Tag: FilmFestivals
How ‘Wicked‘ Nabbed a Host of Spellbinding Cameos in “One Short Day”
Elphaba and Glinda may have spent one short day in the Emerald City, but they certainly made the most of their time there—and saw a couple of familia [...]
Romanian tragicomedy ‘The New Year That Never Came’ scoops best film at Cairo film festival
Bogdan Mureșanu’s The New Year That Never Came, a tragicomedy set on the brink of revolution in 1989 Romania, has won the Golden Pyramid for bes [...]
‘Wicked’ heads into opening weekend on $19.2m from North American previews | News
Universal’s Broadway adaptation Wicked has earned an estimated $19.2m from advance screenings and previews at the North American box office.
The [...]
Trump’s Cabinet, as Seen on TV
Get out your headshot and résumé: Donald Trump is deep in the throes of casting his second-term Cabinet. But rather than looking for the best and the [...]
‘Wicked’ Earns $19 Million In Previews, ‘Gladiator II’ $6M+
UPDATED AFTER EXCLUSIVE: Universal is calling Wicked Part One‘s previews at $19.2 million.
That number for the Jon M. Chu-directed, Cynth [...]
Take Your Seats for ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ a Newfangled and Starry Queer Rom-Com
Shot and situated in New York, Lee’s original Wedding Banquet follows a bisexual Taiwanese immigrant named Wai-Tung who lives with his boyfriend. Exh [...]
‘Trains’ Wins 2 Prizes, ‘Chronicles of the Absurd’ & More Earn Awards At International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
Trains, the Polish documentary that offers “a collective portrait of people in 20th century Europe, capturing their hopes, desires, dramas, a [...]
Why Denzel Washington’s ‘Gladiator II’ Performance Is So Unexpected—and Brilliant
We’ve reached the point where Denzel Washington is such a giant movie star that when he makes a movie, it’s more likely than not to be named after hi [...]
Shifting business models leads discussion at British Screen Forum | News
Producer David Puttnam quoted Bette Davis at the British Screen Forum’s annual conference this week in London when he said: ”It’s no time for sis [...]
Archive-based ‘Trains’ wins best film at IDFA 2024 | News
Found-footage documentary Trains, directed by veteran Polish auteur Maciej J. Drygas, has won the best film award of the international competitio [...]