Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Thomas Anderson Explain Why They Had to Pause Production on ‘One Battle After Another’

Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Thomas Anderson Explain Why They Had to Pause Production on ‘One Battle After Another’

The One Battle After Another boys thrilled London fans Wednesday night at an exclusive in conversation event at BFI Southbank. Paul Thomas Anderson and his star, Leonardo DiCaprio (a.k.a Bob Ferguson), were hosted by Scottish presenter Edith Bowman to talk about the wild reaction to their action thriller — the Warner Bros. feature has so far…

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‘Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart’ Is Not a Film About a Daughter Forgiving Her Father: It’s “OK to Be Angry”

‘Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart’ Is Not a Film About a Daughter Forgiving Her Father: It’s “OK to Be Angry”

Latvian writer-director Alise Zariņa’s (Nearby) new feature, Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart, celebrated its world premiere in the Baltic Competition at the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) late on Tuesday, Latvia’s Independence Day. The coming-of-age dramedy follows Liv, a woman in her 30s who struggles with body insecurities. “Once, Liv dreamed of being a…

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Dar Salim, Trine Dyrholm on Portraying Complex Characters With PTSD

Dar Salim, Trine Dyrholm on Portraying Complex Characters With PTSD

Danish stars Dar Salim (Game of Thrones, The Covenant, Until We Fall) and Trine Dyrholm (The Girl With the Needle, Beginnings, Poison) took the time to speak about their latest projects at the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) in Estonia on Sunday, addressing their characters with PTSD and more. Salim stars in Christian Bonke’s Hercules Falling, which…

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‘LifeLike,’ Partly Shot in VRChat, Tells the Story of a Fractured Family’s Struggle With Mortality

‘LifeLike,’ Partly Shot in VRChat, Tells the Story of a Fractured Family’s Struggle With Mortality

Human mortality, the need for connection, and the yearning for transcendence take center stage in LifeLike (Bir Arada Yalnız), the third feature film from Turkish writer-director Ali Vatansever (Saf, El Yazisi). But by shooting some scenes inside the online virtual reality platform VRChat, the movie also tells a very timely story and explores a new cinematic language….

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Welcome to ‘Versalles,’ Where a Mexican Politician and His Wife Reinvent Themselves as Monarchs (Exclusive Tallinn Clip)

Welcome to ‘Versalles,’ Where a Mexican Politician and His Wife Reinvent Themselves as Monarchs (Exclusive Tallinn Clip)

Stop the presses! There’s a new monarch in town. Long live the king and his queen! Where, you ask? Well, in Versalles. What, you ask? Well, that’s the title of the new movie from Andrés Clariond (Hilda), which world premieres on Sunday in the main competition lineup of the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)….

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