In his more than 50 years on screen, Sam Neill, who died Monday at the age of 78, was a star in both blockbusters and independent films, had memorable roles in several prestige television series and excelled at playing heroes and villains alike. Although the New Zealand actor is best known for his beloved role
The Biennale di Venezia has appointed the international juries of the Horizons section and the Luigi De Laurentiis award for a debut feature at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. French director, actress and screenwriter Valérie Donzelli will preside over the Horizons jury. She will be joined by American film distributor Peter Becker, Hong Kong American
“Jurassic World Dominion” director Colin Trevorrow paid tribute to Sam Neill following the news that the “Jurassic Park” and “Peaky Blinders” star died Monday at age 78. “Sam Neill was a beautiful and deeply moving man,” Trevorrow wrote on Instagram. “He was a friend and collaborator in a difficult time, and his strength gave strength
Disney’s live-action version of “Moana” shot straight to the top of the South Korean box office over the weekend of July 10-12. According to data from KOBIS, the Korean Film Council’s tracking service, the film grossed $3 million with 403,931 admissions over the three days, securing a 36.53% share of the weekend market. Since its
Natalia Solórzano Vásquez’s next film, “Spells to Revive a Witch,” has found new partners in the Spanish company Testaferro and the Uruguayan Guay Films. The hybrid documentary, aimed at the Costa Rica Media Market, is produced by Costa Rican company Sputnik Films. Mariana Murillo’s label has already produced “Tierra de ashes” by Sofía Quirós Úbeda,
Heretic has acquired the worldwide sales rights to “Nobody’s Violence,” the 17th feature film by prolific Canadian auteur Denis Côté, which has its world premiere in the main competition at the Locarno Film Festival. In the director’s latest, he reunites with actress Larissa Corriveau, star of previous features such as “Social Hygiene,” “That Kind of
