Road House, starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role, is a reboot of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film of the same name. Helmed by Doug Liman, the story has been written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry.
Standout performances by Gyllenhaal, and Conor McGregor, the former UFC champion, and positive word of mouth have roused the interest of the audience. Additionally, the music and film score have also become one of the biggest talking points since the film was released recently.
Gyllenhaal plays Dalton in the film (Source: Road House) All the songs that feature on Road House
The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton, a former UFC champion. He easily sinks into the role that Patrick Swayze played in the original. Reboots can be a hit or a miss in most cases, but in this case, it lands firmly on the side of the former.
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Standout performances by Gyllenhaal, and Conor McGregor, the former UFC champion, and positive word of mouth have roused the interest of the audience. Additionally, the music and film score have also become one of the biggest talking points since the film was released recently.
Gyllenhaal plays Dalton in the film (Source: Road House) All the songs that feature on Road House
The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton, a former UFC champion. He easily sinks into the role that Patrick Swayze played in the original. Reboots can be a hit or a miss in most cases, but in this case, it lands firmly on the side of the former.
Suggested“It has more...
- 3/21/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
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Best Achievement in Sound
Weekly Commentary: In the highly competitive sound category, “Oppenheimer” production sound mixer Willie D. Burton could become the first Black person to win three Oscars in the category, an historic achievement. A victory for “Oppenheimer” would also grant Universal Pictures its 10th statue,...
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Best Achievement in Sound
Weekly Commentary: In the highly competitive sound category, “Oppenheimer” production sound mixer Willie D. Burton could become the first Black person to win three Oscars in the category, an historic achievement. A victory for “Oppenheimer” would also grant Universal Pictures its 10th statue,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Playwright Annie Baker has developed a distinctive style in which silences often speak louder than words, the words themselves mean more than what’s actually said, and routine conversations and events have the power of earth-shattering revelations. It’s an approach to drama that demands us to pay close attention to every line of dialogue and every flicker of emotion on an actor’s face, lest we miss crucial details. In some ways, that’s a deeply cinematic approach to dramaturgy, recalling the economy of Robert Bresson and Harold Pinter’s work, except that Baker’s is far more emotionally immediate.
The plot of Baker’s quiet and often moving feature directorial debut, Janet Planet, details the bond between 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) and her acupuncturist mother, Janet (Julianne Nicholson), in rural Western Massachusetts in the summer of 1991 just before Lacy enters the sixth grade. The closest that the film...
The plot of Baker’s quiet and often moving feature directorial debut, Janet Planet, details the bond between 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) and her acupuncturist mother, Janet (Julianne Nicholson), in rural Western Massachusetts in the summer of 1991 just before Lacy enters the sixth grade. The closest that the film...
- 10/8/2023
- by Kenji Fujishima
- Slant Magazine
Hereditary and Midsommar filmmaker Ari Aster makes a depraved return to a world of surrealist nightmares in the epic journey of the mind in Beau Is Afraid. In his most divisive movie yet, he takes audiences on an unforgettable adventure that dares to tackle humanity’s greatest insecurities in a feared film bursting with anxiety. Beau Is Afraid is an affirming, yet challenging watch.
‘Beau Is Afraid’ sets out on an epic journey Joaquin Phoenix as Beau | A24
Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) tries to live out his humble life in a seedy part of town, attending therapy sessions to help him work through his greatest fears. They all come to a head when he has plans to make a trip back home on his father’s death anniversary to visit his mother, with whom he has a particularly difficult relationship.
The mild-mannered man hears news that his mother suddenly died, setting him into utter free fall.
‘Beau Is Afraid’ sets out on an epic journey Joaquin Phoenix as Beau | A24
Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) tries to live out his humble life in a seedy part of town, attending therapy sessions to help him work through his greatest fears. They all come to a head when he has plans to make a trip back home on his father’s death anniversary to visit his mother, with whom he has a particularly difficult relationship.
The mild-mannered man hears news that his mother suddenly died, setting him into utter free fall.
- 4/11/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Dune” (Warner Bros.) was the big live action sound mixing winner Saturday night at 58th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Coupled with last week’s Mpse Golden Reel win for feature effects/foley sound editing, Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic is on track for the Oscar sound win next Sunday.
“Dune” was the frontrunner from the outset for its sonic power and complexity. Its great achievement is creating a grounded reality that is both innovative and believable. So, rather than relying on over-hyped sounds, the teams conveyed an otherworldly palette that is hallucinatory yet gritty, from supernatural voices that rattle the mind to colossal sandworms that shake the sand dunes of Arrakis.
Meanwhile, the animation win went to Disney’s “Encanto,” the Oscar favorite for animated feature. Likewise, another Oscar favorite, “Summer of Soul” (Searchlight Pictures), grabbed documentary. The non-theatrical winner was HBO’s...
“Dune” was the frontrunner from the outset for its sonic power and complexity. Its great achievement is creating a grounded reality that is both innovative and believable. So, rather than relying on over-hyped sounds, the teams conveyed an otherworldly palette that is hallucinatory yet gritty, from supernatural voices that rattle the mind to colossal sandworms that shake the sand dunes of Arrakis.
Meanwhile, the animation win went to Disney’s “Encanto,” the Oscar favorite for animated feature. Likewise, another Oscar favorite, “Summer of Soul” (Searchlight Pictures), grabbed documentary. The non-theatrical winner was HBO’s...
- 3/20/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Warner Bros’ epic Dune won the Live Action Motion Picture prize Saturday at the 58th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards, duplicating its victory earlier this awards season at the Mpse Golden Reels to become the frontrunner in the Sound category at next week’s Oscars.
Dune beat out a field that included No Time to Die, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story. All but Spider-Man are up for the Sound Oscar this year (Belfast got the nod instead from the Motion Picture Academy).
Other film winners tonight in Cas ceremony, live and in-person at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, were Summer of Soul, which won the Motion Picture – Documentary Award. Encanto took the Animation prize.
On the TV side, winners included Yellowstone; Ted Lasso, which won the category at the 2021 Emmys; Mare of Easttown, which was nominated for the sound mixing Emmy; and The Beatles: Get Back,...
Dune beat out a field that included No Time to Die, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story. All but Spider-Man are up for the Sound Oscar this year (Belfast got the nod instead from the Motion Picture Academy).
Other film winners tonight in Cas ceremony, live and in-person at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, were Summer of Soul, which won the Motion Picture – Documentary Award. Encanto took the Animation prize.
On the TV side, winners included Yellowstone; Ted Lasso, which won the category at the 2021 Emmys; Mare of Easttown, which was nominated for the sound mixing Emmy; and The Beatles: Get Back,...
- 3/20/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Dune” and “Encanto” topped the winners at the 58th Cas Awards for outstanding achievement in sound mixing.
Other winners included “Mare of Easttown,” while “Summer of Soul” took home the awards for Motion Pictures: Documentary, and “Ted Lasso” scooped Television Series — Half Hour.
As previously announced, Paul Massey received the Cas Career Achievement Award, and Ridley Scott was honored with the Cas Filmmaker Award.
Massey, unable to attend in-person, accepted the award virtually. However, his mother Bernice, flew in from England to accept his award, alongside his son Sean. “Paul’s father and I knew from a very early age he was going to revolve around music. He was that kind of a kid. He could hear the nuances in the sound of music,” said Bernice Massey in a heartfelt introduction. “I am his mum and. I am totally in awe of my son. The dearest privilege I have is the gift of knowing you.
Other winners included “Mare of Easttown,” while “Summer of Soul” took home the awards for Motion Pictures: Documentary, and “Ted Lasso” scooped Television Series — Half Hour.
As previously announced, Paul Massey received the Cas Career Achievement Award, and Ridley Scott was honored with the Cas Filmmaker Award.
Massey, unable to attend in-person, accepted the award virtually. However, his mother Bernice, flew in from England to accept his award, alongside his son Sean. “Paul’s father and I knew from a very early age he was going to revolve around music. He was that kind of a kid. He could hear the nuances in the sound of music,” said Bernice Massey in a heartfelt introduction. “I am his mum and. I am totally in awe of my son. The dearest privilege I have is the gift of knowing you.
- 3/20/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Sounds like the Cinema Audio Society has its nominees. Dune, No Time to Die, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story will vie for the Live Action Motion Picture prize at the 58th Cas Awards.
The hardware will be doled out during the group’s in-person event on March 19 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The toons vying for the Animated Motion Picture award are Encanto, Luca, Raya and the Last Dragon, Sing 2 and The Mitchells vs. the Machines. The Documentary category race will be among Becoming Cousteau, Summer of Soul, The Velvet Underground, Tina and Val.
Four-time Oscar nominee Ridley Scott will receive the group’s Filmmaker Award, and Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar winner and nine-time nominee Paul Massey will receive Cas’ Career Achievement Award.
Here is the full list of nominees for the 2022 Cinema Audio Society Awards.:
Motion Pictures – Live Action...
The hardware will be doled out during the group’s in-person event on March 19 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The toons vying for the Animated Motion Picture award are Encanto, Luca, Raya and the Last Dragon, Sing 2 and The Mitchells vs. the Machines. The Documentary category race will be among Becoming Cousteau, Summer of Soul, The Velvet Underground, Tina and Val.
Four-time Oscar nominee Ridley Scott will receive the group’s Filmmaker Award, and Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar winner and nine-time nominee Paul Massey will receive Cas’ Career Achievement Award.
Here is the full list of nominees for the 2022 Cinema Audio Society Awards.:
Motion Pictures – Live Action...
- 1/25/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cinema Audio Society (Cas) has announced the nominations for the 58th Annual Cas Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2022, as well as the Outstanding Product Nominations.
Among the films, TV shows and animated features nominated are “West Side Story,” “Dune,” “No Time to Die,” “Mare of Easttown,” “Succession” and “Encanto.”
As previously announced, Paul Massey will receive the Cas Career Achievement Award, and Ridley Scott will receive the Cas Filmmaker Award.
The awards are designed to educate and inform audiences that effective sound is achieved by a creative, artistic and technical blending of diverse sound elements.
“This year’s nominees display incredible skill and craftsmanship,” says Cas President Karol Urban. “We received submissions reflecting a myriad of narrative styles and technical approaches. The ingenuity and storytelling expertise of our sound mixing community is truly spectacular.”
The ceremony will return to an in-person event on March 19 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Among the films, TV shows and animated features nominated are “West Side Story,” “Dune,” “No Time to Die,” “Mare of Easttown,” “Succession” and “Encanto.”
As previously announced, Paul Massey will receive the Cas Career Achievement Award, and Ridley Scott will receive the Cas Filmmaker Award.
The awards are designed to educate and inform audiences that effective sound is achieved by a creative, artistic and technical blending of diverse sound elements.
“This year’s nominees display incredible skill and craftsmanship,” says Cas President Karol Urban. “We received submissions reflecting a myriad of narrative styles and technical approaches. The ingenuity and storytelling expertise of our sound mixing community is truly spectacular.”
The ceremony will return to an in-person event on March 19 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
- 1/25/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Seven top sound editors and mixers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Academy Awards and guild contenders. Each person from these films is now on the Oscar shortlist. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, January 18, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Christopher Rosen and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Belfast:” James Mather
Synopsis: A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience...
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Belfast:” James Mather
Synopsis: A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience...
- 1/10/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
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2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Sound
Updated: Dec 27, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: Ten films remain in the running for best achievement in sound.
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2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Sound
Updated: Dec 27, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: Ten films remain in the running for best achievement in sound.
- 12/27/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s singular animated doc Flee and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Summer of Soul will head into the 15th annual Cinema Eye Honors as the leaders in nominations, Cinema Eye announced today.
Flee led all films with seven nominations, with Summer of Soul claiming six. Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension, Jessica Beshir’s Faya Dayi and E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s The Rescue followed with five noms apiece, with Todd Haynes’ Apple pic The Velvet Underground claiming four. HBO led all distributors with 16 nominations, with Hulu notching 12. Nat Geo and Neon followed with 11 each.
Of particular note with regard to the noms list was a newly introduced category for Outstanding Sound Design, which will see All Light, Everywhere contending alongside Faya Dayi, Flee, Summer of Soul and The Velvet Underground.
The award ceremony recognizing...
Flee led all films with seven nominations, with Summer of Soul claiming six. Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension, Jessica Beshir’s Faya Dayi and E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s The Rescue followed with five noms apiece, with Todd Haynes’ Apple pic The Velvet Underground claiming four. HBO led all distributors with 16 nominations, with Hulu notching 12. Nat Geo and Neon followed with 11 each.
Of particular note with regard to the noms list was a newly introduced category for Outstanding Sound Design, which will see All Light, Everywhere contending alongside Faya Dayi, Flee, Summer of Soul and The Velvet Underground.
The award ceremony recognizing...
- 11/10/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The artisan categories are often overlooked, especially when it comes to the overseen and the overdue Academy Awards. This year, there is a fresh crop of talent in each Oscar race, but several craftspeople who have worked on this year’s contenders should have received nominations long ago.
Many of these artisans have made the Oscars shortlist for their respective categories for this year’s nominations, which will be announced on March 15. With the voting opening on March 5, it’ll be a photo finish for many to garner AMPAS voters’ attention.
Here are a few of the contenders.
David Crank, production designer
“News of the World” (Universal Pictures)
Snubs: “The Master” (2012),
“Knives Out” (2019)
The designs of Crank have been seen in the industry for over two decades; he’s served as both an art director and production designer for film and television. Art directors don’t receive Oscar nominations, which...
Many of these artisans have made the Oscars shortlist for their respective categories for this year’s nominations, which will be announced on March 15. With the voting opening on March 5, it’ll be a photo finish for many to garner AMPAS voters’ attention.
Here are a few of the contenders.
David Crank, production designer
“News of the World” (Universal Pictures)
Snubs: “The Master” (2012),
“Knives Out” (2019)
The designs of Crank have been seen in the industry for over two decades; he’s served as both an art director and production designer for film and television. Art directors don’t receive Oscar nominations, which...
- 3/4/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
PARK CITY -- Who said there are no second acts in American lives? Veteran indie executive Jeff Lipsky returns to Sundance on the other side of the aisle as writer-director with his beautifully executed and provocative second feature, "Flannel Pajamas". A thoughtful dissection of the courtship and marriage of two ultimately mismatched New Yorkers, film is destined to be a conversation piece among sophisticated couples. Pic should have a healthy run in art houses and a long afterlife on cable and DVD.
What starts out seeming like a poor man's Woody Allen morphs into something closer to an American version of "Scenes From a Marriage". Stuart (Jason Kirk) and Nicole (Julianne Nicholson) meet on a blind date at a hip Manhattan dinner and magic happens. Pretty soon it's picnics in the park and hot sex on the floor of his high rise. Their mutual need and attraction makes for instant chemistry, but Lipsky lingers a bit too long introducing characters in that first scene instead of getting down to business.
All at once, we meet Stuart's mentally unstable but charismatic brother Jordan (Jamie Harrold, resembling a young, manic Jim Carrey) and Nicole's best friend Tess (Chelsea Altman), whom Stuart takes an instant dislike to and proclaims evil.
Nicole, an adorable freckle-faced Catholic girl, is the kind of woman who comes with a lot of baggage, which she dutifully unpacks as the film unfolds. Stuart, an attentive Jewish guy who makes s a living inventing fictionalized sales pitches for Broadway shows, starts out glib and becomes more vulnerable and likable as the film progresses. Kirk and Nicholson are utterly convincing as the ill-fated couple and give the proceedings a total sense of realism.
The lengthy courtship and honeymoon period could benefit from some judicious trimming in the early going, but things really get interesting once the relationship hits the skids. The first signs of trouble in paradise occur are on a trip to Missoula, Montana where they go to spend the Christmas holidays with Nicole's five siblings and divorced parents. Stuart inexplicably gets the chilliest of welcomes from Nicole's artist mother Elizabeth (Rebecca Schull).
The warning signs, of course, are there, and Lipsky does a good job planting the seeds of discord. When two people are so desperate for contact they find reasons to fall in love. For Stuart, he says he wants to protect someone, and Nicole is the one he's chosen. For Nicole, she's trying to rewrite a devastating family history that she keeps buried. Not a good formula for success in marriage.
Lipsky cleverly peppers his script with some stunning surprises that literally made the Sundance audience gasp. The first involves Stuart's harsh attempt to control what he considers the potential corrupting influence of Tess's promiscuity on his wife. The other, a classic confrontation between husband and mother-in-law, is a scene of hair- raising power as Elizabeth totally lays her cards on the table about why she hates him so much. The pathology in the family runs even deeper than he thought. In addition to being beautifully played by Schull, Lipsky's writing here is razor sharp.
Since the film has been created by a man, with presumably some autobiographical elements, it's not surprising that the story is told more from Stuart's perspective and he ultimately emerges as the more sympathetic and sane person. Because of that, this could be one of those films that sharply divide male and female audiences and make for spirited late night discussions.
Given the film's limited budget (reported to be less than a million dollars) and the lightening fast shoot, film is a remarkable achievement for a sophomore director. Paul Hsu's subtle piano score handles highly emotional moments with great restraint. And other tech credits are strong enough to deliver Lipsky's achingly romantic vision of love in a time of cynicism.
FLANNEL PAJAMAS
Gigantic Pictures
Credits:
Director Jeff Lipsky
Writer: Lipsky
Producers: Jonathan Gray, Brian Devine, Jason Orans
Executive producer: Simon Channing-Williams
Director of photography: Martina Radwan
Production designer: Len X. Clayton
Music: Paul Hsu
Costume designer: Amy Bradshaw
Editor: Sara Corrigan.
Cast:
Stuart Sawyer: Justin Kirk
Nicole Reilly: Julianne Nicholson
Elizabeth: Rebecca Schull
Jordan: Jamie Harrold
Tess: Chelsea Altman
Bill: Tom Bower
Megan: Stephanie Roth Haberle
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 124 minutes...
What starts out seeming like a poor man's Woody Allen morphs into something closer to an American version of "Scenes From a Marriage". Stuart (Jason Kirk) and Nicole (Julianne Nicholson) meet on a blind date at a hip Manhattan dinner and magic happens. Pretty soon it's picnics in the park and hot sex on the floor of his high rise. Their mutual need and attraction makes for instant chemistry, but Lipsky lingers a bit too long introducing characters in that first scene instead of getting down to business.
All at once, we meet Stuart's mentally unstable but charismatic brother Jordan (Jamie Harrold, resembling a young, manic Jim Carrey) and Nicole's best friend Tess (Chelsea Altman), whom Stuart takes an instant dislike to and proclaims evil.
Nicole, an adorable freckle-faced Catholic girl, is the kind of woman who comes with a lot of baggage, which she dutifully unpacks as the film unfolds. Stuart, an attentive Jewish guy who makes s a living inventing fictionalized sales pitches for Broadway shows, starts out glib and becomes more vulnerable and likable as the film progresses. Kirk and Nicholson are utterly convincing as the ill-fated couple and give the proceedings a total sense of realism.
The lengthy courtship and honeymoon period could benefit from some judicious trimming in the early going, but things really get interesting once the relationship hits the skids. The first signs of trouble in paradise occur are on a trip to Missoula, Montana where they go to spend the Christmas holidays with Nicole's five siblings and divorced parents. Stuart inexplicably gets the chilliest of welcomes from Nicole's artist mother Elizabeth (Rebecca Schull).
The warning signs, of course, are there, and Lipsky does a good job planting the seeds of discord. When two people are so desperate for contact they find reasons to fall in love. For Stuart, he says he wants to protect someone, and Nicole is the one he's chosen. For Nicole, she's trying to rewrite a devastating family history that she keeps buried. Not a good formula for success in marriage.
Lipsky cleverly peppers his script with some stunning surprises that literally made the Sundance audience gasp. The first involves Stuart's harsh attempt to control what he considers the potential corrupting influence of Tess's promiscuity on his wife. The other, a classic confrontation between husband and mother-in-law, is a scene of hair- raising power as Elizabeth totally lays her cards on the table about why she hates him so much. The pathology in the family runs even deeper than he thought. In addition to being beautifully played by Schull, Lipsky's writing here is razor sharp.
Since the film has been created by a man, with presumably some autobiographical elements, it's not surprising that the story is told more from Stuart's perspective and he ultimately emerges as the more sympathetic and sane person. Because of that, this could be one of those films that sharply divide male and female audiences and make for spirited late night discussions.
Given the film's limited budget (reported to be less than a million dollars) and the lightening fast shoot, film is a remarkable achievement for a sophomore director. Paul Hsu's subtle piano score handles highly emotional moments with great restraint. And other tech credits are strong enough to deliver Lipsky's achingly romantic vision of love in a time of cynicism.
FLANNEL PAJAMAS
Gigantic Pictures
Credits:
Director Jeff Lipsky
Writer: Lipsky
Producers: Jonathan Gray, Brian Devine, Jason Orans
Executive producer: Simon Channing-Williams
Director of photography: Martina Radwan
Production designer: Len X. Clayton
Music: Paul Hsu
Costume designer: Amy Bradshaw
Editor: Sara Corrigan.
Cast:
Stuart Sawyer: Justin Kirk
Nicole Reilly: Julianne Nicholson
Elizabeth: Rebecca Schull
Jordan: Jamie Harrold
Tess: Chelsea Altman
Bill: Tom Bower
Megan: Stephanie Roth Haberle
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 124 minutes...
- 1/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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