What makes a hit series? In the age of streaming with a lack of transparency, it’s hard to tell. But for Apple TV+, their pride and joy flagship show is still “The Morning Show,” due to its A-list cast and Emmy-wins that they can tout.
06.08.2023 - 19:19 / variety.com
John Bleasdale Guest Contributor “The Vanishing Soldier” is a coming of age story, as breathless as its protagonist: the kind of film that will make cinephiles of seventeen-year-olds. Which is one of the reasons that Dani Rosenberg, the film’s 43-year-old director, is delighted to be in Locarno, where the film, sold by Intramovies, is screening in main competition, and has just got a trailer, and poster, shared in exclusivity with Variety. “We had options for other festivals,” Rosenberg told Variety at the Swiss fest.
“But Locarno is the best place because it’s a festival that admires films and not topics. We want the film to be first seen as cinema; not as an Israeli story about conflict.” So what cinema inspired you? “My first image when I was writing the script was Buster Keaton. I imagined the chases like slapstick chases, like “Cops,” from his era.
And obviously, the ‘70s paranoia films, like Samuel Fuller and DePalma as well as “Breathless.” This is a kind of adolescent film. The main character, Shlomi, is a kind of Antoine Doinel figure.” Produced by Chilik Micheali, Avraham Pirchi and Itamar Pirchi for United Channel Movies (“Plan A,” “Big Bad Wolves”) and sold by Intramovies with Dulac handling distribution in France, “The Vanishing Soldier” stars Ido Tako who plays Shlomi, an eighteen-year-old soldier who runs way one night while his unit is under attack. The seed for the story comes from an actual incident which occurred during Rosenberg’s own military service.
“One night, after a couple of weeks in the army, after training in the sun, I was guarding the camp in the middle of the desert. And I just wanted to run away. So I got down from the tower and started to run, looking for the main road.
What makes a hit series? In the age of streaming with a lack of transparency, it’s hard to tell. But for Apple TV+, their pride and joy flagship show is still “The Morning Show,” due to its A-list cast and Emmy-wins that they can tout.
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, August 24.
Stakes are high in the trailer for The Morning Show season 3.
. In a new trailer for season 3 of Apple TV+'s Emmy-winning series, a major security breach threatens everyone at UBA.As network exec Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup) frets over the «nuclear» ramifications of the leak, anchor Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) tells viewers that «personal things that were never meant to be shared» may soon come to light.
Fourteen more celebrity recruits have signed up to test their mettle (and sanity) on the second season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, bowing Sept. 25 on Fox.
HBO has revealed the premiere date and trailer for Season 2 of “The Gilded Age”.
Thania Garcia Diddy has his sights set on bringing R&B to the forefront with the news of his forthcoming album. On Tuesday, the Grammy-winning producer and rapper shared the announcement of his first solo full-length release in 17 years, “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” slated for a Sept. 15 release.
Kevin and Danielle Jonas are already busy parents to two children, but they recently opened up about expanding their family.
A documentary about the Invictus games from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle finally has a premiere date.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Argentina’s Tarea Fina, a producer on Cannes Camera d’Or winner “Las Acacias,” International Oscar entry “The Sleepwalkers” and Ventana Sur hit “Sublime,” has boarded “A Loose End,” the third feature as a director from Uruguay’s Daniel Hendler, a Berlin Silver Bear winner for Best Actor in Daniel Burman’s 2004 international breakout “The Lost Embrace.” Set up at Montevideo’s Cordon Films, founded in 2007 by producer-TV director Micaela Solé and Hendler, “A Loose End” (“Un cabo suelto”) is one of the highest-profile projects announced on Monday by the San Sebastián Festival as part of its Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, its industry centerpiece. Written by Hendler, his third directorial outing returns to a central theme in his first two features as a writer-director: Identity.
With the political turmoil found around the world, but especially right now in the United States, there’s no better time to look back at a historic event that shows what can happen to a society when opposing political sides reach a boiling point. Patricio Guzmán’s epic, “The Battle of Chile,” is getting a brand-new restoration and release on the 50th anniversary of the pivotal coup that led to violence and unrest in the country, and hopefully a new generation of audiences can watch the landmark political documentary.
Joe Biden sat down with The Weather Channel’s Stephanie Abrams for an interview.
Naman Ramachandran Niv Art Movies, producer of Rotterdam winner “Sexy Durga,” and Little Lamb Films, the outfit behind Tallin, Santa Barbara and Edinburgh film “The Cloud and the Man,” have teamed for Locarno title “Whispers of Fire & Water.” An exclusive clip from the film has been provided to Variety. Lubdhak Chatterjee, who has previous shorts and documentaries to his credit, makes his fiction feature debut with the film. The narrative revolves around an audio installation artist who visits the coal mines of eastern India, an area plagued by depleting natural resources where fire burns constantly.
Holly Jones Basil Da Cunha’s third feature, “Manga d’Terra,” bowed in Locarno’s main Competition on Friday, a strand that highlights contemporary cinema and innovative global debuts from established and emerging cineasts. His debut, “After the Night,” played the Cannes Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight in 2013, while his follow-up, “The End of the World,” screened in Locarno’s main competition in 2019.
PlayStation 5 in November 2020, it became virtually impossible to purchase one in person or even online. While finding a PS5 is no longer an impossible task, finding one on sale hardly ever happens. Aside from games being bundled with the console, the PS5 has never received a standalone deal at major retailers.
PlayStation 5 in November 2020, it became virtually impossible to purchase one in person or even online. While finding a PS5 is no longer an impossible task, finding one on sale hardly ever happens. Aside from games being bundled with the console, the PS5 has never received a standalone deal at major retailers.
. On Thursday, Bravo released the highly-anticipated trailer for the show's upcoming ninth season, which teased hookups, tragedy and drama, as well as the addition of some new faces.The trailer sees much of the gang in a period of transition, as Shep Rose returns from his Australian getaway to rumors that his ex, Taylor Ann Green, hooked up with his best friend, Austen Kroll, who also happens to be the ex of best friend, Olivia Flowers.Elsewhere, Craig Conover is focused on his home renovations and his relationship with Paige DeSorbo, while Madison LeCroy is reveling in newlywed life with Brett Randle.
Ellise Shafer “Lost in Paris” directing duo Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon have shared a first look at their new film “The Falling Star,” which premieres at this year’s Locarno Film Festival. Abel and Gordon also star in the film, which follows Boris (Abel), a former activist who works at a bartender at the Falling Star. According to the film’s official synopsis, Boris’ “guilty past resurfaces when a victim finds him and wants revenge.
This is Day 93 of the WGA strike and Day 20 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Marta Balaga Starring Deva Cassel, Laura Luchetti’s “The Beautiful Summer” (“La Bella Estate”) has bowed sales and a trailer, ahead of its world premiere at this week’s Locarno Festival. In a first deal to go down for sales agent True Colours, Palace Films has swooped on distribution rights to Australia and New Zealand. Xenix Filmdistribution will release in Switzerland “The Beautiful Summer,” which is loosely based on Cesare Pavese’s novel.