Tag: Asteroid City
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Wes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain awarded German funding
German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) has made its latest funding decisions.Films directed by Wes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain and Karim Ainouz are among 14 projects to receive more than €5.2m in total production support from the German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) in its latest funding decision.The largest single amount of…
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Ethan Hawke & Maya Hawke on ‘Wildcat’ and Telling Flannery O’Connor’s Story
Academy Award-nominee Ethan Hawke returns to the director’s chair for Wildcat, a biographical drama on the life of a young Flannery O’Connor he co-wrote, which celebrated its second screening at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Along with executive producer and star Maya Hawke (Asteroid City) and Ethan, Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub sat down with the…
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The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar – Release Date, Cast, Plot, Director, And More Info
At this rate, director Wes Anderson is well on his way to establishing himself among the ranks of Steven Spielberg, Steven Soderbergh, and other filmmakers (who hopefully have names other than “Steven S.”) that routinely cause moviegoers to wonder how on Earth they have enough time to release as many movies in such a short…
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‘I didn’t have a second thought’: why Jennifer Lawrence and Scarlett Johansson are stripping off on screen
In films like No Hard Feelings, Joy Ride and Asteroid City, full-frontal female nudity is back. What has changed in the #MeToo era?After years of chaste superhero movies dominating the box office and frequent laments for the death of the sex scene, full frontal nudity is making a comeback on screen in a crop of…
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Wes Anderson to Be Honored at Venice Film Festival Ahead of ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ Premiere
Wes Anderson will be honored at the 80th Venice Film Festival, which runs Aug. 30-Sept. 9. The U.S. director will receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award, which is given to “a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.”The awards ceremony will take place on Sept. 1 in…
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‘Asteroid City’ Debuts on PVOD and Joins the Ranks of Summer Box-Office Hits
Franchises in theaters are showing their age, but they’re a sure bet at home. This week’s VOD charts have “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (Paramount) and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Disney), both $19.99, battling for top spot. The Hasbro action film is #1 at Vudu and iTunes, while the latest Marvel entry remains…
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Dominates U.K. Box Office With 43% Market Share
Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £7.1 million ($9 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.The release marked the fifth biggest opening weekend for a film in 2023 in the territory, including previews, with a market share of 43%.In its fifth weekend, Sony’s “Spider-Man:…
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‘Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny’ tops UK-Ireland box office with mid-range £5.4m start
The Harrison Ford blockbuster dethroned ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’.Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (June 30-July 2) Total gross to date Week 1. Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (Disney) £5.4m £7.1m 1 2. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £1.5m £25.9m 5 3. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (Universal) £884,898 £884,898 1 4. The Little Mermaid…