Wednesday, February 1, 2017
#RobertPattinson to attend "The Lost City of Z" @lostcityofz premiere. February 14th.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Scan of #GoodTime article in Cahiers du Cinema @cahierscinema
Josh and Benny Safdie finished putting together Good Time , based on a script by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, like their previous film Mad Love in New York. A « fraternal love film » about two brothers on the run played by Ben Safdie and… Robert Pattinson. Josh Safdie (left) chose to send us this image where we can see his brother Benny (right) beaten up…
We returned to a real Queens prison, with friends that have criminal records, and with friends of those friends, some of whom got out of prison just a few weeks before filming started. ¡It was crazy, some sort of Stanford experience but a whole more twisted! We got former prison guards to play the guards. In fact, we have recreated in detail Rikers Island (the biggest Nueva York prison, ndlr)… This gave off a bizarre, threatening energy. This picture was taken on set, next to a « three star » general of the Bloods gang (one of the most famous american gangs). A charismatic and gentle guy called Jerome.
Friday, January 27, 2017
New #RobertPattinson @Dior video (?)
In the cinematic style of his signature, Peter Lindberg captures the soft and black charm of Robert Pattinson. A Dior man with a sexy and outdoor-ish style. With a determined look and poise. As if nothing could stop him. This story will continue in a new movie in 2017.
The Lost City of Z @lostcityofz edited to gain PG-13 rating by the MPAA (USA)
Earlier this month, it was revealed that James Gray‘s “The Lost City Of Z” starring Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson had lost its appeal with the MPAA as they attempted to overturn the film’s R rating. So instead, the film has been edited to earn a PG-13 rating.
A recent bulletin from the Motion Picture Association of America (and a notice from Film Ratings; …) confirms that picture has been re-rated, and adds “only this edited version is rated.” As for what exactly got cut, your guess is as good as ours, though hopefully changes weren’t too drastic, and just tamped down any violence and nudity to get it under the wire for a PG-13 rating.
A source close to The Lost City of Z tells us 14 frames, which amounts to less than one second, were excised from a battle sequence, which, apparently, Gray didn’t consider a concession or clear point of difference from what premiered in October. The absurdity of the MPAA flipping a switch on the basis of that alone is rather evident, but a different discussion for a different day. Rest easy: the film that I saw is essentially what you will see.
The Lost City of Z @lostcityofz rated +15 by the @BBFC
According to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), #TheLostCityofZ will be rated +15 due to brief strong violence and gory images.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
New: #Damsel to be presented at the next @Festival_Cannes (?)
Scott E. Chester, #Damsel's production manager, believes the film will be presented during the next Cannes Festival
"Last summer, Scott was the production director for the film Damsel, the new film of brothers David and Nathan Zellner. This western, starring Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikova, was shot in the mountains, around Park City, and Scott is almost sure that this film will be present during the next Cannes Festival. We wish him the best."
Friday, January 20, 2017
Red Carpet alert for #TheLostCityofZ @Cornucopiaevnt
Some of the below dates are the release dates of the remaining films premieres for this year. The premieres should be around these dates but are still to be confirmed:
New: #TheLostCityofZ confirmed for @Berlinale
BERLINALE 2017: COMPETITION AND BERLINALE SPECIAL ARE COMPLETE – MASTER DIRECTORS, NEWCOMERS, AND STARS GALORE
The Competition and Berlinale Special of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival are now complete. 18 of the 24 films selected for Competition will be competing for the Golden and the Silver Bears. 22 of the films will have their world premieres at the festival.
The Berlinale Special will present recent works by contemporary filmmakers, documentaries, and extraordinary formats, as well as brand new series from around the world.
Berlinale Special Galas will be held at the Friedrichstadt-Palast and Zoo Palast. Other Special premieres will take place at the Kino International. Moderated discussions will follow the screenings at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
For the third time, Berlinale Special Series will present a selection of series in the official programme. Six German and international productions will have their world premieres at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele this year. Audiences will be able to see the first two episodes of each series.
Berlinale Special
Berlinale Special Gala at the Zoo Palast
The Lost City of Z
USA
By James Gray (We Own The Night, Two Lovers, The Immigrant)
With Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland
International premiere
New: #TheLostCityofZ UK trailer, via @StudiocanalUK
"What you seek is far greater than you ever imagined." Based on an incredible true story, #TheLostCityofZ is in cinemas March 24th.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
"The Trap": The director explains delay
[…] the director is busy finishing the script for his next feature film (which might be “Tampa“), and explains what happened to “The Trap.”
"What it is is, both of these scripts grew. So, I wrote The Trap, which is a movie that we were going to make last year, and that took a couple months, it took a while but we got it all together, it was a big film—or, it is a big film—lots of actors, a pretty full-on, muscular genre film, kind of violent. Then, I think like a month out of shooting, I had an issue with one of the actors—or there was an issue with one of the actors—and I had to replace that actor, but then the person I replaced him with, I had to wait on his schedule, and in that time another actor…it was like a domino effect. So they wanted to push the film back for another year, which I’m fine with. It’s not that I completely lose interest, but in that period I was just antsy. So all last year I was like, I’m not just going to wait on that film, I’m going to write something else and see what happens. Then I wrote this movie, it’s about done now, so this one seems—it’s like anything else, whatever’s new you’re the most excited about. So I’m still going to make The Trap, I just might make it after this other film."
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
"The Childhood of a Leader" among IndieWire´s Best of 2016
As the year comes to a close, there is one group we’ve yet to hear from about the Best of 2016: The Directors.
Filmmakers are busy folks, and some were instantly wary about making a list, with “I haven’t seen enough movies to make a top ten list” a common reply. So we decided to keep it loose. Including TV and other forms of entertainment was encouraged, how they chose to frame their list was totally flexible, and even if they only had a handful of projects they wanted to highlight, IndieWire made it clear we wanted to know what inspired them this year.
The most exciting thing, beyond how many great directors replied, is the time and energy they put into their lists. Be it Kirsten Johnson’s tribute to Abbas Kiarostami, Paul Feig’s surprise message to “Ghostbuster” trolls, Jennifer Kent teasing the start of her new film, David Lowery praising the genius of Louis CK, or Matt Johnson making us laugh out loud, the wit and wisdom baked into these replies was a pleasant surprise. It also was a reminder that some of the biggest film lovers in the world are the artists who make them.
The best part of these lists is the spotlight shined on works that haven’t been part of the “Best of 2016” discussions. Directors, like all of us, loved “OJ: Made in America” and “Manchester by the Sea,” but they also were quick to highlight little discussed films like “Spa Night” or the brilliant work of British documentarian Adam Curtis.
So here it is, IndieWire’s Best of 2016, through the eyes of some of our favorite directors.
Brady Corbet ("The Childhood of a Leader")
"The Childhood of a Leader" - 2017 Spirit Awards Screening Series
At Film Independent, we recognize that theatrical screenings provide the ideal experience for viewing Spirit Award-nominated films. This year our free, exclusive, Members-only Spirit Awards Screening Series in Los Angeles returns to ArcLight Cinemas Culver City.
On January 24 at 9:00 pm, join us for:
The Childhood of a Leader
"Damsel" & "Good Time" among Filmmaker Magazine´s 50 most anticipated films of 2017. "The Lost City of Z" mentioned.
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival is just a few days away, and with it begins a new cycle of stressing out about all of the movies that I haven’t been able to see yet.
Hollywood operates on a very fixed theatrical schedule — leftovers dumped wholesale at the beginning of the year (I’m looking at you, Bye Bye Man), CGI franchises dominating the summer calendar, and Oscar bait rolling out from October on.
Meanwhile, the landscape for smaller-budget but more adventurous films here in the States has developed its own windowing: the majority of American art films will premiere at festivals between now and May. First, Sundance will set the tone with an onslaught of new work, and then Rotterdam, Berlin, True/False, SXSW, Tribeca, and the Maryland Film Festival will follow with (even) less commercial stuff that slipped through the Sundance programming cracks.
From there, many great American films will undoubtedly continue to premiere as the year draws on. But these films will grow bigger in budget and scope. Starting in May, festivals like Cannes and Toronto will offer a smattering of new work from our most beloved and established American auteurs, the filmmakers who have enough established cred to make personal films at big budgets.
This list culls together the American films that I’m most fervently anticipating in 2017. I’m also looking forward to catching a number of 2016 festival films that I’ve not yet had a chance to see (including James Grey’s The Lost City of Z, Ana Lily Amirpour’s The Bad Batch, Theo Anthony’s Ratfilm, and Xander Robin’s We Are Not Cats), but for the sake of continuity I’m only including films here that have not yet premiered anywhere. The ones that remain completely open books.
There are also undoubtedly many other gems out there that I’ve not yet heard of, waiting to be discovered in some lucky festival programmer’s Vimeo queue. I look forward to chasing as many of these hidden gems down as possible with a truly nerdy fervor.
12. Good Time (Josh + Ben Safdie)
What It’s About: A bank robber finds himself unable to evade those who are looking for him.
Why It’s Included: Judging by the kinetic energy of the Safdie’s Heaven Knows What and Daddy Longlegs, there are few candidates more primed to direct an incredibly tense caper film. Can’t wait.
17. Damsel (David Zellner)
What It’s About: A Western Era comedy about a man trying to marry the woman of his dreams.
Why It’s Included: Over three features and like a dozen shorts the Zellners have established themselves as our preeminent purveyors of weird cinema. This, their Kumiko follow-up, pairs with Robert Pattinson for a mysterious, but sure to be odd Western
New/Old Pictures of Rob, in Cannes (2012).
"Every year during the Cannes Film Festival, the elusive Albane Cleret club, Club by Albane, welcomes International Film figures in a chic and intimate setting. During David Cronenberg´s Cosmopolis Press Junkets, they endowed the roof of theJW Marriot.
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