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In an odd coincidence that shows how much this kind of story was burning to be told, two movies debuting at major festivals this past year have both depicted the same unlikely gay romance — one involving gritty, hardworking professional truckers living on the road. The first was director David Pablos’ powerful and punishing Mexican…
In unwavering commitment to his role inLászló Nemes’ harrowing competition titleMoulin, up-and-comerFélix Lefebvreslept in the grizzly, mattress-less cell he and co-starGilles Lellouchewere shooting in — for a good few nights. “There was bats. I didn’t have any idea what time it was. And I felt like those guys during the Second World War, [who] actually…
Though he starred in two films that debuted in Cannes in the early aughts —2003’s Soldiers of Salamina and 2007’s Mister Lonely by Harmony Korine — the first time Diego Luna walked the film festival’s red carpet came when he presented his narrative directorial debut, 2010’s Abel. It was a family affair as Luna attended…
Netflix has acquired four documentaries that were highlights of the festival circuit, from Sundance to Telluride to Tribeca. Free Leonard Peltier, Teenage Wasteland, The Bend in the River and Room to Move have all been picked up by the streamer, with Adam Del Deo, Netflix’s vp, documentaries, saying, “It’s a privilege to give them a…
The first time that Hayden Panettiere realized she was tabloid fodder, she was 16 years old. A paparazzo had snapped her wearing shorts, bending over, and the photo was published along with commentary about her supposed cellulite. After that moment — and a brief dalliance with the comments section on the photo — she decided…
The TARDIS is set to land in a new location in a few weeks. AMC+ has acquired streaming rights to most of the 21st century run of Doctor Who. Thirteen seasons of the series, spanning the runs of the ninth through thirteenth Doctors (2005-22), will be available on the streamer starting June 11. The AMC+…
Legendary Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has become a mainstay of the Cannes Film Festival. His newest film, Sheep in the Box, a sci-fi tale about a couple who adopt a humanoid robot after the death of their son, will be his eighth film to play in competition. The Toyko-born Kore-eda served on the jury, headed…
Drama is not exclusive to the big screen in Cannes. Naïma Bremer — a celebrity makeup artist and Fenty global artistry ambassador whose work has appeared at Paris Fashion Week and in the pages of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar — has been to the film festival for four years to help boldfaced names prep their…
A few names long associated with old-school television are partnering to chase a very new-media trend: vertical video series. BET, the Paramount-owned media group focused on the Black community and best known for its basic cable channel, revealed on Wednesday that it is partnering with microdrama company aTwist to develop and distribute these series, also…
Diego Luna had both personal motivations and more universal ones that drove him to make Ashes, his fifth feature as director. While Luna continues to tackle an array of high-profile fare in front of the camera — starring opposite Jennifer Lopez in last year’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, leading the Emmy-winning Star Wars series…
