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Nick Cutter writes some of the scariest, goriest horror novels around, yet the Canadian author is very mild-mannered. While firing up our Zoom conversation to discuss his new book, “The Queen,” I told Cutter I was riveted by the story, but my wife could only make it halfway through the galley, as the vivid descriptions of body horror and insects made her stomach churn.

“Oh, she wouldn’t be the first one and she won’t be the last,” he says with a gentle laugh. “Not only with that one but probably some of the other Cutter books.”

Cutter is the pen name of Craig Davidson, who also writes under his government name and as Patrick Lestewka. He notes that the Cutter persona speaks to “the horror that I grew up on”: Stephen King, Clive Barker and Dean Koontz, of course, but more specifically “men and women in the drugstore spinning rack.

The Breach is an upcoming Lovecraftian horror film from director Rodrigo Gudiño, the founder of Rue Morgue Magazine and the director of The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh. An exclusive clip of the film has been provided to us courtesy of Fangoria, which you can watch below. Before you do, you might also want to check out this plot synopsis.

“Counting down his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, John Hawkins must investigate one last case when a mangled body with uncanny wounds washes up on the shores of the Porcupine River.”

The Audible original audiobook the film is based on also provides us with a few more details.

“Hawkins and coroner Jacob Littlecorn suspect the disfigured body is that of theoretical physicist Graham Raphelson, also known as the 'molecular madman of Trinity College,' who recently disappeared. The two investigators enlist Meg Gilday,...

The Breach is an upcoming Lovecraftian horror film from director Rodrigo Gudiño, the founder of Rue Morgue Magazine and the director of The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh. An exclusive clip of the film has been provided to us courtesy of Fangoria, which you can watch below. Before you do, you might also want to check out this plot synopsis.

“Counting down his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, John Hawkins must investigate one last case when a mangled body with uncanny wounds washes up on the shores of the Porcupine River.”

The Audible original audiobook the film is based on also provides us with a few more details.

“Hawkins and coroner Jacob Littlecorn suspect the disfigured body is that of theoretical physicist Graham Raphelson, also known as the 'molecular madman of Trinity College,' who recently disappeared. The two investigators enlist Meg Gilday,...

The Breach: "Counting down his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, John Hawkins must investigate one last case when a mangled body with uncanny wounds washes up on the shores of the Porcupine River."

Directed by: ​​Rodrigo Gudiño Screenplay by: Ian Weir, Craig Davidson, Based on “The Breach” by Nick Cutter Cinematographer: Eric Oh Music By: Slash Producers: Pasha Patriki, Andrew Thomas Hunt, Michael Paszt Executive Producers: Slash, Jacquelyn Frisco, Gregor Habsburg, Allan Hawco, James Fler Production Company: Raven Banner & Hangar18 Distribution Company: Trinity Creative Partnership Cast: Allan Hawco, Emily Alatalo (Spare Parts), Natalie Brown, Mary Antonini (Revenge Delivered), Wesley French, Adam Kenneth Wilson and Alex Lifeson (best known as the guitarist for Rush) Runtime: 92 Minutes

Available July 11, 2023 (Digital and VOD)

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Watch the Short Film Familiar: "Familiar was a modern take on the old silent movies of the 1920’s and apart...

Stars: Greg Hovanessian, Michael Ironside, Dempsey Bryk, Greg Bryk, Noah Dalton Danby, Ted Atherton, Natasha Henstridge | Written by Craig Davidson, Andrew Thomas Hunt | Directed by Andrew Thomas Hunt

The Fight Machine is the second of two very different movies based on novels by Craig Davidson that Raven Banner debuted at this year’s edition of Fantasia. This one is adapted from his novel The Fighter. The other is The Breach, based on the novel of the same name by his perhaps more familiar pseudonym Nick Cutter.

Paul Harris comes from a rich family. He doesn’t have a care in the world until he mouths off to the wrong person and gets beaten bloody. Humiliated, he develops an obsession with bodybuilding and boxing, training under Lou. Rob Tully on the other hand comes from a working-class family and was, according to his father Reuben, born to fight. He trains with...

Stars: Greg Hovanessian, Michael Ironside, Dempsey Bryk, Greg Bryk, Noah Dalton Danby, Ted Atherton, Natasha Henstridge | Written by Craig Davidson, Andrew Thomas Hunt | Directed by Andrew Thomas Hunt

The Fight Machine is the second of two very different movies based on novels by Craig Davidson that Raven Banner debuted at this year’s edition of Fantasia. This one is adapted from his novel The Fighter. The other is The Breach, based on the novel of the same name by his perhaps more familiar pseudonym Nick Cutter.

Paul Harris comes from a rich family. He doesn’t have a care in the world until he mouths off to the wrong person and gets beaten bloody. Humiliated, he develops an obsession with bodybuilding and boxing, training under Lou. Rob Tully on the other hand comes from a working-class family and was, according to his father Reuben, born to fight. He trains with...

Beginning with the stomach-churning body horror novel The Troop, author Craig Davidson quickly established himself as a horror author to watch under the pen name Nick Cutter. Adapting the boundary-pushing, gruesome, and often cosmic horror found on Cutter’s pages makes for a tricky and daunting task. Rue Morgue president Rodrigo Gudiño‘s second feature takes on Cutter’s latest, an Audible original […]

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Raven Banner Entertainment announced it has completed production on Rue Morgue Magazine founder Rodrigo Gudiño’s “The Breach,” marking a reunion with former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who serves as the film’s executive producer and co-producer of the score.

Based on a book by horror novelist Nick Cutter (born Craig Davidson), with a screenplay co-penned by Cutter and Ian Weird, “The Breach” centers on John Hawkins, who is set to retire from his post as police chief of the small town of Lone Crow that is tucked away in the deep woods of northern Ontario. But following the discovery of a gruesome body with uncanny injuries, he’s pulled into an investigation to solve the horrifying mystery, which evades explanation.

“There’s a reason why Nick Cutter’s stories are terrifying audiences,” Gudiño said. “I am thrilled to be bringing his work to life and couldn’t have...

Exclusive: Actor, writer, director and producer Dan Levy will be honored by GLAAD with the Davidson/Valentini Award at the 2019 GLAAD Gala in San Francisco. Named after GLAAD’s first executive director Craig Davidson and his partner Michael Valentini, the award is presented to an Lgbtq media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting acceptance for the Lgbtq community. The event will take place September 28 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco and will be hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race alum and Broadway star Peppermint.

Levy, who identifies as a gay man, co-created Schitt’s Creek with his father Eugene Levy. He also serves as showrunner, executive producer, writer and stars as David Rose, one of the first openly pansexual characters depicted on television. The CBC and Pop TV comedy was recently nominated for four Emmys including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress for Catherine O’Hara...

James Wan's Atomic Monster is producing a big screen adaptation of Nick Cutter's Ya horror novel The Troop. Cutter is a horror pen name by Craig Davidson, who also writes under the name Patrick Lestewka for the genre. The Troop has been celebrated by horror fans ever since it was released in 2014 and a movie was inevitable. E.L. Katz has been set to direct the project with Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald adapting Cutter's book for the big screen.

The Troop centers on a Boy Scout troop in the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip, which is a tradition. However, things get crazy really quick when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite. He is described as "shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry." The boys are then exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror: the human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. The...

Lgbtq media monitoring organization GLAAD will honor renowned YouTube star Hannah Hart at its annual San Francisco Gala, to be held on September 8. Hart will receive the Davidson/Valentini Award -- named for GLAAD’s first executive director, Craig Davidson, and his partner, Michael Valentini, which is given to “an Lgbt media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality and acceptance for the Lgbt community,” according to the organization.

“By using her powerful platform to elevate Lgbtq stories, Hannah Hart has proven to be a tireless advocate for self-love and acceptance,” said GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in a statement. “Her messages of empowerment inspire countless Lgbtq youth and move hearts and minds across the world.”

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As nominated by our writers, here are the books of 2014 we can’t recommend highly enough…

Closing the final page on the very best books leaves you with a single urge: to share it. We’re talking about the kind of books that make you want to follow strangers down the road, tugging at their elbow and saying “seriously, you’ve got to read this”.

Here then, is our equivalent of doing that. These are the books published in 2014 that our writers felt compelled to share. If there’s one that you feel similarly enthused about, feel free to recommend away in the comments section...

Half A King – Joe Abercrombie

Unless you’ve been living in hermit-like seclusion recently, you can’t help but notice that Young Adult fiction is having its moment. Not even a genre a few years ago, it burst into the public consciousness with a flurry...

When I was a kid Star Wars sparked my imagination and put it on overload. I loved those movies, and I can't tell you how many times I pretended to be a part of those stories with makeshift lightsabers, blasters, and costumes. Here's a wonderful series of art that pays tribute to those of us kids who grew up on Star Wars and imagined being a part of that world. The illustrations were done by Craig Davidson, and I hope they put a smile on your face like they did mine. Thanks to /Film for the heads up.

American Idol alum Adam Lambert will receive this years' Davidson/Valentini Awards at the GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco. "Adam Lambert's continued success as one of the world's best-selling pop stars shows Lgbt people that they can be themselves and make it in a mainstream industry that many feel unfairly rejects them," GLAAD's Wilson Cruz said in a statement. "Adam is fearless on stage and astonishes audiences in every country he performs in." The award, named after the media watchdog group's first executive director Craig Davidson and his partner Michael Valentini, recognizes an openly Lgbt media figure who has promoted equality for the gay community. Previous...

Building upon Canadian author Craig Davidson’s short story of the same title, Rust and Bone sees director Jacques Audiard in search of amourous authenticism between lives initially divided by ego, affluence and acumen. He calls the film ‘melo-trash’, a description somewhere between ‘realist’ and ‘expressionist’ that initially seems a harsh critique, but after being baptized in the toiling ground zero world that his characters inhibit, it seems a fitting delineation that explores side dealings and back alleys while shouldering the weight of bracingly exposed emotion. With this in mind, Audiard’s, Cannes selected sixth feature film is often hard to watch. It’s raw portrayal of physical bereavement centers a densely layered narrative that rests on the question of where trust and friendship bleed into love.

Anchoring the film with a pair of the best performances of last year, Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts are shallowly set as opposing attractions.

The French drama Rust and Bone explores the lives of two adults who are drawn to each other while dealing with the misfortunes that have befallen them. Pieced together from a book of short stories of the same name by Canadian author Craig Davidson, director (and co-writer) Jacques Audiard and co-writer Thomas Bidegain have created a compelling narrative. Rust and Bone also features exquisite performances by Matthias Schoenaerts and Marion Cotillard (who snagged a lot of award nominations for the role).

Unemployed Alain (Schoenaerts) brings his young son Sam (Armand Verdure) to Antibes, France where they can crash at his sister Anna's (Corinne Masiero) house. (Audiard purposefully avoids explaining any of Alain’s backstory, preferring to focus the story on the present.) Anna, who has her own issues from stealing expired food from the grocery store she works at, feels overwhelmed at having to take care of Sam since Alain...

★★★☆☆ Based on Craig Davidson's short story collection of the same name, Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os, 2012) is a tender, yet visceral piece about the nature of being human. Starring Marion Cotillard as young amputee Stéphanie, and Matthias Schoenaerts as troubled single father Ali, Audiard's latest may boast incredibly moving performances, but never quite grants us the ability to truly get under the main protagonists' skin. After returning orca trainer Stéphanie home following a nightclub brawl, burly bouncer Ali finds himself once again aiding the woman - four months after she suffers a terrible accident.

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This is Not a Film; McCullin; Hope Springs; Rust and Bone; Frankenweenie; On the Road; Paranormal Activity 4; Premium Rush

It is often said that the greatest auteurs make films not because they want to but because they have to – it's as natural and essential as breathing. In December 2010 the Iranian maestro Jafar Panahi was banned from making movies and sentenced to six years in prison for creating "propaganda against the Islamic republic", a judgment that sparked outrage around the world.

While awaiting the outcome of an appeal, Panahi was visited in his home by his friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, who filmed Panahi wandering through his apartment, feeding his pet iguana, reflecting on scenes from his past movies and describing the latest script that he had been refused permission to shoot – the story of a young girl accepted for university but locked in her house by her zealous father.

That visit...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 19, 2013

Price: DVD $30.99, Blu-ray $35.99

Studio: Sony

Marion Cotillard gets up close and personal with a killer whale in Rust and Bone.

Marion Cotillard (Contagion), a Best Actress Academy Award winner for 2007′s La Vie en Rose, stars in the 2012 foreign language drama-romance film Rust and Bone.

Cotillard portrays Stephanie, a killer whale trainer at a local marine tourist park I Southern France, whose life is transformed when tragedy strikes during a show resulting in the amputation of both her legs.. Faced with unbearable circumstances she turns to Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts, Bullhead), a street boxer amidst his own battle of life-changing events. As their stories intersect, they navigate a gritty sexual and romantic relationship in a world where love and courage appear in many forms.

Directed and co-written by Jacques Audiard (A Prophet), Rust and Bone is loosely based on Canadian author Craig Davidson’s 2005 short story collection of the same name.

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Our friend and one of our favorite actresses, Marion Cotillard, is on her way to be nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Rust and Bone. This coming Jan. 10 the Academy Awards will announce the nominees for the Oscars. We strongly believe that Marion will be one of them.

Oscar winner Marion Cotillard is internationally renowned for her unbridled commitment to her art, challenging herself with each new role.

Cotillard is starring in Jacques Audiard’s Rust and Bone, alongside Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners and Céline Sallette. The film was co-written by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain and adapted from the acclaimed book of short stories by Craig Davidson.

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Our friend and one of our favorite actresses, Marion Cotillard, is on her way to be nominated for “Best Actress” for her performance in “Rust and Bone.” This coming January 10th the Academy Awards will announce the nominees for the Oscars. We strongly believe that Marion will be one of them. Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard is internationally renowned for her unbridled commitment to her art, challenging herself with each new role. Cotillard is starring in Jacques Audiard’s “Rust and Bone,” alongside Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners and Céline Sallette. The film was co-written by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain and adapted from the acclaimed book of short stories by Craig Davidson. Cotillard recently wrapped production on director and co-writer James Gray’s “Untitled James Gray Project,” starring opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner. The film focuses on ‘Ewa Cybulska,’ (Cotillard) and her sister, ‘Magda,’ who sail to Ellis Island in the early twentieth century,...

I have got a massive update for you when it comes to screenplays available for download from this year's Oscar race that begins with Tony Kushner's screenplay for Lincoln adapted from Doris Kearns Goodwin's book and Fox Searchlight has made available all four scripts for their award season pictures, which includes The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Hitchcock, The Sessions and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Another addition is Ava DuVernay's original screenplay for Middle of Nowhere, a low budget film DuVernay wrote and directed on a budget smaller than $500,000 and it is showing serious signs of becoming a major player in this year's Oscar race as it is already lighting up the independent path at the Gotham Awards and as it received four nominations at the Indie Spirit Awards. The script for Middle of Nowhere was sent to me directly so I offer it to you here...

“Rust and Bone,” filmmaker Jacques Audiard’s moving romantic drama based on Craig Davidson’s short story collection, boasts a thoroughly complex woman at its core: Stéphanie, a prickly orca trainer who endures horrific tragedy. As far as Audiard and casting director Richard Rousseau were concerned, there was only one actor for the part: Marion Cotillard, who snagged the world’s attention with her Oscar-winning turn in “La Vie en Rose.” Like so many others, Audiard was entranced by that performance and has wanted to work with her ever since. “The choice of Marion was very quick,” says Rousseau. “We didn’t audition any other actress for her role. The part was really meant for her. To embody that fall into hell, an icon was needed.” On the flip side, the casting of Stéphanie’s equally complex lover—bare-knuckle fighter Ali—was a much longer process. Audiard wanted a performer with a strong,...

Rust and Bone

Written by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain

Directed by Jacques Audiard

France/Belgium, 2012

After a strong first act with engaging moral suspense and an arresting murder sequence, Jacques Audiard’s previous film A Prophet devolved into flat, familiar territory for a prison-survival tale. Not helped by star Tahir Rahim’s blank qualities, each development in the film’s narrative suggested increasing aimlessness, shirking much of the moral compass exploration and losing an apparent sense of purpose. His latest film Rust and Bone has a similar problem, though to greater detriment; by its conclusion, it is difficult to comprehend what unifying idea actually drives its outright silly narrative.

In Antibes, France, Belgian Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) has arrived to stay with his sister Louise (Céline Sallette), bringing his five year-old son whom he barely knows, having gotten the child away from his mother who used him to smuggle drugs.

Jacques Audiard’s Rust and Bone is a beautifully shot film, filled with unexpected turns, raw scenes of bloody violence and emotion, and contains some of the best performances of the year. Based on Craig Davidson’s short story collection of the same name, the film focuses on aimless sometimes-professional fighter Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) and his adorable five-year-old son Sam (the gifted Armand Verdure in his film début), who are in somewhat dire straits. Ali has just recently taken responsibility for the boy from his mother (who is never seen) and feeds him from other people’s garbage that he finds on a train they take en route to live with his sister Louise (Céline Sallette). When working as a bouncer at a club one evening, Ali intervenes in a scuffle involving the beautiful Stéphanie (Marion Cotillard), who he eventually drives home. She lives with her boyfriend, but Ali still leaves his number in case she ever...

Jacques Audiard follows up his fantastic 2009 feature A Prophet in exemplary fashion with Rust and Bone, a brutal drama that teeters on the edge of success and failure throughout, but his ability to know just the right moment to pull it back and when to go for the gut results in a stand out movie. It's a raw and animalistic feature that changes its vantage point continually. Be it the confused eyes of a young child, the fallen damsel or the brutish thug. There's power, pain, love, despair and confusion within these characters and each trait serves as a tie that binds, bringing everything together. Based on Craig Davidson's short story collection "Rust and Bone," Audiard, in a director's statement, as much as says Davidson's stories served as a tonal gateway to what ultimately became the screenplay as the two stories bear little resemblance. To that point, there is...

Rust and Bone is the movie you’ve likely heard about in which a whale eats trainer Marion Cotillard’s legs and she takes up with a brutal, emotionally cagey kickboxer played by Matthias Schoenaerts (Bullhead). The film is moving, evocative, and a bit of a mishmash — peculiarly distilled from two aggressively downbeat stories in author Craig Davidson’s collection of the same name. (Chuck Palahniuk gave the book a pullquote.) Director and screenwriter Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) is drawn to ugly, hopeless scenarios, full of messy violence and bodily fluids — which he then transforms into testaments to the redemptive power of love. Works for me.The title comes from Davidson’s description of his fighter taking a punch to the jaw: “lips flatten against teeth, mouth filling with the taste of rust and bone.” You can almost taste the rust and bone yourself in the matches, which are shot...

Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone starring Marion Cotillard and Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, adds 3 new clips. The Sony Pictures Classics film scripted by Audiard and Thomas Bidegain based on the story by Craig Davidson, opens in theaters from November 23rd. Also known as De rouille et d'os, the cast of the film includes Armand Verdure, Céline Sallette, Corinne Masiero, Bouli Lanners, Jean-Michel Correia and Mourad Frarema In Rust and Bone, Ali (Schoenaerts) finds himself with a five-year-old child on his hands. Sam (Verdure) is his son, but he hardly knows him. Homeless, penniless and friendless, Ali takes refuge with his sister Anna (Masiero) in Antibes, in the south of France. There things improve immediately. She puts them up in her garage, she takes the child under her wing and the weather is glorious.

Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone starring Marion Cotillard and Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, adds 3 new clips. The Sony Pictures Classics film scripted by Audiard and Thomas Bidegain based on the story by Craig Davidson, opens in theaters from November 23rd. Also known as De rouille et d'os, the cast of the film includes Armand Verdure, Céline Sallette, Corinne Masiero, Bouli Lanners, Jean-Michel Correia and Mourad Frarema In Rust and Bone, Ali (Schoenaerts) finds himself with a five-year-old child on his hands. Sam (Verdure) is his son, but he hardly knows him. Homeless, penniless and friendless, Ali takes refuge with his sister Anna (Masiero) in Antibes, in the south of France. There things improve immediately. She puts them up in her garage, she takes the child under her wing and the weather is glorious.

He’s a nightclub bouncer and doer of slightly shady odd jobs. She’s an orca trainer at a theme-park aquarium whose life is changed forever by a terrible accident. As romances go, it’s not exactly a match made in heaven, and it’s barely even romantic, more a pragmatic clinging together for creature comfort in the darkness than anything approaching a grand passion. The rather depressingly realistic approach to adult relationships is, perhaps ironically, the best reason to see this hard-edged drama: the always watchable Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises) and handsome newcomer Matthias Schoenaerts are already intriguingly grim and gritty as the film opens, even before fate starts throwing personal disasters their way. And therein is borne the disappointments of the film. While it offers an unexpected look at a side of France that we do not typically see on film -- this is no dreamy...

Craig Davidson brings beauty to even the most distasteful of subjects in an unsettling collection of short stories

The short story collection that inspired this year's award-winning film of the same name, Rust and Bone is an unsettling read. Craig Davidson strips humanity down to its most base and conflicted. In "A Mean Utility", ad exec James Paris enters his dogs into bloody fights as an antidote to the emasculation of being unable to conceive with his wife. Davidson enjoys drawing attention to man's inner animal, doing little to distinguish between men and beasts. Crowds at prizefights are "a pack of bloodthirsty crazies waving dollar bills", while Sam, a sex addict, likens his attitude to women to a cowboy's attitude to horses in a western movie: "I cherish the nature of horses – hardworking, reliable, docile. But alla them is that way. Can always find y'self another horse."

Instinct pulses through the collection,...

From director Jacques Audiard, who expected the killer whale drama? At least, that’s how the film’s been reductively described up till now, but Rust and Bone is as much a Jacques Audiard movie as any of his others. It’s another dissection of human behaviour in all its frailty and majesty and Audiard – now comfortably a European heavyweight – invests his not insignificant talent whole into Rust and Bone.

Based on Craig Davidson’s short story collection, Rust and Bone follows Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) as he relocates to the south of France with his son and befriends Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), a killer whale trainer for whom a grisly recent accident has cost her her legs. Ali, who we rarely see outside of a gym or arena of battle, lives his life through his physicality. He works as a bouncer, a security guard, even an illegal bare knuckle fighter, never...

An orca-related catastrophe drives Marion Cotillard into the arms of a boxer in this tremendous love story

Passion is a word casually thrown around in the movies; so few films come anywhere near it, but Jacques Audiard's film really is passionate, surging out of the screen like a tidal wave. Brutal realism is offset by romanticism, idealism, even a flawed human grandeur. There is an insistent swoon in the sunlit moments of epiphany and in the soundtrack, mixing pop tracks – Katy Perry, Bruce Springsteen, the B-52s – with a conventional orchestral score by Alexandre Desplat.

The story is adapted from short stories by the Canadian author Craig Davidson: Ali, artlessly and unselfconsciously played by newcomer Matthias Schoenaerts, is a Belgian guy who has been earning some cash as a bouncer and security guard, hoping to make it big in boxing and kickboxing. (The title refers to the taste...

To celebrate the UK theatrical release of 2012 BFI London Film Festival Best Film award winner Rust and Bone (2012) (released 2 November), a heartbreaking yet life-affirming melodrama directed by Palme d'Or nominee Jacques Audiard and starring Academy Award-winning French actress Marion Cotillard, we here at CineVue have kindly been provided with Five copies of the original novel, by Canadian author Craig Davidson, to give away to our readers, courtesy of our friends at StudioCanal. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.

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The charismatic star of Rust and Bone is Belgium's hottest acting talent, making his name playing the coldest of villains

Marion Cotillard, the Oscar-winning French actor, has perfect recall of the first time she met Matthias Schoenaerts: "I was like, Wow. Wowww! What is that?" Now I'm sitting opposite the 34-year-old from Antwerp, it's clear why she was so awed. He's almost 6ft 2in, clear-eyed, and if you were told he was Ryan Gosling's rougher, tougher elder brother, you'd believe it. He looks sent from casting heaven to dominate Hollywood movies for the next decade. Or, as Cotillard went on, "Amazing actor, super sexy, charismatic … a real man."

If you were only familiar with the Belgian from his work on screen, then this effusive description might be confusing. His calling card to date has been brutish, unlovable outsiders with varying personality disorders. He gained 30 kgs of hard-pack muscle...

French director Jacques Audiard's bleak, brutal crime films have led to him being called the new Scorsese. His latest, Rust and Bone, is a love story – but as intense and inquisitive as ever

For a man who is a bundle of intense, nervous energy, Jacques Audiard is a surprisingly slow worker. Since he started directing, in 1994, he has completed just six features, with lengthy gaps between them. Indeed, the three-year run up to his new film, Rust and Bone, represents something of an acceleration. "I am free," Audiard shrugs, "because I work for a producer [Pascal Caucheteux] who says, 'We'll go when it's ready.' He doesn't give me a deadline. The films take a long time to write – too long, perhaps. That is where the time is spent."

But what films they are. His last, A Prophet, the coruscating study of a French-Arab convict who becomes a player in the Corsican mafia,...

Two characters in an unlikely relationship – probably the best description of the upcoming Rust and Bone movie which opens next month.

We already had a little chat about this film, so you already know that Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts star as the leads, right? Ok then, here’s a completely new clip from Jacques Audiard‘s latest project, I’m sure you’ll enjoy!

Cotillard and Schoenaerts star as Alain and Stephanie, two characters on the margins of society, plagued by their inner demons and obsessions. Nothing to be surprised about, after all – Audiard simply adores that kind of stories (just remember his Oscar-nominated A Prophet).

Rust and Bone is actually based on the book of short stories by Canadian author Craig Davidson, which centers on Alain a mid-twenties dropout with a 5-year-old son, who goes to stay with his sister in Antibes and starts looking for work.

But one night Alain meets Stephanie,...

Title: Rust and Bone (De rouille et d’os) Sony Pictures Classics Director: Jacques Audiard Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain from Craig Davidson’s book Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Bouli Lanners, Celine Sallette, Corinne Masiero, Mourad Frarema, Jean-Michel Correia Screened at : Sony, NYC,10/19/12 Opens: November 23, 2012 In one of Rust and Bone’s most surreal scene, in which some viewers may be reminded of Les yeux Sans visage, Stephanie (Marion Cotillard) wakes up from a deep sleep and finds herself in a hospital bed bathed in a humming blue Neon light above. She feels disoriented, wants to get out of bed, takes the blanket off and finds, to [ Read More ]

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Jacques Audiard (The Beat My Heart Skipped, A Prophet) hits another home run with his latest work, a very different tale adapted from Canadian writer Craig Davidson’s short stories, depicting the unlikely connection formed between Stéphanie (Marion Cotillard), an Orca trainer who loses her legs in a catastrophic work accident, and Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts), an impulsive, somewhat clueless father to a young son, eking a living as best he can as a security guard.

The two are drawn to one another following a previous nightclub incident in which Ali assisted Stéphanie, and later, a lonely phone call she makes to Ali, asking if he heard about her accident. The two gravitate in the most unconventional of ways, with Stéphanie harnessing Ali’s aggression and brashness for better means, while Ali slowly teases out Stéphanie’s lost confidence and sex appeal with his simple charm and physical prowess.

This year’s BFI London Film Festival offers several new films based on books, reflecting a common trend in modern cinema and the recent film industry and proving that intelligent story-telling is something that should transcend format and translate through alternate medium. In some cases this is just loosely inspired by, where others can be straight page to screen interpretations… Here’s some of the highlights:

Some of the key texts that follow this trend are Salman Rushdie’s debut screenplay for the European premiere adaptation of his Booker prize winning novel; Midnight’s Children. Directed by Deepa Mehta, this Official Competition film is a riveting allegorical saga that parallels the dramatic upheavals in one’s family history with the events that would define contemporary India. Salman Rushdie is conducting a Q&A on this and his career as a renowned cinephile on 15th October.

Grassroots is director Stephen Gyllenhaal...

Last week it was announced that Matt Damon, David O. Russell and Jeff Skoll will be presented with career tributes at the 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards™. Today, Marion Cotillard is joining their ranks. Cotillard is a critically acclaimed actor, who has built up an enviable filmography, working with some of the industry’s most renowned directors, domestically and abroad.

“Marion Cotillard is not only a delight to watch, she is one of the most talented women working in cinema around the world today,” said Joana Vicente, Executive Director of the Ifp. “Her acting choices are always challenging and rewarding, and her performances show that she is a truly skilled artist, totally dedicated to her craft. We are so honored to present this Tribute to a woman of her magnitude.”

This November, Cotillard will be seen starring in Jacques Audiard’s “Rust and Bone,” alongside Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners and Céline Sallette.

HollywoodNews.com: The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, presented by the "Los Angeles Times," announce that Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard will receive the "Hollywood Actress Award" for her distinguished performance in Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone," a Sony Pictures Classics release, at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala ceremony on October 22. "We are honored that Ms. Cotillard will be the recipient of this year's 'Hollywood Actress Award.' It is a privilege to honor her great talent, as well as her outstanding performance in "Rust and Bone," said awards founder and executive director, Carlos de Abreu. Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard is internationally renowned for her unbridled commitment to her art, challenging herself with each new role. This November, Cotillard will be seen starring in Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone," alongside Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners and Céline Sallette. The film was co-written by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain...

A second international trailer for Jacques Audiard's Cannes/Toronto entry "Rust and Bone" arrives with more marine life and close-ups of the lovely Marion Cotillard, who recently attended Telluride for a tribute. The first international trailer is here. Audiard adapted "Rust & Bone" from Craig Davidson's short stories.  The film showcases Cotillard in a riveting turn as a wounded killer whale trainer. Matthias Schoenaerts ("Bullhead") co-stars as a nightclub bouncer.  Sony Pictures Classics will released the film in the Us on November 16. (France has not yet selected its foreign Oscar submission.)   <A...

Pay attention to "Rust and Bone" this awards season, as it stands a chance to make some history for Marion Cotillard. The French star could become just the fifth actress to earn multiple Oscar nominations for a foreign-language role.

Directed by Jacques Audiard ("A Prophet") and based on a collection of short stories by author Craig Davidson, "Rust and Bone" premiered to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The film made its North American debut at the Telluride Film Festival last weekend and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival as well. Cotillard stars as Stephanie, an orca trainer at a marine-life zoological park who tragically loses her legs when one of the whales attacks. After the incident, she forms a relationship with a bare-knuckle boxer and bouncer named Ali ("Bullhead" star Matthias Schoenaerts) and attempts to piece her life back together. In addition to the performances from Cotillard and Schoenaerts,...

Sony Pictures Classics will present a limited Us release of director Jacques Audiard’s romantic, suspense feature "Rust and Bone", November 16, 2012. The France/Belgium co-production, adapts a book of short stories focusing on poverty and bare-knuckle fighting by author Craig Davidson. "Rust and Bone", rated 'R" for strong sexual content and graphic nudity, stars Oscar winning actress Marion Cottilard, recently seen in "The Dark Knight Rises" :

"...Put in charge of his young son, 25-year old unemployed 'Ali' leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as one big happy family. But Ali's bond with 'Stephanie' (Cottilard), a trainer of killer whales, grows deeper after she suffers a tragic accident...".

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Based on Craig Davidson's book of short stories, Rust and Bone stars Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises) as a topless whale trainer who finds love with Matthias Schoenaerts in this adaptation from director Jacques Audiard. We have the first official photo from the film, which finds the two stars walking on the beach. Too bad for all you pervs, Matthias is covering up the best part of the pic! Guess you'll just have to pay your $13.50 to see the rest of this shot when it comes to theaters later this year.

Rust and Bone comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners, Céline Sallette, Corinne Masiero. The film is directed by Jacques Audiard.

Coveted Palme d'Or likely to go to a screen adaptation, with many of this year's entrants borrowing from literature

The Cannes festival is, famously, the keeper of the flame of the auteur tradition. The ritual of honouring the overarching vision of a single writer-director is entrenched in its history – from Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni to Jane Campion and Andrea Arnold. Since the turn of the millennium, only two winners of the Palme d'Or have been literary adaptations: Roman Polanski's The Pianist, and Laurent Cantet's The Class. Of the remaining films, only one – Ken Loach's The Wind that Shakes the Barley – was not written by its director.

This year, however, things are different: it is a bookworm's Cannes, with directors as likely to have had their noses buried in novels as dreaming up original ideas.

All eyes are on Walter Salles's adaptation of Jack Kerouac's modern classic On the Road,...

Just before it receives its domestic France release, Jacques Audiard’s 7th feature film Rust & Bone (his 4th presented at the Cannes Film Festival) is an adaptation from Craig Davidson’s novel of the same name. Co-written along with his regular contributor Thomas Bidegain, Audiard actually filmed in Cannes, and no the location idea was not spawned from his last visit at the festival, where he won the Grand Prix for A Prophet. Starring Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, orca whales, blood and a brief presence from Bouli Lanners, our panel appears to be big on the title – it’s currently averaging 3.5 stars out of 5. Click to enlarge!

★★★★☆ French director Jacques Audiard's last film A Prophet (Un Prophète, 2009) was a huge critical hit at Cannes 2009 (where it won the Grand Jury Prize), and so expectations were high for his follow-up Rust & Bone (De Rouille et d'Os, 2012). Based on a series of short stories by the Canadian author Craig Davidson, Rust & Bone gives us the French Riviera, but one far detached from F. Scott Fitzgerald's.

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Jacques Audiard follows up his fantastic 2009 feature A Prophet in exemplary fashion with Rust & Bone, a brutal drama that teeters on the edge of success and failure throughout, but his ability to know just the right moment to pull it back and when to go for the gut results in a stand out movie.

It's a raw and animalistic feature that changes its vantage point continually. Be it the confused eyes of a young child, the fallen damsel or the brutish thug. There's power, pain, love, despair and confusion within these characters and each trait serves as a tie that binds, bringing everything together.

Based on Craig Davidson's short story collection "Rust and Bone," Audiard, in a director's statement, as much as says Davidson's stories served as a tonal gateway to what ultimately became the screenplay as the two stories bear little resemblance.

To that point, there is no...