Venice & SXSW

55+ min ago   (1051+ words) Rolling Stone Australia You wouldn’t think a simple three-word phrase could be so compelling, so menacing, so locked and loaded for generating humiliation. But every time Chris Hansen casually uttered “Have a seat” to whomever was loitering inside a typical…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (225+ words) Best known for playing Dean Winchester in “Supernatural” and the morally complex Soldier Boy in “The Boys,” Jensen Ackles has secured his next major television role. MGM+ has officially greenlit “Rules of Prey,” an eight-episode crime drama series based on…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (411+ words) Source: Courtesy of Tokyo IFF Australian auteur Rolf de Heer will preside over the international competition jury at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. The veteran director of Ten Canoes and Charlie’s Country will help select the winners of the Tokyo…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (238+ words) The 83rd Venice International Film Festival—Maggie Gyllenhaal presiding, George Clooney collecting a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement — closed on the Lido di Venezia within days of Vicenzaoro opening in Palladio’s Renaissance city, Vicenza. The overlap was not incidental. The jewellers…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (591+ words) “We’re a bunch of dreamers that came into town wanting to make believe and never felt like we had a seat at the table.” This is the sentiment of Sung Kang, the Fast and Furious alum who directs and stars…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (221+ words) The Tokyo International Film Festival has named Australian director Rolf de Heer president of the international competition jury for the festival’s 39th edition. This year’s World Focus lineup at TIFF will include Australia Spotlight, a dedicated showcase of Australian cinema mounted…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (680+ words) For most people, the first September after graduation is a strange one. For Arianna Shannon, this was no different. She graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) from the business management program earlier this year. “This is my first September, I’m…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago   (330+ words) ‘Border’ San Sebastian Review: Ah Biao’s Stark Portrait of Loneliness and Desire micropsiacine.com In a desolate city in northern China, where there seems to be little else besides a factory, a handful of houses, and a few cars, Luo…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (101+ words) TheSuburban.com - Suzanne Reisler Litwin ‹ Living in the Now Details for Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles’ There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. Finding your niche away from…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (393+ words) ‘Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster … for when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” This infamous quote by Friedrich Nietzsche could be the premise of the new film,…...