‘Marty Supreme’ First Reactions: Josh Safdie and Timothée Chalamet You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Josh Safdie’s ambitious A24 film opens in theaters on Christmas Day, but a very enthusiastic audience was treated to its surprise world premiere on Monday in New York City. ad Source link
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When Timothée Chalamet met Josh Safdie at a New York party in 2017, the then-22-year-old rising star was sitting in a corner with a friend and acting a little strange. Safdie sensed an “aura” around Chalamet, who broke out that year for his performance in Call Me by Your Name, and then some confusion: As he remembers it, Chalamet told …
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EXCLUSIVE: Hot from a rousing Venice world premiere of The Smashing Machine, writer-director Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson are planning a quick reteam in another film, Lizard Music. Safdie will adapt the Daniel Pinkwater novel and direct Johnson in the role of Chicken Man. The package will be shopped imminently. Safdie won the Silver Lion at Venice, and Johnson and …
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Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images When you’re winning an honor like a Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival, it’s easy to feel frazzled and forget a name or two in your acceptance speech. But it is hard not to notice when Benny Safdie doesn’t thank his brother, Josh Safdie, with whom he co-directed some of his biggest …
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“It’s my first time in Venice,” Dwayne Johnson told the audience this morning as gingerly he entered the room for the official presser for his competition title The Smashing Machine. The veteran WWE fighter turned actor was joined at the presser by his co-star, Emily Blunt, and director Benny Safdie. The film, which debuts this evening in Venice, marks Safdie’s …
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Celebrating its 50th edition this year, the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 4–14. The festival has now unveiled its Galas & Special Presentations lineup, featuring new films by Benny Safdie, Gus Van Sant, Alice Winocour, Baz Luhrmann, Mark Jenkin, Steven Soderbergh, Rian Johnson, Paul Greengrass, Mamoru Hosoda, Joachim Trier, Richard Linklater, Jafar Panahi, Guillermo del Toro, Arnaud …
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