Tag: Minamata
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Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ Wins Fan-Favorite Oscar
Zack Snyder’s zombie action movie “Army of the Dead” won the fan-favorite Oscar, a brand new category, during Sunday night’s award show. Snyder also took home the new “Oscars Cheer Moment” award for “Zack Snyder’s Justice League.”The Academy introduced the award as a way to honor more mainstream, popular movies and box-office hits that Academy…
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Johnny Depp Says Hollywood Is Boycotting Him, Calls Fans His Real ‘Employers’
Johnny Depp told The Sunday Times in a new interview that he is being boycotted by Hollywood.Depp notably lost a libel case last year against The Sun, which referred to Depp as a “wife beater” while covering his divorce from Amber Heard. Depp exited Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts” franchise after the verdict and was replaced…
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Johnny Depp Says Hollywood Is Boycotting Him in First Interview Since Losing Libel Case
Johnny Depp said he feels he is being boycotted by Hollywood, as his latest film “Minamata” has yet to score a U.S. release.In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Depp — whose ex-wife Amber Heard accused him of domestic violence — called his fall from Hollywood’s good graces an “absurdity of media mathematics.”Directed by…
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‘Nomadland’ Wins at EnergaCamerimage Film Festival
Indie ethos, costume drama and rich fantasy won the day at the world’s top cinematography event, EnergaCamerimage Film Festival, on Saturday, with Joshua James Richards’ naturalistic filming in Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” taking the Golden Frog plus Fipresci jury honors. The chronicle of life on the rough edges of America’s society among retirees living on the…
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Johnny Depp Drama ‘Minamata’ Acquired By MGM; February 5 Release Set
Exclusive: MGM has acquired the Johnny Depp-starrer Minamata, through its American International Pictures label. The Andrew Levitas-directed drama has been set for a February 5 release, dropping into the extended awards season as a theatrical and day and date PVOD release. The film made its world premiere during the Berlin International Film Festival last February.…
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Johnny Depp to Be Honored at Camerimage, ‘Minamata’ to Open Film Festival
Johnny Depp will be awarded the Camerimage Award for “an actor with unique visual sensitivity” at the EnergaCamerimage Film Festival. “Minamata,” starring Depp, will be the closing film of the 28th edition of the event, which focuses on cinematography.Due to the pandemic, Depp will be unable to accept the award in person, but will connect…
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HanWay secures multiple deals on ‘Minamata’ starring Johnny Depp
Andrew Levitas’ historical drama premiered as a Special title at the 2020 Berlinale.HanWay Films has secured multiple key deals on Andrew Levitas’ historical drama Minamata starring Johnny Depp.Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland rights on the title, and is planning a theatrical release for February 12, 2021.HanWay has also confirmed sales for Italy (Eagle…
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Johnny Depp’s ‘Minamata’, True-Life Japanese Tragedy, Gets World Premiere & First Look For Buyers – Berlin
One of the more intriguing titles of this year’s Berlin Film Festival is the new Johnny Depp true life drama, Minamata in which Depp plays the famous Life Magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith who in 1971 undertook the most challenging and important subject of his career in travelling to the small Japanese village of Minamata…
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Johnny Depp on ‘Power of the Small’ at Launch of ‘Minamata’ at Berlin Film Festival
Johnny Depp arrived at the Berlin Film Festival Friday to support the film “Minamata,” in which he plays celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith.In the film, based on real events, Smith is pitted against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning with mercury the people of Minamata in Japan in 1971. Directed by Andrew Levitas, the…
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Johnny Depp, Julien Temple to Produce Documentary About Pogues Lead Singer Shane MacGowan
Johnny Depp has signed on as a producer for a feature documentary called “Shane” about the lead singer of punk band The Pogues, Shane MacGowan. The news was announced Wednesday by HanWay Films, which acquired the worldwide sales rights.Julien Temple, director of “Glastonbury,” “The Filth and the Fury” and “London: The Modern Babylon,” is directing…