Sundance review

Originally planned to open the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year before the worsening Covid situation forced the festival to again go virtual, Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius made the right decision in insisting his comedy Final Cut (Coupez!), about the making of a low-budget bad zombie movie, should be presented with a full house in a theatre, thankfully not to be watched on your computer at a prestigious film festival. In holding out for the real thing he scored big as it was chosen as the opening-night out-of-competition film of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. It seems entirely appropriate that a movie all about the love of making movies should signal the full return of a fest devoted to all things cinema over the course of its 75 years. And for this director, whose 2011 black-and-white silent film The Artist was also a love letter to movies, and also premiered here on its way to Best Picture and Best Director Oscars, this seems fated to be. … [Read more...] about ‘Final Cut’ Cannes Opening-Night Film Review: Michel Hazanavicius’ Very Good Comedy About Making A Very Bad Zombie Flick

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains details of tonight’s Star Trek Discovery debut. Having started a bit later tonight on CBS than planned due to NFL overruns, Star Trek Discovery aims to boldly take CBS All Access on a new subscriber rich adventure. After all the behind-the-camera drama, delays, secrecy and hype for the Sonequa Martin-Green -led 15-episode first season, Discovery has finally taken off. It’s a launch Leslie Moonves hopes will result in a signup windfall for CBS’ nearly 3-year-old streaming service CBS All Access. After all, Discovery is the  first new small-screen installment of the Gene Roddenberry-created franchise since Enterprise premiered in 2001. And Moonves’ plan just might work. Despite its often over-explanatory scripts, jittery direction, scattered plot points, silly Beatles, Chuck Yeager and Amelia Earhart shout-outs, Discovery is conventional and solidly satisfying serialized TV that speaks to our times, as … [Read more...] about ‘Star Trek Discovery’ Review: Sonequa Martin-Green Show Solid But Thrusters Not Activated Yet For All Access’ Big Jump

The well-wired Asian nation’s culture and technology was heavily on patriotic display tonight in NBC ’s coverage of the Closing Ceremony of the XXIII Winter Games. However, it was the music of South Korea that really owned the beat and heart of the tape-delayed event and almost turned the Olympics into the best Grammys show you’ve probably never seen…even as politics crept in. “This is for all my bad girls around the world,” declared singer CL as the Closing Ceremony got a whole new kind of bounce with her single “The Baddest Female” and some K-Pop gold medal moves. “Let’s light it up and burn like we don’t care,” the 2NE1 alum and gold medalist Chloe Kim favorite proclaimed as the packed Olympic Stadium of 35,000 got on its feet fast. Offering a “reason to smile” and “hope in humanity” out of the Olympics, primetime host Mike Tirico eventually summed up the XXIII Winter Games tonight in pedantic geopolitical terms but that all took a backseat to pop … [Read more...] about Olympics Closing Ceremony Review: Johnny Weir Chills Out At K-Pop Pageant

IllumiNative , The Black List and Sundance Institute today revealed the finalists for their 2022 Indigenous List , which represent the best and most promising Native creatives in the film and television industry. See the list below. The Indigenous List was launched in 2020 to provide a platform for Indigenous writers to showcase their scripts, create additional pathways and opportunities within the industry, and support the development of the next generation of screenwriters. This year’s writers will have the opportunity to meet with four Indigenous creatives who have first-look and/or overall development deals at major studios, including Bird Runningwater ( Cheyenne ); actor-director Michael Greyeyes ( Firestarter, Acting Good ); Sierra Teller Ornelas, showrunner/co-creator of Rutherford Falls; and Sterlin Harjo, showrunner/co-creator of Reservation Dogs . “As one of the few Indigenous producers with a first look at a studio, I’m excited to help … [Read more...] about Indigenous Screenwriters List 2022 Finalists Set

Say “Montana” to anyone currently consuming a well-balanced media diet, and they’re likely to immediately think of Yellowstone, the unbelievably popular Dynasty -for-cowboys TV show that takes place in the “Treasure State.” Taylor Sheridan’s modern-day Western doesn’t have a lock on contemporary narratives in the region, to be sure, but it does cast a slightly odd shadow over the similarly looming landscapes of Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s Montana Story . They even have a handful of coincidentally similar aspects in common: Both have ill fathers at their centers, ones whose reputations for power-brokering and being right bastards precede them. Both feature dead mothers, long-suffering sons, city-living daughters reluctantly returning to the fold. The insular world of the state’s indigenous population pokes and prods on their respective peripheries. And while the latter’s Thorne ranch (as symbolic a name as you can imagine) is far too modest to hold a candle to the lavish, … [Read more...] about ‘Montana Story’ Is the Anti-‘Yellowstone.’ That’s a Good Thing

SAG Award-nominee Alexandra Billings ( Transparent ) will star in, and executive produce the upcoming trans revolutionary indie feature, Queen Tut . Fae Pictures is financing and producing the film in association with Hawkeye Pictures with the participation of Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates. The producing team will be attending the Cannes Market meeting with international sales prospects. Queen Tut will be directed by Egyptian-Canadian up-and-coming filmmaker Reem Morsi ( The Last Mark ), and is based on a script from Bryan Mark, Kaveh Mohebbi, and Abdul Malik. The story follows a shy Egyptian teenager who is discovering a new life in Toronto after his seamstress mother passes away in Cairo. He befriends a trans mother, played by Billings, who inspires him to resurrect his mother’s soul in himself by sewing and donning the magnum opus dress that she never completed making. Production is expected to begin in August at and in partnership with … [Read more...] about ‘Transparent’ Actress Alexandra Billings To Star And Executive Produce Trans Revolutionary Indie Feature ‘Queen Tut’

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Feel good about giving while softening your ecological footprint by picking up something from our Eco-Friendly Gift Guide. These products are all sustainably-sourced and produced, and made from low-impact materials that won’t leave a dent on the environment. The best part: these are gifts anyone will appreciate, from fans of fashion and home decor, to tech geeks and world travelers. Whether you’re looking for a little “green” gift or want to treat someone to an extravagant getaway, here are our favorite gifts to get online that prove that sustainable luxury is just a click away. … [Read more...] about Sustainable Gift Guide: 35 Eco-Friendly Gifts to Give Right Now

Of all the impassioned encomiums delivered to Nile Rodgers during Chic ‘s set at the bandleader’s inaugural FOLD Festival Tuesday night in Riverhead, NY, Pharrell Williams ‘ words were the most precise. “This man has been on fire since before I was born. The creativity burned that cancer out of his body,” Pharrell told the crowd, referring to Rodgers’ 2010 prostate cancer survival . “Thank you for your tremendous genius contribution that’s moved and rocked so many generations. Anything you ever need from me in the future, you don’t have to ask. You just have to tell me.” Williams, who first collaborated with Rodgers on Daft Punk’s 2013 mega-hit “Get Lucky,” appeared to perform a mini medley of “Blurred Lines,” “Get Lucky” and “Happy.” But his spoken words rang truer. Since his first hit — 1977’s “Dance, Dance, Dance” with Chic — Rodgers has personified funk and disco music, falling in and out of favor throughout the years alongside his genres. In the past few years, … [Read more...] about Nile Rodgers Enlists Pharrell, Keith Urban for Diverse FOLD Festival

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now Nayanatara పెళ్లి డేట్ ఫిక్స్.. మ్యారేజ్‌కు ముందు సీక్రెట్‌గా విహారయాత్ర.. ఎక్కడకు వెళ్లారంటే! View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Must Watch హోమ్ శాండిలీవూడ్ Kannada Movies | Published: Monday, May 31, 2021, 18:32 [IST] దక్షిణాదిలో స్టార్ హీరోయిన్ ప్రణిత సుభాష్ వివాహ వార్త సోషల్ మీడియా ద్వారా వెలుగులోకి రాగానే మీడియాలో హల్‌చల్ రేపింది. శుక్రవారం అంటే మే 28వ తేదీ రోజున పెళ్లి జరిగిందనే విషయం మీడియాలో ప్రచారం జరుగుతున్న సమయంలో అధికారికంగా తన పెళ్లి గురించి ప్రణతి సుభాష్ సోషల్ మీడియాలో స్పందించారు. తన ఇన్స్‌టాగ్రామ్ పోస్టులో.. పెళ్లి గురించి సమాచారం అందించలేకపోయా అత్యంత నిరాడంబరంగా నా వివాహం 2021, మే 30 తేదీన జరిగిందని తెలియజేయడానికి చాలా హ్యాపీగా ఫీలవుతున్నాను. నా పెళ్లి గురించి సమాచారం ఎలాంటి సమాచారం అందించలేనందుకు క్షమాపణలు కోరుతున్నాను. నా పెళ్లికి సంబంధించిన డేట్ హడావిడిగా జరిగింది. అందుకే … [Read more...] about సారీ.. క్షమించండి.. ఆ పరిస్థితుల్లో నా పెళ్లి.. హీరోయిన్ ప్రణిత క్లారిటీ

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