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Move over, "Jury Duty," there's another twist-filled jury story in town. This time it's "Juror No. 2," the upcoming movie from veteran filmmaker Clint Eastwood. Eastwood is in his 90s now, but age hasn't stopped the prolific actor-turned-filmmaker from working on new stories to bring to the silver screen. Though the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike means "Juror No. 2" has currently suspended filming, the Eastwood picture is still in the works -- and it sounds like it has the potential to be one of the most riveting movies he's made in a while.

When it comes to Eastwood the director, your mileage may vary. The nonagenarian star has certainly made some fantastic projects in his impressive lifetime, from Oscar winners "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby" to "Mystic River" and "The Bridges of Madison County." His most recent projects, though, including 2021's "Cry Macho" and "Richard Jewell," weren't wholeheartedly embraced by critics and audiences.

In this year’s foreign-language race, a number of Lgbt-oriented titles are vying for attention. France’s Bpm (Beats Per Minute), directed by Robin Campillo, could be the favorite: a rich, sensual, impassioned study of early AIDS activism and gay awakening in Paris, it took the Grand Prix at Cannes and has been winning hearts on the festival circuit and kudos from critics.

After Cannes, Bpm (Beats Per Minute) played Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival among others, winning many awards along the way.

“Impassioned and deeply absorbing. Notable for both its hot-blooded sensuality and its intricate, bittersweet play with memory.”

- Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times

“Broadly enlightening and piercingly intimate. A vital contribution to queer and political cinema. Campillo has given his movie the breath of true life. It grieves and triumphs and haunts with abounding grace and understanding, its heartbeat thumping with genuine, undeniable resonance.

The Guardian film team’s round-up of Wednesday’s movie news

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The co-director, co-writer and star of Golden Globe nominee Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem, Ronit Elkabetz, passed away this morning following a battle with cancer. She was 51. Israel-born Elkabetz worked across both Israeli and French cinema, starring in such acclaimed films as André Techiné’s The Girl On The Train and Eran Kolirin’s The Band’s Visit for which she won a Best Actress Ophir Award from the Israeli Film Academy. Gett was the last part of a trilogy about…...

Universal Pictures brought some cool and interesting projects to their Cinemacon presentation, including peeks at upcoming flicks like Jason Bourne, Warcraft, and The Girl On The Train, as well as a heap of new announcements for their animated, wing Illumination. We also got some extended footage peeks for both The Secret Life Of Pets and Sing, so plenty to dig into. Warcraft Director Duncan Jones took... Read More...

It’s official: Ryan Reynolds is suiting up again for a “Deadpool” sequel with director Tim Miller. The news was confirmed at CinemaCon 2016 during the 20th Century Fox presentation, by studio co-CEOs Stacey Snider and Jim Gianopulos. “Deadpool” grossed nearly $760 million worldwide and earned wide praise for busting the conventions of the ubiquitous comic-book superhero genre. Also Read: 'The Girl on the Train' First Trailer: Sex, Booze, Murder in Spades The R-rated romp costarred Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller and Karan Soni, with a script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. It’s unclear if any of them will...

Production has begun in New Zealand on Ghost in the Shell—the live action film adaptation of the groundbreaking manga series of the same name—and the first photo of Scarlett Johansson as the cyborg Major has been revealed ahead of the film’s March 31st, 2017 release.

Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.– Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures have announced that production is underway on “Ghost In The Shell,” starring Scarlett Johansson (“Avengers: Age Of Ultron,” “Lucy”) and directed by Rupert Sanders (“Snow White And The Huntsman”). The film is shooting in Wellington, New Zealand.

Paramount Pictures will release the film in the U.S. on March 31, 2017.

The film, which is based on the famous Kodansha Comics manga series of the same name, written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, is produced by Avi Arad (“The Amazing Spider-man 1 & 2,” “Iron Man”), Ari Arad (“Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance”), and Steven Paul (“Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance...

Exclusive: Romance-thriller Despite The Falling Snow, also starring Charles Dance and Sam Reid, moves from 6 Sales to Parkland Pictures.

UK sales outfit Parkland Pictures has taken on sales of Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation) thriller Despite The Falling Snow from 6 Sales.

The completed Cold War-set romance-thriller follows a female spy who steals secrets from an idealistic politician but then falls in love with him with tragic consequences.

Burgeoning star Ferguson, who also stars in upcoming buzz titles Florence Foster Jenkins, The Girl On The Train and The Snowman, plays alongside Games Of Thrones star Charles Dance and The Riot Club and Belle actor Sam Reid.

The film is the third feature from producer Hanan Kattan and writer-director Shamim Sarif’s Enlightenment Productions (I Can’t Think Straight, The World Unseen) and is adapted from Sarif’s novel of the same name.

The score comes from Oscar-winner Rachel Portman (Emma) while DoP is Resident Evil cinematographer [link=nm...

The distributor has picked up all Us rights from Elle Driver to Andre Techiné’s recent Berlinale competition world premiere.

Being 17 will open in late autumn and takes places against the mountainous backdrop of the Pyrenees, where two young classmates start off as enemies and gradually develop feelings for each other.

Sandrine Kiberlain stars with Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, and Alexis Loret.

This will be the fifth Techiné film that Strand distributes after Wild Reeds, The Girl On The Train, Witnesses and Unforgivable.

Techiné collaborated on the screenplay with Girlhood director Celine Sciamma, whose film Strand also released.

Strand co-president Jon Gerrans brokered the deal with Adeline Fontan Tessaur of Elle Driver.

Following a record-breaking 2015, Screen spoke to industry about maintaining momentum and adding variety.

After a record-breaking year at the UK box office, with takings of $1.92bn, many industry were resigned to an inevitable drop in 2016.

One senior exhibition executive Screen spoke to forecast a 1.5% year-on-year downturn.

A number of this year’s tentpoles, including Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Independence Day: Resurgence, are not expected to match up to the goliath numbers taken by Jurassic World¸ Spectre and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which grossed $380.5m between them in 2015, 19.8% of the year’s total box office.

However, a strong start to 2016 has generated renewed optimism. For the first eight weeks of 2016 (up to last Thursday, 25th Feb) box office stands at £217m, which is up 2.6% on the same eight weeks in 2015, according to Rentrak.

Early over-achievers this year have included Oscar-winning high-end arthouse hit The Revenant, which currently stands at $30.1m, and 15-certificate...

The future keeps getting brighter for "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" star Rebecca Ferguson. She's currently filming "The Snowman" with Michael Fassbender, and later this year will appear in the already anticipated thriller "The Girl On The Train," not to mention she already has "Florence Foster Jenkins" with Meryl Streep in the can. But now the rising actress is getting her first major lead role. Read More: The 20 Best Breakthrough Performances Of 2015 Variety reports she'll star in the sci-fi feature "Life" for director Daniel Espinosa ("Snabba Cash," "Safe House"). Penned by "Deadpool" scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the story centers on the crew of an international space station who come across life from Mars that is more intelligent than expected. Presumably it leads to some unexpected consequences. No word yet on when production will begin, but it's an intriguing premise. And...

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Disney drops The Girl On The Train and Ghost In The Shell's remake...

This is one of those stories that, to those of us at the end of the movie chain, makes little difference. The films in question will both still arrive on the day they were expected to, and the only slight change will be the logos at the start.

The Girl On The Train and the live action remake of Ghost In The Shell (starring Scarlett Johansson) are both dated for October 7th 2016 and March 31st 2017 respectively. But overnight, both movies fell off the Walt Disney Pictures release schedule in the States.

Had they been dropped? No, not quite. But instead we get further evidence of the shrinking number of movies that Disney itself is distributing, which is likely to get to single figures next year.

Both The Girl On The Train and Ghost In The Shell...

2016 is going to be one exciting year at the movies!

We’ve wrapped up the year that was and are welcoming the new year into theatres with open arms in what is shaping up to be the biggest year for films ever. Really. Movie lovers rejoice because you are going to get spoiled for choice in 2016.

We’ve got hotly anticipated returns to some major franchises like X-Men, Star Trek, Captain America, and Kung Fu Panda, we’ll reunite with some old friends in Finding Dory, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and Zoolander 2. We'll be catch up with Robert Langdon in Inferno, find out why Angry Birds are so angry, get literary in The Girl on the Train, meet a giant in The Bfg, learn How to Be Single and discover Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Oh yeah, we’ll also get our first taste of the...

Believe it or not, 2015 has come to a close. We’re not just hours away from a whole new year, and with it…a whole crop of new movies to anticipate. There’s all sorts of things to come, including Oscar fare, blockbusters, independent successes, and everything in between. Below you’ll see a big list of 50 (yes 50) films that I think are worth looking out for in 2016. That’s a lot of movies, I realize, but it’s not even a quarter of the release schedules for the next 365 days. As such, I think it’s perfectly apt to list that many flicks. I’ll have a bit to say about the different sorts of titles hitting screens, then you’ll see the big list, though I won’t keep you hanging too long, that’s for sure. I know you’re mostly in it to see the list,...

Continuing on with their huge batch of first looks (which have included Arms and the Dudes, Bourne 5, The Girl on the Train and many more), EW has now brought us the first photo of of Damien Chazelle’s Los Angeles-set love story/musical La La Land, which stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and struggling actress who fall for each other.

As you can see from the image above, the two leads are singing and dancing against a beautiful sunset, emulating the classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals. It doesn’t tell us a whole lot about what to expect from the plot, but it’s a welcome look at the highly-anticipated third effort from Chazelle.

After greatly impressing audiences with Whiplash, all eyes are on the director to see if he can deliver again. It’s still a bit too early to say if he’ll be able to,...

Entertainment Weekly has absolutely been on fire this week, giving us our first look at a number of high profile films, ranging from The Girl On The Train to Bourne 5, and of course, Doctor Strange. Now, they’ve delivered another one, this time giving us the first photo from Todd Phillips’ Arms and the Dudes.

What’s interesting to note here though is that the magazine calls it Untitled Todd Phillips Projects, which indicates that it may have undergone a title change. Whatever the case may be, this is certainly a film worth getting excited for.

Based on the Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson, which was later turned into a book, Teller and Hill play Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, “two young men who won a $300 million contract with the Pentagon to supply America’s allies in Afghanistan with arms, and were later arrested and charged with 71 counts of fraud.

If you've been closely following the movie news cycle this week, you've probably noticed that the floodgates have opened from studios in regards to first-look photos for upcoming movies. By now it has passed the point of ridiculousness: it's now a whack-a-mole scenario where we're struggling to keep up with the onslaught of photos being released. So instead of writing a separate article about each one and clogging up the site, I'll just compile a bunch of them for you so you can see a bunch of them in one place if you're interested. Pics from Neighbors 2, The Girl on the Train, and The Jungle Book can be found here, but scroll down for images from Matt Damon's Bourne 5 (July 29th), Finding Dory (June 17th), the Ryan Gosling/Emma Stone musical La La Land (July 15th), the Ben Affleck/Anna Kendrick starrer The Accountant (October 7th), and two pics...

Universal Pictures and Amblin Partners, a new company announced today by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One (eOne), will enter into a multi-year partnership in which Universal will market and distribute films produced by Amblin Partners domestically and in select international territories. The announcement was made by Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Jeff Shell; Chairman, Universal Pictures, Donna Langley; Amblin Partners Founder, Steven Spielberg; and Participant Media Chairman, Jeff Skoll.

“We couldn’t be more pleased to be back in business with Steven,” commented Shell and Langley. “His iconic films have stood the test of time and are embraced by audiences around the world. We look forward to working with Steven and Amblin Partners as we build on 2015’s record-breaking year.”

Under terms of the agreement, Universal Pictures and Focus Features will handle distribution and marketing for approximately four to seven Amblin Partners films each year. The first title,...

Christopher McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation was a fun spy thriller that got a lot of attention for Tom Cruise's death-defying stunt work, but it also earned praise for introducing most American audiences to Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson, who played the mysterious Ilsa Faust and convincingly held her own against one of the world's biggest movie stars. When McQuarrie was officially hired to come back for Mission: Impossible 6, there were some rumblings that Ferguson may also return, and now, according to Showbiz411, her contract is "signed, sealed, and delivered."

Ferguson will be the first female protagonist to have a major role in multiple movies in the M:i franchise. Ethan Hunt's wife, played by Michelle Monaghan in both M:i 3, appeared in a cameo in Ghost Protocol, and actresses like Thandie Newton, Paula Patton, Keri Russell, and Maggie Q were all one and done. It's fitting that she's making franchise history,...

Rebecca Ferguson is blowing up. After doing some impressive work in this summer’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the actress is starting to pop up everywhere. Already in the can is the starry thriller The Girl on the Train, and she’ll soon start filming The Snowman with Michael Fassbender, not to mention she’s been rumored for a role in Alien: Covenant.

Big things are clearly in store for Ferguson’s career, and now she’s added another high-profile project to her slate, as Showbiz 411 reports that the actress will reprise her role opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 6. The film, which is still in the early stages of development, will see Ferguson re-team with both Cruise and writer/director Christopher McQuarrie for what will no doubt be another high-flying, adrenaline-fueled romp.

Production on Mission: Impossible 6 isn’t slated to begin until August, so we’ve still...

According to a report on Tuesday Canadian entertainment giant eOne is lining up alongside Participant Media and Reliance Entertainment to inject cash into Steven Spielberg’s studio.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the story on Tuesday and said the deal was likely to be announced when DreamWorks and Universal Pictures officially unveil their distribution partnership.

That timing could come before the end of November.

DreamWorks’ current deal with Disney expires in August 2016 and DreamWorks films that could migrate to Universal include The Girl On The Train and Ghost In The Shell.

The switch would not cover Roald Dahl adaptation The Bfg, on which Disney serves as co-financier.

eOne declined to comment and DreamWorks could not be reached at time of writing.

Back in May The Hollywood Reporter announced that Participant Media could be preparing to inject up to $200m in DreamWorks.

Call it the "Cool Girl" effect: the emerging subgenre of book-to-film adaptations about damaged women embroiled in complex mysteries ("Gone Girl," "The Girl on the Train") may soon have another title to add to its ranks: The Tracking Board reports that Scott Rudin ("Steve Jobs") and Fox Searchlight are planning a movie version of Ottessa Moshfegh's acclaimed novel, "Eileen." Read More: "Emily Blunt Circles Film Version of Lit Sensation 'Girl on the Train'" Described as "charmingly distrubing" and "funny awful" by NPR's Jean Zimmerman, "Eileen" follows the deeply unhappy Eileen Dunlop, a 24-year-old secretary at a juvenile prison in 1960s Boston, as she navigates her drunken, abusive father and "a very strange crime"—all with much the same caustic humor that marked David Fincher and Gillian Flynn's adaptation of the latter's bestselling novel, "Gone Girl."...

The Important News Star Wars Mania: Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped a final trailer. Tickets went on sale for the new movie, and each theater revealed different exclusives. We also learned where to see the Star Wars saga marathon. Franchise Fever: Annabelle is getting a sequel. Judy Greer is returning for War of the Planet of the Apes. Marvel Madness: Peyton Reed will direct Ant-Man and The Wasp. Adaptation Elation: A real-life Fast and the Furious is being made into a movie. Casting Net: Jon Hamm joined Edgar Wright's Baby Driver. Edgar Ramirez might join The Girl on the Train. Awards Buzz: Chris Rock will host the Oscars. The Gotham Awards nominations were announced.   Box...

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Exclusive: Marketing head Kezia Williams promoted into newly created role.

Entertainment One Films UK head of theatrical marketing Kezia Williams has been promoted to the newly created role head of theatrical distribution.

Effective immediately, Williams will oversee all cross-functional theatrical activity and will also retain her oversight of marketing for the division.

Williams joined eOne in 2013 and has since overseen marketing campaigns for films including 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club and Mr. Turner.

Prior to eOne, Williams served as deputy marketing director for film at Warner Bros. UK, where she led the cross-divisional marketing campaigns for titles including Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit.

Williams started her career in the agency world directing media planning for Sony Pictures before joining Universal Pictures as marketing manager in 2006.

“I am delighted to see Kezia take on this expanded role,” said Alex Hamilton, MD of Entertainment One Films UK.

“Since joining...

Few stars have risen to prominence in recent times quite like Rebecca Ferguson. Fresh off her big break in this summer’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the actress has found herself on numerous shortlists across the four corners of Hollywood, as major studios, clearly impressed by her turn opposite Tom Cruise, look to secure her for their nascent productions.

Among the scripts vying for Ferguson’s attention are Tomas Alfredson’s long-gestating adaptation The Snowman and Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost. That’s according to Deadline, with the outlet reporting that the former feature would have Ferguson join Michael Fassbender for a Norwegian murder thriller with a stylized twist. Adapted from Jo Nesbø’s novel of the same name, the story orbits around the sudden and unexplained disappearance of a young mother (Ferguson, potentially) leading Fassbender’s detective to stumble onto the tracks of what he believes to be...

French auteur Andre Techine‘s In the Name of My Daughter received a decent theatrical run nearly a year after it premiered out of competition at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. With stars Catherine Deneuve and Guillaume Canet headlining, the recent Cesar win for Adele Haenel (her second) was also a recent news item when this finally premiered. A handsomely mounted piece based on a bit of unsolved criminal intrigue, the title doesn’t always work as a thriller, but maintains a rather melancholy stance as an off-kilter character piece for Deneuve and Haenel.

The latest from auteur (his seventh to feature Deneuve), feels like a missed opportunity, trying to play too many angles when it could have been more powerful following one strategic aim. Psychological thriller, jilted love story, historically inspired mafia fueled casino war rivalry, a powerful female crusader, a strange two decades late trial, and an unsolved murder...

Channing Tatum's card-hurling Cajun Gambit has finally found his leading lady.

Spectre and Blue Is the Warmest Colour star Léa Seydoux has been offered the role of Bella Donna Boudreaux, a character who first encounters Gambit when they were both children and later heads up the Assassins Guild.

According to Deadline, the French actress has been offered the role ahead of Mad Max: Fury Road's Abbey Lee and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation's Rebecca Ferguson.

Ferguson allegedly withdrew from the running after being offered one of the lead roles in the big-screen adaptation of The Girl on the Train.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt will be behind the camera on Gambit, with Tatum also serving as a producer on the comic book film.

Gambit will hit cinemas in October 2016, following on from X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016. Watch Tatum discuss Gambit with Digital Spy...

X-Men spin-off Gambit is adding Lea Seydoux to its cast...

After a bit of umming ahhing, Channing Tatum finally signed up over the summer to produce and star in the upcoming X-Men spin-off, Gambit. Rupert Wyatt (Snow White And The Huntsman) is directing the new movie, which is set to go into production this autumn.

A week or two back, the shortlist for the lead female role surfaced, with Mad Max: Fury Road's Abbey Lee, Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation's Rebecca Ferguson and Spectre's Lea Seydoux reported to be the final three.

Since then, Ferguson dropped out of the running when she agreed to co-star in The Girl On The Train. And now we learn that Fox has offered the co-starring role in Gambit to Lea Seydoux.

She's going to be playing Belladonna Boudreaux - Bella to her mates - in the new movie. Gambit is in cinemas on...

According to Deadline, Lea Seydoux has been offered the role of Belladonna Boudreaux in the Rupert Wyatt directed X-Men spinoff, Gambit, next to Channing Tatum in the title role. Seydoux, Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road), and Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation) were all reportedly in contention, but when the latter dropped out to take a lead role in The Girl On The Train it became a two horse race, which the French actress evidently won. Bella Boudreax starts out as Remy LeBeau's (Tatum) childhood sweetheart, but the two later become enemies when she takes over from her father as the leader of the Assassin's Guild, and Remy heads up the Thieve's Guild. Seydoux seemed to be the fan-favourite choice for this role, so expect some happy fans! Audiencs will bext see her opposote Daniel Craig in Spectre.

After the opening of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the major question we all had was “how long do we have to wait for Rebecca Ferguson‘s next movie?” In fact, that next movie will probably be Florence Foster Jenkins, with Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, directed by Stephen Frears. But the film after that won’t be Gambit, […]

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All I knew in advance about In the Name of My Daughter was that it was based on a true story, just like another of French auteur Andre Techine's recent films, The Girl On The Train. I've been a fan of his work for almost as long as I've been watching world cinema. Rendez-vous, My Favorite Season, Wild Reeds and Changing Times represent some of the best that French cinema has had to offer in the last 30 years.

It really says something about the strong fashion sense of the French (or the fact that I watched it from a screener instead of on the big screen) that I didn't even realize this movie was set in the 70s until I glanced over at the press notes about 15 minutes in to verify an actor's name. There just wasn't anything to indicate the time period at all, I presumed it was a contemporary tale.

Simon Pegg had some strong words this week about the “infantilization” of our society caused by today’s blockbusters, and not all of his fans took his quotes kindly. But does Pegg have a point? We discuss the state of geekdom along with all the other top stories of the week, including Disney’s latest live-action picture, trailers for Pan, Amy, and Steve Jobs, and new projects about The Girl on the Train and Brian Epstein. Plus, give all your money to our Wtf of the Week, Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves. Find us on iTunes and send comments and questions to newseditor ‘at’ soundonsight.org.

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Scene of the Crime: Techine’s Overly Involved True Crime Saga

Too often, In the Name of the Daughter, the latest from auteur André Téchiné (and his seventh to feature Catherine Deneuve), feels like a missed opportunity, trying to play too many angles when it could have been more powerful following one strategic aim. Psychological thriller, jilted love story, historically inspired mafia fueled casino war rivalry, a powerful female crusader, a strange two decades late trial, and an unsolved murder mystery are all bundled up in here, and sometimes this leads us through a fascinating maze. However, the film works best as a relationship study, featuring a pair of performances that are at, the very least, enjoyable. But much like his last film, 2011’s Unforgiveable, the French helmer is increasingly less interested in the why or how of his narrative, and maybe his wayward neglect for traditional storytelling explains...

Horse & Carriage: The Elkabetzs’ Kafkaesque Interpretation of So-Called Sacred Institution

The third film in a trilogy examining the relationship between a husband and wife comes full circle with Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, a viciously astute examination of Israel’s divorce procedures. Brother and sister directing duo Roni and Schlomi Elkabetz began their enterprise back in 2004 with To Take a Wife, which continued with 7 Days in 2007, though it isn’t necessary to have seen either of these features to appreciate what they’re doing here with this deliciously crafted drama that’s as infuriating as it is highly engrossing. If on paper it sounds like a tedious slog of a subject matter, put aside those assumptions because the Elkabetzs’ have made an invigorating, emotionally charged powder keg, a film that simultaneously harpoons the misogynistic practices of the rabbinical courts just as it gives powerful agency to its highly determined female protagonist.

This weekend, Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon hit the road in the comedy "Tammy" (check out our hilarious Unscripted below!), an NYPD sergeant (Eric Bana) teams with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramirez) to battle sinister forces in "Deliver Us From Evil," and AMC airs every episode of "The Walking Dead," beginning this Friday at 9 a.m. for their "Dead, White, and Blue" marathon.

Also in theaters this weekend: "Earth to Echo" follows a group of kids who, after receiving a series of encrypted messages, embark on an adventure with an alien who needs their help. "Life Itself" is a critically acclaimed documentary that chronicles the life of the late critic and social commentator Roger Ebert. In "The Girl on the Train," a documentary filmmaker's chance encounter with a mysterious young woman leads him down an unexpected path for his latest project.

Also on TV this weekend: The annual "Macy's Fourth...

In addition to the previously announced Official Selection lineup, Cannes has now added six films, though none in competition: • André Téchiné’s In The Name Of My Daughter marks the veteran director’s latest appearance at the festival after his last film, 2011′s Unforgivable, premiered in the Director’s Fortnight. Téchiné won Best Director at the festival for 1985′s Rendez-Vous. Like 2009′s The Girl On The Train, Daughter is based on a true story, with sales agent Elle Driver describing the story of the 1977 disappearance of Agnès Le Roux as “the most famous alleged murder case of the French Riviera.” • […]...

In addition to the previously announced Official Selection lineup, Cannes has now added six films, though none in competition: • André Téchiné’s In The Name Of My Daughter marks the veteran director’s latest appearance at the festival after his last film, 2011′s Unforgivable, premiered in the Director’s Fortnight. Téchiné won Best Director at the festival for 1985′s Rendez-Vous. Like 2009′s The Girl On The Train, Daughter is based on a true story, with sales agent Elle Driver describing the story of the 1977 disappearance of Agnès Le Roux as “the most famous alleged murder case of the French Riviera.” • […]...

Belgian actor Emilie Dequenne has a speciality – women over the edge. In fact, she won a prize at Cannes for her unflinching portrayal of a murderous mother unravelling in Our Children. Why is she so drawn to damage?

On a cold morning, in a corner of a café in northern Paris, huddled in a studded black leather jacket, perched on a tiny stool and clutching a citron chaud, Émilie Dequenne looks for all the world like a curious and cheerful pixie come to spend time among us humans. She wrinkles her upturned nose when she smiles – which is often – and she speaks sweetly about her enthusiasms: family, food, her love of Paris. She does not exactly babble – she is clearly far too intelligent for that – but her thoughts tumble over one another as she talks about making movies, her kids, her native Belgium and how she thrives on her cosy routines.

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Oct. 30, 2012

Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98

Studio: Mpi

Her name was Lola, she was a stripper: Salma Hayek stars in Americano.

Salma Hayek (Savages) stars as a stripper who helps a man uncover secrets about his late mother in the 2011 drama film Americano, directed and written by and starring Mathieu Demy (The Girl on the Train).

After receiving news of his mother’s death, Martin (Demy) leaves his girlfriend (Chiara Mastroianni, Park Benches) and home in Paris and sets off for his childhood home in Los Angeles to tie up the loose ends of his rocky maternal relationship. Arriving in the U.S., Martin digs into his mother’s past and discovers she had a hidden relationship with a beautiful woman named Lola (Hayek), who he finds at a seedy strip club in Tijuana called “The Americano.” While Lola recounts her affair with his mother, Martin realizes there...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Aug. 14, 2012

Price: DVD $29.95 each, Blu-ray $39.95 each

Studio: Criterion

A teenager comes to understand the implications of his father's crafty ways in La Promesse.

Brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, the Belgian filmmaking team that emerged on the international cinema stage in the late 1990s, earn the Criterion imprimatur with the release of two of their breakthrough works, La Promesse and Rosetta.

La Promesse (1996) brought the brothers’ renowned eye for detail and compassion for those on society’s lowest rungs to the eyes of the arthouse circuit. It’s a drama that follows a teenager (Summer Hours’ Jérémie Renier) as he gradually comes to understand the implications of his father’s making a living off of illegal alien workers. Filmed in the Dardennes’ industrial hometown of Seraing, Belgium, it’s been lauded as a fine and observant tale of a boy’s troubled moral awakening.

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Growing up, Mathieu Demy was certainly no stranger to the film world. The actor is the son of legendary filmmakers Agnes Varda and Jacques Demy, and his own foray in front of the camera has found him in such features as “God is Great, But I’m Not,” “Aram” and “The Girl On The Train.” However, Demy is ready to follow in the footsteps of his parents and is headed to Tiff this week to show off his directorial debut, "Americano." This past spring we unveiled the first look at the project, and with its world premiere now looming, we've got…...

Selected as the Opening Night Presentation at this year’s New York Film Festival (Sept.) and due in theaters on December 16, 2011, watch the trailer for director Roman Polanski’s Carnage. Polanski penned the script with Yasmina Reza, which is adapted from Reza’s 2009 Tony Award® winning play God of Carnage. The film is produced by Said Ben Said (The Witnesses, The Girl On The Train) and stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly.

Set in contemporary Brooklyn, New York, Carnage centers on two pairs of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, who meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the evening devolving into chaos.

The final Cannes sidebar of new feature films to unveil its lineup, the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), announced 25 features this morning - 21 competing, and 4 special screenings. This year's edition is especially heavy on European films, which take up a whopping 17 of the 21 competing slots. Just like the Critic's Week selection, we've got a majority of debut films and films by little known directors, but also a handful of names that most cinephiles will already be familiar with. This is, of course, part of the pleasure of discovery in these sections: the ability to be taken completely by surprise (ie. last year's Two Gates of Sleep and Le Quattro Volte) that you don't get with finding a masterpiece in the Competition. The Fortnight runs parallel with the Official Competition, opening on May 12th and ending on the 21st. Looking at the lineup, there are a number of names that we saw coming,...

Sony Pictures Classics has finalized a deal to distribute Roman Polanski's Carnage. The film is an adaptation of the Broadway hit God of Carnage. The film has a great cast that includes Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz. They star as four thespians who, "play two couple who come together one evening to discuss the behavior of their children, only for things to quickly become heated." Earlier we shared some stills from the film so check those out here.

I love most of Polanski's films, especially his last film The Ghost Writer. This sounds like a cool story, so I am interested in seeing this. What are your thoughts?

For all the details, check out the full press release below.

New York (April 14, 2011) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release Roman Polanski’s new film, Carnage, in North America. Polanski penned the script with Yasmina Reza,...

Deadline told you last week that Sony Pictures Classics was wrapping up distribution on Roman Polanski's adaptation of the Broadway hit God of Carnage. They've just announced the deal for the movie, with the abbreviated title Carnage: New York (April 14, 2011) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release Roman Polanski’s new film, Carnage, in North America. Polanski penned the script with Yasmina Reza, which is adapted from Reza’s 2009 Tony Award® winning play God of Carnage. Carnage is produced by Said Ben Said (The Witnesses, The Girl On The Train) and stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. Spc expects an end of year release. Sony Pictures Classics acquired the film from Said Ben Said and ICM’s Jeff Berg. Polanski assembled an all-star crew to work on Carnage, director of photographer Pawel Edelman (The Ghost Writer, Ray, The Pianist), production designer Dean Tavoularis (The Ninth Gate,...

Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) announced today that they will release Roman Polanski's new film, Carnage , in North America. Polanski penned the script with Yasmina Reza, which is adapted from Reza's 2009 Tony Award® winning play "God of Carnage." Carnage is produced by Said Ben Said ( The Witnesses , The Girl on the Train ) and stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. Spc expects an end of year release. Sony Pictures Classics acquired the film from Said Ben Said and ICM.s Jeff Berg. Carnage 's production crew will include director of photographer Pawel Edelman ( The Ghost Writer , Ray , The Pianist ), production designer Dean Tavoularis ( The Ninth Gate , The Godfather , The Outsiders ), editor Herve de Luze ( The Ghost Writer , Wild...

Strand Releasing have been plucking select French cinema titles over the years (Breillat's Bluebeard, Ozon's Le Refuge and Téchiné's The Girl on the Train) but their latest pick-up in Philippe Le Guay's comedy definitely goes against their usual targeted title as it's neither dramatic nor does it come from a filmmaker name that is familiar to North American auds. Service Entrance -- the Berlin Film Festival Out of Competition selected title which when translated literally would mean "The Women of the sixth floor" will probably be released midway in the calendar. Gist: Set in Paris, 1960, Jean Louis Joubert (Luchini) lives a peaceful, yet boring bourgeois existence with this wife (Kiberlain), a perfect socialite, the conservative couple has their world turned upside down when Spanish maids, Concepcion (Maura) and her niece Maria (Verbeke) integrate into the Joubert family when they work and comingle with them. Worth Noting: This is Fabrice Luchini...

This past September, Roger Ebert announced At the Movies would be coming back on public television, with him overlooking the production. Originally, the two critics who were going to star on the show were Christy Lemire of the Associated Press and Elvis Mitchell, formerly of the New York Times. Mitchell bowed out, though, and ever since Ebert and his wife Chaz (producer of the show) have been searching for a replacement. Well, finally this week Ignatiy Vishnevetsky was announced as Mitchell’s replacement.

Vishnevetsky might be a new name on the scene, but he’s got a slew of solid references. He currently writes for Mubi.com (previously The Auteurs) and The Chicago Reader as well as being the co-founder of Cine-File.info. According to Ebert’s press release, he was “struck by the depth and detail of [Ignatiy's] film knowledge, and by how articulate he was.”

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If you don't recognize the name Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, you probably missed the recent story [1] about him taking the spot vacated by Elvis Mitchell on the upcoming new show Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies. The 24-year-old movie blogger will be going toe to toe with Associated Press film critic Christy Lemire each and every week discussing the latest films to come out in theaters. And that will soon make him one of the most famous film critics in the world. Vishnevetsky voice is still new to many of us, so we thought you might be interested to see his top ten films of 2010. [Edit: This isn't actually his top ten, per se, but a ballot submitted as part of IndieWire's Anuual Critics Survey for 2010. We apologize for any confusion as this was originally presented.] It's quite different from most of the regular top 10's you're used to seeing. No Social Network, no King's Speech and, thankfully, no Scott Pilgrim vs. The World [Edit: Because god-forbid someone likes that movie [2].] But everyone's favorite Portugese film, Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl, did just make the list. Check it out after the break.