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08 Mar THE FATHER wins Spanish GOYA Best European Film

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

18 Jan Goya Nominations: The Father (Best European Film)

Posted at 21:22h in The Hollywood Reporter by Scott Feinberg by Embankment Films 0 Comments

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Netflix Drama Leads Spain's Goya Awards Nominations The Netflix drama 'Adú,' directed by Salvador Calvo, is the frontrunner for the 35th Goya, Spain's top film honors, with 14 nominations, including for best film and best director. The Netflix drama Adú, directed by Salvador Calvo, is the frontrunner for the...

10 Nov Carson & Melton To Star In YA Romance ‘Purple Hearts’

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Fast-risers Sofia Carson (Songbird) and Charles Melton (Riverdale) have boarded director Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum’s (Sneakerella) YA romance Purple Hearts about two star-crossed lovers. Adapted from Tess Wakefield’s novel by Tony Award-nominee Kyle Jarrow (Valor) and Liz Garcia (The Lifeguard), Rosenbaum will direct the story of aspiring...

10 Nov Olivia Colman To Star In Irish Pic ‘Joyride’ For Subotica

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Oscar winner Olivia Colman will take the lead role in Joyride, a feel-good Irish drama marking Emmy-winning doc maker Emer Reynolds’ (The Farthest) first foray into film features. Pic will see Colman play Joy, a train-wreck on an adventure who is ready to give away her...

09 Oct The Queen will get to play herself

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British director Roger Michell previously won awards for hit film Notting HillHe is chronicling the Queen's life using archived footage in new film, Elizabeth Exclusive: Filmmaker is asking public for footage of the 94-year-old monarch Helen Mirren won an Oscar for her portrayal of the sovereign in...

15 Sep Hopkins Makes Strong Case for 2nd Oscar for ‘The Father’

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Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Fredric March, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Spencer Tracy. Besides being some of history’s finest performers, they are also the select few that have won two Academy Awards for best actor, with just Daniel Day-Lewis surpassing them as...