Broadway‘s starry Merrily We Roll Along revival had another strong run of previews last week, grossing a hefty $1,471,644 and setting another house record at the Hudson Theatre.
15.09.2023 - 06:35 / variety.com
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Four years ago, before COVID turned everything upside-down, a new Asian masterpiece world premiered virtually unnoticed at the Toronto Film Festival. I’m referring to “A Sun,” a multi-faceted Taiwanese family saga from director Chung Mong-Hong that seemed to shift and evolve as it unfolded, challenging what audiences though they knew about the characters.
Tucked away in TIFF’s overcrowded (and under-promoted) Contemporary World Cinema section, the film easily slid under the radar. Toronto programmers weren’t about to make the same mistake with “A Normal Family,” giving a Gala spot to South Korean director Hur Jin-ho’s complex, complacency-shattering moral study — a movie with a heightened yet easily relatable premise, and strong potential to play well around the globe.
Like “A Sun,” the movie comes roaring out of the gate with a shocker of an opening scene: An aggro jerk in a blood-red Maserati tears through the streets of Ilsan, ticking off a family man in an SUV, who swerves to block his path. When that guy gets out, the reckless driver plows ahead, killing the stranger and leaving his daughter in critical condition.
Shot in slick, Hollywood-style widescreen, the film may look crisp and meticulously constructed, but its sense of right and wrong is blurry as can be — in the best sense, for those who like meaty situations worthy of debate. That startling road-rage incident sets the tone for everything that follows, escalating so quickly that audiences don’t have time to ask what they would have done in either character’s situation.
The culprit, a trust-fund monster counting on Daddy to make the rap go away, is beyond saving, but his crime directly impacts two brothers. The eldest is an
.Broadway‘s starry Merrily We Roll Along revival had another strong run of previews last week, grossing a hefty $1,471,644 and setting another house record at the Hudson Theatre.
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just got messier. According to new court documents obtained by , Turner is suing her estranged husband to have the couple's two children, ages three and one, to return to her “forever home” in England.
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It’s been six months since Deadline launched our fortnightly Global Breakouts strand, in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. We therefore thought it high time that we remind you of some of the prospective hits we’ve profiled over the past half-year. From a Sopranos-esque Israeli drama to a buzzy French action movie to the next big Dutch format, scroll on for the best of the 2023 Breakouts.
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following the tragic death of their son’s nanny, Yadira Calito.The couple broke their silence about the incident during an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Thursday.“It’s been tough for [McPhee],” Foster, 73, said. “Yeah, it’s been tough.
K-pop girl group IVE have shared the tracklist for their upcoming mini-album ‘I’ve Mine’.Earlier this month, the six-member group began teasing their forthcoming return with ‘I’ve Mine’, which will be released in entirety on October 13 alongside lead single ‘Baddie’. The upcoming title track is penned by rapper BIG Naughty and K-pop producer Ryan Jhun, the latter of whom also co-composed all songs on the record.IVE have since shared the tracklist for ‘I’ve Mine’, revealing that it will include two pre-release singles, ‘Either Way’ and ‘Off The Record’.
There are a surprising number of celebrities who have legally changed their child’s name after birth.
Catherine Bray In a typical scene from “An Endless Sunday,” three teenage delinquents wander beside a canal. They end up killing a frog with a brick. Another group of children slightly younger than they are are also mucking about, and one of them is playing the recorder, blasting out a wobbly but recognizable version of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the second movement.
Ezra Collective have spoken to NME about 2023 Mercury Prize and their impact on the jazz scene. Watch the full video interview above.Before they picked up the coveted prize for their second album ‘Where I’m Meant to Be’, the band caught up with NME and revealed the inspiration behind the record, and their unconventional plans to celebrate.The five-piece spoke with NME on the Mercury Prize red carpet yesterday (September 7), just before they took to the stage to perform their track ‘Victory Dance’ at London’s Eventim Apollo and be named as the winners of album of the year – beating off competition from the likes of Loyle Carner, Raye, Young Fathers, Arctic Monkeys, Lankum, Shygirl, Jockstrap and Jessie Ware.Here, drummer Femi Koleoso explained what it means for Ezra Collective to be representing the jazz community at the prestigious award ceremony, and how the members were caught off-guard by the widespread support they have received in light of their latest record.“I feel like it’s just wonderful to be a part of something so big and so special.
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