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Rachel Weisz to Star in Sci-Fi Movie ‘Cloud One’ (Exclusive)

Rachel Weisz to Star in Sci-Fi Movie ‘Cloud One’ (Exclusive)
Rachel Weisz is attached to star in the indie sci-fi pic “Cloud One,” sources tell Variety.

“Wristcutters: A Love Story” helmer Goran Dukic is directing the film from a script he penned. Pic is based on is based on a short story by Etgar Keret and while plot details are being kept under wraps, other than it being described as a grounded sci-fi movie. “The Imitation Game’s” Ido Ostrowsky and Nora Grossman will produce through their Bristol Automotive banner.

The film is expected to start filming this spring.

The Oscar-winning actress has had a busy year and a half, beginning the courtroom drama “Denial” that earned her rave reviews for her portrayal of writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt, who fought David Irving over whether the Holocaust occurred.

She followed that up with the Fox Searchlight thriller “My Cousin Rachel,” which bowed last fall, as well “Disobedience,” which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival and also
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Ben’s Favorites of 2017

2017 was a horrific year, but it was also a great year for horror cinema. 2016 gave us some instant classics, but I would argue that this year’s offerings were more diverse, fascinating, and forward-thinking. There were mainstream films—It, Annabelle: Creation, and Happy Death Day, to name a few—that I didn’t personally love, but their success has paved the way for more genre cinema overall. We’re finally seeing stories that reflect our times. I had the honor of witnessing this upsurge of conversation and success at Sitges’ 50th anniversary event, which was my cinematic and personal highlight of the year.

In terms of television, Twin Peaks: The Return has to go down in history as one of broadcasted horror’s best moments. Lynch dialed up the intensity and the surrealism in his new installment, and the result was stunning—not only spiritually terrifying, but beautiful and moving as well.
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‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ and ‘Molly’s Game’: Ace Eddie Noms Bring Snubs and Surprises

‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ and ‘Molly’s Game’: Ace Eddie Noms Bring Snubs and Surprises
The first week of January not only brings Tuesday’s Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala and Wednesday’s New York Film Critics Circle awards dinner, but also several key Guild Awards nominations that provide real clues to the strengths and weaknesses of this year’s extraordinarily wide field of Oscar contenders.

Ace Eddie Award nominees

Wednesday’s editing nominations confirm the strength of studio tentpoles “Dunkirk,” “Blade Runner 2049,” and “The Post,” as well as “The Shape of Water,” along with Aaron Sorkin’s “Molly’s Game,” a surprise entry. Comedy nominees included “Baby Driver,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” along with another unexpected late-year contender, Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya.”

Over 24 years, 110 of 125 Best Editing Academy Awards nominees earned Ace Eddie nods, with an accuracy rate of 88%.

Oscar favorites among the snubbed

Left out of the 10 Ace Eddie Awards nominees were would-be Best
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‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ and ‘Molly’s Game’: Ace Eddie Noms Bring Snubs and Surprises

‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ and ‘Molly’s Game’: Ace Eddie Noms Bring Snubs and Surprises
The first week of January not only brings Tuesday’s Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala and Wednesday’s New York Film Critics Circle awards dinner, but also several key Guild Awards nominations that provide real clues to the strengths and weaknesses of this year’s extraordinarily wide field of Oscar contenders.

Ace Eddie Award nominees

Wednesday’s editing nominations confirm the strength of studio tentpoles “Dunkirk,” “Blade Runner 2049,” and “The Post,” as well as “The Shape of Water,” along with Aaron Sorkin’s “Molly’s Game,” a surprise entry. Comedy nominees included “Baby Driver,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” along with another unexpected late-year contender, Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya.”

Over 24 years, 110 of 125 Best Editing Academy Awards nominees earned Ace Eddie nods, with an accuracy rate of 88%.

Oscar favorites among the snubbed

Left out of the 10 Ace Eddie Awards nominees were would-be Best
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Fyc: "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" for Best Cinematography

by Ilich Mejia

Sometime this fall, Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing of a Sacred Deer began recurring less and less in conversations surrounding films likely to be Oscar nominated this month. The fact that a film featuring a vindictive teen with supernatural powers was even in any awards-friendly conversation despite voters’ general aversion to anything paranormal is a testament to its many assets: a compelling cast well led by Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, and Barry Keoghan (and even child actors Raffey Cassidy and Sunny Suljic, both easily disturbed but unmoved like any Lanthimos vet), an eerie score tuned flawlessly to make you laugh out loud at the most horrific sight, and some of the most concealed but poignant contemporary costume work in film this year. But perhaps the movie’s greatest showcase is Thimios Bakatakis’s cinematography as he paints ordinary Cincinnati into a most chilling Epidaurian stage.

Come read more about Bakatakis's wizardry,
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Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2017

We live in uncertain times. Hard-fought progress is being reversed. Appeals to love and compassion are losing out to easier options like hate and fear. With horror, anxiety, and jaw-dropped disbelief we watch the worst instincts of mankind play out in a world we thought we knew.

The jumpiness seems to be felt at the cinemas as well, considering the banner year it’s been for scary movies. Right out the gate Split provided quite a kick, reminding us the playful master of paranoia M. Night Shyamalan can be. Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo, for his part, uses comedy in a high-concept, low-budget kaiju flick and turns Colossal into an absurdist delight. It doesn’t get more low-budget than Chilean director Jorge Riquelme Serrano’s debut Chameleon, but the brutal elegance of his touch drives the depiction of random, depraved home invasion to bone-chilling heights.

Kevin Phillips’ Super Dark Times and
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The 25 Best Films of 2017

The 25 Best Films of 2017
In the whirlwind of bad news and uncertainty that was 2017, great films, like it’s often the case, were a safe haven for innovation, inquiry, resistance, and the amplification of relevant voices. International cinema and independent animated features surprised and inspired, while several American-made productions also stood out among the many blockbusters this year. Like with any list, there are omissions and inclusions here that some may find strange, but after watching over 200 films for my multiple outlets and my podcast, One Week Only, these 25 artworks were the ones that moved the most. Here is hoping for a 2018 full of even more luminous visions.

25. The Lure (Dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska)https://medium.com/media/576ff93dba9ae8d1f7e45e657ab4455c/href

In reference to unusual releases, the phrase “unlike anything you’ve seen before” gets bandied around a little too often. Most times, the denomination is an exaggeration,
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Pedro Almodóvar’s 10 Best Films of 2017, From the Mastery of ‘Phantom Thread’ to the Kubrickian Feel of ‘Sacred Deer’

IndieWire recently reached out to a number of directors to share their lists and thoughts on the best of the year. 42 filmmakers responded, supplying a wide range of interesting insights into the best of 2017, but few were as eloquent and effusive as the great Spanish auteur and noted cinephile Pedro Almodóvar.

In writing about the films he loved this year, Almodóvar not only got at the heart of what makes each film great, he often put the directors’ work in a larger context with historical comparisons that are meant as the highest form of praise. For example, in discussing Yorgos Lanthimos’ direction of “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” he wrote the “weird, unsettling, original, uneasy film” reminded him “of the best of Kubrick” and how “Nicole Kidman shines in her role of mother and wife, in the same abstract tessitura as in ‘Eyes Wide Shut.'”

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42 Directors Pick Their Favorite Movies of 2017, Including Denis Villeneuve, Guillermo del Toro, and More

As the year comes to a close, there’s one group we’ve yet to hear from about the Best of 2017: the directors. IndieWire has reached out to a number of our favorite filmmakers to share with us their lists and thoughts on the best of the year. From Benny Safdie breaking down the brilliance of “Nathan For You” to Alma Har’el shining a light on a new Arab cinematic wave to Justin Simien admitting he was filled with envious rage watching “Get Out,” 42 directors responded and offered a totally different perspective on 2017.

Read More:The Best Films, TV Shows, and More of 2017, According to IndieWire

This Best of 2017 is dedicated to the spirit of Jonathan Demme, who last year took part in this poll and was an incredibly generous man, especially when it came to supporting his peers’ work.

The following appear in alphabetical order based on the director’s last name.
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The 13 Most Underrated Movies of 2017

The 13 Most Underrated Movies of 2017
If “Juno” had opened in 2017, would it still have been a box office hit? What about “Shakespeare in Love”? “Little Miss Sunshine”? “Slumdog Millionaire”?

To say that the state of independent films is at a crossroads is the understatement of the decade. The movie business has now become a tale of two audiences. There’s the tentpole blockbusters, like “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Wonder Woman,” which draw packed crowds at the multiplexes. And then there’s everything else.

For the last two years, even the month of December — a time when Oscar movies usually fare well — hasn’t necessarily been the most fertile ground for smaller movies. Blame the “Star Wars” franchise — the Disney blockbusters have become such Goliaths, they’ve put a dent in any title playing in a theater near them. That’s led to a pre-holiday lull for art-house movies, such as “The Darkest Hour” or “The Shape of Water” (both hovering
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Video Movie Review: The Killing Of A Sacred Deer (2017): Aka Killing Creativity, Originality, & Many Brain Cells

  • 27 December 2017
  • by Bradley Weber
  • Film-Book
  The Killing of a Sacred Deer Review The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) Video Review, a movie directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Alicia Silverstone, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Bill Camp, Denise Barone, Jerry Pope, Josephine Elle, Ming Wang, Nathaniel Sizemore, Lea Hutton Beasmore, and William Willet. In this video [...]

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Rupert’s Top Ten Films of 2017

It’s been a topsy-turvy year in film. On the plus side, the Shyamannaisance continued with Split; Edgar Wright got to make his magnum opus; and Netflix showed their willingness to produce the sort of mature films that seemed to have vanished amidst the cinematic blur of CGI. On the Dark Side, Ridley Scott continued to ritually sacrifice his own Alien legacy; inferior sequels and stultifying franchise-builders dominated the multiplexes; and Star Wars VIII climaxed the year with a drab fizzle. Off the screen, a cavalcade of harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein opened the floodgates for a #metoo campaign which may ultimately change Hollywood for the better.

Along the way, as always, there were plenty of simply great movies – and here are ten of my favourites. (Sorry, Baby Driver!)

Get Out

It was a diamond year for the horror genre, and Blumhouse Productions – whose bread and butter is
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The 11 Best Movie Trailers of 2017, Ranked

In an age where movie trailers have become so predictable that there are even Youtube videos parodying the structure of them, let the following 11 previews remind you that the art of the movie trailer is very much alive. Indie studios like A24 and Fox Searchlight have remained committed to selling their films through atmosphere, not plot, while major studios like Warner Bros. took a big risk by selling one of their biggest titles as high art, and that’s just the start.

Read More:The 50 Best Movies of 2017, According to Over 200 Film Critics 11. “The Meyerowitz Stories”

Noah Baumbach movies don’t always result in trailers that knock you off your feet, but this teaser for the wonderful “The Meyerowitz Stories” is so perfect in selling the lovable family dysfunction at the film’s center that it might just be the best Baumbach trailer to date. Netflix gets bonus points for playing
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New to Streaming: ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer,’ ‘It,’ ‘American Made,’ ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ and More

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.

American Made (Doug Liman)

Perhaps the most interesting thing about American Made is that Tom Cruise still has the clout to get something like it into theaters. Guided by his Edge of Tomorrow collaborator Doug Liman, we are told the impossibly true story of Barry Seal, a bored pilot who becomes a C.I.A.-funded drug smuggler and living embodiment of the Reagan era’s bullshit-tery. Taking structural cues from stuff like Goodfellas and Blow,
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‘Killing of a Sacred Deer’ Cast Talk Delivering Yorgos Lanthimos Dialogue in Exclusive Featurette

We at Collider are happy to debut an exclusive featurette from the home video release of Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film The Killing of a Sacred Deer. In the clip, cast members Colin Ferrell, Barry Keoughan, and Raffey Cassidy discuss the challenge and delight of delivering Lanthimos’ idiosyncratic dialogue in his signature style, and how toning down the “acting” that they’re doing can result in a more compelling performance. The Killing of a Sacred Deer is truly unlike anything else out there. Ferrell plays a renowned cardiovascular surgeon whose family life is upended by an odd relationship he has with …
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Could Fox Acquisition Finally Make Disney an Awards Power Player?

Could Fox Acquisition Finally Make Disney an Awards Power Player?
Disney has been one of the least awards-focused studios in the game for decades. The Burbank-based company even made a concerted effort to eliminate the specialty side of its movie business, selling off Miramax Films for $660 million in 2010 and only deigning to dabble in awards season fare with a handful of recent prestige productions like “The Help” and “Lincoln” through its distribution pact with DreamWorks.

How ironic, then, that with an acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s film divisions, it could mark a whole new era for Disney on the circuit. Through “Big” Fox and subsidiary Fox Searchlight, the studio would have a whole other silo far more adept at the awards game…if that’s even of interest, that is.

As if to prove that point, Fox blasted out a press release Monday morning in the wake of this year’s Golden Globe nominations announcement, beaming over a field-leading 27 mentions for a slew of films including
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The Best Male Movie Performances of 2017

  • 14 December 2017
  • by Kate Erbland, Eric Kohn, David Ehrlich, Jude Dry, Jenna Marotta and Chris O'Falt
  • Indiewire
The Best Male Movie Performances of 2017
For many reasons, 2017 was an important year to celebrate actresses, and there were many great women in front of the cameras. However, this year’s best performances by men also stood out for pushing against commercial standards and delivering some of the most exciting characters of the year: Men conflicted about their desires, their responsibilities, and their identities as a whole. While a few of these roles may look more traditional than others, none of them are easy, and as a whole they stand out as major accomplishments that either challenge conventional notions of masculinity or scrutinize them with renewed vigor.

Of course, many of the best male performances of 2017 aren’t great because they’re guys; they’re great because they’re memorable performances, period — loaded with intrigue, thrills, and pathos. Here’s the best of the bunch.

15. Harris Dickinson, “Beach Rats”

For his very first feature, British actor
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Peter Debruge’s 10 Best Films of 2017

Peter Debruge’s 10 Best Films of 2017
2017 was the year of fanboys and wonder women, as the former grew almost deafening in their zeal (permitting no dissent on the unquestioned genius of the DC, Marvel, Star Wars and Apes franchises, even when the movies themselves disappointed), while the latter found a common voice and courageous platform to take on the honchos in showbiz, politics and many other fields who had the nerve to ignore that famous superhero adage, “With great power comes great responsibility.”

“The Reckoning” (my nickname for this essential, long-overdue upheaval) has finally brought accountability for the kind of sexual harassment and all-around misbehavior no one should have to face in the workplace, toppling some of the biggest titans of our industry in the process. My heart broke when I read the words of ex-Weinstein employee Lauren O’Connor’s internal memo: “The balance of power is me: 0, Harvey Weinstein: 10.” But the movies have long given us a model for optimism
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Brigsby Bear review – a picture of ursine isolation

This story of an oddball being let out into the world succeeds in its character portrayal even as it stumbles over reality

If you can get past the fact that the film was precision-tooled for the quirky feelgood slot of the Sundance film festival; if you can forgive the glaring product placement and the nerd-gasm casting of Mark Hamill in a key role of a film about fan geekery, then there is a fair amount to recommend this solid feature debut.

A narrative that combines the domestic dysfunction of Yorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth with the unabashed movie-buff joy of Garth Jennings’s Son of Rambow or Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind, this is a study of a very singular character, shaped – or scarred – by a unique upbringing.

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