We have first trailer from new retelling of Odysseus and his story with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in THE RETURN
movie which is out December 6th. After 20 years away, Odysseus
The movie is out in cinemas this December
(Fiennes) washes up on the shores
of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned
home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the
Trojan war.His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche)
is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious
suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), who
has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors who
see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope and the
kingdom. Marwan Kenzari plays Antinous, the lead
suitor for the hand of Penelope. Uberto Pasolino directed the movie. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think, I wasn't overly impressed, sadly.
Tiff is ready to start next month so I thought I could spotlight for you some of the period set films that will air there. WILLIAM TELL will have world premiere there September 5th. Ben Kingsley, Claes Bang, Jonathan Pryce, Solly McLeod, Jonah Hauer King, Emily Beecham, Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber Eanna Hardwicke and Rafe Spall lead the monumental tale about the legendary 14th century warrior marksman who liberated Switzerland, becoming a folk hero for the ages.
In 1307, a cruel Austrian Hapsburg king (Ben Kingsley) occupies the bordering Swiss cantons. His tax collectors oppress and violate the citizens, driving one farmer to thoughts of murderous revenge. Fleeing across a vast landscape, this farmer finds only one man who will come to his aid: William Tell (Claes Bang). Tell has returned home weary after fighting with the Knights Templar in the Holy Land. Now seeking only a quiet life with the wife he met there (Golshifteh Farahani), he’s nevertheless bound by his principles. When pushed beyond his limits by the villainy of the Hapsburg court, Tell picks up his weapons and rides into battle
ON SWIFT HORSES
Opening
September 8th is new period set drama from director Daniel Minahan ON
SWIFT HORSES set in the 1950s. Newlyweds Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and
Lee (Will Poulter) leave their Kansas home for a new life in San Diego,
with steady jobs and a house they can start a family in. Lee’s brother
Julius (Jacob Elordi), meanwhile, returns from the Korean War without
any long-term plans. A deft hand at poker, he winds up in Las Vegas,
where he does pit surveillance at a casino and befriends Henry (Diego
Calva), a handsome Chicano who, like Julius, loves a good gamble. All
this time, Muriel and Julius correspond, though neither realize how much
they have in common. Bored with waiting tables, Muriel secretly begins
playing the horses and winning. What’s more, Muriel and Julius find
themselves on parallel journeys involving clandestine transgressions
that could place them in greater danger than either bargained for.
QUEER
September 10th will mark American premiere of Luca Guadagnino's drama QUEER in which Daniel Craig is Lee who mingles with the expatriate set in postwar Mexico City, wandering its streets, frequenting its gay bars, and ingesting whatever illicit substances are available. He is a consummate raconteur who has no trouble finding an audience, but he is also a desperately lonely, middle-aged addict with an alarming fondness for guns. Lee sets his sights on a journey to the Amazon in search of the potentially telepathic ayahuasca — and he wants handsome young bi-curious Oklahoman Allerton (Drew Starkey) to accompany him. Their travels will yield a string of unexpected encounters and provide Lee with sobering lessons in what Burroughs dubbed “the algebra of need.”
THE RETURN
September
8th will also bring world premiere of Uberto Pasolini's THE RETURN
which picks up as Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes onto the shores of
Ithaca. It has been more than 20 years since he left his kingdom to
fight in the Trojan War and, in all that time, his wife and queen
Penelope (Juliette Binoche) has waited. Their son, Telemachus (Charlie
Plummer), has lost faith that his father will return and worries for his
mother’s safety as a group of increasingly unruly suitors pressure her
to take one of them as the new king.
THE PENGUIN LESSONS
September 6th will see the world premiere of Peter Cattaneo's THE PENGUIN LESSONS set in 1976. Tom (Steve Coogan) lands in Buenos Aires to take up a teaching position at a prestigious English boarding school. The city is in the midst of political violence, but the headmaster (Jonathan Pryce) insists his school simply keep calm and carry on. That suits Tom just fine. When a coup d’état shuts down the school, he hops next door to Uruguay to party. A romantic foray leads to a walk along the beach, which leads to the sight of a penguin drenched in oil from a spill. Against his better judgment, Tom rescues the bird, which unlocks its undying loyalty. He's forced to sneak the flightless beast back to Argentina, and thus begins a strange and beautiful friendship.
THE BRUTALIST
September
6th will also see the American premiere of Brady Corbet's THE BRUTALIST
in which Adrien Brody plays Jewish architect László Toth who arrives in
America with barely anything to his name, eagerly hoping to soon be
joined by his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones). Settling in Philadelphia,
he has a not-so-gracious run-in with Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy
Pearce), a wealthy businessman, after he becomes an unwitting client for
a home renovation scheme. This serendipitous encounter leads to a more
complex undertaking, as Van Buren and his son (Joe Alwyn) enlist
László’s brilliance for a monumental new project. It’s a dream that he
never thought he could relive, but it comes with a dark cost, as László
sacrifices more and more of himself to complete his exacting vision.
VERMIGLIO
Coming to TIFF from Italy on September 9th is Maura Delpero's VERMIGLIO. A young Sicilian soldier Pietro has carried his injured comrade Attilio all the way back to his mountain home, much of the journey with his passenger on his back. Hailed as a hero, Pietro is furnished with the best the village can provide. As a rare newcomer, Pietro is much gossiped about but keeps to himself. He catches the eye of Lucia, the eldest daughter of the stern village schoolteacher and soon the two are gently flirting and falling in love. This seemingly simple pairing of two young hearts sets off a sweeping series of events that shakes the village and a small town in Sicily, uncapping age-old misogyny, intolerance, and narrowness with tragic results.
We have first look at a new retelling of Odysseus and his story with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in THE RETURN
movie shown in a Bleecker Street reel which you can see below. After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores
of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned
home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the
Trojan war.His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche)
is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious
suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), who
has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors who
see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope and the
kingdom. Marwan Kenzari plays Antinous, the lead
suitor for the hand of Penelope. Uberto Pasolino directed the movie.
And it is quite a stellar trailer too. Apple TV Plus has issued trailer for their THE NEW LOOK mini series which will start streaming its ten episodes February 14th set in Paris after the Nazi occupation of the French capital when it became the heart of a fashion revival led by Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) but it caused his clash with Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) who reigned the fashion world before that. Maisie Williams also stars as Catherine Dior, Emily Mortimer as Elsa Lombardi, John Malkovich as Lucien Lelongand, Claes Bang as Spatz with Glenn Close as one of the lead fashion editors of the time. Our French hunkster Hugo Becker also stars. Cristóbal Balenciaga, Pierre Cardin, Hubert de Givenchy and Pierre Balmain will also be featured as they were their contemporaries.Alex Jennings and our boy Jannis Niewohner also star. The series which opens with three episodes will have modern soundtrack. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think:
It will not arrive this year as it is set for February 14th launch at Apple TV Plus, but we have the first images from THE NEW LOOK mini TV series which will revolve around the fashion war between Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, played by Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche. The series will have a three episode premiere with the rest airing weekly till April.
THE SERIES IS SET
against he World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, and focuses on the pivotal moment in the twentieth century when the French
city led the world back to life through its fashion icon Christian Dior.
As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of
beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion
designer is put into jeopardy. The interwoven saga follows the
surprising stories of Dior’s contemporaries and rivals from Chanel to
Pierre Balmain, Cristóbal Balenciaga and more, and provides a stunning
view into the atelier, designs and clothing created by Christian Dior
through collaboration with the House of Dior.
Mendelsohn stars as Christian Dior and Binoche as Coco Chanel, along
with Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior, John Malkovich stars as Lucien Lelong,
Emily Mortimer stars as Elsa Lombardi and Claes Bang stars as Spatz.
FIRST TRAILER WITH JULIETTE BINOCHE AND BENOIT MAGIMEL
The film opens this November around Europe
After premiering and winning an award over at Cannes Film Festival as a part of the official competition historical drama THE PASSION OF DODIN BOUFFANT (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) previously also known as La Pot Au Feu has got yet another title THE TASTE OF THINGS and also a trailer, along with the release date: after spending Autumn at film festivals around the world it will hit most of Europe during November and December with USA release date on February 9th next year. The movie has also been selected as French representative in the run for Best Foreign Movie Academy Award next year.
THE STORY FOLLOWS
Eugénie (Juliette Binoche), an outstanding cook, who has worked for the famous gastronome Dodin (Benoit Magimel who in real life has a daughter with Binoche) for 20 years. By dint of spending time
together in the kitchen, a loving passion has been built between them
where love is closely linked to the practice of gastronomy. From this
union are born dishes all more tasty and delicate than the others which
go so far as to amaze the greatest of this world. However, Eugénie,
eager for freedom, never wanted to marry Dodin. The latter then decides
to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
Straightfrom last night's world premiere over at scandalous Cannes Film Festival where it is in the official competition are new images from historical drama THE PASSION OF DODIN BOUFFANT (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) previously known as La Pot Au Feu, which is out in domestic cinemas November this year.
THE STORY FOLLOWS
Eugénie (Juliette Binoche), an outstanding cook, who has worked for the famous gastronome Dodin (Benoit Magimel who in real life has a daughter with Binoche) for 20 years. By dint of spending time
together in the kitchen, a loving passion has been built between them
where love is closely linked to the practice of gastronomy. From this
union are born dishes all more tasty and delicate than the others which
go so far as to amaze the greatest of this world. However, Eugénie,
eager for freedom, never wanted to marry Dodin. The latter then decides
to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST
NETFLIX COMEDY TRAILER
Survival starts July 13th on Netflix
If you are in the mood for some comedy, Netflix has announced July 13th as the streaming start date for SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST sitcom based on Michelle Buteau's book and with her also leading the comedy series with our boy Tone Bell. It follows Mavis Beaumont, who is plus-size and newly single (but not by her choice). Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life as a struggling stylist. She’s determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body positive attitude, and a cute v-neck with some lip gloss.
FIRST IMAGE WITH JULIETTE BINOCHE & BENOIT MAGIMEL
Today you can enjoy the first image from Cannes 2023 historical drama THE PASSION OF DODIN BOUFFANT (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) previously known as La Pot Au Feu, which is out November. Eugénie (Juliette Binoche), an outstanding cook, has worked for the famous gastronome Dodin (Benoit Magimel) for 20 years. By dint of spending time
Benoit and Juliette were married once and have a daughter, also an actress
together in the kitchen, a loving passion has been built between them where love is closely linked to the practice of gastronomy. From this union are born dishes all more tasty and delicate than the others which go so far as to amaze the greatest of this world. However, Eugénie, eager for freedom, never wanted to marry Dodin. The latter then decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
The film that has just been sold to USA, is a new retelling of Odysseus and his story with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche leading THE RETURN
movie. After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores
of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned
home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the
Trojan war.His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche)
is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious
suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), who
has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors who
see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope and the
kingdom. Uberto Pasolino directs this spring.
ONE TRUE LOVES TRAILER
FIRST LOVE MEETS NEW LOVE
The movie arrives this April
Speaking of bad faith and love problems, you have abundance of those in the trailer for new romantic drama ONE TRUE LOVES which hits cinemas April 7th and then a week later will be available for streaming on Apple TV Plus. Two godlike hunks Simu Liu and Luke Bracey lead the movie in which Phillipa Soo plays a woman who is unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she has long thought dead and the fiance who has finally brought her back to life. Ah, the predicament! Check out the trailer for this movie directed by Andy Fickman below and enjoy the first poster too.
After adding Juliette Binoche and Ben Mendelhson as Dior and Coco Chanel in their THE NEW LOOK mini series, Apple has also added some new names to the drama about the pivotal moment in the 20th Century when Paris led the world back to life through its fashion icons: Chanel and Christian Dior whose creations dominated world fashion in the decade following World War II. John Malkovich will play Lucien Lelong, President of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture whose influential eponymous fashion house employed Dior and Balmain during the Occupation. Emily
Mortimer will be Eva Colozzi, friend, confidante and style inspiration to Coco Chanel.
Claes Bang will play Spatz, a Nazi operative stationed in Paris to both seduce and spy on the Parisian female elite.
MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS
BRAND NEW MOVIE POSTER!
The film arrives this July
Speaking of Paris fashion, check out the new poster for MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS movie which arrives to cinemas around the world thisJuly starring Lesley Manville, Jason Isaacs, Lambert Wilson, Anna Chancellor, Isabelle Huppert, Freddie Fox, Rose Williams, Lucas Bravo and Christian McKay. In partnership with the House of Dior, the film tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior. Check out the delightful trailer below and tell us what you think:
The film had a March movie festival premiere in Italy
The treat I have for you today are first poster and photo from period set biopic HILL OF VISION which features one of the hottest pairings we have seen on the big screen ever: Laura Haddock and Edward Holcroft play a married couple in it.
Mario Capecchi, future Nobel prize winner for medicine, was born in
Italy to an American mother, poet and political activist (Haddock), who
was arrested by the fascists in 1941 and subsequently interned in a
German concentration camp. With that arrest, Mario (Jake Donald
Crookes), at the age of five, begins a life that soon becomes wild,
violent and
Edward Holcroft and Laura Haddock play Capecchis parents
adventurous. When his mother miraculously finds him in
1947, both will begin a path of rebirth that will lead Mario, to use his
own words, "from rags to riches". He won Nobel in 2007.
THE POT AU FEU
JULIETTE BINOCHE TO LEAD PERIOD SET CULINARY FILM
We have already seen her doing culinary wonders in Chocolat, but now Juliette Binoche will star in THE POT AU FEU with Benoit Magimel. Set in the world of French gastronomy in 1885, it charts the relationship between Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the chef she’s been working
In real life, Benoit and Juliette have a daughter together
for over the last 20 years. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. The story is inspired by the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
It will be a new retelling of Odysseus and his story with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche leading THE RETURN movie. After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus, who has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors who see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope and the kingdom. Uberto Pasolino directs.
OPERATION NAPOLEON CASTS
JACK FOX AND IAIN GLEN
A coproduction betwen Iceland and Germany, based on the novel by Arnaldur Indriðason, OPERATION NAPOLEON movie will star our Sanditon hunkster Jack Fox and Iain Glen! Taking viewers from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II, it follows young Icelandic lawyer Kristin, who gets drawn into the vortex of an international conspiracy when she receives grainy footage of an old airplane wreck, recently revealed by the melting of one of Iceland’s largest glaciers.
The old German World War II plane not only brings ruthless criminals onto the scene, but also CIA vice director William Carr, who had already been secretly trying to remove the wreck for a long time. Kristin places herself in great danger, refusing to rest until the key has been discovered that will solve the riddle of Operation Napoleon!
JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
A MINDBLOWING NEW TRAILER
The adventure ends this June
And some crazy dinosaur fun in a stunning new trailer for JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION fantasy adventure which brings dinos back to cinemas June 10th! Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Scott Haze lead the cast of Colin Trevorrow's movie. Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures in a new Era! Check out the insane trailer below and tell us what you think!
After turning most of its actors (both upstairs and downstairs ones) from season one into regulars for season two Julian Fellowes' costume drama
Ben Lamb will be the Duke of Buckingham
GILDED AGE has now added new names to the ensemble of the HBO and Sky's series. Joining the series that follows class struggles in the New York of the 19th century, are Robert Sean Leonard as Reverend Matthew Forte: A jovial, congenial man, and recent transplant from Boston, Matthew is the new rector of the church attended by all the highest New York society.
Laura Benanti as Susan Blane: Recently widowed by a rich, dull man many years her senior, Susan is a very beautiful, glamorous woman living in Newport who hires Larry (Harry Richardson) as her architect for a major renovation on her Newport home.
Nicole Brydon Bloom as Caroline Stuyvesant: A beguiling socialite, Oscar (Blake Ritson) immediately recognizes her as the perfect heiress for marriage and a great match for his wit and disposition, while she finds him to be a valued confidant.
Michael Braugher as Booker
Laura Benanti will be a rich widow
T. Washington: The famed educator, he invites NY journalists Thomas Fortune (Sullivan Jones) and Peggy Scott (Denée Benton) to tour his new school in Tuskegee.
Christopher Denham as Robert McNeil: A wealthy, mainstream, somewhat uptight banker who is trying to navigate New York high society with his wife.
David Furr as Dashiell Montgomery: Agnes’ (Christine Baranski) nephew by marriage, he is wealthy, widowed and has recently moved to New York with his school-age daughter Frances.
Ben Lamb as The Duke of Buckingham: A posh British nobleman recently arrived in New York, he catches Bertha’s (Carrie Coon) eye as a tool for her ambition and match for Gladys. Matilda Lawler as
Christopher Denham, Robert Sean Leonard, David Furr will star
Frances Montgomery: Daughter to Dashiell Montgomery, she is innocent, naturally charming, endearing and well-bred with good manners.
Dakin Matthews as Mr. Winterton: A very rich widower, he married his new, young
Rebecca Haden and Nicole Brydon Bloom will also star
wife after an extremely short courtship – so short she hadn’t yet met any of his society friends and he is unaware of her past.
Rebecca Haden as Flora McNeil: Flora has lived at the top of New York society, and has been brought up to believe the lie that her father deserted her and her mother.
STAIRCASE TRAILER
FOR COLIN FIRTH HBO SERIES
Staircase will stream on HBO Max May 5th
After the recent teaser, HBO has released a full trailer for their eight episode series THE STAIRCASE starting May 5th with three opening episodes with the rest of them airing then one per week! Starring Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Juliette Binoche, Dane DeHaan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tim Guinee, Patrick Schwarzenegger,
and Parker Posey, it is based on a true story and explores the life of
Michael Peterson (Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the
very suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Collette). It was a case that shocked the world and left him serving a prison sentence. Check out the trailer and poster below:
