Out December 22 from Searchlight Pictures, All of Us Strangers marks Andrew Haigh’s first feature film since 2017’s Lean on Pete. Early reviews are strong for this drama, which merges a burgeoning romance between Adam (Andrew Scott) and Harry (Paul Mescal) and the former’s return home, where he mysteriously discovers his long-dead parents alive and well. The film screens next at NYFF. Click here to read Peter Bowen’s 2011 interview with Haigh for his debut feature, Weekend.
by Filmmaker Staff on Sep 21, 2023Rathaus, the New York and Detroit-based production company behind such films as Tim Sutton’s Funny Face, Cedric Cheung-Lau’s The Mountains Are a Dream that Call to Me and Diana Peralta’s De Lo Mio, has announced a new grant supporting Detroit-based filmmakers. The Rathaus Film Grant will give $10,000 to one moving image artist in support of a short film, feature film, documentary, hybrid piece, or video art. Funds are unrestricted. As the FAQ notes, they “can be used in any way that significantly progresses your project forward. This could be anything from; supporting you to take time off to write […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Sep 20, 2023Pedro Costa has made the latest in a long line of festival trailers commissioned by the Viennale from leading auteurs. This one stars Elizabeth Pinard, star of his newest short, The Daughters of Fire, singing a Brecht song. This year’s Viennale runs from October 19 to 30.
by Filmmaker Staff on Sep 18, 2023The Gotham Film and Media Institute, Filmmaker‘s publisher, announced today the programming for its 2023 Variety Gotham Week, taking place October 2 – 5th in New York City. In addition to three screenings and filmmaker conversations, the event will include The Expo, “a thought leadership program hosted by The Gotham’s Expanding Communities partner organizations specifically covering the topics of advocacy and career advancement for film & media creators.” From the press release: The Expo will launch with a panel taking an in-depth look at The Inclusion List hosted by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in collaboration with Adobe Foundation. Organizations […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Sep 7, 2023A teaser has landed for Michael Mann’s Ferrari ahead of its Venice world premiere tomorrow. Mann’s long-awaited return will then screen at the New York Film Festival before it hits theaters just in time for the holidays. Based on Brock Yates’s book Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine, the film stars Adam Driver as the eponymous race car driver and entrepreneur, Penélope Cruz as his wife Laura and Shailene Woodley as his mistress Lina Lardi. Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell and Patrick Dempsey also star. Per an official synopsis: It is the summer of 1957. […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 30, 2023The first trailer has arrived for David Fincher’s The Killer ahead of its imminent Venice Film Festival premiere. Based on Alexis Nolent’s graphic novel series, the film stars Michael Fassbender as a professional assassin embarking on an international manhunt and also features Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Sala Baker, Emiliano Pernía and Gabriel Polanco. Fincher’s follow-up to Mank has the director reuniting with Se7en screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker. Ahead of the film’s Venice debut, read Fincher’s director’s statement from the Biennale website: The Killer is my attempt to reconcile notions I’ve had for years about cinematic […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 29, 2023A trailer arrives today for Foe, the latest directorial effort from Australian filmmaker Garth Davis. Adapted from the novel of the same name by I’m Thinking of Ending Things author Iain Reid, the screenplay is co-written by Davis and Reid and stars Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal as a Midwestern American couple circa 2065 who must navigate a sudden change in their relationship. An official synopsis reads: Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in Foe, a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior’s […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 24, 2023Action director Lawrence Ribeiro has appeared in Filmmaker‘s pages before, writing about pre-viz’ing a fight scene and stunt training. Recently he has been directing a series of car chase short films, with the latest, Part Deux: The Chase, racking up 1.5 million views on YouTube. As he writes, these days he’s “working to expand Action Realism with upcoming projects that marry speed and movement with legendary talents in music and sound.” Here, in a conversation submitted by production company Art & Action Productions, he answers questions about the film, which can also be watched below. What was the purpose behind […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 18, 2023A trailer arrives today for Justine Triet’s latest film Anatomy of a Fall, which was awarded the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film will screen at TIFF and NYFF before hitting theaters later this fall. Per an official synopsis: For the past year, Sandra (Sandra Hüller), her husband Samuel (Samuel Theis), and their eleven-year-old son Daniel (Milo Machado Graner) have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 17, 2023