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NYFF/ Nickel Boys Review: RaMell Ross Triumphs in Daring Adaptation

It’s in the glimpses tragic and poetry happen. In the beginning of RaMell Ross’s extraordinary first narrative feature Nicke Boys, a realization of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, which opens the New York Film Festival, the filmmaker creates a world unlike any other. A child’s hand holds a leaf in the grass, a…

Y2K | Official Trailer HD | A24 : Starring Rachel Ziegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison

Photo by A24 – © Nicole Rivelli A24 has unveiled the trailer for Y2K, a disaster comedy film that is set to premiere on December 6, 2024. Kyle Mooney, a Saturday Night Live alumnus, wrote and directed it. The studio behind Hereditary, Lady Bird, Moonlight, The Whale and Past Lives is planning to release another film…

Mahershala Ali and Tom Hardy Reportedly Cast in Cary Fukunaga’s ’77 Blackout’

Actors Mahershala Ali and Tom Hardy are reportedly in talks to join the cast of Black Bear’s 77 Blackout, a new crime thriller being directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga from a script by Frank John Hughes. The film will be introduced to potential buyers at this week’s Cannes marketplace, according to an exclusive report by…

A24 and Happinet Agree to Jointly Distribute Films in Japan

A24 and Happinet Phantom Studios will collaborate on the distribution of A24’s films in Japan, including Alex Garland’s Civil War, which is being released this week. The two firms have already jointly released several titles in Japan, including Moonlight and the highly lucrative Midsommar. The news was reported in an exclusive article in Variety, which…

A24 Reportedly Pivoting Away from Arthouse Niche Toward More Commercial Productions

The production and distribution firm known as A24 is reportedly shifting gears and moving out of its arthouse niche toward a more commercial modus operandi. A recent article in The Wrap quoted a knowledgeable source as saying that the company is in the process of “deemphasizing the traditional character/auteur-driven dramas” in its search for more…

Brad Pitt’s Plan B Seeks New Investor-Buyers

Plan B, the production venue launched in 2001 by Brad Grey, Brad Pitt and his then-spouse Jennifer Aniston is looking for a buyer, according to industry sources. Pitt had acquired control of the entity when the pair split in 2005, and it’s being now run by himself in tandem with co-presidents Dede Gardner and Jeremy…

Janelle Monae to Play Josephine Baker in New TV Series

Janelle Monaé is slated to play Josephine Baker in De La Resistance, a new television series, according to an exclusive posting in Deadline today. The series will focus on the French efforts to overthrow the occupying Nazis during World War II, highlighting Baker’s role as a spy for the Allies. online pharmacy temovate over the…

Film Review – ‘Swan Song’ Tackles Ethical Questions in a Powerful Story of Connection

It’s never easy to say goodbye. Many people are not afforded the opportunity to know when the end is coming, and those who are often are less than eager to speak about it for fear of making it more difficult. Advances in medicine and technology have meant that life can be prolonged, even in the…

Director Barry Jenkins and Composer Nicholas Britell Discuss The Music Making of “The Underground Railroad”

This dialogue between director Barry Jenkins and his composer Nicholas Britell details the unfolding process of creation just as their making of the music underscored the creative process which illuminated in Jenkins’ 10-episode adaptation of author Colson Whitehead’s acclaimed novel, The Underground Railroad.” In Whitehead’s alternative world the system that saved many lives of escaping…