Ever since her breakout role of starring role of Max Fox in FX’s comedy-drama series Better Things, we have all known that Mikey Madison is going to be a star and now with her upcoming film Anora winning Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 the young actress is well on her way to becoming an acting-powerhouse. Madison began her career at a very young age by starring in a couple of short films and then she starred in her first feature film Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey in 2014 when she was 15-years-old but the film didn’t get released until 2017. Since then she has starred in many great films including a small role in Quentin Tarrantino‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin‘s Scream. So, if you also enjoy Mikey Madison’s performances here are her best movies and TV...
- 6/1/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Like the hair of a Chia pet Troll doll, the "Trolls" franchise seems to never stop growing. The glittery DreamWorks reimagining of Thomas Dam's ugly-cute collectibles kicked off in 2016 with the music-filled animated adventure movie "Trolls." Since then, the movie has spawned two sequels, two holiday specials, two TV shows, a series of short films, and countless toys and tie-ins. It's also picked up an Oscar nomination (for Justin Timberlake's song "Can't Stop the Feeling!") and a cool $600 million at the box office (per Box Office Mojo) despite one of its three installments debuting during pandemic lockdown.
The "Trolls" movies are successful, but they aren't exactly the most coherent kids' movie franchise around. If you're anything like me, you've likely caught bits and pieces of several movies, potentially out of order, when the little ones in your life decided to watch (and rewatch ... and rewatch) them. The series...
The "Trolls" movies are successful, but they aren't exactly the most coherent kids' movie franchise around. If you're anything like me, you've likely caught bits and pieces of several movies, potentially out of order, when the little ones in your life decided to watch (and rewatch ... and rewatch) them. The series...
- 4/14/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov talks swapping red carpet for fighting on the frontline (exclusive)
The filmmaker who is serving as an army reservist sends fresh dispatches from the frontline
Just six weeks ago Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov was walking the red carpet at Kyiv’s landmark Cinema House venue for the national premiere of his new film Rhino, ahead of its general release across the country on February 17.
The raft of high-profile guests included former Ukrainian presidents Viktor Yushchenko and Petro Poroshenko, current foreign minister Dimitry Kuleba, rock star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and actress Kateryna Molchanova.
The drama, about a young man who works his way up the ranks of the organised crime world in 1990s Ukraine,...
Just six weeks ago Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov was walking the red carpet at Kyiv’s landmark Cinema House venue for the national premiere of his new film Rhino, ahead of its general release across the country on February 17.
The raft of high-profile guests included former Ukrainian presidents Viktor Yushchenko and Petro Poroshenko, current foreign minister Dimitry Kuleba, rock star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and actress Kateryna Molchanova.
The drama, about a young man who works his way up the ranks of the organised crime world in 1990s Ukraine,...
- 3/30/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
The 29th annual Hot Docs Canadian Intl. Documentary Festival will open with Jennifer Baichwal’s “Into the Weeds,” about a former groundskeeper who battles an agrochemical corporation after his cancer diagnosis, it was announced this morning at a media conference in Toronto unveiling the full slate.
The acclaimed Toronto filmmaker is best known for her trio of visually arresting collaborations with Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky exploring impact of humans on the planet, such as “Manufactured Landscapes.” She is the first director in Hot Docs history to have a second film open the festival, and among the 49% of female directors in its 2022 official selection.
“Into the Weeds” is one of 63 titles receiving their world premieres at Hot Docs, which returns to live screenings for the first time since 2019, presenting 226 films from 63 countries across 15 programs. Hot Docs runs April 28 to May 8.
“We are elated to be able to bring these outstanding, outspoken stories to Toronto cinemas,...
The acclaimed Toronto filmmaker is best known for her trio of visually arresting collaborations with Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky exploring impact of humans on the planet, such as “Manufactured Landscapes.” She is the first director in Hot Docs history to have a second film open the festival, and among the 49% of female directors in its 2022 official selection.
“Into the Weeds” is one of 63 titles receiving their world premieres at Hot Docs, which returns to live screenings for the first time since 2019, presenting 226 films from 63 countries across 15 programs. Hot Docs runs April 28 to May 8.
“We are elated to be able to bring these outstanding, outspoken stories to Toronto cinemas,...
- 3/30/2022
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Influential Ukrainian film producer Denis Ivanov, whose credits include Sergey Loznitsa’s Donbass and Oleg Sentsov’s Rhino, says the lack of support from major film festivals for a boycott of Russian culture is tantamount to complicity in Vladimir Putin’s war.
Speaking to Deadline from Kyiv, where he is bravely sticking it out despite imminent danger, the producer tells us he won’t leave the city he loves and will resist the invasion in “all possible ways.” That’s despite his sister’s flat in the city being destroyed by a Russian missile last week.
Ivanov pulls no punches in expressing his frustration towards the response from the film community to date, which has seen all major festivals decline to participate in the boycott called for by the Ukrainian Film Academy. Simply put, he believes showcasing Russian culture at the moment is “a betrayal” of his country.
The...
Speaking to Deadline from Kyiv, where he is bravely sticking it out despite imminent danger, the producer tells us he won’t leave the city he loves and will resist the invasion in “all possible ways.” That’s despite his sister’s flat in the city being destroyed by a Russian missile last week.
Ivanov pulls no punches in expressing his frustration towards the response from the film community to date, which has seen all major festivals decline to participate in the boycott called for by the Ukrainian Film Academy. Simply put, he believes showcasing Russian culture at the moment is “a betrayal” of his country.
The...
- 3/25/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Festival organisers paid tribute to Ukrainian filmmakers at the awards ceremony.
Bartosz Blaschke’s Sonata has been named best film at Sofia International Film Festival, which is staging its first full in-person edition since the start of the pandemic.
The Polish filmmaker’s debut feature picked up the Sofia City of Film Grand Prix as well as the audience award at a ceremony in the Bulgarian capital on Saturday (March 19). The drama is based on the true story of musician Grzegorz Plonka, who was initially diagnosed as autistic before it is discovered he had acute hearing loss.
The feature received...
Bartosz Blaschke’s Sonata has been named best film at Sofia International Film Festival, which is staging its first full in-person edition since the start of the pandemic.
The Polish filmmaker’s debut feature picked up the Sofia City of Film Grand Prix as well as the audience award at a ceremony in the Bulgarian capital on Saturday (March 19). The drama is based on the true story of musician Grzegorz Plonka, who was initially diagnosed as autistic before it is discovered he had acute hearing loss.
The feature received...
- 3/21/2022
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Sony Animation/Netflix’s innovative, 2D-inspired “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” led the 49th annual Annie Awards Saturday with eight wins, including best feature, direction and writing, character design, production design, editorial, FX, and voice acting (Abbie Jacobson as Katie). Asifa-Hollywood’s animation version of the Oscars was held virtually at UCLA’s Royce Hall for the second consecutive year because of the pandemic.
Disney’s Oscar frontrunner, “Encanto,” the animated musical set in Colombia, followed with three awards for character animation, music, and storyboarding. It went into the awards ceremony with nine noms. Disney’s other Oscar contender, “Raya and the Last Dragon,” however, was shut out after leading the pack with 10 noms, as was Pixar’s “Luca,” which had eight noms.
Meanwhile, the Oscar-nominated animated doc, “Flee,” the Afghan refugee drama from Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, earned best indie feature honors. Additionally, live-action character animation went to...
Disney’s Oscar frontrunner, “Encanto,” the animated musical set in Colombia, followed with three awards for character animation, music, and storyboarding. It went into the awards ceremony with nine noms. Disney’s other Oscar contender, “Raya and the Last Dragon,” however, was shut out after leading the pack with 10 noms, as was Pixar’s “Luca,” which had eight noms.
Meanwhile, the Oscar-nominated animated doc, “Flee,” the Afghan refugee drama from Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, earned best indie feature honors. Additionally, live-action character animation went to...
- 3/13/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Twice-Oscar-nominated producer Monica Hellstrøm and her partner at Copenhagen-based Final Cut For Real, Simon Lereng Wilmont, are supporting the evacuation of the protagonists of one of their films, The Distant Barking of Dogs, from a war-torn area of eastern Ukraine.
The doc, which premiered in 2017 and was Oscar shortlisted, is set on the frontline of the conflict. It follows 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war.
As first reported by the Nordisk Film And TV Fond, Hellstrøm and Lereng Wilmont are launching an appeal to support a local Ngo helping kids in eastern Ukraine as the conflict escalates in the country. Earlier today, Russian forces began an assault on Ukraine, an action that has been widely condemned by international organizations.
More Stories On Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Hellstrøm said both Oleg, the protagonist of The Distant Barking of Dogs, and his grandmother,...
The doc, which premiered in 2017 and was Oscar shortlisted, is set on the frontline of the conflict. It follows 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war.
As first reported by the Nordisk Film And TV Fond, Hellstrøm and Lereng Wilmont are launching an appeal to support a local Ngo helping kids in eastern Ukraine as the conflict escalates in the country. Earlier today, Russian forces began an assault on Ukraine, an action that has been widely condemned by international organizations.
More Stories On Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Hellstrøm said both Oleg, the protagonist of The Distant Barking of Dogs, and his grandmother,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Oleg Sentsov’s Ukrainian crime drama Rhino has won the prize for best film at the 2021 Stockholm International Film Festival.
Serhii Filimonov was honored as best actor for his starring performance in Rhino as a gangster rising through the ranks in the lawless world of post-Cold War Ukraine.
Senstov was only able to make the film after spending five years as a political prisoner in Russia (he was arrested and changed for “plotting terrorist acts” after protesting Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014).
Ruth Wilson won the best actress award in Stockholm for her role in Harry Wootliff’s True Things, in which she ...
Serhii Filimonov was honored as best actor for his starring performance in Rhino as a gangster rising through the ranks in the lawless world of post-Cold War Ukraine.
Senstov was only able to make the film after spending five years as a political prisoner in Russia (he was arrested and changed for “plotting terrorist acts” after protesting Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014).
Ruth Wilson won the best actress award in Stockholm for her role in Harry Wootliff’s True Things, in which she ...
- 11/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oleg Sentsov’s Ukrainian crime drama Rhino has won the prize for best film at the 2021 Stockholm International Film Festival.
Serhii Filimonov was honored as best actor for his starring performance in Rhino as a gangster rising through the ranks in the lawless world of post-Cold War Ukraine.
Senstov was only able to make the film after spending five years as a political prisoner in Russia (he was arrested and changed for “plotting terrorist acts” after protesting Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014).
Ruth Wilson won the best actress award in Stockholm for her role in Harry Wootliff’s True Things, in which she ...
Serhii Filimonov was honored as best actor for his starring performance in Rhino as a gangster rising through the ranks in the lawless world of post-Cold War Ukraine.
Senstov was only able to make the film after spending five years as a political prisoner in Russia (he was arrested and changed for “plotting terrorist acts” after protesting Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014).
Ruth Wilson won the best actress award in Stockholm for her role in Harry Wootliff’s True Things, in which she ...
- 11/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg (Iffmh) has very much captured the social, cultural and political zeitgeist with this year’s film selections, exploring such themes as female empowerment, HIV/AIDS and the post-Soviet collapse of Ukraine.
“The festival doesn’t work in topics, we are trying to show the best films, but the interesting thing is that the topics come to us through the films,” says Iffmh director Sascha Keilholz. “Obviously we are sensitive to the whole range and diversity that can be had in cinema.”
Indeed, this year’s films in the On the Rise competition section and supplemental Pushing the Boundaries sidebar, which showcases cutting-edge works by young and established filmmakers, ended up sharing unmistakable themes. Many new female voices are putting their mark in Eastern European film with stories of women rebelling against patriarchy and male structures, for example, Keilholz points out. “That was quite striking for us.
“The festival doesn’t work in topics, we are trying to show the best films, but the interesting thing is that the topics come to us through the films,” says Iffmh director Sascha Keilholz. “Obviously we are sensitive to the whole range and diversity that can be had in cinema.”
Indeed, this year’s films in the On the Rise competition section and supplemental Pushing the Boundaries sidebar, which showcases cutting-edge works by young and established filmmakers, ended up sharing unmistakable themes. Many new female voices are putting their mark in Eastern European film with stories of women rebelling against patriarchy and male structures, for example, Keilholz points out. “That was quite striking for us.
- 11/9/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Neil Labute thriller “Out of the Blue” has rounded out its cast with “On the Rocks” and “Generation” star Chase Sui Wonders, who joins Diane Kruger, Ray Nicholson and Hank Azaria.
London-based outfit WestEnd Films has launched worldwide sales on the project, which will be shopped to buyers at next week’s virtual American Film Market. The project, which is both written and directed by Labute, follows ex-con Connor (Nicholson), who meets enigmatic beauty Marilyn (Kruger) and plunges headlong into an adulterous affair that is complicated by Marilyn’s abusive husband and vulnerable stepdaughter.
“I wanted to tell a timeless love story that felt like it was rooted in American naturalism but embraced the kind of sex and thrills of European art cinema,” said Labute of his film, describing it as a neo-noir in the tradition of “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), “Body Heat” (1981) and “Unfaithful” (2002).
“This is a sexually...
London-based outfit WestEnd Films has launched worldwide sales on the project, which will be shopped to buyers at next week’s virtual American Film Market. The project, which is both written and directed by Labute, follows ex-con Connor (Nicholson), who meets enigmatic beauty Marilyn (Kruger) and plunges headlong into an adulterous affair that is complicated by Marilyn’s abusive husband and vulnerable stepdaughter.
“I wanted to tell a timeless love story that felt like it was rooted in American naturalism but embraced the kind of sex and thrills of European art cinema,” said Labute of his film, describing it as a neo-noir in the tradition of “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), “Body Heat” (1981) and “Unfaithful” (2002).
“This is a sexually...
- 10/26/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
A criminal seeks redemption in Oleh Sentsov’s Rhino, showing in the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section. Played by newcomer Serhii Filimonov, Rhino is a delinquent in 1990s Ukraine who is easily drawn into the criminal underworld. His intimidatingly bulky stature makes him a natural fit for collecting money for loan sharks, among other violent acts. His love story with girlfriend Marina (Alina Zevakova) is initially a happy one, but when that goes sour, so does his life.
Sentsov’s film is largely set in flashback, punctuated by a present day confessional between Rhino and a mysterious man in a car. This isn’t a spoon-fed narration, however: much of the action unfolds swiftly and alarmingly, without warning, much as it would in real life. There’s a flavor of classic mafia movies as Rhino is drawn deeper into the world of organized crime, but the specific setting sets this apart,...
Sentsov’s film is largely set in flashback, punctuated by a present day confessional between Rhino and a mysterious man in a car. This isn’t a spoon-fed narration, however: much of the action unfolds swiftly and alarmingly, without warning, much as it would in real life. There’s a flavor of classic mafia movies as Rhino is drawn deeper into the world of organized crime, but the specific setting sets this apart,...
- 9/11/2021
- by Anna Smith
- Deadline Film + TV
Sometimes it takes a surprising, unlikely connection for people to realize who they truly are and what kind of life they’re meant to lead. That’s certainly the case for Jared Gilman’s character of Cy in the new romantic comedy, ‘It Takes Three,’ which puts a modern, John Hughes spin on the classic 19th century French […]
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- 9/3/2021
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
It’s rare that the director becomes the story. But when Oleh Sentsov was arrested by Russian forces in Crimea in 2014 — he had been protesting Russia’s annexation of the region — the Ukraine filmmaker became a cause célèbre for the European film community. A Russian court found Sentsov guilty of “plotting terrorist acts” and sentenced him to 20 years’ imprisonment. Only a coordinated effort by the European Film Academy, Amnesty International and the European Parliament — acclaimed directors including Ken Loach, Pedro Almodóvar and Agnieszka Holland signed a letter to Russian authorities demanding Sentsov’s release — led to his ...
Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov will mark the second anniversary of his release from Russian imprisonment this month as his new film, “Rhino,” plays in the closing slot in the Horizons section at the Venice Film Festival.
Sentsov, who was seized by Russian security officials after the annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea Crimea territory in 2014 and flown to Russia to be put on trial at a military court on terrorism charges he vigorously denied, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars.
An international campaign for his freedom galvanized film industry people from Hollywood A-listers to European directors, such as Wim Wenders, and organizations that included the European Film Academy and Pen.
Now, after writing a hit Ukrainian book about his experiences and coming under pressure to go into politics, Sentsov is back in the place he feels most at ease in — making movies.
“Everyone waited for me to make political films...
Sentsov, who was seized by Russian security officials after the annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea Crimea territory in 2014 and flown to Russia to be put on trial at a military court on terrorism charges he vigorously denied, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars.
An international campaign for his freedom galvanized film industry people from Hollywood A-listers to European directors, such as Wim Wenders, and organizations that included the European Film Academy and Pen.
Now, after writing a hit Ukrainian book about his experiences and coming under pressure to go into politics, Sentsov is back in the place he feels most at ease in — making movies.
“Everyone waited for me to make political films...
- 9/2/2021
- by Nick Holdsworth
- Variety Film + TV
Happy Friday International Insiders. Tom Grater here delivering you a round-up of this week’s international news. To get this sent to your inbox every Friday, sign up here.
Edinburgh TV Fest 2021
High-profile gathering: One arguably positive impact of lockdown life has been how efficient international industry events have become, admittedly after a few bumps in the road. Hats off to organizers of the Edinburgh TV Fest, who this week put on a jam-packed procession of high-profile panels, not just one after the other but even at times overlapping. It was hard to keep up with it all, but no doubt that the overall quality of discussion was high.
Highlights: Where to begin? Jack Thorne set the tone for the event in the prestigious MacTaggart Lecture slot. The National Treasure scribe called out the TV industry, saying it had “failed disabled people. Utterly and totally.” His words echoed throughout the following days,...
Edinburgh TV Fest 2021
High-profile gathering: One arguably positive impact of lockdown life has been how efficient international industry events have become, admittedly after a few bumps in the road. Hats off to organizers of the Edinburgh TV Fest, who this week put on a jam-packed procession of high-profile panels, not just one after the other but even at times overlapping. It was hard to keep up with it all, but no doubt that the overall quality of discussion was high.
Highlights: Where to begin? Jack Thorne set the tone for the event in the prestigious MacTaggart Lecture slot. The National Treasure scribe called out the TV industry, saying it had “failed disabled people. Utterly and totally.” His words echoed throughout the following days,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh (not Oleg) Sentsov is back to doing what he loves after an incredibly challenging and near-fatal period that saw him incarcerated for a number of years by Russian authorities on charges that were widely condemned by human rights orgs.
Sentsov’s plight captured the hearts and minds of the international film community. He was arrested in 2014 after Russia annexed Crimea, and sentenced to 20 years for “terrorism acts” in 2015. Amnesty International described the charges as “fabricated”.
Serving his time, the filmmaker declined visits from his family on the basis that other visitors were seen to fall into a depression after leaving, and eventually went on a hunger strike that lasted 145 days, leaving many believing he would never make it out alive.
Thankfully, in September 2019 Sentsov was released in a prisoner swap with Ukraine, after which he was reunited with his family. He now lives in Kyiv with his...
Sentsov’s plight captured the hearts and minds of the international film community. He was arrested in 2014 after Russia annexed Crimea, and sentenced to 20 years for “terrorism acts” in 2015. Amnesty International described the charges as “fabricated”.
Serving his time, the filmmaker declined visits from his family on the basis that other visitors were seen to fall into a depression after leaving, and eventually went on a hunger strike that lasted 145 days, leaving many believing he would never make it out alive.
Thankfully, in September 2019 Sentsov was released in a prisoner swap with Ukraine, after which he was reunited with his family. He now lives in Kyiv with his...
- 8/27/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
WestEnd Films is launching worldwide sales on crime drama “Rhino” from Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov, which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section.
Produced by Denis Ivanov and Sentsov, the film centers on a young man nicknamed “Rhino,” who starts out as a petty thief before rising in the ranks of Ukraine’s criminal underworld in the 1990s. Rhino has only known power and cruelty, but with nothing left to lose, could he finally find a chance at redemption?
The film stars newcomer Serhii Filimonov as Rhino, alongside Yevhen Grigoriev and Alina Zievakova. Crew members include Academy Award-nominated director of photography Bogumił Godfrejów.
“Rhino” was awarded best project and best pitching at the Sofia Meetings, and production was originally planned for 2014. However, Oleh was arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service in May 2014 and unlawfully sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment, giving rise to a global campaign for his release.
Produced by Denis Ivanov and Sentsov, the film centers on a young man nicknamed “Rhino,” who starts out as a petty thief before rising in the ranks of Ukraine’s criminal underworld in the 1990s. Rhino has only known power and cruelty, but with nothing left to lose, could he finally find a chance at redemption?
The film stars newcomer Serhii Filimonov as Rhino, alongside Yevhen Grigoriev and Alina Zievakova. Crew members include Academy Award-nominated director of photography Bogumił Godfrejów.
“Rhino” was awarded best project and best pitching at the Sofia Meetings, and production was originally planned for 2014. However, Oleh was arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service in May 2014 and unlawfully sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment, giving rise to a global campaign for his release.
- 7/26/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
This year’s line-up includes five female directors in competition.
The line-up of the 78th Venice Film Festival (September 1-11) has been announced by festival president Roberto Cicutto and artistic director Alberto Barbera.
Scroll down for the full line-up
This year’s selection saw the festival take a backward step for gender balance, with five female directors selected in the main competition, down from last year’s eight. 26% of films in the overall line-up are directed by women, down from 28% in 2020.
The high-profile titles picked for competition this year include Pablo Larrain’s Spencer; Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand Of God...
The line-up of the 78th Venice Film Festival (September 1-11) has been announced by festival president Roberto Cicutto and artistic director Alberto Barbera.
Scroll down for the full line-up
This year’s selection saw the festival take a backward step for gender balance, with five female directors selected in the main competition, down from last year’s eight. 26% of films in the overall line-up are directed by women, down from 28% in 2020.
The high-profile titles picked for competition this year include Pablo Larrain’s Spencer; Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand Of God...
- 7/26/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The Pisf has subsidised eight minority co-productions in its first slate of funding for 2020. The Polish Film Institute (Pisf) has vowed to make a decision on financial grants, despite the Covid-19 crisis, and while the commissions assessing Polish projects are still debating, the one for minority co-productions has already given its verdict. Eight international projects have therefore received a generous subsidy amounting to Pln 5.5 million (€1.28 million), which is around Pln 1.5 million more than the sum handed out in the previous funding slate. The biggest amount of money – Pln 2 million – will serve to bolster the budget of the upcoming Jonathan Glazer project The Zone of Interest, co-produced on the Polish side by Extreme Emotions Bis. Meanwhile, Oleg Sencow’s Nosorożec (Rhino) can count on Pln 1 million. The Ukrainian director is once again teaming up with Warsaw-based Apple Film Production. Film Produkcja,...
We’re had to wait seven weeks to see the return of one of the best vocalists on season 3 of the “The Masked Singer”: the Turtle. He, along with the other Top 3 in Group A — the Kangaroo and the White Tiger — made the cut back on February 12. On the special two-hour edition of “The Masked Singer” on April 1, they competed along with the best of Group B and Group C.
Each is hoping to win enough votes from the studio audience to stay in the competition and make it to the quarter-finals. Of this Super 9, the Turtle is the one who has most confounded the four judges. We are sure that they are wrong with their guesses that the Turtle is either Jenny McCarthy‘s husband Donnie Wahlberg or his New Kids on the Block bandmate Joey McIntyre.
We’ve rewatched all three of his performance and don’t...
Each is hoping to win enough votes from the studio audience to stay in the competition and make it to the quarter-finals. Of this Super 9, the Turtle is the one who has most confounded the four judges. We are sure that they are wrong with their guesses that the Turtle is either Jenny McCarthy‘s husband Donnie Wahlberg or his New Kids on the Block bandmate Joey McIntyre.
We’ve rewatched all three of his performance and don’t...
- 4/1/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“The Masked Singer” brings together its nine remaining Season 3 contestants, dubbed the “Super Nine,” for the first time on Wednesday’s special two-hour episode. Those costumed celebrities are the ones who made it through the championships rounds for Group A, B and C over the first nine episodes of the Fox singing competition’s third season. But do you remember which nine contestants made the cut?
If you don’t, we don’t blame you, seeing as Group A last performed Feb. 12 and Group B on March 4. But because we want you to be prepared to resume your whosungit investigation this week, we’ve rounded up all nine of the “Super Nine” contestants — and some guesses as to their identities — below so that you’re prepped ahead of Wednesday’s supersized episode.
Check out the list below and the promo clip above.
Also Read: 'The Masked Singer' Unmasks...
If you don’t, we don’t blame you, seeing as Group A last performed Feb. 12 and Group B on March 4. But because we want you to be prepared to resume your whosungit investigation this week, we’ve rounded up all nine of the “Super Nine” contestants — and some guesses as to their identities — below so that you’re prepped ahead of Wednesday’s supersized episode.
Check out the list below and the promo clip above.
Also Read: 'The Masked Singer' Unmasks...
- 3/30/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Two and a half minutes of careening punk-metal bile, Binky Philips and the Planets’ “Splitsville for Bust” sounds like something that could have been heard blaring out of a downtown New York club in the early Seventies. And there’s a reason for that: It’s a new and inordinately hooky rocker from a band that started way back when but has finally, after 27 years, gotten around to making a record.
The original version of the Planets formed in 1972 and was soon after opening for the New York Dolls at...
The original version of the Planets formed in 1972 and was soon after opening for the New York Dolls at...
- 8/12/2019
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Kate Bush is reissuing her entire studio catalog – including numerous rare tracks, B-sides and cover versions – on a series of remastered vinyl and CD box sets. The campaign launches November 16th with the first two of four vinyl packages and the first of two CD sets, via Rhino. The second wave of material arrives November 30th.
The art-rock icon personally remastered the material with producer/engineer James Guthrie, who previously worked on Bush’s 1985 LP, Hounds of Love. The singer’s 10 albums are spread across the three vinyl boxes, and...
The art-rock icon personally remastered the material with producer/engineer James Guthrie, who previously worked on Bush’s 1985 LP, Hounds of Love. The singer’s 10 albums are spread across the three vinyl boxes, and...
- 10/4/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Sneak Peek new footage from the upcoming Insomniac action-adventure video game "Marvel's Spider-Man", published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4, featuring a rogue's galley of CG villains including Marvel Comics' 'Rhino', 'Vulture' and a whole lot more, available September 7, 2018:
"...'Peter Parker' is 23 years old and interning at a laboratory while about to graduate from college. Parker has been Spider-Man for eight years and has settled into his role as protector of New York City. Early in the story, 'Spider-Man' defeats 'Wilson Fisk', a philanthropist who runs a criminal empire under his alter ego 'The Kingpin'.
"Afterwards, a new gang emerges known as the 'Inner Demons' who are taking over Fisk's territory. Spider-Man arrives at a construction site owned by Kingpin and must defend Kingpin's men who are under attack by the Inner Demons.
"While fending off the Inner Demons from the construction site,...
"...'Peter Parker' is 23 years old and interning at a laboratory while about to graduate from college. Parker has been Spider-Man for eight years and has settled into his role as protector of New York City. Early in the story, 'Spider-Man' defeats 'Wilson Fisk', a philanthropist who runs a criminal empire under his alter ego 'The Kingpin'.
"Afterwards, a new gang emerges known as the 'Inner Demons' who are taking over Fisk's territory. Spider-Man arrives at a construction site owned by Kingpin and must defend Kingpin's men who are under attack by the Inner Demons.
"While fending off the Inner Demons from the construction site,...
- 8/29/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The European Film Academy on Friday again called for the immediate release from a Russian prison of Ukranian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov who has been on a hunger strike for more than 50 days. France’s Société des Réalisateurs de Films, which organizes the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival, has also launched a campaign with Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard delivering an impassioned video message (see below).
In a letter posted to the Srf website and published in French daily Libération, dozens of international filmmakers including Todd Haynes, Lucas Guadagnino, William Friedkin, Michel Hazanavicius, François Ozon, Rithy Panh, Lynn Ramsay, Claire Denis and the Dardenne brothers, called on Europe and the rest of the world “to use every means in their possession” to obtain Sentsov’s immediate release. “If Oleg Sentsov dies today, it is not only Vladimir Putin but France, Germany and Europe as a whole that...
In a letter posted to the Srf website and published in French daily Libération, dozens of international filmmakers including Todd Haynes, Lucas Guadagnino, William Friedkin, Michel Hazanavicius, François Ozon, Rithy Panh, Lynn Ramsay, Claire Denis and the Dardenne brothers, called on Europe and the rest of the world “to use every means in their possession” to obtain Sentsov’s immediate release. “If Oleg Sentsov dies today, it is not only Vladimir Putin but France, Germany and Europe as a whole that...
- 7/9/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony recently shared a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming Spider-Man PS4 game that revealed several new villains including Rhino, Scorpion, Vulture, Kingpin, Mr. Negative, and Electro.
Now it seems another classic villain has accidentally been revealed. This may be considered a spoiler, at the same time it seems pretty obvious.
The big reveal came from a voice actor who was working on the game. Chris Jai Alex provides the voice of Rhino and during a recent interview with YouTuber Drift0r, he talks about the challenges of creating a certain fight scene because all of the villains scale differently, and it's at this point that he mentions Doctor Octopus.
I wanted to know if there was a Nuke in Black Ops 4 so I just asked the multiplayer announcer voice actor @chrisjaialexhttps://t.co/C2p6vi5XVt
— Drift0r (@Drift0r) June 21, 2018
The video above has since been removed...
Now it seems another classic villain has accidentally been revealed. This may be considered a spoiler, at the same time it seems pretty obvious.
The big reveal came from a voice actor who was working on the game. Chris Jai Alex provides the voice of Rhino and during a recent interview with YouTuber Drift0r, he talks about the challenges of creating a certain fight scene because all of the villains scale differently, and it's at this point that he mentions Doctor Octopus.
I wanted to know if there was a Nuke in Black Ops 4 so I just asked the multiplayer announcer voice actor @chrisjaialexhttps://t.co/C2p6vi5XVt
— Drift0r (@Drift0r) June 21, 2018
The video above has since been removed...
- 6/25/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
A voice actor working on Insomniac’s “Spider-Man” game accidentally revealed that a classic Spidey villain makes an appearance, according to Eurogamer.
(Spoilers, obviously.)
Chris Jai Alex plays Rhino in the game. He’s also the voice of the multiplayer announcer in “Call of Duty: Black Ops IV.” During a recent interview with YouTuber Drift0r, he talks about the challenges of creating a certain fight scene because all of the villains scale differently, and he mentions the name Doctor Octopus.
I wanted to know if there was a Nuke in Black Ops 4 so I just asked the multiplayer announcer voice actor @chrisjaialexhttps://t.co/C2p6vi5XVt
— Drift0r (@Drift0r) June 21, 2018
Drift0r’s video is gone now, but the internet never forgets. You can watch a clip below.
Doc Ock’s inclusion in the game makes sense. He’s a popular character and founder of the Sinister Six.
(Spoilers, obviously.)
Chris Jai Alex plays Rhino in the game. He’s also the voice of the multiplayer announcer in “Call of Duty: Black Ops IV.” During a recent interview with YouTuber Drift0r, he talks about the challenges of creating a certain fight scene because all of the villains scale differently, and he mentions the name Doctor Octopus.
I wanted to know if there was a Nuke in Black Ops 4 so I just asked the multiplayer announcer voice actor @chrisjaialexhttps://t.co/C2p6vi5XVt
— Drift0r (@Drift0r) June 21, 2018
Drift0r’s video is gone now, but the internet never forgets. You can watch a clip below.
Doc Ock’s inclusion in the game makes sense. He’s a popular character and founder of the Sinister Six.
- 6/25/2018
- by Stefanie Fogel
- Variety Film + TV
One of the most hotly-anticipated games of the year is the upcoming "Spider-Man" game for the PlayStation 4, which gives you control of the Web-Head in ways you never have in previous games. Opening up the world in exciting new ways, Spidey will have to take on many of his classic villains. He even has to do it all at once, and in the recent E3 gameplay trailer, he sadly comes out on the losing side as the combined forces of Vulture, Rhino, Scorpion, Electro and Mr. Negative... Read More...
- 6/12/2018
- by Matt Rooney
- JoBlo.com
A brand new gameplay trailer for Insomniac Games' upcoming Spider-Man game has been released and it managed to get me even more excited for the game! Not only does the new trailer feature tons of radical footage, it also reveals the epic roster of villains! Those villains include Rhino, Scorpion, Vulture, Kingpin, Mr. Negative, and Electro.
In the trailer we see all these villains gang up on Spider-Man when they break out of the prison Raft, which is the Avengers’ off-shore prison. Spider-Man does his best to fight them off but they just keep coming at him. At the end of the trailer, Spider-Man is getting the crap beat out of him by these classic villains. Then, all of a sudden, there's a bright white light that shines down on them and they are left looking stunned. Even Spider-Man is surprised! Then the trailer ends.
We have no idea what...
In the trailer we see all these villains gang up on Spider-Man when they break out of the prison Raft, which is the Avengers’ off-shore prison. Spider-Man does his best to fight them off but they just keep coming at him. At the end of the trailer, Spider-Man is getting the crap beat out of him by these classic villains. Then, all of a sudden, there's a bright white light that shines down on them and they are left looking stunned. Even Spider-Man is surprised! Then the trailer ends.
We have no idea what...
- 6/12/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Insomniac debuted a new gameplay trailer for its eagerly awaited “Spider-Man” game at PlayStation’s E3 presser Monday night. The footage showed classic “Spider-Man” villains Electro, Rhino, Scorpion, and the Vulture breaking all the inmates out of the Raft, the Avengers’ off-shore underwater prison.
“Our team is thrilled to finally show you more of what you’ll be up against in ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man,'” Insomniac said in a blog post. “Things heat up for Spider-Man, as many of the Super Villains he has put away over his eight years as Spidey have escaped simultaneously. This is a pivotal moment in the game, where the fragile peace in New York City has now been completely shattered [and] Super Villains have now escaped the maximum-security facility, the Raft, just off the coast of Manhattan. Worse, as you saw at the end of the gameplay video, Spider-Man is no match on his own in the one-vs.
“Our team is thrilled to finally show you more of what you’ll be up against in ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man,'” Insomniac said in a blog post. “Things heat up for Spider-Man, as many of the Super Villains he has put away over his eight years as Spidey have escaped simultaneously. This is a pivotal moment in the game, where the fragile peace in New York City has now been completely shattered [and] Super Villains have now escaped the maximum-security facility, the Raft, just off the coast of Manhattan. Worse, as you saw at the end of the gameplay video, Spider-Man is no match on his own in the one-vs.
- 6/12/2018
- by Alex Kane
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Avengers: Infinity War,” in theaters now.]
When “Captain America: Civil War” introduced Spider-Man (Tom Holland) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it was considered a huge triumph for fans who love Peter Parker and had been waiting for years to see him finally interact with the Avengers. Holland’s pitch-perfect cameo was one of the film’s highlights, and made fans even more excited for “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which proved to be another hit for both the McU and Sony.
After the film’s success, a “Homecoming” sequel seemed like a no-brainer, until the shocking end of “Avengers: Infinity War,” when Spider-Man, along with a slew of other heroes, is faded into dust by Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet. The onscreen death of Spider-Man was a shock, and one that the Russo Brothers knew would hit fans hard. In an interview with IndieWire’s Kate Erbland, the Russos explained that they didn’t take the decision lightly,...
When “Captain America: Civil War” introduced Spider-Man (Tom Holland) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it was considered a huge triumph for fans who love Peter Parker and had been waiting for years to see him finally interact with the Avengers. Holland’s pitch-perfect cameo was one of the film’s highlights, and made fans even more excited for “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which proved to be another hit for both the McU and Sony.
After the film’s success, a “Homecoming” sequel seemed like a no-brainer, until the shocking end of “Avengers: Infinity War,” when Spider-Man, along with a slew of other heroes, is faded into dust by Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet. The onscreen death of Spider-Man was a shock, and one that the Russo Brothers knew would hit fans hard. In an interview with IndieWire’s Kate Erbland, the Russos explained that they didn’t take the decision lightly,...
- 5/21/2018
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
Wild Honey Orchestra: Buffalo Springfield tribute Alex Theatre, Glendale CA February 17, 2018
The Wild Honey Foundation started putting on themed benefit concerts a quarter century ago and was revived a few years back, now benefitting the Autism Think Tank. A collection of superb Los Angeles-based musicians with extensive résumés comes together, led by guitarist Rob Laufer (Johnny Cash, George Martin, Cheap Trick, etc.) as The Wild Honey Orchestra to back special guest stars (many, but not all, also L.A.-based) and augment existing bands, this year performing songs of Buffalo Springfield, the band that shot Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay (Poco, Souther-Hillman-Furay Band) -- along with bassist Bruce Palmer (later Jim Messina) and drummer Dewey Martin -- to fame in the late '60s.
Thanks to my Wild Honey pal Michael Ackerman, I got to attend both the show and two rehearsals, which even after decades of listening...
The Wild Honey Foundation started putting on themed benefit concerts a quarter century ago and was revived a few years back, now benefitting the Autism Think Tank. A collection of superb Los Angeles-based musicians with extensive résumés comes together, led by guitarist Rob Laufer (Johnny Cash, George Martin, Cheap Trick, etc.) as The Wild Honey Orchestra to back special guest stars (many, but not all, also L.A.-based) and augment existing bands, this year performing songs of Buffalo Springfield, the band that shot Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay (Poco, Souther-Hillman-Furay Band) -- along with bassist Bruce Palmer (later Jim Messina) and drummer Dewey Martin -- to fame in the late '60s.
Thanks to my Wild Honey pal Michael Ackerman, I got to attend both the show and two rehearsals, which even after decades of listening...
- 2/24/2018
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
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