Cannes Film Festival officially kicks off today with the latest from Quentin Dupieux, but Francis Ford Coppola has decided to truly begin the festivities with a bang. After a brief, enticing tease earlier this month, he’s now debuted the epic first trailer for Megalopolis, chock full of jaw-dropping images that has us counting down the hours until Thursday’s world premiere. “Our new film Megalopolis is the best work I’ve ever had the privilege to preside over,” notes Coppola with the trailer.
Along with French distribution from Le Pacte, the film was also picked up by Constantin Film for Germany and all German-speaking territories, including Switzerland and Austria; Eagle Pictures for Italy; Tripictures for Spain; and Entertainment Film Distributors Limited for the U.K., per Deadline. A U.S. deal has yet to be announced, but here’s hoping it comes during the festival.
“My first goal always...
Along with French distribution from Le Pacte, the film was also picked up by Constantin Film for Germany and all German-speaking territories, including Switzerland and Austria; Eagle Pictures for Italy; Tripictures for Spain; and Entertainment Film Distributors Limited for the U.K., per Deadline. A U.S. deal has yet to be announced, but here’s hoping it comes during the festival.
“My first goal always...
- 5/14/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
I’ve predicted Megalopolis, anticipated as it is, will have a clear dividing point: the cultural commentariat hoping to see “another film by the director of The Godfather” and those who appreciate “something that looks and sounds like a Star Wars prequel.” I am very firmly in the latter, was duly excited by the first image, and can only be pleased with the time-stopping debut teaser, arriving today via Le Pacte.
It comes with a sad addenedum. Coppola, sharing the teaser on Instagram, noted:
Megalopolis has always been a film dedicated to my dear wife Eleanor. I really had hoped to celebrate her birthday together this May 4th. But sadly that was not to be, so let me share with everyone a gift on her behalf.
As Coppola recently told Vanity Fair, “I wouldn’t have been able to make it without standing as I do on the shoulders of G.B. Shaw,...
It comes with a sad addenedum. Coppola, sharing the teaser on Instagram, noted:
Megalopolis has always been a film dedicated to my dear wife Eleanor. I really had hoped to celebrate her birthday together this May 4th. But sadly that was not to be, so let me share with everyone a gift on her behalf.
As Coppola recently told Vanity Fair, “I wouldn’t have been able to make it without standing as I do on the shoulders of G.B. Shaw,...
- 5/4/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The Killing of a Sacred Dear: Hamaguchi Explores Ills of Urbanization
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi explores the doctrine about the absence of evil in his latest drama Evil Does Not Exist, a quiet film pondering the necessary evils of urban development and tourism on a small, Japanese village when a corporation aims to establish a glamping hotel in their midst. Like Mohammad Rasoulof’s 2020 Golden Bear Winner There Is No Evil, Hamaguchi’s overarching theme taps into the same ‘absence of good’ philosophy expounded upon from Nietzsche to Einstein, with roots reaching all the way back to Plato. In short, as this film also depicts, there are no innately evil people, only self-serving, ignorant humans who are, also, not inherently good.…...
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi explores the doctrine about the absence of evil in his latest drama Evil Does Not Exist, a quiet film pondering the necessary evils of urban development and tourism on a small, Japanese village when a corporation aims to establish a glamping hotel in their midst. Like Mohammad Rasoulof’s 2020 Golden Bear Winner There Is No Evil, Hamaguchi’s overarching theme taps into the same ‘absence of good’ philosophy expounded upon from Nietzsche to Einstein, with roots reaching all the way back to Plato. In short, as this film also depicts, there are no innately evil people, only self-serving, ignorant humans who are, also, not inherently good.…...
- 5/2/2024
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Now that Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled his long-in-the-works epic Megalopolis to buyers and the industry, we’re just a few weeks away from its official premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. As he hopefully secures U.S. distribution soon, the first look has finally arrived.
Featuring Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel towering above the metropolis, the first image comes courtesy from Vanity Fair, who also share a few new quotes from Coppola himself. “My first goal always is to make a film with all my heart, so I began to realize it would be about love and loyalty in every aspect of human life,” said the director. “Megalopolis echoed these sentiments, in which love was expressed in almost crystalline complexity, our planet in danger and our human family almost in an act of suicide, until becoming a very optimistic film that has faith in the human being to possess...
Featuring Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel towering above the metropolis, the first image comes courtesy from Vanity Fair, who also share a few new quotes from Coppola himself. “My first goal always is to make a film with all my heart, so I began to realize it would be about love and loyalty in every aspect of human life,” said the director. “Megalopolis echoed these sentiments, in which love was expressed in almost crystalline complexity, our planet in danger and our human family almost in an act of suicide, until becoming a very optimistic film that has faith in the human being to possess...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
For as long as “teenager” has been a demographic, there have been stories about teens breaking free from the status quo. While a lot of the modern great teen rebellion media is confined to the world of TV — where shows like “Euphoria” attract constant buzz — the archetypal troubled teen story remains 1955’s “Rebel Without a Cause.” Starring James Dean in unquestionably his defining role, a rebellious teen struggling with his demons in L.A., Nicholas Ray’s film spoke to young people at the time with its story of high schoolers struggling with, and going against, the social pressures that bring them down. Over the years it became a touchstone because its themes and its honesty transcends generations.
As the teen film has evolved and morphed as a genre, there’s always been room for stories of iconoclastic youth who don’t fit in with the status quo. Oftentimes, these...
As the teen film has evolved and morphed as a genre, there’s always been room for stories of iconoclastic youth who don’t fit in with the status quo. Oftentimes, these...
- 4/23/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Giancarlo Esposito has been in the entertainment industry for over four decades. He is best known for his role as Gus Fring in the crime drama series- Breaking Bad and its spin-off- Better Call Saul. He won the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in the former.
Furthermore, Esposito was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series thrice. He has been in talks about playing the X-Men character Professor X for quite some time. Recently, he said something regarding this, which did not sit well with netizens, who had a furious outburst.
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Furthermore, Esposito was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series thrice. He has been in talks about playing the X-Men character Professor X for quite some time. Recently, he said something regarding this, which did not sit well with netizens, who had a furious outburst.
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- 3/12/2024
- by Ankita
- FandomWire
The 1990s were full of top-notch science fiction films that won over critics and set the box office on fire -- after all, we're talking about a decade that produced "Independence Day" (which beat "Mars Attacks!" to theaters), "The Matrix" (albeit with some complex behind-the-scenes activity), "The Fifth Element" (ripping off Plato to great effect) and the list goes on and on. But not every sci-fi release can be a winner, and the decade also had its fair share of stinkers. Whether they were derivative of other (better) films, hacked to pieces as a result of studio interference, or let down by the limitations of 1990s technology, there are endless reasons why an ambitious science-fiction project might crash and burn.
However, many of these ambitious but panned sci-fi movies are often not without their redeeming factors, and despite their negative reception -- especially on Rotten Tomatoes -- you can often...
However, many of these ambitious but panned sci-fi movies are often not without their redeeming factors, and despite their negative reception -- especially on Rotten Tomatoes -- you can often...
- 3/3/2024
- by Audrey Fox
- Slash Film
Laura Harrier is ready to go to war with Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård for the Andrew Niccol-directed sequel Lords of War. Harrier will star opposite Cage and Skarsgård for a follow-up to the filmmaker’s 2005 thriller, Lord of War.
Andrew Niccol directs from a script he wrote, with Cage reprising his role from the 2005 original, arms dealer Yuri Orlov. The plot includes a father-son twist, with Skarsgård playing Orlov’s son, Anton. In the Lord of War sequel, Anton “tries to top his father’s wrongs instead of stopping them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.” The details of Harrier’s role remain a mystery.
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the...
Andrew Niccol directs from a script he wrote, with Cage reprising his role from the 2005 original, arms dealer Yuri Orlov. The plot includes a father-son twist, with Skarsgård playing Orlov’s son, Anton. In the Lord of War sequel, Anton “tries to top his father’s wrongs instead of stopping them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.” The details of Harrier’s role remain a mystery.
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the...
- 2/25/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Chinese activist filmmaker Chen Pinlin has been formally charged in Shanghai with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” according to human rights NGOs and media sources in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based Ngo, said on Thursday that on Jan. 5 police in Shanghai arrested Chen, who produced and released a film called “Not the Foreign Force” in English and “Urumqi Road” in Chinese, in November. Chen, who also uses the name Plato, has been held at the Baoshan Detention Center ever since and was charged on Feb. 18.
The offence of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” is a broadly defined crime often used against activists, lawyers and media workers.
Chen’s film was about the protest movement that became known as white paper movement and was released on YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) on the first anniversary of the movement’s emergence.
The protests began in...
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based Ngo, said on Thursday that on Jan. 5 police in Shanghai arrested Chen, who produced and released a film called “Not the Foreign Force” in English and “Urumqi Road” in Chinese, in November. Chen, who also uses the name Plato, has been held at the Baoshan Detention Center ever since and was charged on Feb. 18.
The offence of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” is a broadly defined crime often used against activists, lawyers and media workers.
Chen’s film was about the protest movement that became known as white paper movement and was released on YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) on the first anniversary of the movement’s emergence.
The protests began in...
- 2/23/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Between apocalyptic disaster films and cosmic terrors à la Lovecraft, the horror genre has the theoretical end of humanity pretty well covered. But what about its beginning?
In Andrew Cumming’s magnificent directorial debut “Out of Darkness,” the filmmaker reverses at full speed into the unknown with an imaginative and gruesome wilderness thriller tracking a group of nomads living 45,000 years ago. Part prehistoric “Prey,” part agnostic spin on The Book of Genesis, the film was written by Ruth Greenberg, and premiered under the more sci-fi sounding title “The Origin” at the BFI Film Festival in 2022. The moniker change is just the latest in a line of nuanced creative decisions that makes this ferocious 87-minute monster movie a testament to meticulous storytelling: a scrupulous feat made even more effective by the film’s use of Stone Age brutality and stark narrative simplicity.
Shot in the Scottish Highlands, this existential campfire story...
In Andrew Cumming’s magnificent directorial debut “Out of Darkness,” the filmmaker reverses at full speed into the unknown with an imaginative and gruesome wilderness thriller tracking a group of nomads living 45,000 years ago. Part prehistoric “Prey,” part agnostic spin on The Book of Genesis, the film was written by Ruth Greenberg, and premiered under the more sci-fi sounding title “The Origin” at the BFI Film Festival in 2022. The moniker change is just the latest in a line of nuanced creative decisions that makes this ferocious 87-minute monster movie a testament to meticulous storytelling: a scrupulous feat made even more effective by the film’s use of Stone Age brutality and stark narrative simplicity.
Shot in the Scottish Highlands, this existential campfire story...
- 2/9/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Mike Judge and Zach Woods take on the well-intentioned, if not slightly delusional, airwaves of public radio in the new trailer for the upcoming semi-animated series, In the Know.
The show centers around Lauren Caspian (voiced by Woods), public radio’s third most popular host, whose self-absorption and haughtiness are matched only by the dulcet tenor of his voice. Each episode centers around Lauren’s in-depth interview program, which will feature real-life celebrity guests.
The clip offers a glimpse at Lauren’s ridiculous interview style, like when he asks Tegan...
The show centers around Lauren Caspian (voiced by Woods), public radio’s third most popular host, whose self-absorption and haughtiness are matched only by the dulcet tenor of his voice. Each episode centers around Lauren’s in-depth interview program, which will feature real-life celebrity guests.
The clip offers a glimpse at Lauren’s ridiculous interview style, like when he asks Tegan...
- 1/4/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Peacock has unveiled the trailer for In the Know, the NBCUniversal-backed streamer’s first adult animation series.
And, it’s awkward.
The cringe cartoon comedy from Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) aims at laughter from uncomfortable interviews with live guests like Hugh Laurie, Tegan and Sara, Mike Tyson and Jonathan Van Ness.
In The Know — co-created by Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office), Brandon Gardner and Judge — blends stop-motion animation with live-action interviews of guests like Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay and Jorge Masvidal.
The semi-animated series’ interviewer is Lauren Caspian, “NPR’s third most-popular host,” according to a Peacock synopsis, a stop-motion puppet and intellectual blowhard forever embarrassing himself on air in front of real world guests.
“I’m sexually attracted to ideas. I once got an erection from reading Plato’s The Cave,...
And, it’s awkward.
The cringe cartoon comedy from Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) aims at laughter from uncomfortable interviews with live guests like Hugh Laurie, Tegan and Sara, Mike Tyson and Jonathan Van Ness.
In The Know — co-created by Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office), Brandon Gardner and Judge — blends stop-motion animation with live-action interviews of guests like Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay and Jorge Masvidal.
The semi-animated series’ interviewer is Lauren Caspian, “NPR’s third most-popular host,” according to a Peacock synopsis, a stop-motion puppet and intellectual blowhard forever embarrassing himself on air in front of real world guests.
“I’m sexually attracted to ideas. I once got an erection from reading Plato’s The Cave,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"If the summer doesn't sing in you, then nothing sings in you. And if nothing sings in you, then you can't make music."
This quote is featured prominently in the new trailer for "Maestro," the latest directorial effort from Bradley Cooper, which you can watch above. It's clear that something is really singing for Bradley Cooper with this film, whether it's summer or something else entirely, because this film looks like it is filled with his blood, sweat and tears.
"Maestro" tells the story of acclaimed composer Leonard Bernstein (played by Cooper himself) and the lifelong relationship and marriage he shared with Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan), which included a fair share of complications because Bernstein also identified as homosexual. But as the official synopsis for the movie describes the movie, "A love letter to life and art, 'Maestro' at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.
This quote is featured prominently in the new trailer for "Maestro," the latest directorial effort from Bradley Cooper, which you can watch above. It's clear that something is really singing for Bradley Cooper with this film, whether it's summer or something else entirely, because this film looks like it is filled with his blood, sweat and tears.
"Maestro" tells the story of acclaimed composer Leonard Bernstein (played by Cooper himself) and the lifelong relationship and marriage he shared with Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan), which included a fair share of complications because Bernstein also identified as homosexual. But as the official synopsis for the movie describes the movie, "A love letter to life and art, 'Maestro' at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.
- 10/25/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Anyone familiar with the often disquieting solo work of directors María Alché and Benjamín Naishtat may be put on high uneasiness-alert by the opening scene of “Puan,” their first co-directed feature. Despite the jaunty pop song playing, an older man going for a morning jog in a scrubby Buenos Aires park, suddenly keels over dead of a heart attack. Given the surreal griefscape of Alché’s “A Family Submerged” or the sinister tides of Naishtat’s superb “Rojo”, there’s every possibility that the music is a red herring, and the death portends what is to come. But perhaps that is “Puan”‘s first joke.
In fact, Alché and Naishtat seem to have found the experience of writing together in the captivity of lockdown a liberation of a looser, funnier storytelling mode. What transpires is a fleet-footed if sharply pointed existential-crisis comedy, shot with unobstrusive, naturalistic dynamism by Hélène Louvart,...
In fact, Alché and Naishtat seem to have found the experience of writing together in the captivity of lockdown a liberation of a looser, funnier storytelling mode. What transpires is a fleet-footed if sharply pointed existential-crisis comedy, shot with unobstrusive, naturalistic dynamism by Hélène Louvart,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa are undoubtedly tennis' preeminent power couple, but rumors of a possible breakup are swirling around the internet.
Tsitsipas and Badosa went public about their romantic relationship after the French Open in early June following weeks of speculation . The pair created a joint Instagram account 'Tsitsidosa' and attested to their dating status by updating the bio which read, 'Best friends & soulmates. Nothing less; nothing more.'
But there has been an unexpected turn of events in the last couple of days in which all previous posts and photo dump from that account has been deleted, and that certainly drew the attention of curious social media onlookers who were quick to ignite the rumors of a possible split between Tsitsipas and Badosa.
What is even of great interest in these rumors was the fact that Badosa recently visited Athens - her boyfriend's home city and shared a conveyor of images,...
Tsitsipas and Badosa went public about their romantic relationship after the French Open in early June following weeks of speculation . The pair created a joint Instagram account 'Tsitsidosa' and attested to their dating status by updating the bio which read, 'Best friends & soulmates. Nothing less; nothing more.'
But there has been an unexpected turn of events in the last couple of days in which all previous posts and photo dump from that account has been deleted, and that certainly drew the attention of curious social media onlookers who were quick to ignite the rumors of a possible split between Tsitsipas and Badosa.
What is even of great interest in these rumors was the fact that Badosa recently visited Athens - her boyfriend's home city and shared a conveyor of images,...
- 9/25/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Spoilers for "Futurama" season 11, episode 10 follow.
When it comes to any sort of episodic or anthology-based science fiction series, there will almost always come a point where the characters start to wonder: Is their world even real? Although "The Matrix" is still probably the most famous story about a guy realizing he lives in a simulation, the concept had been driving philosophers crazy long before modern computers even existed.
In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," written about 2400 years ago, the Greek philosopher described the life of a hypothetical group of people trapped inside a cave since birth, unaware that what they perceive as reality is just a series of elaborate shadows on the cave walls. In 1641, René Descartes wrote about how his senses weren't a reliable indicator that everything around him was truly real, that he couldn't prove with certainty that his whole world was not just an illusion...
When it comes to any sort of episodic or anthology-based science fiction series, there will almost always come a point where the characters start to wonder: Is their world even real? Although "The Matrix" is still probably the most famous story about a guy realizing he lives in a simulation, the concept had been driving philosophers crazy long before modern computers even existed.
In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," written about 2400 years ago, the Greek philosopher described the life of a hypothetical group of people trapped inside a cave since birth, unaware that what they perceive as reality is just a series of elaborate shadows on the cave walls. In 1641, René Descartes wrote about how his senses weren't a reliable indicator that everything around him was truly real, that he couldn't prove with certainty that his whole world was not just an illusion...
- 9/25/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Luc Besson's "The Fifth Element" might be the daffiest Hollywood sci-fi flick ever made (at least until Besson made the even daffier "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" 20 years later). The film had movie-star insurance in Bruce Willis, and the trailers promised a surfeit of futuristic eye candy, but what exactly was this zany-looking movie about?
The film may be visually cluttered, but its premise is fairly simple. Every 5,000 years, a force of tremendous evil emerges out of space and tries to destroy Earth. Fortunately, an alien race known as the Mondoshawns and a clandestine religious order are in possession of the only weapon that can repel this evil. This weapon consists of four stones which represent the five classical elements of earth, wind, fire, water, and Philip Bailey. Actually, the fifth element is a humanoid named Leelo, and, as embodied by Milla Jovovich, she is a lethal warrior,...
The film may be visually cluttered, but its premise is fairly simple. Every 5,000 years, a force of tremendous evil emerges out of space and tries to destroy Earth. Fortunately, an alien race known as the Mondoshawns and a clandestine religious order are in possession of the only weapon that can repel this evil. This weapon consists of four stones which represent the five classical elements of earth, wind, fire, water, and Philip Bailey. Actually, the fifth element is a humanoid named Leelo, and, as embodied by Milla Jovovich, she is a lethal warrior,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are set to play Father and Son arms dealers in Andrew Niccol’s ‘Lord of War’ sequel.
Following on from the 2005 crime thriller, Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Skarsgård will play his son who is said to be a chip off the old block.
The sequel finds Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, as he discovers that he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who is trying to top his dad. Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This triggers an intergenerational bitter rivalry, one that pits father and son against each other.
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“There is so much more to explore with these characters,” Niccol said. “Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I...
Following on from the 2005 crime thriller, Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Skarsgård will play his son who is said to be a chip off the old block.
The sequel finds Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, as he discovers that he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who is trying to top his dad. Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This triggers an intergenerational bitter rivalry, one that pits father and son against each other.
Also in news – Karl Urban in talks to join ‘Mortal Kombat 2’
“There is so much more to explore with these characters,” Niccol said. “Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I...
- 5/9/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nicolas Cage is to star in 'Lords of War'.The 59-year-old actor is set to reprise his role as gunrunner Yuri Orlov in the sequel to the 2005 film 'Lord of War'.Andrew Niccol will once again direct after helming the original and Bill Skarsgard is also set to feature as Orlov's son.In 'Lords of War', Yuri Orlov – the world's most notorious gunrunner – discovers he has a son called Anton, who isn't trying to right his father's wrongs but top them instead.Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America's Middle East conflicts and the film tells the story of a father and son's bitter rivalry.FilmNation Entertainment will launch sales for the project at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.Phillippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi are producing under their Vendome Pictures banner and Cage for Saturn Films. Skarsgard is an executive producer on the film heading into production this autumn.
- 5/9/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Following on from his run of high concept scripts (and writing/directing gigs), Andrew Niccol made 2005's Lord Of War, which starred Nicolas Cage as arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Despite it failing to set the box office alight, it is getting a belated sequel, called Lords Of War, which will see Cage return and also feature Bill Skarsgård.
In the original, Cage played Yuri Orlov, tracked from his early days in the 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighborhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 1990s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son.
Then there’s his relationship through the years with his younger brother (Jared Leto), his marriage to a famous model (Bridget Moynahan), his relentless pursuit by a determined Interpol Agent (Ethan Hawke) and his inner demons that...
In the original, Cage played Yuri Orlov, tracked from his early days in the 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighborhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 1990s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son.
Then there’s his relationship through the years with his younger brother (Jared Leto), his marriage to a famous model (Bridget Moynahan), his relentless pursuit by a determined Interpol Agent (Ethan Hawke) and his inner demons that...
- 5/9/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Nicolas Cage is set to reprise his 2005 “Lord of War” film in a new sequel.
The Academy award-winning studio behind the original film and “Coda”, Vendôme Pictures, announced the sequel to the crime thriller will also star Bill Skarsgård, as Cage’s arms dealer Yuri Orlov’s son.
The original director and writer Andrew Nicool will also return for the film.
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The synopsis for the film reads:
“Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs – he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry – even at odds over the same woman.
The Academy award-winning studio behind the original film and “Coda”, Vendôme Pictures, announced the sequel to the crime thriller will also star Bill Skarsgård, as Cage’s arms dealer Yuri Orlov’s son.
The original director and writer Andrew Nicool will also return for the film.
Read More: Nicolas Cage Credits Work, Including ‘Crummy’ Movies, For Getting Him Through A ‘Dark’ Period
The synopsis for the film reads:
“Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs – he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry – even at odds over the same woman.
- 5/8/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Strap on a bulletproof vest and prepare to make a shady deal or two because a Lord of War sequel is on the way. Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are teaming up for Lords of War, with Vendome Pictures producing. Andrew Niccol directs from a script he wrote, with Cage reprising his role from the 2005 original, arms dealer Yuri Orlov. The plot includes a father-son twist, with Skarsgård playing Orlov’s son, Anton. In the Lord of War sequel, Anton “tries to top his father’s wrongs instead of stopping them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.”
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the charming devil that is Yuri Orlov and now his illegitimate...
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the charming devil that is Yuri Orlov and now his illegitimate...
- 5/8/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Almost 20 years after its theatrical release, “Lord of War” is getting a sequel. Vendôme Pictures (“Coda”) will reunite writer/director Andrew Niccol and Nicolas Cage for “Lords of War,” with Cage reprising as arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Bill Skarsgård, recently Pennywise in the two-part “It” adaptation and the heavy in “John Wick: Chapter 4,” will play his son.
Principal photography will begin in late 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights while introducing the film at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner. Nicolas Cage, under his company, Saturn Films will also produce while Skarsgård is executive producing.
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Principal photography will begin in late 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights while introducing the film at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner. Nicolas Cage, under his company, Saturn Films will also produce while Skarsgård is executive producing.
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‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Coming 2 America’ to Be Licensed Through New Amazon MGM Studios Distribution Division
In “Lords of War,” the infamous weapons merchant discovers he has...
- 5/8/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Producers eye autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Nicolas Cage will return to the shadowy world of illegal weapons sales, but this time, it’s become a family affair.
The Oscar-winning star will reunite with writer and director Andrew Niccol on “Lords Of War,” the sequel to their 2005 crime thriller, “Lord Of War.” Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov with “It’s” Bill Skarsgård co-starring as his son, who is a chip off the old block. Vendôme Group is backing the project, which is set to begin principal photography in the fall of 2023.
FilmNation Entertainment will represent the international sales rights and introduce the film at the Cannes Film Festival, while CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi who produced the original are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner, alongside Cage under his company, Saturn Films. Skarsgård is executive producing.
“Lords of War” finds Orlov (Cage...
The Oscar-winning star will reunite with writer and director Andrew Niccol on “Lords Of War,” the sequel to their 2005 crime thriller, “Lord Of War.” Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov with “It’s” Bill Skarsgård co-starring as his son, who is a chip off the old block. Vendôme Group is backing the project, which is set to begin principal photography in the fall of 2023.
FilmNation Entertainment will represent the international sales rights and introduce the film at the Cannes Film Festival, while CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi who produced the original are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner, alongside Cage under his company, Saturn Films. Skarsgård is executive producing.
“Lords of War” finds Orlov (Cage...
- 5/8/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are set to star in Lords of War, the sequel to Lord of War that reunites Coda producer Vendome Pictures with director Andrew Niccol.
Niccol will write and direct the sequel to his 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, with Cage reprising his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov, and Skarsgård on board to play his son. In Lords of War, Orlov discovers he has a son, Anton, who is trying to top his father’s wrongs rather than stop them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.
The sequel will shoot in fall 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights starting at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights.
Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are returning in the same role for Lords of War under their Vendôme Pictures banner,...
Niccol will write and direct the sequel to his 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, with Cage reprising his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov, and Skarsgård on board to play his son. In Lords of War, Orlov discovers he has a son, Anton, who is trying to top his father’s wrongs rather than stop them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.
The sequel will shoot in fall 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights starting at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights.
Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are returning in the same role for Lords of War under their Vendôme Pictures banner,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producers eye autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Nicolas Cage (Renfield) and writer-director Andrew Niccol (Anon) will reteam with Vendôme Pictures, the Academy Award winning studio behind Coda, on Lords of War — a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, which starred Cage as Yuri Orlov, a composite character based on numerous arms dealers.
Bill Skarsgård (John Wick: Chapter 4) is also on board to star as Orlov’s son, with FilmNation Entertainment to rep international sales and introduce the film at Cannes, and CAA Media Finance to handle domestic rights.
In Lords of War, Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s...
Bill Skarsgård (John Wick: Chapter 4) is also on board to star as Orlov’s son, with FilmNation Entertainment to rep international sales and introduce the film at Cannes, and CAA Media Finance to handle domestic rights.
In Lords of War, Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s not that we Latin people are silent, it’s that we are muted mostly because there are not enough Latinx journalists to amplify what is happening in our communities. Look at New York City. We are equal to whites in population but you barely see any Latino names on mastheads or the bylines of stories. And it’s not just The New York Times — it’s also Saturday Night Live, the New York Post, The New Yorker, New York Magazine. It’s our city and we are invisible.
- 4/23/2023
- by John Leguizamo
- Rollingstone.com
In Plato’s allegory of the cave, a group of people find themselves bound to the walls of a subterranean hangout. Ahead of them they see flickering shadows, caused by the distant fires of the sunlit world, but all else, for them, is darkness. Are these shadows reality, or just a pale facsimile? That was the question of two millennia ago: now it’s Channel 4’s turn to use darkness as an allegory for reality (or reality TV), with Scared in the Dark, a new five-part celebrity reality show told, not by Plato, but by Danny Dyer.
Scared of the Dark follows a group of eight celebrities – boxers Chris Eubank and Nicola Adams, singer Max George, Love Islander Chloe Burrows, ubiquitous TV person Scarlett Moffatt, actor Donna Preston, stand-up Chris McCausland and, well, Gazza – as they spend a week or so in the pitch black. “Located deep within a 146,000 sq ft hangar,...
Scared of the Dark follows a group of eight celebrities – boxers Chris Eubank and Nicola Adams, singer Max George, Love Islander Chloe Burrows, ubiquitous TV person Scarlett Moffatt, actor Donna Preston, stand-up Chris McCausland and, well, Gazza – as they spend a week or so in the pitch black. “Located deep within a 146,000 sq ft hangar,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
In Plato’s allegory of the cave, a group of people find themselves bound to the walls of a subterranean hangout. Ahead of them they see flickering shadows, caused by the distant fires of the sunlit world, but all else, for them, is darkness. Are these shadows reality, or just a pale facsimile? That was the question of two millennia ago: now it’s Channel 4’s turn to use darkness as an allegory for reality (or reality TV), with Scared in the Dark, a new five-part celebrity reality show told, not by Plato, but by Danny Dyer.
Scared of the Dark follows a group of eight celebrities – boxers Chris Eubank and Nicola Adams, singer Max George, Love Islander Chloe Burrows, ubiquitous TV person Scarlett Moffatt, actor Donna Preston, stand-up Chris McCausland and, well, Gazza – as they spend a week or so in the pitch black. “Located deep within a 146,000 sq ft hangar,...
Scared of the Dark follows a group of eight celebrities – boxers Chris Eubank and Nicola Adams, singer Max George, Love Islander Chloe Burrows, ubiquitous TV person Scarlett Moffatt, actor Donna Preston, stand-up Chris McCausland and, well, Gazza – as they spend a week or so in the pitch black. “Located deep within a 146,000 sq ft hangar,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
This post contains spoilers for the second episode of "Yellowjackets" season 2.
Well, it finally happened. After a full season spent alluding to potential acts of cannibalism that took place during the Yellowjackets' time in the wilderness, the second season of the hit Showtime series dove right in with a dark feast featuring long-dead Jackie (Ella Purnell) as the main course.
After Shauna's (Sophie Nélisse) ear snack last week, "Yellowjackets" finally broached the topic of cannibalism at the end of the new season's second episode, in a scene that makes the desperate measure seem at once disgusting, divine, and eerily understandable. It's a nearly wordless scene that begins when a strong smell wakes up the girls inside the cabin. They attempted to cremate Jackie's body, and the smell of her charred flesh hits their nostrils like the aroma of a backyard barbecue. "She wants us to," hungry, pregnant Shauna says...
Well, it finally happened. After a full season spent alluding to potential acts of cannibalism that took place during the Yellowjackets' time in the wilderness, the second season of the hit Showtime series dove right in with a dark feast featuring long-dead Jackie (Ella Purnell) as the main course.
After Shauna's (Sophie Nélisse) ear snack last week, "Yellowjackets" finally broached the topic of cannibalism at the end of the new season's second episode, in a scene that makes the desperate measure seem at once disgusting, divine, and eerily understandable. It's a nearly wordless scene that begins when a strong smell wakes up the girls inside the cabin. They attempted to cremate Jackie's body, and the smell of her charred flesh hits their nostrils like the aroma of a backyard barbecue. "She wants us to," hungry, pregnant Shauna says...
- 3/31/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
"Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is a movie that really helped me come to terms with myself when I first saw it over 20 years ago. Back then, I wasn't very comfortable with my looks and I often felt self-conscious about my personality when talking to people I didn't know very well. The film's message of self-acceptance really struck a chord, enabling me to take a more positive view of who I was.
Created by its star John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" began life onstage as a hit off-Broadway production in 1998 before taking the leap to the big screen in 2001. The movie adaptation failed to replicate the success of the stage show, only making $3.6 million at the box office against a slim budget of $6 million. Since then, the film has become a modern cult classic, and several actors have portrayed the eponymous rocker on stage over the past two decades,...
Created by its star John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" began life onstage as a hit off-Broadway production in 1998 before taking the leap to the big screen in 2001. The movie adaptation failed to replicate the success of the stage show, only making $3.6 million at the box office against a slim budget of $6 million. Since then, the film has become a modern cult classic, and several actors have portrayed the eponymous rocker on stage over the past two decades,...
- 3/26/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
"What if everything you know to be true is one big lie?" Apple has revealed a quick teaser for an intriguing new sci-fi series titled Silo, arriving for streaming starting in May. This new title, Silo, is the same title as the book series it's based on - but the project was going with the title Wool initially while in production. Perhaps a reference to the "wool" being pulled over our eyes? "The truth will surface." In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. The series stars Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette, with an ensemble cast including Tim Robbins, Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Harriet Walter, Avi Nash, Chinaza Uche, & Iain Glen. This looks legit - I dig the entire setup...
- 3/6/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Scott Waugh whose credits include “Act of Valor” and the upcoming “The Expendables 4,” is attached to direct the upcoming documentary “Escape to Atlantis,” based on the findings of Seattle native Dr. Jason Rubin who has used deductive reasoning, the writings of philosopher Plato and cutting-edge satellite sonar imagery to pinpoint the location of the fabled lost island of Atlantis.
Said Waugh: “Every story, whether fact or fable, has a character we believe in and hope they prevail. Wouldn’t it be great to be part of a story where our protagonist wins and redefines the world’s truth?” “If Dr. Rubin has found Atlantis, not only does he continually save lives in the ER room, but he will have risen the dead of those lost in Plato’s fable and will redefine our history. That is a story I want to be a part of,” he added.
The documentary is being produced by Rubin,...
Said Waugh: “Every story, whether fact or fable, has a character we believe in and hope they prevail. Wouldn’t it be great to be part of a story where our protagonist wins and redefines the world’s truth?” “If Dr. Rubin has found Atlantis, not only does he continually save lives in the ER room, but he will have risen the dead of those lost in Plato’s fable and will redefine our history. That is a story I want to be a part of,” he added.
The documentary is being produced by Rubin,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Although Sundance shorts don’t aren’t met with the starry premieres of their feature-length counterparts, there are plenty of strange and wonderful finds — especially for genre fans via the Midnight Short Film Program. One of this year’s standouts was “A Folded Ocean,” written and directed by Ben Brewer. In a 14-minute tale of sex, romance and bodies fusing together in a Cronenberg-esque nightmare, real-life couple Anabelle Lemieux and John Giacobbe star as an erotically charged pair whose closeness literally draws them closer and closer together.
Brewer, who was the lead visual effects artist for “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, was also in charge of the outrageous and nauseating body horror in “Ocean.” But despite the showstopping visuals, the love story between the two leads — mostly unspoken — resonates deeply, especially in a complete work no longer than a few TikToks.
Variety spoke with Brewer — who has also directed music...
Brewer, who was the lead visual effects artist for “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, was also in charge of the outrageous and nauseating body horror in “Ocean.” But despite the showstopping visuals, the love story between the two leads — mostly unspoken — resonates deeply, especially in a complete work no longer than a few TikToks.
Variety spoke with Brewer — who has also directed music...
- 1/21/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
I really enjoy the yearly ritual of delving into the depths of the year to reflect on my favourite watches for Directors Notes and have done so now for over a decade. When I went to write my top ten last year, I had just heard about the sudden death of my good friend and artistic mentor in Nottingham; Carol Crowe. I was just too sad to even open my laptop and we ran away to Whitby to see the new year in instead. I needed to feel cold air on my face and see comforting, familiar views.
2022 has been a year of gentle steps, finishing a new, deeply personal film – both shooting in the US and editing as well as starting another. My highlight was at legendary Rak Studios listening to Composer Tara Creme’s score being brought to life by a room full of skilled string players. I spontaneously burst into tears,...
2022 has been a year of gentle steps, finishing a new, deeply personal film – both shooting in the US and editing as well as starting another. My highlight was at legendary Rak Studios listening to Composer Tara Creme’s score being brought to life by a room full of skilled string players. I spontaneously burst into tears,...
- 12/31/2022
- by Jeanie Finlay
- Directors Notes
In today’s hectic world, it is easy to get caught up in entertainment distractions and forget to engage our minds with thought-provoking content. But now and then, a film comes along that entertains us, challenges our worldviews, and stimulates our senses.
This article will introduce you to a selection of movies that will get you thinking and provide food for thought long after the credits have rolled. From science fiction to crime dramas, these films explore a range of themes and ideas that will leave you questioning the nature of reality and the human experience.
So sit back, grab some popcorn, and get ready to have your mind blown by these thought-provoking movies. We appreciate you joining us on this intellectual exploration!
Inception
This mind-bending thriller follows a team of thieves who enter the dreams of others to steal their secrets. As the characters navigate the complex layers of dream reality,...
This article will introduce you to a selection of movies that will get you thinking and provide food for thought long after the credits have rolled. From science fiction to crime dramas, these films explore a range of themes and ideas that will leave you questioning the nature of reality and the human experience.
So sit back, grab some popcorn, and get ready to have your mind blown by these thought-provoking movies. We appreciate you joining us on this intellectual exploration!
Inception
This mind-bending thriller follows a team of thieves who enter the dreams of others to steal their secrets. As the characters navigate the complex layers of dream reality,...
- 12/22/2022
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Kanye West still considers himself a prophet, even as the disgraced rapper’s disciples have dwindled from a rapt crowd to a few sparse holdouts. But perhaps no person is more determined to be the last one standing by Ye’s side than one of his biggest internet stans: Kanyewestlover911.
“Ppl see me as the biggest Kanye fan/defender,” they tell Rolling Stone via direct messages. “There are people probably bigger fans than me. Through the best and the worst times I’ve been with Ye.”
No one knows who runs the kanyewestlover911 TikTok account.
“Ppl see me as the biggest Kanye fan/defender,” they tell Rolling Stone via direct messages. “There are people probably bigger fans than me. Through the best and the worst times I’ve been with Ye.”
No one knows who runs the kanyewestlover911 TikTok account.
- 12/14/2022
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
Young Plato comes last, alphabetically, on the list of documentaries qualified for Oscar consideration this year. But it may come in first in the hearts of many Documentary Branch voters as they cast their ballots determining the feature shortlist.
The film directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath follows the dynamic principal of the Holy Cross Boys Primary School in Northern Ireland, who has shown remarkable success teaching philosophy to boys ages 4 to 11. If that sounds impossible, you have to see Kevin McArevey in action.
“To find yourself think for yourself!” McArevey quotes Socrates in a pinned tweet on his Twitter feed. That ancient bit of wisdom is the crux of what he imparts to his pupils, gently guiding them to use their minds to work out difficult questions instead of passively adopting another person’s conclusions.
Principal Kevin McArevey at the whiteboard
The headmaster gathers students into what he calls a Socratic Circle,...
The film directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath follows the dynamic principal of the Holy Cross Boys Primary School in Northern Ireland, who has shown remarkable success teaching philosophy to boys ages 4 to 11. If that sounds impossible, you have to see Kevin McArevey in action.
“To find yourself think for yourself!” McArevey quotes Socrates in a pinned tweet on his Twitter feed. That ancient bit of wisdom is the crux of what he imparts to his pupils, gently guiding them to use their minds to work out difficult questions instead of passively adopting another person’s conclusions.
Principal Kevin McArevey at the whiteboard
The headmaster gathers students into what he calls a Socratic Circle,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally brought Namor to the big screen with the release of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." The film, which hit theaters on Nov. 11, centers on the people of Wakanda fighting to protect their kingdom after they're attacked by Namor, who is the leader of an undersea nation named Talokan.
Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta brings Namor (also known as the Sub-Mariner) to life in the film. While his character may sound like a power-hungry villain, Huerta says there's more to him than meets the eye. In fact, Huerta considers Namor to be more of an antihero. Why? Well, after T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) exposes Wakanda to the rest of the world at the end of the first "Black Panther" movie, Namor feels the kingdom is becoming a threat to his own people, and as a result, he decides to launch an attack on Wakanda.
"Namor loves his people,...
Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta brings Namor (also known as the Sub-Mariner) to life in the film. While his character may sound like a power-hungry villain, Huerta says there's more to him than meets the eye. In fact, Huerta considers Namor to be more of an antihero. Why? Well, after T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) exposes Wakanda to the rest of the world at the end of the first "Black Panther" movie, Namor feels the kingdom is becoming a threat to his own people, and as a result, he decides to launch an attack on Wakanda.
"Namor loves his people,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
Before Spider-Man, before Iron Man and the Fantastic Four—before even Captain America—there was one major super-being in the Marvel pantheon. Along with the Human Torch, he was among the first characters ever created by the company, existing even before the company was called Marvel Comics. His name is Namor, also known as the Sub-Mariner, and he first appeared in Marvel Comics #1, published in late August 1939 by Marvel predecessor Timely Publications. While that book’s Human Torch is not the Fantastic Four member we all know and love today, Namor has remained largely the same over the intervening decades.
Half-human, half-Atlantean (in the comics), and one of the earliest examples of the evolved human beings that came to be called “mutants” in Marvel canon, he was the fierce ruler and protector of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis with a healthy distaste for the surface world. An anti-hero in the classic sense,...
Half-human, half-Atlantean (in the comics), and one of the earliest examples of the evolved human beings that came to be called “mutants” in Marvel canon, he was the fierce ruler and protector of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis with a healthy distaste for the surface world. An anti-hero in the classic sense,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
This week, audiences will finally get to visit Wakanda again, as well as celebrate the legacy of the late great Chadwick Boseman with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The movie will not only shine a spotlight on more of the fictional country, but it will also bring to screen, for the first time, one of the earliest comic book superheroes since the phenomenon of Superman first took the world by storm. Namor made his debut in 1939 in the Marvel universe, at the time, known as Timely Comics.
Namor, the Submariner, originally comes from the mythical city of Atlantis, being the mutant son of a human sea captain and an Atlantean Princess. For Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, his origin is changed from Atlantis to Talokan. Director Ryan Coogler tells Inverse that he aimed to give audiences a new experience with his new background. Coogler explains,
There have been a lot of representations...
Namor, the Submariner, originally comes from the mythical city of Atlantis, being the mutant son of a human sea captain and an Atlantean Princess. For Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, his origin is changed from Atlantis to Talokan. Director Ryan Coogler tells Inverse that he aimed to give audiences a new experience with his new background. Coogler explains,
There have been a lot of representations...
- 11/8/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Holy forking shirt balls! The Good Place star William Jackson Harper is venturing toward the Quantum Realm for Marvel‘s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Marvel remains mum about who Harper will play in Ant-Man 3. However, many fans believe Harper is playing Fantastic Four patriarch Reed Richards in the upcoming film. Harper’s role is not confirmed, so don’t go thinking the Reed Richards thing is a done deal. Regardless of what tweets from suspicious sites would like you to believe, it’s not.
Harper is known for playing Chidi Anagonye in NBC‘s The Good Place. Chidi is a neurotic scholar who loves to hear himself pontificate on the works of philosophers, including Aristotle, Plato, and Immanuel Kant. It’s easy to see why Harper would be a prime candidate to play Richards in the Marvel Universe, and I’d love to see it. Still, there’s...
Harper is known for playing Chidi Anagonye in NBC‘s The Good Place. Chidi is a neurotic scholar who loves to hear himself pontificate on the works of philosophers, including Aristotle, Plato, and Immanuel Kant. It’s easy to see why Harper would be a prime candidate to play Richards in the Marvel Universe, and I’d love to see it. Still, there’s...
- 10/28/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Hollywood Stars Ryan Reynolds And Rob McElhenney To Be Given Welsh Award
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are to receive a special award from the people of Wales to show their support for raising the profile of the nation in Welcome to Wrexham. The pair bought the Welsh football club and showcased Wales to the world via the FX show’s first season. One episode focuses on the history and language of the nation. Welsh broadcaster S4C has partnered with the Welsh government and Football Association of Wales on the award, which will be given as part of the Wales to the World New York Concert next month taking place in Times Square. “S4C is delighted to be recognizing the contribution that Rob and Ryan have made by inspiring a whole generation to celebrate and embrace Wales to the World,” said S4C CEO Sian Doyle. “Their passion for Wrexham,...
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are to receive a special award from the people of Wales to show their support for raising the profile of the nation in Welcome to Wrexham. The pair bought the Welsh football club and showcased Wales to the world via the FX show’s first season. One episode focuses on the history and language of the nation. Welsh broadcaster S4C has partnered with the Welsh government and Football Association of Wales on the award, which will be given as part of the Wales to the World New York Concert next month taking place in Times Square. “S4C is delighted to be recognizing the contribution that Rob and Ryan have made by inspiring a whole generation to celebrate and embrace Wales to the World,” said S4C CEO Sian Doyle. “Their passion for Wrexham,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Max Goldbart and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) have revealed the nomination longlists for Best Feature Documentary and Best International Independent Film categories. In addition, BIFA’s Raindance Discovery Award longlist has also been unveiled.
Of the 15 films longlisted for Best Feature Documentary, eight are directed by women. The 17 films longlisted for Best International Independent Film have already won top prizes from this year’s premier international festivals.
The final five nominations in each category will be announced in early November and winners will be revealed at the 25th annual BIFA ceremony on Dec. 4.
Best International Independent Film Sponsored By Champagne Taittinger
“Alcarràs” – Carla Simón, María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno
“All The Beauty And The Bloodshed” – Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John S. Lyons
“Argentina, 1985” – Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinás, Axel Kuschevatzky, Federico Posternak, Agustina Llambi Campbell, Ricardo Darín, Santiago Carabante, Chino Darín, Victoria Alonso
“Broker” – Kore-eda Hirokazu,...
Of the 15 films longlisted for Best Feature Documentary, eight are directed by women. The 17 films longlisted for Best International Independent Film have already won top prizes from this year’s premier international festivals.
The final five nominations in each category will be announced in early November and winners will be revealed at the 25th annual BIFA ceremony on Dec. 4.
Best International Independent Film Sponsored By Champagne Taittinger
“Alcarràs” – Carla Simón, María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno
“All The Beauty And The Bloodshed” – Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John S. Lyons
“Argentina, 1985” – Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinás, Axel Kuschevatzky, Federico Posternak, Agustina Llambi Campbell, Ricardo Darín, Santiago Carabante, Chino Darín, Victoria Alonso
“Broker” – Kore-eda Hirokazu,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
As any home media hunters of a certain age know, securing a VHS copy of David Lynch's 1977 debut feature "Eraserhead" was a Herculean task. Cassettes were rare, and the ones the public could access were typically living in libraries or video stores who would not sell them to you. If you were willing to shell out 80 to 100, in 1992 dollars, then maybe you could cut a deal. Some resourceful collectors could scoop up a well-worn Japanese LaserDisc, but only the more extreme collectors owned LaserDisc players. "Eraserhead" was, for many years, effectively out of print.
After the release of "Mulholland Drive" in 2001, however, Lynch began examining new types of media as well as the ever-growing DVD market and decided that it was high time to keep up with an evolving landscape. In 2002, Lynch -- owning the rights to "Eraserhead" as well as his early short films -- remastered and released a pair of tiffany DVDs,...
After the release of "Mulholland Drive" in 2001, however, Lynch began examining new types of media as well as the ever-growing DVD market and decided that it was high time to keep up with an evolving landscape. In 2002, Lynch -- owning the rights to "Eraserhead" as well as his early short films -- remastered and released a pair of tiffany DVDs,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
It’s fitting that Andrew Cummings debut feature opens with stories told around a campfire – it has themes that date back, not just to the birth of cinema, but probably to the beginning of storytelling itself … not for nothing is this titled The Origin. We have the terror of the night and the mysteries beyond the circle of firelight of our known world. We have the fear of the other. We have superstition vs rationalism. We have the question “who is the real monster here?” and we have, especially, a threatened man’s fear of women. These are deep, primal themes, revisited over and again since humanity first saw shadows reflected on the cave wall (thank you Mr Plato).
Universal and ancient though the themes might be, Cummings, whose film is premiering at the Lff (the two remaining performances are already sold out), has given his debut a relatively novel setting: 45,000 years into the past,...
Universal and ancient though the themes might be, Cummings, whose film is premiering at the Lff (the two remaining performances are already sold out), has given his debut a relatively novel setting: 45,000 years into the past,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Marc Burrows
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
An uplifting documentary about an Irish teacher who uses Plato’s teachings to defuse violence among his young pupils is set to be adapted into a feature film by The Bureau, the producers of “Supernova.”
Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin (“School Life”) and Declan McGrath and produced by David Rane for Soilsiú Films, “Young Plato” was recently released in U.S. cinemas following a major 40-festival run.
The film has won nine Irish and international awards, including the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards, the Iccl Human Rights on Film Award, the Special Jury Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, and an Honorable Mention at Greenwich Iff.
Set in the post-conflict Belfast community of Ardoyne, “Young Plato” charts the dream of Elvis-loving principal Kevin McArevey — a maverick who is determined to change the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay...
Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin (“School Life”) and Declan McGrath and produced by David Rane for Soilsiú Films, “Young Plato” was recently released in U.S. cinemas following a major 40-festival run.
The film has won nine Irish and international awards, including the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards, the Iccl Human Rights on Film Award, the Special Jury Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, and an Honorable Mention at Greenwich Iff.
Set in the post-conflict Belfast community of Ardoyne, “Young Plato” charts the dream of Elvis-loving principal Kevin McArevey — a maverick who is determined to change the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay...
- 10/7/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The first thing we hear is electric bass, which serves as counterpoint to a discussion of Plato's view of love. Beach party, jeweled bindi, glitter eyeshadow. Adam.
"What do you think love is?" Emily, "Em", is our protagonist, narrator. Long and blonde, a fight about drugs and tea on a thunderstorm shack, piano hammered under the thunder. Headlong and stumbling, moving cameras. "There's no logic," we hear, but there is. Slow movements as of breathing, bedroom ceiling, passenger seat of the ute. Flare of engraved Zippo or simulacrum thereof. Mix-tapes our only indication of era, traceless and unspooling in some extra-urban Austral never-when. Differing grades of wriggly tin for domestic and commercial consideration. Shallow sinuous scallops in the suburbs, rectilinear right-angling at the railway-inflected coach terminal.
Near-naked and the Nokia tune. Nipples and parcels tied up with string. Nineteen, and probably the year. Contrasts in those crisp colours. Fairy bread and mirror.
"What do you think love is?" Emily, "Em", is our protagonist, narrator. Long and blonde, a fight about drugs and tea on a thunderstorm shack, piano hammered under the thunder. Headlong and stumbling, moving cameras. "There's no logic," we hear, but there is. Slow movements as of breathing, bedroom ceiling, passenger seat of the ute. Flare of engraved Zippo or simulacrum thereof. Mix-tapes our only indication of era, traceless and unspooling in some extra-urban Austral never-when. Differing grades of wriggly tin for domestic and commercial consideration. Shallow sinuous scallops in the suburbs, rectilinear right-angling at the railway-inflected coach terminal.
Near-naked and the Nokia tune. Nipples and parcels tied up with string. Nineteen, and probably the year. Contrasts in those crisp colours. Fairy bread and mirror.
- 9/29/2022
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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