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The Dardenne Brothers’ Next Film Will Be a Terrorism Drama
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The Dardenne Brothers always write and direct their films at a steady clip, often releasing their films in three- or four-year intervals. Their latest film “The Unknown Girl,” about a doctor who sets out to find the identity of an unknown young woman who died after she was refused surgery, premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Now, Variety reports that Luc Dardenne says that the duo are set to make their next film, which will be about the rise of terrorism in Europe. “We are writing the script now, and hope to shoot it in Belgium by the fall of next year,” says the Dardenne brother.
Read More: Cannes Review: ‘The Unknown Girl’ is Dardenne Brothers Doing a Detective Movie
Luc Dardenne is currently at the 20th Lima Film Festival as they are paying tribute to his film work. As part of the tribute, Lima is screening a section of the Dardennes’ films, »
- Vikram Murthi
Brady Corbet To Direct Pop Star Drama ‘Vox Lux’
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To get an idea of the kind of charmed life actor/writer/director Brady Corbet has led —he’s starred in films directed by Lars von Trier and Sean Durkin and counts Olivier Assayas as a friend— here’s what he told the Av Club recently about how he met Michael Haneke and was cast in the remake of “Funny Games.” “I actually […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Willa Holland Thriller ‘Blood in the Water’ Scheduled for August Release (Exclusive)
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Level 33 Entertainment has set the release date for “Blood in the Water,” a thriller starring Willa Holland, Alex Russell and Miguel Gomez, Variety has learned exclusively. The film will be released on Aug. 26.
Level 33 acquired the film, formerly known as “Pacific Standard Time,” in a deal struck with Taylor & Dodge, which is handling worldwide sales on the film.
The film is directed by Ben Cummings and Orson Cummings from their own script and produced by Mitchell Sandler and Mitch Solomon. A premiere and filmmaker Q&A will take place at Arena Cinema Hollywood on Aug. 26.
The film will open in select theaters and be available day and date on demand on Time Warner Cable, Comcast, iTunes, DirecTV, Amazon Instant, Dish Network, Vubiquity, Vudu and others.
Holland and Russell play a couple in their twenties who are housesitting for the summer at a palatial modern spread in the Hollywood. Living above their means, »
- Dave McNary
Aurora Perrineau to Star in Drama ‘Virginia, Minnesota’ (Exclusive)
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Aurora Perrineau is starring in the coming-of-age drama “Virginia, Minnesota,” writer-director Daniel Stine’s debut feature film, Variety has learned exclusively.
Rushaway Pictures is producing “Virginia, Minnesota,” which centers on two young women torn apart by a childhood tragedy, who unexpectedly reunite by traveling back to their childhood home — a private residence for girls from troubled families. Perrineau, the daughter of Harold Perrineau, is playing one of the leads as a wry and cynical young woman from a small town.
Perrineau’s feature credits include Drake Doremus’ “Equals,” opposite Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult; director Jon Chu’s “Jem and the Holograms,” opposite Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott and Hayley Kiyoko; and Sony’s upcoming science-fiction thriller “Passengers,” portraying the best friend to Jennifer Lawrence’s character.
Her TV credits include “Pretty Little Liars” and “Chasing Life.”
Stine’s short films include “God and Vodka,” “Grape” and “The Championship Rounds.”
Perrineau is repped by Apa. »
- Dave McNary
‘Twin Peaks’ Revival: David Lynch Is ‘Deep in Editing’ for Early Half of 2017 Release
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“Twin Peaks,” even in revival form, continues to be one of the most enigmatic series on TV, whenever it makes it to air.
At the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday, reporters expected to get some news, be it new footage, a release date, hell, even some damn good coffee or pie. Unfortunately, Showtime execs could only give crumbs about the state of production. “You can do a show like ‘Twin Peaks,’ where we don’t even know for sure how many episodes there will be,” Showtime President and CEO David Nevins half-joked, half-announced, as critics sobbed inside. A touted clip reel shown at TCA did not include any actual footage, only actors on set raving about how wonderful the show is.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Cast Revealed: Amanda Seyfried, Michael Cera and more
The only very solid piece of information that was revealed was that production on the series is done, »
- Hanh Nguyen
Tegan and Sara Team Up With ‘BoJack Horseman’ Illustrator For Mystical ‘Hang on to the Night’ Video
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Musical duo Tegan and Sara released the music video for their track “Hang on to the Night,” which might catch the eye of “Bojack Horseman” fans. The two rock some major similarities – especially since the star of the clip is an animated horse – and that’s because the clip was directed and illustrated by Lisa Hanawalt, production designer and producer for the Netflix comedy.
The singing-songwriting sisters reached out to Hanawalt and entrusted her with the creative direction for the video. “When [Lisa] sent me her drawings, I already felt very realized, as if she saw me,” Sara told Nylon. The song was a response to a number of sudden deaths in the sibling’s family and their anxiety about morality. The video explores, both literally and figuratively, the “regenerative” aspect of the night. “If you can manage to hang on, you can face another day,” Sara added.
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- Liz Calvario
‘Hell Or High Water’ Is A Coens-Esque Caper With Personality & Zest [Review]
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Through the eyes of Englishman David Mackenzie, Texas is turned into a smoldering, dust-covered, Coens-esque environment, full of no-shit-taking colorful characters. The director’s follow-up to the gritty and ultra-raw jail flick “Starred Up” is much lighter on its feet, leaning on “Sicario” screenwriter Taylor Sheridan and his brimful of whip-smart hijinks that pepper the picture […]
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- Nikola Grozdanovic
‘Rocko’s Modern Life’ Revived at Nickelodeon as TV Movie
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Everyone’s favorite wallaby, talking cow and neurotic turtle are returning to TV.
Nickelodeon announced Thursday afternoon it has ordered a TV movie of “Rocko’s Modern Life,” the cartoon comedy which originally aired on the channel in the mid-’90s.
Rocko, Heffer and Filburt will all return to O-Town, though voice casting has yet to be confirmed for the revival.
“What I have found by bringing these characters back is that it’s not so much about nostalgia, but a sense that they still feel relevant and fresh to me, and after 20 years, they can’t wait to comment on modern life in the 21st century,” creator Joe Murray said in a statement. “They still have a lot to say.”
Nickelodeon already has two other major revivals in the works. “Legends of the Hidden Temple” will return this fall and a “Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie” is planned »
- Ben Travers
‘Boiling Point’ Exclusive Poster: Film Movement Classics Re-Releases Early Beat Takashi Movie
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Today, New York independent distributor Film Movement Classics unveils the brand-new poster for Takeshi Kitano’s 1990 film “Boiling Point,” designed exclusively for retrospective screenings by comic book artist Benjamin Marra. Marra designed the film’s one-sheet with a colorful, stylized illustration highlighting baseball and the Yakuza. Check it out below.
Read More: Review: Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Beyond Outrage’ Blows Up The Standard Gangster Movie Template
The film follows Masaki (Yûrei Yanagi), an unassuming gas station attendant who is a member of the losing sandlot baseball team The Eagles. After he runs afoul of a belligerent yakuza, The Eagles manager, an ex-yakuza himself, gets involved, setting Masaki on a haphazard quest for guns in Okinawa with his friend Kazuo (Duncan). There they are befriended by the extremely eccentric yakuza boss Takashi (Takeshi “Beat” Kitano), leading them straight into the tangled web of organized crime.
Benjamin Marra is best known for “Night Business, »
- Vikram Murthi
Margot Robbie Lines Up ‘Bad Monkeys’ & ‘Queen Of The Air’
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Even for many of the harshest critics of “Suicide Squad,” Margot Robbie, as Harley Quinn, was a standout in the film. And really, her star hasn’t dulled since she broke out in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf Of Wall Street,” and Hollywood is eager to work with the actress, who has quickly booked two more gigs […]
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- Charles Dean
7-Minute Video Essay Highlights The Brilliant, Awkward Violence In Shane Black’s Films
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Recently, filmmaker Mike Birbiglia took to Twitter to bemoan what he saw as an egregious bit of hypocrisy at the hands of the MPAA. Basically, the comedian’s second feature as a director, the excellent “Don’t Think Twice,” was tagged with an R rating while the much more violent and vulgar “Suicide Squad” got away with […]
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- Nicholas Laskin
‘Author: The Jt LeRoy Story’ Exclusive Clip: A Literary Wunderkind Goes From It Boy To Imposter
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Many authors use a pseudonym to mask their real identity or to place distance between the text and themselves, but no one creates an entirely new identity with different experiences and actually send them out into the world. Well, that’s exactly what Laura Albert did. The 40-year-old San Francisco former phone-sex operator turned housewife created a literary persona named Jt Leroy, who took the world by storm with his “exploits” about his sordid childhood mired by prostitution, drug addiction, and vagrancy. The new documentary “Author: The Jt LeRoy Story” chronicles Albert’s creation from the height of LeRoy’s fame at fashion events and rock shows to the New York Times pulling the rug out from under the story. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
Read More: Sundance Review: ‘Author: The Jt LeRoy Story’ Casts a Major Literary Scandal in New Light
The film is directed by Jeff Feuerzeig, »
- Vikram Murthi
Showtime Plans Stephen Colbert Election Special; Renews ‘Homeland’
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Showtime is looking to partner with Stephen Colbert to give election night viewers an alternative to news coverage.
The network is in talks to air a live election special hosted by the host from sister CBS’ “The Late Show.”
“Stephen wants to do it, I want to do it, the studio wants to do it,” Showtime president David Nevins told reporters Thursday at the Television Critics Association press tour. “It will be Colbert unfettered. He’s promised to say a few curse words, which is important. It’s something I’ve been trying to get him to do for a while. I think it will be great.”
The special will be shot on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” set and produced by the “Late Show” staff.
Nevins said the idea for the live election night special came out of the success of Showtime’s political series “The Circus,” which »
- Michael Schneider
Han Solo’s ‘Star Wars’ Anthology Film Casting Young Lando Calrissian — Report
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Now that Alden Ehrenreich has officially been cast as Han Solo in the iconic “Star Wars” character’s standalone film, other key characters need to come onboard as well. Chief among these, according to TheWrap, is the young Lando Calrissian — Solo’s friend/traitor/friend again originally played by Billy Dee Williams in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” Asked for comment, Ehrenreich reportedly responded with a mirthless chuckle (note: not really).
Read More: Young Han Solo: Alden Ehrenreich Will Take Over For Harrison Ford In Standalone ‘Star Wars’ Movie
The world of “Star Wars” has only expanded since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012; in addition to a new trilogy led by last year’s “The Force Awakens,” a host of spinoffs and character-specific films are in the works as well. “Rogue One” arrives first, while the untitled project focusing on Solo’s early years is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated. »
- Michael Nordine
Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah Land Post-‘SNL’ Gigs on Showtime
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There’s a happy ending to the recent news that long-running “SNL” regulars Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah had been dropped from the cast of the sketch comedy show. Both performers, it was announced today, have been cast as the leads in Showtime comedy pilots.
Killam will star in the “comedy anthology” “Mating,” executive produced by Jason Katims and written and executive produced by Stu Zicherman. Per the Showtime release, the project will be “an annual anthology,” with Killam playing “a recently divorced guy who married young and now finds himself completely unprepared for the brave new, frank and fluid world of dating and hooking up.”
This is not a longtime gig, though, as future seasons of “Mating” will focus on a different protagonist. What sounds more ongoing, though, is “White Famous,” executive produced by Jamie Foxx (who will guest star in the pilot) and “Californication’s” Tom Kapinos. Tim Story will direct the pilot. »
- Liz Shannon Miller
‘David Brent: Life on the Road’ Critical Roundup: Ricky Gervais’ Infamous ‘Office’ Character Has Critics Split
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It’s been more than a decade since audiences became obsessed with Ricky Gervais’ “The Office” character, David Brent. Now, the former paper salesman returns in the new film “David Brent: Life on the Road,” about the worst boss ever’s efforts to go on a self-funded tour with his band Foregone Conclusion, all the while still a traveling salesman. But are critics excited for the return of Gervais’ most iconic character? Here’s what they’re saying.
Variety’s Catherine Bray wrote, “Ricky Gervais’ most enduring creation hits the road for one last attempt at cracking showbiz, in a funny if meandering big-screen adventure.” She adds, “It’s a recipe for humor and conflict which, judging by the home-turf success of other recent theatrical transplants of U.K. sitcoms should have no trouble connecting with the original show’s sizable fanbase.”
Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter wasn’t »
- Liz Calvario
‘Tales of the Grim Sleeper’ Director Nick Broomfield on Serial Killer’s Death Sentence: ‘The Story Is Really Just Beginning’
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Convicted serial killer Lonnie Franklin’s death sentence Wednesday was welcome news to the families of his murder victims looking for closure, but for Nick Broomfield, director of the HBO documentary about Franklin “Tales of the Grim Sleeper,” the story is far from over. Though Franklin has been brought to justice for a series of murders dating back to 1985, the systemic problems that prevented him from being caught for 25 years remain today, according to Broomfield.
Read More: The ‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killer, Subject of ‘Tales of the Grim Sleeper’ Doc, Is Sentenced to Death
“Somebody could probably do exactly what Lonnie Franklin did again today, because nothing significant has changed in terms of the police’s attitude,” Broomfield said. “I feel the story is really just beginning.” During the year and a half of shooting for his 2014 documentary, Broomfield encountered a police force in South Central Los Angeles that he »
- Graham Winfrey
Tom Cruise Punches Everybody In New Teaser For ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’
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So far, 2016 has been the year of the disappointing sequel. With films like “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” ‘Tmnt 2,’ and “Independence Day: Resurgence” failing at the box office, the future doesn’t look bright for high profile sequels. Tom Cruise is hoping to change that when “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” is released in […]
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- Charles Dean
Tiff 2016. Lineup
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A selection of films from the 2016 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has been unveiled, with films by Jim Jarmusch, Maren Ade, Tom Ford, Paul Verhoeven, Damien Chazelle, and many more.Opening NIGHTThe Magnificent Seven (Antoine Fuqua)GALASDeepwater HorizonArrival (Denis Villeneuve)Deepwater Horizon (Peter Berg)The Headhunter's Calling (Mark Williams)The Journey Is the Destination (Bronwen Hughes)Jt + The Tennessee Kids (Jonathan Demme)Lbj (Rob Reiner)Lion (Garth Davis)Loving (Jeff Nichols)A Monster Calls (J.A. Bayona)Planetarium (Rebecca Zlotowski)Queen of Katwe (Mira Nair)The Rolling Stones of Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America (Paul Dugdale)The Secret Scripture (Jim Sheridan)Snowden (Oliver Stone)Strange Weather (Katherine Dieckmann)Their Finest (Lone Scherfig)A United Kingdom (Amma Astante)Special PRESENTATIONSLa La LandThe Age of Shadows (Kim Jee-woon)All I See Is You (Marc Forster)American Honey (Andrea Arnold)American Pastoral (Ewan McGregor)Asura: The City of »
Contest: Win ‘A Hologram For The King’ Starring Tom Hanks On Blu-ray
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This fall, we’ll be getting two flavors of Tom Hanks: in heroic, all-American mode in Clint Eastwood‘s “Sully,” and going blockbuster once again as Robert Langdon in “Inferno.” However, the actor has lately been dipping his toes into indie productions, and this spring he starred in Tom Tykwer‘s “A Hologram For The King.” And before […]
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- Edward Davis
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