Comcast’s new interactive sports hub, launching in time for the Players Championship tournament. (Courtesy photo)
Comcast is rolling out a new interactive platform for sports fans, which will include live odds from betting partner DraftKings, the company announced on Thursday.
The interactive sports hub will debut March 12 on Comcast’s X1 set-top boxes, with the launch coinciding with the Players Championship tournament on NBC, Golf Channel, Peacock, PGA Tour Live, ESPN Plus and the PGA Tour free, ad-supported streaming channel.
Comcast subscribers who say “The Players” into their voice-powered remote control will have access to the new hub, which will include an interactive tour of all 18 holes of the Stadium Course at Tpc Sawgrass, as well as a dynamic scorecard that shows how the players are performing during any given round. A digital leaderboard will also offer real-time updates during the tournament.
The interactive feature is launching in partnership with Comcast Business,...
Comcast is rolling out a new interactive platform for sports fans, which will include live odds from betting partner DraftKings, the company announced on Thursday.
The interactive sports hub will debut March 12 on Comcast’s X1 set-top boxes, with the launch coinciding with the Players Championship tournament on NBC, Golf Channel, Peacock, PGA Tour Live, ESPN Plus and the PGA Tour free, ad-supported streaming channel.
Comcast subscribers who say “The Players” into their voice-powered remote control will have access to the new hub, which will include an interactive tour of all 18 holes of the Stadium Course at Tpc Sawgrass, as well as a dynamic scorecard that shows how the players are performing during any given round. A digital leaderboard will also offer real-time updates during the tournament.
The interactive feature is launching in partnership with Comcast Business,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Exclusive: Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) agreed that making Cannes opening-night film Final Cut (Coupez!) with filmmaker husband Michel Hazanavicius (The Players) had been a family affair.
Pausing for a split second to make a mental calculation, she began, “Our daughter, his daughter, a niece who was the camera woman in the film, and our son who you barely saw — yes, it was a family affair.”
To explain, she’s referring to the couple’s daughter Gloria, Hazanavicius’ daughter Simone from a previous relationship, his brother’s daughter and niece Raika and the couple’s teenage son Lucien.
”That’s right,” Bejo told Deadline at the opening-night dinner for Final Cut at the Hotel Martinez. “We wanted the family close. The pandemic was going on and it gave us peace of mind to all be together.”
It was well after midnight, probably closer to 1am, and following each conversation with a mixture of guests,...
Pausing for a split second to make a mental calculation, she began, “Our daughter, his daughter, a niece who was the camera woman in the film, and our son who you barely saw — yes, it was a family affair.”
To explain, she’s referring to the couple’s daughter Gloria, Hazanavicius’ daughter Simone from a previous relationship, his brother’s daughter and niece Raika and the couple’s teenage son Lucien.
”That’s right,” Bejo told Deadline at the opening-night dinner for Final Cut at the Hotel Martinez. “We wanted the family close. The pandemic was going on and it gave us peace of mind to all be together.”
It was well after midnight, probably closer to 1am, and following each conversation with a mixture of guests,...
- 5/18/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Daniel Brühl, Riccardo Scamarcio, Volker Bruch to Star in Stefano Mordini Motorsport Feature ‘2 Win’
Daniel Brühl (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), Riccardo Scamarcio (“John Wick 2”) and Volker Bruch (“Babylon Berlin”) are set to star in motorsport thriller “2 Win.”
Directed by Stefano Mordini (“The Players”), the film is inspired by true events that occurred during the fierce rivalry between Germany (Audi) and Italy (Lancia) at the 1983 Rally World Championships.
HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales, which will kick off at Cannes.
“It’s a real David vs. Goliath story where Italian flare, cheek and imagination battle against the engineering prowess and perfection of the Germans in a race to the finish,” reads the logline.
In the film, Brühl will play Roland Gumpert who is competing with Cesare Fiorio (Scamarcio) to win the 1983 Rally World Championships. Fiorio is almost certain to lose but thanks to ingenuity and cunning he rises to the challenge, partly thanks to his unusual team including a team doctor and...
Directed by Stefano Mordini (“The Players”), the film is inspired by true events that occurred during the fierce rivalry between Germany (Audi) and Italy (Lancia) at the 1983 Rally World Championships.
HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales, which will kick off at Cannes.
“It’s a real David vs. Goliath story where Italian flare, cheek and imagination battle against the engineering prowess and perfection of the Germans in a race to the finish,” reads the logline.
In the film, Brühl will play Roland Gumpert who is competing with Cesare Fiorio (Scamarcio) to win the 1983 Rally World Championships. Fiorio is almost certain to lose but thanks to ingenuity and cunning he rises to the challenge, partly thanks to his unusual team including a team doctor and...
- 5/6/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Though far from the busiest week in terms of fresh additions on Netflix, the streaming site still managed to add 13 new movies, 10 new TV shows and even a new stand-up special to its library over the past 7 days, bringing with it a few highlights that viewers have been digging.
On the movies front, Fatal Affair has rocketed to the top of the Netflix charts, currently sitting as the most popular film on the platform. The thriller might be receiving brutal reviews from critics, but that’s certainly not hurting its reputation with subscribers.
Elsewhere, Pride & Prejudice and The Notebook have been keeping fans of romance busy, with both dramas being firmly established favorites of the genre that hold up well even so long after their initial release.
But perhaps the most notable new addition this week is Cursed, the fantasy series starring Katherine Langford, who headlines a female-driven take...
On the movies front, Fatal Affair has rocketed to the top of the Netflix charts, currently sitting as the most popular film on the platform. The thriller might be receiving brutal reviews from critics, but that’s certainly not hurting its reputation with subscribers.
Elsewhere, Pride & Prejudice and The Notebook have been keeping fans of romance busy, with both dramas being firmly established favorites of the genre that hold up well even so long after their initial release.
But perhaps the most notable new addition this week is Cursed, the fantasy series starring Katherine Langford, who headlines a female-driven take...
- 7/19/2020
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Netflix is usually pretty good about keeping their service full to the brim with content for subscribers to tune in to. Just this month has seen the addition of 2015’s Poltergeist remake, Charlize Theron action flick The Old Guard, boxing drama Million Dollar Baby, and an often overlooked Tom Hanks film called Cloud Atlas, among many, many others. It’s been a busy month for the platform, then, and there’s still plenty to come. In fact, today marks the arrival of six brand new things for you to check out.
If you’re a big fan of the extraordinarily popular show You, you may be interested in catching the first season of Spanish thriller series Dark Desire, as it’s been said to deal with similar dramatic elements. The show follows main character Alma as she shares a passionate weekend with someone that ends in a tragic event, leading...
If you’re a big fan of the extraordinarily popular show You, you may be interested in catching the first season of Spanish thriller series Dark Desire, as it’s been said to deal with similar dramatic elements. The show follows main character Alma as she shares a passionate weekend with someone that ends in a tragic event, leading...
- 7/15/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
If you’ve already gone through all the new additions to Netflix‘s library from last week, you’ll be glad to know that the streaming juggernaut will be releasing a ton of new titles in the coming days.
The company, currently sitting on the throne of the biggest streaming platform in the world, is continuing to provide users with a stream of exciting new content on an almost daily basis, both from other studios and their own original productions. This weekend, for instance, saw the debut of titles such as Down to Earth with Zac Efron, a travel documentary that focuses on the actor as he tries to find new healthy ways of living, and The Old Guard, the action blockbuster starring Charlize Theron which premiered to positive reviews and much hype. Of course, we also got Stateless, a new Australian limited series starring Yvonne Strahovski and Cate Blanchett,...
The company, currently sitting on the throne of the biggest streaming platform in the world, is continuing to provide users with a stream of exciting new content on an almost daily basis, both from other studios and their own original productions. This weekend, for instance, saw the debut of titles such as Down to Earth with Zac Efron, a travel documentary that focuses on the actor as he tries to find new healthy ways of living, and The Old Guard, the action blockbuster starring Charlize Theron which premiered to positive reviews and much hype. Of course, we also got Stateless, a new Australian limited series starring Yvonne Strahovski and Cate Blanchett,...
- 7/12/2020
- by Jonathan Wright
- We Got This Covered
Netflix is out with its list of everything coming and going in July, and it includes Netflix originals like “Warrior Nun,” season one of “The Baby-Sitters Club,” the final football season of “Last Chance U,” and “The Kissing Booth 2.”
Some classic movies and beloved romantic comedies coming to the streamer include the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Ryan Reynolds rom-com “Definitely Maybe,” the Mandy Moore-lead “A Walk to Remember,” and the Jim Carrey 2004 film “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
Leaving at the end of the month are favorites like the Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams heartbreaker “Blue Valentine,” the Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller love story “Spectacular Now,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” and all three “Back to the Future” movies.
Also Read: What's Next for Chris D'Elia's Films After Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Here is the full list of everything coming and going:
July 1
Anne Frank...
Some classic movies and beloved romantic comedies coming to the streamer include the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Ryan Reynolds rom-com “Definitely Maybe,” the Mandy Moore-lead “A Walk to Remember,” and the Jim Carrey 2004 film “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
Leaving at the end of the month are favorites like the Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams heartbreaker “Blue Valentine,” the Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller love story “Spectacular Now,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” and all three “Back to the Future” movies.
Also Read: What's Next for Chris D'Elia's Films After Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Here is the full list of everything coming and going:
July 1
Anne Frank...
- 6/25/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
With June now coming to an end, it’s time to begin looking at what’s to come next month on all the various streaming services, and after hearing from the likes of Disney Plus, HBO Max, Amazon Prime and Hulu, the top dog has now announced their line-up for July, and it’s a big one.
Yes, Netflix has revealed today what subscribers can expect over the next few weeks and the list of new arrivals is as impressive as ever. Boasting a ton of great licensed content, several big new original shows which are sure to take the world by storm and, of course, more than enough original movies, too, there’s definitely something for everyone here.
As usual, the biggest batch of new material will arrive on the first of the month, with the rest of the titles trickling in over the following days and weeks. And below,...
Yes, Netflix has revealed today what subscribers can expect over the next few weeks and the list of new arrivals is as impressive as ever. Boasting a ton of great licensed content, several big new original shows which are sure to take the world by storm and, of course, more than enough original movies, too, there’s definitely something for everyone here.
As usual, the biggest batch of new material will arrive on the first of the month, with the rest of the titles trickling in over the following days and weeks. And below,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
With The Invisible Man now out on 4K and Blu-ray, I had the chance to interview to take part in a virtual press junket over Zoom, where I caught up with Leigh Whannell and Jason Blum. We discuss their love of Universal Monsters growing up, making The Invisible Man scary, and they tease upcoming projects:
From the Press Release: "The Invisible Man, an intense, modern-day psychological thriller, becomes available to own for the first time on Digital May 12, 2020 and on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ and DVD on May 26, 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From iconic producer Jason Blum and director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious, Upgrade), this psychological thriller modernizes Universal’s shapeshifting, classic monster against a backdrop of an empowered woman facing her tormentor. “A cutting, contemporary work of socially conscious horror”, The Invisible Man comes home with never-before-seen bonus content.
The Invisible Man follows a modern tale of obsession inspired...
From the Press Release: "The Invisible Man, an intense, modern-day psychological thriller, becomes available to own for the first time on Digital May 12, 2020 and on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ and DVD on May 26, 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From iconic producer Jason Blum and director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious, Upgrade), this psychological thriller modernizes Universal’s shapeshifting, classic monster against a backdrop of an empowered woman facing her tormentor. “A cutting, contemporary work of socially conscious horror”, The Invisible Man comes home with never-before-seen bonus content.
The Invisible Man follows a modern tale of obsession inspired...
- 5/28/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
After its creative misfires reviving their classic monsters, it is understandable audiences were cautious about Universal’s latest offering, The Invisible Man. Thankfully divorced from that shared universe, this retelling of the H.G. Wells tale stakes out new ground thanks to surehanded direction and a stellar performance from Elisabeth Moss. The film was one of the few bright spots in the abbreviated 2020 film season and is out now disc from Universal Home Entertainment.
The novel was a product of its time, the science fuzzy enough to be accepted by the genteel readership, the thrills delivered through its gripping third-person narration, a change of pace for Wells, who was rapidly becoming the father of science fiction with his works. There, Griffin altered his physiology to become invisible but grows mad with his attempts to find a way to reverse the process. As serialized, it was a ripping yarn that has been endlessly adapted ever since.
The novel was a product of its time, the science fuzzy enough to be accepted by the genteel readership, the thrills delivered through its gripping third-person narration, a change of pace for Wells, who was rapidly becoming the father of science fiction with his works. There, Griffin altered his physiology to become invisible but grows mad with his attempts to find a way to reverse the process. As serialized, it was a ripping yarn that has been endlessly adapted ever since.
- 5/25/2020
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
The reimagined adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, starring Elizabeth Moss, is now available to watch on streaming services, with the disc edition coming May 26. Our friends at Universal Home Entertainment have provided us with a copy of the $K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital HD to give away.
In order to win, we want the best, most inspirational (not salacious) use of invisibility. Be creative, have some fun. Your submission must be in by 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, May 26. The contest is open to North American readers only and the judgment of the ComicMix judges will be final.
The Invisible Man follows a modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic monster character. Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) slowly begins to rebuild her life after the death of her abusive ex-boyfriend (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). But before long, she begins to question whether or not he is truly gone.
In order to win, we want the best, most inspirational (not salacious) use of invisibility. Be creative, have some fun. Your submission must be in by 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, May 26. The contest is open to North American readers only and the judgment of the ComicMix judges will be final.
The Invisible Man follows a modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic monster character. Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) slowly begins to rebuild her life after the death of her abusive ex-boyfriend (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). But before long, she begins to question whether or not he is truly gone.
- 5/19/2020
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
The Invisible Man, an intense, modern-day psychological thriller, becomes available to own for the first time on Digital May 12, 2020 and on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD on May 26, 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From iconic producer Jason Blum and director Leigh Whannel, this psychological thriller modernizes Universal’s shapeshifting, classic monster against a backdrop of an empowered woman facing her tormentor. “A cutting, contemporary work of socially conscious horror”, The Invisible Man comes home with never-before-seen bonus content.
The Invisible Man follows a modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic monster character. Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) slowly begins to rebuild her life after the death of her abusive ex-boyfriend (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). But before long, she begins to question whether or not he is truly gone. In addition to the feature, The Invisible Man delivers up twenty minutes of exclusive bonus content, including a chance to better get acquainted...
The Invisible Man follows a modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic monster character. Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) slowly begins to rebuild her life after the death of her abusive ex-boyfriend (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). But before long, she begins to question whether or not he is truly gone. In addition to the feature, The Invisible Man delivers up twenty minutes of exclusive bonus content, including a chance to better get acquainted...
- 4/9/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
If you listened to our recent episode of Corpse Club, then you know we're big fans of Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man, so we're especially thrilled that the new film is coming to digital on May 12th, followed by a Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra on May 26th from Universal, and we've been provided with the full list of bonus features.
Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD bonus features for The Invisible Man (2020) include a feature-length commentary with Whannell, deleted scenes, and more, giving viewers plenty of behind-the-scenes insights to enjoy.
We have the official press release with full details below, and check here to catch up on our previous coverage of The Invisible Man (2020)!
Press Release: Universal City, California, April 7, 2020 – The Invisible Man, an intense, modern-day psychological thriller, becomes available to own for the first time on Digital May 12, 2020 and on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ and DVD on May 26, 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD bonus features for The Invisible Man (2020) include a feature-length commentary with Whannell, deleted scenes, and more, giving viewers plenty of behind-the-scenes insights to enjoy.
We have the official press release with full details below, and check here to catch up on our previous coverage of The Invisible Man (2020)!
Press Release: Universal City, California, April 7, 2020 – The Invisible Man, an intense, modern-day psychological thriller, becomes available to own for the first time on Digital May 12, 2020 and on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ and DVD on May 26, 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
- 4/7/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Italian director puts his name to a remake of French comedy The Players, this time starring Valerio Mastandrea and Riccardo Scamarcio, who is also producing the movie. Filming has wrapped on Gli infedeli, the new film by Stefano Mordini and a remake of the homonymous French film (The Players), which took the box office by storm in 2014, earning itself a grand total of 2.3 million euros. Starring Valerio Mastandrea, Riccardo Scamarcio, Laura Chiatti, Valentina Cervi, Marina Foïs, Massimiliano Gallo and Euridice Axen, Gli Infedeli is an episodic film in the tradition of the Italian-style comedies popularised between the 1950s and the 80s. Through five short stories, we are told of the amorous misadventures of five men, each of them grappling with wives, girlfriends and lovers. It’s an irreverent and amusing though somewhat bitter look at love. Based upon an idea put forward by the actor-director Jean Dujardin, the...
Kris Humphries is opening up about the most famous 72-day marriage of all time -- saying his relationship with Kim Kardashian was 100% real ... and he was genuinely "embarrassed" when they broke up. The ex-NBA player spilled his guts about his coupling with Kim K in The Players' Tribune ... saying, "Look, I should have known what I was getting into." Kris and Kim began dating in 2010 and got engaged in May 2011. They tied the...
- 3/26/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The swimming is synchronized in “Sink or Swim,” and so is the scripting: Gilles Lellouche’s feelgood buddy comedy so painstakingly mimics the rhythms and motions of assorted men-in-quirky-crisis farces from across the Channel that it may as well have been titled “The Pool Monty.” Gathering an A-team of French thesps to play a decidedly less well-qualified squad of million-dollar mermen, this story of disenfranchised middle-aged schmoes who decide — for reasons barely clear to them, much less the viewer — to find renewed purpose in water ballet is as harmless as it is silly, but dampened by idle gags, empty characterization and an inordinate two-hour runtime. The reliably charismatic work of its players, notably ringleader Mathieu Amalric, keeps this somewhat soggy macaron diverting, but it’s hard to see audiences showing much interest outside France, where it should do, well, swimmingly.
A chirpily commercial enterprise through and through, “Sink or Swim...
A chirpily commercial enterprise through and through, “Sink or Swim...
- 5/23/2018
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
In 1967, 37-year old Jean-Luc Godard fell in love with his 17-year old actress Anne Wiazemsky whilst making his film La Chinoise. He would later go on to marry her. Redoubtable is a comedy drama – note the refusal to quite embrace the ‘dramedy’ tag – based on Wiazemsky’s book ‘Un an Apres’ which chronicled her time shooting the aforementioned feature with her future husband.
In terms of colour palette and general aesthetic, there is more than a touch of the New Wave titan present. Make no mistake, however, this is Michel Hazavanicius’s film. After all, Redoubtable is certainly no hagiography. Neither is it entirely true and quite a biopic. In fact, it is determinedly elusive to pigeonholing, which feels somehow rather apt for a mercurial talent such as Godard.
We sat down separately with the equally delightful co-lead Stacy Martinand Michel himself to talk through this enterprise and their careers.
In terms of colour palette and general aesthetic, there is more than a touch of the New Wave titan present. Make no mistake, however, this is Michel Hazavanicius’s film. After all, Redoubtable is certainly no hagiography. Neither is it entirely true and quite a biopic. In fact, it is determinedly elusive to pigeonholing, which feels somehow rather apt for a mercurial talent such as Godard.
We sat down separately with the equally delightful co-lead Stacy Martinand Michel himself to talk through this enterprise and their careers.
- 5/12/2018
- by Greg Wetherall
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The film is a remake of Italian hit Perfect Strangers, and stars Bérénice Béjo, Suzanne Clément and Roschdy Zem.
French sales company Playtime has acquired international rights to Fred Cavayé’s dinner party-set comedy Nothing To Hide, on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film next week.
A remake of Paolo Genovese’s Italian hit Perfect Strangers (Perfetti Sconosciuti) which grossed more than $22m at the box office and became a major talking point in Italy, its starry French cast features Bérénice Béjo, Suzanne Clément, Roschdy Zem and Vincent Elbaz.
The picture, entitled Le Jeu in French,...
French sales company Playtime has acquired international rights to Fred Cavayé’s dinner party-set comedy Nothing To Hide, on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film next week.
A remake of Paolo Genovese’s Italian hit Perfect Strangers (Perfetti Sconosciuti) which grossed more than $22m at the box office and became a major talking point in Italy, its starry French cast features Bérénice Béjo, Suzanne Clément, Roschdy Zem and Vincent Elbaz.
The picture, entitled Le Jeu in French,...
- 5/4/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
This week sees the Oscar-winning Jean Dujardin (The Artist) in his follow-up performance, The Players, the 18-rated comedy that promises a very different side to his silent-film award-winning performance. We are also treated to the Carnegie Hall performance of blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, who performed late last year a fantastic array of pieces, including one of his own, written in dedication to the memory of the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March last year.
My picks of the week:
The omnibus comedy, with multiple directors, The Players.
Nobuyuki Tsuki: Live at Carnegie Hall.
The Players Iframe Embed for Youtube
DVD
After taking the Oscar for Best Actor earlier this year in The Artist, Jean Dujardin returns behind and in front of the camera in The Players (Les Infidèles), a series of vignettes based on the theme of male infidelity.
As you can imagine, it looks to be...
My picks of the week:
The omnibus comedy, with multiple directors, The Players.
Nobuyuki Tsuki: Live at Carnegie Hall.
The Players Iframe Embed for Youtube
DVD
After taking the Oscar for Best Actor earlier this year in The Artist, Jean Dujardin returns behind and in front of the camera in The Players (Les Infidèles), a series of vignettes based on the theme of male infidelity.
As you can imagine, it looks to be...
- 7/30/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Best Actor Oscar winner Jean Dujardin Best Actor Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin did his Oss 117 act backstage at the 84th Academy Awards last Sunday, February 26, 2012. Dujardin won the Oscar for his portrayal of a fast-fading silent-film star in Michel Hazanavicius' Best Picture winner The Artist. Dujardin's two Oss films, Oss 117: Cairo Nest of Spies and Oss 117: Lost in Rio, were both directed by Hazanavicius, who also helmed one segment of Dujardin's latest movie, Les Infidèles / The Players. (Photo: Todd Wawrychuk / © A.M.P.A.S.) Dujardin's Best Actor competition consisted of Demián Bichir for Chris Weitz's A Better Life, George Clooney for Alexander Payne's The Descendants, Brad Pitt for Bennett Miller's Moneyball, and Gary Oldman for Tomas Alfredson's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. A first-time Oscar nominee, Dujardin became the first Frenchman to take home an Oscar in the acting categories. (French-born actresses...
- 3/7/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Penelope Ann Miller, The Artist As mentioned in my previous post, French president Nicolas Sarkozy has named Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company (TWC), a recipient of the 2012 Légion d'Honneur, or Legion of Honor. The honor is "in recognition of Weinstein’s contributions to cinema and his decades of work producing some of the most highly regarded films of our time," according to a TWC press release. Weinstein will be inducted with the rank of Chevalier. Although Sarkozy himself nominated Weinstein back in late July 2011, the nomination was made public only today, five days after the Weinstein Company-distributed The Artist, a French production directed by Michel Hazanavicius, won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Jean Dujardin). As per the TWC press release, Weinstein had requested that the honor be kept private until now "to avoid any conflict of interest" with his company's Academy Award campaign for The Artist.
- 3/3/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
"Jean Dujardin, already Oscared, can breathe: his little secret was kept to the very end," writes Emmanuel Berretta in the French magazine Le Point. The "little secret" in question is a brief scene initially found in — but since then cut from the final release print of — Dujardin's comedy Les Infidèles / The Players (literally, "The Unfaithful Ones"), which opened in France today. The Players consists of six sketches — or rather, short films — about the themes of male infidelity and men's ravenous sexual appetite. Dujardin co-stars with Gilles Lellouche in the various segments featuring the two actors either enjoying extra-marital affairs or pursuing women (and sometimes something else) of various ages, sizes, and shapes. According to Berretta, Dujardin, also one of the film's producers, was afraid that a comic bit in The Players might have seriously harmed his chances of taking home the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as a fading silent-film star in The Artist.
- 3/1/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Uggie takes his final bow wow, Daniel Radcliffe gets huffy – and more …
▶ Final bow wow: The Artist's Uggie is quitting showbiz because of a mystery illness that has baffled experts and cost his trainer thousands of dollars in vets' bills. "I've been feeling ruff," intimated the canine star.
▶ Meet Joe, Scarlett: Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut will star Scarlett Johansson (above) as the long-suffering travel companion of a man on "a journey to become less of a selfish dick", says the Inception star.
▶ Peta goes ape: Liam Neeson has incurred the wrath of America's animal rights group by telling reporters he dined on wolf stew during the filming of his lycanthrope-lashing action thriller, The Grey.
▶ A bad spell: Ex-wizard Daniel Radcliffe boarded the controversy train from platform huffy as he renounced his support for the Lib Dems and attacked the Academy voters for overlooking Harry Potter in the Oscar nominations.
▶ Final bow wow: The Artist's Uggie is quitting showbiz because of a mystery illness that has baffled experts and cost his trainer thousands of dollars in vets' bills. "I've been feeling ruff," intimated the canine star.
▶ Meet Joe, Scarlett: Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut will star Scarlett Johansson (above) as the long-suffering travel companion of a man on "a journey to become less of a selfish dick", says the Inception star.
▶ Peta goes ape: Liam Neeson has incurred the wrath of America's animal rights group by telling reporters he dined on wolf stew during the filming of his lycanthrope-lashing action thriller, The Grey.
▶ A bad spell: Ex-wizard Daniel Radcliffe boarded the controversy train from platform huffy as he renounced his support for the Lib Dems and attacked the Academy voters for overlooking Harry Potter in the Oscar nominations.
- 2/10/2012
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Jean Dujardin may be in hot water with his native France over the risqué poster for his next film Les Infidèles (The Players), but America is still very much enamored with the charming star of The Artist. In fact, the folks over at Funny or Die have plenty of brilliant ideas of what the Oscar-nominated actor can do next here in the states.
Sure, the 39-year-old already technically has his next project lined up, but wouldn’t you much rather see him play the gun-toting, catchphrase-spouting villain in Bridesmaids 2, Sherlock Holmes 3, or Spy Kids 5D ? (Brilliant.) Not so fast, PopWatchers!
Sure, the 39-year-old already technically has his next project lined up, but wouldn’t you much rather see him play the gun-toting, catchphrase-spouting villain in Bridesmaids 2, Sherlock Holmes 3, or Spy Kids 5D ? (Brilliant.) Not so fast, PopWatchers!
- 2/9/2012
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
A poster for The Artist Oscar nominee's new film has been removed following fears that Academy voters would disapprove
Posters advertising Jean Dujardin's new comedy, Les Infidèles (The Players), have been replaced after it was suggested that the controversial adverts could adversely affect The Artist star's Oscar chances.
The pictures, which show Dujardin's character holding the spread-eagled legs of an anonymous woman under a caption saying "I'm going into another meeting", were removed from Parisian billboards after the French advertising regulator, the Arpp received a number of complaints about sexism. "The posters have been taken down, and the distributor excused himself – it's over. It's finished," The Artist's producer, Thomas Langmann, told The Hollywood Reporter. He said the near-silent film's makers had "no opinion" on whether the Les Infidèles campaign would damage The Artist's chances.
Dujardin, who won best actor (comedy or musical) at the Golden Globes, is...
Posters advertising Jean Dujardin's new comedy, Les Infidèles (The Players), have been replaced after it was suggested that the controversial adverts could adversely affect The Artist star's Oscar chances.
The pictures, which show Dujardin's character holding the spread-eagled legs of an anonymous woman under a caption saying "I'm going into another meeting", were removed from Parisian billboards after the French advertising regulator, the Arpp received a number of complaints about sexism. "The posters have been taken down, and the distributor excused himself – it's over. It's finished," The Artist's producer, Thomas Langmann, told The Hollywood Reporter. He said the near-silent film's makers had "no opinion" on whether the Les Infidèles campaign would damage The Artist's chances.
Dujardin, who won best actor (comedy or musical) at the Golden Globes, is...
- 2/6/2012
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Jean Dujardin has been condemned by sections of the French press for his appearance in a sexually-themed poster for a new film. One advert for upcoming movie Les Infidèles, being displayed across the country, features Dujardin holding the bare legs of a woman, his head positioned between her feet. France's advertising standards authority Arpp believes the posters "present a degrading image of women" because "you do not see the woman's face". "This is certainly presenting an image of women as objects, in this case sexual objects," the Arpp added in a statement. (more)...
- 2/3/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
It’s Friday, so you know what that means: There Is Controversy In France! And this time, it’s slightly surprising. Above, a poster for the upcoming film Les Infidèles (The Players), which are currently plastered all over France, a country lucky because they get to stare at actor Jean Dujardin roughly 15 times as often as we lowly Americans. Well, it seems that this poster is “trop chaud pour la télé” (too hot for TV), as various uptight French citizens have sent in complaints that the posters are too sexy and/or sexist. Versus the real reason to complain: Those legs will never be my own. This is also the first trailer for a French film that I forced myself to sit through even though there were no subtitles and I speak zéro French. It reads (watches?) sort of like a French Wedding Crashers plus brief frontal female nudity (Fellas!
- 2/3/2012
- by Michelle Collins
- BestWeekEver
France is usually viewed around these here parts as a progressive or even somewhat scandalous society — you know, nude beaches, topless dancers, their President openly having affairs. But for all its worldliness, there appears to be at least one person just too damn sexy for even France to handle: Best Actor nominee Jean Dujardin.
Right out of the strange but true file comes this news from Collider: Posters for Dujardin's latest film, "Les Infidèles," have been deemed so racy by the French government that they have ordered the studio to take them down immediately lest the republic itself fall into hedonistic chaos.
Of course, it's kind of fitting in a way that a mere poster of Dujardin would cause such an uproar; after all, he's already proven with "The Artist" that he can move an audience to both laughter and tears without so much as uttering a sound. Still, considering...
Right out of the strange but true file comes this news from Collider: Posters for Dujardin's latest film, "Les Infidèles," have been deemed so racy by the French government that they have ordered the studio to take them down immediately lest the republic itself fall into hedonistic chaos.
Of course, it's kind of fitting in a way that a mere poster of Dujardin would cause such an uproar; after all, he's already proven with "The Artist" that he can move an audience to both laughter and tears without so much as uttering a sound. Still, considering...
- 2/3/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
Frenchman tipped to win best actor Academy Award embroiled in sexism row over adverts for new film Les Infidèles
He's the charming hearthrob in the award-winning silent film The Artist and tipped to be the first Frenchman to win a best actor Oscar this month. But Jean Dujardin is at the centre of a row over what are seen as sexist posters for his latest film in France, which pundits worry could offend the American awards jury and harm his Oscar chances.
For the past few days, Paris has been plastered with posters for Dujardin's latest film, Les Infidèles (The Players), a series of interlaced, mostly comic, short films in which some of France's top actors and directors dissect the thorny topic of male adultery.
In one poster, Dujardin in a black suit and rumpled tie leers at the camera as he grips a pair of naked female legs under...
He's the charming hearthrob in the award-winning silent film The Artist and tipped to be the first Frenchman to win a best actor Oscar this month. But Jean Dujardin is at the centre of a row over what are seen as sexist posters for his latest film in France, which pundits worry could offend the American awards jury and harm his Oscar chances.
For the past few days, Paris has been plastered with posters for Dujardin's latest film, Les Infidèles (The Players), a series of interlaced, mostly comic, short films in which some of France's top actors and directors dissect the thorny topic of male adultery.
In one poster, Dujardin in a black suit and rumpled tie leers at the camera as he grips a pair of naked female legs under...
- 2/3/2012
- by Angelique Chrisafis
- The Guardian - Film News
The Artist Oscar nominee Jean Dujardin has managed to temporarily steal the limelight back from Uggie. Or rather, the Arpp, France’s advertising watchdog, has done it for him. The group asked that sexually suggestive billboards for Dujardin’s next film Les Infidèles (The Players) be taken down as a “preventative measure” while it officially combs through complaints filed by members of the public. According to French reports, picked up by The Hollywood Reporter, some people just don’t want to see a woman’s legs being held in the air by a man, or a woman appear to be performing fellatio on a man,...
- 2/2/2012
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
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