Fantasporto, the Oporto Intl. Film Festival, kicked off Friday in Portugal’s Porto — a city famed for its elegant Romanesque cathedral, a bookstore that inspired “Harry Potter,” and the heady alcoholic drink — with an eclectic mix of titles but an emphasis on fantasy films.
Typifying the broad tastes of the festival chiefs, film critics Beatriz Pacheco Pereira and Mário Dorminsky, Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand’s satire “Testament” opened the event’s 44th edition at Batalha Centro de Cinema, and Chinese fantasy epic “Creation of Gods I: Kingdom of Storms,” directed by Wuershan, closes it.
Although Pacheco Pereira and Dorminsky, who compete with the Brussels Intl. Fantastic Film Festival and Sitges for fantasy films in Europe, know they can’t please everyone in Porto with their selection “what is really important to us is whether the audiences applaud the films,” Dorminsky says. “This is not a job for us. It is a pleasure.
Typifying the broad tastes of the festival chiefs, film critics Beatriz Pacheco Pereira and Mário Dorminsky, Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand’s satire “Testament” opened the event’s 44th edition at Batalha Centro de Cinema, and Chinese fantasy epic “Creation of Gods I: Kingdom of Storms,” directed by Wuershan, closes it.
Although Pacheco Pereira and Dorminsky, who compete with the Brussels Intl. Fantastic Film Festival and Sitges for fantasy films in Europe, know they can’t please everyone in Porto with their selection “what is really important to us is whether the audiences applaud the films,” Dorminsky says. “This is not a job for us. It is a pleasure.
- 3/2/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Over 20 years after the release of Darkness Falls, the Tooth Fairy is once again set to terrorize the screen in a brand new upcoming horror movie, Deadline has reported this week.
“UK sales firm Architect is launching ahead of the EFM in Berlin,” Deadline reports.
The upcoming horror movie comes from the producers of Netflix streaming hit Nowhere, which was (via Deadline) “the streamer’s most-watched Spanish-language film ever.”
“The Spanish-language movie follows a series of child disappearances in a tight-knit rural community in Spain. As a social worker begins to dig into the village’s myths and legends, she discovers she has unwittingly reawakened a terrifying, vengeful spirit.”
Jordi Roca, who produces alongside Miguel Ruz, said, “We can’t wait to introduce Tony to the wider world – he’s a star in the making and he lives and breathes horror movies. Tooth Fairy, expanding his terrifying short film, is...
“UK sales firm Architect is launching ahead of the EFM in Berlin,” Deadline reports.
The upcoming horror movie comes from the producers of Netflix streaming hit Nowhere, which was (via Deadline) “the streamer’s most-watched Spanish-language film ever.”
“The Spanish-language movie follows a series of child disappearances in a tight-knit rural community in Spain. As a social worker begins to dig into the village’s myths and legends, she discovers she has unwittingly reawakened a terrifying, vengeful spirit.”
Jordi Roca, who produces alongside Miguel Ruz, said, “We can’t wait to introduce Tony to the wider world – he’s a star in the making and he lives and breathes horror movies. Tooth Fairy, expanding his terrifying short film, is...
- 2/5/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: The producers of hit Netflix movie Nowhere, the streamer’s most-watched Spanish-language film ever, have found their next movie in the shape of supernatural horror Tooth Fairy, which UK sales firm Architect is launching ahead of the EFM in Berlin.
The Spanish-language movie follows a series of child disappearances in a tight-knit rural community in Spain. As a social worker begins to dig into the village’s myths and legends, she discovers she has unwittingly reawakened a terrifying, vengeful spirit. Filming is due to get underway this summer with casting underway.
Producers Miguel Ruz and Jordi Roca have locked financing on the project from writer-director Tony Morales. The movie marks the feature film directorial debut of Spanish filmmaker Morales, whose horror shorts include Abracitos, Black Eyed Child, Alicia, and Hada, on which Tooth Fairy is based.
Rock & Ruz are coming off their debut feature, the Netflix survival thriller Nowhere,...
The Spanish-language movie follows a series of child disappearances in a tight-knit rural community in Spain. As a social worker begins to dig into the village’s myths and legends, she discovers she has unwittingly reawakened a terrifying, vengeful spirit. Filming is due to get underway this summer with casting underway.
Producers Miguel Ruz and Jordi Roca have locked financing on the project from writer-director Tony Morales. The movie marks the feature film directorial debut of Spanish filmmaker Morales, whose horror shorts include Abracitos, Black Eyed Child, Alicia, and Hada, on which Tooth Fairy is based.
Rock & Ruz are coming off their debut feature, the Netflix survival thriller Nowhere,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Reacher Season 2 Review(Photo Credit –IMDb)
Reacher Season 2 Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Serinda Swan, Shaun Sipos, Ferdinand Kinsley, and Robert Patrick.
Creator: Nick Santora
Director: Sam Hill
Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video
Language: English
Runtime: 8 Episodes, Around 50 minutes each.
Reacher Season 2 Review(Photo Credit –IMDb) Reacher Season 2 Review: What’s It About:
Reacher Season 2 is the latest installment in Prime Video’s adaptation of the beloved character, written by Lee Child. The character has been around for decades, but just now, even after a couple of adaptations with Tom Cruise as the lead, Reacher is finally coming around, winning fans all over the world. In this new season, which adapts the novel “Bad Luck and Trouble,” we see Reacher meeting with the members of his old unit in the military as they work together to reveal a dreadful conspiracy that threatens to kill them all.
Reacher...
Reacher Season 2 Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Serinda Swan, Shaun Sipos, Ferdinand Kinsley, and Robert Patrick.
Creator: Nick Santora
Director: Sam Hill
Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video
Language: English
Runtime: 8 Episodes, Around 50 minutes each.
Reacher Season 2 Review(Photo Credit –IMDb) Reacher Season 2 Review: What’s It About:
Reacher Season 2 is the latest installment in Prime Video’s adaptation of the beloved character, written by Lee Child. The character has been around for decades, but just now, even after a couple of adaptations with Tom Cruise as the lead, Reacher is finally coming around, winning fans all over the world. In this new season, which adapts the novel “Bad Luck and Trouble,” we see Reacher meeting with the members of his old unit in the military as they work together to reveal a dreadful conspiracy that threatens to kill them all.
Reacher...
- 12/17/2023
- by Nelson Acosta
- KoiMoi
Despite all the musical superstars who entered this year’s Emmy competition, only one – Ed Sheeran – managed to score when the 75th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday.
Sheeran was nominated (along with co-writers Max Martin and Foy Vance) for the song “A Beautiful Game” for the season 3 finale of “Ted Lasso,” one of two songs from the popular Apple TV+ series that made it into the music-and-lyrics category.
Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
Among the seven music categories, a surprising number of first-time nominees was recognized, and more than one-fourth of all the nominees in the five composition and songwriting categories are women, another positive sign of change in the Hollywood musical landscape.
Sheeran was nominated (along with co-writers Max Martin and Foy Vance) for the song “A Beautiful Game” for the season 3 finale of “Ted Lasso,” one of two songs from the popular Apple TV+ series that made it into the music-and-lyrics category.
Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
Among the seven music categories, a surprising number of first-time nominees was recognized, and more than one-fourth of all the nominees in the five composition and songwriting categories are women, another positive sign of change in the Hollywood musical landscape.
- 7/12/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Composer Christopher Lennertz was declared a BMI Icon at Broadcast Music Inc.’s 39th annual Film, TV and Visual Media Awards Wednesday night (May 10) in Beverly Hills.
Lennertz, a two-time Emmy nominee, veteran film composer and game-music creator, was honored for his 30-year career in media music-making.
BMI president and CEO Mike O’Neill presented the award, noting that Lennertz was “legendary for his diverse and distinct impact across the worlds of film, television and gaming” and telling the 51-year-old composer, “your captivating scores have taken us on a thrilling ride.”
Added BMI’s VP creative, film, TV and visual media Tracy McKnight: “His compelling body of work, from blockbuster films to hit TV shows and gaming, highlights Christopher’s passion for all styles of music and has made him one of the industry’s most sought-after composers. He is also dedicated to giving back through philanthropic work and advancing the next generation of composers.
Lennertz, a two-time Emmy nominee, veteran film composer and game-music creator, was honored for his 30-year career in media music-making.
BMI president and CEO Mike O’Neill presented the award, noting that Lennertz was “legendary for his diverse and distinct impact across the worlds of film, television and gaming” and telling the 51-year-old composer, “your captivating scores have taken us on a thrilling ride.”
Added BMI’s VP creative, film, TV and visual media Tracy McKnight: “His compelling body of work, from blockbuster films to hit TV shows and gaming, highlights Christopher’s passion for all styles of music and has made him one of the industry’s most sought-after composers. He is also dedicated to giving back through philanthropic work and advancing the next generation of composers.
- 5/11/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
What happens when you fight your hero? That’s just one of the questions addressed by La Guerra Civil, an engaging Sundance Film Festival documentary premiere from Eva Longoria Bastón. The debut director also produces this lively account of the rivalry between boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez in the 1990s. The men are interviewed separately, reflecting on their lives and their fights, while a series of talking heads offers insight into another key focus: cultural identity.
When Chavez and De La Hoya went head-to-head in the “Ultimate Glory” bout of 1996, Chávez was a Mexican national hero nearly 100 fights in; while De La Hoya was a young Mexican-American pretender to the throne. Both strongly identified as Mexican, but De La Hoya was considered an outsider to many, especially when he was taking on their untouchable icon.
The younger boxer talks frankly about his conflicting emotions, adding amusing recollections of a press tour,...
When Chavez and De La Hoya went head-to-head in the “Ultimate Glory” bout of 1996, Chávez was a Mexican national hero nearly 100 fights in; while De La Hoya was a young Mexican-American pretender to the throne. Both strongly identified as Mexican, but De La Hoya was considered an outsider to many, especially when he was taking on their untouchable icon.
The younger boxer talks frankly about his conflicting emotions, adding amusing recollections of a press tour,...
- 1/21/2022
- by Anna Smith
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Magui Bravi, Luz Champané, Amparo Espinola, Clara Kovacic, Agustin Olcese, Amy Smart, James Wright | Written by Mauro Croche, Guillermo Lockhart | Directed by Victor Catala, Brian Deane, Oliver Lee Garland, Guillermo Lockhart, Tony Morales, Nicolás Onetti, Nicholas Peterson, Daniel Rübesam, Christopher West
[Note: With the film out next week in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of The 100 Candles Game (aka 100 Candles) from its US release earlier this year]
Where to start with The 100 Candles Game? How about the fact this is actually yet another one of those direct to DVD anthologies made up of numerous unconnected shorts which are contained within a wraparound story filmed specifically for this release – think Zombieworld, Galaxy of Horrors, Battle in Space or A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio. And its the latter anthology that is most connected to 100 Candles, as both films come from producer Nicolás Onetti; with A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio‘s writer Guillermo Lockhart also directing here – namely the wraparound segment of the film.
[Note: With the film out next week in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of The 100 Candles Game (aka 100 Candles) from its US release earlier this year]
Where to start with The 100 Candles Game? How about the fact this is actually yet another one of those direct to DVD anthologies made up of numerous unconnected shorts which are contained within a wraparound story filmed specifically for this release – think Zombieworld, Galaxy of Horrors, Battle in Space or A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio. And its the latter anthology that is most connected to 100 Candles, as both films come from producer Nicolás Onetti; with A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio‘s writer Guillermo Lockhart also directing here – namely the wraparound segment of the film.
- 9/24/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Magui Bravi, Luz Champané, Amparo Espinola, Clara Kovacic, Agustin Olcese, Amy Smart, James Wright | Written by Mauro Croche, Guillermo Lockhart | Directed by Victor Catala, Brian Deane, Oliver Lee Garland, Guillermo Lockhart, Tony Morales, Nicolás Onetti, Nicholas Peterson, Daniel Rübesam, Christopher West
Where to start with 100 Candles? How about the fact this is actually yet another one of those direct to DVD anthologies made up of numerous unconnected shorts which are contained within a wraparound story filmed specifically for this release – think Zombieworld, Galaxy of Horrors, Battle in Space or A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio. And its the latter anthology that is most connected to 100 Candles, as both films come from producer Nicolás Onetti; with A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio‘s writer Guillermo Lockhart also directing here – namely the wraparound segment of the film.
100 Candles is made up of a number of shorts of varying quality and length: from the short,...
Where to start with 100 Candles? How about the fact this is actually yet another one of those direct to DVD anthologies made up of numerous unconnected shorts which are contained within a wraparound story filmed specifically for this release – think Zombieworld, Galaxy of Horrors, Battle in Space or A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio. And its the latter anthology that is most connected to 100 Candles, as both films come from producer Nicolás Onetti; with A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio‘s writer Guillermo Lockhart also directing here – namely the wraparound segment of the film.
100 Candles is made up of a number of shorts of varying quality and length: from the short,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The film scoring community continues to find new ways to support emerging composers — especially women and people of color — to the tune of more than $100,000 annually, according to announcements this week by Reel Change: The Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring and the Society of Composers & Lyricists.
Reel Change, a project of Sesac and composer Christophe Beck (“WandaVision”) and administered by New Music USA, has announced the first four recipients of grants averaging $20,000 each for “film projects currently in production, providing additional funding and mentoring to assist composers at a pivotal moment in their careers.”
They are Sultana Isham, a New Orleans-based violinist and ethnomusicologist working on “The Neutral Ground,” a documentary about the removal of Confederate monuments to air on PBS; Cali Wang, Taipei-raised “best score” winner at the L.A. Live Score Film Festival, for “The Island of Lost Girls”; Emer Kinsella, Dublin-born composer (“Sense8”) currently scoring “She...
Reel Change, a project of Sesac and composer Christophe Beck (“WandaVision”) and administered by New Music USA, has announced the first four recipients of grants averaging $20,000 each for “film projects currently in production, providing additional funding and mentoring to assist composers at a pivotal moment in their careers.”
They are Sultana Isham, a New Orleans-based violinist and ethnomusicologist working on “The Neutral Ground,” a documentary about the removal of Confederate monuments to air on PBS; Cali Wang, Taipei-raised “best score” winner at the L.A. Live Score Film Festival, for “The Island of Lost Girls”; Emer Kinsella, Dublin-born composer (“Sense8”) currently scoring “She...
- 5/5/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The Composers Diversity Collective, which represents composers of diverse backgrounds working in visual media, this week releases an album showcasing the music of a dozen of its members.
It’s a co-production with the Helix Collective, a chamber-music ensemble that has been active in live-to-picture film-music presentations in Los Angeles. Called “Shoutout,” it’s “an opportunity for members who might not otherwise have an outlet to write and record music they can share with the world,” says Tony Morales of the CDC.
It’s an appropriately diverse collection of music, all performed by the five-member Helix Collective — oboe, flute, cello, piano and percussion — that the CDC hopes will “shine a light” on that segment of the Hollywood music community that has often been overlooked by filmmakers.
This wasn’t the original plan. The Helix Collective had hoped to perform CDC members’ music in a live concert. When the pandemic put those plans on hold,...
It’s a co-production with the Helix Collective, a chamber-music ensemble that has been active in live-to-picture film-music presentations in Los Angeles. Called “Shoutout,” it’s “an opportunity for members who might not otherwise have an outlet to write and record music they can share with the world,” says Tony Morales of the CDC.
It’s an appropriately diverse collection of music, all performed by the five-member Helix Collective — oboe, flute, cello, piano and percussion — that the CDC hopes will “shine a light” on that segment of the Hollywood music community that has often been overlooked by filmmakers.
This wasn’t the original plan. The Helix Collective had hoped to perform CDC members’ music in a live concert. When the pandemic put those plans on hold,...
- 3/31/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Tagline: "One Hundred Candles...One Hundred Ghost Stories...And a Mirror in the Dark...to Summon the Spirits." The 100 Candles Game is a horror anthology from production house Black Mandala Films. A trailer was released for this feature this past Summer. Now, this horror title is being released in multiple territories throughout 2020 and into 2021. Several recognizable directors have been attached to this feature. Nicolas Onetti of What the Waters Left Behind (2017) is part of this film as well as Guillermo Lockhart (Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales). Tony Morales of the upcoming Creepypasta: The Movie is also attached for a segment. And, there are several international filmmakers who have participated in the production of this intriguing thriller. The 100 Candles Games has already launched in several countries. Black Mandala Films has announced theatrical and home entertainment dates for: Taiwan, Germany, Russia and several others - recently. The official Black...
- 11/25/2020
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
“Elena of Avalor” will conclude with a primetime finale special in which the titular character, who is Disney’s first Latina princess, finally becomes queen. (“Blaze!”)
Disney Junior’s “Elena of Avalor” tells the story of Elena, a brave and adventurous teenager who has been learning what it takes to be a great leader by ruling her enchanted fairytale kingdom as crown princess until she is old enough to be queen.
In the series finale, as plans for Elena’s coronation are underway, Esteban’s team of villains unleash legendary spirit misfits, the Four Shades of Awesome. In order to save her kingdom, her family and her friends, Elena must journey to the Spirit World and back, and face the ultimate test of her courage and character, before becoming queen.
Also Read: Josh Gad Says a Hit 'Frozen' Song Was Added After Weak Test Screenings
The series stars...
Disney Junior’s “Elena of Avalor” tells the story of Elena, a brave and adventurous teenager who has been learning what it takes to be a great leader by ruling her enchanted fairytale kingdom as crown princess until she is old enough to be queen.
In the series finale, as plans for Elena’s coronation are underway, Esteban’s team of villains unleash legendary spirit misfits, the Four Shades of Awesome. In order to save her kingdom, her family and her friends, Elena must journey to the Spirit World and back, and face the ultimate test of her courage and character, before becoming queen.
Also Read: Josh Gad Says a Hit 'Frozen' Song Was Added After Weak Test Screenings
The series stars...
- 7/21/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
You would think with all things Marvel on his plate, Joss Whedon wouldn't have time for much else, but you'd be wrong. Last year he dropped the indie Shakespearean tale "Much Ado About Nothing," and now he's headed into the Tribeca Film Festival as the writer and executive producer of the metaphysical romance "In Your Eyes." And today we have a little treat for you from the film. Produced by Kai Cole and Michael Roiff and directed by Brin Hill, the film stars Zoe Kazan, Michael Stahl-David, Nikki Reed, Mark Feuerstein, Steve Harris and Jennifer Grey in the tale that follows a sheltered East Coast housewife and an ex-con and waitress in New Mexico who all connect in ways they couldn't imagine. Weaving the movie together is composer Tony Morales ("Hatfields & McCoys," "The Bag Man"), and below you can listen to his evocative "Break Up" from the soundtrack, helping to power this unique film.
- 4/17/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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