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‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Trailer: Michael Bay And Mark Wahlberg Destroy The World All Over Again
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Michael Bay never saw a skyscraper he couldn’t demolish or a city he couldn’t blow up to smithereens, and so here we are with “Transformers: The Last Knight.” The fifth installment in Bay’s blockbuster franchise, “The Last Knight” unites Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci from “Age of Extinction” with original trilogy actors Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro, because why the hell not.
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At this point, you either can get down with the mind-numbing insanity of Bay’s increasingly ridiculous universe or not, so you pretty much know without even seeing the trailer whether you’re going to end up seeing this one or not. Bey claims “The Last Knight” will be his final time behind the camera for a “Transformers” film, and it looks like he’s celebrating with more destructions, more explosions,
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- Zack Sharf
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‘Old Stone’ Exclusive Clip: Johnny Ma’s Debut Film Follows a Kafkaesque Journey Into Chinese Bureaucracy
8 hours ago
A bureaucratic nightmare lies at the center of Johnny Ma’s debut feature “Old Stone,” which examines the old adage of how no good deed goes unpunished from the lens of China’s corrupt healthcare and criminal justice system. The film follow cab driver Lao Shi (Chen Gang) who accidentally swerves and hits a motorist when a drunken passenger distracts him. Though he drives the victim to the hospital, he soon finds himself liable for the man’s medical bills. On the verge of losing everything, Lao Shi resorts to desperate measures in order to stay afloat. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
Read More: ‘Old Stone’ Review: Johnny Ma’s Debut Is a Gritty Moral Thriller About the Perils of Doing The Right Thing
After a career in mergers and acquisitions in business and fashion, Ma turned to documentary filmmaking in 2008. Graduating from Columbia University’s M.
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- Vikram Murthi
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Lengthy Ambitions: ‘Goldbricks In Bloom’ Director Danny Sangra Explains His Jump From Shorts to Features
8 hours ago
Danny Sangra isn’t the first filmmaker to make the jump from commercials to feature-length films, but he makes a pretty good case for the transition. Over the past few years, Sangra has amassed an impressive library of short films in addition to advertisements that are as distinct from one another as they are emblematic of his style.
That style earned him loyal audiences online, particularly with the more discerning Vimeo crowd, the platform that released “Goldbricks In Bloom” through its VOD service. Sangra’s shorts often earn the coveted “Vimeo Staff Pick” distinction, and they partnered with OneFifty to release the film digitally, while Emerging Pictures supported a small national theatrical release.
While not quite the cinderella story of A24’s “Swiss Army Man” directors the Daniels, who also started making music videos and digital content, it’s not bad for a first feature.
Read More: ‘Goldbricks in Bloom
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- Jude Dry
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‘Kiss Me, Kill Me’ Exclusive Trailer: A West Hollywood Man Is Accused of Murdering His Unfaithful Boyfriend In Sexy Thriller
9 hours ago
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
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- Vikram Murthi
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‘Togetherness,’ ‘Rectify’ and More: A Tribute to the Canceled & Retired TV of 2016
9 hours ago
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.
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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.
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- Ben Travers
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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
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- Dana Harris
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‘Dunkirk’: Seven Minutes From Christopher Nolan’s WWII Epic To Screen Before ‘Rogue One’ In 70mm IMAX
9 hours ago
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,
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- Zack Sharf
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‘Rogue One’: How Gareth Edwards Made a Gritty ‘Star Wars’ Movie About Diversity
10 hours ago
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.
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- Bill Desowitz
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‘La La Land’: 3 Must-Have Gifts for Fans of the Musical
10 hours ago
There is a lot to love about “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle’s modern take on the Tinseltown musical: the soaring music, the charm of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, the bittersweet story of love and broken dreams. If you’re seduced by the movie the way critics have been when it opens December 9, these could make for some particularly choice Christmas gifts. (Note: If you buy something because we told you about it, we may receive compensation from retail partners.)
“La La Land” soundtrack on vinyl
From the haunting melodies of “City of Stars” and “The Fools Who Dream” to the joyful sounds of “Someone in the Crowd,” the music of “La La Land” will stay with fans long after they leave the theater. Enjoy them all in advance with the official soundtrack on vinyl.
$22.98 @ Amazon
“La La Land” movie poster
The dreamy visuals of “La La Land” are a feast for the eyes.
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- Indiewire Staff
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‘The Hollars’ Featurette: John Krasinski Explains How James Strouse’s Screenplay First Grabbed Him — Watch
10 hours ago
Long before John Krasinski came on board his Sundance premiere “The Hollars” as director, he had been eyed by screenwriter James Strouse as a strong contender to play the film’s leading role, as father-to-be with a lot on his shoulders, John Hollar. As is so often the case, “The Hollars” took some time to get made, and along the way, Strouse and company found themselves looking for more than just a star. They needed a director, too.
With just one film under his belt, Krasinski might not have been the most obvious choice, but the actor had so connected with the material that Strouse felt confident that he was the right person to finally bring the project to fruition.
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That story — and more — is explored in our exclusive featurette for the film,
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- Kate Erbland
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Jaden Smith Vomits Through the Wild West in Bizarre New ‘Fallen’ Music Video — Watch
10 hours ago
When Jaden Smith isn’t appearing in Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix series “The Get Down” or confounding people with his enigmatic Twitter presence, he’s releasing new music videos that feature him vomiting in the Wild West. Today, Smith dropped the video for his new song “Fallen,” which he co-directed alongside Miles Cable, that features him roaming around a Wild West town while he occasionally vomits and croons lyrics that reference bell hooks and profess that “love is a strong word.” The video was shot at the same ranch as the HBO original series “Westworld.” The end of the video promotes a new project from Smith entitled “Syre.” Watch the video below.
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Smith first rose to fame in the 2006 film “The Pursuit of Happyness” as Christopher Jr., the son of homeless salesman Chris Gardner,
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- Vikram Murthi
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The Best TV Writing of 2016 Not Honored Among the Writers Guild of America Nominees
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Critics’ favorites like “The Americans,” “Better Call Saul,” and “One Mississippi” all landed nods as The Writers Guild of America chimed in on Monday with their best of the year picks, via nominations for the 2017 WGA Awards. Populist choices like “Game of Thrones,” “Stranger Things,” and “This Is Us” were recognized as well.
But as is the case with all exclusive lists, there were plenty of magnificent shows that didn’t make the cut; shows as deserving, if not more so, than a few of the “strange” selections honored by the WGA.
So, in order to pay our respects and not bitch about “snubs” in the process (well, we have to a little bit), here are a few top tier scripts that surely would’ve made the cut had the number of nominees per category been expanded. We’re not advocating for more, so much as making sure no one’s feelings are hurt.
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- Ben Travers
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Sundance 2017 Market Takes Flight: 7 Hot Acquisition Titles at the Festival
11 hours ago
Few film festivals in the world create bidding wars for titles quite like the Sundance Film Festival. Last year, Sundance saw the biggest deal in its history when Fox Searchlight bought “The Birth of a Nation” for $17.5 million. Though some of the films in the upcoming slate have already been acquired, many are looking to find a home during the 2017 festival, which takes place between January 19 and January 29 in Park City, Utah.
Read More: Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and Next Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders
Which movies are likely to have buyers lining up in the cold this year? Here are seven hot titles from the lineup that could be prime targets for acquisition execs.
“The Big Sick”
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Directed by Michael Showalter, this comedy written by actor-writer Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily Gordon is based on their real-life courtship. The film stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter,
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- Graham Winfrey
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Sundance 2017 Gets Episodic With Special Events Lineup, Featuring Jill Soloway and Rashida Jones
11 hours ago
The Sundance Film Festival continues to embrace the diversity of great content being made today, with a full roster of special events programming that features established festival favorites like Jill Soloway, Rashida Jones and Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Read More: Sundance 2017 Announces New Frontier Lineup, Including 22 Vr Experiences and 11 New Installations
Making its world premiere at the fest is “I Love Dick,” Soloway’s Amazon comedy featuring Kevin Bacon as the titular Dick, a “charismatic artist” who upends the marriage of Kathryn Hanh and Griffith Dunne. In addition, the Netflix documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” gets a sequel directed by Rashida Jones; “Turned On” explores “the intersection of sex and technology,” per the official release.
Broadcast networks find themselves surprisingly well-represented in the line-up, with the ABC comedy “Downward Dog” (featuring Allison Tolman as a young woman with a special relationship with her dog) as well as the Fox limited series “Shots Fired,
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- Liz Shannon Miller
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The Campaign Begins: Inside the First Weekend Push to Woo Academy Voters with Food, Swag, and Celebs
12 hours ago
Truth is, while there are about 6,000 voting Academy members, it can take only 300 or so Oscar votes to get a movie nominated. Hence all the relentless campaigning, which is in full gear, as distributors, foreign countries, and Oscar-whisperers plan and execute relentless rounds of screenings with public appearances — at lunches, Q&A panels, premieres, DVD launch parties, and “holiday” fetes.
Check out this slice of the past few days to get a sense of all the wining and dining that goes on. Academy members are being constantly wooed, just like the Hollywood Foreign Press Association who vote on the Golden Globes, with yummy food, drink, music, and celebrities —despite various attempts by the Academy to monitor and limit the scale of all this campaigning.
On the animation side, for example, this past week saw a Friday Academy screening of Universal/Illumination’s animated contest musical “Sing,” directed by live-action director
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- Anne Thompson
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‘The Deleted’ Review: Bret Easton Ellis Delivers With Softcore Porn Thriller For Teens
13 hours ago
Judging solely from the number of bare butts in the first five minutes of “The Deleted,” one might think Bret Easton Ellis assumes there is a direct correlation between cheeks out and thumbs up. Adding the intrigue of a nefarious organization chasing down and drugging the randy would-be models in hiding, and “The Deleted” exploits just about every Hollywood trope imaginable. It’s clickbait storytelling — told with classic Ellis flair.
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“The Deleted” is the latest and buzziest original series from Fullscreen, the subscription service that launched this year from Fullscreen Media, a multi-channel network (McN, for short) which manages top YouTube channels. So far, most of Fullscreen’s original programming has leaned heavily on the YouTube talent at their disposal, with projects from Grace Helbig, Shane Dawson, and Jack & Dean. With Ellis at the helm of “The Deleted,
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- Jude Dry
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‘Princess Mononoke’ Returns To Theaters This January For Two Nights Only
13 hours ago
In honor of its 20th anniversary, Gkids and Fathom Events are proud to present the return of the Studio Ghibli film “Princess Mononoke” to theaters for a two night special event. It will play on January 5, on director Hayao Miyazaki’s 76th birthday, at 7 p.m. in dubbed English and on January 9 at 7 p.m. in the original Japanese with English subtitles.
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“Twenty years after its release, ‘Princess Mononoke’ remains an undisputed animated triumph and one of the most thrilling adventures ever produced,” said Gkids’ President Eric Beckman. “Following the great success of ‘Spirited Away’ returning to theaters, we are excited to present ‘Princess Mononoke’ in a theatrical setting to fans both old and new. It’s also a fitting way to celebrate Miyazaki’s birthday as we remind ourselves of the cinematic gifts he has given audiences over the years.
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- Vikram Murthi
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2017 Writers Guild Awards Nominees: ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Atlanta’ Join ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Veep’
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The nominees for the 2017 Writers Guild Awards have been announced, with “Stranger Things,” “Atlanta” and “Westworld” joining such perennial favorites as “Veep” and “Game of Thrones.” Concurrent ceremonies will be held on Sunday, February 19 of next year to honor all the winners. Here are the nominees:
Drama series
“The Americans”
“Better Call Saul”
“Game of Thrones”
“Stranger Things”
“Westworld”
Comedy series
“Atlanta”
“Silicon Valley”
“Transparent”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”
New series
“Atlanta”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”
Long form original
“American Crime”
“Confirmation”
“Harley and the Davidsons”
“Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le
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Long form adapted
“11.22.63”
“American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson”
“Madoff”
“The Night Of”
“Roots”
Short form new media — original
“Episode 101” (“Now We’re Talking”)
“Escape the Room” (“Life Ends at 30”)
“Itsy Bitsy Spider” Episode 1 (“Thug Passion
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- Michael Nordine
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Oscar Host Jimmy Kimmel May Have Been the Academy’s Only Choice — Here’s Why
13 hours ago
Well, Oscar producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd have gone with ABC’s presumed first choice of Oscar host, Jimmy Kimmel. (The official Academy announcement is still to come.)
However: Because they waited this long, Kimmel became the only choice. He’s the only one who could pull this off in two months’ time. Someone without hosting chops could have never done it at this point, which narrowed the field substantially. Kimmel does this every night, and just did it during the Emmys. Even so, his staff is now scrambling and pulling their hair out — hosts are usually given at least five months to prep. And Kimmel still has to do his nightly show, especially during February (it’s a sweeps month).
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The trick with the Oscars is that anyone new takes a huge risk of being criticized and second-guessed. And anyone who
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- Anne Thompson
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Who Is the Greatest Actress In the World? — IndieWire Critics Survey
14 hours ago
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 Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Things to Come,” one of two new films starring Isabelle Huppert. In the lede of his review for The New York Times, A.O. Scott asked “Isabelle Huppert: Great actress, or greatest actress?” Huppert is certainly near the very top of the list, but we thought we’d take this opportunity to open the question to our panel of critics: Who is the best working actress in the world today?
Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
A vote for someone else isn’t a vote against Isabelle Huppert, who is among the very greatest
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- David Ehrlich
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