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If you're a fan of the Harlan Coben Netflix shows, you don't have to wait long for the next one! After Missing You premiered on Netflix on Jan. 1, 2025, Netflix is rolling out the next of Coben's shows in March.

We've known for a while that Caught (also known as Atrapados) would be the next of Coben's shows coming to Netflix, thanks to updates from the mystery author himself. We just didn't know it would be in the same quarter as Missing You. Two Harlan Coben Netflix shows in one quarter? We aren't complaining!

Caught release date

Caught premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, March 26, according to Coben, who announced the release date on Twitter/X. That's where Coben shares a ton of updates about his projects, so give him a follow if you want to stay up to date.

In addition to the premiere date, Coben also shared the first teaser trailer of the new series.

Harlan Coben has become a key creator of Netflix shows, and it’s not going to stop anytime soon! Here’s a look at what other shows based on the author’s works are coming to the streamer.

Since 1990, Harlan Coben has become a bestselling author known for twisty crime thrillers and dramas that often involve exploring the secrets buried behind seemingly idyllic families and neighborhoods. That includes the Myron Bolitar series and scores of stand-alone novels.

Not surprisingly, there have been some adaptations of Coben’s works, such as Prime Video’s short-lived Shelter. However, in 2018, Coben signed a deal with Netflix which has since produced eight limited series based on his various novels. The latest, Missing You, debuted on January 1, 2025.

However, that’s far from the last project coming to the streamer. Here’s 6 Harlan Coben shows that are in the works and coming to Netflix (and actually...

When Salma Hayek Struggled To Showcase Her Versatility In Hollywood (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Salma Hayek is a Mexican-American actress who has often opened up about being a victim of typecast in Hollywood because of her ethnicity. She once revealed how people refused to go to comedy movies with her because she was too sexy. She is one of the most versatile and influential actresses in the industry. Scroll below for more.

She started her journey with Mexican telenovelas and then transitioned to Hollywood. Salma gained recognition with Desperado, Wild Wild West, and Frida. She received her first nomination with Frida, and although she appeared in action movies, her true commercial success with comedies included movies like Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and more. Hayek has won two Primetime Emmy Award nominations – one for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and the other for Outstanding Comedy Series...

Transmitzvah, Daniel Burman’s film, depicts the meeting of personal identity and religious heritage. The story focuses on Mumy Singer, a performer and trans woman who encounters Jewish rituals. The Netflix film combines comedy, drama, and musical scenes as it examines profound questions.

The narrative moves from Buenos Aires’ Jewish neighborhood to Toledo’s streets, examining connection and truth in a society fixed on strict categories.

The film asks: How does someone maintain identity against established custom? Through Mumy’s experiences, the story examines the relationship between different parts of the self. She works through her background and faces its contradictions.

The film shows how religion and family can both accept and push away, showing the impact of restricted affection. Burman’s work raises a central issue: How can someone honor their background while living their truth? These ideas surface through subtle acting and rhythmic storytelling.

The Fractured Mosaic of...

Missing You is one of Netflix's most popular shows at the moment. With all five episodes of the mystery thriller dropping nearly a week ago, most viewers have already binge-watched them all. Now, they're left wondering if a new batch of episodes will be released soon in a Missing You season 2.

Unfortunately, this will not happen. Like all of Harlan Coben's previous Netflix shows, Missing You is a limited series. This means it was designed to be a self-contained series with a complete story told within a single season. While some may argue that the show ended in a way where more story could be told, that's just not going to happen. The mystery thriller pretty much ended the same way the Missing You book did.

However, don't feel sad! Harlan Coben has several new Netflix series in the works that'll fill the void. In fact, one of...

Netflix's newest Harlan Coben show, Missing You, will not be the streaming service's last adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel. In 2018, Harlan Coben signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix (via Deadline). The deal includes Netflix adapting 14 of Harlan Coben's books into TV shows. So far, Netflix has made eight Harlan Coben TV shows, with Harlan Coben as the executive producer. There are a few more of Coben's books that Netflix plans to adapt. Most recently, Netflix adapted Missing You, based on Harlan Coben's novel of the same name.

Netflix's Missing You has a diverse cast of characters and a thrilling plot with many twists and turns. Missing You's ending is a jaw-dropping finale that wraps up the show's storylines. Similarly to Netflix's other adaptations of Harlan Coben's books, Netflix made big changes in their adaptation of Missing You. While some of these changes improved the narrative, some were not great.

Angelina Jolie was celebrated today at the 2024 Torino Film Festival!

The actress/director/humanitarian was awarded the Stella della Mole prize at the event, held on Sunday (November 24) in Turin, Italy. In addition to the award win, she also screened her film, Without Blood, at the festival. Angelina wrote, directed, and co-produced the movie!

The movie stars Salma Hayek, Demián Bichir, Juan Minujín, Jorge Antonio Guerrero and Patricio José.

The movie is based on the book of the same name by Alessandro Baricco, and, according to Deadline, “follows a woman, Nina, whose father was murdered by a gang when she was a child. Her father’s murderer, Tito, discovers her beneath a trap door as a child, and moved by her innocence let’s her be. Older, Nina (Hayek) finds Tito (Bichir) working in a news stand. The two sit down for a meal, and hash it all out.”...

Netflix gave a sneak peek at its 2025 line-up of non-English programming yesterday with shows such as The Leopard (Italy), Last Samurai Standing (Japan), The Empress S2 (Germany), El Refugio Atómico (Spain), Senna (Brazil), Alice in Borderland S3 (Japan), and even this year’s One Hundred Years of Solitude (Colombia).

“People like the authenticity of local stories,” Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria said.

“When you try to make something that appeals to everyone, you just end up making something that appeals to no one.” It’s why Bajaria encourages her teams to be ambitious and support the vision of creators with the “goal to make shows and films that resonate in their home country first.”

Netflix shouted out the stat that they dub in 36 languages and subtitle shows in 33 languages. Bajaria also said that 80% of Netflix subs watch Korean content.

Bajaria at Netflix’s International Showcase

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For her fifth feature as director, Angelina Jolie has gone so far back to basics that Without Blood could quite easily be her debut. That isn’t a criticism, rather an observation about how hard it is, even for A-list talent, to make films about the brutality of war, even though many are raging all around us and, by displacing people in their thousands, feeding the anti-immigrant sentiment currently creeping up all around the world. But even after tackling conflicts in Bosnia, Cambodia, and even the Second World War, adapting Alessandro Baricco’s 2002 short story of the same name is a bold gambit; it’s a deliberately ambiguous two-hander that will have viewers wondering if they’ve missed a title card or two. What year is this? And where in the world are we?

The two stars...

Angelina Jolie has long been fascinated by the ways in which war impacts peoples lives and the generations beyond that. In her latest directorial feature, Without Blood, we follow a little girl named Nina whose family is ravaged by an act of violence in the aftermath of an unnamed conflict. Nina lives on, revenge becoming the driving force of her life.

Without Blood

Director Angelina JolieRelease Date September 9, 2024Writers Alessandro Baricco, Angelina JolieCast Nika Perrone, Alfredo Herrera, Andrs Delgado, Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Juan Minujin, Salma Hayek Pinault, Demin BichirCharacter(s) Guirre's Wife, Investigator, Manuel Roca, El Blanco, Salinas' Brother, Salinas, Tito, NinaGenres Drama

The decades-spanning tale is mostly a two-hander between Salma Hayek Pinault and Demin Bichir, two actors at the top of their game. First, though, Jolie reveals what exactly happened to Pinaults Nina. In a scene evocative of westerns, we see men somewhere in Mexico killing their enemies...

Angelina Jolie hits the red carpet at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of her new movie Without Blood held at TIFF Lightbox on Sunday evening (September 8) in Toronto, Ontario.

The 49-year-old director of the film was joined by her 20-year-old son Pax, who sported a black suit, sunglasses and a black cast on his arm.

This marks Pax‘s first official public appearance since being involved in an E-Bike accident in July, which landed him in the ICU with “complex trauma.”

A couple of days earlier, Pax was seen out for the first time since the accident, joining his mom for an outing in Beverly Hills.

Also in attendance at the Without Blood premiere were the film’s stars Salma Hayek, Demián Bichir, Juan Minujín, Jorge Antonio Guerrero and Patricio José.

The upcoming movie is based on the book of the same name by Alessandro Baricco, and, according to Deadline,...

David Gordon Green y Rebel Wilson en la inauguración y clausura.

El Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto (TIFF) ha revelado su programación para la edición de 2024.

La nueva película de David Gordon Green, “Nutcrackers”, protagonizada por Ben Stiller, inaugurará el Festival, mientras que la nueva película musical “The Deb”, dirigida y protagonizada por Rebel Wilson, será la encargada de clausurarlo.

Entre las películas que harán su debut mundial en TIFF, se encuentran el drama deportivo “Unstoppable”, dirigido por William Goldenberg y protagonizado por Jharrel Jerome y Jennifer Lopez; la película dramática “Hard Truths”, de Mike Leigh y con Marianne Jean-Baptiste; el terror psicológico de A24, “Heretic”, de Scott Beck y Bryan Woods con Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher y Chloe East; la comedia criminal “Riff Raff”, de Dito Montiel, con Jennifer Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman, Brian Cox, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris y Bill Murray; la película de animación “The Wild Robot”, de Chris Sanders,...

“Griselda” star Martín Rodríguez has joined the cast of Netflix’s “El Marginal” spinoff “En el barro.”

Argentine TV series “El Marginal” ran from 2016-2022 and is still available on Netflix. It tells the story of undercover cop Pastor (Juan Minujin) who infilitrates a prison while investigating a kidnapping, where he runs into a group of inmates led by the Borges brothers (Nicolás Furtado and Claudio Rissi).

The spinoff, titled “En el barro” (“In The Mud”) is being produced by Underground Producciones S.A. and Netflix. It is set in a women’s prison and follows two of “El Marginal’s” most talked-about characters in the original: the unscrupulous Gladys “La Borges” Guerra (played by Ana Garibaldi) and the cynical Sergio Antín (Gerardo Romano).

Rodríguez, who plays Jorge “Rivi” Ayala in “Griselda” opposite Sofia Vergara, has started shooting “En el barro” in Argentina. He plays prison guard Alan, who must...

Famed Argentine director Daniel Burman’s new feature “Transmitzvah,” his first in nearly eight years, will receive a Cinéma de la Plage world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Burman first broke out internationally with a double Berlin Silver Bear win in 2004 for his fourth feature, “Lost Embrace,” and became one of Latin America’s most exportable box office draws in the following years. However, founding Oficina Burman, which was incorporated into The Mediapro Studio, his attention has shifted to creating and producing series for the past seven years, most notably Prime Video’s “Yosi, the Regretful Spy,” reckoned by many as the best title playing Berlinale Series in 2022.

“For 20 years, I made films. In my twenties, thirties, forties, I made a film every two years,” he recalled in a recent conversation with Variety. “Now, I went seven years only making series. When I went back to the...

"Who do you think you're working with, buddy?" Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a crime thriller from Mexico titled I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me, which sounds much more like a film for a sci-fi or supernatural horror than a drama like this. It's the latest film from the acclaimed filmmaker Fernando Frias of the sensational Mexican drama I'm No Longer Here from a few years ago (which is also on Netflix to watch). In this film, Juan Pablo Villalobos travels with his girlfriend to study for a PhD in Literature in Barcelona. But before he leaves Mexico, he gets involved in a criminal network, which inspires him to write the novel of his dreams (called "I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me"), while his life takes many absurd & sinister turns. Based on the novel by Juan Pablo Villalobos, this stars Darío Yazbek with Natalia Solián, Alexis Ayala,...

A highly educated middle class teacher moves to a poor area and transforms the lives of his pupils. It’s a saviour fantasy which crops up quite a bit in cinema, and although it can be nicely done, one might reasonably think that there’s not much mileage left in it story-wise. Here Diego Lerman does something quite different, however, by shifting the focus from the impact on the kids to the changes taking place in the teacher himself.

A former university lecturer, Lucio (Juan Minujín) is recently divorced, trying to patch things up with his daughter, settling into a new home and navigating a complicated relationship with his father, the activist and local hero known as El Chileno (Alfredo Castro). It’s because of his father that the kids in his new class are willing to pay him some attention, but that doesn’t amount to much, at least to begin with.

Juan Minujín as Lucio, hard at work in The Substitute

An Argentinean film which is making waves on the festival circuit around the world, Diego Lerman’s The Substitute follows a teacher, Lucio (Juan Minujín), who finds himself struggling when he moves into a troubled neighbourhood and tests his teaching skills on young people who don’t believe that they have any future worth investing in. Diego has been working hard to promote the film, and is sitting in a café in Madrid when we connect, with the world going by around him. It seems an appropriate setting for a man whose work always has a good deal happening in the background.

This film has a very distinctive visual style, and I ask Diego how important that was in the development of the film and how the story took shape.

“I always think in having an image with layers, different layers,...

A poet in Buenos Aires takes up teaching at a tough school and tries to protect his students in Diego Lerman’s cliched, if well-acted, tale

For all that it’s tremendously shot and vehemently acted, this movie from Argentinian director Diego Lerman – about a substitute teacher – is weirdly unsatisfying in terms of the story it has to tell: contrived, cliched, with secondary characters sketched in and a perfunctory and somewhat truncated car-chase climax.

Lucio (Juan Minujín) is a divorced poet and critic in Buenos Aires who winds up having to take a substitute teaching job in a tough inner-city school teaching literature to glowering kids. Lucio’s dad, nicknamed “The Chilean” and played by the veteran Chilean actor Alfredo Castro, is a local community worker and cafe owner with connections to the mayor. Lucio’s dad is also a fierce enemy of a local drug-dealing mobster called El Perro,...

The Marriage App (Matrimillas) is a Netflix rom-com. It is directed by Sebastián De Caro starring Luisana Lopilato and Juan Minujín.

A rom-com that plays it safe, never really risking much, designed to entertain the genre aficionados.

Premise

Couple trouble strikes, as the frustrated couple finds hope in a watch-based app that rewards good deeds — until unhealthy obsessiveness takes over.

Movie Review

An Argentinian romantic comedy that starts precisely where rom-coms normally end, going back to its essence. Staying true to the genre’s norms it is predictable. Could it be otherwise?

Luisana Lopilato and Juan Minujín are both charming in the lead roles and know how to bring forth their respective characters that engage the viewer, will amuse rom-com aficionados and will entertain at large.

With a predictable premise, formulaic and not particularly innovative, the movie manages to navigate the story rather well, without being knee-slap laugh inducing, it...

The film has screened at Toronto and San Sebastian

Sovereign has secured UK and Ireland rights to Diego Lerman’s Argentinian thriller The Substitute from Urban Sales.

Set in Buenos Aires, the film follows a substitute teacher who becomes caught in a conflict between a drug gang and one of his students.

‘The Substitute’: San Sebastian Review

After a world premiere at Toronto The Substitute screened in competition in San Sebastian, winning the best supporting actor award for Renata Lerman. She stars with Juan Minujín, Alfredo Castro, Barbara Lennie and Lucas Arrua

The producers are El Campo Cine; Italy...

Paris-based Urban Sales has boarded Diego Lerman’s “The Substitute” (“El Suplente”) which will have its world premiere at Toronto followed by San Sebastian.

“The Substitute” tells the story of Lucio (Minujín), a prestigious university professor who starts working as a substitute teacher at a high school in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, where he grew up. Through tales, novels and poetry, he tries to distract his class from the harsh reality of their everyday lives. But soon, he must step out of his professional duties when Dylan, one of his students, is threatened by a local drug kingpin.

One of Argentina’s leading filmmakers, Lerman won this year’s Locarno’s Silver Leopard award for “Suddenly.” He’s best known for directing “A Sort of Family” which played at Toronto, won best screenplay at San Sebastian and was acquired by Netflix; as well as “Refugiado” and “Invisible” which played...

El Suplente

Now at the half dozen mark in his feature film career, Argentinean filmmaker Diego Lerman had Rotterdam support a couple of his short and feature films but the most notable items have so far been the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selected The Invisible Eye (2020) and 2014’s Refugiado. For his six feature, Lerman teams with Barbara Lennie (Jaime Rosales’ Petra), Alfredo Castro and Juan Minujín (The Two Popes). We believe the project was formerly Literature Teacher but now going by El Suplente, this Argentina/Brazil production just began lensing last month.

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Natalia Oreiro (“The German Doctor”) and Juan Minujín are set to star in “Bypass: Almost Dead” (“Bypass: Casi Muerta”).

Adapting the original Basque film “Bypass,” the first feature of Aitor Mazo and Patxo Tellería which scored 15 nominations at the 2013 Spanish Academy Goya Awards, “Bypass: Almost Dead” is produced by Argentina’s Cinema 7 Films and Non Stop and will be directed by Fernán Mirás. The director’s debut feature, “El Peso de la Ley” (“The Heavy Hand of the Law”), snagged six nominations at Argentina’s 2017 Premios Sur.

A screwball romantic comedy, the original “Bypass” turns on the feckless Aitor, who visits a dying woman friend María who, he learns, has always carried a candle for him. To grant her an almost last wish, he falsely confesses he has always loved her, which sparks her miraculous recovery, leaving Aitor to juggle a new love life and a relationship with a girl-friend...

Whether it’s playing a determined soldier in World War I, an enterprising hustler in a strip club, a polarizing television reporter, or the representative of Christ on Earth, authenticity was a crucial component in the actor’s performance. Some of the performers at the forefront of this year’s awards conversation went to extraordinary lengths to prepare for their roles. By learning new languages, mastering new abilities, and perfecting portraits of real-life personas, these thespians epitomize dedication.

Jennifer Lopez, whose showstopping introduction as a stripper in “Hustlers” is a character-defining moment, says her journey began with that first scene in writer-director Lorene

Scafaria’s script.

“I thought of Ramona as a siren — seducing not only the people in the club, but the home audience,” she says. “When you see that entrance, she’s literally inviting you, challenging you, luring you into her lair.”

Jonathan Pryce felt his likeness to...

Anyone dreading discord over a holiday table can take faith from Fernando Meirelles’ superb, open-hearted acknowledgment of theological divisions. If the diametrically different leaders in “The Two Popes” can find common ground, surely there’s hope for us all.

At first, the schisms in Meirelles’ biopic appear insurmountably deep. We’re brought right into Vatican City in 2005, where a successor must be chosen immediately after the death of Pope John Paul II. As anxious crowds and impatient media buzz together outside, the genial papal conclave looks much like any back-room dealing. There’s campaigning, glad-handing, even a little gossip. The best politician, everyone agrees, is Germany’s Cardinal Ratzinger, who is soon to be known as Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins). But even he notices that Argentina’s Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) earned nearly as many votes, despite espousing a markedly different approach.

Seven years later, Bergoglio travels back to...

How do you capture the essence of a person? Is it as simple as narrowing down a physical look, mannerisms or the sound of one's voice? In portraying a character, actors grapple with finding another person within their own instrument. But when a single character is played by multiple actors, the creative choices for how best to convey a connection between them are as unique as the individuals portraying them.

In Netflix's The Two Popes, both Juan Minujín and Jonathan Pryce did copious research on the real Jorge Bergoglio, who in 2013 became Pope Francis. But when it ...

How do you capture the essence of a person? Is it as simple as narrowing down a physical look, mannerisms or the sound of one's voice? In portraying a character, actors grapple with finding another person within their own instrument. But when a single character is played by multiple actors, the creative choices for how best to convey a connection between them are as unique as the individuals portraying them.

In Netflix's The Two Popes, both Juan Minujín and Jonathan Pryce did copious research on the real Jorge Bergoglio, who in 2013 became Pope Francis. But when it ...

Of all the films I’ve seen in 2019, none has emerged as quite the pleasant surprise that The Two Popes has. On the surface, nothing about this project interested me. I’m not religious, I don’t especially see religious figures as compelling characters, and so one. Yet, here we are with this movie representing one of the most enjoyable character studies of the year. With a pair of excellent performances, sumptuous writing, and an open hearted way of tackling faith, it turns out to be a huge success. Netflix has a real embarrassment of riches this year, and it’s to their credit that this one isn’t being lost in the shuffle. The film is a character study, mixing some light comedy with some potent dramatic elements. The focus is on a crisis in the Catholic Church and two dramatic transitions of power. First, there’s the election...

Do the principles of God change with the shifting tides of culture? This theological question is at the heart of The Two Popes. As unanswerable as the question may be, it presents an engaging-if-scattered platform for the spiritual sparring that Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins devour. Directed by Fernando Meirelles with the kind of hyperactivity that worked so well in his kinetic breakthrough City of God, that trait is unfortunately not helped here with Anthony McCarten’s script, which attempts to pack a life’s worth of history in between a few conversations.

The life at the center of the story–which takes place over many decades, but mostly 2012–is that of Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pryce), who is not shy about his desire for the Catholic Church to change their stodgy, conservative ways. As the planet is being destroyed and the inequality gap continues to grow, the world...

"Nothing is static in nature, not even God." Netflix has debuted the full-length official trailer for the indie drama The Two Popes, not to be confused with the TV series "The New Pope" (or "The Young Pope"). This premiered at the Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals to effusive reviews from pretty much everyone. Behind the Vatican walls, the traditionalist Pope Benedict and the reformist future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church. Jonathan Pryce plays the incoming Pope Francis, and Pope Benedict is played by Anthony Hopkins. Also starring Juan Minujín, Sidney Cole, Thomas D Williams, Federico Torre, and Pablo Trimarchi. This film seems to be one of the biggest surprise hits of the second half of this year, with everyone saying it's fantastic after seeing it at one of the many festivals it has stopped by so far. Based on all this strong early buzz,...

Was it divine intervention that led Jonathan Pryce to portray Pope Francis in “The Two Popes,” or was it just an Internet meme?

Pryce said he knew he might eventually play His Holiness after side-by-side comparisons posted online showed the actor’s remarkable resemblance to Francis.

“It seemed it was going to be on the cards for quite awhile,” Pryce told TheWrap’s Steve Pond at the Toronto International Film Festival. “The day Pope Francis was declared Pope, the Internet was full of images of me and him, and ‘Is Jonathan Pryce the Pope?’ Even my son texted me, ‘Dad are you the Pope?'”

Also Read: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce Are Pope Benedict and Francis in 'The Two Popes' Teaser (Video)

Pryce stars in “The Two Popes” opposite Anthony Hopkins, who portrays Pope Benedict. Anthony McCarten wrote the screenplay about what compelled one of the most...

A two-hour-plus series of intense conversations between popes (!) Francis and Benedict, The Two Popes isn’t exactly meat-and-drink for a Netflix film. But director Fernando Meirelles also made the acclaimed 2002 religious film City of God, which entitles him to something of a blank check from the streaming company.

This isn’t quite City of God in terms of scale or spectacle – the drama is entirely internal, and generally on the faces of the leading actors – but it’s an impressive achievement nonetheless. Pryce and Hopkins are actors in the traditional sense, expressing the often-complex feelings of their diametrically opposed but extremely civil characters in movements of their eyes and faces. Hopkins’ performance is a physical one especially, playing the part of a quiet (now former) pope who wasn’t known for his rhetoric but rather a rigid loyalty to the old way of doing things. (Read into the casting of Hopkins whatever you want.

"You know the hardest thing is to listen..." Netflix has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the film The Two Popes, not to be confused with the TV series "The New Pope" (or "The Young Pope"). This is a fictionalized version of the story of the latest pope to leave before this latest one. Behind Vatican walls, the traditionalist Pope Benedict and the reformist future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church. Jonathan Pryce plays Cardinal Bergoglio, who requested permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict, played by Anthony Hopkins. Also starring Juan Minujín, Sidney Cole, Thomas D Williams, Federico Torre, and Pablo Trimarchi. This looks way better than I was expecting, but then again this is Fernando Meirelles and I've enjoyed pretty much every single film he has made so far. It's premiering at the Toronto Film Festival before landing on Netflix in December this year.

A man in a uniform is standing on the beach, staring at the sea. Natives trudge along the shore behind him. His profile makes him look like a statue, the sort of noble "Hail the conquering hero!" sculpture you'd see in national galleries. His name is Don Diego de Zama (Daniel Giménez Cacho). The place is the edge of Argentina. The century is the 18th. He's been sent to claim and tame this land for Spain, a good old-fashioned magistrate of the crown in full colonialist bloom. Hearing the sound of laughter behind some rocks,...

"He who did justice without drawing his sword." Strand Releasing has debuted an official Us trailer for the film Zama, adapted from Antonio Di Benedetto's acclaimed novel, about a Spanish officer stationed in Paraguay separated from his wife and children. Daniel Giménez Cacho plays Don Diego de Zama, a real-life person who struggled with his mental and emotional state as isolation, bureaucratic setbacks, and self-destructive choices begin to compound themselves in his life. The cast includes Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín, Nahuel Cano, Mariana Nunes, and Daniel Veronese. This received rave reviews from some critics at the festivals where it played last year, though it seems like an acquired taste. Some may be fully into it, others may be bored by it, but it certainly is stunning to look at. See below. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Lucrecia Martel's Zama, direct from Strand's YouTube: Zama,...

The day is almost here. Tomorrow, Venice Film Festival audiences will be the first to experience Lucrecia Martel‘s “Zama.” It’s the director’s first feature since 2008’s “The Headless Woman,” and one we’ve been eagerly awaiting. And now, a few more clips provide a new peek at the unique experience the filmmaker is bringing to the table.

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Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto, and starring Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín, Mariana Nunes, and Rafael Spregelburd, the film follows a bureaucrat who patiently awaits a better appointment by the king, even as he watches others around him move on to better placements.

Continue reading ‘Zama’ Clips: Meet A Man Without Fear In Lucrecia Martel’s New Film at The Playlist.

2+2 (2013) DVD Review, a movie directed Diego Kaplan and starring Adrián Suar, Julieta Diaz, Juan Minujín, and Carla Peterson. Release Date: June 4, 2013 Plot In the film (known in Spanish as Dos Más Dos), two couples decide to take their friendship to the next level. Diego and Emila and Richard and Betina have been [...]

Continue reading: DVD Review: 2+2 / Dos Mas Dos (2012): Diego Kaplan’s Steamy Romp Film...

Richard (Juan Minujín) and Diego (Adrián Suar) are best friends. They have known each other for 15 years and have co-owned a highly regarded heart clinic for ten years. Diego is married to Emilia (Julieta Díaz), with whom he has one child, Lucas (Tomás Wicz). Richard and Bettina (Carla Peterson) have been together for about ten years, but they are still unmarried and childless. While Emilia and Diego have given in to the monotony of monogamy, Bettina and Richard have kept their love life fresh with polyamory. The term "swingers" is batted around quite a few times in reference to Bettina and Richard; they like to go to parties, swap partners and watch each other have sex with other people. They are open and honest with each other and their extracurricular relationships are all consensual. As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life. Emilia recognizes that she and Diego...

DVD Release Date: June 4, 2013

Price: DVD $24.99

Studio: Strand Releasing

The 2012 Argentine comedy 2+2 distinguishes itself by being the most successful comedy of all time in Argentina.

The plot of the movie revolves around two successful friendly couples: Diego (Adrian Suar) and Emilia (Julieta Diaz), and Bettina (Carla Peterson) and Richard (Juan Minujin). When the fun of double dating begins to grow old, Richard and Bettina share a dirty little secret with their friends Diego and Emilia. They live a double life as swingers and would love to share this practice with them. In this hilarious erotic comedy two couples explore their sexual boundaries while juggling their everyday lives with kids and soccer practice.

Directed by Diego Kaplan, written by Daniel Cuparo and Juan Vera, and presented in Spanish with English subtitles, the sexy-looking 2+2 (or Dos más dos) is premiering in the U.S. on DVD.

 

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Vaquero (Juan Minujín, 2011). In his prickly survey of the Ctc Programme for Cinema Scope magazine, Argentine critic Quintin singled out Vaquero as "a mess: an actor's narcissistic try at making a film about a double of himself and showbiz, but with no care for the task of directing nor for the art of cinema itself. It shows nothing of Buenos Aires, except for the fact that there are some really bad movies made there." Quintin is a critic I ordinarily trust and admire and there's no arguing with his firsthand knowledge of Buenos Aires and/or Argentine cinema, though I take some issue with his "review", which sounds alarmingly personal. I take it as an opinion and respect it no more (and no less) than...

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: Brad Pitt, Keira Knightley, George Clooney, Carey Mulligan, Rachel Weisz, Gerard Butler and Ryan Gosling are heading to Toronto for the 36tht international film festival, which kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 8.

The fest today confirmed the hundreds of celebrities that will be attending the can’t-miss event, promoting films and making the rounds as the annual awards season starts to take shape.

Davis Guggenheim, Francis Ford Coppola, Alexander Payne, Luc Besson, Oren Moverman, Malgoska Szumowska, Bennett Miller, Sarah Polley, Jessica Yu, Michael Winterbottom and Werner Herzog are just a few of the filmmakers who have confirmed their attendance.

Celebrities making the trek include Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, Clive Owen, Jon Hamm, Shahid Kapoor, Michael Fassbender, Michelle Yeoh, Freida Pinto, Glenn Close, Matthew Goode, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Salma Hayek, Viggo Mortensen and Woody Harrelson. Musicians U2, Pearl Jam and Neil Young also are expected to...

Toronto - The 36th Toronto International Film Festival® welcomes hundreds of guests this year. Filmmakers expected to present their world premieres in Toronto include: Davis Guggenheim, Francis Ford Coppola, Alexander Payne, Agnieszka Holland, Guy Maddin, Luc Besson, Bill Duke, Oren Moverman, Malgoska Szumowska, Bennett Miller, Darrell Roodt, Sarah Polley, Jessica Yu, Michael Winterbottom and Werner Herzog.

Actors expected to attend include Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Clive Owen, Gerard Butler, Jeon Do-Yeon, Jon Hamm, Shahid Kapoor, Michael Fassbender, Michelle Yeoh, Freida Pinto, Glenn Close, Matthew Goode, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Ryan Gosling, Salma Hayek, Viggo Mortensen and Woody Harrelson. Musicians include: U2, Pearl Jam and Neil Young.

The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.

The following filmmakers are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:

Adam Shaheen, Adam Wingard, Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr., Agnieszka Holland, Akin Omotoso,...

News is rolling out of Toronto for this year's festival, with the Galas and the Special Presentations sections announced.  As always with Tiff, the sheer number of films can seem overwhelming, but with new films by David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method, pictured above), Terence Davies (!), Francis Ford Coppola, Wang Xiaoshuai, Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, and William Friedkin added to big names that premiered already this year (including Almodóvar, Von Trier, Nanni Moretti, and Nicolas Winding Refn) it looks like the 2011 iteration will be as packed with must-see cinema as ever before.  We'll be updating this listing as new lineups are announced.  See Tiff's official website for details.

Galas

Albert Nobbs (Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland) Butter (Jim Field Smith, USA) A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg, France/Ireland/UK/Germany/Canada) From the Sky Down (Davis Guggenheim, USA) A Happy Event (Rémi Bezançon, France) The Ides of March (George Clooney, USA) The Lady (Luc Besson,...

Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Shannyn Sossamon, Dominic Monaghan and Cory Hardrict in The Day

Photo: Content Media The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival announced 56 more movies added to its festival line-up this year with selections in the Vanguard, Midnight Madness, Documentaries, City to City and Tiff Kids programs. And to be honest, the line-up is filled with titles, most of which are absolutely new to me.

I have seen one of the films under the Vanguard banner, a selection of young and cutting edge features and I've heard of Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31, Ben Wheatley's Kill List (watch the trailer to the right) was a hit at South by Southwest earlier this year and the documentary selections include familiar names such as Werner Herzog, Morgan Spurlock, Jonathan Demme, Alex Gibney and Wim Wenders, the latter of which is delivering a 3D documentary centered on the dance world of Pina Bausch and her company.