Oscar winning animated short film

“I thought, ‘I don’t know enough about this subject matter. I’m not American, there’s been a lot made about the war on terror, and I’m not sure if we need another movie on this.’ And then I spoke to him—I had a Skype call with him, and he was so fascinating and appealing and warm and very, very funny. And I was like, ‘Oh, this man is amazing.’ And actually, that’s what drew me to want to make the film—he’s such an extraordinary person and not just a survivor of this experience.” … [Read more...] about Director Kevin Macdonald On The Real-Life Inspiration For ‘The Mauritanian’: “He’s Such An Extraordinary Person” – Contenders Film

Set during the year 2025 in Eastern Ukraine, Atlantis finds us in the desert where humans attempt to survive and water is a dear commodity brought in by trucks. In a story all too familiar, a wall is being built-up on the border. Sergiy, a former soldier, is having trouble adapting to his new reality. He meets Katya while on the Black Tulip mission dedicated to exhuming war corpses. Together, they try to return to some sort of normal life in which they are also allowed to fall in love again. … [Read more...] about ‘Our Friend’, ‘Identifying Features’ And A Stack Of Oscar International Feature Contenders Make Their Debuts – Specialty Preview

Universal just released the Hanks western News of the World for this year’s awards season which critics have enjoyed at 87% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Unfortunately, due the pandemic with 60% of the nation’s cinemas closed over the holiday season, the movie didn’t fare well at the domestic box office with $8.7M to date stateside. As Deadline first reported, Uni sold foreign on News of the World to Netflix in order to make bank on the film. … [Read more...] about Tom Hanks Universal Amblin Sci-Fi Movie ‘Bios’ Heads To Late Summer