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Don’t be afraid to catch feelings. Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” just scored the biggest box office opening day of the year so far, earning a spectacular $62 million across Friday and preview screenings from 4,440 locations. It will have no trouble blasting past the $82.5 million debut earned by “Dune: Part Two” to overtake it as the biggest domestic opening of 2024. It’ll also be the first release to notch a nine-figure domestic opening in nearly 11 months — the last one to get above $100 million was “Barbie” last summer.
It’s a welcome bounce back for Pixar Animation Studios, which has struggled at the box office in recent years after Disney sent films like “Turning Red,” “Soul” and “Luca” directly to Disney+ during the Covid pandemic, a decision that Pixar head (and the director of the original “Inside Out”) Pete Docter says “trained” audiences to watch the studio’s features on streaming.
It’s a welcome bounce back for Pixar Animation Studios, which has struggled at the box office in recent years after Disney sent films like “Turning Red,” “Soul” and “Luca” directly to Disney+ during the Covid pandemic, a decision that Pixar head (and the director of the original “Inside Out”) Pete Docter says “trained” audiences to watch the studio’s features on streaming.
- 6/15/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety - Film News
Sulayman Tahir’s “Peripheral” and Coke Daniels’ “The Waterboyz” were among the winners of this year’s Best of ABFF Awards, presented Saturday at the American Black Film Festival.
Hosted by Dondré Whitfield, the festival presented winners in the official film selection categories: narrative and documentary features, series and the HBO Short Film Award showcase. This year’s festival takes place June 12-16 in Miami Beach, Fla., followed by a virtual segment June 17-24 on ABFF Play.
“Peripheral,” which saw its world premiere at the festival, tells the story of a woman whose husband goes missing after moving into their new home, and strange and paranormal events that start to occur upon his return. Directed by Tahir, the film won best narrative feature. Andria B. Langston, Patrick Walker, Patricia Mizen, D’Kia Anderson and Sami Tortorello star in “Peripheral,” co-written by Tahir and Jordan Tortorello.
Daniels’ “The Waterboyz” follows two young...
Hosted by Dondré Whitfield, the festival presented winners in the official film selection categories: narrative and documentary features, series and the HBO Short Film Award showcase. This year’s festival takes place June 12-16 in Miami Beach, Fla., followed by a virtual segment June 17-24 on ABFF Play.
“Peripheral,” which saw its world premiere at the festival, tells the story of a woman whose husband goes missing after moving into their new home, and strange and paranormal events that start to occur upon his return. Directed by Tahir, the film won best narrative feature. Andria B. Langston, Patrick Walker, Patricia Mizen, D’Kia Anderson and Sami Tortorello star in “Peripheral,” co-written by Tahir and Jordan Tortorello.
Daniels’ “The Waterboyz” follows two young...
- 6/15/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety - Film News
Tom Hardy has been fielding comparisons to Marlon Brando since his launch onto the acting scene, not just for his chameleon-like craftsmanship, but for his unique approach to characterization. In the upcoming Jeff Nichols crime saga “The Bikeriders,” this comparison is cemented in cinema lore as his character, Johnny, finds inspiration while watching Brando’s performance as gang leader Johnny Strabler in “The Wild One.” Speaking to Fandango for a recent interview, Hardy said this made it a lot easier for him to draw on Brando for his own performance, but that it needed to go deeper than mimicry.
“It was very important to Jeff [Nichols] that he was focused on that moment,” Hardy said of his character watching Brando on the big screen. “So it would be foolish to not connect the dots that that was somehow an undertow, but certainly that this was a person imitating something that had come from that,...
“It was very important to Jeff [Nichols] that he was focused on that moment,” Hardy said of his character watching Brando on the big screen. “So it would be foolish to not connect the dots that that was somehow an undertow, but certainly that this was a person imitating something that had come from that,...
- 6/17/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” leaped to a crushing first place debut at the South Korean box office on its opening weekend.
The American animation film earned $12.3 million from 1.75 million ticket sales between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Over the five days since its Wednesday debut, it accumulated $14.7 million and 2.08 million ticket sales.
Those numbers gave “Inside Out 2” the third-highest opening weekend score this year at the Korean box office and the highest by an imported film. Kobis reports that it commanded an 84% share of the weekend theatrical market.
The numbers are also substantially stronger than those of the predecessor film. In July 2015, “Inside Out” opened in second position with 679,000 ticket sales and a gross of KRW5.34 million ($3.87 million at today’s currency exchange rates). The first film had endurance and became the 13th highest grossing...
The American animation film earned $12.3 million from 1.75 million ticket sales between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Over the five days since its Wednesday debut, it accumulated $14.7 million and 2.08 million ticket sales.
Those numbers gave “Inside Out 2” the third-highest opening weekend score this year at the Korean box office and the highest by an imported film. Kobis reports that it commanded an 84% share of the weekend theatrical market.
The numbers are also substantially stronger than those of the predecessor film. In July 2015, “Inside Out” opened in second position with 679,000 ticket sales and a gross of KRW5.34 million ($3.87 million at today’s currency exchange rates). The first film had endurance and became the 13th highest grossing...
- 6/17/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
The No. 1 boy is on top once again.
Jeremy Strong took home his first Tony award Sunday night, winning the Best Actor in a Play Tony for his role as Doctor Thomas Stockmann in “An Enemy of the People.” The play — originally produced in the 1880s — centers on a whistleblower who discovers that there is poison in the town’s water supply. His brother (Michael Imperioli) and the town want him to be quiet lest he hurt the burgeoning local economy. Needless to say, there are plenty of current real-world parallels about truth tellers, science, and health vs economy issues.
“I want to thank the ushers and the front of house staff who see me walking in every day looking like I’ve just been run over by a truck, and see me walk out somehow looking even worse,” Strong joked in his acceptance speech. “Sam [Gold] and Amy [Herzog], you guys,...
Jeremy Strong took home his first Tony award Sunday night, winning the Best Actor in a Play Tony for his role as Doctor Thomas Stockmann in “An Enemy of the People.” The play — originally produced in the 1880s — centers on a whistleblower who discovers that there is poison in the town’s water supply. His brother (Michael Imperioli) and the town want him to be quiet lest he hurt the burgeoning local economy. Needless to say, there are plenty of current real-world parallels about truth tellers, science, and health vs economy issues.
“I want to thank the ushers and the front of house staff who see me walking in every day looking like I’ve just been run over by a truck, and see me walk out somehow looking even worse,” Strong joked in his acceptance speech. “Sam [Gold] and Amy [Herzog], you guys,...
- 6/17/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Armie Hammer has opened up about the allegations that derailed his career in Hollywood, saying that he’s now “grateful” for everything he went through the past three years.
During an interview on the “Painful Lessons” podcast, Hammer reflected on the cannibalism accusations surrounding him in 2021, calling the situation “hilarious.”
“People called me a cannibal, and everyone believed them. They’re like, ‘Yep, that guy ate people,'” Hammer said with a laugh. “Like what? What are you talking about? Do you know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to eat people! How am I going to be a cannibal?! It was bizarre.”
Hammer was accused in 2021 of sexual abuse and improper behavior by multiple women; private messages he allegedly sent to women about his cannibalistic fantasies and sexual fetishes were also leaked online. In the wake of the scandal, Hammer was dropped by his agency,...
During an interview on the “Painful Lessons” podcast, Hammer reflected on the cannibalism accusations surrounding him in 2021, calling the situation “hilarious.”
“People called me a cannibal, and everyone believed them. They’re like, ‘Yep, that guy ate people,'” Hammer said with a laugh. “Like what? What are you talking about? Do you know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to eat people! How am I going to be a cannibal?! It was bizarre.”
Hammer was accused in 2021 of sexual abuse and improper behavior by multiple women; private messages he allegedly sent to women about his cannibalistic fantasies and sexual fetishes were also leaked online. In the wake of the scandal, Hammer was dropped by his agency,...
- 6/17/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety - Film News
Steven Lisberger's 1982 sci-fi film "Tron" was a special effects bonanza that was disqualified for the Best Visual Effects Oscar the year it came out, as the Academy felt that employing computers to animate film visuals was "cheating." "Tron" famously used extensive CGI, making it the first major feature film to use computers as extensively as it did. The film is about a human computer programmer (Jeff Bridges) who is dematerialized by a malevolent, intelligent computer program, and rematerialized inside a computer mainframe.
Inside the mainframe, computer programs are human-shaped beings that must compete in blood sports, aka video games, at the behest of their "Users," spoken of like deities. Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) is a dashing heroic program who aims to confront the tyrannical Master Control Program, and Jeff Bridges joins Tron to help.
The computer "interiors" were envisioned as a vast, black space, populated by glowing towers and spires...
Inside the mainframe, computer programs are human-shaped beings that must compete in blood sports, aka video games, at the behest of their "Users," spoken of like deities. Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) is a dashing heroic program who aims to confront the tyrannical Master Control Program, and Jeff Bridges joins Tron to help.
The computer "interiors" were envisioned as a vast, black space, populated by glowing towers and spires...
- 6/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Screen is running this regularly updated page with the latest film festival and market dates from across the world.
To submit details of or alter your festival dates, please contact us here with the name, dates, country and website for the event. Screen is also running a calendar for UK-Ireland film release dates here.
Ongoing
Sheffield DocFest, UK - June 12-17
Frameline International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, US - June 14-24
Monte Carlo Television Festival, Monaco - June 14-18
Shanghai International Film Festival, China - June 14-23
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania - June 14-23
CineEurope, Spain - June 17-20
June
Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues,...
To submit details of or alter your festival dates, please contact us here with the name, dates, country and website for the event. Screen is also running a calendar for UK-Ireland film release dates here.
Ongoing
Sheffield DocFest, UK - June 12-17
Frameline International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, US - June 14-24
Monte Carlo Television Festival, Monaco - June 14-18
Shanghai International Film Festival, China - June 14-23
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania - June 14-23
CineEurope, Spain - June 17-20
June
Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Stanisław Lem's 1961 sci-fi novel "Solaris" had already famously been adapted to film by the masterful Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972, so there was some debate as to whether or not Steven Soderbergh's 2002 version of "Solaris" counted as a remake or simply another adaptation. Given the slow, moody, contemplative style that Soderbergh affects for his film, though, one might be tempted to say he was directly emulating Tarkovsky, a filmmaker known for his incredibly long, extended takes, paired with broad moments of silence.
"Solaris" is about a mysterious distant planet, orbited by a human-made space station. When people board the station, a strange psychic wave from the planet reaches into their minds and physically manifests their loved ones. In Soderbergh's version, George Clooney plays the lead character, and he finds himself interacting with his long-dead wife Rheya (Natasha McElhone). The duplicates, however, understand -- in a very vague sense -- that...
"Solaris" is about a mysterious distant planet, orbited by a human-made space station. When people board the station, a strange psychic wave from the planet reaches into their minds and physically manifests their loved ones. In Soderbergh's version, George Clooney plays the lead character, and he finds himself interacting with his long-dead wife Rheya (Natasha McElhone). The duplicates, however, understand -- in a very vague sense -- that...
- 6/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
FX’s anthology series “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” may boast an illustrious cast that includes the likes of Naomi Watts, Tom Hollander, Demi Moore, Calista Flockhart, Diane Lane, and Treat Williams in his final performance, but for fellow cast member Chloë Sevigny, there was only one who made her feel like a shy kid again. Speaking with Josh Lucas for a conversation published in Vanity Fair, Sevigny praised all of her castmates and how accessible they were, but admitted one did leave her taken aback.
“I had met some of them socially, just out at events and whatnot, but most of them have daughters, which was interesting,” Sevigny said. “They’re a little older than me, a little my senior, but also I’m a die-hard fan of every one of them, especially Molly [Ringwald]. I was overtaken mostly by her, but they were all so warm and everybody was so open.
“I had met some of them socially, just out at events and whatnot, but most of them have daughters, which was interesting,” Sevigny said. “They’re a little older than me, a little my senior, but also I’m a die-hard fan of every one of them, especially Molly [Ringwald]. I was overtaken mostly by her, but they were all so warm and everybody was so open.
- 6/16/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
One could probably write a fairly substantial tome on the history of mustaches in Hollywood. Nothing seems to court controversy in the film industry quite like a hirsute upper lip. Modern audiences will no doubt jump to Henry Cavill's magnificent "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" 'tache, which received a touching obituary on this very site back in 2018 after Cavill shaved it off. That particularly controversial cookie duster caused no shortage of issues for Joss Whedon and his reshoots of "Justice League," which infamously included a shot of Cavill with a shoddily-rendered, CGI bald upper lip. But that's just the latest mustache-related debacle to befall Hollywood.
Back in 1978, Gene Hackman had to be duped into shaving his mustache for "Superman," by a particularly crafty Richard Donner. Then, in the 90s, Kurt Russell went over-the-top with his "Tombstone" mustache, prompting director George P. Cosmatos to negotiate with the actor over the exact,...
Back in 1978, Gene Hackman had to be duped into shaving his mustache for "Superman," by a particularly crafty Richard Donner. Then, in the 90s, Kurt Russell went over-the-top with his "Tombstone" mustache, prompting director George P. Cosmatos to negotiate with the actor over the exact,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Starting his career at age 10, then rising to prominence at 18 in the NBC television drama “Friday Night Lights,” Jesse Plemons has had the acting bug for as long as he can remember. His roles in “Breaking Bad” and, most recently, Martin Scorsese’s epic western “Killers of the Flower Moon” are defined by an undercurrent of calm that draws viewers in, giving them a sense of confidence but also unease. It seems to be a throughline with all his characters, though, in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Plemons said this wasn’t intentional.
“It’s just a survival technique,” he said of not branding himself in any way. “I’ve been doing it for so long that it almost doesn’t benefit to look too far ahead. And that’s kind of worked for me so far … I’m constantly just looking at this next thing and...
“It’s just a survival technique,” he said of not branding himself in any way. “I’ve been doing it for so long that it almost doesn’t benefit to look too far ahead. And that’s kind of worked for me so far … I’m constantly just looking at this next thing and...
- 6/16/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
It's hard to pick just one favorite character on the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica." One especially beloved member of that ensemble though, is Kara Thrace/Starbuck, the hotshot pilot with a spiritual side and self-doubt to match her strength. She's at the center of the series from the beginning and ultimately becomes the lynchpin in one of its more ... metaphysical storylines.
In the pilot mini-series of "Battlestar Galactica," the android Cylons wipe out the 12 Colonies of Man. So, the eponymous Galactica and a handful of surviving ships set out to find a new home while dodging their Cylon pursuers. The thrust of the series is this makeshift fleet's search for Earth, mythical home of the thirteenth tribe of man. In the end, Starbuck leads them there, sort of.
In season 3 episode "Maelstrom," Kara dies piloting her Viper (a space fighter jet) inside a gas giant. Her comrade/lover Lee Adama (Jamie Bamber) tries to dissuade her,...
In the pilot mini-series of "Battlestar Galactica," the android Cylons wipe out the 12 Colonies of Man. So, the eponymous Galactica and a handful of surviving ships set out to find a new home while dodging their Cylon pursuers. The thrust of the series is this makeshift fleet's search for Earth, mythical home of the thirteenth tribe of man. In the end, Starbuck leads them there, sort of.
In season 3 episode "Maelstrom," Kara dies piloting her Viper (a space fighter jet) inside a gas giant. Her comrade/lover Lee Adama (Jamie Bamber) tries to dissuade her,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
I don't think it's hyperbolic to say that "Mad Men" is one of the best TV dramas of all time. A shining example of the peak TV era (which might be dead at this point), the series followed a group of boozing, chain-smoking, morally flawed advertising executives working on Madison Avenue in the 1960s and early '70s. At the center of it all was Don Draper, played by Jon Hamm. Don was literally living a lie — not only was his constantly cheating on his wife, he was also pretending to be someone he wasn't, having stolen the identity of a soldier killed during World War II.
After seven seasons, "Mad Men" ended with Don meditating and seemingly dreaming up a famous Coca-Cola ad with a smile on his face. It was a pretty perfect ending for a pretty perfect show. But these days, nothing really ends, does it? Reboots...
After seven seasons, "Mad Men" ended with Don meditating and seemingly dreaming up a famous Coca-Cola ad with a smile on his face. It was a pretty perfect ending for a pretty perfect show. But these days, nothing really ends, does it? Reboots...
- 6/16/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Inside Out 2 was a litmus test for Pixar and it delivered, grossing a monster $155m estimated bow in North America for the highest opening of the year to date and the second highest three-day launch of all time by an animated film.
After a mighty $140m yield from international markets resulting in a $295m global debut, industry executives will be in a buoyant mood this week at CineEurope. Screen will post a full international report on Monday.
The latest escapades of Joy and her cohorts of core emotions inside the mind of the now adolescent Riley scored the highest...
After a mighty $140m yield from international markets resulting in a $295m global debut, industry executives will be in a buoyant mood this week at CineEurope. Screen will post a full international report on Monday.
The latest escapades of Joy and her cohorts of core emotions inside the mind of the now adolescent Riley scored the highest...
- 6/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
With prominent supporting roles in classics like “A League of Their Own” and “Dick Tracy,” as well as the lead in the screen adaptation of the musical “Evita,” Madonna’s film career is well-established, but might never have happened without her star turn in the 1985 cult comedy “Desperately Seeking Susan.” A modern farce set in the scuzzy beauty of ‘80s New York City, the film follows a straight-laced housewife and a bohemian drifter who become intertwined in a criminal plot involving a pair of stolen earrings. While the film is led by actress Roseanna Arquette, it quickly became known as the “Madonna movie,” with her character’s fashion sense — which mirrored Madonna’s own — and her free-spirit energy coming to define the popular culture of the era.
“Everyone’s concern was to find the right actor for the role of Susan,” wrote the film’s director, Susan Seidelman, in her memoir,...
“Everyone’s concern was to find the right actor for the role of Susan,” wrote the film’s director, Susan Seidelman, in her memoir,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro presented their first collaboration, the 1973 crime drama “Mean Streets,” and then discussed the film during a De Niro Con presentation at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary took place Saturday at the Beacon Theatre, where the screening was followed by a conversation between Scorsese and De Niro, moderated by legendary rapper Nas.
While “Mean Streets” was the beginning of their 10-film, 50-plus year creative journey together, Scorsese said their introduction first came at a Christmas dinner, where they were urged into conversation by another to-be-legendary filmmaker: Brian De Palma. Although the pair grew up just two blocks away and heard talk of each other in the neighborhood, they had never been properly introduced until that fateful night.
“Bob was sitting there after dinner and then he looked at me and they had gone inside or something,” Scorsese said.
The celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary took place Saturday at the Beacon Theatre, where the screening was followed by a conversation between Scorsese and De Niro, moderated by legendary rapper Nas.
While “Mean Streets” was the beginning of their 10-film, 50-plus year creative journey together, Scorsese said their introduction first came at a Christmas dinner, where they were urged into conversation by another to-be-legendary filmmaker: Brian De Palma. Although the pair grew up just two blocks away and heard talk of each other in the neighborhood, they had never been properly introduced until that fateful night.
“Bob was sitting there after dinner and then he looked at me and they had gone inside or something,” Scorsese said.
- 6/16/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety - Film News
As a viewer born in the blurred area between Millennial and Gen Z, my relationship with "The Twilight Zone" has always been complicated. I love the original series, and definitely consider it to be stronger than any of the revivals, but I'm also frustrated with the sheer extent to which its flaws are glossed over. Despite what haters of Jordan Peele's 2019 revival might tell you, Rod Serling's original run wasn't shy of the occasional bit of preachy writing. It also had no shortage of clumsy exposition or questionable acting, as well as the occasional twist ending that either barely made sense or was way too easy to predict. The classic series has plenty of gems, but as Rod Serling himself will tell you, it had plenty of clunkers that were simply forgotten over time.
This dissonance was the biggest obstacle the 2019 revival of "The Twilight Zone" had to deal with.
This dissonance was the biggest obstacle the 2019 revival of "The Twilight Zone" had to deal with.
- 6/16/2024
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
At last. A weekend to sincerely cheer.
“Inside Out 2” (Disney) would have been terrific at a $100 million opening weekend, but it soared to an estimated $155 million. Meantime, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony), would have been thought successful with a 50 percent drop in its second weekend. Instead, it is off 42 percent with $33 million after an opening weekend of $56.5 million.
In what was set up to be a do-or-die critical two-weekend period, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony) and “Inside Out 2” (Disney) exceeded expectations — and more importantly, at the same time. It’s hard to overestimate how much dread there was ahead of these two releases. Had either or both fell short of reasonable expectations, as did to many recent high-end releases before them, the despair would have reached new lows.
Instead, not only did both franchise titles come through, they also exceeded best hopes. That happened last nearly a year ago,...
“Inside Out 2” (Disney) would have been terrific at a $100 million opening weekend, but it soared to an estimated $155 million. Meantime, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony), would have been thought successful with a 50 percent drop in its second weekend. Instead, it is off 42 percent with $33 million after an opening weekend of $56.5 million.
In what was set up to be a do-or-die critical two-weekend period, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony) and “Inside Out 2” (Disney) exceeded expectations — and more importantly, at the same time. It’s hard to overestimate how much dread there was ahead of these two releases. Had either or both fell short of reasonable expectations, as did to many recent high-end releases before them, the despair would have reached new lows.
Instead, not only did both franchise titles come through, they also exceeded best hopes. That happened last nearly a year ago,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
David Duchovny may not be gracing television screens every week like he did in his “X-Files” heyday, but he’s still putting in the work. His second directorial feature film, “Reverse the Curse” — which he also adapted from his novel “Bucky F*cking Dent” — was released in select theaters this past Friday, and his podcast “Fail Better” received headlines for interviews with Bette Midler and Sarah Silverman when it debuted in May. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Duchovny expressed his desire to keep moving at this stage in his career and not get hung up on what people think of him or his work.
“I was once talking to an agent,” Duchovny said. “She’s no longer my agent — and not because of the story — but I was not getting the roles that I wanted. I felt stuck. She was like, ‘Well, do you want me to tell you the truth?...
“I was once talking to an agent,” Duchovny said. “She’s no longer my agent — and not because of the story — but I was not getting the roles that I wanted. I felt stuck. She was like, ‘Well, do you want me to tell you the truth?...
- 6/16/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Back in 2015, Pixar's "Inside Out" brought us into the mind of Riley, a young girl living with her family in Minnesota. We watched as Riley grew up through the eyes of her core emotions: Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling). Each of the emotions helped shape Riley's life experiences, but as she got older and dealt with the challenge of moving from Minnesota to San Francisco, it brought a lesson for both Riley and Joy.
While Joy was always trying to make sure Riley was happy, the energetic emotion had to realize that sometimes it's okay for Riley to be sad, and experiencing sadness can ultimately bring us right back to happiness. But as we left Riley on the cusp of her becoming a teenager at the end of "Inside Out," there were still many more lessons for Riley and Joy to learn.
While Joy was always trying to make sure Riley was happy, the energetic emotion had to realize that sometimes it's okay for Riley to be sad, and experiencing sadness can ultimately bring us right back to happiness. But as we left Riley on the cusp of her becoming a teenager at the end of "Inside Out," there were still many more lessons for Riley and Joy to learn.
- 6/16/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Anxiety to the rescue! Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” an animated adventure that spotlights apprehension among other emotions, scored the biggest box office debut of the year with $155 million domestically and $295 million globally.
It’s a huge win for theaters (ticket sales have been lagging way behind 2023) and Pixar (which has struggled to restore its box office touch since Covid). Those results far exceeded expectations and notched several opening weekend records in the process.
Outside of North America, “Inside Out 2” enjoyed the biggest start in Mexico with $30.2 million, followed by Korea with $14.9 million, the United Kingdom with $13.9 million, Germany with $8.1 million and the Philippines with $6.7 million. The movie has already collected $140 million overseas — and it’s yet to open in major markets like France, Italy, Spain, China and Japan.
The PG-rated “Inside Out 2,” which cost $200 million to produce, arrives nearly 10 years after the original animated adventure.
It’s a huge win for theaters (ticket sales have been lagging way behind 2023) and Pixar (which has struggled to restore its box office touch since Covid). Those results far exceeded expectations and notched several opening weekend records in the process.
Outside of North America, “Inside Out 2” enjoyed the biggest start in Mexico with $30.2 million, followed by Korea with $14.9 million, the United Kingdom with $13.9 million, Germany with $8.1 million and the Philippines with $6.7 million. The movie has already collected $140 million overseas — and it’s yet to open in major markets like France, Italy, Spain, China and Japan.
The PG-rated “Inside Out 2,” which cost $200 million to produce, arrives nearly 10 years after the original animated adventure.
- 6/16/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
Farting is the great human equalizer.
We all do it (this includes Mr. Josh Brolin on the set of Denis Villenueve's "Dune"), and, when in the company of others, we try to do it as discreetly and politely as possible. If it's possible to step outside at a social gathering and expel one's gaseous accumulation, I'd like to think everyone reading this would choose this option. But sometimes quarters get tight, and the urge is too great to resist. We're caught, and the pressure built up in our bowels is involuntarily assuaged. If it's a noisy environment, you might get away with what we call "crop dusting," which entails maneuvering oneself to another area of the room and hoping someone else gets sniffed out as the culprit.
Sometimes, however, it's dead silent, and you're plainly the one who has, in flatulence parlance, dealt it.
This is never less than embarrassing,...
We all do it (this includes Mr. Josh Brolin on the set of Denis Villenueve's "Dune"), and, when in the company of others, we try to do it as discreetly and politely as possible. If it's possible to step outside at a social gathering and expel one's gaseous accumulation, I'd like to think everyone reading this would choose this option. But sometimes quarters get tight, and the urge is too great to resist. We're caught, and the pressure built up in our bowels is involuntarily assuaged. If it's a noisy environment, you might get away with what we call "crop dusting," which entails maneuvering oneself to another area of the room and hoping someone else gets sniffed out as the culprit.
Sometimes, however, it's dead silent, and you're plainly the one who has, in flatulence parlance, dealt it.
This is never less than embarrassing,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
The Bentonville Film Foundation, in collaboration with founding partner Walmart and presenting sponsor Coca-Cola, have announced the winners of their narrative, documentary, short film and episodic categories from this year’s competition program.
The festival, which ran from June 10-16 in Bentonville, Ark., aims to amplify female, non-binary, Lgbtqia+, Bipoc and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment.
“Suze” from Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark won the award for best narrative feature, and “Daughters,” directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton, took home the prize for best documentary feature.
Additionally, The See It, Be It Award, was presented to Phoebe-Rae Taylor, star of “Out of My Mind.” This award, which has been presented every year since the beginning of the festival, is given to someone who has opened doors for people like them through their work and influenced the entertainment industry and pop culture through the creation of content that empowers stories that are otherwise underrepresented.
The festival, which ran from June 10-16 in Bentonville, Ark., aims to amplify female, non-binary, Lgbtqia+, Bipoc and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment.
“Suze” from Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark won the award for best narrative feature, and “Daughters,” directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton, took home the prize for best documentary feature.
Additionally, The See It, Be It Award, was presented to Phoebe-Rae Taylor, star of “Out of My Mind.” This award, which has been presented every year since the beginning of the festival, is given to someone who has opened doors for people like them through their work and influenced the entertainment industry and pop culture through the creation of content that empowers stories that are otherwise underrepresented.
- 6/16/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety - Film News
The Bentonville Film Festival, this year celebrating its tenth anniversary, has announced its award winners to close out its latest edition. In collaboration with its founding partner, Walmart, and presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola, the fest’s winners include films and episodic offerings in narrative, documentary, short film, and episodic categories. The annual festival is a globally recognized platform amplifying female, non-binary, Lgbtqia+, Bipoc, and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment.
The festival’s top two awards went to Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark’s “Suze” (Best Narrative Feature) and Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s “Daughters” (Best Documentary Award), with the festival’s See It, Be It Award going to Phoebe-Rae Taylor, the star of festival opener “Out of My Mind.” This award, which has been presented every year since the beginning of the festival is, per the festival, “given to someone who has opened doors for people like them through...
The festival’s top two awards went to Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark’s “Suze” (Best Narrative Feature) and Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s “Daughters” (Best Documentary Award), with the festival’s See It, Be It Award going to Phoebe-Rae Taylor, the star of festival opener “Out of My Mind.” This award, which has been presented every year since the beginning of the festival is, per the festival, “given to someone who has opened doors for people like them through...
- 6/16/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, creators of the award-winning Las Culturistas podcast, hosted their third annual Las Culturistas Culture Awards on Saturday, June 15 at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. In our current climate of FYC campaigns pulsating as Emmys voting nears, this award show feels like a breath of fresh air in the midst of festival season and before our official awards season kicks off.
Real life attendees Hannah Einbinder, Julia Fox, Julio Torres, and Josh Sharp & Aaron Jackson (as Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore) presented awards to the likes of Tilda Swinton, Pedro Pascal, and Sabrina Carpenter, who all submitted video acceptance speeches. From “Anatomy of a Fall” star Messi winning the award for Most Amazing Impact in Film to Cole Escola winning the Cate Blanchett Award for Good Acting, laughs roared and roared as winners were announced.
Looking back on the world that they have created in the past eight years,...
Real life attendees Hannah Einbinder, Julia Fox, Julio Torres, and Josh Sharp & Aaron Jackson (as Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore) presented awards to the likes of Tilda Swinton, Pedro Pascal, and Sabrina Carpenter, who all submitted video acceptance speeches. From “Anatomy of a Fall” star Messi winning the award for Most Amazing Impact in Film to Cole Escola winning the Cate Blanchett Award for Good Acting, laughs roared and roared as winners were announced.
Looking back on the world that they have created in the past eight years,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
You may not know her by name yet, but you know her face. Liza Colón-Zayas’ expressive eyes and thousand-watt smile have made her character Tina on “The Bear” a standout — one of the many figures on the show representing how life is about always being willing to reset the table. As a working actress for the last 30 years, her life and career have been about opening doors, inhabiting a multitude of parts, big and small, and finding inspiration wherever she can. Despite this long track record, it took being on “The Bear” in her 50s for the world to truly notice her, which largely comes from how her character is finally seen and valued within the context of the show. Speaking in a recent interview on the “Little Gold Men” podcast for Vanity Fair, Colón-Zayas opened up on her connection with Tina, while also teasing Season 3.
“Without giving a whole lot away,...
“Without giving a whole lot away,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
To immediately address a serious question posed by this headline: It was a fake gun. I know there are some wild stories about Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1980s, but my dude wasn't that wild.
Ok, let's back up for a minute. James Cameron's 1984 sci-fi horror classic "The Terminator" is one of the most amazing, down-and-dirty, "holy crap, this is a great idea executed perfectly" movies of that entire decade, and a huge part of the reason for its success is Arnold Schwarzenegger's terrifying portrayal of the story's robotic antagonist. When Michael Biehn's Kyle Reese describes the Terminator as something that "can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead," it's one of the most bone-chilling moments in the film. How the heck is Sarah Connor supposed to survive against something like that?...
Ok, let's back up for a minute. James Cameron's 1984 sci-fi horror classic "The Terminator" is one of the most amazing, down-and-dirty, "holy crap, this is a great idea executed perfectly" movies of that entire decade, and a huge part of the reason for its success is Arnold Schwarzenegger's terrifying portrayal of the story's robotic antagonist. When Michael Biehn's Kyle Reese describes the Terminator as something that "can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead," it's one of the most bone-chilling moments in the film. How the heck is Sarah Connor supposed to survive against something like that?...
- 6/16/2024
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Spoiler Alert: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Inside Out 2” now playing in theaters.
“Inside Out 2” director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen held “a good 25 meetings” in preparation for the film’s climactic scene — when Riley, the movie’s teenage protagonist, suffers an anxiety attack. But these weren’t any average production discussions, they were “the gatherings of the mind council,” which summoned all the department heads together to strategize the execution of the scene.
“Simulation, effects, lighting and animation all together like, “‘How are we going to do this?'” Neilsen tells Variety.
“We had a gong our visual effects supervisor [Sudeep Rangaswamy] would ring at the beginning and end of every meeting,” Mann adds. “It was a collection of all the heads of the different departments to figure out the difficult things.”
“Inside Out 2” follows a now 13-year-old Riley who...
“Inside Out 2” director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen held “a good 25 meetings” in preparation for the film’s climactic scene — when Riley, the movie’s teenage protagonist, suffers an anxiety attack. But these weren’t any average production discussions, they were “the gatherings of the mind council,” which summoned all the department heads together to strategize the execution of the scene.
“Simulation, effects, lighting and animation all together like, “‘How are we going to do this?'” Neilsen tells Variety.
“We had a gong our visual effects supervisor [Sudeep Rangaswamy] would ring at the beginning and end of every meeting,” Mann adds. “It was a collection of all the heads of the different departments to figure out the difficult things.”
“Inside Out 2” follows a now 13-year-old Riley who...
- 6/16/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety - Film News
Move over Anxiety, there’s a new dominant emotion at the box office: Joy!
Disney and Pixar’s expressive animated sequel “Inside Out 2” scored a mighty $155 million in its first weekend of release, overtaking “Dune: Part Two” ($82.5 million) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($80 million) as the biggest opening of the year. It’s also the first movie since last July’s “Barbie” ($162 million) to debut above $100 million. Heading into the weekend, the follow-up film to 2015’s cerebral hit “Inside Out” was projected to collect $80 million to $90 million.
The second “Inside Out 2” also connected at the international box office with $140 million, enough to surpass “Frozen 2” ($135 million) as the biggest overseas animated opening of all time. Turnout was especially strong across Latin America, where it landed the second-biggest opening of all time behind Disney’s Marvel epic “Avengers: Endgame.” Globally, the movie has grossed $295 million to notch...
Disney and Pixar’s expressive animated sequel “Inside Out 2” scored a mighty $155 million in its first weekend of release, overtaking “Dune: Part Two” ($82.5 million) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($80 million) as the biggest opening of the year. It’s also the first movie since last July’s “Barbie” ($162 million) to debut above $100 million. Heading into the weekend, the follow-up film to 2015’s cerebral hit “Inside Out” was projected to collect $80 million to $90 million.
The second “Inside Out 2” also connected at the international box office with $140 million, enough to surpass “Frozen 2” ($135 million) as the biggest overseas animated opening of all time. Turnout was especially strong across Latin America, where it landed the second-biggest opening of all time behind Disney’s Marvel epic “Avengers: Endgame.” Globally, the movie has grossed $295 million to notch...
- 6/16/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
At the end of the 2014 sci-fi comedy "Guardians of the Galaxy," the titular guardians are trapped on board a crashing starship after a vicious space battle with the blue-skinned baddie Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace). As the ship plummets to the surface of a nearby planet, the sentient humanoid tree Groot (Vin Diesel) sprouts extra limbs and leaves, wrapping them around his teammates. Previously in the employ of the crass and selfish Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), Groot has come to like his teammates and is willing to sacrifice his own life to protect them. When the starship crashes, Groot's protective tree layer shields everyone from death, but he burns up in the process.
Luckily, since Groot is a tree, Rocket is able to salvage one of his seeds and plant it in a flowerpot. Groot soon begins growing back as a little chibi-faced sapling. Groot also appears — in various forms of childhood,...
Luckily, since Groot is a tree, Rocket is able to salvage one of his seeds and plant it in a flowerpot. Groot soon begins growing back as a little chibi-faced sapling. Groot also appears — in various forms of childhood,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Jessica Gunning remembers the first time she made someone laugh.
“It was in a classroom,” she told IndieWire, over breakfast in SoHo while doing making the rounds for Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer.” “I was just doing a scene in a drama class, and then everyone, for some reason, laughed, and I got such a buzz from that. I was like, ‘Oh my God, that’s the best feeling ever.’”
Born and raised in Yorkshire, in Northern England, Gunning chased that feeling down to London to attend drama school, never disabused of the notion that she could and should be a professional performer.
“I’d always just thought I could be an actor, which is rare, but I just loved the thought of it,” she said.
Gunning has been hard at work for 17 years since then, appearing in short films, features, television, and more. “Baby Reindeer” is hardly a formulaic global...
“It was in a classroom,” she told IndieWire, over breakfast in SoHo while doing making the rounds for Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer.” “I was just doing a scene in a drama class, and then everyone, for some reason, laughed, and I got such a buzz from that. I was like, ‘Oh my God, that’s the best feeling ever.’”
Born and raised in Yorkshire, in Northern England, Gunning chased that feeling down to London to attend drama school, never disabused of the notion that she could and should be a professional performer.
“I’d always just thought I could be an actor, which is rare, but I just loved the thought of it,” she said.
Gunning has been hard at work for 17 years since then, appearing in short films, features, television, and more. “Baby Reindeer” is hardly a formulaic global...
- 6/16/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
The first season of "Star Trek: Discovery" closed with the appearance of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the exact same ship Trekkies had seen in the original "Star Trek" series from 1966. More specifically, it was the Enterprise Trekkies had seen in "The Cage," the original "Star Trek" pilot episode starring Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Pike. In the "Star Trek" timeline, this crossover took place after the events of "The Cage," but about seven years before Captain Kirk took command of the Enterprise.
The second season of "Discovery" saw Captain Pike, now played by Anson Mount, taking command of the Discovery for a unique mission. Other familiar characters from "The Cage" were also recast. Spock, previously played by Leonard Nimoy, was now played by Ethan Peck. Number One, previously played by Majel Barrett, was now played by Rebecca Romijn. The "Discovery" regulars were still present, of course, but fans loved the...
The second season of "Discovery" saw Captain Pike, now played by Anson Mount, taking command of the Discovery for a unique mission. Other familiar characters from "The Cage" were also recast. Spock, previously played by Leonard Nimoy, was now played by Ethan Peck. Number One, previously played by Majel Barrett, was now played by Rebecca Romijn. The "Discovery" regulars were still present, of course, but fans loved the...
- 6/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
“House of the Dragon” showrunner Ryan Condal recently acknowledged that he’d heard the complaints: The Season 1 cinematography was too dark and he promised to make adjustments in Season 2.
“We went into Season 2 very conscious of that feedback,” Condal told The Hollywood Reporter. “Season 2 is much more in line with my particular aesthetic and what I think the show should look like. It’s not a massive difference, but I don’t anticipate getting the ‘it’s too dark’ note again.”
After watching the first four episodes of Season 2, IndieWire can confirm there have been significant adjustments made both to the lighting and color grade. Fans who complained can take comfort that they have most definitely been heard. The adjustments should move the series out of the danger zone of being “too dark” for poorly calibrated televisions and the cruel variance of compression (although is any non-daylight contrast ever “streaming safe”?). However,...
“We went into Season 2 very conscious of that feedback,” Condal told The Hollywood Reporter. “Season 2 is much more in line with my particular aesthetic and what I think the show should look like. It’s not a massive difference, but I don’t anticipate getting the ‘it’s too dark’ note again.”
After watching the first four episodes of Season 2, IndieWire can confirm there have been significant adjustments made both to the lighting and color grade. Fans who complained can take comfort that they have most definitely been heard. The adjustments should move the series out of the danger zone of being “too dark” for poorly calibrated televisions and the cruel variance of compression (although is any non-daylight contrast ever “streaming safe”?). However,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
A hiccup in the Hollywood studio machine has allowed indie films to flourish – and, crucially for cinemas, find a new generation of customers
This time last summer, British cinemas were holding their collective breath, looking forward to the biggest box office weekend of the year. “Barbenheimer” came to the rescue, with the doubleheader of blockbusters jointly chalking up an initial total of £30m when released in mid-July.
This summer is a different story. There may be no lucrative Barbie or Oppenheimer at hand, but the holiday months at the cinema look potentially more interesting, if not downright weird – at least when it comes to Sasquatch Sunset, this weekend’s new, grunting, wordless tale of mythical Bigfoot folk, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough.
This time last summer, British cinemas were holding their collective breath, looking forward to the biggest box office weekend of the year. “Barbenheimer” came to the rescue, with the doubleheader of blockbusters jointly chalking up an initial total of £30m when released in mid-July.
This summer is a different story. There may be no lucrative Barbie or Oppenheimer at hand, but the holiday months at the cinema look potentially more interesting, if not downright weird – at least when it comes to Sasquatch Sunset, this weekend’s new, grunting, wordless tale of mythical Bigfoot folk, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough.
- 6/16/2024
- by Vanessa Thorpe Arts amd media correspondent
- The Guardian - Film News
It's been said many times before, but it bears repeating, especially for easily triggered hardcore fans: To keep a long-running series fresh for writers, cast members, and viewers, producers/showrunners need to shake things up, and this occasionally means writing out a popular character. Sometimes, they've no choice in the matter. McLean Stevenson and Wayne Rogers both left "M*A*S*H" after its fourth season because they felt they'd outgrown their characters (the former wrongly believed he was on the cusp of television stardom). Shelley Long bolted "Cheers" after the hit sitcom's fifth season to launch a semi-successful movie career.
And sometimes it's just good storytelling to take a beloved character in a wholly unexpected direction, which is exactly what Hart Hanson and the "Bones" creative team did with the Jeffersonian Institute's oddly endearing uber-nerd Zack Addy, played by Eric Millegan during the series' third season. Obviously, this was...
And sometimes it's just good storytelling to take a beloved character in a wholly unexpected direction, which is exactly what Hart Hanson and the "Bones" creative team did with the Jeffersonian Institute's oddly endearing uber-nerd Zack Addy, played by Eric Millegan during the series' third season. Obviously, this was...
- 6/16/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
The year 2023 was an embarrassment of riches when it came to animation. Movies like “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” became massive commercial successes and crossed the billion-dollar mark at the box office, while movies like “Nimona” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” hit big with audiences and critics. There were films that boasted wildly different aesthetics and showed the power of the animation medium, like “Blue Giant” and “The First Slam Dunk.” We also saw the return of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki, who gave us his most personal film to date with “The Boy and the Heron.”
That’s a lot for 2024 to live up to — luckily, it seems the year will bring with it a healthy mix of big studio franchises and more grown-up animated fare. There are still big and highly anticipated animated movies slated to be released in 2024. Here is a rundown of 2024 animated releases with updates to come.
That’s a lot for 2024 to live up to — luckily, it seems the year will bring with it a healthy mix of big studio franchises and more grown-up animated fare. There are still big and highly anticipated animated movies slated to be released in 2024. Here is a rundown of 2024 animated releases with updates to come.
- 6/16/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
At 5' 1'' tall, TV legend Sally Struthers is quite petite. Her showrunners took advantage of this, surrounding the diminutive actor with performers that towered above her for comedic effect. Even on the '90s Disney Afternoon cartoon "TaleSpin," Struthers voiced Rebecca Cunningham, a brown bear entrepreneur who was about half the size of her lackadaisical employee, the sloth bear pilot Baloo, yet twice as intimidating. Indeed, what Struthers' characters lacked in stature, they made up for in outsized personality.
On Norman Lear's classic '70s sitcom "All in the Family," Struthers was a whole (meat)head shorter than her onscreen husband, the 6' 2'' Rob Reiner. She also stood well below her costars Carroll O'Connor (5' 11'') and Jean Stapleton (5' 8''). The show got a lot of mileage out of this sight gag, with Reiner's hippie Michael "Mike" Stivic and O'Connor as the right-wing Archie Bunker frequently...
On Norman Lear's classic '70s sitcom "All in the Family," Struthers was a whole (meat)head shorter than her onscreen husband, the 6' 2'' Rob Reiner. She also stood well below her costars Carroll O'Connor (5' 11'') and Jean Stapleton (5' 8''). The show got a lot of mileage out of this sight gag, with Reiner's hippie Michael "Mike" Stivic and O'Connor as the right-wing Archie Bunker frequently...
- 6/16/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
It is a shame that Adam Wingard won't be returning to direct any more movies in the MonsterVerse, but we can hope that the franchise will veer into fresh directions with a change of hands. Wingard's contributions have shaped a chunk of the expectations we have from the kaiju-focused franchise, especially the lore surrounding Hollow Earth and the monsters that inhabit it. Before the director ventured into making "Godzilla vs. Kong" and the recently released "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," he dabbled in low-budget horror projects such as "The Guest" and "You're Next," and has currently set his sights on helming an action-thriller titled "Onslaught." But what was it like for Wingard to adapt to the expectations surrounding a kaiju blockbuster centered on an epic, highly-anticipated fight between two beasts with unresolved beef?
For starters, Wingard had a clear roadmap planned out for "Godzilla vs. Kong," where a singular...
For starters, Wingard had a clear roadmap planned out for "Godzilla vs. Kong," where a singular...
- 6/16/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Martin Scorsese is set to shoot a documentary in Sicily about ancient shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea that will bring the Oscar-winning director back to Polizzi Generosa, the small town where his paternal grandparents were born.
The untitled project is based on research by U.S. archaeologist Lisa Briggs, who is a professor and researcher at Cranfield University in England. Briggs is specialised in terrestrial and underwater archaeology, specifically in the use of scientific tools including DNA analysis on artifacts recovered from ancient shipwreck sites, to reconstruct stories of ships, sailors, cargoes, and maritime trade in the ancient world.
“We’ve welcomed the initiative with enthusiasm,” Francesco Paolo Scarpinato, who is Sicily’s councillor for cultural heritage, told Italian news agency Ansa. He added that the island’s authorities are “making all pertinent sites and archaeological parks available, considering the relevance of the project.”
Several other sources have confirmed that...
The untitled project is based on research by U.S. archaeologist Lisa Briggs, who is a professor and researcher at Cranfield University in England. Briggs is specialised in terrestrial and underwater archaeology, specifically in the use of scientific tools including DNA analysis on artifacts recovered from ancient shipwreck sites, to reconstruct stories of ships, sailors, cargoes, and maritime trade in the ancient world.
“We’ve welcomed the initiative with enthusiasm,” Francesco Paolo Scarpinato, who is Sicily’s councillor for cultural heritage, told Italian news agency Ansa. He added that the island’s authorities are “making all pertinent sites and archaeological parks available, considering the relevance of the project.”
Several other sources have confirmed that...
- 6/16/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety - Film News
There are four credited screenwriters on Leonard Nimoy's 1986 time travel comedy "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home." Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes were hired together to write the film and they followed all the appropriate studio mandates, careful to write a role specifically for Eddie Murphy -- he had expressed interest in appearing -- and to beef up Admiral Kirk's role to appease a snippy William Shatner. Meerson and Krikes met with Nimoy and producer Harve Bennett early in production to bang out a story, and the quartet ultimately invented the plot: the Enterprise crew would travel back in time to the present day to retrieve a pair of humpback whale, a species that is extinct in the 23rd century. They must do this to appease a mysterious space probe that is draining the Earth's oceans.
Bennett and Nicholas Meyer are also credited as screenwriters, as they reworked a...
Bennett and Nicholas Meyer are also credited as screenwriters, as they reworked a...
- 6/16/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When you’re making the fourth film in a long-running franchise, it can be hard to keep things funny and fresh. For Taylour Paige, though, her objective in taking on the role of estranged daughter to Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley in the latest installment of the “Beverly Hills Cop” series was to keep things light and produce entertainment that does the same for others. Speaking to Empire for a recent profile, Paige said desire comes from how she sees the world right now.
“The world often feels like it’s in a chronic coma,” Paige said. “And without being too grandiose, I want to be a part of something which helps people to snap out of it.”
Part of why she thinks “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” will do that is because of the effect her co-star Eddie Murphy had on her. She said, “I grew up watching ‘The Nutty Professor’ and ‘Dr.
“The world often feels like it’s in a chronic coma,” Paige said. “And without being too grandiose, I want to be a part of something which helps people to snap out of it.”
Part of why she thinks “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” will do that is because of the effect her co-star Eddie Murphy had on her. She said, “I grew up watching ‘The Nutty Professor’ and ‘Dr.
- 6/16/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
There are few characters on "The Boys" who could be considered morally upright, but Homelander (Antony Starr) stands out for his sadistic viciousness, even in a world filled with amoral and apathetic superheroes who are more interested in abusing their powers than saving the day. Although he's viewed by many in-universe fans as the golden boy of The Seven, the world's most elite group of superheroes, his all-American persona obscures a much darker presence.
But if there's one thing you can say for Homelander, there's never a dull moment when he's around. His instability makes him unpredictable in the extreme, sometimes committing vile acts that require some forethought and other times letting impulses of the moment guide his dark desires. Whether Homelander is manipulating other characters, outright attacking them, or participating in a little light terrorism during his off-hours, the sociopathic Supe is pretty much guaranteed to be spearheading some...
But if there's one thing you can say for Homelander, there's never a dull moment when he's around. His instability makes him unpredictable in the extreme, sometimes committing vile acts that require some forethought and other times letting impulses of the moment guide his dark desires. Whether Homelander is manipulating other characters, outright attacking them, or participating in a little light terrorism during his off-hours, the sociopathic Supe is pretty much guaranteed to be spearheading some...
- 6/16/2024
- by Audrey Fox
- Slash Film
The long-running animated cartoon series "Adventure Time" really was a show like no other, exploring the magical post-apocalyptic world of Ooo with Finn (Jeremy Shada) and Jake (Joe Dimaggio), a human boy and shapeshifting dog. It's an epic, sprawling story with an incredible voice cast that help to bring all of the colorful and unique characters to life, and that means there's some crossover with other popular movies and TV shows — heck, Dimaggio's voice is incredibly well-known in the animation world as the heavy-drinking bending robot Bender on "Futurama." But there's one connection people might not realize, and it's a pretty fun one!
It turns out that there's a musical link between the 2003 Richard Curtis romantic Christmas comedy "Love Actually" and "Adventure Time," courtesy of the movie's best musical moment and one of the show's best musical characters. "Love Actually" might not be everyone's favorite Christmas movie (and some of...
It turns out that there's a musical link between the 2003 Richard Curtis romantic Christmas comedy "Love Actually" and "Adventure Time," courtesy of the movie's best musical moment and one of the show's best musical characters. "Love Actually" might not be everyone's favorite Christmas movie (and some of...
- 6/16/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Former miners and police officers recall Orgreave, one of the nastiest events in postwar British history, in Daniel Gordon’s forthright documentary
British schoolchildren are taught that the last full-scale military engagement on their soil was the battle of Culloden in 1746. But this should change: on 18 June 1984 the battle of Orgreave, the subject of Daniel Gordon’s documentary, was the bitterest moment of the miners’ strike of 1984-85. It was the last stand for both sides, a brutal and chaotic confrontation of about 5,000 pickets determined not to let trucks get through to pick up coke for the Scunthorpe steelworks, versus about 6,000 police officers, some mounted, and armed with new shields and batons.
The police were effectively directed by Downing Street, which was determined that the force should not be overwhelmed by force of numbers as they had been during a comparable situation in the 1972 miners’ strike. A paramilitary strategy developed...
British schoolchildren are taught that the last full-scale military engagement on their soil was the battle of Culloden in 1746. But this should change: on 18 June 1984 the battle of Orgreave, the subject of Daniel Gordon’s documentary, was the bitterest moment of the miners’ strike of 1984-85. It was the last stand for both sides, a brutal and chaotic confrontation of about 5,000 pickets determined not to let trucks get through to pick up coke for the Scunthorpe steelworks, versus about 6,000 police officers, some mounted, and armed with new shields and batons.
The police were effectively directed by Downing Street, which was determined that the force should not be overwhelmed by force of numbers as they had been during a comparable situation in the 1972 miners’ strike. A paramilitary strategy developed...
- 6/16/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The farmer and author on allowing nature to transform and restore our ecology – and how the best way to measure progress is through dung beetles
At lunch in Hove, a block back from the seafront, on the first summery day of the year, Isabella Tree is explaining the phrase that best describes her work: “Don’t just do something, stand there.”
The phrase captures the philosophy behind rewilding, the movement that the happily named Tree has done so much to pioneer, with her husband, Charlie Burrell, on the 1,400 acres of land they own at Knepp in Sussex. The essence of their project has been to undo the damage of decades of intensive farming by working with the environment, rather than against it.
At lunch in Hove, a block back from the seafront, on the first summery day of the year, Isabella Tree is explaining the phrase that best describes her work: “Don’t just do something, stand there.”
The phrase captures the philosophy behind rewilding, the movement that the happily named Tree has done so much to pioneer, with her husband, Charlie Burrell, on the 1,400 acres of land they own at Knepp in Sussex. The essence of their project has been to undo the damage of decades of intensive farming by working with the environment, rather than against it.
- 6/16/2024
- by Tim Adams
- The Guardian - Film News
Being a movie star is both a blessing and a curse. The blessings are fairly obvious, but, like all things that are too good to be true, they bring with them the seeds for the curse that follows, which is that movie stardom can set actors up for that much greater a fall should they start to slip off their pedestal. Some instances of actors taking a hard fall are deserved when it's to do with their offscreen behavior, yet in instances where it's mostly to do with the projects they're involved with being subpar, it's hard not to feel sorry for them.
Take Burt Reynolds, for instance. By the end of the 1970s he was among the most well-known and highest-paid actors working, and as the 1980s rolled on he continued to work with other name stars and solid filmmakers like Dolly Parton, Don Siegel, Blake Edwards, his buddy Hal Needham,...
Take Burt Reynolds, for instance. By the end of the 1970s he was among the most well-known and highest-paid actors working, and as the 1980s rolled on he continued to work with other name stars and solid filmmakers like Dolly Parton, Don Siegel, Blake Edwards, his buddy Hal Needham,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
There are few things as recognizable in pop culture than Godzilla. Case in point, even divorced from the legendary kaiju and his instantly identifiable, the King of the Monsters' roar is something one knows the second they hear it. Yes, the roar has changed a bit over the years, but the franchise has largely stayed true to what we got in 1954's seminal classic "Godzilla," which utilized a leather glove across the strings of a contrabass to create the roar we all know. When the franchise was rebooted by director Gareth Edwards for American audiences in 2014, the sound team took a different approach.
In a 2014 interview with Entertainment Weekly, sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn explained how they crafted a new roar for 2014's "Godzilla." The duo spent six months in total over a three-year period trying to find the perfect combination of sounds. Ultimately, they used...
In a 2014 interview with Entertainment Weekly, sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn explained how they crafted a new roar for 2014's "Godzilla." The duo spent six months in total over a three-year period trying to find the perfect combination of sounds. Ultimately, they used...
- 6/16/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The actor on playing a Polish Holocaust survivor alongside Lena Dunham, what he likes about hip‑hop and why a boring Pm would be a relief
Stephen Fry, 66, is an actor, broadcaster, writer, presenter and director. As a teenager, he was expelled from school, went to prison for credit card fraud and failed his A-levels before retaking them, resulting in a scholarship to Cambridge University, where he joined the Footlights sketch troupe. He has since starred in more than 60 TV shows, at least 50 films and written 17 books. His latest film, Treasure, with Lena Dunham, is out now.
In Treasure, you play Edek, a Polish Holocaust survivor, reluctantly turning to his homeland with his journalist daughter (played by Dunham). It’s a long way from playing Jeeves and General Melchett in Blackadder.
It is! Casting directors, for all kinds of obvious reasons, think of me if they need a pompous lawyer or headmaster [laughs]. But just occasionally,...
Stephen Fry, 66, is an actor, broadcaster, writer, presenter and director. As a teenager, he was expelled from school, went to prison for credit card fraud and failed his A-levels before retaking them, resulting in a scholarship to Cambridge University, where he joined the Footlights sketch troupe. He has since starred in more than 60 TV shows, at least 50 films and written 17 books. His latest film, Treasure, with Lena Dunham, is out now.
In Treasure, you play Edek, a Polish Holocaust survivor, reluctantly turning to his homeland with his journalist daughter (played by Dunham). It’s a long way from playing Jeeves and General Melchett in Blackadder.
It is! Casting directors, for all kinds of obvious reasons, think of me if they need a pompous lawyer or headmaster [laughs]. But just occasionally,...
- 6/16/2024
- by Jude Rogers
- The Guardian - Film News
An adorable black cat with luminous amber eyes fends for itself in “Flow,” snatching a fish from a pack of distracted mutts and dashing off with its loot while the dogs chase just a few seconds behind. Visionary animator Gints Zilbalodis’ virtual camera swoops after the cat, revealing a crisp, computer-generated world where humans are oddly absent, but their influence can be acutely felt.
Perhaps that explains what happens next, as a near-biblical flood of water — which may well be the result of manmade climate change, though Zilbalodis never specifies — brings a herd of wild animals stampeding in its direction. The cat’s ears flatten, and it crouches low to the ground, much like “The Lion King” did in that film’s iconic wildebeest scene, as a giant wave comes thundering after the deer. Seconds later, the forest is underwater, and the cat is desperately trying to stay afloat.
This...
Perhaps that explains what happens next, as a near-biblical flood of water — which may well be the result of manmade climate change, though Zilbalodis never specifies — brings a herd of wild animals stampeding in its direction. The cat’s ears flatten, and it crouches low to the ground, much like “The Lion King” did in that film’s iconic wildebeest scene, as a giant wave comes thundering after the deer. Seconds later, the forest is underwater, and the cat is desperately trying to stay afloat.
This...
- 6/16/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety - Film News
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