Tag: Eo
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2024 Oscars: Best International Feature Film Predictions
Nominations voting is from January 11-16, 2024, with official Oscar nominations announced January 23, 2024. Final voting is February 22-27, 2024. And finally, the 96th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 10 and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt. We update predictions through awards season, so keep checking…
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ sharpens its claws
Independent titles include ‘The Whale’, ‘Eo’, ‘Saint Omer’.Universal’s Puss In Boots: The Last Wish heads the new films in UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend, looking to usurp Avatar: The Way Of Water from top spot and halt six consecutive sessions of decline.Opening in 637 cinemas, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish is a sequel to 2011’s…
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How the Donkeys in ‘Eo’ Taught Director Jerzy Skolimowski to Be Humble and Open-Minded
Speaking to Variety by Zoom from Warsaw, Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski – the director of Oscar contender “Eo” – sits on his sofa with his dog Bufon, a German Shepherd, by his side.Bufon, or “Buffon” as Skolimowski prefers to spell his name – as a tribute to the Italian soccer player Gianluigi Buffon – is…
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Aftersun’ Lead London Critics’ Circle Awards Nominations
Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” led the nominations at the 43rd annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with nine nods, with Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” close behind with eight.Both films were nominated in the film of the year, director of the year and screenwriter of the year categories, as were Todd Field’s “Tár” and Daniel…
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‘Eo’: Jerzy Skolimowski On Presenting A Donkey’s Inner Monologue [Interview]
Inspired by Robert Bresson’s 1966 classic “Au Hasard Balthazar,” Jerzy Skolimowski’s “Eo” also follows the life and times of a humble donkey. However, this latest offering by the 84-year-old Polish filmmaker is in no sense a direct remake of one of cinema’s enduring masterworks. So titled for the hee-hawing sounds a donkey makes, “Eo” (now…
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LA Film Critics name ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’, ‘TÁR’ joint best film winners
Claire Denis honoured with annual lifetime achievement award.Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Lafca) has named Everything Everywhere All At Once and TÁR joint winners of its best film of 2022 awards and honoured Cate Blanchett (TÁR) and Bill Nighy (Living) as best lead performers in its first year of gender-neutral acting awards.Todd Field was named…
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Eo Trailer Showcases Life Through the Eyes of a Donkey
The world is an enigmatic place when seen through the eyes of a gray donkey, the new trailer for Jerzy Skolimowski’s Eo is a testament to that. The hypnotic clip gives us a rare glimpse of the world we live in from the melancholic eyes of Eo, who begins his life as a circus animal…
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Cannes Jury Prize Winner ‘Eo’ Acquired by Sideshow and Janus Films
Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski’s Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner “Eo” has been acquired by Sideshow and Janus Films for North American distribution rights, the companies announced Wednesday.Sideshow and Janus Films are planning a fall 2022 theatrical release, which was produced by Ewa Piaskowska and Jerzy Skolimowski (who also wrote the screenplay). The film is…
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The Best Movies of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, According to 75 Critics
A time of division indeed.The last two editions of Cannes, the critics IndieWire polled were in lockstep with the jury’s picks, at least for Best Film. In 2019, they chose “Parasite” and “Titane,” both winners of the Palme d’Or. In 2022, the critics are shaking things up.This year’s Palme d’Or winner, “Triangle of Sadness,” tied…