THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: ‘SICARIO’ STARS BENICIO DEL TORO, EMILY BLUNT TALK MEXICAN CARTEL’S BRUTALITY IN DRUG WARS AT TIFF
Though much of the headlines are focused on wars overseas, Josh Brolin said, “We don’t really think about what’s in our backyard.” Sicario actor Benicio Del Toro has been entangled in drug wars quite a few times onscreen. “I’ve played the guy who’s addicted to it, I’ve played the guy who’s in charge of it!” he... Read More
VARIETY: TORONTO FILM REVIEW: ‘DEMOLITION’
After bulking up and slimming down for recent roles, Jake Gyllenhaal gives his best performance since ‘Brokeback Mountain’ as a man who refuses to mourn his wife’s death. In order to make sense of his life, a white-collar widower decides he has to tear it all down in “Demolition,” dismantling appliances, smashing furniture and... Read More
DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD: JAKE GYLIENHAAL’S DEMOLITION TO OPEN 2015 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee’s Demolition, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts and Chris Cooper, will open the 40th edition of the Toronto Film Festival. The fest announced its first titles today at a news conference presided over by TIFF director and chief executive Piers Handling and artistic director Cameron Bailey. The 40th edition of the festival kicks runs September 10-20 and... Read More
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: EMILY BLUNT AND JOSH BROLIN STAR IN DENIS VILLENEUVE’S THRILLER ABOUT THE INTER-AMERICAN DRUG TRADE
The violence of the inter-American drug trade has served as the backdrop for any number of films for more than three decades, but few have been as powerful and superbly made as Sicario. Drenched in many shades of ambiguity as it dramatizes a complex U.S.-led effort to take out a major Mexican drug lord south... Read More
VARIETY: CANNES UNVEILS 2015 OFFICIAL SELECTION LINEUP
“Sicario” (Denis Villeneuve, U.S.). The Canadian director is no stranger to Cannes, which screened his films “Cosmos” (1996, Directors’ Fortnight), “August 32nd on Earth” (1998, Un Certain Regard) and “Polytechnique” (2009, Directors’ Fortnight). Since then, Villeneuve has become one of the most sought-after talents in Hollywood, and he cracks the competition for the first time... Read More
VARIETY: SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2015 MIDNIGHT, SPOTLIGHT, NEW FRONTIER TITLES
“’71” (U.K.) (Director: Yann Demange, Screenwriter: Gregory Burke) — “‘71″ takes place over a single night in the life of a young British soldier accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, he must survive the night alone and find his way... Read More
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A HEAVY METAL ALLOY, FUSED WITH YOUTH
Unlocking the Truth Is a Band That Rocks Beyond Its Years. Unlocking the Truth, a trio of black middle-schoolers from Brooklyn who received extensive coverage from the news media recently after signing a lucrative record deal, is a boy band, but only in the most literal sense of the term. It might be more accurate... Read More