Awards contender “Poor Things” will open EnergaCamerimage, the cinematography-focused film festival that will take place in Torun, Poland, on Nov. 11-18.The film, starring Emma Stone and directed by Greek helmer Yorgos Lanthimos, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan, who lensed the film, will introduce “Poor Things” at Camerimage.Lanthimos […]
Continue reading“Poor Things,” the oddest movie to premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival, landed the biggest standing ovation so far. On Friday night, Yorgos Lanthimos’ drama, starring Emma Stone as a woman who finds her identity through a series of tragic (and scientific) events, received an eight-minute standing ovation at its world premiere.“Genius! We love […]
Continue readingIf you’re lucky enough to have missed the Movie Sex Discourse until now, allow me to fill you in. Every full moon or so, the question is posed on social media: “Are sex scenes necessary in movies?” The answer, of course, is yes, as /Film writers Witney Seibold and Bj Colangelo have eloquently argued in […]
Continue reading2023 is bringing us a lot of exciting new films from acclaimed directors, which include films by Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, and Greta Gerwig. The Greek auteur filmmaker, Yorgos Lanthimos, is also coming out with his next film this year, a gothic science fiction romance: Poor Things. Lanthimos is one of […]
Continue readingWhen I saw “The Lobster” in 2015, not a single person in the theater laughed throughout the entire film except for my husband and me. It seems we were the only ones who had gotten the memo that director Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest movie was, in fact, a comedy to be laughed at. To be fair, […]
Continue readingHong Chau has joined the cast of the anticipated new film from “The Favourite” and “The Lobster” director Yorgos Lanthimos.Chau, who has been prolific in recent years, joins a stacked ensemble featuring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley. Plot details are (frustratingly) under wraps from the Greek master of subversion, who has […]
Continue readingIn Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite, two determined women — Rachel Weisz’s refined but ruthless Duchess of Marlborough and Emma Stone’s desperate and cunning chambermaid Abigail — vie for the titular preferential position alongside the ill and melancholy Queen Anne. Anyone expecting a beautifully mounted but stuffy 18th century period piece has not seen a Yorgos […]
Continue readingJust in time for the holiday season, Netflix has unveiled a host of classics to keep you cozy throughout those long, cold nights. As Oscar season gears up, there are plenty of excellent films on offer in theaters, but nothing beats staying on the couch with an old classic. As the streaming giant enters the […]
Continue readingEver since his shocking Oscar-nominated feature “Dogtooth” made the international rounds, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos has been in the sightlines of many actors intrigued by his surreal, unusual narratives and his subversive black humor. This was first evident in his dystopian comedy “The Lobster,” in which beguiling performances from Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and John […]
Continue readingFox Searchlight has released a new trailer for The Favourite, fresh off the film’s screenings at the Venice and Telluride film festivals. The movie hails from Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Lobster filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and takes place in 18th century England, revolving around the frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) whose quiet life […]
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