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2017 Gotham Awards – ‘Manchester’ vs. ‘Moonlight’ – Winners List and Reaction
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Ifp is handing out the 2017 Gotham Awards tonight in Manhattan. A show without “La La Land” and an awards body, unlike the Independent Spirit Awards, that actually rewarded “Paterson” and “Love and Friendship.” This year’s show will be the first showdown between two celebrated Best Feature nominees: Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” and Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea.” Both films are also nominated for the Indie Spirits’ Best Feature award.
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- Gregory Ellwood
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ surprises as ‘Zootopia’ dominates 44th Annie Awards nominations
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The International Animated Film Society announced the nominations for the 44th Annie Awards this morning and there some unexpected surprises among the nominees.
DreamWorks Animations’ “Kung Fu Panda 3″ was a surprise Best Animated Feature nominee over “The Little Prince,” “Sing,” “The Secret Life of Pets,” “Sausage Party” or even Dwa’s own “Trolls.” Walt Disney Animation’s “Inner Workings” didn’t make the Best Animated Short Subject cut and “Sausage Party” didn’t earn a writing nomination.
Continue reading ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ surprises as ‘Zootopia’ dominates 44th Annie Awards nominations at The Playlist. »
- Gregory Ellwood
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
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
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
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
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
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
Anne Rice Promising “A Television Series Of The Highest Quality” For ‘The Vampire Chronicles’
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While the heyday of Anne Rice might be behind her, the author’s “The Vampire Chronicles” endure and continue to capture the imagination. All that being said, they haven’t had the best track record in Hollywood. The most famous adaptation, of course, is 1994’s “Interview With A Vampire” starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, and probably the less said the better about 2002’s “Queen Of The Damned.” A few years back, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (“Fringe,” “Star Trek,” “Transformers”) were going to bring the fourth book in the saga, “The Tale Of The Body Thief,” to the big screen, but that went nowhere.
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Even More Footage & Secrets Revealed In New TV Spot & Featurette For ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
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**Spoilers ahead** If the marketing for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was all about keeping things as secret as possible, Disney and Lucasfilm are taking the completely opposite tack with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” With tickets now on sale and the release date just weeks away, they’re taking the old “let’s just show them everything approach” which is turning genuine excitement into overkill.
Continue reading Even More Footage & Secrets Revealed In New TV Spot & Featurette For ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Daniel Brühl & Luke Evans To Star In Cary Fukunaga Produced Series ‘The Alienist’
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At one time, the television adaptation of Caleb Carr‘s bestselling thriller “The Alienist” was going to be directed by Cary Fukunaga, with Garrett Hedlund starring. But the busy filmmaker bowed out of the director’s chair, staying on to executive-produce, and Hedlund left as well. But the project is pressing forward, and has two intriguing actors to lead the series.
Daniel Brühl and Luke Evans will star in the drama set in 1896 New York City, where a string of brutal, gruesome murders of young male prostitutes indicates that a serial killer may be at large.
Continue reading Daniel Brühl & Luke Evans To Star In Cary Fukunaga Produced Series ‘The Alienist’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Cold In July’ Director Jim Mickle’s ‘Godforsaken’ Stalled As Sylvester Stallone Exits
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A couple years have passed since Jim Mickle impressed with ’80s styled thriller “Cold In July,” and while he’s currently enjoying small screen success with “Hap & Leonard,” his return to the big screen with “Godforsaken” was very highly anticipated. None other than Sylvester Stallone himself talked up the project at CinemaCon this past spring, but it seems somewhere along the way, the actor got some cold feet.
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt Go On A Date In New Clip From ‘Passengers’
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So, let’s say you’re on a decades and decades long journey across the universe, and you’re accidentally awakened from cyber sleep a little early. Do you try and contact Earth? Maybe figure out a way to get home? Well, if you’re Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, you make the most of things by going on a date.
Read More: Lockdown Is Initiated In New Clip & Teaser Trailer For ‘Passengers’ Starring Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt
A new clip from the upcoming “Passengers” has arrived, and it sees the beautiful looking couple getting dolled up for a night out, with Michael Sheen as their robot bartender.
Continue reading Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt Go On A Date In New Clip From ‘Passengers’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Soldado’ Screenwriter Taylor Sherdian Explains Why Emily Blunt’s Character Won’t Be Back, Jeffrey Donovan Teases Plot
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When word first arrived that a “Sicario” sequel was brewing, many were dismayed to learn that Emily Blunt‘s Kate Macer wouldn’t be part of the story. Indeed, “Soldado,” set to be directed by Stefano Sollima, will see a new story spinning around the characters played by Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin. Now “Sicario” screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, who has also penned the sequel, has answered the question (one he’ll surely be asked numerous times in the months and years ahead) why Blunt’s character won’t be back.
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Discover The Deeper Truth In Trailer For ‘Westworld’ Season Finale ‘The Bicameral Man’
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The good news is that “Westworld” has been renewed by HBO for a second season, but the bad news is that you might be waiting until 2018 for all new episodes.
Speaking with EW, HBO’s programming president Casey Bloys prepared fans for the long wait, explaining that the massive scope of the show, and the fact that its still being written, as the reason why “Westworld” fans will be waiting longer than usual for more.
Continue reading Discover The Deeper Truth In Trailer For ‘Westworld’ Season Finale ‘The Bicameral Man’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
First Look: Drew Barrymore & Timothy Olyphant In Netflix’s ‘Santa Clarita Diet’
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If you’ve been aching for a new show from the guy behind “My Name Is Earl” and “Better Off Ted,” Netflix has you covered. With their continuing onslaught of original programming, “Santa Clarita Diet” completely missed my radar, but the new series is in the can and on the way, and the first look has landed.
Read More: Dave Chappelle Bringing 3 All-New Stand-Up Specials To Netflix In 2017
Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant are the leading duo in the show about husband and wife realtors who lead vaguely discontented lives in the L.A.
Continue reading First Look: Drew Barrymore & Timothy Olyphant In Netflix’s ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Kathleen Kennedy Says Female Directors Can’t Come Into ‘Star Wars’ With “Essentially No Experience”
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Filmmakers making the leap from smaller or independent productions to big budget blockbusters is nothing new in Hollywood. The results have always been mixed — just last year we saw both sides of the coin with “Safety Not Guaranteed” director Colin Trevorrow‘s “Jurassic World” and “Chronicle” helmer Josh Trank‘s “Fantastic Four” — but the industry has generally been open to giving directors a shot at transitioning to larger tentpole movies.
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Happy Holidays! Wes Anderson Directs Heartwarming H&M Christmas Ad Starring Adrien Brody
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With Thanksgiving out of the way, we’re now less a month from Christmas, and frankly, the most wonderful time of the year can often feel like a giant ball of stress. But leave it to Wes Anderson to put some real cheer into the holiday season.
Read More: Video Essay Explores Wes Anderson’s World Building In ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’
The director has taken a break from his animated dog movie to direct a commercial for H&M, and the results are wonderfully what you’d expect.
Continue reading Happy Holidays! Wes Anderson Directs Heartwarming H&M Christmas Ad Starring Adrien Brody at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
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