Tag: The Kindergarten Teacher

  • Gael García Bernal’s Best Role Was in This Underrated Political Drama

    Gael García Bernal’s Best Role Was in This Underrated Political Drama

    Thanks to a growing appreciation for arthouse and international films from American audiences, some of the best overseas talents have begun working on international co-productions. One of the biggest major crossover stars of the early 21st century was Gael García Bernal, who followed up his extraordinary work on Amores Perros, Y tu mama tambien, and…

  • Producer Dillon Jordan Arrested on Prostitution Ring Charges

    Producer Dillon Jordan Arrested on Prostitution Ring Charges

    A California film producer was arrested on Thursday on charges that he used his production company, PaperChase Films, as a front for an international prostitution ring.Dillon Jordan, who produced “Skin” and “The Kindergarten Teacher,” was indicted last month on prostitution and money laundering charges. The indictment was unsealed on Thursday.The charges allege that Jordan ran…

  • My streaming gem: why you should watch Results

    My streaming gem: why you should watch Results

    Continuing a series of writers highlighting underseen films available to stream, a recommendation for a warm and humane comedy about an unusual love triangleWhen critics talk about the “mumblecore” movement – a catch-all term for the intimate, unadorned and semi-improvisational films that flourished with the rise of the digital camera – they at least have…

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal on Why a Woman Director Doesn’t Automatically Make a Story More Feminine

    Maggie Gyllenhaal on Why a Woman Director Doesn’t Automatically Make a Story More Feminine

    Having a female director doesn’t automatically make a story more feminine, says “The Kindergarten Teacher” star Maggie Gyllenhaal, but when it comes to her film with director Sara Colangelo, she says the female narrative is fully encapsulated.“Just because something is written or directed by a woman doesn’t necessarily make it a feminine articulation,” she says…

  • ‘Beautiful Boy’ Has Best-Ever Opening for Amazon Distribution, While Netflix Tests the Waters

    ‘Beautiful Boy’ Has Best-Ever Opening for Amazon Distribution, While Netflix Tests the Waters

    “Beautiful Boy” did well in its initial four theaters. A heavy drug-addiction drama based on a pair of father-son memoirs is a breakout for Amazon, which has been trying to gain traction as a film distributor. Three significant Netflix films also made limited theatrical debuts this weekend: “22 July,” “The Kindergarten Teacher,” and “Apostle.” Grosses…

  • Alan Alda Tapped for Hamptons Film Festival Honor

    Alan Alda Tapped for Hamptons Film Festival Honor

    Alan Alda will be awarded the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award.The festival established the award in 2017, honoring Cavett himself. The Hiff, now in its 26th year, opens Oct. 4 with Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Kindergarten Teacher” and closes Oct. 8.“Alan Alda is one of those now rare actors who in his…

  • Cannes: Film Republic Acquires Itay Tal’s ‘God of the Piano’ (Exclusive)

    Cannes: Film Republic Acquires Itay Tal’s ‘God of the Piano’ (Exclusive)

    Sales agent Film Republic has picked up international rights (excluding Israel) to Itay Tal’s debut feature, “God of the Piano.” The film will be launched at Cannes.It tells the story of a young mother, Anat, who comes from a family with a strong musical background. When her son is born deaf, she adopts drastic solutions.…

  • Film News Roundup: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘Kindergarten Teacher’ Sells to Netflix

    In today’s film news roundup, Netflix buys Maggie Gyllenhaal’s drama “The Kindergarten Teacher” and production starts on Mads Mikkelsen’s “Polar” and the horror film “irl.”AcquisitionNetflix has bought North America rights to Maggie Gyllenhaal’s drama “The Kindergarten Teacher” a month after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.Sara Colangelo won Sundance’s directing award in the dramatic…

  • ‘The Kindergarten Teacher’: Netflix Snags Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Award-Winning Sundance Drama

    Another Sundance movie has found a home. Netflix has scooped up the rights to writer/director Sara Colangelo‘s The Kindergarten Teacher in the U.S. and Canada, and they’ll make the film available for subscribers to stream sometime this year. Maggie Gyllenhaal produced the movie and stars as a teacher who becomes dangerously obsessed with nurturing the…

  • ‘Kindergarten Teacher’ to Netflix for Us/Canada

    ‘Kindergarten Teacher’ to Netflix for Us/Canada

    Sundance award winner with Maggie Gyllenhaal gets all-rights deal with streaming service.Netflix has acquired all rights for the Us and Canada to Sundance award-winning drama The Kindergarten Teacher.The streaming service aims to release the film, which stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, later this year.Writer-director Sara Colangelo won the Directing Award: Us Dramatic at the recent Sundance festival…