Venue: Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness)Ĭast: Aaron Jackson, Josh Sharp, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang, Megan Thee Stallionīut if it can’t quite sustain the profanely provocative tone, neither does it settle for half-measures, with a supporting cast including Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang and a pair of Megans - Mullally and Thee Stallion - all of whom dive head-first into their gleefully outlandish roles.
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Now, some 17 years later, Charles has returned to the festival’s Midnight Madness section with Dicks: The Musical, which not only screened without a technical hitch, but emerges as a certified wave-maker in its own right.Ĭreated by and starring Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp, making the transition from a 30-minute, six-song play called F*cking Identical Twins - mounted in the basement home of New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade - to a feature-length, all-singing, all-dancing, naughty goof on The Parent Trap, the movie packs an infectious albeit ephemeral punch. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.The first time director Larry Charles was invited to the Toronto International Film Festival, he brought along a little something called Borat, which, despite enduring an extended projector breakdown 20 minutes into its premiere screening, emerged as a word-of-mouth sensation. Oscars Predictions: Best Actor - There Will Be Blood in the Lead Actor Race Oscars Predictions: Animated Feature - Will Hayao Miyazaki's Absence on the Circuit Affect Awards Prospects for 'The Boy and the Heron?' Oscars Predictions: Adapted Screenplay - Could Ava DuVernay Become the Third Black Woman Screenwriter Ever Nominated for 'Origin?' Other movies that were in the pipeline for the shortlist include “All Your Faces,” Jeanne Herry’s timely ensemble drama starring Gilles Lellouche, Leila Bekhti, Adele Exarchopoulos and Miou-Miou, and “Jeanne du Barry,” Maiwenn’s period movie starring Johnny Depp. Produced by David Thion and Marie-Ange Luciani, the movie is driven by a powerful performance by German actor Sandra Huller (“The Zone of Interest”). The underwhelming track record of France in that category has led the National Film Board to revamp its Oscar committee and introduce new members every year who are believed to be familiar with the tastes of Academy voters.Īs such, this year’s selection committee includes producers Charles Gillibert (“Annette”), former Lionsgate boss Patrick Wachsberger and Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat, as well as directors Olivier Assayas (“Carlos”) and Mounia Meddour (“Papicha”), and sales agents Sabine Chemaly and Tanja Meissner.Ī courtroom drama exploring the collapse of a marriage and a mother-son relationship, “Anatomy of a Fall” has earned the best score for a Palme d’or winner at the French box office in many years.
The last nomination for France in the international feature film category dates back to Ladj Ly’s police brutality thriller “Les Misérables” in 2019. Last year’s French entry, Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer,” which had won the Silver Lion and Lion of the Future at Venice, failed to get nominated after making it on the long list. 'Origin' Could Make Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor the Next Halle Berry in Lead Actress, and Give the Oscars Its First Ava DuVernay in Best Directorįrance hasn’t won an Oscar for best international film since Régis Wargnier’s “Indochine” in 1993 (it was then called best foreign-language film). International Oscar Race: Indonesia Selects Acclaimed 'Autobiography' as Contender (EXCLUSIVE) The selected movie will be unveiled on Sept. The movie, which was acquired by Neon at Cannes, was pre-selected alongside “ The Taste of Things” (previously titled “The Pot-au-Feu”), a culinary romance starring Juliette Binoche which won best director at Cannes for French-Vietnamese filmmaker Trần Anh Hùng Clement Cogitore’s “Sons of Ramses ” Thomas Cailley’s supernatural coming-of-age drama “The Animal Kingdom” and Denis Imbert’s “On The Wandering Paths.” “The Animal Kingdom” was bought by Magnolia’s Magnet, while “The Taste of Things” was picked up by IFC Films and Sapan Studios. “ Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning film, is one of the five movies shortlisted by France’s Oscars committee to represent the country in the international feature film race.
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