Monday 31 July 2017

How to join Rotten Tomatoes' Zero Per Cent Club - The Guardian


The Guardian

How to join Rotten Tomatoes' Zero Per Cent Club
The Guardian
For a glorious spell last weekend, The Emoji Movie – a film that has been called “venal”, “insidious” and “the end of the world” – achieved the almost impossible and gained entry to the Zero Per Cent Club. In other words, it failed to receive a single ...
'The Emoji Movie' Vying for Title of Worst Reviewed Film of 2017Yahoo Movies

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The heartwarming animated short film In a Heartbeat is giving the internet all the feels - EW.com (blog)


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The heartwarming animated short film In a Heartbeat is giving the internet all the feels
EW.com (blog)
Fair warning: You may need a tissue or two to watch this touching and delightful short film. Uploaded to YouTube on Monday by filmmakers Beth David and Esteban Bravo, In a Heartbeat is a charming tale of teenage love that has quickly gone viral.
Watch "In a Heartbeat," the Short Film About a Boy's Heart Chasing the Guy of His DreamsTeenVogue.com

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Angelina Jolie 'upset' over backlash to Cambodia film casting process - Reuters


Reuters

Angelina Jolie 'upset' over backlash to Cambodia film casting process
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie responded to growing backlash over the casting process for her latest film, saying she was "upset" that an improvised scene during auditions had been misconstrued as taking real money away from impoverished ...

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'Dunkirk' is a war film for the Trump era - Washington Post


Washington Post

'Dunkirk' is a war film for the Trump era
Washington Post
This summer's big movie is “Dunkirk.” Since its July 21 opening, it has taken in more than $100 million in North America and been hailed by ecstatic critics everywhere. I have seen the film twice, admiring it even more the second time. It is a ...
Dunkirk veteran says Christopher Nolan film a reminder that we must avoid another warABC Online

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Mel Gibson Sues Producer For Sabotaging "Labor of Love" Film - Hollywood Reporter


Hollywood Reporter

Mel Gibson Sues Producer For Sabotaging "Labor of Love" Film
Hollywood Reporter
Gibson and his producing partner Bruce Davey developed the film, which is based on Simon Winchester's book of the same name about the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary. The actor-producer was set to star in the film, alongside Sean Penn, with ...

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With 'Logan Lucky,' Soderbergh Hopes to Change Film's Business Model - New York Times


New York Times

With 'Logan Lucky,' Soderbergh Hopes to Change Film's Business Model
New York Times
And I want complete control over how my films are marketed. Most marquee directors hold those twin desires, but none more than Steven Soderbergh, the iconoclast behind “Erin Brockovich,” the “Ocean's Eleven” series and “Sex, Lies and Videotape.



Film Review: Justin Johnson - 247Sports


247Sports

Film Review: Justin Johnson
247Sports
Hudl is a great site that enables everyone to watch film of the top high school athletes from across the nation. In this series, we will break down the Hudl Oregon commits and top targets. Today we will be focused on Oregon's latest commitment ...

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On film, Sam Shepard turned understatement into brooding poetry - Los Angeles Times


On film, Sam Shepard turned understatement into brooding poetry
Los Angeles Times
That gift for magnetic reticence served Shepard brilliantly when he played the sound barrier-breaking test pilot Chuck Yeager in “The Right Stuff,” Philip Kaufman's richly entertaining 1983 film about America's first astronauts. Surrounded by all ...

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Angelina Jolie 'upset' over backlash to Cambodia film casting process - Reuters


Reuters

Angelina Jolie 'upset' over backlash to Cambodia film casting process
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie responded to growing backlash over the casting process for her latest film, saying she was "upset" that an improvised scene during auditions had been misconstrued as taking real money away from impoverished ...

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Dinesh D'Souza Plotting New Film on Fascism (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter


Hollywood Reporter

Dinesh D'Souza Plotting New Film on Fascism (Exclusive)
Hollywood Reporter
Dinesh D'Souza is plotting his next film, an examination of the term "fascism" that will have liberals partially in its crosshairs. The conservative activist, author and filmmaker first crashed headfirst into Hollywood with 2016: Obama's America, which ...



The Long Dark is getting a film adaptation - Polygon


Polygon

The Long Dark is getting a film adaptation
Polygon
The producer of the Resident Evil series of films, Jeremy Bolt, will partner with Hinterland Studio for a film based on The Long Dark, the single-player survival game set in Canada. Initially released into Steam's Early Access program in Sept. 2014 and ...

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Shia LaBeouf's 'Borg/McEnroe' to Open Toronto Film Festival | Variety - Variety


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Toronto: Shia LaBeouf's 'Borg/McEnroe' to Open 2017 Festival - Hollywood Reporter


Hollywood Reporter

Toronto: Shia LaBeouf's 'Borg/McEnroe' to Open 2017 Festival
Hollywood Reporter
LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason and Stellan Skarsgard will walk the red carpet into Roy Thomson Hall for the world premiere. The Toronto Film Festival on Monday said Borg/McEnroe will open its 42nd edition with a world premiere Sept. 7. Directed by Janus ...
'Borg/McEnroe' With Shia LaBeouf to Open Toronto Film FestivalVariety
Shia LaBeouf's 'Borg/McEnroe' To Open 2017 Toronto FestivalDeadline
Shia LaBeouf's Tennis Drama Set To Open This Year's Toronto International Film FestivalCinema Blend
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'Gucci Scaramucci' reportedly spent $100000 on 15-second cameo in Wall Street film sequel - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

'Gucci Scaramucci' reportedly spent $100000 on 15-second cameo in Wall Street film sequel
Telegraph.co.uk
Newly appointed White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci paid $100,000 for a small part in the 2010 sequel to the film Wall Street, according to reports. In the film, directed by Oliver Stone, Mr Scaramucci can be seen in two scenes. In ...

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Rediscovering Starstruck: Gillian Armstrong's 80s rock musical extravaganza - The Guardian


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Rediscovering Starstruck: Gillian Armstrong's 80s rock musical extravaganza
The Guardian
Played by then unknown Jo Kennedy in her debut role, Jackie Mullins is the lead character in Gillian Armstrong's 1982 rock musical extravaganza Starstruck – the film maker's second feature after My Brilliant Career. Released in local cinemas around the ...



Study shows ongoing "inclusion crisis" in film industry - CBS News


Study shows ongoing "inclusion crisis" in film industry
CBS News
July 31, 2017, 8:32 AM | The newest study from USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism examines inequality in the film industry. Researchers looked at 900 movies and more than 39,000 characters over the past decade to measure the ...



What does a film editor actually do and what makes for good film editing? We asked Nymphomaniac Vol I & II editor ... - The Independent


The Independent

What does a film editor actually do and what makes for good film editing? We asked Nymphomaniac Vol I & II editor ...
The Independent
How do films make you feel? The Independent gets personal about cinema and TV with actors, directors, cinematographers and other people from the continually evolving world of "content" in a new fortnightly podcast hosted by Culture Editor Christopher ...



Pamela Engel obituary - The Guardian


The Guardian

Pamela Engel obituary
The Guardian
Pamela Engel, who has died aged 82, is owed a huge debt by film-makers from all over the world and by those of us who enjoy their work. As co-owner of the film distributors Artificial Eye, with her first husband, Andi Engel, and latterly New Wave Films ...



Women and minorities still underrepresented in film, new study shows - Christian Science Monitor


Christian Science Monitor

Women and minorities still underrepresented in film, new study shows
Christian Science Monitor
A new report from the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism finds that the representation of women, minorities, LGBT people, and disabled characters in ...
AP NewsBreak: Study says films exclude women, HispanicsAlbany Times Union

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'Gucci Scaramucci' reportedly spent $100000 on 15-second cameo in Wall Street film sequel - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

'Gucci Scaramucci' reportedly spent $100000 on 15-second cameo in Wall Street film sequel
Telegraph.co.uk
Newly appointed White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci paid $100,000 for a small part in the 2010 sequel to the film Wall Street, according to reports. In the film, directed by Oliver Stone, Mr Scaramucci can be seen in two scenes. In ...

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Toronto: Shia LaBeouf's 'Borg/McEnroe' to Open 2017 Festival - Hollywood Reporter


Toronto: Shia LaBeouf's 'Borg/McEnroe' to Open 2017 Festival
Hollywood Reporter
LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason and Stellan Skarsgard will walk the red carpet into Roy Thomson Hall for the world premiere. The Toronto Film Festival on Monday said Borg/McEnroe will open its 42nd edition with a world premiere on Sept. 7. Directed by Janus ...



'Borg/McEnroe' With Shia LaBeouf to Open Toronto Film Festival - Variety


Variety

'Borg/McEnroe' With Shia LaBeouf to Open Toronto Film Festival
Variety
“Borg/McEnroe,” a new drama about the longterm rivalry between the unflappable Swedish tennis star Björn Borg and the hard-charging American John McEnroe will have its world premiere as the opening night gala film at Roy Thomson Hall on September 7 ...



AP NewsBreak: Study says films exclude women, Hispanics - Minneapolis Star Tribune


AP NewsBreak: Study says films exclude women, Hispanics
Minneapolis Star Tribune
LOS ANGELES — In 2016 "Moonlight" won best picture and "Hidden Figures" was the 14th highest grossing film of the year, but popular Hollywood films remained as white and male-dominated as ever. A new report from the Media, Diversity, & Social Change ...

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Dinesh D'Souza Plotting New Film on Fascism (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter


Hollywood Reporter

Dinesh D'Souza Plotting New Film on Fascism (Exclusive)
Hollywood Reporter
Dinesh D'Souza is plotting his next film, an examination of the term "fascism" that will have liberals partially in its crosshairs. The conservative activist, author and filmmaker first crashed head-first into Hollywood with 2016: Obama's America ...



Jeanne Moreau obituary - The Guardian


The Guardian

Jeanne Moreau obituary
The Guardian
Although by the early 1950s she was established on stage, Moreau achieved screen stardom only with her 20th film, Louis Malle's first solo feature, Lift to the Scaffold (1958), as an actor who represented the spirit of emerging feminism. Her status was ...



Amazon will become a bona fide film studio this year - Engadget


Amazon will become a bona fide film studio this year
Engadget
Amazon has traditionally stuck to buying and producing films, relying on indie film studios to distribute its flicks to cinemas. However, its next big release will see the retail giant's burgeoning production arm move one step closer to becoming a full ...



AP NewsBreak: Study Says Films Exclude Women, Hispanics - U.S. News & World Report


U.S. News & World Report

AP NewsBreak: Study Says Films Exclude Women, Hispanics
U.S. News & World Report
A report to be released Monday, July 31, 2017, from the school said that women made up only about 31.4 percent of speaking characters from the 100 top-grossing fictional films of 2016. “Every year we're hopeful that we will actually see change,” Smith ...

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Angelina Jolie defends child-casting 'game' for Cambodia film - The Guardian


The Guardian

Angelina Jolie defends child-casting 'game' for Cambodia film
The Guardian
It described an audition process for the made-for-Netflix film, which is adapted from author Loung Ung's memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. According to the article, casting directors devised a “game” to help select a child to ...
Angelina Jolie Denies Child Abuse in Auditions for Netflix Film 'First They Killed My Father'Deadline
Angelina Jolie denies exploiting Cambodian children for new Netflix filmNME.com
Angelina Jolie Reacts to Shocking Report About Children's Auditions for Her New FilmE! Online
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