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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…

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…

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…