When playwright-turned-filmmaker Martin McDonagh first conceived of his dark comedy “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” in which Frances McDormand plays a woman seeking justice for the rape and murder of her teen daughter, he had no idea the movie would come out in an environment rattled by tales of sexual assault by powerful men. Now, McDormand’s expletive-spewing avenger epitomizes the angry feminist reckoning leading up to its release. “I think it’s a great film to be put out in this climate,” the 47-year-old British-Irish director said over coffee in New York. “But it’s not about just rage and pain. It moves on to a more hopeful, human place.”
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The topicality was pure coincidence, but McDonagh will take it. In the weeks following the “Three Billboards” premiere...
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- 11/7/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (Ajff) has revealed its Opening Night and Closing Night films to be included in the 2017 lineup of this year’s edition, which returns for another expansive 23 days from Tuesday, January 24 through Wednesday, February 15.
Starting off the festival on January 24 is WWII drama “Alone in Berlin,” starring Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson. Closing out the festival on February 15 will be “The Women’s Balcony,” which was nominated for five Israeli Academy Awards. In addition to Opening and Closing Nights, Ajff has announced that the romantic comedy “Family Commitments” will screen for its Young Professionals Night, presented by Access, a special event aimed at younger audiences.
The full lineup of 75 feature-length and short films from around the globe along with the official...
Lineup Announcements
– The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (Ajff) has revealed its Opening Night and Closing Night films to be included in the 2017 lineup of this year’s edition, which returns for another expansive 23 days from Tuesday, January 24 through Wednesday, February 15.
Starting off the festival on January 24 is WWII drama “Alone in Berlin,” starring Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson. Closing out the festival on February 15 will be “The Women’s Balcony,” which was nominated for five Israeli Academy Awards. In addition to Opening and Closing Nights, Ajff has announced that the romantic comedy “Family Commitments” will screen for its Young Professionals Night, presented by Access, a special event aimed at younger audiences.
The full lineup of 75 feature-length and short films from around the globe along with the official...
- 12/22/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
“Clerks” has inspired legions of loyal fans in its 22 years of existence, few of them more devoted than Christopher Downie. The 31-year-old filmmaker is set to make his debut feature with “Shooting Clerks,” a film about — you guessed it — the making of Kevin Smith’s debut feature. Featuring several original cast members and the same grainy, black-and-white look, the docu-fiction hybrid is set to make its premiere next month. Watch its first trailer below.
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Taking a vaguely self-reflexive approach that blends aspects of Smith’s filmography with the more factual behind-the-scenes elements, Downie’s movie counts “Clerks” principals Brian O’Halloran, Marilyn Ghigliotti and Smith himself among its cast. (At 105 minutes, it’s also 15 minutes longer than its source material.)
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Read More: Kevin Smith on the Future: Why He Wants to Release Other People’s Films and How He Cracked the Self-Distribution Game
Taking a vaguely self-reflexive approach that blends aspects of Smith’s filmography with the more factual behind-the-scenes elements, Downie’s movie counts “Clerks” principals Brian O’Halloran, Marilyn Ghigliotti and Smith himself among its cast. (At 105 minutes, it’s also 15 minutes longer than its source material.)
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- 9/21/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
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