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Oscilloscope Buys Russian Dash-Cam Documentary ‘The Road Movie’
21 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Dmitrii Kalashnikov’s Russian dash-cam doc “The Road Movie” and plans a theatrical release later this year, Variety has learned exclusively.
The film premiered at the 2016 International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam and its North American premiere took place at the True/False Film Festival recently.
“The Road Movie” is a compilation of video footage shot exclusively via dashboard cameras in Russian automobiles, capturing a comet crashing down to Earth, a forest fire, and angry motorists taking road rage to wholly new and unexpected levels. The footage is often accompanied by bemused commentary from unseen and often stoic drivers and passengers.
“It’s fun,” said Oscilloscope chief Dan Berger. “It’s scary. It’s humorous. And there’s a sense of existential dread that pervades the whole thing. Kalashnikov’s ‘The Road Movie »
- Dave McNary
Jenny Slate's 'Landline' to Open San Francisco International Film Festival
15 March 2017 6:05 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Gillian Robespierre’s Landline, the story of a Manhattan teenager who discovers her father is having an affair, will open the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival, which is set to run April 5-19 at venues throughout San Francisco and Berkeley, Calif. The film, written by Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm, stars Jenny Slate, Edie Falco, John Turturro, Jay Duplass and newcomer Abie Quinn. Amazon will release Landline on July 21.
The festival’s 2017 award recipients will include Eleanor Coppola, who is set to receive the George Gund III Craft of Cinema Award, which will be presented to her after her new »
- Gregg Kilday
John Coltrane Documentary ‘Chasing Trane’ Gets Release Date
16 March 2017 9:13 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Abramorama will handle the North American theatrical distribution of John Scheinfeld’s “Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary.”
The film will hit theaters in April after premiering at the Telluride Film Festival in September, followed by showings at the Toronto International Film Festival, Idfa, and Doc NYC. It includes interviews with Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Cornel West, President Bill Clinton, and Common, with Coltrane’s own words spoken by Denzel Washington.
The film is produced by Spencer Proffer, John Beug, Scott Pascucci, and Dave Harding. “Chasing Trane” will be released theatrically beginning in New York on April 14, with Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and additional cities to follow.
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Coltrane, an iconic saxophone player credited with revolutionizing jazz during the 1950s, died of liver cancer in 1967 at the age of 40. He did not do any television interviews during his lifetime and only gave a handful of radio interviews, »
- Dave McNary
Ridley Scott Says ‘Alien: Awakening’ Next, Says Four More ‘Alien’ Movies On The Way
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Who would’ve thought the worse thing to happen to the “Alien” franchise might be Ridley Scott, himself? The director has returned to the horror series he started, but with each passing day, it seems his more interested in just cranking out installments forever, rather than finally connect the prequels to the original like he initially promised to do. “Prometheus” was a disappointment (even for someone like me who really liked the visceral experience), and sorry, the “more aliens” approach of “Alien: Covenant” doesn’t leave me hopeful (nor do the cornball trailers for the film).
Continue reading Ridley Scott Says ‘Alien: Awakening’ Next, Says Four More ‘Alien’ Movies On The Way at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Black-ish,’ ‘Insecure,’ and Others Aren’t Just ‘Black Shows,’ As Nielsen Study Proves
48 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
As the nation becomes increasingly divided, a small piece of encouraging news comes from, of all places, Nielsen: A new study shows that several programs predominantly African-American casts also boast a large percentage of white viewers.
The new roster of diverse series that have found cross-cultural appeal include ABC’s “Black-ish” and HBO’s “Insecure.” Around 79% of the”Black-ish” audience is non-black, while the “Insecure” audience is 61% non-black.
“Black-ish” is a huge hit for ABC: It stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as parents of a growing family who struggle to create a sense of black identity for their kids while living in a wealthy, predominantly white neighborhood. “Insecure,” created by Issa Rae and inspired by her web series “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,” is about a young African-American woman in Los Angeles, her friendships, and how it’s sometimes hard to make the right decisions.
Both shows »
- Michael Schneider
Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Team Bringing Bizarre John Paul Getty Kidnapping to FX in 2018
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The “Slumdog Millionaire” team is on its way to tackling the story of a real-life heir to billions.
Oscar winners Danny Boyle, Simon Beauty and Christina Colson are reuniting for “Trust,” an anthology series that will focus on the strange1973 kidnapping of oil fortune heir John Paul Getty III. Production on the limited series begins in London and Rome this June for a January 2018 release, the network announced Friday.
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In the ultimate case where money really can’t buy you happiness, the Getty family is as rich and dysfunctional as they come. The original J. Paul Getty was once named the richest living American by Fortune magazine in 1957 for founding the Getty Oil company. In 1966, “Guinness Book of Records” named him the world’s richest private citizen and estimated his worth at approximately $1.2 billion, »
- Hanh Nguyen
‘After The Storm’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda Only Makes Great Movies, But This Tender Drama Is One of His Best
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Hirokazu Kore-eda first established himself as a major filmmaker with a string of audacious dramas that included a harrowing portrait of modern poverty (“Nobody Knows”) and a transcendent vision of the great beyond (“After Life”). In recent years, however — at least since 2009’s “Air Doll,” a contemporary fairy tale in which Bae Doo-na plays an inflatable sex doll who comes to life — the great Japanese humanist has downshifted towards more openly sentimental slice-of-life stories, churning out low-key masterpieces with such regularity and deceptive effortlessness that it can be easy to take them for granted.
So when Kore-eda unloads another gently brilliant film full of characters so real and full of life that it feels as though could fly to Japan and visit them, it may not seem like much cause for celebration. But when one of those films is just the tiniest bit above his batting average, it’s enough »
- David Ehrlich
Henry Cavill Set To Join Tom Cruise In ‘Mission: Impossible 6’
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Despite being Superman in two huge films, Henry Cavill has yet to become the household name. In between turns as the Man of Steel, Cavill just hasn’t had a hit, with “Immortals” bombing and “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” just falling under audience’s radar. Cavill is about to try once again to break into the mainstream by starring alongside Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible 6.”
The Superman actor has signed on to star next to Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, and Vanessa Kirby in the next installment of the hit spy franchise.
Continue reading Henry Cavill Set To Join Tom Cruise In ‘Mission: Impossible 6’ at The Playlist. »
- Charles Dean
Vince Gilligan Remembers ‘Breaking Bad’: Five Things We Learned From His Reddit Ama
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Even though “Breaking Bad” officially went off the air in 2013, fans are still clamoring for any new tidbits about Walter White and the complex world built by his creator, Vince Gilligan. Gearing up for the third season of his prequel series, “Better Call Saul,” Gilligan answered users’ burning questions during a short Reddit “Ama,” which is short for “Ask Me Anything.”
Spoilers Ahead.
Gilligan mused on whether Jesse was happy (he hopes so), whether Walter is really dead (he is), why Hank could never be turned, and what was up with that damn unsliced pizza.
Read More: ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3 Trailers Tease New Drama and the Return of Gus Fring
The conversation got emotional when one user shared that his father received a cancer diagnosis around the same time the show began airing. He writes: “We always watched the show together and he frequently would tell me how much »
- Jude Dry
New to Hulu in April: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘The Usual Suspects,’ and Many More Film and TV Titles
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Hulu has announced the new titles that will be available to stream on the platform during the month of April. Leading the pack is the new original series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on Margaret Atwood’s classic novel of the same name and starring Elisabeth Moss. The series premieres April 26.
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Also available to stream next month are a handful of modern classics, such as “Robocop,” “Days of Thunder,” “Thelma & Louise,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Election,” “JFK,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” as well as indie favorites like “Short Term 12,” “The Babadook,” “In a World,” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.”
Find the list of all titles coming to Hulu in April below.
April 1
1408 (2007) (*Showtime)
A Horse Tale (2015)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Affliction (1998)
Almost Famous (2000)
America’s Sweethearts (2001) (*Showtime)
Bad Company (1995) (*Showtime)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (*Showtime »
- Yoselin Acevedo
19th Annual Ebertfest Announces First Selections, Including ‘Elle’ and ‘Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You’
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
One of the most loved and acclaimed film critics of the modern age, Roger Ebert dedicated a vast majority of his life to movies. The Chicago area’s “Ebertfest,” co-founded and hosted by Ebert’s own wife Chaz, commemorates the film critic’s love of cinema though its annual events.
Every year, Ebertfest has a powerhouse slate of just 12 carefully curated films. In the past, it has screened films such as “Love and Mercy,” “Ida,” “Do the Right Thing,” “A Bronx Tale,” and many other acclaimed films.
Read More: Watch: Explore the History of Ebertfest in Exclusive Documentary Featurette
The first two picks of this year’s slate include “Elle” and “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.” In support of these selections, “Elle” star Isabelle Huppert, along with”Norman Lear” producer Brent Miller and directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, will attend this year’s festival and participate in Q&As after the screenings. »
- Kerry Levielle
Writer Of The New ‘The Matrix’ Says It Might Not Be A Reboot After All
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This week, movie fans were taken down the remake rabbit hole, with the news that Warner Bros. was putting the wheels in motion on a redo of “The Matrix.” The story goes that the studio had been figuring out some kind of way to revive the property, and had even considered a television series, before settling on a new blockbuster franchise, and they’re going to be setting up a writers room to figure it all out.
Continue reading Writer Of The New ‘The Matrix’ Says It Might Not Be A Reboot After All at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Film Acquisition Rundown: Big SXSW Buys, Gunpowder & Sky Gets ‘Below Her Mouth’ and More
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Gunpowder & Sky Distribution has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to April Mullen’s “Below Her Mouth.” Shot entirely with a female crew, the film tells the story of an unexpected romance between two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2016, and it went on to screen at Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Mar Del Plata International Film Festival, and Goteborg Film Festival. It will also play at BFI Flare: London’s Lgbt festival in March.
Gunpowder & Sky Distribution will release the film on April 28, 2017, theatrically and across all major On Demand platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play, Microsoft Movies & TV, Verizon FiOS, and DirecTV. »
- Kate Erbland
‘The Three Hikers’ Exclusive Trailer: The Incredible True Story of American Civilians Lured into Iranian Detainment — Watch
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
In July of 2009, 3 American civilians were hiking along a path in Iraq when they were lured over the border by Iranian militants, consequently leading to their imprisonment. The Iranian government accused these 3 hikers of espionage and placed them in the notorious Evin Prison, holding them hostage for 2+ years.
“The Three Hikers” marks the directorial debut of Natalie Avital (who previously produced “Past God” and “State of Control”), and premiered at the AFI Docs Film Festival in Washington DC.
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The film uses both news clips and testimonials from the hostages and their families to heighten the historical context of “The Three Hikers.” Ultimately, the film illustrates the emotionally intense battles of fighting for the return of their families with the fragile geopolitical relationship existing between the United States and Iran.
- Kerry Levielle
Rooster Teeth Exclusive Trailer: Get Inked By An Amateur In New Documentary ‘The Tattooist’ — Watch
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The voice behind the long-running animated series, “Red Vs. Blue,” will step on camera to host a deep dive into tattoo culture in the latest feature documentary from Rooster Teeth, “The Tattooist.”
This is the fifth feature documentary from the Austin-based digital studio, which has a robust online following. The studio previously released “The Meme Machine,” which dug up the human stories behind Internet memes. In “The Tattooist,” the heavily inked Geoff Ramsey (credited as Geoff Lazer Ramsey in “Red Vs. Blue”), explores the sub-culture of tattoos and takes a master class from a well known tattoo artist.
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“The world of tattoos is kind of exploding right now,” says Ramsey in the trailer. “The medium is being pushed, and the spectrum of what a tattoo is and means has just gone crazy.” As part of his master class, »
- Jude Dry
Mads Mikkelsen Walked Out Of His ‘Fantastic Four’ Audition
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Mads Mikkelsen might be the smartest man in Hollywood. While he hasn’t completely become a household name to non-cinephiles, Mikkelsen has built quite an impressive resume. However, one film you definitely won’t find on his IMDb page is the recent “Fantastic Four” reboot.The actor auditioned for the movie, presumably as Doctor Doom, but had the quick sense to run for the hills.
For those that forgot about Fox’s 2015 reboot directed by Josh Trank, good for you!
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- Charles Dean
‘Whiplash’ Breakout Miles Teller Has Officially Arrived – Awards Season Flashback
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
[Editor’s Note: This post is presented in partnership with Spectrum. Catch up on this year’s Awards Season contenders and the latest films On Demand. Today’s pick is “Whiplash.”]
Miles Teller’s star has been steadily rising ever since his breakthrough role opposite Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole.” Thanks to his barnstorming lead turn as a budding young drummer in “Whiplash” — the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s Sundance Film Festival that’s gone on to become an awards juggernaut — and his upcoming performance as Mr. Fantastic in this summer’s “Fantastic Four” reboot (there’s a sequel already scheduled for release in 2017), he’s about to hit the supernova.
In the below videos, Teller opens up about the overwhelmingly positive response to “Whiplash” and the unique tone of the Academy Award nominated drama.
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This feature was originally published on February 2, 2015.
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- Nigel M. Smith
‘Coming to America 2’: Eddie Murphy Writing A Sequel — Report
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
A sequel to the 1988 romantic comedy “Coming to America” may be in the works. According to TMZ, sources close to Eddie Murphy confirm that the comedian is in the early writing stages of the project. On Wednesday night, a post on Murphy’s official Twitter account teased a potential sequel to his iconic film. “Coming to America sequel?” was all the post said, and included a picture of Vanessa Bell Calloway in character from the first film. Murphy’s Twitter account has since been deleted.
Read More: ‘T2 Trainspotting’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Surprisingly Fun Sequel Is a Drugged Out Trip Down Memory Lane
Calloway reacted to the possibility of Murphy working on a sequel. “I would love to do a sequel, I loved the movie. It’s like, ‘Come on Eddie, let’s make this happen!'” the actress told TMZ, but also wondered if Murphy’s account was hacked. »
- Yoselin Acevedo
Screenwriter Gary Whitta Says Future ‘Star Wars’ Movies Will Move Beyond Legacy Characters
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When Disney first announced they were acquiring Lucasfilm and making more “Star Wars” movies, initial hopes sparked that fans would get blockbusters that would explore other planets and new worlds in the massive universe that George Lucas created. That didn’t quite happen, with Lucasfilm choosing instead to make a new trilogy tied to the original saga, and spinoff films about classic characters. However, the multiplex will eventually get “Star Wars” movies made entirely for a new generation.
Continue reading Screenwriter Gary Whitta Says Future ‘Star Wars’ Movies Will Move Beyond Legacy Characters at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Awards Roundup: CinemaCon to Honor Goldie Hawn, John Cena, Ansel Elgort and More
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Keep up with the glitzy awards world with our weekly Awards Roundup column.
– Academy Award winner Goldie Hawn will receive the prestigious “Cinema Icon Award” at CinemaCon, the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato) held March 27 – 30 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Hawn will be presented with this special honor at the “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony Thursday, March 30 hosted by the Coca-Cola Company, the official presenting sponsor of CinemaCon. Previous winners of this esteemed award include Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Costner.
“With a career that has spanned roles in more than 30 films Goldie Hawn continues to shine on the big screen as one of the most entertaining, relatable and recognizable actresses of our time,” noted Neuhauser. “With an unforgettable presence and charm both onscreen and off Hawn has entertained audiences of all ages and we are pleased to honor an »
- Kate Erbland
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