‘The Outfit’ Leads Arthouse March; ‘The Guide’ For Ukraine Relief Picks Up 600 Screens – Specialty Preview

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCharlotte Gainsbourg-starring “The Passengers of the Night” and Ralph Fiennes- and Jessica Chastain-starring “The Forgiven” are among the first batch of movies revealed by the Sydney Film Festival. The festival is planning an in-person event running 8-19 June, 2022.Australian-produced titles include dance film “Keep Stepping”; “Sissy,” which mixes social media and horror; music title “Six Festivals”; and intimate portrait “The Plains,” which had its premiere in Rotterdam earlier this year.The 22-film advanced lineup also leans heavily on other festival favorites.

Naman Ramachandran The school half-term holidays saw the release of family-friendly fare at the U.K. and Ireland box office and consequently Paramount’s animated sequel “Sonic The Hedgehog 2” claimed the box office crown. The film debuted with £4.9 million ($6.5 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.The other big family targeted release, Universal’s “The Bad Guys,” debuted in third place with $2.2 million.

The heroine of Goran Stolevski’s You Won’t Be Alone is a witch, with echoes of vampire and zombie, yes, but mostly with a haunting desire for human connection in 19th century rural Macedonia.

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that its golf film The Phantom of the Open, starring Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins and BAFTA Award nominee Rhys Ifans, will open in New York and Los Angeles on June 3, with a wider release in additional markets set for the following weeks.

The 2022 Oscars saw celebrities turn out in style for an emotional and dramatic evening in Hollywood.This year’s ceremony saw the jaw-dropping moment when Will Smith stormed on stage to slap Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, as well as numerous celebrities paying tribute to the war in Ukraine through their fashion and speeches. Amid the drama, it was (almost) easy to forget the reason why A-listers had assembled at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles - to honour the finest movies from around the world.

The 2022 Oscars recognized the war in Ukraine with a moment of silence, calls for donations and ribbons to remind of the crisis of refugees. “It’s impossible not to be moved by their resilience,” said Mila Kunis.

94th annual Academy Awards! After being delayed again for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the stars stepped out in style to attend the in-person Oscars ceremony.Dressed to the nines in the most glamorous gowns, designer tuxedos and lavish looks, A-listers did not disappoint when it came to walking the red carpet.Best Actress nominee Jessica Chastain hit the carpet in a Gucci sequin gown, and completed the style with statement earrings and a high ponytail.A number of stars showed their support for Ukraine by sporting the country's colors. Jason Momoa showed up wearing a blue-and-gold pocket square with his all-black tuxedo.

Clayton Davis One of the greatest working actors of today, Jessica Chastain eyes her first possible Oscar win on Sunday for best actress for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” from Searchlight Pictures.Also serving as a producer, she would be the second woman to win an acting Oscar for a movie she also produced. The first was Frances McDormand for “Nomadland” (2020), winning best picture.Blazing onto the Hollywood scene significantly in 2011, Chastain transitioned into film after earning acclaim in the world of theater.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” continued atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third weekend in a row with £3.3 million ($4.4 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. The film, starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz now has a total of £32.6 million.

While the threat of another industry-crippling COVID-19 wave still looms, the end of this past winter’s Omicron surge has given new hope to indie and specialty distributors trying to get moviegoers back into arthouses. But like the wider blockbuster scene, the biggest specialty success was driven by younger moviegoers with “Jujutsu Kaisen 0,” which scored another victory for Sony’s import wing Crunchyroll.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Graham Moore was adamant about wanting to nail down the authenticity of what a tailoring shop looked like and what a cutter does in the process of making clothes for his new film “The Outfit.” He recruited fashion designer Zac Posen to take audiences inside the world of tailoring. Says Posen, “He was interested in close-ups of the texture of clothing material, the dust when you cut, or how threads rapidly fly up.”Mark Rylance stars as Leonard, a master ex-Savile Row tailor, who winds up in post-WW II Chicago where he stitches together suits, while the local mob uses his store as a front.To build Leonard’s costumes, the filmmakers found the perfect collaborator in Savile Row tailor Huntsman & Son who custom-made the shirts and suits in the film.

“The Outfit” germinated, it became clear this was personal enough that he should try directing it himself.The Focus Features release, which is in now playing exclusively in theaters, is a contained gangster riff that takes place entirely in one location and follows Mark Rylance as the mild-mannered owner of a tailor shop who gets roped into a gang war. This principal idea was rooted deeply in Moore’s family history.“The emotional core of this came from my grandfather,” Moore explained.

Gotti,” Tom Hardy in “Capone,” the entirety of “The Kitchen.” Made-man misery.Running time: 105 minutes. Rated R (language throughout and some bloody violence).

When a mild-mannered English tailor living in Chicago finds himself embroiled in the politics of the city’s most fearsome gangsters, a quiet evening turns into a bid to escape with his life in Focus Features’ “The Outfit,” which arrives in theaters on March 18. Though ‘The Outfit’’s chamber drama setting and relative lack of plot developments make for a rather thrill-less crime thriller, the film’s clever script and a captivating lead performance from Mark Rylance make the tidy mob film a fresh, stylish take on a well-worn genre.

Dare to dream and be a relentless optimist even if you have no experience or skill in your field, amirite? That’s the remit of young actor-turned-filmmaker Craig Roberts (“Submarine,” the Amazon series “Red Oaks“), the director behind “The Phantom Of The Open,” an uplifting story about a naive dreamer who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history.

The 27th annual Critics Choice Awards are being handed out today in Los Angeles, and Deadline is updating the winners as they’re announced. Check out the list below, and refresh for updates.