Tag: Resistance

  • IFC Films Dominates Academy Screening Platform with Nine Contenders

    IFC Films Dominates Academy Screening Platform with Nine Contenders

    In this strange new moviegoing ecosystem, IFC Films is one indie distributor doing well despite the hurdles of releasing content amid the ongoing pandemic. Not only did the arthouse platform just cross the $2-million mark overall at the drive-in box office with the release of “Relic,” but IFC also is currently in the lead in…

  • ‘Resistance’: Film Review

    ‘Resistance’: Film Review

    At the time of his death in 2007, Marcel Marceau was the world’s most famous mime. But in 1938-’39, when World War II rescue drama “Resistance” takes place, Jewish-born Marcel Mangel was just 15 years old and had not yet adopted his stage name, much less the stage. As it happens, this would be the…

  • ‘Resistance’ Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg is a Mime During Wartime

    ‘Resistance’ Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg is a Mime During Wartime

    Marcel Marceau was a legendary mime, and according to a new film, he also had a hand in the resistance during World War II. In Resistance, Jesse Eisenberg plays Marcel, an aspiring actor who ends up using his talents to go up against the Nazis. It almost sounds too strange to be true, but it…

  • Star Wars Bits: Resistance, Jedi Fallen Order, Porg Hatchlings, and More

    Star Wars Bits: Resistance, Jedi Fallen Order, Porg Hatchlings, and More

    In this edition of Star Wars Bits: A fan-made video shows a key overlap moment between The Force Awakens and Resistance, and a Resistance producer answers questions about the finale Mark Hamill addresses the wait for a Star Wars: Episode 9 trailer with a humorous Instagram photo Take a closer look at the sacred Jedi…

  • Liev Schreiber and Other ‘Isle of Dogs’ Cast Attend Studio Babelsberg Night in Berlin

    Liev Schreiber and Other ‘Isle of Dogs’ Cast Attend Studio Babelsberg Night in Berlin

    Several members of the voice-cast of Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” attended Studio Babelsberg Night at Berlin’s Soho House on Friday, including Liev Schreiber, Yojiro Noda, Kunichi Nomura and Roman Coppola. The party was hosted by Babelsberg CEO Charlie Woebcken and COO Christoph Fisser, partnering with Canada Goose and Variety. Babelsberg co-produced the film, which…

  • Haley Bennett, Matthias Schweighoefer in Talks to Join ‘Resistance,’ Starring Jesse Eisenberg

    Haley Bennett, Matthias Schweighoefer in Talks to Join ‘Resistance,’ Starring Jesse Eisenberg

    Haley Bennett, who gained acclaim for “The Girl on the Train” and “The Magnificent Seven,” and German star Matthias Schweighoefer are in talks to take key lead roles in writer/director Jonathan Jakubowicz’s “Resistance,” alongside Jesse Eisenberg.The movie follows the life of mime artist Marcel Marceau (played by Eisenberg) and his involvement in the French Resistance…