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Santiago, an Argentinian corporal, faces a perplexing metamorphosis as he finds himself on the lam in neighboring Uruguay in multi-hyphenate Daniel Hendler’s third feature, “A Loose End” (“Un cabo suelto”).

Sold by Argentina’s Meikincine, the movie receives its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival as part of the Venezia Spotlight program, bowing on Sept.3.

“We are truly excited and honored to present the world premiere of ‘A Loose End’ at the Venice International Film Festival. We admire Daniel Hendler’s talent for creating a world that feels both universally resonant and authentically local. With its blend of intelligent humor, tenderness, and humanity, the film introduces unforgettable characters and a story with strong potential to captivate worldwide audiences,” Lucía and Julia Meik, who head Meikincine (“Mensaje en una botella”), told Variety.

Hendler released his first feature in 2010. Distinguished by its hangdog humor, “Norberto’s Deadline” snagged San Sebastian’s Tve award.

Un selecto grupo de multimillonarios se refugia en un búnker de lujo. © Netflix

Netflix ha presentado el primer tráiler de su nueva serie original española El refugio atómico, de Álex Pina y Esther Martínez Lobato, el dúo responsable de La Casa de papel y Sky Rojo.

¿Y si la Tercera Guerra Mundial estuviera a punto de estallar y las personas más ricas del planeta se escondieran bajo tierra? Eso es lo que plantea El refugio atómico. La historia transcurre en Kimera Underground Park, un sofisticado búnker subterráneo donde un grupo de multimillonarios presencia el colapso del mundo exterior a través de pantallas. Tiene 20.000 metros cuadrados y 45 viviendas familiares con una o varias habitaciones, cuyos precios oscilan entre 48 y 70 millones de euros (la página web ficticia del complejo forma parte de la promoción: https://bunkerkimera.com/). Mientras fuera reina el caos, ellos disfrutarán de su pequeña y exclusiva ciudad con cancha de básket,...

Un selecto grupo de multimillonarios se refugia en un búnker de lujo. © Netflix

Netflix ha presentado el primer vistazo a su nueva serie original española El refugio atómico, de Álex Pina y Esther Martínez Lobato, el dúo responsable de La Casa de papel y Sky Rojo.

¿Y si la Tercera Guerra Mundial estuviera a punto de estallar y las personas más ricas del planeta se escondieran bajo tierra? Eso es lo que plantea El refugio atómico. La historia transcurre en Kimera Underground Park, un sofisticado búnker subterráneo donde un grupo de multimillonarios presencia el colapso del mundo exterior a través de pantallas. Tiene 20.000 metros cuadrados y 45 viviendas familiares con una o varias habitaciones, cuyos precios oscilan entre 48 y 70 millones de euros (la página web ficticia del complejo forma parte de la promoción: https://bunkerkimera.com/). Mientras fuera reina el caos, ellos disfrutarán de su pequeña y exclusiva ciudad con cancha de básket,...

Exclusive: Mariana di Girolamo, Oscar nominee Tom Waits, Ailín Salas and Paola Giannini are boarding Martin McDonagh’s massive ensemble for Wild Horse Nine, opposite previously announced Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich, Parker Posey and Steve Buscemi.

The dark comedic drama, which we first told you about, reunites McDonagh with Searchlight Pictures, Blueprint Pictures, and Film4, following their recent collaboration on 9x Academy Award nominated The Banshees of Inisherin, with Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Anita Overland producing.

Chilean film, theatre and television actress di Girolamo starred in Pablo Larraín’s critically acclaimed Ema opposite Gael García Bernal, which gained her international recognition, as well as Kill The Jockey which premiered in Official Competition at the Venice Film Festival. She previously appeared in television series such as La Jauría and El Reino.

Waits reteams with McDonagh and Rockwell following their collaboration on Seven Psychopaths. His previous film credits also include Licorice Pizza,...

Una década en la vida de una pareja contada en 10 episodios centrados en un único momento: el cambio de año. © Movistar Plus+

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de la serie original de Movistar Plus+ Los años nuevos, de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, que tuvo su estreno mundial en la Sección Oficial fuera de concurso, dentro de la categoría Ficción, del Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia.

Los años nuevos, compuesta por dos partes de cinco episodios cada una, sigue a Ana, que cumple 30 años el día de Año Nuevo con la vida aún por resolver: vive en un piso compartido, no le gusta su trabajo, cambia a menudo de amigos… Óscar cumple 30 años el día de Nochevieja con su vida casi resuelta: médico vocacional, amigos fieles, y una relación que va y viene. La noche en la que ambos cumplen los 30, se conocen, se enamoran, y comienzan una relación cuyas...

La película, basada en hechos reales, retrata la historia del primer asesino en serie registrado en España. © Buena Vista Internacional

Comienza el rodaje de Sacamantecas, una película dirigida por David Pérez Sañudo (Los últimos románticos), coescrita junto a Sergio Granda, que se adentra en la leyenda del escalofriante personaje real de Juan Díaz de Garayo, conocido como el Sacamantecas.

Basada en una historia original de Asier Guerricaechebarría y Joanes Urkixo, Sacamantecas se sitúa en Álava a finales del siglo Xix. En plena Tercera Guerra Carlista, varias mujeres aparecen estranguladas en las afueras de Vitoria. Ángela Berrosteguieta (López Arnaiz), hermana de una de las víctimas, llega en busca de justicia, decidida a demostrar que Juan Díaz de Garayo (de la Torre), un campesino analfabeto, es el responsable de los crímenes. Sin embargo, Pío Pinedo (Bengoetxea), jefe de los alguaciles, se enfrenta a la falta de recursos en tiempos de guerra y...

Una década en la vida de una pareja contada en 10 episodios centrados en un único momento: el cambio de año. © Movistar Plus+

Ya se ha anunciado la fecha de estreno de la serie original de Movistar Plus+ Los años nuevos, de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, que tuvo su estreno mundial en la Sección Oficial fuera de concurso, dentro de la categoría Ficción, del Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia.

Los años nuevos, compuesta por dos partes de cinco episodios cada una, sigue a Ana, que cumple 30 años el día de Año Nuevo con la vida aún por resolver: vive en un piso compartido, no le gusta su trabajo, cambia a menudo de amigos… Óscar cumple 30 años el día de Nochevieja con su vida casi resuelta: médico vocacional, amigos fieles, y una relación que va y viene. La noche en la que ambos cumplen los 30, se conocen, se enamoran, y comienzan una relación...

La película tuvo su premiere mundial en el Festival de Málaga. © Vértice360

Ya se ha publicado el tráiler de Puntos suspensivos, un thriller dirigido por David Marqués y escrito por el propio Marqués y Rafa Calatayud Cano (Parecido a un asesinato), que tuvo su estreno mundial, dentro de la Sección Oficial Fuera de Concurso, en el 27º Festival de Málaga de Cine Español y fue galardonada con el Black Raven al Mejor Thriller en el 42º Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Bruselas.

Puntos suspensivos sigue a Leo, un exitoso escritor de novelas de misterio que se esconde bajo el seudónimo de Cameron Graves. Mientras escribe su próximo libro en un chalet aislado, recibe la extraña visita de Jota, un inquietante personaje que dice ser periodista. Nadie conoce la identidad de Leo y solo Victoria, su agente, sabe que está allí, así que ¿cómo ha llegado Jota hasta él y cuáles son sus intenciones?...

Una década en la vida de una pareja contada en 10 episodios centrados en un único momento: el cambio de año. © Movistar Plus+

La serie original de Movistar Plus+ “Los Años Nuevos”, de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, participará en la Sección Oficial fuera de concurso, dentro de la categoría Ficción, del Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia, que se celebra del 28 de agosto y al 7 de septiembre.

“Los Años Nuevos”, compuesta por dos partes de cinco episodios cada una, sigue a Ana, que cumple 30 años el día de Año Nuevo con la vida aún por resolver: vive en un piso compartido, no le gusta su trabajo, cambia a menudo de amigos… Óscar cumple 30 años el día de Nochevieja con su vida casi resuelta: médico vocacional, amigos fieles, y una relación que va y viene. La noche en la que ambos cumplen los 30, se conocen, se enamoran, y comienzan una relación cuyas idas y venidas se alargarán diez años.

¿Te atreves a escuchar el llanto? © Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures ha publicado el tráiler oficial de “El Llanto”, una película hispano-franco-argentina, que tendrá su estreno mundial en el Festival de Cine Internacional de San Sebastián, donde competirá por la Concha de Oro. La película es el retrato de tres mujeres que, en momentos distintos del tiempo y conectadas sin saberlo, se enfrentan a una amenaza que las trasciende.

En “El Llanto”, algo acecha a Andrea, pero nadie, ni siquiera ella misma, puede verlo a simple vista. Hace veinte años, a diez mil kilómetros, la misma presencia aterrorizaba a Marie. Camila fue la única persona que pudo entender lo que le ocurría, pero nadie las creyó. Al enfrentarse a esa amenaza opresiva, las tres escuchan el mismo sonido sobrecogedor. Un llanto.

“El Llanto” está protagonizada por Ester Expósito, Mathilde Ollivier y Malena Villa. Completan el reparto Àlex Monner, Sonia Almarcha y Tomás Del Estal.

La cineasta de ‘Las Niñas’ y ‘La Maternal’ presenta su nuevo largometraje protagonizado por Patricia López Arnaiz y Antonio De la Torre. © Caramel Films

Tras el anuncio de que competirá por la Concha de Oro en la 72 edición del Festival de San Sebastián, se han hecho públicos el primer tráiler y póster de “Los Destellos”, el tercer largometraje de la cineasta aragonesa Pilar Palomero basado en el relato “Un Corazón Demasiado Grande”, de Eider Rodríguez.

En “Los Destellos”, la vida de Isabel da un inesperado giro el día que su hija Madalen le pide que visite regularmente a Ramón, que está enfermo. Tras quince años alejada de su exmarido, un hombre al que ve como un extraño pese a que fueron familia durante años, Isabel comienza a reavivar resentimientos que creía haber superado. Sin embargo, al acompañar a Ramón en su momento más vulnerable, Isabel podrá ver con otros ojos...

Cuatro películas españolas en la competición.

Hoy se han dado a conocer las películas españolas que formarán parte de la programación de la 72ª edición del Festival de Cine de San Sebastián, que se celebrará del 20 al 28 de septiembre.

Cuatro películas españolas formarán parte de la competición por la Concha de Oro del Festival: “Soy Nevenka”, “El Llanto”, “Los Destellos” y “Tardes de Soledad”.

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Icíar Bollaín, conocida por su película “Maixabel”, presentará “Soy Nevenka”, que será su quinta participación en la Sección Oficial. Protagonizada por Mireia Oriol y Urko Olazabal, se basa en la historia real de Nevenka Fernández, una concejala que pagó un alto precio por atreverse a denunciar el acoso del alcalde de Ponferrada. Una historia que convirtió a su protagonista en una pionera del movimiento #metoo al llevar por primera vez a un político influyente ante los tribunales por acoso sexual y laboral.

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En su ópera prima,...

Antonio de la Torre y Bárbara Lennie protagonizan este thriller. © Disney

Termina el rodaje de “Los Tigres”, la película dirigida por Alberto Rodríguez (“La Isla Mínima”) y escrita por Rodríguez junto a Rafael Cobos (“La Isla Mínima”), tras dos intensas semanas de rodaje subacuático

“Los Tigres” sigue a Antonio y Estrella, hermanos que llevan toda la vida vinculados al mar. Antonio trabaja como buzo industrial. Estrella estudia los fondos marinos y ayuda a su hermano en la barcaza para la que trabaja. A pesar de jugarse la vida cada día, su situación económica es delicada. Una situación que puede cambiar cuando dan con un alijo de cocaína escondido en el casco de un carguero anclado en el puerto de Huelva.

“Los Tigres” está protagonizada por Antonio de la Torre (“El Reino”) y Bárbara Lennie (“Magical Girl”). Completan el reparto, Joaquín Núñez (“Grupo 7”), José Miguel Manzano Bazalo “Skone” (rapero malagueño...

¿Te atreves a escuchar el llanto? © Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures ha publicado el primer teaser tráiler y póster oficial de “El Llanto”, una película hispano-franco-argentina. Rodada en Madrid, Buenos Aires y La Plata, la película es el retrato de tres mujeres que, en momentos distintos del tiempo y conectadas sin saberlo, se enfrentan a una amenaza que las trasciende.

En “El Llanto”, algo acecha a Andrea, pero nadie, ni siquiera ella misma, puede verlo a simple vista. Hace veinte años, a diez mil kilómetros, la misma presencia aterrorizaba a Marie. Camila fue la única persona que pudo entender lo que le ocurría, pero nadie las creyó. Al enfrentarse a esa amenaza opresiva, las tres escuchan el mismo sonido sobrecogedor. Un llanto.

“El Llanto” está protagonizada por Ester Expósito, Mathilde Ollivier y Malena Villa. Completan el reparto Àlex Monner, Sonia Almarcha y Tomás Del Estal.

La película marca la ópera prima de Pedro Martín-Calero,...

Buenos Aires-based production, sales and distribution company FilmSharks has picked up all worldwide rights to the new crime thriller by Argentina’s Sebastian Schindel, “A Silent Death” (Una muerte silenciosa”), to which it has sold Latin American theatrical rights to Disney’s Star Distribution, slated for release later in the year.

Said FilmSharks CEO Guido Rud: “This is likely to become one of the biggest Latin American films of the year. Sebastian Schindel has earned his stripes as the Master of Crime after the huge international success of his films ‘The Boss,’ ‘Anatomy of a Crime,’ ‘Crimes that Bind’ and ‘The Wrath of God.’”

“There is a huge appetite for crime films across all platforms,” noted Rud who also holds the remake rights to the film.

Starring Joaquín Furriel, Soledad Villamil (“The Secret in Their Eyes”) Alejandro Awada (“Nine Queens”) and Maria Marull (“Wild Tales”), the psychological thriller is...

Antonio de la Torre y Bárbara Lennie protagonizan este thriller. © Disney

Ha comenzado el rodaje de “Los Tigres”, una nueva película española que se define como un thriller atmosférico.

Antonio y Estrella son hermanos. Llevan toda la vida vinculados al mar. Antonio trabaja como buzo industrial. Estrella estudia los fondos marinos y ayuda a su hermano en la barcaza para la que trabaja. A pesar de jugarse la vida cada día, su situación económica es delicada. Una situación que puede cambiar cuando dan con un alijo de cocaína escondido en el casco de un carguero anclado en el puerto de Huelva.

“Los Tigres” está protagonizada por Antonio de la Torre (“El Reino”) y Bárbara Lennie (“Magical Girl”). Completan el reparto, Joaquín Núñez (“Grupo 7”), José Miguel Manzano Bazalo “Skone” que debuta en la actuación) y Silvia Acosta (“Mamacruz”). Por otro lado, la película está dirigida por Alberto Rodríguez (“La Isla Mínima...

Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen, best known for his 2023 feature The Beasts, has been announced as jury president for this year’s edition of Cannes Critics’ Week.

The parallel Cannes section devoted to emerging talents and first and second features will unfold from May 15 to 23 this year.

“It is a big responsibility, which I look forward to,” Sorogoyen said in a video statement on X, formerly Twitter, announcing his presidency.

“La Semaine de la Critique supports and rewards first and second feature films as well as short films, thus providing vital support to cinema, new voices, and new ways to tell stories. Without these new voices, there would be no new cinema. They’re the ones who make it live and make it work.”

Rodrigo Sorogoyen sera le Président du Jury de la 63e Semaine de la Critique ! À cette occasion, le réalisateur de "Que Dios nos perdone", "El Reino" ou...

Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Stockholm, The Realm, Madre, The Beasts), who was nominated for the best international film honor at Italy’s David Di Donatello Awards, has been named jury president of this year’s Cannes Critics’ Week, the festival sidebar run by the French film critics union that focuses on first and second features from up-and-coming directors.

In a social media clip shared Friday, Sorogoyen called the jury duty “a great responsibility.”

Rodrigo Sorogoyen sera le Président du Jury de la 63e Semaine de la Critique ! À cette occasion, le réalisateur de "Que Dios nos perdone", "El Reino" ou encore "As Bestas" a un message pour vous.

#sdlc2024 #rodrigosorogoyen #Cannes2024 @semainecannes pic.twitter.com/XOBeKDGmhp

— AlloCiné (@allocine) April 5, 2024

Originally set up by an association of French film critics in 1962, Critics’ Week is the oldest nonofficial Cannes sidebar. The section is credited with discovering some of the biggest names in independent and art house cinema,...

"Three Days of the Condor" is one of the most suspenseful crime thrillers that came out of '70s cinema. The New Hollywood movement was in full effect with audiences turning to gritty, low-budget films for thrills outside of the failing studio system. Sydney Pollack was one of the foremost leaders of the cinematic era, and "Three Days of the Condor" was one of the final entries into its canon. The filmmaker's 1970 film "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" earned him his first Academy Award nomination, so "Three Days" was a highly anticipated follow-up.

Robert Redford stars as Joe Turner, a code-breaker for the CIA who shows up to work one morning and finds his entire department has been killed. When he tries to find solace in his superiors, he quickly learns that the agency is in on the job. Joe is left to discover why the CIA wants him and his colleagues dead,...

Unlike many stars from the New Hollywood era, Robert Redford didn’t peak in the 1960s and ‘70s. While he’s certainly best associated with films like Three Days of the Condor, Jeremiah Johnson, Downhill Racer, and The Candidate, that doesn’t mean that he hasn’t stayed active in the decades that followed. Many of Redford’s greatest roles have been in recent films such as The Old Man & The Gun and All is Lost, which prove that his star power has remained just as endearing throughout the 21st century. In fact, he surprised us big time with his role in Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Redford did some particularly heartfelt work in the underrated 2015 dramedy A Walk in the Woods, a film that nearly reunited him with his most beloved co-star: Paul Newman.

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The villains from Walt Disney Animation's feature films have traditionally been so striking and scary that the company has thought to separate them into their own brand. The brand tends to focus on Maleficent (Eleanor Audley) from 1959's "Sleeping Beauty," Cruella de Vil (Betty Lou Gerson) from 1961's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," Ursula the Sea Witch (Pat Caroll) from 1989's "The Little Mermaid," the Evil Queen (Lucille La Verne) from 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Captain Hook (Hans Conreid) from 1953's "Peter Pan," Hades (James Woods) from 1997's "Hercules," and Dr. Facilier (Keith David) from 2009's "The Princess and the Frog." 

Occasionally, one might find Gaston (Richard White) from 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" in the mix or Chernabog from 1940's "Fantasia." These characters are all memorable for their scary designs, their misguided lust for power or destruction, their resentment, their hatred of the world,...

An Academy Awards nominee for his performance in 1991’s Coen Brothers-directed film Barton Fink, veteran actor Michael Lerner has passed away at the age of 81 years old.

Michael Lerner made several appearances in the horror genre throughout his decades-spanning career, including the films Anguish (1987), Maniac Cop 2 (1990), and Omen IV: The Awakening (1991). You’ll also remember Lerner from the 1993 episode of “Tales from the Crypt” titled ‘People Who Live in Brass Hearses,’ one of the show’s most memorable tales.

Later in the 1990s, Michael Lerner played Mayor Ebert in the big screen movie Godzilla (1998), a role he soon thereafter reprised in the animated “Godzilla: The Series.”

Lerner’s nearly 200 credits in film and television also include The Candidate, Reflections of Murder, The Missiles of October, Ruby and Oswald, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Strange Invaders, Eight Men Out, Harlem Nights, Newsies, Blank Check, Tale of the Mummy, My Favorite Martian,...

Michael Lerner, the busy Oscar-nominated character actor who had memorable turns as bombastic types in Barton Fink, Harlem Nights, Eight Men Out and so much more, has died. He was 81.

Lerner died Saturday night, according to an Instagram post from his nephew, Sam Lerner, who is also an actor (ABC’s The Goldbergs). The cause of death was not immediately known.

“It’s hard to put into words how brilliant my uncle Michael was, and how influential he was to me,” Sam wrote. “His stories always inspired me and made me fall in love with acting. He was the coolest, most confident, talented guy, and the fact that he was my blood will always make me feel special. Everyone that knows him knows how insane he was — in the best way.”

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Michael Lerner, an actor who featured in films such as “Elf,” “Godzilla” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and who received an Oscar nomination in best supporting actor for his performance in Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1991 psychological comedy “Barton Fink,” died Saturday evening. He was 81 years old.

Lerner’s death was confirmed by his nephew, “The Goldbergs” actor Sam Lerner, who paid tribute to his uncle through a post on Instagram Sunday afternoon. No further details regarding Lerner’s death are available at this time.

“We lost a legend last night. It’s hard to put into words how brilliant my uncle Michael was, and how influential he was to me,” Lerner wrote. “His stories always inspired me and made me fall in love with acting. He was the coolest, most confident, talented guy, and the fact that he was my blood will always make me feel special. Everyone...

Ester Expósito, one of the stars of Netflix global hit “Elite,” is attached to star “The Wailing” (“El Llanto”), co-written by Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s regular co-scribe Isabel Peña (“The Beasts”) and directed by talent-to-track Pedro Martín-Calero (“Secrets”). It’s one of the most powerful Spanish-language packages being brought onto Berlin’s European Film Market.

The auteur genre movie has gone into production, shooting in Madrid, Buenos Aires and La Plata.

Film Factory Entertainment has acquired international rights. “The Wailing” is lead produced by on-the-rise Madrid production house Caballo Films, behind Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s films, including “The Beasts,” a best picture Goya on Feb. 11.

The feature debut of Spain’s Pedro Martín-Calero, “The Wailing” turns on a seemingly invisible evil. “No one can see it with the naked eye, but its presence has always been there. 20 years ago he stalked Camila and Marie. Now, 10,000 kilometers away, Andrea has begun to hear the wailing,...

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s take on a western wins nine prizes, but none for Carla Simon’s Berlinale winner

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts scored big at the 37th edition of the Spanish Film Academy Goya awards held on Saturday in Seville, scooping major prizes including best film and best director.

The ceremony celebrated a year hailed as one of the strongest for Spanish cinema in recent memory. However, one of Spain’s most high-profile films on the international stage, Carla Simon’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner Alcarras, left the Goyas empty-handed despite 11 nominations.

The Beasts, which debuted in Cannes in the Premieres section,...

Sorogoyen’s take on a western wins nine prizes, but none for Carla Simon’s Berlinale winner

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts scored big at the 37th edition of the Spanish Film Academy Goya awards held on Saturday in Seville, scooping major prizes including best film and best director.

The ceremony celebrated a year hailed as one of the strongest for Spanish cinema in recent memory. However, one of Spain’s most high-profile films on the international stage, Carla Simon’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner Alcarras, left the Goyas empty-handed despite 11 nominations.

The Beasts, which debuted in Cannes in the Premieres section,...

Netflix has set the date for its second annual free virtual fan convention Tudum, plotting out five “global” events in 24 hours for Sept. 24.

The 2022 Tudum will offer the streamer’s fans an “exciting day of exclusive news, never-before-seen footage, trailers, and first looks, as well as interviews with Netflix’s biggest stars and creators,” per Netflix. “The free virtual event is a celebration of Netflix fandom and is dedicated to sharing the scoop on over 120 fan-favorite shows, films, specials and games from across the globe.”

Per Netflix:

At 11:00 am Kst (7:00 pm Pt September 23), Tudum kicks off with an exciting show out of Korea.At 11:00 am Ist, fans will be treated to a fun look at what’s ahead from India.At 10 am Pt, Tudum kicks off as a two-part show with Part 1 out of the United States and Europe, and Part 2 at 11:30 am Pt out of Latin America,...

Glenn Close no longer will preside over the San Sebastian jury and has canceled her trip to the festival due to a family emergency.

“I deeply regret that I will not be able to take part in the Festival as there has been a family emergency for which I must stay home,” Close said in a statement. “I apologize to the Festival, the Jury, the filmmakers, the Donostia honorees, and the festival audience, that I will not be there to celebrate with you all.”

Argentinian producer Matías Mosteirín, who already was announced as part of the jury, will serve as the president. Mosteirin’s feature film as a producer, Bolivia, received the Young Critics Award at the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes. He recently executive produced Marcelo Piñeyro’s series El Reino (The Realm) for Netflix.

The jury will be filled out by French casting director and filmmaker Antoinette Boulat,...

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West Side Story, Encanto and In the Heights are among the nominations for the 37th annual Imagen Awards, which recognize work by Latino talent, new faces and seasoned creatives.

“After two years of streaming celebrations, we are ecstatic to be back in person and to honor those who made significant contributions to the television, film and streaming spaces,” What We Do in the Shadows star Harvey Guillén, who presented the nominees, said. “With the caliber of talent and the diversity of the roles and projects, our expectations were wildly exceeded with 445 entries, up 125 from 2021! We are beyond proud of this year’s nominees and all those who submitted. Given the excellence of the entries, the judges had a difficult time selecting those to be nominated.”

Nominees are determined by an independent panel of entertainment industry and Latino community leaders.

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The Imagen Awards on Monday unveiled the full list of nominees for its 37th annual gala honoring Latino storytelling, performances, writing and creative expression in television and film. This year’s awards show is set for October 2 in Los Angeles at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes.

Walt Disney Studios’ West Side Story was among the most nominated alongside Disney’s animated movie Encanto. Eugenio Derbez scored several nods including Best Actor in a Feature Film for Apple TV+’s Coda and Best Actor in a Comedy (Television) for Hulu’s The Valet.

Derbez’s 3Pas Studios is also behind Apple TV+’s comedy Acapulco, which also received several mentions in the noms, which were revealed today by What We Do in the Shadows star Harvey Guillén and actress-writer-producer Karrie Martin Lachney.

“After two years of streaming celebrations, we are ecstatic to be back in person and to honor those...

The Spanish director reflects on a change of pace following the thrillers and crime dramas for which he has become known.

The Cannes Premiere screening of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts throws an international spotlight on the acclaimed Spanish director for the first time.

The film stars Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs as a French couple who settle in a remote Galician village to run an organic farm. However their arrival does not go down well witih all of the villagers, some of whom regard them as a threat to their way of life.

It is Sorogoyen’s Cannes debut,...

From the 100-second tracking shot to building pulse music that opens “The Realm” to the slug-fest finale of “May God Save Us,” Oscar-nominated Rodrigo Sorogoyen (“Mother”) has filmed some of the most exhilarating shots in recent Spanish cinema.

His status as a filmmaker consolidated by a series, Movistar Plus’ “Riot Police,” “The Beasts” (“As Bestas”), which plays in Cannes Premiere, rates as one of, if not the most awaited Spanish movie of 2022.

From a brief synopsis, it might look like a return to one of Sorogoyen’s central obsessions: Violence. But that is most likely a half truth. Based on real-life events, “The Beasts,” written by Sorogoyen and co-scribe Isabel Peña, follows a married couple, Vincent and Olga, (Denis Menochet and Marina Fois) who have settled in a small village in Galicia, in Spain’s verdant North-West. They grow vegetables and rehabilitate abandoned cottages.

Disrupting established village power structures, however,...

The new additions bring the total number of films in Official Selection to 68.

The Cannes Film Festival has added two new titles to the Official Selection of its 75th edition running May 17 to 28.

Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Spanish-French rural thriller The Beasts (As Bestas) has joined the Cannes Première section and the documentary Salam will debut as a Special Screening.

The new additions bring the total number of films in Official Selection to 68.

Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs star as a French couple who move to a village in the northern Spanish region of Galicia in a bid to be closer to nature,...

José Luis López Linares’ “Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of Buñuel,” a portrait of French film great Jean-Claude Carrière, captured breaking down the paintings and personality of painter Francisco de Goya, has been acquired for international sales by Reservoir Docs.

In its earliest sales, the doc feature has closed the two biggest markets in Europe with reputed distributors, licensing France to Epicentre and Germany and Austria to Weltkino. Syldavia Cinema will distribute in Spain, Version Digital in Italy and Outsider Films in Portugal.

Launched in 2020 by Anais Clanet, Reservoir Docs will bring the documentary feature onto the market at next month’s Cannes Festival.

“Reservoir Docs has always been a key sales agent for theatrical art & culture docs and Jose Luis’ work fits perfectly,” said Clanet. “To me, Goya painted European conflicts in the late 18th and early 19th centuries but he didn’t only chronicle his times: Somehow, he was a visionary,...

Barcelona-based Filmax has picked up international sales rights to psychological thriller “Girl Unknown” (“La desconocida”), the sophomore film by Spanish director Pablo Maqueda (“Dear Werner”).

The film is based on the hit play “Grooming,” penned by Paco Bezerra, which has been adapted in more than 10 countries. Filmax is launching the film with a first promo at the European Film Market.

“Girl Unknown,” a Spanish co-production from Fórmula Cine Aie in association with Elamedia Estudio and La Fragua Producciones, shot on locations in Madrid and Albacete, and is currently in post.

Maqueda, Bezerra and Haizea G. Viana wrote the script, which retains the play’s cat and mouse element, as well as the constant plot twists.

The story follows Carolina, a seemingly naive and charming young girl who meets Leo, an adult man passing himself off as a 16-year-old boy, online. But when they meet in a remote city park, Leo...

Spain Stars of Tomorrow will launch at this summer’s Atlantida Mallorca Film Fest.

Spanish actor Antonio de la Torre will be the mentor for the first Spain Stars of Tomorrow, the newest edition of Screen International’s long-running talent spotting series which will launch at this summer’s Atlantida Mallorca Film Fest.

De la Torre holds the record for the most actor nominations (14) at the Spanish Film Academy awards, the Goyas, since his breakthrough in Daniel Sánchez Arevalo’s Dark Blue Almost Black in 2006 which won him the best supporting actor award. His second win, for best actor, came...

Oscar-nominated Rodrigo Sorogoyen is set to direct rural thriller “As Bestas,” backed by a powerful alliance of of European companies.

Introduced to buyers at this week’s Cannes Marché du Film by its sales agent, Latido Films, “As Bestas” is produced by Jean Labadie’s Le Pacte in France, and in Spain Ibon Cormenzana’s Arcadia Motion Pictures and Caballo Films, Sorogoyen’s own label with Eduardo Villanueva.

Adolfo Blanco’s A Contracorriente Films handles distribution in Spain, with Le Pacte handling the release in France. “As Bestas” rolls in Galicia and León for nine weeks starting in September. It will be ready for delivery in May 2022.

Penned with Sorogoyen’s regular co-scribe Isabel Peña, “As Bestas” is set in Galicia, Spain, where a middle-aged French couple, Antoine and Olga, arrive to live in a local village, seeking greater closeness to nature. Their presence, however, inflames two locals, brothers Xan and Lorenzo,...

Arclight Films’ Chasing Wonders has locked North American distribution with Gravitas on its coming of age film, Chasing Wonders directed by Paul Meins. A theatrical and on-demand release is scheduled for June 4. Arclight is handling global sales for the pic.

Set in the lush wine country landscapes of Australia and Spain, the heart-warming tale follows 12-year-old Savino, who, encouraged by his maternal grandfather to live a life of hope and possibility, takes off on the adventure of a lifetime to find the magical Emu Plains. His journey leads him to the heart of the human condition – learning to understand our parents’ past but not to be defined by it.

The pic stars Paz Vega, Oscar nominee Edward James Olmos, Quim Gutierrez, Carmen Maura, Goya award-winner Antonio de la Torre, Australia’s Jessica Marais, and making his feature film debut, Michael Crisafulli as Savino.

Australian award-winning screenwriter Judy Morris wrote the screenplay, which was shot over a five-year period.

Chasing Wonders made its World Premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival last year and has been selected for the Gold Coast Film Festival, where it will screen on April 18 and 22.

“Chasing Wonders is an uplifting story of familial love and loss and a powerful exploration of the path to understanding and acceptance. This heartwarming film with top international stars and spectacular landscapes is exactly what audiences yearn for. We are thrilled to have our longtime trusted partners at Gravitas Ventures bringing the film to North American audiences and are certain that their team will make this beautiful film shine bright,” said Arclight Films Chairman Gary Hamilton.

“With an ensemble that includes veteran screen icons alongside exciting new talent, the filmmakers craft an inspiring coming of age story on a canvas of breathtaking vistas across multiple continents. We look forward to North American audiences taking the journey,” said Tony Piantedosi, VP of Acquisitions at Gravitas Ventures.

Hianlo Films presents Chasing Wonders in association with the South Australian Film Corporation, a Met Film and Sla Films production. Anna Vincent (I Am Mother), Stewart Le Marechal (Swimming With Men), Anna Mohr-Pietsch (Swimming With Men), Hilton Nathanson, and Louise Nathanson are producers. Jonny Persey (The Mercy) and Timothy White are EPs.

Few figures in the Spanish film industry dress as formerly, or as well, as Malaga Intl. Film Festival director Juan Antonio Vigar. But then he takes his job very seriously indeed. While many other Spanish festival directors have more or less maintained the formats of their events, Vigar has innovated constantly since taking over in 2013. The result is a bouquet of industry initiatives which only San Sebastian can equal in Spain, and which channel the key pivots in Spanish-language production at large: The gathering sense of one common production market in Spain and Latin America; the two-way street with drama series production; the primacy of talent.

Variety talked to Vigar in the run-up to its 2020 Spanish Screenings:

The key direction in which you’ve taken Malaga is “apertura,” an opening up, whether in its geographical ambit or types of titles….

Cultural initiatives must be reset from time to time, to allow them to breathe,...

As the colossal disaster that is 2020 starts to wind down, frantic members of the public gather in socially distanced huddled masses, lined up to place their vote in the U.S. election as they stand under shadowy fears of doubt and uncertainty. Yet, these final months of this confusing time have a steady pipeline of great new music to help quell those worries and take our minds to a more peaceful plane of existence.

One of these treasures about to hit the market is the new album from the musical collective started by Tool’s Maynard James Keenan; Puscifer. Though originally devised more as a solo project for Keenan with a rotating cast of musicians to help pave the way, in recent years, Puscifer has become more of a trio powerhouse at its core, with Mat Mitchell and Carina Round solidifying the line-up of talented songwriters.

With the release of the new record,...

Photo: Robert Redford in 'The Candidate'/Warner Bros. Obsessed with staying up to date on this year’s election, but desperate for a break? Don’t worry, there are plenty of political movies and shows with just enough edge to decompress in between panic attacks. This has been one doozy of an election year. From surprise Covid diagnoses to mind-numbing debate performances featuring crazy glue-gripped flies, the 2020 election cycle has been a nonstop trainwreck that is undeniably, and unfortunately, extremely captivating. Every time it appears as though the dust is settling and the race for the White House is steadying, Bam! Trump has contracted coronavirus and Bam! Biden is suddenly selling fly swatters. Has this all really gone down in less than 2 weeks and are all the fly swatters really sold out already? It has been an absolutely tumultuous couple of months and many have fallen down the rabbit hole of political chaos,...

It is fitting in many ways that Movistar Plus’ “Riot Police” (“Antidisturbios”) saw its world premiere in a theater at one of Europe’s biggest film festivals: September’s San Sebastian in Spain.

Feted by the domestic press — “the best Spanish series of the year,” trumpeted newspaper El Mundo — the Movistar Plus original series has closed sales to France and Latin America with “partners of the highest caliber,” “Riot Police” producer Domingo Corral, Movistar head of original programming, said at San Sebastián.

Co-written — with regular writing partner Isabel Peña and Eduardo Villanueva — and directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, “Riot Police” marks just the latest entry in the seemingly unending diaspora of renowned Spanish cineastes into drama series creation. Director of the 2019 Academy Award-nominated short “Madre” and a short-lived TV director, Sorogoyen broke out as a film director with his first solo feature, 2016’s “May God Save Us,” a San Sebastian screenplay winner,...

Albert Hughes takes us on a wild journey through the movies that made him, then explains why he’s not a cinephile (Spoiler: He is). Heads up – you’re going to hear some words you’ve never heard on our show before, and only one of them is Metropolis.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Gremlins (1984)

A Christmas Story (1983)

The Candidate (1972)

Menace II Society (1993)

Die Hard (1988)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Scarface (1983)

Goodfellas (1990)

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Raging Bull (1980)

Taxi Driver (1976)

Alpha (2018)

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Metropolis (1927)

True Romance (1993)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

The Matrix (1999)

Man Bites Dog (1992)

Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)

A Serbian Film (2010)

Scarface (1932)

The Book of Eli (2010)

The Departed (2006)

Infernal Affairs (2002)

The Godfather (1972)

Casino (1995)

JFK (1991)

Dead Presidents (1996)

Eve’s Bayou (1997)

Basic Instinct (1992)

Psycho (1960)

The Cremator (1969)

The Firemen’s Ball (1967)

Halloween (2018)

From Hell (2001)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Hoffa (1992)

V For Vendetta (2005)

Spartacus (1960)

You Were Never Really Here...

Headlined by Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, The Mediapro Studio’s “Official Competition,” one of the year’s highest-profile international Spanish productions lensing in Spain, has resumed shooting.

Compounding the difficulty of going into production for a second time, the film features an international cast including Argentine heavyweight Oscar Martínez, a former San Sebastian, Venice and Argentine Academy best actor award-winner, plus two Argentina-based directors, Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat.

They will be hoping history doesn’t repeat itself this time around. Eight days after production started in March of this year, the Covid-19 pandemic shut down filming when it became unsafe to continue. Ominously, as shooting resumes this week, parts of Spain, led by Madrid, are reintroducing stricter lockdown conditions once again, as the daily number of new cases is rising.

“Official Competition” features Banderas and Martínez as renowned actors of large talent but even bigger egos, set on...

Five Madrid-based companies, led by leading Spanish production house Tornasol Films, producer of Oscar-winner “The Secret in Their Eyes,” are teaming to launch services consortium Centro Navarro para la Producción Cinematográfica in Navarre, Northern Spain.

Based out of the Sarrio industrial park in Berrioplano, a town near Pamplona, Cnpc will provide production services, develop R&d projects and launch industry training programs in a region of Spain that is consolidating as a film-tv hub bulwarked by tax incentives.

Since 2015, Navarre offers a competitive 35% tax credit for Spanish shoots and co-productions.

“The Cnpc aims to complete the value chain of a film’s production,” said Miguel Iturralde, manager of Cnpc, which officially starts operations in October.

“Navarre is in vogue thanks to its tax incentives, although in order to be eligible for them, production must meet a series of requirements. The main one and the most complicated: Making 40% of production spend in the region,...

The region of Navarre, in Northern Spain, is fortifying its position as a solidly built hub for the audiovisual industry.

Despite pandemic, film and TV remains growth sectors, showing the early fruits of a building industrial fabric, part of a strategic axis in Navarre’s Plan of Smart Specialization 2030.

Driven by a 40% tax deduction for R&d and tech innovation activities, Navarre started to attract animation and post-production firms in 2015.

Nurtured by a favorable environment, four Navarre-based toon studios have already unveiled the development and production of five new feature films: Apolo Films’ adventure comedy “Dogtanian & The Three Muskehounds,” Dr. Platypus & Wombat’s “Dinogames” and “Hanna y los monstruos,” Demiranda Studios’ stop motion “Ojalá” and The Think Lab’s 3D production “Inspector Sun.”

Also, Navarre has embarked on Emotional Films, maybe its most ambitious R&d project to date. It teams a regional consortium of public and private companies and orgs -taking in Dr.

Portal will feature eight ‘screens’.

Colombian theatrical distributor Cineplex has set the first two premieres for the launch of its virtual cinema portal CineplayMAX, offering online screenings of features across Latin America and, in some cases, the world.

The portal will have eight ‘screens,’ with titles available at launch to include two premieres and five features that have recently appeared in cinemas.

Films that have previously been in cinemas will screen on the portal in the usual transactional VoD (TVoD) window 45-60 days after theatrical release. Titles will be geo-blocked for markets where Cineplay does not have the rights or has made a prior deal.

You’re going to have to steel yourself for this monster of a content update. Between them, Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime have an obscene number of quality titles debuting this weekend.

Be it films or television shows, new releases or old classics, there’s a ton to dig into here. So if you’re ready, let’s dive right in…

Netflix

July 31st

Get Even — Netflix Original

Latte and the Magic Waterstone — Netflix Family

Seriously Single — Netflix Film

The Speed Cubers — Netflix Documentary

Sugar Rush: Extra Sweet — Netflix Original

The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 — Netflix Original

Vis a vis: El Oasis (Locked Up) — Netflix Original

August 1st

A Knight’s Tale

Acts of Violence

The Addams Family (1991)

An Education

Being John Malkovich

Death at a Funeral

Dennis the Menace

Elizabeth Harvest

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Hardcore Henry

Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Season 1-2

Jurassic Park...

HBO Max has a lot to offer in August, with titles to look forward to including the premiere of a brand new Seth Rogen movie called “An American Pickle” on Aug. 6, and Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film “The Dark Knight” out Aug. 1.

The nascent streaming service also shares content with HBO, with new films coming like “Jojo Rabbit” out Aug. 1, “Birds of Prey” out Aug. 15, “Richard Jewell” out Aug. 8, and “Queen & Slim,” out Aug. 22. The upcoming series “Lovecraft County,” which mixes fact and fantasy and takes place in 1950s Jim Crow America, arrives Aug. 16.

Leaving throughout the month include, tragically, all eight “Harry Potter” films, which will be gone after Aug. 25. Other absolute classics like “Good Will Hunting,” “You’ve Got Mail,” and both “Kill Bill” movies will be gone after Aug. 31, so watch them while you can.

Below is the full list of everything coming and going in August.