Category: TV and Movies

Ryusuke Hamaguchi On Covertly Making His Venice Title ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ & Why Drive My Car Oscars Buzz Made Him “Sick Of Filmmaking”

When Venice head Alberto Barbera announced his competition lineup in July, he confessed that he and his selection team were surprised to see one submission in their database: a feature project by Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.  Hamaguchi had quietly returned to filmmaking following the international success of his last two features, Drive My Car, which

Strictly Come Dancing star welcomes shows curse as a blessing

Strictly unveils BBC presenter Nikita Kanda as ninth contestant Soon-to-be Strictly Come Dancing contestant Nikita Kanda has described the “Strictly curse” as “a blessing.” Previous series of the BBC show have been littered with ended relationships as some pairs end long-term romances in favor of their dance partners. There have been several examples through the

The Holdovers Review: Alexander Payne & Paul Giamatti Make Movie Magic Again In Wry And Funny Comedy About Finding Family Telluride Film Festival

Thank god for Alexander Payne. The filmmaker is, and always has been, a true humanist. A writer/director more interested in human beings, something that has always been the special effect of his movies. A two-time Oscar winning writer, his latest film, The Holdovers, which had its World Premiere Thursday at the Telluride Film Festival, is