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Joaquin Phoenix has unexpectedly left the cast of an untitled LGBTQ-themed romance film set to be directed by Todd Haynes. Production on the movie, which was scheduled to begin filming in Guadalajara, Mexico later this month, has now been halted.
The project was written by Jon Raymond and developed by Haynes, Killer Films producer Christine Vachon, and Phoenix himself. Phoenix was set to star opposite Danny Ramirez in a story exploring an intense relationship between two men who leave California for Mexico in the 1930s.
According to Vachon, Phoenix’s departure just days before filming came as a shock. In a since-deleted Facebook post, she described it as “a nightmare” that had left those involved “devastated.” Sets had already been constructed in Mexico at an estimated cost of low seven figures.
While the reasons for Phoenix’s exit remain unclear, Vachon defended the project and his involvement. She noted that...
The project was written by Jon Raymond and developed by Haynes, Killer Films producer Christine Vachon, and Phoenix himself. Phoenix was set to star opposite Danny Ramirez in a story exploring an intense relationship between two men who leave California for Mexico in the 1930s.
According to Vachon, Phoenix’s departure just days before filming came as a shock. In a since-deleted Facebook post, she described it as “a nightmare” that had left those involved “devastated.” Sets had already been constructed in Mexico at an estimated cost of low seven figures.
While the reasons for Phoenix’s exit remain unclear, Vachon defended the project and his involvement. She noted that...
- 8/12/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Joaquin Phoenix's departure from Todd Haynes‘ untitled gay romance movie has been branded a "nightmare" by one of the producers.The 49-year-old actor exited the project just days before the film was set to start shooting on location in Guadalajara, Mexico and the future of the movie is said to be in doubt as it reportedly hinged on Phoenix's casting - now Christine Vachon - who works for Killer Films - has admitted it's been a very difficult time.In a post on Facebook, she shared and article about the drama and wrote: "A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare. If I haven't been in touch or returned your call - this is why."She went on to ask followers not to criticise producers for hiring a straight actor to play a gay role - insisting the movie was Phoenix's passion project.Christine added: "And...
- 8/12/2024
- by Louise Mary Randell
- Bang Showbiz
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One of the producers on the new Todd Haynes film which has fallen apart on the eve of production, on reports that Joaquin Phoenix abandoned the project. The fallout begins.
In pretty shocking news, a report on Friday made the world aware that Todd Haynes’ latest film had – just five days out from production – completely fallen apart.
Sets had been built, crew had completed plenty of work that needed to be paid for and then, Joaquin Phoenix – the film’s star – reportedly dropped out. The film was set to be a 1930s gay detective noir film and would have been Haynes’ follow-up to last year’s critically-acclaimed May/December.
It’s a bizarre situation given that at this late stage, differences in creative visions (if that is indeed the reason behind Phoenix’s exit) are either ironed out or simply accepted, if not for the sake of the production then...
In pretty shocking news, a report on Friday made the world aware that Todd Haynes’ latest film had – just five days out from production – completely fallen apart.
Sets had been built, crew had completed plenty of work that needed to be paid for and then, Joaquin Phoenix – the film’s star – reportedly dropped out. The film was set to be a 1930s gay detective noir film and would have been Haynes’ follow-up to last year’s critically-acclaimed May/December.
It’s a bizarre situation given that at this late stage, differences in creative visions (if that is indeed the reason behind Phoenix’s exit) are either ironed out or simply accepted, if not for the sake of the production then...
- 8/12/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
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Having achieved critical success with his 2023 release, May December, filmmaker Todd Haynes joined forces with Joker star Joaquin Phoenix for an untitled gay romance. Even though the Oscar-winner was heavily involved with its screenplay alongside Haynes, just five days before the production was set to commence, Phoenix abruptly pulled out.
As for the aftermath, the whole thing has been a nightmare per producer Christine Vachon, who defended her decision to cast Phoenix, a heterosexual person, in the shoes of a gay character.
Producer Christine Vachon Addressed Joaquin Phoenix’s Abrupt Exit Joaquin Phoenix in a still from Joker: Folie á Deux | Warner Bros.
While it isn’t exactly clear why Joaquin Phoenix chose to exit the film mere days before the production began, and per Variety, the actor reportedly got “cold feet”. Reflecting on the whole fiasco, producer Christine Vachon, who deemed (via People) the whole situation “a nightmare”, defended casting Phoenix in the role.
As for the aftermath, the whole thing has been a nightmare per producer Christine Vachon, who defended her decision to cast Phoenix, a heterosexual person, in the shoes of a gay character.
Producer Christine Vachon Addressed Joaquin Phoenix’s Abrupt Exit Joaquin Phoenix in a still from Joker: Folie á Deux | Warner Bros.
While it isn’t exactly clear why Joaquin Phoenix chose to exit the film mere days before the production began, and per Variety, the actor reportedly got “cold feet”. Reflecting on the whole fiasco, producer Christine Vachon, who deemed (via People) the whole situation “a nightmare”, defended casting Phoenix in the role.
- 8/11/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
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Christine Vachon, a producer behind Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie from which Joaquin Phoenix abruptly left last week, said on social media this weekend that the situation has been “a nightmare.”
Reports surfaced on Friday that Phoenix exited the drama feature just five days before filming was set to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. The role will not be recast. The actor’s reason for the exit was unclear, and felt further confusing to those around the project as Phoenix has brought the project to Haynes.
Vachon, of Killer Films, shared an article about the situation to Facebook over the weekend, and wrote: “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare.”
Vachon also addressed criticism that Phoenix, who is straight, had been set to take a starring role in Haynes film about a gay character. “If you are tempted to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s...
Reports surfaced on Friday that Phoenix exited the drama feature just five days before filming was set to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. The role will not be recast. The actor’s reason for the exit was unclear, and felt further confusing to those around the project as Phoenix has brought the project to Haynes.
Vachon, of Killer Films, shared an article about the situation to Facebook over the weekend, and wrote: “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare.”
Vachon also addressed criticism that Phoenix, who is straight, had been set to take a starring role in Haynes film about a gay character. “If you are tempted to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s...
- 8/11/2024
- by Zoe G. Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Se suspende la nueva producción del cineasta de ‘Secretos de un Escándalo’.
De acuerdo con IndieWire, Joaquin Phoenix ha abandonado el romance gay de Todd Haynes, tan solo cinco días antes del inicio del rodaje.
El nuevo proyecto del director de Secretos de un escándalo, que contaba con un guion del propio Haynes y Phoenix junto a Jon Raymond, se presentó como una película policíaca situada en los años 30 – y con una calificación Nc-17 – sobre dos hombres enamorados que huyen a México. Phoenix iba a protagonizar la película junto a Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick).
Ahora, con el abandono de Phoenix, la película no continuará con su producción y tampoco se está buscando reemplazo para su personaje. La atención ahora se centra en compensar económicamente a los inversores y al equipo que había invertido tiempo y recursos en el proyecto.
La productora Christine Vachon confirmó la salida de Phoenix en...
De acuerdo con IndieWire, Joaquin Phoenix ha abandonado el romance gay de Todd Haynes, tan solo cinco días antes del inicio del rodaje.
El nuevo proyecto del director de Secretos de un escándalo, que contaba con un guion del propio Haynes y Phoenix junto a Jon Raymond, se presentó como una película policíaca situada en los años 30 – y con una calificación Nc-17 – sobre dos hombres enamorados que huyen a México. Phoenix iba a protagonizar la película junto a Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick).
Ahora, con el abandono de Phoenix, la película no continuará con su producción y tampoco se está buscando reemplazo para su personaje. La atención ahora se centra en compensar económicamente a los inversores y al equipo que había invertido tiempo y recursos en el proyecto.
La productora Christine Vachon confirmó la salida de Phoenix en...
- 8/11/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
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Producer Christine Vachon of Killer Films has addressed reports of Joaquin Phoenix exiting her longtime collaborator Todd Haynes’s untitled gay romance.
The project is understood to have been thrown into chaos after Phoenix reportedly quit days before filming was scheduled to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. Reports said sets had been built and members of the production were owed money.
After declining to comment on Friday, People reported that Vachon took to social media on Saturday. “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare,” she wrote in a Facebook post that it is understood has since been made private.
The project is understood to have been thrown into chaos after Phoenix reportedly quit days before filming was scheduled to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. Reports said sets had been built and members of the production were owed money.
After declining to comment on Friday, People reported that Vachon took to social media on Saturday. “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare,” she wrote in a Facebook post that it is understood has since been made private.
- 8/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Todd Haynes’s longtime producer Christine Vachon of Killer Films has addressed reports of Joaquin Phoenix exiting Todd Haynes’s untitled gay romance.
The project is understood to have been thrown into chaos after Phoenix reportedly quit days before filming was scheduled to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. Reports said sets had been built and members of the production were owed money.
After declining to comment on Friday, People reported that Vachon took to social media on Saturday. “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare,” she wrote in a Facebook post that has since been made private.
The project is understood to have been thrown into chaos after Phoenix reportedly quit days before filming was scheduled to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. Reports said sets had been built and members of the production were owed money.
After declining to comment on Friday, People reported that Vachon took to social media on Saturday. “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare,” she wrote in a Facebook post that has since been made private.
- 8/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Joaquin Phoenix departed Todd Haynes‘ planned Nc-17 gay romance, and now one of the film’s producers is speaking out.
Christine Vachon of Killer Films shared an article to Facebook about the 49-year-old actor dropping out five days before production, and addressed speculation that his sudden departure had to do with the film’s LGBTQ content.
“A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare,” she began, via People.
Keep reading to find out more…
“And Please — if you are tempted to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s what you get for casting a straight actor’ — Don’T,” she went on to say. “This was His project that he brought to US– and Killer’s record on working with LGBTQ actors/crew/directors speaks for itself. (and for those of you who Have — know that you are making a terrible situation even worse).”
The producer worked...
Christine Vachon of Killer Films shared an article to Facebook about the 49-year-old actor dropping out five days before production, and addressed speculation that his sudden departure had to do with the film’s LGBTQ content.
“A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare,” she began, via People.
Keep reading to find out more…
“And Please — if you are tempted to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s what you get for casting a straight actor’ — Don’T,” she went on to say. “This was His project that he brought to US– and Killer’s record on working with LGBTQ actors/crew/directors speaks for itself. (and for those of you who Have — know that you are making a terrible situation even worse).”
The producer worked...
- 8/11/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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After Joaquin Phoenix‘s abrupt exit from Todd Haynes‘ gay romance resulted in the film’s unraveling, one of its producers has addressed the fallout.
Christine Vachon of Killer Films shared an article to Facebook about the actor dropping out five days before production, while responding to speculation that Phoenix’s sudden departure had to do with the film’s LGBTQ content and planned Nc-17 rating.
“A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare,” she started in the post, according to People.
“And Please — if you are tempted to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s what you get for casting a straight actor’ — Don’T,” wrote Vachon in part. “This was His project that he brought to US– and Killer’s record on working with LGBTQ actors/crew/directors speaks for itself. (and for those of you who Have — know that you are making a...
Christine Vachon of Killer Films shared an article to Facebook about the actor dropping out five days before production, while responding to speculation that Phoenix’s sudden departure had to do with the film’s LGBTQ content and planned Nc-17 rating.
“A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare,” she started in the post, according to People.
“And Please — if you are tempted to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s what you get for casting a straight actor’ — Don’T,” wrote Vachon in part. “This was His project that he brought to US– and Killer’s record on working with LGBTQ actors/crew/directors speaks for itself. (and for those of you who Have — know that you are making a...
- 8/11/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
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Producer Christine Vachon shared her frustrations following star Joaquin Phoenix dropping out of filming on Todd Haynes’ untitled explicit gay romance film just five days before shooting was set to begin, but defended her production company for casting Phoenix since he’s the one who brought the project to them.
Vachon confirmed the news of Phoenix dropping out in a Facebook post that has since been made private, sharing the original article about what happened from IndieWire and writing, “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare. If I haven’t been in touch or returned your call– this is why.”
She followed by defending her production company, Killer Films, for casting Phoenix in the role despite him being a straight actor.
“And Please — if you are tempted to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s what you get for casting a straight actor’ –Don’T,...
Vachon confirmed the news of Phoenix dropping out in a Facebook post that has since been made private, sharing the original article about what happened from IndieWire and writing, “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare. If I haven’t been in touch or returned your call– this is why.”
She followed by defending her production company, Killer Films, for casting Phoenix in the role despite him being a straight actor.
“And Please — if you are tempted to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s what you get for casting a straight actor’ –Don’T,...
- 8/10/2024
- by Mike Roe
- The Wrap
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Yesterday, we reported on murmurings that actor Joaquin Phoenix had dropped out of an upcoming film he'd launched with director Todd Haynes—very upcoming, in so far as the movie was five days away from the start of production, with sets already built down in Mexico, and international sales already set.
- 8/10/2024
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
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Joaquin Phoenix has exited Todd Haynes’ planned romantic drama feature, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The untitled project is no longer moving forward after the actor dropped out just five days before filming was set to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. The role will not be recast for the movie that Phoenix had initially brought to Haynes and developed with the Oscar-nominated filmmaker.
Haynes’ movie was set to focus on an intense gay romance in the 1930s and co-star Danny Ramirez, whose credits include Top Gun: Maverick and the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World. Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler were onboard as producers for the Killer Films project that had MK2 Film handling sales.
An insider close to production tells THR that the movie’s team is “devastated” and that the amount of money spent on the film was in the low seven figures. The source does not dispute media...
The untitled project is no longer moving forward after the actor dropped out just five days before filming was set to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. The role will not be recast for the movie that Phoenix had initially brought to Haynes and developed with the Oscar-nominated filmmaker.
Haynes’ movie was set to focus on an intense gay romance in the 1930s and co-star Danny Ramirez, whose credits include Top Gun: Maverick and the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World. Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler were onboard as producers for the Killer Films project that had MK2 Film handling sales.
An insider close to production tells THR that the movie’s team is “devastated” and that the amount of money spent on the film was in the low seven figures. The source does not dispute media...
- 8/9/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Joaquin Phoenix has dropped out of Todd Haynes’ untitled gay romance film, just five days before filming was set to begin in Mexico, Variety has confirmed.
Phoenix had developed the screenplay for the detective love story with Haynes and Jon Raymond. A source close to the production tells Variety the actor got “cold feet.” Entire sets had been built in Guadalajara before Phoenix made the last-minute decision to exit the film.
Representatives for Haynes and Phoenix did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Hinged on Phoenix’s casting, the movie, produced by Killer Films and backed by sales agent MK2 Film, had already sold to international distributors ahead of production. Sources tell Variety the project is in peril, indicating that Phoenix’s role cannot be recast. The crew is now out of work, and stakeholders in the film still need to be paid. Losses could exceed seven figures.
Phoenix had developed the screenplay for the detective love story with Haynes and Jon Raymond. A source close to the production tells Variety the actor got “cold feet.” Entire sets had been built in Guadalajara before Phoenix made the last-minute decision to exit the film.
Representatives for Haynes and Phoenix did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Hinged on Phoenix’s casting, the movie, produced by Killer Films and backed by sales agent MK2 Film, had already sold to international distributors ahead of production. Sources tell Variety the project is in peril, indicating that Phoenix’s role cannot be recast. The crew is now out of work, and stakeholders in the film still need to be paid. Losses could exceed seven figures.
- 8/9/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld and Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
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Exclusive: Production of Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie is completely dead. The pic has been in limbo for the last two weeks as Joaquin Phoenix reportedly stormed off the set of the movie which also starred Top Gun: Maverick‘s Danny Ramirez. Producers during that time were trying to put the project back together again.
Production is dead, and not paused, as there are no plans to recast the role played by The Joker Oscar winner. Crew members on the Guadalajara, Mexico set are due money.
Phoenix walked off set just prior to Comic-Con. I understand Ramirez flew to San Diego for the convention to promote Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World not knowing whether production would resume or not.
The movie follows two men, one played by Phoenix, who have an intense relationship and leave California for Mexico. Haynes regular Christine Vachon is producing as well as Pam Koffler.
Production is dead, and not paused, as there are no plans to recast the role played by The Joker Oscar winner. Crew members on the Guadalajara, Mexico set are due money.
Phoenix walked off set just prior to Comic-Con. I understand Ramirez flew to San Diego for the convention to promote Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World not knowing whether production would resume or not.
The movie follows two men, one played by Phoenix, who have an intense relationship and leave California for Mexico. Haynes regular Christine Vachon is producing as well as Pam Koffler.
- 8/9/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Todd Haynes’ untitled detective movie about two men in love and fleeing to Mexico is now on hold after star and co-writer Joaquin Phoenix pulled out of the project days before production began.
Phoenix developed the screenplay for the intense gay romance with Haynes and Jon Raymond, a frequent collaborator of Haynes’ friend Kelly Reichardt (“Wendy and Lucy”). Raymond co-wrote the teleplay for Haynes’ HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce.”
Sources tell IndieWire that Phoenix, who was set to star in the explicit gay love story, dropped out of the Killer Films production five days before filming was set to start in Guadalajara, near the Southwestern coast of Mexico in the state of Jalisco. Phoenix dropped out of the project while in Los Angeles before the Mexico shoot began.
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Phoenix developed the screenplay for the intense gay romance with Haynes and Jon Raymond, a frequent collaborator of Haynes’ friend Kelly Reichardt (“Wendy and Lucy”). Raymond co-wrote the teleplay for Haynes’ HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce.”
Sources tell IndieWire that Phoenix, who was set to star in the explicit gay love story, dropped out of the Killer Films production five days before filming was set to start in Guadalajara, near the Southwestern coast of Mexico in the state of Jalisco. Phoenix dropped out of the project while in Los Angeles before the Mexico shoot began.
Haynes assembled a crew in Mexico for the untitled film backed by sales agent MK2 Films. Sales in territories worldwide began ahead of...
- 8/9/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Danny Ramirez is to star in 'Pursuit of Touch'.The 31-year-old actor is to play the lead role in the picture that he has also written and will produce with 'Slave Play' creator Jeremy O. Harris.Ramirez will portray a reclusive Afghanistan War veteran who finds out that his favourite cam girl is caught up in a dangerous conspiracy and sets out to rescue her.What begins as a bizarre man-on-a-mission tale develops into a moving story of human connection in a digital world.The 'Top Gun: Maverick' actor will produce with Niv Gafny and Tom Culliver through their Pinstripes banner alongside Jeremy and Josh Godfrey for their bb2 company.No director is on board at present.Meanwhile, Ramirez was recently cast opposite Joaquin Phoenix in a detective movie from director Todd Haynes.The picture has been penned by Haynes together with Phoenix and Jon Raymond.Details regarding the plot are scarce,...
- 8/2/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
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Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson star in A24’s ‘darkly comedic psychological thriller’, out in September. Here’s the debut trailer for A Different Man.
A24 – the trendy film studio behind the likes of Civil War and The Iron Claw – has released the trailer for A Different Man. The film stars Sebastian Stan and is being dubbed as a ‘darkly comedic psychological thriller’ that sees Stan portraying Edward, an actor with neurofibromatosis. In the film, per its synopsis, ‘Edward undergoes a life-changing and radical medical procedure that radically alters his face. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.’
Also in the cast is Adam Pearson, an actor who suffers from the face-altering condition in real-life. Pearson previously appeared opposite Scarlett Johansson in Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin...
A24 – the trendy film studio behind the likes of Civil War and The Iron Claw – has released the trailer for A Different Man. The film stars Sebastian Stan and is being dubbed as a ‘darkly comedic psychological thriller’ that sees Stan portraying Edward, an actor with neurofibromatosis. In the film, per its synopsis, ‘Edward undergoes a life-changing and radical medical procedure that radically alters his face. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.’
Also in the cast is Adam Pearson, an actor who suffers from the face-altering condition in real-life. Pearson previously appeared opposite Scarlett Johansson in Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin...
- 7/17/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
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At this year’s edition of the Sundance Film Festival, JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray got the chance to watch the psychological thriller A Different Man, which is coming to us from A24. Describing the film as a “blackly comic deconstruction of identity,” Bumbray gave it a 7/10 review that you can read at This Link. A wider audience will have the chance to watch A Different Man when it reaches a nationwide theatrical release on September 20th – and with that date just two months away, a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.
A Different Man stars Sebastian Stan, who is best known for playing the character Bucky / The Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with Renate Reinsve, who received a lot of attention and accolades for her role in the Oscar-nominated Norwegian film The Worst Person in the World,...
A Different Man stars Sebastian Stan, who is best known for playing the character Bucky / The Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with Renate Reinsve, who received a lot of attention and accolades for her role in the Oscar-nominated Norwegian film The Worst Person in the World,...
- 7/16/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Danny Ramirez is to star alongside Joaquin Phoenix in a detective movie from director Todd Haynes.The 31-year-old actor has been cast in the untitled film that has been penned by Haynes together with Phoenix and Jon Raymond.Details regarding the plot are scarce, but the picture is said to follow two men – one of whom is played by Phoenix – who are intense lovers and leave California for Mexico.Haynes' regular collaborator Christine Vachon is producing alongside Pam Koffler.Danny played the role of Lieutenant Mickey 'Fanboy' Garcia in 'Top Gun: Maverick' and expressed hope that he would be able to reprise the part in a third film in the action franchise.He told Variety: "Obviously, it'd be amazing to be able to do a third film in this beautiful story. But, as we learned with the second one, it's got to be absolutely right."Being cognizant of that,...
- 7/12/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
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Exclusive: Top Gun: Maverick breakout actor Danny Ramirez is set to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in an untitled detective movie from director Todd Haynes.
Details have been thin on the ground so far, but the movie is said to follow two men, one played by Phoenix, who are intense lovers and leave California for Mexico. Additional casting is underway. Haynes’ regular producer Christine Vachon is producing as well as Pam Koffler.
The screenplay was developed by Haynes along with Phoenix and Jon Raymond.
Ramirez will be seen next in Marvel’s Captain America: New World Order in which he will reprise his role as Joaquin Torres from the Marvel series The Falcon & the Winter Soldier, where he co-starred opposite Anthony Mackie. The film is set to be released in theaters on February 14, 2025. He will also be seen in the second season of the HBO series The Last of Us.
Details have been thin on the ground so far, but the movie is said to follow two men, one played by Phoenix, who are intense lovers and leave California for Mexico. Additional casting is underway. Haynes’ regular producer Christine Vachon is producing as well as Pam Koffler.
The screenplay was developed by Haynes along with Phoenix and Jon Raymond.
Ramirez will be seen next in Marvel’s Captain America: New World Order in which he will reprise his role as Joaquin Torres from the Marvel series The Falcon & the Winter Soldier, where he co-starred opposite Anthony Mackie. The film is set to be released in theaters on February 14, 2025. He will also be seen in the second season of the HBO series The Last of Us.
- 7/11/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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Mark Cousins wins Grand Prix Crystal Globe at the closing ceremony of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Photo: Film Servis Karlovy Vary
A documentary portrait of the Scottish modernist painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, by film-maker Mark Cousins, has won the top prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which ended with an awards ceremony tonight.
A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things scooped the accolade from a jury that included indy film producer Christine Vachon and Australian actor Geoffrey Rush.
British actor Clive Owen said festivals such as Karlovy Vary are needed “now more than ever.” Photo: Film Servis Karlovy Vary
Cousins, accepting the award, the Grand Prix Crystal Globe, said 'Willie' Barns-Graham “lived completely, truly and utterly – let’s all try to do that.”
A divorce story, Loveable, won the Crystal Globe jury prize, as well as three other awards categories, taking home the Fipresci, Ecumenical and Europa Cinemas...
A documentary portrait of the Scottish modernist painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, by film-maker Mark Cousins, has won the top prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which ended with an awards ceremony tonight.
A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things scooped the accolade from a jury that included indy film producer Christine Vachon and Australian actor Geoffrey Rush.
British actor Clive Owen said festivals such as Karlovy Vary are needed “now more than ever.” Photo: Film Servis Karlovy Vary
Cousins, accepting the award, the Grand Prix Crystal Globe, said 'Willie' Barns-Graham “lived completely, truly and utterly – let’s all try to do that.”
A divorce story, Loveable, won the Crystal Globe jury prize, as well as three other awards categories, taking home the Fipresci, Ecumenical and Europa Cinemas...
- 7/6/2024
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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Mark Cousins’ unconventional portrait of an artist “A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things” took top honors at this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival, snagging the fest’s iconic Crystal Globe alongside a cash prize of $25K to split by the Scottish-Irish filmmaker and his producing partners.
Featuring the voice work of Tilda Swinton, the award-winning doc follows the life and career of artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a lesser-known master of modern art whose outlook and output underwent a profound spiritual, aesthetic and ideological transformation once the painter had a moment of epiphany atop Switzerland’s Grindelwald glacier in 1949.
The climbing expedition left Barns-Graham with a new set of obsessions and forms of expression – giving her life a new meaning.
Before claiming the Jury Prize, Lilja Ingolfsdottir’s domestic drama “Loveable” also took acting honors for star Helga Guren as well as parallel awards from the Ecumenical Jury, the Europa Cinema Label,...
Featuring the voice work of Tilda Swinton, the award-winning doc follows the life and career of artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a lesser-known master of modern art whose outlook and output underwent a profound spiritual, aesthetic and ideological transformation once the painter had a moment of epiphany atop Switzerland’s Grindelwald glacier in 1949.
The climbing expedition left Barns-Graham with a new set of obsessions and forms of expression – giving her life a new meaning.
Before claiming the Jury Prize, Lilja Ingolfsdottir’s domestic drama “Loveable” also took acting honors for star Helga Guren as well as parallel awards from the Ecumenical Jury, the Europa Cinema Label,...
- 7/6/2024
- by Ben Croll
- The Wrap
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Mark Cousins’ portrait of a British modernist painter, “A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things,” took the Karlovy Vary Film Festival top prize Saturday, winning over a jury that included Christine Vachon and Geoffrey Rush with its perceptive take on art and seeing.
Cousins said the film’s subject, painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, “lived completely, truly and utterly – let’s try to do that.”
Norwegian divorce story “Loveable” won the Crystal Globe jury prize, as well as three other awards categories, taking home the Fipresci, ecumenical and Europa Cinemas Label prizes with its nuanced look at a woman morphing into a new life.
Director Lilja Ingolfsdottir scored big with her first feature-length drama with “Loveable,” telling the audience at the Hotel Thermal Grand Hall the story helped her “find barriers we have built against connections.”
The directing prize went to Nelicia Low for the Singapore/Taiwan/Poland production “Pierce,” an intricate account...
Cousins said the film’s subject, painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, “lived completely, truly and utterly – let’s try to do that.”
Norwegian divorce story “Loveable” won the Crystal Globe jury prize, as well as three other awards categories, taking home the Fipresci, ecumenical and Europa Cinemas Label prizes with its nuanced look at a woman morphing into a new life.
Director Lilja Ingolfsdottir scored big with her first feature-length drama with “Loveable,” telling the audience at the Hotel Thermal Grand Hall the story helped her “find barriers we have built against connections.”
The directing prize went to Nelicia Low for the Singapore/Taiwan/Poland production “Pierce,” an intricate account...
- 7/6/2024
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
‘A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things’ Review: A Great British Artist’s Legacy Is Thawed and Reexamined
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Not for the first time in his filmmaking career, Northern Irish documentarian Mark Cousins begins his latest work by presenting the audience with a banal image, and persuasively talking us into a reconsideration. The picture is an unremarkable vacation snapshot of British artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham in her seventies or eighties, dressed for a day’s sightseeing in a sensible raincoat, not projecting any particular halo of artistic genius. Cousins’ quizzical narration ponders her pose, her clothes, her comfortably ordinary aura, and wonders how easy these details make her — in a realm geared against even palpably extraordinary women — to overlook. A winningly discursive, often lyrical valentine to Barns-Graham and her oeuvre, “A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things” aims to draw eyes toward her angular modernist interpretations of nature at its most serene and severe, and train them to see the subversive soul expressed therein.
Premiering in the main competition at the Karlovy Vary festival,...
Premiering in the main competition at the Karlovy Vary festival,...
- 7/6/2024
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
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The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 28 to July 6) boasted not one but two competitions, the Crystal Globe and Proxima, presided over by the festival president Jiří Bartoška, artistic director Karel Och, and executive director Kryštof Mucha. The festival is the main summer event in the country, which attracts many sponsors and patrons who want to attend, and faces none of the financial hardships of such festivals as Berlin, Toronto, and Sundance. 130 films are shown, with 140,000 tickets sold. There is no room for growth, given the limited venues, from the many screening rooms at the festival hub, the Hotel Thermal, where juror Christine Vachon mixed Negronis for her fellow jurors between screenings, to the colorful arthouse Kino Drahomira, named after a revered Czech woman director.
The Eastern European festival falls between Cannes and Venice, and programs many films in its Crystal Globe Competition that did not make the cut at Cannes,...
The Eastern European festival falls between Cannes and Venice, and programs many films in its Crystal Globe Competition that did not make the cut at Cannes,...
- 7/6/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, Mark Cousins‘ documentary essay about Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and her neurodiversity, including diary passages narrated by Tilda Swinton, won the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe, the top award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) on Saturday. Clive Owen was honored with a Kviff award at the closing ceremony.
A Sudden Glimpse is “exploring the pivotal 1949 experience atop Switzerland’s Grindelwald glacier that reshaped British modernist painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s artistic perspective for decades to come.” The Crystal Globe comes with a $25,000 prize. “I did not expect this in a million years,” Cousins said in accepting the honor. About Barns-Graham, he said: “She didn’t change the world. But she lived completely, fully and utterly. Let’s try to do that.”
The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival‘s closing ceremony also honored the Norwegian marital drama Loveable, directed by Lilja Ingolfsdottir, with its special jury prize,...
A Sudden Glimpse is “exploring the pivotal 1949 experience atop Switzerland’s Grindelwald glacier that reshaped British modernist painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s artistic perspective for decades to come.” The Crystal Globe comes with a $25,000 prize. “I did not expect this in a million years,” Cousins said in accepting the honor. About Barns-Graham, he said: “She didn’t change the world. But she lived completely, fully and utterly. Let’s try to do that.”
The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival‘s closing ceremony also honored the Norwegian marital drama Loveable, directed by Lilja Ingolfsdottir, with its special jury prize,...
- 7/6/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 28 – July 6) came to a close this evening with an awards ceremony that saw Mark Cousins’ essay film A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things win the main prize in the festival’s Crystal Globe competition. Narrated by Tilda Swinton and — in Cousins’ familiar, idiosyncratic style, exploring themes of gender, climate change and creativity — the UK film offers a creative biography of Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004). Coming what most have been a close second to take the Jury Prize — and Best Actress Award for its star, Helga Guren — was Norway’s acclaimed divorce drama Loveable, directed by Lilja Ingolfsdottir.
Also taking the stage tonight was Czech actor Ivan Trojan, already perhaps the country’s most garlanded performer, who received the Festival President’s Award for Contribution to Czech Cinema. And following hot on the heels of Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Brühl, British actor...
Also taking the stage tonight was Czech actor Ivan Trojan, already perhaps the country’s most garlanded performer, who received the Festival President’s Award for Contribution to Czech Cinema. And following hot on the heels of Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Brühl, British actor...
- 7/6/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
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UK director Mark Cousins’s A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things has won the top prize, the Crystal Globe, at this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival, while Loveable by Norwegian director Lilja Ingolfsdottir won five awards in total including the special jury prize and best actress award for Helga Guren.
Cousins‘ A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things is a documentary portrait of British painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a leading figure in the modernist St Ives group of artists. Screen’s review said that Cousins brought “his distinctively poetic and enquiring approach to this elegiac cine-essay“ to the film. Conic acquired...
Cousins‘ A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things is a documentary portrait of British painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a leading figure in the modernist St Ives group of artists. Screen’s review said that Cousins brought “his distinctively poetic and enquiring approach to this elegiac cine-essay“ to the film. Conic acquired...
- 7/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
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There was no rain after a morning drizzle. Instead, German-Spanish star Daniel Brühl (Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, All Quiet on the Western Front) was showered with love, appreciation and much applause as he arrived on the red carpet at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) on Thursday afternoon. The love fest continued inside when he received the Kviff President’s Award in the jam-packed Grand Hall of the Hotel Thermal, which serves as the fest’s headquarters, and presented his 2021 directorial debut Next Door.
After charming the audience with a Czech thank you, followed by a German thank you, and an English thank you “from the bottom of my heart,” Brühl told the people in attendance: “This is the most beautiful statuette. It’s more beautiful than the Oscar.” The crowd erupted into loud applause and wild cheers.
The star then joked that the name of the honor “sounds so...
After charming the audience with a Czech thank you, followed by a German thank you, and an English thank you “from the bottom of my heart,” Brühl told the people in attendance: “This is the most beautiful statuette. It’s more beautiful than the Oscar.” The crowd erupted into loud applause and wild cheers.
The star then joked that the name of the honor “sounds so...
- 7/4/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Exclusive: Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the indie sci-film Omni Loop, starring Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) and Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), slating it for a day-and-date release on September 20.
World premiering at this year’s SXSW film festival, the film directed by Bernardo Britto (Jacqueline Argentine) follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. But what the doctors and her family don’t know is that she has already lived this week before; so many times, in fact, that she doesn’t even know how long it’s been. Until one day, Zoya meets a gifted student named Paula (Edebiri). Together, they team up to save her life — and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.
A 2Am and Lou Filmproduction production, Omni Loop also stars Cora Bora helmer Hannah Pearl Utt,...
World premiering at this year’s SXSW film festival, the film directed by Bernardo Britto (Jacqueline Argentine) follows Zoya Lowe (Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. But what the doctors and her family don’t know is that she has already lived this week before; so many times, in fact, that she doesn’t even know how long it’s been. Until one day, Zoya meets a gifted student named Paula (Edebiri). Together, they team up to save her life — and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.
A 2Am and Lou Filmproduction production, Omni Loop also stars Cora Bora helmer Hannah Pearl Utt,...
- 7/2/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s Eastern Promises industry section and film market, focusing on works in progress or development handed out its awards Tuesday evening.
Kviff Eastern Promises describes its mission as “bridging the gap between talented filmmakers and their potential partners, festivals and audiences.” The awards are open for producers and directors from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa introducing new films that will premiere after the Karlovy Vary festival.
This year, 39 projects competed for awards with a total value of 110,000 euros ($118,000) in three programs: Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch and First Cut+.
“This year has once again brought a diverse selection of strong creative voices, and we were pleased to showcase them to their potential production, distribution and festival partners in the beautiful setting of the Imperial Spa, the new Kviff Industry venue,...
Kviff Eastern Promises describes its mission as “bridging the gap between talented filmmakers and their potential partners, festivals and audiences.” The awards are open for producers and directors from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa introducing new films that will premiere after the Karlovy Vary festival.
This year, 39 projects competed for awards with a total value of 110,000 euros ($118,000) in three programs: Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch and First Cut+.
“This year has once again brought a diverse selection of strong creative voices, and we were pleased to showcase them to their potential production, distribution and festival partners in the beautiful setting of the Imperial Spa, the new Kviff Industry venue,...
- 7/2/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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“With disruption comes great opportunity,” Mubi Chief Content Officer Jason Ropell told delegates at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Tuesday. “It brings evolution and I think, right now, optimism in the business is warranted.”
Speaking at a rare onstage interview at Kviff’s International Industry Insights section alongside indie stalwart and Killer Films co-founder Christine Vachon, Ropell broke down Mubi’s current business model whilst also touching on the company’s ambitions for growth in the independent and auteur space, which include theatrical distribution in addition to releasing titles on its own streaming platform.
“Mubi is a modern, globally-scaled studio and has all the components that a modern studio has from development through production to distribution – theatrical distribution to a platform, which we own – and sales thereafter, as well as foreign sales through The Match Factory,” said Ropell. (Mubi acquired international sales agent The Match Factory in 2022).
This structure,...
Speaking at a rare onstage interview at Kviff’s International Industry Insights section alongside indie stalwart and Killer Films co-founder Christine Vachon, Ropell broke down Mubi’s current business model whilst also touching on the company’s ambitions for growth in the independent and auteur space, which include theatrical distribution in addition to releasing titles on its own streaming platform.
“Mubi is a modern, globally-scaled studio and has all the components that a modern studio has from development through production to distribution – theatrical distribution to a platform, which we own – and sales thereafter, as well as foreign sales through The Match Factory,” said Ropell. (Mubi acquired international sales agent The Match Factory in 2022).
This structure,...
- 7/2/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
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“In a funny way, the strikes had a much more profound effect on changing the business than Covid did.” That was the assessment shared by legendary independent film producer Christine Vachon during a session at the Industry Days program of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Tuesday.
Her comments came during a fireside chat on the topic of “The Independent Film Ecosystem and Production in the Changing Industry,” in which Vachon was joined by Jason Ropell, chief content officer of arthouse streaming service Mubi.
“Disruption creates opportunity, and it creates evolution,” Ropell argued. Vachon echoed that. “Jason stole one of my favorite lines,” she quipped. “Out of great disruption comes great opportunity. I have seen people dance on the grave of independent film so many times.”
But she argued: “It is a business essentially as long as people want truly original stories, and I think that the business shows us that again and again.
Her comments came during a fireside chat on the topic of “The Independent Film Ecosystem and Production in the Changing Industry,” in which Vachon was joined by Jason Ropell, chief content officer of arthouse streaming service Mubi.
“Disruption creates opportunity, and it creates evolution,” Ropell argued. Vachon echoed that. “Jason stole one of my favorite lines,” she quipped. “Out of great disruption comes great opportunity. I have seen people dance on the grave of independent film so many times.”
But she argued: “It is a business essentially as long as people want truly original stories, and I think that the business shows us that again and again.
- 7/2/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Mubi’s chief content officer Jason Ropell has talked up the company’s growth ambitions, saying it wants to scale up to meet growing global demand for auteur and independent films in both theatres and on its streaming platform.
“We need to be global,” said Ropell, speaking on a panel at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival today (July 2). “We need to have global theatrical distribution capabilities on top of the global streaming ability which we have. I think over time you’ll see us moving in that direction. I feel very, very strongly that the global aggregate audience for...
“We need to be global,” said Ropell, speaking on a panel at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival today (July 2). “We need to have global theatrical distribution capabilities on top of the global streaming ability which we have. I think over time you’ll see us moving in that direction. I feel very, very strongly that the global aggregate audience for...
- 7/2/2024
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Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech, Quills, Shine) is back at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) and having a blast.
In 2022, the big festival in the scenic Czech spa town honored the Australian star and Oscar winner with its Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, its lifetime achievement award.
For this year’s 58th edition of Kviff, Rush serves as a member of the main competition jury, along with the likes of indie film industry veteran Christine Vachon.
In between seeing competition films, Rush talked to The Hollywood Reporter about current projects, his experiences with AI, his love of animation and his connections with Czech art and culture.
You have appeared in so many films and seen movies all over the globe. What is it like being a juror here at the Karlovy Vary festival?
It takes us to a very definite place in the...
In 2022, the big festival in the scenic Czech spa town honored the Australian star and Oscar winner with its Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, its lifetime achievement award.
For this year’s 58th edition of Kviff, Rush serves as a member of the main competition jury, along with the likes of indie film industry veteran Christine Vachon.
In between seeing competition films, Rush talked to The Hollywood Reporter about current projects, his experiences with AI, his love of animation and his connections with Czech art and culture.
You have appeared in so many films and seen movies all over the globe. What is it like being a juror here at the Karlovy Vary festival?
It takes us to a very definite place in the...
- 7/2/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Viggo Mortenson, as well as jury members Geoffrey Rush and independent film veteran Christine Vachon were among the big names strutting down the red carpet on Friday evening for the gala opening ceremony of the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) in the Czech Republic.
The black-tie opening event saw Mortensen collect the Kviff President’s Award in the Czech spa town that will for the next week present what has come to be considered Central Europe’s biggest cinema celebration of the summer.
Mortensen, whose feminist western The Dead Don’t Hurt opened the fest later that night, charmed the fest audience with some prepared Czech remarks that drew much applause and appreciation. He then switched to English, calling Kviff a “very important celebration of cinema that you have every year,” making him feel honored that the fest was recognizing “my work as a storyteller.”
Mortenson...
The black-tie opening event saw Mortensen collect the Kviff President’s Award in the Czech spa town that will for the next week present what has come to be considered Central Europe’s biggest cinema celebration of the summer.
Mortensen, whose feminist western The Dead Don’t Hurt opened the fest later that night, charmed the fest audience with some prepared Czech remarks that drew much applause and appreciation. He then switched to English, calling Kviff a “very important celebration of cinema that you have every year,” making him feel honored that the fest was recognizing “my work as a storyteller.”
Mortenson...
- 6/28/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Killer Films producer Christine Vachon, Mubi’s chief content officer Jason Ropell, and Fatih Abay, diversity and inclusion officer at the European Film Academy are among the international speakers heading to the industry programme of this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff), taking place until July 8 in the Czech Republic.
The recently restored Imperial Spa will house the entire industry programme. It’s wood-panelled interiors will host the Industry Days’ Eastern Promises for four days of project pitches, talks, events, and workshops as well as the Film Industry Office and Lounge. There is an afternoon forum dedicated to...
The recently restored Imperial Spa will house the entire industry programme. It’s wood-panelled interiors will host the Industry Days’ Eastern Promises for four days of project pitches, talks, events, and workshops as well as the Film Industry Office and Lounge. There is an afternoon forum dedicated to...
- 6/28/2024
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Christos Nikou’s sophomore feature Fingernails, starring Riz Ahmed and Jessie Buckley, will screen as the closing film for the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) in early July.
Organizers of the film fest in the picturesque Czech spa town unveiled the news Wednesday. “The tender and idiosyncratic romance co-produced by Cate Blanchett” features “disarming performances by Jesse Buckley and Riz Ahmed,” fest organizers said, describing the movie as an “unusual romance.”
The movie, Nikou’s English-language debut, is about a new technology that has been embraced by a growing number of couples. Promising “no more uncertainty” and “no more divorce,” the simple but physically daunting test enables people to be sure they have indeed found a true love connection – the only requirement: the removal of one fingernail from each person.
“There will be blood, yes, but mainly there’s a well-written and beautifully performed investigation...
Organizers of the film fest in the picturesque Czech spa town unveiled the news Wednesday. “The tender and idiosyncratic romance co-produced by Cate Blanchett” features “disarming performances by Jesse Buckley and Riz Ahmed,” fest organizers said, describing the movie as an “unusual romance.”
The movie, Nikou’s English-language debut, is about a new technology that has been embraced by a growing number of couples. Promising “no more uncertainty” and “no more divorce,” the simple but physically daunting test enables people to be sure they have indeed found a true love connection – the only requirement: the removal of one fingernail from each person.
“There will be blood, yes, but mainly there’s a well-written and beautifully performed investigation...
- 6/26/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Brühl and Clive Owen will receive Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) honors at the Czech fest’s 58th edition this year.
Organizers revealed on Wednesday that actor-director Mortensen will receive the Kviff President’s Award on opening night, June 28, and also present his feminist western The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote and directed, as the opening film of the fest.
German-Spanish star Brühl will also be a guest of the fest, receiving the Kviff President’s Award and presenting his directorial debut Next Door. And British actor Owen will, at the closing ceremony on July 6, receive the Kviff President’s Award.
Last year’s Kviff honorees included Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor and Russell Crowe, who also got the bucolic spa town of Karlovy Vary rocking when he showed off his musical chops in an open-air concert with his band Indoor Garden Party.
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Organizers revealed on Wednesday that actor-director Mortensen will receive the Kviff President’s Award on opening night, June 28, and also present his feminist western The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote and directed, as the opening film of the fest.
German-Spanish star Brühl will also be a guest of the fest, receiving the Kviff President’s Award and presenting his directorial debut Next Door. And British actor Owen will, at the closing ceremony on July 6, receive the Kviff President’s Award.
Last year’s Kviff honorees included Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor and Russell Crowe, who also got the bucolic spa town of Karlovy Vary rocking when he showed off his musical chops in an open-air concert with his band Indoor Garden Party.
This year, its 25th year on the scene,...
- 6/19/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Todd Haynes has been set as writer and director of “Trust,” a limited series starring Kate Winslet that is currently in development at HBO. Jon Raymond will co-write the project, and both serve as executive producers.
The official logline reads, “In a story told from multiple, competing perspectives, a 1920s Wall Street tycoon amasses a sudden fortune but loses a beloved wife. Decades later, his attempts to control the narrative of his life are undone by a biographer who uncovers the ultimate secrets of the legendary marriage.
The series is based on the novel of the same name by Hernan Diaz, which in 2023 won a Pulitzer Prize. Diaz and Winslet both executive produce alongside Haynes and Raymond, as do Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler for Killer Films.
Haynes is best known for directing films including “Safe” (1995) and “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), also writing both, as well as “Carol” (2015). Most recently, he directed...
The official logline reads, “In a story told from multiple, competing perspectives, a 1920s Wall Street tycoon amasses a sudden fortune but loses a beloved wife. Decades later, his attempts to control the narrative of his life are undone by a biographer who uncovers the ultimate secrets of the legendary marriage.
The series is based on the novel of the same name by Hernan Diaz, which in 2023 won a Pulitzer Prize. Diaz and Winslet both executive produce alongside Haynes and Raymond, as do Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler for Killer Films.
Haynes is best known for directing films including “Safe” (1995) and “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), also writing both, as well as “Carol” (2015). Most recently, he directed...
- 6/12/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
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Im Wettbewerb um den Kristallglobus: die deutsche Koproduktion „Xoftex“ (Credit: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Noaz Deshes „Xoftex“ feiert seine Weltpremiere im Wettbewerb des 58. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (28. Juni bis 6. Juli). Die deutsch-französische Koproduktion ist einer von zwölf Filmen, die die Veranstalter heute für den Wettbewerb um den Kristallglobus benannt haben.
Alle Filme im Überblick
Ebenfalls bekannt gegeben wurden die Titel für die Wettbewerbsektion Proxima. Darin finden sich mit Anja Kreis‘ „Fără suflet“ („The Alienated“), Burak Ceviks „Hiçbir şey yerinde değil” (“Nothing in Its Place”) und Paula Duranovas „Lapilli“ drei deutsche Koproduktionen wieder.
Alle Filme im Überblick
Ebenfalls heute bekannt gegeben hat das Karlovy Vary International Film Festival die Mitglieder seiner Wettbewerbsjury. Dem fünfköpfigen Gremium gehören die US-Regisseurin und -Produzentin Christine Vachon, der australische Schauspieler Geoffrey Rush, der isländische Autor Sjón, die tschechische Schauspielerin Eliška Křenková und der ungarische Regisseur, Drehbuchautor und Komponist Gábor Reisz an.
Noaz Deshes „Xoftex“ feiert seine Weltpremiere im Wettbewerb des 58. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (28. Juni bis 6. Juli). Die deutsch-französische Koproduktion ist einer von zwölf Filmen, die die Veranstalter heute für den Wettbewerb um den Kristallglobus benannt haben.
Alle Filme im Überblick
Ebenfalls bekannt gegeben wurden die Titel für die Wettbewerbsektion Proxima. Darin finden sich mit Anja Kreis‘ „Fără suflet“ („The Alienated“), Burak Ceviks „Hiçbir şey yerinde değil” (“Nothing in Its Place”) und Paula Duranovas „Lapilli“ drei deutsche Koproduktionen wieder.
Alle Filme im Überblick
Ebenfalls heute bekannt gegeben hat das Karlovy Vary International Film Festival die Mitglieder seiner Wettbewerbsjury. Dem fünfköpfigen Gremium gehören die US-Regisseurin und -Produzentin Christine Vachon, der australische Schauspieler Geoffrey Rush, der isländische Autor Sjón, die tschechische Schauspielerin Eliška Křenková und der ungarische Regisseur, Drehbuchautor und Komponist Gábor Reisz an.
- 5/28/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has unveiled the official selection for its 58th edition, including new features by Mark Cousins, Noaz Deshe, Oleg Sentsov and Beata Parkanova.
The festival, which runs from June 28-July 6 in the Czech spa town, has selected 34 films for its official selection, which spans the main Crystal Globe Competition, the Proxima Competition and Special Screenings.
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There are 11 world premieres and one international premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition. UK director Cousins world premieres A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things, a documentary portrait of British painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a leading figure in...
The festival, which runs from June 28-July 6 in the Czech spa town, has selected 34 films for its official selection, which spans the main Crystal Globe Competition, the Proxima Competition and Special Screenings.
Scroll down for full selection
There are 11 world premieres and one international premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition. UK director Cousins world premieres A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things, a documentary portrait of British painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a leading figure in...
- 5/28/2024
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The Karlovy Vary Film Festival has unveiled the official selection for its upcoming 58th edition. The lineup comprises 32 films across three sections and a host of world and international premieres. Scroll down for the full list.
Among the lineup is A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, the latest film from prolific documentary filmmaker Mark Cousin. The film’s synopsis reads: One of the most important women in British modern art, the painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a highly inspirational figure, whose work was deeply impacted by a pivotal event in her life. In May 1949, this leading representative of the modernist St Ives group of artists climbed to the top of the Grindelwald glacier in Switzerland, an experience which was to transform the way she saw the world. She spent the rest of her life capturing its shapes and colors, indeed its very essence. In his essayistic portrait documentarist Mark Cousins delves into complex themes of gender,...
Among the lineup is A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, the latest film from prolific documentary filmmaker Mark Cousin. The film’s synopsis reads: One of the most important women in British modern art, the painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a highly inspirational figure, whose work was deeply impacted by a pivotal event in her life. In May 1949, this leading representative of the modernist St Ives group of artists climbed to the top of the Grindelwald glacier in Switzerland, an experience which was to transform the way she saw the world. She spent the rest of her life capturing its shapes and colors, indeed its very essence. In his essayistic portrait documentarist Mark Cousins delves into complex themes of gender,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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The 32-strong official selection of the 58th edition of Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading cinema fete, will feature 15 directorial debuts as well as the latest works of established filmmakers such as Mark Cousins, Oleh Sentsov, Noaz Deshe, Antonin Peretjatko, Beata Parkanova and Burak Cevik.
Karel Och, artistic director of Karlovy Vary, said Tuesday that he’d identified a number of themes and genre in the selection, which included “a freshly revisionist take on the esthetical canons of a period film; a balanced, caring but also provocative look on the fate of a woman in the contemporary society in any moment of her life; and the immediate influence of political events on the life of an individual human being anywhere in the world.”
The festival, which runs June 28-July 6 in the Czech Republic, has also revealed the juries of the Crystal Globe and Proxima competitions. The...
Karel Och, artistic director of Karlovy Vary, said Tuesday that he’d identified a number of themes and genre in the selection, which included “a freshly revisionist take on the esthetical canons of a period film; a balanced, caring but also provocative look on the fate of a woman in the contemporary society in any moment of her life; and the immediate influence of political events on the life of an individual human being anywhere in the world.”
The festival, which runs June 28-July 6 in the Czech Republic, has also revealed the juries of the Crystal Globe and Proxima competitions. The...
- 5/28/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) has unveiled its competition and other lineups for its 58th edition, set to run in the Czech spa town from June 28 to July 6. It also set its competition jury, including indie film producer Christine Vachon who will be joined by Australian actor Geoffrey Rush, Hungarian director Gábor Reisz, Icelandic poet, novelist and screenwriter Sjón and Czech actress Eliška Křenková.
Organizers highlighted 15 directorial or feature-directorial debuts in this year’s official selection and various world premieres.
In its special screenings lineup, Kviff will present the world premiere of Ukrainian filmmaker and former Kremlin prisoner Oleh Sentsov’s new documentary Real. Sentsov “is currently defending his homeland as a lieutenant in the Ukrainian army, which he joined in the first days of the Russian invasion in February 2022,” the film description provided by the fest reads. “During one assault, his infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by enemy artillery.
Organizers highlighted 15 directorial or feature-directorial debuts in this year’s official selection and various world premieres.
In its special screenings lineup, Kviff will present the world premiere of Ukrainian filmmaker and former Kremlin prisoner Oleh Sentsov’s new documentary Real. Sentsov “is currently defending his homeland as a lieutenant in the Ukrainian army, which he joined in the first days of the Russian invasion in February 2022,” the film description provided by the fest reads. “During one assault, his infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by enemy artillery.
- 5/28/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Celine Song’s “Materialists” has rounded out its cast with Zoë Winters (“Succession”), Dasha Nekrasova, Louisa Jacobson (“The Gilded Age”) and Marin Ireland (“Eileen”).
The A24 feature starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal is described as a New York-set rom-com following a high-end matchmaker who gets involved with a wealthy man. Further details on the plot and the roles of Johnson, Evans and Pascal have not been disclosed.
Winters is best known for her role as Logan Roy’s calculating and confident assistant (and paramour) Kerry on the HBO’s Emmy-winner “Succession.” She and the cast received a 2022 and 2024 SAG Award for best drama ensemble.
Winters’ other film and television credits include “Flatbush Misdemeanors,” “Hunters” and Marc Turtletaub’s feature “Jules,” in which she stars opposite Ben Kingsley. A longtime New York stage actor, Winters appeared in “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” at Playwrights Horizons, for which she...
The A24 feature starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal is described as a New York-set rom-com following a high-end matchmaker who gets involved with a wealthy man. Further details on the plot and the roles of Johnson, Evans and Pascal have not been disclosed.
Winters is best known for her role as Logan Roy’s calculating and confident assistant (and paramour) Kerry on the HBO’s Emmy-winner “Succession.” She and the cast received a 2022 and 2024 SAG Award for best drama ensemble.
Winters’ other film and television credits include “Flatbush Misdemeanors,” “Hunters” and Marc Turtletaub’s feature “Jules,” in which she stars opposite Ben Kingsley. A longtime New York stage actor, Winters appeared in “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” at Playwrights Horizons, for which she...
- 5/7/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
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Dozens of top Hollywood creatives and activists have signed an open letter in response to the shuttering of production company Participant — imploring the industry to continue to effect change through film and television as the defunct company once did.
George Clooney, Aflonso Cuarón, Ava DuVernay, Jane Fonda, Regina King, Viola Davis, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Color of Change president Rashad Robinson and more are signators, in addition to groups like GLAAD and Human Rights Watch. The letter was coordinated by the National Domestic Workers Alliance (Ndwa), which collaborated with Participant and director Cuarón on a visibility campaign for his 2018 Oscar winner “Roma.”
“As we say goodbye to Participant, we must underscore that values-based storytelling is needed now more than ever,” the letter states. “There is a whole ecosystem of people, connected by the work of the last 20 years of Participant, ready to work with you.
George Clooney, Aflonso Cuarón, Ava DuVernay, Jane Fonda, Regina King, Viola Davis, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Color of Change president Rashad Robinson and more are signators, in addition to groups like GLAAD and Human Rights Watch. The letter was coordinated by the National Domestic Workers Alliance (Ndwa), which collaborated with Participant and director Cuarón on a visibility campaign for his 2018 Oscar winner “Roma.”
“As we say goodbye to Participant, we must underscore that values-based storytelling is needed now more than ever,” the letter states. “There is a whole ecosystem of people, connected by the work of the last 20 years of Participant, ready to work with you.
- 5/7/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
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Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Cinetic Media has signed Aaron Schimberg and Vanessa McDonnell, the filmmaker and producer behind the darkly comedic psychological thriller A Different Man, for management across all media.
World premiering at Sundance 2024 before going on to play Berlin, the conversation starter from A24 stars an unrecognizable Sebastian Stan as Edward, an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. Edward’s new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Schimberg wrote and directed the pic, which next week opens Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art’s New Directors/New Films. Also starring Adam Pearson and The Worst Person in the World breakout Renate Reinsve, in her American debut, the film is produced by Christine Vachon, McDonnell, and Gabriel Mayers.
World premiering at Sundance 2024 before going on to play Berlin, the conversation starter from A24 stars an unrecognizable Sebastian Stan as Edward, an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. Edward’s new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Schimberg wrote and directed the pic, which next week opens Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art’s New Directors/New Films. Also starring Adam Pearson and The Worst Person in the World breakout Renate Reinsve, in her American debut, the film is produced by Christine Vachon, McDonnell, and Gabriel Mayers.
- 4/1/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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“Do I look like a monk?” Chloë Sevigny asks the room.
We’re in the Lower East Side apartment of Chris Peters, the head designer of the fashion label Puppets and Puppets, and Sevigny is trying on the sequined gown she plans to wear at a fundraiser for Tibet House that night. But she worries the outfit’s long sleeve, which begins at the hem, drapes around Sevigny’s neck like a scarf, and extends to her left wrist, evokes the robes favored by the Buddhist figures whose traditions the organization highlights. As the sun beats through Peters’ window, cascading along the dress’s spangles and filling the room with reflected light, Sevigny is more reminiscent of a disco ball than the Dalai Lama.
Peters quickly reassures her. “I wouldn’t say it feels monastic. It’s an odd kind of ’30s glam. You look incredible.”
Sevigny tilts her head,...
We’re in the Lower East Side apartment of Chris Peters, the head designer of the fashion label Puppets and Puppets, and Sevigny is trying on the sequined gown she plans to wear at a fundraiser for Tibet House that night. But she worries the outfit’s long sleeve, which begins at the hem, drapes around Sevigny’s neck like a scarf, and extends to her left wrist, evokes the robes favored by the Buddhist figures whose traditions the organization highlights. As the sun beats through Peters’ window, cascading along the dress’s spangles and filling the room with reflected light, Sevigny is more reminiscent of a disco ball than the Dalai Lama.
Peters quickly reassures her. “I wouldn’t say it feels monastic. It’s an odd kind of ’30s glam. You look incredible.”
Sevigny tilts her head,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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