Tag: The Sisters Brothers
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‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ rules North America as ‘The Nun’ crosses $100m
Colette, The Sisters Brothers impress in limited bows.Amblin Partners’ fantasy The House With A Clock In Its Walls debuted top in North America on an estimated $26.9m for a solid result through Universal as Warner Bros horror The Nun crossed $100m in its third weekend.Assassination Nation and Life Itself disappointed in their opening weekends, Michael…
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Starry ‘Colette’ and ‘The Sisters Brothers’ Ignite Fall Specialty Box Office
The specialized fall season, rife with awards contenders, launched in earnest this weekend. Two limited openings — “Colette” (Bleecker Street) with Keira Knightley as the legendary writer and western “The Sisters Brothers” (Annapurna), the first English-language film from director Jacques Audiard — notched bigger grosses than any platform debuts since early July.This weekend also saw…
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Palme d’Or Winner Jacques Audiard Says He’ll Never Bring a Movie to Cannes Competition Again — Tiff
Among the anticipated 2018 movies that didn’t surface in the Cannes lineup earlier this year, one stood out: The bloody Western “The Sisters Brothers,” the first English-language movie from French auteur Jacques Audiard. Arguably the most acclaimed French director working today, the 66-year-old director of tough, masculine dramas won the Palme d’Or for this last…
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‘The Sisters Brothers’ Impresses Audiences in Venice
Audiences gave “The Sister Brothers” a five-minute standing ovation following its debut at the Venice Film Festival.After the premiere, actor John C. Reilly, director Jacques Audiard, and composer Alexandre Desplat were beaming as they congratulated each other. The film’s co-stars Joaquin Phoenix and Jake Gyllenhaal were not at the screening. The cast also includes Riz…
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The Western Gallops Into Oscar Season With ‘Sisters Brothers’ and ‘Buster Scruggs’
The western remains, thankfully, alive and well, and two films dropping at the Venice Film Festival this week remind us there is still plenty to explore in the genre.In Jacques Audiard’s “The Sisters Brothers,” actor John C. Reilly — who developed the project with his wife — offers one of his finest portrayals opposite Joaquin…
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Venice Film Festival: 10 Must-See Movies at This Year’s Festival, From a Bloody Vince Vaughn to Jeff Goldblum as a Lobotomist
Until a few years ago, the Venice Film Festival wasn’t viewed as much of an awards-season bellwether. After the success of “La La Land” and “The Shape of Water,” it’s hard to imagine it as anything else. And while this year’s edition of the world’s oldest film festival boasts Damien Chazelle’s “First Man,” Alfonso Cuarón’s…
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Damien Chazelle’s ‘First Man’, Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Roma’, Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Head To San Sebastian Fest
The San Sebastian Film Festival (Sep 21-29) has pulled together an impressive lineup for its competitive Audience Award section, including Damien Chazelle’s First Man, Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born. Also among the ten new films announced today for the ‘Perlak’ selection are Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers, well-reviewed Cannes dramas…
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Cannes Lineup Predictions: Will Women Directors Gain Ground?
Cannes kicks off nine days earlier this year, on May 8, but the official lineup announcement remains under wraps until April 12, which means the guessing games are already underway. Jake Gyllenhaal (“The Sisters Brothers”), Riley Keough (with three films in the mix), and Juliette Binoche are all expected to walk the red carpet, while…