This Iranian import made news when its director found himself on the wrong side of the recent travel ban. It’s well worth the bother. Asghar Farhadi’s suspense story can’t be topped for maturity, insight or honest emotions about social stress: after an assault in a new apartment, the strain affects everything that a wife and husband do — driving a wedge through their marriage. Is it all built on a shaky foundation, like the crumbling apartment building they had to evacuate?
The Salesman
Blu-ray
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
2016 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 124 min. / Forushande / Street Date May 2, 2017 / 34.99
Starring: Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, Mojtaba Pirzadeh, Maral Bani Adam, Emad Emami, Sam Valipour, Ehteram Boroumand, Mehdi Koushki, Shirin Aghakashi, Sahra Asadollahe.
Cinematography: Hossein Jafarian
Film Editor: Hayedeh Safiyari
Original Music: Sattar Oraki
Produced by Asghar Farhadi, Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Written and Directed by Asghar Farhadi...
The Salesman
Blu-ray
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
2016 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 124 min. / Forushande / Street Date May 2, 2017 / 34.99
Starring: Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, Mojtaba Pirzadeh, Maral Bani Adam, Emad Emami, Sam Valipour, Ehteram Boroumand, Mehdi Koushki, Shirin Aghakashi, Sahra Asadollahe.
Cinematography: Hossein Jafarian
Film Editor: Hayedeh Safiyari
Original Music: Sattar Oraki
Produced by Asghar Farhadi, Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Written and Directed by Asghar Farhadi...
- 4/25/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-nominated film The Salesman, will not be attending the Academy Awards in protest of Donald Trump‘s “racist” immigration policies. Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Boycotts Oscars Trump recently called for a visa ban of many Middle Eastern and predominantly Muslim countries, including Iran. The actress called the decision “racist” in a Twitter post on […]
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- 1/27/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
A version of this article originally appeared on ew.com.
Curiosity killed the cat, and controversy might kill A Dog’s Purpose — with a little help from Milla Jovovich, that is.
The action star’s latest genre venture, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, squares off this weekend against the family-oriented, Lasse Hallström-directed picture, which has endured the brunt of negative publicity following the publication of a video depicting the film’s production, during which a dog trainer seemingly forced a German shepherd to film a water-based scene against the animal’s will.
Though intense social media backlash should be...
Curiosity killed the cat, and controversy might kill A Dog’s Purpose — with a little help from Milla Jovovich, that is.
The action star’s latest genre venture, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, squares off this weekend against the family-oriented, Lasse Hallström-directed picture, which has endured the brunt of negative publicity following the publication of a video depicting the film’s production, during which a dog trainer seemingly forced a German shepherd to film a water-based scene against the animal’s will.
Though intense social media backlash should be...
- 1/27/2017
- by jodiguglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Fresh off its Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign-Language film, Asghar Farhadi's The Salesman is a dazzling, darkly funny, quietly devastating human drama from the Islamic Republic of Iran. If you know Farhadi's work – and if you don't, search out About Elly, A Separation and The Past — you know you're in the hands of a major film artist. He is not one to underline the meaning of his films. He throws audiences into the thick of things and leaves us to parse its meaning. It's a compliment Hollywood films rarely afford us.
- 1/27/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The final monologue of Arthur Miller’s American classic Death Of A Salesman is devastating on its own, but in Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman, it’s couched in a separate domestic tragedy—this one taking place in modern-day Iran. The film’s main characters, married couple Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), are Willy and Linda in a Persian-language production of the play. Off stage, they’re reeling from an incident wherein an intruder entered their new apartment in search of its previous tenant and injured Rana.
Like his Academy Award-winning A Separation, Farhadi’s latest drama explores how familial units are tested when strangers intervene. Rana’s spirit is crushed, but Emad becomes intent on finding who invaded his home and making the perpetrator pay. The A.V. Club sat down with Farhadi and a translator at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. This week, The...
Like his Academy Award-winning A Separation, Farhadi’s latest drama explores how familial units are tested when strangers intervene. Rana’s spirit is crushed, but Emad becomes intent on finding who invaded his home and making the perpetrator pay. The A.V. Club sat down with Farhadi and a translator at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. This week, The...
- 1/27/2017
- by Esther Zuckerman
- avclub.com
After only a handful of features, Iran’s Asghar Farhadi has created his own genre, it seems: the neorealist domestic mystery. Movies such as “A Separation,” “The Past” and “About Elly” have proven how taut and engrossing the actions of sympathetically flawed human beings can be when the right conflict is dropped in their laps. Steeped in middle-class anxieties of relationship politics and social status, his work remains quietly resonant about his home country’s sensitivities (tradition, repression, religion, class). Such is the case with Farhadi’s latest vise-tightener, “The Salesman,” which picked up two awards at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and was recently.
- 1/26/2017
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
Asghar Farhadi’s latest film, The Salesman, was nominated for an Oscar earlier this week as Iran’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film. Today, its star announced she will not be going to the ceremony: Taraneh Alidoosti said in a tweet she will boycott because of Donald Trump’s “racist” policies. It recently emerged that Trump was planning to sign an executive order preventing visas from being issued to people from seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iran. Alidoosti tweeted:
Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event or not,I won’t attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest pic.twitter.com/CW3EF6mupo
— Taraneh Alidoosti (@t_alidoosti) January 26, 2017
In an interview via email with the New York Times, the actress elaborated on her stance: “I decided not to go even if I could, because it hurts me deeply to see ordinary people...
Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event or not,I won’t attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest pic.twitter.com/CW3EF6mupo
— Taraneh Alidoosti (@t_alidoosti) January 26, 2017
In an interview via email with the New York Times, the actress elaborated on her stance: “I decided not to go even if I could, because it hurts me deeply to see ordinary people...
- 1/26/2017
- by Esther Zuckerman
- avclub.com
Taraneh Alidootsi, an Iranian actress and star of Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar nominated “The Salesman,” isn’t planning to attend this year’s Academy Awards show. She said on Twitter she’s skipping the event “in protest” of President Trump’s promise to limit immigration from Muslim nations. “Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist,” Alidootsi tweeted Thursday morning. “Whether this will include a cultural event or not, I won’t attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest.” Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event or not,I won’t attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest pic.
- 1/26/2017
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who stars in Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-nominated The Salesman, has said she will not attend next month’s Academy Awards over U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported proposed ban on issuing visas to Iranian nationals, as well as six other Middle Eastern countries. Taking to Twitter today, she called the ban “racist” and pledged not to attend the awards “in protest.” Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event…...
- 1/26/2017
- Deadline
We’re not even a full week into Trump’s America, but it seems each passing day comes with something new that causes simultaneous feelings of outrage, fear, and horror. The latest is an executive order on immigration, which features, among other things, suspending visitor visas from Muslim-majority countries including Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Xenophobic and hugely misguided, the announcement sparked immediate protests, and the movie industry is already responding.
Taraneh Alidoosti, the lead actress in Asghar Farhadi‘s Best Foreign Language Film nominee “The Salesman,” has announced she will not be attending the Oscars.
Continue reading ‘The Salesman’ Star Taraneh Alidoosti Boycotting Oscars To Protest Donald Trump’s Visa Ban at The Playlist.
Taraneh Alidoosti, the lead actress in Asghar Farhadi‘s Best Foreign Language Film nominee “The Salesman,” has announced she will not be attending the Oscars.
Continue reading ‘The Salesman’ Star Taraneh Alidoosti Boycotting Oscars To Protest Donald Trump’s Visa Ban at The Playlist.
- 1/26/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
“Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist.”
Actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who stars in the best foreign language-nominated The Salesman, will boycott the Oscars in protest at Donald Trump’s “racist” visa restrictions.
Iranian star Alidoosti wrote on Twitter: “Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event or not, I won’t attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest.”
Alidoosti’s tweet already has more than 3000 ‘likes’.
Trump is considering a plan which will see citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen temporarily banned from being issued new U.S. visas, according to reports.
The Salesman is directed by Asghar Farhadi and co-stars Shahab Hosseini and Babak Karimi, and is up against Land of Mine, A Man Called Ove, Tanna and Toni Erdmann in the best foreign language category.
Alidoosti is one of the most famous actresses in Iran, and was named by one magazine poll as the best...
Actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who stars in the best foreign language-nominated The Salesman, will boycott the Oscars in protest at Donald Trump’s “racist” visa restrictions.
Iranian star Alidoosti wrote on Twitter: “Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event or not, I won’t attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest.”
Alidoosti’s tweet already has more than 3000 ‘likes’.
Trump is considering a plan which will see citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen temporarily banned from being issued new U.S. visas, according to reports.
The Salesman is directed by Asghar Farhadi and co-stars Shahab Hosseini and Babak Karimi, and is up against Land of Mine, A Man Called Ove, Tanna and Toni Erdmann in the best foreign language category.
Alidoosti is one of the most famous actresses in Iran, and was named by one magazine poll as the best...
- 1/26/2017
- ScreenDaily
Massive crowds of protestors mobilized quickly Wednesday in response to news of President Trump’s proposed ban on issuing visas to people from seven Muslim-majority nations, including Iran. In addition to the last minute rallies held nationwide, Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti had harsh words of her own for the president. Her condemnation serves as a bitter reminder that even Hollywood cannot redeem America’s image in the eyes of the world.
“Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist,” she tweeted Thursday morning. “Whether this will include a cultural event or not, I won’t attend the Academy Awards 2017 in protest.”
Read More: ‘The Salesman’ Trailer: Asghar Farhadi Is Iran’s Oscar Contender With This Two-Time Cannes Winner
Alidoosti is the star of “The Salesman,” which is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It is the latest from acclaimed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose 2012 film, “A Separation,” won the Oscar...
“Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist,” she tweeted Thursday morning. “Whether this will include a cultural event or not, I won’t attend the Academy Awards 2017 in protest.”
Read More: ‘The Salesman’ Trailer: Asghar Farhadi Is Iran’s Oscar Contender With This Two-Time Cannes Winner
Alidoosti is the star of “The Salesman,” which is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It is the latest from acclaimed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose 2012 film, “A Separation,” won the Oscar...
- 1/26/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Taraneh Alidoosti, who stars in nominated film The Salesman, joins voices condemning Donald Trump’s reported plans for ban on people from Muslim countries
The lead actor in an Iranian drama nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category has said she will boycott this year’s ceremony over Donald Trump’s expected decision to impose visa bans on Iranians.
Related: The Salesman review: Asghar Farhadi offers layers of Willy Loman
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The lead actor in an Iranian drama nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category has said she will boycott this year’s ceremony over Donald Trump’s expected decision to impose visa bans on Iranians.
Related: The Salesman review: Asghar Farhadi offers layers of Willy Loman
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- 1/26/2017
- by Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Iran correspondent
- The Guardian - Film News
In what could mark the start of a worrying trend, just one day after President Donald Trump made good on his promise to curtail immigration from certain Muslim-majority nations, an actress from one of those countries has said that she will boycott the Oscars in protest.
Taraneh Alidoosti, the Iranian star of Asghar Farhadi's The Salesman, nominated for best foreign-language film, posted a tweet on Thursday declaring that Trump's proposed visa ban for Iranians was "racist" and that in response, she won't be attending the Feb. 26 Academy Awards.
Trump's visa ban for Iranians is...
Taraneh Alidoosti, the Iranian star of Asghar Farhadi's The Salesman, nominated for best foreign-language film, posted a tweet on Thursday declaring that Trump's proposed visa ban for Iranians was "racist" and that in response, she won't be attending the Feb. 26 Academy Awards.
Trump's visa ban for Iranians is...
- 1/26/2017
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s latest film, The Salesman, was announced as part of last year’s Cannes lineup, very little information about it was initially made available. There were indications that the title might refer to Arthur Miller’s landmark play Death Of A Salesman, but little else. That one proffered detail turned out to be at once accurate and misleading. Death Of A Salesman does indeed figure into the story, as the film’s main characters, a married couple, are playing Willy and Linda Loman in an amateur production. On the whole, however, this starkly confrontational melodrama has more in common with the Charles Bronson classic Death Wish, even if it’s angry words rather than bullets that go whizzing across the screen.
The trouble begins with literal cracks in the foundation. Emad (Shahab Hosseini), who teaches by day and acts by night, is forced, along with...
The trouble begins with literal cracks in the foundation. Emad (Shahab Hosseini), who teaches by day and acts by night, is forced, along with...
- 1/26/2017
- by Mike D'Angelo
- avclub.com
Nyt TV comedy legend and dramatic Oscar nominee Mary Tyler Moore (Ordinary People, The Mary Tyler Moore Show) dies at 80
Empire Actor Dan Aykroyd pays tribute to his Blues Brothers co-star Carrie Fisher in a new essay
Awards Daily Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey interview to air on Netflix tomorrow
Playbill If you're near Cambridge, there's a new production of Night of the Iguana starring James Earl Jones and Amanda Plummer (!) opening in February
Tracking Board Jacob Tremblay signs on to a reboot of Predator as an autistic child with a gift for languages
/Film X-Men is getting its own TV series, unrelated to the movies. Good luck with that
THR on all the times the Star Wars universe has used "The Last Jedi"
People Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac have split
Interview talks to Asghar Farhadi about his Oscar nominated film The Salesman
More Oscar Reactions
Mnpp Jason does not like Hacksaw Ridge.
Empire Actor Dan Aykroyd pays tribute to his Blues Brothers co-star Carrie Fisher in a new essay
Awards Daily Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey interview to air on Netflix tomorrow
Playbill If you're near Cambridge, there's a new production of Night of the Iguana starring James Earl Jones and Amanda Plummer (!) opening in February
Tracking Board Jacob Tremblay signs on to a reboot of Predator as an autistic child with a gift for languages
/Film X-Men is getting its own TV series, unrelated to the movies. Good luck with that
THR on all the times the Star Wars universe has used "The Last Jedi"
People Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac have split
Interview talks to Asghar Farhadi about his Oscar nominated film The Salesman
More Oscar Reactions
Mnpp Jason does not like Hacksaw Ridge.
- 1/25/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
There is no greater chronicler of the minute but manifold disappointments and disillusionments of which irreparable rifts in relationships are made than Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. His last four films — “Fireworks Wednesday,” “About Elly,” “A Separation” and “The Past” — have all examined compromised coupledom in some way. And all have proven Farhadi’s astonishing capacity to trace the ramifications of the incredibly ordinary — an unanswered door, a well-meaning white lie, a forgotten phone — as they unspool with tick-tock clockwork logic toward extraordinary climaxes, that feel both inevitable and unexpected.
Continue reading Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ Is Compelling, But Falls Just Short Of Greatness [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ Is Compelling, But Falls Just Short Of Greatness [Review] at The Playlist.
- 1/25/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Asghar Farhadi’s latest film “The Salesman” premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival where it received critical acclaim and won two awards: Best Actor for Shahab Hosseini and Best Screenplay for Farhadi. Yesterday, it was officially nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Now, it will finally hit theaters in New York and Los Angeles this week. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below ahead of its U.S. theatrical release.
Read More: ‘The Salesman’ Trailer: Asghar Farhadi Is Iran’s Oscar Contender With This Two-Time Cannes Winner
The film follows Emad (Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), a young couple living in Tehran who are forced to move out of their old apartment. But once they relocate, a sudden eruption of violence linked to their home’s previous tenant drastically changes the couple’s life, creating powerful tension between the couple.
Farhadi is best known...
Read More: ‘The Salesman’ Trailer: Asghar Farhadi Is Iran’s Oscar Contender With This Two-Time Cannes Winner
The film follows Emad (Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), a young couple living in Tehran who are forced to move out of their old apartment. But once they relocate, a sudden eruption of violence linked to their home’s previous tenant drastically changes the couple’s life, creating powerful tension between the couple.
Farhadi is best known...
- 1/25/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
This Past Weekend:
As per my Thursday update, M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Split ended up winning the weekend but with way more than anyone, including myself, predicted, with more than $40 million for its opening weekend. That’s pretty impressive, and his first movie to open at that level since 2010’s The Last Airbender. Meanwhile, Vin Diesel’s sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage ended up making around where I predicted, taking second place with $20.1 million, not a great sign for the continuation of that franchise. Michael Keaton’s The Founder ended up right around where I predicted with $3.4 million, ending up just outside the Top 10. Hidden Figures, La La Land and Sing continued to do well with minimal drop-offs.
This...
This Past Weekend:
As per my Thursday update, M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Split ended up winning the weekend but with way more than anyone, including myself, predicted, with more than $40 million for its opening weekend. That’s pretty impressive, and his first movie to open at that level since 2010’s The Last Airbender. Meanwhile, Vin Diesel’s sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage ended up making around where I predicted, taking second place with $20.1 million, not a great sign for the continuation of that franchise. Michael Keaton’s The Founder ended up right around where I predicted with $3.4 million, ending up just outside the Top 10. Hidden Figures, La La Land and Sing continued to do well with minimal drop-offs.
This...
- 1/25/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek in Maren Ade's Oscar nominated Toni Erdmann
This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Germany's submission for the 89th Academy Awards, Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann, starring Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek, is one of the five Oscar Best Foreign Language Film nominees.
Martin Zandvliet's Land Of Mine, from Denmark; Asghar Farhadi's The Salesman, from Iran; Bentley Dean and Martin Butler's Tanna, from Australia; and from Sweden, Hannes Holm's A Man Called Ove round out the field. Isabelle Huppert, for Paul Verhoeven's Elle (France's submission), received a Best Lead Actress nomination. Switzerland's My Life As A Courgette, directed by Claude Barras, received a Best Animated Feature nomination.
Sandra Hüller on Ines Conradi: "She should be a boss."
Filming Toni Erdmann in Romania, connecting Frauke Finsterwalder's Finsterworld to King Kong, and what it means...
This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Germany's submission for the 89th Academy Awards, Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann, starring Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek, is one of the five Oscar Best Foreign Language Film nominees.
Martin Zandvliet's Land Of Mine, from Denmark; Asghar Farhadi's The Salesman, from Iran; Bentley Dean and Martin Butler's Tanna, from Australia; and from Sweden, Hannes Holm's A Man Called Ove round out the field. Isabelle Huppert, for Paul Verhoeven's Elle (France's submission), received a Best Lead Actress nomination. Switzerland's My Life As A Courgette, directed by Claude Barras, received a Best Animated Feature nomination.
Sandra Hüller on Ines Conradi: "She should be a boss."
Filming Toni Erdmann in Romania, connecting Frauke Finsterwalder's Finsterworld to King Kong, and what it means...
- 1/24/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
“The Salesman”
After its world premiere in the official Competition of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where “The Salesman” won Best Actor and Best Screenplay Awards, it is now nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as it completes its tour around the festival circuit and its international sales agent Memento has sold all rights around the world. It may well be Farhadi’s second Oscar after winning the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for “A Separation”.
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant dramatically changes the young couple’s life. “The Salesman” stars Shahab Hosseini (“A Separation”) and Taraneh Alidoosti (“About Elly”).
“The Salesman”
This is a deep investigation into morality as seen by wife Rana, the husband Emad,...
After its world premiere in the official Competition of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where “The Salesman” won Best Actor and Best Screenplay Awards, it is now nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as it completes its tour around the festival circuit and its international sales agent Memento has sold all rights around the world. It may well be Farhadi’s second Oscar after winning the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for “A Separation”.
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant dramatically changes the young couple’s life. “The Salesman” stars Shahab Hosseini (“A Separation”) and Taraneh Alidoosti (“About Elly”).
“The Salesman”
This is a deep investigation into morality as seen by wife Rana, the husband Emad,...
- 1/15/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
We've reached the end of our Year in Review List Making if not the end of the year in review list making -- wait wha?!. Which is to say that we still have our own awards nominations (both Oscar and fun extras) in some 40 categories to come. That's right. It's time for the annual Film Bitch Award Nominations -- our 17th annual prizes (gulp) -- which begin with the age-old tradition of the top ten list.
But first...
Honorable Mention
If The Salesman borrows too liberally from Asghar Farhadi's masterpiece A Separation so be it (let's face it -- all the great auteurs steal from themselves. This is how we recognize their films). It's a riveting drama exposed by destabilizing cracks in the foundations.
Sing Street was the year's most rewarding nostalgia piece causing flashbacks of teenage identity experiments and that usually short lived 'i could be a pop star!
But first...
Honorable Mention
If The Salesman borrows too liberally from Asghar Farhadi's masterpiece A Separation so be it (let's face it -- all the great auteurs steal from themselves. This is how we recognize their films). It's a riveting drama exposed by destabilizing cracks in the foundations.
Sing Street was the year's most rewarding nostalgia piece causing flashbacks of teenage identity experiments and that usually short lived 'i could be a pop star!
- 1/13/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
“This story had been with me for a number of years,” reveals Asghar Farhadi during our recent video chat (watch above) when asked about the origins of his new film, “The Salesman.” This Amazon Studios release features Shahab Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti as a young couple starring in a production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” Their marriage is put to […]...
- 1/12/2017
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Regardless of country, language, budget size or subject matter, five international directors confirmed one thing on Monday night: Making a film is hard.
At “Eyes on the Prize: Foreign Language Oscar Directors in Discussion,” the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s annual panel, the directors behind titles on the Oscar shortlist talked about the painstaking process of bringing their films to life and the ups and downs of festivals and awards season.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg moderated the evening’s talk, which included Asghar Farhadi (“The Salesman”), Xavier Dolan (“It’s Only the End of the World”), Claude Barras (“My Life as a Zucchini”), Erik Poppe (“The King’s Choice”) and Hannes Holm (“A Man Called Ove”). (Farhadi and Barras delivered their responses via respective interpreters.)
Read More: ‘My Life as a Zucchini’ Exclusive Featurette: British Animator Peter Lord Discusses The Stop-Motion Animated Film
Nearly all of...
At “Eyes on the Prize: Foreign Language Oscar Directors in Discussion,” the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s annual panel, the directors behind titles on the Oscar shortlist talked about the painstaking process of bringing their films to life and the ups and downs of festivals and awards season.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg moderated the evening’s talk, which included Asghar Farhadi (“The Salesman”), Xavier Dolan (“It’s Only the End of the World”), Claude Barras (“My Life as a Zucchini”), Erik Poppe (“The King’s Choice”) and Hannes Holm (“A Man Called Ove”). (Farhadi and Barras delivered their responses via respective interpreters.)
Read More: ‘My Life as a Zucchini’ Exclusive Featurette: British Animator Peter Lord Discusses The Stop-Motion Animated Film
Nearly all of...
- 1/10/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Dare I say 2016 feels like a throwback to the stellar work of great auteurs doing their thing in the ’70s without fear of never working in the industry again? We have the science fiction, horror, and western genres all finding their way into awards conversation, and the best dramas have proven themselves to be both timeless in emotion and wholly contemporary when contextualized against our world’s state of political flux. Cinema has not only found a way to resonate in an inclusive manner; it’s also transcended surface appearances to start conversations we desperately need.
To my mind, there are six four-star films on this list, along with more than a few that could easily add a half-star to equal them. My inability to include La La Land, American Honey, and Captain Fantastic only proves that talk of 2016 being sub-par is completely unfounded. Once I catch-up to some foreign favorites (e.
To my mind, there are six four-star films on this list, along with more than a few that could easily add a half-star to equal them. My inability to include La La Land, American Honey, and Captain Fantastic only proves that talk of 2016 being sub-par is completely unfounded. Once I catch-up to some foreign favorites (e.
- 1/4/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Contrary to the alarmist accounts that cinema as an art form is agonizing and nearing the end of its relevance, 2016 sent a clear message stating that sequels, rehashed ideas, and spinoffs, deserved to be axed and replaced with new concepts — even if that means less billion-dollar tent poles per year. Of course, independent and international films are the heroes that continue to reignite audiences passion for the medium, though most of them struggle to achieve the financial success they deserve.
Cinema is far from dead, and that’s obvious if one is looking away from the star-studded formulaic products and into the land of unknown, subtitled, or thematically challenging content. Latin American films had an enviable year that include an Oscar nomination, presence at all world-class festivals, and success finding distribution in the Us and numerous markets. Animated crafted outside of studio constraints took narrative risks unseen previously and demonstrated...
Cinema is far from dead, and that’s obvious if one is looking away from the star-studded formulaic products and into the land of unknown, subtitled, or thematically challenging content. Latin American films had an enviable year that include an Oscar nomination, presence at all world-class festivals, and success finding distribution in the Us and numerous markets. Animated crafted outside of studio constraints took narrative risks unseen previously and demonstrated...
- 12/30/2016
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
The snubbing of “Neruda” and “Elle” from the shortlist will go down as one of the Foreign Language committee’s biggest failures, but frontrunner “Toni Erdmann” thankfully still made the cut. These are the current predictions based on the nine films officially on the shortlist. [Dec. 29]
Top Five
Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors
Denmark, “Land of Mine,” Martin Zandvliet, director
Germany, “Toni Erdmann,” Maren Ade, director
Iran, “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi, director
Sweden, “A Man Called Ove,” Hannes Holm, director
Almost There
Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan, director
Norway, “The King’s Choice,” Erik Poppe, director
Russia, “Paradise,” Andrei Konchalovsky, director
Switzerland, “My Life as a Zucchini,” Claude Barras, director
Gregory Ellwood’s Current Oscar Predictions:
Best Picture
Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Original Screenplay
Adapted Screenplay
Editing
Cinematography
Production Design
Animated Feature Film
Foreign Language Film...
Top Five
Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors
Denmark, “Land of Mine,” Martin Zandvliet, director
Germany, “Toni Erdmann,” Maren Ade, director
Iran, “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi, director
Sweden, “A Man Called Ove,” Hannes Holm, director
Almost There
Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan, director
Norway, “The King’s Choice,” Erik Poppe, director
Russia, “Paradise,” Andrei Konchalovsky, director
Switzerland, “My Life as a Zucchini,” Claude Barras, director
Gregory Ellwood’s Current Oscar Predictions:
Best Picture
Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Original Screenplay
Adapted Screenplay
Editing
Cinematography
Production Design
Animated Feature Film
Foreign Language Film...
- 12/30/2016
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
‘The Salesman’ (Courtesy: Habib Majidi)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but we’re well on our way to seeing how the best foreign language film race will shape up at the Oscars in 2017. Leading the pack of the shortlist is The Salesman from Iran, which could land filmmaker Asghar Farhadi a rare second win in the category. How often do we see someone with more than one win in this worldwide competition?
The shortlist of nine films — more about those here — will, on January 24, be trimmed down to the official five nominees that will eventually face off at the Oscars on February 26. This site’s namesake, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, lists the current frontrunners as: Germany’s Toni Erdmann (written and directed by Maren Ade), Denmark’s Land of Mine (written and directed by Martin Zandvliet), Sweden’s A...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but we’re well on our way to seeing how the best foreign language film race will shape up at the Oscars in 2017. Leading the pack of the shortlist is The Salesman from Iran, which could land filmmaker Asghar Farhadi a rare second win in the category. How often do we see someone with more than one win in this worldwide competition?
The shortlist of nine films — more about those here — will, on January 24, be trimmed down to the official five nominees that will eventually face off at the Oscars on February 26. This site’s namesake, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, lists the current frontrunners as: Germany’s Toni Erdmann (written and directed by Maren Ade), Denmark’s Land of Mine (written and directed by Martin Zandvliet), Sweden’s A...
- 12/26/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
May you get the gift you want the most tomorrow or today (depending on when you're reading this)! Or in the next week. Don't rush Santa. Since the next two months we'll be jampacked with awards festivities televised and otherwise -- and the Film Bitch Awards comin' up real soon and daily -- there will be precious little time to recap. So herewith an Icymi roundup so that Team Experience can take a 24 hour break for gifting and egg-noggy boozing before we're back to the holiday-movie-Oscar-buzzing-year- in-review madness. If you've only recently been tuning in for awardage and are catching up with the year's movies frantically and wanting to read about them, catch up!
Don't Miss These Dozen Baked December Goodies
• Jessica Chastain - an interview with Miss Sloane herself
• Golden Globe Gaiety - imaginary parties with the nominees
• La La Land Fact - It's an absolute rarity
• Where is Kyra?...
Don't Miss These Dozen Baked December Goodies
• Jessica Chastain - an interview with Miss Sloane herself
• Golden Globe Gaiety - imaginary parties with the nominees
• La La Land Fact - It's an absolute rarity
• Where is Kyra?...
- 12/24/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
‘My Life as a Zucchini’ (Courtesy: Rita/Blue Spirit/Gebeka/Knm)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
With a shortlist announced, the best foreign language film category is quickly whittling down and gearing up for the 2017 Oscars. A grand total of 85 movies were accepted from the record 89 submissions, but now the Academy is only eyeing nine of them to eventually nominate five from. Let’s take a closer look the lucky ones to make the shortlist — as controversial as they are — and get to know them better and see if history can provide context for what makes them so special.
Tanna (Australia)
Tanna, Australia’s submission, is set on the titular island that is a part of Vanuatu in the South Pacific and focuses on the Romeo and Juliet-esque romance between a couple who decide to marry for love instead of obeying their parents’ wishes. The film — co-directed by Martin Butler...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
With a shortlist announced, the best foreign language film category is quickly whittling down and gearing up for the 2017 Oscars. A grand total of 85 movies were accepted from the record 89 submissions, but now the Academy is only eyeing nine of them to eventually nominate five from. Let’s take a closer look the lucky ones to make the shortlist — as controversial as they are — and get to know them better and see if history can provide context for what makes them so special.
Tanna (Australia)
Tanna, Australia’s submission, is set on the titular island that is a part of Vanuatu in the South Pacific and focuses on the Romeo and Juliet-esque romance between a couple who decide to marry for love instead of obeying their parents’ wishes. The film — co-directed by Martin Butler...
- 12/21/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann won five European Film Awards Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The 89th Academy Awards Oscar Best Foreign Language Film shortlist has been revealed.
From Norway, The King’s Choice, Erik Poppe, director; Denmark, Land Of Mine, Martin Zandvliet, director; Germany, Toni Erdmann, Maren Ade, director; Iran, The Salesman, Asghar Farhadi, director; Sweden, A Man Called Ove, Hannes Holm, director; Canada, It’s Only The End Of The World, Xavier Dolan, Australia, Tanna, Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, directors; Switzerland, My Life As A Zucchini, Claude Barras, director; Russia, Paradise, Andrei Konchalovsky, director.
Julieta director Pedro Almodóvar is hopeful for his composer Alberto Iglesias. Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Gianfranco Rosi's Fire At Sea (Fuocoammare) Italy's Oscar submission is one of the nine documentaries that has been shortlisted for Best Documentary.
Pablo Larraín, the director of Neruda, Chile's submission, has Jackie, starring Natalie Portman, released this year that could...
The 89th Academy Awards Oscar Best Foreign Language Film shortlist has been revealed.
From Norway, The King’s Choice, Erik Poppe, director; Denmark, Land Of Mine, Martin Zandvliet, director; Germany, Toni Erdmann, Maren Ade, director; Iran, The Salesman, Asghar Farhadi, director; Sweden, A Man Called Ove, Hannes Holm, director; Canada, It’s Only The End Of The World, Xavier Dolan, Australia, Tanna, Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, directors; Switzerland, My Life As A Zucchini, Claude Barras, director; Russia, Paradise, Andrei Konchalovsky, director.
Julieta director Pedro Almodóvar is hopeful for his composer Alberto Iglesias. Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Gianfranco Rosi's Fire At Sea (Fuocoammare) Italy's Oscar submission is one of the nine documentaries that has been shortlisted for Best Documentary.
Pablo Larraín, the director of Neruda, Chile's submission, has Jackie, starring Natalie Portman, released this year that could...
- 12/16/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Maren Ade’s much-fancied German crowd-pleaser is among nine selected by the Academy to proceed to the nominations phase but there is no joy for Asia or Latin America.
The shortlist, announced on Thursday afternoon, includes three from Scandinavia – Hannes Holm’s Swedish selection A Man Called Ove, Martin Zandvliet’s Danish entry Land Of Mine, and Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice from Norway.
Asghar Farhadi’s Iranian submission The Salesman is in the mix, as are Australia’s Tanna by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, and Xavier Dolan’s It’s Only The End Of The World for Canada.
Flying the flag for Russia is Andrei Konchalovsky’s Paradise, while Switzerland’s My Life As A Zucchini by Claude Barras also makes the cut.
Conspicuous by their absence are The Age Of Shadows (South Korea), Afterimage (Poland), Neruda (Chile), Elle (France), Julieta (Spain), Sieranevada (Romania) and The Happiest Day In The Life Of [link...
The shortlist, announced on Thursday afternoon, includes three from Scandinavia – Hannes Holm’s Swedish selection A Man Called Ove, Martin Zandvliet’s Danish entry Land Of Mine, and Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice from Norway.
Asghar Farhadi’s Iranian submission The Salesman is in the mix, as are Australia’s Tanna by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, and Xavier Dolan’s It’s Only The End Of The World for Canada.
Flying the flag for Russia is Andrei Konchalovsky’s Paradise, while Switzerland’s My Life As A Zucchini by Claude Barras also makes the cut.
Conspicuous by their absence are The Age Of Shadows (South Korea), Afterimage (Poland), Neruda (Chile), Elle (France), Julieta (Spain), Sieranevada (Romania) and The Happiest Day In The Life Of [link...
- 12/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Maren Ade’s much-fancied German crowd-pleaser is among nine selected by the Academy to proceed to the nominations phase but there is no joy for Asia or Latin America.
The shortlist, announced on Thursday afternoon, includes three from Scandinavia – Hannes Holm’s Swedish selection A Man Called Ove, Martin Zandvliet’s Danish entry Land Of Mine, and Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice from Norway.
Asghar Farhadi’s Iranian submission The Salesman is in the mix, as are Australia’s Tanna by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, and Xavier Dolan’s It’s Only The End Of The World for Canada.
Flying the flag for Russia is Andrei Konchalovsky’s Paradise, while Switzerland’s My Life As A Zucchini by Claude Barras also makes the cut.
Conspicuous by their absence are The Age Of Shadows (South Korea), Afterimage (Poland), Neruda (Chile), Elle (France), Julieta (Spain), Sieranevada (Romania) and The Happiest Day In The Life Of [link...
The shortlist, announced on Thursday afternoon, includes three from Scandinavia – Hannes Holm’s Swedish selection A Man Called Ove, Martin Zandvliet’s Danish entry Land Of Mine, and Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice from Norway.
Asghar Farhadi’s Iranian submission The Salesman is in the mix, as are Australia’s Tanna by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, and Xavier Dolan’s It’s Only The End Of The World for Canada.
Flying the flag for Russia is Andrei Konchalovsky’s Paradise, while Switzerland’s My Life As A Zucchini by Claude Barras also makes the cut.
Conspicuous by their absence are The Age Of Shadows (South Korea), Afterimage (Poland), Neruda (Chile), Elle (France), Julieta (Spain), Sieranevada (Romania) and The Happiest Day In The Life Of [link...
- 12/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy Foreign Language Executive Committee, comprised of about 20 people, met Thursday to choose three movies to create a shortlist of nine. The other six reflect the most popular, highest-ranked films of the 85 screened by a larger committee of about 300 voters between mid-October and December 12. (For more details about the arcane way that the Academy chooses the foreign language films, read here.)
Another committee of 30 — 10 people in New York, 10 in L.A. and 10 in London — will screen the nine films over three days, from Friday, January 13, through Sunday, January 15, viewing three films each day. They will then cast their ballots for the final five to be announced on Oscar nominations morning January 24.
Read More: Oscars 2017: How the Academy Picks the Foreign Language Shortlist
Those five films will be sent to the entire Academy to vote for the Oscar winner, which last year was “Son of Saul” (Hungary).
The films,...
Another committee of 30 — 10 people in New York, 10 in L.A. and 10 in London — will screen the nine films over three days, from Friday, January 13, through Sunday, January 15, viewing three films each day. They will then cast their ballots for the final five to be announced on Oscar nominations morning January 24.
Read More: Oscars 2017: How the Academy Picks the Foreign Language Shortlist
Those five films will be sent to the entire Academy to vote for the Oscar winner, which last year was “Son of Saul” (Hungary).
The films,...
- 12/16/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Academy Foreign Language Executive Committee, comprised of about 20 people, met Thursday to choose three movies to create a shortlist of nine. The other six reflect the most popular, highest-ranked films of the 85 screened by a larger committee of about 300 voters between mid-October and December 12. (For more details about the arcane way that the Academy chooses the foreign language films, read here.)
Another committee of 30 — 10 people in New York, 10 in L.A. and 10 in London — will screen the nine films over three days, from Friday, January 13, through Sunday, January 15, viewing three films each day. They will then cast their ballots for the final five to be announced on Oscar nominations morning January 24.
Read More: Oscars 2017: How the Academy Picks the Foreign Language Shortlist
Those five films will be sent to the entire Academy to vote for the Oscar winner, which last year was “Son of Saul” (Hungary).
The films,...
Another committee of 30 — 10 people in New York, 10 in L.A. and 10 in London — will screen the nine films over three days, from Friday, January 13, through Sunday, January 15, viewing three films each day. They will then cast their ballots for the final five to be announced on Oscar nominations morning January 24.
Read More: Oscars 2017: How the Academy Picks the Foreign Language Shortlist
Those five films will be sent to the entire Academy to vote for the Oscar winner, which last year was “Son of Saul” (Hungary).
The films,...
- 12/16/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Nine foreign-language films have made the cut and will now compete for a nomination for the best foreign-language film Oscar, the Academy announced Thursday.
The shortlist of nine films includes some of the expected frontrunners in the category, such as Germany's Toni Erdmann, director Maren Ade's 162-minute comedy about a free-wheeling dad out to shake up the life of his more corporate-minded daughter, which was greeted as a critical favorite when it debuted at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and Iran's The Salesman, a psychological thriller about a strained marriage from director Asghar Farhadi, who received...
The shortlist of nine films includes some of the expected frontrunners in the category, such as Germany's Toni Erdmann, director Maren Ade's 162-minute comedy about a free-wheeling dad out to shake up the life of his more corporate-minded daughter, which was greeted as a critical favorite when it debuted at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and Iran's The Salesman, a psychological thriller about a strained marriage from director Asghar Farhadi, who received...
- 12/16/2016
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“From Afar”
On Monday, December 12th, the last two films from the 85 qualified submissions in the Best Foreign Language Film race were screen for voters, which means the 9-film shortlist, comprised of six popular choices and three executive votes, will soon be announced. Unlike previous years in which a clear frontrunner had been established early on in the season, this year the competition feels wide open even if there are so unquestionable favorites.
Europe’s dominance continues with films such as the acclaimed “Toni Erdmann,” which is the closest to a frontrunner there is, Almodovar’s “Julieta,” France’s “Elle,” and Denmark’s “Land of Mine.” Latin America put forward a weaker pack of films than in year’s prior while still having a couple marvels in competition. Asia, including the Middle East, and Africa, each have a handful of films that could surprise and shake the Eurocentric category for a change.
On Monday, December 12th, the last two films from the 85 qualified submissions in the Best Foreign Language Film race were screen for voters, which means the 9-film shortlist, comprised of six popular choices and three executive votes, will soon be announced. Unlike previous years in which a clear frontrunner had been established early on in the season, this year the competition feels wide open even if there are so unquestionable favorites.
Europe’s dominance continues with films such as the acclaimed “Toni Erdmann,” which is the closest to a frontrunner there is, Almodovar’s “Julieta,” France’s “Elle,” and Denmark’s “Land of Mine.” Latin America put forward a weaker pack of films than in year’s prior while still having a couple marvels in competition. Asia, including the Middle East, and Africa, each have a handful of films that could surprise and shake the Eurocentric category for a change.
- 12/13/2016
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
For the first time, the Critics Choice Awards collided with the Golden Globes nominations. Moving up the 22nd Broadcast Critics’ event from its traditional date (the night of the January Oscar nominations announcement) to mid-December was designed to increase the impact of the critics’ kudos, which aired live Sunday on A&E. What happened is that the smaller upstart was upstaged.
It would be nice to think that the 300-strong American Broadcast Film Critics could compete with some 90 idiosyncratic Hollywood Foreign Press. But they aren’t there yet. All the people assembled in the chilly Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport for the Critics’ Choice Awards — for both TV and film — had the bigger, flashier awards show (set to air on NBC on January 8 during Oscar nominations primetime) on their minds.
Read More: Critics’ Choice Awards 2016: ‘La La Land’ Wins Best Picture And Seven More Prizes
Whatever happened at the Critics’ Choice Awards,...
It would be nice to think that the 300-strong American Broadcast Film Critics could compete with some 90 idiosyncratic Hollywood Foreign Press. But they aren’t there yet. All the people assembled in the chilly Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport for the Critics’ Choice Awards — for both TV and film — had the bigger, flashier awards show (set to air on NBC on January 8 during Oscar nominations primetime) on their minds.
Read More: Critics’ Choice Awards 2016: ‘La La Land’ Wins Best Picture And Seven More Prizes
Whatever happened at the Critics’ Choice Awards,...
- 12/12/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
For the first time, the Critics Choice Awards collided with the Golden Globes nominations. Moving up the 22nd Broadcast Critics’ event from its traditional date (the night of the January Oscar nominations announcement) to mid-December was designed to increase the impact of the critics’ kudos, which aired live Sunday on A&E. What happened is that the smaller upstart was upstaged.
It would be nice to think that the 300-strong American Broadcast Film Critics could compete with some 90 idiosyncratic Hollywood Foreign Press. But they aren’t there yet. All the people assembled in the chilly Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport for the Critics’ Choice Awards — for both TV and film — had the bigger, flashier awards show (set to air on NBC on January 8 during Oscar nominations primetime) on their minds.
Read More: Critics’ Choice Awards 2016: ‘La La Land’ Wins Best Picture And Seven More Prizes
Whatever happened at the Critics’ Choice Awards,...
It would be nice to think that the 300-strong American Broadcast Film Critics could compete with some 90 idiosyncratic Hollywood Foreign Press. But they aren’t there yet. All the people assembled in the chilly Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport for the Critics’ Choice Awards — for both TV and film — had the bigger, flashier awards show (set to air on NBC on January 8 during Oscar nominations primetime) on their minds.
Read More: Critics’ Choice Awards 2016: ‘La La Land’ Wins Best Picture And Seven More Prizes
Whatever happened at the Critics’ Choice Awards,...
- 12/12/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Nominees for the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning from The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Two-time Golden Globe Award winner Don Cheadle, three-time Golden Globe Award winner Laura Dern and Golden Globe Award nominee Anna Kendrick joined the previously announced Miss Golden Globe trio, Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet Stallone; Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President, Lorenzo Soria; and Executive VP of Television at dick clark productions, Barry Adelman, in announcing the nominees in 25 categories spanning motion picture and television.
The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air Live coast-to-coast on NBC Sunday, January 8, 2017 from 5-8Pm Pt/8-11Pm Et from the Beverly Hilton Hotel with host Jimmy Fallon. Previously announced, eight-time Golden Globe-winner Meryl Streep will be the recipient of the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille Award. Produced by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more...
Two-time Golden Globe Award winner Don Cheadle, three-time Golden Globe Award winner Laura Dern and Golden Globe Award nominee Anna Kendrick joined the previously announced Miss Golden Globe trio, Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet Stallone; Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President, Lorenzo Soria; and Executive VP of Television at dick clark productions, Barry Adelman, in announcing the nominees in 25 categories spanning motion picture and television.
The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air Live coast-to-coast on NBC Sunday, January 8, 2017 from 5-8Pm Pt/8-11Pm Et from the Beverly Hilton Hotel with host Jimmy Fallon. Previously announced, eight-time Golden Globe-winner Meryl Streep will be the recipient of the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille Award. Produced by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more...
- 12/12/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
by Nathaniel R
Two award winners: Asghar Farhadi with his star Shahab Hosseni
Asghar Farhadi's fame is finally catching up to his talent. After his international breakthrough with A Separation (2011) which won the Oscar and the Globe Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and became a significant arthouse hit internationally, the Iranian auteur has had three other movies travel to cinemas abroad. The acclaimed About Elly (2009) found renewed life and finally a Us release, and his two follow up pictures The Past (2013) and The Salesman (2016) both took home coveted acting prizes from Cannes.
The Salesman, which will begin its Us release in January after an Oscar-qualifying week recently in Los Angeles, is Farhadi's fourth consecutive film to be chosen by Iran to represent the country at the Academy Awards. Like A Separation, it's a stunner which begins simply before a fraught incident sends out large ripples complicating the story and the characterizations.
Two award winners: Asghar Farhadi with his star Shahab Hosseni
Asghar Farhadi's fame is finally catching up to his talent. After his international breakthrough with A Separation (2011) which won the Oscar and the Globe Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and became a significant arthouse hit internationally, the Iranian auteur has had three other movies travel to cinemas abroad. The acclaimed About Elly (2009) found renewed life and finally a Us release, and his two follow up pictures The Past (2013) and The Salesman (2016) both took home coveted acting prizes from Cannes.
The Salesman, which will begin its Us release in January after an Oscar-qualifying week recently in Los Angeles, is Farhadi's fourth consecutive film to be chosen by Iran to represent the country at the Academy Awards. Like A Separation, it's a stunner which begins simply before a fraught incident sends out large ripples complicating the story and the characterizations.
- 12/10/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Salesman, The Eagle Huntress and Hunt For The Wilderpeople take top prizes, while Meg Ryan accepts honorary award.
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman, UK film-maker Otto Bell’s The Eagle Huntress and Hunt For The Wilderpeople, by New Zealand’s Taika Waititi, have won the top prizes at the Doha Film Institute’s fourth Ajyal Youth Film Festival (Nov 29-Dec 5).
A total of 38 features from around the world screened at Ajyal this year.
Waititi’s tale of the relationship between a mixed up teenager and a reluctant foster parent won the top prize of the Mohaq jury made up of children aged eight to 12-years-old.
The Hilal jury, for the 13 to 17-year-old category, awarded The Eagle Huntress, about a young Mongolian girl’s quest to become the first female eagle huntress of her semi-nomadic tribe. The win coincides with the documentary’s inclusion on the 15-title Oscar documentary shortlist on Tuesday.
The Bader jury...
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman, UK film-maker Otto Bell’s The Eagle Huntress and Hunt For The Wilderpeople, by New Zealand’s Taika Waititi, have won the top prizes at the Doha Film Institute’s fourth Ajyal Youth Film Festival (Nov 29-Dec 5).
A total of 38 features from around the world screened at Ajyal this year.
Waititi’s tale of the relationship between a mixed up teenager and a reluctant foster parent won the top prize of the Mohaq jury made up of children aged eight to 12-years-old.
The Hilal jury, for the 13 to 17-year-old category, awarded The Eagle Huntress, about a young Mongolian girl’s quest to become the first female eagle huntress of her semi-nomadic tribe. The win coincides with the documentary’s inclusion on the 15-title Oscar documentary shortlist on Tuesday.
The Bader jury...
- 12/7/2016
- ScreenDaily
When Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman screened in Cannes earlier this year it was an instant sensation. Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini star as theater performers involved in a production...
- 12/6/2016
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
"What got into you?" Cohen Media has debuted the official Us trailer for Asghar Farhadi's latest film, a drama called The Salesman, which first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival a few months ago. The title is in reference to many aspects of the plot, but also specifically Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" which is being performed on stage in the film. That performance is the framework of the film, which actually tells the story of a couple whose relationship begins to turn sour after an incident with his wife home alone. Shahab Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti star. I saw this in Cannes and enjoyed it, saying in my review it's "a thoroughly engaging morality tale that proves once again just how talented of a storyteller Farhadi is." Here's the new Us trailer (+ Cannes poster) for Asghar Farhadi's The Salesman, originally from Variety: After their old flat becomes damaged,...
- 9/2/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Earlier this year, acclaimed director Asghar Farhadi impressed attendees at the Cannes Film Festival with his drama “The Salesman,” taking home the Best Screenplay and Best Actor (for Shahab Hosseini) awards.
Starring Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti, “The Salesman” follows the couple after they move to a new flat in the center of Tehran and whose lives dramatically change after an incident occurs in their new home that’s linked to the previous tenant.
Memento Films released a new international trailer for the double Cannes prize-winning drama which shows Hosseini going to extremes to get revenge. Check it out below.
Read More: Asghar Farhadi To Direct Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem in Spanish-Language Thriller
While at Cannes, Amazon and Cohen Media Group picked up the film’s North American rights, but have yet to announce a release date.
“The Salesman” is the Iranian director’s follow-up to his 2013’s drama “The Past,...
Starring Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti, “The Salesman” follows the couple after they move to a new flat in the center of Tehran and whose lives dramatically change after an incident occurs in their new home that’s linked to the previous tenant.
Memento Films released a new international trailer for the double Cannes prize-winning drama which shows Hosseini going to extremes to get revenge. Check it out below.
Read More: Asghar Farhadi To Direct Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem in Spanish-Language Thriller
While at Cannes, Amazon and Cohen Media Group picked up the film’s North American rights, but have yet to announce a release date.
“The Salesman” is the Iranian director’s follow-up to his 2013’s drama “The Past,...
- 9/2/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
According to our coverage, this year’s Cannes Film Festival was among the more fulfilling in recent memory, which might explain why a (reportedly) solid effort from one of world cinema’s more refined voices didn’t leave much impact. With a Toni Erdmann here, an Elle there, and a Paterson somewhere in between, Asghar Farhadi‘s The Salesman failed to stand out — among critics, at least; winning the jury’s Best Screenplay and Best Actor prizes (the latter for Shahab Hosseini) isn’t so bad — but the Iranian writer-director always demands attention. The film is making theatrical debuts around the world — Cohen Media Group will bring it to the U.S. this fall — and there’s now a preview for its French opening.
But for all my qualifications about its mild presence at Cannes, let’s be honest: our review offered no ringing endorsement. As we said then, “Excessively...
But for all my qualifications about its mild presence at Cannes, let’s be honest: our review offered no ringing endorsement. As we said then, “Excessively...
- 9/2/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Tiff 2016: Our top 10 most anticipated films from today's first announcementTIFF 2016: Our top 10 most anticipated films from today's first announcementAdriana Floridia7/26/2016 11:04:00 Am
It's our favourite time of year!
If you live in Toronto, you know that the Toronto International Film Festival makes for the most exciting time to be in the city. Celebrities wander the streets alongside us normal folk, red carpet premieres are happening everywhere, and some of the best new films see their first light of day to eager audiences who've waited for hours in line for a good seat. Yes, festival season is nearly upon us, and we could not be more excited.
This morning Cameron Bailey, the artistic director, and Piers Handling, the CEO, of Tiff, made the first announcement as to what films will be playing this year's edition of the festival, which we'll further refer to as #TIFF16. It was a giant announcement,...
It's our favourite time of year!
If you live in Toronto, you know that the Toronto International Film Festival makes for the most exciting time to be in the city. Celebrities wander the streets alongside us normal folk, red carpet premieres are happening everywhere, and some of the best new films see their first light of day to eager audiences who've waited for hours in line for a good seat. Yes, festival season is nearly upon us, and we could not be more excited.
This morning Cameron Bailey, the artistic director, and Piers Handling, the CEO, of Tiff, made the first announcement as to what films will be playing this year's edition of the festival, which we'll further refer to as #TIFF16. It was a giant announcement,...
- 7/26/2016
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
The Founder
Aiming for more of a potential awards-qualifying run following strong test screening reaction, The Weinstein Company is pushing its Oscar hopeful "The Founder" by four months. Originally slated to go wide August 5th opposite "Suicide Squad," it will now open in a limited release on December 16th followed by a wide release January 20th 2017. Michael Keaton stars in the film as McDonalds franchise founder Ray Kroc and will likely get a big push for a nomination.
Flatliners
Sony Pictures has announced an August 18th 2017 release date for its upcoming "Flatliners" remake. The project, which is currently filming under the helm of Niels Arden Opl, stars Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiersey Clemens, Kiefer Sutherland and the just joined supermodel Charlotte McKinney.
War with Grandpa
The Robert De Niro-led coming of age family comedy "War with Grandpa" has settled on a release date of April...
Aiming for more of a potential awards-qualifying run following strong test screening reaction, The Weinstein Company is pushing its Oscar hopeful "The Founder" by four months. Originally slated to go wide August 5th opposite "Suicide Squad," it will now open in a limited release on December 16th followed by a wide release January 20th 2017. Michael Keaton stars in the film as McDonalds franchise founder Ray Kroc and will likely get a big push for a nomination.
Flatliners
Sony Pictures has announced an August 18th 2017 release date for its upcoming "Flatliners" remake. The project, which is currently filming under the helm of Niels Arden Opl, stars Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiersey Clemens, Kiefer Sutherland and the just joined supermodel Charlotte McKinney.
War with Grandpa
The Robert De Niro-led coming of age family comedy "War with Grandpa" has settled on a release date of April...
- 7/13/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Memento also secures deals for Bruno Dumont’s Cannes contender Slack Bay.
The UK’s Curzon Artificial Eye and Germany’s Prokino are among the latest distributors to snap up Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman (Forushande) following its well-received premiere in Competition at Cannes this year.
Farhadi’s tale about a couple in a touring production of Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman whose relationship turns violent picked up awards for best screenplay as well as best actor for Shahab Hosseini.
Paris-based Memento Films International (Mfi) has also unveiled new deals to Bulgaria (Bulgaria Film Vision), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Artcam) and Romania (Macondo).
The title also sold well into Latin America during Cannes, securing distribution in Argentina (Alfa Films), Brazil (Providence Filmes) and Mexico (Cinema Nueva Era). Bogota-based Cineplex took rights for Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Central America as well as pan-Latin American satellite TV rights.
There were also...
The UK’s Curzon Artificial Eye and Germany’s Prokino are among the latest distributors to snap up Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman (Forushande) following its well-received premiere in Competition at Cannes this year.
Farhadi’s tale about a couple in a touring production of Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman whose relationship turns violent picked up awards for best screenplay as well as best actor for Shahab Hosseini.
Paris-based Memento Films International (Mfi) has also unveiled new deals to Bulgaria (Bulgaria Film Vision), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Artcam) and Romania (Macondo).
The title also sold well into Latin America during Cannes, securing distribution in Argentina (Alfa Films), Brazil (Providence Filmes) and Mexico (Cinema Nueva Era). Bogota-based Cineplex took rights for Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Central America as well as pan-Latin American satellite TV rights.
There were also...
- 5/31/2016
- ScreenDaily
As we mounted the stairs of the Red Carpet for the last time, the Closing Night Awards for the Cannes International Film Festival were announced by the Jury President, George Miller, Director of “Mad Max: Fury Road”. The eight additional members, four women and four men -- Arnaud Desplechin, Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino, Mads Mikkelsen, László Nemes , Vanessa Paradis, Katayoon Shahabi and Donald Sutherland presented the awards. Surprise of the evening was that the German Competition film, Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann”, clearly an audience favorite and snatched up immediately for the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics, received no award at all. However, it was a great evening for IFC/ Sundance Selects who has the U.S. rights to three winners, "I, Daniel Blake", "Graduation" and "Personal Shopper".
The Palme d’Or went to Ken Loach for “I, Daniel Blake”, the sad drama of a disabled worker and of a young single mother of two who hold each other up as they try to navigate the social service morass which denies them their rightful ability to pursue happiness. The 79-year-old British director Ken Loach also won in 2006 for "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" and has had over 18 films selected for Cannes. This Sundance Selects acquisition brought audiences to wrenching tears.
“The festival is very important for the future of cinema,” said Loach. “When there is despair, the people from the far right take advantage. We must say that another world is possible and necessary.”
Best Director Award was split between Romanian Cristian Mungiu ("Graduation" or “Bacalaureat”) and Olivier Assayas (“Personal Shopper”). Mungiu’s "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days" won the Palme d'Or in 2007. His actresses had shared the Actress prize for "Beyond the Hills." Like the Romanian 2013 Berlinale winner, “Child’s Pose” and Iranian Asghar Farhadi’s 2012 Academy Award winner, “A Separation”, the film contains object lessons about the moral choices made by humans whose actions result in greater damage than originally foreseen, especially when taking place in an already corrupted society. In this story a father tries to protect his daughter and give her the greatest opportunities for making her life better than that of her parents.
Co-winner Olivier Assayas, received his first Cannes award for "Personal Shopper" (IFC Films). This is his second English-language film starring Kristen Stewart (Cesar winner for "Clouds of Sils Maria"). As she buys fashionable attire for a rich client and tries to communicate with her twin brother, who has recently died. It was a great Cannes for Stewart, who was well-received in Woody Allen's "Cafe Society" (Amazon has U.S.) as well.
Best Screenplay went to “The Salesman” by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (Amazon and Cohen Media Group share U.S. rights). His star, Shahab Hosseini won Best Actor his role as an actor in the midst of moving apartments and starring in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" when his wife (Taraneh Alidoosti) is assaulted in the shower of their new domicile by a man who assumes that she is the former tenant, a prostitute. Winning the Jury Prize for the third time (!) for coming of age road movie “American Honey” (A24 has U.S.) starring Shia Labeouf and unknown Sasha Lane. British director Andrea Arnold wanted to dance as she accepted the award. Xavier Dolan, who won the 2014 Jury Prize of “Mommy” won the Grand Prix for his very theatrical "It's Only the End of the World". He cried to receive the award for his family drama starring some of the greatest French actors living today, Nathalie Baye, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Gaspard Ulliel. The film has no U.S. distributor yet. To my mind, the acting far outstripped the story. I am just glad the other greatest French actor, Isabelle Huppert, was not in Dolan’s film. She had her hands full in Paul Verhoeven’s “Elle” the Competition film about another woman attacked in her home by an unknown assailant. Best Actress went to Jaclyn Jose for “Ma' Rosa” by Philippine director Brillante Mendoza.
The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or International Critics' Week) went to “Divines” directed by Houda Benyamina. Houda received her award with unconcealed joy and enthusiasm. The 35 year old Franco-Moroccan film director whose long and strong speech called on women to be more present in the world of cinema said, “I was always saying that I do not care about Cannes …but today, well I’m happy to be here. Cannes belongs to us too …For things to change, you have to put a lot more women in decision-making positions…I am a committed filmmaker, making films is a way to turn my [feminist] anger into perspective…Women! Women!” she added as she broke into the Arabic women’s Ululation. Houda’s film follows an impoverished young girl who drops out of school and escapes her family in search of her own emancipation and personal freedom.
Outside of the Official Awards the winner of the Queer Palm (Feature) was "Les Vies de Thérèse" by Sébastien Lifshitz and Queer Palm (Short): "Gabber Lover" Anna Cazenave-Cambet. And finally, the Palme Dog went to Nellie for “Paterson”by Jim Jarmusch.
The Palme d’Or went to Ken Loach for “I, Daniel Blake”, the sad drama of a disabled worker and of a young single mother of two who hold each other up as they try to navigate the social service morass which denies them their rightful ability to pursue happiness. The 79-year-old British director Ken Loach also won in 2006 for "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" and has had over 18 films selected for Cannes. This Sundance Selects acquisition brought audiences to wrenching tears.
“The festival is very important for the future of cinema,” said Loach. “When there is despair, the people from the far right take advantage. We must say that another world is possible and necessary.”
Best Director Award was split between Romanian Cristian Mungiu ("Graduation" or “Bacalaureat”) and Olivier Assayas (“Personal Shopper”). Mungiu’s "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days" won the Palme d'Or in 2007. His actresses had shared the Actress prize for "Beyond the Hills." Like the Romanian 2013 Berlinale winner, “Child’s Pose” and Iranian Asghar Farhadi’s 2012 Academy Award winner, “A Separation”, the film contains object lessons about the moral choices made by humans whose actions result in greater damage than originally foreseen, especially when taking place in an already corrupted society. In this story a father tries to protect his daughter and give her the greatest opportunities for making her life better than that of her parents.
Co-winner Olivier Assayas, received his first Cannes award for "Personal Shopper" (IFC Films). This is his second English-language film starring Kristen Stewart (Cesar winner for "Clouds of Sils Maria"). As she buys fashionable attire for a rich client and tries to communicate with her twin brother, who has recently died. It was a great Cannes for Stewart, who was well-received in Woody Allen's "Cafe Society" (Amazon has U.S.) as well.
Best Screenplay went to “The Salesman” by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (Amazon and Cohen Media Group share U.S. rights). His star, Shahab Hosseini won Best Actor his role as an actor in the midst of moving apartments and starring in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" when his wife (Taraneh Alidoosti) is assaulted in the shower of their new domicile by a man who assumes that she is the former tenant, a prostitute. Winning the Jury Prize for the third time (!) for coming of age road movie “American Honey” (A24 has U.S.) starring Shia Labeouf and unknown Sasha Lane. British director Andrea Arnold wanted to dance as she accepted the award. Xavier Dolan, who won the 2014 Jury Prize of “Mommy” won the Grand Prix for his very theatrical "It's Only the End of the World". He cried to receive the award for his family drama starring some of the greatest French actors living today, Nathalie Baye, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Gaspard Ulliel. The film has no U.S. distributor yet. To my mind, the acting far outstripped the story. I am just glad the other greatest French actor, Isabelle Huppert, was not in Dolan’s film. She had her hands full in Paul Verhoeven’s “Elle” the Competition film about another woman attacked in her home by an unknown assailant. Best Actress went to Jaclyn Jose for “Ma' Rosa” by Philippine director Brillante Mendoza.
The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or International Critics' Week) went to “Divines” directed by Houda Benyamina. Houda received her award with unconcealed joy and enthusiasm. The 35 year old Franco-Moroccan film director whose long and strong speech called on women to be more present in the world of cinema said, “I was always saying that I do not care about Cannes …but today, well I’m happy to be here. Cannes belongs to us too …For things to change, you have to put a lot more women in decision-making positions…I am a committed filmmaker, making films is a way to turn my [feminist] anger into perspective…Women! Women!” she added as she broke into the Arabic women’s Ululation. Houda’s film follows an impoverished young girl who drops out of school and escapes her family in search of her own emancipation and personal freedom.
Outside of the Official Awards the winner of the Queer Palm (Feature) was "Les Vies de Thérèse" by Sébastien Lifshitz and Queer Palm (Short): "Gabber Lover" Anna Cazenave-Cambet. And finally, the Palme Dog went to Nellie for “Paterson”by Jim Jarmusch.
- 5/27/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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