Sundance Grand Jury Winner ‘The Procedure’ Is A Nsfw Short Film That Will Leave You Appalled — Watch
Calvin Reeder’s short film “The Procedure” runs under four minutes, but chances are it will stay with you for the rest of your life. That sounds like hyperbole, but we can comfortably say we’ve never seen something quite like it before. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and was awarded the Short Film Jury Award for U.S Fiction.
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The only thing that might shock you more than the plot is the fact that Sundance awarded a film like this in the first place, but the mastery of its execution, editing and control of tension can’t be denied. The short just debuted on Vimeo in full and has been selected as an official Vimeo Staff Pick.
“This isn’t something that comes premeditated, it just clicked,” Reeder told Vimeo about the film.
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The only thing that might shock you more than the plot is the fact that Sundance awarded a film like this in the first place, but the mastery of its execution, editing and control of tension can’t be denied. The short just debuted on Vimeo in full and has been selected as an official Vimeo Staff Pick.
“This isn’t something that comes premeditated, it just clicked,” Reeder told Vimeo about the film.
- 11/30/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 live-action shorts that will move forward in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards. The shortlist was pared down from the 137 films that originally qualified, and the final nominees will be named along with all other categories on January 24. Find the full list below, with trailers where available.
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“Bon Voyage,” Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
“Ennemis Intérieurs,” Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
“Graffiti,” Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
“La Femme et le Tgv,” Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
“Nocturne in Black,” Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
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“The Rifle, the Jackal,...
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“Bon Voyage,” Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
“Ennemis Intérieurs,” Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
“Graffiti,” Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
“La Femme et le Tgv,” Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
“Nocturne in Black,” Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
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“The Rifle, the Jackal,...
- 11/23/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Doc NYC wrapped up last Wednesday after showcasing hundreds of creative documentary films that shines a light on untold stories. The new documentary “Fight for Space” explores the past, present and future of the Us Space program and argues for the benefits of human space exploration. The film examines the historical, political events that led to the Space Race and a cultural interest in space travel as well as the decline of Nasa’s budget since 1968. Through interviews with such industry professionals like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, as well astronauts, politicians and scientists, “Fight for Space” serves as an urgent call to reawaken our sense of wonder and travel to the far-reaches of the universe. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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The film is written, produced, and directed by Paul J. Hildebrandt,...
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- 11/21/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzed the accents of some of Hollywood’s biggest names and explained how accurate they really were in a new video for Wired.
Singer first looks at Brad Pitt’s role of Lt. Aldo Raine in “Inglourious Basterds” and explains what makes a good Southern accent. After listening to the actor, Singer states that Pitt doesn’t really hit key words that he’s supposed to.
He then analyzes Will Smith’s Nigerian accent in “Concussion” and explains that Smith is playing real-life doctor Bennet Omalu, who has a “somewhat Americanized Nigerian accent.”
“Smith doesn’t seem to be going for Omalu’s voice so much as a kind of generalized Nigerian or African accent,” he adds.
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Singer first looks at Brad Pitt’s role of Lt. Aldo Raine in “Inglourious Basterds” and explains what makes a good Southern accent. After listening to the actor, Singer states that Pitt doesn’t really hit key words that he’s supposed to.
He then analyzes Will Smith’s Nigerian accent in “Concussion” and explains that Smith is playing real-life doctor Bennet Omalu, who has a “somewhat Americanized Nigerian accent.”
“Smith doesn’t seem to be going for Omalu’s voice so much as a kind of generalized Nigerian or African accent,” he adds.
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- 11/18/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
“Fire at Sea,” Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary about the ongoing European migrant crisis, has been progressively gaining critical and widespread appeal since its debut at the Berlin Film Festival this February, where it was unanimously awarded the festival’s top prize, the Golden Bear.
Beloved actress Meryl Streep, who served as the jury president of the festival, hosted a special screening of Rosi’s documentary at The Metrograph in New York earlier this week, where she also spoke about the film beforehand. Turns out, she still an ardent fan of the award winner.
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“Yes, it’s a documentary, I guess. But it’s also art,” said Streep. “The way the truth is arranged makes it sort of like a poem. And I don’t mean like a twee kind of poem, I mean something really essential. It’s unavoidable.
Beloved actress Meryl Streep, who served as the jury president of the festival, hosted a special screening of Rosi’s documentary at The Metrograph in New York earlier this week, where she also spoke about the film beforehand. Turns out, she still an ardent fan of the award winner.
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“Yes, it’s a documentary, I guess. But it’s also art,” said Streep. “The way the truth is arranged makes it sort of like a poem. And I don’t mean like a twee kind of poem, I mean something really essential. It’s unavoidable.
- 11/18/2016
- by Mark Burger
- Indiewire
How do you balance your passion with the everyday demands of modern life? That’s the question at the heart of Sarah Hanssen’s “Working Stiff,” which follows comic strip artist Robert Friedrich as he attempts to juggle the creation of his webcomic with his day job within the demanding New York City court system.
Friedrich started as a court assistant when he was just 22, but he’s been fascinated and compelled by his creative work for much longer. The cartoonist describes his strip as a “a visual diary of sorts,” and while it may seem as if the requirements of his day job — hey, he’s a supervisor now, too! — would get in the way of his process, much of his daily life works its way into the strip, adding texture and honesty in unexpected ways.
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Friedrich started as a court assistant when he was just 22, but he’s been fascinated and compelled by his creative work for much longer. The cartoonist describes his strip as a “a visual diary of sorts,” and while it may seem as if the requirements of his day job — hey, he’s a supervisor now, too! — would get in the way of his process, much of his daily life works its way into the strip, adding texture and honesty in unexpected ways.
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- 11/17/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Jessica Chastain can be seen on the big screen this December with one of her most ferocious performances to date in “Miss Sloane,” but she’ll be dialing back on the ruthlessness next year for “The Zookeeper’s Wife.” Adapted from Diane Ackerman’s bestselling novel, the non-fiction drama stars Chastain as Antonina Żabińska, a Polish woman who helped aid in the protection of Jews during World War II by hiding them in the Warsaw Zoo. Her efforts were supported by her husband and zoo director, Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh).
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During the height of the war, the couple managed to keep the zoo operating by turning it into a pig farm. They made routine trips to the Warsaw ghetto to smuggle refugees to safety, hiding them in animal cages and telling authorities they were simply in town...
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During the height of the war, the couple managed to keep the zoo operating by turning it into a pig farm. They made routine trips to the Warsaw ghetto to smuggle refugees to safety, hiding them in animal cages and telling authorities they were simply in town...
- 11/17/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Over the past three weeks, Barry Jenkins’ critically acclaimed “Moonlight” has turned some of the best reviews of the year into indie box office gold. The drama has yet to play in over 200 theaters across the country, and yet it’s already grossed nearly $5 million at the box office, proving that it’s got serious staying power and excellent word of mouth.
Distributor A24 will be taking the film nationwide this week, expanding into around 650 theaters, and they’re celebrating with IndieWire by exclusively premiering a new behind-the-scenes short, “Moonlight: Magic in the Making.”
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Featuring Jenkins and writer Tarell McCraney, who wrote the play the film is based on, “Magic in the Making” exposes the beating heart of “Moonlight” as the deep connective tissue between the two men. “There are so many biographical elements in this movie,...
Distributor A24 will be taking the film nationwide this week, expanding into around 650 theaters, and they’re celebrating with IndieWire by exclusively premiering a new behind-the-scenes short, “Moonlight: Magic in the Making.”
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Featuring Jenkins and writer Tarell McCraney, who wrote the play the film is based on, “Magic in the Making” exposes the beating heart of “Moonlight” as the deep connective tissue between the two men. “There are so many biographical elements in this movie,...
- 11/17/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
“Kong: Skull Island” set Comic-Com a buzz over the summer with a two-minute trailer that looked more like a Vietnam-era war film than a traditional monster movie (many people jumped at “Apocalypse Now” comparisons, and they weren’t necessarily wrong). Warner Brothers has finally premiered the official trailer, and it defies expectations once again.
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The set up for this new reimagining of the Kong legend is fairly routine: A scientific expedition heads to the the titular island and awakens its most iconic beast. What looks to set this adventure blockbuster a part from the rest is an epic cast, including John C. Reilly, Tom Hiddleston. John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson and Oscar winner Brie Larson, and some eye-popping direction from Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the indie breakout behind “Kings Of Summer.”
“Kong: Skull Island” lands in theaters March 10, 2017. Watch the heart-pounding first trailer below.
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The set up for this new reimagining of the Kong legend is fairly routine: A scientific expedition heads to the the titular island and awakens its most iconic beast. What looks to set this adventure blockbuster a part from the rest is an epic cast, including John C. Reilly, Tom Hiddleston. John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson and Oscar winner Brie Larson, and some eye-popping direction from Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the indie breakout behind “Kings Of Summer.”
“Kong: Skull Island” lands in theaters March 10, 2017. Watch the heart-pounding first trailer below.
- 11/17/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Audiences are getting to know “Moonlight” star Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. That’s his full, Biblical, first name. (It was the second son of the prophet Isaiah, and means “hurry to the spoils!”)
“Mahershala” is my nickname,” he told me at the Toronto International Film Festival (video interview, below).
It’s an unusual name that will become memorable; Ali has a swath of projects hitting screens, three of which he shot at the same time. (A fourth, “Hidden Figures,” in which he woos a Nasa math whiz played by Taraji P. Henson, comes out December 25.) In New York, he was violent New York gangster Cottonmouth on Marvel’s Netflix series “Luke Cage.” In Baltimore, he continued the fourth (and his last) season of his Emmy-nominated role as Remy Danton, the slick former communications director for Frank Underwood, in “House of Cards.” And in Miami, on three successive weekends, he shot his pivotal...
“Mahershala” is my nickname,” he told me at the Toronto International Film Festival (video interview, below).
It’s an unusual name that will become memorable; Ali has a swath of projects hitting screens, three of which he shot at the same time. (A fourth, “Hidden Figures,” in which he woos a Nasa math whiz played by Taraji P. Henson, comes out December 25.) In New York, he was violent New York gangster Cottonmouth on Marvel’s Netflix series “Luke Cage.” In Baltimore, he continued the fourth (and his last) season of his Emmy-nominated role as Remy Danton, the slick former communications director for Frank Underwood, in “House of Cards.” And in Miami, on three successive weekends, he shot his pivotal...
- 10/20/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
News
Animal Planet is planning another puppy-themed special, it ordered a World Cup companion titled World Pup. How many puppies will it take to make me forget what John Oliver said about the World Cup on the latest Last Week Tonight?
Ryan Murphy received a call from the President, who said he found The Normal Heart to be incredibly moving. I can’t help but wonder if Ned‘s battle reminded the President of the challenges of being a community organizer.
Comedy Central has renewed Inside Amy Schumer, the animated anthology Trip Tank and Review.
Speaking of, Review‘s Andy Daly talked with Hitfix about how getting a second season required agreeing to budget cuts. However, Daly seemed to think he knew how to put together another season for less money, “We were supposed to originally make eight episodes, and we turned it into nine, because we’d written too much and shot too much,...
Animal Planet is planning another puppy-themed special, it ordered a World Cup companion titled World Pup. How many puppies will it take to make me forget what John Oliver said about the World Cup on the latest Last Week Tonight?
Ryan Murphy received a call from the President, who said he found The Normal Heart to be incredibly moving. I can’t help but wonder if Ned‘s battle reminded the President of the challenges of being a community organizer.
Comedy Central has renewed Inside Amy Schumer, the animated anthology Trip Tank and Review.
Speaking of, Review‘s Andy Daly talked with Hitfix about how getting a second season required agreeing to budget cuts. However, Daly seemed to think he knew how to put together another season for less money, “We were supposed to originally make eight episodes, and we turned it into nine, because we’d written too much and shot too much,...
- 6/10/2014
- by Lyle Masaki
- The Backlot
Typically, people go to movies to escape from the dreary drudgery of their workaday lives. But some films capture the plight of the working class with such poignancy, grace and humor that they become beloved classics despite the subject matter. In honor of Labor Day, click through our photo gallery of the Top Ten Movies That Celebrate the Working Stiff. Feel like we missed one? Let us know in the comments section.
- 9/6/2010
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
It's another busy development season for Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly's Sony-based TV production company, which has set up eight projects from such auspices as Elmore Leonard, Graham Yost, Michael Dinner, Barry Sonnenfeld and Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman.
What is different this year is that most of the projects are set up at cable networks.
Since its 2003 launch, Timberman/Beverly Prods. (formerly 25C) had been focused on developing for the broadcast nets, landing several pilots and a series order from NBC for "Kidnapped."
Timberman and Beverly tested the cable waters this year with the A&E pilot "Danny Fricke." Now they're hooked.
"It has opened the door to explore subject matter that we would've never thought of developing for broadcast," Timberman said.
It also helped that their company is based at Sony TV, a major cable player.
Timberman/Beverly's cable slate includes an untitled Elmore Leonard drama and "Hit Man" at FX,...
What is different this year is that most of the projects are set up at cable networks.
Since its 2003 launch, Timberman/Beverly Prods. (formerly 25C) had been focused on developing for the broadcast nets, landing several pilots and a series order from NBC for "Kidnapped."
Timberman and Beverly tested the cable waters this year with the A&E pilot "Danny Fricke." Now they're hooked.
"It has opened the door to explore subject matter that we would've never thought of developing for broadcast," Timberman said.
It also helped that their company is based at Sony TV, a major cable player.
Timberman/Beverly's cable slate includes an untitled Elmore Leonard drama and "Hit Man" at FX,...
- 12/18/2008
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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