Picture Tree Intl. has boarded international sales rights of “Unsinkable” (Synkefri), written and directed by Christian Andersen, and has debuted the trailer (below).
The film is set in the small fishing town of Hirtshals, Denmark, where life is intricately intertwined with the sea, as it both takes and gives. It is based on a true event in northern Denmark in 1981, the sinking of the rescue boat RF2 during one of its initial missions resulting in the loss of nine lives.
Mainly shot on location and with local extras and witnesses of the 1981 accident, the film is also a personal project of the director, whose mother lost her husband, the father of his older brothers.
“Unsinkable” is Andersen’s second feature after “None Shall Sleep” (2019). Co-writer Martin Strange-Hansen won an Oscar as director and writer for “This Charming Man” (2003) for best live action short film and was again nominated for the...
The film is set in the small fishing town of Hirtshals, Denmark, where life is intricately intertwined with the sea, as it both takes and gives. It is based on a true event in northern Denmark in 1981, the sinking of the rescue boat RF2 during one of its initial missions resulting in the loss of nine lives.
Mainly shot on location and with local extras and witnesses of the 1981 accident, the film is also a personal project of the director, whose mother lost her husband, the father of his older brothers.
“Unsinkable” is Andersen’s second feature after “None Shall Sleep” (2019). Co-writer Martin Strange-Hansen won an Oscar as director and writer for “This Charming Man” (2003) for best live action short film and was again nominated for the...
- 2/5/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
We’re fast approaching the end of the Emmy eligibility window, which means there are few new shows of note and many ongoing series angling for our attention as they make their final turns and head down the homestretch.
Sunday marks the penultimate episode of HBO’s “Succession,” and while it’s hard to believe the two-time Emmy winner for Best Drama Series could manage to top itself after already delivering Logan’s (Brian Cox) death, Roman’s (Kieran Culkin) dramatic mountaintop confrontation, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and Shiv’s (Sarah Snook) balcony blowout and the Great Wasabi and Lemon Lacroix Incident of 2023, “Church and State” (airing at 9/8c on HBO and HBO Max) just might do it.
Emotions are running high at Logan’s funeral, especially in the wake of the revelation that Shiv has been lying to her brothers and working with Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). And when you couple the fresh,...
Sunday marks the penultimate episode of HBO’s “Succession,” and while it’s hard to believe the two-time Emmy winner for Best Drama Series could manage to top itself after already delivering Logan’s (Brian Cox) death, Roman’s (Kieran Culkin) dramatic mountaintop confrontation, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and Shiv’s (Sarah Snook) balcony blowout and the Great Wasabi and Lemon Lacroix Incident of 2023, “Church and State” (airing at 9/8c on HBO and HBO Max) just might do it.
Emotions are running high at Logan’s funeral, especially in the wake of the revelation that Shiv has been lying to her brothers and working with Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). And when you couple the fresh,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Max brings his “ridiculous vision” of a Kill Bill-meets-Austin Powers visual to life in the action-packed silly video for his new single, “Wasabi.” Oh, and he enlists none other than his wife Emily Schneider as his kung-fu-fighting hero and Alyson Stoner as the video’s smirking villain.
The video follows Max’s wife — in a lime green, Seventies hero outfit — breaking into an abandoned warehouse where she fights off guards and ninjas in an attempt to free Max from the grasp of Stoner, who nearly force-feeds him a spoonful of wasabi.
The video follows Max’s wife — in a lime green, Seventies hero outfit — breaking into an abandoned warehouse where she fights off guards and ninjas in an attempt to free Max from the grasp of Stoner, who nearly force-feeds him a spoonful of wasabi.
- 8/4/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
“Hot Summer Days” is the first Chinese-language film produced by 20th Century Fox in its then seventy-five-year history. Packed with stars hailing from Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan, it’s the kind of ensemble romantic comedy that American audiences have been eating up for decades. Nevertheless, this Chinese take on the genre possesses just enough redeeming qualities to elevate it—albeit only slightly— above the pack of formulaic rom coms churned out by movie studios around the world. Gorgeously shot with several excellent performances, “Hot Summer Days” is a date movie of epic proportions, as we’re treated to a whole stable of good-looking actors— often glistening with sweat—as they try to find love in the sweltering heat of summer.
In Hong Kong, we meet Wai (Nicholas Tse), whose air conditioning repair shop is experiencing a much-needed boom in business during the oppressive heat wave.
In Hong Kong, we meet Wai (Nicholas Tse), whose air conditioning repair shop is experiencing a much-needed boom in business during the oppressive heat wave.
- 8/3/2019
- by Calvin McMillin
- AsianMoviePulse
The Damah Film Festival, a competitive festival which specializes in short films focused on spirituality, is relocating to Tokyo. It will run May 10-11 and be based at the Kitazawa Town Hall in city’s Shimokitazawa district.
The festival was launched in Seattle in 2001, relocated to Culver City, California and has been settled in Hiroshima, Japan for the past five years. The Damah Hiroshima event has been rebranded and will continue as the Hiroshima International Film Festival. Damah is a Hebrew word which means metaphor or parable.
“It is a double win for us. The Hiroshima International Film Festival will continue to grow and expand, and Damah will continue in Tokyo,” said Damah’s co-founder and President of the board of Directors, Mark Joseph
Mayumi Fukuhara, who , worked for many years at Tokyo International Film Festival, is set as the festival’s director. Damah will partner with the Tokyo-based Metaventure Corporation,...
The festival was launched in Seattle in 2001, relocated to Culver City, California and has been settled in Hiroshima, Japan for the past five years. The Damah Hiroshima event has been rebranded and will continue as the Hiroshima International Film Festival. Damah is a Hebrew word which means metaphor or parable.
“It is a double win for us. The Hiroshima International Film Festival will continue to grow and expand, and Damah will continue in Tokyo,” said Damah’s co-founder and President of the board of Directors, Mark Joseph
Mayumi Fukuhara, who , worked for many years at Tokyo International Film Festival, is set as the festival’s director. Damah will partner with the Tokyo-based Metaventure Corporation,...
- 1/15/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
G-Eazy rides the waves around the Bay Area in the new video for “Power,” which features fellow California rappers Nef the Pharaoh and P-Lo.
The Daniel Cz-directed clip was filmed around Oakland and San Francisco and finds G-Eazy spitting his smooth bars over the track’s punchy beat while lounging in a Ferrari Spider swerving down the street. Elsewhere, G-Eazy, Nef and P-Lo charter a yacht party that rages on the water as the sun cuts through the fog shrouding the San Francisco skyline.
“Power” is one of three tracks on G-Eazy’s recent Ep,...
The Daniel Cz-directed clip was filmed around Oakland and San Francisco and finds G-Eazy spitting his smooth bars over the track’s punchy beat while lounging in a Ferrari Spider swerving down the street. Elsewhere, G-Eazy, Nef and P-Lo charter a yacht party that rages on the water as the sun cuts through the fog shrouding the San Francisco skyline.
“Power” is one of three tracks on G-Eazy’s recent Ep,...
- 7/17/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The 35th edition of Hawaii International Film Festival (Hiff) recently announced their Audience Award winners. Throughout the festival, ballots were distributed for the screenings of every eligible film. Audiences voted on their favorite narrative feature, documentary feature and short film.
The audience award for Best Narrative Feature went to "Kitarajanipon," a feature comprised of four short films directed by four leading Thai directors. Each film was inspired by the songs from His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej’s (also known as King Rama IX) royal songbook, which threads each film together into one feature presentation. "The Singers" directed by Nonzee Nimibutr, "Smiles" by Wallop Prasopphol, "Falling Rain" by Parkpoom Wongpoom, and "Star" by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon artfully reinterpret the profound meaning and philosophy behind the monarch’s songs.
The audience award for Best Documentary Feature went to"Tyrus," directed by Pamela Tom. The film tells the unlikely story of the 104-year old artist Tyrus Wong, reveals the significant impact Wong has made in the world of art and animation while telling the dramatic and little known story of Chinese Americans in the 20th century.
The audience award for Best Short Film went to "The Roots of ‘Ulu," directed by John Antonelli. The transports the viewer from the mythological origins of ‘ulu, to the Polynesian voyaging canoes that brought ‘ulu, or breadfruit, from Tahiti to Hawaii, illuminating its important role in cultural preservation and food sustainability for Hawaii's future.
Hiff Executive Director Robert Lambeth highlights, "The diversity of the HIFF35 Audience Award winners presented by Hawaii News Now show that our audiences truly have international tastes and that the power of cinema is universal."
Earlier in the festival, during the Awards Gala, Hiff honored actress Ryoko Hirosue with the Career Achievement Award. She is best known for her role in the Luc Besson produced "Wasabi" co-starring Jean Reno and "Departures," the winner of an Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film. Hiff premiered her latest film, "Hana's Miso Soup." Actor Tadanobu Asano was honored with the Maverick Award for his bold performances in seminal films and cult classics, such as "Ichi the Killer," "Bright Future," "Last Life in the Universe" and more recently "Journey to the Shore," working with the top directors around the world for over twenty years. Actor Ha Jung Woo, from South Korea, was honored with the Renaissance Award for his profound career as an actor ("The Chaser," "Assassination"), also as a director ("Fasten Your Seatbelt") and as a painter. Known to attract both critical acclaim and commercial success, Ha quickly became the most in-demand leading actor of his generation in Korean cinema.
Also presented during the Gala were the Halekulani Golden Orchid awards for Best Narrative Feature to director Shin Su-won (South Korea) for the film, "Madonna;" Best Documentary Feature Award to "Crocodile Gennadiy," directed by Steve Hoover; and Best Short Film Award to "Ahi Ka," directed by Richard Curtis (New Zealand). "The Kids" (Taiwan 2015), by Sunny Yu was presented with the Netpac award for Best Asian Film from an Emerging Filmmaker this past weekend.
The audience award for Best Narrative Feature went to "Kitarajanipon," a feature comprised of four short films directed by four leading Thai directors. Each film was inspired by the songs from His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej’s (also known as King Rama IX) royal songbook, which threads each film together into one feature presentation. "The Singers" directed by Nonzee Nimibutr, "Smiles" by Wallop Prasopphol, "Falling Rain" by Parkpoom Wongpoom, and "Star" by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon artfully reinterpret the profound meaning and philosophy behind the monarch’s songs.
The audience award for Best Documentary Feature went to"Tyrus," directed by Pamela Tom. The film tells the unlikely story of the 104-year old artist Tyrus Wong, reveals the significant impact Wong has made in the world of art and animation while telling the dramatic and little known story of Chinese Americans in the 20th century.
The audience award for Best Short Film went to "The Roots of ‘Ulu," directed by John Antonelli. The transports the viewer from the mythological origins of ‘ulu, to the Polynesian voyaging canoes that brought ‘ulu, or breadfruit, from Tahiti to Hawaii, illuminating its important role in cultural preservation and food sustainability for Hawaii's future.
Hiff Executive Director Robert Lambeth highlights, "The diversity of the HIFF35 Audience Award winners presented by Hawaii News Now show that our audiences truly have international tastes and that the power of cinema is universal."
Earlier in the festival, during the Awards Gala, Hiff honored actress Ryoko Hirosue with the Career Achievement Award. She is best known for her role in the Luc Besson produced "Wasabi" co-starring Jean Reno and "Departures," the winner of an Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film. Hiff premiered her latest film, "Hana's Miso Soup." Actor Tadanobu Asano was honored with the Maverick Award for his bold performances in seminal films and cult classics, such as "Ichi the Killer," "Bright Future," "Last Life in the Universe" and more recently "Journey to the Shore," working with the top directors around the world for over twenty years. Actor Ha Jung Woo, from South Korea, was honored with the Renaissance Award for his profound career as an actor ("The Chaser," "Assassination"), also as a director ("Fasten Your Seatbelt") and as a painter. Known to attract both critical acclaim and commercial success, Ha quickly became the most in-demand leading actor of his generation in Korean cinema.
Also presented during the Gala were the Halekulani Golden Orchid awards for Best Narrative Feature to director Shin Su-won (South Korea) for the film, "Madonna;" Best Documentary Feature Award to "Crocodile Gennadiy," directed by Steve Hoover; and Best Short Film Award to "Ahi Ka," directed by Richard Curtis (New Zealand). "The Kids" (Taiwan 2015), by Sunny Yu was presented with the Netpac award for Best Asian Film from an Emerging Filmmaker this past weekend.
- 12/1/2015
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Disney has another hit on their hands with the big-screen adaptation of Marvel Comics’ Big Hero 6. They’ve accomplished exactly what producers set out to when scouring through the unused properties of the mighty publisher. Filmmakers took a forgotten super hero title and attempted to give it a new lease on life.
Prodigy Hiro Hamada and an inflatable robot named Baymax have developed a special bond with each other. The city of San Fransokyo suffers a devastating event that jeopardizes the safety of its citizens. Hiro joins forces with his friends adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred to form a team of high-tech heroes called Big Hero 6. Together they must uncover the mystery of who's to blame for the damage which has befallen the great city.
Big Hero 6 is filled with likable characters who contribute something to the team.
Prodigy Hiro Hamada and an inflatable robot named Baymax have developed a special bond with each other. The city of San Fransokyo suffers a devastating event that jeopardizes the safety of its citizens. Hiro joins forces with his friends adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred to form a team of high-tech heroes called Big Hero 6. Together they must uncover the mystery of who's to blame for the damage which has befallen the great city.
Big Hero 6 is filled with likable characters who contribute something to the team.
- 11/8/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
Exploring censorship, alternate versions of crime classics and the reasons behind creative changes. This edition: Leon: The Professional
The issue of censorship is one that is pretty contentious at the best of times. As the official spokesman on censorship for Criminal Complex, I wholeheartedly say that censorship is archaic, and, in general, completely fucked, having no place in an informed and adult society where people should be read, hear and see what they want a rather sexy occurrence that has in no way hindered the enjoyment of any viewer/reader/listener/sentient human morsel in the processing mill of multi-media in all of history, because these decisions are made for us by censors who are essentially sexual-Tyrannosauruses.
Crime media has always been a contentious category, often affected by censorship due to its violent and lurid subject matter. The Hays Code is a famous example of this in the film industry,...
The issue of censorship is one that is pretty contentious at the best of times. As the official spokesman on censorship for Criminal Complex, I wholeheartedly say that censorship is archaic, and, in general, completely fucked, having no place in an informed and adult society where people should be read, hear and see what they want a rather sexy occurrence that has in no way hindered the enjoyment of any viewer/reader/listener/sentient human morsel in the processing mill of multi-media in all of history, because these decisions are made for us by censors who are essentially sexual-Tyrannosauruses.
Crime media has always been a contentious category, often affected by censorship due to its violent and lurid subject matter. The Hays Code is a famous example of this in the film industry,...
- 8/6/2012
- by Liam Jose
- Boomtron
To a certain extent Jean Jeno and Luc Besson will always be linked in the minds of film lovers. Reno's performance as the lead in Besson's 1994 international breakout hit Leon (The Professional) made both of their reputations in North America but, surprisingly, they have scarcely worked together since. Since Leon Besson and Reno have been involved in only two films together - 2004's Crimson Rivers 2 and 2001's Wasabi - but a third title is about to be added to that list.
Produced by Besson's Europa Corp and directed by Richard Berry - a veteran actor who plays a part in the film as well as being credited with the screen play - upcoming crime drama L'Immortel (22 Bullets in the English speaking world) puts Besson back in the lead.
After a long, brutal and successful career in the Marseille mafia, Charly Matteï has gone straight. For three years, he has lived...
Produced by Besson's Europa Corp and directed by Richard Berry - a veteran actor who plays a part in the film as well as being credited with the screen play - upcoming crime drama L'Immortel (22 Bullets in the English speaking world) puts Besson back in the lead.
After a long, brutal and successful career in the Marseille mafia, Charly Matteï has gone straight. For three years, he has lived...
- 2/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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