Olivier Assayas‘ chilling political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as the Russian president’s master propagandist, Vadim Baranov, met a warm embrace at the 82nd Venice Film Festival on Sunday night, drawing the customary standing ovation and hoots of “bravo” inside the water city’s Sala Grande […]
Oliver Assayas’ topical drama The Wizard of the Kremlin, revolving around a scheming Russian spin doctor who smooths Vladimir Putin’s ascent to power in the 1990s, world premiered in Venice this afternoon. Paul Dano plays the titular role of Vadim Baranov, a former avant-garde artist and reality TV show producer, who becomes the unofficial advisor to ex-KGB agent Putin […]
Jude Law joked that he hopes he wasn’t naive when he “didn’t fear repercussions” for taking the part of Vladamir Putin in French director Olivier Assayas’ The Wizard of the Kremlin, a fictionalized account of the Russian president’s ruthless rise to power throughout the 1990s. The political thriller is premiering at the Venice Film Festival […]
Netflix has released the first trailer for Black Rabbit, its upcoming limited series starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman. Created by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, Black Rabbit is described as a “propulsive thrill ride and character examination about the way an unbreakable bond between two brothers can shatter their world and everything in its orbit.” Set […]
Toronto has completed the unveiling of its 2025 film lineup by adding six new titles on Tuesday, bringing this year’s 50th edition to 291 films, including 209 features and 66 short films. There’s world premieres for El Clan director Pablo Trapero’s English language debut, & Sons, which stars Bill Nighy, Noah Jupe and Matt Smith […]
Romanian auteur Radu Jude (Kontinental ’25, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World) is world premiering his much-anticipated new feature, Dracula, at the Locarno Film Festival on Sunday, but he is already writing a movie about a popular character from another iconic horror novel – Frankenstein. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Radu Jude is a Locarno Film Festival regular, and he returns to the Swiss event this year with his latest Dracula, for which we can share a first look clip above. Shot and set in Transylvania, where the vampire myth began, the film sees Jude embark on an epic odyssey to make Dracula great […]
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