Studio Ghibli’s film The Boy and The Heron is available to rent and buy on digital from 16th September; on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and DVD from 23rd September; and with a limited edition Steelbook available from 7th October. To celebrate we are giving away a 4K Uhd set with some very cute merch including: Stackable Warawa figurines, Roly poly Heron + Warawara and Theatrical Quad to one lucky winner!
The critically-acclaimed film was the first new work from Hayao Miyazaki in ten years, following his 2013 feature, The Wind Rises, and was a decade in the making. The beautiful, hand-drawn, original story was written and directed by Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, the film features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film “Spinning Globe” was written and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.
The English language dubbed version...
The critically-acclaimed film was the first new work from Hayao Miyazaki in ten years, following his 2013 feature, The Wind Rises, and was a decade in the making. The beautiful, hand-drawn, original story was written and directed by Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, the film features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film “Spinning Globe” was written and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.
The English language dubbed version...
- 9/15/2024
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Is it possible that network television is so back? That's the immediate reaction to hearing CBS bought a new workplace comedy pilot starring Tim Meadows. Per Deadline, the sitcom is called Dmv, and Meadows "will play former high school English teacher Gregg, the examiner who likes to get through the driving tests,...
- 9/13/2024
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
Alfonso Cuarón (“Disclosure”) wraps up his Disney+ Yuletide trilogy of shorts as producer of the animated “An Almost Christmas Story,” coming to the streamer in the fall. Directed by David Lowery (“Mother Mary”), it concerns a young owl named Moon, stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza, who escapes with the help of Luna, a lost young girl.
The short is actually inspired by the true events of a tiny owl, Rocky (short for Rockefeller), found and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020. “An Almost Christmas Story” is produced by Disney Branded Television and Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj, in association with Titmouse and Maere Studios, and with animation services by 88 Pictures,
The creative team includes Lowery, Cuarón (producer and story), Gabriela Rodríguez (producer), Jack Thorne (story and screenplay), Nicholas Ashe Bateman (creative designer), and Daniel Hart (composer).
The voice cast includes Cary Christopher as Moon,...
The short is actually inspired by the true events of a tiny owl, Rocky (short for Rockefeller), found and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020. “An Almost Christmas Story” is produced by Disney Branded Television and Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj, in association with Titmouse and Maere Studios, and with animation services by 88 Pictures,
The creative team includes Lowery, Cuarón (producer and story), Gabriela Rodríguez (producer), Jack Thorne (story and screenplay), Nicholas Ashe Bateman (creative designer), and Daniel Hart (composer).
The voice cast includes Cary Christopher as Moon,...
- 9/12/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Disney Branded Television has announced An Almost Christmas Story, a new animated short film for Disney+ directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón. The short film will premiere this fall.
An Almost Christmas Story follows Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost young girl named Luna.
Together, they embark on a heartwarming adventure, discovering the magic of the holiday season and forming an unlikely bond as they journey back home to their parents. An Almost Christmas Story is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl, Rocky – short for Rockefeller, found and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020.
The voice cast includes Cary Christopher as Moon, newcomer Estella Madrigal as Luna, Jim Gaffigan as Papa Owl, Mamoudou Athie as Pelly,...
An Almost Christmas Story follows Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost young girl named Luna.
Together, they embark on a heartwarming adventure, discovering the magic of the holiday season and forming an unlikely bond as they journey back home to their parents. An Almost Christmas Story is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl, Rocky – short for Rockefeller, found and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020.
The voice cast includes Cary Christopher as Moon, newcomer Estella Madrigal as Luna, Jim Gaffigan as Papa Owl, Mamoudou Athie as Pelly,...
- 9/12/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Exclusive: An Almost Christmas Story, the third and final installment in Alfonso Cuarón’s holiday shorts collection, is set for premiere this fall on Disney+.
Written and directed by David Lowery and produced by Cuarón, the animated short film is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl, Rocky – short for Rockefeller, found and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020.
An Almost Christmas Story follows Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost young girl named Luna. Together, they embark on a heartwarming adventure, discovering the magic of the holiday season and forming an unlikely bond as they journey back home to their parents.
The voice cast includes Cary Christopher as “Moon,” newcomer Estella Madrigal as “Luna,” Jim Gaffigan as “Papa Owl,” Mamoudou Athie as “Pelly,...
Written and directed by David Lowery and produced by Cuarón, the animated short film is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl, Rocky – short for Rockefeller, found and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020.
An Almost Christmas Story follows Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost young girl named Luna. Together, they embark on a heartwarming adventure, discovering the magic of the holiday season and forming an unlikely bond as they journey back home to their parents.
The voice cast includes Cary Christopher as “Moon,” newcomer Estella Madrigal as “Luna,” Jim Gaffigan as “Papa Owl,” Mamoudou Athie as “Pelly,...
- 9/12/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Juliette Lewis and Mamoudou Athie will lead the cast of the body swap film 'By Design'.The pair are on board to play the central roles in the indie flick that has been written and directed by Amanda Kramer.Other cast members in the movie – which has wrapped production in Los Angeles – including Samantha Mathis, Robin Tunney, Clifton Collins Jr., Udo Kier and Betty Buckley.Plot details haven't been disclosed but the picture is described as a twist on the body swap genre.Miranda Bailey and Natalie Whalen are producing for Cold Iron Pictures along with Sarah Winshall, Jacob Agger and Kramer.Juliette began her film career in the late 1980s and feels lucky to have worked together with some of the most talented figures in the industry.The 51-year-old star told Entertainment Tonight: "I really got fortunate early on. And I didn't know this at the time because people...
- 9/12/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Exclusive: Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets) and Mamoudou Athie (Kinds of Kindness) lead the cast of By Design, a new indie feature written and directed by Amanda Kramer (Please Baby Please), which has wrapped production in Los Angeles.
Others in the cast include Samantha Mathis (The Exorcism), Robin Tunney (Dear Edward), Clifton Collins Jr. (Jockey), Udo Kier (Swan Song) and Betty Buckley (Eternity).
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the film has been described as a twist on the body swap genre.
Miranda Bailey and Natalie Whalen from Cold Iron Pictures produced alongside Sarah Winshall of Smudge Films (I Saw the TV Glow), Jacob Agger, and Amanda Kramer. Lauren Mann, Jason Beck, Madison McKinley, James Belfer, Karen Belfer, and Riccardo Maddalosso served as executive producers.
An Oscar nominee currently starring in Showtime’s hit drama Yellowjackets, which is heading into its third season,...
Others in the cast include Samantha Mathis (The Exorcism), Robin Tunney (Dear Edward), Clifton Collins Jr. (Jockey), Udo Kier (Swan Song) and Betty Buckley (Eternity).
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the film has been described as a twist on the body swap genre.
Miranda Bailey and Natalie Whalen from Cold Iron Pictures produced alongside Sarah Winshall of Smudge Films (I Saw the TV Glow), Jacob Agger, and Amanda Kramer. Lauren Mann, Jason Beck, Madison McKinley, James Belfer, Karen Belfer, and Riccardo Maddalosso served as executive producers.
An Oscar nominee currently starring in Showtime’s hit drama Yellowjackets, which is heading into its third season,...
- 9/11/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sasha Calle, Mamoudou Athie and Jeffrey Donovan join Dane DeHaan in crime thriller “Wardriver,” directed by Rebecca Thomas and written by Daniel. The film is produced by Tim and Trevor White’s Star Thrower Entertainment alongside David M. Wulf, Daniel Casey, DeHaan and Highland Film Group, which is repping international at TIFF. CAA Media Finance has domestic.
Production recently wrapped in Utah.
In the film, tech-savvy thief Cole (DeHaan) exploits his highly specialized skills to commit high-tech robberies from his laptop. When criminal Oscar (Athie) uncovers Cole’s abilities, he forces him to hack the account of the beautiful Sarah (Calle), draining nearly a million dollars. But Cole soon discovers that a powerful, mob-connected lawyer (Donovan) has been using Sarah to hide his money. As Cole falls hard for Sarah, he initiates a plan to replace the stolen money, while protecting her. Ignoring warning signs that something greater is at play,...
Production recently wrapped in Utah.
In the film, tech-savvy thief Cole (DeHaan) exploits his highly specialized skills to commit high-tech robberies from his laptop. When criminal Oscar (Athie) uncovers Cole’s abilities, he forces him to hack the account of the beautiful Sarah (Calle), draining nearly a million dollars. But Cole soon discovers that a powerful, mob-connected lawyer (Donovan) has been using Sarah to hide his money. As Cole falls hard for Sarah, he initiates a plan to replace the stolen money, while protecting her. Ignoring warning signs that something greater is at play,...
- 9/6/2024
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
On September 1, The Brutalist premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. The “wildly ambitious” epic historical drama received a 13-minute standing ovation, with critics calling it a “masterpiece” and the “next Godfather.” The most exciting part of the film for some? Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend stars in it. In Joe Alwyn’s most acclaimed role to date, The Brutalist confirms that the 33-year-old is truly a star on the rise.
‘The Brutalist’ actor Joe Alwyn at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival | Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
The Brutalist follows László Tóth (Adrien Brody) for 30 years of his life, including his emigration to the U.S. after World War II and career as an architect, reports the Independent. Although a work of fiction, director Brady Corbet exhaustively researched the post-wwii worlds of Europe and the U.S. and what it would’ve been like for a Hungarian-born Jewish architect like László.
The...
‘The Brutalist’ actor Joe Alwyn at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival | Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
The Brutalist follows László Tóth (Adrien Brody) for 30 years of his life, including his emigration to the U.S. after World War II and career as an architect, reports the Independent. Although a work of fiction, director Brady Corbet exhaustively researched the post-wwii worlds of Europe and the U.S. and what it would’ve been like for a Hungarian-born Jewish architect like László.
The...
- 9/3/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Kinds of Kindness” is a movie directed by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe. With Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau and Mamoudou Athie.
The ever-ingenious Yorgos Lanthimos returns to the cinematic arena, accompanied by his muses, actress Emma Stone and actor Willem Dafoe, to once again defy the norms, provoke the audience, and present us with a feast for the senses on both aesthetic and narrative fronts.
This film is constructed like a disassembled jigsaw puzzle, leaving it to the audience to piece together the chaotic fragments of characters from a collective psyche that seems to lack self-awareness. “Kinds of Kindness” is not an easy watch and certainly isn’t tailored for everyone. It demands viewers to abandon conventional narrative expectations and embrace the notion that the natural coherence of cinema can be entirely inverted and turned on its head.
Seemingly without rhyme or reason, the film aims to engage the viewer,...
The ever-ingenious Yorgos Lanthimos returns to the cinematic arena, accompanied by his muses, actress Emma Stone and actor Willem Dafoe, to once again defy the norms, provoke the audience, and present us with a feast for the senses on both aesthetic and narrative fronts.
This film is constructed like a disassembled jigsaw puzzle, leaving it to the audience to piece together the chaotic fragments of characters from a collective psyche that seems to lack self-awareness. “Kinds of Kindness” is not an easy watch and certainly isn’t tailored for everyone. It demands viewers to abandon conventional narrative expectations and embrace the notion that the natural coherence of cinema can be entirely inverted and turned on its head.
Seemingly without rhyme or reason, the film aims to engage the viewer,...
- 8/30/2024
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with his “Poor Things” cast, including Oscar winner Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Willem Dafoe for his latest surreal adventure, “Kinds of Kindness.” Described as an absurdist “triptych fable,” Lanthimos’ ninth feature centers on three distinct but interconnected stories: a man trying to break free from his predetermined path, a cop questioning his wife’s strange demeanor, and a woman on the search for an extraordinary individual. “Kinds of Kindness” premieres on Friday, Aug. 30 and you can watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.
How to Watch “Kinds of Kindness” When: Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial $7.99+ / month hulu.com About “Kinds of Kindness”
“Kinds of Kindness” is the latest feature film from director and writer Yorgos Lanthimos, co-written with regular collaborator Efthimis Filippou. Described as “a triptych fable,” the absurdist anthology includes three loosely...
How to Watch “Kinds of Kindness” When: Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial $7.99+ / month hulu.com About “Kinds of Kindness”
“Kinds of Kindness” is the latest feature film from director and writer Yorgos Lanthimos, co-written with regular collaborator Efthimis Filippou. Described as “a triptych fable,” the absurdist anthology includes three loosely...
- 8/30/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
If ever there were a movie to define Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos' particular approach to movies, "Kinds of Kindness" would be the most direct and unapologetic of them all. Not many film aficionados would've imagined that this writer/director would end up achieving mainstream success on the level of "Poor Things," which turned into a box office hit and ended up outperforming expectations at the Academy Awards, to boot. Between that and "The Favourite" in 2018, the typically off-putting and idiosyncratic Lanthimos suddenly found himself at risk of being known as a name-brand artist among general audiences. At least, that was the case before he followed that up with "Kinds of Kindness" in June of this year, which might as well have felt like a middle finger directed straight at his newfound popularity. Look no further than the synopsis, after all:
"Kinds of Kindness" is a triptych fable following a man...
"Kinds of Kindness" is a triptych fable following a man...
- 8/6/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe head the cast in the Poor Things director’s odd three-part study of control whose central idea proves elusive
Cannibalism. Auto-amputation. Obsession. Delusion. A glum, bearded, entirely silent man whose initials are Rmf. Numerous themes and plot points are nipping away at the bones of Yorgos Lanthimos’s follow-up to Poor Things. An unwieldy triptych of not quite connected stories, starring the same repertory group of actors – Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley, Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie and Joe Alwyn – in different roles in each of the three chapters, Kinds of Kindness leans back into the surreal cruelty and bizarro-banal logic of the director’s earlier films. Dogtooth is an obvious reference, but there’s also an element of The Lobster’s twisted relationship politics here.
But despite the recurring themes in the three stories, a unifying idea or central thesis that...
Cannibalism. Auto-amputation. Obsession. Delusion. A glum, bearded, entirely silent man whose initials are Rmf. Numerous themes and plot points are nipping away at the bones of Yorgos Lanthimos’s follow-up to Poor Things. An unwieldy triptych of not quite connected stories, starring the same repertory group of actors – Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley, Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie and Joe Alwyn – in different roles in each of the three chapters, Kinds of Kindness leans back into the surreal cruelty and bizarro-banal logic of the director’s earlier films. Dogtooth is an obvious reference, but there’s also an element of The Lobster’s twisted relationship politics here.
But despite the recurring themes in the three stories, a unifying idea or central thesis that...
- 6/30/2024
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
Kinds of Kindness is director and writer Yorgos Lanthimos’ newest feature, fresh off the back of Poor Things success. Poor Things, labeled by many as his most accessible film to date, was nominated for an Academy Award in eleven categories and won in four. Kinds of Kindness sees him teaming back up with co-writer Efthymis Fillippou, who he has collaborated with on prior projects including The Lobster (2015), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) and Dogtooth (2009). As can be expected, Kinds of Kindness is much more reminiscent of his older works, allowing his quirkier and less digestible storytelling to come through. A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing at sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, Kinds of Kindness...
- 6/29/2024
- by Becca Johnson
- Talking Films
Chicago – Distinctive visions are in such short supply in Hollywood these days I suppose we should be grateful when one makes it onto our movie screens. Director Yorgos Lanthimos is nothing if not distinctive, but his films are by no means easy to watch. His latest film “Kinds Of Kindness” consists of three short stories of power and cruelty.
Each tale centers on a person in desperate need of direction falling to prey to insidious manipulation that hollows them out leaving them an empty husk without a sense of self.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Lanthimos reunites with his muse Emma Stone, along with Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau and Mamoudou Athie, as they act as a sort of repertory company taking different roles in three different stories. There are funny moments yes, but I think it’s a big stretch to call this a comedy in any way. It’s...
Each tale centers on a person in desperate need of direction falling to prey to insidious manipulation that hollows them out leaving them an empty husk without a sense of self.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Lanthimos reunites with his muse Emma Stone, along with Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau and Mamoudou Athie, as they act as a sort of repertory company taking different roles in three different stories. There are funny moments yes, but I think it’s a big stretch to call this a comedy in any way. It’s...
- 6/28/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
When Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film “Kinds of Kindness” debuted at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, star Jesse Plemons hadn’t seen it yet.
“I’ve been working, and I also … if I have the option not to watch something I’m in, I usually, slowly sneak out,” the actor told Variety, sitting down at the swanky Carlton Hotel just hours before the Searchlight Pictures film’s world premiere a few hundred yards down the Croisette. He was curious what the audience would make of Lanthimos’ latest movie, which was among the highest-profile debuts at the festival.
“It’s a movie that really demands the viewer bring themselves to it and fill in the blanks,” Plemons explained. “It’s also a movie — from the time I first read the script to then shooting, and even as the production went on — your interpretation of it changes based where you are.
“I’ve been working, and I also … if I have the option not to watch something I’m in, I usually, slowly sneak out,” the actor told Variety, sitting down at the swanky Carlton Hotel just hours before the Searchlight Pictures film’s world premiere a few hundred yards down the Croisette. He was curious what the audience would make of Lanthimos’ latest movie, which was among the highest-profile debuts at the festival.
“It’s a movie that really demands the viewer bring themselves to it and fill in the blanks,” Plemons explained. “It’s also a movie — from the time I first read the script to then shooting, and even as the production went on — your interpretation of it changes based where you are.
- 6/25/2024
- by Angelique Jackson and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
With Kinds Of Kindness, his ninth feature film, Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos reinforces his formidable reputation as one of the great directors of contemporary world cinema. This triptych piece — studded with the characteristically oddball humour, violent shocks and sexual preoccupation of Lanthimos’ best work —is his version of going back to basics. His third consecutive collaboration with Emma Stone is perhaps the most stripped-down of the trio, unadorned by the ornate period trappings of The Favourite and the intricate, Victorian-steampunk production design of Alasdair Gray adaptation Poor Things. It’s shot and set in modern New Orleans, but far from the instantly recognisable Creole architecture of the French Quarter: seemingly prosaic offices, roads and suburban homes are the core locations. As ever with Lanthimos, though, the action is rarely run-of-the-mill.
We open with Jesse Plemons as corporate lackey Robert, meticulously controlled by all-knowing boss Raymond (Willem Dafoe). Having failed to...
We open with Jesse Plemons as corporate lackey Robert, meticulously controlled by all-knowing boss Raymond (Willem Dafoe). Having failed to...
- 6/24/2024
- by Lou Thomas
- Empire - Movies
Joyful? Ecstatic? Elated? Take your pick.
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is on fire at the global box office, where it grossed a record-shattering $100 million domestically and $164.4 million overseas in its second weekend to finish Sunday with $724.4 million in ticket sales to become the top-grossing film of the year after racing past Dune: Part Two ($711. million).
The animated tentpole — about the emotions inhabiting a 13-year-old girl — is among only an elite handful of films that have earned $90 million or more in their second weekend of play at the domestic box office. Inside Out 2 enjoyed the biggest sophomore outing of any animated film domestically and the seventh-biggest of any film behind such behemoths as installments in the the Avengers, Star Wars and Jurassic Word series. It even earned more than Barbie, which grossed $93 million in its second outing.
Inside Out 2‘s tally stands at $355.2 in North America, where it fell a scant 35 percent,...
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is on fire at the global box office, where it grossed a record-shattering $100 million domestically and $164.4 million overseas in its second weekend to finish Sunday with $724.4 million in ticket sales to become the top-grossing film of the year after racing past Dune: Part Two ($711. million).
The animated tentpole — about the emotions inhabiting a 13-year-old girl — is among only an elite handful of films that have earned $90 million or more in their second weekend of play at the domestic box office. Inside Out 2 enjoyed the biggest sophomore outing of any animated film domestically and the seventh-biggest of any film behind such behemoths as installments in the the Avengers, Star Wars and Jurassic Word series. It even earned more than Barbie, which grossed $93 million in its second outing.
Inside Out 2‘s tally stands at $355.2 in North America, where it fell a scant 35 percent,...
- 6/23/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Inside Out 2 is showing no signs of slowing down as it shatters more records in its second weekend.
Among other feats, the Pixar film has passed up Dune: Part Two to become the top-grossing film of 2024 at the domestic box office with $285.6 million in ticket sales through Friday, only its eighth day in release. (The Dune sequel topped out at $282.1 million domestically.)
In North America, the animated tentpole grossed a mighty $30.5 million on Friday, meaning it could now earn a whopping $93 million to $103 million in its sophomore outing at the domestic box office, the biggest second weekend of all time for an animated film and the seventh-biggest among any film. Few movies pony up $90 million or more in their second weekend; Barbie was the last one to do so when raking in $93 million in summer 2023.
Pixar’s 20th feature film is also a powerhouse overseas, putting its worldwide total at $545 million through Friday.
Among other feats, the Pixar film has passed up Dune: Part Two to become the top-grossing film of 2024 at the domestic box office with $285.6 million in ticket sales through Friday, only its eighth day in release. (The Dune sequel topped out at $282.1 million domestically.)
In North America, the animated tentpole grossed a mighty $30.5 million on Friday, meaning it could now earn a whopping $93 million to $103 million in its sophomore outing at the domestic box office, the biggest second weekend of all time for an animated film and the seventh-biggest among any film. Few movies pony up $90 million or more in their second weekend; Barbie was the last one to do so when raking in $93 million in summer 2023.
Pixar’s 20th feature film is also a powerhouse overseas, putting its worldwide total at $545 million through Friday.
- 6/22/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Bikeriders, Kinds of Kindness and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
The Bikeriders premiere
Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Mike Faist and Norman Reedus joined writer-director Jeff Nichols at the L.A. premiere of their Focus Features film on Monday. Jason Momoa also showed his support at the premiere, rolling up on his own motorcycle with daughter Lola.
Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Jeff Nichols and Norman Reedus Lola Iolani Momoa and Jason Momoa
I Am: Celine Dion special screening
Celine Dion made a rare red carpet appearance at the NYC premiere of her new Prime Video documentary on Monday, joining director Irene Taylor.
Director Irene Taylor and Celine Dion
Carol Burnett’s Hand and Footprint Ceremony
Carol Burnett had her hands and feet immortalized in cement in front...
The Bikeriders premiere
Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Mike Faist and Norman Reedus joined writer-director Jeff Nichols at the L.A. premiere of their Focus Features film on Monday. Jason Momoa also showed his support at the premiere, rolling up on his own motorcycle with daughter Lola.
Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Jeff Nichols and Norman Reedus Lola Iolani Momoa and Jason Momoa
I Am: Celine Dion special screening
Celine Dion made a rare red carpet appearance at the NYC premiere of her new Prime Video documentary on Monday, joining director Irene Taylor.
Director Irene Taylor and Celine Dion
Carol Burnett’s Hand and Footprint Ceremony
Carol Burnett had her hands and feet immortalized in cement in front...
- 6/21/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After knocking it out of the park with Poor Things last year, director Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone are back at the box office with Kinds Of Kindness from Searchlight, which looks set to shake up a sluggish arthouse market with the best limited opening this year.
The best PTA in 2024 so far is The Taste Of Things from IFC Films, which debuted at $43.4k on three screens back in February. Kinds of Kindness at five locations in New York and LA will pull ahead of that, significantly perhaps. The market’s been odd so it’s hard to say by how much yet. Tune in Sunday.
Also this weekend, Thelma, a crowd pleaser with a terrific June Squibb, launches on 1,280 screens, the widest release ever by distributor Magnolia Pictures. A24’s Janet Planet, the first feature by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker,...
The best PTA in 2024 so far is The Taste Of Things from IFC Films, which debuted at $43.4k on three screens back in February. Kinds of Kindness at five locations in New York and LA will pull ahead of that, significantly perhaps. The market’s been odd so it’s hard to say by how much yet. Tune in Sunday.
Also this weekend, Thelma, a crowd pleaser with a terrific June Squibb, launches on 1,280 screens, the widest release ever by distributor Magnolia Pictures. A24’s Janet Planet, the first feature by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker,...
- 6/21/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
After revealing that he felt sick to his stomach while reading the script for Kinds of Kindness, Jesse Plemons says some audience members may feel the same way when they sit down to watch the Yorgos Lanthimos film.
The movie is split into three separate stories — about a man who tries to break free from his predetermined path, a policeman whose wife seems like a different person after her return from a supposed drowning, and a woman who searches for someone prophesied to become a spiritual guide — as stars Plemons, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau and Mamoudou Athie play different roles in each story.
Plemons told the L.A. Times that he felt sick reading the script, and at the film’s New York premiere on Thursday, elaborated, “There are some sequences in that that I feel like would make a lot of people sick to their stomachs.
The movie is split into three separate stories — about a man who tries to break free from his predetermined path, a policeman whose wife seems like a different person after her return from a supposed drowning, and a woman who searches for someone prophesied to become a spiritual guide — as stars Plemons, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau and Mamoudou Athie play different roles in each story.
Plemons told the L.A. Times that he felt sick reading the script, and at the film’s New York premiere on Thursday, elaborated, “There are some sequences in that that I feel like would make a lot of people sick to their stomachs.
- 6/21/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The most popular thing to do when watching an anthology film is finding the connective thread. Whether they’re exercises in genre cinema or quirky odes to magazine journalism, the inherent appeal of three or more stories playing to you in bite-sized format is running your fingers along a strand that can then be tied around the whole experience like a tight bow. Well dear reader, believe me there’s enough material in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness to wrap itself all the way around your neck and squeeze. Unfortunately, a case can be made that Lanthimos suffocates the potential and life out of his baby as well.
The threads entwining here are multitude: they’re three stories of submission and humiliation in the name of love; tales of delusion and destruction; even the actors are largely recurring. Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, and perhaps most impressively, a full...
The threads entwining here are multitude: they’re three stories of submission and humiliation in the name of love; tales of delusion and destruction; even the actors are largely recurring. Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, and perhaps most impressively, a full...
- 6/20/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Welcome to a world where transformation is the only constant. Yorgos Lanthimos, the genius behind cinematic classics, brings you “Kinds of Kindness”, set to premiere in cinemas this Friday.
From the intriguing minds of screenwriters Efthymis Filippou and Lanthimos himself, comes a fable crafted into a distinctive form – a triptych. Three interwoven narratives unravel tales of personal struggle, spectral deception, and the relentless pursuit of a prodigious spiritual leader.
A star-studded ensemble, featuring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, and Joe Alwyn, brings to life these stories set in surreal landscapes.
Each tale portends a transformation: a man entrapped, striving to regain command of his life; a policeman haunted by the spectral return of his wife, who vanished at sea and now bears an unrecognizable semblance; and a woman on a determined quest to find an individual with a rare gift, who is foreseen...
From the intriguing minds of screenwriters Efthymis Filippou and Lanthimos himself, comes a fable crafted into a distinctive form – a triptych. Three interwoven narratives unravel tales of personal struggle, spectral deception, and the relentless pursuit of a prodigious spiritual leader.
A star-studded ensemble, featuring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, and Joe Alwyn, brings to life these stories set in surreal landscapes.
Each tale portends a transformation: a man entrapped, striving to regain command of his life; a policeman haunted by the spectral return of his wife, who vanished at sea and now bears an unrecognizable semblance; and a woman on a determined quest to find an individual with a rare gift, who is foreseen...
- 6/19/2024
- by Molly Se-kyung
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film Kinds of Kindness debuted at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival following Oscars buzz for the director’s film Poor Things. The filmmaker’s last project to premiere at the French festival was The Killing of a Sacred Deer starring Nicole Kidman, Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alicia Silverstone and more. Kinds of Kindness marks reunions with Emma Stone, Joe Alwyn, Margaret Qualley and Willem Dafoe for the director. This will be Stone’s third film with Lanthimos, and her second Lanthimos film co-starring with Joe Alwyn after 2018’s The Favourite.
The anthology movie is described as a “triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability,...
The anthology movie is described as a “triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability,...
- 6/18/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Yorgos Lanthimos is keenly interested in the systems that bind us. Most of his films are about how humans — we whimsical, self-serious egotists — require strictures and societal bindings to function, even if those bindings are absurd, harmful, or wholly invented by power-mad weirdos. The only thing that can free us from our self-imposed hairshirts, usually, is our sexual agency. That was certainly true of Lanthimos' 2023 Oscar darling "Poor Things," in which a woman with the brain of an infant grew into a self-actualized bisexual sex worker, once she was freed of the influence of boorish men who would seek to control her body.
Additionally, in the 2009 film "Dogtooth," Lanthimos told the story of three adult children being raised by a father who, for what can only be a sociological experiment, kept them imprisoned in their home, teaching them a surreal, alternate vocabulary. In "The Lobster," the rituals of love...
Additionally, in the 2009 film "Dogtooth," Lanthimos told the story of three adult children being raised by a father who, for what can only be a sociological experiment, kept them imprisoned in their home, teaching them a surreal, alternate vocabulary. In "The Lobster," the rituals of love...
- 6/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone have emerged as quite the duo in recent years. The director and actress managed to turn both "The Favourite" and "Poor Things" into rare, original box office hits that also went on to garner some major awards season love. Now, they're back together again with another dark comedy in the form of "Kinds of Kindness," which is rolling out in select theaters next weekend before expanding nationwide in the coming weeks. The question is, can Lanthimos and Stone pull off a hat trick and go three for three?
Disney's Searchlight Pictures is making a couple of wise decisions regarding "Kinds of Kindness." For one, it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to build some buzz, with Jesse Plemons winning Best Actor for his work in the film. That has teed up the ball for a limited release next weekend, with Lanthimos' latest work playing in...
Disney's Searchlight Pictures is making a couple of wise decisions regarding "Kinds of Kindness." For one, it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to build some buzz, with Jesse Plemons winning Best Actor for his work in the film. That has teed up the ball for a limited release next weekend, with Lanthimos' latest work playing in...
- 6/14/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Clockwise from left: Inside Out 2, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story, Wall-EImage: Disney/Pixar
Although Pixar has had its fair share of disappointments and missteps, at its height, there was no one doing it better. For nearly three decades the studio has been creating crowd-pleasing features and taking audiences into imaginative new worlds.
Although Pixar has had its fair share of disappointments and missteps, at its height, there was no one doing it better. For nearly three decades the studio has been creating crowd-pleasing features and taking audiences into imaginative new worlds.
- 6/14/2024
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer | Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley for this bizarre triptych of stories that are simultaneously surreal, disturbing and darkly funny. Co-written by Efthimis Filippou, who previously collaborated with Lanthimos on Dogtooth, The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the film marks a thrilling return to the director’s signature strangeness and the unsettling sensibilities of the Greek Weird Wave.
Set in present-day New Orleans, Kinds of Kindness tells three separate stories, with each cast member playing three different characters. The stories are nominally linked by a character named in their titles, though there is very little narrative overlap, only repeated echoes of themes, lines and images.
In the first story, “The Death of R.
Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley for this bizarre triptych of stories that are simultaneously surreal, disturbing and darkly funny. Co-written by Efthimis Filippou, who previously collaborated with Lanthimos on Dogtooth, The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the film marks a thrilling return to the director’s signature strangeness and the unsettling sensibilities of the Greek Weird Wave.
Set in present-day New Orleans, Kinds of Kindness tells three separate stories, with each cast member playing three different characters. The stories are nominally linked by a character named in their titles, though there is very little narrative overlap, only repeated echoes of themes, lines and images.
In the first story, “The Death of R.
- 6/11/2024
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
“Kinds of Kindness” is a new live-action ‘anthology’ feature, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”) starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer, releasing June 21, 2024 in theaters:
“…’Kinds of Kindness’ is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life…
“…a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person…
“…and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader…”
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“…’Kinds of Kindness’ is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life…
“…a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person…
“…and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader…”
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- 6/11/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ highly-anticipated anthology film Kinds Of Kindness has a full trailer ahead of its release in the UK next month.
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone revealed their latest collaboration, Kinds Of Kindness, to the world at Cannes this month. Following 2019’s The Favourite and last year’s Poor Things, hopes are high that the film formerly known as And will continue their hot streak.
An anthology film, Stone and her fellow actors play multiple roles across three stories. We’ll be able to see the movie for ourselves in just under a month’s time when it releases in the UK. In the interim, Searchlight Pictures has released the full trailer, which we’ve enclosed below.
Here’s a synopsis, which is admirably vague in its wording:
“Kinds Of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life...
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone revealed their latest collaboration, Kinds Of Kindness, to the world at Cannes this month. Following 2019’s The Favourite and last year’s Poor Things, hopes are high that the film formerly known as And will continue their hot streak.
An anthology film, Stone and her fellow actors play multiple roles across three stories. We’ll be able to see the movie for ourselves in just under a month’s time when it releases in the UK. In the interim, Searchlight Pictures has released the full trailer, which we’ve enclosed below.
Here’s a synopsis, which is admirably vague in its wording:
“Kinds Of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life...
- 5/30/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Searchlight Pictures dropped a full-length trailer for Kinds of Kindness Wednesday, and as is to be expected from a Yorgos Lanthimos project at this point, the film looks funny, unsettling, and above all else, strange.
Soundtracked to the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” much like the teaser from earlier this year, the new clip doesn’t give much away for what the movie’s actually about, but it does set the table for the uncomfortable vibes that Lanthimos will likely serve up in his “triptych fable.”
The film...
Soundtracked to the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” much like the teaser from earlier this year, the new clip doesn’t give much away for what the movie’s actually about, but it does set the table for the uncomfortable vibes that Lanthimos will likely serve up in his “triptych fable.”
The film...
- 5/29/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Just a few months after his eccentric alt-history sci-fi movie "Poor Things" swept the Oscars with four wins (including a Best Actress award for lead Emma Stone), director Yorgos Lanthimos is back with a new film. "Kinds of Kindness" once again stars Stone, alongside her fellow "Poor Things" performers Margaret Qualley and Willem Dafoe. And the talent doesn't stop there, with Jesse Plemons ("Breaking Bad"), Hong Chau ("The Whale"), Joe Alwyn ("The Favourite"), Mamoudou Athie ("Archive 81"), and Hunter Schafer ("Euphoria") also in the mix.
Lanthimos will really be getting the most out of that stellar cast by having each actor in three different roles. "We had started out with one story, but as we were working on it, we thought that it might be interesting to make a film that has a different structure to what we had done before," Lanthimos explains in the press notes, referring to himself and...
Lanthimos will really be getting the most out of that stellar cast by having each actor in three different roles. "We had started out with one story, but as we were working on it, we thought that it might be interesting to make a film that has a different structure to what we had done before," Lanthimos explains in the press notes, referring to himself and...
- 5/29/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
Searchlight Pictures has revealed the full trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’s next feature ‘Kinds of Kindness’.
The movie follows a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing at sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Directed by Academy Award® Nominee Yorgos Lanthimos. Two-time Academy Award® Winner Emma Stone stars alongside Academy Award® Nominee Jesse Plemons, Academy Award® Nominee Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Academy Award® Nominee Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer.
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The movie follows a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing at sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Directed by Academy Award® Nominee Yorgos Lanthimos. Two-time Academy Award® Winner Emma Stone stars alongside Academy Award® Nominee Jesse Plemons, Academy Award® Nominee Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Academy Award® Nominee Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer.
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The film is released in UK and Ireland cinemas on June 28.
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- 5/29/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Open your eyes, and look clearly at what's going on around you..." Searchlight Pictures has just unveiled another official trailer for Kinds of Kindness, the brand new Yorgos Lanthimos film arriving this summer to watch. It just premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival a few weeks ago, where Jesse Plemons won the Best Actor award at the end of the fest (here's our review). This triptych film features three medium-length stories in one long feature (that runs almost 3 hours in total). As his follow-up to the Oscar-winning Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness is described as an anthology film with three segments - following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability. The exquisite ensemble cast in this: Emma Stone,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
With Cannes Film Festival wrapped up, one of the first premieres to arrive in theaters is Yorgos Lanthimos’ triptych Kinds of Kindness. Starring Cannes Best Actor winner Jesse Plemons, alongside Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer, Searchlight Pictures has now dropped a new trailer ahead of the June 21 release.
Here’s the synopsis: “Kinds Of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.”
Luke Hicks said in his review, “This one is for the true Lanthimites, the Dogtooth sisters, the biscuit women, The Killing of a Sacred Deer heads, a...
Here’s the synopsis: “Kinds Of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.”
Luke Hicks said in his review, “This one is for the true Lanthimites, the Dogtooth sisters, the biscuit women, The Killing of a Sacred Deer heads, a...
- 5/29/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film has arrived. The filmmaker has already followed up his Poor Things run with Kinds of Kindness, which reunites him with the Academy Award-winning star of his last film, Emma Stone, as well as her Poor Things co-star, Willem Dafoe. The new trailer from Searchlight Pictures displays the chaotic nature of the film, with all the clips feeling non-sequitur. And with Sweet Dreams providing the soundtrack for the trailer, it certainly hammers home the dream-like feeling of this abstract movie.
When director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone make a feature film together, Academy Award nominations follow. Their 2018 collaboration The Favourite was nominated in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design, Cinematography, and Editing categories, with supporting actresses Stone and Rachel Weisz also earning nominations and lead actress Olivia Colman taking home an Oscar for her performance. Their 2023 collaboration...
When director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone make a feature film together, Academy Award nominations follow. Their 2018 collaboration The Favourite was nominated in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design, Cinematography, and Editing categories, with supporting actresses Stone and Rachel Weisz also earning nominations and lead actress Olivia Colman taking home an Oscar for her performance. Their 2023 collaboration...
- 5/29/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Entre ellas, ‘Anora’, ‘The Substance’ y ‘Emilia Pérez’, que ya tienen asegurada su llegada a España.
Concluida la 77 edición del Festival de Cannes, desde mundoCine os traemos las películas más comentadas y aclamadas de la sección oficial a competición de Cannes 2024 , además de deciros si tienen o no distribución en España.
10. All We Imagine as Light (Payal Kapadia)
¿De qué trata? La rutina de la enfermera Prabha se ve trastocada cuando recibe un regalo inesperado de su marido, del que se ha separado. Su compañera de piso y más joven que ella, Anu, trata de encontrar en vano un lugar en la ciudad para intimar con su novio. Un viaje a una ciudad costera les permite encontrar un espacio para que sus deseos se manifiesten.
Premio: Gran Premio del Jurado.
¿Tiene distribución en España? Sí. Distribuye Atalante Films.
9. Bird (Andrea Arnold)
¿De qué trata? En su pequeña y destartalada casa del norte de Kent,...
Concluida la 77 edición del Festival de Cannes, desde mundoCine os traemos las películas más comentadas y aclamadas de la sección oficial a competición de Cannes 2024 , además de deciros si tienen o no distribución en España.
10. All We Imagine as Light (Payal Kapadia)
¿De qué trata? La rutina de la enfermera Prabha se ve trastocada cuando recibe un regalo inesperado de su marido, del que se ha separado. Su compañera de piso y más joven que ella, Anu, trata de encontrar en vano un lugar en la ciudad para intimar con su novio. Un viaje a una ciudad costera les permite encontrar un espacio para que sus deseos se manifiesten.
Premio: Gran Premio del Jurado.
¿Tiene distribución en España? Sí. Distribuye Atalante Films.
9. Bird (Andrea Arnold)
¿De qué trata? En su pequeña y destartalada casa del norte de Kent,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, and Willem Dafoe in Kinds Of Kindness Image: Searchlight Pictures There was a subversive thrill to the original title of Yorgos Lanthimos’ new anthology movie, the “triptych fable” Kinds Of Kindness. Calling a movie “And” would have broken pretty much every commonsense Seo and marketing rule...
- 5/23/2024
- by Farah Cheded
- avclub.com
Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, and Willem Dafoe in Kinds Of KindnessImage: Searchlight Pictures
There was a subversive thrill to the original title of Yorgos Lanthimos’ new anthology movie, the “triptych fable” Kinds Of Kindness. Calling a movie “And” would have broken pretty much every commonsense Seo and marketing rule; the...
There was a subversive thrill to the original title of Yorgos Lanthimos’ new anthology movie, the “triptych fable” Kinds Of Kindness. Calling a movie “And” would have broken pretty much every commonsense Seo and marketing rule; the...
- 5/23/2024
- by Farah Cheded
- avclub.com
Deadline photo studio hosted talent at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival, as cast members of Cannes premiering films stopped by including David Cronenberg and Vincent Cassel for The Shrouds; Cayden Wyatt Costner, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Abbey Lee, Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Ella Hunt, Wase Chief, Georgia MacPhail, and Luke Wilson from Horizon: An American Saga, with Galen Johnson, Cate Blanchett, Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson attending for Rumours.
Sarocha Chankimha, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Aseel Omran attended for Rsiff Women in Cinema; Francis Ford Coppola and Nathalie Emmanuel from Megalopolis; Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley and Mamoudou Athie for Kinds of Kindness; Ron Howard for Jim Henson Idea Man, George Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and many more.
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Sarocha Chankimha, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Aseel Omran attended for Rsiff Women in Cinema; Francis Ford Coppola and Nathalie Emmanuel from Megalopolis; Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley and Mamoudou Athie for Kinds of Kindness; Ron Howard for Jim Henson Idea Man, George Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and many more.
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The Deadline Studio at Cannes will run from May 14-22, where the...
- 5/22/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Entering what some may call her absurdist era, Emma Stone continues to captivate audiences, fresh off her peculiar yet heartwarming Poor Things performance that earned her a second Oscar. Now, she returns with another head-turning film titled Kinds of Kindness, which recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Emma Stone in a still from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness | Distribution: Searchlight Pictures
Labeling the film as anything less than utterly insane would fall short. Co-star Jesse Palmer’s response upon delving into the script echoed that of the audience who witnessed it unfold at Cannes. He confessed that experiencing the wide range of emotions stirred by the movie left him feeling as though his entire body was on fire.
Emma Stone’s Absurdist Film Kinds of Kindness Script Set Jesse Plemons’ Body on Fire
Kinds of Kindness is a bizarre, twisted, and dark comedy that weaves together three interconnected stories.
Emma Stone in a still from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness | Distribution: Searchlight Pictures
Labeling the film as anything less than utterly insane would fall short. Co-star Jesse Palmer’s response upon delving into the script echoed that of the audience who witnessed it unfold at Cannes. He confessed that experiencing the wide range of emotions stirred by the movie left him feeling as though his entire body was on fire.
Emma Stone’s Absurdist Film Kinds of Kindness Script Set Jesse Plemons’ Body on Fire
Kinds of Kindness is a bizarre, twisted, and dark comedy that weaves together three interconnected stories.
- 5/19/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
This one is for the true Lanthimites, the Dogtooth sisters, the biscuit women, The Killing of a Sacred Deer heads, a film to which the callbacks are so abundant that one can’t help but wonder what the connection is for writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos and co-screenwriter Efthimis Filippou behind the scenes, outside of simply sharing tones and themes that all of their other films share. Regardless, the director as we knew him pre-Emma Stone is back (relatively speaking). And this time… with Emma Stone!
In his eighth feature, old and new Lanthimos merge, the former reflected in story scope, unreal realism, and bone-dry Greek comedy, all wrapped up in the much-felt return of Filippou, with whom he last wrote Sacred Deer just before he launched into the Hollywood stratosphere with Tony McNamara and The Favourite, the dawn of his Emma Stone collaboration-turned-creative-partnership. And the latter is reflected in, well,...
In his eighth feature, old and new Lanthimos merge, the former reflected in story scope, unreal realism, and bone-dry Greek comedy, all wrapped up in the much-felt return of Filippou, with whom he last wrote Sacred Deer just before he launched into the Hollywood stratosphere with Tony McNamara and The Favourite, the dawn of his Emma Stone collaboration-turned-creative-partnership. And the latter is reflected in, well,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Luke Hicks
- The Film Stage
Fresh off his brief but scene-stealing performance in “Civil War,” Jesse Plemons is reteaming with six-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos for his next film, now titled “Bugonia,” which has landed at Focus Features for North America. Plemons is also one of the many ensemble talents in Lanthimos’ “Kinds Of Kindness,” which just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and co-stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer (read our review).
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Continue reading Jesse Plemons Joins Emma Stone In Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ For Focus Features at The Playlist.
- 5/18/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Jesse Plemons, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe Photo: Richard Mowe There was a lot of “musing” going on when Kinds Of Kindness director Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone who has previously appeared under his guidance in three films, met at a media gathering at the Cannes Film Festival with fellow cast members Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer and Hong Chau.
Neither Lanthimos or Stone could decide who was the other’s muse - and finally both agreed that they inspired each other and she would sign up for anything he wants her to do.
The Greek film provocateur said: “I certainly don’t mistreat the body, at least practically. I’m observing life, and a lot of it is dark, and harm and ridiculousness and awkwardness. We try to incorporate all that, and it starts from physicality.”
Emma Stone on the...
Neither Lanthimos or Stone could decide who was the other’s muse - and finally both agreed that they inspired each other and she would sign up for anything he wants her to do.
The Greek film provocateur said: “I certainly don’t mistreat the body, at least practically. I’m observing life, and a lot of it is dark, and harm and ridiculousness and awkwardness. We try to incorporate all that, and it starts from physicality.”
Emma Stone on the...
- 5/18/2024
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Cannes – They may have already collaborated on three feature films and a short, but get one thing straight. Emma Stone isn’t Yorgos Lanthimos‘ muse. It’s the other way around. As the two-time Best Actress winner noted with a sly wink during the “Kinds of Kindness” press conference, “He’s my muse.”
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Stone was joined by co-stars Jesse Plemmons, Willem Dafoe, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley, and Mamoudou Athie to discuss “Kinds” with the global press, but the subject kept coming back to Lanthimos.
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Stone was joined by co-stars Jesse Plemmons, Willem Dafoe, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley, and Mamoudou Athie to discuss “Kinds” with the global press, but the subject kept coming back to Lanthimos.
Continue reading Emma Stone On Yorgos Lanthimos: “He’s My Muse” [Cannes] at The Playlist.
- 5/18/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Emma Stone tackled several questions on feminism while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival press conference for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds Of Kindness.
“I mean I am feminist, whether that’s activism or not it just makes sense to me,” the actor said regarding how her feminism influences the films she chooses. “These stories are just stories that feel interesting to me as an actor.
“I don’t know that I’m really the type of actor that’s like ’I need to do this film because it has this particular message’. I just find the characters interesting. The world is interesting,...
“I mean I am feminist, whether that’s activism or not it just makes sense to me,” the actor said regarding how her feminism influences the films she chooses. “These stories are just stories that feel interesting to me as an actor.
“I don’t know that I’m really the type of actor that’s like ’I need to do this film because it has this particular message’. I just find the characters interesting. The world is interesting,...
- 5/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most important cinematic events of the year. Not only is it a popular market for future and unreleased movies, but it is also the place where many films have their premiere and where the audiences can see them for the first time. After the premieres of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Megalopolis, another upcoming hit also had its premiere yesterday and it seems that the critics are absolutely amazed with the movie! We have already written about Yorgos Lantihmos’ upcoming film, Kinds of Kindness, and we can confirm that the early reviews point to the Greek director having another major hit for us!
In case you have forgotten, Kinds of Kindness is based on an original script co-written by Efthimis Filippou and Lanthimos himself. Lanthimos described the film as “a contemporary film, set in the US – three different stories, with four...
In case you have forgotten, Kinds of Kindness is based on an original script co-written by Efthimis Filippou and Lanthimos himself. Lanthimos described the film as “a contemporary film, set in the US – three different stories, with four...
- 5/18/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
At this point, any actor signing on for a Yorgos Lanthimos film knows they wont be resting on their laurels. Literally. One of his trademarks is a kind of heightened physicality — whether its Rachel Weisz and Joe Alwyn twerking in “The Favourite,” Emma Stone “furious jumping” in “Poor Things” or Nicole Kidman lending a man a hand, so to speak, in a parking lot in “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”
This kind of movement, be it awkward, sexy or just bizarre, came up on Saturday during the Cannes Film Festival press conference for Lanthimos’ latest, “Kinds of Kindness.” Reunited with Stone, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley, and newcomers Jesse Plemons, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer and Hong Chau, the new project sees the acting troupe engage in group sex, hardcore breakdancing, reckless driving and some light cannibalism. Another day on a Lanthimos set.
“I certainly don’t mistreat the body,...
This kind of movement, be it awkward, sexy or just bizarre, came up on Saturday during the Cannes Film Festival press conference for Lanthimos’ latest, “Kinds of Kindness.” Reunited with Stone, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley, and newcomers Jesse Plemons, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer and Hong Chau, the new project sees the acting troupe engage in group sex, hardcore breakdancing, reckless driving and some light cannibalism. Another day on a Lanthimos set.
“I certainly don’t mistreat the body,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Matt Donnelly and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Just eight months after filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone unveiled Poor Things at Venice, the duo are back on the festival circuit with Kinds of Kindness. The frequent collaborators faced the press at Cannes, where they tried to define the alchemy between their relationship, which netted Stone an Oscar for Poor Things and also includes The Favourite. Stone brushed off the suggestion that she was Lanthimos’ muse, responding, ““He’s my muse.”
“I feel like I can do anything with him, because we’ve worked together so many times,” said Stone. “I trust him beyond the trust I’ve had with any director, and I’ve been lucky to work with great directors.”
As is common at Cannes, female stars are asked to share their thoughts on the #MeToo movement or being a woman in the industry. In this case, Stone was asked about how her work with...
“I feel like I can do anything with him, because we’ve worked together so many times,” said Stone. “I trust him beyond the trust I’ve had with any director, and I’ve been lucky to work with great directors.”
As is common at Cannes, female stars are asked to share their thoughts on the #MeToo movement or being a woman in the industry. In this case, Stone was asked about how her work with...
- 5/18/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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