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Watch: 3 Clips From Roman Coppola's Amazon Series 'Mozart In The Jungle' Starring Gael Garcia Bernal
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If Amazon Studios is trying to get into the streaming game alongside Netflix, they've got to step up their PR game a bit. While we did know they had put a bunch of pilots online this week, including Roman Coppola's "Mozart In The Jungle," we had no idea some peeks via clips were available too. In fact, we stumbled across these completely by accident—but we're glad we did. Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Saffron Burrows, Lola Kirke, Malcom McDowell, Bernadette Peters and Peter Vack, and co-written by Jason Schwartzman, the proposed series is based on Blair Tindell's memoir of the same name about the apparently very wild world of classical music. Bernal is playing a popular young prodigy who is clearly ruffling the feathers of the old guard, and these two clips give a good sense of the tone of the series. That said, they feel very much like pilot-material, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Watch: New Teaser Trailer For Terrence Malick Produced Abraham Lincoln Biopic 'The Better Angels'
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It may look, sound and feel like a Terrence Malick film, but aside from a producer credit, the upcoming "The Better Angels" is actually the work of editor and second unit director-turned-writer/director A.J. Edwards. But certainly, after logging time on "The New World," "The Tree of Life" and "To the Wonder," he's learned a few things about Malick's approach and has put them to use. Starring Jason Clarke, Diane Kruger, Brit Marling, Wes Bentley and Braydon Denney, the black-and-white film tells the story of young Abraham Lincoln, and the events of his youth that would shape the man who would become one of the great Presidents. And while that's a great premise—as our review of the film out of the Sundance Film Festival bears out—this is a lot of style, but with no authorial stamp. As our own Rodrigo Perez wrote, the film focuses "on mood, nature, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Watch: 'Office Space' Director Mike Judge Skewers the Tech Industry in the Teaser for HBO Comedy 'Silicon Valley'
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The great Mike Judge, of "Office Space," "Idiocracy," "King of the Hill" and more, returns to television on April 6th with "Silicon Valley," a half-hour HBO comedy that's his first live action series. Thomas Middleditch, T. J. Miller, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani and Zack Woods star in this skewering of the tech industry, which will be premiering in Austin at SXSW as part of the festival's first TV section next month. Check out the first teaser for the series below. »
- Alison Willmore
Indiewire's 2014 Berlinale Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During Run of Festival
3 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Indiewire is in Berlin to cover the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Because we'll be posting so much throughout the run of the festival, we've compiled this Berlinale master list to help you keep track of all our coverage. Keep checking back daily until the festival wraps on February 16th for all the latest reviews, acquisitions and interviews out of the festival. Reviews:Berlin Review: Forest Whitaker Impresses As Paroled Criminal In Uneven 'Two Men In Town,' A Remake At War With ItselfBerlin Review: 'Full Metal Jacket' Meets 'High Noon' In Tense Wartime Action Drama ''71,' Starring Jack O'ConnellBerlin Review: Sexual Depravity Takes On Nightmarish Proportions In Josephine Decker's 'Thou Wast Mild and Lovely,' Starring Joe Swanberg Berlin Review: Wes Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Is a Delightful Action-Comedy As Only He Could Make It Features:Berlinale 'Hustle': 10 Things David O. Russell, Christian Bale »
- Indiewire
Berlinale 'Hustle': 10 Things David O. Russell, Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper Shared In Berlin
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David O. Russell's "American Hustle" is already a massive hit in America, with box office and Oscar nominations both pouring in. But it made its German debut at the Berlin International Film Festival Friday night, which is actually the first (and likely only) film festival "American" hustled its way to. Which gave its director and stars an opportunity to offer thoughts on the film -- and a lot of other things -- at the film's Berlinale press conference. Here's some highlights: David O. Russell when a German journalist asks him "how he made Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence win Oscars": "I appreciate that you speak English and I apologize for not speaking German. I think German's a very beautiful language and I wish I spoke it. But we would never say that I made these guys win anything. I would say that it was my privilege to aspire »
- Peter Knegt
Watch: First Teaser For 'Office Space' Creator Mike Judge's New HBO Comedy Series 'Silicon Valley'
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Mike Judge is going back to work. The brains behind one of the best workplace comedies of all time, "Office Space," is once again returning to the well of punching the clock, this time with a modern age twist, with HBO's "Silicon Valley." And yes, as one of our 20 Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2014, we're very excited for this one. Perhaps the most promising thing about the new series is that it's given a handful of people who aren't household names yet a big chance to shine. The ensemble cast includes Thomas Middleditch ("Fun Size," "The Kings Of Summer," "The Wolf Of Wall Street"), Playlist fave T.J. Miller ("Successful Alcoholics," "Our Idiot Brother"), Zach Woods (Gabe from "The Office"), Martin Starr ("Freaks & Geeks," "Party Down"), Kumail Nanjiani ("Franklin & Bash"), Josh Brener, Christopher Welch, and Amanda Crew. It's a pretty solid lineup. And the premise, following a bunch of tech nerds »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Yippe-Ki-Yay! John McTiernan Lines Up First Post-Jail Job With DEA Thriller ‘Red Squad’
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It’s been a rough few years for John McTiernan, the director who commonly blurs the line between craftsman and artist thanks to his genre-defining work on films like “Die Hard” and “Predator.” Thankfully, things seem to be turning around for the filmmaker, as Variety is reporting that McTiernan has lined up his first gig following his 12-month prison sentence (tangentially tied to the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping scandal that rocked Hollywood a few years ago): a nifty-sounding DEA thriller from Hannibal Classics entitled “Red Squad.” It will be good to have him back. The trade describes the script, which was written by Cam Cannon (who is also producing) and Jorge Suarez, as centering on “a former DEA agent with a rogue streak and his select team of mercenaries who descend upon a Mexican border town to neutralize a drug lord.” While this may sound like a typical action vehicle, »
- Drew Taylor
Review: Amateur Action Thriller 'The Outsider' Starring Craig Fairbrass, James Caan And Jason Patric
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If you stick around in Hollywood long enough, keep in shape, log a solid amount of credits and act the part of a good soldier, maybe you, too, will receive your own starring vehicle. Of course, there’s no guarantee that vehicle will be in any way interesting, but consider it the show-business version of a gold watch, the example of a career spent punching the clock. For Craig Fairbrass, that moment comes with “The Outsider,” his very own leading part in an action picture alongside a pretty girl and decorated co-stars. Fairbrass, a lifer who has played heroes and henchmen alike, looks just as surprised as you. Fairbrass plays Lex Walker, a black ops veteran stationed in the Middle East who learns of his daughter’s passing back in Los Angeles. When his commanding officer informs him he can’t go stateside to identify the body, Walker barks a stern “Fuck you and yours! »
- Gabe Toro
Berlin Review: Forest Whitaker Impresses As Paroled Criminal In Uneven 'Two Men In Town,' A Remake At War With Itself
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French-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb has lately alternated between sweeping historical dramas (the WWII drama "Days of Glory," the Algerian War portrait "Outside the Law") and sentimental two-handers with quieter approaches ("London River," "Just Like a Woman"). In all cases, however, Bouchareb tends to deal in similar themes of contrasting political and personal relationships. "Two Men In Town," a loose remake of José Giovanni's 1973 tale of a paroled murderer trying to get his life back together, applies this tendency to the least-ideological of Bouchareb's movies, resulting in a thinly executed tale littered with uneven performances. Nevertheless, a committed turn by Forest Whitaker in the lead role, paired with "Holy Motors" and "My Life in Pink" cinematographer Yves Cape's evocative images of the spare western landscape, lead to an intriguing contrast between the half-baked material and a handful of stronger ingredients. It's a movie at war with its deficiencies. "Two Men. »
- Eric Kohn
'Captain Phillips' Gains New Steam With Win At Ace Eddie Awards
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Well, this shakes things up. With "American Hustle," "12 Years A Slave" and "Gravity" perceived as the frontrunners headed into the Oscars, which are in just a few short weeks, "Captain Phillips" is uh, rocking the boat, in the precursor awards. With a win at the WGA Awards last week, "Captain Phillips" made it clear it was in the mix—and after the Ace Eddie Awards, it could be a bona fide contender come Oscar night. Beating out a field that included heavy hitters such as "12 Years A Slave," "Gravity" and "Her," the Paul Greengrass film took Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic). That being said, arguably it's toughest competition, "American Hustle," did win the Comedy Or Musical category. Generally, no one wins Best Picture without Best Editing, but, as this awards season has shown during the precursor awards, there is no clear narrative forming, which is going to make for a very interesting few weeks. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Review: Art World Comedy 'Art Machine' Starring Joseph Cross And Jessica Szohr
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How do movies feel about the art world again? It seems to always be adversarial, to a point at which the bougie industry of pastels and fancy grants is never less than alien to a filmgoers’ worldview. But if that were entirely the case, why would they make so many movies about it—movies where art almost stands alone (you never seen a film set in the “art world” where people consider opting for catching a flick instead)? The symbiosis fascinates, and it’s too bad that a stagnant film like “Art Machine” doesn’t bother to add much to the conversation. In Doug Karr’s directorial debut, a (probably too old) Joseph Cross plays seventeen-year-old prodigy Declan. After years of prosperous work, all of it exhibited as the creations of a maverick young artiste, the demand has ceased as he stands on the precipice of adulthood. His mother, Prudence »
- Gabe Toro
Watch: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray and More 'Monuments Men' Discuss The Film In Berlin (Live Stream)
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In partnership with the Berlin International Film Festival, Indiewire is posting live streams of the festival's press conferences, with today's main event coming via the special out of competition screening of George Clooney's "Monuments Men." Clooney and his cast -- including Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, and John Goodman -- will all be on hand to discuss the film, which knowing them is sure to be a lively occasion: The press conference begins at 2:30pm Berlin time (8:30am Est). Enjoy: »
- Indiewire
Berlin Review: 'Full Metal Jacket' Meets 'High Noon' In Tense Wartime Action Drama ''71,' Starring Jack O'Connell
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A gritty, relentless wartime drama that blends its action set pieces with palpable despair and historical observation, "'71" maintains a polished intensity that fares well for first-time feature director Yann Demange. Centered on a gripping performance by Jack O'Connell, as a British soldier marooned in a sharply divided Belfast over the course of a single, violent night during the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, "'71" constantly thrills without sensationalizing its surprises. The war-is-hell ethos drives it forward, so that the movie retains its suspense in conjunction with its dour outlook. It takes a whole lot of story before O'Connell's character — the grave-faced Gary Hook — injured and holed up with a veteran Irish soldier who takes pity on the wounded man, receives an encapsulation of his tragic circumstances: "You're just meat to them," the former battlefield medic says of the Irish army, and the events of "'71" prove it: After »
- Eric Kohn
Slamdance’s Big Footprint in Hollywood: First-time Directors Have Grossed $10.618 Billion
11 hours ago | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
Feeling self-satisfied and/or congested from your annual Sundance winter camp? I’ve got news for you: Hollywood doesn’t care about another head-scratching indie with pigs in it, or an over-hyped VOD deal from a company you’ve never heard of for a film no one will ever see. Nope. Hollywood counts success in dollars, rubles and yuans. The films in Park City may not spin the world’s turnstyles, but the filmmakers who make them most definitely will. At the Slamdance Film Festival, a snowball’s throw across the street from Sundance, we’ve been saying for 20 years that our focus is on discovering […] »
- Dan Mirvish
Berlinale 2014: Josephine Decker on Thou Wast Mild and Lovely and Butter on the Latch.
12 hours ago | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
At every festival, there are “did you see that?” moments which create a buzz among audiences and critics. One such early example at this year’s Berlinale came midway through Josephine Decker’s hypnotic, farm-set thriller Thou Wast Mild and Lovely, when the point of view of a violent, ambiguously-rendered sexual encounter suddenly switches to that of a cow, through whose eyes we see the next few scenes. It’s a playful, idiosyncratic touch which recalls the chimp’s flashback in Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich, although it would be wrong to attempt to draw obvious comparisons between Thou Wast Mild and Lovely and […] »
- Ashley Clark
Berlinale 2014. The Fantastical Heart of the Old Continent That Was But Was-Not: Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
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The Berlinale’s starting gun is fired...and they’re off! The goodies, baddies, and everyone else scurrying up and down and through pastry-pink corridors of The Grand Budapest Hotel at the very height of its splendor, a fantabulous story told to a earnest Young Author, written in a much-loved book, displayed in a magnificent movie-with-a-movie, which tells a tale of adventure, of danger and woe. It is a Grand Old Allegory for Good Old Europe before that Menace we all know-too-well, that of the jackboots, grayness, and death squads in this delicate and once-hopeful period between the two Wars. It is an account proper and polite, of delicacy and charm like a three layered puff-pastry from Mendl’s prominent pâtisserie, giving Voice and Image not to the twin disastrous Ideologies looming over European History like shadows of giants, but rather to their Proud and Optimistic Refusal, although sadly enough not of their Overcoming. »
- Yaron Dahan
James Franco To Direct Movie About The Making Of Tommy Wiseau's Cult Favorite 'The Room'
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There are movies that are bad, and then there's "The Room." Like a modern day "Plan 9 From Outer Space," Tommy Wiseau's 2003 passion project went from horribly reviewed, self-released indie to something of a contemporary cult classic, with the movie still screening frequently, often with audience participation encouraged with everyone shouting out memorable lines ("You are tearing me apart, Lisa!") and throwing spoons at the screen (if you've seen it, you know what that means). And now, "The Room" is getting a touch of James Franco. The actor/writer/whatever has optioned "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room" as a directorial vehicle, with his buds Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on board to produce (though on Instagram recently, Franco said he and his brother Dave Franco will also star). Co-written by Greg Sestero, the actor who starred in and also helped write "The Room," the book chronicles »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Anne Hathaway Will 'Intern' With Robert De Niro Instead Of Reese Witherspoon
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At one time slated to star Tina Fey before it stalled out ... and revived again last fall with Robert De Niro and Reese Witherspoon only to wind up losing the actress a couple of months later, it has been a bumpy ride for Nancy Meyers' "The Intern." But it seems every time a door closes, a bigger one opens. THR reports that Anne Hathaway is now in talks to replace the vacancy left by Witherspoon. Penned by Meyer as well, Hathaway will play the founder of a fashion-based e-commerce company who agrees to a community outreach program where seniors will intern at the firm. De Niro will play the new hire, and his elderly character becomes indispensable at the firm, with a friendship forming between the founder and the old timer. Aww. Feelings will be felt, and lessons learned. The project is set up over at Warner Bros., and »
- Kevin Jagernauth
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