Dear Evan Hansen fans theater fans: Today is going to be a good day and here’s why! People’s got the exclusive first look at Noah Galvin in the hit musical.
The 23-year-old Real O’Neals alum is making his Broadway debut as the title character in the Tony-winning show on Tuesday, for a run that will continue through mid-January 2018.
He’s the first actor to take over the role from original star Ben Platt, who departed the production on Sunday. Taylor Trensch, currently playing Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! opposite Bette Midler, will play the part from there.
The 23-year-old Real O’Neals alum is making his Broadway debut as the title character in the Tony-winning show on Tuesday, for a run that will continue through mid-January 2018.
He’s the first actor to take over the role from original star Ben Platt, who departed the production on Sunday. Taylor Trensch, currently playing Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! opposite Bette Midler, will play the part from there.
- 11/20/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” has been earning rave review from critics and fans alike, stealing the top spot at the box office on its opening weekend, and raking in over $154 million during its first week in theaters. No one has really captured both sides of Peter Parker’s personality quite as succinctly as Tom Holland, who plays the character like a plucky Queens kid that just feels right. But the new movie contains another notable character shift: Aunt May, now played by Marisa Tomei.
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This wasn’t the Aunt May fans might remember from the comics — a sweet old woman keen on cooking and housekeeping, her collar buttoned high, her silver hair pulled back into a matronly chignon. With her very first appearance on screen (in a fleeting moment from “Captain America: Civil War”), Tomei establishes that her...
Read More‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’: Here’s a Guide to the Stellar Supporting Cast
This wasn’t the Aunt May fans might remember from the comics — a sweet old woman keen on cooking and housekeeping, her collar buttoned high, her silver hair pulled back into a matronly chignon. With her very first appearance on screen (in a fleeting moment from “Captain America: Civil War”), Tomei establishes that her...
- 7/19/2017
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
The original companies will continue to release film and TV projects under their respective labels.
Backed by what representatives called “substantial equity investment” from China Cultural And Entertainment Fund (Ccef), the parties have merged to create a film and TV producer-financier.
Ske chairman and CEO Sidney Kimmel (main picture) and Ivanhoe Pictures chairman Robert Friedland (middle picture) will serve as co-chairmen of Sk Global.
Chairwoman Yang Liu and managing director Alick Dong of China-focused private equity fund and investment management company Ccef will oversee the investment and provide strategic advice to Sk Global as the venture seeks to expand throughout Asia.
Dong will join Kimmel, Friedland and Ivanhoe Pictures co-founder and Ske president John Penotti (pictured below Friedland) on the Sk Global board alongside Kimmel advisor Matthew Kamens and Ivanhoe Pictures vice-chairman Gary Gartner.
Sk Global will control the combined libraries of both companies including all current productions, comprising more than 75 features.
These include...
Backed by what representatives called “substantial equity investment” from China Cultural And Entertainment Fund (Ccef), the parties have merged to create a film and TV producer-financier.
Ske chairman and CEO Sidney Kimmel (main picture) and Ivanhoe Pictures chairman Robert Friedland (middle picture) will serve as co-chairmen of Sk Global.
Chairwoman Yang Liu and managing director Alick Dong of China-focused private equity fund and investment management company Ccef will oversee the investment and provide strategic advice to Sk Global as the venture seeks to expand throughout Asia.
Dong will join Kimmel, Friedland and Ivanhoe Pictures co-founder and Ske president John Penotti (pictured below Friedland) on the Sk Global board alongside Kimmel advisor Matthew Kamens and Ivanhoe Pictures vice-chairman Gary Gartner.
Sk Global will control the combined libraries of both companies including all current productions, comprising more than 75 features.
These include...
- 3/8/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
I never thought I'd see it, but by the end of this episode James Delaney was a hot mess!
A terrible family secret was revealed in Taboo Season 1 Episode 6, which set forth a series of events that shook Delaney to his core and, of course, caused carnage to follow.
Add to that the Honorable East India basically declaring war on Delaney, and we have a great setup to the final 2 episodes. Oh, and did I mention we had not one but Two shocking deaths? This one was Very dark, folks.
I like that Brace finally had enough, and told Delaney the real deal about his cray cray mum. Brace definitely has a yard of guts to stand up to the beast, or maybe he just doesn't care anymore.
Brace is usually used for comic relief, but he is excellent in this scene, finally telling Delaney the secret that he probably...
A terrible family secret was revealed in Taboo Season 1 Episode 6, which set forth a series of events that shook Delaney to his core and, of course, caused carnage to follow.
Add to that the Honorable East India basically declaring war on Delaney, and we have a great setup to the final 2 episodes. Oh, and did I mention we had not one but Two shocking deaths? This one was Very dark, folks.
I like that Brace finally had enough, and told Delaney the real deal about his cray cray mum. Brace definitely has a yard of guts to stand up to the beast, or maybe he just doesn't care anymore.
Brace is usually used for comic relief, but he is excellent in this scene, finally telling Delaney the secret that he probably...
- 2/15/2017
- by Ron Gilmer
- TVfanatic
Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein (Courtesy: Mark Von Holden/Getty Images)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein have been fixtures in the film biz for decades and have produced some of the biggest movies that have hit the big screen. And when it comes to Oscars — particularly the best picture category — they’ve amassed numerous nominations and wins, from their time at Miramax to The Weinstein Company, with Lion poised to be the 27th to-date.
Lion is up against some big threats in the best picture category at the 2017 Oscars, but The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg — this site’s namesake — lists it as a frontrunner. Other films in contention include La La Land, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, Hell or High Water, Hacksaw Ridge, Fences, Hidden Figures, Arrival, and Sully. If nominated, Lion — directed by Garth Davis and features the likes of Dev Patel and...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein have been fixtures in the film biz for decades and have produced some of the biggest movies that have hit the big screen. And when it comes to Oscars — particularly the best picture category — they’ve amassed numerous nominations and wins, from their time at Miramax to The Weinstein Company, with Lion poised to be the 27th to-date.
Lion is up against some big threats in the best picture category at the 2017 Oscars, but The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg — this site’s namesake — lists it as a frontrunner. Other films in contention include La La Land, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, Hell or High Water, Hacksaw Ridge, Fences, Hidden Figures, Arrival, and Sully. If nominated, Lion — directed by Garth Davis and features the likes of Dev Patel and...
- 1/3/2017
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
It’s been 15 years since “Donnie Darko” first hit theaters, but audiences are still clamoring to see writer-director Richard Kelly’s 2001 cult classic on the big screen. Arrow Films’ 15th anniversary release has sold out several screenings of a new 4k restoration of the film, which began an exclusive run at the British Film Institute in London on Saturday and expands nationwide in the U.K. on December 23. No plans have been announced regarding a potential release in the U.S.
Read More: ‘Donnie Darko’ to Receive 4K Blu-ray Restoration, Potentially Revealing the Mysteries of Time Travel
Set in 1988, the movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled teenager who’s visited at night by an imaginary friend named Frank, a haunting figure wearing a large rabbit suit. Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, six hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds, and manipulates him to commit a series of crimes while sleepwalking.
Read More: ‘Donnie Darko’ to Receive 4K Blu-ray Restoration, Potentially Revealing the Mysteries of Time Travel
Set in 1988, the movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled teenager who’s visited at night by an imaginary friend named Frank, a haunting figure wearing a large rabbit suit. Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, six hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds, and manipulates him to commit a series of crimes while sleepwalking.
- 12/20/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
In 2004, Fisher Stevens went to Ohio with a coalition of artists to help John Kerry get elected president. It didn’t work, but Stevens — an actor-turned-director best known for campy roles in a string of ’80s and ’90s films such as “Short Circuit” and “Hackers” — emerged a changed man. “It was a fucked-up time,” Stevens recalled over lunch near his offices in downtown Manhattan, “but this a whole other fucked-up time.”
Flash forward a dozen years and Stevens is enmeshed in a new stage of his career, as a prolific documentarian who moonlights as an actor. Six years ago, he won an Oscar as a co-producer of “The Cove,” photographer-turned-filmmaker Louie Psihoyos’ thrilling exposé of the Japanese fishing industry. By then, he had stepped away from GreeneStreet Films, the independent production company he started in 1996 with John Penotti. That same year, Stevens launched Insurgent Media with Andrew Kirsch and Erik Gordon...
Flash forward a dozen years and Stevens is enmeshed in a new stage of his career, as a prolific documentarian who moonlights as an actor. Six years ago, he won an Oscar as a co-producer of “The Cove,” photographer-turned-filmmaker Louie Psihoyos’ thrilling exposé of the Japanese fishing industry. By then, he had stepped away from GreeneStreet Films, the independent production company he started in 1996 with John Penotti. That same year, Stevens launched Insurgent Media with Andrew Kirsch and Erik Gordon...
- 11/8/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
There are so many ways a movie can go wrong; to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, everything must go right. At the end of the New York Film Festival, the one movie that notches all the boxes is “Manchester by the Sea.”
“It’s like surfing,” said “Manchester by the Sea” producer Chris Moore. “If you catch the right wave with the right movement on the right project, it turns into one of the movies you love. All these same people have made movies you love and they have also made movies you hate. It’s not because they’re less talented or don’t know how to make a movie, it’s because the stars didn’t align, shit didn’t go the way it was supposed to.”
Reviews have been stellar for the third feature from playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Margaret”), starring Casey Affleck,...
“It’s like surfing,” said “Manchester by the Sea” producer Chris Moore. “If you catch the right wave with the right movement on the right project, it turns into one of the movies you love. All these same people have made movies you love and they have also made movies you hate. It’s not because they’re less talented or don’t know how to make a movie, it’s because the stars didn’t align, shit didn’t go the way it was supposed to.”
Reviews have been stellar for the third feature from playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Margaret”), starring Casey Affleck,...
- 10/17/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
There are so many ways a movie can go wrong; to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, everything must go right. At the end of the New York Film Festival, the one movie that notches all the boxes is “Manchester by the Sea.”
“It’s like surfing,” said “Manchester by the Sea” producer Chris Moore. “If you catch the right wave with the right movement on the right project, it turns into one of the movies you love. All these same people have made movies you love and they have also made movies you hate. It’s not because they’re less talented or don’t know how to make a movie, it’s because the stars didn’t align, shit didn’t go the way it was supposed to.”
Reviews have been stellar for the third feature from playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Margaret”), starring Casey Affleck,...
“It’s like surfing,” said “Manchester by the Sea” producer Chris Moore. “If you catch the right wave with the right movement on the right project, it turns into one of the movies you love. All these same people have made movies you love and they have also made movies you hate. It’s not because they’re less talented or don’t know how to make a movie, it’s because the stars didn’t align, shit didn’t go the way it was supposed to.”
Reviews have been stellar for the third feature from playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Margaret”), starring Casey Affleck,...
- 10/17/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Annette Bening in ’20th Century Women’ (Courtesy: Merrick Morton/A24)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
The Oscars is meant to honor the best in film each and every year — but how often are movies about and feature women of a certain age get the recognition they rightly deserve?
With movies like 20th Century Women, starring Annette Bening (now 58), and Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep (now 67), standing a chance at snagging best picture nominations this year — though best actress nominations are more likely for both — let’s take a look back at how often stories with a spotlight on older females are up for the top prize in Hollywood.
Since the year 2000, there have just been a handful of films that meet the requirements: having featuring an actress that is 50+ in a leading role, having allowed her to actually play the age she actually is, and having been up for best picture.
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
The Oscars is meant to honor the best in film each and every year — but how often are movies about and feature women of a certain age get the recognition they rightly deserve?
With movies like 20th Century Women, starring Annette Bening (now 58), and Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep (now 67), standing a chance at snagging best picture nominations this year — though best actress nominations are more likely for both — let’s take a look back at how often stories with a spotlight on older females are up for the top prize in Hollywood.
Since the year 2000, there have just been a handful of films that meet the requirements: having featuring an actress that is 50+ in a leading role, having allowed her to actually play the age she actually is, and having been up for best picture.
- 10/12/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Director and producer Liz Garbus, known for her films “What Happened, Miss Simone?” (2015), “Bobby Fischer Against the World” (2011) and most recently “Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper,” is Tribeca Shortlist’s August Shortlister.
The streaming movie service sat down with the helmer to talk to her about her favorite movies, including the 2008 documentary “Harvard Beats Yale 29 to 29,” the Oscar-nominated “In The Bedroom!” directed by Todd Field and the vampire-driven “Let The Right One In.”
“I’m not a big fan of the vampire movie…But this movie has all the elements of mystery and drama, and a relationship between two characters that is so thoughtful,” she states about the Tomas Alfredson-directed flick in the clip below.
Read More: Liz Garbus on Her Mother Son Doc ‘Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper’
In regards to “In The Bedroom,” Garbus says that people should watch the film “because it is an incredibly,...
The streaming movie service sat down with the helmer to talk to her about her favorite movies, including the 2008 documentary “Harvard Beats Yale 29 to 29,” the Oscar-nominated “In The Bedroom!” directed by Todd Field and the vampire-driven “Let The Right One In.”
“I’m not a big fan of the vampire movie…But this movie has all the elements of mystery and drama, and a relationship between two characters that is so thoughtful,” she states about the Tomas Alfredson-directed flick in the clip below.
Read More: Liz Garbus on Her Mother Son Doc ‘Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper’
In regards to “In The Bedroom,” Garbus says that people should watch the film “because it is an incredibly,...
- 7/30/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
It's been a decade since director Todd Field's masterful Little Children followed up his equally potent In the Bedroom, and we have been clammoring for his next effort since. After many close calls and proposed projects, his next literary adaptation is finally coming to fruition. Showtime has announced a two season, 20 episode order for Purity, based on last year's Jonathan Franzen globehopping novel. With the cable network throwing its weight behind the series, this is exciting news for those over us who have watched his many projects never get beyond the announcement stage.
This one comes with a high pedigree: Daniel Craig has signed on to play the central pseudo-WikiLeaks activist Andreas Wolf (sealing the final nail in the coffin to any Bond speculation), with Franzen and Oscar nominee David Hare sharing the writing duties with Field. The female lead has yet to be cast, but it's a strong...
This one comes with a high pedigree: Daniel Craig has signed on to play the central pseudo-WikiLeaks activist Andreas Wolf (sealing the final nail in the coffin to any Bond speculation), with Franzen and Oscar nominee David Hare sharing the writing duties with Field. The female lead has yet to be cast, but it's a strong...
- 6/3/2016
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
Daniel Craig is now confirmed to be starring in and executive producing a straight-to-series limited drama based on "The Corrections" author Jonathan Franzen's latest novel "Purity" at Showtime.
The series was picked up with a twenty-episode order and centers on a young woman named Purity (aka Pip) who, in search of answers about herself and her family, winds up interning in South America at the Sunlight Project - a group which deals with all the secrets of the world.
Craig is eyed to play Andreas, a German provocateur who crosses paths with Pip. Todd Field ("In the Bedroom") will write, direct and executive produce the series which Franzen, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and David Hare will executive produce.
Franzen and Hare will also serve as writers on the series with Field set to direct all twenty episodes. The series will air over two years on Showtime with production to begin next year.
The series was picked up with a twenty-episode order and centers on a young woman named Purity (aka Pip) who, in search of answers about herself and her family, winds up interning in South America at the Sunlight Project - a group which deals with all the secrets of the world.
Craig is eyed to play Andreas, a German provocateur who crosses paths with Pip. Todd Field ("In the Bedroom") will write, direct and executive produce the series which Franzen, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and David Hare will executive produce.
Franzen and Hare will also serve as writers on the series with Field set to direct all twenty episodes. The series will air over two years on Showtime with production to begin next year.
- 6/1/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Bringing an end to months of back-and-forth, Showtime has ordered a 20-episode miniseries of Purity, an adaptation of the acclaimed Jonathan Franzen novel that will feature Daniel Craig in a star role.
Marking the actor’s first foray onto the small-screen in almost two decades – not since the BBC’s Our Friends in the North has the Brit featured in a major TV series – news of Craig landing the lucrative deal to headline Purity only emphasizes the actor’s desire to lay down the license to kill, as he’s all but set to depart the James Bond franchise after four consecutive turns as MGM’s lethal spy.
In terms of Purity, Variety reports that Showtime fended off heated competition from both Netflix and FX to secure the limited series, appointing Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children) to write and direct all 20 episodes in the process. Meanwhile, Scott Rudin...
Marking the actor’s first foray onto the small-screen in almost two decades – not since the BBC’s Our Friends in the North has the Brit featured in a major TV series – news of Craig landing the lucrative deal to headline Purity only emphasizes the actor’s desire to lay down the license to kill, as he’s all but set to depart the James Bond franchise after four consecutive turns as MGM’s lethal spy.
In terms of Purity, Variety reports that Showtime fended off heated competition from both Netflix and FX to secure the limited series, appointing Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children) to write and direct all 20 episodes in the process. Meanwhile, Scott Rudin...
- 6/1/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
A few months ago, we learned that Daniel Craig had joined a new 20-episode limited series called Purity, but we didn't have many more details than that. Now we just received a press release from Showtime officially announcing the show and providing some more information about it.
The show is based on the novel of the same name by author Jonathan Franzen (who will serve as a writer on the series), and it will be written and executive produced by Todd Field (Little Children, In The Bedroom), who will direct all 20 episodes to air over the course of two years. Here's the synopsis:
Purity is a morally complex story of youthful idealism, extreme loyalty and cold-blooded murder. Jonathan Franzen’s intricately plotted novel is populated by characters both hungry for the truth and desperate to hide it. From Stasi offspring to Oakland anarchists, Franzen tracks his characters' landscapes as varied as East Berlin,...
The show is based on the novel of the same name by author Jonathan Franzen (who will serve as a writer on the series), and it will be written and executive produced by Todd Field (Little Children, In The Bedroom), who will direct all 20 episodes to air over the course of two years. Here's the synopsis:
Purity is a morally complex story of youthful idealism, extreme loyalty and cold-blooded murder. Jonathan Franzen’s intricately plotted novel is populated by characters both hungry for the truth and desperate to hide it. From Stasi offspring to Oakland anarchists, Franzen tracks his characters' landscapes as varied as East Berlin,...
- 6/1/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
No big plans for Memorial Day? Then get busy watching these Netflix titles before they vanish in June. Among the great films leaving Netflix streaming are Disney '90s classics "Mulan," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Hercules" (don't worry, you'll see more from Disney on Netflix Very Soon).
And say goodbye to comedies "About a Boy," "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Wayne's World," and "Groundhog Day."
Also leaving: Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan in "Clear and Present Danger," horror film "The Others," the Robert Rodriguez "aliens take over a high school" flick "The Faculty," and tearjerker "Ghost."
Here's the complete list of titles leaving Netflix in June 2016. As always, all titles and dates are subject to change.
Leaving June 1
"A Wrinkle in Time" (2003)
"About a Boy" (2002)
"Bounce" (2000)
"Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001)
"The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury" (2004)
"Clear and Present Danger" (1994)
"Click" (2006)
"Darkman" (1990)
"Disney Animation Collection: Vol. 5: Wind in the Willows
"Dude,...
And say goodbye to comedies "About a Boy," "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Wayne's World," and "Groundhog Day."
Also leaving: Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan in "Clear and Present Danger," horror film "The Others," the Robert Rodriguez "aliens take over a high school" flick "The Faculty," and tearjerker "Ghost."
Here's the complete list of titles leaving Netflix in June 2016. As always, all titles and dates are subject to change.
Leaving June 1
"A Wrinkle in Time" (2003)
"About a Boy" (2002)
"Bounce" (2000)
"Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001)
"The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury" (2004)
"Clear and Present Danger" (1994)
"Click" (2006)
"Darkman" (1990)
"Disney Animation Collection: Vol. 5: Wind in the Willows
"Dude,...
- 5/23/2016
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
Lesley Manville, James Norton, Jason Watkins, Simon Callow have joined Diane Keaton And Brendan Gleeson in Hampstead with Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) directing from a script by Robert Festinger (In The Bedroom). Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from London-based banner Ecosse Films are producing. Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder's Cornerstone Films is handling worldwide sales. Motion Picture Capital will fully finance the production. Hampstead will shoot this…...
- 5/13/2016
- Deadline
Questions continue to loom over Daniel Craig’s future on the silver screen as 007, though the actor is reportedly eyeing up a role that is worlds away from the rat-a-tat action of British espionage.
According to Variety, Craig has closed a deal to headline Purity, a new 20-episode drama series that is currently doing the rounds at the biggest networks in the country. Showtime and Netflix are among the early bidders to snatch rights for the limited series, itself an adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s novel of the same name which hit store shelves last September.
Currently, Scott Rudin and Todd Field (In The Bedroom, Little Children) are attached to produce and direct, respectively, with the latter working on a script in tandem with Franzen.
Beyond Daniel Craig, it’s too early yet for the production to nail down its cast, though we understand the core story centers on Purity...
According to Variety, Craig has closed a deal to headline Purity, a new 20-episode drama series that is currently doing the rounds at the biggest networks in the country. Showtime and Netflix are among the early bidders to snatch rights for the limited series, itself an adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s novel of the same name which hit store shelves last September.
Currently, Scott Rudin and Todd Field (In The Bedroom, Little Children) are attached to produce and direct, respectively, with the latter working on a script in tandem with Franzen.
Beyond Daniel Craig, it’s too early yet for the production to nail down its cast, though we understand the core story centers on Purity...
- 2/15/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
As befits a critically acclaimed, best-selling author, adaptations of Jonathan Franzen's work attract big league talent. Noah Baumbauch attempted to wrestle "The Corrections" into a series for HBO, starring Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Rhys Ifans, and Greta Gerwig, but got in over his head. And now another one of Franzen's works is headed to the small screen, also with big league talent involved. Variety reports that James Bond, a.k.a. Daniel Craig, will star in "Purity." The limited series will be co-written by Franzen and Todd Field ("In The Bedroom," "Little Children"), with the latter directing. We're particularly excited to see Field back behind the camera. It has been a decade since "Little Children," and while he's seen a number of projects percolate ("Beautiful Ruins," "As It Happens," "The White Tiger," "The Creed Of Violence,"...
- 2/14/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Around half a dozen networks and streaming services such as Showtime, FX and Netflix are in talks to commit to a limited series in an adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's novel "Purity".
Daniel Craig would star in the project which would get a straight-to-series order and follow an aimless young woman named Purity but known as Pip.
Raised in unusual circumstances in Northern Californi, she winds up bouncing around after college from Oakland to Bolivia to Denver in a series of jobs and relationships with equally offbeat characters.
Franzen and Todd Field ("In the Bedroom," "Little Children") are penning the script, Field will direct and Scott Rudin will produce the project which is seeking a twenty episode order. This would mark Craig's first TV series in the United States.
Source: Variety...
Daniel Craig would star in the project which would get a straight-to-series order and follow an aimless young woman named Purity but known as Pip.
Raised in unusual circumstances in Northern Californi, she winds up bouncing around after college from Oakland to Bolivia to Denver in a series of jobs and relationships with equally offbeat characters.
Franzen and Todd Field ("In the Bedroom," "Little Children") are penning the script, Field will direct and Scott Rudin will produce the project which is seeking a twenty episode order. This would mark Craig's first TV series in the United States.
Source: Variety...
- 2/14/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Tammy Sytch is licking her chops at the release of her celeb porn video that hit the Internet Monday and challenged former wrestler turned porn star Chyna to a match. Now that she's prime time in the porn world, Tammy's taking the opportunity to challenge her friend Chyna, telling us ... "without a doubt she can kick my ass in the wrestling ring, but I really don't think she stands a chance against me where it matters most.
- 2/2/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
We've already made our Predictions For The 2016 Oscar Nominations as we await their arrival on Thursday. And after that, it will be just over a month until the 88th Academy Awards. That's over eight decades of cinematic history, and there's no doubt there's some movies that have earned Oscar recognition over the years that you simply missed out on. But we're here to help. Read More: The 30 Most Anticipated Films From 2016 We've Already Seen Today, courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, we're giving away a digital bundle featuring thirteen Oscar contenders from filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Danny Boyle, and many more. So what will you get? Here's the full rundown: Best Picture: Winter's Bone Best Director: Gangs Of New York Best Original Screenplay: Monster's Ball Best Adapted Screenplay: Trainspotting Best Actress: Bridget Jones's Diary Best Supporting Actress: Chocolat Best Supporting Actor: In The Bedroom Best Film...
- 1/12/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Polish drama directed by Floating Skyscapers filmmaker Tomasz Wasilewski.
United States of Love, a Polish drama that has been selected to play in Competition at the Berlinale (Feb 11-21), has been acquired by Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales
Set in Poland in 1990 – the country’s first year of freedom following the fall of communism - the film tells a story of four women of different ages, who decide it is time to change their lives.
It marks the third feature of director Tomasz Wasilewski after In The Bedroom (2012) and Floating Skyscrapers (2013). The latter received its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and won the East of the West debut competition at Karlovy Vary.
The director of photography is is Oleg Mutu, known for his work on In the Fog, In Bloom and 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days.
United States of Love is a Polish-Swedish co-production of Manana, Commonground Pictures...
United States of Love, a Polish drama that has been selected to play in Competition at the Berlinale (Feb 11-21), has been acquired by Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales
Set in Poland in 1990 – the country’s first year of freedom following the fall of communism - the film tells a story of four women of different ages, who decide it is time to change their lives.
It marks the third feature of director Tomasz Wasilewski after In The Bedroom (2012) and Floating Skyscrapers (2013). The latter received its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and won the East of the West debut competition at Karlovy Vary.
The director of photography is is Oleg Mutu, known for his work on In the Fog, In Bloom and 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days.
United States of Love is a Polish-Swedish co-production of Manana, Commonground Pictures...
- 1/12/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Lola Gove, Axel Holst, Anika Strauss, Matthan Harris, Denis Lyons, Milton Welsh, Désirée Giorgetti, Kristina Kostiv, Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt | Directed by Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski, Andreas Marschall
Regular readers may know that whenever a new underground horror film gets announced; I can get instantly overtaken by doubt. I have had too many underwhelming and tedious experiences. Every now and then, a film comes around that isn’t a throwback, isn’t a generic slasher or an extreme gorefest with no actual weight. When I first found out that Jörg Buttgereit was teaming up with other creatives to make an anthology, I was pretty damn excited! I have followed the project on and off since I first caught wind of the it and now the film has been screened as part of this years Mayhem Horror Film Festival And Grimmfest, as well as being released in Germany on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Regular readers may know that whenever a new underground horror film gets announced; I can get instantly overtaken by doubt. I have had too many underwhelming and tedious experiences. Every now and then, a film comes around that isn’t a throwback, isn’t a generic slasher or an extreme gorefest with no actual weight. When I first found out that Jörg Buttgereit was teaming up with other creatives to make an anthology, I was pretty damn excited! I have followed the project on and off since I first caught wind of the it and now the film has been screened as part of this years Mayhem Horror Film Festival And Grimmfest, as well as being released in Germany on DVD and Blu-Ray.
- 10/26/2015
- by Mondo Squallido
- Nerdly
No film buff wants to see a promising, or prominent filmmaker pull a disappearing act a la Terrence Malick, (though it seems he isn’t keen to repeat another lapse like the one between Days of Heaven to The Thin Red Line), but whether they’re dealing with unforeseeable professional (endless pre-production woes, writer’s block) or personal issues, sometimes there is a considerable time between projects.
With John Cameron Mitchell, Charlie Kaufman, Rebecca Miller, Patty Jenkins, Kenneth Lonergan and more recently, Barry Jenkins recently moving out of the so called “inactive” period, we decided to compile a list of the top ten American filmmakers who, for the most part, we’ve lost sight of and would like to see get back in the director’s chair again. Most of the filmmakers listed below have gone well over half a decade without a substantial movement in this category. Here is...
With John Cameron Mitchell, Charlie Kaufman, Rebecca Miller, Patty Jenkins, Kenneth Lonergan and more recently, Barry Jenkins recently moving out of the so called “inactive” period, we decided to compile a list of the top ten American filmmakers who, for the most part, we’ve lost sight of and would like to see get back in the director’s chair again. Most of the filmmakers listed below have gone well over half a decade without a substantial movement in this category. Here is...
- 10/26/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Cornerstone Films to oversee international sales and distribution.
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead, developed and produced by London-based production firm Ecosse Films.
Inspired by true-life events the film will be directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy), with a screenplay by Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom).
Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder’s Cornerstone Films will handle international sales including North America and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (Nov 4-11) in Los Angeles.
Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed in and around Hampstead in London.
Inspired by a true story, Keaton will star as an American widow living on the edge of Hampstead Heath who becomes involved with an unkempt man (Gleeson) who lives in a nearby ramshackle hut, after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs...
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead, developed and produced by London-based production firm Ecosse Films.
Inspired by true-life events the film will be directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy), with a screenplay by Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom).
Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder’s Cornerstone Films will handle international sales including North America and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (Nov 4-11) in Los Angeles.
Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed in and around Hampstead in London.
Inspired by a true story, Keaton will star as an American widow living on the edge of Hampstead Heath who becomes involved with an unkempt man (Gleeson) who lives in a nearby ramshackle hut, after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs...
- 10/21/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Cornerstone Films to oversee international sales and distribution.
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead, developed and produced by London-based production firm Ecosse Films.
Inspired by true-life events the film will be directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy), with a screenplay by Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom).
Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder’s Cornerstone Films will handle international sales including North America and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (Nov 4-11) in Los Angeles.
Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed in and around Hampstead in London.
Inspired by a true story, Keaton will star as an American widow living on the edge of Hampstead Heath who becomes involves with an unkempt man (Gleeson) who lives in a nearby ramshackle hut, after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs...
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead, developed and produced by London-based production firm Ecosse Films.
Inspired by true-life events the film will be directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy), with a screenplay by Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom).
Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder’s Cornerstone Films will handle international sales including North America and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (Nov 4-11) in Los Angeles.
Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed in and around Hampstead in London.
Inspired by a true story, Keaton will star as an American widow living on the edge of Hampstead Heath who becomes involves with an unkempt man (Gleeson) who lives in a nearby ramshackle hut, after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs...
- 10/21/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead with Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) directing from a script by Robert Festinger (In The Bedroom). Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from London-based banner Ecosse Films are producing. Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder's Cornerstone Films will handle worldwide sales and will introduce the project to buyers at Afm in November. Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed on…...
- 10/20/2015
- Deadline
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
In Love & Mercy, this year’s biopic of Beach Boys’ frontman Brian Wilson (Paul Dano, John Cusack), Elizabeth Banks stars as Melinda Ledbetter, Wilson’s wife and manager who supported the singer when his mental health began to fail in the 1980’s. The actress received high praise for her performance and may be in the running come Oscar season.
The role of the supportive female caretaker for a mentally ill man is one that has been portrayed on the big screen by many legendary actresses and has, in many cases, been awarded with recognition from the Academy.
Taking on the role of emotional supporter to a mentally ailing individual requires heavy lifting from an actress, and the Academy has shown their appreciation for the feat in recent years as well as throughout its nearly nine decades-long history.
2012’s Silver Linings Playbook centered on a young...
Managing Editor
In Love & Mercy, this year’s biopic of Beach Boys’ frontman Brian Wilson (Paul Dano, John Cusack), Elizabeth Banks stars as Melinda Ledbetter, Wilson’s wife and manager who supported the singer when his mental health began to fail in the 1980’s. The actress received high praise for her performance and may be in the running come Oscar season.
The role of the supportive female caretaker for a mentally ill man is one that has been portrayed on the big screen by many legendary actresses and has, in many cases, been awarded with recognition from the Academy.
Taking on the role of emotional supporter to a mentally ailing individual requires heavy lifting from an actress, and the Academy has shown their appreciation for the feat in recent years as well as throughout its nearly nine decades-long history.
2012’s Silver Linings Playbook centered on a young...
- 10/13/2015
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
The bromance is back on! Austin Armacost and James Hill have made up in the Celebrity Big Brother house after their tiff the previous day.
Viewers saw Austin offended when James suggested that they don't know each other that well despite spending three weeks together in the house.
In highlights airing tonight (September 18), James tries to explain and the pair clear the air.
"All I'm saying is that we don't really know each other because we haven't spent a lot of time together," the former Apprentice candidate says.
"We have spent three weeks together, yes, but that is not a massively long time. It takes time to really know somebody."
James adds that he doesn't think Austin has had a lot of friends in the past, leading both to laugh.
But Austin still seems a little upset, and James continues: "I could be someone completely different out there... Only time will tell.
Viewers saw Austin offended when James suggested that they don't know each other that well despite spending three weeks together in the house.
In highlights airing tonight (September 18), James tries to explain and the pair clear the air.
"All I'm saying is that we don't really know each other because we haven't spent a lot of time together," the former Apprentice candidate says.
"We have spent three weeks together, yes, but that is not a massively long time. It takes time to really know somebody."
James adds that he doesn't think Austin has had a lot of friends in the past, leading both to laugh.
But Austin still seems a little upset, and James continues: "I could be someone completely different out there... Only time will tell.
- 9/18/2015
- Digital Spy
Principal photography for the film, directed by Simon Aboud, starts this week in London.
Ambi Pictures’ Monica Bacardi and Andrea Iervolino and Christine Alderson of Ipso Facto Productions have greenlit This Beautiful Fantastic, Simon Aboud’s contemporary fairtytale set in the heart of London.
Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) has been announced in the lead role. Other members of the cast include Tom Wilkinson (In The Bedroom), Andrew Scott (Pride), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Anna Chancellor (What A Girl Wants).
Findlay plays Bella, a young woman with dreams of writing and illustrating children’s books, who forms an unlikely friendship with a reclusive widower and horticulturalist (Wilkinson).
The film’s funding comes from Medinah, the UK tax credit, Head Gear, Lip Sync Post, The Project Post, and private investment. Ambi Distribution will handle global sales.
Ambi Pictures’ Monica Bacardi and Andrea Iervolino and Christine Alderson of Ipso Facto Productions have greenlit This Beautiful Fantastic, Simon Aboud’s contemporary fairtytale set in the heart of London.
Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) has been announced in the lead role. Other members of the cast include Tom Wilkinson (In The Bedroom), Andrew Scott (Pride), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Anna Chancellor (What A Girl Wants).
Findlay plays Bella, a young woman with dreams of writing and illustrating children’s books, who forms an unlikely friendship with a reclusive widower and horticulturalist (Wilkinson).
The film’s funding comes from Medinah, the UK tax credit, Head Gear, Lip Sync Post, The Project Post, and private investment. Ambi Distribution will handle global sales.
- 7/14/2015
- by mantus@masonlive.gmu.edu (Madison Antus)
- ScreenDaily
Big Brother has revealed the final prize fund, as Cash Bomb reached its conclusion.
In highlights airing tonight (July 13), Jack steps up to the plate - after taking £23,900 for himself the previous day - to undergo a series of challenges to raise the winner's pot.
Big Brother 2015: Ranking the 6 finalists from worst to best
Below is a round-up of all the tasks and how Jack fared:
1. Nil by mouth
Jack's first task is to go 'nil by mouth' until further notice - that is, he is not allowed to eat anything and can only drink water.
Big Brother teases Jack by providing a McDonald's to the other housemates for breakfast, as well as fried chicken and chips (Jack's favourite food) for lunch.
He successfully resists temptation and adds £2,000 to the prize fund.
2. Swimming in fish guts
Jack is then instructed to submerge himself in fish guts in a paddling pool.
In highlights airing tonight (July 13), Jack steps up to the plate - after taking £23,900 for himself the previous day - to undergo a series of challenges to raise the winner's pot.
Big Brother 2015: Ranking the 6 finalists from worst to best
Below is a round-up of all the tasks and how Jack fared:
1. Nil by mouth
Jack's first task is to go 'nil by mouth' until further notice - that is, he is not allowed to eat anything and can only drink water.
Big Brother teases Jack by providing a McDonald's to the other housemates for breakfast, as well as fried chicken and chips (Jack's favourite food) for lunch.
He successfully resists temptation and adds £2,000 to the prize fund.
2. Swimming in fish guts
Jack is then instructed to submerge himself in fish guts in a paddling pool.
- 7/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Big Brother's Chloe Wilburn and Danny Wisker have made up after rowing about Chloe's decision to take the £5,000 the day before.
Chloe was accused of hypocrisy when she claimed the money for herself, despite insisting that everyone should be working together to raise the prize fund.
In highlights airing tonight (July 10), Chloe continues to express regret at accepting Big Brother's offer.
"Everyone's going to hate me after yesterday," she says in the Diary Room. "I just regret it so much.
"I'll accept that my housemates are disappointed in me. I'd have never stabbed anyone in the back. People at home are going to think [I'm] selfish."
In the bedroom, Danny explains to Chloe that he was simply "shocked" by her decision.
"My initial thought was shock, because I didn't think you would do it," he comments, before Chloe replies: "I honestly thought everyone was going to get that chance.
Chloe was accused of hypocrisy when she claimed the money for herself, despite insisting that everyone should be working together to raise the prize fund.
In highlights airing tonight (July 10), Chloe continues to express regret at accepting Big Brother's offer.
"Everyone's going to hate me after yesterday," she says in the Diary Room. "I just regret it so much.
"I'll accept that my housemates are disappointed in me. I'd have never stabbed anyone in the back. People at home are going to think [I'm] selfish."
In the bedroom, Danny explains to Chloe that he was simply "shocked" by her decision.
"My initial thought was shock, because I didn't think you would do it," he comments, before Chloe replies: "I honestly thought everyone was going to get that chance.
- 7/10/2015
- Digital Spy
Chloe Wilburn and Danny Wisker had a falling out after Chloe took £5,000 for herself as part of Big Brother's latest task - instead of adding it to the prize fund.
Chloe's actions led to accusations of hypocrisy, after she previously complained about other housemates being selfish with the money.
Big Brother Timebomb quiz: How much do you remember from the 2015 series?
Big Brother Day 57: Who had a good day, and who had a bad day?
In highlights airing tonight (July 9), Danny tells Chloe: "I'm disappointed in some people's decisions.
"Everything you've argued for in the last week [is] completely useless now."
Chloe tries to defend herself and says that she hoped Danny would be happy for her. The argument continues, before Danny walks off and Chloe tries to leave the house through a fire exit.
An upset Chloe pleads to Big Brother: "Please let me put that money back. I can't take that money.
Chloe's actions led to accusations of hypocrisy, after she previously complained about other housemates being selfish with the money.
Big Brother Timebomb quiz: How much do you remember from the 2015 series?
Big Brother Day 57: Who had a good day, and who had a bad day?
In highlights airing tonight (July 9), Danny tells Chloe: "I'm disappointed in some people's decisions.
"Everything you've argued for in the last week [is] completely useless now."
Chloe tries to defend herself and says that she hoped Danny would be happy for her. The argument continues, before Danny walks off and Chloe tries to leave the house through a fire exit.
An upset Chloe pleads to Big Brother: "Please let me put that money back. I can't take that money.
- 7/9/2015
- Digital Spy
It looks like it's all over between Harry Amelia Martin and Nick Henderson, after they ended their relationship in the Big Brother house.
In highlights airing tonight (July 2), Nick is given advice by guests Dexter Koh and Jasmine Lennard.
Dexter tells him: "If it's not fun, you're not doing it right."
When Nick responds that he probably looks "pathetic", Jasmine says: "You do. It's kind of endearing, but at some point, people turn around and say this kid needs to get some balls now."
Later, when Big Brother gives lunch to the staff, Harry grows annoyed and comments: "Everyone just seems to be out for themselves."
Nick and Harry bicker when Nick tells her to calm down. "Stop trying to intimidate me," he says. "Stop telling me what to do."
Harry walks away annoyed, slamming doors. She is called to the Diary Room but refuses to speak to Big Brother.
In highlights airing tonight (July 2), Nick is given advice by guests Dexter Koh and Jasmine Lennard.
Dexter tells him: "If it's not fun, you're not doing it right."
When Nick responds that he probably looks "pathetic", Jasmine says: "You do. It's kind of endearing, but at some point, people turn around and say this kid needs to get some balls now."
Later, when Big Brother gives lunch to the staff, Harry grows annoyed and comments: "Everyone just seems to be out for themselves."
Nick and Harry bicker when Nick tells her to calm down. "Stop trying to intimidate me," he says. "Stop telling me what to do."
Harry walks away annoyed, slamming doors. She is called to the Diary Room but refuses to speak to Big Brother.
- 7/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Big Brother's Harry Amelia Martin has isolated herself from the group, as she tries to avoid being in the same room as Marc O'Neill.
In highlights airing tonight (June 9), Jade Lynch shares a picnic with several housemates - including Harry, Marc and Nick Henderson - as part of a task.
The picnicking housemates are required to guess which of them is the correct response to a series of questions posed earlier to Jade. Marc makes an effort to involve Harry, but she shrugs and casually asks Nick to move a bottle away from her.
One question reads, "Which housemate do you think uses others for their own gain?", to which everyone correctly answers Harry. Harry doesn't react, instead sitting in silence, to which Marc comments: "You're trying to play the victim."
On the sofas, Marc tells the housemates: "She made out like I was picking on her. I tried to involve her.
In highlights airing tonight (June 9), Jade Lynch shares a picnic with several housemates - including Harry, Marc and Nick Henderson - as part of a task.
The picnicking housemates are required to guess which of them is the correct response to a series of questions posed earlier to Jade. Marc makes an effort to involve Harry, but she shrugs and casually asks Nick to move a bottle away from her.
One question reads, "Which housemate do you think uses others for their own gain?", to which everyone correctly answers Harry. Harry doesn't react, instead sitting in silence, to which Marc comments: "You're trying to play the victim."
On the sofas, Marc tells the housemates: "She made out like I was picking on her. I tried to involve her.
- 6/9/2015
- Digital Spy
Instead of the nubile young things who normally populate horror movies, a grieving middle-aged couple is at the center of Ted Geoghegan's Seventies-evoking We Are Still Here. We meet Anne and Paul (Barbara Crampton and Andrew Sensenig) after the death of their son; they're moving into a new house and unable to connect with each other. It's a mature problem that seems betrayed by the genre; imagine In the Bedroom with jump-scares. Anne feels the presence of malevolent spirits and mistakes them for their son. Paul shrugs it off, deepening their rift — and then the burning ghosts in the basement start murdering people. Early scenes overplay the shock of these phantasms, but just as you expect Geoghegan to crank up the effects, the film mixes in ...
- 6/3/2015
- Village Voice
Big Brother's Jade Lynch ended up feeling guilty after cashing in her Luxury Timebomb.
The housemates were left with basic rations for the week after failing the previous day's task, but Jade was called to the Diary Room where she was tempted by a platter which included cakes, sandwiches and champagne.
Big Brother asked Jade if she would like to use her Timebomb from the opening night, telling her that as well as all the food, she would also gain other privileges such as hot water access, beauty treatments and a £100 luxury shopping budget.
Jade gave in to the temptation, commenting: "My Bb family is out there starving, and I'm in here drinking champagne and eating grapes."
Big Brother then told Jade that she can carry as much food back into the house, but the other housemates will be severely punished if they eat any of it.
"I'm so sorry.
The housemates were left with basic rations for the week after failing the previous day's task, but Jade was called to the Diary Room where she was tempted by a platter which included cakes, sandwiches and champagne.
Big Brother asked Jade if she would like to use her Timebomb from the opening night, telling her that as well as all the food, she would also gain other privileges such as hot water access, beauty treatments and a £100 luxury shopping budget.
Jade gave in to the temptation, commenting: "My Bb family is out there starving, and I'm in here drinking champagne and eating grapes."
Big Brother then told Jade that she can carry as much food back into the house, but the other housemates will be severely punished if they eat any of it.
"I'm so sorry.
- 5/21/2015
- Digital Spy
As the Oscar-nominated producer of "In The Bedroom" and "Lost In Translation," and director of brooding HBO movie "Taking Chance," Ross Katz has come off as a Very Serious Dude on paper. That is, until now. The director has taken a much lighter approach with his feature-length theatrical debut, "Adult Beginners." The story follows a man whose life has hit a crossroads, forcing him to move in with this sister so he can try and get himself together. And it's a charmer, a film with its heart in the right place, featuring comedic chemistry bursting between Nick Kroll, Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale (read our review). Moreover, it's always great to see a talent who can balance the serious and the funny with ease. Katz’ previous experience in drama helps “Adult Beginners” resonate on an emotional level, coming off as refreshingly deep in the way it spreads the theme of...
- 5/1/2015
- by Nikola Grozdanovic
- The Playlist
All week long our writers will debate: Which was the greatest film year of the past half century. Click here for a complete list of our essays. "Mulholland Drive." "Donnie Darko." "Spirited Away." "Ghost World." "The Royal Tenenbaums." "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." "Wet Hot American Summer." "Pulse." "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." If you're not stunned by the sheer variety of greatness in the above list of films, you probably won't be on board with my argument for 2001 as the greatest year in movie history. And if you're puzzled by the exclusion of "A Beautiful Mind," then you might as well stop reading now. "A Beautiful Mind," of course, won Best Picture at the Oscars the following year, an honor that felt undeserved at the time and positively baffles in hindsight. The Ron Howard-directed drama was an ephemeral triumph, the kind of middle-of-the-road Hollywood...
- 4/28/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
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