In Netflix’s “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On”, viewers watched a “social experiment” unfold in which couples on the cusp of either splitting up or getting hitched shack up with new partners in order to put their relationships to the test.
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The morning of the Cannes lineup press conference is often described by movie journalists as ‘Christmas for arthouse film-lovers’. Yesterday was no different, with fest head Thierry Frémaux returning in his role as Santa to dole out gifts to a bevvy of expectant industry and writers.
Below are some of the key talking points from another intriguing lineup, which will be officially unwrapped from May 16th.
To Compete Or Not To Compete?
As it stands, Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon will play Out Of Competition. However, Thierry Frémaux spelled out that he has been trying to convince Apple and Scorsese that their film should play in Competition. So far, the Moon is not for turning. The conversation is ongoing, so things could change — there is still space in the Competition. So what’s the issue? It was a real coup for the festival to get the Apple movie, which is one of the streamer’s most expensive and prestige projects to date. But having committed such a prized asset, it’s possible the studio and/or creatives don’t want their project [which has a similarly epic run time as The Irishman] subjected to the slings and arrows of a jury or for it to be deemed ‘tarnished’ in any way if it wasn’t to win. There’s precedent for that thinking among studios and even among some directors. With a budget reportedly in the region of $200M, there’s a fair amount riding on this one and Cannes is only the movie’s first step after all. You can read more about Scorsese’s inclusion here in our in-depth interview with Frémaux.
The Power Of Six
Encouragingly, there are a record six women directors in Competition. The selected films and filmmakers are La Chimera (Alice Rohrwacher), Club Zero (Jessica Hausner), Last
In Netflix’s “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On”, viewers watched a “social experiment” unfold in which couples on the cusp of either splitting up or getting hitched shack up with new partners in order to put their relationships to the test.
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Netflix has renewed the Keri Russell starrer The Diplomat for a second season.
The Diplomat” for Season 2.Little is known about what Season 2 will entail, but Netflix has released some self-reported figures about the first season. Within its first weekend, “The Diplomat” secured 57.48 million hours viewed.
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Martin Scorsese was front and center at Paramount’s CinemaCon session Thursday to show off the teaser for his Killers of the Flower Moon. Caesars Palace Colosseum Theatre gave him a huge cheer.
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prepares to sign off after nine seasons on The CW, some of Barry Allen's closest friends are coming back to help him say goodbye.Stephen Amell makes his return to the Arrowverse on Wednesday, more than three years after his final bow as Oliver Queen, aka the Green Arrow, on. After the rest of Barry's (Grant Gustin) friends and family are poisoned by Bloodwork (Sendhil Ramamurthy), Oliver drops by to help him fight the villain, as well as a brainwashed Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale).«It was amazing,» Amell told ET of returning for the episode.
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MipTV 2023 is coming to an end, with many international execs and stars having jetted in for the 60th edition of the sales confab and Canneseries events. Despite large portions the Croisette being dug up as construction work went on before the Cannes Film Festival next month, there was a positive feel. That will please organizer RX France, which has faced down of ongoing talk of the event’s reduced status in the post-Covid 19 era. Footfall was notably lighter than pre-pandemic, but a less frenetic pace isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Read on for our key takeaways.
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