Tag: The Box
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Samuel Theis’ ‘Softie’ Takes Top Prize at Thessaloniki Film Festival
Samuel Theis’ “Softie” won the top prize at the 62nd Thessaloniki Film Festival, which wrapped Sunday night with a ceremony in Greece’s second city.The film, which premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week section, was awarded the Golden Alexander and a €10,000 cash prize by a jury comprised of writer-director Nanouk Leopold, sound designer Roland Vajs and…
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Lorenzo Vigas on Completing his Trilogy With Venice Competitive Entry ‘The Box’
Lorenzo Vigas, who made film festival history by being the first Venezuelan-born filmmaker to snag the Venice Golden Lion in 2015, is back on the Lido with “The Box” (“La Caja”), the final part of a trilogy that began with his Cannes Critics’ Week short “Elephants Never Forget” and continued with his Venice-winning feature debut,…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Provides Lift to Korean Box Office
“Godzilla vs. Kong” jumped straight to the top of the South Korean box office in its opening weekend. It was the first major Hollywood film to release in the key market since “Soul” in January.“Godzilla vs. Kong” earned $2.45 million over the weekend for a 51% market share, according to data from the Korean Film…
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Ivanhoe Pictures, Lucia Films team up on Mexico-set drama ‘The Box’
Mexico shoot underway on From Afar director’s second feature.Los Angeles-based Ivanhoe Pictures has partnered with Mexico City-based Lucia Films to finance and produce drama The Box (La Caja), the second film from Venice Golden Lion winner Lorenzo Vigas.The Box marks Vigas’ follow-up to Venice 2015 winner From Afar and is based on a screenplay by…
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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’: Sterling K. Brown Is Even Better as a Villain Than He Is at Being a Hero
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Season 5, Episode 11, “The Box.”]Jake Peralta, Andy Samberg’s renegade goofy police officer on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” is a character that has always been built on intuition and a sharp appreciation of action movies. The cop movies Peralta grew up idolizing often lead him astray, but there’s…