Tag: Ava
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‘The Five Devils’ First Look: Léa Mysius and Adèle Exarchopoulos Conjure Dark Magic at Cannes
Directors’ Fortnight entry “The Five Devils” centers on a young, nearly wordless girl named Vicky (first-timer Sally Dramé) who has a strange and extraordinary gift: she can reproduce any scent she finds, which she then bottles up in a collection of labeled jars. Those captured scents include those of other people, and one of them…
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‘Hacks’ Creators Discuss Appreciating Jean Smart and Loving Las Vegas
[Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for “Hacks” Season 1.]There’s something invigorating talking to the creators of a new, delightful TV series, so it should come as no surprise that talking with Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, creators of HBO Max’s “Hacks” was a joy unto itself.It’s also unsurprising that the trio…
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Jessica Chastain’s ‘Ava’ Set to Make Big Impact on Chinese Streaming Release
Jessica Chastain’s “Ava” has skipped a theatrical release in China, but is instead to get the widest possible online outing in the Middle Kingdom. From Saturday it is available on China’s four largest generalist streaming platforms: Tencent Video, Alibaba-owned Youku, iQIYI and Mango TV.The maneuver was piloted by Los Angeles and Beijing based Leeding Media.…
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Pricey ‘Mulan’ Still Near Top of Streaming Charts, Along with ‘Ava’ and ‘Trump Card’
The range of pricing in VOD play has never been so clear. Two films at the extreme ranges of budget and premium stand out among new releases. At $3.99, which represents rock-bottom for a new film, Dinesh D’Souza’s latest right-wing polemic “Trump Card” is #1 at both Apple TV and Google Play, charts that rank…
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‘Ava’ Takes Over as the Top VOD Choice, with Thriller ‘Alone’ Still Strong
With “Mulan” arriving on more platforms October 6 and non-premium VOD titles like “The Witches” and Amazon’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” later this month, the home-viewing market was on pause with no new premium titles this weekend. That didn’t stop Jessica Chastain’s “Ava,” however: It had the best showing for a non-premium title in the six…
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‘Ava’ Is An Assured, Skillful Portrayal Of Torturous Female Adolescence [Nd/Nf Review]
If the purpose of festivals is to showcase groundbreaking creators and their ideas, it’s no wonder Iranian debut “Ava“ has garnered awards and praise on its journey through North America. The assured feature from director Sadaf Foroughi impressed at Tiff, picking up the Fipresci Discovery Prize, and now it’s poised for even more success after…