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Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson’ Gets Awards-Friendly Release Date From Amazon And Bleecker Street
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Jim Jarmusch’s Cannes premiere “Paterson” will hit the big screen just in time for this year’s awards season, thanks to Amazon and Bleecker Street. Variety reports that the Adam Driver-starring film will get a platform release at the end of the year, debuting on December 28 — just in time to make the awards-qualifying cut-off — and will expand its theatrical release in subsequent weeks.
The film, about a New Jersey bus driver going about his daily routine, was hailed at Cannes, where it premiered in May. Our own Eric Kohn wrote in his Cannes review that it’s Jarmusch’s most personal film yet, good enough for the film to earn an A rating.
Read More: Cannes Review: Adam Driver Stars in Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson,’ His Most Intimate Film
Although the film doesn’t offer much in the way of plot, Kohn found much to be admired in its style and tone, »
- Kate Erbland
My Fair Lady and West Side Story 'ghost singer' Marni Nixon dies, aged 86
7 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Nixon filled in secretly as a playback singer for Audrey Hepburn, Deborah Kerr, Marilyn Monroe and Natalie Wood in a long career as a soprano
Marni Nixon, the singer whose voice can be heard filling in for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and for Deborah Kerr in The King and I, has died aged 86, according to the New York Times. Randy Banner, a friend and student, said she died from breast cancer.
Related: Stand-in for the stars – the art of the dubbing singer
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- Andrew Pulver
Summer of Scary Movies: ‘Lights Out’ Quadruples Budget on Big Opening
24 July 2016 9:49 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
It’s official: 2016 is the summer of scary movies. New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. made another big win this weekend with PG-13 horror movie “Lights Out.” Made on a small production budget of just $5 million, the movie more than quadrupled that with its huge $21.6 million opening in 2,818 theaters. To compare, it narrowly beat Fox’s “Ice Age: Collision Course” sequel, produced for 21 times more than the scary movie with a big $105-million budget. Also Read: Here's Why 'The Conjuring 2' Might Be a Bigger Hit Than 'Captain America: Civil War' “It’s friggin’ awesome,” said Jeff Goldstein, »
- Meriah Doty
Mike Birbiglia’s ’Don’t Think Twice’ Tops $90K In Exclusive Run; ‘Hillary’s America’ Grabs $3.7M: Specialty Box Office
24 July 2016 10:20 AM, PDT | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice bowed in just a single theater, but moviegoers clearly found it, pushing the title to claim the year's top per theater average at over $90K, beating the benchmark made just last week by Café Society, which played 50 runs in its second frame this sizzling weekend in a robust expansion. Fox Searchlight's Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie did decently in its start in 313 theaters, while last week's doc opener Hillary's America did solid… »
Mike Birbiglia on ‘Don’t Think Twice,’ Envy, And Why Improv is Nicer Than Stand-Up
20 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Mike Birbiglia is pulling back the curtain on the feuds and resentments that consume comedians when one of their own hits it big.
In his second feature, “Don’t Think Twice,” Birbiglia depicts a tight-knit improv troop that starts to unravel when one of its members gets cast on a popular “Saturday Night Live”-type program. It’s an opportunity for the stand-up comic to explore the nature of success, the fear of failure, and the way that people in their thirties began to grapple with the realization that they may not make it after all.
Birbiglia not only directs, he co-wrote the film, produced it, and stars alongside Keegan-Michael Key and Gillian Armstrong. Best known for his stand-up comedy and one-man shows, he previously directed 2012’s “Sleepwalk With Me,” an autobiographical look at his sleepwalking disorder. “Don’t Think Twice” opened in a single New York theater last weekend »
- Brent Lang
Michelle Dockery Joins Steven Soderbergh’s Netflix Miniseries ‘Godless’ Alongside Jeff Daniels & Jack O’Connell
28 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Lady Mary is coming to Netflix. The “Downton Abbey” star has been cast in “Godless,” a Western miniseries from Steven Soderbergh and Scott Frank, who previously worked on “Out of Sight” together and will co-executive produce along with Casey Silver. Jeff Daniels and Jack O’Connell have already been cast in the 1880s-set drama.
Read More: Read More: Steven Soderbergh To Executive-Produce Scott Frank’s Limited Series Netflix Western ‘Godless’
Scott Frank is writing and directing “Godless,” which centers on the blood feud between Daniels and O’Connell’s characters — former partners with a paternal bond whose relationship has turned sour. Daniels’ quest for vengeance leads him to a town whose denizens are entirely female, with Dockery as a rancher in a different location who offers O’Connell refuge.
Read More: Scott Frank Says His Long Developing Western ‘Godless’ Will Be A 6-Hour Netflix Miniseries
This won’t be Frank »
- Michael Nordine
Rotten luck: tree from The Shawshank Redemption toppled by strong winds
28 minutes ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The landmark from Frank Darabont’s prison escape classic has been blown down to the dismay of fans
An oak tree, hailed as a symbol of hope for appearing in a key scene from The Shawshank Redemption, has been toppled by heavy winds in Lucas, Ohio.
In the film, Red, played by Morgan Freeman, travels to the site of the tree on the advice of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) after receiving parole following a 40-year sentence. There, he finds some money and a note left by his friend directing him to Zihuatanejo in Mexico. “Remember, Red”, the letter reads. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
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- Nigel M Smith
Eddie Redmayne to Star in Morten Tyldum’s ‘The Last Days of Night’
51 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Eddie Redmayne is set to star in the Black Bear Pictures drama “The Last Days of Night,” sources confirmed to Variety.
The news comes following Black Bear’s acquisition of the Graham Moore spec last month, which also has “Passengers” helmer Morten Tyldum on board to direct.
The story follows the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to bring electric light to the country. It’s set after Edison has won the race to the patent office and is suing his only remaining rival, Westinghouse, for the unheard-of sum of one billion dollars. To defend himself, Westinghouse makes a surprising choice in his attorney: He hires an untested 26-year-old fresh out of Columbia Law School, Paul Cravath (Redmayne).
The film is produced by Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, with Black Bear Pictures fully financing. No distributor is attached at this time.
Redmayne was recently nominated for an »
- Justin Kroll
’Stranger Things’ Season 2: 9 Questions We’re Dying To Have Answered
54 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
One of the joys of Netflix’s original series “Stranger Things” is the season’s sense of finality. The Duffer brothers excelled at crescendoing the season with action, emotion and heft, yet they left what they’ve referred to as “dangling threads” around the conclusions of Will Byers and Eleven, and we wanted to get in on speculating what Season 2 may answer and where the show could venture to. If you’ve finished the season, read on to find out what we’re asking about Season 2. If you haven’t checked out Season 1 yet, Do That and stop reading here!
Read More: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Clues: Does Hopper Know Where [Spoiler] Is & What Happened?
Is Eleven alive, and how?
Last we saw Chief Hopper (David Harbour), he was out in the woods storing Eggo waffles in an enclosure. This could be in an attempt to see if Elle (Millie Bobby Brown »
- Russell Goldman
James Cameron Talks Avatar TV Series Possibility, Avatar Sequels, Neill Blomkamp’s Aliens, Abyss Blu-ray and More
54 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Director James Cameron appeared at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016 as part of a Hall H’s Aliens anniversary retrospective on Saturday afternoon, and afterwards he did some press where he talked about his upcoming four Avatar sequels, the possibility of an Avatar television series, his thoughts on filmmaker Neill Blomkamp‘s Aliens sequel, an update on the long […]
The post James Cameron Talks Avatar TV Series Possibility, Avatar Sequels, Neill Blomkamp’s Aliens, Abyss Blu-ray and More appeared first on /Film. »
- Peter Sciretta
‘Soul On Bikes’ About African-American Biker Gang Picked Up For Film Adaptation
1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Rockmond Dunbar, the director/producer of Pastor Brown has optioned Tobie Gene Levingston's autobiographical book Soul on Bikes: The East Bay Dragons Mc and the Black Biker Set about the rise and adventures of the infamous East Bay Dragon Motorcycle Club, the notorious all African-American Harley Davidson biker gang in Oakland, CA. Dunbar himself grew up in the Bay area and has known Levingston, the East Bay Dragons and their exploits since his… »
The 50 Best Action Movies Of The 21st Century So Far
1 hour ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
One of the most iconic stars of action cinema this century returns to the big screen this week, as Matt Damon gets back in his old shoes as Jason Bourne in, well, “Jason Bourne,” his fourth time playing the forgetful super-spy since 2002’s “The Bourne Identity.” And few action stars are as important to the […]
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- Oliver Lyttelton
‘The Flash’ Casts ‘Dope’ Star Kiersey Clemons as Iris West [Updated]
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Update #2: Variety confirms Kiersey Clemons has closed a deal to play female lead Iris West in Rick Famuyiwa’s The Flash. Our original story from July 8, 2016 follows. When Warner Bros. needed a new director for The Flash, it looked to Dope and picked up filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa. And now that Warner Bros. is starting to cast The Flash, […]
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- Angie Han
Comic-Con 2016: the good, the bad and the unbearable
1 hour ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Comic-Con is merely the first taste of everything you won’t be able to shut up about for the next year or two, from Wonder Woman to Rihanna in Bates Motel
Comic-Con 2016 is over, but in my mind, it’s still going on. It’s been a full day since I left San Diego and the moist throng of sweaty pop culture enthusiasts, but I’m still unpacking all of the merchandise I bought (and the merchandise given to me by studios eager to hawk their latest big-budget gambles), washing the party stench out of my clothes, and breathlessly pondering casting announcements, flashy trailers and plot reveals. When you spend large portions of your everyday life following the progress of an in-production motion picture or TV show or comic book series, you’re essentially living Comic-Con year-round. For the truly dedicated fan in 2016, Comic-Con never ends.
Granted, there may not »
- Dave Schilling
Eddie Redmayne Joins Morten Tyldum In Black Bear’s ‘The Last Days Of Night’
1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Teddy Schwarzman's Black Bear Pictures has set Eddie Redmayne to star in The Last Days Of Night, joining director Morten Tyldum and screenwriter Graham Moore to tell the story about the battle between industrial age titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to electrify America. Redmayne will play famed lawyer Paul Cravath, in his first major career-making case. Schwarzman’s Black Bear teamed with Tyldum and Moore in The Imitation Game, and just before… »
Watch ‘The Childhood of a Leader’ Director Brady Corbet’s Short Film ‘Protect You + Me’
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
After winning two awards at the Venice Film Festival last year (Best First Film and Best Director in the Horizons section), Brady Corbet’s striking “The Childhood of a Leader” is now in theaters. Le CiNéMa Club is celebrating that release by screening the actor-turned-filmmaker’s short film “Protect You + Me,” which he wrote and directed when he was 18.
Read More: Read More: ‘The Childhood Of A Leader’ Review: Brady Corbet’s Directorial Debut Is An Enthralling Mind-f*ck
Darius Khondji (“Alien: Resurrection,” “Midnight in Paris,” “The Immigrant”) shot the film on 35mm; he and Corbet also worked together on Michael Haneke’s English-language remake of his own “Funny Games.” “Protect You + Me” won an honorable mention at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. Here’s the 11-minute short’s synopsis: “The reminder of a long forgotten event, combined with a challenging situation, provokes a man to extreme reaction while at a dinner with his mother. »
- Michael Nordine
‘T2: Trainspotting’: Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie Return in First Teaser
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Twenty years after the original “Trainspotting” premiered, director Danny Boyle has reassembled the original cast for a sequel, “T2: Trainspotting.”
The first teaser, which dropped Monday morning, shows Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie standing on a platform as a train passes by with Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life” playing in the background. “T2” takes place nine years after the original.
Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle reprise their roles from the 1996 British drama. The original, which was nominated for an Academy Award and won a BAFTA, follows Renton, who is deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, as he tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
John Hodge, writer of the original screenplay, also returned to pen the sequel alongside Boyle.
The film is loosely based on author Irvine Welsh’s own sequel to “Trainspotting, »
- Lamarco McClendon
‘The Flash’: ‘Dope’ Actress Kiersey Clemons to Star as Iris West in Movie (Exclusive)
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Kiersey Clemons has closed a deal to star opposite Ezra Miller in “The Flash” movie.
Variety first reported earlier this month that she was the top choice for the female lead in the Warner Bros. film.
Insiders reveal that Clemons is likely to play Iris West, the tough-as-nails journalist and friend of Barry Allen, the Flash’s alter ego.
“The Flash” had to overcome the hurdle of replacing the film’s original director, Seth Grahame-Smith, who parted ways with the project over creative differences. “Dope” helmer Rick Famuyiwa took over directing duties in June. The movie, however, appears to be able to meet its planned start date. Production is expected to commence sometime this year.
The studio is keeping Smith’s most recent draft of the script, which is based on a treatment by Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
Clemons’ star has risen significantly since her breakout performance in “Dope. »
- Justin Kroll
More Bloody Mayhem Is Unleashed In First Trailer For ‘ABC’s Of Death 2 ½’
1 hour ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Cheap, bloody, and easy to turn a buck, horror has been a boon to studios over the past few years. It’s been surprising to see what has been turned into a franchise (“The Purge,” for example) and while the anthology style horror movies that were hot for one moment seem to have cooled, there’s still […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Pitch Perfect’ Director Jason Moore to Helm Fox’s ‘Hair Wars’ Movie
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Fox 2000 has tapped “Pitch Perfect” director Jason Moore to helm “Hair Wars,” based on a pitch from “Fresh Off the Boat” creator and showrunner Nahnatchka Khan.
Fox 2000 won a bidding war for the project, which will be written by Khan and is based on a competition in which hair salons compete through song and dance numbers.
Moore made his directorial debut with “Pitch Perfect,” which starred Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson and grossed $115 million worldwide. That success has led to a pair of sequels.
Moore also directed last year’s “Sisters,” starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. That comedy grossed $87 million domestically and $105 million worldwide.
Khan’s “Fresh Off the Boat” has been renewed for a third season by ABC. It centers on a Taiwanese family living in the U.S. in the ’90s and stars Randall Park and Constance Wu.
Khan also created comedy “Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23. »
- Dave McNary
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