The invitation read “dress code: Fashion,” and guests at the second annual Fashion Trust U.S. Awards didn’t disappoint – with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jessica Biel, Andra Day, Awkwafina, Heidi Klum, Janelle Monaé and Kelsea Ballerini showing up in head-turning looks.
“Get ready for a wild night,” host Zooey Deschanel improvised, as she waited for the starry crowd to take their seats inside the tented dinner held in the backyard of a sprawling Beverly Hills estate on Tuesday. The actress kept things moving with a series of lighthearted jokes between awards. “It’s clear the world needs fashion more than ever because without fashion, all the problems of the world would still exist but everyone would be naked and naked is boring.”
The evening was anything but that thanks, in part, to a surprise appearance from Macy Gray, who sang a four-song set. The performance brought the crowd to their...
“Get ready for a wild night,” host Zooey Deschanel improvised, as she waited for the starry crowd to take their seats inside the tented dinner held in the backyard of a sprawling Beverly Hills estate on Tuesday. The actress kept things moving with a series of lighthearted jokes between awards. “It’s clear the world needs fashion more than ever because without fashion, all the problems of the world would still exist but everyone would be naked and naked is boring.”
The evening was anything but that thanks, in part, to a surprise appearance from Macy Gray, who sang a four-song set. The performance brought the crowd to their...
- 4/10/2024
- by Lindzi Scharf
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Daily Front Row hosted its seventh Fashion Los Angeles Awards on Sunday at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Honorees included Bradley Kenneth (Music Stylist of the Year), Chris Appleton (Hair Artist of the Year), Gwyneth Paltrow, G. Label by goop (Powerhouse Brand of the Year), Jeanne Yang (Fashion Visionary), Mônot (Emerging Brand of the Year), Dani Michelle (Style Curator), Meghann Fahy (Breakout Style Star of the Year), Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte (Designers of the Year), Tasha Reiko Brown (Makeup Artist of the Year), W Magazine and Editor in Chief Sara Moonves (Magazine of the Year) and Warren Alfie Baker (Men’s Stylist of the Year).
Presenters included Kim Kardashian, Matt Bomer, Sara Foster, Teyana Taylor, Brie Larson and more.
Recently retired stylist Law Roach hosted the ceremony, which was presented by Lagos, Moroccanoil, Daou Vineyards, Grupo Shogua, and Fiji.
Click through the photos below to see the starry...
Honorees included Bradley Kenneth (Music Stylist of the Year), Chris Appleton (Hair Artist of the Year), Gwyneth Paltrow, G. Label by goop (Powerhouse Brand of the Year), Jeanne Yang (Fashion Visionary), Mônot (Emerging Brand of the Year), Dani Michelle (Style Curator), Meghann Fahy (Breakout Style Star of the Year), Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte (Designers of the Year), Tasha Reiko Brown (Makeup Artist of the Year), W Magazine and Editor in Chief Sara Moonves (Magazine of the Year) and Warren Alfie Baker (Men’s Stylist of the Year).
Presenters included Kim Kardashian, Matt Bomer, Sara Foster, Teyana Taylor, Brie Larson and more.
Recently retired stylist Law Roach hosted the ceremony, which was presented by Lagos, Moroccanoil, Daou Vineyards, Grupo Shogua, and Fiji.
Click through the photos below to see the starry...
- 4/24/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Of all the unofficial holidays derived from an apocryphal bit police code, 4/20 is by far the most enduring. And just as “420” has gradually become entrenched as stoner shorthand for marijuana, the date April 20 has become an opportunity not just for college kids looking to indulge in a little extralegal fun, but also for drug law reformers and other advocacy groups to stump for a more reasonable national attitude toward America’s big green weed of choice.
And as marijuana laws have shifted over the years—from outright prohibition, to limited medicinal usage, to tightly regulated recreational use within certain states—marijuana themed movies have likewise evolved. Once upon a time, the only movies that even touched the subject of pot were hysterical propaganda pieces like Reefer Madness. Then, from the 1960s onward, weed became a popular (and hip) subject of broad comedy—in everything from Animal House to Annie Hall to Friday.
And as marijuana laws have shifted over the years—from outright prohibition, to limited medicinal usage, to tightly regulated recreational use within certain states—marijuana themed movies have likewise evolved. Once upon a time, the only movies that even touched the subject of pot were hysterical propaganda pieces like Reefer Madness. Then, from the 1960s onward, weed became a popular (and hip) subject of broad comedy—in everything from Animal House to Annie Hall to Friday.
- 4/20/2023
- by Matt Warren
- Film Independent News & More
In the final showdown in A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jobu Tupaki’s (Stephanie Hsu) chaotic ensemble — like the omnipotent and omniscient antagonist herself — contains multitudes, starting with her alter-ego Joy’s overwhelming emotions. Costume designer and stylist Shirley Kurata assembled remnants of Jobu’s outrageous multiverse-jumping personas, each of which terrorizes her distracted mother, laundromat owner Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh). The first-time Oscar nominee also says she “draped and pieced together” an infusion of sartorial influences, pulled from her encyclopedic fashion knowledge. As Jobu violently resists Evelyn’s outreach, Comme des Garçons-inspired volume and billowing swatches of Vivienne Westwood-referential tartans come alive.
“[Fashion is] just ingrained in me. It’s part of my DNA,” says Kurata. She began her career styling shoots for fashion photographer Autumn de Wilde, who later directed 2020’s Emma. An alum of the avant-garde Studio Berçot in Paris, Kurata has been concocting storytelling runways and...
“[Fashion is] just ingrained in me. It’s part of my DNA,” says Kurata. She began her career styling shoots for fashion photographer Autumn de Wilde, who later directed 2020’s Emma. An alum of the avant-garde Studio Berçot in Paris, Kurata has been concocting storytelling runways and...
- 2/28/2023
- by Fawnia Soo Hoo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On the first official day of New York Fashion Week, Rodarte already may have scored the season’s best front row, a powerhouse collection of women that included Brie Larson, Natasha Lyonne, Quinta Brunson, Beanie Feldstein, Aurora James, Rowan Blanchard and Molly Ringwald, accompanied by her 19-year-old daughter, Matilda. And for that starry group, Kate and Laura Mulleavy offered something for everyone in a show that blended elements of gothic romance, woodland fairies and ’60s-influenced styling in equal measure.
The Mulleavy sisters are often driven by art-inspired influences, and for their Fall/Winter 2023 collection, they turned to the source of that passion: their mother, Victoria, an artist whose maiden name, Rodart, spawned the brand’s appellation. “We asked our mother to create really beautiful fairies for a collection,” Laura told The Hollywood Reporter backstage after the show. “She decided to do one a day and did them all in colored pencil,...
The Mulleavy sisters are often driven by art-inspired influences, and for their Fall/Winter 2023 collection, they turned to the source of that passion: their mother, Victoria, an artist whose maiden name, Rodart, spawned the brand’s appellation. “We asked our mother to create really beautiful fairies for a collection,” Laura told The Hollywood Reporter backstage after the show. “She decided to do one a day and did them all in colored pencil,...
- 2/12/2023
- by Laurie Brookins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Billie Lourd took to Instagram on Friday to honour her late mother, Carrie Fisher, on what would have been the actress’ 66th birthday.
“ My Momby would have been 66 today. I woke up this morning feeling like I should write some long wise grief advice caption like I know what the f**k I’m talking about,” Lourd started. “But then I realized even after 6 years I still have no formula or map on what to do on days like these. You can never be an expert in grief. It is forever changing – the ultimate shape shifter. And you never feel like you know exactly what to do or feel. And that’s okay. Whatever you feel is okay. Sending my love to all the griefers (yet another billie lourd petition to make this a real word) out there. You are not alone. ”
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“ My Momby would have been 66 today. I woke up this morning feeling like I should write some long wise grief advice caption like I know what the f**k I’m talking about,” Lourd started. “But then I realized even after 6 years I still have no formula or map on what to do on days like these. You can never be an expert in grief. It is forever changing – the ultimate shape shifter. And you never feel like you know exactly what to do or feel. And that’s okay. Whatever you feel is okay. Sending my love to all the griefers (yet another billie lourd petition to make this a real word) out there. You are not alone. ”
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- 10/21/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Billie Lourd made sure to channel Carrie Fisher's force on her wedding day. The Scream Queens star tied the knot with producer Austen Rydell in a beach ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on March 12. Attended by close friends and family, the intimate affair included special touches that paid tribute to Lourd's late mother, she revealed in a Vogue profile published on March 15. For one, the bride chose to wear custom off-the-shoulder gown created by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy, who have ties to Fisher. "I discovered Kate and Laura after they interviewed my mom for an article in 2014 and immediately fell in love," Billie...
- 3/15/2022
- E! Online
Animated films including Netflix’s “Over the Moon” have gone high fashion in the past few years, with computer-generated costumes created by notable fashion designers.
“Sing 2,” now available on-demand, is the latest to recruit high-fashion names to outfit the CGI characters.
Rodarte sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy brought their designs to the film, the sequel to the 2016 animated jukebox musical. An addition to the cast of anthropomorphic animals is Clay Calloway, a lion voiced by U2’s Bono. Clay is a reclusive rock legend who is persuaded by koala Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) and porcupine Ash (Scarlett Johansson) to come out of retirement and perform onstage one more time.
Clay’s musical past is only alluded to in the film, so the design for his costumes needed to fill out his backstory as a timeless talent. “He was this incredible musician and songwriter, and so we were going to resurrect that stage persona,...
“Sing 2,” now available on-demand, is the latest to recruit high-fashion names to outfit the CGI characters.
Rodarte sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy brought their designs to the film, the sequel to the 2016 animated jukebox musical. An addition to the cast of anthropomorphic animals is Clay Calloway, a lion voiced by U2’s Bono. Clay is a reclusive rock legend who is persuaded by koala Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) and porcupine Ash (Scarlett Johansson) to come out of retirement and perform onstage one more time.
Clay’s musical past is only alluded to in the film, so the design for his costumes needed to fill out his backstory as a timeless talent. “He was this incredible musician and songwriter, and so we were going to resurrect that stage persona,...
- 1/27/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons are expecting their second child.
Dunst, 38, revealed her pregnancy via a cover image for W Magazine’s annual Directors issue story on Tuesday, in which Marie Antoinette helmer Sofia Coppola casts her “muses” — Dunst, Rashida Jones and Elle Fanning, all of whom have worked with the director — in 1980s glamour.
On the cover, Dunst is pictured in a white lace gown from Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy, which makes her baby bump visible. The story does not discuss the pregnancy in any detail, and is largely focused on the collaborations between Coppola and the actresses....
Dunst, 38, revealed her pregnancy via a cover image for W Magazine’s annual Directors issue story on Tuesday, in which Marie Antoinette helmer Sofia Coppola casts her “muses” — Dunst, Rashida Jones and Elle Fanning, all of whom have worked with the director — in 1980s glamour.
On the cover, Dunst is pictured in a white lace gown from Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy, which makes her baby bump visible. The story does not discuss the pregnancy in any detail, and is largely focused on the collaborations between Coppola and the actresses....
- 3/30/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons are expecting their second child.
Dunst, 38, revealed her pregnancy on Tuesday via a cover image for W Magazine’s annual Directors issue story in which Marie Antoinette helmer Sofia Coppola casts her “muses” — Dunst, Rashida Jones and Elle Fanning, all of whom have worked with the director — in 1980s glamour.
On the cover, Dunst is pictured in a white lace gown from Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy, which makes her baby bump visible. The story does not discuss the pregnancy in any detail and is largely focused on the collaborations between Coppola and the actresses....
Dunst, 38, revealed her pregnancy on Tuesday via a cover image for W Magazine’s annual Directors issue story in which Marie Antoinette helmer Sofia Coppola casts her “muses” — Dunst, Rashida Jones and Elle Fanning, all of whom have worked with the director — in 1980s glamour.
On the cover, Dunst is pictured in a white lace gown from Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy, which makes her baby bump visible. The story does not discuss the pregnancy in any detail and is largely focused on the collaborations between Coppola and the actresses....
- 3/30/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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After creating gorgeous box sets celebrating the films of Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini, The Criterion Collection turns its attentions to one of the great auteurs who isn’t a dead white guy: World of Wong Kar Wai is a seven-Blu-ray set that features 4K restorations of contemporary masterpieces like “Chungking Express,” “In the Mood for Love,” “2046,” “Happy Together,” “Days of Being Wild,” “Fallen Angels,” and “As Tears Go By,” with a treasure trove of extras including a new interview with Wong answering questions submitted by the likes of Chloé Zhao, Sofia Coppola, Rian Johnson, and Kate and Laura Mulleavy; alternate cuts and short films never before made available on U.S. home video; an essay by Wong expert John Powers; and much more. It’s a monument to one of cinema’s living giants that every film lover should have on their shelf.
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After creating gorgeous box sets celebrating the films of Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini, The Criterion Collection turns its attentions to one of the great auteurs who isn’t a dead white guy: World of Wong Kar Wai is a seven-Blu-ray set that features 4K restorations of contemporary masterpieces like “Chungking Express,” “In the Mood for Love,” “2046,” “Happy Together,” “Days of Being Wild,” “Fallen Angels,” and “As Tears Go By,” with a treasure trove of extras including a new interview with Wong answering questions submitted by the likes of Chloé Zhao, Sofia Coppola, Rian Johnson, and Kate and Laura Mulleavy; alternate cuts and short films never before made available on U.S. home video; an essay by Wong expert John Powers; and much more. It’s a monument to one of cinema’s living giants that every film lover should have on their shelf.
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- 3/9/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
The mostly virtual 2021 Sundance Film Festival is coming to a close. The festival announced awards winners Tuesday night, trading an in-person ceremony for one broadcast live and hosted by Patton Oswalt. The biggest winner was Sian Heder’s coming of age drama “Coda,” which earned four U.S. Dramatic Competition awards, including the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. Other Big winners were “Summer of Soul,” which took home the two top U.S. Documentary awards.
Blerta Basholli’s “Hive” won three awards in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition: the Directing and Audience awards and the Grand Jury Prize. Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s “Writing with Fire” earned two World Cinema Documentary awards.
A total of 72 features screened over the last week, along with 50 shorts, four Indie Series, and 14 New Frontier VR/new media projects. Those projects were judged by a jury made up of Zeynep Atakan, Raúl Castillo,...
Blerta Basholli’s “Hive” won three awards in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition: the Directing and Audience awards and the Grand Jury Prize. Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s “Writing with Fire” earned two World Cinema Documentary awards.
A total of 72 features screened over the last week, along with 50 shorts, four Indie Series, and 14 New Frontier VR/new media projects. Those projects were judged by a jury made up of Zeynep Atakan, Raúl Castillo,...
- 2/3/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival awards went off at a very fast clip tonight, in an hour’s time. Host Patton Oswalt — or as he billed himself, “Discount Giamatti” — kept the jokes flowing.
Siân Heder’s Coda, which we first told you was swooped up by Apple with a rich $25 million bid, came up big. It won both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and a Special Jury Ensemble Cast award too. Heder also won Best Director in the U.S. Dramatic section. The movie follows a girl named Ruby. As the only hearing person in an otherwise deaf family, she is divided about staying with them as their fishing business is threatened.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Summer of Soul took the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for Documentary.
Blerta Basholli’s Hive, about a woman in Kosovo who fights against a patriarchal society and whose husband is missing,...
Siân Heder’s Coda, which we first told you was swooped up by Apple with a rich $25 million bid, came up big. It won both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and a Special Jury Ensemble Cast award too. Heder also won Best Director in the U.S. Dramatic section. The movie follows a girl named Ruby. As the only hearing person in an otherwise deaf family, she is divided about staying with them as their fishing business is threatened.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Summer of Soul took the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for Documentary.
Blerta Basholli’s Hive, about a woman in Kosovo who fights against a patriarchal society and whose husband is missing,...
- 2/3/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Harriet” star Cynthia Erivo and “Daughters of the Dust” director Julie Dash are among the 22 names selected to oversee the competition juries at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Erivo and Dash will lead the U.S. Dramatic Competition jury this year alongside Hanya Yanagihara, editor of the New York Times Style Magazine and author of the novels “The People in the Trees” and “A Little Life.”
Leading the U.S. Documentary jury are Ashley Clark, a curatorial director at Criterion Collection and formerly the director of film programming at Bam, “The Act of Killing” director Joshua Oppenheimer and Lana Wilson, whose Taylor Swift documentary “Miss Americana” premiered at Sundance last year.
“Our jurors have reached a high level of achievement in their individual fields and can bring their unique perspective to the process of analyzing and evaluating films,” Kim Yutani, Sundance’s director of programming, said in a statement. “We’re pleased to bring this accomplished,...
Erivo and Dash will lead the U.S. Dramatic Competition jury this year alongside Hanya Yanagihara, editor of the New York Times Style Magazine and author of the novels “The People in the Trees” and “A Little Life.”
Leading the U.S. Documentary jury are Ashley Clark, a curatorial director at Criterion Collection and formerly the director of film programming at Bam, “The Act of Killing” director Joshua Oppenheimer and Lana Wilson, whose Taylor Swift documentary “Miss Americana” premiered at Sundance last year.
“Our jurors have reached a high level of achievement in their individual fields and can bring their unique perspective to the process of analyzing and evaluating films,” Kim Yutani, Sundance’s director of programming, said in a statement. “We’re pleased to bring this accomplished,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The Sundance Film Festival announced 22 jurors that will bestow this year’s awards at the digital ceremony taking place Feb. 2. The judges include actor Cynthia Erivo, Chilean actor Daniela Vega and sibling designer-filmmakers Kate and Laura Mulleavy.
The awards, which recognize standout artistic and cinematic prowess, are decided on by six section juries. As in previous years, festival viewers will have a role in deciding the 2021 Audience Awards, which are open to films in the U.S. Competition, World Competition and Next categories.
The U.S. Dramatic Jury is comprised of filmmaker Julie Dash, Tony-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning Erivo and author Hanya Yanagihara.
Curatorial director at the Criterion Collection Ashley Clark, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer and Emmy-winning director Lana Wilson will make up the U.S. Documentary Jury.
The World Cinema Dramatic Jury will feature Istanbul-based producer Zeynep Atakan, filmmaker Isaac Julien and Vega. British documentary filmmaker Kim Longinotto, executive...
The awards, which recognize standout artistic and cinematic prowess, are decided on by six section juries. As in previous years, festival viewers will have a role in deciding the 2021 Audience Awards, which are open to films in the U.S. Competition, World Competition and Next categories.
The U.S. Dramatic Jury is comprised of filmmaker Julie Dash, Tony-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning Erivo and author Hanya Yanagihara.
Curatorial director at the Criterion Collection Ashley Clark, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer and Emmy-winning director Lana Wilson will make up the U.S. Documentary Jury.
The World Cinema Dramatic Jury will feature Istanbul-based producer Zeynep Atakan, filmmaker Isaac Julien and Vega. British documentary filmmaker Kim Longinotto, executive...
- 1/22/2021
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jack Kilmer, known for his breakout role in Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto and for his performance in the acclaimed 2019 Sundance film Hala, among others, has signed with Gersh for representation.
Kilmer’s star has been rising since his 2013 feature film debut in Palo Alto, based on James Franco’s short story collection of the same name. He portrayed Teddy alongside Franco, Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff and Zoe Levin. Kilmer, son of Val, also stars opposite Odessa Young and Ben Schnetzer in indie feature The Giant.
Kilmer also can be seen in Vice Films’ Lords of Chaos, opposite Emory Cohen and Rory Culkin which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and Woodshock, directed by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy. He will next be seen in Eugene Kotlyarenko’s Wobble Palace, as well as Becca Gleason’s Summer 03 opposite Joey King and Andrea Savage, both of which premiered at SXSW.
Kilmer’s star has been rising since his 2013 feature film debut in Palo Alto, based on James Franco’s short story collection of the same name. He portrayed Teddy alongside Franco, Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff and Zoe Levin. Kilmer, son of Val, also stars opposite Odessa Young and Ben Schnetzer in indie feature The Giant.
Kilmer also can be seen in Vice Films’ Lords of Chaos, opposite Emory Cohen and Rory Culkin which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and Woodshock, directed by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy. He will next be seen in Eugene Kotlyarenko’s Wobble Palace, as well as Becca Gleason’s Summer 03 opposite Joey King and Andrea Savage, both of which premiered at SXSW.
- 12/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Kiri Hart, Stephen Feder and Ben LeClair have been named producers at T-Street, the indie studio launched by the Knives Out tandem of Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman with funding from Valence Media.
Hart, Feder and LeClair bring a wide range of experience across all genres, and will spearhead films of all sizes and scales, championing storytellers with distinct voices, and building long-term partnerships with filmmakers. Producers at T-Street will oversee film projects from the earliest stages of inception all the way through production and release.
“We wanted T-Street to be a place where filmmakers would feel supported throughout the entire process. That thinking led us to Kiri, Stephen, and Ben, who we’ve been lucky enough to work with in different capacities over the years,” said Johnson and Bergman. “They are not only experienced producers committed to taking the best possible care of filmmakers and their projects, they...
Hart, Feder and LeClair bring a wide range of experience across all genres, and will spearhead films of all sizes and scales, championing storytellers with distinct voices, and building long-term partnerships with filmmakers. Producers at T-Street will oversee film projects from the earliest stages of inception all the way through production and release.
“We wanted T-Street to be a place where filmmakers would feel supported throughout the entire process. That thinking led us to Kiri, Stephen, and Ben, who we’ve been lucky enough to work with in different capacities over the years,” said Johnson and Bergman. “They are not only experienced producers committed to taking the best possible care of filmmakers and their projects, they...
- 11/14/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman are expanding their T-Street studio with Lucasfilm veterans Kiri Hart and Stephen Feder, along with Ben LeClair.
Johnson is best known for directing and writing 2017’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which Bergman produced with Kathleen Kennedy. The duo is teamed via T-Street on the upcoming “Knives Out,” starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Jamie Lee Curtis. Hart, Feder and LeClair will serve as producers for T-Street.
Johnson and Bergman said, “We wanted T-Street to be a place where filmmakers would feel supported throughout the entire process. That thinking led us to Kiri, Stephen and Ben, who we’ve been lucky enough to work with in different capacities over the years. They are not only experienced producers committed to taking the best possible care of filmmakers and their projects, they also happen to be really good people who share our passion for making movies.
Johnson is best known for directing and writing 2017’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which Bergman produced with Kathleen Kennedy. The duo is teamed via T-Street on the upcoming “Knives Out,” starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Jamie Lee Curtis. Hart, Feder and LeClair will serve as producers for T-Street.
Johnson and Bergman said, “We wanted T-Street to be a place where filmmakers would feel supported throughout the entire process. That thinking led us to Kiri, Stephen and Ben, who we’ve been lucky enough to work with in different capacities over the years. They are not only experienced producers committed to taking the best possible care of filmmakers and their projects, they also happen to be really good people who share our passion for making movies.
- 11/14/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
A Mad Men reunion, a puppy and plenty of Hollywood's famous faces: welcome to Rodarte's spring-summer 2020 portrait series. Sister designers Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy's famed brand has unveiled its latest collection—and it will fulfill all of your glamorous fashion fantasies. From layers of tulle and ruffled trim to puffed sleeves, sequined fabric and pearls galore, the new lineup of Rodarte looks is spring elegance turned up 12 notches. With the pastel color palette and feminine silhouettes, these outfits are the perfect choice for when your invitation to tea with Queen Elizabeth II comes along. As if the new look book needed any more...
- 9/4/2019
- E! Online
If you're looking to camp out on your couch instead of under the stars, Shudder has plenty of horror movies to keep you entertained in the air-conditioned comforts of your own home this month, with Phantom of the Paradise, Knife+Heart, Boar, Hagazussa, The Exorcist, and more horror films joining the streaming service's eclectic lineup (which also includes a new podcast Queer Horror curated collection this month).
You can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us this month below, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
"Things get wild this month, starting off with the Shudder exclusive big bad pig pic, Boar; a Pride Month collection headlined by the streaming premiere of Knife+Heart; our latest original podcast, Visitations with Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah; a tour through some of our favorite sub-genres with Sam Zimmerman’s Shudder Guides videos, and new additions...
You can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us this month below, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
"Things get wild this month, starting off with the Shudder exclusive big bad pig pic, Boar; a Pride Month collection headlined by the streaming premiere of Knife+Heart; our latest original podcast, Visitations with Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah; a tour through some of our favorite sub-genres with Sam Zimmerman’s Shudder Guides videos, and new additions...
- 6/7/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Featuring insightful conversations with visionary creators in their own homes and workshops, all nine episodes of the new podcast Visitations with Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah are now available on Shudder, and to get an idea of what to expect, we have release details and a trailer for the new podcast.
If you don't have a Shudder subscription, new episodes of Visitations with Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah will be added to Apple Podcasts every Monday and Friday. To learn more, check out the official description, special guest lineup, and trailer below, and visit Shudder and Apple Podcasts for more information.
"Visitations With Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah
The exhilarating, entertaining and sometimes even therapeutic experience of facing one’s fears through stories has always fascinated Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah. That exploration can be seen throughout their company SpectreVision’s projects and the artists they work with. Visitations features the two hosts...
If you don't have a Shudder subscription, new episodes of Visitations with Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah will be added to Apple Podcasts every Monday and Friday. To learn more, check out the official description, special guest lineup, and trailer below, and visit Shudder and Apple Podcasts for more information.
"Visitations With Elijah Wood & Daniel Noah
The exhilarating, entertaining and sometimes even therapeutic experience of facing one’s fears through stories has always fascinated Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah. That exploration can be seen throughout their company SpectreVision’s projects and the artists they work with. Visitations features the two hosts...
- 6/6/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
At last, Kirsten Dunst has confirmed her pregnancy. For months, it's been rumored that the actress is expecting her first child with fiancé Jesse Plemons. While the tight-lipped actress has yet to say anything about the news, she proved the old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" to be true, as she cradled her baby bump in stunning shots for Rodarte's new look book. In a statement, designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy said, "We are thrilled to feature women who inspire us in our Fall Winter 2018 portrait series." Autumn de Wilde photographed Dunst, who was styled by Ashley Furnival and Shirley Kurata. The actress models Look 6, a red and silver dotted tulle dress—layered over a...
- 1/30/2018
- E! Online
Woodshock, the debut film from fashion designers-turned-directors Kate and Laura Mulleavy, takes one on a hallucinatory journey into the mind of Theresa (Kirsten Dunst) a young woman battling depression after the death of her mother. With the film arriving on Blu-ray today, we’re pleased to present an exclusive featurette featuring the directors discussing why Dunst was the perfect choice, plus a Blu-ray giveaway.
“The universe the film takes place in seems straight out of Steve Klein photography, and Lars von Trier’s cinema with some dashes of Hitchcock thrown in for good measure, a gothic neon playground in which Theresa’s fears are manifested through the threatening indifference of nature,” Jose Solis said. “Dunst gives a marvelous performance and considering she’s featured in almost every scene, she’s the Alice guiding us in this wonderland.”
Check out the exclusive featurette below and we’re also giving away two Blu-rays.
“The universe the film takes place in seems straight out of Steve Klein photography, and Lars von Trier’s cinema with some dashes of Hitchcock thrown in for good measure, a gothic neon playground in which Theresa’s fears are manifested through the threatening indifference of nature,” Jose Solis said. “Dunst gives a marvelous performance and considering she’s featured in almost every scene, she’s the Alice guiding us in this wonderland.”
Check out the exclusive featurette below and we’re also giving away two Blu-rays.
- 11/28/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
We may only have several home entertainment releases for this Tuesday, but as the saying goes, “quality over quantity,” because this bunch of Blu-rays and DVDs are a stellar lot of films. One of my favorite horror films of 2017, Mark Duplass’ Creep 2, makes its way home on November 28th courtesy of The Orchard, and Scream Factory has given Rob Reiner’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery the Collector’s Edition treatment (and deservedly so).
For you cult film fans, both Death Laid an Egg and Deathdream (aka Dead of Night) get the HD treatment this week, and other notable releases this Tuesday include M.F.A., Rememory, Super Dark Times, Woodshock, and Trailer Trauma 4: Television Trauma.
Creep 2 (The Orchard, DVD)
Sara, a video artist primarily focused on creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams after coming across a stranger’s online post.
For you cult film fans, both Death Laid an Egg and Deathdream (aka Dead of Night) get the HD treatment this week, and other notable releases this Tuesday include M.F.A., Rememory, Super Dark Times, Woodshock, and Trailer Trauma 4: Television Trauma.
Creep 2 (The Orchard, DVD)
Sara, a video artist primarily focused on creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams after coming across a stranger’s online post.
- 11/28/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Big Sick (Michael Showalter)
From start to finish, The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter, works as a lovingly-rendered, cinematic answer to the dinner party question: “So how did you two meet?” Based on comedian Kumail Nanjiani‘s real life (he co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Emily V. Gordon), we meet Kumail (Nanjiani) as he finishes a stand-up set in Chicago. He becomes fast friends with a...
The Big Sick (Michael Showalter)
From start to finish, The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter, works as a lovingly-rendered, cinematic answer to the dinner party question: “So how did you two meet?” Based on comedian Kumail Nanjiani‘s real life (he co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Emily V. Gordon), we meet Kumail (Nanjiani) as he finishes a stand-up set in Chicago. He becomes fast friends with a...
- 11/24/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The hypnotic and daring thriller starring Golden Globe nominee Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress – Limited Series, ”Fargo,” 2016; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1995), Woodshock, arrives on and Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On DemandNovember 28 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the world-renowned fashion designer duo behind American luxury label Rodarte, the dark and twisted drama follows a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after an experiment gone wrong. Executive produced by Dunst and theatrically released by A24, the Woodshock Blu-ray and DVD includes a making-of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Now you can own Woodshock on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has 4 copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie starring Kirsten Dunst ? (mine is Melancholia!). It’s so easy!
Now you can own Woodshock on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has 4 copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie starring Kirsten Dunst ? (mine is Melancholia!). It’s so easy!
- 11/24/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Now that us horror fans have to look past Halloween, there’s a certain sadness that sets in once we realize our favorite holiday is now 365 days away. But fear not! We have a bunch of great films coming to digital and VOD to get you through these dark times, including Joe Lynch’s Mayhem (which bows on November 10th, and it’s a film that I cannot recommend enough—so much fun!).
Other notable films hitting digital platforms throughout the month include Bad Match (on November 3rd), The Elf (on November 7th), Radius from Epic Pictures (November 10th), IFC Midnight’s Nails (November 17th), and the psychological thriller Woodshock rounds out the month’s releases on November 28th.
24 Hours to Live (Saban Films) – November 3rd on Ultra VOD
24 Hours to Live is a fast-paced action-packed movie about a career assassin (Ethan Hawke) who is given a chance at redemption...
Other notable films hitting digital platforms throughout the month include Bad Match (on November 3rd), The Elf (on November 7th), Radius from Epic Pictures (November 10th), IFC Midnight’s Nails (November 17th), and the psychological thriller Woodshock rounds out the month’s releases on November 28th.
24 Hours to Live (Saban Films) – November 3rd on Ultra VOD
24 Hours to Live is a fast-paced action-packed movie about a career assassin (Ethan Hawke) who is given a chance at redemption...
- 11/1/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The hypnotic and daring thriller starring Golden Globe nominee Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress – Limited Series, ”Fargo,” 2016; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1995), Woodshock, arrives on and Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On DemandNovember 28 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the world-renowned fashion designer duo behind American luxury label Rodarte, the dark and twisted drama follows a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after an experiment gone wrong. Executive produced by Dunst and theatrically released by A24, the Woodshock Blu-ray and DVD includes a making-of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst stars as Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug. Immersive, spellbinding, and sublime, Woodshock transcends genre to...
Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst stars as Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug. Immersive, spellbinding, and sublime, Woodshock transcends genre to...
- 10/20/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kirsten Dunst (The Virgin Suicides, Melancholia, Fargo) stars and serves as executive producer in the dark drama Woodshock from A24. Featuring a mind-bending drug and eerie events in the woods, the new thriller is coming to Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD this November from Lionsgate, and we have a look at the release details and trippy cover art:
Press Release: Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on November 28 from Lionsgate.
Program Description
The hypnotic and daring thriller starring Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress – Limited Series, ”Fargo,” 2016; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1995), Woodshock, arrives on and Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand November 28 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the world-renowned fashion designer duo behind American luxury label Rodarte, the dark and twisted drama follows a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after an experiment gone wrong.
Press Release: Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on November 28 from Lionsgate.
Program Description
The hypnotic and daring thriller starring Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress – Limited Series, ”Fargo,” 2016; Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1995), Woodshock, arrives on and Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand November 28 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the world-renowned fashion designer duo behind American luxury label Rodarte, the dark and twisted drama follows a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after an experiment gone wrong.
- 10/17/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
It’s travel time at the vacation wing of the ole’ multiplex yet again. A couple of months ago we explored France in Paris Can Wait, and just a few weeks ago we joined Steve and Rob for a food-filled travelogue in The Trip To Spain. Summer may be over, but it’s not too late to “get away from it all” with another trip….a trip inside your mind. If you’re thinking of “mother’s little helper” then you’re on the right track. Movies about drugs have changed with society over the years. The first flicks were hysterical (in more ways than one) cautionary tales epitomized by the camp classic Reefer Madness. With the counter culture’s rise in the 60’s and 70’s there were more enlightened films like, well Roger Corman’s The Trip. And in the 80’s Cheech and Chong finally took their weed humor...
- 9/29/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
by Chris Feil
“Remember when we used to play in the woods together?” Woodshock begins in dreamy, creepy breathiness. That breathy quality carries throughout the entire film, a curious debut from Kate and Laura Mulleavy (otherwise known as fashion wunderkinds Rodarte). The film itself plays in the woods, a little bit touched with mystical wonder and a little bit okay with getting lost. It’s kind of like having Alice recount her trip down the rabbit hole while coming down from some serious Wonderland substances, but without getting to witness the magical land yourself.
“Remember when we used to play in the woods together?” Woodshock begins in dreamy, creepy breathiness. That breathy quality carries throughout the entire film, a curious debut from Kate and Laura Mulleavy (otherwise known as fashion wunderkinds Rodarte). The film itself plays in the woods, a little bit touched with mystical wonder and a little bit okay with getting lost. It’s kind of like having Alice recount her trip down the rabbit hole while coming down from some serious Wonderland substances, but without getting to witness the magical land yourself.
- 9/26/2017
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
Part art project, part woozy waking dream and part Repulsion for the edible-consuming crowd, Kate and Laura Mulleavy's psychological thriller-cum-canabisized character study follows Theresa (Kirsten Dunst), a troubled young women working at a marijuana dispensary in Eureka, California. Our Sad-Eyed Lady of the Redwoods is known for an illicit, under-the-counter strain of euthanasia-friendly product; we we meet her, she's administering her special recipe to her terminally ill mother, gently and humanely helping Mom shuffle off this mortal coil. Her husband (Joe Cole), a lumberjack, is distant and barely present...
- 9/25/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Although until now they’ve only been known as fashion designers, cinema has always been part of Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s work. The siblings often use films as inspiration for their collections and have delivered runway shows dedicated to the likes of Japanese horror movie Kuroneko among others, their elaborate, stunning designs are also staples of awards season red carpets with actresses like Kirsten Dunst and Natalie Portman wearing them to festivals and ceremonies. In fact, Portman collected her first Best Actress Oscar in a purple Rodarte gown, after Kate and Laura had designed many of the costumes for Black Swan. After being so immersed in the world of cinema, it seems that making a film was the logical next step, and so they’ve done with Woodshock, a hallucinatory journey into the mind of Theresa (Dunst) a young woman battling depression after the death of her mother.
The...
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- 9/22/2017
- by Jose Solís
- The Film Stage
The debut feature from fashion luminaries Kate and Laura Mulleavy (of Rodarte fame), “Woodshock” begins with an agonized weed dispensary worker rolling a joint, lacing it with poison, and lighting it up for her terminally ill mother. Pot is legal in California, but dying with dignity is not, and so this sort of thing has to be done on the sly. Theresa (Kirsten Dunst) is devastated that it has to be done at all — and disturbed by her role in facilitating it — but she can’t bear to leave her mom in such pain.
The corpse isn’t even cold before Theresa begins to break down. Grief always carries the trimmings of psychosis, but this is something else — she’s not just mourning, she’s practically living a Polanski film. And things don’t really get any better for her after she’s responsible for a mix-up at the office...
The corpse isn’t even cold before Theresa begins to break down. Grief always carries the trimmings of psychosis, but this is something else — she’s not just mourning, she’s practically living a Polanski film. And things don’t really get any better for her after she’s responsible for a mix-up at the office...
- 9/21/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s directorial debut isn’t light on ideas, it just never completes them.
- 9/21/2017
- by Emily Yoshida
- Vulture
Woodshock directors Kate and Laura Mulleavy got their start in the world of fashion design, which explains a lot. What’s enchanting and enigmatic in a fashion-themed short film can be downright coma-inducing stretched to full length, and the sisters’ feature directorial debut is, unfortunately, the sort of overly…
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- 9/20/2017
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
New York Fashion Week may have ended over the weekend, but there was a sequel of sorts in Los Angeles on Monday night when stylish sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy — co-founders of the fashion label Rodarte — rocked looks from their collection at the premiere of their directorial debut, Woodshock.
Similarly clad in head-to-toe Rodarte (in a preview of spring-summer 2018) and accessorized with a baby’s breath floral garland in her hair, the movie’s star, Kirsten Dunst, joined them on the red carpet outside the ArcLight Hollywood. Vogue’s Lisa Love was also on hand to dispel assumptions that the...
Similarly clad in head-to-toe Rodarte (in a preview of spring-summer 2018) and accessorized with a baby’s breath floral garland in her hair, the movie’s star, Kirsten Dunst, joined them on the red carpet outside the ArcLight Hollywood. Vogue’s Lisa Love was also on hand to dispel assumptions that the...
- 9/20/2017
- by James Patrick Herman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We all get to see what happens on the runway at fashion week, but so much more goes on behind-the-scenes. And this fall, three new fashion documentaries are giving us an inside look into the lives of the most influential tastemakers in the industry. Directors have captured the worlds of shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, designer Zac Posen, and influential editor André Leon Talley, to showcase their legacies like never before. And if documentaries just aren’t your thing, the co-founders of the innovative fashion label Rodarte have got you covered with their debut feature-length film that mixes fashion with an intricate narrative.
- 9/8/2017
- by Briana Draguca
- PEOPLE.com
The Spring 2018 collection from design house Rodarte, aka sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, is aflutter with floaty florals and sheer chiffons and it’s an aesthetic that carries through to their gauzy, terminally insubstantial film directing debut, “Woodshock,” starring, and executive produced by Kirsten Dunst. There’s only so much the word “dreamlike” can cover, but “Woodshock” features it all: double exposures, lens flares, macro close ups, juddering edits, soft-focus sensuality, inexplicable neon pulsations and laser light shows layered over breathy shots of a lissome Dunst unlocking a hitherto unknown boss level of exquisitely feminine dissociation.
Continue reading ‘Woodshock’: Self-Indulgent Slog Among The Logs Is A Dull Dramatic Dream [Venice Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Woodshock’: Self-Indulgent Slog Among The Logs Is A Dull Dramatic Dream [Venice Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/4/2017
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the founders of Los Angeles-based haute-couture outfit Rodarte, not only wrote and directed their debut feature, Woodshock, but also designed the costumes, natch. But while the duo might be able to come up with a mean silhouette, cut and pattern — they also designed some of the arresting outfits in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan — their handle on mise-en-scene and narrative is less steady, with the film opting for a sensorial, New Age-y style that often looks and sounds fabulous but is frequently devoid of any kind of clear meaning.
Indeed, Woodshock’s images would look...
Indeed, Woodshock’s images would look...
- 9/3/2017
- by Boyd van Hoeij
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's September: The young 'uns are back in school, going outside doesn't mean you'll automatically sweat through half your clothes and the movies bounce back from the annual August lull. Translation: Darren Aronofsky and Jennifer Lawrence invite you to a casual gathering from hell; a gruesome Stephen King adaptation gets served up; the kids get a new Lego movie (this time it's Ninjago!); and Jake Gyllenhaal plays a real-life hero and does a Boston accent, which must mean the awards-circuit season is starting up. Here are your 10 best reasons to...
- 8/30/2017
- Rollingstone.com
As Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” heads out into the wintery night, thus begins the lengthy hiatus before the series’ final Season 8. But for fans who tune in mainly for the performances, these stars obviously aren’t going to disappear from sight.
Until the next batch of episodes arrives, many of the main “Game of Thrones” folks can be seen on screens elsewhere. Some will venture to more TV projects, others are hitched to massive franchises, while a few will pop up in a few hotly anticipated indie film titles. So if you can’t wait until 2018, here’s a quick overview of what some of the biggest names have on the horizon.
Peter Dinklage
Of all the “Game of Thrones” actors, Dinklage is the one who’s sticking closest to the HBO family, starring as actor Hervé Villechaize in the upcoming biopic “My Dinner with Hervé.” He’ll also...
Until the next batch of episodes arrives, many of the main “Game of Thrones” folks can be seen on screens elsewhere. Some will venture to more TV projects, others are hitched to massive franchises, while a few will pop up in a few hotly anticipated indie film titles. So if you can’t wait until 2018, here’s a quick overview of what some of the biggest names have on the horizon.
Peter Dinklage
Of all the “Game of Thrones” actors, Dinklage is the one who’s sticking closest to the HBO family, starring as actor Hervé Villechaize in the upcoming biopic “My Dinner with Hervé.” He’ll also...
- 8/25/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In continuing our fall preview, and after highlighting the 25 best films we’ve already seen, today brings a look at the unknown. We’ve narrowed down 30 works with (mostly) confirmed release dates that are coming over the next four months and have us intrigued. While some won’t show up until late December, a good amount will first premiere over the next few weeks at various film festivals, so check back for our reviews.
See our list below, and return soon for our final preview: the festival premieres we’re most looking forward to.
30. Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi; Nov. 3)
While their most recent superhero feature, Spider-Man: Homecoming, had more personality than a standard outing for Marvel, it still couldn’t quite shake the cookie-cutter feeling that plagues the rest of the spandex-laden cinematic universe. Hopefully that notion won’t carry though in Taika Waitit’s Thor threequel. Any film starring...
See our list below, and return soon for our final preview: the festival premieres we’re most looking forward to.
30. Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi; Nov. 3)
While their most recent superhero feature, Spider-Man: Homecoming, had more personality than a standard outing for Marvel, it still couldn’t quite shake the cookie-cutter feeling that plagues the rest of the spandex-laden cinematic universe. Hopefully that notion won’t carry though in Taika Waitit’s Thor threequel. Any film starring...
- 8/24/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Moments ago, the Venice Film Festival announced their lineup for this year, and it again seems to suggest a strong brewing Oscar race. Coming hot on the heels of the initial Toronto International Film Festival slate, there’s a lot of overlap between the two. Auteurs like Darren Aronofsky, George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Martin McDonagh, and Alexander Payne will be in Italy this time around. Each is hoping to make an Academy Award case for their latest work. Time will tell if that happens, but there’s definitely potential here. Read on to see some of what will be playing in Venice at the end of August/the beginning of September… Among the 2017 entrants of note for this fest, we have Downsizing from Alexander Payne, First Reformed from Paul Schrader, Lean on Pete from Andrew Haigh, mother! from Darren Aronofsky, The Shape of Water from Guillermo del Toro, Suburbicon from George Clooney,...
- 7/27/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
ZamaThe programme for the 2017 edition of the Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, and includes new films from Darren Aronofsky, Lucrecia Martel, Frederick Wiseman, Alexander Payne, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Abdellatif Kechiche, Takeshi Kitano and many more.COMPETITIONmother! (Darren Aronofsky)First Reformed (Paul Schrader)Sweet Country (Warwick Thornton)The Leisure Seeker (Paolo Virzi)Una Famiglia (Sebastiano Riso)Ex Libris - The New York Public Library (Frederick Wiseman)Angels Wear White (Vivian Qu)The Whale (Andrea Pallaoro)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh)Foxtrot (Samuel Maoz)Ammore e malavita (Manetti Brothers)Jusqu'a la garde (Xavier Legrand)The Third Murder (Hirokazu Kore-eda)Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (Abdellatif Kechiche)Lean on Pete (Andrew Haigh)L'insulte (Ziad Doueiri)La Villa (Robert Guediguian)The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro)Suburbicon (George Clooney)Human Flow (Ai Weiwei)Downsizing (Alexander Payne)Out Of COMPETITIONFeaturesOur Souls at Night (Ritesh Batra)Il Signor Rotpeter (Antonietta de Lillo)Victoria...
- 7/27/2017
- MUBI
On the heels of the Toronto International Film Festival announcement earlier this week, Venice Film Festival have now delivered their full lineup and while there’s no Terrence Malick as rumored, there’s a plethora of highly-anticipated titles. Along with the previously-announced opener Downsizing and the expected Suburbicon, mother!, The Shape of Water, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, there’s Lucrecia Martel’s Zama, Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete, Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Color follow-up Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno, and Brawl In Cell Block 99, the latest film from Bone Tomahawk director S. Craig Zahler.
Also in the lineup is Errol Morris’s Netflix crime drama Wormwood, Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris – New York Public Library, Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Third Murder, Takeshi Kitano’s closing night film Outrage Coda, Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and The Jailbird, the Kirsten Dunst-led Woodshock,...
Also in the lineup is Errol Morris’s Netflix crime drama Wormwood, Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris – New York Public Library, Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Third Murder, Takeshi Kitano’s closing night film Outrage Coda, Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and The Jailbird, the Kirsten Dunst-led Woodshock,...
- 7/27/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Venice Announces 2017 Lineup, Including ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Suburbicon,’ ‘mother!,’ and Many More
Will 2017 be the year that Venice gets its king-making mojo back? After a steady run of debuting recent best picture winners — from “Spotlight” to “Birdman” — the festival missed out on last year’s big winner, “Moonlight,” which bowed at Telluride. This year’s lineup is a promising one, and while it’s still very early in the process, it’s difficult not to pick through today’s announcement of the festival’s slate and not search for the big contenders.
As was previously announced, the festival will open with Alexander Payne’s social satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig. The festival will also play home to the premiere of the Netflix original “Our Souls at Night,” as part of their planned tribute to stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Annette Bening will lead the competition jury, ending an 11-year succession of male jury chiefs.
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As was previously announced, the festival will open with Alexander Payne’s social satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig. The festival will also play home to the premiere of the Netflix original “Our Souls at Night,” as part of their planned tribute to stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Annette Bening will lead the competition jury, ending an 11-year succession of male jury chiefs.
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- 7/27/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Sneak Peek footage, images and synopsis from the upcoming psychedelic thriller "Woodshock", written, directed by Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy, starring Kirsten Dunst ("Spider-Man") opening September 15, 2017:
"...'Theresa' (Dunst) a woman in the wake of a profound loss, is torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug...
"...as she falls deeper into paranoia..."
"Woodshock" is rated 'R' for drug use, language and a (nasty) scene of violence.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Woodshock"...
"...'Theresa' (Dunst) a woman in the wake of a profound loss, is torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug...
"...as she falls deeper into paranoia..."
"Woodshock" is rated 'R' for drug use, language and a (nasty) scene of violence.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Woodshock"...
- 5/11/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"Are you sure you want to do this?" A24 has revealed the first official trailer for a psychological drama starring Kirsten Dunst titled Woodshock. This is the "exquisite feature film debut of visionary fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy" of Rodarte. Kirsten Dunst stars as a woman suffering from a "profound loss", who falls deeper into paranoia after taking a potent drug. The full cast includes Joe Cole, Lorelei Linklater, Steph DuVall, and Pilou Asbæk (from Ghost in the Shell). This looks like much more than a stoner film, with some seriously trippy, experimental visuals. I'm not sure I'm into this, seems more like an art piece that belongs in museums than anything that belongs in cinemas. But I haven't seen it. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Kate & Laura Mulleavy's Woodshock, direct from YouTube: Woodshock is a hypnotic exploration of isolation, paranoia, and grief...
- 5/9/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A few details are emerging for Kate and Laura Mulleavy's Woodshock. The film is a bit of a genre bender as one woman (Kirsten Dunst) enters a dreamscape, through drug use. The film also stars Pilou Asbaek and Joe Cole. As well, the first poster for the film was released earlier this week. And now, the first trailer for Woodshock is hosted here. The clip develops the film's visual style, but not the plot. Both promotional items can be found here. One scene in the film shows protagonist Theresa dealing with an aging mother. Meanwhile, the official synopsis talks of a "fractured emotional state" and a "reality-altering...cannabinoid drug." More descending mind trip than plot focused thriller, Wakewood's trailer is difficult to describe. Though, Woodshock shows some similarities to Romain Basset's Horesehead (2014). Both films deal with a strong drug and the visual hallucinations they can cause. Also, both...
- 5/9/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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