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Screen’s Cannes Close-Up interview series talks toCharles Audinet, busy line producer for international shoots in France from Paris and Bordeaux-based production company Les Valseurs.

Audinet has recently worked on Chopin, A Sonata In Paris that used the city of Bordeaux to recreate the 19th century Paris where the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin lived.

“We had to rebuild and recreate all the Parisian streets and suburbs in the city centre of Bordeaux,” says Audinet. “Bordeaux is very interesting because its pre-Haussmannian natural locations.”

In the interview, Audinet also recalls that it was a contact he met at Cannes who gave...

Bordeaux-based Les Valseurs, producer of Yves Piat’s Oscar-nominated short “Nefta Football Club,” has boarded Akson Studio’s period feature “Chopin! Chopin!” as the film’s line producer.

Set in 1830s Paris, the film will dive into Chopin’s personal and professional lives through 11 distinct chapters while also exploring the wider artistic scene of Paris at the time.

“Chopin! Chopin!” is directed by Michał Kwieciński and stars Eryk Kulm, Josephine de la Baume and Lambert Wilson. It’s produced by Warsaw-based Akson Studio — behind Andrzej Wajda’s Oscar-nominated “Katyń” and “Warsaw 44” — and co-produced by Polish Television.

“With ‘Chopin! Chopin!’ We are taking a bold step into production services, combining our dedication to international excellence with a deep passion for regional cinema,” says Charles Audinet, line producer at Les Valseurs. “Bordeaux is becoming a key destination for major film projects, and we are excited to be at the forefront of this transformation.

Nora Arnezeder (“The Famous Five”) and Maria Bello (“A History of Violence”) are set to co-star in “Hell in Paradise,” a female-powered thriller inspired by a true story and produced by EuropaCorp’s Virginie Besson-Silla (“Dogman”).

Penned by Karine Silla (“A Butterfly Kiss”), “Hell in Paradise” revolves around Nina, a young French girl who leaves her native Marseille and accepts her first job as a receptionist at a luxurious hotel resort on a magnificent island of the Maldives, hoping for a better life. But when a tragedy befalls the hotel, Nina is propelled in a relentless spiral of lies and manipulations. Wrongly accused and sentenced to life in prison, she will have no other choice but to run between traps and escape this paradise turned into hell.

Arnezeder and Maria Bello star opposite Josephine de la Baume, Alyy Khan, Shubahm Saraf and Ranjit Krishnama. Gregoire Melin’s Kinology handles international...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for The New Look episode 5.

Christian Dior continues to struggle with faith in Catherine's return, while Coco Chanel faces financial and business challenges in exile. The introduction of designer Pierre Cardin hints at bigger roles in future episodes, leading to the establishment of the House of Dior. André's worsening illness, Coco's struggle with assets, and Christian's ambition to start his own house set the stage for dramatic developments.

The New Look is officially halfway through its first season, with episode 5 taking a major step towards Christian Dior finally opening his own couture house in 1946. The New Look episode 4 focused on the changes taking place in Paris following the end of the Nazi occupation and the different effects it had on Dior and Coco Chanel. The New Look episode 5 continued this storyline, with Coco having fled to Switzerland and Christian capitalizing off the success of Théâtre de la Mode.

Fontaines DC guitarist Carlos O’Connell will not perform at the band’s forthcoming shows due to the imminent arrival of his first child.

The bass player is currently expecting a baby with French model and musician Joséphine de La Baume. Because of this, he dropped out of the band’s dates in Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

The Irish band announced the news in an Instagram message and said that guitarist Cathal Mac Gabhann from The Altered Hours would replace O’Connell for the shows.

“It’s Carlos taking over for a brief second to check in with ye all to share a bit of news regarding the imminent Australian, Nz and Japanese dates,” the guitarist wrote.

“I will not be attending these with Fontaines due to the little less imminent, yet a little more unpredictable, birth of my first child.”

“I am truly in awe of the idea of a new life,...

Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson had plenty to celebrate on their anniversary: the 36-year-old actor and 47-year-old music producer are expecting their first child after a year of marriage, People reported on Oct. 13. The day before, the couple was photographed exchanging loving looks at a W magazine party in New York City. Not long before that, they also attended a Clooney Foundation For Justice event with Gummer's famous mom, Meryl Streep.

Gummer and Ronson wed in August 2021 after a year of dating. Ronson recently shared photos from their anniversary vacation, writing, "When people used to tell me their spouse was their best friend, i thought they were spouting hallmark nonsense or that they were some freak anomaly of love. So now i guess i'm either someone who spouts hallmark nonsense or i'm a freak anomaly of love. Or maybe i just married the most incredible human being around. Happy Anniversary to my darlingest,...

In the latest celebrity news to shock us, Mark Ronson is about to be Meryl Streep's new son-in-law! The musician is engaged to Meryl's daughter actress Grace Gummer. After the couple sparked engagement rumors last month, Mark casually confirmed the news during his The Fader Uncovered podcast, saying, "I got engaged last weekend." Though he didn't mention Grace by name, he did gush about their "corny" first kiss. "There's a plaque for that somewhere. There's a first kiss, very corny Hallmark first kiss plaque. But no, it was forever, it will be etched. It's still my record."

Mark and Grace first started dating in 2020 and have kept their romance pretty under wraps ever since. Most recently, they sparked engagement rumors when Grace was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her left hand during a casual outing in London on May 23. Grace was previously married to musician Tay Strathairn in...

Update: Court records obtained by E! News show that Mark Ronson and actress and model Joséphine de La Baume reached a divorce settlement in October 2018. The terms of the separation were not made public. The couple has no children. _______________ After more than five years as husband and wife, Mark Ronson and Joséphine de La Baume are parting ways. E! News has learned that the French actress filed for divorce from the Grammy-winning producer citing irreconcilable differences. De La Baume listed the couple's separation date as April 21 of this year. Back in September 2011, Ronson and de La Baume tied the knot in front of close family and friends at a...

In today’s film news roundup, an Alice Eve comedy gets a release, AMC and Dolby celebrate a milestone and Disney teams with Dole to promote good nutrition.

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Kew Media has set a July 2 VOD release in North America and the U.K. for the dark comedy “Bees Make Honey” from writer-director Jack Eve, starring his sister Alice Eve and father Trevor Eve, Variety has learned exclusively.

The film, set in 1935, also stars Hermione Corfield, Joséphine de La Baume, Wilf Scolding, Joshua McGuire, Anatole Taubman and Ivanno Jeremiah. Alice Eve plays a character desperately attempting to solve the murder of her husband by recreating the exact circumstances a year later.

“Bees Make Honey” is the debut feature film from Jack Eve, whose short film “Lithgow Saint” premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and was acquired by Curzon Cinemas in the UK.

“Bees Make Honey” is an Xploseve Production in association with Flexibon Films,...

Jean Reno (Leon: The Professional) is joining Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp and Anjelica Huston in World War II drama Waiting For Anya, which is now underway in France. Also new to the Goldfinch Studios project are actors Joséphine de La Baume (Madame) and Sadie Frost (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie). The film was launched at the recent Efm by L.A.-based 13 Sales. Deals closed there with Pan Asia (Fox Networks Group Asia), Middle East (Eagle Films), Greece…...

On Saturday, Cara Delevingne attended Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2018 fashion show in London — and she brought along a piece of statement lip jewelry.

The actress and model accessorized her edgy silver pixie cut with mismatched earrings, rose-tinted glasses, and a silver ring for her bottom lip.

Delevingne, 25, has modeled for Burberry over the years, starring in multiple advertising campaigns for the classic British luxury brand — including her very nude 2014 campaign with supermodel Kate Moss.

Of course, there’s no confirmation on whether Delevingne actually got her lip pierced or if she pulled a Kim Kardashian West and wore a faux...

2017-08-11T11:13:52-07:00Cara Delevingne Has a Topless Mexican Birthday

What do you get when you mix a lovely Mexico vacation with a supermodel and her supersize squad? According to Cara Delevingne, #Sexico.

The official hashtag of the English model and actress’s 25th birthday celebration is being put to good use on Instagram by her fashionable guests, including model-dj Mary Charteris, casting director Tallulah Bernard, Burberry’s director of entertainment relations, Niamh Watmore, and French actress and ex-wife of Mark Ronson, Josephine de La Baume.

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The multi-day tour has so far featured stops in Mexico City, at the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá and Isla Holbox off the Yucatan Peninsula.

Charteris shared a photo of the group arranged in a swimming pool. Delevingne and others went topless while soaking up some rays.

What do you get when you mix a lovely Mexico vacation with a supermodel and her supersize squad? According to Cara Delevingne, #Sexico.

The official hashtag of the English model and actress’s 25th birthday celebration is being put to good use on Instagram by her fashionable guests, including model-dj Mary Charteris, casting director Tallulah Bernard, Burberry’s director of entertainment relations, Niamh Watmore, and French actress and ex-wife of Mark Ronson, Josephine de La Baume.

The multi-day tour has so far featured stops in Mexico City, at the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá and Isla Holbox off the Yucatan Peninsula.

Mark Ronson and French actress Josephine de La Baume have split.

De La Baume filed for divorce from the 41-year-old musician on May 11, citing irreconcilable differences, Et can confirm. She is asking the court to award her spousal support, as well as for Ronson to pay her attorney fees. De La Baume, 32, lists the date of separation as April 21.

Ronson and de La Baume married on Sept. 3, 2011 in the South of France. They do not have any children together.

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Ronson is perhaps best known for his work with Bruno Mars and the late Amy Winehouse. Last year, he took home the Record of the Year Grammy for Mars' "Uptown Funk," which was actually his second time taking home the big award. He also won the Record of the Year Grammy in 2008 for Winehouse's "Rehab."

The British DJ is also no stranger to dating celebrities -- he was previously engaged to actress [link=nm...

Mark Ronson and wife Joséphine de La Baume are calling it quits after five years.

The French actress, singer and model, 32, has filed for divorce from Ronson, citing irreconcilable differences, according to E! News.

TMZ reports that de La Baume is asking for spousal support from the 41-year-old English DJ and music producer, listing their separation date as April 21, 2017.

Ronson and de La Baume tied the knot in September 2011 amid friends and family in a ceremony. The couple do not have children.

Aside from appearing in various French films,...

Mark Ronson and his wife of more than 5 and a half years are splitting up ... TMZ has learned. The DJ and producer's wife -- Josephine de La Baume -- filed docs Thursday for a legal separation ... citing irreconcilable differences. She lists the date of separation as April 21. The couple wed in September 2011. They don't have any kids together, and Josephine, a French actress, is asking for spousal support. Ronson had a career year in 2016, winning...

Bella Hadid made her third Met Gala appearance on Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in N.Y.C. wearing a super sheer Catwoman-like crocheted off-the-shoulder bodysuit by Alexander Wang, whom she brought as her date. From behind, the skin-tight jumpsuit featured a deep, sexy scooped back. The star also wore her hair in a brand-new sleek and short shoulder-grazing bob cut that morning by Danielle Ward, according to fellow hair stylist Jen Atkin’s Instagram.

The model’s skin-tight jumpsuit wasn’t a walk in the park to get into — Hadid told reporters on the carpet, “I’m sewn in!

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Warning: This news bulletin contains a trailer with a suggested parental guidance notice, should be the words uttered when witnessing the brand new red band trailer for Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson’s hilarious profanity-laden The Hitman’s Bodyguard.

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Reynolds and Jackson team us as a formidable pair in the trailer for The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which is set to Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You (a tongue in cheek nod to her film The Bodyguard), see’s Reynolds as the world’s top protection agent, looking slick in his grey suit, good looks and vanity-fuelled personality getting more than he bargains for when he is called upon to guard the life of notorious hitman played by an angry potty-mouthed Jackson. It’s an all out gun totting action comedy that from the trailer alone will have you doubled up...

Exclusive: Sean Brosnan’s My Father Die among genre trio to secure distribution through FrightFest Presents label.

Icon Film Distribution (Ifd) and UK genre festival FrightFest have set the next three films to be released under their curated UK distribution banner FrightFest Presents.

FrightFest opener My Father Die, written and directed by Sean Brosnan, stars Joe Anderson, Candace Smith and Gary Stretch in the story of a deaf and mute man who trains himself for almost two decades to avenge himself on Ivan, the man that killed his older brother, 21 years ago.

Producers include Brosnan’s father and former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan alongside Sanja Banic, Orian Williams and Alma Bogdan-Turner.

The second film new to the slate is director Abner Pastoll’s Road Games, starring Andrew Simpson, Barbara Crampton, Josephine De La Baume and Frederic Pierrot.

The UK-France co-production was produced by Junyoung Jang (The Host) of London-based February Films and Guillaume Benski (A Long Way From Home) at Superbe Films...

We have a busy week of horror and sci-fi entertainment releases to look forward to, especially for those of you cult and indie horror fans out there. Grindhouse Releasing is bringing Lucio Fulci’s insane Cat in the Brain to Blu-ray, and the recent indie thriller Road Games is getting a release on July 12th as well, courtesy of Scream Factory. One of my personal favorites from 2016, Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room arrives on both formats this Tuesday via Lionsgate, and Synapse Films is releasing the recent Creepshow documentary Just Desserts.

Other notable Blu-ray and DVD releases for July 12th include Model Hunger, Slasher: Season One, 13 Cameras, the Steelbook edition of Blood and Black Lace, and Pop Art editions of The Birds, Psycho, and King Kong.

Cat in the Brain (Grindhouse Releasing, Blu/CD Combo)

The most Violent movie ever made! Acclaimed Italian horror maestro Lucio Fulci, director of Zombie and The Beyond,...

Co-starring Barbara Crampton and set in the gorgeous plains of France, Road Games will be released on a Blu-ray / DVD combo pack by Scream Factory on July 12th, and we’ve been provided with three copies to give away to Daily Dead readers.

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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copy of Road Games.

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Road Games Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on July 15th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.

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Road Games Blu-ray / DVD: “After a disastrous summer trip, Jack (Andrew Simpson, Rebellion) finds himself hitchhiking through the sun-drenched rural French countryside with nothing but his British passport.

Let the games begin! We have clips from IFC Midnight's Road Games and Slasher Season 1, which will both be released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory on July 12th.

Road Games Blu-ray / DVD: "After a disastrous summer trip, Jack (Andrew Simpson, Rebellion) finds himself hitchhiking through the sun-drenched rural French countryside with nothing but his British passport. Unaware of dangers that are plaguing the roads, he tries without much success to get home. Along the way, he partners with another hitchhiker, a beautiful French girl, Véronique (Joséphine de La Baume, Kiss of the Damned). But when they accept a ride from a local oddball (Frédéric Pierrot, The Returned), the pair find themselves thrown in a deadly game of cat and mouse in which nothing is what it seems. Bursting with nonstop twists and turns and an undercurrent of Hitchcockian malice, this riveting psychological thriller is a hell of a ride.

Scream Factory has announced three IFC Midnight films set to get the Blu-ray / DVD treatment. Road Games, featuring Barbara Crampton, Cabin Fever (2016), and the Australian horror film The Pack will all be released on home media this July.

From Scream Factory: “We are proud to announce that we have Three new IFC Midnight films planned for release on Blu-ray and DVD this July!

The Pack (2015) Man’s best friend becomes his worst nightmare when a horde of bloodthirsty wild dogs descends upon a family’s farmhouse. In a remote stretch of the Australian Outback, a sheep rancher (Jack Campbell), his veterinarian wife (Anna Lise Phillips), and their two teenage children live in bucolic isolation — until a horrifying night when a pack of fang-baring, four-legged, rabid beasts besiege their home. With no one around to help them, the family must band together to survive — or else become canine kibble. Generating...

One of the more intriguing thrillers I’ve seen in some time is Road Games, which was written and directed by Abner Pastoll and recently debuted on VOD courtesy of IFC Midnight. Starring Andrew Simpson, Joséphine de La Baume, Barbara Crampton, and Frédéric Pierrot, the film begins as a whodunit road movie and is later infused with some unexpectedly fun slasher undertones.

Daily Dead recently sat down with both Pastoll and genre legend Crampton to hear more about their collaboration, Pastoll’s approach to crafting the film’s mystery, their experiences shooting Road Games, and much more.

Congrats on making a movie that keeps you guessing and takes a few unexpected turns. Abner, what were your inspirations behind this story and your approach to really toying with viewers?

Abner Pastoll: In terms of playing with people’s suspicions, those inspirations are totally from Hitchcock’s films because he would always do that.

Hitchin’ a Ride: Pastoll’s Debut an Assortment of Tropes

No, it’s not a remake of the 1981 Richard Franklin thriller starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, but Abner Pastoll’s debut borrows the title, along with elements from a number of other, far better narratives for Road Games. Curiously, for most of the running time, his characters are actually not even on the road, but this is only one of several aggravating details in a film laboring to conjure thrills solely through the use of withholding pertinent information from the audience for an improbable reveal. Though it has all the right elements to convey technical proficiency, this is a watered down genre treatment which does disservice to notable cast members, which includes amongst its talent the strange plumage of 80s cult star Barbara Crampton.

Jack (Andrew Simpson) is unwisely hitchhiking down a desolate rural road as he attempts...

The Hallow Blu-ray / DVD will feature a “making of” documentary along with behind-the-scenes videos and much more. Also in this round-up: updated release details for Road Games and news on I Fall Down and The Samaritans.

The Hallow: Press Release: “Vividly atmospheric and brimming with tension, the twisted modern fairy tale The Hallow makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut April 5th, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight. Wonderfully horrifying, this compelling and creepy film comes loaded with bonus features, including audio commentary with director Corin Hardy, a Surviving the Fairytale: The Making of The Hallow documentary, three behind-the-scenes vignettes, creature concept art, storyboard and sketchbook galleries, and more! Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com

When a London-based conservationist is sent to Ireland with his wife and infant child to survey an area of forest believed to be hallowed ground by superstitious locals, his...

I love movies like Road Games that seem to toy with you from beginning to end, and yet, sometimes those are the hardest films to discuss in a review because you never want to reveal too much for potential viewers. That being said, writer/director Abner Pastoll does a fantastic job of playing up suspicions throughout Road Games, a film that’s shrouded in a dubious sense of mystery and has a bit of a Hitchcockian sensibility to it as well. Its ending may be a bit divisive to many, but I dug the direction Pastoll goes with his surprising, take-no-prisoners finale.

Road Games follows British hitchhiker Jack (Andrew Simpson) as he makes his way through the sun-soaked countryside in France, traveling with only his passport and doing everything he can to get back home to England after his idyllic vacation goes horribly wrong. Along the way, he crosses paths...

Jack’s (Andrew Simpson) European trip has slowed down some since hitting the French countryside as the number of passing motorists willing to give him a lift has dwindled to zero. He catches a distracting break when a car stops — not to pick him up, but to drop off Véronique (Joséphine de La Baume) after a violent argument with her boyfriend — giving him someone to talk with while awaiting the next good Samaritan. The two hit it off despite his limited French vocabulary, and he quickly learns why getting a ride has been so difficult. A serial killer has been stalking the rural roads. At this point some of you more familiar with the slasher/killer genre might suspect this film is a remake of Richard Franklin’s identically-titled Australian chiller from 1981 starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Stacy Keach. It is not. The pair are saved — at least temporarily — when a man named Grizard (Frédéric Pierrot) picks...

Somewhere between The Hitcher and High Tension exists Abner Pastoll’s Road Games, a bright, colorful descent into hitchhiking madness. Of course, with the mention of Alexandre Aja’s *arguably* mind-bending thriller, one can assume there’s more to Pastoll’s story than meets the eye. A killer terrorizes lonely travelers begging for a quick ride, but his/her identity remains masked, because he/she could be any of the (few) characters we’ve already encountered. For an hour and a half, Pastoll unfolds this countryside”Whodunit” caper – one littered with distracting red herrings – but, herein lies the problem: the mystery itself isn’t very mysterious.

Andrew Simpson stars as Jack, a ride-needing wanderer who can’t seem to catch a break. While seeking transportation, he’s joined by a female companion named Véronique (Joséphine de La Baume), who gets thrown out of a car after bickering with its male driver.

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Two thumbs up, or out — if you’re a hitchhiker, that is. IFC Midnight will release Abner Pastol’s road-trip-cum-romantic-thriller Road Games on March 4 in New York and Los Angeles. Check out the trailer above. Here’s how IFC describes it:

After a disastrous summer trip, Jack (Andrew Simpson) finds himself hitchhiking through the sun-drenched rural French countryside with nothing but his British passport. Unaware of dangers that are plaguing the roads, he tries without much success to get home. Along the way, he partners up with another hitchhiker, a beautiful French girl, Véronique (Josephine De La Baume). But when they accept a ride from a local oddball (Frédéric Pierrot), the pair finds themselves thrown in a deadly game of cat and mouse in which nothing is what it seems. Bursting with nonstop twists and turns and an undercurrent of Hitchcockian malice, this riveting psychological thriller is a hell of a ride.

Whether you are or aren't afraid of no ghosts, we have several photos for the new Ghostbusters set from Lego. Also in this round-up: details on Aliens and Predators Minimates, the release announcement for Road Games, and Dead Summer casting details.

Ghostbusters Lego Set: Directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay he wrote with Katie Dippold (The Heat), the new Ghostbusters film is slated for a July 15th release from Sony Pictures.

In addition to Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth, original Ghostbusters stars Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Annie Potts, and Sigourney Weaver are all set to appear in the reboot, with Andy Garcia, Matt Walsh, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Cecily Strong also star. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more details.

From Lego: "We ain’t afraid of no ghosts!

Your first look at the official images of Lego Ghostbusters Ecto-1&2 coming this summer!

Exclusive: IFC hitches a ride with Film4 Frightfest suspense thriller.

IFC Midnight has finalized a deal for North American rights to writer-director Abner Pastoll’s suspense-thriller Road Games.

The Film4 FrightFest title stars Andrew Simpson (Notes On A Scandal), Joséphine de La Baume (Kiss Of The Damned), Frédéric Pierrot (The Returned) and Barbara Crampton (You’re Next).

The UK-France co-production was produced by Junyoung Jang (The Host) of London-based February Films and Guillaume Benski (A Long Way From Home) at Superbe Films in Paris. Executive producers are Backup Media, Trigger Films and McMc.

The story focuses on hitchhikers Jack and Véronique who take refuge with a mysterious older couple in rural France with frightening results.

The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco for IFC Midnight with Simon Crowe at Sc Films on behalf of the filmmakers.

Sc Films International is handling international sales at Berlin.

The film has to date been picked up by Bounty (Australia/Nz), IFC...

Stars: Barbara Crampton, Andrew Simpson, Joséphine de La Baume, Frédéric Pierrot, Lou Castel | Written and Directed by Abner Pastoll

Set in rural France (but shot for the most part here in the UK) Road Games sees hitchhiker Jack rescues Véronique from a road rage altercation. Alone on the road the twosome decide to travel together for safety’s sake after learning a serial killer is cutting a murderous swathe through the region. Tired and hungry they decide against their better judgment to take up an offer to stay the night at a mysterious elderly couple’s mansion…

It’s safe to say the story in Road Games is actually a well-worn trope of the horror genre – so much so that my suspicions about where the film was headed was all but confirmed way before the big reveal (that may also be because I’ve seen way too many horror films...

Mark Ronson has said that he finds Asif Kapadia's documentary Amy to be "respectful" of its late subject Amy Winehouse.

The musician, who worked closely with the 'Valerie' singer during her career, also admitted that the film is a "tough" watch.

Amy review: Asif Kapadia's stunning Amy Winehouse documentary provokes awe and anger

After seeing the film with his wife Joséphine de La Baume, Ronson said: "Obviously, it's tough to watch the film because it brings back memories.

"But what I love about it is that my wife never got to meet Amy and I am always telling her stories about us in the studio and the clever, witty things that Amy would say.

"We watched it and my wife said, 'Now I get it, now I see the Amy you talked about'. I forget that not everyone got to see that side of her."

Amy Winehouse's...

Director: Alex Ross Perry; Screenwriter: Alex Ross Perry; Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce, Joséphine de La Baume, Krysten Ritter; Running time: 108 mins; Certificate: 15

The daggers are out for Jason Schwartzman's novelist Philip Lewis Friedman in this acerbic comic character study that doubles as a rib-tickling guide in how to lose friends and alienate people. Indeed, it's the titular writer who is the architect of his own misery (not the critics) by treating people with disdain. Similarly, writer/director Alex Ross Perry challenges viewers by making his antihero so anti-everything.

Playing the erudite idiot is second nature to Schwartzman, having done so in films dating back to Wes Anderson's Rushmore, and it's hard to imagine anyone else hurling elaborate insults with the same devastatingly flat delivery. His arrogance is countered by a deliciously dense voiceover from Eric Bogosian who speaks with the air of superiority you would...

She plays the fantasy girlfriend in a hip new film, all Gitanes and Gallic attitude – but the model-actor-singer (and DJ Mark Ronson’s other half) says she’s a tomboy at heart

French women. Wow. One would prefer to believe it’s all a cliche: the black eyeliner, the Gitanes purr, the wind-you-round-their-chipped-Chanel-nail-varnished-little-finger pout. Except here I am, perched at one end of a sofa in a studio in the 11th arrondissement of Paris with Joséphine de La Baume curled up at the other end, a one-woman forcefield of feline, Gallic charm. The slow smile, the sleepy, half-closed eyes, the hand absent-mindedly raking hair off her face. She has an easy sensuality that – seemingly without trying – casts the bronzed, hard-bodied, Americanised version of hotness into the shade.

But you know what? It’s actually a total drag, being young Hollywood’s go-to French Dream Girl. “I always get the girl...

Summertime can be both beautiful and bloody, especially for the hapless “road trip” victims we’ve come to love watching get slaughtered. Such is the case in Abner Pastoll’s Road Games. Andrew Simpson, Joséphine de La Baume (Kiss of the Damned),… Continue Reading →

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Andrew Simpson, Josephine de la Baume, Frederic Pierrot and Barbara Crampton anchor the cast of Abner Pastoll's dark thriller Road Games. And with the film now complete and about to be presented to buyers at the Cannes Marche du Film we're pleased to offer up the first two pieces of poster art along with a first look at the teaser.The sun drenched days of summer turn dark and ominous for hitchhiking duo Jack and Véronique when they become inexplicably entangled with a mysterious married couple and a local road kill collector in rural France.Check the posters and trailer below!...

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As the Cannes Market approaches, trailers debut. This one, for French-English co-production Road Games, is a proper teaser, nicely staged as a single glimpse of what hopes to be a tense thriller. Starring Andrew Simpson,Joséphine de La Baume (Kiss of the Damned, which is highly recommended), Frederic Pierrot (The Returned), Feodor Atkine and the great Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Re-Animator, We…

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For her fifth feature, If You Don’t, I Will, director Sophie Fillieres reunites with star Emmanuelle Devos to document the wistful disintegration of a relationship that probably should have ended years prior. Premiering at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival, the title received a very limited theatrical engagement in New York at the end of the year, which is a pity considering the attraction of its two lead performers. At times droll in its routine procedure of two beings unwisely torturing one another for the sake of familiarity, Fillieres dips the film into more emotionally evasive territories in its second half that maintains a dark, comedic edge even as it grapples with examining the self-made traps people back themselves into.

Pomme (Devos) and Pierre (Mathieu Amalric) have been together for fifteen years, now alone after their son Romain (Nelson Delapalme) has left for college. We see them engaged in bitter resentment from the start,...

Chicago – Jason Schwartzman likes to portray writers – he was one in his HBO series “Bored to Death” – and he portrays one in his latest film, “Listen Up Philip.” He also has played many characters in director Wes Anderson’s universe, and did a fantastic turn as composer Richard M. Sherman in last year’s “Saving Mr. Banks.”

The laconic and dryly witty Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, the son of actress Talia Shire (Adrian in “Rocky” and director Francis Ford Coppola’s sister) and producer Jack Schwartzman. He was discovered at age 17 by director Anderson, when he starred in the cult epic, “Rushmore” (1998). He has continued in the Anderson acting company, also starring in “The Darjeeling Limited,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Moonrise Kingdom” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” for the director. He’s also done memorable work in “I Heart Huckabees,” “Funny People” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”

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About to publish his second novel and at the current peak of his career, Philip Lewis Friedman (Jason Schwartzman) is burning bridges with just about everyone in his life: his ex, his college roommate, his publisher, his colleagues, his girlfriend, no one is safe. He has become resentful toward those around him because he thinks they're beneath him. He is selfish and unsentimental, and when people call him on it, he wonders if that's a bad thing. Everything in the world revolves around Philip, at least in his mind. Given the film's first scene, which sees Philip meeting his ex-girlfriend for lunch so he can brag about his recent success, it seems he has always been this way, incapable of understanding how repugnant he is, how his blatant narcissism and intense disinterest in others make him a true asshole. Weeks before the release of his book, Philip decides not to...

Perched at the top of this week’s flock of specialty film debuts is Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance), a possible Oscar contender starring Michael Keaton. Though it’s a limited release, Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s complex film about a fading action-hero trying to reclaim his mojo on Broadway nevertheless combines elements of a superhero franchise that could tap fans well beyond the art house.

It’s part of yet another big flock of specialty film debuts coming this weekend, including the controversy-minded Sundance award-winner Dear White People, William H. Macy‘s directorial debut Rudderless, Kristen Stewart‘s Camp X-Ray, Jason Schwartzman‘s Listen Up Philip, The Golden Era, Summer Of Blood, and one great revival, Alain Resnais’ 1959 landmark Hiroshima Mon Amour.

To get a sense of Fox Searchlight’s ambitions for Birdman, the film closed the New York Film Festival last weekend to strong reviews, but then...

This interview originally ran during the Sundance Film Festival. "Listen Up Philip" opens up in limited release on October 17. One of the most buzzed-about films at Sundance last week was Alex Ross Perry’s latest, “Listen Up Philip,” starring Jason Schwartzman as a misanthropic novelist without a filter, in what’s being called “his best role since 'Rushmore' " (read our A-grade review here). The stellar cast is rounded out by Elisabeth Moss as Philip’s long-suffering girlfriend, Jonathan Pryce as his egotist-author role model (based, most likely, on Philip Roth), and a string of past and potential paramours (Dree Hemingway, Joséphine de La Baume, Kate Lyn Sheil). Even the peripheral acting by Krysten Ritter and Jess Weixler is first-rate, allowing Perry’s work to shine like it never has before. Perry’s writing is on fire too, with Schwartzman often delivering I-can’t-believe-he-said-that lines with a visceral and hilarious punch.

Philip A. Dick: Perry’s Literary Minds Stuck In a Lonely Place

Following up his dark hearted homage to road trip cinema with 2011’s The Color Wheel, Alex Ross Perry’s third film, Listen Up Philip arrives with an equally unpleasant set of main characters as it explores the hyper intellectual worldview of self-important authors wallowing in their emotional ennui. But the self-involved narcissists occupying Perry’s arena also happen to be impressively fleshed out compelling characters that makes this triptych of their miserable emotional periods so engrossing. Sprawling, unkempt, and often unlikeable, it’s one of the most impressively written and astutely performed films you’ll see this year.

We meet Philip (Jason Schwartzman) as he meets up with an ex-girlfriend for lunch, basically to gloat over his looming success as an author, celebrating the publication of his first novel. An omniscient narrator (Eric Bogosnian) begins to guide us through Philip’s (and eventually,...

Title: Listen Up Philip Tribeca Film Reviewed for CompuServe ShowBiz by Tami Smith. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B Director: Alex Ross Perry Screenplay: Alex Ross Perry Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Jonathan Pryce, Elisabeth Moss, Krysten Ritter, Josephine de La Baume, Eric Bogosian Release Date: October 17, 2014 Philip, a New Yorker in his early thirties, is a man most of us would love to hate. He is short tempered, can’t stand people who are tardy and on most occasions will get away with telling people what’s on his mind. When a young woman in a party inquires: “Do you know where the trash is?” Philip blurts: “You are looking at [ Read More ]

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Philip, a writer waiting for the publication of his second novel, feels bored from his daily and his shaky relationship with girlfriend Ashley. In all of this chaos, his idol Ike Zimmerman offers him his summer home, an isolated place where he finds peace. The movie stars Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce, Krysten Ritter, and Joséphine de La Baume. “Listen Up Philip” is part of the Nyff 2014 main slate, which begins on September 26, but opens in theaters on October 17, 2014.

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Here’s the second trailer for writer-director Alex Ross Perry's Listen Up Philip. I caught the film at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. While the performances from the entire cast are top notch, I found it really difficult to get into the movie. Despite Jason Schwartzman turning in his absolute comedic best as a beyond self-absorbed author, the film is less a dark comedy and more of a dreary drama — and a draining one at that. But for what Schwartzman brought to this likable A-hole it may be worth sitting through some of the story’s fat.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Anger rages in Philip (Schwartzman) as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley (Elizabeth Moss), and his own indifference to promoting the novel.

After a teaser trailer that was decidedly retro, Listen Up, Philip (the new film from The Color Wheel director Alex Ross Perry) gets a more conventional trailer that still isn't pulling any punches when it comes to the mean-spirited (yet creatively accurate, in my opinion) subject matter. The pic stars Jason Schwartzman as a self-obsessed author awaiting the publication of his “sure-to-succeed” second novel. Facing a deteriorating relationship with his girlfriend (Elisabeth Moss), uncomfortableness at his home, and an indifference to promoting his novel, Philip is offered the chance to retreat to the summer home of his idol, played by Jonathan Pryce. Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film also stars Krysten Ritter, Josephine de La Baume, Jess Weixler, Dree Hemingway, Keith Poulson, and Eric Bogiosan. Tribeca films releases Listen Up, Philip in theaters on October 17th. I'll be there. Here’s the official synopsis for Listen Up,...