‘The government is completely deaf to the cries of the country,’ he says.<\/b>
\nFox Searchlight\u2019s \u201cThe Favourite,\u201d Annapurna\u2019s \u201cSorry to Bother You\u201d and \u201cThe Sisters Brothers\u201d and A24\u2019s \u201cHereditary\u201d are among the films that will not be competing for the upcoming Writers Guild Awards nominations, Variety has learned. They and a slew of other titles are not eligible due to the guild\u2019s strictures stipulating conformity to the its […]
Glenn Close and Sam Elliott sat down for a conversation for Variety\u2019s Actors on Actors. For more, click here. Sam Elliott may be a cinematic icon thanks to his craggy voice and r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of cowboy roles, but he has yet to be recognized with an Oscar nomination. That will probably change with \u201cA Star Is Born,\u201d which […]
With his 1999 feature debut \u201cHuman Resources,\u201d director Laurent Cantet \u2013 who later won the Palme d\u2019Or at Cannes with \u201cThe Class\u201d \u2013 traced the economic and cultural fissures between France\u2019s blue-collar, non-urban set, and the country\u2019s managerial elite. That conflict has played out writ large across the streets of Paris in recent weeks, as […]
During the gala closing ceremony of the 17th edition of the Marrakech Intl. Film Festival, the Golden Star for best film was awarded to Sudabeh Mortezai for her second feature, \u201cJoy,\u201d about a young Nigerian woman forced into prostitution, which recently won best film at the BFI London Film Festival. Accepting the prize from actress […]
Building on the attention and opportunities that arrived following his 2007 Palme d\u2019Or for \u201c4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,\u201d Cristian Mungiu has transformed himself into a quiet force in the European film industry. A ubiquitous presence on the festival circuit, the Romanian director has won prizes for his follow-up films \u201cBeyond the Hills\u201d […]
With the Marvel fandom\u2019s anticipation leading up to \u201cAvengers: Endgame,\u201d it\u2019s no surprise that the trailer drop set a new record for most views in its first 24 hours. The \u201cAvengers: Endgame\u201d trailer was viewed 289 million times in its first 24 hours, after it was released around 5 a.m. PT Friday, according to Marvel […]
In today\u2019s film news roundup, environmental documentary \u201cThe Human Element\u201d and romancer \u201cFrank and Ava\u201d get release dates and NBA player Dwight Howard backs Christopher Walken\u2019s \u201cPercy.\u201d RELEASE DATES The Orchard has set a Jan. 29 digital release date for James Balog\u2019s environmental documentary \u201cThe Human Element,\u201d Variety has learned exclusively. Related \u2018Joy\u2019 Wins the […]<\/p>\n