Tag: My Son
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China’s Wang Xiaoshuai Goes Low Budget and Improvisational in Toronto Drama ‘The Hotel’
Wang Xiaoshuai, director of “So Long, My Son” and “Red Amnesia,” will be the most senior mainland Chinese director to present a new film at a major Western festival this year.That may be a reflection of the growing political and economic separation between China and the West over the past couple of years — with…
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My Son Trailer: Missing Person Thriller Starring James McAvoy And Claire Foy Heading To Peacock
Here’s something you don’t see everyday.Peacock has unveiled the first trailer for “My Son,” a new thriller starring James McAvoy (“X-Men: Days of Future Past“) and Claire Foy (“The Girl in the Spider’s Web”) – but this movie took an unconventional approach when it came to its production. McAvoy, who plays a father whose son…
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‘My Son’: James McAvoy Will Improv His Way Through a Missing Person Thriller
James McAvoy (Split, The Chronicles of Narnia, Wanted) is set to star in a new version of My Son, a French missing person thriller which initially came out in 2017. Here’s the interesting part: McAvoy won’t be given a script or any lines of dialogue, so he’ll essentially be blindly making his way through the…
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China Directors Guild Crowns ‘Wandering Earth,’ Derek Tsang, Wang Xiaoshuai
Chinese sci-fi blockbuster “The Wandering Earth” was named film of the year by the China Film Directors Guild at its annual awards ceremony on Saturday night in Beijing, local media reported.The award ceremony, which took place coincided with the further re-opening of cinemas in China as the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, also presented director of the…
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‘Parasite’ Leads Asian Film Awards Nominations
Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite” leads the race of this year’s Asian Film Awards, which will be hosted in his home country South Korea for the first time since the prize ceremony’s inception in 2007. The acclaimed drama picked up 10 nominations, including best film, best director and best screenplay.“Parasite” was closely followed by Wang Xiaoshuai’s…
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This Week In Trailers: Frankie, Midnight Traveler, Shut Up and Play the Piano, So Long, My Son, Chained for Life
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week,…