Mit „Alles steht Kopf 2“ hat Disney pünktlich zur CineEurope ein im Markt dringend benötigtes Ausrufezeichen gesetzt. Noch dicker, als man erwartet hatte. Dass es 2024 nicht das letzte gewesen sein wird, unterstrich das Studio mit seiner Präsentation in Barcelona.
Zugabe im Foyer: Für „Vaiana 2“ holte Disney eine polynesische Tanztruppe ins Ccib. (Credit: Spot media & film)
What a difference a movie makes… Natürlich hat „Alles steht Kopf 2“ (wie an dieser Stelle schon ein oder zwei Mal erwähnt) das laufende Kinojahr jetzt nicht im Handstreich seiner Herausforderungen entledigt. Aber dass man das Signal, das von diesem Start ausging, gar nicht genug hervorheben kann, machten nicht nur diverse Gespräche in Barcelona klar – sondern vor allem auch das Lob, das andere Studios auf der Bühne des Ccib in Richtung des Mitbewerbers schickten. Völlig zurecht. Von positiven Impulsen und den entsprechenden Schlagzeilen können am Ende schließlich alle profitieren.
Nach rund einer Woche in...
Zugabe im Foyer: Für „Vaiana 2“ holte Disney eine polynesische Tanztruppe ins Ccib. (Credit: Spot media & film)
What a difference a movie makes… Natürlich hat „Alles steht Kopf 2“ (wie an dieser Stelle schon ein oder zwei Mal erwähnt) das laufende Kinojahr jetzt nicht im Handstreich seiner Herausforderungen entledigt. Aber dass man das Signal, das von diesem Start ausging, gar nicht genug hervorheben kann, machten nicht nur diverse Gespräche in Barcelona klar – sondern vor allem auch das Lob, das andere Studios auf der Bühne des Ccib in Richtung des Mitbewerbers schickten. Völlig zurecht. Von positiven Impulsen und den entsprechenden Schlagzeilen können am Ende schließlich alle profitieren.
Nach rund einer Woche in...
- 6/19/2024
- by Marc Mensch
- Spot - Media & Film
In the wake of Inside Out 2’s massive $295M worldwide debut last weekend, Disney Head of Global Theatrical Distribution Tony Chambers kicked off the studio’s CineEurope presentation this evening thanking exhibitors in attendance for their part in the historic start — and was met in kind by enthusiastic and clearly appreciative applause. He noted too that midweek numbers have been “nothing short of phenomenal” with the global total now $380M through Tuesday.
Continued Chambers, “Everyone doubled down on their efforts to make this an out-and-out hit and every single market, every single exhibitor, and every single partner across the globe delivered this weekend.”
This was ahead of a jam-packed session that included looks at such anticipated titles as Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*; 20th Century’s Alien: Romulus; and Disney Animation’s Moana 2.
Digging right in with Deadpool & Wolverine, Head of Marketing for Emea,...
Continued Chambers, “Everyone doubled down on their efforts to make this an out-and-out hit and every single market, every single exhibitor, and every single partner across the globe delivered this weekend.”
This was ahead of a jam-packed session that included looks at such anticipated titles as Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*; 20th Century’s Alien: Romulus; and Disney Animation’s Moana 2.
Digging right in with Deadpool & Wolverine, Head of Marketing for Emea,...
- 6/19/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s almost been a year since fans experienced a major box-office face-off labeled as Barbenheimer, the clash between Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Now, it seems the public will have it again with Emma Stone’s Kinds of Kindness and Tom Hardy’s The Bikeriders.
Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness / Searchlight Pictures
The latter two films are expected to premiere this week, and fans will have a treat to one crime thriller movie and one comedy drama. Somehow, this showdown is reminiscent of last year’s cinematic phenomenon.
Tom Hardy’s The Bikeriders Is Expected To Beat Emma Stone’s Kinds of Kindness At The Box Office
Fresh off from winning an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Poor Things, Emma Stone is back again with a new project, Kinds of Kindness, alongside Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, and Margaret Qualley, to name a few.
Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness / Searchlight Pictures
The latter two films are expected to premiere this week, and fans will have a treat to one crime thriller movie and one comedy drama. Somehow, this showdown is reminiscent of last year’s cinematic phenomenon.
Tom Hardy’s The Bikeriders Is Expected To Beat Emma Stone’s Kinds of Kindness At The Box Office
Fresh off from winning an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Poor Things, Emma Stone is back again with a new project, Kinds of Kindness, alongside Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, and Margaret Qualley, to name a few.
- 6/19/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Who is “Kinds of Kindness,” the brain-bending new film from director Yorgos Lanthimos, for? While it may not be for those swept up by the queenly regalia of “The Favourite” or the dystopic steampunk Victorianism of “Poor Things,” remember that those films made audiences uncomfortable, too: With a wickedly perverse sense of humor that often erupts in violence. (First reactions at Cannes called it a “dark” and “twisted” return to Lanthimos’ early form.)
That’s the modus operandi of “Kinds of Kindness,” which stars Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, and Willem Dafoe, and tells three tales of subsumed identity, cultlike bewitchment, and fleshly appetites, kinky sex, and all the gamut of self-aware Lanthimos weirdness. Here, he’s not working with screenwriter Tony McNamara. Instead, the Oscar-nominated Greek director is back behind the camera with Efthimis Filippou, his dear friend and beloved co-writer of films including the breakout “Dogtooth” (about three adult...
That’s the modus operandi of “Kinds of Kindness,” which stars Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, and Willem Dafoe, and tells three tales of subsumed identity, cultlike bewitchment, and fleshly appetites, kinky sex, and all the gamut of self-aware Lanthimos weirdness. Here, he’s not working with screenwriter Tony McNamara. Instead, the Oscar-nominated Greek director is back behind the camera with Efthimis Filippou, his dear friend and beloved co-writer of films including the breakout “Dogtooth” (about three adult...
- 6/19/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Remember a few weeks back, when there were no major wide studio releases, and how that turned out? Expect a repeat this weekend with only one movie getting a substantially wide release as “Inside Out 2” remains in the lead. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
“Loving” and “Take Shelter” director Jeff Nichols returns with the motorcycle drama, “The Bikeriders,” which will probably get the widest release of the new movies this weekend via Focus Features. Set in the late ’60s and early ’70s, it stars Jodie Comer as a Chicago woman who gets involved with a biker named Benny, played by Austin Butler, part of Chicago’s Vandals bike club, led by Tom Hardy‘s Johnny, The movie also stars Mike Faist from “Challengers.”
Hardy might be considered the biggest star of the bunch due to his appearances in the hit “Venom” movies. He’s also...
“Loving” and “Take Shelter” director Jeff Nichols returns with the motorcycle drama, “The Bikeriders,” which will probably get the widest release of the new movies this weekend via Focus Features. Set in the late ’60s and early ’70s, it stars Jodie Comer as a Chicago woman who gets involved with a biker named Benny, played by Austin Butler, part of Chicago’s Vandals bike club, led by Tom Hardy‘s Johnny, The movie also stars Mike Faist from “Challengers.”
Hardy might be considered the biggest star of the bunch due to his appearances in the hit “Venom” movies. He’s also...
- 6/19/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Bounds of Boundaries: Lanthimos Entertains Himself with Bizarre Triptych
It’s safe to say Yorgos Lanthimos has undoubtedly entered the oblivious, self-indulgent era of his career with his latest, Kinds of Kindness, recycling a large number of his Poor Things (2023) cast for a triptych which features plenty of offbeat characteristics. Unfortunately, it’s a film which feels equivalent to being held captive to the drunken ramblings of an attention hungry child king no one has the authority to quell. Less esoteric or provocative than it is superficially outlandish, it’s a bit of a disappointment from the godfather of the Greek Weird Wave whose previous handful of English language peculiarities tend to at least incite rather than shut down conversation.…...
It’s safe to say Yorgos Lanthimos has undoubtedly entered the oblivious, self-indulgent era of his career with his latest, Kinds of Kindness, recycling a large number of his Poor Things (2023) cast for a triptych which features plenty of offbeat characteristics. Unfortunately, it’s a film which feels equivalent to being held captive to the drunken ramblings of an attention hungry child king no one has the authority to quell. Less esoteric or provocative than it is superficially outlandish, it’s a bit of a disappointment from the godfather of the Greek Weird Wave whose previous handful of English language peculiarities tend to at least incite rather than shut down conversation.…...
- 6/19/2024
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
In Sundance zählte „A Real Pain“ von Jesse Eisenberg und mit Eisenberg und Kieran Culkin in den Hauptrollen zu den großen Highlights und wurde von Searchlight gekauft. Nun wurde der erste Trailer für den Film veröffentlicht – auch wenn er in Deutschland erst am 15. Januar 2025 im Verleih von Disney in die Kinos kommt.
Jesse Eisenberg ist längst nicht mehr nur als Schauspieler geschätzt, sondern auch als Regisseur, wobei „A Real Pain“, seine neue Arbeit, die er in Sundance vorstellte und wo er den Drehbuchpreis gewinnen konnte, einen echten Quantensprung im Vergleich zu seinem Debüt „When You Finish Saving the World“ von 2022 markiert. An Eisenbergs Seite spielt „Succession“-Star Kieran Culkin. Sie spielen zwei ungleiche Cousins, die gemeinsam nach Polen reisen, um mehr über das Leben ihrer kürzlich verstorbenen Großmutter zu erfahren. Der Roadtrip, der als Reise in die Vergangenheit gedacht war, konfrontiert die beiden mit der Gegenwart, in der sie ihre...
Jesse Eisenberg ist längst nicht mehr nur als Schauspieler geschätzt, sondern auch als Regisseur, wobei „A Real Pain“, seine neue Arbeit, die er in Sundance vorstellte und wo er den Drehbuchpreis gewinnen konnte, einen echten Quantensprung im Vergleich zu seinem Debüt „When You Finish Saving the World“ von 2022 markiert. An Eisenbergs Seite spielt „Succession“-Star Kieran Culkin. Sie spielen zwei ungleiche Cousins, die gemeinsam nach Polen reisen, um mehr über das Leben ihrer kürzlich verstorbenen Großmutter zu erfahren. Der Roadtrip, der als Reise in die Vergangenheit gedacht war, konfrontiert die beiden mit der Gegenwart, in der sie ihre...
- 6/19/2024
- by Thomas Schultze
- Spot - Media & Film
Searchlight Pictures has revealed a teaser trailer for ‘A Real Pain’ starring Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg and Golden Globe® winner Kieran Culkin.
The film follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reuniting for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, the film stars Eisenberg alongside Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Kieran Culkin, with a cast rounded out by BAFTA winner and Emmy® nominee Will Sharpe, Golden Globe® nominee Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes.
Producers are Dave McCary, Ali Herting, Emma Stone, Eisenberg, Jennifer Semler (Theater Camp), and Ewa Puszczyńska.
Also in trailers – “Things have been weird…” Trailer lands for dark comedy series ‘Sunny’
The film will be in UK and Irish cinemas from 10th...
The film follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reuniting for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, the film stars Eisenberg alongside Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Kieran Culkin, with a cast rounded out by BAFTA winner and Emmy® nominee Will Sharpe, Golden Globe® nominee Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes.
Producers are Dave McCary, Ali Herting, Emma Stone, Eisenberg, Jennifer Semler (Theater Camp), and Ewa Puszczyńska.
Also in trailers – “Things have been weird…” Trailer lands for dark comedy series ‘Sunny’
The film will be in UK and Irish cinemas from 10th...
- 6/19/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film Kinds of Kindness debuted at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival following Oscars buzz for the director’s film Poor Things. The filmmaker’s last project to premiere at the French festival was The Killing of a Sacred Deer starring Nicole Kidman, Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alicia Silverstone and more. Kinds of Kindness marks reunions with Emma Stone, Joe Alwyn, Margaret Qualley and Willem Dafoe for the director. This will be Stone’s third film with Lanthimos, and her second Lanthimos film co-starring with Joe Alwyn after 2018’s The Favourite.
The anthology movie is described as a “triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability,...
The anthology movie is described as a “triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability,...
- 6/18/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
At just 35, Emma Stone now has two Best Actress Oscars – and maybe a third isn’t that far off either. Following her wonderfully emotional acceptance speech at the 96th Academy Awards, it was confirmed that the Hollywood heavyweight would be reuniting with Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos for his next film, Kinds of Kindness. The Reunion We Were Waiting For? Lanthimos and Stone last collaborated on the critically-acclaimed 2018 period drama The Favourite and the 2022 short film Bleat. The anticipation was high for their new venture. However, despite its intriguing concept, Kinds of Kindness feels more bewildering than beguiling. A...
- 6/18/2024
- by Steve Delickson
- TVovermind.com
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
Click on for more of our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The State of the Race
Taking it all the way back to 2020, it goes unremarked upon that Jennifer Aniston was the frontrunner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series with her performance in Season 1 of “The Morning Show,” the premier Apple TV+ hour-long. Zendaya...
Click on for more of our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The State of the Race
Taking it all the way back to 2020, it goes unremarked upon that Jennifer Aniston was the frontrunner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series with her performance in Season 1 of “The Morning Show,” the premier Apple TV+ hour-long. Zendaya...
- 6/18/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Fresh off his Academy Award-nominated film, Yorgos Lanthimos returns to the big screen with his latest film, Kinds of Kindness. Lanthimos paired with Efthimis Flippou to write the script, which sees him reunited with Emma Stone, who recently won the Oscar for Best Actress in Lanthimos’ Poor Things, and she stars alongside Academy-Award nominated Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
The Plot
Kinds of Kindness is three films within one that follows the story of a man seeking to break free of his predetermined path, a cop who questions whether or not his wife is real upon her return from an apparent drowning, and a woman who is looking for a specific person to become a spiritual guide.
Suggested“This isn’t just a weird film for the sake of being weird”: Emma Stone’s Kinds of Kindness Script Set Jesse Plemons’ Body on Fire
Kinds of Kindness Critique
Kinds...
The Plot
Kinds of Kindness is three films within one that follows the story of a man seeking to break free of his predetermined path, a cop who questions whether or not his wife is real upon her return from an apparent drowning, and a woman who is looking for a specific person to become a spiritual guide.
Suggested“This isn’t just a weird film for the sake of being weird”: Emma Stone’s Kinds of Kindness Script Set Jesse Plemons’ Body on Fire
Kinds of Kindness Critique
Kinds...
- 6/18/2024
- by Ricky Valero
- FandomWire
Shot while in post-production on Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness shares with its predecessor a preoccupation with the struggle to achieve autonomy in a bounded world. While the film does mark a return to the austere aesthetics of earlier Lanthimos films like Dogtooth and The Lobster, the more operative change that supersedes and to a degree governs that aesthetic recourse is the swapping out of Tony McNamara, the writer of Poor Things and co-writer of The Favourite, for Efthimis Filippou, who collaborated with Lanthimos on the scripts for The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Lobster, Alps, and Dogtooth.
Readers familiar with Lanthimos’s work will easily recognize the stark tonal divide between these groups of films. The sadism with which Lanthimos treated his early characters, the cynicism with which he characterized their capacity to change, and the nihilism redolent in his view of the world which...
Readers familiar with Lanthimos’s work will easily recognize the stark tonal divide between these groups of films. The sadism with which Lanthimos treated his early characters, the cynicism with which he characterized their capacity to change, and the nihilism redolent in his view of the world which...
- 6/18/2024
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slant Magazine
Variety will publish its third annual 10 Artisans to Watch list on Oct. 23 and recognize the honorees at this year’s Scad Savannah Film Festival.
As Variety continues to bring the work of the artisans to the forefront of coverage, the 10 selected will be spotlighted in a panel conversation at the festival moderated by Variety senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay. The list will include artisans across cinematography, costume design, editing, hair and makeup, production design, sound editing and design and visual effects.
“At Scad, we have a proud tradition of celebrating the artisans whose expertise is essential to Hollywood’s success and nurturing the next generation of these exceptional creatives. For the third year in a row, we are delighted to partner with Variety to honor the artisans to watch who excel in their craft, transforming cinema into an extraordinary visual experience. And to continue our support of the artisan community,...
As Variety continues to bring the work of the artisans to the forefront of coverage, the 10 selected will be spotlighted in a panel conversation at the festival moderated by Variety senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay. The list will include artisans across cinematography, costume design, editing, hair and makeup, production design, sound editing and design and visual effects.
“At Scad, we have a proud tradition of celebrating the artisans whose expertise is essential to Hollywood’s success and nurturing the next generation of these exceptional creatives. For the third year in a row, we are delighted to partner with Variety to honor the artisans to watch who excel in their craft, transforming cinema into an extraordinary visual experience. And to continue our support of the artisan community,...
- 6/17/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone have emerged as quite the duo in recent years. The director and actress managed to turn both "The Favourite" and "Poor Things" into rare, original box office hits that also went on to garner some major awards season love. Now, they're back together again with another dark comedy in the form of "Kinds of Kindness," which is rolling out in select theaters next weekend before expanding nationwide in the coming weeks. The question is, can Lanthimos and Stone pull off a hat trick and go three for three?
Disney's Searchlight Pictures is making a couple of wise decisions regarding "Kinds of Kindness." For one, it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to build some buzz, with Jesse Plemons winning Best Actor for his work in the film. That has teed up the ball for a limited release next weekend, with Lanthimos' latest work playing in...
Disney's Searchlight Pictures is making a couple of wise decisions regarding "Kinds of Kindness." For one, it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to build some buzz, with Jesse Plemons winning Best Actor for his work in the film. That has teed up the ball for a limited release next weekend, with Lanthimos' latest work playing in...
- 6/14/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The Mediterrane Film Festival announced its complete program ahead of its second edition, taking place in Malta’s capital of Valetta from June 22-30. New titles selected include recent Cannes highlights in Coralie Fargeat’s Demi Moore-led body horror “The Substance” and Roberto Minvervini’s “The Damned,” which join previously announced films like Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Kinds of Kindness” and Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw The TV Glow.”
Further program additions include Mahdi Fleifel’s Directors’ Fortnight standout “To a Land Unknown,” which Variety labeled “a confident, angry, fully-realized drama,” and Truong Minh Quy’s Un Certain Regard breakout “Viet and Nam.” An extended version of the Malta-shot “Jurassic World: Dominion” will play as part of the Malta Expanded strand, while on the retrospective end of the program, the festival will honor David Bowie with screenings of Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell to Earth” and Lisa Azuelos’s “My Way,...
Further program additions include Mahdi Fleifel’s Directors’ Fortnight standout “To a Land Unknown,” which Variety labeled “a confident, angry, fully-realized drama,” and Truong Minh Quy’s Un Certain Regard breakout “Viet and Nam.” An extended version of the Malta-shot “Jurassic World: Dominion” will play as part of the Malta Expanded strand, while on the retrospective end of the program, the festival will honor David Bowie with screenings of Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell to Earth” and Lisa Azuelos’s “My Way,...
- 6/12/2024
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival has set the full competition and industry lineup for its second edition, which runs June 22 to 30 in the country’s capital, Valletta.
The programme includes 15 films in competition, seven out-of-competition, and seven films competing in the environment-themed Mare Nostrum section, topped up by 14 immersive projects.
Select competition titles include Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest Kinds of Kindness, Coralie Fargeat’s body horror The Substance, and The Damned by Italian filmmaker Roberto Minvervini. All three films debuted at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Scroll down to see the full lineup. Deadpool and Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller will serve on the competition jury.
The festival has also set its industry lineup, featuring a series of masterclass sessions. Speakers include editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis, production designer Nathan Crowley, casting director Margery Simkin, and composer Simon Franglen...
The programme includes 15 films in competition, seven out-of-competition, and seven films competing in the environment-themed Mare Nostrum section, topped up by 14 immersive projects.
Select competition titles include Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest Kinds of Kindness, Coralie Fargeat’s body horror The Substance, and The Damned by Italian filmmaker Roberto Minvervini. All three films debuted at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Scroll down to see the full lineup. Deadpool and Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller will serve on the competition jury.
The festival has also set its industry lineup, featuring a series of masterclass sessions. Speakers include editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis, production designer Nathan Crowley, casting director Margery Simkin, and composer Simon Franglen...
- 6/12/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Before the 2024 Oscars ceremony took place, three of the four eventual acting winners had already filmed TV performances that now put them in contention for the upcoming Emmys. If Emma Stone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Robert Downey Jr. all end up achieving TV academy recognition this year, they will set a record as the first set of three concurrent acting Oscar recipients to appear on the same year’s Emmy ballot.
Randolph, who scored an Oscar in March for her supporting turn in “The Holdovers,” is seeking her first career Emmy notice for reprising her comedic guest role of Detective Donna Williams during the third season of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” According to Gold Derby’s odds, she comfortably ranks as her show’s strongest guest acting candidate, even outpacing first season nominee Jane Lynch.
Having just won her second Best Actress Oscar for “Poor Things” against...
Randolph, who scored an Oscar in March for her supporting turn in “The Holdovers,” is seeking her first career Emmy notice for reprising her comedic guest role of Detective Donna Williams during the third season of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” According to Gold Derby’s odds, she comfortably ranks as her show’s strongest guest acting candidate, even outpacing first season nominee Jane Lynch.
Having just won her second Best Actress Oscar for “Poor Things” against...
- 6/11/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer | Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley for this bizarre triptych of stories that are simultaneously surreal, disturbing and darkly funny. Co-written by Efthimis Filippou, who previously collaborated with Lanthimos on Dogtooth, The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the film marks a thrilling return to the director’s signature strangeness and the unsettling sensibilities of the Greek Weird Wave.
Set in present-day New Orleans, Kinds of Kindness tells three separate stories, with each cast member playing three different characters. The stories are nominally linked by a character named in their titles, though there is very little narrative overlap, only repeated echoes of themes, lines and images.
In the first story, “The Death of R.
Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley for this bizarre triptych of stories that are simultaneously surreal, disturbing and darkly funny. Co-written by Efthimis Filippou, who previously collaborated with Lanthimos on Dogtooth, The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the film marks a thrilling return to the director’s signature strangeness and the unsettling sensibilities of the Greek Weird Wave.
Set in present-day New Orleans, Kinds of Kindness tells three separate stories, with each cast member playing three different characters. The stories are nominally linked by a character named in their titles, though there is very little narrative overlap, only repeated echoes of themes, lines and images.
In the first story, “The Death of R.
- 6/11/2024
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
“Kinds of Kindness” is a new live-action ‘anthology’ feature, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”) starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer, releasing June 21, 2024 in theaters:
“…’Kinds of Kindness’ is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life…
“…a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person…
“…and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader…”
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“…’Kinds of Kindness’ is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life…
“…a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person…
“…and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader…”
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- 6/11/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Cha Cha Real Smooth filmmaker and star Cooper Raiff is at it once again, but this time with an upcoming indie TV series titled Hal & Harper which is expected to hit our screens later this year with some big names in the industry set to star in lead roles. Two-time Emmy Awards winner and Poor Things star Mark Ruffalo and Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart are among the star-studded lineup of the show alongside Raiff himself. The independent television series is a comedy family drama that takes entertainment up a notch in a way that is likely unconventional and fresh out...
- 6/8/2024
- by Safwan Azeem
- TVovermind.com
The final trailer for Kinds of Kindness, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, is out, and it promises a wild ride. The film stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, alongside a noteworthy cast including Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer. An Intriguing Visual Diversity Kinds of Kindness sets itself apart from Lanthimos’ recent works like Poor Things and The Favourite by diving into a contemporary setting. This new environment is perfect for Lanthimos to continue blending genres in his unique fashion. The director is known for combining comedy, drama, and psychological thrills in a way...
- 6/7/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Art print by Aleksander Walijewski for Poor Things.In the last roundup, from October, three out of the four most popular posters on my Movie Poster of the Day Instagram over the previous six months were posters for Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things (2023)—two teasers and an official-release poster, all by the great Vasilis Marmatakis—which at that time was still almost two months away from its US theatrical run. So it's no surprise that the most "liked" poster since then is also a poster for Poor Things, an art print by the young, prodigiously talented Polish artist-designer Aleksander Walijewski. What was a surprise, however, is that this poster has racked up more than 10,000 likes since early February, making it by far the most popular poster ever on my Instagram, doubling its nearest competitor (Marmatakis’s original Poor Things teaser). And, making it feel as if Movie Poster of the...
- 6/7/2024
- MUBI
Picnik Entertainment & The Movie Partnership has announced that ‘Vindication Swim’ will be released on digital platform from the 10th of June.
Breaking the top 20 at the box office earlier in the year for it’s theatrical release, the movie is Based on the inspirational true story of Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Vindication Swim depicts Mercedes’ upstream struggle in overcoming both the cold waters of the English Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England. However, after a rival comes forward claiming to have accomplished the same feat, Mercedes is forced into battle to retain her record and her legacy.
Directed by Elliott Hasler, the cast includes Kirsten Callaghan, in the role of Mercedes Gleitze. It also stars John Locke (Poor Things), Victoria Summer (Saving Mr. Banks), James Wilby (Poldark) and Douglas Hodge (Joker).
Also in trailers – Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie...
Breaking the top 20 at the box office earlier in the year for it’s theatrical release, the movie is Based on the inspirational true story of Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Vindication Swim depicts Mercedes’ upstream struggle in overcoming both the cold waters of the English Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England. However, after a rival comes forward claiming to have accomplished the same feat, Mercedes is forced into battle to retain her record and her legacy.
Directed by Elliott Hasler, the cast includes Kirsten Callaghan, in the role of Mercedes Gleitze. It also stars John Locke (Poor Things), Victoria Summer (Saving Mr. Banks), James Wilby (Poldark) and Douglas Hodge (Joker).
Also in trailers – Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie...
- 6/7/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg and ‘Doctor Who’ star Ncuti Gatwa have all joined Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman on the cast of the reimagining of the 1989 ‘The War of the Roses’ dark comedy ‘The Roses’.
Sunita Mani, Zoë Chao, Jamie Demetriou and Belinda Bromilow have also joined the cast.
The movie is said to focus on the picture-perfect couple Theo (Cumberbatch) and Ivy (Colman), who have successful careers, great kids and an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentment that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down.
Also in news – Josh Brolin joins Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
‘Meet the Parents’ helmer, Jay Roach will direct from a script from Tony McNamara. The story is based on the novel by Warren Adler.
Cumberbatch will produce the project under his production company SunnyMarch.
Sunita Mani, Zoë Chao, Jamie Demetriou and Belinda Bromilow have also joined the cast.
The movie is said to focus on the picture-perfect couple Theo (Cumberbatch) and Ivy (Colman), who have successful careers, great kids and an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentment that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down.
Also in news – Josh Brolin joins Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
‘Meet the Parents’ helmer, Jay Roach will direct from a script from Tony McNamara. The story is based on the novel by Warren Adler.
Cumberbatch will produce the project under his production company SunnyMarch.
- 6/5/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Cornerstone has closed worldwide distribution deals for Andrea Arnold’s latest feature film Bird, which debuted at last month’s Cannes Film Festival.
The film has been picked up by Mfa (Germany), Lucky Red (Italy), Avalon (Spain), Benelux (Cineart), Cinobo (Greece), New Cinema (Israel), Front Row (Middle East), and Lusomundo (Portugal).
Further deals include Nonstop (Scandinavia), Frenetic (Switzerland), Discovery, Provzglyad (C.I.S), Aerofilm, Impacto Cine (Latin America), New Select (Japan) and Challan (South Korea). Mubi previously announced it had bought the film for North America, Turkey, the UK and Ireland. Ad Vitam is the French distributor.
Written and directed by Arnold, Bird stars BAFTA-winner and Academy-Award nominee Barry Keoghan, Gotham-Award nominee Franz Rogowski, and newcomers Nykiya Adams and Jason Buda. The film’s synopsis reads: 12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter...
The film has been picked up by Mfa (Germany), Lucky Red (Italy), Avalon (Spain), Benelux (Cineart), Cinobo (Greece), New Cinema (Israel), Front Row (Middle East), and Lusomundo (Portugal).
Further deals include Nonstop (Scandinavia), Frenetic (Switzerland), Discovery, Provzglyad (C.I.S), Aerofilm, Impacto Cine (Latin America), New Select (Japan) and Challan (South Korea). Mubi previously announced it had bought the film for North America, Turkey, the UK and Ireland. Ad Vitam is the French distributor.
Written and directed by Arnold, Bird stars BAFTA-winner and Academy-Award nominee Barry Keoghan, Gotham-Award nominee Franz Rogowski, and newcomers Nykiya Adams and Jason Buda. The film’s synopsis reads: 12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter...
- 6/4/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrea Arnold’s drama “Bird,” starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski and a recent contender for the Palme d’Or in Cannes, has been sold around the world by Cornerstone.
With Mubi having snapped up the film before Cannes for the U.K and Ireland and during the fest for North America and Turkey, the new deals include Mfa (Germany), Lucky Red (Italy), Avalon (Spain), Benelux (Cineart), Cinobo (Greece), New Cinema (Israel), Front Row (Middle East), Lusomundo (Portugal), Nonstop (Scandinavia), Frenetic (Switzerland), Discovery, Provzglyad (C.I.S), Aerofilm, Impacto Cine (Latin America), New Select (Japan) and Challan (South Korea). As previously announced, Ad Vitam is the French distributor.
Written and directed by Arnold, “Bird” sees the director return to the social realist world of her dramas “Red Road” and “Fish Tank” (both of them Cannes jury prize winners). The film sees Keoghan play Bug, a tattoo-covered young father living by the British...
With Mubi having snapped up the film before Cannes for the U.K and Ireland and during the fest for North America and Turkey, the new deals include Mfa (Germany), Lucky Red (Italy), Avalon (Spain), Benelux (Cineart), Cinobo (Greece), New Cinema (Israel), Front Row (Middle East), Lusomundo (Portugal), Nonstop (Scandinavia), Frenetic (Switzerland), Discovery, Provzglyad (C.I.S), Aerofilm, Impacto Cine (Latin America), New Select (Japan) and Challan (South Korea). As previously announced, Ad Vitam is the French distributor.
Written and directed by Arnold, “Bird” sees the director return to the social realist world of her dramas “Red Road” and “Fish Tank” (both of them Cannes jury prize winners). The film sees Keoghan play Bug, a tattoo-covered young father living by the British...
- 6/4/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
El reparto también sumaría a Barry Keoghan, que se encuentra en negociaciones.
De acuerdo con Deadline y The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Ruffalo (“Pobres Criaturas”) y Chris Hemsworth (“Furiosa: De la saga Mad Max”) protagonizarán la película “Crime 101”, bajo la dirección de Bart Layton (“American Animals”) y basada en la novela corta de Don Winslow. Además, Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”) se encuentra en conversaciones para unirse al reparto.
Inicialmente, Pedro Pascal estaba vinculado al proyecto junto a Hemsworth, pero debido a conflictos de agenda, Pascal tuvo que abandonar la producción. Ahora, Ruffalo y Hemsworth, que ya han compartido pantalla en el universo cinematográfico de Marvel como Hulk y Thor respectivamente, volverán a coincidir en este nuevo proyecto. Si finalmente Keoghan, Druig en “Eternals”, se suma al proyecto, “Crime 101” contará con un trío estelar de actores de Marvel.
Aunque los detalles específicos de la trama se mantienen en secreto, la historia corta original de Winslow,...
De acuerdo con Deadline y The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Ruffalo (“Pobres Criaturas”) y Chris Hemsworth (“Furiosa: De la saga Mad Max”) protagonizarán la película “Crime 101”, bajo la dirección de Bart Layton (“American Animals”) y basada en la novela corta de Don Winslow. Además, Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”) se encuentra en conversaciones para unirse al reparto.
Inicialmente, Pedro Pascal estaba vinculado al proyecto junto a Hemsworth, pero debido a conflictos de agenda, Pascal tuvo que abandonar la producción. Ahora, Ruffalo y Hemsworth, que ya han compartido pantalla en el universo cinematográfico de Marvel como Hulk y Thor respectivamente, volverán a coincidir en este nuevo proyecto. Si finalmente Keoghan, Druig en “Eternals”, se suma al proyecto, “Crime 101” contará con un trío estelar de actores de Marvel.
Aunque los detalles específicos de la trama se mantienen en secreto, la historia corta original de Winslow,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
In recent years, audiences have seen Willem Dafoe do all kinds of things. He’s played ‘God’ in Poor Things, responsible for the creation of all kinds of hybrid creatures. He leapt around and farted in a cave for Robert Eggers’ The Northman. Even Spider-Man: No Way Home had him talking to himself down a back alley in his return as the Green Goblin. But Dafoe’s journey into weirder, wilder roles is far from over – he’s entering Tim Burton’s world in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, joining the hordes of underworld oddities in the long-awaited sequel.
Specifically, the film sees Dafoe play the brilliantly-named Wolf Jackson – an actor who, given that he was known for playing cop ‘Frank Hardballer’ when he was alive, has taken on a similar role in the afterlife as the head of the Afterlife Crimes Unit. Oh, and he has a segment of skull missing, leaving...
Specifically, the film sees Dafoe play the brilliantly-named Wolf Jackson – an actor who, given that he was known for playing cop ‘Frank Hardballer’ when he was alive, has taken on a similar role in the afterlife as the head of the Afterlife Crimes Unit. Oh, and he has a segment of skull missing, leaving...
- 6/3/2024
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
Update: It may be a stretch, but we could coin a new phrase and call this the cat days of spring. To wit: Sony/Alcon’s The Garfield Movie, which began early overseas release last month, took the No. 1 spot for Hollywood on the domestic, international and global charts this frame.
The offshore session in 60 markets was $27.1M, lifting worldwide to $152.2M. The voracious kitty had paws aplenty with overseas markets down just 3% from last weekend. The international box office cume is now $100.7M.
In China, Alcon partnered with Stars Collective to distribute the film via China Film Group and Alibaba Pictures and opened to $8.2M, starting from Saturday. In two days, Garfield has surpassed the lifetimes of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish and Migration.
The tabby added such new markets this session as Poland with $2.4M, which is 45% higher than The Secret Life of Pets 2. Australia debuted...
The offshore session in 60 markets was $27.1M, lifting worldwide to $152.2M. The voracious kitty had paws aplenty with overseas markets down just 3% from last weekend. The international box office cume is now $100.7M.
In China, Alcon partnered with Stars Collective to distribute the film via China Film Group and Alibaba Pictures and opened to $8.2M, starting from Saturday. In two days, Garfield has surpassed the lifetimes of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish and Migration.
The tabby added such new markets this session as Poland with $2.4M, which is 45% higher than The Secret Life of Pets 2. Australia debuted...
- 6/2/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Nuestra tabla de Cannes sitúa a ‘Anora’, la ganadora de la Palma de Oro, en el primer puesto.
El prestigioso Festival de Cannes ha llegado a su fin, dejándonos casi dos semanas repletas de estrenos mundiales, como la esperada “Kinds of Kindness” de Lanthimos o la “Megalópolis” de Francis Ford Coppola. Ahora que la edición número 76 del Festival de Cannes ha terminado, en mundoCine queremos pararnos a reflexionar sobre qué películas han dejado mayor y menor huella en el público y la crítica con el propósito de ver qué películas tienen más posibilidades de estar en esta temporada de premios.
Para hacernos una idea más clara, hemos decidido realizar un análisis exhaustivo de los datos usando fuentes fiables como Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic y, nuestra favorita, la aplicación que todo cinéfilo tiene que tener instalada en el móvil, Letterboxd. A continuación, la siguiente tabla refleja el análisis que hemos hecho de...
El prestigioso Festival de Cannes ha llegado a su fin, dejándonos casi dos semanas repletas de estrenos mundiales, como la esperada “Kinds of Kindness” de Lanthimos o la “Megalópolis” de Francis Ford Coppola. Ahora que la edición número 76 del Festival de Cannes ha terminado, en mundoCine queremos pararnos a reflexionar sobre qué películas han dejado mayor y menor huella en el público y la crítica con el propósito de ver qué películas tienen más posibilidades de estar en esta temporada de premios.
Para hacernos una idea más clara, hemos decidido realizar un análisis exhaustivo de los datos usando fuentes fiables como Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic y, nuestra favorita, la aplicación que todo cinéfilo tiene que tener instalada en el móvil, Letterboxd. A continuación, la siguiente tabla refleja el análisis que hemos hecho de...
- 5/31/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Beetlejuice is back! Batman director Tim Burton and beloved actor Michael Keaton are reuniting for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton's award-winning Beetlejuice.
Empire Magazine has shared two covers for the sequel, with the first putting the spotlight on the title character alongside stars Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, and Catherine O'Hara. The second focuses solely on Beetlejuice and was illustrated by artist Chris Christodoulou.
After an unexpected family tragedy, the movie sees three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened.
With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
Empire Magazine has shared two covers for the sequel, with the first putting the spotlight on the title character alongside stars Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, and Catherine O'Hara. The second focuses solely on Beetlejuice and was illustrated by artist Chris Christodoulou.
After an unexpected family tragedy, the movie sees three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened.
With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
- 5/30/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
2024’s Venice Film Festival isn’t far away. Last year’s event was one that was slightly cut down due to the ongoing strikes that had befallen Hollywood and prevented a number of actors from attending for the promotion of their films. The films that screened last year included David Fincher’s The Killer, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Ava DuVernay’s Origin, Michael Mann’s Ferrari and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro. The line-up for films out of competition featured such big names as Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, William Friedkin, Richard Linklater and Roman Polanski.
The 81st Annual Venice Film Festival is set for August 28 to September 7. Variety is reporting that among the films that are being rumored for screenings is the Todd Phillips follow-up to the Joaquin Phoenix reimagining of DC’s Clown Prince of Crime. Joker: Folie à Deux, which co-stars Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, is said to...
The 81st Annual Venice Film Festival is set for August 28 to September 7. Variety is reporting that among the films that are being rumored for screenings is the Todd Phillips follow-up to the Joaquin Phoenix reimagining of DC’s Clown Prince of Crime. Joker: Folie à Deux, which co-stars Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, is said to...
- 5/30/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ highly-anticipated anthology film Kinds Of Kindness has a full trailer ahead of its release in the UK next month.
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone revealed their latest collaboration, Kinds Of Kindness, to the world at Cannes this month. Following 2019’s The Favourite and last year’s Poor Things, hopes are high that the film formerly known as And will continue their hot streak.
An anthology film, Stone and her fellow actors play multiple roles across three stories. We’ll be able to see the movie for ourselves in just under a month’s time when it releases in the UK. In the interim, Searchlight Pictures has released the full trailer, which we’ve enclosed below.
Here’s a synopsis, which is admirably vague in its wording:
“Kinds Of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life...
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone revealed their latest collaboration, Kinds Of Kindness, to the world at Cannes this month. Following 2019’s The Favourite and last year’s Poor Things, hopes are high that the film formerly known as And will continue their hot streak.
An anthology film, Stone and her fellow actors play multiple roles across three stories. We’ll be able to see the movie for ourselves in just under a month’s time when it releases in the UK. In the interim, Searchlight Pictures has released the full trailer, which we’ve enclosed below.
Here’s a synopsis, which is admirably vague in its wording:
“Kinds Of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life...
- 5/30/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Searchlight Pictures dropped a full-length trailer for Kinds of Kindness Wednesday, and as is to be expected from a Yorgos Lanthimos project at this point, the film looks funny, unsettling, and above all else, strange.
Soundtracked to the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” much like the teaser from earlier this year, the new clip doesn’t give much away for what the movie’s actually about, but it does set the table for the uncomfortable vibes that Lanthimos will likely serve up in his “triptych fable.”
The film...
Soundtracked to the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” much like the teaser from earlier this year, the new clip doesn’t give much away for what the movie’s actually about, but it does set the table for the uncomfortable vibes that Lanthimos will likely serve up in his “triptych fable.”
The film...
- 5/29/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Just a few months after his eccentric alt-history sci-fi movie "Poor Things" swept the Oscars with four wins (including a Best Actress award for lead Emma Stone), director Yorgos Lanthimos is back with a new film. "Kinds of Kindness" once again stars Stone, alongside her fellow "Poor Things" performers Margaret Qualley and Willem Dafoe. And the talent doesn't stop there, with Jesse Plemons ("Breaking Bad"), Hong Chau ("The Whale"), Joe Alwyn ("The Favourite"), Mamoudou Athie ("Archive 81"), and Hunter Schafer ("Euphoria") also in the mix.
Lanthimos will really be getting the most out of that stellar cast by having each actor in three different roles. "We had started out with one story, but as we were working on it, we thought that it might be interesting to make a film that has a different structure to what we had done before," Lanthimos explains in the press notes, referring to himself and...
Lanthimos will really be getting the most out of that stellar cast by having each actor in three different roles. "We had started out with one story, but as we were working on it, we thought that it might be interesting to make a film that has a different structure to what we had done before," Lanthimos explains in the press notes, referring to himself and...
- 5/29/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
"Open your eyes, and look clearly at what's going on around you..." Searchlight Pictures has just unveiled another official trailer for Kinds of Kindness, the brand new Yorgos Lanthimos film arriving this summer to watch. It just premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival a few weeks ago, where Jesse Plemons won the Best Actor award at the end of the fest (here's our review). This triptych film features three medium-length stories in one long feature (that runs almost 3 hours in total). As his follow-up to the Oscar-winning Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness is described as an anthology film with three segments - following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability. The exquisite ensemble cast in this: Emma Stone,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film has arrived. The filmmaker has already followed up his Poor Things run with Kinds of Kindness, which reunites him with the Academy Award-winning star of his last film, Emma Stone, as well as her Poor Things co-star, Willem Dafoe. The new trailer from Searchlight Pictures displays the chaotic nature of the film, with all the clips feeling non-sequitur. And with Sweet Dreams providing the soundtrack for the trailer, it certainly hammers home the dream-like feeling of this abstract movie.
When director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone make a feature film together, Academy Award nominations follow. Their 2018 collaboration The Favourite was nominated in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design, Cinematography, and Editing categories, with supporting actresses Stone and Rachel Weisz also earning nominations and lead actress Olivia Colman taking home an Oscar for her performance. Their 2023 collaboration...
When director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone make a feature film together, Academy Award nominations follow. Their 2018 collaboration The Favourite was nominated in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design, Cinematography, and Editing categories, with supporting actresses Stone and Rachel Weisz also earning nominations and lead actress Olivia Colman taking home an Oscar for her performance. Their 2023 collaboration...
- 5/29/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Ramy Youssef’s latest HBO special, “Ramy Youssef: More Feelings,” had been in the works for years — and had evolved over time as Youssef got in a relationship and eventually got married. But some of his routine also became very more front and center for audiences in the wake of the war in Gaza.
“There’s stuff that I do touch on, a tightrope walk of taking really big concepts, and then making them super personal,” Youssef tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “With our show [Hulu’s “Ramy”], we had already done that with Palestine and Israel. And in my stand up, I had already done versions of it. But in the last seven or eight months, it became something that has risen to the surface for everybody. When you’re taking your time to talk about it for 10 minutes in a set, it’s important to you. On a show,...
“There’s stuff that I do touch on, a tightrope walk of taking really big concepts, and then making them super personal,” Youssef tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “With our show [Hulu’s “Ramy”], we had already done that with Palestine and Israel. And in my stand up, I had already done versions of it. But in the last seven or eight months, it became something that has risen to the surface for everybody. When you’re taking your time to talk about it for 10 minutes in a set, it’s important to you. On a show,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu’s “Under the Bridge” could be the next big hit in the Best Limited Series category at this year’s Emmys, as this is a category that loves true crime miniseries. This one documents the harrowing murder of Reene Virk as police officers try to solve the case and a writer (Rebecca Godfrey) is drawn into the hidden world of those accused of murdering Virk. The series is based on Godfrey’s own book of the same name with “Daisy Jones & the Six” star Riley Keough, who also produces, portraying her. Meanwhile, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Best Actress Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone features as the police officer investigating the case.
This eight-episode miniseries, like any true crime series, is a tough watch at times but that makes it all the more vital. Meanwhile, the performances of Keough, Gladstone, and the teen-centric cast are all exquisite, as noted by critics.
This eight-episode miniseries, like any true crime series, is a tough watch at times but that makes it all the more vital. Meanwhile, the performances of Keough, Gladstone, and the teen-centric cast are all exquisite, as noted by critics.
- 5/28/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
In a highly anticipated reveal, the official trailer for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 cult classic, has finally premiered. Fans of the original film, which starred Michael Keaton as the mischievous ghost Beetlejuice, have been eagerly waiting for a follow-up for over three decades. The trailer promises a thrilling return to the whimsical and macabre world that made the first movie a beloved classic.
Michael Keaton reprises his role as the titular character, bringing back his iconic, eccentric charm. Alongside him, Winona Ryder returns as Lydia Deetz, now a grown woman who still harbors her fascination with the supernatural. The trailer hints at Lydia’s deepened connection to the spirit world and her continued entanglement with Beetlejuice’s antics. Also returning is two-time Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz, with new cast members Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti (House of the Dragon) in his feature film debut,...
Michael Keaton reprises his role as the titular character, bringing back his iconic, eccentric charm. Alongside him, Winona Ryder returns as Lydia Deetz, now a grown woman who still harbors her fascination with the supernatural. The trailer hints at Lydia’s deepened connection to the spirit world and her continued entanglement with Beetlejuice’s antics. Also returning is two-time Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz, with new cast members Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti (House of the Dragon) in his feature film debut,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Oscar Isaac has had an interesting trajectory in his acting career. He started in impressive indie dramas that showed his brilliant acting chops. He started off appearing in supporting roles in films like Che, Body of Lies, and Robin Hood. Audiences started noticing him in indie projects like Drive, Inside Llewyn Davis, and The Most Violent Year, where his performances were praised.
Oscar Isaac plays Nathan Bateman in Ex Machina | A24
One of his most interesting and exciting performances was in Alex Garland’s directorial debut, Ex Machina. The sci-fi thriller features a standout scene where Isaac’s character breaks out into a dance number with his assistant abruptly halfway through the film. Fans old and new are having a field day with the scene and praising the film’s brilliance.
Fans Are Still Amazed By Oscar Isaac’s Brilliant Dance Number in Ex Machina Oscar Isaac’s iconic dance...
Oscar Isaac plays Nathan Bateman in Ex Machina | A24
One of his most interesting and exciting performances was in Alex Garland’s directorial debut, Ex Machina. The sci-fi thriller features a standout scene where Isaac’s character breaks out into a dance number with his assistant abruptly halfway through the film. Fans old and new are having a field day with the scene and praising the film’s brilliance.
Fans Are Still Amazed By Oscar Isaac’s Brilliant Dance Number in Ex Machina Oscar Isaac’s iconic dance...
- 5/28/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
In Martin Scorsese’s The Killers of the Flower Moon, Native American actress Lily Gladstone portrayed Mollie Burkhart, the wife of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in the movie. Molly went through Hell in the movie as her husband and his corrupt friends wanted to take what was not theirs for themselves. Her performance in the movie was lauded by fans and critics, and she was the favorite to win an Oscar in the main actress category. And while Gladstone ultimately lost out to Emma Stone, whose performance in Poor Things was absolutely majestic, the Oscar loss did not hold her back in any way.
In a recent talk with Empire, the actress revealed that she has numerous projects lined up and that offers just keep coming in. Knowing that she had almost given up acting, this is certainly a brilliant piece of information that confirms that the talented actress is...
In a recent talk with Empire, the actress revealed that she has numerous projects lined up and that offers just keep coming in. Knowing that she had almost given up acting, this is certainly a brilliant piece of information that confirms that the talented actress is...
- 5/27/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Missing out on making (even more) Oscars history is ancient history to Lily Gladstone.
The “Killers of the Flower Moon” breakout could have been the first Native-American actress to win the Best Actress Academy Award — if not for Emma Stone’s physical and soul-baring turn as Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.” For now, being the first Native-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award will have to do, but with all the projects and opportunities Gladstone’s got on her plate after “Killers” — including being a recent part of Greta Gerwig’s jury at Cannes — it’s easy to imagine more awards are on the way.
“I mean, regardless of how things turned out, I have work coming out and I have work lined up,” Gladstone said of her Oscar loss in a recent interview with Empire Magazine. “And I have this beautiful film ‘Fancy Dance’ queued up. I...
The “Killers of the Flower Moon” breakout could have been the first Native-American actress to win the Best Actress Academy Award — if not for Emma Stone’s physical and soul-baring turn as Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.” For now, being the first Native-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award will have to do, but with all the projects and opportunities Gladstone’s got on her plate after “Killers” — including being a recent part of Greta Gerwig’s jury at Cannes — it’s easy to imagine more awards are on the way.
“I mean, regardless of how things turned out, I have work coming out and I have work lined up,” Gladstone said of her Oscar loss in a recent interview with Empire Magazine. “And I have this beautiful film ‘Fancy Dance’ queued up. I...
- 5/26/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
The Sci-Fi genre consists of some of the most inventive and life-changing films because by the very definition of the word the creators have to invent a fictional future or technology and while some of the films in this genre give us spectacle others give us a story that makes us think about the future and how our world is changing for better or for worse. So, today we thought of listing the best new sci-fi films you can watch at home right now and in this list, we didn’t include any film released before 2023.
The Creator (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – 20th Century Fox
The Creator is a sci-fi action film directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay co-written by Edwards and Chris Weitz. The 2023 film is set in the year 2055 after an A.I. created by the United States goes rogue and detonates a nuclear warhead...
The Creator (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – 20th Century Fox
The Creator is a sci-fi action film directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay co-written by Edwards and Chris Weitz. The 2023 film is set in the year 2055 after an A.I. created by the United States goes rogue and detonates a nuclear warhead...
- 5/26/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Cannes awards have become hugely influential in subsequent awards races, especially the Oscars. The top honor, the Palme d’Or, confers prestige and a stamp of approval — this year from the Competition jury led by multi hyphenate Greta Gerwig — that awards voters take seriously.
Palme winners “Parasite,” “Triangle of Sadness,” and “Anatomy of a Fall” were all Best Picture Oscar contenders and won Oscars. And they were all picked up by specialty distributor Neon before they won their Cannes prize. Neon did not break its streak. It acquired two eventual prize-winners before the closing ceremony: Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner “Anora,” the first American film to win the prize since Terence Malick’s “Tree of Life” in 2011, and Iranian dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which took home a special award.
Thus “Anora,” from veteran indie filmmaker Baker (Cannes entry “The Florida Project...
Palme winners “Parasite,” “Triangle of Sadness,” and “Anatomy of a Fall” were all Best Picture Oscar contenders and won Oscars. And they were all picked up by specialty distributor Neon before they won their Cannes prize. Neon did not break its streak. It acquired two eventual prize-winners before the closing ceremony: Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner “Anora,” the first American film to win the prize since Terence Malick’s “Tree of Life” in 2011, and Iranian dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which took home a special award.
Thus “Anora,” from veteran indie filmmaker Baker (Cannes entry “The Florida Project...
- 5/26/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
A lot of fans were rooting for Lily Gladstone to take home the Oscars award for Best Actress after her impressive performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. Unfortunately, she lost to Poor Things star Emma Stone.
Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon / Paramount Pictures
The loss devastated many people who believed the event would recognize the hard work of the actress in bringing to life the grim story of the Osage murders. Gladstone, on the other hand, did not feel any sadness; in fact, she’s already moved on with new projects ahead.
Lily Gladstone Moves Forward With New Movies After Oscars Defeat
During her conversation with Empire Magazine, Oscar-nominated actress Lily Gladstone revealed that everyone in her hometown celebrated the success of her movie as well as her attendance at the Oscars.
Nobody was upset that it didn’t happen. I feel like...
Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon / Paramount Pictures
The loss devastated many people who believed the event would recognize the hard work of the actress in bringing to life the grim story of the Osage murders. Gladstone, on the other hand, did not feel any sadness; in fact, she’s already moved on with new projects ahead.
Lily Gladstone Moves Forward With New Movies After Oscars Defeat
During her conversation with Empire Magazine, Oscar-nominated actress Lily Gladstone revealed that everyone in her hometown celebrated the success of her movie as well as her attendance at the Oscars.
Nobody was upset that it didn’t happen. I feel like...
- 5/26/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
After two weeks of nonstop cinema, the moment of truth finally arrived. The winners of the 77th Cannes Film Festival were announced at a gala ceremony on Saturday night.
The Palme d’Or, the fest’s top honor, went to Sean Baker’s sex worker screwball comedy Anora. A nervous and shaking Baker took the stage and thanked the jury, saying he still “couldn’t believe it.” Baker said winning Cannes’ top prize has been “my singular goal as a filmmaker for the past 30 years.”
Baker also singled out Francis Ford Coppola and David Cronenberg, two veteran directors with films in Cannes competition this year, as major inspirations. Baker has come far, going from shooting his 2015 feature Tangerine on an iPhone5s to winning the Palme d’Or. He is the first American director to win the Palme since Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life in 2011.
Commenting on the jury’s decision,...
The Palme d’Or, the fest’s top honor, went to Sean Baker’s sex worker screwball comedy Anora. A nervous and shaking Baker took the stage and thanked the jury, saying he still “couldn’t believe it.” Baker said winning Cannes’ top prize has been “my singular goal as a filmmaker for the past 30 years.”
Baker also singled out Francis Ford Coppola and David Cronenberg, two veteran directors with films in Cannes competition this year, as major inspirations. Baker has come far, going from shooting his 2015 feature Tangerine on an iPhone5s to winning the Palme d’Or. He is the first American director to win the Palme since Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life in 2011.
Commenting on the jury’s decision,...
- 5/25/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannes — Nine years after being named one of Variety’s Directors to Watch, Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or for “Anora,” a rowdy whirlwind romance between an exotic dancer (Mikey Madison) and the obscenely rich son of a Russian oligarch (played by Mark Eydelshteyn). Baker is the first American filmmaker to cinch the festival’s top prize since Terrence Malick earned the Palme for “The Tree of Life” in 2011.
“Anora” is Baker’s third film to debut at Cannes, following “The Florida Project” and “Red Rocket.” He accepted the award from two-time Palme d’Or winner Francis Ford Coppola, whose “Megalopolis” went home empty-handed. Coppola also presented an honorary Palme d’Or to his friend and fellow legend George Lucas, whom he called his “own kid brother.”
Baker dedicated the award to “all sex workers, past, present and future,” underscoring the importance of “making films intended for theatrical exhibition.
“Anora” is Baker’s third film to debut at Cannes, following “The Florida Project” and “Red Rocket.” He accepted the award from two-time Palme d’Or winner Francis Ford Coppola, whose “Megalopolis” went home empty-handed. Coppola also presented an honorary Palme d’Or to his friend and fellow legend George Lucas, whom he called his “own kid brother.”
Baker dedicated the award to “all sex workers, past, present and future,” underscoring the importance of “making films intended for theatrical exhibition.
- 5/25/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Lily Gladstone went back home to the Blackfeet Nation after her lengthy awards season with “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “nobody was upset” that she didn’t win the Oscar for best actress. Gladstone was a frontrunner for the Academy Award alongside Emma Stone, but it was Stone who prevailed on Oscars night for her performance in “Poor Things.” It turns out some of the Blackfeet Nation leaders assumed Gladstone would be coming home with the gold.
“It was funny, the organizers of the event called me beforehand and they said that they’d got a bunch of little cardboard cut-outs of gold-man statues that looked like an Oscar, to give to the kids,” Gladstone recently told Empire magazine. “They asked if that was okay, or if it was gonna hurt my feelings. I said: ‘No, absolutely not.’ That’s just the whole thing of award campaigns and the...
“It was funny, the organizers of the event called me beforehand and they said that they’d got a bunch of little cardboard cut-outs of gold-man statues that looked like an Oscar, to give to the kids,” Gladstone recently told Empire magazine. “They asked if that was okay, or if it was gonna hurt my feelings. I said: ‘No, absolutely not.’ That’s just the whole thing of award campaigns and the...
- 5/24/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
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