Event formerly known as Colcoa runs October 10-16.
The North American premiere of Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Notre-Dame On Fire (Notre-Dame Brûle), a dramatised account of the April 2019 fire that damaged the Gothic Parisian landmark, will open American French Film Festival (formerly Colcoa) in Los Angeles on October 16.
The week-long event will close with the North American premiere of Dominik Moll’s thriller The Night Of The 12th (La Nuit du 12) and the annual filmmaker focus will be dedicated to Moll. The world theatrical premiere of Olivier Assayas’s series Irma Vep will also screen on closing day.
The line-up...
The North American premiere of Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Notre-Dame On Fire (Notre-Dame Brûle), a dramatised account of the April 2019 fire that damaged the Gothic Parisian landmark, will open American French Film Festival (formerly Colcoa) in Los Angeles on October 16.
The week-long event will close with the North American premiere of Dominik Moll’s thriller The Night Of The 12th (La Nuit du 12) and the annual filmmaker focus will be dedicated to Moll. The world theatrical premiere of Olivier Assayas’s series Irma Vep will also screen on closing day.
The line-up...
- 9/20/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
George Miller absolutely blasted audiences away with his Mad Max: Fury Road back in 2015. That film was in your face: visceral, thrilling and inventive. Suffice to say that his latest venture was highly anticipated. Three Thousand Years of Longing is essentially a two-hander, starring Tilda Swinton (sporting a red bob and a broad Yorkshire accent) and Idris Elba (sporting pixie ears and not much else).
The story is set mainly in Istanbul. We first glimpse Alithea (Swinton) flying into the city with Scheherazade Airlines. This would have been a nice visual joke had Miller not decided to show us the same nod to his tale at least two further times. For just as Scheherazade spun tales for a thousand nights, so Miller – via his Djinn (Elba) – spins stories for us. Alithea (which is Greek for Verity) is on her way to a conference for she is a professor of narratology.
The story is set mainly in Istanbul. We first glimpse Alithea (Swinton) flying into the city with Scheherazade Airlines. This would have been a nice visual joke had Miller not decided to show us the same nod to his tale at least two further times. For just as Scheherazade spun tales for a thousand nights, so Miller – via his Djinn (Elba) – spins stories for us. Alithea (which is Greek for Verity) is on her way to a conference for she is a professor of narratology.
- 5/23/2022
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With his latest feature Drive My Car, Ryusuke Hamaguchi looked to do justice to Haruki Murakami’s short story of the same name from the internationally acclaimed author ‘s 2014 collection, Men Without Women.
“I encountered this about eight years ago, thanks to an acquaintance of mine,” said the film’s co-writer and director via an interpreter during Deadline’s Contenders Film: International awards-season event. “They found it quite interesting and told me that it might be something that would interest me, as well, and it actually was very close to a lot of the themes that I deal with in my work.”
Co-written with Takamasa Oe, Drive My Car centers on Yûsuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director happily married to his playwright wife, who one day abruptly disappears.
Even if he felt a strong connection to Murakami’s material, Hamaguchi knew that he’d have to take some liberties with it,...
“I encountered this about eight years ago, thanks to an acquaintance of mine,” said the film’s co-writer and director via an interpreter during Deadline’s Contenders Film: International awards-season event. “They found it quite interesting and told me that it might be something that would interest me, as well, and it actually was very close to a lot of the themes that I deal with in my work.”
Co-written with Takamasa Oe, Drive My Car centers on Yûsuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director happily married to his playwright wife, who one day abruptly disappears.
Even if he felt a strong connection to Murakami’s material, Hamaguchi knew that he’d have to take some liberties with it,...
- 11/20/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Third Window Films have carved a niche for themselves in the home video market, bringing quality contemporary as well as some classic Japanese cinema to a much wider audience. Their work on restored versions of Takeshi Kitano films is much loved. This time, however, they have picked two films that are completely different from what they’ve released so far, yet somehow feel very “Third Window films”. “1001 Nights” and “Cleopatra” are the first and second films in the Animerama Series, a series of three adult-themed animated films from the creative duo of Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto
“Cleopatra” opens in a distant future, where mankind is facing a threat from a Pasateli alien race who plan to conquer humans through what is known as the “Cleopatra Plan”. Unsure as to what the plan exactly is, Jiro, Harvey and Mary are selected by their commanding officer to...
“Cleopatra” opens in a distant future, where mankind is facing a threat from a Pasateli alien race who plan to conquer humans through what is known as the “Cleopatra Plan”. Unsure as to what the plan exactly is, Jiro, Harvey and Mary are selected by their commanding officer to...
- 8/2/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The Cairo Film Festival kicks off its 42nd edition Wednesday as a mostly physical event with the Middle East premiere of Florian Zeller’s adaptation of his hit stage play “The Father,” for which co-writer Christopher Hampton and actor Rufus Sewell are expected in attendance.
“I think it’s one of the best films of the year,” fest president Mohamed Hefzy tells Variety. “We felt that the way the subject (dementia) is treated is extremely humane and very cinematic,” he added, noting that “Father” is a great opener since it is “a very accessible film for a broader audience.”
The socially-distanced opening ceremony of the grande dame of the Arab world’s fests will take place in the Cairo Opera House’s open-air theater, which is being called The We Theater, where other expected attendees will include Russian master Alexander Sokurov (“Russian Ark”), who is presiding over this year’s main jury,...
“I think it’s one of the best films of the year,” fest president Mohamed Hefzy tells Variety. “We felt that the way the subject (dementia) is treated is extremely humane and very cinematic,” he added, noting that “Father” is a great opener since it is “a very accessible film for a broader audience.”
The socially-distanced opening ceremony of the grande dame of the Arab world’s fests will take place in the Cairo Opera House’s open-air theater, which is being called The We Theater, where other expected attendees will include Russian master Alexander Sokurov (“Russian Ark”), who is presiding over this year’s main jury,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Film is second feature from Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte after ’Run’.
Paris-based sales company Memento Films International (Mfi) has acquired Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte’s Night Of The Kings, ahead of its world premiere in Horizons at the Venice Film Festival, running September 2-12 this year.
The Scheherazade-style tale revolves around a young pickpocket who is locked up with a bunch of hardened criminals in the notoriously violent, real-life MacA prison in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan.
In a ritual imposed by a powerful convict, who is regarded as the prison boss, he is nominated to tell stories to...
Paris-based sales company Memento Films International (Mfi) has acquired Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte’s Night Of The Kings, ahead of its world premiere in Horizons at the Venice Film Festival, running September 2-12 this year.
The Scheherazade-style tale revolves around a young pickpocket who is locked up with a bunch of hardened criminals in the notoriously violent, real-life MacA prison in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan.
In a ritual imposed by a powerful convict, who is regarded as the prison boss, he is nominated to tell stories to...
- 7/28/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
French broadcaster TF1 will air entertainment show “Good Singers,” hosted by TV personality Anthony Lambert, from July 17.
The weekly prime time show is based on Istanbul-headquartered distributor Global Agency’s original format “Is That Really Your Voice?,” created by Izzet Pinto, in which a panel must select the talented singers from a group based purely on their appearance.
Pinto said: “The idea for the show came from watching the singer Susan Boyle, who rose to fame on a talent show. That inspired me to create this format. Her voice did not match her look and created big surprising moments for the audience. This feeling led me to create this idea.”
In the show, two teams of three celebrities each compete against one another. In each episode, 12 contestants will take the stage, each with a numbered label, and each pretending to be a good singer. The celebrities’ goal is to distinguish...
The weekly prime time show is based on Istanbul-headquartered distributor Global Agency’s original format “Is That Really Your Voice?,” created by Izzet Pinto, in which a panel must select the talented singers from a group based purely on their appearance.
Pinto said: “The idea for the show came from watching the singer Susan Boyle, who rose to fame on a talent show. That inspired me to create this format. Her voice did not match her look and created big surprising moments for the audience. This feeling led me to create this idea.”
In the show, two teams of three celebrities each compete against one another. In each episode, 12 contestants will take the stage, each with a numbered label, and each pretending to be a good singer. The celebrities’ goal is to distinguish...
- 7/15/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Hey, "Prodigal Son" fans. We are back at you again on this Monday night to tell you what is coming up in the next,new episode 18 of this current premiere season 1 of Prodigal Son. We were able to get our hands on a couple of new teaser descriptions for episode 18 via the official episode 18 press release from the lovely Fox people. So, we're going to certainly run those by you. We've also got some new preview photos for episode 18 to talk about. So, let's get into it. For starters, we've got a title for episode 18. It's officially called, "Scheherazade." Well,that title will never get mistaken for something not unique. Anyways, it sounds like episode 18 will feature some very intense, dramatic and interesting scenes as a ballet dancer gets poisoned!
- 3/24/2020
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
FilmDistrict, the company spun off from Graham King's Gk FIlms, has been very busy at Cannes. The company has picked up distribution rights to the 3D version of Arabian Nights that we reported on a while back [1], starring [2] Liam Hemsworth, as well as the Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel romcom Playing the Field. And now that the lousy announcements are out of the way, there are these, too: FilmDistrict is teaming with TriStar to release Rian Johnson's film Looper (we just had the first still [3] from that one on Friday) and Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, which now has the title In the Land of Blood and Honey. More info on all four films, after the break. The biggest news here is the fact that Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, a romance set during the Bosnian war, finally has a title. Less surprising is the fact that FilmDistrict will distribute the film,...
- 5/16/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
With their first feature Insidious being a massive hit, the newly formed FilmDistrict is currently on a pick-up frenzy during the chaotic Cannes Film Festival. Their upcoming thriller, Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan, is playing in competition and they’ve decided to do some business on the trip to France. Deadline tells us they are in final negotiations to acquire U.S. distribution for Looper, the next film from Brick and The Brothers Bloom director Rian Johnson.
The plan is to team with Sony Pictures’ TriStar label for marketing and distribution. The time travel film stars Bruce Willis (as an older version of Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s character), Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels and Piper Perabo. The high-concept story follows “hitmen whose victims are sent back in time from the future to be executed. The Loopers bump them off in the present, so there...
The plan is to team with Sony Pictures’ TriStar label for marketing and distribution. The time travel film stars Bruce Willis (as an older version of Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s character), Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels and Piper Perabo. The high-concept story follows “hitmen whose victims are sent back in time from the future to be executed. The Loopers bump them off in the present, so there...
- 5/15/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Though treatment for her bipolar II disorder shouldn't hamper filming on her next two upcoming films, Catherine Zeta-Jones is, the La Times points out, "in the midst of an unusual career dry spell." Since her debut in the 1990 French film Les 1001 Nuits, Zeta-Jones had appeared in projects almost every year or two, but she hasn't had a film open theatrically in wide release since 2007's No Reservations.
- 4/15/2011
- Movieline
Playing the daughter to Angela Lansbury's ancient mother, the Hollywood star is unconvincing as a rejected lover
Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, directed by Trevor Nunn and the biggest opening in New York this season, is a tough gig for a Broadway debut, even for a movie star who won an Oscar for Chicago. With its complex score and no conventional showstoppers, it requires the skills of a seasoned stage actor. And while Catherine Zeta-Jones can act and sing, she can't do both at once in this production – at least not in one take.
The show is a musical interpretation of Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, a tangle of love affairs and mistaken intentions set in Sweden at the turn of the last century. It is also a study of self-consciousness, which sadly for its star is not the same thing as being self-conscious.
Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, directed by Trevor Nunn and the biggest opening in New York this season, is a tough gig for a Broadway debut, even for a movie star who won an Oscar for Chicago. With its complex score and no conventional showstoppers, it requires the skills of a seasoned stage actor. And while Catherine Zeta-Jones can act and sing, she can't do both at once in this production – at least not in one take.
The show is a musical interpretation of Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, a tangle of love affairs and mistaken intentions set in Sweden at the turn of the last century. It is also a study of self-consciousness, which sadly for its star is not the same thing as being self-conscious.
- 12/14/2009
- by Emma Brockes
- The Guardian - Film News
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