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Venice: Josh Hartnett In Advanced Talks For ’Jack of Hearts’
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Josh Hartnett is in advanced negotiations to re-team with writer-director Guy Moshe (“Bunraku”) for “The Last Draw of Jack of Hearts,” which is billed as a neo-noir espionage thriller.
Disrupting Influence’s Glenn Kendrick Ackermann and Jason Piette have acquired worldwide sales rights to the film. They will introduce it to buyers at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Producer Mark Holdom announced Friday that “Jack of Hearts” will initiate principal photography in March in Naples and Lithuania.
It turns on Jack, the leading member of a mercenary outfit who is shot in the back and left for dead. He returns to his former Naples base for revenge, and to re-unite with the woman he loves. But events soon take a violent turn.
“I have spent some wonderful years living in Italy and always dreamed about coming back to do another film there,” Holdom said at the Venice Festival.
He added: »
- John Hopewell
Music Box Films Nabs Venice Competition Film ‘Frantz’
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Chicago-based Music Box Films has picked up all U.S. and Canadian rights to François Ozon’s “Frantz,” which is competing at the Venice Film Festival before playing at Telluride and Toronto.
Inspired by Ernst Lubitsch’s lesser-known film “Broken Lullaby,” “Frantz,” which opens in the aftermath of Germany’s Wwi defeat, follows Anna (Paula Beer), who’s still mourning her fiancé Frantz, who was killed the year before in a battle in France. A tale of guilt and forgiveness, the film centers on Anna’s unexpected relationship with a mysterious Frenchman (Pierre Niney) who claims to have been Frantz’s friend from before the war.
Sold by Paris-based Films Distribution, “Frantz” was produced by Mandarin Films, the producer of Ozon’s films since “Potiche,” which was also released in the U.S. by Music Box.
“Frantz” is the latest in a string of Mandarin-produced French films acquired by Music Box. »
- Elsa Keslassy
SXSW and White House To Throw Special One-Day Festival For Creators and Innovators
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, in collaboration with SXSW, are throwing a special one-day event for creators and innovators called South by South Lawn. After both spoke at the festival in Austin, Texas in March, the trip inspired the Obama administration to host their own miniature version at the White House.
The one-day festival will take place on October 3 and include all three elements of the annual event: Interactive, Film and Music. There will be panel discussions, short student films and live performances that “will bring together creators, innovators, and organizers who work day in and day out to improve the lives of their fellow Americans and people around the world,” per the official White House statement.
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According to the White House page, the film portion features the 3rd Annual White House Student Film »
- Liz Calvario
First Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Arq’ Has Robbie Amell Living A Really Bad Day, Over And Over Again
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No one wants to ever experience a home invasion. However, in the new Netflix original film, “Arq,” Robbie Amell doesn’t have much of a choice. In the film, young engineer Renton, played by Amell, is stuck in a time loop where people come into his home and murder him as he tries to protect an […]
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- Charles Dean
First Trailer For Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Daguerrotype’ With Tahar Rahim & Mathieu Amalric
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa, know for delivering both dramas (“Tokyo Sonata“) and horror/thrillers (“Pulse“) takes a turn towards fantasy with his next effort, “Daguerrotype,” which is gearing up for a World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It’ll mark the director’s first French-language film, but he certainly has some strong help in front of the camera. […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Why Train-Hopping Filmmaker Jeff Seal Is a Funnier and Fresher Casey Neistat
58 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
What do you get when you cross a clown with a filmmaker? The wholly original, whimsical films of Jeff Seal.
Take one look at his blown-up face on his tiny body in a train-hopping video he made for Gothamist and try not to laugh. With a Go Pro attached to an orange helmet, Seal hoists himself up onto the back of a freight train headed for Montauk, his friendly voiceover taking shots at the stupidity of it all.
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“I’ve wanted to hop trains since I was a kid,” Seal told IndieWire by phone from Paris (“clown mecca”), where he was vacationing after performing a month-long run of his one-man show at the famed Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He shot the gorgeous train-hopping footage over the course of many years, but stopped short at using footage from his childhood. “My »
- Jude Dry
‘Yoga Hosers’: Watch Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman Read The Film’s Bad Reviews
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Kevin Smith’s latest twisted comedy “Yoga Hosers” is officially out in theaters and so far the film has been torn to pieces by critics. But that’s not stopping Smith from celebrating the release of his fantasy flick and embracing the horrible reviews.
Teaming up with Ralph Garman, who also stars in the film as Andronicus Arcane, Smith released a video on his YouTube page where they read bad reviews of his film.
“Despite all your best intentions and all the fun that was put into ‘Yoga Hosers,’ the critical reaction has not been, let’s say, good,” says Garman in the 52-minute clip.
Read More: ‘Yoga Hosers’ Review: The Scariest Thing About Kevin Smith’s Bizarre Comedy Horror Is That He Thinks Teenage Girls Will Like It
Starring Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp, the comedy follows two teenage girls who team up with a man-hunter to battle mini Canadian sausage Nazis. »
- Liz Calvario
‘Narcos’ Review: Season 2 Finds Its Path To the Future — And Its Real Star
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Here’s a theory: For any TV creators who get more than a season to prove themselves, it’s Season 2 where they really figure out what kind of show they’re making. And with “Narcos,” we see some pretty clear proof of that.
Season 1 of Netflix’s fact-based drama — about how cocaine created criminal empires in Colombia and beyond — was jam-packed with over 15 years of drug cartel history, and the result, unfortunately, was not consistently engaging for anyone other than the most passionate fans of the subject matter. But from the first moments of Season 2, the Netflix series shows new focus. Thanks to a much narrower scope — the 18-month hunt for Pablo Escobar, following his escape from La Catedral prison — characters are allowed to breathe more. The power struggles have real weight. And the potential for seasons to come becomes clear.
Read More: ‘Narcos’ Season 2: Watch the First 11 Minutes »
- Liz Shannon Miller
‘Broad City’ Gets An Official Soundtrack That Would Make Anyone Scream ‘Yas Queen’
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
It may be just a smidge too late to rock out to an official “song of the summer,” but for fans of Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” the jams can keep on rolling well into autumn. Pitchfork reports that the Ilana Glazer- and Abbi Jacobson-starring sitcom is finally make a big ‘ol step into adulthood, thanks to the impending release of an official soundtrack.
The new album includes “Broad City” favorites like RJD2, Lizzo, Scooter Island, Tony Quattro and many more, and yes (yas?) even includes a song that sounds pretty close to the gals’ #Yasqueen catchphrase, K Rizz’s own “Yes Bitch.”
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The album was executive produced by “Broad City” Music Supervisor Matt FX Feldman and will be out October 28 via Milan Records (in association with Comedy Central Records). Vinyl »
- Kate Erbland
Podcast: The Playlist & The Talkhouse Talk ‘Stranger Things’ And The Problems With Plotblocking
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The Playlist Podcast is back and teamed up on this episode with The Talkhouse to discuss an increasingly common issue with popular, binge-worthy TV shows. This episode is inspired by a recent essay called “Stranger Things” and the Problem of Plotblocking, written by indie filmmaker Andrew Matthews (“Zero Charisma“) for the site. Read More: Adjust Your Tracking Takes […]
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- Erik McClanahan
First Trailer & Clip For Documentary ‘David Lynch: The Art Life’ Takes A Look At The Director’s Early Years
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As we get ready to fall in love with David Lynch all over again when he returns with a new season of “Twin Peaks” next year, the filmmaker is also opening up about his life. In a way, 2017 could be Peak Lynch (pun intended), with the director not only showing us that he hasn’t lost the […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
‘The Salesman’ Trailer: Shahab Hosseini Seeks Revenge In Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes Winner
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Earlier this year, acclaimed director Asghar Farhadi impressed attendees at the Cannes Film Festival with his drama “The Salesman,” taking home the Best Screenplay and Best Actor (for Shahab Hosseini) awards.
Starring Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti, “The Salesman” follows the couple after they move to a new flat in the center of Tehran and whose lives dramatically change after an incident occurs in their new home that’s linked to the previous tenant.
Memento Films released a new international trailer for the double Cannes prize-winning drama which shows Hosseini going to extremes to get revenge. Check it out below.
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While at Cannes, Amazon and Cohen Media Group picked up the film’s North American rights, but have yet to announce a release date.
“The Salesman” is the Iranian director’s follow-up to his 2013’s drama “The Past, »
- Liz Calvario
Watch: Bigfoot Lives (Maybe) In First Terrifying Clip From ‘Hunting Grounds’
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
John Portanova’s award-winning “Hunting Grounds” (formerly known as “Valley of the Sasquatch”) is some real worst-case scenario horror, as it centers on a father and son who must contend with an angry clan of Bigfoot. Not just one Bigfoot, and not even a particularly happy one, but a whole mess of pissed off Sasquatch.
The winner of Best Sci-Fi Horror Film at the 2015 Toronto Independent Film Festival is now set for release thanks to Uncokr’d Entertainment, finally allowing more Bigfoot-crazed cinephiles to see what happens when the furry monsters stop being polite and start getting real.
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The film follows a father and son who, after moving to an old cabin in the woods after a personal tragedy (well, there’s your first mistake) find themselves in the midst of a tribe of Sasquatch »
- Kate Erbland
‘Hardcore Henry’ Producers Announce Death-Defying, Daredevil-Focused New Feature, ‘We Kill Death’
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Producers Alex A. Ginzburg, Tony Lee and Inga Vainshtein Smith (who previously won the 2015 Tiff Grolsch People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award winner for their “Hardcore Henry”), have announced their latest venture, “We Kill Death,” a brand new feature that follows four astonishing daredevils from Russia and Ukraine.
Although details on the production are scarce, we do know that it will star some talent who probably liked “Hardcore Henry” quite a bit. Having already racked up millions of views on YouTube, Mustang Wanted, Oleg Cricket and the duo of Vitaliy Raskalov & Vadim Makhorov are well known to audiences for their imaginative and death-defying stunts and adventures, and now they are bringing that adrenaline to the big screen.
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Ukrainian Mustang Wanted and Russian Oleg Cricket are world-renowned “Rooftoppers,” parkour stuntmen known for really taking things up a notch. »
- Kate Erbland
‘In Dubious Battle’ Is James Franco’s Best-Crafted & Dullest Directorial Effort To Date [Review]
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Of dubious value, James Franco‘s latest act of trespass on the literary heritage of the United States, and on the goodwill of his audience, comes in the form of this thuddingly literal adaptation of John Steinbeck‘s “In Dubious Battle.” It’s directed by James Franco, stars James Franco and features some familiar faces from the rotating […]
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- Jessica Kiang
Kanye West’s ‘Fade’ Video Director Details Influences: John Carpenter, Grace Jones & Pornhub
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The director of Kanye West’s latest music video for “Fade,” Eli Russel Linnetz, is just 24 years old, but he’s no stranger to the work of artists who made their mark on society long before he was born. Linnetz recently told The New York Times about his inspirations for the video, which features actress and singer Teyana Taylor in a steamy shower scene with her real life husband and Cleveland Cavalier Iman Shumpert.
“‘Flashdance’ is just so iconic that it’s hard to move away from that, but the Ohio Players’ album covers were our starting point,” Linnetz told the Times. “Some people picked up on the Grace Jones boxing images by Jean-Paul Goude. I pulled a lot of references from ’70s and ’80s porn, just on Pornhub. That was less about the imagery and more about the texture of the skin, the oiliness. There’s John Carpenter films, »
- Graham Winfrey
How Lucy Walker Is Using Vr To Write Herself Into The Film History Books
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By her own assertion, Lucy Walker has directed the most Vr films of any director. While IndieWire could not confirm that claim, as Walker’s infectious passion for Vr attests: Someday the history books may.
Her impressive roster of documentaries have earned her two Oscar nominations: One for her feature, “Waste Land,” and one for a short, “The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom.” She recently wrapped the followup to Wim Wenders’ “Buena Vista Social Club,” out this year. Filming “Buena Vista Social Club: Adios” sparked an interest in Cuban music and dance, which led Walker to make “A History of Cuban Dance,” a lively Vr short chronicling Cuban history through its many dance styles. The feature will also have an accompanying Vr film.
Walker is also currently a creator with Chris Milk’s Vr company, Within (formerly Vrse), a prolific production house making some of the most narratively compelling virtual reality films out there. »
- Jude Dry
Powerful 6-Minute Clip From Andrew Dominik’s Nick Cave Documentary ‘One More Time With Feeling’
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With the news that Andrew Dominik is finally going to be making his Marilyn Monroe flick “Blonde” arriving this week, we were a bit distracted from his upcoming Nick Cave documentary, “One More Time With Feeling.” But this extensive, hair-raising and powerful six-minute clip from the film got our attention fully restored for the movie (which […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Atlanta’ Review: Donald Glover’s First Series Is Already Essential Viewing
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“Atlanta,” it’s safe to say, is unlike anything you’ve seen on television. Imagine “The Wire” without the high-stakes cat-and-mouse game, “Girls” without the satire or even “Louie” without the extended vignettes.
Perhaps, then, you’ll have a general grasp on the unique pacing, characteristics and self-examination on-hand throughout the first four episodes of Donald Glover’s first foray into creating his own show. Of the two distinct issues nagging this honest attempt to recreate what it’s like to be black in modern America, it’s the slow clip at which Earn (Glover), Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry) and Darius (Keith Stanfield) go about life that could alienate viewers. But it’s the lack of well-rounded female characters that needs to be rectified, even if it feels like the issue isn’t exactly being ignored.
Glover’s series — for which he serves as creator, executive producer, writer, director, »
- Ben Travers
New Trailer For Asghar Farhadi’s Double Cannes Prize-Winning ‘The Salesman’
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It’s been pretty incredible to watch the rise of Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi. Breaking out to international attention with “A Separation,” he hasn’t missed a step since, following that film with “The Past,” and then with this year’s double Cannes prize-winning (for Best Screenplay and Best Actor) “The Salesman.” The attention and acclaim has also […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
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