Tag: Columbus
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One Of Harry Potter’s Directors Turned Down His Spider-Man Dream For The Wizarding World
Spider-Man is one of those characters that has inspired generations of artists in multiple fields, from writers to actors to directors and more. Peter Parker (and several of his Spider-counterparts) has to deal with just being a kid while also keeping his superhero identity secret from his friends and family. He’s a little tortured, tries…
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Edinburgh International Film Festival reveals closing night film
The festival runs from August 12-20.The closing night film of the UK’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), which is running August 12-20, is to be Kogonada’s After Yang.South Korean-American director Kogonada is expected to attend in-person to present the film, which is the first title to be announced from this year’s Eiff line-up.The feature is…
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Haley Lu Richardson: ‘I’ve retired from playing teenagers’
The 27-year-old star of Edge of Seventeen, Columbus and Unpregnant is growing up with indie Montana Story and a role in the next season of The White LotusIn the last half decade, Haley Lu Richardson has amassed an impressive variety of roles, from slapstick comedies and indie dramas, united in their striking naturalism.As the popular…
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After Yang Review: Kogonada’s Sci-Fi Sophomore Feature Finds Beauty In The Ordinary [Sundance 2022]
Kogonada’s 2017 feature debut, “Columbus,” was one of the standout films from that year’s Sundance Film Festival, and the director is finally back with his second movie. “After Yang” is a sci-fi story, but it continues Kogonada’s cinematic explorations of grief, loss, lineage, and finding beauty in unexpected places.Sometime in the future, Yang (Justin H.…
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Philip Roth Dies at 85: James Gunn, Marc Maron, and More Remember the Iconic American Novelist
Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Roth has died at age 85. The novelist was best known for writing the books “American Pastoral,” “The Human Stain,” and “Goodbye, Columbus.” Celebrities such as “The Wire” creator David Simon and “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn took to social media following confirmation of Roth’s passing to honor the…
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‘Ingrid Goes West’ Wins Spirit Award for Best First Feature
Matt Spicer’s social media satire “Ingrid Goes West” has won the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. The movie took the prize over fellow nominees “Patti Cake$,” “Columbus,” “Menashe,” and “Oh Lucy!” The film first premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where Spicer took home the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.“Ingrid Goes West”…
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‘The Big Sick’ Wins Indie Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
“The Big Sick” writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon took home top honors at the 2018 Indie Spirit Awards for Best First Screenplay. The married writing team beat out fellow nominees Ingrid Jungermann (“Women Who Kill”), Kogonada (“Columbus”), David Branson Smith and Matt Spicer (“Ingrid Goes West”), and Kris Avedisian with story by Kyle…
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Chris Columbus to Write and Direct ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Movie for Blumhouse
It looks like writer/director Chris Columbus is sticking with video games. After helming 2015’s Pixels, Columbus is now set to write, direct, and produce a Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, an adaptation of the popular video game series, for Blumhouse. For those who are unfamiliar with the games, they began back in 2014. The premise…