August 31, 2024Aug 31 It's oscar material now šĀ @Lilja K Ā āThe Apprentice' Gets October 11 Release Date; Will Be Campaigned for Oscars ā Screening at Telluride Ali Abbasiās āThe Apprenticeā has been acquired by Tom Ortenbergās Briarcliff Entertainment for a pre-election U.S. release on October 11. The film will also be getting an awards push. Itās also having a surprise screening at Telluride this weekend. The Donald Trump āorigin storyā premiered at Cannes in May, much to the dismay of producer Dan Snyder, a pro-Trump donor whose Kinematics tried to block the release, reportedly displeased with the filmās depiction of Trump. The film features a much-discussed scene where Trump rapes his former wife Ivana. In May, Variety reported that Snyder, who is a friend of Trumpās, first saw a cut of the film in February and was absolutely furious. This didnāt stop the film from premiering at Cannes where it was met with, mostly, positive reviews. Snyder claimed the scene was kept in the film without his consent. According to her 1993 autobiography āLost Tycoon,ā Ivana made the rape accusation in a divorce court statement, but later clarified her earlier words, noting that she did not mean them in āa literal or criminal sense,ā adding she ājust felt violatedā at the time. After months of contention, Snyderās interest in the film has now been bought out, allowing the Briarcliff deal to be finalized. This means the film will now be able to start screening at some fall film festivals, and a āfull-on awards campaignā is being prepped for it as well. Almost every Hollywood studio declined to distribute āThe Apprentice,ā but when producers finally thought they had secured an interested U.S. partner, Briarcliff, Snyder vetoed the deal. It was crucial, and time sensitive, for the other producers to get rid of Snyder, as they wanted the film to be shown right before the 2024 election. At Cannes, I asked āIs there actually an audience for āThe Apprenticeā? Sure, there will be some curiosity seekers, but being inundated with 24/7 wall-to-wall news coverage of Trump, every day and all day, these last 8 years has numbed people to no ends. The last thing audiences want is to pay $20 to watch more of that. āThe Apprenticeā is actually a good film . Itt tackles the gradual transformation of Trump in the ā70s and ā80s and is done in a way that avoids SNL-style parody. Itās actually quite restrained for most of its runtime and the story being told here is fascinating. Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan are also great in the two lead performances.
September 2, 2024Sep 2 On 8/31/2024 at 2:12 PM, Jade Bahr said: It's oscar material now šĀ @Lilja K Ā āThe Apprentice' Gets October 11 Release Date; Will Be Campaigned for Oscars ā Screening at Telluride Ali Abbasiās āThe Apprenticeā has been acquired by Tom Ortenbergās Briarcliff Entertainment for a pre-election U.S. release on October 11. The film will also be getting an awards push. Itās also having a surprise screening at Telluride this weekend. The Donald Trump āorigin storyā premiered at Cannes in May, much to the dismay of producer Dan Snyder, a pro-Trump donor whose Kinematics tried to block the release, reportedly displeased with the filmās depiction of Trump. The film features a much-discussed scene where Trump rapes his former wife Ivana. In May, Variety reported that Snyder, who is a friend of Trumpās, first saw a cut of the film in February and was absolutely furious. This didnāt stop the film from premiering at Cannes where it was met with, mostly, positive reviews. Snyder claimed the scene was kept in the film without his consent. According to her 1993 autobiography āLost Tycoon,ā Ivana made the rape accusation in a divorce court statement, but later clarified her earlier words, noting that she did not mean them in āa literal or criminal sense,ā adding she ājust felt violatedā at the time. After months of contention, Snyderās interest in the film has now been bought out, allowing the Briarcliff deal to be finalized. This means the film will now be able to start screening at some fall film festivals, and a āfull-on awards campaignā is being prepped for it as well. Almost every Hollywood studio declined to distribute āThe Apprentice,ā but when producers finally thought they had secured an interested U.S. partner, Briarcliff, Snyder vetoed the deal. It was crucial, and time sensitive, for the other producers to get rid of Snyder, as they wanted the film to be shown right before the 2024 election. At Cannes, I asked āIs there actually an audience for āThe Apprenticeā? Sure, there will be some curiosity seekers, but being inundated with 24/7 wall-to-wall news coverage of Trump, every day and all day, these last 8 years has numbed people to no ends. The last thing audiences want is to pay $20 to watch more of that. āThe Apprenticeā is actually a good film . Itt tackles the gradual transformation of Trump in the ā70s and ā80s and is done in a way that avoids SNL-style parody. Itās actually quite restrained for most of its runtime and the story being told here is fascinating. Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan are also great in the two lead performances. Ā Go, Seb, go
September 17, 2024Sep 17 55 minutes ago, Jade Bahr said: "An American Horror Story" @Lilja K Ā Ā Ā Indeed š¤£
September 21, 2024Sep 21 @Lilja K Ā https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sebastian-stan-donald-trump-the-apprentice-weight-gain-1236148614/
September 22, 2024Sep 22 On 9/21/2024 at 1:27 PM, Jade Bahr said: @Lilja K Ā https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sebastian-stan-donald-trump-the-apprentice-weight-gain-1236148614/ Ā Ā
October 14, 2024Oct 14 Not really a surprise I guess @Lilja K Ā āThe Apprentice': Donald Trump Movie Bombs With Just $150k on Thursday Ā
October 14, 2024Oct 14 by Antonio Ysursa for Vogue https://www.vogue.com/article/on-the-podcast-sebastian-stan-jeremy-strong-the-apprentice
October 14, 2024Oct 14 2 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: Not really a surprise I guess @Lilja K Ā āThe Apprentice': Donald Trump Movie Bombs With Just $150k on Thursday Ā Ā Yeah Quote Trump supporters are boycotting it, Trump haters donāt want to pay money to watch a film about the former president ā what audience is left? Ā
December 13, 2024Dec 13 Always said he's clearly the best off all MCU @Lilja K Ā Sebastian Stan to Star in Cristian Mungiu's Next Film Hereās some good news. Romanian Palme dāOr winner Cristian Mungiu is set to shoot his next film in 2025, and itās going to star Sebastian Stan. No plot details were revealed. Will it be Mungiuās first English-language film? Not too sure about that. Stan was born in Romania, and has mentioned in the past his desire to go back to his roots, explicitly stating his desire to work with Mungiu. His wish has now been granted. Stan is hot these days. Heās coming off being double-nominated at the Golden Globes for āA Different Manā and āThe Apprentice.ā Heās also āBuckyā in the MCU, and will take part in next yearās Marvel extravaganza āThunderbolts.ā In the above mentioned interview, thereās also mention of his starring in new films from Justin Kurzel and Christian Tafdrup. Meanwhile, Mungiu, a world-class filmmaker, has directed six films so far, including ā4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,ā āR.M.N.ā āBeyond the Hillsā and āGraduation.ā Itās no stretch to state that this latest one will be one of our most anticipated of 2026. Ā
December 15, 2024Dec 15 On 12/13/2024 at 4:17 PM, Jade Bahr said: Always said he's clearly the best off all MCU @Lilja K Ā Sebastian Stan to Star in Cristian Mungiu's Next Film Hereās some good news. Romanian Palme dāOr winner Cristian Mungiu is set to shoot his next film in 2025, and itās going to star Sebastian Stan. No plot details were revealed. Will it be Mungiuās first English-language film? Not too sure about that. Stan was born in Romania, and has mentioned in the past his desire to go back to his roots, explicitly stating his desire to work with Mungiu. His wish has now been granted. Stan is hot these days. Heās coming off being double-nominated at the Golden Globes for āA Different Manā and āThe Apprentice.ā Heās also āBuckyā in the MCU, and will take part in next yearās Marvel extravaganza āThunderbolts.ā In the above mentioned interview, thereās also mention of his starring in new films from Justin Kurzel and Christian Tafdrup. Meanwhile, Mungiu, a world-class filmmaker, has directed six films so far, including ā4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,ā āR.M.N.ā āBeyond the Hillsā and āGraduation.ā Itās no stretch to state that this latest one will be one of our most anticipated of 2026. Ā Ā I hope he leaves this trash (MCU) soon. He's too good for that. The same goes for Miss Flo.
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