llker Çatak, the director of Germany’s Oscar shortlisted The Teachers’ Lounge with Anne-Katrin Titze on Wim Wenders, the director of Japan’s Oscar shortlisted Perfect Days: “Wim is such a nice guy! He’s not my competitor, he’s one of my teachers.”
Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s Young Ahmed (Le Jeune Ahmed), Laurent Cantet’s The Class (Entre Les Murs), Stéphane Brizé’s The Measure Of A Man, starring the unforgettable Vincent Lindon, and Gus Van Sant’s Elephant are four of the films that inspired llker Çatak’s outstanding The Teachers’ Lounge. Shot by Judith Kaufmann, edited by Gesa Jäger (Jakob Lass’s Love Steaks with Lana Cooper and Franz Rogowski; Anna Winger's Transatlantic and Maria Schrader's Unorthodox series with Shira Haas), stars a terrific Leonie Benesch (Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon).
Ms Nowak (Leonie Benesch) in the classroom with her students...
Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s Young Ahmed (Le Jeune Ahmed), Laurent Cantet’s The Class (Entre Les Murs), Stéphane Brizé’s The Measure Of A Man, starring the unforgettable Vincent Lindon, and Gus Van Sant’s Elephant are four of the films that inspired llker Çatak’s outstanding The Teachers’ Lounge. Shot by Judith Kaufmann, edited by Gesa Jäger (Jakob Lass’s Love Steaks with Lana Cooper and Franz Rogowski; Anna Winger's Transatlantic and Maria Schrader's Unorthodox series with Shira Haas), stars a terrific Leonie Benesch (Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon).
Ms Nowak (Leonie Benesch) in the classroom with her students...
- 12/31/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Throughout "Star Trek," Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) has engaged in precious few romances. Early in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," he reunited with an old flame (Michelle Phillips) in the episode "We'll Always Have Paris," and it was implied that he had a fling years earlier with a lawyer (Amanda McBroom) in "The Measure of a Man," but those relationships concluded before "Next Generation" began. Of course, Picard had a wild dalliance with Vash (Jennifer Hetrick) in "Captain's Holiday," lived out a life with his imagined wife (Margot Rose) in "The Inner Light," had a time-travel fling with a classmate (J.C. Brandy) in "Tapestry," and had a very palpable romance with Lieutenant Commander Nella Darren (Wendy Hughes) in "Lessons."
Oh yes, and Picard was very clearly attracted to Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett), and throughout "Next Generation," Picard and Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) shared a professional regard through a definite romantic undercurrent.
Oh yes, and Picard was very clearly attracted to Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett), and throughout "Next Generation," Picard and Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) shared a professional regard through a definite romantic undercurrent.
- 12/25/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Steven Spielberg's alien abduction thriller "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" was released in November of 1977, only six months after the world of blockbusters had been rattled by the release of George Lucas' "Star Wars." Lucas and Spielberg were friends and collaborators, and deep-cut "Star Wars" fans might be able to tell you about several times that Spielberg has included "Star Wars" references in a few of his films. Notably, in Speilberg's 1982 film "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," a kid is seen wearing a Yoda costume on Halloween, and the titular alien seems to have recognized him. This reference was famously handed back to Spielberg when Lucas included E.T. aliens in his 1999 film "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace." Starwoids might also know about the C-3Po and R2-D2 hieroglyphics in Speilberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In Close Encounters," if one looks closely at the alien mother ship,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
It's well known that "Star Trek: The Next Generation" didn't have the easiest beginning. Virtually no Trekkies list season 1 as their favorite of "Tng." As season 1 aired in the Fall of 1988, the series hit another speed bump: The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike. Production on new TV seasons had to be put on hold as negotiations broke down and writers took to the picket line for increased residuals and creative rights.
This WGA Strike lasted for 154 days from March 7 to August 7, 1988, and remains the longest in the Guild's history, barely eclipsing the recently concluded strike of 2023. To cross-reference, "Next Generation" season 1 would finish its run that May. Instead of running away with the momentum of that first season, it was left up in the air. Had the strike gone on for longer, the series could've died on the vine. Captain Picard himself, Sir Patrick Stewart, revealed in his new memoir,...
This WGA Strike lasted for 154 days from March 7 to August 7, 1988, and remains the longest in the Guild's history, barely eclipsing the recently concluded strike of 2023. To cross-reference, "Next Generation" season 1 would finish its run that May. Instead of running away with the momentum of that first season, it was left up in the air. Had the strike gone on for longer, the series could've died on the vine. Captain Picard himself, Sir Patrick Stewart, revealed in his new memoir,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
The rich vein of melancholy regret running through Out of Season (Hors-Saison) at times risks tipping over into kitschy nostalgia, with its Lelouch-like intimacy playing out on a wintry seashore to the strains of a wispy, sentimental score. But the throwback feel is deftly offset in Stéphane Brizé’s latest by the emotional vitality of the writing, the interplay of comedy with lingering romantic sorrow and the exquisite chemistry between Alba Rohrwacher and Guillaume Canet, playing former lovers who find a bittersweet reprieve from the disillusioned stasis of their lives when their paths cross years after they were involved.
Brizé’s 10th feature marks a shift from his recent trilogy of sociopolitical workplace dramas starring Vincent Lindon — The Measure of a Man, At War, Another World — fueled by indignation over labor issues. It’s closer in tone to the delicate romances he made more than 10 years ago, notably Mademoiselle Chambon.
Brizé’s 10th feature marks a shift from his recent trilogy of sociopolitical workplace dramas starring Vincent Lindon — The Measure of a Man, At War, Another World — fueled by indignation over labor issues. It’s closer in tone to the delicate romances he made more than 10 years ago, notably Mademoiselle Chambon.
- 9/12/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brazil’s Raccord Produções, Chile’s Araucaria Cine and France’s Nord-Ouest Films are teaming to produce acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Gabe Klinger’s feature drama project “Okonomiyaki.”
“Okonomiyaki” will topline celebrated Brazilian actor-helmer Leandra Leal, Yuki Sugimoto, star of Disney+ series “Mila in the Multiverse,” and feature Marco Pigossi, of Netflix’s “Invisible City” and “Tidelands.”
The feature-length project has been selected for the San Sebastian Film Festival’s Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum, its industry centerpiece, which runs Sept. 25-27.
The film is produced by Clélia Bessa and Marcos Pieri at Raccord, Araucaria’s Isabel Orellana and Nord-Ouest Films’ Ola Byszuk, who are looking fo further financing and co-production, as well as sales and distribution partners for the project.
Offscreen talent includes longtime Pablo Larraín Dp Sergio Armstrong and editor Soledad Salfate, of Sebastián Lelio’s Oscar-winner “A Fantastic Woman.”
Principal photography on “Okonomiyaki” is scheduled to kick-off second quarter next year in Sao Paulo.
“Okonomiyaki” will topline celebrated Brazilian actor-helmer Leandra Leal, Yuki Sugimoto, star of Disney+ series “Mila in the Multiverse,” and feature Marco Pigossi, of Netflix’s “Invisible City” and “Tidelands.”
The feature-length project has been selected for the San Sebastian Film Festival’s Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum, its industry centerpiece, which runs Sept. 25-27.
The film is produced by Clélia Bessa and Marcos Pieri at Raccord, Araucaria’s Isabel Orellana and Nord-Ouest Films’ Ola Byszuk, who are looking fo further financing and co-production, as well as sales and distribution partners for the project.
Offscreen talent includes longtime Pablo Larraín Dp Sergio Armstrong and editor Soledad Salfate, of Sebastián Lelio’s Oscar-winner “A Fantastic Woman.”
Principal photography on “Okonomiyaki” is scheduled to kick-off second quarter next year in Sao Paulo.
- 8/28/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds article contains spoilers.
Some of the greatest Star Trek episodes of all time take place in a courtroom. From the epic two-part Original Series classic “The Menagerie” to “The Measure of a Man” in The Next Generation to Deep Space Nine‘s “Inquisition” and even the memorable trials in the films The Voyage Home and The Undiscovered Country, putting Star Trek characters up against the outer space laws of the future tends to create memorable and moving storylines. In Strange New Worlds season 2’s “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” that tradition continues with the trial of Number One, aka Commander Una Chin-Riley. It’s a smart, moving episode that breaks some new philosophical ground for Trek, but also will remind longtime fans about what the franchise is all about: unpacking tricky ethical questions in a sci-fi setting.
But this episode is also deeply steeped in Trek lore and references.
Some of the greatest Star Trek episodes of all time take place in a courtroom. From the epic two-part Original Series classic “The Menagerie” to “The Measure of a Man” in The Next Generation to Deep Space Nine‘s “Inquisition” and even the memorable trials in the films The Voyage Home and The Undiscovered Country, putting Star Trek characters up against the outer space laws of the future tends to create memorable and moving storylines. In Strange New Worlds season 2’s “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” that tradition continues with the trial of Number One, aka Commander Una Chin-Riley. It’s a smart, moving episode that breaks some new philosophical ground for Trek, but also will remind longtime fans about what the franchise is all about: unpacking tricky ethical questions in a sci-fi setting.
But this episode is also deeply steeped in Trek lore and references.
- 6/22/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Lucas Bernard’s romantic comedy ’In The Sub For Love’ is another new acquisition for French studio.
French studio Gaumont has unveiled a hefty genre-hopping Cannes slate complete with all new acquisitions Gilles de Maistre’s family adventure Moon The Panda, Stéphane Brizé’s romance drama Out Of Season and Lucas Bernard’s romantic comedy In The Sub For Love in addition to a slew of market premieres and official selection festival titles.
New acquisitions
Moon The Panda is the latest film from the master of the human-animal adventure tale Gilles de Maistre following Mia And The White Lion and The Wolf And The Lion.
French studio Gaumont has unveiled a hefty genre-hopping Cannes slate complete with all new acquisitions Gilles de Maistre’s family adventure Moon The Panda, Stéphane Brizé’s romance drama Out Of Season and Lucas Bernard’s romantic comedy In The Sub For Love in addition to a slew of market premieres and official selection festival titles.
New acquisitions
Moon The Panda is the latest film from the master of the human-animal adventure tale Gilles de Maistre following Mia And The White Lion and The Wolf And The Lion.
- 5/10/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
The android Data was a key component within the cherished mosaic of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The character fits snugly within the "Star Trek" ethos as a symbol of scientific progress and philosophical inquiry, while also fulfilling a deep emotional role as an artificial intelligence searching for humanity. Actor Brent Spiner had the daunting task to become the spiritual successor to Leonard Nimoy's highly logical yet humanistic Spock, but Data's loving reception is proof that he's a completely separate yet equally beloved force. Ironically, however, a director of one of the earliest episodes of "Tng" warned Spiner that the role wouldn't allow him enough range.
It was easy to dismiss Data as a Spock knockoff upon his debut. Whereas Vulcans are trained to control emotions in order to prioritize logic, here was a synthetic lifeform that was actually incapable of feeling emotions. Far from a one-note gimmick,...
It was easy to dismiss Data as a Spock knockoff upon his debut. Whereas Vulcans are trained to control emotions in order to prioritize logic, here was a synthetic lifeform that was actually incapable of feeling emotions. Far from a one-note gimmick,...
- 4/15/2023
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
Trekkies may be uncomfortable with words like "hero" and "villain" when it comes to discussions of their beloved media franchise. "Star Trek," when it's operating at peak efficiency, endeavors to present its characters -- protagonist and antagonist alike -- as complex, nuanced, and driven by principles, rather than merely "good" or "evil." In many of its stories, Trek often sees its characters solving problems either through negotiation or by scientific means. Sometimes that leads into morally gray areas, as when terrorists have legitimate grievances. It's not until one goes to "Star Trek" movies that notions of "heroism" and "villainy" are bandied about. Nero (Eric Bana) from the 2009 "Star Trek" film, for instance, isn't a nuanced character with a negotiable motivation. He's a cartoon monster hellbent on genocide. Nero, however, is an exception to the rule.
All that said, the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Most Toys" may have...
All that said, the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Most Toys" may have...
- 2/7/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
After the Oscars, the Palme d’Or is the most prestigious film award in the business, and it’s a lot less predictable. Coming from a jury usually comprised of actors and directors, it arrives as the outcome of furious debate and often conflicting values about the nature of the art form. There is no mathematical formula for predicting the Palme d’Or, and educated guesswork can be misleading, but it’s still worth a shot.
Handed out at the festival since 1955, the golden prize represents the pinnacle of prestige for the filmmaker who receives it. As Cannes presents itself as the nexus of the greatest cinema on the planet, the prize is an extension of that mentality, and it invites winners into an exclusive club that spans film history. Recipients of the Palme d’Or have ranged from “Black Orpheus” and “La Dolce Vita” to “Apocalypse Now.” In some cases,...
Handed out at the festival since 1955, the golden prize represents the pinnacle of prestige for the filmmaker who receives it. As Cannes presents itself as the nexus of the greatest cinema on the planet, the prize is an extension of that mentality, and it invites winners into an exclusive club that spans film history. Recipients of the Palme d’Or have ranged from “Black Orpheus” and “La Dolce Vita” to “Apocalypse Now.” In some cases,...
- 5/27/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off this evening with an emotional opening ceremony that reached a pinnacle as Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky appeared via video to address the Palais audience live from Kyiv.
During his speech, Zelensky referred to Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator and the role that film had in denouncing Hitler during World War II; the 1940 picture “didn’t destroy the real dictator, but thanks to this film, cinema was not silent,” he said.
The Ukraine president continued, “On February 24, Russia began a war of huge proportion against Ukraine with the intention of going further into Europe… Hundreds of people die every day. They are not going to get up after the end clap… Will cinema stay silent, or will it talk about it? If there is a dictator, if there is a war for freedom, again, it all depends on our unity.
During his speech, Zelensky referred to Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator and the role that film had in denouncing Hitler during World War II; the 1940 picture “didn’t destroy the real dictator, but thanks to this film, cinema was not silent,” he said.
The Ukraine president continued, “On February 24, Russia began a war of huge proportion against Ukraine with the intention of going further into Europe… Hundreds of people die every day. They are not going to get up after the end clap… Will cinema stay silent, or will it talk about it? If there is a dictator, if there is a war for freedom, again, it all depends on our unity.
- 5/17/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cannes Film Festival has added two more titles to its lineup ahead of next month’s 75th edition, it was announced on Friday.
Spanish-French thriller As Bestas, from director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, has been added to the new Cannes Première section, which will feature more mainstream titles, while French documentary Salam, directed by Mélanie Diam’s, Houda Benyamina and Anne Cissé, has been added to the Special Screenings section.
Earlier this week, the festival set Vincent Lindon as its jury president for the Competition section. The French native, who won the 2015 Best Actor award at Cannes for The Measure Of A Man, starred in last year’s Palme d’Or winner Titane.
Rebecca Hall, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols, Asghar Farhadi, Deepika Padukone, Jasmine Trinca, Ladj Ly and Joachim Trier round out the jury.
The Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28.
Spanish-French thriller As Bestas, from director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, has been added to the new Cannes Première section, which will feature more mainstream titles, while French documentary Salam, directed by Mélanie Diam’s, Houda Benyamina and Anne Cissé, has been added to the Special Screenings section.
Earlier this week, the festival set Vincent Lindon as its jury president for the Competition section. The French native, who won the 2015 Best Actor award at Cannes for The Measure Of A Man, starred in last year’s Palme d’Or winner Titane.
Rebecca Hall, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols, Asghar Farhadi, Deepika Padukone, Jasmine Trinca, Ladj Ly and Joachim Trier round out the jury.
The Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28.
- 4/29/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
by Nathaniel R
Vincent Lindon in Titane (2021)
Hot off his incredible work in Titane (2021), for which he received numerous accolades including a European Film Award nomination, Vincent Lindon will preside over this year's jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Lindon previously won Best Actor at Cannes for his role in The Measure of a Man (2015). The other members of the jury are...
Vincent Lindon in Titane (2021)
Hot off his incredible work in Titane (2021), for which he received numerous accolades including a European Film Award nomination, Vincent Lindon will preside over this year's jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Lindon previously won Best Actor at Cannes for his role in The Measure of a Man (2015). The other members of the jury are...
- 4/27/2022
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
After what was rumored to be a long search, Thierry Fremaux has found his president for the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Jury. Legendary French actor Vincent Lindon, who starred in last year’s Palme d’Or winner, “Titane,” will take the mantle following Spike Lee‘s reign last year. Lindon also won the Best Actor prize at the festival in 2015 for “The Measure of a Man.”
Read More: David Cronenberg, James Gray & Park Chan-wook Top Cannes Film Festival 2022 Slate
Joining Lindon will be a slew of well-known international film figures who also happen to be members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (for those paying attention).
Continue reading Vincent Lindon, Rebecca Hall & Noomi Rapace On 2022 Cannes Film Festival Jury at The Playlist.
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Joining Lindon will be a slew of well-known international film figures who also happen to be members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (for those paying attention).
Continue reading Vincent Lindon, Rebecca Hall & Noomi Rapace On 2022 Cannes Film Festival Jury at The Playlist.
- 4/26/2022
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
The Cannes Film Festival has set Vincent Lindon as its jury president for the 75th edition, which kicks off next month. The Frenchman, who won the 2015 Best Actor award at Cannes for The Measure of a Man, starred in last year’s Palme d’Or winner Titane.
Joining jury this year are: actor-director-writer Rebecca Hall; Swedish star Noomi Rapace; director-screenwriter Jeff Nichols; Iranian director-writer Asghar Farhadi; India’s Deepika Padukone; Italian actor-director Jasmine Trinca; French director-writer-actor Ladj Ly; and Norwegian helmer Joachim Trier.
The festival also announced that Trinca’s debut feature film Marcel! will be presented as a Special Screening in the festival this year.
“It is a great honor and a source of pride to be entrusted, in the midst of the tumult of all the events we are going through in the world, with the splendid, weighty task of chairing the jury of the 75th International Cannes Film Festival,...
Joining jury this year are: actor-director-writer Rebecca Hall; Swedish star Noomi Rapace; director-screenwriter Jeff Nichols; Iranian director-writer Asghar Farhadi; India’s Deepika Padukone; Italian actor-director Jasmine Trinca; French director-writer-actor Ladj Ly; and Norwegian helmer Joachim Trier.
The festival also announced that Trinca’s debut feature film Marcel! will be presented as a Special Screening in the festival this year.
“It is a great honor and a source of pride to be entrusted, in the midst of the tumult of all the events we are going through in the world, with the splendid, weighty task of chairing the jury of the 75th International Cannes Film Festival,...
- 4/26/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a tortuous journey and dozens of crazy rumors, the Cannes Film Festival has landed Vincent Lindon, the French actor of last year’s Palme d’Or winning “Titan,” as jury president of its 75th edition.
Lindon, who won best actor in 2015 for his role in Stephane Brizé’s movie “The Measure of a Man,” will be the first French star to be jury president since Isabelle Huppert in 2009. The festival said “French celebrities have often held this role in an anniversary year, such as Yves Montand in 1987 for the 40th Festival, Gérard Depardieu in 1993 for the 45th Festival, and Isabelle Adjani in 1997 for the 50th.”
The jury will comprise two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (“A Hero”), as well as U.S. helmer Jeff Nichols (“Take Shelter”), British actor and filmmaker Rebecca Hall (“Passing”), Danish-born Indian actor Deepika Padukone (“Chennai Express”), Swedish actor Noomi Rapace (“Lamb”), Italian actor and director...
Lindon, who won best actor in 2015 for his role in Stephane Brizé’s movie “The Measure of a Man,” will be the first French star to be jury president since Isabelle Huppert in 2009. The festival said “French celebrities have often held this role in an anniversary year, such as Yves Montand in 1987 for the 40th Festival, Gérard Depardieu in 1993 for the 45th Festival, and Isabelle Adjani in 1997 for the 50th.”
The jury will comprise two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (“A Hero”), as well as U.S. helmer Jeff Nichols (“Take Shelter”), British actor and filmmaker Rebecca Hall (“Passing”), Danish-born Indian actor Deepika Padukone (“Chennai Express”), Swedish actor Noomi Rapace (“Lamb”), Italian actor and director...
- 4/26/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The last French acting star to preside over the jury was Isabelle Huppert in 2009.
French actor Vincent Lindon has been named president of the jury for the 75th Cannes Film Festival, running May 17-28.
He will be joined by eight other jury members comprising UK actress and director Rebecca Hall, Indian actress Deepika Padukone, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, Italian actress and director Jasmine Trinca, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, French director Ladj Ly, US director Jeff Nichols and Norwegian director Joachim Trier.
In the same release, Cannes also announced that Trinca’s debut feature Marcel! will world premiere as a Special Screening.
French actor Vincent Lindon has been named president of the jury for the 75th Cannes Film Festival, running May 17-28.
He will be joined by eight other jury members comprising UK actress and director Rebecca Hall, Indian actress Deepika Padukone, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, Italian actress and director Jasmine Trinca, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, French director Ladj Ly, US director Jeff Nichols and Norwegian director Joachim Trier.
In the same release, Cannes also announced that Trinca’s debut feature Marcel! will world premiere as a Special Screening.
- 4/26/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Reims Polar, a new international festival set in Northern France and dedicated to police thrillers, has awarded Wen Shipei’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight?,” Adikhan Yerzhanov’s “Assault” and Lado Kvataniya’s “The Execution.”
The selection of Reims Polar is curated by Bruno Barde, who is also the artistic director of the Deauville American Film Festival.
“Assault,” a dead-pan thriller set fictional village in rural Kazakhstan and revolving around a school hostage situation, won the festival’s Grand Prize Award. Yerzhanov, a prolific Kazakh director, previously directed “The Gentle Indifference of the World” which played at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2018.
The Reims Polar jury prize went to a pair of feature debuts, “Are You Lonesome Tonight?,” a Chinese film which world premiered out of competition at last year’s Cannes, and Russian filmmaker Lado Kvataniya’s “The Execution,” a thriller inspired by the case of an infamous Soviet-era serial killer.
The selection of Reims Polar is curated by Bruno Barde, who is also the artistic director of the Deauville American Film Festival.
“Assault,” a dead-pan thriller set fictional village in rural Kazakhstan and revolving around a school hostage situation, won the festival’s Grand Prize Award. Yerzhanov, a prolific Kazakh director, previously directed “The Gentle Indifference of the World” which played at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2018.
The Reims Polar jury prize went to a pair of feature debuts, “Are You Lonesome Tonight?,” a Chinese film which world premiered out of competition at last year’s Cannes, and Russian filmmaker Lado Kvataniya’s “The Execution,” a thriller inspired by the case of an infamous Soviet-era serial killer.
- 4/12/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Over the weekend, I revisited the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Measure of a Man" from 1988. In it, Data (Brent Spiner), an android, was put on trial to determine his sentience. Was Data alive and conscious, or was he merely running elaborate programs to emulate human behavior? Is he autonomous, or the property of Starfleet? The center of the episode is a conversation between Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) about what it would mean for the Federation at large if Data was considered property. Guinan mentions that, historically, many cultures have operated with an exploited class of...
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- 3/31/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Ask any fan of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" what their favorite episode is, and you're bound to get a different answer. From the game-changing two-parter "The Best of Both Worlds" to "The Measure of a Man," there are no shortage of stories that cemented "The Next Generation" as a sci-fi classic. My personal favorite episode is "Tapestry," which reveals more of Jean-Luc Picard's history prior to joining Starfleet. Not only does it give out more backstory about Picard, it also happens to be an example of "The Next Generation" at its best: delivering a story that challenged its protagonists, and in turn its...
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- 3/3/2022
- by Collier Jennings
- Slash Film
Sidney Poitier was an electrifying presence on-screen. In life, he used his charisma and his renown as forces for change.
The actor best known for history-making roles in such films as “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Lilies of the Field” made immense contributions to the civil rights movement. Dr. Russell Wigginton, president of the Memphis-based National Civil Rights Museum, points to Poitier’s staunch support of Martin Luther King Jr. and the actor’s participation in the 1966 March Against Fear through one of Mississippi’s most deeply segregated regions.
Poitier, who died Jan. 6 at the age of 94, worked his way up an overwhelmingly white industry by playing against type. He famously refused to take on stereotypical roles for a Black male actor. With his talent and his tenacity, Poitier built bridges and opened doors for so many. At the same time, he was dedicated to civil rights.
The actor best known for history-making roles in such films as “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Lilies of the Field” made immense contributions to the civil rights movement. Dr. Russell Wigginton, president of the Memphis-based National Civil Rights Museum, points to Poitier’s staunch support of Martin Luther King Jr. and the actor’s participation in the 1966 March Against Fear through one of Mississippi’s most deeply segregated regions.
Poitier, who died Jan. 6 at the age of 94, worked his way up an overwhelmingly white industry by playing against type. He famously refused to take on stereotypical roles for a Black male actor. With his talent and his tenacity, Poitier built bridges and opened doors for so many. At the same time, he was dedicated to civil rights.
- 1/12/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Sidney Poitier is one of several high-profile deaths to rock the entertainment industry since New Year's Eve, along with Betty White, director Peter Bogdonavich, and most recently, Bob Saget. Poitier was a month and a half shy of his 95th birthday, and he lived a long life full of many accomplishments over and above his Oscar-winning work as a film actor. Four weeks to the day before he passed, we heard that his life was becoming a Broadway play, based on his autobiography, "The Measure of a Man." Now, comes word (via Collider) that a Poitier documentary, directed by Reginald Hudlin and produced by Oprah Winfrey, is in development at Apple.
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- 1/11/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Chicago – With the passing of actor Sidney Poitier at the age of 94 on January 6th, 2022, another lion of the cinema – who represented succinctly an era of the movies – has left the mortal coil. HollywoodChicago.com presents the following appreciation through three film essays in retrospect by Patrick McDonald, Spike Walters and Jon Lennon Espino.
Although Poitier represented American blacks in his early career, often cast as the dignified presence among the bigotry floating around him, his early life was in the Bahamas. He moved to Miami at age 15 (he was born in Miami while his Bahamian parents sold produce there) and after serving in the Army during World War II, he joined the American Negro Theater in New York City.
Poster Art: ‘Lilies of the Field’ (1963), Featuring Oscar Best Actor Sidney Poitier
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After working in theater, he made his major film debut in 1950 with the incendiary “No Way Out.
Although Poitier represented American blacks in his early career, often cast as the dignified presence among the bigotry floating around him, his early life was in the Bahamas. He moved to Miami at age 15 (he was born in Miami while his Bahamian parents sold produce there) and after serving in the Army during World War II, he joined the American Negro Theater in New York City.
Poster Art: ‘Lilies of the Field’ (1963), Featuring Oscar Best Actor Sidney Poitier
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After working in theater, he made his major film debut in 1950 with the incendiary “No Way Out.
- 1/10/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Sidney Poitier, whose dignity and self-assertion ushered in a new era in the depiction of African-Americans in Hollywood films as the civil rights movement was remaking America, has died, a spokesperson for the Bahamian Prime Minister confirmed to Variety. He was 94. Poitier was the oldest living winner of the best actor Oscar — just one distinction in a career full of distinctions.
“Our whole Bahamas grieves and extends our deepest condolences to his family. But even as we mourn, we celebrate the life of a great Bahamian, a cultural icon, an actor and film director, an entrepreneur, civil and human rights activist and, latterly, a diplomat,” said Phillip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas in a statement. “We admire the man not just because of his colossal achievements, but also because of who he was. His strength of character, his willingness to stand up and be counted, and the way he...
“Our whole Bahamas grieves and extends our deepest condolences to his family. But even as we mourn, we celebrate the life of a great Bahamian, a cultural icon, an actor and film director, an entrepreneur, civil and human rights activist and, latterly, a diplomat,” said Phillip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas in a statement. “We admire the man not just because of his colossal achievements, but also because of who he was. His strength of character, his willingness to stand up and be counted, and the way he...
- 1/7/2022
- by Rick Schultz
- Variety Film + TV
Sidney Poitier is 94 years young and has lived an extraordinary life both on and offscreen. Now, his life is on its way to becoming a stage play, bound for Broadway.
Producers — including Poitier's own daughter, Anika Poitier — have announced that "Sidney," a play dramatizing the actor's life, will be written by Charles Randolph-Wright and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The play is based on Poitier's autobiography, "The Measure of a Man," and it will chart his background growing up in the Bahamas to his time as a performer and activist.
The official description of "Sidney" (via Deadline) notes that the play will "explore the nature of sacrifice and...
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Producers — including Poitier's own daughter, Anika Poitier — have announced that "Sidney," a play dramatizing the actor's life, will be written by Charles Randolph-Wright and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The play is based on Poitier's autobiography, "The Measure of a Man," and it will chart his background growing up in the Bahamas to his time as a performer and activist.
The official description of "Sidney" (via Deadline) notes that the play will "explore the nature of sacrifice and...
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- 12/8/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Another World (Venice)
Cannes best actor laureate Vincent Lindon reteams with The Measure of a Man director Stéphane Brizé for another exploration of the demise of France’s working class. In this nerve-racking look at a factory boss obliged to make layoffs, Lindon channels the tremendous strain faced by a solicitous man who’s been backed into a corner beneath the crushing weight of global capitalism. — Jordan Mintzer
The Box (Venice, Toronto)
This quietly devastating drama from Lorenzo Vigas (From Afar) recounts the reckoning of an orphaned teenager (Hatzín Navarrete) with a man he’s convinced is his father (Hernán Mendoza). Set against the badlands ...
Cannes best actor laureate Vincent Lindon reteams with The Measure of a Man director Stéphane Brizé for another exploration of the demise of France’s working class. In this nerve-racking look at a factory boss obliged to make layoffs, Lindon channels the tremendous strain faced by a solicitous man who’s been backed into a corner beneath the crushing weight of global capitalism. — Jordan Mintzer
The Box (Venice, Toronto)
This quietly devastating drama from Lorenzo Vigas (From Afar) recounts the reckoning of an orphaned teenager (Hatzín Navarrete) with a man he’s convinced is his father (Hernán Mendoza). Set against the badlands ...
- 9/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
This Star Trek article contains minor spoilers for The Next Generation Season 2 and Lower Decks.
If you’ve been watching Star Trek: Lower Decks, then you’ve probably noticed that Dr. T’Ana is clearly based on the notorious Dr. Pulaski from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It’s not that Gillian Vigman is trying to channel the performance of Diana Muldaur—because she’s clearly doing her own thing—so much as the entire vibe of Dr. T’Ana is as though our collective opinions about Dr. Pulaski were channeled into a cranky, sentient cat-alien. Pulaski was human, but if you were going to reboot the character as an alien species in Star Trek, everyone would choose to make her a Caitian, or perhaps, the other cat aliens, the Kzinti. (There are a lot of cat aliens in Trek!)
The larger point is simple: Dr. T’Ana is, in some ways,...
If you’ve been watching Star Trek: Lower Decks, then you’ve probably noticed that Dr. T’Ana is clearly based on the notorious Dr. Pulaski from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It’s not that Gillian Vigman is trying to channel the performance of Diana Muldaur—because she’s clearly doing her own thing—so much as the entire vibe of Dr. T’Ana is as though our collective opinions about Dr. Pulaski were channeled into a cranky, sentient cat-alien. Pulaski was human, but if you were going to reboot the character as an alien species in Star Trek, everyone would choose to make her a Caitian, or perhaps, the other cat aliens, the Kzinti. (There are a lot of cat aliens in Trek!)
The larger point is simple: Dr. T’Ana is, in some ways,...
- 9/18/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
In “The Measure of a Man” (2015) and “At War” (2018), director Stéphane Brizé and actor Vincent Lindon dramatized the working-class struggle with a calm reserve that didn’t cool or dilute the films’ rage. In both films, blue-collar workers find their livelihood, their ethics or both compromised by the hard, inhuman priorities of their capitalist overlords, to incrementally soul-scraping effect.
In “Another World,” Brizé and Lindon reunite to complete a trilogy of sorts on the theme, though the perspective in this characteristically measured, intelligent, unexcitable film is reversed: Here, Lindon plays a white-collar manager caught between duty to his corporate superiors and obligations to his employees, rendered increasingly powerless in the impasse. Lest you think “Another World” is a work of bourgeois both-sides-ism, however, rest assured that it reaches the same furious conclusion as it predecessors, albeit via another route: Brizé’s reputation as France’s own answer to Ken Loach remains intact.
In “Another World,” Brizé and Lindon reunite to complete a trilogy of sorts on the theme, though the perspective in this characteristically measured, intelligent, unexcitable film is reversed: Here, Lindon plays a white-collar manager caught between duty to his corporate superiors and obligations to his employees, rendered increasingly powerless in the impasse. Lest you think “Another World” is a work of bourgeois both-sides-ism, however, rest assured that it reaches the same furious conclusion as it predecessors, albeit via another route: Brizé’s reputation as France’s own answer to Ken Loach remains intact.
- 9/14/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Work eats our lives. For nine, 10 hours a day — often more — we are either at work, traveling to work or catching up on work at home. Yet, for whatever reason, the process and patina of working life is rarely the subject of cinema. Except in the films of Stéphane Brizé, the French director who has made the workplace his stomping ground.
In The Measure Of A Man (2015) Brizé focused on a middle-aged white-collar worker who loses his job and, just as he reaches the end of his tether, gets a job as a security guard where he is expected to spy on his fellow workers. In At War (2018) he told the story of a factory strike. In his latest, Venice Film Festival competition title Another World, he moves upstairs as the film embeds us with middle management. Things are no better up there, of course, there is just the chance...
In The Measure Of A Man (2015) Brizé focused on a middle-aged white-collar worker who loses his job and, just as he reaches the end of his tether, gets a job as a security guard where he is expected to spy on his fellow workers. In At War (2018) he told the story of a factory strike. In his latest, Venice Film Festival competition title Another World, he moves upstairs as the film embeds us with middle management. Things are no better up there, of course, there is just the chance...
- 9/11/2021
- by Stephanie Bunbury
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Stéphane Brizé explored the painful and prolonged demise of France’s working class in his films The Measure of a Man (2015) and At War (2018), both of which starred Vincent Lindon as a blue-collar laborer fighting to maintain his job, and hopefully a shred of human dignity, beneath the crushing weight of global capitalism. In those movies, Lindon played, respectively, an unemployed factory worker and union shop steward, his rough-hewn and weary physique perfectly encapsulating the sense of characters caught in unbearable situations, forced into corners with little room to act or breathe.
For their latest collaboration, Another World (Un autre monde), which ...
For their latest collaboration, Another World (Un autre monde), which ...
- 9/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director Stéphane Brizé explored the painful and prolonged demise of France’s working class in his films The Measure of a Man (2015) and At War (2018), both of which starred Vincent Lindon as a blue-collar laborer fighting to maintain his job, and hopefully a shred of human dignity, beneath the crushing weight of global capitalism. In those movies, Lindon played, respectively, an unemployed factory worker and union shop steward, his rough-hewn and weary physique perfectly encapsulating the sense of characters caught in unbearable situations, forced into corners with little room to act or breathe.
For their latest collaboration, Another World (Un autre monde), which ...
For their latest collaboration, Another World (Un autre monde), which ...
- 9/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: French filmmaker Stéphane Brizé reteams with frequent collaborator Vincent Lindon for Another World (Un Autre Monde), a Venice Film Festival competition entry that debuts today. Above is a clip from the drama that focuses on an executive, his wife and their family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all their lives. Wild Bunch has international sales with CAA on North America.
Lindon also starred in this year’s Palme d’Or winner out of Cannes, Titane. He previously won the Best Actor prize there for Brizé’s The Measure Of A Man in 2015, and this is their fifth film together.
Another World sees Lindon as Philippe Lemesle, a man who no longer knows how to respond to the contradictory demands of his bosses — yesterday they wanted a manager, today an enforcer. Now, he and his wife (played by Sandrine Kiberlain) are separating, their love...
Lindon also starred in this year’s Palme d’Or winner out of Cannes, Titane. He previously won the Best Actor prize there for Brizé’s The Measure Of A Man in 2015, and this is their fifth film together.
Another World sees Lindon as Philippe Lemesle, a man who no longer knows how to respond to the contradictory demands of his bosses — yesterday they wanted a manager, today an enforcer. Now, he and his wife (played by Sandrine Kiberlain) are separating, their love...
- 9/10/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Screen profiles the Venice Competition section, which includes new titles from Pedro Almodovar, Paolo Sorrentino, Jane Campion and Pablo Larrain.
Following a physical 2020 edition that triumphantly braved the pandemic, Venice Film Festival (September 1-11) is back on the Lido with a line‑up showcasing major filmmakers including Pedro Almodovar, Paolo Sorrentino, Jane Campion and Pablo Larrain.
America Latina (It-Fr)
Dirs. Damiano D’Innocenzo, Fabio D’Innocenzo
Widely seen as Italian film’s next big things, the 33-year-old twin brothers have so far — among other feats — opened their 2018 debut feature Boys Cry in Berlin’s Panorama section, co-scripted Matteo Garrone’s Dogman, picked...
Following a physical 2020 edition that triumphantly braved the pandemic, Venice Film Festival (September 1-11) is back on the Lido with a line‑up showcasing major filmmakers including Pedro Almodovar, Paolo Sorrentino, Jane Campion and Pablo Larrain.
America Latina (It-Fr)
Dirs. Damiano D’Innocenzo, Fabio D’Innocenzo
Widely seen as Italian film’s next big things, the 33-year-old twin brothers have so far — among other feats — opened their 2018 debut feature Boys Cry in Berlin’s Panorama section, co-scripted Matteo Garrone’s Dogman, picked...
- 8/27/2021
- ScreenDaily
Vincent Lindon is no stranger to the Cannes Film Festival. The acclaimed French star won Best Actor for 2015’s “The Measure of a Man,” and returned over the next two years with “Rodin” and “At War.” So it should come as no great shock that Lindon is back in Competition for the first edition of Cannes since the festival’s cancellation last year.
Still, even Lindon’s most loyal followers may be surprised by the muscle mass on display in Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” which lit up the festival at its halfway point with the most shocking conversation-starter on the Croisette. The movie finds Lindon playing Vincent, a firefighter who thinks his long-lost son has arrived home after going missing in childhood. The boy is actually serial killer Alexia (Agathe Rouselle), who undergoes a dramatic physical transformation to infiltrate Vincent’s home. With Alexia also harboring a fetish for cars,...
Still, even Lindon’s most loyal followers may be surprised by the muscle mass on display in Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” which lit up the festival at its halfway point with the most shocking conversation-starter on the Croisette. The movie finds Lindon playing Vincent, a firefighter who thinks his long-lost son has arrived home after going missing in childhood. The boy is actually serial killer Alexia (Agathe Rouselle), who undergoes a dramatic physical transformation to infiltrate Vincent’s home. With Alexia also harboring a fetish for cars,...
- 7/14/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Five years after breaking out on the international film circuit with her acclaimed horror film “Raw,” French filmmaker Julia Ducournau is back with a new thriller and her first Palme d’Or contender. Premiering in competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival this July is “Titane,” a mysterious new Ducournau movie starring Agathe Rousselle and Vincent Lindon (who won the Best Actor prize at Cannes 2015 for his performance in “The Measure of a Man”).
Ducournau is no stranger to Cannes. Her short film “Junior” premiered at Cannes 2011 and won the Petit Rail d’Or, while “Raw” debuted at Critics’ Week during Cannes 2016 and won the Fipresci Prize.
“Titane” is so mysterious that Neon is not even providing an official synopsis for the movie. Instead, the studio provided a definition for the movie’s title: “A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys, often used in medical...
Ducournau is no stranger to Cannes. Her short film “Junior” premiered at Cannes 2011 and won the Petit Rail d’Or, while “Raw” debuted at Critics’ Week during Cannes 2016 and won the Fipresci Prize.
“Titane” is so mysterious that Neon is not even providing an official synopsis for the movie. Instead, the studio provided a definition for the movie’s title: “A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys, often used in medical...
- 6/21/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Altitude and Film4 have acquired writer/director Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Film Festival competition title “Titane” for U.K. and Ireland.
In the horror thriller, following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who disappeared ten years ago.
The film stars newcomer Agathe Rousselle, Cannes best actor winner Vincent Lindon (“The Measure of a Man”), Laïs Salameh (“Le rêve de Mila”) and reunites Ducournau with her “Raw” star Garance Marillier.
Horror hit “Raw” was selected at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2016 and won the Fipresci prize there before going on to global acclaim and awards including the Sutherland award for best first feature at the BFI London Film Festival and a clutch of prizes at Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival.
Film4 and Altitude have co-acquired the film and will collaborate on the theatrical release later this year. Film4 will retain broadcast and on-demand rights in the U.
In the horror thriller, following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who disappeared ten years ago.
The film stars newcomer Agathe Rousselle, Cannes best actor winner Vincent Lindon (“The Measure of a Man”), Laïs Salameh (“Le rêve de Mila”) and reunites Ducournau with her “Raw” star Garance Marillier.
Horror hit “Raw” was selected at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2016 and won the Fipresci prize there before going on to global acclaim and awards including the Sutherland award for best first feature at the BFI London Film Festival and a clutch of prizes at Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival.
Film4 and Altitude have co-acquired the film and will collaborate on the theatrical release later this year. Film4 will retain broadcast and on-demand rights in the U.
- 6/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Casablanca Beats is first Moroccan film to play in Cannes Competition since 1962.
Wild Bunch International (Wbi) has boarded sales on French-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch’s Casablanca Beats ahead of its world premiere in Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in July.
The film follows a group of youngsters living in the Casablanca slum district of Sidi Moumen as they participate in a workshop encouraging them to express themselves through hip-hop music and dance.
It was shot in Casablanca’s Les Etoiles de Sidi Moumen (The Stars of Sidi Moumen) cultural centre, which Ayouch created in 2014 with novelist Mahi Binebine.
Wild Bunch International (Wbi) has boarded sales on French-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch’s Casablanca Beats ahead of its world premiere in Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in July.
The film follows a group of youngsters living in the Casablanca slum district of Sidi Moumen as they participate in a workshop encouraging them to express themselves through hip-hop music and dance.
It was shot in Casablanca’s Les Etoiles de Sidi Moumen (The Stars of Sidi Moumen) cultural centre, which Ayouch created in 2014 with novelist Mahi Binebine.
- 6/7/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers for Season 1, and spoilers for Stranger Things Season 2.
When Stranger Things Season 2 hit Netflix in 2017, I learned to hate the binge-model. Before I could catch my breath, I was already aware that it would take the entire season for Eleven to reunite with the boys, and I felt heartbroken. I didn’t mind the spoilers, I was just more frustrated that there wasn’t time to process all the twists and turns. From that point on (and maybe before) I rebelled, sometimes loudly, against the Netflix binge-model. For the most part, my cries for a more traditional release schedule were somehow heard. I mean, you can’t imagine either season of The Mandalorian dropping all at once. Similarly, Star Trek: Discovery certainty benefits from the weekly episode drop, giving fans plenty to talk about and think about until the next week.
But. As...
When Stranger Things Season 2 hit Netflix in 2017, I learned to hate the binge-model. Before I could catch my breath, I was already aware that it would take the entire season for Eleven to reunite with the boys, and I felt heartbroken. I didn’t mind the spoilers, I was just more frustrated that there wasn’t time to process all the twists and turns. From that point on (and maybe before) I rebelled, sometimes loudly, against the Netflix binge-model. For the most part, my cries for a more traditional release schedule were somehow heard. I mean, you can’t imagine either season of The Mandalorian dropping all at once. Similarly, Star Trek: Discovery certainty benefits from the weekly episode drop, giving fans plenty to talk about and think about until the next week.
But. As...
- 1/28/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon and Grégoire Colin lead the cast of the filmmaker’s 13th feature, a Curiosa Films production sold by Wild Bunch International and Anton. Having kicked off on 14 December, filming on Claire Denis’ Fire has now entered the home straight in Paris. The film sees the director reuniting with three familiar faces from her previous works: Juliette Binoche, who previously joined forces with the director in Let The Sun Shine In and High Life; Vincent Lindon (named Best Actor in Cannes 2015 and at the 2016 Césars for The Measure of a Man, nominated repeatedly in...
This Star Trek: Discovery article contains major spoilers for the Season 3 finale.
Starfleet doesn’t always seek out new life and new civilizations; sometimes, it accidentally creates it. Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation can easily quote from various Picard monologues in the classic episode “The Measure of a Man,” but what about the Voyager episode “Author, Author?” Just like Data had to prove his sentience in Tng, the holographic Doctor fought for his rights to express himself when he released his holographic pseudo-memoir, Photons Be Free! And, now, with a last-minute twist on Star Trek: Discovery, it appears that the liberation of sentient holograms could become a big deal again. Here’s why one twist in the Discovery finale, “That Hope is You, Part 2,” has big implications for Season 4, and the rest of Trek canon, too.
When Adira heroically beams-in the radiation-soaked dilithium planet to bring Culber and Saru some much-needed medication,...
Starfleet doesn’t always seek out new life and new civilizations; sometimes, it accidentally creates it. Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation can easily quote from various Picard monologues in the classic episode “The Measure of a Man,” but what about the Voyager episode “Author, Author?” Just like Data had to prove his sentience in Tng, the holographic Doctor fought for his rights to express himself when he released his holographic pseudo-memoir, Photons Be Free! And, now, with a last-minute twist on Star Trek: Discovery, it appears that the liberation of sentient holograms could become a big deal again. Here’s why one twist in the Discovery finale, “That Hope is You, Part 2,” has big implications for Season 4, and the rest of Trek canon, too.
When Adira heroically beams-in the radiation-soaked dilithium planet to bring Culber and Saru some much-needed medication,...
- 1/9/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Blame the Borg for why Star Trek: The Next Generation became what it is today.
From 1987 to 1989, the voyages of Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-d struggled to be anything more than a passable background watch in its creatively-turbulent first and second seasons. (Season two’s “The Measure of a Man” and “Q Who?” being the lone must-watch exceptions.) The latter episode introduced the Borg, who would return in 1990’s game-changing third season finale: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1.” The episode, which turns 30 this week, forever changed both ...
From 1987 to 1989, the voyages of Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-d struggled to be anything more than a passable background watch in its creatively-turbulent first and second seasons. (Season two’s “The Measure of a Man” and “Q Who?” being the lone must-watch exceptions.) The latter episode introduced the Borg, who would return in 1990’s game-changing third season finale: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1.” The episode, which turns 30 this week, forever changed both ...
- 6/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Blame the Borg for why Star Trek: The Next Generation became what it is today.
From 1987 to 1989, the voyages of Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-d struggled to be anything more than a passable background watch in its creatively-turbulent first and second seasons. (Season two’s “The Measure of a Man” and “Q Who?” being the lone must-watch exceptions.) The latter episode introduced the Borg, who would return in 1990’s game-changing third season finale: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1.” The episode, which turns 30 this week, forever changed both ...
From 1987 to 1989, the voyages of Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-d struggled to be anything more than a passable background watch in its creatively-turbulent first and second seasons. (Season two’s “The Measure of a Man” and “Q Who?” being the lone must-watch exceptions.) The latter episode introduced the Borg, who would return in 1990’s game-changing third season finale: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1.” The episode, which turns 30 this week, forever changed both ...
- 6/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While Star Trek: The Next Generation boasts some of the franchise’s most thought-provoking and well-written episodes (“The Measure of a Man” comes to mind), the series also has its share of real stinkers. To be fair, though, a lot of these travesties come from the show’s first season, which encountered plenty of stumbles as the writers and producers tried to figure out what kind of role the Enterprise’s crew would play within the larger universe.
We could go back-and-forth on what episode takes the top spot, but it seems the show’s cast has weighed in on that matter themselves. As reported by Bounding Into Comics, a handful of the principal actors – including Jonathan Frakes (William T. Riker), Denise Crosby (Lt. Tasha Yar), and John de Lancie (Q) – made a virtual appearance at GalaxyCon and had a discussion about “Code of Honor.”
This season 1 episode has attracted...
We could go back-and-forth on what episode takes the top spot, but it seems the show’s cast has weighed in on that matter themselves. As reported by Bounding Into Comics, a handful of the principal actors – including Jonathan Frakes (William T. Riker), Denise Crosby (Lt. Tasha Yar), and John de Lancie (Q) – made a virtual appearance at GalaxyCon and had a discussion about “Code of Honor.”
This season 1 episode has attracted...
- 6/19/2020
- by Shaan Joshi
- We Got This Covered
One of the most common complaints you see on social media is that fantasy and science fiction shows are being “too political.” It feels especially absurd when that criticism is thrown at Star Trek, which has been openly political and progressive since 1966. The show hasn’t let up over time, either, with each separate series having its own political inclinations and outlook.
In recognition of this legacy, CBS All Access have announced a Star Trek marathon, picking 15 episodes as the most culturally impactful in the franchise’s long history. The purpose of this marathon is to raise money for Black Lives Matter, with CBS pledging to donate a dollar for each use of the #StarTrekUnitedGives hashtag.
Here are the episodes they’ve chosen:
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 3 Episode 10, “Plato’s Stepchildren”
Platonians use psychokinetic power to toy with the crew.
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1 Episode 25, “The...
In recognition of this legacy, CBS All Access have announced a Star Trek marathon, picking 15 episodes as the most culturally impactful in the franchise’s long history. The purpose of this marathon is to raise money for Black Lives Matter, with CBS pledging to donate a dollar for each use of the #StarTrekUnitedGives hashtag.
Here are the episodes they’ve chosen:
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 3 Episode 10, “Plato’s Stepchildren”
Platonians use psychokinetic power to toy with the crew.
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1 Episode 25, “The...
- 6/17/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
“I’ve been a ‘Star Trek’ fan since I was 10 years old,” says Michael Chabon, who is best known in literary circles as the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay,” “Wonder Boys” and “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union,” among other books. But “Trek” fandom “never left my life. There are references to ‘Star Trek’ hidden like Easter eggs in, if not all of my novels, then many of my novels.” So this season he took on a new role: co-creator and showrunner of “Star Trek: Picard” on CBS All Access. Watch our exclusive video interview with Chabon above.
SEEAkiva Goldsman Interview: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ co-creator
Running a TV series is “a big shift” from writing novels, of course. “Nobody becomes a novelist because they want to sit with a huge group of people and engage in this kind of collaborative enterprise,” he explains. “If you become a novelist,...
SEEAkiva Goldsman Interview: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ co-creator
Running a TV series is “a big shift” from writing novels, of course. “Nobody becomes a novelist because they want to sit with a huge group of people and engage in this kind of collaborative enterprise,” he explains. “If you become a novelist,...
- 5/1/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
If you had the choice to live in any science fiction universe from movies or TV, where would you pick?
It’s not even a hard question, is it? Many people would immediately say, “Star Trek, specifically the Federation in the 24th century.”
It’s a good choice. Even before you take into account the fact that there is easily accessible faster-than-light travel, teleportation, holographic simulators that can make your every fantasy a reality, and super-advanced 3D printers that can summon any food or object you desire from thin air, Star Trek’s 24th century looks like the best of all possible worlds. There is no poverty, no racism, sexism, or homophobia. Yes, there may be potential Borg invasions or Cardassian plots, and sometimes Section 31 men in black hiding in the cupboards, but all the problems that saturate our new cycles in the 21st century have been definitively solved, and...
It’s not even a hard question, is it? Many people would immediately say, “Star Trek, specifically the Federation in the 24th century.”
It’s a good choice. Even before you take into account the fact that there is easily accessible faster-than-light travel, teleportation, holographic simulators that can make your every fantasy a reality, and super-advanced 3D printers that can summon any food or object you desire from thin air, Star Trek’s 24th century looks like the best of all possible worlds. There is no poverty, no racism, sexism, or homophobia. Yes, there may be potential Borg invasions or Cardassian plots, and sometimes Section 31 men in black hiding in the cupboards, but all the problems that saturate our new cycles in the 21st century have been definitively solved, and...
- 3/6/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Oh Dr. Jurati, how well hidden you were!
It’s a testament to the skill of the “Star Trek: Picard” team how little we saw this twist coming — even, though, with hindsight it was totally set up. And particularly well set up in this episode, “Stardust City Rag,” thanks to its writer, Kirsten Beyer (look for an interview with her at IndieWire tomorrow), a longtime “Trek” vet who cut her teeth on a series of “Star Trek: Voyager” novels before working as a staff writer on “Discovery” and co-executive producer on “Picard.”
That Agnes Jurati was a spy planted by Starfleet Intelligence’s Commodore Oh makes total sense. The last we saw Oh she was talking to Agnes on Okinawi and wanting to know all about why Picard had taken such an interest in her. That scene ended quickly, and next thing we know Agnes shows up at Chateau Picard...
It’s a testament to the skill of the “Star Trek: Picard” team how little we saw this twist coming — even, though, with hindsight it was totally set up. And particularly well set up in this episode, “Stardust City Rag,” thanks to its writer, Kirsten Beyer (look for an interview with her at IndieWire tomorrow), a longtime “Trek” vet who cut her teeth on a series of “Star Trek: Voyager” novels before working as a staff writer on “Discovery” and co-executive producer on “Picard.”
That Agnes Jurati was a spy planted by Starfleet Intelligence’s Commodore Oh makes total sense. The last we saw Oh she was talking to Agnes on Okinawi and wanting to know all about why Picard had taken such an interest in her. That scene ended quickly, and next thing we know Agnes shows up at Chateau Picard...
- 2/21/2020
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Ryan Britt Feb 20, 2020
At its midway point, Star Trek: Picard just revealed one person is not what they seem. But what could it mean?
Warning: This Star Trek: Picard article contains Major spoilers for Episode 5.
Other than the shocking twist ending in the very first episode of Star Trek: Picard, the latest insane twist at the end of Episode 5 — “Stardust City Rag” — is easily the most bonkers development on the show yet. And, even among fans who expected something like this to happen, the actual final scene creates way more questions than answers.
So, with that in mind, what could this big twist possibly mean? Here are five theories ranked from least likely to make it so...much more likely. Time to separate the saucer section from the battle section and beam your brain over to the fan theory section of the ship; theories hotter than Picard’s Earl Grey coming up!
At its midway point, Star Trek: Picard just revealed one person is not what they seem. But what could it mean?
Warning: This Star Trek: Picard article contains Major spoilers for Episode 5.
Other than the shocking twist ending in the very first episode of Star Trek: Picard, the latest insane twist at the end of Episode 5 — “Stardust City Rag” — is easily the most bonkers development on the show yet. And, even among fans who expected something like this to happen, the actual final scene creates way more questions than answers.
So, with that in mind, what could this big twist possibly mean? Here are five theories ranked from least likely to make it so...much more likely. Time to separate the saucer section from the battle section and beam your brain over to the fan theory section of the ship; theories hotter than Picard’s Earl Grey coming up!
- 2/20/2020
- Den of Geek
Ryan Britt Jan 23, 2020
Whoa! A huge plot twist at the end of Star Trek: Picard’s first episode might have left you with questions. We have a few answers.
The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard episode 1.
Jean-Luc Picard is back, and with him, a slightly more chilled-out, wine-sipping vibe for Star Trek. That said, like its immediate predecessor — Star Trek: Discovery — the debut episode of Star Trek: Picard kicks off with a few massive twists. The climax and cliffhanger of Picard episode 1 gives us two twists, both of which no one really could have seen coming based on any of the trailers or advanced information. Here’s what these twists mean and how they might impact the rest of the Picard series and Star Trek as a whole.
Though every single trailer made us think that newcomer Daj Asher (Isa Briones) was set to be a series regular for Star Trek: Picard,...
Whoa! A huge plot twist at the end of Star Trek: Picard’s first episode might have left you with questions. We have a few answers.
The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard episode 1.
Jean-Luc Picard is back, and with him, a slightly more chilled-out, wine-sipping vibe for Star Trek. That said, like its immediate predecessor — Star Trek: Discovery — the debut episode of Star Trek: Picard kicks off with a few massive twists. The climax and cliffhanger of Picard episode 1 gives us two twists, both of which no one really could have seen coming based on any of the trailers or advanced information. Here’s what these twists mean and how they might impact the rest of the Picard series and Star Trek as a whole.
Though every single trailer made us think that newcomer Daj Asher (Isa Briones) was set to be a series regular for Star Trek: Picard,...
- 1/23/2020
- Den of Geek
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