Tag: Another Round
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Netflix Really Missed The Mark With This Mads Mikkelsen Action Thriller
When you think of Mads Mikkelsen, your brain probably locks onto the captivating villains he’s played on screen, be it Le Chiffre from “Casino Royale,” Hannibal Lecter in “Hannibal,” or even Jürgen Voller in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” What you may not think about is Mikkelsen the dancer. It’s true: after studying at…
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Foreign Filmmaking Crash Course: The 10 Rules of “Dogme 95”, The Danish Film Movement
Dogme 95 was an independent filmmaking movement created by Danish film directors Lars von Trier, known for Dogville and Melancholia, and Thomas Vinterberg, known for The Hunt and Another Round, both starring Mads Mikkelsen, in an attempt to rebel against the ever-growing commercial systems in cinema. Founded in 1995, the two independent filmmakers documented a…
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‘Nomadland’ Wins International Critics Honor as Film of the Year
Chloé Zhao can add a trophy to her award case. Fipresci, the International Federation of Film Critics, has picked Zhao’s Oscar-winning drama Nomadland as its best film of 2021.Nomadland, which won the Oscar for best film, as well as best director for Zhao and best actress for star Frances McDormand, beat out an otherwise all-European…
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From Russian YouTube to spinning on the spot: Hollywood’s tricks to playing drunk
Gone is the ‘do it for real’ approach – the stars of Mank and Another Round take a more sober approach to acting inebriatedWere there an Oscar for best on-screen drunk (which there really should be), it would be a close-run thing this year. My money would be on Aubrey Plaza, who provides a magnificent…
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‘Another Round’ Producer Sisse Graum Jørgensen on Collaborating With Thomas Vinterberg
Sisse Graum Jørgensen, the Zentropa producer behind Thomas Vinterberg’s BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated “Another Round,” spoke to Variety about working with Vinterberg, making her TV debut, as well as opportunities and challenges ahead for independent producers.Graum Jørgensen is primarily known for her long and successful partnerships with some of the most celebrated filmmakers in Denmark, including Vinterberg…
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Local Titles Cushion Nordic Box Office Plunge in 2020
Due to Covid-19 cinema lockdowns or restrictions, box office in the Nordic region plummeted in 2020 year-on-year by 64% in Sweden, 57.6% in Iceland, 57% in Norway, 54% in Finland, and 47% in Denmark.The dearth of new U.S .tentpoles, combined with strong domestic titles such as “Another Round,” allowed homegrown movies to punch all-time record…
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‘Another Round’ wins four European Film Awards including best film
Other winners included ‘Undine’ actress Paula Beer and documentary ‘Collective’.Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round swept the European Film Awards on Saturday (December 12), winning four awards including best film, director, screenplay and actor for Mads Mikkelsen.Scroll down for full list of winnersAccepting the best screenplay prize via video link, sat alongside co-writer Tobias Lindholm, Danish filmmaker…
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European Film Award Winners: Thomas Vinterberg Takes Best Director for ‘Another Round’ (Updating Live)
The European Film Awards, unfolding virtually this year, reveals its major winners during a ceremony on Saturday, December 12. The European Film Academy previously doled out prizes for below-the-line crafts, short films, and more throughout the week. The 33rd annual European Film Awards this year are being emceed by German TV host Steven Gätjen out…
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Disney Presentation Breakdown: Patty Jenkins On ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ & More [The Playlist Podcast]
What a way for Disney to close out 2020, huh? This week on The Playlist Podcast, your trusty hosts, Charles Barfield, Mike DeAngelo, and Brian Farvour endure a four-hour Disney Investors Presentation so you don’t have to. And along the way, the guys discuss the nearly 60 projects highlighted by the Mouse House. Yes, that…
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Magnolia Buys Nikolaj Coster-Waldau-Starring ‘A Taste of Hunger’ From TrustNordisk, Trailer Unveiled (Exclusive)
TrustNordisk has sold U.S. rights to “A Taste of Hunger,” an anticipated romantic drama starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) and Katrine Greis-Rosenthal (“A Fortunate Man”), to Magnolia Pictures.Directed by Christoffer Boe, “A Taste of Hunger” has also been acquired in a raft of territories, including Germany (Koch Films), Spain (Adso Films), Brazil (Synapse) and…