To suggest that France had an abundance of quality candidates for its International Film Oscar submission this year is beyond an understatement.
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Jamie Lang Isabelle Huppert (“The Lacemaker,” “The Piano Teacher”) has been appointed as the president of the jury that will decide the competition winners at the Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct. 30-Nov.
8, 2021). “Ms.
Huppert is not only a great French actress with intelligence and insight, but also a world-renowned filmmaker with a successful and extensive international career. Moreover, she is also a big fan of Japan.
It’s wonderful that Ms. Huppert will join us at TIFF as the jury
.To suggest that France had an abundance of quality candidates for its International Film Oscar submission this year is beyond an understatement.
EXCLUSIVE: Jensen Ackles is set to join the ensemble cast of Rust, the feature Western that stars Alec Baldwin and is written and directed by Joel Souza. Travis Fimmel, Brady Noon and Frances Fisher are also on board. The film is based on a story by Souza and Baldwin.
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Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Tokyo International Film Festival’s competition section will skew heavily towards Asian titles, festival organizers said on Tuesday.The festival announced the full lineup for its 34rd edition to be held Oct. 30 – Nov.
The 59th annual New York Film Festival kicked off Friday night with back-to-back world premiere screenings of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth as the Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington-starrer met with loving applause at Lincoln Center’s full Alice Tully Hall.
Tokyo Film Festival Jury Prez
EXCLUSIVE: Tomorrow, the New York Film Festival opens with the World Premiere of The Tragedy of Macbeth, the Shakespearean thriller adapted and directed by Joel Coen, and starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, alongside an accomplished cast. Coen, Washington and McDormand have 10 Oscars between them, and the film from A24 and Apple lands smack in the middle of another awards season and I expect it to quickly establish itself in the race.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThis year’s Tokyo International Film Festival will give gala positions to two American movies. Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” has been set as the opening night title and will play on Oct.
One of the few positive things the pandemic has done for movie buffs is left us with an onslaught of leftover 2020 titles held for this year’s fall festival circuit. Case in point: the 59th Annual New York Film Festival.
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