Fortnite is always looking for new ways to give players the most original gaming experience. Thanks to a new limited-time mode, fans can revive an iconic cinematic moment from Star Wars. Midas Presents: The Floor is Lava makes players go into the normal map with a little twist; as time passes, all the map begins to be covered in lava.
To survive, you have to go to high ground, as in the most iconic Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith moment: when Obi-Wan tells Anakin that it’s all over, he has the high ground; a couple body parts later, Darth Vader is born.
Fortnite and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Cross Paths in the Most Bizarre Way Fortnite’s Midas Presents: The Floor is Lava mode has some similarities with the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith epic moment.
With every new season of Fortnite, Epic Games tries...
To survive, you have to go to high ground, as in the most iconic Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith moment: when Obi-Wan tells Anakin that it’s all over, he has the high ground; a couple body parts later, Darth Vader is born.
Fortnite and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Cross Paths in the Most Bizarre Way Fortnite’s Midas Presents: The Floor is Lava mode has some similarities with the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith epic moment.
With every new season of Fortnite, Epic Games tries...
- 3/22/2024
- by Lucas Lapetina
- FandomWire
The wait is over for Fortnite players. In Chapter 5 Season 2, Midas is finally returning, and now all players will have a chance at getting the fan-favorite skin again! To top it off, there is possibly another version of the Midas skin that you could obtain.
The update is coming very soon, so buckle in your seatbelts, and read on to know more about the upcoming Rise of Midas update and what you can expect.
Midas is Finally Coming Back to Fortnite
Fortnite‘s fan-favorite enigma Midas is finally making a return to the scene
It all began when the official Fortnite account on X dropped a hyped teaser, simply stating, “Midas returns.”
Midas returns. pic.twitter.com/3F3JguFBUZ
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 17, 2024
The game’s humongous fandom all burst into excitement at once, as Midas is one of the most interesting characters and beloved skins in the community.
Adding fuel to the fire,...
The update is coming very soon, so buckle in your seatbelts, and read on to know more about the upcoming Rise of Midas update and what you can expect.
Midas is Finally Coming Back to Fortnite
Fortnite‘s fan-favorite enigma Midas is finally making a return to the scene
It all began when the official Fortnite account on X dropped a hyped teaser, simply stating, “Midas returns.”
Midas returns. pic.twitter.com/3F3JguFBUZ
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 17, 2024
The game’s humongous fandom all burst into excitement at once, as Midas is one of the most interesting characters and beloved skins in the community.
Adding fuel to the fire,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Vibha Hegde
- FandomWire
Where would the 2023 box office be without the bomb and the bombshell?
“Barbenheimer” may have started as a meme, but the two seemingly different blockbusters with twin release dates became the moviegoing phenomenon of the year. All that social media chatter translated into ticket sales (and then some), with the Warner Bros. comedy “Barbie” capping off 2023 as the highest-grossing movie ($1.44 billion) and Universal’s historical biopic “Oppenheimer” as the third-biggest hit (a staggering $951 million).
Studios were (finally!) rewarded for bucking the overly familiar and embracing the new and novel. Remarkably, the top three movies of the year — Universal’s animated “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ranks as No. 2 with $1.35 billion — were original properties. Sure, “Barbie” is based on the world-famous doll, Mario is arguably video games’ greatest mascot and J. Robert Oppenheimer is a real person who changed the course of history. So even if they weren’t whole-cloth creations,...
“Barbenheimer” may have started as a meme, but the two seemingly different blockbusters with twin release dates became the moviegoing phenomenon of the year. All that social media chatter translated into ticket sales (and then some), with the Warner Bros. comedy “Barbie” capping off 2023 as the highest-grossing movie ($1.44 billion) and Universal’s historical biopic “Oppenheimer” as the third-biggest hit (a staggering $951 million).
Studios were (finally!) rewarded for bucking the overly familiar and embracing the new and novel. Remarkably, the top three movies of the year — Universal’s animated “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ranks as No. 2 with $1.35 billion — were original properties. Sure, “Barbie” is based on the world-famous doll, Mario is arguably video games’ greatest mascot and J. Robert Oppenheimer is a real person who changed the course of history. So even if they weren’t whole-cloth creations,...
- 12/27/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gaga Corp. and Goodfellas have revealed new sales on Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes 2023 Palme d’Or contender Monster as the drama enjoys a strong theatrical kick-off at the Japanese box office.
In fresh deals, the film has sold to China (Star Alliance), the Philippines (Nathan Studios), Canada (Photon), Latin America (Imovision) and the Maghreb (Retinia).
Monster was Kore-Eda’s ninth film to world premiere in Cannes Official Selection, following in the wake of his Korean-language work Broker, which won best actor for Song Kang-ho in 2022, and 2018 Palme d’Or for Shoplifters.
Shoplifters actress Sakura Ando stars as a woman who discovers an unexpected scenario when she approaches her son’s school in a bid to piece together the truth behind her young son’s strange behavior.
Read Deadline’s review for the film here and interview with the Kore-Eda here.
The film enjoyed a successful theatrical launch in Kore-Eda...
In fresh deals, the film has sold to China (Star Alliance), the Philippines (Nathan Studios), Canada (Photon), Latin America (Imovision) and the Maghreb (Retinia).
Monster was Kore-Eda’s ninth film to world premiere in Cannes Official Selection, following in the wake of his Korean-language work Broker, which won best actor for Song Kang-ho in 2022, and 2018 Palme d’Or for Shoplifters.
Shoplifters actress Sakura Ando stars as a woman who discovers an unexpected scenario when she approaches her son’s school in a bid to piece together the truth behind her young son’s strange behavior.
Read Deadline’s review for the film here and interview with the Kore-Eda here.
The film enjoyed a successful theatrical launch in Kore-Eda...
- 6/7/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow and Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
The films were Ok but lacked some luster on the whole. The list of winners of the festival(s) follows. Women filmmakers swept most of the top awards from Competition to Un Certain Regard and Critics’ Week. The market was also Ok, but not great. Rights sold before the festival and during the festival are listed with the winning titles.
The disrupters, the big streamers, were in the background and theatrical rights were being acquired by indie distributors. France’s theatrical exhibition has sprung back to its pre-covid levels while others’ like Germany, Italy and the U.S. remain 30% below.
Read The Film Verdict Summation and Reviews of Cannes Ff 2003 here. Their summation in part:
The most common line heard on the Croisette was that the main section was stuffed with minor films from major directors, which does no one any favors. But there were happy exceptions, which included 83-year-old Marco Bellocchio’s dramatically exciting and thought-provoking Kidnapped, a summing-up of his many films dealing with the Catholic religion and how a child’s cultural identity is created beginning at a young age. Disappointingly, the jury led by two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Ostlund overlooked the film entirely when they awarded their prizes.Another classic director who returned in top form was 77-year-old Wim Wenders with two masterful films: Anselm, a ravishing 3D documentary portrait of artist Anselm Kiefer, and Perfect Days, a lyrical Japanese-language character study of a Tokyo toilet attendant. Justly winning the Best Actor prize for his Zen-like performance in the latter title was Koji Yakusho.Cannes Film Festival Winners:
Palme d’Or
Anatomy of a Fall, Directed by Justine Triet
Isa: MK2 rights sold pre-Cannes to France-Le Pacte; Hong Kong — Golden Scene; Italy-Teodora; Russia, Cis, Baltics-Provzglyad; Spain-Elastica, Filmin; Taiwan-Hooray; Turkey-Mars. Cannes: No. America-Neon; Brazil-Diamond; Switzerland-Cineworx; U.K./Ireland-Picturehouse
Grand Prix
The Zone of Interest, Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Isa: A24. No. America: A24.
Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves, Directed by Aki Kaurismaki
Isa: The Match Factory sold pre-Cannes rights to Austria/ Germany-Pandora; Baltics-a-One; Benelux-September; ex-Yugo-mcf; Finland-BPlan; France-Diaphana; Greece-Cinobo; Hungary-Cirko; Israel-Lev; Italy-Lucky Red; Japan-Eurospace; Norway-Arthause; Portugal-Midas; Sweden-Folkets Bio; Switzerland-Filmcoopi. Cannes sales to Latvia/ Lithuania-a One
Best Director
Tran Anh Hung for The Pot au Feu
Isa: Gaumont sold to Australia/ N.Z.-Rialto; Belgium-Athena; Brazil-Diamond; Canada-Mongrel; France-Gaumont; Germany-Weltkino; Hong Kong-First Distributors; Israel-Lev/ Shani; Italy-Lucky Red; Japan-Gaga; Portugal-Sun; Spain-a Contracorriente; Switzerland-Frenetic; Taiwan-Swallow Wings; U.K./ Ireland-Picturehouse; U.S.-Sun
Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamoto for Monster directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu
Isa: Goodfellas and Gaga sold pre-Cannes to Australia/ N.Z.-Madman; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; Finland-Cinema Mondo; Hungary-Cirko; Japan-Gaga. Cannes to Bulgaria-Beta; Ex-Yugo-mcf Megacom; Germany-Wild Bunch; Greece-Spentzos; India-Impact; Indonesia-Falcon; Israel-Lev/ Shani; Italy-Bim; Hong Kong-Edko; Japan-Toho; Poland-Best; Portugal-Midas; Singapore-Clover/ Golden Village; So. Korea-Media Castle; Spain-Vertigo; Sweden-Triart; Switzerland-Cineworx, Taiwan-Movie Cloud; Thailand-Sahamongkolfilm; Turkiye-Filmarti; U.K./ Ireland-Picturehouse; U.S.-Well Go/ Relativity
Best Actress
Merve Dizdar for About Dry Grasses directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Isa Playtime sold pre-Cannes rights to Austria-Filmladen; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; France-Memento; Italy-Movies Inspired, Taiwan-Swallow Wings. Cannes: Canada-Sphere; Turkey-Bir; U.K./ Ireland-Picturehouse; U.S.-Janus/ Criterion/ Sideshow
Best Actor
Kôji Yakusho for Perfect Days directed by Wim Wenders
Isa The Match Factory sold rights to Madman-Australia/ N.Z.; Artfest-Bulgaria; DDDream-China; Aerofilms-Czech & Slovakia; Haut et Court-France; Feelgood-Greece; Edko-Hong Kong; Cirko-Hungary; Lev-Israel; Lucky Red-Italy; Gutek-Poland; Alambique-Portugal; Bad Unicorn-Romania; A Contracorriente-Spain; Dcm-Switzerland; Applause-Taiwan; Mubi-Ireland, Turkiye, U.K., U.S.; Neon-u.S.
Palme d’Or for Best Short Film: 27, Directed by Flora Anna Buda
Special Mention to a Short Film: Far, Directed by Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Prize
How to Have Sex, Directed by Molly Manning Walker
Isa MK2 sold rights to Imagine-Benelux; Greece-Cinobo; N.Z.-Ahi; Russian World Vision-Russia; Turkiye, U.K./ Ireland, Italy, U.S.-Mubi
Jury Prize
Hounds, Directed by Kamal Lazraq
Isa Charades sold to Ad Vitam-France; Zabriskie-Spain
Best Director
Asmae El Moudir For The Mother of All Lies
Isa Autlook
New Voice Prize
Augure (Omen), Directed by Baloji Tshiani
Isa Memento
Ensemble Prize
The Buriti Flower, Directed by Joao Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora
Freedom Prize
Goodbye Julia, Directed by Mohamed Kordofani
Camera D’Or
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, Directed by Thien An Pham
The Golden Eye Documentary Prize
Awarded ex aequo to: Four Daughters, Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
and The Mother of All Lies, Directed by Asmae El Moudir
62nd LA Semaine De LA Critique
Grand Prize
Tiger Stripes, Directed by Amanda Nell Eu
French Touch Jury Prize to It’s Raining in the House, Directed by Paloma Sermon-Dai
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award to Jovan Ginic For Lost Country
Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for a Short Film to Bolero, Directed by Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution to Pyramide Films for Inshallah a Boy
Sacd Award to Iris Kaltenback, Writer of The Rapture
Canal+ Award for a Short Film to Bolero, Directed by Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
Fipresci International Competition: The Zone of Interest
Fipresci Un Certain Regard: The Settlers (Los Colonos)
Fipresci Directors’ Fortnight & Critics’ Week: Power Alley (Levante)
Ecumenical Jury Prize to Perfect Days, Directed by Wim Wenders
Queer Palm Award to Monster, Directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Palme Dog to border collie Messie in Anatomy of a Fall...
The disrupters, the big streamers, were in the background and theatrical rights were being acquired by indie distributors. France’s theatrical exhibition has sprung back to its pre-covid levels while others’ like Germany, Italy and the U.S. remain 30% below.
Read The Film Verdict Summation and Reviews of Cannes Ff 2003 here. Their summation in part:
The most common line heard on the Croisette was that the main section was stuffed with minor films from major directors, which does no one any favors. But there were happy exceptions, which included 83-year-old Marco Bellocchio’s dramatically exciting and thought-provoking Kidnapped, a summing-up of his many films dealing with the Catholic religion and how a child’s cultural identity is created beginning at a young age. Disappointingly, the jury led by two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Ostlund overlooked the film entirely when they awarded their prizes.Another classic director who returned in top form was 77-year-old Wim Wenders with two masterful films: Anselm, a ravishing 3D documentary portrait of artist Anselm Kiefer, and Perfect Days, a lyrical Japanese-language character study of a Tokyo toilet attendant. Justly winning the Best Actor prize for his Zen-like performance in the latter title was Koji Yakusho.Cannes Film Festival Winners:
Palme d’Or
Anatomy of a Fall, Directed by Justine Triet
Isa: MK2 rights sold pre-Cannes to France-Le Pacte; Hong Kong — Golden Scene; Italy-Teodora; Russia, Cis, Baltics-Provzglyad; Spain-Elastica, Filmin; Taiwan-Hooray; Turkey-Mars. Cannes: No. America-Neon; Brazil-Diamond; Switzerland-Cineworx; U.K./Ireland-Picturehouse
Grand Prix
The Zone of Interest, Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Isa: A24. No. America: A24.
Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves, Directed by Aki Kaurismaki
Isa: The Match Factory sold pre-Cannes rights to Austria/ Germany-Pandora; Baltics-a-One; Benelux-September; ex-Yugo-mcf; Finland-BPlan; France-Diaphana; Greece-Cinobo; Hungary-Cirko; Israel-Lev; Italy-Lucky Red; Japan-Eurospace; Norway-Arthause; Portugal-Midas; Sweden-Folkets Bio; Switzerland-Filmcoopi. Cannes sales to Latvia/ Lithuania-a One
Best Director
Tran Anh Hung for The Pot au Feu
Isa: Gaumont sold to Australia/ N.Z.-Rialto; Belgium-Athena; Brazil-Diamond; Canada-Mongrel; France-Gaumont; Germany-Weltkino; Hong Kong-First Distributors; Israel-Lev/ Shani; Italy-Lucky Red; Japan-Gaga; Portugal-Sun; Spain-a Contracorriente; Switzerland-Frenetic; Taiwan-Swallow Wings; U.K./ Ireland-Picturehouse; U.S.-Sun
Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamoto for Monster directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu
Isa: Goodfellas and Gaga sold pre-Cannes to Australia/ N.Z.-Madman; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; Finland-Cinema Mondo; Hungary-Cirko; Japan-Gaga. Cannes to Bulgaria-Beta; Ex-Yugo-mcf Megacom; Germany-Wild Bunch; Greece-Spentzos; India-Impact; Indonesia-Falcon; Israel-Lev/ Shani; Italy-Bim; Hong Kong-Edko; Japan-Toho; Poland-Best; Portugal-Midas; Singapore-Clover/ Golden Village; So. Korea-Media Castle; Spain-Vertigo; Sweden-Triart; Switzerland-Cineworx, Taiwan-Movie Cloud; Thailand-Sahamongkolfilm; Turkiye-Filmarti; U.K./ Ireland-Picturehouse; U.S.-Well Go/ Relativity
Best Actress
Merve Dizdar for About Dry Grasses directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Isa Playtime sold pre-Cannes rights to Austria-Filmladen; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; France-Memento; Italy-Movies Inspired, Taiwan-Swallow Wings. Cannes: Canada-Sphere; Turkey-Bir; U.K./ Ireland-Picturehouse; U.S.-Janus/ Criterion/ Sideshow
Best Actor
Kôji Yakusho for Perfect Days directed by Wim Wenders
Isa The Match Factory sold rights to Madman-Australia/ N.Z.; Artfest-Bulgaria; DDDream-China; Aerofilms-Czech & Slovakia; Haut et Court-France; Feelgood-Greece; Edko-Hong Kong; Cirko-Hungary; Lev-Israel; Lucky Red-Italy; Gutek-Poland; Alambique-Portugal; Bad Unicorn-Romania; A Contracorriente-Spain; Dcm-Switzerland; Applause-Taiwan; Mubi-Ireland, Turkiye, U.K., U.S.; Neon-u.S.
Palme d’Or for Best Short Film: 27, Directed by Flora Anna Buda
Special Mention to a Short Film: Far, Directed by Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Prize
How to Have Sex, Directed by Molly Manning Walker
Isa MK2 sold rights to Imagine-Benelux; Greece-Cinobo; N.Z.-Ahi; Russian World Vision-Russia; Turkiye, U.K./ Ireland, Italy, U.S.-Mubi
Jury Prize
Hounds, Directed by Kamal Lazraq
Isa Charades sold to Ad Vitam-France; Zabriskie-Spain
Best Director
Asmae El Moudir For The Mother of All Lies
Isa Autlook
New Voice Prize
Augure (Omen), Directed by Baloji Tshiani
Isa Memento
Ensemble Prize
The Buriti Flower, Directed by Joao Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora
Freedom Prize
Goodbye Julia, Directed by Mohamed Kordofani
Camera D’Or
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, Directed by Thien An Pham
The Golden Eye Documentary Prize
Awarded ex aequo to: Four Daughters, Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
and The Mother of All Lies, Directed by Asmae El Moudir
62nd LA Semaine De LA Critique
Grand Prize
Tiger Stripes, Directed by Amanda Nell Eu
French Touch Jury Prize to It’s Raining in the House, Directed by Paloma Sermon-Dai
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award to Jovan Ginic For Lost Country
Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for a Short Film to Bolero, Directed by Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution to Pyramide Films for Inshallah a Boy
Sacd Award to Iris Kaltenback, Writer of The Rapture
Canal+ Award for a Short Film to Bolero, Directed by Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
Fipresci International Competition: The Zone of Interest
Fipresci Un Certain Regard: The Settlers (Los Colonos)
Fipresci Directors’ Fortnight & Critics’ Week: Power Alley (Levante)
Ecumenical Jury Prize to Perfect Days, Directed by Wim Wenders
Queer Palm Award to Monster, Directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Palme Dog to border collie Messie in Anatomy of a Fall...
- 6/3/2023
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
As we honour International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament on May 24, we delve into the world of Canada’s top 10 emerging female artists.
One thing every Canadian can agree on is that we have no shortage of musical talent – that being said, with the number of artists in the country, it definitely takes a lot of work to stand out from the crowd. Female musicians in particular are steadily on the rise with artists across the nation tapping into the power of social media to grow their fan bases, and it’s totally working. Canada has produced some of the world’s best artists, and now, coast-to-coast we’re seeing a new generation of chart-toppers stepping into the limelight.
Read on for 10 of our favourite emerging Canadian female artists you should add to your playlists (so you can say you were an early fan).
Read More: 15 Asian Canadian...
One thing every Canadian can agree on is that we have no shortage of musical talent – that being said, with the number of artists in the country, it definitely takes a lot of work to stand out from the crowd. Female musicians in particular are steadily on the rise with artists across the nation tapping into the power of social media to grow their fan bases, and it’s totally working. Canada has produced some of the world’s best artists, and now, coast-to-coast we’re seeing a new generation of chart-toppers stepping into the limelight.
Read on for 10 of our favourite emerging Canadian female artists you should add to your playlists (so you can say you were an early fan).
Read More: 15 Asian Canadian...
- 5/24/2023
- by Etcanadadigital
- ET Canada
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.
New Music Friday – September 12, 2022
Noah Cyrus – “I Just Want A Lover”, plus The Hardest Part (Album)
Jessie Reyez – “Only One”, plus Yessie (Album)
Charlie Puth – “I Don’t Think That I Like Her”
Nct 127 – “질주 (2 Baddies)”
Fletcher – “Serial Heartbreaker”, plus Girl Of My Dreams (Album)
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Talking To Yourself”
Blackpink – “Shut Down”
Other noteworthy artists with releases this week include Daya – “See You In My Dreams”, Maggie Lindemann – “cages”, Rina Sawayama – “Hurricanes”, emlyn – “my best friend’s ex”, The Rose – “Childhood”, Ari Hicks – “Midas”, Ashley Cooke – ” Back In The Saddle”, Sam Short and Deux Twins – “Only Dance We Get”, Maris – “Heavenly Bodies”, easy life – “Antifreeze”, Callista Clark – “Brave Girl”, Kat Leigh – “Criminal”, You Me At Six ft.
New Music Friday – September 12, 2022
Noah Cyrus – “I Just Want A Lover”, plus The Hardest Part (Album)
Jessie Reyez – “Only One”, plus Yessie (Album)
Charlie Puth – “I Don’t Think That I Like Her”
Nct 127 – “질주 (2 Baddies)”
Fletcher – “Serial Heartbreaker”, plus Girl Of My Dreams (Album)
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Talking To Yourself”
Blackpink – “Shut Down”
Other noteworthy artists with releases this week include Daya – “See You In My Dreams”, Maggie Lindemann – “cages”, Rina Sawayama – “Hurricanes”, emlyn – “my best friend’s ex”, The Rose – “Childhood”, Ari Hicks – “Midas”, Ashley Cooke – ” Back In The Saddle”, Sam Short and Deux Twins – “Only Dance We Get”, Maris – “Heavenly Bodies”, easy life – “Antifreeze”, Callista Clark – “Brave Girl”, Kat Leigh – “Criminal”, You Me At Six ft.
- 9/16/2022
- by Mikael Melo
- ET Canada
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