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Listen to Hot Chip’s shimmering new single ‘Eleanor’ - www.nme.com - Britain - London
nme.com
07.07.2022

Listen to Hot Chip’s shimmering new single ‘Eleanor’

Hot Chip have shared a new single called ‘Eleanor’ – you can listen to it below.The punchy, synth-heavy track is the latest preview of the group’s eighth album ‘Freakout/Release’, which is due to arrive on August 19 via Domino.“It’s about the world smashing into you, waves crashing into you, all-encompassing pain, and how you have to walk through it,” frontman Alexis Taylor explained of ‘Eleanor’ in a statement.“The verses are about separation when families are divided against their will. It’s about strong friends.

Kaleem Aftab, Head of International Programming at Red Sea Film Festival, on Selection: ‘Saudi Audiences Have Different Tastes Than British Ones’ - variety.com - Britain - New York - Ireland - India - Japan - Argentina - Saudi Arabia - Morocco - city Jeddah - Beyond
variety.com
30.11.2023

Kaleem Aftab, Head of International Programming at Red Sea Film Festival, on Selection: ‘Saudi Audiences Have Different Tastes Than British Ones’

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Though the Red Sea Film Festival will feature a slew of films from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region – including 11 feature films from Saudi Arabia – there is a rich roster of international fare set to launch locally from Jeddah. Kaleem Aftab, the festival’s director of international programming, says they received lots more submissions for this year’s third edition.

‘Dance First’ Review: A Staid, Respectable Samuel Beckett Biopic That Misses Its Subject’s Sense of Mischief - variety.com - Ireland - Wisconsin
variety.com
01.10.2023

‘Dance First’ Review: A Staid, Respectable Samuel Beckett Biopic That Misses Its Subject’s Sense of Mischief

Guy Lodge Film Critic In a genre not traditionally given to brevity, James Marsh‘s literary biopic “Dance First” at least has that on its side: In 100 minutes, it races through the key events and alliances in the life of Irish author and dramatist Samuel Beckett, even finding time for some metaphysical musings alongside the cradle-to-grave checklist. But Beckett’s characteristic terseness — or radical “lessness,” to borrow a title from one of his stories — isn’t a feature of this creditable but ponderous film, which ultimately achieves its efficient runtime by skirting any meaningful engagement with Beckett’s work and literary legacy.

Sky Debuts Trailer for James Marsh’s ‘Dance First,’ Starring Gabriel Byrne, Ahead of World Premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Britain - Ireland - Belgium - Hungary - city Sandrine
variety.com
21.09.2023

Sky Debuts Trailer for James Marsh’s ‘Dance First,’ Starring Gabriel Byrne, Ahead of World Premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor European pay TV platform Sky has released the trailer for Sky Original film “Dance First,” ahead of its world premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival on Sept. 30. The film is directed by BAFTA and Academy Award winner James Marsh (“The Theory of Everything”) and written by BAFTA winner Neil Forsyth (“Guilt”).

James Marsh’s Samuel Beckett Biopic ‘Dance First’ To Close San Sebastian - deadline.com - Britain - France - Ireland - Wisconsin - city Sandrine
deadline.com
21.08.2023

James Marsh’s Samuel Beckett Biopic ‘Dance First’ To Close San Sebastian

UK director James Marsh’s literary biopic Dance First, starring Gabriel Byrne as iconic Irish writer Samuel Beckett, will close the 71st San Sebastian Film Festival.

James Marsh’s ‘Dance First,’ Starring Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett, to Close San Sebastian Film Festival - variety.com - Ireland - Belgium - Hungary
variety.com
21.08.2023

James Marsh’s ‘Dance First,’ Starring Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett, to Close San Sebastian Film Festival

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “Dance First,” a portrait of Irish writer Samuel Beckett starring Gabriel Byrne and directed by Oscar winner James Marsh, will close this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, playing out of competition. Byrne, a memorable lead in “The Usual Suspects” and “Miller’s Crossing” who also won a Golden Globe for his performance in “In Treatment,” plays Samuel Beckett, driving into his deep contradictions and inner torment of a writer who was a Parisian bon vivant, a WWII Resistance fighter and then Nobel Prize-winning playwright who, however, became a recluse, living the last years of his life in a single room in a nursing home, ashamed of past actions and convinced that for much of his life he had been a failure.

‘Night Boat To Tangier’: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Fleeson & Ruth Negga To Star In James Marsh’s Adaptation Of Kevin Barry’s Lauded 2019 Novel - theplaylist.net
theplaylist.net
11.05.2023

‘Night Boat To Tangier’: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Fleeson & Ruth Negga To Star In James Marsh’s Adaptation Of Kevin Barry’s Lauded 2019 Novel

The Cannes market heats up even further with a new James Marsh movie on the scene. Deadline reports that Marsh will direct an adaptation of Kevin Barry‘s 2019 novel “Night Boat To Tangier” with Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson in the leads.  Ruth Negga will also star in the film.

Critic’s Notebook: Stumped by Sondheim After Spending ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ - variety.com - New York - Los Angeles - Virginia - George
variety.com
07.03.2023

Critic’s Notebook: Stumped by Sondheim After Spending ‘Sunday in the Park with George’

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic As a critic, I’m always looking for a fresh challenge, which is one reason I took up writing about theater: It still has the capacity to scare me. I’ve reviewed nearly 1,700 movies in my time at Variety, but how to weigh in with authority on stage productions of William Shakespeare or Samuel Beckett when I haven’t seen most of their work performed, but know it only by reputation? Last year, I was nervous going in to a fresh revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse, as I had only the Mike Nichols movie as a reference point. How to judge Calista Flockhart’s performance, and what might I compare it to, not having seen Uta Hagen play Martha on Broadway? (I did manage to track down a vinyl recording of that show, but still…

A24 Buys New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre for $10 Million - thewrap.com - New York - county Scott - Beyond
thewrap.com
04.03.2023

A24 Buys New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre for $10 Million

in March of last year, with plans to use the money to produce and distribute films while also continuing to develop initiatives beyond just big-screen cinema. The Cherry Lane Theatre was first established as a playhouse in 1923, courtesy of Evelyn Vaughn, William Rainey, Reginald Travers and Edna St. Vincent Millay.

A24 Buys Historic Off Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre For $10M - deadline.com - New York - county Scott - Tennessee
deadline.com
04.03.2023

A24 Buys Historic Off Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre For $10M

Off Broadway’s historic, if long financially beleaguered, Cherry Lane Theatre has been purchased by The Whale and Everything Everywhere All at Once film studio A24.

‘COUP!’: Peter Sarsgaard Satire Wraps Production, Film Constellation Shares First Look — EFM - deadline.com - Spain - USA - New York - county Todd - city Davis - county Stark - city Newark
deadline.com
17.02.2023

‘COUP!’: Peter Sarsgaard Satire Wraps Production, Film Constellation Shares First Look — EFM

EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has wrapped in New York state on COUP!, a period satire starring Peter Sarsgaard and directed by Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman.

‘Triangle Of Sadness’ Star Dolly De Leon On Becoming An Overnight Success: “I Like To Think That Everyone Else Has Changed Except For Me” - deadline.com - Philippines
deadline.com
10.01.2023

‘Triangle Of Sadness’ Star Dolly De Leon On Becoming An Overnight Success: “I Like To Think That Everyone Else Has Changed Except For Me”

After 30 years in TV film and theater, where she has performed in plays by Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Shakespeare, Filipina actress Dolly De Leon made news stories all around the world during Cannes 2022 for playing a cleaner. But not just any cleaner; as the savvy Abigail, who turns the tables when a luxury cruise ship capsizes in Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning social satire Triangle of Sadness, De Leon gives a masterclass in skewering lazy clichés and assumptions about her home country. Proving the power of De Leon’s performance is the response from countries all around the world, notably the U.K., where she made the Bafta longlist, and the U.S., where she is in the running for a Golden Globe.

Film Constellation Inks Deals On Spanish Thriller ‘Fatum’ Starring Luis Tosar, Álex García – AFM - deadline.com - Spain - France - California - Italy - Austria - Germany - Switzerland
deadline.com
03.11.2022

Film Constellation Inks Deals On Spanish Thriller ‘Fatum’ Starring Luis Tosar, Álex García – AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Film Constellation has sealed a raft of deals on Spanish director Juan Galiñanes’s upcoming thriller Fatum, as it continues sales on the title at the AFM with a first promo.

‘Corner Office’ Review: Jon Hamm Switches Jobs, Playing a Dull Desk Jockey in This Indie Oddity - variety.com - Sweden - city Fargo
variety.com
10.06.2022

‘Corner Office’ Review: Jon Hamm Switches Jobs, Playing a Dull Desk Jockey in This Indie Oddity

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn “Mad Men,” Jon Hamm had his corner office: the room with a view, overlooking Madison Avenue, where Don Draper could work, drink and brainstorm in peace. Maybe that’s why the actor was drawn to playing a lowly paper-pusher with a bad mustache and big dreams of occupying such a space in “Corner Office,” a low-key, screw-loose workplace satire that offers audiences a side of Hamm they’ve never seen before — and might not be in such a hurry to experience again, unless the toil-from-home blues of the pandemic have made them receptive to the call of cubicle life.Premiering at the Tribeca Festival, “Corner Office” is director Joachim Back’s slightly taxing cinematic take on “The Room,” a slender novel by Swedish actor-cum-author Jonas Karlsson, unread by me, that bills itself as “a short, sharp and fiendish fable in the tradition of Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Charlie Kauffman.” Check, check and check, insofar as those three absurdist writers are concerned, though I’d quibble with the other descriptors in that pitch.

Aidan Gillen, Sandrine Bonnaire Join James Marsh’s Samuel Beckett Biopic, Key Sales Announced (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Australia - Spain - New Zealand - Italy - Portugal - city Budapest - Greece - Hungary - Taiwan - city Sandrine
variety.com
19.05.2022

Aidan Gillen, Sandrine Bonnaire Join James Marsh’s Samuel Beckett Biopic, Key Sales Announced (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorAidan Gillen, who played Littlefinger in “Game of Thrones,” and Sandrine Bonnaire, a best actress winner at Venice for “La cérémonie,” have joined Gabriel Byrne in Samuel Beckett biopic “Dance First,” directed by Oscar-winner James Marsh.Film Constellation has closed pre-sales on the film in Australia/New Zealand (Icon), Italy (Bim Distribuzione), Spain (Filmin), Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Greece (Filmtrade), Hungary (Vertigo Media), former Yugoslavia (Discovery) and Taiwan (Cai Chang). Pay TV outlet Sky developed the film as a Sky Original in the U.K.Marsh, best-known for “The Theory of Everything,” for which Eddie Redmayne won an Oscar, and Oscar-winner “Man on Wire,” will start shooting the film on May 30 in Budapest.

‘I’ll Show You Mine’ Bares All To Minimal Effect [SIFF Review] - theplaylist.net
theplaylist.net
17.04.2022

‘I’ll Show You Mine’ Bares All To Minimal Effect [SIFF Review]

A well-crafted chamber piece interested in fame, trauma, and performative allyship, “I’ll Show You Mine” works towards a well-earned breakthrough for its audience and characters yet does little with it once secured. A true two-hander, the film by director Megan Griffiths gives off theater vibes, harkening back to Samuel Beckett and even Edward Albee with its conversational backbone and philosophical underpinnings.

Leonard Fenton dead as EastEnders fans mourn loss of legendary Doctor Harold Legg actor - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - London
dailyrecord.co.uk
31.01.2022

Leonard Fenton dead as EastEnders fans mourn loss of legendary Doctor Harold Legg actor

Eastenders fans are in mourning as actor Leonard Fenton, who played the much loved Doctor Harold Legg, has died aged 95.

Leonard Fenton dead – EastEnders' Doctor Harold Legg actor dies aged 95 - www.ok.co.uk
ok.co.uk
31.01.2022

Leonard Fenton dead – EastEnders' Doctor Harold Legg actor dies aged 95

Leonard Fenton, who played the tole of Doctor Harold Legg on BBC soap opera EastEnders, has died at the age of 95.The heartbreaking news was announced on the official Facebook page for EastEnders, which shared a statement from Leonard's family. It explained that the actor passed away on Saturday 29 January. They shared: "The family of the actor Leonard Fenton are heartbroken to announce his death at the age of 95 on Saturday January 29th.

‘Death’s Door’ comes to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch this November - www.nme.com
nme.com
28.10.2021

‘Death’s Door’ comes to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch this November

Death’s Door, is making its way to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on November 23.Previously only available on PC and Xbox, it’s a game that we described as “like Samuel Beckett meets Adventure Time, combining an abstract, tragic sensibility with juvenile humour and acid-tongued barbs.” Death’s Door offers an atmospheric mixture of great puzzles, exploration, and some challenging combat too.You play a cute looking crow who also happens to be a reaper.

Int’l Critics Line: Todd McCarthy On Ben Sharrock’s ‘Limbo’ - deadline.com
deadline.com
28.04.2021

Int’l Critics Line: Todd McCarthy On Ben Sharrock’s ‘Limbo’

The plight of Middle Eastern refugees awaiting asylum in the West is given a mordantly absurdist edge in Limbo, a tart socio-political tale in which the urgency of distant tragedies is siphoned into a timeless setting in the Outer Hebrides, where almost nothing ever happens. The result resembles a Samuel Beckett-like piece rewritten by Bill Forsyth, a combination that squeezes mirth out of cold stones.

Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo Set For ‘Waiting For Godot’ Off Broadway Streaming Production - deadline.com
deadline.com
12.04.2021

Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo Set For ‘Waiting For Godot’ Off Broadway Streaming Production

Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo will star in an Off Broadway streaming production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot, directed by Scott Elliott and premiering online Tuesday, May 6.

Irish Film and TV Industry Spreads Its Storytelling Wings on the World Stage - variety.com - Ireland
variety.com
17.03.2021

Irish Film and TV Industry Spreads Its Storytelling Wings on the World Stage

Tim Dams Ireland has long been known as a nation of storytellers, home to giants of literature and theater such as Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, W.B. Yeats and James Joyce.In recent years, Ireland’s storytelling tradition has started to thrive in the screen industries too.

French Films 'The Big Hit,' 'Josep' Win Comedy, Animation at 2020 European Film Awards - www.hollywoodreporter.com - France
hollywoodreporter.com
12.12.2020

French Films 'The Big Hit,' 'Josep' Win Comedy, Animation at 2020 European Film Awards

Two French films, Emmanuel Courcol's The Big Hit, and the hand-drawn Josep, have won the 2020 European Film Awards for best comedy and best animated film, respectively. In The Big Hit, French star Kad Merad (Welcome to the Sticks) plays a past-his-prime actor who attempts to give drama lessons to a group of prisoners staging a version of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

Michael Palin and Robert Lindsay stage Zoom play despite rain and phone calls - www.breakingnews.ie
breakingnews.ie
28.06.2020

Michael Palin and Robert Lindsay stage Zoom play despite rain and phone calls

Sir Michael Palin and Robert Lindsay raised £35,000 for charity with a live reading of Waiting For Godot, despite interruptions from a mobile phone and downpour of rain.

Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming in ‘Endgame’: Theater Review - variety.com - London
variety.com
06.02.2020

Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming in ‘Endgame’: Theater Review

The idea that Samuel Beckett’s plays are actually funny in performance is considerably more honored in theory than in practice. But happily, a rare pairing of his “Endgame” and the little-seen “Rough for Theatre II,” now playing at the Old Vic in London, bucks the trend.

'Endgame': Theater Review - www.hollywoodreporter.com
hollywoodreporter.com
05.02.2020

'Endgame': Theater Review

When an ancient woman seeing out her last days in a trash can asserts that "nothing is funnier than unhappiness," it's impossible not to laugh. But then she, and playwright Samuel Beckett, quickly add a corrective: "We laugh with a will in the beginning.

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