New this week: 'Peacemaker,' Elvis Costello and Macbeth film
The Stream This combination of photos shows, from left, promotional art for "The Tragedy of Macbeth," album art for "The Boy Named If," by Elvis Costello & The Imposters" and "The Peacemaker" a series on HBO Max. MOVIES— In Joel Coen's first film without his brother, Ethan, he directs the stark, expressionist "The Tragedy of Macbeth," starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. The film, which begins streaming Friday on Apple TV+, is shot in black-and-white and dense with atmosphere. — AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSIC— Elvis Costello and his band The Imposters release "The Boy Named If" on Friday. — AP Entertainment Writer Mark KennedyTELEVISION— John Cena reprises his "The Suicide Squad" role in the DC universe spin-off series "Peacemaker."
wftv.comJoel Coen distills 'Macbeth' down to the bone
Film - Joel Coen This image released by A24 shows director Joel Coen, left, and actor Frances McDormand on the set of "The Tragedy of Macbeth." And, so, I missed him because that wasn’t there,” Coen said in a recent interview. We weren’t interested in a rent-a-castle version.”As much as the film is a departure for Coen, “The Tragedy of Macbeth” isn't really a solo act. “There are echoes of things we’ve done in the past in this play,” Coen says. They’re a slice of cake" — but in “Macbeth,” he pushed further into a more heightened, theatrical movie realm.
wftv.comCoen premieres a stark 'Macbeth,' with Denzel and McDormand
Film-New York Film Festival This image released by Apple shows Denzel Washington, left, and Frances McDormand in a scene from “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” premiering at the New York Film Festival. (Alison Rosa/Apple via AP) (Alison Rosa)NEW YORK — (AP) — Joel Coen, in his first solo outing as a filmmaker, premiered a strikingly stark, black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare's “Macbeth," with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, at the New York Film Festival on Friday. “I didn’t want to abandon the notion of the play," Coen told reporters after a screening. The film, which a24 will release in theaters Dec. 25 and which will debut in January on Apple TV+, was the most anticipated premiere of the New York Film Festival. But it was also due to the star power of its lead actors — Washington as Macbeth and McDormand as Lady Macbeth.
wftv.comNew York Film Festival unveils lineup, plots in-person fest
A year after depending on drive-in and virtual screenings, the New York Film Festival, one of the premier destinations of the fall festival circuit, will return to in-person premieres at Lincoln Center this September, with vaccination proof required for all attendees.
NYFF to open with Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth" starring McDormand and Washington will have its world premiere on opening night of the New York Film Festival, organizers said Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo) (Uncredited)Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington will have its world premiere on opening night of the New York Film Festival, organizers said Thursday. Washington plays the Scottish Lord and McDormand stars as the scheming Lady in Coen’s black and white adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. “The New York Film Festival is a place where I’ve been watching movies as an audience member and showing them as a filmmaker for almost 50 years,” said Coen in a statement. “We’re proud to open the festival with a film that immediately joins the ranks of the great screen Shakespeares,” said Dennis Lim, Director of Programming for the New York Film Festival.
wftv.comScott Rudin says he will 'step back' from film projects also
Scott Rudin says he’s “stepping back” from film and streaming projects, along with his Broadway productions, as the fallout continued for one of the entertainment industry’s most powerful producers following renewed accusations of bullying.