Recipes are far more than measurements and ingredients; they transport us to other places and times, evoking forgotten memories through the taste, texture, smell, sound and visual presentation of food. Key to our social history, recipe books passed down through the generations are a historical blueprint connecting us to our ancestors and food traditions. We remember the comfort of our mother’s arms with a taste of matzo ball soup or recall a joyous celebration with a bite of walnut cake.
It is this human and historical connection — forged by recipes — that has brought together Israeli American chef Alon Shaya (New Orleans’ Saba and Miss River, Denver’s Safta), 92-year-old Holocaust survivor Steven Fenves and Phil Rosenthal, from Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil, to host the Rescued Recipes dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 21.
The gathering, which will take place at Rosenthal’s house, will feature “stories from Steven...
It is this human and historical connection — forged by recipes — that has brought together Israeli American chef Alon Shaya (New Orleans’ Saba and Miss River, Denver’s Safta), 92-year-old Holocaust survivor Steven Fenves and Phil Rosenthal, from Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil, to host the Rescued Recipes dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 21.
The gathering, which will take place at Rosenthal’s house, will feature “stories from Steven...
- 10/19/2023
- by Melinda Sheckells
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Franz Rogowski further cemented his status as one of Europe’s most chameleonic and adventurous screen actors with his highwire turn this year as a narcissistic film director in Ira Sachs’ Passages, the agent of chaos at the center of a love triangle that spins out of control. The German actor again brings searing magnetism to Lubo, playing a member of midcentury Switzerland’s nomadic Yenish community, whose family and peaceful existence are torn from him by national authorities in what amounts to an ethnic cleansing campaign. Here, however, it’s the sprawling novelistic material that slips out of director Giorgio Diritti’s control.
Inspired by Mario Cavatore’s 2004 novel Il Seminatore but nudged far too often into melodrama in Diritti and Fredo Valla’s baggy screenplay, the film’s historical jumping-off point is eminently worthy of large-canvas treatment. But after a compelling first hour, the director can’t seem...
Inspired by Mario Cavatore’s 2004 novel Il Seminatore but nudged far too often into melodrama in Diritti and Fredo Valla’s baggy screenplay, the film’s historical jumping-off point is eminently worthy of large-canvas treatment. But after a compelling first hour, the director can’t seem...
- 9/10/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For around half of the entire last century, there was a semi-official policy enacted by the Swiss state to forcibly separate the children of “itinerant” parents from their families. The program, known as “Kinder der Landstrasse” (“Children of the Road”), was ostensibly designed for the protection of such children from the perils of vagrancy and criminality which the state imagined rife among the traveller population. In retrospect, of course, the practise, which was discontinued in the 1970s, has been revealed for what it actually was: an unjustifiably cruel abrogation of the human rights of various minority populations, among them the Yenish, the group to which Franz Rogowski’s Lubo Moser, the focus of Giorgio Diritti’s sprawling, overlong “Lubo,” belongs. Nobody could deny that such a historical injustice merits a moving and epic cinematic investigation. It’s just a shame that while the three-hour-long “Lubo” probably contains that very film,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
First published in 1881, Swiss author Johanna Spyri’s novel Heidi is one of the best-selling books ever written. As Wikipedia explains, the story follows “a joyful and free-spirited young girl who is orphaned as a toddler” as she develops a friendship with a girl named Klara, who is unable to walk. More than 140 years later, the Swiss icon Heidi has been reimagined as Mad Heidi for an over-the-top action-adventure horror comedy. Raven Banner Releasing and Swissploitation Films are teamping up with Fathom Events to give Mad Heidi a one-night theatrical release on June 21st – and in anticipation of that event, a clip that features some “killer combat” has been released online and can be seen at the bottom of this article.
The Fathom Events of Mad Heidi is scheduled to take place at 7pm local time on the 21st. “Exclusive to the Fathom event is an introduction from stars Casper Van Dien...
The Fathom Events of Mad Heidi is scheduled to take place at 7pm local time on the 21st. “Exclusive to the Fathom event is an introduction from stars Casper Van Dien...
- 6/14/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Barracuda Queens was not just about girls from affluent families; it was also about girls like Mia Thorstensson, who belonged to a not-so-rich, middle-class family. These girls were an example that two classes existed: one did not care about the money they had, while the others worked hard to save it. Mia belonged to the latter group because, since her parents’ divorce, she does not have as much luxuries as Lollo and her friends have.
Mia’s story began with the rest of the girls in the hotel. Since she was there with her friends, she woke up to them being responsible for the repayment of a high bill for their stay at a hotel. Mia could have walked away from her friends at this juncture, but she does not because she knows they have been there for her. Mia was also civil during her stay at the hotel, unlike Lollo and Klara,...
Mia’s story began with the rest of the girls in the hotel. Since she was there with her friends, she woke up to them being responsible for the repayment of a high bill for their stay at a hotel. Mia could have walked away from her friends at this juncture, but she does not because she knows they have been there for her. Mia was also civil during her stay at the hotel, unlike Lollo and Klara,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Barracuda Queens, through just six episodes, gave us a peek into the elites of the Scandinavian country of Sweden, and the watch was purely amusing. A bunch of rich girls take it upon themselves to rob the other rich. It began as a necessity, but soon became an addiction. One of the girls who posed as the robbers was Amina Khalil. The girl initially was not a part of the group, as she was introduced as a new girl in town from an affluent family.
Amina had no clue what the actual Barracuda Queens were up to or what they were even capable of. But once she talked to them, she got to know them better. Just like any other rich family in her neighborhood, Amina had also lived across the world with her family, and her worldly knowledge is sort of her attractive feature. Louise, aka Lollo Millkvist, became friendly quite quickly,...
Amina had no clue what the actual Barracuda Queens were up to or what they were even capable of. But once she talked to them, she got to know them better. Just like any other rich family in her neighborhood, Amina had also lived across the world with her family, and her worldly knowledge is sort of her attractive feature. Louise, aka Lollo Millkvist, became friendly quite quickly,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Heist layered with comedy as a genre has been a success in recent times; we have the Ocean movie series and Baby Driver which are some examples that have gotten a lot of acclaim. Even in the TV show spectrum, we have Good Girls, and this time, Netflix Sweden brings us yet another drama with a heist carried by young girls at its forefront. Why, you ask? Because they can. Barracuda Queens is a six-part show with a running time of 35-minute per episode. We get to see young girls carrying out robberies and getting away with it. But will they ever get caught?
Spoilers Ahead
The Bill They Must Settle
Barracuda Queens begins with five girls being interrogated for something they have done, the answer to which will come up in the forthcoming episodes. The scene starts in Bastad, Sweden in the year 1995. Louise, Klara, Frida, and Mia wake up with a horrible hangover,...
Spoilers Ahead
The Bill They Must Settle
Barracuda Queens begins with five girls being interrogated for something they have done, the answer to which will come up in the forthcoming episodes. The scene starts in Bastad, Sweden in the year 1995. Louise, Klara, Frida, and Mia wake up with a horrible hangover,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
How often do we come across stories of rich kids going ballistic about their money? By ballistic, I mean going all around carrying out burglaries and never looking back at it as a crime. We’ve seen Bling Ring by Sofia Coppola, which dealt with a similar setup. Barracuda Queens brings you a story of young girls from affluent families robbing the homes of the rich just because they want to and takes us through the rich and middle-class divide layered with drama and humor.
Directed by Amanda Adolfsson, the six-part Netflix series is set in the year 1995 and begins with a bunch of 20-year-old girls from Djursholm, Sweden, waking up in a hotel far away from their homes, followed by an astronomical bill to settle for the same place. Among the four women in the group—Louise, Klara, Frida, and Mia—only Mia came from a not-so-affluent family. The...
Directed by Amanda Adolfsson, the six-part Netflix series is set in the year 1995 and begins with a bunch of 20-year-old girls from Djursholm, Sweden, waking up in a hotel far away from their homes, followed by an astronomical bill to settle for the same place. Among the four women in the group—Louise, Klara, Frida, and Mia—only Mia came from a not-so-affluent family. The...
- 6/5/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
It must be tough being a movie (or TV show) sitting on Taika Waititi's To Do list as the writer/director ruminates between ideas such as his long-gestating Star Wars film, a new Flash Gordon adaptation and more. Now imagine seeing another entry join the crowded waiting room. Which is happening, as he's aiming to make an adaptation fo Kazuo Ishiguro's sci-fi story Klara And The Sun.
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak.
Sony's 3000 Pictures has the rights to the book, and Harry Potter/Paddington producer David Heyman is aboard for the film.
Next up for Waititi, meanwhile, is true story-based football comedy drama Next Goal Wins, which will be out on 20 October and has a trailer online.
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak.
Sony's 3000 Pictures has the rights to the book, and Harry Potter/Paddington producer David Heyman is aboard for the film.
Next up for Waititi, meanwhile, is true story-based football comedy drama Next Goal Wins, which will be out on 20 October and has a trailer online.
- 5/2/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Taika Waititi has entered into talks to take the helm on the adaptation on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times bestselling novel, ‘Klara and the Sun.’
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak.
Dahvi Waller is penning the original draft of the screenplay. David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Rosie Alison and Jeff Clifford are also executive producing.
Also in news – Character posters swoop in for Aardman’s ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
Waititi’s next film, ‘Next Goal Wins’ starring Michael Fassbender, drops later this year.
Published in March 2021, ‘Klara and the Sun’ debuted on...
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak.
Dahvi Waller is penning the original draft of the screenplay. David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Rosie Alison and Jeff Clifford are also executive producing.
Also in news – Character posters swoop in for Aardman’s ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
Waititi’s next film, ‘Next Goal Wins’ starring Michael Fassbender, drops later this year.
Published in March 2021, ‘Klara and the Sun’ debuted on...
- 5/2/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Taika Waititi is set to direct 'Klara and the Sun'.The 47-year-old filmmaker is in talks to helm the movie based on the story by Japanese-British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro for Sony's 3000 Pictures.The tale follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from getting lonely, who tries to save a family of humans that she lives with from heartbreak.The book earned positive reviews and was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2021.Dahvi Waller is adapting the script for the film and Ishiguro will serve as an executive producer on the project.The writer's work has been adapted for the big screen before as his 1989 novel 'The Remains of the Day' was made into an Oscar-nominated picture of the same name starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Dame Emma Thompson four years later.Waititi's upcoming movie 'Next Goal Wins' is set to be released later this year...
- 5/2/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Deadline reports that Taika Waititi is in negotiations to direct Klara and the Sun for Sony’s 3000 Pictures.
Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times best-selling novel, Klara and the Sun follows a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. The film portrays her efforts to save the family of humans she lives with from heartbreak. Dahvi Waller (Mad Men) has penned the screenplay for the adaptation, which David Heyman will produce for Heyday Films. Should the deal close, Klara and the Sun will likely be the next movie from Taika Waititi.
“Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside,” reads the novel’s official description. “She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her.
Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times best-selling novel, Klara and the Sun follows a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. The film portrays her efforts to save the family of humans she lives with from heartbreak. Dahvi Waller (Mad Men) has penned the screenplay for the adaptation, which David Heyman will produce for Heyday Films. Should the deal close, Klara and the Sun will likely be the next movie from Taika Waititi.
“Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside,” reads the novel’s official description. “She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her.
- 5/1/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Taika Waititi is in talks to direct Sony’s 3000 Pictures’ Klara and the Sun, based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, with no deal yet closed, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
With the movie adaptation in development, Dahvi Waller (Mrs. America, Mad Men) wrote the original draft of the screenplay for the Jojo Rabbit director. David Heyman is producing the feature for Heyday Films.
The film will adapt the Nobel-prize-winning writer’s novel about Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. The film portrays efforts to save a family of humans Klara lives with from heartbreak.
Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to share producer credits on the project. Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought the project to Heyday.
Columbia Pictures produced James Ivory’s adaptation of Ishiguro’s 1989 novel The Remains of the Day, which starred Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. Ishiguro will executive produce...
With the movie adaptation in development, Dahvi Waller (Mrs. America, Mad Men) wrote the original draft of the screenplay for the Jojo Rabbit director. David Heyman is producing the feature for Heyday Films.
The film will adapt the Nobel-prize-winning writer’s novel about Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. The film portrays efforts to save a family of humans Klara lives with from heartbreak.
Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to share producer credits on the project. Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought the project to Heyday.
Columbia Pictures produced James Ivory’s adaptation of Ishiguro’s 1989 novel The Remains of the Day, which starred Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. Ishiguro will executive produce...
- 5/1/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Taika Waititi looks to have found his next project to direct: Sources tell Deadline that the Jojo Rabbit Oscar winner is in negotiations to direct Klara and the Sun, based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times bestselling novel, for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. The project is in development, with Dahvi Waller penning the original draft of the screenplay.
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak. The role is certain to become one of the more sought-after parts for a actresses in their 20s given the awards pedigree Ishiguro adaptations have garnered.
David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday.
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak. The role is certain to become one of the more sought-after parts for a actresses in their 20s given the awards pedigree Ishiguro adaptations have garnered.
David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday.
- 5/1/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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