Tag: Disobedience

  • Enough Already! Let’s Agree It’s Weird When Gentiles Play Jewish Characters — Opinion

    Enough Already! Let’s Agree It’s Weird When Gentiles Play Jewish Characters — Opinion

    There’s no getting around it: talking about representation in movies these days is a sticky, tricky subject. But is it Ok to admit that when Michelle Williams rattles off a “dahlink” to her brood and Anthony Hopkins instructs his grandson to “be a mensch” in his Welsh brogue, things are a little weird, nu?There are…

  • Jessie Buckley, Vicky Krieps, Fiona Shaw to Star in ‘Hot Milk’

    Jessie Buckley, Vicky Krieps, Fiona Shaw to Star in ‘Hot Milk’

    Jessie Buckley, Fiona Shaw and Vicky Krieps have signed on to star in “Hot Milk,” the debut directorial feature from “Colette” screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz.The film is based on Deborah Levy’s best-selling novel about a mother and daughter, Rose and Sofia, who travel to a Spanish clinic in the hoping of finding a cure for Rose’s…

  • Florence Pugh To Star in Sebastián Lelio’s ‘The Wonder’

    Florence Pugh To Star in Sebastián Lelio’s ‘The Wonder’

    Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio‘s been on quite the tear in the last few years. Between 2017 and 2019, the filmmaker released three films, “A Fantastic Woman” (2017)— which would go on to win the Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards—“Disobedience” (2018) and “

  • ‘The Favourite’ Producers on 10 Years With Yorgos Lanthimos, Fox Searchlight’s Future

    ‘The Favourite’ Producers on 10 Years With Yorgos Lanthimos, Fox Searchlight’s Future

    After a record-breaking sweep at Sunday’s British Independent Film Awards, “The Favourite” continues to curtsy from honor to honor on its road to the Oscars.Yorgos Lanthimos’ meditation on power and desire, which happens to contain three powerhouse female roles, took a record 10 prizes at the London affair last night — a new watermark for…

  • ‘The Favourite’ Dominates the British Independent Film Awards

    ‘The Favourite’ Dominates the British Independent Film Awards

    Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” definitely lived up to its name at the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday, where it won 10 awards, including best director, best screenplay and best British independent film of 2018.The awards were handed out at Old Billingsgate in London.Lanthimos’ twisted period piece won in a category whose other nominees were…

  • ‘Gloria Bell’ Trailer: Julianne Moore’s Acclaimed Performance Is One Thing to Look Forward to in 2019

    ‘Gloria Bell’ Trailer: Julianne Moore’s Acclaimed Performance Is One Thing to Look Forward to in 2019

    Following the Oscar-winning success of “A Fantastic Woman” earlier this year, plus the acclaim he received for his English-language debut “Disobedience,” Chilean director Sebastián Lelio is set to return to theaters in the spring with a remake of his own movie. “Gloria Bell,” based on Lelio’s 2013 comedy-drama “Gloria,” stars Julianne Moore as a divorced…

  • ‘The Favourite’ Leads the Field in the British Independent Film Award Nominations

    ‘The Favourite’ Leads the Field in the British Independent Film Award Nominations

    Yorgos Lanthimos’ acclaimed period drama “The Favourite,” and Bart Layton’s heist movie “American Animals,” have landed the most British Independent Film Award nominations this year, with 13 and 11 apiece. “You Were Never Really Here” also put in a strong showing with 8 noms.Bifa has made strides to ensure its voters for its awards are…

  • ‘The Favourite’ Leads the Field in the British Independent Film Award Nominations

    ‘The Favourite’ Leads the Field in the British Independent Film Award Nominations

    Yorgos Lanthimos’ acclaimed period drama “The Favourite,” and Bart Layton’s heist movie “American Animals,” have landed the most British Independent Film Award nominations this year, with 13 and 11 apiece. “You Were Never Really Here” also put in a strong showing with 8 noms.Bifa has made strides to ensure its voters for its awards are…

  • Oslo Pix returns for second year with three competitions

    Oslo Pix returns for second year with three competitions

    Event will open with Joern Utkilen’s Norwegian debut feature Lake Over Fire.The second edition of Oslo Pix (June 4-10) will open with Joern Utkilen’s Norwegian debut feature Lake Over Fire and close with Gustav Moller’s Danish festival hit The Guilty.The festival has three competition programmes: Nordic fiction, Nordic documentary and international competition.The international competition is…

  • Forbidden Romance ‘Disobedience’ Soars at Specialty Box Office

    Forbidden Romance ‘Disobedience’ Soars at Specialty Box Office

    Thanks to two stars named Rachel — Weisz and McAdams — “Disobedience” led a batch of new films from arthouse auteurs this weekend. This story of forbidden love in a London synagogue setting, like director Sebastián Lelio’s Oscar-winning “A Fantastic Woman,” deals with gay characters fighting for their right to love despite societal taboos. It…