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6 Career Paths Jon Hamm Should Consider After 'Mad Men'
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Read More: Review: The Final 'Mad Men' Season Premiere Asks If Don, or Anyone, Can Ever Be Happy The ending of AMC's critically-acclaimed series "Mad Men" has been kept tightly under wraps, with the early reviews revealing very little in regard to plot and characterization, as is the standard. It's what we've come to expect from creator Matthew Weiner, whose drama of epic subtlety — its quiet intrigue often screams volumes more than even the likes of a more brutally upfront show like "Breaking Bad" — comes to an end beginning with the Season 7b premiere on April 5. The fate of "Mad Men" and its dashing, beautifully fleshed out characters may be unknown, but what about its leading man? Jon Hamm has had an amazingly twisted run as the show's brilliant ad man/self-destructive womanizer Don Draper. In a recent GQ feature, the actor, now 44, talks about his thoughts on »
- Travis Clark
New Images From 'Terminator: Genisys' Arrive From The Future
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One of the biggest movies arriving this summer is "Terminator: Genisys," but it's also the one that has the most course correcting to do when it comes to marketing. The first trailers and images haven't done a great job of selling the movie as the sequel/reboot/do-over that we all need to see, and it isn't helped by Arnold Schwarzenegger lumbering around as an aged Terminator. Anyway, a few new images have arrived, and they don't have us any more or less excited than we already were, which wasn't much. So, here's a Terminator driving a truck, Sarah Connor pointing a gun, and J.K. Simmons staring at Arnie and thinking, "Wtf, did I really agree to take a role in this movie?" With Arnie already talking about appearing in the inevitable sequel, it looks like this won't be the last he says, "I'll be back." But will audiences? »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Disney Bans Smoking In Lucasfilm, Marvel & Pixar Films; Can't Market 'Rogue One' Until 'Rogue Nation' Is Released
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The more valuable a tentpole property is, the more rules you have to play by, not only to protect the brand, but also to make sure it reaches as many people as possible. And as Disney knows, it's young people who have the most disposable income, so they want to makes sure their movies reach those impressionable minds with few barriers. The Wrap reports that during a shareholder meeting last week, CEO Bob Iger revealed that the company's on screen smoking ban was now being extended to pretty much every shingle under their umbrella — Lucasfilm, Marvel, and Pixar. “We are extending our policy to prohibit smoking in movies across the board: Marvel, Lucas, Pixar and Disney films,” he said. The only exception will be when "we are depicting a historical figure who may have smoked at the time,” and that means real people, not Marvel characters. This will be a »
- Kevin Jagernauth
SXSW: Indie Filmmakers Share Their Secrets For Working With Actors
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Read More: SXSW: How to Make Something From Nothing, the No-Budget Way Several Austin-based filmmakers shared their insights on working with actors for the "Independent Directors on Working with Actors" panel at last week's SXSW Film Festival. The panelists included Andrew Bujalski, whose latest film "Results," starring Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders, premiered at Sundance and also screened at SXSW; "Hellion" writer-director Kat Candler; Todd Rohal, whose film "Uncle Kent 2" premiered at SXSW this week and David Zellner, whose film "Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter," was released theatrically last week. The panel was moderated by Caroline O'Connor, Director of Communications for the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. The panelists discussed casting and working with both professional and non-professional actors, as well as how their own acting has influenced their directing and how to get the performances they want from their »
- Debbie Cerda
New Directors/New Films Review: Jia Zhang-ke Produced 'K' Is A New Take On Franz Kafka's 'The Castle'
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Franz Kafka is to film what lightning is to a bottle: many filmmakers try to capture him, but few succeed. Courageous men like Michael Haneke and Aleksey Balabanov have attempted the feat of translating Kafka's final work, “The Castle,” into the medium of cinema, only to end up with a square peg in a round hole. Now, we have a couple of new brave souls. Darhad Erdenibulag and Emyr ap Richard are co-directors from Inner Mongolia, who have chosen to tackle the labyrinthine world of bureaucratic abyss in Kafka's seminal novel as their sophomore feature. A supreme undertaking, and a valiant effort, ultimately, “K” is a resounding failure and a butterfingered attempt to capture the essence of a literary genius. For those unfamiliar with Kafka's work: firstly, I must implore you not to watch Erdenibulag and Richard's interpretation as an introduction. Secondly, the plot is wonderfully basic at its core. »
- Nikola Grozdanovic
Review: 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 7 'Chapter 33' Starts Over
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Episode 6 Review: 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 6 'Chapter 32' Breaks Up a Marriage Morning BriefingIt's all okay again! After Episode 6's catastrophic falling out between Frank and Claire, the two patched things up over the course of a month in their time and an episode in ours. Ending chronologically with a renewal of vows that kicked off the sequential events of the episode (written by Beau Willimon), "Chapter 33" attempted to dig into the First Family's unique relationship but came away with as much inside information as Thomas Yates has discovered thus far: bupkis. Though many superficial changes were made — from Claire's hair color to the time-jumping construction — we're essentially right back where we started before the season began, and it doesn't feel earned. The disruption of Frank and Claire as President and U.N. Ambassador was one ripe with possibilities, and up to this point, it really felt »
- Ben Travers
Well Go Entertainment Acquires Sundance Cinematography Winner 'Partisan'
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Read More: Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #47: Ariel Kleiman Examines an Extreme World for 'Partisan' Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Ariel Kleiman's feature directorial debut, "Partisan," announced Variety earlier today. The drama, which stars Vincent Cassel as a trainer of child assassins, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and won the World Cinema Special Jury Award for Cinematography. Co-written by Kleiman and Sarah Cyngler, the drama focuses on the 11-year-old son of Cassel's character (played by Jeremy Chabriel ) as he begins to think for himself while living on an isolated compound. The movie also stars Florence Mezzara and Alex Balaganskiy. The deal was brokered by Well Go USA’s Doris Pfardrescher with UTA Independent Film Group and Protagonist Pictures on behalf of production. Read More: Sundance 2015: Watch The First Clip From 'Partisan' Starring Vincent Cassel »
- Zack Sharf
Russo Brothers Lock Down Deal To Direct 'Avengers: Infinity War'
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They haven't even shot a frame of "Captain America: Civil War," but it looks like Joe and Anthony Russo have their schedule for the next few years mapped out. The pair are already tipped to direct that bro-tacular "Ghostbusters" spinoff/reboot with Channing Tatum over at Sony, but it seems they aren't done with Marvel yet. The long running rumor that the siblings will helm the two-part "Avengers: Infinity War" just inched closer to confimration, with Badass Digest reporting that their sources tell them "the Russos closed their deal" to direct both movies. The plan will be for both to shoot back-to-back in 2016 and 2017, but there's no word yet if that Ghostbusters gig, tentatively slated for a 2017 release, will also be squeezed in during that timeframe. The directors recently signed a deal at Sony, so presumably they have to live up to their obligations as such. While there's nothing official on this from Marvel, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
The Big Twist of 'Bloodline': What Happened in Episode 1 of the New Netflix Original?
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Read More: H. Jon Benjamin on Drinking 'Impossible' 'Archer' Cocktails & What It's Like to Work With Louis C.K By now — and we say that with full knowledge it's been less than four days since "Bloodline" premiered — many of you know something big happened in the first episode of the new Netflix original series, if not all the secrets of the 13-episode drama (you crazy binge-watchers, you). That being said, if you don't know or haven't watched, that's okay, too. Indiewire's "Very Good TV Podcast" has sections for both of you in its new episode, with topics ranging from SXSW to "Mad Men" to, yes, "Bloodline," with anything spoiler-y very clearly marked as to not ruin any of the many secrets of Kyle Chandler's new show. This week, Indiewire's TV Editor Liz Shannon Miller and TV Critic Ben Travers dig into the many television events of SXSW, pick their »
- Indiewire
Tribeca Exclusive: Faith And Firearms Clash In Trailer For Provocative Documentary 'The Armor Of Light'
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An anti-abortion evangelical minister might not be the most obvious candidate to question the pro-gun movement in the United States, but his challenge is at the intriguing center of "The Armor Of Light." Today we have the exclusive trailer for the upcoming documentary. Slated to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film from director Abigail Disney follows Reverend Rob Schenck's personal and professional journey after he meets Lucy McBath, a single mother whose unarmed son was murdered in Florida. Can you be both pro-life while also being pro-gun? "The Armor Of Light" will have its first screening at Tribeca on Saturday, April 18th. Watch below. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
One on One: Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “Love & Basketball” and “Beyond the Lights”
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Beyond the Lights“Cupid draw back your bow…And let your arrow go…Straight to my lover’s heart…for me…nobody but me…”Love is easily definable when refracted through the lens of Hollywood cinema or a great pop song like Sam Cooke’s “Cupid.” A couple meet-cute, their attraction grows, heartache eventually rears its ugly head, then epiphany strikes and one person does everything they can to get the other back. It’s a rigged game of sorts; togetherness is almost always guaranteed once things fades to black. The studios are so good at reducing complex emotional experiences into easily digestible packages that one tends to forget the messiness of romance, the time it takes to develop, and the confusion it brings to a person’s life. “Happily ever after” tends to earn more at the box office than “it’s complicated.”Instead of reinforcing this mainstream narrative, »
- Glenn Heath Jr.
So Much For That Mystique Movie? Jennifer Lawrence Says 'Apocalypse' Will Be Her Last X-Men Movie
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No doubt we've heard certain sweeping statements from other actors before. There was a time when Robert Downey Jr. was talking big about walking away from Marvel, and same goes for Chris Evans. Now Jennifer Lawrence is the latest to claim that she'll be hanging up the latex and bodypaint. Chatting with MTV, the actress revealed that "X-Men: Apocalypse" will be her last foray into the world of mutants. “It is my last one, actually,” adding with a short but affirmative “yes.” This might come as a blow to 20th Century Fox executives who last spring expressed a desire to launch a bunch of spinoff X-movies, including one for Mystique. But should everyone really start freaking out? Nah —it's likely that her contract is expiring. This is what Nicholas Hoult said about the future of the Beast earlier this month. "This is the last one I'm signed up for," the actor told E! »
- Kevin Jagernauth
7 Ways the 'Late, Late Show with James Corden' Is Actually Going to Feel New
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Read More: Why We'll Miss Jon Stewart: 'The Daily Show,' Trust and the Chaos of Late Night "The Late Late Show with James Corden" is a "start-up." That was the term used during an interview at CBS Studios three weeks ago, as the show was literally still coming together from the ground up, construction noises echoing from the stage. While Corden and executive producers Rob Crabbe and Ben Winston weren't able to reveal much about their plans for the launch of CBS' new late night entry, they were able to reveal what will hopefully help them stand out in the current crowded landscape and what America can expect from this unknown new presence. A Happy Hour That Includes a Cocktail Hour One element that should help contribute to the idea of creating a congenial atmosphere: A full bar on stage. Though the set-up is meant to invoke a club atmosphere, »
- Liz Shannon Miller
Memo to Distributors: Buy These 10 SXSW 2015 Movies
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The SXSW Film Festival has never been seen as a marketplace for new movies on par with Sundance or Cannes, but the Austin gathering nevertheless provides the first glimpse of many new titles without distribution. While the latest edition came to a close over the weekend, a number of its memorable ingredients remain unsold. Whether that's simply because buyers have already passed on them or simply haven't had a chance to consider their options, these movies continue to be fresh, conversation-worthy options that deserve audiences far beyond one city in Texas. Here are 10 highlights that deserve a future in theaters and VOD. Read More: SXSW 2015: A List of Criticwire Grades for Every Feature "A Woman Like Me"Alex Sichel died before the completion of this personal and idiosyncratic portrait of her experiences with cancer, but her voice is evident in every scene of the heartfelt project. Completed by Elizabeth Giamatti »
- Eric Kohn
'White God' Director on Unleashing 250 Dogs on Budapest and Why More Films Should Take Risks
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You have never seen a dog movie like "White God," the singular cinematic effort that won Cannes's top prize in the Un Certain Regard section last year. With echoes as disparate as "Lassie," "The Birds," and "Amores Perros," Kornél Mundruczó's genre-bending fable imagines a world in which marginalized stray dogs uprise against their cruel human oppressors. When 13-year-old Lili is sent to stay with her emotionally distant father in Budapest, she brings along her other half: a soft-hearted but rambunctious rescue dog, Hagen. But the reality that meets them is unwelcoming and indifferent to their bond. "Mutts have to be reported in Hungary,"a neighbor admonishes, and proceeds to call the police. Lili must send Hagen back to the streets. What ensues is an Odyssean journey that exposes Hagen to darkest impulses of humanity. Incredibly shot without the aid of CGI, Mundruczó and his team unleashed »
- Emily Buder
The 12 Breakouts of the 2015 SXSW Film Festival
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Read More: The 2015 Indiewire SXSW BibleKrisha Fairchild, "Krisha" (Actor)Actress Krisha Fairchild returned to SXSW after attending the festival last year in support of a project by the same name, only this time she emerged as one of the biggest breakthroughs of the event. Fairchild impressed in last year's short, written and directed by her nephew Trey Edward Shults, which went on to win a cinematography award. But in its feature-length form, Fairchild got to show her full range embodying the titular troubled mother and astonished all who saw her in Shults' feature debut. In "Krisha" (the story is not based on her own life, despite its title), Fairchild plays a drug and alcohol abuser who reunites with her family for a holiday gathering after years of absence. She relapses when the stress of the situation brings back her demons. Unlike most of her co-stars in "Krisha," Fairchild's been a »
- Nigel M Smith and Eric Kohn
The Best Films Of The 2015 SXSW Film Festival
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The queso and BBQ gorging are done, and so it's a wrap on the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, which featured a mix of mainstream releases, smaller indie narratives, documentaries and music-based films, among many others. Our two correspondents Charlie Schmidlin and Drew Taylor have comprised their best-of highlights from the festival. The Audience Award winners are here, and the regular award winners decided by the SXSW Jury are listed here. See you in 2016! Charlie Schmidlin Experiencing amazing Alamo Drafthouse bumpers, built-up queues for events and anything but vegetables as a culinary option, my first time at SXSW was the best kind of ordeal. The fest was staffed by a charming, friendly staff and volunteers who organized the programming down to a science —I don’t think I attended one delayed screening the entire time. I can’t wait to go back next year —maybe after a salad first. 1. “Krisha” A wall »
- The Playlist Staff
Watch: 'Silicon Valley' Season 2 Trailer Shows Mounting Battle Between Tech Startups
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Read More: Why 'Silicon Valley' Could Be HBO's First Comedy With Mass Appeal in Years The game is on as competition between rival startups Pied Piper and Nucleus heats up in a newly released trailer for the sophomore season of HBO's "Silicon Valley" from Mike Judge ("Beavis and Butthead," "King of the Hill," "Office Space"). The pressure is on for Richard (Thomas Middleditch), Gilfoyle (Martin Starr), Erlich (T.J. Miller), Jared (Zach Woods) and Dinesh (Kumail Najiani) to deliver a finished version of Pied Piper. With the help of a new backer, the Pied Piper team tries to get themselves out there and "create synergy, bitches," which Gilfoyle may or may not fully support. Car windows are smashed, shots are taken, walls are sledgehammered and a lot of people are working on laptops. Watch the trailer above. "Silicon Valley" returns for a 10-episode second season premiering Sunday, April 12 at 10pm on HBO. »
- Helen Z. Carefoot
Watch: 16mm Behind-the-Scenes Footage of Fellini Directing Amarcord
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It’s not clear where this video uploaded by Eyes on Cinema derives from, and there’s no English subtitles, but here’s eight-plus minutes of rare footage of Federico Fellini directing 1974’s Amarcord. There’s fake snow to be packed together and set up, a typically Felliniesque array walking through it (a priest, a nun and a bull) and lots of Fellini slowly and decisively delivering directions on set. »
- Filmmaker Staff
108 Media Picks Up New Orleans-Set 'Below Dreams'
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Read More: Tribeca Exclusive: Trailer For New Orleans Drama 'Below Dreams' In the midst of economic distress, three young adults are set against the backdrop of New Orleans streets to find fame and fulfillment in director Garrett Bradley's debut feature "Below Dreams." 108 Media has acquired the film, which debuted at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. "We made 'Below Dreams' under a contract of trust and passion in the city of New Orleans, without a clear vision of where it would end up," said Bradley. "Each of us are psyched to have an opportunity to share the film with the public, particularly through the support of 108 Media, Sundance Institute's #ArtistServices program and Obscured Pictures." 108 Media releases the film in Los Angeles April 10 and in New York April 17, with a Video On Demand, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and Google Play release coming April 21. Read More: Meet the 2014 Tribeca »
- Travis Clark
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