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Emerald Fennell Cast Barry Keoghan in ‘Saltburn’ After His ‘Killing of a Sacred Deer’ Performance: He’s a ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Actor
Emerald Fennell found her crown jewel in Barry Keoghan for “Saltburn.” Fennell, who won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for her feature debut “Promising Young Woman,” told Vanity Fair that she cast Keoghan in sophomore film “Saltburn” after seeing 2017 film “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”Yorgos Lanthimos’ body horror thriller first pitted Keoghan and […]
Continue readingAki Kaurismaki’s ‘Fallen Leaves’ wins 2023 Fipresci grand prix
The award was voted on by 669 critics from all over the world.Aki Kaurismaki’s Finnish comedy Fallen Leaves has won the 2023 Grand Prix, voted on by members of the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci).The film will receive the award at the opening gala for San Sebastian International Film Festival (Ssiff) on September 22, […]
Continue readingAki Kaurismaki’s ‘Fallen Leaves’ Voted Best Film of the Past Year by International Film Critics Federation Fipresci
Aki Kaurismäki’s Cannes Jury Prize winner “Fallen Leaves” has snagged the 2023 Intl. Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) Grand Prix for best film of the past year. All films released after July 1 2022 were eligible.The Fipresci Grand Prix will be presented to Kaurismäki at the San Sebastian Film Festival’s opening night gala ceremony on […]
Continue readingHow did Venice 2022 titles perform at the global box office?
The 2022 cohort included several US-financed titles that would go on to become major awards contenders.As this year’s Venice Film Festival prepares to kick off on August 30, Screen International looks at how 2022’s Competition titles fared at the global box office.Scroll down for box office figuresThe 2022 cohort included several US-financed titles that would […]
Continue readingA Hollywood Classic Raises A Big Question: Are Supporting Acting Categories Even Necessary?
(Welcome to Did They Get It Right?, a series where we look at an Oscars category from yesteryear and examine whether the Academy’s winner stands the test of time.)We are in somewhat of a transitional period with how we think about the acting categories for entertainment awards. This, primarily, has to do with gender. We […]
Continue readingOscars Invite 398 New Members: Taylor Swift, Austin Butler, Ke Huy Quan, ‘Rrr’ Stars Ram Charan and Ntr Jr and More
Austin Butler, Ke Huy Quan, Keke Palmer, Nt Rama Rao Jr and music superstar Taylor Swift are among the 398 artists and executives invited to join the membership of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. If all of this year’s invitees accept membership, it will bring the total number of overall Academy members […]
Continue readingWho Was Kerry Condon in the MCU?
With hundreds of characters jumping between movies and TV shows, the Marvel Cinematic Universe became too big for the average fan to keep track of everything. This is why some might be surprised that Academy Awards-nominated Kerry Condon had a long MCU career before charming the world as Siobhán Súilleabháin in The Banshees of Inisherin. […]
Continue readingCasting Society honours work on ‘Banshees,’ ‘Matilda,’ ‘Fabelmans’
Special awards go to the UK’s United Agents and late German casting director Simone Bar.Casting directors from Matilda The Musical, The Banshees Of Inisherin and The Fabelmans were among winners of the 38th Annual Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society (CSA) at ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London on Thursday (March 9).Matilda’s […]
Continue readingIrish Film, TV Nominations 2023: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Bad Sisters’ Lead With Most Nods
“The Banshees of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, led the nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) as the full list of nominees was unveiled on Monday night local time, picking up 11 nods in the film category.“Bad Sisters” – Sharon Horgan’s Apple TV+ mystery series – led the pack in […]
Continue readingColin Farrell Reviews His First Awards Season: ‘The Sense of Community Has Been Extraordinary’
On the phone with IndieWire the day after the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, there was not an ounce of cynicism in Colin Farrell’s voice. “I’d never been to the SAGs before. I’d never been nominated, I’d never been there as a presenter, I’ve never been in the room,” said “The Banshees of Inisherin” star, […]
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