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IFC Films, which opens the “Basic Instinct” and “Elle” director’s latest on December 3 stateside, confirmed to IndieWire that the protest was, indeed, not a publicity stunt. Festival attendees shared news and photos of the protest on Twitter (see below). “They are upset about its ‘blasphemous’ portrayal of nuns and Catholicism. They’re repeatedly saying Hail Marys into megaphones,” said IndieWire’s Managing Editor Christian Blauvelt. Protesters, some of whom were seen playing drums and bagpipes, appear to be part of a group called America Needs Fatima....

“I don’t think anybody knew how long lockdowns were going to happen,” Simpson said. “Atlantic Crossing” was something she’d known about for six months prior to the outbreak, but she’d never pursued it because it was a Norwegian production. “Once I was able to see the show it wasn’t a very hard decision,” she said. “Atlantic Crossing” tells the story of the relationship between Crown Princess Marta (Sofia Helin) of Sweden and Norway and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Kyle MacLachlan)....

The suddenly former chairman “wasn’t a good fit,” according to one person with knowledge of the decision who spoke to IndieWire on the condition of anonymity. The source told us that Rice was a bit of a “bully” and was not very “well-liked” within Disney. That is not a universal opinion; within the industry many people find Rice to be charming, intelligent, and smooth. A spokesperson for Rice did not immediately respond to our request for comment on this story....

Friday afternoon, “Atlanta” star Donald Glover dropped a video on his Instagram, wherein he starts to dance to Paul Anka’s “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, of “Fleabag” fame, looks unimpressed. As she gets up to do a seductive dance of her own, the reveal is that the two will be teaming up for a property titled “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” Update: Related Donald Glover to Play Obscure ‘Spider-Man’ Villain Hypno-Hustler in Sony Film Everything Coming to Prime Video in January 2023 Related Martin Scorsese’s Favorite Movies: 53 Films the Director Wants You to See Oscars 2023: Remarkable Transformations Lead the Way in Makeup and Hairstyling The new series is based on the 2005 Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie action flick of the same name, which was produced by New Regency....

“After a few minutes of small talk, the director/producer told me to stand up and twirl for him,” Chopra Jonas writes. “I did. He stared at me long and hard, assessing me, and then suggested that I get a boob job, fix my jaw, and add a little more cushioning to my butt. If I wanted to be an actress, he said, I’d need to have my proportions ‘fixed,’ and he knew a great doctor in [Los Angeles] he could send me to....

This risky gamble tracks with Greene’s other experimental approaches to teasing out the boundaries of fiction and non-fiction (“Kate Plays Christine,” “Bisbee ’17”), but it also introduces a more holistic qualify to the approach. The six victims at the center of “Procession” — Joe Eldred, Mike Foreman, Ed Gavagan, Dan Laurine, Michael Sandridge, and Tom Viviano — work together throughout the movie to develop scenes that capture the power dynamic behind the abuse they suffered....

“Psychomagic, A Healing Art” is a wandering non-fiction collage of the shamanic service Jodorowsky has offered tortured souls for decades and allows the 91-year-old to make the case for his strange services. The result is a messy but mesmerizing summation of his unusual career ambition, a dreamlike chronicle of human suffering for which Jodorowsky offers a wild solution on par with his craziest filmmaking conceits. Jodorowsky has appeared in his own stories before, guiding audiences through autobiographical dramas “The Dance of Reality” and “Endless Poetry,” but in “Psychomagic” he’s less storyteller, more interdimensional reality show host....

An extraordinary record of Afghanistan’s fall after the American withdrawal, “Retrograde” launched in Telluride, was nominated for Best Political Documentary at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, and won the Producing Award at DOC NYC Feature. It also appears on the festival’s often Oscar-predictive Short List. What lures Heineman to these dangerous situations? “I feel this enormous responsibility to tackle these issues,” said Heineman on a recent Zoom call with IndieWire....

Last year, all the SAG Ensemble nominees went on to win Oscars, including SAG winner “Parasite,” which took home Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, and International Feature for Bong Joon Ho. All the SAG acting winners repeated at the Oscars as well — Renée Zellweger (“Judy”), Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”), Brad Pitt (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), and Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”). Sometimes, SAG isn’t a factor. In 2019, “If Beale Street Could Talk” star Regina King won the Globe, was snubbed by SAG, and went on to win Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars....

Fritz Lang’s original “Metropolis” is one of the most influential films in cinematic history. The silent film, which tells the story of a futuristic dystopia with a massive class divide, was one of the first feature length science fiction films ever made, as well as a quintessential example of the German Expressionism movement. Any remake of the film will inevitably be subject to massive scrutiny, as many cinephiles will find it hard to imagine a remake topping the original....

Following podcast host Rogan’s public apology for frequently using the N-word on-air, Jackson clarified why Rogan should be held accountable. “He is saying nobody understood the context when he said it,” Jackson explained to The Times. “But he shouldn’t have said it. It’s not the context, dude — it’s that he was comfortable doing it. Say that you’re sorry because you want to keep your money, but you were having fun and you say you did it because it was entertaining....

According to a new feature in U.K. outlet The Gentlewoman, filming Cate Shortland’s MCU action adventure proved to be a grueling, four-month shoot conducted over multiple locations, and it took its toll on the cast and filmmakers: “It was like being in the army,” Cate Shortland said. According to the story. “By the end, Scarlett and her co-star Florence Pugh were both shooting while ill with pneumonia.” “Black Widow” was shot in Norway, Morocco, the U....

First, while Neon’s marketing didn’t even suggest a cameo from the actor, Speedman really should have had top-adjacent billing in David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future” as leader of a cell of evolutionists repurposing plastic as food for humans and evolving organs to be able to consume such plastics. Meanwhile, in Lena Dunham’s new feature “Sharp Stick,” out July 29, Speedman plays Vance Leroy, the object of the sexually precocious Sarah Jo’s (Kristine Froseth) coming-of-age obsession....

In the aftermath of Connery’s passing, other Hollywood luminaries like Daniel Craig (the latest Bond), Pierce Brosnan (the previous Bond), as well as Edgar Wright, Elton John, Spike Lee, Paul Feig, and more offered tributes to the late actor. See below. “It is with such sadness that I heard of the passing of one of the true greats of cinema,” Daniel Craig said in a statement. “Sir Sean Connery will be remembered as Bond and so much more....

The “Pam & Tommy” star has famously been compared to a young Hamill, who originated the role of Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” films. Now, Stan is speaking out about possibly entering the stratosphere. “Look, it’s really kind,” Stan said during an interview with Esquire. “Never say never.” Plus, it turns out Stan has a special bond with his real-life hero, Hamill. “Mark Hamill is my father, you know, and he knows that,” Stan added....

“What we saw today was a violent insurgency and attempt to overthrow the legitimately elected government of the United States,” Meyers said. “As we were all watching these stunning scenes of violence and sedition and insurrection against our democracy, anxiously hoping for a restoration of calm and order, the president of the United States told the traitors and the mob, ‘We love you, you’re very special, I know how you feel....

It’s not quite clear how Conan’s next comedic foray will pan out; the comedian is set to host a weekly variety series on HBO Max but details are scarce. Regardless, there’s ample reason to be excited about Conan’s next steps given that he and his writing staff have produced countless memorable interviews and recurring and one-off bits over the decades. Conan has hosted three late-night shows spanning thousands of episodes since 1993 and much of his material has been digitally preserved and is neatly categorized on YouTube and Conan’s own website....

Most of “South Side” still revolves around the employees of “Rent-T-Own,” a store that loans out everything from end tables to TVs to household appliances. In their downtime at work, Simon (Sultan Salahuddin) and Kareme (Kareme Young) are usually deep into some plan that will be their ticket to a new job, better conditions at their current one, or (as is the case with the show’s triumphantly goofy Season 2 premiere) a few high-quality steak dinners for the rest of the year....

The first of two planned sequels to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” “Across the Spider-Verse” is the followup to the 2019 Best Animated Feature Academy Award winner produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. And those two were on hand at the Caesars Palace Colosseum to tease a rough cut of Miles Morales’ next chapter, which is still in its early phases of rendering and animation, they said. The film did, after all, just move back from its planned October 2022 release date to June of next year....

Now Soderbergh says that a new season of the medical drama starring Clive Owen as a renowned surgeon in 1900s New York is in its early stages. According to a new interview with The Playlist, Soderbergh said a pilot has been written by the series’ creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, with “The Knick” star André Holland as well as filmmaker Barry Jenkins working in collaboration. “[André and Barry] came up with a really great approach with Jack and Michael,” Soderbergh said....