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Bernardo Bertolucci Responds to ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Backlash Over Rape Scene
7 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Rome — Reacting to outrage over reports he and Marlon Brando conspired against actress Maria Schneider while filming a notorious rape scene in “Last Tango in Paris,” Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci said Monday that the outcry was based on a “ridiculous misunderstanding” of what actually happened.
In Monday’s statement, issued in Italian, Bertolucci said: “I would like, for the last time, to clear up a ridiculous misunderstanding that continues to generate press reports about ‘Last Tango in Paris’ around the world.”
“Several years ago at the Cinemathèque Francaise someone asked me for details on the famous “butter scene.
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“I specified, but perhaps I was not clear, that I decided with Marlon Brando not to inform Maria that we would have used butter,” he noted. “We wanted her spontaneous reaction to that improper use [of the butter]. That is where the misunderstanding lies. »
- Nick Vivarelli
'La La Land' Named Best Film by Washington D.C.-Area Film Critics
8 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association named La La Land the year's top film — one of seven awards won by the song-and-dance romance.
The Lionsgate title also won for director and original screenplay — both by Damien Chazelle — as well as editing, production design, cinematography and original score.
The acting awards went to Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges for Manchester by the Sea, Natalie Portman for Jackie, Mahershala Ali for Moonlight, Viola Davis for Fences, and the ensemble of Hell or High Water. In two new categories, Mark Rylance won Best Motion Capture Performance for The Bfg, and Liam Neeson won Best Voice Performance »
- Ashley Lee
Martin Scorsese Gets Standing Ovation at First LA ‘Silence’ Screening
20 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Martin Scorsese got a hero’s welcome on Sunday at the first public L.A. screening for his new film “Silence,” starring Andrew Garfield as a Jesuit priest in 17th-century Japan. The crowd of nearly 700 gave the director and co-writer a standing ovation at the Westwood Village theater, bolstering the growing impression that the historical drama will be a major awards contender. The capacity audience included studio guests, press and Academy members, who seemed to welcome the maestro’s latest as an unusually contemplative work that continues his long cinematic grappling with his Roman Catholic faith. Also Read: Martin Scorsese »
- Thom Geier
Fortitude Runs With Adidas/Puma Origin Story Produced By Andrew Garfield
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Exclusive: Fortitude International has acquired rights to the sibling rivalry story behind iconic sports brands Adidas and Puma. Nadine de Barros and Robert Ogden Barnum’s Fortitude will finance the Untitled Adidas/Puma Project which is currently in development and out to directors. Andrew Garfield, Rupert Fowler and de Barros are producing with Fowler writing. Production is scheduled to begin in 2017. Set against the backdrop of the rise of Nazi Germany — and through the… »
Sega’s ‘Altered Beast,’ ‘Streets of Rage’ Games to Be Adapted for Film, TV
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Stories International has partnered with Circle of Confusion to produce adaptations of Sega’s video games “Altered Beast” and “Streets of Rage” for film and television.
Tomoya Suzuki, president and CEO of Stories International, will produce with Circle of Confusion partner Lawrence Mattis and Julian Rosenberg. Evan J. Cholfin, head of development and production, will executive produce the projects for Stories International — the production arm and joint venture of Sega Group and Hakuhodo Dy Group.
Production-management company Circle of Confusion produces “Fear the Walking Dead,” “The Talking Dead,” “Powers,” “Outcast,” and “Dirk Gently.” Its recent films include “Spare Parts,” “American Ultra,” and “Mr. Right,” starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Circle partner David Engel executive produced “Straight Outta Compton.”
Stories is producing film and television projects based on Sega game franchises, including “Shinobi” with Marc Platt, “Golden Axe,” “Virtua Fighter,” “The House of the Dead,” and “Crazy Taxi.” It said Monday that it is in the process »
- Dave McNary
7-Minute Prologue For Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ To Screen In Front Of IMAX Showings Of ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
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Tickets for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” have been a sale for a while now, and if you were savvy to grab some for the showing the film in IMAX, you’re going to have a helluva treat.
A seven-minute prologue for Christopher Nolan‘s “Dunkirk” will unspool before you are whisked off to a galaxy far, far away. While Slashfilm posits the preview will only be in the select IMAX cinemas showing ‘Rogue One’ on 70mm, Trailer Track says it hasn’t been determined yet how this will roll out.
Continue reading 7-Minute Prologue For Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ To Screen In Front Of IMAX Showings Of ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Kiss Me, Kill Me’ Exclusive Trailer: A West Hollywood Man Is Accused of Murdering His Unfaithful Boyfriend In Sexy Thriller
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Strange things are afoot in West Hollywood, or at least that’s the case in the new thriller “Kiss Me, Kill Me,” about a grisly murder and a search for justice. After Dusty (Van Hansis) confronts his boyfriend Stephen (Gale Harold) about his frequent infidelity, he blacks out, only to wake up and discover that Stephen has been murdered. Now, everyone’s looking to Dusty as the prime suspect. The film also stars Brianna Brown (“Devious Maids”), Yolonda Ross (“The Get Down”), Jai Rodriguez (“Queer Eye”), Matthew Ludwinski (“Going Down in La-la Land”), Craig Robert Young (“The Last Ship”), Kit Williamson (“Mad Men”), Jonathan Lisecki (“Gayby”) and more. Watch an exclusive trailer for the film below.
Read More: Kickstarting a New Golden Age of Lgbt Film: Kit Williamson Interviews Casper Andreas
“I have always enjoyed a good who-done-it,” says director Casper Andreas. “Growing up, I was a huge fan of »
- Vikram Murthi
‘Togetherness,’ ‘Rectify’ and More: A Tribute to the Canceled & Retired TV of 2016
58 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Even in the age of peak TV, there’s not enough room for everyone. This year proved that, as fans lost some truly terrific series. Some series chose to close up shop, but many more were cancelled before their time.
Read More: Great Expectations: Do High Hopes for TV Shows Make You Like Them More?
From early losses like “Togetherness” and “The Grinder” to more recent removals like “Good Girls Revolt” (which is still being shopped elsewhere), 2016 saw quite a few quality shows wrap up far too fast. All three of those shows clearly had more in the tank, making their losses all the more painful.
Other canceled programs may be missed, but also weren’t exactly brimming with untapped potential. “Roadies,” “Aquarius,” and “Any Given Wednesday” were either given enough time to find that spark (and didn’t) or filled a genre need that could be replaced by something better. »
- Ben Travers
Ice Cube & Charlie Day Don’t Hold Back In New Trailer For ‘Fist Fight’
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You don’t have to overcomplicate the premise of a movie when you put Ice Cube and Charlie Day in it. And the filmmakers behind “Fist Fight” certainly aren’t overworking their brains with this upcoming comedy that essentially wonders: what if Ice Cube and Charlie Day really didn’t get along?
Directed by Richie Keen (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”), and featuring a pretty good ensemble that includes Christina Hendricks, Jillian Bell, Tracy Morgan, and Dennis Haysbert the story follows two teachers will meet outside by the basketball courts at recess and fight, basically.
Continue reading Ice Cube & Charlie Day Don’t Hold Back In New Trailer For ‘Fist Fight’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Watch: ‘Jackie’ Director Pablo Larraín Discusses ‘Movies That Inspire Me’ in New IndieWire Video Series Presented by FilmStruck
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Today we’re launching a new video series of which we’re extremely proud: It’s “Movies That Inspire Me,” presented by FilmStruck. We’ve interviewed a host of great directors, all of whom have taken films to the Sundance Film Festival, about their favorite classic films streaming on FilmStruck from the Turner Classic Movies and Criterion Collection. And the conversations we’ve had are surprising as well as, yes, inspiring.
First up is Pablo Larraín. Currently the director of Oscar contenders “Jackie” and “Neruda,” he brought “No” to Sundance in 2012. His first inspiration is John Cassavetes’ “A Woman Under The Influence” (which you can watch on FilmStruck here.)
Upcoming is Larraín talking about the music of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Three Colors: Blue,” as well as appearances by Jody Hill (“The Foot Fist Way,” “Eastbound & Down”), who talks about his love for the Maysles’ Bros. “Gimme Shelter” and Roman Polanski »
- Dana Harris
Us Briefs: Red Granite Pictures wraps 'Papillon'
1 hour ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek star in the adventure based on the bestselling 1969 memoir of convicted French felon and fugitive Henri Charriere.
Papillon shot for 51 days in Belgrade, Serbia, as well as various locations in Montenegro and the Mediterranean Film Studioswater tanks in Malta.
Michael Noer directs from a screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski. The story charts Charriere’s escape attempts from the brutal penal colony on French Guiana.
Red Granite’s Joey McFarland, David Koplan and Riza Aziz produce with Ram Bergman and Roger Corbi.
Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman starred in the 1973 version.
Condé Nast Entertainment has hired Bruce Perlmutter as senior vice-president of production to oversee the company’s digital video content. Perlmutter most recently produced BuzzFeed’s live election night coverage, and the Heaven Sent live skydiving event for Fox, Facebook Live and Snapchat. FilmRise has acquired North American rights to Nancy Buirski’s documentary By Sidney Lumet. The film premiered »
- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
‘Dunkirk’: Seven Minutes From Christopher Nolan’s WWII Epic To Screen Before ‘Rogue One’ In 70mm IMAX
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Whenever Christopher Nolan has a summer blockbuster on the horizon, Warner Brothers often finds a way to screen select IMAX footage ahead of the year’s big Christmas blockbuster. Fans got to see some of the first footage from “The Dark Knight” before “I Am Legend” back in 2007, while “The Dark Knight Rises” opening airplane sequence was screened before “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” four years later. It looks like Warner Bros. is keeping with tradition, as seven minutes of Nolan’s “Dunkirk” will be attached to select “Rogue One” screenings.
Read More: Christopher Nolan Reportedly Releasing ‘Dunkirk’ Two Days Early on 35mm and 70mm
As reported by /Film earlier today, the seven-minute long “Dunkirk” prologue will screen ahead of the “Star Wars” blockbuster at 70mm IMAX locations in 2D. The bad news is that means it will only be showing in a handful of theaters across the country. Cinephiles in Los Angeles, »
- Zack Sharf
Jayalalithaa, Actress Who Served as Chief Minister of India’s Tamil Nadu, Dies at 68
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Indian film star J. Jayalalithaa, who had a long career as chief minister of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, died Dec. 5 at a hospital in Chennai following a heart attack, doctors announced. She was 68 and had been ailing for a few months.
Known as “Amma,” or mother, to the citizens of her state, she served four turns as chief minister since taking over from M.G. Ramachandran, the founder of the Aiadmk party, and then winning the position in 1991. Although she had been ailing for some time, any mention of her illness was forbidden by the state even though speculation was rife about her health. O. Panneerselvam was sworn in as her successor.
Prior to her political career, Jayalalithaa starred in more than 100 films, mostly with Ramachandran, who was a major matinee idol in Tamil films for decades. She began her career in 1961 in “Epistle,” credited as Jayalalitha. An »
- Shalini Dore
Sundance First Look: Jason Segel In ‘The Discovery’ & Armie Hammer In Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name’
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Here’s a couple of movies coming to the Sundance Film Festival, that snuck up on us by surprise — and both of them look quite promising.
First up is “The Discovery,” which brings together Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough and Ron Canada for Charlie McDowell‘s (“The One I Love“) sci-fi love story.
Continue reading Sundance First Look: Jason Segel In ‘The Discovery’ & Armie Hammer In Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Release Pushed Back a Year
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
It will take a little longer for “How to Train Your Dragon 3” to fly into theaters.
The sequel in the popular animated franchise hits theaters on March 1, 2019, nearly a year after it was originally slated for release, DreamWorks Animation said Monday. That gives it a one-week jump on “Captain Marvel,” a comic-book adventure featuring Brie Larson. “How to Train Your Dragon 3” was originally supposed to open on May 18, 2018. That would have put it a week before a Han Solo, “Star Wars” spinoff film.
Director Dean DeBlois, who oversaw the previous two “Dragon” films, will return for the sequel.
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In addition, Oriental DreamWorks’ “Everest” will open on Sept. 27, 2019. The film follows a group of misfits who undertake an epic journey to reunite a magical creature with his family atop the world’s tallest mountain.
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- Brent Lang
‘The Divorce Party’ Adds James DuMont; John Cassini Cast In ‘Volition’
1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
James DuMont has joined the cast of The Divorce Party, the comedy directed by Hughes William Thompson from Sprockerfeller Films and 2020 Productions. The film follows a newly dumped divorcee who hires his former wedding planner to throw a "divorce party" celebrating his new singledom after being left by his wife. DuMont will play Charlie, a member of the Divorce Support Group. Lane Garrison and Mark Famiglietti wrote the script with Sunil Perkash, Ryan R. Johnson, Martin… »
Margaret Whitton, ‘Major League’ Actress and Film Director, Dies at 67
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Margaret Whitton, best known for her role as Rachel Phelps in the “Major League” films, died peacefully in her Palm Beach, Fla., home on Sunday after a short battle with cancer. She was 67.
Producer Steven Tabakin, who co-founded Tashtego Films with the late actress and her husband, Warren Spector, in 2008, confirmed Whitton’s death to Variety.
Born in Philadelphia, Whitton’s first gigs included her off-Broadway debut in 1973 in “Baba Goya,” followed by her Broadway introduction in Nell Dunn’s “Steaming” in 1983. Her first major screen role came in 1986, portraying Molly in “9 1/2 Weeks,” alongside Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger. She then landed lead roles in films such as “The Secret of My Success” and “Ironweed,” before starring in the critically-acclaimed “Major League” and its sequel, “Major League II,” as Rachel Phelps, a former showgirl who inherits the Cleveland Indians following her husband’s death.
On the small screen, Whitton appeared »
- Arya Roshanian
‘Moana’ Clip: Hear Lin-Manuel Miranda Sing ‘‘We Know the Way”
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Chances are you’ve already seen Moana, and if you’ve already seen Moana, chances are you’ve got the songs stuck in your head. Maybe you’ve tried to get your fix by streaming the soundtrack on Spotify or downloading it on iTunes. But it’s just not the same without the bright, expressive visuals by Disney Animation, is it? […]
The post ‘Moana’ Clip: Hear Lin-Manuel Miranda Sing ‘‘We Know the Way” appeared first on /Film. »
- Angie Han
‘Sing’ Director Garth Jennings On Working With “Wizards,” The Learning Curve Of His Feature Animation Debut
1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
In Toronto to present a work-in-progress cut of their animated December release this past September, Sing director Garth Jennings and Illumination Entertainment CEO Christopher Meledandri stopped by Deadline’s Tiff video studio to discuss the genesis of the project and their jubilant production process. Featuring a truly star-studded cast, including Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johannsson and Taron Egerton—many of whom also appeared at the festival premiere—Sing stars Matth… »
‘Rogue One’: How Gareth Edwards Made a Gritty ‘Star Wars’ Movie About Diversity
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Judging by the nearly 30 minutes of “Rogue One” footage screened at Skywalker Ranch Saturday night, British director Gareth Edwards has made a very different and personal “Star Wars” movie — a gritty, verite war drama but with its own beauty and relevance.
Which is fitting for the first standalone story about the heist of the Death Star plans by a band of rebel spies led by Felicity Jones’ badass, self-reliant Jyn, just prior to “A New Hope” and the Skywalker saga.
But first Edwards (“Godzilla,” “Monsters”) had to deconstruct the cultural essence of “Star Wars” before he could make it his own.
“Inevitably, if you take on a ‘Star Wars’ film, you end up addressing all those questions about what [it means to you] and then you have to defend those ideas and protect them,” Edwards told IndieWire. “And, to me, it speaks from the heart and to the world about good and evil and war and hope. »
- Bill Desowitz
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