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Slamdance Film Festival Unveils Competition Lineup (Exclusive)
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The Slamdance Film Festival has unveiled its 23rd annual narrative and documentary feature film competition lineup, Variety has learned.
The festival, launched in 1995 as an alternative to Sundance, has included showings of such notable titles as Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity.” The fest, which takes place at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah, from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26, will screen 19 movies: 12 world premieres, three North American debuts, and one U.S. launch.
The narrative competition has 11 titles, while the documentary category boasts eight. Notable titles include “Dave Made a Maze,” starring Nick Thune and directed by Bill Watterson from his own script; the Sly Stone documentary “On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone”; Shumin Liu’s “The Family,” a Chinese-Australian production in which a couple in their 70s sets off to visit their adult children in three faraway cities; and the documentary “Who Is Arthur Chu? »
- Dave McNary
Stephen Dorff’s Country Music Movie ‘Wheeler’ Acquired by Momentum
7 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Momentum Pictures has acquired North American rights to Stephen Dorff’s country music film “Wheeler,” with plans for a Feb. 3 release in theaters and on demand.
“Wheeler” contains original music and score written and performed live by Dorff, who also co-wrote and produced the film with director Ryan Ross. Additional cast and live performers include Kris Kristofferson, Bobby Tomberlin, and Audrey Spillman.
Varèse Sarabande Records will release the official soundtrack when the film opens on Feb. 3. The single “Pour Me Out of This Town,” co-written and performed by Dorff, is available now on all digital services.
“Wheeler” follows an aspiring musician from Texas, who travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music. Dorff used prosthetic makeup so he would not be recognized.
“We set out to make a unique film about the journey of a country musician pursuing his dreams in Nashville,” Dorff said. »
- Dave McNary
‘Manchester By the Sea’: Casey Affleck Talks Brilliance of Film’s Most Heartbreaking Scene
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Kenneth Lonergan’s heartbreaking “Manchester By the Sea” debuted to stellar reviews earlier this year at Sundance, and the Casey Affleck-starrer has so far managed to keep up the momentum as we roll into awards season. The film — inspired by an early idea from Matt Damon and John Krasinski, who are both credited as producers on the feature — is a tragedy told in a way that only Lonergan could truly master.
On the surface, it’s a film about a loner (Affleck) who is forced to return to his small hometown to care for his nephew (breakout Lucas Hedges) after his father (Kyle Chander) passes away. Yet there are many other stories to tell within “Manchester By the Sea,” including the story that explains why Affleck’s Lee Chandler is so distant and removed from, well, just about everything in his life. It’s a story that steadily unfolds throughout the film, »
- Kate Erbland
Intense As Hell Horror ‘The Eyes Of My Mother’ Is Also Weirdly Beautiful [Review]
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The opening 10 minutes of writer-director Nicolas Pesce’s “The Eyes of My Mother” plays like the art-film version of an old EC Comics horror story — like one of those “Vault of Horror” or “Tales from the Crypt” eight-pagers where a monster gets its comeuppance at the claws of an even bigger monster. In a remote American farmhouse in the mid-20th century, a Portuguese surgeon-turned-housewife makes the mistake of allowing a creepy drifter named Charlie (Will Brill) into her home, where he commits an act of unspeakable violence.
Continue reading Intense As Hell Horror ‘The Eyes Of My Mother’ Is Also Weirdly Beautiful [Review] at The Playlist. »
- Noel Murray
Gotham Awards 2016 Live Stream: Watch The Indie Film Awards Live Online
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The long road to Oscar officially begins tonight with the 2016 Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp). While not the biggest prognosticator of Oscar success, the Gotham Awards have become one of the season’s best places for indie films to get an added boost of exposure on the awards circuit . Where else would the likes of “Certain Women” or “Everybody Wants Some!!” get a Best Picture nomination? Or Kate Beckinsale and Craig Robinson land acting noms? That’s what makes the Gotham Awards so special.
Read More: Gotham Awards 2016: ‘Manchester By The Sea’ Leads With Four Nominations, ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Paterson’ Also Dominate
This year, Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed drama “Manchester By The Sea” leads the pack with four nominations, including Best Actor for Casey Affleck and Best Picture. The drama’s biggest threat in the Best Picture race is inarguably “Moonlight,” Barry Jenkins’ beloved coming-of-age »
- Zack Sharf
‘Billy on the Street’: Lupita Nyong’o Tries Her Hand at Standup Comedy in Hilarious New Clip — Watch
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Oscar-winning and Tony-nominated actress Lupita Nyong’o is undoubtedly best known for her stellar dramatic work in films like “12 Years a Slave” and plays like “Eclipsed,” but the Kenyan-Mexican starlet is looking to do something a little different these days: standup comedy.
Well, not really, but that’s the theme of this week’s “Billy on the Street,” which will feature Nyong’o and host Billy Eichner taking it to the streets (of course) so that Nyong’o can show off her burgeoning standup comedy chops — billed as part of her (fake) upcoming comedy special, “Lupita Nyong’o: Bring the Pain” — to predictably confused and/or angry packs of passerby. (Big love to that guy who yells that he likes “a quiet life.”)
Read More: ‘Billy on the Street’: 10 Classic Clips to Get You Ready for Season 5
For her new career, Nyong’o is borrowing from some of the greats, »
- Kate Erbland
The Best Movie Scores of The 21st Century — IndieWire Critics Survey
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question:
Last Friday saw the release of Garth Davis’ “Lion,” the musical score for which is the gorgeous result of a collaboration between two giants of the neo-classical movement, Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka. It’s just the latest indication that we’re living in a fascinating, vibrant time for movie music, and December boasts a number of films that will only add more fuel to that fire. With that in mind, we asked our panel of critics to name their favorite film score of the 21st Century.
Tasha Robinson (@TashaRobinson), The Verge
There are some really striking contenders out there, topped by Susumu Hirasawa’s manic, »
- David Ehrlich
New U.S. Trailer For The Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Produced ‘The Son Of Joseph’ Starring Mathieu Amalric
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With so many movies coming out each week and premiering at festivals across the year, it’s inevitable that some will be forgotten. Especially on the foreign film scene, it can be difficult for those movies to grab the attention necessary not just to land U.S. distribution, but make any kind of stateside wave. But Kino Lorber are hoping they can find a crowd for “The Son Of Joseph,” a film we called “genuine, generous and joyful” when we saw it in Berlin back in February.
Continue reading New U.S. Trailer For The Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Produced ‘The Son Of Joseph’ Starring Mathieu Amalric at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Ryan Reynolds Reveals He Bombed The Audition For The Coen Brothers’ ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Ryan Reynolds is coming off his best year ever thanks to “Deadpool,” which finally landed him a worldwide blockbuster and iconic big screen character. But it wasn’t that long ago when Reynolds was still auditioning for projects, one of which surprisingly was the Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis.” During a sit-down interview with Taraji P. Henson for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, Reynolds reminisced on one of his last auditions, citing it as the film before “Hail, Caesar!,” which would make it the folk drama that eventually starred Oscar Isaac.
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“I auditioned and failed for the Coen brothers,” he told the “Hidden Figures” actress. “It wasn’t the right fit, mostly because they’re very high class. They were just quietly shaking their heads, like, ‘What are you doing here? Do you have a SAG card? »
- Zack Sharf
90-Minute ‘Westworld’ Season Finale Set As Showrunners Promise “Most Of The Questions Viewers Have Will Be Resolved”
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The thing about building a mystery box show is that you have to deliver, and actually answer the questions and riddles you set out narratively. And so far, “Westworld” is doing just that. The high-wire sci-fi show continues to unfold its layered story, and just as often has been closing the loops on the various clues and details it has laid out. But there’s still so much more to figure out, and the good news is, the season finale will have plenty of space to do just that.
Continue reading 90-Minute ‘Westworld’ Season Finale Set As Showrunners Promise “Most Of The Questions Viewers Have Will Be Resolved” at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup: ‘Aerotropolis,’ ‘The Children Send Their Regards’ and More
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Slamdance has announced the 11 narratives and eight documentaries that will comprise its 2017 lineup. The festival was established in 1995 and takes place in Park City, Utah in January — the same time and place, of course, as Sundance. 12 of the films will be world premieres, and all competition entries are directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1 million that have yet to receive stateside distribution. Next year’s edition of the festival will run from January 20–26. Full lineup below:
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Narrative Features
“Aerotropolis” (Jheng-Neng Li)
“Beat Beat Heart” (Luise Brinkmann)
“Cortez” (Cheryl Nichols)
“Dave Made a Maze” (Bill Watterson)
“Dim the Fluorescents” (Daniel Warth)
“The Family” (Shumin Liu)
“Kate Can’t Swim” (Josh Helman)
“Kuro” (Joji Koyama, Tujiko Noriko)
“Weather House” (Frauke Havermann)
“Withdrawn” (Adrian Murray)
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- Michael Nordine
Ryan Reynolds Reveals He Tanked His Audition For ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
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To put it bluntly, Ryan Reynolds is currently “hot shit” thanks to the success of “Deadpool,” but it wasn’t that long ago when the actor was whiffing with one movie after another. And it’s not for lack of trying to get some good work, and as he reveals in a new segment from “Actors On Actors” for Variety, he auditioned for the mighty Coen Brothers for “Inside Llewyn Davis,” but alas, he didn’t get the gig.
Continue reading Ryan Reynolds Reveals He Tanked His Audition For ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Hell or High Water’ Stars Jeff Bridges And Chris Pine Reveal Why The Film Hits Hard in 2016 — Video Interview
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Tomorrow, the National Board of Review will announce its best films of the year, the first in what will be many year-end best-of lists from critics’ groups. And as Oscar season comes into full effect, there’s no film that could use the vote of confidence more than David Mackenzie’s contemporary Texas western, “Hell or High Water.”
With its robust-but-not-recordbreaking Metascore of 88, “Hell or High Water” is both an entertaining genre piece and a thoughtful art film. It’s an excellent piece of work, but it’s not a film that telegraphs its Serious Intentions — and that’s where the critics could lend it some needed gravitas. It may or may not be an advantage that the modern frontier heist thriller is the highest-grossing independent film of the year ($27 million). The critics may want to give it a boost — or decide that other less successful or newer films need their help. »
- Anne Thompson
Matt Damon Talks Almost Directing & Starring In ‘Manchester By The Sea’ & How The Script Made Him Cry
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Ever since its premiere at Sundance this January, “Manchester By The Sea” has been consistently hailed as one of this year’s greatest films, and that buzz has not died down the least bit since its theatrical premiere earlier this month. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, and Lucas Hedges and set in the chilly, snowy town of Manchester, Massachusetts, Affleck plays Lee, a man forced to become the legal guardian of his 16-year-old nephew after his older brother suddenly passes away.
Continue reading Matt Damon Talks Almost Directing & Starring In ‘Manchester By The Sea’ & How The Script Made Him Cry at The Playlist. »
- Ken Guidry
Free Scripts! Download 2017 Oscar Contenders ‘Jackie,’ ‘Loving’ and More (Running List)
3 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Last year IndieWire shared free scripts available to download from 2016 Oscar Contenders such as “Carol,” “Spotlight,” and “Room,” among others. Now, we have a new list full of screenplays that you can skim over, read how the writer envisioned the film, and then go see how the director interpreted it on the big screen. These scripts are also great for aspiring writers to get ideas for their own stories, as well as see how a Hollywood film screenplay really looks like.
Among the screenplays included in this year’s list include “Captain Fantastic” written by Matt Ross and starring Viggo Mortensen, “The Girl on the Train” penned by Erin Cressida Wilson” and “Hail, Caesar!” written by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Read More: Free Scripts! Download 2016 Oscar Contenders ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Carol,’ ‘Spotlight’ and More
We’ll continue to update this list throughout awards season, so keep checking back for more free scripts. »
- Liz Calvario
‘Blue Jay’ Exclusive Clip: A Mysterious Group of Mountain Men Stalk a Young Woman on Mount Whitney
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Mount Whitney is the highest summit in Sierra Nevada and the contiguous United States. Every year, many people hike the 22-mile trail. The new thriller “Blue Jay” follows a young couple doing just that when they discover a mysterious group of mountain men who develop a dark obsession with the young woman. The film stars Sara Lindsey (“Concussion”), James Landry Hébert (“Taken”) and Travis Aaron Wade (“Supernatural”). Lindsey co-wrote the film with her then-fiancé Michael Ciulla, who also directed the feature and based it on a hiking experience he had in his own life. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below featuring Ashley (Lindsey) trying to evade the men.
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“The difficult part about filming this scene is that we were almost shooting in two locations at once,” says Ciulla about this clip. “Ashley is about 200 yards up a mountain, »
- Vikram Murthi
‘Wizardhood’: Watch All 8 ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Condensed to a Single 90-Minute Film in This Fan-Made Supercut
3 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
If your first thought upon seeing Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” was that what the world really needs is a supercut condensing all eight “Harry Potter” movies into a single 90-minute narrative, allow Vimeo user Tim Stiefler to grant you that wish. The arrival of “Wizardhood” is timely, as the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” spinoff is now in theaters. Catch up on the franchise that preceded it below.
Read More: ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Review: The ‘Harry Potter’ Prequel Is One of the Best Blockbusters of the Year
The first several minutes are all from the scene-setting “Sorcerer’s Stone,” of course, but Stiefler uses the movie magic that is editing to seamlessly transition to both “Chamber of Secrets” and “Prisoner of Azkaban” via a series of quidditch matches. (The reason I instantly remembered which film these scenes were lifted from definitely isn’t because »
- Michael Nordine
Dennis Hopper’s 110-Piece Vinyl Collection Is Being Sold For $150K
3 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
When Dennis Hopper passed away in May 2010, he left behind a handful of iconic movie performances thanks to the likes of “Apocalypse Now,” “Hoosiers” and “Blue Velvet.” But it turns out those weren’t the only things, as Pitchfork reveals the late actors massive vinyl collection is now being sold for $150,000. The collection, which includes 110 vinyls, is now for sale on the womenswear retail site Moda Operandi, with part of the proceeds going to the The Future Heritage Fund.
Read More: The 10 Best Dennis Hopper Performances
As you’d expect from the man who gave us such cinematic classics as “Easy Rider,” Hopper’s collection is made up culture-defining musicians like Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Leonard Cohen and Simon and Garfunkel. Handwritten notes to the actor from artists are also included, as well as some unreleased material he acquired throughout the years. Check out pictures of the collection below, courtesy of Moda Operandi. »
- Zack Sharf
Natalie Portman Is Just Doing Her Job In New Clip From ‘Jackie’
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If the movie season was a sport, we’d be right in the heart of the playoffs. The march toward the Oscars continues, and tonight, the Gotham Awards will be the first group to hand out trophies to the films and performances of 2016, and in the running will be Natalie Portman for “Jackie.” And it’s a turn that’s already earning buzz as a strong contender for the Academy Awards.
Continue reading Natalie Portman Is Just Doing Her Job In New Clip From ‘Jackie’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Contest: Win Clea DuVall’s ‘The Intervention’ Starring Melanie Lynskey, Alia Shawkat, Cobie Smulders & More On DVD
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You all know the big movies you need to catch up on before the year is out, but there are plenty of the under-the-radar gems from 2016 still waiting to be discovered. One of them is “The Intervention,” and we’ve got some copies of the indie charmer for some lucky readers.
Read More: ‘The Big Chill’-Esque ‘The Intervention’ Is Sharp-Tongued And Smart [Review]
Written and directed by Clea DuVall, who also stars alongside a great ensemble including Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Jason Ritter, Ben Schwartz, Alia Shawkat and Cobie Smulders, the dramedy centers on four couples plan to reunite for a “marriage intervention” disguised as a fun-filled weekend at a lakeside vacation home.
Continue reading Contest: Win Clea DuVall’s ‘The Intervention’ Starring Melanie Lynskey, Alia Shawkat, Cobie Smulders & More On DVD at The Playlist. »
- Edward Davis
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