Gkids has announced the acquisition of the North American rights for the upcoming French sci-fi animation film “Mars Express,” directed by Jérémie Perin in his feature debut.
The film’s synopsis reads: “In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.”
Perin’s debut was part of the official selection at the Cannes and Annecy film festivals this year.
“Mars Express’ is a film we have been excited about for years, since we saw the very first footage,” said Gkids president David Jesteadt. “This is a timely and provocative story set in...
The film’s synopsis reads: “In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.”
Perin’s debut was part of the official selection at the Cannes and Annecy film festivals this year.
“Mars Express’ is a film we have been excited about for years, since we saw the very first footage,” said Gkids president David Jesteadt. “This is a timely and provocative story set in...
- 10/26/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Caroline Brew and Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
On March 11, 2022, exactly one year and one day before the 95th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, a supercharged and wacky movie called “Everything Everywhere All at Once” premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival. The second feature from a pair of music-video directors whose first film, “Swiss Army Man,” was mostly known as the flick in which Daniel Radcliffe played a farting corpse, it was an ideal SXSW movie, a chaotic genre mishmash that, in the words of Wrap reviewer Robert Abele, “swirls sci-fi, metaphysics, martial arts, slapstick, star power, and pop culture shout-outs into the type of experience that one can imagine the late exhibition gimmick impresario William Castle — he who notoriously wired theater seats so they buzzed — responding with, ‘Yeah, this doesn’t need my help.’”
What it did not seem to be back then was any kind of awards movie, except maybe if the...
What it did not seem to be back then was any kind of awards movie, except maybe if the...
- 3/11/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” stars Jason Statham in a role you’re very accustomed to seeing a gritty super spy. Throw in Aubrey Plaza, Carey Elwes and Bugzy Malone and you’ve got a film with as many laughs as kills, courtesy of director Guy Ritchie.
But when, where and how can you watch “Operation Fortune?” All your questions answered below.
When Does “Operation Fortune” Come Out?
“Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” was theatrically released in international territories on Jan. 4 and domestically on Friday, March 3.
Is “Operation Fortune” Streaming or in Theaters?
In the United States, “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” is currently in theaters only. Check your local listings to find it in a theater near you.
It heads to Amazon Prime on March 7 in the UK.
What Is “Operation Fortune” About?
Super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) must track down and stop the sale of a deadly...
But when, where and how can you watch “Operation Fortune?” All your questions answered below.
When Does “Operation Fortune” Come Out?
“Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” was theatrically released in international territories on Jan. 4 and domestically on Friday, March 3.
Is “Operation Fortune” Streaming or in Theaters?
In the United States, “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” is currently in theaters only. Check your local listings to find it in a theater near you.
It heads to Amazon Prime on March 7 in the UK.
What Is “Operation Fortune” About?
Super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) must track down and stop the sale of a deadly...
- 3/3/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Sbiff) announced its winning films at a ceremony this morning in Santa Barbara.
“This 38th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival drew filmmakers from as far as Turkey, India, Israel, and Sierra Leone, half of whom were women,” said Sbiff’s Programming Director, Claudia Puig. “We were delighted with the enthusiastic reception to our diverse program of 200 films from 43 countries. Cinema is one of the most powerful vehicles for empathy, providing a window of understanding to all who seek to look through it. We thank the filmmakers in attendance and our avid Santa Barbara audience for so heartily embracing the festival experience. Several films prompted standing ovations and packed theaters, marking 2023 a full-throttled return to celebrating cinema from around the globe.”
The 38th Santa Barbara International Film Festival took place February 8 – February 18. Official events included screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, and celebrity tributes,...
“This 38th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival drew filmmakers from as far as Turkey, India, Israel, and Sierra Leone, half of whom were women,” said Sbiff’s Programming Director, Claudia Puig. “We were delighted with the enthusiastic reception to our diverse program of 200 films from 43 countries. Cinema is one of the most powerful vehicles for empathy, providing a window of understanding to all who seek to look through it. We thank the filmmakers in attendance and our avid Santa Barbara audience for so heartily embracing the festival experience. Several films prompted standing ovations and packed theaters, marking 2023 a full-throttled return to celebrating cinema from around the globe.”
The 38th Santa Barbara International Film Festival took place February 8 – February 18. Official events included screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, and celebrity tributes,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has made many wise investments at the Sundance Film Festival over the years. Its 2022 acquisition, “Living,” just nabbed Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Bill Nighy, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Other recent Sundance titles propelled to the Oscars by the studio include “The Father” (2020), “Call Me By Your Name” (2017), “Whiplash” (2014) and “An Education” (2009). Amy Adams’ very first career bid came for “Junebug,” which the distributor picked up from Park City in 2005. That film’s writer, Angus MacLachlan, is the director of “A Little Prayer,” one of Sony Pictures Classics’ 2023 festival purchases (the other being Audience Award winner “The Persian Version”).
Starring David Strathairn as Bill Brass, the movie is about a soft-spoken North Carolina family man who, per official synopsis, “tests the limits of patriarchal interference” after discovering that his son, David (Will Pullen), has been having an extramarital affair. In breach of Southern hospitality, which prescribes minding one’s own affairs,...
Starring David Strathairn as Bill Brass, the movie is about a soft-spoken North Carolina family man who, per official synopsis, “tests the limits of patriarchal interference” after discovering that his son, David (Will Pullen), has been having an extramarital affair. In breach of Southern hospitality, which prescribes minding one’s own affairs,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
One year after Sundance megahit “Coda” took home the Oscar for Best Picture, the indie festival is being represented at the 95th Academy Awards again–this time, by four nominees for Best Documentary Feature and “Living,” which is contending in Best Actor (Bill Nighy) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Other recent films to have wound up at the Oscars after debuting in Park City include “Minari,” “Promising Young Woman,” “The Father,” “Get Out,” “The Big Sick,” “Manchester by the Sea,” and “Whiplash.” The event wrapped up over the weekend, with major prizes going to “The Persian Version” (the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and U.S. Dramatic: Audience), “A Thousand And One” (U.S. Dramatic: Grand Jury), “Shayda” (World Cinema: Audience), and “Scrapper” (World Cinema: Grand Jury).
See 2023 Sundance Film Festival: Early highlights include ‘Fairyland,’ ‘Magazine Dreams,’ ‘Past Lives’ …
The 2023 slate has drawn some strong reactions, but no film has been as...
See 2023 Sundance Film Festival: Early highlights include ‘Fairyland,’ ‘Magazine Dreams,’ ‘Past Lives’ …
The 2023 slate has drawn some strong reactions, but no film has been as...
- 1/31/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
The fantasy film “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” released in theaters 10 months ago, scored a big victory Sunday at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards, winning awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan and Best Editing for Paul Rogers.
Brendan Fraser won the award for Best Actor for his emotional role as an overweight man in “The Whale.” In a possible precursor to the Oscars, the award marks Fraser’s first major prize of the season. Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett scored the Best Actress award for her acclaimed and awards-magnet role as a music conductor in “Tár.”
In other top film categories, Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) won Best Supporting Actress, backing up her recent Golden Globe win and solidifying her Oscar chances. Other film winners included Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”) for Best Original Screenplay, and...
Brendan Fraser won the award for Best Actor for his emotional role as an overweight man in “The Whale.” In a possible precursor to the Oscars, the award marks Fraser’s first major prize of the season. Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett scored the Best Actress award for her acclaimed and awards-magnet role as a music conductor in “Tár.”
In other top film categories, Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) won Best Supporting Actress, backing up her recent Golden Globe win and solidifying her Oscar chances. Other film winners included Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”) for Best Original Screenplay, and...
- 1/16/2023
- by Joe McGovern and Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“Introduce yourselves to her!”
I was having a breakfast interview in 1997 with Sidney Poitier at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel when two rather sleazy Hollywood types interrupted our conversation proffering their hands to the legendary actor. Poitier stood up and shook their hands while these two men began to blither on about the first Black actor to win a competitive Oscar for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field” and was the top box office draw in 1968. Finally, Poitier stopped them, pointed to me and in his best Virgil Tibbs voice uttered that command. They quickly shook my hand, and the conversation was soon over.
I interviewed Poitier four times from 1991-98 when I was at the Los Angeles Times. They were more than just conversations about a certain project or event. We had two-hour plus chats revolving numerous subjects including education and racism. These encounters were life changing. In fact, after our...
I was having a breakfast interview in 1997 with Sidney Poitier at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel when two rather sleazy Hollywood types interrupted our conversation proffering their hands to the legendary actor. Poitier stood up and shook their hands while these two men began to blither on about the first Black actor to win a competitive Oscar for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field” and was the top box office draw in 1968. Finally, Poitier stopped them, pointed to me and in his best Virgil Tibbs voice uttered that command. They quickly shook my hand, and the conversation was soon over.
I interviewed Poitier four times from 1991-98 when I was at the Los Angeles Times. They were more than just conversations about a certain project or event. We had two-hour plus chats revolving numerous subjects including education and racism. These encounters were life changing. In fact, after our...
- 9/28/2022
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
A global music sensation. A recently-slapped comedy legend. An indie “It” girl. A retired Batman. And Barbie herself. These performers are the stuff of movie marketers’ dreams, and also what the Walt Disney Company has at its disposal with “Amsterdam.” It’s a film from established auteur David O. Russell, whose reputation for delivering the goods allowed him to attract a murderer’s row of talent that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy, Taylor Swift and Robert De Niro.
And yet, the film, bolstering more stars than in the heavens, to quote an old line — and a budget that’s upwards of 80 million — is arriving in theaters having been pulverized by the critics who have published so far and hoping to rescue its investment by overcoming the reviews to be a commercial success.
The film, with a 33 “rotten” ranking on Rotten Tomatoes (there are...
And yet, the film, bolstering more stars than in the heavens, to quote an old line — and a budget that’s upwards of 80 million — is arriving in theaters having been pulverized by the critics who have published so far and hoping to rescue its investment by overcoming the reviews to be a commercial success.
The film, with a 33 “rotten” ranking on Rotten Tomatoes (there are...
- 9/28/2022
- by Brent Lang, Matt Donnelly and Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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