Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor wowed the audience in his conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival in which he received the Variety International Vanguard Actor Award.
Fans were eager to get the chance to hold his hand, give him an embrace or grab a selfie, as he entered and exited the theater.
During the talk – moderated by Variety journalist, Martin Dale – he discussed the highs and lows of his career to date, and his joy at marrying actor Alia Bhatt earlier this year and the birth of their first child in November. During the Q&a session several fans broke into song, prompting a chorus throughout the room, which delighted Kapoor.
With self-effacing charm and openness to answering a wide range of different questions – ranging from his personal life, disappointments and goals for the future – the audience was entranced by his presence.
He talked about his formative influences, such as his grandfather,...
Fans were eager to get the chance to hold his hand, give him an embrace or grab a selfie, as he entered and exited the theater.
During the talk – moderated by Variety journalist, Martin Dale – he discussed the highs and lows of his career to date, and his joy at marrying actor Alia Bhatt earlier this year and the birth of their first child in November. During the Q&a session several fans broke into song, prompting a chorus throughout the room, which delighted Kapoor.
With self-effacing charm and openness to answering a wide range of different questions – ranging from his personal life, disappointments and goals for the future – the audience was entranced by his presence.
He talked about his formative influences, such as his grandfather,...
- 12/10/2022
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Abbas Kiarostami has "unveiled his latest project, 24 Frames Before and After Lumiere, a compilation project based on 24 four-and-a-half minute films that he has been directing over the last three years," reports Martin Dale for Variety. Dale also talks with Park Chan-wook about his adaptation of Sarah Waters's Fingersmith. Todd Haynes's Wonderstruck with Julianne Moore may land at Amazon. Maika Monroe (It Follows) is in negotiations to join Liam Neeson, Jason Bateman and Diane Lane in Peter Landesman's Watergate thriller, Felt. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) returns to Germany for Werk Ohne Autor. And we have more news of projects in the works. » - David Hudson...
- 12/11/2015
- Keyframe
Abbas Kiarostami has "unveiled his latest project, 24 Frames Before and After Lumiere, a compilation project based on 24 four-and-a-half minute films that he has been directing over the last three years," reports Martin Dale for Variety. Dale also talks with Park Chan-wook about his adaptation of Sarah Waters's Fingersmith. Todd Haynes's Wonderstruck with Julianne Moore may land at Amazon. Maika Monroe (It Follows) is in negotiations to join Liam Neeson, Jason Bateman and Diane Lane in Peter Landesman's Watergate thriller, Felt. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) returns to Germany for Werk Ohne Autor. And we have more news of projects in the works. » - David Hudson...
- 12/11/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
An all-star cast brings this powerful war film to life when The Messenger is released in incredible high definition Blu-ray™ and DVD from 3rd October. We have three copies of the Blu-ray to give away.
Whilst recovering at home from a severe injury he sustained whilst in combat in Iraq, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery (Ben Foster – X-Men: The Last Stand) is reluctantly posted to the forces’ Casualty Notification Office, whose heart-rendering job it is to inform families that their relatives have died in combat.
With a sterling cast including Oscar nominated Woody Harrelson* (No Country For Old Men) as Captain Tony Stone and Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi** (The Big Lebowski) as grieving father Dale Martin, this Academy Award nominated*** drama highlights the often ignored aftermath of war and the devastating effect it has not only on the soldiers but also on the families left behind.
Montgomery has...
Whilst recovering at home from a severe injury he sustained whilst in combat in Iraq, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery (Ben Foster – X-Men: The Last Stand) is reluctantly posted to the forces’ Casualty Notification Office, whose heart-rendering job it is to inform families that their relatives have died in combat.
With a sterling cast including Oscar nominated Woody Harrelson* (No Country For Old Men) as Captain Tony Stone and Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi** (The Big Lebowski) as grieving father Dale Martin, this Academy Award nominated*** drama highlights the often ignored aftermath of war and the devastating effect it has not only on the soldiers but also on the families left behind.
Montgomery has...
- 10/17/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
To celebrate the release of The Messenger, out on Blu-ray™ and DVD on 17th October, we are giving three people the chance to win a DVD copy of the film!
Whilst recovering at home from a severe injury he sustained whilst in combat in Iraq, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery (Ben Foster – X-Men: The Last Stand) is reluctantly posted to the forces’ Casualty Notification Office, whose heart-rendering job it is to inform families that their relatives have died in combat.
With a sterling cast including Oscar nominated Woody Harrelson (No Country For Old Men) as Captain Tony Stone and Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi (The Big Lebowski) as grieving father Dale Martin, this Academy Award nominated drama highlights the often ignored aftermath of war and the devastating effect it has not only on the soldiers but also on the families left behind.
Make sure you catch this moving tale of sadness,...
Whilst recovering at home from a severe injury he sustained whilst in combat in Iraq, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery (Ben Foster – X-Men: The Last Stand) is reluctantly posted to the forces’ Casualty Notification Office, whose heart-rendering job it is to inform families that their relatives have died in combat.
With a sterling cast including Oscar nominated Woody Harrelson (No Country For Old Men) as Captain Tony Stone and Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi (The Big Lebowski) as grieving father Dale Martin, this Academy Award nominated drama highlights the often ignored aftermath of war and the devastating effect it has not only on the soldiers but also on the families left behind.
Make sure you catch this moving tale of sadness,...
- 10/7/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
By guest blogger Peter Belsito Photo from left to right: Luisa Grave, Project Coordinator Efp Hamburg; Jo Muhlberger, Project Director Efp Hamburg; Martin Dale, Variety; Bea Cuttat, Look Now! Filmverleih, Switzerland; Kevin Feng Ke, Executive Producer, Shanghai Film On Tuesday September 21, under auspices of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, a meeting of important European Distributors was organized by European Film Promotion's Jo Muhlberger, Project Director Efp Hamburg. The problem being discussed by European distributors has been stated thus by Efp: The majority of exciting films made in Europe still can't be seen in cinemas outside of their home…...
- 9/24/2010
- Sydney's Buzz
Paramount Pictures
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: A-
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Written By: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, from Walter Kim.s novel
Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride, Melanie Lynskey
Screened at: DGA, NYC, 11/27/09
Opens: December 4, 2009
Everyone knows the expression, .Hey, I.m only the messenger!. That seems not to appease a great number of people, though. Think of Oren Moverman.s film .The Messenger,. in which Col. Stuart Dorsett and Sgt. Will Montgomery have the unenviable task of visiting the families of soldiers who have died in action, the first to break the news to the survivors. Some of the family members cry outright, some are stoical. One fellow, Dale Martin, spits on the officers: .Why wasn.t that you?. thinking that they had cushy administrative jobs.never mind that one was a medal-receiving hero in battle. In .Up in the Air,...
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: A-
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Written By: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, from Walter Kim.s novel
Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride, Melanie Lynskey
Screened at: DGA, NYC, 11/27/09
Opens: December 4, 2009
Everyone knows the expression, .Hey, I.m only the messenger!. That seems not to appease a great number of people, though. Think of Oren Moverman.s film .The Messenger,. in which Col. Stuart Dorsett and Sgt. Will Montgomery have the unenviable task of visiting the families of soldiers who have died in action, the first to break the news to the survivors. Some of the family members cry outright, some are stoical. One fellow, Dale Martin, spits on the officers: .Why wasn.t that you?. thinking that they had cushy administrative jobs.never mind that one was a medal-receiving hero in battle. In .Up in the Air,...
- 12/2/2009
- Arizona Reporter
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