In Human Resources, Time Out and The Class, the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker – who has died aged 63 – addressed French and European society at all levels
Laurent Cantet was a classic product of the French cinema industry: a deeply intelligent, high-minded progressive film-maker of the same generation as Robin Campillo and Dominik Moll whose supremely literate, emotionally committed, stylish and well-acted movies aspired to address French and European society at all levels.
Cantet made films that you could imagine being discussed around a gregarious dinner table of fashionable Parisians, with glasses being avidly drained and refilled all round – in fact, you could imagine Cantet himself talking about his work at just this kind of gathering.
Laurent Cantet was a classic product of the French cinema industry: a deeply intelligent, high-minded progressive film-maker of the same generation as Robin Campillo and Dominik Moll whose supremely literate, emotionally committed, stylish and well-acted movies aspired to address French and European society at all levels.
Cantet made films that you could imagine being discussed around a gregarious dinner table of fashionable Parisians, with glasses being avidly drained and refilled all round – in fact, you could imagine Cantet himself talking about his work at just this kind of gathering.
- 4/25/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Laurent Cantet, the French director who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for his film “The Class,” has died. He was 63.
A spokesperson for Cantet’s agency, Ubba, confirmed to Variety that he died on Thursday morning of an illness.
“The Class” is based on the novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau and is a semi-autobiographical account of his experience as a teacher in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Bégaudeau also starred in the film. “The Class” received a unanimous vote for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, making it the first French film to do so since 1987. The movie also earned an Oscar nomination for best foreign language film.
After studying at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques in Paris and working in television, Cantet released his first feature film, “Human Resources,” in 1999. It followed a management trainee as he starts a job at his father’s factory.
A spokesperson for Cantet’s agency, Ubba, confirmed to Variety that he died on Thursday morning of an illness.
“The Class” is based on the novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau and is a semi-autobiographical account of his experience as a teacher in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Bégaudeau also starred in the film. “The Class” received a unanimous vote for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, making it the first French film to do so since 1987. The movie also earned an Oscar nomination for best foreign language film.
After studying at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques in Paris and working in television, Cantet released his first feature film, “Human Resources,” in 1999. It followed a management trainee as he starts a job at his father’s factory.
- 4/25/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
French director Laurent Cantet, who won the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2008 for The Class, has died at the age of 63.
Based on the semi-autobiographical book by writer François Bégaudeau about his experiences working as a literature teacher in an inner city school in Paris, The Class featured a mainly unprofessional cast including the author.
Cantet had been due to shoot his next film Enzo, with Elodie Bouchez and Pierfrancesco Favino in the cast, this August
His second collaboration with Anatomy of a Fall producer Marie-Angle Luciani, after 2021 film Arthur Rambo, it revolved around a teenager who embarks on a mason apprenticeship in the South of France to escape a controlling father.
Cantet studied film at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (Idhec) in Paris in the mid-1980s, where his contemporaries were Dominik Moll, Gilles Marchand and Robin Campillo.
They would continue to collaborate on one another’s projects throughout their careers,...
Based on the semi-autobiographical book by writer François Bégaudeau about his experiences working as a literature teacher in an inner city school in Paris, The Class featured a mainly unprofessional cast including the author.
Cantet had been due to shoot his next film Enzo, with Elodie Bouchez and Pierfrancesco Favino in the cast, this August
His second collaboration with Anatomy of a Fall producer Marie-Angle Luciani, after 2021 film Arthur Rambo, it revolved around a teenager who embarks on a mason apprenticeship in the South of France to escape a controlling father.
Cantet studied film at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (Idhec) in Paris in the mid-1980s, where his contemporaries were Dominik Moll, Gilles Marchand and Robin Campillo.
They would continue to collaborate on one another’s projects throughout their careers,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
[This story contains spoilers from the series premiere of Mary & George.]
In 2018, while flicking through the LGBTQ+ section of a copy of Time Out magazine, television producer Liza Marshall found a listing for a lecture about the sexuality of James VI and I, who reigned as the king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625 and, following the death of Queen Elizabeth I, also became the first Stuart king of England from 1603 to 1625. Despite having studied history during college, Marshall was surprised to discover that James had three significant relationships with men in his lifetime — the last of which forms the basis of the new historical drama Mary & George, which premiered Friday on Starz.
“It’s fair to say, at the beginning of the process, nobody wanted to make this show. No one knows anything about the Jacobean era,” Marshall tells The Hollywood Reporter of the 22 years that James spent as the ruler of both England and Scotland. “We know about Elizabeth I,...
In 2018, while flicking through the LGBTQ+ section of a copy of Time Out magazine, television producer Liza Marshall found a listing for a lecture about the sexuality of James VI and I, who reigned as the king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625 and, following the death of Queen Elizabeth I, also became the first Stuart king of England from 1603 to 1625. Despite having studied history during college, Marshall was surprised to discover that James had three significant relationships with men in his lifetime — the last of which forms the basis of the new historical drama Mary & George, which premiered Friday on Starz.
“It’s fair to say, at the beginning of the process, nobody wanted to make this show. No one knows anything about the Jacobean era,” Marshall tells The Hollywood Reporter of the 22 years that James spent as the ruler of both England and Scotland. “We know about Elizabeth I,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Max Gao
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Even before its theatrical release, Dune: Part Two has taken the world by storm as critics cannot seem to stop gushing over the film. The sequel introduces Austin Butler’s antagonist, Feyd-Rautha, who happens to be Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård)’s youngest nephew. Austin Butler’s character is described as a fierce warrior who just wants to prove his worth to his family.
Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Now, it goes without saying that Dune: Part Two has many elements that set the film apart from its fellow Sci-Fi projects. However, it looks like Austin Butler’s villainous role has managed to steal all the limelight as critics applaud the actor for his performance. In fact, Austin Butler’s co-star, Stellan Skarsgård’s first impression of the actor in his Feyd-Rautha get-up proves why he was made to bring the villain to life.
Suggested“There’s a will...
Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Now, it goes without saying that Dune: Part Two has many elements that set the film apart from its fellow Sci-Fi projects. However, it looks like Austin Butler’s villainous role has managed to steal all the limelight as critics applaud the actor for his performance. In fact, Austin Butler’s co-star, Stellan Skarsgård’s first impression of the actor in his Feyd-Rautha get-up proves why he was made to bring the villain to life.
Suggested“There’s a will...
- 2/28/2024
- by Mishkaat
- FandomWire
The cult director grew up on the luscious island of Madagascar just as it was casting off French rule. It was a deliriously happy time for him – but now he realises what was really going on
Robin Campillo’s new movie, Red Island, is an amazing, moving evocation of his own childhood in Madagascar as what the Anglo-Saxons call an “army brat”. His soldier dad was posted there with the family in the early days of the island’s independence from French imperial control – and the 10-year-old roamed free in this lush and gorgeous place, but all the time aware of sexual licence among the grownups, their wan melancholy at their imminent expulsion from this paradise and the increasingly pointed anti-colonial rumblings among the Indigenous people. The boy is almost like young Jim in Jg Ballard’s Empire of the Sun (played by Christian Bale in Spielberg’s film version...
Robin Campillo’s new movie, Red Island, is an amazing, moving evocation of his own childhood in Madagascar as what the Anglo-Saxons call an “army brat”. His soldier dad was posted there with the family in the early days of the island’s independence from French imperial control – and the 10-year-old roamed free in this lush and gorgeous place, but all the time aware of sexual licence among the grownups, their wan melancholy at their imminent expulsion from this paradise and the increasingly pointed anti-colonial rumblings among the Indigenous people. The boy is almost like young Jim in Jg Ballard’s Empire of the Sun (played by Christian Bale in Spielberg’s film version...
- 2/27/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Few films have arrived in theaters saddled with more baggage than "Twilight Zone: The Movie." That the anthology film featuring segments from John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller actually arrived in the first place was something of a surprise -- and for many in the entertainment industry, it wasn't a welcome one.
The production became a wholly avoidable tragedy on June 23, 1982, when a helicopter crashed on the set of Landis' segment, "Time Out," killing Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen. The show does not always have to go on, but the movie was nevertheless completed and released (rather insensitively) on June 24, 1983, leading off with "Time Out". For some, it was like watching a snuff film.
How do you not let the realization that you're watching what might be a criminal production -- the National Transportation Safety Board had yet to finish their investigation,...
The production became a wholly avoidable tragedy on June 23, 1982, when a helicopter crashed on the set of Landis' segment, "Time Out," killing Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen. The show does not always have to go on, but the movie was nevertheless completed and released (rather insensitively) on June 24, 1983, leading off with "Time Out". For some, it was like watching a snuff film.
How do you not let the realization that you're watching what might be a criminal production -- the National Transportation Safety Board had yet to finish their investigation,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Variety is expanding its international coverage with the appointment of well-respected trade correspondent Alex Ritman as its London Bureau Chief.
Ritman, who is based in London, was U.K. correspondent at The Hollywood Reporter for nine years. During that time, he was nominated for several National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards, co-winning in 2017 for a feature about Leonardo DiCaprio and a major international corruption scandal. He was most recently nominated for a profile of Daniel Radcliffe. Prior to joining THR, Ritman wrote for publications including The Guardian, Time Out, The Sunday Times, Esquire, The Daily Beast, The Los Angeles Times and Little White Lies. He spent several years in the Middle East as the main film writer for The National newspaper.
At Variety, Ritman will contribute to magazine features and web stories with an emphasis on U.K. film and media, production and financial news, as well as industry analysis,...
Ritman, who is based in London, was U.K. correspondent at The Hollywood Reporter for nine years. During that time, he was nominated for several National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards, co-winning in 2017 for a feature about Leonardo DiCaprio and a major international corruption scandal. He was most recently nominated for a profile of Daniel Radcliffe. Prior to joining THR, Ritman wrote for publications including The Guardian, Time Out, The Sunday Times, Esquire, The Daily Beast, The Los Angeles Times and Little White Lies. He spent several years in the Middle East as the main film writer for The National newspaper.
At Variety, Ritman will contribute to magazine features and web stories with an emphasis on U.K. film and media, production and financial news, as well as industry analysis,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Toho’s acclaimed blockbuster set to open in over 400 cinema, IMAX, 4Dx, Screen X and Dolby Cinema screens following record-breaking US debut and popular demand.
©2023 Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
★★★★★
Jack Bottomley, Starburst
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Neil Smith, Total Film
★★★★
Phil De Semlyen, Time Out
The movie everybody’s talking about is finally hitting the big screen this Friday! Following incredible popular demand, Anime Limited and Toho Co. Ltd. are excited to announce that the UK and Ireland theatrical release of Godzilla Minus One has expanded to over 400 cinemas, IMAX, ScreenX and 4Dx screens from 15th December 2023.
“A gargantuan and resonant epic” according to Neil Smith of Total Film, Godzilla Minus One broke box office records on release stateside – earning over $25 million in its first 10 days of release to become the all-time highest grossing Japanese live-action film in North America. The highly anticipated film has also received a rapturous response from critics,...
©2023 Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
★★★★★
Jack Bottomley, Starburst
★★★★
Neil Smith, Total Film
★★★★
Phil De Semlyen, Time Out
The movie everybody’s talking about is finally hitting the big screen this Friday! Following incredible popular demand, Anime Limited and Toho Co. Ltd. are excited to announce that the UK and Ireland theatrical release of Godzilla Minus One has expanded to over 400 cinemas, IMAX, ScreenX and 4Dx screens from 15th December 2023.
“A gargantuan and resonant epic” according to Neil Smith of Total Film, Godzilla Minus One broke box office records on release stateside – earning over $25 million in its first 10 days of release to become the all-time highest grossing Japanese live-action film in North America. The highly anticipated film has also received a rapturous response from critics,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
‘A cross between Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Clueless, and An American Werewolf In London… skilfully combines dollops of dark humour with gore and scares’
BBC Online
‘A monster movie with real guts’
★★★★
Empire
‘This isn’t just a good horror movie, it’s a good movie. Period’
Time Out
‘The euuuuwwww factor is sky-high for this black horror comedy’
The Guardian
Ginger Snaps is a landmark in feminist horror and now the seminal movie is set for a highly anticipated collector’s edition treatment from Second Sight Films. Helmed by John Fawcett (Orphan Black, Saving Hope), it offers a fresh take on the werewolf and coming-of-age genre, with heaps of gore and a lot of heart.
The film is out now in a complete set with all three films as The Ginger Snaps Trilogy Limited-Edition Blu-ray Box Set.
The original film is set in the suburban Canadian town of Bailey Downs,...
BBC Online
‘A monster movie with real guts’
★★★★
Empire
‘This isn’t just a good horror movie, it’s a good movie. Period’
Time Out
‘The euuuuwwww factor is sky-high for this black horror comedy’
The Guardian
Ginger Snaps is a landmark in feminist horror and now the seminal movie is set for a highly anticipated collector’s edition treatment from Second Sight Films. Helmed by John Fawcett (Orphan Black, Saving Hope), it offers a fresh take on the werewolf and coming-of-age genre, with heaps of gore and a lot of heart.
The film is out now in a complete set with all three films as The Ginger Snaps Trilogy Limited-Edition Blu-ray Box Set.
The original film is set in the suburban Canadian town of Bailey Downs,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
One of the most acclaimed movies of 1998 is “Pleasantville,” starring Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, William H. Macy and Joan Allen. Written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross, the film is a creative fantasy drama about two 1990s teen siblings who are transported to a 1950s family sitcom and then slowly begin to transform the dull, colorless world into someplace better. Released 25 years ago in October 1998, “Pleasantville” only grossed about $50 million worldwide on a $60 million budget. But it did end up receiving three Oscar nominations. Read on for Gold Derby’s tribute to the “Pleasantville” 25th anniversary.
Most of the nation’s critics gave enthusiastic notices to “Pleasantville,” including Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, who picked it as the second-best film of 1998 and wrote that it “is the kind of parable that encourages us to re-evaluate the good old days and take a fresh look at...
Most of the nation’s critics gave enthusiastic notices to “Pleasantville,” including Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, who picked it as the second-best film of 1998 and wrote that it “is the kind of parable that encourages us to re-evaluate the good old days and take a fresh look at...
- 11/3/2023
- by Brian Rowe
- Gold Derby
Natalie O’Connor was looking for a very specific type of car for production on Apple TV+’s “The Enfield Poltergeist.” A painstaking recreation of the most documented paranormal activity ever (and the inspiration for “The Conjuring 2”), the show needed a stand-in for the red E-Type Jaguar driven by lead investigator Maurice Grosse.
“We couldn’t find one anywhere, but we eventually got sent an option,” O’Connor told IndieWire. “And then we actually figured out that it was his real car.”
On a different show, that story would be charming in its serendipity. But for “The Enfield Poltergeist,” the kismet has a creepy sense of inevitability in keeping with the events that plagued the Hodgson family from 1977 to 1979, resulting in hundreds of hours of recordings capturing things that went bump in the night and disembodied voices.
Those recordings are at the heart of the Apple TV+ four-part limited series,...
“We couldn’t find one anywhere, but we eventually got sent an option,” O’Connor told IndieWire. “And then we actually figured out that it was his real car.”
On a different show, that story would be charming in its serendipity. But for “The Enfield Poltergeist,” the kismet has a creepy sense of inevitability in keeping with the events that plagued the Hodgson family from 1977 to 1979, resulting in hundreds of hours of recordings capturing things that went bump in the night and disembodied voices.
Those recordings are at the heart of the Apple TV+ four-part limited series,...
- 10/28/2023
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Science fiction is a fascinating film genre. It inspires dreams of extraterrestrial life, futuristic gadgets, and space travel. Today, this all seems more plausible than ever. Yet, besides reflecting society, sci-fi helps us evaluate our actions -- and their consequences.
Creating scenes with nail-biting stunts requires a collaborative effort between actors and directors. Replacing stars with stunt performers due to their physical capabilities usually works but mishaps can still happen --- both on and off camera. The film industry has seen an increase in accidents over the last decade despite the advancement of technology. According to the Los Angeles Times, from 2010 to 2019, 19 fatal injuries occurred on American film sets. As attorney Chris Deacon told the outlet, "If those engaged to work on set in whatever capacity are dying at the hands of the creative process, then something is fundamentally wrong in the production processes."
Sure, authenticity makes for a thrilling watch.
Creating scenes with nail-biting stunts requires a collaborative effort between actors and directors. Replacing stars with stunt performers due to their physical capabilities usually works but mishaps can still happen --- both on and off camera. The film industry has seen an increase in accidents over the last decade despite the advancement of technology. According to the Los Angeles Times, from 2010 to 2019, 19 fatal injuries occurred on American film sets. As attorney Chris Deacon told the outlet, "If those engaged to work on set in whatever capacity are dying at the hands of the creative process, then something is fundamentally wrong in the production processes."
Sure, authenticity makes for a thrilling watch.
- 10/19/2023
- by Marta Djordjevic
- Slash Film
(Toronto, On – October 12, 2023) Today, Nigerian born, Los Angeles-based artist TOBi delivers his bold new album Panic via RCA Records. Out now, the soulful, funkafied 12-track project further cements TOBi as a chilling storyteller with cleverly-written and tightly-woven bars as he continues to take us through pivotal moments in his life’s journey, but where TOBi becomes taciturn on certain tracks, the fullness of the production, instruments and layered harmonies, convey what’s left unspoken.
Listen to Panic: https://tobi.lnk.to/Panic
TOBi on Panic: “Panic is the epitome of unapologetic soul music and we held nothing back, which I am truly proud of. From the stories of vulnerability, masculinity, personal family issues, social commentary, there was no stone left unturned here. I can’t wait for the world to consume it in full and I hope people appreciate the work and energy put in this because we aimed...
Listen to Panic: https://tobi.lnk.to/Panic
TOBi on Panic: “Panic is the epitome of unapologetic soul music and we held nothing back, which I am truly proud of. From the stories of vulnerability, masculinity, personal family issues, social commentary, there was no stone left unturned here. I can’t wait for the world to consume it in full and I hope people appreciate the work and energy put in this because we aimed...
- 10/14/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Gregg Araki has no time for the “weariness” of film journalists.
The “Doom Generation” director, while in conversation with Richard Linklater for Interview magazine, criticized the trend of asking acclaimed filmmakers their thoughts on “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Araki referred to a “clickbait” story where Linklater told a reporter that he saw “Barbie” multiple times and thought “Barbenheimer” was “the best thing that happened to cinema in a while.”
“I read a clickbait on you. It’s like, ‘Rick Linklater loved “Barbie.” He saw it three times,'” Araki said. “I was like, ‘Really, this is your story? You’re talking to fucking Rick Linklater and you want to talk about “Barbie”?'”
Linklater clarified his comments, saying, “Yeah, they get you on the red carpet, and it’s that last question in an interview where you’re just in a mood and you tell them the truth, but it’s...
The “Doom Generation” director, while in conversation with Richard Linklater for Interview magazine, criticized the trend of asking acclaimed filmmakers their thoughts on “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Araki referred to a “clickbait” story where Linklater told a reporter that he saw “Barbie” multiple times and thought “Barbenheimer” was “the best thing that happened to cinema in a while.”
“I read a clickbait on you. It’s like, ‘Rick Linklater loved “Barbie.” He saw it three times,'” Araki said. “I was like, ‘Really, this is your story? You’re talking to fucking Rick Linklater and you want to talk about “Barbie”?'”
Linklater clarified his comments, saying, “Yeah, they get you on the red carpet, and it’s that last question in an interview where you’re just in a mood and you tell them the truth, but it’s...
- 10/10/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The sci-fi/horror anthology series "The Twilight Zone" has always had the power to completely blow our minds, with classic episodes that taught fraught moral lessons, and featured twist endings that would eventually become so iconic that modern audiences are likely to watch episodes for the first time around pre-spoiled, whether they realize it or not, just due to cultural osmosis.
But there is perhaps no episode of "The Twilight Zone" quite like "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." The episode is a claustrophobic thriller about a man on an airplane suffering from intense anxiety, who looks out and sees a man on the wing of the plane. Naturally, no one believes him because when anybody else looks, the man mysteriously vanishes. Only our hapless hero, sanity fraying, knows that the plane is in danger from the mysterious entity. With nobody else willing to believe him, he has to make a terrible,...
But there is perhaps no episode of "The Twilight Zone" quite like "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." The episode is a claustrophobic thriller about a man on an airplane suffering from intense anxiety, who looks out and sees a man on the wing of the plane. Naturally, no one believes him because when anybody else looks, the man mysteriously vanishes. Only our hapless hero, sanity fraying, knows that the plane is in danger from the mysterious entity. With nobody else willing to believe him, he has to make a terrible,...
- 8/28/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- Slash Film
Actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead worked alongside Roseanne alum John Goodman for the first time in 10 Cloverfield Lane. Like many, she grew up watching Goodman, and had a difficult time getting over being in a film with the veteran star.
John Goodman’s creepy performance in ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ was too real for Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
10 Cloverfield Lane showed Goodman in a different light. Because of one of his most iconic roles in Roseanne, many were used to seeing Goodman as the caring husband he portrayed in the sitcom. His Cloverfield Lane character, however, couldn’t have been any more different. The 2016 horror feature showed Goodman playing a disturbed and deluded kidnapper who traps his co-star, Winstead, in a bunker.
Winstead asserted that the real Goodman was not too unlike his Roseanne counterpart. Which sometimes made it all the more difficult to work alongside...
John Goodman’s creepy performance in ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ was too real for Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
10 Cloverfield Lane showed Goodman in a different light. Because of one of his most iconic roles in Roseanne, many were used to seeing Goodman as the caring husband he portrayed in the sitcom. His Cloverfield Lane character, however, couldn’t have been any more different. The 2016 horror feature showed Goodman playing a disturbed and deluded kidnapper who traps his co-star, Winstead, in a bunker.
Winstead asserted that the real Goodman was not too unlike his Roseanne counterpart. Which sometimes made it all the more difficult to work alongside...
- 8/27/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Updated with details on Best Director winner Christina Yoon and other awards: The 19th HollyShorts Film Festival has handed out its awards, including the Grand Prix Best Short Award to We Were Meant To, an honor that comes with a $60,000 prize from Panavision.
Tari Wariebi directed We Were Meant To, set in a reality where “Black men have wings and their first flight is a rite of passage.” The film stars Tim Johnson Jr. The Grand Prix Award qualifies the short for Oscar consideration. Also qualifying for the Oscars are Misan Harriman’s The After, which won Best Live Action Short, Rita Basulto’s Humo (Smoke), winner of the Best Animation Award, and Elisa Gambino’s Every Day After, winner of Best Documentary Short.
‘Humo’
The After stars David Oyelowo and Jessica Plummer. Animated winner Humo, meanwhile, “follows a boy called Daniel, who travels to a dark destination known as the smokehouse.
Tari Wariebi directed We Were Meant To, set in a reality where “Black men have wings and their first flight is a rite of passage.” The film stars Tim Johnson Jr. The Grand Prix Award qualifies the short for Oscar consideration. Also qualifying for the Oscars are Misan Harriman’s The After, which won Best Live Action Short, Rita Basulto’s Humo (Smoke), winner of the Best Animation Award, and Elisa Gambino’s Every Day After, winner of Best Documentary Short.
‘Humo’
The After stars David Oyelowo and Jessica Plummer. Animated winner Humo, meanwhile, “follows a boy called Daniel, who travels to a dark destination known as the smokehouse.
- 8/21/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
In a HollyShorts Film Festival awards ceremony that took place at midnight the day before a tropical storm was scheduled to his Los Angeles, Tari Wariebi’s “We Were Meant To” won a $60,000 prize and with the win qualified for the Academy Award in the Best Live Action Short category.
The awards were originally scheduled to be handed out on Sunday evening at the TLC Chinese Theatre, but they were moved to the unusual Saturday midnight slot as Hurricane Hilary approached.
“We Were Meant To,” set in a world where Black men can fly, won the Grand Prix for the best short in the 10-day festival, which began on Aug. 10 at the Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. For the first time, the top film also received a $60,000 prize from Panasonic, in addition to the Oscar qualification.
Three other films also qualified for this year’s Oscars by winning awards at HollyShorts: Misan Harriman’s “The After,...
The awards were originally scheduled to be handed out on Sunday evening at the TLC Chinese Theatre, but they were moved to the unusual Saturday midnight slot as Hurricane Hilary approached.
“We Were Meant To,” set in a world where Black men can fly, won the Grand Prix for the best short in the 10-day festival, which began on Aug. 10 at the Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. For the first time, the top film also received a $60,000 prize from Panasonic, in addition to the Oscar qualification.
Three other films also qualified for this year’s Oscars by winning awards at HollyShorts: Misan Harriman’s “The After,...
- 8/20/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Get to shout out "Rhlstp!!" like a proper cool kid as the multi-award-winning and perennially popular live podcast interview series in which comedian Richard Herring chats with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment tours this autumn. Usually recorded in London’s glittering West End, Rhlstp is going on the road. The UK & Ire 2023 / 2024 tour will start in September and includes dates in Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Salford, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff and Dublin, along with multiple dates at the show’s spiritual home in London’s Leicester Square Theatre.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 30th June with an exclusive fan pre-sale on Thursday 29th June for Rhlstp badgers and plussers. To become a badger/plusser or to view all dates visit, visit richardherring.com
Richard Herring enjoys continual success as both a writer and performer and is widely known an innovator in the world of podcasts,...
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 30th June with an exclusive fan pre-sale on Thursday 29th June for Rhlstp badgers and plussers. To become a badger/plusser or to view all dates visit, visit richardherring.com
Richard Herring enjoys continual success as both a writer and performer and is widely known an innovator in the world of podcasts,...
- 6/29/2023
- Podnews.net
A new season of The Wicker Man is upon us. The classic 1973 horror film, which is arguably the best-known of three British films from its era that embody “folk horror” (the others being Witchfinder General and Blood on Satan’s Claw), is returning to UK cinemas for one night on June 21 in a special new 4K remastered version of the “Final Cut,” complete with re-edited footage deleted from the original, troubled theatrical release.
Following that, the three existing versions of the film (The Wicker Man may rival Blade Runner in the department of different cuts), all in 4K Uhd, will be released in an exclusive 50th anniversary collector’s edition on Sept. 4. The five-disc set will also contain a bevy of goodies, including new essays, an EP of music, and plenty of other bonus content.
Despite a turbulent production and initial release, The Wicker Man has only grown in stature over...
Following that, the three existing versions of the film (The Wicker Man may rival Blade Runner in the department of different cuts), all in 4K Uhd, will be released in an exclusive 50th anniversary collector’s edition on Sept. 4. The five-disc set will also contain a bevy of goodies, including new essays, an EP of music, and plenty of other bonus content.
Despite a turbulent production and initial release, The Wicker Man has only grown in stature over...
- 6/20/2023
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
One year ago, fueled by female audiences, Wonder Woman was lighting up the summer box office, en route to becoming the third largest domestic release of 2017. This weekend, the female-led ensemble cast of Ocean's 8 looks to deliver some solid results of its own following a downer weekend last week. Also hitting theaters is A24's much-talked about horror film Hereditary as well as Global Road's Hotel Artemis. Meanwhile, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is getting its start internationally this weekend, two weeks ahead of its domestic bow. Debuting in a healthy 4,145 theaters, Ocean's 8 features a massive ensemble including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina and Mindy Kaling. The film fits within the Ocean's film franchise, which began with the 2001 remake starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon and debuted with $38.1 million. That filmed spawned two sequels, the last of which hit theaters eleven years ago,...
- 6/7/2018
- by Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
As Gandalf in both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit sagas, as well as Magneto in the X-Men movies, Ian McKellen has enough great roles under his belt to make him a cinematic icon and a geek favorite. Some fans, though, like to rewrite history and imagine that he found time to play Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films as well.
While speaking to Time Out, the actor revealed that he often has people approach him and mistakenly think he’s Michael Gambon, another talented British thespian who brought the Hogwarts headmaster to life in six of the eight Potter movies. Though McKellen didn’t play Dumbledore, this confusion is pretty funny, as he was actually in contention for the role once original performer Richard Harris passed away, following The Chamber of Secrets.
“People come up to me and say ‘My son’s seen all the Harry...
While speaking to Time Out, the actor revealed that he often has people approach him and mistakenly think he’s Michael Gambon, another talented British thespian who brought the Hogwarts headmaster to life in six of the eight Potter movies. Though McKellen didn’t play Dumbledore, this confusion is pretty funny, as he was actually in contention for the role once original performer Richard Harris passed away, following The Chamber of Secrets.
“People come up to me and say ‘My son’s seen all the Harry...
- 5/31/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Ian McKellen has officially entered the “I don’t give a shit anymore” stage of his career. At 79 years old, the British actor has starred in massive franchise films, small indie films, Oscar-worthy films, and just about everything in between. It’s clear, judging by a new interview, McKellen just doesn’t worry about what he says or who he says it about.
Speaking to Time Out, McKellen was promoting his new documentary “McKellen: Playing the Part.” Over the course of the relatively short interview, the actor complains about ‘The Hobbit’ films, talks being passed over for ‘Harry Potter,’ and how Hollywood doesn’t care about diversity.
Continue reading Ian McKellen Says “Gay Men Don’t Exist” In The Eyes Of Hollywood at The Playlist.
Speaking to Time Out, McKellen was promoting his new documentary “McKellen: Playing the Part.” Over the course of the relatively short interview, the actor complains about ‘The Hobbit’ films, talks being passed over for ‘Harry Potter,’ and how Hollywood doesn’t care about diversity.
Continue reading Ian McKellen Says “Gay Men Don’t Exist” In The Eyes Of Hollywood at The Playlist.
- 5/29/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
One of the major criticisms made against Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” trilogy is the over reliance on visual effects and green screens. Unlike “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which garnered acclaim for its practical effects and makeup, Jackson relied on VFX for many of the settings and creatures in “The Hobbit.” The decision made “The Hobbit” feel less grounded than “The Lord of the Rings” and more like a video game, and it’s a choice that not even Ian McKellen enjoyed.
“I was miserable,” McKellen told Time Out about predominantly acting in front of green screens during the making of “The Hobbit.” The actor brings up his frustration with the VFX work in “The Hobbit” during an interview in his documentary, “McKellen: Playing the Part.” When asked to elaborate on why “The Hobbit” made him miserable, McKellen told Time Out that he preferred the location shooting of “The Lord of the Rings.
“I was miserable,” McKellen told Time Out about predominantly acting in front of green screens during the making of “The Hobbit.” The actor brings up his frustration with the VFX work in “The Hobbit” during an interview in his documentary, “McKellen: Playing the Part.” When asked to elaborate on why “The Hobbit” made him miserable, McKellen told Time Out that he preferred the location shooting of “The Lord of the Rings.
- 5/23/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The veteran star rails against studio representation of minorities, saying ‘they only recently discovered that there were black people in the world’
Ian McKellen, who has for many years been the most famous openly gay movie star, has attacked Hollywood timidity in depicting minorities onscreen.
In an interview with Time Out, McKellen, 78, was asked about the controversy surrounding the decision not to show the young Dumbledore as “explicitly gay” in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel.
Ian McKellen, who has for many years been the most famous openly gay movie star, has attacked Hollywood timidity in depicting minorities onscreen.
In an interview with Time Out, McKellen, 78, was asked about the controversy surrounding the decision not to show the young Dumbledore as “explicitly gay” in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel.
- 5/23/2018
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
If you missed out on the dark comedy, The Death of Stalin, Paramount has announced the home entertainment release of the film will hit next month. Come inside to check out the announcement!
There's a very good chance you didn't get to see The Death of Stalin. Despite the film's acclaim, it was released in a limited market, and thus easy to miss out depending on where you live. Don't fret, however, as you'll get the chance to check it out in the comfort of your own home on June 19th:
Proclaimed “the funniest political comedy of the year” (The Daily Beast) and banned in Russian cinemas, the brutally executed parody The Death Of Stalin arrives on DVD and Digital June 19, 2018 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film will also be available for sale or rental from cable, satellite and telco providers through IFC Films.
Written and directed by Emmy...
There's a very good chance you didn't get to see The Death of Stalin. Despite the film's acclaim, it was released in a limited market, and thus easy to miss out depending on where you live. Don't fret, however, as you'll get the chance to check it out in the comfort of your own home on June 19th:
Proclaimed “the funniest political comedy of the year” (The Daily Beast) and banned in Russian cinemas, the brutally executed parody The Death Of Stalin arrives on DVD and Digital June 19, 2018 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film will also be available for sale or rental from cable, satellite and telco providers through IFC Films.
Written and directed by Emmy...
- 5/9/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Simon Brew Feb 21, 2019
Hans Gruber in Die Hard. The Sheriff in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Yet Alan Rickman played a different movie villain between them...
Alan Rickman, in the space of a few years, committed to screen two of the finest movie villain performances of modern blockbuster cinema. It would be fair to say that both acted as a template of sorts for the standard British foe that would permeate big Hollywood movies for the decade that followed, and Rickman steered clear of villainous roles thereafter.
But sandwiched in-between the release of Die Hard in 1988 and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991 was an Australian western by the name of Quigley Down Under. First released in 1990, although not making it to the UK until 1991 (some three months before Robin Hood arrived on UK cinema screens), it's a western set in Australia, directed by Simon Wincer. Wincer won an Emmy...
Hans Gruber in Die Hard. The Sheriff in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Yet Alan Rickman played a different movie villain between them...
Alan Rickman, in the space of a few years, committed to screen two of the finest movie villain performances of modern blockbuster cinema. It would be fair to say that both acted as a template of sorts for the standard British foe that would permeate big Hollywood movies for the decade that followed, and Rickman steered clear of villainous roles thereafter.
But sandwiched in-between the release of Die Hard in 1988 and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991 was an Australian western by the name of Quigley Down Under. First released in 1990, although not making it to the UK until 1991 (some three months before Robin Hood arrived on UK cinema screens), it's a western set in Australia, directed by Simon Wincer. Wincer won an Emmy...
- 3/16/2015
- Den of Geek
If you’re in New York or Los Angeles this weekend, run don’t walk to James Ward Byrkit’s dizzying metaphysical horror film “Coherence,” or Roman Polanski’s elegant pas-de-deux “Venus in Fur.” But think twice before heading to Clint Eastwood’s 1960s musical biopic “Jersey Boys,” meeting a mixed critical response, or Paul Haggis’ awful collage of interlocking soap operas “Third Person,” currently crashing with reviewers.
On the indie side of the spectrum, you can catch Brit Joanna Hogg’s “Exhibition,” starring Tom Hiddleston, which Indiewire says has shades of Michael Haneke by way of Miranda July; Filipino helmer Lav Diaz’s latest multi-hour epic, “Norte, The End of History,” will hold court at NY’s Lincoln Center after a long festival tour dating back to Cannes 2013, where “Venus in Fur” also bowed; and Jan Troell’s austere WWII-era psychodrama “The Last Sentence” hits select markets too.
The...
On the indie side of the spectrum, you can catch Brit Joanna Hogg’s “Exhibition,” starring Tom Hiddleston, which Indiewire says has shades of Michael Haneke by way of Miranda July; Filipino helmer Lav Diaz’s latest multi-hour epic, “Norte, The End of History,” will hold court at NY’s Lincoln Center after a long festival tour dating back to Cannes 2013, where “Venus in Fur” also bowed; and Jan Troell’s austere WWII-era psychodrama “The Last Sentence” hits select markets too.
The...
- 6/19/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Loosely based on the true-life story of a white-collar family man who went spectacularly off the rails, Laurent Cantet's perceptive drama was made in 2001 but couldn't be more pertinent today
Jean-Claude Romand was a wealthy, white-collar Frenchman; married with two children, he worked as a doctor for the World Health Organisation in Geneva. Or so he said. In fact, he'd never graduated from medical school, or held down a job, and lived off savings he'd weaseled out of his parents, in-laws and mistress, to whom he'd promised huge returns on covert investments. About to be found out, he opted not to confess, but to kill his entire family, dog included, then burn his house to the ground.
Two brilliant works of art have emerged in France from the tragedy. A gripping, slippery memoir by the novelist Emmanuel Carrère, The Adversary, based partly on his correspondences with Romand in a...
Jean-Claude Romand was a wealthy, white-collar Frenchman; married with two children, he worked as a doctor for the World Health Organisation in Geneva. Or so he said. In fact, he'd never graduated from medical school, or held down a job, and lived off savings he'd weaseled out of his parents, in-laws and mistress, to whom he'd promised huge returns on covert investments. About to be found out, he opted not to confess, but to kill his entire family, dog included, then burn his house to the ground.
Two brilliant works of art have emerged in France from the tragedy. A gripping, slippery memoir by the novelist Emmanuel Carrère, The Adversary, based partly on his correspondences with Romand in a...
- 12/23/2009
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Nicole Kidman took a break from filming new movie Australia on Sunday night to host sister Antonia's 37th birthday party. The actress, joined by husband Keith Urban, booked Sydney's North Bondi Italian Restaurant for the family gathering. The couple turned up with Nicole's mother Janelle and went out of their way to help Antonia celebrate her fist birthday since splitting from husband Angus Hawley three months ago. Actress Nicole used her star power to book the entire restaurant, which doesn't normally take bookings at all, to celebrate her sister's big day. It was payback for Antonia, who organized her big sister's 40th celebrations last month.
- 7/16/2007
- WENN
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