HBO’s anthology series “True Detective” is back after five years with a new season that will compete at the 2024 Emmy Awards. This latest installment that premiered in January comes with the subtitle “True Detective: Night Country” and, while still part of the franchise, it’s the first to not have the involvement of creator Nic Pizzolato – other than his executive producer credit. It was instead developed by Issa Lopez who wrote (or co-wrote) and directed all six episodes, and stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as detectives in an Alaskan town investigating the disappearance of eight scientists. Let’s re-examine the three previous seasons of “True Detective” at the Emmys – which garnered a combined total of 22 nominations and five wins – to determine possible nominations in categories for the current season.
Here is the complete Emmys history for the first three seasons of “True Detective”:
Season 1 (2014):
Best Drama Series
Nic Pizzolato,...
Here is the complete Emmys history for the first three seasons of “True Detective”:
Season 1 (2014):
Best Drama Series
Nic Pizzolato,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
The 2023 NAACP Image Awards continued their week–long celebration Friday with a non-televised dinner where winners in a number of categories were honored.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Abbott Elementary were among the top winners from night five, with each project winning three awards. The Best Man: The Final Chapters and P-Valley each won two awards.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever leads this year’s NAACP Image Awards nominees with 12 nods, with Abbott Elementary landing nine nominations. P-Valley was nominated for six awards.
During the dinner at the L.A. Live Event Deck hosted by actress Bresha Webb, the Activist of the Year Award was presented to civil rights advocate Dr. Derrick Lee Foward, president of the NAACP’s Dayton, Ohio unit and vice president of the Ohio NAACP. The dinner also recognized the Youth Activist of the Year: Bloomington-Normal NAACP Youth Council president Bradley Ross Jackson, who helped organize a...
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Abbott Elementary were among the top winners from night five, with each project winning three awards. The Best Man: The Final Chapters and P-Valley each won two awards.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever leads this year’s NAACP Image Awards nominees with 12 nods, with Abbott Elementary landing nine nominations. P-Valley was nominated for six awards.
During the dinner at the L.A. Live Event Deck hosted by actress Bresha Webb, the Activist of the Year Award was presented to civil rights advocate Dr. Derrick Lee Foward, president of the NAACP’s Dayton, Ohio unit and vice president of the Ohio NAACP. The dinner also recognized the Youth Activist of the Year: Bloomington-Normal NAACP Youth Council president Bradley Ross Jackson, who helped organize a...
- 2/25/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At some point makeup artist and designer Debi Young began talking about eyebrows and it felt as though a new window into film and television had been thrown open for me.
Young, Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (Muahs) Award-nominated for her work on HBO’s lauded limited series “Mare of Easttown,” had been describing her process for styling makeup for period pieces. She explained that if she’s doing a film set in the 1930s, she doesn’t want every woman sporting a 1930s eyebrow.
“Most people carry their looks. Whatever they think looks good on them, they don’t change every year with the trend,” Young said. “If somebody thought they looked good in the 1920s with a skinny brow, I like to pop one or two of those in [the design] because a person will carry that look from the 1920s into the 1930s.”
What she described is something...
Young, Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (Muahs) Award-nominated for her work on HBO’s lauded limited series “Mare of Easttown,” had been describing her process for styling makeup for period pieces. She explained that if she’s doing a film set in the 1930s, she doesn’t want every woman sporting a 1930s eyebrow.
“Most people carry their looks. Whatever they think looks good on them, they don’t change every year with the trend,” Young said. “If somebody thought they looked good in the 1920s with a skinny brow, I like to pop one or two of those in [the design] because a person will carry that look from the 1920s into the 1930s.”
What she described is something...
- 2/11/2022
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Let the gussying-up begin. The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild has applied the nominations for its ninth annual awards show next month. See the film list of nominations below.
Triple nominees on the film side are The Suicide Squad, House of Gucci, Coming 2 America and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Among the pics scoring two noms apiece are Dune, No Time to Die, Being the Ricardos and Cruella.
The movies vying for Best Contemporary Make-Up are Black Widow, Coming 2 America, Don’t Look Up, No Time to Die and The Suicide Squad. Films in the hunt for Best Contemporary Hair Styling are Coming 2 America, In the Heights, No Time to Die, The Matrix Resurrections and The Suicide Squad.
The Period and/or Character Make-Up nominees are Being the Ricardos, Cruella, Dune, House of Gucci and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. All of those also will compete for Best Period...
Triple nominees on the film side are The Suicide Squad, House of Gucci, Coming 2 America and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Among the pics scoring two noms apiece are Dune, No Time to Die, Being the Ricardos and Cruella.
The movies vying for Best Contemporary Make-Up are Black Widow, Coming 2 America, Don’t Look Up, No Time to Die and The Suicide Squad. Films in the hunt for Best Contemporary Hair Styling are Coming 2 America, In the Heights, No Time to Die, The Matrix Resurrections and The Suicide Squad.
The Period and/or Character Make-Up nominees are Being the Ricardos, Cruella, Dune, House of Gucci and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. All of those also will compete for Best Period...
- 1/11/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Suicide Squad,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Coming 2 America” and “House of Gucci” lead the ninth annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild nominations (IATSE Local 706).
“The Suicide Squad,” released last August, was nominated in special makeup effects, contemporary makeup and contemporary hairstyling.
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Coming 2 America” and “House of Gucci” also landed three nominations, while “Dune” scored two nods. This bodes well for all the films which made the Oscar shortlist.
As previously announced, makeup artist Michèle Burke, known for her work on the Mission Impossible and Austin Powers franchises, and hairstylist Joy Zapata, who worked on “A Star is Born” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” will receive the 2022 Muahs Lifetime Achievement awards. The Distinguished Artisan award will be announced shortly.
The winners will be announced on Feb. 19 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Find the full list of nominations below.
Best Contemporary Make-Up,...
“The Suicide Squad,” released last August, was nominated in special makeup effects, contemporary makeup and contemporary hairstyling.
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Coming 2 America” and “House of Gucci” also landed three nominations, while “Dune” scored two nods. This bodes well for all the films which made the Oscar shortlist.
As previously announced, makeup artist Michèle Burke, known for her work on the Mission Impossible and Austin Powers franchises, and hairstylist Joy Zapata, who worked on “A Star is Born” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” will receive the 2022 Muahs Lifetime Achievement awards. The Distinguished Artisan award will be announced shortly.
The winners will be announced on Feb. 19 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Find the full list of nominations below.
Best Contemporary Make-Up,...
- 1/11/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” got a big boost in the Oscar race for Best Makeup and Hairstyling by winning both of its bids at the guild honors on April 3. The Netflix film was honored for its period makeup and period hairstyling at the 8th annual Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards on Saturday.
One of its Oscar rivals – “Pinocchio” — claimed the special effects prize. Two of the other Oscar nominees were shut out as “Hillbilly Elegy” lost all three of its races here and “Mank” was blanked twice over. The fifth contender at the Academy Awards, “Emma,” was overlooked by the guild.
Conversely the other big winner at the Muahs Awards, “Bird of Prey,” was snubbed by the makeup and hairstyling branch of the academy. It won both contemporary categories here.
In addition to the competitive awards doled out in the virtual ceremony, Eddie Murphy was lauded as a Distinguished...
One of its Oscar rivals – “Pinocchio” — claimed the special effects prize. Two of the other Oscar nominees were shut out as “Hillbilly Elegy” lost all three of its races here and “Mank” was blanked twice over. The fifth contender at the Academy Awards, “Emma,” was overlooked by the guild.
Conversely the other big winner at the Muahs Awards, “Bird of Prey,” was snubbed by the makeup and hairstyling branch of the academy. It won both contemporary categories here.
In addition to the competitive awards doled out in the virtual ceremony, Eddie Murphy was lauded as a Distinguished...
- 4/4/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
2021 Muah Awards: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and ‘Birds of Prey’ Are Top Makeup, Hairstyling Winners
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” captured the top period feature prizes for makeup and hairstyling at the 8th annual Muahs Guild Awards Saturday night, making it the prohibitive Oscar favorite for the dramatic transformation of Viola Davis as the titular pioneering blues singer. Davis, who landed her fourth Oscar nomination as the sexy, subversive Rainey — the most of any Black actress — was boldly uncompromising in demanding verisimilitude for Netflix’s adaptation of the August Wilson play. Davis was fitted with gold teeth, charcoal-like makeup, and a wig made of horsehair.
Winning both contemporary makeup and hairstyling feature honors at the virtual ceremony was Warner Bros./DC’s “Birds of Prey. He recreated the look of real wooden puppets for the titular hero (played by (Federico Ielapi) and his theater friends by using every prosthetic technique available.
Meanwhile, in what could be a preview of the Emmy race, Netflix’s buzzy “The Queen’s Gambit...
Winning both contemporary makeup and hairstyling feature honors at the virtual ceremony was Warner Bros./DC’s “Birds of Prey. He recreated the look of real wooden puppets for the titular hero (played by (Federico Ielapi) and his theater friends by using every prosthetic technique available.
Meanwhile, in what could be a preview of the Emmy race, Netflix’s buzzy “The Queen’s Gambit...
- 4/4/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Make-Up Artists & Hairstylists Guild held its eighth annual Muahs Awards Saturday night in a virtual ceremony.
Oscar frontrunner in the make-up and hair category “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” took home the feature-length motion picture awards for best period and/or character make-up and best period hairstyling and/or character hairstyling, while fan-favorite “Bridgerton” won best period and/or character hairstyling in a television series, television limited or miniseries or television new media series.
In the best make-up category for commercials and music videos, the team behind Lady Gaga’s looks for her “911” video won, beating out Post Malone and Justin Bieber. Sarah Tanno, Mike Mekash, Eryn Krueger Mekash took home the award.
The guild lauded its winners in daytime television, recognizing “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Television series winners included “The Queen’s Gambit,” “The Mandalorian,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Westworld.”
Eddie Murphy was the recipient of the distinguished artisan award.
Oscar frontrunner in the make-up and hair category “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” took home the feature-length motion picture awards for best period and/or character make-up and best period hairstyling and/or character hairstyling, while fan-favorite “Bridgerton” won best period and/or character hairstyling in a television series, television limited or miniseries or television new media series.
In the best make-up category for commercials and music videos, the team behind Lady Gaga’s looks for her “911” video won, beating out Post Malone and Justin Bieber. Sarah Tanno, Mike Mekash, Eryn Krueger Mekash took home the award.
The guild lauded its winners in daytime television, recognizing “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Television series winners included “The Queen’s Gambit,” “The Mandalorian,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Westworld.”
Eddie Murphy was the recipient of the distinguished artisan award.
- 4/4/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
After the cruelest year and amid the weirdest awards season in memory, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Birds of Prey applied two wins apiece to lead the film side of the eighth annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards.
With Birds of Prey not among the five nominees for Best Makeup & Hairstyling at the Academy Awards this month, Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has emerged as the Oscar front-runner.
Pinocchio scored the night’s final prize for Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature at the virtual ceremony held Saturday.
On the TV side, the marquee winners included Bridgerton, The Crown, The Queen’s Gambit, The Mandalorian, Schitt’s Creek and Westworld.
The Kelly Clarkson Show and All That swept the respective make-up and hairstyling categories for Daytime Television and Children and Teen Programming. The night’s other double winners were Saturday Night Live and Hamilton.
Emmy-winning comedy legend and...
With Birds of Prey not among the five nominees for Best Makeup & Hairstyling at the Academy Awards this month, Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has emerged as the Oscar front-runner.
Pinocchio scored the night’s final prize for Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature at the virtual ceremony held Saturday.
On the TV side, the marquee winners included Bridgerton, The Crown, The Queen’s Gambit, The Mandalorian, Schitt’s Creek and Westworld.
The Kelly Clarkson Show and All That swept the respective make-up and hairstyling categories for Daytime Television and Children and Teen Programming. The night’s other double winners were Saturday Night Live and Hamilton.
Emmy-winning comedy legend and...
- 4/4/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Do Not Post Until The Show Ends On Saturday Night
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Birds of Prey” each won two film awards at the 8th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards, which took place in a hybrid virtual gala on Saturday evening.
“Ma Rainey” won in the Best Period and/or Character Make-Up and Best Period Hair Styling and/or Character Hair Styling categories, while “Birds of Prey” took awards in the Best Contemporary Make-Up and Best Contemporary Hair Styling categories. “Pinocchio” won the final Muahs feature-film award, Best Special Make-Up Effects.
“Ma Rainey” and “Pinocchio” are also nominated for the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, but “Birds of Prey” is not. Since the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild relaunched its awards after a 10-year gap in 2013, every Oscar makeup winner has previously been a Muahs winner, most frequently in the period/character make-up category (six...
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Birds of Prey” each won two film awards at the 8th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards, which took place in a hybrid virtual gala on Saturday evening.
“Ma Rainey” won in the Best Period and/or Character Make-Up and Best Period Hair Styling and/or Character Hair Styling categories, while “Birds of Prey” took awards in the Best Contemporary Make-Up and Best Contemporary Hair Styling categories. “Pinocchio” won the final Muahs feature-film award, Best Special Make-Up Effects.
“Ma Rainey” and “Pinocchio” are also nominated for the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, but “Birds of Prey” is not. Since the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild relaunched its awards after a 10-year gap in 2013, every Oscar makeup winner has previously been a Muahs winner, most frequently in the period/character make-up category (six...
- 4/4/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild got a jump on the Oscars by announcing nominations on February 18. But don’t look for four-time contender “Bill & Ted Face the Music” or three-timer “Mulan” on the list of Oscar nominees for Best Makeup and Hairstyling when that roster is revealed on March 15. They didn’t make the cut with the academy in phase 1 of voting.
Of the 10 films that remain in the running at the Oscars, “Hillbilly Elegy” reaped three bids with the guild; “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mank” earned two apiece; and “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” and “Pinocchio” have one each.
The other four films shortlisted by the makeup artists and hair stylists branch of the academy — “Emma,” “The Glorias,”
“The Little Things” and “One Night in Miami” — were snubbed by the guild.
The 8th annual Makeup...
Of the 10 films that remain in the running at the Oscars, “Hillbilly Elegy” reaped three bids with the guild; “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mank” earned two apiece; and “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” and “Pinocchio” have one each.
The other four films shortlisted by the makeup artists and hair stylists branch of the academy — “Emma,” “The Glorias,”
“The Little Things” and “One Night in Miami” — were snubbed by the guild.
The 8th annual Makeup...
- 2/18/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Nominees for the eighth annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards were unveiled Thursday, with Bill & Ted Face The Music leading movie noms, and Netflix’s Hollywood and Bridgerton and HBO’s Max’s The Mandalorian among those scoring multiple TV noms.
The awards, which honor achievements in make-up and hair styling in film, TV, commercials and live theater, will be presented during a reimagined virtual gala on Saturday, April 3.
Matthew Mungle, Oscar and Emmy- winning make-up artist, and Terry Baliel, Emmy-winning hair stylist, will receive the guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Final voting begins Friday, March 5 and closes on Thursday, March 18.
Here is the list of nominees:
Feature-length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-Up
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelley
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Deborah Lamia Denaver, Sabrina Wilson, Miho Suzuki, Cale Thomas
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Katy Fray,...
The awards, which honor achievements in make-up and hair styling in film, TV, commercials and live theater, will be presented during a reimagined virtual gala on Saturday, April 3.
Matthew Mungle, Oscar and Emmy- winning make-up artist, and Terry Baliel, Emmy-winning hair stylist, will receive the guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Final voting begins Friday, March 5 and closes on Thursday, March 18.
Here is the list of nominees:
Feature-length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-Up
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelley
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Deborah Lamia Denaver, Sabrina Wilson, Miho Suzuki, Cale Thomas
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Katy Fray,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s about time that two-time supporting actor Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (“Green Book” and “Moonlight”) got a lead role, and his troubled Arkansas cop, Wayne Hays, was a game-changer for Season 3’s “True Detective” on HBO.
The fact that Ali got to play Hays at three different stages of his life: his thirties, forties, and seventies, made it a more remarkable achievement as we got to witness the personal impact of the macabre murder mystery. The three faces of Hays became a study in hope, futility, and dementia as he is consumed by the case. And the masterful makeup and hair work aided in Ali’s powerful performance.
Beginning with his grandfather as a point of reference, Ali collaborated with makeup artists Debi Young and Mike Marino and hairstylist Lawrence Davis to create a unified look that suited him best. “He asked me to come do this project with...
The fact that Ali got to play Hays at three different stages of his life: his thirties, forties, and seventies, made it a more remarkable achievement as we got to witness the personal impact of the macabre murder mystery. The three faces of Hays became a study in hope, futility, and dementia as he is consumed by the case. And the masterful makeup and hair work aided in Ali’s powerful performance.
Beginning with his grandfather as a point of reference, Ali collaborated with makeup artists Debi Young and Mike Marino and hairstylist Lawrence Davis to create a unified look that suited him best. “He asked me to come do this project with...
- 5/17/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Festival reveals the award winners from its 34th edition.
Scaffolding has won the best Israeli feature film prize at the 34th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival.
The debut feature from director Matan Yair – produced by rising Israeli production outfit Green Productions – takes home a prize worth $28,000 (100,000 Ils).
Scaffolding also scooped the best actor prize for debutant Asher Lax and an honorary mention in the best cinematography category for DoP Bartosz Bieniek.
A jury consisting of Elle producer Saïd Ben Saïd, artist Yael Bartana, cinematographer Agnès Godard and Cíntia Gíl, director of film festival Doclisboa, said of the film: “For a film that combines the reality of a group of teenagers and the will of questioning cinema and the role of filmmaking. For its capacity of capturing the tenderness sometimes behind these kids’ violence, their capacity for love, their surprising imagination, in a society that places them in a marginal role forever.”
The festival...
Scaffolding has won the best Israeli feature film prize at the 34th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival.
The debut feature from director Matan Yair – produced by rising Israeli production outfit Green Productions – takes home a prize worth $28,000 (100,000 Ils).
Scaffolding also scooped the best actor prize for debutant Asher Lax and an honorary mention in the best cinematography category for DoP Bartosz Bieniek.
A jury consisting of Elle producer Saïd Ben Saïd, artist Yael Bartana, cinematographer Agnès Godard and Cíntia Gíl, director of film festival Doclisboa, said of the film: “For a film that combines the reality of a group of teenagers and the will of questioning cinema and the role of filmmaking. For its capacity of capturing the tenderness sometimes behind these kids’ violence, their capacity for love, their surprising imagination, in a society that places them in a marginal role forever.”
The festival...
- 7/20/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
One of the best films of last year, Asghar Farhadi‘s Oscar-winning drama The Salesman, arrives on Blu-ray this week. We’ve teamed with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to give away five copies to our readers. See how to enter below and all entries must be received by 11:59 Pm Est on Monday, May 8th.
To enter, do the first three steps and then each additional one counts as another entry into the contest.
1. Like The Film Stage on Facebook
2. Follow The Film Stage on Twitter
Follow @TheFilmStage
3. Follow The Film Stage on Instagram
4. Comment in the box on Facebook with your favorite Best Foreign Film Oscar winner.
5. Retweet the following tweet:
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— The Film Stage...
To enter, do the first three steps and then each additional one counts as another entry into the contest.
1. Like The Film Stage on Facebook
2. Follow The Film Stage on Twitter
Follow @TheFilmStage
3. Follow The Film Stage on Instagram
4. Comment in the box on Facebook with your favorite Best Foreign Film Oscar winner.
5. Retweet the following tweet:
We're giving away Asghar Farhadi's #TheSalesman on Blu-ray. Rt this + follow to enter. See details: https://t.co/1so4tInJn0 pic.twitter.com/S8ToaiuY7H
— The Film Stage...
- 5/5/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
You see “Iran” and think certain things. You go to Iran and see the people, the shops, street activity, the environment, its museums and you forget the two things about it which shape your emotional reaction to it: politics and history. Being one of two Americans attending the Fajr International Film Festival makes me feel responsible for sharing my best moments with a broader public.
The Fajr International Film Festival is a gala affair, small enough to meet and share time with the many participants, both filmmakers and invitees from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Armenia, Turkey, Japan, Mongolia and Korea (and more!). I can only think of one other film event which offered such a luxurious array of experiences to go along with film watching (when Rosskino of Russia invited 25 U.S.distributors and us to Moscow and St. Petersburg and then repeated the event for Brics countries...
The Fajr International Film Festival is a gala affair, small enough to meet and share time with the many participants, both filmmakers and invitees from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Armenia, Turkey, Japan, Mongolia and Korea (and more!). I can only think of one other film event which offered such a luxurious array of experiences to go along with film watching (when Rosskino of Russia invited 25 U.S.distributors and us to Moscow and St. Petersburg and then repeated the event for Brics countries...
- 5/1/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Arab Cinema Center is launching the Critics Awards to promote and support Arab cinema internationally. The winners will be for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Actor.
The 26 member jury includes prominent Arab and foreign critics from 15 countries from around the world. Egyptian film critic Ahmed Shawky is serving as manager of the Critics Awards.
Film analyst Alaa Karkouti, CEO of Mad Solutions, the company in charge of organizing the Arab Cinema Center’s events and also the first Pan Arab independent distributor and PR company of Arabic content to and from the Arab world, said: “The Critics Awards marks a first-time initiative that encompasses film critics from all over the world dedicated to Arab films within the strategy of Arab Cinema Center to add initiatives and events to every large-scale international film festival around the world.”
He added: “This is the first new addition...
The 26 member jury includes prominent Arab and foreign critics from 15 countries from around the world. Egyptian film critic Ahmed Shawky is serving as manager of the Critics Awards.
Film analyst Alaa Karkouti, CEO of Mad Solutions, the company in charge of organizing the Arab Cinema Center’s events and also the first Pan Arab independent distributor and PR company of Arabic content to and from the Arab world, said: “The Critics Awards marks a first-time initiative that encompasses film critics from all over the world dedicated to Arab films within the strategy of Arab Cinema Center to add initiatives and events to every large-scale international film festival around the world.”
He added: “This is the first new addition...
- 4/16/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Ermanno Olmi’s three-hour saga is a masterful ethnographic recreation of the long-gone way of life of Italian tenant farmers, virtual slaves working for a landowner. We see the entire agrarian lifestyle, with hints of modern times on the way. An ever-present backdrop of spiritualism and faith keeps the laborers going. Using unprofessional actors and an obsolete dialect, this is listed as one of the great Italian films of the 1970s.
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 854
1978 / Color / 1:33 flat full frame / 187 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date February 14, 2017 / 39.95
Photographed & Edited by Ermanno Olmi
Sets: Enrico Tovaglieri
Costumes: Francesca Zucchelli
Produced by Attillio Torricelli
Written and Directed by Ermanno Olmi
Some filmmakers move quietly from show to show, until a project comes along that’s hailed as a career masterpiece. For Italian Ermanno Olmi the film is The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L’albero degli...
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 854
1978 / Color / 1:33 flat full frame / 187 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date February 14, 2017 / 39.95
Photographed & Edited by Ermanno Olmi
Sets: Enrico Tovaglieri
Costumes: Francesca Zucchelli
Produced by Attillio Torricelli
Written and Directed by Ermanno Olmi
Some filmmakers move quietly from show to show, until a project comes along that’s hailed as a career masterpiece. For Italian Ermanno Olmi the film is The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L’albero degli...
- 2/25/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
As the art film revolution of the late 1950s and 1960s gave way to more populist manifestations of its stylistic inventions, so too did the “foreign language drama” become a codified form. As Bergman, Antonioni, Kurosawa, Fellini, and other renowned directors of that earlier time aged out of their peak years of financial viability, a new class found a framework in which to ground their career. They didn’t always have the training in commercial art that their forerunners had worked in and helped develop before eventually resisting, subverting, or overthrowing, but they had the stamina and the work ethic to invest in the trappings that made earlier more revolutionary works so galvanizing.
Ermanno Olmi made his start in documentary shorts, making more than two dozen from 1953-1959, before making his feature narrative debut with Time Stood Still (1959), an avalanche drama about a generational divide. He gained considerably more acclaim for 1961’s Il Posto,...
Ermanno Olmi made his start in documentary shorts, making more than two dozen from 1953-1959, before making his feature narrative debut with Time Stood Still (1959), an avalanche drama about a generational divide. He gained considerably more acclaim for 1961’s Il Posto,...
- 2/14/2017
- by Scott Nye
- CriterionCast
A 25-strong jury of critics will present five prizes to Arabic feature films that have played at international festivals.
The Arab Cinema Center (Acc) will launch the inaugural edition of the annual Arab Critics Awards at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May.
Comprising of 25 film critics from 15 countries, the jury will crown the best Arab film productions in the following categories: best film, best director, best writer, best actress, and best actor.
The nominations for the awards will be selected according to the following criteria:
The films premiered in international film festivals outside of the Arab world during 2016At least one of the production companies must be Arab, regardless of its method or percentage of participation in the filmThe films must be feature-length films, fiction or documentary
Egyptian film critic Ahmed Shawky has been appointed as manager of the inaugural awards and its ceremony.
Alaa Karkouti, CEO of Mad Solutions (which organises the Arab Cinema...
The Arab Cinema Center (Acc) will launch the inaugural edition of the annual Arab Critics Awards at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May.
Comprising of 25 film critics from 15 countries, the jury will crown the best Arab film productions in the following categories: best film, best director, best writer, best actress, and best actor.
The nominations for the awards will be selected according to the following criteria:
The films premiered in international film festivals outside of the Arab world during 2016At least one of the production companies must be Arab, regardless of its method or percentage of participation in the filmThe films must be feature-length films, fiction or documentary
Egyptian film critic Ahmed Shawky has been appointed as manager of the inaugural awards and its ceremony.
Alaa Karkouti, CEO of Mad Solutions (which organises the Arab Cinema...
- 1/31/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Update: The Before Trilogy on Criterion is currently $39.95. Pre-order while you can.
After The Criterion Collection hinted at it and some of the own crew confirmed it, it’s now been officially revealed that one of their most-requested releases will be arriving next year. Richard Linklater‘s Before trilogy will be joining the colelction just a few weeks after Valentine’s Day, on February 28th, featuring new 2K restorations of Before Sunrise and Before Sunset as well as Before Midnight.
Special features include a new discussion with Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke, moderated by Kent Jones, and Athina Rachel Tsangari’s documentary on the making of the most recent feature. There’s also the full feature-length documentary Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, and more. While we’re still waiting on cover art for the Linklater set, check out the full details on February’s line-up below, also including one...
After The Criterion Collection hinted at it and some of the own crew confirmed it, it’s now been officially revealed that one of their most-requested releases will be arriving next year. Richard Linklater‘s Before trilogy will be joining the colelction just a few weeks after Valentine’s Day, on February 28th, featuring new 2K restorations of Before Sunrise and Before Sunset as well as Before Midnight.
Special features include a new discussion with Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke, moderated by Kent Jones, and Athina Rachel Tsangari’s documentary on the making of the most recent feature. There’s also the full feature-length documentary Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, and more. While we’re still waiting on cover art for the Linklater set, check out the full details on February’s line-up below, also including one...
- 11/15/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Day Five at the Jio Mami 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star saw some great sessions for film as well as television audiences.
Starting from the Oxfam and Jio Mami with Star Women in Film Brunch at Jw Marriot saw some powerful like Mami Chairperson, Kiran Rao, Oxfam head, Nisha Agarwal, Konkana SenSharma, Richa Chaddha, Poonam Dhillon, Ekta Kapoor, Leena Yadav, Deborah Young, Maanvi Gagroo, Nidhi Singh and more.
Oxfam discussed Women and Films with Oxfam Head, Nisha Agarwal, Christine Vachon, Leena Yadav, Rucha Pathak, Tala Hadid, Vibha Bakshi, Tillotama Shome and moderator Rahul BoseThe discussion covered topics like the portrayal of women in Indian cinema and how it affects the way we portray their roles in our society.
Television Vertical screened the world premiere of ‘P.O.W.’ The panel included Primetime Emmy Winner Cary Fukunaga, Gideon Raff, Gaurav Banerjee and Nikkhil Advani in conversation with Nikhil Taneja about...
Starting from the Oxfam and Jio Mami with Star Women in Film Brunch at Jw Marriot saw some powerful like Mami Chairperson, Kiran Rao, Oxfam head, Nisha Agarwal, Konkana SenSharma, Richa Chaddha, Poonam Dhillon, Ekta Kapoor, Leena Yadav, Deborah Young, Maanvi Gagroo, Nidhi Singh and more.
Oxfam discussed Women and Films with Oxfam Head, Nisha Agarwal, Christine Vachon, Leena Yadav, Rucha Pathak, Tala Hadid, Vibha Bakshi, Tillotama Shome and moderator Rahul BoseThe discussion covered topics like the portrayal of women in Indian cinema and how it affects the way we portray their roles in our society.
Television Vertical screened the world premiere of ‘P.O.W.’ The panel included Primetime Emmy Winner Cary Fukunaga, Gideon Raff, Gaurav Banerjee and Nikkhil Advani in conversation with Nikhil Taneja about...
- 10/27/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
From Park Chan-wook, the celebrated director of Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, Thirst and Stoker, comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired by the novel ‘Fingersmith’ by British author Sarah Waters. Having transposed the story to 1930s-era colonial Korea and Japan, Park presents a gripping and sensual tale of a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but who is secretly involved in a conman’s plot to defraud her of her large inheritance.
Powered by remarkable performances from Kim Min-hee (Right Now, Wrong Then) as Lady Hideko, Ha Jung-woo (The Chaser) as the conman who calls himself the Count and sensational debut actress Kim Tae-ri as the maid Sookee, The Handmaiden borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with Park Chan-wook’s singular vision and energy to create an unforgettable viewing experience.
Powered by remarkable performances from Kim Min-hee (Right Now, Wrong Then) as Lady Hideko, Ha Jung-woo (The Chaser) as the conman who calls himself the Count and sensational debut actress Kim Tae-ri as the maid Sookee, The Handmaiden borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with Park Chan-wook’s singular vision and energy to create an unforgettable viewing experience.
- 7/28/2016
- by The Tiger
- AsianMoviePulse
Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni star in a serious drama about two outsiders in Mussolini's Rome of 1938, an ordinary housewife and a political undesirable. They have a lot in common, as it turns out. Writer-director Ettore Scola condemnation of an oppressive authoritarian state, addresses the most basic human rights violations. A Special Day Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 778 1977 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 107 min. / Una giornata particolare / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date October 13, 2015 / 39.95 Starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd. Cinematography Pasqualino De Santis Film Editor Raimondo Crociani Original Music Armando Trovajoli Written by Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari, Maurizio Costanzo Produced by Carlo Ponti Directed by Ettore Scola
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Veteran Italian screenwriter and director Ettore Scola's best-known movie in the U.S. is 1974's We All Loved Each Other So Much, but my instant favorite is this 1977 drama. Movies about life under Fascism usually gravitate toward extreme,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Veteran Italian screenwriter and director Ettore Scola's best-known movie in the U.S. is 1974's We All Loved Each Other So Much, but my instant favorite is this 1977 drama. Movies about life under Fascism usually gravitate toward extreme,...
- 11/3/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Marcia Tambutti Allende's Beyond My Grandfather Allende has won "Cannes’ first L’Oeil d’Or, awarded to its best documentary," reports Variety's John Hopewell. This first feature "portrays her grandfather, Chilean president Salvador Allende, not as a political icon but in personal terms, as a family man, with his friends, on holiday." Stig Bjorkman’s Ingrid Bergman, in Her Own Words, screening in Cannes Classics, has earned a mention. The Hollywood Reporter's Deborah Young calls it "celebratory and revelatory, making extensive use of Ingrid Bergman’s own diaries, personal pictures, home movies, and family members." » - David Hudson...
- 5/23/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Marcia Tambutti Allende's Beyond My Grandfather Allende has won "Cannes’ first L’Oeil d’Or, awarded to its best documentary," reports Variety's John Hopewell. This first feature "portrays her grandfather, Chilean president Salvador Allende, not as a political icon but in personal terms, as a family man, with his friends, on holiday." Stig Bjorkman’s Ingrid Bergman, in Her Own Words, screening in Cannes Classics, has earned a mention. The Hollywood Reporter's Deborah Young calls it "celebratory and revelatory, making extensive use of Ingrid Bergman’s own diaries, personal pictures, home movies, and family members." » - David Hudson...
- 5/23/2015
- Keyframe
"Although it was shot in Jordan," writes Ben Kenigsberg at RogerEbert.com, Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser's Dégradé "is a rare film to depict life in the Gaza Strip. What's more, the movie trains its lens on women's lives, in a part of the world that is often represented in the news through masculinized images of violence." Reviews are mixed. "What a fine actress like Hiam Abbass is doing here is a mystery, but not as great as how the film earned a slot in Cannes’ prestigious Critics Week," writes Deborah Young in the Hollywood Reporter. We have more and a clip. » - David Hudson...
- 5/21/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
"Although it was shot in Jordan," writes Ben Kenigsberg at RogerEbert.com, Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser's Dégradé "is a rare film to depict life in the Gaza Strip. What's more, the movie trains its lens on women's lives, in a part of the world that is often represented in the news through masculinized images of violence." Reviews are mixed. "What a fine actress like Hiam Abbass is doing here is a mystery, but not as great as how the film earned a slot in Cannes’ prestigious Critics Week," writes Deborah Young in the Hollywood Reporter. We have more and a clip. » - David Hudson...
- 5/21/2015
- Keyframe
Jihadist drama Timbuktu will be Mauritania’s entry into the foreign language Oscar race. Director Abderrahmane Sissako’s emotional drama about the occupation of Timbuktu by Islamic rebels had its world premiere in competition at Cannes. Though representing the Malian city, the film was shot in Mauritania. It tells the story of a family torn apart by the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. The Hollywood Reporter’s critic Deborah Young called the project “boldly unorthodox” in her review of the film. “It’s not a film for all audiences, but despite its eccentricities it is always watchable, thanks to strongly drawn characters and the soul-stirring
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- 9/8/2014
- by Rhonda Richford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Saverio Costanzo "clearly has a thing for horror-romance," writes Deborah Young in the Hollywood Reporter. "Following his 2010 The Solitude of Prime Numbers, a psychological drama about two damaged souls who connect, comes an even weirder love story." Costanzo's In Memory of Me (2006) "seemed to me initially intriguing but finally frustrating, and I have to say something similar applies to his latest film," Hungry Hearts, writes the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. Even so, the Telegraph's Robbie Collin argues that the new film is ""a terrific showcase" for its stars, Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher. » - David Hudson...
- 9/1/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
Saverio Costanzo "clearly has a thing for horror-romance," writes Deborah Young in the Hollywood Reporter. "Following his 2010 The Solitude of Prime Numbers, a psychological drama about two damaged souls who connect, comes an even weirder love story." Costanzo's In Memory of Me (2006) "seemed to me initially intriguing but finally frustrating, and I have to say something similar applies to his latest film," Hungry Hearts, writes the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. Even so, the Telegraph's Robbie Collin argues that the new film is ""a terrific showcase" for its stars, Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher. » - David Hudson...
- 9/1/2014
- Keyframe
Director Kanu Behl (third from right) with the “Titli” team
Kanu Behl’s “Titli” has received positive reviews from international trade publications following its world premiere in Un Certain Regard at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. While critics tend to compare it with last year’s Cannes trailblazer “The Lunchbox”, they have also predicted a good demand for the film in the festival circuit.
Hollywood Reporter critic Deborah Young, who regularly reviews Indian titles for the publication, writes: “This first feature directed by documaker Kanu Behl strikes a nice balance between irony and social realism. It may lack the romantic charm of The Lunchbox, but it partakes of some of the same spirit of little people struggling against their society to find happiness. It should wrangle easy festival berths and scattered sales after its bow in Cannes’ Certain Regard.”
Screen International critic Dan Fainaru writes, “It nevertheless manages to tell...
Kanu Behl’s “Titli” has received positive reviews from international trade publications following its world premiere in Un Certain Regard at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. While critics tend to compare it with last year’s Cannes trailblazer “The Lunchbox”, they have also predicted a good demand for the film in the festival circuit.
Hollywood Reporter critic Deborah Young, who regularly reviews Indian titles for the publication, writes: “This first feature directed by documaker Kanu Behl strikes a nice balance between irony and social realism. It may lack the romantic charm of The Lunchbox, but it partakes of some of the same spirit of little people struggling against their society to find happiness. It should wrangle easy festival berths and scattered sales after its bow in Cannes’ Certain Regard.”
Screen International critic Dan Fainaru writes, “It nevertheless manages to tell...
- 5/22/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 3, 2014
Price: DVD $14.93, Blu-ray $19.97
Studio: Cinedigm
Emile Hirsch (Bonnie & Clyde) and Stephen Dorff (Immortals) are brothers in trouble in independent film The Motel Life.
The drama movie is based on the novel by Willy Vlautin and focuses on Frank (Hirsch) and Jerry Lee (Dorff) who are forced to race across the state to the home of Frank’s old girlfriend Annie (Dakota Fanning, The Runaways) after Jerry Lee is involved in a hit and run accident.
Although they seem safe from the law, Jerry Lee becomes increasing instable from grief, putting them all at risk.
Featuring animation from award-winner Mike Smith (ParaNorman), The Motel Life is the first feature film directed by Alan Polsky and Gabe Polsky, producers of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call — New Orleans.
Kris Kristofferson (Deadfall) also stars in the indie film, which got plenty of love from critics. Hollywood Reporter...
Price: DVD $14.93, Blu-ray $19.97
Studio: Cinedigm
Emile Hirsch (Bonnie & Clyde) and Stephen Dorff (Immortals) are brothers in trouble in independent film The Motel Life.
The drama movie is based on the novel by Willy Vlautin and focuses on Frank (Hirsch) and Jerry Lee (Dorff) who are forced to race across the state to the home of Frank’s old girlfriend Annie (Dakota Fanning, The Runaways) after Jerry Lee is involved in a hit and run accident.
Although they seem safe from the law, Jerry Lee becomes increasing instable from grief, putting them all at risk.
Featuring animation from award-winner Mike Smith (ParaNorman), The Motel Life is the first feature film directed by Alan Polsky and Gabe Polsky, producers of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call — New Orleans.
Kris Kristofferson (Deadfall) also stars in the indie film, which got plenty of love from critics. Hollywood Reporter...
- 5/8/2014
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Philomena is as surprising in its existence as it is in its ability to transform a story that ought to be cliche syrup into something real and moving. The film’s ability to deliver honest emotion may be more surprising, given the synopsis, but the existence question may need some explanation.
Steve Coogan, of Alan Partridge and other comedic efforts fame, isn’t a name you immediately associate with not only starring in a venture like this, but also co-writing it and becoming something of a driving force behind the production. Moreover, it’s rare to get anyone behind a film that is taking a pretty serious shot at the Catholic Church, much less big names like Judi Dench and Stephen Frears. And, speaking of Stephen Frears, though he manages a lot of variety in his films, ranging from Dangerous Liasions, and Liam, to High Fidelity, and Tamara Drewe, a biopic exploration of hope,...
Steve Coogan, of Alan Partridge and other comedic efforts fame, isn’t a name you immediately associate with not only starring in a venture like this, but also co-writing it and becoming something of a driving force behind the production. Moreover, it’s rare to get anyone behind a film that is taking a pretty serious shot at the Catholic Church, much less big names like Judi Dench and Stephen Frears. And, speaking of Stephen Frears, though he manages a lot of variety in his films, ranging from Dangerous Liasions, and Liam, to High Fidelity, and Tamara Drewe, a biopic exploration of hope,...
- 4/22/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company have announced the home entertainment release of the critically acclaimed comedy/drama starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, Philomena. Directed by Stephen Frears and co-written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, Philomena will be available for digital download on April 4, 2014 before heading to DVD and Blu-Ray™ with Digital HD UltraViolet™ on April 15, 2014.
Philomena premiered in the main competition section at the 2013 Venice Film Festival where it took home the prize for Best Screenplay. Later, the film won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The Weinstein Company released the powerful film theatrically on November 22, 2013 where it has grossed over $34 million dollars to date. The film accolades continued with a 2014 Screen Actor’s Guild nomination for Judi Dench for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and 2014 Golden Globe nominations for Judi Dench for Best...
Philomena premiered in the main competition section at the 2013 Venice Film Festival where it took home the prize for Best Screenplay. Later, the film won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The Weinstein Company released the powerful film theatrically on November 22, 2013 where it has grossed over $34 million dollars to date. The film accolades continued with a 2014 Screen Actor’s Guild nomination for Judi Dench for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and 2014 Golden Globe nominations for Judi Dench for Best...
- 3/4/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Silver Linings Playbook actress to lead Narrative Competition jury.
The juries of the 7th Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 24-Nov 2) have been revealed.
The Narrative Competition jury president is Australian actress Jacki Weaver, best known for her Oscar-nominated performances in David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom and David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook.
Joining her on the jury are Israeli actress Hiam Abbass, chief executive of Film London and the British Film Commission Adrian Wootton, Tunisian producer Dora Bouchoucha and Sandra den Hamer, current CEO of Eye Film Institute Netherlands.
The New Horizons Competition jury is lead by Yeşim Ustaoğlu, director of Turkish drama Araf.
Ustaoğlu is assisted by Irene Bignardi, co-founder of daily newspaper La Repubblica and former director of the Locarno Film Festival (2000–05), Moroccan filmmaker Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, Ukrainian director Valery Todorovsky and Lebanese director Michel Kammoun.
President of the Documentary Competition is the co-director and artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff...
The juries of the 7th Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 24-Nov 2) have been revealed.
The Narrative Competition jury president is Australian actress Jacki Weaver, best known for her Oscar-nominated performances in David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom and David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook.
Joining her on the jury are Israeli actress Hiam Abbass, chief executive of Film London and the British Film Commission Adrian Wootton, Tunisian producer Dora Bouchoucha and Sandra den Hamer, current CEO of Eye Film Institute Netherlands.
The New Horizons Competition jury is lead by Yeşim Ustaoğlu, director of Turkish drama Araf.
Ustaoğlu is assisted by Irene Bignardi, co-founder of daily newspaper La Repubblica and former director of the Locarno Film Festival (2000–05), Moroccan filmmaker Nour-Eddine Lakhmari, Ukrainian director Valery Todorovsky and Lebanese director Michel Kammoun.
President of the Documentary Competition is the co-director and artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff...
- 10/23/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Rome – Paolo Sorrentino’s Cannes Palme d’Or-nominated drama La grande bellezza (The Great Beauty) was named Wednesday as Italy’s official candidate for the foreign language Oscar race. The film, which explores Rome’s decay through the eyes of an aging writer played by acclaimed Italian actor Toni Servillo (a veteran of five Sorrentino films), is one of the most decorated films in Italy so far this year: it took home five awards from Italy’s Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbon) honors and the best cinematography prize at the Globi d’Oro, Italy’s Golden Globes. The Hollywood Reporter critic Deborah Young praised the film,
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- 9/25/2013
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Umbrella Entertainment is renewing its relationship with Fred Schepisi after releasing the director.s first two movies, The Devil.s Playground (1976) and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), on DVD.
At the Toronto International Film Festival Umbrella MD Jeff Harrison went to the world premiere of Words and Pictures, Schepisi.s Us-set romantic comedy/drama starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche.
Harrison made an offer for the Australian rights and a deal was negotiated with the international sales rep, Nicolas Chartier.s Voltage Pictures. Roadside Attractions subsequently bought the Us rights.
Owen plays Jack Marcus, an English teacher at a New England prep school. Jack is a former literary star who hasn.t had a book published in years. Estranged from his son, he takes refuge in booze, which gets him banned from the local pub.
His life changes when he meets art instructor Dina Delsanto (Binoche), who.s been forced...
At the Toronto International Film Festival Umbrella MD Jeff Harrison went to the world premiere of Words and Pictures, Schepisi.s Us-set romantic comedy/drama starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche.
Harrison made an offer for the Australian rights and a deal was negotiated with the international sales rep, Nicolas Chartier.s Voltage Pictures. Roadside Attractions subsequently bought the Us rights.
Owen plays Jack Marcus, an English teacher at a New England prep school. Jack is a former literary star who hasn.t had a book published in years. Estranged from his son, he takes refuge in booze, which gets him banned from the local pub.
His life changes when he meets art instructor Dina Delsanto (Binoche), who.s been forced...
- 9/12/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
I can't ignore the fact the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals -- the latter of which is still underway -- have had an impact on the Oscar race, but at the same time I don't think it would be wise to begin updating my Oscar predictions based on the films that were seen considering I'll be seeing each and every one of them at the Toronto Film Festival beginning Thursday, September 5. That said, I felt it necessary to at least offer up some preliminary thoughts, especially with standouts such as 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Philomena and Prisoners making rather large splashes so far and Cannes standouts Nebraska, All is Lost and Inside Llewyn Davis enjoying their second major peek-out. I should note, I didn't devour any of the reviews that were written as much as I skimmed headlines and caught snippets here and there on Twitter. So this analysis is merely fringe analysis.
- 9/3/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Serial killer Mick Taylor is back- and it seems he.s even scarier and more brutal.
Wolf Creek 2, the sequel to Greg Mclean.s 2005 hit horror movie, had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.
The first few reviews generally are pretty positive, paying tribute to Mclean.s direction and the performances of John Jarratt as Taylor and Ryan Corr as his principal victim. However all found fault with aspects of the film, which Roadshow will release in February.
The screenplay by Mclean and horror novelist Aaron Sterns follows Taylor as he encounters three backpackers, a Pom and two Germans, played by Corr, Shannon Ashlyn and Philippe Klaus, in the Outback.
.Though showing a smidgen of mercy to female members of the cast, possibly to counteract accusations of misogyny in No. 1, Wolf Creek 2 knows better than to deviate from the classic scenario of a mad...
Wolf Creek 2, the sequel to Greg Mclean.s 2005 hit horror movie, had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.
The first few reviews generally are pretty positive, paying tribute to Mclean.s direction and the performances of John Jarratt as Taylor and Ryan Corr as his principal victim. However all found fault with aspects of the film, which Roadshow will release in February.
The screenplay by Mclean and horror novelist Aaron Sterns follows Taylor as he encounters three backpackers, a Pom and two Germans, played by Corr, Shannon Ashlyn and Philippe Klaus, in the Outback.
.Though showing a smidgen of mercy to female members of the cast, possibly to counteract accusations of misogyny in No. 1, Wolf Creek 2 knows better than to deviate from the classic scenario of a mad...
- 8/31/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Bombay Talkies, an omnibus film directed by Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Anurag Kashyap has received mixed reviews after its gala screening at Cannes.
Screen International’s Tim Grierson writes, “A consistent charmer, the Indian omnibus Bombay Talkies is vibrant and colourful, that rare portmanteau film where the whole is more than the sum of its likeable parts.”
On the other hand, The Hollywood Reporter’s Deborah Young writes, “Maybe the most impressive thing about this uneven film is its interminable end credits, which give audiences a clue about the manpower that goes into making Hindi films today.”
An excerpt from Screen Review:
Arguably, Bombay Talkies’ strongest international value will be in showing outsiders that contemporary Indian cinema doesn’t entirely consist of song-and-dance musicals. While there are fun pop tunes included on the soundtrack, only the first short feels overly dependent on music to enhance its story.
Screen International’s Tim Grierson writes, “A consistent charmer, the Indian omnibus Bombay Talkies is vibrant and colourful, that rare portmanteau film where the whole is more than the sum of its likeable parts.”
On the other hand, The Hollywood Reporter’s Deborah Young writes, “Maybe the most impressive thing about this uneven film is its interminable end credits, which give audiences a clue about the manpower that goes into making Hindi films today.”
An excerpt from Screen Review:
Arguably, Bombay Talkies’ strongest international value will be in showing outsiders that contemporary Indian cinema doesn’t entirely consist of song-and-dance musicals. While there are fun pop tunes included on the soundtrack, only the first short feels overly dependent on music to enhance its story.
- 5/23/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Monsoon Shootout cast with director Amit Kumar in Cannes
“Amit Kumar’s bold noir set amongst corrupt cops in Mumbai acts as a brash, blockbusting corrective to Cannes’s more sombre excesses”, writes Guardian’s film critic Peter Bradshaw in his first look review from Cannes.
Bradshaw calls the film “rainy noir” and concludes in his review, “It’s an entertaining popcorn-movie with a twist, for which commercial success is on the cards. There should be space for pictures like it in Cannes.”
The Hollywood Reporter’s Deborah Young has also given the film a thumbs up. She writes, “The Fortissimo release should make good headway in territories open to India and exotic genre fare and put Kumar on festival radar.”
Here is an excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter Review:
A cunningly intricate first film from India, Monsoon Shootout combines the best of two worlds – a ferocious Mumbai cops and gangsters drama,...
“Amit Kumar’s bold noir set amongst corrupt cops in Mumbai acts as a brash, blockbusting corrective to Cannes’s more sombre excesses”, writes Guardian’s film critic Peter Bradshaw in his first look review from Cannes.
Bradshaw calls the film “rainy noir” and concludes in his review, “It’s an entertaining popcorn-movie with a twist, for which commercial success is on the cards. There should be space for pictures like it in Cannes.”
The Hollywood Reporter’s Deborah Young has also given the film a thumbs up. She writes, “The Fortissimo release should make good headway in territories open to India and exotic genre fare and put Kumar on festival radar.”
Here is an excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter Review:
A cunningly intricate first film from India, Monsoon Shootout combines the best of two worlds – a ferocious Mumbai cops and gangsters drama,...
- 5/20/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly has received extreme responses from critics after its Cannes premiere on Friday. Twitchfilm’s Brian Clark Found it better than some of competition titles while Screen International’s Lee Marshall found its characters “hastily-sketched”.
International film website Twitchfilm.com’s European Editor Brian Clark was all praises for the film in his review. Here is an excerpt from his review:
…this Fargo-meets-Mumbai-police-procedural is compulsively watchable, thrilling, darkly funny and extremely well-directed.
Kashyap also gets a lot of mileage out of the locations, which emphasize the mood of the action rather than functioning as exotic foregrounds, and the way he depicts the sheer scope of a hunt for a single girl in Mumbai is pretty stunning. The performances too are all strong, with a touch of stilted, manic-intensity that blends seamlessly with the mood of the film.”
At two hours and eight minutes, Ugly runs a bit long (though of course,...
International film website Twitchfilm.com’s European Editor Brian Clark was all praises for the film in his review. Here is an excerpt from his review:
…this Fargo-meets-Mumbai-police-procedural is compulsively watchable, thrilling, darkly funny and extremely well-directed.
Kashyap also gets a lot of mileage out of the locations, which emphasize the mood of the action rather than functioning as exotic foregrounds, and the way he depicts the sheer scope of a hunt for a single girl in Mumbai is pretty stunning. The performances too are all strong, with a touch of stilted, manic-intensity that blends seamlessly with the mood of the film.”
At two hours and eight minutes, Ugly runs a bit long (though of course,...
- 5/19/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Hollywood Reporter is pleased to announce the addition of three new writers to its international team. Based in Luxembourg, Boyd van Hoeij will begin immediately from Cannes. Formerly the Paris- and Luxembourg-based critic of Variety, Van Hoeij also was the film editor of Dutch magazine Winq and a regular contributor to indieWIRE. Jonathan Holland is a Spain-based journalist who has reviewed Spanish and Latin American films for Variety since 1997. His work has appeared in a range of publications in the U.S. and Europe including Conde Nast Traveler and The Guardian. Both will report to THR international film editor Deborah Young,
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- 5/17/2013
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This year I finally went to the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla). It took me 11 years of urging by my friend and former employee Carla Sanders, a festival guru, who works there and whose festival career began with "the two Garys" the founders of Filmex which was Los Angeles' first film festival in the 70s and 80s and one of the greatest shows on earth. In its second year The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie closed Filmex '72, and Luis Buñuel attended his first-ever public screening of one of his films. I won't go into this piece of history except to say it spawned the American Cinemateque and AFI Fest. The two Garys (Gary Essert and Gary Abraham) passed on, both victims of the first wave of the AIDS epidemic that hit the artistic community very hard, wiping out a generation of innovative filmmakers and film curator/ historians in Los Angeles.
The opening night of Iffla reminded me somewhat of Filmex with the glory of the filmmakers on the red carpet, beautiful young stars in glitzy clothes and skyscraper tall high heels, being stopped for interviews, flashbulbs going off and a general yet genteel excitement in the air. Even those interviewing were worth watching. It was different because all the stars were Indian which made this affair rather exotic at the same time.
The opening film, Gangs of Wasseypur, which had shown last year in the Cannes Film Festival, was truly extraordinary and the director Anurag Kashyap spent at least an hour talking to the audience about this film which is reminiscent of The Godfather and Gangs of New York though not at all derivative. Its second part showed the following evening and was equally outrageously original. Again the director spent an hour in the Q&A. He spoke to his move to Bombay as a filmmaker and the return to his own roots in telling the story of Wasseypur where he in fact grew up. The film actually is an analysis of the place's history and evolution as a burning inferno as the fight for the coal industry fuels the feud. From digging coal to killing someone in an innocuous brawl, the tale of vengeance runs parallel to the tale of India itself.
The 5 hours and 20 minutes were riveting. The music and dancing was also outrageous. Our friend Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called it, "A dizzying explosion of an Indian gangster film, whose epic structure and colorful, immoral killers capture the imagination for over five hours."
David Chute, quoted in Thompson on Hollywood, says "Gangs is headlong, hand-held, violent entertainment. It manages to keep a dozen major characters and their agendas clear while rarely pausing to take a breath. It is also one of those rare movies that acknowledge the influence of movies and other forms of pop culture in shaping the values and motivations of its characters.
The story was actually based upon fact, a story of revenge over three generations of two families in a small city of India. My surprise and reaction to it reminded me of how I felt when I saw John Woo's The Killers in Toronto in 1989 which opened the door to John Woo in the U.S. (Coincidently it was the same David Chute who brought John Woo to the U.S. as I recall). The international sales agent, Elle Driver, has not made a sale in the U.S. Which surprises me.
Iffla concluded on Sunday evening (April 14) with a red carpet and gala fete that included the Los Angeles premiere of Deepa Mehta’s Midnight's Children, and the presentation of the festival's Grand Jury and Audience Choice Awards, followed by an after party.
This year the festival showcased more than 35 film features, documentaries, and short films at ArcLight Hollywood, home of Iffla since its inception. “The awards are always bittersweet for all of us in the programming team as we truly believe in the exceptional talent and relevance of each film which has been so carefully chosen,” said Lead Programmer Terrie Samundra. “That being said, we wholeheartedly share the enthusiasm of the audience and our prestigious jury. A huge congratulations to the winners!”
Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature, with an honorable mention for Ship of Theseus directed by Anand Gandhi. The Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary went to Sushrut Jain for Beyond All Boundaries, and for Best Short to Unravel directed by Meghna Gupta, with an honorable mention for Tatpaschat directed by Vasudev Keluskar.
Audience Awards
Best Feature: Filmistaan directed by Nitin Kakkar
Best Documentary: Beyond All Boundaries directed by Gotham Chopra
Best Short: Unravel directed by Meghna Gupta
The 2013 feature film jurors were International Director of the Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute Paul Federbush, director/editor/writer Kanika Myer (Halo, Heart Of India), and Assistant Curator of Film Programs at Lacma Bernardo Rondeau.The Best Documentary Award was decided by The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times film critic Sheri Linden, Senior Programmer at Film Independent Maggie Mackay, and Producer Nadine Mundo (Chelsea Settles). Judging the short films were filmmaker and Iffla alum Prashant Bhargava (Patang), Film Curator and Director of Industry Programming at Palm Springs ShortFest Kathleen McInnis, and actress Sheetal Sheth (Abcd, Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World).
About Iffla
Now in its 11th year, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) is a nonprofit organization devoted to a greater appreciation of Indian cinema and culture by showcasing films, honoring entertainment industry business executives, and promoting the diverse perspectives of the Indian diaspora.
The six-day festival is the premiere platform for the latest in cutting edge global Indian cinema and bridges the gap between the two largest entertainment industries in the world – Hollywood and India. The festival showcased over 35 films from the Indian filmmaking community across the globe, hosted the highly anticipated opening and closing red carpet galas, and the closing awards ceremony.
For more information:
http://www.indianfilmfestival.org.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/indianfilmfestival
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iffla...
The opening night of Iffla reminded me somewhat of Filmex with the glory of the filmmakers on the red carpet, beautiful young stars in glitzy clothes and skyscraper tall high heels, being stopped for interviews, flashbulbs going off and a general yet genteel excitement in the air. Even those interviewing were worth watching. It was different because all the stars were Indian which made this affair rather exotic at the same time.
The opening film, Gangs of Wasseypur, which had shown last year in the Cannes Film Festival, was truly extraordinary and the director Anurag Kashyap spent at least an hour talking to the audience about this film which is reminiscent of The Godfather and Gangs of New York though not at all derivative. Its second part showed the following evening and was equally outrageously original. Again the director spent an hour in the Q&A. He spoke to his move to Bombay as a filmmaker and the return to his own roots in telling the story of Wasseypur where he in fact grew up. The film actually is an analysis of the place's history and evolution as a burning inferno as the fight for the coal industry fuels the feud. From digging coal to killing someone in an innocuous brawl, the tale of vengeance runs parallel to the tale of India itself.
The 5 hours and 20 minutes were riveting. The music and dancing was also outrageous. Our friend Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called it, "A dizzying explosion of an Indian gangster film, whose epic structure and colorful, immoral killers capture the imagination for over five hours."
David Chute, quoted in Thompson on Hollywood, says "Gangs is headlong, hand-held, violent entertainment. It manages to keep a dozen major characters and their agendas clear while rarely pausing to take a breath. It is also one of those rare movies that acknowledge the influence of movies and other forms of pop culture in shaping the values and motivations of its characters.
The story was actually based upon fact, a story of revenge over three generations of two families in a small city of India. My surprise and reaction to it reminded me of how I felt when I saw John Woo's The Killers in Toronto in 1989 which opened the door to John Woo in the U.S. (Coincidently it was the same David Chute who brought John Woo to the U.S. as I recall). The international sales agent, Elle Driver, has not made a sale in the U.S. Which surprises me.
Iffla concluded on Sunday evening (April 14) with a red carpet and gala fete that included the Los Angeles premiere of Deepa Mehta’s Midnight's Children, and the presentation of the festival's Grand Jury and Audience Choice Awards, followed by an after party.
This year the festival showcased more than 35 film features, documentaries, and short films at ArcLight Hollywood, home of Iffla since its inception. “The awards are always bittersweet for all of us in the programming team as we truly believe in the exceptional talent and relevance of each film which has been so carefully chosen,” said Lead Programmer Terrie Samundra. “That being said, we wholeheartedly share the enthusiasm of the audience and our prestigious jury. A huge congratulations to the winners!”
Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature, with an honorable mention for Ship of Theseus directed by Anand Gandhi. The Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary went to Sushrut Jain for Beyond All Boundaries, and for Best Short to Unravel directed by Meghna Gupta, with an honorable mention for Tatpaschat directed by Vasudev Keluskar.
Audience Awards
Best Feature: Filmistaan directed by Nitin Kakkar
Best Documentary: Beyond All Boundaries directed by Gotham Chopra
Best Short: Unravel directed by Meghna Gupta
The 2013 feature film jurors were International Director of the Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute Paul Federbush, director/editor/writer Kanika Myer (Halo, Heart Of India), and Assistant Curator of Film Programs at Lacma Bernardo Rondeau.The Best Documentary Award was decided by The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times film critic Sheri Linden, Senior Programmer at Film Independent Maggie Mackay, and Producer Nadine Mundo (Chelsea Settles). Judging the short films were filmmaker and Iffla alum Prashant Bhargava (Patang), Film Curator and Director of Industry Programming at Palm Springs ShortFest Kathleen McInnis, and actress Sheetal Sheth (Abcd, Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World).
About Iffla
Now in its 11th year, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) is a nonprofit organization devoted to a greater appreciation of Indian cinema and culture by showcasing films, honoring entertainment industry business executives, and promoting the diverse perspectives of the Indian diaspora.
The six-day festival is the premiere platform for the latest in cutting edge global Indian cinema and bridges the gap between the two largest entertainment industries in the world – Hollywood and India. The festival showcased over 35 films from the Indian filmmaking community across the globe, hosted the highly anticipated opening and closing red carpet galas, and the closing awards ceremony.
For more information:
http://www.indianfilmfestival.org.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/indianfilmfestival
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iffla...
- 5/6/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
DVD Release Date: April 2, 2013
Price: DVD $27.99
Studio: Strand Releasing
Critically acclaimed, foreign movie White Elephant was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as others.
The drama film stars Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes) and Jeremie Renier (Atonement) as Julian and Nicolas, priests working to help the local poor people in the slums of Buenos Aires. Julian is working hard to build a hospital, and Nicolas joins the project after another project he was working on failed when paramilitary forces killed members of the community.
Troubled, Nicolas finds peace with Luciana (Martina Gusman, Carancho), an atheist social worker. As his beliefs wane, tension and violence grows between drug-dealing cartels in the slums, and when a ministerial decree stops work on the hospital, the faith of the community is tested.
White Elephant didn’t hit theaters in the U.S. but was screened in the AFI Los Angeles,...
Price: DVD $27.99
Studio: Strand Releasing
Critically acclaimed, foreign movie White Elephant was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as others.
The drama film stars Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes) and Jeremie Renier (Atonement) as Julian and Nicolas, priests working to help the local poor people in the slums of Buenos Aires. Julian is working hard to build a hospital, and Nicolas joins the project after another project he was working on failed when paramilitary forces killed members of the community.
Troubled, Nicolas finds peace with Luciana (Martina Gusman, Carancho), an atheist social worker. As his beliefs wane, tension and violence grows between drug-dealing cartels in the slums, and when a ministerial decree stops work on the hospital, the faith of the community is tested.
White Elephant didn’t hit theaters in the U.S. but was screened in the AFI Los Angeles,...
- 3/1/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Rome -- After helping to pull Sicily’s 58-year-old Taormina Film Festival back from the brink of fading away, new editorial director Mario Sesti says he wants to make people laugh and scream. The Sesti, a 54-year-old film critic, made a name for himself as the head of the International Rome Film Festival’s provocative Extra sidebar. While Sesti’s role with Extra is still up in the air amid a separate shakeup at the Rome festival, he was named to replace Deborah Young as artistic director in Taormina a month ago. Photos: 28 of Summer's Most Anticipated Movies: 'Avengers,
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- 6/12/2012
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rome – Mario Sesti, until now best known as the director of the provocative Extra sidebar at the International Rome Film Festival, has been named the new artistic director of the Taormina Film Festival, organizers said Friday. The 57-year-old Sesti, who was born near Taormina in Messina, Sicily, is a film director, journalist, and critic. He replaces Deborah Young, International Film Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, at the helm of the 58-year-old festival. Story: Paolo Ferrari Named President of the International Rome Film Festival With his appointment, Sesti becomes the third artistic director to head one
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- 5/11/2012
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter announced Thursday that New York bureau chief and business editor Georg Szalai has been named international business editor, further expanding the magazine's coverage of the global entertainment market. Szalai will be based in London beginning April 10 and will continue to cover the intersection of finance and entertainment while leading THR's European editors and correspondents and attending film markets and industry conferences. He joins senior staff members Stuart Kemp in London and Scott Roxborough in Cologne, along with international film editor Deborah Young in Rome. "I'm thrilled to take on a new role at THR as international
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- 3/29/2012
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 2009, the best film in Competition at the Berlinale was Maren Ade's Everyone Else (Fwiw, it came away with 1.5 Silver Bears, the 1 for Best Actress Birgit Minichmayr, the .5 for tying with Adrián Biniez's Gigante for the Jury Grand Prix; the Golden Bear that year went to Claudia Llosa's The Milk of Sorrow). Three years on (!), the trio that made Everyone Else worth talking up to this day (see, for example, Kevin B Lee's new video essay on a key scene at Fandor; see, too, Mike D'Angelo on the same scene a year ago at the Av Club) is back in Competition, albeit in three different films. Lars Eidinger has drawn the shortest straw, taking on the lead in Hans-Christian Schmid's rather dismal Home for the Weekend. Minichmayr's fared better opposite Jürgen Vogel in Matthias Glasner's new film, though I seriously doubt many of us will...
- 2/18/2012
- MUBI
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