Tag: The Last Duel
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Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ – What to Expect
After delivering two films back-to-back in 2021 with The Last Duel and House of Gucci, Ridley Scott has another film on the horizon that is set to the big screen later this year, one that’ll unite him with a familiar face. That movie is Napoleon which will be Scott’s first collaboration with Apple Studios and…
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Michael Mann Wants Adam Driver For The Robert De Niro Role In Heat 2
Are you starting to feel the heat around the corner? Adam Driver certainly is. Consider it officially official that acclaimed director Michael Mann, who earlier this year was reported to be eyeing Driver as the lead of the feature film adaptation of his own novel “Heat 2,” is gunning for the “House of Gucci” and…
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Air Review: Ben Affleck Gives Nike And Air Jordan The Moneyball Treatment [SXSW 2023]
Ben Affleck has been a mainstay of the screen for three decades, dating back to his days in “Dazed and Confused,” all the way up through his recent acclaimed turns in films like “The Last Duel.” But while Affleck has continued to work as an actor very consistently, it has been a full seven years…
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‘Dogma’ Remains the Best Ben Affleck-Matt Damon Team-up
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon do some of their best work together. Not only are they two of the best actors working today, they’re also accomplished screenwriters, having penned the award-winning Good Will Hunting as well as Ridley Scott’s medieval epic, The Last Duel. And they’ve even starred in a few films together, including the…
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‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Stars in Hilarious Comedy
Nicole Holofcener’s screenplays are often about a matter of perspective, whether through the lens of a romantic comedy with Enough Said, the justification of fraud with Can You Ever Forgive Me?, or how a different point-of-view alters a narrative with The Last Duel. With the writer-director’s latest film, You Hurt My Feelings, she continues to…
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VFX Biz Gains Big Boost from New French Production Policies
For some time, the French VFX sector suffered an acute case of brain drain, as young professionals would graduate from internationally admired institutions and nearly immediately take their talents abroad.“Years ago, when I spoke with students from [the renowned school] ArtFX, something like 95 of them planned to leave after graduation,” says VFX supervisor Emmanuel…
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‘Emily in Paris,’ ‘The Last Duel’ Among Recent Productions Aided by French Incentives
Playing a foundational role in the history of film and benefitting from enough picturesque locales to launch a thousand postcards, France has long attracted directors and crews from across the globe.Keeping them on site for more than a few days, however, was once a different story altogether.The 2009 passage of the Tax Rebate for Intl.…
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Paris Images Online Attracts Top French Film, TV & Tech Players
Paris Images Online, an industry showcase promoting locations in the French capital, has lured some of France’s top dogs, including Federation Entertainment’s Pascal Breton, “Sing 2” producer Jacques Bled, and “Notre Dame on Fire” filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud. The conference is taking place on Jan. 24 as part of the Paris Images conference, which kicks off…