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Kayti Burt Feb 20, 2020

In an industry designed to give a creative elite most of the "best" opportunities, Killing Eve is actively trying something different.

It's not uncommon in this pop culture day and age for a woman-centric show to market around its on-screen feminist ideals... as it should. But it's much rarer for female-led shows to put their money where their mouth is behind the scenes, not only with women in positions of creative authority, but in systems that actively support and foster the promotion of new talent in those highest of creative roles.

This is the rare case with Killing Eve, which has intentionally had a different woman showrunner for each season. Emmy-winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge created the show and served as its head writer in Season 1 before passing the baton to Emerald Fennell in Season 2, who then passed it on to Suzanne Heathcote for Season 3, which will premiere in April.

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.

10 Cloverfield Lane (Dan Trachtenberg)

Forget the Cloverfield connection. The actors who were in this film didn’t even know what the title was until moments before the first trailer dropped. Producer J.J. Abrams used that branding as part of the wrapping for its promotional mystery box, but the movie stands perfectly alone from 2008’s found-footage monster picture. Hell, 10 Cloverfield Lane perhaps doesn’t even take place within the same...

It’s the conspiracies you don’t see that are the most frightening ones, and the presence of invisible enemies imbues the Slovenian thriller “Nightlife” (“Nocno zivljenje”) with a constant sense of dread. Director Damjan Kozole (“A Call Girl,” “Spare Parts”) doesn’t quite deliver the heft of similar films that have emerged from the recent Romanian New Wave — “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu” and “Police, Adjective” both came to mind as I was watching — but he and editors Jurij Moskon and Ivo Trajkov keep the storytelling suspenseful. Criminal lawyer Milan (Jernej Sugman) has just succeeded in getting his client released.

Nine projects unveiled on top of six previously announced projects.

Sarajevo Film Festival’s co-production market CineLink, which will run Aug 18-20, has unveiled its selection.

Nine projects have been added to the previously announced six, with additional guest projects to be announced in coming weeks.

The selection targets projects from established regional names, which are in advanced stage of development and financing.

CineLink offers awards funds totalling more than $180,000 (€160,000) in cash and services and boosts a impressive track record with previous projects going on to major international recognition such as Oscar and Cannes winner Son Of Saul (2015), Berlinale winner Harmony Lessons (2013) and Venice winner White Shadow (2013).

Cinelink Co-Production Market 2016

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija (Macedonia)

Director: Teona S MitevskaScriptwriters: Elma Tataragić, Teona S MitevskaProducer: Labina MitevskaProduction Company: Sisters And Brother Mitevski

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija is the fourth feature by Macedonian director Teona S. Mitevska. Her previous film The Woman Who Brushed Off Her...

Today we have a new trailer for Salma Hayek's upcoming "Everly" action thriller, which takes place entirely in one apartment and has been compared to "Die Hard." Check it out below. Plot: It's Christmas time, but all is not well in the world of Everly (Hayek). A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe) and become a police informant. In response, Taiko has put out a hit on Everly and her family. Soon, every criminal in town wants to cash in. Everly's survival instincts quickly kick in as she matches wits and firepower with Taiko and a seemingly endless stream of killers. "Everly" is directed by Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2) from a script by Yale Hannon that ended up on the Black List, which is a list of the best unproduced screenplays. It's set to be released on VOD on January 23rd.

The domestic trailer is now online for the upcoming action thriller Everly, starring Salma Hayek, Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Caroline Chikezie, and Jennifer Blanc.

Joe Lynch directs the film from a screenplay Lynch wrote along with Yale Hannon.

It's Christmastime, but all is not well in the world of Everly (Salma Hayek). A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe) and become a police informant. In response, Taiko has put out a hit on Everly and her family. Soon, every criminal in town wants to cash in. Everly’s survival instincts quickly kick in as she matches wits and firepower with Taiko and a seemingly endless stream of killers.

Have a look at the trailer by using the player below and let us know what you think.

Everly is set to hit on iTunes January 23rd and in theaters February 27th.

The first international trailer for the female-centric actioner, Everly, landed late last year and promised a helluva blood-soaked caper. With that memorable teaser still in mind, it seemed impossible for any future previews to tweak the footage in an even more enticing way. That, however, is exactly the case with this latest U.S. trailer that made its way online earlier today.

To catch up those who aren’t familiar with the movie, Salma Hayek plays Everly, a prostitute in the crosshairs of her dangerous Yakuza boss. After a certain event causes her superior, Taiko, to put a $50,000 bounty on her head for whoever can kill her, she must do whatever it takes to survive. From low-life drug dealers to highly-skilled assassins, the trapped woman becomes a target for anyone in the vicinity who’s keen to cash in.

While its story shares central elements with many movies of a similar ouevre,...

Today we have the trailer for Salma Hayek's upcoming "Everly" action thriller, which takes place entirely in one apartment and has been compared to "Die Hard." Check it out below. Plot: It's Christmas time, but all is not well in the world of Everly (Hayek). A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe) and become a police informant. In response, Taiko has put out a hit on Everly and her family. Soon, every criminal in town wants to cash in. Everly's survival instincts quickly kick in as she matches wits and firepower with Taiko and a seemingly endless stream of killers. "Everly" is directed by Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2) from a script by Yale Hannon that ended up on the Black List, which is a list of the best unproduced screenplays. It's set to be released on VOD on January 23rd,...

Her early forays into the work of mid-90s Robert Rodriguez movies put Salma Hayek firmly on the Hollywood map. From her capable and fiery sidekick in Desperado right through to her voluptuous blood-sucking hell fiend in From Dusk Till Dawn, her inner badass has been teased for the best part of twenty years. Always relegated to the supporting roles previously, the actress now steps up to the plate to commandeer her own actioner in Joe Lynch’s Everly.

Lynch’s prior exploit - Knights Of Badassdom – failed to incur the warm reception it desired, but by the looks of it, the filmmaker isn’t dwelling on the past. In his upcoming revenge flick, Hayek plays hooker-turned-badass, Everly. Going up against her wiseguy boss by ratting him out to the police, he soon sets a price on her head that everyone in town is keen to snag. Everly’s fight...

Everly Trailer. Joe Lynch‘s Everly (2015) movie trailer stars Salma Hayek, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Caroline Chikezie, and Akie Kotabe. Everly‘s plot synopsis: “A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe) and become a police informant. In response, Taiko has put [...]

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"I know I'm gonna die tonight." If Liam Neeson can revamp his career as an aging action star, then why can't Salma Hayek do the same? Of course, the actress is only 48 years old, which makes her 14 years younger than Neeson, but you don't normally see actresses going all out like this at her age. But that's what makes this first international trailer for Everly from director Joe Lynch so damn cool. Well, there's also some killer action sequences all set within the confines of a single apartment, so that's a big selling point. At the very least, this looks purely entertaining, like Kill Bill meets The Raid, so count me in. Watch below! Here's the international trailer for Joe Lynch's Everly from YouTube: Everly is directed by Joe Lynch (Knights of Badassdom) and written by first-time scribe Yale Hannon. It’s Christmas time, but all is not well...

★★★★☆ Slovenia may not be renowned for its film industry, but with Damjan Kazole's modern day tale of prostitution and social alienation A Call Girl (Slovenian Girl, 2009), it perhaps should be. This bleak look at the state of contemporary Slovenian society offers up a mesmerising performance by Nina Ivanisin as Aleksandra, a young language student in Ljubljana. Aleksandra turns to prostitution only to be swept away into a world of crime, where she desperately attempts to hold her life together after a client dies from an overdose of Viagra.

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Another week, another Monday. So it’s time for the rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s another packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, May 14th 2012.

Pick(S) Of The Week

The Sitter (DVD/Blu-ray)

When the world’s most irresponsible babysitter takes three of the world’s worst kids on an unforgettable overnight adventure through the streets of New York City, it’s anyone’s guess who’s going to make it home in one piece. Starring Jonah Hill (Knocked Up, Get Him To The Greek) and Sam Rockwell (Moon & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), The Sitter is a new level of twisted and debauched hilarity from the director of Pineapple Express, David Gordon Green.

A thirtysomething finds his life spiral out of control after his sister moves into his apartment.

A call girl stands by a bedside table and begins removing her undergarments. "Slowly," insists Brandon (Michael Fassbender), as he takes in every detail from the bed.

This scene, coming near the beginning of Steve McQueen's Shame, certainly advertises the film's focus on Brandon's hyperactive sex life. He will be repeatedly seen having sexual encounters, presented economically but nonetheless explicitly, with strangers, prostitutes and bar pickups, or else just masturbating to...

Reviewer: James Van Maanen

Rating (out of 5): ***

Can you learn much about a particular society from watching a narrative film featuring a few characters from that society? My companion and I argued this point after watching A Call Girl, a Slovenian film from Damjan Kozole making its DVD debut this week and deals with the life of a college student/call girl, her family, friends, boyfriend, teacher and -- most frighteningly – two pimps who want her in their service. (Slovenia by the way, is the tiny country bordered by Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Austria and the Adriatic Sea, whose history, as is true of many eastern European countries, particularly in the area of the Balkans, is full of competing cultures, wars, border disputes and uneasy truces.)...

"Being Michael Madsen" (2010)

Directed by Michael Mongillo

Released by Midnight Releasing

While not as distinguished or meta as "Being John Malkovich," expect this mockumentary about the "Reservoir Dogs" star to be equally surreal as Madsen recruits sister Virginia and "Kill Bill" co-stars Daryl Hannah and the late David Carradine to co-star in this film that sees him accused of murder. Rather than sit idly by, Madsen turns the table on the paparazzi photographer fueling the allegations by hiring a trio of filmmakers to follow his every move.

"Beneath Clouds" (2002)

Directed by Ivan Sen

Released by Cinema Epoch

This Australian drama stars Dannielle Hall and the late Damian Pitt as Lena and Vaughn, a pair of strangers thrown together by circumstance to travel across the country to Sydney where Lena hopes to learn more about her long-absent father and Vaughn hope to leave behind his criminal past and see his ailing mother.

Chicago – We’re back with week two of the 13th Annual EU Film Festival at the Siskel Film Center, one of the best film events of the year in the Windy City. If you missed part one of our coverage, and want to relive highlights of last week, check it out here. On to week two…

This year’s edition, running from March 5th to April 1st, includes high profile films from world renowned filmmakers like Peter Greenaway, Jacques Rivette, Neil Jordan, Catherine Breillat, Amos Gital, Bruno Dumont, Jan Hrebejk and Caroline Link. Moviegoers should take note of the fact that several of these titles won’t be screened outside of the EU festival in Chicago, making their appearance here all the more priceless.

The 13th Annual European Union Film Festival includes 59 feature films, all of which are making their Chicago premiere. If you’ve had your fill with Hollywood,...

Aleksandra grew up in small town Slovania but at 23, she was ready for a new life. She packs up and moves to Ljubljana in hopes of starting her life amongst the hustle and bustle of the big city but it’s not easy. In an attempt to further her new life she answers an ad that leads her down the road of the sex trade. Now a high-priced call girl servicing tourists who come into town on short visits, she becomes entrenched in trouble when a politician client dies of a heart attack on her watch.

Damjan Kozole’s thriller A Call Gil (“Slovenka”) had it’s international premiere at Tiff last year and since then has been making the rounds to various other film festivals and critical acclaim. So much so that the thriller has been picked up for Us distribution later this year by Film Movement.

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Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Damjian Kozole's "A Call Girl," which it will release in the second quarter of the year.

The film follows a small-town girl who moves to Slovenia's capital city where she becomes a high-priced call girl.

The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget with M-appeal's Maren Kroymann.

The first-ever Festival de Cinéma européen des Arcs (aka the European cinema festival in Les Arcs, France) has come to an end and, after a successful inaugural run, it wound up on Friday night with a prestigious prize-giving ceremony.

The jury, which was led by its president Istvan Szabo, gave five awards out on the night and the winners are as follows...

The main award, better know as La Flèche de cristal (or The Crystal Arrow) went to London Nights and its director Alexis Dos Santos.

The Jury prize went to Honeymoons, the first Albanian-Serbian co-production from the director Goran Paskaljevic.

The Special Jury prize went to Piggies, a Polish movie from director Robert Glinski.

The Audience prize was awarded to Celda 211 and director Daniel Monzón.

Best Actress went to Nina Ivanisin in Slovenka and Best Actor was awarded to Anton Shagin in Stilyagi.

The winners were chosen from...

Looking better and better, we're getting to the more esoteric and arthouse film here including one we covered a long time ago called Slovenka or in English, Slovenian Girl (trailer here).

You can check out the full list after the break.

Contemporary World Cinema

Beyond the Circle Golam Rabbany Biplob, Bangladesh

World Premiere

In this political fable from Bangladesh's leading filmmaker, a simple village musician gets swept up in the market economy of big city Dhaka.

Blessed Ana Kokkinos, Australia

International Premiere

During the course of one day and night, seven children wander the streets in an urban odyssey. Blessed is a film about mothers and children, about love and beauty, about being lost and finding your way home.

Down for Life Alan Jacobs, USA

World Premiere

Based on a New York Times article, this film depicts a single, fateful day in the life of a 15-year-old Latina gang leader.