Unusual in tone and content, “Simon of the Mountain” is a small, low-budget drama in which the title character tries to find his comfort zone. Unfolding in short vignettes, the Argentine feature centers on a group of nonprofessional performances: independent-minded adolescents with cognitive disabilities. The only professional actors featured on-screen play the title character and the working adults they interact with. The open-to-interpretation debut feature from prize-winning shorts helmer Federico Luis challenges viewers’ preconceptions about his characters and won’t be to every taste. But the intimate drama has definitely found fans, as indicated by its warm reception from the jury of the Cannes Critics’ Week, where it nabbed the Grand Prize last week.
Twenty-one-year-old Simon first appears ascending a small mountain during a wind storm with a group from a school for disabled youth, hiking toward a statue of Christ. Simon pals around with another older lad, Pehuén (Pehuén Pedre...
Twenty-one-year-old Simon first appears ascending a small mountain during a wind storm with a group from a school for disabled youth, hiking toward a statue of Christ. Simon pals around with another older lad, Pehuén (Pehuén Pedre...
- 5/29/2024
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
There’s been a lot of heat around London’s new Romeo & Juliet, understandably so given its pairing of director Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal, A Doll’s House), known for his radical remodeling of classics, usually around A-list actors, with young global superstar Tom Holland. The latter is returning to the stage for the first time since Billy Elliot: The Musical at the very start of his career, his name causing tickets to sell out in just two hours.
It’s ironic, then, that one thing this production itself lacks is heat — romantic, dramatic, tragic heat. There is much to commend, but it suffers from a single, strategic mistake on the director’s part, to mute the action, quite literally, since much of it is played in whispers and mumbles; even miked, at times the actors are barely audible. The result is that this tale of violent family rivalry and courageous...
It’s ironic, then, that one thing this production itself lacks is heat — romantic, dramatic, tragic heat. There is much to commend, but it suffers from a single, strategic mistake on the director’s part, to mute the action, quite literally, since much of it is played in whispers and mumbles; even miked, at times the actors are barely audible. The result is that this tale of violent family rivalry and courageous...
- 5/26/2024
- by Demetrios Matheou
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Star Box Office Collection Day 4: Kavin Raj Film Becomes 7th Highest Kollywood Grosser Of 2024; Eyes Lal Salaam, Rathnam, Siren ( Photo Credit – YouTube )
Kavin Raj’s latest film, Star, has taken the Kollywood box office by storm. Within its first four days, it exceeded the lifetime collections of multiple 2024 releases. Scroll down to read more!
Star, a Tamil romantic drama, follows Kalai, an aspiring actor from a humble background, as he navigates the challenges of breaking into the glamorous world of Kollywood. The film is directed by Elan, known for his acclaimed work Pyaar Prema Kadhal, and features Kavin Raj as the lead. Actresses Aaditi Pohankar and Preity Mukhundhan join the cast alongside veteran actors Lal and Geetha Kailasam.
Star earned an estimated 1.11 crore on its first Monday, bringing its total net India collections to a strong 11.41 crore.
Trending Aavesham At The Worldwide Box Office (After 32 Days): Continues Box...
Kavin Raj’s latest film, Star, has taken the Kollywood box office by storm. Within its first four days, it exceeded the lifetime collections of multiple 2024 releases. Scroll down to read more!
Star, a Tamil romantic drama, follows Kalai, an aspiring actor from a humble background, as he navigates the challenges of breaking into the glamorous world of Kollywood. The film is directed by Elan, known for his acclaimed work Pyaar Prema Kadhal, and features Kavin Raj as the lead. Actresses Aaditi Pohankar and Preity Mukhundhan join the cast alongside veteran actors Lal and Geetha Kailasam.
Star earned an estimated 1.11 crore on its first Monday, bringing its total net India collections to a strong 11.41 crore.
Trending Aavesham At The Worldwide Box Office (After 32 Days): Continues Box...
- 5/14/2024
- by Nikita Wagh
- KoiMoi
Update: Performances for Romeo & Juliet starring Tom Holland are now scheduled to begin “on Monday, May 13,” according to Jo Allan PR, the production’s press representative.
“No other previews are being cancelled,” they added.
They stated that Saturday’s cancellation was “due to the technical aspects of the production needing further preparation.”
Exclusive: Wherefore art Tom Holland’s Romeo? You might well ask.
Director Jamie Lloyd’s production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet starring the Spider-Man actor and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in the titular roles was due to begin previews Saturday night at London’s Duke of York’s theatre, but ticket holders have been informed that the show “cannot go ahead as planned.”
The reason given was “due to the technical aspects of the production needing further preparation, the performance of Romeo & Juliet on Saturday, 11 May, 2024 can not go ahead as planned.”
According to insiders, there have...
“No other previews are being cancelled,” they added.
They stated that Saturday’s cancellation was “due to the technical aspects of the production needing further preparation.”
Exclusive: Wherefore art Tom Holland’s Romeo? You might well ask.
Director Jamie Lloyd’s production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet starring the Spider-Man actor and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in the titular roles was due to begin previews Saturday night at London’s Duke of York’s theatre, but ticket holders have been informed that the show “cannot go ahead as planned.”
The reason given was “due to the technical aspects of the production needing further preparation, the performance of Romeo & Juliet on Saturday, 11 May, 2024 can not go ahead as planned.”
According to insiders, there have...
- 5/11/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jamie Lloyd, director of the history-making reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, reveals that his star Nicole Scherzinger initially “refused to consider” accepting his offer to play Norma Desmond in the show adapted from Billy Wilder’s 1950 classic.
“Nicole was not flattered,” he gasped, speaking to Breaking Baz backstage at the London theatre awards, held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night.
Lloyd says that the show’s “obviously associated with Glenn Close’s iconic performance and therefore people think about Norma Desmond being a much older woman.”
Mmm, that’s unlikely to amuse Glenn Close.
He tells me that Scherzinger, a one-time member of The Pussycat Dolls, called Norma Desmond a “has been” and stormed at Lloyd that she “still looks good under the bright lights.”
Lloyd encouraged her to study Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s book and lyrics and to listen to Lloyd Weber’s music.
“Nicole was not flattered,” he gasped, speaking to Breaking Baz backstage at the London theatre awards, held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night.
Lloyd says that the show’s “obviously associated with Glenn Close’s iconic performance and therefore people think about Norma Desmond being a much older woman.”
Mmm, that’s unlikely to amuse Glenn Close.
He tells me that Scherzinger, a one-time member of The Pussycat Dolls, called Norma Desmond a “has been” and stormed at Lloyd that she “still looks good under the bright lights.”
Lloyd encouraged her to study Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s book and lyrics and to listen to Lloyd Weber’s music.
- 4/15/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s tough being the daughter of one of the coolest rock stars in the world. At least, that’s what Zoë Kravitz would have you believe as she was joined by Denzel Washington this week for the unveiling of her father Lenny Kravitz’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Four-time Grammy winner Kravitz was honored Tuesday with the star but got roasted by his daughter, who took the opportunity to gently mock her dad, the rock star and style icon.
“I’ve seen the way you show up and take care of the people you love,” the Big Little Lies actress said from the podium. “I’ve seen your incredible dedication to your art. But mostly, I’ve seen through your shirts. According to my dad, if it doesn’t expose your nipples, it’s not a shirt. And sure, it used to embarrass me when you...
Four-time Grammy winner Kravitz was honored Tuesday with the star but got roasted by his daughter, who took the opportunity to gently mock her dad, the rock star and style icon.
“I’ve seen the way you show up and take care of the people you love,” the Big Little Lies actress said from the podium. “I’ve seen your incredible dedication to your art. But mostly, I’ve seen through your shirts. According to my dad, if it doesn’t expose your nipples, it’s not a shirt. And sure, it used to embarrass me when you...
- 3/14/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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