Hallmark’s new Countdown To Christmas movie The Christmas Charade could be the network’s closest movie to James Bond! Starring in this holiday espionage thriller is Rachel Skarsten, and Corey Sevier. This is a Jazz Ramsey reunion. Moreover, it looks like these two actors are doing some dancing and even stunts.
In this movie, a librarian suddenly finds herself undercover for the FBI! Does she have what it takes to stay out of danger as they catch the bad guys?
Here are all the details about this upcoming movie.
Photo: Corey Sevier, Rachel Skarsten Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy Vortex Media What Is Hallmark’s The Christmas Charade About?
This year Countdown To Christmas includes a romcom espionage mashup called The Christmas Charade. This stars Rachel Skarsten and Corey Sevier. TV Insider revealed what this movie is about.
Anyone who knows Whitney knows that she is one of the most cautious people they know.
In this movie, a librarian suddenly finds herself undercover for the FBI! Does she have what it takes to stay out of danger as they catch the bad guys?
Here are all the details about this upcoming movie.
Photo: Corey Sevier, Rachel Skarsten Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy Vortex Media What Is Hallmark’s The Christmas Charade About?
This year Countdown To Christmas includes a romcom espionage mashup called The Christmas Charade. This stars Rachel Skarsten and Corey Sevier. TV Insider revealed what this movie is about.
Anyone who knows Whitney knows that she is one of the most cautious people they know.
- 10/13/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
This article contains discussions of sexual assault.
Saoirse Ronan's career is going pretty spectacularly well — but she still can't quite get over the fact that she lost out on the role of Luna Lovegood in the "Harry Potter" movies.
During a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel to promote her upcoming film "The Outrun" — which marks the Oscar-nominee's first credit as a producer alongside her husband, actor Jack Lowdon — Ronan revealed that she auditioned for the "Harry Potter" character who makes her debut in the fifth book and film, "Order of the Phoenix." (The role ultimately went to then unknown actor Evanna Lynch.)
"There's things that you'll pass on and then they come out, and you think, 'Oh God, that was a misstep on my part,'" Ronan told Kimmel. "But I think the one that stayed with me over the years — I didn't say no to it, I just didn't get the part.
Saoirse Ronan's career is going pretty spectacularly well — but she still can't quite get over the fact that she lost out on the role of Luna Lovegood in the "Harry Potter" movies.
During a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel to promote her upcoming film "The Outrun" — which marks the Oscar-nominee's first credit as a producer alongside her husband, actor Jack Lowdon — Ronan revealed that she auditioned for the "Harry Potter" character who makes her debut in the fifth book and film, "Order of the Phoenix." (The role ultimately went to then unknown actor Evanna Lynch.)
"There's things that you'll pass on and then they come out, and you think, 'Oh God, that was a misstep on my part,'" Ronan told Kimmel. "But I think the one that stayed with me over the years — I didn't say no to it, I just didn't get the part.
- 10/7/2024
- by Nina Starner
- Slash Film
After creating a true cinematic phenomenon with “Barbie,” Greta Gerwig was the guest of honor at the 75th annual Pioneer of the Year Dinner at the Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, an annual charity event to benefit the Will Rogers Pioneer Assistance Fund.
“This is an extraordinary thing. I’m used to going to the Beverly Hilton to lose,” Gerwig quipped, referencing to the hotel’s status as the host of the Golden Globes, where she has been nominated four times without a win.
Started in 1947, the Pioneer of the Year dinner has served as an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Pioneer Assistance Fund, which provides financial aid and assistance to entertainment industry workers in need.
Now run by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, the dinner has honored leading Hollywood figures such as Bob Hope, Donna Langley, Alan Horn, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson and most recently,...
“This is an extraordinary thing. I’m used to going to the Beverly Hilton to lose,” Gerwig quipped, referencing to the hotel’s status as the host of the Golden Globes, where she has been nominated four times without a win.
Started in 1947, the Pioneer of the Year dinner has served as an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Pioneer Assistance Fund, which provides financial aid and assistance to entertainment industry workers in need.
Now run by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, the dinner has honored leading Hollywood figures such as Bob Hope, Donna Langley, Alan Horn, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson and most recently,...
- 9/26/2024
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Just a year after Wcth co-creator Brian Bird would not stop talking about the possible return of Lori Loughlin’s character Abigail Stanton to the series, Great American Family has announced two projects adjacent to When Calls The Heart. However, Lori Loughlin’s name is not attached to either project.
Where’s Lori?
Lori Loughlin Wcth – YouTube Lori Loughlin’s Name Is Missing From Two Wcth Related Great American Family Productions
This week, Great American Family surprised Wcth fans by announcing that they were filming When Hope Calls Season 2B. The Futon Critic reported that the network was making eight additional episodes. This is the long-promised continuation from three years ago when the network released the first two episodes of Season 2, When Hope Calls Christmas Parts 1 and 2. In both of these movies, Lori Loughlin returned as Abigail Stanton, her When Calls The Heart role.
However, Lori’s name is not...
Where’s Lori?
Lori Loughlin Wcth – YouTube Lori Loughlin’s Name Is Missing From Two Wcth Related Great American Family Productions
This week, Great American Family surprised Wcth fans by announcing that they were filming When Hope Calls Season 2B. The Futon Critic reported that the network was making eight additional episodes. This is the long-promised continuation from three years ago when the network released the first two episodes of Season 2, When Hope Calls Christmas Parts 1 and 2. In both of these movies, Lori Loughlin returned as Abigail Stanton, her When Calls The Heart role.
However, Lori’s name is not...
- 9/21/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
Great American Family has announced the dates of their Great American Christmas movies for 2024. The network is kicking off its non-stop holiday programming on Thursday, October 17. This will continue until the holidays are over. There are a lot of new movies, as well as a couple of classics that holiday movie fans will not want to miss.
Here are the 2024 Great American Christmas movies. All movies air at 8 p.m., Eastern, on Great American Family.
Candace Cameron Bure, Cameron Mathison, Gaf – Instagram Christmas In Scotland Kicks Off Great American Family’s Christmas Schedule
Christmas In Scotland premieres on Saturday, October 19, and stars Jill Winternitz and Dominic Watters.
According to The Futon Critic, when a New York installation designer goes to Scotland, she works with a wealthy heir and confessed Christmas hater to create a light display for his small Scottish town.
Still Photography on the set of ‘A Royal Proposal’ Rhiannon Fish,...
Here are the 2024 Great American Christmas movies. All movies air at 8 p.m., Eastern, on Great American Family.
Candace Cameron Bure, Cameron Mathison, Gaf – Instagram Christmas In Scotland Kicks Off Great American Family’s Christmas Schedule
Christmas In Scotland premieres on Saturday, October 19, and stars Jill Winternitz and Dominic Watters.
According to The Futon Critic, when a New York installation designer goes to Scotland, she works with a wealthy heir and confessed Christmas hater to create a light display for his small Scottish town.
Still Photography on the set of ‘A Royal Proposal’ Rhiannon Fish,...
- 9/17/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
Great American Media, known for its faith and family productions, has announced premiere dates for its 4th annual Great American Christmas franchise. Great American Christmas 2024 will bring the true spirit of the holiday into homes across the country beginning October 17 on Pure Flix and October 19 on Great American Family.
“Christmas is a time to reflect on what matters most,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO of Great American Media. “As a brand, Great American differentiates its Christmas offering by remembering the nostalgia of the Christmas classics and why we love them.
“The timelessness of stories that affirm our faith, the love and joy of being present with family and all those we love, and the hope that the season transcends us all into our best selves. These values are the heart of Great American Christmas, Christmas as it’s meant to be.”
Photo courtesy of Sight & Sound Films and...
“Christmas is a time to reflect on what matters most,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO of Great American Media. “As a brand, Great American differentiates its Christmas offering by remembering the nostalgia of the Christmas classics and why we love them.
“The timelessness of stories that affirm our faith, the love and joy of being present with family and all those we love, and the hope that the season transcends us all into our best selves. These values are the heart of Great American Christmas, Christmas as it’s meant to be.”
Photo courtesy of Sight & Sound Films and...
- 9/17/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
A Little Women’s Christmas on Great American Family as part of Great American Christmas
Created by When Calls the Heart creator Brian Bird, A Little Women’s Christmas is set to premiere on Great American Family.
Great American Family has announced a new, original holiday movie, A Little Women’s Christmas. This modern take on Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel, Little Women, and famously stars Trevor Donovan, Jen Lilley, Jillian Murray and more. Meanwhile, When Calls the Heart co-creator, Brian Bird serves as an executive producer along with his son, Taylor Bird, while Dione Sheehan penned the script.
About A Little Women’s Christmas on Great American Family
As noted by Variety, Little Women’s Christmas is based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel, Little Women which focuses on the culture of young women, their hopes, dreams and ambitions.
While little detail about the synopsis is currently available, the movie is a modern...
Created by When Calls the Heart creator Brian Bird, A Little Women’s Christmas is set to premiere on Great American Family.
Great American Family has announced a new, original holiday movie, A Little Women’s Christmas. This modern take on Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel, Little Women, and famously stars Trevor Donovan, Jen Lilley, Jillian Murray and more. Meanwhile, When Calls the Heart co-creator, Brian Bird serves as an executive producer along with his son, Taylor Bird, while Dione Sheehan penned the script.
About A Little Women’s Christmas on Great American Family
As noted by Variety, Little Women’s Christmas is based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel, Little Women which focuses on the culture of young women, their hopes, dreams and ambitions.
While little detail about the synopsis is currently available, the movie is a modern...
- 7/16/2024
- by Anne King
- Celebrating The Soaps
Great American Family has announced its first ensemble movie, the holiday movie A Little Women’s Christmas. This stars Trevor Donovan, Jillian Murray, and Jen Lilley. Moreover, When Calls The Heart co-creator Brian Bird is an executive producer, while his son Taylor Bird, and Dione Sheehan wrote this script.
Here is more information on this upcoming holiday movie.
Jillian Murray Little Women Christmas – used with Great American Media’s permission Who Is Starring In A Little Women’s Christmas?
Who is in this Great American Family ensemble cast? According to Variety, this is who is starring in A Little Women’s Christmas. Jillian Murray portrays Jo March, Trevor Donovan plays Friedrich “Fritz” Baehr, Laura Osnes åöaus Beth March, Jen Lilley plays Meg March, while Jesse Hutch portrays John Brooke. Lastly, Julia Reilly portrays Amy March.
In addition, Gladys Knight is also in this film. She will perform her Christmas song entitled “Joy.
Here is more information on this upcoming holiday movie.
Jillian Murray Little Women Christmas – used with Great American Media’s permission Who Is Starring In A Little Women’s Christmas?
Who is in this Great American Family ensemble cast? According to Variety, this is who is starring in A Little Women’s Christmas. Jillian Murray portrays Jo March, Trevor Donovan plays Friedrich “Fritz” Baehr, Laura Osnes åöaus Beth March, Jen Lilley plays Meg March, while Jesse Hutch portrays John Brooke. Lastly, Julia Reilly portrays Amy March.
In addition, Gladys Knight is also in this film. She will perform her Christmas song entitled “Joy.
- 7/10/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
A Little Women’s Christmas will air on the Great American Family channel this holiday season, it was announced on Wednesday morning.
Our sister site Variety broke the news.
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Described as “a contemporary retelling of the beloved classic novel” by Louisa May Alcott, the TV-movie will follow “the lives and loves of the March sisters in a small Tennessee town at Christmas.”
The...
Our sister site Variety broke the news.
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Described as “a contemporary retelling of the beloved classic novel” by Louisa May Alcott, the TV-movie will follow “the lives and loves of the March sisters in a small Tennessee town at Christmas.”
The...
- 7/10/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Chicago – The 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival is off and running, and the third day – Sunday, May 5th – screens and the 30th Anniversary of a modern classic and a highly anticipated upcoming release. “I Saw the TV Glow” by Jane Schoenbrun and “Little Women” (the 1994 version) anchor a full day of cinema heroics. For the full schedule, info and tickets, click Ccff May 5th. For individual films, click titles below.
30th Anniversary, Little Women
Little Women
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Based on the classic 1868 novel about love, family and the female spirit, Louisa May Alcott tells the domestic saga of the March family in post-Civil War America with a cast that includes Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Clare Danes, Christian Bale, Kirsten Dunst, Gabriel Byrne, Samantha Mathis, Eric Stoltz and Trini Alvarado.
Capsule Review: Greta Gerwig’s 2019 re-imagining aside, the 1994 version – directed by Gillian Armstrong – of the oft-filmed classic combines the elements...
30th Anniversary, Little Women
Little Women
Photo credit: ChicagoCriticsFilmFestival.com
Based on the classic 1868 novel about love, family and the female spirit, Louisa May Alcott tells the domestic saga of the March family in post-Civil War America with a cast that includes Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Clare Danes, Christian Bale, Kirsten Dunst, Gabriel Byrne, Samantha Mathis, Eric Stoltz and Trini Alvarado.
Capsule Review: Greta Gerwig’s 2019 re-imagining aside, the 1994 version – directed by Gillian Armstrong – of the oft-filmed classic combines the elements...
- 5/4/2024
- by [email protected] (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Dune 2 Star Timothee Chalamet Movies Ranked As Per Rotten Tomatoes. (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Timothee Chalamet is being lauded for his fantastic performance in Denis Villeneuve’s epic saga Dune 2. The film was released in the theatres on Friday, and it’s a visual treat for moviegoers. The film is one of the top-rated ones across various platforms, but Chalamet, over his short career span, has given several high-rated films.
Chalamet won hearts with his lively performance as Willy Wonka in last year’s Wonka. It became his career’s highest-grossing film as a leading man. But it seems Dune 2 might take away that title soon. He is essaying the character of Paul Atreides, and his ascension in this part has been remarkably shown. Scroll below for more.
Timothee Chalamet’s character Paul seemed a bit lost in the first film but understood his purpose and became a leader in Dune 2.
Timothee Chalamet is being lauded for his fantastic performance in Denis Villeneuve’s epic saga Dune 2. The film was released in the theatres on Friday, and it’s a visual treat for moviegoers. The film is one of the top-rated ones across various platforms, but Chalamet, over his short career span, has given several high-rated films.
Chalamet won hearts with his lively performance as Willy Wonka in last year’s Wonka. It became his career’s highest-grossing film as a leading man. But it seems Dune 2 might take away that title soon. He is essaying the character of Paul Atreides, and his ascension in this part has been remarkably shown. Scroll below for more.
Timothee Chalamet’s character Paul seemed a bit lost in the first film but understood his purpose and became a leader in Dune 2.
- 3/2/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
The arts are well represented on Time magazine’s annual Women of the Year list, with the class of ’24 including actor, writer and director Greta Gerwig, actor Taraji P. Henson and singer, songwriter and actor Andra Day.
The list of 12 women was announced this morning. Also included on the roster tennis player Coco Gauff; Global CEO of Chanel Leena Nair; co-founder and leader of the Israeli movement Women Wage Peace Yael Admi; founder and director of Women of the Sun Reem Hajajreh; president and chairwoman of nonprofit Nadia’s Initiative Nadia Murad; medical scientist and professor of research on hyperemesis gravidarum Marlena Fejzo; founder and executive director of The Chisholm Legacy Project Jacqui Patterson; poet Ada Limón; and economic historian and labor economist Claudia Goldin.
The Time list is designed to recognize “extraordinary leaders working toward a more equal world.”
Regarding Barbie director Gerwig, who is featured on the cover...
The list of 12 women was announced this morning. Also included on the roster tennis player Coco Gauff; Global CEO of Chanel Leena Nair; co-founder and leader of the Israeli movement Women Wage Peace Yael Admi; founder and director of Women of the Sun Reem Hajajreh; president and chairwoman of nonprofit Nadia’s Initiative Nadia Murad; medical scientist and professor of research on hyperemesis gravidarum Marlena Fejzo; founder and executive director of The Chisholm Legacy Project Jacqui Patterson; poet Ada Limón; and economic historian and labor economist Claudia Goldin.
The Time list is designed to recognize “extraordinary leaders working toward a more equal world.”
Regarding Barbie director Gerwig, who is featured on the cover...
- 2/21/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A quick Google search will reveal a whole lot of articles talking about the death of the "Movie Star" in the 21st century. Brands and IPs have replaced A-listers as the biggest selling points for films over the last 25 years, there's no denying that. Still, things may not be quite as dire as they appear. For one, audiences seem to be growing a little tired of the franchise model lately. For another, there's a small group of 20-something actors who are steadily making a bigger name for themselves and carving out a career much like the mega-stars of old did.
Their ranks include Timothée Chalamet and Florence Pugh, both of whom have been noticeably careful about the films they make and, just as importantly, the directors they work with. Between them, the pair have collaborated with the likes of Christopher Nolan, Luca Guadagnino, Paul King, Ari Aster, Wes Anderson, and...
Their ranks include Timothée Chalamet and Florence Pugh, both of whom have been noticeably careful about the films they make and, just as importantly, the directors they work with. Between them, the pair have collaborated with the likes of Christopher Nolan, Luca Guadagnino, Paul King, Ari Aster, Wes Anderson, and...
- 2/15/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
It has been a record-breaking year for Greta Gerwig as she achieved multiples firsts for a female director with global smash hit Barbie, topped by becoming the first woman to surpass the one billion mark at the worldwide box office in July.
Gerwig is set to break fresh ground again next May when she becomes the first female American director to take on the role of Jury President at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
The festival announced the news on Thursday morning describing Gerwig as “a heroine of our modern times” who had shaken the “status quo”.
“I am stunned and thrilled and humbled to be serving as the president of the Cannes Film Festival Jury. I cannot wait to see what journeys are in store for all of us,” said Gerwig.
“I love films – I love making them, I love going to them, I love talking about them. As a cinephile,...
Gerwig is set to break fresh ground again next May when she becomes the first female American director to take on the role of Jury President at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
The festival announced the news on Thursday morning describing Gerwig as “a heroine of our modern times” who had shaken the “status quo”.
“I am stunned and thrilled and humbled to be serving as the president of the Cannes Film Festival Jury. I cannot wait to see what journeys are in store for all of us,” said Gerwig.
“I love films – I love making them, I love going to them, I love talking about them. As a cinephile,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
A true-life American tragedy that leverages the summery Texas idyll of “Dazed & Confused” into a larger than life — but heartbreakingly sincere — re-telling of “King Lear,” “The Iron Claw” is a wrestling epic inspired by a legend so sad that writer-director Sean Durkin felt like he had to sand it down in order for it to seem believable on screen. Inverting the fake it so real ethos of a sport that’s long been enjoyed as a form of steroidal theater (its operatic melodrama sustained by the exaggerated nature of its spectacle and vice-versa), Durkin’s film dials back the body count so that the scale of its loss doesn’t make it impossible for audiences to accept that it actually happened, or to exalt in the love that it ultimately left behind.
Scholars of wrestling’s pre-wwf history might see “The Iron Claw” as an act of erasure, but I...
Scholars of wrestling’s pre-wwf history might see “The Iron Claw” as an act of erasure, but I...
- 12/12/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan have been nominated alongside each other for Best Director at at the Oscars before. That was in 2018 when Gerwig secured a bid for “Lady Bird” and Nolan was up for “Dunkirk.” Neither of them won as Guillermo del Toro took home the gong for “The Shape of Water” but the duo was part of a stellar lineup of nominated filmmakers that also included Paul Thomas Anderson (“Phantom Thread”) and Jordan Peele (“Get Out”).
It looks like Gerwig and Nolan will be part of another Best Director lineup this year as we predict that they’ll be nominated alongside Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), and Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone of Interest”). Gerwig is expected to be nominated for her record-breaking Warner Bros. movie “Barbie,” which did battle at the box office with Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” when they both released on...
It looks like Gerwig and Nolan will be part of another Best Director lineup this year as we predict that they’ll be nominated alongside Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), and Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone of Interest”). Gerwig is expected to be nominated for her record-breaking Warner Bros. movie “Barbie,” which did battle at the box office with Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” when they both released on...
- 11/22/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Screenwriter Robin Swicord hasn’t seen “Practical Magic” in the 25 years since it was released. For her, it’s hard to remember much about the film outside of “trying to figure the movie out and do my best to write something that would get made and be worth it,” she told TheWrap in an exclusive interview. Swicord is Hollywood’s go-to screenwriter when the town needs a book adaptation. Her writing has defined a generation from her 1994 adaptation of “Little Women” to working with perceived unadaptable material like 2005’s “Memoirs of a Geisha.”
“Practical Magic” is a bittersweet topic for Swicord, though, due to changes with the script that would eventually be credited to her, as well as Akiva Goldsman and Adam Brooks. Creative clashes with director Griffin Dunne compelled Swicord to “write that one off,” she said. A surprising admission given the film’s beloved status by many, especially when fall rolls around.
“Practical Magic” is a bittersweet topic for Swicord, though, due to changes with the script that would eventually be credited to her, as well as Akiva Goldsman and Adam Brooks. Creative clashes with director Griffin Dunne compelled Swicord to “write that one off,” she said. A surprising admission given the film’s beloved status by many, especially when fall rolls around.
- 10/19/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
For more than a hundred years, the face of the ancient Egyptian mummy has been synonymous with horror, dread, and the ever reliable go-to Halloween costume. This can probably be traced to almost exactly a century ago when Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon, and the latter’s daughter, Lady Evelyn, crossed the hitherto unbroken seal of King Tutankhamun’s tomb on Nov. 26, 1922.
Until that moment, the boy pharaoh had largely been forgotten by history. Yet as fate would have it, he left behind the only pharaonic tomb ever discovered mostly intact in the modern age. It was the greatest archaeological find of all time and should have been cause for lifelong celebration… but less than six months later Lord Carnarvon was dead. Technically, he died of blood poisoning, but as far as the British press (and soon the whole world) was concerned, the Curse of the Pharaohs got him! As other...
Until that moment, the boy pharaoh had largely been forgotten by history. Yet as fate would have it, he left behind the only pharaonic tomb ever discovered mostly intact in the modern age. It was the greatest archaeological find of all time and should have been cause for lifelong celebration… but less than six months later Lord Carnarvon was dead. Technically, he died of blood poisoning, but as far as the British press (and soon the whole world) was concerned, the Curse of the Pharaohs got him! As other...
- 10/9/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Has any young actress ever had a year Katharine Hepburn experienced in 1933? After making her film debut in 1932’s “Bill of Divorcement” with John Barrymore, the 26-year-old with the preternatural cheekbones demonstrated her versatility in three exceptional motion pictures 90 years ago. The great Kate soared high as famed aviatrix who has a tragic affair with a married member of Parliament in Dorothy Arzner’s daring pre-code romantic drama “Christopher Strong.” Next up was “Morning Glory,” for which she won her first of four best actress Oscars-and of course was a no-show at the ceremony- as an eager young actress. And Hepburn ended the year with “Little Women,” the acclaimed box office hit which made $100,000 during its first week at Radio City Music Hall, based on Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel.
Most “little women” have read Alcott’s autobiographical coming-of-age novel that was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Set...
Most “little women” have read Alcott’s autobiographical coming-of-age novel that was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Set...
- 10/2/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
The Barbie phenomenon is spreading to AFI Fest.
Greta Gerwig, who directed and co-wrote the billion dollar blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has been tapped to serve as guest artistic director of the Los Angeles-based festival. In the role, Gerwig will curate a number of films to add to the festival lineup and will be on hand to present one or more of those films depending on her schedule. Filmmakers like Pedro Almodóvar, Bernardo Bertolucci, Ava DuVernay, David Lynch and Agnès Varda have held the role in previous festivals.
On Oct. 10, AFI revealed the list of films Gerwig has selected. Those five films include Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange and Ann Reinking, Vincente Minnelli’s An American in Paris starring Gene Kelly, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death, Tim Burton’s Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure starring the...
Greta Gerwig, who directed and co-wrote the billion dollar blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has been tapped to serve as guest artistic director of the Los Angeles-based festival. In the role, Gerwig will curate a number of films to add to the festival lineup and will be on hand to present one or more of those films depending on her schedule. Filmmakers like Pedro Almodóvar, Bernardo Bertolucci, Ava DuVernay, David Lynch and Agnès Varda have held the role in previous festivals.
On Oct. 10, AFI revealed the list of films Gerwig has selected. Those five films include Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange and Ann Reinking, Vincente Minnelli’s An American in Paris starring Gene Kelly, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death, Tim Burton’s Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure starring the...
- 10/2/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When comparing Greta Gerwig's film "Barbie" to ancient writings, one might find that it bears the strongest resemblance to the Book of Genesis. Barbie and Ken are Adam and Eve, Barbieland is the Garden of Eden, and the Patriarchy is the Forbidden Fruit. Ken also serves as the Serpent in this metaphor. Unlike in Genesis, however, Eden remains the blissful paradise it always was at the end, and it's Barbie who leaves to grow up.
Gerwig has been open about the unexpected spiritual influences on "Barbie," having written an Apostle's Creed for her lead character. She also once noted that Barbie was created first, in 1959, with Ken hitting the market in 1960. Barbie was alone in the Garden before God created Ken out of her rib. Gerwig also held what she called "movie church" every Sunday while filming "Barbie," inviting her cast to worship at the alter of cinema at...
Gerwig has been open about the unexpected spiritual influences on "Barbie," having written an Apostle's Creed for her lead character. She also once noted that Barbie was created first, in 1959, with Ken hitting the market in 1960. Barbie was alone in the Garden before God created Ken out of her rib. Gerwig also held what she called "movie church" every Sunday while filming "Barbie," inviting her cast to worship at the alter of cinema at...
- 9/2/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the entire 95-year history of the Academy Awards, only one woman has been nominated for the Best Director Oscar twice: Jane Campion for “The Piano” (1993 nominee) and “The Power of the Dog” (2021 winner). The other six females to contend for directing are Lina Wertmuller for “Seven Beauties” (1976 nominee), Sofia Coppola for “Lost in Translation” (2003 nominee), Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker” (2009 winner), Greta Gerwig for “Lady Bird” (2017 nominee), Chloe Zhao for “Nomadland” (2020 winner) and Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman” (2020 nominee). At the upcoming 2024 Oscars, Campion’s record as the only female to reap two separate director mentions could be matched if “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig earns her second bid.
Campion received her first Best Director nom for “The Piano,” about a mute piano player. The New Zealander lost to Steven Spielberg for “Schindler’s List” but did not go home empty-handed that year, as she won the Best Original Screenplay award.
Campion received her first Best Director nom for “The Piano,” about a mute piano player. The New Zealander lost to Steven Spielberg for “Schindler’s List” but did not go home empty-handed that year, as she won the Best Original Screenplay award.
- 9/1/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Louis Garrel worked under the direction of Greta Gerwig in 2019’s Little Women and shared credits with many great actors, something that the French star was seemingly intimidated by initially.
The film adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel starred Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Chris Cooper, among others.
Garrel is recalling his time on the set of the Gerwig film and feeling stressed and telling The Independent, “I am the most anxious French guy you can meet. Believe me, I want to be more brave than I am. I am… what do you say? Effrayé they say in French… a scared guy.”
The actor said that it was his talented co-stars that added to his anxiety saying, “I was super stressed because I knew that all of the actors in it were better than me.
The film adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel starred Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Chris Cooper, among others.
Garrel is recalling his time on the set of the Gerwig film and feeling stressed and telling The Independent, “I am the most anxious French guy you can meet. Believe me, I want to be more brave than I am. I am… what do you say? Effrayé they say in French… a scared guy.”
The actor said that it was his talented co-stars that added to his anxiety saying, “I was super stressed because I knew that all of the actors in it were better than me.
- 8/27/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Even before I saw Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, I knew to expect a big moment. I’d glimpsed excerpts from America Ferrera’s monologue, condensed into tweet form and pasted onto pink Instagram slides. Even as I tried to stay “unspoiled” on the words themselves before I got to the film during its first week of Barbie’s release, I knew that at a pivotal point in the film there would be this show-stopping speech. Thankfully, expecting it did little to dampen how moving it was in the moment.
As Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) is reeling from an existential crisis, and about to give up on saving the patriarchy-poisoned Barbie Land because she no longer feels like the epitome of female perfection, it’s the Real World’s Gloria (Ferrera) who provides the most unexpected pep talk—by revealing to Barbie that perfection is not just unattainable, but is an insidious trap for women.
As Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) is reeling from an existential crisis, and about to give up on saving the patriarchy-poisoned Barbie Land because she no longer feels like the epitome of female perfection, it’s the Real World’s Gloria (Ferrera) who provides the most unexpected pep talk—by revealing to Barbie that perfection is not just unattainable, but is an insidious trap for women.
- 8/9/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
We’re all just Greta Gerwig girls, living in Greta Gerwig’s world. The filmmaker has officially ascended to the A-list of directors with “Barbie,” her third directorial effort. The existential comedy adapted from the Mattel doll line is one of the biggest movies of 2023, and is set to cross the line to $1 billion at the global box office. Perhaps more importantly, it’s a legitimate cultural phenomenon, getting everyone talking about its feminist themes and launching memes and viral trends.
The success of “Barbie” is a turning point for Gerwig, who across three films, has only seen the budget and scale available to her grow at an exponential rate. Once best known as a character actor — including co-directing Joe Swanberg’s mumblecore film “Nights and Weekends” — Gerwig made her proper solo directorial debut with 2017’s “Lady Bird.” Inspired (but not based!) on her childhood growing up in Sacramento, California,...
The success of “Barbie” is a turning point for Gerwig, who across three films, has only seen the budget and scale available to her grow at an exponential rate. Once best known as a character actor — including co-directing Joe Swanberg’s mumblecore film “Nights and Weekends” — Gerwig made her proper solo directorial debut with 2017’s “Lady Bird.” Inspired (but not based!) on her childhood growing up in Sacramento, California,...
- 8/6/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Barbie is confounding: In addition to setting box office records, the movie has also inspired a flood of commentaries about its presumed “message.”
Yes, there have been more editorials about a doll than about a bomb. Why did Barbie complain about “cognitive dissonance” at a Mattel corporate meeting? Or denounce “sexualized consumerism”? For that matter, was it rude to joke about Proust, the revered French novelist?
Were director Greta Gerwig and her co-screenwriter, husband Noah Baumbach, nurturing a hidden subtext in their script?
And should we care? The big news on Barbie: it’s headed for $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales by this weekend, vastly surpassing Oppenheimer, which has a longer running time and more limited release schedule (it’s at $181 million U.S.).
Even Barbie swag is as inescapably pervasive as it is numbingly pink. The caps, T-shirts, tote bags, sunglasses and toy cars have arrived like a wave of Pepto Bismol.
Yes, there have been more editorials about a doll than about a bomb. Why did Barbie complain about “cognitive dissonance” at a Mattel corporate meeting? Or denounce “sexualized consumerism”? For that matter, was it rude to joke about Proust, the revered French novelist?
Were director Greta Gerwig and her co-screenwriter, husband Noah Baumbach, nurturing a hidden subtext in their script?
And should we care? The big news on Barbie: it’s headed for $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales by this weekend, vastly surpassing Oppenheimer, which has a longer running time and more limited release schedule (it’s at $181 million U.S.).
Even Barbie swag is as inescapably pervasive as it is numbingly pink. The caps, T-shirts, tote bags, sunglasses and toy cars have arrived like a wave of Pepto Bismol.
- 8/3/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
After years as an indie darling, Greta Gerwig has become a box office sensation. The filmmaker’s third directorial effort “Barbie” has become one of the biggest movies of 2023, posting a massive $155 million opening weekend. And although the film’s numerous pleasures — including fantastic performances from Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, a blockbuster pop soundtrack, and immaculate (pink!) production and costume design — would have likely helped it find fans regardless. Gerwig’s confident direction and strong voice as a filmmaker is what’s really made the movie into a cultural juggernaut.
“Barbie” and its massive success seems to signal a completely new era of Gerwig’s career. Her next project will see her venture even further into blockbuster filmmaking with two film adaptations of “The Chronicles of Narnia” for Netflix. The films will likely be even bigger than Barbie (at least as a matter of budget), signaling that Gerwig has...
“Barbie” and its massive success seems to signal a completely new era of Gerwig’s career. Her next project will see her venture even further into blockbuster filmmaking with two film adaptations of “The Chronicles of Narnia” for Netflix. The films will likely be even bigger than Barbie (at least as a matter of budget), signaling that Gerwig has...
- 7/25/2023
- by Wilson Chapman and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Greta Gerwig started out as an actor in movies like "House of the Devil" and the acclaimed "Frances Ha." In recent years, however, Gerwig has transformed into a remarkably successful director who finds herself behind one of 2023's most buzzed-about movies with "Barbie." The adaptation of Mattel's famed doll has become a downright cultural phenomenon and is poised to be one of the summer's biggest hits. While this may be the filmmaker's first foray into summer blockbusters, she has been behind the camera for major hits before, make no mistake.
Way back in 2008, Gerwig made her feature directorial debut with an indie called "Nights and Weekends." She co-directed the film with Joe Swanberg and, though received well at the time, it didn't make much of a dent commercially. Gerwig's acting career began to take off, so that's what she did for the better part of a decade. But when...
Way back in 2008, Gerwig made her feature directorial debut with an indie called "Nights and Weekends." She co-directed the film with Joe Swanberg and, though received well at the time, it didn't make much of a dent commercially. Gerwig's acting career began to take off, so that's what she did for the better part of a decade. But when...
- 7/21/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
“Women… They have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts,” said Saoirse Ronan’s Jo March in Greta Gerwig’s dazzling Louisa May Alcott adaptation. “And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. And I’m so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for. I’m so sick of it!”
Who knows if writer-director Gerwig was already thinking of making a Barbie doll movie someday when she plucked the above quote out of Alcott’s novel, “Rose in Bloom,” and ingeniously plugged it into her inventive take on “Little Women,” concluding it with the punchline, “But I’m so lonely.”
Still, it’s pretty safe to assume she’s been carrying these words around with her when working on her disarming, astute and altogether bitingly brilliant “Barbie,” a thoughtful and uproarious film whose...
Who knows if writer-director Gerwig was already thinking of making a Barbie doll movie someday when she plucked the above quote out of Alcott’s novel, “Rose in Bloom,” and ingeniously plugged it into her inventive take on “Little Women,” concluding it with the punchline, “But I’m so lonely.”
Still, it’s pretty safe to assume she’s been carrying these words around with her when working on her disarming, astute and altogether bitingly brilliant “Barbie,” a thoughtful and uproarious film whose...
- 7/18/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
EntertainmentBesides two Hollywood biggies, there is much to look forward to in India’s cinemas this July — some more exciting than others. Here are some films to catch in theatres this month.Between Greta Gerwig’s wild live-action meta-comedy Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s epic historical drama Oppenheimer, Hollywood film fans are spoiled for choice this July. The widely different genres of the two films, the anticipation surrounding both, and the decision to release them on the same day (July 21) have tickled many a funny bone, with the internet even christening the face-off ‘Barbenheimer’. But besides these two Hollywood biggies, there is much more to look forward to in India’s cinemas this July — some more exciting than others. Here are seven films, across industries and languages, that we can’t wait to catch in theatres this month. Maamannan - In theatres Mari Selvaraj’s Maamannan was released in theatres...
- 7/7/2023
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
From Barbie to Narnia.
Greta Gerwig, who will soon be in theaters with Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated Barbie movie, is attached to direct a feature film version of The Chronicles of Narnia books for Netflix, sources have told The Hollywood Reporter.
While no official announcement has been made, it has long been rumored that Gerwig, who worked with the streamer on the Noah Baumbach-directed White Noise, would tackle a Narnia movie. In a story about Mattel’s continuing Hollywood ambitions, the New Yorker reported that Gerwig has a deal to direct two films in author C.S. Lewis’ Narnia franchise.
Netflix did not respond to requests for comment.
In 2018, Netflix announced had acquired the film and TV rights to The Chronicles of Narnia book series. Said Ted Sarandos at the time. “Families have fallen in love with characters like Aslan and the entire world of Narnia, and we’re...
Greta Gerwig, who will soon be in theaters with Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated Barbie movie, is attached to direct a feature film version of The Chronicles of Narnia books for Netflix, sources have told The Hollywood Reporter.
While no official announcement has been made, it has long been rumored that Gerwig, who worked with the streamer on the Noah Baumbach-directed White Noise, would tackle a Narnia movie. In a story about Mattel’s continuing Hollywood ambitions, the New Yorker reported that Gerwig has a deal to direct two films in author C.S. Lewis’ Narnia franchise.
Netflix did not respond to requests for comment.
In 2018, Netflix announced had acquired the film and TV rights to The Chronicles of Narnia book series. Said Ted Sarandos at the time. “Families have fallen in love with characters like Aslan and the entire world of Narnia, and we’re...
- 7/3/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Christian Bale starred in the 1994 film Little Women during his rise to mega stardom. The movie starred a predominantly female cast, which Bale once quipped he felt a male possessiveness over.
Why Christian Bale said he felt very possessive on the set of ‘Little Women’ Christian Bale | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Little Women was a 1994 film adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel of the same name. The movie featured an ensemble cast that included the film’s star Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, and Susan Sarandon. Bale was soon cast as Ryder’s neighbor and potential love interest in the feature.
A much younger Bale first became vaguely aware of the project after a meeting with the film’s director Gillian Armstrong. But at the time of the meeting, Bale confided that he understood very little about the details of Armstrong’s movie.
“First night in Vancouver–it was summertime, the...
Why Christian Bale said he felt very possessive on the set of ‘Little Women’ Christian Bale | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Little Women was a 1994 film adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel of the same name. The movie featured an ensemble cast that included the film’s star Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, and Susan Sarandon. Bale was soon cast as Ryder’s neighbor and potential love interest in the feature.
A much younger Bale first became vaguely aware of the project after a meeting with the film’s director Gillian Armstrong. But at the time of the meeting, Bale confided that he understood very little about the details of Armstrong’s movie.
“First night in Vancouver–it was summertime, the...
- 5/23/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Baeksang Arts Awards are one of the most coveted award shows for Korean on-screen entertainment. The nominees are in for the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, with some of 2022’s most talked-about K-dramas battling to win. The competition is fierce as The Glory’s Song Hye-kyo is up against Extraordinary Attorney Woo actor Park Eun-bin.
Son Suk-ku and Kim Ji-won were nominated at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards for best K-drama actor and actress
Soompi published the complete list of nominees, series, and K-dramas for the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards. One category fans are excited about is the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. My Liberation Notes were among the most nominated K-dramas, with both leading actors Son Suk-ku and Kim Ji-won nominated in their respective categories.
Son is up against Crash Course in Romance star Jung Kyung-ho for Best Actor. The romantic comedy K-drama recently aired on Netflix earlier this year.
Son Suk-ku and Kim Ji-won were nominated at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards for best K-drama actor and actress
Soompi published the complete list of nominees, series, and K-dramas for the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards. One category fans are excited about is the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. My Liberation Notes were among the most nominated K-dramas, with both leading actors Son Suk-ku and Kim Ji-won nominated in their respective categories.
Son is up against Crash Course in Romance star Jung Kyung-ho for Best Actor. The romantic comedy K-drama recently aired on Netflix earlier this year.
- 4/7/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
If you're longing to return to the dry, sandy heat of planet Arrakis, we have good news. "Dune: Part 2" officially wrapped filming in December 2022, keeping the sequel on track for its scheduled arrival later this year. Finally, director Denis Villeneuve will get to present the real meat of Paul Atreides' "hero's journey," with more time to flesh out the allies he made in the first film, most notably Chani (played by Zendaya). The highly-anticipated sequel will also be adding some key new characters as well — and just when you thought the "Dune" cast couldn't get any better, here comes Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan.
In a November 2022 interview with Variety to promote his role in the film "Bones and All," Paul Atreides himself, Timothée Chalamet, has loads of praise to offer both Zendaya and Pugh. As new to the Hollywood scene as all three actors are (in a relative...
In a November 2022 interview with Variety to promote his role in the film "Bones and All," Paul Atreides himself, Timothée Chalamet, has loads of praise to offer both Zendaya and Pugh. As new to the Hollywood scene as all three actors are (in a relative...
- 3/31/2023
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
What is a “makjang” K-drama? The TV series genre is best described as having exaggerated plots that “take things too far.” Fans will see dramatic characterizations, scandalous affairs, and intense murderous drama, often revolving around the filthy-rich elite who can get away with it all. Netflix’s revenge K-drama The Glory can be categorized as one, but there are plenty more to enjoy.
Lead characters in ‘The World of the Married’ makjang K-drama | via Netflix ‘The World of the Married’ has a woman’s perfect life crash into pieces
The 2020 K-drama is a remake and based on the BBC series Doctor Foster. The World of the Married takes fans through a whirlwind of drama, deceit, affairs, and the downfalls of marriage in a high-class society. Ji Seon-u (Kim Hee-ae) has everything anyone could ever want. She is a well-known doctor and associate director of a large hospital. Her seemingly perfect...
Lead characters in ‘The World of the Married’ makjang K-drama | via Netflix ‘The World of the Married’ has a woman’s perfect life crash into pieces
The 2020 K-drama is a remake and based on the BBC series Doctor Foster. The World of the Married takes fans through a whirlwind of drama, deceit, affairs, and the downfalls of marriage in a high-class society. Ji Seon-u (Kim Hee-ae) has everything anyone could ever want. She is a well-known doctor and associate director of a large hospital. Her seemingly perfect...
- 3/24/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When Katharine Hepburn made her final big-screen appearance in Warren Beatty's 1994 romantic drama, "Love Affair," it marked the first time in her 62-year film career that she played a supporting role (aside from a cameo in 1943's "Stage Door Canteen") -- and this is all the more amazing when you consider how much she struggled at various junctures to maintain her leading lady status.
Hepburn's options were plentiful at birth. The Connecticut-born daughter of a wealthy urologist and a suffragette campaigner, Hepburn was raised in a permissive environment where societal limitations existed to be disregarded. She cut her hair short, excelled at sports like tennis and golf, wore pants, and smoked cigarettes. She pursued social justice causes at an early age, and received a liberal arts education at Bryn Mawr College (graduating with decidedly unladylike degrees in history and philosophy).
There was nothing performative about Hepburn's interests. She was appreciative of her good fortune,...
Hepburn's options were plentiful at birth. The Connecticut-born daughter of a wealthy urologist and a suffragette campaigner, Hepburn was raised in a permissive environment where societal limitations existed to be disregarded. She cut her hair short, excelled at sports like tennis and golf, wore pants, and smoked cigarettes. She pursued social justice causes at an early age, and received a liberal arts education at Bryn Mawr College (graduating with decidedly unladylike degrees in history and philosophy).
There was nothing performative about Hepburn's interests. She was appreciative of her good fortune,...
- 3/11/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Whether it’s overcoming a mental handicap or fighting for their rights, Korea’s women-led stories are evolving as the local industry kicks some of its dated stereotypes for female characters.
Recent shows “The Glory,” “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” “Little Women” and “Twenty-Five, Twenty-One” not only delve into social issues in Korea, but highlight the strength and depth of character of their female leads.
Three of these were top-10 shows for Netflix in 2022, while data from FlixPatrol shows revenge thriller “The Glory” as the number one TV show on the streamer this year in South Korea, as of Feb. 24.
While Korea’s rigidly hierarchical society and history has traditionally put women at the bottom of society, that same rigidity moulded strong, creative women who overcame hardship and prejudice. Finally, these traits are being reflected in content hitting the small screen.
“Back in the day when the country lived in great poverty...
Recent shows “The Glory,” “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” “Little Women” and “Twenty-Five, Twenty-One” not only delve into social issues in Korea, but highlight the strength and depth of character of their female leads.
Three of these were top-10 shows for Netflix in 2022, while data from FlixPatrol shows revenge thriller “The Glory” as the number one TV show on the streamer this year in South Korea, as of Feb. 24.
While Korea’s rigidly hierarchical society and history has traditionally put women at the bottom of society, that same rigidity moulded strong, creative women who overcame hardship and prejudice. Finally, these traits are being reflected in content hitting the small screen.
“Back in the day when the country lived in great poverty...
- 3/8/2023
- by Rebecca Souw
- Variety Film + TV
Bendita Film Sales has grown its slate acquiring Itsaso Arana’s directorial debut “The Girls Are Alright,” (“Las chicas están bien”).
The acquisition marks the latest pick up by the Tenerife based-outfit following recent announcements on Juan Sebastián Torales’ “Almamula,” and Lois Patiño’s “Samsara,” both featuring at the Berlinale. The film has already secured domestic distribution in Spain with Elástica Films.
“Itsaso gave us the chance to read one of the first versions of the script for ‘The Girls Are Alright.’ We immediately fell in love and realized that we were dealing with a singular talent, with a unique vision,” said Luis Renart, head of Bendita Film Sales. “It has been a pleasure to follow the evolution of this project and to finally discover this beautiful, festive and unique film, which we are thrilled to bring to audiences around the world,” he added.
Arana has built a strong reputation in film,...
The acquisition marks the latest pick up by the Tenerife based-outfit following recent announcements on Juan Sebastián Torales’ “Almamula,” and Lois Patiño’s “Samsara,” both featuring at the Berlinale. The film has already secured domestic distribution in Spain with Elástica Films.
“Itsaso gave us the chance to read one of the first versions of the script for ‘The Girls Are Alright.’ We immediately fell in love and realized that we were dealing with a singular talent, with a unique vision,” said Luis Renart, head of Bendita Film Sales. “It has been a pleasure to follow the evolution of this project and to finally discover this beautiful, festive and unique film, which we are thrilled to bring to audiences around the world,” he added.
Arana has built a strong reputation in film,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
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Given South Korea’s booming content industry, there is no shortage of eager collaborators from Asia and beyond. One regional partner that has seen a standout year in production tie-ups is Singapore.
In addition to He Shuming’s debut feature, Ajoomma, becoming the first-ever Singapore-Korea co-production (it was selected as Singapore’s entry for the Oscars), on the television front Singapore served as a prominent filming location for Seoul-based tvN’s Little Women (a modern version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that was picked up by Netflix), with local production house Ochre Pictures tapped to provide creative production support. The upcoming Asia TV Forum & Market (Atf) in Singapore has long recognized the influence of Korean content in the region. This year it will spotlight six pavilions and two content panels focused on Korea’s content business and production strategies, featuring two execs...
Given South Korea’s booming content industry, there is no shortage of eager collaborators from Asia and beyond. One regional partner that has seen a standout year in production tie-ups is Singapore.
In addition to He Shuming’s debut feature, Ajoomma, becoming the first-ever Singapore-Korea co-production (it was selected as Singapore’s entry for the Oscars), on the television front Singapore served as a prominent filming location for Seoul-based tvN’s Little Women (a modern version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that was picked up by Netflix), with local production house Ochre Pictures tapped to provide creative production support. The upcoming Asia TV Forum & Market (Atf) in Singapore has long recognized the influence of Korean content in the region. This year it will spotlight six pavilions and two content panels focused on Korea’s content business and production strategies, featuring two execs...
- 12/8/2022
- by Sara Merican
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Three-time Oscar nominee Greta Gerwig dazzled audiences with “Little Women” in 2019. The sixth film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s legendary and well-loved text, the Best Picture contender saw Gerwig celebrated for not just her steadfast appreciation for Alcott’s enduring authorship, but also the “Lady Bird” director’s keen ability to imbue what could have been a stale remake with her own striking sense of tragic poeticism.
And yet, even Gerwig was scared of Barbie.
“It was terrifying,” Gerwig recalled during an episode of Dua Lipa’s “At Your Service” podcast on Friday. “I think there’s something about starting from that place where it’s like, ‘Well, anything is possible!’ It felt like vertigo starting to write it. Like, where do you even begin? What would be the story?”
That fear, the filmmaker said, was precisely why she decided to commit to taking on the project.
“I think...
And yet, even Gerwig was scared of Barbie.
“It was terrifying,” Gerwig recalled during an episode of Dua Lipa’s “At Your Service” podcast on Friday. “I think there’s something about starting from that place where it’s like, ‘Well, anything is possible!’ It felt like vertigo starting to write it. Like, where do you even begin? What would be the story?”
That fear, the filmmaker said, was precisely why she decided to commit to taking on the project.
“I think...
- 11/25/2022
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Vietnam has reportedly asked Netflix to remove its recent Little Women series over a “distorted” depiction of the Vietnam War.
The series, a South Korean drama based loosely on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, has been released internationally on the streaming service.
The controversy stems from episode eight of Little Women, which features a scene in which a Korean military veteran discusses the achievements of Korean soldiers during the war.
“In our best battles, the kill-to-death ratio for Korean troops was 20 to one,” the character says at one point. “That’s 20 Viet Cong killed for one Korean soldier dead.”
In a letter seen by Vietnamese newspaper Truoi Tre, (per Bloomberg), the Vietnamese Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information said that the series had contravened Vietnamese press law.
Specifically, the series is alleged to have breached Clause Four, Article Nine of the document, which precludes media from inciting war,...
The series, a South Korean drama based loosely on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, has been released internationally on the streaming service.
The controversy stems from episode eight of Little Women, which features a scene in which a Korean military veteran discusses the achievements of Korean soldiers during the war.
“In our best battles, the kill-to-death ratio for Korean troops was 20 to one,” the character says at one point. “That’s 20 Viet Cong killed for one Korean soldier dead.”
In a letter seen by Vietnamese newspaper Truoi Tre, (per Bloomberg), the Vietnamese Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information said that the series had contravened Vietnamese press law.
Specifically, the series is alleged to have breached Clause Four, Article Nine of the document, which precludes media from inciting war,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
The leaves are withering, the air is turning crisp, and film festival season is well underway — which means even more foreign-language movies to receive raves on the fall awards circuit before getting promptly buried on a streamer. But don't let that happen to "Athena," a staggering French drama that is in danger of falling into the Netflix abyss, crowded out by your "Gray Men" or "Kissing Booth's." Or check out one of last year's forgotten festival darlings in Céline Sciamma's "Petite Maman." And because spooky season is now here, we have a horror anime classic making their streaming debuts, alongside a cyberpunk anime classic. Plus, "Little Women," but make it crime?
Let's fire up those subtitles and get streaming.
Athena – Netflix
Country: France
Genre: Action drama
Director: Romain Gavras
Cast: Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek, Alexis Manenti.
"Athena" is a Molotov cocktail of a movie: incendiary,...
Let's fire up those subtitles and get streaming.
Athena – Netflix
Country: France
Genre: Action drama
Director: Romain Gavras
Cast: Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek, Alexis Manenti.
"Athena" is a Molotov cocktail of a movie: incendiary,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
We're still a year away from finally getting to live our plastic fantasies with Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" movie starring Margot Robbie ... and everyone else in Hollywood. But we've not been able to shut up about our excitement. The world's favorite fashion doll has been around for over six decades, but this will be Barbara Millicent Roberts' first live-action appearance outside of parody videos and variety show sketches.
Gerwig, Robbie, and the rest of the "Barbie" creative team have kept their lips painted on in terms of the film's plot, but we do know that the majority of the star-studded cast will be playing the many different styles of Barbie and Ken, allowing for endless storytelling opportunities. It seemed like Gerwig nabbed just about every who's who in the industry, but noticeably absent was the star of her first two features "Lady Bird" and "Little Women," the brilliant Saoirse Ronan.
Gerwig, Robbie, and the rest of the "Barbie" creative team have kept their lips painted on in terms of the film's plot, but we do know that the majority of the star-studded cast will be playing the many different styles of Barbie and Ken, allowing for endless storytelling opportunities. It seemed like Gerwig nabbed just about every who's who in the industry, but noticeably absent was the star of her first two features "Lady Bird" and "Little Women," the brilliant Saoirse Ronan.
- 9/15/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
With a steady catalog of media new and old, there is quite literally always something to watch on Netflix. The streamer is constantly producing, curating, and promoting a unique plethora of films and shows for our viewing pleasure. Whatever your tastes, you're guaranteed to find something bingeworthy on the platform. Netflix has even become a host for quality non-English television, especially after the smash success of shows like "Squid Game" and "All of Us Are Dead." But until series achieve ludicrous virality, like the aptly-named "Extraordinary Attorney Woo," it's difficult to keep up with the many, many K-dramas that Netflix churn out.
Fortunately, that might not be the case for another recent drama, the female-led mystery thriller "Little Women." Despite a quiet release on Netflix in early September, the series is already gaining a generous amount of buzz. With its impressive cast and crew and tantalizing storyline, "Little Women" could...
Fortunately, that might not be the case for another recent drama, the female-led mystery thriller "Little Women." Despite a quiet release on Netflix in early September, the series is already gaining a generous amount of buzz. With its impressive cast and crew and tantalizing storyline, "Little Women" could...
- 9/9/2022
- by Lyvie Scott
- Slash Film
With so many streaming services to choose from, finding a new show or film to discover is rarely an issue. Especially not on Netflix, the streamer that essentially started it all, and continues to churn out quality originals to add to their already-stacked catalog. Each month on Netflix introduces titles both new and old, but not every title's got a permanent home on the platform. There's also the small issue of Netflix's promotion strategy: With so many movies and shows coming and going with each passing month, there's always the chance that something truly great is going to slip through the cracks. "Blonde" is finally getting its long-awaited (and scandalously-rated) release on the streamer, but the Ana de Armas starrer is far from the only exciting development on Netflix.
Whether you're on the hunt for a soapy thriller, a star-crossed romance, or some adult animation, there's plenty to go around this month.
Whether you're on the hunt for a soapy thriller, a star-crossed romance, or some adult animation, there's plenty to go around this month.
- 8/24/2022
- by Lyvie Scott
- Slash Film
Photo: ‘Barbie’ Barbie has been a classic property, as both a character and a doll, and now it’s her time to shine with a live-action adaptation. Though ‘Barbie’ isn’t set to release until July of 2023, the constant stream of casting decisions, set photos, and the newly released premise of the film have allowed audiences everywhere to bask in their excitement. Margot Robbie will take on the iconic titular role, while Ryan Gosling is slated to be her Ken. Greta Gerwig and her husband Noah Baumbach have written the screenplay, with Gerwig also directing. Gerwig is known for writing and directing 2017’s ‘Lady Bird’ and later adapting ‘Little Women’ based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. Baumbach most recently wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film ‘Marriage Story.’ It appears that this film is in very capable hands. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel,...
- 7/14/2022
- by Rachel Beltowski
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" is full of surprises. Margot Robbie is set to play the titular lead opposite Ryan Gosling as Ken. "Assassination Nation" and "Transparent" actress Hari Nef has also joined the cast, and there's a rumor reported by Vulture that she and Issa Rae will be playing Barbies from alternate universes.
Gerwig began her career as an actress, and her breakout role was in the 2012 black-and-white rom-com "Frances Ha," opposite Adam Driver. She first made her directorial debut in 2017 with the quirky coming-of-age drama "Ladybird," and next adapted Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women" into a star-studded feature film....
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Gerwig began her career as an actress, and her breakout role was in the 2012 black-and-white rom-com "Frances Ha," opposite Adam Driver. She first made her directorial debut in 2017 with the quirky coming-of-age drama "Ladybird," and next adapted Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women" into a star-studded feature film....
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- 7/11/2022
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
This review of “Crimes of the Future” was first published May 23, 2022, after its premiere at Cannes Film Festival.
It’s hard to say whether “Crimes of the Future” will be David Cronenberg’s final film — never believe a director who says they’re quitting — but it definitely feels like a closing argument, one that both reaffirms the filmmaker’s favorite themes and stylistic choices while also reflecting a shift in his point of view.
We’ve been here before with Cronenberg; his 1999 “Existenz” also had the feel of a greatest-hits collection. But for audiences starved for brash choices from one of the cinema’s boldest living provocateurs, even a rehash seems fresher than corporate-assembled, focus-group-approved content.
Should this be the Canadian auteur’s final feature, he won’t be leaving on a high note: “Crimes of the Future” won’t be remembered alongside masterpieces like “Dead Ringers,” “The Fly,” “The Brood,...
It’s hard to say whether “Crimes of the Future” will be David Cronenberg’s final film — never believe a director who says they’re quitting — but it definitely feels like a closing argument, one that both reaffirms the filmmaker’s favorite themes and stylistic choices while also reflecting a shift in his point of view.
We’ve been here before with Cronenberg; his 1999 “Existenz” also had the feel of a greatest-hits collection. But for audiences starved for brash choices from one of the cinema’s boldest living provocateurs, even a rehash seems fresher than corporate-assembled, focus-group-approved content.
Should this be the Canadian auteur’s final feature, he won’t be leaving on a high note: “Crimes of the Future” won’t be remembered alongside masterpieces like “Dead Ringers,” “The Fly,” “The Brood,...
- 6/3/2022
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
The Max Kade lecture Therapeutic, Toxic, and Skin Deep: The Dark Magic of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar presented by the German Department of Hunter College Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
In the second instalment with Maria Tatar (John L Loeb Research Professor at Harvard University and a senior fellow at Harvard’s Society of Fellows) on The Heroine With 1,001 Faces we discuss Alex Garland’s Ex Machina and male anxiety, the meaning of clothing in All Fur, Donkey Skin and an Egyptian variant of the tales, boys in search of fear and girls in haunted houses, eating disorders and the appetite of tricksters in The Hunger Games and David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (with Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig), Louisa May Alcott and Little Women paving the way for Anne Of Green Gables and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking and the home front,...
In the second instalment with Maria Tatar (John L Loeb Research Professor at Harvard University and a senior fellow at Harvard’s Society of Fellows) on The Heroine With 1,001 Faces we discuss Alex Garland’s Ex Machina and male anxiety, the meaning of clothing in All Fur, Donkey Skin and an Egyptian variant of the tales, boys in search of fear and girls in haunted houses, eating disorders and the appetite of tricksters in The Hunger Games and David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (with Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig), Louisa May Alcott and Little Women paving the way for Anne Of Green Gables and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking and the home front,...
- 2/26/2022
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Director Lee Jae-kyoo looked mostly for unknowns when casting the students in All of Us Are Dead, hoping that a lack of familiarity would make the zombie drama feel more real for audiences watching at home. That being said, he grounded the expansive ensemble with some established K-drama actors viewers may recognize from other projects. Here’s where you may have seen some of the All of Us Are Dead‘s young cast members before…
Yoon Chan-young as Lee Cheong-san
One of the many scene-stealers in the All of Us Are Dead cast is Yoon Chan-young, who plays the extremely nimble Lee Cheong-san. Yoon is one of the young members of this cast who is already an established performer, having worked as a child actor since 2013. The now 20-year-old has an extensive filmography that ranges from 2019’s coming-of-age drama Everything and Nothing to 2014’s Pluto Squad, a show about child detectives.
Yoon Chan-young as Lee Cheong-san
One of the many scene-stealers in the All of Us Are Dead cast is Yoon Chan-young, who plays the extremely nimble Lee Cheong-san. Yoon is one of the young members of this cast who is already an established performer, having worked as a child actor since 2013. The now 20-year-old has an extensive filmography that ranges from 2019’s coming-of-age drama Everything and Nothing to 2014’s Pluto Squad, a show about child detectives.
- 1/31/2022
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
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