Judith Godrèche has been a regular on the Cannes red carpet for close to 30 years for her performances in films such as Patrice Leconte’s 1996 Palme d’Or contender Ridicule and Un Certain Regard cycling drama The Climb in 2019.
The popular French actress-turned-director touches down this edition with a work of her own: the short film Moi Aussi.
Shot under the radar in Paris in March and gathering 1,000 victims of sexual abuse, the work world premieres as part of the opening ceremony of Cannes Un Certain Regard on Wednesday.
Related: Cannes Film Festival 2024 In Photos: Opening Ceremony & ‘The Second Act’ World Premiere
There is no bigger disruptive force in French cinema right now than Godrèche, who has been at the forefront of triggering a new era of #MeToo in France, a country that has been notoriously slow to tackle sexism, sexual violence and harassment.
The short film follows in the...
The popular French actress-turned-director touches down this edition with a work of her own: the short film Moi Aussi.
Shot under the radar in Paris in March and gathering 1,000 victims of sexual abuse, the work world premieres as part of the opening ceremony of Cannes Un Certain Regard on Wednesday.
Related: Cannes Film Festival 2024 In Photos: Opening Ceremony & ‘The Second Act’ World Premiere
There is no bigger disruptive force in French cinema right now than Godrèche, who has been at the forefront of triggering a new era of #MeToo in France, a country that has been notoriously slow to tackle sexism, sexual violence and harassment.
The short film follows in the...
- 5/15/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Monday, April 22 live episode of “American Idol” Season 22 proved to be the end of the road for two fan-fave singers: Jayna Elise and Roman Collins. They were the only artists in the Top 12 that failed to earn enough votes from viewers to make it into next week’s all-important Top 10. Host Ryan Seacrest delivered the unfortunate news in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. The guest mentor for “Billboard #1 Hits” night was Meghan Trainor.
Throughout the competition, Jayna sang tunes like “The Climb” (Auditions round), “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” (Showstopper round), “Confident” (Top 24 round), “My All”, “All I Wanted”, “I Have Nothing” (Top 14 round) and “Diamonds” (Top 12 round). The 22-year-old performer from Washington, D.C. actually began her journey last year on “Idol,” but was eliminated prior to the Season 21 live shows. The good news is that she made it much further this time around.
Throughout the competition, Jayna sang tunes like “The Climb” (Auditions round), “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” (Showstopper round), “Confident” (Top 24 round), “My All”, “All I Wanted”, “I Have Nothing” (Top 14 round) and “Diamonds” (Top 12 round). The 22-year-old performer from Washington, D.C. actually began her journey last year on “Idol,” but was eliminated prior to the Season 21 live shows. The good news is that she made it much further this time around.
- 4/23/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Four of the most prominent women to ever be on screen come together for a heartwarming story about the importance of friendship. ‘80 for Brady’ is inspired by a true story of a group of women over the age of eighty from Massachusetts that were the “80 for Brady Club.” Known for their love of Tom Brady, these women would get together each Sunday to watch the New England Patriots play. Scripted by the writers of ‘Booksmart,’ Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, with an independent producer of ‘The Climb,’ Kyle Marvin making his directorial debut creates an adequate piece that does not feel the need to exceed what it is. The script, almost a long sitcom, plays out the situational humor with the day-to-day reality of their age being the stimulant. The best moments directed by Marvin are when the four actresses are able to inhabit the space available to them. The chemistry between Jane Fonda,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Devon James
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Joe McElderry has spoken out about the possibility of The X Factor returning to screens and noted ways he hopes a new run will be different for the contestants.
McElderry won the sixth season of the singing competition show in 2009 before scoring a number one single with his cover of Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb”.
In the years since, the show has been accused of being “cruel” and “manipulative”. The X Factor was officially cancelled in 2021.
When asked about rumours of the programme’s possible return, McElderry offered a suggestion for a new season to improve on those in the past.
“I hope if it does come back, they do make some more changes to make it a bit more of a safe space for artists in terms of the way the contracts are formed and the aftercare of the artists and things like that,” he told the hosts on...
McElderry won the sixth season of the singing competition show in 2009 before scoring a number one single with his cover of Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb”.
In the years since, the show has been accused of being “cruel” and “manipulative”. The X Factor was officially cancelled in 2021.
When asked about rumours of the programme’s possible return, McElderry offered a suggestion for a new season to improve on those in the past.
“I hope if it does come back, they do make some more changes to make it a bit more of a safe space for artists in terms of the way the contracts are formed and the aftercare of the artists and things like that,” he told the hosts on...
- 8/19/2022
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Monday, July 20
Sony Classics Dates ‘The Climb’ for October
Sony Pictures Classics will release Michael Covino’s comedy “The Climb” in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Oct. 9 — six months after its original date.
Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, “The Climb” premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Sony Classics bought the film and slated it for a March 20 release before it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covino produced, directed and starred with Marvin. The duo portray best friends who share a close bond until Covino’s character sleeps with Marvin’s fiancée. Covino was the winner of the Un Certain Regard – Jury Coup de Coeur prize at Cannes.
Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital Unveils Virtual Production Service
Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital is collaborating with Streamliner and Avalon Studios for a virtual production service with Led stage capabilities.
“Adding Led stage capabilities to Wellington...
Sony Classics Dates ‘The Climb’ for October
Sony Pictures Classics will release Michael Covino’s comedy “The Climb” in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Oct. 9 — six months after its original date.
Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, “The Climb” premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Sony Classics bought the film and slated it for a March 20 release before it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covino produced, directed and starred with Marvin. The duo portray best friends who share a close bond until Covino’s character sleeps with Marvin’s fiancée. Covino was the winner of the Un Certain Regard – Jury Coup de Coeur prize at Cannes.
Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital Unveils Virtual Production Service
Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital is collaborating with Streamliner and Avalon Studios for a virtual production service with Led stage capabilities.
“Adding Led stage capabilities to Wellington...
- 7/21/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics is set to release Michael Covino’s The Climb, which bowed in Cannes, starting in in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Oct. 9.
Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, the buddy comedy was initially slated for a March 20 release that had to be pushed due to the early coronavirus spread. The Climb stars Covino, Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godrèche.
Sony Pictures Classics bought the film in Cannes, ahead of additional festival plays in Toronto, Telluride and Sundance. The Climb portrays best friends who share a close bond, until Mike ...
Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, the buddy comedy was initially slated for a March 20 release that had to be pushed due to the early coronavirus spread. The Climb stars Covino, Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godrèche.
Sony Pictures Classics bought the film in Cannes, ahead of additional festival plays in Toronto, Telluride and Sundance. The Climb portrays best friends who share a close bond, until Mike ...
- 7/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics is set to release Michael Covino’s The Climb, which bowed in Cannes, starting in in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Oct. 9.
Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, the buddy comedy was initially slated for a March 20 release that had to be pushed due to the early coronavirus spread. The Climb stars Covino, Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godrèche.
Sony Pictures Classics bought the film in Cannes, ahead of additional festival plays in Toronto, Telluride and Sundance. The Climb portrays best friends who share a close bond, until Mike ...
Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, the buddy comedy was initially slated for a March 20 release that had to be pushed due to the early coronavirus spread. The Climb stars Covino, Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godrèche.
Sony Pictures Classics bought the film in Cannes, ahead of additional festival plays in Toronto, Telluride and Sundance. The Climb portrays best friends who share a close bond, until Mike ...
- 7/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update: Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they’re scheduling Michael Covino’s The Climb for a New York City and Los Angeles opening on Oct. 9. Hopefully movie theaters are open by then. Despite Warner Bros. moving Tenet temporarily off the release calendar as they they re-calibrate their global release strategy on the film, the studio is sticking by their Wonder Woman 1984 opening date of Oct. 2.
The Climb was originally scheduled to open on March 20, but then New York and LA, along with the nation’s circuits, closed down due to Covid-19. The movie, which made its world premiere at Cannes and went on to play TIFF and Sundance, has a 91% certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Previous, March 16: Sony Pictures Classics’ bromance comedy The Climb, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last year, will not be opening this coming weekend in New York or...
The Climb was originally scheduled to open on March 20, but then New York and LA, along with the nation’s circuits, closed down due to Covid-19. The movie, which made its world premiere at Cannes and went on to play TIFF and Sundance, has a 91% certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Previous, March 16: Sony Pictures Classics’ bromance comedy The Climb, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last year, will not be opening this coming weekend in New York or...
- 7/20/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Studio to announce new 2020 US release date “imminently”.
Warner Bros has temporarily removed Tenet from the US release calendar amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and is understood to be working on a non-traditional global release as it maintains ”our commitment to the theatrical experience around the world”.
Screen understands Warner Bros is exploring an international-first release, well aware territories including China are re-opening cinemas and audiences will be hungry for new content.
The goal is to let Tenet play far longer than usual in cinemas in the belief that audiences will discover it in their own time in safe cinema environments.
Warner Bros has temporarily removed Tenet from the US release calendar amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and is understood to be working on a non-traditional global release as it maintains ”our commitment to the theatrical experience around the world”.
Screen understands Warner Bros is exploring an international-first release, well aware territories including China are re-opening cinemas and audiences will be hungry for new content.
The goal is to let Tenet play far longer than usual in cinemas in the belief that audiences will discover it in their own time in safe cinema environments.
- 7/20/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Updated, July 17: Lionsgate said Friday that Roadside Attractions’ romantic drama The Secret: Dare To Dream, starring Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas, will be released on Premium Video on Demand on July 31.
In March, the pic based on based on Rhonda Byrne’s 2006 global bestselling self-help book, had to postpone its April 17 theatrical release because of the widening coronavirus pandemic.
It will now be available to rent for $19.99 via on-demand platforms including Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu and cable providers. The pic now takes the in-the-home route following earlier Covid-19-forced moves by the likes of Trolls World Tour, Scoob!, The High Note, The King of Staten Island and Irresistible.
Previously, March 17: The Roadside Attractions romantic drama The Secret: Dare To Dream starring Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas is the latest title to join the list of films that have postponed its April 17 release date due to the coronavirus outbreak.
In March, the pic based on based on Rhonda Byrne’s 2006 global bestselling self-help book, had to postpone its April 17 theatrical release because of the widening coronavirus pandemic.
It will now be available to rent for $19.99 via on-demand platforms including Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu and cable providers. The pic now takes the in-the-home route following earlier Covid-19-forced moves by the likes of Trolls World Tour, Scoob!, The High Note, The King of Staten Island and Irresistible.
Previously, March 17: The Roadside Attractions romantic drama The Secret: Dare To Dream starring Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas is the latest title to join the list of films that have postponed its April 17 release date due to the coronavirus outbreak.
- 7/17/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Once upon a time, “Tenet” was set to open today, July 17. When Warners dated the film, rivals got out of the way. At this writing, it’s scheduled for August 12 worldwide, and it’s just one of many major releases to see (sometimes multiple) delays — or, rerouting to VOD release. Trying to track, or even remember, all the films that shifted would challenge even the most obsessed film fan.
With that in mind, we’ve recreated the original release calendar for March 20 through July 17 as it stood on March 3 — the day before Bond film “No Time to Die” shifted from April to November, auguring a massive number of changes to come.
The list, which we will continue updating, includes all studio wide release titles to date, and the most significant specialized titles that anticipated a limited release. Of note: A film like “Palm Springs” (Neon) was expected to have a...
With that in mind, we’ve recreated the original release calendar for March 20 through July 17 as it stood on March 3 — the day before Bond film “No Time to Die” shifted from April to November, auguring a massive number of changes to come.
The list, which we will continue updating, includes all studio wide release titles to date, and the most significant specialized titles that anticipated a limited release. Of note: A film like “Palm Springs” (Neon) was expected to have a...
- 7/17/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The Climb Sony Pictures Classics Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Michael Angelo Covino Screenwriter: Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin Cast: Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt, Judith Godreche Screened at: Sony, NYC, 11/4/19 Opens: July 17, 2020 As Cole Porter so eloquently […]
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- 7/12/2020
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Speaking out and standing up to racism was the theme of a recent SAG-AFTRA panel on “Race & Storytelling.” Moderator Jason George recalled a paint-down incident while filming the 2002 movie The Climb, in which he portrayed a mountain climber on a rescue mission.
“I walked into the trailer and saw there a Caucasian man, wearing my wardrobe, my costume, and they were putting makeup on him to darken his skin so that he could be my stunt double,” he said. “In the stunt world, they call that a paint-down.” A once-common practice, it’s rare but not unheard of these days.
But George wasn’t having any of it. “This isn’t going to stand,” he told the producers, insisting that they hire a hire a black stuntman to double for him. They agreed and hired one of the world’s top black mountain climbers. “When you go looking for the talent,...
“I walked into the trailer and saw there a Caucasian man, wearing my wardrobe, my costume, and they were putting makeup on him to darken his skin so that he could be my stunt double,” he said. “In the stunt world, they call that a paint-down.” A once-common practice, it’s rare but not unheard of these days.
But George wasn’t having any of it. “This isn’t going to stand,” he told the producers, insisting that they hire a hire a black stuntman to double for him. They agreed and hired one of the world’s top black mountain climbers. “When you go looking for the talent,...
- 6/26/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood was watching and waiting for the dominoes to start to fall. With Christopher Nolan poised to be the saviour of the summer box office, Warner Bros. held onto the original “Tenet” release date of July 17 as long as it could. Until it couldn’t.
And theater chains around the country were trying to ramp up to open in time with costly new safety protocols in place. While some 350 drive-ins have been pulling customers, reopened indoor cinemas haven’t been doing so well. As studios and theaters alike tracked the rise of Covid cases this week, Warner Bros. Pictures chairman Toby Emmerich had little wriggle room left after leaving the date off. He had to make the decision, knowing that many theaters in key markets like Los Angeles and New York might not be back in time. Costly marketing pushes had to get started.
So inevitably, it seems, he moved...
And theater chains around the country were trying to ramp up to open in time with costly new safety protocols in place. While some 350 drive-ins have been pulling customers, reopened indoor cinemas haven’t been doing so well. As studios and theaters alike tracked the rise of Covid cases this week, Warner Bros. Pictures chairman Toby Emmerich had little wriggle room left after leaving the date off. He had to make the decision, knowing that many theaters in key markets like Los Angeles and New York might not be back in time. Costly marketing pushes had to get started.
So inevitably, it seems, he moved...
- 6/13/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Hollywood was watching and waiting for the dominoes to start to fall. With Christopher Nolan poised to be the saviour of the summer box office, Warner Bros. held onto the original “Tenet” release date of July 17 as long as it could. Until it couldn’t.
And theater chains around the country were trying to ramp up to open in time with costly new safety protocols in place. While some 350 drive-ins have been pulling customers, reopened indoor cinemas haven’t been doing so well. As studios and theaters alike tracked the rise of Covid cases this week, Warner Bros. Pictures chairman Toby Emmerich had little wriggle room left after leaving the date off. He had to make the decision, knowing that many theaters in key markets like Los Angeles and New York might not be back in time. Costly marketing pushes had to get started.
So inevitably, it seems, he moved...
And theater chains around the country were trying to ramp up to open in time with costly new safety protocols in place. While some 350 drive-ins have been pulling customers, reopened indoor cinemas haven’t been doing so well. As studios and theaters alike tracked the rise of Covid cases this week, Warner Bros. Pictures chairman Toby Emmerich had little wriggle room left after leaving the date off. He had to make the decision, knowing that many theaters in key markets like Los Angeles and New York might not be back in time. Costly marketing pushes had to get started.
So inevitably, it seems, he moved...
- 6/13/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Best international film nominees include Parasite, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and The Souvenir.
Uncut Gems and The Lighthouse have emerged as the top contenders for this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nods apiece while A24 leads the distributor pack on 18 nominations.
Adam Sandler from Uncut Gems will face off against The Lighthouse’s Robert Pattinson and others for best lead male and the Safdie brothers and Robert Eggers are among the best director nominees for each film, respectively.
Other best feature nominees announced on Thursday (21) are A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell and Marriage Story.
Uncut Gems and The Lighthouse have emerged as the top contenders for this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nods apiece while A24 leads the distributor pack on 18 nominations.
Adam Sandler from Uncut Gems will face off against The Lighthouse’s Robert Pattinson and others for best lead male and the Safdie brothers and Robert Eggers are among the best director nominees for each film, respectively.
Other best feature nominees announced on Thursday (21) are A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell and Marriage Story.
- 11/22/2019
- by 31¦John Hazelton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Best international film nominees include Parasite, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and The Souvenir.
Uncut Gems has emerged as the top contender among nominees for this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, with the Adam Sandler drama getting nominations in five categories including best feature.
Other best feature nominees are A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell and Marriage Story.
The Lighthouse also got five Spirit Award nominations and other films with multiple citations included Give Me Liberty and Honey Boy with four each and Clemency, Hustlers, The Last Black Man In San Francisco, Luce, Marriage Story and The Third Wife with three each.
Uncut Gems has emerged as the top contender among nominees for this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, with the Adam Sandler drama getting nominations in five categories including best feature.
Other best feature nominees are A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell and Marriage Story.
The Lighthouse also got five Spirit Award nominations and other films with multiple citations included Give Me Liberty and Honey Boy with four each and Clemency, Hustlers, The Last Black Man In San Francisco, Luce, Marriage Story and The Third Wife with three each.
- 11/21/2019
- ScreenDaily
A24’s Adam Sandler thriller Uncut Gems and Robert Eggers’ spooky black-and-white movie The Lighthouse led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations Thursday morning with five noms apiece, followed by Amazon’s Honey Boy scripted by Shia LeBeouf and based on his rocky childhood.
For a fourth straight year, A24 lead all Spirit noms with 18, after counting 12 last year and 17 in 2017. Neon was second this morning with 10 noms. Amazon was third with eight, up from last fall’s six. Netflix was next with seven, up one from six a year ago. IFC Films counted six noms.
Studio classic labels came up short, with Fox Searchlight counting one for A Hidden Life, Sony Pictures Classics also one for The Climb, and Focus Features two for The Mustang.
Making a surprise entrance to this year’s Spirits was Stx with Hustlers, which nabbed noms for director Lorene Scafaria, best supporting actress Jennifer Lopez and Dp Todd Banhazl.
For a fourth straight year, A24 lead all Spirit noms with 18, after counting 12 last year and 17 in 2017. Neon was second this morning with 10 noms. Amazon was third with eight, up from last fall’s six. Netflix was next with seven, up one from six a year ago. IFC Films counted six noms.
Studio classic labels came up short, with Fox Searchlight counting one for A Hidden Life, Sony Pictures Classics also one for The Climb, and Focus Features two for The Mustang.
Making a surprise entrance to this year’s Spirits was Stx with Hustlers, which nabbed noms for director Lorene Scafaria, best supporting actress Jennifer Lopez and Dp Todd Banhazl.
- 11/21/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bron Studios is about to bring some scares to the big screen with coming-of-age thriller The Quench. The studio and Michael Angelo Covino are set to produce the film written by Kyle Marvin, with Amman Abbasi (Dayveon) directing. The film is casting.
The Quench follows Tai, a Vietnamese-American teen who is placed in a rural town after a harrowing encounter with a foster father. His new foster parents provide a nurturing but reclusive lifestyle. The husband, Peter, a knifemaker by trade, introduces Tai to the craft, but as Tai is groomed into a more refined version of himself, being drawn out and shaped by Peter, he quickly discovers the true dangers of becoming the knifemaker’s protégé.
Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert and Anjay Nagpal will serve as executive producers and Solome Williams will oversee development. The Quench marks a reunion for Nagpal and Covino, who worked together on...
The Quench follows Tai, a Vietnamese-American teen who is placed in a rural town after a harrowing encounter with a foster father. His new foster parents provide a nurturing but reclusive lifestyle. The husband, Peter, a knifemaker by trade, introduces Tai to the craft, but as Tai is groomed into a more refined version of himself, being drawn out and shaped by Peter, he quickly discovers the true dangers of becoming the knifemaker’s protégé.
Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert and Anjay Nagpal will serve as executive producers and Solome Williams will oversee development. The Quench marks a reunion for Nagpal and Covino, who worked together on...
- 11/19/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Harper’s “The Aeronauts,” a period drama that reunites “The Theory of Everything” stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, is one of more than 80 features and 20 shorts that have been added to the lineup at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Tiff organizers announced on Tuesday.
“The Aeronauts” is one of two new galas, the other being Giuseppe Capotondi’s thriller “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” with Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debecki and Mick Jagger. Other films added to the lineup include new work by Terrence Malick, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Noah Hawley, Olivier Assayas, Trey Edward Shults, Ken Loach and Gael Garcia Bernal.
The two new galas complete that section in Toronto at 20 films, while 16 new Special Presentations bring that section to 55. The additions include Kenny Leon’s “American Son”; Jason Lei Howden’s “Guns Akimbo,” with Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving; Marc Meyers’ “Human Capital,” with Liev Schreiber and Marisa Tomei; Max Winkler’s “Jungleland,...
“The Aeronauts” is one of two new galas, the other being Giuseppe Capotondi’s thriller “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” with Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debecki and Mick Jagger. Other films added to the lineup include new work by Terrence Malick, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Noah Hawley, Olivier Assayas, Trey Edward Shults, Ken Loach and Gael Garcia Bernal.
The two new galas complete that section in Toronto at 20 films, while 16 new Special Presentations bring that section to 55. The additions include Kenny Leon’s “American Son”; Jason Lei Howden’s “Guns Akimbo,” with Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving; Marc Meyers’ “Human Capital,” with Liev Schreiber and Marisa Tomei; Max Winkler’s “Jungleland,...
- 8/13/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Witchcraft Motion Picture Company announced today that they have acquired the rights to the psychological horror She Came Back from screenwriter Emily Renee Bennett. Witchcraft’s Rod Blackhurst (Director of Netflix’s Amanda Knox) and Noah Lang will fast-track the feature as the first project optioned under the company’s new underrepresented writer mandate. Blackhurst is set to direct.
Described as if The Haunting Of Hill House took place at The Overlook Hotel, She Came Back is a film about a young woman haunted by the childhood murder of her young sister, and who, upon returning to her hometown, discovers that her sister might not be dead after all.
“She Came Back is a film about mental illness, addiction, guilt, and a strong and vulnerable woman’s struggle for identity,” said Blackhurst and Lang in a joint statement.
Described as if The Haunting Of Hill House took place at The Overlook Hotel, She Came Back is a film about a young woman haunted by the childhood murder of her young sister, and who, upon returning to her hometown, discovers that her sister might not be dead after all.
“She Came Back is a film about mental illness, addiction, guilt, and a strong and vulnerable woman’s struggle for identity,” said Blackhurst and Lang in a joint statement.
- 7/10/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Dylan Leiner, executive vice president, acquisitions and production at Sony Pictures Classics, has called on filmmakers and distributors to work more closely together, following decades when middle-men had sought to keep them apart, and challenged filmmakers to be more entrepreneurial.
Leiner, speaking at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival about sustainability in the movie biz, said that over his 25 years at Spc he had witnessed a disconnect develop after independent and international cinema moved from a mostly repertory theatrical model to a more mainstream one.
“During that transition, we saw all the agencies, most entertainment law firms and a lot of the production companies get organized in a way to keep filmmakers and distributors apart,” he said.
Leiner harked back to a previous era when “there was always this kind of camaraderie among the filmmaking community and the industry infrastructure.”
The consequence of the separation between filmmakers and distributors is a...
Leiner, speaking at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival about sustainability in the movie biz, said that over his 25 years at Spc he had witnessed a disconnect develop after independent and international cinema moved from a mostly repertory theatrical model to a more mainstream one.
“During that transition, we saw all the agencies, most entertainment law firms and a lot of the production companies get organized in a way to keep filmmakers and distributors apart,” he said.
Leiner harked back to a previous era when “there was always this kind of camaraderie among the filmmaking community and the industry infrastructure.”
The consequence of the separation between filmmakers and distributors is a...
- 7/7/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Chris Chalk (Gotham) and Shea Whigham (Homecoming) are set as series regulars opposite Matthew Rhys in Perry Mason, HBO’s limited series from Team Downey. Additionally, Nate Corddry (Mom), Veronica Falcon (Queen of the South), Jefferson Mays (I Am The Night), Gayle Rankin (Glow) and Lili Taylor (Chambers) have been cast in recurring roles.
Written and executive produced by Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald, who also will showrun, and based on the characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, the reimagined Perry Mason is set in 1931 Los Angeles. While the rest of the country suffers through the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! Evangelical Fervor! And a child kidnapping gone very, very wrong! Based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, the limited series follows the origins of American Fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason (Rhys). When the case of the decade breaks down his door,...
Written and executive produced by Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald, who also will showrun, and based on the characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, the reimagined Perry Mason is set in 1931 Los Angeles. While the rest of the country suffers through the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! Evangelical Fervor! And a child kidnapping gone very, very wrong! Based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, the limited series follows the origins of American Fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason (Rhys). When the case of the decade breaks down his door,...
- 6/28/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Two-part programme will nurture film and TV projects from leading international producers.
The Climb producer Noah Lang, Finnish Making Movies Oy chief Kaarle Aho and Canadian actress and producer Rebecca Gibson are among the 26 producers who will participate in the 11th edition of Trans-Atlantic Partners (Tap).
A joint initiative between Germany’s Erich Pommer Institute (Epi) and the Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa), with the support of Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund, the two-part Tap programme is the only one of its kind devoted to supporting transatlantic film and high-end TV productions.
The first module runs in Berlin...
The Climb producer Noah Lang, Finnish Making Movies Oy chief Kaarle Aho and Canadian actress and producer Rebecca Gibson are among the 26 producers who will participate in the 11th edition of Trans-Atlantic Partners (Tap).
A joint initiative between Germany’s Erich Pommer Institute (Epi) and the Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa), with the support of Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund, the two-part Tap programme is the only one of its kind devoted to supporting transatlantic film and high-end TV productions.
The first module runs in Berlin...
- 6/18/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
American Un Certain Regard entry The Climb has fast become one of the hits of this year’s Cannes, generating a raft of reviews so good it’s like they’d been written by the filmmakers themselves. No need for that, though, because Michael Angelo Covino’s directorial debut feature, which he co-wrote with his co-lead Kyle Marvin, lives up to the praise. A hilarious and—surprisingly—heartwarming comedy about the toxic friendship between two men over the course of several years, The Climb assembles a patchwork of one-take vignettes as a pair of old friends butt heads but can never seem to bring themselves to quit one another.
Covino and Marvin, who first worked on commercials together and have produced features including Kicks and Hunter Gatherer, developed the script off the back of their short of the same name, which premiered at Sundance in 2018. There, the title referred to a bike ride,...
Covino and Marvin, who first worked on commercials together and have produced features including Kicks and Hunter Gatherer, developed the script off the back of their short of the same name, which premiered at Sundance in 2018. There, the title referred to a bike ride,...
- 5/19/2019
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedies are few and far between in Cannes’ usually somber line-up, so for many festival-goers, “The Climb” is a refreshing change of pace. Compartmentalized into six tidy vignettes, sometimes spaced years apart, Michael Angelo Covino’s directorial debut follows two average joes Kyle (Kyle Marvin) and Mike (Covino himself) as they chart the rocky course of their friendship from one feud to the next.
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Unlike other buddy comedies of its genre, though, the plot structure of “The Climb” is more accurately charted as a series of sequential peaks, rather than building to one easily-defined climax.
Continue reading ‘The Climb’: Michael Angelo Covino’s Debut Is An Endearing, Relentlessly Funny Buddy Comedy [Cannes Review] at The Playlist.
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Unlike other buddy comedies of its genre, though, the plot structure of “The Climb” is more accurately charted as a series of sequential peaks, rather than building to one easily-defined climax.
Continue reading ‘The Climb’: Michael Angelo Covino’s Debut Is An Endearing, Relentlessly Funny Buddy Comedy [Cannes Review] at The Playlist.
- 5/19/2019
- by Caroline Tsai
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Here’s a fun first clip for Cannes buddy comedy The Climb, which has been among the best-reviewed movies in the Un Certain Regard strand so far.
U.S. writer-director Michael Angelo Covino’s feature debut, sold by Memento and Endeavor Content on the Croisette, takes a look at the turbulent friendship between two guys over many years. The film’s debut here was greeted with sustained applause and interest is understood to be strong from U.S. and international suitors.
Covino stars alongside his co-writer and co-producer Kyle Marvin. It’s adapted from their Sundance short inspired by their real-life friendship. Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godréche also star. The Topic Studios production is also produced by Noah Lang.
Covino previously produced Hunter Gather, which won a Special Jury Prize at SXSW and was nominated for the Cassavetes Award in 2017. He also produced Kicks, which...
U.S. writer-director Michael Angelo Covino’s feature debut, sold by Memento and Endeavor Content on the Croisette, takes a look at the turbulent friendship between two guys over many years. The film’s debut here was greeted with sustained applause and interest is understood to be strong from U.S. and international suitors.
Covino stars alongside his co-writer and co-producer Kyle Marvin. It’s adapted from their Sundance short inspired by their real-life friendship. Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godréche also star. The Topic Studios production is also produced by Noah Lang.
Covino previously produced Hunter Gather, which won a Special Jury Prize at SXSW and was nominated for the Cassavetes Award in 2017. He also produced Kicks, which...
- 5/19/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Warning: Major spoilers for Game of Thrones follow!
One of the best quotes to sum up any predictions we may have about how Game of Thrones will end, actually comes from one of the show's worst characters, Ramsay Bolton. While torturing Theon in the third season's sixth episode called "The Climb," Ramsay taunts his victim with some vicious words of wisdom: "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention." And sadly, he's right. As we count down the hours until the final episode, theories have hit an all-time high, but none of them speak to the happy endings that are a mainstay for fairy tales about kings and queens. So, it's with a heavy heart that we unpack five foreboding theories that may predict an end to the series we've loved for nearly a decade.
One of the best quotes to sum up any predictions we may have about how Game of Thrones will end, actually comes from one of the show's worst characters, Ramsay Bolton. While torturing Theon in the third season's sixth episode called "The Climb," Ramsay taunts his victim with some vicious words of wisdom: "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention." And sadly, he's right. As we count down the hours until the final episode, theories have hit an all-time high, but none of them speak to the happy endings that are a mainstay for fairy tales about kings and queens. So, it's with a heavy heart that we unpack five foreboding theories that may predict an end to the series we've loved for nearly a decade.
- 5/18/2019
- by Andrea Johnson
- Popsugar.com
Little out of the ordinary goes down in “The Climb.” Friends bicker and bond, families meet for the holidays, couples join together and come apart – the wheels of life keeps spinning.
So the fact that director Michael Angelo Covino is able to wring as much genuine surprise from such seemingly unexceptional raw material is a real testament to creative spark he brings to this project — and is one of the many reasons why this film, which premiered on Friday in the Un Certain Regard sidebar, is one of the standout titles of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Covino brought a short of the same to Sundance in 2018; he remakes that short here, where it serves as the first volley in a film that tracks the evolving relationship between two lifelong frenemies across seven unique chapters.
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As it happens,...
So the fact that director Michael Angelo Covino is able to wring as much genuine surprise from such seemingly unexceptional raw material is a real testament to creative spark he brings to this project — and is one of the many reasons why this film, which premiered on Friday in the Un Certain Regard sidebar, is one of the standout titles of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Covino brought a short of the same to Sundance in 2018; he remakes that short here, where it serves as the first volley in a film that tracks the evolving relationship between two lifelong frenemies across seven unique chapters.
Also Read: Amazon Studios Buys 'Les Misérables' Following Cannes Premiere
As it happens,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Ben Croll
- The Wrap
The premise of “The Climb” has been told so many times it’s a small miracle that this one works at all: Two lifelong buddies test the boundaries of their friendship when a woman comes between them. Yet Michael Covino’s absorbing directorial debut confronts that challenge with stunning cinematic ambition, resulting in a brilliant reinvention of the buddy comedy. Testosterone-fueled dude movies have occupied every facet of the filmmaking landscape in recent years, from the Duplass brothers to “Step Brothers,” but “The Climb” transforms that trope into a fresh vision of boozy showdowns and awkward laments, resulting in a winning tragicomic vision of its own design.
The starting point for “The Climb” goes back to a 2017 Sundance short film, with a clever scenario so economical it never could have hinted at the grand design to follow: Longtime pals Mike (Covino) and Kyle (co-writer Kyle Marvin) bike up a steep hill as Mike,...
The starting point for “The Climb” goes back to a 2017 Sundance short film, with a clever scenario so economical it never could have hinted at the grand design to follow: Longtime pals Mike (Covino) and Kyle (co-writer Kyle Marvin) bike up a steep hill as Mike,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The word “bromance” was a pretty awful one to begin with, but it’s been done a disservice by years of pop-cultural ubiquity. Now tediously hauled out any time two straight men so much as pat each other on the back, it tends to denote palliness more than any particular emotional intimacy. “The Climb,” however, thoughtfully returns to the root of the term: In Michael Angelo Covino’s clever, open-souled debut feature, a long-term friendship between two average guys is given the dramatic shape and structure of a tempestuous love story, rich in conflicts, faultlines and intense feeling that fights any other relationship standing in its way. The men involved wouldn’t describe it this way, of course: Beautifully written and performed by the director and real-life Bff Kyle Marvin, Covino’s film gets precisely the balance of dependency and denial that keeps a bad bromance afloat.
Premiered at Sundance last year,...
Premiered at Sundance last year,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
The rare contemporary American comedy that’s as much about the form as the function, Michael Angelo Covino's The Climb follows two bickering lifelong buddies working out their issues through a series of ambitiously helmed vignettes, each one set in a different time and place, and fueled by a varying degree of bromantic angst.
While some of the set pieces work a bit better than others, the film manages to cleverly channel its message from start to finish, reminding us how much we try to change, evolve or become somebody else, yet woefully remain the same. A premiere in Cannes'...
While some of the set pieces work a bit better than others, the film manages to cleverly channel its message from start to finish, reminding us how much we try to change, evolve or become somebody else, yet woefully remain the same. A premiere in Cannes'...
- 5/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The rare contemporary American comedy that’s as much about the form as the function, Michael Angelo Covino's The Climb follows two bickering lifelong buddies working out their issues through a series of ambitiously helmed vignettes, each one set in a different time and place, and fueled by a varying degree of bromantic angst.
While some of the set pieces work a bit better than others, the film manages to cleverly channel its message from start to finish, reminding us how much we try to change, evolve or become somebody else, yet woefully remain the same. A premiere in Cannes'...
While some of the set pieces work a bit better than others, the film manages to cleverly channel its message from start to finish, reminding us how much we try to change, evolve or become somebody else, yet woefully remain the same. A premiere in Cannes'...
- 5/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A man is cycling on holiday with his best friend when, in the middle of a particularly steep hill climb, the Bff admits that he’s been seeing the ex the man is still pining for. Cue awkwardness, anger and his sudden urge to make a lunge over the handlebars and clobber said friend.
That exact experience may not have happened to Michael Covino (although he does admit to having had a "close friend" sleep with an ex-girlfriend), but the scenario did form the basis of his eight-minute short film, The Climb. Shot in one continuous take, the Sundance 2018 ...
That exact experience may not have happened to Michael Covino (although he does admit to having had a "close friend" sleep with an ex-girlfriend), but the scenario did form the basis of his eight-minute short film, The Climb. Shot in one continuous take, the Sundance 2018 ...
- 5/14/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A man is cycling on holiday with his best friend when, in the middle of a particularly steep hill climb, the Bff admits that he’s been seeing the ex the man is still pining for. Cue awkwardness, anger and his sudden urge to make a lunge over the handlebars and clobber said friend.
That exact experience may not have happened to Michael Covino (although he does admit to having had a "close friend" sleep with an ex-girlfriend), but the scenario did form the basis of his eight-minute short film, The Climb. Shot in one continuous take, the Sundance 2018 ...
That exact experience may not have happened to Michael Covino (although he does admit to having had a "close friend" sleep with an ex-girlfriend), but the scenario did form the basis of his eight-minute short film, The Climb. Shot in one continuous take, the Sundance 2018 ...
- 5/14/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just a few years ago, it would’ve been tough to imagine bankable movie stars such as Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep booking lead roles on TV series. Yet dealmakers arriving in Cannes looking to assemble indie features, while buoyed by a robust economy, are saddled with a painful Achilles’ heel: dozens upon dozens of streaming services, cable and pay TV channels are competing for the same top talent, both behind and in front of the camera. While independents are strategizing ways to fill their pipelines with quality content and recognizable faces, it’s a tough battle.
Even once-reliable supporting actors in features, like Cannes vet Margo Martindale (who stars with Melissa McCarthy in Warner Bros.’ upcoming “The Kitchen” and toplines the CAA/Secret Engine-repped acquisition title “Blow the Man Down”), feels “where movies are being made now are on 10-episode or streaming shows” like her Amazon series, “Sneaky Pete.
Even once-reliable supporting actors in features, like Cannes vet Margo Martindale (who stars with Melissa McCarthy in Warner Bros.’ upcoming “The Kitchen” and toplines the CAA/Secret Engine-repped acquisition title “Blow the Man Down”), feels “where movies are being made now are on 10-episode or streaming shows” like her Amazon series, “Sneaky Pete.
- 5/7/2019
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
“Atlantiques” (Mati Diop)
Mati Diop has been gaining traction for her short films over the last several years, but she makes her feature directorial debut with “Atlantiques” in the festival’s highest profile section. The film will screen in the Competition section, earning Diop a spot in the history books as the first female filmmaker of African descent to compete for the Palme d’Or. Previously titled “Fire Next Time” (although not based on James Baldwin’s famous essay collection of the same name), “Atlantiques” tells the story of a young woman from Dakar, whose fast-paced lifestyle is disrupted by the sudden disappearance of her lover, soon believed to be dead. It’s a timely scenario focused on the ongoing plight of families from marginalized countries forced to make often treacherous journeys across land and sea in search of better opportunities in an increasingly intolerant, xenophobic world. Diop’s poetic...
Mati Diop has been gaining traction for her short films over the last several years, but she makes her feature directorial debut with “Atlantiques” in the festival’s highest profile section. The film will screen in the Competition section, earning Diop a spot in the history books as the first female filmmaker of African descent to compete for the Palme d’Or. Previously titled “Fire Next Time” (although not based on James Baldwin’s famous essay collection of the same name), “Atlantiques” tells the story of a young woman from Dakar, whose fast-paced lifestyle is disrupted by the sudden disappearance of her lover, soon believed to be dead. It’s a timely scenario focused on the ongoing plight of families from marginalized countries forced to make often treacherous journeys across land and sea in search of better opportunities in an increasingly intolerant, xenophobic world. Diop’s poetic...
- 5/7/2019
- by Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland, Christian Blauvelt, David Ehrlich, Zack Sharf and Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Topic Studios has hired veteran HBO executive Maria Zuckerman as executive vice president to lead overall strategy including development, financing and production of films, documentaries, TV, podcasts and digital programming.
Zuckerman worked for nearly 20 years at HBO, where she most recently served as senior VP of HBO Films. She oversaw production of more than 30 titles during her tenure, resulting in 17 Emmy Awards. In 2015, Variety named Zuckerman one of Hollywood’s New Leaders in Television.
“Maria is a super smart, creative executive who filmmakers and talent love to work with,” said Michael Bloom, CEO of First Look Media & Topic. “Combined with her extensive experience at HBO and her impressive background working with established and new voices, we knew she had the right sensibility for us.”
Notable films shepherded by Zuckerman include “Bessie,” starring Queen Latifah and directed by Dee Rees, which won four Emmys; Stephen Frears’ “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight...
Zuckerman worked for nearly 20 years at HBO, where she most recently served as senior VP of HBO Films. She oversaw production of more than 30 titles during her tenure, resulting in 17 Emmy Awards. In 2015, Variety named Zuckerman one of Hollywood’s New Leaders in Television.
“Maria is a super smart, creative executive who filmmakers and talent love to work with,” said Michael Bloom, CEO of First Look Media & Topic. “Combined with her extensive experience at HBO and her impressive background working with established and new voices, we knew she had the right sensibility for us.”
Notable films shepherded by Zuckerman include “Bessie,” starring Queen Latifah and directed by Dee Rees, which won four Emmys; Stephen Frears’ “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight...
- 5/6/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
New arrival will be based in New York, and work out of new Los Angeles office.
Topic Studios, whose drama The Climb premiers in official selection in Cannes later this month, has hired former HBO executive Maria Zuckerman as executive vice-president.
Zuckerman will lead Topic Studios’ overall strategy encompassing development, financing and production of features, documentaries, TV, podcasts, and digital programming.
Topic projects include Netflix sports documentary Losers from Mickey Duzyj, and John Cameron Mitchell’s podcast Anthem: Homunculus.
The company co-financed and produced best picture Oscar winner Spotlight, and its slate highlights include Leave No Trace, political documentary Dark Money,...
Topic Studios, whose drama The Climb premiers in official selection in Cannes later this month, has hired former HBO executive Maria Zuckerman as executive vice-president.
Zuckerman will lead Topic Studios’ overall strategy encompassing development, financing and production of features, documentaries, TV, podcasts, and digital programming.
Topic projects include Netflix sports documentary Losers from Mickey Duzyj, and John Cameron Mitchell’s podcast Anthem: Homunculus.
The company co-financed and produced best picture Oscar winner Spotlight, and its slate highlights include Leave No Trace, political documentary Dark Money,...
- 5/6/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Topic Studios has hired former HBO Films exec Maria Zuckerman as executive vp of the entertainment studio behind The Climb, set to bow at Cannes.
Zuckerman, a 20-year veteran at HBO, most recently served as senior vp HBO Films, where she oversaw the development and production of original movies for the cable network. In her new role, Zuckerman will lead Topic Studios’ overall strategy, including development, financing and production across feature films, documentaries, TV, podcasts and digital programming.
“Maria is a super smart, creative executive who filmmakers and talent love to work with,” Michael Bloom, CEO of First Look ...
Zuckerman, a 20-year veteran at HBO, most recently served as senior vp HBO Films, where she oversaw the development and production of original movies for the cable network. In her new role, Zuckerman will lead Topic Studios’ overall strategy, including development, financing and production across feature films, documentaries, TV, podcasts and digital programming.
“Maria is a super smart, creative executive who filmmakers and talent love to work with,” Michael Bloom, CEO of First Look ...
Topic Studios has hired former HBO Films exec Maria Zuckerman as executive vp of the entertainment studio behind The Climb, set to bow at Cannes.
Zuckerman, a 20-year veteran at HBO, most recently served as senior vp HBO Films, where she oversaw the development and production of original movies for the cable network. In her new role, Zuckerman will lead Topic Studios’ overall strategy, including development, financing and production across feature films, documentaries, TV, podcasts and digital programming.
“Maria is a super smart, creative executive who filmmakers and talent love to work with,” Michael Bloom, CEO of First Look ...
Zuckerman, a 20-year veteran at HBO, most recently served as senior vp HBO Films, where she oversaw the development and production of original movies for the cable network. In her new role, Zuckerman will lead Topic Studios’ overall strategy, including development, financing and production across feature films, documentaries, TV, podcasts and digital programming.
“Maria is a super smart, creative executive who filmmakers and talent love to work with,” Michael Bloom, CEO of First Look ...
The title is born out of Covino’s short film of the same name which screened in Sundance in 2018.
Memento Films International (Mfi) has acquired international sales rights to Us filmmaker Michael Covino’s comedy-drama The Climb ahead of its premiere in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).
Born out of Covino’s short film of the same name, which screened in Sundance in 2018, the feature revolves around the enduring but tumultuous relationship between best friends Kyle and Mike.
The pair share a life-long close bond but this is shaken to the core when Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée.
Memento Films International (Mfi) has acquired international sales rights to Us filmmaker Michael Covino’s comedy-drama The Climb ahead of its premiere in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25).
Born out of Covino’s short film of the same name, which screened in Sundance in 2018, the feature revolves around the enduring but tumultuous relationship between best friends Kyle and Mike.
The pair share a life-long close bond but this is shaken to the core when Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée.
- 4/24/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Earlier in the week, the lineup for this year’s Cannes Film Festival was revealed. Every year, this announcement is hotly anticipated, as it’s one of the signifiers that we’re going to soon get some looks at potential Academy Award players. 2019 will be no exception, as a handful of possible contenders are poised to launch in France next month at the 72nd incarnation of the event. From May 14th until May 25th, the South of France will be home to some of cinema’s finest offerings, that much goes without saying. Some will be Oscar hopefuls, some will be flops, but all will contribute to getting us even more excited for the rest of the cinematic year. Cannes looks to premiere some very interesting titles this year. Some of the highest profile offerings include The Dead Don’t Die from Jim Jarmusch, which will open the festival, Frankie from Ira Sachs,...
- 4/20/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival announced its official lineup of films on Thursday, April 18. The 72nd annual event is one of the most prestigious showcases for films from around the world, and this year’s selections include familiar festival names like Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodovar, Ken Loach and the Dardenne brothers. But what about women? Last year, 82 women, including Cannes jury president Cate Blanchett, protested the fest’s gender inequality. Women are better represented in 2019, but is it enough? Scroll down for the full list of titles.
There are 13 films from female directors scheduled for the festival, but only four out of the 19 films in competition for the Palme d’Or (21%) are by women: “Atlantique” by Mati Diop, “Little Joe” by Jessica Hausner, “Portrait of a Young Lady on Fire” by Celine Sciamma and “Sibyl” by Justine Triet. Despite making up less than a quarter of the competition, that actually ties...
There are 13 films from female directors scheduled for the festival, but only four out of the 19 films in competition for the Palme d’Or (21%) are by women: “Atlantique” by Mati Diop, “Little Joe” by Jessica Hausner, “Portrait of a Young Lady on Fire” by Celine Sciamma and “Sibyl” by Justine Triet. Despite making up less than a quarter of the competition, that actually ties...
- 4/18/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival lineup has arrived, and with it, the most exciting crop of cinema unveiled so far this year. For over seven decades, Cannes has been the most anticipated film event on the calendar for a reason: No other gathering of cinephiles puts the art form on such a dazzling pedestal, with thousands of discerning members of the media and industry scrutinizing the contents of its program from every possible angle. The latest edition is no exception.
While film festivals have proliferated around the globe, Cannes has maintained its status as the most discerning of highbrow movie havens. Over the years, the festival’s stature has been threatened by a number of complications, as American studios have grown wary of the risk involved in subjecting a movie to Cannes hype, and Oscar hopefuls tend to hold out for fall slots at Venice and Telluride. Cannes has also contended with the changing entertainment landscape,...
While film festivals have proliferated around the globe, Cannes has maintained its status as the most discerning of highbrow movie havens. Over the years, the festival’s stature has been threatened by a number of complications, as American studios have grown wary of the risk involved in subjecting a movie to Cannes hype, and Oscar hopefuls tend to hold out for fall slots at Venice and Telluride. Cannes has also contended with the changing entertainment landscape,...
- 4/18/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Kantemir Balagov will be returning to the section that he made waves in with his fascinating debut film (Closeness), Croisette acolytes Bruno Dumont and Christophe Honoré will have a sense of familiarity and female filmmakers Monia Chokri (A Brother’s Life), Danielle Lessovitz (Port Authority) and Annie Silverstein (Bull) will be competing for the Camera d’Or (for Best First Feature) are among the fifteen (not yet complete) selected filmmakers that make up the 2019 edition of the Un Certain Regard section.
“Invisible Life,” Karim Aïnouz
“Beanpole,” Kantemir Balagov
“The Swallows of Kabul,” Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobé Mévellec
“A Brother’s Life,” Monia Chokri
“The Climb,” Michael Covino
“Joan of Arc,” Bruno Dumont
“A Sun That Never Sets,” Olivier Laxe
“Room 212,” Christophe Honoré
“Port Authority,” Danielle Lessovitz
“Papicha,” Mounia Meddour
“Adam,” Maryam Touzani
“Zhuo Ren Mi Mi,” Midi Z
“Liberte,” Albert Serra
“Bull,” Annie Silverstein
“Summer of Changsha,” Zu Feng
“Evge,...
“Invisible Life,” Karim Aïnouz
“Beanpole,” Kantemir Balagov
“The Swallows of Kabul,” Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobé Mévellec
“A Brother’s Life,” Monia Chokri
“The Climb,” Michael Covino
“Joan of Arc,” Bruno Dumont
“A Sun That Never Sets,” Olivier Laxe
“Room 212,” Christophe Honoré
“Port Authority,” Danielle Lessovitz
“Papicha,” Mounia Meddour
“Adam,” Maryam Touzani
“Zhuo Ren Mi Mi,” Midi Z
“Liberte,” Albert Serra
“Bull,” Annie Silverstein
“Summer of Changsha,” Zu Feng
“Evge,...
- 4/18/2019
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
The 72nd Cannes Film Festival will get underway next month and today Thierry Frémaux has unveiled the lineup. Some festival alums will return, including Terrence Malick, who last came to Cannes with his Palme d’Or winner The Tree of Life and will now debut his three-hour-long A Hidden Life (formerly known as Radegund). Also returning is Jim Jarmusch, Dardennes, Bong Joon-ho, Arnaud Desplechin, Pedro Almodóvar, Corneliu Porumboiu, Ken Loach, Marco Bellocchio, Kleber Mendonça Filho, and Xavier Dolan.
In competition this year are a number of highly-anticipated from up-and-coming directors as well, including Jessica Hausner’s Amour Fou follow-up Little Joe and Mati Diop’s directorial debut Atlantics. Diao Yinan will also bring his new drama The Wild Goose Lake to competition, along with Ira Sachs’ Isabelle Huppert-led Frankie and Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
In other sections, Bruno Dumont’s sequel Jeanne, Olivier Laxe...
In competition this year are a number of highly-anticipated from up-and-coming directors as well, including Jessica Hausner’s Amour Fou follow-up Little Joe and Mati Diop’s directorial debut Atlantics. Diao Yinan will also bring his new drama The Wild Goose Lake to competition, along with Ira Sachs’ Isabelle Huppert-led Frankie and Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
In other sections, Bruno Dumont’s sequel Jeanne, Olivier Laxe...
- 4/18/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Eleven months after signing a pledge to help increase the number of films by female directors at international festivals, the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled a lineup that features four films directed by women in the main competition, tying but not breaking the record set in 2011.
The four are Mati Diop’s “Atlantique,” Jessica Hausner’s “Little Joe,” Celine Schiamma’s “Portrait of a Young Lady on Fire” and Justine Triet’s “Sibyl.” An additional nine female directors are included in other sections of the festival.
Prior to this year, only 82 women have been included in the official competition at Cannes, compared to more than 1,600 men.
Also Read: Cannes Film Festival Signs Pledge for More Women Directors, More Transparency
The lineup is filled with heavyweight directors whose films have been at Cannes in the past: Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne brothers (“Young Ahmed”), Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”), Ken Loach (“Sorry We Missed You...
The four are Mati Diop’s “Atlantique,” Jessica Hausner’s “Little Joe,” Celine Schiamma’s “Portrait of a Young Lady on Fire” and Justine Triet’s “Sibyl.” An additional nine female directors are included in other sections of the festival.
Prior to this year, only 82 women have been included in the official competition at Cannes, compared to more than 1,600 men.
Also Read: Cannes Film Festival Signs Pledge for More Women Directors, More Transparency
The lineup is filled with heavyweight directors whose films have been at Cannes in the past: Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne brothers (“Young Ahmed”), Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”), Ken Loach (“Sorry We Missed You...
- 4/18/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival has announced the majority of its official lineup, including films set to debut in sections such as Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Special Screenings, and Midnight Screenings. The lineup was announced this morning during a press conference. One thing to note is that additions to the lineup will most likely happen in the coming days. The lineup being announced this morning is the majority of the 2019 slate.
One film already confirmed for the festival is Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead Don’t Die,” which has been selected to open Cannes 2019 on May 14. The movie is a zombie comedy starring Adam Driver, Bill Murray, and Chloe Sevigny as police officers who must protect their small town from the undead. “The Dead Don’t Die” will be in competition at Cannes, bringing Jarmusch back to the Palme d’Or race after “Paterson” in 2016. Other Jarmusch efforts...
One film already confirmed for the festival is Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead Don’t Die,” which has been selected to open Cannes 2019 on May 14. The movie is a zombie comedy starring Adam Driver, Bill Murray, and Chloe Sevigny as police officers who must protect their small town from the undead. “The Dead Don’t Die” will be in competition at Cannes, bringing Jarmusch back to the Palme d’Or race after “Paterson” in 2016. Other Jarmusch efforts...
- 4/18/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
David Lynch regales a group of wolf-children with an eerie story in the video for Flying Lotus’ new song, “Fire is Coming.” The track will appear on the experimental DJ/producer’s new album, Flamagra, out May 24th via Warp Records.
Co-directed by Flying Lotus (under his real name, Steven Ellison) and David Firth, the “Fire is Coming” video opens with a group of rambunctious kids dressed in wolf costumes running around a house until a sudden alarm stops them in their tracks. An elder wolf soon appears and after...
Co-directed by Flying Lotus (under his real name, Steven Ellison) and David Firth, the “Fire is Coming” video opens with a group of rambunctious kids dressed in wolf costumes running around a house until a sudden alarm stops them in their tracks. An elder wolf soon appears and after...
- 4/17/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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