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Movie Review: John Carney’s Latest Sentimental Musical Comedy-Drama Flora and Son Features Breakout Performance From Eve Hewson

The ability to romanticize music – especially its ability to empower and transform people’s lives in realistic ways – on screen in auditory and visual movie masterpieces isn’t an easy task for many filmmakers. But Oscar-winning filmmaker and lyricist, John Carney has expertly done just that over the past decade-and-a-half with his best musical features,…

“Flora and Son” : Q&A with Writer/Director John Carney, Songwriter Gary Clark and Producer Anthony Bregman

Synopsis : Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max…

John Carney to Direct and John Logan to Write Bee Gees Biopic For Paramount

Acclaimed musical film director, John Carney has signed on to helm Paramount Pictures’ upcoming Bee Gees biopic. The studio has also hired Oscar-nominated screenwriter, John Logan to pen the untitled movie, Deadline is reporting. The news comes after Carney made a successful career for himself by directing award-winning original musical films. But The Bee Gees…

Martin Scorsese and John Carney Team Up On New Gershwin Vehicle

Variety reported this week that Martin Scorsese and John Carney are at work on Fascinating Rhythm, a musical-fantasy movie based on the works of iconic American composer George Gershwin. Gershwin (1898-1937) is renowned for many early twentieth-century standards like “Summertime,” “Swanee,” “I Got Rhythm,” “Oh, Lady Be Good,” and “Embraceable You.” His stage productions included…

SXSW Review – ‘Dandelion’ is a Soaring Showcase of a Songwriter

Becoming a successful singer-songwriter is not an easy gig. There’s so much competition and it takes connections in order to be discovered, and even then it might be difficult to truly arrive at the right time with the sound and look that those with money and access want to see. Most people just starting their…

Ridley Scott in Talks with Paramount about Bee Gees biopic

Ridley Scott is reportedly talking with Paramount Pictures about directing an upcoming biopic about the Bee Gees musical group. Though nothing has yet been finalized, Deadline is reporting that Scott would also produce the as-yet-untitled film along with Michael Pruss, Graham King, and Stacey Snider. John Logan, who will write the script, had earlier been…

Oscar Predictions in All 23 Categories

@Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23rd. There are many precursors, including critics’ groups and guilds prizes, the Golden Globes, and BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Academy Awards, to consider when making predictions, and we’ve taken all of that into account…

The Top 10 Best Films Of 2023 / We Picked Our Favorites!

Looking back, 2023 was a harsh year for theatrical box office, many of tentpole franchise films that didn’t live up to the hype and disappointed audiences and critics alike. But like all other years, the reality is there was a lot more good than bad to be found in cinema this year, and a lot…

Flora and Son — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ : Starring Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orén Kinlan

Apple has unveiled the first trailer for flora and Son, the drama that starring Eve Hewson (“Bad Sisters“) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“Super Pumped“), which it picked up out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival at the biggest price tag since “CODA” in 2021. The film is another music-themed crowd-pleaser from Ireland’s John Carney on the heels…

Toronto Film Festival 2023 Lineup Includes Alexander Payne, Richard Linklater, and Kore-eda!

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced the 48th edition of line-up in the midst of the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. online pharmacy cenforce over the counter with best prices today in the USA Toronto International Film Festival sent an email to members of the industry, assured them that they were moving full steam…