09 Apr First look at film co-written by Eric Cantona telling the story of Man United
First look at film co-written by Eric Cantona telling the story of Man United from Munich to the 1999 Treble...
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06 Apr Helen Mirren to Star as Israeli Leader Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv’s ‘Golda’
Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for “The Queen,” will portray Israel’s legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda.” The film will be directed by Academy Award winner Guy Nattiv, and produced by BAFTA winner Michael Kuhn (“Florence Foster Jenkins,” “The Duchess”). Embankment will represent international sales, with CAA Media...
23 Mar How ‘The Father’ recreated the “disorientation of the audience”
Production designer Peter Francis and director Florian Zeller tell Screen why a subtle touch was crucial for crafting nuanced dementia drama The Father. In Florian Zeller’s award-winning stageplay The Father, the bewilderment of its elderly male protagonist is conveyed through an ever-changing set design for his living space, which becomes...
15 Mar OSCARS: The Father secures six nominations
Set in 1930s Hollywood, the story of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane collected 10 nominations including best feature, best director and best actor for Gary Oldman. The Netflix drama also secured nods for supporting actress Amanda Seyfried,...
10 Mar BAFTA: The Father receives 6 BAFTA nominations
Explore the nominations for the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, celebrating the very best in film of the past year. Scroll down to view the full list, or click images below to reveal category nominations. The EE BAFTAs take place the weekend of 10 and 11...
08 Mar THE FATHER wins Spanish GOYA Best European Film
Goya winners 2021 Best film Schoolgirls Best director Salvador Calvo for Adú Best new director Pilar Palomero for Schoolgirls Best original screenplay Pilar Palomero for Schoolgirls Best adapted screenplay David Pérez Sañudo, Marina Parés Pulido for Ane Best actress Patricia Lopez Arnaiz for Ane Best actor Mario Casas forCross The Line Best supportingactress Nathalie Poza for Rosa’s Wedding Best supporting actor Alberto San Juan for Sentimental Best new actress Jone Laspiur for Ane Best...
26 Feb Hopkins Rules the Screen in “The Father”
Florian Zeller’s adaptation of his play about old age shows Hopkins at the frightening summit of his powers. By Anthony Lane February 26, 2021 Anthony Hopkins stars in Florian Zeller’s adaptation of his own play.Illustration by Keith Negley The hero of “The Father” is an old man named Anthony. He is played...
25 Feb The Father: The New York Times review
The Father’ Review: A Capricious Mind Anthony Hopkins gives a scalding performance as a man stricken by dementia in this clever drama. At once stupendously effective and profoundly upsetting, “The Father” might be the first movie about dementia to give me actual chills. On its face a...
15 Feb Australian AACTA Award Nominations: THE FATHER
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) announced its nominees in the film and newly-created television categories for its 10th AACTA International Awards. Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” leads the film nominations, earning six nods, including best film, best direction in a film and nods for...
12 Feb Jim Broadbent To Star In Hit Novel Adaptation
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one out of Blighty. Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent is set to star in the movie adaptation of Rachel Joyce’s genuinely best-selling novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. BAFTA-winner Hettie Macdonald, who directed BBC and Hulu hit Normal People with Lenny Abrahamson, is aboard to direct, and BAFTA-winner...
04 Feb Golden Globes Nominations: The Father
Nominations for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards were revealed Wednesday morning as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association set its noms for the best in film and TV. In a year of theatrical upheaval thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, streaming giant Netflix dominated both fields with a...
04 Feb 2021 SAG Nominations: The Father
The 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Thursday morning by Lily Collins (“Mank,” “Emily in Paris”) and Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton,” “Snowpiercer”) on the SAG Awards’ Instagram page, after a few technical hiccups. The films leading the way in the outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture...