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Vashon Film Institute, the non-profit organization dedicated to fostering independent filmmaking in the Pacific Northwest, has announced the film slate for its fourth annual Vashon Island Film Festival. The festival is set for Aug. 7-10, where nine features and 15 shorts will screen at the Vashon Theatre. The festival will open with a screening of the Opening Night film “The Balconettes,” which will screen out of competition.

This year’s lineup will include six narrative and three documentary features, including Laurent Slama’s “A Second Life,” Ari Gold’s “Brother Verses Brother,” Ernesto Martinez Bucio’s “The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)”, Georgi M. Unkovski’s “DJ Ahmet,” Henry Bernadet’s “Gamma Rays,” Phil Moniz and Kevin Claydon’s “Racewalkers,” Ben Hethcoat and Keita Ideno’s “Coroner To The Stars,” Brittany Shyne’s “Seeds,” and Benjamin Flaherty’s “Shuffle.”

The narrative shorts will include Alex Thompson...

Last year’s spin-off to one of Gerard Butler’s most beloved action thriller franchises, the Has Fallen saga, will return for more. Paris Has Fallenis a French and English-language action series which debuted on Canal+ before landing on both Prime Video and Hulu. Critically well-received, it has now been confirmed that the spin-off will return for a second season, with Paris Has Fallen Season 2 now in production and with filming now underway in the United Kingdom.

Released in the latter part of last year, Paris Has Fallen transports the action to the French capital, and follows Tewfik Jallab (Squad 36) as a protection officer who teams up with Ritu Arya’s (The Umbrella Academy) MI6 operative to stop a terrorist group led by Jacob Pearce, played by Mission: Impossible villain Sean Harris.

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Created by Steve Bailie, the Romanian crime series “Subteran” aims for pacey, slick thrills. There are backstabbing, double-crossing, hidden identities popping to the fore, and all kinds of revelations designed to amp up the drama. Yet why does it feel so curiously lethargic, as if the show doesn’t quite know how to direct its manipulative, confident, and scheming characters onto a riveting, cohesive course of action?

Subteran (2025) Episode 1 Recap:

“Subteran” opens in media res. A car is burnt. A woman is advised by a man to wholly disappear. There’s danger in the air. Quickly backstories are rolled out and we are introduced to who these people are. The woman is Cami Serbu (Ana Ularu). She is an It consultant. Her partner Luca has got himself in deep trouble, though he himself invites it.

The man in the first scene is Bones (Cezar Grumazescu), the working partner of Luca.

As the first installment of the evolving Has Fallen franchise made for television, Paris Has Fallen delivers a strong and promising foundation in its new medium. Series creator Howard Overman of Misfits acclaim takes the reins of the Gerard Butler-led movie franchise that collectively brought in $523 million at the worldwide box office across three films. While Butler plans to return for Night Has Fallen, the upcoming fourth feature film in the series, the Has Fallen franchise has proven its capacity to work in an episodic format with its latest offering.

Paris Has Fallen follows a protection officer and an MI6 operative as they join forces in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. Suspecting a mole, they race against time to uncover a larger conspiracy that threatens the safety of Paris.

Cast Karina Testa, Laurent Lucas, Paul Gorostidi, Clémentine Baert, Camille Rutherford, Damien Bellard, Michael Shelford, Fantine Harduin, Cameron Cook,...

Warning: Major spoilers for Paris Has Fallen below!It's easy to miss on first viewing, but Paris Has Fallen drops a big hint about where the next season could take place - and it's not France. Paris Has Fallen's ending sees protagonists Vincent (Tewfik Jallab) and Zara (Ritu Arya) taking down villain Pearce (Sean Harris) and saving the day. Still, the finale is a dark one, and despite Pearce getting the corrupt French President (Emmanuelle Bercot) to confess her part in the death of his family, some political spin frees her of the consequences. The finale also sees Pearce's financiers, Dcx Capital, setting up their next job.

Pearce needed money to finance his revenge campaign, with his backers Dcx then making money from the chaos he creates. They also gave Pearce a mercenary named Freja (Ana Ularu) for his mission - both as a henchwoman and insurance against Pearce going rogue.

A spin-off to one of, if not the best Gerard Butler action franchise, the Fallen saga, is now available to stream in the United States. After originally debuting earlier this year in the U.K., all eight episodes of Paris Has Fallen Season 1 is now streaming on Hulu, and promises to deliver the same explosive action as Butler’s escapades as the intrepid Secret Service agent Mike Banning.

Starring Tewfik Jallab and Ritu Ary, Paris Has Fallen follows a protection officer teaming up with an MI6 operative to stop a terrorist group led by Jacob Pearce, played by Mission: Impossible villain Sean Harris. The cast also includes Ana Ularu, Camille Rutherford, Jérémie Covillault, Emmanuelle Bercor, and Karl Collins. Action fans already sang its praises when it premiered earlier this year, singling out the talented main cast members and exhilarating fight sequences. You can check out the official synopsis below:

"When...

Plot: When a terrorist group led by the villainous Jacob Pearce attacks a high-profile embassy reception, with the French Minister of Defence as their target, protection officer Vincent finds himself working with street-smart MI6 operative Zara to save the day. But when events take an increasingly dark turn, Vincent and Zara soon realize that the plan extends far beyond just one politician. With suspicions that one of their colleagues in the security services is feeding information to Pearce, Vincent and Zara soon come to rely on each other more than either would have ever imagined. Increasingly isolated and with Pearce always one step ahead, can this unlikely pair stop Paris from falling to a man hell-bent on vengeance?

Review: I’m not sure who asked for it, but the Gerard Butler Has Fallen film series has become the Has Fallen cinematic universe. After three movies, the same fictional world where...

“Paris Has Fallen” is a new live-action, eight-episode TV series, directed by Oded Ruskin and Hans Herbots, starring Tewfik Jallab, Ritu Arya, Sean Harris, Ana Ularu, Camille Rutherford, Jérémie Covillault, Emmanuelle Bercor and Karl Collins, streaming December 6, 2024 on Hulu:

“…when a terrorist group led by the villainous ‘Jacob Pearce’ attacks a high-profile embassy reception, with the ‘French Minister of Defence’ as their target, protection officer ‘Vincent’ finds himself working with street-smart ‘MI6’ operative ‘Zara’ to save the day.

‘But when events take an increasingly dark turn…

“…Vincent and Zara soon realize that the plan extends far beyond just one corrupt politician.

“With suspicions that one of their colleagues in the security services is feeding information to Pearce…

“…Vincent and Zara soon come to rely on each other…

“… more than either would have ever imagined…”

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Hulu is ready with an entertainment-packed December this year. The upcoming month will see the release of the brilliant action thriller series Paris Has Fallen and also horror thriller movies like Cuckoo. Just like every month, Hulu is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 8 new movies and TV shows coming to Hulu in December 2024.

Paris Has Fallen Season 1 (December 6) Credit – StudioCanal

Paris Has Fallen is a French and English-language action thriller series created by Howard Overman. Based on the Has Fallen film franchise, the Canal+ series follows a French protection officer and an MI6 operative who must team up after a terrorist organization attacks Paris. Paris Has Fallen stars Tewfik Jallab, Ritu Arya, Sean Harris, Ana Ularu, Camille Rutherford, Jérémie Covillault, and Emmanuelle Bercot.

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A Keanu Reeves crime thriller has become a streaming success six years later. Reeves is a divisive actor who achieved success after his breakthrough role in the 1989 time travel comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and became a superstar after leading the Wachowskis' 1999 sci-fi blockbuster The Matrix. His performance style has been divisive, as he has earned nine Razzie award nominations, followed by a Razzie Redeemer Award nomination and a spot at No. 4 on the New York Times' list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

While he is best known for his action roles in titles such as Speed, the Matrix franchise, and the John Wick franchise, Keanu Reeves movies have taken on a huge variety of genres. This includes starring opposite his Speed co-star Sandra Bullock in the time travel romance The Lake House, playing Jonathan Harker in the Francis Ford Coppola horror movie Bram Stoker's Dracula,...

"Move fast, kill the bad guys." Which is usually the best strategy. Hulu has debuted a new official trailer for the French action series called Paris Has Fallen, which is streaming in the US in December. It already launched a few months ago in France. As the trailer directly points out, this is a TV continuation of the "Has Fallen" franchise of movies - which includes Olympus Has Fallen (2013), London Has Fallen (2016), Angel Has Fallen (2019). Did we really need more of these stories as a TV series? A protection officer and an MI6 operative team up after a terrorist attack strikes Paris. They suspect a mole as they race to thwart a larger conspiracy from a madman threatening Paris. The plot follows protection officer Vincent Taleb who finds himself working with street-smart MI6 agnet Zara Taylor to save the day. Starring Tewfik Jallab, Ritu Arya, Sean Harris as the main bad guy,...

“Paris Has Fallen” is a new live-action, eight-episode TV series, directed by Oded Ruskin and Hans Herbots, starring Tewfik Jallab, Ritu Arya, Sean Harris, Ana Ularu, Camille Rutherford, Jérémie Covillault, Emmanuelle Bercor and Karl Collins, streaming December 6, 2024 on Hulu:

“…when a terrorist group led by the villainous ‘Jacob Pearce’ attacks a high-profile embassy reception, with the ‘French Minister of Defence’ as their target, protection officer ‘Vincent’ finds himself working with street-smart ‘MI6’ operative ‘Zara’ to save the day.

‘But when events take an increasingly dark turn…

“…Vincent and Zara soon realize that the plan extends far beyond just one corrupt politician.

“With suspicions that one of their colleagues in the security services is feeding information to Pearce…

“…Vincent and Zara soon come to rely on each other…

“… more than either would have ever imagined…”

Click the images to enlarge…...

After originally debuting earlier this year in the U.K., Paris Has Fallen Season 1 is heading to Hulu this year, and it just got an action-packed trailer to go along with it. The spinoff to Gerard Butler's beloved Fallen action franchise received rave reviews when the eight-episode season premiered in September, but now Hulu subscribers will get access to the series next month. Additionally, they can get their first look at the villain, played by Mission Impossible veteran Sean Harris.

Hulu, which will be distributing Paris Has Fallen to the U.S. audience, debuted a new trailer teasing its release on the platform on December 6. Starring Tewfik Jallab and Ritu Ary, the series follows a protection officer teaming up with an MI6 operative to stop a terrorist group led by Jacob Pearce (Harris). Paris Has Fallen has dialogue in both English and French, appealing to the worldwide viewership derived from the movie franchise.

One of, if not the best Gerard Butler action franchise, the Fallen saga, has expanded beyond Butler himself and onto the small screen in the StudioCanal series Paris Has Fallen, which is now available to stream in the U.K. and will soon land on Hulu in the U.S. Directed by Oded Ruskin and Hans Herbots, and starring Tewfik Jallab (Blood Coast), Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy), and Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible - Fallout), Paris Has Fallen has now received its first reactions and reviews and it sounds like the spin-off is a worthy follow-up to the action thriller series.

"Gerard Butler was the executive producer of Paris Has Fallen. No wonder it's so so good," declared X/Twitter user and action fan @Onahi_. @NiGhTVioLaToR adds, "Paris Has Fallen is a great series. #AmazonPrime," while @akinomoakiin says, "If you need an interesting TV series for the weekend go and see Paris Has Fallen.

"When the city falls, heroes will rise." Studiocanal has launched an official trailer for their upcoming action series called Paris Has Fallen, streaming in France first this fall. This is a TV continuation of the "Has Fallen" franchise of movies - which includes Olympus Has Fallen (2013), London Has Fallen (2016), Angel Has Fallen (2019). While we wait for the next Night Has Fallen movie, it's time to head to Paris for another dangerous mission. A protection officer and an MI6 operative team up after a terrorist attack in Paris. They suspect a mole as they race to thwart a larger conspiracy threatening Paris. The plot follows protection officer Vincent Taleb who finds himself working with street-smart MI6 agnet Zara Taylor to save the day. Starring Tewfik Jallab, Ritu Arya, and Sean Harris as the main bad guy, with Ana Ularu, Camille Rutherford, Jérémie Covillault, Emmanuelle Bercot, Karl Collins, and Nathan Willcocks, and others.

One of Gerard Butlers best action franchises, the Has Fallen saga, is getting a surprising small screen spinoff, and we now have a new look and more details about the project. Titled Paris Has Fallen, the series comes courtesy of the French platform Canal+, and will follow a new character as he, much like Butlers Mike Banning before him, finds himself up against a terrorist force while protecting a high-profile politician. Cue all manner of gunfire, explosions, and treachery.

Produced by Studiocanal production company Urban Myth Films (War of the Worlds), Studiocanal and Millennium and Butlers G-Base, a new poster has now been unveiled, which offers a new look at lead star Tewfik Jallab defending a Paris in turmoil. Check it out below:

Alongside Jallab, who replaced Babylon A.D. and Visions star Mathieu Kassovitz due to those dreaded creative differences, Paris Has Fallen also stars The Umbrella Academys Ritu Arya...

Paris Has Fallen is the first TV spinoff in the Has Fallen franchise, and the first installment without Gerard Butler's Mike Banning. The series reveals its first poster ahead of its premiere in France. The show will feature a French Minister's protection officer and an MI6 operative teaming up in Paris.

The first poster for the television spinoff of the popular Olympus Has Fallen franchise has been revealed. Titled Paris Has Fallen, the upcoming project will be a local language television series and the first of the franchise not to feature Gerard Butler's Mike Banning. The series was confirmed to be in the works in 2021, until it was formally announced in May 2023, with Butler executive producing through his company G-Base. The franchise itself began in 2013 with the first movie, Olympus Has Fallen, and has since released two sequels.

On X/Twitter, Canal+ revealed the first poster for Paris Has Fallen.

Sweet Tooth has concluded its epic story with its third and final season on Netflix. Based on a DC comic book series of the same name by Jeff Lemire, the post-apocalyptical fantasy drama series follows a young hybrid boy going on a dangerous journey with his gruff protector that will change his life and the world forever. Sweet Tooth stars Christian Convery in the lead role, with Nonso Anozie, Stefania Lavie Owen, Adeel Akhtar, Dania Ramirez, Naldei Makel Murray, and Will Forte starring in supporting roles. So, if you miss all the post-apocalyptical and perilous adventures after the final season of Sweet Tooth, here are some similar shows you can watch next.

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His Dark Materials is a fantasy drama series created by Jack Thorne. Based on a trilogy of novels of the same name by author Philip Pullman, the HBO...

BBC Buys HBO Max Thriller ‘Spy/Master’

The BBC has acquired HBO Max thriller Spy/Master as it continues to beef up its iPlayer offering. Acquired from Warner Bros. Discovery, the show stars Happy Valley’s Alec Secăreanu as the most trusted advisor to Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu. With his government poised to uncover that he’s a secret agent for the Soviets, Godeanu uses a diplomatic trip to Germany as a springboard to defect to the U.S. The series also stars Aidan McArdle, Ana Ularu (Who Is Erin Carter?), Laurențiu Bănescu (Boss), Andreea Vasile (Umbre), Nico Mirallegro (Our Girl), lulian Postelnicu (Arest) and Elvira Deatcu (Clanul). “A classic spy drama set at the height of the Cold War, Spy/Master is an atmospheric, complex thriller, dripping with style and suspense,” said Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition. The show was nominated for the inaugural...

Exclusive: Mathieu Kassovitz has quit the Paris Has Fallen television series citing creative differences. He has been replaced by Spiral actor Tewfik Jallab.

Deadline can reveal the casting switch as StudioCanal has released first-look images from the series, which is based on Gerard Butler‘s Has Fallen film franchise and is shooting in London and Paris.

The eight-part drama is made by StudioCanal, War of the Worlds producer Urban Myth Films, and two companies behind the film franchise: Millennium Media and Butler’s G-Base. Eclectic Pictures is also attached.

Kassovitz, best known for his 1995 film La Haine, is recovering from a motorbike accident last month, though his departure from Paris Has Fallen was for creative reasons. In his place, Jallab will play Vincent Taleb, a protection officer to a French Minister, who is the target of a terror group led by villain Jacob.

Vincent works with MI6 operative Zara (Ritu Arya...

Warning! Spoilers for season 1 of The Power and The Power novel.

The Power is a complex tale of oppression and revolution, and the ending of season 1 explains how these elements interact. The series explores the development of “electric organ discharge”, or Eod, as young girls around the world develop the ability to channel electricity. The Power has an ensemble cast of characters, including Margot (Toni Collette), the mayor of Seattle; Jos (Auli’i Cravalho), Margot’s daughter; Roxy (Ria Zmitrowicz), the daughter of a British gangster with a very powerful Eod, Tunde (Toheeb Jimoh), a Nigerian journalist who covers many of the social changes due to Eod; Allie (Halle Bush), a girl who has exceptional finesse in using her Eod; and Tatiana Moskalev (Zrinka Cvitesic), the wife of the repressive Moldovan president.

After exploring the lives of its cast, the ending of The Power season 1 sets up several plot points for season 2. Firstly,...

This The Power review contains no spoilers.

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely etc. etc., but not (yet) in Prime Video‘s excellent adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s 2016 best selling work of speculative fiction. The novel, developed with help from a mentorship with Margaret Atwood, imagines what would happen if teenage girls suddenly developed the ability to produce electrical charges through their fingers.

The series takes this premise, updates it slightly for a 2023 audience and creates a show that feels complex, nuanced, emotional, and, yes, electric. This is not a simplistic girls against boys diatribe. It’s not a diatribe at all, but a fascinating thought experiment translated into colorful, dynamic TV, with a banging sound track and an impressive ensemble cast.

With an all-female writers room, the show was developed by Alderman, Raelle Tucker and Sarah Quintrell, with Tucker as the showrunner. They’ve created a powerhouse.

At the...

Exclusive: The Power, Prime Video’s global thriller drama based on Naomi Alderman’s feminist sci-fi book, continues to undergo personnel changes. Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale director Reed Morano, who had been with the project since its early stages, has exited as both a director and an executive producer.

Morano directed the first two episodes with Leslie Mann and Tim Robbins. After she wrapped the episodes in March 2022, Morano opted not to continue on with the series due to creative differences as the series headed to reshoots with Mann and Robbins both exiting. Toni Collette and Josh Charles eventually were cast in the roles, and Raelle Tucker came on board as showrunner. Upon her exit, Morano also requested to be removed from the credits, which I hear Amazon has agreed to, so she will no longer be listed as a director or executive producer.

The series has been in production,...

Toni Collette and Josh Charles will star in the Amazon Prime Video series “The Power,” with Raelle Tucker as executive producer and showrunner, a rep for the streamer confirmed to TheWrap on Tuesday.

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman, in which all teenage girls in the world suddenly have the power to electrocute people at will, dramatically shifting the balance of global power.

Collette and Charles join previously announced cast members Auli’i Cravalho, John Leguizamo, Eddie Marsan, Ria Zmitrowicz, Toheeb Jimoh, Zrinka Cvitesic and Ana Ularu.

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Collette, who most recently starred in Neflix’s “The Staircase,” will play Margot Cleary-Lopez, the mayor of Seattle, who is catapulted into the spotlight after the Power emerges. Leguizamo plays her husband and Cravalho plays her daughter.

Toni Collette (The Staircase) has been tapped as a lead in The Power, Prime Video’s 10-episode global thriller drama based on Naomi Alderman’s feminist sci-fi book, while The Good Wife alum Josh Charles is set for a key recurring role in the series from Jane Featherstone’s Sister and director Reed Morano. They replace Leslie Mann and Tim Robbins, respectively, who both exited the series in May.

Additionally, Raelle Tucker has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, in addition to developing new projects, Tucker will serve as showrunner and executive producer of The Power.

The Power was among the series most seriously impacted by the pandemic. Mann was originally cast as lead Margot Cleary-Lopez in October 2019, followed by Rainn Wilson as the then-male lead series regular role of Daniel Dandon at the start of 2020. Production started in February 2020 but was...

Toni Collette and Josh Charles have signed on for roles in the Amazon series “The Power,” Variety has learned.

Collette takes over the role previously held by Leslie Mann, who departed the show when production was delayed due to the pandemic. Charles will play the part previously held by Tim Robbins, who himself took over the role from Rainn Wilson.

In addition, Raelle Tucker has joined “The Power” as executive producer and showrunner. Her role on the show is part of an overall deal she has signed with Amazon.

Collette and Charlies join a cast that already includes Auli’i Cravalho, John Leguizamo, Eddie Marsan, Ria Zmitrowicz, Toheeb Jimoh, Zrinka Cvitesic, and Ana Ularu.

Based on the novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman, “The Power” is described as our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, all teenage girls in the world develop the power to electrocute people at will.

Uncork'd Entertainment is releasing Justin Edgar's crime chiller The Marker on digital platforms on August 14th. We have been asked to premiere the poster, which you will see to your left, our right, and the trailer below. In The Marker, A criminal (Schmidt) seeks redemption by connecting with the daughter of the woman he killed. Along the way he is haunted by his guilt in the guise of the woman's ghost. Supergirl’s Frederick Schmidt and familiar face John Hannah lead a cast which includes Ana Ularu (Siberia), Cathy Tyson (The Serpent and the Rainbow) and Lara Peake (Final Score). ...

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Exclusive: One day after finding its Alex Rider, Sony Pictures Television has rounded out the full cast for its adaptation of the teen superspy drama. Game of Thrones star Brenock O’Connor and Stephen Dillane are starring alongside Doctor Who’s Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo, Broadchurch’s Andrew Buchan and Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure.

O’Connor, who plays Olly in the HBO drama, stars as Alex Rider’s jovial best friend Tom. The Rider household consists of Alex’s housekeeper Jack Starbright, played by Adékoluẹjo, and Ian Rider, his detached uncle and reluctant guardian, played by Buchan. Unbeknownst to Alex, Ian has been relentlessly training him since childhood and preparing him for the threatening world of espionage.

Alex and Tom lead ordinary teenage lives, navigating between school, girls and social lives until Alex’s world is quickly capsized as he is coerced by Alan Blunt, played by Dillane,...

Keanu Reeves, in the snow, narrowly avoiding death from his corrupt diamond flogging friends? – I’ll take it!

A breezy, blizzard drenched Siberia consumes the screen making for chilly viewing of this romance come crime flick (emphasis on the romance part), albeit a pretty sprinkle of snow can’t save this one from inevitable eye-rolling doom; sorry Neo, you aren’t ‘The One’ here.

After gracing our screens and fully embodying John Wick’s calculated reckless, the never ageing Keanu takes on Lucas Hill; a diamond trader who seems to be in much deeper than he thinks with his supposed Russian business partners. When associate and ‘friend’, Pyotr (Boris Gulyarin) lets him down with an important client looming, it’s down to Luca’s charm and sheer luck to pull this deal off alone and get the hell out of dodge.

It seems there’s not a lot to do...

Reeves finds selling gems to the mob is trickier than he’d like in this violent romantic thriller, also starring Molly Ringwald

Keanu Reeves is back in action, after a fashion, in this drab downer romantic thriller – a less fighty, more arty version of John Wick from the indie director Matthew Ross (Frank & Lola). Fatally, the script requires Reeves, playing a black-market diamond trader, to do some serious acting over and above his usual stiff, stoical delivery of deadpan lines and punches.

Reeves plays Lucas Hill, an American visiting St Petersburg to flog $40m of rare blue diamonds to a Russian mobster. When his business associate vanishes with the ice, Lucas hotfoots it to Siberia on his tail, finding time to Facetime his wife (Molly Ringwald). I did wonder if pairing Reeves, 54, and Ringwald, 50, was an enlightened example of age-appropriate love interest casting. But no. In Siberia Reeves hooks up with bar owner Katya,...

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Alex Rider, the teen spy novel franchise of author Anthony Horowitz, is coming to television.

The Alex Rider Ya literary franchise is about to step into the realm of television.

Back in July 2018, U.K.-based indie company Eleventh Hour Films received a major boost to its spec project from Sony Pictures Television, having landed the rights to bring British author Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider books to the small screen.

The series, which adapts the second book in Horowitz’s novel series, Point Blanc, will manifest as an eight-episode offering for a network/platform to be determined.

Alex Rider TV Series Trailer

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Video of Alex Rider I Official Trailer

You can also check out the previous trailer and teaser just below.

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Stars: Keanu Reeves, Boris Gulyarin, Ashley St. George, Elliot Lazar, Veronica Ferres, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Rafael Petardi, Taran Vitt, James Gracie, Ana Ularu, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Kis Yurij, Molly Ringwald | Written by Stephen Hamel, Scott B. Smith | Directed by Matthew Ross

Siberia tells the story of an American diamond merchant (Reeves), who travels to Russia to sell rare blue diamonds of questionable origin. As the deal begins to collapse he falls into an obsessive and passionate relationship with a Russian cafe owner (Ularu) in a small Siberian town Mirny. As their relationship builds, so does the treacherous world of the diamond trade from which he is unable to extricate himself.

Matthew Ross’ thriller Siberia follows the straight-laced diamond trader Lucas Hill, played by Keanu Reeves, who, while on his latest deal runs into a vast host of questionable predicaments and a dark morally corrupted path of righteousness, albeit condensed into a...

Keanu Reeves may not appear in another “John Wick” movie until next year, but with “Siberia,” the moody action star gets to flex a different sort of muscle — his producing skills. Taking on double-duty as producer and star for the third time since 2010’s “Henry’s Crime,” Reeves has thrown his weight behind a project that fuses his instincts for suspense and comedy.

“It was a script that I helped develop so it was dear to me in a different way, and that’s part of the reason why I was producer on it,” Reeves told IndieWire. “Creatively, it was challenging because of the tones it mixes — it’s a thriller, it’s a romance, there’s some comedy, not quite comedy but humor in it, so I was really interested in the tonal complexity and ambition.”

Director Matthew Ross’ follow-up to 2016 Sundance hit “Frank and Lola” stars Reeves as Lucas Hill,...

Matthew Ross’ “Siberia” is the rare film involving diamond smuggling, international intrigue, double-crosses and Russian gangsters that might have actually been better off jettisoning all of those elements. Starring Keanu Reeves as Lucas Hill, an American diamond dealer who winds up in a remote corner of Siberia trying to salvage a botched deal, the film tries to use its b-movie framework as a jumping-off point into the sort of bleak romanticism that has powered auteurist thrillers from “The Conformist” to “The American.” But in the end, it can never decide what kind of film it wants to be, drifting into drab formlessness when it needs to find moments of poetry, and reverting to dull clichés when it wants to indulge its thriller instincts, winding up as frosty and uninviting as its setting.

Reeves has always been an excellent if idiosyncratic actor, but his highly specific range can turn into a weakness when he’s misused,...

Review by Stephen Tronicek

For all the perceived masculinity surrounding the myth that is Keanu Reeves, there’s something immensely tender about his screen presence. He’s got a stone face, but hiding behind it is the melodramatic soul of a Shakespeare protagonist. He attacks drama like he’s ripping his heart out and screaming into the heavens how much that he loves. This feeling is present in all of his work, action or not. You might see the same man in My Own Private Idaho as you do in John Wick, but at least that man has a soul. At least, you can empathize with him.

Siberia, a new drama starring Reeves is acidic through and through. It’s about a cold man in a cold world, in a situation that is built to drain him of love. As a plot, it starts off simple enough with Reeve’s...

“I want you to do something for me,” says a steely femme fatale (Ana Ularu) to the married American diamond merchant (Keanu Reeves) she’s been screwing for a couple of days after their chance encounter in the Russian hinterlands: “Fuck me, right now, like you fuck your wife.” The man agrees. They make love in the missionary position. The woman asks him to grunt his wife’s name when he orgasms, and he agrees to that, too. It’s a strange scene, and one that’s shot with all the erotic power of a David Caruso movie from the ’90s, but it’s one of the only times that Matthew Ross’ (“Frank & Lola”) torpid and dysfunctional new thriller actually focuses on the part of the story it should be telling.

The appropriately frigid “Siberia” hinges on a man named Lucas Hill (Reeves). And the thing about Lucas Hill...

In the Matthew Ross-directed thriller Siberia, Keanu Reeves is Lucas Hill, a married American man who travels to Saint Petersburg, Russia for his latest mission in the diamond trade. Like John Wick, Hill is a very reserved, quiet professional who certainly knows how to operate a weapon, but make no mistake: Siberia is not an action film at all and soon puts its protagonist in a town in Siberia, where he gets temporarily stuck due to the bad weather. There, Lucas meets a local woman, Katya (Ana Ularu), and a whole different type of movie starts, focussing on the relationship between the two, though eventually the dangers of the black market of diamonds will catch up with their intense extramarital affair. Since Siberia opens in...

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Plot: A diamond merchant (Keanu Reeves) engaged in a shifty, dangerous deal with a Russian oligarch, falls for a café owner (Ana Ularu) in a small Siberian town. Review: There.s a reason why Keanu Reeves.s latest thriller, Siberia, is getting such a low-key release, despite a sudden John Wick-fueled comeback that.s been strong enough that Entertainment Studios shelled out big bucks for his upcoming thriller,... Read More...

Hitting theaters on Friday, July 13 is Saban Films’ Siberia starring Keanu Reeves.

Check out the trailer below.

The film also features Ana Ularu, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Dmitry Chepovetsky, James Gracie, Eugene Lipinski, Rafael Petardi, with Veronica Ferres and Molly Ringwald.

Siberia follows Lucas (Reeves), an American diamond merchant, who travels to St. Petersburg to sell rare blue diamonds of questionable origin. As the deal immediately begins to collapse, Lucas travels to Siberia in search of his missing partner and their diamonds, where he quickly falls into a relationship with Katya (Ularu), the owner of a small Siberian café. As Lucas and Katya’s passion builds, so does the treacherous world of the diamond trade from which he is unable to extricate himself. Both collide as Lucas desperately searches for an escape route in a world with no exit.

The film is directed by Matthew Ross (Frank & Lola). “I think his...

One of a myriad quasi-thrillers set overseas, featuring a bankable star, and centered on the convergence of commerce and crime, Siberia is an oddity. These drop onto DVD and on-demand on a weekly basis; most of them star Bruce Willis. The lead this time, however, is Keanu Reeves. And this alone guarantees that, at the very least, it is a film worth watching. However, as a wholly satisfying viewing experience, Siberia is a disappointment. But this is most certainly not typical direct-to-dvd fare, and not just because it will arrive in at least one theater. It is more ambitious, more interesting, more, well, Keanu-ey than that.

One major selling point in addition to the presence of Reeves: Siberia was written by Scott B. Smith, the Oscar-nominated writer of A Simple Plan. This is a high-caliber name, and it helps to explain how Reeves and Frank & Lola helmer Matthew Ross became...

Calibre

Matt Palmer's tale of a hunting trip gone awry, Calibre, has won the prestigious Michael Powell Award at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival, it was announced today. The jury, which consisted of Ana Ularu, Jason Connery and Iain de Caestecker, described it as "Beautifully shot, technically accomplished, with a fantastic ensemble performance, director and screenwriter."

"We're so honoured for Calibre to win this prestigious award, particularly considering the incredible list of previous winners. We've been completely thrilled by the amazing response from Edinburgh International Film Festival audiences and had a fantastic experience at the Festival," said Powell, noting that the film is available on Netflix from today.

Cyril Shäublin’s Those Who Are Fine won Best International Feature, with the jury saying "We agreed that the film was a playful and engaging commentary on contemporary society; elements and ideas were unified with a minimalist elegance by the director and.

The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at the 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival has gone to Matt Palmer’s debut feature Calibre.

Dunkir’s Jack Lowden and The Survivalist star Martin McCann play two lifelong friends who get more than they bargained for when they head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip. Netflix previously picked up world rights to the film, which had its world premiere in Edinburgh.

The winner was chosen by the Michael Powell Jury comprised of Ana Ularu, Jason Connery and Iain de Caestecker. The jury said, “Beautifully shot, technically accomplished, with a fantastic ensemble performance, director and screenwriter Matt Palmer pitches the tension and emotional journey flawlessly. We are fully invested in the characters and their dilemmas as the choices they make lead to a shattering conclusion.”

The award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film,...

Those Who Are Fine and Whitney also receive awards.

Calibre, the debut feature from UK writer-director Matt Palmer, has taken the top prize at the 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The film, which received its world premiere at the festival and has a worldwide release on Netflix on Thursday (June 28), received the Michael Powell award for best British feature film.

“Palmer pitches the tension and emotional journey flawlessly. We are fully invested in the characters and their dilemmas as the choices they make lead to a shattering conclusion,” said the jury, which comprised actors Ana Ularu, Iain De Caestecker, and Jason Connery.

Those Who Are Fine and Whitney also receive awards.

Calibre, the debut feature from UK writer-director Matt Palmer, has taken the top prize at the 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The film, which had its world premiere at the festival and has a worldwide release on Netflix today, received the Michael Powell award for best British feature film.

“Palmer pitches the tension and emotional journey flawlessly. We are fully invested in the characters and their dilemmas as the choices they make lead to a shattering conclusion,” said the jury which was comprised of actors Ana Ularu, Iain De Caestecker and Jason Connery.

Saban Films has released the first trailer for Keanu Reeves' new thriller, Siberia. He is working neck deep in the dangerous underworld of the diamond trade, and he finds himself fighting against the Russians to survive. It doesn't look like the top-notch quality films we're used to seeing Reeves in, but it looks decent, and I'll watch anything with Keanu Reeves in it.

An American diamond merchant named Lucas (Keanu Reeves) travels to Russia to sell rare blue diamonds of questionable origin. As the deal begins to collapse, he falls into an obsessive relationship with a Russian cafe owner in a small Siberian town. As their passion builds, so does the treacherous world of the diamond trade from which he is unable to extricate himself. Both collide as the American man desperately looks for escape in a world with no exit. 

The film cast also includes Pasha Lychnikoff, Ana Ularu,...

Now that the world has come to its senses and begun treating Keanu Reeves as the treasure he is, we can start anticipating new movies from him with cautious optimism once again. His latest is “Siberia,” which brings him to the cold heart of Russia so that he can attempt to salvage a diamond deal gone wrong. Watch the trailer below.

Here’s the tantalizingly brief synopsis: “When a business deal in Russia goes south, a U.S. diamond merchant (Keanu Reeves) and his lover (Ana Ularu) are caught in a lethal crossfire between the buyer and federal intelligence service.” Not mentioned there but very present in the trailer is Pasha D. Lychnikoff, who plays the baddie threatening to ruin things for our heroes.

Molly Ringwald, Aleks Paunovic, and Veronica Ferres co-star in the film, which was directed by “Frank & Lola” helmer Matthew Ross. “Siberia” is in theaters next Wednesday,...

"This is a problem, I assume?" "One of many." Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for a romantic thriller titled Siberia, one of the latest films starring the one-and-only Keanu Reeves. The film follows an American diamond merchant who travels to Russia and goes to a small Siberian town, where he falls for a woman who owns a cafe. "As their passion builds, so does the treacherous world of the diamond trade from which he is unable to extricate himself. Both collide as the American man desperately looks for escape in a world with no exit." The film's cast includes Pasha Lychnikoff, Ana Ularu, Aleks Paunovic, Veronica Ferres, and Molly Ringwald. If you're interested in this, it will be in theaters in July this summer, so not too long of a wait. Perhaps that's the best time to watch a romantic thriller set in the colds of Siberia, right?...

Keanu Reeves has been caught in a potentially lethal conflict, as Saban Films has has set the release date for its crime thriller, ‘Siberia.’ The romantic drama is set to be distributed in theaters and On Demand and Digital HD on July 13. In addition to Reeves, ‘Siberia’ also stars Molly Ringwald, Ana Ularu, Aleks […]

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Siberia, starring Keanu Reeves, was just picked up by Saban Films at the Cannes Film Festival to release in North America. Additionally, we now have our first look at Reeves, aping John Wick's style just a tad bit. It's hard to look at the actor and not think of John Wick at this point, especially when he's rocking the same haircut and facial hair. If that wasn't enough Keanu Reeves news for you, it was also announced this week that Bill and Ted 3 is officially happening with Reeves and co-star Alex Winter on board.

Siberia also stars Molly Ringwald as the wife of Keanu's character. Ringwald is said to have a small part in the romantic thriller that has Reeves in over his head, as an "American diamond trader who sells blue diamonds of dubious origin to buyers in Russia." Molly Ringwald had nothing but good things to say...

Most thought this would be a slow Cannes Film Festival, but we’re already on day four and movies have been bought, there’s a bidding war going on, and well, Jean-Luc Godard is back to mess with our heads.

Saban Films picked up the rights to two movies in the last two days, while Bleecker Street and Netflix (the latter of which backed out of submitting any films for the competition) have also emerged as players in the market.

Jessica Chastain’s female spy thriller “355” sparked a heated bidding war, with Universal emerging as the victor in an eight-figure deal.

Also Read: Cannes Report, Day 3: Women Rule, 'Cold War' Hailed as 'Best Film' Yet

Meanwhile, everyone else is still trying to get that one selfie on the red carpet despite a no-selfie policy — or get another glimpse at jury president Cate Blanchett.

See what everyone talked about during the fourth day at Cannes:

Acquisitions, Acquisitions

May 11 saw the acquisitions of quite a heap of films. Neon acquired the troll love story “Border” following its world premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, while Bleecker Street picked up the rights to Mads Mikkelsen’s survival drama “Arctic.” The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday night.

Saban Films bought the rights to Keanu Reeves’ “Siberia,” a thriller by director Matthew Ross in the market that also stars Ana Ularu and Molly Ringwald.

Also Read: Netflix Buys Animated Film 'Next Gen' for $30 Million

In what might be the biggest deal so far at Cannes, Netflix picked up the worldwide rights, excluding China, to the animated film “Next Gen” for $30 million.

Netflix pulled out of submitting films to this year’s festival after organizers implemented a new rule that bans any films that don’t have theatrical distribution in France. The streaming company had the option to screen films out of competition — but passed.

Speaking of Saban Films…

Saban Films sure is spending money this year. At the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Saban bought the North American rights to Craig William Macneill’s “Lizzie,” in partnership with Roadside Attractions.

The distributor has been busy at Cannes as well, having bought Gerard Butler’s “Keepers” on Thursday and Reeves’ “Siberia” on Friday. Saban came to conquer Cannes, that’s for sure.

Jessica Chastain’s ‘355’ Bidding War

Everyone wanted a piece of “355,” Jessica Chastain’s female all-star spy thriller that will also star Lupita Nyong’o, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz and Fan Bingbing. Simon Kinberg (“X-Men; Dark Phoenix”) will direct.

Early Saturday, Universal announced it had acquired U.S. distribution rights to “355” in what the studio said was “a competitive situation” — i.e., a bidding war — believed to be worth eight figures.

Also Read: Cannes Report, Day 2: 'Rafiki' Makes History, 'Don Quixote' Scores Legal Victory

Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘The Image Book’ Debuts

Jean-Luc Godard’s newest film “The Image Book” debuted on Friday at Cannes, and early reviews are as jumbled and convoluted as the film itself seems to be.

“The Image Book: who f—in’ knows,” wrote one critic, while another said, “What do you want me to say?”

TheWrap’s Steve Pond wrote in his review: “‘The Image Book’ requires stamina, or more accurately surrender. (A section of the Grand Theatre Lumiere balcony devoted to press had at least a dozen walkouts during the film.)”

See some tweets about the film below.

The Image Book: who fuckin knows. But here are some nonverbal reviews from those seated near me!

- girl next to me covered ears for long stretches

-man two over checked phone 50, 60, and 65 minutes in

-guy in front of me buzzsaw snored for full minute before someone woke him up

— Charles Bramesco (@intothecrevasse) May 11, 2018

The Image Book: Jean-Luc Godard’s collection of images about trains, war, Arab nations & more – from movies & real footage – w/ narration from Godard, sudden bursts of music & long silences. Some will love, some not, I feel like it will work best as the museum exhibit #Cannes2018 pic.twitter.com/H1mfgMIlcB

— Alicia Malone (@aliciamalone) May 11, 2018

The Image Book: Godard lays out all possibilities of cinema on display in 90 minutes. Now please start making your movie ffs. #cannes2018

— Ken Adams (@TaybackX) May 11, 2018

Just saw The Image Book by Jlg. More bellowing at crappy resolution footage from 1950s films and of various imperialist atrocities. What do you want me to say? #cannes2018

— ????Donald Clarke???? (@DonaldClarke63) May 11, 2018

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