Zakiya Dalila Harris’ novel “The Other Black Girl” has hit the small screen in ten episodes filled with songs that support the story’s underlying message of compromising identity and Blackness in a majority-white workplace. Developed by Harris and Rashida Jones, who contributed the intro montage, to Episode 7 set to Anita Baker’s “Sweet Love,” the series crosses multiple genres from comedy to thriller and provides social commentary on how minority Poc employees compromise and navigate the social system of corporate America.
Set to Sza, TLC, Busta Rhymes, H.E.R., Janelle Monae and more, many scenes in the show become even stronger with the songs in the background. Co-showrunners Gus Hickey and Jordan Reddout left the ending open for a potential second season. The suspense and humor go hand in hand with the soundtrack for “The Other Black Girl.”
Here are all the songs in “The Other Black Girl”:
Episode...
Set to Sza, TLC, Busta Rhymes, H.E.R., Janelle Monae and more, many scenes in the show become even stronger with the songs in the background. Co-showrunners Gus Hickey and Jordan Reddout left the ending open for a potential second season. The suspense and humor go hand in hand with the soundtrack for “The Other Black Girl.”
Here are all the songs in “The Other Black Girl”:
Episode...
- 9/16/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Spooky Season is still just a dream for many in the United States, as August heat locks in and September is only a faint hope. But as of the date of this writing, there are just 90 days to Halloween, which means it’s officially time to at least start pondering a costume.
If you need a little inspiration to truly get into the creepy spirit, Sling Freestream has a wide variety of titles that users can watch every day during their Halloween countdown. There’s no credit card or other payment information required to access the 400+ free streaming channels and 41,000 on-demand titles on Sling Freestream, and users can watch content from top horror repositories like Screambox, FilmRise, Alter Horror and many more.
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If you need a little inspiration to truly get into the creepy spirit, Sling Freestream has a wide variety of titles that users can watch every day during their Halloween countdown. There’s no credit card or other payment information required to access the 400+ free streaming channels and 41,000 on-demand titles on Sling Freestream, and users can watch content from top horror repositories like Screambox, FilmRise, Alter Horror and many more.
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Screambox is already one of the most recognized names in horror streaming, and its...
- 8/3/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
14 Spanish productions selected for this year’s festival, which runs September 22-30.
Isabel Coixet’s romantic drama Un amor, Isabel Herguera’s animation Sultana’s Dream and JaioneCamborda’s drama The Rye Horn are among the 14 Spanish productions selected for the 2023 San Sebastian International Film Festival (Ssiff), running from September 22-30.
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Coixet will compete for the first time in San Sebastian’s official section with Un Amor, starring Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian. Sold by Film Constellation, Un Amor is based on Sara Mesa’s novel that follows a woman struggling to start afresh in a countryside hamlet.
Isabel Coixet’s romantic drama Un amor, Isabel Herguera’s animation Sultana’s Dream and JaioneCamborda’s drama The Rye Horn are among the 14 Spanish productions selected for the 2023 San Sebastian International Film Festival (Ssiff), running from September 22-30.
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Coixet will compete for the first time in San Sebastian’s official section with Un Amor, starring Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian. Sold by Film Constellation, Un Amor is based on Sara Mesa’s novel that follows a woman struggling to start afresh in a countryside hamlet.
- 7/14/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
Money talks. On Jan.1, Bizkaia, the Basque Country province, introduced new tax breaks with one of – if not the – highest deduction rate in the world: up to 70%. No other rate registered in Olsberg-spi’s Global Incentives Index 2023 reaches such heights.
Also on Jan. 1, mainland Spain raised rebate caps on TV dramas to €10 million ($10.9 million) per episode, which climbs to €18 million ($19.6 million) per episode in the Canary Islands.
Very few territories in the world can hold a candle to this relief. Introduced in 2015, and raised in 2016 and 2020, Spain’s mainland rates come in at 30% for a first €1 million spend, 25% afterwards. Even so, tax break deductions for film, TV and live entertainment for the whole of Spain rose from €19.5 million ($21.3 million) in 2019 to an estimated €153 million ($166.8 million) for 2022, Natalia Jaquotot Garre, a deputy director general at Spain’s Treasury, said at a Spain Avs Hub panel in March’s Málaga Festival.
At Conecta Fiction,...
Also on Jan. 1, mainland Spain raised rebate caps on TV dramas to €10 million ($10.9 million) per episode, which climbs to €18 million ($19.6 million) per episode in the Canary Islands.
Very few territories in the world can hold a candle to this relief. Introduced in 2015, and raised in 2016 and 2020, Spain’s mainland rates come in at 30% for a first €1 million spend, 25% afterwards. Even so, tax break deductions for film, TV and live entertainment for the whole of Spain rose from €19.5 million ($21.3 million) in 2019 to an estimated €153 million ($166.8 million) for 2022, Natalia Jaquotot Garre, a deputy director general at Spain’s Treasury, said at a Spain Avs Hub panel in March’s Málaga Festival.
At Conecta Fiction,...
- 7/3/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The 10th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market, organized as part of the Venice Film Festival’s industry program Venice Production Bridge, has selected 62 projects in the final stages of development and funding.
Filmmakers taking projects to Venice include Jim Sheridan, an Oscar nominee with “In America,” “In the Name of the Father” and “My Left Foot”; Annemarie Jacir, whose credits include Cannes’ “Salt of This Sea,” Berlin’s “When I Saw You” and Locarno’s “Wajib”; Aisling Walsh, who directed “Maudie” with Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, and “Elizabeth Is Missing” with Glenda Jackson; and Kim Mordaunt, who won best debut at Berlin with “The Rocket.”
Also selected are Roberto Minervini, who directed Cannes’ “The Other Side” and Venice’s “What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?”; Laurynas Bareisa, who won the Venice Horizons Award for “Pilgrims”; Måns Månsson, who was in Berlin competition with “The Real Estate”; György Pálfi,...
Filmmakers taking projects to Venice include Jim Sheridan, an Oscar nominee with “In America,” “In the Name of the Father” and “My Left Foot”; Annemarie Jacir, whose credits include Cannes’ “Salt of This Sea,” Berlin’s “When I Saw You” and Locarno’s “Wajib”; Aisling Walsh, who directed “Maudie” with Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, and “Elizabeth Is Missing” with Glenda Jackson; and Kim Mordaunt, who won best debut at Berlin with “The Rocket.”
Also selected are Roberto Minervini, who directed Cannes’ “The Other Side” and Venice’s “What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?”; Laurynas Bareisa, who won the Venice Horizons Award for “Pilgrims”; Måns Månsson, who was in Berlin competition with “The Real Estate”; György Pálfi,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Aerosmith have unveiled the new Greatest Hits collection, due for release on August 18th ahead of the band’s farewell tour.
The career-spanning compilation will be available in a plethora of configurations: a Super Deluxe 4-lp colored-vinyl box set; a numbered 2-lp 180-gram black vinyl pressing with alternate cover; a limited CD with featuring Aerosmith’s 2000s image and logo; a deluxe 4-lp box set on 180-gram black vinyl; 2-lp black vinyl; single LP black vinyl; deluxe 3-cd box set with photo booklet; and CD with photo booklet.
The Super Deluxe edition sports a whopping 44-song tracklist that chronologically traverses the band’s 50-plus-year career. All of the songs on our recent Aerosmith Top 10 Songs list made the cut, including iconic rockers such as “Dream On,” “Walk This Way,” and “Sweet Emotion.”
For hardcore fans, the Super Deluxe edition is the most collectible piece here, retailing for $180 exclusively via Aerosmith’s website.
The career-spanning compilation will be available in a plethora of configurations: a Super Deluxe 4-lp colored-vinyl box set; a numbered 2-lp 180-gram black vinyl pressing with alternate cover; a limited CD with featuring Aerosmith’s 2000s image and logo; a deluxe 4-lp box set on 180-gram black vinyl; 2-lp black vinyl; single LP black vinyl; deluxe 3-cd box set with photo booklet; and CD with photo booklet.
The Super Deluxe edition sports a whopping 44-song tracklist that chronologically traverses the band’s 50-plus-year career. All of the songs on our recent Aerosmith Top 10 Songs list made the cut, including iconic rockers such as “Dream On,” “Walk This Way,” and “Sweet Emotion.”
For hardcore fans, the Super Deluxe edition is the most collectible piece here, retailing for $180 exclusively via Aerosmith’s website.
- 6/20/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
The Pink Ladies of “Grease,” the most colorful Rydell High students, are back on April 6 on Paramount+. However, this won’t be the same collection of young women from the original film — or even its cult classic sequel. This round, we see how the popular clique got its start. The girls now have a show of their own: “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” a salute to 1950s teens who refuse to conform to conventional standards. The new musical series shows us Rydell High before Sandy and Danny start strutting down the halls. The show stars Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso, and Tricia Fukuhara.
Watch the “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” trailer:
Paramount+ is also producing an original series “Fatal Attraction,” based on the 1980s hit thriller. The TV version refocuses the lens, exploring a modern approach to women, infidelity, personality disorders, and coercive control. It’s...
Watch the “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” trailer:
Paramount+ is also producing an original series “Fatal Attraction,” based on the 1980s hit thriller. The TV version refocuses the lens, exploring a modern approach to women, infidelity, personality disorders, and coercive control. It’s...
- 3/29/2023
- by Fern Siegel
- The Streamable
Kourosh Ahari’s ‘The Night’ and Lluís Danés’ ‘The Barcelona Vampiress’ to open genre festival.
UK genre film festival Grimmfest has revealed the line-up for its first Easter edition, which will open with Kourosh Ahari’s The Night and Lluís Danés’ The Barcelona Vampiress.
The spin-off event to Grimmfest was established after its traditional October festival was moved online, due to the pandemic, and was meant to mark a return to physical screenings for the organisation. But ongoing cinema closures and restrictions will also see the Grimmfest Easter Edition go virtual from April 1-5.
The festival will open with psychological horror The Night,...
UK genre film festival Grimmfest has revealed the line-up for its first Easter edition, which will open with Kourosh Ahari’s The Night and Lluís Danés’ The Barcelona Vampiress.
The spin-off event to Grimmfest was established after its traditional October festival was moved online, due to the pandemic, and was meant to mark a return to physical screenings for the organisation. But ongoing cinema closures and restrictions will also see the Grimmfest Easter Edition go virtual from April 1-5.
The festival will open with psychological horror The Night,...
- 2/9/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Even though Sarah Aarons had already signed to help write songs for “Trolls World Tour,” it was a chance meeting with Ludwig Göransson at a café that led to the session where “The Other Side” was composed. “He said, ‘We’re trying to write the end song with Justin. Do you want to come?’ And I was like, ‘Yes, I can make time for that,'” she tells us in our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above). As she was in the studio with Ludwig, Justin Timberlake and Max Martin the song came together through synthesizers, chords and bass lines. When Aarons did the demo vocals with Timberlake, he realized that the song should be a duet. “Justin said, ‘Someone else needs to be on this with me.’ I was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be sick if it was Sza,’ and left it and then a few weeks later,...
- 2/2/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
So, it's truly been a week. We don't know about you, but we could really use some self-care, meditation and good music to decompress after a hectic and unprecedented start to the New Year. Fortunately, Twitter users seem to have found just the thing to kick off the weekend on a positive note: Jazmine Sullivan's Tiny Desk Concert. For NPR's stripped-down concert series on Jan. 8, Jazmine slayed when performing her new songs "Bodies (Intro)," "The Other Side," "Lost One" and "Girl Like Me," which features Grammy winner H.E.R. and touches on the realities of Tinder dating. The hits-in-the-making are from her...
- 1/9/2021
- E! Online
Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley’s upcoming Batman series has been the source of a lot of hype from comic book fans, and we finally got some new details about it at DC FanDome yesterday. The 12 Years a Slave scribe has been attached to the project for a year now, but the “Legacy of the Bat” panel at the virtual event this past Saturday finally revealed the big hook of Ridley’s take on the Bat-verse: he’ll be introducing a new Batman who’ll be a person of color.
Ridley, attending the panel with DC Cco Jim Lee, revealed that he’ll be writing a four-issue Batman miniseries that’s scheduled to kick off in January 2021, featuring art from Nick Derrington. The series will center on the family of one of Bruce Wayne’s closest allies, Lucius Fox. Rumors have it that Duke Thomas will step up to take...
Ridley, attending the panel with DC Cco Jim Lee, revealed that he’ll be writing a four-issue Batman miniseries that’s scheduled to kick off in January 2021, featuring art from Nick Derrington. The series will center on the family of one of Bruce Wayne’s closest allies, Lucius Fox. Rumors have it that Duke Thomas will step up to take...
- 8/23/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Nuria Valls
Valls already has 14 producer or exec-producer credits, including Eugenio Mira’s “Grand Piano,” Fernando González Molina’s Spanish blockbuster “Palm Trees in the Snow,” and Dan Krauss’ “The Kill Team;” all alongside her partner Adrián Guerra at Nostromo. Her latest productions include Alex and David Pastor’s “The Occupant” and Molina’s “Offering to the Storm,” both acquired by Netflix. Valls will shortly resume shooting on “Los favoritos de Midas,” created by Mateo Gil, her first TV series. “I’d like to do exactly what we’ve done so far: Making all kinds of movies we’d like to watch, not only genre.”
Oriol MAYMÓ
Maymó participated in the production of Rodrigo Cortés’ “Buried,” Marcel Barrena’s “Little World” and Pau Freixas’ TV-series “The Red Band Society” among many other titles. Now based out of Corte y Confección, he has produced Leticia Dolera’s Canneseries winner “A Perfect...
Valls already has 14 producer or exec-producer credits, including Eugenio Mira’s “Grand Piano,” Fernando González Molina’s Spanish blockbuster “Palm Trees in the Snow,” and Dan Krauss’ “The Kill Team;” all alongside her partner Adrián Guerra at Nostromo. Her latest productions include Alex and David Pastor’s “The Occupant” and Molina’s “Offering to the Storm,” both acquired by Netflix. Valls will shortly resume shooting on “Los favoritos de Midas,” created by Mateo Gil, her first TV series. “I’d like to do exactly what we’ve done so far: Making all kinds of movies we’d like to watch, not only genre.”
Oriol MAYMÓ
Maymó participated in the production of Rodrigo Cortés’ “Buried,” Marcel Barrena’s “Little World” and Pau Freixas’ TV-series “The Red Band Society” among many other titles. Now based out of Corte y Confección, he has produced Leticia Dolera’s Canneseries winner “A Perfect...
- 6/22/2020
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
The coronavirus pandemic is still going on, and shutdowns are being lifted oh so gently. That generally means two things: go outside with a mask on while strafing away from passersby on the sidewalk, or stay in and watch stuff. Luckily, The Criterion Channel has announced its June 2020 lineup, which is full of things old and new.
June sees the streaming premiere of Bertrand Bonello’s fantasy-horror, Zombi Child, which originally premiered in the Director’s Fortnight section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The month also brings us the Channel’s addition of Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho, which comes with deleted scenes, a making-of documentary, and more. Meanwhile, they will also flesh out the service’s Chantal Akerman selection, adding features such as One Day Pina Asked…, Golden Eighties, and her penultimate feature, Almayer’s Folly. On the other side of the coin comes Jamie Babbit...
June sees the streaming premiere of Bertrand Bonello’s fantasy-horror, Zombi Child, which originally premiered in the Director’s Fortnight section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The month also brings us the Channel’s addition of Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho, which comes with deleted scenes, a making-of documentary, and more. Meanwhile, they will also flesh out the service’s Chantal Akerman selection, adding features such as One Day Pina Asked…, Golden Eighties, and her penultimate feature, Almayer’s Folly. On the other side of the coin comes Jamie Babbit...
- 5/20/2020
- by Matt Cipolla
- The Film Stage
The Equal Rights Amendment probably would have been the law in America for more than four decades if not for the efforts of a woman named Phyllis Schlafly. Schlafly was conservative to the core, and as the Era was being debated on a national political stage, she took on all of the feminists pressing for [...]
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- 4/15/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
For the animated musical “Trolls World Tour,” DreamWorks producer Gina Shay racked up her share of frequent flyer miles over four years — traveling to New York City for reggaeton superstar J Balvin, South Korea for K-Pop girl group Red Velvet and Stockholm for star and music curator Justin Timberlake. “It felt like I was going around the world collecting people’s voices,” she says.
Singing voices, that is. Nearly 40 tunes are woven into the fabric of the film, which tells the tale of hard rock royals trying to overtake competing genres including pop, country, funk, classical and techno. “Different tribes of trolls celebrating different genres of music,” says Universal’s head of film music Mike Knobloch.
Adds Shay: “We wanted people to come together and telling that story through musical genres seemed like a clever way of doing it without feeling preachy.”
That’s no small feat when it comes to using popular songs.
Singing voices, that is. Nearly 40 tunes are woven into the fabric of the film, which tells the tale of hard rock royals trying to overtake competing genres including pop, country, funk, classical and techno. “Different tribes of trolls celebrating different genres of music,” says Universal’s head of film music Mike Knobloch.
Adds Shay: “We wanted people to come together and telling that story through musical genres seemed like a clever way of doing it without feeling preachy.”
That’s no small feat when it comes to using popular songs.
- 4/9/2020
- by James Patrick Herman
- Variety Film + TV
Justin Timberlake and Anderson .Paak — and their respective characters in Trolls: World Tour —cheer up a housebound Anna Kendrick in the new video for “Don’t Slack.”
Although the video itself was filmed in February, it parallels our current quarantined and self-isolated situation, with a sullen Kendrick (who also voices a character in the animated film) slowly brightened up by the two singers who have invaded every inch of her household.
“Don’t Slack” follows Timberlake and Sza’s “The Other Side.” Like the original 2016 film, Timberlake served as the...
Although the video itself was filmed in February, it parallels our current quarantined and self-isolated situation, with a sullen Kendrick (who also voices a character in the animated film) slowly brightened up by the two singers who have invaded every inch of her household.
“Don’t Slack” follows Timberlake and Sza’s “The Other Side.” Like the original 2016 film, Timberlake served as the...
- 4/6/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
There comes a time in every man’s life where there’s a need for a change. It’s a special occurrence when the caesar transitions to a fade, the flannels and sherpa-lined trucker jackets give way to peacoats, silver chains, and Air Force 1s, and Chris Stapleton is replaced by Meek Mill, Sza, and Anderson .Paak. Or, in Justin Timberlake‘s case, the time has come for a return to a change he made decades ago. In Timberlake’s latest reinvention, the city mouse who sequestered himself in the...
- 3/13/2020
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
Justin Timberlake and Anderson .Paak promote productivity in “Don’t Slack,” an upbeat, funky song from the Trolls World Tour soundtrack, out March 13th.
“Don’t Slack” features Timberlake and .Paak trading off lines. “Imagine all the lives that we can save/You don’t even know the power you got in them legs,” Timberlake sings. The disco-tinged track carries the same positivity as “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” only now it’s trolls that seek sunshine in their pocket.
Timberlake and Anna Kendrick return as co-stars in Trolls World Tour,...
“Don’t Slack” features Timberlake and .Paak trading off lines. “Imagine all the lives that we can save/You don’t even know the power you got in them legs,” Timberlake sings. The disco-tinged track carries the same positivity as “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” only now it’s trolls that seek sunshine in their pocket.
Timberlake and Anna Kendrick return as co-stars in Trolls World Tour,...
- 3/10/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Justin Timberlake and Sza have released a new song from the Trolls World Tour soundtrack, and while that might not inspire much hope, the song is very good. It’s called “The Other Side,” and is a funky, upbeat single that, like much of the soundtrack, was written by Timberlake alongside producer Ludwig Göransson.
Jt and Sza both star in the music video for “The Other Side,” released on Wednesday, which pays homage to classic Hype Williams hip-hop videos from the Nineties. The fisheye lens, the silver bodysuits, the sci-fi...
Jt and Sza both star in the music video for “The Other Side,” released on Wednesday, which pays homage to classic Hype Williams hip-hop videos from the Nineties. The fisheye lens, the silver bodysuits, the sci-fi...
- 2/26/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Mumford & Sons, the Lone Bellow, and Lady Antebellum are among the bands represented on this week’s list of the best country and Americana songs.
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, “Devil Got My Woman”
With help from producer Dan Auerbach, the owner of Mississippi’s oldest juke joint gives a nod to Skip James by reimagining the title track from the bluesman’s 1968 release. The result is a loose, thumping slice of Bentonia blues, performed with greasy grit and minor-key menace by one of the genre’s unsung heroes.
Ariel Posen, “Familiar Ground”
A modern-day guitar hero,...
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, “Devil Got My Woman”
With help from producer Dan Auerbach, the owner of Mississippi’s oldest juke joint gives a nod to Skip James by reimagining the title track from the bluesman’s 1968 release. The result is a loose, thumping slice of Bentonia blues, performed with greasy grit and minor-key menace by one of the genre’s unsung heroes.
Ariel Posen, “Familiar Ground”
A modern-day guitar hero,...
- 10/28/2019
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
It’s hard to describe a film that is merely a series of pointed, often fiery, discussions between different people on the topic of race, particularly when those discussions, ultimately, aren’t impactful. They manage only to rile up an audience that is already overwhelmed by their own experiences with race without providing any forward movement or direction. So let’s just call writer-director Roberto Minervini’s “What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?” what it is: aimless and triggering.
It’s the most unproductive type of sociopolitical film, especially in today’s climate, in that it aims to incite but not to motivate. Documentarian Minervini (“The Other Side”) introduces us to black people in 2017, living deep inside the margins in Louisiana and Mississippi and feeling helpless following a rash of brutal murders of black residents that have gone carelessly unsolved. The constant lack of attention to...
It’s the most unproductive type of sociopolitical film, especially in today’s climate, in that it aims to incite but not to motivate. Documentarian Minervini (“The Other Side”) introduces us to black people in 2017, living deep inside the margins in Louisiana and Mississippi and feeling helpless following a rash of brutal murders of black residents that have gone carelessly unsolved. The constant lack of attention to...
- 8/15/2019
- by Candice Frederick
- The Wrap
Roberto Minervini’s What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? shines a resonant spotlight on life as an African American in New Orleans. Minervini (check out our reviews of Stop the Pounding Heart and The Other Side) is known for his straight shots at inequality; this isn’t his first film set in Louisiana, nor is it his first film covering disparity. Despite its topic, however, the film is more observant than militant: an intimate look at cultural ebb and flow and the individuals affected; a Black Lives Matter meeting that unfolds like a sermon. The director has a sensitive eye for marginalized people, capturing spontaneous emotional moments with an almost theatrical feel.…...
- 8/14/2019
- by Dylan Kai Dempsey
- IONCINEMA.com
The Sundance Institute has announced the projects that have been invited to the 2019 Directors and Screenwriters Labs. At the Directors Lab (May 27-June 18), filmmakers will rehearse, shoot, and edit key scenes from their scripts. The Screenwriters Lab (June 20-24) immediately follows and provides the opportunity for one-on-one story sessions with screenwriter advisors. The labs are overseen by Sundance’s Feature Film Program director Michelle Satter and Labs director Ilyse McKimmie.
Founded in 1981, the Sundance labs have been a launching pad for directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Miranda July, Dee Rees, Boots Riley, Ryan Coogler, and Marielle Heller, among other names. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, breakout titles such as Joe Talbot’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” were supported by the labs.
The 2019 Sundance Institute Directors Lab Projects and Fellows are:
“The American Society of Magical Negroes” (U.
Founded in 1981, the Sundance labs have been a launching pad for directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Miranda July, Dee Rees, Boots Riley, Ryan Coogler, and Marielle Heller, among other names. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, breakout titles such as Joe Talbot’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” were supported by the labs.
The 2019 Sundance Institute Directors Lab Projects and Fellows are:
“The American Society of Magical Negroes” (U.
- 5/10/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Among those selected to take part in the Sundance Institute January Screenwriters Lab we find Barbara Cigarroa who brought – El Otro Lado (The Other Side) to the Sundance Mountain Resort just prior to the launch of the 2019 edition of Sundance. A Mexican-American filmmaker who saw her most recent short Dios Nunca Muere have its world premiere at the 2018 Nyff, she holds an Mfa in Screenwriting from Columbia University and a BA in English from Yale University.
The Other Side is set in Brownsville, Texas, during the child migration crisis, Lucy, a low-income Mexican American teen, is confronted with her own need for escape when her father decides to sponsor two undocumented minors for money.…...
The Other Side is set in Brownsville, Texas, during the child migration crisis, Lucy, a low-income Mexican American teen, is confronted with her own need for escape when her father decides to sponsor two undocumented minors for money.…...
- 2/21/2019
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Get pumped, because the 2019 Grammy Awards are coming up! After last year's big wins for Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar (as well as a posthumous win for Carrie Fisher), this year's batch of hopefuls is sure to make for an amazing show. And since the number of nominees in the popular categories has been increased from five to eight, there are even more nominees to root for than usual! Get excited - the Grammys will air on Feb. 10.
Album Of The Year
Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B
Scorpion by Drake
H.E.R by H.E.R
Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae
Beerbongs & Bentleys by Post Malone
By the Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album feat. Kendrick Lamar
Record Of The Year
"I Like It" by Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J. Balvin
"The Joke" by Brandi Carlile...
Album Of The Year
Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B
Scorpion by Drake
H.E.R by H.E.R
Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae
Beerbongs & Bentleys by Post Malone
By the Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album feat. Kendrick Lamar
Record Of The Year
"I Like It" by Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J. Balvin
"The Joke" by Brandi Carlile...
- 2/8/2019
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
“The Square” was the big winner at the European Film Awards, taking nearly every top prize: Best Film, Director, Actor, Screenwriter, even Best Comedy for good measure. It continues a very good year for Ruben Östlund’s art-world satire, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and is considered a likely nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film.
Also represented were “On Body and Soul,” which won the Golden Bear at Berlinale and earned Alexandra Borbely the Best Actress award, and “Communion,” which took the Documentary prize.
This year’s ceremony, the 30th, took place in Berlin. Avail yourself of the winner list below.
Read More:2017 European Film Awards Nominations: ‘The Square,’ ‘Bpm,’ ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer,’ and More Lead the Way Best European Film
“Bpm (Beats per Minute),” (Robin Campillo, France)
“Loveless,” (Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russia, Belgium, Germany, France)
“On Body and Soul,” (Ildiko Enyedi,...
Also represented were “On Body and Soul,” which won the Golden Bear at Berlinale and earned Alexandra Borbely the Best Actress award, and “Communion,” which took the Documentary prize.
This year’s ceremony, the 30th, took place in Berlin. Avail yourself of the winner list below.
Read More:2017 European Film Awards Nominations: ‘The Square,’ ‘Bpm,’ ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer,’ and More Lead the Way Best European Film
“Bpm (Beats per Minute),” (Robin Campillo, France)
“Loveless,” (Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russia, Belgium, Germany, France)
“On Body and Soul,” (Ildiko Enyedi,...
- 12/9/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The best in 2017 polls and lists continue today with one of the most respected organizations, Sight & Sound. After polling over 180 critics from around the world, Jordan Peele’s Get Out landed in the top spot while close behind, with some controversy, is David Lynch and Mark Frost’s 18-part Showtime series Twin Peaks (which, fittingly, arrives on Blu-ray today).
Although the man who directed every episode has insisted his monumental undertaking is a film from the beginning, we imagine some may not agree with the distinction. Yet, three-plus decades later, many would classify Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 14-part, 931-minute miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz as a film, so perhaps we just need some more distance.
The excellent list also features Call Me by Your Name, Good Time, A Ghost Story, mother!, and Personal Shopper, as well as a handful of stellar 2018 U.S. releases (Zama, Western, You Were Never Really Here) and some 2016 U.
Although the man who directed every episode has insisted his monumental undertaking is a film from the beginning, we imagine some may not agree with the distinction. Yet, three-plus decades later, many would classify Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 14-part, 931-minute miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz as a film, so perhaps we just need some more distance.
The excellent list also features Call Me by Your Name, Good Time, A Ghost Story, mother!, and Personal Shopper, as well as a handful of stellar 2018 U.S. releases (Zama, Western, You Were Never Really Here) and some 2016 U.
- 12/5/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The hits keep on coming. Both “The Disaster Artist” (A24) and “The Shape of Water” (Fox Searchlight) opened strong, despite the usual strong-fall off in post-Thanksgiving audiences. Last year the month of November saw only one specialized release, “Manchester By the Sea,” pull an opening platform per theater average over $60,000. This year has already seen five.
“The Disaster Artist” (in 11 markets) showed the best performance in New York/Los Angeles of any title this year (nearly $120,000 per theater), besting last weekend’s numbers for “Call Me By Your Name” (Sony Pictures Classics). They join other Oscar-bound strong openers including “Lady Bird” (A24) and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (Fox Searchlight).
This marks unprecedented strength over such a short period, with “Lady Bird” and “Three Billboards” already performing well in wider release. At some point exhibitors are going to be challenged to handle so many hits (all will not go wide...
“The Disaster Artist” (in 11 markets) showed the best performance in New York/Los Angeles of any title this year (nearly $120,000 per theater), besting last weekend’s numbers for “Call Me By Your Name” (Sony Pictures Classics). They join other Oscar-bound strong openers including “Lady Bird” (A24) and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (Fox Searchlight).
This marks unprecedented strength over such a short period, with “Lady Bird” and “Three Billboards” already performing well in wider release. At some point exhibitors are going to be challenged to handle so many hits (all will not go wide...
- 12/3/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]
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The post This Week In Trailers: Journeyman, The Final Year, The Godfathers of Hardcore, 15: A Quinceañera Story, The Other Side of Hope appeared first on /Film.
- 11/25/2017
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
The personal and political interweave to quietly rewarding effect in Mila Turajlic's The Other Side of Everything (Druga strana svega), the Serbian documentarist's much-anticipated follow-up to her widely screened 2010 debut Cinema Komunisto. Co-produced with France and Qatar, this is essentially an intimate double portrait of the director's feisty septuagenarian mother Srbijanka — a university professor who achieved national prominence as an outspoken public figure in the 1990s — and the Belgrade apartment in which she lives.
Having bowed to positive reactions at Toronto in September, it went on to win the Feature-Length Competition...
Having bowed to positive reactions at Toronto in September, it went on to win the Feature-Length Competition...
- 11/24/2017
- by Neil Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘The Other Side of Hope’ U.S. Trailer: Aki Kaurismäki Brings His Unique Vision to the Refugee Crisis
We’ve seen a number of excellent documentaries capture the European refugee crisis, but when Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki decided to take it on narrative form for his first film since 2011’s Le Havre, we expected his unique vision to deliver something brilliant, and he’s done just that. After premiering at Berlin International Film Festival, The Other Side of Hope will now arrive soon and the first trailer has landed.
Starring Sakari Kuosmanen and Sherwan Haji, the story follows a poker-playing restauranteur and former traveling salesman who befriends a group of refugees newly arrived from Finland. “Hope is as contemporary and vital a film as you’re likely to find in 2017, but it’s also one of the funniest and most classically (not to mention beautifully) cinematic too. Shot on gorgeous 35mm by his enduring cinematographer Timo Salminen, it’s as cleverly detailed, as it is visually stunning and right from the very beginning,...
Starring Sakari Kuosmanen and Sherwan Haji, the story follows a poker-playing restauranteur and former traveling salesman who befriends a group of refugees newly arrived from Finland. “Hope is as contemporary and vital a film as you’re likely to find in 2017, but it’s also one of the funniest and most classically (not to mention beautifully) cinematic too. Shot on gorgeous 35mm by his enduring cinematographer Timo Salminen, it’s as cleverly detailed, as it is visually stunning and right from the very beginning,...
- 11/16/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Movies starring married couples don’t have the greatest track record with critics (here’s looking at you “By the Sea”), but if any husband and wife can buck the trend it’s got to be John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. “A Quiet Place” is a new supernatural horror film starring the duo opposite Noah Jupe and “Wonderstruck” breakout Millicent Simmonds. The four play a family plagued by supernatural terrors.
Read More:John Krasinski to Direct Emily Blunt in Supernatural Thriller ‘A Quiet Place’
“A Quiet Place” marks Krasinski’s third feature directorial effort following “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men” and “The Hollars.” The horror film is produced by Michael Bay and will be released in theaters by Paramount on April 6, 2018. The studio has kept all plot details under wraps, making the first trailer below the first time any story elements and footage are being revealed.
Watch the first trailer for “A Quiet Place” below.
Read More:John Krasinski to Direct Emily Blunt in Supernatural Thriller ‘A Quiet Place’
“A Quiet Place” marks Krasinski’s third feature directorial effort following “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men” and “The Hollars.” The horror film is produced by Michael Bay and will be released in theaters by Paramount on April 6, 2018. The studio has kept all plot details under wraps, making the first trailer below the first time any story elements and footage are being revealed.
Watch the first trailer for “A Quiet Place” below.
- 11/16/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
You didn’t think Deadpool was going to stay quiet while Warner Bros. releases a massive superhero tentpole like “Justice League,” did you? 20th Century Fox has debuted the first foul-mouthed teaser trailer for “Deadpool 2,” and it’s full of the kind of irreverent gimmicks and explosive footage that made the original an R-rated superhero game-changer at the box office.
Read More:Josh Brolin Loves Making Marvel Movies Just as Much as Prestige Drama — and It’s Not About The Money
“Deadpool 2” is directed by “John Wick” and “Atomic Blonde” filmmaker David Leitch and brings Reynolds back to the role he was born to play. Fox has remained tight-lipped on any plot details, and the new trailer gives away nothing of the story, although we do know Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić, and T.J. Miller will be reprising their roles from the first installment. Josh Brolin is joining the cast as Cable,...
Read More:Josh Brolin Loves Making Marvel Movies Just as Much as Prestige Drama — and It’s Not About The Money
“Deadpool 2” is directed by “John Wick” and “Atomic Blonde” filmmaker David Leitch and brings Reynolds back to the role he was born to play. Fox has remained tight-lipped on any plot details, and the new trailer gives away nothing of the story, although we do know Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić, and T.J. Miller will be reprising their roles from the first installment. Josh Brolin is joining the cast as Cable,...
- 11/15/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
"Kale has a very sad story." Janus Films has launched a brand new Us trailer for the upcoming stateside release of Aki Kaurismäki's latest indie gem film, the highly acclaimed The Other Side of Hope. Set in Helsinki, Finland, this film tells the story of two struggling men whose lives intersect in the middle of the city. One story follows a young refugee from Syria who sneaks into Helsinki, the other follows a traveling salesman who buys a small, unprofitable restaurant. The ensemble cast features Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, Nuppu Koivu, Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon, and Niroz Haji. This has played at festivals all over the world, and is regarded as one of the best international films this year. It's quite a quirky, funky trailer that really captures how unique and intelligent this film is. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Aki Kaurismäki's The Other Side of Hope,...
- 11/14/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In a season filled with expensive, noisy blockbusters and over eager Oscar contenders, a new film by the singular, wonderful Aki Kaurismaki is a soothing balm. “The Other Side Of Hope” is coming soon, and it looks like it’ll be a delightfully different treat from the cinematic treadmill.
Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu, Ilkka Koivula, Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon, Kaija Pakarinen, Kati Outinen, Tommi Korpela and Tuomari Nurmio, star in the award winning movie about a Syrian refugee who crosses paths with a restaurant owner in Helsinski, with the typically comical and surreal results we expect from Kaurismaki.
Continue reading ‘The Other Side Of Hope’ Trailer: Aki Kaurismaki Takes On The Refugee Crisis at The Playlist.
Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu, Ilkka Koivula, Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon, Kaija Pakarinen, Kati Outinen, Tommi Korpela and Tuomari Nurmio, star in the award winning movie about a Syrian refugee who crosses paths with a restaurant owner in Helsinski, with the typically comical and surreal results we expect from Kaurismaki.
Continue reading ‘The Other Side Of Hope’ Trailer: Aki Kaurismaki Takes On The Refugee Crisis at The Playlist.
- 11/14/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Lauded Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki has developed something of a knack for taking timely, seemingly wrenching stories of human drama and turning them into timely, weirdly hilarious stories of human drama. His latest, the Berlinale premiere “The Other Side of Hope” — which earned him the Silver Bear for best director at this year’s festival — continues that same unique concept while also shining a bright light on the Syrian refugee crisis.
The film follows the unexpected friendship between asylum seeker Khaled (Sherwan Haji) and beleaguered traveling salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) as the pair come to find each other in Helsinki, two defeated men from very different places who are each struggling to fit into a new world.
Read More:‘The Other Side Of Hope’ Review: Aki Kaurismäki Returns With Another Deadpan Delight — Berlinale 2017
Per the film’s official synopsis, “with hilarious sight gags, poker-faced one liners [the film]…weaves together Kaurismäki’s...
The film follows the unexpected friendship between asylum seeker Khaled (Sherwan Haji) and beleaguered traveling salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) as the pair come to find each other in Helsinki, two defeated men from very different places who are each struggling to fit into a new world.
Read More:‘The Other Side Of Hope’ Review: Aki Kaurismäki Returns With Another Deadpan Delight — Berlinale 2017
Per the film’s official synopsis, “with hilarious sight gags, poker-faced one liners [the film]…weaves together Kaurismäki’s...
- 11/14/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
goop, the modern lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, is bringing its highly anticipated wellness summit, In goop Health, to New York City for the first time on Saturday, January 27, 2018.
Tickets are available starting today for the day-long symposium on goop.com.
The east coast installment of In goop Health follows the brand’s inaugural sold-out summit in June 2017 in Los Angeles. In the last ten years, goop has emerged as the definitive voice in the wellness space. The January summit will continue that trend by illuminating new philosophies, hosting thought-provoking discussions and showcasing bespoke activations that speak to our emotional and physical health.
The first panel of the day, moderated by producer, director and actress in the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series Black Mirror, Bryce Dallas Howard, will address “the hard problem of consciousness.” An evolution of goop’s special issue “The Other Side,” Howard will help explore the issue...
Tickets are available starting today for the day-long symposium on goop.com.
The east coast installment of In goop Health follows the brand’s inaugural sold-out summit in June 2017 in Los Angeles. In the last ten years, goop has emerged as the definitive voice in the wellness space. The January summit will continue that trend by illuminating new philosophies, hosting thought-provoking discussions and showcasing bespoke activations that speak to our emotional and physical health.
The first panel of the day, moderated by producer, director and actress in the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series Black Mirror, Bryce Dallas Howard, will address “the hard problem of consciousness.” An evolution of goop’s special issue “The Other Side,” Howard will help explore the issue...
- 11/14/2017
- Look to the Stars
The European Film Awards nominations have been released, with a number of festival favorites landing high-profile nods. Among them are “The Square” and “Bpm,” which were both nominated for Best European Film, and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” which missed out on the top category but was recognized in the Director, Actor, and Screenwriter fields.
Read More:‘The Square’ Director Ruben Östlund Wants to Push Cultural Boundaries, But Won’t Read Any Scripts With Killing
This year’s ceremony, the 30th, takes place in Berlin on December 9. Here are all the nominees:
Best European Film
“Bpm (Beats per Minute),” (Robin Campillo, France)
“Loveless,” (Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russia, Belgium, Germany, France)
“On Body and Soul,” (Ildiko Enyedi, Hungary)
“The Other Side of Hope,” (Aki Kaurismaki, Finland, Germany)
“The Square,” (Ruben Ostlund, Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark)
Best European Director
Ildiko Enyedi, (“On Body and Soul”)
Aki Kaurismaki, (“The Other Side of Hope”)
Yorgos Lanthimos,...
Read More:‘The Square’ Director Ruben Östlund Wants to Push Cultural Boundaries, But Won’t Read Any Scripts With Killing
This year’s ceremony, the 30th, takes place in Berlin on December 9. Here are all the nominees:
Best European Film
“Bpm (Beats per Minute),” (Robin Campillo, France)
“Loveless,” (Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russia, Belgium, Germany, France)
“On Body and Soul,” (Ildiko Enyedi, Hungary)
“The Other Side of Hope,” (Aki Kaurismaki, Finland, Germany)
“The Square,” (Ruben Ostlund, Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark)
Best European Director
Ildiko Enyedi, (“On Body and Soul”)
Aki Kaurismaki, (“The Other Side of Hope”)
Yorgos Lanthimos,...
- 11/4/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Nominations for the 30th European Film Awards are in with no shortage of festival titles and Oscar hopefuls in the main races. From Cannes, Ruben Ostlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square; Andrey Zvyagintsev's Jury Prize winner Loveless; and Robin Campillo's Grand Prize laureate Bpm are all up for Best European Film. So are Berlin Golden Bear winner On Body And Soul from Ildikó Enyedi and The Other Side Of Hope for which Aki Kaurismäki took the Berlin Silver Bear for Best…...
- 11/4/2017
- Deadline
Simon Brew Nov 3, 2017
A few words on losing weight, and a couple of hopefully helpful tips...
I have a huge admiration for people who have managed to lose weight, and then keep it off. Both of those feats are huge things to me, and I’ve struggled with my own weight since my childhood. I’m at a much better stage than I was, but it wouldn’t be lying to say it’s taken me decades to get this far.
See related Lee Unkrich interview: Pixar, Toy Story 3, sequels and scary characters
One of the least useful things I read when I’m in the depths of my weight loss despair are articles from people who have lost loads, and are invariably grinning as they hold up some trousers/a skirt/grundies/whatever that they used to squeeze into, but are now way too baggy. On the one hand,...
A few words on losing weight, and a couple of hopefully helpful tips...
I have a huge admiration for people who have managed to lose weight, and then keep it off. Both of those feats are huge things to me, and I’ve struggled with my own weight since my childhood. I’m at a much better stage than I was, but it wouldn’t be lying to say it’s taken me decades to get this far.
See related Lee Unkrich interview: Pixar, Toy Story 3, sequels and scary characters
One of the least useful things I read when I’m in the depths of my weight loss despair are articles from people who have lost loads, and are invariably grinning as they hold up some trousers/a skirt/grundies/whatever that they used to squeeze into, but are now way too baggy. On the one hand,...
- 11/2/2017
- Den of Geek
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What filmmaker would you most like to see try their hand at a horror movie?
Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko), Pajiba/Riot Material
I struggled with this question, because a lot of the directors I have adored have worked in horror, be it Tim Burton (“Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands”), Robert Zemeckis (“Death Becomes Her”), Edgar Wright (“Shawn of the Dead”), Frank Oz (“Little Shop of Horror”), Guillermo del Toro (“Crimson Peak”), Bong-Joon Ho (“The Host”), Jim Jarmusch (“Only Lovers Left Alive”), or Taika Waititi (“What We Do In the Shadows”). Part of what I love about the genre is the way is can be reshaped with vision, color,...
This week’s question: What filmmaker would you most like to see try their hand at a horror movie?
Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko), Pajiba/Riot Material
I struggled with this question, because a lot of the directors I have adored have worked in horror, be it Tim Burton (“Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands”), Robert Zemeckis (“Death Becomes Her”), Edgar Wright (“Shawn of the Dead”), Frank Oz (“Little Shop of Horror”), Guillermo del Toro (“Crimson Peak”), Bong-Joon Ho (“The Host”), Jim Jarmusch (“Only Lovers Left Alive”), or Taika Waititi (“What We Do In the Shadows”). Part of what I love about the genre is the way is can be reshaped with vision, color,...
- 10/30/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The following essay was produced as part of the 2017 Nyff Critics Academy, a workshop for aspiring film critics that took place during the 55th edition of the New York Film Festival.
In today’s intense political climate, the battle between nationalism and globalism is a widespread conflict, one that emerges in part from being alienated by a system that is unsympathetic and uncaring. Hollywood reflects this alienation by what it chooses to ignore: The industry continually avoids touchy film subjects, such as the lives of working-class Americans. The studio’s largest, mass-produced films play it safe by focusing on the all-inclusive entertainment value of superheroes and furry animals.
One might argue that the onus lies on American audiences, who may not be interested in realism, and perhaps it’s just a business decision on part of the studios. However, within the past seven years, American independent cinema has produced successful,...
In today’s intense political climate, the battle between nationalism and globalism is a widespread conflict, one that emerges in part from being alienated by a system that is unsympathetic and uncaring. Hollywood reflects this alienation by what it chooses to ignore: The industry continually avoids touchy film subjects, such as the lives of working-class Americans. The studio’s largest, mass-produced films play it safe by focusing on the all-inclusive entertainment value of superheroes and furry animals.
One might argue that the onus lies on American audiences, who may not be interested in realism, and perhaps it’s just a business decision on part of the studios. However, within the past seven years, American independent cinema has produced successful,...
- 10/28/2017
- by Muhammad Muzammal
- Indiewire
Chicago – When Johnny comes marching home again, as the old song goes, we’ll give him a hearty welcome then. Most Americans truncate that to the phrase, “Thank You for Your Service,” which is the title of a new film featuring Miles Teller, who portrays Iraq War veteran Adam Schumann, and is the directorial debut of Jason Hall.
The film is about the lingering effects of being on a battlefield, and the lack of care given to the soldiers who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd). Adam Schumann (Teller) comes home from the Iraq War to his wife and kids, along with a couple other buddies from his unit, Will and Solo (Joe Cole and Beulah Koale). As they try to assimilate back to normalcy, Will takes his own life. This triggers buried war traumas in Adam and Solo, and they lash out in different ways against the battle fatigue and families.
The film is about the lingering effects of being on a battlefield, and the lack of care given to the soldiers who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd). Adam Schumann (Teller) comes home from the Iraq War to his wife and kids, along with a couple other buddies from his unit, Will and Solo (Joe Cole and Beulah Koale). As they try to assimilate back to normalcy, Will takes his own life. This triggers buried war traumas in Adam and Solo, and they lash out in different ways against the battle fatigue and families.
- 10/25/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Aaron is joined by Mark Hurne and Jason Michael to catch up on a month’s worth of Criterion stuff, including January 2018 announcements. We talk about what we got in the latest Flash Sale, many of the recent Janus Films announcements from restoration screenings to posters, and we share some Short Takes that are technically horror, but not too scary.
Episode Notes
6:00 – January 2018 Announcements
29:30 – Flash Sale and Criterion News
59:15 – Short Takes (Cronos, Cat People, The Lure))
1:08:21 – FilmStruck
Episode Links Agnes Varda Closet Picks Filminc – Pandora’s Box Janus Films – The Passion of Joan of Arc Sean Phillip’s Night of the Living Dead poster Janus Films – The Other Side of Hope poster Certain Women – Discussion Thread Federico Luppi Dies at 83 Danielle Darrieux Dies at 100 Episode Credits Aaron West: Twitter | Website | Letterboxd Mark Hurne: Twitter Jason Michael: Twitter | Instagram | Website Criterion Now: Facebook Group Criterion...
Episode Notes
6:00 – January 2018 Announcements
29:30 – Flash Sale and Criterion News
59:15 – Short Takes (Cronos, Cat People, The Lure))
1:08:21 – FilmStruck
Episode Links Agnes Varda Closet Picks Filminc – Pandora’s Box Janus Films – The Passion of Joan of Arc Sean Phillip’s Night of the Living Dead poster Janus Films – The Other Side of Hope poster Certain Women – Discussion Thread Federico Luppi Dies at 83 Danielle Darrieux Dies at 100 Episode Credits Aaron West: Twitter | Website | Letterboxd Mark Hurne: Twitter Jason Michael: Twitter | Instagram | Website Criterion Now: Facebook Group Criterion...
- 10/24/2017
- by Aaron West
- CriterionCast
How many people can say they’ve killed their zombie boyfriend? “The Walking Dead” star Christian Serratos can. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actress, who stars as Rosita on the AMC drama, revealed that her real-life boyfriend, New Politics singer David Boyd, once cameoed as one of her walker victims. In a scene from the Season 7 episode “The Other Side,” Boyd appears as a walker who comes after Rosita and Sasha and gets stabbed in the head for his trouble. “I was like, well if we’re going to have him on the show, I need to kill him,...
- 10/24/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Extremely silly and endlessly charming, The Other Side of Hope reminds us that the complicated world we are living in doesn't need to be complicated. Through the Kaurismakian glass, the world is filled with decent people and it remains a hopeful place as long as people help each other out.
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[Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]...
- 10/6/2017
- Screen Anarchy
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from the Season 3 premiere of “Poldark.”]
For Season 3, “Poldark” had to pull itself out of the mire of bitterness and betrayal that plagued the end of last season, when the series’ hero tarnished his sterling character with infidelity. The central romance suffered as a result, and still stings in the hearts of both his faithful spouse and viewers.
And for the most part, it does appear that Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner) is keeping his word to his wife Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson) this season, although a shadow cools their once sizzling-hot romance. The season begins several months since last season, enough time for his old flame and one-night affair Elizabeth (Heida Reed) to be ready to pop out a baby any second. And while the passage of time has allowed Ross and Demelza to reconnect, it has only allowed toxicity to bloom in Elizabeth. Not only is she still angry at Ross for bedding and then jilting her,...
For Season 3, “Poldark” had to pull itself out of the mire of bitterness and betrayal that plagued the end of last season, when the series’ hero tarnished his sterling character with infidelity. The central romance suffered as a result, and still stings in the hearts of both his faithful spouse and viewers.
And for the most part, it does appear that Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner) is keeping his word to his wife Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson) this season, although a shadow cools their once sizzling-hot romance. The season begins several months since last season, enough time for his old flame and one-night affair Elizabeth (Heida Reed) to be ready to pop out a baby any second. And while the passage of time has allowed Ross and Demelza to reconnect, it has only allowed toxicity to bloom in Elizabeth. Not only is she still angry at Ross for bedding and then jilting her,...
- 10/2/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Above: French poster for Let the Sun Shine In (Claire Denis, 2017, France).Seven years ago, when I did my first round-up of posters of the New York Film Festival, I led off with a Juliette Binoche poster (for Certified Copy) so it seems fitting to kick off again with this rapturous image of Binoche for Claire Denis’ Let the Sun Shine In. It may not be the best poster of the festival—though it’s not bad—but Binoche’s look of blissful abandon seems fitting as New York cinephiles head into another fortnight of cinematic nirvana.As usual I’ve tried to collect posters for all the films in the festival’s main slate, the only two I came up short on being Serge Bozon’s Mrs. Hyde and Chloé Zhao’s The Rider. The best poster of the festival might well be one of many designs for Lucrecia Martel...
- 9/29/2017
- MUBI
With the 2017 edition of the New York Film Festival kicking off tonight, IndieWire’s Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland, and David Ehrlich trade thoughts on the quality of this year’s lineup — and who the festival is supposed to serve.
Eric Kohn: Among the 15 of the 25 films I’ve seen in the Nyff main slate — not counting the additional titles in Projections and Spotlight on Documentary — nothing stands out to me as a truly provocative choice. But before I get into that, I should point out that this is not a knock on the bulk of Nyff’s neatly curated lineup, which showcases some of the most exciting new work from many of the world’s strongest auteurs.
Read More: 13 Films We Can’t Wait to See, From ‘Lady Bird’ to ‘Last Flag Flying’
For those of us lucky enough to catch film festival highlights throughout the year, it’s an...
Eric Kohn: Among the 15 of the 25 films I’ve seen in the Nyff main slate — not counting the additional titles in Projections and Spotlight on Documentary — nothing stands out to me as a truly provocative choice. But before I get into that, I should point out that this is not a knock on the bulk of Nyff’s neatly curated lineup, which showcases some of the most exciting new work from many of the world’s strongest auteurs.
Read More: 13 Films We Can’t Wait to See, From ‘Lady Bird’ to ‘Last Flag Flying’
For those of us lucky enough to catch film festival highlights throughout the year, it’s an...
- 9/28/2017
- by Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland and David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Louisa Mellor Oct 20, 2017
With The Walking Dead season 8 arriving this month, here's a recap of the major action from season 7. Major spoilers ahead…
Warning: (as you might expect) contains spoilers.
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Negan was the big story of The Walking Dead season seven - who he was, who he’d killed and who would eventually kill him. Plenty of people took a punt at that last one, but Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character survived it all to swing Lucille another day. Season eight promises an all-out war between the Savior-Heapster alliance and the Alexandrian-Hilltop-Kingdom rebels, but before it arrives, here’s a recap of what went on last year.
Nineteen days. That’s how long the entirety of season seven took in the world of The Walking Dead. From Abraham and Glenn’s death to the battle of Alexandria, it was just under three weeks.
With The Walking Dead season 8 arriving this month, here's a recap of the major action from season 7. Major spoilers ahead…
Warning: (as you might expect) contains spoilers.
See related 26 new TV shows to watch in 2017
Negan was the big story of The Walking Dead season seven - who he was, who he’d killed and who would eventually kill him. Plenty of people took a punt at that last one, but Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character survived it all to swing Lucille another day. Season eight promises an all-out war between the Savior-Heapster alliance and the Alexandrian-Hilltop-Kingdom rebels, but before it arrives, here’s a recap of what went on last year.
Nineteen days. That’s how long the entirety of season seven took in the world of The Walking Dead. From Abraham and Glenn’s death to the battle of Alexandria, it was just under three weeks.
- 9/28/2017
- Den of Geek
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