#Nikolai Kinski, Director Florian Frerichs on Sex Scenes Always Being “Super Awkward” and ‘Traumnovelle,’ Their German-Style ‘Eyes Wide Shut’

#Nikolai Kinski, Director Florian Frerichs on Sex Scenes Always Being “Super Awkward” and ‘Traumnovelle,’ Their German-Style ‘Eyes Wide Shut’

Remember Eyes Wide Shut, Stanley Kubrick’s exploration of marriage and relationships starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise? Of course, you do! Now, get ready for Traumnovelle, a new adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s famed erotic short story that inspired Eyes Wide Shut and that opens the Oldenburg Film Festival on Wednesday! The drama, from German director…

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#TIFF According to Sky Original Film’s Julia Stuart

#TIFF According to Sky Original Film’s Julia Stuart

Julia Stuart, the director of Sky Original Film, heads up a team that acquires exclusive rights and commissions original feature productions for Sky Cinema’s platform as well as theatrical release. Stuart and her team have brought several major titles to Sky, including Michael Mann’s Ferrari, May December starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, and The…

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#Venice: Japanese Director Neo Sora’s Acclaimed Debut ‘Happyend’ Sells to Metrograph for U.S. Distribution

#Venice: Japanese Director Neo Sora’s Acclaimed Debut ‘Happyend’ Sells to Metrograph for U.S. Distribution

Metrograph Pictures has snapped up North American distribution rights to Japanese director Neo Sora’s fictional feature debut Happyend, a high school delinquent drama with shades of political dystopia. The film has proved a hit with critics at the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered earlier this week in the event’s Horizons section.  Following its debut in…

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#Ethan Hawke Compares Acting to “the Joys of Doing Drugs,” Talks About Being “Slightly Disappointed That I’m Not a Wizard or a Jedi”

#Ethan Hawke Compares Acting to “the Joys of Doing Drugs,” Talks About Being “Slightly Disappointed That I’m Not a Wizard or a Jedi”

The joys, magic and business side of filmmaking, his take on independent and blockbuster movies, including Star Wars and Harry Potter, as well as his collaborations with directors Richard Linklater and Peter Weir, and his lack of work with many female filmmakers, were all part of a Venice Film Festival master class featuring actor-director Ethan…

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