56
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) May 25, 2016...
- 5/26/2016
- GossipCenter
Last night (May 22), she introduced her brand new video for “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, and now Adele's clip is all over the internet.
The lovely English songbird wasn’t actually in the house for the big premiere, as she had a gig in Lisbon, Portugal as part of her current sold-out world tour.
“Send My Love” is the third single from Adele’s multi-platinum album 25, following the uber-successful ditties “Hello” and “When We Were Young.” Check the clip!
The lovely English songbird wasn’t actually in the house for the big premiere, as she had a gig in Lisbon, Portugal as part of her current sold-out world tour.
“Send My Love” is the third single from Adele’s multi-platinum album 25, following the uber-successful ditties “Hello” and “When We Were Young.” Check the clip!
- 5/23/2016
- GossipCenter
Competition titles include Nicolas Windng Refn’s The Neon Demon [pictured], Jeff Nichols’ Loving and Xavier Dolan It’s Only The End Of The World.
The Cannes Film Festival unveiled the Official Selection for its 69th edition today at a packed press conference in Paris.
European heavyweights Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne brothers and Ken Loach are among 20 filmmakers set to compete for the Palme d’Or.
There were few surprises in Competition – aside from the inclusion of Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann, the first German film in Competition since Wim Wenders’s Palermo Shooting in 2008 – and the news that this year’s Palme d’Or winner will be the closing film.
The more exploratory Un Certain Regard section, however, welcomed a number of newcomers including Romanian director Bogdan Mirica’s Dogs, Us filmmaker Michael O’Shea’s The Transfiguration, and Personal Affairs (Omor Shakhsiya) by Maha Haj, a Palestinian citizen of Israel.
Cannes Film Festival general...
The Cannes Film Festival unveiled the Official Selection for its 69th edition today at a packed press conference in Paris.
European heavyweights Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne brothers and Ken Loach are among 20 filmmakers set to compete for the Palme d’Or.
There were few surprises in Competition – aside from the inclusion of Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann, the first German film in Competition since Wim Wenders’s Palermo Shooting in 2008 – and the news that this year’s Palme d’Or winner will be the closing film.
The more exploratory Un Certain Regard section, however, welcomed a number of newcomers including Romanian director Bogdan Mirica’s Dogs, Us filmmaker Michael O’Shea’s The Transfiguration, and Personal Affairs (Omor Shakhsiya) by Maha Haj, a Palestinian citizen of Israel.
Cannes Film Festival general...
- 4/14/2016
- ScreenDaily
Gem Wheeler Jan 10, 2017
To mark 30 years of Inspector Morse on television, here are 10 of his most complex, macabre and memorable cases...
Warning: contains spoilers.
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Beer, Wagner, a red Jaguar, and Barrington Pheloung’s haunting theme. Those images conjure up one of the most memorable characters in British television. Inspector Morse’s final episode aired in the UK over fifteen years ago, yet the impression left by the hugely popular drama remains indelible. Its popular spinoff, Lewis, finished only two years ago after nine successful series, while a prequel, Endeavour, has just started to air its fourth run. The appeal of Morse and his Oxford is clearly as strong as ever.
Inspector Morse...
To mark 30 years of Inspector Morse on television, here are 10 of his most complex, macabre and memorable cases...
Warning: contains spoilers.
See related Legion: Marvel shares cryptic logo for X-Men series What can Fox learn from the previous X-Men TV series? 50 upcoming comic book TV shows, and when to expect them New TV 2016: 28 Us shows for this autumn
Beer, Wagner, a red Jaguar, and Barrington Pheloung’s haunting theme. Those images conjure up one of the most memorable characters in British television. Inspector Morse’s final episode aired in the UK over fifteen years ago, yet the impression left by the hugely popular drama remains indelible. Its popular spinoff, Lewis, finished only two years ago after nine successful series, while a prequel, Endeavour, has just started to air its fourth run. The appeal of Morse and his Oxford is clearly as strong as ever.
Inspector Morse...
- 2/8/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It's January, and if your new year's resolution was to watch better movies, then good news: We've got you covered (The bad news: You have terribly low ambitions). From comfort-food classics to a new Netflix documentary series that finds a comedian completely reinventing herself (and does not involve murder cases), there's a hot, hungover mess of great new things to stream this month. So sit back, relax, and enjoy our guide to the best of what's new to view during the first month of 2016. Because you don't have to get...
- 1/6/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Now with unlimited mimosas
Towleroad a Russian distributor is planning some law-defying cinephilia -- they're going to release Carol despite Russia's absurdly homophobic "anti-propaganda" law
Marvel 2016 is Captain America's 75th anniversary so they'll be the new film Captain America: Civil War as well as a 2 hour TV special "75 Heroic Years" to air on ABC on January 19th
Pajiba clears up what the word "spoiler" means since the internet is always confused about it
Mnpp Save the date - new Michael Fassbender picture on Oct 13th, 2017
Comics Alliance forget what we said earlier about Nicole Kidman co-starring in Wonder Woman. Apparently they coudln't work out schedules. The'll presumably be looking for another iconic star in Kidman's age range for the Queen of the Amazons
List-Mania
Associate Press and Rolling Stone have best albums lists for 2015. Adele's "25" and Madonna's "Rebel Heart" make both of the top 10s
i09 best...
Towleroad a Russian distributor is planning some law-defying cinephilia -- they're going to release Carol despite Russia's absurdly homophobic "anti-propaganda" law
Marvel 2016 is Captain America's 75th anniversary so they'll be the new film Captain America: Civil War as well as a 2 hour TV special "75 Heroic Years" to air on ABC on January 19th
Pajiba clears up what the word "spoiler" means since the internet is always confused about it
Mnpp Save the date - new Michael Fassbender picture on Oct 13th, 2017
Comics Alliance forget what we said earlier about Nicole Kidman co-starring in Wonder Woman. Apparently they coudln't work out schedules. The'll presumably be looking for another iconic star in Kidman's age range for the Queen of the Amazons
List-Mania
Associate Press and Rolling Stone have best albums lists for 2015. Adele's "25" and Madonna's "Rebel Heart" make both of the top 10s
i09 best...
- 12/20/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
This week it was revealed that Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has already raked in over $50 million in advanced ticket sales, projecting it to be the largest opening weekend movie of all time. But If Avatar is any clue, bigness at the box office does not alone make a work of art that matters to people and that will endure over time. We discuss what makes something “culturally relevant” in an Internet age, looking at movies as far and wide as Frozen and The Tree of Life, as well as why TV has for some time been the more culturally relevant medium. Plus, we talk new trailers for Captain America: Civil War, The Nice Guys, and Superman v. Batman, and we have the inside scoop on Michael Moore’s thoughts on losing his MPAA ratings appeal.
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First trailer for Captain America: Civil War does...
Top Stories:
First trailer for Captain America: Civil War does...
- 12/8/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
The highly anticipated first trailer for Captain America: Civil War was released last week, shattering all sorts of records with sixty one million views in its first twenty four hours, but as sombre and dark as our first look at the war which sees Avenger battle Avenger, it could have been a bit more melancholy and highlight the breaking down of the Cap/Tony bromance. Enter Vimeo user Anthony Meadows, who hit upon the amazing idea of mashing together Marvel’s super hero smackdown with Adele’s hit song Hello. I can’t really do it justice, so just watch it for your self below. Hello - The Civil War Bromance Version (Adele) from Anthony Meadows on Vimeo.
- 12/1/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Just when you think Adele song mashups must be played out by now, another win like this emerges. The "Captain America: Civil War" trailer was just released last week, showcasing the lost love between Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). So one fan remixed the entire trailer, setting it to Adele's "Hello" and calling it "Hello - The Civil War Bromance Version."
In the trailer, poster Anthony Meadows notes, "Cap says hello to Tony from the other side." Here's the emotional missed connection:
Hello - The Civil War Bromance Version (Adele) from Anthony Meadows on Vimeo.
Sniff. He's sorry for breaking your heart, man!
Unlike most "mashups" videos, this one doesn't re-edit footage to fit the theme, it just rolls with Marvel's actual trailer. You could probably do the same thing for "Batman v Superman" and a bunch of other superhero and action movies. Maybe...
In the trailer, poster Anthony Meadows notes, "Cap says hello to Tony from the other side." Here's the emotional missed connection:
Hello - The Civil War Bromance Version (Adele) from Anthony Meadows on Vimeo.
Sniff. He's sorry for breaking your heart, man!
Unlike most "mashups" videos, this one doesn't re-edit footage to fit the theme, it just rolls with Marvel's actual trailer. You could probably do the same thing for "Batman v Superman" and a bunch of other superhero and action movies. Maybe...
- 11/30/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
If you.re like us, and you watched that Captain America: Civil War trailer like fifty times as soon as it dropped the other night, you.re well aware that, for all the action and spectacle, it.s one of the most emotional promotional bits that Marvel has ever put together. Those few minutes are all about friendship and feelings, and just when you think it can.t get any more sensitive and moving, some damn lunatic went ahead and put Adele.s new hit, "Hello," over the top of the action and it.s all we can do to keep from weeping openly in public. "The Civil War: Bromance Version," as this video from Vimeo user Anthony Meadows is called, is seriously spot on. With everything that.s going on in Marvel.s next superhero adventure.from the government trying to regulate superheroes, to old friends coming back together,...
- 11/28/2015
- cinemablend.com
Will The Flash cross over with Supergirl next year? Is Constantine supposed to join DC’s Legends of Tomorrow in its second season? What did Marvel‘s Thanksgiving Day parade float look like in 1987? Is the Captain America: Civil War trailer better with Adele’s “Hello” played over it? All that and more in this edition of […]
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- 11/28/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
That Captain America: Civil War trailer was unexpectedly emotional. I mean, we knew we were in for some great action and drama, but none of us figured we'd be left bawling over the tattered remains of Tony Stark & Steve Rogers' friendship... after the first teaser no less! The Russo Brothers really look like they've created an emotional gut-punch of a movie here. You know who else is a specialist in making people bawl? Adele. Now, one emotionally manipulative very creative video editor (Anthony Meadows) has decided to mix her hit single "Hello" with the Civil War trailer - and the results are suprisingly heartbreaking. Naturally, the hotly debated 'love triangle' between Cap, Iron Man & Bucky Barnes takes center stage... Hello - The Civil War Bromance Version (Adele) from Anthony Meadows on Vimeo. Not bad, eh? *sob* What did you think? Sound off below - and be sure to...
- 11/28/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Elie Wajeman’s The Anarchists, starring Palme d’Or winner Adele Exarchopoulos and Cesar winner Tahar Rahim, to open Critics’ Week
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Cannes Critics’ Week, devoted to first and second features, has unveiled the line-up for its 54th edition (May 14-22).
In total, 1,750 shorts and 1,000 features were submitted for consideration.
Artistic director Charles Tesson said this year’s poster - showing actress Lou de Laâge, seemingly embracing the air on a beach - captured the spirit of the parallel section.
“On the poster the actress Lou de Laâge embraces the open horizon in front of her,” he said. “This wonderful energy and amazing life force it carries embody the desire leading us to discover the new breath of fresh air in cinema worldwide.”
The section will open with French Elie Wajeman’s second film The Anarchists (Les Anarchistes) set in Paris in 1899, starring the reportedly sizzling on-screen couple of Tahar Rahim and Adèle Exarchopoulos...
Scroll down for full list
Cannes Critics’ Week, devoted to first and second features, has unveiled the line-up for its 54th edition (May 14-22).
In total, 1,750 shorts and 1,000 features were submitted for consideration.
Artistic director Charles Tesson said this year’s poster - showing actress Lou de Laâge, seemingly embracing the air on a beach - captured the spirit of the parallel section.
“On the poster the actress Lou de Laâge embraces the open horizon in front of her,” he said. “This wonderful energy and amazing life force it carries embody the desire leading us to discover the new breath of fresh air in cinema worldwide.”
The section will open with French Elie Wajeman’s second film The Anarchists (Les Anarchistes) set in Paris in 1899, starring the reportedly sizzling on-screen couple of Tahar Rahim and Adèle Exarchopoulos...
- 4/20/2015
- ScreenDaily
Russia will present a total of six pictures at the 5th Beijing International Film Festival, to be held April 16th–23rd. Sergey Mokritsky’s "The Battle For Sevastopol" and Ramil Salakhutdinov’s "White, White Night" are included in the main competition while Andrey Konchalovsky’s "The Postman’s White Nights," Alexander Mitta’s "Chagall – Malevich" and Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov’s "Journey to the Mother" will be screened in the festival’s sidebar. Roman Prygunov’s "Downshifter" has been selected for the Gala Premiere section.
Among the Beijing festival jury members is Fedor Bondarchuk, the prominent Russian filmmaker, actor, producer, and Chairman of the Lenfilm studio Board of Directors. Roskino provides Public Relations support for the heavy Russian presence at the 5th International Festival in Beijing.
Katya Mtsitouridze, Roskino CEO: “From this year on, the Beijing Festival will be curated by Marco Mueller, previously at the helm of the Venice Festival. It is his ardent love of Russian culture that we have to credit for launching international careers of such stellar young filmmakers as Ivan Vyrypaev, Kirill Serebrennikov, Alexey German Jr., and Alexey Fedorchenko. Venice has also honored many a luminary from Russia, ranging from Nikita Mikhalkov to Alexey Balabanov. Alexander Sokurov’s Faust even took the Golden Lion in 2011. This tradition lives on as we can see already, in Marco Mueller’s first year, six Russian movies at Beijing. The governments of our countries are currently collaborating to expand the Russian quotas in Chinese theatres, and Roskino’s first business trip to Beijing, with any luck, should be the next step in this direction. Over the last couple of years, China has made tremendous progress undermining, by its rapid growth, the Hollywood monopoly in the film industry. There is still plenty of room for improvement for us.”
Alyona Shumakova, member of the Selection Committee, Beijing International Film Festival: “We were faced with the tall order of presenting Russian film as a vital artistic force which reflects, at the same time, a dramatically changed reality. It is also worth bearing in mind that the huge audience of these films will consist mostly of regular moviegoers, besides the usual festival crowd of film buffs. We are, mind you, dealing with a country that knows very little about Russian cinema and has yet to develop a concrete image of it. I believe that our picks, with their magnificent visuals and emotional intensity, more than rise to the challenge and accurately reflect the new world we live in.”
At the 2014 Cannes Iff, "The Battle for Sevastopol" was first pitched to industry professionals and international press at the Russian Pavilion opening ceremony. A Russian–Ukrainian co-production, this period drama tells the story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a legendary WWII sniper. The wide release in Russia is scheduled for April 2nd, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation. The protagonist is played by the masterful thespian Yulia Peresild.
Sergei Mokritsky, director: “As I was making a movie about the most lethal female sniper of WWII, I didn’t even dare dream of an international premiere in Beijing. It is an honor as well as a huge responsibility. Overall, China is the closest in spirit, and yet most mysterious country for me as it is for every Russian. I’m really looking forward to the Chinese reception of my movie, because what I aspired to with it was a blend of Soviet war-film mythology, modern cinematic language, and typically Slavic zest for life.”
Ramil Salakhutdinov’s "White, White Night" tells the story of a young man who suddenly goes missing when he travels to Saint Petersburg for a concert. Sent over from Moscow, the private eye hired to locate him meets a lot of people during investigation, and gradually immerses himself in the bleak present-day atmosphere of the city he once lived in. Against his better judgment, the sleuth takes the guy under his wing, which ultimately validates him and boosts his own sense of self-worth. The movie first played in competition at the 2014 edition of Kinotavr.
Ramil Salakhutdinov, director: “I strove to understand––to feel––what it’s like to live in our trying times, in an era of profound change.”
Alexey German Jr., creative director: “It’s a huge victory for Ramil. He’s a wonderful filmmaker, a magnificent actor, and an artist of incredibly fine sensibilities. His recognition by the Biff proves yet again that Salakhutdinov’s work is appreciated internationally.”
Andrey Konchalovskiy's "The Postman’s White Nights" will play in the festival’s sidebar.
In 2014, the film was awarded Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. It recounts the life of a real man, village postman Alexey Tryapitsyn, who resides in the Arkhangelsk region and portrays himself on screen. Though a work of fiction rather than a documentary, the film has only one professional actress in its cast.
Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov’s drama "Journey to the Mother" is also playing in the festival’s parallel section. It is the story of a Russian guy who goes to France to see his mother, and meets his sister for the first time. The film’s leading actress is Adele Exarchopoulos, the star of Palme d’Or-winning "Blue Is the Warmest Color" and co-recipient of the Cannes festival’s highest honor.
Aleksandr Mitta’s "Chagall – Malevich" will play in the Special Screenings section. Set during Marc Chagall’s “Vitebsk period,” the story of an all-consuming love between the great artist and his wife Bella plays out against the backdrop of a historic duel he fought with Kazimir Malevich, his genius contemporary and fierce opponent.
Roman Prygunov’s "Downshifter" is set to bow internationally in the Gala Premiere section of the festival.
A sequel to the highest grossing Russian movie of 2012, "Downshifter" continues with the adventures of Max Andreev, a senior executive forced by the vicissitudes of his life to wipe the slate clean. The star of the production is Danila Kozlovsky, one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. Made for $4M, the movie recouped its budget over the first weekend in theaters. Fedor Bondarchuk, who produced the box-office smash, currently predicts a final take north of $9M.
Russian filmmaker and producer Fedor Bondarchuk, whose historical drama "Stalingrad" was a runaway success in China in 2013, has been appointed a jury member for the 5 Beijing International Festival. He will share his duty with such directors as Ki-duk Kim (South Korea) and Fernando Meirelles (Brazil); screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen (USA); producer and director Peter Chan (Thailand); and Chinese actress, star of "Cloud Atlas," Zhou Xun. French director and producer Luc Besson, whose output in both capacities has long transcended the confines of local fame, will serve as President of the Jury. The festival program comprises 930 films from 90 countries. The festival’s top prize Tiantan is awarded in ten categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor.
Fedor Bondarchuk, producer, filmmaker: “ I’m honored and humbled to be invited to serve as a jury member for the Beijing Iff. The strategic partnership between Russia and China is now reinforced not only in politics and economy but also in the cultural sphere, of which film is an integral part. Stalingrad’s impressive Chinese grosses show enormous demand for Russian filmmaking.”
Marco Mueller, Chief Adviser for the Beijing Iff: “Ever since Stalingrad dominated the Chinese box office in 2013 (it was the highest-grossing foreign film of the year, apart from the American “commercial heavy artillery”), the interest in Russian film has reached a new level in the country. I think that from this year on, our festival’s appreciation of Russian film will also move to the next level. This year our program boasts an amazing selection, and Fedor Bondarchuk has every chance to achieve cult status in China––he is, after all, already on the jury! I would also like to note that our cooperation with China is off to a highly professional start as the Russian presence at the festival is supported by the government-owned Roskino. It is this level of commitment that allows us to make serious plans for the future.”...
Among the Beijing festival jury members is Fedor Bondarchuk, the prominent Russian filmmaker, actor, producer, and Chairman of the Lenfilm studio Board of Directors. Roskino provides Public Relations support for the heavy Russian presence at the 5th International Festival in Beijing.
Katya Mtsitouridze, Roskino CEO: “From this year on, the Beijing Festival will be curated by Marco Mueller, previously at the helm of the Venice Festival. It is his ardent love of Russian culture that we have to credit for launching international careers of such stellar young filmmakers as Ivan Vyrypaev, Kirill Serebrennikov, Alexey German Jr., and Alexey Fedorchenko. Venice has also honored many a luminary from Russia, ranging from Nikita Mikhalkov to Alexey Balabanov. Alexander Sokurov’s Faust even took the Golden Lion in 2011. This tradition lives on as we can see already, in Marco Mueller’s first year, six Russian movies at Beijing. The governments of our countries are currently collaborating to expand the Russian quotas in Chinese theatres, and Roskino’s first business trip to Beijing, with any luck, should be the next step in this direction. Over the last couple of years, China has made tremendous progress undermining, by its rapid growth, the Hollywood monopoly in the film industry. There is still plenty of room for improvement for us.”
Alyona Shumakova, member of the Selection Committee, Beijing International Film Festival: “We were faced with the tall order of presenting Russian film as a vital artistic force which reflects, at the same time, a dramatically changed reality. It is also worth bearing in mind that the huge audience of these films will consist mostly of regular moviegoers, besides the usual festival crowd of film buffs. We are, mind you, dealing with a country that knows very little about Russian cinema and has yet to develop a concrete image of it. I believe that our picks, with their magnificent visuals and emotional intensity, more than rise to the challenge and accurately reflect the new world we live in.”
At the 2014 Cannes Iff, "The Battle for Sevastopol" was first pitched to industry professionals and international press at the Russian Pavilion opening ceremony. A Russian–Ukrainian co-production, this period drama tells the story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a legendary WWII sniper. The wide release in Russia is scheduled for April 2nd, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation. The protagonist is played by the masterful thespian Yulia Peresild.
Sergei Mokritsky, director: “As I was making a movie about the most lethal female sniper of WWII, I didn’t even dare dream of an international premiere in Beijing. It is an honor as well as a huge responsibility. Overall, China is the closest in spirit, and yet most mysterious country for me as it is for every Russian. I’m really looking forward to the Chinese reception of my movie, because what I aspired to with it was a blend of Soviet war-film mythology, modern cinematic language, and typically Slavic zest for life.”
Ramil Salakhutdinov’s "White, White Night" tells the story of a young man who suddenly goes missing when he travels to Saint Petersburg for a concert. Sent over from Moscow, the private eye hired to locate him meets a lot of people during investigation, and gradually immerses himself in the bleak present-day atmosphere of the city he once lived in. Against his better judgment, the sleuth takes the guy under his wing, which ultimately validates him and boosts his own sense of self-worth. The movie first played in competition at the 2014 edition of Kinotavr.
Ramil Salakhutdinov, director: “I strove to understand––to feel––what it’s like to live in our trying times, in an era of profound change.”
Alexey German Jr., creative director: “It’s a huge victory for Ramil. He’s a wonderful filmmaker, a magnificent actor, and an artist of incredibly fine sensibilities. His recognition by the Biff proves yet again that Salakhutdinov’s work is appreciated internationally.”
Andrey Konchalovskiy's "The Postman’s White Nights" will play in the festival’s sidebar.
In 2014, the film was awarded Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. It recounts the life of a real man, village postman Alexey Tryapitsyn, who resides in the Arkhangelsk region and portrays himself on screen. Though a work of fiction rather than a documentary, the film has only one professional actress in its cast.
Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov’s drama "Journey to the Mother" is also playing in the festival’s parallel section. It is the story of a Russian guy who goes to France to see his mother, and meets his sister for the first time. The film’s leading actress is Adele Exarchopoulos, the star of Palme d’Or-winning "Blue Is the Warmest Color" and co-recipient of the Cannes festival’s highest honor.
Aleksandr Mitta’s "Chagall – Malevich" will play in the Special Screenings section. Set during Marc Chagall’s “Vitebsk period,” the story of an all-consuming love between the great artist and his wife Bella plays out against the backdrop of a historic duel he fought with Kazimir Malevich, his genius contemporary and fierce opponent.
Roman Prygunov’s "Downshifter" is set to bow internationally in the Gala Premiere section of the festival.
A sequel to the highest grossing Russian movie of 2012, "Downshifter" continues with the adventures of Max Andreev, a senior executive forced by the vicissitudes of his life to wipe the slate clean. The star of the production is Danila Kozlovsky, one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. Made for $4M, the movie recouped its budget over the first weekend in theaters. Fedor Bondarchuk, who produced the box-office smash, currently predicts a final take north of $9M.
Russian filmmaker and producer Fedor Bondarchuk, whose historical drama "Stalingrad" was a runaway success in China in 2013, has been appointed a jury member for the 5 Beijing International Festival. He will share his duty with such directors as Ki-duk Kim (South Korea) and Fernando Meirelles (Brazil); screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen (USA); producer and director Peter Chan (Thailand); and Chinese actress, star of "Cloud Atlas," Zhou Xun. French director and producer Luc Besson, whose output in both capacities has long transcended the confines of local fame, will serve as President of the Jury. The festival program comprises 930 films from 90 countries. The festival’s top prize Tiantan is awarded in ten categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor.
Fedor Bondarchuk, producer, filmmaker: “ I’m honored and humbled to be invited to serve as a jury member for the Beijing Iff. The strategic partnership between Russia and China is now reinforced not only in politics and economy but also in the cultural sphere, of which film is an integral part. Stalingrad’s impressive Chinese grosses show enormous demand for Russian filmmaking.”
Marco Mueller, Chief Adviser for the Beijing Iff: “Ever since Stalingrad dominated the Chinese box office in 2013 (it was the highest-grossing foreign film of the year, apart from the American “commercial heavy artillery”), the interest in Russian film has reached a new level in the country. I think that from this year on, our festival’s appreciation of Russian film will also move to the next level. This year our program boasts an amazing selection, and Fedor Bondarchuk has every chance to achieve cult status in China––he is, after all, already on the jury! I would also like to note that our cooperation with China is off to a highly professional start as the Russian presence at the festival is supported by the government-owned Roskino. It is this level of commitment that allows us to make serious plans for the future.”...
- 4/9/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
With the world’s most prestigious film festival just around the corner, cineastes have been lasciviously salivating about what’s going to show up at Cannes, with wish lists appearing almost immediately after Berlin (a fest that had one of their most impressive line-ups ever) announced their awards. The remainder of the 2015 fest circuit looks to be a plentiful, diverse porridge, with many of the world’s most renowned auteurs’ sporting brand new titles. While many prognosticators will be sharing the same lists, more or less, hopes are incredibly high for a handful of sure bets, and a gaggle of hopefuls. The main competition always seems easier to postulate, though Thierry Fremaux always throws a few curves, (After the Battle in 2012, The Hunt in 2013 or last year’s Timbuktu, which won the Cesar for Best Picture recently, are a couple ready examples of under-the-radar titles).
Italy seems primed for saturation at the fest.
Italy seems primed for saturation at the fest.
- 3/9/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Proust’s little “bande de filles” was nothing like this. Nor is Ousmane Sembene’s classic film “Black Girl” like this, except for the silence displayed by the protagonists of the two films as they deal with life’s offerings. Nor does this have the depth of “La Vie d’Adele, Chapitre 1” although it ends in a way that invites the viewer to want to see what the next chapter offers.
What I saw was the story of a poor black girl in one of the banlieus (the ‘hood) of Paris trying to find a way out of her dead end life. But I never saw the working her mind or the depth of her character. I saw she had an intuition about life, was fearless, kind, and determined. Does intelligence count? We must wait for the next chapter to find out how she succeeds if she indeed does. I don’t know if the director has the answer to this. And I wonder if the way out is through a person or through her own innate resources which I never did see. And this is where I take exception to the film. She failed school, never seemed to care, played American (??) football but seemed to have no attachment to the game or the players
Who is the director-writer Céline Sciamma? She’s a very talented white girl who went to La Femis, the French film school some regard as elitist. Her previous two films, deal with female sexual ambiguity (“Tomboy”, “Water Lilies”) and are very authentic, moving and valuable films worth watching more than once.
When I see films like “Sister” by Ursula Meier, or even “ Two Days, One Night” by the Dardenne Brothers whom I love, even while I enjoy the films – as I did this one (except for certain moments when I wanted to laugh, e.g., when she wears the blond wig and red dress to deliver drugs at a white party) -- I am aware that I am watching depictions of working class people in dramas directed by bourgeois filmmakers. And when I hear the vulgar loud-mouth dishing of girl-gangs I am not fooled into thinking it is clever repartee when I know it is foul and crude. And today, with the issues of immigrants and second and third generations of non-integrated minorities, this is a sensitive area. Having seen the “nouvelle vibe” films of Rachid Djajdani whose film “Hold Back” won the Fipresci Prize in Directors Fortnight in 2012 or “Brooklyn” by Pascal Tessaud, I am even more sensitized to authenticity.
I don’t think this shows the French black reality in the suburbs. It looks more like a white view of the U.S. urban black ‘hood. When I grew up blacks barely existed in our thoughts or imagination. I was white and Jewish living in a non-Jewish, white (bigoted) working class neighborhood. There I absorbed the prevailing view of the Mexicans who lived on the other side of the tracks. They were all considered “pachucos”. And I longed to join the girl gangs who had fights like the little bande de filles in this movie; they carried switch blade knives, razors in their big hair and pulled the earrings out of the pierced ears. The two fights in this movie were just like I imagined the fights and were like those male-imagined “catfights” in the Aip prison movies or of the bar-girls in western movies of that era. Something in this movie has the same scent of inauthenticity. I realize I am projecting my own girlhood longing to join the bande de filles onto Céline, and perhaps it’s pure projection, but it feels as if she is attracted to them for reasons other than storytelling. The story is ok but the telling is faulty.
That said, I am very glad Strand is releasing “Girlhood”, and I hope it creates some Wom, just as I hoped “Dear White People” would. It did well, grossing more than $4 million. I hope this film does as well, though being French, the most I can hope is that it reaches the $1 million box office level. When I saw “Dear White People” last year in Sundance, I kept quiet because my thought was, that if that is what black students at the universities are preoccupied with today, then I pity the future of America. And I did not believe for a minute that such overriding preoccupations were real. However, it did quite well and I hope this one does too, although I believe that I am watching stereoptypes. What are these people’s serious thoughts; where are their depths of feelings?
When I grew up and met real Mexicans, I saw none of the stereotypical behavior I was told to beware of. Even when I met gang members, there was no romantic element at all, only a degradation of humanity caused by the unrelenting prejudice of society’s impersonalization.
I loved the French review of this film by Régis Dubois, who has a blog very well-respected by black community in France.
For those interested in going into such films in greater depth, see the films of Carrénard,Maldhé, Zadi,Zouhani, May,Djajdani or Tessaud. Check out what is playing at the Festival Cinébanlieue or Les Pépites du Cinéma. These show the truth about what is happening in the minds of “these people”.
Girlhood (Bande de Filles) is being sold by Films Distribution
Strand Releasing will release it in the U.S.
Other territories sold are:
Brazil--Imovision
Denmark--Reel Pictures Aps, Peripher
France-Oct 22, 2014-Pyramide Distribution
Norway--As Fidalgo Film Distribution
Slovenia--Demiurg
Sweden--Folkets Bio
U.S.--Strand Releasing
Writer/director Céline Sciamma’s look at a group of black high school students living in the tough banlieues of Paris is grounded by newcomer Karidja Touré. "Girlhood," is scheduled to open in New York on January 30, 2015 with a national roll out to follow.
Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the “boys’ law” in the neighborhood, shy Marieme (Karidja Touré) starts a new life after falling in with a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her style, drops out of school and starts stealing to be accepted into the gang. When her home situation becomes unbearable, Marieme seeks solace in an older man who promises her money and protection. Realizing this sort of lifestyle will never result in the freedom and independence she truly desires, she finally decides to take matters into her own hands.
French director/writer Céline Sciamma’s debut feature, “Water Lilies”, catapulted her as one of France’s most fresh and notable women directors, garnering her a César nomination for Best First Feature as well as the prestigious Prix Louis Deluc for Best First Feature awarded by the French Film Critics. Her second film, “Tomboy”, won the Teddy Jury Award at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. This is Ms. Sciamma’s third feature film.
This film has great credentials, having debuted in Cannes 2014 Directors Fortnight, gone on to Toronto - Tiff 2014 Contemporary World Cinema and
Stockholm Iff 2014 - Competition (Best Film, Best Cinematography) and Sundance World Dramatic Competition 2015.
Critics loved it too.
“Celine Sciamma’s ‘Girlhood’ is one of the best coming of age movies in years.” — Eric Kohn, Indiewire...
What I saw was the story of a poor black girl in one of the banlieus (the ‘hood) of Paris trying to find a way out of her dead end life. But I never saw the working her mind or the depth of her character. I saw she had an intuition about life, was fearless, kind, and determined. Does intelligence count? We must wait for the next chapter to find out how she succeeds if she indeed does. I don’t know if the director has the answer to this. And I wonder if the way out is through a person or through her own innate resources which I never did see. And this is where I take exception to the film. She failed school, never seemed to care, played American (??) football but seemed to have no attachment to the game or the players
Who is the director-writer Céline Sciamma? She’s a very talented white girl who went to La Femis, the French film school some regard as elitist. Her previous two films, deal with female sexual ambiguity (“Tomboy”, “Water Lilies”) and are very authentic, moving and valuable films worth watching more than once.
When I see films like “Sister” by Ursula Meier, or even “ Two Days, One Night” by the Dardenne Brothers whom I love, even while I enjoy the films – as I did this one (except for certain moments when I wanted to laugh, e.g., when she wears the blond wig and red dress to deliver drugs at a white party) -- I am aware that I am watching depictions of working class people in dramas directed by bourgeois filmmakers. And when I hear the vulgar loud-mouth dishing of girl-gangs I am not fooled into thinking it is clever repartee when I know it is foul and crude. And today, with the issues of immigrants and second and third generations of non-integrated minorities, this is a sensitive area. Having seen the “nouvelle vibe” films of Rachid Djajdani whose film “Hold Back” won the Fipresci Prize in Directors Fortnight in 2012 or “Brooklyn” by Pascal Tessaud, I am even more sensitized to authenticity.
I don’t think this shows the French black reality in the suburbs. It looks more like a white view of the U.S. urban black ‘hood. When I grew up blacks barely existed in our thoughts or imagination. I was white and Jewish living in a non-Jewish, white (bigoted) working class neighborhood. There I absorbed the prevailing view of the Mexicans who lived on the other side of the tracks. They were all considered “pachucos”. And I longed to join the girl gangs who had fights like the little bande de filles in this movie; they carried switch blade knives, razors in their big hair and pulled the earrings out of the pierced ears. The two fights in this movie were just like I imagined the fights and were like those male-imagined “catfights” in the Aip prison movies or of the bar-girls in western movies of that era. Something in this movie has the same scent of inauthenticity. I realize I am projecting my own girlhood longing to join the bande de filles onto Céline, and perhaps it’s pure projection, but it feels as if she is attracted to them for reasons other than storytelling. The story is ok but the telling is faulty.
That said, I am very glad Strand is releasing “Girlhood”, and I hope it creates some Wom, just as I hoped “Dear White People” would. It did well, grossing more than $4 million. I hope this film does as well, though being French, the most I can hope is that it reaches the $1 million box office level. When I saw “Dear White People” last year in Sundance, I kept quiet because my thought was, that if that is what black students at the universities are preoccupied with today, then I pity the future of America. And I did not believe for a minute that such overriding preoccupations were real. However, it did quite well and I hope this one does too, although I believe that I am watching stereoptypes. What are these people’s serious thoughts; where are their depths of feelings?
When I grew up and met real Mexicans, I saw none of the stereotypical behavior I was told to beware of. Even when I met gang members, there was no romantic element at all, only a degradation of humanity caused by the unrelenting prejudice of society’s impersonalization.
I loved the French review of this film by Régis Dubois, who has a blog very well-respected by black community in France.
For those interested in going into such films in greater depth, see the films of Carrénard,Maldhé, Zadi,Zouhani, May,Djajdani or Tessaud. Check out what is playing at the Festival Cinébanlieue or Les Pépites du Cinéma. These show the truth about what is happening in the minds of “these people”.
Girlhood (Bande de Filles) is being sold by Films Distribution
Strand Releasing will release it in the U.S.
Other territories sold are:
Brazil--Imovision
Denmark--Reel Pictures Aps, Peripher
France-Oct 22, 2014-Pyramide Distribution
Norway--As Fidalgo Film Distribution
Slovenia--Demiurg
Sweden--Folkets Bio
U.S.--Strand Releasing
Writer/director Céline Sciamma’s look at a group of black high school students living in the tough banlieues of Paris is grounded by newcomer Karidja Touré. "Girlhood," is scheduled to open in New York on January 30, 2015 with a national roll out to follow.
Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the “boys’ law” in the neighborhood, shy Marieme (Karidja Touré) starts a new life after falling in with a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her style, drops out of school and starts stealing to be accepted into the gang. When her home situation becomes unbearable, Marieme seeks solace in an older man who promises her money and protection. Realizing this sort of lifestyle will never result in the freedom and independence she truly desires, she finally decides to take matters into her own hands.
French director/writer Céline Sciamma’s debut feature, “Water Lilies”, catapulted her as one of France’s most fresh and notable women directors, garnering her a César nomination for Best First Feature as well as the prestigious Prix Louis Deluc for Best First Feature awarded by the French Film Critics. Her second film, “Tomboy”, won the Teddy Jury Award at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. This is Ms. Sciamma’s third feature film.
This film has great credentials, having debuted in Cannes 2014 Directors Fortnight, gone on to Toronto - Tiff 2014 Contemporary World Cinema and
Stockholm Iff 2014 - Competition (Best Film, Best Cinematography) and Sundance World Dramatic Competition 2015.
Critics loved it too.
“Celine Sciamma’s ‘Girlhood’ is one of the best coming of age movies in years.” — Eric Kohn, Indiewire...
- 1/25/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Netflix streaming is upping the ante this December, adding enough high-profile TV shows and movies to more than make up for last month's lackluster offerings.
On the movie side, highlights include Will Ferrell and gang in "Anchorman 2," the Heath Ledger-starring "A Knight's Tale," Cameron Crowe classic "Almost Famous," Oscar-winning "American Beauty," and horror hits "Oculus" and "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones." Oh, and let's not forget '80s classic "Troop Beverly Hills," '90s cult favorite "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion," or Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
And there's plenty to love about what's coming on the TV front: "American Horror Story: Coven" finally gets its day on Netflix, "Sharknado 2" storms its way to streaming, and Brit hit "Broadchurch" finally lands stateside. Oh, and December sees the premiere of the hotly anticipated Netflix Original series "Marco Polo" on the 12th.
Here's a much...
On the movie side, highlights include Will Ferrell and gang in "Anchorman 2," the Heath Ledger-starring "A Knight's Tale," Cameron Crowe classic "Almost Famous," Oscar-winning "American Beauty," and horror hits "Oculus" and "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones." Oh, and let's not forget '80s classic "Troop Beverly Hills," '90s cult favorite "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion," or Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
And there's plenty to love about what's coming on the TV front: "American Horror Story: Coven" finally gets its day on Netflix, "Sharknado 2" storms its way to streaming, and Brit hit "Broadchurch" finally lands stateside. Oh, and December sees the premiere of the hotly anticipated Netflix Original series "Marco Polo" on the 12th.
Here's a much...
- 11/25/2014
- by Tim Hayne
- Moviefone
French powerhouse’s slate includes Zac Efron, Ralph Fiennes and Tom Hardy projects.
StudioCanal’s Toronto line-up is headlined by coming-of-age drama We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski and Wes Bentley.
Writer-director Max Joseph’s drama, produced by Working Title and fully financed by StudioCanal, follows an aspiring 23 year-old DJ trying to make it in the La electro scene when he falls in love with his friend and mentor’s much younger girlfriend.
Luca Guadagnino’s untiltled Pantelleria project with Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton and Matthias Schoenaerts, and Kray Twins drama Legend with Tom Hardy are also likely to be in-demand on the slate of the French powerhouse.
Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson is the latest talent attachment to the former.
James Watkins’ action-thriller Bastille Day, starring Idris Elba and Adele Exarchopoulos is currently in pre-production, as is Tobias Lindholm drama A War.
Titles in post-production include much-buzzed about Macbeth and Stephen Frears...
StudioCanal’s Toronto line-up is headlined by coming-of-age drama We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski and Wes Bentley.
Writer-director Max Joseph’s drama, produced by Working Title and fully financed by StudioCanal, follows an aspiring 23 year-old DJ trying to make it in the La electro scene when he falls in love with his friend and mentor’s much younger girlfriend.
Luca Guadagnino’s untiltled Pantelleria project with Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton and Matthias Schoenaerts, and Kray Twins drama Legend with Tom Hardy are also likely to be in-demand on the slate of the French powerhouse.
Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson is the latest talent attachment to the former.
James Watkins’ action-thriller Bastille Day, starring Idris Elba and Adele Exarchopoulos is currently in pre-production, as is Tobias Lindholm drama A War.
Titles in post-production include much-buzzed about Macbeth and Stephen Frears...
- 8/21/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
French powerhouse’s slate also includes Ralph Fiennes and Tom Hardy projects.
StudioCanal’s Toronto lineup is headlined by coming-of-age drama We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski and Wes Bentley.
Writer-director Max Joseph’s drama, produced by Working Title and fully financed by StudioCanal, follows an aspiring 23 year-old DJ trying to make it in the La electro scene when he falls in love with his friend and mentor’s much younger girlfriend.
Luca Guadagnino’s Pantelleria project with Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton and Matthias Schoenaerts and Kray Twins drama Legend with Tom Hardy are also likely to be in-demand on the slate of the French powerhouse.
Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson is the latest talent attachment to the former.
James Watkins’ action-thriller Bastille Day, starring Idris Elba and Adele Exarchopoulos is currently in pre-production, as is Tobias Lindholm drama A War.
Titles in post-production include much-buzzed about Macbeth and Stephen Frears’ as yet...
StudioCanal’s Toronto lineup is headlined by coming-of-age drama We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski and Wes Bentley.
Writer-director Max Joseph’s drama, produced by Working Title and fully financed by StudioCanal, follows an aspiring 23 year-old DJ trying to make it in the La electro scene when he falls in love with his friend and mentor’s much younger girlfriend.
Luca Guadagnino’s Pantelleria project with Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton and Matthias Schoenaerts and Kray Twins drama Legend with Tom Hardy are also likely to be in-demand on the slate of the French powerhouse.
Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson is the latest talent attachment to the former.
James Watkins’ action-thriller Bastille Day, starring Idris Elba and Adele Exarchopoulos is currently in pre-production, as is Tobias Lindholm drama A War.
Titles in post-production include much-buzzed about Macbeth and Stephen Frears’ as yet...
- 8/21/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
2013 has come and gone and my thoughts on the best movies of last year can be seen here. Now it’s 2014 it’s another year for great movies; here is a list of movies I’m most looking forward to seeing and can only hope they don’t let me down. I didn’t forget the big ones that may appear on a lot of lists (X-men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America), I might even watch them; they just didn’t end up on my radar.
What are you warming up to see? Shout out in the comments below.
Update: I’ve gone ahead and added the trailers for the unreleased movies and shared my thoughts on the movies that have come and gone already. Was I right to anticipate these titles? Let me know in the comments.
What are you warming up to see? Shout out in the comments below.
Update: I’ve gone ahead and added the trailers for the unreleased movies and shared my thoughts on the movies that have come and gone already. Was I right to anticipate these titles? Let me know in the comments.
- 6/13/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Adele, Julianne, Fonda, Zhang HuiwenSarah Gadon, The Swankster, Jess, Marion Cotillard
Eva Green, Alice Braga, The Sparking Diamond, Chiara MastroianniSophia Loren, Juli (again), Gong Li, Our Reigning "Best Actress"
Nicole's Bff, Salma, Amelie/Audrey, Amber HeardAishwaryai Rai, Blake Lively, Marion (again), Léa SeydouxChristina Hendricks, Zhang Ziyi, and Deneuve
27 Dresses (2014), premiered at Cannes. This has been a co-production of The United States, China, Canada, Australia, England, India, Mexico, Brazil, and France.
Eva Green, Alice Braga, The Sparking Diamond, Chiara MastroianniSophia Loren, Juli (again), Gong Li, Our Reigning "Best Actress"
Nicole's Bff, Salma, Amelie/Audrey, Amber HeardAishwaryai Rai, Blake Lively, Marion (again), Léa SeydouxChristina Hendricks, Zhang Ziyi, and Deneuve
27 Dresses (2014), premiered at Cannes. This has been a co-production of The United States, China, Canada, Australia, England, India, Mexico, Brazil, and France.
- 5/23/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Our International Sales Agent (Isa) of the Day coverage is back again for this year's Cannes Film Festival. We will feature successful, upcoming, innovative and trailblazing agents from around the world, and cover the latest trends in sales and distribution. Beyond the numbers and deals, this segment will also share inspirational and unique stories of how these individuals have evolved and paved their way in the industry, and what they envision for the new waves in global cinema.
Udi was established in Paris ten years ago as an international film sales agency and then expanded into coproduction and domestic distribution. It only features first-rate and award winning international art house films, including Las Acacias (Caméra d'Or), Octubre (jury prize for Uncertain Regard at Cannes), and Gimme the Loot, the winner of SXSW in 2012. Udi also has a special focus on Latin American films, thanks to its head of sales and acquisitions Eric Schnedecker. He explains more about Udi and its admirable lineup:
Please share more about your background:
I've always been in entertainment. It's my passion. I worked for Arte in France, but also worked with companies in the U.S., Spain, and Italy, including Disney, Universal and the Turner network. I was mostly in acquisitions and programming.
European companies are very open to the world in general. They're very adaptable. My experience living in many countries in the east and west gives me an understanding of intercultural sensitivity. People in the industry are coming from many countries, and need someone who cares about their culture and history.
I'm based in New York, which gives Udi the advantage of being on two continents. This allows for better relationships in the U.S. For example, I'm working companies like HBO, Starz, and Netflix.
Please discuss some highlights from Udi's Cannes lineup:
We've always been dealing with big art house directors. We're trying to find higher profile movies with bigger directors and cast. We have a film here at this year's festival called Insecure starring Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Color) and Reda Kateb, who was in Zero Dark Thirty and The Prophet. He's also in the Ryan Gosling film here at the festival - there's a lot of attention on this film, as it's part of the Acid selection.
We have another film from Kazakhstan, which is called The Owners; it's a fun story. I see it as Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys. It's really a dark comedy / rock and roll film that denounces the corruption of the country. The government of Kazakhstan didn't want it to be a part of the festival because they weren't happy with this portrayal. Regardless, Cannes decided to make it an official selection.
We have some very promising films coming for the next festivals (Venice, San Sebastian, Toronto). There's one with Peter Mullan called Hec McAdam - it's a social drama in the Ken Loach style. There's another film called Felix and Meira. It's a French Canadian romantic film in three languages: Yiddish, French and English. It's a love story between a French Canadian and a Hasidic woman married with a daughter. This stars Hadas Yaron who won best actress for Fill the Void at the Venice Film Festival last year.
Where are your films coming from?
We really try to have great films from everywhere, including France. We've been very lucky for the last five years with Latin America (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Peru), which I helped to bring to the company. Many of these films have had great success in festival competitions and sales. Las Acacias, which won the Caméra d'Or in 2011, has been a major triumph for us and has sold to more than 20 countries. Another film called Octubre from Peru won the Jury Prize for Un Certain Regard in 2010. This year in Berlin, Natural Sciences from Argentina won the Generation competition.
How are sales?
Sales are doing ok. The market is very competitive and challenging. There are way too many movies on the market. We're also at a moment in the industry where distribution is switching to a new model that we kind of know, but don't know exactly what it's going to be.
It's a new beginning and a big opportunity for the art house world, even though people haven't completely figured out how to monetize it. It's just like when TV first came and there weren't many TVs. These transitions are always critical time where people are either complaining or enjoying new ways to be.
With the rise of the Internet, many people were predicting the fall of television, and that's not the case. It's been a very creative and adventurous time for TV, more so than film.
These days, you see television is bringing a lot of financing to the movie industry.
More about Udi:
See Lineup for Cannes Film Festival here.
Udi international arthouse films by promising young filmmakers and renowned directors whose films distinguish themselves through innovation and originality. Since its creation in 2004 by Frédéric Corvez, Udi has always been driven by the same goal: bring quality cinema to the largest audience possible on every continent.
Udi was established in Paris ten years ago as an international film sales agency and then expanded into coproduction and domestic distribution. It only features first-rate and award winning international art house films, including Las Acacias (Caméra d'Or), Octubre (jury prize for Uncertain Regard at Cannes), and Gimme the Loot, the winner of SXSW in 2012. Udi also has a special focus on Latin American films, thanks to its head of sales and acquisitions Eric Schnedecker. He explains more about Udi and its admirable lineup:
Please share more about your background:
I've always been in entertainment. It's my passion. I worked for Arte in France, but also worked with companies in the U.S., Spain, and Italy, including Disney, Universal and the Turner network. I was mostly in acquisitions and programming.
European companies are very open to the world in general. They're very adaptable. My experience living in many countries in the east and west gives me an understanding of intercultural sensitivity. People in the industry are coming from many countries, and need someone who cares about their culture and history.
I'm based in New York, which gives Udi the advantage of being on two continents. This allows for better relationships in the U.S. For example, I'm working companies like HBO, Starz, and Netflix.
Please discuss some highlights from Udi's Cannes lineup:
We've always been dealing with big art house directors. We're trying to find higher profile movies with bigger directors and cast. We have a film here at this year's festival called Insecure starring Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Color) and Reda Kateb, who was in Zero Dark Thirty and The Prophet. He's also in the Ryan Gosling film here at the festival - there's a lot of attention on this film, as it's part of the Acid selection.
We have another film from Kazakhstan, which is called The Owners; it's a fun story. I see it as Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys. It's really a dark comedy / rock and roll film that denounces the corruption of the country. The government of Kazakhstan didn't want it to be a part of the festival because they weren't happy with this portrayal. Regardless, Cannes decided to make it an official selection.
We have some very promising films coming for the next festivals (Venice, San Sebastian, Toronto). There's one with Peter Mullan called Hec McAdam - it's a social drama in the Ken Loach style. There's another film called Felix and Meira. It's a French Canadian romantic film in three languages: Yiddish, French and English. It's a love story between a French Canadian and a Hasidic woman married with a daughter. This stars Hadas Yaron who won best actress for Fill the Void at the Venice Film Festival last year.
Where are your films coming from?
We really try to have great films from everywhere, including France. We've been very lucky for the last five years with Latin America (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Peru), which I helped to bring to the company. Many of these films have had great success in festival competitions and sales. Las Acacias, which won the Caméra d'Or in 2011, has been a major triumph for us and has sold to more than 20 countries. Another film called Octubre from Peru won the Jury Prize for Un Certain Regard in 2010. This year in Berlin, Natural Sciences from Argentina won the Generation competition.
How are sales?
Sales are doing ok. The market is very competitive and challenging. There are way too many movies on the market. We're also at a moment in the industry where distribution is switching to a new model that we kind of know, but don't know exactly what it's going to be.
It's a new beginning and a big opportunity for the art house world, even though people haven't completely figured out how to monetize it. It's just like when TV first came and there weren't many TVs. These transitions are always critical time where people are either complaining or enjoying new ways to be.
With the rise of the Internet, many people were predicting the fall of television, and that's not the case. It's been a very creative and adventurous time for TV, more so than film.
These days, you see television is bringing a lot of financing to the movie industry.
More about Udi:
See Lineup for Cannes Film Festival here.
Udi international arthouse films by promising young filmmakers and renowned directors whose films distinguish themselves through innovation and originality. Since its creation in 2004 by Frédéric Corvez, Udi has always been driven by the same goal: bring quality cinema to the largest audience possible on every continent.
- 5/22/2014
- by Erin Grover
- Sydney's Buzz
StudioCanal drops A-List titles on market; slate includes Bastille Day, starring Idris Elba [pictured].
At a busy buyers screening this afternoon in Cannes, StudioCanal announced their involvement on a couple of hot new market titles.
The French giant confirmed that it has boarded Luca Guadagnino’s untitled thriller inspired by French classic La Piscine, which will star Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Margot Robbie and Matthias Schoenaerts, with shoot due in Italy later this year.
Previously announced ‘big budget action film’ Bastille Day has been cast with Idris Elba and Adele Exarchopoulos and will shoot in Paris this summer from director James Watkins.
Watkins and Legend writer-director Brian Helgeland will be in Cannes later this week to talk to select buyers.
Working Title-Tom Hardy thriller Legend about the Kray twins, previously announced by Screen, is due to shoot this summer with Universal on board for a wide Us release.
Also recently announced on the slate is Tobias Lindholm title...
At a busy buyers screening this afternoon in Cannes, StudioCanal announced their involvement on a couple of hot new market titles.
The French giant confirmed that it has boarded Luca Guadagnino’s untitled thriller inspired by French classic La Piscine, which will star Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Margot Robbie and Matthias Schoenaerts, with shoot due in Italy later this year.
Previously announced ‘big budget action film’ Bastille Day has been cast with Idris Elba and Adele Exarchopoulos and will shoot in Paris this summer from director James Watkins.
Watkins and Legend writer-director Brian Helgeland will be in Cannes later this week to talk to select buyers.
Working Title-Tom Hardy thriller Legend about the Kray twins, previously announced by Screen, is due to shoot this summer with Universal on board for a wide Us release.
Also recently announced on the slate is Tobias Lindholm title...
- 5/13/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Happy Tuesday all, in today's episode it's the standard Tuesday thing where we go off on a variety of random tangents, focusing on news items, answering your questions, playing games and talking a little about Divergent, new DVDs and Blu-rays, Captain America, The Single Moms Club and the movie going experience. If you are on Twitter, we have a Twitter account dedicated to the podcast at @bnlpod. Give us a follow won'tchac I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. An alternative to that option is a new way of leaving us a voicemail directly from your computer.
- 3/18/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Laremy is back with us and we're talking the 2014 Oscars. which means John Travolta referring to Idina Menzel as "Adele Dazim", Ellen DeGeneres' great job hosting and a special listen to Matthew McConaughey's acceptance speech you'll only hear on the RopeofSilicon podcast. We also discuss the winners, new DVDs and Blu-rays, answer your questions and voicemail, play some games and send you out with a snippet from Clint Mansell's score for Noah. If you are on Twitter, we have a Twitter account dedicated to the podcast at @bnlpod. Give us a follow won'tchac I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll...
- 3/4/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Want to do beach yoga like Gisele Bündchen? Or eat like Gwyneth Paltrow? Celebrities are stuffing their lifestyles down our throats
It's nothing new for a celebrity to advertise a new product on telly, put their name to a range of cooking pans, or launch a perfume that reminds them of love, beauty and existential freedom – or of the incredible profit margins to be made on a small jar of scent. Indeed, there was even a 19th-century Pope, Leo Xiii, who put his face and name in newspapers to advertise a tonic wine called Vin Mariani (a drink he found particularly delicious and which it now transpires was laced with cocaine.) Ah, the celebrity hustle has always been with us.
Yet in 2014 the famouses will be taking this product endorsement one step further – they will be selling themselves as lifestyle gurus. In fact, it has already begun, with Gwyneth Paltrow...
It's nothing new for a celebrity to advertise a new product on telly, put their name to a range of cooking pans, or launch a perfume that reminds them of love, beauty and existential freedom – or of the incredible profit margins to be made on a small jar of scent. Indeed, there was even a 19th-century Pope, Leo Xiii, who put his face and name in newspapers to advertise a tonic wine called Vin Mariani (a drink he found particularly delicious and which it now transpires was laced with cocaine.) Ah, the celebrity hustle has always been with us.
Yet in 2014 the famouses will be taking this product endorsement one step further – they will be selling themselves as lifestyle gurus. In fact, it has already begun, with Gwyneth Paltrow...
- 1/2/2014
- by Sophie Heawood
- The Guardian - Film News
We talked to the legendary funnyman about the stars who’ve wowed him, and whether Adele really deserved that Oscar.
(Source)
Bruce Vilanch has enjoyed what I’d call the ideal pop cultural existence: He’s written jokes for about two dozen Oscar ceremonies; he’s costarred in glamorous movies and insane Broadway spectacles (Mahogany, Hairspray); he took up Paul Lynde‘s mantle on Hollywood Squares; he’s become an icon himself thanks to his bright blond hair, red glasses, and goofy t-shirts; most fabulously, he’s relished casual and working relationships with everyone from Bette Midler to Lainie Kazan, the latter of whom costarred with him in the cute indie comedy Oy Vey, My Son Is Gay!! Though that movie was released in 2010, director Evgeny Afineevsky has launched an Indiegogo campaign to garner the film some greater distribution. It’s a Bruce Vilanch/Lainie Kazan vehicle, guys. The world...
(Source)
Bruce Vilanch has enjoyed what I’d call the ideal pop cultural existence: He’s written jokes for about two dozen Oscar ceremonies; he’s costarred in glamorous movies and insane Broadway spectacles (Mahogany, Hairspray); he took up Paul Lynde‘s mantle on Hollywood Squares; he’s become an icon himself thanks to his bright blond hair, red glasses, and goofy t-shirts; most fabulously, he’s relished casual and working relationships with everyone from Bette Midler to Lainie Kazan, the latter of whom costarred with him in the cute indie comedy Oy Vey, My Son Is Gay!! Though that movie was released in 2010, director Evgeny Afineevsky has launched an Indiegogo campaign to garner the film some greater distribution. It’s a Bruce Vilanch/Lainie Kazan vehicle, guys. The world...
- 6/11/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
While you were outside grilling, probably see "Fast and Furious 6", and celebrating a fun-filled Memorial Day weekend in general, an ocean away, the Cannes Film Festival wrapped up and handed out of some awards. The big winner, a three-hour drama about a relationship between two young women called "Blue Is the Warmest Color," blew audiences away and claimed the Palme d'Or from the jury led by Steven Spielberg.
The latest effort from the Brothers Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis," didn't do so bad for itself either. The jury named the story of the 1960s folk singer as the runner up to "Blue."
Film.com sent critic Jordan Hoffman to France to cover all of the festivities. We've done a quick roundup of some of the higher profile premieres.
Only God Forgives (Solo Dio perdona) - Estratto... by SpaggyPalermo
"Only God Forgives"
Only God Forgives" is slow. I don't mean lots of slo-mo,...
The latest effort from the Brothers Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis," didn't do so bad for itself either. The jury named the story of the 1960s folk singer as the runner up to "Blue."
Film.com sent critic Jordan Hoffman to France to cover all of the festivities. We've done a quick roundup of some of the higher profile premieres.
Only God Forgives (Solo Dio perdona) - Estratto... by SpaggyPalermo
"Only God Forgives"
Only God Forgives" is slow. I don't mean lots of slo-mo,...
- 5/28/2013
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
After a week of stars, filmmakers, and worldwide media coverage on the Croisette, the 2013 Cannes Film Festival came to an end today. The Palme d’Or went to Blue Is The Warmest Color from director Abdellatif Kechiche, best director award went to Amat Escalante for Heli, while the Jury Grand Prix went to the Coen Bros. for Inside Llewyn Davis.
The Closing Ceremony of the 66th Festival de Cannes took place at the Grand Théâtre Lumière where the Jury, presided over by Steven Spielberg, revealed the award winners.
Audrey Tautou hosted Uma Thurman on the stage to award the Palme d’or to the best film among the 20 in Competition. Taking place May 15 – 26, director Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby kicked off the 66th Festival in the Grand Théâtre Lumière of the Palais des Festivals, out of Competition in the Official Selection.
With films such as Inside Llewyn Davis scheduled...
The Closing Ceremony of the 66th Festival de Cannes took place at the Grand Théâtre Lumière where the Jury, presided over by Steven Spielberg, revealed the award winners.
Audrey Tautou hosted Uma Thurman on the stage to award the Palme d’or to the best film among the 20 in Competition. Taking place May 15 – 26, director Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby kicked off the 66th Festival in the Grand Théâtre Lumière of the Palais des Festivals, out of Competition in the Official Selection.
With films such as Inside Llewyn Davis scheduled...
- 5/27/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
During Alan Cumming’s Tony-winning turn as the Emcee in Cabaret on Broadway, Liza Minnelli (who, obviously, won an Oscar for playing Sally Bowles in Bob Fosse’s 1972 film) went to see him backstage. She was so in awe of his brilliant performance that she said, “Alan, I want to be your friend forever.” In an era of celebrity air kisses that make no physical or emotional contact, that could have been the equivalent to, “Nice to meet you.” But if one thing was clear during last night’s wonderfully fun (and, sure, flawed… not that anyone cared) Liza & Alan...
- 3/14/2013
- by Jessica Shaw
- EW.com - PopWatch
BBC One has announced that it is to screen Beyoncé documentary Life Is But A Dream.
The HBO film will get its UK premiere on Thursday, March 28 at 10.35pm.
Directed and executive produced by the singer, Life Is But A Dream got its first Us airing last month.
The documentary delves into Beyoncé's personal life, exploring her marriage to hip-hop star Jay-z, the birth of their daughter Blue Ivy and her professional split from her father and manager Mathew Knowles.
Professional camera footage, private video from the star's laptop and scenes shot during her May 2012 four-night revue at Revel Atlantic City also feature.
On its first Us airing on February 16, Life Is But A Dream attracted 1.8m viewers - the largest audience for an HBO documentary since 2004.
> Beyoncé, Jay-z, Kim Kardashian financial details hacked, posted online
> Adele, Beyoncé not performing at Michelle Obama's birthday party
Watch a trailer...
The HBO film will get its UK premiere on Thursday, March 28 at 10.35pm.
Directed and executive produced by the singer, Life Is But A Dream got its first Us airing last month.
The documentary delves into Beyoncé's personal life, exploring her marriage to hip-hop star Jay-z, the birth of their daughter Blue Ivy and her professional split from her father and manager Mathew Knowles.
Professional camera footage, private video from the star's laptop and scenes shot during her May 2012 four-night revue at Revel Atlantic City also feature.
On its first Us airing on February 16, Life Is But A Dream attracted 1.8m viewers - the largest audience for an HBO documentary since 2004.
> Beyoncé, Jay-z, Kim Kardashian financial details hacked, posted online
> Adele, Beyoncé not performing at Michelle Obama's birthday party
Watch a trailer...
- 3/13/2013
- Digital Spy
Proud parents Megan and Brian showed off their new baby boy Feb. 10 at the Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Megan gave birth to the couple’s first child Noah Shannon Green on Sept. 7, but this is the first time we’ve seen his face!
Brian Austin Green, 39, sat with his wife Megan Fox, 26, and baby Noah, 5 months, at the Sambadrome on Feb. 10 to watch the Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new family sat in the VIP box sponsored by South American beer manufacturer Brahma, a brand for which Megan is a spokeswoman.
Baby Green certainly picked up his parents’ good looks! In a precious picture, Beverly Hills 90210 alum Brian cradles Noah in his arm as the two look off their hotel balcony at the Carnival festivities, RadarOnline.com is reporting. Even though Megan welcomed Noah in September, this is the first time we have been...
Brian Austin Green, 39, sat with his wife Megan Fox, 26, and baby Noah, 5 months, at the Sambadrome on Feb. 10 to watch the Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new family sat in the VIP box sponsored by South American beer manufacturer Brahma, a brand for which Megan is a spokeswoman.
Baby Green certainly picked up his parents’ good looks! In a precious picture, Beverly Hills 90210 alum Brian cradles Noah in his arm as the two look off their hotel balcony at the Carnival festivities, RadarOnline.com is reporting. Even though Megan welcomed Noah in September, this is the first time we have been...
- 2/11/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Mark Wahlberg and Ted: Oscar 2013 presenters Oscar 2013 will be a family affair. Ted‘s teddy bear Ted and Mark Wahlberg will be presenters at the Oscar 2013 ceremony, Oscarcast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced earlier today. (Photo: Mark Wahlberg, Ted in Seth MacFarlane’s Ted.) "We are happy to make it possible for Mark and Ted to make their debut appearance on the Oscar stage," Zadan and Meron are quoted as saying in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ press release. "And we won’t deny that Ted used his pull with our host to get himself the booking." Oscar 2013 ceremony host Seth MacFarlane directed and co-wrote Ted. MacFarlane, himself an Oscar nominee for the Ted tune "Everybody Needs a Best Friend," also provided the voice for the teddy bear. Apart from Will Smith / Tommy Lee Jones’ special-effects-laden Men in Black 3, Ted was the highest-grossing...
- 2/1/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
It's that time of year again -- the Miss America pageant is back. It's our favorite of all the beauty pageants because it has a talent competition. Fingers crossed for a yodeling ventriloquist like Alyse Eady from two years ago, or someone who plays the water glasses like in "Miss Congeniality."
The preliminary results are in from the first three days of competition. Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton, Miss Maryland Joanna Guy and Miss North Dakota Rosie Sauvageau have topped the first round of talent competitions. Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, Miss Illinois Megan Ervin and Miss Washington Mandy Schendel have won the first round of swimsuit competitions.
It'll remain to be seen if any of those early winners will advance to the Top 10. Check back here at 9 p.m. Et/Pt for our live blog of all the teeth and tiaras.
9:00 -- We kick things off with the National...
The preliminary results are in from the first three days of competition. Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton, Miss Maryland Joanna Guy and Miss North Dakota Rosie Sauvageau have topped the first round of talent competitions. Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, Miss Illinois Megan Ervin and Miss Washington Mandy Schendel have won the first round of swimsuit competitions.
It'll remain to be seen if any of those early winners will advance to the Top 10. Check back here at 9 p.m. Et/Pt for our live blog of all the teeth and tiaras.
9:00 -- We kick things off with the National...
- 1/13/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
We don’t really enjoy watching our favorite characters suffer – but great crying scenes are cathartic, moving, and totally captivating. They’re also rare; it’s easy enough to tug at heartstrings with manipulative music cues, but it takes real skill to make an audience empathize with someone whose job is to fake emotions. Get a hanky ready – here are our favorite crying scenes of 2012.
Carrie (Claire Danes), Homeland
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Claire Danes is Hollywood’s best crier. (Just ask the Internet.) Her tears as Carrie Mathison, Homeland’s unstable heroine, are unparalleled – and so...
Carrie (Claire Danes), Homeland
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Claire Danes is Hollywood’s best crier. (Just ask the Internet.) Her tears as Carrie Mathison, Homeland’s unstable heroine, are unparalleled – and so...
- 12/5/2012
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
We interrupt your regularly scheduled recap with a warning to the quintet of lovely brunettes who make up The X Factor Season 2 girl group Fifth Harmony: Do not stand too close to Khloé Kardashian Odom. She can sense your youth. She is beginning to feed off your effervescence. She has been instructed to assimilate you into the Kardashian collective.
With that housekeeping detail out of the way, we can now focus on the important business of Top 8 performance night: A world premiere “video” from “will.i.ann” (hey, that’s what Mario Lopez called him!) and a robot rendering of Britney Spears 2.0 (airbrushed into submission,...
With that housekeeping detail out of the way, we can now focus on the important business of Top 8 performance night: A world premiere “video” from “will.i.ann” (hey, that’s what Mario Lopez called him!) and a robot rendering of Britney Spears 2.0 (airbrushed into submission,...
- 11/29/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
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