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Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini is gearing up for what she calls “the hardest story I’ve ever created” with “Four Seasons in Java,” a magical realist drama that confronts the dark underbelly of progress and power in contemporary Indonesia. The film,…
In a quaint theater in the Colorado mountains where we lay our scene, a clear Oscar contender emerges. Before Chloé Zhao’s anticipated drama “Hamnet” held its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday, the director took the stage…
Filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli (“Old Henry”) is back in Venice with “Motor City,” a film with about three lines of audible dialogue driven by needle-drops, a terrific score and a charismatic cast of Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley and Ben Foster in…
Silver Lion winner Cai Shangjun is back at the Venice Film Festival with competition title “The Sun Rises on Us All,” a restrained drama about guilt, complicity and the elusive possibility of forgiveness. The film stars Xin Zhilei (“Blossoms Shanghai”)…
Italian producer Annamaria Morelli, who took the reins at Fremantle-owned production company the Apartment in early 2024, is having a pretty good year. She recently landed movies in both the Cannes and Venice competitions, including Paolo Sorrentino’s well-received Lido opener…
The Danish writer-director reunites with his ‘Riders of Justice’ star in a crazy dramedy that unites the Beatles, Vikings and identity politics.
Taiwan is making waves at the 82nd Venice Film Festival with its most significant presence to date, headlined by Shu Qi’s directorial debut, “Girl,” becoming the first Taiwanese film to compete for the Golden Lion since Tsai Ming-liang’s “Stray Dogs”…
As Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Scott Cooper-directed biopic about the making of Bruce Springsteen’s moody, bleak Nebraska album premiered at Telluride Film Festival in Colorado on Friday night (Aug. 29), viewers were the first to hear Jeremiah Fraites’ emotional…
After nearly three decades as one of Asia’s most recognizable screen performers, Shu Qi has stepped behind the camera for “Girl,” her directorial debut that world premieres in competition at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, followed by a Centrepiece slot…
After Dark: This week, IndieWire’s midnight movie club is watching Lucio Fulci’s “Zombi 2.”