Gdh 559’s How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has become the biggest film at the Thai box office in 2024 to date ahead of a theatrical rollout across Asia.
Pat Boonnitipat’s family drama reached $8.1m (THB300m) on April 24 after topping the local box office chart for 21 consecutive days, surpassing US blockbusters Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Civil War, The First Omen and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
After scoring the biggest opening weekend (April 4-7) for a Thai film this year, it continued to lead the box office across the four-day Songkran holidays from April 13-16.
“This Songkran box...
Pat Boonnitipat’s family drama reached $8.1m (THB300m) on April 24 after topping the local box office chart for 21 consecutive days, surpassing US blockbusters Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Civil War, The First Omen and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
After scoring the biggest opening weekend (April 4-7) for a Thai film this year, it continued to lead the box office across the four-day Songkran holidays from April 13-16.
“This Songkran box...
- 4/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Production has started in the Philippines on Filipino-Australian artist James J. Robinson’s debut feature, First Light, starring Ruby Ruiz.
The UK’s Independent Entertainment is representing global sales, excluding Australia and New Zealand. Bonsai Films will distribute the film theatrically in Australia and New Zealand.
Ruiz, known for Lulu Wang’s Expats, stars alongside veteran Filipino star Maricel Soriano, whose credits include Mother Nanny. Rounding out the cast is Rez Cortez, Soliman Cruz and Kidlat Tahimik.
It is set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, where the death of a young construction worker forces an elderly nun to...
The UK’s Independent Entertainment is representing global sales, excluding Australia and New Zealand. Bonsai Films will distribute the film theatrically in Australia and New Zealand.
Ruiz, known for Lulu Wang’s Expats, stars alongside veteran Filipino star Maricel Soriano, whose credits include Mother Nanny. Rounding out the cast is Rez Cortez, Soliman Cruz and Kidlat Tahimik.
It is set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, where the death of a young construction worker forces an elderly nun to...
- 4/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Multi award-winning Filipina actress Ruby Ruiz has landed her first major screen role following her appearance in Amazon’s “Expats.” She will lead “First Light,” the feature directorial debut of James. J. Robinson.
Principal photography is now underway on the Australian-Filipino co-production, which comes with funding from Screen Australia. Veteran actress Maricel Soriano (“Mother Nanny”), Rez Cortez (“Bukal”), Soliman Cruz (“Blue Room”) and Kidlat Tahimik round out the cast.
Set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, “First Light” sees the death of a young construction worker force an elderly nun to confront the muddied ethics of an institution she has dedicated her life to. The script, also by Robinson, is a deeply personal story exploring the intersection of duty, faith and institutional power.
“Developing ‘First Light’ over the past two years has been an incredibly profound journey into the heart of pre-colonial Filipino philosophy,” Robinson said. “To be able...
Principal photography is now underway on the Australian-Filipino co-production, which comes with funding from Screen Australia. Veteran actress Maricel Soriano (“Mother Nanny”), Rez Cortez (“Bukal”), Soliman Cruz (“Blue Room”) and Kidlat Tahimik round out the cast.
Set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, “First Light” sees the death of a young construction worker force an elderly nun to confront the muddied ethics of an institution she has dedicated her life to. The script, also by Robinson, is a deeply personal story exploring the intersection of duty, faith and institutional power.
“Developing ‘First Light’ over the past two years has been an incredibly profound journey into the heart of pre-colonial Filipino philosophy,” Robinson said. “To be able...
- 4/25/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video is gearing up for a strong Emmy push with Lulu Wang’s emotionally charged and intricately crafted miniseries “Expats.”
It was revealed exclusively to Variety that stars Nicole Kidman and Ji-young Yoo will be submitted for lead acting accolades, while Sarayu Blue and Ruby Ruiz will aim for supporting roles. Altogether, “Expats” will vie for 24 Primetime Emmy nominations, including outstanding limited or anthology series.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Hong Kong, and adapted from the novel by Janice Y.K. Lee, “Expats” delves into the lives of a close-knit group of expatriates, navigating their affluent, yet complex world. The narrative centers around the mysterious disappearance of Margaret’s (Kidman) son during a market visit, intertwining the lives of three American women amidst the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.
Read: All Primetime Emmy predictions in every category on Variety’s Awards Circuit.
Lulu Wang, the creator, writer and director of the...
It was revealed exclusively to Variety that stars Nicole Kidman and Ji-young Yoo will be submitted for lead acting accolades, while Sarayu Blue and Ruby Ruiz will aim for supporting roles. Altogether, “Expats” will vie for 24 Primetime Emmy nominations, including outstanding limited or anthology series.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Hong Kong, and adapted from the novel by Janice Y.K. Lee, “Expats” delves into the lives of a close-knit group of expatriates, navigating their affluent, yet complex world. The narrative centers around the mysterious disappearance of Margaret’s (Kidman) son during a market visit, intertwining the lives of three American women amidst the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.
Read: All Primetime Emmy predictions in every category on Variety’s Awards Circuit.
Lulu Wang, the creator, writer and director of the...
- 4/11/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“Directors Factory Philippines,” an omnibus film project initiated by the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, has completed production in the historic city of Dapitan.
Operating since 2013, when it kicked off in Taiwan, the Directors’ Factory works with a new partner country each year to mentor eight budding filmmakers who are preparing ambitious first or second feature projects that they will make in pairs. The Philippines was selected in November.
The four resulting co-written and co-directed short films will be screened as part of the Directors’ Fortnight (aka Quinzaine des Cineastes) in May.
Dapitan, a city in The Philippines’ Zamboanga Peninsula, known for its many shrines and as the place of exile of Philippines’ national hero, Jose Rizal. These days it is a hub for domestic and international tourism.
Eve Baswel (Philippines) and Gogularaajan Rajendran (Malaysia) directed the short film “Walay Balay”, the portrait of a mother and daughter, evacuated during wartime to...
Operating since 2013, when it kicked off in Taiwan, the Directors’ Factory works with a new partner country each year to mentor eight budding filmmakers who are preparing ambitious first or second feature projects that they will make in pairs. The Philippines was selected in November.
The four resulting co-written and co-directed short films will be screened as part of the Directors’ Fortnight (aka Quinzaine des Cineastes) in May.
Dapitan, a city in The Philippines’ Zamboanga Peninsula, known for its many shrines and as the place of exile of Philippines’ national hero, Jose Rizal. These days it is a hub for domestic and international tourism.
Eve Baswel (Philippines) and Gogularaajan Rajendran (Malaysia) directed the short film “Walay Balay”, the portrait of a mother and daughter, evacuated during wartime to...
- 3/27/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers for “Home” the series finale of “Expats,” now streaming on Prime Video.
“Keep on living” is the theme of the series finale of Lulu Wang’s “Expats.”
It wraps up the grief, loss and pain Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Mercy (Ji-Young Yoo) and Hilary (Sarayu Blue) have been experiencing throughout. In the final episode of “Expats,” Wang seeks to show how the women at the center of the story move forward and find peace and resolution in their lives.
Margaret and her family are planning to move back to America after dealing with the disappearance of their young son, Gus. Before that, she takes time to meet with both Mercy and Hilary at a coffee shop trying to put the past behind her so she can move on.
Meanwhile, Mercy is grappling with her unexpected pregnancy caused by her affair with Hilary’s husband David...
“Keep on living” is the theme of the series finale of Lulu Wang’s “Expats.”
It wraps up the grief, loss and pain Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Mercy (Ji-Young Yoo) and Hilary (Sarayu Blue) have been experiencing throughout. In the final episode of “Expats,” Wang seeks to show how the women at the center of the story move forward and find peace and resolution in their lives.
Margaret and her family are planning to move back to America after dealing with the disappearance of their young son, Gus. Before that, she takes time to meet with both Mercy and Hilary at a coffee shop trying to put the past behind her so she can move on.
Meanwhile, Mercy is grappling with her unexpected pregnancy caused by her affair with Hilary’s husband David...
- 2/23/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
If you want to tell a story about expats in Hong Kong or anywhere else, one of the problems you’ll run into is that they necessarily have enough wealth to insulate their lives from a lot of the forces that loom over the locals — like politics and time. The three protagonists of “Expats” are all varying degrees of privileged and enmeshed in varying levels of grief that make them, as we all are, both victims of and perpetrators to the people around them. Director Lulu Wang, though, finds a wonderful cinematic answer to the question of how to connect the Prime Video series’ expatriates to the world around them, even if they can’t quite see it.
Mops.
Well, not always mops, but a moment at the start of the sixth and final episode is a great example of the canny visual ways Wang and her team make everything...
Mops.
Well, not always mops, but a moment at the start of the sixth and final episode is a great example of the canny visual ways Wang and her team make everything...
- 2/23/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
[This story contains spoilers through the fifth episode of Expats, “Central.”]
A show called Expats understandably focuses on the cosmopolitan lives of those privileged enough to make their fortunes abroad, and for most of the Amazon limited series’ six episodes, it does just that, following neighbors Margaret (Nicole Kidman) and Hilary (Sarayu Blue). The two wealthy women live in Hong Kong’s tony Victoria Peak neighborhood, as well as Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), the American drifter who complicates both of their lives. To recap: Mercy was tasked with watching Margaret’s two sons during a night market outing when the younger one disappeared. A year later, Gus is still missing, and Mercy is having an affair with Hilary’s husband, David (Jack Huston).
But the fifth episode drifts away from the trio of protagonists to focus on characters that have heretofore existed in the background, sometimes literally. “Central” (each episode of Expats is named after a geographically significant area in...
A show called Expats understandably focuses on the cosmopolitan lives of those privileged enough to make their fortunes abroad, and for most of the Amazon limited series’ six episodes, it does just that, following neighbors Margaret (Nicole Kidman) and Hilary (Sarayu Blue). The two wealthy women live in Hong Kong’s tony Victoria Peak neighborhood, as well as Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), the American drifter who complicates both of their lives. To recap: Mercy was tasked with watching Margaret’s two sons during a night market outing when the younger one disappeared. A year later, Gus is still missing, and Mercy is having an affair with Hilary’s husband, David (Jack Huston).
But the fifth episode drifts away from the trio of protagonists to focus on characters that have heretofore existed in the background, sometimes literally. “Central” (each episode of Expats is named after a geographically significant area in...
- 2/17/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers for “Central,” the fifth episode of “Expats,” now streaming on Prime Video.
Lulu Wang’s “Expats” steps into feature-length territory for this week’s episode, which focuses on the working class women by diving into the lives of the helpers, Essie (Ruby Ruiz) and Puri (Amelyn Pardenilla). The story steps away from the wealthy world of Margaret (Nicole Kidman) and Hillary (Sarayu Blue), instead following Essie and Puri on their day off, unwinding from their hectic work week.
Poor Essie has spent much of the series fraught with guilt over the disappeareance of Margaret’s son, Gus, blaming herself for not being there the night the young boy vanished at the night market. Early in this week’s episode, the nanny is Facetiming with her son, who is in the Philippines, anticipating that she will return “soon.” Essie believes Margaret will head back to...
Lulu Wang’s “Expats” steps into feature-length territory for this week’s episode, which focuses on the working class women by diving into the lives of the helpers, Essie (Ruby Ruiz) and Puri (Amelyn Pardenilla). The story steps away from the wealthy world of Margaret (Nicole Kidman) and Hillary (Sarayu Blue), instead following Essie and Puri on their day off, unwinding from their hectic work week.
Poor Essie has spent much of the series fraught with guilt over the disappeareance of Margaret’s son, Gus, blaming herself for not being there the night the young boy vanished at the night market. Early in this week’s episode, the nanny is Facetiming with her son, who is in the Philippines, anticipating that she will return “soon.” Essie believes Margaret will head back to...
- 2/17/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Sitting at the center of Expats is a mystery of the sort that’s fueled countless crime dramas, and countless more true-crime series. On an otherwise unremarkable evening in Hong Kong, a little boy, Gus (Connor J. Gillman), goes missing on a night out with his family. The questions raised by this incident are obvious and urgent: What happened to him? Who did it? Where is he now?
But answers, in Amazon Prime Video’s Expats, are much harder to come by. Indeed, the questions the series is really invested in are the ones that arise when it becomes apparent that satisfying answers never might be obtained, of how to exist alongside such uncertainty and unfairness and unthinkable pain. Its six hour-ish episodes follow this line of thought through explorations of sexism and classism, home and family, and with so many big themes bouncing around, some are inevitably served better than others.
But answers, in Amazon Prime Video’s Expats, are much harder to come by. Indeed, the questions the series is really invested in are the ones that arise when it becomes apparent that satisfying answers never might be obtained, of how to exist alongside such uncertainty and unfairness and unthinkable pain. Its six hour-ish episodes follow this line of thought through explorations of sexism and classism, home and family, and with so many big themes bouncing around, some are inevitably served better than others.
- 1/25/2024
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Compared to the more rigid constraints imposed by a traditional TV network series or feature film, streaming provides as little or as much space as necessary to tell a story. But time and time again, this greater freedom results in a lack of concision, a tendency to get lost in the weeds. The latest example is Lulu Wang’s limited series Expats, which attempts to tell a story that might have worked just fine if it weren’t spread across six episodes.
Expats is adapted from Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel The Expatriates, which traces the lives of three American women living in Hong Kong in 2014. The expat community is represented here by Margaret Woo (Nicole Kidman) and Hilary Starr (Sarayu Blue), who live in a luxury apartment building with their husbands and, in Margaret’s case, children. They have live-in “helpers,” and they attend lavish parties even in the midst of tragedy.
Expats is adapted from Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel The Expatriates, which traces the lives of three American women living in Hong Kong in 2014. The expat community is represented here by Margaret Woo (Nicole Kidman) and Hilary Starr (Sarayu Blue), who live in a luxury apartment building with their husbands and, in Margaret’s case, children. They have live-in “helpers,” and they attend lavish parties even in the midst of tragedy.
- 1/25/2024
- by Steven Scaife
- Slant Magazine
If life is a series of choices, then one persistent question often carries outsized weight: Do I stay, or do I go? Staying means surrounding yourself with family, friends, and familiarity. Going necessitates discovery, be it new places, people, or customs. There are always extremes and exceptions, of course, but the beauty of Lulu Wang’s rich new series, “Expats,” is that it relishes the personal twist on each answer — the unique specificity of life that contends with its universal demands. Maybe staying means choosing one person over another. Maybe going isn’t a choice at all. What remains, as a constant, is the tug of the unknown, the path not chosen, the future that could’ve been — or could still be.
All three protagonists in “Expats” chose, at one point or another, to go. Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) are all Americans living in China.
All three protagonists in “Expats” chose, at one point or another, to go. Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) are all Americans living in China.
- 1/25/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Nicole Kidman is stunning at the premiere of Prime Video’s Expats!
The 56-year-old actress attended the event held on Sunday (January 21) at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Other stars in attendance included Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, Tiana Gowen, Bodhi Del Rosario, and Ruby Ruiz.
Series creator Lulu Wang was also present at the premiere.
Jack was accompanied by his partner, former Victoria’s Secret model Shannan Click.
The official synopsis for Expats reads: “Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.”
The six-episode limited series premieres on Prime Video on January 26.
Fyi: Nicole is wearing Roberto Coin jewelry.
If you haven’t seen, we compiled a list of celebrities, including Nicole Kidman,...
The 56-year-old actress attended the event held on Sunday (January 21) at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Other stars in attendance included Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, Tiana Gowen, Bodhi Del Rosario, and Ruby Ruiz.
Series creator Lulu Wang was also present at the premiere.
Jack was accompanied by his partner, former Victoria’s Secret model Shannan Click.
The official synopsis for Expats reads: “Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.”
The six-episode limited series premieres on Prime Video on January 26.
Fyi: Nicole is wearing Roberto Coin jewelry.
If you haven’t seen, we compiled a list of celebrities, including Nicole Kidman,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman leads the cast of Prime Video’s Expats, based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates. The limited series’ official trailer introduces the three women at the heart of the story – Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy.
The six-episode season’s cast also includes Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Margaret’s husband, Clarke, and Jack Huston (House of Gucci) as Hilary’s husband, David. Amelyn Pardenilla plays Puri, Ruby Ruiz is Essie, Will Orr is Tony, and Bonde Sham plays Charly.
Lulu Wang created the series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Daniel Melia, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Alice Bell, Theresa Park, Stan Wlodkowski. Bell, Vera Miao, Gursimran Sandhu, and author Lee are involved as writers alongside Wang.
Brian Tee and Nicole Kidman...
The six-episode season’s cast also includes Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Margaret’s husband, Clarke, and Jack Huston (House of Gucci) as Hilary’s husband, David. Amelyn Pardenilla plays Puri, Ruby Ruiz is Essie, Will Orr is Tony, and Bonde Sham plays Charly.
Lulu Wang created the series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Daniel Melia, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Alice Bell, Theresa Park, Stan Wlodkowski. Bell, Vera Miao, Gursimran Sandhu, and author Lee are involved as writers alongside Wang.
Brian Tee and Nicole Kidman...
- 12/20/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Poster for Prime Video’s ‘Expats’
Expats, based on the bestselling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, will premiere on Prime Video on January 26, 2024. The streaming service’s premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first teaser poster for the six-episode limited series.
Expats stars Oscar and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy. The ensemble also features Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Clarke, Jack Huston (Fargo) as David, Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri, Ruby Ruiz (Iska) as Essie, Will Or as Tony, and Bonde Sham (MidNight Lila) as Charly.
Lulu Wang created the limited series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Vera Miao (Two Sentence Horror Stories), Gursimran Sandhu (Game of Thrones), Alice Bell (The Beautiful Lie), and author Lee also serve as writers. Additional executive producers include Bell,...
Expats, based on the bestselling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, will premiere on Prime Video on January 26, 2024. The streaming service’s premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first teaser poster for the six-episode limited series.
Expats stars Oscar and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy. The ensemble also features Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Clarke, Jack Huston (Fargo) as David, Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri, Ruby Ruiz (Iska) as Essie, Will Or as Tony, and Bonde Sham (MidNight Lila) as Charly.
Lulu Wang created the limited series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Vera Miao (Two Sentence Horror Stories), Gursimran Sandhu (Game of Thrones), Alice Bell (The Beautiful Lie), and author Lee also serve as writers. Additional executive producers include Bell,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Executive Producer Dani Melia describes how “a scrappy team” that made filmmaker Lulu Wang’s acclaimed low-budget feature The Farewell joined forces with Blossom Films’ Nicole Kidman and Per Saari to make “this big international production” Expats for Prime Video.
Melia tells me how she and Wang had “long talked about wanting to continue working together” after making The Farewell.
Then, while they were promoting the movie in Australia, Kidman approached Wang about directing an adaptation of Janice Y.K. Lee’s book The Expatriates.
Wang was excited, and Melia recalls the director telling her: ”I need to find a way to do this with you and the rest of the crew who did The Farewell. I want my creative team onboard, and I think this should be our next thing.”
Melia says that quite a few creatives from The Farewell ended up making the leap with them.
They include Melia herself,...
Melia tells me how she and Wang had “long talked about wanting to continue working together” after making The Farewell.
Then, while they were promoting the movie in Australia, Kidman approached Wang about directing an adaptation of Janice Y.K. Lee’s book The Expatriates.
Wang was excited, and Melia recalls the director telling her: ”I need to find a way to do this with you and the rest of the crew who did The Farewell. I want my creative team onboard, and I think this should be our next thing.”
Melia says that quite a few creatives from The Farewell ended up making the leap with them.
They include Melia herself,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Filmmaker Lulu Wang’s The Farewell had opened to acclaim at Sundance when Nicole Kidman got in touch and said, “I have this book that I optioned and you’re really the only director that I want to make this.”
Wang was stunned.
“I had just premiered The Farewell, which is a very small movie, and I wasn’t thinking that I wanted to go into television but that I really need to keep figuring out what my voice is,” Wang recalls.
She laughed. “But when Nicole Kidman comes to you and says, ‘I’ll let you do whatever you want with it, you’re the only director — take one episode, take them all — let’s just talk’ [you listen].”
Wang went away and read Janice Y.K. Lee’s 2016 novel The Expatriates, which is about three women, primarily, with disparate experiences of living in Hong Kong, the the former British colony.
Wang was stunned.
“I had just premiered The Farewell, which is a very small movie, and I wasn’t thinking that I wanted to go into television but that I really need to keep figuring out what my voice is,” Wang recalls.
She laughed. “But when Nicole Kidman comes to you and says, ‘I’ll let you do whatever you want with it, you’re the only director — take one episode, take them all — let’s just talk’ [you listen].”
Wang went away and read Janice Y.K. Lee’s 2016 novel The Expatriates, which is about three women, primarily, with disparate experiences of living in Hong Kong, the the former British colony.
- 9/8/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicole Kidman stars in ‘Expats’ limited series (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Prime Video)
Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo star in Prime Video’s upcoming limited series Expats, based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates. The streaming service just released the first batch of photos from the six-episode season, along with details on the plot and the cast list.
The first photos from the 2024 release include scenes with Oscar and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy. Additional photos feature Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Clarke, Jack Huston (Fargo) as David, Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri, Ruby Ruiz (Iska) as Essie, Will Or as Tony, and Bonde Sham (MidNight Lila) as Charly.
Lulu Wang created the limited series and writes, directs, and executive produces. Vera Miao (Two Sentence Horror Stories...
Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo star in Prime Video’s upcoming limited series Expats, based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates. The streaming service just released the first batch of photos from the six-episode season, along with details on the plot and the cast list.
The first photos from the 2024 release include scenes with Oscar and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy. Additional photos feature Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Clarke, Jack Huston (Fargo) as David, Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri, Ruby Ruiz (Iska) as Essie, Will Or as Tony, and Bonde Sham (MidNight Lila) as Charly.
Lulu Wang created the limited series and writes, directs, and executive produces. Vera Miao (Two Sentence Horror Stories...
- 9/6/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Children in poverty have long since been a staple of cinema. Stories have often focused on their hardships in different parts of the world. Director Kohki Hasei has told of street children in his short films before and for his feature debut “Blanka”, a co-production between Japan and Philippines, he once again turns his camera towards one such character, albeit adding something different while doing so.
“Blanka” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
This is the story of 10-year-old orphan Blanka, a street urchin in the truest sense of the term. She lives in a cardboard house on the streets, begs for money and pickpockets tourists. She may be scrawny, but she doesn’t shy away from a fight with boys in larger groups. Like most bred in poverty, Blanka too dreams of a better, or at least a bit more comfortable, life. So when she...
“Blanka” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
This is the story of 10-year-old orphan Blanka, a street urchin in the truest sense of the term. She lives in a cardboard house on the streets, begs for money and pickpockets tourists. She may be scrawny, but she doesn’t shy away from a fight with boys in larger groups. Like most bred in poverty, Blanka too dreams of a better, or at least a bit more comfortable, life. So when she...
- 3/4/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Children in poverty have long since been a staple of cinema. Stories have often focused on their hardships in different parts of the world. Director Kohki Hasei has told of street children in his short films before and for his feature debut “Blanka”, a co-production between Japan and Philippines, he once again turns his camera towards one such character, albeit adding something different while doing so.
Blanka is screening at Japan Society
This is the story of 10-year-old orphan Blanka, a street urchin in the truest sense of the term. She lives in a cardboard house on the streets, begs for money and pickpockets tourists. She may be scrawny, but she doesn’t shy away from a fight with boys in larger groups. Like most bred in poverty, Blanka too dreams of a better, or at least a bit more comfortable, life. So when she sees a news reel of...
Blanka is screening at Japan Society
This is the story of 10-year-old orphan Blanka, a street urchin in the truest sense of the term. She lives in a cardboard house on the streets, begs for money and pickpockets tourists. She may be scrawny, but she doesn’t shy away from a fight with boys in larger groups. Like most bred in poverty, Blanka too dreams of a better, or at least a bit more comfortable, life. So when she sees a news reel of...
- 2/15/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The closing and award ceremony of the 6th edition of Herat International Women’s Film Festival kicked off on Thursday evening, November 19 at Darul Aman new-constructed historical palace in Kabul city, with presence of national and international invitees from different countries; cinema professionals, movie stars, women and human rights activists and government authorities, including the Minister of Information and culture Mr. Tahir Zahir and Nargis Abyar, director of acclaimed Iranian drama “Track 143”, “Breath” and “When the Moon Was Full” who served as a jury member for the International Narrative Feature Films Competition.
The ceremony began with a live music performance by the Zohra Orchestra (Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra) and was presented jointly by one of the co-founders and program managers of the festival and Tolo TV’s famous presenter Aimal Asifi, and Manizha Abassi, writer and poet. Initially, the presenters offered their heartfelt thanks, on behalf of the festival,...
The ceremony began with a live music performance by the Zohra Orchestra (Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra) and was presented jointly by one of the co-founders and program managers of the festival and Tolo TV’s famous presenter Aimal Asifi, and Manizha Abassi, writer and poet. Initially, the presenters offered their heartfelt thanks, on behalf of the festival,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
"Are you asking me to wait for bodies to get to shore?" The first trailer has debuted for a very interesting mystery horror titled Aurora from The Philippines. Made by Filipino director Yam Laranas, the film is about an island nation that is disrupted when a massive passenger ship named Aurora mysteriously collides and overturns. The story follows a young woman, the owner of a rundown inn, who must work to stay alive by finding missing dead bodies for a bounty - while at risk of danger from visitors who seek shelter in her home. Starring Anne Curtis (who also stars in BuyBust) with Mercedes Cabral, Andrea Del Rosario, Sue Prado, Ricardo Cepeda, Ruby Ruiz, Allan Paule, and Arnold Reyes. The imagery of the boat in this reminds me of the Costa Concordia disaster, it's just so eerie seeing a boat half flipped like that. Freaky. Here's the official trailer...
- 11/5/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The 38th Toronto International Film Festival has released an incredible guest list of celebrated talent from around the globe. Filmmakers expected to present their world premieres in Toronto include: Catherine Breillat, Nicole Garcia, Pawel Pawlikowski, Bertrand Tavernier, Steve McQueen, Godfrey Reggio, Denis Villeneuve, Bill Condon, Jean-Marc Vallée, John Wells, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Ayoade, Atom Egoyan, Matthew Weiner, John Carney, Jason Reitman, Jason Bateman, Yorgos Servetas, Liza Johnson, Megan Griffiths, Fernando Eimbcke, Alexey Uchitel, Johnny Ma, Biyi Bandele, Rashid Masharawi, Paul Haggis, Ron Howard, Eli Roth, Álex de la Iglesia, Bruce McDonald, Jennifer Baichwal, John Ridley, and Justin Chadwick.
The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.
The following filmmakers and artists are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:
Ahmad Abdalla, Hany Abu-Assad, Yuval Adler, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Alexandre Aja, Bruce Alcock, Gianni Amelio, Thanos Anastopoulos, Madeline Anderson, Nimród Antal, Louise Archambault,...
The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.
The following filmmakers and artists are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:
Ahmad Abdalla, Hany Abu-Assad, Yuval Adler, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Alexandre Aja, Bruce Alcock, Gianni Amelio, Thanos Anastopoulos, Madeline Anderson, Nimród Antal, Louise Archambault,...
- 8/21/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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