Sunday, 31 December 2017

Theater to host 'A Film Journey Through Hollywood and America' Jan. 21; Horicultural Society hosting symposium in ... - Torrington Register Citizen


Theater to host 'A Film Journey Through Hollywood and America' Jan. 21; Horicultural Society hosting symposium in ...
Torrington Register Citizen
DANBURY —Film historian John DiLeo will present And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies: A Film Journey Through Hollywood and America, at Danbury's Palace Theatre, Sunday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.. DiLeo's presentation is a fun, informative and idiosyncratic ...



The most exciting action and thriller films of 2018 - The Guardian


The Guardian

The most exciting action and thriller films of 2018
The Guardian
Gareth Evans directs a period thriller about a man travelling to a remote island to rescue his sister from a cult. The Raid meets The Wicker Man? If so, it will be your favourite film of 2018. Bad Times at the El Royale. Drew Goddard – always a welcome ...



Film Review: Oldman gives us a human Churchill in 'Darkest Hour' - Reading Eagle


Reading Eagle

Film Review: Oldman gives us a human Churchill in 'Darkest Hour'
Reading Eagle
Words matter. That's one of the key messages of "Darkest Hour," in which Gary Oldman embodies - fiercely and memorably - the legendary Winston Churchill, who rallied his country with soaring oratory when Britain's very survival was at stake. But the ...

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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' unseats 'Beauty and the Beast' as highest-grossing film of 2017 - Los Angeles Times


Bleeding Cool News

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' unseats 'Beauty and the Beast' as highest-grossing film of 2017
Los Angeles Times
The rest of the top five at the box office remains in stasis from last weekend. Universal's “Pitch Perfect 3” lands at No. 3. The latest a cappella adventure of the Bellas earned $17.78 million Friday through Sunday, bringing the film's cumulative ...
2017 Film Countdown #2: The Last Jedi SpoilersBleeding Cool News
Last Jedi Is Now (Unsurprisingly) the Top Film of 2017CBR
The Last Jedi Hits $1 Billion, Becomes Top Grossing Film of 2017Screen Rant
The Scotsman
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Film Review: 'Bleeding Steel' - Variety


The Sydney Morning Herald

Film Review: 'Bleeding Steel'
Variety
Efficiently directed by Leo Zhang, the film features all the zesty fights, slick effects and goofy slapstick one expects from a Jackie Chan family movie, while glossy production values, a snappy beat and composer Peng Fei's deafening score mimic that ...
Film review: Bleeding Steel fails to cut it as latest vehicle for Jackie ChanThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Independent movie set to film in Farmington - Farmington Daily Times


Farmington Daily Times

Independent movie set to film in Farmington
Farmington Daily Times
FARMINGTON — A Farmington man is hoping he can generate interest in the region as a potential filming location for the entertainment industry by shooting part of an independent film here. The film Aurora's Law is scheduled to shoot in parts of ...



Euphoric moment for family, friends and film fraternity - The Hindu


The Hindu

Euphoric moment for family, friends and film fraternity
The Hindu
But, not for a personality like Rajini,” said Mr. Huli Chandrashekar. “He should have entered politics 10 years ago,” added the actor's classmate Somasundara Dixit. Meanwhile, the Kannada film fraternity also welcomed the move. Hoping that Mr ...
Indian film star Rajinikanth joins politics in Tamil NaduSaudi Gazette

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Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit' - Reuters


Reuters

Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit'
Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A big star of India's Tamil-language movies, Rajinikanth, said on Sunday he is launching a political party, adding drama to a heated political scene in a state with a history of film stars becoming chief ministers. Actor ...
Euphoric moment for family, friends and film fraternityThe Hindu
Indian film star Rajinikanth joins politics in Tamil NaduSaudi Gazette

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India's censor board suggests cuts, name change of controversial film for release - Xinhua


Hindustan Times

India's censor board suggests cuts, name change of controversial film for release
Xinhua
NEW DELHI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- India's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has asked the makers of controversial bollywood Hindi film Padmavati to undertake 26 cuts besides a name change for the release of film, officials said Saturday. The film ...
Censor board suggests change of title to 'Padmavat' for clearance to Bhansali's filmTimes of India
Twitter has field day mocking CBFC suggestion of changing Padmavati film title to 'Padmavat'Firstpost

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Film Review: 'Freak Show' - Variety


Variety

Film Review: 'Freak Show'
Variety
In sketching out Billy's fraught but fabulous existence, Styler, together with screenwriters Beth Rigazio and Patrick J. Clifton, wavers in her allegiance to reality or wish-fulfilment: The film's depictions of classroom bullying don't sit in quite the ...



Paul McGuigan on the Gloria Grahame Story “Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool” - HuffPost


HuffPost

Paul McGuigan on the Gloria Grahame Story “Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool”
HuffPost
Paul McGuigan directed “Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,” the bittersweet real-life story of Gloria Grahame, who was cared for by the family of her last lover in her final illness. Annette Bening is incandescent as the Oscar-winning actress, and ...

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Molly's Game review – Jessica Chastain is phenomenal in Aaron Sorkin's poker drama - The Guardian


The Guardian

Molly's Game review – Jessica Chastain is phenomenal in Aaron Sorkin's poker drama
The Guardian
At his best he seems like the natural heir to the crackling screwball sensibility that powered 1940s classics such as His Girl Friday and The Lady Eve. Not so much in terms of comedy – although the film bristles with wit, it is rarely laugh-out-loud ...

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Film Review: 'Freak Show' - Variety


Variety

Film Review: 'Freak Show'
Variety
In sketching out Billy's fraught but fabulous existence, Styler, together with screenwriters Beth Rigazio and Patrick J. Clifton, wavers in her allegiance to reality or wish-fulfilment: The film's depictions of classroom bullying don't sit in quite the ...



New Russian film celebrates a Soviet Olympic miracle over the US - Minneapolis Star Tribune


Minneapolis Star Tribune

New Russian film celebrates a Soviet Olympic miracle over the US
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Russia's prominent pro-Kremlin TV host, Dmitry Kiselyov, recently connected the film about past Olympic glory to the current Olympic snub on his weekly news program, decrying the “unjust and painful” ban before segueing into a glowing segment about the ...

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Tamil film star Rajinikanth to enter politics in India's 'Detroit' - Reuters


Reuters

Tamil film star Rajinikanth to enter politics in India's 'Detroit'
Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A big star of India's Tamil-language movies, Rajinikanth, said on Sunday he is launching a political party, adding drama to a heated political scene in a state with a history of film stars becoming chief ministers. Actor ...
Euphoric moment for family, friends and film fraternityThe Hindu

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Dan Talbot, Impresario of Art Films, Is Dead at 91 - New York Times


New York Times

Dan Talbot, Impresario of Art Films, Is Dead at 91
New York Times
Dan Talbot, one of the most influential figures in the world of art-house film as an operator of Manhattan theaters — including Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, which is scheduled to close on Jan. 28 — and a founder of the film distribution company New Yorker ...

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Seth MacFarlane Made His Own STAR TREK Fan Film as a Teenager - Nerdist


Nerdist

Seth MacFarlane Made His Own STAR TREK Fan Film as a Teenager
Nerdist
As the star and creator of The Orville on Fox, Seth MacFarlane has already shared his take on Star Trek's outer space adventures. MacFarlane's show may veer more towards comedy, but he's clearly a big Trekker. And MacFarlane's fandom goes back further ...



Euphoric moment for family, friends and film fraternity - The Hindu


The Hindu

Euphoric moment for family, friends and film fraternity
The Hindu
But, not for a personality like Rajini,” said Mr. Huli Chandrashekar. “He should have entered politics 10 years ago,” added the actor's classmate Somasundara Dixit. Meanwhile, the Kannada film fraternity also welcomed the move. Hoping that Mr ...

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Film And Politics Go Hand In Hand In Tamil Nadu - Outlook India


Outlook India

Film And Politics Go Hand In Hand In Tamil Nadu
Outlook India
Top film stars launching their own political party is nothing new to Tamil Nadu, a state which has been ruled for decades by icons connected with the tinsel world. The 67-year old superstar Rajinikanth is the latest to foray into politics as he today ...
Euphoric moment for family, friends and film fraternityThe Hindu

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'Last Jedi' & 'Jumanji' Duel For No. 1 Over New Year's Weekend As 2017 Box Office Closes With $11.1B – Sunday ... - Deadline


Deadline

'Last Jedi' & 'Jumanji' Duel For No. 1 Over New Year's Weekend As 2017 Box Office Closes With $11.1B – Sunday ...
Deadline
Before the Kevin Spacey sexual allegations and the early December re-shoots with Christopher Plummer (who is winning high praise for his portrayal as J. Paul Getty), Sony originally planned to tee off this Ridley Scott-directed movie in a bigger way ...
The 10 best films of 2017CBS News
The year's best film is an 18-hour TV series — 'Twin Peaks'The Daily Herald

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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' becomes top-grossing film of the year - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' becomes top-grossing film of the year
USA TODAY
On the last day of the calendar year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi surpassed Beauty and the Beast as the top grossing film in North America in 2017. The Walt Disney Studios said Sunday that The Last Jedi is estimated to add $52.4 million over the weekend ...
New Star Wars film to shoot scenes in ScotlandThe Scotsman

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India's censor board suggests cuts, name change of controversial film for release - Xinhua


Times of India

India's censor board suggests cuts, name change of controversial film for release
Xinhua
NEW DELHI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- India's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has asked the makers of controversial bollywood Hindi film Padmavati to undertake 26 cuts besides a name change for the release of film, officials said Saturday. The film ...
Central Board of Film Certification seeks disclaimers, modifications, change in name for certifying 'Padmavati'Times of India
Padmavati Is Now 'Padmavat', CBFC Passes Film With AU/A Certificate & Many Cuts & ConditionsScoopWhoop
Twitter has field day mocking CBFC suggestion of changing Padmavati film title to 'Padmavat'Firstpost
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French Film 'Ce Soir-La' Using Le Bataclan Attack for Plot Postponed After Outcry - Loudwire


Loudwire

French Film 'Ce Soir-La' Using Le Bataclan Attack for Plot Postponed After Outcry
Loudwire
France's France 2, a national public broadcaster, has decided to postpone the upcoming film Ce Soir-La (aka That Night) after outcry from the public about using the Le Bataclan attack as a central piece of the plot. The film is actually a romantic ...
France 2 Shelves Film Set During 2015 Paris Terror AttacksNew York Times
'Hurtful' romantic film dramatising Bataclan terror attack put on holdThe Guardian
Outcry Leads French Network To Halt Romance Drama Set During 2015 Terrorist AttacksDeadline

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A new featurette for Netflix's Bright reveals the backstory that should have been in the film - The Verge


The Verge

A new featurette for Netflix's Bright reveals the backstory that should have been in the film
The Verge
Netflix recently began streaming its big blockbuster Bright, and it hasn't been entirely well received by critics. The action film is set in a modern fantasy world where elves, humans, and orcs live alongside one another, but it only alluded to the ...

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Why is Germany obsessed with this obscure British film? - Sky News


Sky News

Why is Germany obsessed with this obscure British film?
Sky News
This has become a common expression in Germany, and is an accurate summation of the attitude of German audiences to their much loved film. The sketch ends with a soused and unsteady James escorting Miss Sophie up to her bedroom, with an innuendo laden ...

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Film Review: 'Hunting Season' - Variety


Variety

Film Review: 'Hunting Season'
Variety
“Hunting Season” is especially notable as the first foreign feature backed by the U.S.-based Gamechanger Films, an enterprise dedicated exclusively to funding female-helmed projects — Karyn Kusama's “The Invitation” and So Yong Kim's “Lovesong” among ...