#César Award for Best Production

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L'Écume des jours (2013, Michel Gondry)

28/04/2024

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Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee (born March 20, 1957) is a film director, producer, writer, actor, and professor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks has produced more than 35 films since 1983.

He was born in Atlanta, the son of Jacqueline Carroll (néeShelton), a teacher of arts and black literature, and William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician, and composer. He has three younger siblings, Joie, David, and Cinqué, each of whom has worked in many different positions in his films. Director Malcolm D. Lee is his cousin. When he was a child, the family moved from Atlanta to Brooklyn. His mother nicknamed him “Spike” during his childhood. He attended John Dewey High School in Brooklyn’s Gravesend neighborhood.

He graduated from Morehouse College with a BA in Mass Communications, where he made his first student film, Last Hustle in Brooklyn. He took film courses at Clark Atlanta University. He did graduate work at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned an MFA in Film and Television.

He made his directorial debut with She’s Gotta Have It. He has since written and directed such films as Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, He Got Game, The Original Kings of Comedy, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Chi-Raq, and BlacKkKlansman. He acted in ten of his films.

His films have explored race relations, colorism in the African American community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. He has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, a Student Academy Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and the Cannes Grand Prix. He has received an Academy Honorary Award, an Honorary BAFTA Award, an Honorary César, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.

He married attorney Tonya Lewis Lee (1992). They have two children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[lizbethborden]

Wym about Ammonite being a joke? Never saw it but it's been recommended to me before so I'd love to know the tea

Honestly, Ammonite is a pretty transparent ripoff of Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

PoaLoF is a movie written and directed by a lesbian, Céline Sciamma, to deliberately transgress typical romantic tropes; it's made to look sensitively and meaningfully at female experience, to "celebrate the sexiness of consent" as Sciamma put it, and even if it doesn't have a happy ending, to show the possibility of connection and active desire even for a brief time between women. It's designed to challenge traditional female roles and to display female interiority even within the confines of patriarchal worlds and the patriarchal parts women play to/around each other. It is a lesbian film with lesbian interests at its core; she specifically rejects how popular media elides the word "lesbian" and insists on the movie's lesbian identity. In classic dyke fashion she also cast her ex as one of the main characters, that being Adèle Haenel, who recently left the film industry, rejecting it as a prop for "a capitalist, patriarchal, racist, sexist world of structural inequality." Haenel also famously walked out of the César Awards after Roman Polanski won Best Director in 2020.

Ammonite is a movie, written and directed by a man, that in some shots and beats is almost 1:1 with PoaLoF. The extremely visible similarity actually disgusted me when I first watched it. It stars two straight women, Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, in an apparent sort of "biopic" about Mary Anning, about whose sexuality very little was actually known; as my friend @naiadpress has let me know (just today we were talking about this, actually) there's no historical basis for the lesbian romance--which, don't get me wrong, I'm soooooo down to pretend historical women were gay/bi when they weren't; but it's a cherry on top of the male prerogatives taken in the movie that a random woman for whom no evidence of a gay history exists would be grabbed out of the history books and subjected to a dramatization that doesn't have parallels in her actual life. The only actual lesbian involved in the production is Fiona Shaw, who can do nothing wrong in my eyes. It's just a kind of... Embarrassing attention-grab attempt by a man, done to capitalize on the hegemony English-language movies and famous English-speaking actresses have in the awards sphere.

Watch PoaLoF, then watch Ammonite right after and you'll see what I mean. Ammonite is just such a disappointment, through and through. And sorry, but the sex scene is ATROCIOUS. Brutally unsexy and unerotic and not a pit or pussy hair in sight. Saddest thing I've ever seen.

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To A Young & Determined Actress In Acting Who Has Starred In Various Iconic Films Throughout Her Acting Career Since Being A Child Star

She is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Born and raised in Los Angeles to parents who both worked in the entertainment industry, Her first gained notice at age 12 for her role as the daughter of Jodie Foster's character in David Fincher's thriller Panic Room (2002), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination. She subsequently starred in Speak (2004), Catch That Kid (2004), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and Into the Wild (2007). She went on to achieve global stardom for her role as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012), which ranks among the highest-grossing film franchises; for the role, she was awarded the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2010.

After starring in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), She eschewed roles in big-budget films in favor of independent productions in the years following. She took on roles in the dramas Camp X-Ray (2014) and Still Alice (2014), and the science fiction romance Equals (2016). In 2015, she was acclaimed for her performance in Olivier Assayas' drama film Clouds of Sils Maria, which won her the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. She reunited with Assayas the following year in the supernatural thriller Personal Shopper (2016) and made her directorial debut with the short film Come Swim (2017).

She returned to mainstream Hollywood with leading roles in the action film Charlie's Angels (2019) and the romantic comedy film Happiest Season (2020). Her portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in Pablo Larraín's biographical drama Spencer (2021) earned her widespread critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Please Wish This Young Talented Actress, A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

Ms. Kristen Stewart

[byneddiedingo]

Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve in The Last Métro (François Truffaut, 1980)

Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard, Maurice Risch, Sabine Haudepin, Heinz Bennent. Screenplay: François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Claude Grumberg. Cinematography: Néstor Almendros. Production design: Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko. Film editing: Martine Barraqué. Music: Georges Delerue. François Truffaut said in interviews that The Last Métro is a kind of companion film to Day for Night (1973), his behind-the-camera account of making a movie. Truffaut, who was born in 1932, was only a boy during the war but he recalls the theater -- both the movie theater and the legitimate stage -- as a kind of refuge from hardship, the hunger and cold brought about by wartime rationing. People gathered in theaters for communal warmth. The story is principally about an actress, Marion Steiner (Catherine Deneuve), who is trying to keep the theater that was run before the war by her husband, Lucas (Heinz Bennent), open. Lucas, who is Jewish, is rumored to have fled to America, but in fact he is hiding in the cellar of the theater while Marion, with the help of the rest of the regular company, stages a play. The director, Jean-Loup Cottins (Jean Poiret), is working from the notes Lucas made on the play before his disappearance. Cottins has his own dangerous secret: He's gay, and hence subject to persecution by the occupying Nazis. A new leading man, Bernard Granger (Gérard Depardieu), joins the company, and inevitably a tension develops between him and Marion. Meanwhile, Lucas has figured out ways to listen in on rehearsals and make suggestions to Marion that she passes along to Cottins, who is unaware of Lucas's hiding place. Marion also has the difficulty of dealing with the authorities, who could close the theater at any moment, especially when the influential critic Daxiat (Jean-Louis Richard), a collaborator with the Nazis, takes an interest in her and the play. What takes place on stage, namely the sexual tension between the characters played by Marion and Bernard, often mirrors what's happening backstage. The Last Métro is a well-crafted movie -- Truffaut wrote the screenplay with Suzanne Schiffman -- that was France's entry for the best foreign-film Oscar and won a raft of the French César Awards, including one for cinematographer Nestor Almendros.

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Luc Besson - Luc Besson

Luc Besson And His Most Amazing Creations

Want to know more about the biography of the most successful and ultimate French film director, screenwriter and producer? Here, you will get to know everything about Luc Paul Maurice Besson, who has fetched this position working so hard and the best. Luc Besson

Luc Paul Besson was born on 18 March 1959, Paris, France and is an electrifying personality known worldwide. He is quite famous French film director, screenwriter and producer and worked in more than 50 films till now. He has directed or produced the films, which have bagged so many awards, were in the nomination and shown in various events, and made him famous. His great creations are Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and La Femme Nikita (1990), and these films have got great recognition worldwide. Luc Besson is also associated with the Cinéma du look film movement and he has been in the limelight for the nomination of a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films. He got nominated for the films, including- Léon: The Professional (1994) and the English-language The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). These movies have got a lot of appreciation and love as well as support from the audiences worldwide. Apart from this, he has also won the award for the best Director worldwide and best French director for his sci-fi action film - The Fifth Element (1997). His work list is too long and he wrote and directed the 2014 sci-fi action film Lucy and the 2017 space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which have got a lot of appreciation from all.

He also has founded a company in 1980 via which he has produced various successful movies, got various awards. His production company name was Les Films du Loup earlier, but later it was renamed as Les Films du Dauphin. And later the company was superseded in 2000 when he co-founded EuropaCorp with his longtime collaborator Pierre-Ange Le Pogam. Being a writer, director, or producer, Besson has been involved in the creation of more than 50 films and still he is known for curating amazing movies, which is out of the box and quite entertaining. He is always admired for his work, including- was admired in the U.S. as an ersatz French Steven Spielberg. He is also known as one of the commercially successful and prolific filmmakers ever to emerge from Europe, which is a something so great title for any film producer and director. He is associated with numerous writing and producing projects, and has occasionally directed more personal films, among them the low-budget fantasy-romantic movie was Angel-A and the family adventure Arthur and the Invisibles. The movies were based on a series of books authored by Besson himself and were a great superhit.

He is enjoying 30-years of his career now and continuing to rack up impressive writer-producer credits on various international smash hits, including - Taken (2008). He is the man to produce precisely the films he wanted to make and he did the same to entertain the whole world.

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Un Monstre à Paris - La Seine And I by Vanessa Paradis & Sean Lennon (Piano vocal)

Un Monstre à Paris - La Seine And I by Vanessa Paradis & Sean Lennon (Piano vocal)

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Un Monstre à Paris

A Monster in Paris (French: Un monstre à Paris) is a 2011 French 3D computer-animated musical comedy science fantasy adventure film directed by Bibo Bergeron, and based on a story he wrote. It was produced by Luc Besson, written by Bergeron and Stéphane Kazandjian, and distributed by EuropaCorp Distribution, and features the voices of Sean Lennon, Vanessa Paradis, Adam Goldberg, Danny Huston, Madeline Zima, Matthew Géczy, Jay Harrington, Catherine O'Hara, and Bob Balaban. Many plot elements are drawn from Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera. It was released on 12 October 2011. It was also produced by Bibo Films, France 3 Cinéma, Walking The Dog, uFilm, uFund, Canal+, France Télévisions, CinéCinéma, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique and Umedia. Its music was composed by Matthieu Chedid, Sean Lennon and Patrice Renson. Music The soundtrack includes both songs and short clips from the film, in both French and English. The soundtrack of the English version was released in the UK a few days after the film's release on both CD and digital download. The album is credited to Vanessa Paradis & (-M-) French version "Les actualités (Interlude)" (0:27) "La valse de Paris" (0:43) "La Seine – Cabaret" (Vanessa Paradis -) (1:17) "Emile et Raoul" (2:00) "Sur les toits" (1:28) "Maynott" (1:05) "La rencontre" (1:45) "Un monstre à Paris" (-M-) (2:18) "Le baptême" (Interlude) (Lucille) (0:11) "Francœur"/Lucille (2:13) "Brume à Paname" (1:01) "Cabaret" (1:02) "La Seine" (Vanessa Paradis & -M-) (2:48) "Perquisition" (0:59) "Sacré cœur" (0:56) "Papa Paname" (Vanessa Paradis) (2:23) "Sur le fleuve"/"Tournesol" (1:15) "Tour Eiffel infernale" (2:29) "L'amour dans l'âme" (-M-) (1:30) "Flashback" (1:39) "U p'tit baiser" (Vanessa Paradis & -M-) (2:24) "Funky baiser" (5:13) English version "Interlude – the News" (0:27) "La Valse de Paris" (0:43) "La Seine and I Cabaret" (Vanessa Paradis -) (1:17) "Emile et Raoul" (2:00) "Sur les Toits" (1:28) "Maynott" (1:05) "La Rencontre" (1:45) "A Monster in Paris" (Sean Lennon) (2:18) "Interlude – Lucille 'The Baptism' (0:11) "Francœur – Lucille" (2:13) "Brume à Paname" (1:01) "Cabaret" (1:02) "La Seine and I" (Vanessa Paradis & Sean Lennon) (2:48) "Perquisition" (0:59) "Sacré Cœur" (0:56) "Papa Paris" (Vanessa Paradis) (2:23) "Sue le Fleuve – Tournesol" (1:15) "Tour Eiffel Infernale" (2:29) "Love is in My Soul" (Sean Lennon) (1:30) "Flashback" (1:39) "Just a Little Kiss" (Vanessa Paradis & Sean Lennon) (2:24) "Funky Baiser" (5:13) Awards Annie Awards 2014 Annie Award – Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in an Animated Feature Production – Christophe Lourdelet – Nominated César Awards 2012 César Award – Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation) – Bibo Bergeron (director), Luc Besson (producer) – Nominated César Award – Best Original Music (Meilleure musique originale) – Matthieu Chedid, Patrice Renson – Nominated Read the full article

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 FilmNation and Charades are teaming up to present “Alpha,” the new film from Julia Ducournau, to buyers at Cannes.

It’s the same place where Ducournau caused a sensation with 2021’s “Titane,” her subversive and divisive body horror film, which won the  Palme d’Or, the festival’s top award. Ducournau became the second female director to win the award, following Jane Campion (“The Piano”). “Anatomy of a Fall” director Justine Triet would become the third female winner in 2023. Ducournau’s other films include 2016’s “Raw,” a coming-of-age film about a young vegetarian who develops a taste for cannibalism.

“Alpha’s” cast includes Golshifteh Farahani, who appeared in “The Patience Stone” and “Paterson,” as well as César award-winning Tahar Rahim, best known for his work in “The Mauritanian,” “A Prophet” and “The Serpent.”

“‘Alpha’ is Julia’s most personal, profound work yet, and we are looking forward to a global audience discovering the story with as much excitement as we did,” FilmNation Entertainment and Charades said in a statement. “We can’t wait to bring the film to market in Cannes and to launch sales together for the first time and collaborate in this way.” 

But beyond saying it’s Ducournau’s “most personal, profound work,” there’s not much to be gleaned about the plot of “Alpha.” The two sales agents say they are keeping the logline for the project “under wraps.”

The film’s producers include Mandarin & Compagnie (Eric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer) and Petit Film (Jean des Forêts and Amélie Jacquis). It will be a co-production with Frakas Productions (Jean-Yves Roubin and Cassandre Warnauts). 

“’Alpha’ is a new page in Julia Ducournau’s corpus that is both very consistent with the previous ones and entirely new in its tone,” the producers said. “To match an exceptional project, it was necessary to transcend conventions, as evidenced by the exceptional combination of producers on one hand and international sales companies on the other.” 

This is the first partnership for Paris-based Charades and New York-based FilmNation Entertainment. The companies will collaborate on the world sales and Cannes launch of the film. 

Ducournau is represented by Film Talents. Farahani is represented by Agence Adequat and CAA. Rahim is represented by Agence Adequat and UTA. 

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🌟💍👸🕺💃🎥 'Anatomy of a Fall' wins the César, French award - 02/23/2024 - Illustrated The film "Anatomy of a Fall" was the big winner of this year's César, the main award of the cinema French. The long, winner of the last Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film ...... 🎶🏆💔📸🎉

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MALUMA & J BALVIN RELEASE THEIR AWAITED SONG AND VIDEO “GAFAS NEGRAS”

The Latin music world shakes when Maluma and J Balvin come together! And this time, after their first work together, “Qué pena,” the two global icons and idols are releasing their second collaboration, "GAFAS NEGRAS." The song is part of Maluma's most recent album, DON JUAN, which is nominated for the 2024 GRAMMY’s® in the category "Best Latin Pop Album."

"GAFAS NEGRAS" was written by Maluma, J Balvin , Edgar Barrera, Jhayco, Bifi, DJ Luian, and Jonathan Rivera. Production by Madmusick and DJ Luian. Its compelling lyrics tell the story of two friends enjoying "perreando" (dancing reggaeton) in a club.

Directed by César "Tés" Pimienta of Royalty Films and Juan Pablo Caldas, the video was recorded in Medellin, Colombia, during the release party of Don Juan along with Maluma’s closest friends in his hometown urban industry. The images show a unique moment before J Balvin's surprise appearance, with the cameras capturing the delight of the guests who were all wearing black glasses.

The video was premiered worldwide on MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Flow Latino, and across MTV's global network of channels, as well as on MTV's own MTV Live and MTV Flow Latino.

Maluma began 2024 as the most nominated artist in Premio Lo Nuestro, with 14 nominations in important categories such as Premio Lo Nuestro Artist, Best Album, Best Song, and Best Male Pop Artist of the Year. The awards will be presented from Miami on February 22, 2024, and broadcast live on Univision.

As if that wasn't enough, his hit "Según Quién" secured the number one spot on Billboard's Latin AirPlay chart, becoming the #1 song of the new year.

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Negative Space from Tiny Inventions on Vimeo.

Based on a 150-word poem by Ron Koertge, “Negative Space" is a short animated film that depicts a father-and-son relationship through the art of packing a suitcase.

For distribution, festivals and screening requests: Miyu Distribution festival@miyu.fr

Making of video: vimeo.com/238590794

-Avec la participation du Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée - Contribution Financière -Avec la participation d'Arte France - Unité de Programmes Cinéma -Avec le soutien de Ciclic-Région Centre Val de Loire, en partenariat avec le CNC -Avec le soutien de la SACEM en association avec Ciclic -Avec le soutien de la Mairie de Paris en partenariat avec le CNC -Avec le soutien du CNC (Nouvelles Technologies en Production) -Avec le soutien de la Procirep et de l'Angoa -Funding has been made possible by Puffin Foundation Ltd. -Marcella Brenner Grants for Faculty Research Development from Maryland Institute College of Art -La maison des scénaristes

Full Credits and Presskit: docs.google.com/document/d/10KnGajI8MeARqRuBloXoXed0RyehnD2SBUjKvbvVRv4/edit?usp=sharing

To date, “Negative Space” has won 127 prizes (including 63 Grand Prix/Best Animated Short awards) and played in over 314 festivals.

Nomination for Best Animated Short Film: 90th Academy Awards, US (‘18) Pre selection: Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma - César, France(‘18) Nomination for Best Animated Short Subject: Annie Awards, US (‘18) Prix Fipresci : Annecy Animation Festival, France (’17) André-Martin Special Distinction for a French Short Film: Annecy Animation Festival, France (’17) Grand Prix: International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao ZINEBI, Spain (’17) Grand Prix: Anima Mundi, Brazil (’17) Prix Emile-Reynaud : Association française du cinéma d’animation (‘17) Grand Prix: Krok Animation Festival, Ukraine (’17) Grand Prix: Taichung Int Animation Festival, Taiwan (’17) Grand Prix: Monstra, Portugal (‘18) Grand Prix: Indie Júnior Allianz Festival, Portugal (‘18) Grand Prix: Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Japan (‘18) Grand Prix: Cyprus Animation Festival, Cyprus (‘18) Grand Prix (Short): Chilemonos, Chile (‘18) Grand Prix: AnimaSyros, Greece (‘18) Best international short film: 3D Wire, Spain (’17) Best International Short Film: Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taiwan (’17) Best Animated Short: KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, the Netherlands (’17) Best Animation: Tampere Film Festival, Finland (‘18) Best Animation: New Hampshire Film Festival, US (’17) Best Animation: Sapporo Int Short Film Festival, Japan (‘18) Audience Award: Fantoche, Switzerland (’17) Audience Award: Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland (’17) Audience Award: New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japan (’17) Audience Award: Austin Film Festival, USA (‘17) Audience Award: Monstra, Portugal (‘18) Audience Award: Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany (‘18) Audience Award: Tabor Film Festival, Croatia (‘18) Audience Award: New Orleans Film Festival, US (‘18)

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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is a film director, producer, writer, actor, and professor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He was born in Atlanta, the son of Jacqueline Carroll (néeShelton), a teacher of arts and black literature, and William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician, and composer. He has three younger siblings, Joie, David, and Cinqué, each of whom has worked in many different positions in his films. Director Malcolm D. Lee is his cousin. When he was a child, the family moved from Atlanta to Brooklyn. His mother nicknamed him "Spike" during his childhood. He attended John Dewey High School in Brooklyn's Gravesend neighborhood. He graduated from Morehouse College with a BA in Mass Communications, where he made his first student film, Last Hustle in Brooklyn. He took film courses at Clark Atlanta University. He did graduate work at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned an MFA in Film and Television. He made his directorial debut with She's Gotta Have It. He has since written and directed such films as Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, He Got Game, The Original Kings of Comedy, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Chi-Raq, and BlacKkKlansman. He acted in ten of his films. His films have explored race relations, colorism in the African American community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. He has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, a Student Academy Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and the Cannes Grand Prix. He has received an Academy Honorary Award, an Honorary BAFTA Award, an Honorary César, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. He married attorney Tonya Lewis Lee (1992-). They have two children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CqAj1hHL2Vn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Mindhunter Is Officially Dead; Long Live @mindhunter David Fincher is closing the door on his perfect true-crime series, one of Netflix’s best offerings. David Fincher is officially laying Mindhunter to rest. In an interview with French outlet Le Journal du Dimanche, ahead of receiving an honorary César award, the director reflected on his Netflix series about FBI agents profiling serial killers. The show debuted in 2017, and lasted for two perfect seasons. For years, Fincher has neither confirmed nor denied that a third might happen—but now, it seems he has finally closed the door on Mindhunter once and for all.  “I’m very proud of the first two seasons. But it’s a very expensive show and, in the eyes of Netflix, we didn’t attract enough of an audience to justify such an investment [for season three],” Fincher said. He doesn’t blame the streamer for that though. “They took risks to get the show off the ground, gave me the means to do Mank the way I wanted to do it, and they allowed me to venture down new paths with The Kill er [his next feature]. It’s a blessing to be able to work with people who are capable of boldness.” Fincher’s remarks won’t come as a surprise to fans of Mindhunter, who have been hoping for a potential third season since 2019. There were warning signs even then that the second season might be the last, including an early 2020 announcement that the show had been put on “indefinite hold” and that lead actors Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, and Anna Torv had been released from their contracts. In an interview with Vulture later that year, Fincher was asked if the show was done. “I think probably,” he replied. Why? In part because the critically acclaimed series was never a ratings smash for @Netflix, and because the production itself was grueling and time-consuming. “It’s a 90-hour work week. It absorbs everything in your life. When I got done, I was pretty exhausted, and I said, ‘I don’t know if I have it in me right now to break season three,’” Fincher explained. #Mindhunter #serialkillers https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBTHqiP_hg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To A Young & Determined Actress In Acting Who Has Starred In Various Iconic Films Throughout Her Acting Career Since Being A Child Star

She is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Born and raised in Los Angeles to parents who both worked in the entertainment industry, Her first gained notice at age 12 for her role as the daughter of Jodie Foster's character in David Fincher's thriller Panic Room (2002), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination. She subsequently starred in Speak (2004), Catch That Kid (2004), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and Into the Wild (2007). She went on to achieve global stardom for her role as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012), which ranks among the highest-grossing film franchises; for the role, she was awarded the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2010.

After starring in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), She eschewed roles in big-budget films in favor of independent productions in the years following. She took on roles in the dramas Camp X-Ray (2014) and Still Alice (2014), and the science fiction romance Equals (2016). In 2015, she was acclaimed for her performance in Olivier Assayas' drama film Clouds of Sils Maria, which won her the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. She reunited with Assayas the following year in the supernatural thriller Personal Shopper (2016) and made her directorial debut with the short film Come Swim (2017).

She returned to mainstream Hollywood with leading roles in the action film Charlie's Angels (2019) and the romantic comedy film Happiest Season (2020). Her portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in Pablo Larraín's biographical drama Spencer (2021) earned her widespread critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Please Wish This Young Talented Actress, A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

Ms. Kristen Stewart

#KristenStewart

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Kristen Stewart and Juliette Binoche in Clouds of Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas, 2014) Cast: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Johnny Flynn, Angela Winkler, Hanns Zischler. Screenplay: Olivier Assayas. Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux. Production design: François-Renaud Labarthe. Film editing: Marion Monnier.  Olivier Assayas's Clouds of Sils Maria demands almost as much attention after you've finished it as it did while you were watching it. The set-up is this: An actress, Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche), is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous when she was only 18. Now that she's in her 40s, however, she will play the older woman who has a relationship with the character she earlier played. She accepts reluctantly, and then wants to back out when she finds that the younger actress, Jo-Ann Ellis (Chloë Grace Moretz), who has been cast in her original role is a Hollywood star best known not only for working in sci-fi blockbusters but also for her off-screen affairs that draw the attention of the paparazzi and Internet gossip sites. However, Maria's personal assistant, Valentine (Kristen Stewart), thinks Jo-Ann is a good actress who has been exploited by the media, and persuades Maria to take the role. Maria and Valentine retreat to the home of the play's author, who has recently died, in Sils Maria, a Swiss village, where Valentine helps Maria learn her lines. As the film progresses, the lines of the play echo not only Maria's own feelings about growing older, but also the somewhat ambiguous relationship between Maria and Valentine. Indeed, it's often not entirely clear whether actress and assistant are reciting the lines of the play or are voicing their own feelings for each other. And then the casting of the film brings out another layer of meaning: Stewart is best-known for the Twilight movies, precisely the kind of Hollywood film that Maria turns up her nose at when she first hears about Jo-Ann's career. Assayas, who also wrote the screenplay, deftly juggles all these layers of art and reality, but the film would be nothing without Stewart's superb performance, which won her the César Award in France as well as the best supporting actress awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. There are those who think the film is more talk than substance and that it feels like a "high-concept" product: Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966) meets All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950), perhaps. But seeing Stewart interact with Binoche more than justifies it for me.

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Know More About Luc Besson – The Phenomenal Director

Luc Besson is a popular Director and Producer of French film and he is also known for his unique writing skills. He has produced and directed several movies, which are nominated and grabbed great awards. The latest movies directed by Luc Besson are- Anna, Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets, Leon The Professional, Lucy, and Subway.  Luc Besson

Over the years, Besson has become a successful producer and produced movies like more bread-and-butter hits. These movies are- the Taken and Transporter franchises, but now, there is one more movie in the list- Scarlett Johansson’s sci-fi flick Lucy, where he returns to the world of stylized, and lyrical action. Talking about his one of the movies Lucy – this character was actually Besson’s version of a superhero movie, and again, the result was more than expected. The movie was appreciated by the people of all over the world and looking like Hollywood might ordinarily give us. Yes, the movie was compared with the Hollywood movies, which is something a great achievement for Mr. Besson. Like Lucy, there are various other movies which have got a lot of appreciation from the people along with the several awards.

Luc Paul Maurice Besson was born on 18 March 1959 and is a famous French film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed or produced several films, which are quite popular and loved by the people worldwide. Here is a list of movies directed and produced by him, including – Léon: The Professional, La Femme Nikita, The Big Blue, Subway, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc and like this he has made other various movies which are not less than any Hollywood movie. Besson is associated with the Cinéma du look film movement along with other celebs and he has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his French and English Language movies. Additionally, he also won the award for Best Director and French Director for his sci-fi action film The Fifth Element (1997). His other sci-fi action film Lucy (2014) and the 2017 space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets grabbed various awards.

Luc Besson is the one who wanted to become a marine biologist as his entire life was around with the water. His parents were professional scuba diver and they have taken Besson to different countries in all over Europe. Near the beginning of his career, he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup in 1980 and later renamed as Les Films du Dauphin. In 2000, he co-founded EuropaCorp with his longtime collaborator Pierre-Ange Le Pogam. Being a writer, director, and producer, Besson has been involved in the creation of more than 50 films and he is in the mission to produce more meaningful movies just to entertain the world.

He has done a lot of struggle in his life, but today Besson has been described as the most Hollywood of French filmmakers. American film critic Armond White has also praised Besson, and said - Besson ranks as one of the best film producers, for refining and revolutionizing action film.