“Happyend is premiering at the 2024 Venice Film Festival this weekend, before it goes on to play at both TIFF and NYFF later this fall, with an October release in ... [Read More]
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Pharrell Williams & Michel Gondry 1977-Set Musical Feature Titled ‘Atlantis’, Lands Early-Summer 2025 Release
“Atlantis is directed by Gondry from a screenplay by Martin Hynes (Toy Story 4) and the Tony award winning writer of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen and the film adaptation of ... [Read More]
‘Happyend’ Trailer: Surveillance And Disaster Tests High School Friendships In Neo Sora’s Film — Venice
“Happyend [shot by Bill Kirstein] follows best friends Yuta and Kou, who are about to graduate high school in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake pervades ... [Read More]
Jack Huston’s ‘Day of the Fight,’ Featuring Standout Performance by Michael Pitt, Lands Distributor and Awards Campaign
“Day of the Fight [Designed by Pete Zumba] strikes me as having real breakout awards potential. Huston has a great shot at noms for the best breakthrough director Gotham Award ... [Read More]
Well Versed with Stephanie Filo, ACE
How do you think your work with nonprofits might influence your work as a film and television editor? [Stephanie Filo, ACE] Outside of editing, I do a lot of work ... [Read More]
Variety Inside the Frame: ‘Griselda’ DP Armando Salas on Putting Sofia Vergara Front and Center to Reflect Power, Growth and Ambition
“Cinematographer Armando Salas notes the entire scene was a metaphor for (Griselda) as she processes and relives the past betrayals. “It’s essentially washing the slate clean as she moves forward ... [Read More]
Magnify Boards Neo Sora’s Venice-Bound Japanese Dystopian Film ‘Happyend’
“Happyend” was produced by Albert Tholen and Masubuchi Aiko at Zakkubalan; Eric Nyari (“Black Box Diaries”) of Cineric Creative; Alex C. Lo (“The Settlers”) at Cinema Inutile; and Anthony Chen ... [Read More]
Apple’s Underdogs Return as the Crew Heads to Thailand
“The film takes place in the hustle and bustle of Thailand and humorously depicts the challenges of the modern workplace [with production design by Jason Hougaard]. The film shows how ... [Read More]
Is ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ based on a true story? What’s behind fake moon landing movie
“How do you tell a fictional story about a fake moon landing with some real facts sprinkled in? That was the challenge facing Rose Gilroy as she wrote “Fly Me ... [Read More]
Separating Truth From Fiction in the New Space Race Movie Fly Me to the Moon
“In Fly Me to the Moon [Written (Story by) & Associate Produced by Bill Kirstein], launching in theaters July 12, a Nixon White House aide (Woody Harrelson) sends NYC ad ... [Read More]