Escape to the Country's Jules Hudson has opened up about the double tragedy of losing his father and then his cherished dogs.
30.05.2024 - 12:17 / variety.com
Murtada Elfadl Dreams play a pivotal role in “The Village Next to Paradise.” One of the three main characters in writer-director Mo Harawe’s poignant debut, a pre-teen boy named Cigaal (Ahmed Mohamud Saleban), has a compulsion to share his dreams with anyone who’s willing to listen. Cigaal longs for a land full of sweets, a place he sees in his sleep. The central threesome each have modest dreams: a small shop, a steady job and schooling.
Life is hard in their part of Somalia, and they just want it to become a little easier. It’s not much to ask for, and the humble ambition of the story’s characters reflects the filmmaker’s steady hand and patient vision. Harawe’s assured and confident debut, the first Somali feature ever selected for Cannes, draws on a small canvas but manages to wring authentic emotions and tell a complete narrative.
A jack of all trades who can’t find permanent employment, Mamargade (Ahmed Ali Farah) is struggling to make ends meet. He cares for a motherless young son, the aforementioned Cigaal. His sister Araweelo (Anab Ahmed Ibrahim) is trying to live on her own terms following a marriage that ended because of her infertility.
Supporting one another even when they are not in agreement, these misfits have formed a makeshift small family, not unlike those seen in Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Shoplifters” and “Broker.” Languid in pace, “The Village Next to Paradise” takes its time to tell its uncomplicated story. Nothing much changes from scene to scene; life simply happens. Small decisions are made, the characters enjoy playful moments and the grind goes on.
Escape to the Country's Jules Hudson has opened up about the double tragedy of losing his father and then his cherished dogs.
Ilana Kaplan Whenever the Decemberists have released an album, Colin Meloy has wondered if it would be their last. Perhaps fans may have felt similarly after the release of their 2018 LP “I’ll Be Your Girl,” as the Portland, Oregon-spawned indie icons found themselves in the midst of its longest gap between records. But there were several factors at play in the delay: a pandemic, fits and starts of songwriting, and Meloy’s other creative projects.
Doug Liman is a director known for many things, but one of them, most notably here, is his unique and thrilling action flicks. Liman is a master at taking the most straightforward concept, putting random celebrities in it, and making it gold.
Warner Bros Pictures has acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language feature debut, The Room Next Door, for release in a host of key international markets including the filmmaker’s home turf of Spain.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language film debut “The Room Next Door” for key international territories, including the U.K., Spain, Italy, Germany and Latin America. Starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and John Turturro, “The Room Next Door” will also be released by Warner Bros.
Gold Rising talent development program, which invites college seniors and recent graduates on an eight-week summer educational initiative to help jumpstart their careers in film. Gold Rising participants will attend networking events, receive exclusive internship opportunities and hear from panelists and speakers from the industry’s top filmmakers.
Emmerdale star turned real-life farmer Kelvin Fletcher has announced fans can soon join him at his family farm for the day. But you'll need to be prepared to get your hands dirty at the ticketed event.
Enjoy Youth, finds Thomas at the top of his game once again, with an album that has arrived just in time for heavy rotation through Pride month and beyond.While an eclectic roster of collaborators led him to take a varied queer-block-party approach on his last album, this one is a more focused outing. It’s expertly crafted and full of house- and disco-indebted dance bops that are unmistakably Bright Light.They were teased in the upbeat “Sweet Release” and the dramatic “I Don’t Know What I’m Gonna Do,” two singles that were released long before Enjoy Youth, but their energy is easily matched by the shimmery, cinematic synthpop power trip of “Snap!” and “Revived,” a feel-good house number ready for a summer tea dance.One of the feats Bright Light pulls off with Enjoy Youth is in keeping it almost relentlessly upbeat for its entire runtime without allowing it to lag or lose its sense of surprise.
As readers patiently wait for the official casting for the movie adaption of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, JustJared.com has decided to put together our own dream cast!
Head into the idyllic village of Lower Peover in Cheshire this week, and you'll find an extraordinary memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
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Aramide Tinubu A continuation of the documentary, “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard,” Lifetime‘s eight-part docuseries, “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up,” chronicles a new chapter of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s story. For viewers unfamiliar with Blanchard, the series begins with a rapid-fire recap of her childhood and early adulthood. Blanchard suffered from years of abuse at the hands of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic From the second scene of Mortensen’s second feature, “The Dead Don’t Hurt” (following 2020’s excellent father-son drama “Following”), audiences know the fate of Vivienne LeCoudy (Vicky Krieps). A resilient French Canadian pioneer woman left alone for years, Vivienne dies at home in bed, a single tear making tracks on her dusty cheek.
As the Trooping the Colour approaches next month, we finally have details about what everyone can expect from the annual event this year amid the cancer battles of King Charles and Princess Catherine!
The full, official trailer for the upcoming third season of The Bear just premiered on Wednesday (May 28)!
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms while cautioning for more bad weather in the coming days.
If an animated film turns up in the Competition at Cannes, chances are it’s not going to be another Bambi — although, if it were made today, the traumatic shooting of Bambi’s mother would certainly tickle the selection committee. No, Cannes prefers its animation to be skewed towards adults, like René Lalou’s surreal sci-fi Fantastic Planet (1973), Robert Taylor’s raunchy sequel The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974) or Ari Folman’s wartime docudrama Waltz with Bashir (2008). And with The Most Precious of Cargoes, actor turned director and now graphic artist Michel Hazanavicius has turned to the most controversial topic it is possible to approach with pen and ink: the Holocaust.
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Of all the films premiering at Cannes this year, “The Most Precious of Cargoes” is both an anomaly (the first animated feature to compete for the Palme d’Or since “Persepolis” in 2007) and the most likely to become a classic. Blending the heavy lines of early-20th-century woodcuts with the gentle pastels of watercolor painting, “The Artist” director Michel Hazanavicius finds a poignant way to address not only the horrors of the Holocaust, but the kinds of kindness that combatted it, crafting an indelible parable destined to be watched and shared by generations to come.
The Apprentice” in an effort to block its U.S. sale and release. It warns the team behind the film not to pursue a distribution deal, according to two people who have read the letter.
A woman who suffered a heart attack when on a holiday in the Lake District with her family has spoken of her 'scary' ordeal.