When musician-artist-activist Boots Riley premiered his directorial debut "Sorry to Bother You" at 2018's Sundance Film Festival, it was less of a premiere and more of an unleashing. Even a few years later, very few films have been able to live up to its bizarre twists and unique visual style. It was also staunchly progressive and even socialist in its politics, making the fact that it got released in major theater chains that much more remarkable. However, a question almost immediately entered everyone's minds — how in the world could "Sorry to Bother You" be topped?
The answer is actually pretty simple. You take the money that a major conglomerate streaming service gladly offers you, and you run with it. "I'm a Virgo," which premiered its first four episodes at SXSW ahead of its undated summer premiere, is what you get. Cootie (Jharrel Jerome) is an unusual kid, and not just...
The answer is actually pretty simple. You take the money that a major conglomerate streaming service gladly offers you, and you run with it. "I'm a Virgo," which premiered its first four episodes at SXSW ahead of its undated summer premiere, is what you get. Cootie (Jharrel Jerome) is an unusual kid, and not just...
- 3/12/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
‘Riceboy Sleeps’ Scoops Top Canadian Film Award
Anthony Shim’s Riceboy Sleeps has won Canada’s biggest film award, the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. The prize, decided by the Toronto Film Critics Association (Tfca), comes with a Can$100,000 cash prize. Riceboy Sleeps beat nominees Clement Virgo’s Brother and David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. The semi-autobiographical film explores the challenges of living between two cultures through the tale of a Korean immigrant single mother raising her son in Canada. Shot in the Greater Vancouver area and Korea, the feature world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, winning its Platform Prize, and then played in Busan and a raft of other festivals. The win comes as Toronto-based distributor Game Theory Films gears up for the title’s Canadian release on March 17. The feature will also be released in Korea, Singapore and the US in the coming months.
Anthony Shim’s Riceboy Sleeps has won Canada’s biggest film award, the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. The prize, decided by the Toronto Film Critics Association (Tfca), comes with a Can$100,000 cash prize. Riceboy Sleeps beat nominees Clement Virgo’s Brother and David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. The semi-autobiographical film explores the challenges of living between two cultures through the tale of a Korean immigrant single mother raising her son in Canada. Shot in the Greater Vancouver area and Korea, the feature world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, winning its Platform Prize, and then played in Busan and a raft of other festivals. The win comes as Toronto-based distributor Game Theory Films gears up for the title’s Canadian release on March 17. The feature will also be released in Korea, Singapore and the US in the coming months.
- 3/8/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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