Tag: Woman of the Hour
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‘Memory’ – Everything We Know About Jessica Chastain’s New Movie
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF for short, has showcased a plethora of exciting upcoming releases. Films such as Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut Woman of the Hour and Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers are just two of the many stand-out performers from the highly-acclaimed festival, with this year’s addition certainly a success. Another film…
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Netflix Lands Richard Linklater and Glen Powell’s ‘Hit Man’ for $20 Million
Netflix shelled out a staggering $20 million for “Hit Man,” a (sort of) true-crime comedy from director Richard Linklater and star Glen Powell.The movie, which played to enthusiastic crowds at Venice and Toronto film festivals, has been one of the few notable sales from this year’s fall festival circuit. Netflix also acquired Anna Kendrick’s directorial…
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Five talking points from 2023 TIFF
’Dumb Money’, ’Woman Of The Hour’, Nickelback, ’Stop Making Sense’ among highlights.The ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike ensured 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was quieter than usual, although there was some awards season buzz, a handful of famous US actors turned up, and you-know-who forked out a lot of money in the only major deal of…
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Netflix buys Lucy Walker’s TIFF doc ‘Mountain Queen’ as heat builds on handful of acquisition titles
Wicked Little Letters, Hit Man, Knox Goes Away also generating interest.Netflix has picked up worldwide rights to Lucy Walker’s TIFF documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits Of Lhakpa Sherpa in its second buy of the festival.The streamer plans a 2024 launch for the story of the first Nepali woman to scale Mount Everest. Sk Global Entertainment,…
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Woman of the Hour review – Anna Kendrick directs an unsettling thriller
Actor makes directorial debut with the frightening fact-based tale of a woman on a 1970s dating show who meets a serial killerAt last year’s Toronto film festival, Anna Kendrick played a woman crumbling within an emotionally abusive relationship in Alice, Darling, an unsettling psychodrama that proved revelatory for the star, typically associated with lighter fare.…