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The Materialists trailer has been released. The movie is the sophomore feature from director Celine Song, following her previous movie, Past Lives. Materialists is a romantic comedy about a matchmaker whose business is threatened when she finds herself in a toxic love triangle. The film features a star-studded cast led by Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal, and supported by Marin Ireland, Lindsey Broad, Sawyer Spielberg, and Will Fitz. It is set for release on June 13 of this year.

Now, A24 has released the trailer for Materialists. The trailer opens by introducing Johnson's character as a matchmaker, including showing many of her clients. Set to the tune of "Material Girl," the trailer transitions into a celebration of the ninth marriage that Johnson's Lucy has set up. As Lucy attends a wedding, she meets Pascal's character while also running into Evans, who plays John, an old flame who is now catering for the wedding.

A Materialists poster reveals the first look at Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal in A24's new R-rated romance. Written and directed by Celine Song, who made her debut with A24's Past Lives, the upcoming romantic comedy follows a highly sought-after New York City matchmaker who becomes entangled in a toxic love triangle with two of her clients. With Johnson, Evans, and Pascal starring in the three lead roles, Materialists' cast also includes Zoë Winters, Marin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, Louisa Jacobson, and Sawyer Spielberg.

Now, on Instagram, A24 has unveiled the first poster for Materialists, showing Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal dressed in formal attire at a social event in New York City. The tagline on the poster reads, "Some people just want more." Additionally, the post's description reveals that a trailer will be released tomorrow. Check out the poster and full post below:

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2024 has been a great year for Apple TV+, as most of the shows that came out on the relatively new streaming service were brilliant and made their way into the hearts and minds of the audience. From the epic war drama Masters of the Air to the incredibly hilarious dark comedy crime thriller Bad Monkey, Apple TV+ have made some of the year’s best shows. So, let’s find out which of the Apple TV+ original 2024 shows you shouldn’t miss.

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Criminal Record is a British crime thriller series created by Paul Rutman. The Apple TV+ series revolves around the clash between two detectives, one a seasoned veteran and the other early in her career. They go up against each other because of an old murder case after an anonymous phone call brings them to it.

The AMC Networks December 2024 schedule has been announced and includes the annual programming event, “Best Christmas Ever.” The company’s suite of targeted streaming services will deliver a festive lineup of holiday programming.

Subscribers can look forward to the new film Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point; Shudder’s exclusive streaming debut of holiday horror film A Creature Was Stirring; an all-new original Shudder special, Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage; and Acorn TV’s The Chelsea Detective Christmas Special; plus AMC+ will debut two new Yule logs for The Walking Dead and Anne Rice fans.

The month also features a trio of exclusive new series from Sundance Now, including mystery thriller White Lies starring Natalie Dormer, period drama The Newsreader starring Sam Reid (Interview with the Vampire) and Anna Torv (Fringe), and stranger-than-fiction documentary Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness & The Hare Krishnas, among other new series, films and specials.

Featuring Francesca Scorsese (daughter of Martin) and Sawyer Spielberg (son of Steven), it’s hard not to go into Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point with curiosity piqued as to what the next generation might have helped to create, beside the point though that might be. Happily, Taormina’s atmospheric film turns out to be a rich slice of retro-styled Americana, replete with the classic movie flourishes of their forebears, from the distant wails of an Amtrak horn, to the precarious picket-fence perfection of a dime-a-dozen suburb.

The set-up is simple. Several generations of the Italian-American Balsano family are heading back to matriarch Antonia’s (Mary Reistetter) home on Long Island to break bread together across one long, eggnog-soaked Christmas Eve. While nominally sharing in the festivities, though, each subset has its own priorities: the little kids, never far from a fractious meltdown, are all about the...

Tyler Taormina’s latest film Christmas Eve at Miller’s Point is a refreshing departure from the typical high-stakes, disaster-driven Christmas offerings. Taormina offers a tender, observational look at a sprawling Italian-American family as they gather in their ageing matriarch’s suburban home for one last time.

Taormina forgoes a traditional plot in favour of vignettes, weaving together snippets of conversation and lingering on small details that paint a vivid picture of the festivities. Cinematographer Carson Lund uses a dreamy mix of vintage Christmas colours, twinkling fairy lights and close-ups of toy trains to evoke a sense of nostalgia.

What makes Christmas Eve at Miller’s Point so compelling is its commitment to capturing the small, often banal moments that define family gatherings. The adults debate whether it’s time to move their ailing mother to a nursing home, masking their grief with forced smiles. Meanwhile, the youngsters, particularly teenage...

Christmas movies are a thing on their own. They tend to be heartwarming dramedies akin to slice-of-life movies that make us emotional but also offer us a sense of warmth and comfort. Centred around the year-end festival, these movies often speak about the spirit of togetherness and are drenched in a cosy, celebratory spirit of the festival. From Frank Capra’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’, we have seen the festival bringing people together, literally or emotionally. Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ is the latest, charming addition to this list that uses its big ensemble to offer a time capsule to a a bygone era.

While Christmas is a cause for celebration, it may not be the same for everyone everywhere. Some may cherish getting together and sharing the same space with their families. For some, it can be pitch-perfect like...

Intimate, disparate moments of an annual holiday tradition are artfully portrayed in director Tyler Taormina’s latest, the Long Island-set Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point. The audience ostensibly tags along to a chaotic yuletide party hosted by the matriarch of the Balsano family, which is attended by every conceivable far-flung relative.

Filmmaker Tyler Taormina quickly fell in love with IFC Films’ idea for how to market his merry-and-bright feature. The indie distributor’s trailer for “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” plays as a full-on throwback to how holiday season comedies used to be advertised, complete with baby boomer doo-wop, a long list of grinning cast members and a warm narrator promising that, “It’s more than a holiday. It’s a gift for the whole family.” But the nostalgic packaging came with an unforeseen side effect.

“A lot of the people online are like, ‘Oh, I thought it was a horror movie.’ It was a very common reaction that was not at all thought of,” Taormina shares. “Earnest nostalgia is not able to be detected. The irony is expected. It bummed me out.”

No killer is mucking up the holiday in “Miller’s Point,” now playing in theaters after premiering...

Box office darling Anora, Sean Baker’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner from Neon, goes wide Friday after a slow platform, expanding to 1,104 screens as indies continue to bust onto screens. Searchlight Pictures’ A Real Pain adds eight locations, with Focus Features’ Conclave and A24’s Heretic continuing, and launching, respectively, in wide release.

A Real Pain starring Kieren Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed, adds theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto after a strong opening last weekend, when it took the third-highest per-theater average of the year. It goes to 900+ theaters across all major markets next week.

Opening in moderate release: Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate’s launch of Artist Equity’s Small Things Like These starring Cillian Murphy at 795 theaters.

Directed by Tim Mielants and written by Enda Walsh, the film is based on the bestselling book of same name by Claire Keegan. It...

I see Christmas Eve in Miller's Point as a combination of two storytelling instincts, the first of which is, unsurprisingly, the Christmas movie. This is one of those not just set around the holiday, but about it, and scenes of family togetherness (both fuzzy and prickly) resonate beyond their moment. The other, however, is the snapshot ensemble movie, in which the moment is everything. We're with these people for one night of their lives, and the point is just to be with them, share this experience, and find meaning wherever we decide to see it.

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

Director Tyler TaorminaRelease Date November 8, 2024Writers Eric Berger, Tyler TaorminaCast Lev Cameron, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg, Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Ben ShenkmanRuntime 106 MinutesGenres Drama, ComedyMain Genre Comedy

A curious union of generality and specificity that, when mixed well, I found potent. Christmas Eve in Miller's Point...

Look out, The Holdovers. You have some real competition in the Christmas-film-so-cozy-it-should-have-been-made-for-vhs category. Grab your hot cocoa with all the little marshmallows and settle in under some fuzzy blankets for Christmas Eve In Miller's Point, this year's snowiest (but also maybe its warmest) family comedy.

"On Christmas Eve, a family...

Comedian and “Workaholics” star Adam Devine will host the American Veterans Center’s 2024 Veterans Day broadcast special, “American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes.”

“I’m so happy that we have military men and women who were able to keep us safe. If it were up to my heroic deeds, we would be speaking a different language and all have bad haircuts,” said Devine. “I’ve always looked up to veterans. It’s not only because I am height challenged. Their sacrifices are why I am able to do what I do and be who I am.”

Other celebrities who will appear during the broadcast, which airs the weekend of Saturday, Nov. 16, include Rachael Harris, Taylor Kitsch, Matthew Leitch, James Madio, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jb Smoove, Sawyer Spielberg and Aisha Tyler. Jessica Chastain, Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Liam Neeson, Tyler Perry, Chris Pine and William Shatner will all lend their voices to the event,...

Thanksgiving may promise a bounty on the dinner table, but the multiplex still looks bare. Continuing this year's theme, our November film preview features another relatively light month at the movies. Still, it’s quality over quantity, and if you ignore Red One, the $250 million attempt at turning Christmas lore into a Marvel movie,...

"This may be their last... Christmas Eve in Miller's Point. So it's time to make this one count." IFC Films has revealed the official trailer for an indie ensemble comedy non-narrative film called Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, a sort of vintage, nostalgic trip back in time to an awkward Christmas Eve. This premiered in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival back in May, and opens in US theaters starting in November this fall. On Christmas Eve, a rambunctious extended family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teens sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own. The cast includes Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Gregg Turkington, Matilda Fleming, Lev Cameron, Ben Shenkman, and Sawyer Spielberg. Yes it has a cast of famous youngsters,...

The best holiday movie of the season, Ham on Rye director Tyler Taormina expanded his star power with Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, which brings together Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Sawyer Spielberg, Francesca Scorsese, and many more. After premiering at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, IFC Films picked it up for a November 8 release and now the first trailer has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: “On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.”

Rory O’Connor said in his Cannes review, “The setting and production design are so rich with authenticity and detail that fans of The Bear might be tempted to draw comparisons with a famous episode in season two, but...

The upcoming post-apocalyptic horror movie Please Don’t Feed the Children will mark the feature directorial debut from Destry Allyn Spielberg, the daughter of Steven Spielberg. First-look images have arrived ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sitges this week, introducing Michelle Dockery’s psychotic character.

In Don’t Feed the Children, “after a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.”

The new images highlight Dockery’s character, who looks a bit sinister and untrustworthy.

The film stars Michelle Dockery, Giancarlo Esposito (MaXXXine, Abigail), and an ensemble cast that includes Zoe Colletti (Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark), Dean Scott Vazquez (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts), Vernon Davis (Chariot, A Day To Die), Emma Meisel (“American Horror Story: 1984”), Andrew Liner...

Every conceivable trope and tonal variant of a Christmas movie appears to be accounted for in Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point. There’s a boisterous family gathering, where characters bask in nostalgia. Romances and rivalries abound. Grievances are aired. There’s physical comedy and a crisis that could alter the nature of Christmases to come. Oddball family members who could fit comfortably in a movie as broadly drawn as National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation mingle freely with those more subtly and melancholically rendered, who might fit in among the atmosphere of Sofia Coppola’s sad and lovely A Very Murray Christmas.

In Taormina’s Ham on Rye, a dance stood in for all coming-of-age rituals in a blend of past and present America. In Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, holiday tropes born of life and movies alike are exaggerated, parodied, celebrated, and compressed to suggest...

‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ y ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ competirán por la Espiga de Oro. © Seminci

La Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid (Seminci), que se celebra del 18 al 26 de octubre, ha anunciado nuevas incorporaciones a su programación.

Dos nuevos títulos se han añadido a la competición por la Espiga de Oro: Bob Trevino Likes It y Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.

Bob Trevino Likes It, dirigida por Tracie Laymon, está protagonizada por John Leguizamo y Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria). La película sigue a una joven solitaria, separada de un padre narcisista y manipulador, que encuentra consuelo emocional conectando a través de Facebook con un hombre que comparte el nombre de su padre. Este filme recibió el Gran Premio del Jurado y el Premio del Público en el South by Southwest Film Festival.

También a competición en la Seminci está Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, segundo largometraje de Tyler Taormina,...

Exclusive: The pulpy holiday flick Merry Good Enough starring Raye And Sawyer Spielberg will receive a UK release on November 11 from Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment.

The company’s distribution arm, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd), has also boarded international sales rights on the pic. In the U.S., a limited theatrical run is planned for this winter.

Described as “gritty,” the holiday film is directed by Caroline Keene and Dan Kennedy and follows a dysfunctional family navigating the holiday season together after their mother disappears on Christmas Eve.

Raye Spielberg stars as Lucy Raulie alongside Joel Murray (Mad Men), who is the family’s charismatic but difficult patriarch. Rounding out the ensemble cast is Sawyer Spielberg (Masters of the Air) as Lucy’s low-key neighbor Sam along with Susan Gallagher (Cobra Kai), Neil Casey (Ghostbusters), Comfort Clinton (FBI), and Sophie von Haselberg (Give Me Pity).

Co-directed by Keene and Kennedy from a script penned by Keene,...

The 2024 edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (Hiff) has finally unveiled its Opening Night selection — and a partial lineup.

The beloved local festival, hosted by HamptonsFilm, is celebrating its 32nd annual program. The festival will take place from October 4-14.

Hiff opens with the east coast premiere of R.J. Cutler’s “Martha” documentary about the life and legacy of Martha Stewart. Academy Award-nominated and Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning director Cutler captures mogul Stewart through a series of candid interviews that chart her early start on Wall Street to becoming a housewares icon. Cutler previously directed the definitive Anna Wintour and Vogue documentary “The September Issue.”

“It feels only fitting that we open this year’s event with R.J. Cutler’s portrait of Martha Stewart,” HamptonsFilm Executive Director Anne Chaisson said. “We are delighted to welcome Martha — a truly trailblazing cultural figure and an East End resident of more...

Steven Spielberg’s several films have been inspired by his life events, but one movie stands out for both drawing from his personal experiences and significantly impacting his life.

Steven Spielberg | Credit: Image by Martin Kraft/Cc By-sa 4.0/Wikimedia Commons

The filmmaker has shared that the 1982 sci-fi film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was inspired by his parent’s divorce. He later revealed that working on the film also ignited his desire to become a father, placing parenthood prominently on his vision board.

Steven Spielberg Did Not Consider Being a Father Until E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

While Steven Spielberg is now a proud father of seven, he didn’t always want children. His perspective changed while working on one of his most acclaimed films, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Credit: Universal Pictures

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie, the filmmaker was asked if he had considered fatherhood before...

IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” a holiday season dramedy that had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The film was directed by Tyler Taormina (“Ham on Rye”) and stars newcomer Matilda Fleming, as well as Michael Cera (“Barbie”), Francesca Scorsese (“We Are Who We Are”), Gregg Turkington (“Ant-Man”), Elsie Fisher (“Eighth Grade”), Sawyer Spielberg (“Masters of the Air’) and Maria Dizzia (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”). IFC will release “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” later this year on Nov. 15.

The film kicks off as a rambunctious extended family arrives at their Long Island hometown for the holidays. But before the night is over, two teenage cousins use the chaos sparked by the yuletide reunion to sneak out into the wintry night and make the holiday their own.

“’Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ is a special treat which invites...

What kind of Christmas movie do you get when your director’s inspirations are early-90s Nickelodeon live-action shows and 1960s European cinema? In Tyler Taormina’s case, the answer is Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point.

The movie sees four generations of the Balsano family get together for what, it transpires, may be their last annual Christmas party. With celebrations underway, two of the clan’s younger members sneak out in an act of teenage rebellion, which plays out against a backdrop of wintery and suburban Long Island.

The film is Taormina’s follow-up to the well-received indie pic Ham on Rye. He co-wrote the script with Eric Berger. Michael Cera is a producer and part of an ensemble cast that includes Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Francesca Scorsese, Ben Shenkman, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg and newcomer Matilda Fleming.

Taormina and the cast of his new movie dropped by the...

Writing on Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island in 2010, Anthony Lane whipped a quote from Umberto Eco: “Two cliches make us laugh but a hundred clichés move us, because we sense dimly that the clichés are talking among themselves, celebrating a reunion.” Eco’s words resonate even stronger in Christmas Eve at Miller’s Point, a fascinating simulacrum of festive movies in which references to annual favorites are thrust together with about as much delicacy as the family it tenderly depicts. The island isn’t Shutter but Long, specifically a small town in Suffolk County where we meet four generations of the Bolsanos, a blue-collar family going through the motions and rituals of their annual get-together, adoring and enduring each other as best they can in what might be their last year in the family home. The filmmaker behind this delicate, strange, reflective bauble is Tyler Taormina, co-founder of the...

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There isn’t much plot in Tyler Taormina’s very charming and rich movie about one huge family’s festivities, but it’s engrossing, exalted even

At first glance, there’s some reason to be suspicious of this film, with its possible nepo shenanigans. It’s about an extended blue collar family with a tinge of crime … and it features Francesca Scorsese, daughter of Martin. It’s also about the teeming warmth of a suburban American home, whose inhabitants seem on the verge of something epiphanic … and it features Sawyer Spielberg, son of Steven. But for all the influence-anxiety that anything like this carries with it, this is a very charming and rich movie, teeming with ambient detail, from very original and distinctive film-maker Tyler Taormina, whose previous picture Ham on Rye I very much admired.

Despite or because of the fact that almost nothing really happens in any conventionally dramatic sense,...

It’s the holidays, and strings of gaudy rainbow lights twinkle from gables. In cozy living rooms, the elders doze in their chairs while middle-aged siblings bicker and booze it up around the dining table. Little kids squirm in makeshift beds trying to stay awake for Santa, while truculent teenagers sneak out into the suburban night to do secret teenager things. Ok, so there are no chestnuts roasting on an open fire — instead there is a salad bowl full of red and green M&Ms — but in almost every other respect, Tyler Taormina’s delightful stocking-stuffer “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” is as alive to the domesticated magic of the season as a classic carol. Taormina’s fondly multivalent, Millennial-Norman-Rockwell perspective incorporates a child’s experience of the holiday, overlaid with a teen’s and a parent’s and a grandparent’s and so on. It feels as though...

It’s the most exciting time of the year for a cinephile: the Cannes Film Festival is set to kick off next week, running May 14-25. Ahead of festivities we’ve rounded up what we’re most looking forward to, and while we’re sure many surprises await, per every year, one will find 20 films that should be on your radar. Check out our picks below and be sure to subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest updates from the festival.

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This holiday season is one where the offspring of iconic Hollywood families come together, apparently.

“Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” which is set to debut in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, stars Francesca Scorsese and Sawyer Spielberg, two film stars in their own rite who hail from respective auteurs Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Decade-plus indie staple Michael Cera leads the latest feature directed by Tyler Taormina; Cera also produces the ensemble family dramedy that marks Taormina’s follow-up to his 2019 coming-of-age comedy “Ham on Rye.”

Set during one Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own, per the official synopsis. Cera is seen donning a cop uniform in one of the first look images,...

Magnify, the rebranded international sales arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired global and U.S. sales rights to “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” in the run up to its world premiere at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.

Directed and co-writer by Tyler Taormina (“Ham on Rye”), the film stars Michael Cera (“Barbie”), Francesca Scorsese, Maria Dizzia (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”), Ben Shenkman (“Billions”), Elsie Fisher (“Eighth Grade”), Gregg Turkington (“Entertainment”), Sawyer Spielberg (“Masters of the Air”) breakout actor Matilda Fleming, among others.

Written by Taormina and Eric Berger, the film revolves around a rambunctious extended family descending upon their small Long Island hometown for the holidays where hijinks, generational squabbles, and family traditions ensue.

“Taormina takes a singular approach to the classic holiday family movie, bringing his absurdist humor and dynamic filmmaking to life with a charming and perfectly cast ensemble,” said Lorna Lee Torres, Magnify SVP of Global Sales. “We...

Spielberg and Scorsese's kids are teaming up for Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, showcasing Hollywood nepotism. Sawyer Spielberg and Francesca Scorsese are cast in main roles, but they're eager to establish their own careers. The Spielberg/Scorsese collaboration goes beyond their kids - they are also executive producing a Cape Fear TV series remake.

Spielberg and Scorsese are set to collaborate on Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, but there's one massive catch. Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese are not only two of the best directors of all time, but also share a friendship that goes beyond mutual respect for each other's work. However, the upcoming Christmas film looks set to deliver a monumental Spielberg/Scorsese team-up, only it might not quite be what audiences had in mind.

Throughout their lengthy careers in Hollywood, Spielberg and Scorsese have crossed paths a number of times. Spielberg helped Scorsese with his big break movie,...

The Cannes Directors’ Fortnight section has unveiled its lineup for the 2024 festival, which will open with This Life of Mine, the final feature from the late French director Sophie Fillières. The drama features Agnès Jaoui as a woman whose identity starts to unravel when she turns 55. Fillières died shortly after wrapping principal photography on the film and her children finished post-production.

There are four U.S. titles in the feature section of the non-competitive sidebar: Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point, Carson Lund’s Eephus, India Donaldson’s Good One and Gazer from Ryan J. Sloan.

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, starring Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Francesca Scorsese. Ben Shenkman, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg, Maria Dizzia and newcomer Matilda Fleming, follows four generations as they gather for what might be their last Christmas in the family home. Lund, who lensed Christmas Eve, makes his feature debut with Eephus,...

The 77th edition of Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight will kick off with “This Life of Mine,” a dramedy directed by Sophie Fillières, a renowned French filmmaker who died last year. Presented posthumously, the film is headlined by French stars including Agnès Jaoui, Philippe Katerine and Valérie Donzelli. The independent selection, which has recently gone through a rebranding and is now spearheaded by artistic director Julien Rejl, will close with another French film, Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s “Plastic Guns,” an offbeat crime comedy headlined by popular actor Jonathan Cohen.

The lineup includes as many as four U.S. features, three of which are feature debuts, including India Donaldson’s coming-of-age film”Good One” which premiered at Sundance and garnered solid reviews. Set in upstate New York, “Good One” follows 17-year-old Sam as she joins her father and his oldest friend, Matt, on their annual backpacking trip in the Catskill Mountains. “Good One” has...

Directors’ Fortnight has unveiled the selection for its 56th edition heavy on films from first-time US filmmakers, South American titles, and talent including Isabelle Huppert, Michael Cera and Agnès Jaoui.

Artistic director Julien Rejl revealed the line-up at a press conference in Paris on Tuesday (April 16) for the Cannes parallel section run by French directors guild the Srf.

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After undergoing a complete rebranding for last year’s edition complete with new artistic director Rejl and a new more inclusive female-forward name in French to La Quinzaine des Cinéastes, this year’s selection includes eight...

Cannes parallel section Directors’ Fortnight has unveiled the line-up for its 56th edition running from May 15 to 23, at a press conference in Paris’ Forum des Images cultural center.

The section, launched in 1969 and overseen by the French Directors Guild, will present 21 feature films and 10 short films.

It is the second line-up overseen by Delegate General Julien Rejl, who took up the role last year.

Discoveries of his inaugural edition included Georgian director Elene Naveriani’s late coming-of-age drama Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry; U.S. indie film Riddle Of Fire by Weston Razooli, as well as Vietnamese filmmaker Phạm Thiên Ân’s 2023 Cannes Caméra d’Or winner Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell.

The 2024 edition will open with late director Sophie Fillières’ final feature This Life of Mine, starring Agnès Jaoui as a woman whose sense of self starts to unravel as she turns 55.

Fillières died shortly after completing the shoot and her...

Masters of the Air star Nate Mann explains why Rosie reenlists after completing his 25 missions in the Apple TV Plus limited series. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks as a Playtone-Amblin production, Masters of the Air chronicles the true story of the 100th Bomb Group during World War II. The well-reviewed series stars Mann as Lt. Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal, and the character is one of the lucky few who completes his 25 mandatory bombing missions. Despite having earned himself a ticket home, Rosie decides to continue his service.

In a recent interview with THR following the Masters of the Air finale, Mann breaks down why Rosie decides to reenlist and rejoin the fight. Read his full comment below:

“Initially, I didn’t know what to make of it. It’s almost baffling to think about the odds, the statistics, the numbers, and, of course, the harrowing nature of what those 25 missions were for him.

Band of Brothers was a groundbreaking HBO achievement, showcasing deep, character-driven storytelling in a war setting. The series, based on a true story, follows "Easy" Company's intense journey during WWII, highlighting bravery and sacrifice. Many well-known actors, like Damian Lewis and Michael Fassbender, got their start in Band of Brothers, showcasing exceptional talent.

Band of Brothers was an incredible achievement by HBO; one that might’ve started the prestige TV era, proving that with good actors and scripts, episodic television can give more time and depth to all of its characters than a two-hour movie ever could. It’s one of the best HBO shows of all time, and one as ambitious as tricky, to the point that writer John Orloff admits they were worried if the disparity of points of view could work.

What is Band of Brothers About?

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The World War II drama series "Masters of the Air," created by John Shiban and John Orloff and currently airing on AppleTV+, takes place in 1943 and follows Usaaf majors as they are transferred to England to aid the Allied war effort. Austin Butler plays Major Gale Cleven and Callum Turner plays Major John Egan, both real-life Usaaf pilots, and the series is based on the biographical book "Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany," written by Donald L. Miller. 

"Masters of the Air" was also co-produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, who previously oversaw the WWII drama shows "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" after collaborating on the 1998 film "Saving Private Ryan." These two men love harrowing tales of soldiers and seem hellbent on recreating the 1940s soldiers' experience on film as accurately as possible. Hanks also wrote and starred in the WWII thriller "Greyhound,...

Steven Spielberg's son, Sawyer Spielberg, has been cast in Masters of the Air, continuing the sentiment of casting family members in World War II miniseries, as seen in Band of Brothers with Tom Hanks' son. Prior to Masters of the Air, Sawyer Spielberg has appeared in several stage productions and films, including The Post and Honeydew, showcasing his growth as an actor. Masters of the Air marks Sawyer Spielberg's most high-profile role to date, hinting at even more promising projects in the future.

By casting his son Sawyer in Masters of the Air, Steven Spielberg has honored a heartwarming tradition from the making of his previous limited series, Band of Brothers. Masters of the Air revolves around the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber unit that fought in the Second World War. From executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Masters of the Air...

An Air Force expert confirms that the gnarly injury depicted in Masters of the Air episode 1 is historically accurate, as freezing cold temperatures on B-17s could result in frostbite and similar injuries. Masters of the Air episode 1 sees a gunner accidentally rip the skin off his hands after grabbing a freezing cold gun. While the show accurately captures the environment, relationships, and B-17 designs of World War II, it omits certain content due to time constraints.

Air Force experts reveal that one particularly gnarly injury from Masters of the Air episode 1 is historically accurate. Masters of the Air is the spiritual successor to Band of Brothers and The Pacific, and follows a United States Air Force unit, the 100th Bomb Group, during its service in World War II. The unit was nicknamed the Bloody 100th due to its high casualties. Hence, the series hones in on the...

Plot: Based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name and scripted by John Orloff, “Masters of the Air” follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen, and sheer terror of combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air. Portraying the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men as they helped destroy the horror of Hitler’s Third Reich, is at the heart of “Masters of the Air.” Some were shot down and captured; some were wounded or killed. And some were lucky enough to make it home. Regardless of individual fate, a toll was exacted on them all.

Review: In 2001, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg produced one of the greatest television series ever. Based on the book by Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers chronicled...

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There are hundreds of ways to die in a bomber plane and you will see all of them in Apple TV+’s latest war drama series Masters of the Air. From the producers of epic shows like The Pacific and Band of Brothers, we get sort of a third entry in the World War II series by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Created by John Shiban and John Orloff, the World War II drama series revolves around the pilots in the 100th Bomb Group, as they take the war to Hitler’s doorsteps.

Like the previous two WWII shows by Spielberg and Hanks, Masters of the Air is also incredibly epic and poignant. From the first few episodes you might think that the Apple TV+ series is just a cool action drama with some really depressing moments but it soon shows us the horrors of war and...

Masters of the Air Release Date: 2024-01-26 Seasons: 1 Cast: Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan, Nikolai Kinski, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sawyer Spielberg, Isabel May, Anthony Boyle Genres: War, Drama Creator(s): John Shiban, John Orloff Writers: John Shiban, John Orloff Directors: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Dee Rees, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Timothy Van Patten Where To Watch: Apple TV+

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Bucky's demotion to COO of the 418 squad was true in real life, as documented by the American Air Museum. Ken Lemmons likely had a relationship with local children, as his role as Ground Personnel would have involved them. While there is no record of a 349th plane crashing during a practice flight, such accidents were common during World War II.

In Masters of the Air episode 2, the 100th Bomb Group enjoy some much-needed fun after suffering losses during their first mission,...

Masters of the Air Release Date: 2024-01-26 Seasons: 1 Cast: Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan, Nikolai Kinski, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sawyer Spielberg, Isabel May, Anthony Boyle Genres: War, Drama Creator(s): John Shiban, John Orloff Writers: John Shiban, John Orloff Directors: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Dee Rees, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Timothy Van Patten Where To Watch: Apple TV+

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Episode 1 of Masters of the Air introduces the 100th Bomb Group and their challenges during World War II. Some aspects of the episode are confirmed, such as that "Alice from Dallas" was the nickname of a real B-17 Flying Fortress owned by the 100th Bomb Group. However, other facts are harder to confirm, such as John "Bucky" Egan's mishap with a narwhal tusk in Greenland.

In the very first episode of Apple TV+'s Masters of the Air, audiences are introduced to the 100th Bomb Group,...

Masters of the Air Release Date: 2024-01-26 Seasons: 1 Cast: Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan, Nikolai Kinski, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sawyer Spielberg, Isabel May, Anthony Boyle Genres: War, Drama Creator(s): John Shiban, John Orloff Writers: John Shiban, John Orloff Directors: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Dee Rees, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Timothy Van Patten Where To Watch: Apple TV+

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Barry Keoghan's portrayal of Lt. Curtis Biddick in Masters of the Air is captivating and showcases his talent and range as an actor. Lt. Curtis Biddick was a real-life American soldier who served in the 100th Bomb Group during World War II and was known for his leadership abilities. Although the exact accuracy of Barry Keoghan's portrayal of Lt. Curtis Biddick is uncertain, his performance brings light and life to the character, making Masters of the Air even more enjoyable.

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Masters of the Air Release Date: 2024-01-26 Seasons: 1 Cast: Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan, Nikolai Kinski, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sawyer Spielberg, Isabel May, Anthony Boyle Genres: War, Drama Creator(s): John Shiban, John Orloff Writers: John Shiban, John Orloff Directors: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Dee Rees, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Timothy Van Patten Where To Watch: Apple TV+ Understanding the characters' ranks in Masters of the Air is important to grasp the true story being told. The lowest rank in the series is Sergeant, which holds a position of power within the Air Force. The highest ranked characters in Masters of the Air are Colonels, leading vast numbers and holding important leadership roles.

Although Masters of the Air is a thrilling watch, for many its expansive cast and military history can be confusing, especially when it comes to the characters' jobs and ranks in the Air Force, which fortunately,...

Masters of the Air is not a sequel to Band of Brothers but shares producers Spielberg and Hanks, making it a companion piece. The show chronicles the real-life actions of the 100th Bomb Group in World War II. Masters of the Air and Band of Brothers intersect in timeline and location, as both occur during WWII in Europe.

Masters of the Air shares similar qualities with Band of Brothers (they are both World War II dramas with ensemble casts that work as a limited series), so it's reasonable to believe that the two shows are connected somehow. The 2024 Apple TV+ miniseries, created by John Shiban and John Orloff, is based on Donald L. Miller's 2007 novel Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. It chronicles the efforts of the 100th Bombardment Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit, a part of the Eighth...

Masters of the Air is a star-studded war drama series on Apple TV+ that follows a group of World War II pilots who face German fighters in a bomber called "The Flying Fortress." The series is created by John Shiban and John Orloff, based on the book by Donald L. Miller, and features a talented cast including Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, and Barry Keoghan. The actors in Masters of the Air underwent rigorous training to bond and understand the honor and responsibility of portraying real-life heroes, while the dynamic between their characters is described as a strong bond forged through determination and sacrifice.

Masters of the Air is a companion to Band of Brothers and The Pacific from the same minds. The series follows the Bloddy Hundredth, which is the nickname for the 100th Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force. This group of pilots faced unending German...

As “Masters of the Air” nears its end, one surviving member of the Air Force’s “Bloody Hundredth” bombing group finds himself standing next to a fireplace, sipping on whiskey, and quoting the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. “Whoever fights monsters should take care not to become a monster himself,” he paraphrases for his fellow flyer, as they prepare to leave the war behind and return to their families. “Because if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes right back at you.”

In the moment, the sentiment is sound enough. Both men have experienced war, up close and personal, and both have been shaped by the harrowing combat all around them. It’s only natural to wonder what they’ll be like when they’re home, when they’re grounded, when the bombs are no longer dropping from the sky. Can they go back to their families, their wives, their kids,...