Barcelona-based indie sales outfit Filmax has taken international sales rights to Jorge Dorado’s noir thriller feature “Objetos” (“Lost & Found”), starring “Money Heist” actor Álvaro Morte.
Filmax is launching the film onto the market with a first promo at this year’s European Film Market.
Shot October-November at several locations in Spain and Argentina, including Madrid and Jujuy, the film is currently in post-production.
“Lost & Found” is produced by Cristina Zumárraga and Pablo Bossi at Tandem Films, the Madrid-based production company, whose recent titles include award-winning comedy “Rosa’s Wedding” and toon feature sales hit “Turu, the Wacky Hen.”
A Spain-Argentina-Germany co-production, “Lost & Found” also teams Spain’s Setembro Cine (“A Fantastic Woman”), Argentina’s Pampa Films (“Chinese Take-Away”) and In Post We Trust (“Unknown Origins”), plus Germany’s Rexin Film, with the participation of Spanish pubcaster Rtve, Amazon Studios and Germany’s Zdf.
Written by top Spanish scribe Natxo López,...
Filmax is launching the film onto the market with a first promo at this year’s European Film Market.
Shot October-November at several locations in Spain and Argentina, including Madrid and Jujuy, the film is currently in post-production.
“Lost & Found” is produced by Cristina Zumárraga and Pablo Bossi at Tandem Films, the Madrid-based production company, whose recent titles include award-winning comedy “Rosa’s Wedding” and toon feature sales hit “Turu, the Wacky Hen.”
A Spain-Argentina-Germany co-production, “Lost & Found” also teams Spain’s Setembro Cine (“A Fantastic Woman”), Argentina’s Pampa Films (“Chinese Take-Away”) and In Post We Trust (“Unknown Origins”), plus Germany’s Rexin Film, with the participation of Spanish pubcaster Rtve, Amazon Studios and Germany’s Zdf.
Written by top Spanish scribe Natxo López,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
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- 6/19/2021
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
Headlined by Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, The Mediapro Studio’s “Official Competition,” one of the year’s highest-profile international Spanish productions lensing in Spain, has resumed shooting.
Compounding the difficulty of going into production for a second time, the film features an international cast including Argentine heavyweight Oscar Martínez, a former San Sebastian, Venice and Argentine Academy best actor award-winner, plus two Argentina-based directors, Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat.
They will be hoping history doesn’t repeat itself this time around. Eight days after production started in March of this year, the Covid-19 pandemic shut down filming when it became unsafe to continue. Ominously, as shooting resumes this week, parts of Spain, led by Madrid, are reintroducing stricter lockdown conditions once again, as the daily number of new cases is rising.
“Official Competition” features Banderas and Martínez as renowned actors of large talent but even bigger egos, set on...
Compounding the difficulty of going into production for a second time, the film features an international cast including Argentine heavyweight Oscar Martínez, a former San Sebastian, Venice and Argentine Academy best actor award-winner, plus two Argentina-based directors, Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat.
They will be hoping history doesn’t repeat itself this time around. Eight days after production started in March of this year, the Covid-19 pandemic shut down filming when it became unsafe to continue. Ominously, as shooting resumes this week, parts of Spain, led by Madrid, are reintroducing stricter lockdown conditions once again, as the daily number of new cases is rising.
“Official Competition” features Banderas and Martínez as renowned actors of large talent but even bigger egos, set on...
- 9/22/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Spanish TV outfit The Mediapro Studio has released a first-look of its upcoming series “The Head,” which will premiere on June 12 in 30 international territories.
Produced by The Mediapro Studio in association with Hulu Japan and HBO Asia, the moody survival thriller will make a global splash with a simultaneous worldwide launch.
The six-part series will air on Scandinavian platforms operated by Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent), on the OrangeTV platform in Spain, and in Japan and Southeast Asia via Hulu and HBO’s operations in those respective markets.
Globoplay, the upscale Brazilian Svod service of giant Brazilian broadcaster Globo, has also picked up the series for select Latin American markets for release later this year.
Set at a remote polar research station in the dark of winter, “The Head” follows a group of British, Danish, American, Irish, Japanese and Spanish scientists thrust into a snow-swept whodunit, and ratchets up the tension...
Produced by The Mediapro Studio in association with Hulu Japan and HBO Asia, the moody survival thriller will make a global splash with a simultaneous worldwide launch.
The six-part series will air on Scandinavian platforms operated by Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent), on the OrangeTV platform in Spain, and in Japan and Southeast Asia via Hulu and HBO’s operations in those respective markets.
Globoplay, the upscale Brazilian Svod service of giant Brazilian broadcaster Globo, has also picked up the series for select Latin American markets for release later this year.
Set at a remote polar research station in the dark of winter, “The Head” follows a group of British, Danish, American, Irish, Japanese and Spanish scientists thrust into a snow-swept whodunit, and ratchets up the tension...
- 4/22/2020
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
As the Rascal Flatts would croon, “what hurts the most was being so close.” And Glenn Close was closer than ever to her first Oscar this year with “The Wife,” but alas, she fell short once again, losing to Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”) and is now the most nominated actress without a win. But which of her unlucky seven losses hurts the most?
Close’s film career started fast right out of the gate with “The World According to Garp” (1982), taking Best Supporting Actress at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review, with runner-up mentions at the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. She became one of the few stars to earn an Oscar nomination for their screen debut. At 35, Close, who up until then worked in theater, was at the perfect age for one of those “hot new discovery” wins that Oscar likes.
Close’s film career started fast right out of the gate with “The World According to Garp” (1982), taking Best Supporting Actress at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review, with runner-up mentions at the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. She became one of the few stars to earn an Oscar nomination for their screen debut. At 35, Close, who up until then worked in theater, was at the perfect age for one of those “hot new discovery” wins that Oscar likes.
- 2/27/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
After scoring a coup with the TV adaptation of “My Brilliant Friend,” and with projects such as Paolo Sorrentino’s “The New Pope” and Oscar-nominated director Pawel Pawlikowski’s next film in the pipeline, Italy’s Wildside is in a pretty brilliant spot.
Ten years after being co-founded by producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli, the shingle is expanding its international footprint and is on its way toward becoming, as Mieli puts it, “a home for big auteurs, both directors and writers…who can generate stories that can travel.” This can also mean mainstream-minded talents, he said.
That game plan includes Wildside’s first English-language series, about the life of film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn, and other high-end projects in various stages. Among these is an “ambitious” new film by U.S.-trained Italian director Emanuele Crialese, who broke out with “Respiro” and helmed an episode of the recent Getty kidnap series “Trust.
Ten years after being co-founded by producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli, the shingle is expanding its international footprint and is on its way toward becoming, as Mieli puts it, “a home for big auteurs, both directors and writers…who can generate stories that can travel.” This can also mean mainstream-minded talents, he said.
That game plan includes Wildside’s first English-language series, about the life of film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn, and other high-end projects in various stages. Among these is an “ambitious” new film by U.S.-trained Italian director Emanuele Crialese, who broke out with “Respiro” and helmed an episode of the recent Getty kidnap series “Trust.
- 2/4/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
It was a year of belly laughs, guffaws and giggles at the multiplex in 2018 as movies like “Incredibles 2,” “Deadpool 2” and “Crazy Rich Asians” proved that comedies are no joke at the box office, where they raked in more than $1 billion in North America.
That trio also delivered three of the most amusing scenes of the year, while several industry members also chose scenes from “Can You Ever Forgive Me,” “The Favourite,” “Game Night,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” “A Simple Favor,” “Death of Stalin,” “A Simple Favor” and “Blockers” for this informal survey.
Participants include Sally Kirkland, nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for “Anna”; Carl Kurlander, who wrote “St. Elmo’s Fire”; Adele Lim, co-writer of the “Crazy Rich Asians” script; actress Stephanie Erb, whose credits include “Ray Donovan”; “Sully” screenwriter and “Elf” producer Todd Komarnicki; producer Jude S. Walko; publicist Andrew Cohen; and standup comedians Andy Au,...
That trio also delivered three of the most amusing scenes of the year, while several industry members also chose scenes from “Can You Ever Forgive Me,” “The Favourite,” “Game Night,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” “A Simple Favor,” “Death of Stalin,” “A Simple Favor” and “Blockers” for this informal survey.
Participants include Sally Kirkland, nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for “Anna”; Carl Kurlander, who wrote “St. Elmo’s Fire”; Adele Lim, co-writer of the “Crazy Rich Asians” script; actress Stephanie Erb, whose credits include “Ray Donovan”; “Sully” screenwriter and “Elf” producer Todd Komarnicki; producer Jude S. Walko; publicist Andrew Cohen; and standup comedians Andy Au,...
- 12/22/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Radical restructuring plan has yet to stem losses as content pipeline runs dry.
French filmmaker and producer Luc Besson’s embattled film company EuropaCorp has posted a $101m (€88.9m) loss for the first half of the 2018-19 financial year, as it struggles to bring debts worth some $280m (€236m) under control.
The results come on the back of a turbulent three weeks for the company and its founder, after French media reported a fresh round of sexual misconduct accusations against Besson, following those of Belgian actress Sand Van Roy, who filed a police complaint against the filmmaker in May. Besson denies all allegations.
French filmmaker and producer Luc Besson’s embattled film company EuropaCorp has posted a $101m (€88.9m) loss for the first half of the 2018-19 financial year, as it struggles to bring debts worth some $280m (€236m) under control.
The results come on the back of a turbulent three weeks for the company and its founder, after French media reported a fresh round of sexual misconduct accusations against Besson, following those of Belgian actress Sand Van Roy, who filed a police complaint against the filmmaker in May. Besson denies all allegations.
- 12/14/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp is in advanced discussions to sell its vast post-production facility, Digital Factory, to Chinese research and engineering studio Southbay, Variety has learned.
Southbay specializes in 3D conversion, VFX and post-production for film and TV, and has offices in Los Angeles and in Hangzhou and Shaoxing in China. EuropaCorp is one of Southbay’s clients, along with The Walt Disney Company, Marvel, Warner Bros., Paramount and Dreamworks, among others.
Southbay has worked on various films directed and/or produced by Besson, notably “Valerian: City of a Thousand Planets,” “Lucy,” “Transporter Refueled,” “Taken 3” and “The Warrior’s Gate.” The company’s recent credits also include “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2,” “King Arthur,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.”
The move to sell off Digital Factory comes as EuropaCorp tries to recover from a series of disappointing performances at the box office and to ease its massive debt burden,...
Southbay specializes in 3D conversion, VFX and post-production for film and TV, and has offices in Los Angeles and in Hangzhou and Shaoxing in China. EuropaCorp is one of Southbay’s clients, along with The Walt Disney Company, Marvel, Warner Bros., Paramount and Dreamworks, among others.
Southbay has worked on various films directed and/or produced by Besson, notably “Valerian: City of a Thousand Planets,” “Lucy,” “Transporter Refueled,” “Taken 3” and “The Warrior’s Gate.” The company’s recent credits also include “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2,” “King Arthur,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.”
The move to sell off Digital Factory comes as EuropaCorp tries to recover from a series of disappointing performances at the box office and to ease its massive debt burden,...
- 12/13/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Luc Besson’s financially ailing EuropaCorp has signed a distribution deal with Pathé, which will handle the French release of three EuropaCorp movies per year over the next three years.
The first two films to be released by Pathé in France under the deal are Besson’s (“Valerian”) thriller “Anna,” with Helen Mirren, and Guillaume Canet’s “Nous Finirons Ensemble,” the sequel to “Little White Lies,” which was France’s highest-grossing local film in 2010.
EuropaCorp said the two companies would collaborate on the distribution of films produced or co-produced by EuropaCorp.
Pathé is a solid partner. The company currently ranks as France’s most successful independent distribution outfit, boasting this year’s top two local movies, “The Magic Tuche” and “La ch’tite famille.”
Besson said in a statement that the company was “delighted by the agreement,” and looks forward to “sharing [its] know-how and enthousiasm with Pathé.”
EuropaCorp is folding...
The first two films to be released by Pathé in France under the deal are Besson’s (“Valerian”) thriller “Anna,” with Helen Mirren, and Guillaume Canet’s “Nous Finirons Ensemble,” the sequel to “Little White Lies,” which was France’s highest-grossing local film in 2010.
EuropaCorp said the two companies would collaborate on the distribution of films produced or co-produced by EuropaCorp.
Pathé is a solid partner. The company currently ranks as France’s most successful independent distribution outfit, boasting this year’s top two local movies, “The Magic Tuche” and “La ch’tite famille.”
Besson said in a statement that the company was “delighted by the agreement,” and looks forward to “sharing [its] know-how and enthousiasm with Pathé.”
EuropaCorp is folding...
- 12/7/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
France-based production studio EuropaCorp said on Friday that it has entered a distribution partnership with Pathé Films.
“We’re delighted to partner with Pathé, and to share our savoir-faire and enthusiasm with them,” EuropaCorp CEO Luc Besson said in a statement.
EuropaCorp, founded by French filmmaker Besson in 1999, has recently been evaluating ways to cut costs. Multiple media reports earlier this week suggested that the company would shut down its in-house distribution arm.
Also Read: Luc Besson Accused of Sexual Assault by Second Woman
A spokesman for the studio told TheWrap that the company was looking for ways to reduce overhead while continuing to distribute its films.
“This is the best news for us in this end of the year,” a spokesman for EuropaCorp said via email. “This partnership allows to have the best: Reduce our overhead, manage our distribution and work with the best talents in France.”
As part...
“We’re delighted to partner with Pathé, and to share our savoir-faire and enthusiasm with them,” EuropaCorp CEO Luc Besson said in a statement.
EuropaCorp, founded by French filmmaker Besson in 1999, has recently been evaluating ways to cut costs. Multiple media reports earlier this week suggested that the company would shut down its in-house distribution arm.
Also Read: Luc Besson Accused of Sexual Assault by Second Woman
A spokesman for the studio told TheWrap that the company was looking for ways to reduce overhead while continuing to distribute its films.
“This is the best news for us in this end of the year,” a spokesman for EuropaCorp said via email. “This partnership allows to have the best: Reduce our overhead, manage our distribution and work with the best talents in France.”
As part...
- 12/7/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
In a drastic measure to cut its overhead, Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp is about to shut down its in-house distribution business.
In the last few months, the French company has pink-slipped several key employees, including longtime executive Philippe Kaempf, head of distribution and operations. Kaempf, who’s been at EuropaCorp for more than 13 years, is expected to continue working for the company as a consultant, according to a company source.
EuropaCorp, which is listed on the Paris stock exchange, is now exploring several options such as collaborating with another company to co-distribute in France, selling its films’ French distribution rights to other banners, and working with freelance staff and consultants to market and distribute movies under the EuropaCorp banner.
The company has two films due for release in 2019, but both have been delayed as it tries to figure out a game plan. Guillaume Canet’s “Nous Finirons Ensemble” – the sequel to “Little White Lies,...
In the last few months, the French company has pink-slipped several key employees, including longtime executive Philippe Kaempf, head of distribution and operations. Kaempf, who’s been at EuropaCorp for more than 13 years, is expected to continue working for the company as a consultant, according to a company source.
EuropaCorp, which is listed on the Paris stock exchange, is now exploring several options such as collaborating with another company to co-distribute in France, selling its films’ French distribution rights to other banners, and working with freelance staff and consultants to market and distribute movies under the EuropaCorp banner.
The company has two films due for release in 2019, but both have been delayed as it tries to figure out a game plan. Guillaume Canet’s “Nous Finirons Ensemble” – the sequel to “Little White Lies,...
- 12/6/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
We’re accustomed to horror movies using creativity and artistry to cover up their low budgets; a filmmaker can create plenty of scares with one set and a cast of four. The low-budget musical, on the other hand, is expected to provide splashy razzle-dazzle and grandeur with the same economy of means, and it’s a tougher genre to make succeed on a dime. That said, if you’re willing to overlook a little scruffiness at the edges, it’s a Christmas miracle that the Scottish import “Anna and the Apocalypse” works so well as both a horror movie and a musical.
And “Christmas miracle” should be taken literally, because this is a holiday movie as well. And if you don’t think the undead mix well with musical numbers and gaudy Yuletide decor, “Anna” might be the movie to change your mind.
It’s a film that the protagonist...
And “Christmas miracle” should be taken literally, because this is a holiday movie as well. And if you don’t think the undead mix well with musical numbers and gaudy Yuletide decor, “Anna” might be the movie to change your mind.
It’s a film that the protagonist...
- 11/29/2018
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Horror fans will get their own subversive version of High School Musical when Anna and the Apocalypse hits limited theaters on November 30th. The latest trailer is brimming with irreverent gore and violence in what appears to be an epic musical-zom-rom-com! Give the synopsis and trailer a spin below. Synopsis: A zombie apocalypse threatens the […]
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- 10/14/2018
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
French filmmaker-producer Luc Besson is having a tumultuous summer. He’s facing rape allegations, EuropaCorp is going through a rough financial patch, and now his film school, l’Ecole de la Cite, is losing a number of its private backers and could shut down by the end of the year.
The school, which Besson launched in 2012 as an accessible alternative to the prestigious La Femis school, is free for students and operates with a budget of about €1.4 million ($1.6 million). It has been mostly financed by donations from sponsors including luxury brand Kering, TF1, Gaumont, Canal Plus and Transpalux. The school also receives public fundings from the National Film Board (Cnc) and the Ile de France region, but these subsidies don’t exceed €400,000 in total.
A spokesperson for EuropaCorp told Variety that the bulk of the school’s private partners will no longer support the academy during the coming year for financial reasons.
The school, which Besson launched in 2012 as an accessible alternative to the prestigious La Femis school, is free for students and operates with a budget of about €1.4 million ($1.6 million). It has been mostly financed by donations from sponsors including luxury brand Kering, TF1, Gaumont, Canal Plus and Transpalux. The school also receives public fundings from the National Film Board (Cnc) and the Ile de France region, but these subsidies don’t exceed €400,000 in total.
A spokesperson for EuropaCorp told Variety that the bulk of the school’s private partners will no longer support the academy during the coming year for financial reasons.
- 7/24/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Can high school students sing and dance their way to safety during a zombie cataclysm in small-town Scotland at Christmas time? That’s the delightfully crazy and highly entertaining question in “Anna and the Apocalypse,” a horror-musical-comedy loaded with cartoonish gore and peppy production numbers performed with full “let’s put on a show” gusto by an appealing cast of little-knowns. Although this combo of carnage, crooning, and comedy is just a tad overlong, it has the originality and crowd-pleasing energy to become a Christmas movie hit when it opens theatrically in the U.K. and U.S. just in time for the holidays.
“Anna” registers as more than just a throwaway novelty item thanks to simple yet highly effective emotional underpinnings. For the first 15 minutes there’s not a drooling ghoul in sight. We’re in classic, John Hughes-style teen movie territory, with singing and dancing added. Anna, played...
“Anna” registers as more than just a throwaway novelty item thanks to simple yet highly effective emotional underpinnings. For the first 15 minutes there’s not a drooling ghoul in sight. We’re in classic, John Hughes-style teen movie territory, with singing and dancing added. Anna, played...
- 7/23/2018
- by Richard Kuipers
- Variety Film + TV
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp has posted its full results for the fiscal year ending March 31, revealing a net loss of €82.5 million ($95.4 million) and consolidated revenues of €226.5 million, a 49% year-on-year increase.
As announced last month, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” largely contributed to boosting the company’s revenue from theatrical distribution, as well as video and VOD sales in France and in the U.S. The company’s international sales business increased by 57.1% to €76.7 million ($90 million), representing about 34% of the total turnover for the last fiscal year.
The company also said its recent measures to cut overheads have so far allowed it to save €15.9 million. Its layoff plan is scheduled for the next fiscal year, which will end in March 2019.
The losses are not as deep as last year, which hit a company record of €119.9 million, but are still the second biggest in its history. EuropaCorp attributed the...
As announced last month, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” largely contributed to boosting the company’s revenue from theatrical distribution, as well as video and VOD sales in France and in the U.S. The company’s international sales business increased by 57.1% to €76.7 million ($90 million), representing about 34% of the total turnover for the last fiscal year.
The company also said its recent measures to cut overheads have so far allowed it to save €15.9 million. Its layoff plan is scheduled for the next fiscal year, which will end in March 2019.
The losses are not as deep as last year, which hit a company record of €119.9 million, but are still the second biggest in its history. EuropaCorp attributed the...
- 6/27/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Although Luc Besson’s $180 million “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” fell short of box office expectations, the science fiction film drove the annual revenue of Besson’s company EuropaCorp to reach €223.7 million ($262.2 million), a 60% year-on-year increase.
EuropaCorp’s consolidated revenue figures for the financial year 2017-2018, which ended on March 31, were reported today by the company which is listed on the Paris stock exchange. Results have yet to be audited. EuropaCorp did not address the recent rape allegations filed against Besson in its official statement.
The company’s international sales business increased by 57.1% to €76.7 million ($90 million), representing about 34% of the total turnover for the last fiscal year.
“Valerian” boosted the company’s revenue from theatrical distribution, as well as video and VOD sales in France and in the U.S.
EuropaCorp’s TV and subscription-based VOD sales in France and the U.S. also rose by 35% to...
EuropaCorp’s consolidated revenue figures for the financial year 2017-2018, which ended on March 31, were reported today by the company which is listed on the Paris stock exchange. Results have yet to be audited. EuropaCorp did not address the recent rape allegations filed against Besson in its official statement.
The company’s international sales business increased by 57.1% to €76.7 million ($90 million), representing about 34% of the total turnover for the last fiscal year.
“Valerian” boosted the company’s revenue from theatrical distribution, as well as video and VOD sales in France and in the U.S.
EuropaCorp’s TV and subscription-based VOD sales in France and the U.S. also rose by 35% to...
- 5/24/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A young actress who has worked with Luc Besson on two movies has filed a complaint with the police accusing the director of raping her earlier this week, a French news outlet reported Saturday.
The woman, who asked not to be identified, confirmed to Variety that she had filed the complaint, which was first reported by Europe 1.
Police have declined to comment. The actress told Variety that the incident, which she described as a “violent sexual assault,” happened two days ago, May 10, following a meeting with the maker of “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets“ at the Bristol Hotel near the Champs Elysees in Paris.
Besson could not be reached by Variety, but his legal representative confirmed that the French director “categorically denied all the accusations made against him.”
Rumors of sexual misconduct against Besson have been swirling since the emergence of the #MeToo movement. So far in France,...
The woman, who asked not to be identified, confirmed to Variety that she had filed the complaint, which was first reported by Europe 1.
Police have declined to comment. The actress told Variety that the incident, which she described as a “violent sexual assault,” happened two days ago, May 10, following a meeting with the maker of “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets“ at the Bristol Hotel near the Champs Elysees in Paris.
Besson could not be reached by Variety, but his legal representative confirmed that the French director “categorically denied all the accusations made against him.”
Rumors of sexual misconduct against Besson have been swirling since the emergence of the #MeToo movement. So far in France,...
- 5/19/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Colombian writer-director Jacques Toulemonde, best known for co-writing that country’s 2016 Oscar nominee “Embrace of the Serpent,” is in France at this week’s Canneseries Digital event to compete with his new short-form series “Camionero” at Canneseries Digital, a short-format web series strand.
Colombia’s Evidencia Films and Vivendi’s Studio Plus produced the series, which is a departure from Toulemonde’s more recent dramatic work. In addition the “Embrace” co-scribe, he also wrote and directed 2015’s “Anna,” his debut feature, which scored nominations at the Goya, Fenix and Platino awards.
“Camionero” follows Abelardo, a Colombian truck driver and recovering drug addict, as he makes one bad decision after another, all in hopes of throwing a quinceañera party for his daughter that will put all the other quinciñeras to shame.
As costs pile up, Abelardo is forced to take a job he had hoped never to do, driving a trailer...
Colombia’s Evidencia Films and Vivendi’s Studio Plus produced the series, which is a departure from Toulemonde’s more recent dramatic work. In addition the “Embrace” co-scribe, he also wrote and directed 2015’s “Anna,” his debut feature, which scored nominations at the Goya, Fenix and Platino awards.
“Camionero” follows Abelardo, a Colombian truck driver and recovering drug addict, as he makes one bad decision after another, all in hopes of throwing a quinceañera party for his daughter that will put all the other quinciñeras to shame.
As costs pile up, Abelardo is forced to take a job he had hoped never to do, driving a trailer...
- 4/7/2018
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
With only five more days until this year’s Oscar telecast the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has finally revealed it’s last set of presenters to join host Jimmy Kimmel on the Dolby Theater stage. And, as you’d expect, many of them are former winners with new films just around the corner.
Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill, Armie Hammer and more presenting at the 90th Academy Awards
Stars with upcoming projects to promote now include Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins Returns”), Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (“Ocean’s 8”), Dave Chappelle (“A Star is Born”), Eugenio Derbez (“Overboard”), Ansel Elgort (“The Goldfinch”), two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda (“Book Club”), two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster (“Hotel Artemis”), Eiza Gonzalez (“Alita: Battle Angel”), Ashley Judd (“A Dog’s Way Home”), Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (“Boy Erased”), Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey (“White Boy Rick”), Oscar winner Helen Mirren (“Anna”), Oscar winner Rita Moreno...
Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill, Armie Hammer and more presenting at the 90th Academy Awards
Stars with upcoming projects to promote now include Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins Returns”), Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (“Ocean’s 8”), Dave Chappelle (“A Star is Born”), Eugenio Derbez (“Overboard”), Ansel Elgort (“The Goldfinch”), two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda (“Book Club”), two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster (“Hotel Artemis”), Eiza Gonzalez (“Alita: Battle Angel”), Ashley Judd (“A Dog’s Way Home”), Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (“Boy Erased”), Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey (“White Boy Rick”), Oscar winner Helen Mirren (“Anna”), Oscar winner Rita Moreno...
- 2/27/2018
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Shoot has kicked off on UK forbidden love drama.
I, Anna director Barnaby Southcombe has started principal photography on Scarborough, starring Jodhi May, Jordan Bolger and Jessica Barden. Great Point Media, Southcombe’s Embargo Films and Poisson Rouge Pictures are producing; the four-week shoot kicked off on May 15 on location in Scarborough.
The film is adapted by Southcombe from Fiona Evans’ award-winning play, about two dangerously charged teacher-pupil relationships. The story unfolds over two weekends in the faded grandeur of seaside resort Scarborough.
Producer is Christopher Granier-Deferre (Gone Too Far!), with Chris Simon of Embargo and Jim Reeve of Great Point serving as executive producers.
Southcombe said: “This is a really important project for me, one I’ve been yearning to do ever since I first saw the play at the Royal Court. It dares to look at these people as humans not monsters, asking you for one brief moment not to pass judgment. I guarantee...
I, Anna director Barnaby Southcombe has started principal photography on Scarborough, starring Jodhi May, Jordan Bolger and Jessica Barden. Great Point Media, Southcombe’s Embargo Films and Poisson Rouge Pictures are producing; the four-week shoot kicked off on May 15 on location in Scarborough.
The film is adapted by Southcombe from Fiona Evans’ award-winning play, about two dangerously charged teacher-pupil relationships. The story unfolds over two weekends in the faded grandeur of seaside resort Scarborough.
Producer is Christopher Granier-Deferre (Gone Too Far!), with Chris Simon of Embargo and Jim Reeve of Great Point serving as executive producers.
Southcombe said: “This is a really important project for me, one I’ve been yearning to do ever since I first saw the play at the Royal Court. It dares to look at these people as humans not monsters, asking you for one brief moment not to pass judgment. I guarantee...
- 5/20/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Louisa Mellor Rob Leane Dec 20, 2016
Lee Mack’s Not Going Out will be back on the BBC in 2017, 2018 and 2019 - three new series are now on the way.
Back in August, the news broke that the BBC had renewed Lee Mack's excellent sitcom Not Going Out for its eighth series. Today, it's being reported by CultBox that the Beeb has decided to order series 9 and 10 as well.
See related The Science of Doctor Who review The Quest For Wonder: Robin Ince and Prof. Brian Cox web series trailer Robin Ince interview: science, Brian Cox and Jason Statham Den Of Geek’s Christmas 2016 UK TV and radio picks The Mighty Boosh: celebrating BBC Three originals
Series 8 will arrive in 2017, series 9 in 2018 and series 10 in 2019. That's music to our ears, and one heck of a display of confidence in Mack and co. from the powers that be.
CultBox's report also...
Lee Mack’s Not Going Out will be back on the BBC in 2017, 2018 and 2019 - three new series are now on the way.
Back in August, the news broke that the BBC had renewed Lee Mack's excellent sitcom Not Going Out for its eighth series. Today, it's being reported by CultBox that the Beeb has decided to order series 9 and 10 as well.
See related The Science of Doctor Who review The Quest For Wonder: Robin Ince and Prof. Brian Cox web series trailer Robin Ince interview: science, Brian Cox and Jason Statham Den Of Geek’s Christmas 2016 UK TV and radio picks The Mighty Boosh: celebrating BBC Three originals
Series 8 will arrive in 2017, series 9 in 2018 and series 10 in 2019. That's music to our ears, and one heck of a display of confidence in Mack and co. from the powers that be.
CultBox's report also...
- 8/24/2016
- Den of Geek
London-based genre festival to feature 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres.
Horror Channel FrightFest has unveiled the line-up for its upcoming 17th edition, taking place at its new home of the Vue Shepherd’s Bush from Aug 25-29.
Sean Brosnan’s revenge thriller My Father Die [pictured] receives its European premiere as the opening film, while the UK premiere of Sang-ho Yeon’s Cannes title Train To Busan closes this year’s festival.
In total, the 62-strong feature line-up includes 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres. Ivan Silvestrini’s Monolith, Tricia Lee’s creepy chiller Blood Hunters and Nick Jongerius’ gory The Windmill Massacre are among the world premieres.
Meanwhile, Adam Wingard’s eagerly anticipated The Woods will receive its European premiere in the Main Screen strand, playing alongside the likes of Stephen King adaptation Cell, Italian box office hit They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Cody Calahan’s Let Her Out.
Other Main Screen...
Horror Channel FrightFest has unveiled the line-up for its upcoming 17th edition, taking place at its new home of the Vue Shepherd’s Bush from Aug 25-29.
Sean Brosnan’s revenge thriller My Father Die [pictured] receives its European premiere as the opening film, while the UK premiere of Sang-ho Yeon’s Cannes title Train To Busan closes this year’s festival.
In total, the 62-strong feature line-up includes 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres. Ivan Silvestrini’s Monolith, Tricia Lee’s creepy chiller Blood Hunters and Nick Jongerius’ gory The Windmill Massacre are among the world premieres.
Meanwhile, Adam Wingard’s eagerly anticipated The Woods will receive its European premiere in the Main Screen strand, playing alongside the likes of Stephen King adaptation Cell, Italian box office hit They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Cody Calahan’s Let Her Out.
Other Main Screen...
- 7/1/2016
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Lifetime have announced a Sunday March 13th premiere date for the acclaimed and dark BBC mini-series adaptation of arguably the most influential and best-selling mystery novel of all time - Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None".
Charles Dance, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Aidan Turner, Toby Stephens, Noah Taylor, Maeve Dermody, Douglas Booth, Burn Gorman and Anna-Maxwell Martin star in the story of eight guests invited to a remote island manor at the behest of a mysterious Mr. U. N. Owen. All of them, and the two servants on the island, have a guilty secret and soon each gets knocked off one by one - the survivors turning on each other as their number dwindles.
Originally released as three one-hour episodes in the U.K., Lifetime is airing the work instead in two telemovie-length parts on that day and the next night (Monday March 14th). There's also a new trailer for the U.
Charles Dance, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Aidan Turner, Toby Stephens, Noah Taylor, Maeve Dermody, Douglas Booth, Burn Gorman and Anna-Maxwell Martin star in the story of eight guests invited to a remote island manor at the behest of a mysterious Mr. U. N. Owen. All of them, and the two servants on the island, have a guilty secret and soon each gets knocked off one by one - the survivors turning on each other as their number dwindles.
Originally released as three one-hour episodes in the U.K., Lifetime is airing the work instead in two telemovie-length parts on that day and the next night (Monday March 14th). There's also a new trailer for the U.
- 3/3/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
From thrillers to sci-fi to horror, here's our pick of 20 films from 1986 that surely deserve a bit more love...
A fascinating year for film, 1986. It was a time when a glossy, expensive movie about handsome men in planes could dominate the box-office, sure (that would be Top Gun). But it was also a year when Oliver Stone went off with just $6m and came back with Platoon, one of the biggest hits of the year both financially and in terms of accolades. It was also a period when the British movie industry was briefly back on its feet, resulting in a new golden age of great films - one or two of them are even on this list.
As ever, there were certain films that, despite their entertainment value or genuine brilliance in terms of movie making, somehow managed to slip through the net. So to redress the balance a little,...
A fascinating year for film, 1986. It was a time when a glossy, expensive movie about handsome men in planes could dominate the box-office, sure (that would be Top Gun). But it was also a year when Oliver Stone went off with just $6m and came back with Platoon, one of the biggest hits of the year both financially and in terms of accolades. It was also a period when the British movie industry was briefly back on its feet, resulting in a new golden age of great films - one or two of them are even on this list.
As ever, there were certain films that, despite their entertainment value or genuine brilliance in terms of movie making, somehow managed to slip through the net. So to redress the balance a little,...
- 8/26/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Gillian Anderson and Jim Broadbent have joined the cast of War and Peace.
The BBC's upcoming epic adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy novel has begun principle photography in Russia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The Fall's Gillian Anderson will play Anna Pavlovna, while Broadbent will star as Prince Bolkonsky.
Also joining the cast are Rebecca Front as Anna Mikhaylovna, Kenneth Cranham as Uncle Mikhail, Aneurin Barnard as Boris, Tuppence Middleton as Helene, Callum Turner as Anatole and Jessie Buckley as Prince Marya.
Finally, Brian Cox will appear as General Kutuzov, while Ken Stott will star as Bazdeev.
They join the previously announced cast including Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton, Stephen Rea, Ade Edmondson and Greta Scacchi.
Tom Harper will direct the six-episode series, from a script by Andrew Davies. It is a co-production between The Weinstein Company and the BBC.
Set in 1805 during Alexander I's reign, War and Peace follows five...
The BBC's upcoming epic adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy novel has begun principle photography in Russia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The Fall's Gillian Anderson will play Anna Pavlovna, while Broadbent will star as Prince Bolkonsky.
Also joining the cast are Rebecca Front as Anna Mikhaylovna, Kenneth Cranham as Uncle Mikhail, Aneurin Barnard as Boris, Tuppence Middleton as Helene, Callum Turner as Anatole and Jessie Buckley as Prince Marya.
Finally, Brian Cox will appear as General Kutuzov, while Ken Stott will star as Bazdeev.
They join the previously announced cast including Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton, Stephen Rea, Ade Edmondson and Greta Scacchi.
Tom Harper will direct the six-episode series, from a script by Andrew Davies. It is a co-production between The Weinstein Company and the BBC.
Set in 1805 during Alexander I's reign, War and Peace follows five...
- 2/24/2015
- Digital Spy
We're back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today's feature includes release details for seasons 1 and 2 of Bad Timing, a look at a new poster from Chopping Block, a Hooked Up red band trailer, a Q&A with the director of The Burning Dead, and much more:
New Poster Released for Chopping Block: "Five kidnappers find themselves in a bloody situation in the brand new poster for the upcoming slasher comedy Chopping Block!
Chopping Block follows a group of recently fired corporate workers out of work and out of luck. Desperate times call for desperate measures as they decide to kidnap their ex-boss’s daughter for a much needed ransom. Things take a bloody turn when the boss’s daughter just happens to be the only survivor of the masked psychopath "Sadie Grace". Hilarity and bloodshed ensue when Sadie...
New Poster Released for Chopping Block: "Five kidnappers find themselves in a bloody situation in the brand new poster for the upcoming slasher comedy Chopping Block!
Chopping Block follows a group of recently fired corporate workers out of work and out of luck. Desperate times call for desperate measures as they decide to kidnap their ex-boss’s daughter for a much needed ransom. Things take a bloody turn when the boss’s daughter just happens to be the only survivor of the masked psychopath "Sadie Grace". Hilarity and bloodshed ensue when Sadie...
- 2/22/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details on Amnesiac, The Atticus Institute, and Alien Outpost, multiple trailers, premiere details for Head, and a Q&A with the founder of The Philip K. Dick Film Festival:
Amnesiac Distribution and Release Details: “Amnesiac tells the story of a man (Wes Bentley) who wakes up in bed suffering from memory loss after being in an accident, only to begin to suspect that his wife (Kate Bosworth) may not be his real wife. The web of lies and deceit deepen inside the house where he soon finds himself a prisoner.
XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the psychological thriller Amnesiac starring Kate Bosworth (Still Alice, Superman Returns) and Wes Bentley (The Hunger Games series, Interstellar). XLrator Media will release the film in Summer 2015 on its acclaimed “Macabre” genre label.
Amnesiac Distribution and Release Details: “Amnesiac tells the story of a man (Wes Bentley) who wakes up in bed suffering from memory loss after being in an accident, only to begin to suspect that his wife (Kate Bosworth) may not be his real wife. The web of lies and deceit deepen inside the house where he soon finds himself a prisoner.
XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the psychological thriller Amnesiac starring Kate Bosworth (Still Alice, Superman Returns) and Wes Bentley (The Hunger Games series, Interstellar). XLrator Media will release the film in Summer 2015 on its acclaimed “Macabre” genre label.
- 1/11/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
This is far more a suspense thriller than a horror film but Anna is 100percent engaging just the same. Its easy to find yourself totally wrapped up in a magnetic narrative loaded with enough twists to keep viewers guessing time and again. It may seem that this one is rather predictable but thats an initial belief that is pretty much wiped away by the time weve made it into the third act. The conclusion offers a couple looks most will not see coming. The unpredictability of the pic is damn refreshing especially since writers Guy Holmes and Martha Holmes are slick enough to make us believe we know exactly whats going on when in truth were relatively far off.
- 9/16/2014
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Fury (David Ayer)
[via the BFI]
The programme for the 58th BFI London Film Festival launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. The lineup includes highly anticipated fall titles including David Ayer’s Fury, Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher, the Sundance smash Whiplash, Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye to Language 3D, The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner, Jason Reitman’s Men, Women and Children and Jean-Marc Vallee’s Wild.
As Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals, it introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience, offering a compelling combination of red carpet glamour, engaged audiences and vibrant exchange. The Festival provides an essential profiling opportunity for films seeking global success at the start of the Awards season, promotes the careers of British and...
[via the BFI]
The programme for the 58th BFI London Film Festival launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. The lineup includes highly anticipated fall titles including David Ayer’s Fury, Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher, the Sundance smash Whiplash, Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye to Language 3D, The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner, Jason Reitman’s Men, Women and Children and Jean-Marc Vallee’s Wild.
As Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals, it introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience, offering a compelling combination of red carpet glamour, engaged audiences and vibrant exchange. The Festival provides an essential profiling opportunity for films seeking global success at the start of the Awards season, promotes the careers of British and...
- 9/3/2014
- by John
- SoundOnSight
As we look in the rearview mirror of the summer blockbusters, September heralds the start of the fall movie season. Filled with Hollywood heavyweights and A-listers, here’s our Big list of the most anticipated movies coming to cinemas this autumn and during the holidays.
Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.
Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.
We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.
Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...
Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.
Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.
We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.
Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...
- 8/29/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Not a lot to say in the pre-amble to this week’s selection of titles. Should probably apologise for the negativity in advance because a lot of the below is dreck this week across any content provider apart from the occasional bright spot and a new Netflix exclusive. Hopefully you will be able to at least find something worth a look that floats your boat.
This week’s titles of note are as follows:
Gravity (2013)
There really isn’t anymore praise that I can heap on Alfonso Cuaron’s outer space thrill ride that hasn’t been heaped upon it already. Upon repeat viewing what impresses more and more is the technical marvel that this film represents with Gravity being a massive leap forward in the use of virtual sets as well as animation that looks like real people.
There are apparently whole entire scenes here featuring Sandra Bullock and...
This week’s titles of note are as follows:
Gravity (2013)
There really isn’t anymore praise that I can heap on Alfonso Cuaron’s outer space thrill ride that hasn’t been heaped upon it already. Upon repeat viewing what impresses more and more is the technical marvel that this film represents with Gravity being a massive leap forward in the use of virtual sets as well as animation that looks like real people.
There are apparently whole entire scenes here featuring Sandra Bullock and...
- 8/26/2014
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jorge Dorado's brain-twisting horror-thriller Mindscape lands on UK DVD and Blu-ray this August 25 courtesy of Studiocanal, and to get you in the mood for some memory-scouring detective work, we have an exclusive clip for you to feast your eyes on.
Synopsis
Mark Strong, in his first leading role in a feature film, plays John, a mind detective paid to enter people’s memories and uncover the reality behind their alleged crimes. But what will he make of his new assignment, the brilliant but troubled teenager Anna (Taissa Farmiga)?
As John enters her mind and becomes more involved in her sometimes brutal memories, he must decide if she is indeed the victim of unspeakable trauma or a very clever and manipulative sociopath. Produced by Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, Unknown, Non-Stop), Mindscape is a suspenseful horror with a fantastic twist...
The British cast also includes Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) and Luther...
Synopsis
Mark Strong, in his first leading role in a feature film, plays John, a mind detective paid to enter people’s memories and uncover the reality behind their alleged crimes. But what will he make of his new assignment, the brilliant but troubled teenager Anna (Taissa Farmiga)?
As John enters her mind and becomes more involved in her sometimes brutal memories, he must decide if she is indeed the victim of unspeakable trauma or a very clever and manipulative sociopath. Produced by Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, Unknown, Non-Stop), Mindscape is a suspenseful horror with a fantastic twist...
The British cast also includes Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) and Luther...
- 8/18/2014
- by Gareth Jones
- DreadCentral.com
Some things are just different in the UK. Cigarettes are called fags, apartments are called flats, and apparently Anna, as it is known here in the States, is called by its original title of Mindscape. Check out the new trailer from across the pond.
The flick will be coming to UK DVD 25th August.
Synopsis
Mark Strong, in his first leading role in a feature film, plays John, a mind detective paid to enter people’s memories and uncover the reality behind their alleged crimes.
But what will he make of his new assignment, the brilliant but troubled teenager Anna, played with effortless panache by one of America's best upcoming talents - "American Horror Story's" Taissa Farmiga? As John enters her mind and becomes more involved in her sometimes brutal memories, he must decide if she is indeed the victim of unspeakable trauma or a very clever and manipulative sociopath.
The flick will be coming to UK DVD 25th August.
Synopsis
Mark Strong, in his first leading role in a feature film, plays John, a mind detective paid to enter people’s memories and uncover the reality behind their alleged crimes.
But what will he make of his new assignment, the brilliant but troubled teenager Anna, played with effortless panache by one of America's best upcoming talents - "American Horror Story's" Taissa Farmiga? As John enters her mind and becomes more involved in her sometimes brutal memories, he must decide if she is indeed the victim of unspeakable trauma or a very clever and manipulative sociopath.
- 8/15/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Welcome back to This Week In Discs! If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. Phantom of the Paradise Winslow Leach (William Finley) is a musician and songwriter hoping to make it big, but his efforts to get his work noticed by the infamous producer and personality, Swan (Paul Williams), results in trouble. Swan hears, loves, and steals Winslow’s music leaving the artist deranged and badly burned in the process, but Winslow returns behind a mask to wreak havoc on the man’s hot new club. Toss in a thief of another kind, a dame named Phoenix (Jessica Harper) who steals Winslow’s heart, and the stage is set for tragedy. It’s Phantom of the Opera meets Faust, part comedy and part musical, and it had to have been clear from the outset that it was not going to find a home with general audiences. It...
- 8/5/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Who of our modern filmmakers will justify lavish, career-spanning box sets in the next generation (presuming there is such a thing and we’re not 100% digital)? We’ve seen Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, and Alfred Hitchcock sets in recent years but who will get the same treatment in ten or twenty years?
One man who I’d love to see dissected from first film to last is the essential Spike Lee. He has had an undeniably spotty career with films both considered masterpieces and complete failures. But Spike is always working, always trying something new, always willing to challenge himself and the viewer. Did his “Oldboy” remake work? No. He picks himself up, dusts himself off, and gets back to it. Spike has been everywhere lately, promoting and discussing the 25th anniversary of his masterpiece, “Do the Right Thing,” and so someone figured it was a good time to release...
One man who I’d love to see dissected from first film to last is the essential Spike Lee. He has had an undeniably spotty career with films both considered masterpieces and complete failures. But Spike is always working, always trying something new, always willing to challenge himself and the viewer. Did his “Oldboy” remake work? No. He picks himself up, dusts himself off, and gets back to it. Spike has been everywhere lately, promoting and discussing the 25th anniversary of his masterpiece, “Do the Right Thing,” and so someone figured it was a good time to release...
- 7/4/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Lost Episode Festival Toronto, or Left, is prepping for a weekend of thrills, horror and debauchery on July 5 and 6. The festival takes place at the famed Bloor Hot Docs Cinema in downtown Toronto. The fest will be hosting the Canadian theatrical premieres of Jorge Dorado's thriller Anna, starring American Horror Story's Taissa Farmiga and Brian Cox, and Mark Hartley's Patrick, starring You're Next's Sharni Vinson. There will also be short film programs and the midnight program will feature a burlesque show by Nerd Girl Burlesque. The Lost Episode Festival Toronto (Left) announced today the programme of feature films, short films, live burlesque, and the 50 Hour Film Competition awards show, 5-6 July at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. Tickets are now available online here,...
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- 6/20/2014
- Screen Anarchy
A woman alone at home hears a noise in the other room and goes to investigate. She finds a window open that she thought she had closed and soon discovers why — an intruder is in the house and armed with a knife and malicious intent. But as she’s races in fear from one room to the next another man becomes visible to us while she runs right past him. What the what? John Washington (Mark Strong) is a memory detective. With a combination of hand-holding and a little bit of coaxing he can enter a person’s memories, whether they be formative or traumatic, and while he can’t interact with them his observations reveal information that can be used later in therapy or criminal trials. It’s a good gig if you can get it, but John is forced onto sabbatical after his latest trip down someone else’s memory lane finds his own recollections...
- 6/12/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Last year Taissa Farmiga (debatably) played a sociopath in Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring." Her mental state is once again questioned in "Anna," a dark thriller co-starring Mark Strong. Until you see it, check out this seductive music video for "Say Goodbye," a track that appears in the film. Read More: Taissa Farmiga On Stepping Into the Spotlight for 'Anna' and Turning to Her Sister, Vera, for Career AdviceSung by Natalia Safran, "Say Goodbye" is a sultry, Bond-like tune that definitely suits "Anna's" mood. The music video shows scenes from the Jorge Dorado-directed film, which is about a man who is able to enter people's memories and is hired to determine whether or not a young girl is a sociopath or a victim of trauma. Anna" was released in theaters on June 6. It's also now available to view on video-on-demand platforms.
- 6/10/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
These days, the number of indies premiering on a weekly basis can be both thrilling and intimidating. To help sift through the number of new releases (independent or otherwise), we've created the Weekly Film Guide. Below you'll find basic plot, personnel and cinema information for today's fresh offerings. Happy viewing! Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, June 6th. (Synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.) Anna Director: Jorge Dorado Cast: Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox, Indira Varma, Noah Taylor Synopsis: "A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma." Theatrical Release: Los Angeles Burning Blue Director: D.M.W. Greer Cast: Trent Ford, Tammy Blanchard, Morgan Spector, Rob Mayes, William Lee Scott, Cotter Smith, Michael Cumpsty, Michael Sirow, Mark Doherty, Chris.
- 6/6/2014
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
This weekend, a powerful genre battles a powerful movie star as the Ya sensation The Fault in Our Stars opens against Tom Cruise’s sci-fi action flick Edge of Tomorrow. But who will prevail — especially when Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent is still lurking in the background?
Here’s how things might play out.
1. The Fault in Our Stars — $40 million
Sorry, Tom, but initial tracking suggests that the army of John Green fans (and some probably wondering what all the hype is about) will bump Fox’s $12 million pic to the No. 1 spot. Starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars...
Here’s how things might play out.
1. The Fault in Our Stars — $40 million
Sorry, Tom, but initial tracking suggests that the army of John Green fans (and some probably wondering what all the hype is about) will bump Fox’s $12 million pic to the No. 1 spot. Starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars...
- 6/5/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Few things are as certain to make Oscar voters prick up their ears as films which tell true tales of wartime heroism. So, this fall, one movie that almost everyone agrees will be a force to be reckoned with on the awards circuit is The Imitation Game, which focuses on British mathematician Alan Turing, who worked to unravel Nazi codes during World War II and was later prosecuted for the then-illegal act of homosexuality. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Turing, and everything that’s emerged about the film thus far paints it as a must-see. Now, our first look at the Sherlock actor in the title role has arrived.
The two images come courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, which recently spoke with Cumberbatch about the film. Of Turing, the actor said, “He’s an exceptional man,” adding that, “I hope this film does justice to this unsung hero.”
It’s true that...
The two images come courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, which recently spoke with Cumberbatch about the film. Of Turing, the actor said, “He’s an exceptional man,” adding that, “I hope this film does justice to this unsung hero.”
It’s true that...
- 6/5/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Generally speaking, thriller/horror movies centered on kids usually prescribe to the idea that the kid is either possessed by demons or is the devil reborn and everything about the marketing for Jorge Dorado's English language debut screams typical but truth is that Anna refuses to fit into the mold.
Written by Guy and Martha Holmes, Anna stars Taissa Farmiga as the titular character, a troubled teenage girl whose parents are preparing to institutionalize her because of her erratic behaviour. As a last ditch effort to avoid locking up her daughter in the loony bin, Michelle (Saskia Reeves) hires a new breed of help: mind detectives, individuals with heightened Esp abilities who, with a bit of help, can enter individual's minds and sift through their memories.
John (Mar [Continued ...]...
Written by Guy and Martha Holmes, Anna stars Taissa Farmiga as the titular character, a troubled teenage girl whose parents are preparing to institutionalize her because of her erratic behaviour. As a last ditch effort to avoid locking up her daughter in the loony bin, Michelle (Saskia Reeves) hires a new breed of help: mind detectives, individuals with heightened Esp abilities who, with a bit of help, can enter individual's minds and sift through their memories.
John (Mar [Continued ...]...
- 6/4/2014
- QuietEarth.us
Every year, Hollywood churns out a handful of supernatural thrillers about precocious, haunted children who may or may not be homicidal, and the mind games they play on adult psychologists, detectives, and the like.
The suspense in these films lies in whether these supposed juvenile offenders are victims of parental or institutional abuse, innately insane, or just gifted at making outlandish shit up. The audience's only clues in solving this dilemma tend to be muddled, flashy, echoey, clanging flashbacks, which abruptly end just when they're starting to make sense.
The films' success depends on you caring about these smart-alecky, never particularly likable little prodigies. So it's not high praise to say that Anna, the debut film of Jorge Dorado, is a slightly above-av...
The suspense in these films lies in whether these supposed juvenile offenders are victims of parental or institutional abuse, innately insane, or just gifted at making outlandish shit up. The audience's only clues in solving this dilemma tend to be muddled, flashy, echoey, clanging flashbacks, which abruptly end just when they're starting to make sense.
The films' success depends on you caring about these smart-alecky, never particularly likable little prodigies. So it's not high praise to say that Anna, the debut film of Jorge Dorado, is a slightly above-av...
- 6/4/2014
- Village Voice
Jorge Dorado’s Anna, previously known as Mindscape, has drawn unfavorable comparisons to Christopher Nolan’s Inception, due to the fact that both films involve a man peering inside the minds and memories of others to uncover long-hidden secrets. However, if you’re interested in checking out this thriller, the absolute best thing you could do for yourself would be to get that comparison out of your head. Anna is nowhere near as creative, original or exciting as that now-classic mind-bender. It’s not even on the same level. Instead, Anna is a much smaller-scale affair, content to deliver passable thrills and predictable twists while giving its two leads, Mark Strong and Taissa Farmiga, plenty of time to shine.
If that sounds like a critique, it is and it isn’t (cue Inception foghorn). Though Anna doesn’t bring much of anything to the table – and many will fault it for that,...
If that sounds like a critique, it is and it isn’t (cue Inception foghorn). Though Anna doesn’t bring much of anything to the table – and many will fault it for that,...
- 6/3/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
It is no spoiler to say that actor Noah Taylor pops up in a key role late in the adequate-at-best, occasionally involving thriller “Anna.” Like all of the appearances of the rail-thin “Shine” star, it is a welcome one; look no further than his recent work on “Game of Thrones” or his wonderfully obnoxious supporting role in Richard Ayoade’s 2014 masterpiece “The Double.” What is particularly fascinating about Taylor’s appearance in “Anna,” however, is that it underscores how a film like this one could be better. Mark Strong, the dependably intense villain in so many films of the last decade—“Sherlock Holmes,” “John Carter,” “Green Lantern,” “Kick-Ass”—is the lead in “Anna,” and while he gives a fine performance, as usual, the role of a “memory detective” haunted by the death of his wife would have been infinitely more interesting if played by…someone like Noah Taylor. And that...
- 6/3/2014
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Playlist
It is no spoiler to say that actor Noah Taylor pops up in a key role late in the adequate-at-best, occasionally involving thriller “Anna.” Like all of the appearances of the rail-thin “Shine” star, it is a welcome one; look no further than his recent work on “Game of Thrones” or his wonderfully obnoxious supporting role in Richard Ayoade’s 2014 masterpiece “The Double.” What is particularly fascinating about Taylor’s appearance in “Anna,” however, is that it underscores how a film like this one could be better. Mark Strong, the dependably intense villain in so many films of the last decade—“Sherlock Holmes,” “John Carter,” “Green Lantern,” “Kick-Ass”—is the lead in “Anna,” and while he gives a fine performance, as usual, the role of a “memory detective” haunted by the death of his wife would have been infinitely more interesting if played by…someone like Noah Taylor. And that...
- 6/3/2014
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Playlist
On tap right now is an exclusive clip from Anna (formerly Mindscape) from producer Jaume Collet-Serra. Turn up the volume on your computer, focus your eyes, and stick it straight in your ear! It's like brain candy only quieter.
On VOD and in theaters on June 6th via Vertical Entertainment, the film stars Mark Strong, “American Horror Story’s” Taissa Farmiga, and Brian Cox.
Synopsis
John (Strong) is a recently widowed man with the ability to enter people's memories. In the past John used his abilities to solve criminal cases, but after a stroke during a session gone wrong that left him incapacitated and financially broken, he is but a shell of his former self.
Desperate for an assignment, John asks his superior, Sebastian, for a new job. The case he receives is that of a troubled girl, Anna (Farmiga), who has begun a hunger strike. While the parameters of the job seem quite simple,...
On VOD and in theaters on June 6th via Vertical Entertainment, the film stars Mark Strong, “American Horror Story’s” Taissa Farmiga, and Brian Cox.
Synopsis
John (Strong) is a recently widowed man with the ability to enter people's memories. In the past John used his abilities to solve criminal cases, but after a stroke during a session gone wrong that left him incapacitated and financially broken, he is but a shell of his former self.
Desperate for an assignment, John asks his superior, Sebastian, for a new job. The case he receives is that of a troubled girl, Anna (Farmiga), who has begun a hunger strike. While the parameters of the job seem quite simple,...
- 5/21/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
What's the line between sanity and insanity and who's equipped to determine the boundaries? That question seems to lie at the center of the upcoming thriller "Anna," and one man with some unique abilities will try to unravel a particular mystery with his unique gifts. Produced by Jaume Collet-Serra ("Non-Stop," "Orphan"), directed by Jorge Dorado and starring Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga and Brian Cox, the story follows detective John Washington, who has the special ability to enter people’s minds and memories. And those are put to the test when he takes on the case of a troubled teenage girl named Anna, who is accused of an attempted triple homicide. And in this exclusive clip, we see what John is up against, a suspect who herself has an intriguing way of looking at things. "Anna" opens in theaters on June 6th. Watch below.
- 5/16/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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