Chicago – While the name André Holland may not be familiar, the actor’s consummate approach to his craft is unforgettable. Specializing in character parts, Holland has raised his profile in such movie hits as “Selma” and “42,’ and on television recently with “The Knick” and “American Horror Story.” His latest film is “Moonlight.”
“Moonlight” is unusually structured – it tells the story of one boy-to-man in three chapters, with a different actor portraying him as a child, teenager and adult. The same is done for the boy’s best friend Kevin, and Holland takes on role as an adult in a crucial and expressly performed sequence, as the main character’s gay orientation is realized through Kevin’s past and present interaction with it. The film is the directorial debut of Barry Jenkins, and is a sensitive plea for understanding a difficult journey from a different type of soul.
André Holland as...
“Moonlight” is unusually structured – it tells the story of one boy-to-man in three chapters, with a different actor portraying him as a child, teenager and adult. The same is done for the boy’s best friend Kevin, and Holland takes on role as an adult in a crucial and expressly performed sequence, as the main character’s gay orientation is realized through Kevin’s past and present interaction with it. The film is the directorial debut of Barry Jenkins, and is a sensitive plea for understanding a difficult journey from a different type of soul.
André Holland as...
- 11/14/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The River Run International Film Festival wrapped its 18th edition in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with its narrative feature award going to Anna Rose Holmer’s The Fits, which was, in the words of the jury, “an audacious debut from a promising American talent.”
Best documentary feature went to Mike Plunkett’s Salero, about one of the last salt gatherers in Bolivia. The jury praised that film “for its astonishing visuals, narrative acuity and ability to showcase characters that go against the grain.”
The Fits, a Venice Biennale College project that also played at Sundance, also won best actress for its impressive young newcomer Royalty Hightower.
Interestingly, there is a link between the two top winners — debutant director Holmer from The Fits also served as a producer on Salero.
The jury’s best ensemble performance went to Jackson Martin, Nick Serino and Reece Moffett in Sleeping Giant, with best director honours for Romania’s Radu Muntean for One...
Best documentary feature went to Mike Plunkett’s Salero, about one of the last salt gatherers in Bolivia. The jury praised that film “for its astonishing visuals, narrative acuity and ability to showcase characters that go against the grain.”
The Fits, a Venice Biennale College project that also played at Sundance, also won best actress for its impressive young newcomer Royalty Hightower.
Interestingly, there is a link between the two top winners — debutant director Holmer from The Fits also served as a producer on Salero.
The jury’s best ensemble performance went to Jackson Martin, Nick Serino and Reece Moffett in Sleeping Giant, with best director honours for Romania’s Radu Muntean for One...
- 4/17/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
With the premiere of The X-Files revival almost upon us, I’ve been re-watching the series again. This is probably the fifth time in my life that I’ve gone through and watched the entire series. (Thanks for that, Netflix!) It’s the gift that keeps on giving. I have a blast watching this show, and there are always things I catch that I’ve never noticed before. As I watched it this last time, I made a list of ten of my favorite episodes that left a lasting impression on me, and I wanted to share that list with you.
There are so many great episodes in this show that it was hard to nail it down to just ten, but that's what I did. There's a good chance that all of my choices won't be in line with your choices of favorite episodes. I wanted to add as much variety as I could.
There are so many great episodes in this show that it was hard to nail it down to just ten, but that's what I did. There's a good chance that all of my choices won't be in line with your choices of favorite episodes. I wanted to add as much variety as I could.
- 1/19/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Fandor is partnering with Kickstarter to launch production of four new short films: Daniel Stuyck's The Eternal, Lynne Sachs and Lizzie Olesker's Every Fold Matters, Ani Simon Kennedy's Hench and Josh Gibson's Pig/Pork. What's more, with Alex Cox joining our Fix Filmmakers Initiative, we'll be premiering a short from his new film, Tombstone Rashomon, currently raising funds with an Indiegogo campaign. "After the immensely successful launch of FIXshorts in March, it was essential to roll-out another quartet of projects as those films near completion," says our co-founder and Chief Content Officer, Jonathan Marlow. » - David Hudson...
- 9/15/2015
- Keyframe
Fandor is partnering with Kickstarter to launch production of four new short films: Daniel Stuyck's The Eternal, Lynne Sachs and Lizzie Olesker's Every Fold Matters, Ani Simon Kennedy's Hench and Josh Gibson's Pig/Pork. What's more, with Alex Cox joining our Fix Filmmakers Initiative, we'll be premiering a short from his new film, Tombstone Rashomon, currently raising funds with an Indiegogo campaign. "After the immensely successful launch of FIXshorts in March, it was essential to roll-out another quartet of projects as those films near completion," says our co-founder and Chief Content Officer, Jonathan Marlow. » - David Hudson...
- 9/15/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
In place of the formerly titled "Views from the Avant-Garde", The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the lineup for Nyff's new "Projections" section. Dennis Lim and Aily Nash join Gavin Smith in curating an international selection of experimental short, medium and feature length films:
Old Growth (Ryan Marino, USA)
Babash (Lisa Truttmann & Behrouz Rae, USA/Austria/Iran)
Wayward Fronds (Fern Silva, USA)
Theoretical Architectures (Josh Gibson, USA)
Canopy (Ken Jacobs, USA)
Under the Heat Lamp an Opening (Zachary Epcar, USA)
Against Landscape (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)
Night Noon (Shambhavi Kaul, Mexico/USA)
Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air (Phillip Warnell, UK/Belgium/USA)
Berlin or a Dream with Cream (Marcel Broodthaers, Germany)
Mr. Teste et la Lune (Marcles Broodthaers, Belgium)
Things (Ben Rivers, UK)
Depositions (Luke Fowler, UK)
a certain worry (Jonathan Schwartz, USA)
The Dragon is the Frame (Mary Helena Clark, USA)
Fe26 (Kevin Jerome Everson,...
Old Growth (Ryan Marino, USA)
Babash (Lisa Truttmann & Behrouz Rae, USA/Austria/Iran)
Wayward Fronds (Fern Silva, USA)
Theoretical Architectures (Josh Gibson, USA)
Canopy (Ken Jacobs, USA)
Under the Heat Lamp an Opening (Zachary Epcar, USA)
Against Landscape (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)
Night Noon (Shambhavi Kaul, Mexico/USA)
Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air (Phillip Warnell, UK/Belgium/USA)
Berlin or a Dream with Cream (Marcel Broodthaers, Germany)
Mr. Teste et la Lune (Marcles Broodthaers, Belgium)
Things (Ben Rivers, UK)
Depositions (Luke Fowler, UK)
a certain worry (Jonathan Schwartz, USA)
The Dragon is the Frame (Mary Helena Clark, USA)
Fe26 (Kevin Jerome Everson,...
- 8/21/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
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