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In response to last week’s Film of the Week review, which praised the film, here's a counter-argument... With a remix of Rihanna’s S&M, the trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s new film Challengers would have us think we’re in for an intense two-hour sexy romp, focused on the dynamics of a love triangle between its glowing leading stars. The film follows the story of three central characters. There’s Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor), bunkmates at a tennis academy who both end up fawning over Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a young prodigy whose career is cut short by an injury. Gu...
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It was only in March that Hollywood star Ryan Gosling made an iconic appearance at the Oscars performing the "Barbie" song "I'm just Ken." Now, the 43-year-old has traded in his musical talents to portray a stuntman in the high-octane action comedy "The Fall Guy" alongside "Oppenheimer" star Emily Blunt. In the blockbuster, Gosling embarks on a perilous quest to find a missing actor. Director David Leitch ("Bullet Train", "Deadpool 2") drew inspiration for his new film from the 80s cult TV classic of the same name about stuntman and bounty hunter Colt Seavers (Lee Majors). With many spectacula...
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Old Yeller? Round of a-paws, but your time has passed. Lassie? Love you, fur real, but you lost the spotlight. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Pongo, Snoopy, and Scooby-Doo? You’re all animated. Sorry, but you are. The Artist ’s Uggie? You are missed. Rest in power, pooch. Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog? Paw-lease. There’s a new redoubtable pup in town. Messi the Border Collie, who stole the show – and our hearts - in Anatomy of a Fall as Snoop, is now set to star in his own TV show at Cannes Film Festival. Yes, you read that correctly. The four-legged showstealing good boy will featu...
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It was only in March that Hollywood star Ryan Gosling made an iconic appearance at the Oscars performing the "Barbie" song "I'm just Ken." Now, the 43-year-old has traded in his musical talents to portray a stuntman in the high-octane action comedy "The Fall Guy" alongside "Oppenheimer" star Emily Blunt. In the blockbuster, Gosling embarks on a perilous quest to find a missing actor. Director David Leitch ("Bullet Train", "Deadpool 2") drew inspiration for his new film from the 80s cult TV classic of the same name about stuntman and bounty hunter Colt Seavers (Lee Majors). With many spectacula...
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Are we getting a sequel (or a spiritual successor) to The Social Network? Playwright and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, the talent behind The West Wing and The Newsroom, has confirmed that he is currently working on some kind of sequel to The Social Network \- David Fincher’s acclaimed 2010 drama about the creation of Facebook that won Sorkin the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. “I blame Facebook for January 6,” Sorkin said during a live recording of “The Town” podcast , about Trump supporters storming the US Capitol, and the involvement of Facebook disinformation. He did not elaborate further. ...
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A woman in traditional Chuvash clothes takes a photo of her friends using a smartphone during the Chuvash festival ‘Akatuj’ held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, by the Сhuvash diaspora, June 2, 2019. Author: Zakharov Oleg. (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED) Novaya Vkladka, an independent Russian media outlet, has published an article about Yuman Yentimirov, a resident of Cheboksary, the capital of the Chuvash Republic in Russia, who has launched a project to popularize his native language. An edited version of the article is republished on Global Voices with permission from Novaya Vkladka. Together with other e...
Global Voices
The full Cannes Film Festival jury has been announced, and it’s looking mighty good. The eight members of its main Competition jury join previously announced president Greta Gerwig in deciding the Palme d’Or and other key prizes at 77th edition, which runs from 14 – 25 May. They are: US actress Lily Gladstone, who became the first Native American to be Oscar nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon;Japanese director and Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose film Monster was screened in Competition last year in Cannes and won Best Screenplay;French actre...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - MGM's tennis-based romance "Challengers" opened this weekend atop the North American box office, taking in an estimated $15 million behind positive reviews and the powerful net game of actor/singer Zendaya, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. "This is a strong opening for a romance and sports drama," said analyst David A. Gross, crediting Zendaya's star power and the directorial talents of Luca Guadagnino (he of "Call Me By Your Name"). "This is the right material with the right director, featuring the right star at the right time," Gross said. Zendaya pl...
AFP
Los Angeles (AFP) - Aaron Sorkin, Oscar-winning writer of "The Social Network," is working on a follow-up movie about Facebook that will explore the company's role in the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol. Sorkin, who depicted the creation and early years of Facebook in 2010's "The Social Network," said the tech giant has since then played a major role in the United States' sharp political polarization. "I'll be writing about this. I blame Facebook for January 6," he said. Sorkin, who also created TV's "The West Wing" and movie "The Trial of the Chicago 7," revealed the nascent projec...
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How bad is your drive to win? And what if you’re not playing the same game as your opponent? Challengers follows three ambitious tennis players: best friends Patrick (Josh O’Connor) and Art (Mike Faist), and rising star Tashi (Zendaya). When the two boys meet Tashi for the first time, they are adolescent wrecks, both instantaneously lust struck. It’s a libidinous spark that will affect the trio for the rest of their lives, as cocksure Patrick and more reserved Art decide to simultaneously pursue her. She promises to give her phone number to whoever wins the next match. Game on, as the on-court...
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