Tag: The Nest

  • UK-Ireland box office preview: can the ‘Candyman’ continue recent horror success?

    UK-Ireland box office preview: can the ‘Candyman’ continue recent horror success?

    Further new openers include ‘Our Ladies’, ‘The Nest’.Universal’s franchise title Candyman leads this weekend’s new openers at the UK-Ireland box office, looking to join the list of horror films to have made strong debuts since cinemas reopened.Candyman is directed by Nia DaCosta and written by DaCosta, Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld. It is a direct…

  • Jude Law: ‘I remember being told not to get above myself. Such appalling British advice’

    Jude Law: ‘I remember being told not to get above myself. Such appalling British advice’

    In Sean Durkin’s new film The Nest, Law plays an 80s broker whose financial deals destroy his marriage. He and the director talk about making his character likable – and how US can-do culture changed class-ridden BritainFor a few months in 2000, Jude Law’s working week consisted of shooting the war epic Enemy at the…

  • Actor Carrie Coon: ‘My husband says I have ice-water in my veins’

    Actor Carrie Coon: ‘My husband says I have ice-water in my veins’

    The chameleon-like star of Fargo and The Leftovers on performing opposite Jude Law in new thriller The Nest, the sophistication of British audiences – and her ‘showmance’ with husband Tracy LettsA toddler is playing a tuba in the next room and Carrie Coon apologises in advance if she’s a little distracted. Unexpectedly saddled with childcare…

  • ‘Coda,’ ‘Zola’ Set For 2021 Sundance London Program

    ‘Coda,’ ‘Zola’ Set For 2021 Sundance London Program

    Sundance Film Festival: London has revealed that “Zola” and “Coda” will be among the 2021 lineup, when the festival returns to Picturehouse Central next month.“Coda” — an acronym meaning “Child of Deaf Adults” — features Marlee Matlin (“The West Wing”) and 19-year-old Emilia Jones (“Locke & Key”) navigating their relationship, while “Zola” is based on…

  • A Process of Subtraction: Sean Durkin on His Disquieting Family Drama, The Nest

    A Process of Subtraction: Sean Durkin on His Disquieting Family Drama, The Nest

    A man in a quiet suburban home makes a phone call. He stands by the window and holds the phone to his ear. The light on his face, the reflections from the window…. It’s morning. No one else is up. This seemingly innocuous moment could lead to any number of things, but, in Sean Durkin’s…

  • How to Watch the 2020 Gotham Awards Live Online

    How to Watch the 2020 Gotham Awards Live Online

    The 2020 Gotham Awards have already made history, with all of this year’s best feature nominees directed by women. The ceremony, which will livestream on the Independent Filmmaker Project and Variety’s Facebook pages beginning at 8 p.m. Et, is sure to offer more of the same.The 30th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards contenders are led…

  • ‘Beans’, ‘The Nest’, ‘Nadia, Butterfly’ among TIFF’s 2020 Canadian Top 10

    ‘Beans’, ‘The Nest’, ‘Nadia, Butterfly’ among TIFF’s 2020 Canadian Top 10

    Funny Boy, Posessor, Inconvenient Indian also make cut.Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced its list of top 10 Canadian films for 2020, with Beans, The Nest, and Nadia, Butterfly among the selection.The list includes Canada’s international feature film submission Funny Boy from Deepa Mehta and is compiled by the TIFF programming team comprising artistic…

  • ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Goes Streaming & Sean Durkin Talks ‘The Nest’ [The Playlist Podcast]

    ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Goes Streaming & Sean Durkin Talks ‘The Nest’ [The Playlist Podcast]

    Welcome one, welcome all to this weeks’ fun-filled edition of The Playlist Podcast. This week, Charles, Mike, and Brian discuss the death of movie theaters (again), as well as two quality films, “Sound of Metal” and “The Nest,” while also being joined by director Sean Durkin.Listen: ‘Freaky,’ ‘Fatman’ & David Fincher: The Good, The Bad…