Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.
Today we talk about the best Chris – Chris Pine of course! Our B-Sides include Small Town Saturday Night, People Like Us, The Finest Hours, Outlaw King, All The Old Knives, and Poolman. It’s a packed episode! And it’s just Conor and I, ripping it up like the old days.
A lot of the conversation revolves around how charming Pine is. There’s also discussion of that underwhelming ending of The Finest Hours, what about Small Town Saturday Night resonates with young filmmakers, the brave opening of Outlaw King, the old-fashioned crackle of All The Old Knives (and that incredible restaurant location), and the lackluster direction of People Like Us.
Questions are asked such as: Is...
Today we talk about the best Chris – Chris Pine of course! Our B-Sides include Small Town Saturday Night, People Like Us, The Finest Hours, Outlaw King, All The Old Knives, and Poolman. It’s a packed episode! And it’s just Conor and I, ripping it up like the old days.
A lot of the conversation revolves around how charming Pine is. There’s also discussion of that underwhelming ending of The Finest Hours, what about Small Town Saturday Night resonates with young filmmakers, the brave opening of Outlaw King, the old-fashioned crackle of All The Old Knives (and that incredible restaurant location), and the lackluster direction of People Like Us.
Questions are asked such as: Is...
- 7/12/2024
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
After the tremendous success of season 1 of Wednesday, Jenna Ortega is all set to reprise her iconic titular role for the second season. But this second season seems to be a bit more special because, besides Ortega’s return, some new actors will also join the cast. This includes Thandiwe Newton, the actress renowned for playing the role of Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2.
Wednesday is being renewed for season 2.
According to the latest reports, Newton is the most recent actor cast in season 2 of the spooky Netflix series. And since this piece of news — which comes after reports of Steve Buscemi’s casting in the show — hasn’t specified what character she would portray, the actress has gotten under massive speculation among fans on just what role she could be playing in the saga.
After Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton Joins Wednesday S2 Cast
While news of Jenna Ortega...
Wednesday is being renewed for season 2.
According to the latest reports, Newton is the most recent actor cast in season 2 of the spooky Netflix series. And since this piece of news — which comes after reports of Steve Buscemi’s casting in the show — hasn’t specified what character she would portray, the actress has gotten under massive speculation among fans on just what role she could be playing in the saga.
After Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton Joins Wednesday S2 Cast
While news of Jenna Ortega...
- 4/24/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Season 2 of the hit Netflix Addams Family series Wednesday is expected to start filming in Ireland (season 1 was shot in Romania) by the end of this month, and some new cast members are joining in on the fun this time around. Last week, we learned that Steve Buscemi (Fargo) has been cast as the new principal of Nevermore Academy, and now Variety reports that Thandiwe Newton has signed on to play an unspecified role.
Newton’s previous credits include Westworld, All the Old Knives, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue, The Slap, Vanishing on 7th Street, 2012, ER, W., Norbit, The Pursuit of Happyness, Crash, The Chronicles of Riddick, Mission: Impossible II, Beloved, Jefferson in Paris, Interview with the Vampire, and Flirting, among many others.
The first season of Wednesday consisted of eight episodes. The show comes to us from Millar Gough Ink, Tim Burton Productions, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television,...
Newton’s previous credits include Westworld, All the Old Knives, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue, The Slap, Vanishing on 7th Street, 2012, ER, W., Norbit, The Pursuit of Happyness, Crash, The Chronicles of Riddick, Mission: Impossible II, Beloved, Jefferson in Paris, Interview with the Vampire, and Flirting, among many others.
The first season of Wednesday consisted of eight episodes. The show comes to us from Millar Gough Ink, Tim Burton Productions, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Ian McShane, Nora Arnezeder, Oscar Coleman, Adam Nagaitis, Fanny Ardent, Thomas Kretschmann | Written by Nacho Faerna | Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego
American Star is the latest film from Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego whose output has ranged from Apollo 18 and Open Grave to Backdraft 2, a 28-year later Dtv sequel to the 1991 hit. Here he and writer Nacho Faerna are presenting a variation on a well-worn theme, the criminal who’s about to pull off their last job before retiring.
In this case, the criminal is a hitman named Wilson who has come to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to perform what should be an easy assignment. But complications ensue right from the start, when he drives out to the unnamed target’s secluded house, he’s not there. Someone does arrive, but it’s a young woman, not the man he was expecting. Wilson bides his time, then slips out unseen,...
American Star is the latest film from Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego whose output has ranged from Apollo 18 and Open Grave to Backdraft 2, a 28-year later Dtv sequel to the 1991 hit. Here he and writer Nacho Faerna are presenting a variation on a well-worn theme, the criminal who’s about to pull off their last job before retiring.
In this case, the criminal is a hitman named Wilson who has come to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to perform what should be an easy assignment. But complications ensue right from the start, when he drives out to the unnamed target’s secluded house, he’s not there. Someone does arrive, but it’s a young woman, not the man he was expecting. Wilson bides his time, then slips out unseen,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Hasbro is launching a new division called Hasbro Entertainment, which will unify the company’s film, television, animation, and digital media businesses.
Olivier Dumont will serve as president of Hasbro Entertainment, while Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano will serve as the head of film and head of television, respectively. All three are joining Hasbro Entertainment from eOne, which Hasbro recently sold to Lionsgate.
“We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter, building upon our rich heritage of storytelling to continue delighting audiences across generations,” Dumont said. “Gabe, Zev, and I look forward to working with the industry’s best creative talent, studios, and distribution platforms to push the envelope with innovative storytelling that will let fans engage with their favorite brands like never before, while also building exciting new worlds and the next wave of Hasbro franchises for a growing audience.”
Dumont most recently served as president of family brands for eOne.
Olivier Dumont will serve as president of Hasbro Entertainment, while Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano will serve as the head of film and head of television, respectively. All three are joining Hasbro Entertainment from eOne, which Hasbro recently sold to Lionsgate.
“We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter, building upon our rich heritage of storytelling to continue delighting audiences across generations,” Dumont said. “Gabe, Zev, and I look forward to working with the industry’s best creative talent, studios, and distribution platforms to push the envelope with innovative storytelling that will let fans engage with their favorite brands like never before, while also building exciting new worlds and the next wave of Hasbro franchises for a growing audience.”
Dumont most recently served as president of family brands for eOne.
- 8/16/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
eOne executives Olivier Dumont, Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano will lead Hasbro Entertainment, a new division that will develop television and film content around the toy and game company’s most valuable brands.
Dumont will serve as the division’s president, while Foreman and Marano will become its heads of film and television, respectively. Foreman and Marano were primarily focused on Hasbro IP projects while at eOne and will continue this work in their new expanded roles directly for Hasbro Entertainment.
“We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter, building upon our rich heritage of storytelling to continue delighting audiences across generations,” Dumont said in a statement obtained by TheWrap. “Gabe, Zev and I look forward to working with the industry’s best creative talent, studios and distribution platforms to push the envelope with innovative storytelling that will let fans engage with their favorite brands like never before, while...
Dumont will serve as the division’s president, while Foreman and Marano will become its heads of film and television, respectively. Foreman and Marano were primarily focused on Hasbro IP projects while at eOne and will continue this work in their new expanded roles directly for Hasbro Entertainment.
“We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter, building upon our rich heritage of storytelling to continue delighting audiences across generations,” Dumont said in a statement obtained by TheWrap. “Gabe, Zev and I look forward to working with the industry’s best creative talent, studios and distribution platforms to push the envelope with innovative storytelling that will let fans engage with their favorite brands like never before, while...
- 8/16/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Lionsgate and Fifth Season have come together for the first time on what should be a hot Cannes package, lining up an all-star cast of established talent and fast-rising names for the upcoming suspense thriller Anniversary.
Diane Lane (Man of Steel, Feud: Capote’s Women), Kyle Chandler (The Wolf of Wall Street), Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale), Zoey Deutch (Not Ok, Juror #2), Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton, Fair Play) Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Bad Sisters) are set to star in the feature, which Lionsgate will be launching in the Marche du Film.
Jan Komasa, the Polish director who landed an Oscar nomination for his drama Corpus Christi and also helmed The Hater, directs from a screenplay by Lori Rosene-Gambino, based on an original story by Komasa and Rosene-Gambino. The film will be produced by Nick Wechsler (Magic Mike trilogy, The Magic Mike trilogy,...
Diane Lane (Man of Steel, Feud: Capote’s Women), Kyle Chandler (The Wolf of Wall Street), Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale), Zoey Deutch (Not Ok, Juror #2), Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton, Fair Play) Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Bad Sisters) are set to star in the feature, which Lionsgate will be launching in the Marche du Film.
Jan Komasa, the Polish director who landed an Oscar nomination for his drama Corpus Christi and also helmed The Hater, directs from a screenplay by Lori Rosene-Gambino, based on an original story by Komasa and Rosene-Gambino. The film will be produced by Nick Wechsler (Magic Mike trilogy, The Magic Mike trilogy,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix and Disney+ have ads, but Amazon has another idea.
Amazon Studios will soon license its original shows and movies to third-party platforms. The newly formed Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, announced on Monday, will license out Amazon originals (and continue to license MGM content) worldwide, making Amazon Prime Video the first major streamer to enter syndication in such a big way. Will Netflix be second? After all, no one covets revenue more.
As the once-bulletproof streaming industry collectively searches for new revenue streams, Netflix has arguably been the most vocal about the importance of the top-line accounting number. The king of the streamers, once faithfully married to one lone revenue stream, previously touted subscribers as its primary metric of success. Nowadays there is ad revenue from the “Basic with Ads” tier and unearthed subscriber revenue from paid sharing, and Netflix shareholder letters no longer offer subscriber forecasts.
They do, on occasion,...
Amazon Studios will soon license its original shows and movies to third-party platforms. The newly formed Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, announced on Monday, will license out Amazon originals (and continue to license MGM content) worldwide, making Amazon Prime Video the first major streamer to enter syndication in such a big way. Will Netflix be second? After all, no one covets revenue more.
As the once-bulletproof streaming industry collectively searches for new revenue streams, Netflix has arguably been the most vocal about the importance of the top-line accounting number. The king of the streamers, once faithfully married to one lone revenue stream, previously touted subscribers as its primary metric of success. Nowadays there is ad revenue from the “Basic with Ads” tier and unearthed subscriber revenue from paid sharing, and Netflix shareholder letters no longer offer subscriber forecasts.
They do, on occasion,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
James Bond franchise, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, among offerings.
Amazon Studios is launching Amazon MGM Studios Distribution to syndicate Amazon Originals and MGM new releases and library titles comprising more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV episodes.
Chris Ottinger who has led the distribution team at MGM for more than a decade, will head the new division and reports to Brad Beale, VP worldwide licensing & distribution, Amazon and MGM Studios, who in return reports to Jen Salke, head of Amazon and MGM Studios.
At launch during LA Screenings later this month the division will offer a selection of Amazon...
Amazon Studios is launching Amazon MGM Studios Distribution to syndicate Amazon Originals and MGM new releases and library titles comprising more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV episodes.
Chris Ottinger who has led the distribution team at MGM for more than a decade, will head the new division and reports to Brad Beale, VP worldwide licensing & distribution, Amazon and MGM Studios, who in return reports to Jen Salke, head of Amazon and MGM Studios.
At launch during LA Screenings later this month the division will offer a selection of Amazon...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Amazon Studios is launching the Amazon MGM Studios Distribution division, which will oversee licensing of Amazon Original titles and MGM new release and library movies and series such as film franchises “James Bond,” “Rocky “and “Creed,” and series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Vikings,” “Fargo” and the upcoming “Hotel Cocaine” from MGM+.
Titles at launch will include television series like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Goliath” and “Hunters” and films like “Coming 2 America, “”Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “7500,” “All the Old Knives,” “Bliss,” “I Want You Back,” “The Tender Bar,” “The Tomorrow War,” “The Voyeurs,” and “Without Remorse.”
MGM’s storied library houses more than 4,000 film titles, 17,000 TV episodes, including 180 Academy Awards winners and 100 Emmy Awards winners.
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The division will be helmed by Chris Ottinger, who has led the distribution team at MGM for more than a decade.
“Pioneering the distribution of Amazon Originals...
Titles at launch will include television series like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Goliath” and “Hunters” and films like “Coming 2 America, “”Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “7500,” “All the Old Knives,” “Bliss,” “I Want You Back,” “The Tender Bar,” “The Tomorrow War,” “The Voyeurs,” and “Without Remorse.”
MGM’s storied library houses more than 4,000 film titles, 17,000 TV episodes, including 180 Academy Awards winners and 100 Emmy Awards winners.
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The division will be helmed by Chris Ottinger, who has led the distribution team at MGM for more than a decade.
“Pioneering the distribution of Amazon Originals...
- 5/8/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
File this one under “everything old is new again”: Amazon Studios is launching a syndication business for its original series and films.
The new business, Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, will look to sell streaming originals ranging from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to The Tomorrow War to other outlets. Chris Ottinger, who has led MGM’s distribution team for more than a decade, will lead the unit, which will also continue to sell MGM library titles including the James Bond and Rocky/Creed franchises.
“The launch of Amazon MGM Studios Distribution reinforces our commitment to bringing the very best content to audiences everywhere worldwide,” Amazon Studios head Jen Salke said in a statement. “With the integration of MGM, we wanted to take advantage of the existing team to expand our business in ways that will greatly benefit our customers around the world.”
Said Ottinger, “Pioneering the distribution of Amazon Originals...
The new business, Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, will look to sell streaming originals ranging from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to The Tomorrow War to other outlets. Chris Ottinger, who has led MGM’s distribution team for more than a decade, will lead the unit, which will also continue to sell MGM library titles including the James Bond and Rocky/Creed franchises.
“The launch of Amazon MGM Studios Distribution reinforces our commitment to bringing the very best content to audiences everywhere worldwide,” Amazon Studios head Jen Salke said in a statement. “With the integration of MGM, we wanted to take advantage of the existing team to expand our business in ways that will greatly benefit our customers around the world.”
Said Ottinger, “Pioneering the distribution of Amazon Originals...
- 5/8/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amazon Studios is launching Amazon MGM Studios Distribution.
The worldwide distribution division will see Amazon originals and MGM library titles, which number 4,000 film titles and 17,000 TV episodes.
At launch the division will offer Amazon Originals including 7500, All the Old Knives, Bliss, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Coming 2 America, I Want You Back, The Tender Bar, The Tomorrow War, The Voyeurs, and Without Remorse. Television titles include Goliath, Hunters and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — notably this is the first time the latter could be syndicated domestically or shopped internationally.
It will also handle sales of the James Bond, Rocky and Creed franchises and series The Handmaid’s Tale, Vikings, Fargo and the upcoming Hotel Cocaine from MGM+.
Chris Ottinger, who’s led the distribution team at MGM for several years, will lead the unit, reporting to Brad Beale, VP Worldwide Licensing & Distribution, Amazon and MGM Studios, who in turn reports to Jen Salke,...
The worldwide distribution division will see Amazon originals and MGM library titles, which number 4,000 film titles and 17,000 TV episodes.
At launch the division will offer Amazon Originals including 7500, All the Old Knives, Bliss, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Coming 2 America, I Want You Back, The Tender Bar, The Tomorrow War, The Voyeurs, and Without Remorse. Television titles include Goliath, Hunters and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — notably this is the first time the latter could be syndicated domestically or shopped internationally.
It will also handle sales of the James Bond, Rocky and Creed franchises and series The Handmaid’s Tale, Vikings, Fargo and the upcoming Hotel Cocaine from MGM+.
Chris Ottinger, who’s led the distribution team at MGM for several years, will lead the unit, reporting to Brad Beale, VP Worldwide Licensing & Distribution, Amazon and MGM Studios, who in turn reports to Jen Salke,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Original Amazon series like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will be sold off-platform to third parties for the first time, the company announced Monday as it launched the new Amazon MGM Studios Distribution. A revamp of MGM’s pre-existing distribution team, the division will now handle Amazon Studios/Prime Video originals in addition to current and library titles. Chris Ottinger, who led the MGM distribution team for more than a decade, will oversee the new division.
Ottinger will report to Brad Beale, the VP of worldwide licensing and distribution at Amazon and MGM Studios; Beale, in turn, reports to Amazon/MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke.
“What did Amazon buy when they bought MGM? Well, they definitely got a big remakes and sequels catalog of rights,” Ottinger said. “They bought a finished product catalog, but they also got a big distribution business. In addition to my group, we have a domestic theatrical...
Ottinger will report to Brad Beale, the VP of worldwide licensing and distribution at Amazon and MGM Studios; Beale, in turn, reports to Amazon/MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke.
“What did Amazon buy when they bought MGM? Well, they definitely got a big remakes and sequels catalog of rights,” Ottinger said. “They bought a finished product catalog, but they also got a big distribution business. In addition to my group, we have a domestic theatrical...
- 5/8/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Chris Pine is not who you think he is. Sure, he’s the handsome, blue-eyed actor famous for roles combining action, intensity, and charm in Star Trek, Wonder Woman, and Into the Woods. But beneath the movie star is a man who grew up with deep insecurities. He loves his job and talking cinema but doesn’t enjoy talking about himself and would rather be drinking coffee and reading than being interviewed.
It is Valentine’s Day morning when we speak via Zoom, just a few days shy of the 20th anniversary of the E.R. episode “A Thousand Cranes,” Pine’s 2003 onscreen debut where he played a guy who got drunk—at a blow-out Valentine’s party. The publicity machine is revving up for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, his action-adventure vehicle based on the tabletop fantasy game, but he’s also thinking of his directorial debut Poolman,...
It is Valentine’s Day morning when we speak via Zoom, just a few days shy of the 20th anniversary of the E.R. episode “A Thousand Cranes,” Pine’s 2003 onscreen debut where he played a guy who got drunk—at a blow-out Valentine’s party. The publicity machine is revving up for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, his action-adventure vehicle based on the tabletop fantasy game, but he’s also thinking of his directorial debut Poolman,...
- 3/10/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Gordon Willis is considered by many to be one of the greatest cinematographers in the history of cinema, with his work on films like "The Godfather" trilogy, "Annie Hall," "Manhattan," and "Klute" hailed as the definitive cinematic look of the late 1970s. Willis was given the nickname "The Prince of Darkness" by fellow cinematographer Conrad Hall, a reference to Willis' sophisticated use of shadow and underexposed film. Think of Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," often cloaked in shadow just as dark as his pitch-black tuxedo jacket.
Willis' skills were on another level, and in our current era where everything seems to be plagued by a curse of darkness, it's a shame that more cinematographers aren't looking toward his example. Fortunately, director Benjamin Caron of "Andor" fame specifically wanted to channel the work of Gordon Willis for his upcoming A24 thriller with Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan, "Sharper.
Willis' skills were on another level, and in our current era where everything seems to be plagued by a curse of darkness, it's a shame that more cinematographers aren't looking toward his example. Fortunately, director Benjamin Caron of "Andor" fame specifically wanted to channel the work of Gordon Willis for his upcoming A24 thriller with Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan, "Sharper.
- 2/8/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Illuminative, the Native woman-led social justice organization, has announced the launch of the Indigenous House at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The Indigenous House will open its doors on Main Street in Park City, Utah, where it will spotlight the creativity of Native peoples, unveil new research on Native voices in media and provide a space for community members and allies to explore issues that impact Native peoples.
“We are beyond thrilled to open the doors to the Indigenous House for the very first time at Sundance Film Festival,” Crystal Echo Hawk, founder and executive director of Illuminative, said in a statement. “Storytelling is a powerful force for change, and we’ve seen firsthand how impactful Native representation is. The entertainment industry has always been one of the biggest perpetrators of our erasure, but Native peoples have flipped the script and are breaking barriers and making incredible strides in representation.
The Indigenous House will open its doors on Main Street in Park City, Utah, where it will spotlight the creativity of Native peoples, unveil new research on Native voices in media and provide a space for community members and allies to explore issues that impact Native peoples.
“We are beyond thrilled to open the doors to the Indigenous House for the very first time at Sundance Film Festival,” Crystal Echo Hawk, founder and executive director of Illuminative, said in a statement. “Storytelling is a powerful force for change, and we’ve seen firsthand how impactful Native representation is. The entertainment industry has always been one of the biggest perpetrators of our erasure, but Native peoples have flipped the script and are breaking barriers and making incredible strides in representation.
- 1/6/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
The holidays are here, Oscar voters. What are you going to watch?
At this point in the calendar, the answer could almost be “everything” – but maybe not everywhere, and definitely not all at once. The Academy Screening Room, the members-only portal where studios can place their films to be viewed by voters, has 178 films as of the beginning of Christmas week, including every major Best Picture contender except for a pair of three-hour epics only recently unveiled, Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” and James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
Those films, which beg to be seen on the largest and loudest screen possible, have yet to be added to the Academy Screening Room, a placement that costs 20,000 (albeit with a discount available to lower-budget productions). But while the Asr got off to a slow start this year, the other contenders are all now available for members to view, even...
At this point in the calendar, the answer could almost be “everything” – but maybe not everywhere, and definitely not all at once. The Academy Screening Room, the members-only portal where studios can place their films to be viewed by voters, has 178 films as of the beginning of Christmas week, including every major Best Picture contender except for a pair of three-hour epics only recently unveiled, Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” and James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
Those films, which beg to be seen on the largest and loudest screen possible, have yet to be added to the Academy Screening Room, a placement that costs 20,000 (albeit with a discount available to lower-budget productions). But while the Asr got off to a slow start this year, the other contenders are all now available for members to view, even...
- 12/19/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2022 TIFF Tribute Award for Performance
The cast of Michael Grandage’s My Policeman — Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett — are the first-ever film ensemble to receive this honour
Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, has announced that the ensemble cast of My Policeman — Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett — will be honoured with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
Now in its fourth year, the TIFF Tribute Awards presented by Bvlgari will return to an in-person gala fundraiser during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, September 11, at Fairmont Royal York Hotel. As previously announced, My Policeman by director Michael Grandage will have its World Premiere at this year’s Festival.
The TIFF Tribute Award for Performance is presented by Polestar.
“When your film shifts through time and across fluid boundaries of love and desire, you need a cast that can embody those nuances in every gesture,” said Bailey. “Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson deliver beautiful, mirrored performances with Linus Roache, Gina McKee, and Rupert Everett. We’re thrilled to honour the ensemble cast of My Policeman with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.”
Adapted for the screen by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner from Bethan Roberts’ award-winning novel of the same name, Prime Video’s My Policeman follows three young people — policeman Tom (Styles), teacher Marion (Corrin), and museum curator Patrick (Dawson) — as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Roache), Marion (McKee), and Patrick (Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past. Grandage carves a visually transporting, heart-stopping portrait of three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty, and forgiveness.
For the first time ever, the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance will be celebrating an ensemble cast in the now gender-neutral acting category. This is the first of two performance awards to be announced. Past recipients honoured in the prestigious acting category were Jessica Chastain and Benedict Cumberbatch in 2021; Kate Winslet and Sir Anthony Hopkins in 2020; and Meryl Streep and Joaquin Phoenix in 2019.
The TIFF Tribute Awards have served as an awards-season bellwether, with past honourees Jessica Chastain, Roger Deakins, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Joaquin Phoenix, Taika Waititi, and Chloé Zhao going on to win awards on the international stage. The TIFF Tribute Awards honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and a below-the-line artist and creator. The Awards event also serves as TIFF’s largest annual fundraiser to support TIFF’s Every Story fund, which promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in film and TIFF’s core mission to transform the way people see the world through film. More information on the 2022 TIFF Tribute Awards event and this year’s honourees will follow in the coming weeks.
My Policeman ensemble biographies
Harry Styles
Harry Styles is an international singer, songwriter, and actor. Styles made his acting debut in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 acclaimed drama Dunkirk and can next be seen in Olivia Wilde’s upcoming film Don’t Worry Darling. My Policeman marks his first-ever starring role.
Emma Corrin
Actor Emma Corrin is best known for the role of Lady Diana Spencer in Season 4 of the Netflix worldwide, award-winning hit series The Crown. The role earned Corrin a Golden Globe and Critics Choice award for Best Actress, as well a SAG and Emmy nomination in the same category. Corrin will reunite with director Michael Grandage this year to star in Orlando, a play penned by Neil Bartlett from the Virginia Woolf novel. Corrin will play the titular role in the feminist classic, which spans nearly 400 centuries and follows a poet who explores gender expression and meets various key figures of English literary history. They have been selected by The Hollywood Reporter as one of their “Next Gen” breakout actors and named as one of Screen International’s “Stars of Tomorrow” in 2020. Up next for Emma is their lead role in the Netflix and 3000 Pictures new film adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, based on the classic 1928 novel by D.H. Lawrence. Emma is currently filming the lead role in FX’s limited series Retreat. Emma will play Darby Hart, the amateur sleuth at the centre of a murder mystery set at a secluded retreat, joined by further cast including Harris Dickinson and Alice Braga.
David Dawson
David Dawson recently starred in the espionage thriller All the Old Knives for Amazon Studios, starring alongside Jonathan Pryce, Laurence Fishburne, and Chris Pine. Dawson has a wide and varied television career and is also a revered stage actor, best known for his role as King Alfred in The Last Kingdom. On stage, Dawson received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Smike in the 2007 production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Other notable performances have been in The Entertainer (Old Vic); Comedians (Lyric Hammersmith); Posh (Royal Court); Luise Miller (Donmar Warehouse); The Dazzle (Found 111); The Duchess of Malfi (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse); Brian Friel’s Aristocrats (Donmar Warehouse); The Vortex (Rose Theatre); Romeo & Juliet (RSC); The Long, The Short & The Tall (Sheffield Crucible)’ Richard Ii and, most recently, Fairview (Young Vic.)
Gina McKee
Gina McKee has enjoyed a varied acting career both on stage and on screen. Some of her many film appearances include featured roles in Joe Wright’s Atonement, Michael Winterbottom’s Wonderland, and Roger Michell’s Notting Hill. In Paul Thomas Anderson’s romantic drama Phantom Thread, McKee played the role of Countess Henrietta. She also starred alongside Tom Hollander and Peter Capaldi in Armando Iannucci’s In the Loop. As well as film, McKee has made many notable TV appearances, including most recently as Commander Anne Sampson in the hit BBC TV series Bodyguard. Other TV credits include her role in Hebburn (which won an Rts award), The Borgias, Line of Duty, The Street, The Lost Prince, The Forsyte Saga, Brass Eye, and Our Friends in The North, which earned McKee the coveted Best Actress BAFTA Award. Alongside McKee’s screen career, she is also an acclaimed stage actress with productions including Faith Healer, the Olivier Award–nominated King Lear, and Old Times, all at the Donmar Warehouse. Other productions include: The Mother, Di and Viv and Rose; London’s West End’s Richard III, Ivanov, The Lover and the Collection; as well as Aristocrats for the National Theatre.
Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett first appeared on stage in 1981 as Guy Bennett in the West End production of Julian Mitchell’s play Another Country, a role which he repeated in the 1984 film version and saw him nominated for a BAFTA as Best Newcomer. Subsequent nominations include a BAFTA and Golden Globe for My Best Friend’s Wedding.
Linus Roache
Linus Roache first gained worldwide recognition in Antonia Bird’s critically acclaimed film Priest. Since then, he has appeared in many films, including Iain Softley’s Wings of a Dove, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, Mira Nair’s The Namesake, and John Furse’s Blind Flight, for which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Scottish BAFTAs. He also played the lead role in Pandaemonium, directed by Julien Temple, for which he won the Best Actor award at the Evening Standard Film Awards. He has starred in The Chronicles of Riddick, Hart’s War, and Jaume Collet-Serra’s Non-Stop opposite Liam Neeson. Recently, Linus has starred in Panos Cosmatos’ visionary film Mandy, as well as Hochelaga, Land of Souls, directed by François Girard. In 2022, Linus shot a film called The Dresden Sun, directed by Michael Ryan, and The Apology, directed by Alison Star Locke. He also shot a new Showtime series called Fellow Travellers written and directed by Ron Nyswaner. Linus starred in Liberté: A Call to Spy, directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher, and Alex Gansa’s hit series Homeland for the final two seasons. Other recent credits include the BBC miniseries Summer of Rockets, directed by Stephen Poliakoff, and three seasons as the power-hungry King Ecbert in Michael Hirst’s acclaimed series Vikings. Linus received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Robert Kennedy in the F/X television film Rfk, directed by Robert Dornhelm, and co-starred in HBO’s award-winning The Gathering Storm, for which he won the Satellite Award for best actor in a supporting role. Linus played series regular Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter in NBC’s Law & Order. He also played a lead role in Julian Fellowes’ miniseries Titanic. His extensive theatrical experience includes seasons with the RSC, the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Court, London’s West End, as well as Richard Ii and Coriolanus, in which he played opposite Ralph Fiennes at London’s Almeida Theatre and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, directed by Jonathan Kent.
#TIFF22 #TIFFTribute
About TIFF:
TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities; and innovative national distribution program Film Circuit. The organization generates an annual economic impact of 200 million Cad. TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including Founding Sponsor Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel, and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation, and Rbc. For more information, visit tiff.net.
TIFF is generously supported by Lead Sponsor Bell, Major Sponsors Rbc, Visa and Bvlgari, and Major Supporters the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Telefilm Canada, and the City of Toronto.
TIFF Industry programming is generously supported by Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates. Every Story is generously supported by fund Founding Partner, NBCUniversal.
The cast of Michael Grandage’s My Policeman — Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett — are the first-ever film ensemble to receive this honour
Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, has announced that the ensemble cast of My Policeman — Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett — will be honoured with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
Now in its fourth year, the TIFF Tribute Awards presented by Bvlgari will return to an in-person gala fundraiser during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, September 11, at Fairmont Royal York Hotel. As previously announced, My Policeman by director Michael Grandage will have its World Premiere at this year’s Festival.
The TIFF Tribute Award for Performance is presented by Polestar.
“When your film shifts through time and across fluid boundaries of love and desire, you need a cast that can embody those nuances in every gesture,” said Bailey. “Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson deliver beautiful, mirrored performances with Linus Roache, Gina McKee, and Rupert Everett. We’re thrilled to honour the ensemble cast of My Policeman with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.”
Adapted for the screen by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner from Bethan Roberts’ award-winning novel of the same name, Prime Video’s My Policeman follows three young people — policeman Tom (Styles), teacher Marion (Corrin), and museum curator Patrick (Dawson) — as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Roache), Marion (McKee), and Patrick (Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past. Grandage carves a visually transporting, heart-stopping portrait of three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty, and forgiveness.
For the first time ever, the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance will be celebrating an ensemble cast in the now gender-neutral acting category. This is the first of two performance awards to be announced. Past recipients honoured in the prestigious acting category were Jessica Chastain and Benedict Cumberbatch in 2021; Kate Winslet and Sir Anthony Hopkins in 2020; and Meryl Streep and Joaquin Phoenix in 2019.
The TIFF Tribute Awards have served as an awards-season bellwether, with past honourees Jessica Chastain, Roger Deakins, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Joaquin Phoenix, Taika Waititi, and Chloé Zhao going on to win awards on the international stage. The TIFF Tribute Awards honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and a below-the-line artist and creator. The Awards event also serves as TIFF’s largest annual fundraiser to support TIFF’s Every Story fund, which promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in film and TIFF’s core mission to transform the way people see the world through film. More information on the 2022 TIFF Tribute Awards event and this year’s honourees will follow in the coming weeks.
My Policeman ensemble biographies
Harry Styles
Harry Styles is an international singer, songwriter, and actor. Styles made his acting debut in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 acclaimed drama Dunkirk and can next be seen in Olivia Wilde’s upcoming film Don’t Worry Darling. My Policeman marks his first-ever starring role.
Emma Corrin
Actor Emma Corrin is best known for the role of Lady Diana Spencer in Season 4 of the Netflix worldwide, award-winning hit series The Crown. The role earned Corrin a Golden Globe and Critics Choice award for Best Actress, as well a SAG and Emmy nomination in the same category. Corrin will reunite with director Michael Grandage this year to star in Orlando, a play penned by Neil Bartlett from the Virginia Woolf novel. Corrin will play the titular role in the feminist classic, which spans nearly 400 centuries and follows a poet who explores gender expression and meets various key figures of English literary history. They have been selected by The Hollywood Reporter as one of their “Next Gen” breakout actors and named as one of Screen International’s “Stars of Tomorrow” in 2020. Up next for Emma is their lead role in the Netflix and 3000 Pictures new film adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, based on the classic 1928 novel by D.H. Lawrence. Emma is currently filming the lead role in FX’s limited series Retreat. Emma will play Darby Hart, the amateur sleuth at the centre of a murder mystery set at a secluded retreat, joined by further cast including Harris Dickinson and Alice Braga.
David Dawson
David Dawson recently starred in the espionage thriller All the Old Knives for Amazon Studios, starring alongside Jonathan Pryce, Laurence Fishburne, and Chris Pine. Dawson has a wide and varied television career and is also a revered stage actor, best known for his role as King Alfred in The Last Kingdom. On stage, Dawson received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Smike in the 2007 production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Other notable performances have been in The Entertainer (Old Vic); Comedians (Lyric Hammersmith); Posh (Royal Court); Luise Miller (Donmar Warehouse); The Dazzle (Found 111); The Duchess of Malfi (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse); Brian Friel’s Aristocrats (Donmar Warehouse); The Vortex (Rose Theatre); Romeo & Juliet (RSC); The Long, The Short & The Tall (Sheffield Crucible)’ Richard Ii and, most recently, Fairview (Young Vic.)
Gina McKee
Gina McKee has enjoyed a varied acting career both on stage and on screen. Some of her many film appearances include featured roles in Joe Wright’s Atonement, Michael Winterbottom’s Wonderland, and Roger Michell’s Notting Hill. In Paul Thomas Anderson’s romantic drama Phantom Thread, McKee played the role of Countess Henrietta. She also starred alongside Tom Hollander and Peter Capaldi in Armando Iannucci’s In the Loop. As well as film, McKee has made many notable TV appearances, including most recently as Commander Anne Sampson in the hit BBC TV series Bodyguard. Other TV credits include her role in Hebburn (which won an Rts award), The Borgias, Line of Duty, The Street, The Lost Prince, The Forsyte Saga, Brass Eye, and Our Friends in The North, which earned McKee the coveted Best Actress BAFTA Award. Alongside McKee’s screen career, she is also an acclaimed stage actress with productions including Faith Healer, the Olivier Award–nominated King Lear, and Old Times, all at the Donmar Warehouse. Other productions include: The Mother, Di and Viv and Rose; London’s West End’s Richard III, Ivanov, The Lover and the Collection; as well as Aristocrats for the National Theatre.
Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett first appeared on stage in 1981 as Guy Bennett in the West End production of Julian Mitchell’s play Another Country, a role which he repeated in the 1984 film version and saw him nominated for a BAFTA as Best Newcomer. Subsequent nominations include a BAFTA and Golden Globe for My Best Friend’s Wedding.
Linus Roache
Linus Roache first gained worldwide recognition in Antonia Bird’s critically acclaimed film Priest. Since then, he has appeared in many films, including Iain Softley’s Wings of a Dove, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, Mira Nair’s The Namesake, and John Furse’s Blind Flight, for which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Scottish BAFTAs. He also played the lead role in Pandaemonium, directed by Julien Temple, for which he won the Best Actor award at the Evening Standard Film Awards. He has starred in The Chronicles of Riddick, Hart’s War, and Jaume Collet-Serra’s Non-Stop opposite Liam Neeson. Recently, Linus has starred in Panos Cosmatos’ visionary film Mandy, as well as Hochelaga, Land of Souls, directed by François Girard. In 2022, Linus shot a film called The Dresden Sun, directed by Michael Ryan, and The Apology, directed by Alison Star Locke. He also shot a new Showtime series called Fellow Travellers written and directed by Ron Nyswaner. Linus starred in Liberté: A Call to Spy, directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher, and Alex Gansa’s hit series Homeland for the final two seasons. Other recent credits include the BBC miniseries Summer of Rockets, directed by Stephen Poliakoff, and three seasons as the power-hungry King Ecbert in Michael Hirst’s acclaimed series Vikings. Linus received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Robert Kennedy in the F/X television film Rfk, directed by Robert Dornhelm, and co-starred in HBO’s award-winning The Gathering Storm, for which he won the Satellite Award for best actor in a supporting role. Linus played series regular Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter in NBC’s Law & Order. He also played a lead role in Julian Fellowes’ miniseries Titanic. His extensive theatrical experience includes seasons with the RSC, the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Court, London’s West End, as well as Richard Ii and Coriolanus, in which he played opposite Ralph Fiennes at London’s Almeida Theatre and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, directed by Jonathan Kent.
#TIFF22 #TIFFTribute
About TIFF:
TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities; and innovative national distribution program Film Circuit. The organization generates an annual economic impact of 200 million Cad. TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including Founding Sponsor Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel, and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation, and Rbc. For more information, visit tiff.net.
TIFF is generously supported by Lead Sponsor Bell, Major Sponsors Rbc, Visa and Bvlgari, and Major Supporters the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Telefilm Canada, and the City of Toronto.
TIFF Industry programming is generously supported by Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates. Every Story is generously supported by fund Founding Partner, NBCUniversal.
- 12/18/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
One of the few benefits of the awards race is Hollywood’s outpouring of materials associated with the contenders. Perhaps the biggest perk is the release of full scripts one is able to download legally, directly from the studios.
The first batch is now available and we’ll be updating this post as more arrive over the coming months, so bookmark the page. To catch up on the last few years, check out the 2021 screenplays, 2020 screenplays, 2019 screenplays, 2018 screenplays, 2017 screenplays, the 2016 screenplays, 2015 screenplays, 2014 screenplays, and the 2013 screenplays, though be warned: many have already been pulled down.
All the Old Knives (Amazon Studios)
Armageddon Time (Focus Features)
Argentina, 1985 (Amazon Studios)
Catherine Called Birdy (Amazon Studios)
Emergency (Amazon Studios)
Living (Sony Pictures Classics)
Master (Amazon Studios)
My Policeman (Amazon Studios)
Nanny (Amazon Studios)
The Son (Sony Pictures Classics)
TÁR (Focus Features)
Thirteen Lives (Amazon Studios)
The post Download the 2022 Awards Season Screenplays first appeared on The Film Stage.
The first batch is now available and we’ll be updating this post as more arrive over the coming months, so bookmark the page. To catch up on the last few years, check out the 2021 screenplays, 2020 screenplays, 2019 screenplays, 2018 screenplays, 2017 screenplays, the 2016 screenplays, 2015 screenplays, 2014 screenplays, and the 2013 screenplays, though be warned: many have already been pulled down.
All the Old Knives (Amazon Studios)
Armageddon Time (Focus Features)
Argentina, 1985 (Amazon Studios)
Catherine Called Birdy (Amazon Studios)
Emergency (Amazon Studios)
Living (Sony Pictures Classics)
Master (Amazon Studios)
My Policeman (Amazon Studios)
Nanny (Amazon Studios)
The Son (Sony Pictures Classics)
TÁR (Focus Features)
Thirteen Lives (Amazon Studios)
The post Download the 2022 Awards Season Screenplays first appeared on The Film Stage.
- 12/1/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
For Academy voters, it’s time to get serious about watching movies.
But do they have access to all of the films they should be seeing before voting begins on Dec. 12 (for the 10 categories that have a shortlist) or Jan. 12 (for the rest of the categories)? Not exactly – at least not in the Academy Screening Room, the members-only online platform that has become the main way for studios to put their films in front of Oscar voters.
Those voters currently can watch “The Banshees of Inisherin” in the screening room, but not “The Fabelmans.” “Tár” is available to them, but “Women Talking” is not. Yes to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” but no to “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” or “The Whale.”
After a new batch of nearly two dozen films were added on the Tuesday evening of Thanksgiving week, there were 119 films available in the Academy Screening Room,...
But do they have access to all of the films they should be seeing before voting begins on Dec. 12 (for the 10 categories that have a shortlist) or Jan. 12 (for the rest of the categories)? Not exactly – at least not in the Academy Screening Room, the members-only online platform that has become the main way for studios to put their films in front of Oscar voters.
Those voters currently can watch “The Banshees of Inisherin” in the screening room, but not “The Fabelmans.” “Tár” is available to them, but “Women Talking” is not. Yes to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” but no to “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” or “The Whale.”
After a new batch of nearly two dozen films were added on the Tuesday evening of Thanksgiving week, there were 119 films available in the Academy Screening Room,...
- 11/23/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
In the span of its first handful of episodes, "Andor" has brought a completely new and much-needed creative revitalization to the "Star Wars" franchise. Much of this has to do with the fact that creator Tony Gilroy ("Michael Clayton," the "Bourne" trilogy) put aside any questions of studio interference -- like the kind that plagued the production of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" -- and simply told the boldly visionary story he set out to tell. But part of that success also came from the clever construction of the first season as a whole.
Split up into a number of mini-arcs, "Andor" has generally featured the same pairing of writer and director attached to three or four blocks of episodes at a time. Director Toby Haynes and Gilroy teamed up for the first few episodes, Susanna White and Dan Gilroy took over for the next three, and Haynes and...
Split up into a number of mini-arcs, "Andor" has generally featured the same pairing of writer and director attached to three or four blocks of episodes at a time. Director Toby Haynes and Gilroy teamed up for the first few episodes, Susanna White and Dan Gilroy took over for the next three, and Haynes and...
- 11/3/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages are Davis’ assessment of the current standings of the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any film or performance. Like any organization or body that votes, each individual category is fluid and subject to change. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Last Updated: Oct. 27, 2022
2023 Oscars Predictions: Best Costume Design Shonka Dukureh as Big Mama Thornton in “Elvis”
Category Commentary: Ruth E. Carter became the first Black woman to win this category for “Black Panther” (2018). With two other nominations for “Malcolm X” (1992) and “Amistad” (1997), she even has a few snubs under her belt including “Dolemite Is My Name” (2019). Her work on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is...
Last Updated: Oct. 27, 2022
2023 Oscars Predictions: Best Costume Design Shonka Dukureh as Big Mama Thornton in “Elvis”
Category Commentary: Ruth E. Carter became the first Black woman to win this category for “Black Panther” (2018). With two other nominations for “Malcolm X” (1992) and “Amistad” (1997), she even has a few snubs under her belt including “Dolemite Is My Name” (2019). Her work on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is...
- 10/27/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK and Irish rights to Chris Pine’s directorial debut Poolman from AGC Studios.
The film is led by Star Trek actor Pine and also stars Annette Bening (American Beauty), Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World: Dominion), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), and Ray Wise (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me).
Poolman follows Darren Bannerman (Pine) as a lackadaisical pool boy cleaning the Tahitian Tiki apartment block pool and gate-crashing city council meetings with neighborhood friends Jack and Diane. However, after discovering plans to rob Los Angeles of its water, Bannerman becomes a bohemian detective traversing L.A.’s celebrity and criminal underworlds, taking it upon himself to become the city’s savior.
The mystery-comedy, produced by Ian Gotler (Doula), Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman), Stacey Sher (Django Unchained), and Pine (Star Trek), is directed by Pine who co-wrote with Gotler.
The film is led by Star Trek actor Pine and also stars Annette Bening (American Beauty), Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World: Dominion), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), and Ray Wise (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me).
Poolman follows Darren Bannerman (Pine) as a lackadaisical pool boy cleaning the Tahitian Tiki apartment block pool and gate-crashing city council meetings with neighborhood friends Jack and Diane. However, after discovering plans to rob Los Angeles of its water, Bannerman becomes a bohemian detective traversing L.A.’s celebrity and criminal underworlds, taking it upon himself to become the city’s savior.
The mystery-comedy, produced by Ian Gotler (Doula), Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman), Stacey Sher (Django Unchained), and Pine (Star Trek), is directed by Pine who co-wrote with Gotler.
- 10/26/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Olivia Wilde's latest directorial venture, "Don't Worry Darling," was one of the most talked-about films of the year, mostly due to the off-screen drama surrounding the cast and crew, since the overall film was, as we described in our review, a stylish thriller that fell short of its high-minded ideas. The Florence Pugh ("Little Women"), Harry Styles ("Dunkirk"), Gemma Chan ("Crazy Rich Asians"), KiKi Layne ("The Old Guard"), Chris Pine ("All the Old Knives"), and Wilde ("Babylon"), starring film was inspired by the classic Hollywood films of yesteryear, set in an idealized community called Victory in an alternate 1950s with a sinister secret bubbling beneath its idyllic varnish. "Don't Worry Darling" was a moderate success at the box office, but the psychological thriller will soon be able to be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home.
Beginning on October 25, 2022, "Don't Worry Darling" will be available for early Premium...
Beginning on October 25, 2022, "Don't Worry Darling" will be available for early Premium...
- 10/24/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Jackson Pictures, the Matt Jackson-run production company behind Sony’s forthcoming Whitney Houston jukebox biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” has entered a multiyear first-look agreement with Fifth Season.
Formerly known as Endeavor Content, Fifth Season will work with Jackson Productions across film, television, and documentary divisions to develop premium content for all platforms. Jackson and his senior vice president Joanne Lee will anchor the deal on behalf of their company. CAA and attorney Neil Sacker negotiated the agreement on behalf of Jackson.
Fifth Season is coming off recent prestige hits including Apple’s “Severance” and Netflix’s awards player “The Lost Daughter.”
“As an admirer of Fifth Season, I am thrilled to partner and deepen our relationship with the entire team. Jackson Pictures is committed to support all artistry and deliver inspiring story-telling with a global reach. We’re grateful for the opportunity to entertain in all forms...
Formerly known as Endeavor Content, Fifth Season will work with Jackson Productions across film, television, and documentary divisions to develop premium content for all platforms. Jackson and his senior vice president Joanne Lee will anchor the deal on behalf of their company. CAA and attorney Neil Sacker negotiated the agreement on behalf of Jackson.
Fifth Season is coming off recent prestige hits including Apple’s “Severance” and Netflix’s awards player “The Lost Daughter.”
“As an admirer of Fifth Season, I am thrilled to partner and deepen our relationship with the entire team. Jackson Pictures is committed to support all artistry and deliver inspiring story-telling with a global reach. We’re grateful for the opportunity to entertain in all forms...
- 10/24/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Matt Jackson’s Jackson Pictures has signed a multi-year, first-look deal with Fifth Season, the global film and TV studio formerly known as Endeavor Content.
Under the partnership, Jackson and his company’s SVP of Development and Production Joanne Lee will collaborate with Fifth Season’s film, documentary and TV departments on content across all platforms.
A former executive at The Mark Gordon Company and Im Global, Jackson founded his production company in 2018. Jackson Pictures’ past projects include Aaron Sorkin’s “Trial of the Chicago 7” and Amazon’s newly released “All the Old Knives.” Up next are the TriStar Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”; Spike Lee’s musical about the drug Viagra; a feature adaptation of “The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets” with Zoë Kravitz at Warner Bros; and the Skydance series “Ring Shout” starring KiKi Layne.
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Under the partnership, Jackson and his company’s SVP of Development and Production Joanne Lee will collaborate with Fifth Season’s film, documentary and TV departments on content across all platforms.
A former executive at The Mark Gordon Company and Im Global, Jackson founded his production company in 2018. Jackson Pictures’ past projects include Aaron Sorkin’s “Trial of the Chicago 7” and Amazon’s newly released “All the Old Knives.” Up next are the TriStar Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”; Spike Lee’s musical about the drug Viagra; a feature adaptation of “The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets” with Zoë Kravitz at Warner Bros; and the Skydance series “Ring Shout” starring KiKi Layne.
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- 10/24/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Producer Matt Jackson and his production company Jackson Pictures have signed a multi-year first look deal with Fifth Season — the global film and TV studio previously known as Endeavor Content, which has been behind such decorated titles as Apple TV+’s Emmy-winning series Severance and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Oscar-nominated Netflix drama The Lost Daughter.
Under the deal, Jackson and Jackson Pictures’ SVP Joanne Lee will collaborate across the studio’s film, television and documentary divisions to develop premium content for all platforms.
Jackson Pictures will next produce Spike Lee’s musical based on the breakthrough Pfizer drug Viagra. The company is also developing a feature adaptation of Leyna Krow’s short story “The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets” with Zoë Kravitz at Warner Bros., and will produce the upcoming Skydance series Ring Shout, based on the award-winning novella of the same name by P. Djeli Clark, with Kasi Lemmons...
Under the deal, Jackson and Jackson Pictures’ SVP Joanne Lee will collaborate across the studio’s film, television and documentary divisions to develop premium content for all platforms.
Jackson Pictures will next produce Spike Lee’s musical based on the breakthrough Pfizer drug Viagra. The company is also developing a feature adaptation of Leyna Krow’s short story “The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets” with Zoë Kravitz at Warner Bros., and will produce the upcoming Skydance series Ring Shout, based on the award-winning novella of the same name by P. Djeli Clark, with Kasi Lemmons...
- 10/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar season has begun, and the race toward the major awards is starting to line up. Current favorites in the Best Picture category include Steven Spielberg’s “The Fablemans,” Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” Todd Field’s “Tár,” Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale” and Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story.”
As usual for this point in the awards calendar, though, none of these films are available for Oscar voters to view in the Academy Screening Room, a members-only portal to aid voters in seeing the movies in contention. And the big contenders that have already played in theaters aren’t available, either: There’s no “Top Gun: Maverick,” no “Elvis,” no “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
In fact, as of the last week of September, there are only 12 films in the Academy Screening Room. Four of them – “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen,...
As usual for this point in the awards calendar, though, none of these films are available for Oscar voters to view in the Academy Screening Room, a members-only portal to aid voters in seeing the movies in contention. And the big contenders that have already played in theaters aren’t available, either: There’s no “Top Gun: Maverick,” no “Elvis,” no “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
In fact, as of the last week of September, there are only 12 films in the Academy Screening Room. Four of them – “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Enter here for your chance to win a pair of Fandango tickets to see Don’T Worry Darling starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, and Chris Pine when the film is released in theaters on Friday, September 23, 2022 courtesy of CinemaNerdz.
Enter to win a pair of Fandango movie tickets to see Don’T Worry Darling! From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”). Only in theaters September 23! Rated R. #DontWorryDarling
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Don’T Worry Darling: Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. Life is perfect, with every...
Enter to win a pair of Fandango movie tickets to see Don’T Worry Darling! From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”). Only in theaters September 23! Rated R. #DontWorryDarling
About The Film
Don’T Worry Darling: Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. Life is perfect, with every...
- 9/13/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
They start handing out Emmys next weekend with back-to-back Creative Arts ceremonies, followed on Monday, September 12 with the Primetime Emmys on NBC. But even as the TV awards season still has a couple of weeks to go before becoming history, the Oscar season is officially getting underway.
Of course that means the fall festival trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto kicking off the season that sets the plate for the Academy Awards, but it also means screener season is beginning. Unfortunately for AMPAS members who loved to collect those DVD screeners to show off for their friends, that practice is kaput as the Academy officially went all digital last year and members now view movies through the Academy’s digital Screening Room.
Today, the first batch of what we will label “awards contenders” hit the service for Oscar voters. We call them “contenders” because their distributors are ponying up a...
Of course that means the fall festival trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto kicking off the season that sets the plate for the Academy Awards, but it also means screener season is beginning. Unfortunately for AMPAS members who loved to collect those DVD screeners to show off for their friends, that practice is kaput as the Academy officially went all digital last year and members now view movies through the Academy’s digital Screening Room.
Today, the first batch of what we will label “awards contenders” hit the service for Oscar voters. We call them “contenders” because their distributors are ponying up a...
- 8/26/2022
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) directed and also stars in Don’t Worry Darling for New Line Cinema, coming to theaters on September 23, 2022. Florence Pugh and Harry Styles star in the mysterious psychological thriller, and a brand new poster was released today.
Check it out below and watch the latest trailer here.
Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”) also star in Don’t Worry Darling, billed as “twisted” and “visually stunning.”
Here’s the full plot synopsis…
“Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
“While the husbands spend...
Check it out below and watch the latest trailer here.
Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”) also star in Don’t Worry Darling, billed as “twisted” and “visually stunning.”
Here’s the full plot synopsis…
“Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
“While the husbands spend...
- 8/11/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Actors to be feted at in-person awards gala on September 11.
The cast of upcoming TIFF world premiere My Policeman – Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett – are the first film ensemble to receive the festival’s TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
Now in its fourth year, the award will return to an in-person gala fundraiser during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 at Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
Michael Grandage directed for Prime Video from Ron Nyswaner’s adapted screenplay based on Bethan Roberts’ novel of the same name. The...
The cast of upcoming TIFF world premiere My Policeman – Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett – are the first film ensemble to receive the festival’s TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
Now in its fourth year, the award will return to an in-person gala fundraiser during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 at Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
Michael Grandage directed for Prime Video from Ron Nyswaner’s adapted screenplay based on Bethan Roberts’ novel of the same name. The...
- 8/8/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From New Line Cinema comes Don’T Worry Darling, directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Check out the brand new trailer now and see it in theaters September 23.
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Chan)—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty,...
Check out the brand new trailer now and see it in theaters September 23.
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Chan)—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty,...
- 7/21/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“The Batman” star Zoe Kravitz will star in another film for Warner Bros. after the studio won a bidding war for “The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets,” an adaptation of a sci-fi heist short story that Kravitz will also produce.
The short story is narrated by one-half of a pair of bank-robbing twin sisters, who considers herself the face of the operation. But it is her sister Maggie who gets the heists done with her superpowers, which include telekinesis, super strength and invincibility. The narrator and Maggie have stuck together through it all, but the narrator begins to question their criminal lives after one attempted robbery goes awry and ends up in a hail of gunfire.
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“The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets” was originally written by Leyna Krow, who also has another short story,...
The short story is narrated by one-half of a pair of bank-robbing twin sisters, who considers herself the face of the operation. But it is her sister Maggie who gets the heists done with her superpowers, which include telekinesis, super strength and invincibility. The narrator and Maggie have stuck together through it all, but the narrator begins to question their criminal lives after one attempted robbery goes awry and ends up in a hail of gunfire.
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“The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets” was originally written by Leyna Krow, who also has another short story,...
- 6/21/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Warner Bros. has won a bidding war over the heist pic The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets, which Zoë Kravitz (The Batman) is attached to produce and star in, Deadline can confirm.
The upcoming film written by Leyna Krow will adapt her short story of the same name, centered on a pair of twin bank robbers. While one twin, Maggie, boasts supernatural powers including telekinesis and super-strength, her sibling heads up the operation and serves as narrator of the tale. Maggie begins to second-guess the life she and her sister lead when their latest heist goes awry.
Matt Jackson (All the Old Knives) will produce the pic for Jackson Pictures, with his Jackson Pictures colleague Joanne Lee serving as exec producer. A director for the film has not yet been attached.
Kravitz most recently played Catwoman in Warner Bros.’ The Batman. The veteran actress is currently making her feature...
The upcoming film written by Leyna Krow will adapt her short story of the same name, centered on a pair of twin bank robbers. While one twin, Maggie, boasts supernatural powers including telekinesis and super-strength, her sibling heads up the operation and serves as narrator of the tale. Maggie begins to second-guess the life she and her sister lead when their latest heist goes awry.
Matt Jackson (All the Old Knives) will produce the pic for Jackson Pictures, with his Jackson Pictures colleague Joanne Lee serving as exec producer. A director for the film has not yet been attached.
Kravitz most recently played Catwoman in Warner Bros.’ The Batman. The veteran actress is currently making her feature...
- 6/21/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Warner Bros. has come out on top of a bidding war to pick up The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets, a short story adaptation package that has Zoë Kravitz attached to star and produce.
Matt Jackson of Jackson Pictures, who recently produced the Chris Pine thriller All the Old Knives, will also produce, while the company’s Joanne Lee will executive produce.
Written by Leyna Krow, Sundance Kid is described as a redefining of the heist genre with a story centered on bank-robbing twins — one with supernatural powers and one without. One twin is named Maggie, who is the brains and the brawn with her telekinesis, super-strength, language fluency, invincibility and more, while the narrator is the self-appointed face of the operation. This twin will follow Maggie every step of the way, but when their newest venture goes awry, she begins to...
Warner Bros. has come out on top of a bidding war to pick up The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets, a short story adaptation package that has Zoë Kravitz attached to star and produce.
Matt Jackson of Jackson Pictures, who recently produced the Chris Pine thriller All the Old Knives, will also produce, while the company’s Joanne Lee will executive produce.
Written by Leyna Krow, Sundance Kid is described as a redefining of the heist genre with a story centered on bank-robbing twins — one with supernatural powers and one without. One twin is named Maggie, who is the brains and the brawn with her telekinesis, super-strength, language fluency, invincibility and more, while the narrator is the self-appointed face of the operation. This twin will follow Maggie every step of the way, but when their newest venture goes awry, she begins to...
- 6/21/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amazon Studios has unveiled a teaser trailer for “My Policeman,” which finds Harry Styles caught between a forbidden romance with a male museum curator and a more socially acceptable relationship with a female teacher.
Split between two timelines, the drama follows the trio of Tom (Styles), Patrick (David Dawson) and Marion (Emma Corrin) in 1950s Britain as they navigate the contours of a homosexual affair. Forty years later, they are given a chance to confront the past when an older Patrick (Rupert Everett) pays a visit to the home of Tom (Linus Roache) and Marion (Gina McKee).
The trailer begins with Tom and Patrick standing side by side, gazing at a painting of a stormy ocean. When Patrick asks how it makes him feel, Tom replies, “You can sense the waves… you know how strong they are… like swimming in rough surf.”.tpd-featured-video.youtube{position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100;padding-top:56.25}.tpd-featured-video.youtube...
Split between two timelines, the drama follows the trio of Tom (Styles), Patrick (David Dawson) and Marion (Emma Corrin) in 1950s Britain as they navigate the contours of a homosexual affair. Forty years later, they are given a chance to confront the past when an older Patrick (Rupert Everett) pays a visit to the home of Tom (Linus Roache) and Marion (Gina McKee).
The trailer begins with Tom and Patrick standing side by side, gazing at a painting of a stormy ocean. When Patrick asks how it makes him feel, Tom replies, “You can sense the waves… you know how strong they are… like swimming in rough surf.”.tpd-featured-video.youtube{position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100;padding-top:56.25}.tpd-featured-video.youtube...
- 6/15/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Getting a lot of attention is Harry Styles upcoming film, Don’T Worry Darling, from director Olivia Wilde. The first trailer hit today. Check it out now.
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,...
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,...
- 5/2/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Set in the 1950s and starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling will be released in theaters on September 23rd, and we have a look at the official trailer for the psychological thriller:
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters,...
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters,...
- 5/2/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“All The Old Knives” is the new thriller directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, based on the novel by Olen Steinhauer, starring Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne and Jonathan Pryce, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video:
“…ex-lovers and spies ‘Henry’ and ‘Celia’ meet over dinner to reminisce on their time together at Vienna station. The conversation moves to the disastrous hijacking of ‘Royal Jordanian Flight 127’, which ended in the deaths of all on board. That failure haunts the ‘CIA’ to this day and Henry seeks to close the book on that seedy chapter.
“Over a sumptuous dinner, it becomes clear that one of them is not going to survive…”
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“…ex-lovers and spies ‘Henry’ and ‘Celia’ meet over dinner to reminisce on their time together at Vienna station. The conversation moves to the disastrous hijacking of ‘Royal Jordanian Flight 127’, which ended in the deaths of all on board. That failure haunts the ‘CIA’ to this day and Henry seeks to close the book on that seedy chapter.
“Over a sumptuous dinner, it becomes clear that one of them is not going to survive…”
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/27/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Updated with confirmation and exit memos: MGM motion picture group chairman Michael De Luca and president Pam Abdy are leaving the studio, sources said. This follows the acquisition of the studio by Amazon.
As the pieces fall into place on merged studios like Warner Bros. Discovery (which has recently been a rumored landing place for De Luca and Abdy), the pending development sheds light on how Amazon will merge the assets of the venerable MGM into Amazon after the latter paid 8.45 billion for the studio and its 4,000-title library. De Luca has been rumored for numerous other jobs, but had a contract that would run through early next year. Now that they’ve been let out, they will be able to take one of the opportunities out there. MGM is likely to run as a theatrical-fueled sister to Amazon, and they will look to hire a new head to run that studio.
As the pieces fall into place on merged studios like Warner Bros. Discovery (which has recently been a rumored landing place for De Luca and Abdy), the pending development sheds light on how Amazon will merge the assets of the venerable MGM into Amazon after the latter paid 8.45 billion for the studio and its 4,000-title library. De Luca has been rumored for numerous other jobs, but had a contract that would run through early next year. Now that they’ve been let out, they will be able to take one of the opportunities out there. MGM is likely to run as a theatrical-fueled sister to Amazon, and they will look to hire a new head to run that studio.
- 4/27/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’re looking for new movies and TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime Video in April, you’ve come to the right place. This month doesn’t bring a ton in terms of new Prime Video originals, but there are a few noteworthy titles. “Outer Range,” premiering April 15, is a new series that’s essentially “Yellowstone” but sci-fi. Josh Brolin plays a rancher fighting for his land in Wyoming who encounters a supernatural twist.
There’s also “A Very British Scandal,” which stars Claire Foy and Paul Bettany and focuses on the divorce of the Duke and Dutchess of Argyll, and the second season of the animated series “Undone” on April 29.
In terms of Prime Video movies, Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton star in the thriller ”All the Old Knives” which is streaming on April 8, and noteworthy library titles being added in April include “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,...
There’s also “A Very British Scandal,” which stars Claire Foy and Paul Bettany and focuses on the divorce of the Duke and Dutchess of Argyll, and the second season of the animated series “Undone” on April 29.
In terms of Prime Video movies, Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton star in the thriller ”All the Old Knives” which is streaming on April 8, and noteworthy library titles being added in April include “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,...
- 4/15/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Sadly, Thandiwe Newton won't be making movie magic (get it? 'Cause it's "Magic Mike" and magic and I definitely did not spend too much time thinking about this pun...) with Channing Tatum in the upcoming "Magic Mike's Last Dance." The "Westworld" and "All the Old Knives" star has dropped out of the third and final "Magic Mike" film, which had her playing what looks to be a substantial part as the movie's female lead. Her role has since been filled by Salma Hayek, who herself is coming off a busy 2021 in which she played the superhero Ajak in Marvel's "Eternals"...
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- 4/14/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
The third installment of the “Magic Mike” saga is finally coming together thanks to HBO Max. The stripping flick reunites screenwriter Reid Carolin, director Steven Soderbergh, and star Channing Tatum. However, there is a bit of a change-up with the film’s female lead.
Instead of Thandiwe Newton (“Westworld,” “All The Old Knives“) acting opposite Tatum in “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” Variety now reveals that the actress has exited the project and will focus on dealing with “family matters.” Taking her place will be veteran actress Salma Hayek, who was seen last year in Chloe Zhao‘s superhero movie “Eternals” and Ridley Scott‘s crime biopic “House of Gucci.”
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Hayek’s character is expected to be a non-traditional love interest for Mike and the movies are loosely based on Tatum’s own experience working in...
Instead of Thandiwe Newton (“Westworld,” “All The Old Knives“) acting opposite Tatum in “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” Variety now reveals that the actress has exited the project and will focus on dealing with “family matters.” Taking her place will be veteran actress Salma Hayek, who was seen last year in Chloe Zhao‘s superhero movie “Eternals” and Ridley Scott‘s crime biopic “House of Gucci.”
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Hayek’s character is expected to be a non-traditional love interest for Mike and the movies are loosely based on Tatum’s own experience working in...
- 4/14/2022
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
In All the Old Knives, currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Chris Pine plays CIA agent Henry Pelham, a man fated to dig through the past. This is a spy flick tied to the tale of an old flame. Eight years before it’s set, a plane is taken hostage in Vienna, where Henry and his spy colleagues are based. The long and short of it is that things go wrong. All of the hostages — 120 people — lose their lives. Here comes Henry nearly a decade later, with a still-angry Austria demanding...
- 4/11/2022
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
The face of five-year-old Aline looks weirdly mature and toothy as she crawls from under a table at a family wedding to belt out a song early in the film of the same name. French comedian and actress Valérie Lemercier, 58, wrote, directed and stars in Aline and it’s her head on a body altered by special effects in that scene. Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films open the “fiction freely inspired by the life of Céline Dion” in the U.S. this weekend.
Lemercier, a big star in France, won Best Actress at the César Awards in February for the film, where she lends the Canadian-born pop idol a Kristen Wiig-ish vibe. Aline premiered out of competition in Cannes last year. The U.S. release was pushed from an initial date in January.
The story follows Aline Dieu, the youngest of a hardworking, musical French-Canadian couple’s 14 children — a kind of bigger,...
Lemercier, a big star in France, won Best Actress at the César Awards in February for the film, where she lends the Canadian-born pop idol a Kristen Wiig-ish vibe. Aline premiered out of competition in Cannes last year. The U.S. release was pushed from an initial date in January.
The story follows Aline Dieu, the youngest of a hardworking, musical French-Canadian couple’s 14 children — a kind of bigger,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
All the Old Knives (Janus Metz Pedersen)
All the Old Knives wants you to sweat and swoon in equal measure. Playing in the same tried and true sandbox as some of the great espionage thrillers before it, director Janus Metz Pedersen’s adaptation of Olen Steinhaur’s 2015 novel traffics in all necessary trappings of its genre. Between the clandestine correspondence and popped peacoat collars against wet European streets, it’s certainly not shy about cinematic crushes. This infatuation is wholly appropriate, because––chilly demeanor notwithstanding––All the Old Knives is a burning romantic at heart. – Conor O. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Bull (Paul Andrew Williams)
It’s been ten years since Bull’s (Neil Maskell) son Aiden was taken...
All the Old Knives (Janus Metz Pedersen)
All the Old Knives wants you to sweat and swoon in equal measure. Playing in the same tried and true sandbox as some of the great espionage thrillers before it, director Janus Metz Pedersen’s adaptation of Olen Steinhaur’s 2015 novel traffics in all necessary trappings of its genre. Between the clandestine correspondence and popped peacoat collars against wet European streets, it’s certainly not shy about cinematic crushes. This infatuation is wholly appropriate, because––chilly demeanor notwithstanding––All the Old Knives is a burning romantic at heart. – Conor O. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Bull (Paul Andrew Williams)
It’s been ten years since Bull’s (Neil Maskell) son Aiden was taken...
- 4/8/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Thandiwe Newton in All The Old Knives. Courtesy of Amazon.
All The Old Knives is an intense political thriller with a relatively unusual framework. Eight years before the principal action, terrorists hijacked a commercial plane in Europe and wound up killing themselves and over 100 others. We learn that from the get-go. The mystery comes from newly-discovered evidence that there may have been a mole in the CIA who contributed to that disastrous failure. The head honcho Victor Wallinger (Laurence Fishburne) assigns his top agent Henry Pelham (Chris Pine) to head up this new inquiry. Primary suspects among his old colleagues are his then-girlfriend Celia Harrison (Thandiwe Newton) and their veteran department head Bill Compton (Jonathan Pryce).
Pine approaches the task with great reluctance. Newton left him and the spy biz right after the incident, morphing into a suburban mom. Pine still pines for her from afar. The screenplay includes many...
All The Old Knives is an intense political thriller with a relatively unusual framework. Eight years before the principal action, terrorists hijacked a commercial plane in Europe and wound up killing themselves and over 100 others. We learn that from the get-go. The mystery comes from newly-discovered evidence that there may have been a mole in the CIA who contributed to that disastrous failure. The head honcho Victor Wallinger (Laurence Fishburne) assigns his top agent Henry Pelham (Chris Pine) to head up this new inquiry. Primary suspects among his old colleagues are his then-girlfriend Celia Harrison (Thandiwe Newton) and their veteran department head Bill Compton (Jonathan Pryce).
Pine approaches the task with great reluctance. Newton left him and the spy biz right after the incident, morphing into a suburban mom. Pine still pines for her from afar. The screenplay includes many...
- 4/8/2022
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
All the Old Knives wants you to sweat and swoon in equal measure. Playing in the same tried and true sandbox as some of the great espionage thrillers before it, director Janus Metz Pedersen’s adaptation of Olen Steinhaur’s 2015 novel traffics in all necessary trappings of its genre. Between the clandestine correspondence and popped peacoat collars against wet European streets, it’s certainly not shy about cinematic crushes. This infatuation is wholly appropriate, because––chilly demeanor notwithstanding––All the Old Knives is a burning romantic at heart.
Reuniting several years after an airline hijacking gone disastrously wrong, resulting in the deaths of all onboard, ex-lovers and ex-colleagues Henry Pelham (Chris Pine) and Celia Harrison (Thandiwe Newton) dine in a near-empty Carmel-by-the-Sea wine bar. Having since been promoted to a desk job at the CIA and Celia being out of the game, Henry is tasked with leveraging their past romantic...
Reuniting several years after an airline hijacking gone disastrously wrong, resulting in the deaths of all onboard, ex-lovers and ex-colleagues Henry Pelham (Chris Pine) and Celia Harrison (Thandiwe Newton) dine in a near-empty Carmel-by-the-Sea wine bar. Having since been promoted to a desk job at the CIA and Celia being out of the game, Henry is tasked with leveraging their past romantic...
- 4/7/2022
- by Conor O'Donnell
- The Film Stage
The first line of Amazon’s spy thriller “All the Old Knives” hints at the troubles to come: “Something has gone terribly amiss.”
At one point Kate Winslet, Michelle Williams, and Idris Elba were all rumored to be attached, but fell away over the years. So how, exactly, did Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton get talked into what feels like an early-aughts, made-for-cable movie?
A stiffly somber Pine, entombed in turtlenecks and long scarves, is introduced like he’s in one of those perfume commercials celebrities try to keep hidden overseas. Despite a few moments of tense intrigue, the rest of the film too often follows suit.
Most of the action hinges on an event that took place several years ago. In flashback, we see shockwaves ripple through the CIA’s office in Vienna, as agency heads Wallinger (Laurence Fishburne) and Compton (Jonathan Pryce) share news of a violent airplane hijacking by Chechen rebels.
At one point Kate Winslet, Michelle Williams, and Idris Elba were all rumored to be attached, but fell away over the years. So how, exactly, did Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton get talked into what feels like an early-aughts, made-for-cable movie?
A stiffly somber Pine, entombed in turtlenecks and long scarves, is introduced like he’s in one of those perfume commercials celebrities try to keep hidden overseas. Despite a few moments of tense intrigue, the rest of the film too often follows suit.
Most of the action hinges on an event that took place several years ago. In flashback, we see shockwaves ripple through the CIA’s office in Vienna, as agency heads Wallinger (Laurence Fishburne) and Compton (Jonathan Pryce) share news of a violent airplane hijacking by Chechen rebels.
- 4/7/2022
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
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