Oscars: Steven Spielberg, Daniels, Martin McDonagh Nominated for Multiple Awards
Steven Spielberg, Martin McDonagh, Todd Field, Catherine Martin and the directing duo of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert were among those nominated in multiple categories for the 95th Academy Awards...
View Article‘Triangle of Sadness’ Director Ruben Östlund Wants to Challenge His Audience
Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund wants to make films that get people talking, and his latest — Neon’s Triangle of Sadness, the 2022 Palme d’Or winner, now nominated for three Oscars, including best...
View ArticleCannes Film Festival Names Ruben Östlund Jury President
Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Östlund will head up this year’s competition jury for the Cannes International Film Festival, organizers announced on Tuesday. The Swedish director is currently...
View ArticleCannes Jury: President Ruben Östlund Is “Definitely Pro” Strike, Brie Larson...
Members of the Cannes Film Festival competition jury, including Paul Dano, Brie Larson and president Ruben Östlund, talked about the ongoing WGA strike and Johnny Depp during the jury press conference...
View Article‘Triangle of Sadness’ Director Ruben Östlund Proposes Requiring a License to...
Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Östlund understands the power of cinema and its impact on society, which is why he’s proposing a radical idea to regulate the use of cameras. The Oscar-nominated...
View ArticleNew Ruben Östlund, Lorcan Finnegan Projects at Cannes Investors Circle
The new projects from two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund (The Triangle of Sadness, The Square); Irish director Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium and upcoming Nicolas Cage thriller The Surfer); and Polish...
View ArticleKirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl Join Ruben Östlund Cannes Package ‘The...
Ruben Östlund is checking in two new actors for his next feature. Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Brühl are the latest to join the Swedish filmmaker’s The Entertainment System Is Down. The feature takes place...
View ArticleRemote Improv and Drunk BBQs: How Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl Got Cast in...
Kirsten Dunst said she “sobbed like a happy child at Disneyland” when Ruben Östlund cast her to star in The Entertainment System Is Down, the Swedish director’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated The...
View ArticleA24 Acquires U.S. Rights for Ruben Östlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’
A24 acquired the U.S. rights to Ruben Östlund’s The Entertainment System Is Down this weekend. The eight-figure deal gives A24 U.S. distribution rights to what will be the Swedish film director’s...
View ArticleRuben Östlund on Why He Feels Awards Make Filmmakers “More Insecure”
Ruben Östlund knows it sounds “absurd” to complain about winning awards, however, he admits that they add another level of “pressure” for filmmakers. During a recent conversation with Mother Couch...
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