Tag: Triangle Of Sadness
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Ruben Östlund named jury president of 76th Cannes Film Festival
Appointment comes 50 years after fellow Swede Ingrid Bergman presided over 1973 festival jury.Two-time Palme d’Or-winning Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund has been named president of the jury for the 76th Cannes Film Festival, running May 16-27.The director, known for his darkly comic social satires, will make his Croisette return following his second Palme d’Or win…
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Ruben Östlund Named Cannes Film Festival Jury President
After nabbing Palme d’Ors for his last two films, Ruben Östlund is selecting this year’s winner of Cannes’ top prize. The Swedish director of “Triangle of Sadness” and “The Square” has been appointed jury president for the 76th Cannes Film Festival, it was announced Tuesday.“I am happy, proud, and humbled to be trusted with the…
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Oscar Nominees Brendan Fraser, Stephanie Hsu and Paul Mescal Reveal the Last Time They Cried at the Movies
From “All Quiet on the Western Front” sparking tears for Colin Farrell to “Triangle of Sadness” making Brian Tyree Henry laugh so hard he cried, this year’s Oscar hopefuls spoke with Variety‘s senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin at the annual nominee luncheon about which film most recently brought them to tears.For Farrell (“The…
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Sundance Prizewinning ‘Scrapper’ Starring Harris Dickinson Sells to Major Markets for Charades (Exclusive)
Charades has secured a flurry of deals on Charlotte Regan’s British dramedy “Scrapper,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.Starring Harris Dickinson (“Triangle of Sadness”) as a downbeat dad, “Scrapper” has been sold to Spain (Caramel), Australia (Madman), Poland (Against Gravity), Baltics and Cis (Arthouse), Greece (Cinobo) and Airlines (Aardwolf). “Scrapper” has already sold…
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Wins Again on VOD for Biggest Oscar Nomination Boost
Just-released “M3GAN” and previous #1 “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (both 19.99) took the top two spots on the revenue-based Vudu chart as well as on the transaction-based iTunes and Google Play.As for the top Oscar nominees, some got the chance to make up for weaker grosses in theaters But for “Everything Everywhere All…
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Steven Spielberg: ‘The Dark Knight’ Should Have Been First Blockbuster Nominated for Best Picture
According to Steven Spielberg, you either die a critically ignored blockbuster or live long enough to see a Best Picture nomination.The “Fabelmans” director, who landed his first Best Original Screenplay nomination for the 2023 Oscars, reflected on the expanded Best Picture category. The semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” is also up for Best Picture, and the category…
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‘Triangle Of Sadness’ wins six at Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards
Ruben Ostlund’s satire won awards including best film and best director.Ruben Ostlund’s Triangle of Sadness swept Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards on Monday night, winning six prizes including best film and best director.The satire also won best actress in a supporting role for Dolly de Leon, who recently secured a Bafta nomination for her performance as cleaner-turned-leader…
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Netflix Leads BAFTA Nominations With 21 Nods, A24 & Searchlight Close Behind With 14 Each
Netflix leads the distributor pack with 21 nominations at the Ee BAFTA Film Awards, which were revealed on Thursday.The streamer scored 14 nods for “All Quiet on the Western Front,” three for “Pinocchio” and one each for “Blonde,” “The Swimmers,” “The Good Nurse” and “The Wonder.”Searchlight and A24 were not far behind with 14 nominations…