The inaugural Prix Luciole Awards ceremony, celebrating artistic achievements in the field of film poster design, took place Friday at Le Gray d’Albion hotel in Cannes.
Co-sponsored by China’s leading movie ticketing platform, Taopiaopiao, and the Paris-based Alliance Cinéaste Chine-Europe, the Prix Luciole aims to raise awareness of the importance of graphic design in the promotion of movies, and to honor work that demonstrates exceptional design concepts, strong emotional resonance and visual impact in film posters.
The Prix Luciole award for best poster, which carries an award of 1,000 euros, went to Belgian filmmaker Leonardo Van Dijl’s Julie Keeps Quiet. The jury praised the modern approach of the poster, photographed by Max Pinckers and designed by Sophie Keij, as well as its perfect balance of typography and photography, clever use of empty spaces and a powerful photo choice that delves into the character’s psychology.
The jury for...
Co-sponsored by China’s leading movie ticketing platform, Taopiaopiao, and the Paris-based Alliance Cinéaste Chine-Europe, the Prix Luciole aims to raise awareness of the importance of graphic design in the promotion of movies, and to honor work that demonstrates exceptional design concepts, strong emotional resonance and visual impact in film posters.
The Prix Luciole award for best poster, which carries an award of 1,000 euros, went to Belgian filmmaker Leonardo Van Dijl’s Julie Keeps Quiet. The jury praised the modern approach of the poster, photographed by Max Pinckers and designed by Sophie Keij, as well as its perfect balance of typography and photography, clever use of empty spaces and a powerful photo choice that delves into the character’s psychology.
The jury for...
- 5/26/2024
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival was officially closed yesterday, on May 25, 2024, as the prizes for the movies and the actors were awarded at the closing ceremony. It was a very exciting and content-filled event, and we have also reported on numerous movies that had their premiere at Cannes, some of which were received well, while others… not so much. But, naturally, everyone wants to know who won and who lost at Cannes, and that is what we are going to report about in this article.
The article will be divided into two main sections. The first one will list all the juries at Cannes, since they are the ones who chose the winners at the film festival, so we think that it is only fair that you know who picked the winners. After that, we are going to list all the winners in each of the categories.
As we have said,...
The article will be divided into two main sections. The first one will list all the juries at Cannes, since they are the ones who chose the winners at the film festival, so we think that it is only fair that you know who picked the winners. After that, we are going to list all the winners in each of the categories.
As we have said,...
- 5/26/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The 77th Cannes Film Festival has come to a close. As with every year, the festival was host to its share of standing ovations, divisive screenings and debates over just which films and performances would take home awards at the end of the 12-day event, widely considered the most prestigious in the entire world. This year, Sean Baker’s Anora took the Palme d’Or while India’s All We Imagine as Light won the Grand Prix, generally considered the runner-up.
So, who else won out at this year’s Cannes Film Festival? While below is only a partial list of winners, you can check out the complete and extensive list here.
Palme d’Or: Anora, Sean Baker
Grand Prix: All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia
Best Director: Miguel Gomes, Grand Tour
Best Actor: Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Best Actress: Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña,...
So, who else won out at this year’s Cannes Film Festival? While below is only a partial list of winners, you can check out the complete and extensive list here.
Palme d’Or: Anora, Sean Baker
Grand Prix: All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia
Best Director: Miguel Gomes, Grand Tour
Best Actor: Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Best Actress: Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña,...
- 5/25/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Cannes Un Certain Regard winner Black Dog - 'a fusion of Western, film noir and off-beat comedy' Photo: Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival The top prize in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard has been awarded to Chinese director Guan Hu’s Black Dog which has been described as “a fusion of Western, film noir and off-beat comedy”.
The film was competing with 18 other titles in the section which is devoted to promoting “new trends, new paths and new countries.” Eight of the features are first films which also are competing for the Camera d’Or prize to be awarded with the rest of the festival’s accolades including the prestigious Palme d’Or at the closing ceremony this evening.
The Un Certain Regard jury president, Quebec director and actor Xavier Dolan praised Black Dog for “its breathtaking poetry, its imagination, its precision [and] its masterful direction”. As noted...
The film was competing with 18 other titles in the section which is devoted to promoting “new trends, new paths and new countries.” Eight of the features are first films which also are competing for the Camera d’Or prize to be awarded with the rest of the festival’s accolades including the prestigious Palme d’Or at the closing ceremony this evening.
The Un Certain Regard jury president, Quebec director and actor Xavier Dolan praised Black Dog for “its breathtaking poetry, its imagination, its precision [and] its masterful direction”. As noted...
- 5/25/2024
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Gestern Abend wurden die Preise der Cannes-Nebenreihe „Un Certain Regard“ verliehen.
Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner der Cannes-Nebenreihe „Un Certain Regard“ (Credit: Jean-Louis Hupé / Fdc)
Guan Hus Drama „Black Dog” ist mit dem Hauptpreis der Cannes-Nebenreihe Un Certain Regardausgezeichnet worden. Erzählt wird die Geschichte eines Mannes, der nach seiner Haftentlassung in seiner Heimatstadt am Rande der Wüste Gobi einen Job in einer Truppe findet, die im Vorfeld der Olympischen Spiele streunende Hunde von den Straßen entfernen soll. Dabei freundet er sich mit einem schwarzen Streuner an.
Der Jurypreis ging an Boris Lojkines L’Histoire de Souleymane“, dessen Hauptdarsteller Abou Sangaré von der Jury unter dem Vorsitz von Xavier Dolan ebenfalls ausgezeichnet wurde. Den Preis für die beste Hauptdarstellerin erhielt Anasuya Sengupta für ihre Rolle in Konstantin Bojanovs „The Shameless“. Den Preis für die beste Regie hat die Un-Certain-Regard-Jury zweimal vergeben: an Roberto Minervini für „The Damned“ und Rungano Nyoni für „On Becoming a Guinea Fowl...
Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner der Cannes-Nebenreihe „Un Certain Regard“ (Credit: Jean-Louis Hupé / Fdc)
Guan Hus Drama „Black Dog” ist mit dem Hauptpreis der Cannes-Nebenreihe Un Certain Regardausgezeichnet worden. Erzählt wird die Geschichte eines Mannes, der nach seiner Haftentlassung in seiner Heimatstadt am Rande der Wüste Gobi einen Job in einer Truppe findet, die im Vorfeld der Olympischen Spiele streunende Hunde von den Straßen entfernen soll. Dabei freundet er sich mit einem schwarzen Streuner an.
Der Jurypreis ging an Boris Lojkines L’Histoire de Souleymane“, dessen Hauptdarsteller Abou Sangaré von der Jury unter dem Vorsitz von Xavier Dolan ebenfalls ausgezeichnet wurde. Den Preis für die beste Hauptdarstellerin erhielt Anasuya Sengupta für ihre Rolle in Konstantin Bojanovs „The Shameless“. Den Preis für die beste Regie hat die Un-Certain-Regard-Jury zweimal vergeben: an Roberto Minervini für „The Damned“ und Rungano Nyoni für „On Becoming a Guinea Fowl...
- 5/25/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Guan Hu’s Black Dog has won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).
It is the Cannes debut for Mr. Six director Guan and follows a former convict who forms an unlikely connection with the titular animal, as he clears stray dogs in his remote hometown on the edge of the Gobi desert before the 2008 Olympic Games. Playtime are handling international sales.
The jury prize went to The Story Of Souleymane from Boris Lojkine, back at the festival 10 years after his 2014 feature Hope, with the story of a...
It is the Cannes debut for Mr. Six director Guan and follows a former convict who forms an unlikely connection with the titular animal, as he clears stray dogs in his remote hometown on the edge of the Gobi desert before the 2008 Olympic Games. Playtime are handling international sales.
The jury prize went to The Story Of Souleymane from Boris Lojkine, back at the festival 10 years after his 2014 feature Hope, with the story of a...
- 5/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
Chinese director Hu Guan’s drama Black Dog snagged the top prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar on Friday night.
The drama, set on the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, follows a man who returns home after a stint in jail and gets a job clearing a town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games. But he forms an unexpected bond with a black dog, and together, they embark on a new journey.
The film’s canine star won a pooch prize earlier in the day, scooping up the Grand Jury award at the Palm Dog.
For Un Certain Regard, the Jury Prize went to The Story Of Souleymane, Boris Lojkine’s Paris-set story of an African immigrant struggling to make a living and get legalized in the city of lights. Lead Abou Sangare also clinched one of the Un Certain Regard performance awards. The other...
The drama, set on the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, follows a man who returns home after a stint in jail and gets a job clearing a town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games. But he forms an unexpected bond with a black dog, and together, they embark on a new journey.
The film’s canine star won a pooch prize earlier in the day, scooping up the Grand Jury award at the Palm Dog.
For Un Certain Regard, the Jury Prize went to The Story Of Souleymane, Boris Lojkine’s Paris-set story of an African immigrant struggling to make a living and get legalized in the city of lights. Lead Abou Sangare also clinched one of the Un Certain Regard performance awards. The other...
- 5/24/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kodi, the canine defendant in Laetitia Dosch’s Dog on Trial, was named top dog at the Cannes Film Festival, snatching the Palm Dog prize for the best canine performance.
In a rare treat, Kodi, a 9-year-old Griffon, attended the event, a boozy and chaotic affair, as is the Palm Dog tradition, at the Plage du Festival in Cannes on Friday. He even gave a demonstration of his howling performance from the film, something the director said he had to be trained to do, not being a natural howler in real life.
In Dog on Trial, Kodi plays Cosmos, the four-legged companion of a visually impaired man (François Damiens) who, after a biting incident, finds himself at the center of an absurd trial to decide whether he will be put down. Avril (Laetitia Dosch), a lawyer accustomed to lost causes, decides to represent Cosmos.
Dosch said she insisted on having...
In a rare treat, Kodi, a 9-year-old Griffon, attended the event, a boozy and chaotic affair, as is the Palm Dog tradition, at the Plage du Festival in Cannes on Friday. He even gave a demonstration of his howling performance from the film, something the director said he had to be trained to do, not being a natural howler in real life.
In Dog on Trial, Kodi plays Cosmos, the four-legged companion of a visually impaired man (François Damiens) who, after a biting incident, finds himself at the center of an absurd trial to decide whether he will be put down. Avril (Laetitia Dosch), a lawyer accustomed to lost causes, decides to represent Cosmos.
Dosch said she insisted on having...
- 5/24/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Is Messi’s reign as cinema’s current top dog over?
The Palm Dog — Cannes’ annual celebration of on-screen canine performances which was last year won by the blue-eyed border collie from “Anatomy of a Fall,” the first step in a dramatic bound toward furry fame — has crowned a new champion.
The 2024 Palm Dog, presented at a special event on May 24, has been given to Kodi, the senior stray at the heart of acclaimed Swiss-French comedy “Dog on Trial.” The Un Certain Regard title from director and star Laetitia Dosch sees Kodi — believed to be a blonde Griffon cross — plays Cosmos, an aggressive pet who’s taken on as a client by a defense lawyer in story exploring the status of dogs in society. According to Palm Dog founder Toby Rose, Kodi is nearing his 10th birthday and will soon retire from acting, but bow-wows out having delivered a “fine four-legged swan song.
The Palm Dog — Cannes’ annual celebration of on-screen canine performances which was last year won by the blue-eyed border collie from “Anatomy of a Fall,” the first step in a dramatic bound toward furry fame — has crowned a new champion.
The 2024 Palm Dog, presented at a special event on May 24, has been given to Kodi, the senior stray at the heart of acclaimed Swiss-French comedy “Dog on Trial.” The Un Certain Regard title from director and star Laetitia Dosch sees Kodi — believed to be a blonde Griffon cross — plays Cosmos, an aggressive pet who’s taken on as a client by a defense lawyer in story exploring the status of dogs in society. According to Palm Dog founder Toby Rose, Kodi is nearing his 10th birthday and will soon retire from acting, but bow-wows out having delivered a “fine four-legged swan song.
- 5/24/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Are dogs more than just "things" that someone owns? Should they be considered in the same way as human beings when it comes to law and courts? Can animals be tried in court on their own separate from their owner? These are the important questions at the heart of this delightful, eccentric, amusing Swiss comedy called Dog on Trial. Originally known as Le Procès du Chien in French (the film was also titled Who Let the Dog Bite? in English but then changed just before the festival) the film is premiering at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the same section as the other amazing dog film this year - Black Dog (read my review). It's more of a mainstream, kooky, laugh-your-butt-off comedy than most films playing at Cannes, which is fine, because it's still a great time. And it's also a dog lover's movie, once again, though with a caveat...
- 5/21/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
No matter how badly your week is going, it’s worth pausing to appreciate the fact that you’re not currently embroiled in a violent feud with a snake venom dealer who calls himself Butcher Hu. But we can’t all be so lucky.
Lang (Eddie Peng) is a changed man since coming out of prison. Emotionally callused and silent by choice, you’d never guess that he was once a beloved entertainer who played rock music and rode motorcycles in the local circus. But when he leaves the joint and returns to his small hometown in China’s Gobi Desert, there’s nothing waiting for him except bad vibes. His father is drinking himself to death at the local zoo, his neighbors resent him for his perceived crimes and assume he got a light sentence because of his celebrity, and his town is overrun with rabid dogs. To make matters worse,...
Lang (Eddie Peng) is a changed man since coming out of prison. Emotionally callused and silent by choice, you’d never guess that he was once a beloved entertainer who played rock music and rode motorcycles in the local circus. But when he leaves the joint and returns to his small hometown in China’s Gobi Desert, there’s nothing waiting for him except bad vibes. His father is drinking himself to death at the local zoo, his neighbors resent him for his perceived crimes and assume he got a light sentence because of his celebrity, and his town is overrun with rabid dogs. To make matters worse,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
During the 77th Festival de Cannes, the world's attention is focused on this early summer French beach. On the evening of May 17th local time, the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee successfully held the “2024 Beijing Film Night—Beijing International Film Festival Cannes Promotion.”
The Beijing International Film Festival has consistently embraced an open and inclusive mindset, inviting professionals from various countries and regions for multifaceted exchanges, drawing on advanced experiences to create an international brand for Chinese cinema and Beijing culture.
Participants included heads of departments from the China Film Co-production Corporation, Bona Film Group founder and chairman Yu Dong, renowned director Jia Zhang-ke, representatives from major international film festivals such as Mar del Plata, Cairo, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Tallinn, Busan, Toronto, Zurich, Geneva, and film market buyers, film representatives, and related agency heads from dozens of countries and regions including Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Greece, Germany,...
The Beijing International Film Festival has consistently embraced an open and inclusive mindset, inviting professionals from various countries and regions for multifaceted exchanges, drawing on advanced experiences to create an international brand for Chinese cinema and Beijing culture.
Participants included heads of departments from the China Film Co-production Corporation, Bona Film Group founder and chairman Yu Dong, renowned director Jia Zhang-ke, representatives from major international film festivals such as Mar del Plata, Cairo, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Tallinn, Busan, Toronto, Zurich, Geneva, and film market buyers, film representatives, and related agency heads from dozens of countries and regions including Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Greece, Germany,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
This film instantly joins the ranks as one of the best dogs movies ever made. There's usually one or two of these every year, so the "best dog movies ever" subgenre is constantly growing, but that's also totally fine. As a dog lover, I am more than happy to keep adding amazing movies to "best of" list. Especially when there's a new story to tell, especially when the production takes care of the dogs and animals on set, especially when the film makes you feel even more in love with dogs (if that's even possible). Black Dog is a new film from China from a filmmaker named Hu Guan, who has already made plenty of other feature films before this. He's obviously a dog lover, there's no way he could make this film if he wasn't. There's also a title card at the end when the credits come up stating...
- 5/19/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Both a Venice and Cannes Film Festival veteran, Jia Zhangke is coming to Cannes packing not one but two projects – one being a bit of acting part in Black Dog, and of course, we’re more interested in the competition title Caught By The Tides — a two-decade in the making type film. Having been in competition on five different occasions, Jia Zhangke made his Cannes debut in 2002 with Unknown Pleasures, followed by 24 City in 2008. In 2010, his documentary I Wish I Knew was selected for Un Certain Regard. He captivated the festival in 2013 with A Touch of Sin, which won Best Screenplay.…...
- 5/18/2024
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Chinese streamer iQiyi is set to launch sales of action-comedy Clash from producer Guan Hu at the Cannes Market next week.
The film, directed by Jiang Jiachen, is based on the true story of a food delivery rider, dubbed the Usain Bolt of Shapingba in Chongqing, Sichuan province, who assembles 30 young men to form a rugby team.
Through clashes and crashes, the men channel their frustrations in their mundane lives to positive energy on the field. The cast includes Li Jiuxiao, Wang Qianyuan, Liang Chao and Pan Binlong. The iQiyi production was shot by Qian Tiantian, one of a few female DoPs in China.
The film, directed by Jiang Jiachen, is based on the true story of a food delivery rider, dubbed the Usain Bolt of Shapingba in Chongqing, Sichuan province, who assembles 30 young men to form a rugby team.
Through clashes and crashes, the men channel their frustrations in their mundane lives to positive energy on the field. The cast includes Li Jiuxiao, Wang Qianyuan, Liang Chao and Pan Binlong. The iQiyi production was shot by Qian Tiantian, one of a few female DoPs in China.
- 5/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
European production and sales studio Vuelta Group has bought German producer Telepool from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook.
The deal, struck through Vuelta subsidiary SquareOne, will see a combined business operating under the SquareOne banner. SquareOne and Vuelta Group Germany CEO Al Munteanu will lead the banner, with Michael Heyd serving as CFO and COO.
Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the combined group will boast a library of over 1,200 titles such as Drive, Intouchables, Olympus Has Fallen, Transporter 3 and the recently released One Life. It will form part of the growing Vuelta Group, which in July last year we revealed had formed through the acquisitions of SquareOne, Paris-based international sales firm Playtime Group and Nordic distributor-producer Scanbox.
Vuelta Group Chairman Jeromt Levy, who launched the group with $50M backing from an unnamed U.S. private equity firm, announced the news today along with Munteanu.
The deal, struck through Vuelta subsidiary SquareOne, will see a combined business operating under the SquareOne banner. SquareOne and Vuelta Group Germany CEO Al Munteanu will lead the banner, with Michael Heyd serving as CFO and COO.
Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the combined group will boast a library of over 1,200 titles such as Drive, Intouchables, Olympus Has Fallen, Transporter 3 and the recently released One Life. It will form part of the growing Vuelta Group, which in July last year we revealed had formed through the acquisitions of SquareOne, Paris-based international sales firm Playtime Group and Nordic distributor-producer Scanbox.
Vuelta Group Chairman Jeromt Levy, who launched the group with $50M backing from an unnamed U.S. private equity firm, announced the news today along with Munteanu.
- 5/8/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
German distributor-producer SquareOne Entertainment, part of rising European film studio Vuelta Group, has acquired German film and TV production, distribution and licensing company Telepool, which was owned by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook.
The news was announced Wednesday by Vuelta Group chairman Jerome Levy and CEO of SquareOne and Vuelta Group Germany Al Munteanu.
Munteanu will spearhead the newly combined entity under the SquareOne banner with Michael Heyd serving as CFO/COO.
The newly combined SquareOne entity will boast a library consisting of over 1,200 titles such as “Drive,” “Intouchables,” “The Olympus Has Fallen,” “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” “Imitation Game,” “Lone Survivor,” “Book Club,” “Transporter 3,” “King Richard,” “Maurice the Tomcat” and the recently released “One Life” among others.
“For over 60 years, Telepool has been one of the leading global content houses and we are proud of the work we did with the company,” said Westbrook CEO Kosaku Yada.
The news was announced Wednesday by Vuelta Group chairman Jerome Levy and CEO of SquareOne and Vuelta Group Germany Al Munteanu.
Munteanu will spearhead the newly combined entity under the SquareOne banner with Michael Heyd serving as CFO/COO.
The newly combined SquareOne entity will boast a library consisting of over 1,200 titles such as “Drive,” “Intouchables,” “The Olympus Has Fallen,” “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” “Imitation Game,” “Lone Survivor,” “Book Club,” “Transporter 3,” “King Richard,” “Maurice the Tomcat” and the recently released “One Life” among others.
“For over 60 years, Telepool has been one of the leading global content houses and we are proud of the work we did with the company,” said Westbrook CEO Kosaku Yada.
- 5/8/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy and Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Last of Us actor Bella Ramsey is going from fighting infected to kicking cancer’s ass for the coming-of-age comedy Sunny Dancer. They’re leading the cast of George Jaques’s sophomore feature alongside Ruby Stokes and Louis Patridge. The film, which heads to the Cannes market in May, is one of the event’s most talked about projects.
According to Variety‘s exclusive report,Sunny Dancer follows Ivy (Ramsey), a teenager in remission from cancer. Her spitfire mum and well-intentioned dad insist she attends Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. Ivy scoffs at the camp’s slogan, “Where kids come to kid,” and is more unsettled when a Google search reveals the camp’s cringe-worthy messaging and plastic promotion of smiles and picturesque sunsets. Horrified by what she’s found, Ivy dreads going to what she refers to as “chemo camp.
According to Variety‘s exclusive report,Sunny Dancer follows Ivy (Ramsey), a teenager in remission from cancer. Her spitfire mum and well-intentioned dad insist she attends Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. Ivy scoffs at the camp’s slogan, “Where kids come to kid,” and is more unsettled when a Google search reveals the camp’s cringe-worthy messaging and plastic promotion of smiles and picturesque sunsets. Horrified by what she’s found, Ivy dreads going to what she refers to as “chemo camp.
- 4/25/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
A quartet of fast-rising British names are coming together for a buzzy new project launching at the Cannes market.
Bella Ramsey, Louis Partridge and Ruby Stokes are set to lead Sunny Dancer, the sophomore feature from George Jaques. Embankment Films is handling global pre-sales of the film, which it says showcases the “best of new British talent.”
“Sunny Dancer” follows Ivy (Ramsey), a teenager in remission from cancer, whose gloriously outspoken mum and well-intentioned dad insist she attend Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. The camp’s slogan, “Where kids come to kid,” does little to alleviate Ivy’s apprehension, and a quick Google search confirms her fears when she stumbles upon a cringeworthy promotional video filled with tacky messages and clichéd sunsets. As if conquering cancer wasn’t enough of a challenge, Ivy now faces the prospect of spending her summer at what she calls “chemo camp.
Bella Ramsey, Louis Partridge and Ruby Stokes are set to lead Sunny Dancer, the sophomore feature from George Jaques. Embankment Films is handling global pre-sales of the film, which it says showcases the “best of new British talent.”
“Sunny Dancer” follows Ivy (Ramsey), a teenager in remission from cancer, whose gloriously outspoken mum and well-intentioned dad insist she attend Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. The camp’s slogan, “Where kids come to kid,” does little to alleviate Ivy’s apprehension, and a quick Google search confirms her fears when she stumbles upon a cringeworthy promotional video filled with tacky messages and clichéd sunsets. As if conquering cancer wasn’t enough of a challenge, Ivy now faces the prospect of spending her summer at what she calls “chemo camp.
- 4/25/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
The prequel series “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” at Starz is rounding out its cast with six new additions.
As previously announced, the series will explore the lives of Claire’s parents, Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine), and Jamie’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy).
The new additions are: Sally Messham as Mrs. Fitz, Ellen’s maid at Castle Leoch and Murtagh’s aunt; Terence Rae as Arch Bug, who’s working as a bodyguard to Clan Grant in the prequel; Sadhbh Malin Jocasta Cameron, the youngest child of the MacKenzie clan; Ailsa Davidson as Janet MacKenzie, the fifth MacKenzie sibling; Annabelle Dowler as Lizbeth, Julia’s boss at the War Department; and Harry Eaton as Private Charlton, Henry Beauchamp’s fellow soldier and friend.
Production on the series is currently underway in Scotland. Starz has commissioned 10 episodes for the first season.
As previously announced, the series will explore the lives of Claire’s parents, Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine), and Jamie’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy).
The new additions are: Sally Messham as Mrs. Fitz, Ellen’s maid at Castle Leoch and Murtagh’s aunt; Terence Rae as Arch Bug, who’s working as a bodyguard to Clan Grant in the prequel; Sadhbh Malin Jocasta Cameron, the youngest child of the MacKenzie clan; Ailsa Davidson as Janet MacKenzie, the fifth MacKenzie sibling; Annabelle Dowler as Lizbeth, Julia’s boss at the War Department; and Harry Eaton as Private Charlton, Henry Beauchamp’s fellow soldier and friend.
Production on the series is currently underway in Scotland. Starz has commissioned 10 episodes for the first season.
- 4/24/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Among the high-profile filmmakers selected for this year’s Cannes Film Festival is a wave of upcoming talent from Asia and the Middle East, including the first Indian feature chosen for Competition in 30 years and the first film from Saudi Arabia to ever make the Official Selection.
While Cannes has a reputation for bringing back familiar names year after year, the line-up for the 77th edition does feature several rising filmmakers and not just in the “discovery” strands of the selection.
Making her first appearance in Competition is Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia with All We Imagine As Light. It marks...
While Cannes has a reputation for bringing back familiar names year after year, the line-up for the 77th edition does feature several rising filmmakers and not just in the “discovery” strands of the selection.
Making her first appearance in Competition is Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia with All We Imagine As Light. It marks...
- 4/12/2024
- ScreenDaily
Cannes announced the official selection for this year, and the Asian representation is quite strong. India finds its way back to the main competition after 30 years, with “All We Imagine as Light” while Jia Zhangke returns with “Caught By The Tides” . Also of note is the presence of the first Saudi Arabian film in the official selection with “Norah”, which premiered last year in Red Sea. Here are all the entries we know of so far. More info will be added as we get closer to the festival.
All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia (India) Caught by the Tides by Jia Zhang-Ke (China) Norah by Tawfik Alzaidi (Saudi Arabia) Black Dog by Guan Hu (China) My Sunshine by Hiroshi Okuyama (Japan) Santosh by Sandhya Suri (India) Viet and Nam by Truong Minh Quý (Vietnam) She's Got No Name by Peter Chan Ho-Sun Twilight of the Warrior Walled In...
All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia (India) Caught by the Tides by Jia Zhang-Ke (China) Norah by Tawfik Alzaidi (Saudi Arabia) Black Dog by Guan Hu (China) My Sunshine by Hiroshi Okuyama (Japan) Santosh by Sandhya Suri (India) Viet and Nam by Truong Minh Quý (Vietnam) She's Got No Name by Peter Chan Ho-Sun Twilight of the Warrior Walled In...
- 4/11/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
As expected, the Cannes Film Festival line-up is pretty spectacular with new films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and David Cronenberg heading to the fest.
As the days are getting longer and there’s a tiny bit more sunshine in between the showers of rain, that can only mean one thing. The Cannes Film Festival is almost upon us.
Of course, us peasants rarely get to go, but it is fun to read the reactions from the glitzy world premieres as the stars gather in the picturesque town of Cannes.
And this year’s festival line-up is a doozy. We already knew George Miller was heading to the Croisette with Furiosa, Francis Ford Coppola is bringing Megalopolis and Kevin Costner will be premiering his new film, too, but there’s a whole heap of great filmmakers heading out to the beach with their films.
The highlights include Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds Of Kindness,...
As the days are getting longer and there’s a tiny bit more sunshine in between the showers of rain, that can only mean one thing. The Cannes Film Festival is almost upon us.
Of course, us peasants rarely get to go, but it is fun to read the reactions from the glitzy world premieres as the stars gather in the picturesque town of Cannes.
And this year’s festival line-up is a doozy. We already knew George Miller was heading to the Croisette with Furiosa, Francis Ford Coppola is bringing Megalopolis and Kevin Costner will be premiering his new film, too, but there’s a whole heap of great filmmakers heading out to the beach with their films.
The highlights include Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds Of Kindness,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Descubre las películas que estarán en Cannes 2024: una lista completa de todas las secciones.
Esta mañana, Thierry Frémaux ha anunciado la programación oficial de la 77ª edición del Festival de Cannes. La pasada edición del festival fue testigo de los estrenos mundiales de las aclamadas películas “Anatomía de una Caída”, “Killers of the Flower Moon” y “The Zone of Interest”. Unas películas que posteriormente fueron nominadas al Oscar a la mejor película, de modo que este año el listón está muy alto.
Desde su primera edición en 1946, el Festival de Cannes se ha consolidado como uno de los acontecimientos cinematográficos más importantes de la industria del cine y la edición de este año ofrece una gran variedad de películas de todo el mundo; desde directores consagrados hasta nuevas voces de la industria. Aunque, por desgracia, España no tendrá representación en el festival este año.
La presidenta del jurado de...
Esta mañana, Thierry Frémaux ha anunciado la programación oficial de la 77ª edición del Festival de Cannes. La pasada edición del festival fue testigo de los estrenos mundiales de las aclamadas películas “Anatomía de una Caída”, “Killers of the Flower Moon” y “The Zone of Interest”. Unas películas que posteriormente fueron nominadas al Oscar a la mejor película, de modo que este año el listón está muy alto.
Desde su primera edición en 1946, el Festival de Cannes se ha consolidado como uno de los acontecimientos cinematográficos más importantes de la industria del cine y la edición de este año ofrece una gran variedad de películas de todo el mundo; desde directores consagrados hasta nuevas voces de la industria. Aunque, por desgracia, España no tendrá representación en el festival este año.
La presidenta del jurado de...
- 4/11/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
The Official Selection for the 77th Cannes Film Festival was revealed Thursday, with 19 movies in Competition (see full lists below).
Familiar names who will launch new works in the Competition include Ali Abbasi, who brings The Apprentice, a feature pic about the early life of Donald Trump. Andrea Arnold returns with Bird, starring Barry Keoghan, and Jacques Audiard’s latest, Emilia Perez, a musical with Selena Gomez will also debut in competition.
Elsewhere, American filmmaker Sean Baker brings Anora to the Croisette. Poor Things filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos will launch Kinds of Kindness, his latest collab with Emma Stone. David Cronenberg returns with The Shrouds, and Paul Schrader will debut Oh Canada starring Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman and Richard Gere.
Related: ‘The Apprentice’: First Look At Sebastian Stan As Donald Trump & Jeremy Strong As Roy Cohn In Cannes Competition Film
There’s a strong English-language and American presence in the...
Familiar names who will launch new works in the Competition include Ali Abbasi, who brings The Apprentice, a feature pic about the early life of Donald Trump. Andrea Arnold returns with Bird, starring Barry Keoghan, and Jacques Audiard’s latest, Emilia Perez, a musical with Selena Gomez will also debut in competition.
Elsewhere, American filmmaker Sean Baker brings Anora to the Croisette. Poor Things filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos will launch Kinds of Kindness, his latest collab with Emma Stone. David Cronenberg returns with The Shrouds, and Paul Schrader will debut Oh Canada starring Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman and Richard Gere.
Related: ‘The Apprentice’: First Look At Sebastian Stan As Donald Trump & Jeremy Strong As Roy Cohn In Cannes Competition Film
There’s a strong English-language and American presence in the...
- 4/11/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Ahead of a festival kicking off in just about a month, Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate, have unveiled the selection of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Led by the previously announced major highlight, Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, the competition lineup features the latest films from Jia Zhangke, David Cronenberg, Paul Schrader, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Miguel Gomes, Yorgos Lanthimos, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Payal Kapadia, and more.
Other sections include the previously new films from George Miller and Kevin Costner, alongside Leos Carax’s personal short C’est Pas Moi, Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson’s Rumors, Alain Guiraudie’s Miséricorde, and more.
Check out the lineup below.
Competition
All We Imagine As Light – Payal Kapadia
L’amour Ouf – Gilles Lellouche
Anora – Sean Baker
The Apprentice – Ali Abbasi
Bird – Andrea Arnold
Caught by the Tides – Jia Zhang-ke...
Led by the previously announced major highlight, Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, the competition lineup features the latest films from Jia Zhangke, David Cronenberg, Paul Schrader, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Miguel Gomes, Yorgos Lanthimos, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Payal Kapadia, and more.
Other sections include the previously new films from George Miller and Kevin Costner, alongside Leos Carax’s personal short C’est Pas Moi, Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson’s Rumors, Alain Guiraudie’s Miséricorde, and more.
Check out the lineup below.
Competition
All We Imagine As Light – Payal Kapadia
L’amour Ouf – Gilles Lellouche
Anora – Sean Baker
The Apprentice – Ali Abbasi
Bird – Andrea Arnold
Caught by the Tides – Jia Zhang-ke...
- 4/11/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump drama The Apprentice, Anora, the latest from The Florida Project and Red Rocket director Sean Baker, and Andrea Arnold’s Bird, starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski, are among the highlights of this year’s Cannes Film Festival competition.
Abbasi, the Iran-born, Sweden-based director, whose Holy Spider was a sensation of the 2022 Cannes festival, returns with his story of how a young Donald Trump and the notorious lawyer Roy Cohn built up Trump’s real estate business in New York in the 1970s and 1980s. Sebastian Stan stars as Trump, Succession‘s Jeremy Strong plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) is wife Ivana.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things follow-up Kinds of Kindness will also premiere in the Cannes competition. The film, featuring the Oscar-winning Poor Things star Emma Stone, will be high on every Cannes attendee’s must-see list. The Greek auteur has again...
Abbasi, the Iran-born, Sweden-based director, whose Holy Spider was a sensation of the 2022 Cannes festival, returns with his story of how a young Donald Trump and the notorious lawyer Roy Cohn built up Trump’s real estate business in New York in the 1970s and 1980s. Sebastian Stan stars as Trump, Succession‘s Jeremy Strong plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) is wife Ivana.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things follow-up Kinds of Kindness will also premiere in the Cannes competition. The film, featuring the Oscar-winning Poor Things star Emma Stone, will be high on every Cannes attendee’s must-see list. The Greek auteur has again...
- 4/11/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Black Dog
George Jaques is 23. Already a star, whom you may be familiar with from The Serpent Queen and A Town Called Malice, he’s now branching out into feature directing, and doing so with the kind of confidence most people don’t acquire until their forties. It’s a confidence that shows onscreen and in his writing, and it’s accompanied by shrewd insight into the experiences of his generation and the world at large.
Recently screened at the Glasgow Film Festival, his first feature film, Black Dog, follows two teenage boys from very different backgrounds who end up sharing a car on a journey from London to Scotlans. He co-wrote it with Jamie Flatters, who plays wayward foster kid Nathan, whilst Keenan Munn-Francis plays the withdrawn and secretly troubled Sam. During the festival, we met up, along with producer Ken Petrie, to discuss the film and how all this came about.
George Jaques is 23. Already a star, whom you may be familiar with from The Serpent Queen and A Town Called Malice, he’s now branching out into feature directing, and doing so with the kind of confidence most people don’t acquire until their forties. It’s a confidence that shows onscreen and in his writing, and it’s accompanied by shrewd insight into the experiences of his generation and the world at large.
Recently screened at the Glasgow Film Festival, his first feature film, Black Dog, follows two teenage boys from very different backgrounds who end up sharing a car on a journey from London to Scotlans. He co-wrote it with Jamie Flatters, who plays wayward foster kid Nathan, whilst Keenan Munn-Francis plays the withdrawn and secretly troubled Sam. During the festival, we met up, along with producer Ken Petrie, to discuss the film and how all this came about.
- 3/30/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Patrick Swayze was one of a kind. He’s the only actor I can think of who was as comfortable cutting a rug on the dance floor as demolishing a room full of bad guys with his fists of fury. When he passed away in 2009, we lost an icon who was never really recognized as the legend he is in his time. In the years since many Patrick Swayze movies have become cult favourites, and with a Road House remake due out on Thursday, we decided now would be a good time to pick the five best Patrick Swayze movies.
Red Dawn:
John Millius’s cold war “what if” thriller goes down in the history books as the first-ever PG-13 movie. It was also Patrick Swayze’s first major leading role, with him best known up to this point for a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders.
Red Dawn:
John Millius’s cold war “what if” thriller goes down in the history books as the first-ever PG-13 movie. It was also Patrick Swayze’s first major leading role, with him best known up to this point for a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders.
- 3/23/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
There’s a great little turn by Paul Kaye at the start of Black Dog which sets the tone for what is to follow. He plays the owner of a small mechanic business, employing one of the film’s protagonists, wayward teenager Nathan (Jamie Flatters), and the combination of irritation and affection that he shows towards the boy provides an easy way in for the audience, encouraging us to invest. Kaye is also one of those actors who chooses roles carefully base on quality, so his presence is reassuring, hinting – correctly, as it turns out – at good things to come.
Nathan is one of those innately chaotic teenagers who never seems to slow down. He’s in the foster system, sleeping with his foster sister, and generally charging through life without a great deal of awareness of other people. Nevertheless, he’s capable of heroism, as we see when he intervenes to save.
Nathan is one of those innately chaotic teenagers who never seems to slow down. He’s in the foster system, sleeping with his foster sister, and generally charging through life without a great deal of awareness of other people. Nevertheless, he’s capable of heroism, as we see when he intervenes to save.
- 3/4/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Led Zeppelin IV is no doubt one of the greatest rock albums of all time. But what has been in doubt since Led Zeppelin released the LP exactly 52 years ago today has been the identity of the man on the cover — until now.
As reported by The Guardian, new research has identified the bearded man with a walking stick and a bundle of twigs on his back as a Victorian-era Wiltshire thatcher named Lot Long (also known as Lot Longyear). The discovery was made by Brian Edwards, a visiting research fellow at the University of the West of England.
Edwards stumbled upon the original black & white photo while researching an exhibition he curated with Wiltshire Museum in 2021.
“Led Zeppelin created the soundtrack that has accompanied me since my teenage years, so I really hope the discovery of this Victorian photograph pleases and entertains Robert [Plant], Jimmy [Page] and John Paul [Jones],” Edwards said.
As reported by The Guardian, new research has identified the bearded man with a walking stick and a bundle of twigs on his back as a Victorian-era Wiltshire thatcher named Lot Long (also known as Lot Longyear). The discovery was made by Brian Edwards, a visiting research fellow at the University of the West of England.
Edwards stumbled upon the original black & white photo while researching an exhibition he curated with Wiltshire Museum in 2021.
“Led Zeppelin created the soundtrack that has accompanied me since my teenage years, so I really hope the discovery of this Victorian photograph pleases and entertains Robert [Plant], Jimmy [Page] and John Paul [Jones],” Edwards said.
- 11/8/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Ah, the road trip movie.
It’s a genre that doesn’t get a lot of play in the United Kingdom, which isn’t surprising when you can drive its length in less than 24 hours. However as Black Dog handily demonstrates there still plenty of mileage in the British road trip when your interior is packed with dynamic and empathetic characters.
Our passengers for this journey consist of two mismatched Londoners heading North for separate reasons. Rambunctious foster teen Nathan (Jamie Flatters) is fleeing the city in the hope of finding his sister in Scotland. While the shy and withdrawn Sam (Keenan Munn-Francis) is Northward bound to see his Mum. A chance encounter puts the two together on the road, throwing them up against one obstacle after another until they open up about their respective anxieties.
It’s all fairly predictable stuff with easily identifiable character arcs. Nathan needs to...
It’s a genre that doesn’t get a lot of play in the United Kingdom, which isn’t surprising when you can drive its length in less than 24 hours. However as Black Dog handily demonstrates there still plenty of mileage in the British road trip when your interior is packed with dynamic and empathetic characters.
Our passengers for this journey consist of two mismatched Londoners heading North for separate reasons. Rambunctious foster teen Nathan (Jamie Flatters) is fleeing the city in the hope of finding his sister in Scotland. While the shy and withdrawn Sam (Keenan Munn-Francis) is Northward bound to see his Mum. A chance encounter puts the two together on the road, throwing them up against one obstacle after another until they open up about their respective anxieties.
It’s all fairly predictable stuff with easily identifiable character arcs. Nathan needs to...
- 10/16/2023
- by Liam Macleod
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Patricio Manuel sits silently backstage at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. He’s in the back corner of the white-tarpaulined gazebo as he waits to be called to the ring of the 3,000-seater events center here in Indio, California.
Inside the thin tent walls, he can hear the hubbub of spectators already seated in the arena and the bass-y bursts of rap intermittently being used to warm up the Pa system. But neither seem to bother the glazed-eyed boxer as he rubs his beard. Focused.
It’s been eight weeks of running drills,...
Inside the thin tent walls, he can hear the hubbub of spectators already seated in the arena and the bass-y bursts of rap intermittently being used to warm up the Pa system. But neither seem to bother the glazed-eyed boxer as he rubs his beard. Focused.
It’s been eight weeks of running drills,...
- 9/23/2023
- by Ben Wyatt
- Rollingstone.com
Led Zeppelin has countless incredible guitar riffs in their music. Whether it’s the opening of “Whole Lotta Love” or “When the Levee Breaks,” audiences are still amazed by Jimmy Page’s work with the band. However, Page’s work would be incomplete without bass player John Paul Jones, who wrote one of Led Zeppelin’s most iconic guitar riffs while riding the train.
John Paul Jones wrote the guitar riff for Led Zeppelin’s ‘Black Dog’ while on a train
“Black Dog” has an infectious guitar riff playing during the hook, making the track a fan-favorite. It’s one of the best-performing Led Zeppelin songs on the charts, reaching No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. While it’s easy to give Page all the credit for the guitar performance, some of the credit has to go to Jones. In an interview with Bass Player (shared via Guitar World...
John Paul Jones wrote the guitar riff for Led Zeppelin’s ‘Black Dog’ while on a train
“Black Dog” has an infectious guitar riff playing during the hook, making the track a fan-favorite. It’s one of the best-performing Led Zeppelin songs on the charts, reaching No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. While it’s easy to give Page all the credit for the guitar performance, some of the credit has to go to Jones. In an interview with Bass Player (shared via Guitar World...
- 7/14/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Some people billed Led Zeppelin as strictly a heavy band when their first album came out in 1969. That was a classic case of pigeonholing. For anyone who cared to listen, Zep’s songs displayed their range of styles and influences from the jump. Despite being stylistically different overall, eight Led Zeppelin songs have something in common with the way they start.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Chris Walter/WireImage 8 Led Zeppelin songs have something in common
Fans of the band would never confuse the airy, sparkling ballad “Thank You” for the grandly dense epic “Achilles Last Stand.” Yet those are two of the eight Led Zeppelin songs with one thing in common — they start with a slow fade:
“Thank You” from Led Zeppelin II began with a slow fade into Jimmy Page’s bright acoustic guitar, John Paul Jones’ organ, and...
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Chris Walter/WireImage 8 Led Zeppelin songs have something in common
Fans of the band would never confuse the airy, sparkling ballad “Thank You” for the grandly dense epic “Achilles Last Stand.” Yet those are two of the eight Led Zeppelin songs with one thing in common — they start with a slow fade:
“Thank You” from Led Zeppelin II began with a slow fade into Jimmy Page’s bright acoustic guitar, John Paul Jones’ organ, and...
- 5/26/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin made the most of their relatively brief time together. They made eight studio albums between 1969 and 1979, added a 1976 movie soundtrack, and released a posthumous record in 1982. Ranking all 86 Led Zeppelin songs is a fool’s errand, unless the errand is to spark debate. It’s far easier to narrow the scope. So let’s look at the 10 Led Zeppelin songs that are essential listening for new fans (in chronological order).
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Bonham, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones | Chris Walter/WireImage 1. ‘You Shook Me’
Led Zeppelin’s debut album (1969) featured several songs that firmly announced the band’s presence. With all due respect for “Good Times Bad Times,” “Communication Breakdown,” “How Many More Times,” and “Dazed and Confused” (more on that later), “You Shook Me” might be the most essential song on the record.
Each Led Zeppelin member took a solo: John Paul Jones on organ,...
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Bonham, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones | Chris Walter/WireImage 1. ‘You Shook Me’
Led Zeppelin’s debut album (1969) featured several songs that firmly announced the band’s presence. With all due respect for “Good Times Bad Times,” “Communication Breakdown,” “How Many More Times,” and “Dazed and Confused” (more on that later), “You Shook Me” might be the most essential song on the record.
Each Led Zeppelin member took a solo: John Paul Jones on organ,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
While Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest rock n’ roll bands ever, it would be hard to tell by looking at the charts. The main reason is that the band rarely released any singles as they wanted the focus to be on their albums. It cost them a chance at a No. 1 hit, but it didn’t seem like they cared.
Led Zeppelin never had a song reach No. 1 on the charts Led Zeppelin | Dick Barnatt/Redferns
Led Zeppelin has many memorable songs like “Stairway to Heaven”, “When the Levee Breaks”, and “Kashmir”. However, none of these songs charted well because the band rarely released singles. This most likely drove their record company, Atlantic Records, crazy, as the band’s singles would have sold tremendously well.
They did release 10 singles in the U.S., but none of them ever reached No. 1. A few of these include “Immigrant Song”, which peaked at No.
Led Zeppelin never had a song reach No. 1 on the charts Led Zeppelin | Dick Barnatt/Redferns
Led Zeppelin has many memorable songs like “Stairway to Heaven”, “When the Levee Breaks”, and “Kashmir”. However, none of these songs charted well because the band rarely released singles. This most likely drove their record company, Atlantic Records, crazy, as the band’s singles would have sold tremendously well.
They did release 10 singles in the U.S., but none of them ever reached No. 1. A few of these include “Immigrant Song”, which peaked at No.
- 5/9/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page didn’t need long to become a standout guitarist. He was an ace session player long before joining the Yardbirds or forming Led Zeppelin. He said his guitar playing improved even more thanks to Led Zeppelin. Yet when he began working on the Lucifer Rising soundtrack, Page gave up playing his guitar altogether, and it made sense.
Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Jimmy Page gave up playing guitar in favor of Eastern instruments on his long-lost album
Filmmaker Kenneth Anger started working on his film Lucifer Rising long before he met Page. Yet the guitarist agreed to compose music for the movie soon after their first encounter in 1972. Both artists had a shared interest in the occult and author Aleister Crowley.
However, Page expressly avoided using guitars in his soundtrack for the movie, Page told Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page author Brad Tolinski:
“I employed...
Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Jimmy Page gave up playing guitar in favor of Eastern instruments on his long-lost album
Filmmaker Kenneth Anger started working on his film Lucifer Rising long before he met Page. Yet the guitarist agreed to compose music for the movie soon after their first encounter in 1972. Both artists had a shared interest in the occult and author Aleister Crowley.
However, Page expressly avoided using guitars in his soundtrack for the movie, Page told Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page author Brad Tolinski:
“I employed...
- 5/5/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin churned out songs at a furious pace early in their career. Even bassist John Paul Jones was impressed by their work ethic, and he cut his teeth as an in-demand session player working six or seven days a week before joining the band. Zep’s pace eventually slowed down, but they recorded dozens of songs in their career. We’re listing all 86 Led Zeppelin songs in alphabetical order, noting the albums they appeared on, their length, and notes on each one.
Note: Led Zeppelin made eight studio albums before breaking up, but we’re including completed songs (not reference mixes or rough cuts) from the posthumous 1982 album Coda, the 1990 box set, Coda’s 2015 expanded reissue, and one BBC Sessions recording since the band made those tunes while still together.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, John Bonham, and Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Led...
Note: Led Zeppelin made eight studio albums before breaking up, but we’re including completed songs (not reference mixes or rough cuts) from the posthumous 1982 album Coda, the 1990 box set, Coda’s 2015 expanded reissue, and one BBC Sessions recording since the band made those tunes while still together.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, John Bonham, and Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Led...
- 5/1/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin song titles didn’t necessarily convey the massive amount of creativity the band put into their music. “Black Dog” took its name from a stray canine. “Four Stick” was so dubbed because drummer John Bonham played the song with — wait for it — four sticks. Several standout songs had the word song in the title. They named two tunes after the Welsh cottage — Bron-y-Aur — where they wrote them. Zep eventually released five “baby” songs (tunes with baby or babe in the title). Here they are from worst to best.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Michael Putland/Getty Images 5. ‘Ozone Baby’
A potential glimpse of Led Zeppelin’s feature had Bonham not died in 1980? “Ozone Baby,” which Jimmy Page released from the vaults on 1982’s Coda, stepped away from Zep’s forte (heavy blues riffing) to take a stab at something approximating new wave.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Michael Putland/Getty Images 5. ‘Ozone Baby’
A potential glimpse of Led Zeppelin’s feature had Bonham not died in 1980? “Ozone Baby,” which Jimmy Page released from the vaults on 1982’s Coda, stepped away from Zep’s forte (heavy blues riffing) to take a stab at something approximating new wave.
- 4/30/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin wouldn’t have been the same band without drummer John Bonham. You could say that about any member of the band, but Bonham’s imposing beats — inspired by an early rock ‘n’ roll song that mesmerized him — were irreplaceable. That’s why the band decided to break up when he died in 1980 instead of soldiering on. For all the praise, Bonham remained modest about his drumming skills, and it’s almost hilarious how unassuming he was.
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham | Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images John Bonham once modestly said he was ‘a simple, straight-ahead drummer’
Even though he once lost to Karen Carpenter in a best drummer poll, Bonham routinely appears at or near the top of the list when talking about the greatest classic rock drummers. The self-taught Bonham became one of the best of his generation even though he never wanted or tried to be.
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham | Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images John Bonham once modestly said he was ‘a simple, straight-ahead drummer’
Even though he once lost to Karen Carpenter in a best drummer poll, Bonham routinely appears at or near the top of the list when talking about the greatest classic rock drummers. The self-taught Bonham became one of the best of his generation even though he never wanted or tried to be.
- 4/5/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin is responsible for some of rock history’s most epic guitar riffs and rhythms. The band transcended rock n’ roll and impacted other musical genres, including hip-hop. While the two seem like opposites, Led Zeppelin and hip-hop have come together to create excellent music. Here are five rap songs that sampled Led Zeppelin.
‘Life’s So Hard’ – 2pac John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin | Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
“Life’s So Hard” isn’t a track many of 2pac’s fans may be familiar with, as it was released posthumously and never made its way onto an album. The song was recorded for the 1997 movie Gang Related, the rapper’s final film performance. “Life’s So Hard” samples Led Zeppelin’s “Ten Years Gone” from 1971’s Physical Graffiti.
Led Zeppelin isn’t the only group sampled in the song as it also...
‘Life’s So Hard’ – 2pac John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin | Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
“Life’s So Hard” isn’t a track many of 2pac’s fans may be familiar with, as it was released posthumously and never made its way onto an album. The song was recorded for the 1997 movie Gang Related, the rapper’s final film performance. “Life’s So Hard” samples Led Zeppelin’s “Ten Years Gone” from 1971’s Physical Graffiti.
Led Zeppelin isn’t the only group sampled in the song as it also...
- 4/5/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin always sounded so smooth on their albums that it seemed impossible that they struggled to record songs. The titles didn’t always show creativity — Zep put five “song” songs on their albums — but the music did, and it seemed so effortless. Still, several Led Zeppelin songs proved difficult to record. It’s a testament to the band that they overcame the struggles to record classic songs.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Bonham | Hulton Archive/Getty Images 1. ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’
Led Zeppelin III’s slow blues tune features Jimmy Page’s best guitar solo that isn’t “Stairway to Heaven.” His incendiary playing is a highlight of the song, and the emotional piece is even more impressive when you learn how much Led Zeppelin struggled to record it. “
“Since I’ve Been Loving You” entered Zep’s live set in early 1970, per the band’s website.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Bonham | Hulton Archive/Getty Images 1. ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’
Led Zeppelin III’s slow blues tune features Jimmy Page’s best guitar solo that isn’t “Stairway to Heaven.” His incendiary playing is a highlight of the song, and the emotional piece is even more impressive when you learn how much Led Zeppelin struggled to record it. “
“Since I’ve Been Loving You” entered Zep’s live set in early 1970, per the band’s website.
- 4/4/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin approached its fourth album with a mission — make it all about the music. That’s why the cover doesn’t feature the band’s name, the album title, or the record label information. It was a statement to the critics who said the band was all hype: “Judge the music, not the people making it.” And the music holds up. Guitarist Jimmy Page had to work overtime on Led Zeppelin IV because of a studio lie, and he was up for the challenge. So are we. We’re ranking all eight songs from Led Zeppelin IV from worst* to best.
(* — Worst being a relative term when discussing Led Zeppelin IV songs).
(l-r) Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham | Michael Putland/Getty Images 8. ‘Four Sticks’
We’re letting Led Zeppelin make the first choice on our rankings. The pulsating rhythm, unique time signature,...
(* — Worst being a relative term when discussing Led Zeppelin IV songs).
(l-r) Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham | Michael Putland/Getty Images 8. ‘Four Sticks’
We’re letting Led Zeppelin make the first choice on our rankings. The pulsating rhythm, unique time signature,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin made a classic album with Led Zeppelin IV. It was the record where the professional critics had to eat their words and admit the band was something special (though the musicians who hated Led Zeppelin didn’t change their stance). And it faced a major snafu along the way. Jimmy Page said a lie at one recording studio forced him to work overtime on Led Zeppelin IV. He wore multiple hats in the band — songwriter, lead guitarist, and album producer — and that final credential was put to the test, though the results were worth it.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin worked on ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ at various locations
The album’s mythology can make it seem like Headley Grange hosted all the recording sessions for Led Zeppelin IV, but that’s not true. Yes, the band recorded John Bonham...
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin worked on ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ at various locations
The album’s mythology can make it seem like Headley Grange hosted all the recording sessions for Led Zeppelin IV, but that’s not true. Yes, the band recorded John Bonham...
- 3/2/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Bonham went from relative obscurity to international stardom with Led Zeppelin. One musician who hated the band was particularly harsh on Bonham, but fans craved Bonzo’s playing. His drumming was so powerful and revolutionary that you could pick almost any random Zep song and find a mind-blowing beat. Still, some rank above the others. Let’s look at five of Bonham’s best Led Zeppelin beats (in chronological order).
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham | Richard E. Aaron/Redferns 1. ‘Good Times Bad Times’
Bonham introduced himself to the world on the first song from Led Zeppelin’s first album. And what a first impression.
Bonham always believed drums could be an additional lead instrument next to the guitar. He brought that vision for his drumming to Led Zeppelin and put it on display immediately on “Good Times Bad Times.” He hits the snare in time with Jimmy Page’s guitar,...
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham | Richard E. Aaron/Redferns 1. ‘Good Times Bad Times’
Bonham introduced himself to the world on the first song from Led Zeppelin’s first album. And what a first impression.
Bonham always believed drums could be an additional lead instrument next to the guitar. He brought that vision for his drumming to Led Zeppelin and put it on display immediately on “Good Times Bad Times.” He hits the snare in time with Jimmy Page’s guitar,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Avatar 2: The Way of Water” star Jamie Flatters looks unrecognizable in stills from his upcoming indie feature “Black Dog,” revealed here exclusively by Variety.
Shedding his blue CG ensemble, Flatters, who plays Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington’s eldest Na’avi son in James Cameron’s billion-dollar smash, reverts to type in “Black Dog” as a London teenager taking a road trip up North.
Jamie Flatters and Ruby Stokes in ‘Black Dog’ (Courtesy of Independent Entertainment)
Flatters co-wrote the British indie feature with his friend George Jaques (“The Serpent Queen”), who will also direct. “Black Dog” represents both Flatters and Jaques’ feature screenwriting debut.
Joining Flatters on screen is Ruby Stokes (“Lockwood & Co”), Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”), Paul Kaye (“After Life”), Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”), Hattie Morahan (“Enola Holmes”) and Keenan Munn-Francis making his film debut.
Flatters and Munn-Francis will play the leads in this two-hander about a pair of teenagers,...
Shedding his blue CG ensemble, Flatters, who plays Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington’s eldest Na’avi son in James Cameron’s billion-dollar smash, reverts to type in “Black Dog” as a London teenager taking a road trip up North.
Jamie Flatters and Ruby Stokes in ‘Black Dog’ (Courtesy of Independent Entertainment)
Flatters co-wrote the British indie feature with his friend George Jaques (“The Serpent Queen”), who will also direct. “Black Dog” represents both Flatters and Jaques’ feature screenwriting debut.
Joining Flatters on screen is Ruby Stokes (“Lockwood & Co”), Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”), Paul Kaye (“After Life”), Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”), Hattie Morahan (“Enola Holmes”) and Keenan Munn-Francis making his film debut.
Flatters and Munn-Francis will play the leads in this two-hander about a pair of teenagers,...
- 2/15/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Queen was a unique band due to their fantastic instrumentation and astounding vocals that emerged from frontman Freddie Mercury. Like most bands, Queen still had several rock influences, including Led Zeppelin, who also skyrocketed in popularity during the 1970s. Queen guitarist Brian May is unashamed to admit they were influenced by the band and revealed that one of their songs did sound similar to another Led Zeppelin track.
Brian May admits Queen was influenced by Led Zeppelin Robert Plant and Brian May | Michael Putland/Getty Images
In an interview with Total Guitar, Brian May recalled the first time he and Queen listened to Led Zeppelin. The guitarist said they were filled with emotions of jealousy and panic because Zeppelin had already achieved the sound they were aiming for. They felt like they were falling behind.
“Those guys were not far ahead of us in age, but the first time we heard Zeppelin,...
Brian May admits Queen was influenced by Led Zeppelin Robert Plant and Brian May | Michael Putland/Getty Images
In an interview with Total Guitar, Brian May recalled the first time he and Queen listened to Led Zeppelin. The guitarist said they were filled with emotions of jealousy and panic because Zeppelin had already achieved the sound they were aiming for. They felt like they were falling behind.
“Those guys were not far ahead of us in age, but the first time we heard Zeppelin,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
You know what’s weird? Reading a book about an artist with no examples of that artist’s work – but pages filled with art by somebody else. It might be inherent in the form – a graphic novel about an artist who’s been dead about seventy years – but it’s still weird.
It would be fine if the artist the book was about was someone world-famous – someone’s whose style was instant recognizable, and could be called to mind by any of us. Oh, it would still be at least a little weird to have a book all about an artist with art by someone else, but it would be the kind of weird that happens every day.
Paul Nash, though, is not world-famous. He was a British gallery painter in the first half of the 20th century, formed strongly by his fighting in the Great War, and noted as...
It would be fine if the artist the book was about was someone world-famous – someone’s whose style was instant recognizable, and could be called to mind by any of us. Oh, it would still be at least a little weird to have a book all about an artist with art by someone else, but it would be the kind of weird that happens every day.
Paul Nash, though, is not world-famous. He was a British gallery painter in the first half of the 20th century, formed strongly by his fighting in the Great War, and noted as...
- 12/21/2021
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
For a band that’s now thought of as the Beatles of heavy metal, not to mention one of the four or five greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time, Led Zeppelin got shockingly little critical respect back in the day. You could say that sort of thing happens a lot — in music (just look at the reverence with which Abba are now regarded; in their heyday they were often dismissed as facile creators of pop jingles) or in movies. But in the case of Led Zeppelin, there’s something uniquely telling about the vast chasm between the way they were viewed by their fans and by the gatekeepers of respectability in rock. And that helps to explain why Zep, 50 years on, still sound so raw and explosive and primal and volcanic.
What you hear in their music, as incandescent as a lot of it can be, is a quality that might be described,...
What you hear in their music, as incandescent as a lot of it can be, is a quality that might be described,...
- 9/4/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
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