Still from Desire Lines
No stranger to the pages of Dn, we spoke to BAFTA winning Scottish filmmaker Duncan Cowles in 2018 for Taking Stock, then his 2021 journey into millennial malaise with BBC series Scary Adult Things and now, ahead of the worldwide premiere of his debut feature Silent Men, we dive into his latest three shorts and what to expect from the upcoming feature. Sighscape, Desire Lines and Outlets follow Cowles’ signature deadpan, self-deprecating style as we join him sighing at the sea, wondering why we choose to take our own paths and desperately searching for a film idea to best funnel the grief of losing his granny into a project that will allow him to let go. Cowles assumed his distinctive one man band approach to the making of these shorts, which all ran concurrently to the much larger seven year undertaking of his feature, with each film offering...
No stranger to the pages of Dn, we spoke to BAFTA winning Scottish filmmaker Duncan Cowles in 2018 for Taking Stock, then his 2021 journey into millennial malaise with BBC series Scary Adult Things and now, ahead of the worldwide premiere of his debut feature Silent Men, we dive into his latest three shorts and what to expect from the upcoming feature. Sighscape, Desire Lines and Outlets follow Cowles’ signature deadpan, self-deprecating style as we join him sighing at the sea, wondering why we choose to take our own paths and desperately searching for a film idea to best funnel the grief of losing his granny into a project that will allow him to let go. Cowles assumed his distinctive one man band approach to the making of these shorts, which all ran concurrently to the much larger seven year undertaking of his feature, with each film offering...
- 6/10/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
Yoshiyuki Kishi has been working in the Japanese film and TV industry for many years, as a director of documentaries, producer as well as screenwriter. His first feature “A Double Life” was screened at many international film festivals and garnered him a lot of attention among critics and cinephiles alike. His feature “Wilderness” received awards at Japan Academy Film Prize, Asian Film Awards and Blue Ribbon Awards. His new feature “(Ab)normal Desire” also received awards at Toronto International Film Festival.
On the occasion of “(Ab)normal Desire” being screened at Nippon Connection 2024, Yoshiyuki Kishi talks about the themes of his feature, the visual approach and the amount of tolerance in Japanese society.
“(Ab)normal Desire” is the adaptation of a novel by Ryo Asai. What are differences between your film and the novel and what were the challenges in adapting this story for the screen?
The novel is set...
On the occasion of “(Ab)normal Desire” being screened at Nippon Connection 2024, Yoshiyuki Kishi talks about the themes of his feature, the visual approach and the amount of tolerance in Japanese society.
“(Ab)normal Desire” is the adaptation of a novel by Ryo Asai. What are differences between your film and the novel and what were the challenges in adapting this story for the screen?
The novel is set...
- 6/9/2024
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: LA outfit Black Box Management has launched a content sales division at Tribeca and unveiled its first project.
Black Box is launching sales on Jean-Cosme Delaloye’s Desire: The Carl Craig Story at the New York fest this week. The movie from Bord Cadre Films and Sovereign Films is the first out the blocks from the agency that represents the likes of John Patton Ford (Huntington), Tone Bell (Survival of the Thickest) and Lisa Cortes (Little Richard: I Am Everything). It subsequently plans to represent global features and series for the North American marketplace, some of which will feature Black Box talent and some of which won’t.
“Black Box Sales enables us to expand our industry reach with the filmmaker community since we are selling films from directors from all over the world, not just ones we represent here in the U.S.,” said Black Box partners Lowell Shapiro and Mike Dill.
Black Box is launching sales on Jean-Cosme Delaloye’s Desire: The Carl Craig Story at the New York fest this week. The movie from Bord Cadre Films and Sovereign Films is the first out the blocks from the agency that represents the likes of John Patton Ford (Huntington), Tone Bell (Survival of the Thickest) and Lisa Cortes (Little Richard: I Am Everything). It subsequently plans to represent global features and series for the North American marketplace, some of which will feature Black Box talent and some of which won’t.
“Black Box Sales enables us to expand our industry reach with the filmmaker community since we are selling films from directors from all over the world, not just ones we represent here in the U.S.,” said Black Box partners Lowell Shapiro and Mike Dill.
- 6/3/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Years & Years has officially been disbanded as Olly Alexander steps away from being the synth-pop project’s sole remaining member. During a recent performance under his own name at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, the singer and songwriter told the audience: “I used to be in Years & Years, I used to be Years & Years, and now I’m just me.”
In 2021, Alexander took over Years & Years as a solo act ahead of the project’s third album, Night Call. The shift marked the departure of founding...
In 2021, Alexander took over Years & Years as a solo act ahead of the project’s third album, Night Call. The shift marked the departure of founding...
- 5/28/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
For us The Sandman fans who yearned for a second season of Neil Gaiman's most enigmatic TV project, Dead Boy Detectives was a life-saver. The new Netflix show that follows the adventures of two ghosts who prefer solving supernatural mysteries to enjoying their afterlife is a fantastic addition to the already rich universe of The Sandman.
The spinoff somehow manages to be very similar and very different to its parent show at the same time. Despite the shared universe and the general The Sandman-esque vibe, Dead Boy Detectives is much more light-hearted and, if we may, fun.
Still, it was a real treat for fans to go full "meme Dicaprio" mode when they saw literally anything — or anyone — directly from The Sandman. The first Endless cameo awaited us right in the first episode, when Kirby Howell-Baptiste's Death arrived to collect a soul and Charles and Edwin had...
The spinoff somehow manages to be very similar and very different to its parent show at the same time. Despite the shared universe and the general The Sandman-esque vibe, Dead Boy Detectives is much more light-hearted and, if we may, fun.
Still, it was a real treat for fans to go full "meme Dicaprio" mode when they saw literally anything — or anyone — directly from The Sandman. The first Endless cameo awaited us right in the first episode, when Kirby Howell-Baptiste's Death arrived to collect a soul and Charles and Edwin had...
- 4/30/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Álvaro Villanueva)
- STartefacts.com
Amazon MGM Studios has released the final trailer for Challengers, starring Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court.
Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick—his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
As their pasts and present collide and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself what it will cost to win. In addition to the trailer, you can also watch a featurette on the film’s music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers is rated R for language throughout, some sexual content, and graphic nudity. The drama will open in theaters on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Guadagnino directed the movie from a script by Justin Kuritzkes.
Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick—his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
As their pasts and present collide and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself what it will cost to win. In addition to the trailer, you can also watch a featurette on the film’s music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers is rated R for language throughout, some sexual content, and graphic nudity. The drama will open in theaters on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Guadagnino directed the movie from a script by Justin Kuritzkes.
- 4/22/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Fontaines D.C. have unveiled details for their fourth album, Romance, due out August 23rd via Xl Recordings. As a preview, the band has unveiled the lead single, “Starburster.” Watch the music video for the new song below.
Romance follows the band’s celebrated 2022 release Skinty Fia and seeks to further push Fontaines D.C. into new sonic and thematic territory. Incorporating elements of hip-hop, shoegaze, grunge, and more, the album continues the Irish act’s reflections on nationality, identity, and notions of idealism. Notably, Romance also marks the band’s first collaboration with Consequence’s 2023 Producer of the Year James Ford.
“We’ve always had this sense of idealism and romance,” guitarist Conor Deegan stated. “Each album gets further away from observing that through the lens of Ireland, as directly as Dogrel. The second album (A Hero’s Death) is about that detachment, and the third (Skinty Fia) is...
Romance follows the band’s celebrated 2022 release Skinty Fia and seeks to further push Fontaines D.C. into new sonic and thematic territory. Incorporating elements of hip-hop, shoegaze, grunge, and more, the album continues the Irish act’s reflections on nationality, identity, and notions of idealism. Notably, Romance also marks the band’s first collaboration with Consequence’s 2023 Producer of the Year James Ford.
“We’ve always had this sense of idealism and romance,” guitarist Conor Deegan stated. “Each album gets further away from observing that through the lens of Ireland, as directly as Dogrel. The second album (A Hero’s Death) is about that detachment, and the third (Skinty Fia) is...
- 4/17/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
Asian Cinema Celebration
Veteran Chinese director Zhang Yimou will be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming edition of the Festival of Far East Film in Italy’s Udine (April 24 – May 2). The lineup will include three films by Zhang: his 2023 political thriller “Under the Light” in its competition section; as well as “To Live” and “Raise the Red Lantern” in its restored classics section.
The festival’s total lineup includes 74 films in total – 47 in competition and 28 out of competition) from 11 countries. Events will kick off with a double bill of smash hit mainland Chinese movie “Yolo” and Korean action comedy “Citizen of a Kind.”
Other highlights include “13 Bombs” by Indonesia’s Angga Dwimas Sasongko; “The Goldfinger” by Hong Kong’s Felix Chong; investigative journalism drama “In Broad Daylight,” by Hong Kong’s Lawrence Kan; Ning Hao’s “The Movie Emperor”; a ten-strong Japanese selection that includes “(Ab)normal Desire,...
Veteran Chinese director Zhang Yimou will be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming edition of the Festival of Far East Film in Italy’s Udine (April 24 – May 2). The lineup will include three films by Zhang: his 2023 political thriller “Under the Light” in its competition section; as well as “To Live” and “Raise the Red Lantern” in its restored classics section.
The festival’s total lineup includes 74 films in total – 47 in competition and 28 out of competition) from 11 countries. Events will kick off with a double bill of smash hit mainland Chinese movie “Yolo” and Korean action comedy “Citizen of a Kind.”
Other highlights include “13 Bombs” by Indonesia’s Angga Dwimas Sasongko; “The Goldfinger” by Hong Kong’s Felix Chong; investigative journalism drama “In Broad Daylight,” by Hong Kong’s Lawrence Kan; Ning Hao’s “The Movie Emperor”; a ten-strong Japanese selection that includes “(Ab)normal Desire,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Let's begin by talking about the numbers of the Far East Film Festival 26. This year the Feff community will be able to watch 75 films from 11 countries. More precisely, 15 world premieres (including those of restored classics), 24 international premieres, 19 European premieres and 13 Italian premieres. Expected in Udine from 24 April to 2 May, in the historic headquarters of the Teatro Nuovo and in the spaces of the Visionario, the Far East Film Festival 26 will give life to a 9-day long full immersion and it will colour the heart of the city with Asia (there are over 100 thematic events scheduled). A real feast of cinema.
The Opening Night on Wednesday 24 April will travel between China and South Korea with two international premieres. The task of opening the curtain will fall to “Yolo”, the blockbuster that bears the signature of famous comedy star Jia Ling (here in the double role of director and protagonist). It is...
The Opening Night on Wednesday 24 April will travel between China and South Korea with two international premieres. The task of opening the curtain will fall to “Yolo”, the blockbuster that bears the signature of famous comedy star Jia Ling (here in the double role of director and protagonist). It is...
- 3/27/2024
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Luca Guadagnino is one of the more interesting directors of our time and his movies always attract attention. Best known for his Desire trilogy, which includes the critically acclaimed Call Me by Your Name, as well as the remake of Suspiria, Guadagnino is now tackling the sports drama genre with his newest movie, Challengers, set to be released in theaters on April 26, 2024, after a significant delay caused by the SAG-AFTRA strike of 2023.
The movie is starring Zendaya as Tashi Duncan. The young star will be joined by Josh O’Connor as Patrick, and Mike Faist as Art Donaldson, with Jake Jensen being cast in an undisclosed role. Guadagnino is directing the movie from a script written by Justin Kuritzkes.
Amazon Studios is distributing the movie in the US, while Warner Bros. will handle the film’s international distribution. The official synopsis for the movie describes it as follows:
Challengers stars...
The movie is starring Zendaya as Tashi Duncan. The young star will be joined by Josh O’Connor as Patrick, and Mike Faist as Art Donaldson, with Jake Jensen being cast in an undisclosed role. Guadagnino is directing the movie from a script written by Justin Kuritzkes.
Amazon Studios is distributing the movie in the US, while Warner Bros. will handle the film’s international distribution. The official synopsis for the movie describes it as follows:
Challengers stars...
- 3/26/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The Far East Film Festival (Feff) in Italy’s Udine has unveiled the full line-up for its 26th edition, which will honour Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou with an honorary award and world premiere restored versions of his Raise The Red Lantern and To Live.
Running April 24 to May 2, the festival will open with a double bill: Chinese box office hit Yolo and South Korean action-comedy Citizen Of A Kind.
Yolo dominated this year’s Lunar New Year releases, grossing $484m in China, and is directed by Jia Ling, who stars as an unemployed woman in her 30s whose life is...
Running April 24 to May 2, the festival will open with a double bill: Chinese box office hit Yolo and South Korean action-comedy Citizen Of A Kind.
Yolo dominated this year’s Lunar New Year releases, grossing $484m in China, and is directed by Jia Ling, who stars as an unemployed woman in her 30s whose life is...
- 3/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Luke Bradley-Jones. (Photo courtesy Walt Disney Company)
The Economist Group has poached a top executive in charge of the Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer streaming initiatives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea).
Luke Bradley-Jones has been named President and Managing Director of The Economist, a role that he will take on this summer. Bradley-Jones will be based in London, the Economist Group said in a statement, though he will have a “significant presence” in the news outlet’s New York office as well.
In a statement, the Economist Group CEO Lara Boro called Bradley-Jones “an Economist aficionado and subscriber for 30 years, [who] has the track record, vision and leadership ability to further the Economist‘s audience growth and digital innovation.”
“He knows how to create just the right products to reach global audiences on a wide variety of platforms,” Boro said. “I couldn’t be happier to have him helm our core Economist business.
The Economist Group has poached a top executive in charge of the Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer streaming initiatives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea).
Luke Bradley-Jones has been named President and Managing Director of The Economist, a role that he will take on this summer. Bradley-Jones will be based in London, the Economist Group said in a statement, though he will have a “significant presence” in the news outlet’s New York office as well.
In a statement, the Economist Group CEO Lara Boro called Bradley-Jones “an Economist aficionado and subscriber for 30 years, [who] has the track record, vision and leadership ability to further the Economist‘s audience growth and digital innovation.”
“He knows how to create just the right products to reach global audiences on a wide variety of platforms,” Boro said. “I couldn’t be happier to have him helm our core Economist business.
- 2/28/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Berlin-based producer/distributor Dcm has taken a sake in Wim Wenders’ production company Road Movies, creating an “equal, strong partnership” between the two firms, Wenders and Dcm said Friday.
Dcm, which has released several of Wenders’ films in Germany, including the Oscar-nominated Perfect Days, will buy into Road Movies in the first quarter of this year. Dcm partners Dario Suter, Christoph Daniel, Marc Schmidheiny and Joel Brandeis described the move as a strategic expansion of the company’s film production business. Schmidheiny will be named Road Movies’ managing director.
Schmidheiny described the partnership as “a dream come true,” saying Dcm would handle the financial and day-to-day management of Road Movies to “to create the space for Wim to bring his seemingly inexhaustible creative power to the screen.”
“It has been on the agenda for years that we would work together with a strong partner,” said Wenders. “As Road Movies, we...
Dcm, which has released several of Wenders’ films in Germany, including the Oscar-nominated Perfect Days, will buy into Road Movies in the first quarter of this year. Dcm partners Dario Suter, Christoph Daniel, Marc Schmidheiny and Joel Brandeis described the move as a strategic expansion of the company’s film production business. Schmidheiny will be named Road Movies’ managing director.
Schmidheiny described the partnership as “a dream come true,” saying Dcm would handle the financial and day-to-day management of Road Movies to “to create the space for Wim to bring his seemingly inexhaustible creative power to the screen.”
“It has been on the agenda for years that we would work together with a strong partner,” said Wenders. “As Road Movies, we...
- 2/15/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Harley” director Jean-Cosme Delaloye has wrapped production on a documentary celebrating pioneering Detroit techno music producer Carl Craig.
“Desire: The Carl Craig Story” is structured as an intimate portrait of Craig and an ode to his beloved Detroit. With Detroit’s decline and recovery as a backdrop, the film follows the career of producer whose genre-defying techno has been performed to jazz enthusiasts at the Montreux Jazz Festival and in the premier classical auditoriums around the world, including Carnegie Hall. The film features artists including Gilles Peterson, Roni Size, Laurent Garnier, DJ Minx, Kenny Larkin, Moritz von Oswald and James Lavelle, who worked with Craig and played a major role in bringing techno and electronic music to the masses over the years.
The globe-hopping documentary moves from dance floor to dance floor with stops in Detroit, the Montreux Jazz Festival, London, Bristol, Chicago, New York and Ciudad Juarez among many other places.
“Desire: The Carl Craig Story” is structured as an intimate portrait of Craig and an ode to his beloved Detroit. With Detroit’s decline and recovery as a backdrop, the film follows the career of producer whose genre-defying techno has been performed to jazz enthusiasts at the Montreux Jazz Festival and in the premier classical auditoriums around the world, including Carnegie Hall. The film features artists including Gilles Peterson, Roni Size, Laurent Garnier, DJ Minx, Kenny Larkin, Moritz von Oswald and James Lavelle, who worked with Craig and played a major role in bringing techno and electronic music to the masses over the years.
The globe-hopping documentary moves from dance floor to dance floor with stops in Detroit, the Montreux Jazz Festival, London, Bristol, Chicago, New York and Ciudad Juarez among many other places.
- 2/13/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The ever-expanding universe of Caroline Polachek’s Desire, I Want To Turn Into You still hasn’t exhausted its resources. The singer continues mining its contents for fresh material, this time elevating “Butterfly Net” with an exalting appearance from Weyes Blood.
The “Butterfly Net” remix will appear on the forthcoming release Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition, out Feb. 14. A Valentine’s Day gift to her fans, the record will also include Polachek’s recent single “Dang,” which arrived in October.
Weyes is the latest collaborator to assist in transforming Desire,...
The “Butterfly Net” remix will appear on the forthcoming release Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition, out Feb. 14. A Valentine’s Day gift to her fans, the record will also include Polachek’s recent single “Dang,” which arrived in October.
Weyes is the latest collaborator to assist in transforming Desire,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
With her four Album-Of-The-Year Grammys, Taylor Swift wasn’t the only person to make history because Irish rock band U2 also did their share of history-making.
On Sunday, U2 performed for the Grammys. This was their first time in six years performing for the awards show, but that’s not why this particular show was historical. The Grammys were held in Santa Monica, California, but U2 was in Las Vegas. Instead of going to the awards show in person, they televised their performance live from the Sphere.
This was a first for the Las Vegas stadium.
During their performance, U2 sang “Atomic City,” and sang for their audience as if they were in the same room.
Their Las Vegas residency will be ending soon, though, with only ten shows left. Their last show is set for March 2.
>Get U2 Concert Tickets At The Sphere Now!
Remaining Las Vegas Residency at...
On Sunday, U2 performed for the Grammys. This was their first time in six years performing for the awards show, but that’s not why this particular show was historical. The Grammys were held in Santa Monica, California, but U2 was in Las Vegas. Instead of going to the awards show in person, they televised their performance live from the Sphere.
This was a first for the Las Vegas stadium.
During their performance, U2 sang “Atomic City,” and sang for their audience as if they were in the same room.
Their Las Vegas residency will be ending soon, though, with only ten shows left. Their last show is set for March 2.
>Get U2 Concert Tickets At The Sphere Now!
Remaining Las Vegas Residency at...
- 2/6/2024
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
The 66th edition of the Blue Ribbon Awards, presented by the Association of Tokyo Film Journalists, has announced its winners on January 24, 2024. The nominees are selected from movies released in 2023. The trifecta wins for “Godzilla Minus One” come as no surprise, sweeping the Best Film, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories. Yuya Ishii picks up the Best Director award for both his movies “The Moon” and “Masked Hearts”.
Best Film
Masked Hearts
Ichiko
Egoist
Monster
The Dry Spell
Godzilla Minus One
Mom, Is That You?!
(Ab)normal Desire
The Moon
One Last Bloom
Perfect Days
Bad Lands
September 1923
Do Unto Others
As Long as We Both Shall Live
Best Director
Yuya Ishii – The Moon, Masked Hearts
Hirokazu Koreeda – Monster
Daishi Matsunaga – Egoist
Takashi Yamazaki – Godzilla Minus One
Yoji Yamada – Mom, Is That You?!
Best Actor
Goro Inagaki – (Ab)normal Desire
Ryunosuke Kamiki – Godzilla Minus One, We're Broke, My Lord!
Best Film
Masked Hearts
Ichiko
Egoist
Monster
The Dry Spell
Godzilla Minus One
Mom, Is That You?!
(Ab)normal Desire
The Moon
One Last Bloom
Perfect Days
Bad Lands
September 1923
Do Unto Others
As Long as We Both Shall Live
Best Director
Yuya Ishii – The Moon, Masked Hearts
Hirokazu Koreeda – Monster
Daishi Matsunaga – Egoist
Takashi Yamazaki – Godzilla Minus One
Yoji Yamada – Mom, Is That You?!
Best Actor
Goro Inagaki – (Ab)normal Desire
Ryunosuke Kamiki – Godzilla Minus One, We're Broke, My Lord!
- 1/25/2024
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Rtg Features, the sister studio to basketball media company Slam, is partnering with arts organization Heartland Film to launch the first annual Slam Film Festival dedicated to basketball-themed movies.
The festival, which will take place February 16-18, 2024, at Living Room Theaters in Indianapolis, will be a mix of world premiere titles, recent festival circuit movies and iconic films. The event will be the first-ever film festival exclusively focused on basketball, and is launched in celebration of Slam’s 30th anniversary in 2024. Scroll down for the lineup.
There will be 30th anniversary screenings of Steve James’ classic doc Hoop Dreams, William Friedkin’s Nick Nolte and Shaquille O’Neal film Blue Chips and Jeff Pollack’s Above The Rim. Newer films set to screen will include Palm Springs 2024 title Amongst The Trees, exec-produced by NBA star Paul George, and recent doc biopic Stephen Curry: Underrated (2023).
In addition to screenings and post-screening Q&As,...
The festival, which will take place February 16-18, 2024, at Living Room Theaters in Indianapolis, will be a mix of world premiere titles, recent festival circuit movies and iconic films. The event will be the first-ever film festival exclusively focused on basketball, and is launched in celebration of Slam’s 30th anniversary in 2024. Scroll down for the lineup.
There will be 30th anniversary screenings of Steve James’ classic doc Hoop Dreams, William Friedkin’s Nick Nolte and Shaquille O’Neal film Blue Chips and Jeff Pollack’s Above The Rim. Newer films set to screen will include Palm Springs 2024 title Amongst The Trees, exec-produced by NBA star Paul George, and recent doc biopic Stephen Curry: Underrated (2023).
In addition to screenings and post-screening Q&As,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Premiering in the Next section of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Desire Lines presents the time-traveling journey of an Iranian-American trans man, utilizing a vast archive of queer images in order to transport him between time and space. Filmmaker and queer scholar Jules Rosskam also served as the film’s co-writer, producer and editor. Below, he describes why he always opts to edit his own work, the various artists that inspire him and a reoccurring motif the film contains that revealed itself during the edit. See all responses to our annual Sundance editor questionnaire here. Filmmaker: How and why did you […]
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- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Premiering in the Next section of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Desire Lines presents the time-traveling journey of an Iranian-American trans man, utilizing a vast archive of queer images in order to transport him between time and space. Filmmaker and queer scholar Jules Rosskam also served as the film’s co-writer, producer and editor. Below, he describes why he always opts to edit his own work, the various artists that inspire him and a reoccurring motif the film contains that revealed itself during the edit. See all responses to our annual Sundance editor questionnaire here. Filmmaker: How and why did you […]
The post “I ‘Write’ My Films in the Editing Room”: Editor Jules Rosskam on Desire Lines first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “I ‘Write’ My Films in the Editing Room”: Editor Jules Rosskam on Desire Lines first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Jude Chehab’s feature directorial debut explores a secretive religious sect in Syria.
Pan-Arab distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North African rights to award-winning religious sect documentary Q.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Lebanese-us cinematographer and filmmaker Jude Chehab and premiered at last year’s Tribeca, where it won the Albert Maysles Award for best new documentary director.
The story follows Chehab’s mother Hiba, a devout Muslim academic who wears a white hijab, teaches the Quran, and was once a member of a secretive matriarchal Muslim order called Qubaysiyat led by the mysterious Anisa.
Pan-Arab distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North African rights to award-winning religious sect documentary Q.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Lebanese-us cinematographer and filmmaker Jude Chehab and premiered at last year’s Tribeca, where it won the Albert Maysles Award for best new documentary director.
The story follows Chehab’s mother Hiba, a devout Muslim academic who wears a white hijab, teaches the Quran, and was once a member of a secretive matriarchal Muslim order called Qubaysiyat led by the mysterious Anisa.
- 1/11/2024
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Theo Lengyel, once an integral member of the avant-garde jazz-metal group Mr. Bungle, is now a murder suspect accused of killing his girlfriend, Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann, last month.
Police in Capitola, California, arrested the musician, age 54, on Tuesday and booked him on one count of first-degree murder in Santa Cruz County Jail. He is being held without bail, according to Kron.
San Francisco Chronicle reports that Lengyel had been a “person of interest” since Herrmann, 61, went missing on Dec. 3. Human remains, which authorities believe to be Herrmann’s, were found in Tilden Regional Park,...
Police in Capitola, California, arrested the musician, age 54, on Tuesday and booked him on one count of first-degree murder in Santa Cruz County Jail. He is being held without bail, according to Kron.
San Francisco Chronicle reports that Lengyel had been a “person of interest” since Herrmann, 61, went missing on Dec. 3. Human remains, which authorities believe to be Herrmann’s, were found in Tilden Regional Park,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
"Star Trek: Enterprise" soldiered on for four seasons, but really, the death knell happened early in season 2. The season's ratings peaked with its fifth episode, "A Night In Sickbay," at 6.26 million — and apparently, that infamous episode drove off potential audiences since the ratings on "Enterprise" never reached those same heights.
This might be why the tail end of season 2 features an obvious ratings stunt (and one that seemed destined to drive canon-obsessed Trekkies up the wall). "Regeneration" features the Borg as the villains. Contemporary promos warned viewers to, "Prepare for Enterprise's first encounter with — The Borg!" and emphasized how terrifying the cyborg hive mind is. The network definitely wanted people to know the Borg would be showing up ahead of time.
Did it work? Well, "Regeneration" pulled in 4.12 million viewers — the highest ratings since "Future Tense" and higher than the season's remaining episodes. But was this short bump worth it?...
This might be why the tail end of season 2 features an obvious ratings stunt (and one that seemed destined to drive canon-obsessed Trekkies up the wall). "Regeneration" features the Borg as the villains. Contemporary promos warned viewers to, "Prepare for Enterprise's first encounter with — The Borg!" and emphasized how terrifying the cyborg hive mind is. The network definitely wanted people to know the Borg would be showing up ahead of time.
Did it work? Well, "Regeneration" pulled in 4.12 million viewers — the highest ratings since "Future Tense" and higher than the season's remaining episodes. But was this short bump worth it?...
- 1/1/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
U2’s amazing Las Vegas residency, U2:uv Achtung Baby Live at Sphere, is soon coming to an end.
Though the Irish rock band had initially announced residency dates only until October 8, they have extended four times, with the last extension going until March 2, 2024.
The residency spans a total of 40 shows that Live Sphere, with their focal album being Achtung Baby. This is also the band’s first performance without drummer Larry Mullens Jr., who is recovering from surgery.
Achtung Baby was released in 1991 and is the band’s seventh studio album. It is also one of the most successful albums the band has released, and it even placed number on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums a few weeks after its release, having sold 295,000 copies during its first week.
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Remaining Las Vegas Residency at the Sphere dates:
January 26, 27, 31
February 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24,
March 1, 2
U2 Las Vegas...
Though the Irish rock band had initially announced residency dates only until October 8, they have extended four times, with the last extension going until March 2, 2024.
The residency spans a total of 40 shows that Live Sphere, with their focal album being Achtung Baby. This is also the band’s first performance without drummer Larry Mullens Jr., who is recovering from surgery.
Achtung Baby was released in 1991 and is the band’s seventh studio album. It is also one of the most successful albums the band has released, and it even placed number on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums a few weeks after its release, having sold 295,000 copies during its first week.
>Get U2 Las Vegas Residency Concert Tickets Now!
Remaining Las Vegas Residency at the Sphere dates:
January 26, 27, 31
February 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24,
March 1, 2
U2 Las Vegas...
- 12/27/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
When Quantum Leap returned to television in 2022, the difference noted immediately between Dr. Ben Song's and Dr. Sam Beckett's adventures was their support team.
Where Sam had only Al Calavicci as his holo-guide, Ben enters the accelerator knowing a team of friends (and one secret conspirator) has his back.
Having that team -- specifically, computer specialist Ian Wright, Security Chief Jenn Chu, and team leader Herbert "Magic" Williams -- has imbued the new series with a life and tone all its own.
Speaking exclusively with TV Fanatic over Zoom, the actors who play the HQ Trio -- Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee, and Ernie Hudson -- open up about their personal connections to the show and how Quantum Leap Season 2 adds depth and nuance to their characters and the narrative.
When TV Fanatic spoke with Ernie Hudson before the series premiere, we asked about his own history with the franchise.
Where Sam had only Al Calavicci as his holo-guide, Ben enters the accelerator knowing a team of friends (and one secret conspirator) has his back.
Having that team -- specifically, computer specialist Ian Wright, Security Chief Jenn Chu, and team leader Herbert "Magic" Williams -- has imbued the new series with a life and tone all its own.
Speaking exclusively with TV Fanatic over Zoom, the actors who play the HQ Trio -- Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee, and Ernie Hudson -- open up about their personal connections to the show and how Quantum Leap Season 2 adds depth and nuance to their characters and the narrative.
When TV Fanatic spoke with Ernie Hudson before the series premiere, we asked about his own history with the franchise.
- 12/19/2023
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
Long-time editor (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) and director (Buffalo Juggalos – short) Scott Cummings and a talent to watch in Haley Elizabeth Anderson (Sundance short Pillars) are two of filmmakers grabbing the half dozen spots allocated in the Next section – which used to be in the ten film range. Here are the selections:
Desire Lines / U.S.A. — Past and present collide when an
Iranian American trans man time-travels through an LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to
unravel his own sexual desires.…...
Desire Lines / U.S.A. — Past and present collide when an
Iranian American trans man time-travels through an LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to
unravel his own sexual desires.…...
- 12/6/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Netflix has resumed production on Season 2 of “The Sandman” in London after it was initially interrupted by the Hollywood strikes.
The news comes on the 35th anniversary of the DC comic book series on which the show is based. Neil Gaiman, who wrote the comics and developed the TV series, celebrated the occasion with a letter to fans promising that “good things are coming.” Netflix also shared a new photo that shows Tom Sturridge, who plays Dream, and Mason Alexander Park, who plays Desire, on set.
Season 1 of “The Sandman” premiered in August of 2022 with a surprise 11th episode arriving on Netflix a week later. The series was generally well received, with Variety‘s review saying that “the show works hard to set itself apart from those Netflix attempts at reanimating beloved properties that instead flattened them out.”
Though Netflix does not officially refer to the installation currently in production as a second season,...
The news comes on the 35th anniversary of the DC comic book series on which the show is based. Neil Gaiman, who wrote the comics and developed the TV series, celebrated the occasion with a letter to fans promising that “good things are coming.” Netflix also shared a new photo that shows Tom Sturridge, who plays Dream, and Mason Alexander Park, who plays Desire, on set.
Season 1 of “The Sandman” premiered in August of 2022 with a surprise 11th episode arriving on Netflix a week later. The series was generally well received, with Variety‘s review saying that “the show works hard to set itself apart from those Netflix attempts at reanimating beloved properties that instead flattened them out.”
Though Netflix does not officially refer to the installation currently in production as a second season,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Apolonia, Apolonia leads the 2023 International Documentary Awards nominations with four nods.
Other top nominees include The Mother of All Lies and Milisuthando, which earned three nominations apiece.
All three films are up for the top prize of best feature documentary, along with two-time nominees Against the Tide, ANHELL69, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project and Q.
All of this year’s best director nominees represent films nominated for best feature.
Other two-time nominees, not up for best feature or director, include Anselm (best cinematography and original music score), To Kill a Tiger (best original music score and best writing) and Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (best editing and cinematography).
Winners will be announced at the IDA’s virtual awards show, set for Dec. 12, which will take place at 8 p.m. Pt and stream on documentary.org and the IDA’s YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels.
“In the wake of devastating events...
Other top nominees include The Mother of All Lies and Milisuthando, which earned three nominations apiece.
All three films are up for the top prize of best feature documentary, along with two-time nominees Against the Tide, ANHELL69, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project and Q.
All of this year’s best director nominees represent films nominated for best feature.
Other two-time nominees, not up for best feature or director, include Anselm (best cinematography and original music score), To Kill a Tiger (best original music score and best writing) and Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (best editing and cinematography).
Winners will be announced at the IDA’s virtual awards show, set for Dec. 12, which will take place at 8 p.m. Pt and stream on documentary.org and the IDA’s YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels.
“In the wake of devastating events...
- 11/21/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
10 November 2023 — After generating hundreds of millions of views across platforms and attracting a fervent global audience, piano virtuoso, multiplatinum songwriter, and social media sensation Tony Ann will release his third EP, Emotionally Red, on November 10, 2023 via Decca Records/Universal Music France/Universal Music Canada.
Tony has captivated listeners everywhere online. Following stints at both Cleveland Institute of Music and Berklee College of Music, the classically trained solo pianist has consistently unveiled viral content at a prolific pace. His online imprint consists of nearly 2 million total followers, while he has generated several million total views. Along the way, he has instituted fan favorite series such as “play that word” where viewers suggest words, and he crafts his own original compositions with letters on the keyboards.
Continuing on a brighter note, with “Emotionally Red”, Ann explores romance through a free flowing and spirited performance that effectively expresses the ubiquitous emotions associated with love.
Tony has captivated listeners everywhere online. Following stints at both Cleveland Institute of Music and Berklee College of Music, the classically trained solo pianist has consistently unveiled viral content at a prolific pace. His online imprint consists of nearly 2 million total followers, while he has generated several million total views. Along the way, he has instituted fan favorite series such as “play that word” where viewers suggest words, and he crafts his own original compositions with letters on the keyboards.
Continuing on a brighter note, with “Emotionally Red”, Ann explores romance through a free flowing and spirited performance that effectively expresses the ubiquitous emotions associated with love.
- 11/13/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Films and talent from China and Iran dominated the winners.
Snow Leopard by the late Tibetan director Pema Tseden has won the Grand Prix at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) on a night dominated by Chinese and Iranian cinema.
The Tibetan-language drama centres on an argument between a father and son after a snow leopard breaks into a sheep pen and kills nine rams. It was completed before the filmmaker died in May and premiered out-of-competition at Venice before going on to screen at Toronto.
German filmmaker Wim Wenders, who presided over the international jury, announced the winner at the festival’s closing ceremony today.
Snow Leopard by the late Tibetan director Pema Tseden has won the Grand Prix at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) on a night dominated by Chinese and Iranian cinema.
The Tibetan-language drama centres on an argument between a father and son after a snow leopard breaks into a sheep pen and kills nine rams. It was completed before the filmmaker died in May and premiered out-of-competition at Venice before going on to screen at Toronto.
German filmmaker Wim Wenders, who presided over the international jury, announced the winner at the festival’s closing ceremony today.
- 11/1/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Family drama Snow Leopard, directed by the late Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, has won the Tokyo Grand Prix, the top prize at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
The film, which is also nominated for three Asia Pacific Screen Awards, follows a rural family who debate whether they should kill a snow leopard that broke into their home and killed nine sheep. The full synopsis reads: In a mountain village where white leopards live, the film explores the symbiosis of humans and animals through the fantastical interaction of a young Tibetan monk and a leopard.
Snow Leopard is one of two films Tseden, who had Chinese citizenship, had been working on when he died in May, aged 53. His death was reported by Chinese media. No cause of death was given, but unverified Chinese media reports said he had a heart attack.
The film, which is also nominated for three Asia Pacific Screen Awards, follows a rural family who debate whether they should kill a snow leopard that broke into their home and killed nine sheep. The full synopsis reads: In a mountain village where white leopards live, the film explores the symbiosis of humans and animals through the fantastical interaction of a young Tibetan monk and a leopard.
Snow Leopard is one of two films Tseden, who had Chinese citizenship, had been working on when he died in May, aged 53. His death was reported by Chinese media. No cause of death was given, but unverified Chinese media reports said he had a heart attack.
- 11/1/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Before his death, Jimmy Buffett put his distinct spin on one of the most Buffett-esque songs Bob Dylan ever wrote, “Mozambique,” even enlisting Emmylou Harris — who sang backup on the original — to reprise her role. The cover will appear on the upcoming posthumous Buffett album, Equal Strain on All Parts, out Nov. 3.
Dylan’s original, off 1976’s Desire, is plenty jaunty and sun-soaked on its own, though not without some ramshackle touches. Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the...
Dylan’s original, off 1976’s Desire, is plenty jaunty and sun-soaked on its own, though not without some ramshackle touches. Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the...
- 10/13/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Caroline Polachek is ending the Desire, I Want to Turn Into You era in style. On Tuesday, the signer joined NPR for a Tiny Desk rendition of some of the album’s standouts, shortly after sharing the poignant inspiration for the album’s final single, “I Believe.”
Backed by her band, the singer opened her performance with an acapella intro to “Pretty in Possible,” as she showcased her unique vocals as her backup singers joined her. The singer shined with her adlibs as she sang her album’s lyrics and...
Backed by her band, the singer opened her performance with an acapella intro to “Pretty in Possible,” as she showcased her unique vocals as her backup singers joined her. The singer shined with her adlibs as she sang her album’s lyrics and...
- 10/10/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
The long-awaited opening for the Sphere in Las Vegas has come. U2 performed over the weekend playing at the debut of the stadium on the opening night of their tour U2: Uv Achtung Baby Live at Sphere.
The band performed many of their famous songs, drawing inspiration for their setlist from their album Achtung Baby. They played their songs “Zoo Station,” “Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around the World” and “So Cruel.” They will continue their tour until December 16 with 24 more shows to come.
The visuals have been described as similar to an IMAX theater movie. The Sphere was created by Madison Square Garden Entertainment and is currently the largest spherical structure in the world, taking up two blocks and is taller than the length of a football field. It includes amenities such as the highest and largest resolution LED screen in the world and covers the entire stadium.
The band performed many of their famous songs, drawing inspiration for their setlist from their album Achtung Baby. They played their songs “Zoo Station,” “Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around the World” and “So Cruel.” They will continue their tour until December 16 with 24 more shows to come.
The visuals have been described as similar to an IMAX theater movie. The Sphere was created by Madison Square Garden Entertainment and is currently the largest spherical structure in the world, taking up two blocks and is taller than the length of a football field. It includes amenities such as the highest and largest resolution LED screen in the world and covers the entire stadium.
- 10/2/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled to the ground while singing the band’s 2004 hit “Vertigo”.
This scene may seem customary, but the visuals were created by floor-to-ceiling graphics inside the immersive Sphere. It was one of the several impressive moments during U2’s “Uv Achtung Baby” residency launch show at the high-tech, globe-shaped venue, which opened for the first time Friday night.
The legendary rock band, which has won 22 Grammys, performed for two hours inside the massive, state-of-the-art spherical venue with crystal-clear audio. Throughout the night, there were a plethora of attractive visuals — including kaleidoscope images, a burning flag and Las Vegas’ skyline, taking the more than 18,000 attendees on U2’s epic musical journey.
Read More: U2’s Bono & The Edge Perform Surprise Show In Ukraine Bomb Shelter
“What a fancy pad,...
This scene may seem customary, but the visuals were created by floor-to-ceiling graphics inside the immersive Sphere. It was one of the several impressive moments during U2’s “Uv Achtung Baby” residency launch show at the high-tech, globe-shaped venue, which opened for the first time Friday night.
The legendary rock band, which has won 22 Grammys, performed for two hours inside the massive, state-of-the-art spherical venue with crystal-clear audio. Throughout the night, there were a plethora of attractive visuals — including kaleidoscope images, a burning flag and Las Vegas’ skyline, taking the more than 18,000 attendees on U2’s epic musical journey.
Read More: U2’s Bono & The Edge Perform Surprise Show In Ukraine Bomb Shelter
“What a fancy pad,...
- 10/1/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
U2 kicked off their “U2:uv Achtung Baby” residency at Las Vegas’ Msg Sphere on Friday night. The sphere, which cost $2.3 billion to construct, features a wraparound interior LED screen, 170,000 ultra-directional speakers that utilize beamforming technology to deliver targeted audio to every seat in the venue, and a haptic flooring system, among many other high-tech features.
Bono and co. made full use of these features as they ran through a 22-song set that included material from their 1991 studio album, Achtung Baby, as well as their new song “Atomic City” and classics like “Vertigo,” “Where the Streets Have No Name,” With or Without You,” and “Beautiful Day.”
Oftentimes, the 35-story building’s floor-to-ceiling screens would project Es Devlin and Brian Eno-inspired artwork, while fans were treated to a crystal clear street view of Sin City during their new Vegas-inspired song. At one point, moving visuals came down from the ceiling to suspend over the audience,...
Bono and co. made full use of these features as they ran through a 22-song set that included material from their 1991 studio album, Achtung Baby, as well as their new song “Atomic City” and classics like “Vertigo,” “Where the Streets Have No Name,” With or Without You,” and “Beautiful Day.”
Oftentimes, the 35-story building’s floor-to-ceiling screens would project Es Devlin and Brian Eno-inspired artwork, while fans were treated to a crystal clear street view of Sin City during their new Vegas-inspired song. At one point, moving visuals came down from the ceiling to suspend over the audience,...
- 9/30/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
The Tokyo Film Festival has set the lineup for its bumper 2023 edition, running October 23 to November 1. Scroll down for the full list.
In the main competition, the festival has set 10 world premieres. The features include Japanese filmmaker Kishi Yoshiyuki’s latest pic (Ab)normal Desire and Gu Xiaogang’s Dwelling by the West Lake. Xiaogang is also set to receive the festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award alongside Mouly Surya.
Of the main competition titles, six are from East Asia, and there is noticeably a feature from Russia, with Alexey German Jr. screening his latest film, Air. Elsewhere, the festival’s Gala section is chock-full of audience favorites from fall festivals. Titles like Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and All of Us Strangers by Andrew Haigh will screen alongside David Gordon Green’s remake The Exorcist: Believer. The Japanese films set for the Gala section include Kitano Takeshi’s Kubi, Miike Takashi’s Lumberjack the Monster,...
In the main competition, the festival has set 10 world premieres. The features include Japanese filmmaker Kishi Yoshiyuki’s latest pic (Ab)normal Desire and Gu Xiaogang’s Dwelling by the West Lake. Xiaogang is also set to receive the festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award alongside Mouly Surya.
Of the main competition titles, six are from East Asia, and there is noticeably a feature from Russia, with Alexey German Jr. screening his latest film, Air. Elsewhere, the festival’s Gala section is chock-full of audience favorites from fall festivals. Titles like Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and All of Us Strangers by Andrew Haigh will screen alongside David Gordon Green’s remake The Exorcist: Believer. The Japanese films set for the Gala section include Kitano Takeshi’s Kubi, Miike Takashi’s Lumberjack the Monster,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tokyo International Film Festival undertook a series of bold changes in 2020 to enhance its international reach, including a location change and major shakeups across staffing and programming. For the global film community, however, much of the overhaul went unfelt due to the travel restrictions of the pandemic. The Tokyo festival’s chairman, Hiroyasu Ando, emphasized at a press conference in the Japanese capital Wednesday that the event “aims to take a bigger leap” this year with its upcoming 36th edition, making good on its ambitions for a transformation.
“We’re really focussing on international interaction,” Ando said, noting that the festival would welcome some 600 overseas guests this year, including filmmakers, jury members and industry professionals, a major uptick from the 104 international industry VIPs who attended in 2022.
The Tokyo International Film Festival will open Oct. 23 with a gala screening of acclaimed German auteur Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-set drama Perfect Days, which...
“We’re really focussing on international interaction,” Ando said, noting that the festival would welcome some 600 overseas guests this year, including filmmakers, jury members and industry professionals, a major uptick from the 104 international industry VIPs who attended in 2022.
The Tokyo International Film Festival will open Oct. 23 with a gala screening of acclaimed German auteur Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-set drama Perfect Days, which...
- 9/27/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The full lineup has been unveiled for the festival’s 36th edition.
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) today revealed the lineup for its 36th edition, including 20 world premieres across its two competition strands.
The festival, set to run October 23 to November 1, will feature 15 titles in its main Competition section led by Japan and China, which each have three films in the selection.
Scroll down for full list
From China are crime drama A Long Shot from debut feature director Gao Peng; Snow Leopard by late Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, which premiered at Venice; and Dwelling By The West Lake by Gu Xiaogang,...
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) today revealed the lineup for its 36th edition, including 20 world premieres across its two competition strands.
The festival, set to run October 23 to November 1, will feature 15 titles in its main Competition section led by Japan and China, which each have three films in the selection.
Scroll down for full list
From China are crime drama A Long Shot from debut feature director Gao Peng; Snow Leopard by late Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, which premiered at Venice; and Dwelling By The West Lake by Gu Xiaogang,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The release of Sound of Freedom should’ve been a victory lap for Tim Ballard, founder and former CEO of the anti-trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad. A fictionalized version of Ballard, played by actor Jim Caviezel, is the protagonist of the film, which depicts him as a crusading avenger for abducted children. The movie — made on a small budget but a runaway hit with conservative audiences this summer — also doubled as a public relations coup for Our, whose supposed real-life trafficking rescue expeditions are highlighted in an epilogue.
But shortly...
But shortly...
- 9/7/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Speakers at Screen round-table in Venice included Daniela Elstner, Film i Vast’s Kristina Borjeson, and Lucky Red founder Andrea Occhipinti.
Unifrance’s Daniela Elstner, Film i Vast’s Kristina Borjeson, and Lucky Red founder Andrea Occhipinti were among the international executives who came together to share insights into producing and distributing non-English language films outside of their home territories at a roundtable event in Venice hosted by Screen International and sponsored by the Saudi Film Commission.
In many ways, it seems a good time for non-English language films – audiences and awards have flocked to films and series like Parasite,...
Unifrance’s Daniela Elstner, Film i Vast’s Kristina Borjeson, and Lucky Red founder Andrea Occhipinti were among the international executives who came together to share insights into producing and distributing non-English language films outside of their home territories at a roundtable event in Venice hosted by Screen International and sponsored by the Saudi Film Commission.
In many ways, it seems a good time for non-English language films – audiences and awards have flocked to films and series like Parasite,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
U2 has announced the initial dates for their upcoming residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The set of performances will begin on September 29.
These dates are the band’s first series of live shows in four years.
Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. will not be playing with the band to undergo and recover from surgery. Bram van den Berg will take over in his place.
The Sphere is a new $1.8 billion, 20,000-seat venue. It houses 580,000 square feet of LED paneling, 170,000 directional speakers and a haptic floor system. You can see the band take a tour of the facility below.
>Get U2 Vegas Residency Concert Tickets Now!
U2 Las Vegas Residency Setlist
U2 has not performed live in four years. The below setlist comes from their The Joshua Tree Tour in a performance on December 15, 2019, in Mumbai, India.
Sunday Bloody Sunday
I Will Follow
New Year’s Day
Bad
Pride (In the Name of Love...
These dates are the band’s first series of live shows in four years.
Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. will not be playing with the band to undergo and recover from surgery. Bram van den Berg will take over in his place.
The Sphere is a new $1.8 billion, 20,000-seat venue. It houses 580,000 square feet of LED paneling, 170,000 directional speakers and a haptic floor system. You can see the band take a tour of the facility below.
>Get U2 Vegas Residency Concert Tickets Now!
U2 Las Vegas Residency Setlist
U2 has not performed live in four years. The below setlist comes from their The Joshua Tree Tour in a performance on December 15, 2019, in Mumbai, India.
Sunday Bloody Sunday
I Will Follow
New Year’s Day
Bad
Pride (In the Name of Love...
- 8/22/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Ariana Grande will celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut album Yours Truly with a week’s worth of events, including a digital deluxe reissue of the LP.
Due out Friday, August 25th, the reissue coincides with the release of new live performances of “Honeymoon Avenue” and “Daydreamin’.” The following day, Grande will participate in “Part 1” of a Q&a, and share a new merch capsule of products presumably created during, or inspired by, the Yours Truly era.
August 27th offers a live performance of “Baby I,” while August 28th is slated to feature the second half of the Q&A, as well as a vinyl pre-order. Grande will perform “Tattooed Heart” and “Right There” on August 29th, and the week wraps up August 30th with a performance of “The Way” as well as “some behind the scenes stuff we found.”
Grande expanded on the project on her Instagram Stories,...
Due out Friday, August 25th, the reissue coincides with the release of new live performances of “Honeymoon Avenue” and “Daydreamin’.” The following day, Grande will participate in “Part 1” of a Q&a, and share a new merch capsule of products presumably created during, or inspired by, the Yours Truly era.
August 27th offers a live performance of “Baby I,” while August 28th is slated to feature the second half of the Q&A, as well as a vinyl pre-order. Grande will perform “Tattooed Heart” and “Right There” on August 29th, and the week wraps up August 30th with a performance of “The Way” as well as “some behind the scenes stuff we found.”
Grande expanded on the project on her Instagram Stories,...
- 8/20/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Sam Smith + + Calvin Harris on a track always leads to pure magic. On Friday, Harris and Smith released the drag race-themed video for their newest collaboration, “Desire.”
The video follows Smith (with a scar on their nose) speeding through an empty parking lot alongside another racer. The video splices clips of the high-speed races with videos of the performer singing along to the lyrics, and appearances from the UK DJ himself.
“You are my desire, oh/And just the thought of you is keeping me awake,” they sing on the electro-pop single.
The video follows Smith (with a scar on their nose) speeding through an empty parking lot alongside another racer. The video splices clips of the high-speed races with videos of the performer singing along to the lyrics, and appearances from the UK DJ himself.
“You are my desire, oh/And just the thought of you is keeping me awake,” they sing on the electro-pop single.
- 8/12/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Sam Smith showed their fans that they are “Kenough,” as they channeled their inner Ken from the Barbie movie.
Smith, who goes by they/them pronouns, took to social media to share a picture of themselves standing in the middle of a road, as they wore a pink bomber jacket with blue shorts and yellow Timberland boots. Even more noticeable was their beach blonde hair, very similar to Ryan Gosling’s look in Barbie.
The multi-Grammy winner was featured in the Barbie soundtrack, singing their song “Man I Am.”
@samsmith
♬ Man I Am (From Barbie The Album) – Sam Smith
Smith has constantly been churning out new songs. Last week, they released “Desire” with Calvin Harris. In early June and early July, they released “Vulgar” with Madonna, and “Perfect” with Jessie Reyez and Cat Burns, respectively.
Desire Out Now @CalvinHarris https://t.co/Au0MRtVzqL pic.twitter.com/AdR1QFMr8d...
Smith, who goes by they/them pronouns, took to social media to share a picture of themselves standing in the middle of a road, as they wore a pink bomber jacket with blue shorts and yellow Timberland boots. Even more noticeable was their beach blonde hair, very similar to Ryan Gosling’s look in Barbie.
The multi-Grammy winner was featured in the Barbie soundtrack, singing their song “Man I Am.”
@samsmith
♬ Man I Am (From Barbie The Album) – Sam Smith
Smith has constantly been churning out new songs. Last week, they released “Desire” with Calvin Harris. In early June and early July, they released “Vulgar” with Madonna, and “Perfect” with Jessie Reyez and Cat Burns, respectively.
Desire Out Now @CalvinHarris https://t.co/Au0MRtVzqL pic.twitter.com/AdR1QFMr8d...
- 8/5/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
Today, Calvin Harris releases his new single “Desire” with Sam Smith. This marks their third collaboration following the success of “Promises,” which spent six weeks at #1, and “I’m Not Here To Make Friends,” which Calvin produced off Sam’s album Gloria earlier this year.
“Desire” follows on the heels of Calvin’s Gold-selling single “Miracle” with Ellie Goulding, which has garnered over 2 million global single sales & 320 million streams globally across all partners.
“Desire” follows on the heels of Calvin’s Gold-selling single “Miracle” with Ellie Goulding, which has garnered over 2 million global single sales & 320 million streams globally across all partners.
- 7/28/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.
New Music Friday – July 28th, 2023
Cardi B and Offset – “Jealousy”
Travis Scott – “Delresto (Echoes) ft. Beyoncé ” Utopia (Album)
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Psychedelic Switch”, plus The Loveliest Time (Album)
Calvin Harris and Sam Smith – “Desire”
Post Malone – “Mourning”, plus Austin (Album)
Anne-Marie – “Never Loved Anyone Before”, plus Unhealthy (Album)
Tori Kelly – “cut”, plus tori (Album)
Saweetie, Yg, and Tyga – “Birthday”
Other noteworthy releases include Jhayco – “Holanda”, Celeigh Cardinal – “Over Before It Began”, The Rose – “Alive”, Gia Woods – “Elevation“, Big Gigantic & Nghtmre – “Never Loved You Like That”, earth2zoe – “Lame”, Johnny Orlando – “Boyfriend” plus The Ride Part 1 (EP), The Chainsmokers and Shenseea – “My Bad”,
Keep On Your Radar:
Hozier – Unreal Unearth (Album)
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New Music Friday – July 28th, 2023
Cardi B and Offset – “Jealousy”
Travis Scott – “Delresto (Echoes) ft. Beyoncé ” Utopia (Album)
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Psychedelic Switch”, plus The Loveliest Time (Album)
Calvin Harris and Sam Smith – “Desire”
Post Malone – “Mourning”, plus Austin (Album)
Anne-Marie – “Never Loved Anyone Before”, plus Unhealthy (Album)
Tori Kelly – “cut”, plus tori (Album)
Saweetie, Yg, and Tyga – “Birthday”
Other noteworthy releases include Jhayco – “Holanda”, Celeigh Cardinal – “Over Before It Began”, The Rose – “Alive”, Gia Woods – “Elevation“, Big Gigantic & Nghtmre – “Never Loved You Like That”, earth2zoe – “Lame”, Johnny Orlando – “Boyfriend” plus The Ride Part 1 (EP), The Chainsmokers and Shenseea – “My Bad”,
Keep On Your Radar:
Hozier – Unreal Unearth (Album)
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- 7/28/2023
- by Mikael Melo
- ET Canada
Based on Emile Zola’s 1980 novel La Bête Humaine, Fritz Lang’s Human Desire is an entirely different beast than Jean Renoir’s 1938 adaptation. The Renoir film’s pointed humanism and everybody-has-their-reasons ethos is swapped out here for a considerably steelier point of view. Indeed, the film is less interested in its characters’ interiority than it is in viewing their lives through a fatalistic lens.
What’s most compelling about Lang’s film is how elegantly it toys with noir tropes and subverts our expectations, particularly with regard to Vicki (Gloria Grahame), who’s initially presented as your prototypical femme fatale. Vicki is trying to convince her new lover, Jeff (Glenn Ford), to murder her slovenly, abusive husband, Carl (Broderick Crawford). It’s a setup familiar from countless noirs, most notably Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity and Tay Garnett’s The Postman Always Rings Twice, so the audience is already...
What’s most compelling about Lang’s film is how elegantly it toys with noir tropes and subverts our expectations, particularly with regard to Vicki (Gloria Grahame), who’s initially presented as your prototypical femme fatale. Vicki is trying to convince her new lover, Jeff (Glenn Ford), to murder her slovenly, abusive husband, Carl (Broderick Crawford). It’s a setup familiar from countless noirs, most notably Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity and Tay Garnett’s The Postman Always Rings Twice, so the audience is already...
- 7/19/2023
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
“America’s Got Talent” continued its 18th season on July 11 with a sixth episode of auditions. In a recent poll, we asked fans who was their favorite among the acts that performed for judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara in “AGT” Auditions 6. Not present in the poll was the night’s Golden Buzzer recipient, singer Lavender Darcangelo chosen by Heidi. Of the 13 other acts included in the poll, voters preferred aerial gymnasts Duo Desire with 33% of the vote.
See below for the complete poll results:
Duo Desire – 33%
Trent Toney – 23%
82nd Airborne Chorus – 17%
40 Pounds – 5%
Mos – 5%
Puppet Simon & the Cow Belles – 5%
Mariandrea – 4%
Presley & Taylor- 4%
Artem Shchukin – 2%
Andrew Stanton – 1%
Let It Happen – 1%
Oswaldo Colina – 0%
The Zoo – 0%
See ‘America’s Got Talent’ winners list: All seasons, plus ‘Champions’ and ‘Extreme’
In their audition, the married couple of Duo Desire explained that they used a tree in their backyard to work on their...
See below for the complete poll results:
Duo Desire – 33%
Trent Toney – 23%
82nd Airborne Chorus – 17%
40 Pounds – 5%
Mos – 5%
Puppet Simon & the Cow Belles – 5%
Mariandrea – 4%
Presley & Taylor- 4%
Artem Shchukin – 2%
Andrew Stanton – 1%
Let It Happen – 1%
Oswaldo Colina – 0%
The Zoo – 0%
See ‘America’s Got Talent’ winners list: All seasons, plus ‘Champions’ and ‘Extreme’
In their audition, the married couple of Duo Desire explained that they used a tree in their backyard to work on their...
- 7/17/2023
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Icona Pop will release their new album Club Romantech on September 1st. This is the Swedish party-pop duo’s first album in 10 years, following 2013’s This Is…Icona Pop.
“As Icona Pop, we can release a pop tune or a super hard dance song, and that’s who we are. When we started to write this album, we didn’t have any rules. We just had a vision we wanted to share with our fans. We’re inviting them into our world,” members Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt offered in a statement.
“As Icona Pop, we can release a pop tune or a super hard dance song, and that’s who we are. When we started to write this album, we didn’t have any rules. We just had a vision we wanted to share with our fans. We’re inviting them into our world,” members Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt offered in a statement.
- 6/23/2023
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
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