Tag: Spring Breakers
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‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Review: Harmony Korine Goes Sicko Mode In A Visually Stunning Journey Through Miami Thug Life [Venice]
Ten years after “Spring Breakers,” the neon pinks and greens of Harmony Korine’s mainstream breakthrough return in an Internet-inflected and even more abstract ode to the thug life, with seriously mixed results. To call “Aggro Dr1ft” stupid or silly isn’t wrong, but it is missing the point. The dialogue is incredibly banal and hilariously repetitive,…
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Twerking, Satan and Travis Scott: Harmony Korine’s ‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Earns 10-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice, Despite Walkouts
Harmony Korine’s “Aggro Dr1ft” received a 10-minute standing ovation after its premiere at Venice Film Festival, despite a flurry of walkouts.Though some audience members left as soon as the experimental action film finished (and at least 25 departed before that), Korine’s hardcore fans stuck around for a rousing 10-minute ovation at the midnight screening. As…
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Harmony Korine Sounds Off on ‘Aggro Dr1ft,’ TikToks Being Better Than Movies and More: ‘I Feel Nothing’ and ‘Dead Inside’ Watching Films
Harmony Korine used to be a movie junkie, someone who’d watch anything and everything. These days, when people recommend a movie, “I’ll look at it and I feel nothing, like dead inside,” says the guy whose own films, from “Spring Breakers” to the controversial screenplay for Larry Clark’s “Kids,” are nothing if not disruptive.“Watching a…
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Harmony Korine Reveals Terrence Malick Wrote a Script He Wants Him to Direct
Harmony Korine is done with “normal films,” except possibly a Terrence Malick movie.The “Spring Breakers” and “Kids” auteur told GQ that he is stepping away from Hollywood as a whole, following the more muted reception to 2019’s “The Beach Bum.”“I just lost interest in normal films,” Korine said. “I was like, There’s something else. That…
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Harmony Korine Says Terrence Malick Wrote A Script For Him To Direct
Harmony Korine has never made “normal” films. Even his most straightforward feature, probably 2019’s “The Beach Bum,” is pretty subversive by traditional standards. But then you look at things like “Gummo,” “Spring Breakers,” and “Trash Humpers,” and you realize Korine just clearly doesn’t have any interest in making anything the general public would embrace. So,…
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Only Stellan Skarsgard, Harmony Korine of Stars but New Talent Shines at Locarno; 10 Industry Takeaways from the Swiss Festival
Locarno — Switzerland’s Locarno Fest hit its final straits on Wednesday evening with “Spring Breakers” director Harmony Korine, among a slim roster of on-site stars, set to arrive to accept in person an Honorary Golden Pard.Otherwise, the dust is settling on activities at the festival’s vibrant industry arm, Locarno Pro, which broke all-time attendance records…
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Every A24 Movie Coming Out in 2023 and Beyond
It’s rare for a studio to become a brand, but A24 has managed it. Since its humble beginnings as a New York-based distribution company founded by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges in August 2012, A24 has become synonymous with quality for film lovers, the place that releases the must-see indies everyone is talking…
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The Best A24 Horror Movies: ‘Talk to Me,’ ‘Lamb,’ ‘X,’ Saint Maud,’ ‘Hereditary,’ ‘Beau Is Afraid,’ and More
In the ten years since it burst onto the scene, A24 has accomplished something virtually unheard of in the film industry: establishing itself as a distributor with a fanbase that rivals those of the biggest directors.Through a carefully curated lineup of acquisitions and original projects (and some seriously impressive marketing strategy), the company has become…
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Vanessa Hudgens Sets Philippines Travel Documentary Exploring Her Family’s Asian Heritage
Vanessa Hudgens, the Asian American actor whose career kicked off in Disney’s “High School Musical” series, is set to shoot a travel documentary in the Philippines, the country of her mother’s birth.The untitled project will shoot in Palawan and Manila in March. Paul Soriano is attached as a director, producer and executive producer. Mark A.…
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Kim Kardashian Enlists Harmony Korine for Out-of-This-World Skims Swimwear Campaign
Kim Kardashian is living out spring break forever.The “Kardashians” reality star and multi-hyphenate mogul enlisted “Spring Breakers” director Harmony Korine for a sultry Skims photoshoot to mark the latest 2023 swimwear collection.“I know you guys have been waiting,” Kardashian captioned. “@Skims Swim is finally coming back! Get ready for our biggest launch ever with all-new…