San Sebastian Adds Kitty Green’s ‘The Royal Hotel’ And Riz Ahmed Pic ‘Fingernails’ To Competition Lineup

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Oscar-winning Korean actor Youn Yuh-jung (“Minari,” “Pachinko”) will headline the Actors’ House section of the upcoming Busan International Film Festival, it was announced on Thursday. Introduced in 2021, Actors’ House is a special series that connects audiences and film enthusiasts with iconic actors from the current generation through its in-depth discussions. “There’s much anticipation to hear her words of wisdom, as she’s known for her insightful observations,” said the festival. Others this year include: Han Hyo-joo, Song Joong-ki and Korean-American actor and author John Cho.

In 2019, Australian documentary filmmaker Kitty Green made her first narrative movie, a piercing almost cinéma vérité-style movie focused on an office assistant in a Tribeca film company run by a not-so-thinly disguised Harvey Weinstein. The male culture there and the sexual acts of the boss made it almost a modern horror story at the height of the #MeToo movement. For Green’s second narrative film she has changed up the filmmaking style considerably, but with The Royal Hotel which premiered last week at Telluride and now premieres tonight at the Toronto Film Festival, she is taking an even deeper look at the dark side of men as seen through the female gaze in a broken down hotel bar in a desolate part of the Australian Outback.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Shane Atkinson’s “LaRoy,” a crime thriller laced with dark comedy, swept three major prizes at the 49th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival. The movie, which marks Atkinson’s feature debut and showcases Coen brothers influences, won the Grand Prize, the Audience Award and the Critics Award. It stars John Magaro as Ray, who decides to kill himself after discovering his wife has been cheating on him.

Christopher Vourlias It’s not every director who gets to turn Cate Blanchett down. Rarer still for a first-time filmmaker from Europe whose arty, offbeat debut — a poetic, surreal, soulful meditation on memory and grief — might have easily escaped the attention of Hollywood royalty. But “Apples,” by Greek director Christos Nikou, charmed audiences after its 2020 premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where Blanchett presided over the main competition jury.

French filmmaker Claire Denis has been announced as the jury president for the Official Section of the 71st San Sebastian Film Festival, running from September 22-30.

Today officially marks the one year anniversary since the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II which plunged the devastated nation into a period of mourning for the country's longest reigning monarch.

TELLURIDE – The most intriguing aspect of Kitty Green’s new thriller “The Royal Hotel” is what she doesn’t tell you. Set in a town in the middle of the Australian outback, this is a movie that simmers in culture clashes, dangerous misogyny, and sexual tension.

“The Royal Hotel” just had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival (our review coming soon), and it’s definitely one to watch for several reasons. For one, it’s filmmaker Kitty Green’s follow-up drama to her excellent narrative debut film, “The Assistant,” which tracked the Harvey Weinstein story from a lowly assistant POV.

Queen Elizabeth’s death on Friday as continue to navigate life without the long-reigning monarch. Elizabeth died on Sept. 8 last year, and sources have now told People how the Firm is adapting to life with King Charles III at the head of the British Empire.

Amazon, Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez seem to have concluded their endless and luxurious summer vacation in Croatia.

It’s officially September. Summer is winding down, school is starting, and the Fall film festival circuit has kicked off.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The 50th Telluride Film Festival official lineup has been announced, revealing multiple world premieres including Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn,” George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” and Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers.” In addition, the festival will pay tribute to Oscar-nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose film “Poor Things” will debut Stateside after premiering at the Venice Film Festival.

New works by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kitty Green, and Christos Nikou are among the titles that have been set to play in competition at the upcoming 67th edition of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) London Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list.

Naman Ramachandran The 67th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled the titles that will compete in its official, first feature, documentary and short film competitions. Festival director Kristy Matheson said: “The films represented in each of these competitive strands offer audiences an exciting array of U.K. and global filmmaking voices and cinematic forms.

2023 Streamy Awards, and among the stars in attendance was WWE Superstar Zelina Vega. The Puerto Rican professional wrestler, whose real name is Thea Megan Trinidad Büdgen, has an incredible story full of personal hardships, success, and passion.At 4’11, the small but mighty wrestler, actress, and gamer, was born in New York and grew up watching professional wrestling with her father Michael Trinidad, and younger brother Timothy. She tragically lost her dad in the September 11, 2001 attacks but continues to honor his legacy. “I actually have a ritual right before I go out,” she told HOLA! USA on the red carpet.

Carlos Santana is apologizing to the trans and LGBTQIA+ communities after a video recently surfaced of hurtful comments he made during a concert back in July.Earlier this month, a video was posted to YouTube that showed Santana, 76, during a stop on his at the Hard Rock Live at the Etess Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey.In the clip, the artist says, «When God made you and me, before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are»«Later on, when you grow out of it, you see things and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good, but you know it ain’t right. Because a woman is a woman and a man is a man. That’s it,» he added.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Headlined respectively by “Sound of Metal” lead Riz Ahmed and “Matrix” stars Jessica Henwick and Hugo Weaving, Christos Nikou’s “Fingernails” and Kitty Green’s “The Royal Hotel” figure among seven newly unveiled films which will play in main competition at September’s San Sebastian Film Festival. Also in the running are buzz titles “A Journey in Spring,” from Taiwan’s Peng Tzu-Hui, Wang Ping-Wen, and “Kalak,” directed by Denmark’s Isabella Eklöf.

Teenagers across the country will likely be full of stress as they collect their GCSE results today, a feeling that even the Royal Family will not have been immune from. And while the Royals may have had the privilege of attending some of the country's most prestigious schools, with both Prince William and Prince Harry having attended the £42,501 a year Eton College, that doesn't mean they all achieved straight A*s and As. Attending schools such as Eton College, Gordonstoun, and Marlborough College, the royals are a rather mixed bag when it comes to academic success, something that's likely true of families up and down the country.

The Bear season two features a touching moment between Richie Jerimovich and Uncle Jimmy, but if you weren’t playing close attention, its significance may have been lost on you.The series, which aired on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK, follows chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (played by Jeremy Allen White) as he swaps fine dining restaurants for his family’s sandwich shop – The Original Beef of Chicagoland – after the death of his brother.In the second season, Carmy, his sous-chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and “Cousin” Richie (Ebon Moss-Bacharach) strive for something bigger as they attempt to transform The Beef into a Michelin star establishment.Season two features a number of key callbacks to previous episodes, but the inclusion of a chocolate-covered banana may have left some viewers confused. If you’ve been wondering about its significance, we’re here to explain.Towards the end of episode six, ‘Fishes’, the Berzatto family and friends finally sit down for dinner and talk amongst themselves while waiting for matriarch Donna (Jamie Lee Curtis) to join them.

The Bear season two well and truly upped the ante for the kitchen-based drama, treating audiences to multiple Emmy-worthy performances. But it was Ebon Moss-Bacharach who arguably stole the show as the fiery cousin Richie.The series, which aired on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK, follows chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (played by Jeremy Allen White) as he swaps fine dining restaurants for his family’s sandwich shop – The Original Beef of Chicagoland – after the death of his brother.In the second season, Carmy, his sous-chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and cousin Richie strive for something bigger as they transform The Beef into a fine dining restaurant.