Renée Zellweger Unveils Her Directorial Debut in First Interview About Hand-Drawn Animation ‘They’: “A Passion Project — That’s What This Is”

Renée Zellweger Unveils Her Directorial Debut in First Interview About Hand-Drawn Animation ‘They’: “A Passion Project — That’s What This Is”

In her first interview as a filmmaker, Renée Zellweger is as gracious as ever. “I don’t think that directing was a personal ambition in and of itself,” the Oscar-winning actress tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I always thought that if there was some organic calling to tell a story and I felt that it was the…

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Locarno Film Festival Top Award Goes to ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ by Sho Miyake

Locarno Film Festival Top Award Goes to ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ by Sho Miyake

Two Seasons, Two Strangers by Sho Miyake (All the Long Nights, Small, Slow But Steady) is the winner of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s international competition, which was honored with the Pardo d’Oro, or Golden Leopard, in the Swiss town on Saturday. The Japanese drama, based on the manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside…

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Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Has 3 Films in Locarno’s Competition and Likes Cinema to Cause Debate: “We Need Dialogue More Than Ever”

Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Has 3 Films in Locarno’s Competition and Likes Cinema to Cause Debate: “We Need Dialogue More Than Ever”

Dracula, the new film from Romanian provocateur Radu Jadu (Kontinental ’25, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World), world premiered in the competition program of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Among the co-producer credits, you find the name of Romanian producer Ada Solomon (Toni Erdmann, Aferim!), known for her work through her company microFILM…

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Jeremy Thomas Reflects on His Rise “at the Tail End” of Cinema’s Golden Age: “I Can’t Find Somebody to Give Me 40 Million Bucks Anymore”

Jeremy Thomas Reflects on His Rise “at the Tail End” of Cinema’s Golden Age: “I Can’t Find Somebody to Give Me 40 Million Bucks Anymore”

British film producer Jeremy Thomas took to the Edinburgh International Film Festival stage Friday night to reflect on his legendary, decades-spanning career. Thomas and Irish director Mark Cousins pondered over the state of the film industry during a 90-minute conversation, which also covered Harvey Weinstein, Harry Cohn and Thomas’ time spent with some of the…

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From the MCU to Edinburgh: Ralph Ineson on ‘Two Neighbors,’ ‘Fantastic Four’ and Preferring “Less Untamed Aggression” on Female-Directed Sets

From the MCU to Edinburgh: Ralph Ineson on ‘Two Neighbors,’ ‘Fantastic Four’ and Preferring “Less Untamed Aggression” on Female-Directed Sets

You’d forgive Ralph Ineson for suffering from a touch of whiplash. The actor — beloved in his native England for his performance as Chris “Finchy” Fincher in the U.K. version of The Office — is arriving in Edinburgh off the back of a wild press run. He’s just starred as the vast, insatiable villain Galactus opposite Pedro…

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Vampires and HIV Collide in ‘Silence,’ the Spanish Miniseries Traveling From Locarno to Austin

Vampires and HIV Collide in ‘Silence,’ the Spanish Miniseries Traveling From Locarno to Austin

The vampires are coming! Silence (Silencio), a miniseries directed by Spanish filmmaker Eduardo Casanova (Skins) that combines the vampire mythos with the AIDS epidemic, will be part of the official selection at genre festival Fantastic Fest in Austin, which runs Sept. 18-25, following its international premiere at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. In 2023,…

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‘The Pavilion’ Director on Returning to Film to Take on “Global Problems” in Retirement Home Drama

‘The Pavilion’ Director on Returning to Film to Take on “Global Problems” in Retirement Home Drama

The world premiere of Dino Mustafić’s Bosnian unusual dark comedy The Pavilion, set in a retirement home, will open the 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival on Friday evening The movie focuses on “a group of residents in a retirement home who, after years of abuse and humiliation, decide to stage an armed revolt,” explains a synopsis. “Armed with illegal…

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Lou Diamond Phillips and Elisha Pratt on Getting the Details Right in Indigenous Crime Drama ‘Keep Quiet’

Lou Diamond Phillips and Elisha Pratt on Getting the Details Right in Indigenous Crime Drama ‘Keep Quiet’

Tribal warfare is in the air in Vincent Grashaw‘s crime drama Keep Quiet. Lou Diamond Phillips stars as Teddy, a weathered tribal cop who, with his new trainee, Sandra (Dana Namerode), must find ruthless fugitive Richie, played by Elisha Pratt (Killers of the Flower Moon, True Detective). After all, Richie’s return to their rural Indigenous…

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‘Yakushima’s Illusion’: Naomi Kawase, Vicky Krieps on Exploring Human Connections and Heart

‘Yakushima’s Illusion’: Naomi Kawase, Vicky Krieps on Exploring Human Connections and Heart

When the Locarno Film Festival at the end of July unveiled director Naomi Kawase’s (Embracing, The Mourning Forest) new film Yakushima’s Illusion (L’Illusion de Yakushima), starring none other than Vicky Krieps (Corsage, The Dead Don’t Hurt, Hot Milk), as a late addition to its competition lineup, it was considered a surprise and a coup. Not much was known…

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Oscars: Switzerland Picks Health-Care Drama ‘Late Shift’ as Best International Feature Submission

Oscars: Switzerland Picks Health-Care Drama ‘Late Shift’ as Best International Feature Submission

Switzerland has tapped Petra Volpe’s Late Shift (Heldin) as its official submission for the 98th Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. The drama, which had its world premiere as a special gala at the Berlin international film festival in February, stars September 5 and Teacher’s Lounge actress Leonie Benesch as Floria, a…

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