Russell Hornsby, last seen on the big screen in the Denzel Washington-directed Oscar-nominated film, Fences, has been cast in Warner Bros/MGM’s Creed II, starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, reprising their roles of Adonis Creed and Rocky Balboa respectively. Production is officially underway with director Steven Caple Jr. at the helm and Ryan Coogler, who directed the first film, serving as an executive producer. The film continues to follow Adonis who is facing an opponent with ties to his family’s past which intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what’s worth fighting for, and discover that nothing’s more important than family. Also new to the rebooted franchise are previously announced Florian “The Big Nasty” Munteanu as Viktor Drago and Dolph Lundgren returning to...
- 4/2/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Empire director and executive producer Sanaa Hamri is expanding her relationship with 20th Century Fox TV, signing an overall deal with the studio behind the hit drama series. Under the pact, Hamri will develop new projects, direct pilots and continue to direct episodic television for the studio. In addition to continuing her work on Empire, the deal establishes her as an executive producer on the studio's Untitled Ilene Chaiken/ Melissa Scrivner Love Pilot, starring…...
- 3/13/2018
- Deadline TV
Locarno Review: Ben Russell’s Hypnotic Mining Documentary ‘Good Luck’ Shows Two Sides of a Tough Gig
There is a symbol at the beginning, middle and end of Good Luck. It is a simple geometric circle with a horizontal line evenly separating top from bottom. Does it represent above ground and below; Northern and Southern Hemispheres; Ying and Yang; daylight and darkness? It could be any one of these or all of them at once. Shot in 2016, this visually stunning, obliquely political, and rather extensive ode to the hardest of graft is built to offer the viewer the otherworldly experience of first going down the shaft of a state-run copper mine in Serbia and, in the second half, that of illegally digging for gold under the Surinamese sun.
It is the latest work of documentary filmmaker Ben Russell and — as with much of the Massachusetts native’s work — is a meditative beast at the best of times. Russell shoots entirely with 16mm film stock, which must have...
It is the latest work of documentary filmmaker Ben Russell and — as with much of the Massachusetts native’s work — is a meditative beast at the best of times. Russell shoots entirely with 16mm film stock, which must have...
- 8/16/2017
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has today announced the fourth edition of Art of the Real, their essential showcase for boundary-pushing nonfiction film, scheduled to take place April 20 – May 2. Billed as “a survey of the most vital and innovative voices in nonfiction and hybrid filmmaking,” this year’s showcase features an eclectic, globe-spanning host of discoveries, including seven North American premieres and eight U.S. premieres.
“In our fourth year we’ve put an emphasis on placing works by first-time and emerging filmmakers alongside established names, with the aim to highlight the experimentation happening across generations, and to trace a new trajectory of documentary art that points to its promising future,” said Film Society of Lincoln Center Programmer at Large Rachael Rakes, who organized the festival with Director of Programming Dennis Lim.
The Opening Night selection is the New York premiere of Theo Anthony’s “Rat Film,” which has...
“In our fourth year we’ve put an emphasis on placing works by first-time and emerging filmmakers alongside established names, with the aim to highlight the experimentation happening across generations, and to trace a new trajectory of documentary art that points to its promising future,” said Film Society of Lincoln Center Programmer at Large Rachael Rakes, who organized the festival with Director of Programming Dennis Lim.
The Opening Night selection is the New York premiere of Theo Anthony’s “Rat Film,” which has...
- 3/20/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Untitled. © Lotus-FilmA pretty amazing aspect of the Berlinale is that a lot of the festival venues are multiplexes usually devoted to blockbusters, meaning that smaller films from the sidebars are often screened in theaters with gigantic screens and state-of-the-art sound systems. It’s in one such cinema that I got to experience the chromesthetic delirium of Ulysses in the Subway by Marc Downie, Paul Kaiser, Flo Jacobs and Ken Jacobs. And, let me tell you, it was mind-blowing. Describing the film is about as difficult as describing a drug trip—indeed, watching Ulysses in the Subway is what it might be like if you were to drop acid and ride around the New York subway with your eyes closed. With the intention of visualizing sound, the four artists took an audio recording Ken Jacobs made of a long subway ride home (Jacobs used the same recording in live performances of...
- 2/17/2017
- MUBI
Following up last month’s Sundance Film Festival, the next major cinema event of the year kicks off this with Berlinale 2017. Ahead of our coverage, a trio of trailers for three of our most-anticipated premieres have now arrived. First up, following the fantastic drama Gloria, Sebastian Lelio is back with A Fantastic Woman. Produced by Pablo Larraín and Maren Ade, it follows, newcomer Daniela Vega as a trans woman who fights for her identity. Next up, Agnieszka Holland is back with her first film in six years, Spoor. Following a woman living in a town where crimes are discovered, she believes she knows the murderer, but she must convince everyone else.
Then we have a film not so much we’re anticipating, but we’re curious about. After his Hollywood face-plant known as The Tourist, The Lives of Other director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is back with the post-wwii drama Werk ohne Autor.
Then we have a film not so much we’re anticipating, but we’re curious about. After his Hollywood face-plant known as The Tourist, The Lives of Other director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is back with the post-wwii drama Werk ohne Autor.
- 2/6/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Sally Potter's The PartyThe titles for the 67th Berlin International Film Festival are being announced in anticipation of the event running February 9 - 19, 2017. We will update the program as new films are revealed.COMPETITIONOn Body and Soul (Ildiko Enyedi, Hungary)Ana, mon amour (Călin Peter Netzer, Romania / Germany France)Beuys (Andres Veiel, Germany)Colo (Teresa Villaverde, Portugal / France)The Dinner (Oren Moverman, USA)Félicité (Alain Gomis, France / Senegal / Belgium / Germany / Lebanon)The Party (Sally Potter, UK)Spoor (Agnieszka Holland, Poland / Germany/ Czech Republic / Sweden / Slovak Republic)The Other Side of Hope (Aki Kaurismäki, Finland)A Fantastic Woman (Sebastián Lelio, Chile / German / USA / Spain)Berlinale SPECIALThe Queen of Spain (Fernando Trueba, Spain)The Young Karl Marx (Raoul Peck, France / Germany / Belgium)Last Days in Havana (Fernando Pérez, Cuba / Spain)PANORAMAVazante (Daniela Thomas, Brazil/Portugal)I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, France/USA/Belgium/Switzerland)The Wound (John Trengove, South Africa/Germany/Netherlands/France)Politics,...
- 12/22/2016
- MUBI
The Berlin International Film Festival has revealed the first 11 titles in its Panorama section, including Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro,” the James Schamus-produced “Casting JonBenet” and Daniela Thomas’ “Vazante.” John Trengrove’s “The Wound” will open the section.
Read More: 5 Exciting Films in the 2017 Berlin Film Festival Competition Lineup
The festival says two prominent themes have emerged among the films. The first involves “Reclaiming Black History” or “a fresh historically reflective approach to the history of black people in North America, South America and Africa”; and the second is “Europa Europa,” or “how progressive forces might best defend themselves in light of a zeitgeist that makes it seem as if yesterday never went away.”
The Panorama titles are listed below with synopses and divided by theme. The festival will run from February 9 through 17.
In Focus: Reclaiming Black History
“Vazante” (Daniela Thomas, Brazil/Portugal); with Adriano Carvalho,...
Read More: 5 Exciting Films in the 2017 Berlin Film Festival Competition Lineup
The festival says two prominent themes have emerged among the films. The first involves “Reclaiming Black History” or “a fresh historically reflective approach to the history of black people in North America, South America and Africa”; and the second is “Europa Europa,” or “how progressive forces might best defend themselves in light of a zeitgeist that makes it seem as if yesterday never went away.”
The Panorama titles are listed below with synopses and divided by theme. The festival will run from February 9 through 17.
In Focus: Reclaiming Black History
“Vazante” (Daniela Thomas, Brazil/Portugal); with Adriano Carvalho,...
- 12/20/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
South African-set The Wound, directed by John Trengove, set to kick off this year’s Panorama main programme.
The Berlin Film Festival (9-19 February) has announced the first 11 films for its Panorama strand.
The films have been grouped according to two themes - ‘Reclaiming Black History’ and ‘Europa Europa’.
The Wound, directed by John Trengove, opens this year’s Panorama main programme. Set in South Africa, it revolves around a Johannesburg businessman who takes his 17-year-old son to the circumcision ceremony of his old tribe.
The complete list of films announced so far are:
In Focus: Reclaiming Black History
The Wound (South Africa/Germany/Netherlands/France)
Dir. John Trengove
European premiere
I Am Not Your Negro (France / USA / Belgium / Switzerland)
Dir. Raoul Peck
European premiere
Vazante (Brazil / Portugal)
Dir. Daniela Thomas
World premiere
Europa Europa
Politics, Instructions Manual (Spain)
Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa
European premiere
Fighting Through the Night (Canada)
Dir. Sylvain L’Espérance...
The Berlin Film Festival (9-19 February) has announced the first 11 films for its Panorama strand.
The films have been grouped according to two themes - ‘Reclaiming Black History’ and ‘Europa Europa’.
The Wound, directed by John Trengove, opens this year’s Panorama main programme. Set in South Africa, it revolves around a Johannesburg businessman who takes his 17-year-old son to the circumcision ceremony of his old tribe.
The complete list of films announced so far are:
In Focus: Reclaiming Black History
The Wound (South Africa/Germany/Netherlands/France)
Dir. John Trengove
European premiere
I Am Not Your Negro (France / USA / Belgium / Switzerland)
Dir. Raoul Peck
European premiere
Vazante (Brazil / Portugal)
Dir. Daniela Thomas
World premiere
Europa Europa
Politics, Instructions Manual (Spain)
Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa
European premiere
Fighting Through the Night (Canada)
Dir. Sylvain L’Espérance...
- 12/20/2016
- ScreenDaily
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