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Park Chan-wook to Begin Shooting Violent Comedy-Thriller ‘I Can’t Help It’
Korean film maestro Park Chan-wook is keeping in motion. The internationally acclaimed auteur, 60, will begin production on Saturday on his 12th feature, an adaptation of American novelist Donald Westlake’s 1996 novel The Ax. The movie, which is currently going by the working title I Can’t Help It, will star Korean screen royalty Lee Byung-hun […]
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Lebanon Civil War Doc ‘Green Line’ Uses Figurines to Confront a Woman’s Violent Childhood Trauma
“Fida grew up during the war in Beirut in the 1980s, immersed in the ‘red hell’ her grandmother used to tell her about. The trivialization of death made her doubt the value of life and the meaning of this never-ending war that was so similar to so many others.” So reads the description of director […]
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Sarajevo Film Fest: Main Competition Showcases “Fresh and Bold Perspectives”
The Sarajevo Film Festival was born amid the Bosnian war, in 1994 during the four-year siege of the city. Sarajevo, the city, and the festival have done much to put that dark history behind them. But as the SFF celebrates its 30th edition, the festival continues to shine a spotlight on films that illuminate contemporary […]
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‘Emily in Paris’ Boss Darren Star on What’s Next for Emily’s Romance in Season 4
[This story contains spoilers from Emily in Paris season four, Part 1.] Emily in Paris finally gave viewers of the hit Netflix comedy something they’ve been waiting for since the show premiered in 2020… Emily (Lily Collins) and Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) together. The pair had been in a will-they-won’t-they back and forth for the last […]
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‘Emily in Paris’ Team on Going to Italy in Season 4: “It Was Like Starting Something Fresh”
Emily in Paris is going beyond the City of Light in season four, as the titular American heads to Rome for part of the season. Season four — split into two segments, with part one now streaming and part two coming Sept. 12 — will continue Emily’s (played by Lily Collins) love triangle with Gabriel […]
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Scooter Braun to be Honored by Anti-Defamation League for Nova Festival Exhibit
Music mogul Scooter Braun will be honored by the Anti-Defamation League for his efforts in bringing the Nova Music Festival Exhibition to U.S. audiences. The exhibition makes its Los Angeles debut in a sprawling studio space in Culver City on Aug. 21, after a successful run in New York City, where 113,000 people experienced it. […]
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David Yarovesky, Christopher Leone, Sergio Navarretta Titles Tapped for Toronto Film Festival Sales Market
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for the Industry Selects program of films beyond the official fest lineup and available for worldwide acquisition as each gets an in-person screening for film buyers and industry execs. Leading the selection is Christopher Leone’s Code 3, an action comedy that stars Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel […]
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‘Rez Ball’ Director Sydney Freeland, Malcolm Washington, Janicza Bravo to Headline Toronto Film Fest Conference
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled programming for its Sept. 6 to 10 industry conference, to include conversations with The Listeners director Janicza Bravo, screenwriter Jordan Tannahill, and Malcolm Washington and Virgil Williams, the director and screenwriter bringing TIFF The Piano Lesson adaptation for Netflix. Rebecca Hall stars in The Listeners, which will have a […]
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Sony Dates Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell Movie ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ for 2025
Sony has dated Margot Robbie’ first post-Barbie theatrical release, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Robbie and Colin Farrell co-star in the movie that will hit theaters May 9, 2025, over Mother’s Day weekend. Kogonada (After Yang, Pachinko) directs the film from a script by Seth Reiss. At the time the project was announced, the plot details […]
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Danis Tanovic on War, Cinema, and His Love of Sarajevo: “I Know Every Stone of This City”
Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović makes movies all around the world. His 2020 crime thriller The Postcard Killings (2020), starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen, and Cush Jumbo, was shot in Sweden. Triage (2009), which stars Collin Ferrell as a war photographer, shot in Ireland and Spain. He filmed his latest, the comedic drama My Late […]
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‘Million Dollar Listing: UAE’ Coming to Roku Channel
Million Dollar Listing: UAE, the first international version of the hit reality TV show franchise, is coming to The Roku Channel in the U.S., starting Thursday. Film and entertainment company Image Nation Abu Dhabi exclusively licensed the format from NBCUniversal Formats, a division of Universal International Studios, which is part of Comcast-owned NBCUniversal’s Universal Studio […]
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‘Toxic’ Director Explores the Human Body and Mysterious Model Agencies in Her Feature Debut
Akiplėša (Toxic) is the feature film debut from Lithuanian director Saulė Bliuvaitė, and it had its world premiere in the Locarno Film Festival’s international competition on Thursday. The young creative also wrote the coming-of-age drama that is inspired by her own experiences. It centers on Maria, 13, who is left by her mother and forced […]
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