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Shoes have always been one of the most overlooked aspects of our wardrobes in everyday life.
However, this may change soon, as the rise of the “sneakerhead” has renewed attention and appreciation for footwear in general. In this article, we’ll look at some of cinema history’s most iconic and instantly recognizable shoes.
Shoes have always been one of the most overlooked aspects of our wardrobes in everyday life.
However, this may change soon, as the rise of the “sneakerhead” has renewed attention and appreciation for footwear in general. In this article, we’ll look at some of cinema history’s most iconic and instantly recognizable shoes.
- 5/27/2024
- by Jan Stromsodd
- Your Next Shoes
In many ways, the role of Mary Jane, the single mother at the center of Amy Herzog’s compassionate play Mary Jane, was made for Rachel McAdams.
The actress’ most notable characters include an acid-tongued high-school student (Mean Girls), a lovesick Southern belle (The Notebook) and a tireless investigative reporter (Spotlight), but last year she delivered a quietly moving performance in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which marked a new turn in her understated style.
In Kelly Fremon Craig’s adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel, McAdams breathed new life into Margaret’s mother Barbara, a woman estranged from her conservative family after marrying a Jewish man (Benny Safdie). The actress’ best scenes are the hushed ones, moments in which her character, enveloped by the quiet of an empty house, releases the tension in her shoulders and indulges in her anxieties and uncertainties. Not only must Barbara...
The actress’ most notable characters include an acid-tongued high-school student (Mean Girls), a lovesick Southern belle (The Notebook) and a tireless investigative reporter (Spotlight), but last year she delivered a quietly moving performance in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which marked a new turn in her understated style.
In Kelly Fremon Craig’s adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel, McAdams breathed new life into Margaret’s mother Barbara, a woman estranged from her conservative family after marrying a Jewish man (Benny Safdie). The actress’ best scenes are the hushed ones, moments in which her character, enveloped by the quiet of an empty house, releases the tension in her shoulders and indulges in her anxieties and uncertainties. Not only must Barbara...
- 4/24/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“She’s really good at honoring the original language and the original story while also sewing in the needs of today’s audience,” reflects Caleb Eberhardt on what is so unique about Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play “An Enemy of the People.” The actor plays the crucial role of Hovstad, the editor of a local newspaper in the Norwegian town where the drama takes place who has to make an important decision when his friend, Dr. Stockmann (Jeremy Strong), has alarming news about the safety of the town’s waters. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
One of the facets of Herzog’s work that Eberhardt appreciates most is her collaboration on the crafting of his character. “I particularly have a big reverence for her because of her willingness to hear my specific perspective in making Hovstad a Black man in the...
One of the facets of Herzog’s work that Eberhardt appreciates most is her collaboration on the crafting of his character. “I particularly have a big reverence for her because of her willingness to hear my specific perspective in making Hovstad a Black man in the...
- 4/24/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
"Abigail" is hitting theaters this weekend, bringing audiences a new vampire film to sink their teeth into. With that in mind, we're turning to the granddaddy of all vampires, Dracula! There are a lot of Dracula movies. Too many to Count, in fact (pun intended). Dracula has been to space ("Dracula 3000"). Dracula has turned out to be Judas Iscariot ("Dracula 2000"). Dracula has been to the Old West ("Billy the Kid Versus Dracula").
Hell, Dracula has been with us more or less since horror movies began (with the unauthorized adaptation "Nosferatu"). With that in mind, it's probably impossible to make a comprehensive list of every Dracula movie. So we're not even going to try to do that. Instead, we're going to list the five best Dracula movies, ranked. With so many Drac-centric flicks out there, any list like this is bound to be controversial. If your personal favorite Dracula movie didn't make the list,...
Hell, Dracula has been with us more or less since horror movies began (with the unauthorized adaptation "Nosferatu"). With that in mind, it's probably impossible to make a comprehensive list of every Dracula movie. So we're not even going to try to do that. Instead, we're going to list the five best Dracula movies, ranked. With so many Drac-centric flicks out there, any list like this is bound to be controversial. If your personal favorite Dracula movie didn't make the list,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
In an exclusive interview with Variety, German maestro filmmaker Werner Herzog discussed his plans to lead the 3rd Film Accelerator program organized by Barcelona-based La Selva. Herzog and his long-time cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger will be on hand to guide the 25 directing and 25 cinematography aspirants who will pair up to create short films no longer than 10 mins in length.
On day one, he will give them a framework on which to base their project. “They’re not to come with a pre-formulated plan for their projects,” said Herzog, who revealed that he was lending his voice to “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming hand-drawn animated feature about deep-sea creatures.
This would not be the first time for Herzog, who has lent his distinguished gravelly voice to many other parts in the past, most notably in episodes of “The Simpsons,” “The Boondocks” as well as Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” and “Metalocalypse.
On day one, he will give them a framework on which to base their project. “They’re not to come with a pre-formulated plan for their projects,” said Herzog, who revealed that he was lending his voice to “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming hand-drawn animated feature about deep-sea creatures.
This would not be the first time for Herzog, who has lent his distinguished gravelly voice to many other parts in the past, most notably in episodes of “The Simpsons,” “The Boondocks” as well as Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” and “Metalocalypse.
- 4/15/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Former Nickelodeon star Allie Dimeco recently posted a TikTok video in which she claimed she was once forced to kiss an older male on the set of “The Naked Brothers Band,” in which she starred as Rosalina. The series, created by Polly Draper, used the mockumentary format and starred Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff as fictionalized members of a family rock band. Rosalina was Nat’s love interest on the show, but their relationship hit a speed bump in Season 3 when she had a quick fling with a French man (Jake Hertzog).
Dimeco told her followers that she had been “stressed” while watching “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” the buzzy ID Discovery documentary about abuse allegations at Nickelodeon, and said “I went through trauma” of her own during her time at Nickelodeon.
“There was an episode where Rosalina ‘cheated’ on Nat and kind of kissed a French guy,...
Dimeco told her followers that she had been “stressed” while watching “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” the buzzy ID Discovery documentary about abuse allegations at Nickelodeon, and said “I went through trauma” of her own during her time at Nickelodeon.
“There was an episode where Rosalina ‘cheated’ on Nat and kind of kissed a French guy,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
It has only been 12 years since New York audiences saw a production of Henrik Ibsen’s classic nineteenth-century play “An Enemy of the People.” But unlike that last staging at the Manhattan Theatre Club, the version that just opened at Circle in the Square Theatre on Mar. 18 is a departure, thanks to the vision of director Sam Gold and a new adaptation of the text by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog. “Enemy” runs through June 16, the day of the 2024 Tony Awards.
Gold has attracted star-wattage to his remounting of the Ibsen play with Jeremy Strong in the title role of Dr. Thomas Stockmann, who uncovers that the spas that have made his Norwegian town a booming tourist destination are in fact highly contaminated and will cause many visitors to get sick and potentially die. Michael Imperioli is his brother, Peter Stockmann, the mayor of the town who immediately turns on...
Gold has attracted star-wattage to his remounting of the Ibsen play with Jeremy Strong in the title role of Dr. Thomas Stockmann, who uncovers that the spas that have made his Norwegian town a booming tourist destination are in fact highly contaminated and will cause many visitors to get sick and potentially die. Michael Imperioli is his brother, Peter Stockmann, the mayor of the town who immediately turns on...
- 3/22/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
“No theater on a dead planet!” is a chanted refrain that does not appear in Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play An Enemy of a People. Nor is it part of the 2024 English adaptation by playwright Amy Herzog, who’s preserved the play’s late-19th-century setting (and who also skillfully adapted A Doll’s House last season). But it was perhaps the most resonant line in the reviewed performance of this production, which, as has now been widely reported, was interrupted by a trio of protestors from the climate activism group Extinction Rebellion.
If you see An Enemy of the People—which, to be clear, you should—chances are that the disruptors will stay home for your performance. But this particular protest was so shrewdly timed, so thematically linked, as to have rendered it impossible for the audience to ascertain whether it was part of the production or not. It’s tough...
If you see An Enemy of the People—which, to be clear, you should—chances are that the disruptors will stay home for your performance. But this particular protest was so shrewdly timed, so thematically linked, as to have rendered it impossible for the audience to ascertain whether it was part of the production or not. It’s tough...
- 3/19/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
Whether or not the climate activists who interrupted a critics’ preview of Broadway’s An Enemy of the People last week persuasively made their “water’s coming for us all” message isn’t for me to say, but I will note that the disruption spoke very well for this production.
Amy Herzog’s adaptation of Ibsen’s 1882 classic about a Norwegian town doctor deemed “an enemy of the people” for his truth-telling about an environmental health hazard is smart, sharp and relevant. The science vs. commerce debate is uncannily current, as Herzog thoughtfully makes clear. Ibsen created an archetypal situation here — I’d be willing to bet a trip to the beach that Peter Benchley was more than a little familiar with Enemy when he created that spineless, shark-denying mayor of Jaws, and if the activists at last week’s show hadn’t already seen a performance of this production,...
Amy Herzog’s adaptation of Ibsen’s 1882 classic about a Norwegian town doctor deemed “an enemy of the people” for his truth-telling about an environmental health hazard is smart, sharp and relevant. The science vs. commerce debate is uncannily current, as Herzog thoughtfully makes clear. Ibsen created an archetypal situation here — I’d be willing to bet a trip to the beach that Peter Benchley was more than a little familiar with Enemy when he created that spineless, shark-denying mayor of Jaws, and if the activists at last week’s show hadn’t already seen a performance of this production,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
In a clever trick that pulls us into the community about to witness the spectacular downfall of the public figure crusading for truth at the center of An Enemy of the People, a bar descends from above during the pause between acts, with theatergoers filing onto the stage to be served shots of aquavit while musicians and singers perform traditional Norwegian songs. Several audience members stay seated around the periphery when the action resumes. The house lights also remain up, giving us no escape from our complicity as town physician Dr. Thomas Stockmann, played with bristling intensity by Jeremy Strong, is pilloried with ridicule that escalates into physical violence.
Sam Gold’s crackling production up to that point has been deceptively traditional, handsomely staged in the round at the Circle in the Square, with a first act that sets the scene for festering conflict in the warmth and cozy domesticity of Stockmann’s home,...
Sam Gold’s crackling production up to that point has been deceptively traditional, handsomely staged in the round at the Circle in the Square, with a first act that sets the scene for festering conflict in the warmth and cozy domesticity of Stockmann’s home,...
- 3/19/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Les Blank’s ‘Burden of Dreams’ Sees Werner Herzog Try to Push a 320-Ton Ship Up a Hill in the Jungle
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Can Documentaries Make for Great Midnight Movies?
American documentaries are facing headwinds in awards. It’s not my area of expertise. But Anne Thompson’s predictions for the Best Documentary Feature race ahead of the 96th Oscars on Sunday explain the situation well.
“With the international membership now representing more than 20 percent of the total voters, this year all five documentary nominees were international,” Thompson wrote, tying the trend to numerous non-fiction films left without distributors at Sundance.
“As the top American film festival for docs, Sundance usually supplies...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Can Documentaries Make for Great Midnight Movies?
American documentaries are facing headwinds in awards. It’s not my area of expertise. But Anne Thompson’s predictions for the Best Documentary Feature race ahead of the 96th Oscars on Sunday explain the situation well.
“With the international membership now representing more than 20 percent of the total voters, this year all five documentary nominees were international,” Thompson wrote, tying the trend to numerous non-fiction films left without distributors at Sundance.
“As the top American film festival for docs, Sundance usually supplies...
- 3/9/2024
- by Alison Foreman and Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Israel’s public broadcaster has reversed its previous stance and will request an alteration of lyrics to a song under consideration for this year’s Eurovision competition.
The European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), which organizes Eurovision, was reportedly preparing to bar the song last week for breaking rules on political neutrality in song lyrics. Artist Eden Golan’s Israel entry, October Rain, contains what could be deemed references to Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel.
Israeli broadcaster Kan, which will determine which song enters Eurovision for the country, pledged last week that it wouldn’t request any alteration of the lyrics. But Israel’s President Isaac Herzog today called for “necessary adjustments” to ensure Israel can enter the show.
Kan issued a statement on Sunday saying it had asked the lyricists of both songs under consideration to “readapt the texts, while preserving their artistic freedom.” It is also reportedly considering a song called Dance Forever.
The European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), which organizes Eurovision, was reportedly preparing to bar the song last week for breaking rules on political neutrality in song lyrics. Artist Eden Golan’s Israel entry, October Rain, contains what could be deemed references to Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel.
Israeli broadcaster Kan, which will determine which song enters Eurovision for the country, pledged last week that it wouldn’t request any alteration of the lyrics. But Israel’s President Isaac Herzog today called for “necessary adjustments” to ensure Israel can enter the show.
Kan issued a statement on Sunday saying it had asked the lyricists of both songs under consideration to “readapt the texts, while preserving their artistic freedom.” It is also reportedly considering a song called Dance Forever.
- 3/3/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For regular updates, sign up for our weekly email newsletter and follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSGoodbye, Dragon Inn.It’s getting harder to go to the movies. IndieWire surveys the state of cinemagoing in the US region by region as multiplexes continue to shutter. From downtown Detroit, the closest first-run theater is now in Canada.More than 500 pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged a sit-in at MoMA on Saturday, protesting the museum trustees’ alleged investments in weapons used by the Israeli military in Gaza. The museum closed its doors to the public and rescheduled planned programming.After confirming that three sitting representatives of the far-right AfD party had been invited to tomorrow night’s Berlinale opening ceremony, amid public outcry, the festival has now disinvited them.REMEMBERINGRocky II.The tributes to Carl Weathers continue to roll in after his death last week at the...
- 2/28/2024
- MUBI
Often hailed as one of the most innovative filmmakers of all time, Werner Herzog, known for Grizzly Man and Aguirre, the Wrath of God, recently shared his viewpoint on Margot Robbie’s Barbie. Last summer, Barbenheimer broke the internet, as both Oppenheimer and Barbie went on to become commercial and critical successes, with the latter becoming the biggest film of the year.
However, the acclaimed filmmaker revealed that he had yet to watch Oppenheimer, but he did watch the opening 30 minutes of Barbie, and Herzog didn’t seem too keen about his experience.
Margot Robbie’s Barbie
Margot Robbie’s Barbie Can Take Viewers as Close to Hell as It Gets per Werner Herzog
Joining Pierce Morgan on the Uncensored show, director Werner Herzog compared the opening minutes of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, to hell. Even though he revealed that he had yet to watch the entire thing,...
However, the acclaimed filmmaker revealed that he had yet to watch Oppenheimer, but he did watch the opening 30 minutes of Barbie, and Herzog didn’t seem too keen about his experience.
Margot Robbie’s Barbie
Margot Robbie’s Barbie Can Take Viewers as Close to Hell as It Gets per Werner Herzog
Joining Pierce Morgan on the Uncensored show, director Werner Herzog compared the opening minutes of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, to hell. Even though he revealed that he had yet to watch the entire thing,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is, perhaps, one of the most misunderstood films of all time. A vast majority of the audience adored its message, while simultaneously reveling in the breathless beauty of Barbie Land.
Unfortunately, some did not understand what the film was trying to put forth or did not like the ‘feminist’ undertones that it had. Regardless of why they dislike the film, it has prompted them to criticize the entire movie, being angry at every little detail of it.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Barbie
The most recent high-profile celebrity to voice their disdain about the Margot Robbie film was the German Auteur Werner Herzog. The Nosferatu the Vampyre filmmaker recently did an interview where he talked about the film and his thoughts on it were anything but positive. So much so, that he could not sit through more than 30 minutes of it.
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Unfortunately, some did not understand what the film was trying to put forth or did not like the ‘feminist’ undertones that it had. Regardless of why they dislike the film, it has prompted them to criticize the entire movie, being angry at every little detail of it.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Barbie
The most recent high-profile celebrity to voice their disdain about the Margot Robbie film was the German Auteur Werner Herzog. The Nosferatu the Vampyre filmmaker recently did an interview where he talked about the film and his thoughts on it were anything but positive. So much so, that he could not sit through more than 30 minutes of it.
Suggested“He wasn’t...
- 2/24/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Werner Herzog is one of the most respected, revered German actor-filmmaker who has earned a splendid reputation in Hollywood as well. A pioneer of movies and documentaries, Herzog’s weird reputation and often unusual tales precede his reputation but he is nonetheless an individual who has contributed massively to cinema, with many accolades to his name.
Werner Herzog (image via Wikimedia Commons)
And so while his opinions on other cinematic works would matter, fans can hardly believe what he has to say about last year’s box-office charting Margot Robbie’s movie, Barbie. In a recent interview, the director-filmmaker revealed how he thought the movie was sheer hell and fans have had some dramatic reactions to his claims.
Werner Herzog Labels Margot Robbie’s Blockbuster Sheer Hell Margot Robbie in and as Barbie
One does not need any introduction to Margot Robbie‘s pink blockbuster Barbie (unless you are a hater yourself). The movie,...
Werner Herzog (image via Wikimedia Commons)
And so while his opinions on other cinematic works would matter, fans can hardly believe what he has to say about last year’s box-office charting Margot Robbie’s movie, Barbie. In a recent interview, the director-filmmaker revealed how he thought the movie was sheer hell and fans have had some dramatic reactions to his claims.
Werner Herzog Labels Margot Robbie’s Blockbuster Sheer Hell Margot Robbie in and as Barbie
One does not need any introduction to Margot Robbie‘s pink blockbuster Barbie (unless you are a hater yourself). The movie,...
- 2/24/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Few directors are as admired and esteemed in the entertainment industry as Werner Herzog and Martin Scorsese. These two titans of the industry have become household names thanks to their distinct styles and uncompromising visions. However, it appears that Herzog is not afraid to challenge even his fellow cinematic legends on the subject of comic book movies.
In a recent interview, Herzog—the pioneer of New German Cinema—made waves by saying that he completely agrees with Scorsese’s dismay at the dominance of superhero flicks. However, the director-author, 81, also maintained that these movies aren’t simply entertainment. They are a reflection of our society and culture, and should not be so easily dismissed by those who believe themselves to be above such populist fare.
Werner Herzog (image via Wikimedia Commons) Werner Herzog: Hollywood Elites Should Not ‘Dismiss’ the Power of Comic Book Movies
While Martin Scorsese has famously been critical of the superhero genre,...
In a recent interview, Herzog—the pioneer of New German Cinema—made waves by saying that he completely agrees with Scorsese’s dismay at the dominance of superhero flicks. However, the director-author, 81, also maintained that these movies aren’t simply entertainment. They are a reflection of our society and culture, and should not be so easily dismissed by those who believe themselves to be above such populist fare.
Werner Herzog (image via Wikimedia Commons) Werner Herzog: Hollywood Elites Should Not ‘Dismiss’ the Power of Comic Book Movies
While Martin Scorsese has famously been critical of the superhero genre,...
- 2/24/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Being one of Hollywood’s finest, English actor Christian Bale has starred in a myriad of films throughout his envious career. Collaborating with A-list actors and acclaimed filmmakers, Bale has had a truly fulfilling experience while shooting his projects. But among all of his movies, there’s this one $31M film that the actor had the most fun shooting.
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne
While most of Christian Bale’s fans might consider the actor having the time of his life on the set of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Bale actually had a phenomenal experience while shooting Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn (2006). Although the actor was initially scared of losing his life, Bale later revealed, that was the very essence that made him feel great.
Christian Bale Enjoyed Shooting Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn
Starting his acting career at an early age, Christian Bale has appeared in uncountable movies,...
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne
While most of Christian Bale’s fans might consider the actor having the time of his life on the set of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Bale actually had a phenomenal experience while shooting Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn (2006). Although the actor was initially scared of losing his life, Bale later revealed, that was the very essence that made him feel great.
Christian Bale Enjoyed Shooting Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn
Starting his acting career at an early age, Christian Bale has appeared in uncountable movies,...
- 2/24/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Werner Herzog may have not gotten through all of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, but the legendary filmmaker didn’t seem too keen on the part he did watch.
During a recent appearance on the show Piers Morgan: Uncensored, the host asked Herzog if he was Team Barbie or Team Oppenheimer — the two films that led the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon last summer.
“I have not seen Oppenheimer yet, but I will do it,” the director admitted. “Barbie, I managed to see the first half hour, and I was curious. I wanted to watch it because I was curious. And I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion. Could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer hell?”
He added, “For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell, as close as it gets.”
Herzog didn’t expand on whether he was referring to the...
During a recent appearance on the show Piers Morgan: Uncensored, the host asked Herzog if he was Team Barbie or Team Oppenheimer — the two films that led the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon last summer.
“I have not seen Oppenheimer yet, but I will do it,” the director admitted. “Barbie, I managed to see the first half hour, and I was curious. I wanted to watch it because I was curious. And I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion. Could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer hell?”
He added, “For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell, as close as it gets.”
Herzog didn’t expand on whether he was referring to the...
- 2/24/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Whether you love it or hate it, there’s no denying that Barbie was the biggest movie of the year, but what did Werner Herzog think of the film?
When asked by Piers Morgan if he was more of an Oppenheimer fan or a Barbie fan, Werner Herzog said he had only watched the first thirty minutes of Barbie, but had a rather unique assessment. “I have not seen Oppenheimer yet, but with Barbie, I managed to see the first half hour. I wanted to watch it because I was curious, and I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion,” Herzog said. “Could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer hell? For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell as close as it gets.” The director did add that he plans to watch the whole thing, so we’ll see...
When asked by Piers Morgan if he was more of an Oppenheimer fan or a Barbie fan, Werner Herzog said he had only watched the first thirty minutes of Barbie, but had a rather unique assessment. “I have not seen Oppenheimer yet, but with Barbie, I managed to see the first half hour. I wanted to watch it because I was curious, and I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion,” Herzog said. “Could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer hell? For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell as close as it gets.” The director did add that he plans to watch the whole thing, so we’ll see...
- 2/23/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Legendary director Werner Herzog was asked by Piers Morgan on the latter’s “Uncensored” talk show to weigh in on the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, but Herzog was no expert on the matter. The “Grizzly Man” and “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” filmmaker never got around to seeing Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb epic, and he seemed to be chilled to the bone after watching only 30 minutes of Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster Mattel comedy.
“I have not seen ‘Oppenheimer’ yet, but I will do it. ‘Barbie,’ I managed to see the first half-hour,” Herzog said. “I was curious and I wanted to watch it because I was curious. And I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion – could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer hell? For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell, as close as it gets.”
Herzog did not elaborate,...
“I have not seen ‘Oppenheimer’ yet, but I will do it. ‘Barbie,’ I managed to see the first half-hour,” Herzog said. “I was curious and I wanted to watch it because I was curious. And I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion – could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer hell? For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell, as close as it gets.”
Herzog did not elaborate,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Werner Herzog didn’t make it through all of “Barbie,” though it doesn’t sound like he loved the bits he did see.
On the “Piers Morgan: Uncensored” TV show, Morgan asked the legendary filmmaker if he’s on Team Barbie or Team Oppenheimer. The answer was neither, though each was out for very different reasons.
“I have not seen ‘Oppenheimer’ yet, but I will do it,” Herzog said. “‘Barbie,’ I managed to see the first half hour, and I was curious. I wanted to watch it because I was curious. And I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion. Could it be that the world of ‘Barbie’ is sheer hell?”
Herzog continued, “For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell, as close as it gets.”
Boy did that delight Morgan, who was a kid in a candy store over the apparent diss.
On the “Piers Morgan: Uncensored” TV show, Morgan asked the legendary filmmaker if he’s on Team Barbie or Team Oppenheimer. The answer was neither, though each was out for very different reasons.
“I have not seen ‘Oppenheimer’ yet, but I will do it,” Herzog said. “‘Barbie,’ I managed to see the first half hour, and I was curious. I wanted to watch it because I was curious. And I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion. Could it be that the world of ‘Barbie’ is sheer hell?”
Herzog continued, “For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell, as close as it gets.”
Boy did that delight Morgan, who was a kid in a candy store over the apparent diss.
- 2/23/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Rereleased for its 50th anniversary, this gripping retelling of a true story about a disturbed youth who finds favour in high society, features a masterstroke of casting
Werner Herzog’s enduringly gripping and influential movie is rereleased for its 50th anniversary; it is Herzog’s early masterpiece, a bold and brilliant retelling of a strange true story from German history, plainly and candidly staged, full of poignancy, and pathos as well as mystery, but which is also revealed here to be about the arbitrary nature of survival and death. The original German title is Jeder für Sich und Gott Gegen Alle, whch translates as Every Man for Himself and God Against All, which Herzog used as the title of his recent autobiography.
In 1828, a disturbed and feral youth appears apparently from nowhere in Nuremberg, claiming to have grown up alone, imprisoned in a dungeon like an animal and then abruptly released and abandoned.
Werner Herzog’s enduringly gripping and influential movie is rereleased for its 50th anniversary; it is Herzog’s early masterpiece, a bold and brilliant retelling of a strange true story from German history, plainly and candidly staged, full of poignancy, and pathos as well as mystery, but which is also revealed here to be about the arbitrary nature of survival and death. The original German title is Jeder für Sich und Gott Gegen Alle, whch translates as Every Man for Himself and God Against All, which Herzog used as the title of his recent autobiography.
In 1828, a disturbed and feral youth appears apparently from nowhere in Nuremberg, claiming to have grown up alone, imprisoned in a dungeon like an animal and then abruptly released and abandoned.
- 1/18/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Account of the German film-maker’s singular career takes in numerous starry admirers but also is a portrait of an existential disruptor
With pop-culture brand recognition like no other auteur, he walks the walk and talks the talk … in that inimitable voice. Werner Herzog – film-maker, visionary, adventurer and first among equals of the New German cinema – is now the subject of a highly enjoyable new documentary from Thomas von Steinaecker, who has assembled an A-list gallery of interviewees to talk about knowing or working with the great man; these include Wim Wenders, Volker Schlöndorff, Nicole Kidman, Chloé Zhao, Joshua Oppenheimer, Robert Pattinson and many more.
The release of this film happens to coincide with Herzog’s autobiography Every Man for Himself and God Against All (which is also the original German title of his film The Enigma of Kasper Hauser) and I was a little disappointed that Radical Dreamer does...
With pop-culture brand recognition like no other auteur, he walks the walk and talks the talk … in that inimitable voice. Werner Herzog – film-maker, visionary, adventurer and first among equals of the New German cinema – is now the subject of a highly enjoyable new documentary from Thomas von Steinaecker, who has assembled an A-list gallery of interviewees to talk about knowing or working with the great man; these include Wim Wenders, Volker Schlöndorff, Nicole Kidman, Chloé Zhao, Joshua Oppenheimer, Robert Pattinson and many more.
The release of this film happens to coincide with Herzog’s autobiography Every Man for Himself and God Against All (which is also the original German title of his film The Enigma of Kasper Hauser) and I was a little disappointed that Radical Dreamer does...
- 1/16/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
What happens to film, art and ultimately to our lives when AI, algorithm takes control? This burning question and main theme of the upcoming Göteborg Film Festival, is also at the core of Danish pic “About a Hero,” by versatile artist and helmer Piotr Winiewicz (“Reflector”).
Variety has secured in exclusivity the first still from the movie, due to serve as a case study during Göteborg’s industry confab Nordic Film Market (Jan. 31-Feb. 2). The pic is being produced by Denmark’s Tambo Film and Kaspar, with German co-producers Cineteam, in association with leading U.S. indie prodco Pressman Film.
“Corsage” star Vicky Krieps has just boarded the project, to be sold internationally by Dr Sales.
Broadcasters attached so far include pubcasters Dr in Denmark, Ndr in Germany and European network Arte. Producer Rikke Tambo Andersen said she will negotiate U.S. rights separately, in close coordination with U.S.
Variety has secured in exclusivity the first still from the movie, due to serve as a case study during Göteborg’s industry confab Nordic Film Market (Jan. 31-Feb. 2). The pic is being produced by Denmark’s Tambo Film and Kaspar, with German co-producers Cineteam, in association with leading U.S. indie prodco Pressman Film.
“Corsage” star Vicky Krieps has just boarded the project, to be sold internationally by Dr Sales.
Broadcasters attached so far include pubcasters Dr in Denmark, Ndr in Germany and European network Arte. Producer Rikke Tambo Andersen said she will negotiate U.S. rights separately, in close coordination with U.S.
- 1/16/2024
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
In Jon Favreau's 2008 film "Iron Man," the title hero (Robert Downey Jr.) was assisted in his high-tech superhero lab by an artificially intelligent butler-like presence named J.A.R.V.I.S. Iron Man's digital butler not only wrangled the hero's complicated engineering projects, but also controlled the even-higher-tech devices in his lab. When Iron Man went out on patrol, J.A.R.V.I.S.'s voice could be heard inside his helmet. J.A.R.V.I.S. was voiced by Paul Bettany. As the Marvel Cinematic Universe continued to grow, so too did Iron Man's computerized friend. Eventually, J.A.R.V.I.S. was shunted into an indestructible android body and renamed Vision (also Bettany).
When Vision became sentient and autonomous, that meant Tony Stark had to program a new computer helper, and invented F.R.I.D.A.Y. (voiced by Kerry Condon...
When Vision became sentient and autonomous, that meant Tony Stark had to program a new computer helper, and invented F.R.I.D.A.Y. (voiced by Kerry Condon...
- 12/22/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Werner Herzog has an interesting face, notes Christian Bale in Thomas von Steinaecker’s new documentary. He goes on to observe that one could just point a camera at that face and have people come away thinking they’d seen something deep. Herzog is enough of a presence in the film, as an interviewee, to bear this out, so it is to von Steinaecker’s credit that he goes beyond this and delivers something which will give the Bavarian filmmaker’s fans real food for thought.
There is a vast amount of material which might be considered here. The films. The wild history of how some of them were made. The personal life of one of cinema’s most extraordinary creative talents. One can, however, find much of that documented elsewhere, in one form of another. Von Steinaecker’s interest is in capturing the spirit of it all, and it...
There is a vast amount of material which might be considered here. The films. The wild history of how some of them were made. The personal life of one of cinema’s most extraordinary creative talents. One can, however, find much of that documented elsewhere, in one form of another. Von Steinaecker’s interest is in capturing the spirit of it all, and it...
- 12/5/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
How did you come to know our lord and savior, Count Orlok? If you're of a certain age, your first exposure might have come from the "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode "Graveyard Shift," in which the rascally vampire kept secretly flickering the lights during the night shift at the Krusty Krab. Or maybe you watched "Shadow of the Vampire," E. Elias Merhige's darkly comedic 2000 fictional account about the making of F.W. Murnau's 1922 German Expressionist classic "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror." Or perhaps you even saw Murnau's unauthorized "Dracula" adaptation itself or Werner Herzog's 1979 remake "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (which did away with any pretenses and just referred to Orlok as Count Dracula).
Whatever the case, Orlok has sunk his fangs deep into our collective pop-cultural consciousness these last 100-plus years. With his pallid visage, sunken eyes, and bald head, he just stands out from all those other blood-suckers, straddling the...
Whatever the case, Orlok has sunk his fangs deep into our collective pop-cultural consciousness these last 100-plus years. With his pallid visage, sunken eyes, and bald head, he just stands out from all those other blood-suckers, straddling the...
- 12/3/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For regular updates, sign up for our weekly email newsletter and follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSSambizanga.For the past six years, the Belgian film journal Sabzian has invited a guest to deliver an annual “State of Cinema” address. This year’s speaker will be Alice Diop. She will deliver her text on Thursday, December 7, in Brussels, alongside a screening of Sarah Maldoror’s film Sambizanga (1972). Learn more on Sabzian’s website, recently sleekly redesigned for the publication’s tenth anniversary. You can also watch previous State of Cinema speeches on Sabzian’s Screening Room, including last year’s address by Wang Bing.Recommended VIEWINGOutwardly from Earth's Center.Streaming on e-flux until November 30 is Outwardly from Earth’s Center (2007), a short pseudo-documentary by filmmaker and artist Rosa Barba. The film details the experiences of the inhabitants of a fictitious offshore island as...
- 11/29/2023
- MUBI
Elon Musk met Benjamin Netanyahu today as the X owner toured sites of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
The Times of Israel reported that the Israeli Prime Minister attended a tour of an Israeli Kibbutz ravaged by the October 7 onslaught alongside Musk, before Musk heard briefings from a local council leader and a representative of the Israeli Defence Forces about the massacres in the Kfar Aza kibbutz.
Musk’s tour of Israel will also see him meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog along with other Israelis whose relatives have been held by Hamas in Gaza.
Herzog’s office announced the meeting on Sunday night, according to Reuters, adding: “In their meeting, the president will emphasize the need to act to combat rising antisemitism online.”
The move comes at an interesting time for Musk’s relationship with the Jewish community. The X owner recently reposted a Twitter user who wrote: “Jewish...
The Times of Israel reported that the Israeli Prime Minister attended a tour of an Israeli Kibbutz ravaged by the October 7 onslaught alongside Musk, before Musk heard briefings from a local council leader and a representative of the Israeli Defence Forces about the massacres in the Kfar Aza kibbutz.
Musk’s tour of Israel will also see him meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog along with other Israelis whose relatives have been held by Hamas in Gaza.
Herzog’s office announced the meeting on Sunday night, according to Reuters, adding: “In their meeting, the president will emphasize the need to act to combat rising antisemitism online.”
The move comes at an interesting time for Musk’s relationship with the Jewish community. The X owner recently reposted a Twitter user who wrote: “Jewish...
- 11/27/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert Eggers, the director behind “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse,” is bringing a new version of “Nosferatu,” F. W. Murnau’s 1922 classic (brilliantly remade in 1979 by Werner Herzog), to movie theaters next year. And he’s ready to share details about his retelling, thanks to a new interview in Empire, including how Bill Skarsgård disappears into his role as a villainous vampire.
“I’ll say that Bill has so transformed, I’m fearful that he might not get the credit that he deserves because he’s just … he’s not there,” Eggers told Empire about the performance.
Skarsgård stars in the new film alongside Lily-Rose Depp (in a role originally earmarked for “The Witch” star Anya Taylor-Joy), Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin and Willem Dafoe (who has appeared in “The Lighthouse” and Eggers’ most recent film “The Northman”). Depp plays Ellen Hutter, who is married to Hoult’s estate...
“I’ll say that Bill has so transformed, I’m fearful that he might not get the credit that he deserves because he’s just … he’s not there,” Eggers told Empire about the performance.
Skarsgård stars in the new film alongside Lily-Rose Depp (in a role originally earmarked for “The Witch” star Anya Taylor-Joy), Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin and Willem Dafoe (who has appeared in “The Lighthouse” and Eggers’ most recent film “The Northman”). Depp plays Ellen Hutter, who is married to Hoult’s estate...
- 11/20/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Pop star Britney Spears has been back in the public eye ever since the abuse she's suffered from both her management team and her family came to light, resulting in the termination of her conservatorship in 2021 after 14 years. Her new memoir, "The Woman in Me," (published this past October by Simon & Schuster) has put the spotlight on her once again; the New York Times bestseller list doesn't lie.
While "Saturday Night Live" hasn't had Spears on as a guest host yet, the latest episode, did have a sketch highlighting the book. "The Woman in Me: Auditions" features Britney revealing some interesting details about how the memoir's audiobook was produced. As the sketch notes, the audiobook of "The Woman in Me" was ultimately read by Michelle Williams. However, Fineman's Britney reveals that plenty of other actors auditioned for the honor of reading her words.
Read more: The 15 Best Hot Ones Guests,...
While "Saturday Night Live" hasn't had Spears on as a guest host yet, the latest episode, did have a sketch highlighting the book. "The Woman in Me: Auditions" features Britney revealing some interesting details about how the memoir's audiobook was produced. As the sketch notes, the audiobook of "The Woman in Me" was ultimately read by Michelle Williams. However, Fineman's Britney reveals that plenty of other actors auditioned for the honor of reading her words.
Read more: The 15 Best Hot Ones Guests,...
- 11/12/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
This Veterans Day, we’re celebrating the importance of Veterans as storytellers. Film Independent is inviting 100 U.S. Military Veteran (working or aspiring) filmmakers or actors in the entertainment industry to receive a Film Independent Membership, for a contribution of just $1.00!
Veterans Day is a federal public holiday that always falls on the 11th of November – but why is that? The day’s origins date back to World War I. At 11:00 am Paris local time on November 11, 1918, the Armistice of Compiègne was signed to officially end WWI. In honor of this special day, we’ve curated 10 films (and one limited series!) that embody the values and spirit of the service members across all five branches: the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy.
Patton (1970)
Branch: U.S. Army
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Carey Loftin
Where to Watch: VOD rental,...
Veterans Day is a federal public holiday that always falls on the 11th of November – but why is that? The day’s origins date back to World War I. At 11:00 am Paris local time on November 11, 1918, the Armistice of Compiègne was signed to officially end WWI. In honor of this special day, we’ve curated 10 films (and one limited series!) that embody the values and spirit of the service members across all five branches: the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy.
Patton (1970)
Branch: U.S. Army
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Carey Loftin
Where to Watch: VOD rental,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Su Fang Tham
- Film Independent News & More
"I just try to remain a good solider. I mean – a good soldier of cinema." Shout Studios has revealed their own official US trailer for the documentary film Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer, a loving portrait and amusing profile of the iconic German filmmaker. In this film, Werner Herzog reveals extraordinary anecdotes about the filmmaking process. With interviews, archival footage and never-before-seen excerpts. Many other celebrity guests also join in this film discussing the unique cinema magic of Herzog. "It is the only full access documentary on the iconic filmmaking pioneer that is Werner Herzog. This isn't just another Hollywood biopic. It's a rare and unmatched look into Werner's life and creative process." After premiering at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival last year and opening earlier in Europe already, it's finally heading to US theaters this fall. "He is a film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director best known for his unusual filmmaking process.
- 10/26/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
At 81 years of age, over 60 films and as many years into his career, Werner Herzog is a man who has seen some stuff. Here is a man who has dragged a ship over a mountain for Fitzcarraldo, climbed a volcano set to erupt, had an entire cast hypnotised on Heart Of Glass, eaten his own shoe after losing a bet, and been shot at by an air-rifle wielding sniper mid-interview – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Speaking of which, he’s also made a movie in actual Antarctica, where the sun rises and sets only once a year. But if, like us, you’d imagine all these incredible experiences must make for some even wilder dreams, then you’d be very wrong. Werner Herzog hardly even dreams at all.
Yes, despite dreams being a major part of Herzog’s oeuvre – in 2016 documentary Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World,...
Yes, despite dreams being a major part of Herzog’s oeuvre – in 2016 documentary Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
On December 5, 2023, Shout! Studios will release the new documentary feature Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer, a film by Thomas von Steinaecker, on Digital in the U.S. This new documentary feature is a thoughtful and entertaining look at one of cinema’s true titans. Thomas von Steinaecker’s intriguing film will be a catnip for Herzog’s longtime fans, but it’s also an appealing introduction to colorful history and fascinating artistic process of a pop culture icon. Werner Herzog. Two words, but a man of many titles. Named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time, Herzog is an Academy Award®-nominated trailblazer. He is a ... Read more...
- 10/24/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Werner Herzog has had a remarkably varied and prolific career. Ever since working on his first short film, Herakles, back in 1961, he’s gone on to produce, write and direct more than 60 feature films and documentaries, including adventure-drama :a[Fitzcarraldo]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/fitzcarraldo-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}, historical epic :a[Aguirre, The Wrath Of God]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/aguirre-wrath-god-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}, the 1979 version of the classic blood-sucking tale, :a[Nosferatu The Vampyre]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/nosferatu-vampyre-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}, and many, many more.
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Also included in that huge filmography is a trip to a galaxy far, far away. Yes, Herzog is part of the :a[Star Wars]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/star-wars-timeline-chronological-order/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} family too, having played The...
- 10/24/2023
- by Sophie Butcher
- Empire - Movies
Update, 6:21 a.m. Pt: President Joe Biden said that he would ask the Congress to pass an “unprecedented support package for Israel’s defense.”
Speaking during his visit to Israel, Biden said that the U.S. will “keep Iron Dome fully supplied so that they can continue standing sentinel over Israeli skies, saving Israeli lives.”
As of now, nothing can move through the House of Representatives because Republicans have been unable to elect a new speaker. Another vote on Jim Jordon’s bid is scheduled for this morning, but there are doubts that he has the vote and increasing talk of empowering speaker pro tem Patrick McHenry with the ability to move legislation on a temporary basis.
The president also said that Israel had agreed that humanitarian aid can be transported from Egypt to Gaza. He said that is Hamas “diverts or steals the assistance, they will have demonstrated...
Speaking during his visit to Israel, Biden said that the U.S. will “keep Iron Dome fully supplied so that they can continue standing sentinel over Israeli skies, saving Israeli lives.”
As of now, nothing can move through the House of Representatives because Republicans have been unable to elect a new speaker. Another vote on Jim Jordon’s bid is scheduled for this morning, but there are doubts that he has the vote and increasing talk of empowering speaker pro tem Patrick McHenry with the ability to move legislation on a temporary basis.
The president also said that Israel had agreed that humanitarian aid can be transported from Egypt to Gaza. He said that is Hamas “diverts or steals the assistance, they will have demonstrated...
- 10/18/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 1.28 am with Biden’s arrival in Israel: U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday morning as Middle East tensions ratchet up further following a horrific strike on Gaza’s Al Ahli hospital overnight in which hundreds of people died.
Images relayed on the X account of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed Airforce One on the tarmac of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. Biden was greeted by Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. After a warm embrace with Netanyahu, he was whisked off in a black SUV, followed by a fleet of security vehicles.
Tuesday night’s Gaza hospital tragedy is the latest incident in 12 days of violence sparked by Hamas terror attacks on Israel on October 7, in which 1,400 people died. Israel’s retaliatory blockade and bombing of Gaza has resulted in more than 3,000 deaths.
Biden, who has made the trip as a show of U.S.
Images relayed on the X account of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed Airforce One on the tarmac of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. Biden was greeted by Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. After a warm embrace with Netanyahu, he was whisked off in a black SUV, followed by a fleet of security vehicles.
Tuesday night’s Gaza hospital tragedy is the latest incident in 12 days of violence sparked by Hamas terror attacks on Israel on October 7, in which 1,400 people died. Israel’s retaliatory blockade and bombing of Gaza has resulted in more than 3,000 deaths.
Biden, who has made the trip as a show of U.S.
- 10/18/2023
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The pioneering German film‑maker, actor and writer answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including John Waters, Nicole Kidman and Wim Wenders
“Can you see me? Can you hear me?” implores Werner Herzog, as we pop up in our little boxes – or don’t – at the start of our video call. I can both see and hear him without distortion: that idiosyncratic German timbre, so familiar from his 60 years of film-making, couldn’t be anyone else. But the problem is with my connection. “You’re frozen,” he sighs, with palpable anguish. “It’s very… disquieting. I see your face and wait for lip movements or some life, but there ain’t any life.”
This (one-sided) exchange is the perfect introduction to the 81-year-old Herzog, who has written and directed more than 60 films and who is, no question, one of the most pioneering documentarians of our age. He also acts,...
“Can you see me? Can you hear me?” implores Werner Herzog, as we pop up in our little boxes – or don’t – at the start of our video call. I can both see and hear him without distortion: that idiosyncratic German timbre, so familiar from his 60 years of film-making, couldn’t be anyone else. But the problem is with my connection. “You’re frozen,” he sighs, with palpable anguish. “It’s very… disquieting. I see your face and wait for lip movements or some life, but there ain’t any life.”
This (one-sided) exchange is the perfect introduction to the 81-year-old Herzog, who has written and directed more than 60 films and who is, no question, one of the most pioneering documentarians of our age. He also acts,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Tim Lewis
- The Guardian - Film News
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry posted a statement entitled “With Heavy Hearts” on their Archewell Foundation website, where they asserted that they “stand against all acts of terrorism.”
King Charles, Kate Middleton and Prince William made their own separate pronouncements on the conflict.
William and Kate’s spokesperson stated on Wednesday, “The Prince and Princess of Wales are profoundly distressed by the devastating events that have unfolded in the past days. The horror inflicted by Hamas’s terrorist attack upon Israel are appalling; they utterly condemn them.”
The spokesperson continued the statement, “As Israel exercises its right of self-defense, all Israelis and Palestinians will continue to be stalked by grief, fear and anger in the time to come. Their Royal Highnesses hold all the victims, their families and their friends in their hearts and minds.”
William visited Israel in 2018 and traveled solo in Israel, Jordan and the occupied Palestinian Territories for four days,...
King Charles, Kate Middleton and Prince William made their own separate pronouncements on the conflict.
William and Kate’s spokesperson stated on Wednesday, “The Prince and Princess of Wales are profoundly distressed by the devastating events that have unfolded in the past days. The horror inflicted by Hamas’s terrorist attack upon Israel are appalling; they utterly condemn them.”
The spokesperson continued the statement, “As Israel exercises its right of self-defense, all Israelis and Palestinians will continue to be stalked by grief, fear and anger in the time to come. Their Royal Highnesses hold all the victims, their families and their friends in their hearts and minds.”
William visited Israel in 2018 and traveled solo in Israel, Jordan and the occupied Palestinian Territories for four days,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Steven Caple, Jr.'s 2023 movie, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," took place partly in Peru and was filmed in notable locations around the country. According to Andina, the Peruvian news agency, "Rise of the Beasts" was filmed partly in the lush jungles of San Martin where Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) and Optimus Primal (Ron Perlman) met to discuss tactics in taking down the wicked robot Scourge (Peter Dinklage). Other parts of "Beasts" were shot in Saqsayhuaman on the outskirts of the ancient city of Cusco, which is an enormous stone network of structures in the shape of a puma. It is one of Peru's most-visited locations. The filmmakers also filmed near the thousands of salt ponds of Maras, as well as near Macchu Picchu, the 15th-century Incan citadel you read all about in your fifth-grade geography class.
Naturally, the Peruvian tourism boards have begun offering "Transformers"-themed tours of Machu Picchu.
Naturally, the Peruvian tourism boards have begun offering "Transformers"-themed tours of Machu Picchu.
- 10/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Werner Herzog has traveled to the ends of the earth for his art, rolling cameras in places rarely seen by human eyes — from rapids along the Amazon River for 1972’s “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” to the rim of an active volcano in Antarctica. But what’s inside Herzog’s head is what fascinates fans of the German director.
As revealed in a new memoir, “Every Man for Himself and God Against All” (the phrase served as the original title of his 1974 film “The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser”), Herzog’s far-ranging filmography represents only a fraction of the encounters and adventures that have shaped his worldview.
The book came easily, or so he insists as we huddle in a quiet corner of the Montrose airport in Colorado, following the Telluride Film Festival, where he’s been a fixture for nearly all of the last 50 years.
“It could have been five times as long,...
As revealed in a new memoir, “Every Man for Himself and God Against All” (the phrase served as the original title of his 1974 film “The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser”), Herzog’s far-ranging filmography represents only a fraction of the encounters and adventures that have shaped his worldview.
The book came easily, or so he insists as we huddle in a quiet corner of the Montrose airport in Colorado, following the Telluride Film Festival, where he’s been a fixture for nearly all of the last 50 years.
“It could have been five times as long,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Also on company’s slate is Nanni Moretti doc ‘Caro Nanni’
Spanish production company Viva Films is readying two projects by Pablo Maqueda whose thriller Girl Unknown premiered this year at the Malaga Film Festival and was distributed in Spain and sold internationally by Filmax.
The first is documentary Caro Nanni (Dear Nanni) focusing on the work of Italian director Nanni Moretti. The second is English-language sci-fi thriller Penumbra. Both are scheduled to shoot in 2024.
Clara Galle, the star of Netflix romantic comedy Through My Window and a 2023 Screen International Star Of Tomorrow, will appear as the only actress in Maqueda’s Penumbra,...
Spanish production company Viva Films is readying two projects by Pablo Maqueda whose thriller Girl Unknown premiered this year at the Malaga Film Festival and was distributed in Spain and sold internationally by Filmax.
The first is documentary Caro Nanni (Dear Nanni) focusing on the work of Italian director Nanni Moretti. The second is English-language sci-fi thriller Penumbra. Both are scheduled to shoot in 2024.
Clara Galle, the star of Netflix romantic comedy Through My Window and a 2023 Screen International Star Of Tomorrow, will appear as the only actress in Maqueda’s Penumbra,...
- 9/30/2023
- by Elisabet Cabeza
- ScreenDaily
Above: 1973 New York Film Festival poster designed by Niki de Saint Phalle.The 61st edition of the New York Film Festival, which opens tonight, has 32 films in its Main Slate, fifteen films in its Spotlight section, ten films and seven collections of shorts in the Currents sidebar, and eleven revivals. That's over 60 feature films. Fifty years ago, in 1973, the 11th edition of the festival had just eighteen feature films and nineteen shorts. Just like this year’s opener—Todd Haynes’s May December—1973’s opening night film, François Truffaut’s Day for Night, had premiered four months earlier at the Cannes Film Festival. And as with this year’s festival, the 1973 edition opened, fifty years and one day ago exactly, in the shadow of an artists' strike. Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians had been picketing the New York Philharmonic outside Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, where the festival was taking place,...
- 9/29/2023
- MUBI
This article contains spoilers for the final episode of Malcolm in the Middle.
Besides animated series, there are very few sitcoms which maintain a consistent level of hilarity with every beat of comic timing. No matter what point you turn on Malcolm in the Middle, any episode, something will make you laugh within 18 seconds. I’m not talking giggles or chuckles, but full-out guffaws that make you miss the next six jokes.
Other shows may be more consistent in overall quality, but none match the stream of funny that comes out of the series created by Linwood Boomer, himself the third of four siblings who was placed in the “gifted” class at school. After graduating, Boomer acted on Little House on the Prairie, another show focusing on a middle child. The semi-autobiographical Malcolm in the Middle doesn’t just call for a second look. It screams for a repeat binge.
Besides animated series, there are very few sitcoms which maintain a consistent level of hilarity with every beat of comic timing. No matter what point you turn on Malcolm in the Middle, any episode, something will make you laugh within 18 seconds. I’m not talking giggles or chuckles, but full-out guffaws that make you miss the next six jokes.
Other shows may be more consistent in overall quality, but none match the stream of funny that comes out of the series created by Linwood Boomer, himself the third of four siblings who was placed in the “gifted” class at school. After graduating, Boomer acted on Little House on the Prairie, another show focusing on a middle child. The semi-autobiographical Malcolm in the Middle doesn’t just call for a second look. It screams for a repeat binge.
- 9/22/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Aggro Dr1ft A seasoned hitman navigates Miami’s underbelly on a relentless pursuit of his next target. A gun for hire embarks on a killing spree after his contractors threaten his loved ones. A man impersonates an assassin to put people behind bars… Ten days into my Venice trip, I started sensing a pattern. Hitmen and murderers were nearly as omnipresent as the biopics that stashed the festival’s slates, but the strongest titles I saw on the Lido all seemed to treat genre as something malleable: a means to interrogate the scope and limits of the medium, and push it toward new, exciting paths.So it was for Harmony Korine’s Aggro Dr1ft, a film so shamelessly proud to be its own deranged thing it more than made up for all those I saw and immediately forgot the minute a vaporetto shipped me home. Shot entirely in infrared and...
- 9/11/2023
- MUBI
Rachel McAdams will make her Broadway debut in Amy Herzog’s play Mary Jane this spring.
The Notebook and Doctor Strange star will appear in the Broadway premiere of the play, directed by Anne Kauffman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window), which is scheduled to begin April 2, 2024, at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
The play, from Herzog, who recently adapted A Doll’s House, starring Jessica Chastain, for Broadway, had its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in 2017 and later appeared Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. The play follows a single mother who uses optimism and humor, as well as the help of the women around her, to make her way through “an impossible family situation,” according to the production.
Additional casting, an opening night date and the creative team for Mary Jane will be announced at a later date.
McAdams comes to the role after...
The Notebook and Doctor Strange star will appear in the Broadway premiere of the play, directed by Anne Kauffman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window), which is scheduled to begin April 2, 2024, at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
The play, from Herzog, who recently adapted A Doll’s House, starring Jessica Chastain, for Broadway, had its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in 2017 and later appeared Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. The play follows a single mother who uses optimism and humor, as well as the help of the women around her, to make her way through “an impossible family situation,” according to the production.
Additional casting, an opening night date and the creative team for Mary Jane will be announced at a later date.
McAdams comes to the role after...
- 9/11/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rachel McAdams will star in the Broadway premiere of “Mary Jane,” a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog. Anne Kauffman, who recently oversaw an acclaimed revival of “The Sign in Sydney Brustein’s Window,” will direct. The production will begin previews on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. An opening date and additional casting will be announced later.
McAdams is an Oscar nominee for her performance in “Spotlight.” She was most recently seen in last spring’s film adaptation of Judy Blume’s best-selling novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” Her other film and television credits include “Doctor Strange,” “The Notebook,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “Morning Glory,” “The Family Stone” and a role in the second season of “True Detective.” “Mary Jane” will be McAdams’ Broadway debut
Herzog’s credits include the new version of “A Doll’s House” was nominated for a Tony Award this year.
McAdams is an Oscar nominee for her performance in “Spotlight.” She was most recently seen in last spring’s film adaptation of Judy Blume’s best-selling novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” Her other film and television credits include “Doctor Strange,” “The Notebook,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “Morning Glory,” “The Family Stone” and a role in the second season of “True Detective.” “Mary Jane” will be McAdams’ Broadway debut
Herzog’s credits include the new version of “A Doll’s House” was nominated for a Tony Award this year.
- 9/11/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
One of the pleasures of Telluride is watching a master auteur accept the Silver Medallion. Telluride Executive Director Julie Huntsinger was shocked to discover that in the 50 years of the festival, no Silver Medallion was ever awarded to German filmmaker Wim Wenders. So this year, he brought his two Cannes selections, 3D documentary “Anselm” (Sideshow and Janus) and Competition title “Perfect Days” (Neon), whose star Koji Yakusho (“Shall We Dance?”) won Best Actor at Cannes. Despite its German director, Japan has chosen to submit the film for the Oscar.
At Thursday night’s first tribute, Werner Herzog dug into his pocket to fish out the Silver Medallion, and placed it around his old friend’s neck. “The same time several years ago Tom Luddy put this on my neck,” said Herzog. “I kept thinking, ‘this is an injustice if you hadn’t received this medallion in 1978, and 1981, and 1995, and 2015.’ Because...
At Thursday night’s first tribute, Werner Herzog dug into his pocket to fish out the Silver Medallion, and placed it around his old friend’s neck. “The same time several years ago Tom Luddy put this on my neck,” said Herzog. “I kept thinking, ‘this is an injustice if you hadn’t received this medallion in 1978, and 1981, and 1995, and 2015.’ Because...
- 9/3/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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